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Magic Mile Power Rankings - New Hampshire
It's hard to believe that the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship has already rolled into the Granite State's Magic Mile and rolled off to the concrete mile at Dover International Speedway. But what a race it was with Matt Kenseth winning his seventh race of the season and his second straight to begin the 10th anniversary of the Chase.
Kenseth has proved to be a frustrating teammate for Kyle Busch, who has achieved just about everything you can in NASCAR sans the heavyweight championship belt that is the Sprint Cup title. Busch has finished second to Kenseth in each of the first two races, thus watching his slim three-point deficit jump to 14 points despite back-to-back runner-up finishes.
Here's a look at the Magic Mile Power Rankings* heading into Sunday's race at Dover International Speedway:
1. Matt Kenseth - The most impressive thing about his win on Sunday had little to do with him becoming just the second driver in Sprint Cup history to win a race in his 500th start (the only other was Richard Petty in 1970). It had little to do with it being his seventh win of the season or his second straight Chase win. No, the most impressive thing about Kenseth's Magic Mile victory was that he had led only 122 laps in his previous 27 Cup starts at NHMS. He led 106 on Sunday en route to his first-career win in Loudon.
Previous ranking: First, --
2. Kyle Busch - The Chase for the championship has been an elusive one for Rowdy, whose best end-of-season standing was fifth (2007). In his ninth season racing in NASCAR premier division, Busch is as poised and prepared - mentally and physically - as ever to grab the brass ring. He just needs his teammate to get out of the way first.
Previous ranking: Second, --
3. Jimmie Johnson - He has as much a right to be frustrated as the No. 18 does through the first two weeks. Usually a pair of top-fives (fifth and third, respectively) through the first two Chase races is good enough to make a move to the top. But after two weeks, Johnson has watched his three-point deficit increase to 18. That's likely going to take more than one race to make up, but if there's a driver in the field that can do it, it's the Five-Time champion.
Previous ranking: Third, --
4. Kurt Busch - It was an uneventful day for Busch, who was one of the fastest cars in practice, but failed to lead a lap for the second straight week. That said, Busch hasn't driven himself out of the Chase quite yet and still has a lot to be proud of when it comes to driving for the only one-car team to ever make the Chase.
Previous ranking: Sixth, +2
5. Greg Biffle - Talk about out of nowhere. Biffle didn't have a top-five to his name since winning at Michigan back in the middle of June. But somehow the No. 16 made the Chase and is not only one of the 13 drivers, but is making a stand at the title. Still some work to do, but his podium finish on Sunday at the Magic Mile has made him a contender.
Previous ranking: 12th, +7
6. Jeff Gordon - A strong day for the 24 was ruined by a gaffe on pit road. But for a guy that was added to the playoffs just days before it began, it's not likely a mistake that will totally throw this team into a slide. Playing with house money, expect Gordon to make one more stand before this is finished.
Previous ranking: Fourth, -2
7. Carl Edwards - A top-10 in New Hampshire isn't unheard of for Edwards, but the 99 team doesn't exactly brood with confidence when they come to the 1.058-mile oval. Cousin Carl even went so far as to say they might have had a chance to challenge for the win had it not been for one bad run that send the Aflac Ford shuffling back.
Previous ranking: Ninth, +2
8. Kevin Harvick - It was a bad day for the 29 team. New Hampshire has been a decent track for the Budweiser Chevrolet over the years, but it wasn't on Sunday. And with Kenseth running as well as he is right now, Harvick's going to have to pull off a Tony Stewart circa 2011 type performance to secure his first title.
Previous ranking: Fifth, -3
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - A horrendous first week in the Chase set the bar pretty high for Junior to make a serious run at his first championship. But a sixth-place finish at the Magic Mile has gone a long way in making his Chase hopes still a possibility. After all, what's 62 points, right?
Previous ranking: 13th, +4
10. Clint Bowyer - The truth of the matter is that this has been a very difficult time for Michael Waltrip Racing. Between the issues at Richmond two weeks ago and the decision for NAPA to end its contract with teammate Martin Truex Jr., it would be easy for Bowyer to fade in the Chase. But he's hanging around, and that has to be something positive MWR can hang its hat on.
Previous ranking: Seventh, -3
11. Joey Logano - He's started first and sixth, respectively, in the first two Chase races. That's resulted in 37th- and 14th-place finishes. Not exactly a strong start for the first-time Chaser. But there's still plenty of playoff left.
Previous ranking: 11th, --
12. Ryan Newman - The No. 39 sat on the pole, setting a new qualifying record on Friday. That was about all Newman had to be happy about.
Previous ranking: Eighth, -4
13. Kasey Kahne - The frustration was obvious in Kahne's post-accident interview. But given the way the No. 5 finished the season, the carry-over struggles into the Chase aren't completely a surprise.
Previous ranking: 10th, -3
Top Non-Chaser. Jamie McMurray - Big Mac got in an early wreck and was still able to rally for a fifth-place finish. Not too shabby.


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After more than five weeks in a hospital, Mayor Thomas M. Menino has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a chronic disease that doctors detected after an unusual infection developed near his spine.
Dr. Charles Morris made the diagnosis public Monday at a news conference as he announced that the mayor had been transferred from an acute-care facility to a rehabilitation hospital.
Diabetes and the back infection add to the growing list of Menino's ailments. Menino, 69, cut short a vacation in Italy and sought medical care for a cough and extreme fatigue. Doctors initially diagnosed him with an upper respiratory infection and a blood clot in his lungs. In the hospital he suffered the fracture in his spine. The mayor had been in Brigham and Women's Hospital since Oct. 26.
For now, doctors remain focused on Menino's lower back, where he suffered a compression fracture in one of the vertebrae before the infection. Out of public view Monday afternoon, Menino was wheeled out of the Brigham on a gurney and was taken by ambulance to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital near North Station.
"He needs now to focus on getting his strength back and getting back to where he was before this all started," Morris said. "He is walking, but there is room to get stronger. That is why we are recommending a stay in rehab."
Menino had begun to recover from the fracture in his back, Morris said, when he developed the infection in the same area. Diabetes can make people more susceptible to infection, Morris said, and likely contributed.
Despite the growing list of ailments and the diagnosis of a chronic condition, Morris remained upbeat about Menino's prognosis.
"I think his overall health at this point is very good," Morris said, adding, "It is a run of bad luck. It is nothing that concerns me. He will rebound from this."
Menino has not set foot in City Hall since he left for Italy more than six weeks ago. As outlined in the city charter, Menino relinquished some of his power while abroad, transferring duties to City Council President Stephen J. Murphy. Since returning to the United States, Menino has again taken command of those tasks and runs his administration from his hospital room, according to his aides.
"He is absolutely able to continue his business with the city," said Menino's spokeswomen, Dot Joyce. "He is very focused on his care right now and the business of the city."
City Councilor Charles C. Yancey suggested Monday that Menino consider allowing Murphy to again take on some of his responsibilities, specifically referring to weekly financial documents that the chief executive must review and sign.
"The mayor should consult with his doctors and determine if at least some duties should be transferred to the council president on an interim basis," Yancey said. "The public would understand if he needed a break."
In an interview Monday, Murphy said the mayor remained in charge and that there had been no discussion of any transfer of power.
"There's been no conversation like that at all," Murphy said. "He's been in command since he's been back on United States soil. I know he has been in pain, but that hasn't stopped him and his team from doing what do they need to do."
The larger question will be whether Menino runs next year for a sixth term. While hospitalized, he has continued to raise money, with his campaign depositing almost $5,000 on Monday alone. His doctors said that the latest health woes should not prevent him from running again.
"I can't speak to his political future," Morris said Monday. "But I don't see his medical issues being an obstacle there at all."
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in which high blood sugar can cause problems with the heart, circulatory system, and nerves. If left untreated, complications can include blindness, kidney failure, and the amputation of limbs.
"About one-third of all affected people will have some type of complication," said Dr. Adrian Vella of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "Appropriate management mitigates and minimizes this risk. But it doesn't make it go away completely."
Treatment can include medication, insulin injections, increased exercise, and a change in diet. Almost 26 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, which is the most common form of the disease. It afflicts 25 percent of people over age 65, according to Chris Boynton, executive director American Diabetes Association of New England.
Leading risk factors for type 2 diabetes include weight and age, but some people can also be genetically predisposed to develope the disease, Boynton said. Many patients will need to make significant lifestyle changes, which include a diet high in fruits and vegetables and low in sweets and desserts.
"There is no diabetes diet; it's just a healthy diet," he said. "If you are someone who is Italian, who loves Italian food, you can make that work if you manage it."
Boynton said that people with diabetes can live perfectly productive, normal lives.
"Somebody living with diabetes can do the same job as anyone else," he said.Andrew Ryan can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeAndrewRyan.

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The first wave of Bike Huggers to head to Interbike hits the ground tomorrow (prepping for a hard week with a very nice meal) and already we're drooling over some of the things we're anticipating seeing and bringing to you. We'll be doing live coverage on the site at our Interbike page (which will be linked off the home page Monday) and already has a bunch of new product announcements.
Until we get to the On Dirt Demo and start photographing, we're going to keep thinking about how nice it would be to have this Montague fixed gear folder spotted on the site LimitedHype*.


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Six High-Dividend Stocks With Upside Potential
Laura Mandaro discusses six stocks in the S&P 500 that currently pay a dividend yield in excess of four percentage points and sport market capitalizations greater than $10 billion and therefore are among hedge funds' favorites. (Photo: Getty Images)
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... in a Dividend Club gave the stock as the five hundred with dividend yields over four percent and more than ten million dollars in market cap ... these are sites that hedge funds had shown in a recent filings that they really like I that lime and air with our collective of women talking about ... safe high yielding dividend stocks ... or stock to lift it lacked the pharmaceutical giant has a dividend of four point one percent in its favor for hedge funds including ... those run by family Jeff Miller fifty three funds ... followed by an insider buying me have bullish for this and ... and ... and that the stock has run about nine percent last year ... you don't often think that's the that's when dividend but Intel core this chipmaker has a dividend yield of four point one percent ... and has support from forty four at the four hundred heads funds tracked by inside a Monday that the database that's readings trees on the Friday opening and ... met with analysts and a rise in the telecom stock has a dividend yield of four point six percent that seems like this yourself ... however the stock at the company has ... missed earnings and for some awful task letters ... one attraction for hedge fund is its relative value ... is ... trading at a thirty percent discount and a price to sales base as ... its key competitor never fly with ConocoPhillips that has the distinction of being the only SNP five hundred ... indicated filing gas company with a dividend yield of over four percent of its one point six percent ... my dad in the headline news recently after it ... bought out the Phillips sixty six ... number five is Lockheed Martin and the defense contractor has a dividend yield of more than five percent chance of the not for that lately fell ... as investors worry that can't do that and that's what's known as the SciQuest ration ... well if the shares ... Alyssa's all Chetrit the cigarette manufacturer has a dividend yield of more than five percent ... and has the distinction of beating analyst estimates for three of the five past meaning squatters ... it also is cheap ... that price to earnings valuation is less than competitors Reynolds American info ...


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Miranda Kerr: West Hollywood Photoshoot!
Miranda Kerr looks chic while striking a pose during a photo shoot on Melrose Avenue on Sunday (March 3) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 29-year-old model changed outfits three times and posed both next to and inside of a classic convertible car for her shoot.
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An estimated 75 percent of docks inspected by the Osage Beach Fire Protection District do not meet current inspection requirements.
An estimated 75 percent of docks inspected by the Osage Beach Fire Protection District do not meet current inspection requirements.
Fire Chief Jeff Dorhauer announced last week that his department will hold a public hearing June 18 at Fire Station No. 1 on Bluff Drive in Osage Beach gather input on a proposal to expand the current dock inspection criteria in hopes of savings lives and reducing the percentage of docks out of compliance.
There are 2,711 docks within the OBPFD jurisdiction, which is only a fraction of the estimated 24,359 docks on the Lake of the Ozarks. Less than half of the docks on the lake are in areas with code enforcement, according to Dorhauer.
"I think our board has been concerned about what could be done for some time now," the fire chief said. "We have done some work at both the local and state levels in an effort to answer this problem, and we feel that this problem is not only an issue at our lake, but it is an issue with every waterway in the state."
But the OBFPD board of directors isn't willing to wait to see if the state gets involved with dock inspection requirements.
"We had to ask ourselves what we could do within our own jurisdiction to move toward a safer lake while we continue to work with the state," Dorhauer explained.
A potential solution is to expand the current dock inspection program. On the agenda at the 4 p.m. meeting June 18 is a proposal that all docks within the OBFPD service area involved in a transfer of ownership due to sale of real estate be required to be inspected and brought into compliance before Ameren Missouri transfers the dock permit into the new owner's name.
Any residential home with a current dock that is being sold would have to have an inspection and be brought up to current standards prior to Ameren changing the name on that specific dock permit. The inspection would be good for a period of one year.
The new requirement would not be enforced on multi-well docks that are tied to an association with multiple slip owners in the same structure, Dorhauer explained.
The chief says he believes other fire districts with codes in place will be moving forward similar language in the near future.
The current program requires that all docks within the district that meet the following criteria have a permit issued and be brought to the current standard for electrical:
•New dock construction
•Dock relocated
•Current dock being changed/remodeled/addition including upgrade of electrical system
The proposed change to this process would include:
•All docks involved in a transfer of ownership due to sale of real estate will be required to be inspected and brought into compliance prior to Ameren changing the dock permit into the new owner's name.
Many meetings with fire chiefs, Ameren Missouri officials and code officials have been on going for several years.
State involvement
The OBFPD has sent a letter to state representatives asking for legislation that would help fire districts and municipalities work toward preventing the electrocution-related tragedies such as the three deaths last summer.
"We believe the incidents that occurred on our lake last year are not symptomatic to just the Lake of the Ozarks, but can occur anywhere in the state that has floating structures and docks with electricity," the letter stated.
The challenge, the letter points out, is how enforcement agencies can cross jurisdictional boundaries on recreational lakes and rivers to help ensure the safety of residents and visitors.
"We believe that there are many stakeholders who should be at the table for this discussion as we develop recommendations for possible legislative action," Dorhauer said in the letter. "Moving forward too quickly would only create additional issues, thus taking the focus away from our real concern ― public safety.
"State legislation may be needed in the future and I hope when we are prepared to cross that bridge we can work closely with your office to accomplish this task," Dorhauer said in the letter.
The OBFPD and lake-area districts will be working closely with the Missouri Division of Fire Safety and Reps. Rocky Miller and Diane Franklin.
Fire districts that serve the lake and Ameren Missouri built a partnership to address this issue in 2006 by requiring newly constructed docks, remodeled docks and docks moved to a new location be wired to a standard and inspected prior to permits being issued.
"While these requirements only encompassed areas that were within the boundaries of fire districts currently enforcing codes, it was a positive move forward," Dorhauer explained.
Fire districts continue to meet with Ameren to further expand the program in an effort to help reduce the risk.
"We're hopeful to be able to design and implement additional phases to this program in the near future," he said.


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Graduating students at a Nevada high school were recently given diplomas that contained a glaring spelling error.
The word "graduation" was misspelled as "graduataion," the Elko Daily Free Press reported.
Spring Creek High School Principal Keith Walz told the paper the misspelled diplomas were an "inadvertent mistake" and the school's supplier, Jostens, said the fault was their own.
The Salt Lake City-based firm had recently changed their equipment and missed the error, Jostens rep Bryan Durfey told the Elko Daily Free Press.
Jostens has sent out corrected diplomas to the 203 affected Spring Creek High students by priority mail at no cost to the school.
It's not the first time a school's diplomas have failed to make the grade this graduation cycle.
Last week about 8,000 students at Parkdale High School in Maryland received diplomas with the word "program" spelled "progam."
The local school district and its printing company have also vowed to replace the error-ridden diplomas, NBC Washington reported.


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Vanessa Hudgens: Coachella with Josh Hutcherson!
Vanessa Hudgens wears her favorite hat to this year's Coachella Music Festival held on Friday (April 15) in Indio, Calif.
The 22-year-old Sucker Punch actress, who wore the same floppy hat at last year's Coachella, was spotted hanging out with Josh Hutcherson and some friends at this year's musical event.
In addition to the top musical acts, such as Cee Lo Green, Kings of Leon, and Arcade Fire, this year's event attracted other celebrities as well. Robert Downey Jr., Ashley Greene, and Kate Bosworth were also spotted at the festival.
FYI: Vanessa is wearing Illesteva "Leonard 2″ sunglasses and Wkshp's Sioux Falls Armhole Top.
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THE HORSES- acrylic on panel- 12"x9"
He writes about the new work on his site: "I've really been trying to expand my Black Tower universe, to branch out into other realms & dimensions, to explore hidden corners of this slowly evolving world I've been attempting to create. I haven't been dwelling on meanings with these new paintings, just allowing the images to take shape from simple sketches and ideas in my head. I'm coming to realize that these pieces are all connected whether I want them to be or not. I've been enjoying the actual act of painting, the physicality of it, allowing the planning and conceptualization to take a back-seat to the final image. There's a new feeling of freedom in the whole process of these current works, where I'm almost subconsciously allowing the painting to materialize on it's own, my hand & brush becoming nothing more than the vessel through which the paint applies itself to the panel."
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On To The Appeal... As Judge Basically Keeps Everything As Is In Apple/Samsung Patent Dispute
from the get-this-show-on-the-road dept
Given that Apple has not clearly shown how it has in fact been undercompensated for the losses it has suffered due to Samsung's dilution of its trade dress, this Court, in its discretion, does not find a damages enhancement to be appropriate.To paraphrase: "the jury basically handed you a billion dollars, and you're still complaining?!?" All of this, of course, was just the appetizer. Now we move on to the appeals process, meaning we've probably got a few more years of this to deal with, unless the two sides decide to shut up and settle.


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Jennifer Lopez To Honor Celia Cruz at AMA's: 3 Songs She Should Sing
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Is the Latino culture finally being recognized as an integral part of the American culture? If not fully, then I am glad to say that we are surely making great strides. Read More


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|2012-08-12, 15:37
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|2012-08-12, 17:19
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Eustass kid: you know you have an anger issue when you need a serial killer to calm you down
Also, i never thought id see a marine vice admiral, a pirate and a shichibukai stand and fight together. I guess"epic" is the term for that.
On a side note: Kinemon for 10th member of the straw hats (crossing fingers).
|2012-08-12, 19:30
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I'm kinda wondering what'll happen with Smoker once he returns. I mean, with Vergo having a higher position of power, his word can easily be taken over Smoker's. So Smoker will actually need some actual evidence that Vergo is taking part in all this...
|2012-08-13, 02:02
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Anyway, dont you guys think Kid's robotic arm looks kind of too sophisticated? I mean, seeing Oda's history of designing robot, he always pick the simplest form, similar to Akira Toriyama's style.
|2012-08-13, 04:41
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Master of The Sword
Join Date: Dec 2005
This is pretty interesting though. Kidd is forming an alliance with some of his rival Supernova, and Law is forming 1 as well. I guess the 2 of them must be looking to take on 1 of the Emperors.... and the 2 are having a race to see who gets there first.
|2012-08-13, 05:00
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lost ronin
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: in the recesses of my convoluted mind...
and so the counterattack starts! finally!
sanji is hilarious as always. his perversion and audacity doesn't surprise me anymore.
it was nice seeing the supernovas again, especially kid and killer.
so it's a shichibukai, a pirate captain (and his crew) and a marine vice-admiral against a mad scientist, a doflamingo spy, a deadly gas-like creature and a harpy? this should be very interesting.
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|2012-08-13, 09:36
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Pretty sure that's where Law comes in. He already told Smoker that Vergo losing his position would be to beneficial for him. And after all, since he also had a past with Doflamingo, he can easily back up Smoker with all kinds of inside info as proof of Vergo's treachery once they make the report to HQ. This basically boils down to what I said in a previous thread about how resolving the PH incident would help boost Law's rep as a shichibukai (you reading this, grey_1960? ).
I still think it's more likely that all 5 crews will join forces in the end. I very much doubt that a measly 2 or 3 supernova crews would be enough to take down an emperor, especially when you consider that the marines had to exhaust just about ALL of their best soldiers just to hold off the Whitebeard pirates (a SINGLE emperor's crew)......
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|2012-08-13, 10:38
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^Not my point. I'm saying that it's going to take a HUGE force to defeat an emperor's crew, and what better force could there be than a huge gathering of the top pirates from Luffy's generation? No matter how strong they may be on their own, a single supernova crew facing off against the full might of an emperor would just be plain suicidal.....
|2012-08-13, 11:08
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Not to mention that another thing to consider is that, much like Whitebeard did, the other emperors could have a bunch of powerful NW pirate crews on their side, as well (remember, Law clearly told Luffy that surviving in the NW means to either oppose or side with the Yonkou). So I stress again: Do people seriously believe that it's so so simple to go to war against the rulers of the New World with such insufficient forces? It just goes to show that not only Law, but even Killer from Kid's crew had the right idea about the only plausible method to fight against these world-class opponents.....
|2012-08-14, 02:56
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Hell, even with all 11 Supernovas gathered and allied, taking down an Emperor is still a tough nut.
We're talking about forces so powerful, the mere idea of two Emperors allying up causes the World Government to run in panic and wet their pants.
The Supernovas are, in my opinion, slightly above the NW Captains allied with Whitebeard, and can hold their own against some of the Division Commanders.
And none of them are up there with Marco yet, who is on level of an Admiral.
I'd say Pekoms and the egg Baron are right up there with likes of Hawkins and Drake.
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|2012-08-14, 09:45
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Join Date: Dec 2004
You obviously need a HUGE force to take an emperor head on with a declaration of war.
But in "peace time", his entire force would not be with him all the time. If you can assemble an elite force, there is a chance of taking the emperor down during "peace time" when not all his allies and subordinates are with him. Assuming of course, you are even able to take down such a powerful person and with his still not-inconsiderable companions around.
|2012-08-14, 10:11
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But see, even as you said yourself, even a surprise attack on an emperor would still be an INSANELY difficult feat to pull off for a supernova-level pirate. For one thing, even the emperors themselves would practically be a one-man army (let's not forget that Whitebeard by HIMSELF nearly wrecked all of Marineford now, shall we? ). Hence why I keep saying that it's abso-freaking-lutely imperative for the supernovas togather together and form as large a powerful pirate army as possible so they can have the best chances of defeating a Yonkou, even if it's through a sneak attack.....
|2012-08-14, 13:32
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Annie Leonhart
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Indiana
Chapter 667
That was a good chapter. Seeing Kidd, Appo, and Hawkins in the issue is good. Kidd's left arm is pretty cool. That must come in handy when there is no metal around to play with. I kinda expected the bounty to be larger for Kidd and Hawkins. Luffy was at least 400,000,000 before the two year time skip. Oda finally gave smoker his body back. There is vergo, monet, and CC on the other side.
Small size can also be an advantage
Just to let you know Marvel B Black Beard was no were near White Beard and he managed to get the WG and WB to fight each other and he replaced him has yonkou. He did it without an alliance. Second Hisoka?? brought up a good idea about guerrilla tactics. They work well against large groups. Look at vietnam and the American revolution. They are a proof that big size is not always a good thing. Second I think Luffy can hold his own against and admiral now that he has haki and he is stronger. I also think Luffy's haki is stronger then Marco or Vista's haki. I have seen only two people who has displaying haki use similar to Luffy, that would be Shanks and Rayleigh. Now the question is were does Zoro stand? I can't wait for Oda to put Luffy and Zoro to the test. That will be one interesting battle.
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Stephen Joseph Polizzi, 54, of Basehor, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.
Stephen Joseph Polizzi, 54, of Basehor, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. He was born Nov. 8, 1959, in Rochester, N.Y., the son of Joseph and Nancy (Roffe) Polizzi.
Steve was a loving husband to his wife of 27 years and a caring father and grandpa.
Steve is survived by his wife, Hellen; two daughters, Amber Downing and Kristen Polizzi; son-in-law, Victor Downing; grandson, Trey Downing; parents; sister, Laura (Tim) Anderson; and two brothers, Dave (Linda) Polizzi and Matt (Shannon) Polizzi.
Steve was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Steve retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving 24 years in the U.S. Army. He was a proud graduate of the Ohio State University…GO Buckeyes!
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at the R.L. Leintz Funeral Home in Leavenworth, Kan. The funeral service will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the funeral home. Burial with full military honors will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery. There will be a reception after the burial. All services are open to friends and family. Memorial contributions in Steve's name can be made to the Rock of Ages Church in Leavenworth.


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Intensive and Writing-Intensive Courses at UAS
UAS Speaking/Writing Designator Course Form (29KB)
In the spring of 2001, Dean Mary Lou Madden formed an ad hoc committee to discuss criteria for identifying speaking- and writing-intensive courses across the curriculum. This committee included the following faculty: Todd Walter, Richard Stephens, Jan Parmelee, Dan Montieth, and co-chairs Alexis Easley and Susan Koester. At the first meeting, the committee agreed on the following guiding principles:
- To focus on speaking and writing competencies. Other competencies will be addressed by later committees.
- To agree on general guidelines that will be simple to administer and understand.
- To account for faculty time in an equitable manner.
- To fulfill student learning needs (rather than creating requirements that will be perceived as busy work).
- To steer clear of disciplinary and personal idiosyncrasies.
Given these parameters, the committee reached consensus on the rationale, general guidelines, and specific criteria for designating for speaking- and writing-intensive courses, which, once approved by the Curriculum Committee, will be made available to all faculty for their use.
Writing- and speaking-intensive courses are based on the idea that written and oral communication are the business of the whole academic community and that students' communication skills will improve when they see speaking and writing at the center of their academic curriculum. They will learn the value of written and oral communication by being taught to write and speak not only in GER communication courses but also in courses across the disciplines.
Faculty from across the disciplines may choose to use writing- and speaking-intensive courses for any of the following purposes:
- To identify courses that will fulfill writing and speaking competencies in major or minor emphasis requirements.
- To assess senior-level competency in communication.
- To assist with advising.
- To serve as a screening tool for admission into UAS graduate programs.
- To demonstrate progress in speaking or writing competencies that can be used for accreditation purposes.
- To recognize and identify the speaking- and writing-intensive content that already exists in current courses.
General Guidelines for Writing- and Speaking-Intensive Courses
- After completing two GER writing courses (English 111 and English 211/212) and one required oral communication course (COMM 111/235/237/241), students may extend their experience by taking any number of writing-intensive and speaking-intensive courses. THESE ARE NOT EXTRA ENGLISH OR COMMUNICATION COURSES. They are regular, 3, 4, or 5-credit courses, usually offered at the upper-division level, that focus on content related to the major disciplines. These courses will be listed in the annual catalog and semester schedule with a "W" or a "S" designator (for example, SOC 375-W or GEOL 300-S). Both writing- and speaking-intensive courses will address issues pertinent to that discipline and how speaking and writing is used both academically and professionally in that discipline. A writing- and speaking-intensive course in biology, for example, should include discussion of the writing and speaking performed by working biologists and discussion of what makes that communication effective or convincing. In some fields, this discussion might apply to the kinds of speaking and writing expected in graduate or professional school.
- Writing-intensive and speaking-intensive courses will be proposed by faculty across the disciplines. The course should have a structured syllabus with disciplinary content and an enrollment of students who interact with each other and with their professor on a regular term schedule.
- Departments may want to institute caps on student enrollment for writing- and speaking-intensive courses.
- To receive a "W" or "S" designation, each course proposal must be reviewed and approved first at the department level and then by the Curriculum Committee. Both of these groups will use guidelines developed by this ad hoc committee for identifying speaking- and writing-intensive courses.
- To aid in the development of "W" and "S" courses, instructors may want to attend faculty development workshops coordinated by their departments with the assistance of communications faculty and/or work individually with the appropriate Director of Writing or Speaking in designing syllabi, activities, assessment tools, and other course material.
- Once a "W" or "S" course has been approved by the Curriculum Committee, it is the sponsoring department's responsibility to monitor the writing- and/or speaking- intensive content of the course on an on-going basis.
Specific Guidelines for Designating Speaking-Intensive Courses
Criterion 1: Grading/Assessment. A minimum of 30% of the final course grade should depend upon the effectiveness of oral communication skills. This minimum is proposed so that students' failure to attend to the speaking aspect of their work in an "S" designated course will have a significant effect on their final grade, while at the same time not overshadowing the importance of subject matter mastery. Student grades should reflect mastery of speaking skills and course content.
Criterion 2: Opportunities for Speaking. The course should provide students with frequent opportunities to practice speaking skills. Students should be asked to engage in at least six (6) separate speaking activities (including both informal and formal speaking opportunities, minimally two of which should be formal).
Informal speaking opportunities might include:
- Participation in a class discussion.
- Participation in a small group discussion/exercise.
- Participation in interpersonal conversation/exercise.
- Impromptu presentations.
- Membership/participation in a relevant out-of-class activity or event.
- Participation in student-teacher conferences.
- Providing constructive oral feedback to peers.
Formal speaking opportunities might include:
- Preparing and delivering an extemporaneous, persuasive, informative, or special occasion speech (ideally 15- 20 minutes duration). Ideally, one of the presentations would be given to an audience of at least 12 persons
- Participation in an on-going group project or team of at least three members. The project should cover a substantial portion of the semester and should be a coordinated effort by the group members, not simply individual projects put together.
- Presentation of information gathered in a group project (ideally 8-12 minutes duration).
- Presentation at a community/academic event.
- Participation in a community service activity.
- Taking part in interviews (job search, information-gathering, performance appraisal)
- Serving as an elected or appointed leadership of a group or team.
- Oral exams.
- Video-taped presentation.
Criterion 3: Topics of Instruction. The course should include instruction in speaking skills appropriate to the discipline. As part of the course structure, instructors will provide information/instruction on effective speaking, organization, and development of media/visual aids. In the development of speaking-intensive activities, instructors may want to include instruction in the following areas:
- Methods of responding to questions from an audience.
- Strategies for organizing presentation material.
- Methods for developing and using appropriate visual aids.
- Techniques for gathering information to be included in presentations.
- Strategies for moderating panels or discussions.
- Methods for effective group dynamics and/or teamwork.
Criterion 4: Method of Feedback. Speaking-intensive courses should provide students with the opportunity to receive significant feedback on their speaking skills (e.g., from instructors, students, and/or members of public).
Students might be required to:
- View videotapes of their presentations, either inside or outside of class, for the purpose of self-evaluation.
- Provide peer evaluations orally or in writing.
- Write self-evaluations.
- Write a short analytical paper, engage in a graded group or class discussion, or conference with the instructor for the purpose of evaluating and analyzing group dynamics.
The instructor might:
- Provide written and oral evaluation of speaking competency.
- Evaluate videotapes of student presentations or interviews.
- Solicit evaluative input from students' interviewees (in a written evaluation mailed to the instructor).
- Provide feedback in a performance-appraisal interview with the student.
Specific Guidelines for Designating Writing-Intensive Courses
Criterion 1: Grading/Assessment. A minimum of 30% of the final course grade should depend on the effectiveness of written communication skills. This minimum is proposed so that a student's failure to attend to the writing aspect of his or her work in a "W" designated course will have a significant effect on his or her final grade in the course, while at the same time not overshadowing the importance of subject matter mastery. A student's grade should reflect mastery of writing skills and course content.
Criterion 2: Opportunities for Writing. Instructors should include frequent opportunities for students to practice writing skills. At least 4000 words (16 pages) of writing must be required in the course. Approximately 2000 words (8 pages) of this total should be formal writing that students have revised after receiving feedback and criticism.
Informal writing activities might include:
- Journals
- Reflective essays/learning logs
- Essay exams or timed writing assignments
- In-class writing focusing on a particular problem, question, concept, or reading
- In-class group writing activities
- Reading responses
- Caucus entries
Formal writing assignments might include:
- Academic essays
- Position papers
- Article reviews
- Lab reports
- Research papers
- Collaborative papers
- Case studies
- Web pages
Criterion 3: Topics of Instruction. The course should include instruction in writing skills appropriate to the discipline. In the development of writing-intensive activities, instructors may want to include instruction in the following areas:
- Methods of generating ideas, gathering information, or conducting research in preparation for writing.
- Strategies for drafting, organizing, and formatting written material.
- Techniques for using technology as part of the writing process.
- Methods for incorporating tables, illustrations, or other visual elements into a written document.
- Techniques of research documentation.
- Methods for revising papers or incorporating feedback.
- Strategies for collaborative writing.
- Techniques for editing and polishing writing that are specific to the discipline.
Criterion 4: Method of Feedback. Writing-intensive courses should provide students with the opportunity to receive significant feedback on their written work (e.g., from instructors, students, and/or members of public). As noted in criterion 2, approximately 2000 words (8 pages) of the total amount of writing required in the course should be formal writing that students have revised after receiving feedback and criticism.
Students might be required to:
- Solicit feedback from Learning Center tutors.
- Solicit feedback from experts or members of the community.
- Write self-evaluations (e.g., reflective essays or cover letters)
- Prepare written and/or oral peer evaluations.
The instructor might:
- Provide written evaluation to drafts of student papers.
- Provide feedback on student writing in an individual or group conference.


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- 2 15-ounce pork tenderloins
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped canned chipotle chiles plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
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- 1/3 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
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Prepare barbecue (medium heat).
Place tenderloins on work surface. Starting at 1 long side, cut each horizontally to within 1/2 inch of opposite side. Open like book and sprinkle with salt. Spread 1 tablespoon chopped chiles down center of each tenderloin. Close tenderloins, pressing to adhere, and sprinkle with salt.
Whisk yogurt, 1 tablespoon oil, cumin, and 1 tablespoon adobo sauce in small bowl to blend. Transfer tenderloins to plate and brush each heavily with some yogurt sauce. Set tenderloins aside 15 minutes.
Brush grill rack with oil. Grill tenderloins, brushing occasionally with remaining yogurt sauce, until just cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 145°F, about 10 minutes per side. Transfer tenderloins to platter. Let stand 5 minutes, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Serve tenderloins with guacamole.


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Debit/ATM Card Fraud
As debit cards gain popularity as a method of payment in retail transactions, criminals are hard at work trying to find ways to misuse this technology. Here are some simple precautions to use to help protect your card and your account information:
- Always keep your card in the same location so you will notice it if it is missing.
- Don't enter your PIN at an ATM or point of sale terminal in view of others.
- Never let anyone use your card and do not share your PIN with anyone else.
- Contact the bank immediately if your card is lost or stolen.
- Keep your receipts and verify your transactions against your bank statement.
- Don't leave blank spaces on sales slips that can be filled in later by others. Draw a line through them, including the tip line on restaurant slips.
- Do not use an ATM if there is anything unusual looking about the machine.
- Always be alert and report any suspicious activity to the bank.


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The U.S. economy added just 162,000 jobs in July, well below expectations and not nearly enough to alter the Federal Reserve's plan to maintain its easy money policies for the foreseeable future.
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The headline unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.4%, according to figures released Friday by the Labor Department, down from 7.6% in June. Economist had predicted an increase of 184,000 jobs and a 7.5% unemployment rate.
The number of jobs added in July fell short of the 202,000 average monthly gain during the first half of 2013, offering additional evidence that the economy isn't growing fast enough to make a significant dent in the stubbornly high unemployment rate. What's more, the Labor Department reduced its previous estimates for hiring in May and June.
"Bottom line, the reality of a still mediocre economy was evident in today's payroll figure," said Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at economic advisory firm The Lindsey Group LLC.
The unemployment rate fell in July to its lowest point since December 2008 despite the lackluster job gains because labor force participation fell, meaning fewer workers were counted as part of the workforce.
The labor force lost 37,000 workers in July and labor force participation fell slightly to 63.4%.
On Wednesday, the Fed reiterated its commitment to maintaining its stimulus policies until labor markets show significant improvement. July's data isn't likely to impact that commitment.
"For policymakers, this probably marks a release that rules nothing in or out. The August employment report, and the data flow between now and then, will likely prove decisive for the policy outlook," Barclay's economist Peter Newland wrote in a note to clients.
The May jobs report was revised downward to 176,000 from 195,000, and the change for June was revised lower to 188,000 from 195,000, meaning employment gains in May and June combined were 26,000 less than previously reported.
Stock markets opened lower following the release of the Labor Department report. The Dow Jones Industrial average was down 65.20 to 15,562.82 in early trading.
John Canally, an economist and market strategist at Boston investment firm LPL Financial, said the Fed isn't likely to react to any number short of 250,000 jobs added.
"The jobs report opens up the debate over what the Fed's number is" for shifting its strategy on maintaining stimulus for the long-haul, Canally said. "Is it 200,000? Is it 250,000? I think it's an open question."
Canally said the Fed is unlikely to begin phasing out its $85 billion a month bond purchase program known as quantitative easing if job creation averages between 125,000 and 150,000 over the next month or so.
Stock and bond markets seem convinced that the Fed plans to begin tapering its bond purchases in September.
With that debate mostly settled, the focus has shifted away from when the Fed might begin phasing out bond purchases to when the central bank might start raising interest rates. The latter move will have a much bigger impact on the economy than the former, pushing up borrowing costs on everything from cars, to big appliances to mortgages.
The Fed has promised not to raise interest rates from their historically low range of 0%-0.25% set four-and-a-half years ago during the peak of the financial crisis until the unemployment rate falls to at least 6.5%.
And Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has recently emphasized that the 6.5% figure is a "threshold" rather than a hard target. The Fed has recently gone out of its way to explain to investors that interest rates won't be raised until well after quantitative easing is phased out, and neither will happen until labor markets improve significantly.
That appears to be a long way off and Bernanke has acknowledged as much. In a speech last month defending the Fed's easy money policies, Bernanke said the current unemployment rate "overstates the health of labor markets."
Since last September, when the Fed initiated its third round of bond purchases, the central bank has placed an improved U.S. labor market at the center of its policies. The low interest rates and massive bond purchases are designed to spur lending and perk up economic activity, with the end result being an increased demand for goods and a need for more workers.
While other sectors of the economy have shown signs of growth in recent months, notably the housing sector, labor markets have struggled as employers have shown a reluctance to add new workers in the face of tepid consumer demand and uncertainty over rising costs as new health care laws take effect next year.
Another sign of weak consumer demand is the low inflation rate, which currently stands at about 1%, well below the Fed's target rate of 2%. Low inflation has sparked fears of deflation, which occurs when weak demand pushes prices lower. If left unchecked, deflation can lead to long-term economic stagnation.
The July report showed the average work week declined to 34.4 hours, while average earning fell 0.1% to $23.98.


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Would you love taking a cool billion dollars from Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the entire world? You'll even have crazy bragging rights.
The only problem is that it's never going to happen.
Quicken Loans and Warren Buffett have paired up and created an enjoyable twist to the NCAA bracket: by correctly picking the winner of every game in the men's tournament, you will win $1 billion in the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge. Create an account at Yahoo and you can become one of the first 15 million contestants to enter the tournament. Sit back and enjoy the basketball games, and then inevitably wait for your bracket to get busted.
Would you like to know the odds of Berkshire Hathaway's insurance company paying out for a perfect bracket? It's actually 9.2 quintillion-to-1. So there is certainly a chance at winning this promotion, but it's quite slim.
A DePaul University math professor named Jeffrey Bergen mentioned to USA Today that the odds will slightly improve to "one in 128 billion if you know something about college basketball."
Warren Buffett really enjoys this kind of thing. He batted against Bob Gibson, caddied for Tiger Woods and he has even advised LeBron James. Not only that, he is a rabid fan of Nebraska and Creighton. He's having such a good time with this that he even told Rick Reilly of ESPN that he had written the policy himself. "I just sat right in that chair," he mentioned while in his office, "and I did the calculations. Took me about 10 or 15 minutes. I hope I did it right."
The odds are that he did. It's likely that he's also quite aware that with over 30 million entries into ESPN's competition, no one has ever completed a perfect bracket since 1998. If it looks like this is a slam dunk for Quicken and Buffett, it's likely that it is. Quicken is going to award the 20 most accurate brackets with $100,000 each.
You cannot win if you do not play. Remember, there is always a possibility that on April 7, it is possible that somebody could be vying for the billion dollars. Buffett also considered that. "I think they should put us on a split screen TV. And on every shot, every free throw, they'd show us, and one of us won't be happy."


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Unbeatens UConn and Notre Dame to meet in epic title game
Nashville, Tenn. - The UConn Huskies are headed to the national championship, but jeez, did they ever make it hard on themselves for a long spell.
Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 18 points as UConn shook off a tepid first half to beat Stanford on Sunday night, 75-56, in the national semifinals before 17,548 at the Bridgestone Arena.
And so (most of) women's basketball has gotten the grudge match it so dearly wanted - UConn vs. Notre Dame in Tuesday's national championship game (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.).
It's unbeaten vs. unbeaten (the first in women's basketball history). Ellen Ripley vs. Katniss Everdeen. Athena vs. Hera.
"I think both teams respect how hard each other has worked all year," UConn's Stefanie Dolson said. "But I can't say they're our favorite."
The Huskies (39-0) missed 15 of their first 20 shots. Believe it or not, they trailed, 22-16, with over five minutes left in the first half.
But UConn closed that half strong, going on a 12-0 run, and never trailed again.
All five starters scored in double figures for the Huskies. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who missed all four of her first-half shots finished with 15 points.
"We were a little scattered," Mosqueda-Lewis said. "We weren't really sure where we wanted to get our shots from. We weren't really attacking them as much as we wanted to in the beginning. It was kind of tough for us to get the shots we wanted.
"Luckily for us, defensively, we were playing great."
Bria Hartley had 13 points, five rebounds for four assists for the Huskies, Stefanie Dolson added 10 points and seven rebounds and Moriah Jefferson scored 10.
Amber Orrange scored a team-high 16 points for the Cardinal (33-4).
Senior Chiney Ogwumike finished her outstanding career with 15 points and 10 rebounds and is expected to be the top pick in next Monday's WNBA Draft at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Connecticut Sun own the rights to the first pick.
The Huskies started fast and opened with four straight points with baskets by Hartley and Jefferson less than a minute into the game.
What followed was a numbing shooting malaise by UConn. It missed 12 of its next 15 shots and had Auriemma seething on the sidelines.
It trailed, 22-16, with over five minutes left in the first half.
But the Huskies finally came to, starting with Kiah Stokes making the first of two free throws. She followed with a steal that Bria Hartley turned into a 3-pointer, shaving the deficit to 22-20.
Stefanie Dolson tied the game with a jumper and Stewart gave UConn the lead the lead with a forward hook.
Stokes kept the Huskies' run going with a layup, and Stewart turned a steal into a layup to put UConn ahead, 28-22, with 1:58 left in the first half.
The run took just a little over three minutes.
"We looked to get it in the lane more," Mosqueda-Lewis said. "We looked to kind of get more movement and try to find some continuity."
UConn continued to pull ahead in the second half as Mosqueda-Lewis heated up. She scored nine during a 14-0 run. She culminated the sprint with a 3-pointer to give the Huskies a 44-27 lead with over 14 minutes left.
Stanford tried to creep back and closed to within 11.
Mosqueda-Lewis answered with a contested jumper, Stokes added a jumper and Stewart two free throws to push UConn back ahead, 55-38, with over nine minutes left.
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Sox It To 'Em - Eileen's hubby Ralph is a big Red Sox fan, so she asked the bakery to put that on his birthday cake. And just to be safe, she reminded them that "Red Sox...
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Wow, it's just a few more days until this years Grace Hopper Women in Computing conference in Denver, CO! I am so excited! Now just have to get my schedule straight for the week!
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Cell phone insecurity....
Phone hacking (aka Phreaking) is no longer just in the domain of the highly skilled and technically motivated that it was in the early 1990s. No longer do you need to get components from Radio Shack and modify them to do nefarious tasks. You can simply buy a Cellular Seizure Investigation Stick (aka CSI Stick), and learn everything you could ever want to know from someones cell phone. This type of stuff has been possible for a long time, and it's why my general security talk I give to high school students involves telling them to NEVER leave a cell phone unattended and unsecured, unless they don't mind someone eavesdropping on their future calls, getting access to all text messages and photos, etc. This just makes it easier.
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Sunday, 02 September 2012 03:57 PM
Flinching in the face of economic weakness, President Barack Obama's top aides refused to say Sunday in the run-up to the Democratic National Convention if Americans are better off than they were four years ago.
Obama campaigned in Colorado and Vice President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania as their senior surrogates sought to deflect discomforting questions and turn them into criticism of Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
"The Romney path would be the wrong path for the middle class, the wrong path for this country," said David Plouffe, one of Obama's top White House aides.
But responding to the question that has become a staple of presidential campaigns, he sidestepped when asked if Americans are better off than when Obama took office.
"We've clearly improved . . . from the depths of the recession," he said.
Another aide, David Axelrod, said, "I think the average American recognizes that it took years to create the crisis that erupted in 2008 and peaked in January of 2009. And it's going to take some time to work through it."
Not only the economy, but the weather was also a concern for the Democrats with Obama planning to deliver his prime-time acceptance speech on Thursday night before a crowd of tens of thousands at a football stadium.
An enormous sand sculpture made in Obama's likeness served as a reminder, as if any were needed, that the Democrats were in town. A drenching rain caused damage on Saturday just as work was finishing on the project, but the five-member crew said they had been able to make repairs.
Planeloads of delegates flew into their convention city for two days of receptions before their first meeting in the Time Warner Cable Arena on Tuesday.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets around the hall, protesting what they call corporate greed as well as U.S. drone strikes overseas said to kill children as well as terrorists.
No arrests were reported as dozens of police officers walked along with the parade, carrying gas masks, wooden batons and plastic hand ties.
Biden, campaigning in York, Pa., took a swipe at Romney on foreign policy.
"He said it was a mistake to end the war in Iraq and bring all of our warriors home," the vice president said. "He said it was a mistake to set an end date for our warriors in Afghanistan and bring them home. He implies by the speech that he's ready to go to war in Syria and Iran. "
Democrats have been critical of Romney for making no mention of the war in Afghanistan when he accepted the Republican nomination in Tampa, Fla., last week. He previously criticized Obama for setting a public date for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the war.
Romney also has faulted Obama for allowing the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power. Yet his aides have refused to say for a week if he agrees with French President Hollande's promise to extend diplomatic recognition to a provisional government if Syrian rebels form one.
Romney spent Sunday at his Wolfeboro, N.H., vacation home, leaving only to attend church services with his wife, Ann.
Aides said he would spend much of the Democrats' convention week preparing for three fall debates with Obama, beginning on Oct. 3.
Running mate Paul Ryan was booked into North Carolina, counterprogramming the Democratic convention rhetoric.
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro delivers the keynote speech on Tuesday, followed by First lady Michelle Obama's remarks.
Obama and Biden will be nominated for second terms on Wednesday night, when former President Bill Clinton has the role of star speaker.
Biden and Obama, deliver their nomination acceptance speeches on Thursday, the convention's final night.
The economy has recovered fitfully at best from the worst recession in decades, and national unemployment is 8.3 percent. Joblessness was spiking when Obama took office and peaked at over 10 percent before it began receding during his term.
While Republicans want the election to be a simple referendum on Obama's handling of the economy, he and the Democrats are determined to make Election Day a choice between him and his rival.
That strategy was on display in the Sunday interview programs.
Plouffe, asked on ABC to answer the better-off question with a yes or no, replied: "I think everybody understands we were this close to a Great Depression. We staved that off. We're beginning to recover. We have a lot more work to do. We need to grow jobs more quickly, we need to grow middle-class incomes more quickly."
Axelrod, on Fox, said, "I can say that we're in a better position than we were four years ago in our economy in the sense that when this president took office, we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. The quarter before he took office was the worst quarter that this country has had economically since the Great Depression, and we are in a different place, 29 straight months of job growth, 4.5 million private sector jobs."
"Are we where we need to be? No. But the problem with what Governor Romney said is for three days they never offered anybody a plausible alternative."
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Far from our eyes islands have been forming in the oceans - plastic islands floating along the oceanic gyres, luring fish and birds with their bright colors. We have been killing innocent animals with each plastic bottle cap that has not landed safely in the trash bin. And all the floating colorful plastic bits of civilization are at the core of a very modern and ironic question - is cleaning the oceans from plastic possible at all?
Debris from the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
Much has been said recently about the enormous floating island of debris from the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan that is about to hit Hawaii and the West Coast of the U.S. Some claim that it comprises of anywhere between 5 and 20 million tons of houses, boats, cars, tractors, even human bodies.
Debris from the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
Much has been said recently about the enormous floating island of debris from the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan that is about to hit Hawaii and the West Coast of the U.S. Some claim that it comprises of anywhere between 5 and 20 million tons of houses, boats, cars, tractors, even human bodies.
Several months ago, researchers from University of Hawaii came up with a simulation model showing part of the vicious circle the debris will make around the North Pacific - floating past Hawaii by about mid 2012 and reaching the US shores by 2013 before heading back to Asia. In fact, if the lighter items are not blown ashore by winds or get caught up in another oceanic gyre, they will continue to drift in the North Pacific loop and complete the circle in about six years.
|Simulation of the trajectory of debris from the 2011 Japan tsunami and earthquake. University of Hawaii Mānoa International Pacific Research Center
Although the vast amount of debris was washed into the ocean before the release of radioactive water from the destroyed power plants it is possible that some of them are in fact contaminated with radioactive material.
Of course, a great part of the debris is plastic, which will increase tremendously the already high level of pollution of the ocean. But here is where I am starting to look perplexed - why is all the media getting so animated about the harmful plastic from the Japanese tragedy when the amount of tsunami debris, although massive, is a mere nothing comparing to the plastic trash that is dumped into oceans on a regular basis!
I read opinions that Japan should take care of the trash "their" earthquake produced and I assume it is simply easier for everyone to find the one to blame and just pour the blames. How about the anonymous polluters thanks to whom more than 1 million seabirds, 100000 mammals and sea turtles are dying each and every year?
According to a report by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy released 7 years ago roughly about 20% of the plastic in the oceans comes from ships or offshore platforms; the rest is blown, washed off the land or simply thrown away.
|Marine debris found in the gastrointestinal content of a juvenile green turtle accidentally captured in Bahía Samborombón, Argentina. Photo: Victoria González Carman
Plastic not only damages marine animals habitats but it also kills the ones that eat it or get tangled in it and drown. Plastic bags, colorful bottle caps and polystyrene foam coffee cups are often found in the stomachs of dead sea lions, dolphins, sea turtles and other sea animals.
Bill Macdonald, vice president of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, a Long Beach, California-based nonprofit environmental organization says:
"In the sea, big pieces of plastic look like jellyfish or squid, while small pieces look like fish eggs. I have seen albatross parents fly huge distances to feed their young a deadly diet of plastic bottle caps, lighters and light sticks.
The sheer volumes of plastic in oceans are staggering. In recent years Algalita researchers have sampled a huge area in the middle of the North Pacific, and found six pounds of plastic for every pound of algae."
New trash discoveries in the ocean
Even before the tsunami, the World Ocean was the collective bin for the trash of the world - flowing in from rivers, washed off beaches, neglected from oil and gas platforms or from fishing, tourist, and merchant boats. For many years now marine debris has become a serious problem for marine ecosystems, fisheries, and shipping.
According to Nikolai Maximenko at the University of Hawaii, the trash which does not degrade, is not washed off on shores, does not end up at the ocean's bottom or in the animals stomachs is directed by ocean currents and gyres to five major regions in the World Ocean, which have turned into "garbage patches": The so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch, floating between Hawaii and California has been growing since the 1950s. Its weight is estimated to about 4 million tons and 80% of it is plastic. There is another one, north of the Caribbean which is similar in volume to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and is reportedly taken care of (for now). The South Atlantic, South Indian Ocean, and South Pacific patches have just been found.
At this point no one sees it possible to clean this whole mess. On the contrary, there are predictions that it will only get bigger thanks to our throw-away culture, addicted to plastic. To quote Miriam Goldstein of The Oyster's Garter:
|Map source: NASA
At this point no one sees it possible to clean this whole mess. On the contrary, there are predictions that it will only get bigger thanks to our throw-away culture, addicted to plastic. To quote Miriam Goldstein of The Oyster's Garter:
"... [T]he trash gyre would be very, very hard to clean up. The plastic is so small, and so scattered, that it would take high-intensity trawling similar to that for shrimp. And shrimp trawling kills 10 pounds of non-targeted life (sharks, turtles, fish, you name it) for every pound of shrimp gathered... The mortality caused by trying to remove all the trash in the gyre would probably be similar. We're just going to have to live with it and try to prevent it from getting any bigger."
There is something the majority of people simply don't get and it is this: Most plastics do not biodegrade. Unless removed, they will remain in the sea for hundreds of years, breaking up into ever-smaller particles. Recently British scientists discovered that microscopic pieces of plastic can be found everywhere in the oceans, even inside plankton, the keystone of the marine food chain.
The Washing Machine Problem
Yes, you and your washing machine could be contributing to the devastating pollution of the World Ocean. According to a recent report published in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology there is increased accumulation of microplastic debris in the oceans coming from the wastewater of washing machines! The bits of polyester and acrylic smaller than pin heads go into the bodies of sea animals and could be transferred to people who eat fish. The microplastic can stay into their organisms for months.
During a wash cycle more than 1,900 fibers can rinse off of a single garment and these are the exact same microplastic debris found in the sea. Maybe it is about time we consider the clothes we are wearing and hopefully there will be further research which will lead to developing methods for reducing the release of microplastic in wastewater.
In the meantime, there are simple things we can all turn into habits in order to help reduce the ocean pollution:
- Reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible.
- Whenever you shop choose recyclable products.
- Don't use plastic bags, except if they are biodegradable.
- Think about where you are throwing your trash, even the smallest bit. It might end up in your stomach.
- When you think of trash, try to think beyond your trash bin - plastic doesn't leave your life after you throw it away.
- Take real action and collect the trash that you see on the street. One item a day makes 365 for a year, times 7 billion... you can do the math.
- Educate your children about recycling.
- Pass this message on!
With information from NOAA, University of Hawaii, Deep Sea News.


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Not mentioned here is the ability to manipulate MessageHandlers ("Message Actions" in the CUAdmin interface) using the CUPI API. Tested against Unity Connection 8.5.1, the methods are GET to read the current Message Actions for a user and PUT to update them. The enumerated options for each type of message (voicemail, e-mail, fax, receipt) are
- 0 - Reject the message
- 1 - Accept the message
- 2 - Relay the message
- 3 - Accept and relay the message
The path to the MessageHandlers is /vmrest/users/<object ID>/messagehandlers
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New Media in Changing the Response to HIV
July 25, 2012
On Monday, July 23, AIDS.gov hosted a satellite session at AIDS 2012 on the State of New Media and HIV. During the session we heard how new media is changing the response to HIV, allowing individuals and programs to engage others and create conversations and dialogues to further HIV prevention and treatment goals. At the end of the session, with almost 200 delegates in the room and nearly 500 people watching on Facebook and Livestream (watch a recording of the session), participants recited the following declaration:
We call upon the HIV community to declare that new media and emerging technologies are critical in helping us connect, create, listen, learn, and engage as we move towards and AIDS-free generation.
Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer for the White House, kicked off the session by describing how, two months ago, President Obama released the U.S. Digital Government Strategy. He noted that exactly two years and ten days ago the President also released the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy. In his remarks, Mr. Park said, I'm convinced these two Strategies have a synergy that really can make a difference in people's lives. They are roadmaps to ensure positive response to the needs of all Americans, and we hope a useful tool to our colleagues outside the U.S.
In the introduction to the new Digital Government Strategy, President Obama states, I want us to ask ourselves every day, how are we using technology to make a real difference in people's lives? Todd added, That's why we're here. To make a difference in people's lives ... to make a difference as we move towards an AIDS-free generation.
Panelists each shared how they are using new media to strengthen their respective actions on HIV/AIDS.
It's Never Too Late to Learn
Susannah Fox of the Pew Internet & American Life Project cited statistics that 1 in 4 people living with a chronic health condition connect with peers via social networks. She highlighted how engagement leads to better health outcomes. New media can be that platform. Susannah shared the story of her bright and curious grandmother, who when seeing the internet for the first time towards the end of her life, responded with discouragement, I was born too late. In fact, she quickly learned that she could connect with others, and even into her mid-90's, participated in online communities. Susannah said, we all have something to learn and we all have something to teach.
Eunice Namirembe from Uganda, who manages the initiative Text to Change, talked about the simplicity and power of mobile text messaging to drive people to get tested and change their behavior. In Uganda, 15,000 text messages encouraging HIV testing yielded a 20% response rate. As those who responded to the text waited in line to be tested, a community was built; an overwhelming response to a simple text message.
Why It's Important to Listen
Ingrid Floyd of Iris House spoke about using social media to listen and using platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to interject messages related to HIV prevention into online interactions. She emphasized the importance of listening before engaging and of using events and pop culture references to inspire conversations about safer sex and HIV prevention.
Connect and Engage
Venton Jones of the National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition described his experience growing up as a child of the digital generation. He noted how each step in his life has been marked by a change in technology, and described the importance of disclose his own HIV status. By sharing his status online, Venton helps gives a face to HIV/AIDS, creating a space for broader conversations about stigma and disclosure. Following Venton's presentation, an audience member shared his own story about disclosing his HIV status on Facebook. It was a testimony to the power of new media to connect people.
Oriol Gutierrez of POZ has lived as a digital pioneer, using new media and building a collection of best practices around video, blogging, and social media. New media allows me to share my story, Oriol said. Consistency builds community, he said, regardless of how you share your message. Each platform requires a specific skill set and approach, but consistency over time is a key discipline.
The Power of Video and the Spoken Word
The session began and ended with creative expressions using new media to educate and inform. Deron Perkins of Real Talk DC, a project of Metro Teen AIDS, set the tone of the session with an eloquent and energetic spoken word in which he referred to AIDS as the DC Viper, striking far too many people living in Washington, DC. Deron uses social media as a platform to engage with DC youth, thereby raising awareness of HIV risk in the city.
Ken Williams of the Test Positive Awareness Network and Ken like Barbie created a video for the satellite, which described how he has used new media (specifically YouTube) to share his story of living with HIV.
AIDS.gov Director Miguel Gomez closed the meeting by highlighting the increased use of new media by the HIV community. He highlighted the importance of educating our colleagues about the power of new media as we move towards and AIDS-free generation. Miguel ended by saying, We have the tools, we have the stories, and we are building the evidence to create that change.
AIDS.gov would like to thank the Satellite Session Planning Committee for their time in helping us plan The State of New Media and HIV: Krisha Stone at Gay Men's Health Crisis, Deb Levine and Bhupendra Sheoran at ISIS, Raul Posas at Metro TeenAIDS, Oriol Guitierrez at POZ, James Loduca from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and the National Minority AIDS Council.
How are you using new media to connect, create, engage, listen, and learn?
Jeremy Vanderlan is AIDS.gov technical deputy and Michelle Samplin-Salgado is AIDS.gov new media strategist.
This article was provided by HIV.gov.
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Zombie Fest is your chance to don a spooky costume, scare a few people and get some shivers yourself. Bring your pooch in costume, too. After all, funds raised at this event will benefit the animals at the SPCA of Niagara.
Admission is free at this pre-Halloween party taking place from 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, on the SPCA grounds at 2100 Lockport Road, Wheatfield.
The dog and children's events are scheduled in the afternoon.
This includes the Zombie Dog Walk at 3 p.m., a pumpkin contest (bring your own pumpkin, pre-carved or carve on site), pet costume contest, fishing in the Slime Pond and more.
"It will be scary after 6 p.m.," warns SPCA of Niagara Executive Director Andrew Bell.
Ghoulish fun for the more adult crowd starts at 6 p.m., such as the "brain" eating contest, the scariest scream contest and a zombie walk.
"Zombie Elvis will be performing if we can find him," Bell said.
Some Zombie events will be free (although donations are gladly accepted). Others have charges, such as the Haunted Barn and Graveyard Tour for $5 or the 20-minute hayrides showcasing many live action extras for $10.
Zombie Fest also will feature a huge basket raffle, bake sale and food and drink vendors, plus the Niagara County Fireman's Chili Cook-off. Representatives of the firehouses in Niagara Falls, Lockport and Frontier Volunteer Fire Co. in Wheatfield already have signed up for the cook-off and more are expected to sign up by Saturday.
Bell said probably 100 volunteers are involved in the various aspects of Zombie Fest, ranging from off-duty police officers to a Niagara University frat house to Rite Aid employees doing it as community service. All the SPCA staff also will be involved in making this first and hopefully annual fundraising event a success, so no kennel tours will be held on Saturday.
For more information on the Zombie Fest and the SPCA of Niagara, go online at www.niagaraspca.org or call 716-731-4368.


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Fetal Development Facts
Do You Know Your Trimesters?
Moms-to-be have bookshelves filled with pregnancy books that tell them everything they need to know about their pregnancies. But how much of that information do you retain? From conception to birth, a pregnancy is filled with constant changes, both for the mother and the baby. How well do you know your fetal development? Take these quizzes to test your knowledge!
Which Trimester, Part 1
Which Trimester, Part 2
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Killing some time on a beautiful Saturday in New York City, I headed to Washington Square Park, where I ran into what looked like an alley cat but really was a marketing event for a low-carbon-footprint restaurant.
Ironically, Otarian restaurant left a big pile of coupon books all over the ground in their wake. Cause 20% off combo meals and fixies go together like dogs and American flags. Or something.


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AHA BLS Online Recert now available
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New for Healthcare Providers!
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Step 2: Complete the online testing at your convenience, receive certificate, register on website below or by phone for your required 90-minute Skills Testing.
Step 3: Register here for a 90 minute skills testing session.
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Prepaid Fee is $50 and you walk out with your new card!
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Daimler Vans Debuts Fourth Sprinter Chassis
April 28, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Daimler Vans Debuts Fourth Sprinter Chassis
Daimler Vans USA recently added a shuttle van to the imported Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van lineup that includes chassis for Class A, B and C motorhomes.
The 2010 Sprinter model lineup also includes a cargo van, passenger van and cab chassis – all of which are powered by a 188-hp 3.0-liter Mercedes-Benz diesel engine that utilizes Daimler AG's BlueTEC technology to reduce emissions.
Claus Tritt, vice president of operations for Daimler Vans USA, introduced the new model at the company's Ladson, S.C., factory in a press event attended by MotorHome staffer Patricia Marroquin.
Daimler is rebranding the Sprinter as a Mercedes-Benz product after cutting ties earlier this year with the Dodge division of Chrysler LLC. Sprinters also are sold through Freightliner Trucks North America LLC dealers.
Equipped with many Mercedes-Benz safety and convenience features, the Sprinter shuttle van can seat up to 16 passengers.
The low-floor shuttle van has four seating configurations based on use.
Tritt pointed out that the Sprinter has an interior height of 6 feet, 4 inches and a 54.6 degree turning radius — both of which he noted are "best of class."
He said the Sprinter combines Mercedes-Benz design themes with commercial vehicle characteristics. "We brought sexy back to the commercial vehicle market," he said.
Tritt said that 13 American upfitters, including Winnebago Industries Inc., Forest River Inc., Airstream Inc., Four Winds International Corp., Monaco RV LLC and Fleetwood RV build motorhomes on Sprinter chassis with GVWRs ranging from 9,900 pound to 11,030 pounds.
Sprinters, sold in the U.S. since 2001, are available through 117 Sprinter dealers, and the network is growing, Tritt said.