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By Mark Perakh
Although I avoid opening any ID sites, from time to time I receive emails quoting certain comments posted to such sites. The other day I received one such email from Alan Fox. In his email Alan quoted three comments that appeared on one of Dembski's sites and relate to my essay (critical of Dembski), which was printed in the Skeptic magazine, v. 11, No 4, 2005. (Its full text is available online at http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Skeptic_paper.cfm.) So I unwillingly found myself looking at three hostile comments regarding certain points in my Skeptic essay. I shall quote here two of these comments as they appeared in Alan's email.
One of these hostile comments was by Salvador Cordova. In his frequent comments on Panda's Thumb (PT) Salvador tries (not fully successfully) to restrain his apparent penchant for exaggerating his qualifications and denigrating the objects of his assaults. In his comment on Dembski's site - where he is protected by the absence of counter-arguments - he indulges in wild attacks on Dembski's critics, including me. His comment is full of repeated claims that I "mangled," "fumbled", and "misrepresented" Dembski's great ideas and attacked straw men.
Assertions that his critics simply "do not understand" his concepts has been a device often used by Dembski – see for example his "replies" to the critique by Ellery Eels, Robert Pennock, Richard Wein, Erik Tellgren, Eli Chiprout, Wesley Elsberry, Jeffrey Shallit, and others. I seem to be in good company. Can it be that such a regularly employed accusation rather reflects Dembski's (and even more so Cordova's) inability to offer more substantive counter-arguments?
Perhaps Salvador is sincere in his desperate attempts to find errors in the critique of Dembski. It is interesting, though, that, while Dembski lets Salvador jump high in the "defense" of his "Lord William," (which is how Cordova referred to Dembski on PT) Dembski himself has so far never explicitly endorsed Salvador's rants. Perhaps Dembski realizes the abysmal level of Salvador's contentions and avoids being directly associated with them.
Salvador's comment essentially repeats his earlier assertions on PT, which have been answered extensively in many other posts on PT. Therefore I will not take space here for one more demonstration of Salvador's fallacies; they have already taken too much space on PT. Perhaps one brief comment may be in order. Replying to my earlier comment on PT, where I wrote that I'd not curtail Salvador's freedom to post anything he wants in my threads, Salvador wrote that he respected me for that. If so, then, to be consistent, should he not disrespect Dembski, who deletes from his sites any comments he dislikes?
I'll briefly discuss now the other two comments copied from Dembski's site by Alan. Both relate to just one point in my Skeptic essay, namely one example of a false positive produced by Dembski's explanatory filter (EF). This example refers to a rare form of snowflakes, which appears under certain weather conditions. Since the weather conditions in question are very rare, the appearance of such snowflakes has a low probability. These snowflakes also have a specific, easily recognizable form that is the simplest kind of snowflakes ever observed. Since in this case we have a combination of low probability with specification, the inference prescribed by Dembski's EF is that the snowflakes in question are results of design – it is just one more case of a false positive.
Furthermore, according to Dembski, low probability is just another face of complexity: the more complex the object, asserts Dembski, the lower its probability (in my Skeptic essay there are a number of direct pertinent quotations from Dembski). In fact, however, the rare snowflakes in question have the simplest structure of all known snowflakes (see the relevant references in my Skeptic essay). This exemplifies the fallacy of Dembski's thesis, which equates complexity with low probability.
Both hostile commenters hide their names, one using a pseudonym ("taciturnus") and the other just a first name ("dave"). What are these critics of my essay afraid of? Do they know that their arguments are false? Or are they just not sure their comments make sense? Or do they hide their names so they can hurl insults with impunity?
Let us see if their specific critical remarks regarding the rare snowflakes have any merits.
To avoid accusations of distorting what my opponents say (if it is at all possible, given the predilection of some of Dembski's supporters for slandering his opponents), I'll reproduce here the full texts of the hostile comments as quoted by Alan.
Here is the first of these comments:
After addressing Alan, the comment continues as follows:
1. "I've read your link to Mark Perakh (Dream_Dem), and I now see what the ID defenders mean when they imply that Mr. Perakh seems to go out of his way to misunderstand Intelligent Design. Consider some of his remarks about specified complexity:
'I believe that the very concept of complexity as disguised improbability is contrary to facts and logic. For example, under certain (rare) weather conditions, an unusual triangular shape of snowflakes can be observed.26 Unlike more common forms of snowflakes with their intricately complex structure, these rare snowflakes have a simple structure. As Dembski asserted,27 snow crystals' shapes are due to necessity—the laws of physics predetermine their appearance. However, triangular snowflakes, while indeed predetermined by laws of physics, occur only under certain weather conditions, which are very rare and unpredictable. Therefore we have to conclude that the emergence of the triangular snowflakes is a random event. This is another example where at least two causal antecedents—chance and law—are in play simultaneously.
'Since the appropriate weather conditions occur very rarely, the probability of the chance emergence of the triangular snowflakes is very small; also, they have a uniquely specific shape. Hence, according to the EF, these snowflakes were deliberately designed.'
"But complexity as improbability is obviously meant as conditional improbability. Given conditions A, the probability that B will occur is so low that we can infer design. Given whatever unusual whether conditions you prefer, the probability that wind and rain will carve the faces of Presidents on Mt. Rushmore is tiny. We can infer design. However, given the right weather conditions, the probability that triangular snowflakes will occur is high. We cannot infer design, especially since the only time we see these snowflakes is during the unusual weather conditions that make them highly probable. This does not seem a difficult point.
"Comment by taciturnus — September 9, 2005 @ 7:31 am "
To start with, the example of Mt. Rushmore is irrelevant. The Rushmore pattern has a human origin and in such cases design inference is a well established procedure based on our familiarity with human design and its results. This procedure has nothing to do with Dembski's EF (which anyway is, in my view, as evinced in my Skeptic essay, a meaningless schema). In the case of snowflakes no background knowledge of the kind we have with a human design is available. This point has been thoroughly discussed in literature (see, for example, the collection Why Intelligent Design Fails, edited by Young and Edis, now in its third printing with a paperback edition forthcoming, where this point has been discussed in detail).
Look now at taciturnus's argument which asserts that "complexity as improbability is obviously meant as conditional improbability." Unfortunately for taciturnus, it is not only not "obvious" that Dembski's schema indeed implies conditional probability, but in fact this schema does nothing of the sort, either obviously or implicitly. Taciturnus seems to mix up two different questions. One question is whether or not the snowflake in question was designed? The other question is what inference follows for Dembski's schema? If we were searching for the answer to the first question, taciturus's notion would be reasonable: it is indeed obvious that in the case in point there is no reason to infer design; the appearance of the triangular snowflakes is predetermined by the combination of proper weather conditions and laws of physics. This correct inference is, though, done outside Dembski's EF. The answer to the second question is that EF requires inferring design, which is a false positive. Indeed, nowhere does Dembski's schema imply the use of conditional probability.
If we turn to Dembski's actual writing, we find that he pays a lot of lip service to evaluating multiple "relevant chance hypotheses," although he never himself bothers to go beyond evaluating a single chance hypothesis that uses the uniform distribution. Dembski's schema prescribes evaluation of probability, period. In the case of snowflakes, the overall probability comprises two components, one random, and the other non-random. The random component is the (low) probability of proper weather condition. The non-random component is the (high) probability of laws of physics producing the snowflakes in question under the proper weather condition. Obviously the random component precedes the non-random one in the causal chain. "Taciturnus" suggest to ignore the random component and to base the inference only on the non-random one. Such an approach would be contrary to Dembski's schema.
Indeed, why should we base our application of EF on the conditional probability of the appearance of this type of snowflakes under given weather condition (which is high) when it is obvious that in the causal chain the probability of the proper weather precedes the probability of "physical laws producing such snowflakes"? Following Dembski's schema, we cannot ignore the probability that is "upstream" in the causal chain, as taciturnus suggests doing. The value of the probability that is "upstream" overrides the probability that is "downstream."
Taciturnus's correct judgment (that snowflakes in question are not designed) is based on common sense and available background knowledge, but the question is not about that. It is whether or not Dembski's approach yields the correct conclusion. It does not, in part because it does not prescribe using conditional probability – its use is just taciturnus's common sense suggestion rather than a feature of Dembski's thesis.
From another angle, the probability of the rare snowflakes being conditional on weather, again, does not negate the fact that these snowflakes have a low overall probability. Therefore Dembski's formal thesis, if applied consistently, requires the snowflakes to be complex. But they are simple. Taciturnus's argument can in fact be used to argue against EF and against Dembski's thesis of complexity being equivalent to low probability.
Unfortunately for "taciturnus" his (her) argument fails to properly address the question at hand – the validity of my example of the rare snowflakes.
Here is the second hostile comment, as quoted by Alan:
2 "The snowflake example also fails because the triangular design isn't specified beforehand. This is just another version of the arrow and the barn example. All points on the barn are equally unlikely to be hit. A particular point on the barn is only interesting if it has been specified before the event — for instance by a bullseye. (sic).
"The triangular snowflake is no more interesting than a four-leaf clover, ball lightning, or the aurora borealis. All are rare, complex natural events, but none of them are specified before the event. Their patterns are reducible to being a function of the natural conditions that produced them, rare or otherwise. All of them are surprising and remarkable, but from them no reasonable person could ever infer design.
"The idea of specificity is so fundamental to design inferences, it's astonishing that Perakh considers this example applicable. Bill has asked if Perakh understands the relevant math. After reading this, I'm wondering if Perakh understands the relevant English.
"If Bill or any other ID proponent had to correct every published essay that exhibited a basic misunderstanding of the argument, they'd spend all their time chasing down op-eds and blog blather. "
Comment by dave — September 9, 2005 @ 1:33 pm"
I will not respond to dave's remarks about my misunderstanding "relevant English," which parrots Dembski's earlier infamous utterance – such derogatory remarks usually are offered when no arguments of substance are available. Let us instead look at his argument regarding the snowflake's shape not being specified "beforehand," which, according to "dave," shows my lack of understanding of the concept of specification.
Before discussing dave's specific notions, it is perhaps proper to point out that Dembski's concept of specification has been severely critiqued by various reviewers. I have made some modest (although rather detailed) contribution to the discussion of Dembski's specification in my book Unintelligent Design (Prometheus Books, 2004, pp. 47-53). In my Skeptic essay I also have analyzed that concept but dave chose not to notice that analysis. In an excellent article (which is available online at http://www.talkreason.org/articles/eandsdembski.pdf ) Elsberry and Shallit made mincemeat of Dembski's specification concept. (As could be expected, apparently incapable of providing a cogent response to Elsberry & Shallit's article, Dembski's camp responded with hysterical assaults like those by Salvador Cordova, who posted a number of meaningless pieces of "critique" baselessly accusing Elsberry and Shallit of [of course!] "misrepresenting" Dembski's specification concept.)
Regarding dave's specific argument (that specification must be made "beforehand"), dave may be surprised to learn that it is contrary to Dembski's thesis. Dembski unequivocally asserts (see Dembski's The Design Inference, page 14) that the pattern meeting the requirement of specification can be legitimately identified after the fact. Dembski's criterion for distinguishing between "specification" and "fabrication" is not when the pattern was identified, but whether or not it meets what Dembski calls "detachability." This term, explains Dembski, means that the pattern is "independent of an event."
(It can be noted that if the requirement for the specification to be determined "beforehand" were adopted, it would make the entire "design inference" a la Dembski not applicable to biology. We never know "beforehand" which pattern will have, say, a hitherto unobserved chunk of DNA, or, say, how a hitherto unknown species of bacteria will look like. That is why Dembski prescribes testing for "detachability" rather than for when the specification is made).
If dave's comment, as he formulated it, were correct, it would first apply to Dembski himself.
Recall Dembski's example illustrating his concept of specification. (See, for example, again Dembski's The Design Inference, where the "detachability" is discussed in many words). A pattern may serve as a specification, says Dembski, only if it is "detachable." Let us see if the rare snowflakes meet this condition.
In Dembski's own example, he talks about a heap of stones which happens to reproduce the shape of a constellation (this example is on page 17 of Dembski's The Design Inference). When a layman sees these stones he does not recognize the shape of a constellation, so the observed shape is not "detachable" and does not serve as a specification. If, though, an astronomer sees the same heap of stones, he recognizes the image of a constellation (which he has previously stored in his mind independently of the particular heap of stones he came across), and in this case the observed pattern is "detachable" and serves as specification.
The astronomer infers that some intelligent agent has, by design, arranged the stones in the shape of a constellation. He came to such a conclusion because the shape of that constellation was antecedently familiar to him. The astronomer did not expect "beforehand" to find these particular stones arranged as this specific constellation. However, the pattern he observed was "detachable" as it matched an image he had, antecedently, and independently from this particular heap of stones, stored in his mind. Recall that all this is Dembski's own example illustrating his concepts of "detachability" and "specification." This is the essence of the notion that specification is predicated on prior knowledge of the pattern – which is a point rather different from that made by dave. Dave avoided mentioning "detachability," which would be a proper reference to Dembski's thesis.
Exactly the same argument applies to the snowflakes in question. For dave the shape of the rare snowflakes is not familiar and therefore not "detachable." Hence, for dave these snowflakes are not "specified." However, to an expert on snowflakes the shape is known, so when such an expert sees those rare snowflakes, he recognizes them as conforming to the image he has antecedently kept in his mind. The pattern is, in this case, according to Dembski's thesis, "detachable," exactly as the pattern of the heap of stones in Dembski's own example. Dembski's "theory" requires inferring design equally in the case of stones and in the case of snowflakes. This inference may be true for the heap of stones but is false for the triangular snowflakes, and this shows the inadequacy of Dembski's thesis.
When dave correctly concludes that the rare snowflake is not a product of design, he (like taciturnus) does so outside of Dembski's EF, and in fact his conclusion is contrary to what EF yields. EF yields a false positive.
Dave's comment shows his own misunderstanding of the subject he decided to argue about.
The fact that neither hostile commenter identified in my essay any more targets for their (fallacious) critique, besides the sole example of the rare snowflakes, is telltale. It points to their apparently being at a loss when confronted with the entirety of my arguments. Perhaps this is also the reason that, absent any more visible targets for assaults, both commenters resorted to general assertions regarding my "misunderstanding" of ID and of Dembski's work.
If the comments by "taciturnus" and "dave" plus the rants of Cordova are the best the ID advocates can offer in response to my essay in the Skeptic, their case has to be relegated to the dustbin of history, to borrow Dembski's favorite pompous expression.
I believe unbiased readers can themselves now infer who in this debate indeed poorly understands Dembski's thesis, "relevant English" and the super-sophisticated collections of math symbols so loved by Dembski but evidently beyond the comprehension of some of his supporters.
I thank Wesley Elsberry and Matt Young for taking time to read the initial draft of this piece and suggesting pithy comments.


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by Hugh Gilmore
Tick Tick Tick Tick – Here we go: a selective look at what's new and wonderful in the publishing world lately, starting with the age-old question: Ginger, or Mary Ann?
Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island" has just penned "Why We Love Mary Ann: What the Girl-Next-Door from Gilligan's Island Teaches Us About Love and Relationships, Work and Play, Respect and Responsibility, Purpose and Gratitude."
I was so struck by Ms. Wells' say-it-all-with-the-title approach that I feel I can confidently skip reading the book, but still be able to contribute to cocktail party conversation here in Chestnut Hill. I picture myself saying over num-nums, "Sure, Ginger's quite glamorous, I agree, but Mary Ann taught me a lot about Purpose and Gratitude, two darned fine traits you don't hear enough about lately. Not up here on the peninsula anyway."
That "say it all with the title" approach tickled me greatly. So much, in fact, I went looking through the Publishers Marketplace website looking for more forthcoming books I could BS about without bothering to read.
After you go through the following small sample, perhaps we could form a book club, or discussion group without losing TV time by reading them: (1) "The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table," by Tracie McMillan (Scribner); (2) "American Triumvirate: Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, and the Modern Age of Golf," by James Dodson (Knopf); (3) "The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families," by Mark Hyman (Beacon Press); (4) "The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners Is Transforming Sex, Love and Family," by Liza Mundy (Simon & Schuster).
Phew. Speaking of sex, you know about "Mommy Porn" by now, don't you? That's the contemporary media hook being given a type of erotic fiction that's been around a long time, but is now being marketed as a new trend. It supposedly shows the liberation of contemporary women – instead of being tied down, they get tied up. "Fifty Shades of Grey," a trilogy by E. L. James, combines romance fiction with bondage and R-rated S & M. Several-hundred thousand copies of "Fifty Shades" have been sold in e-book format. James is frequently depicted as a lonely English housewife who voiced her desperate longings on Internet women's underground fiction websites.
In reality, she is a media-savvy British television producer and currently in negotiations for the film rights to her trilogy. As I write, Sony has been reported to have offered five million dollars for screen rights. Book One will reemerge in paperback on April 3 and the others two weeks later.
As long as we're on the subject of badly written dumb things that are wildly popular we might as well discuss "The Hunger Games." Opening weekend as a movie: $110 million dollars in gross receipts. A record, of sorts.
Now for the good news: The Harvard Lampoon is just out with its parody version, "The Hunger Pains," whose protagonist is named Kantkiss Neverclean. It is available in paperback and Kindle formats. And if that news pleases you, maybe you'll be happy to learn of a few other parody versions of pop culture books. For example, "A Game of Thrones" has been recast as "A Game of Groans: A Sonnet of Slush and Soot," by George R. R. Washington (pseudonym of Alan Goldsher) due March 27. A good parody from last year was "The Girl with the Sturgeon Tattoo," by Lars Arffsenn (pseudonym). The eponymous heroine has been renamed Lizzy Salamander. You might also want to check out the Lampoon's 2009 parody of Stephanie Meyers "Twilight" series, this time called "Nightlight."
Material as humorous as what we've just mentioned should not precede what follows now, lest it seem silly, but an Irish bookseller made an unusual and serious claim this week that must be heard. Frank O'Mahony of O'Mahony's Booksellers has blamed a dip in his sales on an Irish airline, Ryanair. Mr. O'Mahony runs four shops and a warehouse in the midwest and southwest of the Emerald Isle. He said that Ryanair's new restrictive luggage policies have forced people to cut down on the number of books they take on holiday with them, and hence have cut his sales.
Asked to respond, Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara diplomatically countered by saying, "That's complete rubbish."
And as long as we've turned to the literary side of literature, we cannot close without mentioning two posthumous publications by the respected and esteemed authors, Jack Kerouac and Kurt Vonnegut.
Since his death 42 years ago, the Kerouac estate has released 27 previously unpublished works. The most recent is the "The Sea is My Brother," a "lost" novel written in 1943 when Kerouac was a merchant seaman. Released in hardback last November, it was reprinted last week. I haven't read it.
The Kurt Vonnegut title is a 22,000-word novella titled "Basic Training," which was originally submitted to, and rejected by, The Saturday Evening Post in the late 1940s. It will be released as a Kindle Single exclusive.
According to the publisher, Rosetta Books, "Basic Training" has Vonnegut's "trademark grand themes: the lunacy of kings, the improbability of existence, the yearling hero's struggle with duty and love and the meaning of heroism." All that for $1.99, just released last Friday.
So there, all written in one breath, with only one dip of the quill, a peek into the world of contemporary book publishing – another fine service offered you by the peninsula's leading newspaper.
Hugh's new book of stories about life in a Chestnut Hill book store, "Scenes from a Bookshop," is available through Amazon.com in Kindle format.


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October 16, 2006
Muncie alums cleaned and picked up trash on a 3 1/2 mile segment of the Cardinal Greenway Trail in Delaware County on Oct 14th. We had five hearty participants.
Scheduling conflicts knocked several participants out this year; however, I think we got a good start. Participants were Scott Smalstig, Doug Mawhorr and myself from the class of 1988, Steve Murphy '73 and Steve's son Brandon. Thanks for asking us to participate. It was very worthwhile


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count2infinity wrote:yes, those three are restricted. UFA are slim pickings... Jesse Winchester? Huselius? Cheechoo?
mikey287 wrote:Cheechoo can't skate. Huselius has been ravaged by injury and Jesse Winchester isn't really an upgrade over our current core of players. And obviously, we aren't getting restricted stars like Jamie Benn...
mikey287 wrote:Do you put him on a line with Cheechoo and score 200 points with each of them?
canaan wrote:mikey287 wrote:Do you put him on a line with Cheechoo and score 200 points with each of them?
no but that's genius im hovering at 180 each with Armstrong and holzsapfel on his line...cheechoo will definitely get me over the top. H/T
mikey287 wrote:He's a winger, but I'm not sure if he's anywhere near 100%. And at this point in his career, I'm not sure that he wants to or can return to the rigors of an NHL season...
netwolf wrote:A tryout is as far as I'm willing to go w/ Huselius. Pens are 1 contract below the 50-man limit, so I'd be hesitant to give it to someone with the amount of question marks hovering over him Huselius has.
BurghersAndDogsSports wrote:As it stands our PK scares the bejesus out of me.
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The Suzuki Swift offers another space saving, economic option for the city driver. These cars are known for their subcompact size, affordable price, and reliability. The Swift does not have an exciting body style or high-performance powertrain.
It certainly isn't unusual to learn that an automotive company started out manufacturing something other than vehicles. There are many companies that did just that, including Suzuki, which made spinning looms. At one point, in Japan, Suzuki was among the largest and most successful companies that produced spinning looms for the textile industry. With the rise of interest in motorized vehicles, the leaders at Suzuki decided to branch out to a different manufacturing operation and began to make motorcycles. Motorcycles fit Japanese drivers' lifestyles and budgets better than cars.
After winning several awards, car races, and acclaim for its motorcycle designs, Suzuki chose to do business in the U.S. Late in 1962, Suzuki opened its U.S. Suzuki Motors division. Originally, the company sold motor-cross style bikes and other motorcycles to American consumers. It wasn't long before the motorcycle maker decided to use its expertise to create cars and other vehicles as well.
Today, Suzuki is one of the four leading Japanese auto companies, listed with notable automotive giants Nissan, Toyota, and Honda. Among its many lines of vehicles offered in the U.S., the Swift line remains a popular option.
Suzuki has a long history of making vehicles designed for city driving. After all, that need was the catalyst that started the motorcycle building part of the company's history. The Suzuki Swift, during its production years, offered a great choice for the car buyer on a budget and who didn't need a lot of interior room. The Suzuki Swift suits buyers looking for basic transportation.
While the car fares well enough in everyday driving, some aspects of the car didn't appeal to American drivers. On the highway, the Swift was nothing short of noisy. For a consumer used to quiet, powerful engines, this trait marks a decided drawback. The Swift also lacks features. This car did not even offer power steering as an option. Weighing in at under a ton, the Swift experienced some difficulties in safety ratings as well. Industry experts felt it is simply too small to fare well in any type of collision.
The 2001 model year marks the final appearance of the Suzuki Swift. As noted, this model offered few standard features or options, and the final edition reflected this trend. The Swift came in its hatchback body style only and sold in one base trim level. It was purely an economy car with good fuel economy and basic equipment.
Suzuki equiped the Swift with a 1.3-liter, four-cylinder engine capable of 70 horsepower and 74 lb-ft of torque. This engine was paired with a standard five-speed manual transmission. In one of the few factory options, the Swift could be equipped with a three-speed automatic transmission system. As it turned out, the three-speed transmission choice reduces the car's fuel economy and adversely affected the Swift's staying power and stamina on the road.
In the 2001 model year, the Swift came in one basic trim level. Car buyers interested in the Swift quickly discover that the car features daytime running lights, cloth upholstery, and three-point seatbelts. This particular model also included dual front airbags. Thirteen-inch wheels supported the small body.
The first generation of the Suzuki Swift was available from the 1989 to the 1994 model years. Oddly enough, this generation of Swift offered more factory options and body style choices than the second. Buyers of this generation found the Swift available in its traditional hatchback style, as well as the sedan and even a junior econosport option (available only in the 1989 model year). During this time, the Swift also offered a few different trim levels.
The base model of the first generation Swift didn't have much to write home about in regards to its powertrain. These cars came equipped with a 1.3-liter, four-cylinder engine that did little more than move the car from point A to point B. In the GT trim level, things became slightly more exciting. The GT trim level featured a twincam version of the four-cylinder, offering about 100 hp.
Suzuki produced the second generation of the Suzuki Swift from 1995 to 2001. During that time, the Swift saw very few changes to its design and engineering. If a car of this generation can be found used, pricing is usually more than affordable. Most industry experts recommend considering a larger sedan or hatchback for safety and reliability reasons.
2001 Suzuki Swift
Compact, Hatchback
2000 Suzuki Swift
Vehicles don't get much more economical than the no-frills 2000 Suzuki Swift.
1999 Suzuki Swift
The 1999 Suzuki Swift classifies as a subcompact car manufactured by Japan-based Suzuki.
1998 Suzuki Swift
1997 Suzuki Swift
The 1997 Suzuki Swift was branded inaccurately; the entry-level two-door hatchback, shouldn't be called ?Swift.
1996 Suzuki Swift
The 1996 Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car that was first introduced by the Japanese automaker at the 25th Tokyo Motor Show.


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The importance of Sunday's fourth annual Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Walk/Run surfaced in many forms at sun-soaked Warwick City Park.
"Keith's Walking Warriors" – who had 75 pre-registrants and were still tallying participants as of Sunday evening – headline what people like Lori-Ann Raymond said "had to be the largest walk and run we've ever had."
Raymond – a former Warwick Police Lieutenant whose husband Keith succumbed to Colon Cancer in 2010 – and her son Jake, 4, organized Keith's Walking Warriors and was helped by friends, family and other police departments from all over the state.
"And thank you to so many friends who donated online but could not be with us today [Sunday]," Raymond went on. "But we know you were with us in thought, spirit and prayer. We're proud to win the award for the Most Members on a Team [100 plus, according to officials] but more importantly, it was so amazing to see so many family and friends at one place in time to honor Keith and to share his day with Jake and myself."
Marika Kraus came from South Windsor, Conn., to show her support for the Alliance in memory of her father, who lost his battle with colon cancer. She created chills on the hot and humid day when she sang a beautiful rendition of the national anthem.
And the jam-packed area of City Park where the race and walk began and finished was filled with the sound of hands clapping once the traditional "Balloon Release" was held.
Barbara Joyce, who founded the Rhode Island Colon Cancer Alliance, is a cancer survivor who lost her husband to cancer on June 30. She stood under a tent smiling and watched what her daughter, Patti Gomm, estimated was a field of over 300 runners and walkers. Add to that an army of volunteers and Sunday's event was made up of 500 people.
"Donations are still coming in," Gomm said yesterday. "We will begin tallying all the results this week. But thank you to everyone who helped!"


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A long time ago, one of our members called Nisimoto, produced what was the definitive resource for live performances of the band. It was a kind of discography of bootlegs, but more than that. A while back, he decided to stop working on this reference guide and deleted his site for reasons only known to him, and I'm certainly not going to press him on it. However, someone took it upon themselves to use the Internet Time Machine and to put a copy of the resource on a Geocities website.
This has bothered me for some time, because I thought it was a lot of good work gone to waste and despite the misgivings of the originator, I wanted to preserve the discography too. I've held off, and since its demise I often get the odd email asking me where to find it, asking where it went, and now I think there's been enough time passed for us to host an archive version of the King Crimson live website here.
I'm not updating it, I'm not the creator or librarian, I'm just keeping a digital copy available. If anyone out there wants to make additions to the work, I am more than willing to integrate their work into the archive in order to keep it up-to-date, but I doubt anyone would want to take on such an arduous responsibility.
But now, you can access a copy of that old site here:
Now pay thanks to Nisi for his hard work.


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GTA 5, Bully, and More Discounted in Rockstar Steam Sale
Rockstar-developed games like Grand Theft Auto 5, Bully, and Max Payne 3 are on sale all weekend on Steam.
Max Payne 2 is just a remarkable production, and what it lacks in length or volume it more than makes up for in quality and density.
You can snag a bunch of great Rockstar games on PC on a steep discount right now through Humble Bundle.
Rockstar-developed games like Grand Theft Auto 5, Bully, and Max Payne 3 are on sale all weekend on Steam.
Get GTA IV for $4 or Max Payne 3 for $5, among other great deals--this weekend only.
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Brace your ears for epicness, as our pseudo-online mixtape consists of covers aplenty, a chiptune-rock hybrid, and a few other mainstream highlights.
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"God's Country" is a phrase you often hear used to describe the rich tapestry of life God has woven in Appalachia. But the destruction of Creation and injustice toward people caused by mountaintop removal has raised the concern of people of faith across America. Six major religious denominations have already passed resolutions in opposition to mountaintop removal (click here to read).
This page is a place for people of all faiths to share their prayers and prayer requests for the people and mountains of Appalachia. We invite you to join them by offering your own prayer; simply send us an email.


text: The first session of the Florida Legislative Council met in Tallahassee in November 1824 in a log cabin near the present-day capitol building. Reproduced below is one of the earliest surviving election returns for members of the territorial legislature. It documents an election held at Fort St. Marks in Leon (now Wakulla) County to elect a member to the Seventh District of the Legislative Council. The two candidates receiving votes in Precinct Four were William Wyatt and David Macomb (also spelled McComb or McCombe). Wyatt, who the vote totals in the Fourth Precinct by a vote of 6-5, also won the overall election. Wyatt represented the Seventh District in the 1826, 1827, and 1827 sessions of the Legislative Council, and Leon County in the 1838 session. In addition, he was a member from Leon County of the 1838-1839 Constitutional Convention held at St Joseph.


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By Matthew Heimer
Ever since the market crash and Great Recession, more people in mid-life have been announcing their intention (or their wish) to retire later than they'd originally planned. For many, of course, this reflects the bleak realization that they haven't saved enough money to step away from the workplace. But a new report suggests that the markets and the economy are pushing even people at the higher end of the wealth scale to make a similar calculus.
Kasina, a consulting firm, and Horsesmouth, an online community of financial advisers, recently conducted a poll of about 2,500 advisers that touched on their clients' retirement plans. The advisers said that more than 33% of their clients planned to retire at or after age 68, and that 10% of their clients were likely to retire at or after age 71. Kasina CEO Steven Miyao told Julie Steinberg of the Wall Street Journal's Total Return blog that those numbers represent an improvement from 2009, but that most advisers' clients had better retirement prospects 10 years ago; investment losses and fears about the economy fuel the current gloom, he added.
Kasina's numbers may seem low: After all, the Conference Board recently reported that 62% of people aged 45 to 60 said they plan to delay retirement. But the survey offers a sentiment snapshot that's more tightly focused on more affluent investors, since relatively few people with less than $250,000 of investable assets hire advisers. (For a wider-angled look at people's plans to delay retirement, see this recent report by MarketWatch's Andrea Coombes.)
One caveat: The Kasina survey was conducted last October and November; and since Nov. 15, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index is up about 15%. Chances are that the bullish run has made many high-net-worth nest eggs look at least marginally better.


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The Beer Growler (Johns Creek)
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Thanks to the 40-something taps at the ready on The Beer Growler's wall o' brews, we're more than likely to find a new favorite craft beer (or cider, or soda) each time we visit.If you've ever rejoiced in the act of transporting fresh-off-the-taps draft beer to your own living room, you have these guys to thank. Many moons ago (back in 2010), a brave little beer shop in Athens singlehandedly dragged the state of Georgia into the 21st century and helped us win our inalienable rights to fresh draft beer. Armed with a love for craft beer, an undaunted sense of optimism (not to mention a handy little plastic seal that made the sale of filled growlers perfectly legal) the three gents behind The Beer Growler gave Georgia our very first growler shop. And all the beer lovers in Atlanta lived hoppily ever after.
A couple years later, the handy beer jugs with the fun-to-say monikers are the vessel of choice for local beer connoisseurs who want to sip on some suds they might not normally be able to find by the bottle at their local store. And thanks to the 40-something taps at the ready on The Beer Growler's wall o' brews, we're obliged to find a new favorite craft beer (or cider, or soda) each time we visit. From locals like Wild Heaven and newcomer Blue Tarp to Belgian imports like St. Bernardus, the always-rotating taps always have a brew and style for just about any beer lover. Wary of navigating all those choices? Fear no more: the beer-lovers behind the counter are regularly quizzed by the folks in charge to make sure their skills are top-notch.
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The Mars Center for Science and Technology at Wheaton College has been awarded LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Business Council for its environmentally-friendly design and extensive use of sustainable building strategies. The $42 million facility features a 1,300-square-foot green roof, energy recovering air-handling units, and extensive solar shading, which enabled it to meet one of the nation's highest green building and performance standards.
The Mars Center for Science and Technology has 12 teaching labs and 23 research labs as well as a rooftop observatory and greenhouse. The building's green features include a 1,300-square-footgreen roof, drought-tolerant plants that conserve water, glass curtain walls to maximize interior daylighting, solar shading on glass and brims to reduce solar heat during the summer and interior lighting sensors to reduce energy consumption. The building also features energy recovery wheels in the air-handling units, which significantly reduce heating and cooling loads.
Landscape architects Towers|Golde brought their skill and expertise to the project to ensure that the entire campus is a testament to green design. The green roof and landscaped plantings cover more than 65% of the project's site, and native and adaptive species account for more than 40% of the plants.
Speaking about the centre's achievement, President Ronald Crutcher said: "This award reflects the commitment of the entire Wheaton community to excellence in every endeavor. The Mars Center is an exceptional facility—as a place for learning and research as well as a model for sustainable development."
"Our goal was to achieve silver certification," the president added. "We exceeded that goal thanks to the support of our donors, the vision of our faculty, attention to detail of the college's staff and our builder's representative, The Rise Group; the expertise of our architects EYP; and the follow through of the general contractor, Bond Brothers."
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Sure, the upsets seemed to cool down this weekend, but changes all around in the top 25 just the same. As much as we all seem settled in these teams playing in the season's top postseason games, we also can't forget the fact that November also usually sees some seismic shifts. Missouri (and others) will tell you that one loss alters the course of a season, so given that, we'll obviously keep watching to see what happens next.
Completely disagree with the way in which these teams are ordered? Believe that you're better at ranking teams that have yet to play a game? Share your thoughts/gripes/manifestos in the comments.
Atlantic Coast Convos 2013 Top 25 (Week 10)
1. Florida State Seminoles (7-0) (Last: 1)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0) (Last: 2)
3. Oregon Ducks (8-0) (Last: 3)
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) (Last: 4)
5. Stanford Cardinal (7-1) (Last: 6)
6. Baylor Bears (7-0) (Last: 8)
7. Miami Hurricanes (7-0) (Last: 7)
8. Clemson Tigers (7-1) (Last: 10)
9. Auburn Tigers (7-1) (Last: 14)
10. Missouri Tigers (7-1) (Last: 5)


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"Unpainted Paintings" at Luxembourg and Dayan in NYC
Photos by G. Various Artists.
Rare works of art from the 1950s to the present – slashed, burned, smothered, stitched, poured and decomposing – are on view at Luxembourg and Dayan in a fantastic new exhibit called "Unpainted Paintings." The exhibit was organized by Alison Gingeras (chief curator at Palazzo Grassi). Over two dozen works of art are featured in "Unpainted Paintings," many of which have never been exhibited publicly before. Some of the artists represented in this exhibit are Lynda Benglis, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Jean Dubuffet, Raymond Hains, Sheila Hicks, Piero Manzoni, Otto Muehl, Blinky Palermo, Paola Pivi, Robert Rauschenberg and Julian Schnabel.
If you've never been to Luxembourg and Dayan, you are in for a treat. In addition to seeing great art, the gallery is four floors and the interior is amazing. "Unpainted Paintings" is organized by floor (Stained Sheets, Dirty Pictures, Materiologies, Knitted and Sewn, Meta-Painting and (Un)Painted Paintings).
I was lucky enough to speak with curator Alison Gingeras about "Unpainted Paintings" and she gave me a little bit of insight on how she obtained such a diverse, yet perfectly thematic collection of works. She advised that she reached out to artists' estates, significant private collectors and in the case of younger artists, with their studios directly. She also mentioned that an expansive illustrated catalogue will be released in summer 2011.
"Unpainted Paintings" is on view at Luxembourg and Dayan until May 27, 2011. Luxembourg and Dayan is located at 64 East 77th Street in Manhattan and is open to the public Monday through Friday from 11 am to 4 pm. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see so many amazing works of art in person.


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Hacking Grows at Messaging App Line
Hackers are targeting users of the mobile-phone messaging application Line, according to the company and Japanese police.
Tokyo-based Line Corp. said that in late May it received a report of a hacking case for the first time since introducing the app in June 2011. The popular app, which enables users to make free voice calls and send free messages, has more than 480 million registered users, the company says.
By mid-June, the number of reported cases rose past 300, a Line spokeswoman said. In a typical scam, hackers pretend to be the owner of the account and ask friends to buy prepaid cards on their behalf. Police in Tokyo and Osaka have issued warnings to users, telling them to keep their usernames and passwords secret.
Police in Osaka said 23 reports of hacking have been filed as of this week with total monetary losses of ¥654,000, or about $6,500. In Shiga Prefecture, police said two people reported they were cheated out of ¥220,000 on July 4.
Line warns against users setting the same IDs and passwords for multiple web services and recommends that users pick more complicated passwords that combine letters, numbers and symbols in a random string. The Line spokeswoman said user information didn't leak from the company's servers. She said hackers couldn't steal personal information such as phone numbers just by looking at a friend list.
Users who believe their account has been hacked can ask the company to delete the account through an online contact form.
Wall Street Journal reporter Megumi Fujikawa had her own Line account hacked recently and describes the experience as follows:
"Did you ask me on Line to buy some kind of prepaid cards for you?" my husband asked one evening.
I checked my iPhone and found many similar messages from friends via email, SMS and Facebook.
I rushed to open my Line account but kept failing to log in. All I got was this warning: "You cannot use this account. Since this account has been logged on in a different location, all information saved in this terminal will be deleted."
That's when I realized my Line account had been hacked.
After sneaking into my account, the hacker changed the registered email address and password so I lost control of my account completely. After having some conversations with my friends, the hacker disappeared and deleted the account.
A friend later passed on the conversation she had in Japanese with the hacker pretending to be me.
Hacker: What are you doing? Are you busy? Can you help me?
Friend: What do you need?
Hacker: Can you help me buy prepaid cards for web money at your nearest convenience store?
Friend: OK, how much?
Hacker: Please buy four 20,000-point cards. I can't go right now, so I'll give you money tomorrow.
Friend: Got it.
Hacker: Please send me a picture of the serial numbers after you buy them.
Friend: Sorry, my phone's camera is broken.
Hacker: Could you do something to help me? Please. This is urgent. Send it to me ASAP. Please...
My friend didn't actually buy the cards, saying she recognized that the messages were probably coming from a scam artist. Ultimately I didn't lose any money. But I decided against opening a new Line account for now.
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Jordan Eberle wins CHL Player of the Year
Congratulations to Edmonton Oilers prospect Jordan Eberle who won the CHL player of the year as a member of the Regina Pats. Eberle faced pretty stiff competition this year in the form of phenoms Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires and Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers. Even more reason to be excited about being an Oilers fan!!
Tyler Seguin won the CHL Prospect of the year award.


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Q&A: What's Happening with Marriage in the Courts?
April 22, 2014
UPDATED 5/15 to reflect new rulings in Texas, Arkansas, and Idaho
It's been a busy year for the freedom to marry as hundreds of same-sex couples and their families in dozens of states have stood up and filed challenges to anti-marriage constitutional amendments. With 72 lawsuits pending in state and federal courts in 30 different states (plus Puerto Rico), and an unprecedented winning streak - 16 for 16 rulings in favor of the freedom to marry in state and federal court since Windsor - it's clear in every corner of the country that America is ready for the freedom to marry.
As litigation continues to take vital steps toward our goal, a national victory in the Supreme Court, Freedom to Marry answers the sometimes-complicated questions about legal proceedings to help supporters understand what's next.
Here, Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson describes the dynamic litigation landscape and explains how all Americans can do their part in creating the climate for these courts - including the U.S. Supreme Court - to rule in favor of marriage nationwide as soon as possible.
Q: Last month, we saw the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals kick off a wave of federal appellate arguments in freedom to marry cases, and on May 13, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Virginia. Now that these arguments have concluded - and appeals courts in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Circuits gear up to hear other marriage cases, what happens next, and how could one or more of these cases end up at the U.S. Supreme Court?
EVAN WOLFSON: Presumably, we will soon - meaning, in a matter of months - have rulings from one or more of the federal appellate courts. Then there's the possibility of further procedures as to whether the three-judge panels in those courts that will rule will then go to the broader, full panel of the entire circuit courts [a process called en banc review]. That could consume a few more months.
"It's possible that one of these cases will get to the Supreme Court sooner - potentially for decision by June 2015 - rather than later. In any case, the key to winning is to keep working the same Roadmap to Victory national strategy."- Evan Wolfson
When that gets resolved (either by bypassing that step or by having another set of arguments and further round of decisions), then whoever loses that ultimate appeals court ruling may ask the Supreme Court to hear the case. That's called "seeking cert." That stage then requires another few months of briefing and argument, with one side saying the Supreme Court should hear the case and the other side saying the Court should not hear the case. Then, it's up to the Supreme Court to decide whether it's going to take one of the cases or not. It takes only four of the nine justices to vote to hear a case.
We have reached the federal appellate level with 9 cases in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 10th Circuits (see graphic below - click to enlargen), but there are many twists in the road still ahead for all of these cases and in all of these courts. No one knows which case coming out of which court will reach the Supreme Court, and whether - or when - the Supreme Court will take the next marriage case. Our goal, of course, is not just to reach the Supreme Court, but to win there.
Q: How do the United States' Circuit Courts of Appeals work? How could a ruling in, for example, the Utah marriage case affect the other states in the 10th Circuit (CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY)?
WOLFSON: The country is divided into several appellate circuits, and each circuit has a court of appeals, for example, the 6th Circuit or the 9th Circuit or the 10th Circuit. Each circuit is composed of several states, and the circuit court is the highest federal court within that circuit - although, of course, its decisions are subject to potential review by the Supreme Court.
It's very possible that one or more of these circuit courts will rule within the next several months on one of the cases that are coming out of the so-far unanimous victories we've had at the lower level. The rulings could be broad or narrow, and could get caught up in a procedural point. But, if, as seems likely, one or more of the circuit courts affirms the kinds of rulings we've been getting so far out of the district court, we will likely see relatively broad rulings that apply to either respecting marriages no matter where people live or the outright freedom to marry itself, or both.
Depending on exactly what the court says, and unless there's some quirk or procedure that limits the reach of that ruling, many of these appellate rulings are likely to apply not just to the couple and not just to the case and not just to the state where the case came to the court from, but to the whole set of states that is in that circuit and would become the binding law for that circuit - the four or five or so states within that circuit. And such rulings would stand as the binding law until a case reaches the Supreme Court.
One other note: even with a broad ruling that applies to all couples in all states within a circuit, it is very possible there would be a stay (or a hold) put on the decision either by the appeals court or the Supreme Court during the time it takes to appeal to the full circuit court for "en banc review" and to seek Supreme Court review.
Q: We've had such a great winning streak for marriage since last June's Supreme Court decision in Windsor. What happens if marriage supporters lose one of these cases?
WOLFSON: As we've all celebrated in recent months, we have won every single court ruling on the freedom to marry and on respecting marriages and, more broadly, on ending marriage discrimination (see sidebar, right).
We now have 12 out of 12 lower court rulings in our favor in federal court, and I'm very hopeful that we're going to see very similarly strong results out of many, if not all, of the appellate arguments and rulings soon to come. But, of course, there's no guarantee.
It's always possible that we will lose one somewhere, at some point. That will be painful for the moment and for the people involved in that particular case, but in a way, it's also part of how constitutional litigation proceeds. One of the factors that makes it more likely than not that the Supreme Court will take a freedom to marry case sooner rather than later is to have a conflict between the circuit appellate courts.
Q: What happens if the Supreme Court does not take a marriage case this fall?
WOLFSON: Until the Supreme Court takes a case and hands down a national ruling that becomes the law across the country, the decisions of the appellate courts are the binding law of the states within that circuit. So it is certainly possible that we will see rulings in favor - or even, potentially, against the freedom to marry - that will then be the law within those several states, until the Supreme Court takes one or more of the cases and hands down a national ruling.
Note: a federal ruling against the freedom to marry would not mean that states cannot do the right thing; it would mean that the appeals court doesn't think states have to do the right thing – until the Supreme Court says otherwise.
A couple of months ago, Freedom to Marry put out a strategy update to help people understand where we are at this exciting moment in our movement, with so much dynamism on the litigation front and so much momentum in public opinion and in the states that creates the climate for success. The tagline of our strategy update was "1 Strategy, 2 Timelines."
We sketch out two potential timelines because it's possible that one of these cases will get to the Supreme Court sooner - potentially for decision by June 2015 - rather than later. On the other hand, that may not happen, there may be delays, the Supreme Court may let this percolate longer in the states, or we could even lose – in which case we're on the somewhat longer timeline of 2016, 2017, or 2020, etc. In any case, we believe the freedom to marry is within our reach in a matter of years, not decades… and in any case, whether on the 2015 timeline or the somewhat later timeline, the key to winning is to keep working this same Freedom to Marry "Roadmap to Victory" national strategy that has always talked about the need to make the same strong case in the court of public opinion as our advocates are making in so many courts of law.
Q: What can marriage supporters do in the meantime to help make the case for marriage and arrive at a national ruling as soon as possible?
WOLFSON: We need to keep having those conversations that change hearts and minds, bringing more and more people onboard. We need to be telling our stories and doing work in all corners of the country, whether it be Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas, Kentucky - the states where so many of these cases are now coming out of - or in other parts of the country where we've won the freedom to marry but should be enlisting more business voices, more conservative voices, more Republican voices, and mobilizing younger people across the political spectrum.
"We need to help the courts get the country where the country is ready for the courts to get us: on the right side of history, with the freedom to marry for all." - Evan Wolfson
It's very tempting to get caught up in trying to guess which case is going to go where when and how courts are going to rule and which one is going to get to the Supreme Court. But these are things that we can't control, and handwringing or prognosticating just take away from the work that will bring us closer to victory.
What we can control is that we do everything we can and not waste a minute in creating the climate that will maximize our chances of winning no matter which case gets there when. That's the best way to ensure that we achieve our goal of winning marriage nationwide and do so as soon as possible.
We need to continue sending the message that all of America is ready for the freedom to marry. That's the way we're going to win. It's too important to leave this to the lawyers alone. We need to help the courts get the country where the country is ready for the courts to get us: on the right side of history, with the freedom to marry for all.


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Because I love anything thats a novelty, I had a play with Skinfood's Hop Beer Foaming Cleanser and Cream Cleanser. I don't even drink beer!
My skin is completely random, dry, oily, spotty, smooth, ruddy, flaky – everything.
This particular cleanser is for Normal to Dry skin. It contains vitamins, minerals, yeast, and it detoxifies, soothes and is mild enough for sensitive skin.
The foaming cleanser is on the left, and is the usual, quite firm textured cleanser – the cream is a liquid, soft cleanser. My idea was to use the cream first to take of make up, then the foam for a good cleanse.
I know what you really want to know – do they smell of beer?! Well…yes, the do a bit. Kind of sweet, slightly hop like (I used to drive past a big beer factory and I remember that yeasty smell well). It isn't bad and it doesn't leave you smelling like you've just spend the last 10 hours in the pub either.
Cleansing wise…it does an ok job. My skin didn't feel more radiant or revitalized though although it was cleaner. This is a good basic cleanser, helps if you like beer, but I'd prefer something which did more to tighten the appearance of pores and actively brightened the skin.
Verdict: Meh.
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Hoiseth said Crookston had a great proposal, then outside forces intervened.
It's a safe bet that many Crookston residents, when they read the headlines last week that transit bus manufacturer New Flyer of America was embarking on a major expansion of its facility in St. Cloud, Minn., thought to themselves how nice it would have been for the expansion to be at New Flyer's Crookston final assembly plant instead.
Well, that was the plan.
"We had a great proposal," said Craig Hoiseth, executive director of the Crookston Housing & Economic Development Authority (CHEDA).
So great that the expansion project, which will total just under $5 million in St. Cloud, appeared to be on its way to Crookston, Hoiseth said. Hoiseth said the expansion and the 134 new jobs that would have accompanied it would likely have taken place at Crookston's New Flyer plant, until outside forces intervened.
The City of Crookston's proposal involved partners including both CHEDA's and the City of Crookston's revolving loan funds, Crookston Jobs, and $500,000 through the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Minnesota Investment Fund. The expansion would have brought a new line of medium-duty, low-floor "midi" bus production to the Crookston facility.
But, according to Hoiseth's understanding, a DEED grant of $1 million, double the amount included in Crookston's proposal, was added to St. Cloud's package.
"That's what brought it to St. Cloud," Hoiseth said during a discussion with the CHEDA Executive Committee, at which some committee members expressed concern that it might appear to Crookston residents that Crookston leaders didn't actively seek to land the New Flyer expansion here.
"The problem is that in St. Paul, St. Cloud and Crookston are both considered to be in Greater Minnesota," Hoiseth said. "That's somehow seen as a level playing field, which in reality isn't that level."
A call to Lee Miller, DEED business development specialist for Minnesota's Northwest Region, which includes Crookston, had not been returned by press time.


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A specially equipped Greek natural gas tanker, chartered by Gazprom is making its first crossing of the Northeast passage, from Europe to Asia, the BBC reports.
Ice conditions along the route have become more favorable in recent years, Tony Lauritzen, the commercial director at the ship\'s owner Dynagas, told the BBC.
The route saves 40% of the shipping distance from Norway to Japan.
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Q-Ray Bracelet Marketed with Preposterous Claims
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
QT, Inc., of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, markets "ionized" bracelets claimed to benefit people by balancing the body's flow of "electromagnetic energy." It is said to have been invented in 1973 by Manuel L. Polo, a chiropractor living on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
In 1997 and 1998, the manufacturer's Web site stated:
The Q-RAY bracelet is designed to achieve many of the same goals as traditional Chinese acupuncture. Acupuncture was developed to balance the body's Yin (negative ions) and Yang (positive ions), the two inseparable, complementary energies that permanently circulate in the human body. When these energies become unbalanced, the body's functioning is thought to be altered—which can be at least very annoying and at worst debilitating, depending on the size and nature of the energy imbalance. Oriental medicine, through acupuncture, is believed to regulate these two energies, discharging from the body excess positive ions and providing access to blocked negative ions, by stimulating meridian acupuncture points.
In the human body, which is electromagnetic by nature, biomagnetic alpha and beta waves circulate throughout the vital centers. When the flow is cut off and these alpha and beta waves become stagnant in one particular area of the body, bioelectrical alterations and ionic imbalances can result. Designed by Dr. Polo with polarized multi-metallic metals, the Q-RAY bracelet's circular form and spherical terminals offer low resistance to the bioelectrical conductibility of the alpha and beta waves, facilitating the discharge of excess positive ions or static electricity. Excess of positive ions is associated with poor nutrition, incorrect breathing, sedentary life style, and the use of electrical instruments or exposure to EMF (Electronic Magnetic Field). Loss of negative ions is associated with symptoms such as anxiety, stress, fear, hatred, and physical exhaustion.
The Q-RAY bracelet's effectiveness is grounded in the phenomenon of radioelectrical "Resonance." balancing of positive and negative ions within the human body. Because of its unique characteristics and specialized configuration, the bracelet is considered to be an excellent Resonator of electromagnetic waves. The first investigations into the science behind the Resonator were initiated by Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. The Resonator designed by Hertz consisted of a metal spiral with a condenser on each end. Building on the works of Faraday and Maxwell, Hertz determined the precise longitudes of electromagnetic waves. It is not known whether Hertz investigated the applications of the Resonator on the human body. Manuel L. Polo, however, focused on improving human life through the proper balancing of positive and negative ions within the human body [1].
For several years, QT, Inc., claimed that its bracelets could restore health, relieve cancer pain, improve muscle flexibility, improve sports performance, restore energy, and provide other health benefits. It was also claimed to "energize your whole body instantly. In 2000, an infomercial stated: "When you have a severe injury or a chronic injury or a chronic problem like arthritis, you have build-up of positive ions, wherever that is you are going to have pain. In order to remove this pain, Q-Ray bracelet rips it right out of the body!"
In December 2000, its Web site stated:
Q-Ray ionized bracelet regulates the imbalance of both positive and negative ions in your body the Natural Way.
Our bodies run on electrical energy. It is this electrical current that moves through our nervous system and controls every aspect of our body. As long as this flow of energy remains unimpeded, it is believed that we remain physically and mentally balanced and therefore, in good health. In order for the electrical energy to flow normally the negative and positive ions, the yin and yang, must be balanced. Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet is engineered to discharge positive Ions and restore the Ying-Yang balance.
When injury or chronic conditions impede this flow, the body can begin to generate an overabundance of positive ions which offsets the balance of our electrical system.
Studies have shown that naturally, increased strength, restored energy, better endurance, and a greater sense of health and well-being [2].
The above descriptions of bodily electrical energy flow are nonsense. Ions exist in solution throughout the body. There is no such thing as an "ionized bracelet," because solid objects are not ionized. There is no such thing as an ionic imbalance of the body, and no scientifically recognized connection between allegedly "ionized" objects and pain relief. Furthermore, the Q-Ray bracelet has no power source. So even if "ionic imbalance" could exist, the claim that the Q-Ray could influence the body's "electrical energy" supply is preposterous.
|QT, Inc., claims that its bracelets can be tested by testing finger strength before and after wearing one. While the person being tested holds his or her right thumb and forefinger together, in another person applies steady pressure to pull them apart. Then the object or substance being tested in placed in contact with the subject's body and the test is repeated. If the finger's are harder to pull apart during the second test, whatever has been applied is said to have been working. This test, called the O-Ring test or the Omura test, is said to have been devised during the 1970s by a Japanese doctor named Yoshiaki Omura. Proponents claim that it works through changes in "electronic energy." [3] However, the most likely explanation is either that the tester varies the force or the subject gets "weaker" or "stronger" in response to suggestion.
In 2002, researchers from the Mayo Clinic published the results of a 4-week study involving 710 participants who wore either a Q-Ray bracelet (said to be "ionized") or an identical-looking placebo bracelet (said to be "non-ionized"). Subjective improvement in pain scores was equivalent in both groups [4], which indicates that the bracelet exerted no special effect.
Consumer Protection Actions
In 2000, the Consumer Justice Center sued QT, Inc., and its owners for false advertising [5]. The suit was settled with a nondisclosure agreement. I provided an expert declaration in the case but do not know the settlement terms. However, it is safe to assume that the settlement agreement included payment and a pledge to stop making most of the claims that the suit challenged. A class-action suit is pending [6], and a false advertising suit is pending against the marketers of a similar device called the Balance Bracelet [7].
In June 2003, the FTC charged QT, Inc, Q-Ray Company, Bio-Metal, Inc., and their principals, Que Te (Andrew) Park and Jung Joo Park, with false advertising, and the federal district court in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order freezing their assets and prohibiting further use of misleading claims [8].
In May 2004, the FTC filed a similar suit against Balance Bracelet marketers Media Maverick, Inc., of San Luis Obispo, California, and its officers Mark Jones and Charles Cody [9]. Among other things, the company's Web site had claimed:
The Balance Bracelet is designed to aid the body in helping itself through electro-polarization. This helps the body return to its normal ionic balance. The Balance Bracelet acts on the body absorbing the static electricity that causes changes in different parts of the body.
In September 2006, the Chicago court sided with the FTC and ordered Que Te Park and his companies to turn over $22.5 million in net profits and provide up to $64.5 million more in refunds to consumers who had bought the bracelets [11]. During the trial, Park testified that he could not define the term "ionization" but picked it because it was simple and easy to remember. The court concluded that his testimony on ionization was "contradictory and full of obfuscation" and that "he is a clever marketer but a poor witness." Park also acknowledged that QT had at least a 25% refund rate from dissatisfied customers (more than 100,000 people) [12]. In January 2008, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court in an opinion which stated that the marketers had "made statements about Q-Rays, ionization, and bio-energy that they knew to be poppycock." [13] Curiously, when the Chicago Tribune reported this decision on its Web site, the page had Google ad links to five Web sites that marketed Q-Ray bracelets.
The Bottom Line
The Q-Ray bracelet is a line of costume jewelry that has been claimed to relieve pain and to provide various health benefits. It is claimed to work by balancing "energy" that cannot be measured with scientific instrumentation. Its supposed mechanism of "ionic" action is preposterous. The only published scientific study of the device found that it had no special effect against pain. Its marketing claims were greatly toned down by a private consumer protection lawsuit filed in California, but I believe that the manufacturer still exaggerates what the bracelet can do. The Balance Bracelet has been marketed with claims that were equally false.
- About Q-Ray/Bio-Ray. QT, Inc, Web site, archived Dec 22, 1997.
- About Q-Ray. QT, Inc, Web site, archived Dec 8, 2000.
- Yamamoto S. The formation and basis of the bi-digital O-Ring test. Feb 26, 2002.
- Bratton RL and others. Effect of "ionized" wrist bracelets on musculoskeletal pain: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 77:1164-1168, 2002.
- Consumer Justice Center v Q.T., Inc., Andrew Park, Jung Joo Park, Que Te Park, Lizz Ciprian, and Does 1-100.
- Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange, Central Justice Center, Case No. 00CC14710, Filed Dec 7, 2000.
- John Gardner v QT Inc. and Does 1-50. Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, North County Branch. Case No. GIN026037. Amended complaint filed Jan 13, 2003.
- William Pate v Media Maverick, Mark Jobes, and Does 1-100. 50. Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange, Central Judicial District. Case No. 03CC05796, Filed April 21, 2003.
- Marketers of Q-Ray ionized bracelet charged by FTC: FTC seeks to halt deceptive pain relief claims and provide consumer refunds. FTC news release, June 2, 2003.
- FTC Challenges claims that the "Balance Bracelet" relieves pain. FTC news release, May 18, 2004.
- Court rules in FTC's favor in Q-Ray bracelet case; orders defendants to pay up to $87 million. FTC news release, Sept 20, 2006.
- Denlow M. Memorandum opinion and order. FTC v QT, Inc, Q-Ray Company, Biometal, Inc., Que Te Park, a.k.a. Andrew Q. Park, and Jung Joo Park. U.S. District Court for the Northern Division of Illinois, Eastern Division, Case No. 1:03-cv-03578, Filed Sept 8, 2006.
- Easterbrook, Bauer and Williams. Opinion. FTC v QT, Inc, Q-Ray Company, Bio-Metal, Inc., and Que Te Park. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case No. 07-1662, Decided Jan 3, 2008.
This article was revised on January 6, 2008.


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Lesch return helps lift Staples by Ludlowe
The Staples boys lacrosse team, which has struggled to score goals on a consistent basis this season, appears to finally have found the key to unlock its offensive game.
Senior midfielder Patrick Lesch, who hadn't played in a regular season game since 2012 before this week, recently returned to the lineup and provided an offensive boost to a team with few issues on the other end of the field.
Lesch fired a hat trick in the fourth quarter as the Wreckers used another strong defensive effort to down Fairfield Ludlowe 9-4 on Saturday at Taft Field in Fairfield.
"It's great for Patrick Lesch, that's what's important," Staples coach Paul McNulty said. "He finally gets to play and he's made us a completely different team. He can complement Will (Johnson) and Michael (Reale) and the other attack players."
Lesch also scored three goals in a 9-8 win over Wilton on Thursday. Johnson and Connor Chamberlin each scored twice for the Wreckers Saturday.
Cole Gendels made 12 saves in the cage for Staples (8-4, 6-2). The Wreckers backline dominated for four quarters and never allowed Ludlowe the chance to generate any offensive rhythm. Staples has held its opponent to five goals or less six times in 12 games this season.
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"(Gendels) has been coming up big like that all year," McNulty said. "The defense; there's been a lot of games under four or five goals. Cole and the defense have won all of our games this year."
Tyler Katz scored with 9:39 left in the fourth quarter to pull the Falcons within 6-4 before Lesch took over. The senior scored the final three goals of the game, including finishing off a 2-on-1 move with 3:57 left in the game to increase the lead to 9-4.
"(Staples) is an excellent FCIAC team and they have the record they have for a reason," Falcons coach Chris Parisi said. "They're just very good; (Gendels) stuffed us in the second half tremendously. We had our looks we didn't put away."
Matt Doyle and Lorin Tobey scored first half goals to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead. The Wreckers went nearly 20 minutes without scoring in the first half before Will Johnson scored two goals in 10 seconds late in the second quarter to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead.
"We kind of bloodied (the Wreckers) noses in the first half and their offense was feeling the heat," Parisi said. "In the second half they kicked it into high gear. Coach McNulty makes great adjustments."
The Falcons, who have just six seniors, dropped to 5-7 with the loss and needs wins in three of their final four games to qualify for the state tournament.
"We're young; there is `young bloods' written on the back of our helmets this year for a reason," Parisi said. "We're bringing back just about everyone next year. It's going to take us 10 months to get back to this caliber of play."
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Staples 9, Ludlowe 4
Records: Ludlowe 5-7, 2-6 FCIAC; Staples 8-4, 6-2.
Scoring: L--Graham Browne 1a; Trevor Demilt 1g; Lorin Tobey 1g; Matt Doyle 1g; Jack Dailey 1a; Tyler Katz 1g; Joseph Casucci 1a. S--Will Johnson 2g; Patrick Lesch 3g Connor Chamberlin 2g; Ross Goldberg 1a; Jon Pacilio 1g; Teddy Coogan 1a; Jack Greenwald 1g; Michael Reale 2a. Goalies: L--John Carey (8 saves); S--Cole Gendels (12). Shots: L--20; S--19.


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