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Chinese GP 2014
Sunday Team Quotes
Red Bull-Renault
Sebastian Vettel (4th): "After the last stop, the team told me there was quite a big gap to the cars ahead, but also a big gap behind, so we thought we should go for it in the closing stages. When I came on to the long straight and saw Lewis at the other end turning into the hair pin I thought 'well, that's a bit too far', but obviously we had much more speed on the fresher tyres. It was a little bit disappointing to lose out by such a tiny bit; a few corners more and we could have tried something. Nonetheless, our strategy seemed to work today. We knew it would be difficult and that it was crucial to get clean laps, but we didn't in the first stint. I was faster than Nico (Hulkenberg) but if you follow another car you lean on your front tyres too much and it was hard to find the right compromise, but overall we can be happy."
Mark Webber (DNF, Wheel): "The start of the race was going okay; we elected to get rid of the soft tyre quite quickly and then came back through the field pretty well. Regarding the incident with Jean-Eric, I was coming from a reasonable distance behind, Jean-Eric was really wide, but when we came close to the apex he wanted to hit it, which he is entitled to do, but by then I was committed to the inside and the incident happened. It was a couple of laps before our pit stop window, so I had to come in early. The guys thought the tyre was fixed when we left the stop, but it came off on the out lap. We have had a few problems this weekend; I think we could have done something from our start position today, but it wasn't meant to be."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "Having opted to start the race on the prime tyre, it was always going to be a different race for us compared to the cars ahead of Sebastian. Unfortunately in the first stint, after Sebastian had passed Jenson, Hulkenberg managed to pass both Jenson and Sebastian in the DRS zone, which cost us quite a bit of time. Arguably the time lost then hurt Sebastian at the end of the race - and otherwise I am sure he would have been on the podium. But, nonetheless he drove a very strong race, managing his pace and tyres very well to come extremely close to taking the final podium place on the final lap. With Mark, having taken the opportunity to change the car significantly overnight and starting from the pit lame, we elected to stop on the first lap, change his soft tyres for the hard ones, and put him into clear air. His pace thereafter was excellent, he was coming back through the field extremely well, but unfortunately an incident with Jean-Eric Vergne caused front wing damage and a puncture. After changing the nose and all four tyres, Mark reported a problem with the right rear on the out lap, which had certainly left the pit lane fully torqued up. The right rear then came detached from the car and caused Mark to retire. Until we get the car back, it's not possible to yet conclude the exact cause."
Thierry Salvi, Renault: "Shanghai is a tough circuit for the engine, with it getting a full work out on all levels with the combination of straights and low speed corners. Although the result is not ultimately what we would have hoped for coming into the weekend, finishing under half a second from the podium, with the starting positions we had, has to be positive."
Fernando Alonso (1st): "It couldn't have gone better than this today! I hadn't won since Germany and this has a special feeling because it was a tricky race full of action. Along with the second place I got in Australia, this result shows that the car is competitive and that we are working in the right direction to always be in the fight for the podium. For that, I have to thank the team for the huge efforts it has made both here and back in the factory. They have worked so hard to put me in this position from which I can fight with the others on equal terms. We had a good feeling all through the weekend and qualifying third gave us the possibility of fighting for the top places. On top of that, maybe we were owed some good luck. Along with that all the important factors worked perfectly, such as set-up, strategy, calling the pit stops and the stops themselves. All together it produced a win that wasn't easy at the end of a race in which we made the most of our pace and did a good job of managing the tyres, which was definitely the most dangerous aspect. With no one dominating the Championship, it makes it extremely interesting, even if we are aware this is only the third race. We are under no illusions and we must continue to concentrate and do all we can to improve still further."
Felipe Massa (6th): "It's difficult to understand exactly what happened today, because the start went very well. I was immediately quick and the car was working perfectly. At the first stop, I fitted the Medium tyres and after a few laps I began to suffer with graining on the front. That meant I lost ground to other cars and it was probably down to a problem linked to the track conditions and my driving style. All weekend, I haven't felt comfortable with these tyres and in the race, any attempts I made to save them was useless. But for this problem, I would certainly have been in the fight for the podium, but I am still confident because, all the same, I was able to bring home a good points haul which is important in a season that has only just begun."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "I am pleased with the result for the team as a whole today and clearly with winning a race that looked like being a difficult one from many points of view, starting with tyre management. After what happened in Malaysia, I am particularly happy to see Fernando on the top step of the podium, because it's the best possible turnaround and it's down to a great job from the guys here at the track and in Maranello. However, I am sorry for Felipe who, because of graining, was unable to make the most of his potential, nor to secure the result he could have aimed for after his great start. This is only the third race and in a few days we will already be back on track to take on another challenge in Bahrain. In this first part of the championship it is harder than ever to come up with an accurate evaluation of the hierarchy in the field: between qualifying and the race we have seen contrasting performances for some teams and therefore we must concentrate very hard on improving the car over the single lap in qualifying, while maintaining the performance level we have seen over the long runs."
Pat Fry: "The great start from both cars was certainly the best way to begin the race. We knew the Mercedes would have a slightly higher degradation than us and the double overtaking move on Hamilton at the start of Lap 5 meant we got into the lead immediately. We also knew that we would rejoin in traffic after the first pit stop, without knowing if we would have been able to overtake the cars that were on the Medium: the move paid off for Fernando with his stop on the sixth lap, while for Felipe, who pitted on lap 7, it was more difficult, especially as he had some graining which meant he was not able to finish any higher. Overall, the F138 showed that it has a good pace and we can take satisfaction from that. Now we must immediately turn the page and concentrate on the race coming up in Bahrain. We are absolutely aware that we still have a lot of work to do on qualifying performance if we want to make the most of our race pace."
Luca di Montezemolo: "I was very confident going into this race and today I am very happy, especially for Domenicali and for everyone in the Scuderia who has worked so hard and so well at the track and in Maranello, as they really deserve this victory. Fernando Alonso drove a great race and Felipe Massa brought home points that are important in the Constructors' classification. Winning in China is very satisfying for Ferrari and it is also a source of great pride in Italian technology. Now we go on, but with our feet firmly on the ground. A thank you to the fans: it was very nice to see so many Ferrari flags in the Shanghai grandstands and to feel so much enthusiasm here in Italy."
Jenson Button (5th): "I'm very happy to have finished fifth today - and the team should be too. The race was always going to be tricky: we weren't quick enough to adopt the same strategy as the others, so we had to run longer than the rest and make two pitstops, rather than three. For us, a two-stopper was the fastest way to the end of the race. It meant I had to let others past me and protect the tyres. If we couldn't run to our target lap, it would've destroyed our race. I had to cruise when I'd normally fight the others. It's not the most exciting way to go racing, but we got 10 points today because we did it. We know we still have a lot of work to do to challenge at the front, but we can take a lot of positives away from this weekend."
Sergio Perez (11th): "This was a difficult afternoon for me - there's a lot for us to analyse, and a lot to learn. It wasn't my best weekend in terms of pace, so there's some work to do. Congratulation to Jenson - he drove a fantastic race today. He found a better rhythm and really made the strategy work. I couldn't find a flow throughout the whole race and was struggling with the car. I had a reasonably good first stint and thought we could achieve a good result with the strategy, but then we encountered degradation with the tyres and that compromised our pace. We still don't have the speed in the car, but it's been a useful learning weekend for the whole team, we got some useful points on the board, and we head to the next race with a clearer idea of just what we can do."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "Jenson drove a brilliantly executed race. He was extremely controlled throughout, completely understood the requirements of the strategists, and withstood the temptation to push when the right thing to do was conserve the tyres. Obviously the team had decided to opt for a two-stop strategy - a call that gave both drivers some work to do in the race. They each had to drive in a very controlled way, look after their tyres, and be mindful that the result would be determined at flag-fall, not before. That requires a lot of discipline. The fact that we're not yet in a position to realistically finish higher than fifth further highlighted the brilliance of Jenson's drive. It was a long hard race for Sergio today. Starting from 12th, the strategy didn't quite work as well for him, but he did a great job today. He's still learning, and he'll take a lot away from this weekend - all of which will make him come back stronger for the next race in a week's time."
Kimi Raikkonen (2nd): "Second wasn't quite what we wanted, but in the circumstances it was the best that we could manage today. I'm not 100% happy because we didn't win, but it is what it is and second place is a good result after a bad start and the incident with Sergio [Perez]. It was quite difficult out there; obviously the car is not designed like that otherwise we would use it all the time, but I was surprised how good it was still. Of course there were some handling issues which was not ideal, but we just had to try to live with it and we still had pretty okay speed."
Romain Grosjean (9th): "It was a long, tough race and again we not able to make it work quite as well as we wanted. I'm definitely not happy with ninth place; we started P6 and thought we had a good chance to end up within the top five, but unfortunately we could not manage it. I did as much as I could, but I couldn't get the performance I wanted and being in traffic of course affects this. It was good to score some points for the team, but I want more in Bahrain for sure."
Eric Boullier, Team Principal: "It's a good result for the team today. Kimi showed once more why he's one of the very best drivers in the world by being one of the fastest on track despite sustaining damage to his car. As a team we were able to give him a good strategy allowing us to beat Lewis [Hamilton] and Mercedes in a close battle. Romain had a more difficult day, but he scored points in another race which is positive and we feel he's reached a turning point now where things will start coming together. Without the poor start and without the incident for Kimi then we definitely would have fought for a win today."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer: "It was an eventful race and good fun too. We had an interesting start with Kimi dropping back, but once we got onto the prime tyres things went pretty smoothly. There was no way we could get past Lewis on track; even though we had very similar pace and were even perhaps quicker than him. This meant we had to achieve it during the pit stops which worked perfectly. Kimi lost quite a bit of downforce with his front wing damage, otherwise he should have been able to challenge Fernando [Alonso] for the lead. We lost around 0.25 seconds per lap due to the damage to Kimi's car. It was a more difficult day for Romain who was struggling a little bit with his tyres, but overall for the team we had both cars in the points which is great."
Riccardo Penteado, Engine Support Leader: "A very positive result today for Kimi that gives important points for both championships. Tyre usage and degradation has once again proved to be the story of the weekend, and an area we have worked particularly hard on to deliver power smoothly with little wheelspin so the tyre life is extended as much as possible. This year's racing is closer than ever so we'll keep pushing in Bahrain to maximize every area we can and stay to the front of the field."
Mercedes GP
Lewis Hamilton (3rd): "It was a good race for me today and whilst I would have loved the win, I'm really happy with third place and being on the podium for the second race in a row. Fernando and Kimi were just a little bit too fast for us during the race and my tyres were shot at the end trying to keep ahead of Sebastian. I could see his car getting bigger and bigger in my mirrors so it was nice to be able to hang on for the third place. The guys did a great job this weekend to get us where we were; on pole and finishing third. We got the absolute most out of the car we had and that's very satisfying. We're not quite there yet in terms of overall pace but everyone is working so hard and I know we can do it."
Nico Rosberg (DNF, Suspension): "The race was tough for me today and with my set-up I had an unexpected level of understeer which made it difficult to drive. After my second pit stop, the feeling got worse and I had one front wheel in the air during the corners. The rear anti-roll bar, which influences the balance of the car, had broken so unfortunately we had to retire the car. It's a shame and I've had a difficult start to the season with two DNFs. But it's good to have the next race in just seven days time so hopefully we can put this result behind us with a strong weekend in Bahrain. It was great for the team to get another podium today."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "We didn't quite enjoy the balance with the car today that we were expecting. Clearly the track had moved away from us and perhaps more towards one or two other teams. Certainly we didn't have as good a balance in the race as we had on Friday. With Lewis, we did the best we could with the car we had today and he drove extremely well. We needed to keep the stints as evenly balanced as possible to make sure we had adequate tyre life, however, even with that, it became very close with Sebastian at the end. Nico was running with the same issues a few places back when a problem with the rear anti-roll bar meant we had to stop the car. Overall we can be confident that we've made another step forward this weekend, and the fact that we're all a little disappointed with third is a measure of the ambition and expectations of the team."
Toto Wolff, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Well done to Lewis for the second podium finish in the last two races. He drove a very good race, just fending off Sebastian who had reeled him in on his option tyres over the last five laps. Starting from pole obviously raises expectations, however we knew that tyre management would be very critical for us today. During practice and qualifying, the track conditions suited us better than in the race today and, as a result, the balance of the car changed and wasn't as good for both drivers. Unfortunately Nico had to retire from the race on lap 21 with a broken anti-roll bar and we will analyse the reason for this. We will work hard to make sure that technical problems like the ones Nico experienced do not happen again so that both drivers can score points in the Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend."
Nico Hulkenberg (10th): "It was quite a mixed race with mixed emotions. It was obviously very nice to be leading again, and to be at the front battling with the top teams. I had a reasonable start and some nice battles in the first couple of laps. I was able to gain some positions, but, somehow, towards the end of the race, we were losing or lacking a little bit of pace. Once you are in the lead or second you understandably hope for more. Nevertheless, it might not have been the true picture, as we were racing out of sequence with other people who were starting on soft tyres. But anyway, it was quite a good race. I don't think the two issues I had in pit lane made a difference between winning or losing."/p>
Esteban Gurierrez (DNF, Accident): "First of all, I had a good start, and a good first lap. At that point in the race when the accident happened, we had a reasonable speed and were able to keep the pace in order to stay with the group in front. Right before going into the long straight I had Checo (Perez) fighting behind me, and I approached the corner too fast. I was braking at the same place where I usually brake, however, didn't anticipate the loss of downforce and the amount of speed I had. I tried my best to stop, but didn't succeed. It was definitely my fault, and I apologise to Adrian (Sutil) and to his team. It's not a good feeling to finish a race like this, but we have something to encourage us to keep going and to keep pushing. We had a good pace, and let's keep moving forward."
Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "We are somewhat disappointed with the result, because, based on how the race went for Nico, we feel we could have achieved more. We have to investigate why the performance was not as expected in the final stint. Concerning Esteban, he made a very good start. Unfortunately he lost control of the car under braking which finished his race. So he lost the opportunities which for sure he would have had during the race. For us as a team it's important to see that the technical measures we have taken for this race are right, and we have to continue working in that direction."
Tom McCullough, Head of Track Engineering: "After a strong first lap, Esteban's race ended on lap five. Nico's pace in the first three stints looked strong. In the final stint we were not as quick as we wanted to be, and ultimately P10 is where we ended up. We need to review the causes of that once we get the car back. We are looking forward to the race next weekend in Bahrain."
Force India-Mercedes
Paul di Resta (8th): "A good result in the end and a strong recovery after a difficult start to the race. I was battling with Nico [Hulkenberg] on the opening lap, but unfortunately there was some contact with Adrian [Sutil] down at the hairpin, which put me on the grass and set us back three or four places. After that I was stuck in the pack, my tyres were graining, and I couldn't really make much progress. It wasn't until the third stint that I was in some clean air and the pace of the car was very strong. I was pushing all the way and I knew it would be very close after the final stop with Grosjean and Hulkenberg. But the pit crew did a top job; they kept their nerve and we managed to stay ahead of both of them. If everything had gone to plan I'm sure we could have done an even better job, but it's good to pick up more points and to see our race pace right up there once again."
Adrian Sutil (DNF, Damage): "A very disappointing day for me. Things were going well in the opening laps and then under braking for the final hairpin I got hit from behind as I turned into the corner. I guess Gutierrez missed his braking point and had nowhere to go but into the back of my car. My rear wing was broken and there was no option but to stop. It's always a shame not to finish a race and I had a good chance of scoring more points today. I was on the soft tyre and the strategy looked to be shaping up well."
Robert Fernley, Deputy Team Principal: "It's the first time we've scored points in China so it's good to get that monkey off our back and see Paul demonstrate the inherent pace of our car. He was boxed in the pack early on, but the strategy came back to us at the end of the race as Paul put in a fantastic third stint on the medium tyres. We left it until the last couple of laps to fit the soft tyres, but Paul had done enough in the clean air to keep Grosjean and Hulkenberg behind him. Credit should also go to the pit crew who were exceptional today with some very rapid stops, especially the final one. On the other side of the garage Adrian was the innocent victim of Gutierrez's mistake. There was nothing Adrian could have done to avoid it but it certainly cost us a good chance of getting two cars in the points."
Valtteri Bottas (13th): "The team did a good job with the strategy today and we made the most out of what we had. I think it was the best race I have done this season but we need to find more pace to get closer to the front. I knew it was going to be close with Pastor at the end, so I was pushing hard in my final stint on the medium tyres. I was then right behind him on the faster option tyres and so able to make a move on the penultimate lap. It was a nice end to the race but we still need to improve so we can race for points."
Pastor Maldonado (14th): "It was a difficult race from the beginning. We lost a lot of time on the option tyres in the first stint and we just didn't have the pace. We didn't have a chance to fight for any higher positions and we know we are still far away from where we want to be, but we will keep our focus on improving."
Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: "We planned to do three stops with both cars today but decided to run one car on the option to start and one to finish, as our main race tyre was the prime medium tyre. We knew that both strategies, if the drivers weren't caught in traffic, would be very similar as seen by ours cars finishing just 1.6 seconds apart at the end. The option tyres were much quicker at the end so Valtteri made a clean move to finish ahead. We got the maximum we could out of the FW35 today, but we know we still need to find more performance, and we will be focusing on this for the next few races."
Laurent Debout, Renault: "It's clear we were not where we would like to be today. Bahrain is a different type of track with lots of different speed corners that should play to the strengths of the Renault RS27 engine so we will work with the guys in Grove to get back to full form as soon as we can."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Daniel Ricciardo (7th): "I am really pleased to score my first points of the season and to confirm the qualifying performance. After yesterday afternoon I kept calm, knowing the real work would begin today. The last time I qualified this well was sixth in Bahrain last year and then I failed to score, so today, I really wanted to show people what I could do, so it's great for me to have had a great race but it's especially good for the team, who have worked so hard for this. Of course, the early pit stop to change the nose affected our plans and towards the end, Massa's Ferrari was looking bigger and bigger ahead of me! So yes, maybe I could have done even better, but for now I'll settle for this seventh place. From the start of the season, we have had many changes in terms of personnel and it takes a while for that to gel and this weekend, it felt like everything clicked into place, after the first two race weekends were a bit up and down, but now I expect us to continue getting stronger from here on."
Jean-Eric Vergne (12th): "I think Mark could not have got through from where he tried and I'm not even sure if he was trying to pass me. Certainly I didn't even know he was there. Unfortunately, the impact put me into a spin and the incident damaged my floor. From then I lost a lot of downforce. It was not a good race from then on, having lost a lot of time and having to drive a damaged car. It's not been a good weekend, as I did not have a smooth time of it from the start. However, as I said yesterday, the pace of the car has improved in the break since Malaysia, as could be seen from what Daniel was able to do today. Therefore I am now looking forward to Bahrain with a positive outlook."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "It was a very interesting race which saw Daniel Ricciardo start from seventh and take the chequered flag in the same position. This encouraging result was built on his good performance in yesterday's qualifying. Unfortunately, on lap 4, Daniel was involved in a collision with Rosberg and he had to pit earlier than planned as there was damage to the left front wing end plate. The pit crew did a good job, changing the nose and tyres in 7.2 seconds, which is quite quick. From then on, he produced a very good race, with plenty of overtaking manoeuvres. It was unfortunate that Jean-Eric Vergne was involved in an early collision with Webber's Red Bull, especially as it's a particular shame when this happens within the Red Bull "family." All weekend long, the car performed well, with the upgrades we brought here delivering the results we had hoped for and the team also did a good job. Today's points mean we move up to seventh in the Constructors' classification, 7 points behind the sixth placed team. Now there are just a few days until we race again in Bahrain and the plan is to keep this momentum going so that we can bring home more points before starting the European part of the season."
Charles Pic (16th): "For me that was a good race, almost as good as we could have hoped for with our current performance levels and run to a good race strategy. The car felt good right from the start - the setup we went for worked well and I had a decent start on the soft tyres and came in just as they were starting to degrade heavily, came out ahead of Bianchi and for two thirds of the race I was pretty comfortably holding 15th place. Unfortunately on my third stop I came out in 16th and didn't quite have enough pace to fight so I finished in 16th, but the fact we were able to keep pace with the Marussia for the whole race and at some points be just out of reach of a Williams is very encouraging for the future. Now we go straight to Bahrain where we hope things will become interesting."
Giedo van der Garde (18th): "That really wasn't a good race for me. I had another very strong start, passing three cars, but almost from the moment the first set of softs started going off I couldn't find any real pace and was struggling for the whole race. After a good Friday it's been a pretty tough weekend for me, but I'm a very positive person and this is all part of the learning curve I knew I'd have for the early season races and I know I have the team on my side to help me progress. We have the chance straight away to get back to the sort of performance we want in Bahrain so we'll look at what we can learn from here and move on to the next race where I'm sure things will improve."
Jules Bianchi (15th): "I am very happy to finish in 15th place today, but it was a tough race and to be honest I was happy to see the chequered flag after quite a difficult final stint holding onto the tyres. I got a good start and held position for quite a while before Pic was able to get ahead when we ran a slightly longer first stint. I spent the next two stints making up the time before retaking track position at the third round of pitstops. After that I was running with Maldonado and it was encouraging that I was able to maintain the gap to him for quite some time. Towards the end of the race though I had to focus on the tyre management more while ensuring that I kept the gap to Pic behind me. Those final laps seemed to last for an eternity but we got the right result in the end. Overall it was an enjoyable race - certainly my most challenging yet - and I think we have all learned even more about the tyres today. I think we have made another good step and it will be important to maintain this in Bahrain before we can then switch focus to what we will bring for Europe."
Max Chilton (17th): "Again, I think we have good reason to focus on the positives today as the race went well for me and the car felt good. I'm pleased that we end our time in China on a stronger note after a few challenges along the way. I didn't get the best start but things improved through the race and that was reflected in my lap time relative to Van Der Garde. So looking at what has been a good race and also the signs from Free Practice earlier in the weekend, it's all starting to come together I think. Importantly, we brought home another good combined result for the Team and demonstrated that we can understand and respond to issues quickly to achieve the right outcome. I hope that we will have an easier time of it in Bahrain so I can make another positive start to the weekend and then have the opportunity to maintain that momentum."
John Booth, Team Principal: "We predicted a challenging race today and it certainly did keep the engineers on their toes and the drivers very keenly focused on what they needed to do to look after the tyres. Both Jules and Max did a great job to keep their heads down and drive very strong races, putting up a good fight with the cars around them when they needed to, whilst also keeping one eye on the big picture to ensure the right outcome. In the early part of the race we had to change our strategy slightly by extending our first stint and this allowed Caterham to get ahead when they stopped before us, but we made up that time over the course of the race and regained position. Overall, another good result for the Team and our third two car finish in as many races. The weekend has not been without its difficulties, particularly for Max, but all credit to him for maintaining his characteristically mature and positive demeanour throughout to help us overcome those problems and get ourselves back on track. A short gap before we do it all over again in Bahrain in just seven days' time, when I hope we will achieve an equally positive outcome but with a little less pain along the way."


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ATLANTA (CNN) -- Daniel Guadalupe stared at the passport application in front of him, dumbfounded.
His problem was not the questions asked, but the language they were written in.
"I don't speak Spanish very well," he said as he struggled to fill out the Mexican government form. "I'll have to call my mom."
The 18-year-old is one of more than a million people that U.S. officials estimate could benefit from the Obama administration's deferred deportation program aimed at illegal immigrants younger than 30 who came to the United States before the age of 16.
Details about how immigrants can apply for the program, which administration officials announced last month, have not been released. But already young people are flooding Mexican consular offices around the United States, trying to get the citizenship documents they'll need from their home country in order to ask for a reprieve from U.S. immigration officials.
This week, Guadalupe waited in a long line at the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta before a clerk took his fingerprints, reviewed his documents and helped him fill out the passport form in a language he sometimes struggles to understand.
The high school senior was born in Mexico but brought illegally to the United States when he was 8 years old.
Most of the people he hangs out with speak English, the teen said, and he only speaks Spanish with his parents.
Getting a passport from a country he barely remembers is the first step to get into college, Guadalupe said. He hopes to study music somewhere in Georgia, the state where he's lived since arriving in the United States.
"I feel like I need this opportunity to become a U.S. citizen," he said.
But first, he must prove he is a Mexican.
The process is not always simple for young immigrants in the United States who don't have birth certificates or passports handy, said Abigail Calleja, consul for protection at the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta.
Some of the hundreds of children who have lined up at the consulate over the past few weeks have no idea where their father is, Calleja said -- a problem because Mexican law requires kids under 18 to have the signature and fingerprints from both parents.
"But let me assure you that nobody will lose (his or her) chance to apply for the program because of a passport. We will do what we need to help these kids," she said.
Mexican officials at consulates nationwide are preparing to help those who would qualify for the new U.S. program.
"We are asking them to stay alert to our websites and other places where official information is issued," she said.
All 50 consular offices in the United States have organized information sessions on the issue, and consular officials are also carefully reviewing documents to avoid fraudulent applications, she said.
The Obama administration's shift last month on the politically volatile issue of immigration policy prompted immediate praise from Latino leaders who have criticized Congress and the White House for inaction, while Republicans reacted with outrage, saying the move amounts to amnesty and usurps congressional authority.
Under the new policy, people younger than 30 who came to the United States before the age of 16, pose no criminal or security threat, and were successful students or served in the military can get a two-year deferral from deportation, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said last month. It also will allow those meeting the requirements to apply for work permits, Napolitano said, adding that participants must be in the United States now and be able to prove they have been living in the country continuously for at least five years.
Up to 1.2 million illegal immigrants could benefit from the program, according to U.S. government estimates.
More than 58% of the estimated 11.2 million illegal immigrants in the United States are Mexican, the Pew Hispanic Center said last year.
Calleja said she did not know how many Mexican citizens would require consular services associated with the new U.S. program. But those who qualify can come to the consulate without an appointment, receive assistance and have their request prioritized, she said.
This week, Karina Vasquez and her brother came to the Atlanta consulate to start processing their paperwork so they can apply for the U.S. deferral program.
"It will allow me to go to college, to get a job and feel safe here," the 18-year-old said as she waited in line to get her picture taken.
Her mother, Rocio Medina, said she brought her children to the United States 10 years ago to give them a better chance to succeed in life, and to reunite their family.
"Their father was already here and we didn't want to be apart," she said.
Now, Medina said she hopes the U.S. program will not only help her children, but also help lead to a change in her immigration status in the future.
CNN's Tom Cohen contributed to this report.

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Against a backdrop of high unemployment and national anxiety over a weak economy, President Barack Obama will go before a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Thursday to propose a major jobs initiative. President Obama will be seeking cooperation from opposition Republicans in a divided Congress who challenge his economic policies.
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U.S. unemployment remains stubbornly above 9 percent, threatening Obama's reelection chances next year. Among the measures to spur hiring, he is expected to urge extending benefits for the unemployed and propose new tax incentives for small businesses.
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Obama says he hopes to bring Republicans on board with his plan. Political analysts see another purpose - to make Congress shoulder more of the political burden for job creation as well as the weight of responsibility if lawmakers fail to act.
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Republicans continued to assail the president's economic record, one Obama frequently says prevented a second Great Depression after the 2008 financial system collapse.
Mitch McConnell is Republican Party leader in the U.S. Senate:
"The president can attempt to blame our economic problems all he wants on his political adversaries, or his predecessors, or natural disasters," said McConnell. "But at the end of the day, he is the one - as he said himself - who is responsible for what happens on his watch."
Key Democratic Party leaders in Congress, such as Representative Xavier Becerra want Mr. Obama to present the boldest proposals possible.
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Mr. Obama's labor union supporters have made the same appeal to the president, who spoke at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan on Monday.
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On the presidential campaign trail, Republican hopefuls have intensified their attacks on the president, even as they jockey for position in their party's crowded field.
As he presented his 59-point plan to create jobs and grow the economy, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said this about Mr. Obama:
"I'm concerned about middle income Americans - the families all over this country that have really suffered under the Obama economy," said Romney. "He is not a bad guy. He just doesn't have a clue what to do, in part, because he just hasn't ever done it before. And I have."
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It remains to be seen whether a deeply divided Congress that is already facing major decisions before the end of the year on debt and deficit reductions will be able to act on Mr. Obama's new jobs and growth plan.
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As for how Obama expects his proposals can be paid for in the current austere economic environment, indications are that this will involve proposals he made during the difficult negotiations on debt and deficit reduction. These include closing tax loopholes, having higher income Americans pay more taxes, and possibly adjusting major government programs such as Medicare and Social Security.


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Carreon Admits His Original Threat Letter Was A Mistake, But Keeps On Digging Anyway
from the stop-digging,-charles deptAnother day, and still, Charles Carreon keeps digging. In case you just woke up from a coma, here are all the earlier posts on Carreon. The latest is both a bizarre semi-backtrack, as well as another case of him feverishly continuing to dig that Carreon Effect hole deeper and deeper.
The "backtrack" comes to us via Popehat, pointing us to an interview with Carreon in which he admits that the letter he sent to kick off this whole mess... was a mistake. Yes. You read that right:
Ironically, the threat of the first lawsuit [Funnyjunk suing Inman] never materialized. Carreon admits he was misinformed: Before demanding the $20,000, which was based on FunnyJunk's "estimate of advertising losses sustained due to the taint of being accused of engaging in willful copyright infringement," Carreon was told that all Oatmeal comics had been taken off the FunnyJunk site, even though they hadn't. "If I had known... no demand would have gone out," he says.You would think that, upon realizing this -- that the entire premise of his letter which kicked off this entire thing was wrong -- he would think better off pursuing a separate strategy in response to the backlash for what he now admits was in error. But, no. Also, as Ken at Popehat points out, saying these things could be construed as "revealing a confidential attorney-client communication between himself and FunnyJunk in order to make himself look less ridiculous."
And then he continues to dig, dig, dig, dig dig.
You see, in another interview (dude gets around), this time with Ars Technica, Carreon trots out his latest bizarre theory of liability for Matthew Inman. In the lawsuit, he claimed that he thought Inman might keep everything raised above the target goal of $20,000, even though Inman never made any suggestion that was true, and in fact, Inman had said quite clearly (way before Carreon's rampage and lawsuit) that he was going to donate 100% of everything raised to charity. But Carreon says it doesn't matter:
"It sounds like he stands to make $180,000," Carreon said. "He's the authorized agent of IndieGoGo. I know this shit is hard to put together. That's why we hire lawyers, because we read the statute and we take the risk." ("Inman's commitment after the fact is not evidence of his original intention," Carreon clarified later by e-mail).It should be noted, of course, that it does not appear that Carreon has "hired a lawyer" since he filed the case pro se (representing himself). The whole "authorized agent of IndieGogo" thing seems to be an astoundingly weak attempt to twist what IndieGoGo does and what Inman did to fit it under the California law on commercial fundraisers.
But, here's where Carreon goes really far out on a limb. On the very same post where Inman tells everyone that 100% of the money is going to charity, he also points out that he is going to add some other charities to the list. Nearly everyone thinks this is a really good thing. More money going to more charities. Awesome. But, no, not to Carreon. Apparently this is evidence of a nasty "bait & switch"
"Inman's idea to add two more charities is another act that shows the risk of money being raised for one purpose to be diverted to another. For example, I raise money for an Israeli charity to pay for trips to the Holy Land, but then decide that half the money should go to Palestinian orphans, or more disturbingly, to Hezbollah, which also has a charity wing. It's one more reason why IndieGoGo should not contract with agents like Inman who do not know that 'adding charities' to a campaign is obviously 'bait and switch' false advertising."Yeah, because everyone is just so sure that Inman's now going to add two charities that involve speeding up cancer causing agents and killing off bears to counter his original two charities.
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My first choice, when I rag on religion, is Judaism, just because I know it first-hand. Of course, there's always more to learn. Through my current wife, I became aware of what goes on in Jewish enclaves/ghettos (depends on who's herding Jews together, Jews or gentiles) -- the threats, the ostracism, the mind control, the obsession with ritual (these people REALLY observe all the Sabbath and milk/meat separation rules, and it is a major pain in the ass).
I also became aware of sectarian rivalry -- no, make that contempt -- between the two major Jewish gene pools, the Ashkenazic (Eastern Europe/Poland) and the Sephardic (Spain/Muslim world). My wife's family includes rabbis from both. The Sephardic one thinks the Ashkenazic a bunch of dolts who can't read or understand Scripture and commentary properly. I would assume the disdain is mutual. At least they don't blow themselves up.
One Sephardic Jew argued with my wife on Facebook that "Sephardic" does not refer to a "sect" (yes, it does; check the dictionary)...but to a philosophy and a method of reading the holy texts. Oy gevalt, gimme a break. Religious people have to be SO special!
Needless to say, none of these folks would consider my family, with their four-day-a-year observance and opulent bar/bat mitzvahs, to be real Jews. The same for everybody to the left of conservative -- Reform Jews, humanists, Reconstructionists, etc. You don't count. But in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter. If you say you're Jewish, that's enough.
Superstitious remnant
One bit of Jewishness that seems ubiquitous (I have to believe that the Orthodox, with all their superstition, use it) is what jewniverse.com called "the three most important Jewish words." I couldn't wait to see what they were; Judaism is full of Very Important Words. Would they be God, Torah, mitzvah (a good deed?).
No. The three most important words were kein ayin hara, pronounced colloquially "kenna hurra." It is to be uttered right after reporting or remarking on anything positive, e.g., "Your kids are getting so big, kenna hurra."
It's purpose is to ward off the Evil Eye, hard to pin down, but apparently a traditional malevolent force that seeks out good and gleefully balances it with misfortune.
Our language is the product of our history, so it's no surprise that there's so much God-talk. Each atheist has to adapt his/her own strategy, and this has been a fruitful topic at A/N. Along with other substitutions, I advise not shouting God's name at the moment of orgasm, but rather the name of the person who is giving you said orgasm.
Atheists also have to deal with the remnants of superstitious ignorance that still occur in the language. It's amazing (to me) that so many liberal Jews use "kenna hurra." I've even had doctors usher me out of their offices with it.
On the jewniverse site, one article proclaims, with some pride, that the writer and her husband are getting more superstitious, using the phrase more and more (along with the old-country pu-pu-pu spitting gesture). Yeah, well, the older you get, the more uncertain life looks. But that's no reason to fall back on religion. Sorry, but I find it the path of weak people.
Intent of "kenna hurra"
I can understand the desire that another's circumstances go well (or continue to go well). I can understand our powerlessness in the face of chance, and I can understand the need to acknowledge it. And maybe uttering "kenna hurra" says to the listener, "Hey, I'm just as aware as you of the fragility of life."
But I'm all for dropping the superstition. I'll try to come up with alternatives, but for now, I replace the "kenna horra" with an expression of approval ("Your kids are getting so big - that's terrific!").
Of course, I have geography working for me. Here in New Hampshire, nobody says "kenna hurra" to me (so I don't have to be a wiseass and say, "The Evil Eye??? Where???"). And nobody knows what it means.
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Shit, fuck, piss, snots, 21 assholes tied in a knot.
Expletives are often the go-to expressions of anger, not because the speaker is incapable of more measured and thoughtful utterances, but because in anger nothing soothes like an expletive.
Body parts, functions and sexual thoughts embodied in swears are taboo among some for religious reasons, and for the same reason are liberally used among others. There is nothing intrinsically bad about swears.
Racial slurs, on the contrary, are intrinsically bad and meant to disparage at best and degrade, vilify and dehumanize at worst. (Admittedly in context racial slurs can be neutral.)
Thoughtful comments, all. Thanks for contributing. I do agree that ethnic slurs are a special class of expressions with a lot of hatred, contempt, and implications of superiority (this is probably the most provocative part, for those on the receiving end).
Of the many ways in which speakers divide themselves via langauge -- social dialects, local dialects, regional dialects, in-group speech, etc., etc. -- some of the sharpest distinctions are around the use of bodily-function words, from total prohibition at one end (sounds like this is where you are, Joan) to special contexts (if I break something, make a wrong turn, commit any of a dozen errors, "Fuck!" is my preferred expletive), to casual conversation-marker (this one has a wide range of uses, including infixes, e.g., "un-fucklng-believable!"). Individual usage depends on many social, cultural, and religious factors.
Judgements ABOUT words are part and parcel of the word's existence. Linguists oversimplify if they think abouty words only in terms of sound and meaning and ignore social protocols. So no, they're not just words to most people, and this fact is of great interest to the linguist.
As to word origins, this is the kind of question that an hour (or less) of Internet research would reveal. Explanations abound. The real origins of many slurs and much slang (from "thieves' language") is lost in the mists of preliteracy. I don't believe most etymologies - implausible; seen too many counter-examples.
My guess is that one variant of "Negro" became the all purpose pejorative. Lenny Bruce once said that Lyndon Johnson would create unbearabale suspense when he said "nig-" -- because would he finish with "-ger" or "-gra"? Bruce then instructed the Prez. that the correct pronunciations was KNEE-GROW.
Never heard "boy niggles," but the amount of racism once tolerated in this country, from lynching to "nigger"-branded products, was incredible by today's standards.
Just words, the linguist assures us...
I heard schvartzes among jews but agree that there was not the same condescension and privileged class looking down at the riff raff or proudly maintaining the vilification of the non-whites.
Sometimes race track announcers use the expression that a jockey, formerly known as the boy, niggles to his mount for more effort. Never liked that shit one bit.
Any idea, Allen, the origin of nigger and kike?
Taboo words acquire their magical power from different sources - in this case, fear of sex and of The Other. As always, responses are learned and culturally transmitted. There's a journal -- Maledicta, I think -- devoted to the study of these words. The scholars are, of course, not offended.
"Nigger" has been called "radioactive": whites, don't go near it. Very powerful rules governing its use. My parents called them "schvartzes," pronounced "shvahtsas." Ironic, since my mom's maiden name was Schwartz ( = 'swarthy, dark'). The term, again by convention, held only mild condescension, not the venom of "nigger."
But isn't it true Joan that those words are describing or alluding to bodily functions whereas slurs are invidious and loaded?
Hey, nothing magical in and of themselves..
I would not necessarily characterize slurs as taboo.In some settings those words are a badge of honor and indicia of membership in the club. And the very utterance is enough for the observer to know of where the speaker is coming.
Ethnic slurs definitely belong in this discussion. Introspection reveals that fight-or-flight memes have been installed in association with these words. But I have rooted out the meme. They are, to me, and as Lenny Bruice and George Carlin (and many others) have pointed out, just words. Taboo and coimplex, but just words.
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For many years people have loaded up their show Jeeps, beater Jeeps, clean Jeeps, and dirty Jeeps and headed for York, Pennsylvania. Some attendees traveled hundreds of miles to the event so many have viewed as a "must see". Some hoping to bring home a trophy while others are out to show off just how many dents, crushed fenders, broken windows, and ample-used skid plates they have earned. For whatever the reason, they all had a common goal and that was to have a great time. Summer 2008 was no exception, and July 19 & 20 proved the 13th Annual All Breeds Jeep Show is still a Jeeping good time.
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Andy Martino of the Daily News reported this morning that according to an official with one team who expressed early interest in Stephen Drew, "his medicals are raising some concerns."
However, Rob Bradford of WEEI Radio is debunking Martino's report saying that a source with knowledge of situation says Stephen Drew is perfectly healthy. "No physical issues."
What a surprise, huh?
Thanks to Bad Bad Leroy Brown for the link.
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On Sunday, a source told Adam Rubin, that the Mets remain engaged with agent Scott Boras about Drew, but continue to portray Drew as more of a "possibility" than a "probability."
Team officials are split on about how valuable Drew would be to the Mets. Some would rather give Ruben Tejada one more shot as the everyday shortstop.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says that a number of rival executives are baffled as to why the Mets haven't signed Stephen Drew yet.
The Mets gave a four-year deal to Granderson, who turns 33 in March, Rosenthal explains, but. Drew is two years younger, and 2½ years removed from right-ankle surgery.
"The loss of a draft pick and accompanying pool money should barely be a consideration: The Mets' first-rounder is protected, they already have lost their second-rounder for Granderson and the pick they would sacrifice for Drew would be the 82nd overall."
I could be wrong, but I still think the main thing holding things up is that Drew want's a three-year deal and the Mets prefer a one-year deal and for a lot less than what Scott Boras is looking for annually.


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I had always thought "Drive Angry" was a documentary about my road trip to Canada three years ago but based on the new trailer it's got nothing to do with that. The 3D flick stars Nicolas Cage as a badass who's broken out of hell to settle a few scores. I hope his face bursts into flames, I love when it does that.
I've officially had enough of Betty White. Alright I think I had had enough a few months back but this crap is getting out of hand. Betty is now confirmed to have landed a role in the upcoming "Men in Black 3" film. In contracts though Nicole Scherzinger, one of the strippers in The Pussycat Dolls, has also landed a role. Seeing pictures of the two next to each other makes my head hurt.
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One of the hottest items on cooks' holiday lists this year is one of the oldest types of cookware around: cast iron.
But today's skillets aren't necessarily the same as your grandmother's. While you can find antique cookware — and there is a growing market for it — new cast iron is increasingly accessible, both to find (you no longer have to go to a hardware store or camping outlet to buy it) and to use straight off the shelf.
About 10 years ago, Lodge Manufacturing Co. introduced pre-seasoned cookware (and now seasons all of its cookware). It's seasoned at the foundry using vegetable oil, perfect for any cook new to — and understandably intimidated by the thought of — cooking with and caring for the temperamental metal.
Sales have grown. The last five years have been the best in the company's history, according to Mark Kelly, public relations and advertising manager for Lodge. Its most popular items are the 101/4-inch and 12-inch skillets. The company, founded in 1896, is the sole remaining major manufacturer of cast-iron cookware in the U.S., though there is heavy competition from foreign manufacturers.
Why is cast iron so big? Well, it easily lends itself to almost any kind of cooking. Cast iron heats evenly, without hot spots, and retains that heat better and longer than other types of cookware. Properly cared for, cast iron can last years — centuries even.
Plus, it's reasonably priced, especially compared with other cookware.
Cast iron is made by pouring the molten metal into individual sand molds. Once the cookware is cast, it needs to be "seasoned." Because iron corrodes so easily, a fat — oil, lard or grease — is used to build a protective layer over the metal. Properly applied and heated, the oil hardens over time ("polymerizes") to form a dense, slick layer on the surface of the iron.
Cast iron is, if you will, the original non-stick pan.
"People are tired of Teflon and all that other stuff," says David G. Smith. An avid collector and dealer of antique cast iron, he's known as "the Pan Man" and is coauthor of two bibles on collectible cast iron.
He's noticed a major resurgence in cast iron, particularly antique and other collectible types — old cookware from manufacturers such as Griswold, Wagner and Lodge. He asserts antique cast iron was first sought after mostly by collectors: Many manufacturers varied the style and logo on pieces over time, making certain hard-to-find pieces and years highly valued — and expensive. Smith related a story about a bread pan that sold at a local auction house a couple of years ago for $87 and later went for more than $25,000 to a high-end collector.
Not all old cast iron is so expensive. According to Doris Mosier, who has been collecting and dealing in antique cast iron for more than 30 years, most of her new customers buy three things: a skillet, griddle and Dutch oven. Prices will vary depending on the style, age and quality of the piece. Mosier says a basic skillet will set you back about $50, a basic griddle $45 to $50, and a Dutch oven $85 and up, depending on the size.
Mosier and her husband, Bob, run the Griswold Cookware website, named after a particularly popular antique brand. She's noticed the uptick too. Most of her customers are not hard-core collectors but those new to cast iron. Many are from outside the U.S. Antique cast iron claims only a sliver of total sales, but some connoisseurs believe that it's superior to much of the cookware on the market today.
The difference is in the manufacturing process. Composition and quality of the iron itself can vary by manufacturer. And because the cookware is cast in sand molds, the pieces naturally have a slightly grainy surface. In the past, many manufacturers, including Lodge, would grind and polish each piece after it was cast, removing the top layer of iron, making for a smooth surface.
Many cooks prefer this smooth surface, arguing that grinding actually opens the "pores" of the iron, allowing the seasoning to soak in for a better seal. They feel a rough surface doesn't season as well.
Others say this is not so. Kelly maintains Lodge no longer grinds its new cookware precisely so the seasoning will have something to stick to — that grinding actually inhibits seasoning.
But if there's one thing cast iron fans do agree on, it's that nothing cooks quite like it.


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REDLANDS >> It's almost like they're old friends who go way back.
The relationship between Hino, Japan, and Redlands sprouted more than 50 years ago and continues to grow today.
Hino, about an hour drive from Tokyo, is a client of Esri's..
Officials with the city in Japan work with Esri employees there using ArcGIS software to find "unique solutions to address the city's growing pains, from economic development strategies to population and industry challenges," said Amanda Marzullo, a media relations specialist for Esri, via email.
The relationship between the two cities developed through the Redlands Sister Cities Association after its founding in 1962.
Hino became one of Redlands' sister cities in 1963, and the 50th anniversary milestone was celebrated last year when members of the association traveled to Japan.
It was one of many trips since the partnership began.
The goal of the trip was to help strengthen a connection between Redlands and Hino and to bolster the program for another 50 years, according to Roy Cencirulo, president of the Redlands Sister Cities Association.
Hino's work using Esri's ArcGIS software was primarily for city planning and public works construction, said Dave Byers, Esri international manager, Asia and Pacific.
"For example, understanding of area characteristics and optimal maintenance scenarios and infrastructure improvement," he said.
During a visit to Hino last month, city officials demonstrated to Byers and Esri employees how they use the software in the area of "optimizing rail station locations and providing better access to public transportation," he said.
"Esri has always had a global focus in the sense that we feel our technology is very useful and crosses national boarders," Byers said. "My job (has me) serving our customers outside the United States and with a strong international focus. My colleagues and I have a great interest in seeing our technology works."
Esri's software is used across Hino and focuses on a variety of issues including public health and education. Byers said the software is used in "more optimal ways based on revised population estimates and overall population decline."
Through the partnership between Hino and Redlands, the two cities have exchanged this info and have shared how both cities work to find solutions, Cencirulo said.
In the coming weeks, students and residents from Hino will be in Redlands.
A stop on the tour — Esri.
"The students will the have a chance to come through and demonstrate its programs, tour its facilities and encourage them when they go back to Japan to use GIS systems," Cencirulo said.
During Byers' visit to Esri Japan alongside Bernie Szukalski, Hino officials discussed ways how the city could gain more benefits from GIS technology in a number of areas, including public works, emergency response, tax assessment, economic development. Byers added Hino is also looking to "attract more companies to set-up a research and development facilities, as well as attract more business in the field of medical care and healthcare systems."
"It was a good feeling to participate in that discussion," Byers said, adding he is looking forward to the upcoming visit from Hino students and residents. "We want to show them what we do and how Hino might be using our technology in their own community."


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Cortes, S.; Brucher, E.; Geraldes, C.F.G.C.; Sherry, A.D. "Poteniometry and NMR Studies of 1,5,9-Trizacyclododecane-N,N',N"-triacetic Acid and Its Metal Ion Complexes", Inorganic Chemistry (1990) 29: 5-9.
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This is something i have been toying with for a while its all pretty much hijacked from Warmachine but with a bit of a spin on it. Each army is made to be warband size no more than 20 guys in each army and i would like to encourage other people to make warbands from across the lands as well if you find it interesting. I have two more armies being worked on and one in the idea stage so i will be working on this much more in the future and eventually i will upload the map of my factions.
Just some background about what are known as golems. Golems are masterfully crafted machines run by a steam powered furnace and controlled by a mage. Golems are imbued with magic from a mage upon their creation giving them a very basic sentience. They are deadly without a mage but when a mage controls one they become devastating weapons of war able to tear down mighty fortresses and carve swathes through infantry. However it is said that the golems used by the southern isles are controlled by bound souls of a mage rather than by a living being...
The Holy Church Of Adelia
The Holy Church Of Adelia was once apart of the kingdom of Rhul however a peg was driven between them when the ruling counsel of Rhul started devoting more funding to the scientists than the church causing the then Church of Rhul to start an uprising. This resulted in street riots and many battles throughout Rhul but eventually led to the churches defeat. However the armies of Rhul could never fully root out the church due to their main monastery being located so far to the east and the sudden invasion of Kotor caused Rhul's military to be diverted to back towards the west. This resulted in the church occupying various villages around the great monastery they then declared Independence and became know as The Holy Church Of Adelia led by High Priest Conrad Sagar and The Holy Church Of Adelia has been plotting their revenge against Rhul ever since...
The Repenter golem is built to tackle both opposing golems and heavy infantry. It is armed with a mace and a flaming flail. The Repenter is also able to force the flames from its furnace out of its body to burn enemies around it.
The Reckoner on the other hand is able to take on infantry with its flaming lash and flamethrower.
Zealots are the main shock infantry of The Holy Church Of Adelia each one is armed with a flail and shield and usually an addled brain.
The Battle Choir takes to the field singing hymns and lashing out with their flaming staffs.
Battle Priests take to the field preaching sermons as they fight inspiring other members of the church along the way.
The leader of this warband is Priestess Daria Wither a devote follower of the church she inspires others with her magical abilities and utter devotion to god.
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For a discussion on the health concerns about consuming oats, follow this link to an article at the Celiac Sprue Association. Celiac.com maintains a list of articles about oats that you can go to from their site. You can also read Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic (Collins, (c) 2006) by Dr. Peter Green and Rory Jones. It has a discussion on consuming oats, talking with your doctor and the safety of certified gluten free oats.
Talk to your doctor, if you've been given the go ahead for consuming certified gluten free oats, you can find them at: Gifts of Nature, Gluten Free Oats and Cream Hill Estates.
Before cooking oats for others who must maintain a gluten free diet make sure they have their doctor's okay to eat them.
As for me? I've talked to my doctor and she has given me the go ahead to eat certified gluten free oats.
Update 9/3/2007: Health Canada has updated their position on consuming oats. You can read more about it at Health Canada's website.
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- Erin S. said...
Oats can be a very controversial topic amongst celiacs. I was diagnosed in 1981 and haven't had an oat since then as suggested by my doctor. I do get curious at times what my reaction (or lack thereof) might be to oats, but I would rather not risk it.
Thanks for posting the CSA link.
- Sheltie Girl said...
Erin - I agree that oats are a very controversial topic with celiacs. There are so many issues with oats, besides whether or not they were contaminated with gluten in the milling process.
I thought the article at the CSA was excellent. It highlighted exactly why oats might be okay for some, but not for others.
Thanks for stopping by.
Sheltie Girl
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The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia chronicles the White family of Booneville, W.V.
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CORDENONS, Italy (Reuters) - As the Giro d'Italia enters its second week, cycling's top directors have been reminded just how different the race is from the Tour de France.
"It's so unpredictable," Rod Ellingworth, Team Sky's performance manager who is helping oversee Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins' bid to become Britain's first Giro d'Italia winner, told Reuters.
"The Tour is much easier to define as a format. The first week, some mountains, flat again and then more mountains and a time trial at the end while the Giro has a very different structure.
"We've already been up some climbs here in the Giro that are really tricky, there have been some very technical stages too. The Tour doesn't usually do so much of that in the first week."
After Monday's rest day, Wiggins faces a tough challenge in the second mountainous week of racing after enduring his own trials and tribulations in the Giro's challenging first nine days.
The Briton lost 84 seconds after crashing on a tough downhill section on stage seven, slumping from sixth to 23rd overall, as well as losing 17 seconds on stage four.
He had to chase the rest of the field for 10 kms after he was blocked by a crash on stage six and he is currently lying fourth overall behind race leader Vincenzo Nibali of Italy.
"The two races are becoming more similar, but they are still races you have to tackle in a very different way," said Jose Azevedo, now a director with the RadioShack team and a top 10 finisher overall in both the Giro and Tour de France.
"Back when I raced the Giro, on the flat stages a break would go early on, then we'd all ease back and ride very, very gently until about 50 kilometers to go," he said.
"A lot of days, the main bunch would even have cappuccino and cake or ice cream stops mid-race in some of the villages.
"Now it's much more tense throughout, so it's getting more like the Tour de France - really I think since the world tour (cycling's top league] started - in 2005.
"Almost all the teams were Italian before then, and that meant we raced like the Italians liked to do. When the world tour started, and there were more international teams here, it lost that local flavor."
Azevdo said the Tour carried far greater resonance than the Giro with media and fans.
"It's incredible, you can be 100 kilometers from the finish and there's already a huge level of tension in the bunch, the same you'd get when there was 10 kilometers to go in a normal race.
"That's why the Tour is the hardest in the world. The Giro can have a lot of mountains, and we've seen in this first week it's not at all easy, but the way it is raced, going fast all day, makes the Tour the hardest."
"The Tour is harder, but the Giro is different for sure," said Brian Holm, a former professional who rode both the Giro and the Tour and who is now directing top British sprinter Mark Cavendish at Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Italy.
"The Tour is more intense, it's bigger, one level higher and harder. So that makes the racing stranger here. Half the time unknown riders, rather than big names like in the Tour, will win stages. You never know what is going to happen."
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Plenty of scenarios could emerge that dictate how the Lakers will use their seventh overall draft pick in 2014 NBA Draft on Thursday.
They could trade it in hopes of obtaining multiple mid to late first-round draft picks, or a more developed player than an unseasoned rookie would likely offer. They may keep their draft pick in the hopes that Kansas center Joel Embiid becomes available since teams drafting ahead of the Lakers may feel concerned over his surgery on Friday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot.
If Embiid's injuries and subsequent recovery appear to be too much of a risk, the Lakers could opt for a safer route in selecting a promising prospect that may take longer to develop. Such options would likely involve either a point guard (Australia's Dante Exum, Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, Louisiana-Lafayette guard Elfrid Payton) or forward (Kentucky's Julius Randle, Arizona's Aaron Gordon, Indiana's Noah Vonleh).
The Lakers are "open to anything," said a person familiar with the Lakers' thought process.
The Los Angeles Times reported the Lakers' efforts to acquire Klay Thompson from Golden State for their seventh overall pick as part of a three-team trade proposal that would send Minnesota All-Star forward Kevin Love to the Warriors. Lakers and Warriors sources declined to confirm the Times' report.
But a person familiar with the Warriors' thinking sounded skeptical they would seriously entertain trade offers for Thompson. The Warriors love the 24-year-old Thompson, who is considered one of the league's most efficient outside shooters and improved defenders. After ranking among the NBA's best in 3-point shooting through his first three seasons, Klay is projected to become an All-Star by those within in the Warriors' organization.
For the Lakers, however, Thompson would be intriguing option for a number of reasons. He would likely accelerate the Lakers' rebuilding process much quicker than if the Lakers used their seventh overall pick. The former Santa Margarita High standout is also the son of former Laker Mychal Thompson, who has served as a radio analyst for KSPN-710 AM for the past 11 years.