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Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teacher's Union President, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel have a testy relationship at best…
Lewis said she got her answer about Emanuel's character rather quickly.
"In that conversation, he did say to me that 25 percent of the students in this city are never going to be anything, never going to amount to anything and he was never going to throw money at them."
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rahm-Emanuel-Concerned-About-Three-Fourths-of-School-Children-140617923.html#ixzz1o7aSFXl8
So, 25% of the kids in school in Chicago will never "be anything" and never "amount to anything". So let's not waste our time or money.
Has anyone really thought about what we want our kids to amount to or become? Is the role of education and school in the industrial age of the 20'th century the same as the role of education in the 21'st century? Perhaps the 75% of the students that do amount to something are really amounting to the wrong thing given the new opportunities of the 21'st century Are we giving our students an industrial-age education when that age has long passed?
What has changed? In the 21'st century we have an abundance of information rather than scarcity. If we can look things up on the internet in a fraction of a second why do we force our students to memorize so much – what a waste. In the 21'st century we are globally connected. Why do students study in isolation? The smartest person in the room is not a student, nor the aggregate of students, but the room itself. The room is the network that joins the people and ideas. What prepares students to collaborate in the globally connected world? What will success look like in the 21'st century? Who will be rewarded? Show up on time, do what your boss tells you, do your job and only your job, wait for instructions on what to do next. That will no longer get you anywhere. The rewards will go to those who will take initiative, take risks, are not afraid to fail, solve problems, connect data to create information, collaborate, create, and move forward. How does today's education system teach this?
Someone who has given some thought to the role, purpose, and delivery of education in the 21'st century is Seth Godin
Check out his manifesto on education here – http://www.squidoo.com/stop-stealing-dreams
Here's the impetus for this work …
I don't know how to change school, can't give you a map or a checklist. What I do know is that we're asking the wrong questions and making the wrong assumptions. The best tactic available to every taxpayer and parent and concerned teacher is to relentlessly ask questions, not settling for the status quo.
"Is this class/lecture/program/task/test/policy designed to help our students do the old thing a little more efficiently, or are we opening a new door to enable our students to do something that's new and different?" School is doing the best job it knows how to create the output it is being asked to create. We ought to be asking school to make something different. And the only way to do that is to go about it differently.
The simple way to make something different is to go about it in a whole new way. In other words, doing what we're doing now and hoping we'll get something else as an outcome is nuts. Once we start to do schooling differently, we'll start to get something different.
Read another perspective … from Prof. Walter E. Williams of George Mason University
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In a prayer vigil on the east side of the Capitol, opponents of the bill relayed a message that civil unions and same-sex marriage are wrong.
"I believe that to change the definition of marriage in Colorado law is not the right way to go," said Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R- Berthoud, who voted against the bill when it was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
As the prayer vigil wrapped, a rally in support of civil unions began on the west steps of the Capitol.
The size of that crowd dwarfed those at the prayer vigil. Supporters chanted "we are one" and "yes to civil unions."
"I believe everyone has the right to love whoever they want to and marry whoever they want to," said Rep. Max Tyler, D-Lakewood. "The time has come for these equal rights in Colorado."
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Honored Members of the Board of Directors,
Speaker and Members of Parliament,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to welcome all of you today to the opening ceremony of the new Head Office of the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank which has gained a reputation of an efficient and effective bank in Kyrgyzstan. The Bank has been successfully developing its operations for the past ten years. It is symbolic that this event follows the holiday of Nooruz which is widely celebrated in Central Asia symbolizing the beginning of a New Year and new hope. This holiday is important for the spirit of all the peoples who live in this part of the world.
When establishing the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank in 2001, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic together with International Financial Institutions believed that the Bank would succeed in attracting foreign investments for the Kyrgyz economy. I remember those days as I worked in London as a Kyrgyz Ambassador to the United Kingdom when active discussions were taking place with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, who is one of the shareholders of the Bank. The establishment of KICB allowed for new credit lines to flow from abroad to fund Kyrgyz businesses and to introduce international management standards in the banking system of Kyrgyzstan. In the recent years, the Bank has lived up to expectations of the Kyrgyz Government and has become one of the most reliable, stable and attractive financial institutions in Kyrgyzstan.
Many of you may be aware of these numbers but I would like to underline that the shareholders' equity of KICB reached US$ 26.3 million at the beginning of 2011. The charter capital of the Bank has doubled in comparison with its earlier years of operation.
The total amount of credit line invested by the Bank in the Kyrgyz economy equals US$ 205 million. These credits have supported the development of close to 10,000 Kyrgyz industrial, agricultural, trading and service companies. I am pleased to note that a significant part of these credits has stimulated the growth and expansion of small and medium enterprise, which is crucial for Kyrgyzstan. I would also like to note that 27,000 citizens of Kyrgyzstan today choose the services KICB with 16 branches in five regions of the country and I understand that the Bank is planning to expand to 30 branches in the near future.
KICB ranks second in the country with large geographic coverage and a full spectrum of banking services. Recently the shareholders of the Bank reaffirmed their decision to increase the charter capital of KICB from US$ 10 million to US$ 17.5 million in the second half of 2011. In our view, this decision of the shareholders is a testament of their commitment to the development of the Kyrgyz economy and confidence in the political and economic stability of the country. This is an important and timely signal for foreign and local investors.
Dear guests, I would like to note that today is a very special and eventful day for Kyrgyzstan. Today the Bank announces the decision to increase its charter capital and officially opens its new Head Office in one of the most convenient locations in the downtown of the capital. This ceremony coincides with the visit of a Russian Federation delegation to discuss potential investment proposals and opportunities. I would like to reaffirm that political stability and economic attractiveness are the main priorities for the Government and Parliament of the country as well as the business community of the Kyrgyz Republic. I am happy to inform you today that the impending crisis in Parliament is apparently resolved and I leave it to the Speaker of Parliament to have a final say on this matter. We are glad to assure the shareholders of the Bank that it is our intention to maintain peace and stability in the country.
Dear guests, despite political and economic turbulence, small and medium enterprises are demonstrating signs of growth in the country and over seven percent of the population of the Kyrgyz Republic now has access to US$ 300 million in microcredit and small loans.
KICB's decision to increase and enlarge its activity can indicate that the Kyrgyz economy is overcoming the harsh consequences of the last year and demonstrates the trust of private investors in the financial and economic policy of the Kyrgyz Government. The Bank is also an example of a successful public private partnership.
I am pleased to underline that Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank illustrates at best transparent banking practices in the country. The fight against corruption by means of increasing transparency of state authorities is an important priority for the Kyrgyz Government and transparency of business will enable effective cooperation between the State and business. I am pleased to inform you that at the Fifth Summit of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Kyrgyzstan was ranked among the countries meeting international transparency standards. Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan are the only countries on this list.
The Speaker and I have just returned from the South of the country. Following the June events of 2010, small and medium enterprises, particularly in this part of the country, need financial resources for swift rehabilitation. The Government is doing its best to help the population, but these efforts alone are not sufficient. The help of private institutions is needed and we want the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank, being one of the largest banks in the country, to contribute to the revival and development of the southern regions' economy. The launching of special preferential credit lines by the Bank for small and medium business in the South would be a great assistance to the Kyrgyz economy.
Dear guests, ten years is a long period during which the Board of Directors and managers of KICB have demonstrated their competency and ability to achieve success. More new achievements are ahead and I am sure that the Bank will be able to rise to the new heights.
I would like to thank all the shareholders of the Bank for their decision to increase the charter capital of the Bank which will operate in such a beautiful building. This is a demonstration of your efforts, your wishes and your ambitions. I wish you success and hope that the Bank will become one of the most reputable banks not only in Kyrgyzstan but in Central Asia.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Next week Penn State seniors will have an opportunity to determine their class legacy by voting for one of three options as their gift to the University.
The voting period begins Monday, Oct. 14, and ends Friday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. Seniors can vote starting Oct. 14 either online at http://giveto.psu.edu/VoteSCG or in person, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, on the ground floor of the HUB. Ballots, pledge sheets and gift descriptions will be available at the HUB and online. Students graduating in May, August or December 2014 are eligible to vote and donate to this year's senior class gift. In addition, seniors who pledge by Oct. 18 will gain an additional vote.
"The class gifts safeguard the history of the University and embody the students that the gifts represent," said senior Katia Esarey, 2014 class gift committee chair. "The program also supports graduating seniors in taking their first philanthropic steps -- encouraging us to always give back to our Dear Old State -- while also supporting future students."
After careful consideration, the 2014 Senior Class Gift Committee has selected the following three proposals for the final ballot, chosen from more than 150 submitted by Penn State students, faculty and staff: the Heritage Tree Endowment, the Penn State Center for Counseling and Psychological Services Endowment, and the HUB Green Roof Terrace.
-- The Heritage Tree Endowment will preserve the beauty and unique character of the University Park campus through the creation of an endowment to protect trees that have special historical, cultural or aesthetic value and are designated as Penn State Heritage Trees. The University would recognize the gift by transplanting on to campus a fourth-generation descendant of "Old Willow," a landmark tree planted soon after Penn State admitted its first class of students in 1859, by Professor of Horticulture William G. Waring. Members of the senior class of 2014 could enjoy watching this tree grow as they return to campus again and again throughout their lives, while the endowment provides permanent funds to protect and nurture the University's Heritage Trees.
"Our trees embody the rich history of our university and represent its promise for the future," said Esarey. "Planting 'New Willow' would restore a historic campus landmark and serve as a fitting tribute to the senior class' belief in Penn State's bright future and their commitment to ensure that future through philanthropy."
-- Penn State's Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides a vital service by helping students manage a range of personal and mental health challenges. College is an exciting time for many students, but the daily challenges of college life and young adulthood can be stressful. The CAPS endowment would ensure that the center could provide after-hours counseling and crisis support to students, allowing them to call at any hour of the evening or night and meet with a counselor if needed. Such flexibility is important since regular appointments fill quickly and can be difficult to obtain when students need them most. By creating a permanent, annual source of funding to support CAPS, the senior class of 2014 could help ensure that Penn State students can benefit from expansive, easily accessible counseling services for years to come.
"While CAPS has secured funding to continue after-hours counseling through the 2013-2014 academic year, there is no guarantee that funding will be available in future years -- or even next year," Esarey said. "CAPS would extend a helping hand to students in need, offer a lifeline to students in crisis, and allow future generations of students to enjoy the peace of mind that comes from reliable, effective counseling services."
-- The HUB Green Roof Terrace, part of the current HUB expansion and renovation, provides an opportunity to fund the construction of an open-air rooftop terrace. Space in the HUB is often limited, and the new terrace would provide additional seating as well as expanded room for organizational programming. This green space would help advance sustainable architecture and design on campus. It would also provide several key environmental benefits, including reducing the heat island affect that traditional roofs create, allowing for better management of storm water and creating a new habitat for plants, birds and insects.
"For many Penn Staters, the HUB is at the very center of college life -- it provides a home base on a large campus, a comfortable location to meet friends and classmates, and an always-lively slice of campus life," said Esarey. "This gift would create an inviting new space for community-building and enhance the beauty of our campus for years to come."
The voting results will be announced at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Heritage Hall on the second floor of the HUB. The entire Penn State community is invited to attend.
"It is an honor to lead this amazing and important tradition at our alma mater," said Esarey, "and I am excited to see how our class will choose to express itself for future Penn Staters."
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Leo en Lorre helpen ridder Radbout (Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 22/8/1946)
Jan F. Rodrigo is a Dutch painter and illustrator. Born in Utrecht, he was educated at the Art Academies of The Hague and Utrecht. Shortly after World War 2, he was affiliated with the Utrecht press agency Ramad Press. He was the artist of the comic strip 'Leo & Lorre helpen ridder Radbout', that was written by Thomas de Vlieger and published in Utrechts Nieuwsblad from 2 March 1946 until 22 August 1946. It was the first comic strip to appear in the local Utrecht newspaper after World War 2. A black and white book collection was published by Ramad Press in 1948.
As a painter, he has made various works inspired by his travels to France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Morocco and Egypt. He has also made many portraits from sportsmen, city views and landscapes. For many years, he was co-initiator of the annual Utrecht art fair. He also made many drawings for Utrecht for Groot Utrecht magazine.
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Greece will have to do a lot to change from its high-tax, high-regulation status quo in order to improve an economy that has stagnated since 2008.
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long ago i was 18, in the US Coast Guard and our 36 footer was flipped, one of us drowned. while we were under i had a fleeting thot. "God save me and i'll believe in You unreservedly". at this time i was a cristian. i still believed. so i figured that as a believer my thot must have been heard by god and that must have been why i was saved and another young man had been taken. of course god hears all prayers, and my thot was addressed to God. i had often been told by my grandmother, who had raised me off and on that God is Love. i had a pretty good idea of what love was. i knew that loving someone meant that you endeavored to help them. but God must have loved my fellow coastie, who had died, because of my fleeting thot. so now i was guilty of killing a fellow coastie. of course God answers prayers, right? but wait, God already knows everything, and yet He kept me alive while He took my friend, so i dont have this burden of guilt, since God knew what i'd do. and he must have approved it or my friend wud still be alive.
ok, God is love, yet he killed my friend. this fact began ringing in my head, and the more i tried to understand it the more confused i got. then i realized that God kills us all. and i was really confused. This is Love? in a few days, i'd figured that my grandma was simply wrong and that god must be the most evil thing imaginable and was unworthy of any worship. a few days later i visited the Coos Bay Oregon library and took out a bunch of books on atheism, and after i read a few of them i had shucked the whole god thing.
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Not sure how I feel about "web rush" having seen this latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. I'm sure everyone's going to call this a quicktime event mechanic, and that sequence where Spidey taps the stooge on the shoulder and then wraps him up does look scripted.
But as the game's executive producer explains, "web rush" itself is supposed to be a slowed-down map of points on the screen you can choose to zip to as Spider-Man, giving the player an easier handle on moving Spidey through the city or in combat without watering down the visual appeal of his acrobatics. Can't wait to see Stan Lee doing this stuff.
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This section is dedicated to the women who acted as First Lady from the birth of the State of California in 1849 to the present.
Although the role of First Lady has changed and become increasingly more active, a glance back into history proves that First Ladies have always played an important role in the service of California citizens. From the beginning of California's statehood to present day, they have balanced the demanding responsibilities of their prestigious position while enduring hardships, tragedies, and the daily difficulties of life and a family.
This section contains pictures of the First Ladies along with passages excerpted from "The First Ladies of California" which provide a small glimpse into the lives of these courageous women. These women not only played an important role in the history and success of California, but made history of their own.
This site is constantly being updated as more information about the First Ladies is found. Please check back often to learn more fascinating tidbits about California's First Ladies.
Born: 1811 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Died: September 19, 1879
Married: Peter Burnett on August 20, 1828
Children: Dwight, Martha, Romeetta, Armstead and Sallie
Jane Palmer McDougal (1851-1852)
Born: May 16, 1824 in Indiana
Died: May 26, 1862 in San Francisco, CA
Married: John McDougal on July 13, 1841
Children: Sue, Caroline, Latham, William and Lillie
Elizabeth Graham Bigler (1852-1856)
Born: around 1809 in New York
Died: November 15, 1873
Married: John Bigler in Mt. Sterling, IL around 1847
Children: Virginia
Mary Zabriskie Johnson (1856-1858)
Born: around 1830 in New Jersey
Died: November 23, 1887
Married: Colonel J. Neely Johnson on June 26, 1851
Children: William and Bessie
Lizzie Brockelbank Weller (1858-1860)
Born: around 1828 in NY
Died: Unknown
Married: John Weller on June 20, 1854
Children: Charles, John and William
Sophie Birdsall Latham (Jan 9-14, 1860)
Born: around 1835 in Yates County, NY
Died: September 10, 1867 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Milton Latham on Oct 1, 1853 in San Francisco, CA
Children: None
Maria Guirado Downey (1860-1862)
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Died: February 25, 1905 in Honolulu, HI
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Children: Leland Stanford, Jr.
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Died: October 1, 1910
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Died: October 20, 1905 in Berkeley, CA
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Died: April 12, 1914
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Died: May 31, 1934
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Chain Reaction: Bertucci's Roman Runaround
Reviews of pizza at chain restaurants.
While we think mom-and-pop shops make the best pizza in the nation, we'd be remiss if we didn't keep abreast of what the chains are up to. Suit up, it's time for another Chain Reaction, folks.
For those of you that aren't familiar with Bertucci's, it's a Massachusetts based brick oven pizza chain with stores concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Ed had some words on them Pizza: A Slice of Heaven (that you can read here), including the statement that with regard to chains, they represent "one small step for pizza kind." I would go so far as to say that I would choose Bertucci's pizza over any other pizza outfit that has more than 20 stores. They make a respectable pie. I've even been known to purchase their dough and use it in a pinch at home (shhh).
When I got wind of their new Roman style pizza, I started to think maybe as Scott Wiener suggested there really is a Roman pizza invasion happening in America. In my estimation it seemed early for the chains to be jumping on the bandwagon, but if any chain was going to do it, I was glad that it was Bertucci's.
Will Gordon is now handling the chain beat, but I was really excited to know what this pizza was all about, so I just went for it (sorry, Will). Don't worry, I think I got my punishment in the form of "the runaround".
The Runaround:
Before going to chain places for specials it's always a good idea to check to make sure that the local outpost is serving the newest addition to the menu. I placed a call to the location closest to me in Cambridge. The conversation went something like this:
Them: Hi, this Bertucci's how may I help you?
Me: Oh, yeah, hey. I was just wondering if you all are serving the new Roman pizza at your location.
Them: We do have the Roman pizza, but it is a take-out only item. (pause)
Me: Um, ok. That's weird. Well, what if I order it to take-out and then want to eat it there?
Them: Yeah, sorry. It's take-out only. We're running it as a take-out special. You get one Roman pizza and then a large cheese for five dollars extra.
Me: Ok, so can I just get a Roman to eat there, without the extra pizza?
Them: No, sorry it's just for carry out.
Me: Ok, well, uh, thanks.
So that seemed weird, right? I decide to check the website.
See there in the bold it says, "Buy any Roman style pizza and get a large cheese for only $5. Carry out only." To me that reads that the special is carry out only, but not the pizza. What good does it do to have a carry out only pizza? That's silly. Bertucci's is a sit down place. Is the Roman so delicious that people will sit too long eating it? (By the way, I really wanted to eat in because I have a huge soft spot for their rolls and the cheap Italian dressing they use on their bottomless salad which are complimentary at lunch.) Without any satisfying logic to backup the take-out claim, I think it's worth placing a call to a second Cambridge location.
Them: This is Bertucci's.
Me: Hi, do you have the Roman pizza?
Them: Yes, we do.
Me: Can I eat it in the dining room?
Them: Let me ask my general manager. (holding)
Them: It's take-out only because we don't have big enough trays to serve it on in the restaurant.
Me: Oooh. Ok. Well, thanks anyway.
Mystery sort of solved. It makes sense that they may not have giant pizza trays for the new pizza product, kinda. An oversight at corporate headquarters, perhaps, but still not totally adding up. Could they be Roman pizza al metro? Like the Subway multi- foot long party subs they simply can't fit at a table? Ok, there is one more Bertucci's close by, maybe I'll get some real answers.
Them: Hello, Bertucci's.
Me: Hey, so do you guys have that new Roman pizza.
Them: Yes we do.
Me: And, I know this sounds a little weird, but can I eat it in the dining room?
Them: Yeah.
Me: I'm just asking because I called another location and they said it was a take-out special. I just wanted to check.
Them: I don't know why they would say that. If they don't want your business, we do.
Me: Ok, great. Thanks so much.
So this location clearly had something figured out the other two didn't... Maybe they had received specially sized trays, or figured they could turn a sheet pan upside down, or maybe overlapping trays would do the job? It's not my policy to ask more questions once I get the answer I want, but I was ready to find out.
Settling in at the table, menus in hand, it is quickly evident that there is a glaring omission from the menu—no Roman pizza anywhere! Lots of "Happy 30th Birthday, Bertucci's!" but not one mention of the new pies. After much back-and-forth ( I'll spare you the play-by-play), lots of confusion on all sides, and some topping debate, the much pursued pie, large and square cut, finally arrived!
And how did it fit on the tray? Why, just fine. With some space to spare, even. See:
Size doesn't explain it. And the theory about it being so amazingly delicious that we would spend hours lingering over the pie? Not a chance. It was actually a lot like the regular pizza. So much so that I flagged down the GM looking fella and asked if it was the same dough. YEP. Really, Bertucci's? You can't just stretch out the same dough and call it Roman pizza! For one thing, stretching your dough out that much makes it denser and harder to chew. (Is this going to be like the Tuscan trend where chain restaurants get to add oregano and Parmesan to any old dish and call it Tuscan? Please, NO.)
Their pizza doesn't fall into the pizza al metro Roman category, nor is it like these Roman pies that Nick Solares had when recently in Rome. The Bertucci's Roman seems to mean more toppings, and in the case of the sausage and pepperoni, different layering (the pepperoni was layered beneath the cheese). The sauce is the same coarsely chopped plum tomato sauce that appears on the regular pizzas. In terms of crust thickness, in places it seemed like the Roman pizza was distinguished by uniformity.
There it almost looks like a the thickness of pizza bianca. But then in other parts of the pizza, the cross-section revealed a pie that closely resembled your typical thin crusted pie with a puffy rise to the rim:
Since, as I stated, I like Bertucci's, and since the Roman was basically like their other pizzas only slightly larger and cut differently, I can't say it was bad. It just wasn't Roman. And while the take-away special of $18 for the oversized Roman and $5 extra for a large cheese makes sense for feeding a crowd at a party, the office, or after playing a team sport, just the Roman wasn't worth all the runaround it took to get to eat inside Bertucci's doors. And I still don't understand why they want that pizza to be carry out only! If this is Bertucci's idea of joining in the Roman invasion, they still have a lot to learn about the pizza style and successful tactics.
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Former Army official accused of scamming Ky. soldiers
- Sgt. 1st Class James R. Jones was indicted on identity theft and bank fraud charges
- Authorities say Jones obtained a credit union loan in a soldier%27s name and never made payments
- If convicted%2C Jones could spend several decades in prison
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a 42-year-old former Army official on identity theft and bank fraud charges, saying he tried to obtain loans by using stolen identities of active-duty and deployed soldiers.
According to the indictment, James R. Jones, who was an assistant inspector general with the U.S. Army Office of Inspector General at Fort Campbell, illegally obtained Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other personal information of Army officers — some of whom were deployed in Afghanistan.
Authorities say one of his victims was a U.S. soldier who was killed in combat in Afghanistan, though they did not name the soldier.
Rich Rudnick, director of operations of the National Veterans Foundation, said the incident should raise questions at Fort Campbell about how leadership positions are filled and who exactly is monitoring soldiers' personal information.
"This could point to a structural failure," said Rudnick, based in Los Angeles. "Is Fort Campbell protecting people's information? Are they doing their job correctly? Are they doing due diligence to background employees? What kind of controls do military bases use to protect personal records?"
Craig Warfield, a commander with the American Legion Post 233 based in Fort Campbell, said the allegations sound like blatant corruption that could potentially affect the post's reputation.
"He defaced the character of the soldiers," Warfield said. "It's a real shame."
'Defendant abused a position of trust'
In the indictment, filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville, authorities say Jones attempted to defraud the Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union and the Navy Federal Credit Union over a four-month period ending in May. In particular, he's accused of obtaining a $12,000 line of credit from the Fort Campbell credit union in a soldier's name, which he never made payments on.
Jones, prosecutors say, created fake email accounts in the names of the victims to apply for the loans.
Prosecutors say Jones tried to hide his role in the fraud scheme when investigators confronted him. Jones even asked a colleague to remove information on his work computer in an attempt to impede the investigation, the indictment says.
In an interview with a U.S. Secret Service agent, according to the indictment, Jones lied and said he had not illegally obtained the personal information, but instead acquired it from another individual, who is not named.
"This defendant abused a position of trust and used his position to specifically target those who serve our country, including certain officers who were deployed overseas when he stole their identities," said Nashville's acting U.S. attorney, David Rivera. "We will seek to hold him accountable for these crimes and for his unlawful attempts to cover them up."
Among the charges federal prosecutors are leveling against Jones: identity theft, bank fraud, obstructing justice and making a false statement to investigators.
The indictment lists three victims, referred to by initials to protect their identities. The total amount of money obtained illegally is not spelled out, nor is how Jones used the money.
If convicted, Jones could spend several decades in prison.


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Now that the property market of Gurgaon has come to the point of saturation, companies find it hard to get a good office space in the city. Hence, a number of IT giants are now moving towards Faridabad. Several developers are also launching their property for sale in Faridabad. Rapid infrastructure development has put Faridabad on top of investor's priority list. [Read more…]


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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed Wall Street analysts on his $19 billion acquisition today of WhatsApp, the messaging app, and told them he was thinking five or 10 years ahead.
No, he said, monetization was not an issue. Facebook isn't even thinking about that right now.
And no, Facebook would not run ads on WhatsApp.
Analysts asked a few questions about revenues and monetization — and were disappointed. WhatsApp already has a revenue stream (it requires a subscription, eventually) but that is not the point.
Rather, the company paid $19 billion — a staggering sum by any reckoning — because it is buying the future of smartphones. There are about 1 billion smartphones in the world right now, Zuckerberg and WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum said, and in five or 10 years there will be 5 billion. Messaging will be the No.1 activity on those phones, the pair believe, just as it is now.
"It's the only app we've ever seen with higher engagement than Facebook itself," Zuckerberg said.
So Facebook bought the biggest and best messaging company in the world — WhatsApp already has 450 million users and obsessively focuses just on speed and reliability.
The stock declined more than 2% after hours on the news.
Here are the investor slides in PDF format.
Here is how the call went down.
Zuckerberg: "The combo of whatsapp and FB will allow us to connect more people around the world ... Facebook is becoming a mobile company ... 945 million use mobile product every month ... WhatsApp fits this vision perfectly ... strengthen both services ...
WA has strong engagement and rapid growth ... it doesn't get as much attention in the U.S. as it deserves
Only app we've ever seen with higher engagement than FB itself.
1 mm signups per day
we believe WA will reach 1 billion in next 5 yrs.
Successful subscription model in place already.
Simple, fast reliable and a great experience.
People use WA as a replacement for SMS.
FB messages not used in real time.
Part of mission is to deliver basic internet services all over the entire world.
WA had every option in the world so I'm thrilled they chose us.
Personal note: I've known Jan for a long time. Jan's team has done amazing work over the last 5 yrs.
Jan: I'm delighted. ... incredible moment for me and entire team. I want to thank them.
Our goal was to build a platform for everyone on every platform on every phone.
19 bn messages a day sent on WA. 16 million photos.
FB lets us reach even more people, offers more functionality.
I've known Mark for a number of years ... admired ... FB is a model for our company. Gratified we can keep the team together.
David Ebersman: Offer will vest over 4 years ... already approved by WA shareholders. Close later in 2014. 450 mm people using service ea month, 70pc active every day.
WA will deliver sign returns for shareholders over long term.
How did deal come about?
Zuck: Jan have known each other for a couple of years ... 11 days ago, last Sunday evening, I proposed if we joined together it would really connect the rest of the world. He thought about it and over the course of the week he said he was interested ... then we got the price later in the week and came to terms ... we dec to go forward from there.
WA will operate independently. We want to do this the same way did Instagram. This is obviously a bigger scale. ... it really can work. Kevin (Systrom) has gotten a huge amount of value from using the FB infrastructure ... that will be the model here too. ... we're not going to push v much.
Ads on WA and monetization:
Zuck: Our explicit strategy is for the next several years to focus on growing and connecting everyone in the world and when we get to 2 or 3 billion people one day there are many ways to monetize. The right way to to focus on growing the product. ... WA ... as an independent co would not have been able to focus purely on growth. ... I don't personally think that ads are the right way to monetize messaging.
Jan: Adv is not the right way to go. We have a v solid monetization situation in place. Monetization is not going to be a priority for us. He focuses on things in 5 or 10 years from now. ... in 2020, or 2025. ... 5 billion people will have a smartphone and we will have a potential for 5 billion users to give us money ...
How is WA subscription plan going? ... What portion of WA users overlap with FB?
David: We really don't know. Based on penetration there must be a level of overlap but we don't have analytics or knowledge to quantify that.
Can WA be used to leverage FB?
Zuck: (No.) Jan and Brian his cofounder ... 50 people at their company have built a product that has almost half a billion people using it after 5 years. No one has done that. (It would be dumb to interfere.) Says he shares strategic thinking with Jan.
Any other product extensions for WA? What are the strongest countries for WA over Messenger?
Jan: Focused on making product faster better ... not very sexy ... but message speed is our focus ... you will see our product evolve, new features coming in 12 months ...
Zuck: Messenger evolved from Facebook chat ... a lot of the messages are not real time like a more informal email ... replies later in the day .. .WA is like SMS ... real time communication ... the world needs both ... continuing to invest in both.
What are demos of WA users?
David: WA has good penetration across all demos but you are not asked age when you sign up.
WA paid v non paid user breakdown? Geographic user-ship of WA v FB?
David: We don't have those details to share ... hasn't been a top priority and won't be. ... we don't have data to share on the geo breakdown.
Color on $19 bn valuation? Where is WA growth coming from?
David: We looked at other networks and their size and scale. ... The service they provide is extremely useful. Messaging is the no1 activity on smartphones. There are 1 billion smartphones out there - it's going to grow up to 5 bn in time ... so this is a valuable service that people are willing to pay for.
Regulatory approval:
No problems expected.
Last Q: Competitive dynamics ... LINE, WeChat, etc.
Zuck: Messaging is a very competitive space ... WA is the clear global leader ... in some countries other messaging services are bigger but in most countries WA is clear leader ... these guys excessively focus on simplicity speed and relaibility ... they do not rest until their service is faster than SMS ... that is their technical advantage ... they are obsessing over perfecting messaging. ... that is the right strategy. ... over time people will want to pay for the best one.


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Think of your favourite dessert and turn it into a cupcake. Make one batch (i.e. 12) of cupcakes interpreting the theme of "dessert" in any way you wish…
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Entry fee: £5 – even if you don't wish to enter the competition why not come along to taste the cupcakes? (Entry fee includes tea or coffee)
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Dog suffers fractured skull in stabbing, Ocala police say
Man charged with aggravated animal cruelty
OCALA, Fla. – An Ocala man was arrested after police say he beat a dog so badly he fractured the dog's skull.
Steven Scott Fleming, 49, has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty and resisting arrest in the Sunday afternoon incident.
[Warning, content may be graphic: Animal cruelty case investigated]
Police said they received calls from neighbors about what they believed to be a domestic dispute after they heard the dog crying and yelping from inside of the home on NE 13th Street.
When police arrived, they found the white American boxer Labrador mix, named Molly, with her head covered in blood; police determined that she had been stabbed three times. Police also found a bloody broken baseball bat, blood on the floor and overturned furniture in the living room.
Witnesses told police that they heard Fleming banging on the door telling his live-in girlfriend to let him in. They then heard splintering of wood and yelling inside of the home, along with the dog crying and yelping.
Fleming, whose jeans were covered in blood, jumped a fence and ran away from officers, according to the report.
Police said that Fleming had been drinking at the Snowbirds Lounge and left after getting into a fight with his live-in girlfriend. She was not at the home at the time of the incident, police say, and was found passed out outside of the bar.
A motive for the beating was not provided by police.
Fleming was booked into the Marion County Jail on $5,500 bond.
Ocala police say they are working to determine who owns Molly and relinquishing the custody of her to Animal Services if deemed necessary.
During the investigation process, Molly will be under the care and control of Marion County Animal Services while she is being treated and recovering from her injuries, police said.
Donations are accepted for animal cruelty cases at Marion County Animal Services at 5701 SE 66th St., Ocala or donate online at www.marioncountyfl.org/animal.
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Gaming is absolutely an obsession for many of us, but this feature is all about saluting those people - the guys and gals who take it to the next level. The freaks (and we mean that in the nicest possible way) with the talent, creativity and - importantly - time, to create truly mind-blowing gaming projects that become part of gamer culture. Today we're going to showcase ten of the most impressive, hilarious and breathtaking creations to emerge from the DIY scene. Enjoy!
Guitar Hero Hacks
Guitar Hero's latest instalment - Guitar Hero: World Tour - includes a fairly in-depth custom song-building feature for the more creatively inclined rock stars out there, but long before that was even conceived, and even before extra songs were available for download, hardcore GH fans were hacking their own songs into the games.
In fact, where the studio in Guitar Hero World Tour allows you to recreate famous songs by playing and recording all the parts, thus keeping players at a distance (you want to play the master recording? You'll have to wait for it to be officially released), these hacks allowed fans to take the original songs, create 'charts' (note sequences) for them, and then play them.
Take, for example, the awesome rendition of the boss-battle theme to Final Fantasy VII (above), painstakingly charted by ear and intuition onto freely available programs built solely for extending the lifespan of our beloved plastic GH peripherals. As with all fan-made stuff, you're going to have a blend of the good with the not-so-good, and sometimes certain chord changes just don't feel right, but even so, a pretty thriving community of custom song-makers was born, leaving the developers in the dust by two whole generations.
Slashbot - The Guitar Hero Robot
With Guitar Hero's custom songs often being a step-up in difficulty simply because people are inherently jerks (let's face it - it's more fun to make someone struggle than watch them succeed - Kaizo Mario being the best proof of that), you might be struggling to stay out of the red.
Meet SlashBot - a robot made solely to beat you at Guitar Hero. And to pass an Electrical Engineering course.
SlashBot detects when each note passes through the bar (because the notes are brighter than anything else on-screen), and uses a series of actuators to press the chords and the strum-bar. It is simultaneously incredible and creepy. Although the bot fares better than the average player in terms of the number of notes hit, it struggles with the score. This is important because, in the event of a cyborg uprising, we can gamble the Earth with their leader on a Guitar Hero match, and as long as we base the outcome on score, we shall be victorious and the cyborgs will be forced back into slave labour in the spice-mines.
LittleBigPlanet Calculator Level
This particular video is frightening on a number of levels. First of all, using only the beta level creator in LittleBigPlanet, someone was capable of simulating an electronic calculator. Second, this 'someone' is a French postman.
We got in touch with the creator "upsilandre" - our translator in tow - and he had this to say about his creation: "The idea was not to make a calculator but just to use the pistons and switches to build logical operators of the type NAND, OR, XOR... and thus show the community that LBP could to some extent be used to construct circuits and complex logic systems. ...[I used] the calculator as an example, which is at the same time complex and a simple circuit and which has a concrete function; it was the most appropriate way to show what one could make with logical operators."
As you can imagine, this isn't exactly the sort of thing you can just throw together, and upsilandre wound up spending over 30 hours finishing the level in the last week of the beta. We asked him how difficult it was to build: "I do wiring meticulously and kept things very precisely organized to avoid making mistakes, so I ended up having very few bugs and those were resolved very quickly. Creating the I/O system (the display system and selection of numbers) took me quite some time too." Meticulous is an understatement.
Upsilandre isn't the only person producing pretty incredible LittleBigPlanet levels - the game has spawned a massive community. Browsing within the game or on YouTube reveals that people have a hell of a lot of talent. There are levels for basically every major game franchise and pop culture icon, so whether you want to check out a recreation of a Super Mario Bros. level or swing a lightsaber in a Star Wars-themed level, you can. On top of that there are side-scrolling shooters, rollercoasters, haunted houses and full recreations of classic videogame scores, to name a few.


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An interesting question in the Tanking forum about a month back spurred an article for readers here about which title they find most reassuring on a fellow player. The discussion that ensued was a reminder that you can't get some of the more popular picks anymore, and just why they meant -- and continue to mean -- something in the first place.
Sad to say, these titles are no longer accessible, unless you manage to find some far-flung server at the end of the universe where no one's bothered to kill Sartharion at all.


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Kelly Clarkson Covers Mumford & Sons' 'I Will Wait' [Video]
Kelly Clarkson can absolutely do no wrong and her awesomeness knows no bounds. Her most recent exploration into amazing comes to us in the form of a cover of the Mumford & Sons' song 'I Will Wait' at her concert stop in Chicago.
Honestly, by the 15 second mark we already had goosebumps, if you didn't then you have no soul. Hands down, we have never heard a more stunning cover of this song.
Maybe the luck of finding her engagement ring gave her voice that extra oomph to really wow the crowd! We have a theory ... perhaps she is practicing this song to sing to Brandon Blackstock at their October 20 wedding. How awesome would that be?!


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Lowrie expected to be back Thursday vs. Twins
OAKLAND -- The A's concluded their three-game set against the Rays on Wednesday without Jed Lowrie, but they're expected to have their infielder back in the lineup on Thursday.
Lowrie was prepped for a lengthy run of starts with backup Nick Punto (right hamstring strain) resigned to the disabled list, but instead was forced to miss two consecutive games because of a bruised right index finger.
Manager Bob Melvin said Lowrie was "better" Wednesday morning.
"He felt much better swinging the bat today," said Melvin. "He still felt it a little throwing, but he'll be in here early tomorrow and we'll get a read on that. Much better chance than we had today."
Eric Sogard has been manning shortstop in place of Lowrie, who is batting .337 with 10 multi-hit games over his last 24 contests


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After Thursday's win over Kennesaw State, the Lipscomb men's tennis team accomplished a week's sweep by defeating the visiting Mercer Bears 4-0 on Saturday at the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.
This win marks the fourth-in-a-row for the Bisons.
Oliver Strecker, David Salazar, Daniel Hernandez, Stuart Tierney, Miguel Cortez and Colby Shaw all walked away with wins in the singles competition, while the doubles teams of Cortez/Tierney and Strecker/Salazar both emerged victorious.
Coach Andrew Harris said that the performance in doubles help set the right tone for the rest of the match.
"Great match today again," Harris said. "Mercer has always had a strong doubles history, so to establish the match early by getting that point is huge."
Harris said that continued improvements are allowing for the team's success.
"The guys came out in singles and got up 3-0 before Salazar closed out," Harris said. "We are getting better at the right time and need to continue to improve."
The men's team (7-8, 3-2 in the A-Sun) will now look ahead to Johnson City and ETSU for a road game on Friday, April 5.
Lipscomb 4, Mercer 0
Mar 30, 2013 at Nashville, Tenn. (Huston-Marsh-Griffith)
Singles competition
1. Oliver Strecker (LIPM) def. Peter Tauchner (MU) 6-2, 6-1
2. David Salazar (LIPM) def. Arnav Mohanty (MU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Daniel Hernandez (LIPM) vs. Vincent DeLise (MU) 6-2, 1-6, 5-3, unfinished
4. Stuart Tierney (LIPM) def. Arsav Mohanty (MU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Miguel Cortez (LIPM) vs. Anderson Scarpa (MU) 3-6, 6-2, 0-0, unfinished
6. Colby Shaw (LIPM) vs. Austin Emmet (MU) 6-7, 7-5, 0-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Miguel Cortez/Stuart Tierney (LIPM) def. Joao Pagan/Peter Tauchner (MU) 8-3
2. Oliver Strecker/David Salazar (LIPM) def. Arnav Mohanty/Arsav Mohanty (MU) 8-6
3. Anderson Scarpa/Austin Emmet (MU) def. Colby Shaw/John Tougher (LIPM) 8-6
Match Notes
Mercer 4-12, 2-3 A-Sun
Lipscomb 7-8, 3-2 A-Sun


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There have been several calls for a "Quick Translation II"*, and thy wish is my command! Luckily someone else already did most of the work for me! :P From a poster over at After the Bar Closes:
As a non-scientist, it has been hard going, but rewarding, educating myself on the whole HIV issue so I can see the holes in Behe's argument. It still boils down to
Behe: X and there are no studies contradicting this
Others: What about all of these studies?
Behe: Insignificant
Others: They are not insignificant because Y and Z.
Behe: Gratuitous Insults
Others: Wanker
What happened:
Behe: HIV cannot do X and there are no studies contradicting this.
Me: What about all of these studies?
Behe: Insignificant.
Me: They are not insignificant.
Behe: Mean girl.
Me: Charlatan.
What I want to emphasize to laymen is that a talking a major talking point of Creationists is that "All they want is some evidence! If anyone could just show them an amino-acid-by-amino-acid evolution of something new, they wouldn't be Creationists anymore!"
And that's exactly what I did (and Ian, and other PT contributors). Amino-acid-by-amino-acid differences between the Vpu gene in two major subtypes of HIV-1, and the biological results of those differences. This was not *new* or *secret* information. This was all publicly available (certainly to Behe, with his Ivory Tower access to scientific journals), but Behe made the decision to write about a field he is not at all familiar with, and to kick and scream when people corrected him.
Rather than accepting refutations of his claims or responding to me in a scientific manner, Behe changed his song. He declared that the changes I pointed out were 'insignificant,' carefully omitting the fact that both of the subtypes I discussed formed new molecular machinery (a viroporin), and one of the subtypes evolved a special amino acid sequence that allowed it to be targeted to the cell surface to preferentially make viroporins compared to Vpus other function. Behe says in 'Edge' new changes and new protein-protein interactions don't exist in HIV. Zero. None. He even has a picture with "0". Magically, when it is pointed out that his 'zero' is not accurate, we learn he didn't really mean zero. He acknowledges my essay, but the changes I mention are now 'pathetic'.
Only a Creationist could argue zero doesn't really mean zero.
But lets look at his new claims more closely. What does he say exactly?
We're all very clear now, right? The changes I wrote about are pathetic according to Michael Behe. So if Michael Behe were in a lab performing HIV research (instead of sitting in his Ivory Tower, pooping out a book ever decade as if thats an accomplishment, completely isolated from the real world), he would have looked at the data in the papers I listed and thrown them in the garbage.
- That doesn't seem like a fundamental change to me.
- As I wrote, there are many more ways to cripple a machine than to build one, so destructive Darwinian processes can appear to accomplish more.
- She goes on to list several other properties of Vpu, but, while interesting, none at all are what one should call "fundamental" changes.
- I don't think that's biochemically fundamental at all.
- The question, however, is to what extent the immense variation has produced novel virus systems or machinery? And, as I indicated, the answer is very little.
Again, I want to make sure I am very clear: Behe just said if he was a scientist, he would have dismissed the changes I listed between a couple of HIV-1 subtypes as 'pathetic.'
It's a good thing Behe is safe in his Ivory Tower, away from research labs.
A recently published paper revealed that those 'pathetic' changes have a HUGE impact on how fast a person gets AIDS after they have been infected with HIV-1. They made two different HIV-1 viruses—One that used the Vpu gene from a Subtype B virus, and another virus that was identical to the first, except it had a Subtype C Vpu gene instead.
The primates infected with Virus 1 lost all of their CD4+ T-cells (the target of HIV, and the measure of progression to AIDS) in 2 weeks. Primates infected with Virus 2 didn't lose their CD4+ T-cells until about 4 months later!
So say you found out today you just got infected with HIV-1. Would you rather live for months, or years? Would you find that difference 'pathetic'?
Additionally, contrary to Behes claims about gum and machines and cripples, these differences were a result of one of the subtypes evolving something new. Something new so it wouldn't cripple your immune system, but still keep the viral load high! Yeah, those researchers measured how much virus was floating around in those infected primates, and the viral loads were about the same—Not only did this evolution not 'cripple' the cell, it didn't 'cripple' the virus either!
So what does this mean from the viruses point of view? If it doesn't kill you, you stay alive (might not even know youre infected…*sigh*) with lots of virus in your system, and you can spread the virus to other people. If you are a female, you could pass it on to your child… and they might even live to reproductive age to pass it on to their children…
But those pathetic changes go even further! So say you found out today you were infected with one of the 'slower' HIV-1s. Um, you still don't want to die of AIDS or give it to your loved ones, right? The good news is those pathetic changes Behe dismisses provided us with brand new, previously unknown, chinks in HIV-1s armor! A chink we are already familiar with! That pathetic viroporin Behe ignored could be blocked with drugs similar to the ones we use against influenza to potentially decrease viral loads.
I don't think laymen should have any problems seeing whats going on here. You dont have to know any virology or biochemistry or immunology. Just step back, and take all of this at face value. Once again, ID Creationism is a science stopper. Once again, ID Creationism is very, very wrong when applied to the real world. Once again, an ID Creationist falls flat as a 'scientist'.
Once again its those 'mean' scientists saving the world while the Creationists do nothing.
Dare I say it, but even Lindsay Lohan could see whats going on here.
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Naked Cowboy wrestles Naked Cowgirl
Breast-igniting former stripper in NY trademark spat
New York's Naked Cowboy - who entertains the Times Square masses by strumming a guitar dressed in his undies - has taken exception to a Naked Cowgirl who he reckons is "ripping off his shtick".
That's how the New York Post summarises Sandy Kane's infringement of Robert Burck's Naked Cowboy trademark. Burck is demanding the former stripper, "famous for closing her act by lighting her breasts on fire", either "stop making money off of his trademark or sign a 'Naked Cowboy Franchise Agreement'".
The Post explains: "Most licensed franchisees are required to fork over $5,000 for a year or $500 a month and go through a screening process to ape the Naked Cowboy's act."
Burck said of Kane: "If she's going to sell stuff and make money off of it, then, yeah, she's going to have to pay."
Kane is having none of it. She's been parading around Times Square in "a red, white and blue cowboy hat and matching bikini" for the past few years, posing for photos at a couple of bucks a pop.
The "50-something New Jersey native whose real name is Sandra Brodsky" protested: "You know how much money I make? Two dollars a picture. I'm not selling any products."
The Post has more, plus a snap of the Naked Cowgirl which is not for the faint-hearted, right here. ®
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A Louisiana chef is teaming up with wildlife officials to target a big fish that could cause even bigger problems in the state's productive fishing grounds.
A Louisiana chef is teaming up with wildlife officials to target a big fish that could cause even bigger problems in the state's productive fishing grounds.
The Asian carp has been moving steadily into the state's waters in recent years. The fish has been a high-profile pest in northern states, where millions of dollars have been spent on controlling its populations. And advocates say Louisiana needs to get control of its Asian carp population before it's too late.
"The fish are here in Louisiana waters, and they're here to stay," said Chef Philippe Parola, who has become an advocate and expert on the marketing and consumption of Asian carp.
The fish could be causing major problems for Louisiana's coastal fisheries in eight to 10 years if nothing is done, he said.
Asian carp, including species such as bighead and silver carp, were introduced in the Midwest in the 1970s to clean murky fish farm ponds. The fish are filter feeders, munching microscopic plant and animal plankton from the water. Flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers caused ponds to overflow, allowing Asian carp to escape into other rivers and reproduce in the wild.
These fish eat voraciously and reproduce rapidly. One fish reproduces three to four times a year, releasing between 100,000 to 3 million eggs each spawning, Parola said. They have no major predators and can eat more than 20 percent of their body weight in algae and plankton a day. Asian carp can weigh up to 100 pounds. With their large size and hunger for plankton, they could pose a threat to native species.
If Asian carp can survive and thrive in Louisiana's brackish waters, the fear is the fish could decimate the productive coastal estuaries that Louisiana's fishing industry depends on.
Shrimp, oyster, blue crab and other finfish all rely on those plankton-rich waters at some point in their life cycle. But if Asian carp establish a population, they could damage the already fragile ecosystem.
Plankton provide food for many larval species in Louisiana's estuaries, and carp could steal away that food source "in massive quantities," said Michael Massimi, invasive species coordinator for the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program. They would also consume larval species themselves.
At risk in Louisiana is a commercial and recreational fishery worth $3.5 billion per year. That industry supports about 40,000 jobs, and Louisiana's coastal zone provides an estimated 21 percent of all fisheries landings by weight in the lower 48 states, according to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
The fish can also cause problems for boaters because of the silver carp's unusual and dangerous survival behavior. When startled by the sound of a boat motor, it attempts to flee danger by jumping skyward, frequently hitting boats and people.
The fish have been known to cause boating accidents, black eyes, bruises and more severe injuries.
"I've seen these fish jumping 10-15 feet in the air, and they weigh 30 pounds," Parola said.
Between 1991 and 2000, the Asian carp population dramatically increased in the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. Today, commercial fishers on the Illinois River often catch 25,000 pounds of bighead and silver carp per day, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.
Fisheries biologists and resources managers in the Great Lakes area are combatting the problem head on because of the widespread agreement these species could devastate their multi-billion dollar fishing industry. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers even built a multimillion dollar electric barrier aimed at preventing the fish from entering the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River and its tributaries, Massimi said.
Silver carp have been found locally in Lake Field and Lake Verret. But the massive 2011 river flood and the opening of the Bonnet Carre and Morganza spillways likely launched the carp into new, previously inaccessible waters in the state, including brackish coastal waterways.
"The flood probably launched these fish into a lot of areas we don't even know about yet," Massimi said.
Evidence of bighead and silver carp living in the salty, brackish waters of coastal Louisiana is worrisome because the fish family they belong to is typically restricted to fresh water, U.S. Geological Survey biologist Duane Chapman said.
"Asian carp appear to be the exception, which was a complete shock to us," Chapman said. "We don't have any real data yet on the effects of the fish on brackish water populations of other species. We don't know what will happen, but we are very concerned."
Chapman said even if Asian carp can't reproduce in brackish waters, the fish can find their way from those marshes into more freshwater lakes and rivers by way of storm surges and inlets along the coast.
There's limited information on Asian carp in Louisiana because their populations are difficult to measure, said Mike Wood, director of inland fisheries at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has conducted samplings in coastal areas and larval samplings in freshwater areas will start this year. The hope is to get more accurate information on the state fish population.
"Asian carp is an invasive species, and we know it is expanding its range in some areas," Wood said. "We are not certain of the impact they'll have. But we are concerned. With the larval sampling, we hope to determine the extent that they've established in Louisiana."
Controlling the fish's population will be a challenge in Louisiana, Massimi said. Because the fish are filter feeders, they can't be caught on a line.
"The only way human fishing could have pressure on them is on a commercial scale," Massimi said.
That's where Parola comes in. The chef, who is passionate about protecting Louisiana's fishing, has been working for years on the idea of developing a commercial market for the fish.
Parola is working to overcome the image problem that the fish face. The fish have a complex bone structure and can be difficult to clean. They are also often confused with common carp, a bottom-feeding species with a strong, fishy flavor. But the flesh of the Asian carp is actually light, mild and flaky, like a delicate crabmeat.
The state must first grasp the severity of the problem it's facing before a commercial market can be built around the fish, Parola said.
"Before the problem is acknowledged, there's not much that can be done," Parola said. "But I've seen how destructive these fish are, and I want to make a difference. The gamble is too big to not be proactive."
If you want to learn more about Asian carp, visit Parola's website: www.chefphilippe.com.


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2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 4MATIC Wagon 4 Wheel Suspension Conversion Kit (MI24F)
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Convert Your Hydraulic Suspension To A Coil Spring Suspension. End Your Air Suspension Problems Forever...Strutmasters 2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 4MATIC 4 Wheel Active Suspension To Coil Spring Conversion Kit is the perfect solution to your suspension problems. Designed to be very affordable, you can convert your suspension to use standard shocks/struts and coil springs for less than the price of replacing one air strut.
This Conversion Kit Fits2003 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon), 2004 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon), 2005 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon), 2006 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon), 2007 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon), 2008 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon), 2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon)
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- Year: 2003-2009
- Make: Mercedes Benz
- Model: E350 4MATIC Wagon
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Air Suspension Conversion Kit Includes
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- 2 Front Struts
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- 2 Rear Eibach Springs
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2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 4MATIC Wagon 4 Wheel Suspension Conversion Kit (MI24F) is the perfect solution to your air suspension problems. Designed to be very affordable, you can convert your air suspension to use standard.
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All of our kits come with easy to install instructions so you or your mechanic can get your car up and running faster than ever.
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You don't want to spend a fortune bringing your E350 wagon into the dealership each time the air suspension system needs a repair. The system is comprised of such a wide variety of parts, this could go on forever! We came up with an affordable and high-quality alternative to this scenario. Our air to non-air suspension conversion kit eliminates the dependence on complicated electrical components working in sync all the time. This kit includes two new pre-assembled front coil-over struts using Eibach coil springs, two new Eibach coil springs with mounts and two passive hydraulic fluid and gas shocks for the rear end of the vehicle. Our suspension conversions are popular because they are more affordable than replacement at the dealer, and also more reliable than the original parts. We stand behind it with our Strutmasters lifetime limited warranty. DIYers love the kit because it is installed in about one hour per wheel. The suspension warning message turns off after about thirty minutes, too. Each kit comes with easy to read instructions complete with pictures and helpful support information. Our experts show you how to do it in the videos of them performing real installations on our exclusive YouTube channel- watch now! And lastly, our in-house technicians are available anytime to answer any questions you may have regarding the repair of your faulty air suspension on your Mercedes Benz E350.
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There are universal signs you can look for that can help you diagnose a failed or leaking air suspension system on your 2003-2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC wagon. You want to catch the signs of a bad suspension before it's too late and total failure sets in. The most noticeable is a sudden uneven height difference between two sides of the wagon. Usually, the rear end will fail and sag first, while the front end remains inflated. This makes it look like the wagon is squatting down too low to the ground. On the other hand, the wagon may simply lean from side to side. If you think the wagon is not meeting and maintaining its appropriate ride height, a bad suspension system is probably to blame. Look at the instrument cluster- if there is an illuminated suspension warning message or light then you definitely have a problem. Listen to the air compressor, too. A bad suspension may cause it to wear out. It may have stopped working or may be running too often (will be very loud and noisy). If any of these signs are present, you likely need a suspension repair or replacement.
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2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 4MATIC Wagon OEM Replacement Parts:
+ Front Air Strut Assemblies ($1,200/strut)
+ Rear Electronic Shocks ($180/shock)
+ Rear Air Spring ($970/spring)
+ Air Compressor Assembly ($310)
= Over $5,000 (and that doesn't even include replacing electronic components that are known to fail such as the height sensors).
After Market Replacement Parts:
+ Front AirStrut Assemblies ($1,200/strut)
+ Rear Electronic Shocks ($380/shock)
+ Rear Air Spring ($310/spring)
+ Air Compressor Assembly ($310)
= Over $4,000 (and that doesn't even include replacing electronic components that are known to fail such as the height sensors).
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+ (2) Completely pre-assembled coil-over struts using Eibach coil springs
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Suspension Components List
The 2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) is built with the following suspension components:
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Electronic Shocks (x2)- shocks abosrbers whose dampening capabilities is controlled by the suspension control module in order to ensure proper wheel-to-ground contact.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Air Springs (x4)- (models with air suspension only) commonly referred to as air bags, a plastic and rubber bag that is fitted on top of the strut that uses pressurized air as a cushion instead of a metal coil spring to hold a vehicle off of the ground and off of its wheels. These are the number one cause of all air suspension leaks. All air springs all go bad at about the same rate. If one is leaking, the others will not be far behind. For a proper repair, all of them need to be replaced at the same time..
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Struts (x2)- a type of shock absorber; has metal tubing filled with gas-charged hydraulic fluid that is connected to the wheel of a vehicle in order to reduce the effects of vertical travel on a rough surface which controls the bounciness, and therefore comfort, of a vehicle.; the air spring assembled on top of the strut is commonly referred to as an air strut.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Height Sensors (x4)- a linkage located near each wheel of a vehicle with any electronic suspension that, either mechanically or electronically, constantly measures the height of the vehicle, and reports this information back to the control module so that the computer can identify if changes in height need to be adjusted accordingly. The ride height sensor is a moving part, and like all moving parts, they will eventually wear out.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Air Lines- tubes that run from a compressor to the air struts which carry pressurized air to the air bags.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Solenoids (x4)- usually L-shaped, these plastic components connect the electrical connection and lines of suspension components to the suspension control module on vehicles with active suspension. The solenoid regulates the air pressure for each air spring. Solenoids start to leak as they wear out causing the vehicle to sag or to lean. This will cause the ride height sensor to send a signal to activate the compressor in an attempt to inflate the air suspension and level out the vehicle. This excessive work load will eventually lead to total failure of the compressor.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Compressor Assembly- creates/sends pressurized air to active suspension components. When the air suspension starts leaking, the compressor/pump starts working harder to try to keep the system inflated. By the time air suspension leaks down completely, sitting the vehicle on its tires, the compressor will either have failed or be well on its way to full failure. Buying replacement struts and taking the time to install them only to find out the compressor still needs to be replaced can be very frustrating, time-consuming, and expensive.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) Suspension Control Module- a computer which is responsible for the operations of the air suspension system and maintaining the vehicle's correct ride height.
2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E350 (4MATIC Wagon) O-rings- although they are the least expensive parts of the air suspension, they are responsible for maintaining the seal where all of the air lines connect. Be sure to replace the O-rings when repairing any air suspension system.
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