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The Hyundai Azera has received a top-to-bottom redesign for 2012. With a powerful but efficient V6, spacious interior and thoroughly modern styling, Hyundai is looking to win over buyers in the full sized sedan segment. The new Azera is all about not having to compromise. It's powerful but efficient, spacious but good looking and luxurious but value-laden. Being a top-to-bottom redesign, the car is packed with state of the art features and amenities many of which were unavailable on last year's model.
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Roomy; luxurious; powerful and efficient.
Special features for 2012
The full-size sedan segment has classically been dominated by American giants like the Ford Crown Victoria and Chevrolet Caprice. The Azera pushes the class even further, offering distinct styling, an advanced powertrain and plenty of luxury features at a competitive price. Trick safety features are also abundant on the 2012 Azera, creating an exceptionally well rounded vehicle.
2012 Hyundai Azera: All new for 2012, the Hyundai Azera is a mid-size sedan powered by a 3.3-liter V6 engine that produces 293 hp and 255 lb-ft of torque. FWD paired with a 6-speed automatic SHIFTRONIC® transmission enables the Azera to achieve an EPA estimated 20 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. Features include 19-inch wheels, tilt-and-slide sunroof, HID xenon headlights, heated/ventilated front seats, push button start, steering-wheel mounted audio controls, navigation system, iPod®/USB and auxiliary input jacks, Bluetooth® hands-free phone system, and rear side window shades. Safety is comprised of vehicle stability management (VSM), electronic stability control (ESC), traction control system (TCS), anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), brake assist (BA), advanced airbags, and tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The Azera is backed by a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty.


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Main Street renovation funds are approved in NashuaBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
March 19. 2014 9:34PM
NASHUA — While elected officials continue to debate the authority of the aldermanic finance committee, the panel on Wednesday reversed its previous rejection of additional Main Street renovation funds.
Two weeks ago, the committee denied two change order requests for downtown improvements totaling more than $33,000 for electrical work and curbing.
On Wednesday, however, the committee reconsidered those two votes and ultimately approved the change orders. A special meeting of the aldermen had been planned for tonight to address the matter.
Marylou Blaisdell, chairman of the downtown improvement committee, urged the finance committee to approve the funding, warning any potential delays in moving the project forward could hinder Main Street businesses.
"It is crucial to all of us downtown, and we really want to see its completion," said Blaisdell.
The committee, in reconsidering its previous vote, had little discussion on the matter. It also approved two separate funding requests associated with the ongoing downtown renovations, including $43,352 for light poles and $13,485 for light fixtures.
Although the committee appropriated funding for the sidewalk improvements with no debate, there was significant talk about a proposed request for $222,204 for two Freightliner 10-wheel dump trucks for the public works department — a request that recently led to a controversy over how much authority the aldermanic finance committee has as a governing body.
The panel previously tabled any vote on the truck purchases after seeking additional information about the need for the vehicles and requesting that a staff member visit the board to provide more details.
Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said Wednesday that the board of public works did not feel it was appropriate for a staff member to come before the committee to justify a purchase that was already approved by that body.
"They are an elected board," she said, adding the board of public works has the authority to make decisions on fleet purchases.
Tracy Pappas, commissioner for the board of public works, argued that her board never reviewed the requested truck purchases — aside from a brief replacement schedule review.
It is unfair to the taxpayers to eliminate a "reasonable review process" for large ticket items, said Pappas, who said she supports having the finance committee study the purchase further.
Commissioner Tim Lavoie of the board of public works requested a legal opinion on the matter, which maintained that the finance committee is limited in its scope of responsibility.
Attorney Dorothy Clark, deputy corporation counsel for the city, explained in a memo that according to the charter, the committee's basic responsibility is to confirm that an expenditure is from an appropriate account and that funding is available in that account.
"We could debate this legal issue for a long time," said Alderman-at-Large James Donchess, who said a legal dispute now exists because of a common sense request for more details and a discussion with a staff member on the proposed truck purchases.
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Andy Reid confirmed what many Eagles fans had hoped: Nick Foles is his backup quarterback.
"He's in that position right now," Reid said Tuesday.
There are a few qualifiers to Reid's statement. First, Mike Kafka, currently listed second on the depth chart behind Michael Vick, will not play in Thursday night's preseason finale against the New York Jets. So, technically speaking, Foles is the No. 2 because he will start against the Jets.
"Yeah, right now, that's what he is," Reid said, when ask to clarify his original answer. "He's the one that's going to start the game."
Foles will start and play the first quarter, Reid said. Trent Edwards will play the final three quarters.
Kafka "got a little work in" during practice Tuesday, Reid said. But the quarterback's broken left, non-throwing hand was still tender.
"I'm going to hold him out unless something drastically changes," Reid said.
Kafka's future on the team has become cloudy. The Eagles must trim the roster to 53 by Friday. Reid will keep three quarterbacks. Vick and Foles are slam dunks. The final spot will go to either Kafka or Edwards.
Reid was asked if he's seen enough out of Kafka, who took only nine snaps in the preseason.
"I got enough time with him here to make that evaluation," Reid said. "The main thing for him right now is it's just tender right now. He took some snaps yesterday and he could feel them. It's best we hold him out."


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Skip to comments.Text of Obamas statement on Syria
Posted on 08/31/2013 1:50:26 PM PDT by mdittmarEdited on 08/31/2013 3:13:23 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Text of President Barack Obamas statement Saturday on Syria, as provided by the White House:
Good afternoon, everybody. Ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in Syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. Yesterday the United States presented a powerful case that the Syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people.
Our intelligence shows the Assad regime and its forces preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated suburbs of Damascus, and acknowledging that a chemical weapons attack took place. And all of this corroborates what the world can plainly see _ hospitals overflowing with victims; terrible images of the dead. All told, well over 1,000 people were murdered. Several hundred of them were children _ young girls and boys gassed to death by their own government.
This attack is an assault on human dignity. It also presents a serious danger to our national security. It risks making a mockery of the global prohibition on the use of chemical weapons. It endangers our friends and our partners along Syrias borders, including Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. It could lead to escalating use of chemical weapons, or their proliferation to terrorist groups who would do our people harm.
In a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted.
Now, after careful deliberation, I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets. This would not be an open-ended intervention. We would not put boots on the ground. Instead, our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope. But Im confident we can hold the Assad regime accountable for their use of chemical weapons, deter this kind of behavior, and degrade their capacity to carry it out.
Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose. Moreover, the chairman has indicated to me that our capacity to execute this mission is not time-sensitive; it will be effective tomorrow, or next week, or one month from now. And Im prepared to give that order.
But having made my decision as commander in chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, Im also mindful that Im the president of the worlds oldest constitutional democracy. Ive long believed that our power is rooted not just in our military might, but in our example as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. And thats why Ive made a second decision: I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American peoples representatives in Congress.
Over the last several days, weve heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree. So this morning, I spoke with all four congressional leaders, and theyve agreed to schedule a debate and then a vote as soon as Congress comes back into session.
In the coming days, my administration stands ready to provide every member with the information they need to understand what happened in Syria and why it has such profound implications for Americas national security. And all of us should be accountable as we move forward, and that can only be accomplished with a vote.
Im confident in the case our government has made without waiting for U.N. inspectors. Im comfortable going forward without the approval of a United Nations Security Council that, so far, has been completely paralyzed and unwilling to hold Assad accountable. As a consequence, many people have advised against taking this decision to Congress, and undoubtedly, they were impacted by what we saw happen in the United Kingdom this week when the Parliament of our closest ally failed to pass a resolution with a similar goal, even as the prime minister supported taking action.
Yet, while I believe I have the authority to carry out this military action without specific congressional authorization, I know that the country will be stronger if we take this course, and our actions will be even more effective. We should have this debate, because the issues are too big for business as usual. And this morning, John Boehner, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell agreed that this is the right thing to do for our democracy.
A country faces few decisions as grave as using military force, even when that force is limited. I respect the views of those who call for caution, particularly as our country emerges from a time of war that I was elected in part to end. But if we really do want to turn away from taking appropriate action in the face of such an unspeakable outrage, then we must acknowledge the costs of doing nothing.
Heres my question for every member of Congress and every member of the global community: What message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price? Whats the purpose of the international system that weve built if a prohibition on the use of chemical weapons that has been agreed to by the governments of 98 percent of the worlds people and approved overwhelmingly by the Congress of the United States is not enforced?
Make no mistake _ this has implications beyond chemical warfare. If we wont enforce accountability in the face of this heinous act, what does it say about our resolve to stand up to others who flout fundamental international rules? To governments who would choose to build nuclear arms? To terrorist who would spread biological weapons? To armies who carry out genocide?
We cannot raise our children in a world where we will not follow through on the things we say, the accords we sign, the values that define us.
So just as I will take this case to Congress, I will also deliver this message to the world. While the U.N. investigation has some time to report on its findings, we will insist that an atrocity committed with chemical weapons is not simply investigated, it must be confronted.
I dont expect every nation to agree with the decision we have made. Privately weve heard many expressions of support from our friends. But I will ask those who care about the writ of the international community to stand publicly behind our action.
And finally, let me say this to the American people: I know well that we are weary of war. Weve ended one war in Iraq. Were ending another in Afghanistan. And the American people have the good sense to know we cannot resolve the underlying conflict in Syria with our military. In that part of the world, there are ancient sectarian differences, and the hopes of the Arab Spring have unleashed forces of change that are going to take many years to resolve. And thats why were not contemplating putting our troops in the middle of someone elses war.
Instead, well continue to support the Syrian people through our pressure on the Assad regime, our commitment to the opposition, our care for the displaced, and our pursuit of a political resolution that achieves a government that respects the dignity of its people.
But we are the United States of America, and we cannot and must not turn a blind eye to what happened in Damascus. Out of the ashes of world war, we built an international order and enforced the rules that gave it meaning. And we did so because we believe that the rights of individuals to live in peace and dignity depends on the responsibilities of nations. We arent perfect, but this nation more than any other has been willing to meet those responsibilities.
So to all members of Congress of both parties, I ask you to take this vote for our national security. I am looking forward to the debate. And in doing so, I ask you, members of Congress, to consider that some things are more important than partisan differences or the politics of the moment.
Ultimately, this is not about who occupies this office at any given time; its about who we are as a country. I believe that the peoples representatives must be invested in what America does abroad, and now is the time to show the world that America keeps our commitments. We do what we say. And we lead with the belief that right makes might _ not the other way around.
We all know there are no easy options. But I wasnt elected to avoid hard decisions. And neither were the members of the House and the Senate. Ive told you what I believe, that our security and our values demand that we cannot turn away from the massacre of countless civilians with chemical weapons. And our democracy is stronger when the President and the peoples representatives stand together.
Im ready to act in the face of this outrage. Today Im asking Congress to send a message to the world that we are ready to move forward together as one nation.
Thanks very much.
America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!
"In a world with many dangers -- gassing citizens, stalking and killing young minority children, stupid white policemen -- every menace must be confronted.. uh?"
"No! No! Mr. President, this is not the place for that. This is about Syria only. Later."
"Oh darn. OK."
"Im confident in the case our government has made without waiting for U.N. inspectors..."
No, you haven't come close.
Seriously, what is the point of funding the U.N. if we are not even going to use them? I would tell him that either he waits for the U.N. inspectors to finish their report... or else, we're going to have to go ahead and defund them...
Obama found an out. He painted himself into a corner with his line in the sand, but now he knows the repercussions of military actions will spin out of control. Democrats in congress didn't want to go anywhere near voting to support his intervention as it would demoralize their base for the '14 midterms, but they didn't want to undermine him either.
So Obama will save face by allowing congress to "persuade" him to not to intervene militarily, following the Cameron precedent...and we end up just sending humanitarian aid through the UN. A nice tidy escape.
This is an easy decision for congress. Tell Obama he can't attack Syria... but that we'll make Syria adopt Obamacare. Then in a couple of years they'll be bankrupt and not able to afford any more chemical weapons.
Obama seeking political cover by asking for a Congressional vote on Syria intervention
Exactly. I don't see the downside.
I know the way you are using Republic to contrast against a democracy, with democracy meaning one person one vote. But that's not the way the word democracy is normally used. Democracy is normally used to include a representative government elected by democratic means.
America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!
As he must according to both htge Constitution and the War Powers Act.
And Congress should say "NO WAY!"
Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose. Moreover, the chairman has indicated to me that our capacity to execute this mission is not time-sensitive; it will be effective tomorrow, or next week, or one month from now. And Im prepared to give that order.
He is doing this because within the next few weeks we will see markets collapse...he knows the artificial money pumping has come to an end world wide...bad things are brewing on the horizon...
If George W. Bush had ever delivered a similar statement without first consulting with Congress and with the full support of known US allies, the Democrats would be howling for immediate presentation of articles of impeachment. They would have had them already drawn up and released the text to the NYT and the Washington Post.
But if articles of impeachment are presented on Bronco Bama, the Cowboy Rodeo Clown President, it would be "racist".
None dare call it treason.
Secession is sounding better and better.
May be the most astounding thing I have ever heard a president (?) say. Constitutional democracy??? Really!
At any rate, the ball is now in our court. We need to storm Congress and tell them not just no but hell no to intervention of any kind.
That you are a bag of wind.
Look, I'm against Obama as much as anyone, if you doubt that, read my past posts.
That being said, I'm pro-America more than I'm anti-Obama. I think we're all pretty much in agreement here that NOT going into Syria is the best thing for the country. IF, and this is a big if, going to Congress is Obama's way of backing away from his rhetoric while trying to save face by saying he didn't have Congressional authorization as an excuse...well, I'm okay with that, because the end result is NOT going, which I think is the best thing for the country.
I love rubbing his nose in crap as much as anyone, but we can't have it both ways. If we're going to criticize him going into a civil war when we are best served letting both sides kill each other, its not honest or to our benefit to block all the exits and dare him to proceed.
Make no mistake blah blah blah hope and change blah blah blah my military blah blah blah spread the wealth around blah blah blah golf
But having made my decision as commander in chief...
to punt!
You picked up on the exact word that I did, when listening to his teleprompter reading. Everything that comes before a "but" can be cancelled or erased.
No one on this thread, at least, is daring the One to go ahead. We are just enjoying watching him lead from behind one more time.
I predicted this speech would happen because he is going to St Petersburg, Russia, next week as a guest of Vlad Putin. How could he show up with the many 'world leaders' who will be there at the G20 Summit, if US missiles were raining down on Syria. The following week contains September 11, on which day a "Million Muslim" march is scheduled for our National Mall. Another bad time to be bombing muslims.
So he had to punt. It was inevitable.
And of course the answer to what will he be doing for the rest of the Labor Day weekend: playing golf, of course. No problem. No worries!
Guy's a lying sack'O'crap!
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On November 13, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court implemented a uniform set of forms to be used by litigants pursuing uncontested divorces that do not involve children. These forms were developed and recommended by the Uniform Task Force appointed by the court. Although litigants are not required to use these forms, the trial courts of Texas are required to permit their use.
The District Clerk has made this form packet available on his website in the Family court section under the Downloadable Forms link. Attorneys and litigants may access these forms below:
A copy of the Supreme Court's order is available here.


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It has been a long time since the first postal worker went postal back in 1983. Since then, America has endured countless other mass shootings. But the tragedy at Newtown, Conn., was supposed to change everything.
We collectively declared that the horror of innocent children being gunned down in cold blood was a game-changer. A troubled son shooting his mother to death in her bed and then rampaging through an elementary school was our national wake-up call. Finally, we told each other, it was time for America to do something about its gun problem!
It would have been a glorious homage to the Newtown victims. Sorry to say, however, those 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School died needlessly. So did victim No. 1, Nancy Lanza, the mother of the shooter.
Since that awful day in Connecticut on Dec. 14, special interest groups have drawn lines in the sand, politicians have made declarations and Vice President Joe Biden held some meetings where some of the same old suggestions popped up. We have argued about Second Amendment rights, semi-automatic rifles, the number of bullets in magazine clips, background checks, gun show sales and how the National Rifle Association must be to blame for the whole rotten mess.
In reality, it is the ubiquitous handgun that does most of the killing in this country, but few are talking about that. And it is not the vast majority of gun owners who dutifully follow the law and register their guns (and maybe belongs to the NRA) that are the problem. It is the criminal element and the mentally ill who most often perpetrate gun violence.
Please, let's get it straight who the real enemy is and focus on what to do about them!
It makes me incredibly sad as I make my daily check at a web portal set up by the online news site Slate and co-managed by a group called @GunDeaths. The editors readily admit that their U.S. murder data is incomplete because, in a country as big as ours, it is not easy to contemporaneously register every single death. So they augment their own reporting with verifiable death information the public sends in. The site's best calculation concludes that since the Newtown massacre, more than 1,480 Americans have died by gun violence.
At my Friday column deadline, the heavily populated state of California led the way with more than 146 people murdered in the seven weeks since the Newtown tragedy. About a dozen of them were children.
In Texas, there were 110 gun deaths. Florida was close behind with 90. The city of Chicago has become a virtual killing field, with at least 53 recent gun deaths, despite having one of the country's most restrictive set of gun laws. Illinois' statewide gun death total since Newtown is 77.
Missouri counted nearly 51 people, and New York had 42 killed by guns. In New Mexico, the list reflected another mass shooting by a troubled son who gunned down both his parents and three siblings. That brought the death toll in the Land of Enchantment to at least 15 since the elementary school shooting in Connecticut that was supposed to change everything.
Think of it: More than 1,480 bullet-ridden bodies stacked up at morgues across the country. More than 1,480 funerals, countless thousands of family members forced to join the ranks of grief. At this pace, 2013's tally will soon surpass the number of people who died in the terrorist acts of Sept. 11. We will count more dead Americans right here at home this year than all the U.S. military members who lost their lives in the war in Iraq or Afghanistan.
How many more will die before we can agree on concrete solutions?
As we dither and do nothing, North Carolina has seen 58 gun-related deaths since Newtown. Georgia reported 55 dead. Louisiana had 53, Colorado 33, Michigan 46, Oklahoma 37, Indiana 37, Arizona 29, Washington state 22 ... the sorrowful list goes on and on, and continues to grow at a steady gallop.
Perhaps we should take a cue from Australia, where plenty of people still have guns. In 1996, after a massacre in which 35 people died, swift action was taken. The most dangerous rifles and shotguns were outlawed, and the government launched a buyback program of those banned firearms. Over the next decade, gun-related homicides fell by 59 percent and the suicide rate fell by 65 percent. A coincidence? Maybe.
I don't hear much talk about cutting off the criminal's favorite ammunition source — the Internet — or more closely regulating the sale of bullets so that only the most demonstrably responsible gun owners could buy them.
With 311 million guns in America, maybe a limit on the number of new guns that could be imported or manufactured here would be in order. And, my personal favorite: Let's pass an ironclad national law that any criminal using a gun in the commission of a crime gets an automatic extra 10 years tacked onto their sentence. No questions, no leniency. This tactic protects honorable gun owners and ensures both the criminal and their confiscated gun are off the streets for a long time.
In the meantime, I challenge every newspaper in America to dedicate a daily front page spot to the growing gun death toll tally — complete with pictures of the dead children caught up in our adult madness. Every radio station and evening newscast should dedicate time to this, too.
It's easy in our busy lives to overlook the carnage — but not if it's human toll is staring us in the face every day. We have to keep the dialogue alive if we ever hope to find real solutions.


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LONG BEACH – Auto dealer Henry Caruso donned his Santa cap a little early this year with a donation of eight new state-of-the-art computers used to track stolen vehicles to the Long Beach Police Department.
The gift of LoJack Police Tracking systems couldn't come at a better time as the city has seen a 15.6 percent increase in auto thefts from January to November of this year, said Sgt. Aaron Eaton, a Long Beach Police Department spokesman.
Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell and Mayor Bob Foster expressed their gratitude to Caruso, who owns Pacific Ford in Long Beach. Officials noted the gift not only serves victims of car thieves, it also saves local taxpayers the hefty price of equipping additional police department cars.
"We're always looking to maximize our ability to locate stolen vehicles," the chief said.
"Partnering with Pacific Ford affords us the opportunity to increase our number of LoJack-equipped vehicles to 35, (and) at no cost to the taxpayers."
The LoJack systems send silent signals from small radio transceivers hidden in cars, SUVs and trucks equipped with the technology. The signals are so precise LBPD cars and helicopters use the signals to direct officers to the stolen vehicle, Eaton said.
LoJack systems can also be used to track motorcycles and construction equipment, the sergeant said.
In addition to the LoJack computers, the Police Department conducts numerous special operations targeting auto thefts and similar crimes.
Authorities, however, still need the public to remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious activity or people by calling 911, Eaton stressed.
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The Raiders have agreed to a one-year deal with free safety Charles Woodson, ESPN reported Wednesday night.
Woodson, 37, said at the end of the season and in radio interviews he wanted to return to the Raiders for another season and would consider retirement if a deal didn't materialize.
General manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen both said the wanted Woodson to return.
Woodson becomes the fourth unrestricted free agent to return to the Raiders, joining offensive lineman Khalif Barnes, running back Darren McFadden and safety Usama Young.
In 16 games, Woodson had three forced fumbles, 97 tackles an interception and missed very few practice snaps over the course of the season.


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Database spin out Ingres has landed the NYSE's technology head to lead worldwide sales and marketing, and head up its development and engineering.
Roger Burkhardt, chief technology officer and executive vice president for the mighty New York Stock Exchange, is joining tiny Ingres as president and chief operating officer. Burkhardt is trading management of a global team of 2,000 for to look over 230 employees.
Ingres, a venture capital-led spin out from CA in November 2005, has operations in California, New York, and Slough, and claims customer implementations in 58 countries.
Ingres chairman and chief executive Terry Garnett said Burkhardt is "uniquely qualified to help Ingres become a dominant force in the rapidly evolving enterprise software market." Garnett will no-doubt hope that Burghardt's presence and his list of potential contacts will help open more than a few doors to Wall St tech shops running on Oracle's database.
Ingres is after a slice of Oracle's business. The company claims compatibility with Oracle, so is trying to persuade users they can easily migrate to Ingres and run mission-critical databases for a fraction of Oracle's licensing and support costs.
Elsewhere in the open source database pond, MySQL named former Check Point Software executive Paul Weinstein as EVP for business development. Weinstein held various business development and alliances positions at Check Point, building relationships with channel partners and driving corporate strategy and is expected to continue this role at MySQL.®


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The Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education Annual Meeting
It's almost become a universal fact that education is important. Sure, sometimes the battle for good education has become marred by opposing views and political agendas, but the idea is that education itself is a vital and necessary facet to create well-rounded individuals. This is why the Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education (CESE) is pretty much over the moon with the addition of Zack Kopplin to their annual meeting on Saturday, June 29. If you haven't heard of Kopplin, he's become pretty well-known in the scientific community by speaking out against the teaching of creationism in schools, and he's a strong advocate for separation of church and state. Kopplin is known on the national circuit for being outspoken in his pursuit of adequate science education in schools and will speak on "Why we need a Second Giant Leap." Kopplin, a student at Rice University, is also winner of the 2012 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in Education. "Basically when Sputnik happened in the '60s, it shocked everyone into reforming science education," former president and current webmaster of CESE Dave Thomas said. "And we need another shock like that because science education is languishing, so we need a kick in the pants." The meeting is happening at Northrop Hall, Room 122, on the University of New Mexico campus tomorrow and is free and open to the public. Northrop Hall at UNM • Sat Jun 29 • 1-4:30 pm • FREE • ALL-AGES! • View on Alibi calendar


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The number of visitors to DuPont State Recreational Forest this year hit 327,000 at the end of October
The number of visitors to DuPont State Recreational Forest this year hit 327,000 at the end of October, a historical high, and forest officials said attendance shows no sign of easing up anytime soon.
"People have really discovered this place," said Forest Supervisor David Brown, who estimated that visitation has tripled since rangers first started tracking it in 2002. "In November, it has stayed pretty steady, except on colder days."
Last year, roughly 250,000 people visited the forest. Since then, publicity surrounding its mountain biking trails, waterfalls and role in the filming of the popular "Hunger Games" movie has drawn thousands more.
Initial results of a 2012 exit poll conducted by DuPont rangers showed half of roughly 900 visitors surveyed were from North Carolina, 21 percent from South Carolina, 9 percent from Florida and 5 percent from Georgia, Brown said.
But Brown was surprised to find that about 2 percent of DuPont visitors were from California, while other groups came from as far away as China, Great Britain and the Ukraine.
"I think that's one reason the visitation continues to go up," Brown said. "There's still a lot of people discovering DuPont, and it has become a major destination for North Carolina."
About 40 percent of visitors polled came to hike the forest's 82 miles of hiking trails and multi-use roads, while 26 percent came to view some of its six major waterfalls. Roughly 19 percent came to mountain bike, an increasing draw since DuPont was featured in January on the cover of BIKE magazine.
The March premiere of "The Hunger Games" — and subsequent DVD release in August — lured hundreds more visitors hoping to see where star Jennifer Lawrence, who played "Katniss," crossed Triple Falls and plunged into a pool below Bridal Veil Falls.
Brevard-based Hunger Games Fan Tours sold out all of its main-season events and were half-full for November, a pleasant surprise for co-owner Tammy Hopkins. Bookings for 2013 tours have already begun filling up, she said, "and we haven't even started advertising them yet."
"We just got the dates and we've already pre-sold the weekend adventure tours because so many grandmas are calling up looking for Christmas presents," Hopkins said.
A second movie, "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," will wrap up filming next month in Hawaii after shooting scenes this fall near Atlanta. Hopkins predicts interest in the filming locations — including DuPont — will remain strong among "Hunger Games" fans for years to come.
"Think about Star War fans, Harry Potter fans and Trekkies," she said. "They will always be fans, even after the last movie comes out."
While good for tourism-related businesses, increased visitation at DuPont isn't without its downsides. Brown said growing pains at the forest include damage to stream banks and trails from heavy foot traffic, parking lots that regularly overflow onto roadsides and greater numbers of accidents.
In 2006, the forest recorded 20 incidents such as lost hikers, injured tourists and car accidents. In the first eight months of this year alone, there were double that amount, including 13 traumas and five search and rescues.
Three DuPont parking lots — Hooker Falls, High Falls and Fawn Lake — handle 78 percent of visitor vehicles, according to rangers. Hundreds of vehicles line Staton Road on weekends when Hooker Falls is full, creating safety hazards for pedestrians.
A $600,000 project to build a pedestrian bridge across the Little River from the Hooker Falls lot will expand parking there, Brown said. The N.C. Board of Transportation approved the project Oct. 4, but Brown said he doesn't foresee it "adding enough spaces to absorb all the overflow."
The added visitation has put extra demands on the forest's eight workers, too. Brown recently requested a second temporary staff member to man a new welcome center set to open July 1. Two staff positions will be vacant in early 2013, adding to the workload.
"We're definitely understaffed, in my opinion, but the prospects of getting additional staff aren't real good right now," he said. "We'll get by."


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
98 North Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Board of Registration in Medicine,
Docket No. RM-09-908
Dhirendra Mohan, M.D.,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Jean M. O'Brien, Esq.
Board of Registration in Medicine
200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 330
Wakefield, MA 01880
Appearance for Respondent:
John G. Bagley, Esq.
Morrison Mahoney LLP
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P.O. Box 15387
Springfield, MA 01115
Administrative Magistrate
James P. Rooney
Board of Registration in Medicine's summary suspension of doctor upheld after hearing based on evidence that doctor performed frequent and medically inadequate breast examinations of two patients.
On November 18, 2009, the Board of Registration in Medicine issued a statement of allegations against Dhirendra Mohan, M.D., alleging that he had conducted improper breast examinations of two female patients, Patients A and B.
On the same day, the Board, acting in accordance with 243 CMR 1.03(11)(a) summarily suspended Dr. Mohan's license to practice medicine because "the health, safety, and welfare of the public necessitates ... suspension." The Board relied on documents attached to a motion by complaint counsel seeking the doctor's suspension. The documents included (1) an affidavit of Board investigator Norma Jaynes describing her interviews with the two patients and the doctor and her review of the patients' medical records and a videotape of a breast examination the doctor performed on Patient A, (2) the videotape, and (3) an affidavit of Jasen W. Gunderson, M.D., who is Board certified in family medicine, concerning his review of the patients' medical records and the videotape.
Dr. Mohan thereafter filed an answer to the statement of allegations acknowledging that he performed breast examinations upon the patients, but denying improper conduct and objecting to the consideration of a videotape made of an office visit by Patient A because the tape was made without his knowledge. He also filed a motion to vacate the order of summary suspension in which he argued that (1) the Board lacked substantial evidence that he repeatedly conducted breast exams for his sexual gratification, (2) the breast exam captured on tape was performed at Patient A's request, (3) Patient B has retracted her allegations as evidenced by an affidavit he submitted, and (4) Dr. Gunderson's affidavit at best states an opinion that Dr. Mohan's breast examination of Patient A failed to live up to an unspecified standard of care, which is not the equivalent of misconduct warranting suspension.
I held a hearing on the summary suspension on December 18, 2009 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston. Dr. Mohan subpoenaed Patient A to testify, presented testimony from the receptionist at his office, Joanne Jedziniak, and testified on his own behalf. Both parties submitted post-hearing briefs.
Findings of Fact
Based on the documentary record, the testimony, and reasonable inferences I draw from them, I make the following findings of fact:
1. Dhirendra Mohan was born on August 1, 1946. He graduated from K.G. Medical College, University of Lucknow, India in 1967. He received training there on conducting breast examinations.
2. He has been licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts since 1976 under certificate number 39119. He is board certified in internal medicine and in cardiology. He has been in private practice for 30 years with no prior history of discipline. He has a private practice in Holyoke and has privileges at Holyoke Hospital. One third of his work involves consultation in cardiology.
3. Dr. Mohan became Patient A's primary care physician around February 2006 when she was in her late 20s. Patient A had a breast mass when she was in her early 20s that proved to be benign. Amongst the medical issues for which she saw Dr. Mohan was chronic back pain caused by her breast size. She had appointments with Dr. Mohan frequently (except during a period in 2007 when she was pregnant), sometimes as often as once per month, so that he could renew a monthly prescription for painkillers.
4. Dr. Mohan examined Patient A's breasts during each of her office visits, except when she was accompanied by someone else. He did not offer her a chaperone.
5. Proper procedure for breast examination includes offering the patient the opportunity to have a chaperone present, offering the patient a hospital gown, and using the fingertips to examine for lumps.
6. Dr. Mohan typically conducts a breast examination of a patient if she has a tumor, a history of breast cancer, or requests an exam. He uses the flat of the hand to examine all four quadrants of the breast and squeezes the nipples to see if there is a secretion. His patients typically wear their street clothes, although he sometimes offers them a hospital gown. He did not note conducting a breast exam in a patient's medical records unless he found something medically significant during the exam.
7. Patient A noticed that the breast exams she received from Dr. Mohan were different from ones she been given by other doctors, but did not think them inappropriate until a visit in late 2008, during which he tried to kiss her (and she avoided him).
8. Her subsequent and last visit to Dr. Mohan was videotaped. Dr. Mohan gave her a breast examination first while she was lying and then sitting on a table, and then sitting in a chair. Dr. Mohan acknowledged that he is the doctor shown on the tape.
9. Dr. Gunderson, who viewed the videotape opined:
An inappropriate and unprofessional breast examination was performed by Dr. Mohan on Patient A as noted in the video documentation. While there may be times where a patient's breast examination is conducted in two positions (supine and sitting), there is no need for a third position as noted in the chair. The touching of the patient's back and the repetitive manner in which the breasts are touched are completely inappropriate and not within the realm of medical examination.
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A proper breast examination would have included the use of fingertips for fine palpation of small nodules. The gross groping with the entire hand would not be sensitive enough to detect breast pathology.
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Repetitive breast examinations are never indicated. Examination of women's breasts at monthly or every other month intervals are never clinically indicated for routine examination.
10. Patient B was Dr. Mohan's patient for about two years. She suffered a compression fracture after being hit by a snowplow and saw Dr. Mohan every other month to obtain a prescription for oxycodone.
11. Patient B met with Board investigator Norma Jaynes on November 3, 2009. She told Jaynes that Dr. Mohan examined her breasts at every office visit and his examinations felt more like fondling.
12. On November 16, 2009, investigator Jaynes spoke to Patient B, three days after Jaynes spoke to Dr. Mohan. Patient B told Jaynes that she needed to get a prescription and her medical records from Dr. Mohan and that his touching of her was not so bad. She told Jaynes she wanted nothing more to do with this matter.
13. In an affidavit dated December 11, 2009, Patient B stated that "Dr. Mohan has never touched me inappropriately or spoken to me in a lewd or inappropriate manner."
The Board of Registration in Medicine may summarily suspend a doctor's license, pending a hearing on a statement of allegations, if there is reasonable cause or sufficient evidence to establish that the doctor poses an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare. Board of Registration in Medicine v. Giraud, Recommended Decision on Summary Suspension (DALA 7/14/95). The Board has met that standard here.
The evidence shows that Dr. Mohan performed repeated, medically unnecessary breast exams on at least two of his patients. This was more than simply a failure of the doctor to employ proper breast examination technique. He routinely failed to offer a chaperone or a hospital gown. The technique he used, as he described it, using the flat of the hand, was not consistent with the proper technique, as described by Dr. Gunderson, that uses fingertips because only they are sensitive enough to detect lumps. Nor was there any medical need for him to examine Patient A's breasts while she was sitting in a chair, as shown on the videotape, when he had already examined her breasts while she was both lying and then sitting on a table. Moreover, he examined Patient A's and B's breasts frequently - on a monthly or bimonthly basis - without any apparent medical necessity and without documenting the results of the examinations. The frequent performance of medically useless breast exams is an adequate ground for summary suspension.
I recognize that Patient B has declined to cooperate further with the Board's efforts to discipline Dr. Mohan and has submitted an affidavit in which she states that "Dr. Mohan has never touched me inappropriately." Her affidavit does not undermine her earlier statements to investigator Jaynes that Dr. Mohan examined her breasts during each of her bimonthly office visits to him. The record contains no evident reason why Dr. Mohan would have performed breast exams routinely on a woman who was coming to see him to obtain medication for pain associated with an accident.
I decline to suppress the videotape. The Massachusetts wiretapping statute makes it a crime for private persons to intercept and record a communication without the permission of all parties to the communication. M.G.L. c. 272, § 99. The statute is criminal in nature and its application to administrative proceedings is not readily apparent. Nonetheless, whatever rules ought to apply in administrative proceedings are not likely to be more restrictive than those applying in criminal cases. In criminal cases, a recording made in violation of the wiretapping statute is not subject to suppression if it was made by a private person not at the behest of the police. See Commonwealth v. Santoro, 406 Mass. 421, 548 N.E.2d 862, 864 (1990) and Commonwealth v. Barboza, 54 Mass. App. Ct. 99, 763 N.E.2d 547, 552-553 (2002)(phone conversations made by private citizen before he contacted police admitted at trial, but those made after he contacted police and told them of his recordings suppressed). This is because "[e]xclusionary rules generally are intended to deter future police conduct in violation of constitutional or statutory rights," hence "[n]o deterrent purpose would be served by suppressing . . . intercepted conversations" in which the police were not involved. Santoro, 548 N.E.2d at 864. Here, the videotape was made by a private individual and not at the behest of the government, and thus it is not subject to suppression.
Patient A declined at the hearing to answer whether she had made the recording on the ground that her answer might tend to incriminate her. Dr. Mohan objected that her refusal to answer questions about her role in taping the examination limited his ability to mount a defense, and thus her testimony should either be excluded or an inference should be made that her testimony is biased against him.
Patient A's refusal to answer questions about the making of the videotape did not prevent Dr. Mohan from presenting a defense. The tape is relevant to this proceeding because it shows Dr. Mohan's breast examination technique. Dr. Mohan's defense of his actions on the tape does not turn on knowing who made the tape.
To the extent any negative inference should be drawn from Patient A's testimony, it is that she made the tape. Because the tape shows only two people in the examination room and because the record shows that Patient A provided the tape to the Board, I am willing to make that inference. That does not of itself show that Patient A is biased against Dr. Mohan.
Dr. Mohan also argued that Patient A is biased because she has now sued him. I have taken this argument into account, but do not find that it undermines her testimony as to either the manner in which Dr. Mohan conducted breast examinations or the number of breast examinations he performed.
Dr. Mohan also pointed out that the Board did not have the benefit of listening to as well as seeing the tape. He claims that now that he has had many nearly inaudible audio portions of the tape professionally enhanced, the recovered portions of the conversation between him and Patient A exonerate him because they show that Patient A requested a breast exam. The Board disagrees with this rendering of the audio portion of the tape. For now, I need not decide who has the correct version of the conversation because even if Patient A asked for a breast examination, that does not explain the nature of the examination that Dr. Mohan provided, the one that Dr. Gunderson considered "inappropriate and unprofessional."
Finally, I note that Dr. Mohan is correct that, if a person has begun to testify on a potentially incriminating subject, she has waived the privilege as to subsequent questions on related facts, Commonwealth v. King, 462 Mass. 252, 763 N.E.2d 1071, 1078 (2002), and can be ordered to testify, Commonwealth v. Penta, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 36, 586 N.E.2d 996, 1002 (1992). Compare Commonwealth v. Dias, 451 Mass. 463, 886 N.E.2d 713, 722 (2008)(witness did not waive privilege against self-incrimination by speaking with police) and United States v. Feldman, 83 F.3d 9,14 (1st Cir. 1996)(voluntary preparation of written account effectively waived Fifth Amendment protections). I do not decide whether waiver applies to the present situation in which Patient A provided the videotape to the Board because, to the extent Dr. Mohan wishes to compel testimony from Patient A at any subsequent hearing on the statement of allegations, he must seek a court order.
I recommend that the Order of Temporary Suspension issued on November 18, 2009 be sustained pending the outcome of a final hearing on the merits of the statement of allegations.
James P. Rooney
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: February 26, 2010


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Brazil's Point Man For 2016 Olympic Preparations Warns Time Is 'Very Short'
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The army general appointed three months ago to coordinate planning for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics compares his new job to "changing a tire on a car that's moving."
Major General Fernando Azevedo e Silva, named by President Dilma Rousseff to head the Olympic Public Authority, acknowledged in an interview published Monday in Folha de S. Paulo newspaper Monday that deadlines are "very short" to prepare South America's first Olympics.
Silva's word will catch the attention of new International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who is to meet in Brazil next week with Rousseff, Rio organizers and local government officials.
"In the Olympics alone — not counting the Paralympics — there are 41 world championships held at the same time. The World Cup is one sport, soccer ... We have technical requirements from each federation, each discipline."
With less than three years to go, preparations for the Rio Games remain dogged by construction delays, financial uncertainties, environmental worries and possible public protests.
"We have one thing we can't change, the date of the opening of the Olympics: Aug. 5, 2016," Silva said. "Time will dictate the work."
Silva's predecessor resigned from the position, complaining he'd been marginalized.
Some fear the Rio Olympics will face even more organizational problem than this year's World Cup, which FIFA President Sepp Blatter said last week was the "farthest behind" in his four decades of experience.
Silva said the two should not be compared, but said the Olympics were more complex.
"There is a big different between the World Cup and the Olympics," he said. "In the Olympics alone — not counting the Paralympics — there are 41 world championships held at the same time. The World Cup is one sport, soccer ... We have technical requirements from each federation, each discipline."
Bach has said that Gilbert Felli, the IOC's executive director for the Olympic Games, will be deployed to help Brazilian organizers. Bach said Felli's "top priority" after the Sochi's Winter Games would be working with the Rio organizing committee. He will remain in that role after he retires from the IOC at the end of August.
The visit to Brazil by IOC president Bach overlaps with that of FIFA's top World Cup official Jerome Valcke, who is coming to inspect progress on preparing World Cup stadiums. Several are not expected to be ready until April, just weeks before the World Cup opens June 12 in Sao Paulo.
Brazil was awarded the World Cup in 2007 and the Olympics in 2009. Brazil's public has grown critical of the billions being spent on both mega events. The Confederations Cup, the World Cup warm-up 6 ½ month ago, was hit with daily protests with police expecting the same during the World Cup.


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Andy Reid appears to be running out of answers and the Eagles coach didn't make any startling revelations during today's press conference assessing the disappointing performance in Monday's 28-13 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome.
In addition, the battered offensive line took another hit. Reid said that right tackle Todd Herremans had an MRI on his right ankle/foot. The team hasn't yet received the results, but Reid said, "I talked to him and he is still sore."
As for the game itself, Reid said much of the obvious – that the Eagles have to do a better job in the red zone after failing to score a touchdown in five trips there.
The Eagles coach also said that allowing seven sacks is unacceptable and stated that his team's tackling was unacceptable.
That pretty much covered everything.
And it's not his style to call players out and he isn't changing now.
"We all have a piece of this thing," he said.
One again he reiterated that Michael Vick will remain at quarterback, something he also said immediately after Monday's game.
Most of all Reid insists that the 3-5 Eagles, who have lost four in a row, have the ability to turn things around and he hopes it comes Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field against the Dallas Cowboys.
Reid says he doesn't feel the players have given up and praised their effort.
Even Reid, couldn't praise the execution.


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Sexiest Man Alive 2011 handicapping and predictions.
The Sexiest Man Alive 2011 - Bradley Cooper
Judging from my Twitter replies and inbox, youΓÇÖre about 50/50 on this. Or less. And there are a lot of you who think Ryan Gosling was overlooked. IΓÇÖm telling you, Ryan Gosling doesnΓÇÖt have the box office to back it up yet. As I wrote in his analysis Full Story
My Prediction for Sexiest Man Alive 2011: Justin Timberlake
You donΓÇÖt think I hate myself?I HATE MYSELF TODAY.But remember, this is not a PREFERENCE. This is a PREDICTION. So to answer your questions, for those of you who keep emailing about Michael Fassbender...This is PEOPLE Magazine.How many PEOPLE Magazine subscribers do you think know Michael Fassbender? Come on now. Full Story
Brad Pitt
Arguments for: -Moneyball, Tree of Life, commercially and critically itΓÇÖs been a really, really strong year, and now theyΓÇÖre talking Oscar nomination. WhoΓÇÖs better at campaigning than the Brange? -Look at his hustle for Moneyball. HeΓÇÖs been working it harder than he has in a long, long time. This is a sign for him: Brad can taste something, and is willing to bend a lot deeper for it in exchange. Full Story
Robert Pattinson
Arguments for: -It's Twilight Week. It's perfectly timed. You give it to him, the Twi-Hards jizz all over the newsstands, instant major cash. Pattinson is almost an automatic. It's the "of course" selection. He's made the final 3. I would not be surprised. Full Story
Leonardo DiCaprio
Arguments for:-Oh heΓÇÖll hide under his smelly baseball cap and tell you heΓÇÖs not interested in an Oscar but of course heΓÇÖs interested in an Oscar. ThatΓÇÖs the whole point of the game. And right now, with J Edgar, thereΓÇÖs a good chance at a nomination. DoesnΓÇÖt hurt if he goes into the race winning the SMA popularity contest-Leonardo DiCaprio became the Heartthrob who became the Actor. Full Story
Jon Hamm
Arguments for:-Oh My God, please just give it to him-HeΓÇÖs funny, heΓÇÖs versatile, heΓÇÖs not overly precious, heΓÇÖs so humble, and sweet-Devoted to his lady-Very American-People miss Mad Men/Don Draper-The average age of all past SMAs is 39. Jon Hamm is 40. Arguments against:-HeΓÇÖs a tv star, heΓÇÖs not a Movie Star. Full Story
Ryan Gosling
Arguments for:-What a year. He was everywhere this year. -He goes to Disneyland, the aquarium, he breaks up fights.-That time he took his shirt off in Crazy, Stupid, Love-Major talent, super respected among his peers, handpicked by George Clooney, a big, BIG futureArguments against:-None of his movies are ever major SMASH hits. Full Story
Robert Downey Jr
Arguments for:-Sherlock at Christmas, Iron Man in The Avengers in May, heΓÇÖs running the box office, heΓÇÖs never been more popular-All thatΓÇÖs in the past now, right? He is the ultimate Comeback -Happily married, wife expecting baby, itΓÇÖs the MiniVanΓÇÖs favourite subject: babies!-Best personality ever-Women adore him and men want to hang out with him Arguments against:-People hold grudges for a long ass time -Mel Gibson-DoesnΓÇÖt kiss enough MiniVan ass. Full Story
George Clooney
Arguments for:-On the campaign trail, HARD. Is riding this year on two features, The Ides of March and The Descendents which is quickly, quickly picking up a lot of momentum. -No denying how bad he wants this. See Stacy Keibler. -No one has ever been named SMA three times. HeΓÇÖd never admit it but please. Full Story
Prince William
Arguments for:-HeΓÇÖs a real life Prince. Like, if you were to draw a Prince without ever having seen a Prince, youΓÇÖd come up with him. -HeΓÇÖs the son of the beloved Diana, now a full blown married adult man: we watched him grow up, thereΓÇÖs a sentimentality factor here.-His big ass wedding was really popular. Full Story
Bradley Cooper
Arguments for:-ItΓÇÖs been a good year professionally. Limitless did well. The Hangover 2 did very well. -HeΓÇÖs American -HeΓÇÖs now single having (strategically) split from Renee Zellweger who wouldnΓÇÖt have been very popular with the MiniVan Majority as a girlfriend-JLo was dealing with him for about 5 minutes-He would want it. Full Story


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|White Sox | Vince Coleman to serve as instructor
Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:43:06 -0800
Former MLB OF Vince Coleman will join the Chicago White Sox during spring training to work with players on baserunning. He will remain with the organization throughout the year, working with both minor leaguers and major leaguers.
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|MLB | Vince Coleman interested in coaching
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Former St. Louis Cardinals OF Vince Coleman is reportedly looking for a big-league coaching job.
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Former MLB OFs Vince Coleman and Brett Butler are candidates for the Arizona Diamondbacks first-base coach job.
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Steve Gilbert, of Diamondbacks.MLB.com, reports the Arizona Diamondbacks are considering Chicago Cubs roving baserunning and outfield instructor Vince Coleman among other possible candidates for the first base coach and outfield/baserunning instructor jobs.
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Tue, 24 May 2005 01:46:27 -0700
The Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell reports the Chicago Cubs are utilizing the services of baserunning instructor Vince Coleman, who stole 100 bases or more in three different seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:22:43 -0800
The Chicago Sun-Times reports former MLB OF Vince Coleman has been instructing the Chicago Cubs' pitchers and catchers in recent days about what a basestealer is thinking. Cubs manager Dusty Baker invited Coleman to camp as an instructor.
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Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:59:06 -0800
The Associated Press reports the Chicago Cubs hired former St. Louis Cardinals OF Vince Coleman as a minor league instructor.
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For my 2c - the detour looks like it's between "Grind something hot" or "Haul something hot" (those sacks of spices on the cart). The bird's home thing is likely the speedbump, since the roadblock is clearly the fake holi. I wonder if the "bird" refers to those fortunetelling parrots you find in cages all over India? These are really cool, btw, the parrot comes out, takes a gander at you and pulls out a card from a stack with its beak, and the guy then reads your fortune off the card. I found it at least as accurate as astrology
It's Starr, lol
Quote from: puddin on November 07, 2008, 04:06:46 PMIt's Starr, lolof course it is MY BAD!Well, damn - she *IS* hot. must've dazzled the guys into not spraying her with the color.
Did they get the title wrong? I thought I heard her say "my throat is on fire."
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Women's Health
Can Fibroids and Endometrosis Disappear?
Can fibroids and endometriosis disappear/come and go without treatment? What types of testing would show if they are still there, or got worse? Could they increase cancer risk, or turn into cancer?
Fibroids and endometriosis are two entirely different problems, but they do share a few things in common. The term "fibroids" refers to leiomyomata, or smooth muscle tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus. They can be there with no problems at all, or they can cause heavy menstrual bleeding, menstrual pain, or difficulty carrying a pregnancy. Endometriosis is a condition with uterine glandular tissue resting in places outside of the uterus. Again, it can cause no symptoms, or it can cause pelvic pain, menstrual cramping, or infertility.
Both conditions are very common. Both are dependent on the hormones that trigger menstrual periods to grow, so that they do not appear before puberty, and usually resolve (or shrink) on their own after menopause. Also, both are entirely benign and cannot cause or lead to cancer.
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Clnical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
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Classic tracks "Kashmir" and "Since I've Been Loving You" to be featured in Monday, Nov. 19, episode
To celebrate the release of their upcoming live concert film and album "Celebration Day," available Monday, Nov. 19, Led Zeppelin has granted NBC and Warner Bros. Television rights to feature two of their songs in an episode of the hit series "Revolution," airing later that night (10:01 p.m.) on NBC.
The classic Led Zeppelin tracks "Kashmir" and "Since I've Been Loving You" will be showcased in "Revolution" on Monday.
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"Anyone who really knows me knows how obsessed I am with Led Zeppelin. So the fact that the band agreed to put two songs in my show is, very seriously, a career high-point," said Eric Kripke, creator and executive producer of "Revolution."
Live versions of both songs are available on "Celebration Day," which chronicles Led Zeppelin's legendary 2007 concert at London's O2 Arena. The epic performance was a two-hour-plus tour de force of the band's signature blues-infused rock 'n' roll including such landmark tracks as "Whole Lotta Love," "Rock And Roll," and "Stairway To Heaven." Celebration Day will be available in multiple audio and video formats and can be pre-ordered now atwww.ledzeppelin.com.
"Revolution" is the epic adventure from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and "Supernatural's" Kripke, about a family struggling to reunite in an American landscape void of electricity: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology - computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights - has mysteriously blacked out forever. Kripke, Abrams and Bryan Burk ("Lost," "Star Trek") serve as executive producers, and Jon Favreau ("Iron Man" movies) serves as co-executive producer.
Find the show online at http://www.nbc.com/revolution/.


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American Idol: Who Went Home? What Was the "Twist"?
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Personally, I was hoping the "twist" on American Idol that Ryan Seacrest had teased repeatedly this week was going to be that the show would just crown Amber Holcomb the winner four weeks early and call it a day. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.… Read more


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DailyDirt: Endless Rain Into A Paper Cup....
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- Boxed wine has gained some acceptance with wine drinkers, but will a slightly smaller version of boxed wine sell well? Taking it to the next logical step, there should be "juice box" size wine boxes coming out, too. Who wants to sip wine through a tiny straw? [url]
- Some folks seem to hate plastic water bottles, so now there's a paper milk carton without milk, filled with water. Looks like ultra-skim milk -- 0% milk. [url]
- Drinking water from a paper cup is okay.. but a paper bottle? Paper water bottles haven't exactly taken over since they were introduced, so... [url]
- Coca-Cola has stopped making its 'White Christmas Cans' after a month of selling them because consumers don't like the new look of the can -- and some people think it tastes different. The white cans also look a bit too much like Diet Coke, so some drinkers are getting a few more calories than they expected. [url]
- To discover more food-related links, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon. [url]


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A Strategy for Reconstructing the Old Town
The architect Zahra Breshna is used to a life between two different worlds. She has lived in Germany for 24 years and has an architecture office in the Berlin neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg. But she recently returned to her hometown of Kabul in order to carry out her ideas for reconstructing the old town.
Long ago, her grandfather had studied under the artist Max Liebermann in Berlin in the 1920s, and he married there. Later her father, Abdullah Breshna, also went to Berlin, where he trained to become an architect and then worked with Egon Eiermann. In the early 1960s he returned to Afghanistan under King Zahir Shah and made significant contributions to the modern development of Kabul.
But when the Soviet army occupied the country in 1980, the Breshnas fled. The occupation was followed by the tyranny of warring Mujahedin groups, the terrible Taliban regime, and war.
New structures and old mentalities
Zahra Breshna's documentation of Kabul's destruction is alarming: eighty percent of the old town and fifty percent of the entire city were decimated. And the population has risen from 700,000 to almost 3 million since the fall of the Taliban, resulting in poor hygienic conditions, increasing homelessness, a barely functioning infrastructure, and damaged public facilities. It has become the norm that empty houses are taken over by people in need.
When Breshna first returned to her home country after being away for 20 years, the airport seemed to her a "giant heap of rubble" where "ripped up airplane parts were strewn about everywhere." On every corner she noticed "terrible disarray." Nevertheless, she dedicated herself to rebuilding the old town.
Her perseverance paid off. At the moment Breshna is director of the Department for Preservation and Rehabilitation of Urban Heritage in Afghanistan within the Ministry for City Planning. She is responsible not only for Kabul, but for the reconstruction of all the old towns in Afghanistan. At a time when no one was yet thinking about reconstruction plans for Kabul, Breshna was working on a dissertation on "Reconstruction Strategies for Kabul's Devastated Old Town."
At an international city planning conference in the summer of 2002, she was asked to hone her plans; and the Minister President Hamid Karzai encouraged her in between the discussions to offer her skills to the new state of Afghanistan. Breshna is still enthusiastic today: "I didn't hesitate for a second and went to Kabul as soon as it was possible."
Problems were to be expected in Kabul, given poor wages, corruption and a bad work ethic. Breshna herself is still waiting for a contract from the government. In the mean time, Aga Khan Trust has taken over the responsibility of paying her, but only for a limited time. Her work is further hindered by poor coordination locally, incompetent decision-making, and the resulting misdirected investment from international institutions, and further by the hesitation of investors and disputes between the city administration and the city-planning ministry about competencies.
The government was pleased with the plans Breshna showed them, in which she consciously strove to bring together elements that preserve the old structures of the Kasbah while integrating newer urban concepts. But the Kabul city administration vehemently opposed these plans. Breshna thinks the reason for this lies in a stiff bureaucracy that is incapable of taking adequate steps toward solving the problems of a metropolis with 3 million inhabitants.
The mayor of Kabul is fixated on a master plan that he retrieved from a drawer three years ago when the Taliban were driven out. This plan was the work of Soviet architects between 1964 and 1971, and it is still considered among many officials to represent an ideal model for a modern and prosperous Kabul. The master plan promotes city planning based on Stalinist monumentalism, with wide avenues, skyscrapers and an old town radically reorganized to make way for public squares and other public facilities.
Urban particularities
Breshna rejects this plan because it violates the existing urban and cultural particularities of Kabul. Her "strategy plan" is based on the changes the city has undergone since it's pre-Islamic period. She sees the first phase of development as typical for the morphology of Islamic cities: a Kasbah consisting of walled quarters that form central clusters.
Little is left today of these non-hierarchically organized quarters that were originally independently structured by different ethnic groups and guilds. Similarly, little remains of the original construction principles for private residences with their homogeneous facades, shielded living quarters and centralized courts. Not to mention the shaded alleys, lively bazaars, richly ornamented mosques, and lush gardens of the past.
For Breshna, all this belongs to a city's collective memory and should be brought to life again – yet without nostalgically recreating a romanticized past which has been gone since the mid twentieth century. She points out that the formation of the new city beginning in 1878, with its wide axes and changed perspectives, inevitably changed the old town as well.
The most drastic intrusion on the old town's structure came in 1949, when the Jade-Maiwand axis was cut through the tangled Kasbah.
Breshna would like, on the one hand, to further the process of modernization in Kabul and, on the other, to restore the old town that appears somewhat shabby today and to regenerate traditional regional styles of construction. She thus supports the idea of letting future inhabitants of Kabul II, a new city on the plateau beyond the airport, build the city themselves with traditional construction materials.
She would like to revive the old styles and construction techniques that used clay bricks, thereby promoting an economical, ecologically sound, and culturally appropriate reconstruction. She hopes that in the long run architects, city planners and engineers living in exile will join in and contribute to the people's self-organization.
The guiding principles for Breshna refer to historically endemic structures, but also to the construction of a modern city center with business, residential and representative areas. Particularly important to her is a decidedly modern planning concept oriented around concentric rings, transitional zones and outer-lying zones. Part of the plan is to demarcate the center of the old town with an inner ring, in the center of which the historical structure with its bazaars will be partially reconstructed.
Next will come a transitional zone with above-average development potential situated between the old town and the expansions of the new city. Here, along the Kabul River, Breshna would like to layer different architectural and city planning structures and typologies and build striking high-rises. Western urban concepts will be taken into account particularly in the outer-lying areas, for example in a zone surrounding the old town made up of rivers, canals and lakes, and in a green zone that connects important cultural sites.
Breshna hopes that Kabul will regain the positive characteristics it once had when Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, Uzbeks, and Turkmens lived here together and when the area was influenced by enlightened and secular thinking under Zahir Shah. These are the traditions she would like to tap into, in order to rekindle a lively urban society in the "sinful" city that had been demonized by the Taliban.
Klaus Englert
Translation from German: Christina M. White
This article was previously published in the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 28 October 2004