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November 13, 2010
Brian Kelly
COACH KELLY: Today, obviously, for our football team was a moment that you really can't explain unless you're with us all the time, and that moment is shared between players and coaches. We were able to do that in the locker room after the game.
I bring that up only because as you know, and it's been talked about quite a bit, you know, our seniors were playing in their last game. Through the last three weeks we certainly have had a great deal of adversity that we've had to overcome together as a group. In those times to steal a quote from Coach Parseghian, adversity elicits traits sometimes that we didn't think we ever had.
I think for our guys they saw themselves in a different light. I don't want to get too philosophical other than to say that our seniors really provided great leadership over the past few weeks, and it was evident even in our bye week. That's a time where generally at 4 and 5, seniors check out. They are thinking about graduate school or their next job.
We had a drill that we did on Thursday that told me that our football team had moved to that next phase in its development. And we just played. We were excited about competing, and that's what happened today.
You saw it today was a football team that didn't have on their shoulders the traditions and reputations and all the things that you have to worry about sometimes being a football player at Notre Dame, and they just flat out played.
We'll continue to build on that to play the game. Because it is just a game. And today you saw a team -- and Utah is physically and mentally a tough football team -- and today we were able to beat them at their game.
Physically on the line of scrimmage we were able to run the football in crucial times. We were able to control the line of scrimmage against a team that runs the ball very well, our defensive line in particular played very well against the run. And that's the kind of football that you have to have as a winning program. You have to out-physical your opponent and be mentally tougher, and today. Questions?
Q. Tough as you said it was to describe that moment, would catharsis be a good word for it, relief? What adjectives would you use to describe it?
COACH KELLY: I think our kids were just the consistency of our approach since we got here is starting to obviously move through the entire program. That message that is consistent on a day-to-day basis.
I could feel it. I could feel it last week that finally we were -- I don't know what it was. It's hard for me to describe. We were taking a huge load off our shoulders and going back and just being college students and football players. And not carrying all the burdens of everything that goes along with being a Notre Dame football player and the great tradition and championships.
I could see it coming in practice. We were just playing. We're back to playing the game of football the way it needs to be played. I think that's probably closer to that definition.
Q. That drill on Thursday, what did it entail, if you can give us details?
COACH KELLY: Generally what happens on a Thursday the kids want practice as quick as possible to get to the weekend. They want Friday, Saturday, Sunday off. Thursday was a three on three drill. In that three on three drill you had a quarterback, you had a running back, and you had three offensive players and three defensive players. Skill, big skill and power.
So you had three wide receivers against three DBs with a quarterback and running back, and you've got to get ten yards. It was competition at its best. We had seniors in there. We had guys that were injured that we had to pull out of there that wanted to go.
Harrison Smith and Mike Floyd were banged up and injured, I had to pull them out of the drill twice. That's why they were captains today.
Just that toughness, that physical and mental toughness that you need to be a champion, and that was on display.
Q. I don't know if you gave Tommy any pregame words of encourage, given this was his first career start, if so, what were they? And how much are you and the team looking forward to the experience of playing Army at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx next week?
COACH KELLY: There is a lot of dialogue between me and Tom and all the quarterbacks, obviously there's got to be a lot of dialogue. Just, Tommy is a young man that really understands the game of football. Whether you're in the spread and five wides or you're running tackle pull or power, which we ran probably more times than I think we've run power here in a long time, he can handle the adjustments that are made.
We felt the game plan was such that he could handle what we gave them, so there was a lot of conversation. Certainly, we're looking forward to the match-up against Army. Yankee Stadium, all of those things are great, but it's another opportunity for us to get closer to six wins as well.
Q. You ran a lot of two tights today, and you mentioned about running more power than you have. Why did you go that direction? What got you to be thinking in that direction?
COACH KELLY: Well, we wanted to get the game in the fourth quarter. That was the most important. Our theme this week was get it to the fourth quarter and let's put this nonsense to bed that you can't win games in the fourth quarter, so let's get to the fourth quarter.
So everything in our game plan was you've got to run the football, we've got to shorten the game, we've got to be high percentage in our throws and not put Tommy in too many positions where we could turn the football over. Felt if we didn't turn the ball over and play clean, we're physical on defense, and then win special teams. Obviously, we did with the fumble on the kickoff that was caused by a great hit by Austin Collinsworth, and then obviously the blocked punt. Win special teams.
That was really the game plan coming in.
Q. How do you turn this from just a moment to a building block?
COACH KELLY: Because you missed the point. It's not a moment. It's the culmination of what we've been working on since December. You don't just pull these out of a hat. You don't just wake up one day and say oh, let's rise up today. It's the consistency of approach from a day-to-day basis and how we go to work every day.
We're not a finished product by any means, but we're starting to develop the mental and physical toughness the way that you need to go and approach this game on a day-to-day basis.
I think I said it a couple of times in the press conference last week is that we're moving in the right direction. I know 4-5 is how we're evaluated. 5-5 now, and I get that. But what I see inside the walls is a little bit different, and the direction we're moving will continue to make progress.
Q. Did you know that it was going to be going outside the walls today?
COACH KELLY: Well, I come in expecting to win each week. I thought we had a great chance to win the football game if we didn't turn it over on offense. That's why you didn't see us spreading the field as much and relied more on a run game, play-action, high percentage throws.
Q. The validation that today shows that the approach is clicking in had, you've been around a lot of football teams. Have you ever been around a team that needed a day like today because of this one and because of all the things that you just talked about?
COACH KELLY: Certainly winning obviously helps them feel better about the commitment that they make. Whatever we do, their commitment has been extraordinary. They've done everything we've asked them to do from day one. So clearly a win helps with that psyche. But we probably wouldn't have won today unless we had in our own minds as players and coaches believed that we were on the right path anyway.
So, yes, to your question. But in the other regard, they had arrived. They were on the same page the whole time.
Q. There were two plays, one Michael Floyd's block on the corner for Jonas Graves. And the other was an incomplete pass that Gary Gray had perfect position on and the guy just stopped because he didn't want to get hit. Where did that kind of intimidation come from that you see that brewing over the week?
COACH KELLY: I just can tell you that it's been moving in that direction. I would have to do the same thing that I'm telling you. Guys, it's going to happen. They're going to breakthrough. Just let's stay the course. And that's hard to do today in a society that wants instant information and gratification. It's hard to paint that picture to anybody, and sometimes to 18 to 21-year-olds.
I believed in what we're doing, and obviously a great deal of our kids did too or they wouldn't have played with the kind of physical presence they played with in this football game against a team that has really, I think, of all the teams that I've seen other than maybe Stanford, played with this kind of physical presence. That is a physical football team.
Q. How will you describe the work done by the offensive line today and what would you expect from them in the future?
COACH KELLY: I told them -- we had talked all week about there has to be a time and place where you win the game up front. It can't be finesse football and fast break, and 30, 40 throws. There's got to be time and place. This was a game where it had to be won up front. I think just putting it on their shoulders from that perspective, and committing to it and staying with it.
They knew that they were going to be central to the success today and our defensive line. This game was won up front.
Q. Duval's a guy that's kind of had to wait for a long time to evaluate his day. Talk about what it was like to see him score two touchdowns?
COACH KELLY: Yeah, the formation grouping that we had today put two tight ends on the field. Our two big guys. We were going to get a lot of cover one, a lot of man-to-man, and we told Duval for the last ten days, this is your game. You're going to get matched up. You're 6'4", you've got to help us. You've got to be there for us. And he was there huge.
He got the matchups that we were looking for in one-on-one, and Tommy put the ball where it needed to be. We were expecting a lot of opportunities to Duval in one-on-one coverage, and obviously he got the job done.
Q. TJ, where's he at?
COACH KELLY: He got injured during the week. It was pretty physical the last ten days of practice. He's a tough kid, but he got banged up a little bit. We just didn't think he could go. We wanted to make sure that he's healthy moving forward.
So we knew that coming in, and that's why our game plan -- we were a little bit short on some of our play makers that we've had. So we had to adjust some things even during the week when we found out that it didn't look like he was going to be able to answer the bell.
Q. You say your game plan has been more conservative in that you didn't put the air in the ball as much. When you got in the end zone there were three quick touchdown passes, was it something you saw? Was it the Duval match-up?
COACH KELLY: No, it was just the way they played. They either brought all pressure, zero pressure or played seven match. So it's simply what Utah does as a defense when they get backed up. So you're not going to run the football down there when there are eight or nine guys stacking the box. So we're always going to do what we can do to score points.
Q. The package was obviously a bit different. Is there anything in particular that is in the package with Tommy that wasn't in the package with Dayne?
COACH KELLY: Yeah, two tight ends and we ran power, I think 18 times. I don't think we ran it 18 times, I think we ran it five times the entire year.
Again, we were short some guys that are pretty good play makers. I think you guys all know that. So we had to set a game plan that I wasn't going to put this game on Tommy Rees. I was going to take shots when we had opportunities because he's an accurate thrower of the football.
But it was all going to be predicated on our ability to get this thing into the fourth quarter and have a presence on defense as well. And those things came together with, as you know, key plays in special teams.
Q. You touched on it briefly at the start, but with everything this university has been through the last three weeks, can you talk about what the performance today meant and means to the university?
COACH KELLY: It started with our students on Friday night at the pep rally. They were unbelievable. They were all there. Here's a team that's probably not where they want to be, but our students were there in great support. Heck, we even had fireworks here at Notre Dame, go figure.
It was really, I think for us as a team, we felt really good about that support. Then today was terrific. The crowd was as into it as any game that we've been involved all year. So to have that support that we had today and the students being here and our crowd and our support was -- it was really not unexpected, but it was a pleasant surprise.
Q. You've emphasized traditions since the day you came in here. You've had players learn about former great -- other former great players on the cover of your media guide. You said they played unburdened by the tradition. Are you changing the approach in regard to that?
COACH KELLY: I think that was the tradition we were pointing towards and that was leather helmets running out of the tunnel, toughness, the Fighting Irish, and getting back to that kind of football. And you can do it in many different ways. Doesn't have to be two backs and powers and you can do it in four wides as well.
But you have to do it on both sides of the ball. So I don't think I'd back away from that as much as we're still trying to lay the foundation of how you play this game. You play it hard for four quarters. You get it to the fourth quarter and you close.
My career has been built on closing games out and building the mentality of that football team. That's what we had to make sure we got done.
Q. Can you talk about how big Blanton block was?
COACH KELLY: It's interesting. I just said to Coach Elston, I said, you know what, we've just been on our heels too much in punt. You know, we just seemed to always, you know, concern ourselves with the return game and not wanting to get after it. And we worked really hard this week on getting the punt. That was something we talked about, let's get one.
And Blanton's an exceptional athlete who can bend off the edge as good as anybody can. And we set it up pretty good and it was a huge momentum maker.
Any time you block a punt in the game, I think we've seen enough games, they generally lead to real good things for you down the road. So that was a big play for us, but it was a point of emphasis as well.
Q. And Jonas broke off a long run. Did that kind of light a fire under Cierre? And did you think of going back to Jonas after that?
COACH KELLY: No, Cierre is coming along. He misses some things out there, but he runs hard. Probably wants a couple of plays back. Probably thinking about that throw off the sideline, but he's a tough kid. He's getting better each and every week.
We've changed the pace a little bit with Jonas and it was obviously late in the game. But no, he's our number one back. He's going to get better, he's not there yet, but he's going to be better each week. Thank you.
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It was a surprising day, perhaps even frighteningly mild and pleasant for a day in February. We sat on the front stoop of the gallery, talking with each other and with people passing by. I shot a few photos. Two artists stopped by to drop off one of them's paintings for the next group show, which opens on Wednesday this week.
Shalom and I took a walk to the Easton Public Market. It's a food court with lots of interesting stands selling locally made things. I had a crepe, Shalom a Korean noodle soup. I helped two little kids learn how to make a silly putty ball. They were visiting with their parents from Long Island City and spent some time in the Crayola exhibit across the street.
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DETROIT, Dec. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Labs Corp. (OTCQB:CTLE) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a provisional patent number61,735,705 for its original nano nail polish and lacquer, the third advanced nanotechnology product the Company has introduced in as many months.
"We've brought new thinking to a whole new product," said Dr. Victor Castano, CEO of Innovation at Nano Labs. "The nano lacquer – or nail polish – is a nanohybrid compound, which is a rather new concept. In the past, bringing different chemical mixtures together could be problematic. But thanks to nanotechnology – where we change the properties of matter at molecular and atomic scales – new product possibilities abound. With the nail polish, we've taken ceramics – which provide excellent hardness and high scratch and chip resistance – and mixed them with polymer and metallic nano particles. The result is a material that is flexible but strong, non-toxic, and eco-friendly. Not to mention it can hold a great range of colours and sheen."
Nano Labs promotes the nail polish as twice as durable conventional products. It dries to a very hard state, and resists shock, cracking, scratching, and chipping. It offers superior ease of application, quick drying film formation, and high coverage and adhesion, with bright, vivid colours and high gloss. It also offers the flexibility of a wide spectrum of colour – introduced at the nano level - with pigments including gold, silver, titanium, and other metals and oxides with a wide range of tones. Its elasticity allows for easy and effective application to nail curves without cracking. Nano Labs has also removed toxic solvents from the nail polish equation thanks to material that quickly evaporates, with no toxicity.
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Thanks to documentaries like Jump London, free running was all the rage a couple of years ago on TV. Since the gaming industry is more or less completely void of creative thinking these days, it was only a matter of time before someone would take free running, and shoehorn it into a game. Behold, Mirror's Edge.


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|Hybrid access to atria via the Guiraudon Universal Cardiac Introducer for arrhythmia ablation after total cavopulmonary derivation.
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|PMID: 22885466 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|We report the first use of a new platform, the Guiraudon Universal Cardiac Introducer (GUCI), in humans for accessing the left atrium for catheter-based ablations in patients with resistant atrial arrhythmias after total cavopulmonary derivation. The GUCI was originally designed for intracardiac access for closed, beating instrumental intracardiac surgery.The patient was a 29-year-old man with problematic atrial arrhythmias resistant to antiarrhythmic drugs because of severe uncontrolled bradycardia and because his pacemaker was explanted for infection.The GUCI was attached to the left atrial appendage via an anterior left thoracotomy. The GUCI was modified to accommodate introduction and manipulation of multiple catheters. This allowed electrophysiologists to perform catheter-based exploration and ablation. A DDD pacemaker was implanted, with an atrial endocardial lead introduced via the GUCI cuff and a ventricular epicardial lead.Postoperative atrial arrhythmias were controlled using amiodarone and atrial pacing. At the 12-month follow-up, the patient was arrhythmia- and drug-free and returned to full employment.This new access offers an additional new alternative atrial access to treat resistant arrhythmia after total cavopulmonary derivation. The current state-of-the-art makes patient selection difficult and uncomfortable for the surgeons because of incomplete preoperative electrophysiological data, such as a return to the beginning of surgery for arrhythmia; however, more cumulative experience with intraoperative electrophysiological data and new mapping technologies should address these limitations.
|Gérard M Guiraudon; Douglas L Jones; Daniel Bainbridge; Laurence Cohen; Yves Lecompte; Françoise Hidden-Lucet; Robert Frank; Alain Pavie
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Scottsbluff's Nikolas Chizek hadn't thought of returning to college to finish his degree.
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"It got me thinking that maybe I should finish my degree just to have a backup," Chizek said.
Chizek proceeded to apply for the scholarship, and discovered he was only three courses away from earning his associate degree. His application was accepted almost immediately, allowing Chizek to take two of those courses that summer.
"It was a very quick turnaround and everyone was super helpful," he said. "It was just a very easy experience."
Chizek went on to finish his degree in the fall, and even decided to pay for a few additional IT courses for his own education.
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The deadline to submit an application to receive the scholarship is Friday, May 4.
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The Imperial College London team studied five women with hypothalamic amenorrhea – a condition common in athletes, which makes periods stop.
Stimulating the brain to make more of the hormone, kisspeptin, could boost fertility, they said.
While the study is small, they said it proved an interesting concept.
The scientists looked at kisspeptin and another reproductive hormone which is depleted in women with HA, disrupting the menstruation cycle, and potentially leading to infertility.
Stress or anorexia
About one in 100 women in Britain, and one in 10 professional female athletes, have HA.
Alongside athletes, it is common in women under severe stress, or who have anorexia.
In those women, the hypothalamus – a part of the brain which regulates the menstrual cycle – stops producing hormones correctly.
The exact reason why is unknown.
The team studied two hormones made by the hypothalamus – kisspeptin and luteinising hormone (LH).
Kisspeptin sparks the release of LH in the brain, scientists said.
LH regulates women's reproductive cycles. It is one of the hormones which helps prepare the womb for a fertilised egg.
If the amount of LH, along with other hormones, in the body drops, women can stop producing eggs, having periods.
As HA is associated with low levels of LH, the study said, it can cause infertility.
But HA is not as common a cause of infertility as polycystic ovaries, for example, said researchers.
Infusion treatment
Scientists gave five women with HA a drip containing different concentrations of kisspeptin during six eight-hour sessions.
They looked at women aged between 24 and 31 in the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Women were given changing concentrations of kisspeptin and their LH levels – alongside how often LH was released – were measured by taking blood samples every 10 minutes.
Comparisons were run with a previous control test, where the patients were given a placebo and measured in the same way.
Researchers said increasing levels of kisspeptin brought about a rise in the levels of LH and meant LH was released into the bloodstream more often.
They said kisspeptin could act on nerves to amplify the LH pulses.
Lead researcher Dr Channa Jayasena said it was a "small, concept study" and would need to be supported by larger studies to see the effect on fertility.
"We have shown that in the short term, IV [intravenous] infusions of kisspeptin at certain doses can restore the pulses of LH that are essential for female fertility," he said.
'Novel approach'
"The long-term aim is to determine whether kisspeptin could be used to treat certain forms of female infertility.
"If this is viable, it could provide an attractive and possibly less costly alternative to IVF."
Dr Jane Stewart, at the Newcastle Fertility Centre for Life, said the study marked an "interesting and novel approach" to a relatively uncommon problem.
"It clearly needs further evaluation both in the effect demonstrated by this study and subsequently on the goal of ovulation induction and live birth in these women."
Dr Stewart added: "It is heartening to see researchers are applying new knowledge to consider new treatments."


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abjection: a term from kristeva -- "Our reaction (horror, vomit) to a threatened breakdown in meaning caused by the loss of the distinction between subject and object or between self and other. The primary example is the corpse (which traumatically reminds us of our own materiality); however, other items can elicit the same reaction: the open wound, shit, sewage, even a particularly immoral crime (e.g. Auschwitz)." (http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/psychoanalysis/definitions/abject.html) To Kristeva, an experience of abjection is necessary before we enter into the mirror stage with its formation of the specular I, the fictional agency of the ego, and finally a social I. Abjection is a enecessary experience of a divison of subjet and object, of child and mother, of society and its outside.
Foucault notes that the modern subject is fostered through processes of division, but that these practices are radically altered witht he advent of science. While lepers were ostensibly excluded from the community, lodged in camps outside cities, the plague victim was confined and analyzed. The first was shut out -- abjected, as it were --the second was divided from the nomral subjectivity by way of an intense scrutiny. The plague victim became a potentially rich source of knowledge and a cornerstone in the establishment of a new disciplinary order. Foucault: "The leper was caught up in a practice of rejection, of exile-enclosure; he was left to his doom in a mass among which it was useless to differentiate; those sick of the plague were caught up in a meticulous tactical partitioning in which individual differentiations were the constricting effects of a power that multiplied, articulated and subdivided itself; the great confinement on the one hand; the correct training on the other. The leper and his separation; the plague and its segmentations."
The scapegoat treads an uncertain path between these two states of alienation: it performs the fuction of society's abject as it produces reactions of horror and solicits a necessary instinctual rejection. On the other hand the scapegoat's soccal destiny travels a diachronic path from separation to segmentation, from exile to confinement, from mass to individual. Biopower is precicely the secular capacityto solicit from the subject an affirmation -- whathe religiousregime would refer to as a confession -- of his or her status as abnormal. Modernity no longer shuts the scapegoat out from society, but solicits a consent from the subjet to her or his own confinement and subjection to disciplinary power.


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From the many country homes where advantage has been taken of improved appliances for comfort and the saving of labor a few have been selected as illustrations of the cost of introducing such conveniences. The cost has been furnished in each case by the owners.
One two-story house of 8 rooms has a hot-air furnace, with registers in 7 rooms. A range was used in the kitchen, so no other heat was needed there. The furnace was furnished and installed for $150. the cost of the coal used in both range and furnace has averaged about $54 a year for the last four years. The following plumbing fixtures were set up, with complete supply and waste pipe connections as far as the outside of the house, for $180: In the bathroom lavatory, bath tub, and water-closet; a lavatory in one bedroom; in the kitchen a sink and a 30 gallon range boiler; a cold water faucet in the laundry, and a sill cock for the hose outside the house.
A six-room cottage has a hot-air furnace, with registers in every room, which was furnished and installed for $133. From two rooms the heat is shut off part of the time, and coal is not used in the kitchen range. The cost of the coal per year has been $36. Water is supplied to the plumbing fixtures through a tank in the attic. The cost of the attic tank, the bathroom fixtures, which consist of bath tub, lavatory, and water-closet; the kitchen sink and hot-water heating tank, with connections to walls of house, was $115.
A home in central Iowa has a pneumatic tank 8 feet long and 30 inches in diameter in the cellar. This tank is supplied with water and some air by a windmill, erected in common with two neighbors. There is in the cellar a smaller tank of 66 gallons' capacity, connected by a hand force pump to the rain-water cistern. Three or four minutes' pumping with the hand pump every day supplies a good pressure on the cistern water. The soft-water tank supplies a 30-gallon hot-water boiler, which is connected with a hot-water coil in the furnace and with a gasoline heater in the cellar. The plumbing fixtures consist of a sink in the kitchen and a bath tub, lavatory, and water-closet in the bathroom. Each fixture has 3 faucets containing, respectively, cold well water, cold cistern water, and hot cistern water. The tree pipes are run to the laundry and faucets set. The cost of the entire plumbing, including connections to windmill and to rain-water cistern, hand pump for cistern, steel tanks and all, but not including a share of th windmill and deep well, was $300. The heating system consists of a hot-air furnace with registers in every room, there being 9 rooms and halls in the house, including kitchen and third-story room, and cost $200 to install. The average cost of fuel per year is $75.
A five-room cottage is heated with a hot-water system installed by the owner. The cost of material and fittings was under $200. In four years the additional cost for repairs has been $20.65. The whole house is kept at about 70' F., and the cost for soft coal has never exceeded $38.50 for the whole firing season.
The advantage in the hot-water system is in the fact that the water begins to circulate through the pipes as soon as the fire is built and the radiators will retain heat from five to ten hours after the fire is out.
The first-floor rooms of one home are heated by using a large wood stove in teh cellar. This stove is large enough to take cord wood in full length. It is walled in with brick, and pipes lead from this hot-air chamber to the various rooms. This method gives "splendid satisfaction."
A furnace with six registers was put into an old two-story house at a cost of $125. One of the old chimneys was used for a fireplace. The grate and the tile front cost $17, and a carpenter put in the wooden frame and mantel shelf for $10. The cost of the coal per year is from $43 to $50.
There is a plan for a water-supply and sewage-disposal system for a cottage near Chappaqua, N. Y. By building a stone dam about 30 feet long, a brook was made to give a head of 6 feet 2 inches for a compound ram located a few feet below the dam. The water from above the dam flowing through the drive pipe forces spring water through 650 feet of 3/4-inch pipe to a 65-gallon galvanized iron tank in the attic of the cottage, at an elevation of 87 feet above the dam. The overflow from this tank wastes into the drain for the rain-water leaders. Water is piped from the attic tank to the bath tub, lavatory, and water-closet tank in the bathroom and to the sink and 30-gallon hot-water boiler in the kitchen. The boiler is connected to a water back in the kitchen range and hot water is piped to the kitchen sink, to the bath tub, and lavatory. One line of soil pipe collects all the liquid wastes. About 10 feet outside the foundation wall this cast-iron soil pipe connects to a 4-inch vitrified-pipe sewer, leading to a 50-gallon settling chamber, 75 feet from the house. The effluent from the settling chamber is emptied into a line of 4-inch draintile laid with open joints and with a very slight fall, about 10 inches below the surface of the ground. The cost of the entire system was about $200. The plumbing fixtures were procured at cost; the owner was his own superintendent, and used unskilled labor at $1.50 per day.
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This is a very nice video. It's
definitely intermediate/advanced
and would be best for people
who have some yoga
experience. The set is a yoga
studio. JJ Gormley is the
instructor. She teaches a class
of men and women of various
ages, sizes, and flexibility levels.
This is not a power yoga tape.
There are no sun salutations.
The style seems more like
Iyengar to me. The poses are
held for a long time and some
students use props: blocks,
straps, blankets, folding chair,
etc. There is also very nice
music (no vocals) that was loud
enough to hear.
The workout begins with some
seated stretches, a few lunges,
and down dogs. Next was
handstand and headstand.
Some students did
modifications for the inversions.
Standing poses follow. They
include warrior 1,2, and 3,
triangle, revolved triangle, side
angle pose, half moon, revolved
half moon, standing forward
bend, and wide angle standing
forward bend. She does 3
poses on one side with down
dog in between before repeating
the same poses on the other
side. After the standing poses
were backbends: bow pose,
camel pose and wheel. Then
some lying twists to release the
back. Next were arm balances.
Again, some students modified
these. There's a long shoulder
stand sequence with various leg
positions. Some students did
legs up the wall pose with
blankets instead. Fish pose
and relaxation fininshed the
I really enjoyed this workout. It
was pretty challenging for me,
but it is definitely something I
can grow with.
Instructor comments:
I really liked this instructor. She
reminds you not to take the
workout too seriously "it's only
yoga". She also stresses
feeling the pose from the inside
out and not straining. Her
frequent reminders to relax your
face were helpful, too.
This is an intermediate/advanced hatha yoga workout. It's shot indoors with a large class and the production quality is good. J.J. does deep stretching, backbends, headstands, handstands, and much more. Some poses are advanced. This is not power yoga (my first love), but definitely an excellent tape. Grade A. (Available from Sun & Moon Yoga Studio, 888-786-9642.)
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|27 May 2014
BSOD ntoskrnl.exe UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP 0x0000007f
Please can someone help? I've been trying to fix my HP Pavilion dv6 3130sa notebook for a year now & I've ran out of ideas as to what to do next!
The problem:
My notebook keeps crashing to BSOD and reboots into safe mode options and this happens randomly. In Safe mode with networking the notebook does the same.
Fixes/checks done so far:
I have wiped the Hard Drive and reinstalled Windows 7 Home 64bit three times with an ISO and checked the connectors on my hard drive and ram. I have scanned and tested my hard drive (No manufacturer 'Hitachi' scans available so used generic ones), scanned my CPU and RAM (which has been swapped out with known good memory and BSOD still occurs) and the GPU (which has had burn-in tests with no problems showing) and I've tested m/b (limited test with HOT CPU Tester (Lite) which showed nom problems). I have used diagnostic software testers like HP Tools, scannow, and many other diagnostic tools with them all saying that my hardware is OK. However, I still get the blue screen when running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit which can happen randomly and is not dependent on high load and I get the same culprit: ntoskrnl
Please find my debug MATT-PC-27_05_2014_115924_01.zip attached.
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Despite the test that you say you have done I think this looks like a hardware issue, mainly RAM.
Memtest86 will test your RAM
Run Memtest86 for at least 8 passes so we get enough information to confirm that your RAM isn't failing
Run a Disk Check to scan for errors
Afterwards go into an Elevated Command Prompt (Run as administrator) and type in sfc /scannow
If it finds errors reboot and run the scan two more times
Run SeaTools to see if your HDD or SSD is failing
Post back the results.
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Thanks for your suggestions.
I ran each of the tests. Here are the results...
Memtest: 11 passes completed. No errors found.
Disk check: No errors.
sfc /scannow: No errors.
Seatools: Short DST - Pass, Short generic - Pass, Long generic - Pass.
During the memtest the CPU was running between 73 degrees C - 87 degrees C. Timing was 7-7-7-20.
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The pregnancy pillow, is a purpose designed type of body pillow / full body pillow, as the name would suggest with the pregnant woman in mind, some however are also designed for use after the birth as a nursing pillow.
Although pregnancy can affect women very differently, with many really enjoying it and feeling very healthy like never before, sadly there are those that feel quite unwell throughout. One thing that tends to unite us are the problems of getting comfortable and being able to sleep in the later stages of pregnancy, particularly the third trimester, this is where a pregnancy or maternity pillow can really help you, it really is a great maternity aid!
I say can help "you", meaning not just the mother to be, but also any partners sharing the same bed, having to arrange and re-arrange a number of pillows throughout the night can be very wearing for both parties.
So how can a pregnancy pillow help you?
For one thing you are only going to be dealing with one pillows instead of several that have to be re-arranged every time you turn over, not easy to do without waking up completely. The second benefit is that they are specially shaped for the new contours of the pregnant woman, thirdly a pregnancy pillow encourages side sleeping which is recommended by medical professionals with good reason, finally they can be used around the home and not just in the bedroom.
The pregnancy body pillow or maternity pillow to give it alternative names, can be used anytime or anywhere to help you get comfortable, whether on the sofa or even on the floor during the day.
Although as a mother to be every woman will feel differently, we do as rule tend to suffer some common problems as we approach full term, that of aching backs, aching hips and feeling of lack of support generally when in bed.
Clearly having to carry around the extra weight of a swollen belly and chest all day would be enough to make anyone tired and result in an aching back, but also your hips are getting ready for the baby to be born. Normally the pelvic bones are held tightly together by ligaments and only move usually as a result of injury, but in the case of pregnancy to allow a bigger space for the baby to be born through. The woman's body releases hormones that soften the ligaments so that the bones can move, this is great for the baby, but can cause problems for the mother to be as the hipbones change position from their normally fixed position.
Although the designs of pregnancy pillows vary, they will aim to help you by providing contoured support to your swollen belly, support for your back and support for you hips, in addition to head, neck and shoulder support.
Some pregnancy pillows will offer support to your front and back at the same time and you won't need to move the pillow as you move from one side to the other. All designs allow you to get support for your hips by having the pillow between your legs, keeping your knees comfortably apart.
Do you know the unpleasant truth?
An old pillow is full of dust mites, dead dust mites and their feces; estimates are this makes up to 10% of the weight of a two-year-old pillow! My faithful old pillow went in the bin after researching the health problems associated with old pillows; see the facts, I literally breathe easier now!
Now if you would like the benefits of a good nights rest and a reason to ditch that old pillow too, you have good reasons to treat yourself to a pregnancy pillow.


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For those looking for counterprogramming to all the schmaltz and saccharine sappiness of a day like today, well then, we have the perfect gift for you. Below you'll find a cool horror video showing all the original death scenes in the classic 1981 slasher joint MY BLOODY VALENTINE. No bullshit. Every kill!
Of course, if you've not seen the film (shame on you), you may want to skip it for spoiler reasons. But for those who hold the flick as dear to their heart as we do (this is seriously one of the best 80s horror flicks, slasher or no), then don't wait another tick. Sit back, crack a brew, and watch my man serve gory recompense to everyone he deems has done him dirty. 'Tis lovely!


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Remembering John F Kennedy
He is not the greatest President the USA has ever had, but he sure is the most famous one. John F Kennedy aka JFK was shot on this day 50 years ago. His assassination is the world's longest running Who Done It? Here are some old photos of him, his family and his funeral.


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AVON Skin So Soft was launched in 1961 (so that makes it now a very proud 50 years old) – and is such an iconic AVON brand. There are loads of different products in the Skin So Soft range which are instantly recognised and loved. In my opinion, the most iconic and most popular with my customers is the Soft and Fresh Dry Oil Body Spray.
AVON Skin So Soft – Soft and Fresh Dry Oil Body Spray locks in moisture after having a bath or shower. It is non-greasy and quickly absorbs into skin in a convenient spray. There are lots of things you can use it for, but I love using it daily on my legs to keep them soft.
Currently in the Skin So Soft range there are (my list is not exhaustive or definitive!):
- Hair removal creams + minimising deodorant/lotions
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- Body Washes
Personally, I am partial to the Skin So Soft Mineral Gems Glamorous Gold range. It's that affordable little bit of luxury for me. I find that it really moisturises my skin and leaves a lovely shimmery look to my skin….perfect for a night out. It's so affordable too.
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Too often, we hear stories of seniors falling, unable to get up on their own. A senior lays helpless on the floor, often for days, before help arrives.
As CEO of Alert1, I want to write new, better stories. Alert1 helps seniors take control and write their own narratives. Our medical alert systems help seniors call for help in an emergency. When seniors need help fast, they can push a button on their wrist to connect with an emergency responder. They will get the help they need—without relying on fate to supply a knight in shining armor.
I would like to share a story, inspired by a true testimonial by an Alert1 member, which emphasizes preparedness. These are the stories we should read, stories about seniors staying safe and standing strong.
Sharon giggled as she lowered herself into the steaming tub of water. Earlier that day, a strapping young man with sparkling blue eyes had helped her cross the street. She blushed at the memory.
Sharon dropped a bath bomb into the warm water and sighed contentedly as the lavender fumes wafted up her nose. Feeling her muscles relax, she let herself be overcome by nostalgia. In her prime, there was no shortage of strapping young men interested in courting her. Like a proper Southern belle, she kept the gentlemen on their toes with her mystique and endearing charm.
The toll of the clock dragged Sharon back from her deep thoughts. As she stood up, preparing to step out of her warm bath, Sharon felt the blood rush to her head—vertigo!
With a squeal, Sharon fell back into the tub.
Guess I'm no longer as gracious as I used to be.
The impact smarting, Sharon attempted to stand up, to no avail. The fall had knocked the wind out of her and she felt faint. She could only just keep herself propped above the water. Sharon immediately reached for the help button she always wore around her wrist.
Moments later, she could hear a voice calling her name.
"Ms. Burnside, do you need help? This is Cindy from Alert1."
"Darling, I've fallen down in the tub. I'm ever so shaken and cannot bring myself to stand back up, could you please send for help?"
"Right away, Ms. Burnside!"
With each passing moment, Sharon's worry heightened, but her anxiety was dispelled at the sound of her front door. As the footsteps neared, Sharon heard a deep, concerned voice: "Ma'am, this is Chase from the fire station, I'm coming in to help y—. "
"Oh honey, no!"
At the sound of his voice Sharon realized that she was wearing nothing at all. Her debutante days may be behind her but she was not about to give a free show. "Avert your eyes and cover me with one of my blankets from the next room over, dear. I'm afraid I'm not proper."
"Yes ma'am."
Sharon heard her rescuer walk into the next room and back before he opened the bathroom door. The man approached her with the blanket held up like a protective shield. Grabbing the blanket, Sharon was able to cover herself.
After pressing the blanket to her body, Sharon looked up at her rescuer. She smiled in delighted surprise. It was the young man who had helped her across the street! He lifted her waterlogged form from the tub and carried her out to the waiting emergency vehicle.
Sharon felt herself flush for the third time that day. His muscles felt strong and safe.
Lessons for seniors and caregivers:
- Keep your medical alert help button nearby at all times. This is even more important in and around the bathroom. You never know when you may need help.
- Stay hydrated to reduce the risk of dizziness.
- Install grab bars and other safety devices in the bathroom to help grip.
- Consider a tub lift for easy access in and out of the tub.
- Set the water heater to 120 degrees or lower to reduce the risk of scalding.
- Place a rubber non-slip mat on the bathtub floor to reduce the risk of slips.
With a bit of prevention, you won't be a damsel in distress. I cannot promise that a handsome young man will come to the rescue every time. But, I can tell you how amazing it feels to be in control of your own story.
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The report downloading process contains following steps, thus a template method or composite approach will be suitable to design a generic ReportDownload, let me design an interface first,
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Report is a type, based on its file type, it can be a CSV, Excel or PDF document.
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Chicago has always been a violent city. When I grew up there in the 1950s and 1960s, you had neighborhood gangs like the Deacons and 58th Street. Then when the Blackstone Rangers were formed in 1959, a new episode of gang violence began.
I remember Englewood being a violent neighborhood growing up. And I remember taking the "El" train to 63rd and Halsted Street. I remember going to "lounges" ("clubs") between 75th and 79th and Halsted. There were places like The Green Bunny and The Skyway Lounge, and you could party without problems. Today that is not the norm.
I remember working an off-duty security job in the mid-1970s for a sorority party on 79th and Halsted and some Disciples wanted to come inside. I knew some of them from the neighborhood, and they promised me they would behave. About 30 minutes after I let them in they left. I had gone downstairs to my car, and came back up, when two of the Disciples walked up to me, and handed me my wallet, which I had somehow dropped by the car. My badge, ID, and money were still intact. Today that is not going to happen.
I guess what I am getting at, is I don't know my hometown anymore. I remember when a promising basketball player named Ben Wilson was gunned down by Gangster Disciples in 1984. My partner, Ed Christian and I were assigned to assist the Chicago Police Department, and all of a sudden Chicago had a "gang problem." I've got new for you, Chicago has always had a gang problem, and it's not just Al Capone and Sam Giancana and the "Outfit."
Now Chicago's homicide rate is out of control. Since when has it been under control? Yes, the Chicago street gangs are wreaking havoc. They have always "wreaked havoc." This is not about "old school" gangsters coming out of prison and trying to re-establish themselves. It's about the youngsters having no respect for anyone.
They are many reasons why this has happened. Consider the following:
• Former mayor Richard M. Daley tore down all of the high-rise housing developments known as the "jets." There were approximately 91 of these projects throughout the city, and the Gangster Disciples and Vice Lords controlled 75% of them. The poor people who lived in them have been displaced, and some of them are hardcore gang members.
So the gangs have gone to other neighborhoods. Some of these neighborhoods were controlled by rival gangs, some were neutral. Either way, the displaced gang members from the high rises have tried to take over and that's led to violence.
• Federal law enforcement has done an outstanding job in convicting gang leaders, who before their incarceration controlled their soldiers and demanded respect. There is no respect with the younger generation of gang members today. You don't see the discipline of past years.
• Traditionally neutral areas that had little or no gang activity in the past now have it.
• Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations and Los Angeles-based gangs have set up inside Chicago and in the suburbs. MS-13, Crips, Bloods, and Sureños have a foothold in the area, and Chicago is a major distribution point for Mexican cartels.
• Guns have been purchased or stolen in the South by Chicago street gangs. It is very easy to buy weapons through straw purchases in the South. There has also been an increase in burglaries of gun stores in the South. These break-ins have been orchestrated by Chicago street gang members.
There is absolutely no regard for life among the warring gangs of the Windy City. In recent weeks numerous innocent victims, some six years old or younger, have been killed by stray bullets. A teenage girl sitting on her porch struck by a bullet and killed.
People ask me all the time if I know a solution to the problems in Chicago. For the record, I don't.
People also say to me, "Well you don't live there anymore. So what do you know?" That may be true, but I go back three times a year; I also have friends and former co-workers who live there, and I worry about their safety.
A fraternity brother of mine recently told me about some young Gangster Disciples trying to take his cell phone at an "El" train stop. He fought them and they ran. A Chicago officer told him, "You are lucky they didn't kill you." He grew up in that very same neighborhood, and thought nothing of protecting himself.
Chicago is my hometown. It will always be a part of me. But the city is in trouble, and it will probably get worse before it gets better.
Tony Avendorph retired in 2009 after 40 years in law enforcement, serving with the Illinois Department of Corrections, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department.
Dr. Curt Mantle @ 7/3/2012 7:36 PM
Illinois/Chicago is the only state in the union without secound ammendment laws, NO CCW. Only the bad guys can carry. Meaning, everyone is an un-armed victim. Vote the idiots out! It's your state, your right under the constitution.
Rick @ 7/3/2012 8:34 PM
Liberal CCW laws and open carry laws prevent crime and/or stop the criminal while committing the crime; statistics keep bearing out this fact.
FireCop @ 7/4/2012 5:42 AM
As much as my Canadian relatives argue (Canada is soaked in 21st century crime yet remains in the 19th century when it comes to gun laws), the truth is in the areas of the US where we have strong CCW laws, the crime rate is lower. That's just a fact. This world is getting so crazy as a law enforcement officer I NEVER go anywhere (except on vacation to Canada of course) without my firearm. And it doesn't help when the laws and the courts are set up to make it easy for the criminal and tough for the police officer either. We need to make some difficult choices and start cracking down on this garbage or one day we'll wake up and wonder what happened. Be safe.
Luke Easter @ 7/4/2012 1:33 PM
The problem is that Black youth have no one to look up to except the likes of JZ, Kanye West & Madea.Even when Bill Cosby originally pitched his show one network turned it down. Why? Blacks can't have a doctor & lawer as parents.Tupac, Biggie, Ice Cube, Dre, Iced Tea... Thugs and/or Drugs. Snoop? Jim Brown beat his women. James Brown damn near beat Tammy Terrell into oblivion. Fred Williamson, one stint on Monday Night Football talked about the two Ho's waiting for him in the parking lot after the game. Anybody ever hear of Dr. Ben Carson?
michael @ 7/4/2012 9:50 PM
There is just too many gangbangin' piece of shits in one city.
IaChief @ 7/5/2012 5:58 AM
Does any one really believe it is just coincidence, the areas of the country with the most restrictive gun laws are also the areas of the highest violent crime rates? Chicago is just another "success" of what long time democratic party control does for you
Bill @ 7/5/2012 6:18 AM
Highest crime rate in the nation. More killings then in Afghanistan. And the MOST restrictive gun laws. It doesn't take a genius to figure this one out. Even a Democrat can see what the problem is.
Mike @ 7/5/2012 7:58 AM
We need to educate are youth!!!
Rick @ 7/5/2012 11:17 AM
Tony, my friend, you hit the nail RIGHT on the head. Down here in Texas we STILL deal with GDs, Bloods, Crips, etc. BUT the difference is they combine clothing style of L.A. with the rank structure/book of knowledge from Chicago down here. Gang violence is increasing everywhere. I have been a lawman since 1993 and I have seen a drastic decline in respect from gangsters towards ANY authoritative figure.Ironically, the problematic gang I wrote about in my book, "The Charon Unit", is run by the Gangster Disciples from Chicago. They are the most well-organized and methodical in how they conduct their business. I don't condone their activities at all, BUT I feel it's important to understand the capabilities of who I'm investigating. Let's keep networking and sharin' intelligence.
sharon @ 7/7/2012 6:21 PM
I had read about the tearing down of the ghetto towers on the southside... and moving those people to section 8 all over the city and in the suburbs...I think this old cop got it exactly right.http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2005/01/b36774.htmlAmerica behind the color line.In a nutshell.. the first wave of black folks came to Chicago from Memphis, B'ham, Memphis.. Educated and ambitious.. Chicago enjoyed a black culture that rivaled Harlem.. music, cafes, black businesses galore.They prospered and moved into the suburbs.The second wave came from the rural South.. illiteracy was the rule as were large families (Farm labor) They are still mired down.. with no male role models.. so many being in the Pen.. No experience of ever seeing dad get up and go to work every day.You can watch America Behind the Color Line on PBS.. Its the best study I have seen.
Greg @ 7/11/2012 4:50 AM
"Hate Facts" everywhere...hate facts are accurate statements/studies/data that show minorities (primarily Blacks) in ways they don't like.Hates facts from the DOJ Uniform Crime Statistics show just who commits what crimes, by race of criminal, race of victim etc. The hate fact is, Blacks commit the majority of the crimes.Another hate fact, over 70% of Blacks have no fathers, in Washington DC, it's over 90% with single mothers...it's the highest predictor of criminal behavior in males and very young illigitimate births by females from these households.Another hate fact...Seattle Washington's crime rate is often compared to Vancouver Canada's as an excuse for more gun control because of shootings/crime. If you compare like populations (removing Black crimes from Seattle's data so it compares to Vancouver's population...comparing apples to apples as it were). It turns out that Seattle has less crime and less violent crime than the vaulted Vancouver Canada does.It's not gangs, it's Black gangs and Black criminals. Detroit, Birmingham, St. Louis, Washington DC, Atlanta have very high crime and high Black populations...the two are linked (a major hate fact!")Data isn't racist. When you hear hoofbeats, don't look for a zebra.
Ric Walters @ 7/26/2012 5:35 AM
Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town... The town that gave us Rahm Emanuel, the Daley shows, Barack Obama, ad nauseum. When the leadership of a city thrives on being lawbreaking lowlifes, how do you expect the lowlifes in that city to act?Try to find out from the media what color these gangbangers are. Unless a white guy commits a crime, they won't mention the color. Even when asking the public for help identifying a suspect, they'll leave out the color. Those same media promoted Emanuel, the Daleys, and Obama. Wonder if there's a link there???
Chris @ 8/1/2012 11:22 AM
I remember Dr Carson, but that's only because he spoke at my high school. Part of the topic of his speech? How he was stabbed in the stomach as a young man during a fight, and how that steered him away from gang life. Agreat speaker, and one he!! of a doctor, with an astounding number of firsts to his credit(to include the first successful seperation of siamese twins joined at the head!). You could do much worse for a role model, either black or white.
Chicagos biggest problem is they are short about 2000 Police Officers that they are bugeted for. Chicago is also one of the most corrupt cities in the U.S. starting with the mayor and all the way down the line.
Sharon @ 8/19/2012 5:48 AM
Wow, I wouldn't live in the USA if someone gave me a house. I LOVE living in Australia where only farmers have guns. I've never seen a gun in my life and never want to.
Its violence because the leaders are taken off the street who have control over the gangs.The police think they are doing something when they are locking down the head and leaving the young wild unstructured individuals in the midst.The government don't want to admit that the leaders will have some control.They want to the world think that they are in control when actually they are not.
3rd generation @ 12/10/2012 3:53 PM
I agree with the above post. The government acts like they're in control when all they did was make a mess of things. Its always been killing but 90% of the killing back then was done to people who deserved it. I may sound heartless but, these guys I'm talking about who deserved it were terrorizing neighborhoods and killing for sport, someone had to stop them and the police couldn't. Now its the total opposite. 90% of the victims today don't deserve it at all. They are getting killed for sport as if the lunatics are taking over! Gang leaders are a necessary evil in an evil world. Someone has to be at ground level on a daily basis for these shorties to answer to, an agent on the 29th floor downtown has no clue or control over what happens on da streets. And its much easier for them to tell one guy from each gang that the killing needs to stop. Back then they did and the killing stopped for months or even yrs until some sicko decided to spark it up again and he was dealt with. Violence is violence and I ain't trying to sugar coat it, but, violence is like fire, it can exist and be controlled at the same time. But when you remove the fire wall, it spreads uncontrollably and that's what chicago is going thru right now!
Frank aka Moonhead @ 8/9/2015 11:20 AM
First of all, most of these, "Gang Members" are kids, where are the parents? Oh, I know, there are none. I mean, the fathers of the kids are out of the picture, partly due a poorly designed well-fare system, and then the mothers of most of these troubled teens are teens themselves. A seasoned Vice Criminal would easily take advantage of that. The bottom line is, do away with a well-fare system that allows females of any age to have as many illegitimate babies as they want, and mandatory three year military ARM FORCES service for these kids fathers. That's a start, enough of this "Gang Bang", BS.
bob @ 10/17/2015 3:11 PM
the gangs in chicago are like cockroaches, you need to step on them and kill them, we need in chicago a shoot to kill all gang members by police. also anyone protecting their home can not beheld responsible for anything that happens to someone kicking their door in.
ChicagoBecomingDetroit @ 12/28/2015 7:13 PM
I've not lived in the Chicago area for 20 years. I recently was there to visit because my mother had a cardiac arrest and was surviving. I'm aware of the recent and persistent racial tensions in Chicago. Driving on the northwest side from a hospital to get on the Kennedy, I was subjected to the rage of a black driver who threatened to kill me. He explicitly stated that he would do so right in front of a police station that was directly adjacent to us. Along with screaming a number of curses all laced with White hatred. He had no idea who I was, or why I was driving on this street. He had no idea that I fight against racisim. I realize he was an individual and not speaking for his race. Yet at the same time, its clear that Blacks being racist in Chicago who will randomly attack and blow up at anyone just because they are White are only going to escalate the tension and polarity. After decades of working against racism, this incident left me feeling like it's hopeless.
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Although most senior travelers associate senior discounts with rail passes, some European countries offer discounts on individual tickets to mature travelers. Typically, you'll need to purchase some kind of annual membership card to qualify for the senior discount. Requirements vary by country and are subject to change. In some countries, non-European Union seniors are not eligible for discount cards.
If you plan to travel by train on just a few days over a one- or two-month period, you may find that a rail pass will save you money. BritRail and France's SCNF offer senior discounts on certain types of rail passes. Senior discounts also apply to the Eurail Ireland and Eurail Romania Passes.
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- France gives seniors age 60 and older the opportunity to purchase a Carte Senior for 56 Euros. The Carte Senior entitles you to discounts of 25 to 50 percent on train travel. As in Germany, the Carte Senior allows you to take advantage of fare discounts within the 28-country RailPlus network. You can also change your train ticket for only 3 Euros; the normal change fee is 10 Euros.
- Germany offers senior travelers over age 60 a discount on the BahnCard 25 and BahnCard 50. Seniors pay 110 Euros for the BahnCard. The BahnCard 50 gives you a 50 percent discount on train tickets as well as a 25 percent discount on standard train fares in the 28-country RailPlus network. The BahnCard 25 gives you a 25 percent discount on train tickets and a 25 percent discount on RailPlus network tickets. You'll need to carefully research each leg of your journey to see whether the BahnCard is a good option for you. If you're traveling with one or more companions, Germany's Happy-Weekend Tickets may be a better bet, depending on your travel dates.
- Italy offers the Carta d'Argento ("Silver Card") to senior travelers over age 60. The card costs 30 Euros (free for travelers over 75) and is valid for one year. With the Carta d'Argento, you will save 15 percent on most Italian train tickets and 10 percent on couchette tickets (second-class sleeper berths). You'll also be able to participate in the RailPlus system with its 25 percent discount on international travel. You have to show both your ticket and your Carta d'Argento to the conductor. Certain restrictions apply.
- Portugal's CP rail system offers seniors age 65 and older discounts on several different types of trains, including regional, interregional and Coimbra Urban trains. The typical discount is 50 percent. Restrictions apply.
- Spain's RENFE rail system offers senior travelers 60 and older the Tarjeta Dorada ("Gold Card"). With the Tarjeta Dorada, you will save 25 to 40 percent on train tickets, depending on the day of the week you travel and how far in advance you buy your tickets. You can buy your Tarjeta Dorada at a RENFE station for 5.05 Euros; it will be valid for one year.
- The UK's Senior Railcard gives you a one-third discount on standard and first-class tickets. Morning rush hour travel within the London and South East Area does not qualify for the Senior Railcard discount. The Senior Railcard costs £28 and is available to anyone age 60 or over. British train fares are quite high, so it's also worth investigating a BritRail pass if you plan to take several train trips.
- Eurostar, which operates the Chunnel trains, advertises a senior fare, but the only thing the senior fare appears to provide is the ability to make one ticket exchange free of charge before your actual departure. Seniors pay the same rates as adults.
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