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In one of the most preposterous filed patents since the toaster/egg-fryer-combo, Apple's looking to protect its relationships with record labels and film studios by outfitting future iPhones with IR blockers, presumably with live venues and cinemas housing IR signal-emitting boxes.
The patent application—of which Apple files many—suggests that iPhones could detect whether a photo or video "includes an infrared signal with encoded data," and actually block the user from shooting. Pretty annoying for the person who's trying to snap a photo of their favorite band, but especially annoying for the person trying to take a photo of their friend who happens to be within the infrared signal.
Just because Apple filed a patent for this technology, doesn't mean it'll actually be seen in future products. I'm sure the uproar from both the bands (many of who enjoy and encourage fans taking photos and video of them) and the users would put any companies off such a restrictive "feature." [Patent application via 9to5Mac]


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Wal-Mart's Future Fleet of Transformers
Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) drone messengers can step aside -- Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has unveiled its fleet of the future, and it looks a lot like an army of Transformers.
From its sleek sliding doors, centered driver's seat that bears a liking to a captain's chair on a spaceship, to the monitors that stick out from both sides of the dashboard like antennas, the fleet has a futuristic feel that is different from the 18-wheelers on the road today.
"We've built technology trucks" with "potentially game-changing technologies," said Elizabeth Fretheim, Wal-Mart's director of logistics sustainability.
With a trailer for the first time built almost exclusively of carbon fiber, the hybrid-powered aerodynamic prototype designed by truck manufacturer Peterbilt is 4,000 pounds lighter than Wal-Mart's existing trucks. It also boasts fully-customizable screens, providing drivers the ability to monitor performance gauges in real time.
Yet, truck engineers say this is just the tip of the iceberg. In the future, heavy trucks might even be able to drive themselves.
Autonomous Semis
Stricter federal regulations on emissions and engine innovation have helped improve fuel efficiency over the last decade, but now research is starting to pour into making these massive fleets autonomous.
Ted Scott, director of engineering for the American Truck Association, says there are some emerging technologies coming down the road that could "significantly change this industry."
Imagine a couple of 18-wheelers driving nose-to-tail on the highway -- or "platooning" -- braking and accelerating simultaneously in a fluid motion that could help reduce road congestion, optimize fuel efficiency and improve safety and delivery times.
"Heavy trucks don't have accidents often, but when they do they're catastrophic."
It is similar to the investments being made by the likes of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and BMW for passenger cars. And much like how the U.S. Department of Transportation is expecting to one day require all passenger vehicles to have vehicle-to-vehicle communication, David Bevly, a professor in Auburn University's Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, says he expects similar rules to soon apply to trucks.
Under these emerging technologies, semis would be able to virtually communicate with one another without human intervention, possibly cutting out the need for human drivers altogether.
Studies have already proven the feasibility from an engineering perspective, and now a team compiled by Auburn University is looking to test the logistics through a multi-layered research project that will culminate next spring with a physical test on the university's 1.7-mile track.
"We're specifically focused on the practicality of it all, beyond just the technology," said Bevly, the lead researcher on Auburn's platooning project.
Peterbilt, which is being consulted on the project, has been using automatic braking systems for a few years already. It is now investing heavily in driver assist technologies that it says would serve as the first steps to platooning, and perhaps one-day, to completely autonomous semis.
Cost and Safety
The demand from fleet operators is there because of the potential for significant fuel cost savings.
Advanced aerodynamics like the ones debuted in the Wal-Mart prototype are expected to improve fuel economy by "at least" 10%, according to Bill Kahn, Peterbilt Manager of Advanced Concepts. Bevly says platooning could add another 10% or more on top of that.
"A huge amount of innovation in the truck industry has been driven by fuel economy benefits and safety improvements. Truck platooning gives you both," said Richard Bishop, an industry liaison consultant to Auburn.
Another benefit is its improved safety. Regular people who drive compact cars might shudder at the thought of several 18-wheelers traveling just a few feet apart at 60 miles per hour.
However, supporters would argue that some truckers already drive dangerously close together in an effort to reap air drafting benefits. Robotic trucks, they'd say, are safer because they can react much quicker than a human can.
"Heavy trucks don't have accidents often, but when they do they're catastrophic," Bevly said.
Of course, a big challenge remains the cost to make these enormous upgrades.
A tractor is turned over every five to six years, according to Scott, so the return on investment must outweigh the price of ensuring the technology, brakes and accelerators are compatible for platooning.
Scott says he doesn't think platooning will be widespread in the industry. Rather, it will likely have its place, possibly among big brands like Wal-Mart that ship dozens of trailers at once to the same region.
Wal-Mart, with its 4,700 U.S. retail facilities and whopping $274 billion in worldwide revenues, is hoping its next-generation trucks set a precedent.
While the prototype it unveiled last week does not have autonomous capabilities, the major investment in truck innovation by the world's largest retailer could trigger a much-needed overhaul of the multi-billion-dollar trucking industry.
"At the prototype level it's quite mature, it works," Bishop said.

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Le Brun, Charles
Le Brun, Charles shärl lə bröN´ [key], 1619–90, French painter, decorator, and architect. He studied with Vouet and in Rome. Strongly influenced by Poussin, he returned in 1646 to Paris, where he gradually developed a more decorative form of classicism. He decorated the Hôtel Lambert and worked at Vaux-le-Vicomte with the architect Le Vau. His first royal commission (1661), the painting The Family of Darius before Alexander, established his favor with Louis XIV. With the support of Colbert, he became painter to the king in 1662. Le Brun controlled artistic production and theory in France for more than two decades. Appointed head of the Gobelins works in 1663, he was responsible for the design of royal furnishings. He supervised the work of a large corps of painters, sculptors, engravers, weavers, and other decorators. He was also director of the Académie royale, through which office he set the standard for the Grand Manner and imposed a stringent discipline upon artistic expression. Among his numerous achievements are the decorations at Versailles. In collaboration with J. H. Mansart, he designed several rooms there, including the Galerie des Glaces. Though not a highly original artist, Le Brun was a skilled administrator and was able to create an atmosphere of richness and splendor consonant with the age of Louis XIV.
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Caregivers Overwhelmed By Alzheimer's Disease
We know a lot about Alzheimer's disease. For example, we know that it is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. We know that one in three seniors dies with some form of dementia. And we know that over 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's. But there are some important things we don't know—and I am not referring simply to the still-elusive cure for the disease. I am also talking about new insights familiar to experts in dementia care, which have not yet reached many of the 15 million Americans caring for a loved one with the disease.
In dementia care, what we don't know can hurt us.
I recently spoke with Theresa Klein, an occupational therapist at Augustana Emerald Crest Assisted Living in Minneapolis, who has been caring for people with dementia for 23 years. Theresa and her colleagues have known and cared for hundreds of patients, and this wealth of experience has provided insight on how to craft a better life for both patients and caregivers. First and foremost is the realization that a dementia diagnosis is not the medical equivalent of falling off a cliff. If we stay hopeful and focus on what matters most, she says, we can do a lot to help patients reach their peak every day.
To provide the best possible care for dementia patients, we need to get past some important misconceptions about the disease. One is that Alzheimer's, which accounts for about 80 percent of dementias, is strictly a disorder of memory. In fact, it usually involves many mental processes, including the abilities to focus attention, organize thoughts, and make sound judgments. Another is the notion that Alzheimer's is strictly a disease of cognition. In reality, it can affect emotions and personality, as well. But perhaps the biggest misconceptions Theresa encounters regards a dementia diagnosis as the end.
Naturally, being diagnosed with dementia represents an important change in life, but it is certainly not a death sentence. Some patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease will live another 15 and even 20 more years, though others will progress more quickly. Nor does it represent the end of all that is good in life. Theresa and her colleagues have learned a crucial lesson that needs to be disseminated to caregivers everywhere: "We should dwell less on lamenting what dementia patients are incapable of and focus more on bringing out and celebrating what they are capable of doing."
Like anything else in medicine, helping someone suffering from dementia requires understanding, compassion, and dedication. Care needs to be tailored to each patient's personality, life history, and stage in the development of the disease. When this is done well, new possibilities open up. What might have been an atmosphere of regret and hopelessness centered on the disease's relentless progress can be transformed into an upbeat outlook that celebrates abilities, rejoices in moments of recognition, and looks to the future with hope.
Perhaps Theresa's most important insight into dementia care concerns the power of ritual, and it came from the care of her own grandfather. As his dementia progressed, he became less alert and more confused. A devout Catholic, however, he kept attending weekly Mass. Though Theresa's father was nearly mute much of the time, at services he happily recited familiar prayers and joined in the hymns. Each time the service began, he would become calmer and less agitated, less confused and more focused. The ritual seemed not only to evoke special memories and feelings–it brought him back, as well.
Theresa and her colleagues now invite patients to participate in such rituals on a regular basis. One of the key words here is "participate." They do not passively sit back and watch or listen as someone else recites prayers and sings hymns. They are invited and encouraged to join in the service. Some, typically those in the early stages of their disease, are able to participate fully, even engaging in discussions about the meaning of what they are doing. For others at later stages, participation may mean singing, ringing bells, or simply tapping feet and clapping hands.
One recent case demonstrated the power of such rituals to bring out the best in a person. Martha was a silver-haired, 82-year-old dementia patient whose adult daughter visited her in her memory care facility every day. Usually, Martha spent most of her day asleep in bed, and when she sat in a chair, she tended to slump to one side, seemingly oblivious of her surroundings. But within a few minutes of the start of a service, she would sit straight up, look at her daughter, and join enthusiastically in the prayers and hymns. On more than one occasion she even told her daughter that she loved her.
The implicit expectation that dementia patients will somehow withdraw and shrivel up can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Martha had been in and out of hospice three times. Three times her daughter had prepared to say goodbye to her for the last time. The key in such cases is to avoid the mentality that the most anyone can hope is that patients will simply keep quiet and leave everyone alone. As Theresa says, "We need to avoid treating the Marthas of the world as just patients we do things to. We must never forget that they are also human beings we can do things with."
A physician friend recently told me a similar story. He and a colleague had just emerged from a very difficult conversation with a young cancer patient whose disease had progressed so far that she understood very little of their conversation. They had gone out into the nursing station to write notes in her chart when he noticed an elderly gentleman sitting in the hall in a wheelchair. Clearly in the advanced stages of dementia, he slumped to his side, oblivious to what was going on around him, held upright only by a restraining belt clutching him to the chair.
To everyone's amazement, just as they were sitting down, the old man burst forth in song. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing, amazed and transfixed. Inexplicably, he was intoning in a clear, sonorous tenor voice two verses of an old Baptist hymn, "God Will Take Care of You." Every eye within earshot welled with tears each time he launched into the refrain.
Ritual–in this case, as in others, a familiar hymn–had transformed an otherwise hopeless recipient of care into someone quite different. At least for those few minutes, he had become a human being capable of reaching out and caring for others, a beacon of light and joy to everyone.
We simply do not know what is transpiring in the mind of another person. It is all too easy to place all the blame on the dementia patient, lamenting and even despising their disability. But were we to do so, we would be letting ourselves off the hook a bit too soon. Awareness, understanding, and affection are not merely the outputs of some inner dynamo. They also emerge in response to what others do, say, and feel. In some cases, unresponsiveness may say less about a patient's disability than a failure on our part to offer something worth responding to.
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Love & Basketball, indeed! Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant reportedly took a cue from the hit 2000 film and popped the question to his WNBA girlfriend Monica Wright over the weekend (the Minnesota Lynx point guard shares the same name as the female lead in the film.)
The 24-year-old basketball player and Wright, also 24, have kept their relationship extremely quiet, keeping their relationship status out of the news as recently as May, when FoxSportsNorth.com wrote an article on their friendship.
On Sunday, July 7, Star Tribune writer Kent Youngblood tweeted that Wright had confirmed the reports swirling about the athletic couple's engagement.
"Post-game Monica Wright confirmed reports that she and Kevin Durant are engaged," he wrote. "So there's that." Earlier in the day, Wright and the Lynx had defeated the Phoenix Mercury.
Wright and Durant have known each other for years now, ever since the 2006 McDonald's High School All-American Game, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, when both were highlighted as players on the rise.
The closest that either has come to speaking out about their relationship has been in the form of a subtle tweet Durant wrote back in 2011, jokingly about the Monica Wright from Love & Basketball.
"Or maybe I need a basketball playing girlfriend … hmm lol," he wrote at the time. "Monica Wright where r u (love n basketball)."
Durant's star will likely continue to be on the rise after he officially signed with Jay-Z's new Roc Nation Sports agency late last month. "Grateful for this opportunity with Roc Nation Sports," he wrote. "It's go time."
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Bullpen blows 4-run lead, Red Sox fall to Angels
Angels 9, Red Sox 7, 11 innings
Koji Uehara entered Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels hoping he'd get one more chance to make the AL All-Star team because of the last-chance fan ballot. He might want to rethink his plans for the break.
Uehara was brought in by manager John Farrell with two out in the ninth inning after the Angels loaded the bases against Alex Wilson. The Red Sox were still leading by four runs, but Uehara surrendered a two-run single by Albert Pujols and an RBI single by Josh Hamilton before a throwing error by third baseman Brandon Snyder allowed the tying run to score.
Craig Breslow then gave up a two-run homer in the 11th by Hamilton that gave the Angels a 9-7 victory and snapped Boston's five-game winning streak.
"Unfortunately, I brought Koji into a spot where he had no room to maneuver, and they got a couple of hits off the end of the bat," Farrell said. "All in all, it was just a tough game to lose. But we've had games like this already this year. Our guys are a veteran group that have the ability to put tonight past us."
Brad Hawpe, who came in to play first base in the 10th, singled with one out in the 11th against Breslow (2-2). Hamilton drove the next pitch — a fastball on the inside part of the plate — to right-center for his 12th homer and second dramatic blast in three nights.
It was the third pulsating comeback win at home for the Angels in less than four weeks. On June 20, they turned a 7-0 deficit against Seattle into a 10-9 win, and they rallied with three runs in the ninth against St. Louis on Thursday — including a two-run homer by Hamilton — for a 6-5 win.
"I was trying to do a little too much at the plate earlier in the game, and then I understood that I should just be relaxing up there like I've been doing the last couple of weeks," Hamilton said.
Boston was leading 7-3 in the seventh when Andrew Bailey relieved injured pitcher Andrew Miller with one out and runners at the corners. He retired Mike Trout on an inning-ending double play with his first pitch. Bailey then pitched a scoreless eighth before everything came apart.
The Angels got the tying run when Howie Kendrick hit a grounder to Snyder, whose throw to second base sailed into right field, allowing pinch-runner Collin Cowgill to score the tying run.
"I thought I was closer to the base, and my first instinct was to think I could underhand it," Snyder said. "When I looked up, I realized how far I was and Josh was coming down. I didn't know if I was going to make it, so I just rushed and never got a grip. There isn't a worse feeling."
Uehara blew his third save in eight chances.
Daniel Nava tied a career high with four hits and scored twice for the Red Sox.
Boston starter Ryan Dempster allowed three runs — two earned — and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Two of the hits off the right-hander were leadoff home runs by Kendrick in the second and Trout in the third.
"They're a tough lineup and you try to get through it," Dempster said. "As the game went on my slider and split felt a lot better and that helped me out a lot."
Angels starter Jerome Williams gave up five runs — four earned — and seven hits in his second start in four days. Williams had a quick turnaround after allowing seven runs, four hits and four walks in 1 2-3 innings of a 12-2 loss Wednesday against St. Louis. Jacoby Ellsbury singled to center on Williams' second pitch of the evening, extending his hitting streak to 16 games.
Trout, the only Angels player voted onto the AL All-Star team, put them ahead 3-2 with a shot over the double-decker bullpen in left field for his 14th home run and team-high 56th RBI.
The Red Sox grabbed a 5-3 lead with three runs in the fourth, the first two coming in on Jarrod Saltalamacchia's double. Dustin Pedroia made it 6-3 with an RBI single after a triple by Shane Victorino.
Kendrick's homer was his 11th, three more than he had last season. The eight-year veteran, whose 105 hits are the most by an Angels second baseman before the All-Star break, finished seventh in fan balloting at his position.
NOTES: Ortiz, Pedroia and teammate Clay Buchholz also made it onto the All-Star squad. It's the ninth time for Ortiz and fourth for Pedroia. Buchholz is an All-Star for the second straight year, but again will not be able to play because of injury. Last year it was a left hamstring strain, this time a neck strain. ... Ortiz's hit was his 1,682nd as a designated hitter, putting him within six of Harold Baines' record. ... Victorino needs one RBI to tie Mike Lum's record for Hawaiian-born major leaguers (431). ... Brock Holt, obtained by the Red Sox from Pittsburgh in December, started at third base and was 0 for 2 with a sacrifice fly in his AL debut. He was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday. ... John Lackey (6-5) will oppose former Angels teammate Jered Weaver (2-4) in Sunday night's series finale.


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I lost my grandmother on Wednesday. It's been a difficult time for me and my family. I'm alright but obviously grieving as is normal and healthy.
We had a Roman Catholic service for her according to her wishes. I understand the comforting appeal to the Christian belief that we will be reunited with our loves ones at death. But, I don't accept it as something I believe. However, this makes me sad too. I understand that the very nature of life is that we become separated from all that we cherish and every one that we love.
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Johnson, Cave
Johnson, Cave, 1793–1866, American political leader, b. Robertson co., Tenn. He practiced law in his native state and served (1829–37, 1839–45) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Johnson gave active support to James K. Polk in the presidential campaign of 1844 and served (1845–49) as Postmaster General in Polk's cabinet, introducing postage stamps in the U.S. postal system. He later became (1853) a circuit judge in Tennessee. During the Civil War he opposed secession but afterward supported the Confederacy.
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Simply put, faith and science are two basic forms of knowledge available to human beings and there is no contradiction between them. Science aims to know physical beings; faith strives to know spiritual beings – all that transcends nature and is not visible. The human person is the one being that is both spiritual and physical and so is an object of both faith and science.
Pope Benedict's call for a deeper dialogue between faith and science (Page 7) seeks a conversation that is especially urgent in today's society. The dialogue ought, first, to distinguish scientific truth from religious truth in order to eradicate superstition and to preserve human dignity. Second, it needs to bring ethical considerations into contact with science since not everything that can be done should be done.
The first area of dialogue may seem simple. However, some modern philosophies maintain that all knowledge is scientific and that anything to do with the spiritual or religion is superstition. Not only does this view deny the existence of God, it also denies the existence of human reason and will, reducing human beings to complex machines.
Conversely, there is a tendency among some – not just religious believers – to disregard scientific findings that contradict their beliefs. One example is, of course, the belief of some that the first chapters of Genesis are a science textbook. Other beliefs such as astrology try to describe and predict events in the material world with no explanation of the process of cause and effect.
There is a difference in how people assent to the conclusions of science and faith. If the truth of a scientific theory is clearly demonstrated, the human will is forced to give its assent. Spiritual knowledge, in contrast, involves communication between two or more free and intelligent persons. For knowledge to occur, one person must open up to the other. Intimacy can develop when two persons open up to each other. The trust that develops from intimacy can lead to love.
Some scientists have tried to reduce faith and love to biological processes. While faith and love may indeed lead to physiological changes, those changes are not the essence of the thing.
Proper science is no threat to faith. In fact, science assumes that the universe is ordered. If the universe were chaotic, science would be impossible. An ordered universe, however, points to the existence of a being who is the source of that order.
This Being who orders the universe is not the same concept of God in the Old and New testaments, but he can surely fit within that concept. The Judeo-Christian God is not only the God of love, he is also the creator. In the final analysis, science and Christianity are not at odds; they complement one another.


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April 25th, 2011
Billboard battle over Judgment Day
(CNN) - We've told you about the caravan of RVs touring the country to warn people about the end of the world, which they say will begin on May 21.
Now, the American Atheists are mounting a counter-campaign.
The group has posted a billboard in Oakland, California - home to Family Radio, which is spreading the "awesome news" that Judgment Day is near - declaring that such messages are "nonsense."
"The Rapture: You KNOW it's Nonsense," the American Atheists' billboard announces. "2000 Years of 'Any Day Now.'"
The billboard - which cost $27,000, according to the group's website - invites passers-by to "Learn the Truth" at the group's "Rapture Party" on May 21-22 in Oakland.
The atheists also plan to hold parties in Houston, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the website says.
"This is how religion hurts people, one of the many ways religion hurts people," American Atheists President David Silverman told CNN Oakland, California, affiliate KGO.
"Our hope is that those who are not suckered in will learn from the people who are."
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Storms may delay shuttle launch Friday
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) -- NASA's last space shuttle countdown is under way, but lousy weather may delay Friday's launch attempt.
There's a 60 percent chance that rain or thunderstorms will postpone the liftoff of Atlantis, shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters said Tuesday. The weather improves with each passing day, as the launch time gets slightly earlier.
Friday's launch time is 11:26 a.m.
The countdown clocks started ticking Tuesday afternoon. The four astronauts assigned to the 12-day flight arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Monday.
Atlantis is making one final supply run to the International Space Station before retiring.
As many as 1 million spectators are expected to jam the Cape Canaveral area for the historic send-off.
NASA test director Jeremy Graeber said the launch team is doing its best to put off any emotions associated with the end of the 30-year shuttle era, until Atlantis flies.
"The team gets into the mode of this-is-launch-countdown, and that's really the focus that everybody has," Graeber told journalists. "The rest of the emotion that really comes with the end of the space shuttle program, I think will really kind of roll in as launch is completed."
Graeber, for one, can't wait to take his seat in Launch Control. "It's a really cool job ... and to get to do it one more time is a great feeling," he said.
Atlantis is loaded with thousands of pounds of food, clothes, experiments and other supplies for the orbiting complex. NASA wants to stockpile a year's worth of provisions in case commercially sponsored cargo ships get delayed. The first such launch is targeted for later this year.
NASA is under orders to get out of the Earth-to-orbit business and focus instead on trips to true outer space: an asteroid and Mars.
This will be the 135th flight for the shuttle program and the 33rd for Atlantis, the last shuttle to be retired. Discovery was first in March, followed by Endeavour at the beginning of June. Each shuttle will head to a museum.
NASA said it must launch Atlantis by Sunday -- choosing the best two out of three days -- otherwise it will have to wait until at least July 16. That's because of an unmanned rocket due to lift off next week.
If the crowds are as huge as anticipated, NASA said it will try Friday and then probably wait until Sunday to give launch controllers enough time to deal with the heavy traffic and get some rest.
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It happened on October 11, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding's Dry Dock 12, where they floated the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for the first time.
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China's new president Xi Jinping will make his first official foreign visit later this month. He will visit Russia, in a trip Chinese sources say "will improve relations and cement strategic partnership."
Washington should pay attention to the strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing. These giant neighbors have the longest shared land border in the world, and trade between the two nations is booming–at around $90 billion annually. Washington needs to do everything possible to prevent the emergence of a new Eurasian anti-American axis.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian and Chinese bilateral relations have vastly improved. Currently, both countries would like to displace what they call U.S. "hegemony," especially along their borders.
Russia has repeatedly demanded that the U.S. pull out of the Manas air force base in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Moreover, it insists the U.S. ask for Moscow's approval before deploying any forces in Central Asia – even when they are needed to fight Islamist terrorism. China would like to keep the U.S. naval presence in Western Pacific in check.
Russia's assertive foreign policy, with its anti-American propaganda overtones, seeks to establish a Russian "pole" in the global world order. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said that Xi's "upcoming visit is expected to add new impetus to the further development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination." Translated from Chinese diplomatese, this means, "It is really, really important, but we won't tell you what they are going to talk about."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov echoed his Chinese colleague's sentiment:
Russia and China have united positions, and promote these united positions in negotiations, on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, including the Syrian crisis, Afghanistan, the Iranian nuclear program and other crises…. On all these cases, we and our Chinese friends are led by one and the same principle — the necessity to observe international law, respect UN procedures and not allow interference from outside in domestic conflicts and all the more the use of force.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which Moscow and Beijing founded, aims to fight "the three evils: separatism, extremism, and terrorism." There are enough secessionist areas to go around: Chechnya, Tibet, Xinjiang, Taiwan. Both countries want international support to keep their separatists in check.
Sino–Russian cooperation is not just geopolitical but also ideological. Russia and China want to halt the spread of liberal democracy. This means keeping the U.S. out of their internal affairs, as well as those of regimes friendly to them. They believe that any government has a right to crack down on internal dissent or censure the press, including the Internet.
With these principles in mind, they have worked in concert to check U.S. efforts in the Middle East and protect their own interests, such as legitimizing authoritarian regimes. They vetoed and stifled sanctions and internationally supported peace plans for Syria. They enabled Iran to continue its nuclear program by refusing to tighten sanctions.
China, which is the principal supporter of North Korea, condemns even the possibility of military action against Pyongyang—and so does Russia. They increasingly present an alternative to Western-style democracy and are two stalwarts of the anti-US front, which also includes Iran and Venezuela.
Russia and China are expanding their economic ties. The two countries have already moved to trade with each other using their own currencies—thus excluding the dollar. Moscow and Beijing have promised to increase trade dramatically over the next decade, and they are working on finalizing a deal on the most important sector of their bilateral trade: energy.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich is conducting negotiations in China on a natural gas deal, saying that a "significant breakthrough" has been made over the past few months. This gas pipeline will connect Russia's abundant gas reserves with China's ever-growing need for energy.
The United States should work to prevent the Beijing-Moscow axis from taking root. After all, this was the main effort of the Nixon-Kissinger effort 40 years ago. China is making inroads in the Middle East and East Asia—two regions that remain pivotal to U.S. interests. China is using soft power to expand its influence along the Indian Ocean rim and in Africa. Chinese state-owned businesses are investing heavily in Afghan natural resources, and Beijing wields a great deal of influence in Pakistan.
Russia is executing its own "pivot to Asia"—something Moscow highlighted when hosting the 24th APEC summit in Vladivostok last fall. Like China, Russia also has an island dispute of its own with Japan over the Kuril Islands. As Beijing takes a hard line with its quarrel, the two could join forces to exert pressure on Japan and lend international credibility to each other's territorial claims. Yet Russia is pursuing a rapprochement with Japan, Korea and Vietnam, indicating that it may be weary of the rising giant of China.
A China-Russia partnership is championing a selective commitment to "noninterference in internal affairs." which plays well with the other authoritarian regimes around the world. They seek arms contracts and economic ties while looking the other way on nations' human rights abuses.
However, as China continues to expand its sphere of influence through military, economic, smart, and soft power, Russia may become its junior partner in international affairs. China's rapid economic rise, including in Central Asia, and Beijing's desire for an enhanced global position could spell trouble for the Sino-Russian relationship down the road.
Russia's economy is lagging behind China, and Moscow could easily turn into a natural resource appendage for Beijing. Further, densely populated Chinese provinces border the sparsely populated Russian Far East, provoking fear in Moscow that Chinese immigrants will come to dominate a large part of Siberia.
Today, Russia blames the U.S. for its "time of troubles" in the 1990s, when a weak and corrupt central government presided over the economic slump and inflation. Moreover, Moscow is increasingly rejecting "Western values" such as same-sex marriages.
Nostalgic for the empire gone, Russian post-Soviet elites blame the U.S. for "orange revolutions" such as in Georgia (2003) and Ukraine (2004), and meddling into its "near abroad," including NATO enlargement. Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, while supported by Russia, troubled Moscow and Beijing. China sees the "pivot to Asia" as containment policy.
For now, mutual geopolitical and economic interests are drawing Russia and China together into a partnership of convenience. Xi's first visit sends the clear message that China seeks to cement closer ties with its neighbors—and not with the U.S.
Henry Kissinger's postulate that a Russia-China axis is not in U.S. national security interests still stands. Washington should plan its policy accordingly.
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Video: This weekend, Queen Mathilde and daughter Princess Elisabeth attended the Genee International Ballet Competition in Antwerp.
I should like this. Full skirt with an unexpected and interesting tone on tone enlarged snake print detail, killer earrings (look at the sparkle on video!). And yet. AND YET.
Royal Blog - Photos - Mathilde de Belgique et sa fille Élisabeth, réunies pour le plus beau des... http://t.co/o8Geksh9Ll @Royal_Matcher
— Paris Match (@ParisMatch) September 29, 2014
Click the link above for a gallery.Well, this falls into all the sneaky traps of using shiny fabric, doesn't it? Each wrinkle, each area that could use better tailoring, it all gets magnified. The high neckline and unadorned front make one serious wall o' shine. It just seems...stiff, on the whole.
Queen Mathilde & Princess Elisabeth @ finale of Genée International #Ballet Competition #Antwerpen @RADheadquarters pic.twitter.com/QrVCwdiEF0
I'd probably love this in coat form, so you could have a non-shiny dress underneath to break things up, or maybe if the neckline wasn't so high and plain. What say you?
— Place Royale (@RTLPlaceRoyale) September 28, 2014


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The new display is gorgeous and very iMac-like. It has a built-in iSight, USB, and MagSafe.
The last photo shows the display connected to a MacBook Pro.
Apple would not answer our questions as to what kind of panel is used in the new displays (IPS, TN, PVA, etc.), but we were told that it has a 178 degree horizontal and vertical viewing angle.


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NEW: GOP leaders say Obama can avoid the worst cuts
President Obama says Republican ideas lack any contribution by the wealthy
House Republicans oppose any new revenue as a replacement for forced spending cuts
Federal workers could face furloughs in April without an agreement
President Barack Obama warned Tuesday of diminished emergency services, longer airport security lines and other problems if Congress fails to reach agreement on avoiding the harshest impacts of automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to begin March 1.
With firefighters, police officers and other emergency responders standing behind him, Obama said that "people will lose their jobs" if the forced cuts are allowed to take effect.
The cuts – known as sequestration in Washington jargon – won't help grow the economy or achieve jobs, Obama said, calling those goals the top priority of his administration.
He listed a litany of possible impacts intended to inspire public outrage at the potential new reality caused by the spending cuts, such as fewer police and firefighters on the streets, reduced military readiness, less border security, and criminals going free because federal prosecutors will have to close cases.
"Air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, which means more delays at airports across the country," Obama continued. "Thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. Tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids. Hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
However, top congressional Republicans shot back that Obama can prevent harmful reductions in essential services by targeting other areas that his party believes reflect bloated and inefficient government.
"To keep these first responders on the job, what other spending is the president willing to cut?" House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio asked in a statement, echoing a theme also asserted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky.
"Surely the president won't cut funds to first responders when just last year Washington handed out an estimated $115 billion in payments to individuals who weren't even eligible to receive them, or at a time when 11 different government agencies are funding 90 different green energy programs," McConnell said in a statement. "That would be a terrible and entirely unnecessary choice by a President who claims to want bipartisan reform."
At the White House, Obama said the mechanics of the forced spending cuts prevented such decision-making.
"If Congress allows this meat-cleaver approach to take place, it will jeopardize our military readiness, it will eviscerate job-creating investments in education and energy and medical research, it won't consider whether we're cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day," Obama said. "It doesn't make those distinctions."
Senate Democrats have proposed replacing the imminent cuts with a combination of more tax revenue from millionaires, ending agriculture subsidies and reducing defense spending after the end of combat operations in Afghanistan.
House Republicans, who control the chamber, reject any increased tax revenue as a solution, setting up another in a series of congressional showdowns over spending and taxes that dominated Obama's first term.
Obama repeated his call from last week for Congress to agree to a temporary respite from the forced spending cuts while possible negotiations continue on a larger solution.
He also complained that Republican ideas so far for avoiding forced budget cuts "ask nothing" from the wealthiest Americans or big corporations. He added that the GOP prefers having the reductions take effect instead of having "a single tax loophole" disappear for those who don't need it.
"None of us will get 100 percent of what we want," the president said. "But nobody should want these cuts to go through because the last things our families can afford right now is pain imposed unnecessarily by partisan recklessness and ideological rigidity here in Washington."
Republicans were forced to concede on their steadfast opposition to increased taxes by agreeing in early January to higher rates on top income earners as part of a deal to avoid some of the harshest impacts of what was known as the fiscal cliff, which included the forced spending cuts of sequestration as well as automatic tax hikes.
That agreement put off action on the sequester cuts, which were mandated by a 2011 agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling.
By the numbers: Automatic spending cuts
The purpose of the deep cuts to all discretionary programs and the military was to motivate Congress to reach a comprehensive deficit reduction agreement that would replace them.
However, such a deal has proved impossible, leading to the imminent application of $85 billion in spending cuts for 2013 and almost $1 trillion over 10 years.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other officials warn that the cuts will have a dire impact on government operations and military readiness. The Pentagon would absorb about half of the reductions.
In a letter to Congress last week, FBI Director Robert Mueller said "sequestration will require immediate and significant reductions" to the agency and its operations.
"Because sequestration calls for across-the-board cuts, the FBI would be required to do less in all its programs, including against Al Qaeda and its affiliated groups, as well as the growing and sophisticated threats from cyber attacks, foreign intelligence, and national and transnational criminal activities," Mueller's letter warned.
For example, he noted, sequestration would mean cutting 2,285 FBI employees.
The GOP opposes any increase in tax rates or other steps to bring in more tax revenue, saying the nation needs to reduce the cost of government.
"We should close loopholes and carve-outs in the tax code, but that revenue should be used to lower rates across the board," Boehner's statement said. "Tax reform is a once-in-a generation opportunity to boost job creation in America. It should not be squandered to enable more Washington spending."
To Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, the GOP stance means "Republicans have shown that they would rather let the sequester go into effect, or make even deeper cuts to Medicare, education and medical research, than close a single wasteful tax loophole."
In their plan unveiled last week, Senate Democrats proposed replacing the forced spending cuts of sequestration through the end of this year, leaving time for possible negotiations on a broader deficit-reduction package that would eliminate sequestration entirely.
They called for $54 billion in new revenue by implementing the "Buffett rule," a principle by billionaire financier Warren Buffett that he shouldn't pay a lower tax rate than his secretary.
Under it, anyone with adjusted income of more than $1 million after charitable deductions would pay a minimum 30% tax rate.
Other revenue measures in the package include ending tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and closing tax loopholes for the oil industry.
In addition, the package would cut military funding starting in 2015, following the planned end of U.S. combat operations next year in Afghanistan. It would also end agriculture subsidies for a total saving of $55 billion.
Also Tuesday, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson proposed a new framework to cut the country's debt by $2.4 trillion over the next decade.
The real impact of automatic cuts
Bowles and Simpson were the co-chairmen of Obama's bipartisan fiscal commission in 2010, and their recommendations came to serve as a yardstick for other debt-reduction proposals.
Since the fiscal commission disbanded, Congress and the White House have enacted about $2.7 trillion worth of savings that will occur over the next decade.
The $2.4 trillion in deficit cuts in the new Bowles-Simpson proposal would eliminate the need for the forced spending cuts of sequestration.
Bowles and Simpson called for tax reform that eliminates or reduces some write-offs and loopholes, reducing spending on Medicare and Medicaid and adopting a less generous inflation formula for entitlements and benefits such as Social Security.
Other provisions in their new plan included curbing farm subsidies and increasing how much civilian and military personnel contribute to their health and retirement plans.
If the forced spending cuts of sequestration take effect on March 1, federal workers could start facing furloughs as early as April, according to federal agencies trying to prepare for the worst.
Daniel Werfel, a controller for the Office of Management and Budget, told a Senate panel last week that furloughs won't happen until after agencies negotiate with unions, and that's not expected to be finished until after March 1.
After union bargaining, the agencies still need to give employees their official 30 days notice of impending furloughs, realistically pushing most furloughs off until April. However, some non-union employees could face furloughs in March.
Unions usually have the final say on how the furloughs will be implemented, said Colleen M. Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). She said they get to bargain with federal agencies on issues such as how the furloughed days will be spread out.
The exact number of total furloughs planned is still unavailable, since agencies are still deciding how to spread the cuts. It's possible some agencies may yet be able to spare some employees from furloughs or at least minimize days of unpaid leave.
CNN's Ted Barrett and Alan Silverleib and CNNMoney's Jeanne Sahadi and Jennifer Liberto contributed to this report.


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Google now has a search facility by which you can look up images of people by putting in an image in the search window.
This is what turns up when you look for Aakar Patel, at various times the executive editor of Mid-Day, columnist for Mint Lounge, Hindustan Times, Express Tribune, First Post and Open, and a talking head on CNN-IBN.
He said it: 'Indian journalism is regularly second-rate'


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Many may have heard by now about a very vocal group of white MacBook owners who had begun to complain about the palm rest areas of the white plastic on the MacBooks were beginning to stain. Apple's original response to this was that the MacBooks were subjected to "improper handling" by owners that ultimately caused the odd discoloration on the otherwise pristine-looking casing of the computer. Truth be told, even Infinite Loop's Clint Ecker says that he was convinced that his MacBook palm rest stains were, he thought, a result of merely using the computer with "dirty hands."
Well, Clint, you can pick up the pr0n again, as Apple appears to have changed their stance on MacBook stains. While cosmetic issues on Mac laptops and desktops have never been covered under AppleCare, Apple seems to have decided that the issues with discoloration on the casing of white MacBooks is, in fact, not necessarily due to improper handling by users but due to a manufacturing defect.
What kind of manufacturing "defect," you ask? Well, nobody knows. However, Apple is offering to replace the top case of your stained MacBook if you are being affected with the discoloration affliction.
From SoftPedia:
Those with discolored MacBooks should contact AppleCare and inform them of the stain problem. The replacement top case should no longer have this issues, nor will the newest Macbooks as Apple seems to have changed the plastic, the newest MacBooks having a much smoother feel to them in those areas, while the ones with the problem feel rough.
Of course, the mere existence of such a cosmetic issue on machines that are often considered to be amongst the sleekest and sexiest laptops can't look good for Apple, however it seems that they're hoping that public acknowledgement and fixing of the problem will save their (somewhat struggling, these days) PR image.


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Getting emails from Matt at Funny/ Not Funny Records always brightens my day. The label puts out the best of the halfway-Southern indie genre, and today they posted a free Fall Mix for stream/download on their site. "13 new tracks from the F/NF past, present, and future family!"
Featured on the mix: Drunk Tigers, The Young Sinclairs, Matt himself (Matt Leech), Ben Schlabach, Andrew Cedermark and many more.
Cedermark happens to be playing the Rose Quartz x Microphone Memory Emotion Showcase a week from today, that's next Friday, Oct. 22 at Shea Stadium. It's going to be a righteous jam of a night, get pumped with this gorgeously aching track, "Why We Exist." Reason: To listen to music…
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I've worked with Lowe's quite a bit these past few years, most often on our partnership on the very generous Toolbox for Education grant program. Even with all that work, I never really thought of Lowe's as a Christmas brand for school families.
But that's changed this year with two programs that I think are worth a look.
The first is a unique gift card program that works well for teachers. There's certainly plenty at Lowe's that a teacher can use, but the real neat thing here is that you and your kids can customize the cards with a picture (of your child, perhaps?) and a unique message ("thanks for teaching me fractions", "holiday wishes for a great teacher"). Nice concept for something both personal and useful for the teachers on your list. Lowe's customizable cards are here.
The second idea is the chance to buy the cool "build and grow" kits as a gift for your own kids. The kits are classic parent-child projects with all the pieces and step-by-step instructions. And pretty cheap. A nice switch from Call of Duty. Details on the Build and Grow kits are here.
Hope these two ideas help with some of your school or learning holiday challenges.


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Mozilla on Monday announced its first developer preview of a 64-bit Windows version of Firefox.
The launch put the 64-bit edition on track to appear as a polished, ready-for-all browser by mid-May.
"Today we're happy to announce ... 64-bit builds for Firefox Developer Edition are now available on Windows, adding to the already supported platforms of OS X and Linux," wrote Dave Camp, director of developer tools, and Jason Weathersby, a technical evangelist, in a post to a company blog yesterday.
Firefox 38's Developer Edition, formerly called "Aurora," now comes in both 32- and 64-bit version for Windows. Currently, Mozilla's schedule, which launches a newly-numbered edition every six weeks, has Firefox 38 progressing through "Beta" and "Central" builds, with the latter -- the most polished edition -- releasing May 12.
Cook and Weathersby touted the 64-bit Firefox as faster and more secure, the latter due to efficiency improvements in Windows' anti-exploit ASLR (address space layout randomization) technology in 64-bit.
The biggest advantage of a 64-bit browser on a 64-bit operating system is that it can address more than the 4GB of memory available to a 32-bit application, letting users keep open hundreds of tabs without crashing the browser, or as Cook and Weathersby pointed out, run larger, more sophisticated Web apps, notably games.
Mozilla is the last 32-bit holdout among the top five providers of browsers.
Google shipped a Windows 64-bit Chrome in August 2014 and one for OS X in November, while Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) have had 64-bit editions on OS X and Windows since 2009 and 2006, respectively. Opera Software, the Norwegian browser maker known for its same-named desktop flagship, also offers a 64-bit edition on Windows.
The path to a 64-bit Firefox on Windows has been tortured. Although the open-source developer has long had 64-bit versions for OS X and Linux, Mozilla suspended work on one for Windows in November 2012 only to recant and restart the project a month later.
A 64-bit version of Firefox on Windows has been available on Mozilla's "Nightly" build channel, a very unpolished edition, for years.
Mozilla has another sidelined browser that it could restart: Firefox for a Windows-based touch environment.
Officially labeled as "Firefox for Windows 8 Touch," the browser was shelved almost a year ago, just days before its scheduled debut, when Mozilla cited poor adoption of Windows 8's (and Windows 8.1's) "Modern," née "Metro," touch-first mode for the decision.
But with Microsoft planning to release Windows 10 later this year -- most likely in September or October -- and aggressively push uptake by giving free upgrades to consumers running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, Mozilla may rethink the shuttering of Firefox on touch.
At the time, Mozilla said that the code would be mothballed, available at some later date if Metro suddenly got a growth spurt.
Mozilla has not replied to questions about whether it has plans to restart Firefox on touch for Windows 10.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced a new browser for Windows 10. Code named "Spartan," the browser will be a fresh start for Microsoft, which will leave legacy support behind, and to the still-available IE11 or its successor. Spartan, which has yet to appear in the Windows 10 preview for the desktop and larger tablets, will be what Microsoft pushes as customers' go-to browser; it will be improved and enhanced on a much faster pace than Internet Explorer.
Firefox 38's 64-bit Developer Edition for Windows can be downloaded from Mozilla's website.


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Test rider Carsick John has been trying out these Glacier Gloves that, although not the most sophisticated looking, do exactly what they are intended to; keep hands warm, dry and functioning.
Words: Carsick John
It's rare that something as mundane as a pair of gloves can get you emotional, but the moment I first saw the Super G Race Gloves by Glacier Glove I had a rush of emotions, mostly: hatred, fear and panic.
Most of my mental vitriol was directed at the outrageous look of the gloves which is somewhere between serial killing toxic avenger and fetish scuba diver.
In Glacier Glove's own words, "This glove is the best race specific glove we have. Good for cold and wet racing or extremely hard efforts in the cold and wet." So these gloves are squarely aimed at the racing and endurance set and not your casual trail rider. With this in mind I donned exhibit A & B and headed to the woods.Testing times
It was minus 10 degrees and 5 minutes into the new Ice Age when I set off on the first (and in my mind only) test ride, safe in the knowledge that with temperatures this cold no one would be outside to see me wearing the gloves.
My riding buddy Edam (not his real name) was the benchmark for the test, wearing a pair of standard long finger gloves and a growing sense of humour, referring to me as 'Marigold' for the duration of the ride.
We set about our mission, which was a chilling 10km loop of single track. Once riding, the added wind chill took less than a minute for all of our fingers and thumbs to be completely cold & frozen.
After less than 10 minutes on the bike however, the gloves started to kick in and a small miracle happened, my fingers came back to life and the threat of frostbite disappeared.
Not so for Edam's fingers in the standard gloves, which remained firmly frozen for the whole ride and which still struggled to hold a pint even after we'd decamped to the warmth of the pub.
I wouldn't say these gloves are exactly warm in this kind of temperature but the Glacier Glove is definitely effective against the cold and a massive improvement on frozen digits.Hand in glove
There is a slight draw back to the neoprene material however, as even though these gloves are claimed to be super thin they still feel bouncy when you ride, the 2mm thick neoprene making even the thinnest grips feel spongy and big. They also have a tendency to give you a strange sweaty palm feeling, but that's still a small price to pay if you ride regularly in the cold and wet.Testing times part two
Intrigued by these ugly yet highly effective gloves, I decided to go Eskimo and see what kind of temperatures these gloves could take on.
Finding myself a frozen lake I made a small fishing hole with a hammer and plunged my Glacier Gloved hands into the abyss, whilst timing the whole sorry episode.
The result was quite amazing.
Initially I thought the whole event would be over in 15 minutes, but not so. Even with prolonged plunging into the frozen water my hands never got cold, wet or frozen. They really do work.Verdict
For me the conclusion of this test is clear, do not judge a book by its cover. Whilst these gloves will scare passing strangers and get you untold grief from your riding chums they're highly effective against extreme cold and wet.
The Glacier Gloves are clearly not for everyone, but as they're aimed at racers, who should be caring more about function than form anyway, they have to score very highly. Of course they would fair well for those who aren't racing and simply need to keep their hands warm too, it's just a matter of taste as to whether you'd feel good riding in them regularly.
For me emotions run high with these gloves but after the test I have nothing but warmth, love and happiness towards 'The Marigolds'.
Available in sizes S to XL, the cost is £49.99 and not surprisingly they are…in stock.Pros
Extremely effective against cold and wet.Cons
Turn your grips into spongy tubes.
They make you look scary.
Price: £49.99
More info: Glacier Glove Super G Race Glove
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Last time we played Dixie we didn't get a very good pass rush, we focused more on the run, but this time we got after their quarterback more, helped out secondary so they didn't have to guard the receivers as long. – Desert Hills defensive lineman Jake Wagner
Desert Hills was a bit of an afterthought heading into the 3AA semifinals at Rice-Eccles Stadium this week.
The Thunder lost to both Pine View and Dixie in region play, and the 20-point loss to Dixie in October had many wondering how competitive Friday's semifinal rematch could really be. Desert Hills coach Carl Franke really liked his team's chances, though.
In his mind, that earlier loss to Dixie never happened.
"Those weren't our kids when we were playing Dixie. I thought it was a hangover from the Pine View loss the week earlier," said Franke.
Basically, Franke said his kids weren't mentally tough enough against Dixie the first time around. That certainly wasn't the case in Friday's rematch.
Even though Desert Hills couldn't get much of anything going offensively, Desert Hills dominated defensively and scored a pair of special teams touchdowns on its way to an impressive 21-14 victory over defending 3A champion Dixie.
"We live five miles from Dixie, and coach (Blaine) Monkres and I are really close, and admiration and respect all the way across the board with that program, they're amazing and they're true champions," said Franke, whose team advanced to its second title game in the past three years. "To be able to be here and play well with them and get a ball bounce our way and win today is special because we really look up to those guys a lot."
The Thunder will next try to avenge its other region loss against Pine View in next Friday's 3AA state championship.
"I'm thrilled at another shot at Pine View," said Desert Hills defensive lineman Jake Wagner, who finished with two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
Wagner's outstanding defensive performance was par for the course from the Thunder. Wagner and his teammates sacked Dixie's quarterback six times and harassed him all game.
Dixie never had an answer for the pressure, finishing with just 175 yards of total offense.
"Last time we played Dixie we didn't get a very good pass rush, we focused more on the run, but this time we got after their quarterback more, helped out secondary so they didn't have to guard the receivers as long," said Wagner.
Dixie's defense was just as good though, holding Desert Hills to just 121 yards.
As bad as the Thunder were offensively, with the game tied 14-14 early in the fourth quarter, it finally put together a drive of substance. Capitalizing on good field position, Desert Hills drove 58 yards for the go-ahead touchdown as Bridger Cowdin scored from a yard out, giving his team a 21-14 lead with 6:38 remaining.
Dixie's hope for a dramatic comeback like Pine View the day before never materialized as its final two drives against the top-ranked defense in 3AA both ended in interceptions.
"I knew defensively we would have to play our best, and we did," said defensive back Braden Reber.
Desert Hills needed a dynamite special teams performance, too.
Reber gave the Thunder a 7-0 lead on the final play of the first half, returning a punt 48 yards for a touchdown.
Dixie quickly regained the momentum in the second half, though, as Shad Pulsipher set the Flyers up with great position with a sack and forced fumble at Desert Hills' 6-yard line. Two plays later, Ammon Takau tied the game with a 5-yard touchdown run.
With seven seconds remaining in the third, Dixie took a 14-7 lead as Konner Aitken burst through the middle on a 12-yard touchdown run.
The momentum was very short-lived. Zach Fuchs took the ensuing kickoff and raced 92 yards to tie the game at 14-14, and the Thunder never looked back from there.


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Summer is almost here, and that means one thing: Escape! Everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, humans will be fleeing their buildings and shedding their protective outer garments, even as the sun grows hotter and more intense. But for some of us, simply fleeing to large bodies of water isn't enough — we need to escape into stories.
And there's no greater summer beach reading than a really imaginative, cool adventure story. That's why we've compiled this ultimate list of genre books, that are out now or coming this summer, which make great companions on your voyage to the beach.
Note that this isn't an exhaustive list of all the books we're excited about this summer - we've picked ones that we think will make good escapist reading for your plane rides and long summer days lazing around.
Top image: Detail from Caliban's War cover art by Daniel Dociu.
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Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline (Arrow)
We loved this fun novel, out now in paperback, where high school kids in a dystopian future try to transform their lives — and save the world — by finding the ultimate easter egg in their favorite immersive game world.
Crucible of Gold, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
This is the latest novel in Novik's beloved Temeraire series, an alternate history in which the Napoleonic Wars are fought with dragons. Needless to say, the dragons alter the balance of power in the world, and the fate of the Americas is quite different from what it was in our reality. That's what this novel explores, as the great dragon Temeraire and his captain Laurence go on a desperate mission to the Incan empire — where they discover a dragon culture unlike any they've ever seen before.
Arctic Rising, by Tobias Buckell (Tor)
We gave a rave review to this eco-thriller about the war that comes after global warming. Full of unlikely allies, and even more unlikely spies, this is a terrific exercise in worldbuilding where bestselling author Buckell imagines the geopolitics of a world where the Arctic Ocean opens up new trade route — and creates strange new cultures in the process. Smart escapism, and perfect to bring to the beaches on the Arctic shore.
Fair Coin, by E.C. Meyers (Pyr Books)
There's a reason why we called this book "pure crack." It's a fast-paced, weird adventure about alternate realities and what happens to the fabric of reality when your wishes come true. If you want your mind blown this summer, pick up a copy of this book.
Chaos, by Nalo Hopkinson (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
In this young adult novel, award-winning author Hopkinson tells the story of Scotch, a mixed-race kid dealing with normal high school problems of fitting in and figuring out who she is — until her skin starts exuding a weird black substance, and her brother disappears. What is the "chaos" that's taking over her city, and can she stop it before everything is swallowed up like her brother was?
Deadlocked, by Charlaine Harris (Ace)
It's the twelfth Sookie Stackhouse novel, and our intrepid heroine has to juggle a murder mystery (who is that dead person on Eric's lawn?) while dealing with Eric's current taste for the blood of a younger woman. The perfect novel for vacation reading.
2312, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
Robinson's already given us a view of terraforming Mars — now he gives us a whole solar system, three hundred years into the future. An unexpected death leads Swan Er Hong, who once designed worlds, into a plot that could wind up destroying them instead. And the fallout could force humanity to face up to both its past and its future. This looks like Robinson's most thrilling book in years.
The Killing Moon, by NK Jemisin (Orbit)
The author of the acclaimed Inheritance Trilogy goes High Fantasy with the first book in the Dreamblood duology. You can check out our review, in which we call it "a great tale of magic, religion and war, but also a story of all the hard lessons and choices growing up entails."
The Drowned Cities, by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
Bacigalupi returns to the world of Ship Breaker, for another post-apocalyptic environmental thriller that, by all accounts, is even more intense. Mahlia and Mouse escape from the drowned cities into the jungle, but their peace is shattered when they find a wounded "half man" — a bioengineered war beast named Tool — and face a tough decision.
The Gift of Fire/On the Head of a Pin, by Walter Mosley (Tor)
The author of the acclaimed Easy Rawlins novels returns to science fiction, with two short novels published as a flip book. He's cooked up two fascinating thought experiments that also double as page-turning thrillers. In one, the Demigod Prometheus — who's been chained since he brought fire to humanity — finally escapes and comes to present-day Earth. In the other, scientists creating a new kind of animatronics for movies discover something that could transform the human race.
Blackout, by Mira Grant (Orbit)
The final chapter in the Newsflesh trilogy, the saga of the zombie uprising and the new-media people who attempt to chronicle it. And this time, the revelations are faster and more insane than ever. It's not too late to subscribe to this post-apocalyptic RSS feed, before the zombies get to you. Read the first chapter here.
Existence, by David Brin (Tor)
The award-winning hard science fiction author brings us another great near-future story about how technology transforms the world. And this time, he's dealing with global communication and telepresence — and the ways everything changes when we discover an alien artifact that just wants to help us communicate. Expect a ride that's both thrilling and mindbending.
Redshirts, by John Scalzi (Tor)
This is the Scalzi novel we've all been waiting for — one in which his wry wit and his clever insights into human weirdness could be deployed to the absolute best effect. It's an insanely meta tale of the starship Intrepid, where ensigns and other cannon fodder always seem to die on away missions, while the senior officers survive — but then one ensign starts to discover the truth about the Intrepid's true nature.
Caliban's War, by James SA Corey (Orbit)
The sequel to Leviathan Wakes, which we called "as close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form." This time, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are dealing with an alien invasion, an "alien protomolecule" wreaking havoc on Venus, and a missing child. And the missing child may just be the most challenging of the three.
Nightshifted, by Cassie Alexander (St. Martin's)
This is the debut novel that a whopping 50 agents turned down — and then it got a fantastic book deal, after multiple publishers fought over it. It's easy to see why: Alexander, a nurse in real life, writes a fun, breezy novel about a nurse who goes to work in a clinic where the patients aren't human. And she stumbles on a centuries-old supernatural feud that no amount of Fentanyl may be able to solve.
Blue Remembered Earth, by Alastair Reynolds (Ace)
What if you want a real epic this summer? One which spans 10,000 years of future history and deals with huge, unimaginably cosmic ideas? There's pretty much only one author who's going to give it to you: Reynolds, who starts a whole new saga with the Poseidon's Children series. It starts 150 years in the future, when Africa is the world's dominant technological and political power — but everything changes when Geoffrey Akinya discovers a strange secret on the Moon. Huge, mind-bending stuff ahead.
Team Human, by Justine Larbalestier and Sara Rees Brennan (Harper Teen)
This is the one to thrust into the hands of all your friends who are still into Twilight. The tagline "Friends don't let friends date vampires" is enough to hook almost anybody. How would you keep your best friend from dating a vampire who's inexplicably hanging out in high school?
Dust Girl, by Sarah Zettel (Random House Young Readers)
Could this be your new fairytale obsession? Set in the dustbowl town of Slow Run, Kansas, Dust Girl follows Callie, a young girl whose mother goes missing in a dust storm — and then she receives a series of cryptic clues to search for her mother in the Golden Hills of California. Soon enough, she's caught between warring fae factions.
The Apocalypse Codex, by Charles Stross (Ace)
Stross returns to his Laundry Files universe for a fourth outing, in which an American televangelist with miraculous healing powers becomes uncomfortably close to the British Prime Minister. And the agent who's sent to investigate could cause a bigger disaster than the one she's supposed to be preventing, if Bob can't keep her in check. Could this be the time Bob fails to save the world?
Jack Glass, by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
Britain's best-kept secret is back, with a weird take on the locked-room mystery, drawing on Golden Age science fiction. This time around, the reader knows that Jack is the killer from the first page — but the solution to the mystery of the three murders will still be a shocking surprise. While all your friends are reading regular murder mysteries, you can blow their minds with this one.
Dark Companion, by Marta Acosta (Tor)
Acosta returns with a cool new take on the "sinister boarding school" story — Jane Williams goes to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy on a scholarship, and finally has a group of friends and a sexy new love interest, the headmistress' son. But then she starts to notice ominous signs — including the recent suicide of a teacher and the mystery of the fate of the previous scholarship student, whose place she took. Expect a supernatural, disturbing take on class issues, plus a page-turning mystery.
vN: The First Machine Dynasty, by Madeleine Ashby (Angry Robot)
Ridley Scott's followup to Blade Runner may never actually happen — but in the meantime, there's this thought-provoking, eerie tale of self-replicating von Neumann ("vN") robots in a near-future Earth. Amy just wants to be just like regular human girls, even though she's actually a humanoid robot, capable of growing to adulthood much more quickly — and then she discovers that not only is she different from humans, she's also not like any other robots. It's a mile-a-minute thriller, that also manages to pack in tons of fascinating discussions about artificial consciousness.
Zero Point, by Neal Asher (Tor UK)
Actually we're not sure when this is coming out in the United States — but fingers crossed. Meanwhile, it's a legal import. It's the sequel to last year's The Depature. The Committee has been vanquished and its robot enforcers lay dormant — but the ruthless Serene Galahad is ready to step into the power vacuum, taking control of the Committee's remaining infrastructure. Meanwhile, whatever trashed the Earth is still out there — and it's hurtling towards Mars. Space adventure as only Asher can deliver it.
In War Times, by Kathleen Ann Goonan (Tor)
The author of Queen City Jazz returns with a mind-bending alternate history that sounds like the strangest thriller ever. Sam is a young enlisted man in 1941, whose older brother is killed in Pearl Harbor. During World War II, Sam invents a device that will remove the human race's capacity for war itself, and he's seduced into giving the plans to a mysterious woman. And the device works — although the world is transformed in ways that are difficult to predict. The novel goes all the way up to the 1960s, when Sam and the mysterious spy have to team up to stop the Kennedy Assassination. This is the long-awaited paperback edition of this novel, which came out in hardcover in 2007.
Blackwood, by Gwenda Bond (Strange Chemistry)
Bond's debut YA novel explores the mystery of Roanoake, the lost colony, in a whole new way — as a pair of 17-year-olds in the present day discover that they may hold the key to bringing the missing colonists back. It's got a teen romance, a supernatural mystery, and some insane surprises that will no doubt keep you flipping pages.


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Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849–1924, American labor leader, b. Carbondale, Pa. Apprenticed in a machine shop, he joined (1871) the Machinists and Blacksmiths National Union, becoming its president in 1872. He joined the Knights of Labor in 1874 and served as grand master workman from 1879 to 1893, when he resigned because of disagreement with the officers on policy. He was elected mayor of Scranton, Pa., three times (1878, 1880, 1882). In 1894 he was admitted to the bar in Lackawanna co., Pa. He served (1897–1902) as U.S. commissioner general of immigration and was (1907–21) chief of the division of information in the U.S. Bureau of Immigration.
See his Thirty Years of Labor, 1859 to 1889 (1890, repr. 1967) and his autobiography, The Path I Trod (1940, repr. 1967).
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& and
| logical operators do short-circuit logic.
That is, they stop processing their arguments when it's clear what the
result of the operation will be. For instance, if one of the arguments
of an
& evaluates to
false, there's no point in evaluating
the rest of the arguments. This means that you should put slow matches
('body', 'header') last and quick matches ('from',
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arguments work on previous generations of the thread. If you say
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(1- (& ("from" "Lars") ("subject" "Gnus")))
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Et Tu, Home Depot? What to Do if You Are the Victim of Credit Card Fraud
Yep, it happened again. Earlier this month, Home Depot confirmed a security breach involving as many as 56 million credit cards used by its customers. With that, Home Depot joins the ranks of Target, Michael's, Neiman Marcus, and numerous other companies which have fallen victim to theft of credit card data in the past year alone.
If the potential data breach has you worried, your fears might not be totally unwarranted. In 2012, 12.6 million people were victims of identity theft, according to a study by Javelin Strategy & Research.
Being a victim of identity theft is no small matter. At best, someone gets a hold of your credit card information and uses it to buy some stuff online. At worst, a thief open accounts in your name, makes huge purchases, and racks up a ton of debt before you realize what's happened. The toll to your credit history can last for years, but there are things you can do to minimize the damage and protect yourself in the future.
Report Your Losses
If you notice strange activity on your credit or debit card, report the charges to your bank immediately using the toll free number on the back of the card or on your statement. The Federal Trade Commission says you aren't responsible for any charges made on a stolen account number after you report identity theft, so act quickly.
Enact a Fraud Alert
If you find suspicious activity on your accounts, ask one of the credit bureaus to place an initial fraud alert on your credit report. Once you notify one credit bureau, that bureau will notify the others and alerts will appear on all your credit reports. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the alert will remain on your credit report for 90 days. During that time, creditors cannot open new accounts without verifying your information, making it harder for thieves to access your credit. You can file a fraud alert online through Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion.
Order Your Credit Reports
Start by ordering a copy of all three credit reports. By law, you're entitled to one free credit report from each credit bureau each year via AnnualCreditReport.com. You're also entitled to a free credit report after you file an initial fraud alert. Once you have the reports, look for any suspicious activity, like credit inquiries you didn't make or accounts you didn't open.
File a Police Report
In all likelihood your local police department won't be able to help you hunt down identity thieves, but having a police report is a necessary step in creating an identity theft report to present to creditors. Visit your local police station, report the fraud to the authorities, and ask them to include any accounts you know have been victimized for good measure. Ask for a copy of the report and keep it in a safe place.
File an Identity Theft Affidavit
The second part of your identity theft report is an identity theft affidavit, which you can file online through the FTC's Complaint Assistant site. Visit the site and follow the steps to complete the affidavit. Write down your reference number and print a copy before you close the screen. You won't be able to access the affidavit later, so you need to print it as soon as you've completed it. Make copies of both the police report and the affidavit: these two items make up your identity theft report.
Dispute Credit Issues
Using the list of issues gathered from your credit report, you can write a dispute letter to each creditor that reported something fraudulent on your accounts in order to clear your credit. For example, if someone opened a new credit card in your name, write a letter to the creditor disputing the account and ask the creditor to close the account and to remove it from your credit score. Attach your identity theft report as proof and mail the documents through certified mail.
Keep a Record
Start an "identity theft file" to keep track of your progress and keep in it a copy of your credit reports, police report, and identity theft affidavit. You should also include a dated copy of any dispute you send. If you talk to any creditors on the phone, write down the name of the person you spoke to and the time of the call.
Follow Up
By law, your creditors have to respond to your dispute within 30 days and make changes. So after 30 days, order a new copy of your credit reports and check for corrected information. If you still see errors, dispute them with the credit bureaus directly using your identity theft report. Make a new note of the date and follow up again in 30 days.
Update Your Personal Information
While it won't completely stop future identity theft, change your passwords and PINs that grant access to accounts both on and offline.
Add an Extended Fraud Alert
After 90 days, you can request an extended fraud alert for your credit reports. This alert will remain on your reports for seven years, and keep you off the prescreened offer list for five years, according to the FTC. You'll also get two free credit reports in the first year. To place an extended alert, call the credit bureaus directly. They may require you to fill out an additional form and mail it in.
Restoring your identity and credit can take a while, but the best thing you can do is act quickly. As soon as you suspect something is amiss, start contacting the credit bureaus and your local police department. The faster you can get them working for you, the faster you can resolve things and get back on track.


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No-contract wireless provider Cricket today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4. Priced at $599, the 4G LTE smartphone will be offered starting from June 7. Qualified customers can purchase the device at $54.99 down with monthly payments. Cricket provides a variety of rate plans for smartphone users with variable prices and promotions.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is available on Cricket's 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data service plans that offer, for a limited time, double the monthly full speed data allowance offered in 3G rate plans. The $50 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data Rate Plan allows 2GB of full-speed data; the $60 plan allows 5GB of full-speed data and the $70 plan offers 10GB of full-speed data.
It is possible, of course, to pair the Samsung Galaxy S4 with Cricket's 3G all-inclusive smartphone rate plans which start at $50 for unlimited talk and text plus up to 1GB of full-speed data per month.
Cricket Announces Launch of the 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4
Next Generation of the World's Best-Selling Smartphone Available On Cricket's Value-Packed Unlimited No-Contract Plans
SAN DIEGO — May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Cricket Communications, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone builds on the success and innovation of its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S3, and provides a suite of new innovations that will change how customers interact with a smartphone. The Galaxy S4 uniquely makes advanced technologies and features easy to use by integrating them into the way individuals use their phones every day. The Galaxy S4 will be available at Cricket company-owned stores, dealers and at www.mycricket.com starting June 7, 2013 for $599.99 (MSRP). Qualifying customers can put $54.99 down at purchase plus monthly payments.
"The Galaxy S4 redefines the smartphone and we are very proud to offer our customers the highest level of wireless technology on the market," said Matt Stoiber, senior vice president of devices for Cricket. "Cricket's three smartphone rate plans start as low as $45 per month1 and give customers value-packed choices for the plan that's right for them with unlimited music included."
The Galaxy S4 is the first device to enable consumers to control the device with touch-less features including scrolling or turning a page and viewing documents within a file folder or a link on a web page. It enhances memorable moments with innovative camera features that captures progressive action and easily removes unwanted people from the photo. The Galaxy S4 also enhances the TV watching experience with the new Samsung WatchON™ service that simplifies searching and recommends TV, movies and sports according to personal tastes. With WatchOn and the built in IR blaster, the Galaxy S4 also functions as a remote control for home theater equipment.
The Galaxy S4 combines the simple and visual interface introduced with the Galaxy Series Camera with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera to take professional looking photographs with a smartphone. The front-facing 2-megapixel camera on the Galaxy S4 allows consumers to capture special moments in unique and new ways with Dual Camera shooting mode. Dual Camera mode takes pictures with both the rear and front cameras simultaneously to enable the photographer to be in the photo as well
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is available on Cricket's 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data service plans that offer, for a limited time, double the monthly full speed data allowance offered in 3G rate plans. The $50 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data Rate Plan allows 2GB of full-speed data; the $60 plan allows 5GB of full-speed data and the $70 plan offers 10GB of full-speed data.
The Galaxy S4 is also available on Cricket's 3G all-inclusive smartphone rate plans start at $50 for unlimited talk and text plus up to 1GB of full-speed data per month. The $60 smartphone plan contains up to 2.5GB of full-speed data per month and the $70 smartphone plan offers up to 5GB of full-speed data per month. With the $60 and $70 plans, customers can use their device as a hot spot to power additional wireless devices.
Cricket 4G LTE service is now available in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Laredo, Corpus Christi and the Brownsville-McAllen-Harlingen market, Texas in addition to existing 4G LTE service in Las Vegas and Tucson. The company's LTE service now covers approximately 21 million potential customers.
For more information about Cricket's dynamic service and newest device lineup and to check for availability, visitwww.mycricket.com. To follow Cricket's latest news and updates online, visit Facebook atwww.facebook.com/cricketwireless and Twitter athttp://www.twitter.com/cricketnation.
About Cricket
Cricket is the pioneer and leader in delivering innovative value-rich prepaid wireless services with no long-term contracts. Cricket offers nationwide wireless voice and mobile data services over high-quality, all-digital 4G (LTE) and 3G CDMAwireless networks. Cricket's innovative products and services including the award-winning Muve Music® – the first music service designed for a wireless phone, are available nationwide at Cricket branded retail stores, dealers, national retailers and at www.mycricket.com. For more information about Cricket, please visit www.mycricket.com.
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Mecum Auctions will sell a one-of-a-kind Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle at no reserve during their upcoming Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 18-20, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course.
The R1 motorcycle will cross the Mecum auction block, Lot T190.1, on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6pm PST. Designated "auctioneers" for this bike are celebrity Jay Leno and three-time 500cc world champion motorcycle racer "King" Kenny Roberts. The special GYTR-equipped R1, ridden by "King" Kenny in several parade laps around the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit last weekend, features a unique 50th anniversary red/white paint scheme and various genuine Yamaha custom performance accessories.
"The proceeds for this Yamaha R1 will go directly to Bailey's Café, a fantastic school of the arts for kids in the Bronx," said Jay Leno. "Once the bidding is over, I'm sure that the performance of this R1 will only be matched by that of the kids in this great school!"
"This is an outstanding addition to what has shaped up to be considered the greatest collection of motorcycles ever offered at auction, and to have both Kenny and Jay involved with helping the charity puts it over the top." said Gavin Trippe, who heads up Mecum's motorcycle division.
Mecum's daytime Monterey Auction is open to buyers, sellers and spectators with free admission and convenient general parking. Attendees can be part of the action while the auction broadcasts live on Mecum's national TV show "Mecum Auto Auction: Muscle Cars & More" on Discovery Communications' HD Theater.
For complete auction details or to consign a motorcycle today, visit www.Mecum.com or contact Gavin Trippe directly at email@example.com or 949.337.5307. For more information on Bailey's Café, visit www.baileyscafe.org.
Mecum 2011 Monterey Auction
August 18-20, 2011
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa
1 Old Golf Course Road
Monterey, CA 93940
Gates open Thursday-Saturday at 8 a.m.
Auction begins Thursday- Saturday at 10 a.m.
Live TV Times:
Thursday-Saturday 1-5 p.m.
(All times Pacific)