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- Diagnosing ADD/ADHD
- Making the diagnosis
- Finding a specialist
- Diagnosing ADD/ADHD in adults
- Diagnosing ADD/ADHD in children
- Understanding a diagnosis
- After a diagnosis
- More help
- Resources and references
ADD / ADHD Tests and Diagnosis
Diagnosing Attention Deficit Disorder in Children and Adults
On their own, none of the symptoms of attention deficit disorder are abnormal. Most people feel scattered, unfocused, or distracted at times. Furthermore, the symptoms of ADD/ADHD are easy to confuse with other problems—including learning disabilities and emotional issues—that require totally different treatments. That's why it's important to see a mental health specialist to determine if the symptoms really point to ADD/ADHD.
Diagnosing ADD / ADHD: What you need to know
There is no single medical, physical, or other test for diagnosing ADD/ADHD. To determine if you or your child has ADD/ADHD, a doctor or other health professional will need to be involved, and you can expect him or her to use a number of different tools: a checklist of symptoms, answers to questions about past and present problems, or a medical exam to rule out other causes for symptoms.
Keep in mind that the symptoms of ADD/ADHD, such as concentration problems and hyperactivity, can be confused with other disorders and medical problems. Just because it looks like ADD/ADHD doesn't mean it is, so getting a thorough assessment and diagnosis is important.
Making the ADD / ADHD diagnosis
ADD/ADHD looks different in every person, so there is a wide array of criteria—or measures for testing—to help health professionals reach a diagnosis. It is important to be open and honest with the specialist conducting your evaluation so that he or she can come to the most accurate conclusion.
Important factors in the diagnosis
To be diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, you or your child must display a combination of strong ADD/ADHD hallmark symptoms, namely hyperactivity, impulsivity, or inattention. The mental health professional assessing the problem will also look at the following factors:
- How severe are the symptoms? To be diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, the symptoms must have a negative impact on you or your child's life. In general, people who truly have ADD/ADHD have major problems in one or more areas of their life, such as their career, finances, or family responsibilities.
- When did the symptoms start ? Since ADD/ADHD starts in childhood, the doctor or therapist will look at how early the symptoms appeared. If you are an adult, can you trace the symptoms back to your childhood?
- How long have the symptoms been bothering you or your child? Symptoms must have been going on for at least 6 months before ADD/ADHD can be diagnosed.
- When and where do the symptoms appear ? The symptoms of ADD/ADHD must be present in multiple settings, such as at home and school. If the symptoms only appear in one environment, it is unlikely that ADD/ADHD is to blame.
Finding a specialist who can diagnose ADD / ADHD
Qualified professionals trained in diagnosing ADD/ADHD can include clinical psychologists, physicians, or clinical social workers. Choosing a specialist can seem confusing at first. The following are steps you can take toward finding the right person to evaluate you or your child.
- Get recommendations. Doctors, therapists, and friends you trust may like a particular specialist. Ask them questions about their choice and try out their recommendation.
- Do your homework. Find out the professional certification and academic degrees of the specialists you are looking into. If possible, talk to former patients and clients, and find out what their experience was.
- Feel at ease. Feeling comfortable with the specialist is an important part of picking someone right to evaluate you. Try to be yourself, ask questions, and be honest with the professional. You may need to speak with a few specialists before choosing the person that is best for you.
- Check price and insurance. Find out how much the specialist will charge and if your health insurance will cover part or all of the ADD/ADHD evaluation. Some insurance policies cover evaluation for ADHD from one kind of specialist, but not from another.
Diagnosing ADD / ADHD in adults
Many people only learn that they have ADD/ADHD when they become adults. Some find out after their children receive the diagnosis; as they become educated about the condition, they realize that they also have it. For others, the symptoms finally outpace their coping skills, causing significant enough problems in their daily life that they seek help. If you recognize the signs and symptoms of ADD/ADHD in yourself, schedule a visit with a mental health professional for an assessment. Once you make that important appointment, being somewhat nervous about it is normal.
If you know what to expect, the process for evaluating ADD/ADHD isn't confusing or scary. Many professionals will start by asking you to fill out and return questionnaires before an evaluation. You'll probably be asked to name someone close to you who will also take part in some of the evaluation. To determine if you have ADD/ADHD, you can expect the specialist conducting the evaluation to do any or all of the following:
- Ask you about your symptoms, including how long they've been bothering you.
- Administer ADD/ADHD tests, such as symptom checklists and attention-span tests.
- Ask you about problems your symptoms are causing or have caused in the past.
- Talk to family members or someone close to you about your symptoms.
- Give you a medical exam to rule out other physical causes for the symptoms.
Should I be evaluated for adult ADD / ADHD?
If you have significant problems with any of the following categories, you may want to get evaluated for ADD/ADHD:
- Job or career: losing or quitting jobs frequently
- Work or school: not performing up to your capacity or ability
- Day-to-day tasks: inability to do household chores, pay bills on time, organize things
- Relationships: forgetting important things, being unable finish tasks, getting upset over little things
- Emotions: having ongoing stress and worry because you don't meet goals and responsibilities
Diagnosing ADD / ADHD in children
When seeking a diagnosis for your child, it can be helpful to have a team mentality; you are not alone and with the help of others, you can get to the bottom of your child's struggles. Together with specialists trained in diagnosing ADD/ADHD, you can help bring about a swift and accurate assessment that leads to treatment.
Your role as a parent
When seeking a diagnosis for your child, you are your child's best advocate and most important source of support. As a parent in this process, your roles are both emotional and practical. You can provide or ensure:
- emotional support for your child during the diagnostic process
- the right choice of specialist for your child
- unique and helpful information for doctors/specialists
- open and honest answers to questions about your child's history and current adjustment
- speed and accuracy of evaluation, and a second opinion if necessary
The doctor's or specialist's role
Usually, more than one professional is typically involved in the assessment process for ADD/ADHD in children. Physicians, clinical psychologists, school psychologists, clinical social workers, speech-language pathologists, learning specialists, and educators may each play an important role in the ADD/ADHD evaluation.
As with adults, there are no laboratory or imaging tests available to determine a diagnosis; instead, clinicians base their conclusions on the observable symptoms and by ruling out other disorders. The specialist who conducts your child's evaluation will ask you a range of questions that you should open honestly and openly. He or she may also:
- obtain a thorough medical and family history
- order or conduct a general physical and/or neurological exam
- lead a comprehensive interview with you, your child, and the child's teacher(s)
- use standardized screening tools for ADD / ADHD
- observe your child at play or school
- use psychological tests in order to measure IQ and social and emotional adjustment
Simple steps, big difference: getting your child evaluated for ADD/ADHD
Doctors, specialists, testing—it may all feel a little overwhelming to figure out a diagnosis for your child. You can take a lot of the chaos out of the process with the following practical steps.
- Make an appointment with a specialist. As the parent, you can initiate testing for ADD/ADHD on behalf of your child. The earlier you schedule this appointment, the more quickly you can get help for his or her ADD/ADHD.
- Speak to your child's school. Call you child's principal and speak directly and openly about your pursuit for a diagnosis. Public schools are required by law to assist you, and in most cases want to do what they can to make school life better for your child.
- Give professionals the full picture. When you are asked the tough questions about your child's behavior, be sure to answer honestly. Your perspective is very important to the evaluation process.
- Keep things moving. You are your child's advocate, and have the power to prevent delays in getting a diagnosis. Trying not to be pushy, check in with doctors or specialists often to see where you are in the process.
- If necessary, get a second opinion. If there is any doubt that your child has received a thorough or appropriate evaluation, you can seek another specialist's help.
Understanding an ADD / ADHD diagnosis
It's normal to feel upset or intimidated by a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. But keep in mind that getting a diagnosis can be the first step toward making life better. Once you know what you're dealing with, you can start getting treatment—and that means taking control of symptoms and feeling more confident in every area of life.
What does an ADD / ADHD diagnosis mean?
An ADD/ADHD diagnosis may feel like a label, but it may be more helpful to think of it as an explanation. The diagnosis explains why you may have struggled with things like paying attention, following directions, listening closely, organization—things that seem to come easily to other people.
In this sense, getting a diagnosis can be a relief. You can rest easier knowing that it wasn't laziness or a lack of intelligence standing in your or your child's way, but rather a disorder that you can do something about.
Also keep in mind that an ADD/ADHD diagnosis does not mean you are in for a lifetime of suffering. Some people have only mild symptoms, while others experience more pervasive problems. But regardless of where you or your child land on this spectrum, there are many things you can do to manage your symptoms.
Co-existing conditions and ADD / ADHD
It is important to understand that an ADD/ADHD diagnosis does not rule out other mental health conditions. The following disorders are not part of an ADD/ADHD diagnosis but sometimes co-occur with ADD/ADHD, or get confused with it:
- Anxiety – Excessive worry that occurs frequently and is difficult to control. Symptoms include feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, panic attacks, irritability, muscle tension, and insomnia.
- Depression – Symptoms include feelings of hopelessness, helpless, and self-loathing, as well as changes in sleep and eating habits and a loss of interest in activities you used to enjoy.
- Learning disabilities – Problems with reading, writing, or mathematics. When given standardized tests, the student's ability or intelligence is substantially higher than his or her achievement.
- Substance abuse – The impulsivity and behavioral issues that often go along with ADD/ADHD can lead to alcohol and drug problems.
After an ADD / ADHD diagnosis: Getting help
A diagnosis of ADD/ADHD can be a great wake up call—it can give you the extra push you need to seek help for the symptoms that are getting in the way of your happiness and success. If you or your child is diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, don't wait to start treatment. The earlier you begin treating the symptoms, the better.
Managing ADD/ADHD takes work. Finding the right treatments for you or your child is a process—one that takes time, persistence, and trial and error. But you can help yourself along the way by keeping the following concepts in mind: much as you can about ADD/ADHD, getting plenty of support, and adopting healthy lifestyle habits.
- ADD/ADHD is treatable. Don't give up hope. With the right treatment and support, you or your child will be able to get the symptoms of ADD/ADHD under control and build the life that you want.
- Treatment is your own responsibility. It's up to you to take action to manage the symptoms of ADD/ADHD. Health professionals can help, but ultimately, the responsibility lies in your own hands.
- Learning all you can about ADD/ADHD is key. Understanding the disorder will help you make informed decisions about all aspects of your or your child's life and treatment.
- Support makes all the difference. While treatment is up to you, support from others can help you stay motivated and get you through tough times.
More help for ADD/ADHD in children
ADD/ADHD Help Center: Find ways to stay focused, turn chaos into calm, and manage the symptoms of distraction, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Understanding ADD / ADHD
- ADD / ADHD in Children: Signs and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder in Kids
- Adult ADD / ADHD: Signs, Symptoms, Effects, and Treatment
Help for ADD / ADHD in adults
- Treatment for Adult ADD / ADHD: A Guide to Finding Treatments That Work
- Help for Adult ADD / ADHD: Tips for Managing Symptoms & Getting Focused
Help for ADD / ADHD in children
- ADD / ADHD Treatment in Children: Signs and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder in Kids
- ADD / ADHD and School: Helping Children with ADHD Succeed at School
- ADD / ADHD Parenting Tips: Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder
Resources and references
Diagnosing ADD / ADHD
Identifying and Treating ADHD: A Resource for School and Home (PDF) – In-depth guide to the diagnosis and treatment of ADD / ADHD in children. (U.S. Department of Education)
ADHD: Diagnosis Dilemma – Explore the complexities of diagnosing ADD / ADHD in adults. (Psychology Today)
Defining and Diagnosing ADHD – Offers several brief, informative articles describing the diagnostic criteria for ADHD, how children are diagnosed, and the challenges of diagnosing and treating ADD / ADHD. (PBS.org)
Getting a Diagnosis – See "AAP Guidelines," "Getting a diagnosis through the school system," and "Specialists for diagnosing ADHD." (MyADHD.com)
Finding professional help for ADD / ADHD
CHADD Professional Directory – Once you accept the CHADD agreement, choose a type of professional from the dropdown menu beginning with Any Category. (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources – A directory of providers for professional help with ADD / ADHD. Broaden your search if you don't get enough providers in your initial search. (Attention Deficit Disorder Resources)
What other readers are saying
"Your website has bought me to tears. I have finally made it home. I feel that I can find and develop the right skills that I have been without for so long. Trying to cope with undiagnosed ADHD for most of my 47 years has been a nightmare. I was being treated for depression that I didn't have. Life looks so much more positive now." ~ Australia
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It is getting down to the wire for Christmas shopping, so time to hit your local bike shop for smaller gifts to suit the cycling fanatic in your household. A local example for us is Domestique, the cycling-themed coffe bistro in Dundas, Ontario. We have written about Krys Hines and his labour of love before (see: Domestique-Café Cyclo Sportif - a Cyclist's Place).
Krys has increased his offerings to include Domestique branded socks, coffee mug, mussette bag, t-shirt, cap and jersey ... and, of course, local fair trade coffee. www.cafedomestique.com/
Another excellent gift that every self-respecting cyclist should give is a donation to IMBA Canada in the name of the giftee. IMBA Canada (International Mountain Bike Association) is the organization that works on our behalf to educate and lobby landholders to keep open and increase the access to the trails we like to ride. Make a direct donation to the Annual Fund or purchase some of the great IMBA logoed stuff - like socks, caps and jackets - that IMBA offers on their website. Visit IMBA Canada today!
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Although I did not read it, yet, I'd like to recommend it to you, since I think to know the authors good enough to believe they write good books.
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The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is a non-profit coalition of Aboriginal individuals and organizations which provides leadership, support and advocacy for Aboriginal People living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, regardless of where they reside.
As a key national voice of a collection of Aboriginal individuals, organizations and provincial/territorial associations, CAAN provides leadership, support and advocacy for Aboriginal people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. CAAN faces the challenges created by HIV/AIDS in a spirit of wholeness and healing that promotes empowerment, inclusion and honours the cultural traditions, uniqueness and diversity of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis people regardless of where they reside.
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- Host Gatherings of Aboriginal People living with HIV/AIDS; identifies and responds appropriately.
Resource and Policy Development
- Develop educational and training manuals; policy frameworks, policy statements, and position papers.
- Collaborate with National Aboriginal Council on HIV and AIDS to provide policy advice.
Communications and Social Marketing
- Host a yearly National event during Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week from December 1st – 5th.
- Maintain a website, which includes a youth portal, National HIV Prevention Toolkit, Facebook page, newsletters and through direct mail.
Capacity Building
- Host an annual skills building and policy forum.
- Deliver training related to current projects.
- Participate in other conferences to share new knowledge.
Research and Evaluation
- Conduct community-based research projects.
- Offer research capacity-building initiatives.
- Conduct an annual integrated evaluation of all of key activities.
International Networking
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However, there exists a class of applications for which DTrace not only doesn't function, but is actively prevented from producing results. That is the conclusion of DTrace co-creator and Solaris kernel hacker Adam Leventhal anyway, who posted a disturbing blog entry on Friday detailing some of the changes Apple made to its implementation of DTrace.
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Sacred Sites and Alignments in Sonoma County, California
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Beth Winegarner
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"What a wonderful job you have done on Sonoma County. Thanks so much for caring about this grand piece of the world." --Winifred Medin
"Thank you for the truth of these sacred sites ...Thank you for renewing awareness that the sacred is around us, not just in Sonoma County, but everywhere. It is heartening that people know and remember." --Dorothy
San Francisco Bay Area author Beth Winegarner became the first to apply British and European concepts of earth energy and sacred alignments to the Sonoma County landscape when she began researching the region's historic and haunted sites in 1995. She then became the first to publish that research when she took "Sacred Sonoma" to the Web in 2000.
Since then, her work has attracted interest and praise from residents hoping to find out more about the special place where they live, as well as from travelers looking for places to visit and expatriates longing for a piece of home.
Today Winegarner presents the long-awaited print version of "Sacred Sonoma," completely revised and updated with new sites. This volume also includes all new photographs and a new introduction from the author, along with the original maps by illustrator Matt Berger.
Now, "Sacred Sonoma" is something locals and travelers can carry with them as they visit the unusual sites and alignments it describes. Take it with you and explore the beauty, history and mystery of Sonoma County.
Other destinations:
Site design, photographs, and text all copyright (c) 2007 Beth Winegarner. All rights reserved.
Sites included in Sacred Sonoma:
Armstrong Woods
Austin Creek
Bodega Head
Bohemian Grove
Fountaingrove/Round Barn
The Geysers
Goat Rock
Gravity Hill
Haystack Landing
Jack London State Park
Joy Woods
Lake Sonoma
Mays Canyon Road
Mount Hood Region
Mount Saint Helena
Petaluma Adobe
Petrified Forest
Phoenix Theater
Pole Mountain
Salt Point
Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
Sonoma Mission
Sonoma Plaza
Spring Lake
Squaw Rock
Sunset Rocks
Stewart's Point
U.S. Coast Guard Radio Station
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Pomo Settlers
Santa Rosa
Volcanic and seismic regions
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Lady Monarchs Win Doubles Title at Old Dominion Collegiate Invitational
By ODU Athletics
Oct. 2, 2009
NORFOLK, Va. -- ODU's Diana Ivanova and Marija Citic paired together Friday to bring home a doubles title at the Old Dominion Collegiate Invitational, leading the way for the Lady Monarchs. Rookie Juliana Pires and Irina Dementyeva reached the finals in their flight, but the match was not played.
Citic and Ivanova defeated Liberty's Hannah Fick and Valeriya Klintsevich in the opening round of the C flight, 8-5, before making quick work of Pittsburgh's Gabrielle Catanzariti and Karma Parbhu in the quarterfinals, 8-1. In the semifinals, the Lady Monarch tandem won an 8-6 match over Howard University's Anne Akhimien and Ashley Moore to advance to the final. In the championship match, Ivanova and Citic dispatched Campbell's Anais Gomar and Blanca Saenz in an 8-4 final.
In B flight action, Pires and Dementyeva posted an 8-2 win over Howard's Michelle Brown and Michele Gee before advancing with an 8-5 victory against Campbell's Borislava Nikolova and Lisa Sutton. In the semifinals, the ODU pair won an 8-4 match over Emma Brooks and Elise Leizerovich from the CAA's Drexel University. They were scheduled to face Liberty's Jordan Jenkins and Nadia Solomon-Burgess inthe finals.
The men's team fielded just one doubles team in the tournament, as Krzystof Muzalewski and Alfredo Rodriguez paired. The team lost the opening round match to Liberty's Louis Steyn and Ben Wirth, but bounced back with a consolation round victory over Howard's Chris Brown and Eric Chavous. In the consy semifinals, the ODU tandem had to withdraw after an injury.
The Monarch tennis teams will return to action on Saturday to start singles play. The tournament will continue throughout Saturday and Sunday and results can be found here.
ODU Results:
Men's Doubles B:
Opening Round - Steyn/Wirth (Liberty) def. Muzalewski/Rodriguez (ODU) 8-3
Consolation Opening Round - Muzalewski/Rodriguez (ODU) def. Brown/Chavous (Howard) 8-6
Consolation Semifinals - Blumenfield/Levinski (GWU) def. Muzalewski/Rodriguez (ODU) Inj.
Women's Doubles B:
Opening Round - Dementyeva/Pires (ODU) def. Brown/Gee (Howard) 8-2
Quarterfinals - Dementyeva/Pires (ODU) def. Nikolova/Sutton (Campbell) 8-5
Semifinals - Dementyeva/Pires (ODU) def. Brooks/Leizerovich (Drexel) 8-4
Finals - Dementyeva/Pires (ODU) vs. Jenkins/Solomon-Burgess (Liberty) Not Played
Women's Doubles C:
Opening Round - Ivanova/Citic (ODU) def. Fick/Klintsevich (Liberty) 8-5
Quarterfinals - Ivanova/Citic (ODU) def. Catanzariti/Parbhu (Pitt) 8-1
Semifinals - Ivanova/Citic (ODU) def. Akhimien/Moore (Howard) 8-6
Finals - Ivanova/Citic (ODU) def. Gomar/Saenz (Campbell) 8-4


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We often come across fascinating routes people take to reach their current project car, but few are as bizarre as Alex Villacres' story. The 23 year-old store manager from Plantation, FL bought a '08 VW GTI but the engine blew when a nut and bolt fell into two of the combustion chambers. There was a dispute with the VW dealership over responsibility and Alex eventually walked away empty-handed. He was forced to cut his losses and buy this '09 GTI, but every cloud…
The parts on his old car were the perfect fit for the new one, so within a week of buying it, and with only 300 miles on the clock, the red GTI was under the knife.
All at once it was sporting Axis wheels, FK coilovers, Votex lip kit, downpipe and exhaust.
With the coilovers set low, the fenders were pulled slightly to give a little more clearance and a lot less rubbing. However, a set of Borbet Type A wheels soon had Alex reaching for the fender roller again. And he went at it a third time when the current Work wheels were bolted on.
Eventually the fenders were "All jacked up!" as Alex described them, so he turned to Steve Justin at Rick Case Hyundai. The man is renowned locally for his bodywork and painting skills, so was entrusted with the task of rectifying the wheels arches and painting the car. Somehow, Steve managed to extend the stock metal even further, almost covering the aggressive offset on the wheels, but more of that later…
With the Votex front spoiler and side skirts in place, Alex added an FK badgeless grille from ECS Tuning as well as Jetta lower vents with projector foglamps. He also got a Speedtech böser hood kit, for which Steve went the extra mile by welding the corner pieces to the fenders to make it look OEM.
The side markers and washer jets were shaved from the front bumper, while a European R32 rear bumper was fitted. Alex then smoothed the rear diffuser to remove the central exhaust cut-out because a local firm had created turndown tips for his GReddy exhaust.
With R32 rear clusters installed and the reflectors tinted to match, Steve repainted the car in its original Tornado red, covering everything but the roof. He was then asked to match the grille surround to the white powdercoating Alex had done to the Work wheels. Initially, the painter suggested it was impossible but subsequently nailed it with a custom mix. These white highlights really makes the car stand out, contrasting the red paint that gave rise to the GTI's Kool-AiD nickname.
Shortly before preparing the GTI for Southern Wörthersee 2010, Alex installed an Air Lift suspension kit to create the stance he desired. However, he found the rear was tucking too much, so would later fit Re5 Specialty rear bags. Unfortunately, these wouldn't go low enough, so the owner spent hours trimming and trial-fitting Dorbritz Designs brackets before he got the ride height where he wanted – right on top of the wheels. In fact, as our photos show, the rear fenders were pulled so they could sit between the rims and the very stretched 205/45 Falken tires!
It's not all cosmetics. The 2.0L TSI motor has basic upgrades, including Revo stage 2 software to accompany the ATP downpipe and GReddy exhaust upgrade. It also has an ABD intake, with plans for a FMIC and eventually a bigger turbo in the pipeline.
Since it's not a track car, Alex makes do with around 250hp to the wheels but is saving to increase that number.
The extra boost is monitored by a New South gauge in a neat Osir vent pod. It's one of a number of interior additions that started with leather seats and door cards after somebody he met at SoWo was willing to swap his hide for Alex's original plaid seats.
Adding to the luxury is a suede headliner, pillars, boots and rear deck by American Auto Trim. The material gives the car a sumptuous feel and was carried over to the custom trunk setup with false floor Alex built himself. He used a CNC machine to cut the MDF board to precisely accommodate the five-gallon air tank that was subsequently powdercoated to match the wheels.
Other interior mods include a shortened manual shifter, Euro cupholder and light switch as well as a double-DIN Pioneer head unit that was fitted by the owner. He was able to mount it so its flush with the dash in the space originally occupied by the VW screen.
You might also notice the Air Lift control unit in the ashtray. It was painted black to match the console and disassembled to change the lighting from green to red.
Alex is proud to claim he did all the work on his GTI with the exception of the major bodywork and painting. He's also built a Cosmic green '00 Mk4 GTI VR6 that sits on bags, and is in the process of working on his girlfriend Marcela's VW CC.
Having worked on his own cars for years, and helping out local Euro enthusiasts in the area, Alex has decided to start his own business after being frustrated when trying to find local shops to help him. Called Air by Kool-AiD, the new business should be in place by the time you read this. You can find it at airbykoolaid.com if you live in the Florida area.
And don't forget to check out Alex's work when the car appears at Southern Wörthersee and other East Coast events. By then it could have the Sparco seats and engine bay wire tuck he's been promising.
et Tech Spec
Owner: Alex Villacres
Location: Plantation, FL
Occupation: store manager
Engine: 2.0L four-cylinder 16v TSI turbo with Revo stage 2 software, ABD cold-air intake, 3" ATP cat-less downpipe, 2.5" GReddy exhaust system with custom turndown tips, stiffer mounts
Drivetrain: stock six-speed manual transmission, shortened shifter
Brakes: stock
Suspension: Air Lift XL front bags, Re5 Specialty rear bags with modified Dorbritz Designs brackets, Autopilot digital management with red lighting, Easy Street manifolds, Viair 444 compressor, powdercoated five-gallon Accuair tank in false floor
Wheels & Tires: 17x9.5" et18 3.5" lip front, 17x10" et11 4.5" lip rear Work Equip wheels with powdercoated centers and barrels, 205/45 R17 Falken FK-512 tires
Exterior: shaved front bumper, badgeless FK Automotive grille, white grille surround, Jetta lower grilles, projector foglights, Speedtech böser hood, Votex front lip and side skirts, Euro R32 rear bumper with deleted exhaust cut-out in diffuser, pulled fenders, shaved hatch badges, roundel and wiper, Euro R32 tail lights with matching reflectors
Interior: leather seats and door card swap, suede headliner, pillars, boots and rear deck, New South Performance boost gauge in Osir vent pod, air-ride controller in ashtray, Euro cupholder and light switch, Pioneer AVH-P4100 double-DIN head unit, custom trunk setup with false floor and suede trim
Thanks: Marcela, Steve Justin at Rick Case Hyundai, Will at Bagriders, Adam and Spike at Wolfcars Motorsports, Rico from Elite Roads Wheels & Tires, Pat at Fusion Powdercoating, American Auto Trim, Air by Kool-AiD (airbykoolaid.com)


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3D arcade shooter Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team lands on Steam today
SEGA has announced the top down, 3D arcade shooter, Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team finally headed to PC. It is now available on Steam.
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All Dawn of War games 50% off in THQ Steam sale
Despite the avalanche of awesome games arriving this October and November, many gamers have had their eye tuned toward THQ's big Steam sale, and today offered the best deal yet.
Feast your eyes on these Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution screens
THQ has released screenshots for Retribution, its second stand-alone expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.
THQ releases new Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising trailer
THQ's released a new video of Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising.It's below.
Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising confirmed
The PC Gamer podcast has confirmed that the next add-on pack for Dawn of War II will be titled Chaos Rising.Fitting considering it will feature the chaos faction.Not surprising, really, but satisfying.More information regarding the add-on is expected in the next issue of PC Gamer.Thanks, Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
DoWII There is Only War beta starts today - details
The Dawn of War II There is Only War update beta will run from 2.00pm PST July 1 to July 13, THQ said last night. That means is starts later today, for the calendar-challenged in the audience.The test will be handled in Steam's beta system thing. You can find details on how to participate here.There […]
Dawn of War II update There is Only War gets July beta
Relic has announced that There is Only War, the next Dawn of War II update, will go into open beta in July.It will include balancing, eight multiplayer maps, the ability to "spectate custom multiplayer matches" and some basic improvements.The beta will be open to all Dawn of War II users and an exact date, along […]
Get the Dawn of War 2 soundtrack for free on Steam
The Dawn of War 2 soundtrack is now available for free on Steam and Relic's community site.You will get the 20 tracks composed by Doyle W. Donahoo: There Is Only War (opening title) Angels Of Death (Space Marine Theme) Primarch's Honour No Mercy No Respite March Of The Waaagh! Purge The Xeno Scum Forged In […]
Dawn of War 2 Patch adds new map, balance changes
Dawn of War 2's patch 1.2.1 has made it through Relic's QA process, and is scheduled to go live April 13.The full list of patch notes are posted on the official forums, and includes information regarding upcoming balance changes.A new six-player map called Tiber Outpost will support Team Battle mode, and you can get a […]
Dawn of War II takes UK and US PC number one
Dawn of War II has topped by American and British charts in its opening week, pushing down World of Warcraft, The Sims and a European launch for Football Manager 2009.UK top ten below:Here's the full UK PC chart for the week ending February 28. Top ten US below for February 15-21, courtesy of Shack. Warhammer […]
Dawn of War II patched on Steam
Dawn of War II has an update available for Steam users, and will be applied next time you log on.The patch fixes a bug that causes missions to stop populating.Saved games will not be affected and previous 'stalled' saves should now progress normally.More through the link.
Get entire set of Wargear for Dawn of War II
To celebrate Dawn of War II's release this Friday, Eurogamer 's giving away 500 sets of Wargear.The site will award 100 per day away to the first readers to log in to get their key.The DLC encompasses all of the pre-order offers, including the Chapter Command, Destroyer, Sniper, Sternguard and Vanguard.Keys are all out for […]
Dawn of War 2 patch to be released after launch
Extensive patch notes are through the link, but it mainly boils down to new multiplayer maps and bug fixes.The Dawn Of War 2 community site says the update is currently in testing at Microsoft and should be released within a few days of launch.Bad things? Leaderboards and player stats will be reset when it goes […]
Extended Dawn of War II trailer shows more eldar
Watch this right now. It's an extended version of the eldar reveal trailer for Dawn of War II earlier this week. RTS has a new home, and all that shit. StarCraft's all very nice, and all, but we want to be Games Workshop space marines and nothing else. Go. Go now.
New Dawn of War II screens posted
We're excited about this, so looking at more pictures of Dawn of War II's always going to make us happy. And you want us to be happy, right? On GamersHell.
Eldar revealed in Dawn of War II E3 teaser trailer
Fuck yeah. THQ put out the E3 teaser trailer for Dawn of War II this morning, confirming the Eldar are going to be making an appearance alongside the Space Marines and Orks. This looks properly awesome, in our book at least. Daft RTS with a mega-punch. HD here, SD after the break.
New Dawn of War II screens released
Loads of them on IGN, our favourite games media website. Strategy never looked more desirable, as far as we're concerned. See for yourself.
Dawn of War II site now up
And here it is. There's not much on it at the moment, apart from a few shots and a "coming soon" notice in the video section. Still want, though.
New Dawn of War II shots released
On GameInfoWire. We're not sure why you wouldn't have a hard-on for what looks to be a substantial upgrade to Relic's excellent RTS, but to each their own. Take a look.The game's first proper trailer popped up this week as well, in case you missed it.
First Dawn of War 2 in-game footage released, first impressions
After the link. This would have been a bit of a no-brainer if the advance over DoW hadn't been that great, to be honest, but that certainly doesn't look like the case. The building-based environments are destructible, at least in part, and from what can be seen in the movie shows a major visual overhaul.There's […]
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Quick notes for existing V2 user moving to version 3.
1) Program Folder Location is Different
The biggest difference for existing scheduled tasks, scripts and the like is the location of the .exe.
For example, the x86 V2 default location on was:
"c:\program files\terabyte unlimited\image for windows\v2"
The new V3 default location is:
"c:\program files\terabyte drive image backup and restore suite"
2) PHYLock location is shared.
If you uninstall V2 after installing V3 it will remove PHYLock. There is no need to reboot here, just reinstall version 3, again no need to reboot since the PHYLock driver is the same (that is the only reason for the reboot requirement).
If you install V2 after V3 is installed, the PHYLock version will be replaced. It's recommended to not install PHYLock with the V2 installation. If you end up uninstalling V3, PHYlock will be removed and V2 must be reinstalled.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. [For Immediate Release - December 17, 2010] Cari Cucksey, treasure hunter and broker extraordinaire, is on the lookout for hidden treasures - and each week she finds, restores and sells them for homeowner or personal profit -- in HGTV's Cash & Cari. During the series, premiering on Monday, January 3, at 10 P.M. ET/PT, Cari and her team search estate sales, flea markets, dusty attics and cluttered garages to find hidden or overlooked antique furniture, decorative accessories, collectibles and memorabilia. Whether it's a vintage Chanel gown left behind at the dry cleaners, a limited-edition pink vinyl copy of Michael Jackson's Thriller or a Capodimonte porcelain statuette, Cari's expert eye will spot the undiscovered gems that could lead to big bucks.
Viewers follow Cari as she helps families dig through piles of personal possessions and then prepares the bounty for sale. For Cari, it's about the thrill of the hunt so, in some instances, she buys the contents of an entire home, packing up the goods and refurbishing the items for sale at RePurpose, her antique retail shop in Detroit, Michigan.
Even if viewers can't visit Cari's establishment in person, they can upload photos of their treasured items on HGTV.com and may be one of the lucky online users who get the benefit of an appraisal by Cari each week. They also can interact with other antique enthusiasts on the site.
"Cari's extensive knowledge of antiques and valuables is remarkable," said Kathleen Finch, general manager, HGTV. "Her adventures will inspire HGTV viewers to search for the treasures in their own attics and garages, not only for fun, but also for profit."
In an early episode, Cari must liquidate the antique finds in a local farmhouse. The homeowner's late father had a diverse collection of items, including musical instruments, a 1975 Honda motorbike and a 1925 Studebaker that's worth double Cari's estimated price if it actually starts. In another home, Cari discovers a rare vintage stove and an antique Jenny Lind bed frame.
Future episodes of Cash & Cari include an estate sale showdown and a church flea market, as well as the sales of a classic carousel and a 1946 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
About HGTV
HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 99 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and-garden destination, which attracts an average of 5 million unique visitors per month.


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Investigators hope that someone will recognize the suspect and help them solve the murder of Sylvia Marie Flores, whose body was found in a Redlands orange grove in February.
Items belonging to Flores were recovered near the area where the 2003 rape took place and that helped narrow the search for a suspect.
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EY is the world's most attractive professional services employer – and second most attractive employer overall – in Universum's annual World's Most Attractive Employer ranking
Based on the preferences of almost 94,000 business students from the world's top academic institutions in the largest 12 economies by GDP, EY is now the second most attractive employer globally and the highest ranking choice among leading professional services organizations.
As well as ranking as the leading professional services organization in six out of the twelve markets, EY also featured as one of the top fifteen employers overall in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States.
"We congratulate EY for its great achievement. Being seen by students as an ideal employer is something to be celebrated. As a CEO, I understand the value in being able to attract, recruit and retain the top performers. EY excels in this area and thus has a competitive talent advantage", said Petter Nylander, CEO of Universum.
"We are delighted and honored to feature as the world's most attractive professional services employer, and second most attractive employer overall, in the Universum ranking this year", says Mark Weinberger, EY's Global Chairman and CEO. "At EY we are committed to attracting, developing and inspiring great people and developing future leaders; this is fundamental to our purpose of building a better working world".
Mike Cullen, EY's Global Managing Partner, Talent, adds: "I'd like to congratulate all of our 170,000 people who have helped build our reputation as the world's most attractive professional services employer. Our greatest asset is our high-performing teams throughout the world and we are committed to continuing to develop and strengthen our employer brand by offering exceptional experiences for all our people."
About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
EY expands its services and resources in accordance with clients' needs throughout the CIS. 4,500 professionals work at 19 offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Baku, Vladivostok, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Kyiv, Donetsk, Tashkent, Tbilisi, and other locations.
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Transforming Life Sciences with Analytics
Restaurant operations can serve as a model for life sciences companies that opt to use analytics to enhance market access to their products amid sweeping global health care reforms.
In an August 2012 issue of The New Yorker magazine, surgeon and writer Atul Gawande muses on lessons health care providers could learn from a popular, upscale restaurant chain. Gawande marvels at the chain's ability to delight more than 80 million customers per year with a vast menu of consistently tasty, reasonably priced meals. He observes that the company achieves consistent quality and cost through efficiently designed kitchens, standard cooking practices, gentle yet clear management of kitchen staff, and analytical models that predict the amount of food to purchase for its restaurants in any given week.
Like many popular restaurants, hospitals "are trying to deliver a range of services to millions of people at a reasonable cost with a consistent level of quality," writes Gawande. In the article, he points to a handful of hospitals that have applied successful restaurant principles of standardization, oversight, and analytics, and highlights the operational improvements they've subsequently experienced; namely, improved patient outcomes and decreased costs. In Gawande's mind, what works for a restaurant chain can work for health care providers.
Greg Szwartz, a director with Deloitte Consulting LLP who specializes in advanced analytics and predictive modeling, believes the restaurant analogy extends to other sectors of the health care industry—specifically, to life sciences—as it undergoes significant transformation resulting from global health care reforms. Many life sciences companies have seen private insurers and government agencies in the U.S. and Europe limit coverage of high-cost new drugs and medical devices, making it increasingly difficult to recoup research and development (R&D) investments. At the same time, life sciences companies need to provide "market access decision makers" (the health plans, heads of pharmacies, and government organizations that approve coverage and reimbursement of medical products) with information on the relative merits and benefits of their drugs and medical devices, according to Szwartz.
Notably, Szwartz says many life sciences companies are looking to analytics to help them compete. For example, they wish to use analytics to facilitate more targeted R&D efforts that lead to the improved patient outcomes demanded by global health care reforms. They also wish to use analytics to demonstrate consistent quality and cost to insurers, government agencies, and health care providers through comparative effectiveness research, which highlights the potential benefits and real-world effectiveness of their products.
Harry Greenspun, M.D., senior advisor for Health Care Transformation and Technology with Deloitte LLP's Center for Health Solutions, believes analytics will play an integral role in providing quality care in a "value-based" system, in which drug coverage and provider reimbursements are dependent in part on improvements in patient health. "As the industry in the U.S. moves toward reimbursing providers for outcomes, health care providers will need analytics to inform their data- and evidence-based medical decisions," he says.
In their quest to use analytics to transform their businesses, life sciences companies face a significant challenge: building out the information management and analytical infrastructure to develop the insights they need internally to improve R&D efforts and lead to new revenue streams, according to Szwartz. He maintains the restaurant analogy can help them organize to deliver insights to a range of customers, including clinicians and market access decision makers, who are hungry for intelligence on controlling costs and improving outcomes.
Extending the Restaurant Analogy
To thrive amid health care reform, many life sciences companies recognize they need comparative effectiveness research and information on other tangible health outcomes, such as reductions in hospitalization rates, improvements in back to work rates, and other quality of life measures related to their products. The problem: According to the Department of Health and Human Services, comparative effectiveness research requires the development, expansion, and use of a variety of data sources (including clinical trials, clinical studies, and medical research), as well as methods to conduct and disseminate timely, relevant, easy-to-consume research. Life sciences companies are often short on much of this data. They may also lack the analytical skill and business model to conduct the analysis and make recommendations for improved care at reduced cost.
"Life sciences executives are asking, 'What data do we need to tell a comparative effectiveness story? Do we have it? Where do we get it? And do we have the infrastructure to store, process, and analyze it?'" observes Szwartz.
To put the restaurant analogy to work in life sciences, executives can think about serving a wide range of dishes (e.g., insights on their products' effectiveness) to suit the evolving and varying tastes (e.g., approval requirements) of market access decision makers, says Szwartz. Then, drug and medical device manufacturers can think of the comparative effectiveness stories they need to tell about their products as entrées on their menus.
As an example, let's say a medical device manufacturer develops a product for monitoring patients in intensive care units (ICUs) that uses wireless technology and is significantly smaller than alternatives currently on the market. To sell the product to hospitals, the device maker needs to demonstrate metrics that align with its customers' operational goals. In other words, the manufacturer needs to show that the product's small size reduces the cost associated with managing ICU patients because fewer hospital staff are needed to move patients and the big, heavy monitoring equipment tethered to them. The device maker may also need to show that use of its new wireless monitoring device contributes to earlier discharge of ICU patients. Thus, the device maker will need electronic health record data on discharge rates for patients hooked up to its product compared with discharge rates for patients connected to other monitoring devices. It will also need data on the number of hospital staff needed to move ICU patients connected to various monitoring devices.
"Start with the entrée—the insight or comparative effectiveness story you wish to share," says Szwartz. "When you know what you want to serve, you can then identify the ingredients, or data, you'll need, along with other information management and analytical requirements."
Those other requirements (and their restaurant analogies) may include:
• Sources of data, such as electronic health records or clinical decision support tools, which in Szwartz's model would be analogous to farms and markets.
• Storage infrastructure, like data warehouses and operational data stores, which function essentially as refrigerators, freezers, and pantries.
• Distributed file systems, in-memory platforms, and visualization and statistical analysis tools serve as the cookware and appliances.
• Data scientists, analysts, statisticians, and programmers represent the kitchen staff.
"The restaurant provides a metaphor that everyone from the CEO down can understand," says Szwartz.
Adds Greenspun: "It offers companies a new way to think about their goals and the data and infrastructure needed to achieve them."
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WASHINGTON — A working group of senators from both parties is nearing agreement on broad principles for overhauling the nation's immigration laws, representing the most substantive bipartisan effort toward comprehensive legislation in years.
The six members have met quietly since the November election, most recently on Wednesday. Congressional aides stressed there is not yet final agreement, but they have eyed next Friday as a target date for a possible public announcement.
The talks mark the most in-depth negotiations involving members of both parties since a similar effort broke down in 2010 without producing a bill.
"We have basic agreement on many of the core principles," Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., a member of the group, said this week. "Now we have to draft it. It takes time."
"The group we've been meeting with — and it's equal number of Democrats and Republicans — we're real close," added Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., another member of the group.
The accelerated pace signals that immigration reform is expected to be one of Congress's highest priorities, and it comes as the White House prepares to launch its own public campaign on the issue.
President Obama will travel to Las Vegas on Tuesday to speak about the need to "fix the broken immigration system this year," the administration announced, an appearance in a state with a rapidly growing number of Hispanic voters, who overwhelmingly supported his reelection. Obama also met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday.
"The president has made clear that he intends to act very quickly," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday. "I'm not going to hem him in by putting a timetable on it, but I think you can expect him to be true to his word, which is to take up this issue very early in his second term."
Past efforts begun amid similarly high hopes have sputtered. But members of both parties increasingly see changes to the nation's troubled immigration system as an area most likely to draw bipartisan agreement at a time when Congress is deeply divided on gun control, spending and taxes.
The optimism is spurred by the sense that the political dynamics have shifted markedly since the last two significant bipartisan efforts failed. In 2007, a bill crafted in the Senate died after failing to win support of 60 members despite backing from then-president George W. Bush. Many Republicans, and some centrist Democrats, opposed that effort because it offered a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
In 2010, extended negotiations between Schumer and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., broke down without producing legislation.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a veteran of the 2007 effort who is part of the current working group, said Republican attitudes have dramatically shifted since the party's defeat at the polls in November. Obama won more than 70 percent of the vote among Latinos and Asians, and a growing number of GOP leaders believe action on immigration is necessary to expand the party's appeal to minority groups.
"Obviously, it's had a very distinct impression," said McCain, who lost his own bid for the White House in 2008. "It's time to move forward on this."
But he added, "I don't claim that it's going to be easy."
Also included in the new Senate group are Schumer, who chairs the key Senate subcommittee where legislative action will begin; Graham; Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; and Marco Rubio, R-Fla.. Two others, Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., have also been involved in some talks.
Their timetable would aim for a bill to be written by March or April and potentially considered for final passage in the Senate as early as the summer. Proponents believe adoption in the GOP-held House would be made easier with a strong bipartisan vote in the Senate.
The working group's principles would address stricter border control, better employer verification of workers' immigration status, new visas for temporary agriculture workers and expanding the number of visas available for skilled engineers. They would also include a call to help young people who were brought to the country illegally as children by their parents become citizens and to normalize the status of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.
But obstacles abound. For instance, Rubio has said he believes immigrants who came to the country illegally should be able to earn a work permit. But he has said they should be required to seek citizenship through existing avenues, and only after those who have come to the country legally.
Democrats and immigration advocates fear that approach could result in wait-times stretching for decades, creating a class of permanent legal residents for whom the benefits of citizenship appear unattainable. They have pushed to create new pathways to citizenship specifically available to those who achieve legal residency as part a reform effort.
It is not yet clear if the Senate group will endorse a mechanism allowing such people to eventually become citizens — something Obama is expected to champion. Schumer said it would be "relatively detailed," but would not "get down into the weeds."
A source close to Rubio said he joined the group in December at the request of other members only after they agreed their effort would line up with his own principles for reform, which he outlined in an interview with the Wall Street Journal three weeks ago.
His ideas have since been embraced by conservatives, including some longtime foes of providing legal status to those who have come to the country illegally.
As a possible 2016 presidential contender widely trusted on the right, Rubio's support could be key to moving the bipartisan effort.
And while Rubio and other Republicans have said they would prefer to split up a comprehensive immigration proposal into smaller bills that would be voted on separately, the White House will pursue comprehensive legislation that seeks to reform the process in a single bill.
"I doubt if there will be a macro, comprehensive bill," said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who supported the 2007 effort. "Anytime a bill's more than 500 pages, people start getting suspicious. If it's 2,000 pages, they go berserk."
But in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Republican Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, strongly supports a single comprehensive bill, writing that "Congress should avoid quick fixes."
Schumer said Friday that a single package will be key for passage. "We'll not get it done in pieces," he said. "Every time you do a piece, everyone says what about my piece and you get more people opposing it."
White House officials said they welcome the bipartisan Senate group's deliberations and do not think it will conflict with the administration's strategy. Some Democrats in the House, including Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, D-Ill., have cautioned that the White House could harm the bid for bipartisan support if it acts too aggressively by authoring its own legislative proposal.
But advocates, who were disappointed that Obama did not follow through on comprehensive reform in his first term, said they expect the president to be out front on the issue.
"The president needs to lead, and then the Republicans have a choice: Are they going to do what they did in the last term and just be obstructionists?" said Eliseo Medina, secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees International Union, which spent millions recruiting new Hispanic voters this year. "Well, that didn't work too well in November. Do the Republicans want the president not to get the credit? The best way to share the credit is for them to step up and engage and act together with the president. But it's their choice."
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Underoath: Drawing Outside the Lines
- Andree Farias CCM Magazine
- 2006 9 Nov
The mosh pit area at Allentown, Pennsylvania's Crocodile Rock Café bears the semblance of organized chaos on this early May evening.
Underoath has taken the stage, and the pit leader, a lanky teenager in atypical emo wear – typical emo wear usually consists of a tiny T-shirt, even tinier jeans and Converses while this dude is wearing shorts and a tank top-style undershirt – guides his followers in an orderly ritual that involves pushing, shoving and the dance.
By statute, you mosh only during the heavy, throat-shredding segments. During the soft moments, you do the dance. Since this is one of those rare instances where Underoath isn't pounding and hammering away on its instruments, the pit leader is doing the dance – a circular, methodical jig that's actually quite … un-hardcore.
The band pummels through "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door," a multi-part anthem that seems custom-made for this methodical alternation between turmoil and daintiness.
All this moshing, crowd-surfing and head banging would be commonplace at your average metalcore event, except this gig is anything but average. Underoath is the headliner; and, when Underoath headlines, it's always more than just music.
"I let people know what we believe in every night," Spencer Chamberlain, Underoath's lead vocalist, says later. "It's not something that's planned out or anything. I just want to be honest with people as much as I can. … We make it a point to let them know what we believe in but also that we're not cooler than the people in the crowd or better than them for believing something that they don't."
It's not exactly an altar call, but Chamberlain does proclaim Jesus' name boldly from stage. And, like the pit leader at the center of the mosh, as soon as the band stops to make its solemn declaration, the crowd stops too, latching on to every word. All cheer.
It's hard to gauge the non-Christian-to-Christian ratio at the show, but, judging from the commotion, the Gentiles almost certainly outnumber the saints. After all, Christians can't mosh.
That's an Underoath show in a nutshell. The sextet is one of the hottest tickets in post-hardcore circles right now and also the latest pride and joy for Tooth & Nail Records, which continues to expand its presence in general market avenues. To date, the band's breakthrough second album for the label's Solid State imprint, "They're Only Chasing Safety," has sold more than 365,000 copies since its release in June 2004 – a staggering figure for a band with no significant radio airplay or constant placement on emocore's poster channels, MTV2 and Fuse.
For such an openly Christian band, Underoath is also an anomaly: Of all the "Safety" copies sold, a mere trickle – slightly more than 20,000 – has been purchased at Christian retail outlets with the rest being picked up at places such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart or at shows.
How'd they do it?
"Plain and simple, the band is relevant," says Tooth & Nail founder Brandon Ebel. "I think people respect you if you're authentic, and the Underoath guys are authentic in a very unassuming way. You can see this in the way they perform as well as in the way they treat their fans. They're an awesome voice for the gospel."
"They have not changed," says Daniel Davison, drummer for label mate Norma Jean and longtime friend of Underoath. "They have remained faithful to God and to their friends. To me, that has a lot to do with their success. When you see them play or hear them speak from stage, you can see that they are genuine people. And you want to be a part of what they are doing. I know that is a big part of why they have done so well. … Every step of the way, they have been content and thankful. Again, the fact that they have remained faithful to God through all of the years, especially in the hard times, speaks volumes on who they are as people."
For Underoath – collectively made up of Chamberlain, drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie, guitarist Tim McTague, keyboardist Chris Dudley, bassist Grant Brandell and guitarist James Smith – success is a byproduct both of going against the grain and its ability to create real fans out of listeners.
"I think the whole mainstream process of getting a single and working it to radio and blowing a band up isn't real," says McTague, easily the most loquacious of all the Underoath members. "It's conjuring up false bands and false hype in order to sell a product. Even though that does work a lot of times – and the band will go platinum, double platinum, triple platinum, and be the biggest thing one year – they turn around the next year, and nobody cares about them because the people that bought their record truly didn't want to buy their record. They weren't really grasping anything besides the fact that they couldn't escape it on TV; they couldn't escape it on the radio and were, more or less, force-fed it."
He adds, "We didn't sell records by doing radio shows and being on MTV. We sold records by touring and by kids coming out to see us. The kids that come out to see us – the kids that come out to the shows – those are the real kids; those are the real fans. Those are the people you want buying your records."
Still, they don't let the six-figure success of "They're Only Chasing Safety" go to their heads. In a circuit where image and popularity is everything, the Underoath guys try to remain levelheaded about their higher profile. McTague confesses the most "mainstream" thing the band has done is buy a tour bus, and, even so, that was a decision that didn't come so easily.
"We didn't [buy] a bus until we were over 100,000 or 120,000 records [sold]. That was our goal, our rule," he says. "Until we made it to the level where we could afford a bus and not go home broke and starving, we weren't going to have it. We'll tough it out as long as we need. It's all about making smart, grounded, humble decisions with the way you do your business. It's not about looking cool or looking rich or looking big."
Numbers also can be deceiving, which is why Underoath has made it a point not to rest on its laurels and to make the album of its career with "Define the Great Line," which released in June just as the band took the main stage at this summer's "Vans Warped Tour."
From an outsider's point of view, Underoath could easily be lumped with countless other bands in the ever-growing emo/post-hardcore canon – screamo staples such as My Chemical Romance, Senses Fail, A Static Lullaby, From Autumn to Ashes or many of its "Warped Tour" contemporaries. The good news is, "Define the Great Line" is the farthest thing from an emo record. If anything, its 2004 predecessor sounds puny next to it.
McTague calls it the album where Underoath finally became men.
"One [album] sounds like a bunch of teenagers who are still looking to discover themselves," he says. "And [the other] sounds like real dudes who know what they want, [who] are actually executing finally what they've had in their brain and the back of their heads for years but have never been able to express."
He isn't kidding. By comparison, the new album sounds nothing like the previous one. Co-produced by Atlanta-based producer/drummer Matt Goldman and Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, the album is rawer, more complex and more visceral than the relatively tame "Safety." And, like many bands who graduate to the big leagues, Underoath enlisted the help of mixmeister Chris Lord-Alge (P.O.D., Hoobastank), who gives the proceedings a larger-than-life feel that was absent from the band's earlier, thinner output.
"This is the record that, since we joined this band, we knew was possible, but we didn't know how to get there, how to do it," adds McTague. "Now, we finally did. This is the record that Underoath was made to make."
The growth isn't just musical. Vocally, also, front man Spencer Chamberlain has come into his own. In 2003, he replaced Underoath's founding vocalist Dallas Taylor (who has since formed the increasingly popular band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster) amidst doubts that he'd be able to fill Taylor's shoes. Chamberlain passed the test satisfactorily, but he still wasn't what he is now. Whereas "Safety" found him content screaming in monotone while Gillespie sang the melodic lines, for "Great Line" he clutches the microphone like never before – screaming, growling, yelling, bellowing and, yes, singing as well.
But beyond any sonic evolution the band members may have experienced, they want their faith to remain front and center in everything they do. Unlike other bands in its scene, Underoath voluntarily excludes itself from all the wild partying and debauchery typically associated with the genre. And those they come in contact with know better than to invite these guys to things that would belie their beliefs.
"I tend to think that we're extremely honest with people," says Gillespie. "God gave me my very life and breath, so why wouldn't I be honest? That's the way I kinda view it. Jesus is the reason that I walk this earth every day. He's the reason that I wake up every morning, the breath in my lungs, my beating heart. Why wouldn't I give back in that sense?"
Underoath isn't trying to proselytize. Though outspoken, they're more interested in impacting people in their everyday interactions than with their words from stage.
"We're not here to hype kids up and have a big ol' Jesus [rally]," says McTague. "We want to be real with kids. We want kids to see us for who we are, to see that we're not perfect and that we're just dudes that play music that have found something greater."
"I'm a really messed up person sometimes," adds Gillespie. "I do stupid stuff; and I say stupid stuff; and I fall on my face every day, a hundred times a day. But I want kids to know that Jesus is the reason that I'm able to do anything."
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The Season Premiere of "The Big Bang Theory" Wins its Time Period in
All Measures and Delivers its Largest Thursday Audience and Second Best
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A Special Second Episode is the Night's No. 1 Program in Viewers and Adults 18-49
The Series Premiere of "A Person of Interest" Wins its Time Period in Viewers
"The Mentalist" Returns with a 10:00 PM Win in Viewers
CBS won premiere Thursday in viewers and adults 25-54 led by THE BIG BANG THEORY, the night's No.1 program in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, and PERSON OF INTEREST and THE MENTALIST, both winning their time periods in viewers, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sept. 22.
The season premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY (P) was first in households (8.5/14), viewers (14.061m), adults 25-54 (6.2/17) and adults 18-49 (4.8/15). THE BIG BANG THEORY posted its largest Thursday audience to date, posted best Thursday households and adults 25-54 ratings and second best Thursday adults 18-49 ratings.
A special second episode of THE BIG BANG THEORY 8:30 PM SPECIAL (S) was first in households (8.7/14), viewers (14.65m), adults 25-54 (6.4/16) and adults 18-49 (5.0/14). THE BIG BANG THEORY 8:30 PM SPECIAL was the night's number one program in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
At 9:00 PM, the series premiere of PERSON OF INTEREST (P) was first in households (8.3/13), viewers (13.22m), second in adults 25-54 (4.4/10, tie with ABC) and averaged a 3.1/08 in adults 18-49. PERSON OF INTEREST posted the time period's best drama delivery in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since March 10, 2011 (CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION).
At 10:00 PM, the season premiere of THE MENTALIST (P) was first in households (8.3/13), viewers (13.36m), second in adults 25-54 (3.9/09) and adults 18-49 (2.8/07).
For the night, CBS was first in households (8.4/13), viewers (13.64m), adults 25-54 (4.9/12) and second in adults 18-49 (3.6/10). CBS won premiere week Thursday in households, viewers and adults 25-54 for the second consecutive year.
Updated Thursday ratings will be available this afternoon.
Note: DVR penetration is at 42%, up from 38% last year. Last Fall, Live+7 audiences for original entertainment series on CBS gained over 1.8 million viewers, on average, over Live+ Same Day ratings, more than any other network. This season, we expect DVR penetration to continue to increase and, as a result, we expect DVR playback audiences to grow as well.


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Oblique injury sends Thornton to disabled list
HOUSTON -- The Red Sox placed left-hander Matt Thornton on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain on Wednesday, retroactive to Monday, and recalled righty Pedro Beato from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Thornton suffered the injury on Sunday against the D-backs at Fenway Park. After giving up a leadoff single, the 36-year-old felt a cramping sensation and exited the game.
"On the second pitch [of the outing], I felt a little cramp," Thornton said on Wednesday. "The next one hurt a little bit and the fourth one took my breath away. Had a good idea then I was hurt."
The Red Sox acquired Thornton from the White Sox on July 12, and the 10-year veteran has made 10 appearances for his new club, giving up two runs on 12 hits over 8 1/3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts. In 50 total appearances this year, he has a 3.47 ERA, holding left-handed hitters to a .221 average.
Thornton and manager John Farrell said the southpaw had improved each day, but the team didn't want to aggravate the injury.
"Really, when you get into an oblique injury, even though he feels improved from Sunday, this is something we don't want to rush with the potential for a setback," Farrell said. "The fact is, we also need an arm in here after last night's bullpen use. To project a return to game activity will be around two weeks even with the improvement he's shown."
Thornton tossed the ball around the outfield before Tuesday's 15-10 win against the Astros, but he backed off Wednesday with more time to rebuild his arm strength. The veteran said he's not trying to overextend himself with the Red Sox in need of his services come September and beyond.
"Talking to the guys that have had it -- I've never had anything like this in my career before -- and everyone said they tried to come back too quick and it doubles the time coming back again," Thornton said. "So I didn't want that. I need to be fresh and really healthy when I'm back out there."
Thornton said extensive cardio and stretching regimens with the training staff will be his primary rehab methods, saying consistent blood flow to the region should make the injury a "minor thing."
This is the fourth big league stint of the season for Beato, who made nine appearances and allowed three earned runs over 8 2/3 innings. The 26-year-old has a 2.09 ERA in 26 relief appearances for Pawtucket.


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