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When: 4:25 p.m. Sunday
Where: Gillette Stadium
TV, radio: CBS, WBZ-FM (98.5)
When the Patriots run
Do you miss BenJarvus Green-Ellis? Probably not. But if you do, there's a guy named Brandon Bolden who is doing a pretty neat impersonation. The undrafted rookie out of Ole Miss (sound familiar?) was downright beastly against the Bills. The 5-foot-11-inch, 220-pounder has shown excellent vision and pop. He cuts once, finds a hole, and powers through. He lowers his shoulder and takes on all comers — he left several Bills with hurt bodies and hurt feelings last Sunday. Stevan Ridley runs with a high energy level. Ridley (5-11, 220) has good leg drive and vision. He shows deceptive strength (will break through arm tackles) and good acceleration at the second level. Diminutive Danny Woodhead is quick, instinctive, and a more-than-willing blocker. The offensive line was particularly impressive last week — especially considering Logan Mankins was out. Center Ryan Wendell and guards Dan Connolly and Donald Thomas seemingly took all the right angles and consistently drove back defenders. That group will be banging heads with a trio of tackles who have underperformed: Justin Bannan (strong but slow), Kevin Vickerson (big and quick), and Mitch Unrein (smart but unathletic). Middle linebacker Joe Mays is undersized (5-11, 250) and underrated. An instinctive player with a nonstop motor, Mays is always around the ball and will launch himself into ball carriers with reckless abandon.
Rushing yards per game
New England offense: 144.0 (Eighth)
Denver defense: 87.5 (Ninth)
EDGE: Patriots
When the Patriots pass
Tom Brady didn't feel much pressure last week thanks in large part to stellar performances from tackles Sebastian Vollmer and Nate Solder, who helped make Bills pass rushers Mario Williams and Mark Anderson nonfactors. That kind of effort will be needed again because the Broncos can bring the heat. Elvis Dumervil has an explosive first step and employs a variety of stuttersteps, head fakes, and spin moves to beat blockers and beat down quarterbacks. Brady, who has been playing at a particularly high level, will use quick options to stay upright and keep the chains moving. Option A will be Wes Welker. The slotman is quick off the line, finds soft spots quickly, and generally catches everything thrown his way. If he's not bumped off his route at the line, he will pick up yards in chunks. Tight end Rob Gronkowski uses his size, strength, and surprising quickness to get open. He's a demon down the seam. Using the quick-strike attack will put the defense on its heels and open things up for Brady to take some shots downfield to Brandon Lloyd — and maybe even Deion Branch. Lloyd has great acceleration, hands, and body control. Champ Bailey is still playing at an elite level — he's as close to a shutdown corner as there is in the NFL. Fellow corners Tracy Porter and Tony Carter will struggle and safeties Mike Adams and Rahim Moore often look lost.
Passing yards per game
New England offense: 294.3 (Sixth)
Denver defense: 220.5 (13th)
EDGE: Patriots
When the Broncos run
Willis McGahee just keeps getting better. The 6-foot, 235-pounder has been rejuvenated since arriving in Denver last season after it appeared his career might be over after three lackluster seasons in Baltimore. McGahee, who has overcome two serious knee injuries and questions about his desire, possesses quick feet and outstanding vision and power. He hits creases like a tailback and he hits linebackers and safeties like a fullback. McGahee has excellent balance and plays to the whistle on every play. Lance Ball (5-9, 215) runs low and with good balance but lacks power and elusiveness. Rookie Ronnie Hillman (5-10, 190) is one to watch. The third-round pick is a smooth strider with excellent vision and agility. He moves well laterally and has deceptive power. Old friend Dan Koppen (smart and scrappy but has lost a step) mans the middle. He will not enjoy Sunday's reunion with massive (and nimble) tackle Vince Wilfork, who beats defenders with quickness and power. Left guard Zane Beadles (love the name) has good size (6-4, 305) and smarts. Right guard Manny Ramirez is powerful but doesn't always appear fully interested in the task at hand — also an apt description of a more well-known Manny Ramirez. Destructive and instinctive linebacker Jerod Mayo is always in the middle of the action. It's almost as though he's playing an adult version of "kill the man with the ball."
Rushing yards per game
Denver offense: 109.0 (14th)
New England defense: 85.3 (Seventh)
EDGE: Patriots
When the Broncos pass
Peyton Manning remains one of the smartest players in football history. Among the most prepared quarterbacks of all time, he has tremendous presnap recognition and is a master at audibilizing out of his original play in order to exploit mismatches. He has lost some of the zip on his fastball — he never threw the tightest spirals, but now his tosses look particularly wobbly. Manning is still extremely accurate and does a great job leading receivers and putting the ball on their back shoulders. Manning lacks athleticism — he's about as mobile as a fire hydrant — but he gets rid of the ball quickly and rarely absorbs bit hits. Behemoth tackles Ryan Clady (6-6, 315, and smart and strong) and Orlando Franklin (6-7, 330, and strong and quick but can be beat on stunts) are solid. Manning is still getting used to his receiving stable. Demaryius Thomas (6-3, 229) has a nice blend of size and speed. He gets off the line quickly and will use his strong hands and explosive acceleration to gain separation and make tough catches. Eric Decker (6-3, 218) has good size and reliable hands and runs precise routes. Brandon Stokley is a solid route runner with good speed, great hands, a fearless attitude, and a great rapport with Manning. New England's pass defense has been suspect at best. If safeties Steve Gregory and Patrick Chung are consistently out of position (like they were in Buffalo), Manning will shred this secondary.
Passing yards per game
Denver offense: 278.0 (Ninth)
New England defense: 281.5 (25th)
EDGE: Broncos
Broncos' key player: Von Miller
An exceptionally explosive player, the second-year outside linebacker/defensive end hybrid is very instinctive and athletic. He moves well laterally and makes plays from sideline to sideline.
How he beats you: With quickness and power. Miller reads defenses quickly, adjusts accordingly, and pounds bodies. He's adept at slipping blocks and jolting quarterbacks.
How to shut him down: Run right at him. Miller tends to overpursue — and he's hellbent on getting to the quarterback. When sacks aren't available, he sometimes loses interest.
1. Comfort level. Peyton Manning needs to target old reliables Brandon Stokley and tight end Jacob Tamme to get into a groove. Then go for the home run to Demaryius Thomas.
2. Keep banging away. Use all the backs — Willis McGahee, Lance Ball, and Ronnie Hillman — to keep the clock moving and the ball out of Tom Brady's hands. Denver can't win if it's a shootout.
3. Send everyone. The Broncos love to blitz. So bring the ends, the linebackers, and even the corners and safeties to keep the offensive line — maybe even Brady — guessing.
1. Cut that meat. The pass rush has looked good at times and mediocre at others. Big efforts will be needed from Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, and Jermaine Cunningham to keep Peyton Manning in check.
2. Tackle boxes. Tom Brady's outside protectors, Sebastian Vollmer and Nate Solder, must be active and aware. The Broncos love to disguise their blitzes, so adjustments will have to me made.
3. Balance sheet. It's a key every week — for a good reason. If the Patriots can run the ball effectively, Brady becomes even more dangerous, and that's a scary thought for defensive coordinators.
Patriots 34, Broncos 17
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Serves 8
1 pound Radiatore, Medium Shells, or other medium pasta shape, uncooked
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1-2 tbsp. spicy Creole seasoning
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups fat-free mayonnaise
3 tbsp. minced fresh parsley
2 tbsp. chopped fresh chives
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 tsp. capers, drained (optional)
1 tsp. anchovy paste (optional)
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain again.
Rub chicken with Creole seasoning. Coat a large, heavy skillet with cooking spray. Add oil and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken and cook 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from skillet, and let cool. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside.
Combine mayonnaise, parsley, chives, lemon juice, mustard, capers and anchovy paste; mix well. In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, mayonnaise mixture, tomatoes, onions, and pepper. Cover and chill thoroughly.
recipe provided by 2016 National Pasta Association

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If you are soon to be married, you know how many preparations need to be handled in order to have a beautiful wedding and reception. You will want to keep the wedding costs down as much as possible, which is not always an easy task. Any items that can be purchased wholesale will be helpful in saving money. Wholesale wedding favors are available that will provide lovely gifts for your guests and not take a great deal of funds out of your pocket.
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You may want to buy special favors for certain family members and friends who have a closer connection to you. For your remaining guests, other favors will work very well. Buying your favors in quantity will be one of the best ways that you can save money. Many tasteful and beautiful items are available at wholesale prices to help you make a decision as to the best type of favor for your wedding day guests. You need not worry about not finding the right items, as this will be the least of your problems.
Wholesale wedding favor items that are often used are pens, notebooks for jotting reminders, inexpensive calculators, glasses, bud vases and steins. Many of these items can also be personalized with your names and the date of the wedding. Your guests will enjoy having special items that will carry the personal touch.
The way that you present your favors can also be special. You may want to use favor boxes, bags, netting or baskets, depending on what you are providing as favors. If you choose a favor such as a candy jar filled with assorted candies, you may want to top it off with a bow or decorate the lid with ribbon streamers. Your guests will be pleased with whatever you choose to show your appreciation to them for attending your wedding and being a part of your very special event.


text: iOS 6 has been out for more than an hour now. (Don't get left behind.) Apple showcased many of the big-ticket features at its WWDC keynote back in June and, later, at the iPhone 5 unveiling. But there's far more to iOS 6 than things like Passbook and Maps. There are dozens of tweaks and additions that substantially enhance Apple's mobile OS -- some obvious, and some hidden. Either way, we've saved you the trouble of searching for them. Here are iOS 6's 13 best new features. Got any suggestions we didn't mention? Share them in the comments. Have the Whole World in Your Hands Apple's completely redesigned Maps app replaces Google Maps in iOS 6. The new app has nifty features like turn-by-turn directions, Fly Over and, because it uses vector-based images, 3-D image renderings of many destinations. One of the less helpful (but fun!) features is the ability to zoom out in Satellite mode to see the Earth as a glowing blue ball in space. Simply pinch to zoom out, like you normally, and keep doing it until the map becomes a globe. You can even spin the world around. The view doesn't show time zones, or where it's day or night, or any other useful information, but now you've got a globe in the palm of your hand.Panorama-o-rama Apple showed off the iPhone 5's Panorama feature during its launch event last week. But what the company failed to mention was that Panorama mode actually works with any iOS device that has a dual-core processor. That means the iPhone 4S and fifth-generation iPod touch can also take superwide, 28-megapixel landscape photos. Although the iPad 2 and third-generation iPad both have dual-core processors, Apple does not appear to have enabled Panorama mode in these tablets. Maybe their cameras aren't up to snuff. Regardless, the idea of holding up an iPad long enough to take a panoramic photo isn't all that appealing.Insert Photos in Mail You can finally insert photos into an e-mail draft. Tap and hold on a blank area in the email until the cut-and-paste menu appears. In portrait mode, tap on the right arrow to bring up the option to insert a photo or a video. In landscape mode, the menu item should appear automatically.YouTube Is Still Sort of There The YouTube app has been removed from the default install of iOS 6. But if you want it back, you can download the new YouTube app from the App Store. What's weird is that the app doesn't support uploading videos to YouTube. Fortunately, that feature is built into iOS 6. Just pick a video in the Photos app and select Share, and the old YouTube app and icon will appear.Sharing Calendars Sharing Calendars used to mean hopping on a computer. But now users can do it straight from iOS 6. Select Calendars from within the app and tap on the arrow to the right of the calendar you want to share. Choose "Shared With:" to share with specific people and determine whether they can view only or have full editing privileges. You can also scroll down to the bottom of the Edit Calendar window to make the calendar public. Users can subscribe to public calendars, but they can't edit them.Mark as Unread Mark as Unread has moved from the subject field to the flag that resides at the bottom of an e-mail. Tap on the flag to choose from flagging an e-mail or setting it as unread.Multiple E-mail Signatures With iOS 6, each e-mail account can have its own unique signature. This is an excellent opportunity to replace the boring default "Sent from an iPhone." To edit the signature for each e-mail account, navigate to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and scroll down to Signature. Tap on Signature and then on Per Account, and add the personalized signature you want for each account.Turn-by-Turn Directions Volume Android and Windows Phone users have had turn-by-turn directions for a while now, with voice commands keeping them on course so they don't have to take their eyes off the road to glance at a map. Finally, iOS users can enjoy the same capability. On the iPhone, however, that default voice can be alarmingly loud, especially if connected to a car stereo. To adjust the speaking volume of your robot navigator, go to Settings > Maps.Turn on Shared Photo Stream Photo Stream now offers a pretty easy way to share photos with groups of friends without posting them to the Internet for all the world to see. Just select the photos nd the friends you'd like to share them with, and you've got a shared photo album you and your friends can comment on and "like." Unfortunately, the feature is not turned on by default, and scouring the Photos app ill yields zero help. To enable it, navigate to Settings > Photos & Camera.Enhance Your Alarm Clock The built-in clock and alarm feature in iOS has always been a fairly simple affair. But now you can customize alarms for certain days of the week and set a song from your music library as your alarm tone. Those who have varied schedules on different days of the week can go into the Edit Alarm or Add Alarm settings to make a particular alarm repeat only on specific days -- like for that Tuesday organic chemistry seminar or the Friday yoga class. On the iPad (which did not used to have Clocks at all), this is laid out in a calendar-style grid, so you can see your alarms plotted over the course of the day and week. But there's one more thing you can do to make those first few moments in the morning less blaring and miserable. Under the Sound section of the Edit Alarm menu, you can now choose songs from your music library. You also have the option to buy more tones from iTunes, including ones themed from movies like Star Wars. Yep, you can choose to wake up to C-3PO saying "We're Doomed!" each morning, or Darth Vader breathing. Have fun.Delete Music and Artist Apple's amazing iTunes Match grabs all the music you have on multiple devices and consolidates it in one place. The not so great part is when your Music app interface gets cluttered with music from a family member with horrible taste. The new ability to delete both artists and individual tracks lets you remove these offending tracks. Just slide from left to right on an artist or track to bring up the delete button.Passbook Apps and Siri Access Passbook is one of the most hyped features of iOS 6, but it will take a bit of time to come into its own. First off, not every ticketing or coupon app will be compatible with Passbook at the outset -- a detail that Apple didn't mention at WWDC or the iPhone 5 launch. Starbucks, Fandango, and American Airlines' mobile apps will work right away. Other apps should be updated to take advantage of Passbook in the coming weeks, though, so don't fret. One of the best things about Passbook is the option to access it from the lockscreen. Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock. If you have a passcode set, you can grant lockscreen access to Passbook. Within this menu you can also adjust Siri's access to the device when it's locked.Privacy and Ad Tracking Under the main Settings icon, Apple has provided clearer controls with regard to ad tracking and to granting apps access to your data. There's now a Privacy tab in the main Settings menu. It shows which apps are using Location Services; accessing your Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, or Photos; or using Bluetooth. From here you can also manage apps that access your Twitter or Facebook data through the OS, You can also switch the OS-wide integration of those social media services on or off. Don't want ads following around your every swipe? Go to Settings > General > About, then flick down to Advertising. Tap and then slide on "Limit Ad Tracking." Now you can keep marketers from bombarding you with targeted ads on your iOS device.


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According to the Big Bang, the whole universe was initially one big mass (Primary Nebula). Then there was a Big Bang (Secondary Separation) which resulted in the formation of Galaxies. These then divided to form stars, planets, the sun, the moon, etc.
The origin of the universe was unique and the probability of it occurring by chance is zero.


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Jerry Pena is from the Inland Empire, an area about 45 minutes east of Los Angeles, California. One of the biggest cities in the I.E. is Ontario, which is exactly where Jerry has lived for the past 20 years. Ever since Jerry was little, he has been around lowriding, mostly from seeing the local lowriders cruising through the neighborhood. Lowriding was something that he was very interested in and Jerry dreamed of one day owning a lowrider worthy of being on the cover of Lowrider Magazine. Well, the life-long dream finally came true for Jerry, thanks to his major efforts with this fine '93 Lincoln Town Car.
After investing almost three years of his life, over two major makeovers, not to mention $20-25,000, Jerry has definitely made an impression on fellow lowriders, including the hardcore Chevy guys who have taken second looks at this ride when it's displayed at the car shows. It's no wonder why this Lincoln has taken First Place trophies many times and has become LRM's first Town Car in the cover slot!
When Jerry first found the car in the local auto trader for $2,500, he checked it out and bargained the current owner down to $1,500. Jerry definitely knows how to wheel and deal, as he is the owner of one of the most successful tire and wheel shops in the I.E., Ontario Tire & Wheels. Within just two weeks, the car was sitting on new chrome wire wheels, lifted with a hydraulic suspension and painted orange candy. Although, "Red Wine" was turning heads on the streets, it wasn't bringing home the trophies from the local car shows. When Jerry fully joined the Elite Car Club, his motivation went into full effect. Jerry was determined to really pour it on with this smooth ride.
The hydros and paint were redone and some crazy cool body modifications were thrown in to make this the hottest Town Car in town. These unique customizations kept Jerry ahead of the game, making him a winner at all car shows. Believe it or not, Jerry is not done yet. Off the record, Jerry did specify what new customizations are in the works, but for now, the competition will just have to wait and see. In the meantime, Jerry is looking for a new project, preferably a convertible Chevy Impala that he can fix up and later hand down to his son (who is currently five years old). In the meantime, Red Wine is a sweet success story, and Jerry thanks his family, the DeAlba crew, and the entire Elite Car Club for their help.
|Red Wine
|Jerry Peña
|'93 Lincoln Town Car
|Ontario, California
|Elite C.C.
|Stock V-8
|Mario DeAlba of Mario's Auto Works in Pomona, California, was the man in charge of the bodywork, including shaving the taillights, door handles and trunk lid. The trunk was molded, the antennas were Frenched, a '96 front end was added, and the rear was complemented with '96 bumpers. Mario's crew got down to business on the paint job, shooting candy red wine with multicolor graphics. Mike Lamberson of Mike's Pinstriping in Ontario added pinstriping.
|The crew at Willy's Shop in Montclair, California, did the tan leather pillow seats in a diamond tuck fashion, which goes perfectly with the marbleized dashboard
|Sound System:
|Frank's crew at Auto Image Plus in Ontario had the honor of installing the entertainment system in Jerry's ride. A Pioneer head unit is at the front of a 400-watt amplifier and a Rockford Fosgate crossover, while 4-inch TVs are in the trunk with 12-inch Audiobahn subwoofers.
|Hoppo's Hydraulics in Ontario installed their Hoppo's Series pumps with Delta dumps powered by six batteries and controlled by four switches. Eight-inch cylinders in the front and 10-inch cylinders in the rear sit with 31/2-ton coils.
|P155/80-R13 Hercules whitewall
|13×7 Galaxy wire (anodized red)


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On May 19, 2017, a little more than two years after I started building what would become the Science Booster Club program here in Iowa, I participated in my last local event. At the Iowa City Public Library's STEAM fest, we interacted with around two thousand people on the topic of climate change. In just a few weeks, I'll be moving to NCSE headquarters in California to direct the program's national expansion.
In the few available moments of reflection, I had some time to look around. To have a chance to see where we were, and who we were among. It proved an interesting opportunity to see how the program, and NCSE, have grown and changed.
When NCSE hired me to organize the SBC pilot in the spring of 2015, the organization had decades of experience providing invaluable resources to people dealing with what we might call "hot" conflicts related to climate change or evolution. We dealt with situations involving legal cases, anti-science bills, situations where teachers were being directly targeted for teaching established science, and where community members were willing to stand up and complain about creationism being openly taught in their school. But we had little opportunity to interact with people in places where things hadn't come to a head, teaching practices were less obviously egregious, or where nobody was willing to stand up and make a spectacle of themselves. Surveys suggested that evolution and climate change were not being taught, or being taught poorly, in thousands of schools. Why weren't we hearing more about it? As an organization, we had limited interaction with communities at the ground level, and had less institutional knowledge than we might like regarding what non-scientists know and how they feel about our topics of interest.
Now, in the summer of 2017, we know a lot more about what average community members know and feel, and we have and are continuing to develop tools to help people understand, engage with, and find relevance in topics including evolution and climate change. We have worked with nearly eighty thousand people through the Science Booster Club program, and through our longitudinal data collection we have gathered some convincing evidence that our program's presence in a community correlates with increases in community scientific literacy over time.
While maintaining our organization's traditional and essential function of defending against overt threats to science education, the ability we have been developing to reach out to communities that struggle with or are undecided on these issues affords us a great possibility for social change. Our surveys were telling us that sixty percent of teachers hedge when they teach evolution for reasons primarily related to social concerns, and about fifty percent of teachers send mixed messages when they teach about climate change. Our work through the Science Booster Club project suggests that if we decrease community anxiety around these topics, we can help relieve the social concerns teachers experience. At the same time, the clubs give us an opportunity to provide adults with a positive and respectful experience of science, giving them accurate and accessible information about topics that are so societally polarized that public discussion is assumed to be unproductive.
In two years, we've worked not only with tens of thousands of people, but also with the very highest quality of partners. When I looked around at the other exhibitors at the Iowa City Public Library, I was honored to see that we were included in an event with the finest regional science education and outreach organizations. Each exhibitor was presenting high-quality content, on topics from flood control to robotics. With our accessible, respectful work on potentially high-conflict topics, we have filled an important niche in the outreach scene in Iowa. Now we know we can fill this niche in the educational landscape across the country.
There is still an enormous amount of work to be done on the ground in Iowa, but I won't be doing it anymore. I'm going to be nurturing this new strand of NCSE's work, to promote, fund, and scale it up. As I move to California, I'll be moving into a new role, focusing more on research, analysis, development, and publication. Now that we have a national network of clubs rolling, we need to learn how to provide our volunteers with the best guidance possible, and make sure that everyone learns about this great strategy for increasing support for science education and improving scientific literacy in their communities.
What an exciting place to be, in just two years. I've really enjoyed doing all that work on the ground. But I didn't talk to eighty-thousand people on my own. It took a lot of people to do that. I'd like to present, below, just a partial list of people who are continuing to engage communities through our Science Booster Club program. We've always known that for this program to succeed, I would have to build a model that volunteers could take over and run with. Without volunteer support, this program would not exist and could certainly never scale up to the national level. In Iowa, our network is strong. I know that the work we've started will continue to grow in Iowa, and across our nation.
Kyle McElroy ∙ Laura Bankers ∙ Joe Jalinsky ∙ Emily Jalinsky ∙ Tiffany Adrain ∙ Maurine Neiman ∙ Reagan Boeset ∙ J. D. Woodell ∙ Eric Tvedte ∙ Lidjia Stojanovic ∙ Marissa Roseman ∙ Anna Ward ∙ Kate Degner ∙ Claire Tucci (now Adrian-Tucci) ∙ John Logsdon ∙ Katie Larkin ∙ Elizabeth Stroebele ∙ Jorge Moreno ∙ Eric Engle ∙ Tara Schermser ∙ Brad Hoot ∙ Carlina Pothast ∙ Conor Welter ∙ Andrew DePristo ∙ Alexis Williams ∙ Anna Selmecki ∙ Caroline Wilford ∙ Madeline Peters ∙ Emma Greimann ∙ Robert Todd ∙ Ribhu Kaul ∙ Robert Marken Jr. ∙ Isaiah Schauer ∙ Frank Gregario ∙ Joshua Brown ∙ George Malanson ∙ Andrew Adrian ∙ Erika Binsley ∙ Nick Ford ∙ Amanda Field ∙ Tom Loke ∙ Alejandro de la Puente ∙ Matt Vrazo ∙ Margaret Murphy ∙ Amber Spallino ∙ Matthew Wagner ∙ Josh Thompson ∙ Kasra Zarei ∙ Sydney Skuodas ∙ Mohad Awan ∙ Krista Osadchuk ∙ Dean Balabanov ∙ Molly Pollpeter ∙ Ashley Parker — thanks to all of you!


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Originally one of the front parlors, Room 1 is now a charming guest room tucked away on the ground floor with a figured maple queen canopy bed, a small gas stove/fireplace (seasonal use,) and private bathroom. CATV, A/C, WiFi. For parents dropping off a UConn student, or a restful stop-over on your way up to Maine, this is a great choice in accommodations. As one of our first-floor rooms, this is a fine room for those who want to avoid stairs.
(Steve's work: Bed, end-shelves, clothes rack, wall cabinet, window bench, bathroom mirror frames, deco TV table, shaker band-box, drink tray, painting (1).)


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Girard Perregaux's latest WW.TC Timer Chronograph has a snappy new look to it with the white ceramic case set snappily against the black rubber push buttons and crowns. The look is at once new, fresh and very eye catching.
The light coloured dial, covered with smoked sapphire crystal, is contrasted with strong, graphic black numerals. The sub dials contrast magnificently against the clean white too. While the "world times" function displays all the time zones simultaneously, the date, the small seconds, the chronograph function with flyback and day/night indicator are logical and easy to read.
Visible through the case's smoked sapphire back, the manufacture movement GP3300-0028 sits inside a protective titanium housing, developed by Girard-Perregaux's engineers. This self-winding 13''' calibre offers 46 hours of power reserve. All finishing was carried out by hand. Hallmarks of quality and excellence include the fact that the mainplate is pearled, the bridges and the oscillating weight are decorated with Geneva Stripes, and the screws are in blued steel.
This undoubtedly stunning looking WW.TC Chronograph will be made in a limited edition of only 20 pieces, so it's going to be appearing on just a very few lucky wrists around the world.
White ceramic case (internal container in titanium), bezel in steel and white ceramic
Push buttons and crowns covered with black rubber.
Diameter: 43.00 mm
Case-back: black DLC coated titanium closed with 6 screws,
sapphire glass
Water resistance: 100 metres
Movement Girard-Perregaux GP3300-0028
Self-winding mechanical
Functions: hour, minute, small second, world times with
day/night indicator, flyback chronograph, date
Calibre: 13 '''
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: 46 hours minimum
Jewels: 63 jewels
Black rubber strap
Clasp: folding, titanium
Limited edition of 20 pieces
Reference: 49820-32-712-FK6A
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Intensive Observations of Cataclysmic, RR Lyr, and High Amplitude d Scuti (HADS) Variable Stars
Franz-Josef Hambsch
Oude Bleken 12, Mol 2400, Belgium
Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the AAVSO, October 8, 2011; received February 15, 2012; revised March 13, 2012; accepted March 14, 2012
An intensive observing campaign is ongoing to study cataclysmic, RR Lyr (with and without Blazhko effect), and High Amplitude delta Scuti (HADS) variable stars. These observations are based on requests and in collaboration with different organisations (CBA, VSNET, GEOS) and individuals. Observations are taken from my private observatories in Belgium, Chile, and through shared use of an observatory belonging to the AAVSOnet in New Mexico. Examples of individual stars intensively followed-up on are: CD Ind and BW Scl, two cataclysmic variables; NU Aur, an RR Lyr star with strong Blazhko effect; and GSC0762-0110, a HADS star. Many publications in different journals including Astronomy and Astrophysics have already emerged from this research.


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It's finally here. Apple's most anticipated device since the iPhone, a touchscreen tablet dubbed the iPad, has landed. We had some time to test drive it. First impressions? It's great for what it does, and we're hoping it'll expand to become so much more.
Thanks to clunky user interfaces, durability issues and limited utility, the tablet has been filed away as a niche device again and again. Has Apple, the leader in industry and interface design, finally nailed the tablet?
Take a dive into our gallery while we give the device an early critique.
The iPad's really light and thin, weighing only 1.5 pounds and measuring half an inch thick. It was like holding a chubbier iPhone with a prettier face. You can tilt the iPad any direction, even upside down, and the screen will flip to display an upright image.
If you thought the iPhone's browser was nice, you'll love the tablet's version of Safari. It's been blown up and some of the buttons have been rearranged to better suit a larger screen. From our initial testing, browsing was a lot faster than on the iPhone — which you'd expect, because the iPad features Apple's brand new custom 1-GHz processor.
The tablet includes a microphone, the standard Apple dock connector and built-in speakers. Apple didn't demonstrate the microphone at all during the event. Perhaps at some point the company will incorporate voice recognition like the iPhone's to enhance interaction with the device.
The OS basically looks like a blown-up version of the iPhone OS. The menu is arranged like a springboard, and you can access different pages of apps by swiping left to right. Like Jobs noted, if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, you'll already know how to use this baby.
It's worth noting all iPhone apps can run on the device out of the box, but not all of them will look great. All apps can be displayed in full screen, but iPhone apps that haven't been coded to support the tablet's 1,024-by-768 resolution will look a little pixelated, because their resolution is being multiplied. Hopefully, developers opt to tweak their wares for full-screen tablet glory. (The new iPhone SDK was released today to enable optimization for the tablet.)
The built-in e-book reader, dubbed iBooks, is eerily similar to the third-party iPhone app Classics, owned by Tap Tap Tap. You select a book from a digital book shelf; the pages flip in 3-D, and there's a tool enabling you to increase font size or change the font. It's a neat design, though a total ripoff. E-books will be purchasable through the iBooks store; Apple has formed content partnerships with Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster, Macmillan, Penguin and Hachette to offer initial e-books.
The 9.7-inch LED backlit screen is beautiful. It displays crisp and clear photos and videos, motion is really smooth, and everything just screams quality.
The back of the iPad looks like the back of the original iPhone. Jobs said thanks to the aluminum and glass enclosure, the iPad will be highly recyclable.
Our largest disappointment was with the iPad's virtual keyboard. It's a standard virtual QWERTY keyboard. Holding it in two hands, I found myself naturally typing with my thumbs. Holding it with one hand meant the same index-finger pecking you do on the iPhone. Apple offers an external keyboard accessory (above), so you can dock the iPad. People who actually want to get some work done on the iPad will probably opt for one of these.
Starting at a $500 price point, it remains to be seen whether the iPad will shake up the PC industry. Its clearest competitor is the netbook category. But it's worth noting the iPhone didn't start out as much — an iPod, a phone and a fancy web browser — and about a year later it gave birth to a new digital frontier with the App Store. We'll follow up with more stories analyzing the iPad's potential.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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SHADOW chancellor Ed Balls went to pot during a fact-finding visit to Keighley today.
He took on an 18-year-old apprentice at a game of pool while touring the Dalton Mills business centre.
Denholme teenager Molly Bloodworth proved a worthy opponent of the Labour politician even though he potted the black.
The pair were watched by Molly's workmates at Tech and Print as they played in the IT company's recreation room.
Ed had previously chatted with Molly about how her apprenticeship in digital marketing and social media was benefitting both her and her employers.
Former Parkside School student Molly said she was able to receive a wage while combining study and practical work.
Mr Balls was accompanied by John Grogan, Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Keighley, on his tour of historic Dalton Mills.
He saw how property developer Paul Harris had been revitalising Dalton Mills since buying the former 19th-century textile mill in 2013.
The complex was already home to several businesses, and now Mr Harris is attracting strong interest for other, previously-derelict areas of the complex.
Mr Balls and Mr Grogan first walked around the empty Genappe Mill, which is due to be renovated later this year, then visited flourishing businesses in renovated sections.
At the Renaissance Motorcycle Workshop, which provides training in motorbike bike maintenance, tutor Roger Henderson told Mr Balls about the importance of training young people in engineering.
Mr Balls agreed that highly-skilled British engineers were needed to ensure businesses could prosper.
He said: "We really need a tight relationship between colleges, universities and employers to say 'these are the skills we need in the next few years', then run those courses."
Mr Balls was impressed that the regeneration of the mill, which at its height employed 2,000 people, was generating a new generation of jobs.
He said: "The mill is a monument to past success, but also a big vote of confidence in Keighley's future."


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Judges are normally only able to issue warrants within their own jurisdictions, which are typically small and limited to a few counties. A Justice Department spokesperson said the change is necessary due to the "anonymizing" capabilities that criminals use to conceal their identity and location, and that remote searches are the only way to track the suspects down.
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The NZ purchased batteries and the LaCrosse free ones (AA) are still doing very good. The Sanyo Industrial ones, I set the charger to discharge then charge until it says FULL. 3 of the 4 so far in charge says FULL. They each only had 50mah injected. The 4th is still going.
All the batteries are the same age. The NZ ones a bit newer, ie Energizers, GP. The LaCrosse were bought with the Sanyo at the same day online (shipped here together). Back in 2006 when I went overseas with my Garmin GPS which takes AA I used the Sanyo yeah .. it would go into battery saving mode after 2 or so hours. Generally the Garmin should last for a day or two.
The other issue is that with one of the AAA LaCrosse battery it refuses to charge on my other speed charger, on the top of the battery there is like 3mm that the color is a bit darker. One or two others have that as well but still charge but a lot less like 1 or 2mm. Is that indicating the battery is going bad?
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FAYETTEVILLE � Three of Arkansas� six NFL Scouting Combine invitees wrapped up their stay in Indianapolis with on-field workouts Saturday.
And one of them � tight end Chris Gragg � showed he was one of the most athletic players at his position in the 2013 NFL Draft class.
Gragg turned in the fastest 40-yard dash time during the first day of workouts at Lucas Oil Field, clocking a 4.5-second run. He tested well in other drills, too, recording the top broad jump (125 inches) and vertical leap (37 � inches) among tight ends. He posted 18 repetitions in the bench press earlier in the week.
The performance helped Gragg � who measured in at 6-foot-3, 244 pounds earlier in the week � generate some publicity to end his four-day stay at the NFL�s premiere job fair. In fact, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay said via Twitter Gragg was the �most surprising� tight end early on with his combine workout.
What does it mean for his draft prospects? It�s not clear at this point. But NFL Draft analyst Mike Mayock called Gragg a mid-round selection Saturday.
�The problem with Gragg, if there is a �problem,� is durability,� Mayock said during in an NFL.com video analysis from the first day of workouts. �He missed time in two of his four years at Arkansas. And hes a little bit of an undersized guy.�
Gragg � who was measured at 6-foot-3, 244 pounds earlier this week � didn�t generate much buzz entering the NFL Combine because of a disappointing senior season plagued by injuries. He caught 22 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns, but missed all or parts of eight games because of leg injuries.
Gragg couldn�t be reached for comment after his workout Saturday. But he sounded happy with the effort afterward, tweeting: �I told them....and im still gonna work.�
Offensive guard Alvin Bailey also ran a fast 40 time for his group, positing an official 4.95 on his first attempt. Bailey didn�t make it through his second run, pulling up with an apparent hamstring injury and didn�t participate in other drills. But he finished as one of six linemen to run the 40 in under 5 seconds Saturday.
�Didnt work out how i wanted it to but had a great time out here in indy, also met some great people,� Bailey said via Twitter on Saturday.
Arkansas punter Dylan Breeding also tested well, running the 40 in 4.74 seconds.
Quarterback Tyler Wilson, receiver Cobi Hamilton and running back Knile Davis will participate in on-field work to wrap up their NFL Combine stay today.
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Davis will have to show teams he is durable after suffering several injuries dating back to high school. But he showed off his strength on the bench press Saturday.
Davis bench pressed 225 pounds 31 times, which was the second-best performance among running backs. Wake Forest�s Tommy Bohanon completed a group-high 36.
Hamilton completed 11 repetitions on the bench press Saturday. Missouri wide receiver TJ Moe had a position-high 26 repetitions on the bench press.
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The group includes former Fayetteville High defensive coordinator Brian Early, who is now a defensive quality control coach. The other three coaches hired include Eric White (defensive quality control), Patrick Doherty (offensive quality control) and Chris Hurd (special teams quality control).
Each coach will earn $25,000 from the university, according to salary figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request.
Wilson on Gruden�s QB Camp
Wilson will be one of nine draft-hopeful quarterbacks featured in an episode of �Gruden�s QB Camp� with ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden. Other quarterbacks featured will include USC�s Matt Barkley, Oklahoma�s Landry Jones, N.C. State�s Mike Glennon, West Virginia�s Geno Smith and Tennessee�s Tyler Bray.
Three non-quarterbacks will appear in episodes of the show as well: South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te�o and Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel.
The first episode will air on ESPN2 on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. Wilson said last week he is scheduled to shoot his episode with Gruden next month.
�I�m sure it will be as flavorful as ever,� said Wilson, who will appear on the show two years after former Razorback quarterback Ryan Mallett. �I�m sure we�ll call the hogs and all that kind of crazy stuff on the set. But it will be good.�


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I disagreed with him--there are elements of horrific violence in the movie (i.e the pencil trick). What makes the movie SO good/dark is that it makes you visualize the destruction, the blood, the gore, etc. It puts you in a really dark place mentally because of all that. My husband described it as being mentally raped.
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I loved The Dark Knight so much. Before it came out I'd never had anything to do with Batman. I didn't take it seriously because the only association I had with Batman was my friend from preschool who was obsessed with money, evil, taking over the world, and Batman. But one day my friend asked me if I wanted to see The Dark Knight with her because she had no one to go with, and I was really bored so I said why not. We watched Batman Begins at her house first, and that one was pretty good but kind of confusing at the beginning, and then we went and saw The Dark Knight. I ended up seeing it 3 more times after that and will definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD, which is saying a lot because I almost never buy movies.


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March 13, 2001
During the High Cold War, the topic of empire was seldom on the table in New Right circles. It was the New Right's1 commitment to winning the anti-Communist crusade at any conceivable cost that made it necessary not to inquire too closely whether or not creation of a colossal bureaucratic machinery on our shores and forward military positions, everywhere in the world, gave the putatively "temporary" emergency program a character which might, objectively, been seen as imperial. It is interesting that political scientist Howard J. Wiarda, who believes that America experienced only "creeping corporatism" in the first decades of the late 20th century, nevertheless writes that the Cold War system brought "galloping corporatism" into being.2
Corporatism involves negotiations between powerful business combinations and sometimes labor unions mediated by the state, which enforces the results of such parleys by bureaucratic and legal means. The array of economic interventions made necessary, or possible, by the Cold War made it somewhat awkward for the New Right to pose as great defenders of free enterprise capitalism. They did so, all the same.
There was, however, a moment when empire and its classical analogues briefly dogged the New Right's steps. The occasion was the publication of Amaury de Riencourt's neo-Spenglerian book, The Coming Caesars (New York: Coward-McCann, 1957), with a paperback edition appearing some years later. De Riencourt fleshed out the analogy between recent and classical history: Europe, like the ancient Greeks, had worn itself out with endless warfare. Power, therefore, shifted from the cultured creators of civilization to rising states whose less cultured, but more practical societies conserved the civilization while imposing centralized rule on it. These high-achieving pragmatists were the Romans and, now, the Americans.
The libertarian conservative Frank Meyer rejected De Riencourt's thesis out of hand.3 Richard M. Weaver, whom I discussed in my last column, faulted the book for failure to "isolate with some degree of clarity the cause of Caesarism," noting in passing that Garet Garrett's little book The People's Pottage had actually done a better job of describing the imperial process.4
The De Riencourt discussion sputtered out. Things went back to normal. Scary maps showing new Soviet "conquests" were in, and no amount of "defense" spending could ever possibly suffice.
But in 1966, philosopher Thomas Molnar, more a European reactionary than an American-style conservative, returned to the topic. Now, I should say that, as far as I am concerned, "reactionary" is a morally neutral term. I believe we can learn from renegade liberals, libertarians, conservatives, and Marxists, when it comes to studying the phenomenon of empire. So why not learn from reactionaries? There's so much to react against lately, we may all end up reactionaries. Anyway, that conservative old fellow, Karl Marx himself, once wrote that "in any period, reactionaries are good barometers for its intellectual condition, just as dogs are good for scenting things out."5 Not necessarily a compliment, particularly in context, but with old Karl, one doesn't always know.
Americans, wrote Molnar, eagerly sought power but regarded it as an evil, which they tried to exorcise by holding "that democracy as a method and a faith will save them from the temptation of gigantism, of power and pride." But the Romans had likewise believed that their republicanism would work as "a guarantee against power, ambition and hubris ." At Rome, territorial expansion made for a politicized economy in which "it was impossible to tell a bureaucrat from a business tycoon."6
Growing democratization in America, from Jackson down to FDR, paralleled the course of Roman republicanism. The post-World War II Pax Americana had been "thrust upon Washington" a claim with which one might well disagree but, in any case, had the result that "Caesar emerged, a combination of popular dictator, powerful centralizer, trusted man of the army." Rome's system of allies and protectorates had set in train institutional changes at home, such as "increasing centralization" and reduction of elected bodies to "instruments of manipulation and rubber stamps."7
In words which bring to mind Wiarda's claim that "galloping corporatism" came with the Cold War, Molnar writes: "Businessmen, the potentates among them, today are interchangeable with high-ranking government-bureaucrats, they switch back and forth between their public and (semi-) private functions." Caesar-like Presidents sat atop the new system. "Caesar is the charismatic figure who promises and partly delivers: he sets the mechanism into motion by creating new ways and institutions and by weakening and demoralizing the old ones."8 This last point is even more interesting today. Trust the reactionary dog to follow that scent.
Empire once in being demands enhanced executive authority. The crown offered to Julius Caesar and the four presidential terms of FDR are, for Molnar, good examples. To damp down discontent which might disrupt foreign policy - the imperial rulers' primary concern - "Laws must be passed (like free distribution of Egyptian grain or anti-poverty funds) with only a semblance of debate, with congressional approval as a foregone conclusion."9 In both empires, the Senate abdicated and a new class of Court intellectuals arose to advise and defend the monarch.
The empire "is a political thing increasingly socialized within and imperialistic abroad." At home, "it moves to the left, in foreign policy it keeps to the right, and seeks the alliance of conservative forces." There is a limit to how far the imperial rulers can move to the Left, and that limit is the upkeep of the military. Thus a "Deal" exists: "popular demands are satisfied, the poor and the proletariat are cared for by free grain and circuses; but the military budget is also approved, the foreign bases and allies are well supplied, the foreign potentates are flattered and kept in power, the legions and divisions splendidly equipped. The price is ever-climbing budgets, higher taxes, and built-in inflation."10
Here one must pick a quarrel with Molnar. Thirty-four years later, we can see the emergence of a different pattern. The Left, or most of it, now loves the empire and expects it to do their work abroad including global democracy at the point of a cruise missile and implementation of imposed cultural brotherhood and sensitivity through money, manipulation, and military force. It may well be, as Murray Rothbard noted, that for much of the Left the only thing wrong with the U.S. Empire was its opposition to the Soviet Union and communist movements in the Third World.
Only the extreme ideological confusion brought about by two world wars and the Cold War could have made it seem "natural" for conservatives and libertarians to support state-strengthening wars and for the Left, or part of it, to oppose them. The Left's program has triumphed over the last nine or so decades because it has been parasitic on war-making, even if other un-indicted persons, not of the Left, began those wars. The Left-Wilsonian editors of the New Republic supported World War I precisely because they understood its domestic "reform" opportunities.
US war "socialism" under Wilson became the working model for the corporatist theorists who cluttered up the early New Deal, just as many socialists in Russia in particular saw the Imperial German war economy, the Zwangwirtschaft, as a working model of state socialism. In this light, Sidney Hook, unrepentant socialist, Cold Warrior, and member in good standing of National Review's "unprincipled coalition" (to steal a phrase from James Burnham), can be seen as someone who knew what he was doing, and who was, therefore, part of the problem. Hook just had the bad luck to live before social militarism and social imperialism got back on center stage.
The true fault-line here is that sketched out by Ludwig von Mises: free markets and peace, or controlled markets and war.
Anyway, absent the Soviet Union, the pragmatic managers of the empire need no longer lean rightward, however much they may have done before. Now the full force of chiliasm and world improvement by force can be unleashed. This theme dates from the American Revolution but it was seldom the basis of US policy until the advent of Woodrow Wilson. Having transcended its military and presidentialist origins, the managerial state rides on autopilot and, like HAL the Computer (this is his year), frowns on grumbling from the former citizens.11
As to the kind of world the managerial humanitarians wish to build, I shall let Karl Marx have the next-to-final words. Writing in 1843 on the proposed Prussian censorship statute, he said: "Laws that make the sentiment of the acting person the main criterion, and not the act as such, are nothing but positive sanctions of lawlessness. It would be better to act like the czar of Russia who had everybody's beard shaved off by Cossacks rather than like the person who makes the idea of wearing a beard the criterion of shaving it off."12
It is surprising that Marx should sound more conservative than the contemporary Politically Correct crowd, but there it is. He, or they, should be embarrassed. But, then again, it is the young Marx who wrote those words.
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A U-M study of 215 adolescents and young adults addresses the struggles of coping with life-threatening illness and treatment. At six and 12 months, respectively, 39 percent and 44 percent reported moderate to severe levels of psychological distress.
Few studies have examined the prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress symptoms in young adults. Lead author Minyoung Kwak and principal investigator Brad Zebrack of the School of Social Work assessed post-traumatic stress symptoms among respondents ages 15 to 39 at six and 12 months following their cancer diagnosis.
The study's participants answered questions about their background, the frequency of the symptoms and severity.
Kwak, a recent graduate of the U-M School of Social Work's Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science, noted the elevated levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms among young cancer patients occurred during the first six months post-diagnosis, but did not change significantly six months later.
However, these findings contrast with published research on older adult cancer patients, in which post-traumatic stress symptoms decreased within a relatively short period. The findings were consistent with studies indicating that a greater proportion of adolescent and young adult cancer patients experience psychological distress when compared to older adults with cancer.
The findings also revealed that those who maintained employment or school attendance after diagnosis experienced significantly lower levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms at the 12-month follow-up compared to those who were unemployed or not in school.
"Remaining occupied in school or work may provide adolescents and young adults with a social support system and sense of control over their lives that serves to buffer the traumatic aspects of cancer and its treatment," Kwak said.
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Exterior Design: ***
The 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI isn't what you'd call traditionally handsome. But with the wildly flared arches, huge hood scoop and restrained rear wing, it caries an air of purposeful muscularity. We prefer it to the old version, but would order ours in either black or white. Red does not flatter this shape.
Interior Design: ****
Wait, wait; hear me out. Sure, the interior's all swoopy and odd, but the minimalist instrument cluster is positively refreshing after driving anything Japanese. Just three dials exist there to control the HVAC; the rest reside in the touch-screen sat/nav or on the steering wheel. The Alcantara-covered Recaro seats look great and feel better, and any true driver's car that can accommodate four adults in comfort is a winner in our book. Further satisfaction is derived from the racy red instruments and chunky steering wheel, which always manages to feel just right.
Acceleration: ***
Below 4,000rpm, you've got nothing, above that it flies, but a 4.8 second 0-60 time is now unremarkable in this class. Whilst hooning, you're working the gearbox hard and never notice the turbo lag, everywhere else, you do. In sensible mode, it never becomes easy to pull away smoothly, making you hop and jerk like a 16-year old just learning how to use a clutch.
Braking: ****
Competent and confidence inspiring, if somewhat unremarkable. The relationship between gas and brake pedals makes for easy, intuitive heel and toeing.
Ride: ***
Abysmal, but nothing less than what you'd expect from a car of this caliber. On the plus side, the STI always feels in control, no matter how rough the road gets, just keep a firm hand on the steering wheel. It also has a reasonable ride height, which means you wont be grinding out the undercarriage on every driveway lip and speed bump.
Handling: ****
Ultimately extremely capable, but pushing it hard initially requires an unnatural level of trust as the chassis lacks that nth degree of feedback. The STI rewards a firm, experienced hand like few other cars while still providing plenty of thrills for the inexperienced, and it never feels like it's going to bite.
Gearbox: ***
Notchy, requiring a firm, accurate throw. The clutch is suprisingly light, which, if it weren't for the engine's lack of fervor at low rpms, would make for easy stop-start driving.
Audio: *****
It's not the radio that makes this car sound special, it's the engine. Since when did 4-cylinder turbo boxers sound this characterful and just plain special? The stereo with Aux input sounds pretty good too, but you won't want to turn it on, it covers up the engine noise.
Toys: ****
Right where you'd expect to find an iDrive knob or climate controls in a lesser vehicle, the Subaru features a knob to adjust the throttle response and a switch to adjust the degree to which the differential locks up. In fact, the only thing keeping the STI from a five star rating is the painful lack of a manual intercooler water spray button and Active Yaw Control. Oh, and if tweaking the throttle and differential settings ever gets old - trust us, it won't - the touch-screen sat/nav system works pretty well, too. There's an acceleration meter located somewhere in the depths of the touch-screen, but it's gimmicky and we prefer trusting the seat of our pants.
Value: ***
At $39,440 with BBS wheels and sat/nav, the STI isn't the performance bargain it once was. Still, this level of performance doesn't come any more practical. If you're prepared to put up with the harsh ride, road noise and turbo lag, you could get away with using it as an everyday car. A BMW 135i is similarly priced and more luxurious, but lacks both the space and pace. A Lotus Elise would provide a similar thrill level, but has only seats two and starts at $46k. Crucially, however, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution comes in about five grand less than the Subaru.
Overall: *****
More than the sum of its parts, the 2008 Impreza STI offers a truly special drive, all the more so for its numerous foibles. It's refreshing to find a vehicle this rewarding in such a compact, practical body. The controversial looks will keep it from mass-market acceptance, but don't be afraid to take the plunge, it'll flatter and reward both mediocre and experienced drivers by offering a package that's always safe and fast, but ultimately somewhat challenging to get the most from.
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Cordray tells bar association experiment in online public comment will expand.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's three-year effort to write regulations in plain English and engage average members of the public is paying off, bureau director Richard Cordray told an American Bar Association luncheon on Thursday.
By using 21st-century technology and involving consumers of such everyday products as mortgages and credit reporting, the bureau strives to handle regulations "very differently," Cordray said, from the decadent Roman Emperor Caligula, who is reported to have "complied with the law requiring publication of his edicts by having them written in very small script and posted on high pillars where they could not be read by anyone."
The government's newest agency, which was created amid post-recession controversy under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, has been pursuing "heightened transparency through greater participation," Cordray told several hundred attorneys who specialize in the Administrative Procedure Act, "as a means of helping to square the workings of expert agencies with the principles of democratic government."
But the practical problem, he noted, is that "on the whole, people do not read the Federal Register. "Unsurprisingly, many comments come from a cottage industry of trade associations, advocates, lobbyists and regulatory lawyers who are fluent in agency processes," he said. "While such groups play an important role in the vetting of rules, individual citizens and smaller businesses may find it difficult to participate and present their experience and their views. So we have made serious efforts to seek more input from the broader public."
Last October, the independent agency released "eRegulations," a Web-based, open-source tool designed to make the provisions of a regulation implementing the Electronic Fund Transfer Act easier to find, read and understand, Cordray noted. Users can "move easily among past, present and future versions of a regulation, and smoothly navigate between regulation text, official interpretations, appendices and section-by-section analyses contained within Federal Register notices." The positive feedback has led to plans to expand eRegulations.
To encourage comment on proposed rules in mortgage servicing and debt collection, the bureau has also experimented with a "Regulation Room," a website designed at Cornell University Law School that encourages more public participation by providing "an easy-to-read summary of the main issues or provisions and then allows people to comment, in a relatively informal way," Cordray said. "A moderator is available to answer questions and, where appropriate, to frame questions to the commenter. " More than 80 percent of the 8,000 unique visitors offering 900 comments were citizens who had never before commented on a federal rule.
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"The patterns formed by more than 300,000 consumer complaints received to date help to underscore the importance of various issues as articulated by consumers themselves," he said. "This intensive focus on the voice of the consumer is also important as long-term insurance against the possibility of agency capture, to keep us from losing sight of the mission Congress conferred on us."


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The Central Bank said that UniCredit Bank Ireland breached two European Community regulations
The Central Bank has fined UniCredit Bank Ireland a total of €315,000 for holding too many Italian and Spanish bonds on various dates in 2011 and 2012.
The Central Bank said that UniCredit breached two European Community regulations.
As well as having too many Spanish and Italian bonds, the bank had an exposure to one client which was in excess of permitted limits.
It also failed to have effective processes and adequate control mechanisms in place to ensure the limits imposed.
The fine is the first by the Central Bank for breaches of large exposure limits and the failure to have in place proper internal controls around large exposures.
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"The purpose of the large exposure requirements is to limit the level of exposure which a firm has to an individual or entity or to a group of connected individuals or entities so that if that individual or entity was in difficulty this would not have a significant impact on the firm," commented the Central Bank's Director of Enforcement Derville Rowland.
"The Central Bank is tasked with monitoring the level of large exposures which a firm has and their compliance with large exposure limits to ensure that firms are not exposed to significant levels of risk as a result of such exposures," she added.


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086) Seeking The Wisdom Within The Error In Your Aikido Training: November 2011
I apologize for not putting out a blog for the month of October. The various events and circumstances during October that kept me out of town and away from writing, led me to reflect on learning. My senior students had to really step up and play the role of teacher in my absence, which helped them to understand the value of learning by teaching.
I am amazed by how many people either want to do it over again, or pretend that their understanding of things is true, rather than recognizing and reveling within one's mistakes in order to gain some genuine wisdom. The biggest fools of all are those people who are so invested in what they believe that they not only refuse to have their positions "tested", but find every conceivable way to justified the "rightness" of an inane position. The unwillingness to have a position "tested", particularly in the martial arts world, strikes me as little more that cowardliness. The attempts to them "talk" away the unwillingness to stand behind one's words, displays the glib strength that only an arm-chair warrior could muster. People like that are beyond help, until they are willing to experience a bracing dose of reality. The long-haired fool across the pond, with the golden and useless pontifications serves as a poster child for what people who want to genuinely learn should avoid. Trying to help this type of fool typically does not work. This type of fool has to get off of the over-compensated, high horse of false esteem in order to ever begin to genuinely learn how much there is to really learn.
I would rather focus on helping students to learn how to embrace our lack of knowledge, for it is our lack of knowledge that provides us with an opportunity to learn more. When we are training, we have to be fully aware of what we are doing wrong in both the role of uke and nage. It is a lot easier on our egos to focus on what we are doing right. Then again, if we are doing it right, why not focus in on the areas that we can continue to develop. It should be okay to stop in the middle of something in order to gain a deeper appreciation of what is not working. It should be okay to slow down to a speed where we can be alert and aware of what we are doing, so that we can understand what is working and what is not working. It should be okay to take advice and feedback from people junior to us in rank and experience. It should be okay to be pushed to the point of obvious failure.
During my wrestling career, I asked Dan Gable (Olympian wrestler) during a Q & A session at one of his camps if his biggest disappointed was having suffered a loss in a match. He answered that it was a hard experience to lose, but that he learned more from the loss than he did from all of his victories. He actively encouraged us to try our very best and always embrace our problems and a source for positive change. Aikido lacks competition, so it is not as easy for us to become aware of our problem areas. There is nothing quite as eye-opening as a loss in a match to help you focus in on weaknesses. The self-esteem and integrity levels need to be higher in people when they train in areas that do not have competitions, in order to become aware of what should be obvious. People become so focused on what they do well as their source for self-esteem that the interpret the focus on problem areas as a sign of insecurity and low self-esteem. I view it from the other side of the proverbial coin. If you are secure enough in yourself, you should not be worried about focusing in on your problem areas. Your ego is strong and is related to who you are as a person, as opposed to what you do as a person.
I would like us all to push ourselves this month to increase our sensitivity toward problem areas and actively embrace them as a well-spring for positive changes in our abilities. This process will test our abilities to both teach and learn in the role of uke and nage. When difficulties emerge in your training with certain partners, see how much responsibility lies within your training process and why it happens to reflect back to you with that particular partner. Train hard, smart and safe!
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I had a debate tonight with a friend of mine who is into magic. He was talking about a new book he'd gotten which was set up in a class format. Apparently it was originally presented as a college class, then a mail order course, and finally a book. And of course it became more sophisticated along it's evolutionary journey because it could "include information they couldn't include in a college setting or in the mail order course". (I'm paraphrasing my friend's words here) This all seems a bit dubious to me. I doubt any serious college might have included this as a part of their curriculum, but I've not looked into it. Anyway, one part of the course includes astral projection. The idea is to practice 'astrally projecting' to a place you know, like the living room of your home, until you are good at naming the general things about that room such as the general placement and color of things. Then to have someone rearrange the room, and try to accurately see how things have been rearranged. I proposed a test to leave the room as it were, and to change only one aspect of that room for which the test subject is already confident they can project to, and one to which they are also intimately familiar. I proposed that once he reached a stage after he had become confident with both the procedures suggested in the book, that we then without altering the usual configuration of the room, add a blanket thrown over the back of the couch. Assuming color was something he had proven to be able to ascertain in his astral projection of the room, the blanket would be a bright red, or green, or blue, or purple, or yellow, etc. Then with proper controls set up, you could have him project himself on multiple occasion to that room with which he is most intimately familiar and try to ascertain this one variable which is presumably easy to identify. If he manages to get this right significantly more often than chance would predict, it would be worth further investigation. Further more I suspect that if he were able to guess 100 times in a row with 100% accuracy, it would be considered legitimate evidence of astral projection. And that if such an experiment were to lead to proof of astral projection it would almost definitely win them a Nobel Prize as it would redefine how we look at reality. His response was largely that some things in magic may not be repeatable, and are not necessarily testable. How would you argue this point? And are there any books, websites, or other resources where I can learn more about these types of subjects so that I can be better informed for future discussions? Thanks.
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His response was largely that some things in magic may not be repeatably, and are not necessarily testable.
This is his defense shield going up. He clearly knows this is most likely bullshit but he wants to continue to believe regardless of the evidence or lackthereof.
Once I left religion, I spent my early teen years dabbling in everything from lucid dreaming and astral projection to self-hypnosis and past life regression. I set up the exact sort of "tests" for myself as you suggested to your friend and accepted the conclusions that astral projection and past life regression are bullshit. Lucid dreaming and self-hypnosis however, are effin awesome.
Perhaps you need to ask your friend if he cares whether or not his beliefs are true, or if he simply enjoys believing in them. If he doesn't care if they're true, there's no point in discussing it with him.
I do think he wants to believe, and he has actually admitted as much, though in different words. I may ask him that. It's one question I don't think I've thought to ask. Though even if I cannot convince him it's all bullshit, I still enjoy discussing these things and trying to understand the thought processes behind them. Even though I don't feel like I'll ever quite understand.
Sadly I have gone down this line of reasoning with him before. He does admit that his proposed explanation may not be exactly right, and that it could be something else. I don't think I've specifically said it was "little elves" though, lol. I've even gotten him to admit that it is possible that its all just psychological, but he still thinks it reasonable to assume it could be spirits, and this is where I don't understand the reasoning.
What exactly is your objective? To let him know why you don't buy into it? Or to convince your friend why believing in such a thing is irrational?
The first one is easy. You tell him that you cannot accept extraordinary claims without verification and what you proposed was a way of verifying a claim you find extraordinary.
The latter can be a little tricky. If your friend is a sceptic concerning such matters, you won't be in this situation and he wouldn't have made such claims of their untestability anyway. Often people want to believe such things exist and look for evidence that confirms them, rather than weigh all the evidence to verify if it is true. Instead of proposing an experiment which will verify for others whether such a phenomenon exists, encourage him to come out with a way of verifying for himself whether it exists. It might indeed turn out to be a variation of the scheme you proposed, but he will be more receptive to such an idea, because it looks like his own and it will show him that you are more concerned about his falling prey to charlatans and less about proving him wrong.
I suppose my objective is mainly to try and understand how people can but into these evidently unsupported supernatural explanations. Though I suppose I would like to be able to show him why these types of conclusions don't make sense. I have told him that I do not believe in the supernatural, and that in my mind anything which requires faith to believe is beyond belief as faith proves nothing. And I have tried asking if he would be open to testing the things he is practicing. Perhaps I will see if he would be willing to try testing some things himself.
Thank you all for your comments, and let me apologize that it's taken me so long to respond.


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