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It's true what they say about British beer. It's warm and flat. Well, the cask ale anyway, and that's the stuff that Brits get excited about when you tell them you're into beer. The whole craft beer thing is new there. That means I'm usually stuck with Guinness, some clearish PBR-type concoction from the continent or a cocktail. Since the cocktail scene in London is either at a place full of bankers or a measured pour of gin and a bottle of tonic I have to mix in myself (lime on request), I had to plunge deep to find that thing that would replace craft beer or a margarita from my former New Mexico home. (Not drinking isn't really an option. This is a country where the current Prime Minister once forgot his child at a pub.)
Enter the Pimm's Cup. It's about as close as one can spiritually get in Blighty to the margarita. It's ubiquitous, controversial and a drink that encourages socializing. The first time I came across Pimm's—which I now know is a drink associated with the posh (and, frankly boring) Wimbledon—was at Hyde Park the morning of the Royal Wedding. (I'd like to emphasize that I attended this event ironically, thank you very much.) Immediately I realized this weird brown stuff was super British. Also that it will get you shitfaced, especially when you start drinking it at 10 am.
So, WTF is Pimm's? It's sort of unclear. It's a bottle of gin-based booze you dump into a jug with various fruit and soda to make a cocktail that's got just enough ABV to immediately bring on a buzz, but that's cut with enough other stuff to keep drinkers upright and ordering more. It's got the slogan, "It's Pimm's O'clock," which is just about any time of the day. Doing so at lunch is socially acceptable to the point it's almost expected. It's great!
How one mixes a Pimm's is up for debate. Just like every Santa Fean has a margarita recipe, what you plop in your Pimm's is personal. I prefer mine with loads of floating strawberries, pineapple, oranges and mint. One part Pimm's; two parts bubbly lemonade and maybe a splash of soda water is just right. Don't get me wrong, when one shows up with mint and cucumber I'll guzzle it down, but inside I'll long for berries floating in my glass. For me, the citrus and berry recipe is my deep dive into Maria's margarita menu while cucumber is a Del Charro cheapie.
For those times when it's really hot out (75F in England), the prickly pair margarita is replaced with a Blackberry and Elderflower Pimm's. This recent release is really good for about a glass and a half, then it kicks in and brings the realization that it's high-class sizzurp.
As a whiskey fan, I'm especially pumped for the cold weather Winter Cup version of Pimm's. One part Pimm's Winter; two parts warm apple juice (which we on this side of the pond would call cider but over there cider is its own boozy thing. Found that out the hard way one Saturday morning.) and some apple and orange slices. If I'm ever back in Santa Fe for the holidays, this is going in my thermos for Canyon Road on Christmas Eve.
On a recent visit to the Southwest I managed to get a few margaritas in. The house marg from Tomasita's (after a few beers at Marble), was definitely the tastiest. I wouldn't trade the marg I got at the Southside Blue Corn Café for anything resembling a margarita in the UK. Though there are a few good ones there, I've realized the context is vital. Pairing a Cowgirl margarita on the patio with a sunny Santa Fe afternoon is somehow vital to the taste. Even the cheap tequila tastes sweeter in the company of friends and dry desert air. If I could grab a couple pitchers of silver coin from Maria's, tamales from Posa's, and sopapillas from The Shed, plop down on a blanket by the Santa Fe River with 10 of my closest friends and legally enjoy a picnic in the shadow of my favorite Santa Fe trees, I just might move back.
In the meantime, there's a bar near my house in Brighton that claims to serve good margs. They're OK, but even casual dining chain versions that are light on cheap tequila/heavy on the mix ones are better. It's not just the drink itself, I've come to realize, but the context. Being in the company of old friends, with the crisp, dry desert air outside made them taste even sweeter. I say give Pimm's a shot, it'll be good, but the missing ingredient will always be a warm English day with the shadow of The Shard moving across London.
Patricia Sauthoff is a former SFR A&C Editor who currently resides in England. During our last exchange, she was reconsidering her decision to smuggle in a bag of green chile that, in hindsight, resembled "terrible pot" into the country.

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Tina Fey is often considered the funniest woman in American and now she's got an award to prove it.
The former "Saturday Night Live" and current "30 Rock" star accepted the 13th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in front of an audience of her peers at the Kennedy Center on November 9, reports USA Today.
Fey is the third woman, and the youngest, at age 40, to win the award. Past recipients include Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Bob Newhart, and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Fey said she was "overwhelmed" by the honor and humbled to be in the company of comics she respects.
"All of the other people who have received this prize are heroes of mine," she said. "I keep thinking (I have) to tell them they've made a terrible mistake."
During her acceptance speech, she thanked Sarah Palin for her success, saying that the phenomenon that is the former governor may "be my fault."
She also thanked the Kennedy Center, which she quipped will soon be known as "the tea party bowling alley and rifle range."
Among the stars on hand to celebrate Fey were "SNL" running mates Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler, "30 Rock" cast mates Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski, and two members of comedy's ruling class, Steve Martin and Betty White.
"Her intelligence along with her sense of comedy makes Fey special," White said, before jokingly adding, "too bad she's not good looking, too."
Fey's also doing a star turn on the big screen these days; her voice is featured in DreamWorks new animated feature "Megamind," which debuted at No. 1 at last week's box office.
Selected Reading: USA Today, Huffington Post, Washington Post


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Sandwiches are highly underrated. From the time we are kids sandwiches are apart of North American kids lives - peanut butter and jam, butter and sugar, cucumber and mayo, peanut butter and mustard, and the ever popular processed cheese on white bread are just a few classic and strange creations that I grew up with!
But now that I'm all grown up, my tastes occasionally move on to more adult classics like the BLT! I was craving one tonight but decided to substitute avocados for the lettuce when I decided to grill it on the panini press (the lettuce would go soggy in the press). I also added a bit of herbed cream cheese to make it even creamier. I used soursough bread because of the added bite in flavour and the nice crisp texture it has once pressed.
1/3 of an avocado
1 vine ripeded tomato, sliced
3-5 strips of bacon (I use precooked to save time)
2 tbsp herbed cream cheese
2 thick pieces sour dough bread
What to do
- Spread avocado one one side of bread.
- Layer bacon and tomatos on top of avocado.
- Spread other side of bread with cream cheese.
- Place bread cheese side down on tomato slices.
- If desired, spread a bit of butter or oil on both sides of sandwixh.
- Place in panini press for approximately 4-6 minutes dependingon how toasted you like your bread.
- Carefully remove from press and cut on diagonal. Add pickle if desired and enjoy!


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SANTA BARBARA (AP) — A surging wildfire forced thousands of people, most of them Memorial Day campers, to evacuate the mountains of California's Santa Barbara County, officials said.
The fire broke out about 2:45 p.m. Monday in Los Padres National Forest about 15 miles north of Santa Barbara, and hours later had grown to 1,000 acres — or 1.5 square miles — amid winds of about 20 mph, U.S. Forest Service officials said. It was 5 percent contained.
The fire was threatening about 50 homes, many of them cabins and vacation rentals, and 50 to 75 residents had evacuated, county fire Capt. David Sadecki said.
Paradise Road and the many campgrounds along it were closed, forcing thousands of campers, many already clearing out at the end of the holiday weekend, to evacuate, officials said.
A U.S. Forest Service garage and two vehicles had burned, Sadecki said.
The American Red Cross set up an evacuation center at Santa Barbara City College and another was set up for horses stalled in the area's many stables.
The National Weather Service said the winds may get worse as night falls, but fire officials said they may also get help from the weather.
"We're hoping the temperatures drop and the humidity rises," Sadecki said.
A huge plume of gray and white smoke rose over the mountains and hovered over Santa Barbara, where many residents were flooding Facebook and Twitter with photos.
The county has issued an air quality warning because of the smoke and wind, advising people to limit time spent outdoors and to avoid outdoor exercise altogether.
To the south, a fire in San Diego County wilderness has scorched 900 acres of dry brush but was not a threat to homes or buildings.
The blaze southeast of Julian was sparked around midday Sunday in the Banner Grade area, and fire officials were investigating whether it was set intentionally.
It was 43 percent contained Sunday night, fire officials said.
SANTA BARBARA (AP) — A surging wildfire forced thousands of people, most of them Memorial Day campers, to evacuate the mountains of California's Santa Barbara County, officials said.


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Canadian Museums Hill Day 2011
The CMA is pleased to announce Canadian Museums Day on Parliament Hill, November 28 and 29th in Ottawa.
The much anticipated Hill Day 2011 will be taking place in a very different political environment than past iterations. We now have a majority government whose emphasis is on deficit reduction, and federal departments and agencies are scouring for economies to meet the objectives of the Strategic and Operating Review of Canada's Economic Action Plan, in addition to the ongoing Expenditure Review Process.
In this highly charged environment, the CMA is taking a more focused approach to Hill Day. We intend to share our key strategies to ensure the sustainability of Canada's museums to key decision makers on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, November 29th.
We are calling on the participation of a fixed number of "ambassadors" that will be selected through an application process. We invite Museum and Gallery Directors (or other authorized representatives) of CMA Member Institutions to actively take part in Hill Day and if possible to bring a trustee, donor or friend of your museum. Participants must complete the application form [PDF]. As space is limited, the information provided will ensure a balanced geographic and linguistic representation of Canada's museums. Deadline for application is October 26, 2011.
Special meetings will be established in teams to discuss key national issues with selected Members of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers, Senators and others. All delegates must agree to carry the common CMA message forward in all meetings.
We also invite confirmed participants to arrange a special meeting with their own Member of Parliament to carry their specific messages to him or her.
A mandatory briefing session will be held in advance of Hill Day on Monday November 28th at 3pm. You MUST attend this session in order to participate in Canadian Museums Day. The briefing session will be followed by a special reception at a location to be announced.
Following a full day of meetings with Members of Parliament and Senators on November 29th, Hill Day participants will be invited to a very special reception hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Hon. Andrew Scheer in honour of Canadian Museums Day. This year's reception will feature a special exhibition of rare artefacts from the War of 1812, an event that has special meaning for Canadians as we prepare to celebrate its bicentennial.
Monday, November 28th.
3pm - 5pm: Briefing session and panel discussion with representatives of major political parties. This is mandatory for all participants in CMA Hill Day! No exceptions.
5pm - 7pm: Reception (location to be confirmed)
Tuesday, November 29th
8am to 5pm: (meeting times to be confirmed), Members divide into small groups for meetings with MPs, Cabinet Ministers and Senators. The number of meetings will vary depending on the number of parliamentary confirmations received. Delegates are invited to organize a meeting with their own MP while in Ottawa on November 29th.
A member's lounge will be provided for rest, coffee/tea and briefings throughout the day at the Lord Elgin Hotel, a six-minute walk from Parliament Hill.
5pm-7pm, Special Reception hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons with special guests and Members of Parliament.
A contribution of $100 is requested from all participants to defray a portion of the Canadian Museums Day 2011 costs. If you cannot attend but wish to support CMA's work, donations to the CMA will be gratefully received. In these uncertain times, we appreciate your support more than ever!
Special rates have been secured at the Lord Elgin Hotel which is located near Parliament Hill.
Deadline for application to attend is October 26. Please send your completed application by fax at 613-233-5438 or by email at the following address: email@example.com.


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In a thread on another forum, where a guy was asking about an easier/better way of laying out the upper rails for trimming, I suggested that he try one of Curtis's jigs.
Another guy posted that he had tried one and ended up ruining a receiver because the inaccuracy of the jig caused him to remove too much material.
I had based my recommendation on the simplicity of the jig, the excellent reputation of Curtis's stuff and the feedback of others. Also I own several of his other tools and I had found that all did their intended job very nicely.
But I figured if I'm going to recommend a product, I really should have some first hand experience with it.
So I ordered up a rail jig and TG rivet removal jig, the only two tools that Curtis makes that I didn't already own. My experience was excellent.
Based on the comment on the other forum and my own measure twice, cut once philosophy, I left about .050 more material than the jig called for to do the final fitting by hand.
First coat the rails with dykem, align the front of the jig with the front of the receiver and secure with vise grips. After scribing the outline of the jig and removing it, I fired up the angle grinder.
After demilling I don't know how many kits and making a bunch of receivers, I've gotten pretty good with this tool, if I do say so myself.
If used carefully with a light touch, these grinders are capable of some pretty intricate work. Be careful here, These things will remove copious amounts of material in a heartbeat.
As I mentioned I brought it down to about + .050 with the grinder then switched to a file for the final fit.
After I put the jig back on and found it to be dead nuts on. I don't know what happened with the guy who complained about it being off, but when I clamped the jig back on, every cut was perfectly flush with the jig.
I have left the main part of the rail about + .030. I will finish fit that section after I have the crossmember installed. But it appears that, that section will also be right on the money after the final trim.
Years ago I made a 1.20 X 1.25 steel block that I use for supporting the inside of receiver when ever I need to clamp it. I then mounted the clamp in my bench vise for a nice stable support.


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Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle
About This Animal
SIZE: 7.9 in (20 cm)
RANGE: China; Laos; Viet Nam
HABITAT: Streams or stream banks in the hill and montane evergreen forest
DIET: Fish, invertebrates, some plants
ON EXHIBIT: Turtle Gallery in River Journey
Due to a belief that these turtles have medicinal value, the species has been extensively over-collected. Females of this species lay one clutch per year of five to seven eggs. This species is part of the Tennessee Aquarium's Asian Turtle Breeding Program and has successfully reproduced here.
The Chinese Three-Lined Box Turtle is critically endangered. Turtles and tortoises across Southeast Asia have undergone massive declines in recent years due to overexploitation for the Southern Asian, particularly Chinese, food markets.


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It's all explainable via science, but if you replace your typical cornucopia centerpiece with this floating steel plate supporting a glowing wireless candelabra, your dinner guests will be too blown away to notice your dry turkey and lumpy gravy.
This awesome demonstration of magnetic levitation and inductive power was recorded at Paris' Palais de la Decouverte, a science center that obviously goes above and beyond just demos of static electricity. And it's particularly apropos for Thanksgiving since watching the whole thing float is one of those moments when science feels like magic, and you're extra thankful for the discoveries and technology that makes the world we live in so awesome to explore. [YouTube via The Verge via io9]


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Benigni: A Tale of Solitary Loneliness and Affliction
Benigni is a dramatic and beautifully conceived animated short film created by Elli Vuorinen, Jasmiini Ottelin and Pinja Partanen, students at Sweden's Turku Arts Academy. A combination of puppetry, stop-motion and computer-aided 2D animation, the film tells the story of Benigni who is a rather seedy, chain-smoking xylophone player living a solitary existence until he discovers a nasty growth sprouting out of his side. This calls for some drastic pruning, but the tumor is not what it appears to be, which takes the story in a totally unexpected direction, and the resolving twist is even more shocking. Moving, funny, sad and surprising all at once, Benigni is well on its way to becoming an internet classic.
Benigni: A Tale of Solitary Loneliness and Affliction
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What do you get when you turn two career investigators with over 35 years of combined experience loose onto news stories that seem to be flying under the radar, give them a microphone and turn them loose on the airwaves?
You get insight into the truth – and a great broadcast experience for viewers and listeners. To make it even more unique – they are father and son!
If you're tired of political talk radio and the same old political talking points, tune in as Doug Hagmann and his son, Joe Hagmann cut to the very heart of issues that impact all of us.
The Hagmann & Hagmann Report provides viewers and listeners information about current events and historical topics that transcend the political right-left paradigm and delve into the real issues behind the sugar-coated news. This unique, father-son detective duo uses their investigative abilities and resources to aggressively research and report on issues left untouched by the corporate media. The show addresses many issues once considered mere fodder for "conspiracy theorists," tracing their roots from the various events that created them through the fabric of history to the present day.
The program digs deep into current topics that include questions about who is really running America, who is really benefiting from the massive financial bailouts, who and what is behind controversial legislation such as the NDAA, SOPA, Agenda 21, and other issues that are rarely addressed with focus, clarity and accuracy.
Certain pivotal events that changed the course of U.S. and world history are also subjected to investigative scrutiny, from the start of the Federal Reserve, to the attacks of 9/11 and events taking place through the various presidential administrations.
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MWC 15 Special
Deutsche Bahn's (DB) MMS Ticket some time ago but last weekend, I finally
had the chance to test it. As a matter of fact, I was at at my parents and the
printer was out of order. This means, I wasn't able to order my ticket over the
Internet to print it at home on the PC. However, without a ticket, you cannot
make a seat reservation and it's always a good idea to have a seat reservation
on German
InterCityExpress (ICE) because the German high-speed train can be pretty
overcrowded and since I wanted a seat with a table in the mobile phone area, I
had to reserve a seat. But what to do if the printer is kaput? Use the mobile
phone instead and I remembered my
previous article here.
Unfortunately you cannot use the DB MMS ticket straight from your mobile
phone but you have to register first from a PC which wasn't a problem because I
had my HTC Shift with me anyway. So after I've created a DB account, I searched
for the proper train connection on the PC. After I've logged into my DB account
from my Samsung Windows Mobile Smartphone, selected the same train I found
before and booked the ticket over HSDPA with the MMS ticket option.
Just seconds after I confirmed the order, I've received a MMS which included
the ticket as 2D code as well as the train and my seat information:
That's it and I was ready to go. Next day, I left Frankfurt on my way to
Munich and I was quite curious how this whole MMS ticket thing might works. DB
said in its terms and conditions that I need the MMS as well as a Credit Card
for identification (makes sense - otherwise you can share the MMS with your
friends) but I had no real idea how it might work.
Well, DV train conductors are well equipped and they carry a mobile terminal,
with scanner and Credit Card slot. First the train conductor, which wasn't
surprised to see my mobile phone instead of a paper ticket, typed something on
his terminal, asked me to turn on the backlight of my screen display, scanned
the barcode and swiped my Credit Card through his terminal. Done.
Now that was easy. While the train conductor wasn't surprised at all, the
fellow passengers around me were quite interested and irritated so I explained
some of them what we did.
Definitely a handy and useful service. No more paper tickets and printing, no
more forgetting a ticket (I rarely forget my smartphone at home) and a quite
interesting idea what you can use MMS for. I definitely liked how easy it was
working and I'm sure it wasn't the last time I've used Deutsche Bahn's MMS
Ticket service.
Cheers ~ Arne
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BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As federal prosecutors circle Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund in a long-running insider trading probe, one financial adviser in Texas is so devoted to the billionaire investor that he may give him more money.
"I'm thinking about putting more money with him," said Ed Butowsky, managing director at Chapwood Capital Investment Management, who manages $1 billion in client money.
The Dallas-based adviser did not say how much his wealthy clients have invested with Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors, but said the figure tallies into the tens of millions.
"Stevie Cohen is the Michael Jordan of hedge fund managers," Butowsky said, comparing the billionaire trader's success in the markets to the feats of the legendary professional basketball star. "I'd be a fool to take out money."
With the quarterly June 3 deadline for outside investors in SAC Capital to decide whether to withdraw money from the hedge fund, it is unclear how many of Cohen's other investors share Butowsky's sentiment.
People familiar with the fund, said Cohen is bracing for additional redemption requests, especially after the revelation that federal prosecutors recently sought to compel him to testify before a grand jury in connection with the insider trading investigation of SAC Capital.
Outside investors like Butowsky and the much bigger Blackstone Group are weighing whether to bolt from SAC Capital or stick with a firm that has delivered a 25 percent annual return over its 21-year history.
Earlier this year, outside investors, who account for roughly 40 percent of the money managed by SAC Capital, notified Cohen they intend to withdraw $1.7 billion by year's end.
A spokesman for Cohen, who has not been charged with any wrongdoing and has invested roughly $8 billion of his own money in SAC Capital, declined to comment.
In recent weeks speculation has grown in the hedge fund world that if outside investors pull out too much money in the second quarter, Cohen may opt to convert his hedge fund into a so-called family office that only manages his own $8 billion investment.
With the redemption deadline just two weeks away, the main concern for Cohen, is not what relatively small investors like Butowsky's firm think about the investigation fallout, but what Blackstone Group will do. The private equity and investment firm is Cohen's biggest outside investor and at the end of 2012 had about $550 million in client money with SAC Capital.
Blackstone, which invests roughly $46 billion with some of the world's most successful hedge funds, is often seen as a bellwether for other investors. So far, the firm has not indicated what it will do, but a number of clients have told the firm they would like to redeem from SAC Capital, said a person familiar with the situation.
Some of the money invested by Blackstone in SAC Capital is pooled in investment funds that allocate money to dozens of hedge funds. Other money managed by Blackstone is in so-called separate accounts the firm oversees for pensions, foundations and wealthy individuals.
For instance, CalPERS, the California public pension fund with roughly $256 billion in assets, committed $500 million to a separately managed Blackstone account in May of last year. When asked whether the account had any exposure to SAC Capital, CalPERS spokesman Joe DeAnda said he could not provide information on portfolio holdings.
A person familiar with the hedge fund industry said most of the requests Blackstone has received from investors seeking to redeem from SAC Capital are clients with separately managed accounts like CalPERS.
Dale Connors, managing director at Watershed Investment Consultants, which advises on the $37 million that the Arapahoe County Retirement Plan has put with one of Blackstone's hedge fund of funds said he is monitoring the situation.
The administrator for the Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity, William Einhorn, declined to comment.
And James DelSignore, auditor for the Massachusetts city of Worcester, said his fund is pulling some $6 million, or half of its investment in Blackstone. The withdrawal was not due to the SAC matter but because pension funds in Massachusetts, including the state's $53 billion fund, are trying to save on fees.
SAC, which charges some of the highest fees in the industry, has delivered returns of only 6 percent this year while the Standard & Poor's Index has climbed 17 percent.
One reason why investors might choose to stay with SAC Capital despite the scandal is that Cohen has taken steps to reduce the risk of loss if the federal government were to force him to shut the fund.
Cohen has told investors he will pay any penalties and fines imposed on the firm.


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Hitting solid tee shots with the driver is very important to playing and scoring well. The tee shot sets up the hole. Hitting a good tee shot gets you into position to play an easy second shot to the green, while a poor tee shot puts you into trouble and forces you to scramble the rest of the hole. The following are a couple of ideas that may help you in hitting more of your tee shots in those "good positions."
Angle of attack: While it is desirable to hit down on the ball with most every club in your bag, that is not the case with your driver. A properly hit shot with a driver is one in which the club strikes the ball with the club traveling parallel to the ground or slightly on the upswing. This will produce a ball flight that is slightly flatter and have a more "boring" trajectory. The ball will have very little backspin on it thus producing a longer shot. Two things that may help you in achieving the correct angle of attack are:
1. The position of the ball in your stance should be placed further forward than any other club in your bag. The ball should be even with your left heel or instep.
2. At address, start with more weight on your right side. Doing this will give you a shallower arc that travels parallel to the ground longer through the impact area. With your driver, at address about 65-70 percent of your weight should be on the right side.
Change of direction: A very critical point in the golf swing is at the top of the backswing. It is here that the club changes direction from back to forward. This transition must be a smooth and gentle motion. I see too many golfers who get to the top of the swing and make a violent first move into the forward swing in an effort to hit the ball hard. This quick motion to hit the ball hard with the hands throws off the timing in your arm swing and weight transfer to your left side. In effect, your hands get ahead of your arms and legs, which results in you getting way out of position, which will lead to very inconsistent shots.
To overcome this "hit it hard" impulse, the next time you are at the driving range try this out: Start with a 6- or 7-iron and work on hitting consistent shots that travel a comfortable distance for you. Now take out your driver and swing at the same speed as you were with the iron. Learn to swing within yourself and not to try to overpower the ball with a hard, violent motion. By learning how to make smooth, evenly paced swings, you will make solid contact more often which will result in better overall driving.
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12 pieces brand new blank Anvil 145 pigment dyed 6-panel caps are 100% cotton twill. Currently in stock and available for same day shipping. Outdoor enthusiasts love the flexibility of the Anvil pigment dyed twill caps. In this lot we have nine (9) different color caps to choose from. In this lot we have adult size one size fits most. Precurved bill with four-row stitching. Antique brass closure and buckle.
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Howard S. Meyers
Professor of Law
Dean of Adjunct Faculty Engagement
Director of the Center for Business and Financial Law
Director of the Institute for Financial Services Law
Howard S. Meyers joined the faculty of New York Law School as a visiting clinical professor in the fall semester 2004 to teach in the Securities Arbitration Clinic. Previously, he served as litigation associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. After law school, Professor Meyers served as a staff attorney in the Northeast Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, located in New York City. During his tenure with the SEC, he was responsible for investigating and litigating complex cases involving sales practice abuses committed by stockbrokers, fraudulent financing and Ponzi schemes, accounting fraud, and the sale of unregistered securities by various public companies. Prior to graduating from law school, Professor Meyers was a senior accountant at the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick. While at KPMG, he earned his certified public accountant license and was responsible for auditing the financial statements of several Fortune 500 companies and regional broker-dealers. Among his publications are "Recovering Unpaid Bonus Payments in Turbulent Times," published in the New York Law Journal (June 2008); "Schedule D: Looking Behind the Numbers to Provide Better Client Service," published in The Trusted Professional (February 2003); and "Finder's Fee Agreements: Pitfalls and Considerations," published in the New York Law Journal (February 2000). He appeared as a guest commentator on CNBC and the BBC to discuss the SEC's investigation of WorldCom and its impact on the U.S. securities market, and on FOX News to discuss the Justice Department's indictment, trial, and conviction of Martha Stewart. He is quoted frequently in the financial press. Professor Meyers received his A.B. degree, Phi Beta Kappa, in business administration and accounting from Franklin and Marshall College in 1989. He graduated cum laude from the Temple University School of Law in 1994 and is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey, as well as the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Supreme Court.
"Schedule D: Looking Behind the Numbers to Provide Better Client Service," The Trusted Professional (February 2003)
"Recovering Unpaid Bonus Payments in Turbulent Times," New York Law Journal (June 2008)
"Finder's Fee Agreements: Pitfalls and Considerations," New York Law Journal (February 2000)
"FINRA Bolsters Diversity Efforts in Dispute Resolution Forum," Securities Law Daily (September 20, 2017)
"The Accidental Debt That Wouldn't Die," Wall Street Journal (January 2015)


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Why We Love Heart Attack Burgers, Grand Slam Breakfasts, and Flatliner Fries
For some waistline-busting menu items around the country, names that play up their unhealthiness — like the bypass burgers at the Heart Attack Grill — make them more appealing to eaters.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 2013 — Picture a heaping burger. Bacon protrudes all around. Cheese oozes down the layers. A creamy sauce soaks the bread. Packed with artery-clogging fat, it looks like a heart attack waiting to happen.
Now, does that make you more or less likely to want to take a bite out of that juicy burger?
For some, names like quadruple bypass burger or instant heart attack hold appeal. Restaurants dub a dish the ultimate, the monster, the grand slam, the garbage plate, or even name it after a cardiac event like a heart attack — and patrons order it, often oblivious to the health dangers of the thousands of calories, multiple grams of fat, and salt it contains.
The death of John Alleman, an unofficial spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, where people who weigh more than 350 pounds eat free and the motto is "Taste worth dying for," resurfaces this question, first posed when the restaurant opened in October 2011.
Alleman, 52, died Monday after having a heart attack last week while waiting for a bus in front of Heart Attack Grill, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The eyebrow-raising menu at the grill includes options like double, triple, and quadruple bypass burgers and flatliner fries. More than 2,500 miles away, in New York City, the "Instant Heart Attack" sandwich is one of 2nd Avenue Deli's specialties — two large potato pancakes with a choice of corned beef, pastrami, turkey or salami.
Restaurants use these kinds of names to attract attention, says Brian Wansink, PhD, from the Food & Brand Lab at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. They appeal to people who like to be "atypical and a little non-PC," he says.
It's not just cardiac-themed cuisine. Restaurants across the country feature items with names that are red flags for their calorie counts. R U Hungry, a food truck based on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., calls itself "the original grease truck." The majority of the sandwich names on its menu start with "fat" including the "Fat Darrell," named after its founder, Darrell Butler.
Heart Attack Grill founder Jon Basso has said his restaurant feeds a public appetite for burgers and fries, "the No. 1 and No. 2 most consumed foods in the world," as he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal back in 2011.
Conquering the Grand Slam: What Can It Hurt?
So what makes people want to demolish the "fat sandwich" or heart-attack-on-a-plate in one sitting?
It could be the lack of immediate consequence, says Janelle W. Coughlin, PhD, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry — Behavioral Sciences. "If I order one of these burgers, I'm not going to clog my arteries just in that sitting; it's not an immediate consequence," she says. "But at the same time you have some not particularly health-conscious people who have the desire to conquer the grand slam or something like that."
Dr. Coughlin compares eating a heart attack burger to smoking a cigarette. "We know it's unhealthy and do it anyway even though we really want to be in good health, because it's not that immediate consequences and we like the way it tastes," she says. "People who smoke, we might know smoking is unhealthy for us, however there is not that immediate consequence of getting lung cancer that day — and it's biologically rewarding."
And it's funny to think what would happen if cigarettes were marketed as "cancer sticks," she adds.
Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, a clinical associate professor of nutrition at Boston University, theorizes it may have something to do with the novelty. "I think a lot of people do these things maybe every so often for the sake of doing it," she says, "maybe you want to take a picture of you and the burger and put it on Facebook."
The popularity of extreme eating shows, like the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food, has made ordering these grand-slam-style dishes more of a trend, turning food into entertainment. "But it's not like these things haven't always been around," says Blake, who recalls going to an ice cream shop as a child and getting to order the multi-scoop "kitchen sink" as a special birthday treat.
An establishment like the Heart Attack Grill, nestled in downtown Las Vegas, sees plenty of tourists. Founder Jon Basso says the restaurant gets about 400 "patients" — code for diners — per day, but only about 40 people he would call "regulars."
There will always be a portion of the population who doesn't want to be bothered thinking about nutrition, says Blake. The American Dietetic Association surveys nutrition trends every four years, and 20 percent of Americans fell into the "don't bother me" category in 2011. Maybe one of them is placing that mega order in front of you at the deli.
The bottom line, says Blake, is that ordering a heart attack sandwich or a monster burger every so often probably won't lead you to a hospital, so long as you pay attention to your other risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking status.


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A Guid New Year Tae Ane an Aw'This old song is sung by Scots at Hogmanay after the bells which ring in the New Year. I can recall it being sung many years ago by Andy Stewart on the BBC Hogmanay programme.
A guid New Year tae ane an' aw',
An' mony may ye see!
An' durin' aw' the years tae come,
O happy may ye be!
An' may ye ne'er hae cause tae mourn,
Tae sigh or shed a tear!
Tae ane an' aw', baith great an' sma',
A hearty, Guid New Year!
A guid New Year to ane an' aw'
An' mony may ye see,
An' durin' aw' the years tae come,
O happy may ye be.
O time flies past, it winna wait,
My friend for you or me,
It works its wonders day by day,
And onward still doth flee.
O wha can tell when ilka ane,
I see sae happy here,
Will meet again and merry be
Anither guid New Year.
We twa ha'e baith been happy lang.
We ran about the braes.
In yon wee cot beneath the tree,
We spent oor early days.
We ran aboot the burnie's side,
The spot will aye be dear,
An' those that used to meet us there,
We'll think on mony a year.
Noo let us hope oor years may be
As guid as they ha'e been,
And trust we ne'er again may see,
The sorrows we ha'e seen.
And let us wish that ane an' a'
Our friends baith far an' near,
May aye enjoy in times tae come
A hearty guid New Year!


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Asian schoolchildren dominate in reading, math and science, coming in ahead of their peers in Europe and the U.S., according to an international study released Tuesday.
The tiny city-state of Singapore takes first place in science among 13 and 14 year-olds and math at age 9 or 10, with South Korea scoring nearly as high. Singapore takes second place to South Korea among the older students for math, with Taiwan in third.
The results also lean toward Asian nations when it comes to advanced levels of learning. In Singapore, 4 in 10 teenagers who were tested achieved the "advanced benchmark" in science, which requires an understanding of complex and abstract concepts in physics, chemistry, biology and other sciences. About 2 in 10 make the grade in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. In the U.S., it's about 1 in 10.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and its sister test, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, are used to measure knowledge, skills and mastery of curricula by elementary and middle school students around the world. Students in rich, industrialized nations and poor, developing countries alike are tested. In 2011, 56 educational systems took part in math and science exams. Fifty-three systems participated in the reading exam.
The study is conducted every four years in nations around the world.
"These kinds of tests are very good at telling us who's ahead in the race. They don't have a lot to say about causes or why countries are where they are," said Brookings Institution senior fellow Tom Loveless, who in previous years represented the U.S. in the international group that administers the test.
In the U.S., children performed better than the global average. Elementary school children have improved their scores in reading and math over the past four years, according to the study. But progress seems to fall off in later grades, where math and science scores are stagnant.
"These 2011 international assessments provide both encouraging news about our students' progress and some sobering cautionary notes," said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who warned the gains among younger children aren't being sustained in later grades. "That is unacceptable if our schools are to live up to the American promise of giving all children a world-class education."
In the meantime, other countries are making significant strides. Russian middle school students were about tied in math with their American peers in 2007, the last time the study was conducted. Four years later, Russia's scores have surged and now surpass the U.S. by a significant margin.
Globally, the gender gap appears to be closing. About half of the countries showed no statistically meaningful gap between boys and girls in math and science.
The tests are carried out by the International Association for Evaluation of Educational Achievement, a coalition of research institutions.
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study: http://nces.ed.gov/timss/
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/
Reach Josh Lederman on Twitter at http://twitter.com/joshledermanAP
Asian students top math, science, reading tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Asian schoolchildren dominate in reading, math and science, coming in ahead of their peers in Europe and the U.S., according to an international study released Tuesday.


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In special reports, this week�s files cover: Mars Life in Lava Tubes, Moon Satellites, Russian Failed Satellite to Mars Will Crash, Alien Gods of Peru, Magnetic Fields Influence the Brain, Iran Threatens to attack US ships, and Congress Unexplainable, Inexcusable.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Utah.
Sightings of UFOs were also reported in: Canada, Columbia, China, France, Ireland, Iraq, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Dedicated to 5 year old Georgie Filer V whose motto was �Be Happy� and Eddie Pedrick my grandsons who drowned
The purpose of these files is to report the UFO eyewitness and photo/video evidence that occurs on a daily basis around the world and in space. These Files assume that extraterrestrial intelligent life not only exists, but my hypothesis is that the over a thousand UFOs reported each month represent technologically advanced spacecraft conducting surveillance of Earth. I personally became interested in UFOs when London Control ordered me to intercept one over England while flying for the US Air Force. Under Project Blue Book, the US Air Force investigated UFOs for more than twenty years; and we continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFO�s are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.The world will not end this year or any time soon.There will be earthquakes, tornadoes, eruptions, hurricanes, terrorist attacks, tsunamis, governments over thrown and wars as usual. If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray I will heal their land.
The world will not end this year or any time soon.There will be earthquakes, tornadoes, eruptions, hurricanes, terrorist attacks, tsunamis, governments over thrown and wars as usual. If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray I will heal their land.
Special Reports
Mars Life in Lava Tubes
Charles Q. Choi writes, �Ice within lava tubes on Earth can host bacteria in cold Mars-like conditions, hinting that life could dwell in similar lava tubes on Mars�. The microbes in question were collected from a tube near Newberry Crater in Oregon's Cascade Mountains at an elevation of 5,020 feet. The bacteria resided within ice on rocks some 100 feet inside the lava tube. "We found many, many microbes, many species," study lead author Radu Popa, a microbiologist, and astrobiologist at Portland State University, told SPACE.com.� One of the microbes is a species of Pseudomonas, one of the most common types of bacteria on Earth."You can find its cousins in caves, on your skin, at the bottom of the ocean and just about anywhere," said study co-author Amy Smith of Oregon State University. "What are different, in this case, are its unique qualities that allow it to grow in Mars-like conditions."The microbes can thrive despite near-freezing temperatures and very low-oxygen air. Although the Oregon lava tube environment is less harsh than Mars � the Red Planet is colder, with less oxygen � "it does show that bacteria can live in similar conditions�, said study co-author Martin Fisk of Oregon State University.Mars winds are stronger than thought, indicating greater atmosphere than predicted."Mars either has more gusts of wind than we knew about before, or the winds are capable of transporting more sand," said Nathan Bridges, planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., and lead author of a paper on the finding published online in the journal Geology. "We used to think of the sand on Mars as relatively immobile, so these new observations are changing our whole perspective."
Norman Bryden writes, �What's really interesting is that unlike ruins on Earth, structures on Mars in many cases seem up-kept. A lack of dunes, craters, crumbling buildings and broken tubes etc. are apparent in many central squares. Structures are clear of debris for kilometers and in most -- if not all areas from this distance.� Even more interesting are the tiny spikes about the size of people standing in the streets. So when did the gravity on Mars change so drastically that atmosphere from respiration no longer accumulates? Trees and open waters are visible. Thanks to Norman Bryden http://www.marsstructures.com/0007.html
Moon Satellites
An artist's rendering showing the two Grail spacecraft in orbit around the Moon. By collecting gravity data, scientists hope to get a better picture of the Moon's internal structure.
Paul Davies and Robert Wagner of Arizona State University have suggested a crowd-sourcing effort to find artificial structures on the moon. After all, lunar missions like NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter are returning some dazzling, high-resolution imagery of the moon's surface. If aliens have been there, perhaps we could spot evidence of their presence.
NASA Mission Will Look Beyond the Surface of the MoonA pair of NASA spacecraft are slipping into orbit around the Moon this weekend to try to answer persistent questions about Earth�s celestial companion.NASA/JPL, via Associated Press
Russian Failed Satellite to Mars Will Crash
Russia�s would-be Mars mission is dead. Phobos-Grunt was an ambitious project aimed to return samples from the Martian moon Phobos, but Russian operators never got it to fire its engines and head to our neighboring world. As the mission�s launch window to Mars closed, the European Space Agency finally threw in the towel on trying to communicate with the failed probe. Further contact will be done to try to find out what wrong, and to steer the craft�s eventual plunge back to Earth so that it falls into the ocean (and doesn�t drop a toxic load of propellant into an inhabited area.)
But as new information on the program and the management culture at the Russian space agency Roscosmos comes to light, it now appears that we should have been surprised if the mission had succeeded. Phobos-Grunt was riddled with last-minute problems that should have been fixed before it launched. This is unsettling news for NASA, which, with the retirement of the space shuttle, is now reliant on the Russians to get humans into orbit. It is estimated that this probe will fall back to earth on January 9, 2012. It is believed that Phobos-Grunt�s Neutron spectrometer, Alpha X spectrometer, and Ion spectrometer become activated in full power mode, and IF coupled with an explosion of over 7.5 metric tons of both the hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide fuel an EMP blast could occur. If exploded at a sufficient height (measured in the tens of thousands of meters) would devastate an area over 1,000 kilometers. This could kill 9 out of 10 people in the area.
Mexico Pyramid Power Plant
The earliest buildings at Teotihuacan date to about 200 BCE. The largest pyramid, the Pyramid of the Sun above was completed by 100 CE. The early history of Teotihuacan Pyramids is quite mysterious, and the origin of its founders is debated. For many years, archaeologists believed it was built by the Toltec. Ancient alien theorists like Erich von D�niken believe that, thousands of years ago, extraterrestrials landed on Earth, where they were hailed as gods and helped shape human civilization. But what proof could possibly exist for such an encounter?
Proponents of the theory point to two types of evidence: ancient religious texts and physical specimens such as cave drawings, stone sculptures, and pyramids. The ancient religious texts tell of humans who interact with gods or other heavenly beings who descend from the sky�sometimes in vehicles resembling spaceships�and possess spectacular powers. The second is physical specimens such as artwork depicting alien-like figures and ancient architectural marvels like Teotihuacan and the pyramids of Egypt. Some historical texts, such as the Florentine Codex, attributes the Teotihuacan site to the Toltecs. Although the word "Toltec" generally means "craftsman of the highest level" and may not refer to the Toltec civilization. Since Toltec civilization flourished centuries after Teotihuacan, the people could not have been the city's founders. The culture and architecture of Teotihuacan was influenced by the Olmec people, who are considered to be the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica.
Theoretically the pyramids are designed to collect magnetic and electrical energy from the Earth and thunderstorms to help power for the space ships. Nikola Tesla the inventor of the Induction motor, Tesla coil, and Alternating current believed electrical energy could be taken from the Earth and built towers to prove his theories. He rigged his equipment to produce lightning-scale electrical discharges, a feat which would allow him to test many of his theories about the conductivity of the Earth and the sky.
The evidence suggests aliens visited Earth in the past, and have returned. We have hundreds of eye witnesses who claim to have seen the visitors and been inside their ships. There is evidence they collect electrical energy from lightning in the clouds, and power lines.
Alien Gods of Peru
Chan Chan Spanish chroniclers from the 16th century claimed that when the conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro first encountered the Inca's they were greeted as Gods, "Viracochas", because their lighter skin resembled their God Viracocha. This story was first reported by Pedro Cieza de Le�n (1553) Spanish chroniclersa as a "White God", often with a beard.
Similarly to the Incan god Viracocha, the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and several other deities from Central and South American pantheons, Bochica is described in legends as being bearded. The beard, once believed to be a mark of a prehistoric European influence and quickly fueled and embellished by spirits of the colonial era, had its single significance in the continentally insular culture of Mesoamerica. The descriptions parallel the aliens referred to as Nordics.
Magnetic Fields Influence the Brain
Tom Reed who has had several encounters spoke with Jeff Rense and me yesterday about strong magnetic fields found on the car when his family was abducted. Compasses were affected several feet from the car. Recent research indicates magnetic and electrical fields influence brain activity. Tom claims he felt calm even during an alarming situation. A negative magnetic field applied to the top of the head has a calming, sleep-inducing effect on brain and body functions, due to the stimulation of the production of the hormone melatonin. It helps control over respiration and the production of free radicals (highly destructive molecules that are missing one electron, and readily react with other molecules).
It is likely the aliens have the ability to control magnetic fields that at one time were effective in shutting down auto engines with distributors. All magnets have two poles, one positive and one negative. In 1974 Albert Roy Davis, Ph.D., noted that positive and negative magnetic polarities have different effects upon the biological systems of both animals and humans. Davis then concluded that negative magnetic fields have a beneficial effect on living organisms, whereas positive magnetic fields have a stressful effect. Thanks to Tom Reed
Iran Threatens to attack US Carrier
Iran threatened to attack a US aircraft carrier if it returned to the Persian Gulf. Sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector prompted a 40 percent drop in Iran's currency value. The prospect of sanctions targeting the oil sector in a serious way for the first time has hit Iran�s rial currency, which has fallen by 40 percent against the dollar in the past month.Lines formed at banks and some currency exchange offices shut their doors as Iranians scrambled to buy dollars to protect their savings from the currency's fall. Army chief Ataollah Salehi said the United States had moved the USS John Stennis nuclear powered aircraft carrier out of the Gulf from because of Iran's naval exercises, and Iran would take action if the ship returned. Attached aircraft to the carrier are Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler, MH-60R, MH-60S, and E-2C Hawkeye., in addition to her accompanying vessels.
The USS Stennis has NATO RIM-7 Sea Sparrow and Rolling Air Missile (RAM) surface-to-air missile systems, and the Phalanx Close-in Weapons System for cruise missile defense. The US announced its intentions to return to the Persian Gulf and dismissed the Iranian warning, and claims the deployment was crucial to the security and stability of the region. Some 40 percent of the world�s seaborne oil passes through the Straight of Hormuz. Major General Zhang Zhaozhong, a professor from the Chinese National Defense University, said China will not hesitate to protect Iran even with a third world war. And don't forget Russia, which recently said it is preparing to retaliate against any attack on Iran.
...Congress Unexplainable, Inexcusable
Col. Amos wrote, �Please forward this to every one you know, we need a 28th Amendment along these lines.� No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. Military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting freedom, and only get 50% of their pay. While Politicians hold their political positions in the safe confines of the capital, protected by these same men and women, and receive full pay retirement after serving one term. It just does not make any sense. Monday on Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop? Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention. If you agree, please pass it on. This is an idea that we should address. For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent, or whatever. The self-serving must stop. If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around. Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States�.A majority of your Senators are millionaires, 36 Democrats and 30 Republicans, in the house if they were not already millionaires they will soon be. They are too busy for UFOs making money. Based on the record of Congress over the last several years, I suggest we vote them all out of office and start fresh.
UFOs in the United States
Arizona Mothership
TUCSON -- My brother called to tell me about the UFO. I then saw the object in the sky outside my front windows. I can view a UFO in the eastern sky on December 31, 2011, with numerous smaller UFOs surrounding a larger one. I watched it change shape and colors. Called news stations but they show no interest. Neighbors see it as well. Thanks to MUFON CMS
California Lights
RAMONA -- Driving to San Vicente Road at 10:30 PM, on December 28, 2011, I noticed lights at 67 Dye Road intersection. As I drove closer I realized that the lights were circling a farming area multiple times. The object was triangular with one red and one green light in the rear and one white light/spotlight in the front. The object was completely silent and after I stopped my car to watch it passed above me and shone its spotlight on my car. I felt very scared and called my boyfriend and described what I saw. I was frightened after the light shone into my car and I drove away while on the phone. The drawing shows the light at my car. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Colorado Video Experiences
San Luis Valley -- Christopher O'Brien writes, �For the past two years a team of independent investigators (in conjunction with Orange County MUFON) have been planning a seven-camera surveillance set-up to monitor San Luis Valley�. In October the first of these cameras became operational in the center of the SLV at a base station location near Hooper, CO. These are hi-rez Sony surveillance cameras with 36X optical zoom and can be operated remotely over the internet. On December 31, 2011 we had our first unusual sighting event that was recorded for analysis from a longtime SLV skywatcher around 8:30 PM. My wife and I watched a rare light show! The lights were Emerald green with a boomerang shape... This is the second sighting we have seen this past week. A lot has been going on in the San Luis Valley this past week and I am now armed with a video camera.�
Two of our team members, Wayne (an amateur astronomer) and Andrew (an electrical engineer) shared the following sighting events that were recorded on video: �Tonight [at 2236 PST, Friday 12/30/2011] may well have been the most dramatic UFO sighting of my life. This one was being recorded in RealShot manager while both Wayne and I (and my 11 year old daughter) watched the live feed from the Hooper camera - and it was awesome. �Wayne confirms, via playback, that the recording is solid. �Wayne called me to announce that around 2236 PST, Friday a bright object had split in two and the independent parts had gone their own way. I got my camera feed up a few minutes later and I determined that we were now observing Mars (I recommend pbs.org sky chart for this - free and no registration). Just a few minutes later at 23:03 PST a very bright object (WAY brighter than Mars) entered frame left and traveled within a couple of seconds horizontally across to exit frame right.
Cruise velocity was constant. The direction was directly east; towards the Great Sand Dunes�The elevation was estimated to be at about 40 degrees, zoom was nominal - about 3 bars on the control. No FAA lights or other identifying signs of anything other than a bright light. We were running MPEG4 at 30 fps, so what we saw was pretty much real-time.�The noteworthy characteristic was that three times it stopped dead and left a bright blob behind directly where it had stopped, and then immediately restarted."
No deceleration to a stop was noticeable, and neither was any acceleration back up to cruising speed. It just stopped on a dime for an instant to leave its blob, and started back up immediately. So the final image in my mind was a row of three bright equidistant blobs and this thing racing off towards the south, exit frame right. The blobs faded out, having remained in place, within a couple of seconds, maybe less.�
The following day, two �jet black Blackhawk� helicopters were reported headed south down the Rio Grande River. Normally, military choppers fly north in the SLV, so this flight path appeared somewhat unusual. Later that evening we had the green bolide event that was witnessed by many across the southwest. Thanks to Christopher O'Brien
Georgia Boomerang
TYBEE ISLAND --We were sitting outside our condo on December 15, 2011, when my husband and I walked towards the street to investigate three police cars making a standard traffic stop. We turned around and were walking back to our condo when two very dark fast grayish black objects barely visible in the shape of a boomerang caught our eyes. The first one flew to the south very fast, and then another craft appeared and darted in a crisscross pattern giving off a white glow and disappeared. They were not bats and flying high up and reflected light. It was very beautiful and almost unnoticeable. This is a rendering. Thanks to MUFON CMS and Ken Pfeifer www.worldufophotos.com
Illinois Circle
ROCKFORD -- Standing outside in the evening, something drew my attention on December 20, 2011. It was not easy to see, but once I spotted it I new was UFO. Its shape was like an egg when dropped in a pan, not exactly sphere shaped. Huge, as large as a city block. A jet plane flew in front of it that seemed like a spec in comparison. Forty jets could fit inside this craft. I witnessed the UFO for five minutes. I had a feeling, "There is something big going on here." Thanks to MUFON CMS
Kentucky Creature
BURLINGTON -- I was driving down a residential street in the dark when suddenly my headlights landed on a ~7 foot tall man like creature on December 28, 2011. It almost looked like a very tall standing monkey, but it also resembled a man. It had medium red color fur all over it's body with a translucent aura around it. I had to focus very hard to see these details because it seemed like the creature was moving at 50 mph. I was afraid, of course, but I didn't feel as if it were here to harm me or anyone else. It seemed scared more than anything else. I feel it was trying to hide because it was running right toward a large wooded area. I lost sight of the object within 2-4 seconds of first seeing it because it was moving so fast. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Iowa Object
I was driving home during my hour drive from work with my sister when I saw a very large object that came from behind us and flew directly above us. I saw it above us for about two seconds. I don't remember exactly where we were when I saw it. It was so fast that my sister didn't see it. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Massachusetts Orb
UXBRIDGE -- There was a light in the sky that flickered blue, red, and white on December 26, 2011. At times the colors were incredibly bright while at other times they looked faded. It was present in the northeast sky at night at around 10 PM and I viewed it for about 30 minutes. It seemed to be moving in a southerly direction at an extremely slow rate of speed. I took pictures of it with a Sony Cyber-shot, but the pictures were barely exposed. My best view of it was with a pair of binoculars.Note: No bright planets were in the Northeast sky. Perhaps the witness observed a bright star? Thanks to William Puckett Director UFOs Northwest http://ufosnw.com
Missouri Hovering B-2 Bomber
37.96 N 91.83 W. -- I was on I-70 heading west, about the 46 mile marker on December 29, 2011, around 4:40 PM, an object was hovering no more than 50 feet south of the highway at the same height as some towers. There are many radio towers with flashing lights in the area so I thought it was one of those. When I got closer, I could tell it was a B-2 bomber and I was waiting for it to fly by. As I drove under it I realized I had a clear view of the outline of a B-2 bomber shape, but I have never seen one hover. The person in the car next to me was taking pictures. There was traffic so I did not stop and turned around at the next exit. As I drove back, heading east, I could see in the distance, the object had not moved, it was still there. When I got within a half a mile, it took off at the speed. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Nevada Light
GILA -- I had just awakened from sleep on December 31, 2011, at 10:30 PM, and looked out my north facing window at an EXTREMELY bright, silvery, white light over the mountains in the Gila Wilderness. The streak of light was like a meteor with a wobble to it, like the object was spinning. It was EXTREMELY bright, like a stroke of lightning with a slight silvery look about it. It was about the same width as a match head held at arm�s length. The path of light was the width of two hands and seemed to slow down as it got lower. At the end of its flight path, it ended in an EXTREMELY bright white that lit up most of the mountain range. Thanks to MUFON CMS
New Jersey Triangle Lights
DUNELL -- On December 24, 2011, we saw five orange lights. Three of the lights were in a V formation; while two were off to the left. They were directly above our neighborhood and seemed very low. We heard no sound at all. They were moving west and were climbing in altitude and blinked out one by one. We took a video and also called local police, who responded and also watched the video. Note: A still image extracted from the YouTube is posted above. The YouTube video can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxrlk-noIes Thanks to William Puckett Director UFOs Northwest http://ufosnw.com HILLSBOROUGH -- My husband and I were outside on the porch at 1:25 AM, on December 20, 2011, when a rod/cigar shaped object moved quickly across the sky. It looked like a thin cloud layer, but it was a definite structure, and completely silent. It appeared to be huge at arm's length it was two inches tall from top to bottom. It was headed southwest, and went between Jupiter and Orion. I have witnessed UFOs before around here. We lost sight of it after a few seconds. My husband also claims afterward, he had a ringing sound (like crickets) in his ears. We felt it was NOT man made. The above image is a rendering. Special thanks to the witness Liz G, MUFON CMS, and Ken Pfeifer www.worldufophotos.com
New York City
MANHATTAN -- I am normally a skeptic regarding UFOs. However, I have spent the whole night looking for a reasonable explanation. I was sitting on top of my rooftop in New York City with my female friend. We both saw these dullish lights start fading into view high in the sky on December 22, 2011. It was whitish light in small blotches similar to the lights over Phoenix sky. Suddenly a small orb seems to shoot out around the object and made a very quick and sudden movement then faded from view.
This object looked like some sort of small craft. Fifteen minutes passed as we tried to figure out a way to take some pictures. Then a bright white ball flash came down from the sky above the Alliance Building like a meteor but may have fallen past the city line. Five minutes later the circular shaped dull lights started to fade. We watched an incredibly beautiful, show as they maneuvered around. NOTE: The above item is a rendering. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Pennsylvania Light Formation
NEW BRIGHTON -- I was driving home from my boyfriend�s house and saw two lights in the sky, one was very much brighter than the other and twinkling different colors. At first I thought they were Venus and Jupiter. I kept my eye on them and about two minutes later I approached a stop sign in a very dark area and grabbed my phone to take a picture. I could clearly tell there was one object in the sky in front me. I could see ten small white lights along the side of the object. I turned left toward home and saw a black triangle moving very slowly above me. It had a small white light at each corner, and a small red light in the middle. I kept my eye on it til it went over the hillside, only slightly above the trees.
When I came home I started researching UFO's and was pretty scared to see that these Black Triangles have been seen many times before. The Pittsburgh Int'l Airport and the 911th Air Wing are near me, so I am used to planes. Thanks to MUFON CMS
South Carolina Triangle
SIMPSONVILLE --I was sitting in the car outside of Wal-Mart, when I saw this grayish plane flying high in the sky on August 26, 2009. I took two pictures of it, but never knew what kind of plane it was.A friend at work told me it looked like a Navy stealth jet that was cancelled years back.
The sighting took place a few years ago in Simpsonville, South Carolina. I believe it was called an A3 Jet?Camera - KONICA MINOLTA DIGITALPraise the Lord and God Bless,B.W. Thanks to the lady who allowed us to publish her photographs. Thanks to http://www.ufocasebook.com
Tennessee Wing
GREENEVILLE Tn. Pauline E. Petsel is taking photographs of UFOs on a regular basis. Pauline Petsel writes, �I have taken thousands of pictures over the last three years; sometimes I take fifty to one hundred images a night�. Some months we don't see anything, but usually between the 6th to 9th of the month and the 22nd to 29th they show up.
Last year, in October, November, and December it was unbelievable several times a week. In October, and November there were UFOs almost every day. It seems to have slowed, but I have still shots using my Nikon 300 on a tripod using a shutter release. There are probably 17 of us who have joined together because we are seeing these things. One woman who lives five miles away is getting the same pictures as I do. Behind' the lights I've found 'solid' looking stuff and 'crafts! Some are in V shape and yet others are in curves or straight lines. Thanks to Pauline Petsel
Utah Strange Lights
CEDAR HILLS -- My wife and I were driving home from my sister�s house when I saw a light in the sky on December 24, 2011. I pointed it out to her and she stopped the car. We both got out of the car and observed three orange objects that at first looked like an orb, but as they flew closer to us that were shaped like a small triangle, no larger than five feet in diameter. The lights were coming from the north towards us. They were at differing altitude, from 100 to 500 feet off the ground. We saw two very bright lights south of us so we drove to a nearby park and took a few more pictures of them. They were oval, and a very bright white light. We drove home and found that we could see them very well from there. In all we saw four bright white objects, moving around a stationary object that was on the top of the mountain.
I went back tonight to confirm that the stationary light is in fact something on the top of the mountain over Saratoga Springs, though we do not know why the objects were flying around it. The video shows their movement, and their extreme brightness. Thanks to MUFON CMS
UFOs Worldwide
Canada Boomerang
BLUE MOUNTAIN, ONTARIO -- Coming back home on January 1, 2012, I saw a stationary hovering object, and V shaped orange lights. I parked the car in garage and went back outside and object was gone. It was seen by at least six others. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Columbia Moving Object
BOGOT� -- I was on a municipal bus with my brother and saw that something was moving slowly high in the sky on December 25, 2011. I thought it was a plane, but it was still and then moved very quickly. I grabbed a cell phone and recorded it. When you were recording the object is standing still and suddenly I was not able to capture well as the bus was moving a lot. When I went to look at the object it was gone, but in the video it shows up fine as the object moves rapidly from the place. Thanks to MUFON CMS
China Disc
A series of otherwise unexplainable UFO and alien occurrences have shaken the world's most populous nation. Government officials have been summoned to Beijing from around the country in a last ditch effort to hold together the remaining vestiges of China's now failed UFO cover-up policy. However it appears that the government's efforts might be futile as the results from a recent poll indicate that at least 95% of Chinese citizens are fairly certain that aliens are visiting Earth and China in particular. Some of the events that have rocked China in recent weeks include: In the city of Guiyang, hundreds of locals witnessed two huge discs cross the skies above their homes. The UFOs changed color, going from purple to neon blue and emitting enough light to fill the entire area with an eerie glow. Journalists sent in to cover the event described the discs as "nothing earthly".
In Changsha a huge rotating spherical UFO was seen by frightened residents as it descended to just above ground level. Further south in the town of Donguan, a white saucer-shaped UFO was spotted amidst a thunderstorm by frightened onlookers.
A UFO was seen land in a military cemetery in the town of T'ian. At least twenty government scientists were rushed to Beijing where a conference entirely devoted to this incident was hurriedly convened. The scientists issued a report concluding that the UFO was merely an optical illusion. Not many locals were convinced.
As these events unfolded the footage below was uploaded on to the Chinese internet. It shows what many have described as one of the most convincing images of an alien craft seen by the public to date. The Chinese government appears to be playing down public fears regarding the obvious alien presence through a tactic of denial; insiders claim however that the real focus now is simply on how to break the news without disrupting people�s lives and threatening the economy. http://www.facebook.com/allnewsweb
France Disc
BRITTANY � On t October 21, 2011, a UFO crossed Brittany from Rennes city to Vitre city. Flying from about 70 to 100 km up in the sky. Then it flew on to Bourgogne. A meteor, a satellite, drone, etc... no one knows ??? This is the link pic in a newspaper took in Vitre city. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuDet_-Ovni-observe-a-Rennes-et-Vitre-sans-doute-une-meteorite_39382-2011401_actu.Htm Thanks to MUFON CMS
Ireland UFOs Up
UFO sightings across Ireland have increased by nearly 70% in just three years. The UFO Research Association of Ireland revealed that 59 incidents were reported in 2011, compared with 42 the year before and just 35 in 2009. Association founder Adam Tallon suggested people are becoming more open to the possibility of UFOs and therefore feel more comfortable reporting a sighting to its website.
"I would like to believe that there is life out in the universe somewhere, whether it's walking, or talking beings or microscopic bacteria I don't know," said Mr. Tallon.
The association has been able to attribute most sightings to ball lighting and Chinese lanterns but its main interests lie in UFOs that cannot be explained by conventional means. According to its website, these include incidents where the objects seem to be intelligently controlled or have been seen carrying out precise maneuvers that are impossible for any known air or space crafts.
Mr. Tallon founded the group in 2005, and became the UFO Research Association of Ireland in 2008. "There is a slow but gradual increase in incidents being reported which I attribute to there wasn't really any place to report incidents prior to our organization and people are more comfortable reporting an incident compared to ten say 10 years ago."Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/29/ufo-sightings-up-70-in-ireland-over-last-three-years-115875-23666301/#ixzz1hwiiXQ7U
Iraq UFOs
Last night, I was talking to a friend from the army who is an engineer who has been in Kuwait and Iraq. He is the one who looks at the radar for jets or missiles. He told me few secrets that yes UFOs are real and out there. They know every thing, but keep it all secret. With night vision binoculars he could see UFOS. Some of their radar waves can disturb as they can picture up their signal. Thanks to Carol & Leo
Mexico Mothership
TIJUANA -- Here is a video taken December 25, 2011, that is making the rounds on UFO web sites and blogs. The submitter calls the object a "Mother Ship�, and states that the object is ejecting smaller UFOs. The YouTube video is quite long, and we are showing only a small portion of it. To see the entire 9 minute video go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR5cjp5nAmI&feature=player_embedded#!
New Zealand Disc
POINT CHEVALIER, AUCKLAND -- Photograph taken on Xmas Day, from Coyle Park, Apparent position of object: -36.851982,174.703774 Object was not seen, only noticed once the photograph was viewed later. Sea birds were in the vicinity, and had appeared in shots taken from another vantage point facing east; however none were noticed in other shots taken within seconds of this photograph.
Turkey Cylinder UFO
Still taken on December 28, 2011 video Air above the cylinder seems to be highly energized. A pole or dark line shown in the video creates a question of validity.http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/cm4f0383f9.jpg.
UK Orb
LONDON -- UFOs over London was posted on June 24, 2011. with 3,548,344 views on YouTube- The photographer states, The UFO was over London BBC Radio 1 Buildingand took over a week to get it, but finally managed to get these critters on camera on a clear day, and even get a close-up. It seems to be attracting quite a crowd now when they appear. Can anyone explain what on earth these lights are please? CBS News, London�s �UFO mothership�
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Marenco Swisshelicopter (Booth N3712) plans to discuss the progress of its SKYe SH09 at Heli-Expo. The helicopter has received a total of 35 orders through early 2013, with deliveries targeted to begin in 2015. The company will announce the appointment of one distributor and representative for the Asia-Pacific region, according to Mathias Senes, commercial and strategy director.
"We are working very hard and that's something that's not just a myth," he said. "The targets that we fixed are imposing on us. We knew from the beginning that this planning was tight, some people mention that we were a little too virtual during the 2011 launch, but as our CEO said, 'If we don't have this kind of tight planning, then nothing will fly for 10 years.'"
Deliveries are still planned for 2015, Senes told Rotor & Wing. "Keep in mind, we do plan for a small number of aircraft in 2015. We don't want to extend the risk over too much of a big fleet, so we figure that if we deliver 30 to 50 aircraft in the first couple of years, that will be quite enough to handle in terms of keeping support."
SKYe SH09 at Heli-Expo 2012 in Dallas. Photo courtesy of Marenco
On the development, he continued, "we announced early last year that we would fly in 2012. But then after we made the announcement, we decided not to produce an experimental aircraft—which was the initial plan, to fly it very quickly. We realized that we needed to make a prototype, being recordable in the certification process, which is not the case for an X1 type of helicopter."
But Marenco remains optimistic that the timeline—which calls for the first flight of the prototype during 2013—will remain intact. "What we have lost in preparing the prototype, we should gain back in the certification process."
The company also plans to uncover the latest modifications to the helicopter's Sagem instrument panel, which will include reducing the cockpit displays from 10 inches to 8 inches. Marenco is not committing to an exact date for certification of the Honeywell HTS-900-2 powered SH09, but the company is "fully engaged" with EASA in the type certification process.
"We're leading the certification through EASA, with the support of the Swiss aviation authority, and in parallel in the U.S., we have full-time ex-FAA certification officers to correspond with our team and inform the FAA and Transport Canada of our progress," he said. The seven-passenger SH09 prototype is currently being assembled and is projected to have a 140-knot cruise speed with a 430 nautical mile range.
When asked what it feels like to be a new entrant in the helicopter industry, Senes responded: "It's quite nice. It's fantastic in many areas. What was really tremendous—and I think it's quite unique in our industry—is that we came into the market, we showed that we had a good idea, we're sustaining that this good idea will push through, and what's very interesting is that we are being considered by the market in the same way as if we were not totally Eurocopter, but as if we were a helicopter manufacturer." Certification constraints that are imposed by regulatory bodies, he continued, make it so operators "feel that, 'If you have your EASA diploma, why would I not fly? Why would I not take your helicopter?' And that's the kind of response we get."
Of course, he continued, "We have a lot to do to convince the major players. But still, the enthusiasm within the company, this ability to be tickling giants from the industry with a team of 50, is motivating us to bring something to the market."
Senes continued that another advantage of being a new entrant is "the interest that we generate for other helicopter industrial players, not only when we shake a little bit of the tree with the market—that's one thing—but what's very interesting is how deep we can go in discussions with some of the players when they look at what we're doing and think about how they could benefit from working together." While there are no official agreements in place, Marenco is "speaking to some big players. Some partnerships could come out of this," he added.Related: Airframe News


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