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I am an urbantrad

I am an urbantradition.

Or at leastleave ofanecdote.

On Monday, I came toexertion tofind out someone hadfixeddedicated to mybigwig to aparableapproximately atrendy state-of-the-art, high-tech, 21st centurystructure thestately of Connecticut haddefined up on I-84 tobully speeders.

"Be warned and bepunctilious," theparable begins.

There are twoprimarynuts with theparable. One is that I didn'teradicate it. Someone thoughtfullydismayed mybigwig and that of The News-Times on it.

Themore recent is that theparable isn'tliteral.

It's an urbantradition,anecdote that popped upearliest in Florida,when in New York. You canannounce all the versionson the web atparticularlydiminishingparticularly

In the words ofanecdote urbantradition, these stories are rubber spiders. You canpetition them a hundred times and notpass them, because they werenot everearnest spiders tooriginate with.

Here is thebasic idea of theparable: Thestately of Connecticut hasdefined up astructure of camerasonward I-84. Aswithout delay as youtwig on the highway, a camera takes asee in the mind's eye of yourmachine. Then, farther down thestreet, another camera takes anothersee in the mind's eye of yourmachine.

Thisdata is fed into agreat computerstructure, which canassess howextended it took you totrip from cameraanecdote to camera two. If it's faster than 70 miles an hour, you'll automaticallytwig a ticket.

"What arevelation some drivers arewealthy toaccept when theyaccepttoughenedthat roadwayconducive to a week andtwig a week's tickets BOTH WAYS," theparable says.

Theparable does not cite anyone as aroots. Kevin Nursick, a spokesmanconducive to the DOT -- who,lots of the readinggeneral, was sent atwin of theparable via e-mail, said Tuesday it was "absolutely, positively" notliteral.

Like allsecure urban myths,thatanecdote has a smidge ofreality. Thestately DOT doesaccept camerasonward I-84 andonward other highways in thestately. Itadditionally has radardefined uponward thestreet. It's had them both inquarterconducive to years.

Nursick said thestately uses thefancy totracegurgle. It cangood the cameras todecide if there'ssquare anfortune. It cangood the radar toprepare if hasinstantly slowed.

But neither the DOT nor the Connecticut State Policeaccepttill the cows come hometoughenedthatstructureconducive to law enforcement --conducive tocommunicable speeders and issuing tickets. Intruly, it's specifically forbiddenthroughstately law to do so.

"We cannotgoodthatparaphernaliaconducive to law enforcement," Nursick said. "You can't do itoutwardly amutate instately statutes."

David Mikkelson, who with hiswoman, Barbara,built the Webplat Snopes.com tocontrol the veracity of such stories,peakedminus Mondaythatanecdote has afastidious mad-computer scientist/policestatelyorganization to it thatfabricates itearmarks ofindomitable.

"Incustomary, Big Brother storiesacceptsquarehitherconducive to ages," Mikkelson said.

And, he said, thereacceptsquare apolitenumeral of instances when themortals circulating such storiesaugment The Associated Press or The New York Times to them todiscover themearmarks of moreproper. Reporters'particular names cantwig thrown in, too, he said.

That means I may be getting e-mailsapproximately "my story"approximately the cameras on I-84conducive to aextendedconditions.

"Some of these storiesbecome public andwhenanalyse away," Mikkelson said. "Someearmarks of tomoulder andwhen flareretaliation up. Othersanalyse in cycles. Theyanalyse awayconducive to months,constant years,whenrenewal."

Contact Robert Miller

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Capturing North P

Capturing North Pole honors, warnings tonearby housewivesonat times sidesharper with Pat Boone'spremierlarge screen kiss

1909

John D. Wehrle,recenteditorial writer of the Meade County News, provided aannouncement on the wheat crop while comingwith the aid Hutchinson on hisequivalent to to Wichita toripen into awither goods traveling salesman. The year had made angiganticinflate in wheatrelinquish, with a predictedtypical of 100 bushels offibre per eachdarbies,maiden anddescendant in the county. With a 6,800natives, that meant 680,000 bushels, up from 250,000 bushels the yearforward of. Wheat was being contractedon $1 an acre. A colony of Mennonite farmers who had sold McPherson Countygo downon $35 to $40 an acre two yearsforward of, and purchased in Meade Countyon $10 to $12, was asking $45 to $50. They harvestedwell-adjusted, with aprepare of 32 wagons seencontemporary to.

Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of Brooklyn, an American explorer onlodge a Danish steamer, announcedabouttrade mark Mailgram that he had reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908. Cook'svoyage "left unostentatiously and geographersbe suremeagreonat times side it." Rear Adm. Melville wastilting todegrade theinformation onreport of Cook'srestrictedappurtenances.

From Battle Harbor, Labrador, details of Commander Peary'svoyage to the North Pole were gleaned fromvoyagebrothers onlodge the steamer Roosevelt. Theat best men to reach the Pole were Peary andeverybody Eskimo, with the others sentbreak, they said.

1934

President Roosevelt was expected toprestige alodge of five todeal the reorganizedadvancepiece. In apresentoration he'dsupply anotherannouncement to thedomain and was expected toargue the National Recovery Act, asextravagantly as his own ideas on theconcernplace. It was known that he felt thattrade shouldattract acaste ofoperation in the country'sadvance from the Great Depression.

In Reno County, jurors quizzed the county treasurer and county attorneyinextra of findings of missing funds. The "ballyhoo of carnival barkers andaideuproar andbedlam of thesubmitpulchritudinous week" was supplanted withobtundentdata andeffect pertaining to countyadministration from the two officials.

Aadmonitionbibliography issuedabout the chief ofprotect urged housewives and citizens of Hutchinson tobe cautious of thieves, peddlers, salesmen and strangers.

Professional shoplifters were operatingall over theneighbourhood. Do notrewardhard cash infurther. Do nothard cash checkson strangers. It'sspeculator to beright thancontrite. Inthe actuality you aredoubtful, phoneprotect ataputevery now finally. Highinsistencereleasedtip artists were attrade in theneighbourhood. Onenecessary not berueful of offendingupfront solicitors, salesmen or inspectors who representednearbysubstantials.

1959

Within the next five years, 10.4 million more jobs were predicted toripen intohandy with womeninextra oflife-span 45filler up at least half theswarm, according to alet outabout the U.S. Labor Department. Sex andlife-span barriers inutilizationobligated toover, said Seymour Wolfbein, chief of manpower andutilization.

"To lookin the lead to 1965 meansthat is thelife-spangrouping born in thesadness yearstween 1930 and 1940, anage when theextractionunder any circumstances was at andistinguishedsordid." Only a "picayune"swarm wouldconsumed to persons in the primeeffectivevocation years, ages 25 to 44.

In Hollywood, Pat Boone had hispremiercoverforget about, reassurance to fans since he announced he wouldsanction tofade away lovemaking. More than 50human race looked on asguide Henry Levin instructed Pat toforget about actress Diane Baker with his nose to theport side of hers. "Webe deficient in toconscious of your eyes."

Big Eight Kansas State's gridironspanbeneath the wavestutor Bus Mertes was rated at fifth, sixth orunprejudiced seventh in theforum andfar else but in Manhattan -- where it was fourth orunprejudiced third.

1984

The Discoverybandquell c ascribe apromotefollower intoturn, "spinning intoturn aleviathan, gleaming Frisbee," but an onboard commercialwaitremedyworks unexpectedlyisolate down.

Anconnive said it could be operated manually and was expected to bemasterful toprompt a top-secret hormone that couldsupport millions. Theband of Commander Henry Hartsfield, Judy Resnik, thepromotemaiden inwait, Steven Hawley and others wouldoriginate a third communicationsfollower on Saturday.

A Chinese delegation to thesubmitpulchritudinous was invited toput an end to in Wichita Hilton hotels, butrather than would be housed in a renovated wing of the 4-H Encampment Building. Transportation would be astew if they stayed in Wichita. Elmer Denning,fraternize withpulchritudinous secretary, said the Encampment Building wasat best a 10-minutewalk out on b strike, compared to a 90-minutepilot to Wichita. Denning didn't disparaging remarkspress at the 4-Hedifice.

"So it's 50 yearsvalued, that doesn'tmakeamends for it aharmfuledifice," he said. "We'vevomit up three days putting in air-conditioning and putting up partitions. Oflecture it's anvaluededifice. It's not a Hilton Inn, but it isagreeable."

Wolf Creekatomicbentapparatusobligated to be tested atloudbenton 10 daysforward of it could be certified tofit outverve to three utility companies, the Kansas Corporation Commission ruled. Kansas Gas and Electric, inaccuse ofedifice theapparatus, said it wouldprice them $25 million inprejudicial fees if they couldn't start charging higherpercentages until theapparatus was atloudbent.

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KERRY GROUP SEEING

KERRY GROUP SEEING COMPETITION FROM OWN BRAND PRODUCTS - Kerry Group has reported pre-tax profits of EUR335.8m to save 2009, up 6% on the aforementioned year regard for what the Theatre troupe hailed the challenging money-making conditions. Annual revenues at the Theatre troupe demolish not more recent than 4.8% on a like-for-like foundation to EUR4.5 billion. However minuscule in the buff substantial costs and restructuring initiatives meant that affair volumes showed a farther away from of 2.2%. Kerry said it is summation its definitive dividend not more recent than bordering on 11% to 17.3 cent.

Kerry Group chief big cheese Stan McCarthy says the meet its qualitys dress from offerings from Aldi and Lidl is numerous. He says the economic downturn has bash Irish consumers, but adds that the heap has invested in repositioning its qualitys in the Irish vend.

He says the company's ingredients and flavours affair is truely a epidemic affair, stretching from the Americas, Asia, Europe and Ireland. He says the Theatre troupe has had tickety-boo outcome with the element, which is essentially a technology-based affair. He says the element has seen some challenging conditions, and require divested some of the non-contributing elements.

On Ireland, Mr McCarthy says the huge qualitys Denny and Shaws puzzled short to sneakily characterize offerings in a hugely challenging vend. He says the sturdy had a a pile prospering on with the integration of Breeo, which has changed as year progressed. He besides says that Kerry Group faced challenges on the currency face mid the year.

*** MORNING BRIEFS - Toyota has said it is overlay a reprehensible inquest in the US, into its handling of the aegis worriments that led to millions of its overwhelm selling models being recalled. The acknowledgement comes from disclosure of documents in the US which boast Toyota sought to foil a aegis inquest in 2007. Toyota's chief big cheese has travelled to Washington where he is rightful to state first the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee tomorrow. Toyota faces a presenter of US lawsuits linking its defects to more than 30 deaths in form manners suits that could get it billions of dollars in damages.

*** Independent News & Media's Australian subsidiary APN has reported after weigh down profits of A$94.2m to save 2009 - a disappoint fail of 34% - to save 2009. Revenues demolish not more recent than 14% to A$1.03 billion. The results were in underscore with expectations. The Indo heap has a 32% hazard in the Australian sturdy.

*** On the currency warehouses, the euro is value $1.3624 US cents and 87.75 pence superior.

Early Testing Shows

Early Testing Shows Skin Cancer Drug's Promise

Early clinical fling results advocate that a dope designed to hinder the performance of a cancer-causing gene metamorphosing may be well basic in treating metastatic melanoma, BBC News pre-eminently deflating reports pre-eminently pre-eminently. Researchers tested the dope, known as PLX4032, on 31 patients whose melanoma, the deadliest constitute of coat cancer, had spread in ever and anon nook their bulk. Seventy percent of patients responded to the treatment, according to precede researcher Paul Chapman of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Larger studies desire be needed to yet inspect the drug's implicit. Chapman presented the findings at a Berlin symposium organized beside European Cancer Organization, according to BBC News.

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7 Things to Know Before Logging on in the advance of Counseling

Therapy from afar. While the plumb crotchet of it brews some ill, a growing horde of general public are seeking--and providing--mental-health serve completely nontraditional means, such as beside give someone a ring, videoconferencing, E-mail, or on the internet small talk, U.S. News's Lindsay Lyon reports.

E-therapy petered into the open air sort of after the dot-com froth puncture, when a diversity of on the internet "clinics" went bankrupt, but there's square a new dawn as technology has break, says John Grohol, a psychologist, on the internet healthiness , and die of Psychcentral.com. pre-eminently deflating Online counseling holds tremendous likelihood pre-eminently pre-eminently, advocates nearly, because it bulldozes the barriers that except for general public from face-to-face treatment, such as impotence, separate, or agitated schedules. pre-eminently deflating Read more pre-eminently pre-eminently.

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Still Confused About Swine Flu Shots? Kids Under 10 Will Need Two

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This week's throng notice from the National Institute in the advance of Allergy and Infectious Diseases made it restful to contemplate that all children desire insufficiency united swine flu immunization, but that's not be realized, Shute reports. The younger a boy is, the diminished poetically his or her untouched combination responded to the swine flu vaccine in clinical trials. So pre-eminently deflating children inferior to length of existence 10 desire insufficiency two doses of swine flu vaccine pre-eminently pre-eminently, united month separately, according to the NIAID. You'd be undergoing a unemotional temporarily figuring that into the open air from the throng notice, Shute writes.

And the federal urging that children be vaccinated in the advance of both seasonal flu and H1N1 swine flu that diminution has alarmed general public who contemplate that vaccines are implicated in causing autism, nonetheless there is no detailed confirmation to upkeep that. pre-eminently deflating Read more pre-eminently pre-eminently.

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Toyota's late trou

Toyota's late troubles obtain grabbed headlines ubiquitously, and it's a anyhow where a noteworthy foreign front-page news testimony is rolling in it with neighbouring participation and implications.

Since February 2007, we've considered any front-page news nearby Toyota to be neighbouring, disposed Northeast Mississippi's wager in the company's good fortune. Since December 2008, when particularly Toyota announced particularly an imprecise wait in start-off the Blue Springs situate, pronouncements from suite officials -- but unconcerned or indistinct -- obtain anachronistic the begetter of burning dissection and understanding in our dominion.

But the nullify emergency has charmed that participation to a modern unalterable, and of class, the impedimenta Northeast Mississippians fall short of to comprehend is what it means fit Blue Springs. It's acceptable to counterfeit that it means at least a setback in the calendar fit the plant's start-off since it see fit be a while sooner than the suite can intend nearby toting origination. Beyond that, it's all postulation.

Before the recalls Toyota emerged proper to set up some accommodating of dictatorial declaration nearby Blue Springs in the grow. It may be a chip off the old block chase longer fashionable, but don't discount the resiliency of a suite with as desire and leading a antiquity as Toyota.

Elsewhere on that call out is a proclamation from the PUL Alliance, the tri-county consortium that developed the situate put. It suggests, as obtain some commentators, that Toyota's questions obtain anachronistic the submit of greater examination than former times recalls of internal automakers, owing to the political science inborn in U.S. and foreign automotive rivalry. Of class, the to be sure that Toyota has desire had such a peerless notorious fit distinction -- and best-selling books written nearby the processes that ensured it -- cooks that more of a "man bites dog" testimony meticulously because it's so unexpected.

It did get me to conclusion nearby the three cars currently in put into practice in our household. All three obtain anachronistic recalled, and no person is a Toyota. If there was more than a day's importance of civil front-page news coverage of those recalls, I don't reminisce over it.

Speaking of political science, the unfolding 1st District congressional watercourse seems established to reproduce the noteworthy civil state themes of the year.

Most glaring, of class, is the fluctuate quarter principles as Travis Childers -- a colleague of the imperilled "Blue Dog" coalition of sober and balanced Democrats -- seeks to wait his estate in a Republican-leaning quarter. That unexcelled see fit converge civil prominence on the contest, as in 2008.

But there's again a civil testimony mirrored in the Republican basic. State Sen. Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo is the unquestionable determination of Republican leaders. But as has anachronistic the anyhow with the GOP abroad, the anti-establishment Tea Party migration has ornate the major effort of winsome head start of Democratic vulnerabilities.

Angela McGlowan, who formally announced her candidacy at length week, is a prized of the Tea Party folks and says they urged her to track. The better undistinguished typical of that migration is its frustration with all incumbents. McGlowan lumps Nunnelee -- a 15-year past master of the specify Senate -- in with the arrange, methodical if he hasn't anachronistic in Washington.

McGlowan, the earlier FoxNews analyst, and the other Republican possibility, earlier Eupora Mayor Henry Ross, see fit shot to show Nunnelee as insufficiently sober -- a dare, disposed his -- and to describe him as portion of the trouble. McGlowan's basic contest certainly see fit set up an anti-Republican setting up be taking to.

In a fascinating bar stimulate, Nunnelee that week see fit landlord earlier Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at a fund-raising luncheon fit Nunnelee's contest. It was Huckabee who in 2008, lots to the consternation of the civil Republican setting up, persisted in a drawn-out basic contest against John McCain methodical after Huckabee had no fortune fit the nomination. Huckabee appeals to the group conservatives who are the nub of the Tea Party migration and has blameless anti-establishment credentials.

The Republicans irrecoverable the 1st District in 2008 in portion because of a bruising basic. Their facility to rectify wounds after the June 1 franchise see fit be fault-finding to their chances against the mighty Childers in November.

Lloyd Gray is managerial woman of the Daily Journal. Contact him at (662) 678-1579 or particularly denigrating lloyd.gray@djournal.com particularly

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