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Preventive maintenance (PM) is maintenance the owner can perform on your motorhome before a problem exists. Those checks are designed to prevent or identify potential problems that could lead to mechanical breakdown, malfunction, or failure of a component or system on your motor coach. Preventive maintenance consists of cleaning, inspecting, lubricating, adjusting and servicing your motorhome.
Here are my top 7 PM checks you can perform on a typical RV generator. In addition to these checks, always follow the maintenance schedule and guidelines that came with your specific generator set.
Note: These PM checks are for a gasoline-fueled generator. Diesel motorhomes come equipped with a diesel- or propane-fueled generator. Some of these checks apply to all types, but some don't. Consult your generator owner's manual for maintenance checks and services for your specific generator.
1. Always check the oil level and the exhaust system prior to starting the generator. Starting and running a generator that is low on oil can result in costly damage to the generator's engine. Add oil as required. Check your owner's manual for the type of oil to use. A damaged exhaust system can result in carbon monoxide gas getting inside the motorhome. Always inspect the entire generator exhaust system prior to starting the generator. Never operate a generator with a damaged exhaust system.
2. Keep the generator set and the compartment it is housed in clean. You can use compressed air to assist in cleaning out the generator compartment and a clean shop rag to clean the generator set. While you are cleaning the generator, check all electrical connectors for secure connections.
Note: always wear safety glasses when using compressed air.
3. Check all of the filters on the generator. A typical generator may have an air filter, fuel filter and oil filter. Check your generator owner's manual for the types of filters your generator has and where they are located. Maintenance checks and services for a generator are based on hours of operation. You need to monitor the hour meter on your generator set for all maintenance intervals.
a) Check the air filter for cleanliness. Remove it and inspect the fins on the back for signs of dirt or debris. Tap the air filter on a flat surface to help remove some of the dirt and debris. Change a dirty filter, or change it at prescribed intervals. Inspect the air filter more often in dusty conditions.
b) The fuel filter will typically be an in-line type filter. Over time it filters out and collects enough debris that it can interfere with the flow of fuel. Check and replace the fuel filter at prescribed intervals.
c) We'll talk about the oil filter in just a minute.
4. Change the oil and oil filter (if equipped). This is perhaps the most important preventive maintenance you can do on your generator to ensure years of reliable service. Change the oil and replace the oil filter at the recommended intervals. It's really quite simple to do. Your generator owner's manual will usually describe the steps to follow. If you don't feel comfortable changing the oil and filter, have an authorized RV service center do it for you.
5. Replace the spark plugs at recommended intervals. If you've ever replaced the spark plugs in a vehicle, you can replace the plugs in the generator — unless due to the constraints of the generator compartment you can't access the spark plugs. In this case you may want to let an authorized RV service center do it for you. If you decide to do it yourself, check your generator owner's manual for the correct type of plug to use. Also, double check the spark plug gap before installing the plugs. Do not over tighten spark plugs.
6. Exercise the generator. There are several reasons why you should start and exercise the generator on a regular basis. Moisture build up can cause damage to your generator. When you exercise your generator it heats up the generator windings and eliminates this moisture buildup. This monthly exercise regime also lubricates all of the engine seals and components and helps to prevent carbon buildup.
So, what exactly do I mean when I say "exercise" your generator? For a gasoline generator, I mean that you start and run the generator with at least a 50 percent load, for at least two hours every month. It is important that you run it with this minimum-rated load. Generators are designed to run with a load placed on them. It's always better to let your generator run for longer periods than it is for short periods. Check your generator owner's manual for load ratings specific to your unit. Always try to avoid starting or stopping a generator when there is a 120-volt device or appliance turned on.
7. Add a fuel stabilizer during periods of storage or non-use. Add a fuel stabilizer to the motorhome's gas tank and run the generator long enough for the stabilizer to get through the fuel system. This will help to prevent gas-related problems on carbureted generators, like not starting or surging. These are problems you don't need. Fuel stabilizers can protect the fuel system for up to six months, but keep in mind the importance to exercise the generator when possible.
Well there you have it. Follow these simple steps, and the maintenance and service instructions in the generator owner's manual, and you can get years of reliable service from your generator set.
A couple of additional tips for generator maintenance: Keep the battery used to start the generator maintained, and when running the generator, monitor the AC voltage and frequency output with some type of digital plug-in meter. I recommend a meter that can test campground polarity, as well as measure AC line voltage and AC frequency.
Frequency is the number of times that electricity alternates per second. U.S. appliances are designed to operate at 60 cycles per second, or 60 hertz. When you use your generator the governor in the generator must hold the speed constant at, or close to 60 hertz from no load on the generator to a full load.
Depending on the load placed on the generator, AC voltage can range from 105 to 135 volts and the frequency can range from 58 to 63 hertz. Anything outside of these parameters can cause problems for your RV electrical system and/or generator set. The meter will let you know when the generator is not operating within the proper ranges and you can have it checked out and repaired before any damage occurs.
Happy camping.
By Mark Polk – Original article appeared on Family Motor Coach Association


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Welcome, jimifett!
Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → General → An Introduction to Our Message Boards
Welcome, jimifett!
Welcome jimifett and ee-3 we're glad to have you!
Hi jimifett. I hope you figure out how to do things faster than I did.
Plus I had alot of help from abunch of other members.
Cool name
I got this vintage Vespa just yesterday and it reminds me so much of Boba Fett, my fave SW character (of course) since, well, birth. It's green, probably a little shinier than Boba Fett because it's got a new paint job and has yet to receive any battle scars... BUT, I want to give it a name in honor of our favorite bounty hunter, and I would love some suggestions!!! Obviously, Slave I and Slave V came to mind immediately (like, I could name it Slave VII...) but it just doesn't seem to fit. I was also thinking MANDALORE. I'd love any suggestions from you out there in the galaxy!!!!! I will take every one of them to heart.. If you have a REALLY great one that is SW related but not necessarily bounty hunter related, I'd love to hear those too!
How about Fandalore or Fettlore
What's a vintage Vespa?
Welcome, Boba-Gab
Welcome Boba Gab, that's an awesome avatar.
I agree with Sharra, its a nifty avatar.
Vespa's are little scooters, used a lot in european cities. They are a pain to draft (like draw).
Hey, everyone. I figured I should introduce myself. I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and a Boba Fett fan, too. (Duh.) As for my favorite Star Wars character, it's probably a tie between either Aldar Beedo or General Grievous. Boba is pretty high up there, too. I'll be seeing you all around, I guess. May the Force be with you! :-D
Welcome, Beedo4bounty!
Welcome to the site newbies! Post well
Hi there Beedo4bounty I've seen you around here. What's Up?
Welcome, Beedo4bounty! May the Force be with you too!
Hello, everyone. I've come here for friendly association. I found this site several times from searching for Mandolorians on Google image search, and I liked the way that everyone associated with one another. ^_^
Anywhoo, me name is Cat. I've been accused of being a Mando-lover (because the accent makes me weak in the knees), and a Boba Fett fangirl (just because I hugged the Fett at AX when everyone else was afraid of him). I like the original trilogy a lot more than the newer one, and I plan on joining the Phoenix Guard division of the 501st as a Mando bounty hunter. It's great to be here, and I hope to get to know you all a bit.
Welcome MossNoth! You're certainly in the right place.
Hi MossNoth, you seem to be alot like me...
Well welcome to the club.
Thanks for the warm welcomes.
How am I like you, ee-3? Are you a Mando-lover, too? XD Just kidding. And thanks for the welcome!
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OT all the way, I think we can get along just fine.
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I'm sure that we will. And thanks.
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Hello, everyone! I've been a fan of Boba forever...why else would I join this site, right?
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TGI Fry-Day: Salt and Pepper Shrimp at "Little" Three Happiness
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My last visit to Little Three Happiness was—how shall I say—underwhelming. This classic Chinatown restaurant may have originally inspired LTHForum's name, but most of the dishes I tried were greasy and bland. One, the crispy skin chicken, was still raw in the middle. But there was one notable exception, a dish so good it made my list of the best dishes in Chinatown (non-Tony Hu edition): the salt and pepper shrimp ($6.95).
I've tried my fair share of fried shell-on shrimp, but all I ever ended up with were impenetrable pieces of shell lodged in the back of my throat. But if done right, like the version served here, the shells transform into an extra crunchy casing, which shatter dramatically when you bite in. The shells also help keep the shrimp extra juicy and sweet. I might not like much else here, but I'll be back for this one stunner.
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The first piece on this weekend's San Antonio Symphony concerts is a choral work by the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (pictured on the right) called Serenade to Music. Rachmaninoff was in the audience for the world premiere in 1938 and it is reported that Rachmaninoff was so overcome by the beauty of the music that he wept.
The original was for only 16 voices and later Vaughan Williams arranged it into a full choral work. That's the version most often performed today. This weekend the Symphony will be joined onstage by the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers. Vaughan Williams drew the text from the discussion about music and the music of the spheres in Act V, scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. Here is a recording (with the text) of the original version.
April 2 & 3 at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre
Andrew Grams, conductor
David Heller, organ
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, "Organ"
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The Giants lost last night. The game was boring. Texas won. Zito pitched. Not well, not too poorly. He pitched well enough to keep his team in the game. Well, not HIS team, A team. A DIFFERENT team. Texas scored 5 runs, not a big offensive outburst but more than they needed. If you would have gone to bed early, you wouldn't have missed anything. No late rallies. No sort of rallies, really. 5 hits total for the Giants, no one had more than 1. First shutout of the season against us. Tejas is a good team, but then, they just had lost 3 of 4 to the A's. But they beat us.
We are doing better today, up 3-0 as I write. Sandoval just contributed, 4-0.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 9 (UPI) -- Matt Moulson provided a goal and an assist Tuesday, powering the playoff-hopeful New York Islanders over Philadelphia 4-1.
John Tavares and Casey Cizikas scored 28 seconds apart late in regulation to secure the Islanders' seventh win in nine games.
Michael Grabner also tallied as New York moved into the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.
Evgeni Nabokov earned the triumph with 26 saves.
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Esomeprazole is used to treat conditions where there is too much acid in the stomach. It is used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers, erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a condition wherein the stomach produces too much acid. Esomeprazole is also used with antibiotics (eg, amoxicillin, clarithromycin) to treat ulcers that are caused by the H. pylori bacteria. This medicine is also used to prevent stomach ulcers and stomach irritation in patients taking NSAIDs (eg, aspirin, ibuprofen) for long periods of time.
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Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of esomeprazole for GERD in children. However, safety and efficacy have not been established for children younger than 1 month of age.
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Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
It is very important that your doctor check your or your child's progress at regular visits. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to take it. Blood, urine, and other laboratory tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects. If your condition does not improve, or if it becomes worse, check with your doctor.
This medicine is sometimes given together with amoxicillin (Amoxil®) and clarithromycin (Biaxin®) to treat ulcers caused by H. pylori infection. Be sure you understand the risks and proper use of any other medicines your doctor prescribes.
Check with your doctor right away if you have a fever, joint pain, skin rash, swelling of the body, feet, or ankles, or unusual weight gain after using this medicine. These could be symptoms of a serious kidney problem called acute interstitial nephritis.
Taking this medicine for a long time may make it harder for your body to absorb vitamin B12. Tell your doctor if you have concerns about vitamin B12 deficiency.
This medicine may cause diarrhea, and in some cases it can be severe. Do not take any medicine to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor. Check with your doctor right away if you have a watery stool that does not go away, stomach pain, and fever with this medicine.
This medicine may increase your risk of having fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine. This is more likely if you are 50 years of age and older, use high doses, or use it for one year or more. Call your doctor right away if you have severe bone pain or are unable to walk or sit normally.
This medicine may cause hypomagnesemia (low magnesium in the blood). This is more likely to occur if you are using this medicine for more than one year, or if you are using it together with digoxin (Lanoxin®) or certain diuretics (water pills). Check with your doctor right away if you have convulsions (seizures), a fast, racing, or uneven heartbeat, muscle spasms (tetany), tremors, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Cutaneous or systemic lupus erythematosus may occur or gets worse in lupus patients and are taking PPI. Call your doctor right away if you or your child have a joint pain or skin rash on your cheeks or arms that gets worse when exposed in the sun.
This medicine may increase your risk for fundic gland polyps (abnormal tissue growth in the upper part of your stomach). This is more likely if you are using this medicine for more than 1 year. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.
Do not stop using this medicine without first checking with your doctor.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you or your child are using this medicine. This medicine may affect the results of certain medical tests.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription (eg, clopidogrel, atazanavir, nelfinavir, Plavix®, Reyataz®, Viracept®) or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal (eg, St. John's wort) or vitamin supplements.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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One of our most popular projects over the years has been the Super Easy Baby Blanket. When I made it over four years ago, I was newly pregnant and full of dreams for the tiny baby who would be wrapped up inside. Now, that that baby is old enough to write his name, we thought it was time for an update to this wonderfully straightforward pattern!
Faye, whom you may know (and love!) from shopping at our store, suggested this time trying the Super Easy Baby Blanket with Koigu's Kersti Merino Crepe. Since in the last few years Faye, too, has become a mother, she thought Kersti's ultra springy loftiness would be perfect not just for a soft and cozy blanket, but also for a comfy play mat.
Plus, since Faye is one of Purl Soho's very first employees, she has spent nearly a decade with Koigu, contemplating its vast array of colors, playing with combinations and developing favorites. So she already had up her sleeve a beautiful summertime palette that starts with the blues of the cool ocean, passes into the bright light of the horizon and then rises to the hot flames of the sun. Spectacular!
If you know how to cast on, knit and bind off, you're ready to start your own Super Easy Baby Blanket! And if you're curious about the original, you can check it out right here. Enjoy both!
- A Kersti Super Easy Baby Blanket Bundle. The bundle includes 7 skeins of Koigu's Kersti Merino Crepe, 100% Merino Wool. These colors, from the top, are:
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5 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch in garter stitch
Finished Dimensions: 24 inches x 28 inches
To get the same nice, neat edge as Faye, just slip the first stitch of every row knitwise with the yarn in back. When you're changing colors, knit the first stitch instead of slipping it.
With a US #7 needle (or size required by you to achieve the correct gauge) and the first color, loosely cast on 120 stitches.
Knit every row until you have knit the entire skein (which should be about 4 inches).
Switch to the second color at the beginning of the next row, and knit every row until you have knit the entire skein (or until this stripe measures the same as the first stripe).
Repeat with each color, making sure to always switch colors on the same side.
After knitting the seventh color, loosely bind off.
Weave in the ends and you're done! Super easy!
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The AAFP, along with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has endorsed a "birth dose" initiative(www.immunize.org) from the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) that recommends newborns be given the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine before discharge from U.S. hospitals and birth centers.
This digitally colorized transmission electron micrograph shows the presence of hepatitis B virions, or "Dane particles."
The initiative is summarized in a new guidebook(www.immunize.org) that defines best practices for newborn hepatitis B immunization.
According to the IAC announcement, the birth dose of the vaccine represents a first step in creating "a vaccine safety net that will protect infants from hepatitis B infection and from the development of chronic hepatitis B infection if acquired through contact with an infected mother, household member or caregiver."
Data from the 2011 National Immunization Survey(www.cdc.gov) (NIS) show that nearly one in three newborns leaves the hospital without receiving the hepatitis B vaccine despite recommendations to the contrary. The NIS data also reveal variability in administration(www.cdc.gov) of the birth dose from state to state.
This variability indicates that all states need to improve use of the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose to enhance newborn protection, says the IAC. The guidebook is intended to provide resource materials to hospitals that do not already have a written policy to implement hepatitis B prevention protocols that will ensure all newborns receive a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine.
"These resources can help your hospital establish policies, procedures and standardized admission orders to include hepatitis B vaccine as part of the medical management for all newborns delivered in the hospital," says the IAC in its announcement. "The resources include background information about perinatal hepatitis B transmission and educational materials for parents and staff."
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Hello everyone!
Before I get started on this weeks challenge particulars, I want to say a HUGE thank you to all my followers and commentors! I have now reached over 200 followers and I am just flabbergasted. It was only just a short time ago that I was giving a card away to the 150th follower. As most of you know my blogging has been….well, a little slim. I hope to turn this around this coming week and start blogging a lot more regularly. Things in my life have been a little difficult of late {I won't go into particulars as there were quite a few challenges}, and I am starting to turn a new corner. But the support you guys give me boosts my spirits and makes me smile….a lot!
So I will be randomly choosing a subscriber to receive this weeks creation for the Inkspiration challenge. I will let you know the winner tomorrow……see good incentive to post again! LOL!
Okay, this week is a sketch
my submission…
I realised I haven't played with the owl punch nearly enough, so I pulled it out. Isn't she just the cutest?!
I have been seeing quite a few cards with circles in the back ground used as accents and I am loving it. Might do some more. More blog post gold! lol!
My Stampin' Up! colour combo is Regal Rose, Soft Suede and So Saffron. Love this combo for girl birthday cards.
Now there is one more thing I would like to share with you all today. Last week I bought a new pet. He wasn't an impulse purchase as we {my family} have been discussing it for a while. But we just were not sure what breed we would go with. But when I met this fellow I just had to have him.
So without further ado I introduce you to CHARLIE BROWN!
He is just the sweetest bird. He is hand raised and he gives the softest kisses and nibbles and I think he starting to copy my laugh!! LOL! He is a Rainbow Lorikeet and has the most amazing bright feathers. Under his wings is the most brightest red I think I have ever seen! In this shot he was entertaining us with his dancing on my crafting desk so his head is a little blurry. When I have some better pics I will post them.
Anyhoo! Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT and post your submission over at the Inkspirations Challenge Blog. I would love to see what you have created.


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California's stem cell agency understands the importance of attacking chronic problems. So if it wants to survive beyond 2014, it should heed the Institutes of Medicine's advice to eliminate conflicts of interest on its board — and do it before awarding the remaining $1.2 billion of the $3 billion voters approved for stem cell research.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine asked the prestigious Institutes of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, to evaluate its operations. One of the findings was that the vast majority of the agency's 29 board members stand to benefit in various ways from their decisions on awarding research grants.
This has been suggested before, but the new report leaves no question of the ethical issue. To justify its continuation in some form, perhaps as a nonprofit or a foundation, the agency needs a majority of independent board members to make funding decisions.
The stem cell institute's public funding window closes in 2014. It commissioned the review in part to help figure out how it might survive after that to sustain progress in stem cell research.
Even if there were no concerns about independence, another voter-approved bond would be out of the question.
Long-term funding was never the intent when Proposition 71 passed in 2004. It was supposed to kick-start research at a time when federal funding was blocked and to establish California as a major player in the rapidly advancing medical field.
The agency has largely met its goals. Research universities such as Stanford, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC San Francisco and the University of Southern California have all developed their stem cell operations, helping to create some 13,000 jobs. While advocates overpromised on how soon cures for the world's most tragic diseases might be developed, progress has been made, and the potential of stem cell therapies now is widely recognized. It is a $1.4 billion industry.
The agency could continue to bring value to the state as an advocate and funder of research, but only if it can attract private donors, partners and investors. For that to happen, it will need a board that passes the ethics test, with more independent experts and industry executives free of conflicts.
Today when the agency accepts applications for research grants, a 15-member working group of scientists reviews them all and recommends which should receive funding. But an appeals process allows the governing board to overturn the scientists' decisions, and the board sometimes has done so under questionable circumstances, the review found.
At the outset, stem cell advocates took immense pride in structuring the agency to keep it relatively free of legislative interference despite the use of public money. Politicians kept their hands off, which was good. But the agency created its own inappropriate influences in the way it constituted its board. Now it needs to clean up its act.


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Jahi McMath: Brain Dead Girl's Mom Says Hospital's Not Feeding Her
Brain dead teen's family in talks with two facilities.
Dec. 31, 2013 -- The mother of Jahi McMath said today the hospital where the 13-year-old girl is being kept on life support is not feeding her and has been insensitive in referring to the brain-dead teen as "the body."
"To watch my daughter just sit there and not have food ... I'm just so happy that she is kind of a thick girl so she still looks good," Latasha Winkfield said today. "I tell her every day, 'Jahi, you losin' weight girl, but you still look good.' I just think it's inhumane to not feed my child, to not refer to her by her name, and stop us in our tracks."
The family has been fighting for time to find a facility willing to take Jahi, but hospital officials have said they don't believe any such place exists because the girl is "deceased."
"I hate it that they refer to her as just the body or the deceased; that is my child that they're talking about," Winkfield said. "They don't even use her name."
The family news conference came after the hospital filed a motion arguing the girl's family had plenty of time to find a new facility to take her and that she should be unhooked from her ventilator because she is legally dead.
The filing in federal court was the latest in the battle over Jahi, who was declared brain dead on Dec. 12 following tonsil surgery.
One hour before a court order was set to expire and Children's Hospital Oakland planned to unhook Jahi from a ventilator Monday evening, a judge extended her life support to Jan. 7.
Jahi will remain hooked up to a ventilator for at least another week as her family plots the logistics of moving her to a facility willing to treat her. The family is considering potential options in New York and Arizona, according to court documents.
Donations to a fundraiser Winfield started surged past $32,000 Monday night, according to gofundme.com, after the judge's decision.
The family has said it plans to use the money toward the cost of transferring Jahi to a new facility. But when reached by ABCNews.com Monday night, Jahi's uncle, Omari Sealy, declined to share specifics of the family's next move.
"We're just grateful," he said. "We want to thank God and everybody out there who prays for us. Keep praying, it's working."
Christopher Dolan, an attorney for the family, filed complaints in superior and federal courts on Monday to stop the hospital from unhooking Jahi when the previous court order expired at 5 p.m. PT Monday.
Also included in the federal complaint was a request that Children's Hospital Oakland perform a tracheotomy and to insert a feeding tube, which are necessary procedures before Jahi can be transferred.
Children's Hospital Oakland "does not believe that performing surgical procedures on the body of a deceased person is an appropriate medical practice," the hospital said in a statement posted on its website last week.
An attorney for the hospital wrote in today's court filing that administrators had not heard from any potential facilities the family has reportedly claimed are willing to take Jahi.
The hospital said any facility that takes Jahi would be accepting a dead body and would have to get a coroner's approval.
The hospital reiterated in a statement that it has continued "to support the family of Jahi McMath in this time of grief and loss over her death."


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Jill Filipovic wrote an opinion column for The Guardian yesterday, arguing against the practice of women taking their husbands' names when they get married. It ended up linked on Jezebel and found its way to my Facebook feed where one particular statistic caught my eye. Filipovic claimed that 50% of Americans think a women should be legally required to take her husband's name.
First, some quick clarification of my biases here. Although I write under a hyphenate, I never have legally changed my name. I've never had a desire to do so. In my private life, I'm just Maggie Koerth and always will be. That said, I personally take issue with the implication at the center of Filipovic's article — that women shouldn't change their names and that to do so makes you a bad feminist. For me, this is one of those personal decisions where I'm like, whatever. Make your own choice. Just because I don't get it doesn't mean you're wrong.
But just like I take objection to being all judgey about personal choices, I also take objection to legally mandating personal choices, and I was kind of blown away by the idea that 50% of my fellow Americans think my last name should be illegal.
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Dear Em,
I suppose you'll wonder at my writing from hear but when (all told) it is a short story. I got a forty eight hour leave of absence got home at 11 PM Sat. night and went to bed. Pa called me at five oclock to have some breakfast. He said he had a great feed for me. I went down and there was some beans, bread and coffee. I guess I made him late for work for he kept talking (you know him). Lil is spending two weeks vacation up hear, and I thought Id run up and see her. She saw that I was put up last night and we've just eaten breakfast. Ive got to catch the five oclock train tonight for Springfield so Im going to make to best of the day. I feel very sorry that I will not see you on this trip, but as I expect we'll stay in Westfield for some time yet, I hope to see you later.
I got your address off a letter. I hope it right for I thought I get home before I wrote and therefore make sure. Are you folks enjoying yourself? If not why not. Pa seems to be having the time of his life, all alone. By the way, Mr. Holland gave me a great dinner Sunday. She kept pairing potatoes as Id eat them.
Well I know I should write more but I haven't got much time now. Ill write when I get back to camp. Ill expect a letter from you when I get back.
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Celebrities witness plane crash at Aspen airport
Witnesses, including celebrities Kevin Nealon and LeAnn Rimes, took to social media to share photos and comments after a private plane crashed and burned Sunday at an airport in Aspen, Colo.
Nealon, a comedian, kept his Twitter followers abreast of information involving the plane at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport. The airport was closed after the 12:30 p.m. MT crash, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Rimes also shared a comment on Twitter after seeing the crash. USA TODAY Network has reached out to both the Grammy award-winning singer and Nealon via Twitter for more information.
The Aviation Safety Network, citing local authorities, reported that one person died, one was severely injured and the third person on the plane suffered minor to moderate injuries.
FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said the plane appeared to be a twin-engine Bombardier Challenger 600 en route from Tucson to Aspen, about 100 miles southwest of Denver.
Jay Sills, 35, a Basalt, Colo., resident who was in Aspen at the time, told USA TODAY Network he saw "the bottom of the plane was burning and the fire truck drove up and started spraying it down." He said he did not see the crash itself. "I just saw the smoke plume. It is real windy here today and the winds are gusty and swirling." He shard a photo of the incident to his Facebook account.
The property manager who takes care of second homes in Aspen said he couldn't stop thinking about people on the plane.
"I felt so bad for whoever was inside it," he told USA TODAY Network. "I was hoping they were OK or they weren't suffering."
Sills' friend, Gretchen Hawkesby, shared his photo on her Twitter account.
Others shared their experiences from the airport scene as well.
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My grumpiness might contribute to that, too. I ended up with an utterly miserable redeye flight from Seattle to Minneapolis — I landed at 5am. I'm still traveling to get home (I'm on a stimulant break right this instant), and as soon as I get there, I'm going in to work. Expect surly snarliness, world, until my labs are all over, I'm truly home, and I'm crashed into unconsciousness on my bed.


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The crazy is coming out early this season.
We're back for the 25th season of "Survivor." Really? 25th? That makes me feel old.
Anyways, the twist this year is they've brought back players who had to be removed from the game for medical reasons. When they announced this at last season's finale, I thought for sure that Brandon was going to be one of the players coming back, but apparently he's not.
We open with Jeff explaining that while the Philippines is beautiful, between the weather and the natural surroundings, there are about a thousand things that can kill you. Good setting to bring the injured players back to. Maybe they'll be able to really kill one of them this time.
Along with the returning players, there are two celebrities as well. Lisa Welchel, who was Blair on "The Facts of Life," and Jeff, who was a professional baseball player. And who are the returning players? Russell, from "Survivor Samoa," Jonathon from "Fans vs. Favorites," and Mike from "Survivor Australia."
I didn't watch Samoa or Fans vs. Favorites, so Mike is the only one I'm familiar with. All three seem to have been strong players who got taken out of the game by things beyond their control. (And I still think they're going to pull Brandon in somehow. We'll see.)
Jeff plays a little question and answer with the Survivor (minus the returning players) about how bad it can get and gets Roxanne to give the example of Russell passing out in the challenge. That seems like a bit of a plant answer, but I'm naturally suspicious.
Anyways, that answer gives Jeff his opening to introduce the returning players, and why they were taken out. Russell, as mentioned, passed out from dehydration during a challenge. Jonathon had a massive infection that was threatening to enter his bloodstream, and Mike fell into the fire and burned a lot of skin off his hands. Each goes to a separate tribe. I'm awful with remembering the tribe names, so of course they have three this season.
Everyone has to make a mad grab for supplies and get off the boat. It looks like four or five people manage to hurt themselves trying to get from the boat to the rafts, most noticeably Jeff, the baseball player, who heard a "pop" when he hit his knee. I wonder if they managed to get any of the chickens to shore without drowning them.
The blue tribe, with Russell, is Matsing. And I just noticed that they are also all wearing blue clothing. That will help. Russell may be a little crazy, but I'm finding him entertaining thus far. Might get annoying after a while, though.
Though Russell says he won't be the leader this time, he immediately takes charge and starts ordering people around. Malcolm, a bartender who lived in Micronesia for a year teaching English, steps forward and helps them make fire, although Russell does the actual work.
The red tribe is Kalabaw, with Jonathan (although some of them are wearing maroon and pink). Jeff is in worse shape than he's letting on, but he suspects that he tore, or at least strained his MCL. Jonathan is so damn happy to be back, but he's also pretty low key, although Jeff is already painting a target on his back. Yeah, maybe you should mention that you're a professional baseball players with buckets of money, and see how long they keep you then.
The yellow tribe is Tandang (which I will think of as the Tang tribe from now on.) Mike says that, if he had a choice, he still would have picked this tribe. I get the feeling that Mike's a glass-half-full kind of guy. RC, an investment banker, is already in her underwear (really? Isn't that a little early) although she says she's tough, she's already talking about trusting people and giggling.
Sorry. I can't take her seriously while she's giving her confessional in her bra. RC and Abi-Maria are running around trying to put an alliance together. Jeez, people, get fire and a shelter set up, and then start talking alliance.
We come back from break to lots of bugs. Yuck. That would be enough motivation for me to make sure I had a decent shelter a bit off the ground. Jeff is being very useful despite his injury. He also full out admits that he doesn't really need the money, but he still wants to win. Dawson, thanks to an ex-boyfriend, knows exactly who he is, but she's going to sit on the information until it's useful to her to use it.
Back at Tangdang, the girls are encouraging Lisa to peel some layers off, but she's not comfortable. She's in a different position than Jeff, because she does need the money, and has been out of the spotlight since "The Facts of Life" went off the air. Mike seems to be the only one who recognizes her. All the young'uns have no idea who she is.
At Matsang, Denise, the sex therapist, is curious about Zane, and he definitely is a different duck. They quickly come to an agreement about being in an alliance. This could be good. He seems pretty capable physically, and she should be able to read people.
Wait, Zane is making alliances with everybody in the tribe. That's not actually how it works, sweetie. Malcolm and Denise also make an alliance, and that one seems like it could work. As long as Malcolm doesn't get too cocky, he could be a strong player.
Tangdang has spent so much time forming alliances that they don't have fire or shelter. Mike is going gangbusters, and getting twigs embedded in his head and cutting his hand on bamboo, as well as slicing his foot open. Maybe the universe is trying to tell you something, Mike; maybe the universe doesn't want you to be on "Survivor."
At Kalabaw, Jonathan is alienating his tribemates by spending all his time looking for the Immunity Idol and not bonding with them. He does find a clue to the immunity idol. If he doesn't look out, he'll be gone before he gets a chance to find it. Russell finds the same clue at Matsang.
Dude, there is still almost 40 minutes left in this episode. This feels like the longest episode ever, and it's only the first one. Enough with the idiots running around in the rain! I want to see a challenge!
And after the break I get my wish. Immunity Challenge time! This time it's a cargo net/paddling/swimming/puzzle challenge. I feel like they're pulling challenge elements out of a hat at this point. Russell is being totally annoying while his tribe picks who does what.
Tangdang is the first back from the cargo net with the paddles, and Matsing next, although Russell literally has to pull Zane with him. The girls from Kalabaw are significantly behind, but Jeff (and someone else) catch up during the paddling portion. Tangdang maintains their lead through the swimming and into the puzzle portion, but Kalabaw ekes out a victory at the end, with Tangdang second.
Matsing is going to tribal council, and I predict Russell is going home because he's done nothing but tell people what to do, all the while saying he doesn't want to be the leader.
And back at camp, Russell is still trying to tell people what to do, and how they need to be better at challenges. Ooh, wait, Zane is crumbling. He says he's not physically strong enough to play. But it's just a ruse? I think he's over thinking, well, everything, He says he's playing chess the only way he knows how; I have feeling he's not a very good chess player.
But Russell may still go home, because he's pissed everyone off. And Angie is telling Zane he needs to stay. I can't figure out whether Zane is crazy, or crazy like a fox.
Tribal Council time! Zane continues his theme of not making any sense at all, while still being entertaining. If Russell wants to stay around, he needs to stop talking. It may be too late already.
But no! Zane is just plain crazy, and it's him who is going home. I guess the fun guy who sucks at challenges isn't as valuable as the strong guy who is annoying. I think Zane also screwed himself trying to go all reverse psychology on his teammates when he didn't have to.
Next week: Jonathon goes nuts, and Lisa is playing the unpopular girl on this show.
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The University of San Diego School of Law and its Center for Corporate and Securities Law (CCSL) are pleased to present "An Evening with Mike Mayo, Banking Analyst for CLSA, an affiliate of Credit Agricole Securities"
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
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5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
The evening event will feature distinguished speaker Mike Mayo, maverick bank analyst for CLSA (Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia), an affiliate of Credit Agricole Securities and author of Exile on Wall Street: One Analyst's Fight to Save the Big Banks from Themselves. Signed copies of the book will be given to the first 100 conference attendees. Click here to read the the book review by The Wall Street Journal Money & Investigating editor Francesco Guerrera.
Investors who took Mike Mayo's advice have done well over the years. In May 1999, he wrote a 1,000 page report recommending investors sell stocks of 47 banks, despite the fact that his peers were telling investors to buy.
Mayo brings to this event a unique perspective on the investment community. He's as outraged as the Occupy Wall Street protesters, standing firm against executive entitlement. Over the years, Mayo has paid a price for his integrity. He worked at six Wall Street forms, was fired by one and muzzled by another. He has testified before Congress about the problems and conflicts on Wall Street.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
5:00 p.m. – Reception with hors d'oeuvres
6:05 p.m. – Introductory program remarks: Cynthia Richson, co-director of USD School of Law Center for Corporate and Securities Law
6:15 p.m. – Keynote address from distinguished speaker Mike Mayo
- Moderated and interviewed by Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance, USD School of Law
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The first 100 conference attendees will receive a signed copy of Mayo's new book, Exile on Wall Street: One Analyst's Fight to Save the Big Banks from Themselves.
The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Board of California-approved MCLE provider, and certifies that this event is approved for MCLE credit in the amount of 1.25 hours of general credit.
Click here to review a PDF of the suggested reading material for this event, Has Financial Development Made the World Riskier? by Raghuram G. Rajan.
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Sacrifice goes against our biological imperative of self-preservation. If we have a will to survive, then shouldn't we do everything in our power to stay alive? Or is life only worth living if it's the good life (whatever that means)? Shouldn't we celebrate our desire to live? Rian Johnson's sci-fi film Looper casts a dark spell over our need for self-preservation, and bitterly twists it into a world where people would go so far as to kill themselves to live. Anchored by tremendous performances from leads Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, Johnson manages to deliver thrills as intense as the ideas he wishes to explore. However, his quest to reach a thoughtful conclusion stumbles over new characters, plot shortcuts, and an extreme tonal shift that leaves the big ideas intact, but fractures the powerful storytelling.
Joe (Gordon-Levitt) is a looper—a hitman in the year 2044 who kills people from thirty years in the future who are sent back through illegal time travel. It's a tidy execution method for future crime syndicates: send him back, kill him, and then there's no proof a body ever existed. But there's a catch: because loopers know the system, they're a loose end, and one day they'll be sent back in time to be quickly executed by their younger selves. Joe and his fellow loopers are okay with this exchange. After they kill their future selves, they're rewarded handsomely, and get to live out their final thirty years in relative comfort. Joe doesn't mind his daily routine of wake-up, assassinate, get paid, party, get high, and go to sleep. But then he breaks the cardinal rule, and lets his target escape. It's bad enough for Joe to have a guy from the future running around. It's worse when it's his future self (Willis).
For its first-half, everything in Looper clicks together perfectly. The notion of self-preservation permeates every action. The movie wrestles with the concept of life's potential. Haven't the loopers drained their lives of potential by giving it a firm end date? They have no problem taking away the lives of others, and they're supposed to be surprised when they've killed themselves (with the exception of Old Joe, the victims always arrive bound and hooded). The loopers are forced to live in the moment because they know how much time they have left, but it's not much of a moment. Young Joe is stuck in his own loop: kill, get paid, party, rinse, repeat. Life's potential doesn't have much meaning if you're always squandering that potential.
Before the movie shifts its tone, Johnson crafts a tight and heady action flick where the chase is wrapped up in fatalism and self-doubt. The movie drips with Young Joe's noirish dialogue, and we see a broken city that's overrun with crime and vagrants. It's not a dystopian future; just an ugly one. Johnson shows us the horrific fate that befalls a looper if he lets his future self escape like when it happens to Young Joe's friend, Seth (Paul Dano). It's in this world where both Joes are being chased by "Gats", the black trench-coated henchmen of crime boss Abe (Jeff Daniels), that Looper is at its strongest. There's dangerous urgency where both Joes have a valid reason to survive—but doesn't everyone?
To get into the meat of that question, Johnson has to go to a disturbing place in the second half, but he also flips the tone to where the immediacy of that question has to vie for attention against what feels almost like a different movie. In his quest to kill his future self and escape from the gats, Young Joe hides on a farm owned by Sarah (Emily Blunt). She lives there with her young, and slightly "off" son, Cid (Pierce Gagnon). 10% of the future population has a weak telekinesis (they can float small objects in the palm of their hand), and the Sarah and Cid are among them. Like the vagrants, "TK" (as it's called in the film) seems like a little coloring to the world until Johnson has to use it as an all-purpose escape route that cheapens the tightness of the storytelling and therefore cheapens the themes.
The urgency of these ideas and their complexity begin to fade when we're on the idyllic farm. Old Joe keeps the themes alive, but Young Joe drudgingly carries the story on the farm with Sarah and Cid. Thankfully, the film's momentum is kept alive by the strength of the cinematography, the editing, and most importantly, the compelling performances from Gordon-Levitt and Willis. On a weaker actor, the young-Willis make-up would be a distraction, but with Gordon-Levitt, it allows him to fade away into the character. We truly believe that both Joes are the same soft-spoken, secretly scared man whose purpose in life is killing to survive. As for Willis, Old Joe is, simply put, one of the best performances of his career. He has to resent his younger self and carry thirty more years of life experience, but not feel like a completely different person. It's a dance between the two actors even when they're not sharing the screen.
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In its finest moments, Looper is sci-fi at the genre's best, and it will leave your head spinning. The richness of the story and Johnson's skillful direction make it impossible not to be a little let down when the film breaks in two. But the fracture is a necessary sacrifice in order to reach the conclusion's full potential. The movie may lose some of its vivacity by not sticking to its strongest elements, but as Looper reminds us, potential can be far more powerful than preservation.
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The news of the sale created a buzz on social media, especially on Tuesday when many took to Twitter to either praise Glass or complain about the price.
The announcement about the sale, made last week via Google+ and Facebook posts, came after The Verge posted that it had obtained documents that indicated that Google will open up its "Explorer Program," making the personal wearable computers available to anyone.
"Whoops. So... we'd planned to post this next week, but it looks like the cat's out of the bag now," Google Glass said in its post. "Over the past several months, we've been trying out different ways to expand the Explorer program. Some of you signed up at Google I/O, some told us what you would do #ifihadglass, some were referred by a friend, some joined through their school or university. Our Explorers are moms, bakers, surgeons, rockers, and each new Explorer has brought a new perspective that is making Glass better. But every day we get requests from those of you who haven't found a way into the program yet, and we want your feedback too. So in typical Explorer Program fashion, we're trying something new."
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