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Vibe Maintenance & Repair Concerns
I have been experiencing intermittent stalling on my 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT. The stalling happens after I depress the clutch when coming to a stop or turning into a parking lot, ect.
I have had the vehicle into two service departments for a total of four times. One service department was able to reproduce the failure but didn't have any idea how to rectify the problem. The other service department wasn't able to reproduce the failure. Thus they didn't have anything to go by. The failure doesn't produce any error codes in the computer.
I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this with either their Vibe GT or the Matrix XRS (same powertrain).
Look into the idle speed control valve which should be located around the throttle body.0
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Hello. My name is Scott (Juliewen is my wife)
I am having the exact same problems with my otherwise good vehicle.
I have an appointment on Wed. with an actual "Toyota" guy. I think he is a specialist and is not at any one dealership ever. I am not sure on this point. But, I think he is authorized by Toyota to do more. We will see.
This will be my third trip in and I am getting fairly frustrated to say the least.
This is the thing; I am a fairly good mechanic myself. I have owned 3 Toyotas which I have done all of the repair work on myself. Not to say that they were ever really problematic. But all of them went to @ 220k miles.
The first thing I did was buy a set of shop manuals for the car. That is what I do when I get a new car. The manuals have a good trouble-shooting guideline for figuring out any problem. The manuals led me straight to what I feel is the problem. It has to do with the ISC valve. This is sometimes call the IAC (Idle control valve). To make things a little shorter I will tell you that it lead me to check the voltage to this valve. This is easy to do with a volt-meter. There should be 9-14 volts present when the car is on. Mine shows 0. This tells me that the ISC which controls idle speed is not able to work. I told the mechanic this the last time I came in and he sort of laughed at me. Anyway, they replace this valve (assumably without checking the power supply to it) and returned the car to me. It stalled about 20 minutes later. I knew it would as it cannot work without voltage. There is an Integrated Circuit in the valve body which needs this current to work.
The manuals suggest checking continuity in the wires involved. They come from the ECU. That is what I believe needs to be done next. This will show is the problem is in the wiring (or wiring harness) or the ECU itself. The ECU sends out positive voltage (9-14 volts) to one terminal of the ISC valve. It also sends out the information for the valve to make adjustments (RSD terminal). The only other terminal on the ISC valve is for ground. Without these working, there is no way the valve can function.
Sorry for all of the details. I hope they are clear.
The reason the car intermittendently stalls is that the other engine control systems are trying to compensate for the lack of idle control. You may notice that the car bogs down a bit just as you start to accelerate from a stand-still. This is the lag of the airlow meter kicking in when the air starts moving in to the throttle body.
It is possible that this is not the exact same scenario you have but I would guess it is the same. I will let you know what I come up with at Toyota on Wed.
Good luck and keep me updated as well.
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My son bought an AWD Vibe a week ago today. From the time he drove it off the dealer's lot (approx 130 miles from here) until 3 days ago it had a peculiar intermittent hesitation or stalling problem. He could be driving in traffic and while holding the accelerator steady the Vibe started losing speed. The engine RPMs would increase but it was as though the transmission was disengaged. It has now been in the local Pontiac dealership for 3 days and they do not know how to fix it. They have called the next closest Pontiac dealership (about 25 miles away) and they don't know how to fix it either. They say they don't have the equipment or software to diagnose and remedy the problem. WAY TO GO GM!! Your warranty is pretty much worthless if your own dealers don't know how to service the cars they sell. So my son is paying for the first new car he has ever purchased and has had the privilege of driving a rented Cavalier for 3 days out of the 7 he has owned the Vibe and has no idea when or if he will ever get a reliable Vibe. I blame myself in part because I recommended he get the GM product based on my good experiences with 3 previous new GM purchases. My confidence in GM is definitely shaken and have I decided not to buy the new Bonneville for now.0
As much as I hate to say this, the Vibe is a Toyota in all respects except the body. All of the parts, including engine and transmission are Toyota parts. GM probably is responsible for not having proper diagnostic equipment at the dealers if that's true. I'm anything but a mechanic, but what you describe could be a transmission problem. Suggest you contact the zone rep soonest!!!0
wenb Posts: 45Hi I am just checking out he vibe and problems already. Well if you look a post for other cars, they all have their issues. Did anyone hear about the giant recall from Honda regarding stalling.I was checking out Saturn Vue and they had some engine electrical issues. Todays cars are so complex all cars are going to have problems.And remember an engine is only as strong as it's weakest sensor.I checked on the Saturn Ion and found that depending on options the electric/electronic system is controlled by 5 to 8 microprocessors in a lan configuration.This is to enhance reliablity. Well I hope your Vibe issue is solved soon. The grass is not greener on the other side.0
Thanks for your comments. You both make good points. Now that I have cooled down! here's the results. After 5 full days in the Pontiac garage they diagnosed the problem as a defective O2 sensor. The regional Pontiac Cust. Svc. rep was very understanding and helpful when contacted. GM apparently had to FedEx new software for the garage's computer just to work on the Vibe. The garage eventually went to the local Toyota garage to try a substitute O2 sensor and decided that was the problem. However, they had to order a GM (probably Toyota) part to replace the original one which took another day and a half. My son took his Vibe on a 500+ mile trip over the weekend and was happy with the way it performed. From here on I think the garage will be able to handle this problem if it affects any future Vibes. I did some extensive reading over the weekend on O2 sensors because I knew nothing about them before this. wenb is absolutely correct about the complexities of new engines and the weakest link throwing everything out of synch. I now know how critical the O2 sensors are and unfortunately the relative high (estimated to be 10%-18%) failure or defect rate reported of these little marvels. In defense of the mechanics I will say that once they got the proper tools and parts they needed, the problem disappeared. Here's to a trouble-free future for the Vibe.0
Hi all -
We're thinking of helping our son purchase a Vibe. The post from GMloyal60 was an initial red flag, and we've been trying to understand this problem.
Can the 02 sensor problem be tested before purchase? Or does usage bring out the problem. I'd like to know ahead of time! Thanks for any thoughts on this.0
If you have selected the Pontiac dealer where you will be servicing your Vibe, it certainly wouldn't hurt to mention your awareness of the problem that initially plagued my son's Vibe and inquire if they have the latest diagnostic software on their equipment to service the Vibe. Also, do they have the specific equipment to test O2 sensors? I doubt that the dealer preparation list before the sale includes an O2 sensor test unless it becomes enough of a problem that GM issues a TSB on it. You have nothing to lose by asking the selling dealer whether they would add that to their preparation list. Don't pass up the chance to take your prospective purchase on a test drive before signing on the dotted line. There's certainly no guarantee this particular defect would show up but at least it's worth a try. Make sure you drive it long enough that the engine is fully warmed up because O2 sensors don't begin to function (or malfunction) until completely warmed up. I hope this helps a bit. I'm no mechanic, but like you, I enjoy keeping up on new and interesting technological developments. The Vibe is really a great vehicle once it is working OK; very versatile, comfortable, fun to drive and nicely equipped. Good luck!0
That was a big help, gmloyal60. Now we just have to wait until we get our gm card rebate, and he had his license. So glad your son is now enjoying his vibe - what color did your son prefer? We're thinking of making this a partial surprise (even though he is paying for part of it), but are worried about getting a color he might dislike. Thanks again!0
nippononly SF Bay AreaPosts: 12,726can be tested specifically by any facility that has a computer that can read the car's smog computer codes. You could even ask them to specifically perform this test if you were concerned.
O2 sensors operate in the hottest part of the engine - the exhaust manifold - so they tend to get "fried". Plus with the tightening smog pollution standards over the last five or six years, it has become more and more routine to replace them at intervals, whereas back in the 80's, for instance, the same sensor might be in there the whole life of the car. The fall-out of all this is that more and more replacement O2 sensors were needed, they became cheaper and not as good, kind of like an almost disposable part of the engine, like air filters or something.
Check your local car parts store ads - sensors for many models these days can be bought for $20 or so - I saw an ad in the paper a couple of weeks back where they were selling them in volume discounts!
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My XRS has been at Rockland Toyota for a full week now. As of yet, they don't know what is wrong with it. They noticed that it seemed to stall when they were going down hill. I had noticed that this might be a tendancy as well. But, I certainly stalled many times on flat road. They were talking about pulling the gas tank out. That was two days ago. I am not sure what is up now. I asked if they checked the voltage to the ISC valve (which I refer to in earlier posts). The service manager said they had checked it out and that it was fine. When I asked what they got for a reading, he said he did not know. I am having problems sorting through the info. as they seem to have so many different people involved. I just don't think this valve has power to it. I checked it 3 times to be
sure and each time it was 0. I will check it right at the dealership if I have to, I guess. But going on the assumption that there is power there and that ther ISC is working. How do you account for the idle bouncing around just after the rpms try to fall to idle speed? Maybe fuel??? I hope they turn something up. I just wanted to update the board.
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Colors are such an individual thing. My son successfully used James Bragg's "Fighting Chance" system for finding and buying his Vibe, so he was planning on buying from a dealer inventory. He ranked 4 colors:Shadow, Satellite, Neptune and Frosty. Luckily he found a Satellite Vibe at the best price so he is very satisfied. The Envy color was at the bottom of his list and since he had previously driven an older red Corolla he didn't want any reds. I really like the way the Lava color looks on the Vibe. I agree with him that Envy is at the bottom of the list! But someone else may think it's a great color. Hope you have a good assortment to choose from - best of luck!0
rbarrit Posts: 14My Vibe steering lock does not work. When the key is withdrawn, I can here the lock pin move, but it does not engage (I can give the wheel full turns). Found this out when I purchased a "Club" and gave the wheel a turn. Took a whole month to find it.
Thinking of looking into this myself. Have to decide if this is a "feature", the Club is a wheel lock in any case.
I also think that the lights come on too early. Anybody try anything to increase the light transmission of the sensor cover on the left front of the dash?0
Other than the simple joy of fiddling with the car, why bother unless you get full headlights at noon on a sunny day? What possible harm can come from this "problem"? In any case, it covered under warranty. Good luck in convincing the dealer to fix it.
I would get the wheel lock fixed, even though it won't even slow a car thief down. I heard a woman on "Click and Clack" say that her car was stolen, but the thieves were very polite...they left her Club lying on the curb undamaged!0
I talked to the dealership today and they told me that they could not fix the car and that I should pick it up. When I asked what I should do then, I was told that they didn't know how to fix the car. That was it. I stayed on the line for a while and got the Service manager to admit that he would not be happy himself if this was his car. I then tried to get a phone number for his boss and he refused me. Although he did pass the message on and my wife talked to him today.
I cannot believe they are handling things this way. Especially since they would liable if the stall lead to an accident with a serious outcome. The problem is very well documented at this point.
We will see what happens next. I am prepared for the Lemon Law remedy if they continue along these lines. I just thought everyone would be interested to hear how I am being treated with my 2003 Matrix which has 5000 miles on it.
I will stay in touch. Any ideas would be welcomed. I have been posting in this forum for the last 2 weeks if anyone wants to refer to those posts.
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montanafan Posts: 945Thought your ideas on PCM and IAC would lead to a cure. Shame, Toyota didn't try to replace those items and check those circuits on the chance it would fix it. As far as ideas, the only thing left would be to find a mechanic comfortable enough with the systems to replace those parts and see if it works. If it does you should get reinbursement from Toyota, if it dosen't they should include the amounts in your Lemon Law Buyback number. Thought you were the boards best hope of a fix, sorry.0
Thanks for your ideas. I am not sure how I will proceed now.
After the service manager at Rockland Toyota told me that he wanted to "make me happy with my new car" I asked him what he thought I should do to be satisfied. He said he did not know. Then said that if was his own car, he wouldn't be satisfied. That is when I asked for one 2 minute favor. I told him that I wanted to come to the dealership with my Toyota manual and volt-meter and show him in person that there is no powere to the ISC. He said he couldn't because he "had to do payroll". But he said he would do it himself and call me back. That was yesterday at 9:30 am. Now it is noon the next day and he has not called back. When I try to reach him, I am told he is unavailable. I left a voice message and am still waiting for this simple answer.
Meanwhile I am waiting to hear back from the district rep.
I will post a follow-up when it comes.
I spoke to the regional manager for Toyota. He finally returned my calls after 2 days of waiting.
The crux of our conversation was that the dealership would keep the car and go over it again. And, if going forward there was no reason for "concern" they would return the car to me. I asked him about the fact that the problem has been documented and admitted to by toyota people and he said he wanted to treat it in a matter that was going forward from here. In other words, see if there still "is" a problem. I think I see what they are setting up here. I will let you all know what happens.
1matrix Posts: 47Since Toyota warranty work may be done at any Toyota dealership, you may consider going to another dealership to get the problem looked at. A fresh set of eyes might help.
wait for the terms of the lemon law...
I really think the dealership is saying bogus stuff. It's not like the engine is used in the Celica GTS also.0
I am a little confused. What do you mean by "wait for the terms of the lemon law..."? And,, The Celica GTS is the same. right? (maybe I missed your intent, sometimes text is tough)
The Celica GTS is the same engine, although I am sure there are some differences in the main computers as well as wiring routes and harnesses. This must be a Matrix XRS problem. I have run into 2 others on a different website/forum. It was mentioned earlier. (matrixvibe.net) Look under the general section, then "Vibe GT Stalls" if you are interested.
I am still in limbo. The zone rep. promised to call today but did not.
Check the lemon laws in your area. Their are specific terms and conditions which will constitute a "lemon". The warranty books that came with the car, should have something it describes the process. It tends to vary state to state, with some conditions.
Matrix XRS=> 2ZZ-GE
Celica GT-S=> 2ZZ-GE
Vibe GT=> 2ZZ-GE
Corolla Fielder (which the Vibe & Matrix are really based on, just different styling, inside and out) => 2ZZ-GE
while there will be slight differences in the ECU (rev limiter) and wiring harness...they all function the same. It could be a slight error in the ECU programming, which can be be overwritten (instead of costly ECU replacement) with the new code.
I have a distinct feeling that the techs are plugging in the code scanner....and nothing comes up, so no problem they see without any real work done.0
xalms Posts: 3I am thinking of buying a vibe with a salvage title.
I was told the repairs would cost around $5000. I don't know much about cars and I was wondering if anyone thought that this figure would be in the right ballpark. How can I tell if the engine has been damaged, they dont quote the engine on the estimate I received.
Just wondering whether it would be worth it, Would come out to about 10,000-11,000 total for a vibe which is about 50% of its new value.
Thanks a lot of any help you can give.0
Since the bidding is over, it kindda moot, but for vuture reference...
IMHO, you are taking a major risk buying any wrecked car, especially without being able to inspect it! How do you know the seller is telling the truth? There could be major concealed damage. I wouldn't buy ANY used car without having my mechanic inspect it, never mind one that was wrecked. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING to even consider this???? What happens if you had bought it and then find out that there is major other damage? Good luck getting your money back.
This comes under the heading "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is."0
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rufustjones Posts: 2Edmunds tells us how much we should pay for a car and that all dealers are part of a Satanic network of evil guys. So when I went in and demanded my $3000 rebate, the dealer refused to give me what I deserve (according to Edmunds) and said the rebate was only $2000. I know they are lying cuz Edmunds says they are. My question is should I get a $1000 check from Edmunds over this?0
mzx_xrs Posts: 2Hi Scott,
Any update on the car? Did Toyota manage to fix the stalling problem for you? If they did, what was the problem?
rogertc1 Posts: 66Just post your home adress, ssn, and phone number. You know everything you read on the web is true. I have a bridge I'd like to sell you too.0


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Burleson and Crane suggested establishing a program whereby the state would operate a dual system of public and private institutions under a single board of regents. The 27-year-old Cooper was opposed and presented a plan for a state university which the legislature soon adopted. Thus, he played a leading role in establishing the University of Texas where he taught near the end of his career.
Following his Yale study, Cooper became principal of Houstons high school. He served as State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1886 to 1890 and helped found the Texas State Teachers Association. He held the position of superintendent of Galveston public schools when named Baylors chief executive.
Coopers presidency was fairly productive. His most notable achievements were securing increased recognition of Baylors degrees by the prestigious Eastern universities and acquiring from F. L. Carroll and his son George W. contributions of $75,000 eachthe largest single donations to education in Texas up to that timeto construct a chapel and library building and a science hall. He enjoyed moderate success in reducing the schools indebtedness. On March 31, 1902, Cooper resigned to accept new educational responsibilities within the Lone Star State and became president of Simmons College (later Hardin-Simmons University). In 1909, he established Coopers Boys School. For his contribution to education in the city, Abilene ISD named its new high school for him in 1960.
Oscar Henry Cooper was born in Panola County on November 22, 1852, to Dr. William Henry and Katherine Hunter Rosser Cooper. On November 24, 1886, he married Mary Bryan Stewart, granddaughter of James H. Starr, prominent Texas physician and Secretary of the Treasury for the Republic of Texas. The couple had four children. Cooper died in Abilene on August 22, 1932.


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January 20, 2011
District 05- San Luis Obispo
Contact: Susana Z. Cruz (Bilingual) or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3189
Sacramento – Continuing the push to rebuild California's infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $1 billion to 107 transportation projects statewide, including $838 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts.
"From one end of the state to the other, transportation projects are providing jobs and improving mobility for people and businesses in California," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim.
Since its passage, $6.8 billion in Proposition 1B funding has been allocated by Caltrans and the CTC. Highlights of today's funding allocations include:
- $37.7 million to widen the Santa Maria River Bridge near the SLO/SB County line from four to six lanes with shoulders and a bike lane. This project includes $25 million in Proposition 1B funding, $10 million from the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and $ 2.7 million from the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG).
"I am delighted that we can now move forward on this important transportation project in the region and I would like to thank the many agencies involved in making this happen," said Caltrans District 5 Director Rich Krumholz.
Construction on this project is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2011.
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At first glance, these twisted, manipulated, and camouflaged bodies appear to be the work of a photographer who is very skilled in Photoshop. However, the subjects in these photographs are not the product of digital alteration, but were transformed at the hand of a simple paintbrush. Artist Natalie Fletcher uses the body as a canvas, applying her paint and imagination directly upon the skin of her subjects. Formally trained at art school, she broke away from the traditional method of painting after graduation and began her pursuit as a master of body art. The artist uses the lines and color applied by paint as a means to create a variety of different captivating and puzzling optical illusions.
In her series titled Just An Illusion, op art breathes new life on the skin of her subjects, as she covers the bodies in spiraling lines. The bends formed in the patterns seem to warp the bodies so to us they appear twisted, sunk in, and even cut open. In another series of Natalie Fletcher's, titled Against the Wall, an illusion is still apparent, as each body has been blended into the background thanks to her painterly magic. In some cases, it is difficult for you to decipher where the wall stops and where the paint begins. Fletcher's talents in body painting has not gone unseen, as she has won GSN's "Skin Wars" and is in the process of traveling across the country, painting two bodies in each state.


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Lancaster Super Speedway will host six exciting divisions of racing Saturday, June 7.
The LSS card has the SECA Crate Late Models, Pro Street, Deal 1 Auto Sales Crate Sportsman, Super Street, M&M Garage Extreme 4 and U.S. Bonding Vintage.
It was Fergy time at Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday, May 31.
Chris Ferguson, regarded as one of the country's hottest Super Late Model drivers, made his presence known Saturday night at Lancaster Super Speedway.
Lancaster Super Speedway will host the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series, paying $4,000 to the winner on Saturday, May 31.
Fans can expect to see some drivers from the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia competing in this major race at Lancaster Super Speedway.
Timbo Mangum continued his track success with a Late Model win at Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday, May 24.
The Late Model Division, formerly known as Limited Late Models, had a front row of "The Rock Hill Bad Boy" Ben Watkins and Donnie Austin.
The Late Model Division, formerly known as Limited Late Models, returns to Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday, May 24.
Dirt track racing fans will also see some of the 525s here as well to run with the Late Models.
The father-son racing duo of Brandy Baker and Andrew Baker highlighted Lancaster Super Speedway action with each capturing a win Saturday, May 17.
Brandy Baker captured the Pro Street win, while Andrew Baker won the Super Street race.
Two drivers will be starting in the rear of their main events due to winning three straight races.
The drivers are the young and popular Hank Taylor in Crate Sportsman, and the popular and very fast Ford of Mike Huey in Vintage.
Lancaster Super Speedway featured some of its top action of the season Saturday, May 10. The Pro Street division featured a Timbo Mangum vs Brandy Baker battle. The sage drivers battled for the lead, with clean, tight driving.
Lancaster Super Speedway will feature an exciting night of racing at the big half-mile dirt track.
The major draw for Saturday night at LSS is in the SECA Crate Late Model Division.
Blake Rallings captured an exciting win in the RWD4 Division at Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday, May 3 to highlight action.
The RWD4 front row had Shannon Barnhill and Blake Rallings. When the green flag waved, Barnhill, Rallings, Wes Helms and Larry Parr battled for the lead entering turn one.
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Stephen M. Balzer patents rotary-engine auto
On this day in 1896, the U.S. government awards Patent Number 573,174 to inventor Stephen M. Balzer for a gasoline-powered motor buggy that he built two years earlier. Balzer never mass-produced any of his cars, but his "experimental" vehicle was one of the first functioning automobiles to be built in the United States. Today, the Balzer car is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. It was the first gas-powered car in the museum's collection.
In 1894, Balzer was working in the machine-manufacturing business by day; by night, he was building an internal-combustion motor car that he hoped would make him famous. The Balzer car had a three-cylinder, air-cooled rotary motor. It was open at the top and sides, so it looked a bit like a park bench held awkwardly aloft by four pneumatic bicycle tires. Unlike other autos of the era, the Balzer's rear wheels were much larger than its front wheels–they were 28 and 18 inches across, respectively. This design quirk helped the car to keep its traction and its maneuverability. (Some modern-day tractors still use this wheel configuration.) Though his car could not go faster than 4 miles per hour, New York City police officers still insisted that Balzer be accompanied on his test-drives by an assistant marching ahead of the sputtering vehicle, warning pedestrians out of the way by waving a giant red flag.
Balzer incorporated the Balzer Motor Company in 1900, but he was more interested in tinkering with engines than in the business side of auto manufacturing, and so the company never made any money. Later, Balzer helped to design the motor in Professor S.P. Langley's famously ill-fated 1903 flying machine (after floating through the air for about 100 yards, it crashed and sank to the bottom of the Potomac River). After that, he spent his career designing and manufacturing surgical equipment. Balzer died in 1940.


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To facilitate the administration of the programs and activities of the Forest Service, the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, or persons to construct, operate, and maintain cooperative pollution abatement equipment and facilities, including sanitary landfills, water systems, and sewer systems; to engage in cooperative manpower and job training and development programs; to develop and publish cooperative environmental education and forest history materials; and to perform forestry protection, including fire protection, timber stand improvement, debris removal, and thinning of trees. The Secretary may enter into aforesaid agreements when he determines that the public interest will be benefited and that there exists a mutual interest other than monetary considerations. In such cooperative arrangements, the Secretary is authorized to advance or reimburse funds to cooperators from any Forest Service appropriation available for similar kinds of work or by furnishing or sharing materials, supplies, facilities, or equipment without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, relating to the advance of public moneys.
16 U.S. Code § 565a–1. Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding
(Pub. L. 94–148, § 1, Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 804.)
"Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31" substituted in text for "the Act of January 31, 1823 (Rev. Stat. 3648, as amended; 31 U.S.C. 529)" on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
Forest Service Partnership Agreements
Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title IV, § 426, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 344, provided that:
"(a)Agreements Authorized.—The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into an agreement under section 1 of Public Law 94–148 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1) with a Federal, tribal, State, or local government or a nonprofit entity for the following additional purposes:
To develop, produce, publish, distribute, or sell educational and interpretive materials and products.
To develop, conduct, or sell educational and interpretive programs and services.
To construct, maintain, or improve facilities not under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Administrator of General Services on or in the vicinity of National Forest System lands for the sale or distribution of educational and interpretive materials, products, programs, and services.
To operate facilities (including providing the services of Forest Service employees to staff facilities) in any public or private building or on land not under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Administrator of General Services for the sale or distribution of educational and interpretive materials, products, programs, and services, pertaining to National Forest System lands, private lands, and lands administered by other public entities.
To sell health and safety products, visitor convenience items, or other similar items (as determined by the Secretary) in facilities not under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Administrator of General Services on or in the vicinity of National Forest System lands.
To collect funds on behalf of cooperators from the sale of materials, products, programs, and services, as authorized by a preceding paragraph, when the collection of such funds is incidental to other duties of Forest Service employees.
"(b)Treatment of Contributions of Volunteers.—
The Forest Service may consider the value of services performed by persons who volunteer their services to the Forest Service and who are recruited, trained, and supported by a cooperator as an in-kind contribution of the cooperator for purposes of any cost sharing requirement under any Forest Service authority to enter into mutual benefit agreements.
The authority provided by subsections (a) and (b) expires September 30, 2019."
Mutual Benefit of Agreements to Forest Service and Other Parties
Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title III, § 321, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 274, as amended by Pub. L. 109–54, title IV, § 426, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 110–161, div. F, title IV, § 417, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2149, provided that:
"Until September 30, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an agreement under the first section of Public Law 94–148 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1) for a purpose described in such section includes the authority to use that legal instrument when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship is to the mutually significant benefit of the Forest Service and the other party or parties to the agreement, including nonprofit entities. An agreement entered into under this section shall not be subject to Public Law 95–224, Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act (1977) [see section 6301 et seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance]."
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 107–63, title III, § 328, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 470.


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Can someone clarify to me the two display power management features existing in XFCE 4?
* One is xscreensaver, which is the legacy screen saver program that also supports DPMS display sleep/power off .
* The other is the newer xfce4-power-manager
Both have an option for timeout for screen blanking and power off, but they two seems to compete with each other. Which one should I use?
I found a thread in which someone stated (post #4) that xfce-power-manager deliberately does not blank the screen if a screensaver is installed. IDK if that is true - and the thread is 3½ years old - but it does sound sensible. You might get some use out of said thread, so here is the link:
I, like you, am curious about what is the accepted correct way of configuring these two things when the user has both installed.
Mountain Dew Maniac
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I wish one of the xfce4 developers would answer us.
I decided to delve into the source code. I would speak for xfce 4.8, which is in Debian Wheezy. Not sure about newer versions, but probably they are not going to be that different.
1) xfce4 screen locking: it uses whatever software is available: xflock4, gnome screensaver, xscreensaver, ... ; see subroutine xfpm_lock_screen() in xfpm-common.c. If none of these is found, screen locking won't work.
2) display suspend/off: it uses dpms (src/xfpm-dpms.c) -- so it basically serves as a GUI/automatic adjuster of X DPMS settings.
So, xfce power manager itself does not have the ability to do all these in itself; it relies on existing infrastructure. I think this is what supposed to be done for a lightweight GUI/Desktop system.
I have checked that the DPMS settings (via command: xset -q) are set accordingly if I tweak with the screen suspend/off timer in XFPM.
However, I notice one problem here. Both xscreensaver and XFPM have their own thoughts on the how long the timeouts are for the display standby/suspend/off. You can see this by alternating the invocation of xscreensaver-demo (to set up the xscreensaver parameters) and xfce4-power-manager-settings (XFPM settings). Whichever invoked the last time, that's what eventually sets the DPMS settings. But this is not the whole story. If, in xfpm settings dialog, the timeout settings are not changed (ie. the values are the same upon closing the dialog box), then no changes were done on the DPMS settings, so it did not get applied. I think I need to bring this up to xfce community--I don't know if anyone else cares?
I decided to delve into the source code.
xfce power manager itself does not have the ability to do all these in itself; it relies on existing infrastructure. I think this is what supposed to be done for a lightweight GUI/Desktop system.
Makes sense.
If, in xfpm settings dialog, the timeout settings are not changed (ie. the values are the same upon closing the dialog box), then no changes were done on the DPMS settings, so it did not get applied.
That, too, makes sense - for a change to be applied, something generally needs to actually be changed. But it might be considered to be somewhat counterintuitive. IDK if there is an easy way to address this or not. One way I can think of to deal with it - and I agree that in situations where two or more components that address the same function but which have different settings for that function... should probably get some attention - is for a check to be done to see if there are other components that have those differing settings and, if so, to mirror them. If/when they are mirrored, there is no longer a conflict, and then if the user makes a change, the act of doing so causes a change in the behavior of the thing that is changed (as it apparently does now).
But IDK how much effort that would involve, nor do I know how much is available. I've gotten the impression that unlike some linux projects, Xfce might be 100% volunteer-driven - with even the main developers working in their spare time. Which is nice in concept, of course, but it almost certainly means that their number-one priority must be to provide food/shelter for their spouses and children and to manage to spend enough time with same to be able to remember what they look like, lol.
I think I need to bring this up to xfce community--I don't know if anyone else cares?
Almost certainly, someone cares.
I knew that there was a developer mailing list. I just realized that there are others as well. Perhaps posting your findings/concerns to the developer (or another) list might be appropriate - and helpful?
https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce - Xfce general discussion list
https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce4-dev - Xfce development list
https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/ - All the public mailing lists on mail.xfce.org
I am starting to think that this forum isn't the primary Xfce communications medium, but instead merely one for people who don't like mailing lists.
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I posted a bug report last night, here:
I hope this will get the ball rolling.
My previous thread about this was http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=8118
Anyway, on my setup I've disabled monitor power management in xfce power manager and I use xscreensaver for this.
Otherwise xfce power manager does not lock screen "when idle" like xscreensaver does.
Drawback is that on my netbook I cannot set different timeouts for ac power and battery (xscreensaver doesn't deal with this).
Yes, I could do something like a script that runs when power changes and modifies xscreensaver setup... But up to now I had no time to check that.
In my opinion, as I said in my previous forum post, a solution could be xfce power manager having not only an option to lock screen when suspend-hybernate, but also an option to "lock when idle" , using xflock4 ...
In my case XFCE power manager is running, but the screen blanks only after the specified period in XFCE power manager after booting and not touching anything. After touching something automatic screen blanking does not work anymore during the session.
apt list *screensaver* shows that gnome-screensaver and xscreensaver are installed.
so it seems, as indicated above, that XFCE power manager and some screensaver are competing.
sudo apt remove *screensaver* removes both screensavers and XFCE power manager works again for the whole session!


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A training consortium administered through WKU's Division of Extended Learning and Outreach was honored recently by the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE).
DELO received the Distinguished Non-Credit Program Award for Uniting Industries, Sharing Costs, Building Successes – A Training Consortium Project.
Manon Pardue, director of the Center for Training & Development, and Sharon Woodward, director of Continuing Education, accepted the award at the ACHE's 72nd annual international conference in Albuquerque, N.M.
The Warren County Industrial Training Consortium (WCITC) was developed in 2004 as a way for companies to share training costs and be more competitive for state training grants. WCITC is comprised of companies throughout Warren County and is governed by a board consisting of industry leaders, chamber administrators and educational institutions. WKU's Center for Training & Development administers the program in partnership with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, and the WKU Continuing Education office provides noncredit online course options to the membership.
"This award represents what can happen when a group of individuals come together to accomplish a common goal," Pardue said. "The Consortium has grown to 30 companies due to strong leadership, solid partnerships and each organization's desire to do the right thing."
ACHE's awards were established to recognize and honor individuals and groups for their exemplary service to the association and the profession. They are given in an effort to stimulate, encourage and reward outstanding contributions to the advancement of continuing higher education.
"ACHE awards are a tribute to institutions who have dedicated programs serving our communities and students through creative and innovative approaches to learning," said 2010 ACHE President Roxanne Gonzales. "The ACHE awards serve as recognition for the devotion to students, our career field and ACHE; the awards are but one way of saying thank you for all you do."
ACHE is dedicated to promoting lifelong learning and excellence in continuing higher education. As an organization of colleges, universities and individuals, they encourage professional development, research and exchange of information for its members. ACHE advocates continuing higher education as a means of enhancing and improving society.
For information, contact Ynez Walske, executive secretary and home office manager of ACHE, at email@example.com or Jennifer Perry, WKU DELO marketing manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 270-745-1926.


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In his usual superb way, Wolfgang the Gun Doctor has turned rejuvenated a sick pistol into its old powerhouse self. The safety/decocker on a UC 40 became internally disconnected, making it neither safe nor decocked. The replacement of an errant pin was swiftly administered and in a matter of days, it was back in my hands and all was well and good.
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Ūdensvīra laikmeta viltus kopaPosted on 2012.01.05 at 21:57
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Mūza: Aquarian Age Fake Band
We are deeply glad to introduce our new project – "Aquarian age fake band".
Welcoming approach of new order, we dare to open our hearts, and let ourselves to flow in a careless fusion of balalaika, domra and kokle. Free of expectations accumulated by vanishing tradition. We sing the song from deep within our guts and hearts.This sound devotion is truly inspired, dedicated and lifted up by ourselves, from the gloom of fading old age to the light of the dawning no age. We recognize ourselves as ourselves and greet the true selves in ourselves.
When notes slip false we take them as they are – as our true teachers of no age. In deep gratitude to message of Yogi Bhajan and all gurus of all ages and no ages, and lastly – in gratitude to dearest and perfectest of all times and places of the multifolded spinning and vibrating universe, we sing it as it goes – true and false all in one, as there is no true, no false and no age.


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In 2004, as Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney banned the sale of assault weapons like the one used to spray 50-60 bullets a minute in the Colorado massacre.
On FOX News, Romney explained his position as follows:
"I believe the people should have the right to bear arms, but I don't believe that we have to have assault weapons as part of our personal arsenal."
That seems like a perfectly reasonable position, no?
(Seriously: Do we really need to be able to buy and own these things? Is that really in the best interests of our society? Really?)
Unfortunately, in the intervening years, Romney has flip-flopped and now supports the sale of assault weapons like the one used in the Colorado massacre.
But the families of those who were shot and killed in the theater can presumably take some comfort from the fact that Romney was against these guns before he was for them.
SEE ALSO: This Is The Gun Used In The Colorado Shooting That No One Can Believe Is Legal


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Why I love bitches....
13 comments:
- Hindustani said...
Interesting post. Shobha ji. The pics are also nice.
- January 20, 2013 at 3:19 AM
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- January 20, 2013 at 9:16 AM
I skip reading but yes, I am trying to make face as similar as She.
- January 20, 2013 at 10:02 AM
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- January 20, 2013 at 12:26 PM
- Tsomo85 said...
HAHAHAHA sometimes we end up being bitchy without any intention. But it depends on who the bitch is & in what circumstance. It's like after being a calm, dignified, & hot girlfriend of the man you first experienced the definition of love and all of sudden one fine day he hugs you & whispers in your ear: "After our first puppy love break up; you made me think WHAT A BITCH & I LOVED IT." Ting*** Surprise! Surprise!!!! I think in this case it's the spontinous beauty & the bitch emotion that kicked in! Otherwise who would want a superficial Bitch, Boobs, Botox, or a Beast that's all over the market these days. Your bitch sure is lovely & I'm sure she will be amused to get this surprise ༼tittle༽. :D
- January 20, 2013 at 2:30 PM
- Tsomo85 said...
Ops I meant spontaneous!
- January 20, 2013 at 2:33 PM
- Ambika said...
The photo looks like a painting, beautiful painting - something we dream about. Lucky Arundhati!
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It is great to have choices – but sometimes comparison shopping is such a chore! We recently added two new Blazer brand micro-torches. While our selection of three butane torches isn't exactly overwhelming, it still raises questions. Why choose one over the other two? They all look about the same … and in many ways, they are the same:
- No appreciable differences in height, width or diameter.
- All three use triple refined butane (buy it locally due to shipping restrictions).
- All three include a plastic stand for hands-free operation.
- All three have flame adjustment options.
However, in several important ways, these three little torches do differ. The most obvious way is in price: the Blazer costs over twice as much as our original little torch. In fact, you can buy an entire mini torch kit, which includes a torch, soldering blocks, a tripod with mesh, tweezers and soldering pick, for less than the Blazer torch. Yet …
The Blazer is by far the easiest micro torch to use! It is a professional model torch, not designed for home use. It doesn't have a child safety lock, so if you have any concerns about unauthorized use of your tools, this might not be the best choice (I hope it goes without saying you should keep any torch out of the reach of children). However, if you hate fumbling around with levers and buttons, then you will *love* the black Blazer torch. It has a really high quality ignition system. I won't go into boring details on that. Just know that, while trying to do a fair comparison of the three torch options, I kept instinctively reaching for the Blazer because it was just more fun to use. Good design works! Plus, its burn time is about double that of the entry-level micro torch. Refilling butane is the least fun part of using a micro torch, so that detail counts for a lot in my opinion!
I really wanted to like the Stingray model the best – it is my favorite color after all! – but the safety lock and flame control just weren't my favorite. So if budget is the biggest factor, the our original micro torch is still a great deal. It gets the job done. But if you can afford to splurge a bit, the Blazer torch is a tool worth owning. And if you truly want middle of the road performance and price – with the prettiest color! – then the Stingray fits the bill.
Here's the stats in handy bullet form, with torches listed from Highest/Greatest to Lowest in each category:
- Burn time: Blazer, Stingray, Basic
- Price: Blazer, Stingray, Basic
- Ease of use: Blazer, Stingray, Basic
- Safety lock: Basic, Stingray, Blazer
Whether you want to fire small Art Clay silver pieces, torch enamel, solder metals or fuse fine silver, a micro torch is a great introduction to using heat! Here's a little tutorial on making ball-end head pins to get you started. ~ Cindy


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Tennis Sports Belt Loop
|The Cub Scout Tennis Belt Loop is an option for the Webelos Sportsman activity badge.
Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
- Explain the rules of tennis to your leader or adult partner.
- Spend at least 30 minutes practicing tennis skills.
- Participate in a tennis game.
Sports Pin Requirements
Earn the Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- Compete in a pack or community tennis tournament.
- Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play tennis (rackets, balls, shoes, clothing, and court).
- Practice for 30 minutes developing forehand techniques through forehand bump-ups with a bounce, partner bump-ups with a target, forehand alley rally, forehand alley rally over a "net," drop-hit forehand bumps, drop-hit catch in pairs, and toss-hit catch in pairs.
- Practice developing serving skills for 30 minutes.
- Explain to your leader or adult partner how to score in tennis.
- Accurately draw, label, and explain a tennis court layout.
- Play five games of tennis using U.S. Tennis Association rules.
- Participate in a tennis skills development clinic.
- Attend a high school, college, or professional tennis meet.
- Present to your den or family a report on the history of tennis.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2003 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #34299)
Help with these requirements
|A FREE workbook for Cub Scout Tennis is available here! (PDF or Word) with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Cub Scout Tennis requirements.
|usscouts.org has PDF and Word versions of workbooks for Scouts BSA ranks and merit badges, Cub Scouting ranks and adventures, and STEM Nova awards.
Related achievements, electives, or other awards
- Sportsman Activity Badge requirement 3. (earn the Cub Scout Tennis Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
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Early Voting and Other Election Reforms Advance at Statehouse
An election reform bill that would make significant changes to voting practices in Massachusetts is moving closer to reality.
Last week, the Mass. House of Representatives approved a compromise bill, months in the making, that would allow changes including early voting and online voter registration. At deadline, a vote in the Senate was pending. The changes would go in effect with the 2016 election.
Under the bill, voters would be allowed to register online through a system that would compare their electronic registration form with data already on file with the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles. Backers of online registration argue that the practice, which is already on the books in almost half the states, would increase registration rates, save money and reduce paper waste.
In addition, the bill would allow voting during the 11 days preceding the general Election Day (but not primaries), by mail or at designated voting sites. While the proposed law mandates that in-person early voting take place during the normal business hours of town and city clerks' offices, a provision allows municipalities that choose so to offer early voting outside of regular hours, including on weekends. Thirty-two states already allow early voting, according to the Election Modernization Coalition. That coalition, made up of 45 groups including the Mass. ACLU, Common Cause Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters and MASSPIRG, championed the reform efforts.
The bill also puts in place post-election audits of voting machines to check their accuracy and allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. (A proposal that would have allowed 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections in Lowell was scrapped from the final version.) Finally, it creates an elections task force to examine the costs and effects of the reforms.
The compromise bill lacks one provision that reformers had hoped to see included: Election Day registration, which supporters say would increase dramatically voter turnout. Some municipal elections officials had opposed that provision, saying their offices lacked the resources to handle registrations on Election Day.
Ben Wright, executive director of Progressive Massachusetts, a member of the Election Modernization Coalition, expressed "a little bit of a disappointment" that same-day registration wasn't included in the compromise bill. Nevertheless, he called the resulting proposal "a great bill" and said he was pleased to see it move forward after so many years of work—progress he attributed to the strong coalition of grassroots organizations behind it and the support of state Sen. Barry Finegold (D-Andover), the Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Election Laws Committee, who led the effort to reconcile earlier House and Senate versions of the bill. "With all the obstacles to getting bills passed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you really need a tireless champ up there," Wright said.
And, Wright added, "We look forward to coming back to it next year and working on same-day registration."•
Remembering Sanctuary City
In the spring of 2004, a group of homeless people in Springfield, working with Arise for Social Justice, established a tent city—they called it Sanctuary City—because they felt the city's emergency housing options were inadequate and unsafe. The community, which operated under an informal set of rules established by the residents, started on the lawn of St. Michael's Cathedral before moving to a plot of land owned by Open Pantry Community Services. It stayed up until that November, when the cold weather set in. Last week, former residents and their allies gathered to mark Sanctuary City's 10th anniversary and to call for better shelter and affordable housing options.•
By the Numbers
$49.2 million The total annual farm sales in Hampshire County in 2012, according to the recently released U.S. Department of Agriculture Census. That's up from $38.6 million in 2007.
$55 million Farm sales in Franklin County in 2012, down from $58.5 million in 2007.
$23.6 million Farm sales in Hampden County in 2012, down from $25.7 million in 2007.
221 The number of Hampshire County farms that sell directly to consumers, up from 160 in 2007.
67 The number of CSA farms in Hampshire, up from 20 in 2007.
141 The total number of CSA farms in the three Valley counties.
60 The number of dairy farms in the three counties, down from 104 in 2007.
The USDA's full report can be found at www.agcensus.usda.gov.
Worth Quoting
"Millennials have grown up in a world where you are never forced to see, hear or read anything that you haven't personally selected. [Seven thousand] TV channels, a DVR to skip commercials, millions of websites—we have been able to curate our own little worlds using technology, wherein nothing unpleasant or offensive can creep in. So when we're forced to sit through a commercial or, heaven forbid, listen to someone talk who isn't Mary-freakin'-Poppins, we can't handle it.
"The entire point of college is to be exposed to different things: Different types of people, different ideas—and maybe some of those people will hail from organizations that negatively impacted poor countries, or maybe they were partly responsible for a war that ate up the country's resources and resulted in human rights abuses and lots of needless death. But if, at the end of your time as an undergrad, you haven't learned that oftentimes you find great wisdom in shitty people, or just that there might be some value in hearing what someone you don't like or respect might have to say, what on earth have you learned?"—Columnist Olivia Nuzzi, writing on the Daily Beast about the recent spate of college commencement speakers—including, at Smith College, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde—who've pulled out in response to student objections.


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City of Vancouver bans doorknobs in future housing projects
In Vancouver, the doorknob may soon become extinct.
According to a new amendment to Vancouver's building code, the Canadian city has banned the inclusion of doorknobs in all future housing constructions, the Vancouver Sun reported. Instead, doorknobs and knobbed faucets will be replaced with lever handles in an attempt to make buildings more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities.
According to pervious research, distinctions between types of door handle are important to the elderly population, and the lever handle design is much easier for seniors to operate. Unlike doorknobs, door handles do not require a tight grasp.
The new legislation is not retroactive, meaning all existing doorknobs can remain in place. However, the move is part of Vancouver's overall plan to move towards a concept known as "universal design."
"Basically, the idea is that you try to make environments that are as universally usable by any part of the population," Tim Stainton, a professor and director of the School of Social Work at the University of B.C., told the Vancouver Sun. "The old model was adaptation, or adapted design. You took a space and you adapted for use of the person with a disability. What universal design says is, 'Let's turn it around and let's just build everything so it is as usable by the largest segments of the population as possible.'"


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Every flu season begins with a similar warning from public-health officials: Most people over 65 should make sure they get a flu shot. (And checking in with one's parents to make sure they've had their shots is part of the annual routine for many baby boomers.) But what's less widely discussed is that, for reasons that doctors don't fully understand, older people are actually less likely than the rest of the population to be protected by a flu vaccination. What's more, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released yesterday, indicates that this season's vaccine has been particularly ineffective for people of retirement age.
This year, the flu shot was 56% effective for the population as a whole, meaning that people who got a shot were 56% less likely to catch the virus than people who went without. The CDC says that number is in line with recent years' figures. But for those over 65, the effectiveness rate was only 27%, down from 36% in the 2010-11 flu season. And against the H3N2 virus, the most prevalent of this year's major flu strains, the vaccine was only 9% effective in people over 65, compared to 47% for the population as a whole. (The CDC did note that its statistics for older patients came from a relatively small sample size and could later be revised upward.)
Joseph Bresee, a CDC epidemiologist, tells the Wall Street Journal's Timothy Martin that vaccines are probably less effective in older people because of their weaker immune systems. The irony, of course, is that weaker immune systems are also what make older flu victims at higher risk of serious and costly complications; as of mid-January, about 50% of flu hospitalizations and 80% of flu deaths were among people 65 or older. Martin notes that higher-dose flu vaccines aimed at older patients are available, in limited supply; the CDC, meanwhile, advises that people 65 and over should keep getting their shots.


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There is more to RAVEN than meets the eye. And how many of you have met the eye of a raven? He is known by many tribes under many names.
Ravens have always been associated with Godliness. Few people know that the first bird out of NOAH's ark was a raven. It just didn't return. It didn't feel the need. ODIN relies on his two ravens to fly round the world every day and keep him informed. Edgar Allan Poe's raven shrieked 'Nevermore' but what that has to do with anything only Poe knows.
In the beginning, RAVEN was first and foremost a Creator and Trickster God — especially of the Haida tribe, who claim he discovered the first humans hiding in a clam shell and brought them berries and salmon.
A bit of a tricky God himself, he's also the long-suffering victim of arch-rival in trickery, COYOTE. His brother LOGOBOLA is also a bit of a tricky customer, but, despite what you may have heard, absolutely no frogs are involved.
Stories about him abound. Here's one handed down by the Tsimshian tribe...
Once upon a time, the only light in the world was hoarded by a mean old Chief who was not disposed to share it. RAVEN, bored of fluttering around in the dark, decided this would not do. So he turned himself into a cedar leaf and sneakily fluttered into the chief's dwelling.
The Chief's daughter was sipping a drink and RAVEN fluttered into the cup as she raised it to her lips. Swallowing him down, she immediately became pregnant and gave birth. Which caused no end of confusion.
The baby had raven-black hair, dark glowing eyes, and was very temperamental. Whenever it was bored, it shrieked. The Chief, trying to be a doting grandpa, said: "Give the baby what it wants". So they gave the baby a bag of shining stars. It played merrily with these, until one day in gurgling excitement it threw them through the smoke hole in the ceiling and they scattered up into the sky.
Oh dear. The baby is bored again. It's bawling. It wants another bag. It's driving the household crazy. It must be pacified. So they give it a bag containing the Moon and soon the baby is happy again, bouncing the Moon all over the place. You'll never guess what happens next. Whoooosh! — up through the smoke hole goes the Moon. (Pause for gasp of astonishment from the audience).
Deprived of another toy, the baby becomes really disruptive. The Chief is tearing his hair out. The whole household is muttering. Find something, anything, to keep the baby quiet! The baby rejects all homemade playthings and points to the last bag. Uh-oh. They give it to the baby but with dire warnings. "Don't untie it because it contains Light — and that leaks like nobody's business."
Now you think you know what's going to happen. But you don't. What happened is that the baby turned back into RAVEN, cried "Ka very much" and flew through the smoke hole carrying the bag in his beak. He'd stolen the Sun.
RAVEN spread light throughout the world and so the Chief's daylight saving scheme came to an end. He was very disgruntled. His recorded comments contain very strong language in the Tsimshian dialect.
And that's the end of the story. But there's plenty more. Remind us to tell you the one about RAVEN and COYOTE. It's a corker.


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January 2013
The combined death toll of Syrian government forces, opposition forces, and civilians amid unrest in October 2012 topped 30,000. Lakhdar Brahimi, current Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis, in October 2012 began meeting with regional heads of state to assist in bringing about a cease-fire.
Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area as Syria until granting it independence in 1946. In 1958, Syria united with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic; in September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In November 1970, Hafiz al-Asad seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. Following the death of President al-Asad, his son, Bashar al-Asad, was approved as president in July 2000. In May 2007 Bashar al-Asad was elected to his second term as president.
Influenced by major uprisings that began elsewhere in the region, antigovernment protests broke out in the southern province of Dar'a in March 2011. The government has responded to unrest with a mix of concessions. However, the government's response has failed to meet opposition demands for Asad to step down, and the government's ongoing security operations to quell unrest and widespread armed opposition activity have led to increasingly violent clashes.
Syria has an estimated population of 22,530,746. Its capital, Damascus (located at an oasis fed by the Barada River), is thought to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. The majority of Syrians (74%) identify as Sunni Muslim, 16 % identify with other Muslim sects (such as Alawite, Druze), Christian of various denominations and Jews make up the rest of the population. Over 90% of the population are ethnic Arabs. Arabic is the official language, although Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, and Circassian are also widely understood.
Syria is mostly desert with hot, dry, sunny summers and mild, rainy winters along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically occurs in Damascus. Its terrain is primarily semiarid and desert plateau with a narrow coastal plain and mountains in west. Natural resources of Syria include: petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, and hydropower. Dust storms and sandstorms are the primary natural hazards facing Syria.
CIA World Factbook, 1/2013
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The Heartless Bastards rolled through St. Louis yesterday. Maybe you caught their rad show at the Firebird. Or their in-store performance at Vintage Vinyl. Or you tuned into Gold Soundz on KDHX and heard their in-studio session and interview with Chris Bay. The Austin band had a busy day, to say the least. So while you're checking out their newest album, Arrow, on NPR's First Listen, feel free to browse these snapshots from their KDHX in-studio visit.
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Emma Watson Wows in Cherry-Colored Dress on the 2014 Golden Globes Red Carpet [PHOTOS]
When it comes to the red carpet, Emma Watson is one of the most exciting actresses to watch. She (and her dress) didn't disappoint at the 2014 Golden Globes.
Emma looked effortlessly glam in a red-orange, short-sleeved gown. The actress opted to keep her accessories minimal, layering a few delicate gold rings. As always, her hair was polished and low-key.
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In the world of portable video players, there are swift little cheetahs like the Apple iPod Touch, midsize workhorses like the Cowon A3, and then there are breathtaking mastodons like the Archos 705 WiFi. If you take your gadgets extra-large, the Archos 705 WiFi offers a boatload of entertainment in a sturdy design priced at $399 (80GB) and $499 (160GB).
With its 7-inch, widescreen display, the Archos 705 WiFi is an intimidating, metal-clad gadget that is equally useful for playing videos and clubbing assailants--seriously, this thing is enormous. Unlike its fifth-generation kin (the Archos 405 and the 605 WiFi), the face of the Archos 705 WiFi is utterly devoid of buttons, relying on its touch screen to take care of everything from menu navigation to volume control. Headphone output, power adapter input, and buttons for power and TV output are located on the left edge of the Archos 705 WiFi, leaving the right and top edges bare. The bottom edge of the Archos 705 WiFi is packed with ports for USB transfer, USB hosting, and Archos' own proprietary jack used for accessories such as the company's DVR Station, FM receiver, and battery extender. Flipping over the Archos 705 WiFi, you'll find a metal fold-out kickstand for hands-free use and a removable battery pack (replacements run $29).
The majority of the features found on the Archos 705 WiFi are identical to the excellent ones found on the Archos 605 WiFi (the recipient of a 2007 CNET Editors' Choice). Packed within the 705 WiFi's giant metal husk are a music player, a video player, a photo viewer, a PDF reader, a Wi-Fi video rental portal, and an optional Flash-enabled Web browser (Opera), as well as optional widgets such as games, weather, an RSS newsreader, and more.
It's tempting to call the Archos 705 WiFi simply an overgrown version of the 605 WiFi, but in truth there are some critical differences--both good and bad--between these two PVP powerhouses. Aside from its larger screen, the Archos 705 WiFi distinguishes itself from the 605 WiFi by including built-in TV output (composite through headphone jack), an outstanding QWERTY keypad remote control, USB hosting for transferring media from external drives and digital cameras, built-in stereo speakers, and a replaceable battery. On the downside, the 705 WiFi lacks the 605 WiFi's hardware controls (especially useful for quick volume changes), pocket-worthy size, and a crisp, more colorful screen.
The Archos 705 WiFi is a portable video player, first and foremost, and it does not disappoint when it comes to movie playback. Out of the box, the Archos 705 WiFi is capable of playing MPEG4, AVI, WMV, and DIVX video files up to DVD resolution. For an extra $20, you can also purchase a plug-in for H.264 video playback and a separate plug-in for MPEG2/VOB video playback. In a perfect world, the 705 WiFi would support all of these formats out of the box, but it's only a small inconvenience to buy the plug-ins a la carte. Once you're actually playing video, you can bookmark, resize, and skip through your movie with ease.


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For anyone lucky enough not to have stumbled onto Salon.com, it is a online liberal publication that specializes in giving any Berkeley educated radical the opportunity to cry about social and political issues that no one cares about. So to no surprise they have published several ill-written articles that have been very critical of the video game industry and culture. However unlike their typical crybaby banter; none of the writers could be considered experts because most of them admit to not having actually played the video games they are discussing. Gamer should not silently sit aside while Salon.com gives a voice to fake gamers who are slandering the culture.
I rather like articles about games that are written by people who don't play a lot or at all even. It's like when that woman went on the news claiming Mass Effect was a sex simulator. She might have believed that she was poking a small anthill to get some attention. Instead she poked the demon-shark-cthulhu-bear hybrid entity known as the gamer collective and her Amazon book reviews showed the result of that.
You just gave them a lot of attention.
Not only this. You also have guaranteed that the same people posting stuff from Zolygon and Zotaku will echo their content.
Sites are moved by hits. You can't fight them giving them buzz and hits.
"Liberal" publications are the only publications that aren't blaming video games for mass shootings.
"I'm also well-educated enough to know that games like Call of Duty and Battlefield are also works of propaganda used to glorify the military"
Apparently not educated enough and stopped reading after that even after I gave you the benefit of the doubt using political terms you clearly don't understand.
I think 90% of the so called "gaming journalists" should stop writing gaming articles for their lame websites. We don't need 1000 websites posting the same information.