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Discrepancy 9/11 Watch:
History Channel, Monday, November 7, 2005 documentary on the 9/11 Hijackers, Inside the Hamburg Cell
the documentary presented a coded "message" which they claim said lollipop - a slash - two branches
The meaning was 9/11
History Channelsearch documentary list
However, the September 11 Commission page 266 has this message reversed in its report.
There are more such discrepancies and puzzlements Citizen Mom is investigating.
The Patriot Act. Congress has until December 2005 to reauthorize and expand the Patriot Act. The Senate and House versions are different. There is still time to have input from all concerned. Make your voice heard. Contact Congress now. Don't be mesmerized by all of the focus on Avian flu throughout the media, including C-Span.
Update: FBI mines records of ordinary Americans Under Patriot Act, feds probe lives of residents not alleged to be terrorists
Nov. 6, 2005By Barton Gellman
October 24, 2005, C-Span guest Geoffrey Levy of Trust for america's health takes a comment from a caller warning about gassed fish check it out today
C-Span Washington Journal guest, March 12, 2004, Professor Michael Barkun. His book, A Culture of Conspiracy.
Discussion of the topic on Dick Gordon Show at the connection.org Originally Aired: 1/2/2002
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The United States is a republic, not a representative democracy. The Framers of the Constitution never called us a democracy, and it is a republican form of government guaranteed to each of the individual states.
A republic if you can keep it
Beware an option that has historically been opposed, nevertheless, movements have existed since the ratification of the 1789 Constitution: a call by states for a Second (federal) Constitutional Convention. This issue keeps raising its shackles and there is even a modern replacement constitution. Beware second conventionthat can use precedent to alter our form of government, a "republic" "if you can keep it."
Turning to a state issue that should keep us on our toes, Pennsylvania state legislators voted themselves a hefty payraise in the early morning hours of July 7, 2005 with no debate. Taxpayers legitimately are outraged. However, beware, many are using this issue to rally the public around not simply throwing the payjacker incumbents OUT of office, but are calling for a Pennsylvania (state) constitutional convention.
the Pennsylvania Constitution
Some links on this issue
Sunday, August 14, 2005, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau
State legislative payraise furor not going away
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Message Delivered, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 23, 2005
While all of us are legitimately angry with the legislators who ignored the Pennsylvania constitution to pass legislation that included "unvouchered expense accounts" allowing the legislators to opt into taking the salary increase during the current term of office rather than waiting until 2006, we need to step back and ask a few questions.
Would a convention alter the uniformity of taxation clause in the PA Constitution?
The clause was left untouched during the 1967 Convention, but there is no guarantee it would not be altered to permit graduated income taxation, and the like, and/or make such unconstitutional legislation such as Keystone Opportunity Zones, constitutional.
More questions need to be asked before the PA public is asked to ok such a convention, whether the convention be deemed limited, or not.
Check Tribune Review Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Bush seeks to federalize emergencies: Beware.
Beware: Bush seeks to federalize emergencies
"Using the military in domestic law enforcement is generally a very bad idea," said Timothy Edgar, national security policy counsel for the ACLU. "I'm afraid that it will have unforeseen consequences for civil liberties.
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Zombie Lab
How much time do you actually need to escape from scary zombies and save the entire world: a day, or a week maybe? Not if you get your team and trust your intuition. You have exactly one hour to explore a science laboratory, use zombie supplies, break secret codes and find mixing ingredients that will save the planet from disaster. But don't get tricked by the genius zombies and their excellent plan; when time expires you can easily become one of them.From the Fox in a Box Madrid website

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Undersea tunnel project being revived30 July 2013
The government of South Jeolla Province has resumed the review of a plan to build an underwater tunnel for the KTX bullet train between the port city of Mokpo and Jeju island.
On 19 June 2013, the provincial government requested the central government for KRW 10bn as part of the 2014 fiscal year budget for studying and planning for the proposed Mokpo-Jeju underwater tunnel. It will hold an international symposium on the tunnel by next year.
The total length of the high-speed railway is 167km, including a 66km surface interval from Mokpo to Haenam, a 28km bridge section from Haenam to Bogil Island, and a 73km stretch from Bogil Island to Chuja Island and Jeju Island. The total cost is estimated at KRW 14.6tn (USD 10.3bn), with 11 years to complete.
Once the railway is completed, the provincial government reckons, as many as 15 million passengers will take advantage of the service in a year, with an annual savings of KRW 42tn in social cost and 140,000 newly created jobs.
The idea of connecting the southwestern port city with Korea's largest island in the south was first broached in 2007 by the governors of South Jeolla and Jeju provinces. At the time, however, the proposal was shelved because of the astronomical cost to build the world's longest underwater tunnel and technological challenge of digging the tunnel 160m below the water surface.


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Written by Damian Stannard
A rarely seen blemish in Clare McMeniman's ironclad constitution is what made her the perfect candidate to succeed champion defender Laura Geitz as Diamonds captain.
The Queenslander harassed her last on-court opponent in the final match of the Constellation Cup against the Silver Ferns in Invercargill.
Her departure was the final scene of a glorious, and unconventional, career, and a brief but influential stint as Australia's captain.
McMeniman's peers and coaches have repeatedly lauded her professionalism and bloody-minded competitiveness as part of her leadership makeup.
Although when it came down to accepting a dream invitation to lead her country, the defender's self-doubt made her baulk.
"She said in some ways she didn't think she was worthy," said Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander of the captaincy offer which was endorsed by a unanimous vote from the squad.
"I told her 'I think you are', and your teammates do as well. Everything you see about her is high quality so I wasn't concerned at all."
The self-doubt to which Alexander referred is perhaps a natural by-product of her unparalleled selflessness.
Few players have given as much to their teams and sought so little.
In an era that has embraced statistical analysis, McMeniman does not care much for numbers.
She makes those around her sparkle as she takes sandpaper to her rival.
"If I was coming up against Clare, I always knew it would be a long, tough day," said goal attack Natalie Medhurst who has played with and against the 31-year-old since their teens.
"Some like to build a lot of stats but Clare has an ability to shut you out and make your life hell."
The setbacks
It could be argued Diamond no.163 should have been blooded much sooner than her 2014 debut against England.
She had been a leading figure in the Queensland Firebirds' unbeaten 2011 premiership and a member of the Australian squad since 2008.
After a two-year hiatus she returned as a superior player than before yet still missed selection for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 World Cup.
Yet there was never any hint of frustration or disenchantment. And the 185cm tall stopper never gave up.
"She was the last one cut (for the World Cup)" Alexander said.
"That was hard. Selection's never based on emotion, and Clare understood that.
"She made a lot of sacrifices to be in Newcastle for the training camp (as back-up for Julie Corletto).
"It was touch and go, but if Julie didn't make it, it had to be Clare. She made the ultimate sacrifice."
Two Clares
Medhurst sees some of herself in McMeniman.
From the opening centre pass to the final whistle there is not a smile from either of them.
The taught muscles in McMeniman's neck are a sign of her intensity and she was the drill sergeant to the more nurturing leadership style of Geitz at the Firebirds.
But did you know she once appeared as Dolly Parton at an end of season celebration? Or that she enrolled in adult ballet classes in her late-twenties?
"Clare's quirky, and sooo funny," Medhurst said.
Alexander coached McMeniman in the under-21 national team and is often chided by her husband for perceived favouritism of the Darling Downs product.
"She could be a good Prime Minister," the coach said.
"Clare speaks well, is articulate, respected and clever. She's caring and understands the bigger picture.
"Working with her has been a joy."
The end
McMeniman's second and final retirement will leave a hole greater than what her 15 Test caps – 10 as captain – would suggest.
The non-negotiable values she inherited from Geitz have been upheld and the new skipper will know she has followed two of the best.
"It's not about the number of games. She has put the team first, above her own wants, and stood out for that," Medhurst said.
"It's gonna be weird without her."


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Fall in love with Scotland! And while you're at it, fall in love with Callan Baird. The hero in Melissa Blue's contemporary romance, "Kilted For Pleasure," is smoking hot both physically and emotionally. This book is the third in Blue's "Under The Kilt" series. In this story Victoria Burke is sent to Scotland to get repairs done on some important artifacts for her boss, Ian Baird (from book 1 in Blue's series). Enter master craftsman, Callan Baird. He is everything Victoria Burke didn't know she needed.
From the start their chemistry is electric. I enjoyed watching them slowly succumb to their sexual attraction. Blue allows you to get to know both characters (though more of Callan's story is gone into in detail) and it was easy to understand why they connected. While Victoria was a pleasant counterpoint to Callan's personality, the best part of the romance was the hero. Callan was dark, brooding, rude, passionate, sexy, interspersed with moments of caring, loyalty, and tenderness. Who wouldn't fall for that?
As you continue through the story, readers glimpse the depths of Callan's pain in dealing with the death of his wife. The difficulties he's left struggling to set to rights. As his feelings for Victoria begin to grow the internal battle Callan engages in is very real and emotional. There is a part of him that can't imagine letting his wife go in order to create a future with the woman who is very much alive and shaking up his status quo.
Secondary character, Douglass Baird (Callan's uncle), was an excellent addition to the story. He brought a lot of humor and wisdom throughout, often working as an intermediary between the hero and heroine. The ending brought with it a pleasant surprise, that logically I should have seen coming, but didn't. In the end, the story left me feeling happy for Callan' HEA and glad that Victoria's cute-as-pie looks were indeed deceiving.
–Reviewed by Michelle
Laurel Cremant is an opinionated author and reader of romance with a wicked sense of humor. RNIC was smart (or crazy) to bring her on as a blogger. In 2016 she took over the management of this site and relishes her new title of "Overlord of Awesome"


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If you're attempting to get your small business off the ground and failing to secure loans from the bank, don't give up. There are several other avenues to pursue, and while many come with added risks, the rewards can be just as great. From private lenders to hard money loans, peer sponsorship programs to community banking connections, read on to find a bevy of loan options that can make your small business dreams a reality.
Startup Status
If your small business is a startup, you may be finding it impossible to find a bank willing to work with you. Financial institutions tend to avoid lending to startups until you have at least a few years of successful business under your belt, and they'll want proof that you have demonstrated some sort of ability to pay back previous loans.
What You Can Do:
According to the Wall Street Journal, banks have cut back immensely on the number of small business loans approved each year, so you're not alone. The proof is in the pudding: In 2006, the top 10 banks lent $72.5 billion dollars, and by 2014, that number had dropped 38 percent to $44.7 billion. This cutback in bank loans resulted in a new cache of lenders for startups to choose from. While nonbank lenders do charge much higher interest rates, they are a great solution for those who simply can't secure a loan from a bank. Check out a peer lending program that could see you gaining a loan of up to $35,000 from a stranger. You'll need great credit and will be paying a steep interest rate, but it can be great for those startups that just need the capital to get running.
Bad Credit
If you have bad credit (or no credit) banks are probably not going to be willing to lend you money. Banks will look at your personal and business credit scores, and this can affect your interest rates and your ability to qualify for the loan. A lack of credit is similarly as impossible to work around with banks, as no financial track record usually means no loan.
What You Can Do:
If you have a valuable property and want to avoid foreclosure on your business before it hits the ground, consider getting a hard money loan. This short-term financing option is a great one if you're in a pickle and your credit is preventing you from receiving a bank loan. This can be a great way to gain necessary capital as long as you're willing and able to pay it back quickly.
Big Banking Standards
The financial crisis of 2008 is still felt, as you've no doubt experienced in your struggles to find a willing lender for your small business, especially if you're going through a larger, national bank. Banks have raised their standards to avoid the risk of lending to companies that won't give them a return.
What You Can Do:
Instead of failing to meet big bank standards, consider applying for a loan through a community bank, preferably one where you have good standing and solid connections.
No Collateral
If you have no collateral to speak of— this means valuable property that will cover the cost of the loan should you fail to pay it back—you can almost guarantee that banks are going to shirk your request. Without valuable property or expensive equipment (or a willingness to put personal collateral on the line) you likely don't have any way to collateralize your loan. If you don't have anything the bank deems as valuable, you can pretty much kiss your loan goodbye.
What You Can Do:
Some lenders don't require that you have collateral, but this route isn't without its provisions. Try an online lender like Bizfi, which will give you a bevy of small business financing options. This company will match your small business with the right lenders and get you the cash you need to start making progress on your business aims.
No Business Savvy
Don't expect that a simple loan application will have the bank forking over the money you need. Banks expect presentation and business savvy, including a well-thought out business plan, projected earnings, credit reports, and any other pertinent information related to your financial acumen and prior business experience. Banks want to know that you are a safe bet, and a simple application won't cut it.
What You Can Do:
The simple answer: come prepared. Do your homework, speak with financial advisors beforehand, and make sure all your "T's are crossed and "I"s are dotted before submitting your request.


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The HR5000A is a heavy duty sturdy machine suitable for home use. It has a 2.5 Hp motor with a top speed of 22km/H. It has 15 preset programmmes and an auto incline upto 20%.
Product Description
The HR5000A is a heavy duty sturdy machine suitable for home use. It has a 2.5 Hp motor with a top speed of 22km/H. It has 15 preset programmmes and an auto incline upto 20%.
The LCD screen is blue and displays speed, time, calories, distance, incline and heart rate. It has an mp3 input with two speakers. The maximum user weight is 130Kg.
|2.5 HP (DC) (4.5 peak power)
|Speed Km/ h
|22 (± 0.2)
|0 / 20% (± 1.0)
|Running surface (LxW)
|142 x 51 cm
|Running deck type
|Power supply
|Shock absorbing system
|183 cm
|Length Folded
|106 cm
|85 cm
|Width folded
|85 cm
|Maximum user weight
|130 kg
Exercise Tips
Walking and running are the most natural forms of exercise, and with a treadmill you can do both in the comfort of your home. They're ideal if you have a family, since people of all ages can use them. Your fitness goals can include general fitness, weight loss, or building up stamina.
General fitness
A few half-hour sessions on a treadmill will improve your aerobic fitness - the basic conditioning that lets you walk or run without getting out of breath. Better aerobic fitness means more energy and enthusiasm for everyday life.
Weight loss
Treadmills offer an effective way to burn calories without stressing your body. You can set the 'pace' of the treadmill to a slow walk or fast run - and simulate hills to make it harder. A long, gentle jog or fast walk is an excellent method for losing weight, especially if you do it regularly.
A treadmill will make your heart stronger, meaning you'll be able to walk or run for longer distances without stopping. The ability to keep going is useful for both life and work!


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Norton Ghost
The product has been discontinued by the publisher, and Download.com offers this page for informational purposes only.
Publisher's Description
With Norton Ghost, users can now create backup images without restarting their computer or exiting Windows through the product's hot imaging technology. Imaging takes place in the background without interruption, allowing users to continue work on their system as the backup takes place. Users also benefit by saving valuable time and storage space with Norton Ghost's incremental backup and restore feature. Once an initial image of a hard drive is completed, users can make future backups incrementally - updating only the files and information that have changed rather than backing up the entire hard drive again. In the event it is necessary to restore data, users can choose to restore the entire system or just specific files or folders.


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TiVo and Facebook don't mix. So writes my online friend Drew Dellinger, in response to my calling him a spoiler for posting the results of a World Cup match that I had yet to watch (on my Mac, as I have neither TiVo nor TV). Rather than blame an internationally-recognized poet for being careless with words, however, I will concede that it was my own fault. I should have known that somewhere out there on the procrastination highway I would come across a big, stinking pile of spilled beans. It didn't prevent me from watching the game, but my heart just wasn't in it.
Truthfully, my real interest lies not with worldly wordsmiths, the World Cup, or the world's biggest social media network. It's the world at large that concerns me, suffering as it is from the worst environmental disaster in decades, the most extreme weather in millennia, and the largest mass extinction event since the die-off of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. It doesn't take an international panel of climatologists to know which way the wind blows, especially when it's blowing more fiercely than ever, and louder than an international chorus of droning vuvuzelas.
Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy calls it the Great Unraveling: a perfectly horrific storm of interrelated environmental crises threatening to tear apart the very fabric of life. The sobering details, well known to the informed global citizen and presented in my book's first chapter, "The Truth of Global Suffering," need not be reiterated here. Without even considering the possibility of some disastrous turn of the tide in the Gulf, once can safely say that the weather forecast is none too favorable.
Indeed, the world as we know it is coming to an end. But here's the good news: the world as we know it is coming to an end. The Great Unraveling finds its counterpart in The Great Turning: a revolution of the global heart-mind, away from its obsession with industrial growth, toward a devotion to a life-sustaining ethos. Macy sees it happening in the three distinct but mutually supportive arenas of activism, changing infrastructures, and shifting paradigms, while author Paul Hawken lectures regularly and optimistically about the hundreds of thousands of ecologically-oriented NGOs that together comprise what he calls the largest movement in history. Hawken likens this massive movement, which lacks centralized leadership, to a planetary immune response system, the efficacy of which depends on its diversity.
In the midst of global gloom, and often because of it, people are waking up in ever-increasing numbers. But as awareness grows, so do the challenges we face, leading to the large and looming question of our unique planetary moment: Will the Great Turning will prevail over the Great Unraveling? Although both breakdown and breakthrough are already well underway, they seem to be engaged in an increasingly tense and dramatic showdown.
On one side of the spectrum are those who insist that the Earth is due for a physical makeover of biblical proportions, as movies like 2012 are wont to depict in computer graphic detail. The planet will be wracked by epic earthquakes and tsunamis, major cities will be reduced to rubble, and millions of Earth's creatures will perish suddenly and violently. This, or a similar scenario, is inevitable, says the cataclysm camp, whose conviction is often rooted in religious ideology. As powerless pawns in God's game, the reasoning goes, we mortals can only pray that we be spared smiting and granted a comfy seat aboard the Fathership.
On the other extreme are those who feel equally certain that a sudden, seismic shift is indeed imminent, but that it will be metaphysical rather than physical in nature. In a cosmic flash, humanity will awaken en masse to a New Age of planetary compassion, universal love, and divine unity. This, or a similar scenario, is written in the stars, say the enlightenment crowd, who recommend that everyone just chill out and sit tight, bearing in mind that earthly existence is merely an illusion that will soon dissipate like so much ganja smoke.
Of course these are crude caricatures, meant to describe not distinct groups or individuals as much as psychological tendencies towards either dark-hearted pessimism or blind optimism. Given the precariousness of our situation, it's natural to vacillate between these two extremes, and dangerous to become captivated by either one. They are the Scylla and Charybdis of the mind, waiting to lull us into complacency and false security, divest us of personal power, and absolve us of responsibility. Although they speak different languages, both tell the same story: the fate of life on Earth will be determined by forces beyond humanity's control.
This idea strikes me as a very dangerous one, certain to accelerate our collective journey down the road to ruin. What's more, it doesn't jive with the powerful and paradigm-shifting insight of 20th century physics that reality is participatory. We are not, as the old guard preaches, feeble and passive observers of a fixed, objective order or cogs in a giant, lifeless machine. Nor are we, as the new guard intones, the all-powerful masters of our own destiny, capable of instantly conjuring anything we want out of pixie dust and wishful thinking. We are co-creative participants in a great cosmic adventure, the outcome of which must always remain unknown.
Uncertainty is not a burden of which we need to rid ourselves. It is a blessing that evokes our creativity, enlivens our spirit, and keeps our hearts in the game.
So please, for the sake of all sentient beings, don't tell us how it ends.


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Wells Fargo Wouldn't Be Alone Pushing 401(k) Clients into Proprietary Products
The Department of Labor's investigation into whether Wells Fargo pushed retirement-plan clients into proprietary products shouldn't surprise anyone, as it's a longstanding practice among many record keepers, InvestmentNews writes.
The DOL is studying whether Wells Fargo's retirement plan services unit steered account holders into in-house investment products that benefit the bank and thus violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, according to a Wall Street Journal article cited by InvestmentNews.
But record keepers had been pushing account holders into proprietary products for a long time prior to last year's partial implementation of the DOL's fiduciary rule, according to the publication. That's because record keepers make their profits not so much from record-keeping but from using the record-keeping platform as a distribution channel to get plan participants to buy into their funds, InvestmentNews writes, citing advisors and other industry observers. After all, the largest record keepers, such as Fidelity Investments, Vanguard, Voya Financial and Transamerica Retirement Solutions, also happen to offer mutual funds or insurance products, according to the publication.
Before the DOL's fiduciary rule went into effect, many record keepers simply acted as non-fiduciary service providers to avoid running afoul of fiduciary obligations, InvestmentNews writes.
"It's something a lot of record keepers did pre-rule," Ellen Lander, an advisor at Renaissance Benefit Advisors Group, tells the publication. "If the record keeper isn't a fiduciary they don't have a legal obligation to say their products are more expensive or they don't perform as well."
On the other hand, many record keepers have actively embraced the fiduciary rule when dealing with their clients since the DOL rule went into effect, InvestmentNews writes. But that doesn't change the reality that proprietary products have helped the record keepers' bottom line for a long time, and will continue to do so, according to the publication.
- To read the InvestmentNews article cited in this story, click here.


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What I'm Thankful For
This is the time of year when we get to express our gratitude.
I am lucky in so many ways that I couldn't tell it all in the mere 100 megabytes or so that I have to store it in.
But here are some of the things I'm thankful for.


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Audi A4 Reliability
roblaw Posts: 17The new A4 seems to be a great vehicle from a driving standpoint. I was strongly considering it for the all around driving appeal and practicality. I won't. I have read too many horror stories on these websites. However, I may have considered one if I believed Audi of America or the dealers will stand behind the cars. Most postings indicated that in addition to poor reliability, neither the manufacturer nor the dealer understand that when someone pays big $ for a vehicle they are entitled to be treated a certain way. My 07' Lexus is far from exciting and does not have the ride/handling balance of an Audi (although it would seem Audi could make the ride a bit more comfortable without ruining the handling). However, the vehicle is basically trouble free and the dealer gives me a free Lexus loaner and picks up and drops off the vehicle for free for service. When I mentioned a very slight pulsing in the brake pedal on a 5000 mile service the car was returned to me with 4 new rotors and sets of pads, far more than I expected. This is why Lexus, despite having somewhat boring vehicles sells very well. Audi should take a lesson since the entire ownership experience matters.0
rjlaero Posts: 659Lexus was created for the US market. Audi has a lot bigger picture to look at world wide. It's incredibly expensive to build cars in Germany and ship to the US.
Lexus gives it's dealerships a huge profit margin and wads of cash to give customers everythign they want. They don't have to worry about the rest of the world.
Lexus sells service more than cars, and people buy into it. It's not wright or wrong, it's just what they do.0
That's funny since I have had absolutely NO problems with my A4. Every time I take the A4 in for scheduled service I also get a loaner, the last one being a fairly new A4. The local Audi dealership treats me very well. So, I am nervously waiting for the engine to self destruct and Audi to turn their back on me. After all a couple people posting on an internet message board told me so. :confuse:
I understand your point; however, there ARE a few satisfied Audi owners (i.e. happy with the car AND happy with the service). Yes, if my engine inexplicably blew I would rather be driving the Lexus if given the choice; but, I would not base my buying decision on that.0
I think it also may be a cultural issue. The Germans do not approach customer service in the same manner as the Japanese and North Americans. Their philosophy is the producer is always right, as in "We build cars for a living, you do not. You will accept what we deliver and you will like it". I provide BMW I-Drive as an example. After owning four German cars and spending time in Germany I can attest to this. They have always produced great quality products, but reliability has always taken a back seat. I think the market has been changing their attitude regarding reliability and service for the better.0
It is never surprising on these post sites to hear horror stories. Our family is on our 4th Audi, and getting ready to look at a new A5 once they are available
Your 4th Audi? Must have had something horrible with some of the earlier ones. :P
My wife has been driving an Audi since 1990. She's still on just her second one.
Her job takes her to downtown Newark NJ (#22 on the Morgan Quit no Press's list of most dangerous cities in the USA) on a daily basis, so she does not tolerate any vehicle that's an inch less than rock solid reliable.
She is shopping for a new vehicle right now, as her 8.5 year old 2000 A4 1.8T Quattro will need a new set snow tires for this winter. Currently, she's trying to decide between picking up a leftover 2008 Audi A3 within the next month, or to custom-order a 2009 A3 and probably having to wait until January for it, because the color she wants is on 'delayed introduction', which mucks up the idea of replacing the car before it needs $500 for new tires. If she doesn't get what she wants, I expect that she'll keep the A4 for another year or three, which may be a disappointment to three friends who are interested in buying it from us.
204meca Posts: 3702004 A4 1.8T CVT; 48k.
Car runs great, is supremely comfortable, handles well, has more than ample acceleration once it is rolling... My biggest surprise (and most pleasant surpriseO is that it gets 24-28 mpg city & 32-36 highway -- on mid grade gas no less.
Have had a couple of minor problems (40K whining noise from back of car - replaced fuel filter at NC, 44K broken mirror toggle switch intially said not under warranty, but after reconsideration, replaced NC). Had 1 accident where I was not paying attention & rear ended a stopped car at about 10-15 mph. Broke transmission mount & caused minor radiator leak but I was able to drive it for 2 weeks till the parts were in. Our Bellingham dealer & service department has always been cordial & cooperative.
We are more than very pleased! with this car! Honestly, reading these forums make nervous & I had real reservations about reliablity when we bought our A4. Now we plan to keep current A4 till 2011 & then will likely replace it with another A4 or possibly an A3.0
rablaw Posts: 16I am shopping for a new car and deciding betw. an Audi A4 and Mercedes C-300. Can you recommend an Audi dealer in the northern NJ area? Dealers to avoid also. Bergen/Passaic/Essex counties are closest.
I too am a former Audi owner (leasee actually) who comes to these forums to see if Audi's reliability has improved. I had a 2001 allroad (true "allroad" owners type it in all lower case letters) with which I had a love-hate relationship. It was a great vehicle, quick, comfortable, great in bad weather and stylish. However, there was not one day in the 49,532 miles while in my hands that there was not at least one thing wrong with it (I gave it back to Audi before the warranty ran out). It never left me stranded anywhere, but I never felt entirely comfortable when on a long trip. And that uncertainty sticks with you for a long, long time. The vehicle leaked oil (just a little) every day of its life. The brake rotors warped every 10,000 miles like clockwork. The Steptronic auto trans began to slip at 20,000 miles and had to be replaced. The headlights would periodically decide they didn't want to work until you re-booted the engine 3 times (seriously, this happened all the time!). The wheels were nearly impossible to keep balanced - always had to use expensive Hunter 9700 equipment - even then they were out of balance within 1000 miles. Seat heater would not turn off (that was a painful experience). Dashboard warning lights would come and go for no particular reason (again, not great for your confidence). So while none of these problems ever left me stranded by the roadside on a dark, gloomy night, I found that I simply wasn't going to chance driving on a dark gloomy night, just in case.
I'm writing this now because I will soon be in the market for a new vehicle and the new A4 caught my attention. I will likely test drive one when they come out and I will get that "itch" again, just like I do almost every new car season. But all I need to do is look at the 29 service tickets from my allroad (that's how many times the vehicle went to the dealer in 3 years) to remind me why I drive a Lexus today and probably will still be in a Lexus at this time next year. I loved my Audi, but I also hated my Audi.
We used Peter Wendell at Paul Miller Audi in Parsippany, NJ. Based on him making good on an error and giving us an $858 refund out of his own pocket, I'd definitely trust him to buy a car from him again. We've known Peter since before he was a salesman (he came from the Service Dept).
For service...well, we had not been particularly happy with Paul Miller circa ~2004, but this is a dated experience. Peter has said that they've gotten better; we will see, at the car's 5K checkup in ~6 months.
For genuine OEM Dealership, I've heard very good things from a coworker advocating Audi of Mendham, NJ, but I haven't tried them yet myself to verify how they do. I expect that we'll give Paul Miller a chance (5K service) and if it isn't stellar, perhaps go try Mendham the next time we absolutely must have a dealership touch the car.
Otherwise, the place we've been going for Audi service for the past ~5 years has been Foreign Aid in Mendham; the owner "Kenny" has implicitly earned our trust.
For Mercedes, I didn't care for the salesman at MB of Morristown, nor that he lied to me about document processing (claimed that a buyer couldn't go to DMV to get his own plates). So I went to MB of Newton, NJ; the salesman was Reid [something] ... Ried was easy to deal with. Unfortunately, this is probably a very long haul for you from Bargain/Passaic/Essex.
For MB service, Newton has been good, although a bit inconvenient and of course MB Expensive. As such, I've been trying a local independent garage (Felipe at Precision Auto Center; Rt 46 West, Rockaway NJ). So far, he's done well enough for fairly routine work and has done a "make it good at my expense" on one item, so I'll continue to go there for now...it helps that he's only 5 minutes from home.
Finally, for all "wheels" stuff, I've been using Eurotire in Fairfield, NJ (on Rt 46 East) for 20+ years. I've known the current owner Bill Bloomfield since he was an employee there, which is more than just a few years ago now. Eurotire used to mostly do just tires, rims, balancing, allignments and shocks/struts, but now also does brakes, CV/drive axles, 4-corner weight balancing, etc, etc.
Bill is a significant supporter of the local Porsche Club (PCA) chapter of Northern NJ and he often volunteers/donates his shop for Tech Inspections, etc. He's a genuine enthusiast worth supporting who does high quality work, is always honest with you, a good value, and is very flexibile in working with your needs.
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pacifier Posts: 32 years ago around the same time of year my new 2006 Audi A4 Quattro left me stranded in the Smokey Mountains (alleged faulty starter). I was very upset to say the least and vented on this site. I'm sure you can find the posting if you went back and searched for it.
Anyhow, it's only fair to Audi that I follow-up with this posting. Since the traumatic experience in 2006 our Audi, which now has 55k miles, has been very reliable. More importantly, I just came back from the Smokey Mountains without incident. Yes, I gave the car another chance and dared the trip once again. You can imagine the fear when I pulled into the same spot where it left me stranded, fortunately the car started this time and continued to perform throughout the trip. I thought for sure the water pump or the radiator would blow considering it was 100 degrees in the hot sun with the air on climbing steep road ways to boot. But, to my surprise, it hung in there.
So my Audi has redeemed itself and may even go into another when the tires fall off this one. Hopefully, that will be some time from now.0
partybynight Posts: 2Hello. I'm a Marine currently on deployment and am looking at getting a used car when I come back (in a few months). I'll have about $15K to spend on something, and have always admired the look of Audis. I've always wanted to own one and have been thinking about a 2003ish A4. After reading post after post in this section, i've been trying to figure out the most reliable A4 out there and how not to get caught up spending obscene amounts of money on it. Correct me if I'm wrong but, from what I gather from posters, the CVT has problems - so go with a manual (I was going to anyway). Also, the 3.0 seems to have a lot less problems than the 1.8. And if I'm out of warranty and start having problems, ditch the car immediately before it totally drains my wallet (and good luck trying to get any help from the dealership or AoA.) But, if i treat it well and do the maintenance like I should, it'll help the situation...oh, and carry a screwdriver and some ignition coils in the trunk. Is that about the speed of things? Any other advice would also be appreciated, especially on what to check for and questions to ask (Audi-reliability specific) while on the dealer lot.
Hey partybynight, as a former Audi owner and someone looking to possibly buy another Audi, I can't recommend buying any Audi that is out of warranty. Things that could go wrong: (1) Anything electronic could simply stop working (screwdriver won't help with that); (2) You are correct about the trans - stick with a manual; (3) Sooner or later the car will leak some or all fluids - so check under the car and engine out thoroughly before you buy; (4) Brake rotors are known to warp - check this out in a test drive and have a mechanic check them with an instrument. My advice: Unless you can get an extended warranty on a 2003 A4 model, perhaps an Infiniti G35 is a better way to go. Just my 2 cents.
kinct Posts: 59The 1.8T / 2.0T engines in a used Audi are tough to call. If well maintained, that engine will run & run & run (my VW Passat 1.8T went 225k miles when I sold it and was still running strong). I did oil changes at 5000 miles w/ Mobil 1, 0w40.
However, if you had some clown who owned the car before you who was casual about the oil changes (frequency) or used regular oil (not synth), then watch out !!
So... that would make me leery about buying a used 4 cyl turbo...0
goldendragon18 Posts: 15Hey everyone!
Im new to this site adn the other forums are unresponsive. im currently in the market for a new 2009 bmw 335i or the audi A5. from what i've been reading, I'm really starting to question the Audi. Seems like people have major problems or no problems at all. My family's had a few Audis before and steer far away from it these days. but the new A5 looks are stunning. And with the bad economy there are many on the lot, at least in the DC area. Our family's had bmws as well and had some problems there too, but Consumer Reports seem to favor Audis more and more these days. Any problems with Audi's technology? since im opting for the premium tech and nav package. (both cars)
Any advice? :confuse:
Dannydadan Posts: 1Interesting comments. I was thinking of getting an 06-07 a4 at auction, however, having read some of these messages and others on different forums, I'll be going for a Toyota / Honda.
cneff, no you weren't unlucky. My dad bought a two year old Audi with low mileage and had numerous faults and a real 'ding dong' with Audi dealership.
I personally know of a friend of the family who is a barrister. She bought a brand new Audi and had so many problems with the car and received such poor service from Audi, that she sued them in court and won. In the end she returned the car and received a full refund after further legal proceedings. I think they picked on the wrong cookie on this occasion.
Funny really, because lots of consumer reviews rate Audi's highly. This is probably due to consumer satisfaction with the product i.e., people turn a blind eye to problems because they love the brand. People are always more discerning if they're not so caught up in the image and brand.
Note, if your Audi is out of warranty, go see an independant specialist to get better service and 30-40% off your labour bills. If your still in warranty, you can always say a little prayer.0
byronwalter Posts: 220Dragon,
I'm an Audi FanBoi. Here's my take... Audis have improved considerably over the last few years. Now Audis are almost as reliable as Korean cars.
I'm on my third A4, a modified '06 bought in August of '05, and in that entire time the only issue that I've had is one check engiine light. And I'm not particularly easy on my car. Modded it puts out > 250 hp and I wore out my OEM tires in around 11,000 miles (rough housing in corners).
The apparent secret for Audi ownership is dumb luck and hope that you get a good one (you probably will). Next is having a good dealership to work with when something unexpected does spring up.
Now about that A5 vs 335i... Both cars look great but the A5 wins out over the 335i. But OTOH, have you driven either car much? The 335i is a hot rod and will knock the socks off the A5. The best reason for the A5 is the quattro system, which works nicely with the Audi. The BMW X drive option on the 335i just doesn't cope with the Bimmer's torque too well... just stamp the gas and feel the torque steer.
However, if you don't need the awd, then that's a mote point.
Next month I should be in my next A4, an Avant with my first auto tranny ever0
brepei Posts: 10I just purchased an 06 A4 and I really like the car, my question is, the 6 speed auto. tranny shifts like a dream, but I noticed that there seems to be some hesitation when I accelerate at low speeds when driving in traffic. Is this a problem,or is this a characteristic of the way the car actually drives? I'm thinking of taking the car to an audi shop, and having someone who knows these cars, to test drive it .0
Does anyone have a 2005 2.0 A4? It is not a Quattro. I have been reading this forum and now a little scared. I bought this car a week ago with 42,500 miles on it. I did however get an extended waranty up to 102,500 miles. I am affraid that one of the few things not covered will go wrong. Please tell me you experiences if you have this same car.
Can anyone tell me what this light is indicating? It is white and red circle and has the letters MPH in the middle. I assume that it is miles per hour but dont know for sure. Please Help!!!!
eddie650 Posts: 26Any hesitation should only exist, I'd think, from a dead stop. I also experience hesitation with my 2005 1.8 from a dead stop, but usually don't notice it because my driving tends to be conservative. It's those times when I am relying on a quick start from a dead stop (like getting out of the way of someone else) that I might notice this problem.0
I recently bought a brand new Audi A4. I know absolutely nothing about cars, but it was cute and Edmunds appeared to have rated it highly in reviews.
The day after I bought it, I had to take it back to the dealer for a check engine light. They said it was the fuel sensor and replaced it. 2 weeks later, I got another check engine light. They cleared the fault and sent me on my way. 2 weeks after that, I took it in for another check engine light. When I pulled into the dealership, they said they knew it was the fuel pump that needed replacing. According to the dealership, the Audi manufacturer had "compared it to another new car and decided it was the fuel pump." They replaced it and sent me on my way. It's been about a week and everything's running fine so far, but I hope that this isn't going to be a reoccuring problem. I'm thinking I may have just had bad luck with that one part. Sometimes new cars are like that I guess.
Otherwise, my experience with Audi is pleasant. The dealership puts up with my histrionics when something goes wrong. They fix it under warranty for free and offer me a free rental car (usually a Mercedes) when they fix my car so at least I get to try other cars out. Overall, my Audi is beautiful and has every amenity offered. I hope it doesn't have more problems, though, because I think it looks really cute and it's fun to drive.0
I really don't want to spoil you joy with the new car but unfortunately the infamous check engine light, particularly right after you drive a brand new car from the lot is not a good indicator of what's ahead of you ....
I had very similar experience to yours. Yes, the dealer fixes the check engine light free when car is under warranty...the warranty will eventually run out unless you purchased extended one from the get go...when it does, you will be out luck. They will give you a loaner while they fix the issue but the issues will keep coming back....ok when car is under warranty but still you will worry and waste time visiting the dealer. True, most of these issues will be classified as "leaking hose", "loose gas cap" etc but each one will result in dreadfull check engine light and will require a trip to the dealer. Unless you have tons of time and enjoy spending it at the dealership ....
I had so many of these little but requiring a day off from work in order to visit the dealer to drop off the car issues that I finally gave up selling the car for a lousy trade in value .... and started sharing the issues with the general public on this forum.
Audi is a very sexy agile car. It is notorious for tons of small issues all cuasing check engine light...
It is not good for a brand new car to have a gas pump issue....and regardless, all dealer repairs are good for 12 months. I had my air pump repaired once by dealer for $600 and going bad 14 months later....naturally 2 months after the dealer service warranty had expired
Good luck with it....enjoy but be prepared for lots of ridiculous stories about what was wrong with your car next time the check engine light comes on and you're forced to pay the dealer another visit.
I now drive an Acura...had not had a SINGLE issue for 2 years.0
Thanks for the warning. So far, minus the little problems, I love it. However, what does comfort me is a- the extended warranty I bought, b- my bf is a mechanic and literally called the dealership for me to check on the work actually being done this last time, etc... and c- the law. So far I've been in 3 times in a month and a half. Under CA's lemon laws, I'd have cause to return it and get my money back if I so desired. If it keeps happening, then I'm going to definitely take advantage of that law, something I keep reminding the dealership each visit in. They do bend over backwards now to help me, so I'm hoping that they are as concerned about their workmanship and the cars they sell as I am about owning one.
I used to drive a Japanese car. It was so easy to maintain and I had zero problems. Absolutely nothing happened on that car. I changed tires, brakes, and got oil changes and that was enough to make it last. I traded it in at 75k to get the Audi, though, because 4.5 years seemed a long time to own a car. However, I am confident that my old car would've kept going and going and going. That thing drove like a dream. It's just not as sexy as the Audi and it's not the powerhouse that the Audi is.0
I now drive an Acura...had not had a SINGLE issue for 2 years.
Good for you. I had horrible experience with Accord and TL with 0 issues when cars had warranty and LOTS of issues when warranty expired. I wouldn't touch Honda any more, only German cars. 0 issues with my BMW, girlfriend's parents have 0 issues with VW.0
Nope, no issues here on my 3 year old A4. Absolutely nothing. I am not going to assume all Audis are perfect based on my experience, just as someone shouldn't assume they are crap based on their ONE single ownership experience, or that Uncle Bob and one and...blah blah.0
Rascall99 - assume what want, your car, your choice. Not sure why you're getting all worked up about the facts - notice plural.
I recommend this interesting site to you, pehaps this will help you expand your horizons juust a bit further beyond the windshield of your own car ... blah blah
Most recently (last 2 weeks), my friends drove a brand new VW JETTA from Germany to France - the manual transmission broke down in southern France on their way back forcing them to return by train. Now this is what I call PERFECT turn of events.0
Not getting worked up. My point being, if you read my post, is I AM looking beyond my own windshield. All car makes have problems and basing a conclusion that a car is junk because of one or two personal experiences is not statistically valid. "My aunt Mildred broke down in her brand new Toyota on the way home from the dealership". So what. That sucks for Mildred but that certainly doesn't mean all Toyotas are junk.0
Thank you for recommendation. Lot of interesting stories about uber quality Honda cars http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/honda.html
BTW, on my brand new Accord, transmission broke down on 8K miles first time.0
ntheyardagain Posts: 2i too am an audi owner or rather still am paying on the car that is sitting in my driveway as it sits there most of the time. I have had to replace the engine and to the person with the check engine light i do feel sorry for you, because that is what kept coming on in my audi but the dealer assured me everything was fine and he got the light off but then the engine blew and another engine was put in and now the car sits again, problem after problem, audi a4 quattro no more :sick: :sick: :lemon: :lemon:0


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It's Flannel Friday! Here are this week's awesome submissions:
Bridget over at What is Bridget Reading crocheted these cute Rabbit Finger Puppets. Think of all the rhymes and stories one could use with these!
Kathryn at Fun with Friends at Storytime made these Lion Puppets (Yes, they're puppets!). She's using these along with the rhyme "5 Ferocious Lions."
Lisa from Thrive After Three made this video about using Edward Gibbs' I Spy series in flannel form. I love when librarians make videos. It's so helpful!
Anne at So Tomorrow created a flannel adaption of The Noisy Counting Book by Susan Schade. It sounds like such a fun story to tell!
Jennifer at Storytime Extras made these Two Little Blackbirds props for the kids to use while saying the rhyme… Much more exciting than just using their pointer finger!
Katie at Story Time Secrets made this flannel set for the rhyme There Was an Old Man with a Beard by Edward Lear. Kids will love this silly rhyme, and will probably enjoy discussing what else could find a home in his beard!
Mrs. Todd at A Librarian Less Ordinary wrote about her Shark Storytime that included this flannel set to go along with the song Five Little Fishies. I love that shark!
Dana over at Magic Librarian created this Down by the Bay set to use with the Raffi's version of the song. This set looks so fun, and this song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day now for sure!
Ms. Monica at Ram Ram Storytime shared this prop to go along with the book Monkey Soup by Lois Sachar. What a great way to bring this story to life!
Miss Sue at Library Village created a flannel set to tell the classic tale, Goldilocks. These pieces are GORGEOUS!
Anne at itsybitsymom made this fabulous I Can Read! rebus rhyme magnet set. I'm sure the kids loved making all kinds of different sentences!
Piper at Piper Loves the Library made this lovely flannel circles as part of her Common Ground Art Smart program. This sounds like such an amazing program, and Piper gives an in-depth how-to!
This week, I (Jenna at Stories with Ms. Jenna) made this cake to use with the rhyme Five Birthday Candles in my upcoming birthday storytime.
Thanks everyone for your creative submissions this week!
For more information about Flannel Friday, check out the blog. To find more flannel inspiration, take a look at the pinterest.
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Mine will post on Friday at 6am: http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-rabbit-finger-puppets.html
Hi Jenna, Thanks for hosting this week. Here's my post about Lions. http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2014/02/lionsoh-my.html
Hi Jenna, Thanks for hosting. Mine will be posted Friday a.m. Thanks!
Thanks for hosting! Here is my flannel board adaptation of an Edward Lear poem: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-there-was-old-man-with.html
Thanks for hosting! Here is my Shark storytime: http://lessordinarylibrarian.blogspot.com/2014/02/preschool-storytime-sharks.html
Thanks for hosting! Here is my flannel for Down By the Bay, for my llama storytime:
Not-a-flannel book prop share ("Monkey Soup") : http://www.ramsamstorytime.blogspot.com/2014/02/whos-sick-today.html
Thanks for hosting! Here's another version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears immortalized in flannel! http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/02/flannel-friday-goldilocks.html
Here's my contribution…a little bit of flannel and a lot of art! Thanks for hosting! ~ jane


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Proceedings of The Physiological Society
University College London December 2005 (2006) Proc Physiol Soc 1, C11
Oral Communications
Activity of callosal neurons in primate SMA during a bimanual precision grip task
Soteropoulos, Demetris; Baker, Stuart N;
1. University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
The supplementary motor area (SMA) is important in bimanual motor control; although dense callosal connections serve to link SMA in each hemisphere, little is known about the firing patterns of these cells. We here report recordings from antidromically identified corpus callosum (CC) neurons in the hand representation of SMA, in two m. mulatta monkeys trained to perform a bimanual precision grip task for food reward. The monkeys initiated the task by placing both hands on home pads. Audiovisual cues indicated whether right hand, left hand or both were to be used, and following an instructed delay, the monkeys reached out and performed a precision grip (1s hold period). After training was complete, the monkeys were implanted (under full general anaesthesia: 1.52.5% isoflurane inhalation in 50:50 N2O:O2 and aseptic conditions) with a stainless steel headpiece to allow atraumatic head fixation and a recording chamber sited above a craniotomy exposing SMA. Single units were recorded in daily microelectrode penetrations whilst the animals performed the trained task. CC neurons were identified antidromically by stimulation through chronically implanted electrodes in the corpus callosum close to the midline. Thirty-five CC units were encountered, and 13 units were recorded long enough to permit firing rate analysis (e10 trials per task type). The mean antidromic latency was 1.8ms (22/35 had latencies < 1.8ms; 4/35 had latencies > 3ms). CC neurons had low mean firing rates during the trial for all three movement types, at 3.7
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What Should Be Discussed Instead of Certification at #SHRM14
by Matthew Stollak on Tuesday, June 17, 2014
The SHRM Big Show begins in less than a week as 15,000+ HR professionals descend on Orlando to hear about the latest in human resource management. Unless you are a HR professional living under a rock, the topic du jour(s) will be the new SHRM certification being introduced....you won't be able to escape it. SHRM will have 3 straight days of sessions dedicated to the topic. HRCI, while banished from the conference, will be holding a Monday night event at EPCOT to share there insights. Vegas has put better odds of snow occurring during the four days in Orlando than Hank Jackson NOT discussing certification during the opening session. I fully expect that SHRM will hand out an HR action figure called "Certy" to attendees at their booth in the exhibit hall.
Never has so much attention been paid to an issue that has so little impact on the day-to-day functioning of HR.
I wish a modicum of attention was paid to these issues instead:
1. Sleep
Did you hear about the accident that nearly killed TV star Tracy Morgan? It was the result of a Walmart truck driver who had gone more than 24 hours without sleeping. According to Teamsters President James P. Hoffa, "drivers feel pressure from their employers to drive more than 60-70 hours a week with insufficient rest." Further, Congress is attempting to make regulation of truck driver rest even more lax:
Days before Morgan's accident thrust trucking safety into the news, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation that would undo rules that only went into effect last year that mandated certain rest periods for truck drivers. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) added an amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill that would suspend a regulation that truck drivers rest for 34 consecutive hours, including two nights from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM, before driving again.
Issues involving sleep are not limited to the trucking industry. As a parent of 15-month old twins, getting 6+ hours of uninterrupted sleep is a luxury. The impact of less sleep is huge:
Instead of certification, we should be discussing how the profession can assist employees in ensuring they are properly rested so they may perform at a more productive level.
2. Wage Theft
According to the New York Times,
When wage theft against low-wage workers is combined with that against highly paid workers, a bad problem becomes much worse. Data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute show that in 2012, the Department of Labor helped 308,000 workers recover $280 million in back pay for wage-theft violations — nearly double the amount stolen that year in robberies on the street, at banks, gas stations and convenience stores.
Moreover, the recovered wages are surely only a fraction of the wage theft nationwide because the Labor Department has only about 1,100 wage-and-hour investigators to monitor seven million employers and several states have ended or curtailed wage enforcement efforts.
This is a huge black eye for the profession, and we should be discussing how to minimize this occurrence.
3. A Living Wage
My wonderful blogging colleagues at SHRM14 are putting together a little charity event on Sunday night to raise money for No Kid Hungry. It truly is a worthy endeavor.
At the same time, how much discussion is going into their Congressional representatives cutting funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families? Or, eliminating unemployment benefits after a certain period of time, even when unemployment remains high. Each contribute significantly to childhood hunger.
Recently, Seattle passed a minimum wage increase of $15 an hour. Given HR's role in setting compensation, what influence, if any, should they have to address the impact of wage stagnation?
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Matt, you make some excellent points and I hope some of that will be addressed. One comment on the HRCI is "banished" statement. I hear it was just as much an HRCI decision not to attend as it was SHRM's. Kind of understandable. Are you going to the Tuesday night deal, it isn't Hall and Oates.
by John Jorgensen on June 18, 2014 at 6:01 AM. #
Just to clarify some of the confusion around the recent discussions, I wanted to make sure I provided a link back to HRCI's site (see below). Great post, Matt on areas of HR that have recently been in the headlines!
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Do you use XML-RPC (and specifically the xmlrpclib/xmlrpc.client from Python's stdlib)? Do you like multi-calls? Wish you could construct your XML-RPC multi-calls in a way so that you could make them asynchronous by constructing the call from scratch? Then you're in luck because I already did the hard work of figuring out the details for you! =)
In my case I needed to communicate with an XML-RPC server that supported multi-calls, but in an asynchronous fashion with a non-standard communication object (i.e. not sockets but App Engine's urlfetch). So I had to piece together how to make a XML-RPC client call that used multi-calls so that I could do it asynchronously myself.
The first thing to know is that a multi-call is a system.multicall function call to the server. It takes a sequence of arguments that specify what each individual function call should be. Each sequence item contains a dict with two keys: "methodName" and "params". The "methodName" key has a string value of the function name to call on the XML-RPC server. The "params" key holds the tuple of arguments (and it must be the tuple type and you must use a tuple even if it is just a single argument --think of what it would take for the call to work with *args) to pass to the function named in "methodName".
Knowing what function you are calling on the other end (system.multicall) and having a sequence of dicts specifying what you are calling in hand, you can make your call to the server. First you need to encode everything into XML: xmlrpc.client.dumps((seq_of_args,), 'system.multicall') (notice how I passed the sequence of dicts in a tuple -- and I mean a tuple, not a list). With the XML now in hand, you make the actual call to the server by making a POST with the XML as the body and set the Content-Type header to text/xml using whatever asynchronous mechanism you want to use to make the call.
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And that's how you construct an XML-RPC multi-call from scratch in Python so you can make an asynchronous call. If you want to see an example of all this, see this code.


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Pritchard, V. E, Bora, S., Austin, N. C, Levin, K. J & Woodward, LJ. (2014). Identifying very preterm children at educational risk using a school readiness framework. JAMA Pediatrics,134(3), F.P. Rivara. 825-832. United States of America: American Medical Association. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-3865
Objectives: Children born very preterm (VPT) are at high risk of educational delay, yet few guidelines exist for the early identification of those at greatest risk. Using a school readiness framework, this study examined relations between preschool neurodevelopmental functioning and educational outcomes to age 9 years. Methods: The sample consisted of a regional cohort of 110 VPT (≤32 weeks' gestation) and 113 full-term children born during 1998–2000. At corrected age 4 years, children completed a multidisciplinary assessment of their health/motor development, socioemotional adjustment, core learning skills, language, and general cognition. At ages 6 and 9, children's literacy and numeracy skills were assessed using the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement. Results: Across all readiness domains, VPT children were at high risk of delay/impairment (odds ratios 2.5–3.5). Multiple problems were also more common (47% vs 16%). At follow-up, almost two-thirds of VPT children were subject to significant educational delay in either literacy, numeracy or both compared with 29% to 31% of full-term children (odds ratios 3.4–4.4). The number of readiness domains affected at age 4 strongly predicted later educational risk, especially when multiple problems were present. Receiver operating characteristic analysis confirmed ≥2 readiness problems as the optimal threshold for identifying VPT children at educational risk. Conclusions: School readiness offers a promising framework for the early identification of VPT children at high educational risk. Findings support the utility of ≥2 affected readiness domains as an effective criterion for referral for educational surveillance and/or additional support during the transition to school.
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'Head Monster's' winning ways / Engineer spins high-end cable wire idea into industry-leading company
When Noel Lee first went into business selling premium speaker wire, stereo retailers thought the idea was as crazy as selling bottled water. That's because speaker wire then was as free as tap water.
Twenty-five years later, Lee's marketing prowess has transformed Monster Cable Products Inc. of Brisbane into a company with more than $100 million in annual sales and one of the Bay Area's largest private employers. He is also credited with shaping high-quality accessories for a wide variety of consumer electronics products as a profitable cottage industry.
Forget the title of chief executive officer. Lee, 55, is simply known at his company as the Head Monster, a whimsical title befitting someone who once quit a steady job as a fusion design engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for an unsteady gig playing drums for a rock 'n' roll band.
His professed work ethic: "24/7; sleep when you're dead." And, he says, "You have to be intense at what you do." He also owns a stable of sports cars, is a self-professed gadget freak and gets a kick out of hanging out with stars like George Benson, Carlos Santana and Boz.
When he started Monster Cable in 1978, he never thought the speaker wires he assembled on a pingpong table in the garage of his Richmond District home would lead to a successful company with a corporate culture he calls the "Monster Attitude." Or the company that would come to own the naming rights to Candlestick Park.
"I never thought it was going to be a big business," the native San Franciscan said during a recent interview. "It started out as a hobby business. I didn't have any business experience. I didn't have finances. I was just an engineer working on my hobby, which was audio gear."
Monster Cable makes about 4,000 different products, but the 750-employee firm is best known for its high-quality wires, which connect home audio electronics and speaker systems. It also supplies premium cables used by a long roster of professional musicians, including Santana, Earth, Wind & Fire, Aerosmith and Sammy Hagar. The cables cost anywhere from $20 to more than $2, 000.
Monster Cable has also diversified its product line beyond audio cables and even beyond wires to capitalize on the dramatic growth in consumer electronics products, especially big-screen televisions and home theater components. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, U.S. sales of electronics accessories are expected to grow from $1.3 billion in 2000 to $2 billion in 2005.
"It's a big boom for us," Lee said. "You have surround-sound speakers, you have high-quality video, so you need higher-quality connections."
Therefore, the company makes cables for TVs, DVD and VHS players, computers, printers, video games, digital cameras and car entertainment systems. It also makes speaker wall mounts, power strips, alkaline batteries, cell phone chargers, leather phone cases, camera bags, headsets and screen- cleaning solutions.
And there are Monster cords, cases, wireless transmitters and car adapters designed for Apple Computer's hot-selling iPod digital audio players. Lee's musical background led him to start a small record label, Monster Music, with artists like Shana Morrison, daughter of singer-songwriter Van Morrison.
Monster's latest venture is high-tech furniture made by M-Design, a spin- off headed by Lee's son, Kevin Lee, 36, known as "Little Monster." The furniture, such as tables that hide big subwoofers, is designed to make home theater equipment blend in with its surroundings.
There's also an $8,000 Action Couch with a built-in wireless amplifier that causes seat cushions to rumble in sync with explosions and other noises during a movie.
Next year, Monster plans to introduce a line of wireless products, following yet another trend in home entertainment.
Leaving no stone unturned, Lee sells Monster Mints, the "Mints With Attitude," to entice a customer's last-second impulse purchase at the cash register. Lee "is a master of accessories selling," said Dave Donald, an executive with SpeakerCraft Inc., a Southern California installer of custom home speaker systems that uses Monster Cable products. More precisely, he said Lee has trained the distributors of Monster products to sell consumers on the idea that Monster products are "ne-cessories."
Monster Cable has grown from Lee's garage to occupy 450,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in three buildings at the foot of San Bruno Mountain. The company has products in 15,000 stores worldwide and owns 225 U.S. patents.
Although Lee won't divulge financial details, he said the company generates revenue of more than $100 million annually, compared with $50 million in 1997, and sales are growing about 25 percent per year.
"His success as a marketer has benefited everybody," said Kathy Gornik, co-owner and president of Thiel Audio Products Co. of Lexington, Ky., a maker of high-end speakers. Gornik chairs the U.S. Consumer Electronics Association's board of directors.
Lee's father was a journalist for China's Central News Agency, but his parents had moved to San Francisco by the time he was born on Christmas Day in 1948. He grew up in the city, attended City College and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1971 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
For five years, he worked on laser fusion experiments at Lawrence Livermore, but then he quit to pursue his avocation, music. He moved to Hawaii to play drums for a folk rock band called Asian Wood.
"That was a great time in my life," Lee said. "That's where I learned about running a business, the business of dealing with sleazy nightclub owners who didn't pay."
The band broke up after a year and a half, but Lee stayed for six more months to play on his own before returning to the Bay Area to work for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
But at night after work, Lee spent hours in his garage at 16th Avenue and Lake Street, tinkering with his idea of engineering speaker wire that conducted sound-carrying electricity more efficiently than the standard cheap lamp wire available at the time. Sold on the idea, Lee quit his Lawrence Berkeley Lab job after just six months and scrounged around for financing from banks before taking his speaker wire on the road.
At first, it was a hard sell, because stereo stores used to give away as much speaker wire as customers needed. So instead of spending money advertising directly to consumers, Lee focused his efforts on convincing sales representatives they could make money by talking customers who had bought a stereo system into enhancing their audio experience by buying better speaker wires.
For someone who may just have spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on a new home audio or video system, the idea of an added investment for quality speaker wires makes sense. "Do you really want to skimp on the cables?" said technology analyst Martin Reynolds, a vice president at Gartner Dataquest.
During a recent tour of Monster Cable's headquarters, Kevin Lee demonstrated the company's new high-tech furniture, impressing a group of distributors with music reproduction so crisp that it seemed as if the singers were in the room.
The demonstration illustrates the type of training programs Monster Cable uses to show off its products and fire up retailers, sales representatives and even technicians installing car stereo systems.
For several years, Monster Cable has hosted a glitzy, Oscar-style awards program at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to reward top retailers and distributors. This year's show drew about 4,000 attendees, who were treated to a concert by Santana.
Lee's strategy has lifted Monster Cable's sales to a level higher than all of its competitors combined, said Ray Kimber, one of those competitors. Kimber founded the 40-employee Kimber Kable of Ogden, Utah, at about the time Lee founded Monster Cable.
But Kimber said he's concerned that Monster's tactics pressures sales representatives to oversell, which might reflect badly on other makers of audio and video cable.
"Noel is a remarkable individual, and I admire him a great deal," Kimber said. "But I would not want a customer to be sold any of our products if that customer wasn't really needing it or wanting it. Some people are perfectly happy with ordinary."
But Lee believes consumers won't want to settle for ordinary once they hear or see the difference his products make.
Lee says his success as an Asian American entrepreneur can inspire others to follow in his path.
"When I talk to Asian American business organizations, they say, 'Noel, you did great because you broke through the glass ceiling,' " Lee said. "I don't feel there ever was a glass ceiling. Asians should not feel introverted or restricted because they are an Asian company. They can compete as hard and aggressive as any company.
"My advice is, 'Don't be afraid to take a chance, don't be afraid to be the best that you can be, because if you don't take that chance, you'll never know what could have been possible.' "
Lee does have one problem that slows him down. A degenerative nerve problem, which he says stems from radiation exposure during his time as a fusion engineer, makes walking a slow, tedious task for him.
He relies on his fleet of four Segway Human Transporters -- two-wheeled, self-balancing electric scooters -- to get around his office or to reach his luxury box at Monster Park, the new name for Candlestick Park.
Monster Cable made national headlines in September when it beat out corporate giants like Oracle Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank with a controversial $6 million offer to put its name on Candlestick Park, home stadium of the 49ers, for the next four years. Half the money goes to the football team and half to San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department.
The deal is controversial because critics such as Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez argue the city went out of bounds by selling the name of a public facility to corporations. City voters last week passed a ballot measure affirming the stadium's name will revert to Candlestick after the Monster deal expires.
The Monster Park deal was the first time Monster Cable has advertised itself directly to the general public, but Lee insisted he didn't do it just to sell more speaker wire. He said he also wanted to help the financially strapped Recreation and Park Department and return something to the city where he and his company were born.
"I don't believe anybody will buy any more of our product because they saw the name on the stadium," he said. "The alternative was to shut off park services, which wouldn't have been good, or raise taxes, which wouldn't have been good."
The company plans to sponsor concerts at Monster Park and create a museum celebrating the history of the stadium, which opened in 1960 as the home of baseball's San Francisco Giants. At one point, the naming rights were purchased by 3Com Corp.
"We wanted to spread some of that Monster attitude to the 49ers and make Monster Park a fun place to be, because 3Com did nothing for the park as far as enhancing it in any way," Lee said.
Noel Lee
Age: 55
Title: CEO and founder, Monster Cable Products Inc.
Nature of business: Electronics accessories
Annual sales: $100 million
Family: Wife, Lilly; two children; two stepchildren


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Making the Transition to Work
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A mentor can help you perform better at your job, explain the intricacies and tricks to succeeding in your field, provide a role model, and open professional doors for you. Not everyone is willing or able to be a mentor; choose someone you admire, have access to, and feel you can learn from. It's not unusual to have more than one mentor, or to have both formal and informal mentors. Mentoring relationships are based on a few key elements: a common understanding of each other's needs and expectations; mutual trust; honesty; and respect for each other's time.
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- Keep track of expenses (like going out to lunch). You may be surprised how much these items can add up to. Look for ways to save, such as bringing your lunch to work.
- Make a practice of paying off your credit card balance each month to build a good credit history and avoid getting into more debt than you can afford. Keep an emergency cash fund in the bank in a savings or other readily accessible account; 2 months' salary should see you through most short-term emergencies.
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2. A supplier of Unix open systems for Intel x86 processors. They supply products from SCO and Solaris and offer general support for Unix, TCP/IP, and Internet. They serve and create third-party WWW pages and provide on-line support for commercial and non-commercial applications.
See also: System V Interface Definition.
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December 3, 2014
Today we talked about the finals schedule.
Remember - If you have a class for five, four, or three days a week - it will be first period - NOT SECOND. EVER.
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- Finish reading act 1
- quiz act 1
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Remember to think about performance and structure of the poem.
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Sri Radha Krishna Mandir
Mandir Activities
Hanuman Chalisa first Tuesday of the month starting at 8.00pm after evening Aarti.
Jalaram Bhajans – Last Thursday of the Month starts at 8.30pm.
Every Morning at 8.30am
Evenings at 7.30pm
Prasad Offering at 7.15pm.
We can also perform the following rituals at the Mandir or at the residence of our devotees:
- Ganesh Pooja
- Satyanarayan Katha
- Grah Pravesh Pooja
- Vaastu Pooja
- Bhoomi Poojan
- Jyotish
- Grah Saatak pooja
- Wedding Ceremony
Monday to Friday : 8.00am to 12.30pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Saturday , Sunday and Festivals: 8.00am to 8.30pm.
On behalf of Shri Radha Krishna Mandir Committee, I would like to personally invite you and your entire family to come and participate in all the festivals being celebrated at the Mandir.
We wish you all good health and happiness.
Jai Shri Krishna
Rameshbhai Bhagwan
Chairman, Shri Radha Krishna Mandir.
Please note that if you need any further information or if you would like any Hindu Pooja to be performed please contact:
Pandit Devrambhai Raval on phone: 379 4463
Rameshbhai Bhagwan: Chairman – 275 5350 or 021 253 1647


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Israel-based Tadiran Spectralink early next year will demonstrate a digital version of its analogue tactical video and data link (TVDL) system in the US.
The AN/ACQ-9 is being used widely in Israel, and as of several months ago, by certain attack helicopters in the US military fleet. By going digital, which involves the addition of one computer card, software and a selector knob on the control panel, operators will be able to encrypt data while boosting performance, says Tadiran.


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Company Name: Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation delivers electricity service to nearly three million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Of the company's approximate 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, nearly 10,000 are megawatts of nuclear power.
Ticker Symbol: ETR (New York Stock Exchange)
Company Website: www.entergy.com
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The last place I expected to see a tribute to the passing of electric guitar legend Les Paul was on an employment law blog. But, there it was, and a nice tribute it was indeed.
As any guitar afficianado knows, Les Paul wasn't famous as much for his playing as he was for the guitars that bear his name. While I know which end of a guitar goes where, a paucity of both time and talent has rendered me a much better air guitarist than the real thing. And, when I play air guitar, it's always a Les Paul.
Jimmy plays one. Pete plays one. Jimi was best known for his Stratocaster, but he played one as well. Same with Stevie Ray. The list goes on and on, but those are four of my favorites….
Thank you, Les. Rest in peace.
PS – Blawger note: While my time stamp says it's Friday the 14th, my clock in Virginia says it's 12:19 a.m. on the 15th. I'll defer to Judge Carter on whether this is a qualifying post.


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