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Professor — Ph.D., Tulane University
Professor, Department of History and Department of Religious Studies; Associate Chair, Department of History
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LAS 386 • Hist Of Socty In Mod Cent Amer
41160 •
Spring 2014
W 900am-1200pm GAR 2.124
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This seminar will focus on the social and political history of the five nations of Central America in the 19th and 20th centuries. We will read the historiography that examines critical issues such as: the emergence of agrarian republics, the challenges of state formation in the 19th century, the influence and intervention of the "great powers" (Great Britain, the United States, and transnational corporations), the historical impact of natural disasters, the emergence of a "banana frontier," the development of active and passive protest movements, and the Cold War in Central America. We will frame much of our discussion around how these themes are affected by and affect questions of race, class and identity. Finally, we will look at questions relating to long-term violence and historical memory, and how they impact and influence our understanding of a nation's recent traumatic past.
Weekly readings and discussion. Two in-depth presentations to class on readings.
25 research paper, based largely on primary sources.
LAS 366 • Religious Traditn In Lat Amer
40830 •
Fall 2013
TTH 1100am-1230pm GAR 1.122
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This course will seek to identify the different ways in which religion has helped to define the political, social and philosophical structures of Latin America from colonial times to the present. Readings and discussion will focus on the historical influence of the institutional Roman Catholic church on Latin American society. The course will also explore the role that folk religion--from cofradias to millennialist movements--has played in the Latin American experience. Finally, the course will examine important changes in traditional Latin American religiosity in the twentieth century, including the impact of Liberation Theology and the growing influence of non-Catholic religious sectors.
Virginia Garrard-Burnett, On Earth As It Is in Heaven: Religion and Society in
Latin America (Rowen and Littlefield, 2000)
Supplemental reader
Grades for this course will be based on students' participation in class discussions based on readings and on the satisfactory completion of the following written assignments:
3 essays based on readings and discussion, 3-5 pages each in length
1 research paper of between 15-20 pages. Students will submit outlines, drafts, and rewrites of the term paper.
Final grade:
25%: essays
75%: research paper
LAS 386 • Gua His Thru Natnl Pol Archive
40625 •
Spring 2013
W 900am-1200pm GAR 1.122
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This course will explore the modern Guatemalan history through the lens of the Historical Archives of the National Police (AHPN). The main focus of the course will be on Guatemalan history between 1954-1996, between the CIA-sponsored overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz and the end of that nation's 36-year long armed conflict. Students may, however, use the AHPN to explore earlier topics, such as the medical experiments that took place in the 1940s or police relations with the public going back as far as the Archive's beginnings, in the late 19th century. Students will produce a significant research paper based on materials that they locate in the AHPN. In addition, students in the course will help to "crowd source" the AHPN by tracking their research through this newly-acquired resource.
Course stucture: During the first half of the semester, students will meet and discuss the major historiographical works of recent Guatemalan history in order to a proper understanding for the context for their research. During the second, they will work closely with AHPN documents and develop their research projects.
Texts: Students will be provided with an extensive bibliography of Guatemalan historiography from which to choose their readings for this course.
Grading criteria:
In-class participation (including presentations on historical readings): 25%
Development of crowd sourcing materials for AHPN: 10%
Successful research and completion of a paper based on primary documents: 65%
Grades will utilize the plus (+) and minus (-) system.
LAS 386 • Appro To Study Relig Lat Amer
40450 •
Fall 2012
W 900am-1200pm CBA 4.346
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This course will offer a broad exploration of the main literature and theories that pertain to religion in Latin America. The course will take a historical, chronological approach, examining topics such as indigenous religions before Contact, the "Spiritual conquest" of the Americas, the hybridization of religious experience in the Americas, and the religious dimensions of the African diaspora. It will also explore and theorize the historical and modern religious transnationalism, from pilgrimage to shrines to missionaries and international televangelism. Finally, it will interrogate the interaction between religion and (post) modernity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Text: Students will receive an extensive bibliography from which they will select the books to be discussed in this course.
Grading criteria: Grades will be based on 1) in-class formal presentations based on readings 2) informal but highly integrated participation in class discussions, 4) peer reviews and discussion groups and 4) the successful completion of a publication-quality research or historiographical paper.
Grading policy
Class participation (including in-class presentations on readings): 25%
Group projects and peer reviews: 20%
Research paper: 60%
Class grades will employ the plus (+) minus (-) system.
LAS 366 • Religion In Guatemala-Gua
40179 •
Fall 2011
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LAS 366 • Religion In Guatemala-Gua
40186 •
Fall 2011
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LAS 366 • Religious Traditn In Lat Amer
40575 •
Spring 2011
TTH 1230pm-200pm MEZ 1.202
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This course will seek to identify the different ways in which religion has helped to define the political, social and philosophical structures of Latin America from colonial times to the present. Readings and discussion will focus on the historical influence of the institutional Roman Catholic church on Latin American society. The course will also explore the role that folk religion--from cofradias to millennialist movements--has played in the Latin American experience. Finally, the course will examine important changes in traditional Latin American religiosity in the twentieth century, including the impact of Liberation Theology and the growing influence of non-Catholic religious sectors.
Grades for this course will be based on students' participation in class discussions based on readings and on the satisfactory completion of the following written assignments:
3 essays based on readings and discussion, 3-5 pages each in length
1 research paper of between 15-20 pages. Students will submit outlines, drafts, and rewrites of the term paper.
Final grade:
25%: essays
75: research paper
LAS 301 • Key Ideas And Iss In Lat Amer
40080 •
Fall 2010
TTH 930am-1100am UTC 3.102
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LAS 301 #40080History 306N #39015 Dr. Virginia Garrard BurnettKey Ideas and Issues in Latin America TAs: Samantha Serrano Samuel Frazier Fall 2010, T-Th 9:30-11
Course Description:
What is Latin America? The large area we refer to as "Latin America" is not unified by a single language, history, religion, or type of government. Nor is it unified by a shared geography or by the prevalence of a common ethnic group. Yet Latin America does, obviously, exist. It is a region forged from the merging of diverse cultures and historical experiences. In this course, we will explore the ways that various competing groups have "created" Latin America by introducing the ideas, issues, and values that define the region.
Learning Objectives:
Part I:
The first third of this course will explore the cultural context of the "discovery" and conquest of Spanish and Portuguese America. We will examine in detail the ways in which European, African, and native America ways of life blended and clashed to form Latin American society.
Part II:
The second portion of the course will deal with some of the themes of Latin America's quest for identity and nationhood during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will focus on such issues as civil war, social banditry, ethnic relations, and Latin America's relationship with the industrial powers.
Part III:
The final third of the course will examine some specific trends and prevalent ideas in Latin America during the twentieth century, including revolution, military rule, population growth, and the relationship between development and the environment. We will also examine the "erasure" of national boundaries, as Latin and North America converge through immigration and globalization.
Course Requirements:
This course consists of reading, lectures, discussion, and multimedia presentations. Please have the assigned reading done before you come to class. Our class meetings will consist of discussions on the lectures, the readings, and the visual material. Please be aware that discussion and multimedia presentations are not optional or "filler"; they make up an integral part of the course. Because of this, it is imperative that you attend each class.
Final grades will be calculated as follows: Midterm: 40% Final exam: 40% Movie critiques: 10% Attendance, study sessions,/journal: 10%
Final grades for this course will employ the new plus/minus system. For more on this new policy, go to: www.utexas.edu/provost/planning/plus-minus
Discussion sessions:A discussion group for this course will meet for one hour each week at a time and location to be determined by the TA. Participation in the discussion group is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended. Students who attend at least 3 study sessions are exempt from doing the journal project.
Language Component:This course is offered as an optional language component course. This means that the some of the assigned texts and supplemental readings are available in either Spanish or English or, in at least one case, Portuguese. In addition, the discussion group for this class will be conducted in English and Spanish on alternate weeks. The ability to read or speak Spanish is not required for this course, so participation in the language component is entirely optional. Tests will be given and must be answered in English. However, movie critiques and extra credit projects can be submitted in Spanish or Portuguese if you prefer.
Class Policies:Please be on time and attend every class. If there us an urgent reason that you must be absent, please let one of the TA know by email and be sure to get the notes you missed from another student. I do not post my notes on Blackboard.
This class is a technology blackout zone! Please turn off all electronics, especially cell phones and I-Pods, before coming to class. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR WI-FI and use your computer only for taking notes during our class! No Facebook, no email, no Web browsing, no reruns of last night's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, nothing! Seriously. TAs will be monitoring and will ask you to shut down your computer if necessary.
Academic Honesty:Anyone who turns in work that is not his or her own—the person who is claiming authorship—(l.e., downloaded off the Internet, plagiarized, borrowed from a friend, written by you but for a different class) will receive an F for this course, punto. Intellectual honesty is a minimum requirement for this course!
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com (best method, but please be advised, I'm not available 24/7. I also try to stay away from my email over weekends)TA emails: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com office hours: TBA
Reading AssignmentsCourse packet available at I. T Copy.García Marquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1979)English, TJ. Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and then Lost it to the Revolution (2008).
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- Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit: Guatemala Under General Efrain Rios Montt, 1982-1983. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- El protestantismo en Guatemala: Viviendo en la Nueva Jerusalén. Guatemala: Editorial Piedra Santa, 2009.
- Editor. On Earth as it is in Heaven: Religion in Latin America. Wilmington Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000.
- A History of Protestants in Guatemala: Living in the New Jerusalem. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998.
- Co-editor with David Stoll . Rethinking Protestantism in Latin America. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1993.
- Co-editor with James Olson. An Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.
- "Stop Suffering? The Ireja Universal do Reino de Deus in the United States." In Conversion of a Continent: Contemporary Religious Change in Latin America, edited by Timothy Steigenga and Edward Cleary. Rutgers University Press, 2007.
- Co-authored with Carlos Garma Navarro. "Protestantism(s) and Mayan Worldviews in Chiapas and Guatemala in the Context of Civil Violence." Social Sciences and Missions 20 (2007).
- "God Was Already Here: Mayan Inculturated Theology." In Resurgent Voices in Latin America: Indigenous Peoples, Political Moblization and Religious Change, edited by Timothy Steigenga and Edward Cleary. Rutgers University Press, 2004.
- "Mayan Theologies and De-Westernized Christianity." In Christianity and Native Cultures, edited by Kavita A. Pullapilly, Bernard J. Donahoe, David Stefancic, and William Svelmoe. Cross Cultural Publications, 2004.
- "The Third Church in Latin America: Religion and Globalization in Contemporary Latin America." Latin American Research Review 39 (2004).
- "Charismatic Catholicism Meets Liberation Theology in El Salvador." Journal of Hispanic and Latino Theology (2004).
- "Popular Religion in Latin America: A Review of Recent Literature." Latin American Research Review (2004).
- "Inculturated Protestant Theology in Guatemala." In Christianity and Other Religions: A Dialogue, edited by Viggo Mortensen. Aarhus: University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2003 and Grand Rapids: William Eerdmans Publishing, 2003.
- "Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus: do Rios para o mundo." In Oro Les nouveaux conquérants de la foi: L'Église universelle du royanume de Dieu (Brésil), edited by André Corten, Jean-Peirre Dozon and Ari Pedro. Paris: Karthala, 2003.
- "A igreja universal nos Estados Unidos." In Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus: os novos conquistadors da fé, edited by Ari Pedro Oro, André Corten, and Jean-Pierre Dozon. São Paulo: Paulinas, 2003.
- "The Impact of Violence on Gender." In Women and Civil War: Impact, Organizations, and Actors, edited by Krishna Kumar. Boulder: Lynn Reiner, 2001.
- "Religion in Practice: Testimonies of Maya and Ladino Protestants in Contemporary Guatemala." In Religion in Practice in Latin America, edited by Gustavo Benevides. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001.
- "Indians are Drunks and Drunks are Indians: Alcohol and Indigenismo in Guatemala, 1890-1940." Bulletin of Latin American Research 19 (2000).
- "'Greek to the Greeks and Maya to the Maya': Protestantism and Ethnic Identity Among the Maya in Guatemala and Chiapas." Ibero-Amerikanisches Archiv: Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaften und Geschichte (1999).
- "'Like a Mighty Rushing Wind', The Growth of Protestantism in Contemporary Latin America." Religion and Latin America in the Twenty First Century: Libraries Reacting to Social Change (1997).
- "Order, Progress and Missions in Liberal Guatemala." Latin American Perspectives 93 (1997).
- "The Resacramentalization of the Profane: Government, Religion and Ethnicity in Modern Guatemala." In Questioning the Secular State: The Worldwide Resurgence of Religion in Politics, edited by David Westerlund. London: Hurst and Co., 1996.
- "El protestantismo en Guatemala." In La historia general de Guatemala, Fundación para la Cultura y Desarrollo. Guatemala: 1995.
- "God and Revolution: Protestant Missions in Revolutionary Guatemala." In Molding the Hearts and Minds: Education, Communications, and Social Change in Latin America, edited by John A. Britton. Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, 1994.
- "Protestantism in Latin America: A Review of Recent Literature." Latin American Research Review (1992).
- "El protestantismo, liberalismo, e impulso misionero: misiones evangélicas en Guatemala, 1880-1920." Mesoamerica 19 (1990).
- "Dios y revolución: el protestantismo en la época revolucionaria." Anales de la Academia de Historia e Geografia de Guatemala (1990).
- "Protestantism in Revolutionary Guatemala, 1944-1954." The Americas 46 (1989).
- "Protestantism in Rural Guatemala, 1872-1954." Latin American Research Review 24 (1989).
- "Onward Christian Soldiers: Protestant Nationalism in Guatemala." SECOLAS Annals 19 (1988).


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The above post suggests that evos have not got a clue. This mess above doesn't even know what peer reviewed science is because most of the research on deterioration of the genome I provided is peer reviewed research from your very own evo researchers, you idiot!
As I previously stated (and you ignored) what your 2 links suggest is that inbreeding is flawed. It is no ones fault but you own that you do not understand this
It can also be postulated from such research that the adam and eve story and the noah story are total cr/\p
Given that you posted 2 links that prove you ideas as rubbish because you did not understand them that still does not explain you lack of any other evidence that you said you could provide
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Mateo captures Bo Jackson 5-Tool Championship
Jim Ecker
Sunday, October 25, 2009
JUPITER, Fla. -- Wagner Mateo came all the way from the Dominican Republic to Florida this past week to show major league scouts he's not damaged goods and that he was worth the $3.1 million bonus he almost got from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mission accomplished.
Mateo, 16, won the first Bo Jackson 5-Tool Championship Saturday night at Roger Dean Stadium with an impressive display of hitting, fielding, throwing, running and hitting with power against some of the top amateur talent in the world.
Mateo, who does not speak English, was all smiles as he posed with Jackson after the event and received his handsome award.
"He says, 'Thank god, the trip was worth it so I could show people who I really am,'" said Edgar Mercedes, his agent and translator. "He feels super."
The Cardinals signed Mateo in July for a $3.1 million bonus, but St. Louis voided the contract last month when it announced the left-handed outfielder had failed a mandatory physical exam due to unspecified injuries. Mercedes insists Mateo failed the physical because he does not have 20-20 vision in his right eye, denying his client has any previous or current injuries.
Mateo is a free agent, under international rules, and can sign with any major league team at any time. He has taken a series of physical exams with his own doctors since the Cardinals voided his contract. Those results are pending, and Mercedes said they'll be shared with any club that asks.
Thirty-two players participated in the 5-Tool Championship, including 19 Aflac All-Americans. Many of the players participated in all five stages of the event, while others competed in part of the competition that was held in conjunction with the WWBA World Championship.
"There was a lot of talent out there," said Jackson, the former two-sport all-star who many people consider one of the greatest athletes of all time. "I think at the rate these guys are going, I wouldn't be surprised if I wouldn't see half of them in the big leagues within five or six years."
Jackson is the owner of Bo Jackson Elite Sports in the Chicago suburbs, and the 5-Tool Championship was a joint venture of his company, Perfect Game USA and Nike. The entire event was filmed for television at a later date.
Kevin Jordan, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound outfielder from Columbus, Ga., won the Power Hitting competition with six impressive home runs, many of which traveled more than 400 feet. Mateo and Yordy Cabrera (Lakeland, Fla.) tied for second with five homers apiece.
"It just kind of happened," said Jordan, who has committed to Wake Forest. "I swung and it just kind of happened. They flew off."
Jordan said he's not known for his power at Northside High School in Columbus. "I'm known for my speed, I guess," he said. "That's all I thought I was going to be doing (in the 5-Too Championship) and I hit a couple of home runs, I guess."
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Kaleb Cowart, from Adel, Ga., won the throwing competition, highlited by a bullet from right field to home plate that was clocked at 100 mph. Chevez Clarke, from Marietta, Ga., won the fielding competition with an impressive display in center field.
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7314428 | Downshift control for automotive automatic transmission An automotive automatic transmission control system is provided which is designed to increase the output of an engine in response to a driver's request to downshift a transmission for setting up the engine braking and to load the amount of working fluid to an on-com... | 01/01/2008 |
7291092 | Shift control apparatus and method for automatic transmission In shift control apparatus and method for an automatic transmission in which an engine speed is inputted, and a shift change in a shift stage of the automatic transmission is performed to make a gear shift, a shift revolution synchronization control in synchronizati... | 11/06/2007 |
7247126 | Method and apparatus for shift control of an automatic transmission Whenever a 4 to 3 shift condition is satisfied during a 3 to 4 upshift, 4 to 3 shifting is started before the 3 to 4 shifting is finished. The 4 to 3 shifting is executed according to a predetermined hydraulic control pattern. Therefore, responsiveness in shifting i... | 07/24/2007 |
7247127 | Method for increasing the spontaneity of an automatic transmission A method for shifting gears of a transmission of a vehicle, which, during a shift, a first shift element opens and a second shift element closes. To increase the spontaneity and reduce the shifting frequency a downshift from a first gear to a second gear is interrup... | 07/24/2007 |
7142967 | Features of main control computer for a power machine The present invention is directed to a computer based control system for controlling hydraulic and electromechanical actuators on a power machine, such as a skid steer loader. The computer based control system is configured to implement a number of features to enhan... | 11/28/2006 |
7128678 | Transmission system gear shift selection and control A transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a first plurality of gears, a second plurality of gears, and a series of engagement elements operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. A controller is further provided to selectively togg... | 10/31/2006 |
7089102 | Coasting downshift control for automatic transmissions An automatic transmission ratio shift control system and method for a powertrain having an engine and multiple-ratio gearing controlled by friction elements actuated by hydraulic pressure, an electronic controller for establishing torque transitions among the fricti... | 08/08/2006 |
7086989 | Control method for shifting a powershift transmission In a transmission during a shifting process while torque is transferred from a power-outputting clutch, which is initially in the adhered state, to a power-receiving clutch, which is initially open, the power-receiving clutch increases torque capacity in a slip regi... | 08/08/2006 |
7079932 | Method for tie-up detection in an automatic transmission A method for detecting tie-up in an automatic transmission is provided. The rate of change of the output shaft acceleration is calculated by twice differentiating with respect to time the transmission output shaft speed. The calculated rate is then compared to a pre... | 07/18/2006 |
7048673 | Shift control method for six-speed automatic transmission A shift control method for a gearset with greater than or equal to 5 speeds, allowing to perform a sequential shift and a multi-skip shift in relation to the multi-shift stages, contributing to an improved response during shifting. The shift control method comprises... | 05/23/2006 |
7014592 | System and method for controlling an automatic transmission in a vehicle A method for controlling an automatic transmission in a vehicle is provided. The method selectively provides automatic engine braking for the vehicle. When it is determined that automatic engine braking is desired, the upshift schedule is increased, such that a high... | 03/21/2006 |
7008344 | Control apparatus for controlling a shift operation in an automatic transmission A control apparatus for controlling a shift operation in an automatic transmission includes a disengaging side controlling device for performing a feedback control so as to substantially match a slip amount calculated by a slip amount calculating device with a targe... | 03/07/2006 |
6980898 | Downshift acceleration control A turbine acceleration control system for a transmission in a vehicle determines a desired turbine acceleration based on a downshift type and an altitude of the vehicle. The turbine acceleration control system determines a downshift type that results from one of a t... | 12/27/2005 |
6929583 | Shift control apparatus and shift control method for a vehicular automatic transmission A shift control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission provided with a fuel cut apparatus which cuts off fuel supplied to an engine when an engine speed exceeds a predetermined value during deceleration of a vehicle, and an automatic transmission in which ... | 08/16/2005 |
6843756 | Downshift control apparatus of vehicular automatic transmission, and control method thereof In a vehicle in which a moderate throttle opening degree control of maintaining a degree of throttle opening that is less than a degree of throttle opening that corresponds to an accelerator operation is performed for a predetermined period following a beginning of ... | 01/18/2005 |
6832147 | Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle with a gear-shift transmission In a vehicle with a gear-shift transmission of a kind that requires a torque-free state to shift gears, the riding comfort is improved by a method of shifting gears where a gear shift is preceded by the steps of: reducing the vehic... | 12/14/2004 |
6699156 | Method for controlling a transmission of a vehicle Described is a method for the control of a transmission of a motor vehicle, especially an automatic transmission, with hydraulically activated shifting elements. The shifting elements are shifted to engage or disengage by means of specified pressure patte... | 03/02/2004 |
6346063 | Vehicle transmission shift control for engagement of frictional coupling device so as to first raise transmission input speed above synchronizing speed An apparatus for controlling an automatic transmission of an automotive vehicle, which is shifted to a selected one of operating positions by an engaging action of a frictional coupling device, wherein an overshoot engagement control device is provided to... | 02/12/2002 |
6254510 | Coasting downshift control strategy for a multiple-ratio automatic transmission A control strategy for a multiple-ratio transmission for an automotive vehicle comprising a shift valve system that responds to shift valve signals developed by a microprocessor controller, the controller being in communication with engine sensors indicat... | 07/03/2001 |
6216073 | Apparatus and method for controlling a speed change of an automatic transmission A down-shift is carried out when a) the sum of a dry force of a vehicle and a predetermined value, is smaller than a running resistance, and b) when an accelerator opening is larger than a threshold value which is based on vehicle speed, road inclination,... | 04/10/2001 |
6146310 | Adaptive automated transmission downshift control A method/system for controlling downshifting in an automated mechanical transmission system (10) utilized on a vehicle. When a downshift from a currently engaged ratio (GR) is required (ES1... | 11/14/2000 |
6106435 | Tie-up decision device for automatic transmission, and gearshift control apparatus employing the same In executing a clutch-to-clutch gearshift based on the release and engagement of two clutches by the control of the hydraulic pressures of the clutches, the fluctuating magnitude of the output shaft r.p.m. (No in FIG. 2) of the automatic transmission is c... | 08/22/2000 |
6042506 | Automatic transmission control having variable fluid pressure decreasing rate at gear shifting A vehicle automatic transmission control controls fluid pressure changes applied to a frictional engagement element which is being changed from an engaged state to a disengaged state at a stage before input shaft rotational speed starts to increase from t... | 03/28/2000 |
5984834 | Control apparatus for hydraulically operated vehicular transmission Even if a rotational speed of an engine has already increased due to slipping of a fluid torque converter at the time of start of downshifting, a smooth downshifting is performed. For that purpose, there is obtained a speed change developing degree functi... | 11/16/1999 |
5963445 | Method for the production of actuator signals In a method for the production of actuator signals as a function of sensor signals in an open-loop and/or closed-loop control system, the sensor signals are read into a data processing device and converted into internal input signals. The internal input s... | 10/05/1999 |
5941795 | Control system for a single servo during multiple speed changes The present invention prevents shift shock and reduces time required to execute the complete speed change operation in the case where a second speed change is commanded while a first speed change operation is still in progress. If a down-shift to a first ... | 08/24/1999 |
5924958 | Control system for automatic transmission with servo fill of second shift engagement element during completion of first shift when second shift commanded during first shift If a shift to the 3rd speed is decided during the 5th-4th speed shift, in which the hydraulic servo for a second clutch is released by pressure regulation control, a changeover valve is switched by a solenoid valve so that the fluid pressure PC2 | 07/20/1999 |
5919114 | Automatic transmission control system for automobiles An automatic transmission control system for an automatic transmission including a hydraulic pressure control circuit which supplies locking and unlocking pressures selectively to a plurality of friction coupling elements to lock and unlock the selected f... | 07/06/1999 |
5913748 | Downshift control device for automatic transmission A downshift control device for an automatic transmission is provided in which the transmission is shifted down by releasing an oil pressure from a first engaging element that has been engaged while applying an oil pressure to a second engaging element tha... | 06/22/1999 |
5911648 | Automatic transmission control method including shifting aberration regulating phase A method of controlling and regulating an automatic transmission with overlapping gearshifts. The change from the control mode to the regulating mode for the disengaging clutch (11) is made here when a defective engagement of the engaging clutch (12) is d... | 06/15/1999 |
5910175 | Closed-loop adaptive fuzzy logic hydraulic pressure control for an automatic transmission A self-organizing fuzzy logic controller develops an adaptive pressure adder that modifies the magnitude of pressure supplied to a friction element of an automatic transmission. The controller uses a turbine speed versus engine torque table in KAM to stor... | 06/08/1999 |
5871418 | Shift control apparatus in vehicle automatic transmission A shift control apparatus in a vehicle automatic transmission, where down-shift is carried out from a high velocity step to a low- velocity step. A flatness-aiming control has a common targetted change rate with respect to a turbine rotational speed in th... | 02/16/1999 |
5846163 | Shift control apparatus in vehicle automatic transmission In a shift control apparatus in a vehicle automatic transmission, up-shift is carried out from a low velocity step to a high velocity step. When a rotational blow is generated, a controlling device controls the releasing side element of frictional engagin... | 12/08/1998 |
5816950 | Automatic transmission control system for automobiles An automatic transmission control system including a hydraulic pressure control circuit which supplied locking and unlocking pressure to selectively lock and unlock the selected friction coupling elements so as to change a torque transmission path in the ... | 10/06/1998 |
5810693 | Automatic control system for automobiles An automatic transmission control system for an automatic transmission including a hydraulic pressure control circuit which supplies locking and unlocking pressures selectively to a plurality of friction coupling elements to lock and unlock the selected f... | 09/22/1998 |
5810692 | Downshift control device for automatic transmission A downshift control device for an automatic transmission is provided in which a drive command is generated to a shift actuator when a shift command to change a gear ratio of the transmission is generated, to switch a shift valve and change oil paths, ther... | 09/22/1998 |
5810691 | Hydraulic changing device for a multi-ratio vehicle transmission The invention relates to a hydraulic changing device for a multi-ratio vehicle transmission, especially for a commercial vehicle such as a mobile excavator. The hydraulic changing device feeds gear actuator (3, 4) with pressure medium conveyed by a servop... | 09/22/1998 |


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People are agitated over '18 Again', an Indian vaginal tightening gel. In the coming days, you will read innovative terms to refer to the word, flaunting sexual openness while crying hoarse against openness. Ironically, what some of these people, mainly women, write will be far more...
PLUS Model Magazine, according to an article by Tamara Abraham for the United Kingdom-based online blog Daily Mail, has sparked controversy. See if you can guess what the controversy is from the accompanying photograph. Then check out my Living in the Heartland blog to find out more.
We have a tradition in politics of people living office to spend more time with their family. The phrase has stirred a lot of cynicism, as it often comes as some ethics investigation is being announced or a sex scandal is breaking out.
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Anything that matters in this world isn't going anywhere. I guess that is a pretty obvious statement but it can be applied to so many situations, so many times and places in life when we fear losing the things that mean the most to us. I love to dance, but I always felt that if I was not constantly...
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Party Dining Table
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Simple clean lines are at the core of the Party Dining Table, which features a two tone contrast in wood veneer and tempered glass. Its rounded corners add a softness and a luxurious feel that is welcoming and perfect for entertaining. The tempered glass top features a lateral extension in wood veneer that matches the chosen leg selection. The Party Dining Table is a clear party favorite for entertaining close friends to larger gatherings. Select an extralight tempered glass top in a range of painted color options.
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Antonello Italia creates contemporary furniture that is elegant in its minimalism. Based in Verona, Italy, the company strives to create home furnishingsfrom tables and chairs to sideboards and consolesthat are luxurious but restrained, with no unnecessary struts, casters, or cushions.
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Upcoming Public Government Meetings
- Crab Orchard City Commission (no action): 6 p.m. May 16 at Crab Orchard city hall
- Stanford Planning and Zoning: 6 p.m. May 23 at L&N Depot
- Lincoln County Board of Education (no action): 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the Board of Education office
Horse-A-Palooza Festival
No Kill Central KY Regional Humane Society will have a booth at the Horse-A-Palooza Festival on Saturday, May 18 at Circle SID Farms, 7815 Lexington Road, Lancaster. Gates open at 9 a.m. The Fun Horse Show at begins at 4 p.m. Contact Chris at (859) 473-3100 or Tiffany Cole at (859)792-8834 from Buckland Equine Resque, Inc. for more information.
Freezing and Dehydrating Class
A Freezing and Dehydrating Class will be held Monday, May 20 at 10 a.m. at the Lincoln County Extension Office. Call 365-2447 for more information and to sign up.
Crab Orchard veterans candlelighting service
The Crab Orchard Monument Committee will hold its third annual candlelighting service on Sunday, May 26 at 8 p.m. at the Crab Orchard Veterans Park. There will have a speaker and singer. Come honor our veterans. For more information, contact Connie French at 355-9069 or Phyllis Adams at 355-0276. Committee members are Bobby Turpin, Jane Manuel, Joe French, George Thompson, Connie French and Phyllis Adams.
LC Health Department staff meeting
The Lincoln County Health Department will be closing at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 for a staff meeting.
Memorial Day closings
The Lincoln County Health Department will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
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Affiliated Foods Midwest
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Type | Retailers' cooperative |
Industry | Retailing |
Founded | Plainview, Nebraska, U.S. (1931 ) |
Headquarters | Norfolk, Nebraska, U.S. |
Number of locations | 3 distribution centers (2010) |
Area served | Central United States |
Key people | Martin W. Arter, President |
Products | Groceries |
Employees | 800 |
Website | http://www.afmidwest.com/ |
Affiliated Foods Midwest is a retailers' cooperative based in Norfolk, Nebraska and Elwood, Kansas and serving the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan. Affiliated Foods Midwest has announced construction has begun on a new distribution center in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be complete in early 2009.
It distributes Shurfine products, and is affiliated with IGA (supermarkets).
It was founded in 1931 in Plainview, Nebraska, it took the name General Wholesale in 1936, and the name Affiliated Foods in 1977.
It is a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates and a member-owner of Topco.
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Vietnam Adventure
Anyone in Hanoi from 28th November? Looks like this trip is now full, so hoping to hear from future fellow travellers!
Rod & Andy
Hi Rod and Andy, hope to meet you in Nov for the Vietnam trip. Any tips on this at all.
Ray and Margaret.
Hi Rod and Andy,
sadly we are a couple of OAPs celebrating our golden (years). Hope that we wont be held up by the likes of you youger people. Our zimmers are motorised and fully charged. I have heard that the domitory accommodation at the Hanoi Hilton is quite comfortable, do they provide mossie nets?
hoping to see you in Nov.
Ray and Margaret Beacher
Hi from Mary and Cefn, we will be going on this trip to celebrate our anniversary but are mere striplings as it will only be our 40th !!!
We look forward to getting to know you all.
Mary & Cefn
Hello all! Not wishing the UK summer away, but really looking forward to this and meeting you all. We're leaving London a day early for an extra night in Hanoi. Singapore Airlines (lovely). Plan to renew jabs etc. in September. Everyone I've spoken to about Vietnam raves about the country, people and the food.
All the best
Rod & Andy
Query, is the Ho Chi Minh trail free for OAPs?
I am also booked on this trip. This will be my first trip to Asia (or anywhere travelling Solo) so both excited and nervous. Vietnam looks amazing and unlike anywhere I have ever been. Can't believe how quickly time is flying - really need to start some serious research!! I also will look into injections/Malaria/visa September time.
Sue x
Hello Sue,
I bet you are getting really excited about the trip. We too it should be good. First time in Nam for us. hope to see you there. Just sending our visas off this week in plenty of time, you just never know.
take care Ray
The forecast is showing 2C for London by Thursday, so timing is good. Just hope the rain let's up at the other end! We're leaving Heathrow Friday morning, so look forward to meeting up with you all on Sunday evening! Safe jourrneys all.


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» Rentals » Teaching Staff » Group Classes » One Day Workshops
Want to try something new but you're not quite ready to buy another instrument? Gryphon has rentals and we would be happy to set you up with something to get you moving down that musical road. We also have guitars in kids sizes. Sorry, no kid sized fiddles.
We require some information about you, a deposit and the first month's rent. We take your credit card number and charge you the monthly rent, each month, until you bring it back.
Here is the best part. When you bring the instrument back you can apply up to three months rent towards the purchase of a similar instrument. You also get your deposit back. For example, if you rent a guitar for three months that's $75 in rent credit and $75 in returned deposit. That's $150 that you kind of forgot you saved!
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Here has been another in-depth review of the book in the March issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. You can read it online here. Richard wrote 5 of the 11 chapters. Gryphon supplied many of the photos and provided the 1860s Harp guitar profiled in the book. You can buy a copy at the Gryphon online store! At your request, Richard will be happy to sign it!
Using a patented design, these Lock-It straps eliminate the hassle of using metal strap locks to keep your instrument securely connected to your strap, and to you. You don't have to put special strap buttons on your instruments, and you can switch to a conventional strap whenever you want. Lock-It straps are made in the USA, and are currently available from the Gryphon Mercantile.
This Taylor Custom GC with figured bubinga back and sides was featured on the back cover of Taylor's Wood & Steel magazine! We have it here and you can buy it from us!
This Friday, June 21st, Derek is hosting the "Aquarium Drunkard" show on Sirius Radio Channel 35. It will be a show of 60's Soul music. How cool is that? The two-hour show is running at 9am and 9 pm
Derek has a byline in the latest issue of Premier Guitar where he is reviewing the Valvetrain Trenton.


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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has to be laughing at Kansas City
Kansas City Manager Troy Schulte formally has requested the return of $15,000 paid to bring world-champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to Kansas City.
Good luck with that.
Mayweather has to be laughing at the stern letter Schulte sent to him, saying that because the proposed youth enrichment and anti-violence event didn't occur on Saturday, the city wants its money back. A deadline of Dec. 20 was set.
Unfortunately, the check has already been cashed. Schulte OK'd the payment in late October, The Kansas City Star reports, at the request of Councilman Michael Brooks. Turns out, however, that Mayweather of Las Vegas isn't the best role model for kids because of his domestic violence record.
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Milwaukee thieves target smartphonesMILWAUKEE -- Thieves in Milwaukee are swiping cell phones and Milwaukee Police are trying to put a stop to it. MPD reports a 25% increase in robberies so far this year compared to the same period of time last year. Milwaukee Police say 30% of the robberies target cell phones. |
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Cavaliers Care: A Day of Service @ UVa-Wise
In conjunction with the celebration of Founder's Day and the Inauguration of Chancellor Donna P. Henry, The University of Virginia's College at Wise will host the 4th annual Cavaliers Care: A Day of Service on Saturday, April 19, 2014.
A variety of projects will be available for members of the UVa-Wise and surrounding community. Registration for projects is required in advance and is open through noon on Wednesday, April 9. Please keep in mind that a limited number of participants will be assigned to each project.
This year's projects to be conducted from 9 am-1 pm are listed here. Please note that some events are open to all participants and others are restricted to specific groups and organizations.
New projects will be posted soon. Past projects open to any and all volunteers included:
CAMPUS RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION (open to all): participants will complete a variety of projects in and around campus residence halls.
CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD DONATIONS SORT (open to all): participants will sort donated clothing items, as well as clean and sort donated housewares for local charities. *Items will be collected on campus Apr. 1-12 in drop boxes in Student Life, Slemp Student Center and Smith Dining Commons. Items may also be brought on Apr. 13 to Day of Service check-in.*
COMMUNITY OUTREACH THRIFT STORE PROJECT (open to all): participants will complete a variety of sorting and clean up projects at the Community Outreach Thrift Store in Duffield. Carpooling is available if noted in registration.
WISE COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS CLEAN UP (open to all): participants will complete a variety of cleaning and upkeep projects in and around the fairgrounds in preparation for the 100th Annual Virginia-Kentucky District Fair & Horse Show.
OTHER (open to all): use this category to share project information if you or your organization plans to do an on-campus or off-campus project other than those listed
New projects will be posted soon. Past projects open only to UVa-Wise clubs and groups included:
CAMP BETHEL CLEAN UP (preference given to athletes, open to other organizations): Highland Cavalier athletes will complete a variety of cleaning and upkeep projects in and around Camp Bethel facilities.
HERITAGE HALL FLOWER PROJECT (open to students): participants will visit a local nursing home and work with them on individual craft/gardening projects.
THE LAURELS FLOWER PROJECT (open to NSLS only): NSLS members will visit a local assisted living facility and work with them on individual craft/gardening projects.
WISE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CLEAN UP (open to Greeks only): Greek members will complete a variety of cleaning and upkeep projects in and around Library facilities.
Check-in for all of these projects will be from 8-8:45 am in Cantrell Banquet Hall. Please remember to dress appropriately for both the weather and the project. Upon check-in, volunteers will receive a free t-shirt for their service.
The 2014 Day of Service is being coordinated by a committee comprised of students, faculty and staff members at UVa-Wise. Members of the committee include chair Stephanie Shell, Jewell Worley, Katie Jo Holman, Josh Justice, Kendall Rainey, Sarah Smith, Kathy Still, and Whitney Wells.
The Day of Service was first held in 2011 as a joint venture between the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and the College at Wise to honor and to celebrate the inauguration of Teresa A. Sullivan as the eighth president of the University of Virginia. In keeping with the College's mission to promote civic involvement within the community, the Day of Service has become an annual event sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
If you would like to recommend a project to be included as part of the Day of Service, or to find out more about how to participate, contact Stephanie Shell, Director of Student Programming at 276-328-0216 or email@example.com.
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When I was 18 I went to Rio for a job interview and I was going to meet a friend afterward to catch a movie in the Odeon cinema. The interview was postponed last minute and my friend was busy so I decided to go ahead to the cinema and watch one of the previous movies from an animation festival going on. It would be finished just in time for her to arrive. The screening room was quite full and I sat in a seat I managed to find and left the aisle seat spare. I regret this so much now…
As the room got dark and the lights dimmed a middle aged man — around 40-50 years or so sat next to me. I was very interested in the movie but in the corner of my eye I could see movement in his groin area. I was too afraid to look directly or do anything but in could tell his cock was out and he was masturbating right there! His hand was on his thigh and he would extend his pinky to touch my leg and I would move away. It felt so gross. A million things went through my head, I was afraid to get up and walk past him, I was afraid he might follow me, I was afraid he would start touching me more, for some reason I was embarrassed to ask for help from the person next to me… I was just stumped and scared. The whole time I wanted to punch the guy and stomp on his balls or do something to cause him physical pain but instead I stared at the screen and moved away from his gross stretching finger.
At the end of the movie as the lights went on I did something! I yelled PERVERT at him and as he walked away and blended into the crowd people asked me what happened, if i was ok etc… I wish I had done it AS SOON AS he pulled it out… word of advice: HOLLABACK! the sooner the better!
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SummaryIn C. elegans, a Go/Gq signaling network regulates locomotion and egg laying [[1–8]]. Genetic analysis shows that activated Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is suppressed by perturbations of this network, which include loss of the GOA-1 Goα, DGK-1 diacylglycerol kinase, EAT-16 G protein γ subunit–like (GGL)-containing RGS protein, or an unidentified protein encoded by the gene eat-11[[9]]. We cloned eat-11 and report that it encodes the Gβ5 ortholog GPB-2. Gβ5 binds specifically to GGL-containing RGS proteins, and the Gβ5/RGS complex can promote the GTP-hydrolyzing activity of Gα subunits [[10, 11]]. However, little is known about how this interaction affects G protein signaling in vivo. In addition to EAT-16, the GGL-containing RGS protein EGL-10 participates in Go/Gq signaling; EGL-10 appears to act as an RGS for the GOA-1 Goα, while EAT-16 appears to act as an RGS for the EGL-30 Gqα [[4, 5]]. We have combined behavioral, electrophysiological, and pharmacological approaches to show that GPB-2 is a central member of the Go/Gq network and that GPB-2 may interact with both the EGL-10 and EAT-16 RGS proteins to mediate the opposing activities of Goα and Gqα. These interactions provide a mechanism for the modulation of behavior by antagonistic G protein networks.
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Starvation activates MAP kinase through the muscarinic acetylcholine pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx
Cell Metabolism, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 237-245
Young-jai You, Jeongho Kim, Melanie Cobb and Leon Avery
SummaryStarvation activates MAPK in the pharyngeal muscles of C. elegans through a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, Gqα, and nPKC as shown by the following results: (1) Starvation causes phosphorylation of MAPK in pharyngeal muscle. (2) In a sensitized genetic background in which Gqα signaling cannot be downregulated, activation of the pathway by a muscarinic agonist causes lethal changes in pharyngeal muscle function. Starvation has identical effects. (3) A muscarinic antagonist blocks the effects of starvation on sensitized muscle. (4) Mutations and drugs that block any step of signaling from the muscarinic receptor to MAPK also block the effects of starvation on sensitized muscle. (5) Overexpression of MAPK in wild-type pharyngeal muscle mimics the effects of muscarinic agonist and of starvation on sensitized muscle. We suggest that, during starvation, the muscarinic pathway to MAPK is activated to change the pharyngeal muscle physiology to enhance ingestion of food when food becomes available.
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Add/View Comments (0)Mutations in a C. elegans Gqα Gene Disrupt Movement, Egg Laying, and Viability
Lorna Brundage1, Leon Avery3, Arieh Katz1, §, Ung-Jin Kim1, Jane E Mendel1, 2, Paul W Sternberg1, 2 and Melvin I Simon1, *
1 Division of Biology and, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
3 Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
- We find that C. elegans egl-30 encodes a heterotrimeric G protein α subunit more than 80% identical to mammalian Gqα family proteins, and which can function as a Gqα subunit in COS-7 cells. We have identified new egl-30 alleles in a selection for genes involved in the C. elegans acetylcholine response. Two egl-30 alleles specify premature termination of Gqα and are essentially lethal in homozygotes. Animals homozygous for six other egl-30 alleles are viable and fertile, but exhibit delayed egg laying and leave flattened tracks. Overexpression of the wild-type egl-30 gene produces the opposite behavior. Analysis of these mutants suggest that their phenotypes reflect defects in the muscle or neuromuscular junction.


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Description: | The interview covers Kilby's entire career, including his education, work experiences at Centralab and Texas Instruments (TI), and his independent work after leaving TI in 1970. Kilby graduated from the University of Illinois in 1948. He then worked at Centralab under Alfred Khouri and Bob Wolff, initially on resistor-capacitor couplings for television sets. In 1952 Kilby attended the Bell conference on transistors, which led him to work on transistor technology at Centralab until he joined TI in 1958. At TI he worked under Willis Adcock on development of germanium and silicon transistors. Kilby discusses the organizational structure of TI in the late 1950s and details its development and manufacturing of integrated circuits. He discusses his involvement in the development of the first hand-held calculator at TI. He also mentions semiconductor developments at Fairchild Corporation and his own career after leaving TI. |
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Original Language: | English |
Time span: | Not indicated ... to 1984 (Year of interview) |
Speaker: | Kilby, Jack St. Clair |
Speaker gender: | Male |
Speaker occupation: | Electrical engineer |
Document location: | Dallas, TX |
Document date: | 21-Jun-1984 |
Interviewer: | Norberg, Arthur L. |
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| 06 CDI exaust smoke
Although I have had my 06 CDI for a month I notice for the first time that when I kick down on it hard and the turbo comes on line, quite a bit of smoke comes out the exaust. I have driven it hard once or twice a week but notice nothing as far as more exaust smoke being present. I have filled up with UL Sulpher diesel the last two tanks and wondered if that is a difference or it is common and I havn't noticed because I am apparently an idiot. Do the CDI smoke more in colder weather?
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... and actually suggested time to time to do this , so called "Italian Tun Up" drive it real hard when road/traffic conditions will letcha... to blow carbon built Up out of our CDI's. I do this sometimes when someone tailgating me "puffing" cloud on their nose and leaving them in the dust..LOL
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The smoke is actually a release of carbon from the EGR. This can depend upon your driving style on the amount of smoke released, but truth being told you could cruise down the freeway for 20 miles using the cruise control and then hit it. You will see smoke coming out of the exhaust. This is perfectly normal.. |
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no intention hijacking Seawalker's thread , but I've go to ask you. I read your commendable MPG reports of topping 46-48mpg on long highways runs , but what are your average weekly/monthly around the town numbers nowadays? Because for the life of me I can not get close to your results and honestly don't believe it's my driving style: typical HWY speeds 65/75 with out playing Schumacher and calm city driving. |
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During my last oil change, I installed 16oz of BG244. I could swear that I did not see as much smoke as before. Now about 3k miles later, I am noticing the smoke. Here is a description of the BG244: BG Company Mike T. |
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CDI engine will not smoke unless its fuel injectors are been replaced w/bigger ones or are going bad. Cloud you see behind the car when you floor it is soot blown from the mufflers where accumulates under normal driving.
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It seems to be coming from the exaust pipes ( both sides) I have noticed that my MPG has dropped fron 36.5 to 33.9 to 34.5 if that means anything. The motor runs smooth with no miss or anything.
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I would be worried about seeing exhaust smoke, especially corresponding with a reduction in fuel economy. ULSD is basically a light oil, and heavy exhaust particulate is an early warning sign that there is a potential problem in the fuel system, likely the injectors. Too much fuel going in would explain both the lower efficiency and the excess soot. I would not ignore that. |
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[QUOTE=SipDiesel;5587389]I would be worried about seeing exhaust smoke, On a Bluetec, maybe, on a CDI, NO!
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Job duration and the cleansing and sullying effects of recessions
A central question in economics is how business cycles affect the allocation of resources. Focusing on the labor market, an unresolved issue is whether recessions lead to above or below average productive arrangements. Typical models of the labor market imply that recessions cleanse the labor market as low quality employer-employee matches are destroyed and only exceptionally high quality matches are created. These models, however, ignore the potential sullying effect of recessions through on-the-job search, i.e. the process by which workers transit between jobs without an intervening spell of unemployment. Theory suggests this process is stymied in recessions and leads to worse matches. ; Distinguishing between these two possible effects of recessions is important for monetary policy. If recessions are cleansing, then accommodative policy may be delaying the natural process of creative reallocation. Alternatively, if recessions are sullying, then accommodative policy may improve labor market outcomes by stimulating job creation and promoting worker reallocation. ; This paper quantifies these alternative views of recessions by using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) from 1979 to 2006. Using the duration of an employer-employee relationship as a proxy for its quality, the analysis tests for the cleansing and sullying effects of recessions. The results provide no systematic evidence for the cleansing effect, but do suggest a role for the sullying effect. As predicted by theory, the quality of matches formed from workers transiting between jobs, without an intervening spell of unemployment, falls in recessions. This suggests an active role for monetary policy in the labor market during recessions for the aforementioned reasons.Download Info
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