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Howdy gang!
I just inherited a 2001 Suburban (5.3 vortec) and I am wondering which spark plugs some of you with vast experience would recommend,
I had someone warn me away from Bosch Platinum 4's. They said domestics don't fire as hot as imports and that I should stick to AC Delco. I am obviously not a techy . . . . but are there plugs out there that could improve the performance of the engine . . even a little bit?
09-14-2007, 05:17 PM #2i use the platinum 4's and havnt had a problem with them yet and will continue to use them but thats just my opinion on them as far as increasing the performance im not 100% sure if they do but to me it felt like it helped my throttle response
Last edited by doubt_me_now; 09-14-2007 at 05:20 PM.
09-15-2007, 06:59 PM #3Ive had in the past Bosch platinum plus 4 and got better gas miles and never had problems. had them in several of my cars and trucks before but was in older vehicles earliest was when i had my 2002 Chevy avalanche 5.3 but haven't tried it out in my 05 yet. so dont know how it will do in it yet.
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Thanks for response guys.
I'm still hoping someone that runs a newer 5.3 liter can weigh in on this.
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Actually Black Jack you said that you ran the platinum 4's in a 2002 5.3.
The way I read your post is that you did get a little better performance, even better fuel economy, from the Bosch's. Right?
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with platinum plugs, especially with Bosch. The only thing i have to say is that basic electronics states that when a voltage is sent through a wire, and has more than one option, it will go with the option which provides the least resistance. So in turn, when you have a Bosch Platinum 4, the spark has four options. The spark will choose the one that is closest to the diode (least resistance). Even though these plugs are pre-gapped, all of the prongs are not exactly the same distance from the diode, so the spark only uses one instead of four of the prongs. Basicaly what I am trying to say is why spend the extra money of a platinum 4 when you can buy the regular Bosch Platinum Plus plugs for a lot less. With the single platinums you get the same exact performance as you would with a four, just at a lot less cost. These plugs have treated me very well through out my automotive years and also saved me some money. Under my opinion the bosch platiums are pretty much the best plug out there. My whole point of this was just to try to save you guys a little money and help you look for future costly fads.
10-12-2007, 04:04 AM #7Ive had Bosch Platinum 4's and they worked and lasted great.however E3 makes a better spark plug, it has 3 side electrodes instead of one.i noticed that my truck started instantly, no delay,just the sweet explosion of V8 Sound..gas mileage improved a little and they last about the same.NGK makes good spark plugs too but those are more for import cars..still work great.ive heard Champion were reliable as well.
10-12-2007, 08:45 AM #8Just an FYI
Ignition System - New Spark Plugs/Gapping
Bulletin No.: 03-06-04-060A
Date: February 12, 2007
Information on New Spark Plugs and Gapping
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Attention: Please disregard the Set Gap Per Vehicle Specification statement on the side of an ACDelco(R) Iridium Spark Plug Box. The statement will be removed from the boxes in the future.
This bulletin is being revised to bring attention to the Set Gap Per Vehicle Specification on the ACDelco(R) Iridium Spark Plug Boxes. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 03-06-04-060 (Section 06 - Engine/Propulsion System).
A new spark plug has been released for use in the above vehicles. The new spark plug has an Iridium tip instead of the current Platinum tip. Due to the different tip design, the gap of the spark plug has also changed.
The new spark plug, P/N 12571164 with AC Delco P/N 41-985, is gapped to 1.01 mm (0.040 in) when the spark plug is made.
The spark plug gap is set during manufacturing and should not be changed or damage to the spark plug may result. Any new spark plug found to not be properly gapped should not be used.
Just Incase you guys didnt see this before oh and Also I use ACDelco Iridium Spark Plugs in my hoe along with the high performance 8.5mm wires to go along with itLast edited by TahoeFever; 10-12-2007 at 08:55 AM.
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03-09-2009, 05:29 AM #9Thanks for the information TahoeFever and the others.
Everyday I wake up is a great day! ;-)
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03-09-2009, 05:58 PM #10Ive been running the E3 spark plugs since they came out and I would like to say that they gave me better performence but who really knows but the are expensive!!
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Calling the increase in national drug shortages "a tsunami of medical risk," ASH Committee on Practice Chair Lawrence A. Solberg Jr., MD, PhD, offered several recommendations on strategies to combat drug shortages during a meeting of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
As a member of the meeting panel, Dr. Solberg provided the Society's perspective on strategies to both prevent and mitigate drug shortages, including increasing FDA authority under The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act (S. 296/H.R. 2245), improving FDA communication with stakeholders, examining the impact of current FDA requirements on shortages, developing a national drug registry, and expanding "orphan drug" status to incentivize continuous production of generics. ASH also submitted comments (image of letter below) to a hearing of the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the House Energy & Commerce Committee that expand on these recommendations and express the Society's position that the current situation is unacceptable, and action must be taken now to alleviate critical shortages. ASH was the first organization to call on Congress to address the problem of drug shortages and the need to provide increased authority and resources to FDA.
Read more about ASH's advocacy efforts related to drug shortages, the latest update on the status of hematologic drug shortages, and resources for physicians at www.hematology.org/drugshortages. ASH's recommendations to the FDA and Congress are available online at www.hematology.org/Advocacy/Testimony.
"Super Committee" Works on Deficit Reduction Proposals; Considers Physician Payment Reform
As this issue of The Hematologist went to press, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (commonly referred to as the "Super Committee") established by The Budget Control Act of 2011 had just begun its work to develop legislation that achieves at least $1.2 trillion in budgetary savings over 10 years.
The Super Committee will meet several times this year and must report a bill with its recommendations by November 23, 2011. The recommendations have to be voted on by the full House and Senate. If the Super Committee or Congress fails to act by December 23, 2011, the bill calls for automatic across-the-board cuts, split 50-50 between defense and non-defense spending, including Medicare.
Because health-related programs were largely spared from cuts in the Budget Control Act, funding for many health-related programs remains at risk. For example, researchers worry about protecting funding for the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies; and medical schools are concerned about proposals to create savings by severely cutting graduate medical education.
The Super Committee is also considering physician payment reform as part of its recommendations. ASH has contacted the Super Committee and urged it to thwart the scheduled 29.5 percent reduction in 2012 Medicare physician payments and permanently repeal the flawed Medicare payment formula.
To obtain the latest information about the Super Committee's work and its impact on hematology, please visit the ASH Web site.
Absent Congressional Action, 30 Percent Medicare Physician Payment Cut Scheduled to Begin January 1
Physicians are scheduled to receive a 29.5 percent cut from Medicare beginning January 1, 2012, unless Congress takes legislative action to prevent it. ASH strongly opposes the proposed draconian cuts to physicians and has long advocated for repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula and the need for an adequate and stable physician payment system. In recent comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, ASH shared its concerns and urged the agency to actively support legislative efforts to change the payment system. As noted above, ASH also has urged the new "Super Committee" on deficit reduction to include physician payment reform in its deficit reduction plan.
A major barrier to reforming physician payment is the cost of repealing the current payment formula. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has priced the cost of a payment overhaul at about $300 billion over 10 years. Complicating the situation further, the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC), an advisory committee to the Congress, is considering a proposal that would pay for the reform by allowing specialists' payments to be cut while maintaining the rates for primary-care physicians. All other services covered by the physician fee schedule would be
cut by 5.9 percent per year for three years and then frozen. (Subspecialists, including hematologists, are not considered primary-care providers, even when performing that function.) ASH has strongly opposed this approach.
ASH continues to advocate that physicians cannot tolerate a nearly 30 percent pay cut. Please visit the ASH Advocacy Center (www.hematology.org/takeaction) to take action.
Congress Passes Bill to Extend Funding for NIH and Other Federal Programs Through November 18
After a contentious battle that narrowly averted a government shutdown, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government operating through the start of the new fiscal year that began October 1. The CR extends funding for federal programs through November 18 at a rate of $1.043 trillion, the amount mandated in the Budget Control Act of 2011, which is nearly $7 billion below the current year. As a result, most federal programs, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), received a cut in funding for the start of fiscal year (FY) 2012.
The CR allows Congress additional time to complete work on the annual spending bills. However, with the two parties once again locked in a showdown over spending, additional cuts in funding for NIH remain a possibility. All Members of Congress need to hear from their constituents about the need to adequately fund NIH. To contact your Representative and Senators quickly and easily, please use the email template offered online at www.hematology.org/takeaction. The Society encourages you to personalize the letter, providing examples of why NIH funding is important to you and your research.
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From what we've seen thus far, I could say Fujitora/Doflamingo are nowhere near capable of matching what Luffy has shown post-TS(get where I'm going with this?).
You are saying then Luffy is >Law, Fujitora and Doflamingo? really?
Luffy is strong but not that strong...
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That's the thing that OP Fandom(in general) need to stop fucking around with when it comes to OP, Power/Strength Levels. OP has a very broad aspect of strength considering no one character stays the same strength from chapter to chapter, which includes(sadly to say) Buggy. It's not typical Shounen where there is a category or set level of strength.
For example, is Smoker/Vergo/Garp/Marineford War Arc VA's all the same level in strength? Fuck no they aren't, they just have the same rank.
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Law was against the fence in almost an even worse condition(partly due to his heart being away from him) against Vergo.
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This arc hasn't summed up shit in terms of power levels. This arc has just fucked up Haki explanations even more.
I never said due to their title that they are equal in power....I said simply the power levels since PH have been grounded and room for improvement will present itself for the next arc. Yeah they kinda destroyed Haki a bit but he also expanded upon it. Also Law isn't fighting for his heart. He is fighting over CC's heart.
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I wouldn't say Fuji. He seems like someone who abides by the rules, but wouldn't that be something. Meteor on Law then the dude says, "Whoops wrong target" bam screw you DD.
I'm going for a collaborated effort between the Pirates vs Don Quixote fams and Marines.
Like Fujitora stated, there are a lot of big named Pirates in the Arena. One just got his head whooped back into shape and I think he'll be expressing gratitude to Garps grandson very soon.
Basically what I said...Pirates vs the Family, crew marines and Admiral...though Croc helped Luffy, Robin turned, Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 turned and helped Luffy....it should not surprise you that Fujitora would...the way he spoke to Luffy in the bar still gives me hope that he will. His character seems to be one of reason...Ajioki and Smoker are men of reason as well...
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Latest SBS stated that Luffy's Haki specialty is COtC, Zoro's is CoA, Sanji's being CoO.
Now we've seen Luffy's Haki usage, and he did state back in PH that Zoro and Sanji can clad themselves in Haki(implying Sanji is capable of CoA) then we've yet to see Zoro do ultimate CoA damage, same with Sanji(although we did see tiny glimpses back on PH).
Now I'm of the popular theory among OP Fandom that Zoro and Sanji are potential COtC users.
Anyhow, Imagine Luffy going Full Body Armament, using his Soru Speed at the size of G3?
Imagine Zoro Armament Hardening all three Swords or even using black fists for swordless style?
Diamble Jamble Armament hardening?
The M3 are yet to display these simple things(even though the possibility of them being shown at all are slim).
In PH is was stated that all three can use Haki...you will have to point out to me where it breaks down what each is capable of...Luffy obviously can use all forms of Haki....It to my knowledge was never hinted that Zoro or Sanji could clad themselves in Haki armament.
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And this is probably something I agree with. This is part of Doflamingo's plan because the only evidence he has of Luffy fighting is back at Marineford and possibly on PH. Exhaust the lil fucker and he'll be easy prey.
I mean you would have to agree Dofla is using the Mera Mera to entrap Luffy...he is giving him a battle royal to fight in just to corner him.
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It is thus critically important that we don't 'just throw money at the problem', but instead look at the data and spend our money very carefully. This will greatly magnify the effectiveness of our giving, and encourage organizations to be even more efficient in the future in order to win the funding of more discerning givers. Efficiency sounds boring, but it is the difference between saving a life and saving 1,000 lives — the difference between saving a life just once and saving a life every single day throughout your career.
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Kuumba House Dance Theatre performs "Kuumba Kwanzaa" at the Carver Community Cultural Center.
11: Hip-hop ninjas the Wu-Tang Clan regroup on "8 Diagrams."
12: "Pride of the Southside" and "En El Mero Weso," a joint exhibit by Alex Rubio and Vincent Valdez, opens at Museo Alameda.
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14: Will Smith's the last man on Earth and he still looks good in "I Am Legend."
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18: From D'oh to doughnuts: "The Simpsons Movie" is out on DVD, so you can watch it on TV, where the Simpsons belong.
It's not too late to add Mary J. Blige's new CD, "Growing Pains," to your wish list.
21: It's a musical! It's a slasher film! It's Tim Burton's take on Stephen Sondheim's dark Broadway hit "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
The San Antonio Symphony Pops performs its annual "Holiday Pops" program. (Through Dec. 23)
23: It's arena rock for Christmas with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the AT&T Center.
25: Merry Christmas
26: "Tuna Christmas" returns to the Majestic Theatre. (Through Dec. 30)
Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee publishes his 19th book, "Diary of a Bad Year."
27: Head to the McNay Art Museum for "Una Celebración Mexicana," an evening of family activities.
31: Welcome in 2008 with thousands of your friends and neighbors at Celebrate San Antonio downtown.
Or get a bit more intimate with Vikki Carr's "Night in Vienna" at the Majestic Theatre.
7: "The Golden Compass," "Grace is Gone"
12: "The Perfect Holiday"
14: "I Am Legend," "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten"
21: "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," "P.S. I Love You," "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," "The Kite Runner," Sweeney Todd: Th eDemon Barber of Fleet Street," "Margot at the Wedding"
25: "Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem," "Charlie Wilson's War," "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep," "The Great Debaters," "Juno"
4: "Arctic Tale," "Lady Chatterley," "The Nanny Diaries," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
11: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Interview"
18: "Balls of Fury," "Halloween," "Illegal Tender," "Once," "The Simpsons Movie," "Stardust," "Underdog"
26: "The Brothers Solomon," "Eastern Promises," "Rush Hour 3″
4: Daft Punk, "Daft Punk Alive 2007″; Ghostface Killah, "The Big Doe Rehab"; Wyclef Jean, "Carnival Vol. II: Memoris of an Immigrant"; Blake Lewis, "Audio Daydream"; variosu artists, "Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis"; Rufus Wainwright, "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall"
11: Bow Wow and Omarion, "Face Off"; Beanie Sigel, "The Solution"; Wu-Tang Clan, "8 Diagrams"
18: Mary J. Blige, "Growing Pains"; Lupe Fiasco, "The Cool"; Rick Ross, "Trilla"
25: Chingy, "Hate It or Love It"
4: "T is for Trespass," Sue Grafton; "Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer)," James J. Cramer
21: "Night Train to Lisbon," Pascal Mercier
24: "Diary of a Bad Year," J.M. Coetzee
26: "Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism," Ha-Joon Chang
27: Sylvia Sellers-Garcia, "When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep"


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Let's say I have a function with a signature like this: private function (date:Date) { trace(date.datetime); } ... when I send a date value into this function does the time portion gets converted into local time automatically? Thanks
I think you are describing a classic date management problem that has no single good solution. The problem is that if you store dates in local time and don't store timezone information, you don't have enough data to view the date as desired on other clients especially if they are in other time zones. You will find other past discussions on this topic.
The basic problem is that, if you have, say, a west coast office and an east coast office and the west coast office records a transaction at 9am and stores it as 9am, the east coast office doesn't know whether it happened at 9am their time or 12pm their time. There is another version of the problem where things are stored in GMT but you really want to reproduce the local time display at the office that made the transaction.
One solution offered is to not use date/time and simply use a string. Otherwise, you have to know which office made the transaction and what time zone it is in.
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Initial Chronic Human Validation Study: Subcutaneous Implantable (S-ICD) System (Chronic II)
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Primary objective is to evaluate the safety and performance of the implanted S-ICD system. A maximum of 10 subjects were to be enrolled and followed for one month to collect data on the safety, efficacy, and performance of the implanted S-ICD system. Additionally, patient comfort will be assessed as will cosmetic outcome.
Condition | Intervention |
ACC/AHA/HRS Class I and II Indications for ICD Implantation |
Device: Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label |
Official Title: | Initial Chronic Human Validation Study: Subcutaneous Implantable (S-ICD) System |
Further study details as provided by Cameron Health, Inc.:
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- replacement of an existing transvenouse ICD system
- ACC/AHA/HRS Class I or II indications for ICD implantation
- Age >= 18 years
- Appropriate pre-operative ECG as measured with a specially developed template
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
- Any condition which precludes the subject's ability to comply with the study requirements
- Remales who are pregnant or lactating and pre-menopausal women who are unwilling to use adequate birth control for the duration of the study
- Participation in another investigational device trial at any time during the conduct of the S-ICD system trial without written consent from the sponsor.
- Patients with a serious medical condition and life expectancy of less than one year.
- Patients with documented spontaneous and frequently recurring VT that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing
- Patients with existing epicardial patches or subcutaneous electrodes in the left thoracic quadrant
- Patients with chronic renal failure, i.e. with a creatinine level of >2.5 mg/dl unless prescribed drug therapy known to increase creatinine levels in which case the value should be <= 3mg/dl
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00853645
New Zealand | |
Auckland City Hospital | |
Auckland, New Zealand, 1001 | |
Christchurch Hospital | |
Christchurch, New Zealand, 8140 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Cameron Health, Inc.
Study Director: | Stephen O'Connor, PhD, Hon FRACP | Cameron Health, Inc. |
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Responsible Party: | Stephen A. O'Connor, Ph.D., Hon FRCP - Director, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Cameron Health, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00853645 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | DN-11398 |
Study First Received: | February 27, 2009 |
Last Updated: | February 27, 2009 |
Health Authority: | New Zealand: Medsafe |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 10, 2014