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Ford Explorer Electrical Problems
I have a 98 Ford Explorer that I just bought and it is driving me nuts because it is showing the signs of a bad alternator but the alternator seems good.
I can start the car, (sometimes) take the positive cable off the battery and the car stays running. This used to be a test to see if the alternator was good, is it still? This morning the car started fine then as I was driving on the highway the electrical gauge dropped down all the way. I got to work and left the car running. I checked the positive cable and the wires going to that and nothing. I got back in the car and turned on the AC and the electrical gauge went up to normal. Does this sound like a short of some type? Any help would be great. Oh, I also changed the battery and the fusable link and that has not solved it. Thanks Chris
I can start the car, (sometimes) take the positive cable off the battery and the car stays running. This used to be a test to see if the alternator was good, is it still? This morning the car started fine then as I was driving on the highway the electrical gauge dropped down all the way. I got to work and left the car running. I checked the positive cable and the wires going to that and nothing. I got back in the car and turned on the AC and the electrical gauge went up to normal. Does this sound like a short of some type? Any help would be great. Oh, I also changed the battery and the fusable link and that has not solved it. Thanks Chris
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azfisher Posts: 2On My 2006 Explorer. Hit Setup then reset to go through the system checks. As it gets to the Oil Change % (Mine said 41%)it will also say to hit reset and hold for 2 sec. This is where you can reset it. It is confusing because it is in the system check and not the reset menu. It took me about 5 time to get to hit the reset in time and hold for the 2 sec.
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jakespoon1 Posts: 2My wife was driving our 99 Ford Explorer to work this morning and she said that all of the lights on the dash (check engine, oil, etc) came on while she was driving and the steering became very hard. It sounds to me as if the vehicle cut off. She believes that it did not but she was on the interstate and managed to pull over. What she was able to do was turn the ignition (again I am unsure as to whether or not the vehicle was still running) then turn the ignition back on and everything was working fine. No lights on. We will be taking the vehicle to a shop but am wondering if I can get a heads up or advice as to what this may all be. I have had problems in the past where there were no codes in the computer and the dealer could not duplicate the problem so they stated that the could not fix what they couldn't see. Is this a straight forward problem? Please respond if you have any ideas, my wife is 36 weeks pregnant and I am probably going to get a rental car now till this is all resolved.
hjshadow Posts: 2I have had this exact same thing happen 5 times in the last 5 months with my 2004 Ford Explorer. My dealership put in a VDR (a recording device) yesterday that has a button on it for me to push when the truck dies. The mechanic from the dealership said that the battery might spike before it dies and it wipes any codes from the computer (hence putting in the VDR to record anything). Earlier they replaced the alternator and that didn't fix anything. Please let me know if you discover the problem/solution and I will do the same. Talk about dangerous!
amber6 Posts: 1I have a 98 Explorer also and one time at the lake the battery went dead and we jump started it and now the clock turns on and off when the vehicle is shut off. and if there is a cd in the player it will pop it out and the suck it back in continuously until the battery is dead. i don't know if the battery needs unhooked then hooked up again, but it really drives me nuts. any suggestions?
leej2day Posts: 1I have a 96 Ford Explorer (over 135K miles). Recently after filling up the gas tank I attempted to start the vehicle and it was dead. While turning the key I witnessed many of the dashboard lights (check engine, theft, high beams etc.) go on & off, heard a clicking noise and then it died. I continued to hear a clicking noise,both with the key in and out. I tried jump startin it, but got no response at all. My mechanic has put a new battery in, changed the battery cables, checked all fuses (none were blown), replaced the ignition switch and it still is dead. The positive cable to the battery gets very hot, even with the key out of the switch. He is now suspecting a short in the harness which is apparently an expensive undertaking. Any suggestions as to what might be causing this?
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bitt1 Posts: 2I've had this problem for quite a while. When in 2WD, 4x4 lights will blink in unison and power windows won't work. This may happen several times and then everything is fine. Recently I've heard a short bzzz in the dashboard and then the 4x4 lights start blinking and windows don't work. I've read several posts about the 4x4 blinking issue, and many relate it to an actuator motor or GEM module, however nothing about the windows. Maybe a short somewhere or a bad ground? Any ideas?
fordenvy Posts: 72My 04 Explorer, at one time 5000 mile ago the ABS light was solid and the 4x4 light was blinking, then went away never happened again, last summer my power windows didn't work unless you keep messing with the window buttons over and over and then they work fine. Then when it gets cold out engine makes noise, but then went away. All these problems self corrected and I have never been to the dealer. Same with my ranger, fords are self correcting just give them time to heal.
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A Beginners' Guide to Competitive Swimming
The following is intended as a guide for parents of children who have just joined Liverpool Penguin Swimming Club (LPSC).
For more definitive answers, obviously the best people to ask are the club coaches and officials – however these notes may answer a few questions…
There are different Types of Swimming Galas
At Penguins swimming galas basically come in 2 flavours:
- Galas where the club competes as a team against other clubs in Leagues or friendly Galas.
- Galas where the swimmer competes individually in licensed meets.
Team Galas
LPSC competes in several leagues such as : the North West Micro League; the Merseyside & District League; the North West Region Arena League plus some local knock out type competitions namely the Echo Cup and Presidents cup. In addition LPSC also receive invitations to compete in friendly galas organised by other local clubs these include the Postcode and Papoose galas organised by Warrington Warriors SC, the McMonagle gala organised by Garston SC together with our own gala's the Macmillan gala held in June and the Derrick Lodge Memorial gala held in September.
The Echo Cup is a competition for swimmers aged from 9 yrs to 12 yr old and takes place during September and October each year with all of the local clubs involved, so every club hopes to reach the final and win. During the preliminary rounds the club tries to get a lot of the swimmers involved so that they gain experience in competition swimming but for the final the club tries to swim its strongest team. It's always a difficult decision to leave out swimmers but parents must trust the judgement of its coaching staff in doing this.
The Tadpole Development galas take place of a Friday evening from September to November each year. The main purpose of this is to give young inexperienced swimmers a taste of competition. One of the characteristics is that swimmers who have previously won medals in the competition are not allowed to swim the following year.
Swimmers Classification
It is worth mentioning at this stage a swimmers classification before we move onto Open Individual galas. In swimming there are three Classification groups
Cat 1.
This classification is basically for young new swimmers who are starting off in swimming and have just joined the club in the teaching groups. All of the competitions and leagues mentioned above allows the swimmer to swim for the club.
Cat 2
This classification is basically for the more advanced swimmer who wishes to enter licensed swim meets like the City of Liverpool winter meet, the summer meet, Wirral Metro meets, the Liverpool and District Association meets held in February each year, Lancashire and North West region meets.
Cat 3
This classification is Coaches and Officials plus committee members of the Club.
When you join LPSC a membership fee is paid, this membership fee is renewed each year in September. From this fee the Club then pays for the swimmers yearly registration to the ASA, the North West Region and to Lancashire Country. This then covers the swimmer for Insurance purposes. For Cat 1 swimmers the club pays all of the swimmers registration fees for you, but for Cat 2 swimmers the swimmer needs to pay the ASA yearly fee which is approx £24.
It must be noted that swimmers who are asked to join the City of Liverpool Swimming club have to also pay another membership fee to join the City club. Swimmers joining the City club must also have a Cat 2 classification so will need to pay the upgrade cost of £24 before being allowed to join.
Your Coach will advice you if there is a requirement to join the City swimming club or Squad scheme. Please take time to understand what the requirements are for joining and what will be expected. Joining the City club is basically for elite swimmers who will end up training in early morning and evening sessions most days of the week.
Licensed Galas
Licensed galas are those galas where the competitor is swimming for themselves – although the entry for these can be made through the club. Each licensed Gala is given a grade of gala this starts at level 4 which is basically for Club Championships. In May each year Liverpool Penguins runs its own Club Championships and runs this as a level 4 Licensed meet, not many clubs in the local area do this, so it is a good opportunity for swimmers at Cat 1 classification to get there times entered onto the ASA Rankings website.
For level 1, 2 and 3 meets the swimmer needs to have a Cat 2 Classification so remember to pay the additional fee of £24 before entering say the City of Liverpool Summer meet at Picton in June each year or none of the times will count and you will have wasted your money in entering.
Licensed meets come in various standards and all have qualifying times that the swimmer must have achieved before they are allowed to enter.
Details of open galas are posted on the club website and the swimmers enter as they wish.
It is important that parent's know about gala entries because there is a cost involved (approx £3 to £5 per event which if 4 events are entered amounts to getting on for £20 per gala) which made must be paid once the club has submitted they entries.
How Does a Team Gala work?
Team Selection
The Head Coach makes the selections for the team galas – initially selecting the swimmers with the best times. The club this year will be holding a series of 50m timed sprint sessions so that swimmers can test themselves against each other and to see what time they can achieve. This will also help in team selection.
What to Take
A swimmer needs a 2 costumes, 2 pairs of goggles, two towels (one for poolside so that between the races they can get dry and stay warm), and 2 hats, they will also need plenty drinks and possibly some food – they are going to be poolside for about 3 hours so some jelly sweets are also good a good idea…You (the parent) will need something to drink (and eat) as it is usually very warm and humid at a swimming pool. Dress in such a way that you can cope with very hot conditions.
At the Gala
Once at the gala the swimmers have to go off and change and then have to go poolside by themselves. Parents are not allowed poolside unless they are one of the volunteers helping to manage the team. This can be a bit daunting especially for those younger swimmers in the first couple of galas. There will be coaches and timekeepers from each club on the poolside to make sure that the children are ok and in the right place for each of their races.
What do the parents and supporters do? They get to get to sit poolside and cheer on the swimmers – if you're lucky the pool will have proper tiered spectator seating – otherwise you end up sitting very close to the pool. There is also a small charge for spectators, and maybe a raffle or two to raise funds for the hosting club.
The swimmers need to be poolside in time to participate in the warm up, it's quite a sight watching about 100 swimmers in 6 lanes swimming nose to toe!
Once the gala gets going the races happen very quickly and what looks like a daunting list of around 50 races takes around 2 hours, watch out for the posted results (another reason to look at the notice board regularly) to see how fast your swimmer went and whether they got a Personal Best (more on PB's later).
How Do Open Galas Work
How to Enter
The details of Open Galas are posted on the website (and also sometimes sent out by email) and it is then up to the individual (with the parent's knowledge) to enter if they wish. Fortunately most are usually within an hour's drive or less of Liverpool
The notices contain all the details of the various events including any time qualifications. Some galas specify a band of times that your child's PB should fall between for each event. Some specify a time where your child's PB must be equal to or faster and occasionally a time is specified where the swimmer's time must be slower.
Most galas currently cost around £4 per event.
You can only enter open galas through your swimming club. The Open Gala Secretary collects the names and puts the entry in. When the entries are confirmed the swimmer (or more usually the parent) is given a letter with details of the gala and the entry cards (if there are any). Also included is the bill!
What do the Different Levels Mean
When you look at the details for an open gala they often state that they are Level 3, Level 2 etc. The Level indicates the standard of the meet, what the times can be used for in future gala's and what level of officials are used. Also higher level galas are more competitive level 1 being the top gala's . To qualify for county championships it is usually initially stated that qualifying times have to done at a Level 3 gala. For regional championships qualification has be at Level 2 or above. As a result most level 2 galas have a large number of regional qualifying swimmers taking part. In other words the standard is very high.
Going to the Gala
It's usually advisable to aim to get to an open gala about half an hour before the posted warm up time. This gives you time to park (some venues do not have very good parking, especially when 200 kids with parent's descend on them) and may get you near enough to the front of the queue to get in and get a seat!! This last is very useful for the parent(s) as each session lasts around 3 hours. Take lots to drink – its very hot in most swimming pools.
What to Take
For the swimmers make sure they have plenty to eat and especially to drink. Also, they need clothing (T-Bag) to put on between races and between sessions if you are attending more than one session. Depending on the size of the Penguins entry a fair supply of sweets may also be useful or necessary!
At the Gala
When they arrive the swimmer must place their entry cards (if there are any) in the correct entry boxes or sign in if required. Don't be late otherwise the swimmer will be excluded from their events. Often the swimmers have to do this as the entry boxes are not in an area accessible to parents and supporters.
Like team events parents are not allowed poolside – one or two people will have been nominated as coaches by Penguins and they will look after the swimmers while they are poolside. The swimmers have to go off and change by themselves or at least with any other likely looking Penguins they can find.
Once in the venue the Penguins parent's often try to sit together mainly so that they have someone to talk to during the long hours…
The Swimming
Most open galas are split into 2 or more sessions with a separate warm up for each session. Usually there are separate card entry (or signing in) times for each session.
The warm up takes about an hour with the kids split into older/younger boys and girls. Then it is into the races.
At most open galas each event is ranked in the order of the swimmer's entry time (their PB may have changed since the entry was made). The event is then swum in heats starting with the slowest times irrespective of age. As a result it is unlikely that a swimmer will be completely outclassed (or completely out class the other swimmers) in their particular heat.
Once the event is complete the recorded times are sorted out and the swimmers sorted into their age groups and the results posted – at which point you find out whether you have a medal winner.
Trophies/medals are awarded for anywhere between the top 3 and top six in each of the age groups. It varies with the gala as does the age groups.
So at the end of a great days competition (lasting around 7 hours) you set off home having watched your swimmer competing for all of about 5 minutes (depending on the number of events) but hopefully clutching some trophies (always makes the day) and having recorded one or more PB's (almost as good as a trophy).
Hopefully your swimmer will have enjoyed the experience – it doesn't matter about the parent's they are just there to provide transport and finance!!
For those that don't know PB means Personal Best.
There is a bit of an obsession with PB's, you will begin to get obsessed if you child is a keen swimmer!
PB's are recorded in a Penguins club database but I also find it useful to keep a personal record – in such as a spreadsheet. Soon the club will be issuing to each swimmer a new Personal log book in which the swimmer needs to record his or her times in for each stroke so that they know what there PB times are.
PBs can be recorded at any time e.g. galas, club championships, club sprint sessions that are being planned at regular intervals of approx 12 weeks.
The ASA also holds a database of all official times recorded at licensed open galas.
Once your child has recorded some times at a licensed gala you can go to the ASA web site to see where your child is ranked at county, regional and national level.
It's at that point you realise how many competitive swimmers there are, and just how good some are! Don't get carried away thinking you have a good Olympic prospect – there are around 400,000 competitive swimmers in the UK, of which about 20 go to the Olympics!
Happy competing!!!


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Things to do in Fort Lauderdale
The most obvious place to start is, of course, the beach. There's the 7-mile long Fort Lauderdale Beach, but other options include Hollywood Beach, with its funky boardwalk; Deerfield Beach, popular with families; and Sebastian Beach, the section of Fort Lauderdale Beach that's especially popular with gay visitors. There's even a Canine Beach where dogs are allowed in the afternoons and evenings on the weekends. There are other sights beyond the beach:
- Las Olas Boulevard. The city's main shopping and dining strip is lined with crowded restaurants, many with outdoor seating, and stores from familiar chains to small boutiques.
- Bonnet House Museum and Gardens. This 1920s Caribbean-style plantation house has 35 acres of grounds planted with orchids and native Floridian flora where squirrel monkeys abound.
- Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. The city's art museum hosts visiting exhibitions while its permanent collection is especially strong in works by contemporary Cuban artists.
- Broward Center for Performing Arts. If the name sounds serious, the calendar of performances is largely not—Instead you'll find touring companies of Broadway musicals, popular entertainers, and light comedies.
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Windows XP: Why It's Time for Small Businesses to Say Goodbye
Windows XP turned 10 years old this week. Here's why it's time to put this PC workhorse out to pasture for good in favor of Windows 7.
Ten years ago this week, Microsoft finished up work on a new operating system called Windows XP and shipped it off to PC makers. If you'd told Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer back then that XP would still be the dominant version of Windows a decade later, they would have mocked you.
So would have most Windows watchers, including me. Everybody knew that a major new version of the Microsoft's desktop OS came along every two or three years. Everybody knew that even hidebound stragglers eventually upgraded.
Bitten By Vista, Shy About Windows 7
Everybody, it turned out, was wrong. According to research firm Net Applications, just under 50 percent of PCs on the Internet run Windows XP. That's nearly twice as many as the number using the current version of Microsoft's operating system, Windows 7, which hit the market in October of 2009. XP usage is slipping, but far more slowly than anyone expected.
Even today, I know more than a few small business owners who have no plans whatsoever to give up Windows XP.
How did it come to this? Two words: Windows Vista. The successor to Windows XP, unveiled in January 2007 after multiple delays, just didn't work well enough, especially at first. Even after Microsoft released updates that made Vista less glitchy, it remained short on compelling features. And some of the features it did have felt like arguments for sticking with XP. (User Account Control, a security safeguard which tried to protect users from rogue software, was a jarring, confusing irritant.)
In the Windows Vista era, many businesses and consumers sensibly ignored Microsoft's upgrade drumbeat. Many of them continued doing so even after the company released Windows 7. (The fact that Microsoft provides no way to install Windows 7 on top of XP and preserve your current apps and settings hasn't helped. Unless you use LapLink's PCMover utility, you need to rebuild your system from scratch if you want to upgrade.)
Windows XP: Not Dead Yet!
Microsoft, of course, relies on sales of Windows upgrades to drive its massive profits. So it's been trying to wean the world off XP for years. It stopped selling shrink-wrapped copies long ago, no longer lets PC makers sell machines with XP preinstalled, and officially discontinued most support for the operating system in 2008.
But the company hasn't quite driven a stake through XP's heart. It says that it intends to provide basic support and security updates for Windows XP Service Pack 3, the current version, until April 8, 2014. And businesses that buy PCs with some versions of Windows 7 have the right to "downgrade" those computers to XP.
My feelings about Windows XP's amazing staying power are conflicted. On one hand, I understand why small businesses instinctively stick with stuff that's comfortably familiar. I admire their skepticism about overhyped, underperforming products such as Windows Vista. I think it's smart that so many companies delay buying new technology until the most serious bugs have been discovered and fixed.
Why the Future Is a Windows 7 World
Here's the thing, though: Windows 7 is pretty great. It's the operating system that Vista should have been, and it's well worth the cost (the Professional Edition upgrade lists for $199.99). Holding onto Windows XP until something better came along was a savvy move; holding onto it forever is not.
A few key points in favor of Windows 7 and against XP:
Windows 7 has a superior interface. Once you've acclimated yourself -- which shouldn't take all that long -- you can work far more efficiently. Unlike Windows XP, it mostly stays out of your face. (You can prevent apps from distracting you with those annoying pop-up balloon alerts, for instance.) Its Taskbar lets you juggle apps and documents far more efficiently. The built-in search feature is more powerful, faster, and more pleasant than the one in XP. A slicker design and better font rendering makes everything easier on the eyeballs. I could go on for a few thousand more words -- and did when I reviewed the operating system in 2009.
Windows 7 is much more secure. Businesses that are still smitten with Windows XP forget that it's a notoriously insecure piece of software. Microsoft is still creating security updates for XP Service Pack 3, but that's like trying to patch up an ancient, leaky boat. A recent Microsoft survey reported that Windows XP SP3 computers suffer an average of 15.9 infections by viruses and other malware per 1,000 machines. PCs running the 64-bit version of Windows 7 are infected only 2.5 times per 1,000 machines.
Windows 7 packs 64-bit power. Any PC you've bought recently probably packs a potent multicore 64-bit processor from Intel or AMD. It'll work with Windows XP, but XP is only a 32-bit operating system -- which means that your PC won't run as fast as it could, especially for tasks that involve intense number crunching, such as working with giant spreadsheets and editing video. Windows 7 is available in a 64-bit edition that lets cutting-edge PCs live up to their full potential.
Windows 7 is compatible with the future. For now, most third-party software and hardware supports Windows XP. Given that it's still the most popular operating system on the planet, that only makes sense. But the mustier XP gets, the more likely you are to find software that won't work with it. Already, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 -- by far the company's best Web browser to date -- is available only for Windows 7 and Vista.
One other argument for upgrading to Windows 7 now: Nearly two years after its release, it's a reasonably mature operating system. Microsoft released a Service Pack 1 update in February that rolled up all the fixes and tweaks it's pushed out to date. The chances of you encountering any Vista-like crippling problems are small, and an optional feature called Windows XP Mode is available in case of emergency.
I realize that I'm not going to persuade all of you to dump XP this moment. If you keep using it, however, I beseech you: Please, please make sure you've upgraded to Service Pack 3 and that you install new fixes as they come along. That'll make XP as good as it can possibly be, although it still won't be nearly as good as Windows 7.
And even if you conclude that you're happy with Windows XP, you need to plan now for life without it. You certainly shouldn't use an operating system that's unprotected from new security attacks, which means you'll want to leave XP behind before Microsoft cuts off security updates in April of 2014.
By then, the current version of Windows won't be Windows 7 -- it'll likely be Windows 8. Microsoft isn't saying when it plans to release that version, but it'll almost certainly be available by the fall of 2012. I wouldn't be stunned if it arrives several months earlier than that.
We don't know too much about Windows 8 yet other than that it sports a rather iPad-like touch-screen interface as well as one that looks more like the Windows we know; Microsoft says it'll have much more to say at its BUILD conference next month. Stay tuned for news.
And hey, if you remain an XP holdout for now, telling people that you've been waiting for Windows 8 all along is a convenient excuse that might also prove to be a rational strategy.


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"If its Ender, I will read it"
I really love the Ender series, including Enders Shadow so this was right up my alley. This was an interesting collection of essays surrounding the world of the book itself. I was somewhat surprised by the impact it made on military leaders as well as the others. Enders Game was recommended to me by a Navy buddy back in the late 80s and has stayed with me ever since. It appears that it has stayed with quite a number of people as well, and it was fun to listen to how others have been touched in this way by Ender and his crew.
"Incredible Voyage indeed!"
I was extremely amazed by this story. What these men endured just for an extremely slim chance for survival is indeed incredible! Not just a dry retelling of events, this book is well written to include personal accounts from the members of the expedition. Simon Prebble did an excellent job performing the characters in the book.
"Only the maps were interesting"
Very little value to this story. I did find the background stories of some of the maps he stole to be interesting, but not enough to make this book worthwhile. The thief was a privileged, greedy, destructive individual who put his financial status ahead of the preservation of these maps for all to enjoy. No sympathy for this guy at all. His destruction of these old works of art for his own personal gain is unforgivable. The entire story left a bad taste that I just cant get over.
"Outstanding history of the fighter pilot"
This book weaves histories of the pilots, planes, tactics, weapons and personal stories together in an informative and entertaining way. John Pruden's narration was very good.
A very good book combined with a very good narration yields a very pleasurable listen.
"Revenge and Forgiveness"
The Son is in prison for two murders he didn't commit. After hearing information about his fathers murder, he escapes from prison to seek revenge upon the guilty. Simon is the detective on his trail, he knew Sonny's father many years back and doesn't want to see Sonny get hurt. The Twin is also looking for Sonny. He had an important part in the death/suicide of Sonnys father. All this comes together in another thrilling Jo Nesbo story.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Gildart Jackson narrating this book. He touched on the tone of the story making it easy to listen to.
"OK maybe I am a Zombieholic"
I guess it is time to come clean. Although I never expected it, I am a fan of the genre, and no longer afraid to admit it. This offering clinched it. This book , as some have pointed out, isnt really a zombie story. Yes, they are part of the story, but it is about a group of bloggers selected to follow a presidential candidate during a zombie infested US Presidential election campaign. Someone doesnt seem to want him to get elected.
I had no problems with the narration. I thought both did a good job becoming the characters. The only thing that threw me a little was a voice that reminded me of a King of the Hill character but that was minor.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and may go on to the next one soon
"Good, story about how we won the war"
Interesting story about some of the women who were doing their part to win the war. They didn't know what exactly it was that they were doing or how it was going to help, but their actions played a vital role in bringing WWII to an end. I enjoyed listening to the lives they led while at Oak Ridge. It was sad to hear about how people were treated (or mistreated) at that time in our history, not just by the government but also by "locals" and the like. It was a story well worth listening to.
I thought Cassandra Campbell did a good job with the book.
"Fun science about how our planet got here"
Squeezing 4.5 billion years into a 10 hour book was quite a feat, but making it interesting to the non scientist (me) was remarkable. From beginning to end the book held my attention and fed me interesting information about the very ground upon which I walk. The science in this book was never dry and I feel I learned a few things despite my enjoying listening to this book.
"Lives up to the title. A tale of courage and duty"
A gripping story even when knowing the outcome already. Captain Phillips demonstrated with his actions what it means to be Captain. He took care of his ship and his crew, and then removed the problem. It was very interesting how he handled the pirates and his situation of being their prisoner. I also enjoyed the background of the Merchant Marines and the kind of life the MMs live. I just might see the Tom Hanks movie now.
I would recommend this selection to anyone
"Good story with a very good performance"
Really enjoyed Agincourt so I decided to give this one a try too. No regrets! Bernard Cornwell does a fantastic job with the battle scenes, really bringing them to life. It was a little hard to get behind some of the characters but all in all this was an entertaining story well worth listening to.
The performance by Jack Hawkins was very good. He brought life to the characters and flawlessly handled the various voices and accents.
"You can hear the bullets fly"
A quick overview of The Battle of Britain. Well told using first hand accounts from the BBC archives. This selection gives an all too quick view into the days when Hitler was poised to achieve dominance over all of Europe but was foiled the "The Few". The length of this one is good for in between books to break things up a bit


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Well… It's official – The Boogie® Five-Band Graphic EQ is now a permanent installation in the FX Loop of John's Triaxis/2:90 rig for Dream Theater's 2014 Along for the Ride tour.
John spent a rare day off at the MESA factory last week and was able to pick up one of the first production Five-Band Graphic EQs. John posted on his Facebook Page about trying something new and the Boogie EQ was installed in the FX Loop of John's Triaxis/2:90 rig for Dream Theater's San Francisco show at the Warfield Theater. It was basically a done deal after soundcheck, but… the true test is always during 'battle' as John calls it… (the gig)… The new Boogie Graphic brought a new level of tone and adjustability to the rig and to John's heavy sounds in particular.
John previously used the Triaxis' Dynamic Voice feature for EQ'ing heavy rhythm sounds which is a preset Mid Scoop+Bass & Treble Boost curve that increases as you raise it's level. That feature remains available as an alternative, switchable EQ option for John's sounds if a different EQ curve is desired on a different patch/setting. But the Boogie Five-Band is the new EQ curve in town!
Below is John's signal path for his latest Triaxis/2:90 touring rig:
Guitar > A/B Switcher Box > Dunlop Cry Baby rack wah > Pedal drawer with pedals in individual loops (Tone-Burst > Flux-Drive > MXR EVH Phase 90 > TC Electronic JP Dream Scape > Boss Dimension C > Analog Man Juicer compressor) > Triaxis >FX Send into Boogie Five-Band Graphic EQ > FX Return > Triaxis Main Outs to Axe FX > 2:90 > two Recto 1×12 cabinets > Mic'd to FOH with Shure SM57 and Shure 313 Ribbon mic. Rig controlled by RJM GT22 controller.
Big Thanks to John, his tech Maddi and the entire Dream Theater organization for another great hang, great show and more exciting stuff in the future!
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A marionette movie may sound kid-friendly, but in the hands of sick and twisted South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone... well, let's just say there are strings attached. The duo's Team America: World Police (opening Oct. 15) takes potshots at North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, celebrities like Alec Baldwin and Sean Penn, and cheesy, big-budget action movies like Pearl Harbor. To ensure kids stay away, the equal-opportunity offender features graphic puppet sex, an exploding Michael Moore, and an R rating. Here are some fun (and creepy) facts about Parker and Stone's most challenging project ever.
THE ORIGINAL IDEA WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT While Team America's parody of U.S. involvement in overseas battles is timely, it wasn't what Parker and Stone initially planned, they claim. ''It was right around the same time that the Day After Tomorrow script came out,'' says Parker. ''We got our hands on it and read it and were like, This is the perfect puppet movie!'' But, they say, a call to their lawyers revealed they couldn't get the script, so Team America was born instead.
Early drafts had a more political slant than what ultimately shows up in the movie (Kim Jong Il may be a real North Korean dictator, but in Team America he could just as easily be Dr. Evil). ''As soon as we started reading [the first scripts] through, we were just like, Who f---ing cares?'' Parker says. ''We satirize movies way more than we satirize politics, because it's funnier.''
THEY HAVE BIG PLANS FOR THE DVD Just because several scenes had to be trimmed for an R rating doesn't mean you won't get to see them... eventually. ''The sex scene was basically more than twice as long,'' says Parker he and Stone included some extra-graphic moments ''specifically to be cut out [by the ratings board].'' But, they hope, the extended puppet lovemaking will turn up not only on DVD but also in the overseas theatrical version. ''That would just point something out -- that America is the only country that can't see the whole puppet sex scene [on the big screen.]''
THEY DON'T HATE CELEBRITIES... Although stars like George Clooney and Ethan Hawke come across as pompous puppet jerks (and Matt Damon appears to be mentally challenged) in the movie, Stone says he doesn't have a bone to pick with them. ''I know Matt Damon, and he's a great guy,'' he says. ''This isn't so much a statement on who they are as people, but it's the idea that as celebrities, they know everything about everything. You're actually trying to figure out what's going on in the world, and then all of a sudden, on your TV news show is Janeane Garofalo. These stars really aren't authorities on anything.''
...BUT THEY AREN'T CRAZY ABOUT SEAN PENN After Parker and Stone received a letter from the Oscar winner in which he condemned them for recent comments in Rolling Stone urging uninformed voters to stay away from the ballot booths the duo had a laugh at the actor's expense. ''It was like he missed the point,'' says Stone. Adds Parker: ''It's obvious what he's really pissed off about is that we made him into a puppet and had him eaten by a panther [in the movie].... It's hysterical, because nothing could make us happier. It's like, Spicoli's pissed at you. What does he think, we're going to be like, 'Dude, Sean Penn's pissed at us! What should we do?''' One thing they briefly considered doing was taking Penn up on his offer to escort them around Iraq: ''We were going to take him over there and kick his ass,'' laughs Stone.
THERE WON'T BE A SEQUEL The filmmakers initially thought working the pint-size marionettes would be easier than wrangling the giant egos of real actors, but they quickly learned otherwise. ''We went to shoot the test scene thinking, 'Well, we'll spend a few hours shooting and we'll shoot it a couple ways,''' says Parker. ''After spending 18 hours, we had barely gotten one version of the scene.'' Getting the marionettes to blink, open their mouths, run, and fight ultimately required 35 puppeteers and an extended shooting schedule. ''After the first week of shooting, I would have done anything to get out of it,'' groans Parker, who has said he'd rather see his own mother die than make another puppet movie. Well, then, guess there's no point in waiting for Team 2.


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Jack the Giant Slayer stood tall at the weekend box office. The film, based on the legendary fairy tale, earned an estimated 28 million dollars to debut in first place. ...Read More
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WoW Patch 3.1 PTR: Death Knight glyphs and undocumented changes {WoW}
Feb 24th 2009 10:33PM Eliah,
Just curious: your comments on the fact that the increased speed of the Improved Unholy Presence is useless outside of PvP makes me wonder if you raid at all?
It's a well established fact that even the slightest increase in speed translates into an increase in DPS for any boss fight that requires you to move for more than a few seconds. Extending this to the entire raid means a significant DPS boost for everyone.
And I'm not even talking about the simple benefits of moving faster, such as avoiding lava walls, void zones and or Other Stuff That Hurts in general.
This talent alone is enough to justify always having an Unholy DK in your raid.
Fan of Knives CD probably gone, Feral AoE coming {WoW}
Nov 19th 2008 2:36PM A bit sad that this skill only becomes available at 80, when you no longer need to level, which is where this ability would shine.
It seems to me FoK won't be very useful for raiding, cooldown or not, since it doesn't even add a combo point.
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I respecced ShadowStep + Cold Blood for leveling, and while my DPS in instances is half of what it used to be in Sunwell, mobs usually fall after three or four hits. A crit Ambush hits for 4-4.5k and a crit Eviscerate is in the 5k at level 75.
I basically shadowstep from mob to mob and with the Medallion of Heroism (reward from the Wrath gate) that gives me 2000 health back every 2mn and the blue dagger reward from the Amphitheatre in Zul Drak, I hardly even stop to bandage any more.
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I leveled Shadowstep+Cold Blood in the beta and I was chuckling with glee all the way to Icecrown. The sheer amount of burst is absolutely wonderful and two crits are all it takes to kill any mob with just three hits. I didn't even bother re-equipping my sword once out of stealth...
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36th Annual Easter Decoy & Art Festival
April 3 & 4, 2015
Friday, April 3 Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Chincoteague Combined School
4586 Main St.
Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
Local and national carvers and artists of all kinds exhibit and sell their works. Awards are given in various categories including the Curtis Merritt Award of Excellence given to the artist who demonstrates the highest standards of "creativity, character and overall goodness" as voted on by the other exhibitors. Best Carver and Best Artist are chosen by People's Choice and the Best Photograph of Chincoteague or Assateague is chosen by the committee. Wooden Easter Eggs decorated by the exhibitors highlight the show each year with some fetching handsome sums.
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After Robert Bales' arrest, Pentagon tries to erase him from the Internet
Why, in the Internet Age, did the Pentagon try to scrub Robert Bales from the Internet in the first place?
McClatchy Newspapers
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WASHINGTON — Besides waiting nearly a week before identifying the Joint Base Lewis-McChord staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers, the U.S. military scrubbed its websites of references to his combat service.
Gone were photographs of the suspect, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, and a recounting in the base newspaper of a 2007 battle in Iraq involving his unit, a report that quoted him extensively.
But they weren't really gone.
Given the myriad ways information remains accessible on the Internet, despite the best efforts to remove it, the material about Bales was still there and available, in cached versions of Web pages. Within minutes of the Pentagon leaking his name Friday evening, news organizations and others found and published his pictures, the account of the battle — which depicts Bales and other soldiers in a glowing light — and excerpts from his wife's blog.
So why did the Pentagon try to scrub Bales from the Internet in the first place?
The military said its intention in removing the material wasn't to lessen the Army's embarrassment over the attack but to protect the privacy of Bales' family.
"Protecting a military family has to be a priority," said a military official, who like several interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity.
"I think the feeding frenzy we saw after his name was released was evidence that we were right to try. ... Of course the pages are cached; we know that. But we owe it to the wife and kids to do what we can."
A second Pentagon official acknowledged that one of the reasons for the delay in releasing Bales' name was to remove references to his Army service from the Internet. But when Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was arrested in the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, the Pentagon released his name immediately.
Several former military officers said they were perplexed that the Army would try to remove information that already had been public. One called it "unusual."
Experts agreed the effort was futile.
"Once a site has been accessed enough times, it's very, very difficult to remove content," said Dan Auerbach, a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports Internet access. "I don't want to say it's impossible, but there's no evidence of it happening in recent times."
Another likely concern of the military was that criminal charges against Bales are expected soon, and the case could last a long time. He's at the Army's maximum-security prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
"The military actually does a very good job of protecting defendants' rights," said Allan Millett, a military historian at the University of New Orleans and a retired colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve. "I suspect it was simply a matter of not prejudicing either public opinion or anyone who might be involved in the case. I'm sure they're leaning over backward."
Bales, 38, is a veteran of multiple combat tours: three to Iraq and one, his most recent, to Afghanistan. He is the father of two children: a daughter, Quincy, 5, and a son, Bobby, 3. Before his name became public, the Army moved the Bales family from its Lake Tapps home to the security of Lewis-McChord.
The massacre occurred early March 11. Bales allegedly left his base in southern Afghanistan, walked to two nearby villages and killed 16 residents, nine of them children.
He then returned to his base, the military says, where he was arrested. The military didn't disclose his identity until five days later.
A motive for the killings isn't known. But Bales' history of repeated combat tours, including a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, has become a subject of speculation.
"Why didn't they spot this guy as a risk?" said Millett, the military historian.
Steven Aftergood, a government-transparency advocate, said secrecy was an "instinctive response" of the military and government in general, usually to try to avoid controversy or to thwart the news media.
Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy for the Federation of American Scientists, said that in the Bales case, "there are competing interests at stake. But if nothing else, the defendant deserves a fair trial."
Parts of a blog that Karilyn Bales, the suspect's wife, has been writing for several years also appear to have been deleted since the killings. It's unclear how that occurred. Her blog, in which she discussed her husband's disappointment at being passed over for a promotion, among other topics, previously was available to anyone but now is password-protected.
McClatchy Newspapers correspondent Nancy A. Youssef contributed to this report. Material from The Associated Press is included.


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I see a lot of type SE and USE with age-detertiorated sheathing. Granted, it can take 20 to 30 years to happen, and materials used have changed since mine was installed, but it's a consideration. IMHO, exposed cable doesn't look as good as conduit, though I've also seen some sloppy-looking (i.e. off-square) conduit jobs. YMMV |
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If you made resolutions last week, better understanding yourself and other people might help you keep them.
Over the past year I've accumulated a stash of insights into human behavior that you might find useful whether you've made resolutions or not, because the real point isn't resolutions, but managing life better.
For instance, if you want to stop yourself from doing something, like eating maple bars, be a person who doesn't eat maple bars. If someone offers you one, instead of saying "I can't eat doughnuts," say instead "I don't eat doughnuts." It's a choice, not a restriction, so your brain won't instinctively fight it.
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