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By Donna Vickroy firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @dvickroy September 11, 2013 7:48PM
New Internal Revenue Service regulations that take effect in January will make automatic service charges at restaurants subject to payroll tax withholding. Some restaurants are already planning to do away with the automatic tip.
Updated: October 15, 2013 6:36AM
Whether you like having restaurants do the math for you or not, group dining is about to change.
Get ready to say adios to the automatic tip.
So now, in addition to having to figure what's your portion of a foot-long tab and whether your two martinis balance out your brother-in-law's surf and turf, you'll have to figure the tip.
But if you're one of those diners who railed against being stuck with an automatic tip for service, be it good or bad, this should be good news.
Starting in January, the Internal Revenue Service will consider automatic gratuities to be service charges, subjecting them to payroll tax withholding and requiring servers to wait until payday to collect on them.
The way things are now, servers receive a low basic wage through payroll and must file tip income on their own. The IRS change would lump automatic tips into the basic wage category.
In response, local restaurants and national chains are considering doing away with the automatic gratuity.
Texas Roadhouse, which has restaurants in Tinley Park and Joliet, has begun phasing out its long-standing system of automatically adding 15 percent to the checks of large groups. By year's end, it will be gone completely, said Travis Doster, corporate spokesman for the national chain.
"We're trying to figure a way to protect the servers," Doster said.
In addition to sparing diners from having to do the math, automatic tipping, he said, ensures that those servers who wait on large groups get their due. Many servers prefer small parties to large ones, he said.
A server's goal is to turn as many tables as possible during a shift, Doster said, and "large groups tend to take longer to service, they tend to stay at the table longer and chat."
And sometimes, said Mike Lorenzo, manager of Papa Joe's in Orland Park, when large parties are chipping in on the total, the "gratuity can get lost in the figuring."
As with many local restaurateurs contacted this week, Lorenzo had yet to discuss the matter of automatic tips with his staff. Many are waiting for their accountants to explain the change before deciding how to address
Papa Joe's, a popular Italian restaurant, serves a lot of bigger tables because of its family-style menu. But to protect servers, the restaurant would likely phase out its system of adding an automatic gratuity to bills for parties of eight or more, Lorenzo said.
"With the computer systems these days," he said, "it would be easy enough to put three suggested tips at the bottom of each check. That way, we're still doing the math for the public."
Another concern, Doster said, is that states may consider service charges subject to sales tax. He said some states are looking into whether they would be able to come after restaurants for back taxes.
Labeling tips as service charges not only means a loss of take-home pay for servers, particularly those who don't declare all of their tip income, it adds to a restaurant's paperwork, Doster said.
Rich Jeffers, spokesman for the Darden Group — which includes the Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse brands — said incorporating automatic tips into an employee's paycheck would cause logistical headaches.
The Darden restaurants have a policy of automatically adding an 18 percent gratuity to parties of eight or more. But in July, the company began testing the elimination of the automatic tip in 100 of its restaurants in four cities. Chicago is not among them.
Instead, dining parties of all sizes are finding three suggested gratuity amounts — 15, 18 and 20 percent — listed at the bottom of all checks in those test restaurants, Jeffers said.
Depending on how the new system goes over, Darden may implement it nationwide come year's end. The average tip, he said, is 18 percent.
"For employees who value the model of taking tips home at the end of the shift — for those employees who plan for that — this change could be difficult because they'd have to wait for their paychecks to receive any income labeled 'service charge,'" Jeffers said.
If restaurants do away with automatic gratuities, will servers still get their due, particularly from larger tables where everyone pitches in what they think they owe?
There's a risk that customers won't tip adequately, Doster said, but he hopes the public will do right by waiters and waitresses.
"They work hard," he said. "They count on that money."


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Yesterday, Nvidia's CEO announced that the Ice Cream Sandwich (that's Android 4.0 for those of you new to the game) update for the quad-core Asus Transformer Prime would begin rolling out immediately. Sure enough, users started receiving the update, and we managed to snag and host the OTA ourselves (as well as help you prevent it from breaking root). For most, the update brought everything you'd expect from the hot new version of Android: even smoother, snappier performance, sleeker transitions, and various other perks.
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Let's face it: when Android first officially dropped, it was ugly as hell and not exactly designed with non-techies in mind. But as we've seen in the past 3 years (and a few months) since then, things have come a long way (albeit gradually at first) - the look, feel, and usability of vanilla Android became a major focus in the last year or so, especially with Gingerbread (2.3), Honeycomb(3.0), and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0).
This is part two of this weeken's poll; for part 1, see Are You Giving An Android Device For The Holidays?
The holidays are upon us. For those of you who received gifts, did you get an Android device? Vote in the poll below, then head down to the comments to share.
Another year, and another holiday season that seemingly leapt up out of the blue. For those of you who give gifts during the holidays, are you giving the gift of Android to anyone this year? Sound off in the poll below, and check back for tomorrow's follow-up holiday question.
Although we heard rumblings that the Prime would be delayed, some lucky customers have already received their Asus Transformer Primes, and it was briefly available (again) on Amazon before quickly selling out (again). Based on the universally glowing reviews (including my own), you're probably well aware by now that the Prime is a truly excellent piece of tech. But how does it compare to its older brother, the Transformer (TF101)?
This is part 2 of this weekend's poll; for part 1, please see How Many Apps Did You Purchase During The Market "10 Billion Promo?"
As promised, we have a second question regarding the recently over 10-day $0.10 "10 Billion Promo" sale, inspired by numerous comments on the sale posts and via Google+/Twitter/Facebook.
With the 10-day $0.10 "10 Billion Promo" sale on the Android Market now over, we have two questions to ask you. The first we'll ask today, in part 1 of this weekend's two-part weekend poll, and the second we'll ask tomorrow. Rather simply, how many apps (including games) did you purchase during the sale?
Inspired by the (sort of) pending release of the Galaxy Nexus (and the hilarious VZSucks coupon being offered for one at Negri Electronics), I'm curious: would you ever switch carriers for a phone? Have you before? Or does the phone come second to the network?
With a phone as highly anticipated as the Galaxy Nexus, it's understandable that people are (very, very) frustrated with the many rumored release dates passing with nothing to show and no official word, especially when stock of the phone is sitting in store rooms at retailers around the countries. Worse, many theories are that it's basically motivated by greed on the part of Verizon. No surprise, then, that even retailers are hopping on board the Verizon-sucks bandwagon:
If you'd like to purchase an unlocked US Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM), you can get one for $730.50 at Negri Electronics.

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How many years apart is considered statutory rape? The age at which a person is legally capable of consenting to have sexual intercourse in Tennessee is 18. Within the sexual offense laws, there is reference to "3 years being" being the maximum age span to use as an affirmative defense. four of the main sexual offense/statutory rape laws for Tennessee are listed below 39-13-522. Rape of a child 39-13-531. Aggravated rape of a child 39-13-532. Statutory rape by an authority figure [Acts 2006, ch. 973, § 1.] 39-13-528. Offense of solicitation of a minor (b) It is no defense that the solicitation was unsuccessful, that the conduct solicited was not engaged in, or that the law enforcement officer could not engage in the solicited offense. It is no defense that the minor solicited was unaware of the criminal nature of the conduct solicited. (c) A violation of this section shall constitute an offense one (1) classification lower than the most serious crime solicited, unless the offense solicited was a Class E felony, in which case the offense shall be a Class A misdemeanor. (d) A person is subject to prosecution in this state under this section for any conduct that originates in this state, or for any conduct that originates by a person located outside this state, where the person solicited the conduct of a minor located in this state, or solicited a law enforcement officer posing as a minor located within this state. |


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UPDATE: At 4:45 p.m., some University residence halls remained without power, including parts of the Walton Complex, Earl Hall and Straub Hall, according to a University press release.
"Heat, fire systems and lighting are necessary for a safe living environment," Michael Griffel, director of University Housing, said in the press release. "As such, we are planning to provide lighting assistance and additional campus safety officer presence this evening for approximately 3,000 students impacted by this outage."
Campus Operations is working to restore power to the affected buildings.
The University Health Center was evacuated Monday morning and students were told to avoid the area after explosions were heard near the Walton Complex, according to a University of Oregon text message alert.
Power outages were reported in the Walton Complex, Hamilton Complex, Carson Hall, Bean East, Earl Hall and Straub Hall. Agate Street was closed between 13th and 15th streets, according to another UO text message, but was reopened at 12:45 p.m.
Smoke was reported to be coming from around the maintenance tunnels. An Emerald reporter at the scene says a manhole cover between the health center and Walton has been smoking since around 10 a.m. She reported that firefighters appeared to be wearing oxygen tanks but had not yet taken action. A police officer at the scene was unable to comment.
UOPD spokesperson Kelly McIver told the Associated Press that there were two electrical workers in nearby maintenance tunnels at the time of the explosion but were able to exit the tunnel and were not hurt.
Reportsnow say that it may have been a transformer that blew.
University Housing's Central Kitchen appeared to be temporarily shut down, and no food except for fruit is being served at Hamilton, Carson Dining and the LLC. Global Scholars Hall and Barnhart are serving food as usual.
Fire and Emergency logs indicate that as many as 10 emergency vehicles have responded to the health center. The initial report of the event came in at just before 10 a.m. University employees have told KVAL News that they believe the explosion "was because of a pipe leak of some kind inside the building." The University's Health Center voicemail said that "due to a campus infrastructure problem, the health center is closed."
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For many years, this was a dead place. Cheyenne and Arapaho stayed away.
But each November for over a decade now, Laird Cometsevah has driven here with his wife, coming 400 miles from their home in Oklahoma. He prays for the people, his relatives, whose bones lie in this ground, alongside U.S. Cavalry bullets. He smokes tobacco, as tradition says, and leaves offerings of dried meat, corn and chokecherries. He walks along the rolling plains of southeastern Colorado, on the banks of the Big Sandy, and he hears the children crying.
Among the brilliant feats of arms in Indian warfare, the recent campaign of our Colorado volunteers will stand in history with few rivals and none to exceed it in final results.
--Rocky Mountain News, December 17, 1864
It's just after lunchtime in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, where it's 89 degrees in early May. Farmers wearing sleeveless T-shirts lean against the wall of the Trading Post convenience store, sipping Slurpees and watching semis rumble by. The Black Kettle Museum stands open for business, waiting for business, waiting. A waitress at the B & H restaurant slumps in a back booth, crunching ice cubes with her mouth open, watching a whirlwind sweep across a parking lot.
In a corrugated-tin building beside a metal shop--the only place in town big enough to hold a meeting of twenty people--Laird Cometsevah sits with his wife, Colleen. They've been here all morning, listening to a man from the U.S. Park Service talk about creating a memorial to those who died November 27, 1868, at Washita River, just a mile away.
At dawn that day, General George Armstrong Custer led the 7th Cavalry into the peaceful camp of Chief Black Kettle and killed anywhere from 35 to 200 men, women and children, including Black Kettle, a prominent Cheyenne leader who'd been seeking a truce with the whites. The attack catapulted Custer to national fame and escalated tensions between Plains Indians and white settlers.
Park Service officials say they want the memorial to present all sides of the attack. They want to stay true to historical fact. They want to present a balanced interpretation. And so they have invited representatives from the Cheyenne tribe, the local chamber of commerce, congressional offices, historical societies and other groups, who discuss in exhausting detail every point of contention. They carefully weigh each phrase. And then, in a long, tedious process, they try to forge statements that will remain fair and accurate and stand for years to come.
Hours tick by.
A parks employee stuffs a glazed donut into a Styrofoam cup.
A geologist yawns.
Laird and Colleen listen intently. They woke at 5 a.m. and drove 57 miles from their home in Clinton to get here. They don't usually attend government meetings; they usually aren't invited. But this meeting is different, and they're curious. They take the opportunity seriously.
Laird is a Cheyenne chief; Colleen is a genealogist and historian. Together they help scholars compile accurate accounts of the Cheyenne's past and work to preserve tribal records. They have come to offer a perspective of the so-called Indian Wars not found in most textbooks: that of the Indian survivors.
At 67, Laird is an imposing figure: over six feet tall, somber, with dark glasses shading his eyes and a low, raspy, Oklahoma twang to his voice. Colleen is more outgoing, quick to smile, on this day wearing pink. They both like to laugh. They travel everywhere together.
When the meeting began, Laird introduced himself by his Cheyenne name, Whistling Eagle. He said his great-grandfather, Cometsevah, had survived the attack at Washita, as well as an attack at Palo Duro Canyon, Texas. These are all related, he said. Even Little Big Horn. It all starts at Sand Creek.
Few dispute the basics.
At dawn on November 29, 1864, almost 800 soldiers from Colorado's 1st and 3rd cavalries led by Colonel John Chivington attacked the peaceful camp of Black Kettle on the Big Sandy and killed some 163 Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women and children. Ten soldiers also died.
From there, accounts diverge.
Some historians say Sand Creek must be viewed within the context of its time. Not to condone. Not to defend. But to understand. And at the time, white settlers in Colorado were on the edge of hysteria.
Two years earlier, some 700 pioneers had been killed during the Sioux Uprising in Minnesota. Afterward, rumors swirled that Indian tribes were uniting for war. Stagecoaches were raided; mail carriers refused to travel across the Plains. Newspapers raged: "Indian vs. White Man," "More Indian Outrages," "The Indians Are Coming!"
In June 1864, a family named Hungate was killed by four Arapaho on their ranch 25 miles southeast of Denver. The mutilated bodies, including those of two children, were brought back to the five-year-old town and placed on public display.
The impact was immediate.
"Nowadays we find it hard to believe there was a real possibility that all whites in Denver could be wiped out by Indians," says historian Tom Noel. "But when people saw those girls carved up, it certainly enhanced that possibility in their minds."


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By Spencer . May 9, 2013 . 3:05amSee a new video of Bladewolf dicing up enemies using the chainsaw attached to its tail.
See a new video of Bladewolf dicing up enemies using the chainsaw attached to its tail.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's Blade Wolf DLC pack has a release date in North America and Europe.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's DLC pack featuring Sam as a playable character is out now for $9.99 on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is getting two new DLC packs next month. You can view screenshots of one of them now.
Dead Space 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Crysis 3 were the top-three best-selling games in February. Metal Gear Rising managed to make its way into the top-10, too.
Additionally, Metal Gear Rising has VR missions available for download today on the PlayStation 3 in North America.
Check out a new video of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's bare handed VR Mission and Raiden's wooden sword.
Raiden has to fight cyborgs only using his firsts in VR Mission #19. This stage has a fixed camera so it plays like a platformer. Another mission is an entire stage where you sneak around controlling a Dwarf Gekko.
Metal Gear isn't known for being a stylish action game, but that didn't stop a lot of people from picking up Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in Japan.
This is no Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, but something entirely new instead.
Takashi Wagatsuma, the programmer at PlatinumGames who programmed Metal Gear Rising's Blade Mode feature, gives a little insight into the challenges involved.
On launch day, you'll be able to download Raiden's Metal Gear Solid 4 armour for $1.99.
Konami have released two new trailers for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The first demonstrates Raiden's skills.
Metal Gear Rising has three unique weapons that you can get from the game's bosses—the Pole Arm, the Tactical Sai and the Pincer Blades.
Metal Gear Rising's White Armour skin for Raiden gives you increased life-recovery items.


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The History of Dutch Comics
October 9, 2013 by Margreet de Heer
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On display in Museum Meermanno in The Hague right now: a great exhibition of 200 years of Dutch comics! Ever since I helped putting Dutch Comics History online on Lambiek.net, the subject has been a bit of a hobby of mine. So I was very pleased and honored when the museum asked me to draw […]


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Southern Rural Access Program: William Hewitt
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Dates of Project: July 1997 to August 2009
Field of Work: Increasing access to health care in rural, underserved areas of eight Southern states.
Synopsis of the Work: The Southern Rural Access Program was a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that worked to increase access to health care in rural, underserved areas of eight southern states. The states recruited and retained rural primary care providers, offered programs to attract students committed to working in rural areas to the health professions and help prepare them for training programs, developed collaborative networks of rural health providers, and developed loan funds to help rural health providers improve their practices.
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Story Told: Due to his overall poor health, William Hewitt of Center, Texas, a 68-year-old retired manager of a chicken processing plant, needed to have his teeth removed in a hospital, at a cost well beyond his means. This sidebar recounts how the East Texas Health Access Network arranged for Hewitt to have his teeth removed and get new dentures, for out-of-pocket costs of just over $1,000. "I still don't know what would have happened without their help," say Hewitt, referring to the network. Read his story in the sidebar.


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DENVER (AP) - Andre Miller scored a playoff career-high 28 points and sank a nifty layup with 1.3 seconds left that lifted the Denver Nuggets to a 97-95 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
Miller drove left past rookie Draymond Green, did an up-and-under between two defenders under the basket and banked the ball off the glass with his right hand.
The Warriors inbounded the ball and Stephen Curry's desperation 3-pointer wasn't anywhere close as the horn sounded and the Nuggets celebrated their 24th straight win at the Pepsi Center.
Miller scored 18 in the frenetic fourth quarter.
Game 2 is Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, where the Nuggets posted an NBA-best 38-3 home record during the season.
Warriors forward David Lee is questionable for game 2. Lee hobbled off the court after hurting his right hip on a driving layup in the fourth quarter
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stinger3 Posts: 16I had posted last year about thumping from right rear end of my '09 Tech/Sport package MDX when driving over pretty much any kind of pavement. Have manhole cover, will boom!. After much suspension work with many replacement on stabilizy/strutty kind of stuff, the dealer swapped my entire rear end suspension out with a 2010 suspension. Smooth baby roll! Worked great...until now. Rear end racket is back and as pronounced as ever. Anybody else have this issue? I am glad my dealer is honoring my warranty and executing fast and humble service, but the constant work is disconcerting and a pain in the rear (end).
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JBaumgart Posts: 890Just bought a 2010 Advance Package that was driven by the dealership's owner for 5,500 miles. It's very quiet whether in Sport or Comfort mode - no thumping noises at all. After reading these posts I paid close attention during an extended test drive before purchasing. Hopefully this issue will not surface as I put more miles on the vehicle (fingers crossed) - love everything about it so far.
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g_force1 Posts: 1Have your Acura Dealership check these Service Bulletins
SB09-038 Thudding or drumming noise in rear over rough roads...applies to 2007/ 2008 /some 2009 MDX w/o Active Suspension (adj. dampers), involves replacing rear dampers(shocks).
SB07-033 Knock /clunk over bumps...applies to some 2007 MDX VIN's. Replace upper bolt on rear damper.
SB09-022 Rear suspension squeaks or crunches over large bumps...applies to 2007, 2008 and some 2009 MDX models. Replace the rear bumpstops.
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gregmdx Posts: 17My Acura dealership did this TSB:
SB09-038 Thudding or drumming noise in rear over rough roads...applies to 2007/ 2008 /some 2009 MDX w/o Active Suspension (adj. dampers), involves replacing rear dampers(shocks).
It didn't work though. If anything, it made it worse. A second dealership looked at it and said the booming thuds coming from the back where normal. So I just gave up and traded it in. -
stinger3 Posts: 16I agree with the dealer saying the problem is "normal". And by normal I mean that it is a common problem because of a faulty design faulty parts. Just because it is normal does not mean it is correct. Mine was quiet for nearly a year after they did a big replacement of the rear end. Now the sound has some back. I just might end up returning MDX as well one day. Can you say Lexus????
What new vehicle did you trade it in for? -
gregmdx Posts: 17After 6 months of driving the MDX, my wife and I realized that we didn't once use the third row, nor did we ever come close to packing it full. So we asked ourselves, "do we really need a big SUV?" Nope. We were just following all the other Jones'. While we realized we didn't need an SUV, we still wanted something with a bit more versatility than a sedan, so we opted for an 2007 Audi A3, 3.2 Quattro. The thing rocks. Solid and planted, yet nimble and agile. Pretty fast too! And that 3.2 is silky smooth, sounds amazing. And with the seats down, you can actually fit a lot of stuff because it's a hatch. And the best part? No more booming over manhole covers!! Cutting my car payment in half is nice too.
I've had Audis before so I'm not expecting it to be as reliable as Honda. But I have 3 years worth of warranty, so I should be fine.
If you need all the room, the MDX is a pretty good SUV, minus the rear booming issue and floaty highway ride. But if you don't need the space, why pay such a penalty in purchase price, handling and gas mileage?
IF we needed another SUV, I had narrowed it down to the Volvo XC60 R-Design. -
katewa Posts: 23I recently developed a noise in my '06 MDX ventilation system. It sounds similar to the noise made by an engine that has a leak in the exhaust manifold - but it is definitely in the vent system (goes away when I turn it off). Any idea of what could be causing this? It gets louder the higher I turn up the fan.
jcluvck Posts: 2okay...we bought an acura certified pre-owned 07 mdx 2 months ago.
It was pricey but bought it thinking it's a lux suv that would be safe for everyone including our son.
And I had a tsx before and I really enjoyed the car.
So I put my faith in Acura.
2 weeks later while i was driving the car out of my drive way with my baby in the back, the car just COMPLETELY shuts down while I was on D.
Luckily there weren't any cars on that street.
I had to put it to P and restarted.
The car started right away and I was able to drive away.
Couple days later check engine light comes on.
we brought it to the dealer and they replaced the sensor.
I thought that would solve the problem.
We took it back and the SAME problem occurs with the SAME code.
It's been 2 months and we had to bring it back 5 times!!
It has the same code is on everytime apparently...
It has stalled in a parking lot while I was circling around to find parking.
It has stalled on a busy street with tons of traffic!
I am actually scared to go on highways now!!!
I can't believe we paid that much to end up with a car with HUGE problems.
The sales person almost said it's unbelievable that MDX is having this problem.
I have to bring in the car again today because it stalled yesterday.
I CANNOT believe this.
What should i do now???
Frankly I want my money back.
I would NEVER buy an acura again. -
katewa Posts: 23Sorry to hear about the problem. I know how scary it can be to have a car stall out. I have an '06 and have never had any type of major/chronic problem. I know '07 was the first year of the new body style but I don't know that any of the mechanics changed.
Have you called Acura Care to see if they might have a suggestion? Maybe the scope of the problem is beyond what this particular service department can trouble shoot.
One thought I have is does the stalling seem to happen only at lower speeds?
Acura is a great care - don't give up on them just because of one troublesome vehicle. -
katewa Posts: 23No, I don't why it would only happen at lower speeds. I was just wondering because it is a clue. They really are good cars but I know that doesn't help you any at this point in time.
In times past, I've had breakdowns, and one accelerator sticking, when my young children were in the car and it is frightening. (Thank goodness I don't have to srive junkers anymore, lol). It's hard to have a vehicle that you can't trust. Hopefully, they will find the problem and you won't have any further trouble.
If it does keep happening, perhaps the car will fall into the "lemon law" category and you will be able to return it and get your money back. -
qali Toronto CanadaPosts: 60I found this article to replace the filter inside the glove box
http://www.ultrashieldorlando.com/mdx/filter.htm . Has anyone tried this and if so is this something I should only entrust the dealer to do? I am quite good at DYI jobs, but I would not want to start something that could mess up up the glovebox. -
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seeruss Posts: 2I had a spot on my hood that started to bubble, and to me it looked like a clear coat failure. I took it to the body shop that handles one of the Honda dealership in my areas repair work, and in their opinion it was a patch job done incorrectly and the paint corroded. I bought the car new, and never had the hood re-painted or touched up. Of course when I took the car to the local Acura dealership (I bought it in another area), they claimed I got something on the hood that caused the issue. They brought out their district rep to inspect, and he concluded the same thing from a 2 second visual inspection. He was such an expert he didn't even know how to pop the hood.
Anyone know on what my options are in this situation?


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Real invisibility cloaks are rather complex and work in certain situations only. The laws of physics prevent an optical invisibility cloak from making objects in air invisible for any directions, colors, and polarizations. If the medium is changed, however, it becomes much easier to hide objects. KIT physicists have now succeeded in manufacturing with relatively simple means and testing an ideal invisibility cloak for diffusive light-scattering media, such as fog or milk. Their results are published in the renowned Science journal. (DOI: 10.1126/science.1254524)
In diffusive media, light does no longer propagate linearly, but is scattered permanently by the particles in the medium. Examples are fog, clouds, or frosted glass panes that let the light in, but hide the light source. "This property of light-scattering media can be used to hide objects inside," says Robert Schittny, first author of the study. "The new invisibility cloaks have a rather simple structure."
In the experiment, Schittny used an extended light source to illuminate a Plexiglas tank of a few centimeters in width from the back. The tank was filled with a white, turbid liquid. Objects inside cast a visible shadow onto the tank wall. Simple metal cylinders or spheres of a few centimeters in diameter were used as test objects. To hide them, they were first coated with a white dispersion paint, such that the light was reflected in a diffusive manner. To pass the light around the object, the researchers applied a thin shell made of the transparent silicon material PDMS, to which a certain concentration of light-scattering melamine microparticles was added. The silicon/melamine shell caused a quicker diffusion than in the environment and, thus, passed the light around the objects. Hence, they did no longer cast a shadow. "Disappearance of the shadow indicates successful cloaking."
"Ideal optical invisibility cloaks in air have a drawback," Martin Wegener points out. He conducts research at the KIT Institute of Applied Physics and the KIT Institute of Nanotechnology. "They violate Albert Einstein's theory of relativity that prescribes an upper limit for the speed of light. "In diffuse media, in which light is scattered several times, however, the effective speed of light is reduced. Here, ideal invisibility cloaks can be realized."
The study performed by Wegener and Schittny was funded by the DFG Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) and represents pure fundamental research to demonstrate the principle. "We will have to wait a long time for real applications, but with the help of the principle found, it might be possible to produce frosted glass panes for bathrooms with integrated metal bars or sensors against burglary. These sensors or bars would be invisible from the inside and outside," Schittny explains.
Invisibility Cloaking in a Diffusive Light Scattering Medium, R. Schittny, M. Kadic, T. Bückmann, and M. Wegener, DOI: 10.1126/science.1254524
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Most reviews are on the sole seller site - Currys where one can only be added against a confirmed purchase.
Mine replaced previously owned similar model WD-16331FDK. Lasted only 6 years before the bearing seal started squealing due to build up of washing substances. So it seems advisable to use the recommended tub clean + Calgon on this new machine say every month to hopefully avoid this problem.
Noticed on this machine that the drum water jet during the washing cycle is annoyingly noisy - probably as it uses water agitation. The same water jet during rinse cycles is quiet.
Be aware that the machine weighs 65kg - Currys will deliver right to where you want it then you are on your own to budge it into place. Usually one foot needs adjusting during the spin cycle to reduce vibration. On a plastic tiled concrete floor I managed to get zero vibration.
Where excessively long wash cycles appear on the display, I found that pausing and selecting Time Save produced a satisfactory reduction. It seems logical to do this before the machine starts filling with water.
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Whenever I'm not travelling, and I'm spending some time at home working I like to eat out in Glasgow. Glasgow's got some fantastic restaurants so I wanted to share my round-up of the best restaurants Glasgow has to offer (in my humble opinion!)…
Best Grill
The Grill on the Corner is a place I go to eat once every couple of weeks with friends. It has a great atmosphere, chic decor and absolutely delicious food. It's most famous for it's steaks, which are amazing, but I also have a major soft spot for their fajitas. They also serve great cocktails, which you can enjoy with your meal, or before or after dinner in their comfortable bar area. Trust me, their cocktails are amazing!
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Cafe Andaluz is my absolute favourite tapas spot in Glasgow that I head to whenever I'm missing Spain a little too much and need a taste of their amazing cuisine. They have two restaurants in Glasgow, one in the city centre and one in the west end, and the west end restaurant is my favourite. With authentic style Spanish interior decor and mouth-watering tapas, all it's missing is some Spanish sunshine!
Best Mexican
Bibi's is an intimate mexican cantina style restaurant in the west end of Glasgow. It has only a few tables and is always booked up well in advance, and with good reason. The food is some of the best mexican cuisine I've ever had, and the margaritas are delicious too!
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Chardon d'Or is my absolute favourite restaurant in Glasgow and it's my go-to place if i have something special to celebrate, or if I'm just feeling a bit flash. Scottish chef Brian Maule was trained in France and returned to Scotland to make use of our fresh, local produce in his dishes. The atmosphere in the restaurant is sophisticated, yet relaxed and it's the perfect setting to accompany the delicious food and wine on offer. They also do a pretty amazing Crème brûlée…
Best Burgers
My favourite burger joint is the aptly named Ketchup on Glasgow's cutest lane, Ashton Lane. Ketchup serves up the biggest variety of burgers I've ever come across. They all have imaginative names too – everything from The Incredible Hulk to The Flying Scotsman and much more in between. It's a casual, laid back place which is perfect for a relaxed meal with great company. Oh, and their ChoccyWoccyDooDah desert is to die for!
This is just a selection of my favourite restaurants in Glasgow. There are many more that I love, and I'm always on the look out for new, exciting places to go. If you've been to Glasgow before, or even live here, and have great restaurant recommendations I'd love to find them in the comments below!
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Looks fantastic.. i want to come visit and you take me on a wild food hunt yes?!!
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Count me in too! Great city for dining, even better than KL you could say
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Kellner's article is very much a yes and no approach to Madonna - viz. is Madonna a feminist - yes and no etc. To represent the arguments that Kellner puts forward the best strategy is to draw up three 'yes' and 'no' charts and fill them in as particular paragraphs from Kellner are read. The following is not a comprehensive guide but illustrates a few angles and explains [in square brackets] some of the arguments that Kellner uses where he assumes prior knowledge of marxist theories etc.
Is Madonna A Feminist?
Highlights the social construction of gender codes in fashion, against a conservative view that gender is biologically given.
Encourages women and girls to experiment with gender codes rather than being restricted by patriarchal ideas about gender.
Shows that women can take up a powerful position in relation to men, as sexual agents, as business and work bosses, as physically strong, as creative artists.
Madonna's overt sexual behaviour defies the patriarchal double standard in which women are the objects of sexual desire but only men are permitted to express desire.
Madonna makes the process of sexual objectification of women visible by producing it in an exaggerated, comic form. For example the clip in which she is crawling under a table while being viewed by an older man in a suit with a monocle.
In her second period, she produced the traditional [i.e. patriarchal ] image of the slender, well-dressed beautiful woman - forcing her fans to diet, spend money etc. to attain her look. [ ??? I find this argument a bit unconvincing when you look at how she was built during this period - e.g. in the 'In Bed With Madonna' movie, as well as the fact that half the time the tailored clothes she was wearing were men's suits!]
While her presentation of herself as a sex object can be construed as ironic it also functions to position her as a sex object for many men and to suggest to women that that is their appropriate role.
Is Madonna Anti-Capitalist?
Madonna's fashion and style, especially in her earlier flash trash period reinforced a wave of youth rebellion against conservative social norms.
[ In other words, Madonna added her voice to the social protest of the hippies and punks etc. who were genuinely fighting the system on a number of fronts.
Kellner is assuming here that there is something genuinely anti-capitalist about this youth rebellion and the fashions that went with it.
For example, the perspective of these movements was against regimented and boring work, they were anti-war and rejected the puritan codes of sexuality that according to Kellner et al are part of a package of puritanism and the work ethic.
In fashion, the ragged, messy and cheap look of these groups (and Madonna) represented a challenge to respectable dress as represented by quiet colours, clean and tidy clothing, sensible styles, expensive outfits. These respectable clothes are a fashion style that signifies adherence to the norms of obedience, hard work and political conservatism.]
Madonna's dramatic shifts in style suggested that identity is a social construct and can be modified at will.
[Kellner sees this as anti-capitalist because, firstly, it encourages people to realise that they do not have to construct their identity in relation to norms dictated by authorities and capitalist companies such as the fashion industry.
Secondly, it encourages people to develop their creativity and this may lead on to a critique of alienated labour.]
Reinforces consumerism and helps the capitalist market to sell products.
Suggests to people that they can express themselves and create their identity by consuming particular fashion products or by creating their own individual look.
[Kellner is assuming here that the reader knows that marxists believe that the capitalist system alienates people from their productive and creative capacities in the sphere of work and production - i.e. you have to get a job and when you're at work you have to do what your boss decides so that he can make a profit, not whatever you yourself think might be interesting or worthwhile.
i.e. from the marxist point of view no amount of creative consumer identity construction can make up for the fact that you are alienated at work. The only real solution is for workers to take over and control the means of production - e.g. in the utopia of a gift economy.
So from this perspective, artists like Madonna sell people a false alternative to the alienation of capitalist society.]
She presents herself as a dominating boss over her dancers and as in control sexually in s/m scenes. This reinforces the widespresad pro-capitalist view that domination and submission are inevitable aspects of human nature and that equality between people is not possible.
Is Madonna Anti-Racist, Pro- Gay etc?
Madonna breaks the taboo on interracial relationships, she often shows herself in clips as having relationships with ethnically marginalized or black men, she shows herself as associating with such men and women as friends in more documentary style presentations and in reports made about her life.
She has been charged with an exploitation of marginal ethnic groups in order to broaden her market, prolonging a white musical tradition in which black musicians or dancers are given a supporting role that merely enhances and dramatizes the superiority and desirability of the white woman/ man etc.
[Kellner distances himself from this a bit, preferring the interpretation in the left hand column.]


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Posted: June 9, 2008, from the December 2006 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
For some, just the mention of Europe conjures images of glamour and relaxation—a time to get away from the stresses of everyday life. After spending two years in Waterloo, Belgium, Michael Carter decided that the residents of Brentwood, Tennessee, needed just that kind of escape, without having to go all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. He started Athena Health Club & Day Spa in May 2004 as a European-style facility that offers advanced European spa services, including Dead Sea mud and salt treatments, as well as a relaxation room and a private changing area.
The purpose of going to a spa is not just about the menu items offered, according to Carter. "Here, the issue is the experience. We want people to come and have an experience," he explains.
With a background in business, he was the director of marketing and government affairs for Anthem Alliance, an Indianapolis-based United States Department of Defense health care contractor. Carter retired and, with his wife, relocated to Belgium for two years in 2000. He wanted to start a business, but wasn't sure what type.
The Carters moved into a beautiful home there, complete with an indoor pool and a basement fitness area. Because he always has been an avid athlete, swimming competitively and participating in triathlons and marathons, Carter began teaching swimming and athletics in his home. The idea of starting his own spa began to take root, so he decided to research the spa industry in order to determine if it was a viable project.
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The Greater Toronto Area is host to some of the most cutting edge science and technology research in the world. From the discovery of stem cells to work on innovative lasers, amazing developments have happened here. Come and see for yourself! From kids to grandparents, we invite curious folks of all ages to visit, learn and explore the exciting opportunities in science and technology in Canada. Meet the people who make it all happen, and encourage the next generation to discover the possibilities of a future.
This all-day FREE event has something for everyone!
Get guided tours around some of the state-of-the-art research labs in the Greater Toronto Area, and participate in fun, interactive and family-friendly activities.
Café Scientifique (Targeting ages 19+)
Coming to a pub near you! This will be an extension of the popular series of public lectures hosted by the Ontario Science Centre. Participate in lively discussions with top scientists in an intimate environment.
Malls of Science (For kids of all ages!)
We bring the science to you. While visiting your local mall, look for the interactive displays hosted by Scientists in School and take part in the hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Notable quotes about Science Rendezvous...
---The Honourable Jim Prentice,
Minister of Industry
---Minister Wilkinson, Minister of
Research and Innovation


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Genres electronic, hip hop, dance, indie, pop (beta) (flag as incorrect)
Published July 07, 2011
Dancing is therapy
Had literally the best shower thanks to this mix! Thanks =)
Mountain Drive by lizzylizard
mountain, drive, road trip, beautiful, calm
Long Distance Love by lizzylizard
long distance, relationship, love
Songs to Lie Next to Him and Listen to by lizzylizard
Realize that you are in love.
relax, acoustic, quiet, indie rock, love
Broken by lizzylizard
Eight tracks including music by Arcade Fire, City and Colour, and Damien Jurado.
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Explore the night while riding around with Bangkil the Dragon in this fun, cool, and super addicting dragon adventure. Bangkil, the fire shooting dragon, is actually just a little kid! Join him on his journey home after wandering a little too far from Mama dragon…
Bangkil the flying dragon can destroy rogue objects with one puff of hot fireball breath, but others get the best of him. Make sure to avoid those flying super spikes which can prove too much for any dragon.
Collect gold coins and super cool purple coins throughout this fun hunting adventure. By collecting enough coins and puffing fire through enough obstacles you can unlock Bangkil the Dragon's super cool half sized alter ego: Bangkil the Purple dragon!
This game features "Immortal Mode" which gives the dragon's unlimited health with uninterrupted gameplay for as long as you choose. Normal gameplay can be resumed by turning this feature off in the main menu by touching "Immortal Mode off"
Download this cool and super addicting dragon adventure right now and start puffing your way toward Bangkil the Dragon's elusive prey!
Music provided by http://www.freesfx.co.uk
Thanks Guys!


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High fives Orchid lady
Well.... I admire Monty Don , I know this will sound a lil hippy- he has a relationship with his garden and that clearly reflects what he grows and how he grows it. The way he talks about his garden and plants is so eloquent and "felt". He like alot of us feel that the transition between being a seed and becoming a plant is nothing short of miraculous.
Everyone makes mistakes, no-ones perfect ( would be boring if we were)but Like Nutcutlet says there's loads of literature out there and if in doubt ask here ( which I have done a number of times, the advice has been brilliant).
You know being disabled makes me realise that life's too short to bicker, seeing GW evry Friday evening makes my week.
So Monty carry on and a big thumbs up to you Carol))))
Thats great , I really didn't know that DOH!
Co-incidentally , I've just bought an arch , I'll move it this week You're all brilliant x
Thanks Dave
I have a white rose ( Perpetue) bought from a good nursery, a good strong plant . I have a south facing garden so I planted it so it would climb up the front of the house.
Year 1 was Ok, but last year and this year so not so good. Already its covered in black spot, I always make sure to pick the leaves off and burn them , the nearest rose is about 5 meters away. The rose is in a half barrel , put crocs in the bottom plus a mix of garden compost, horse manure and grit with a little BF&B. I have covered the soil where the roots are with a large rock-so the roots don't overheat and I water it at the roots.
Talk about serendipity - last year my husband had a double bypass and but the garden was OK ( weird) Again , any advice would really be welcome.
I bought this pear tree about 4 years ago ( as a whip), iys always had blossom but no fruit . It seems to drop all of the fruit and now not only has all the fruit gone but entire branches have dead leaves on. They're just dead, the rest of the leaves also look abnormal , some look like peach leaf curl and some look like thrips.
The tree is underplanted with bugle , its a south facing garden . I'm now thinking of digging it up, so any advice would be appreciated.
I think these are Oxalis but I've no idea which one, they're very striking in the spring with an off white flower, it self seeds and is growing in between paving. I'd love to know which it is.
Thank you so much - great advice ))
I have a very leggy rambling rose, its Felicite Perpetua (white). Due to a health problem I haven't been able to look after my plants very well. I bought the rose from a very reputable garden centre , it was a very healthy plant . I planted it in a large ceramic pot , it was lovely for a time and flowered . But due to the fact that its rained almost continually and I live in mild Cornwall its gone leggy. There is foliage at the top but the bottom is devoid of foliage . Should I prune it and if so how?
I would really appreciate some advice please
DOH !!! It didn't even cross my mind about the "everlasting " variety. I will pinch the tops out and gradually harden them off-oh! and perhaps buy some more seed.
Thank you so much for the replies-I won't make that mistake again


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New Detroit's Camp Enterprise started in 2003 as a one-day camp, but has evolved into a week-long learning experience held each summer at Wayne State University and at Michigan State University. This "college-prep" Camp program enables it's young participants to gain leadership skills while exposing them to a life-changing experience focused on teamwork-oriented business planning activities.
The Camp is targeted to business minded students focused on college preparation and entrepreneurship. At Camp, the students are immersed in a highly competitive learning environment with other students from the Detroit area. They are taught by business professionals from a variety of disciplines interested in helping young people learn about business. The experience is designed to bring out the very best in the students. They become better equipped for educational and professional success. This camp is exclusively for students who will be high school juniors and seniors at the start of the school year in the fall. There is no cost to the selected participants. All student selections will be based on eligibility and available seats.
Things Learned at Camp Enterprise:
New Detroit Camp Enterprise 2013 was exceptional in many ways. We hosted the largest number of students at a single camp. Wayne State and Michigan State were exceptional in their accommodation of the students. The students were very successful, despite some very hot weather.
The students received professional skills training, they networked and built teams, which produced business plans from ideas developed as teams, and finally they presented those plans to a panel of business professionals.
The top three teams were recognized by the judging panel with awards of gold, silver and bronze medals for their team's efforts.
The Bronze medalThe bronze medal team developed an idea for a restaurant called, Down by "D" River. A unique approach to American cuisine located in the fast developing riverfront area, downtown Detroit.
The Silver medalThe silver medal winner created "Direct U", a company that eliminated the need for assembly instructions by creating assembly videos for products created by their customers.
The Gold medalThe Gold medal winners created ProGram, which provides assistance to job hunters, providing access to some unique and effective features, including video resumes and video references along with job search features that truly impressed the judges. They were well coached by Brandon Scott a long time Camp Enterprise coach and Olivia Williams a former camp enterprise participant and now student at Eastern Michigan University
The Hudson-Johnson Scholarship winner was JaVierre Head. He impressed the camp leadership, coaches and fellow students with a display of leadership that began at orientation. The Thurston High School senior was thrilled to be acknowledged with this award. He will also receive a $1,000.00 scholarship when he attends college next year.


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Reader: "Star Bar does not serve PBR so they are automatically disqualified" from hipster bars list
Samantha Alviani's rundown of Denver's ten biggest hipster bars on Tuesday elicited more than a few memorable comments -- read them all here -- but this one from Carly brought down the hammer on what really constitutes a hipster bar:Emily Driskill Bartenders at the Meadowlark, named one of Denver's ten biggest hipster bars.
"Crash 45 and Shag Lounge.Because if you are what you drink, and the bar doesn't serve PBR, you're not a hipster.
"As a Matchbox frequenter, the bartenders tend to be pretty hip, but the clientele is more on the patio ride/post-yoga class (from Qi next door) side.
"Also, Star Bar does not serve PBR so they are automatically disqualified."
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