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Pontiac Bonneville Electrical Problems
jamila3wld1 Posts: 5can the maf sensor cause my car to shut off and stall when trying to start ? i just dnt want the run around paying for this and that. my funds are short and i need to no the real problem lol! did the ignition control module start after you got the sensor replaced or was that also a problem from the start ? whats the ciol housing? thanks
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jamila3wld1 Posts: 5ok i have a big problem right now can some one please help i mite repeat some things but i want to give all details for best help!
1.car starts then shut off after a couple seconds (symtoms)-run hard kind of shakey then turn off.
2.some times power goes out also then come right back on after couple minutes whenit shuts down
3. my tail lights will not go out
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jdowg Posts: 1Hi i can prob help you with the windows not working, but the a/c i am not sure mine just stopped working on my car its 2004 bonneville but anyway i left my windows down when it rained and it shorted out the side door panel modulator i went on ebay and found it for 15 bucks its the drivers side one it has the door locks and everything else i replaced it and bam everything works now! i always remember to leave the windows up now lol hope this helps, also did the mechanic say the fan blowers fuses blow did they test it cause its really ez to check yourself under the backseat in the jumper box even there are 3 fuses i think one for blower and two for a/c maybe give them a look remember to disconnect the bat before messing with the fuses,
jamila3wld1 Posts: 5Ok I was told it was my fuel pump I thought that a bad fuel pump can only stop the car from turning over or starting.. My problem is when I try to start it it do turn over for a couple seconds then cut off the power also then u wait a couple minutes then it some times start right up and stay on or as soon as I press the breaks it shuts off again I'm lost I'm go replace the sensor to day but u think it mite be more then one problem I want to take it to the shop but they always do stuff to your car to come back I'm sure if it what can I do?
jamila3wld1 Posts: 5just wated to share thatthe car cutting off with these symtoms:power off at start,shut off after seconds started with power turning off also.. it was the starter wire it was running hot had to be changed now doesnt shut off. as for the parking light problem staying on i had a switch put in to turn on and off as i need. so far so good right now
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jefferyod Posts: 2my battery has been going dead last couple of days or so I thought, I tried to charge it today wouldn't start, was still dead...jumped it wouldn't do anything, all of a sudden gauge went to fully charged started and drove fine...drove about 10 mins gauges went nuts, a/c quit, running rough now won't start again...checked battery is fully charged and good...checked ground by battery under back seat and the one on the frame by starter...am I missing something I have to get to work in the morning PLEASE help!
imidazol97 Crossroads of America: I70 & I75Posts: 18,639Your car is 2000 and newer...
Check the ground on rear floor. Remove and clean then retighten.
Check the connections on fuses in the holders under the rear seats. i recall some have found loose connections there--might do that with the ground wire removed...
Check same on the fuse holder in the front... Doesn't the power wire go there and then to the starter?
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imidazol97 Crossroads of America: I70 & I75Posts: 18,639Check for tightness on the back floor fuse set on the clips that the fuses go into. I don't know if you unbolt the box and lift it to get to understide or how. I recall someone men tioned that as source of their problem in Bonneville long back.
The gauges and things going crazy sounds like a drop in voltage symptoms some people have when the battery gets old or bad. But you have replaced battery. Check the end of the positive cable to be sure battery acid didn't seep into it from the battery post and corrode something. -
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imidazol97 Crossroads of America: I70 & I75Posts: 18,639>I would check the 2nd positive cable going from the battery to the top of the firewall.
Is that on a 2000+ model that has that cable? I know the 92-99 models had one going to the Relay Center for fuses and relay power!
The main cable on 2000 and up goes to the front fuse relay center by the AC accumulator--right fender near front. I need to look into how the power goes from there to starter and others. -
jbv22570 Posts: 2Hi - I have an '02 Bonneville with 90K miles. For the last 6 months or so it has been giving me trouble when trying to start the car. The problem definitely seems tied to the electrical system, as the dash lights often will not come on when I turn the key, and if they eventually do, only then will the ignition engage and start the car. We used to be able to "trick" it into starting by turning on/off the radio, rolling down a power window, or locking/unlocking a door--seemingly "waking up" the electrical system. That no longer works, and now it's taking sometimes 3 or 4 minutes of waiting to see if the thing will start. I'm afraid I'm going to get stranded any day now. She's my only source of transportation with 3 kids...anyone else had similar issues that can help me figure out what the problem might be? Needless to say, I'm not rolling in $$$ so I'd like to avoid a trip to the mechanic if it's likely a loose something-or-another or a part that I can troubleshoot/replace myself. (I'm a gearhead in disguise.)
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jbv22570 Posts: 2I also tried my other 3 regular keys and the Valet key, same result, so I know it isn't the transponder in the key. The only light that comes on in the dash is the "P" (Park)...and sometimes the security light flashes but not consistently. I do have a water leakage problem in both front floorboards and the trunk...typical Bonneville. :-/
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clothednblack Posts: 1Keyless entry only locks and unlocks fuel door, no power to auto locks but windows do work and all fuses check out good. no horn beep from locking with keyless no door chime from the dash. seat doesnt always move to set position, back up lights didnt work, lights wouldnt flash with keyless and so on.
I trouble shot and found the broken wire that controled the locks/seat memory/alarm/lights flashing/ect. little purple wire under the seat coming out of the carpet to the wire loom that connects to the slider that moves with the seat. everything works now.
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imidazol97 Crossroads of America: I70 & I75Posts: 18,639Slow blinking may be corrosion on a bulb base or poor connection there. Remember there are some running lights on certain H-body models that are part of the circuits so check those bulbs and holders as well.
As to the brake circuits blowing a fuse..., that might be related if you're getting a short to ground through corrosion on the bulb holder. Time for thorough inspection of the whole set of bulbs on the front and rear. -
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imidazol97 Crossroads of America: I70 & I75Posts: 18,639Looking for corrosion in the socket or on the bulb metal.
The bulb holders twist about a quarter turn to remove and then the bulbs push into those holders. On the rear, the taillights have little nuts on studs holding the taillights onto the body. Remove those, the taillight unit pulls out, and then twist to inspect each bulb in its holder.


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PHOENIX -- An Iraqi man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside a Social Security Administration office building in Casa Grande has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
Abdullatif Ali Aldosary is indicted on charges of maliciously damaging federal property by means of explosives and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Authorities said the 47-year-old researched bomb-making materials and gathered chemicals before detonating an explosive outside the Social Security office last week. No one was injured in the blast.
Aldosary is set for arraignment in Phoenix on Tuesday.
Officials said he came to the U.S. legally in 1997, but was denied a green card because he fought with anti-government forces trying to overthrow former Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein. He has since re-applied.
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Here are some of the best posts/articles regarding comic book reprints and collected editions that I have retweeted on @ChrisCCL, Facebook, Google+, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.
- Barney Rosset, 89, American publisher (Grove Press) and free speech advocate – He didn't have much of anything to do with comics, but Rosset's stance on free speech was an inspiration to not only the beat writers, but also to the underground comix movement, like Evergreen Review
Announcements / PR
- Too Much Coffee Man: Cutie Island
- Pics of Goliath from Drawn & Quarterly
- Bill Everett Archives Volume 1 in comic stores this week
- Archaia presents wordless green novel I'm Not a Plastic Bag
- Download and read a 17-page PDF excerpt of The Complete Peanuts 1983-1984 (Vol. 17)
- 2011 NCS Cartoonist of the Year Nominees Announced
- The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announce the nominees for the 2011 Nebula Awards (presented 2012)
- The Walking Dead Webisodes Receive WGA Award
- Nominees sought for Courage in Editorial Cartooning award
- Robert Ariail honored by SC Arts commission
- 2012 LA Times Book Prize Graphic Novels Category Finalists
- Bram Stoker Award Graphic Novel Nominees Announced
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- Ian Hine of Dead Universe Comics on Pre-New 52 TP Sales via ICv2
- Howard Chaykin on The Shadow: Blood & Judgment
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- Artist Sean Gordon Murphy on his "tussle" with Marvel ala Gary Friedrich – Thanks to Tom, Comics Reporter
- Ed West on the Marvel/Gary Friedrich Controversy
- Knockabout To Sell The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier In The UK
- ICv2 is reporting that the New 52 may be Hurting DC Graphic Novel Sales
- Free Comic Book Day 2012 updates and cancellations
- W.I.L.D.Cats Deluxe Edition and the DC/Marvel Omnibus have been cancelled – I'm not surprised by the latter book. The trades are pretty easy to find if you really want them.
- Rich Burlew has raised over $1.25 million for Order of the Stick – I linked to original story a few Fridays ago but now the Kickstarter program has closed. I find this truly amazing and inspiring. I can't wait to see the finished product. Perhaps DC/Marvel should do a Kickstarter for that Omnibus above.
- Cover rough for the new edition of PULPHOPE (Legendary) – Book is due Christmas 2012, 12×12 LP format, 250 plus pages, Thanks to The Beat
- Diamond, Penguin Books Announce Doctor Who Distribution Deal
- DC is redesigning their site and with it a complete teardown of the Message Boards. I'm sad to see them go. For a long while I was an active participant of the DC Archives Board and I have many threads archived for my own reference. I encourage you to do the same.
- Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention (Abrams ComicArts)
- Chase (DC Comics)
- Hulk vs. X-Force Vol. 4 HC/TP (Marvel)
- Shazam! The Golden Age Of The World's Mightiest Mortal (Abrams ComicsArts)
- Asterix Omnibus Volume 2 (Orion)
- More DC/Marvel Omnibus Comparison Videos – Thanks to Rich, Bleeding Cool
- Thunderbolts: Cage HC/TP (Marvel Comics)
- Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TP (DC Comics)
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- A simple, yet awesome pic by iFanboy's Conor Kilpatrick comparing the John Romita Artist's Edition to the Wally Wood Artist's Edition: Size Does Matter!
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Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with two uniquely creative musical minds and wholly progressive individuals, DJ Vadim and The Polish Ambassador.
Having performed and recorded for over a decade in relative obscurity, what a wonderful moment to be heard! I am honored, touched and most grateful…
Polish Ambassador: "Last fall tour I was kicking it with my brother from another mother DJ Vadim. We were chatting. He was playing me some cuts from his new record. The first track featured this velvet smooth RnB Hip Hop singer. Reminded me of The Pharcyde.
I said, Vadim, good sir, who is this guy? He said, why Polish, that's Sean Haefeli. When I first heard Sean Haefeli's voice I thought he must be one of the biggest acts in the R&B world, perhaps over in Europe as to why I had never heard of him.
Not the case. I phoned Sean up, a Chicago native currently living in Berlin. We got to chatting, and the vibe was right. Since then, we've churned out 2 soulfully smooth tracks.
Not sure what you might call this genre. Hip hop? R&B? Kalimba Funk?
What I do know is that Sean blessed this track up proper with his velvet smooth vocals.
The world is an awfully massive place with so much talent that can often get lost in the shuffle. Sean is a perfect case, and this dude is as genuine and legit as they come.
I Feel blessed and honored to shine a light on this man's gifts. Hope you guys feel the same way."
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musician spotlight: daniel lee
The man behind the music of slot machines
Behind successful inventions are people who are willing to take things a step further. Perhaps the reason why modern Las Vegas slot machines are so successful today is because their music is being composed by a talented composers; a musician who meticulously creates personalized and earworm-inducing sounds for each game: Daniel Lee.
Daniel Lee works as a sound engineer for one of the most prominent slot developers in the world, IGT. His work requires him to compose music for up to 15 slot machines a year. Now, 15 per annum may sound like easy task but you'd be surprised with how tedious the process of making music for slots is.
A study undertaken by researchers from the University of Waterloo revealed that music plays a vital role in encouraging people to play slots for long periods. This means that Lee's job doesn't just require him to create original music but also compose something good enough to keep players entertained and hooked on the games.
"The basic concept of my job is to make music that draws a player in quickly," said Lee. "It's my goal to draw players in and keep them interested long enough to play the game."
Lee also needs to create music that matches the slot machine's design, meaning the process starts only once he receives the artwork for a slot machine. Based on the design, he will compose a tune that captures its theme. Inspiration comes in many forms for Lee – sometimes, he downloads music samples from the Internet. On other occasions, he starts writing straight away.
As if composing original music using traditional instruments wasn't difficult enough, Lee also needs to look for alternative ways to produce the music he's conceptualizes. To date, Lee has made recordings using sounds produced by bats, cows, and even screwdrivers running across a vacuum hose. His original sound recordings can be heard via the demo games at castlejackpot.com, an online slot host who's in partnership with his company IGT.
As a result of Lee's hardwork, slot machines now enjoy immense popularity in casinos across the globe. According to an article by Zenit, gaming establishments garner around 80% of their revenue from slot machines – a figure no doubt influenced by the music from Lee's slot machines.
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Sean, in past interviews you've spoken about your mother's passion for music and your father's life as a working musician. Did both these factors ultimately influence your decision to become a musician? What are some of your earliest musical memories?
My first musical memory is Chuck Mangione's 'Feels So Good', I was just a baby, but I remember hearing this melody. The first cassettes I had were, LL Cool J's 'I'm Bad', and a dubbed copy of the Beastie Boys' 'Licensed to Ill'. I vividly recall riding with my cousin Jay, blasting 'I'm Bad', that bass line shaking the whole car, heads turning, made an impression on me.
Fortunately, I grew up in an environment where music was encouraged. My father, a trumpet player, worked with the Bill Chase Band, Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign, the Playboy Club house band, and as the press release said, "other gigs too jive to mention", but was murdered in an unsolved homicide. So, I was not influenced in the typical way of having a parent who was a professional musician. However, even as a baby, he had suggested to my mother that I should play the piano. My mother played guitar, wrote songs, and had a lovely voice, but never pursued music as a career. And when I started formally studying music at the age of seven, my stepfather was the one hauling me around, from school to piano lessons, to athletic teams, a rock-solid man, old-school-honourable.
In the late 2000s, you left your native Chicago and relocated to Europe. Since then you've spent some time in Paris, and currently are living and performing in a resurgent Berlin. How are you finding Berlin compared to Paris and do you think the move away from the US has ultimately benefited you as a musician? Do any artist serious about their craft should consider experiencing life in a different countries and cultures?
Creatively, I don't recall the experience of being in Paris translating directly, but then again, it has to make some impression being in such a colorful, stylish, historically and culturally rich city. I've traveled so much, it has largely been a holistic effect, a sense of adventure, the feeling of freedom and knowing that there are unlimited ways to live, perceive, imagine, define, and invent. I have only been in Berlin since October, and definitely feel rejuvenated by the youthful, carefree, and vibrant energy. I don't think it's necessary to travel, but at the same time, I find it important to take risks. And throwing yourself in a foreign culture presents challenges, but opens all sorts of new opportunities. For me, I was too comfortable in Chicago, and needed to put myself on edge, navigate new pathways. Routines can provide a foundation for development, but they can also lead to stasis and decay. It's important to assess and reassess.
How do you approach the writing process? Are you the type of person that continuously sketches ideas if and when the inspiration hits or are you more akin to locking yourself in a room for a few months and writing a whole album?
I am always thinking about music and listening for inspiration. This might come from any element within the music, a beat, bass groove, harmonic voicing, a rhyme scheme, anything. There are so many inventive people out there, and the increasing democratization of music making has probably opened the gateway for a lot of people who might otherwise feel unable to enter this creative world, without having had formal training, so there's no shortage of source material. I definitely work more from a standpoint of a continuous process. For me, the idea of shutting out everything and being only absorbed in writing would not be enjoyable. I continue to practice at least a few hours every day and have this constant appetite to discover new music anyway, so it already exists in a good balance. I have cultivated an approach and lifestyle over the course of many years, which allows me to continue developing, so I go with the working formula. Things get shaken up enough, by moving around, so I find the continuity in certain routines allows freedom in the creative life. I don't need hyper-indulgence to get inspired. I remember the time when I realized that I needed to get serious about music and started practicing piano around six hours a day. I felt like I had lost time, and had some resentment about not having my biological father around, who certainly could have showed me a lot musically. I set some challenge for myself, which might not have been fair, but drove me. I wanted to reach the level I would have, had I not experienced this loss. I refused to allow tragedy to define my life, and tried my best to make sure that this talent would not go unfulfilled.
Coupled with your music career, you've also consistently pursued training in martial arts. What forms are you fluent in and as it's quite a disciplined sport, has it had any effect in the way you approach your music?
I started training in Tae Kwon Do at seven years of age, same as music. I learned discipline and respect. My master was on a high level, tough and no nonsense, but cared about his students. Since, I've trained in boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, freestyle and submission wrestling. There are many parallels that can be drawn between the training. And in the moment you are sparring, there can be nothing else in your mind. When someone is trying to punch you in the head, what else would you be thinking about? When performing, it should be the same urgency of awareness.
You've self-released all your work so far through avenues such as Bandcamp. There is a growing school of thought that technology is making it easier for musicians to market themselves without the need of a label perse. What have been your experiences so far? Would you recommend the route to other artists seeking to make a name for themselves independently?
I chose this route, not because it was the one I initially set out to pursue. I would have liked to have been on a label at some point. However, it was not to be the case. I always fell between the cracks. I understand that from their perspective, everything has to be the perfect timing, and they can't afford to take so many risks. They are also inundated with demos. My music is often not processed on the first listen. What would they listen for on this first pass, maybe one minute, if lucky? The lyrics, in themselves, must be considered. I have invested a lot of time, attempting to craft words which have significance, independent from the music. And then there are all of the musical elements to process. It can be difficult to pin down where it's coming from musically, so I don't see how it could have been successful, given these considerations. This is not just A&R, of course. We all have so much going on. To listen to an entire album is a massive commitment, it seems. To do so without checking email, sending texts, looking up any number of miscellaneous things which might pop into your head, a monumental request. These are challenges we all face. Multitasking does not come without compromise. Maybe we shouldn't have to work so hard to extract meaning. Life is meaningful, and we have to make sure that we are allowing ourselves to experience this fundamental beauty. Music is clearly one of the most profound expressions of this meaning, I try to tap into this. My advice to other artists is to respect the music, honor your craft, meditate, reflect, listen, and try to create work which you would find inspiring, because we are already overwhelmed with media. I have no brilliant advice about the business because any success I have achieved comes through this dedication. Every day, I am thrilled and motivated by the thought that I only grasp but a tiny fraction of the knowledge and wisdom contained within.
I often think the last twenty or so years have been so fruitful in terms of the 'soulful' music that has been produced across genres, meaning there's a whole new era of music to draw inspiration from if you dig hard enough. Your sound now melds elements of hip-hop, soul, spoken world and jazz which over the past five to six years have seen a bit of a resurgence of fortunes on the underground. Is it currently an exciting time to be an artist? Do you identify with any of your current peers?
Yes, when Robert Glasper wins a Grammy for best R&B album, I have no idea if I am making underground music anymore. And of course, there are the successes of male jazz/soul voices, Jose James and Gregory Porter, which is great for someone like me. I identify with these artists, because I think we came up listening to a lot of the same music. Run this through personal filters, and then you never know where it goes. Hearing Mikah 9 on Freestyle Fellowship's 'Parkbench People' around '95, had a huge impact, so James' recording made sense. I also listened to this music and imagined how I might integrate these elements, from a stylistic perspective and within my identity as a vocalist, pianist, and lyricist.
Thanks for the insight Sean, as a little sign off, can you leave us with a song you've recently been bumping on your headphones?
Thundercat's 'Apocalypse', a wonderful album. Check out the track 'Lotus and the Jondy'…
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My oldest son is 25 yrs old and the father of at least one precious little girl approaching 5 yrs in age. My wife and I have been the primary caregivers of this child for the last three yrs. The girl's mother is not well-suited but is willing to try to take care of her of her daughter but it is not a safe environment at all for the little one. My son is not willing to make any sacrifices at all for his daughter and is relishing in the fact that his parents have legal guardianship (this, for the time being, relieves him of his obligation to pay child support).
My wife and I are more and more frequently at odds over this situation. I believe that my son has an obligation to assist us in the financial load having a pre-schooler has placed upon us; she states to me words of agreement, but the reality seems quite different because we can never move forward together on legal pursuit of child support. I consider my son to be a "dead beat dad" since when he does come around, he comes empty handed, and his visits consist more of him catching up on his sleep than developing a meaningful relationship with his daughter. He leaves my home with satchels of food for himself and his live in (prepared by my wife) but he never contributes as much as a can of coke. Now, he has the audacity to leave instruction on what extracurricular activity his daughter should be engaged in (at our expense of course) and, frankly, I am sick of him! So what's my question? Is it an act of kindness and "christian witness" to continue to accept his activity and respond with what seems to me as a doormat or does this seem like unreasonable and unacceptable behavior on his part? I feel like an enabler and a sucker. My wife believes we are doing the right thing by setting the example. What do you think? |
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I'm on your side on this one. You are doing your son no favours by letting him swan through life contributing nothing but DNA. Clearly the example you have set so far isn't working so it's past time to set another one. Otherwise when you finally go on to your reward he is going to founder and go under since he will have had no experience of behaving like an adult with no-one to run around after him bailng him out of his messes. |
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I think you need to set boundaries with your son, that is the only way he will grow up. Personally, I know it's expensive to raise a child, but unless you are hurting I wouldn't ask or hint about child support. For a couple of reasons; you are her legal guardian, which means you are responsible for her financially, emotionally, and physically. Another reason is I would set boundaries with my son as far as requests regarding anything to do with my granddaughter, like, "you are not her guardian, I am; so I make the rules. I am the one who is completely responsible and you have no say. Then see if he comes to visit. Personally, I think your granddaughter is very lucky to have such wonderful grandparents, and anything or anyone who doesn't fully appreciate either one of you should not be allowed to visit. Children get vibes and it sounds like they are not good when your son visits...set the boundaries, I think it will make your home much more happy and peaceful. |
What a sad, complicated mess. And I'm afraid it's well beyond the "set a good example" stage. Doing the right thing and setting a good example are still important -- but they're not nearly strong enough measures to 'fix' your son's broken sense of responsibility. I'd schedule a few long meetings with your wife, a counselor, and a family law attorney to sort things through. Questions you and your wife need to be able to answer (and agree on) include: Questions to work through with the counselor: Questions to work through with the lawyer: I'm sure there are many, many more questions. But with some work, you can organize them and begin to systematically tackle them so the situation won't seem so overwhelming. Good luck with this, and bless you for caring enough to do the right thing. |
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There's treasure off the coast of Nova Scotia allegedy, but is it pirate treasure? Shakespeare's Lost Folios? A magic wishing well that grants every wish? No one knows, but won't it be fun to find out:
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As the boys began to dig, they ran into layers of logs every few feet, possibly put there to keep the hole from collapsing and revealing its location.
As the story goes, the deeper people dug, the stranger things got. A gold chain, tools, nails, and lots of coconut fibers (the nearest coconut tree is some 1500 miles away) were found, as well as a mysterious and now-missing stone with strange, symbols.
Decoded, it allegedly read "Forty feet below, two million pounds lie buried." But the searchers may have unwittingly sprung a trap. The hole filled with water. The leading theory it was fed by a series of intricate underground booby traps linked to the sea. Who would go to such extreme measures to hide something, and what would be so valuable? This mystery has been an obsession for many, but now two brothers aim to find answers.
History's new show will follow Michigan brothers Rick and Marty Lagina's attempts to get to the bottom of the island's mysteries.
Using modern technology and good old American know-how, the brothers will search the island for treasure.
In the past, many strange artifacts had been found. Evidence of deadly booby-traps, man-made beaches and the list goes on and on. Is it all a lot of smoke, or might something be there? The clock is ticking. The search is expensive, and the brothers need to find the truth before they either run out of money – or one of them falls prey to the tragic curse that has already claimed six lives.
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Right, it's that time of year again. No one wants to write about the "best Wii games of 2010" so they get ol' Nintendo fanboy Elston to cobble a list together. Well, you know what? Screw you guys. Wii takes a lot of shit from all sides, but that doesn't change the fact that there are outstanding games coming out (almost) every month. C'mon, once you get past the shovelware, the needless motion controls, lackluster online support and sub-HD graphics, there's… uh, OK yeah that sounds awful.
But even with all those setbacks, these 10 non-Nintendo titles managed to create interesting worlds, new ideas and memorable stories that so many of us "real" gamers passed on.
Red Steel 2
The quick sell: The best use of MotionPlus to date, engrossing combat and visuals that won't make your eyes rot.
Considering how hard we all were burned by the first Red Steel, it's easy to understand why so many completely ignored the second. We were promised a mix of motion-controlled sword fighting and accurate first-person shooting, but what we got was a drab, janky FPS. For the sequel, Ubi ditched everything related to the first game and reinvented Red Steel as a sci-fi Western tale of revenge. Sort of like Firely mixed with Borderlands and samurai.
So it was better than the first – big deal, right? Oh, it's much more impressive than that. Red Steel 2 made expert use of Wii MotionPlus, giving you a remarkable amount of freedom when it came to slicing and dicing the bad guys. In addition to the usual slashes, you could thrust enemies into the air, sneakily stab someone behind you or break their defenses with an aggressive overhead chop. But the waggle isn't tacked on at all – you must use all of these moves to survive, and the game does a great job of keeping you in practice with all the various attacks. I see a lot of other games touted as "the best FPS on the Wii," and it's never Red Steel 2 – so apparently even most of the games industry didn't bother playing it either.
Epic Mickey
The quick sell: An incredibly dense 3D platformer featuring the most meaningful motion controls to date.
If anybody caught more crap than Epic Mickey's camera, it was us for calling it "better" than Super Mario Galaxy 2. Perhaps a better choice of words would've been that it's more "impressive" or "ambitious," but hey, we don't rate games for what they almost did. Epic Mickey mastermind Warren Spector addressed his critics by making the claim that third-person cameras are notoriously difficult, and that nobody's really gotten it 100% right. We can't help but agree, and to that end, you could argue Galaxy 2 didn't really try.
It's not just that the surprising sequel didn't innovate much, when you look at Epic Mickey's branching, Disneyana-infused ecosystem that responds dynamically to the player's choice; it makes Mario's floating, wall-less islands and their clearly defined paths and nearly static cameras look decidedly last gen by comparison. As troublesome as you may find Epic Mickey's flaws, they don't outweigh all the nuances that make for one of the most substantial evolutions the genre's seen in years.
Cave Story
The quick sell: The best NES game you never played
Even though Cave Story's been on PC since 2004, a surprising number of dedicated gamers still don't know it exists – I sure didn't prior to this month. Once I got around to it though, I found a loving homage to 8-bit games like Blaster Master and Metroid that anyone born in the '80s should play. Great sprite graphics, upgradable weapons, fantastic NES-style music, it's all here. Cave Story is a double-tough sell (not just Wii – WiiWARE), but c'mon guys, give it a shot.
And let's say you DID know about Cave Story, the free PC game that you totally played two years ago and are so over. Well, this is an expanded version, and more importantly, its sole programmer can finally get some cash for his years-long labor of love. God forbid you give him $12 for all his trouble!
No More Heroes 2
The quick sell: The biggest, bloodiest, silliest, most game-referencing punk-rock lightsaber-assassin brawler ever to appear on a Nintendo console.
If there's any consolation to be had in the dismal sales of the No More Heroes games, it's that we can say the franchise is simply too awesome to live. Centering around the insane, hyperstylized adventures of embarrassingly geeky punk assassin Travis Touchdown, No More Heroes 2 is a fast, endlessly fun brawler, but there's a lot more going on here than just simple hack and slash. There are also incredibly slick visuals, smartly realized game and anime parodies, wildly original themed bosses, some of the most satisfyingly nasty violence you'll find on any console, and, well, this:
More than just an extension of the first game's action, NMH2 streamlined the experience, stripping out the clunky free exploration and replacing the tedious between-mission jobs with surprisingly fun 8-bit minigames. It also introduced a couple of new playable characters, and while playing as Travis's self-proclaimed student Shinobu introduced one of the game's only boring bits – her awful jumping puzzles – she and Henry (Travis's long-lost twin brother) were still a couple of the game's highlights. Also, while NMH2 wasn't waggle-heavy (you attacked with buttons, the way God intended), it let players ditch the Wii remote entirely and play with a Classic controller, an option we'd like to see more games offer. If you ignored this – and, let's face it, odds are you did – you've missed out on one of the most unique experiences of the year. The good news is that it's since had its price slashed down to around $15, so grabbing it now shouldn't be too difficult to justify.


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The recent article in the Winona Post about the threat from special interests left me shaking my head.
There is real irony in labeling citizens who express concerns about the environment or about development that could impact peoples health as a special interest, when we have a Commissioner, Steve Jacob, who has proposed changes to the County Land Use Ordinance and gets to vote on these changes twice; on the Planning Commission and as a County Commissioner.
Now what exactly is the special interest at play here? I was deeply disappointed when the Winona County Planning Commission voted to recommend these land use ordinance changes. The current ordinance was the product of years of discussion and compromise. It seems to be working. No CUPs have been denied for those seeking to build on less than 40 acres. Set-backs are protecting our bluffs from erosion and preserving the beauty of the area for future generations. The protections for Dakota burial grounds are a model, and are in keeping with the covenant recently signed by the city of Winona with the Dakota people. All of this would change if the amendments proposed by Commissioner Jacob are adopted.
There is a Public Hearing on Tuesday October 22. At the risk of being considered a special interest, I encourage people to attend the hearing and express your opinion and concerns about the proposed changes to our County Land Use Ordinance.


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But many of them come back. "If you can't be homeless in Denver, you can't be homeless anywhere," says Savage, who grew up homeless with his parents and is now on his own at eighteen.
Several churches hand out sandwiches. Urban Peak, a homeless shelter for people under 21, offers food daily. For those who can't get a space in the squat and haven't used up the thirty nights they're allowed at Urban Peak, the shelter is a warm place to sleep.
"Denver is like a magnet that keeps pulling you back," says Savage, who plans to go to California soon but will return in the summer.
Most of the kids say they're staying for the winter.
"I'm so used to being out in the cold that I get a heat rash when I go inside," Paco says.
In a world where faces change weekly and self-preservation is a daily struggle, this small community is a refuge--a family, its members say. But in many ways it also acts like a gang, although the kids deny it.
"We don't have a leader," Psycho says. "We don't fight other gangs."
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She and Skyler both start cursing a former member of the group who they say told the cops several of their real names. They don't want their names known. They'd rather be homeless than return to the homes they left.
When stopped by the police, they give fake names. "I have a lot of warrants under my real name," Forest explains. But they call each other by nicknames, too. Skyler got hers when she and a friend were lying outside staring at the sky. "She said, `Skyler,' and I said, `Yeah, cool.'"
Denver Police Department Sergeant Steve Calfee, who patrols the 16th Street Mall, saw more homeless teens this summer than in his past five years on the beat. He says that 30 percent of his ten-officer unit's time is spent handling the youths--serving runaway warrants, writing tickets for loitering and littering, making drug arrests and dealing with complaints from business owners.
"It's basically babysitting them, more or less," he says. "They're more visible and they've become more aggressive with their panhandling."
Skyler says she and Forest can amass $10 to $15 in less than two hours. "That's all we need," she adds. "I don't like taking more than I need."
But panhandling isn't the only issue, according to Calfee. Often when officers confront the teens, the teens fight back. "They start quoting the law," he says. "There's no respect. That's the big difference these days."
Calfee doesn't hide his frustration. "We care about the kids," he says. "It's obviously a complex problem with no easy answer. But I'm really starting to wonder about these shelters. It seems like the more we build, the more of a problem we have."
He remembers one teenager he arrested on a runaway warrant. "She told me she didn't care what happened to her--if she lived or died," he says. "What do you do with someone like that?"
Another police officer who watches the teens at their daily hangout, Skyline Park, off the mall at Arapahoe Street, is considerably less charitable. "They run over here, they run over there," says the officer. "One has a nose ring, and he kind of starts playing with it with his tongue. They'll start picking at each other. It's like they're primates."
And sometimes their behavior is even more primitive. Many of these kids admit to joining in a sport they call "bum-bashing."
"It helps release aggression and pass the time," says one. "If you get them before they go to the liquor store, then you can get some money. It's not much money, though."
This kid, who claims to be a strong believer in karma, says the wails of the elderly and often drunk victims don't bother him. "I know I've got bad karma," he explains. "I'm all fucked up, anyway."
Paco, however, says he doesn't get involved. "It makes me look bad," he explains. "How these guys go out bum-bashing is beyond me. I think that's wrong. I talk to the older guys out here. They help me out. They tell me things. They know what's going on."
Although Calfee says he has heard of bum-bashing, he hasn't handled any cases. "You'll see that they [the older homeless] are bruised or beat up--it's a common thing," he says. "But when you ask them if they want to do anything about it, they say no. There's no way for us to do anything about it unless we know about it."
At Urban Peak, though, they know about the bum-bashing. "We know it's a problem," executive director Jon Schwartz says. "We won't work with them if we find out."
Since it opened in 1988 with five staff members, Urban Peak has gone from seeing 100 homeless teens a year to 1,300. Its budget has nearly doubled, and it now has 28 full-time staffers.


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Former President Mohamed Nasheed has met with journalists, think tanks and political and industry leaders during a visit to India to build support for early presidential polls in the Maldives.
Nasheed alleges that he and his party were ousted in a bloodless coup following a police mutiny on February 7.
The Washington Post carried Nasheed's warning that in the absence of early elections, "Islamic radicals are gaining strength in the Maldives."
The Adhaalath Party – a former coalition partner of Nasheed's party – won no parliamentary seats and performed poorly in the presidential elections, "but after the coup, they have three portfolios in the cabinet, they are calling the shots in the military, and they are consolidating their position," the Washington Post reported Nasheed as saying.
Given his government's liberal approach to government, Nasheed expressed disappointment at the reaction of powers such as the United States to his ousting.
"We did so much to make the Maldives more liberal," Nasheed said. "The United States could have held onto their horses for a few minutes and just asked me. To so quickly recognise the status quo, that was very sad and shocking."
According to the Hindu, Nasheed claimed to have received a seven-page document from military intelligence services a week before the coup, warning of a plot by the former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to overthrow his government, "However, the officer concerned was promptly replaced [by the Army]," the paper reported.
"When I went to the military's headquarters [on February 7], it turned out everyone was on leave; there were only about 200 people there. The 200 people there were not willing to defend the elected government; the generals, bar two, were supportive of Mr Gayoom," Nasheed told the paper.
Nasheed said he had rejected the use of firearms by a group of loyal supporters: "I knew that was going to end either with many deaths or with my being lynched," he said. "So I agreed to resign."
Nasheed suggested that the international community could influence the new regime by implementing travel sanctions against senior figures, reported AFP, as "many of them have second homes in Europe."
During his visit to India, Nasheed called on the Indian private sector to continue to invest in the Maldives, but emphasised that a stable democracy was in the interest of foreign investors.
"We want to be responsible. Even though we have been ousted in a coup, [the MDP] want to encourage businesses to continue to invest in the Maldives," Nasheed said.
Nasheed will be meeting Indian political leadership, including Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, on April 23, and potentially Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to Indian media reports.
"We want more Indian assistance in bringing democracy back," Nasheed told the Times of India. "I think [elections in] August is reasonable. The more time you give the present dictatorship, the more entrenched they will get; and hence early elections are very important. The dictatorial and military regime, backed by Gayoom, should end at the earliest and should be replaced by a government elected by the people," he said.
13 Comments on "Former President Nasheed meets Indian politicians, journalists"
Mariyam on Sat, 21st Apr 2012 7:27 PM
Why would the first country in the world to recognize the coup government do anything to support early elections? When they say they do, they are just paying lip service to the reactions of more credible countries in the Commonwealth and EU. India is not fit to be the leader of South Asia.
tsk tsk on Sat, 21st Apr 2012 9:52 PM
Why yes Mariyam, why don't you tell that to the millions of dollars in free aid that the Indian government extended to the Maldives?
Why don't you tell that to their army which provides the security for Maldivian waters?
Why don't you take the fight to India's long-range nuclear capability by installing your very own home-made stealth bomber in your backyard. For god's sake stop worshiping Nasheed and start talking sense.
Backward and bigoted on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 1:41 AM
So, they were all on leave ? My god, another obvious and astonishing fact revealed to prove this was a prearranged coup. Will the rest of the world please WAKE UP.
There seems to be growing support from the rich for this illegal regime and in the islands, there are a pool of easily cohersed people. You would be a bad dictator if you did not exploit this. Welcome back to the old guard hijacking and packaging the word "democracy"!
Dhivehi Hanguraama on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 9:51 AM
Both the worshippers of Nasheed, and the worshippers of Hindustani India must be be garrotted on the spot.
In truth, our own military must be reformed and trained to a better standard.
Their history of ineffectiveness in dealing with traitors, the machinations of the inferior Tamil race – and their contemporary ineffectiveness in crushing the inbred soldier ants of the 'MalDeviant Democratic Party' – remain a national disgrace.
Thus, expulsion of weak elements are in order. First the womenfolk, for obvious reasons. Secondly, midgets. Anyone shorter than than their rifle shall prove useless in battle, for God has cursed them. Finally, anyone who proves himself incapable of efficiently disposing of the various permutations of blasphemers who walk within our midst. Compassion must not sway them when dealing with apostates and zionists.
Of course, suitably healthy and strong infants must be bred to meet long term logistical challenges inherent to this project. Virtuous, well disciplined women will be required.
Insha'Allah, if we implement my proposed security doctrine, we will have nothing to fear from foreign imperialists. Friendly relations with India for security purposes is unnecessary.
They are heretics; worshippers of false, Oogah-Boogah Gods; doomed to earthly destruction and eventually, hellfire. Alhamdulillaaah!
- Edited for syntax mistakes. I am a great scholar and hereby declare a fatwa ordering Minivannews to solely publish this, revised, version of my original comment. -
Rihaku Roo on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 10:23 AM
Well said tsk tsk….India is waiting and watching the developments in Male. Indian Govt knows the bigger gameplan and is letting Democracy mature in the immature Maldivian politics. Will step in only when REALLY required. Couple of million dollars in financial aid…no sweat really.
Rabe on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 10:46 AM
Anni is the only true leader in the Maldives who has set his goals to bring Maldives to International club of democracy. He is not deviating from his policy to get a short term political advantage to be the president. He is clear in his message that his aim to make Maldives a free democratic people will not hinder by the fear of losing an election. The backward Maldivian should now realize that his unchanged rhetoric about Islamic extremism and moderate view on Islamic ideology is evidence that he is not interested to get in to power like his opponents. For us this is shows his courage to stand against all odds that he faces in an ignorant backward society where majority is hard-line Islam lovers. He is clear that even if he wins an election with Islamic ticket will not do any good for him and it will not be possible to make Maldives an economically viable and democratic country.
mariyam on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 12:51 PM
tsk tsk, just because India is big and powerful it doesn't mean that the wrong they do is right. Why don't you think about that instead of making everything about MDP and Nasheed. Whether you can accept it or not, what happened on the 7th was a coup, (thanks to evidence from Umar Sir and Nazim Sir, and of course Dr Saeed's admission of a unique sort of coup!) and it was wrong of India to recognize the coup government without calling for investigations. Why do you think they started calling for early elections later on?! Better keep yourself informed before talking nonsense
Zuvaan on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 2:39 PM
President Nasheed said 'i will go to hell an back to bring democracy' I would like to know if democracy comes from hell.
Lanka Ashford on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 4:22 PM
I think something is cooking-up. Because Imposter Waheedo is not showing his face. Waheed hasn't visited abroad as THE PRESIDENT OF MALDIVE ?…..President NASHEED IS MORE POPULAR AS EVER; IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIELD. GAYOUM'S APPEARANCE IN SRI LANKA DOESN'T SHOW MUCH EFFECT. AFTER-ALL HE'S RETIRED!/GONE!
Monica on Sun, 22nd Apr 2012 7:23 PM
All what India wants right now is the best for Maldives,there are a lot of issues Island country is facing right now,democracy and climate change being the most pertinent ones.
Indira NewDelhi on Mon, 23rd Apr 2012 12:09 AM
@ Ayatollah Dhivehi Hangyourself
You ignorance and arrogance leaves me speechless sometimes!!
'In truth, our own military must be reformed and trained to a better standard'…..what bloody military are you talking about?…..a few hundred men and a few primitive patrol boats?…..I guess it will take the Indian Navy less than five minutes to finish you off.
And as for the 'inferior tamil race'…..have you had a look at yourselves in the mirror recently?…..I mean all 3,00,000 of you dumbass Maldivians…..it will take you primitive islanders centuries to attain the level of culture and sophistication of the tamils. The tamils have a rich and ancient culture…..something that you arab aping morons will never comprehend. Our oogah boogah gods have given us the fastest growing economy in the world…..I hope your allah will as charitable when the sea levels inevitably rise!!
I wish the Indian government would not invest my taxes on any more infrastructural projects in the Maldives. I don't see any other country, including China, falling over themselves to invest in your bankrupt country.
And finally DH, I hope you are not married. Any woman who has the misfortune to get between the sheets with you is to be pitied.
Abdulla Zayyid on Mon, 23rd Apr 2012 6:18 AM
Nasheed resigned to save the people of Maldives from a massacre.
But the colonialist occupiers reneged on their word and began attacking the Maldivian people anyway.
Dhivehi Hanguraama on Mon, 23rd Apr 2012 4:22 PM
We would crush the effeminate Indians swiftly. This has been true for centuries. We would have been conquered centuries ago were this not the case.
Furthermore, our GDP per capita is higher at $6900 compared to your $3500; and our economy has grown at a rate of 12% compared to your measly 8%.
We have done all this without your assistance.
In truth, you Indians are far poorer than us. The streets of New Delhi are filled with mendicants whose boots are worth less than the rotten banana they sold to some fool to purchase them.
It is evident whom God favours, in both intellect and fortune.
The Indians were a great civilization under the Mughals. Embrace Islam, and you shall become great again. Alhamdulillaah!


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The competition between Casey Matthews and Spencer Paysinger to accumulate more tackles this fall was even entering the regular-season finale.
Oregon's junior inside linebackers didn't resolve anything in the Civil War, either.
Tied at 66 apiece entering the Oregon State game, Matthews and Paysinger each had six tackles against the Beavers. The close friends and centerpieces of the UO defense are deadlocked at 72 entering the Rose Bowl, fitting for two players whose roles have become somewhat interchangeable for the No. 7 Ducks.
Matthews and Paysinger made a friendly wager before the season regarding who would end up with more tackles. Neither will crack his goal of 100, on an Oregon defense that has spread its statistical production as well as the offense has. Defensive backs John Boyett (78) and Javes Lewis (77) lead the team, with Matthews and Paysinger tied for third.
But the two linebackers have been lynchpins for the Ducks this season. They coordinate communication between the defensive line and secondary, and their improved athleticism has kept them on the field in passing situations. Also, their versatility has been a key to Oregon's disguising its coverages and presenting multiple fronts without changing personnel.
"You could see Pays or Case at the strong-side position or the weak-side position, or out in space," UO linebacker coach Don Pellum said. "You could see them both blitzing at times, or you could see them covering receivers down the field. It's been very good for us defensively that those kids have been able to learn those techniques, and perform them at a high level." Click here for the complete story.


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OCALA, Fla., January 3, 2014 — Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty is back on the air. A&E did the reasonable thing by eschewing social politics for financial profit.
Duck Dynasty fans should be happy about this. However, the hullabaloo over Robertson's comments about gays is telling. America no longer is a place where non-heterosexuals are expected to remain quietly in the closet.
Criticizing homosexuals can now cost you your career. At the very least, anti-LGBT remarks will raise professional roadblocks. For better or for worse, this is the way it is.
Perhaps that's why the Republican Party didn't make any public statements about Robertson's fiasco, even though the GOP has a decidedly anti-LGBT rights platform.
With same-sex marriage now legal in many states, including even Utah, who knows how long that will last? And if it does not, what future does the GOP's Christian conservative base have in American politics?
Even within the Republican ranks, this voting bloc's future looks uncertain, a point emphasized by a FreedomWorks poll.
"Civil liberties and spending issues are scrambling the old foundations of the Republican Party," FreedomWorks Vice President of Opinion Research David Kirby said on his group's website. "In the 1980's, Ronald Reagan called the Republican coalition a three-legged stool of individual freedom, traditional values, and defense.
"Today it's a lopsided stool. Forty percent of Republican voters said they are most interested in promoting 'individual freedom through lower taxes and reducing the size and scope of government,' versus 27 percent 'traditional values' or 18 percent 'strong national defense.'"
Jason Pye of United Liberty, a libertarian blog, further explained the poll's findings: "68% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents agree with the statement that 'individuals should be free to do as they like as long as they don't hurt others, and that the government should keep out of people's day-to-day lives.'
"What's more, an eye-popping 78% of Republicans consider themselves to be 'fiscally conservative, but socially moderate,' which is a significant finding given the debate in the GOP on social issues."
Most Republicans hold right-of-center views. Most are, in one variation or another, Christian. There are conservative Christians among those who favor social moderation.
Christian conservatives, on the other hand, want to keep some divisive social issues front and center. They do not care a whit about prevailing societal norms.
What is the difference between conservative Christians and Christian conservatives? Conservative Christians hold center-right beliefs on economic or social policy; sometimes both. Their politics are usually formed in a pragmatic fashion. While they indeed believe that Jesus Christ is God's son, and while this is often central to their personal philsophy, it is incidental to their political philosophy. In essence, conservative Christians feel no need to legislate their personal values. They see politics as the process of getting the best you can, not as an instrument to perfect the world. Religion is a matter of personal belief and behavior. They are willing to compromise in the voting booth.
Christian conservatives, on the other hand, make no distinction between the tenets of their religion and public policy. They are not focused on practicality or taking the values of others into account when they seek to improve the conditions of society.
Instead, they believe that America should be made as Jesus would make it, their version of Jesus based on an often literalist, absolutist reading of scripture. They see politics as just one more stage of a vast morality play.
As a result, faithful Christian conservatives believe that their votes are instruments and expressions of God's will. They see no logical division between religious belief and political behavior. Seeing politics and voting as fundamentally moral activities, they cast their ballots for candidates who they believe will pursue righteous policies to make America more godly.
This is why Chirstian conservatives treat routine political compromise as heresy, even within the Republican ranks. It is a violation of principle; good must never compromise with evil. Time on earth, including politics, is preparation for eternal life with God. The GOP and the United States are unimportant in the long run; the kingdoms of earth must ultimately bow to the Kingdom of God.
In the years ahead, conservative Christians will grow in influence as the Republican Party's driving force. Christian conservatives will at the same time decline in influence, and they may ultimately strike out on their own outside of the major political parties. They have only two choices: to compromise on political issues in accordance with their own perceived best interests; or to walk out of America's political theatre with their integrity intact.
Whether they will compromise and remain within the GOP, walk out to start their own party, or walk out of politics altogether depends on where they see their best interests. Those with a larger stake in the economy will choose to stay to protect it; increasing prosperity makes people more open to compromise. Those who feel that politics offers them nothing and that they have no stake in the system will walk out.
Any way we look at it, the American Right is going to change. How it will change is anybody's guess.
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