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Re: USE THIS ONE - FOR COMMENT - Swine flu
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Subject: USE THIS ONE - FOR COMMENT - Swine flu
Swine flu continued to dominate the news and minds of much of the world
April 30. It is clear that the virus is spreading far and fast, but it
remains highly unclear how lethal this disease will be, or if it will have
a noticeable effect outside of Mexico, at all.
The spread of swine flu is completely uncontainable at this point. The
World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level to 5, the
second highest alert level. It is important to note that this alert level
reflects the spread of the disease -- specifically denoting that the
disease has reached the level of sustained human-to-human transmission
capable of infecting geographically distinct populations -- and is not an
estimation of the likelihood of fatalities.
That said, the number of confirmed cases is shooting up in the United
States -- it hit 109 at the time of writing, and has been rising steadily.
Numbers of confirmed cases have also been steadily rising in countries
around the world as the virus spreads.
In Mexico, the reported numbers have been highly erratic. The number of
deaths confirmed to have resulted from the swine flu has actually dropped,
from 20 to 7, and then rose to 8, but Mexico has reported at least 152
deaths at this point that officials have attributed to the virus, though
the presence of the virus has yet to be confirmed. Aaaaahhhhh, what hte
fuck? The total number of confirmed cases in Mexico has risen to around
100. According to a public statement from the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), Mexico has increased its testing capacity and will
likely be able to more quickly process suspected cases.
The question remains, however, whether or not there will be significant
numbers of fatalities outside of Mexico. The one thing that makes this
virus more of a concern than other influenza viruses present in the human
population is the fact that it has been causing deaths in healthy adults.
At this point, there exists the possibility that deaths in the United
States have been underreported because U.S. doctors passed the death off
as a result of the regular seasonal flu which could also be the case with
a number of Mexican cases as well, or that the flu has now been in the
country long enough to start causing serious complications among patients.
What is clear is that the U.S. government is taking this seriously. Though
the message from the White House has been one of calm, a statement from
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden that he would advise friends and family
to avoid crowded public places -- specifically public transportation and
airplanes -- is an indication of the kind of debate raging in Washington
about how strong of a warning to issue to Americans. The White House has
no interest in sparking a panic, particularly with the economic situation
in a fragile state.
The U.S. reports an average of 36,000 deaths per year due to various
strains of influenza, but so far zero have been attributed to the swine
flu. But the medical community does not appear to have a complete grasp on
the extent and potential impact of the infection. And above all there is
still not good reporting -- it is impossible to draw many meaningful
conclusions from only eight confirmed deaths. Time will tell if the new
strain will prove to be even as deadly as its seasonal brethren.
Karen Hooper
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The Military, Mental Health Services and Suicide Statistics
The Sunday, July 25th, edition of The Palm Beach Post carried a reprint of an article originally published by the McClatchey Company, the third largest newspaper syndicate in the United States. I had never heard of them before, but the story rang a bell, forcing me to go back through a file I keep of possible documentary ideas. Sure enough, starting in 2008, I had begun saving articles dealing with the increasing number of suicides among our military men and women. The statistics are frightening.
Let me start with the last report and work my way backwards. The July 25th article was headlined, "Suicides on rise for National Guard, Reserve members." The very first paragraph stated that the number of reservist suicides this year has spiked and the military cannot explain why. We are only six months into 2010 and already 65 service members have taken their own lives. The total for the first six months of 2009 was 42 deaths.
Tim Embree, a former Marine with two tours of duty in Iraq, is a legislative associate for the advocacy group, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. He is quoted in Sunday's article as saying, "Suicides among military personnel and veterans are at an epidemic rate, and it's getting worse." Yes, it is and, here, I must go back to those old articles I've been saving.
In June 2008, an Associated Press article entitled, "Gender sways VA care, study finds," reported that the Veterans Administration, despite making long strides, was still lagging when it came to providing healthcare for women veterans. When the report was written, 14% of the U.S. military were women and, of the 1.7 million troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, 11% (more than 190,000) were female. Now keep in mind that 5% of soldiers seeking medical care in 2008 were women and that number was expected to double by 2010.
To be fair, the bulk of the AP article dealt with medical not mental health care. However, one short sentence advised that women veterans had complained of the lack of group counseling sessions that focused on their specific needs. Group counseling -- although not specified what topics would be discussed, is it too far reaching to think suicide might have been one of them?
A followup Op/Ed piece in the PB Post on June 22, 2008, addressed a study released by the Rand Corporation, a not for profit institution that "helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis." The study found that more than 620,000 veterans who had served in the Middle East would need long term care for mental illnesses or traumatic brain injuries.
Let me digress here for a minute. The very popular Lifetime Television series, "Army Wives," is dedicating a number of episodes this season to traumatic brain injury. The story line is compelling in that it focuses not only on how brain trauma affects someone physically and mentally but also emotionally. It would behoove the writers to pound their fingers on the keyboard to produce a few episodes about the relationship of TBIs to suicide. They have not shied away from the touchy subject in the past and they would do well to rush in and embrace it now.
Marie Cocco, the prize winning syndicated columnist of political and cultural issues, published an Op/Ed on July 8, 2008 entitled, "Veterans face homecoming maze." She wrote about Sgt. George Ball, who served two tours in Iraq and now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sgt. Ball told Ms. Cocco, "I couldn't remember things -- little things like where I put my keys and things like that." He did not want to go back to Iraq because he, ".....was afraid I would forget something important and get somebody killed." Sgt. Ball applied to be discharged and A YEAR LATER, he finally received an 80% disability rating. In the months prior to qualifying as disabled, George Ball lost one job after another because "Things would drop and they would scare me pretty bad. I'd keep forgetting stuff. I figured I could live with it if I just wrote stuff down." Writing things down could not block the noises that drove George Ball to duck and run for cover.
In a 2008 interview with Ms. Cocco, Rep. Bob Filner of California, Chairman of House Veterans Affairs Committee, stated, "We've got to clean this up. We know exactly what happens when we do it wrong. We treated the Vietnam vets very badly...the same thing is happening now. There are Iraq veterans already homeless, there are suicide rates. It's life and death to take it seriously." No, Rep. Filner, what it turned out to be was certain death not to take it seriously.
On July 28, 2008, the Associated Press again published an article about the military. This one's title was "22,000 call veterans suicide hot line." According to that piece, more than 22,000 veterans sought help from a special suicide hot line and through that hot line, 1221 suicides were averted. Also cited was the Rand Corp., which found that "one in five soldiers returning from the Middle East display symptoms of PTSD, which puts them at a higher risk for suicide." The AP writer quoted Portland State University researchers who found that male veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide than non-veterans.
Statistics taken from that same Associated Press release show that the veterans suicide hotline was receiving 250 calls a day. At that time, the Veterans' Administration estimated that 6,500 veterans commit suicide yearly. In December 2007, Ira Katz, the mental health director of the VA, wrote an email in which he stated that of the 18 veterans who commit suicide each day, four or five of them are under VA care, and 12,000 veterans under VA care are attempting suicide each year."
So, what improvements have been made since all these facts were reported in 2008? None, it seems. Returning to Sunday's article from the McClatchy Newspapers, despite its best efforts to step up prevention through counseling and mental health awareness programs, the Army reported suicides for June 2010 alone at 32 deaths, a figure which includes 11 Guard and Reserve members. Seven of those deaths took place while the soldiers were deployed in either Iraq or Afghanistan. That means 25 soldiers who had either returned to the States or had never been deployed took their own lives. Why?
No one knows that answer, but someone needs to find it soon.
I'm confused. How are the statistics skewed? Do you feel there are more or less deaths than reported?
I like the idea of the media reporting suicides the way they do casualties of war. These soldiers ARE casualties of war -- no matter how they meet their end. What bothers me the most is that the media and the military have known how big the problem is for years, and despite claims that the VA has been progressive in its efforts to help our veterans, the number of deaths keeps growing.
The cynic in me would believe that no one in Congress gives a tinker's dam about the plight of our soldiers; and they would rationalize the suicides in the manner of my comment. Sorry for the lack of clarity. I should try to be clear not clever.
Understood and agreed -- not about the clever part , oh, do be clever, but about our Congress. Maybe they just think it's cheaper to let them die than to provide the mental health resources they need.
And here's where OE's observation fits in: a draft is what we as a country should have if we truly believe in our policies, in our wars and in the people who are fighting them. Thus we would share the sacrifice. If this had happened after 9/11, you bet people would figure out how to make their concerns heard (if they have them) or take a second and third look at the meaning of defending ourselves, or preemptive strikes or any number of policy decisions. The standards for serving would be tighter, and the decisions for fighting far more cautious. Shame on Congress for being unwilling to put our foreign policy to this most basic of tests.
And thanks to you for reminding us of the cost of war.
I can't help but think of my nephew, who has wanted nothing more than to be a marine since he was three years old. This past March, having just turned 18, and despite having the brains and the grades for college, he enlisted. He scored so high on the placement tests that his recruiting officer was shocked. My nephew really wanted to go into the infantry, the the recruiter told him that grades like his were rare and they placed him in a more specialized training program. He still wants to fight. I don't understand it but I respect his dedication to his country and his devotion to the guys in his unit.
of course, there is an added level of verbal respect, pure hypocrisy, to prevent gunfire being directed at the capitol, where it might do some good.


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Re:I lost the password (560 comments)
If that is true, mod parent up!
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Re:I lost the password (560 comments)
If that is true, mod parent up!
Re:Done us all a favor (629 comments)
Just to back up CanHasDIY:
"In recent years we have seen a variety of measures introduced that undermine the right to protest and freedom of speech.
Laws intended to combat anti-social behaviour, terrorism and serious crime are routinely used against legitimate protesters.
Broadly drafted anti-terrorism offences of 'encouragement' and 'glorification' of terrorism threaten to make careless talk a crime.
Membership of certain organisations can be banned under anti-terror laws even if the organisation is non-violent and political.
Hate speech laws have been extended in a piecemeal way to ban ever-expanding categories of speech.
Broad anti-terrorism powers of stop and search have been used to harass and stifle peaceful protesters.
Protest around Parliament has been severely restricted by laws limiting and overly regulating the right to assemble and protest around Parliament."
Source: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/human-rights/free-speech/
It's really quite scary...
Re:Done us all a favor (629 comments)
I'm not saying I don't think it is a serious violation of human rights, only that it probably has limited practical implications for me. There always differences, also in healthcare, but given that I'm not poor or ill, it'll probably have few implications for me.
Re:"Coin exchanges have a terrible track record" (179 comments)
I suspect the (very valid) reason they have withdrawal limits on exchanges is to provide some level of security; with withdrawal limits, they can limit the damage that a nefarious user can inflict upon the rest of the exchange's users by rolling back transactions. See https://support.mtgox.com/entries/20224998-Huge-Bitcoin-sell-off-due-to-a-compromised-account-rollback
Re:Bad idea. (505 comments)
I disagree.
In the UK, it is illegal to share internet without mandatory log in (registration can be free, but it *must* be required for the operator to stay out of trouble).
If registration were not required by law, I would be sharing my access already. Given that registration is "required to be required", and given that it is complex for a part-time geek such as myself to set up a registration system, I don't make the extra effort to share.
I do think, though, that there are plenty of people like myself who would be happy to share without setting up registration if they weren't then subject to prosecution.
Re:Let the bashing begin! (268 comments)
90% of tablets not having features isn't trying to imply that they will have 90% market share
Aside from that, it could well end up with 10% share if they get it right. Business users. Microsoft office won't run on any other OS, and the tablet alternatives suck (I know, it's probably MS's fault they suck due to ever-changing standards, but that doesn't change the fact that for a business user, they suck).
Re:More maths (328 comments)
Like your kids, I almost exclusively use cheap or very old PSUs. Sure, sometimes they blow up or cause instability, but when they work it's beautifully cheap. Same with RAM. Sometimes you get unlucky, but a lot of the time you don't need to spend a fortune. As long as you don't go *rock* bottom, they tend to work fine.
Like hard drives though, they should be viewed as a "consumable" item.
Re:Mobile bandwidth (261 comments)
"Up to 150 Mbps download speed available in select areas
Up to 10 Mbps upload speed available in select areas
250 GB monthly usage allowance
9 Emails and a suite of options
$122.99 per month"
(Note: this indeed appears to be for regular (wired) internet access, not mobile broadband)
So yes, it would probably take longer than 24 hours to use this up, but a 250gb limit is ridiculous for your fastest and most expensive package. In the UK, ISPs such as Sky or BT provide unthrottled access for c. £25 + £15 line rental per month; you can easily download more than 250gb using one of those puny 20Mbit ADSL connections (which in reality probably means
It's not water or oxygen, but it does enable a lot of cool things, and there's no reason for it to be so expensive compared to other Western nations.
Re:A small group (3 comments)
I'd love to join, but I just committed to go out for dinner with the Mrs on Saturday (under circumstances that mean I really can't cancel...). Let me know how it goes!
Re:Responsibility? (321 comments)
There's trouble (a parking ticket with a $100 fine) and then there's trouble
The burden of proof for the latter (or any other life-ruining penalty) should be much higher. This is not proportionate, even if it is proven that she did it herself.
Blaming her for negligence doesn't make sense. IANAL, but poor / no security (e.g. a failure to encrypt an internet connection or encrypting it with WEP, leaving a car unlocked that is subsequently used to commit a crime etc.) is not an act of negligence that should result in penalties such as these in any rational legal system.
If anyone disagrees, can they please represent me against Sony for exposing my credit card details (as part of the PSN hack)?
Re:A few pointers (3 comments)
No problem - good luck!
Organic is not just about health (5 comments)
While Taco Cowboy's arguments about the horrible stuff they feed animals are important to note, it's also important to note that non-organic agriculture involves using fertilizers and pesticides that pollute the environment, killing the organisms that naturally regenerate the fertility of the soil, as well as processes that lead to desertification, algal bloom and other disruptions to natural ecosystems.
So in fact many well-informed people who eat organic food, do so to preserve the environment, and consider non-organic agriculture to be the "Hummer" of the farming world.
A few pointers (3 comments)
It looks like the Symbol 8146's chip is based on an Intel StrongArm architecture. It also looks like Linux has been ported to this architecture before, specifically:
and more helpfully:
Having said that, it looks like gentoo linux might be your best bet for getting linux on there given that it already supports StrongArm:
Also you might want to look at NetBSD for the same reason:
For Gentoo, your best bet would be to start asking questions in a porting forum
For NetBSD, check out the hpcarm mailing lists:
8100 series specs:
CPU: Intel StrongArm 1110 @ 206MHz
Operating Platform: Microsoft® Pocket PC
Memory (RAM/ROM): 32 MB/32 MB
Application Development: Fully compatible with Microsoft SDK for Pocket PCs; Symbol SDK available to support bar code scanning
Display: 1/4 VGA (320 x 240 portrait) with16-level grayscale
Communications: IrDA 1.1; RS-232
Source: http://www.barcodesinc.com/pdf/Symbol/pdt8100.pdf
Re:Before someone is accepted, it's not accepted, (635 comments)
Companies should just do kickstarter drives for linux ports of their games!
Re: worth! (285 comments)
Jeeze - 500 Euro note then...
In case you're interested (I was) -
"The most valuable banknotes in current circulation are:
10,000 Singapore Dollar note (US$7,900)
1,000 Swiss Franc note (US$1,000)
1,000 Singapore Dollar note (US$790)
500 Euro note (US$610)"
Source - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Highest_value_banknote_in_current_general_circulation_in_the_world#ixzz20txaZw4t
Note: figures are re-converted at today's rates, rounded to 2 significant figures
Re:Summary of comments on DRM (594 comments)
It did for music
Exciting! (207 comments)
I'm not shocked or disgusted, but I am rather excited. I have the Transformer, and its one big shortcoming for me is the lack of 3G. A high-end LTE version sounds awesome. Number of cores be damned.
Next on my wishlist: better support for Office documents and shared calendars
Does this mean I don't get to be classified as a "bleeding-edge technophile"?
Re:No free tv across the World? (166 comments)
"technology transfer without payment of licenses or such. We like free as in freedom, thank you very much..."
Sounds as if you like free as in beer too...
Re:It's not open source, but here it goes (300 comments)
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Re:prior art? (118 comments)
The poster specifically mentions that it is the first time it has been captured with respect to *a wild fish*, so your experience isn't really a counter-example. Having said that, if it is observed independently (as opposed to being trained behavior) in captive animals, I guess it is not a huge surprise that it occurs in the wild too.


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Hello, My husband and I have been together for almost 20 years. He has 2 boys (w/5 grandchildren) and I have 3 girls (w/6 grandchildren). None of our children have ever lived with us. Thank God. First Situation We have Christmas day at our house every year. SS#1 hasn�t been to our house for Christmas since before his son was born. Though we give gifts to each of them every year, there has been no reciprocation. And that�s fine; it�s just the way it is. Guess what, this year he�s coming for Christmas, and bringing his "new family". We have not met this woman or her children, and to be honest, I�m not looking forward to it. But here�s a question. What�s the proper protocol with a situation like this, as it pertains to gift giving? We currently spend around $75 dollars per grandchild and $50 dollars per adult. Are we expected to do this? Second Situation This year my husband is proposing to go pick him up (he has no driver�s license) on Christmas day, which is 160 miles round trip, so he can see the kids. It will be conditional that he doesn�t drink. I know better, he will. He will start before he gets picked up and will probably carry a flask. He was hammered at his son�s 8th grade graduation ceremony, at church. But here�s my question. I told my husband this is a bad idea, I really don�t want him here, but he�s not going to listen to me. Am I wrong in thinking the way I do? I�ve never written something like this before. I look over what I wrote and think what a freaking nightmare. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. This is beginning to come between my husband and me. Thank you so much for letting me vent. I am just so sick inside. |
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Hi K, I think since its Christmas, I d err on the side of letting your DH pick up the son so he can see his kids and hope for the best on the drinking ( With a REALLY good lecture on what you expect out of him )..Its really kind of your DH to do so much driving to do a good deed..As far as the gift giving to SS s girlfriend and family, I would give the GF a box of candy, the 8 year old a 5 dollar busy gift, paint set or something and the 2 teens box of cookies or something....No need to spend big money on them, but I think something small would be nice.I have 2 of DH s in laws coming , they will come empty handed for sure, I will get them coffee mugs or something small, its just awkward when everyone has something to open and they dont...If you can afford it..Who knows, they may bring you a gift, and you d feel better if you had something to give them, I m sure... |
Yeah, I'd do something for SS#1 and his guests. It does not have to be a lot. Example; Bath n Body has been running their buy 3 get 3 free and there is a $10 off of $30 coupon (store has been stuffing bags with them when one makes a purchase or coupons can also be found online)...if teenage children are girls you could divide them up (six shower gels for like $20 in different scents split between the females would be both adult and female teen friendly). Candy towers are being slashed pre-Christmas in many stores and might also be a nice 'family' gesture type gift. Most kids of all ages enjoy even popcorn tins. If you've done baking for the holidays be sure to send a festive plate home. It's really a gesture of 'welcome, nice to have had you join us'. I would try hard to have an open mind towards SS#1's new girlfriend and her children. If it's the first time he's come home for Christmas and is bringing this new part of him, he really might feel you will actually like and approve of them. Give them a chance. If it's a nightmare visit, just don't repeat the invite. SS#2 is a different story. I don't know if you usually serve adult drinks at get-togethers, but if so, I'd omit any of those this year. If I were husband, I'd be tempted to pretell son that car will not be bringing him if he's smashed upon pick-up. I feel for your husband and doing so would be a tough road, but no one (especially children and other invited guest) deserve a drunk on the holiday dinner table. If you really think it might be a problem, perhaps husband could make arrangements for SS#2 to come for dinner the weekend after to see the kids and Dad. |
- Posted by kaelkriver (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 14:00
Thanks to both of you for the advice and the helpful suggestions. Christmas shouldn't make a person feel so stressed out, but it does me. I will try to be more opened minded, but I have to admit it's hard. Once again, thank you. |
K, I sure didnt mean to imply that Christmas is not stress times ten!!!I dont think we ve ever had a stress free holiday since we ve been married..I stay awake nights and my blood pressure skyrockets when I even think about Christmas!! SK would start asking what visit did I want, Eve or day, then he d say, NO my mom wants that day..So I started not mentioning it and when he asked ,I d say, well what are your plans, to take away her power to screw up my plans.ALL my gifts were not allowed to be used or worn, I even got some of them back 2 YEARS later, SK saying Mom said give this to your father(too late to return)..One year home made candy turned up tagged to DAD, dad doesnt eat candy, he suspected it was tampered with and made me throw it out. SK 2 has been estranged from me for years, DH will be going to "The gift sling" as I call it..He gets a shirt, no offer of food or drink and is expected to leave after an hour or two,this is normally on a weekday before Christmas, as to not mess up their weekend I suspect. Me, I buy all the gifts, nice and lots of them, I get nothing..But I do this for DH, he s no shopper and I do like to shop...Its easy to say what someone else should do, but really, all you can do is grit you teeth and hope the 26th comes mercifully quick.LOL..Good luck with your holiday, with a little luck, aspirin and wine, it ll be over soon enough :) |
- Posted by readinglady (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 18:52
As far as SS#1 and new girlfriend is concerned, I would follow the advice given and prepare some appropriate but inexpensive gifts. Who knows? They may change their minds at the last minute and not even show up. I would be thinking about the kids. It's awkward and difficult for them, being in a stranger's home at Christmas, and whatever you can do to make them feel welcome is a benefit. I know not all kids are appreciative, but I'd still want to go for the kindest option. Chances are they're caught in this situation just as you are. As far as SS#2 is concerned, I would consider the feelings of his children. Do they want to see their dad or are they cringing at the prospect of another drunken fiasco messing up one more special holiday? Children of alcoholics carry a lot of burdens and Christmas is tough enough already, so I hope your husband puts what's best for them at the top of his list. |
- Posted by kaelkriver (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 15:06
Thanks for the additional support and advice. I will do as suggested and remember each guest. I�ll just suck in all my resentment. I�m sorry Dotz that you have had such a hard time. I hope this year is better. Let�s all try hard to enjoy the day. Again, thanks. |
- Posted by kaelkriver (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 16:27
Thanks for the additional support and advice. I will do as suggested and remember each guest. I�ll just suck in all my resentment. I�m sorry Dotz that you have had such a hard time. I hope this year is better. Let�s all try hard to enjoy the day. Again, thanks. |
- Posted by wdstkdaisy (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 12:05
Hope your Christmas went well. There is No way to talk an alcoholic out of drinking. He has a disease that doesn't permit him to stop - until he wants to stop - and then he'll need specific support to stay sober. Since his drinking does affect you, have you considered going to Al-anon? It helps. |
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I was looking for a "super easy console table" and once I was ready to build it, I mustered the confidence to try a more complex table top design. Using pocket hole joinery, 2"x2" legs and supports, scrap 1"x2" "blocks" for the herringbone pattern, scrap 1/2" 8"x4' plywood, 3/4"x1/2" pieces to frame the top, and much wood glue, I built this 8.5" narrow console table for under $30. The plan shared on this site was one of the inspiration pieces that helped me believe I could do this too!
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How unique is that?! Love it!
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Thank you both for your gracious comments. It is so lovely to receive supportive feedback from a community of doers. =D Blessings to you!
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Really beautiful!
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I previously posted this on another forum that doesn't show up on Google searches. Thought it might be more useful here. Unfortunately, no pictures of the process. I was impatient to get it fixed and re-installed.
My boat has three Stainless Steel 3" Nicro Day/Night 2000 solar vents that are varying in age from 5-8 years. The batteries in all have been replaced more than once, but one stopped completely. A little testing with a multimeter identified the motor as dead. A call to Nicro confirms that replacement parts are not available; you can't even buy the plastic unit to salvage the dome on the SS models. Best part is these expensive units have been discontinued and the replacement requires installation of a whole new mounting ring system. Even the customer service rep was embarrased at the ridiculousness of not being able to repair the units.
Well, since they are $160+ (if you can find them in old stock somewhere) and I have three which are eventually going to all die, I was on a mission to figure out a way to repair it - and I did!
The key is two parts. One is a simple plastic sugar cookie sprinkle container and the other is a $9 solar motor (I purchased mine online from Sundance Solar - part # 700-60062-00). Repair is a simple process if you have basic soldering skills.
1.) Remove the SS housing and cut out the old plastic motor housing at its base, leaving a 1/4" or so protruding (it doesn't have to be pretty and probably won't be.)
2.) Cut down the sugar sprinkle container (you need one that is approx 1 5/8" diameter) which will now EXACTLY fit over the 1/4" protrusion you left from the old motor housing. Just make sure to measure your cut so that your fan blade sits at the proper height in the housing
3.) Drill a 1/4" hole in the center of the twist off lid of the sugar sprinkle container
4.) Punch a small hole in the side of the sugar sprinkle container to feed the battery housing lines into.
5.) Solder in some 24 gauge wire extensions (I used old Cat 3 telephone cabling) to the solar motor and battery housing and solder the battery, motor and solar panel leads together as they were before disassembly.
6.) Glue the new motor into the twist top of the solar motor
7.) Glue the container down to the 1/4" protrusion (I used super glue for both)
8.) Apply some silicone to seal the hole where the battery wires enter the new motor housing
9.) Screw the new motor in place and watch it run again for less than 10% of the cost of a new one!
Mine started right up with power from a 60 watt light bulb!
The best part is that if the new motor ever dies, I can simply unscrew the cap, break out the old motor, glue in a new one, solder it up and screw it back on.
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F-series Super Duty trucks, E-series vans and Excursion SUVs from model years 1997 through 2003 equipped with 7.3-liter diesel engines are being recalled by Ford because of a computer software problem that causes their engines to stall. Several minor accidents have been caused by the defect, but no injuries.
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State lawmakers are moving to shift the property tax burden from businesses to homeowners in the name of economic development.
On an 8-4 vote, with only Republicans in support, the House Ways and Means Committee agreed Monday to reduce the assessment ratio on business property to 20 percent over the next five years. The ratio is currently at 25 percent.
A lower assessment ratio means a lower value for tax purposes.
Rep. Steve Huffman, R-Tucson, author of the measure, said lower taxes on business will stimulate the economy by attracting more companies to relocate and expand here. He said Arizona has one of the highest effective tax rates on businesses in the country.
But Rep. Ted Downing, D-Tucson, pointed out that the net effect will be to increase taxes on everyone else — mainly owners of residential property.
He noted that Huffman's proposal did not even exist until last week. Instead of being introduced as a regular bill, Huffman used a legal procedure to strip it on to an unrelated bill dealing with the Statewide Health Care Task Force.
Downing suggested the move is an April Fool's joke.
The measure will affect cities, counties, school districts and other special districts that are dependent on property taxes. These governments are limited by law in the total dollars |they |can collect for basic operations. Once they compute the needed revenue, they divide that into the total assessed value of the district to come up with a tax rate.
Dropping the taxable value of businesses will mean a higher tax rate — a higher rate that will be applied to the value of homes, apartments, vacant land and agricultural property that does not have a lower assessed value.
Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, was unapologetic about the shift. McCarthy, whose organization represents many major taxpayers, said the legislation simply reverses in part the current inequities.
By law, residential property is assessed for tax purposes at 10 percent of its full cash value, a figure that should approximate its market value. So a $250,000 home is assessed for tax purposes at $25,000.
Businesses, by contrast, have a 25 percent assessment ratio. So a businesses worth $250,000 has a $62,500 assessed value.
If the tax rate in a community is $15 per $100 of assessed value, then the tax on the home is $3,750 versus $9,375 for the business.
Huffman's bill would lower the assessment ratio for business to 20 percent. A staff analyst for the House Ways and Means Committee told lawmakers she could not determine the extent of the shift — and how much more residential property owners might pay — under the plan.
Huffman said the dual assessment ratio is at the heart of the state's soft economy and the fact that sales and income tax revenue — the state collects no property taxes — lag behind expenses.
"The No. 1 reason why businesses don't locate here is the quality of education system,'' Huffman said.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The first week after Adrian Peterson's reconstructive knee surgery was a grueling one.
The pain from the surgery was agonizing, and it prevented him from sleeping much most nights. That means there was plenty of time for the mental torture to take its toll as well, as the Minnesota Vikings star running back wondered what he could have done differently in that game against the Redskins to prevent such a devastating injury.
Now that Peterson is up walking around and has started the rehabilitation process, he is determined to return to his All-Pro form.
Peterson and Vikings head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman met with reporters on Friday to give an update on his recovery, two weeks after Peterson had surgery to reconstruct the ACL and repair the MCL in his left knee.
"I feel like the first week was the toughest part for me, not being able to sleep, waking up every two hours, just dealing with the pain and the frustration, looking ahead like, 'Wow, I've got a long way before I'm able just to move around and walk,'" Peterson said. "But after that first week, I feel like things really just started to calm down. The pain started to subside. I was able to just get more motivated about the process."
Peterson injured his knee at Washington on Dec. 24. It was the final blow in an excruciating season for the Vikings (3-13), who tied for the worst record in the franchise's 51-year history. Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery on Dec. 30, replacing his ACL with the patellar tendon.
Peterson ditched the crutches and has started to work on range-of-motion exercises and rebuilding strength in his quadriceps muscle. The Vikings have assembled a regimented program for him in hopes of having him ready for his previously stated goal of Week 1 next season.
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"His surgery was certainly a success and everything's fine," Sugarman said. "That's the one thing that you really have to be cautious the first couple months. You can't push him too hard, otherwise you can put him at risk. He knows that. We all know that. That's why the protocol is set up the way it is."
Peterson will perform the rehab both in Minnesota and at his offseason home in Houston. He knows that it's going to be a difficult process, but that hasn't shaken his confidence.
"I know that anything I put my mind to, I'll be able to accomplish," he said. "I feel like I'm going to come back better than before.
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"No one's going to work harder than this guy," Sugarman said. "So, the hardest part for me is going to be keeping him in check, and he's got to follow the protocol and not try to do too much, not be influenced by other people and just do it. He'll do fine."
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Remember some time last year when Denis Dyack, the outspoken leader of developer Silicon Knights, railed against Epic and took them to court over failing to provide adequate support for the Unreal Engine? Well, he lost that case and was forced to pay Epic $4.5 million. As it turns out, there was an added recompense in the court decision: Silicon Knights has been ordered to get rid of any and all game code that uses the Unreal engine by December. Furthermore, they must cease future production on titles that use the Unreal engine and destroy existing copies at their own expense, making Too Human and X-Men Destiny (among others) collector's items. Ouch.
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We need your ideas, passion, enthusiasm and a little of your time to help improve our neighborhoods, and guide our community towards a vibrant future. Whatever your interest, ability, age or availability, this #thinkreno portal is the easiest way for you to share your ideas and help better our #biggestlittlecity.
How Does This Work? Simply submit a new idea, or weigh in on one of your neighbor's ideas. We'll be watching the conversation and gathering information to help us determine ideas we can bring to the Council and pursue further, so don't worry if you don't see a response from us right away. We want a good, robust discussion on each topic, with as much interaction between citizens as possible.
This SpeakUp site is recently launched. Please come back in a few days to Participate