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This line of single-component light and moisture curing silicone adhesives is designed for use on medical devices that incorporate silicone materials or require highly flexible bond joints or coatings.LISTED UNDER: UV-or Light-Cure | Medical Device Testing | Component Testing
Medical Foam Tape Is Moisture Vapor PermeableDecember 5, 2008 7:04 am | Product Releases | Comments
Scapa 4005-800A is an extremely soft and conformable pressure sensitive polyurethane foam tape for direct skin applications including wound care, consumer dressings, and medical device attachment. It consists of thin (0.LISTED UNDER: Tapes
Medical Device Adhesive Formulated With See-Cure TechnologyDecember 5, 2008 7:04 am | Product Releases | Comments
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USP Class VI Approved Medical Adhesive Has Quick Set TimeDecember 5, 2008 7:04 am | Master Bond, Inc. | Product Releases | Comments
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Transdermal Patch Manufacturing System Offers High SpeedsOctober 13, 2008 12:07 pm | Product Releases | Comments
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Low Viscosity Adhesive/Sealant Cures at Room TemperatureOctober 9, 2008 6:06 am | Master Bond, Inc. | Product Releases | Comments
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PSAs Specific for Medical Electrode ManufacturingAugust 21, 2008 9:54 am | Product Releases | Comments
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Castable Urethane Compounds for Making Precision Molds and Holding FixturesAugust 12, 2008 8:15 am | Product Releases | Comments
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Category: name trends
By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names
The Victorian nickname trend that's hot in the U.K. is getting attention in the U.S.—for girls.
The Brits have embraced this genre on both sexes. Alfie and Charlie are in the U.K. top 10. Archie, Freddie, and Harvey round out their top 50.
Believe it or not, these names have potential on modern American boys.
Charlie is an example of a nickname-style name that is steadily becoming more popular in the U.S, although it has yet to capture the success it enjoys across the pond, where it ranked at #4 last year.
In the U.S. Charlie is a comeback name that was fashionable in the late 19th century when it consistently ranked in or near the top 30. Through most of the 20th century, Charlie gradually declined to its lowest rank in the 90's when it ranked in the 400s. This past decade, Charlie has rebounded. Last year it reached #233.
Here are some other nicknames that share the same boyish charm as Charlie. Many were once popular in the U.S. and have comeback potential.
Trendy baby names have been around a lot longer Miley Cyrus or any of the famous Kardashians. From the dawn of recorded U.S. baby name history — aka 1880, when the federal government began keeping records — we've adopted names inspired by current events and popular people and culture, only to leave them behind for a new inspiration the next year.
The inspiration for name trends a century ago may have been politicians and war heroes rather than reality stars, but the definition of trendy baby names was the same: Names that spiked in popularity thanks to an outside influence, then sank from view along with its original bearer.
An organization called Flowing Data has calculated the trendiest names in US history, a fascinating look at which names burned the brightest only to fade the fastest.
by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names
After years of long-frilly girl names, the winds of fashion are once again shifting and one syllable names are getting recognition.
There are several lovely one syllable names with quaint femininity such as Jane, Rose, and Mae. And then there are one syllable names that are less girly, the streamlined chic names.
Here are some names that are short on frill but full of spunk.
Bex - This diminutive of Rebecca makes a sharp edgy stand alone name with the trendy X.
By Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering
It often feels like Twilight made a huge impact on the naming scene. Isabella and Jacob may have been top ten names before the first book was published, but the series possibly enabled them to hold onto their top positions longer than they may have otherwise. And while Edward seems to be the one anomaly that didn't benefit from the resurgence in attention, the secondary characters in the series certainly did.
As soon as the final movie was released, critics started theorizing on what will be the next big sensation. And Nameberries have been wondering what might replace Twilight for naming inspiration.
One promising contender is Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy. The first two books are Divergent and Insurgent, soon to be joined by the final book Allegiant later this year. Filming of the first movie also started earlier this year, starring Shailene Woodley (of George Clooney Oscar winner The Descendants) and Kate Winslet. But perhaps more importantly, it feels that in many ways the author has managed to tap into a naming style that may prove to be just as inspirational as Stephenie Meyer's.
By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names
Reminiscent of fifties doo-wop songs and southern cotillions, combo names are finding their way back to baby name lists after a decades-long absence.
Combo names are two existing names combined to create one. They can also be called "smoosh names" or "mash-up names" or compound names. Some examples: Annalee, Marylouise, and Miabella.
Sometimes they are spelled with a hyphen (Anna-Lee) and sometimes they are spelled as one name (Annalee).


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Protect yourself from stinging insects over the next few months
Here are a few facts to help homeowners protect themselves from stinging insects over the next few months:
- Stinging insects send more than 500,000 people to the emergency room every year. They can swarm and sting en masse, which can be life threatening especially for anyone who has an allergic reaction.
- Unlike some stinging insect species, wasps are known for their unprovoked aggression. A single colony of wasps can contain more than 15,000 members, so an infestation should not be taken lightly.
- Common nesting sites include under eaves, on ceiling beams in attics, garages and sheds and under porches. Some stinging insects can build their nests in the ground, including yellowjackets and velvet ants (which are actually a species of wasps). Over-seeding the yard provides more coverage and discourages these pests from nesting around the property.
- Painting or staining untreated wood in fences, decks, swing sets and soffits will help keep stinging insects such as carpenter bees out. Carpenter bees create nests by drilling tunnels into soft wood, which can severely compromise the stability of a structure over time.
- Only female carpenter bees have stingers. Female carpenter bees will only sting if threatened, but reactions to these stings can range from mild irritation to life-threatening respiratory distress.
Mosquitoes are Thriving in Water Left Behind by Tropical Storm Debby
TampaBay.com: Mosquitoes are Thriving in Water Left Behind by Tropical Storm Debby
While Tropical Storm Debby has exited the Tampa Bay area, something else that is troublesome is on the horizon: a mosquito outbreak.
Between moist junk in trash containers and back yards transformed into swamps, plenty of new breeding grounds for mosquitoes have appeared in Debby's wake.
On Monday, Pinellas County Mosquito Control technicians began inspecting and treating sites where there were mosquitoes already.
"That's sort of just the Band-Aid – just getting the mosquitoes that are out at that time," said Nancy Iannotti, district operations manager. "It's like treating a sore with the bandage instead of taking antibiotics."
On Wednesday, she said, technicians began to see additional mosquitoes hatching. Technicians will need to locate and eradicate the larvae to stop their growth into blood-sucking adults.
Last week Mosquito Control targeted about 2,500 acres in North Pinellas and about 1,500 acres in South Pinellas as prime areas to search and treat.
They quickly determined that North Pinellas had the most immediate problem, so helicopters were deployed to access and spray areas that were large or not accessible by foot, starting on Thursday. Iannotti said they planned to reassess on Friday whether to fly over and treat South Pinellas.
"We have a lot of acres to cover," Iannotti said. "We'll be working extra hours. We're going to get to as much as we can."
The agency was evaluating areas that might need treatment with fogging trucks and was responding to calls for service from the community.
However, it isn't just the government's job. Mosquito Control urges residents to survey their own properties as well. Puddles, pools, flower pots holding excess water, boat tarps and water at the bottom of recycling and trash bins are ideal places for mosquitoes to lay eggs. All they need is a teaspoon of water, according to the county.
The eggs hatch into larvae, which then grow into the pupa stage, and finally become adult mosquitoes.
"If you don't have the water, you don't have the larvae and pupae," Iannotti said. "You have to check anything that can hold water. Dump it or drain it."
Mosquito Season Is Here — How Bad Will it Get?
Mosquito Season Is Here — How Bad Will it Get?
FAIRFAX, Va., Jun 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Summer has barely begun but it's likely many people have already encountered one of the season's most ubiquitous pests — the mosquito. As is the case with many other insects, mosquitoes have made an early emergence after a mild winter and rainy spring. The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) warns that this might be one of the worst seasons yet, so break out the repellant.
"Mosquito season is highly dependent on rain events, and states are monitoring rainfall and pest management companies are applying treatments accordingly," noted Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs for NPMA. "This summer, mosquito numbers have the potential to grow significantly and it's important for people to take precautions to avoid exposure."
Although mosquitoes are known to carry a variety of diseases, West Nile virus (WNV) is of most concern in the United States.
"In most cases West Nile Virus is a mild infection with symptoms so slight they can go unnoticed, or feel like a summer flu. In extreme cases, it can be a potentially life threatening infection with higher fever, head and body aches, worsening weakness, confusion and even coma. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek immediate medical attention," advised Dr. Jorge Parada, medical spokesperson for the NPMA.
The NPMA offers the following tips to avoid becoming a mosquito meal:
– Eliminate areas of standing water around the home such as flowerpots, birdbaths, baby pools, grill covers and other objects where water collects. Mosquitoes need only about 1/2 inch of water to breed.
– Screen all windows and doors. Repair even the smallest tear or hole.
– Minimize outside activity between dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.
– If you must spend time outdoors during peak mosquito times, wear long pants and sleeves and use an insect repellant containing DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon-eucalyptus.
– If you are concerned about mosquito activity on your property, contact a pest management company or your local mosquito abatement district.
The NPMA, a non-profit organization with more than 7,000 members, was established in 1933 to support the pest management industry's commitment to the protection of public health, food and property.
SOURCE: National Pest Management Association
News4Jax.com: This Year's Mosquito Predictions
News4Jax.com: This Year's Mosquito Predictions
Mosquitoes big, buzz, bite, breed and just plain bother most of us. But the pesky insects can also spread disease and last year, they left behind 18 reported cases of West Nile Virus in Duval County.
Division Chief John Shellhorn of Jacksonville Mosquito Control said his team has already started fogging against the insects.
"It's much easier to destroy mosquitoes before they take to the wing and begin flying off," Shellhorn said.
As the weather warms up after a rather mild winter, many wonder if this season will be as bad as last summer, when two people died from West Nile.
He said it's tough to predict, but the area hasn't seen any signs of a rough season yet-which is good news. He said the small amount of rain Jacksonville recently saw hasn't been enough to activate the mosquitoes.
"One is warm weather, lack of wind, the other is standing water," Shellhorn said. "That's the key ingredient that's been missing here, and that's really helped us, in terms of not seeing a preponderance of mosquitoes out in the neighborhood."
Even still, he said it's a full-time effort for mosquito control.
"We've got staff out every day, monitoring ditch basins, storm drains, ditch lines, swamps," he said. "The water levels, even after a rainfall event, the water is just absorbed into the ground. That's good in terms of the mosquitoes."
Shellhorn said education is vital to helping prevent mosquito bites and the spread of diseases like West Nile or Encephalitis. He says to remember the 5 D's: Dusk, Dawn, Dress, DEET and Drainage.
DUSK and DAWN: The two times of day when mosquitoes are usually more active.
DRESS: A reminder that long sleeves, pants and closed-toed shoes protect you.
DEET: The best kind of insect repellant available.
DRAINAGE: Get rid of any standing water near your home or business.
Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Will Have to Wait
A plan by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control district to release genetically altered mosquitoes in an attempt to curb their numbers will have to wait. According to the Miami Herald the ultimate delay is due to confusion over government permits. The plan is to have the altered mosquitoes compete with the natural mosquitoes and the altered mosquitoes have been bred to produce offspring that die young. They are expecting to move the promising plan back to late spring. If you want to learn more about Florida Mosquito control checkout our bug database!
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SW Fla. fighting mosquitoes, thanks to rainy Oct
The Associated Press
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A rainy October has mosquito control officers buzzing in southwest Florida.
Officials say they are experiencing the worst mosquito season in two decades, thanks to weather patterns that created the 'perfect storm' for the pesky insects.
Lee County Mosquito Control District spokeswoman Shelly Redovan says the region began the year under a drought. That provided salt marsh mosquitoes a greater area to lay their eggs. The rainy season resulted in lots of standing water, which compounds the mosquito problem. The result? Officials say they're still seeing thousands of mosquitos nightly.
The Fort Myers News-Press ( http://newspr.es/rRRcmS) reports the district is using airplanes, helicopters and trucks to spray.
The newspaper reports that southwest Florida received 10.40 inches of rain in October. That's 6.94 inches above the normal rainfall for the month.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/02/2483338/sw-fla-fighting-mosquitoes-thanks.html#ixzz1cb2DYIUo
A CLOSER LOOK: Mosquitoes
(Diptera: Culicidae)
Mosquitoes bite with their mouthparts and have scales on the back of their wings.
Approximately ½-inch long.
Mosquitoes have caused countless problems for man throughout history. In order to lay eggs, a female mosquito must feed on the blood of a human or animal. It can leave behind serious health threats such as viruses and other disease-causing pathogens.
Mosquitoes require as little as 2 inches of standing water to successfully breed. Mosquitoes that attack people in their own yard are usually breeding close by. Other mosquitoes, such as container breeders, do not seek out a natural body of water, but rather lay eggs in any container that is holding water (bird bath, tire, bucket, etc…). Tree hole mosquitoes, for example, lay their eggs in standing water that has accumulated inside of the hollows within trees.
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as encephalitis and West Nile Virus, cause many deaths in developing countries.
Do you live in Florida and think that this pest may be invading your home or yard? Hulett Environmental Services offers specialty pest control treatments designed to control and eliminate this pest!
Mosquito Bred to Fight Dengue Fever Shows Promise in Study
Mosquito Bred to Fight Dengue Fever Shows Promise in Study
By Reg Gale
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Scientists, attempting to halt Dengue fever, for the first time released mosquitoes into the wild that had been genetically modified to pass on deadly DNA that kills their offspring.
About 19,000 lab-altered
insects were released into 25 acres on Grand Cayman Island in 2009, according to a study, published yesterday in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Later tests showed they made up about 16 percent of the mosquito population and that the fatal gene was carried by about 10 percent of larvae. Scientists estimated the modified insects — all males — were about half as successful in mating as normal.
There are as many as 100 million cases of Dengue reported each year worldwide, making it one of the most medically significant viruses carried by mosquitoes, the report said. There's no vaccine, boosting the need to limit the insects that carry it, the researchers said. The experiment, by scientists from closely held Oxitec Ltd., a biotechnology company based in Oxford, England, has spurred concern that there may be unintended environmental consequences.
"These data also allow us tentatively to estimate how many mosquitoes might need to be released in this area to suppress the target population," the researchers said.
The use of genetically enhanced mosquitoes was discussed in a series of articles in the magazine Scientific American this month. In those articles, Helen Wallace, the director of GeneWatch UK, said she was concerned that the new form of insect would become part of a complex system involving predators and prey that scientists have no control over.
2010 Report
She cited a 2010 report by the European Food Safety Authority that raised the potential for illnesses to evolve into more dangerous forms and for other insects to move into the ecological niche created by the absence of mosquitoes.
In the report, the scientists said the percentage of successful couplings by the altered mosquitoes may have been limited because they didn't fit easily into the insect social system, the physical effects of handling and distributing them or negative effects of the genetic changes on their performance.
Dengue fever, most common in the tropics, causes high fever, headache and rash, along with severe joint and muscle pain.
Oxitec developed the technology, which the Mosquito Research and Control Unit, backed by the Cayman Islands government, implemented for the study, Oxitec Chief Executive Officer Hadyn Parry said in an interview.
–With assistance from Makiko Kitamura in London. Editors: Chris Staiti, Bruce Rule
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Three Weird Insect Sports
Three Weird Insect Sports
When it comes to the world of weird sports, there are certainly some offenders. As People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) states on their website concerning animals used for entertainment purposes: "There is nothing remotely "sporting" about sports that involve unwilling animal participants." However, there are plenty of ways that insects display their athleticism without provocation. To fans sports that involve insects are viewed as on par with any major championship. But let's be honest—to most they are still seen as weird.
Australian cockroach racing
Who says cockroaches are good for nothing? In Queensland, Australia, the annual championships of theCockroach Races are held. Despite the fact that racing the world's most unwelcome guest is strange, there are actually corporate viewing boxes at the event. Altogether over 5,000 cockroach fans participate, and have the option of bringing their own racer or buying one from the event's bug ranch.
The refined sport of cricket spitting
A newcomer to the world of weird sports, spitting dead crickets as far as you can was developed in 1996. Created by Jonathan Neal the BugBowl is still popular at Purdue University, where Neal is an Associate Professor of Entomology. On his blog, Neal lists several rules for the competition, including the species limitations, weight ranges of the dead crickets and a requirement that the Brown House Crickets are previously frozen.
Neal has gone on to publish "Living With Insects" and has watched his weird sport spread nationwide. Currently, Brian Johnsrud holds the world record for spitting a cricket: 22 feet and 8 inches.
Japanese bug fights
In Asia, it is common to find plenty of prize winning insect owners for the purpose of bug fighting. In particular there is a type of rhinoceros beetle that is favored for competition, called the kabutomushi. Although it is not referenced academically, lovers of the popular Japanese Bug Fight website will tell you that this was once a performance exclusively for Asian kings.
While the origins are still disputed, this show has now grown to include different types of insects. Millipedes, grasshoppers and the praying mantis have all been featured in Japanese Bug Fighting videos. Despite the popularity, there is plenty of outcry from insect lovers all over the world. In the InsectGeeks.com forums, many people feel that insects fighting to the death is ethically inappropriate. Unlike other weird sports involving insects, this means that bug fighting might be locked into the weird category forever, since there may come a time when voters decide to ban it.
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The objectives of the study were to determine the level of sleepiness among students in high school, to identify factors to explain it, and to determine the association between sleepiness and performance in both academic and extracurricular activities Methods A cross-sectional survey of 2201 high school students in the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and the Near North District School Board in Ontario was conducted in 1998/9. A similar survey was done three years later involving 1034 students in the Grand Erie District School Board in the same Province. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was used to measure sleepiness and we also assessed the reliability of this tool for this population. Descriptive analysis of the cohort and information on various measures of performance and demographic data were included. Regression analysis, using the generalised estimating equation (GEE), was utilized to investigate factors associated with risk of sleepiness (ESS>10). Results Seventy per cent of the students had less than 8.5 hours weeknight sleep. Bedtime habits such as a consistent bedtime routine, staying up late or drinking caffeinated beverages before bed were statistically significantly associated with ESS, as were weeknight sleep quantity and gender. As ESS increased there was an increase in the proportion of students who felt their grades had dropped because of sleepiness, were late for school, were often extremely sleepy at school, and were involved in fewer extracurricular activities. These performance measures were statistically significantly associated with ESS. Twenty-three percent of the students felt their grades had dropped because of sleepiness. Most students (58–68%) reported that they were "really sleepy" between 8 and 10 A.M. Conclusion Sleep deprivation and excessive daytime sleepiness were common in two samples of Ontario high school students and were associated with a decrease in academic achievement and extracurricular activity. There is a need to increase awareness of this problem in the education and health communities and to translate knowledge already available to strategies to address it. 2006-05-02T00:00:00Z SFU-UBC Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium (Issued:2015) Newhouse, David Gardner, Ethel Parent, Amy http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52447 2015-03-20T21:29:18Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the SFU-UBC Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium. In visioning approaches to Indigenize the academy, the 13th Annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium (IGSS) explores concepts, practices, innovations, and challenges of making academe more respectful and responsive to Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Indigenous communities, and learners. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking back at the Umbrella Revolution (Issued:2015-03-03) Low, Hedy Yuen, Eleanor Lam, Zoe http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52329 2015-03-10T14:54:13Z 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John's College. Sit-in protests in Hong Kong involving mass civil disobedience frequently referred to as the Umbrella Revolution began in September 2014, as a result of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) of the People's Republic of China decision on proposed reforms to the Hong Kong electoral system. The decision was widely seen to be highly restrictive and was tantamount to the Communist Party control of which candidates would be allowed to present themselves to the Hong Kong electorate. Students led a strike against the NPCSC's decision beginning on 22 September 2014, and the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism started protesting outside the government headquarters on 26 September 2014. This panel discussion looks back at the series of events which took place in 2014. 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Reducing risk : caesarean section at Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital, 1950-1970 (Issued:2015) Mennill, Sally http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52031 2015-02-03T20:55:37Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Consortium and the BC History of Nursing Society. In the immediate post-WWII Years, the treatment of caesarean sections solidified and became entrenched in medical and social discourses. Canadian mothers and medical professionals embarked on a quarter-of-a-century consideration of how reduction of risk in c-sections could contribute to positive outcomes. This case study looks at the operation as it occurred at St. Paul's Hospital, exploring social, technological, and professional changes in the operation through the lens of a large, urban, tertiary care facility to expose a shift to increased comfort with the operation. By examining medical records and prevailing medical and social discourses of the era, Sally Mennill traces this shift beyond the early-twentieth-century era of extreme caution with regard to surgical birth. Specifically, caesarean deliveries continued to take place in cases when the fetus had to be removed to prevent imminent death, but it was also relied upon increasingly in scenarios where the threat of death was not the primary determining factor. 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A guide to problems, costs, maintenance and repair for your 1996 Ford Ranger
- Car alarm has locked my steering. Need advice on how to fix or shop that can fix it.
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- Head Gasket(s) Replacement $807 - 1,704
- Clutch Replacement $557 - 1,050
- Timing Belt Replacement $337 - 568
- Water Pump Replacement $226 - 522
- Fuel Injector Replacement $185 - 300
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1996 Ford Ranger Problems
The synchronizer shaft for the camshaft position sensor can cause a loud squeak or chirping noise due to failure of the upper bushing. The noise may be erratic and is usually present when the engine is warm.
The magnet for the camshaft position sensor may fall out of its mount and damage the synchronizers. This causes long crank times when starting the engine and may cause the Check Engine Light to illuminate. If this happens, both the magnets and the synchronizers need to be replaced.
If a noise from the rear end is heard when going around turns or after driving at highway speed for an extended period, this could be caused by a failing deferential clutch kit. An updated differential clutch kit available.
1996 Ford Ranger Questions
I was at a store and when i left it felt like my back right tire was flat so I oulled over and put in in park, I got out and checked it and it wasnt it, I kept driving and the whole back side was shaking like if i had a flat tire, I came to a stop sign and after I crossed the street It sounded l...
The filler hose neck is dry rotted. I was told one is around 200 and the labor about a hundred. The fuel tank indicated is out as well. Not sure on the cost.Is there a cheaper way to fix. I Google it and found a website with hoses a lot less expensive....
1996 Ford Ranger Recalls
Ford has recalled Firestone Wilderness AT and Radial ATX tires installed on multiple lines of Ford trucks from 1991 to 2000. On some tires, under extreme conditions, the tread could separate, which can cause immediate tire failure. This may lead to a loss of vehicle control, injury, and death. Dealers replaced the affected tires.
1996 Ford Ranger Reviews
This is 2013 and I've got a 1996 Ranger with 98,000 miles on my ranger that I purchased new. I'm a very easy driver and fix things on the spot without fail, when it's time to be serviced it gets it. it has been garaged many years and I've found that it's a heap of rust especially from the mid point of the body and frame back to the tailgate. I've put bearings, calipers, disks, lines, hoses mast...
I bought a '96 3 ltr super cab ranger with about 170,000kms on it. Ran great, One problem with the wipers, they just start up on their own, especially in hot weather. Also an issue with washboard. Nearly had a head on with a grader at a highway bridge repair site. Like one of the other reviews, it was like the back end just jumped sideways! But alas I ran it out of oil and siezed the engin...


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Farmers, indigenous groups and environmentalists are campaigning furiously against large scale mining projects and provisions in a new water law backed by Correa's government.
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This is not Rhipsalis, nor any plant in Cactaceae, but I cannot advise you further than that.
I have one of those. Don't know what it species it is, though. It came in a pot with various mixed aloes, but with 400 species in the aloe genus, I haven't bothered to narrow it down, yet.


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Paper Faced Metal Corner Bead & Multiple Intersecting Corners
To comply with COUNTY code inspection requirements I have to build a fire resistant cover for a three-inch ABS soil drain exposed in the garage and the connection of a two-inch ABS sink drain penetrating the cover. Below is a picture of what I came up with. I decided to use paper faced metal corner bead, but after I started laying out some individual pieces it became obvious I was going to have a problem keeping all 9 pieces aligned and tight to the drywall when imbedded in wet mud. NOTE: I have never installed corner bead before.
I will need 9 individual pieces of corner bead that create two 90-degree three-way corners and 4 three-way off angle corners. All the information I see online for 90-degree three-way corners shows the 3 pieces of corner bead intersecting with 45-degree miters.
I was thinking of breaking the application of the corner bead up into three sections. First the top three horizontal pieces, then the bottom three horizontal pieces, then the middle three vertical pieces. I would eliminate the miter where the 90-degree three-way corner meets at the vertical pieces and use butted square ends like I will use at the three way off angle intersections. I would then clean the intersection where the vertical and horizontal corner bead meets before the mud dries so I would be able to apply the vertical pieces after the horizontal pieces are set and dry. Does this sound like a good plan? Will the 90-degree corner bead stay aligned at the intersections and tight to the drywall when set in wet mud?
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A bizarre serial murder mystery. There's a serial killer close by. An explicit psycho thriller. The multi-sight system reveals a surprising truth!
In this game there are two heroes, Kojiroh and Marina, who are each called upon to solve their own cases. This game allows you to switch characters at any time to solve the mysteries these heroes encounter. This "Multi-Sight Adventure" allows you to view what's happening behind-the-scenes from the other character's perspective, bump into each other, and sometimes even help each other out. Together, the pair come closer and closer to the shocking truth through their combined actions and deductive skills.
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Oh, god, so terrible playability... One would thought that VN games haven't improved much, but... No autotext, no skipping (having to listen to the voice to pass each text), no fast skip for seen messages, no blinking from the characters, no even facial expressions... this game would benefit a remaster.
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i bought it without thinking and now i am thinking " should i play it?" so guys should i start playing?
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Dill French Bread
Dilled French Bread is a sinfully delicious recipe that leaves a memorable taste. I often serve the Dilled French Bread as side dish for dinner parties at home for a change. Try this brilliant recipe for Dilled French Bread.
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Cut loaf of bread into 3/4 inch slices.
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So I made some progress today and had a couple set backs. The electrician made it today and hooked up all the 240 wire and so I now have power to the control panel.
Bad news is for whatever reason the AMP and VOLT meters didn't come on with the power. Now I have to figure that little snag out. Also need to do some reading on the PID controllers and how to get them all squared away. They seemed to flash on the same thing today when I hooked things up so not exactly sure how to set it up but everything at least came on fine. Pumps work and later this week we'll fire up the burners for a formal test.
Also got my pumps set up and mounted and the CFC all set to go. Kettles are done and only waiting on one more 1/2" SS nipple to connect to the last kettle ball valve.
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How big is the HERMS coil? I have a SS coil sitting at home that needs coiled to a smaller diameter. I am not looking forward to that project. I guess that is the advantage of copper.
I used 25' of copper for my HERMS. It was very easy to manipulate and I soldered on the elbows to fit perfectly into the compression fittings. No leaks on testing and was a ton easier to use than I thought the SS would be.


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beautiful muted colours, goes really well in our living room at the cottage. we read the direction for care of your new carpet and the carpet did pile a bit after the first couple of days but easy to vacuum up. it's nice and thick and lovely to walk on. It does not come up at the corners and does not required an underpad. we are very happy with it and the cost was half of what it would have been in Canada...very happy! thank you! Nora
The color is way lighter then it looks online.Not bad for the price.Ti does shed a lot . I hope it stops shedding soon or I might have to return it. I was walking on it in my bear feet and felt something hard under my foot .I pulled out something white like a glob of hard glue.That was weird I thought.
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Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
SEWA is a member-based organization of poor, self-employed women workers from the informal sector of the economy. All non-regular wage workers, both rural and urban, who work without minimum wages and assured work or benefits, belong to the informal economy. Petty traders, small producers, micro entrepreneurs, domestic workers, home-based workers, and casual laborers are all part of it.
Centered in Gujarat, SEWA is a community of self-governing organizations that includes some 900,000 women from six provinces. SEWA members live in rural and urban environments, are Muslim and Hindu and come from all castes. The SEWA community includes workers' unions, cooperative associations and centers for education and vocational training
In India more than 90% of the country's poor women work in the informal sector without social benefits or economic security. However, they constitute 60% of the national income, contribute over 54% to the national savings, and over 40% of national exports.
Since its founding in 1972, by the Right Livelihood Award (The Alternate Nobel Prize) winning Ela Bhatt, SEWA has established unions of independent women workers; from home-based workers to street hawkers and cooperative ventures; from a fully chartered bank to networks of village resource center. These unions have successfully increased economic security through social insurance schemes and provided extensive social services including literacy, life-skills, and vocational training.
All the enterprises—from unions to banks—are cooperatives, owned by the women and governed by a council of elected members. As cooperatives, the aim is to increase collective strength and bargaining power. SEWA organizes women workers into producer collectives, develops alternative work, and employment opportunities. They build economic institutions of their own and access markets. This joint strategy of cooperatives and unions leads to constructive struggle and development. The workers do not remain solely workers but also become owners and managers of their own economic organizations. In other words, SEWA is a movement and also a family of organizations. The movement mobilizes the workers. The organizations consolidate the gains of the mobilization. They feed into each other and grow in number and impact on the larger society.
It is a central tenet of SEWA that the community must know their rights in order to secure them, govern their enterprises, and assure their future. From its beginning, SEWA has worked to alter women's status through education. Education begins with consciousness. Poor women remain India's greatest victims because so many of them believe they are worth so little. They believe that the disasters they confront, the violence they endure, and the deprivations they suffer are their lot in life. Trapped in the minutiae of daily survival and often overwhelmed by events, they have no sense of their own strength, character, or potential. They often lack formal schooling and vocational skills, and sometimes even the life skills that allow the access and assessment of reliable information.
For SEWA, education has also always remained bound together with the tools of a livelihood. SEWA strives to achieve this through joint action of unions and cooperatives. Petty traders, small producers, micro entrepreneurs, domestic workers, home-based workers, and casual laborers participate in a wide variety of educational schemes which move them toward economic independence through increased work-related skills.
SEWA workshops dot the geography of Gujarat. Women design, embroider, and sew. They work at home, in stores, factories and on the street. They attend business classes, borrow from the SEWA banks and learn to handle micro-businesses. They sell their goods internationally through the web or domestically, sometimes door to door.
1. Successes
First and foremost is the personal change experienced by each and every woman who steps forward to participate in SEWA. Each woman moves from isolation into a community of women from whom she can learn and share. The end of isolation alters her consciousness and her access to resources. It is the most important step toward greater education, self-awareness, and more secure employment. The success of SEWA is the success of each woman who becomes economically self-sufficient and able to contribute to her family.
In 1974 with great foresight Ela Bhatt, the founder of SEWA, pushed to establish a cooperative bank. The bank became one of India's 12 fully chartered development banks at a time when the private sector of investment in India was severely limited. The bank, owned by SEWA members and governed by an elected council, has been making loans for capital investment among the SEWA community for more than 25 years. Its repayment rate is the envy of non-coop banks and its ratio of capital assets to loans remains high.
More recently, a SEWA success story has been the establishment of Village Resource Centers (VRCs) in the rural area of four provinces. Since 2003 the VRCs have provided thousands of women with a locally accessible focal point for literacy and vocational training - including training in the use of computers - and participation in the democratic self-government of their union.
In terms of major national policy, as a result of the efforts made by SEWA's founder, Ela Bhatt was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission on Self-Employed Women and Women in the Informal Sector, National Policy on Street Vendors was approved under which vendors will get legal status, social security, credit, and legitimate hawking zones. In 2005, the Government asked SEWA to prepare a new draft bill. SEWA focused on social security and prepared "The Unorganised Sector Social Security Bill, 2005" and submitted it to the government. This bill has now been approved by the Government.
On the international stage, SEWA played a central role in the passage of Convention 177 by the International Labor Organization (ILO) addressing the needs of home-based workers everywhere. SEWA collaborated with unions in many countries, and the international alliance of organizations of home-based workers called HomeNet in the successful campaign for passage.
2. Strategies
SEWA believes that the basis of development and progress is organization. Self-employed women must organize themselves into sustainable organizations so that they can collectively promote their own development.
SEWA women organize for different goals. Trade organizations promote employment, increase income or link the women workers/producers with the market. Women can also organize to build assets through savings and credit, such as SEWA Bank. They can organize to provide social security, such as health care or child care and they can organize to promote the cause of, and advocate for, poor women. SEWA women organize at the village level, at the district and state level, and at the national and international level. They can organize registered co-operatives, societies, producers associations or even remain unregistered. Their members may be self-employed women directly, or primary organizations of self-employed women.
All SEWA organizations have the following characteristics:
- They exist for the benefit of the self-employed women members of SEWA.
- They are owned by the self-employed women workers.
- They are managed by them.
- They are democratically run.
- They aim towards self-reliance, both financially and managerially.
3. Integrated Approach
SEWA has learned through long experience that poor women's growth, development and employment can be achieved and sustained only when work, income and food security have also been assured. SEWA pursues an integrated approach to poverty reduction through Capital Formation, Capacity Building, Social Security and Organizing. All of these components are required simultaneously and in a combination that is viable and manageable by the workers themselves. One without the other does not yield results. This process in itself becomes an empowering process which equips and enables the women to fight poverty.
The integrated approach used by SEWA addresses simultaneously the numerous interactive limitations that a poor woman faces. Financial assistance alone will not succeed in moving a woman away from structural poverty when what also must be addressed is her sense of self, her expectations from the world around her, and the opportunity for learning from literacy to vocational skills. At SEWA we organize workers to achieve their goals of full employment and self reliance through the strategy of struggle and development. The struggle is against the many constraints and limitations imposed on them by society and the economy, while development activities strengthen women's bargaining power and offer them new alternatives.
Practically, the strategy is carried out through the joint action of unions and cooperatives. Gandhian thinking is the guiding force for SEWA's members. SEWA follows the principles of satya (truth), ahimsa (non-violence), sarvadharma (integrating all faiths, all people) and Khadi (propagation of local employment and self reliance). SEWA women organize around these principles to learn life skills, gain vocational training and education, and form mutually supportive worker cooperatives and unions. In these supportive environments workers gain experience with democratic processes that allow them to use their group solidarity in the political processes of the larger community around them. It also allows them to exercise their collective strength in the marketplace. Whether it is piece work or marketing through the internet, the group—union or coop—has an authority that cloaks the individual worker and opens the way to greater economic power.


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Enterprises build applications with the latest tools, people and processes yet failures riddle the headlines. If state of the art fails us, it means we need a "New State of the Art."
In his Opening Keynote at 2nd DevOps Summit, John Michelsen, CTO of CA Technologies, discussed how DevOps hopes to instill a new culture that defines the new way of managing application delivery.
It's time Enterprise IT learns from every other industry and begins to use simulation, supply chain governance, continuous delivery and feedback loops to build better products.
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John Michelsen is CTO of CA Technologies. As the Chief Technology Officer of CA Technologies, he is responsible for technical leadership and innovation, further developing the company's technical community, and aligning its software strategy, architecture and partner relationships to deliver customer value.
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Updated February 14, 2015 – Pokerstars was expected to go live in only in New Jersey state January of 2015, and earlier in October of '14 but rumored Adelson/Christie politics are holding up launch, although no news has been released by either Pokerstars or New Jersey Division of Gaming. Anyone giving out dates is simply playing the rumors. My contacts are all tight lipped and the media is propagandizing nothing but rumors. It could be this month or not at all, at least not in NJ. I recommend Bovada.lv as the best alternative at current time, preferred by many over state ran sites.
Pokerstars, also owner of Full Tilt, has sold their gambling business to Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion in legal strategy to enter the U.S. under the pretense that they are a 'new company'. Pokerstars will be back in the U.S.A shorter than the previous 2016 wait-time and potentially within the next few months according to an un-named source. Players are still choosing to play at legit offshore sites such as Betonline due to 50 state acceptance. This sale technically nullified any bad actor clauses, although California has steps that might disregard this company 'rinse' in avoiding the bad actor clause (but politics are always at play, hence the delay).
Real money play will only be accessible if you are visiting or live within New Jersey. You must also have 3 (three) wifi networks within your area for geo locational purposes.
Pokerstars signed a deal with the Morongo Tribe in April 2014 with intent to facilitate online poker (via Pokerstars) for the tribe immediately upon California online poker regulation (when, not a matter of 'if'). On November 11, 2014, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California also partnered with PokerStars. Competing poker sites are exacting the "bad actor clause" to keep them out of California (as was expected).
I am recommending all players within NJ, NV or DE to play at the WSOP (site review) in the meantime. They have the largest 'legalized and licensed' real money player base at this time. If you are not in these states, mine, and most others recommendation is www.Betonline.ag as the safest offshore site to serve all 50 states. See our homepage for other recommendations.
PokerStars remains the largest poker site on the internet at 33,000 average cash players – with nearest 2nd being only at 3,000. This license will allow PokerStars to have games of real money for citizens of New Jersey. The sale of PokerStars has now changed the game.
It was said that, as of December 11th, 2013, PokerStars would NOT have a license for real money in New Jersey (and probably all legal poker states) until the year 2016 when their holding period is removed but now this has changed because of the sale.
It is a pre-requisite for any online casino that operates with a US license to also have or be partners with a U.S. operated "on-land" casino. While this goes against Fair Trade Policies, the US government seems not to care. When they sold their business to Amaya, theoretically "new PokerStars owners" are void of past liabilities therefore allowing them into NJ.
When Will PokerStars Return to the US?
As it stands right now, PokerStars potentially could be operating a poker site in New Jersey within a couple months (exact date undetermined) and has not released their policy towards Nevada or Delaware. Preliminary negotiations to purchase the Atlantic Club in NJ failed, but partnership with Resorts Casino has been crafted. The poker stars brand, which now consists of Full Tilt Poker is going to step to the back of the line because of their failed negotiations to partner or purchase a casino within the United States in a timely manner and past ownership involvements that shadow the site.
The brand was forced into a file labeled, "bad actor" clause, mentioned in recent law which made it harder for poker sites that operated in the US during illegal times to re-enter and in PokerStars's case, despite having paid over an estimated $850m in fines publicly. Not to mention what has transpired behind closed doors.
Good Faith Will Not Prevail?
PokerStars did a very good deed in bailing out defunct poker room Full Tilt Poker after they amounted a 9 figure debt in what the Department of Justice was calling a Ponzi Scheme. Those who are in the poker business know there was no Ponzi scheme. The main wrong doing of Full Tilt Poker (well, minus all the lies) was messing with the United States which continually seized funds meant for players – until they could no longer sustain the losses and were forced to shut down or sell to PokerStars. To this day players from the United States are still awaiting distribution of their funds from the seizure.
This act of good faith in which hundreds of millions were dealt back in the form of penalties and bailouts was still not good enough for US officials. As more and more casinos based in the USA secure their licenses to operate, PokerStars will have to wait two years, possible less, for theirs…
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Original post made by Mutti, Adobe-Meadow, on Oct 11, 2013
This system is wonderful and should be used for fires, floods, kidnappings, etc. But, it is not an advertising system!
I don't like being Spammed by the City!!
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 11, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Yes, I was annoyed by this too. I opened mine thinking it was an emergency, but several phones at the meeting I was at all started ringing with the same message.
This completely misuses the system and like the boy who called wolf, we will soon all start ignoring the system and when the real emergency occurs we will never know.
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The hotel is located in Colmar's historic town centre, a privileged part of the Old Town close to museums, Petite Venise, and the famous rue des Marchands.
Colmar has expanded continuously while respecting its origins with a strong focus on history, art and culture. As a result the old town is still the town centre, a place for people to get together, for learning and shopping.
So lovers of walking tours, architecture and culinary art will be delighted by the many outingsavailable due to the hotel's central location in Colmar.
For guests arriving by car, the old town's free parking lot is easy to find right next to the hotel. The Colmar train station is about 5 minutes from the hotel by taxi.
A prefecture town with 65,000 inhabitants in the heart of Alsace, Colmar offers many different attractions. Ideally situated in the centre of Alsace, 45 minutes from Strasbourg (European capital), Basel ( Switzerland) and Freiburg ( Germany).
Countless options for visits and leisure activities in Colmar and the vicinity.
In Colmar itself, tour lovers will be delighted by the various museums ( Unterlinden-Museum, Bartholdi-Museum, Toy Museum) ) and the old town architecture (Old Customs House, Pfister House, Cathedral, etc.). Walking enthusiasts will enjoy Petite Venise, a typical quarter with very well-preserved old Alsace homes, the yacht harbour and the pedestrianized old town with its many shops.
People who love shows and gatherings will be just as spoilt, as Colmar hosts a large number of events throughout the year: Colmar International Festival (early July), Wine Fair(August), Jazzfestival (September), Film Festival (October), Book Fair (November), Christmas Market (December) etc...