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Definition of the noun conk
What does conk mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: conks
- informal term for the nose
- region: Britain / Great Britain / U.K. / UK / United Kingdom / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- lexical domain: Body Parts - nouns denoting body parts
- more generic terms: nose / olfactory organ = the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
Alternative definition of the noun conk
- [mycology] The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a Bracket fungus (A.K.A. Shelf fungus), i.e., a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
- [slang] A nose, especially a large one.
- Alternate spelling of conch.
Definition of the verb conk
What does conk mean as a doing word?
verb - inflections: conked | conking | conks
- come to a stop
- hit, especially on the head
- examples: The stranger conked him and he fainted | Sam and Sue conk the movie
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] Paula hit the ball | Paula spanked the child | Paula swatted the fly [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] [Adjective] Paul kicked the door open | Paula bit the bag open | They spanked him dead [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] to / into [Oblique, state] The cat clawed the counch to pieces | They spanked him to death [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] to / into [Oblique, state] with [Instrument] The cat clawed the counch to pieces with her sharp nails | They spanked him to death with a bat [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] with [Instrument] Paula hit the ball with a stick | Paula spanked the child with her right hand | Paula swatted the fly with a dishcloth [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] [Locative Preposition] [Oblique] Paula spanked the naughty child on the back [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient] [Locative Preposition] [Oblique] with [Instrument] Paula spanked the naught child on the back with a paddle [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Patient, genitive] [Oblique, body part] Paula spanked the naughty child's back
Verbs of Contact by Impact (with the same syntax): bayonet, belt, biff, birch, bludgeon, bonk, brain, bump, cane, clobber, clout, club, cosh, crack, crunch, cudgel, cuff, elbow, flagellate, flog, gash, knee, knife, paddle, pummel, slam, sock, spank, stab, strap, thrash, thump, truncheon, wallop, whip, whisk.
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- more generic word: hit = deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- lexical domain: Change - verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- synonyms of conk: buy the farm / cash in one's chips / choke / croak / decease / die / drop dead / exit / expire / give-up the ghost / go / kick the bucket / pass / pass away / perish / pop off / snuff it
- more generic terms: change state / turn = undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- more specific terms:
- abort = cease development, die, and be aborted
- asphyxiate / suffocate / stifle = be asphyxiated
- pip out / buy it = be killed or die
- drown = die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
- predecease = die before
- famish / starve = die of food deprivation
- fall = die, as in battle or in a hunt
- succumb / yield = be fatally overwhelmed
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Alternative definition of the verb conk
- [slang] To hit, especially on the head.
- To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.
The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s to the 1960s. This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer, so that the newly straightened hair could be styled in specific ways. Often, the relaxer was made at home, by mixing lye, eggs, and potatoes, the applier having to wear gloves and the receiver's head having to be rinsed thoroughly after application to avoid chemical burns. Conks were often styled as large pompadours although other men chose to simply slick their straightened hair back, allowing it to lie flat on their heads. Regardless of the styling, conks required a considerable amount of effort to maintain: a man often had to wear a do-rag of some sort at home, to prevent sweat or other agents from causing his hair to revert to its natural state prematurely. Also, the style required repeated application of relaxers; as new hair grew in, it too had to be chemically straightened.
Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for conk
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New University Arithmetic (1856)
Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their Applications According to the Most Improved Methods of Analysis and Cancellation by Charles Davies
A Conk is a round body with a circular.
A Forest Environment (2010)
by Stephen Law
(Author's note: A conk is the end of a limb that has been knocked off in previous years and has started to rot into the tree itself .) Before the log was rolled up on the yard, the yard man had to mark the log with an axe, once at each end and once ...
Competition in Syntax (2001)
by Gereon Müller, Wolfgang Sternefeld
CONk is the highest ranking constraint on which C,- and C ,- differ. The candidates in a given candidate set are generated by 284 Tanja Schmid.
The mechanic's calculator (1836)
comprehending principles, rules, and tables in the various departments of mathematics and mechanics; useful to millwrights, engineers, and artisans in general by William Grier
A conk is a solid figure having a circle for its base and terminated in a vertex ; it may be conceived to be formed by the revolution of a triangle about one of its sides. Conic Sections are the figures made by a ...
Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat (2011)
The complete Balderdash & Piffle collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins by Alex Games
to conk means to talk. chat or gossip, from an eighteenth-century verb meaning'to cackle like geese'. And chelp is the Midlands or northern term for impudence. as in '1 want you on your best behaviour when the ...
Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary (2012)
by Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi
*bracket fungus, see conk; * brown rot fungus; *canker rot, see red ring rot; *cellar rot [Coniophora cerebella, Coniophora puteana]; *conk [Polyporaceae]; *dote; *dry rot [Serpula lacrymans, ...
Shorter Slang Dictionary (2003)
by Paul Beale, Eric Partridge
conk, v.(usually followed byout)to fail, tobreakdown,asin the engine conkedout. From 1918.The Australianequivalent is to go conk,tofail gradually ...
Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang (2003)
by Eric Partridge
conk . The nose, esp. if ...
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
by Various
Conk, kongk,n.thenose.—n.Conk′y(slang),a person with a large nose. [MrF. HindesGroomesuggeststhat itmaybe back slang, conk being the illiteratespelling oftheGipsy knoc, nose.] Connascent, konnas′ent, adj. born or producedatthe same ...
Lexicon Balatronicum. A dictionary of Buckish slang, University wit, and Pick Pocket eloquence. ... Altered and enlarged ... by a member of the Whip Club (1823)
by Francis Grose, Pierce Egan
CONK. The nose. CONK ...
Online dictionaries and encyclopedias with entries for conk
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Usage statistics about conk
The following statistics are based on the British National Corpus, so they are representative for the British English from the later part of the 20th century, both spoken and written.
Distribution of usage frequency for the most common synonyms of the verb conk:
Photos about conk
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- Moby and Conk
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- Conk and Jane
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- Peg, Conk and Al
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- Paradise For Conk
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- Tree conk(s) in an Alaskan forest
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- Denny Conk Beth Jane
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- Tree conk(s) in an Alaskan forest
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Scrabble value of C3O1N1K5
The value of this 4-letter word is 10 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
Anagrams of CONK
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|By Greg Schulz
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|November 1, 2012 09:00 AM EDT
This is an industry trends and perspective piece about big data and little data, industry adoption and customer deployment.
If you are in any way associated with information technology (IT), business, scientific, media and entertainment computing or related areas, you may have heard big data mentioned. Big data has been a popular buzzword bingo topic and term for a couple of years now. Big data is being used to describe new and emerging along with existing types of applications and information processing tools and techniques.
I routinely hear from different people or groups trying to define what is or is not big data and all too often those are based on a particular product, technology, service or application focus. Thus it should be no surprise that those trying to police what is or is not big data will often do so based on what their interest, sphere of influence, knowledge or experience and jobs depend on.
Not long ago while out traveling I ran into a person who told me that big data is new data that did not exist just a few years ago. Turns out this person was involved in geology so I was surprised that somebody in that field was not aware of or working with geophysical, mapping, seismic and other legacy or traditional big data. Turns out this person was basing his statements on what he knew, heard, was told about or on sphere of influence around a particular technology, tool or approach.
Fwiw, if you have not figured out already, like cloud, virtualization and other technology enabling tools and techniques, I tend to take a pragmatic approach vs. becoming latched on to a particular bandwagon (for or against) per say.
Not surprisingly there is confusion and debate about what is or is not big data including if it only applies to new vs. existing and old data. As with any new technology, technique or buzzword bingo topic theme, various parties will try to place what is or is not under the definition to align with their needs, goals and preferences. This is the case with big data where you can routinely find proponents of Hadoop and Map reduce position big data as aligning with the capabilities and usage scenarios of those related technologies for business and other forms of analytics.
Not surprisingly the granddaddy of all business analytics, data science and statistic analysis number crunching is the Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) from the SAS Institute. If these types of technology solutions and their peers define what is big data then SAS (not to be confused with Serial Attached SCSI which can be found on the back-end of big data storage solutions) can be considered first generation big data analytics or Big Data 1.0 (BD1 ;) ). That means Hadoop Map Reduce is Big Data 2.0 (BD2 ;) ;) ) if you like, or dislike for that matter.
Funny thing about some fans and proponents or surrogates of BD2 is that they may have heard of BD1 like SAS with a limited understanding of what it is or how it is or can be used. When I worked in IT as a performance and capacity planning analyst focused on servers, storage, network hardware, software and applications I used SAS to crunch various data streams of event, activity and other data from diverse sources. This involved correlating data, running various analytic algorithms on the data to determine response times, availability, usage and other things in support of modeling, forecasting, tuning and trouble shooting. Hmm, sound like first generation big data analytics or Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and IT Service Management (ITSM) to anybody?
Now to be fair, comparing SAS, SPSS or any number of other BD1 generation tools to Hadoop and Map Reduce or BD2 second generation tools is like comparing apples to oranges, or apples to pears. Lets move on as there is much more to what is big data than simply focus around SAS or Hadoop.
Another type of big data are the information generated, processed, stored and used by applications that result in large files, data sets or objects. Large file, objects or data sets include low resolution and high-definition photos, videos, audio, security and surveillance, geophysical mapping and seismic exploration among others. Then there are data warehouses where transactional data from databases gets moved to for analysis in systems such as those from Oracle, Teradata, Vertica or FX among others. Some of those other tools even play (or work) in both traditional e.g. BD1 and new or emerging BD2 worlds.
This is where some interesting discussions, debates or disagreements can occur between those who latch onto or want to keep big data associated with being something new and usually focused around their preferred tool or technology. What results from these types of debates or disagreements is a missed opportunity for organizations to realize that they might already be doing or using a form of big data and thus have a familiarity and comfort zone with it.
By having a familiarity or comfort zone vs. seeing big data as something new, different, hype or full of FUD (or BS), an organization can be comfortable with the term big data. Often after taking a step back and looking at big data beyond the hype or fud, the reaction is along the lines of, oh yeah, now we get it, sure, we are already doing something like that so lets take a look at some of the new tools and techniques to see how we can extend what we are doing.
Likewise many organizations are doing big bandwidth already and may not realize it thinking that is only what media and entertainment, government, technical or scientific computing, high performance computing or high productivity computing (HPC) does. I'm assuming that some of the big data and big bandwidth pundits will disagree, however if in your environment you are doing many large backups, archives, content distribution, or copying large amounts of data for different purposes that consume big bandwidth and need big bandwidth solutions.
Yes I know, that's apples to oranges and perhaps stretching the limits of what is or can be called big bandwidth based on somebody's definition, taxonomy or preference. Hopefully you get the point that there is diversity across various environments as well as types of data and applications, technologies, tools and techniques.
What about little data then?
I often say that if big data is getting all the marketing dollars to generate industry adoption, then little data is generating all the revenue (and profit or margin) dollars by customer deployment. While tools and technologies related to Hadoop (or Haydoop if you are from HDS) are getting industry adoption attention (e.g. marketing dollars being spent) revenues from customer deployment are growing.
Where big data revenues are strongest for most vendors today are centered around solutions for hosting, storing, managing and protecting big files, big objects. These include scale out NAS solutions for large unstructured data like those from Amplidata, Cray, Dell, Data Direct Networks (DDN), EMC (e.g. Isilon), HP X9000 (IBRIX), IBM SONAS, NetApp, Oracle and Xyratex among others. Then there flexible converged compute storage platforms optimized for analytics and running different software tools such as those from EMC (Greenplum), IBM (Netezza), NetApp (via partnerships) or Oracle among others that can be used for different purposes in addition to supporting Hadoop and Map reduce.
If little data is databases and things not generally lumped into the big data bucket, and if you think or perceive big data only to be Hadoop map reduce based data, then does that mean all the large unstructured non little data is then very big data or VBD?
Of course the virtualization folks might want to if they have not already corner the V for Virtual Big Data. In that case, then instead of Very Big Data, how about very very Big Data (vvBD). How about Ultra-Large Big Data (ULBD), or High-Revenue Big Data (HRBD), granted the HR might cause some to think its unique for Health Records, or Human Resources, both btw leverage different forms of big data regardless of what you see or think big data is.
Does that then mean we should really be calling videos, audio, PACs, seismic, security surveillance video and related data to be VBD? Would this further confuse the market, or the industry or help elevate it to a grander status in terms of size (data file or object capacity, bandwidth, market size and application usage, market revenue and so forth)?
Do we need various industry consortiums, lobbyists or trade groups to go off and create models, taxonomies, standards and dictionaries based on their constituents needs and would they align with those of the customers, after all, there are big dollars flowing around big data industry adoption (marketing).
What does this all mean?
Is Big Data BS?
First let me be clear, big data is not BS, however there is a lot of BS marketing BS by some along with hype and fud adding to the confusion and chaos, perhaps even missed opportunities. Keep in mind that in chaos and confusion there can be opportunity for some.
IMHO big data is real.
There are different variations, use cases and types of products, technologies and services that fall under the big data umbrella. That does not mean everything can or should fall under the big data umbrella as there is also little data.
What this all means is that there are different types of applications for various industries that have big and little data, virtual and very big data from videos, photos, images, audio, documents and more.
Big data is a big buzzword bingo term these days with vendor marketing big dollars being applied so no surprise the buzz, hype, fud and more.
Ok, nuff said, for now...
Cheers Gs
Greg Schulz - Author Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (CRC Press, 2011), The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC Press, 2009), and Resilient Storage Networks (Elsevier, 2004)
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Cleaning up computer from non-useful files
Hi, I'm in the process of cleaning up my computer after doing some spyware/trojan removal; and I'm adding more spyware and other security programs such as Secunia.
I was looking at my programs in Secunia and I see a couple of Symantec (activex Control) programs that it is keeping updated. I actually uninstalled Norton a couple of years ago and used the Norton Removal Tool in the last couple of weeks, so I'm wondering if these Symantec programs have something to do with Norton? I know I can stop the updates to these in Secunia, but I can't find the actual Symantec files so I can delete them, if I should delete them, that is.
When I type Symantec into my search line (Vista), nothing shows up. And, I can't find Symantec under program files. Or should I even worry about it?
Also, I uninstalled AVG (and used the removal tool) but I found these under Secunia Programs. I stopped the updates to them, but how do I actually remove them from my computer? I can't find them, either - they are not in Programs and Features (Vista); although I did remove two AVG Technology programs from Programs and Features yesterday, but unrelated to the ones Secunia was updating. Or, am I worrying about wanting my computer too clean? : ) Thanks.
did you remove the actual file for both of those AVG and Norton from your C programs? if not go to your Programs list and look for any files or folders that may be related to those names and delete them.
If you don't have either on the pc now I see no reason to have anything still updating from either of them.
another option to try is using App remover to see if it finds anything or REVO uninstaller both are free
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Thanks, Raven. I was checking Program Files and didn't see anything there. I ended up looking under Program Data, and found a couple of files for AVG and Norton, so I deleted those. I'll see if that takes care of it. I'll also stop the updates in Secunia, which hopefully won't see any more files for those programs.
Hmm, I just found out the way to find out where the files that Secunia is updating are located. If you right click on the program in Secunia, and then click on 'show details', it shows the location and you can double click on it. The Symantec location led me to a folder called Shared Symantec (which I did not see directly under Program Files, but it was under Common Files under Program Files). I deleted the whole folder.
Hopefully it doesn't contain any files that I need seeing as it was 'shared'. I'll leave it in my recycling bin for awhile. Also I double-clicked the AVG location in Secunia, and deleted ALOT of AVG files. I guess I should have played around more, but sort of gave up when I didn't see anything under Program Files. Thanks for your help.


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This is a dark phase of this caterpillar. It is more commonly a greenish yellow and some phases are a mix. I never saw this before. This caterpillar was munching happily on a bush honeysuckle, although they like Dogbane and Snowberry. Hawk moths are also called Sphinx moths or Hummingbird moths; this particular type flies during the day and drinks nectar, so you'll find them feeding at flowers. Their wingspan can be up to 2 inches. I think they look like flying crawfish.
There are generally two hatches a year – three in some areas.
This caterpillar was photographed at Green Lane Reservoir in Red Hill, Pennsylvania, USA, on September 26, 2012.
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Isn't it just the funniest thing! I do believe it looks like a Shar Pei:>)
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absolutely amazing caterpilar. you probably had fun with this big guy. this shot too is very nice ;)
You found the other photo! I'll call you Sherlock:>) I really appreciate the fave and how you tracked this one down:>)
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Ha ha, now that you mention it, it really does, has just as many wrinkles!!!
This is just too cute! What a wonderful close up…so detailed and clean! Excellent!
I'm so pleased you like this guy, Karen. Thanks a million for the wonderful comment and the fave – both are greatly appreciated!
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This is such a beautiful caterpillar! Looks like many little blue buttons holding on its coat!
Aren't they fun! Thank you for visiting and commenting:>)
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Developing a Global Data Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status Using Satellite Passive Microwave Remote Sensing
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The landscape freeze-thaw (F/T) state parameter derived from satellite microwave remote sensing is closely linked to the surface energy budget, hydrological activity, vegetation growing season dynamics, terrestrial carbon budgets, and landatmosphere trace gas exchange. Satellite microwave remote sensing is well suited for global F/T monitoring due to its insensitivity to atmospheric contamination and solar illumination effects, and its strong sensitivity to the relationship between landscape dielectric properties and predominantly frozen and thawed conditions. We investigated the utility of multifrequency and dual polarization brightness temperature (Tb) measurements from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) to map global patterns and daily variations in terrestrial F/T cycles. We defined a global F/T classification domain by examining biophysical cold temperature constraints to vegetation growing seasons. We applied a temporal change classification algorithm based on a seasonal thresholding scheme to classify daily F/T states from time series Tb measurements. The SSM/I F/T classification accuracy was assessed using in situ air temperature measurements from the globalWMOweather station network. A single-channel classification of 37 GHz, V-polarization Tb time series provided generally improved performance over other SSM/I frequencies, polarizations and channel combinations. Mean annual F/T classification accuracies were 92.2 ±0.8 [SD] % and 85.0 ±0.7 [SD] % for respective SSM/I time series of P.M. and A.M. orbital nodes over the global domain and a 20-year (1988–2007) satellite record. The resulting database provides a continuous and relatively long-term record of daily F/T dynamics for the global biosphere with well-defined accuracy.
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Since about 3 days ago, my character has been unable to log into the remote chat on the Armory app. When I log onto my other characters in game, they can see the character in guild as if it is in remote. I send myself a whisper and I receive a push notification even when I am logged out of the armory.
The other features of the armory are working. Any time I try to log into the chat, it attempts to connect and tells me that it timed out. I have tried logging out and turning off the phone, untinstalling the app- restarting the phone- and reintstalling, and I have also tried logging into that character in game- accessing the remote auction house on that character to boot it out of remote. Nothing so far has worked.
If anyone has other hints or things to try, I would be happy to hear it.
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I've been having the same problem too recently, though I haven't done more than reboot my phone or the app. I've been waiting patiently since it started a few days ago, but it hasn't been fixed yet. The delay in fixing it probably has more to do with the holiday weekend than anything else.
Something else to note, whenever I try to switch characters within the app, I can access the auction house for that character, but it never acknowledges my logging in on the in-game roster. Whenever I log out of the app and back in, I am on the character that is locked in the remote chat.
After the server maintenance on Tuesday (today), the Armory app and login behavior returned to normal.
This is good news, but I feel this situation may show up again. It will be unfortunate if I have to wait until a point of server maintenance to recover functionality to the remote chat.
Okay, now that it is one day after the realm maintenance, I have the same problem once again beginning some time after 9:13am.
Is anybody else having this issue now?
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This isn't just affecting a particular realm, it's a pretty widespread issue right now. We should have the bug pinpointed soon.
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Not able to log into US/Oceanic server. Been having this problem periodically, but has been down most of today :(. I would really like to get this fixed soon.
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The car will sometimes not start because of a problem with the ignition switch. Some models may have been recalled by Acura for this issue, please check with your dealer to be sure.Google+
Car Problem Reports
Acura CL "No start" Due to Ignition Switch Failure
Acura CL Problem
Model Years Affected: 1997, 1998, 1999
Average Mileage: 179,453 mi (130,000 mi - 233,345 mi)
Visitor, 1999 Acura CL, 144,000 mi
When I am driving my 1999 Accura Cl 3.0 it stops, I have to throw it on neural and restart it. This happens when I'm driving. I can only tell that this is happening because I can''t accelerate. What I mean is it doesn't give me any warning that this is happening, no noise no stalling. It's like when you run out of gas.
Visitor, 1998 Acura CL, 192,000 mi
Same problem. Twice now I've gone to start my car and it won't start. After multiple attempts and gunning the gas it will finally start. I've taken it to Acura and they don't know what is wrong.
Visitor, 1997 Acura CL, 170,000 mi
At times when I try to start my car it only has a small click sound, if I turn the wheel and move the gear shift I can get it to start.
Visitor, 1997 Acura CL, 146,000 mi
Did a stereo upgrade and found that it wouldnt start,charged batt",checked w?load tester.All came back good,checked all fuses under hood and under dash.Looking into starter cut relay&keyless security control unit.Will also look into ignition switch..
Visitor, 1999 Acura CL, 130,000 mi
The car sometimes has problems starting. The car will start then die. It sometimes takes several tries restarting the car before it will run.
jayz3363, 1997 Acura CL, 198,000 miRookie
I turn the key and car starts, and instantly dies, but if I turn the key very slowly
it will start and stay running, but it then can run until it decides to stall for no
reason, and repeat the process. I also here clicking sound inside glove-box area,
and then wonder if its a relay fuse, or could it be just the ignition switch
Visitor, 1998 Acura CL, 200,000 mi
Car would die while driving. Diagnosed as ignition switch failure. Replaced ignition switch. 2nd replacement for this car.
Visitor, 1997 Acura CL, 200,000 mi
It will start but fail to keep on like the description said. After the first try no power at all in the car at all zip nada!!
I move the red wire that leads to the distributor and once again the engine will crank but Shut off immediately.
Visitor, 1998 Acura CL, 179,000 mi
I thought I was having immobilizer problems. The green key would blink twice and the car would quit. It always started back up and it would be fine for a few seconds or a few weeks. This happened intermittently for YEARS! I took it to the shop and of coarse it wouldn't act up for them. They went ahead and re-programmed the computer and for a few weeks it worked. Then back to the same old stuff. I wished the darn thing would just break altogether. Finally I ran across an article about the ignition switches on these models. The clue that got me was that all the lights went dead! The green key light that I was seeing and thought it was an immobilizer problem was the correct signal of a complete loss of electrical power as that occurs when the key is turned of or when the IGNITION SWITCH FAILS. I got a new switch for $35, took a few hours and a few bad words to install it and it is fixed!
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Historical Traveler Reviews Ca' Gottardi Venice
Best Hotel in Venice!
We stood in Ca' Gottardi on Jan 19 for 2 nights in their lovely suite. The room was spacious and beautifully decorated with Venetian Chandelier and magnificent furnitures; we can stay in our room all day long and admire the room itself.
The hotel was located well with everything close by. Owner of the hotel were very friendly and helpful, when we are leaving (we had 2 huge luggage), he and the bellboy carried the luggage for us all the way to the dock for us. We really appreciated it! We love Venice and we love Ca' Gottardi, we will definitely come back to Venice stay in Ca' Gottardi again!
A lovely place
I just returned from Venice and I stayed at Ca Gottardi. The deal was really good : 180 Euros for the Suite which is really nice !!! The hotel is well located, staff is pleasant and helpful. The only thing, breakfast is nothing special and could be improved. Except this, the place is great. I'll come back for sure.
Lovely Hotel, Very good service
My parents stayed at this hotel on a trip I planned for their anniversary, and on their return they said what a lovely hotel Ca' Gottardi was, that the owner/manager & all the other staff were very nice & helpful. They found the hotel very handy for getting to water-bus stops to see all the sites of Venice and getting to & from the bus & train stations.
A truly lovely hotel.
This is beautiful hotel. It is obvious that the Costerini family considered every detail and the quality of the materials they used is astounding! The lovely red silk brocade wall covering with matching drapes and bedspread - breathtaking. The Morano glass chandeliers -wow. Sleek design in the modern bathroom and excellent hot water and water pressure. The fragrance of fresh baked pastries was a welcome morning greeting. The reception/grand parlor/breakfast room is as elegant as the rooms in the grand palazzo's. The family/staff is most helpful, freindly and low key. They helped us book concerts and water taxi. The location is great. Lots of foot traffic during the day but quiet at night. The hotels opens right onto the Strada Nuova so the door is locked at 10pm but a ring of the doorbel gains quick access. The hotels was safe and secure. The most beatiful, romantic hotelroom I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy!
The hotel itself reflects the wonder that is Venice!
Our first trip to Venice: We absolutely loved Ca' Gottardi and immediately felt lucky to be staying there considering we selected it from pictures and reviews. We couldn't have asked for a better hotel. From the sumptuous decoration to the warm family feel of the staff, we felt at home from the moment we arrived. The location is ideal-- close to the train station means easy to get to when you arrive. The surrounding area is full of wonderful osterias where you can enjoy local dishes and drinks ~ and move on and try the next one. Venetian bar hopping! Staff was helpful and courteous - they arranged both a walking tour and a trip to Murano for us. Our room had a fabulous picturesque view of the Rio de Noal that was quiet and romantic but still allowed you to watch people and light boat traffic. Although we have never stayed on the Grand Canal, we'd imagine the number of water buses and taxis going by there is not nearly as romantic or charming as a room in Ca' Gottardi. Breakfast is wonderful sitting in the dining room next to huge windows over the canal having a coffee and pastry. Ca' Gottardi is a very special place that will always hold a memorable spot in our hearts.
An absolute jewel ...
We were double booked at our original choice hotel and offered accommodation at Ca Gottardi. What a beautiful place!! The blend of modern amenities and facilities with the style and elegance of Venetian furnishings and fabrics is stunning. The staff were most helpful and considerate and helped to make our stay memorable. We're looking forward to returning again in the very near future.
What a place!
We stayed in this beautiful hotel with kids - the whole family loved it. The place is impeccable, the rooms are clean and spacious, all the services were great. The staff was extremely helpful and corteous. The location was extremely convenient, and close to the center. WILL BE BACK FOR SURE!!!
A perfect blend of hospitality and surroundings -magical!
Ca' Gottardi was a very special place for my husband and I and our two friends to experience Venice for the first time.
The Constantini family welcomed us beautifully and were always quietly in the background but on hand for lots of useful information. They booked us a fabulous little trattoria for our first night!
The setting is perfect- right by the Strada Nuova and alonside a small canal that leads directly into the Grand Canal (100 metres away)
The rooms were beautiful - ornate and typically Venetian and with every modern convenience too. The views from both -spectacular and excellent value. Breakfast a treat as well! Plenty of it and served in the main hall with a balcony overlooking the canal. The water taxi from the airport dropped us right outside and on our return the taxi booked for us had to leave from the Grand canal so a hotel porter took our bags for the short walk.
This really is a beautiful small hotel -only 10 rooms -but they have the balance just right. I shouldn't really tell anyone!!
An intimate hotel with class and style
My husband and I just returned from Venice; we were fortunate to find this hotel, where we stayed for six nights.
We were so impressed by the design of the building- it was obvious that
an architect of the highest caliber was used to adapt the ancient
palazzo into such a fine locanda. The materials used were of the
highest quality. Since we are both designers, we were very aware of the
time and money it took to complete this hotel. Our room was wonderful-
we had a view, not only of a canal,but of a bridge over which it seemed
the entire city of Venice walked. The location is fine- there is a
large supermarket near by. The friendliness of the owner and his staff
was outstanding, not too obvious, but always quietly present. This trip
was our 16th visit to Venice. we have stayed in a great many hotels; I
would definitely recommend the Ca Gottardi to your readers- I just hope
I can get our room for our 17th trip next year!
Ca Gottardi-elegant little jewel in the Cannareggio
I had originally reserved for a week in Venice at a recommended "boutique" style hotel near St Mark's Square and was happy with my choice. Being a first time visitor to Venice, I didn't want to take any potentially disappointing risks. Each time I visited a web site to do research for our trip however, I kept seeing a pop-up ad for the Ca Gottardi. Its location [a 10 minute walk to the train station] intriqued me since we were planning 2 or 3 day trips by train to visit other towns in the Veneto. I was unable to cross reference the hotel in any guide books since it had just opened in February, 2003. At the last minute I cancelled my first reservation and booked at the Ca Gottardi. A 10 room boutique hotel decorated with period furniture, antiques and some modern touches, it couldn't have been lovlier. The young staff was helpful and knowledgeabe and the location was convenient. The only negatives were the bridge repair right in front of the hotel [a temporary situation] and the freezing October weather [circumstantial and nothing to do with the hotel]. For big people. the larger rooms are recommended. I'd definitely return.
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I don't know; does anybody think about South Sudan?
From the link: "Today's peacekeeping operations are not neutral. On the contrary, they are mandated to work with host-state governments to build state institutions and most recently to support government security forces to eliminate illegal armed actors. This holds true even if the government is a party to a conflict or committing abuses."
"(CNN) -- Heavily armed militants staged an attack on a U.N. peacekeepers' base that was sheltering civilians in South Sudan on Thursday, killing at least 48 people and seriously injuring dozens more, a U.N. spokesman in the country said Friday.
The attack on the U.N. base in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state, began when militants used rocket-propelled grenades to breach the compound, U.N. spokesman Joseph Contreras said.
Contreras said the gunmen then opened fire at the base, where peacekeepers had been hosting and protecting nearly 5,000 civilians.
Details about how the attack ended were not immediately available, but the death toll is expected to rise, Contreras said. A search of the site continued Friday, he said."
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By Alison Giffen, Special to CNN
"Editor's note: Alison Giffen is co-director of the Future of Peace Operations program at the Stimson Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan international security think tank. She has worked on the protection of civilians and peacekeeping in South Sudan since 2007 and lived in Sudan from 2007-2009. The views expressed are her own."
snip- "Finally, this crisis should force U.N. stakeholders to re-examine the assumptions underlying UNMISS's mandate, and modern peacekeeping more broadly. Today's peacekeeping operations are not neutral. On the contrary, they are mandated to work with host-state governments to build state institutions and most recently to support government security forces to eliminate illegal armed actors. This holds true even if the government is a party to a conflict or committing abuses.
These mandates dilute scarce resources. Of greater concern, however, is that peacekeeping operations like UNMISS can find it difficult to hold governments to account for abuses while trying to cajole them to move toward democratic institutions. Moreover, when peacekeeping operations are seen as partial to one side, opposition groups are more likely to view the United Nations as a party to the conflict rather than an impartial protector or trusted arbiter.
With this in mind, UNMISS needs to take a position of strict impartiality. High level U.N. officials have indicated that a repositioning is underway, with Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herv Ladsous recently saying: "Clearly, in the present situation we are treating all sides equally"
The United States and other U.N. Security Council members must reinforce this redirection by sending strong messages to U.N. headquarters, UNMISS, armed forces on all sides and the people of South Sudan. The message should be that UNMISS has essentially shifted into neutral, but that neutral does not mean passivity in the midst of violence.
Looking ahead, a new Security Council mandate should be negotiated that focuses on the impartial protection of civilians, rather than a reliance on the government of South Sudan. The United States and U.N. members will have to depend less on UNMISS and become much more directly involved in the state and society-building. Such a drastic transformation of UNMISS can help it reduce the violence in South Sudan today and help to avoid similar crises in the future."
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I have no idea what Alison Giffen is talking about.
"Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor have been killed in an attack by armed youths, the UN says.
Toby Lanzer, the UN's top aid official in South Sudan, told the BBC that the youths broke through the gates and opened fire.
UN peacekeepers returned fire and eventually repelled the attackers, he said.
Almost 5,000 civilians are sheltering at the base in the war-ravaged town.
Thousands of people have been killed in South Sudan since fighting began in December between supporters of President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar.
More than one million people have fled their homes in the conflict, some to neighbouring countries.
Mr Lanzer said a group of about 350 youths had left the centre of Bor, in Jonglei state, and approached the base on Thursday morning, allegedly wanting to present a petition.
"They managed to force the gate open, they came in and started shooting indiscriminately," he told the BBC.
"It is the bravery of the peacekeepers that managed to repel the attack. Unfortunately we have had significant loss of life. I can't confirm the number but I can tell you it runs into the dozens."
Mr Lanzer, the UN assistant secretary general in South Sudan, said the youths were dressed in civilian clothing and it was not clear who they were.
"It was totally unprovoked and I think that meting out violence on a group of civilians who are sheltering and seeking protection from the United Nations is not only cowardly it is abominable," he said.
Mr Lanzer added that the UN had stepped up security following the attack.
"We have further reinforced our base and we will send very clear signals to anybody who wishes to approach us with any intent of wrongdoing," he said.
"We've got clear rules of engagement and we will use force if at all necessary to protect people whose sole purpose for being inside our base is to stay alive."
South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a long and bloody conflict to become the world's newest state.
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I''m confused by your opening line was the word what missing before does ir is a it does anybody think about South Sudan.
We thought a lot a bout it several years ago when the Christian minority were being slaughtered by the Muslim government.
There were a number of Hollywood celebrities that spent a good amount of time raising money for the people of the region (of course the right mocked their good deeds)
They have oil!
The country has only been independent 3 years and there is a civil war mostly along ethnic lines between Dinka & Nuer both of who fought against the government of Khartoum for 2 decades!
Hard to tel the knives from the wounds!
The current government believes rebels are hiding in UN camps.
China needs to sort this one out since China consumes most of the new countries oil & has been fronting credit big time.
does anybody think about South Sudan?
You're not familiar with the Sudan divestment campaign?
From 2005: SF Chronicle -- WASHINGTON / Lee says CalPERS isn't considering Sudan divestment / Research indicates retirement fund has stock interests there
From 2006: The Nation -- Divestment and Sudan
From 2008: NYT -- Sudan divestment campaigns gain momentum
From 2011: LAT -- CalPERS divesting from companies operating in Iran, Sudan
From 2014: FT -- Sudan proxy war hits Wall Street roadblock