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Update: Police search after two men stabbed in North AdmiralJuly 16, 2011 at 11:36 pm | In Crime, West Seattle news, WS breaking news | 66 Comments
(WSB photos by Christopher Boffoli; this one substituted at 1:06 am for original same-angle cameraphone photo)
11:36 PM: Police and fire are rushing to California/Donald in North Admiral (map), in the Hamilton Viewpoint Park area. The report is of two people stabbed, both male, one about 30, one about 50. Both are being rushed to Harborview Medical Center. There's no suspect description but they might be on foot, according to the scanner. We have crews on the way to the scene.
11:48 PM UPDATE: WSB's Christopher Boffoli has just arrived. Adding his cameraphone photo of the two medic units, M-32 and M-10, that are taking the stabbing victims to Harborview. Also note that the north end of California SW is blocked off starting at SW Atlantic.
11:58 PM UPDATE: Witnesses tell Christopher that they heard a commotion in the park and saw a group of people walking up California – the stabbing, he was told, happened midway up the block, outside the park, between SW Donald and SW Atlantic. The two medic units are now about to leave for the hospital.
12:16 AM UPDATE: Police tell Christopher at the scene that this is what they are learning so far: They believe the victims are transients who reside in Hamilton Viewpoint Park. They were confronted by a group of as many as 8 people, described as Hispanic men and women. An argument erupted into violence. One of the transients did not initially realize he had been stabbed. One of the victims (apparently the younger one) is in critical condition. Police have not found any weapons yet, nor do they have additional leads yet.
12:28 AM UPDATE: California has reopened to traffic, reports Christopher, but the west side of the street is "cordoned off." He has been told one victim was stabbed in the side, the other in upper back/shoulder area.
66 Comments
right across from Hamilton Viewpoint…and some people think crime doesn't happen in this neighborhood :(
Was wondering what all the activity was about. Yikes!
Damn, you guys are fast! I was just going to send you email!
Two males, both stabbed in the back. Both alert and conscious. Scene is now secure.
Comment by Silver — 11:42 pm July 16, 2011 #
Both men are being transported to Harboview. Patient #1, the 30 year old, has a blood pressure of 60 over palp (not too good, I understand.) Patient #2 sounds like he is "doing okay."
Comment by Silver — 11:49 pm July 16, 2011 #
I don't think there have been anywhere near the amount of crimes in this area compared to… well, any other area of West Seattle. While the sirens blazed passed my house, I thought it would be Alki – the usual hotspot.
Comment by lil_gal — 11:52 pm July 16, 2011 #
Thanks, Silver, that's the impression I got too. We have two people on the scene but as you know the medical info never comes from the scene, only from the radio exchanges between medics and Harborview. They *just* left (M-32 and M-10).
hey, mike..great pictures :)
isn't the viewpoint suppose to close at 11pm?
that needs to start being strictly enforced.
all of us in the neighborhood need to keep our eyes and ears open.
Comment by homesick — 12:09 am July 17, 2011 #
Been wondering what the ruckus was all about. I just got back from walking my dog and must have walked by there 30 min before. Crazy. I noticed that park has seen a recent increase in popularity in the evenings (especially of youth drinking on the hillside out of the view of the street). Gladly, I don't think it is the locals that are the problems on the weekends, but it is still problematic. I had moved away from the beach long ago to avoid this kind of thing.
One question: does this mean we are going to have to give up the "one of the most desired neighborhoods to live in-in Seattle" award now?
Comment by Al — 12:16 am July 17, 2011 #
This is just horrifying.
Comment by Mary T — 12:22 am July 17, 2011 #
I've been out at the bars, so you can take this with a grain of salt, but the stupidity of men never ceases to amaze me. Just dumb.
Comment by villagegreen — 12:23 am July 17, 2011 #
Just a thought, the victims are males, says nothing so far about the suspects if male or female. And btw, I'm female. Just sayin. Either gender, agreed, still dumb.
Comment by sparkybo — 12:44 am July 17, 2011 #
Summertime is grand! Nothing good happens after midnight eh?
Comment by Jiggers — 2:09 am July 17, 2011 #
Is the ethnicity of the group mentioned because it is in some way relevant? Is noting that they are HISPANIC supposed to help us identify the perpetrators? Seems slightly vague, as descriptions go. (If we see a Hispanic person in North Admiral — not likely — should we suspect them of this crime?)
Hmmm, makes me think that just MAYBE the person who wrote this was white (the "normal" ethnicity that rarely gets mentioned).
Comment by Justice — 5:48 am July 17, 2011 #
Justice, we've been over that here time and again. Whatever police mention in terms of descriptions, how much or how little, we will mention. As of early this am, that is all they had. If all they had was "a group of people dressed in purple," that's what we'd mention. – TR
It seems like a person would have to be pretty loaded to not notice a thing like having been stabbed.
Comment by austin — 8:20 am July 17, 2011 #
whats up with west seattle lately? white center is trickling down in the good parts
Comment by w.s. maverick — 8:23 am July 17, 2011 #
we can't begin to search for the person or people who committed this crime without a description. if that includes ethnicity as a way of helping capturing the perpetrators, then it must be included, no matter if it's white, red, hispanic, asian or martian.
it's just the facts of the situation. no one should take it as a slam.
justice, if this happened in your neighborhood, wouldn't you want as much information as possible to keep it safe?
hmmm, makes me think that just MAYBE you are hispanic. so sorry you have taken offense.
Comment by homesick — 8:35 am July 17, 2011 #
The police have disengaged due to people like McGinn and Holmes, that is what is happening in Seattle
Comment by amused — 8:42 am July 17, 2011 #
Your comment isn't helpful more inflammatory
Why is it that we all seem to have to tread so delicately and carefully when putting out perpetrator descriptions
As a citizen in the community I want to know !!!!!!
Comment by Mn — 8:48 am July 17, 2011 #
austin: What one of the victims told police was that he felt a blow on his side. So he knew he had been struck by something but didn't necessarily realize he had been stabbed. In the dark he wouldn't have seen the knife. And adrenaline can do strange things to perception. I can't say I've ever had the experience of being stabbed. But I have certainly heard of other cases of victims not being immediately aware of their injuries.
Comment by cjboffoli — 8:49 am July 17, 2011 #
Justice: No worries with WSB, they have a proven long record of journalistic integrity. They are a superior news outlet that actually have (and follow) standards. Their professionalism is what keeps me tuned in.
Comment by RG — 8:56 am July 17, 2011 #
As one of the very few Hispanic residents in the North Admiral neighborhood, I can assure you it does not offend me to see the WSB include the suspects' description in their coverage.This is called journalism, nothing else.
I am also smart, successful, educated and an American citizen with rights and responsibilities. This morning when I take my Hispanic children out for a walk in the neighborhood I am not afraid of being loooked at as a "possible suspect".
Just lighten up.
Comment by Viva Mexico — 9:24 am July 17, 2011 #
Well time to make knives illegal!
Comment by Daddy — 9:27 am July 17, 2011 #
Justice- Sorry to burst your bubble, but ("if we see a Hispanic person in North Admiral-not likely…"), there are Hispanic people living in this neighborhood, my family of four included.
Comment by AMexicanisyourneighbor — 9:36 am July 17, 2011 #
Wow, nary a comment about how disturbing it is that a group of people took it upon themselves to STAB two other people, one of whom is in critical condition! I don't care if who they stabbed were transients living in a park; they are HUMAN BEINGS.
And by the way, years ago I fell and ended up with a compound fracture to my ankle. I didn't feel a thing. It's very strange what shock can do to a person.
Comment by Mary T — 10:09 am July 17, 2011 #
amused: major crime as a whole is down under mcginn compared to 2009. aggravated assault, however, is up this year compared to 2010.
wow. 5-6 aggravated assaults a day. i think that says more about society than it says about the cops. i generally find cops here – especially in west seattle – to be interested, helpful, and friendly.
Comment by redblack — 10:20 am July 17, 2011 #
Hello! more homeless living in the parks. We have homeless people all over west Seattle in the parks , their cars and our streets. I don't know the answer but we need to look into solving this problem. I'd like to get both sides to this story…
I love it when people instantly stereotype. It show how low their I.Q. is.
Comment by Jiggers — 10:44 am July 17, 2011 #
THANK YOU WSB for always being on the mark. After the 7th emergency vehicle went screaming by our house on California, a group of neighbors started to gather on the sidewalk to find out what was going on. Someone pulled out their phone and went to your site and we quickly learned the story. LONG LIVE WSB!!!
Comment by marna — 11:01 am July 17, 2011 #
8 people against two transients-pretty bad odds. It's funny how "tough guys" always get tough when they are in packs. Cowards.
Comment by bridge to somewhere — 11:16 am July 17, 2011 #
Cartel activity spilling over from eastern wa. homeless meth addicts/dealers.
Comment by ENOUGH! — 12:06 pm July 17, 2011 #
i know who did it..
Comment by david pham — 1:14 pm July 17, 2011 #
Great. Call police and tell them if you haven't already, then.
Thanks Viva Mexico, for the commonsense
attitude to this incident; this isn't racial
profiling, this is simply concern for our neighborhood.
Comment by G — 2:01 pm July 17, 2011 #
The two men have names, Zach, who is 25, and Glen the one who is 52. They live on 47th Ave SW near Admiral.
Comment by Bob Shields — 2:19 pm July 17, 2011 #
So Dave Pham, who did it? We know the victims, they are our friends.
Comment by Bob Shields — 2:21 pm July 17, 2011 #
Anybody who knows anything about this terrible event, please come forward. The victims are residents of the area who were merely out for a walk.
Comment by Bob Shields — 2:53 pm July 17, 2011 #
this is exactly why I am considering a weapons permit, even though I don't like guns. Also I never wander outside much after 9 pm because I always see more crazies than police present
Comment by Paul — 3:27 pm July 17, 2011 #
Am I wrong or does this stuff happen in waves? There's been a vibe lately…
So sorry for the victims. Hoping both are stable and heal quickly.
Any more news on suspects?
Thanks, WSB for all that you do!
Comment by cakeordeath — 3:29 pm July 17, 2011 #
In the interest of public safety: Since Dave Pham claims in this public forum he knows who committed the crime, the email address he used to post his comment needs to be turned over to the Seattle Police. Him knowing this information and not giving it to the authorities is Aiding and Abetting, making him an Accessory to the perpetrators.
WSB, please do the right thing.
Comment by homesick — 3:35 pm July 17, 2011 #
Blame SPD for not patrolling that park enough late night. It is very dark, and South Park punks like to take it over at night. Not safe in own neighborhood anymore. Time to pack a gun at night.
Comment by Mike — 3:53 pm July 17, 2011 #
I'm just sad to hear that I know the two victims. They are not "transients living in the park". They were out for a walk. I live in the Admiral District, and have been known to walk to the store after dark, or a restaurant. It's really frightening to know that streets are sometimes not safe here, too, although for the most part it's OK. I'm betting that the perpetrators were not residents of the area. Perhaps a bigger presence at the viewpoint by authorities , esp. on weekends might help. Just sayin'. Please have good thoughts that the victims recover quickly and well.
The Hamilton Viewpoint has been an 'attractive nuisance' at night for years; without the frequent patroling etc that Alki gets. In the recent past there has been muggings, shootings, drug dealing, graffiti, vandalism, gang-banging, underage drinking, rapes, and more – all in the City owned park.
Yet the City of Seattle Parks does next to nothing about improving security there; although neighborhood watches and the Seattle Police have requested the installation of night lighting; installing anti-vehicle barriers to prevent doughnuts on the lawns; and cutting back the out-of-control foilage that prevents neighborhood watch groups from effectively monitoring the situation there. It has taken many years of efforts with the neighborhood watch groups and the Seattle Police department to convince the Parks Department to even regularly secure the park gates at 11 pm. When this is not done, the neigborhood windows literally shake in their frames from the volume of bass coming from the cars at 2am, 3am and even 4am to which no response is often forthcoming when the police are called since there are overiding priorities elsewhere.
As the City of Seattle slides downhill faster and faster into gangland crime and violence under the dismissive eye of Mayor McGinn and his set of out-of-touch enviro-geeks; the rest of the law-abiding (and unrepresented) citizens within Seattle's largest neighborhood here are further disconsolate and discouraged from our local government's involvement towards resolving our societal devolvement.
Comment by RC — 5:33 pm July 17, 2011 #
Bob and Jan, I'm sorry to hear that the information from the scene regarding the victims was inaccurate. That is to this hour the only information we have – police have not released an update on the case today and the on-call detective from Media Relations, our only avenue for information on cases like this, just told me he is not expecting access to the report before tomorrow morning (which is sooner than we would have access to it – the online system available to media/public usually lags by several days). I will publish a separate update saying that and quoting your comments, – TR
Gangs are here. Does anyone remember the gang initiation rites that were taking place in Lincoln Park story several years ago?
I grew up in old school WS and remember when hoodlums knew they didn't come here and start trouble, and we didn't go to their hood and start trouble.
Sure, you can't put a gate on West Seattle, but there is a naive and permissive vibe here now that certainly doesn't discourage this kind of behavior.
Maybe this isn't PC, but I don't care; this is my home.
Comment by G — 6:30 pm July 17, 2011 #
Kudos to WSB for their speed on the scene and to our city Fire, Medic and Police for their extraordinary response time.
As for keeping tabs on what goes on in that park, it seems to me that a plausible solution may be cameras with signs indicating as such – if we can afford those solar speed signs that slow people down, surely someone might consider a camera that could save a life (or 2).
Just because we live in an affluent neighborhood, we are not entitled to be void of common crimes; however as a community, there is strength in numbers and funds to support measures that could make people think twice about choosing to commit crime in our area….food for thought.
Comment by Udmiou1 — 8:19 pm July 17, 2011 #
Amen RC.. The Parks Dept. can't even keep dogs off of playfields and play areas.
Comment by todd_ — 8:54 pm July 17, 2011 #
"whats up with west seattle lately? white center is trickling down in the good parts"
Do people really believe this?
todd_, read this http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?d=CODE&s1=9.25.084.snum.&Sect5=CODE1&Sect6=HITOFF&l=20&p=1&u=%2F~public%2Fcode1.htm&r=1&f=G you might want to think twice before yelling at somebody with a dog next time. I get a kick out of the guy that says "no pets on school grounds" to me when I have my dog at the playground. Guess they never took time to read the actual code listed on the sign.
Comment by Mike — 9:44 pm July 17, 2011 #
Mike…as long as your dog is on a leash, you clean up after it, and you're not there during school hours…well, then, go for it. What does this have to do with the stabbing last night?
I thought todd was refering to the fact that Hamilton Viewpoint is constantly used as an off leash park.
Comment by sna — 10:24 pm July 17, 2011 #
Not trying to start anything here .. The context was RC saying the Parks Dept. has failed to honor requests that could make the park more safe. In that context I was saying (in frustration) that the Parks Dept can't even enforce the signs they put up at playfields and play areas in West Seattle that say "no dogs allowed .. up to $150 fine." Off topic but myself and many others in West Seattle wish dog owners would read the signs and comply, as well as, scoop the poop which is also a law.. Here is the law I was referring to, SMC 18.12.080 and here is a link http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?d=CODE&s1=18.12.080.snum.&Sect5=CODE1&Sect6=HITOFF&l=20&p=1&u=/~public/code1.htm&r=1&f=G
and here is the verbiage I was referring to: A. Except as expressly allowed in subsection B hereof, it is unlawful for
any person to allow or permit any dog or other pet to run at large in any
park, or to permit any dog or other pet WITH or WITHOUT a leash, except
Seeing Eye or Hearing Ear dogs or dogs used by public law enforcement
agencies and under control of a law enforcement officer, to enter any public
beach, swimming or wading area, pond, fountain, stream, organized athletics
area or designated children's play area.
Mike – I don't approach people with dogs to tell them what to do but according to the law I referenced above, dogs are not allowed at playgrounds on or off leash which is where you said you take your dog.
Comment by todd_ — 11:05 pm July 17, 2011 #
I have a bit more information from police regarding Hamilton Viewpoint and regular checks – it'll be in the short followup on last night's stabbings that I hope to finish within 15 minutes or so, will add the link here when it's up – TR
Hi Mike. Thanks for the link, I tried to edit my comment but time ran out. It looks like there are differences in the laws between dogs at schools (what you were referring to) and parks (what I was referring to).
Comment by todd_ — 11:29 pm July 17, 2011 #
The city is and will be closing parks facilities; they certainly don't have enough money to patrol all the parks 24/7!!! Putting lights at Hamilton Viewpoint is not a solution. There have been many studies done on the effect of lighting on criminal activity, and basically what lights do is increase the perception of safety, but no effect on frequency/severity of incidents. Also, the best way to get a LOT of people complaining passionately about something is to install lights in a park.
Comment by visitor — 12:58 am July 18, 2011 #
As the Seattle Police Department has repeatedly told those in the community block watch programs, they cannot be there 24/7. They do try to do regular patrols, but with cutbacks and increased activities in other areas, they often cannot be as active as we may want them to be. Plus, they are often more focused upon raising $ for city coffers through revenue enhancement traffic enforcement activities versus crime prevention activities.
For private property owners, such as nightclubs,private homes in which the residents hold parties that disturb the neighborhood and have activities that attract commission of crimes, and even the victims of graffiti, the property owners are held responsible for doing something to resolve the situation.
However, in the case where it is the city itself that is the non-responsive neighborhood nuisance, nothing is done and nobody is held accountable for improving the conditions that allow criminal activities to proceed unchecked that then futher goes to promote more of the same ilk to be attracted to these locations.
It gets me that the city parks departments then later comes to us tax-paying citizens with hat-in-hand to fund more improvements when they have shown they are not sufficiently capable nor interested in keeping what is currently on the books maintained nor secure.
Instead it takes some level of violent tragedy to get anyone's attention these days; especially as we in West Seattle do not seem to have anyone on the city council to represent our neighborhood concerns and needs, despite being Seattle's largest neighborhood.
So we get expenditures on Sherril Lanes paralleling existing bicycle/pedestrian paths instead of $ to address improving the elements of our social stability and community safety. We get the continued expensive shenanigans to delay and impede the SR-99 project versus funding successful anti-gang efforts that persuade youths to take up alternatives to the drug and violence that our local government officials seem so willing to accept as not being in THEIR neighborhoods! They are willing to accept poor schools and special-interest underhanded dealings that result in multimillion $ undervaluations for real-estate in the Madison Valley to be transferred to their special friends; and then have the gaul to cut the school education programs that keep kids away from becoming the roving gangs that end up stabbing others in our neighborhoods.
Time for us to get a clue!
Comment by RC — 1:03 am July 18, 2011 #
I'm confused, RC. Are you angry about bike lanes or gang activity?
Time to patrol your neighborhoods in groups. Do not lock your doors and pull your shades, or you surrender to the creeps and scumbags. Arm yourselves if you must. The bad guys are.
Comment by wseadawg — 12:57 pm July 18, 2011 #
Just checking in… is the short follow up ready yet (that was mentioned last night about 11:30pm)? Was it going to be posted here or somewhere else and I'm missing it? Thank you.
Comment by sparkybo — 4:19 pm July 18, 2011 #
Ooops, sorry WSB, I just found it posted on the right side column. Thanks.
Comment by sparkybo — 4:21 pm July 18, 2011 #
Any NEW detailed report released yet from SPD on the North Admiral Hamilton View Point Area stabbings on late Saturday evening July 16th?
Comment by Aman — 4:36 pm July 19, 2011 #
I last checked the online system around midday today. Checking again.
Thank you WSB- you guys do great work!
Comment by Noelle — 9:59 pm July 19, 2011 #
Everyone just needs to chill out.
Comment by Dang — 4:50 pm July 22, 2011 #
This is why I have a c.w.p. and carry a gun. Not to start anything but just to make sure that this doesnt happen to me, my loved ones, or just any innocent person period.
Comment by Nizzle Won — 11:14 am July 26, 2011 #
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If ever there was an apt title for a musical, it is "Road Show." Not only does it describe the transcontinental riches-to-rags-squared adventures of two real-life brothers at the start of the 20th century, it is also fitting for a show that had to creatively travel nearly 15 years before composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist John Weidman could finally declare to themselves that their work was finished.
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As with the evolution of the musical itself, through four incarnations and evolving titles, the manner in which to acknowledge Addison Mizner's closeted homosexuality took several turns before Sondheim and Weidman arrived at a solution that, in a way, turned the tables on brother Wilson's raging heterosexuality. The score's main romantic ballad, "The Best Thing That Has Ever Happened," went from Wilson singing about a woman when the show was titled "Bounce to Addison" singing about another man in "Road Show." "Now it feels as if it was written just for Addison and Hollis, and it's only a curiosity that it had actually been written for the other situation," Weidman said.
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"Wise Guys" was the first title of the musical, which had a workshop run in 1999 under the estimable Sam Mendes' direction. But the creators knew it was a misfire, and found their next director in Hal Prince, who had worked with Sondheim so brilliantly on "Company," "Sweeney Todd," "Follies," and the aforementioned "Pacific Overtures." Briefly known as "Gold," the show opened a commercial run as "Bounce" in Chicago in 2003 before moving to the Kennedy Center.
"The opening number of the show in Chicago and Washington was 'Bounce,' a song about American resilience," Weidman said, "and that opening number became 'Waste' in "Road Show," and it's a more melancholy view of how people's potential can be undermined by a certain kind of opportunistic ambition."
With "Bounce," Hal Prince convinced Weidman and Sondheim that the story needed a female character to represent the women in Wilson's life, while remaining silent on Addison's sexuality. The critical reaction to "Bounce" was poor, but more importantly, Sondheim and Weidman felt the story had lost its way. The script hit the desk of Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York's Public Theater, who had ideas for another overhaul and a new director. John Doyle, who had devised stripped-down revivals of "Company" and "Sweeney Todd" with actors also serving as musicians, proposed a streamlined, intermissionless revision that finally gave open expression to Addison's sexuality.
High-society architect Addison Mizner was a closeted homosexual of the 1920s who gained a lover in "Road Show" in the musical's final iteration.
"Addison certainly never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality," Weidman said of the famed architect, "but he had a friend in Florida who wrote about him after his death and described his gay life in Palm Beach as kind of melancholy. There was no way for him to have an open relationship, but we created one for him. Our ambition was not to highlight the fact that he was gay, but to indicate that he finally was able to be separate from his brother and create a life of his own and a connection to another person. The most dramatic way we could represent that was by showing him with a gay lover. Then Wilson comes down to Florida and destroys not only Addison's professional life, but undermines his personal life as well."
"Road Show" played its limited run at the Public Theater in 2008, and while the critics did not warm to it, Sondheim and Weidman felt their work on the show was finished. "We finally felt we had gotten it right," Weidman said, "and by right, I mean, right for us."
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Ivan Krizsan wrote:Hi!
I am not sure about the cause of your problems, but since you have rather large files, I would suggest another strategy:
- Change the return type of the atttest method to javax.activation.DataHandler.
- Do not read the file into memory, but instead use an instance of FileDataSource like this:
FileDataSource theImageDataSource = new FileDataSource("myPictureFile.jpg");
DataHandler theImageDataHandler = new DataHandler(theImageDataSource);
return theImageDataHandler;
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When one is with the Guru, and following the path, is it necessary even then to participate or conduct rituals?
If you have unshakeable faith on the Guru Tattva, then there is no need for anything else. But if you feel that you should perform certain rites and rituals, then that is fine too.
Also, doing anything without faith in the Guru Tattva, does not bring any benefits. Without the presence of the Guru, there will be no use of practicing any Tantra (an ancient school of spiritual practices) or mantras. And if you have surrendered yourself completely to the Guru, then there is little need for all these methods. But if you wish to practice that too, there is no problem in that.
For this, you have to find someone who can perform these rites and rituals correctly (as prescribed by the scriptures). And sometimes you should actually engage in some Karma Kaand (rituals and holy practices as mentioned in the scriptures) also; maybe once or twice a year. You need not over do them.
Do some puja, light a lamp before the deity at home once in a while, and sit silently in meditation sometimes. Meditation is the best among all practices.
If there is love, meditation and a sense of surrender, then everything else simply follows.
Sometimes, you may place a Toran (a traditional Indian door ornament believed to be auspicious and ward off ill omens) to decorate your doors in the house. That is the significance of the Toran. But if there are no doors, what is the point in placing a Toran then?


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Morning Briefing for November 7, 2011
the Morning Briefing every morning at no charge.
1. Democratic National Convention Outsources Charlotte Jobs to Beltway Union Shop
2. DNC Union Favoritism Forcing Furloughs Of Charlotte's Non-Union Hotel Workers?
3. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the Big, Bad Pipeline
4. Cain Accuser "Speaks"
1. Democratic National Convention Outsources Charlotte Jobs to Beltway Union Shop
On Friday, you met John Monteith, a Charlotte, NC print shop executive who was told that he would not be awarded any contracts in conjunction with the upcoming 2012 Democratic National Convention to be held in his town because his shop was not unionized. Given that Charlotte is located in a right-to-work state, this upset John enough that he sought media attention to shine light on what he viewed to be in stark contrast to the stated goals of Mayor Anthony Foxx, a close ally of President Obama. Foxx claimed that the convention would be a boom to the Charlotte economy creating plenty of jobs for everyone and plenty of work for local businesses while fervently denying that unionization was the primary factor in decision making.However, on the same day the DNC was scrambling to prove how pro-local business they are, it was revealed who they awarded the work that had been denied to John Monteith's shop. The work went to a company called Hargrove Inc, a shop that boasts its work force of more than 3,000 union personnel and hails from the union bastion of the Washington D.C. metro area. They work with the biggest names in the union market. From the Teamsters, to the Carpenters Union, union favoritism seems to be a very important reason Hargrove was selected.Please click here for the rest of the post.
2. DNC Union Favoritism Forcing Furloughs Of Charlotte's Non-Union Hotel Workers?
In February, when the Democratic National Committee chose Charlotte, North Carolina as the host city for its September 2012 convention, it left the door wide open for the Charlotte-area's union-free workforce to be discriminated against in favor union workers. Although Charlotte's Democrat Mayor, Anthony Foxx (who is facing GOP challenger Scott Stone in Tuesday's election), has denied the allegation, it appears Foxx has been misleading Charlotte residents on both his (alleged) job creation record as well as the outsourcing of DNC convention jobs to union labor.Late last week, we received a tip that the DNC was forcing the downtown-Charlotte hotels to displace their own existing workers and bringing in union labor to work during the DNC Convention. While the Hyatt Place denied the rumor, numerous calls were placed to general managers at other area hotels but were not returned.However, at the Ritz Carlton, Charlotte, where President Obama is reportedly staying during the convention, employees did confirm that they had been told they would be laid off during the convention.Please click here for the rest of the post.
3. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the Big, Bad Pipeline
The habitual self-loathing of the American Left is perhaps its most endearing quality.Most of us remember actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus from her lead role in the late, lamented CBS sitcom Watching Ellie.Now she's an expert on energy, international economy, and the environment. Here's a video in which she expresses her opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline.Please click here for the rest of the post.
4. Cain Accuser "Speaks"
The attorney for the woman who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment in 1999 has spoken. Well, not really. As predicted, she sent her attorney out to the media – she continues to refuse to disclose her identity, answer questions, or provide any details whatsoever about the alleged incident. Her attorney's statement is perhaps the most vacuous statement I have ever seen an attorney make, and that is truly saying something indeed.Contrary to the assertions of my esteemed colleague streiff, this has nothing to do with blaming messengers or victims. This has everything to do with the fact that it is impossible to evaluate the credibility of an anonymous accusation that contains absolutely no factual details. And the assertion that this woman is somehow not anonymous because someone knows who she is distorts the meaning of the word "anonymous" beyond recognition. Woodward and Bernstein knew who Deep Throat was – that doesn't mean he wasn't anonymous to the public, which is the only kind of anonymity that matters in this case.If this woman really suffered sexual harassment at the hands of Herman Cain then he deserves to take a lot of lumps – perhaps even the destruction of his entire political career, depending on the circumstances. But there is no way to judge whether that is the case- none whatsoever. The accuser's lawyer said repeatedly in his statement that the accuser does not wish to relive the incident – however, literally the only point served by his null set statement is ensuring that the story lived on in the news cycle.Please click here for the rest of the post.


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Want to be a WZLY DJ?
It's super simple (really).
- Intern with a licensed WZLY DJ for at least eight hours. You will be assigned to a DJ's show and most shows run for two hours once a week.
- Engineer your DJ's show for one hour and tape it. On your eighth hour of interning or whenever you feel comfortable thereafter, you will execute your DJ's show for one hour.
- Take and pass the DJ test. There are two components to the test: a short-answer written component and a practical component. All the information you need to know to pass the written test can be found in the intern packet.
- Special Intern Task. To be determined by the Record Librarian in accordance with the needs of the station. It usually involves shelving 30 CDs/records or reviewing a few CDs for the Music Directors.
- Join a committee. All interns and WZLY members are required to join a committee. There are many different committees to join; some require less time commitment than others so you can pick the committee that is right for you.
Download the intern packet here for a more in-depth explanation of the station and your role as an intern.
NOTE: All interning requirements must be completed by the last day of broadcasting for the semester (generally the last day of classes). Don't procrastinate! If you do not finish all these interning requirements by the last day of broadcast, you will have to start over next semester.
Why should you become a DJ for WZLY?
WZLY is home to the coolest kids on campus. Everyone knows it. -Ashley Porras
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Should You Fire a Client?
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San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Pablo Sandoval scorched a three-run homer in the first inning to fuel the San Francisco Giants' 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game series Friday at AT&T Park.
Brandon Hicks hit a solo homer and finished with two RBI, while Hunter Pence plated a run and scored once for the Giants, who have won three of their last four games.
"I think we just have a lot of guys on the team that have the ability to drive it out of the ballpark," Hicks said. "I think we just have a solid lineup."
Tim Lincecum (4-3) allowed two runs on five hits and six walks with four strikeouts over six innings to pick up the victory.
Joe Mauer registered two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Twins, who had won two straight and five of their last six games.
Kyle Gibson (4-4) gave up five runs on five hits with four strikeouts over five frames to absorb the loss.
The Giants jumped on Gibson in the opening frame, as Angel Pagan stroked a leadoff double and moved to third on a wild pitch. Pence followed with a chopper to third and was originally ruled out on the bang-bang play at first, but San Francisco challenged the call, which was overturned to leave runners on the corners.
After Pagan was caught in a rundown and retired following Buster Posey's grounder to third, Sandoval drilled a first-pitch fastball over the high wall in right to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
"You can't throw a fastball over the plate like that and he did," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said of Gibson's pitch to Sandoval. "You have to make a better pitch than that."
The Twins cut the margin to one in the third, as Brian Dozier ripped a leadoff single and scored on Mauer's triple to right. Two batters later, Mauer scored on Chris Parmelee's groundout to make it 3-2.
San Francisco responded swiftly in the home half when Pagan laced a leadoff triple and scored on Pence's grounder to short that Eduardo Escobar booted.
Minnesota nearly cut into the margin in the fourth when Gibson stepped to the plate with runners on the corners and one away. However, Gibson's grounder to third was smothered by Sandoval, who fired to the plate to retire Escobar.
After uncorking a wild pitch to put runners on second and third, Lincecum fanned Dozier to escape the frame unscathed.
Hicks stroked a two-out solo shot to left in the home half and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to score Brandon Crawford, who opened the frame with a triple.
The Twins threatened again the eighth against Javier Lopez, as Escobar ripped a one-out double before Aaron Hicks walked.
Jean Machi then entered and induced an inning-ending double play from pinch- hitter Josmil Pinto before spinning a perfect ninth to nail down his second save of the season.
Pence went 1-for-4 to extend his hit streak to 10 games ... Minnesota went 0-
for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base ... San
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I received a very interesting question from a reader today through the Ask Carole feature here at Ecosystem Gardening.
I love answering your questions about what's happening in your wildlife garden, and I'll do my best to answer each one that comes in as time is available. Thanks to all of you who have taken the opportunity to talk about the exciting events and happenings in your habitat gardens.
From Jonathan:
I was taking a quick inspection on my raised garden boxes yesterday and noticed something really strange in my carrot box. I have about 100 transplanted carrots that are doing great and about 10-12″ tall now and they are hosting a new friend. Pretty much every carrot top had a caterpillar resting along a limb? Every single carrot had one, I was amazed and confused.
I showed my wife and son when they got home and she asked the same question, "why did they just show up out of nowhere"?
We live in Livonia, MI and this is our second year having raised garden boxes with a plathera of veggies, but carrots where an addition this year. We had no idea what we were in store for……
Any commets?
Well, Jonathan, it seems as though your carrots may be the only nearby food available for passing Black Swallowtail butterflies. Awesome!
Pretty soon you'll have lots of beautiful Black Swallowtails floating around your garden.
These stunning butterflies lay their eggs on plants in the carrot family, which includes parsley, dill, fennel, Queen Anne's Lace, and wild carrots.
I realized a while ago that all of the plants on the above list were brought to this country by the European settlers, so I got to wondering what Black Swallowtail caterpillars ate before we brought those plants here.
The list of native carrot family plants is quite long, but you need to be very careful with this family as it contains several poisonous plants like poison hemlock and water hemlock.
One plant that I've discovered works quite well when trying to attract Black Swallowtails is Zizia aurea, or Golden Alexanders, which has become quite a magnet for these beautiful butterflies in my wildlife garden.
To find out which carrot family members are native to your area, I suggest using the Native Plants Database at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and search for members of the Apiaceae family.
What plants are the Black Swallowtails laying their eggs on in your Ecosystem Garden?
Check out my new free online course Ecosystem Gardening Essentials, 15 free lessons delivered to your inbox every week, teaching you to garden sustainably, conserve natural resources, and create welcoming habitat for wildlife in your garden.
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Twitter Rescues a Word From Literary Extinction and Gives it a Whole New Meaning
The diagram below illustrates the steady decline in the use of word "twitter" in the English literature. It appears as though the word would have been nearly forgotten if it wasn't for Twitter's launch in 2006. Soon after that "twitter" becomes "Twitter" (or @twitter) and the first association is of a 140 character micro-blogging service, everything else has been shadowed by the new Internet phenomenon.
On closer observation we notice an interesting spike for the word "twitter" in 2004, two years before the launch of Twitter.com. This hints at a possibility of something which acted as an inspiration to Jack Dorsey and his mates:
"[W]e came across the word "twitter," and it was just perfect. The definition was "a short burst of inconsequential information," and "chirps from birds." And that's exactly what the product was."


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9:30 am
Glocester Senior Center, 1210 Putnam Pike, Chepachet [Map]
Learn the latest line dancing.
For information: Call 401-710-9860
9:30 am
The Smithfield Senior Center, 1 William J Hawkins, Jr. Trail, Smithfield [Map]
Be Fit with Mary dance exercise classes will be held on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $3 for Smithfield Senior Center members, $6 for non-members. The first class is free for new members.
For information: Call the Smithfield Senior Center at 401-949-4590.
10:30 am
Cumberland Senior Center, located on the Monastery Grounds, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI [Map]
Accepting new students – First class free.
For information: Call 401-334-2555
5:30 pm
Held every Monday with instructor April Hilliker at Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St., Cumberland. Zumba Toning 5:30-6:15 p.m. and Zumba 6:30-7:30 p.m. $5 per class/$8 if both classes taken same day. Drop-in. Free class after every 10 taken. Visit www.riverfolk.org .
6:00 pm to 7:45 pm
Lincoln Public Library, 145 Old River Road, Lincoln [Map]
Taught by Rhode Island Watercolor Society member Jerry Aissis. Enrollment is limited to 10 people; register in person at the Reference Desk. A list of materials will be given upon registration. Cost is $100, due at registration.
For information: Call the library at 401-333-2422.
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
East Smithfield Neighborhood Center, 7 Esmond St., Smithfield. Fee: $6 per person. Contact Louise at 401-724-7295.
10:15 pm to 11:00 pm
East Smithfield Public Library, 50 Esmond Street, Smithfield [Map]
Tuesdays from 10:15-11:00 a.m. and Thursdays from 1:00-1:45 p.m. For children 3 1/2-6 years old. There will be stories and crafts. Registration is required.
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Gallery: Schiller gives final Expo keynote: [photos]
updated 05:05 pm EST, Tue January 6, 2009
Final Expo keynote: images
Apple VP Phil Schiller gave what could be the company's final Macworld Expoo keynote, announcing the 17-inch Unibody MacBook Pro as well as iWork '09 and iLife '09 software upgrades. The company also announced big changes in iTunes, including variable song pricing (due in March) as well as a move to a fully DRM-free catalog (by end of March). Apple has also posted a QuickTime stream of the MWSF keynote.


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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Former Nevada State Senator Sue Lowden is throwing her hat into the race for lieutenant governor.
The Republican announced her bid Wednesday morning, saying she'd make the part-time position her full-time job if elected.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has already endorsed another Republican, State Sen. Mark Hutchison, in the race, which could be a springboard into the governor's mansion.
The lieutenant governor steps in if the governor leaves office. The winner could take over if Sandoval wins re-election in 2014 as expected and then runs for a federal office two years later.
Lowden is a former Nevada Republican Party chairwoman who ran for U.S. Senate in 2010. She lost the Republican primary to Sharron Angle, who later lost the Senate bid to Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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32" Diagonal Tau™ Series Monitor-Receiver
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- Progressive Cinema Scan (3/2 Pulldown) No
- Video Noise Reduction No
- Wideband Video Amplifier No
- Artifical Intelligence Picture No
Artificial Intelligence SoundNo
- Bass/Treble/Balance Controls No
- Stereo/SAP with dbx NR No
- Surround Sound No
- Headphone Jack No
- Earphone Jack No
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- Auto Power On No
Auto Programmable ScanNo
Channel BannerNo
- Channel Labeling No
- Clock and Sleep Timer No
- Favorite Channel Scan No
- First Time Set Up No
- Game Guard No
- Parental Guidance (Channel Lock and Game Guard) No
- QuickScan No
- Recall/Rapid Tune No
V-Chip Program LockoutNo
- Video Input Labeling No
- Video Picture Memory No
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Aftermath of Japan: How to Protect Against Radiation
…Sea vegetables—with their high sodium alginate content—are great radiation chelators. Choose from nori, wakame, kombhu, arame, dulse, hijiki, kelp, and agar agar. Many of these foods were fed to the staff and patients of a hospital in Nagaski, Japan when the atomic bomb hit the area in World War…Read More


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Picture: Jonathan Rhys Meyers at the movie premiere of 'August Rush' held at the Ziegfield Theater New York City, USA -11.11.07
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is convinced Elvis Presley was homosexual - as he is suspicious of his glitzy wardrobe and maternal attachment. The Irish actor, who played the title role in 2005 TV film ELVIS, has branded the HEARTBREAK HOTEL rocker "the gayest f**king thing on two legs" after time spent researching the star yielded truly camp results. He says, "Anyone who lives with their mama that long and dresses up in that much spangly gold with black lacquer on their eyes has definitely got something going on."


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Ticketing Error Leads To $4 Sabbath Tickets
That's about $4.25.
A secret link leaked by a promotional company meant for employees of the event organizers allowed people to buy the heavily discounted tickets for the Sabbath show, as well as other British Summer Time festival gigs.
The full-price tickets start at approximately $117.
Most of the discounted tickets are now saying "sold out" or "unavailable."
Ticketing company AXS told IBTimes UK that the discount was an offer open only to "companies that are connected with the promoter" but added that AEG Live plans to honor all the cheap tickets.
Damn. Someone lost a lot of money with that leak.


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Killer mom thought 'it will be best for him'Comment on this story
Cape Town - Convicted killer Zulpha Jacobs threatened to kill her two-year-old son Taariq shortly before she took him to a bushy area in Mitchells Plain and smothered him to death in the sand.
He had been crying for porridge when she made the threat which she later carried out.
This emerged in the Western Cape High Court when Jacobs entered into a plea and sentence agreement with the State on Monday.
As part of the deal, Jacobs was sentenced to 20 years in jail for premeditated murder and two years for defeating the ends of justice. The sentences are to run concurrently.
Jacobs admitted that she and Taariq were in the kitchen of her friend's Beacon Valley house around 8am on December 29.
Taariq had started crying because he wanted porridge and Jacobs shouted at him, saying there was no more porridge.
Her friend overheard her telling him, "I wish you can get out of my life. You make my life miserable. Ek maak jou sommer vrek. (I could just kill you)," Jacobs said.
Shortly thereafter, Jacobs took him to a deserted area in some bush close to Riley Road in Beacon Valley and killed him.
"She covered him with a jacket and covered his feet with newspaper," the plea reads.
Jacobs then left her son in the bush and went to the Mitchells Plain police station to report that he had gone missing from the Town Centre shopping complex.
A large-scale community and police search ensued and Taariq's body was found on December 31.
Jacobs was arrested and held in custody for nearly a year because she did not apply for bail in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court.
After she was sentenced, her lawyer, Mornay Calitz, read a candid letter, which had been handwritten by Jacobs. In it she apologised to her family and her in-laws for the pain and suffering she had caused them and asked that they forgive her for taking Taariq's life.
"I was not thinking clearly 'cause I had no-one to turn to, so I thought by doing that to Taariq it will be the best for him. But it still doesn't give me the right to do what I did. I am his mother, I was supposed to love and protect him but I chose the easy way out. Instead I have hurt the person who didn't do anything to me," Jacobs said in the letter.
She also said that she wanted her family and the Jacobs family to forgive each other so that everyone could move on with their lives.
"Can you do that for me today, before I leave? Do it for Taariq too. Just forgive and move on from here so that I can concentrate on forgiving myself for what happened. I love you all and I will miss you all. Shukran (thank you) for everything," Jacobs said.
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Will Smith finds it difficult to "emotionally manage" his children.
The 'Men In Black 3' star has two kids, Jaden, 13, and 11-year-old Willow, with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and he admits he and his spouse are constantly in dialogue about what is best for his kids.
He said: "Willow had a huge record called 'Whip My Hair' and then she just cuts all her hair off and I have to, 'Ah, your mother says I am OK with that sweetie.'
"Y'know the most difficult part of the whole thing is emotional management. Jada and I have been talking a lot about whether you pull back during the teenage years because they are very formative years for Willow."
Willow recently showed an interest in ballet and was determined to take up the classical performance dance.
But the 43-year-old actor - who also has a son, Trey, with his first wife Sheree Zampino - managed to convince his daughter she should concentrate on her already successful music career.
He added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "She's been supporting Justin Bieber on tour, saw a Russian ballerina and was riveted.
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In "A Tumultuous Year in Books," Peter Osnos of Public Affairs Books describes a "historic shift" in the publishing industry: "the widespread acceptance of digital devices and a simultaneous contraction of shelf space in stores" (The Atlantic). In simplest terms, it was the year "Borders fell and Kindle soared." Osnos cites a few numbers and transformative events of 2011 before discussing the unresolved issues being carried over into the new year and mentioning what he considers a strong group of nonfiction bestsellers from the past year.
Laura Hazard Owen, writing for mocoNews, also begins with "Borders' bankruptcy" and "Amazon's ambitions" in her book-publishing highlights. She looks at five very specific numbers to illustrate the most significant developments of the year, including digital book sales, device prices, e-book prices, original e-singles (long articles/short books) sold by sites such as Byliner, and Amazon's title acquisitions.
Also noting Amazon's new role as publisher in 2011, a "stormy year for book publishing," Jeremy Greenfield, editorial director of Digital Book World, speaks with industry experts and colleagues to give "Ten Bold Predictions for Book Publishing in 2012." Greenfield looks at self-publishing, publisher restructuring and transmedia groups, device development, the role of literary agencies, author rights and royalties, and the blurring line between e-books and book apps.
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It is now also Denmark's first certified sustainable building, having become the first building in the country to achieve a LEED Gold rating. The next step is certification by the new Danish certification system for sustainable office buildings, DGNB Denmark.
Two years after Green Lighthouse at the University of Copenhagen opened the doors of Denmark's first carbon-neutral public building as an example of successful public-private partnership, it has now also become the first building in the country to be certified as a sustainable building. Green Lighthouse has been given a LEED Gold rating.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is an American system for assessing a building's sustainability. It comprises five categories that define and evaluate a building's sustainability − site and location, water efficiency, energy consumption and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor climate. Green Lighthouse has earned 68 points, which gives it a Gold rating.
"With Green Lighthouse becoming Denmark's first certified sustainable building, an important signal has been sent that innovative partnership between public institutions and private companies can create unique results in the environmental field. The Gold rating also increases the understanding of and interest in sustainable certification in the construction industry, which is important as buildings in Europe account for 40% of all CO2 emissions – so there is enormous potential for improvement," says Climate, Energy and Building Minister Martin Lidegaard (R).
Green Lighthouse, which has attracted great attention since the first sod was turned, is one of the measures taken to achieve the University of Copenhagen's objective of becoming one of the greenest campuses in Europe. In addition, the process initiated with LEED certification has helped trigger a dialogue about a broader and more holistic Danish sustainability certification system.
EUPD: The Green Lighthouse partners have also joined forces for the Energy-Technology Development and Demo Project (EUPD), which will monitor the building's energy consumption and make its report in September 2012. So the building is under close scrutiny, with energy consumption being monitored continuously and precise follow-up being made on the errors and irregularities noted at the running-in stage. The participation of the building's partners in the EUDP project will ensure optimal monitoring and a continuous dialogue between them.
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Yesterday i noticed a very strange noise coming from under the bonnet whilst driving.
It happens only when accelerating slightly hard.
Heres the issue:
the engine makes a 'whoooooshing' sound when accelerating slightly hard, normal acceleration is fine - it sounds like a burst of wind noise which is what i thought it was, but its definately not that as iv tested it many times now. What on earth is it? A turbo leak?
This morning about a minute after setting off to begin my 40mile journey to work it happened but the engine malfunction light also came on - so i thought poo!....pulled over, stopped engine waited a bit then started up again and fine - but the same noise still as i had to check.
Iv never had any warning lights come on to indicate anything needs topped up etc and Oil is fine as it was topped up 2 weeks ago.
mpg was also 47mpg instead of around 54 which is the norm for me....
sounds like theres a whole in the intercooler, or maybe if your lucky, just a pipe to the intercooler. if it is the intercooler, whats more of a concern is what caused it to blow a hole in it? when mine went, it was because it was filling with oil which was leaking from the turbo which was worn out. so you could end up needing a new intercooler and a new turbo.
i was advised that i could leave the turbo as it would last another few thousand miles, but if yours turns out to be the same problem, id advise you to change it straight away. after about 200 miles the turbo blow in spectacular fashion, it dumps the entire contents of the old straight into the engine via the intercooler. so the engine runs on this oil with the rev counter on the redline, with absolutley no way of stopping it,bellowing a massive black cloud of smoke. eventually the engine stopped dead and your left wondering if the engines just ceased up. it hadnt, but it was scariest thing thats happened to me in my 15 years of driving!!!
but thats a worst case scenario!!, it could just be a split hose or something
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This report provides information collected as part of the National Prisoner Census about persons held in Australian prisons on 30 June 2013. It provides detailed information on:
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This report provides a comprehensive examination of Indigenous incarceration in Australia. The report provides details on:
This report provides an update to the Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health report released in 2009.
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee was de-funded in 2014.
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This report by the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs presents findings from an inquiry into the high levels of involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the criminal justice system. The committee was focused on identifying reasons for the continuing over-representation of Indigenous young people in custody, and specifically ways of prevention and early intervention to curb this.
A major finding of the committee was the need for the Closing the gap strategy to include a national partnership agreement specifically relating to the Safe communities building block which would be inclusive of specific targets relating to justice. The committee made 40 recommendations to the Australian Government.
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The Australian Medical Association Report Card Series 2006 draws attention to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the prison system and highlights their poor health status - rates of violence and abuse, smoking, alcohol abuse and illicit drug use are far greater than those for the Indigenous community generally. The report details the facts, figures, problems, rights and wrongs, and suggests solutions to address the chronic health problems that overwhelm Indigenous prisoners and those in juvenile detention. Subject headings include: Indigenous imprisonment - who is locked up?; Women in prison; Repeat offending; Juvenile detention; Prison health services; and Who is responsible for prison services?. The report also highlights that there is no systematic collection of data on the health status of Indigenous prisoners. The AMA calls on the Federal government to keep those with mental health and substance abuse problems out of prisons, and to ensure the delivery of effective health services within prisons.
The accompanying Good News report summarises three successful programs that are available for Indigenous Australians affected by drug and alcohol issues. The programs are intended to divert Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people away from the criminal justice system and into treatment. They are run by Benelong's Haven, Milliya Rumurra, and through NSW local courts (the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment program (MERIT) is not Indigenous specific). But despite these good news stories, assessing the effectiveness of diversionary programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is complicated by the lack of published evaluations in this area.
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Oculus Rift Dev Kit 2 is starting to arrive, more pixels and less screen door
Subject: General Tech | July 28, 2014 - 02:37 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The two top improvements in the second Oculus rift are aimed to reduce the screen door effect by changing the display to a full 1080p OLED screen and the inclusion of Valve's low persistence of vision feature to reduce the image smearing that DK1 users reported. There is a brand new way of tracking your heads position in 3D with the DK2, a camera tracks the motion of hidden onboard IR LEDs to track translational movement in addition to the rotational tracking existent on the DK1. You will need 2 free USB ports and it connects to an HDMI or DVI port on your GPU, wireless video streaming is still a hurdle for many applications let alone the Oculus Rift. Check out the comments on Slashdot and follow the link for a full preview.
"The hotly anticipated Oculus Rift DK2 has begun arriving at doorsteps. The DK2s enhancements include optical positional tracking and a higher resolution panel, up from 1280×800 to 1920×1080 (1080p) and moved to a pentile-matrix OLED panel for display duties. This means higher levels of resolvable detail and a much reduced screen door effect."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The TR Podcast 158: Planet of the Shield Tablets
- NO SALE: IBM won't cash in its chips with GlobalFoundries after all @ The Register
- New Surface to come into production in August, say Taiwan maker @ DigiTimes
- A Better Google Glass For $60 (This One Folds) @ Hack a Day
- Amazon opens its own 3D Printing Store @ The Inquirer
- Build Your Own Gatling Rubber Band Machine Gun @ Slashdot
I see your 4K TV and raise you a curved 55" OLED screen
Subject: General Tech | August 13, 2013 - 01:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Samsung, curved lcd, oled, Multi-View, KN55S9C
Tomorrow for a cool $9000, which is cheaper than predicted, you can get your hands on the Samsung KN55S9C. That is a 55" OLED TV which is curved to offer you a more natural viewing experience, or for anyone who can dream a way to have multiple displays curve around you instead of placing flat panels at a slight angle. They do not state a resolution nor really any details apart from the price and size, hopefully tomorrow someone will have gotten their hands on one to get the proper specifications. Check out Gizmodo for a brief explanation on how two people can simultaneously watch two different shows with certain 3D glasses.
"The new display comes with Samsung's famed Multi-View feature, which means two people watch two different programs at once, thanks to the included active 3D glasses. And even though it seemed like we might never see the day, you can actually pick one up for your very own at select retailers for a cool 9K."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Skyrmion spin control could help speed up digital electronics @ Nanotechweb
- Hacking Lightbulbs To Cause a Sustained Blackout @ Slashdot
- Blackberry unveils 9720 QWERTY smartphone with BB7 OS @ The Inquirer
- New blinged-up 'iPhone 5S' touted by Jobs FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE @ The Register
- An Interview with Patriot Memory @ Funky Kit
- MOA 2013 Semi Final Results, EVGA 780 Classified and Tablets are Different @ NinjaLane
- Win an Antec AMP SP1 Bluetooth Wireless Speaker from Benchmark Reviews
- Win A 2k DinoPC TRex 7990 Gaming PC With DinoPC XFX and eTeknix
Ready for the next OLED let down ... bendable cellphones
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | November 16, 2012 - 12:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: oled, Samsung, smartphone
If the marketing had been accurate we would now all be using millimetre thin displays with vibrant colours and near instantaneous response, either on our desks or in some form of electronic paper. Unfortunately organic LED screens have proven both difficult and expensive to make, with manufacturers still trying to find a way to make large OLED devices affordable for consumers. The next possible product is one we have seen prototypes of but if Samsung is to be believed they will be hawking bendable plastic phones next year. OLED phones would have several benefits, without glass they would weigh less than a traditional phone and could be somewhat slimmer, but the biggest benefit to OLEDs is that they can tolerate bending and twisting and still function properly. Hit up The Register for more on Samsung's new plans as well as a look at some of the prototypes previously offered by their competitors, but not Apple.
"Development work on Samsung mobiles fitted with flexible OLED displays is nearing completing, with handsets set to be released in the first half of 2013, it has been claimed.
A source said to be close to the matter reckons Samsung is almost ready to launch flexible displays for mobile handsets, the Wall Street Journal reports."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Samsung fabs 64Gb NAND chips on a 10nm process node @ The Inquirer
- Sinofsky denies failed putsch led to his defenestration @ The Register
- Everspin makes ST-MRAM a reality @ SemiAccurate
- Lenovo UEFI Bug Only Likes Windows and RHEL @ Slashdot
- Newer Technology NuGreen LED Desk Lamp Review @ Madshrimps
- The Ultimate Kitguru Giveaway – Modded GTX690/SSD/RAM
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Sony Shelves OLED Tech, Brings Crystal LED TV To Bear Against OLED Competition
Subject: General Tech, Displays | January 9, 2012 - 09:50 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: CES, sony, led, crystal led, oled, tv
While I read a few weeks ago that Sony would not be showing off any OLED TVs at CES, I was a bit saddened. The company was the first to bring a real OLED television one step above vaporware, even if it was only 11" and prohibitively expensive it was advancing the technology. Well, CES is here and Sony did not bring any OLED television to demo, much less bring to market this year. Fortunately, LG and Samsung have the OLED TVs covered. The question of how Sony plans to compete with the OLED competition seems to be in improved LED TV technology.
Speaking of LED TV technology, while Sony did not bring an OLED TV to CES, they did bring a new LED TV that they claim is much improved over current LED back-lit televisions. They are calling this technology "Crystal LED," and it is powering a 55" prototype television at this years CES. The 55" television uses very small RGB (red, green, and blue) LEDs to create the picture. This is an important distinction as current "LED TVs" are really just LCD televisions with LEDs as the back-light; where the LEDs shine light through the LCD pixels to create the picture. This Sony prototype is an actual LED TV, not just a branding misnomer as the LED lights are what creates the picture and not just a light source.
According to Engadget, Sony claims their true LED TV is greatly improved over LED-back-lit LCDs and offers 3.5 times the contrast, a 1.5 times wider color gamut, and is 10 times faster than LCDs. Although these are Sony's numbers and should be taken with a grain of salt (until independent reviewers can verify), they at least seem reasonable and plausible. The contrast improvement and true blacks should be readily possible thanks to the panel tech being self emitting. If done right, it should come close to the contrast offered by OLEDs which share the self-emitting property. The ability to be 10 times faster than LCDs may be the most questionable number, but still not an outrageous claim.
Stay tuned for more information as we get it! Do you think Sony's Crystal LED prototype has a chance against OLED?
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OLED TV Greatness: Samsung and LG Showing Off 55" OLED TVs
Subject: General Tech | January 9, 2012 - 06:34 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tv, Samsung, oled, LG, 55
There were rumors floating about the Internet pre-CES concerning a massive 55" OLED Television from LG. Lo and behold, CES is upon us and not only do we have a OLED TV from LG to drool over, but Samsung has also joined the fray with its own TV!
The LG television is 55" of OLED panel. The TV is 4mm thick and weights a mere 16.5 pounds, which is quite impressive compared to comparably sized LCD and Plasma Televisions which can weigh around 80 pounds and are not pleasant carrying up three flights of stairs (that's personal experience talking, folks). According to The Verge, LG claims their image processing technology, "Color Refiner," and WOLED (white organic light emitting diode) panel results in "the most natural colors of any TV set."
Also squarely in the good news pile, the company claims to have wrangled the manufacturing process into a more streamlined solution and are able to offer the panel at much lower price points than previous OLED televisions. The bad news; however, is that "much lower price points" are good but when it's "much lower" from tens of thousands of dollars, it's not all that much lower for most folks.
The LG US Director of Product Development, Tim Alessi, stated that the OLED beauty would be available for purchase towards the end of this year (Q4).
Meanwhile, Samsung is showing off a OLED television of its own. The TV promises accurate colors, "true-to-life" image quality, and extremely minimal motion blur. This is thanks to an OLED panel featuring RGB sub-pixels. In the world of apps and app stores, the Samsung TV includes access to the company's Smart TV apps. Further, the television has a Microsoft Kinect like feature called "Smart Interaction" that allows users to turn the set on and off, search the browser, and start up applications using voice commands.
Samsung will be putting this beauty on "sale" in the second half of the year; however, there is no word yet on pricing (though indications are north of "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" territory). More info on the Samsung can be found here.
While I won't be getting one of these this year, I will definitely be jealous of the early adopters who do. Although the 4K 3D LED backlit LCD TVs are cool and all, OLED colors just look so damn good! Stay tuned for more CES news and drool worthy photos (I just hope we'll be able to pry the guys away from the OLED and 4K TV demos)!
PC Perspective's CES 2012 coverage is sponsored by MSI Computer.
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