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Equitable access to health care is a key health systems goal, and is a particular concern in low-income countries. In Kenya, public facilities are an important resource for the poor, but little is known on the equity of service provision. This paper assesses whether poorer areas have poorer health services by investigating associations between public facility characteristics and the poverty level of the area in which the facility is located.
Data on facility characteristics were collected from a nationally representative sample of public health centers and dispensaries across all 8 provinces in Kenya. A two-stage cluster randomized sampling process was used to select facilities. Univariate associations between facility characteristics and socioeconomic status (SES) of the area in which the facility was located were assessed using chi-squared tests, equity ratios and concentration indices. Indirectly standardized concentration indices were used to assess the influence of SES on facility inputs and service availability while controlling for facility type, province, and remoteness.
For most indicators, we found no indication of variation by SES. The clear exceptions were electricity and laboratory services which showed evidence of pro-rich inequalities, with equity ratios of 3.16 and 3.43, concentration indices of 0.09 (p<0.01) and 0.05 (p=0.01), and indirectly standardized concentration ratios of 0.07 (p<0.01) and 0.05 (p=0.01). There were also some indications of pro-rich inequalities for availability of drugs and qualified staff. The lack of evidence of inequality for other indicators does not imply that availability of inputs and services was invariably high; for example, while availability was close to 90% for water supply and family planning services, under half of facilities offered delivery services or outreach.
The paper shows how local area poverty data can be combined with national health facility surveys, providing a tool for policy makers to assess the equity of input and service availability. There was little evidence of inequalities for most inputs and services, with the clear exceptions of electricity and laboratory services. However, efforts are required to improve the availability of key inputs and services across public facilities in all areas, regardless of SES.
Keywords:Health equity; Facility characteristics; Access; Primary care; Poverty; Kenya
Equitable access to health care is emphasized as a key health systems goal [1-4]. Governments have attempted to address this goal through a range of measures including reducing user fees, implementing social insurance schemes, and enhancing health care infrastructure at the periphery [4]. Despite these interventions and policy shifts, studies have shown that the benefits of public health care expenditure are often disproportionally obtained by the relatively better off [1,4-7]. The poor contribute a larger proportion of their income to health care than the rich [8], and poorer populations frequently receive poorer quality of care [9]. For example, tax-financed health services may benefit those in the urban middle and upper classes disproportionately even if the services are intended for the poor, because the relatively better off are located close to better services, and are more likely to use them because of their superior resources and connections [1]. Benefit-incidence analyses have shown that the majority of public health budgets are pro-wealthy [5,6], and that regardless of source of financing, proximity, or whether care is delivered through the public or private sector, the better-off are more likely to get access [4,7].
In Kenya, equitable access to health services is emphasized strongly in national policy documents [10-13]. The National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP II 2005–2010), for example, explicitly states that increasing equitable access to health services is one of its main goals [13]. The majority of the population live in rural areas (67.7%), and nearly half (46%) live below the poverty line [14,15]. Public primary health care facilities, such as health centers and dispensaries, are a particularly important source of services for the poor [16]. Chuma et al. have shown that the poorest population quintile in Kenya have the highest health needs but receive the lowest share of total health systems benefits [17]. Further research is therefore warranted to understand the cause of such inequalities. In particular, little is known about the equity of primary health care services provision.
This paper aims to assess whether people in poorer areas of Kenya have poorer health care services by investigating associations between public primary care facility characteristics and the poverty level of the area in which the facility is located.
Study design
Data on facility characteristics were collected as part of a national primary care health facility survey in Kenya. A nationally representative sample of health centers and dispensaries was selected across all 8 provinces, stratified by facility type and by municipal/non-municipal area. A two-stage cluster randomized sampling process was used. First, we randomly selected 3 districts per province in the 7 provinces of North Eastern, Eastern, Central, Rift Valley, Western, Nyanza and Coast (21 districts in total)a. In addition, we randomly selected one district from each of the 3 municipal areas: Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
Our second step was to randomly select 7 health centres and 7 dispensaries per district. Dispensaries are the lowest level of outpatient health facility in Kenya, while health centres are slightly larger and may have some inpatient beds. Within each selected district, our sampling frame included all government-owned health centers and dispensaries open to the general public that were officially recognized by the government, operational, and had at least one qualified health worker at the time of the survey. This included Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS) and local authority facilities but excluded prison and army facilities. We randomly selected 7 facilities of each facility type (health center and dispensary) per district. In districts with less than 8 facilities of a given type, we surveyed all relevant facilities in that district.
Prior to data collection in July 2010, we confirmed with the relevant District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) that the selected facilities were operational. Twenty-four (4.6%) of the facilities were excluded because they were not operational or were temporarily closed. If a facility was not operational at the time of the survey, we replaced the facility where possible with the next available facility on our list of randomly selected facilities. In total, we collected data from 248 facilities: 144 non-municipal dispensaries, 65 non-municipal health centers, 21 municipal dispensaries and 18 municipal health centers [18]b.
Data collection on facility characteristics
Data were collected between July and September 2010. At each facility, we conducted structured interviews with the health worker in-charge of the facility. The survey tool drew on the Kenya Service Provision Assessment 2004, and included questions on availability of facility inputs such as infrastructure, equipment, staffing and commodities, and availability of services provided. The data collection instrument was piloted extensively in rural and urban districts prior to administration.
Data were entered at the point of data collection into mini-laptops by the field interviewers and were transferred every day electronically into a central database. Data were merged using MS Access (Microsoft, USA) and then imported into Stata version 11 (StataCorp, USA) for analyses. Data were checked and cleaned using Stata do-files and any questions returned to the field staff.
Informed oral consent was obtained for all interviews and the ethical review committees of Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) approved the study. Interviewee names were not recorded to protect confidentiality.
Selection of facility characteristics for analysis
We identified two sets of facility characteristics related to facility inputs and service availability. Under facility inputs, we measured availability of functioning equipment, functioning infrastructure, and commodities in stock. In addition, we looked at staff assigned to the facility (we did not assess the presence of staff on the day of the survey) (Table 1). On equipment, we measured whether the facility had at least 15 out of 18 key items available and functioning. Under infrastructure, we measured availability of any electricity and any water supply. Under commodities, we measured three variables: availability of all drugs on the MOPHS tracer list [19], all items in a set of key family planning commodities, and all items in a set of key vaccines as reported by the health worker in-charge. On availability of staff, we created two variables: whether a facility had at least 4 staff with medically related qualifications, and whether they had at least 2 support staff.
Table 1. Facility input variables: definitions and percent of facilities with inputs available
We investigated the availability of the following services: laboratory, family planning, deliveries, Voluntary Counseling and Testing/ Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (VCT/PICT), Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART), Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), and any outreach services conducted in the past quarter (April – June 2010) (Table 2). We also assessed whether all childhood immunizations and all antenatal care were offered every weekday.
Table 2. Service availability variables: definitions and percent of facilities with services available
Measuring socioeconomic status (SES) of the local area for each facility
We used the proportion of the population above the poverty line in the location in which the sampled facility was located as a measure of socioeconomic status of the facility's local area. The location is the second lowest administrative area (4th level) in Kenya, containing a median population of 3,122 and a median area of 16km2[20]. We chose the location as the unit of analysis because it is the smallest area for which poverty data were available, and it provides a rough approximation of facility catchment area. However, it should be noted that the location does not necessarily correspond with the official MOPHS catchment area, or the area in which most facility users reside.
The most recent data available to assess poverty level at the location level were from 1997/99. The poverty line was estimated in 1997 prices at USD 21.2 and USD 45.3 (KES 1,239 and KES 2,648)c per month for rural and urban households respectively [20]. The estimation of the proportion of households above the poverty line in each location was based on expenditure and consumption data from the 1997 Welfare Monitoring Survey (WMS)d and the 1999 population and housing census. The census did not contain household expenditure data but, since the census and the WMS contained socio-economic variables such as household size, housing characteristics and availability of basic services, it was possible to statistically infer household expenditures for all censused households using regression analysis. On this basis, 52.9% of the rural population in Kenya lived under the poverty line and 49.2% of the urban population [21]. Sampled facilities in our survey were grouped into weighted SES quintiles. The cutoff points for the quintiles and the distribution of facilities by poverty level are described in Table 3.
Table 3. Definition of socioeconomic status (SES) quintiles, and number of sampled facilities falling into each quintile
Data analysis
The analysis took into account the survey design by using the svy commands in Stata version 11 to adjust for clustering at the district and facility levels and stratification by facility type and municipal/non-municipal area. Differences in sampling probability across facility type and districts were allowed for using sampling weights.
Univariate associations between facility characteristics and socioeconomic status were assessed using chi-squared tests, equity ratios and concentration indices. The equity ratio for a given indicator is calculated as (percentage in least poor quintile/ percentage in poorest quintile), with a ratio greater than one implying pro-rich inequalities [22]. The concentration index ranges between −1 to +1 with zero indicating equality and a positive index indicating pro-rich inequalities [23]. Concentration indices and associated p-values, showing whether the index was significantly different from zero, were calculated in Stata [23-25]. Indirectly standardized concentration indices [23] were used to assess the influence of SES on facility inputs and service availability while controlling for facility type, province, and remoteness. The use of concentration indices for binary variables has been criticized because the index depends on the mean of the variable being analyzed, with the minimum and maximum possible values on the index changing accordingly. Nevertheless, they remain widely used and there is no consensus on an appropriate alternative [26-29].
Remoteness was measured using information on the distance between the sampled facility and 268 main towns, including 149 district headquarters. The definition of main towns was based on the Kenyan national census of 2009 [30]. The measure of remoteness was created using a straight-line calculation method in ArcGIS 9.2 (ESRI Inc., USA), which does not take into account the complex nature of terrains and transportation services. We grouped the remoteness indicator into three categories: near (<6km), middle, and far (>=31km (Table 4)). The cut-offs were based on empirical studies, which found that most facility users traveled 5-6km to access government facilities [31,32] and 30km for hospitals [33,34].
Table 4. Definition of remoteness categories, and number of sampled facilities falling into each category
There was no significant variation in SES of the facility's location by facility type, and remoteness (Table 5 and Figure 1). However, there were marked geographical variations in SES at the provincial level. For example, Central Province had the highest concentration of facilities in the least poor quintile, while North Eastern and Western Provinces had the highest concentration of facilities in the 2nd quintile category. Municipal areas had a wide SES distribution, including facilities in all quintiles (Table 5).
Table 5. Distribution of facilities across socioeconomic status (SES) quintiles, by facility type, province, and distance from main town
Figure 1. Proportion of households above the poverty line by (a) province, (b) facility type, and (c) remoteness (Box plots represent 25th to 75th percentiles, diamonds represent medians, and whiskers represent minimum and maximum values). Note: Municipal areas included districts of Kilindini (Coast province), Nairobi West (Nairobi province), and Kisumu East (Nyanza province). NE=North Eastern; RV=Rift Valley.
Facility inputs
Of the eight facility input variables investigated, water, vaccine commodities, and family planning commodities were available in more than 75% of facilities (Table 1). Drugs had the lowest availability, with less than 20% of facilities having all tracer drugs in stock.
Chi-squared tests indicated significant variation in facility inputs across SES quintiles for electricity (p<0.01) only (Table 6). Pro-rich inequalities for electricity were also indicated by the equity ratio (3.16), and the concentration index (0.09, p<0.01). Availability of drugs had a significant concentration index (0.04, p<0.01) but was not statistically significant in the chi-squared analysis (Table 6).
Table 6. Availability of facility inputs and SES: Availability across SES quintiles, equity ratio, concentration index and indirectly standardized concentration index (*=p<0.05; **=p<0.01)
Indirectly standardized concentration indices showed that after adjusting for facility type, province and remoteness, SES remained a significant determinant of availability of electricity (0.07, p<0.01), but did not have a significant effect on drug availability. Although the chi-squared test and concentration index did not show a significant impact of SES on availability of qualified staff, the effect was significant based on the indirectly standardized concentration index (0.03, p=0.04) (Table 6).
Services available
Family planning (97.4%), ITNs (84.4%), PMTCT (88.1%) and VCT/PITC (85.2%) were the most widely available services, with all antenatal care services offered every weekday in 74.6% of facilities. Laboratory (38.1%) and ART (26.6%) were least available, and less than half of facilities offered deliveries, or offered all childhood vaccines every day from Monday to Friday (Table 2).
Univariate analysis showed that availability of laboratory services differed across SES quintiles (p=0.02), with the equity ratio (3.43) and concentration index (0.05; p=0.01) also indicating pro-rich inequalities (Table 7).
Table 7. Availability of services and SES: Availability across SES quintiles, equity ratio, concentration index and indirectly standardized concentration index (*=p<0.05; **=p<0.01)
After adjustment for facility type, province and remoteness, SES remained a significant determinant of availability of laboratory services (0.05, p=0.01). Although the chi-squared test and concentration index did indicate a significant impact of SES on VCT/PITC services, the effect was significant based on the indirectly standardized concentration index (0.04, p=0.03) (Table 7). No other significant associations were identified between SES and service availability.
There are five caveats with the data used, for which the impact on analysis of inequality is unclear. First, the administrative area of location used to calculate the SES of the facility is a proxy measure for catchment area, and may not accurately measure the SES of the catchment area for facility users or the area in which most facility users reside. However, the median area of 16km2 for the location appears quite consistent with typical distances users travel to government facilities (5-6km) [31,32]. Second, SES data are from relatively old surveys (1997/99) [20], and the relative SES of facility locations may have changed overtime. More recent SES data were available from a 2005–6 household consumption survey [35] but the data were only disaggregated to the district level using the old boundaries for 69 districts, and therefore were of limited value in providing information on the specific SES characteristics of individual health facilities.
Third, the creation of input availability indicators involved some decisions on cut offs (at least 4 qualified staff, at least 2 support staff, and at least 15 out of 18 equipment items), which are somewhat arbitrary. We tested the robustness of our findings to variations in these cut-offs, but found no changes in the significance of the univariate resultse. Fourth, the equipment, drug, family planning and vaccine indicators imply that all individual commodities in these indicators are of equal importance, whereas in reality, for example, the lack of certain drugs on the tracer list may be much more significant for health outcomes than the lack of others.
Finally we were unable to conduct the survey at 24 of the facilities originally selected (4.6% of the sampling frame of facilities in selected districts) because they were not operational, not officially recognized by the government, or did not have any qualified staff. These exclusion criteria were used because the survey was conducted as the baseline for the evaluation of a new health financing mechanism for which only fully functioning facilities were eligible. Therefore, we are likely to have excluded some of the poorest performing facilities; if these were concentrated in poorer areas, this could have led to an under-estimation of inequalities. However, of the 24 dispensaries excluded, poverty data were available for 12 facilitiesf, and these were relatively evenly distributed across the SES quintiles of surveyed facilities (2 each in poorest and least poor quintiles, 3 in 2nd quintile and 5 in 3rd quintile).
In addition there are 3 limitations to the study design, which may mean that inequalities are underestimated in this analysis. First, our approach does not consider areas that had no facility at all within reasonable reach. Again it is likely that these areas are relatively poor and their populations therefore have no access to services. Secondly, we only included health centers and dispensaries, excluding public hospitals, as the expectation of inputs and services in the latter is markedly different. However, many hospitals do offer similar outpatient services to the smaller facilities, and as they are generally located in larger centers, which are likely to be relatively well off, this may have led us to underestimate inequalities in primary care provision.
Thirdly the analysis focused exclusively on government facilities, which can be considered appropriate given their use of public resources. Faith based facilities are important care providers in some areas of the country, and if the SES distribution and pattern of service and input availability differed between government and faith based facilities, their inclusion could affect overall inequity. However, the Kenya Service Provision Assessment indicated that relative input and service availability between faith based and public facilities is mixed across indicators, with no clear pattern overall. [36,37]. Moreover, based on poverty data of the locations of faith based facilities, we did not find evidence that they were concentrated in poorer areas than government facilities. The proportion of the population above the poverty line was 27.9% in the poorest 20% of government facilities compared with 29.7% in the poorest 20% of faith based facilities, and 70.6% in the richest 20% of government facilities compared with 75.5% in the richest 20% of faith based facilities.
Key findings
Addressing inequity in access to health care is a key concern in Kenya and is documented as a policy priority. This paper assessed equity of facility input and service availability in public primary health facilities across the country. For most input and availability indicators in primary health care facilities, we found no indication of variation by SES of the facility's location. This could be considered an encouraging finding, indicating that availability of care is relatively equitable across this diverse country.
In addition, availability of some inputs and services was generally high. Close to 90% of facilities had a functioning water supply and almost all offered family planning services. More than 80% offered VCT/PITC, PMTCT and ITN services. However, the lack of inequality does not imply that availability of inputs and services were invariably high. For example, only around three quarters of facilities had all family planning or all vaccine commodities in stock, or offered antenatal care services every weekday. Only around two thirds had at least 15 of 18 key equipment items available, or had at least 2 support staff. Under half offered delivery services, all childhood immunizations every weekday, outreach services, or had at least 4 qualified staff. Only a little more than one-third had laboratory services or electricity available, and less than 20% had all drugs on the tracer list in stock. These results were similar to those for government facilities from the Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey (KSPA) conducted in the same year for electricity and family planning, though we found higher availability for water supply, perhaps reflecting a broader definition that was used in our analysis [36].
For specific indicators, we found clear evidence of pro-rich inequalities for electricity and laboratory services, and some indications of pro-rich inequalities for availability of drugs and qualified staff. Drug availability and qualified staff are central inputs into both technical quality of care and demand for facility services, and laboratories are important for accurate disease diagnostics. Electricity is important for enhancing quality of care to patients at the facility in several ways. Although fridges can be run on gas cylinders where there is no electricity (79% of facilities without functioning electricity had functioning fridges), electric lighting is useful for providing care at night and for security, and in some cases is required for equipment such as microscopes, autoclaves and computers. It seems plausible that electricity and laboratory services would be more available in better off areas because they often rely on local funding from user fees, which better-off clients are more willing and able to pay. Electricity bills for health centers and dispensaries generally have to be paid from facility revenues, and laboratories are often established partly as an income-generating activity for the facility, with fees per service provided [18]. However, we did not find pro-rich inequalities in other locally funded inputs such as water and support staff. Kenya is currently introducing a new system of financing health centers and dispensaries called the Health Sector Services Fund (HSSF), which transfers money directly into facility bank accounts to be managed by the health facility committee, and used for a range of operational expenses [18]. It is possible that this additional funding controlled at the facility level will allow more facilities in relatively poor areas to improve availability of electricity and laboratory services in future, and enable all facilities to expand their outreach activities, support staff and equipment availability.
We have shown how local area poverty data can be combined with national health facility surveys, providing a simple tool for policy makers to assess the equity of health care service availability. While there are some limitations with the data, the general indications in Kenya were that there was little evidence of marked inequalities of input and service availability, although we did identify pro-rich inequalities in the availability of electricity and laboratory services, and possibly for drug supply, and qualified staff. While there was limited evidence of inequalities, it should be noted that availability of some inputs and services was universally poor in areas of all SES levels. Moreover, it is important to note that variations in service availability are only one determinant of inequality in health care utilization and outcomes. The latter are also highly dependent on health financing systems, the knowledge of community members, and the quality of care provided, which depends on health worker performance as well as input availability.
a For sampling purposes the districts were defined based on the boundaries of the 149 districts that the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS) was working with as of January 2009, although several districts have since been sub-divided. All districts were included in the sampling frame with the exception of Siaya and Kisumu West, both in Nyanza Province, and Kilifi in Coast Province because the intensity of Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) research activities in these districts and Millennium Village activities in Siaya meant that the majority of health facilities in these districts were highly atypical.
b The sample size was based on the needs of a before and after evaluation of a new health financing mechanism, for which this survey represented the baseline.
c OANDA average exchange rate, 1997, http://www.oanda.com webcite
d WMS data was missing for some parts of North Eastern Province (Mandera, Wajir and Garissa districts), and Tana River district in Coast Province, so for these areas values were imputed using estimations based on data from the rest of the country.
e We varied the cut off on equipment from 10 to 16 items, on qualified staff from 2 to 6 staff, and on support staff from 1 to 3 staff.
f Poverty data were not available for the other excluded facilities because they were not included in the national facility database; in many cases this was likely to be because they were newly established.
ANC: Antenatal care; ART: Anti-Retroviral Treatment; BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin (TB vaccine); BP: Blood Pressure; DHMT: District Health Management Team; DPT: Diphtheria Pertussis (Whooping cough) and Tetanus vaccine; HepB: Hepatitis B; Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine; ITNs: Insecticide Treated Nets; KEMRI: Kenya Medical Research Institute; KES: Kenyan Shillings; KSPA: Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey; MOPHS: Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation of Kenya; OPV: Oral Polio Vaccine; ORS: Oral Re-hydration Salts; PITC: Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling; PMTCT: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission; SES: Socioeconomic status; USD: United States Dollars; VCT: Voluntary Testing and Counseling; WMS: Welfare Monitoring Surveys.
Competing interests
The authors declare that there are no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
CM and CG were involved in the conception and design of the study. AO, GF, CM, and CG supported the design of data collection tools and sampling calculation. AO, EW, MT, CM, and CG participated in data collection. MT, AN, TE, GF, CM, and CG supported the analysis and write up. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This work received financial support from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS) in Kenya. The authors are members of the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kenya (core grant #077092). SM is also supported by a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust (WT 085418). AN is also supported by the Wellcome Trust as an Intermediate Research Fellow (#095127).
We would like to thank Jane Chuma, Fred Matovu and Antonia Dingle for their assistance with the analysis; Ramana Gandham and David Gwatkin for their guidance on the framing of the paper; and the following individuals for their support in implementation of the survey: from MOPHS - Abel Nyakiongora, John Odondi, Jackson Songa, Samuel Were, and Shahnaz Sharif; from DANIDA - Rhoda Njuguna and Hedvig Pelle; from the World Bank - Mike Mills and Ramana Gandham, and from KEMRI-Wellcome Trust - Simon Mulwa and John Senga. Our sincere gratitude goes to the 20 data collectors, District Health Management Teams in 24 districts, and health workers, health facility committee members, patients and caretakers of sick children in the 248 health facilities that participated in the survey. This paper is published with the permission of the Director of KEMRI.
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Car PC Build-
Mother Board $150.99
Motherboard: ZOTAC GF9300-I-E
Networking: Built in Wi/Fi
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 9300 (Built In)
CPU: E6600(2.40GHz, dual-core) Found
Power Supply: M2-ATX 160W Intelligent DC-DC PSU: 69.99
OP/S: Windows XP Pro/LinuxICE (Already Had)
RAM: Patriot 2GB 6400 (Already Had)
Hard Drive: WD 1TB 3.0 SATA (Already Had)
Sound Processor: MAudio FastTrack Pro (Already Had)
Case: Cube Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply $39.99
DVD/CD: Samsung Drive BLK (Already Have)
Logitech diNovo Mini Black Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard Retail: 139.99
USB Hub: (Already Had)
Cables/Wires: $30
Touch Screen USB Controller for 4-Wire Analog Resistive Touch Panels: $32.41 (Purchased)
4-Wire Resistive Touch Panel for 6.5" Widescreen LCD monitors: $63.22 (Purchased)Video In Motion Module (I wish that there was another way ): $297
Navigation GPS: Future Mod
Blue Tooth: AZiO BTD-V201 USB 2.0 Micro Bluetooth Adapter (Class 1, V2.1 + EDR) 21.99
Total Price (So Far): $854.58
I need the VIM in order to have my stock screen stay on over 3mph. It is an expensive part but I do not have much of a choice. I will be adding a touch screen overlay to my existing stock 6.5 screen. If anyone has some info or knows of an option that will work for me, please let me know. If I am missing anything else please let me know about that to.
As for mounting, the computer will be in the trunk mounted to the Top on the Bottom of the rear deck.
As for front ends I am still playing around with the free ones and have not decided on one.
Audio: Infinity Kappa All-The-Way-Around with a 10 (Old School) Sub-Woofer in the trunk.

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want to see the big disparity between the
want to see the big disparity between the
Chris Wallace forgot to wear his Rick Perry button.
My notes on the GOP debate
Wanna read some funny tweets from the GOP debates?
Why do I keep hearing how difficult it was debating Michelle cause she's the ONLY WOMAN
*chuckle* -- MSNBC's CC service keeps referring to "Governor Parry".
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Photos of MoveOn.org's Jobs Not Cuts rallies across America (dial-up warning)
Think Rick Santorum has a google problem?
The Autopsy of the Death of the Democratic Party
The Autopsy of the Death of the Democratic Party
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Superman is a Socialist
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FBI looking into allegation by Verizon of sabotage as workers strike continues
A Total Economic Collapse in Greece May Hurt Rescues
Newspaper Editors On Pat Buchanan's Diminished Value
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Turkey Joins Greece, South Korea in Curbing Short Sales After Global Rout
Morning ramblings.
Toon - Let me get this straight...
The Next Debtpocalypse: Fiscal Meltdowns in the States
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Mysterious Roadkill 'Chupacabra' Found in Minnesota?
The "corparations are people" only works one way...
faux nooze ignores ron paul
Republicon candidates go for post-debate Unity Ride
NATO: 8 troops die in two days in Afghanistan
Taxes key to Mitt Romney's '04 pitch to Standard & Poor's
Summer 2012 Riots?
"Corporations are people." Romney said this yesterday. The people
US Postal Service wants to cut 20% of staff: report
Did you see what those internet bastards did to the innocent Christine O'Donnell's place at Amazon?
China launches new communication satellite for Pakistan
"The Tea Party Establishment"
Another gun range suicide
Consumer sentiment plumbs the depths
"Why Illinois Can't Afford its Poor Dead"
What with all these politicians and their buses, there oughtta be
'Iran ready to send peacekeepers to UK'
'Iran ready to send peacekeepers to UK'
Health Reform in Action: A Look at Investments in Community Health Centers
Health Reform in Action: A Look at Investments in Community Health Centers
The Long Emergency Unfolds - James Howard Kunstler
Olympic Ambassador Chelsea Ives charged for London rioting
"So these two corporations walk into a bar..."
Berwick Recess Appointment Part of a 'Fundamentally Broken' System
Berwick Recess Appointment Part of a 'Fundamentally Broken' System
'Super Committee' of Doom: Who'll Protect Us From the Extremists?
Suppressing the Vote: New ID laws combat an imaginary crime wave
Suppressing the Vote: New ID laws combat an imaginary crime wave
8/12/11: WWDJD? (What Will Dow Jones Do?)
Ohio high court: Healthcare signatures valid
Ohio high court: Healthcare signatures valid
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Mitt Romney's reply to the lady in the Iowa event is an opening for Democrats to respond.
Are Rating Agencies Now Trying to Mug Rich Municipalities?
Rick Parry? Is Colbert running an actual person named Rick Parry,
Enquiring minds want to know: Who "won" the GOP debate last night?
National Farmers Market Week: Why the Feds Should Support Family Farms
Top Ten Most Idiotic Conservative Quotes
GA - special session starting Monday 8/15
Guide for Contacting the 12 Members of the "Super Committee"
Pretty Offensive FB Repost
Kentucky Gives Creationist Theme Park 75 Percent Tax Discount For The Next 30 Years
Another Gentleman with self-limited employment opportunities
SEC Investigating S&P Over Whether They LEAKED NEWS About DOWNGRADE To Investors
The Shape of Things to Come
the latest screw up by Maines governor and the heritage foundation
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Shared Sacrifice (cartoon)
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New Bumper Sticker....
About Those Permanently Rising Corporate Profits...
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The 'poet' Herman Cain cited in closing?
The 'poet' Herman Cain cited in closing?
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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is Back Online With a Little Help From its Friends!
Perry's In.....
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Anti-Gay GOP lawmaker offers $80 for gay teen Craigslist hookup
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BWAHAHAHA! HEY! PAWLENTY! You SUCK. Losing a battle of wits to the conductor of the CRAZY TRAIN???
So, if corporations are people....
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Where children sleep around the world.
Where children sleep around the world.
Leave the Nazis alone!
A very unscientific poll of elderly voters
Axelrod: Ill fire anyone who calls Romney weird
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Barbara Ehrenreich to be on the Thom Hartmann show
GOP Debate - Sexist ? to Michelle Bachmann - would you be submissive to your husband?"
Trying to Make Sense of Economic Data
Eugene Robinson -- Hello, Washington? Is Anyone Listening?
Here's a comic I'd never heard of before: Candorville - Are you a Norquistian?
Va county removes Sherlock Holmes from school list
I think Grover Norquist needs to have IRS on his ass constantly
The Rick Perry primer (pdf. format) from the U.K. Guardian
We don't make little statues of our leaders in this country, but an Obama chess set would be cool.
Lapel pins
British Jill Robinson Rescues Moon Bears from Bile Farms (Long Video)
Mitt Romney to Iowa Voters: "Corporations Are People"
It's getting too weird out there
Conservative policy group discovered violating Minnesota lobbying law
Awkward Mittens and now Pants-on-Fire lying liar
The Wisconsin recall election
Coulters Latest Fantasy: Killing The London Rioters
An Open Letter to David Cameron's Parents - fabulous!!
What the fuck is Sarah Palin doing in Iowa???
Charity Navigator
Top Obama aide fires preemptive broadside at Perry
I'm better off having sex than
I'm better off having sex than
Caller to Brunch with Bernie
can't find info on how the riots in London started?
Outside The Lines? 9/11 Coloring Book Seeks To Tell Kids 'Truth' About Terrorism
HILARIOUS: Stephen Colbert Talks About Dinosaur Condoms
HILARIOUS: Stephen Colbert Talks About Dinosaur Condoms
If you've read "The Talisman" by Stephen King, this story will chill you to the core
And ass in need of a boot
Man Cuffs Self To Woman Who Declined Dates
Gold vs Silver
Rage Against the Machine: Testify
Bachmann introduced the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act - and other video "Highlights"
Bachmann introduced the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act - and other video "Highlights"
Pledges - Marriage, Taxes, Allegiance
Pledges - Marriage, Taxes, Allegiance
Can a redesign make us eat better? What do you think of these labels:
The Perils for Obama of Not Talking About Poverty in America
SF:Jeff Adachi Is Running for Mayor
The problem is warmakers who refuse to live within their income-tax-revenue means.
A Teabagger's Utopia
Narcissists rise to the top because ...
I like the song. But I love the video.
Who Will Win The 'Worst Governor Ever' Contest?
BatCrazy Bachman Must Be Kept in The Race For As Long as Possible...
America Is a Spark Away From Riots of Its Own
What an idiot
The Debt Ceiling: Washingtons Summer Thriller Terrifies the Poor and Elders
there was a time when I rarely swore. Then I retired and started listening to
why don't the "rich" who WANT to pay more in taxes such as
Van Jones Invites Ohio to the Stand Up for Ohio Festival to Rebuild the American Dream
Brooklynites Locked out of Neighborhood Jobs
Axelrod: All GOP Candidates Have "Embraced The Dogma of The Tea Party Right"
Which is crazier, hearing voices from a dog telling you to kill people in parked cars
CMS to Enhance Access to Care for Severe Mental Illness
Anti-gay Indiana state rep solicited 18-year-old boy on Craigslist
Interesting article on the UK riots
And on the Fifth Day, The Dow Rested.
Rick Perry: the Paint Creek boy who could be King.
New Limits on Background Checks Considered
John Kerry's response to a Social Security question this past Spring@ Town Hall in MA
Toon- All the t-baggers could find for you...
Another Facebook Status found
GA Redistricting to Curb Voting Power of Immigrants, Minorities
Dan Burton, Indiana Repub asshole extaordinaire defines the word "compromise"
Fleeing Libyans say Gaddafi regime crumbling
16 Latin American Countries File Brief Against Alabama Law
Wells Fargo Sued in Reverse Mortgage Dispute
Gay man confronts Pawlenty: Do you think Im a second class citizen?
Onion: Obama Proposes Tax Increase On Meanest 2% Of Population
Randi Rhodes Show is next in 5 minutes...
Where are the adults??
ALABAMA: Bingo JURY Gives Obama Justice Department a KICK In The CROTCH
ALABAMA: Bingo JURY Gives Obama Justice Department a KICK In The CROTCH
take a moment to laugh...Katherine Harris (Janeane Garofalo) on Sam Seder yesterday
Teabagger shows his true politics...
Anti-gay Indiana state rep solicited 18-year-old boy on Craigslist
Bankers Commit Murder
Top Health Reform Player Berwick's Overhaul Vision Draws Praise, Rebuke
Lloyd Doggett coming up on Dylan Ratigan Show to give the scoop on Rick Perry. n/t
Let's fight fire with fire, sort of..
Parallels to '37 recession
Proposed rule on farms called absurd
Study Shows Growing Number of Ethnic Elders in Financial Crisis
Can the Democratic Party survive without taxes??
Time warp.
The Hijacked Crisis - Paul Krugman
Fox's Carlson: Candidates Should Be Asked What Should Be Done About "The War On Christmas"
Gay Man Challenges Pawlenty On Opposition To Marriage Equality: Do You Think Im A Second
New Bumper Sticker On Order.....
Behind the Scenes of Michele Bachmann's Newsweek Cover, FOD
Here's the Newsweek cover shot and Bachmann's official photo
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Battles Anti-Bribery Statute
Eye on Europe: Once Public Trust Goes, Can Democracy Be Far Behind?
Eye on Europe: Once Public Trust Goes, Can Democracy Be Far Behind?
Ask your congressperson what they pay for medical coverage.
Jobs and Equal Opportunity.
Wanna See Another Example Of How Money Works In Washington D.C. ???
Wherein trof decides to become a gnat.
Toon- She looks perfectly normal to me!
Just a sec to say ... my son will make a good Democrat.
Who is Nation of Change? I suddenly started getting email from them
U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies Testing Drugs on Indias Poor
So I watched Avatar the second time around
David Shuster pointing out every lie told last night
Why Republican women & Republican minorities owe Liberals a huge debt of gratitude!
If "Corporations are people"......
Grandma Susie's Call to Sen. Kerry--Not Reassuring
'Is Silicon Valley in another tech-stock bubble?'
Michelle Bachmann has Marshall McLuhan/Woody Allen Moment in her comments on S&P
Randy Travis? Awwwwwwwwww Another disappointment
Rick Santelli TEABAGGER leader...
Pug Debate Highlight Bulletpoints. Pure. Comedy. Gold.
Pug Debate Highlight Bulletpoints. Pure. Comedy. Gold.
I hope all DUers are having a good summer
2016: Elizabeth Warren for President!
Trouble isn't over yet, says teenager who predicted riots
DU Activist Group...Time to get busy. Here is an idea worthy of our consideration.
VIDEO- BLUNT: How Crazy Is the Tea Party Congress?
VIDEO- BLUNT: How Crazy Is the Tea Party Congress?
How come there are not a lot of moderate talk show hosts around??
Rush Slams Fox News re Debate..
Obama: Something is wrong with country's politics
Apple security under attack: The view from Windows
Jon Stewart reveals what Sarah Palin is doing in Iowa.
Clueless in Washington - Eugene Robinson/WaPo/RCP
CDC is looking for passengers exposed to a flying bat on a Delta flight
OkeeDokeePalooza, A.K.A. Palin Bus Tour hits Iowa. Whill she quit THIS tour early too?
Eye on the prize. Perry wants to appoint strict constructionists to the SCOTUS
They are now Feral Republicans to me
Who, on CC2, is most likely to sell out?
Where children sleep around the world
Rick Perry (in college) and Animal House's Niedermyer: Separated at birth?
Here we fucking go with Gov. Good Hair/No Brains Perry
Romney worth between $190 and $250 million. Corporations are people, my friend.
Looting begins in a seaside town (includes footage)...
Cameron in rift with Met police over handling of riot
Support the Verizon CWA workers: Use your Consumer power
About Social Security and Raising Revenue
About Social Security and Raising Revenue
Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwoods MAGIC TRIP is a freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pr
We pay 20%+ of our monthly S/S retirement benefits for Medicare.
Sources re Medicare Reform > the Chair of Family Practice at KU Medical School
Sources re Medicare Reform > the Chair of Family Practice at KU Medical School
Leaked AT&T Filing Fuels Critics' Claims That T-Mobile Acquisition Is Anticompetitive
No Bill Maher tonight?
Toronto Star: Aggression during G20 rally perpetrated by police, judge rules
Toronto Star: Aggression during G20 rally perpetrated by police, judge rules
i would too, if i were an elephant...
Who do you think the party should care more about?
50 gather to protest Redding police shooting
Progressive angst and President Obama: Its not him, its you
Proposed rule on farms called absurd -would require farmers to get commercial drivers licenses
Professional Social Security basher Robert Samuelson is at it again
Even in my most pessimistic moments......
The Van Jones with Thom Hartman interview is on RT RIGHT NOW.
A small but Hopeful (and noisy) sign regarding Labor Support
Mandatory Friday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! TGIF!
Could be a battle between Karl Rove & Rick Perry!
Rick Perry Says Social Security And Medicare Are Unconstitutional
Toomey selected for deficit task force: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Toomey selected for deficit task force: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Manpower Employement Staffing Agency Says Thanks to the Military With Jobs...
APOD- NGC 7331 and Beyond
Having a global view...
Looters Apologize
Looters Apologize
In Memory of Mark Hatfield...
In Memory of Mark Hatfield...
Witness Feels Betrayed as U.S. Plans to Divide Family
Lawsuit: Hsinlei Shao Says Monrovia Cop Beat Her Into Homelessness
Can non-Union, ordinary citizens join in a Union picket line?
The shit has started..."How Rick Perry created the "Texas Miracle"
The shit has started..."How Rick Perry created the "Texas Miracle"
which passage in the bible says that those kosher laws no longer apply?
PSA: Don't forget about the Perseid meteor shower tonight...
Video: All 8 Republicans Would Walk Away from '10 to 1' Deal
Man throws potatoes at 66-year old woman in Walmart, police say
BART Pulls a Mubarak in San Francisco
Should the CEO of my bank, James Wells of SunTrust, be thrown in prison?
Elephants suing the R's over defamation of character
If Palin is "the cat came back the very next day" what folk character is Romney? Or the rest
America will be a country with large PERMANENT UNDERCLASS
Okay, which advisor ok'd THIS photo op...
The NEW Dwarves
ARKANSAS: Atheists Win Bus Suit (Bus company wanted 3 million dollars insurance policy)
Der Spiegel: German Example Shows Way Out of Debt Crisis (hint: raise taxes)
8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance
Appeals Court Strikes Down Health Overhaul Requirement That Most Americans Must Buy Insurance
APNewsBreak: Some unions to skip 2012 convention
Email from Sen. Bernie Sanders
Terrible 20: History Lessons with Sarah Palin:
Women rapists terrorise men in Zimbabwe
The country needs help
Elizabeth Warren: The Collapse of the Middle Class
Is Rick Perry gay? Googlers want to know
Federal judge throws out Obama drilling rules
I can see a relatively easy path for a teabagger like Perry, Bachmann, or Palin
The Gang of 12 is morally repehensible
As a Former Repub, I Can Tell You That They Are Now Unelectable
As a Former Repub, I Can Tell You That They Are Now Unelectable
Cameron faces obstacles in bringing in US police chief Bill Bratton to head Met
Chris Hayes Has the Right Glasses to Be an MSNBC Host
BART cuts cell phone service to stop protest
Statement on temporary wireless service interruption in select BART stations on Aug. 11
By the end of his 2nd yr in office, 66% of Dems and Dem leaners wanted to see Clinton challenged
all federal office holders are required to take only ONE pledge
crazy places Americans are hiding cash (within their homes)
I would still like to see Obama-only Democratic presidential primary debates.
Who do you think the administration cares more about?
Who do you think the administration cares more about?
Very Long, But Worth It... 'Can the Middle Class Be Saved?' Don Peck/TheAtlantic
Ok, America has had a black President. Which of these others will be most likely to happen first?
Ok, America has had a black President. Which of these others will be most likely to happen first?
Gov. Rick Scott Tries to Defend HIS Low Cost Government Healthcare!!!
Gov. Rick Scott Tries to Defend HIS Low Cost Government Healthcare!!!
The most significant moment in last night's Republican debate
Sesame Street pair Bert and Ernie 'will not marry' (BBC)
How Almost Everyone Just Got Screwed In One Chart
How America's Safety Net Has Become A Dragnet
Verizon Site Mischief Cuts Police Phone Service
Am I the only one that feels this way?
Someone needs to introduce a bill called "Postal Union Reform Act of 2011" otherwise as known as
Damn, This Picket Line Looks Fun
Here's the DK video clip from last night on Countdown.
Here's the DK video clip from last night on Countdown.
Obama is not acting in the tradition of MLK. Read LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL.
Obama is not acting in the tradition of MLK. Read LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL.
BART admits halting cell service to stop protesters
Question about the impending financial meltdown
I'm not going to exert much defense on behalf of the individual mandate
Trade Social Security for Single Payer?
The Mainstream Media's Shallow Coverage of (Rick Perry's) The Response
Bachmann will cut SS and Medicare for all.
What is your evaluation of the Democratic appointments to the Super-Committee?
I am finding myself just moving away from the political spectrum. There really isn't anyone,
Russell Brand - Great commentary in UK Guardian re: riots
U.S. appeals court rules against Obama health care law
Florida investor plagued by lawsuits, one by former teachers not paid...wants to open new school.
Boy I hate to say this... But Tweety is making sense...
23 Polls Say People Support Higher Taxes to Reduce the Deficit
Update. Organic Family Farmers Defend Their Right to Protect Themselves From Monsanto Patents.
I Don't Support Ron Paul. HOWEVER.....
Anyone watch that new series Combat Hospital. It's kinda a take off on MASH, but it's set
Resisting Social Disintegration
What is the controversy surrounding "The Help"
I just told my wife to submit to me as the Lord commands. Her response:
I just told my wife to submit to me as the Lord commands. Her response:
I just told my wife to submit to me as the Lord commands. Her response:
Referencing the Hinkle story, we need a word like "Santorum".
Police: State Fair mugger targeted whites; 'easy targets'
Lucille Ball's voter registration card
G.O.P. on Defensive as Analysts Question Partys Fiscal Policy
When we can arrest them, incarcerate them and execute them
The Military: Closer to You Than Your Family
You know, in the country in which I was raised, Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann would be . . . .
OK, I admit it. I will openly discriminate against the highly religious in the 2012 elections.
Will This Become A Trend? Republican Congressman Recants Anti-Tax Pledge To Grover
You don't need car insurance in order to own a car if you never drive it on gov't roads
One little girl raises $1 million for wells in Africa
After Killing a 6-Year Highway Construction Bill, Obama Calls for a Highway Construction Bill!
White House Reined in DNC Staff in Wisconsin (which had been supporting the protests, etc)
Mixed feelings over Philadelphia's flash-mob curfew
Police Chief Confirms Detaining Photographers Within Departmental Policy
Anarchy and Austerity: Why London Won't Be the Last City to Burn
They Died in Vain; Deal With It
If Corporations are People.
This is how you cut the balls off of Fox News
Fox News Panics, takes down results POLL AND MAP from the debate.
Widow: After 8 deployments, Army Ranger takes own life
Not your imagination: Kids today really are less creative, study says
The highway is alive tonight
I've set up "Skype" on my computer
Hey lounge I got 5 more posts to 15k............ what should I do?
Just got back from seeing Help.
i still love my wife after 33 years
I've set up "Skynet" on my computer
Green Bay Packers are at the White House!
I've never watched the show but for those who like Dexter - Dexter gets his wings
SO...MiddleFingerMom is FINALLY heading HOME. What will he do FIRST?
Try to touch this guys nose
Dammit, lost my star
DU Southerners (e.g.,FL, TX, etc) How do you get used to that heat?
Today's my last day on the job
Trendy new women's eyeglass frames... anyone else think they're ugly?
Comcast are such douchebags
AMERICA! (According to The Oatmeal)
Poorly worded subject lines: I DON'T SUCK!
One time I was interested in faux fireplaces. I thought you could
PHOTO: In the mid-1970s, MiddleFingerMom was considered too sexy for his shirt, so sexy it HURT.
Did anyone catch the Max Headroom Chicago TV hijacking event in '87?
I need more cowbell
A thread with "Lounge" written all over it:
My book is currently the #1 Hot New Release for Parodies
"That said"
The First American Cocktail --- Sazerac
New emergency defib device
Timbits -- help me think of something hilarious to say about Timbits.
PHOTO: I'd have to say this one is "artsy," bordering on "artsy-fartsy."
On my second glass of wine
From what I keep hearing, we should have a "Rick Perry is so dumb" thread
My cat inky and I are totally getting into a new routine now that Monster passed. She'll
John Kennedy Oswald died last night
Interesting commercial about sports and hygiene...or something...
Pablo Cruise - Find Your Place in The Sun
went to my first phish show last week
Stuck at work and bored....
Birds and Beans coffee - shade grown coffee that protects the
I'm better off drinking than
do you click on blind links?
Happy birthday, me
PHOTO: The hospital staff MISSES MiddleFingerMom, but while he was there, he TAUGHT them things.
My daughter just got two guinea pigs at the county fair. She brought them home and they stink.
Anybody seen "Machete?"
OMG THE TRUTH COMES OUT.......why I can't stand the taste of Whiskey
Been listening to Joe Walsh tunes all morning...
so I scraped my front bumper against a pillar while parking ....
U.S. Olympic Skier Gets Drunk, Pees On 11-Year-Old Girl On JetBlue Flight
For those who have experienced a significant loss:
How old is your most ancient known ancestor? I can go back to 1745
Question about "Classic Rock"
You've gotta see this thread in GD about Bachmann!
DU Northerners (e.g., MN, MI, WI, ND, etc) How do you get used to that cold?
Best character actors/actresses? Two of my favs:
It's been a long time since I had my hands on a pair of Tiddies.
My son got engaged tonight!
What was your favourite book as a child? I loved Dr. Seuss' "Go Dogs Go". They had
What is your favourite source of information? I used to like newspapers and magazines more than I do
so, if pampers are decorated with bunnies, and pull-ups
Rioters strike in Edinburgh 10th August 2011
As if Rebecca Black wasn't bad enough...
Confess!!! What have you bought while drunk?
Change one letter in a movie title
Describe the situation when you have your first underage drink. I had had sips at my parents house
A couple of questions for any Dr. Demento fans out there...
Just saw "The Help". See it!
An Explosive New 9/11 Charge (CIA tried to recruit 9/11 hijackersthen covered it up-Richard Clarke)
Mother bear kills cub and then itself (suicide at Chinese "bile farm")
Postal Service proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan
London riots: Man held over Asyraf Haziq Barking mugging (which was caught on video)
Judge: Ind. school erred in punishment over MySpace pix
Former House candidate Jim Russell (R-NY) arrested at Journal News on trespass charge
8 From G.O.P. Trade Attacks at Iowa Debate
A Washington State Indian Tribe Approves Same-Sex Marriage
London riots: Olympics ambassador amongst rioters
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law
News of the World: police watchdog investigates Milly Dowler leak
Fight Harder, Voters Telling Congressmen
As US-Egypt Strains Over Funding Grow, USAID Boss Quits The Country
APNewsBreak: Some unions to skip 2012 convention
Council eviction notice for Clapham Junction riot accused's family
Piracy off west Africa increases sharply
Judge Wont Order Inquiry Over Psychologists Role in Guantánamo
Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Plunges to a Three-Decade Low
Mexican Police Guilty Of Widespread Abuse: Human Rights Commission
Afghan prison transfer delayed
Michelle Bachmann has Marshall McLuhan/Woody Allen Moment in her comments on S&P
IPCC 'May Have' Misled Media Over Mark Duggan
Exclusive: Teen Gang Reveals (London) Looting Spree
Gunmen kill Brazil judge who jailed corrupt cops
"No-fly" list used as threat in U.S. militancy case: defense
Email rendezvous entangles state Rep. Phillip Hinkle
Judge blocks Colorado school voucher program
Strikers and Verizon Trade Barbs
Ex city council member sentenced to year in jail
Army suicides set record in July
Ex-Nasdaq executive gets 42 months for insider trading
Email rendezvous entangles state Rep. Phillip Hinkle
Universal healthcare for Colombians by 2012: Santos .
Judge OKs Pearce (R-Ariz.) recall election
U.S. border guard pleads guilty to harassing B.C. teen
Warrant singer Jani Lane dead at 47
Alabama County Gets a Reprieve, Staving Off Bankruptcy
Executive Order Responding to WikiLeaks Due Shortly
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law
Verizon Site Mischief Cuts Police Phone Service
SEC Probes Possible Insider Trading Linked To S&P's U.S. Downgrade
Homeland Security sued over immigrant detention
Clair E. George, CIA officer who figured in Iran-contra scandal, dies at 81
'Iran ready to send peacekeepers to UK'
Romney worth up to $264 million; earned up to $68,000 per speech before campaign
Cargill nets deal in Taiwan (55 million in EXPORTS of environmentally friendly for the USA)
Federal Judge Throws Out President Obama's Drilling Rules
Shaming of our spooks: MI6 produced bogus Iraq war evidence under pressure from Downing Street
Thune sketches scary picture of U.S. finances
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday, August 12, 2011
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday, August 12, 2011
Widow in Pima County SWAT raid files $20 million claim
Casey Anthony Ordered Back To Florida To Serve Check Fraud Probation
Shell confirms oil leak in North Sea
Superdrug takes out common cold, other viruses
Ledyard (N.Y.) clerk wont sign gay marriage licenses
Postal Service proposal to break contracts blasted by unions
Qaeda Trying to Harness Toxin for Bombs, U.S. Officials Fear
JetBlue flier who 'peed' on girl could be axed from US Ski Team
Obama considers Republican for one of two seats on Fed
BART admits halting cell service to stop protesters
Over a dozen unions to sit out Democratic convention over choice of NC
Mike Luckovich: On Republicans Taking the Economy Hostage
Musings about the Repukaloosa last night
DemRapidResponse: "GOP 2012: Pledging Allegiance to the Tea Party"
Berwick Recess Appointment Part of a 'Fundamentally Broken' System
Iowa Straw Poll Theme Song
Best commentary on Romney's "corporations are people"
Perry calls Social Security and Medicare UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Stephen Colbert aims comedic political ad at Iowa
"Romney is such a frightening candidate"
I'm still mad about Dick Cheney's faux residency candidacy
It is difficult for me to communicate the amount of disgust I had last night while listening to
Rick Perry to delight climate sceptics by running for president
No matter who the GOp'er elected is as POTUS...
What the fuck is up with Ed Schultz defending crazy eyes Bachmann
I agree with Tweety our side needs to stop playing defense
My prediction on all the noise about Rick Perry
"Iowa CCI just did more for the Obama re-election campaign than $50 million of advertising dollars"
How Almost Everyone Just Got Screwed In One Chart
WH: The Latest Health Care Court Case
Is Tweety gonna get another man-crush?
Money No Obstacle as Perry Joins G.O.P. Race
LA Times - Opinion LA: "Did Obama win the GOP debate?"
Just watching Lawrence's review of the Debate... These POS can't even call
Question: who is/was more liberal? Obama or Gerald Ford?
Which of these is the biggest failure by a Democrat?
Which of these is the biggest failure by a Democrat?
If you are not crazy, not dumber than nails, not corrupt, not a racist, or not a lying sack of shit
A campaign theme takes shape
Yikes! Obama now a part-owner of the Packers
Something to be wary of -- The GOP may jettison the Teabaggers after the primaries
George W. Bush looks like FDR compared to all of the lunatics in the GOP presidential race.
Please at least thing about this
Poll: Majority of Americans don't blame Obama for economy
Poll: Majority of Americans don't blame Obama for economy
Welcome: President Perry
President Obama and Palin. Coincidence?
Ten-to-one isnt good enough for the GOP
Gallup: Democrats now up 7 points (vs down 6 points during 2010 election ) on Congressional ballot
Perry's Biggest Problem: The Bush Family Hates Him
"Republicans had this transcendent victory...in 10 months, theyve lost the country"
Canada reaches free trade deal with Honduras
How would you rank Obama among Democratic Presidents since the 1930s?
Mass. GOP attack Elizabeth Warren
Would Ronald Reagan Be Too Liberal For Today's Republicant Party?
Can Obama get his mojo back?
Ridiculous amount of Bachmann on TV Sunday
After watching the GOP Debate I want Obama to win more than ever
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Bachmann/Cain 2012, and other Surprising Stuff.
"GOP 2012: Pledging Allegiance to the Tea Party"
will.i.am Launches "i.am.FIRST: Science is Rock and Roll" - www.jtmp.org
will.i.am Launches "i.am.FIRST: Science is Rock and Roll" - www.jtmp.org
Maddow report on Rick Perry's insane rightwing Christianist friends
Japanese Tsunami Breaks Icebergs off Antarctica
London Riots: Looters Tell Sky News Where The Police Can Look For Them
Fukushima 5 Months Later a COMPLETE DISASTER!!! 8-11-11
Matt Taibbi Reveals The Most Outrageous 'Holiday' Ever
Santorum: Iran 'Tramples The Rights Of Gays'
UK Riots 2011, Birmingham Father makes moving passionate plea for calm after his son was
Opportunity Rover Reaches Martian Crater on This Week @NASA
Keiser Report: Reverse Nixon Golden Dream (E172)
TYT University: Food Stamp Students Told 'Just Get A Job'
Fox GOP Debate: Pawlenty and Bachmann Fight
Gay Man Challenges Pawlenty on Marriage Opposition: 'Do You Think I'm a Second-Class Citizen?'
Attorney General Jack Conway Fancy Farm 2011
Young Turks: 'Corporations Are People' - Mitt Romney
Returning War Vet. Surprises Wife at Baseball Game
Is the US empire too expensive?
All The Anti-Gay Rhetoric From The GOP Presidential Debate In Under 2 Minutes
Prick Error
Al Sharpton Slams Limbaugh's Racist Remarks
Debbie Wasserman Schultz blasts Mitt Romney
Mike Malloy - Dylan Ratigan´s Meltdown
Soldier Returns Home From Iraq To Foreclosure
The harder they come, the harder they fall...
Sam Seder ALEC Using Taxpayer Funds to Destroy Government
Richard Clarke suspects CIA coverup on 9/11 hijackers
TYT: Smiley, West Uncle Toms - Steve Harvey
Nuclear Austerity in Alabama by Arnie Gundersen
Johan Galtung Says Obama Speeding Up End of Empire
PBS NewsHour profile of Medicare/Medicaid administrator Donald Berwick
PBS NewsHour: Rural Post Offices on Shaky Ground
Worst Governor Ever
Papantonio: No-Show Rick Perry Wins Republican Debate
Steve Leser (me) on RT - Tea Party pushing US towards default
Hannity's Solution for Economic Woes - Work Hard, Give Up Social Safety Nets
Open Challenge to Rachel Maddow on the Great Depression
The Whole F**king Thing Is Coming Down
TYT: Megyn Kelly Destroys Gallagher Over Maternity Leave 'Racket'
"Liberal" Greta van Susteren Outfoxed by Democratic Governor O'Malley
Can You Guess Who's Narrating This Ad For Candidate Rick Parry?
Thom Hartmann: There are no Billionaire Fairies
Rand Paul: " WE'RE ALL CORPORATIONS "
El Salvador denies receiving extradition request in Jesuit massacre case
Guatemala arrests civil conflict massacre suspects
David Sirota: Collateral Damage in the War on Anonymity
Let's all do our part to help the rich
August 16 Wisconsin gears up to protect two Dems...
FLASHBACK: In 1990, McConnell Said I Think Everyone Should Pay Their Fair Share, Including The Rich
The moral decay of our society is as bad at the top as the bottom
S&P and the Folly of Conventional Wisdom
America Is a Spark Away From Riots of Its Own
Please Britain, don't let Mubarak inspire your response to unrest
GOP Debate Shows Imperative of Allowing Bush Tax Cuts to Expire
GOP presidential debate provides entertainment and clarity
You thought you were paying excess FICA taxes so that there would be enough money to pay your Social
Lebanon intercepts covert arms shipments bound for Syria
'Super Congress' Is a Scam Designed to Force Cuts To Popular Programs and Keep Taxes On The Rich Low
Janet Reitman, Rolling Stone: "How the World Failed Haiti"
a great article by Drew Weston asks (Sunday NYT) 'Where is Obams coming from?'
An Explosive New 9/11 Charge (CIA tried to recruit 9/11 hijackersthen covered it up-Richard Clarke)
For your weekend viewing pleasure - CSpan Panel on Obama Presidency
G.O.P. on Defensive as Analysts Question Partys Fiscal Policy.
GOP Legislator's Gay Sex Scandal Just the Latest
Colombia's Disappeared: Five Years Demanding Justice for My Father
Going Postal: Is it Time to Kill the U.S. Postal Service?
what happens when influential people exploit a crisis rather than try to solve it.-Paul Krugman
Health care mandate ruled uncostitutional, but severable
George McGovern: Advice to President Obama.
Friday Talking Points (177) -- Corporations Are People, Mitt?
NATO'S Massacre at Majer, Libya
New Zealand quake: Christchurch 'to be garden city'
Peak oil notes - Aug 11
Physicists explore the key energy transport process underlying solar energy harvesting
The Gulf oil spill looks small when compared to what Shell's done to Nigeria
Marine viruses follow recurring patterns
Single, Key Gene Discovery Could Streamline Production of Biofuels (!)
Polar climate change may lead to ecological change
Effortless sailing with fluid flow cloak
Negative Image Aside, Asian Carp Are a Boon
Wind turbine construction begins in Scituate Massachusetts
EPA Issues Stop Sale Order to DuPont on Sale and Distribution of Imprelis Herbicide
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Subcommittee Releases Shale Gas Recommendations
Drumbeat: August 12, 2011
NOAA: Heat wave leads to fourth warmest July on record for the U.S. (2.7°F above 1901-2000 average)
Scientists Link Shifting Atlantic Mackerel Distribution To Environmental Factors, Changing Climate
bicycle elevator
Arctic sea ice poised to undergo record decline in mid-August (arctic dipole)
Shell fights North Sea oil spill (BBC)
Marines to Industry: Bring On the Solar Power
Uncontacted Amazon tribes could be wiped out by drug traffickers and oil companies
U.S. PV market to double in 2011, thanks to module overstock
Scotland propelled towards green future by first major tidal turbine


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September 16, 2015 - Industry News
The 34th Annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition will be held June 9-11, 2016, at the Joplin Convention center in Joplin, Mo., the company announced.
Tags: Shell Rotella, Contest, Events, Shell SuperRigs
August 28, 2015 - Industry News
UPDATED — Mack Trucks is joining Daimler Trucks North America, Navistar and Volvo Trucks in deciding not to exhibit at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., next March.
Tags: Mack Trucks, Events, Mid-America Trucking Show, MATS
August 12, 2015 - Industry News
The Fleet Technology Expo in Long Beach, California, will have multiple sessions and panels for heavy-duty fleets, focusing on making the most of technology and saving money.
Tags: Fleet Technology Expo, Alternative Fuels, Events, Fuel Efficiency
July 10, 2015 - Industry News
Navistar is following in the footsteps of Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo Trucks in deciding to skip exhibiting at the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show, with plans to return in 2017.
Tags: Navistar, Events, Mid-America Trucking Show
July 6, 2015 - Industry News
Volvo Trucks has followed the lead of competitor Daimler Trucks North America in deciding not to participate in next year's Mid-America Trucking Show in favor of a biennial schedule.
Tags: Volvo Trucks, Events, Mid-America Trucking Show
Great Dane has announced plans for the company's first Supplier Summit & Innovation Challenge taking place Sept. 28 to 30, 2015 in Savannah, Ga.
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May 13, 2015 - Industry News
The organizers of the Mid-America Trucking Show say Daimler Trucks North America will "definitely be missed in 2016" but that the show is stronger than it has ever been and there aren't any plans to go to an every-other-year format.
Tags: Events, Mid-America Trucking Show, Daimler Trucks North America, Navistar
May 12, 2015 - Industry News
Daimler Trucks North America will not be exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show in 2016, saying it is moving to an every-other-year format similar to the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany.
Tags: Events, Mid-America Trucking Show, Daimler Trucks North America
December 22, 2014 - Industry News
The Retread Tire Association is launching a regularly updated calendar of upcoming retread related conferences and trade shows beginning in January.
Tags: Events, Tires and Wheels, Retread Tire Association, Tires, Retreads, Associations
November 13, 2014 - Industry News
The American Truck Dealers, Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and Procede Software announced the nominees for the 2015 Truck Dealer of the Year Award. Each of the six nominees was selected by state, metro and national association leaders.
Tags: ATD, American Truck Dealers, Truck Dealer of the Year, Awards, Events
July 29, 2014 - Industry News
The world's largest commercial truck show, the bi-annual IAA event in Hannover, Germany, is coming up in late September and will reflect economic conditions in some of the world's most important truck markets.
Tags: IAA, Events, Global
July 11, 2014 - Industry News
Whether you're a seasoned veteran in expedited trucking or just exploring the opportunities that the fastest growing segment in the trucking industry has to offer, the only trade show in the nation dedicated to this part of trucking is set for later this month.
Tags: Ohio, Industry Event, Events
April 1, 2014 - Industry News
MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Fuel economy continued to be a major theme of this year's Mid-America Trucking Show as truck makers and suppliers predicted an improved year of heavy truck sales.
Tags: Fuel Economy, Events, Mid-America Trucking Show
MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Official numbers show this year's Mid-America Trucking Show, held last week in Louisville at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center, was the biggest ever, according to show officials.
Tags: Mid-America Trucking Show, Events
July 18, 2013 - Industry News
There's a new winning Best of Show entry in this year's Shell Rotella SuperRigs Contest, because the previously announced winner was found to not meet all the eligibility requirements for a working truck and trailer.
Tags: Shell Rotella, Events, Owner-Operators, Shell SuperRigs
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Piper: Investor panic over Apple stock is unfounded
updated 03:30 pm EDT, Mon September 29, 2008
Piper on investor panic
Today's sudden drop in Apple stock value is largely unwarranted, argue analysts from Piper Jaffray. The firm blames "market fears," which it says are distracting from "light at the end of the tunnel" as suggested by its own examinations. The company notes, for instance, that Street models are already accounting for wider economic problems, and may in fact be pessimistic. Piper puts FY08 Mac growth at 40 percent, and FY09 at 16 percent.
The group adds that while NPD numbers show Mac sales sliding sharply between July and August in terms of year-over-year growth, from 43 to 23 percent, this may create a distorted picture. August of 2007 was unusually important, Piper claims, as it saw the release of the first aluminum iMacs, which may have raised expectations too high for the subsequent year. Nevertheless, year-over-year figures are expected to slip to 19 percent in Apple's December quarter.
Piper likewise contends that while Apple margins may drop, assuming the prospect of cheaper Macs and a "family" of iPhones in 2009, they will not fall very far. Current forecasts call for nothing below 30 percent in CY09, and the December quarter may see numbers slightly greater than that.
One concern to Apple may be equity investments, which could fall short for the tech industry as banks continue to fail. The company is, however, said to be more immune to these problems than some of its rivals.


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The PBS and BBC One series "Big Blue Live" offers a close look at a blue whale's massive ticker. Just be thankful YouTube doesn't have a virtual smell feature...for now.
PornHub, the adult video site you pretend not to know about in the presence of polite company, wants to shoot an adult film in space. Yes, THAT space.
This summer, the Gates Foundation will present hygienic innovations developed through its Reinventing the Toilet Challenge.
Kids can test out Lego sets without the commitment of buying full collections. Pley co-founder Elina Furman tells Crave why parents and brick fanatics will love their rent-to-test format.
Saturday, November 19 is World Toilet Day. Remember to thank your toilet and take some time to revel in some of the impressive toilet technology that debuted this year.
The Qmadix Smudge-Free Dry-Foam Cleaning Kit takes a drier approach than most electronics cleaning products. Antimicrobial cleaning cloths come with the kit, making it even more attractive to germaphobes.
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For as long as I have been doing endurance sports (and that's a pretty long time now!) I have held Monday as my rest day. And while I know lots of you folks out there dread or avoid taking rest days, I do not. In fact, I love my rest days as much as my training days.
Why? So many reasons. Starting with the obvious, my body needs that day of rest. I don't care what anyone thinks, we need rest to reap the benefits of the work we have put in. No one is exempt from this–just accept it. So I love giving my tired muscles a break.
The second reason I love my rest day is sleep. This is the one day out of every week that I allow myself to sleep as late as I can, within the confines of having kids that need to get off to school. That usually means sleeping until about 6:30. I try to get to bed by 9 p.m. on Sunday nights so that I am getting nine or so hours of sleep. It feels great to wake up feeling refreshed on Monday mornings. I love it.
Third–there's the mental aspect of a rest day. Just taking a break from thinking about training and focusing the entire day on work and family is refreshing for me. It recharges my batteries so that I am ready to go again come Tuesday.
I don't follow this rest day schedule 100 percent of the time, but I'd say about 95 percent of the time, it's how I roll. I'll occasionally throw in an easy swim or spin on my Monday if I feel up to it or maybe missed a session the week before. I'll usually alter the day off after a race, as well. Otherwise, you'll find me sleeping late and "slacking off" on a Monday. It might just be my favorite day of the week.
Do you take a regular rest day each week? Why or why not?


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How many months is 26 weeks?
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Husband wants abortion, i dont. What to do?
Most recent answer (08/30/2012):
i thinks its really sad that your husband would decide on that. he doesnt know what emotions you'll be dealing with after. its heartbreak...posted by xiongdeb79
I am 27 weeks pregnant. Is it normal to feel my baby tightening up into a ball? What does this mean?
Most recent answer (09/01/2012):
usually when youre close to an end on your 2nd trimester and the rest of your pregnancy, you'll start feeling bhc. i know it because i've...posted by xiongdeb79