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I'm in the process of converting a mountain bike--Kona Blast--into a commuter. The main thing I want to do is drop some weight.
I was surprised to find (on Kona's Web site) that the frame is really light, at 2.7 pounds, unless that's a typo. But the bike weights a little over 30 pounds. I see bikes with frames that weigh about the same (Like Kona's PhD) that weigh 21 pounds. So somewhere on my bike there's nine pounds I ought to be able to shed.
The first step, obviously, is the fork: If I replace the Marzocchi MZ3 with a fixed steel fork I'll save pounds (how many I'm not sure; can anyone tell me how much a fixed fork for a mountain-style frame weighs?). If I go with carbon I'd save a few more ounces.
So I'm going to do that: take off the shock and put on a fixed. So what should I do next? Tires, wheels?
Can somebody make me a list of the most efficient/cheapest weighs to reduce the weight of a mountain bike while turning it into a commuter?

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Wisconsin sophomore forward Sam Dekker remembers watching the NCAA men's basketball tournament while growing up in Sheboygan.
Dekker was an annual fan of the underdogs.
"That makes a better March Madness story," Dekker said Wednesday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center as No. 2 UW prepared to face No. 15 American University in the second round. "Those are things you remember. No one remembers the No. 1 seeding beating the No. 16."
No 16th-seeded team has taken down a No. 1 team.
However, second-seeded teams have fallen.
Florida Gulf Coast, seeded No. 15, handled No. 2 Georgetown last season, 78-68.
Would people remember No. 15 American ousting No. 2 UW?
"Yes," Dekker said. "You remember a No. 11 getting to the Final Four, George Mason (2006). You remember that stuff. That is the stuff always like growing up.
"Hopefully it is a little reversed for us this year."
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Galley Beggar play Liverpool Acoustic Live this Friday 22nd June 2012, and you're all invited! One of the UK's best folk rock bands will be venturing north of the Watford Gap and setting up at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street for a night of music that's not to be missed. And there's a stellar supporting cast too, in the form of Atlas Twins, Mark Byrne, and Laura&Claire.
Tickets are £5 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or £6 on the door.
Doors open at 8.00pm and the music starts at 8.30pm and goes through to just after 11.00pm.
The facebook event is here, and you can read all about the artists and listen to one track from each of them on the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #72.
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Activate the New Desktop weapon NOW!
I'm waiting for the next, it's so badass :)
make it again without the light ball in the middle
Why would we get rid of the lightsource on something backlit like that?
it doesnt look well, the imp logo should have the center dark, make the surface with light only
like this one
We're aware the the Imperial insignia doesn't have a circle in the middle, the circle isn't meant to be part of the logo in the first place. It's the light source, it would look weird without an actual source for all of the stars in the background as well as the light, and it's something that all of the logos have and need, so it's keeping that backlight in order to stay consistent. I disagree that it looks bad anyways.
How do u put it on the desktop(Im using windos7)
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Click on "Ciew Original", right click the image and then "Set as Desktop Background"
I feel like I'm looking down the barrel (or satellite dish) of the Death Star.
you have made darth vader very happy
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National Grid S.A., subdivision of Saudi Electricity Company made order for supply of reserve transformers to be manufactured by Zaporozhtransformator PJSC. This is the first contract signed between Company and Saudi Arabia. Task of entering Saudi Arabia market was set as back as in 2010. But due to the fact that for the purpose of equipment purchase by subdivisions of Saudi Electricity Company the Manufacturer should be included into the list of approved suppliers of this company, long-term prequalification required which was completed in the beginning of 2014. After inclusion into the list of approved suppliers, ZTR is actively participating in the tenders for transformer equipment. This has resulted in obtaining of the first order: transformers DTN-100000/132, DTN-73000/110, DTN-60000/132 DTN-67000/110. Jointly with local partner - CEPCO, ZTR has ordered the most competitive prices and confirmed technical requirements of the Customer in full scope. The present project is distinguished by the feature that each of the supplied transformers supplied is purposed to be the reserve transformer for some others transformers simultaneously, which are similar as for capacity and voltage but been manufactured by different manufactures and in different time, and in the wake of this, are varying as for outline dimensions, layout, components employed, etc. One of reserve transformers will be supplied with two sets of high-voltage bushings of different types to ensure interchangeability with several types of old transformers, having different methods of connection to the network.
Zaporozhtransformator PJSC announced that it has signed the Contract for complex supply of transformers and reactors for 'Ukrenergo' SE NEC. Based on the Contract ZTR will manufacture 7 autotransformers rated for 333 MVA, 750/330 kV, 11 transformers rated for 92 MVA, 110 kV, 2,5 MVA, 35 kV, 2,5 MVA, 10 kV and 8 reactors 110 MVAr, 750 kV and 2,7 MVAr, 35 kV, within the framework of the project purposed for construction of high voltage transmission line 750 kV Zaporozhskaya NPP - Kakhovskaya with sunstation 'Kakhovskaya' (Ukraine, Kherson region). The scope of supply also includes monitoring system manufactured by ZTR. The project for construction of transmission line is aimed mainly at improvement of safety of operating duties as referred to consolidated power system of Ukraine. The project is financed by European Bank of Reconstruction and Development. Currently the order is under manufacturing process. Dispatch is scheduled for the year 2015. This project is constituent part of Energy strategy of Ukraine for the period till the year 2030 and planned construction of South Ring of main networks 750 kV.
Zaporozhtransformator PJSC has signed a contract for delivery of autotransformer rated for power 200 MBA, voltage class 330 kV for "Federal Network Company of the United Power System" JSC. Equipment will be installed at substation Makhachkala. Affiliated company of FNC UPS JSC – MES Yug has become the final Customer. ZTR transformer will be installed within the reconstruction program of substation in Dagestan republic. Main equipment will be replaced at the site, it will improve reliability of power supply of region, objects of oil-and-gas industry, railway, marine and aircraft transport infrastructure. Toshiba, Electric plant took part at bidding. ZTR was selected by FNC UPS Company as the manufacturer and supplier of equipment due to long-term experience of collaboration and supplies of qualitative production to the energetic objects of the Customer, as well as competitive quotation and terms of delivery. SS Makhachkala supplies power to HPP Sulanskiy in southern part of Dagestan republic and power system of Transcaucasia as well as international marine port, being main object of foreign economic activities of Russia. Transformer delivery to the substation has strategically important meaning for ZTR. Equipment of Zaporozhtransformator PJSC will provide reliable power supply of fast-developing region considering its increasing demands for power consumption. Transformer dispatch is scheduled for November of the year 2014.
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You are very bitchy today im sorry I didnt realise it was your time of the month. I should have been more careful. Im introducing an interesting species that provides a genuine threat. The species would have a backstory that gives a reason to their motives. I will run with that story until it reaches its natural conclusion. My wealth of existing lore is fine thank you and i know plenty about species such as the Klingons and Romulans just dont see the point of rehashing something that has already been done a number of times. That being said I already plan on showing existing species that we all know and see what they are doing in the 29th century.
"Dregs of fandom" !?! Who is this guy? Clueless. You are just one of these bitter fans of TOS and is unable to accept any other incarnation of star trek.
After the comment about 'time of the month' aimed at a man, I was tempted to NOT bother to get back to you.
But I am the keeper of the index (self-appointed) and as such, I try to rise above my own issues.
So, Gatekeeper, the super European fan film, ... you can get a collection of links on it under (G), here:
. The blog 210 includes Star Trek Fan Filmmakers who have not yet released films.
For the moment, I am going allow my response to your comment to NOT yet give you a listing there.
I'll see if you follow through a bit. There are about 5 people who announce they are going to make a fan film for each one that starts, and about 3 or 4 that start for each that actually produces a film. As far as I can tell, you have neither a track record nor a tact record. You'll need both if you are going to pull this off.
I don't know where in the world you are. You might do yourself the favor of attending a shoot for an existing fan film group to see what's involved in this very demanding undertaking.
The map here will help you locate a group that is filming or has filmed a Star Trek Fan Film in your area.
Good luck with your film. There are never enough excellent ones. Much is forgiven when the product is excellent. Be excellent.
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Casey Kelly combined with three relievers on a four-hitter to win his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Monday night to extend their season-high streak to eight straight wins. The 22-year-old Kelly was the key player among the four obtained from the Boston Red Sox in the trade for Adrian Gonzalez on Dec. 6, 2010. Kelly also got his first big league hit, a single up the middle with two outs in the fifth. The Padres loaded the bases before Chase Headley struck out. Pat Kelly was at Petco Park to watch his son's debut. Pat Kelly, who played in three games with Toronto in 1980, is a former manager of the Braves' Triple-A team and currently manages the Reds' Rookie-level team in Billings, Mont. Kelly (1-0), promoted from Double-A San Antonio earlier Monday, allowed three hits in six innings, struck out four and walked two. He was out from April 12-July 23 with a strained right elbow. Kelly allowed ...
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Blazers senior management is expected to meet this week to decide whether to continue attempts to sign Wallace or go forward with trade discussions with several teams, including Golden State and New York.
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John W. McCain in his own words...(thanks Faun)
"I would love to be emperor." (1)
"The fact is, (my involvement in the savings and loan crisis) was the wrong thing to do, and it'll be on my tombstone and deservedly so." (2)
"I ridiculed the bill on the floor of the Senate the day I voted for it." (3)
Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV?
Mr. McCain: (Long pause) "You've stumped me." (4)
On AIDS prevention
McCain: "I'm not very wise on it." (4)
At a recent meeting with the Wall Street Journal editorial board, Republican presidential candidate John McCain admitted he "doesn't really understand economics" (5)
"The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should." (6)
"...the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation." (7)
" I'll never forget that first Christmas when I gave--when I read from the Nativity story from the different Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John." (7)
(The nativity story does NOT appear in all the gospels)
"I cannot tell you that I've ever had a revelation from God--it's been kind of plotting." (7)
"Speaking of religions, I think the Greek god hubris played a role in Mr. Rumsfeld's decisions." (7)
(Does McCain believe in Greek gods? BTW Hubris wasn't a god. It means over-reaching arrogance)
"Thanks for the question, you little jerk. You're drafted." (8)
'The nice thing about Alzheimer's is you get to hide your own Easter eggs.' (9)
McCain speaking in Tucson referred to Leisure World as "Seizure World," the East Valley retirement community where, in the 1984 election, "97 percent of the people voted and the other 3 percent were in intensive care." (10)
"So our marriage is really based on a tissue of lies." (11)
Asked whether he's lectured his own children about using drugs, McCain replied, "I told my thirteen-year-old son I would beat him within an inch of his life." (12)
"You know, people talk about how bad the POW camp was in Vietnam, but really we had a lot of fun." (12)
When asked why we have military personnel on food stamps-
"Privates and seamen don't make campaign contributions." (13)
(1) http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18421121/the_rolling_stone_interview_john_mccain/3
(2) http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/1999/12/06/mccain2.html
(3) http://tinyurl.com/36gzaz
(4) http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/6610/print
(5) http://tinyurl.com/ypt3eb
(6) http://tinyurl.com/2wubtv
(7) http://www.beliefnet.com/story/220/story_22001_1.html
(8) http://tinyurl.com/2n97w5
(9) http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/09/02/reitthurs/
(10) http://tinyurl.com/yp8ddv
(11) http://tinyurl.com/24sh62
(12) http://tinyurl.com/3c79v9
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Shame on the BART Board of Directors. On Thursday, February 12, the Board voted to ask the Alameda County DA to criminally prosecute the #blacklivesmatter protesters who shut the system down back on Black Friday. Having engaged in my fair share of civil disobedience over the years, including helping shut down Van Ness for hours on the day of the Supreme Court's Proposition 8 decision, I have been cited several times but never criminally prosecuted. This is the Bay Area after all; we don't prosecute peaceful protesters. Or so I thought.Read more
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The new year has brought good news for City College of San Francisco. On January 14, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges announced that it was granting the College two additional years to come into compliance with accreditation standards. The timing of the Commission's announcement, nearly a month earlier than expected, led some to speculate that the Commission was trying to influence Judge Karnow's decision in the lawsuit brought against the Commission by the City Attorney. "Judge Karnow," the Commission seemed to be saying, "no need to trouble yourself; we have this City College thing under control."Read more
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Congratulations to my newly elected colleagues on the City College Board of Trustees. Newcomers Amy Bacharach, Brigitte Davila and Thea Selby joined veteran member John Rizzo in winning seats, giving the Board a majority of members elected after the current accreditation crisis began back in 2012.
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October 14, 2014, was an awful day, the kind of awful you remember for years. I had flown down to Los Angeles that morning to speak to an audience at Cerritos Community College about San Francisco's battles with the ACCJC. As I got out of the car at Cerritos, I happened to check my iPhone and saw the news breaking on Facebook that, after nearly five decades of raising hell, the San Francisco Bay Guardian was no more. And then, just hours later, my phone brought the further horrible news that the city's leading tenant activist, Ted Gullicksen, had been found dead in his bed.Read more
Realtors Behaving Badly
The Realtors are pissing me off. Not as individuals, mind you. After all, it's an industry of professionally charming people. And beyond being charming, in my experience most realtors care a lot about the community, and many have very progressive politics. So I like realtors but, as an organized political force, the Realtors are not charming at all; in San Francisco, at least, they are a menace.Read more
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San Franciscans hate homelessness. Some of us blame the homeless themselves for their circumstances. Others see, in the disorder in our BART stations and on our sidewalks, the obscene consequences of the increasing economic inequality and fraying of our social safety net that have been accelerating since the eighties. Whatever the explanation, it's the rare individual who manages to spend any significant time in our City without at least a twinge of unease that so many among us lack a safe warm place to sleep each night. And I think for most of us housed folks, it's more than a twinge; it's a recurrent revulsion at how many very sick people are being left to rot and die on our streets.Read more
November Election Preview
Greetings political nerds! Remember those happy bygone days when the voter information handbook was nearly as thick as a phone book? More recently, some of us may have come to fear that this not-so-new era of comity and consensus at City Hall would mean the end forever of San Francisco's propensity for ballot box legislating. Well, friends, fear not! Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin may have long since left the building, but the allure of the ballot measure as a vehicle by which to move an agenda, settle scores or simply get some attention apparently endures under the dome.Read more
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When students fought police armed with pepper spray in March, it was only the most physical battle in the heated struggle for City College of San Francisco. The seventy-nine-year-old community college, California's largest public school, is on the brink of losing its accreditation, and the atmosphere is tense at an institution that's touched pretty much every San Franciscan in some way. It has been especially well-regarded for serving low-income and part-time students, immigrants and others who otherwise might not have access to higher education, offering a range of vocational certification, cultural and ESL programs.
The current fight between CCSF and the state's outcome-based education "reformers" really erupted in 2012, when the government-appointed Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) said the college hadn't met an array of largely managerial standards and gave it eight months to fix things or lose accreditation. "Problems included a dearth of student services, outdated instruction guides, antiquated computer systems and lack of fiscal controls," the ACCJC said, adding that the school had failed to collect about $8 million in workers' comp dues and student fees over the past several years. Last summer, the commission ruled the college's improvements insufficient and said it would lose accreditation this July. That would effectively force City College to close, since state funding is tied to accreditation.
CCSF supporters say the decision has little to do with academic standards. City College performs above state community college averages even by the narrow metrics of graduation and transfer rates that have been California's focus in recent years of tight budgets and escalating reform rhetoric. "We feel like public education is under attack, including now community colleges, by the movement to privatize," said Wendy Kaufmyn, who teaches engineering at CCSF. "The accrediting commission is definitely part of what we'd call the 'reform movement' in education—it has a political agenda." She and other members of the growing "Save CCSF coalition" say disaccreditation is an effort to stifle a major voice for more inclusive education. "We see ourselves as serving the diverse community of San Francisco, and that includes the formerly incarcerated, foster kids with nowhere else to go, immigrant populations and undocumented students," Kaufmyn said. "We believe in the arts, and having students be there for cultural enrichment. But they just feel like that's a waste of taxpayer money."
A September 2013 report by the city found that CCSF graduates add enormously to the local economy, contributing an estimated $123 million yearly by filling skilled jobs for which demand is generally greater than the supply of qualified applicants. If the college closed, surrounding schools would be neither equipped to absorb the flood of displaced students nor geographically or economically practical for them to attend.
Pushback against the ACCJC's decision has been building among not only students, faculty, staff and community members but also public officials including San Francisco's mayor, the chancellor of the California Community Colleges system and members of Congress. After its most recent review in December, the Department of Education told the ACCJC to fix various irregularities or risk losing its own status. In January, Nancy Pelosi questioned the commission's judgment on CCSF, saying, "There has never been a complaint about the education at this school." The City Attorney's office has launched a lawsuit against the commission, and in January a judge issued an injunction to halt disaccreditation until the case has gone to trial this fall.
But through it all, the commission has held its ground, insisting that it legally can't grant City College more time, even though government officials say that it could by law use its discretion. "No one believes—no one, even the most strident faculty member—has said that the school now meets accreditation standards," said Dave Hyams, a public relations representative for the ACCJC. "They didn't meet them, they don't meet them, and they won't meet them, by everyone's admission. The problem isn't the accreditation system." The college has lodged an appeal that an ACCJC panel must rule on by July 31, but the body hasn't given any sign that it plans to reverse the decision.
Rafael Mandelman, a CCSF board member, said it's hard to understand the commission's obstinacy. "I think they are incredibly stubborn, petty and vindictive people," he said. "They're an accrediting commission gone wrong." The ACCJC is a private peer review body made up of past and present California college administrators and educators that Mandelman believes has become "increasingly polarized." One of six community college accrediting bodies in the United States, the ACCJC has in recent years put colleges on notice at a vastly higher rate than its counterparts, accounting for 64 percent of sanctions nationwide in the 2011–12 school year. But the move to actually yank accreditation is extremely rare even for the ACCJC. In recent years, the commission has disaccredited only one other school, the smaller Compton College, where it found serious financial fraud.
Nothing like that was going on at CCSF. The college had its share of problems, said Mandelman, who joined the board in 2012 hoping to help transform it into a more effective body. Issues included "a lot of dead wood in the administration," "a dysfunctional basket case" of a board and financial backlog made worse by the recession. "That doesn't mean it wasn't a good place," he said. "It was certainly not worse than other community colleges." One state assemblyman has pointed out that although "CCSF failed to meet nine out of eleven standards required by the commission…two other colleges failed all eleven standards and were only given a warning, which is the lowest level of sanction."
While some say the commission's move against City College is a sign of its arbitrariness, others agree with Kaufmyn that it's political. The San Francisco attorney's lawsuit against the ACCJC "alleges that the private agency unlawfully allowed its advocacy and political bias to prejudice its evaluation of college accreditation standards…in retaliation for City College having embraced and advocated a different vision for California's community colleges than the ACCJC itself."
Differences in vision became especially clear in the debate over California's 2012 Student Success Act. Coming in the midst of severe budget shortfalls, the legislation mandated more rigid assessments and standards to encourage higher community college graduation rates and transfers to four-year schools, and included a requirement that students receiving fee waivers for their studies meet certain benchmarks for academic progress. Members of the CCSF community vocally opposed the Act, with now–Student Trustee Shanell Williams arguing it would pull support from students like herself whose disadvantaged backgrounds might make it harder for them to meet the standards or to travel a smooth road to graduation or transfer. Williams "grew up in San Francisco surrounded by drugs and violence" and came to City College not knowing "how to be a student." She couldn't attend full-time because she needed to work to support her family. Williams said CCSF transformed her into a dedicated learner and that the state legislation was really "about making the most disenfranchised students pay for an economic crisis that is not our fault."
These arguments echo a nationwide conversation about the impact of "standards-based" schemes on community-focused public education. The debate so far has centered on K-12 and topics like charter schools, Common Core standards and corporate profit-generating education technology backed by conservative advocacy groups. But it's also expanding into community colleges, as the San Francisco Attorney's office pointed out:
"The ACCJC has been a leading advocate to dramatically reshape the mission of California's community colleges through more restrictive policies focusing on degree completion to the exclusion of additional vocational, remedial and non-credit offerings. The controversial political agenda—whose proponents include conservative advocacy organizations, for-profit colleges and corporate student lenders—represents a significant departure from the abiding "open access" mission pursued by San Francisco's Community College District since it was first established, and also repeatedly affirmed by the state legislature."
ACCJC spokesman Hyams denied that the ACCJC was biased. "There's nothing political about this," he said. "Every school is held to the same standard, and every school in California is evaluated, and it's a fair non-partial peer review evaluation, going on for fifty years this way, and this is the first time a school has been so sub-standard." When asked about CCSF's above average performance on the state's "Student Success Scorecard," Hyams speculated that "perhaps CCSF's students are more driven, or the extraordinarily high ratio of faculty to FTE [full-time equivalent] student contributes to this success rate; I don't really know." He later clarified, after the commission's president happened to see his comments, that this was his personal opinion and did not represent the commission's view.
Such communications did nothing to change the impression that the ACCJC's operations are unsystematic or even haphazard. Its perceived arbitrariness has led California Congresswoman Jackie Speier to argue that there's a national need to make accreditors more accountable—also the aim of a bill in the state legislature whose fate is uncertain. Indeed, the move to disaccredit CCSF seems especially harsh given the continued accreditation (though not by the same commission) of several infamously predatory for-profit colleges in the area that get a disproportionate chunk of federal tuition aid—including schools the state is now suing for misleading applicants about their programs' success rates and students' ability to pay off their loans. If City College closes, disadvantaged students may have few options but these for-profits.
In the meantime, CCSF community members say the disaccreditation threat already has changed the school for the worse. Last year, the college's elected board on which Mandelman and Williams sit was replaced by a "Special Trustee with Extraordinary Powers" appointed by the state's community colleges chancellor the year before to oversee CCSF's progress. The March clash on campus began as a protest against the special trustee, who has made cuts to the very programs—ethnic, LGBT and other diversity studies, for example—that make City College what it is, said Lalo Gonzalez, a Latino Studies student. "We had a faculty member who worked with students with disabilities, but he was fired, so there's no one to teach braille anymore."
Mandelman and new college administrators say many changes were needed to improve the college's operations, but that the looming threat of disaccreditation has caused far more problems than it's solved. Students are hesitant to register at the school, and enrollment has fallen from 90,000 in 2012 to about 77,000. The college projects the enrollment drop will cost the school an estimated $20 million in lowered state funding this coming year unless the California legislature passes a bill, currently in committee, to prop up its finances.
Even with these setbacks, CCSF has made "tremendous progress" in the areas criticized by the commission, say San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris, who've asked the ACCJC to grant the college more time. Even members of the commission acknowledge that "the school is turning for the better." But they say it still would do best to accept disaccreditation and seek "candidacy"—a status that, barring new legislation, would deprive it of state funding (as well as legitimacy) until it had been reaccredited. CCSF administrators reject the proposal, which looks like an attempt amid mounting pushback to intimidate the college into sparing the ACCJC from having to rule on the appeal or defend itself in court.
The commission may well want to avoid a trial. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said he's "extremely positive and confident about the lawsuit" and growing more so each day as additional evidence comes to light that "the allegations in our complaint with respect to the conflict of interest and bias were well-founded." He added that obtaining the pre-hearing injunction against disaccreditation was "very, very encouraging." ACCJC spokesman Hyams said the commission is also "very confident in our position in the lawsuit," but he didn't go so far as to say it thought it would win, nor did he close the door on the possibility of some resolution before the trial.
Regardless of what the commission or the judge ultimately decides, it's clear the case has great significance in a city where poor communities are increasingly poorly served. Even if CCSF wins in court, though, the struggle won't be over. In the absence of an explicit decision to the contrary, it's likely that the ACCJC would remain CCSF's accreditor, though Herrera said it's too early to tell what the full results of the case might be.
"We may save City College, but what form will it be in?" Kaufmyn wondered. "If it becomes a narrowly focused junior college that doesn't serve our diverse communities, then we've really lost."


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I am trying to repair the AC on my 2001 Ford Expedition, Eddie Bauer Edition w/5.4L. System has not worked for the past 3-4 years. With my neighbor's help and using pressurized CO2, a leak was detected through a valve (pop off valve?) Located on the hose block fitting at the compressor. The valve was replaced with a new unit and the AC was vacuumed and filled with new R134a refrigerant. System started to cool, but AC compressor caused engine to rev erratically. Refrigerant was left in the system for a week before being evacuated for reuse. In other words, the system held the charge even though the compressor needed to be replaced. Next, the system was evacuated and the AC compressor was replaced with a new Ford factory unit, the system was vacuumed, 20 oz of PAG oil was added and then the system was recharged using the gas collected earlier. Amount of refrigerant was not accurately added to the system only estimated using a gage set. System did produce cold air but after 4 days changed to warm air. System has had dye added several years ago, so used black light to look for a leak at the hose block fitting at the compressor - noticed a leak at the valve in the hose block that was replaced new earlier - dye showed up on the end of the valve indicating to me that the valve had opened and let refrigerant escape from the system. I suspect that the charge has leaked through this valve. No other components in the system were replaced. My neighbor is not able to assist me, but I have a gage set that I can connect to the vehicle. What caused the valve on the hose block to discharge and what should be done next?
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Just to clarify, when I say it changes ip just like a pc I meant say you're using a router, the PCs local ip would change and if there there was no modem in between the connection the same thing would happen on the wan side. Similarly, since no modem between phone and the internet the changing ip is expected. The ip changing is not a big thing for me as the the phone is always on (as you mentioned). I guess I could go crazy again looking for a dynamic ip type service/software simlar to dyndns etc but I'll leave that for another day.
So i've finally accomplished everything. I'm attaching all files I used. Here's a quick guide...
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Recently, after washing my truck to look beautiful, my speedometer went dead. I also have a code P0500, VSS Malfunction. So, I have a couple questions to assist in my diagnosis. 1) Is there more then one sensor that could cause the issue? My Ford buddy (I know, apples to oranges, but bear with me) says he has 2 sensors that affect his speedo. So, is it just my one sensor, or is there another in the diff or something? and 2) The diagnostic flowchart I got off of Alldata in my school shows a bunch of tests on the PCM. I am wondering if it is ok to run tests without taking the Superchips tune off, or if I should return my truck to stock first. I have looked for any fuses, couldn't find one that even sounded like it protected the VSS, the sensor is not shorted in itself, and I couldn't get continuity from the connector side back. I also could not find any frayed wires or anything that could have gotten wet and shorted out. Everything was still loomed up really nice just like from the factory. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Unless you have an open or short in the wiring between the PCM and CAB, you probably have a PCM that has bit the dust.
So I'm guessing my best bet is just follow my flowchart to the end? Also, anyone have any idea how much a PCM might cost? I would be looking for just a factory one, cheap as I can get it with it still being reliable. Just don't wanna get screwed by the dealer at all.
There should be a resistance test for the VSS. That is the one in the rear differential and is usually the culprit, not to mention cheap fix(Under 25.00). The other sensor that your Ford friend is speaking of is the OSS. It is a different circuit all together.
According to Chrysler service info, a VSS or OSS will not set this code. Possible causes are an open circuit, short to power, short to ground or a bad PCM.
That helps a ton. Thanks guys, now I know where to start at least. I wish it would be the sensor, those are easy as pie to do. Guess I'll start chasing wires around.
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The simplest thing to do is to reset the code and see if it comes back.
Next, check all wiring and connectors that lead to the speed sensor. The location of the sensor depends on your vehicle. The sensor could be on the transmission, or perhaps the wheel hub (brake) assembly.
If the wiring and connectors are OK, then check the voltage at the speed sensor. Again, the exact procedure wil depend on your make and model of vehicle.
If everything looks OK, replace the sensor.
Will the vss make the tach quit also????
I've got a similar issue. I've gone ahead and replaced all 3 sensors. I even opened up the pumpkin to make sure the original sensor wasn't in pieces on the inside (i hear it's a common problem). It seems like my speedo only works intermittently and my ABS and brake light are on as well. I sent it to a friend of mine (a mechanic) he told me that it's either the gauge cluster or the body control module. I'm mostly confused because I thought the BCM and cluster are one piece???
today my truck lost all transmission fluids due to broken hose and get overheated now I'm getting error p0500 and engine light is on both speed sensors was replaced one on the transfer case and the one on rear differential my programmer wont clear the error it always come back need help also my speedo and abs don't work , but it was like this for long time
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Since the last several coaches from the defensive side didn't exactly work out too well, the Detroit Lions are starting along the NFC North trend line set by the Bears and Packers: getting a coach with enough offensive pedigree to do more than have Matthew Stafford throw to Calvin Johnson and occasionally hand off to Reggie Bush.
[RELATED: 2013 NFL playoff coaching trees have Bears roots]
The leading candidate to replace Jim Schwartz as head coach is Ken Whisenhunt, current San Diego offensive coordinator and who guided the Arizona Cardinals to a Super Bowl appearance, per Adam Schefter at ESPN. Also in the mix are Darrell Bevell, Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator and Jim Caldwell, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator.
Any of these would be a dramatic direction shift from Schwartz, Rod Marinelli and Dick Jauron, who succeeded Steve Mariucci in 2005.


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The data I received the DAS shipment says that it's insoluble in organic solvents; does that include ethanol & isopropyl alcohol?
By the way, shipments are almost completely ready to go but are not shipped yet. I apologize for the wait, but I always seem to underestimate the amount of work that actually goes into something like this; everyone has been very patient and I reply with a very big thank you!
PS Maybe it's a good idea to open a new DAS experimenters thread when all batches are send out by Chris.
will this product be the same and serve the purpose
Yes, that is the same material, CAS 2718-90-3.
I recently received an email from someone interested in DAS and I'm sorry but I have lost your email! I have no way to get back to you and I don't remember the name, so if you see this, please send me another message.
Regarding DAS; I believe there is still significant interest in it, but as of now, I haven't heard from the manufacturer if there is going to be more available. If there is, I intend to procure it and sell it in a similar manner as before. Though instead of organizing it as a group buy, I will buy all that I can, package it in a variety of quantities and sell it in a more traditional 'retail' manner. I'm always interested in knowing if there is still interest in it, so please feel free to mention it here or send me a message.


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At the moment I'm running Android 4.4.2 Stock ROM, but I want to switch to MIUI V5. I would like to know if it's possible to do this while having a locked Bootloader.
P.S.: First I used the towelroot-method to get root acces, then I installed SuperSU and CWM Recovery. So that's already done.


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LAS CRUCES >> April is Financial Literacy Month and New Mexico State University's Red to Green Money Management Program and Career Services are participating in a national initiative to increase personal finance knowledge.
"When you're young, the thought of tomorrow is: 'I've got plenty of time,'" said Roseanne Bensley, associate director of Career Services and Financial Literacy Fair event coordinator. "But if you aren't paying attention to how much money you're borrowing, you become trapped by some choices you made at a very young age that may impact you for the rest of your life."
The Red to Green Money Management Financial Literacy Program will host the second annual Financial Literacy Fair, sponsored in part by Wells Fargo and the NMSU President's Office. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, on the first floor of Corbett Center Student Union.
Multiple businesses involved in financial services — banks, credit unions, investment firms and debt management companies — will be in attendance at the fair. These organizations will provide resources related to financial literacy, such as information about identity theft, credit score and reports, responsible use of credit cards, student financial aid and investments.
Also, the money management program offers private appointments and a free, self-paced tool called Financial Avenue. To schedule an appointment, call 575-646-1631, and to access financial literacy resources visit careerservices.nmsu.edu/red-to-green


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BSkyB, Carphone Warehouse, RBS: U.K., Irish Equity Preview
The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.
The benchmark FTSE 100 Index rose 113.82, or 2 percent, to 5,862.79. The FTSE All-Share Index advanced 1.9 percent and Ireland's ISEQ Index also climbed 1.9 percent.
Avocet Mining Plc (AVM LN): The U.K.-based gold miner said it returned to profit in the three months through September, posting net income of $11.3 million, compared with a loss of $3.4 million a year earlier. The shares rose 7.3 percent to 188.5 pence.
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSY LN): Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp. and the U.K.'s largest pay-television operator need to respond to U.K. regulator Ofcom's request for information on their proposed merger by Nov. 19, Ofcom said in a statement. BSkyB shares advanced 0.8 percent to 711.5 pence.
Carphone Warehouse Group Plc (CPW LN): The mobile-phone retailer raised its annual profit guidance and said it plans to pay a dividend after first-half profit tripled as consumers bought more expensive smartphones. The stock fell 0.3 percent to 308 pence.
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS LN): The U.K.'s biggest government-owned bank said third-quarter operating profit was 726 million pounds ($1.2 billion). Its net loss narrowed to 1.15 billion pounds in the third quarter from 1.8 billion pounds in the year-earlier period as impairments declined. Impairments totaled 1.95 billion pounds in the period. The shares gained 4.4 percent to 47.14 pence.
Smith & Nephew Plc (SN/ LN): Europe's largest maker of shoulder and knee implants third-quarter earnings per share rose to 15.4 cents from 14.5 cents a year ago as sales increased, the company said today in a Regulatory News Service statement. The shares rose 1.1 percent to 558.5 pence.


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What causes flank pain and shortness of breath? 4 possible conditions
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Hope you like it *blushes*
Can you send me a link to the original?
i don't like it... i love it <333
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If experience wins races then Swan Song should have the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2007 in the bag. Her crew have 212 Hobarts between them, a staggering average of 17.7 each.
Lindsay May going to Hobart this year in style
They also have winning experience. They sailed together on George Snow's famous Brindabella (George himself is part of the Swan Song crew this year), and most of them were on board the veteran Love & War last year when she won the race for the third time.
Lindsay May, who skippered Love & War last year and will navigate Swan Song this time round has some very definite ideas about what it takes to win a Rolex Sydney Hobart.
'First of all, you have to arrive at Tasman Island around midday to get the south east breeze. Arrive at Tasman at midnight and there will be no wind. Most of the boats that have won on handicap over the years have reached Tasman at midday, whether it be the third or fourth day. That's why the boats around 45 feet have historically done so well. It just happens that the speeds that 45 footers go at tend to get them off Tasman at just the right time of day.
'Then for the smaller, slower boats the current is very important, especially off the NSW coast. It can give you a 30% speed advantage or more over the ground.'
The current isn't so critical for the big, fast boats. For the maxis, the Rolex Sydney Hobart is a sprint, he says. The main thing is to keep yourself between the other maxis and the finish line, so that you get first use of the any weather change.
It is really a sprint for the 55 to 65 footers too, May says, but as you get smaller the boats are slower and you are out at sea longer. Then it becomes a marathon, and looking after the crew becomes critical if you want to win.
'You have to have regular watches, plenty of hot food and hot drinks, and the inside of the boat has to be kept dry. It is okay if you come off watch wet if you can change into dry clothes, but if your clothes are wet and you have to wear them all the way to Hobart it is bad for morale.
'Peter Kurts (the legendary former owner of Love & War) was fastidious about keeping the inside dry. Water can find its way through the tiniest crack so Peter would ensure that every hole had to be plugged up. Finding and plugging the leaks is a crucial part of preparation.
It is that sort of attention to detail that separates the top boats from the others.
'In any Hobart there are only 10 to 15 boats motivated enough to win the race. The others think they are but they haven't done the preparation.'
May reckons that professionalism is a state of mind, and that the era of paid crews hasn't really changed the Rolex Sydney Hobart much. 'When we were sailing Brindabella we were amateur but very competitive. We wanted to win just as much as the paid sailors and pushed ourselves and the boat just as hard.
'The great thing about sailing together for so many years is that you are sailing with people you can trust. Trust not to do anything stupid when you are changing gear or pushing the boat hard, which is when accidents occur.
'I think the Rolex Sydney Hobart is like the end of season football club trip away. Loads of laughs, good times and it's all over until next year. Even on the top boats, as serious as they are, things will happen that will cause mirth and camaraderie such that they want to sail together again.
'Those that don't cut the mustard get eased out, so over the years you get a team that is comfortable working together.'
Swan Song
This year the former Brindabella team has abandoned the rigours of an out and out racing boat for a cruiser racer. Swan Song is a beautifully appointed Swan 48. For many years Stephen Ainsworth campaigned her as Loki. Down below, the finish and the joinery is a sight to behold.
'You look at all that timber and think if I could only take it out we would go faster, but of course that would change our rating (handicap). Peter Kurts always said you should stay away from a boat where the saloon has been designed by an Italian interior designer. This is the first time I will have hot water out of a tap. It's almost like it's wrong, immoral.
'Going to Hobart on a Swan doesn't feel right. It should be wet and uncomfortable.'


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- Nov 30:
- It's a wrap and a smash for flick fans
- Nov 20:
- Short films offer big dividends to filmgoers
- Weight thrown behind charity at "Seven Pounds" debut
- Nov 19:
- Family bonds inspire Bondi's film and its prize
- Nov 18:
- Cinematic crusaders for social justice
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- An expert's tips on how to pick which ones to see
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- Documentaries spin compelling tales in reel time
- Series has a handle on fans
- Director's film a family affair, but he's a no-show
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- Con-man tale gets ball rolling
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- Three for Thursday: sweets, wine, movie
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- Starz Denver Film Festival: 11 Days in the Dark
- Building film career, one "Brick" at a time
For seven years, the First Look Student Film Festival offered a sweet break in the spring moviegoing calendar.
Curated by Wade Gardner and Josh Weinberg, the festival exhibited shorts by students at U.S. as well as international film programs, undergrad and grad.
This year marks the first in which Denver's best little film festival is part of the city's biggest film event, the 31st Starz Denver Film Festival.
Filmmakers themselves, Weinberg and Gardner shared a few thoughts before their fest-within-a-fest kicks off tonight. It runs through closing day, Sunday (go to denverfilm.org for more on the three packages of shorts).
Q: So you've thrown your lot in with the Starz Denver Film Festival. How did that happen?
A: Josh: For the last two years, the Denver Film Society has co-produced our stand-alone fest and out of that grew a stronger relationship. So after last year's festival, they suggested this move to November. We thought about it; the pros far outweighed the cons.
Wade: It does meet our overall objective of getting these small films out to as wide an audience as possible.
Q: How many long hours were spent on these short films?
A: Wade: A hundred hours at least.
Josh: The average film runs 15 minutes. Then we have to watch it again. And there were over 400 submissions.
Q: Any recommendations?
A: Josh: "My Wooden Dog" is a quirky film from Poland about a kid trying to keep his family together — and he's a little odd to begin with.
Wade: We also have a bunch of strong docs. Two were recognized at the Student Academy Awards, "Unattached" and "If a Body Meet a Body."
Q: Enough about students. What are you guys working on?
A: Wade: I'm working on a music doc about a Denver musician and actor named Dan Aid who is recording an album. He's able to play the guitar, front the band and he does so with one hand.
Josh: I made a film over the summer called "The Website Is Down," which is online. Wade and I are finishing up a 20-episode animated series for Starz called "The Pitch." We actually sold that to Starz at the Late-Night Lounge at a prior festival.


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PKM, I know where you are coming off, good luck with your case.
I just find this place hilarious, since if there's any speculation about film being discontinued or company going under, you can bet there will be hundreds of replies and people wanting blood etc... But if they actually spend some of that free time productively,instead of wasting it on useless arguments. There's a chance that something might happen.
But it seems from bejinoy's opinion great things have only been achieved by doing nothing and arguing on Internet forums.
Anyway, in my circle of friends, since I discovered film there's a 200% increase in film use. I'm working on more. All I know is, if someone didn't post up their photos to internet, me or ratty wouldn't start using film. Nor my friends...


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Two trailers have been translated to English (and are available after the break), making the shadow path creation gameplay even easier to understand -- and explaining the story, kind of: "Experiencing meaningful encounters and partings ... a pair of spirits travel through the world to find the meaning of existence." Sounds ... deep, for a game about a little boy and a fairy pushing rocks around.
The game's info page makes it a bit more concrete: Lukus is a tree spirit who wants to find the perfect place to become a tree "to find to help somebody in the world," and a light spirit named Popo travels with him. Now that sounds more like a video game premise.
Buy from $199
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- Prices
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- Game format Optical disc, Downloadable
- Online features Multiplayer, Voice chat, Store, Browser
- Drive capacity 512 MB
- Controller type Wired, Wireless
- Motion controls Accelerometer, Camera / optical
- Video outputs Component, RCA / composite, S-Video
- Weight 2.65 lb
- Released 2006-11-19