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|Texas Military Institute
|Princeton University, AB, magna cum laude,
|Romance Languages and Literatures
|Ph.D., Romance Languages and Literatures
|Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
|México, summer program
|1966, 1967
|Bryn Mawr College in Madrid, summer program
|Harvard Divinity School,
|Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellow
|Harvard Graduate School of Education,
|The Harvard Seminar for Experienced Presidents Certificate
|Organ study:
|Mary Krimmel, Westminster Choir College
|Carl Weinrich, Princeton University
|John Ferris, Harvard University
|The Hotchkiss School
|Instructor in Spanish and Chair, Dept. Of Modern Languages
|Union National Bank of Laredo
|International Banking Officer
|Laredo State University
|Asst. Professor of Spanish; Asst. to the
|Charged with organizing first program in development
|Episcopal High School
|Chair, Foreign Language Department; established summer
|study abroad in Segovia, Spain.
|Potomac School
|Chair, Foreign Language Department, K-12; continued
|program in Segovia
|Headed foreign language curricula in grades K-8 and
|established foreign language program in grades 9-12
|St Anne's Belfield School
|Director, Upper School
|Charged with the recruitment, hiring, and evaluation of
|a secondary school faculty of 50; responsible for all
|aspects of preparatory academic program and
|college placement
|Texas A&M International University
|Professor of Spanish; Chair, Dept. of Language,
|Jan. 1994 -
|Literature, and Arts
|Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
|Sept. 2001 -
|Love's Dialectic: Mimesis and Allegory in the Romances of Lope de Vega.
|Oxford, MS: University of Mississippi, 1999.
|"Sweet Nails, Sweet Cross: Metonymy, not Metaphor"
|Published 2005, Mise Publication.
|"Changing the Blood: Language, Literature, and Teaching." Journal of Hispanic
|HigherEducation, Vol I, No. 1, January 2002.
|"Playing for Apollo: The Technical and Aesthetic Legacy of Carl Weinrich." The
|Diapason, February, 2000.
|"Cide Hamete, Melquíades, Alba Trueba: Marco narrativo y tema en Cervantes,
|García Márquez y Allende." Crítica Hispánica, Vol XVIII, Otoño, 1996.
|"Bach's Legacy: A Musical Offering." American Music Teacher,
|Works in Progress
|Biography of Lope deVega. (In English)
|Professional Service:
|NCAA Division II Heartland Conference, 2010-11 Chair, Presidents' Council
|Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors, Executive Committee of
|the Council Category "A" Representative, October 2004 -
|Council of Chief Executive Officers, The Texas A&M University System
|Council of School Executives for Regents' Initiative for Excellence in Education
|The Philosophical Society of Texas, Member 2004 -
|Laredo 250th Celebration Committee, Chair 2004
|Laredo Quality of Life Committee, Member 2004
|Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Committee for Field of Study
|Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Committee for Transfer--Colleges
|and Universities
|Association of Texas Colleges and Universities
|Term Expired: 2005
|American Association of State Colleges & Universities Committee on
|Teacher Education Member, 2004
|Texas International Education Consortium Nominating Committee
|Member, 2008-2009
|Texas International Education Consortium Finance & Investment Committee
|Member, 2004-2008
|Texas International Education Consortium, Executive Committee Member
|Vice-Chair 2004-2005
|Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Infrastructure Formula Study
|Committee Member, 2004-2008
|Advisory Council, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures,
|Princeton University
|Journal of Hispanic Higher Education Advisory Board, 2003
|Laredo Educational System Coalition Committee, Member 2002-2007
|Board of Directors, Texas Council for the Humanities
|Named to Governor's Executive Development Program, fall 2000
|Initiated and organized the university's first program in fine arts.
|Guided the design and installation of a new 21-rank pipe organ in Laredo, and
|played the dedication recital in September, 1996. This is the third
|project completed to bring a new pipe organ to a parish in Laredo.
|Elected commencement speaker, TAMIU, December, 1996
|Revised Spanish curriculum for Texas A&M International University, including
|Master's of Arts degree in Spanish. Proposal for joint doctorate in
|Hispanic Studies in the A&M System is nearing completion.
|Guided the preparation of proposals and presentation to the Texas Higher
|Education Coordinating Board of eight new degrees for this university.
|Received Toro Award for Distinguished Service, Cigarroa High School, May, 1997.
|Instituted research track for faculty at a university where teaching has been the
|faculty's dominant responsibility.
|Instituted procedures to ensure proper communication and mentorship by chairs
|of faculty on probationary status.
|Instituted, together with the Office of Institutional Advancement, the university's
|first honors program.
|Initiated the University's first Office of Distance Learning.
|Required all faculty to post online syllabi in each course by September, 2001.
|First piloted myself, and then institutionalized a mentorship program for university
|faculty to guide the development and delivery of Advanced
|Placement curricula in Laredo schools. This program, the Faculty
|Fellows, was accepted for participation in a GEAR-UP collaboration
|involving Texas A&M University, Texas A&M International University,
|and the Texas Education Agency.
|Presented our Faculty Fellows program to both state and national meetings of
|Initiated a task force now working to finalize a plan for dual language
|curricula/biliteracy in all Laredo schools.
|Addressed the State Teacher Forum: "Isaiah Berlin, Romanticism, and Teaching,"
|February, 2000, Dallas, Texas.
|Invited to address conference sponsored by AASCU, February, 2000, on
|international education. Graduation speaker, spring commencement,
|Cigarroa High School, May, 2000.
|Keynote speaker, annual convention, Texas Foreign Language Association, March
|30, 2001.
|Assisted in preparation of legislative package and institutional presentation for
|and 77th legislature.
|Master of ceremonies or speaker for professional organizations and clubs in
|Laredo, several times each month. Addresses have included a wide variety
|of topics in literature, education, and the fine arts.
|Keynote Speaker: Río Bravo Association Conference . Texas A&M University - Kingsville
|April 2, 2004. "Rankings and Ravings: Quality of Life"
|Keynote Speaker: Teacher's Award Ceremony. "Caring for Student Success
|No Excuses, Just Results." Zapata I.S.D., May 14, 2004
|Master of Ceremonies of Princess Pocahontas Pageant in Laredo, Texas
|February 12, 2006
|Master of Ceremonies of Tuesday Music & Literature Club in Laredo, Texas
|February 14, 2006
|Master of Ceremonies of Princess Pocahontas Pageant in Laredo, Texas
|February 10, 2007
|Master of Ceremonies, WBCA-IGNC Bridge Ceremony
|February 17, 2007
|Honorary Referee for Track and Field, Border Olympics
|March 3, 2007
|Keynote Speaker, Dedication of the Billy Hall Jr., County Building
|August 20, 2007
|Billy F. Cowart Award in Bilingual Education
|April 25, 2009
|Tzu Chi College of Technology, "Certificate of Appreciation" In Support of Sign Language
|Opera Performance 'Love Transcends the Sky Line'
|February 8, 2009
|Laredo Community College , "In Recognition of Significant Contributions on Behalf of Higher
|Education in Our Community" Presneted to Dr. Ray M. Keck, III, The Society of Martha
|Washington, 2009
|South Texas Council, Boy Scouts of America, "Laredo Distinguished Citizen Award"
|United High School "Certificate of Appreciation" Award
|November 25,2008
|Corazones de Tejas Hearts of Texas State Employee Charitable Campaign Platinum
|"Leadership Award," April 23, 2008
|J.B. Alexander High School, "Certificate of Appreciation" In Support of 'Go Get It Week'
|January 2008
|Navidad del Barrio Amalia V. Urban Volunteer of the Year "Appreciation Award"
|December 18, 2007
|Young Men Youth Leadership Conference, "Certificate of Appreciation" In Support of Sponsorship
|and Participation, December 14, 2007
|City of Laredo "Laredo Distinguished Citizen" Award
|November 28, 2007
|Laredo Chamber of Commerce Ramiro Sanchez "Spirit of Laredo" Award 2006-2007
|September 27, 2007
|Honorary Recipient of United States Flag from U.S. Marine Corps, Recognizing Support of Troops
|Stationed at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, July 27, 2007
|LISD TAMIU Early College High School "Appreciation Award" from students
|May 29, 2007
|Laredo Community College "Meritorious Service Award"
|May 12, 2007
|Laredo Masonic Lodge #547, "Community Builder Award"
|March 2, 2007
|West Wind Homes, "Border Olympics Honorary Director Award"
|March 1, 2007
|Phi Kappa Delta International, "Appreciation Award for Services Rendered as
|as Charter Member" February 23, 2007
|KLRN 2007 Women's Health Conference "In Recognition of Continuous Support in
|Bringing Women's Health Issues to the Community Award," January 20, 2007
|Divino Magazine published in January 2007 by, Laredo Morning Times, named Dr. Ray M. Keck
|as "Divino Man of the Year- Leading Laredo's Educational and Cultural Development"
|Leadership Laredo "Appreciation Award for Supporting Leadership Laredo",
|September 6, 2006
|Zapata County I.S.D. General Session, "Appreciation Award for Supporting the Zapata
|Higher Education and Technology Initiative", August 9, 2006
|Kegg Pipe Organ Builders, "In Recognition for Tireless Support of Music in the Arts at Texas
|International University, and for Unending Enthusiasm for the Sharkey-Corrigan Pipe Organ"
|July 23, 2006
|Gateway to Mexico All Sports Clinic 2006, "Appreciation Award"
|Vidal M. Treviño Award, Outstanding Soccer Volunteer, Border Olympics Plaque
|presented to Dr. Ray M. Keck, III, March 2, 2006
|League of United Latin American Citizens, LULAC Council 7 and LNB,
|"Gary G. Jacobs Higher Education Award" presented to Dr. Ray M. Keck, III,
|"In Grateful Recognition & Appreciation for your Educational Contributions to
|our Community" at WBCA Noche De Cabaret event, February 15, 2006
|Zapata County Independent School District, Appreciation Award for
|"Guest Speaker for the Inauguration of Zapata South Elementary School"
|January 28, 2006
|Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society,
|"Appreciation Award for Services Rendered as Charter Member"
|TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas, Distinguished Alumnus and Honoree,
|Stars Over TMI, September 24, 2005
|Texas A&M International University Faculty Senate 2004-2005
|"Appreciation Award"
|Laredo Rotary Club, 2004-2005 "Service Above Self Award"
|Dr. Leo G. Cigarroa High School Student Council, Pride and Patriotism Committee
|FAMAHISPANA 2004 Raices Award
|Laredo Junior Achievement, 2004 Laredo Business Hall of Fame
|Diocese of Laredo Catholic Schools, St. Agustine School 2004 Academic Fair
|Appreciation Award of Participation as a Poetry Judge
|United Way 2008 - 2002 Silver Leadership Award
|State Employee Charitable Campaign 2006 and 2005 "Certificate of Recognition,
|in Grateful Appreciation for Helping the People of our Community",
|2003 "Volunteer of the Year" and 2002 "Highest Employee
|Group Recognition and Presentation Award
|Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra 2002-2003 Appreciation Award"
|Consejo de Instituciones de Nuevo Laredo 2002 Appreciation Award
|American Heart Walk 2002 Honorary Chair
|Laredo Rotary Club 2001 "Paul Harris Fellow Award"
|Laredo Lulac Council 2001 "Tejano Achievers Award"
|Professional Memberships:
|Board of Trustees Member
|Laredo Area Community Foundation Board Member, 2004 -
|Mercy Ministries of Laredo Board of Trustees Chair, 2004 -
|Texas State Aquarium Board of Trustees Member, 2004 -
|KLRN Alamo Public Telecommunications Council Board of Directors, 2007
|The Hotchkiss School Board of Trustees Member, 2003 - 2007
|Local Civic Contributions
|Elected to Portray George Washington for Washington's Birthday Celebration, 2009
|Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra Board of Directors and Founding Chairman
|Council for Excellence in Education, 2007-
|Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, 2007-
|Phi Delta Kappa International, 2006
|Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2005
|Webb County Heritage Foundation "Republic of the Rio Grande President," 2001-2004
|Washington's Birthday Celebration Association Parade Marshall, February 2004
|Musical experience:
|Organ repertoire includes all the preludes and fugues for organ by J.S. Bach.
|Principal organist, Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown
|Performed organ concertos by Handel, National Gallery Orchestra
|Soloist with Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, to perform
|Poulenc's "Concerto for Organ and Strings."
|Featured organ soloist, Virginia Consort, Charlottesville
|Invited to address the American Guild of Organists
|Centennial Convention, special session
|devoted to organ pedagogy.
|July 1996
|Concertized widely in Connecticut, Virginia, and Texas, and
|the District of Columbia. Works by J.S. Bach,
|Buxtehude, Sweelinck, D'Aquin,
|Mendelssohn, Franck, Vierne, Hindemith, Pepping.
|Organist and Musical Director, Christ Church Episcopal, Laredo
|Invited to serve as reviewer for new CD's of the works of
|J.S. Bach, The Diapason.
|Who's Who in America Achievement Published Biography
|58th Ed., 2004
|Married Patricia González Cigarroa
|Director of Health Services, Laredo Independent School District
|2007 -
|School Nurse for Vidal M. Treviño
|School of Communications & Fine Arts
|Coordinator of Health Services, Laredo Independent School District
|School Nurse for Milton Elementary School, Laredo
|MSN, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
|BA, Rice University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
|Three daughters:
|Teresa Cigarroa Keck
|Associate, Vinson & Elkins, Houston
|JD, University of Texas School of Law, Austin
|MA, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin
|BA, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin
|Joyce Cigarroa Keck
|Married Danny S. Rafati
|May 1, 2004
|MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
|AB, Harvard University, Phi Beta Kappa
|Lacey Cigarroa Keck (deceased)
|BS, Applied Learning & Development,University of Texas, Austin


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I know how birds can fly, fishes swim, and animals run. The runner may be snared, the swimmer hooked, and the flyer shot by the arrow. But there is the dragon: I cannot tell how he mounts on the wind through the clouds, and rises to heaven. Today I have seen Lao-tzu, and can only compare him to the dragon.Laozi (older transliterations include Lao Tse, Lao-Tsu) was a Chinese philosopher, the author of Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), which, tradition says, he wrote while going into exile, at the request of one of the guards of the kingdom, and which is the central document of Daoism (Taoism).As the quote shows, Daoism was big on The Only Way They Will Learn. Heavily favoring peace and quietness, the ideal ruler (or Reasonable Authority Figure) will lead people into peace and prosperity so gently that they are unaware of his existence; a king the people proclaim is good is only second best. Politically-minded readers will recognise this as one of the earliest forms of what later became known as free-market 'Classical Liberalism', with many Chinese states after Laozi ruling with a very 'light' touch (few taxes, little bureaucracy, etcetc). The work is also sometimes considered the Ur-Example or Trope Maker for anarchism, although Laozi did not call himself an anarchist (the term hadn't been invented yet). Many men have cited him as the reason why they prefer Home Sweet Home to the dangers of the Deadly Decadent Court.Traditionally, he is said to have lived from 600 BC to 470 BC, contemperously with Confucius (hence the page quote); historians generally think he either is a mythic figure, with the Daodejing actually being a compilation, or actually lived in 4th century BC.
— Confucius (attributed)
Tropes featured in Daodejing
- Ambition Is Evil: Sanctioning it is the greatest guilt.
- Evil Weapon: All weapons.Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it may be said, to all creatures.
- Home Sweet Home: A calm and frugal life are worthy of respect.
- Making a Splash: Water's ability to wear down things get extensive play.
- The Quiet OneAbstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature.
- Shrouded in Myth: Suffice to say, whether he was a real person at all is debatable, and he has taken on a mythical status. Confucius himself referred to him as "the Dragon" to describe him, a term that reflected wisdom and divinity.
- Tears of Remorse: Appropriate for a successful general.
- Walking the Earth: As long as you're not going anywhere in particular
- War Is Hellhe who delights in the slaughter of men cannot get his will in the kingdom.

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Interferon-alpha Induces High Expression of APOBEC3G and STAT-1 in Vitro and in Vivo
AbstractTo investigate whether the JAK-STAT (Janus kinase-signal transducers and activators of transcription) pathway participates in the regulation of APOBEC3G (Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like 3G) gene transcription and to study the molecular mechanisms of interferon resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), changes in APOBEC3G and STAT-1 expression levels in HepG2.2.15 cells after treatment with various concentrations of IFN-a, were detected using real-time RT-PCR and Western-blot. In addition, the differences in STAT-1 and APOBEC3G expression in liver tissues were also observed in patients with different anti-viral responses to IFN-a. It is found that IFN-a suppressed HBV replication and expression markedly in HepG2.2.15 cells, and simultaneously enhanced APOBEC3G expression in a dose- or time-dependent manner within a certain range. Moreover, a corresponding gradual increase in STAT-1 expression levels was also observed. The expression levels of STAT-1 and APOBEC3G in the liver of CHB patients with a complete response to IFN-a are significantly higher than that of the patients with non-response to IFN-a treatment. It is suggested that inducing intracellular APOBEC3G expression may be one of anti-HBV mechanisms of IFN-a, and IFN-a-induced APOBEC3G expression may be via the JAK-STAT signaling pathway. Moreover, interferon resistance may be related to the down-regulation of STAT-1 expression in the patients who had non-response to IFN-a treatment.
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Skip to comments.Susan Collins says she supports Sonia Sotomayor [RINO puke alert]
Posted on 07/21/2009 10:18:35 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Sen. Susan Collins announced Tuesday that she would become the fourth Senate Republican to support Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.
The support from the Maine centrist is the latest sign that Sotomayor will be confirmed by a comfortable majority before the Senate adjourns for its summer recess on Aug. 7.
"Judge Sotomayor has impressive legal experience, has excelled throughout her life and is a tremendously accomplished person," Collins said. "And based on my review of her record, my assessment of her character and my analysis of her adherence to precedent, Judge Sotomayor warrants confirmation to the high court."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
"Judge Sotomayor has impressive legal experience, has excelled throughout her life and is a tremendously accomplished person," Collins said. "And based on my review of her record, my assessment of her character and my analysis of her adherence to precedent, Judge Sotomayor warrants confirmation to the high court."
If this stupid broad ever gets another Republican dime it won't be mine...they will get nothing from me as long as they keep supporting these morons...
Come on, who was really surprised by this? The GOP is still acting like she's only strayed a couple times. The woman is bedding the Democratic leadership.
RINO is too generous. I don't understand why she stays a Republican, she doesn't support any of the principles that, at least ostensibly, the Republicans propound.
Room temperature IQ.
Another Vichy republican collaborating with
the National Socialist Democrat American Party (NSDAP)
Agreed. The Bank of Puppage is closed until further notice.
WOW Susan...
What does Soto have on you ??????????
With Jeffords and Chafee gone, she and her tag-team partner (Snow) are probably the most predictably treacherous Republicans in office.
Any conservatives out there in MO ready to take on Kit????
He is "retiring" after this term so has nothing to fear from electorate but seems desirous of maintaining his popularity with libs, dims and blacks in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Mo residents - let him know that she is NOT qualified and is very racist in her views according to her own words, if you care to keep this woman from becoming a lifetime member of the "Supremes."
Maine, get rid of those fruit cakes.
The woman has little, if any, common sense, and is not the sort of person you'd trust with the cashregister.
Collins and Snowe are very popular in Maine. Collins was just reeelected in November with 61% of the vote and no opposition in the primary. She'll be in office until 2015.
I can't believe they are that DUMB in Maine!
See how limp=wristed Steel really is: she allows this traitor to act like this in the open.
Collins is a left wing Republican.
Steele doesn't have any say over this....
Collins ( and snowe) is more liberal than many dems. Why she is a republican is beyond me, unless he wants to be a mole in the party.
No surprise....and would not be surprised if more GOP senators vote for Sotomayor
Even crazier is that the commie Ruth Buzzi Ginsburg had only 1 GOP vote against her when she was confirmed. Soto will get many GOP votes, unfortunately
"Why she is a republican is beyond me, unless he wants to be a mole in the party."
I can picture them spelling things out in front of her and her looking all confused..."screw the d....e.....m.....o... c...r...a...t...s..."
"Huh? What?"
............Probably, a couple of her short curlies stuck in Susan's teeth.
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Loandepot.com, LLC In refinance process,they took $495.00 from my credit card,and cheated me without refinance Foothill Ranch, California
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If you smoke it, then is it raw?,,Wouldn't your grill cook it?
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- Using the Pro Tools Creative Collection to add clarity, punch, width, and depth to a mix
- Recording real-time automation moves for future replication
- Building healthy and profitable mixing habits when putting a final mix together
- Knowing when to process the audio of a track
- Using saturation effects to capture that "analog" sound
- Working with limiting and multiband compression during the mastering process
- Dealing with plug-in delay and latency in a mix
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By mastering the use of EQ in dynamics processors, you're going to be able to achieve a solid clean mix. But if you want to take your mix aesthetics to the next level and really extend the emotional context of the song and the vocal, time-based processors like Reverb and Delay are going to be your key ingredients. For example, think of your mix as a cast of characters standing in a line across the middle of the stage. If no character is allowed to come forward or step backward, no sense of depth or perspective is expressed.
And it might be hard for the audience to know who are the main characters and who is just background. Now imagine as a director is able to place any character at any point within the stage, how the audience now gains a perspective on the cast, who is important, who is just sort of background fill, etcetera. So, time-based effects like Reverb and Delay give the mixer the ability to creatively place elements in the mix, much like a director chooses a treatment for a film.
By placing elements in a virtual 3- dimensional space, the listener is able to visualize the song in a whole new way. When thinking about these effects, it's a good idea to review your mix plan. Do you want to mix to seem close and intimate like the singer is whispering into the listener's ear, or maybe you want to appear as if the listener is viewing the band from a distance, behind the glass panel, possibly. The decisions you make about Reverb and Delay will ultimately have the biggest effect on the perceived aesthetic of the song in its presentation to the listener.
So again, I said that the two main processors we're going to be working with are Reverb and Delay. They're both closely related. Reverb is going to simulate an acoustic space, either by using some sort of algorithm or impulse response from an actual room. What it really is, is lots of little delays packed closely together as the sound bounces around the room and returns to the listener with the dry signal. So as we kind of combine this wet and dry, we're simulating how it sounds for someone to be in an actual space and hear the direct sound as well as the reflections of the walls later in time.
So historically this was done with really big echo chambers or mechanical plates that would actually vibrate and we would use pickups to pick that up. Now we have plug-ins that do that. Delay on the other hand is just going to hold the signal back in time. When you combine it with the original, sounds like discrete repetitions of that signal, so sort of an echo, echo, echo, echo. Historically, this was done with sort of tape loops. Engineers would take and record something and put it in some sort of tape-based delay loop, where they would get played back by other playback heads as it played through the loop.
Now, unfortunately, well, I cannot teach you what is aesthetically correct for your individual style. That would be kind of like telling you what the best genre of music is or what the best flavor of ice cream. What I can teach you how to do is use this processors in your workflow and give you some tips for using them in your mixes.


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First of all, First Acceptance Insurance is the worst. It has now been over two months since the accident and nothing has been accomplished yet because Hugh Reid, who is my appraiser has been procrastinating on the whole issue. First off, it took him two weeks to tell me that my car was totaled. Then I didn't fill out the Total Loss paperwork correctly and it took him a month to finally tell me.
And now I just had to fill out the paperwork right for the third time and send it to the insurance company priority. Now because of their mess up, Drive Time is now coming after me for money owed on a car I no longer drive. If this had all been taken care of back in August, then Drive Time would have eliminated the rest of the loan that my insurance didn't cover.
About two weeks ago I received a call from Drive Time and they told me that I had to make two payments of $197.83 for them to write the rest of the loan off. So I had to use my vacation pay from work that I was going to use to put down for another car to send to them. And now they want more money from me.
I spoke with Rick Muse from the Drive Time collection department and he told me that if they don't have the money by the end of this week, then they are going to try and get it from me. And also he even said if I go in default in the new loan even once, then Drive Time will sue me for the both the old loan and the new one.
This is why I feel very uncomfortable to have to go back to Drive Time. I feel that if they took advantage of me, then I should have the right to go somewhere else and buy a used car without getting ripped off the way I did. I had no idea that Drive Time used to be the Ugly Duckling because if I knew I never would have bought a car from there.
And because of how my insurance company screwed me I want to file a lawsuit against First Acceptance and Drive Time. I have bought many used cars and been screwed, but I have never in my life been taken advantage of this way until I went to Drive Time.
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While many adults set goals and New Year's Resolutions not many children attempt to do this. Why not help your children set goals or resolutions for the coming year?
There is no reason why your child cannot set a goal and this is a great habit for them to get into. Their goal could be something as simple as reading one book each month or learning how to print their name by their 4th birthday. Other goals could be to learn how to tie their shoes or even to help mum in the kitchen at dinner time.
Getting your children into the habit of setting goals and reaching them will help them in all areas of their lives. They will learn it is possible to set a goal and reach it and that this process can actually be a fun one. Achieving a goal they have set themselves can be very exciting and motivational for children of all ages, especially if there is a reward involved….
You could always make your child's goal relate to yours in some way or other. By doing this, everyone in the family can be working on similar things. For example you may want to exercise more so why not involve your kids too? Help them decide what type of exercise or sport they would like to participate in. Family sports include things like skating, cycling, walking and running. Or you could all sign up for a self defence class.
Once your child has decided on their new goal help them write it down and create a date for it to be achieved. Try not to make the decision for them, give them ideas and suggestions but let them make the final choice.
Even very young children can set a goal for themselves, whether it is just cleaning their room or learning to get dressed without any help. Be available to give them help when it is needed, but allow them to try and figure out how to reach their own goals.
You should encourage your children to set a goal that can be achieved in a relatively short time frame. Getting them to learn how to tie up their own shoelaces by spring would be a good example. Goal dates could be based around the changing of the seasons, based on their birthday or for the start of your annual family holiday.
Children have a much shorter attention span than adults, so it is important that you are there to give them regular encouragement and support as needed. It may not be necessary for them to work on their goal every single day – maybe putting some time aside at the weekend is sufficient.
Older children can have larger goals, possibly ones where they have to save money in order to get something they have dreamed of owning. Or you may offer to pay half if they save up the other half. This teaches children that they have to work to get things in life. Plus they will value their new item more if they had to spend some of their own cash for it!
Once your child reaches their goal let them know how proud you are of them. Share their success with other family members too. Then encourage them to set a new goal. Goals can be set around personal achievements, the desire for a new toy or wanting to join a new sports team or take up a new hobby.
If their goal is a little harder for them to achieve, help them write out a plan of smaller steps so that they can actually reach their goals. Remember to help them learn to enjoy their journey by making it fun.
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Jon Gray was manager of planning and analysis at Xsigo Systems, a San Jose-based technology start-up. He was laid off in November 2008, after almost two years with the company. Previously, Mr. Gray, 34, spent seven years in various finance roles at Symantec Corp., a security software maker. He lives in Los Gatos, Calif.
I mentioned in an earlier post that I am challenging this bear job market by shifting my career focus from finance to marketing. This would not be a particularly easy shift in good times. I am finding that with an intense focus on how an industry in its infancy is developing, however, there may be more opportunity than I realized.
A little more than a year ago, a close friend of mine managed to complete a reinvention of his own. Having spent nearly a decade as a product marketing manager at a large technology company, he accepted a job offer heading the marketing organization at a much smaller company, also in technology. Functionally speaking, he had gone from having a relatively narrow focus at a huge company to having a wide focus at a small-to-medium-sized company. To make his reinvention successful he implemented a marketing automation solution at his new company.
Marketing automation is a tool that allows marketers to first generate leads from a company's website, then nurture those leads with occasional email campaigns, and finally measure the readiness of leads for contact from the sales department. It is a primarily business-to-business innovation that allows marketing departments to not only do more with less, but also to know more about their customers earlier in the sales cycle than has previously been possible. Marketing automation is even younger than its consumer online marketing counterpart. For example, the application that my friend implemented at his job was released in 2007.
Early this year, when discussing my new career path with my friend, he shared his swift and significant success with the automation tool. Sensing a growing trend I asked him for a demonstration. We sat down one evening and spent a couple of hours exchanging expertise; my web analytics expertise for his marketing automation expertise. Thankfully, the tool was built with an extraordinarily intuitive interface. After a few hours testing and toying with the application, I had quite a high level of confidence. After the fact I learned that the program is normally implemented with just two hours of training for any given user. To further bolster my confidence, I spent several more hours studying the wealth of information (white papers, training videos, etc.) made available on the firm's website.
I am now throwing my resume into contention for a few well-networked job leads. My selling point has been that, since the use of these tools is so new, the best candidates aren't necessarily going to be those with several years experience with the tool. To my satisfaction, there seems to be a receptive audience. I'm excited to report that my three most viable job leads right now are all centered on this new marketing automation space. It's an invigorating prospect, as the lead generation work benefits from my quantitative background, and the marketing focus that I strongly seek is unquestionably also there. When searching for work in a young industry, it absolutely pays to keep a sharp eye out for tectonic shifts that come about as the result of new innovation.
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they told me I was going to do 324 for 3 years, and came to a surprise they set me up for 4 years!!!! 42 months! after you signing paper work and everything, they don't care, they yes you all the time, they put you on hold and even hang up on you.
I came to the surprise the truck had a leak and problems with a clunk when driving, took it back to get it serviced, after leaving the truck there overnight, they said they fixed everything, (LEAK WAS NEVER FIXED AND CLUNK CAME BACK AFTER A
COUPLE WEEKS) I will rather go somewhere else and and will not recommend this dealer to anyone!! not even my enemies!!!! they are irresponsible, and they will play you like they did with a hard working person like me an you! stay away from this thieves! they got their ways to take your money legally with all of those papers they urge you to sign at the moment you walk in.
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This is how I looked at it when pumping started to interfere with taking care of LO. If you CAN pump then pump. If you can't then dont. If you have to supplement at some point it is not the end of the world! You need to have sanity first and foremost. EPing should never interfere with taking care of your kiddo. So if you need to drop pumps please dont feel bad.
That being said, you can get a simply wishes handsfree pump bra and hold LO while handsfree pumping. It is awkward, but it is possible.
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My baby is the same way! I get him to go to sleep and as soon as I put him down, BOOM! Eyes open!! What saves me is the rock n play and hands free bra. He is currently in the rock n play which I am rocking with my foot. It is at the perfect level so that if I have to pick him up and sit him in my lap, I can easily do so. I am 7 weeks pp and did the same when he was only 4 weeks. I do not pump on a strict schedule. I usually time it so that he is fed, has some awake time, and when he is drowsy, that's when I stick him in the rock n play and pump. And truth be told, there are times when he gets a little fussy towards the end of the pump but I know that he's ok so I just try the paci, keep rocking, and tell him it's ok. Then as soon as I am done, I pick him up. I try not to stress too much about pumping. I only do 7ppd so I can keep my sanity and I space them out anywhere from 2.5 to 4 hours- I pump when I know he should be content. Hope this helps, at least to know you aren't alone!
Try the Simple Wishes hands free bra! It is awesome, and allows you to (awkwardly!) hold LO while you pump. I have bounced LO on my knee while I sit cross-legged as I pump, or lay him on the floor and play with his legs, arms, lift him up by his arms, etc. to entertain him.
The bouncy seat works well, too! It's a bit intense at times, but try a few different distractions for your LO and see what works. :)
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WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's tennis team (8-8, 2-2 BIG EAST) moved back to .500 with a BIG EAST matchup victory over Seton Hall (10-7, 2-2 BIG EAST) by the score of 4-3 at the McDonough Outdoor Tennis Complex on Georgetown's campus on Friday afternoon.
The Hoyas won the vital doubles point, 2-1, to begin the match which turned out to be the difference as the two squads spilt the six singles matches.
Georgetown dropped the No. 1-3 singles matches, but still managed to come away with the Friday afternoon victory.
Freshman Sophia Barnard (Mill Neck, N.Y./Portledge School) won in straight-sets in the No. 4 position for the Hoyas over Seton Hall's Julia Keenan, 6-4, 7-5, for her eighth win in the dual matches.
Junior Sophie Panarese (Milton, Mass./Milton Academy) won the No. 5 singles match, 6-3, 6-3, over Madison Shoemaker of Seton Hall. Panarese improved her record, from the No. 5 position, to 6-6 on the season with the win.
Sophomore Liselot Koenen (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) defeated Seton Hall's Julie Martiny in a three-set match from the No. 6 spot. Koenen, who won the match 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, is now 6-6 on the duals season with all six wins coming from the No. 6 singles position.
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You seem to have a couple extra upper control arms in the pile. You making some fancy suspension mod ??
Frame looks great..
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Getting the frame blasted is a great mile post. Next pictures should be of a semi gloss black frame. I am going to put 2-3 wet coats of SPI black epoxy primer on it, fill any rust pits with a thin wipe of Rage Ultra and another couple of coats of black epoxy.
The blaster did a really good job. It is exciting to see it in the basement all clean.
Hopefully I am just a couple of weeks from getting back to the body. After all, that is what this thread is about. It will be exciting though to see some paint on this chassis and have it waiting for the body.
|John long
I am going to paint the frame a semi gloss black using SPI Epoxy as soon as it comes back from blasting. Then I am going to finish the bottom of the floor pans and paint them. After the body and frame are mated and shimmed I will fab the front body mounts. One other thing to consider is I have to fabricate those mounts around the big block. Motor mounts, transmission crossmember as well as body mounts will have to be made.
Touch up of the frame will be required but with the semi gloss I think I can do an acceptable job of it. I do not want to take this thing back of the frame again once it is shimmed.
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Are you going to need to fab front body mounts and weld them onto the sub ?
Would that happen after blasting and before painting ?
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Just a quick update. The subframe is in and the suspension is torn down. It is just about ready to go to the sand blaster.
I am really anxious to get back to work on the body.
|John long
Hey guys. Thought I would drop in for a quick update. I wish I had more shop time but life has to be lived.
I made the ouside plates and welded them in.
Next I made gussets to go inside the plates for rigidity. I have them welded in on both sides.
The templates are made for the inside plates and top plates and hope to get started cutting them out tomorrow.
The plasma cutter has sure payed for itself during this process. This is a picture of the gussets I cut out to go inside the frame rails. This would have been a major job with a cut off disc or band saw.
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I have the frame welded up and the inner walls added. Both of these verticle sections will be hidden once the inner and outer sides of the frame are added. They will be buried inside the frame rail for added strength.
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You know, the only centerline I used was the center holes in the sub cross members. Before I cut anything off the sub, I cross measured it from corner to corner as well as corners to the center holes. I also cross measured the convertible frame at several places and it was good also. On top of that, I ran a line from bottom king pin to bottom king pin on the floor and marked that.
I tacked the the sub into position today. The lower ball joints and spindle nuts match the convertible marks plummed on the floor And the front frame horn holes and center hole in the cross member all cross measure to the body mounts on the convertible frame within 1/32". Also, a 4' carpenter square reads exactly the same at 4 locations, 2 on the convertible and 2 on the sub. If it isn't right, I don't know what else I could have done.
I would be willing to bet money, This frame will be closer than the body. Will it need to be shimmed? Of course it will.
I made a giant mistake when I did my first sub. I assumed both frames I was working with were straight and undamaged so I just took my measurements from the jig holes and didn't use a center line. Well, one wheel wasn't centered in the wheel well when the fender got put on. It wasn't until I ran a center line that I found one rail had been bent in around where the rear door pillar was. Something like this couldn't happen your case though I don't running over it with a bulldozer could bend that frame in the middle.
The Camaro that I got my sub out of didn't have any sheet metal at all on it (that's why I picked it, less work) if it did I would have looked closer because one rail was up about a 1/2 " it wasn't worth fixing so I got another one. Glad I caught that one. Common enough mistakes anyone could make but need to be watchful of. nobody wants to find out a frame was bent AFTER its all done and cant be aligned. You got to remember, these subs are about 30 yrs old most all of them have been in an accident, heck its tough to find a 5yr old car that hasn't been in an accident. Running a few reference lines before getting started isn't complicated and can save a lot of grief.
Hey John, since I'm not sure how much collision repair you've been around I'm gonna drop a couple links here in case a little more info about measuring is needed, for 100% confidence. The principle of a datum plane is very helpful in measuring big oddly shaped items such as your frame:
That is something you can establish even if your floor is less than level. A guy needs a flat, level reference to check progress with and thats what an imaginary datum plane provides. In addition, some folks make jigs to avoid repeating some measurements a lot while a chassis is under construction.
Here is a basic article that touches on the subject:
Measuring Basics - Body Shop Business
Bear in mind that for insurance work on late model body-on-frame vehicles, the unspoken tolerance is 5-7 mm. Older vehicles are rarely even within 1/4" over the length of the chassis. This is accumulated variances of length, width, and height, and on modern unibodies the spec is 1-3mm. Yikes!
I have measured just as many vehicles without computerized measuring systems as with. My structural repairs are well accepted. I confidently tell people if their frame "is OK" or not because I've studied and applied the knowledge successfully for years. However I don't splice frames, nobody ever asked me to. So the metallurgy and integrity of such is not my bag, but I'm just offering up some measuring coaching because thats what I can do.
Well John. I WILL be hard on you because were friends and I know you can handle it, Plus YOU know how I am sugar coating aint my thang.
First I don't see any type of center line they both need a visible center and well marked, thats where everything is measured from, curves and tappers mean nothing the center is everything get both frames in line then slide the sub back or forward for the correct wheel base. If your sub goes off center line it back up at a glance.
Lawyers always say don't ask a question that you don't know the answer to, along those lines I always say Never cut if you don't have a solid plan to go by. Having both frames cut at this point removes a lot of options.
Here in Ga. a frame can not be cut and butted together even if its sleeved all four cuts (top, bottom and sides) need to be staggered by 6-8 inches, so the outside cut and the inside cut will be 6-8" apart same with the top and bottom. like the seams in a brick wall.
I haven't been looking at your frame as long as you have but my first impression was to leave the rails and cut out the cross member, then remove the cross member from the sub and only use that and its suspension. But THATS me, You may have something better and easier in mind but mainly I just don't see how any of this can be done without knowing where center is on both frames. That cant be changed so its perfect reference line. Something to think about anyways.
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FORT LEE, Va. (Aug. 21, 2014) -- A noncommissioned officer/instructor leans over the shoulder of Pvt. Green as she takes a test, getting within a whisker's length of her cheek despite the presence of a subordinate NCO and other military trainees in the room.
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After the sexual assault takes place, the NCO warns the Soldier against disclosure and she sobbingly agrees. Lason said it illustrated the measure of influence NCOs have over trainees, implying it could be part of the reason victims don't come forward.
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Johnson added that superiors and peers need to shoulder the burden of leadership and step in when negative indicators are apparent.
"You need the intestinal fortitude -- it doesn't matter who you are -- to check those individuals because if you don't check them, they're going to do something stupid," he said.
According to the SHARP program, at least one third of sexual assault victims were harassed before a sexual crime was committed.
The campaign against sexual crimes is the Army's No. 1 priority. It emphasizes a total leadership focus, and training and education at every level of command down to the lowest ranks to bring an end to a persistent problem. As a result of recent efforts, the Army has seen a 51-percent increase in reported sexual assault cases. That may sound bad in one respect, but Lason said it can be viewed in another way that's more hopeful.
"You can look at it as if more assaults are occurring," he said, "but I don't think that's true. People are learning more and reporting more, in my opinion. It's a notable difference from when the SHARP program moved into high gear a few years ago. Now that it has a huge spotlight on it, we're making some very large leaps forward."
The SHARP program is continuing to ramp up, according to Army news reports. As part of a pilot program, 11 new resource centers are being opened at Army installations across the United States. Response coordinators will have a dedicated academy that will offer extended training later this year, and there is consideration for a SHARP military occupational specialty.
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Gnome 2.20 in detail
The new release of the GNU desktop spoils users for choice with a whole bunch of innovations.
The latest version of the Gnome desktop impresses with improved interoperability; seamless drag and drop; the lean Tracker search engine, which integrates with the file manager; and automatic codec installation in the media player [1]. The developers also have added new features and removed annoying bugs from many key components.
In the past, critics said that the Gnome desktop component architecture is too complex. The architecture, dubbed "Bonobo," has been regarded as obsolete since Gnome 2.18. The panel and Evolution are the only black sheep left that rely on the technology, and this is likely to change next year at the latest. Most applications, including the Epiphany browser and gedit, come with their own plugin infrastructure that nicely fills the gap left behind by the ditched component architecture.
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