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The songs of Science Fair are all performed by women and girls, including some kids' music greats like Frances England, Elizabeth Mitchell, Lunch Money, Renee & Jeremy, and Ashley Albert of The Jimmies. The musical styles represented are as diverse as the science topics, from hip hop to rock to folk, phytoplankton to fossils to outer space. The album name drops Feynman, Heisenberg, Einstein, Bohr, Newton, Schrödinger, with a terrific ukelele-filled song dedicated to Marie Curie.
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|Tank looks great! Looking forward to seeing more pictures.
Tank is doing well. I've been looking for the ASA adapter but the only one I've managed to come across are the ones you use to connect to a large tank with the ASA adapter attached to a hose.
what is the ASA adapter fitting on the end? 1/4" ? I will be attaching a solenoid to this so I can have it on a timer. Does anyone else use one? I've noticed that mine gets fairly warm when plugged in all day. anyone else have this issue?
The plants (Hemianthus callitrichoides) are starting to root which is great. The Bacopa have doubled in size and the Echinodorus tenellus are starting to grow as well. I've never bought plants in sealed containers from Aquaflora before, but I do have to say that they seem to be ok. No smails, no bugs. They claim that these are all free of them. nothing has shown up so far.
Every other day dose of 2 ml of Tropica Master Grow and Excel. 50% water change 3 times weekly.
Co2 as soon as I can get a cylinder and ASA adapter . I'll try a few other places this weekend.
tank is about 90% cycled. Probably add some Rummy Nose Tetras and Japonica this weekend.
|Nice! Can't wait for it to grow in
Ok, tank is planted now. Until I get the CO2 running the way I want, I'm going to be using Excel. I was going to add it daily. Suggestions on how much to use daily? 5 ml for 10 gallons and my tank is only 5 gallons. so I was thinking maybe a few drops daily. Suggestions?
Thanks for the info on the paintball tanks. I was thinking maybe a 20 oz one. I got the brass fitting now just to find my solenoid and get the ASA adaptor. I've seen them online at the paintball places. ~$25 for a tank. How much are they in the US?
Tank is cycling ok. PH is up though from the substrate. I was expecting this.
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Yes, I do live in Canada. Is this the Watts brand A-182 fitting? Will I need another connector to the paintball CO2 tank?
I"ll have a look around. The 20 oz paintball tanks at Crappy tire were about $47. I'll have a look at Princess Auto.
You'll need an ASA adaptor like this
Should be able to find one on ebay for about $10 shipped or you can get one at a local paintball shop.
Check Kijiji for paintball cylinders, I've picked up a few 20oz for around $20 with plenty of time on their certification. Or check a paintball shop for those too.
The Watts fitting should thread into the ASA adapter which will screw onto the paintball cylinder, then you screw the Fluval regulator in and as far as I've found from reading descriptions and threads, you are good to go.
I can try to find my ASA adapter and fitting tonight and give this a test run, I know I've got all the parts, I just stopped messing with it after I got my Jac-Pac figured out.
Yes, I do live in Canada. Is this the Watts brand A-182 fitting? Will I need another connector to the paintball CO2 tank?
I"ll have a look around. The 20 oz paintball tanks at Crappy tire were about $47. I'll have a look at Princess Auto.
I used the Fluval 88 for a little while, it works ok and is surprisingly easy to adjust but the cartridges will bleed you dry.
There is hope however, what I did is buy a fitting at Home Depot, a Watts brand A-182.
This is a 3/8" Flare x 1/4" MIP half union.
It will thread into the Fluval regulator/needle valve and the other end can thread into a paintball ASA adaptor, similar to this one but way cheaper on ebay
Then you should be able to use the Fluval regulator/needle valve on a paintball tank which is obviously much much smaller than a standard reg/cylinder combo.
One thing to note, I have not personally done this yet so I can't guarantee it's performance but I have seen it done online several times so you won't be pioneering anything.
Alternatively since I think you are in Canada, you could go to Princess Auto and see if they have any Jac-pac kits. This is a regulator designed to work on paintball cylinders, it's nice and compact and works great, all you need to do is remove the quick connector and add the post body kit of your choice. Princess Auto near me sells the Jac-pac for about $30 and it's well worth the money if you want to do paintball sized CO2.
I'm told that Lowes in the United States sells a similar kit but I haven't seen it in Canada.
I did some scratching around today at a local fish store and got a Marineland double bright LED strip for the tank. Looks not too bad. I'll keep the other LED strips to see if this is bright enough.
I also noticed the Fluval all in 1 CO2 88 kit. Like I mentioned before, with my old setup, it would be over kill with a 20 lb tank and setup. Has anyone used this system before? Adapters to convert a smaller paintball tank to use the regulator?
Anyone ever bought Aquaflora plants before? I was looking at these.
Plants go in tomorrow.
Got it filled with substrate and added some petrified wood I had. Starting the cycle and will build an LED light fixture this weekend. I noticed that the stock LED light that came with it is not going to cut it. Plus, the power supply gets up to about 46 degrees C. So that is not an option. I returned the 3 strip LED lights and bought a double set. I'll also use some super brights that I have and mix the 2 different ones and see how that goes.
Now just to find my CO2 diffuser and solenoid and bubble counter.
Well, I did some digging around and found about 90% of my supplies from the old setup, but I can't find my bubble counter and diffuser or solenoid. I'll have to do some more searching.
I did pickup an interesting LED light strip set from Home Depot yesterday for $79. 3 3W strips running on 12 volts DC. The only thing I need to do now is wire them so that they will all light up as separate strips. The one I have is meant to be a single 3' strip, not 3 1' ones. The company is called Illume. Pretty bright and hopefully this will work out.
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Anyone used or made a paintball CO2 setup? I have a regulator and solenoid value that I used on my 66 gallon, but that's going to be over kill on this small tank. I was thinking of using a paintball CO2 cylinder and somehow set that up. Anyone done this before?
I got a paintball co2 setup, and it's been running for about 3 days now. I set it to about one bubble per 2 second, looking good so far, at least the shrimps are fine.
I'm using atomic paintball regulator v2, and atomic diffuser.
Thanks for the info.
Decided to go with ADA Amazonia. 4 L of it should do well.
Found a heater that will easily fir in the back of the tank. Anyone ever used the product Bactor 100 & Penac W for cycling the tank? I've been told this is the way to go.
Lighting will probably by CF's since my space is very limited. Any recommendations on which to get?
Anyone used or made a paintball CO2 setup? I have a regulator and solenoid value that I used on my 66 gallon, but that's going to be over kill on this small tank. I was thinking of using a paintball CO2 cylinder and somehow set that up. Anyone done this before?
If you have the 5g spec, you can check my setup here;
light : Finnex Fugeray LED 16" on timer 7hrs a day. stock LED is okay i guess, but it's a little weak and like you mentioned i did have problem with the screw holding the light, decided to replace it.
heater : hydor theo 25w. or basically any small heater that you can fit in the back part, works for me so far
substrate : netlea aquasoil
CO2 : paintball regulator on it's way
I'm still cycling my tank, it's been 3 weeks now. Minor algae and diatom issue, nothing serious so far, but the PH is kinda low, still waiting for it to go up
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Galaxies don't always keep to themselves. With enough time and gravitational attraction, two can collide and merge. Such events compress clouds of gas that can turn into nurseries for new stars. But few computers, even supercomputers, can handle the calculations needed to simulate this with decent resolution. The challenge rests with the huge number of n-body problems which are needed to predict gravitational forces and involve an enormous number of objects in both galaxies. Special-purpose computers created at the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan tackle the job, however. These GRAPE, or "GRAvity PipE," systems use customized hardware to calculate just the gravitational forces between particles, and host computers to do the rest of the ciphering. Astronomer Takayuki Saitoh used software he designed and a GRAPE-7 system to simulate the collision of two galaxies, each about one-tenth the size of the Milky Way. Takaaki Takeda, an astronomer and visualization expert, is creating animated movies from the numerical-simulation results. In an e-mail exchange, Saitoh and Takeda explained the project to American Scientist associate editor Catherine Clabby.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - Once you hear their stories you'll never forget them -- the woman who lost her sister, the addict who struggles to stay clean, the cop who can't keep up -- all caught up in an epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
Over the past several months reporters, photographers, videographers and editors at NBC Montana and the Missoulian have worked together to produce an eight-day report across all our platforms -- on the air, in print and online.
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Fentanyl, Methadone, Hydrocodone, Lortab, Percocet – they're pills commonly in medicine cabinets. The bottles make it clear -- take as directed. But half of the people who get their hands on these pills don't have a prescription.
"Once they go out in the general public then they're distributed elsewhere," said Community Medical Center's Dr. Marc Mentel. "It's probably the deadliest medicine out there right now."
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"There is this notion that these are safe medications because they were prescribed by physicians," Mentel said.
Yet the assumption of safety is gone when opiates aren't used to kill pain but rather to get a fix.
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"Normally I'm used to dealing with rapists, murderers and robbers. You know, they're not too hard to figure out who those suspects are," Chrestenson said. "But now…my suspects are nurses, home health care providers, pharmacists, people that have an addiction."
You don't have to look far to find one of those people. Linda Williams was a pharmacy tech in Whitefish. She stole drugs from the Walgreens where she was employed -- because of a problem she says started with pain.
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"You don't need a drug dealer to get pills, everybody's pretty much prescribed medication," said Crandell.
And as some high school students progress to college the abuse progresses too. Students will use Adderall to study, but it can quickly open a door to other prescription pills.
"There's probably a casualness about taking prescription drugs," said University of Montana student Will McGhion.
The University of Montana campus pharmacy is on the front line for prescription drug problems.
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It's something one man we talked to knows too well. NBC Montana is not identifying the man by name but he has lived a life among addicts.
"I've met many addicts in my 30-plus years of being an addict. I still fight it every day of my life and I will until I die," he said.
Through his battle he's seen them all. "When I look at addicts I see every kind of person there is. High dollar, no dollar, hard worker, work shy."
It's a broad range of people -- the trouble indentifying who is an addict makes the abuse difficult to track.
If you don't think it's serious ask Detective Dean Chrestenson.
"We started seeing it more and stating to realize the problem," said Chrestenson.
Chrestenson works prescription pill cases full-time and he has more than he can handle. He typically caries 10 to 12 cases at a time.
"I could probably have double that, if I opened every report that was made to me, but unfortunately we can't. We don't have the manpower," Chrestenson said. It's a true sign of a problem that's out of control.
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[quote user="BlueSanta"][quote user="tonyt830"][quote user="BlueSanta"]Luke has the most value of any of these guys mentioned.
But his position is not 1 of more need than the others , thats just your opinion and I dont agree.
[/quote]Well I have said it before. I would not be shocked to see Reese take a DE or DT at 32, if he feels they are the BPA at 32. BlueSanta, could you see Reese trading out of the first rd? I wonder if the Rams would trade their 2nd and the Redskins 2nd to move into the 1st rd?[/quote]
I dont know, its not impossible, but I dont think it likely either, especially withe the Skins. I do think a trade back is more likely than a trade up.
It all depends on Reese board. If you believe his post Draft comments in the past couple years he has had guys he rated way higher than where we were picking fall right into his lap.
But, if this years 32nd pick rolls around and there isnt a pick he loves, its not impossible that he might trade down.
[/quote]Oh if I mistyped or you misunderstood, but when I mentioned trade down, possibly with the Rams, I meant their 2 2nd rd picks---1 of which is the one the Rams acquired from the Skins to get the overall number 2 pick.

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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by jkl, Oct 16, 2012.
So who will go and who will stay......even if I don't vote for them??
I hope to heaven that Maks and Kirstie go down the humorous path while doing their dance because making people laugh and have fun will be the only thing that can save them from this terribly unsuited dance, lol. I HAVE to root for my girl Shawn, but I am really looking forward to seeing how everyone does with the dances!
ETA: BTW, did it seem like Sabrina misunderstood what the whole dance choice thing was last week? She looked horrified when she realized that it was Kirstie who got saddled with the Charleston. Maybe she thought she was picking it for herself?
Please let it be Bristol! After that it's going to be really difficult; I love them all! What a season! How do they top this? Seriously, how do they go back to the old formula? Maybe one more go at All-Stars then quit? I am really enjoying this round and am actually glad I don't vote.
Kirstie gets four 7.5 scores from the judges. I hate it when the judges give identical scores.
It was a really clever routine but still more mugging than dancing. It's impossible not to like Kirstie, though.
Thanks for this reminder. I just changed the channel to watch. I'm rooting for Shawn, too. I hope she does well tonight.
Mark: She did well BECAUSE YOU KEPT IT SIMPLE. Bristol didn't panic or turn into a deer in the headlights, because he didn't give her anything to panic about it. I hope that registers with him. (And ye gods, a BUNNY COSTUME? Good call leaving that out. Someone, please cut off Mark's access to the Halloween rental company...every season he seems compelled to do something bizarre.)
Kirstie: I loved it despite the very limited difficulty/speed, but was she looking a big haggard? Maybe I just saw too many horrible tabloid headlines at the supermarket today.
Please, PLEASE, tell me the "I skinned Cookie Monster and am wearing his pelt" outfit on Sabrina is just one of those 'rip off reveal' things...
And Bristol gets 32/40 with all judges giving her an 8. Why don't they show some originality in judging? And ouch to Mark's comment about "dumbing down" the choreography.
wow cookie monster is orange, and who knew he had a pimp
I have the feeling the judges are trying to leave it up to the viewers, so they don't vary the overall scores.
Okay, I admit to not remembering disco, but how is this really any different/edgier than a "Stayin' Alive" take?
Say what, Bruno?
Can Louis choreograph the Disco's for SYTYCD?
pauler votes?
I have a question. Did they ask Kristi Yamaguchi, Donnie Osmond or Marie Osmond to come back and compete? I would have rather seen them than Bristol. Sorry, I feel Bristol is doing pretty good, but still??
In a just world Sabrina would score higher than Bristol by a lot. But it's not a just world.
Sabrina got 35.5/40 for a routine I really enjoyed. Took me back to my college days....
Tom mentioned that there would not be a results show next week....that the dancers would get a break. Does anyone know what that one is about?
is it because of the debate tomorrow?
I thought he said no recap show? So people would know to tune in an hour later. Might have heard it wrong though.
Sabrina morphed from cookie monster into big bird diuring that.
Best moment was watching kelly's expression while sabrina was talking.
Debate's on--no recap, just results at 8 instead of 9.
I find it VERY hard to believe that Cheryl (who owns a studio and teaches) has NEVER run into bolero. (Though hey, I'd take ANY excuse for a Bolero lesson from World Rhythm Champion Tony Dovolani, myself...)
Tomorrow's results will be from 8 to 9 because of the debate. Next week there will be two nights of competing with no results show.
Annnnd...this is too fast so she's basically doing International Rumba with one or two breaks that came from bolero (done too fast.)
Emmitt in the lead so far with a score of 36/40. Again the judges gave all 9's.
I don't know about the technical but that was awesome. Now, Paula is channeling her inner Bruno
Giles and Peta should have spent the week with Meryl and Charlie. That bollywood was missing a lot of authenticity, I think.
What does Aladdin have to do with Bollywood?
wow Gilles I LOVED that so great they got a 9.5 and two 10's.. yeah don't care how authentic it was hot
39.5 for Gilles and Peta....Len gave them 9.5. Is there any dance that Gilles can't do and is there any outfit that Peta can't wear?
Melissa and Tony's jitterbug scored a 37. It is so nice to see Tony so happy this season. After struggling through so many "stars" who can't dance at all (think Kate Gosselin) he deserves this success.
I really am hoping for Tony this season, though.
However, I think Shawn and Derek are going to run away with this episode....


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Chief executive Dennis Barnes described the overall result as "solid", but labelled the retail segment performance only as "acceptable" and reiterated the company is restructuring to reduce costs as it completes $2 billion of investments in new power stations and implements a company-wide information technology upgrade.
The result for the six months to Dec 31 was achieved on revenue of $1.213 billion, down 5 per cent on the same period a year earlier, with some offset from a 9 per cent fall in operating expenses to $960 million.
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That yielded earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and changes in the value of financial instruments of $253 million, up 10 per cent from the first six months of the previous financial year.
Underlying profit, a measure that extracts one-off items and is used by the company to indicate ongoing performance, was up 21 per cent at $92 million, representing earnings per share of 12.7 cents, up 17 per cent from 10.9 cps in the previous comparable period.
Investments in gas storage and fast-start gas-fired peaker plants were proving themselves for their ability to allow the company to take advantage of low wholesale prices, said Barnes. "In August, Contact was able to advantage of lower wholesale prices and generate less than it sold to customers.
"The average wholesale spot price for 1H13 was $56 per Megawatt hour, compared with $79 per MWH for 1H12.'
However, volumes of electricity sold were 1 per cent lower than in the prior period.
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Some 40 per cent of the Contact customer base was now taking advantage of the company's sector-leading 22 per cent discount for bills paid on time and online - an offer created after Contact dropped its price-leading strategy in the face of major customer losses between 2008 and 2010.
Contact told its approximately 1,100 staff last week that it would be restructuring to cut around 10 per cent of the workforce.
"In an environment of flat electricity demand it is important that we continue to manage our cost base," said Barnes in today's statement. "We recognise that workforce changes are unsettling, particularly for any of our people who are affected and we will support them through this transition."
Other cost savings included reduced maintenance on the company's combined cycle gas turbine plants, reflecting their reduced levels of use and the expiry of Contact's "swaption" for electricity from Genesis Energy's Huntly power station.
The company's health and safety record showed no improvement, with further efforts to "bring us closer to our goal of zero harm," said Barnes.
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(June 11, 2007)--The University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute for Law and Public Affairs (ILPA) has been awarded a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation (TBF). The $17,900 grant will be used to increase opportunities available for students accepted into the ILPA's Summer Law School Preparation Academy (SLSPA).
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"The Texas Bar Foundation award is greatly appreciated, not only because it provides much needed scholarship assistance for undergraduate students who are earning a premier pre-law education in our summer program, but also because its a contribution towards UTSA's goal to become a premier public research university," said UTSA President Ricardo Romo.
The Summer Law School Preparation Academy began in 2002 through the vision and leadership of UTSA President Ricardo Romo, then UT School of Law Dean William Powers, Jr., and Institute Director Richard Gambitta.
The goal of the SLSPA is to increase the number of Texas and minority students who gain admission to and excel in high quality law schools. A 2004 National Law Journal survey indicates that minorities make up only 9.64 percent of the total number of lawyers in the nation's largest firms. One hundred students will attend the summer 2007 institute, of which approximately 80 percent represent racial or ethnic minorities.
"This Texas Bar Foundation award allows UTSA to augment the wonderful programs that we have initiated over the past five years, allowing our students to get a premier pre-law education and to gain admission to some of the most prestigious law schools in our state and nation. The grant provides recognition of the fine work our faculty is doing and empowers us to do more," said ILPA Director Richard Gambitta. "The grant will be used to provide stipends to groups underrepresented in both law schools and the Texas Bar so that they may attend the UTSA Summer Law School Preparation Academy. We will also initiate a pinnacle lecture with panel discussions on a major topic of law and public affairs."
UTSA students have secured acceptances to all nine law schools in Texas and to over sixty law schools nationally including schools as diverse as the University of California-Berkeley, Columbia, Georgetown, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, NYU, State University of New York-Buffalo, Penn. State, Denver, Idaho, Boston University, Akron, Hofstra, St. Thomas, Ave Maria, Syracuse, Tulane, and City University of New York, among many others. The ILPA is part of the Honors College at UTSA. Entrance into the Summer Law School Preparation Academy is by competitive admission.
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Discussion in 'Performance & Fuel' started by jams22, Jul 14, 2012.
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:sign0016:To the Site......the 2 Tuners that are Most often Mentioned, here on this Site are......Tunes from Diablo and Black Bear, both of which are Sponsoring Vendor's of the Site,
the diablosport inTune and Trinity programmers would both work for your truck... they come preloaded with dyno-developed tunes on them for the specific vehicle application.. and for your truck, there would be an 87 octane performance tune, a Diablo Tune performance tune (which is for 91+ octane), and also a MPG Booster tune - this tune is not so much a performance tune as it is about getting better mileage...
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i have a 1999 suburban 5.7 vortec. any tuners that work for me?
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To follow up on a post under the "Evils of HFCS," let me start a new thread.
Once upon a time I could get a bakery company called BakeMark to deliver drums of HFCS-55 to my location in Jackson, MO. The St. Louis office was called Bakemarkeast. The company was later sold to Food Distributors of the Americas.
I haven't ordered for a couple of years as my needs changed and other sugar/syrup sources were available. To follow up on several requests I received off-line and PM's, I went to gather some prices. However, here's the latest scoop.
It appears Bakemarkeast and Food Distributors of the Americas are both out of business. All web addresses and phone numbers have been disconnected. I haven't bothered, yet, to search out another bakery supply company or to see who my local bakeries are using. Obviously someone would be filling the void, or maybe the company has been sold again and is operating under a new name.
Bakemarkeast bought and sold their HFCS from Gateway Foods in Dupo, IL, so I went directly to Gateway Foods. Dupo is on the east side of St. Louis, right off I-255 (very easy to find and locate). The staff is very helpful, kind, curteous and knowledgeable. They often have contaminated and off-spec HFCS (if that's what you want to feed your bees), but today they only have the "pure" stuff.
Prices for a 5-gallon bucket, FOB Dupo, are $22.22 for type 55 and $19.25 for type 42.
Prices for 630 lb drums (55-gallon), FOB Dupo, are $240.92 for type 55 and $216.17 for type 42.
The phone number is 618-286-4844
I'm in their system as a "beekeeper," but I can't remember if I opened an account or how we initialized our relationship. I haven't ordered from them for a couple of years as well.
By contrast, the Walter T. Kelley company (800-233-2899) has prices (FOB Clarkson, KY) for 5-gallon buckets, ready to go, at $22.75 and 55-gallon drums at $222.00 There is no need to exchange containers. They only sell type 55.
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Did Paul Ryan lie repeatedly in his acceptance speech last Wednesday, as countless fact-checking articles later claimed? Stephen Hayes thinks it's an unfair charge. "Here's the funny thing about most of these articles," he says in the Weekly Standard today. "They fail to cite a single fact that Ryan misstated or lie that he told. In most cases, the self-described fact-checks are little more than complaints that Ryan failed to provide context for his criticism of Barack Obama."
He's right. There are two big problems with getting obsessed about "lies." The first is that it's usually too hard to prove. You have to show not only that something is unquestionably factually wrong, but that the speaker knew it was wrong. That's seldom possible. The second problem is that it's too narrow. Politicians try to mislead voters all the time, and only occasionally do they do this with flat-out lies. Bottom line: if you focus only on actual lies, you miss too much. But if you try to turn everything into a lie, you sound like a hack.
A better approach is to focus instead on attempts to mislead. But how do you judge that? A few years ago I developed a three-part test that I use to check my immediate emotional reaction to things politicians say. I've found it pretty useful in practice, though it's not perfect and it doesn't apply to every kind of slippery statement. Here it is:
Here's an example from Ryan's speech, where he talked about the $716 billion "funneled out of Medicare by President Obama":
Here's another one. Ryan talked about Obama's 2008 visit to a GM plant in Janesville, where he told the workers, "I believe that if our government is there to support you ... this plant will be here for another hundred years." On Wednesday Ryan said: "Well, as it turned out, that plant didn't last another year. It is locked up and empty to this day. And that's how it is in so many towns today, where the recovery that was promised is nowhere in sight."
I chose these two examples for a reason. The first one, on examination, was worse than I thought. Obama did cut planned Medicare spending by $716 billion, so at first glance an accurate rephrasing didn't change Ryan's point much. But when I remembered that Ryan and the entire Republican caucus had supported those cuts just a few months ago, it was obvious that this was a major-league whopper — and there's simply no way to restate it without changing its impact completely. The attempt to mislead is enormous.
Conversely, the second example annoyed me a lot when I first heard it, but when I went through the exercise of writing a more accurate version, I realized that it didn't really change things much. The restated version has much the same impact as the original. There's an attempt to mislead here, but for most listeners it's fairly subtle.
It's Step 2 of this test that's key. You have to rewrite the offending statement to be defensibly accurate. Keep in mind that this doesn't mean rewriting conservative attacks to include every possible liberal talking point. This is a presidential campaign, not a graduate seminar. You need to do the absolute minimum it would take to make the statement tolerably defensible.
Needless to say, this doesn't work for everything. In Romney's infamous welfare ad, for example, he says that Obama is "dropping work requirements" and "Under Obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check." This actually is a flat-out lie, not merely an attempt to mislead. Beyond that, though, the real dirty work of the ad is the way it pushes obvious racial hot buttons, and that's simply not something you can judge on a scale of truthfulness vs. deceit.
Still, for many things, this test is useful. What's the minimum change it would take to keep the offending statement from being actively misleading? Once you've made the change, how much does it really change the emotional resonance of the statement? If you do an honest job of this, you might surprise yourself now and again.
Kevin DrumSep. 2, 2012 10:52 AM
"Hey," tweets Andrew Sprung, "Romney's kicked off an apology tour on behalf of the GOP." He chose Ohio to unveil his new schtick:
Mitt Romney said Saturday that his party had fallen short on its fiscal promises even as he campaigned alongside a top Republican congressional leader...."When we had the lead, we let people down," Mr. Romney told a crowd in this important swing state. "We need to make sure" they are not let down again. "I will cut the deficit and get us on track to a balanced budget."
Mitt Romney said Saturday that his party had fallen short on its fiscal promises even as he campaigned alongside a top Republican congressional leader...."When we had the lead, we let people down," Mr. Romney told a crowd in this important swing state. "We need to make sure" they are not let down again. "I will cut the deficit and get us on track to a balanced budget."
You know who else thinks that Republicans have let us down? President Obama. Kudos to Romney for finally delivering a message that the American people can all rally around.
Kevin DrumSep. 1, 2012 2:39 PM
As you probably know, there are lots of models for predicting who will win the presidential race this year. To summarize: most of the models predict a small Obama victory, but a few predict a Romney victory. Most likely, it's gonna be close.
Dylan Matthews rounds up a few of the forecasts here. Most are fairly ordinary, but I was pretty intrigued by the model from Helmut Norpoth and Michael Bednarczuk of SUNY Stony Brook. Unlike every other forecaster on the planet, they don't include any economic variables at all. Maybe the economy is great, maybe it sucks. They don't care. Their model has two inputs: (1) how well you did in the New Hampshire primary, and (2) whether you're an incumbent running for reelection.
This is....eccentric, to say the least. Not the incumbent thing: most forecasters recognize that, historically, incumbents usually win if their party has been in the White House for only four years. But the New Hampshire primary? According to the authors, it tells us a lot. An incumbent who gets serious competition (Carter 1980, Bush 1992) is in trouble. Likewise, a challenger who doesn't clean up against the opposition is also in trouble. And out of all possible primaries, New Hampshire has the most predictive power. This all gets translated into a formula, of course, and here it is. Note that 3rd and 4th terms are Democrat-centric because the current incumbent is a Democrat:
Here's how the arithmetic plays out:
As it happens, I don't believe this for a second. Lop off a couple of points because Obama is black and I think you're closer to the final outcome. My best guess is that Obama will win about 51% of the popular vote.
But who knows. The authors claim that their model explains 89% of the variance in party shares of presidential votes, and that's pretty good. On the other hand, it's wise to be cautious. The simpleminded rule that incumbent parties win after four years in office and lose after eight or more years correctly predicts 13 out of 15 elections since 1952 (the outliers are 1980 and 1988). That's an 87% success rate.
Still, I thought this model was pretty fascinating. I have a hard time believing it, but if Obama really ends up winning 53% of the vote in November, my hat's off to the authors.
Kevin DrumSep. 1, 2012 11:37 AM
Last week Paul Ryan told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he had once run a sub-three hour marathon. More specifically, "I had a two hour and fifty-something," he said. That's pretty impressive. And, as it happens, untrue:
This evening, the terrific running journalist Scott Douglas figured out that Ryan had actually run a 4:01 in the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1990, when he was a college student. This is not quite so fast.
....Ryan, through a spokesman, responded that he'd just mixed things up: "The race was more than 20 years ago, but my brother Tobin—who ran Boston last year—reminds me that he is the owner of the fastest marathon in the family and has never himself ran a sub-three. If I were to do any rounding, it would certainly be to four hours, not three."
This evening, the terrific running journalist Scott Douglas figured out that Ryan had actually run a 4:01 in the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1990, when he was a college student. This is not quite so fast.
....Ryan, through a spokesman, responded that he'd just mixed things up: "The race was more than 20 years ago, but my brother Tobin—who ran Boston last year—reminds me that he is the owner of the fastest marathon in the family and has never himself ran a sub-three. If I were to do any rounding, it would certainly be to four hours, not three."
Does Ryan deserve a bit of mockery for this? Sure. But if there's anything really telling about Ryan's character here, it's the fact that when he misrepresents himself, he doesn't do it in a small way. Ryan didn't just shave five or ten minutes off his time, the way some of us might if we were bragging about an old athletic accomplishment that no one could check up on, he shaved off a full hour, giving himself an extremely respectable, elite amateur time. This doesn't quite rank up there with Kim Jong-Il carding eleven holes-in-one on his first round of golf, or Pat Robertson leg-pressing 2,000 pounds at age 76, but it's in the same ballpark.
Keep this in mind when Ryan talks about his tax and budget plan and promises with a straight face that it will slash the deficit, benefit the middle class, protect the social safety net, and supercharge economic growth all at once: lying is easier when you tell a big lie. This is Ryan's oeuvre. His mistake was letting himself be lulled by Hugh Hewitt's blandishments and forgetting that even 20-year-old marathon times, unlike his rather spectacular economic claims, are pretty easy to verify.
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Arrhythmias are abnormal beats of the heart. Types of arrhythmias include:
- Heartbeats that are too slow— bradycardia
- Heartbeats that are too fast— tachycardia
- Extra beats
- Skipped beats
- Beats coming from abnormal areas of the heart
Arrhythmias can be caused by:
- The heart's natural pacemaker (sinoatrial node [SA node]) developing an abnormal rate or rhythm
- The normal conduction path being interrupted
- Another part of the heart taking over as pacemaker
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Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your risk of arrhythmias include:
- Lifestyle factors, such as excess caffeine, stress, smoking , alcohol abuse , or cocaine abuse
- Certain medications, such as diet pills, decongestants, and antidepressants
- Heart-related conditions, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), problems with heart valves, heart muscle damage after heart attack , rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy
- Other conditions, such as anemia , high blood pressure , diabetes , liver disease, endocrine disorders (thyroid or adrenal gland problems), typhoid fever , hypothermia , electric shock or lightening strike, near-drowning
Some arrhythmias may occur without any symptoms. Others may cause noticeable symptoms, such as:
- Fainting
- Lightheadedness
- Sensation of your heart fluttering (palpitations)
- Sensation of a missed or extra heart beat
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor will listen to your heart with an instrument called a stethoscope.
Tests may include:
- Blood tests and urine tests
Imaging tests may include:
- Echocardiogram
- Nuclear scanning
- Coronary angiography
- Electrical activity tests of your heart can be done with:
Not all arrhythmias need to be treated. Many are harmless and do not cause problems. When arrhythmias affect heart function, and cause symptoms serious enough to affect your daily life, treatment may be needed. The goal of arrhythmia treatment is to restore the normal rhythm to your heart to avoid potential complications
Medications can be used to slow down or speed up your heart rate, or return your heart rhythm to normal.
Various causes of a rapid heartbeat can be shocked back to a normal rhythm. These treatments involve placing paddles on the chest or back. An electrical current is passed through the chest wall to the heart. The current resets the heart's electrical circuits. It also tries to return the heart rhythm to normal.
Surgery can be used to remove tissue to disrupt factors that cause arrhythmias. It may also involve implanting devices that trigger and maintain regular rhythm.
- Ablation —An area of the heart that is responsible for an abnormal rhythm may be surgically removed or altered (ablated) with different techniques.
- Maze procedure and mini-maze procedure —The Maze procedure creates a pattern of scar tissue in the upper chambers of the heart. This makes a pathway for electrical impulses to travel through the heart. It also blocks the pathway for fast or irregular impulses. The Maze procedure may also be done as minimally invasive surgery (called mini-Maze).
- Automatic implantable defibrillator —A tiny defibrillator can be surgically implanted in your chest to monitor your heart rhythm. The device will automatically shock the heart if a dangerous arrhythmia happens. This may help return the heart rhythm to normal.
- Artificial pacemaker —The pacemaker is surgically implanted in your chest. It takes over the job of providing the electrical impulses needed to have a good heart rhythm.
To help reduce your chance of heart arrhythmias:
- Treat underlying conditions that might lead to arrhythmias.
- Avoid substances that trigger arrhythmia or make it worse, such as caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and certain medications.
Follow general advice to prevent heart disease:
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Talk to your doctor about a safe exercise program .
- Do not smoke. If you smoke, find out ways you can quit .
- Eat a healthful diet that is low in saturated fat and rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
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Until now, scientists believed that a single area in the brain generated breathing rhythm, enabling breathing to speed up or slow down to adapt to the body's activity and position. But UCLA neurobiologists have discovered that two systems in the brain interact to generate breathing rhythm — a finding that may translate into better treatment for sleep apnea and sudden infant death syndrome. The journal Neuron reported the findings in its March 6 issue.
"We originally thought that only one brain center was responsible for generating breathing rhythm," said Dr. Nicholas Mellen, UCLA assistant researcher in neurobiology and principal investigator of the study. "But our research indicates that two cellular networks closely collaborate to control breathing. This brings us an important step closer to understanding how breathing control is organized in the brain."
"Breathing is a good model for understanding brain function in general," said Dr. Jack Feldman, UCLA professor of neurobiology and senior author. "Once we learn how the brain commands humans to breathe, we will gain valuable insight into how the brain produces other meaningful behaviors."
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Excerpt: The New York Giants knew what they were getting when they traded a fifth-round draft pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for linebacker Keith Rivers last offseason. Rivers was an incredibly athletic specimen with a complete inability to stay healthy, as he had missed the entire 2011 season with a wrist injury. Although the team hoped the former first-round pick out of USC would be able to break out of his shell this year, RIvers saw limited playing time in just 11 games while making 44 tackles.
The Giants did not get what they wanted out of Rivers this season. His presence on the field was inconsistent at best, which made it hard to keep him incorporated into the defensive gameplan. When he was able to play, he seemed lost at times and inhibited the defense's ability to operate at full strength. As Rivers enters free agency, he is hoping that he can sign another short term contract that will allow him to prove his ability.
The question now for the Giants is whether they should further pursue Rivers. Obviously, he was a disappointment last year and he did not develop into the player many thought he would become. However, he has tantalizing potential that has not been harnessed by any of his coaches throughout his four-year career. Perhaps, if his athleticism hasn't translated into production by now, it never will. But is that a chance the Giants can afford to take?
The depth chart at linebacker is thin. With the potential departure of Michael Boley, it's only going to get thinner. Rivers is a young, athletic, versatile player that has all the physical tools to develop into an impact player on the defensive side of the ball. He has yet to demonstrate an ability to stay healthy, but that doesn't mean next season can't be the year he puts it together. After a year in Perry Fewell's scheme, Rivers has the potential to return in 2013 with an advanced knowledge of the defense and all the talent necessary to excel within it." Read more...


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When your water heater begins to leak, you have to replace it fast. We'll show you how to install your own gas water heater in less than a day. Even if you don't need a new water heater right now, chances are you will within the next few years. Water heaters tend to last seven to 15 years. If yours is getting old, this article is also for you. Replacing a water heater isn't difficult if you're handy with basic tools and have a bit of experience soldering copper.
We're replacing a natural gas water heater in our demonstration. The steps for replacing a propane water heater are exactly the same, and those for an electric water heater are similar.
In any case, play it safe. Call your local department of inspections and ask if you need a permit. And make sure a plumbing or electrical inspector checks your work.
Your water heater is dead when the tank leaks. The telltale sign that your water heater needs replacing is a slow drip underneath, usually showing up as a trail of rusty water. This means that the steel tank has rusted through and can't be fixed. Other symptoms, such as insufficient or no hot water, usually signal other problems that you can fix.
If you spot a drip, plan to replace the water heater right away. Don't wait until the leak gets bad. Most residential water heaters cost $150 to $400 for either gas or electric, plus $200 to $450 if you have a plumber install it. More expensive gas water heaters with special venting systems also are available. But they're more difficult to install, and we won't deal with them here.
New water heaters come with installation instructions and lots of warnings to make sure you handle the gas, electrical and other connections safely. In this article, we'll supplement those basics with techniques and "real world" advice from several professional plumbers.
But take heed: You'll be working with natural gas, propane or electricity, all of which are hazardous. If you don't feel confident, call in a pro to take care of the tough parts. And have your work inspected when it's done.
Plumbing codes vary by region. Describe your planned installation to your local plumbing inspector, including the types of materials you intend to use for your new connections. Better to get guidance first so you don't have to change things later!
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Many homes have galvanized steel or plastic (CPVC) water supply pipes. Galvanized steel pipes are difficult to replace. We recommend that you remove the pipes back to the nearest tee, screw on a plastic-lined galvanized nipple and complete the connections with copper as shown in our photo series.
Because of potential heat buildup, keep plastic pipe at least 6 in. away from the vent and tank. Make a transition from plastic to copper with a special coupling that's available wherever CPVC is sold.
Flexible copper connectors are easier to install than solid copper, especially when the existing pipes and the tank inlets don't line up. But not all local codes allow them. If yours does, take special care not to pinch or kink them. You could get a leak.
Turn off the gas to the water heater by turning the nearby shutoff valve a quarter turn. When off, the handle should be at a right angle to the pipe. Shut off the main water supply as well and drain the lines by opening a faucet on the lowest floor.
Attach a garden hose to the drain valve and drain the water left in the tank. Caution: The water will be scalding hot! Disconnect the gas line at the nearby union with a pair of wrenches and unscrew the pipe from the gas control valve with a pipe wrench.
Unscrew the vent pipe from the vent hood and move it to the side. Then cut the hot and cold water lines with a tube cutter. (Unscrew unions for galvanized pipe or the nuts on flexible connectors if you have them.) Slide the old water heater out of the way.
Wrap the threads of the new temperature and pressure relief valve with Teflon tape (three turns). Screw it tightly into the tank with a pipe wrench. Attach a copper discharge pipe (see Fig. A for routing details).
Solder new copper adapters to 6-in. lengths of 3/4-in. copper and screw the assemblies into the hot water outlet and cold water inlet ports in the top of the tank. Add short, plastic lined nipples to shield against galvanic corrosion, especially if you have hard water or if they're required by local codes.
Slide the new water heater into place, recut or extend the old tubing to meet the new, and solder the tubing together using copper slip couplings. If the tubing doesn't line up, offset the lines as needed with pairs of 45-degree elbows.
Reconnect the vent. Shove it tightly over the draft hood and anchor it with three 3/8-in. No. 6 sheet metal screws. Predrill the holes. The vent should rise at least 12 in. vertically before turning at the first elbow.
Reconnect the gas line. Coat the threaded ends with pipe joint compound and screw the first nipple into the gas valve. Use two pipe wrenches to avoid stressing the valve. Reassemble the remaining nipples, finishing up with the union (Photo 2). Then follow these four steps to fill the tank: (1) Close the drain valve; (2) turn the water back on at the main shutoff and open the cold water valve to the water heater (leave it open); (3) turn on a nearby hot water faucet until water comes out; and (4) inspect all the joints and fittings for water leaks.
Most water heaters rely on a natural draft to draw combustion fumes up the flue. If the draft doesn't work, those fumes, possibly containing deadly carbon monoxide, will spill out into your home. After completing your installation, check the draft.
Close all exterior doors and windows and turn on your kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans. Then open a nearby hot water faucet until you hear the gas burner in the water heater ignite. After a minute, move a smoking match around the edge of the draft hood (Photo 7) on top of the heater. The smoke should be drawn up the vent pipe. If the smoke doesn't draw, the fumes from the burner aren't venting. Turn off the gas to the water heater and call a licensed plumber to correct the problem.
Turn on the gas and check connections for leaks by brushing a 50-50 mixture of dishwashing liquid and water over the joints. If the mixture bubbles, you have a leak. Tighten or reconnect joints that leak. Wipe the joints dry when finished. Call the plumbing inspector to check over your work.
Follow the how-to advice that accompanies the photos to make sure the connections are tight.
Light the pilot light according to the manufacturer's directions. (For electric water heaters, turn the power on at the main panel after the electrical inspector checks your work.) Finally, set the temperature to 120 degrees F., following the installation instructions.
Light the pilot light in the new water heater and adjust the temperature setting.
First turn off the power to the water heater at your main electrical panel. Then follow the same draining procedures as for a gas water heater.
When the water heater is drained, disconnect the electrical wires from the screw terminals under the access panel, which is usually located near the top. (If you don't have electrical experience, hire an electrician to handle all the electrical wiring.)
Follow the manufacturer's instructions for wiring the new water heater. If the new water heater is shorter and the old wires won't reach, surface-mount a 4-in. x 4-in. x 1-1/2 in. metal electrical box on the wall or ceiling nearby, run the old wires to the box, and then run a new section of armored cable or electrical conduit to the water heater. Check the instructions and make sure the rating of the old fuse or circuit breaker is high enough to handle the new water heater. In addition, the circuit should have a shutoff switch within sight of the water heater.
Call your local electrical inspector before you begin the job. You'll probably need a permit. Then, when you're finished, have the electrical inspector check your work.
CAUTION: Aluminum wiring requires special handling. If you have aluminum wiring, call in a licensed pro who's certified to work with it. This wiring is dull gray, not the dull orange that's characteristic of copper.
Jeff Gorton, an editor at The Family Handyman, will show you how to remove and dispose of a water heater in our video tutorial. He will also show you the easy way to carry a water heater out of your home, even if you are working alone.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
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"Dungeon Siege II" returns players to the beautiful fantasy land of Aranna , now deeply scarred by civil war. Players must lead an elite battle party against a vicious marauder determined to rule the land with an iron fist. "Dungeon Siege II" promises to set a new standard in role-playing games by weaving an intriguing story line and quest system into an intense real-time battle party combat environment, portrayed with the latest in 3-D technology.


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PSM, an unofficial Playstation 2 Magazine, has new screenshots and information in the United States August issue. A lot of what all the magazines know came from the same showing in the secret room at E3, but this issue does have a few new screenshots and some more detailed information. Newly confirmed information:
- On the game map Los Santos is only a tiny bit in the lower right corner.
- You can wear a lot of new clothes.
- Dual wield multiple gun types.
- More mini games.
- Vehicles get rusty and dirty as time goes by.
- Carl's customizations include: Hairstyle, Physique, Weight, Driveing Skills, Clothes, Possessions, Weapon Skills, Chracter, Relationships, Gang.
- The art team has snuck in plenty of special pictures and messages for fans.
- For the first time in a series the game will adjust its diffculty if the player becomes stuck. Rockstar assures that that the adjustments will be minimal and almost invisible to the players, so the missions won't become a breeze.
- At least once every couple of days your characer has to eat. If you skip meals he will be come weak, and if you feed him too much he gets slow and then gets fat. There is a wide selection of places to eat... so what you eat counts as well. Strength will effect his punches, but bulk up at the gym too much and he will loose speed...
- San Andreas has its own version of Hollywood called Vinewood.
- When the OGF fell from power, the new rival gangs The Flats and The Ballas moved in.
- Brian Johnson is CJ's 10 year old brother that died in an accident and the reason he went to Liberty City prison for five years.
- The Johnson family is in disarray as Carl and Kendl can't get along with Sweet.
- Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Polaski know CJ from when he was in juvenile hall, and now they harass him in SA.
- Cesar, a new Latino character wearing baggy slacks, an undershirt, tattoos, and a buzzcut has been confirmed.
- Old Reece is CJ's old barber that still gives him haircuts anytime he comes in.
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