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Not too much progress this weekend, since I was feeling a little under-the-weather and lazy. So all I did today was install my mudflaps and do a little project I'd been thinking of for a while. Here's the first project and the mudflaps, I replaced all the push pins in the front fender liners with rivnuts and some machine screws; this is also the same method I used to install the mudflaps:
The second project was to install some window nets (the type used to keep you in the car when racing) and replaced the panel that was behind the car seats. While I was at it I removed the seat belts and some of the other un-needed hardware back there; probably 10-15 net pounds dropped off.
Maybe during this week (supposed to be half-days at work) I'll cut the roof and install the roof-vent and scoop and maybe finally decide whether I'm installing the last 2 Stiffis or just removing the center one and leaving it with 2; spacing looks off no matter which way I go.
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Alright, some more progress. Tuesday (22nd) I started doing some things that Id been waiting to do since they all involved pulling out the TMIC, and as anyone with a stock location IC on an STi knows, that thing is kind of a bitch to get back in quickly. (Ill have to pull it back off to install the T-bolt clamps and the rest of the Samco hoses for the IC.)
So I started Tuesday by finally fixing my Defi gauge setup; the gauges werent lighting up unless the headlights were actually on (not just DRLs); turns out I just had the daisy chain of gauges in the spot for the plain, old Link-Meter gauges (spot 1) when they needed to be plugged into the jack for Link-Meter BF gauges (spot 2). As soon as I switched the connection and turned on the Accessory position with the key, they lit up. I followed this up by installing the white BF oil pressure gauge I found on Amazon (last one!!!) but had to wait for UPS to show up to install the sender as they were delivering the galley plug I needed to finish it up (made an extension for the sender using a grease gun hose, a couple 1/8 NPT female-1/8 BSPT fittings, one 1/8 BSPT female-female coupler, and the galley plug). Well I waited I took out the TMIC and started working my way to the galley plug location; all I can say is **** whoever decided installing those spring clips upside down was a good idea, took me a good hour to remove the other end of the hose connected to the BPV (big hose, not little) and the other end of the coolant hose connected to the throttle body. Got a bit of a coolant shower as I worked around here, mainly because I used canned air to try and push the coolant out of that TB coolant hose and it pushed back out with extra pressure when I stopped pushing air in. Got to a stopping point in this job (galley plug hadnt arrived yet) so I switched lanes.
Next job I switched to was installing the KartBoy Pitch Stop Mount, easy install, however I didnt realize the nut on the firewall side was welded in place so I ended up breaking it loose. No biggy, just need a 17 and a 14mm (IIRC) to do it if I ever have to disconnect it. Next task was installing the Turn-In-Concepts Master Cylinder Brace, relatively easy install on a car without an air-pump (stock that way) and with the TMIC out of the way. Took me all of about 20 minutes to do taking my time, could feel the difference in the pedal feel (not sure if I felt the pitch stop mount however, I was paying attention to the last thing installed more) when I finally drove her. Time for another part since I was still waiting, think Ill finally install the turbo blanket (PTP Lava) and my Perrin Turbo Heat Shield. Somewhat of a pain getting the old heatshield off, mainly the bottom portion as it is designed to be removed only if the downpipe isnt in the way. A little bit of bending later and some pushing and it is out of the way. Turbo blanket goes in with some headache (imagine it is easier if the car is even more disassembled) and the heat shield goes over it with little hassle (snapped the head off one of the 2 bolts on the drivers side, no biggy).
Finally the galley plug has arrived!! Time to install the oil pressure sender. Relatively easy install (once you get the old plug out after dealing with those damned spring clips and coolant showers), hook it up to the cable, run it in to the car and connect to the control unit. Good to go. Its getting late so I do one last thing and finish the install on my boost gauge (had sender set up, just never got it hooked into the BPV hose). And with this last part done it is bedtime. Here are pics of the progress, you can see the blanket, heat shield, oil pressure sender and the MCB (partially) in the first pic; second shows the MCB a bit better.
Wednesday (the 23rd) I wake up and decide it is time to finally install something long awaited, right after I get that damned TMIC back in, along with all the hoses underneath. Ended up installing the Samco hose for the connection from the Y-pipe to the turbo as it was easier to install the IC with the hose on the turbo, almost popped right in to place after an hour of struggling with other strategies (also removed the drivers side bracket to make life easier, reinstalled once IC was in place). Hooked everything up and made sure the coolant was fine by running it to clear any air in the lines. Seemed to be good to go, so onto the next job, the roof vent.
So finally got this job started, unfortunately the compressor I bought from Harbor freight was unable to do this task adequately so it had to be returned as it would allow me about 15 seconds of grinding before it spent a minute refilling the tank. Ended up cutting the hole with an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel and no guard (not safe, and got hit with lots of sparks). Finally got the hole cut out the holes for mounting drilled but because the wife was at school I had to wait for her to come home to actually get the vent mounted. The sealant I used (outdoor rated, paintable silicone caulk) takes a while to cure so I let it cure overnight with some modification to the external seal.
Woke up this morning and cleaned up the garage a bit after I gave the heads of the rivets a quick coat of black paint. Allowed it to dry a bit and then removed the masking I had down. Cleaned up and then installed the roof scoop.
Took her for a drive afterwards, had to go return the compressor and some other bits to Harbor Freight, shipped off a return to a shop and got fuel for myself and for Bianca, and mainly just to go for a drive. I could feel the difference that the MCB gave to the brakes, they feel less spongy now. Didnt really notice the pitch stop upgrade, but I kind of forgot about it when I was enjoying the fruits of the rest of my labor, pretty gauges that are actually doing their jobs (except the EGT gauge, I need to finally get that sender installed in the headers) and the wind getting pushed in with the windows shut. I do need something to direct the airflow more to the sides to make the vent even more useful, but it does get the air moving in the car, when I was moving the car wasnt ridiculously hot with the windows up, with the car at rest though its a different story (for obvious reasons). Heres some pics post drive.
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Well would ya look at that? A scoop on the roof. Looks pretty sweet actually lol!
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Hmm, now should I post up the DIY I wrote for it up on here (in its own thread) after I finish up?
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I'm slowly getting an update together here, got some stuff going in slowly, but I'd rather wait to make a bigger post (seems more worthwhile). This will be more of a life update post.
Here's our dog, Cassie. She's a Weimaraner/Chocolate Lab mix (about 1.5 years old) that the wife and I rescued from the animal services shelter here the middle of July. She had been dropped off there by her previous family that claimed they couldn't take a Lab with to their next duty station (haven't heard of a single duty station that restricts Labs, so calling bull**** there, they couldn't deal with her energy is more likely).
Unfortunately she had developed kennel cough while in the shelter, when we went to get that treated we found out she also had heart-worm and based on the development she had had it (them?) a while, so before her previous family dumped her, a good while. My conjecture is that they found out about the heart-worm and cheaped out on treating her (much less vaccinating her) or putting her down and instead paid the small fee to drop her off at the shelter. (Plea for help is near the bottom, along with a link to the gofundme page for Cassie's treatment).
After some tests (to see how enlarged her heart and other organs were) we decided we would get her treated. This consists of 3 months of treatment, first month is HeartGuard to kill the eggs, second month is a shot to kill the adults (happened two Fridays ago) and the third step will be two more shots a month later seperated by 24 hours. We will have to keep her as inactive as possible during this time (the months after the shots) which is quite difficult with an energetic breed mix and one this young. The purpose of the inactivity (and keeping her heart-rate lower) is to prevent strokes or the lungs from getting clogged from dead worms.
Anyways, here's a couple pictures of this goofball (she thinks she's a lapdog, she's 60 lbs). She loves to run and jump around a lot so that makes this period even more difficult, but chew toys are helping.
Her being my wife's lapdog (she seriously just plops down in your lap):
And one of her and that giant, floppy tongue:
We started a gofundme page for her treatment too (it's going to cost us around a grand to hopefully save her life and hopefully get a full life out of her). Here's the link: Cassie May Heartworm Treatment if anyone wants to contribute at all. I'll also quote what my wife said in it, since she's a bit more eloquent in this case than I am.And the update about a week ago:I would like to introduce you to Cassie May! She is a gorgeous, affectionate, and goofy 1.5 year old lab mix my husband and I adopted from the local kill shelter. Her favorite thing in the world is to cuddle up in our lap, despite being 60 pounds, and give us tons of kisses! She likes to carry her toys and blanket in her mouth wherever she goes. She can usually be found right behind us as she doesn't let us out of her sight, not even for a minute! It makes for some interesting showers. Despite her background, she is a loving and happy dog and fits perfectly within our family. However, a couple days after adoption, we discovered she tested positive for heartworm. We were devastated as we had already fallen in love with her and her with us. She is our little shadow. <3 We decided we wanted to go ahead with the treatment and give her the best possible life because she deserves it. Unfortunately, we were not expecting a $1000 vet bill and a 4.5 month long treatment. My family and I are asking you from the bottom of our hearts if you could please help with her treatment. Any amount of money would be greatly appreciated and will help us immensely. We want our baby girl to be healthly and live a long wonderful life. Thank you. <3Anyways, sorry about the wall of text, but that's our pup that we love. Cheers.Hi everyone! I wanted to say thank you again to everyone that has donated and shared Cassie's page. It means a great deal to myself and my family. I also wanted to update everyone on how Cassie has been doing. She has been enjoying life these past two months. Her favorite things in the world are to try and catch bugs in our backyard and then cuddle up in our lap once she is tired. However, the fun and play times have come to end. Cassie started the next part of her treatment yesterday. She received an injection in her back that will kill the worms. The side effects of the injection are an increased chance of stroke, heart attack, and lung blockages if her heart rate increases too much and the dead worms break off and enter her lungs. This means the baby girl is not allowed to play, take walks, or get super excited for two months. If you know this girl, you know that is going to be a challenge. She is full of so much spunk! Unfortunately, that means she will have to be crated for the majority of the time as per the veterinarians directions. She also will receive another two injections 24 hours apart in another month. Then a month later, hopefully all the worms are dead and the baby girl is in the clear! It is going to be a difficult and anxiety filled journey. I ask that you can keep Cassie and our family in your prayers. Thank you.
P.S. If anyone knows anyone with a 3rd gen WRX ('08-14), I have parts laying around for them. If I could sell the damned Spearco TMIC that would be a huge boon, as it's a $1000 part sitting around here and completely useless to me. Same deal with the seat covers, brake duct kit, GrimmSpeed heat shield, strut top spacers (all Impreza lines '08-14) and the other 3 Perrin Stiffis (for GDs) that won't be going on Bianca. Getting this stuff gone would also help an insane amount.
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Wow sorry to hear about the pup...she's adorable though and will provide you with a life full of happiness. Worth every single penny. I'll see about sending a couple bucks your way when I get a chance. Best of luck with it!
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Rather sell the old parts than get donations, matter of pride with me, the wife's the one who started that gofundme page and pushed me to post on the forums.
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Going from Brembos to Subaru 4/2 pots seems like a terrible downgrade. You should consider AP's monoblock design.
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I forget what price you were offering, but I may be going for Zax's Prodrive setup...lemme know.
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6SEP2014: So, its been about 5 months since Ive done any real update, and there has been a bit of work done, but nothing much since the end of June due to always working and having not bought the remaining items for my lift (King springs and sending the struts to Feal for a revalve/rebuild). The biggest changes are the installation of the Killer-B oil pan/pick-up and baffle combo (with the Fumoto valve and the oil temperature sender installed), Tigwerks engine mounts, and the rest of the Samco TMIC hoses. Oil pan and engine mounts were both giant PITAs to install. Still need to decide on my choice of tranny mount upgrade to finish out the setup on that end. Didnt remember to take any pics during this, and Im trying to remember if I did any other additions or changes at this point beyond the oil change and swapping out the tranny/front & center differential fluid. Rear diff will get fresh fluid after my billet 6061 rear differential cover (for an R180) with 30% extra capacity arrives.
I changed the setup of the gauges a month or so ago with some permanently installed gauge pods, one on the bottom of the A-pillar (oil pressure) and one mounted up above the mirror (EGT, still just sitting there blinking until I get my headers swapped), the oil temp and boost gauges are still in the same places, mounted in the ATI steering-column pod. Changed up how my driving camera was mounted once again, used a few different parts from Ram mounts for the job; much more stable now and doesnt restrict the movement of my rear-view mirror (at least not in a way that bothers me).
(INSERT PIC of camera and gauges)
The roof liner and everything else roof mounted (visors, oh-**** handles and lights) are all out until I redo the roof liner since it started sagging really badly. I attempted to start sewing it up by hand but that was turning out to be WAY too tedious for me. I will eventually pull the covering off again and redo the contact adhesive correctly, then it will all go back in, though I will need to figure out a solution for the visors (maybe dyeing the cloth part and vinyl wrapping the mirror lids). Once that is all back in Ill have to figure out a solution for the air-flow from the roof-vent, namely to direct it more to the sides than backwards. Another interior thing to get updated were my seat covers, got some almost WRB colored Neoprene covers from Wet Akole, took some picture sending for them to finish, but the results are pretty good. Still need to install the passenger seats cover however.
(INSERT PIC of roof liner when its eventually back in)
Speaking of the roof vent, we had a bit of a rainy season here and I developed a leak from the vent install. I ended up pulling the scoop and scraping out all the silicone caulking I had used. The stuff was essentially worthless for the job it seems, as it started breaking down from the heat. After cleaning it out and doing a bit of sanding, I wiped it all down with alcohol and refilled it with my favorite adhesive out there, E6000. I know this stuff works fine as it is what I used to seal al the rivets holding down the diffuser on the rear edge of the roof. Everything is back in and same as before, but unfortunately I think I will have to do a full pull of the roof vent itself and reinstall with the E6000 on all connecting surfaces as well as on top. This time Ill try and get some more substantial help than my wife, maybe Ill use bolts and nuts to hold the vent in place (and get it in tightly) while I install the rivets, just have to figure out a method of holding up the washers on the bottom (maybe tape will be the best bet).
On to today (6SEP2014); Ive had some issues with the reverse lights being a little finicky at times, based on the symptoms I assumed it was the switch acting up, so I ordered one to put in. Just in time too, since the switch had completely stopped working. This is a huge PITA to change on a 6-speed if you dont want to truly remove the tranny, which is how I did it; removed the tranny sub-frame and split the drive shaft (rather than allowing fluid to leak out of the hole the DS goes into; this is all the easy stuff though. Fun part was trying to replace the actual switch which required a crowfoot wrench I didnt have, locating one was a PITA too, wasted 2 hours of the day running out to the Sears (looked like the single piece tools had been ransacked, and not a single crowfoot other than a $50 dollar package of ones I already had), ended up having to go farther out to Harbor Freight and bought a set there; 19mm crowfoot is now in my kit, along with some other spare metric crowfeet. After the time-drain I get all the necessary pieces removed and separated (sub-frame removed, tranny sitting on my second jack, driveshaft split, etc.).
Alright, finally get the bad switch out (easy enough to remove, one good twist with a double extension on the crowfoot and it spins out with one finger moving it) and decide I want to check both old and new electrically before the install. Set up my multimeter (to resistance) and check the old switch, open with nub out (correct), with nub in Im getting mega-ohms of resistance (think I found the problem); new switch is open with nub out, and 1 Ohm with the nub in, new one is good. Now to try and get the new one installed (this is where I was hating life), took me almost 2 hours of struggling to get the bastard to start screwing in straight (very difficult to do when you can barely reach it with one arm over the tranny (literally could only touch it with my fingertips) and the other hand can only get to the knuckles between the tranny and tunnel). Finally get the switch in, and get it tight after some more finagling with the crowfoot and extensions; check out the reverse lights, they work beautifully again.
Since I was already in the area, I finally installed the Kartboy shifter bushings that had been sitting around forever and then installed the matching short throw shifter too. Feels a good bit more accurate now, no wonder though, the rear bushing was almost dry-rotted out (quite cracked on the surface, and very stretchy). Going to be fun to go drive around with this setup tomorrow.
Next was getting to the installing of the Borla exhaust that has been hanging around waiting. The modifications I have planned for it will happen at a later date (after I get a MIG welder for the garage), along with the other metal work projects I have in mind. And its in, pretty simple install, though it was a little beat up from the previous owner, and the slip fittings took a little massaging to get together right, but I heard no leaks like the P/O stated. It sounds pretty good when cold though.
(INSERT PIC of exhaust)
Next things on the agenda are starting to do some maintenance upgrades, which for now will consist of tire rotation, replacing the axle nuts (eventually, one thing at a time), fresh ball joints and swapping the struts for the lower mileage set in the closet. Also, I purchased another 06 STi steering wheel for a project Ive been thinking of doing, for now Ill remain relatively tight lipped about it though I need to find a shop that welds Magnesium. Other than this I have some other parts arrived for the brake swap (fresh rebuild kit, a fresh color to paint the brakes in and some speed bleeders), a switched set of plugs for the diagnostic wires, a switched set of plugs for the clutch position switch (since the switch is being finicky lately and I will have an option of turning it back on and requiring the clutch to be pushed in) and I am in the process of changing out (read as deciding the colors) for some changes to the boots (e-brake and shifter) and center console (adding a matching cover) inside the car (working with Redline Goods on this).
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1-9NOV2014: Alright, went to a cruise today, had some really bad luck though. Nailed a chunk of rebar and concrete that was hanging out on an exit. Destroyed both wheels on the driver's side, and the front tire received a hole almost large enough to fist. I didn't have the worst luck however, Bianca's "twin" (another OBP '06 STi but with gold BBS' instead of silver like mine) blew their engine. Couple of the guys on the cruise convinced the owner to let me borrow 2 of his wheels (read as a temporary swap) to get me home. So now I more or less have forced my own hand at starting the 4/2 pot swap so I can run the old rally rims (and A/T tires) I had on Roxxy. So I started the swap on Tuesday night (4NOV, had to work on Sunday and Monday and it interrupted my planned starts), and as all installs seem to go, there are other irritating hiccups in the job.
These pics are both sides of the front wheel, notice the bend in the inside end is visible from the outer-side pic (about 60* clockwise): DS Wheel Front by RooT1985, on Flickr
And this is the rear wheel, outside section looked fine, inside not so much:
DS Wheel Rear by RooT1985, on Flickr
Luckily I had already rebuilt the 4/2 pots (including a second rebuild of the front DS caliper after I snapped the bleeder off inside and the removal bit too, FML) and had them mostly ready to go in (other than rears, didn't have them put back together yet). So I get the fronts off on Tuesday night, and Wednesday night I get the new DBA rotors, Porterfield pads, rebuilt caliper and the Goodridge lines all in on the front, but apparently stripped (discovered on Sunday (9NOV) night after getting everything buttoned up) the mounting holes on the DS caliper (yes, this caliper is the main gremlin on this job), so it's time to use that Time-Sert kit I had waiting around (unfortunately I need to get another tool to use the taps, as the one I have isn't correctly sized).
Thursday I get a good bit of the job done, get the calipers rebuilt, get most of the install done, fresh lines and rotors are in, but need to get the correct mounting bolts for the calipers (Brembos are M10x1.5m I needed M10x1.25 for the 2 pots) and longer bolts for the Grp N top hats on the struts I was swapping in. Bought all those bolts during lunch time on Friday so I could get hot on continuing the install after work. Friday night is spent getting the rear calipers completed and installed and starting on the strut swap in the rear. Start the swap to fresher struts with Grp N top hats and ½" spacers on the rear that night, get the most of the way through both sides.
Saturday I do the install of the front struts with Grp N top hats and ½" spacers, lose one of the nuts for the top hat in the black hole called an engine bay, need a replacement now. Installed Eibach camber bolts on all 4 struts, change my mind and remove them again. After this I do the install of the TSS trailing arms and trailing-arm-mounts, adjusted out about ¼" longer than stock (have the option to adjust them from stock - ~2" longer), whenever I snag and install the lifting King springs I'll adjust them out longer. Lost about 5 hours of work time that day due to my boss' birthday party/lunch at Olive Garden and the food baby I had thanks to their endless pasta bowl (bad enough I considered inducing vomiting). Once I finally get back to work (after I installed the second trailing arm) I decided to try refilling the brakes by myself and discover the bleeding system I bought requires a compressor (I don't have one, not going to get one soon either) so on to researching how to build my own one man bleeder.
Sunday I go and pick up the parts to build my own bleeder (1 gal pump sprayer, some hose, some fittings and a fresh cap for the MC reservoir), get it built and do some fine tuning to get it to work correctly (mainly to get the cap to have a tighter seal). I refill the lines and get the wheels back on the car, and attempt to move the car, and it's not moving, one of the calipers is inhibiting movement. I lift the car again and start doing some inspections and discover one of the bolts is stripped on the driver side front caliper, start working on it but the stripping gets worse. All the parts stores are closed by this point so I close up shop for the night as I have to work early on Monday morning.
11NOV2014: Install is complete, rebled the brakes again and did some adjustments on the brakes (like putting an extra washer on the mounting bolts for the front calipers to stop the touching between the bolt and the rotor's face). After getting this all done I was able to finally take the car for a spin, fill the tires back up (two were sitting at ~20 PSI, one at ~10 PSI (went in the trunk as a full size spare) and the other two were sitting right below 30 PSI), and bed the brakes a bit. Unfortunately I have the symptoms of a CV joint that is on it's way out on the front passenger side (grinding/scraping noise only on a left turn and only on one side with no evidence of rubbing anywhere). After going for a little drive I came home (inspected the front passenger side wheel at this time, again) and installed the DAMD steering wheel I had hanging out. It all looks pretty good now, love the feel of the wheel a lot.
Here are some pics of the car at the end of all of this and the steering wheel (and surrounding area).
Untitled by RooT1985, on Flickr
DADM Wheel by RooT1985, on Flickr
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Not gonna lie, that looks beautiful as Sht.
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We started at an orang asli village. THis one was not as nice and interesting as the one in Tamen Negara. Here everyone was wearing western clothes and they even had a TV. It was just really sad to see because they weren't living their traditional life, they were just poor.
After that we hiked for what felt like forever until we got to these waterfalls. Along the way, we saw some interesting stuff like a snake that jumps from trees, flowers that smell like curry, the roots used for root beet and a flower that is used as a numbing agent. That stuff was pretty cool.
The waterfall was hard to get to (I slipped and fell and scratched my arm a little) but it was beautiful. The water was really cold but felt very refreshing. I kind of wish the day had ended there. Instead, we hiked for another 20 minutes up this mossy jungle area. It was so slippery and scary. I really relied on Dan to help me because I was so nervous. I just took it really slow and it was mostly OK.
We were hiking to reach the Rafaelia flower. this flower is the largest in the world and only blooms for around one week before it dies forever. I admit that the flower was really cool. I don't know that it was worth the hike though. Either way, the flower was huge and impressive. It was almost big enough for a human head to fit inside its center.
After checking out and taking pictures of the flower we went back the way we came. All in all, it was around a four hour hike. If you know me at all, you know that is at the outer limits of my hiking abilities.
The tour bus was nice enough to drop our bags off in the morning at the butterfly farm so at the end of the day he dropped us off there. We cleaned ourselves off because we were caked in mud and dried blood. Then we went down the street to the strawberry farm to pick our own strawberries! That was really fun.
You pay a minimum deposit for a 1/2 kg. of berries. They give you a tray and then you go fill it. The berries are all lined up in rows on platforms so that they are at chest-level. That way you don't have to bend down to get them. We found some great berries! I really enjoyed that. It was especially great to have fresh berries and cream afterwards.
Sadly, when we were done with the berries it was time for us to leave Cameron Highlands. The bus to Penang picked us up from the field and took us on our way. It picked us up at 6:00 p.m. and we got into Penang at around 11:30. We had already called ahead to book a room so we took a taxi straight there.
I can't really describe how tiny this room was. It was literally a box with a wooden platform and pillows. It had a fan too. There was barely enough room to put our bags in there and there wasn't enough room to get changed. But, luckily, I slept pretty well. My cough is thankfully getting a little better each day.


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Rumi Sumaq means "beautiful stones" in Quechua, the indigenous language of Peru.
Designer Coco Paniora Salinas creates his art jewelry from our home studio in the United States, but he was born in the Apurimac region of Peru– an area known for its beautiful mountain landscapes and rich Quechua and Incan history.
High in the Andes mountains, Coco developed a deep appreciation for Peru's customs and natural resources from shamans, indigenous to the area. For thousands of years, shamans have used stones, shells, and fossils in ceremonial offerings to Pachamama, the Quechua goddess of Mother Earth, and today they still commemorate the sacred natural world, beauty, and femininity.
Inspired by all manifestations of PachaMama, Coco knew from a young age that he wanted to be an artist that focused on representing the natural world.
Coco's mother was a master weaver of traditional Peruvian textiles so he was naturally drawn to work with fiber. From his mother, he inherited intense focus and attention to detail, skills which are essential in creating his meticulous handwoven designs.
Once he mastered fiber, Coco adapted his weaving techniques to work with metal. His handwoven wirework is a testament to how art transforms itself from medium to medium.
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It goes without saying that our Safari trip to Tanzania was one of a kind. Even if one has watched National Geographic Videos about wildlife it can't be compared to our up close and personal rendezvous with animals in the wild. It was almost surreal to watch these animals at play, napping, planning their next move, gorging on fresh kill in a setting that defies description. When the lion or lioness stares back at you, one feels that we are the caged ones and the tables are turned on us! […] It was indeed the greatest spectacle on earth and our lives are forever changed. We thank every one involved at ADS for this unforgettable experience and trip of a life time. ADS receives our highest recommendation for a Wildlife safari. I can't wait to go back there someday.
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Celesi i rritjes? Te bejme gare se bashku me makinat.
Ndersa makinat marrin persiper me shume pune, shume njerez e gjejne veten pa pune ose me me nje te ardhme pa rritje rroge. A eshte ky fundi i rritjes? Jo, thote Erik Brynjolfsson— kjo eshte thjesht dhimbja e rritjes se nje ekonomie radikalisht te riorganizuar. Nje shpjegim se pse inovacionet e medha ecin perpara nesh.... nese i mendojme kompjuterat si shoke te skuadres. Mos lini pa pare pikepamjen e kundert nga Robert Gordon.
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USA Today is the flagship newspaper of the Gannett Co., and the No. 3 newspaper in the United States by circulation size at 1.6 million daily.
And this is its Android application.
USAT as it's known in the biz is considered to be more of a generalist newspaper (as opposed to, say, the Wall Street Journal), meant to be easy reading for someone who's looking for a little bit of everything, and for someone who's on the go. Thus you'll find USA Today has a strong presence in airports.
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Staining Old Concrete
We have old concrete sidewalk and steps going up to our front door. They are in really good shape, but look old. Is there a stain that I could use to give the area a little more color and appeal?
Yeah, most paint stores / big box stores will have something for you to stain with. Do you mean you want to stain it or you want to color it?
I want to stain it, but not a solid color. I like the randomness of staining. Just something to give it a little more curb appeal. Our house is a sage green color and we have tan landscaping edgers, so I thought some sort of tan color would look nice.
Take a look at this stuff. http://www.inwoodstain.com/products/in-stone_main.htm
I saw some samples in a store and was pretty impressed with it. It's transparent and can be tinted to pretty much any shade you like.
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Horizontal surfaces on soil have totally diffferent sun and moisture exposure.
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Oh! The Public
"HERE goes, I've done with drinking! Nothing. . . n-o-thing shall tempt me to it. It's time
to take myself in hand; I must buck up and work. . . You're glad to get your salary, so you
must do your work honestly, heartily, conscientiously, regardless of sleep and comfort.
Chuck taking it easy. You've got into the way of taking a salary for nothing, my boy--
that's not the right thing . . . not the right thing at all. . . ."
After administering to himself several such lectures Podtyagin, the head ticket collector,
begins to feel an irresistible impulse to get to work. It is past one o'clock at night, but in
spite of that he wakes the ticket collectors and with them goes up and down the railway
carriages, inspecting the tickets.
"T-t-t-ickets . . . P-p-p-please!" he keeps shouting, briskly snapping the clippers.
Sleepy figures, shrouded in the twilight of the railway carriages, start, shake their heads,
and produce their tickets.
"T-t-t-tickets, please!" Podtyagin addresses a second-class passenger, a lean, scraggy-
looking man, wrapped up in a fur coat and a rug and surrounded with pillows. "Tickets,
The scraggy-looking man makes no reply. He is buried in sleep. The head ticket-collector
touches him on the shoulder and repeats impatiently: "T-t-tickets, p-p-please!"
The passenger starts, opens his eyes, and gazes in alarm at Podtyagin.
"What? . . . Who? . . . Eh?"
"You're asked in plain language: t-t-tickets, p-p-please! If you please!"
"My God!" moans the scraggy-looking man, pulling a woebegone face. "Good Heavens!
I'm suffering from rheumatism. . . . I haven't slept for three nights! I've just taken morphia
on purpose to get to sleep, and you . . . with your tickets! It's merciless, it's inhuman! If
you knew how hard it is for me to sleep you wouldn't disturb me for such nonsense. . . .
It's cruel, it's absurd! And what do you want with my ticket! It's positively stupid!"
Podtyagin considers whether to take offence or not--and decides to take offence.
"Don't shout here! This is not a tavern!"
"No, in a tavern people are more humane. . ." coughs the passenger. "Perhaps you'll let
me go to sleep another time! It's extraordinary: I've travelled abroad, all over the place,
and no one asked for my ticket there, but here you're at it again and again, as though the
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Thread: Mitt's gutless flips
Mitt's gutless flips
Romney scares the shit out of me. We criticized Kerry for his flip flops on key issues but those are nothing
to compare with Romney's as you will see from the links below. It's time to take a look at his more
recent flips.
More recent ones include blaming OBY for the downgrade while he created AA
downgrade himself because of spending in Mass.
He said he'd repeal OBAMACARE when he instituted ROMNEY CARE in Mass.
He also flipped on abortion after leaving Mass and said well, Reagan and Bush flipped on that too
so why hold me responsible?
Others include criticizing gay lifestyle while masquerading as a GOP conservative in the last election
after gays in Mass got him elected. He went to the gay rallies and marches. Gays felt betrayed after
putting him in office.
BTW, Sarah Palin managed Alaska's budget much better and because of the policies she installed,
Alaska got a AAA bond rating.
Human windsock Mitt Romney is at it again. Back on August 1st we noted that
Romney, Profile in Courage that he is, waited until the debt deal was a fait accompli, and seeing the rage
from the American people against it, did what he always does and shouted: "Me too!"
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Recipe: Moroccan lamb tagine
Serves 6
This version of a traditional Moroccan recipe is a great family dish. It is meaty, spicy and fruity and great comfort food.
Serves 6
● 450g cubed lamb (use shoulder)
● 2 tbsp flour
● 2-3 tbsp sunflower oil
● 1 onion, chopped
● 1 clove garlic, crushed
● Half tsp cinnamon
● Half tsp cumin
● 2 tsp mild curry powder
● 300ml vegetable stock
● 400g tin tomatoes
● 3 tbsp tomato puree
● 1 tsp clear honey
● Half an apple, cored and grated
● 110g dried apricots, quartered
● Coriander (optional)
● Trim the lamb and remove any large pieces of fat. Cut into 1 cm cubes and put in a bowl. Mix the flour with ¼ tsp salt and some black pepper. Toss the cubed lamb in the seasoned flour.
● Heat a tablespoon of oil in a casserole pan and brown the lamb over a medium heat to avoid burning. So as not to overcrowd your pan you may need to do this in batches. Add more oil if needed. Remove the browned lamb to a clean bowl.
● If you have any blackened/burnt bits in the pan, wipe or wash them away. Add the onion to the pan along with 1 tbsp oil and fry gently for 8 to 10 minutes, until translucent.
● Add the garlic, cinnamon, cumin and curry powder and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the vegetable stock a little at a time, add the tomatoes, tomato puree, honey and apple. Stir and add the lamb. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to very low, cover and cook for 1½ to 2 hours. Stir every 20 minutes. It should bubble gently but not boil as this will toughen the lamb.
● Uncover and add the apricots, Simmer 30 minutes more. Add up to 50 ml water if the sauce becomes too thick. Season to taste. Serve with rice or couscous, and garnish with coriander.
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Skip to comments.Do some housework! Aging Japanese husbands struggle to rekindle marriages
Posted on 02/04/2007 10:39:47 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
TOKYO (AP) -- Mitsutoshi Fukatsu has been with his wife for three decades, but their lives have grown apart. As a busy stationmaster in central Japan, he has usually come home only to eat, bathe and sleep.
Now with retirement looming, the 56-year-old wants to get to know his wife better. He calls her by her name, Setsuko, instead of just grunting. And he says he recently learned a new phrase: ``I love you.''
Fukatsu is among a small but growing group of men who took part in Japan's second annual ``Beloved Wives Day'' last week in hopes of salvaging their marriages by doing something different paying attention to their wives.
``For about a year now, I've been starting to help out with the housework,'' Fukatsu said. ``I can't stay at my company for ever. I have to return home. But right now, I don't feel like I have a place there.''
Last year, the Japan Adoring Husbands Association set itself up and designated Jan. 31 as a day for men to return home at the unusually early hour of 8 p.m., look into their wives' eyes, and say, ``Thank you.''
On Wednesday, the village where the association is based held a renewal-of-vows ceremony for a local couple in their 50s and handed out prizes to three top ``doting husbands.''
The movement is small about 230 people posted messages on the group's Web page about this year's event. But it represents quite a change for a generation of Japanese men taught to care about their companies first and their wives a distant second.
Among the forces driving the change are demographics and money.
This year, the first postwar baby boomers will reach 60 and retire, meaning an unprecedented number of men will have to abandon their home-away-from-home the all-consuming office and spend more time with their wives.
Meanwhile, an impending law change gives a housewife a bigger share of her husband's pension, which could trigger a surge in divorces as long-neglected women take the money and run.
Japan's divorce rate is a relatively low 2.08 per 1,000 couples but the number has increased more than 60 percent since 1985 to 261,917 in 2005, according to government statistics.
Divorce among those married for more than 20 years has grown the fastest, nearly doubling since 1985 to over 40,000 couples in 2005 with separation more likely to be initiated by women. That leaves their ex-husbands to face a lonely old age in a country where the average male lifespan is over 78, one of the world's longest.
``Once children become independent and wives get more free time, they start wondering: 'Am I happy with this life?''' Atsuko Okano, a Tokyo-based divorce counselor, writes on her Web site.
Sadao Ito, 67, wishes he had been more sensitive to his wife's feelings. She left him seven years ago, just as he was facing retirement from a busy office job in the northern city of Sendai. Even the couple's daughter and two sons blame him for the breakup, Ito said.
``My wife took care of me so well. She made me breakfast every day, and did all the housework. But I never did anything in return,'' he said.
Ito now acts as a volunteer adviser to the Adoring Husbands Association, which was founded in 2005 in Tsumagoi village, north of Tokyo.
``Repent, repent, repent. That's what I do every day,'' Ito said in a phone interview. ``My wife didn't take a single family album with her. I realized then that I had driven her away.''
Tsumagoi, whose name sounds like the words ``wife love'' in Japanese, is marketing itself as a romantic destination for married couples.
Last year, it invited couples to an event called ``Shout Your Love from the Middle of a Cabbage Patch'' where husbands took turns hollering romantic messages against a backdrop of Tsumagoi's wide open fields. About 100 people came.
That was where the stationmaster finally told his wife, ``Aishiteru'' (I love you) rehearsing it 20 times.
``I had never told Setsuko I love her not like that. But now I want to say it more often... It feels nice,'' he said.
Setsuko Fukatsu appreciates it. The couple's two daughters will eventually leave home, ``so the two of us need to live a happy and a healthy life together,'' she said. ``And I'm sure my husband will help me out with that.''
When all else fails, there are always these.
Well I'll be...I never realized it, but my 6'4" blonde, blue-eyed husband *must* be Japanese! He's at the office right now...
Why is a man's work always portrayed as some fun-filled refuge?
Those are mostly the ones that bother to speak to them.
I noticed several exceptions but they were in the vast minority.
Does that pillow come with a beercan holder?
Ah, yes, there's nothing like a dismembered body pillow to sooth you after a tough day at work!
Who buys those things? Serial killers??
For some men, it is. They take real pleasure in the camaraderie, the infighting, the competition and the feeling of success work gives. Nowadays a lot of men don't hunt or go to war, so they have this substitute to channel their competitive hunting drive into. The paycheck is a symbol of what big successful hunters they are. Mr. Fairview is like this.
Yeah, working to buy food, clothing and shelter is nothing at all, I guess.
I certainly agree that men should be kind and loving with their wives. They should surely spend time with their families. But let's stop acting like going to work every day is nothing. It accomplishes a BIG something.
I try very hard to remember to thank my husband for working so hard and taking such excellent care of his family.
"He calls her by her name, Setsuko, instead of just grunting."
If he's the grunter does that make her the gruntee?
Beloved Wives Day....I like that.
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Researchers in Spain have developed a new analytical system that allows them to assess the gender gap in the adoption of information and communications technology (ICT). They have used their approach to publish a ranking of 31 European nations in the International Journal of Society Systems Science.
Juan Martín Fernández and José Luis Martínez Cantos of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, explain that while policies aimed at improved gender equality have moved forward in recent years, little research exists as to whether there is a gender gap to coincide with the digital divide between those who use and benefit from ICT and those who do not. With this in mind, the team has developed the Gender & ICT Indicators System, GICTIS, to allow a quantitative and a qualitative assessment of ICT use to be made and so reveal any gender inequalities that might be addressed by new policy at the national and European level.
The well-known Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) developed by the World Economic Forum highlights four specific areas for assessing and addressing gender inequality: economic participation and opportunities, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. There are various other indices that add and combine many other factors to put a figure on inequality, even in the area of ICT, but the latter has not been seriously considered in the context of gender until now.
Martín and Martínez have investigated ICT use by men and women- computer use, internet access, online banking and e-commerce, use in healthcare and wellbeing and other generic uses -- and assigned each aspect of ICT use a variable that can be appropriately weighted and fed into their model to generate a useful index of access and engagement with ICT. The resulting GICTIS Index synthesises all of the information and allows the researchers to uncover gender inequalities based on assessment of ICT use, intensity of use and how this related to gender.
The top ten nations ranked by e-equality are: Iceland, Hungary, Latvia, France, Slovenia, Finland. Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Lithuania. The UK is below the mean average at number 18 in the ranking, Germany 24th and Greece last at number 31.
The team summarises the complete list as follows. There is a high level of ICT use with high e-equality in Northern Europe (Iceland, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden), France, Slovenia and to a lesser extent Holland. There is high use in Luxembourg, Germany and the UK but these nations have low e-equality. Hungary, Malta, Portugal and Slovakia have a medium level of use and e-equality. There is low ICT use in Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and to a lesser extent Poland and Belgium but these countries have high e-equality. Southern Europe (Greece, Cyprus, Macedonia, Croatia and to a lesser extent Italy and Spain) and Ireland has low use and low e-equality.
"The Scandinavian countries serve as an unavoidable European benchmark for political and social action to promote equality between women and men in ICT," the team concludes.
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The interior walls have little to do with the exterior framing style. But can everything to do with interior support. To determine of the wall is a supporting wall, you need to know its' relationship to supporting walls under it and which ways joists a roof rafters run. Any wall running the long length of a house, near the middle, may be a supporting wall and needs special reinforcement if removed.
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I regularly play with a group of folks who have basically "grown up" at Hidden Valley. They have been trying to get me and my team to go there for a couple years now. I have heard nothing but great things about the field, besides maybe a couple warnings of a little dis-organization. No big deal.
They have their two major "big games" annually. The Alamo, and Battle of Bocage. I missed the Alamo game this year and the reviews and recaps I was given by a few of my teammates that attended were sketchy. I finally decided that I needed to check this place out for myself. So, I signed up for the Bocage game.
The Bocage game is a two day event that allows people to start showing up on Friday night and lets them camp on the property through the weekend. Pretty loose group that lets you have bon-fires, and no real curfew as some places have. They also allow alcohol consumption on the property. Not a problem in my book, as long as it's controlled by the individuals. Some may find it a problem though which is why I mention it.
The safety briefing before the game started..........you all know the drill. Barrel blockers, masks on at all times, no bunkering, no over shooting, blah, blah, blah. Not this one. This one mentioned to not shoot at the remote controlled airplane because it was going to be taking pictures. This one mentioned not to disturb a huge bees nest right in the middle of the playing field because the owner's brother collects bees nests. That's right, don't shoot the bees nest or disturb it in any way! Did anyone ask if there was anybody that might be allergic to bees? No. I only heard a small fraction of the normal "rules" that usually accompany a paintball game. This gave me an uneasy feeling and only led to problems throughout the day I feel.
I arrived saturday morning. I was told per the website and other sources that the game was to start at 09:00. We were on the field waiting to start at 10:30. Again, not a big deal in my book.
The particular field we played was a valley. Flag station on each side on top of the hill. One side had a corn field for cover and a couple bunkers. The other side had washed out over-grown ditches and trenches for cover. Woods on the borders were out of bounds. The dead box that was shared by both sides was at the 50 yard line just out of bounds. Nice dead box. Simple, but effective. It was manned by a ref who was holding a clock in his hands timing the 15 min. re-insertions. Out of the dead box, you were supposed to get back to your base to tap in. This rarely happened on both sides from what I saw. From one side of the field, you had only a frontal assault. The other side of the field was given the option to sneak through a corn field to the back side of the base, and come up on their 6. Added an interesting element to the game. However, after the lunch break, and there was a "switch sides" directive given (typical), we took the field. Not until we got to the top of the field did a couple people mention that the option to go around the back side was gone now. They said it was unfair. So one side had the option, but when switching sides you take that option away. Changing the rules on the fly.....this is the dis-organization I was warned about. The game was halted to take up the matter with the field owner. He overturned the points gained using the option in the previous game. Then started the game without one whole side not even having masks on. One side came charging towards the valley shooting, and the complete other team didn't have their masks on. I overheard the head ref screaming at the field owner that he did not call game on. Scary.
As far as referees, they were in short supply. One in the dead box, and four on the field........sitting on quads near the side lines. One ref was dead center and he did all of the work. He was the head ref. Great guy, WAY overworked for no good reason. There were between 80 and 100 people on the field with at least 6 flag stations. Not nearly enough reffing staff. That is the first "major" problem I noticed here which stemmed other problems.
Cheating was an issue on both sides. That happens anywhere and is a problem with the sport more than the field. More reffing staff would have helped contain it a little bit, but not completely.
Field staff. The field owner is the dad. The daughter and son-in-law (head ref) run the show. I did my best to offer advice which was asked of me. The daughter was quite compassionate about the sport and helping her field grow. If you offered advice to the dad, you were scrutinized and labeled as a "cry baby.".....which many were that day. Some did come off in that fashion, others like myself, were only trying to help. We were also told from the field owner that he "doesn't care if we ever come back. He doesn't need us." And I quote. In short, because I could go on all day, too many chiefs, and not enough Indians.
I was given an exclusive tour of the rest of the property by the daughter of the field because I had not seen the rest of the field at that point. VERY NICE FIELD!!! They have a lot of time, money, and effort into the property itself, that was obvious. It was almost breath taking for a small town field in Wisconsin. If only that same kind of passion was put into the other critical parts of the game this place could easily be hosting 300-400 person games on a regular basis.
The Alamo game from the spring of 2010 was apprx 40 people. This Bocage game was apprx 90 people.
A number of people who have played this field for years were driven away during this game because of how they were treated by the staff. They assured the owner they would never return to which the owner replied, "perhaps the games will have to be invite only from now on." I feel they should listen to their players, their customers.
I've been paintballing for 20 years now. I have played fields from one end of the country to the other. I am a business owner, and a team captain/owner. The efforts of some of the staff were tremendous. Only to be forgotten by the treatment from other staff. Nice field, I hope they can find a way to listen to the feed back instead of pushing it away.
I am in no way attacking Hidden Valley. These events are truthful and they did happen. I only want to see paintball as a whole grow, and that includes paintball fields in general. This one included. However I for one, will not be returning.
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Congressman Steve King Votes Against Disaster Response and Flood Preparedness
Despite his new TV ad highlighting the effect flooding had on his business, Congressman Steve King has a terrible record on flooding. In Congress, Congressman King has consistently voted against flood insurance, disaster response, and flood preparedness legislation.
2011: Voted to Cut Flood Prevention Programs in 2011 Budget. King voted for the House Republicans' spending bill that cut federal spending by about $60 billion from 2010 levels and zeroed out funding for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation, a program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. [HR 1, Vote #147, 2/19/11; Argus Leader, 3/19/11]
Voted to Cut $661 Million from the Army Corps of Engineers' Budget. In February 2011, King voted for the fiscal year 2011 Republican budget that cut funding for the Army Corps of Engineers by $661.4 million from the 2010 budget. Cuts included $441 million from the fiscal year 2010 budget for construction, $121.4 million from the Mississippi River and tributaries, $56 million from investigations, $39 million from operation and maintenance and $4 million from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). [House Appropriations Committee, HR 1 Cuts; HR 1, Vote #147, 2/19/11]
2010: Voted Against Reauthorizing Insurance Program for Flood Victims. In 2010, King voted against reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program through fiscal 2015. The program provides 95 percent of flood insurance policies in the country and was intended to alleviate the financial burden to taxpayers after a natural disaster. The bill increased the coverage limits for the program and allowed flood insurance premiums to increase by up to 20 percent year. King was one of only 90 legislators to oppose the bill. [CQ Today, 7/15/10; HR 5114, Vote #447, 7/15/10]
2007: Voted Against Reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program and Opposed "Multiperil" Insurance Coverage for Flood Victims. In 2007, King voted against reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program through fiscal year 2013. The bill increased the current limits on coverage that could be purchased by both homeowners and businesses. A key addition to the legislation was to allow the program to provide optional "multiperil" coverage to cover both wind and flood risk in one policy. It also authorized $400 million in each fiscal year through 2013 for FEMA to modernize all flood maps and to map the 500-year floodplain. Despite King's opposition, the bill passed 263-146. [Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 9/29/07; HR 3121, Vote #921, 9/27/07]
2006: Supported Increasing Interest Rates on Disaster Loans. In 2006, King voted against the Democratic amendment to the emergency appropriations bill, which provided funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for hurricane relief, that would have blocked President Bush's proposal in his FY 2007 budget to increase the interest rates on disaster loans. By opposing the amendment, Republican Members chose to force disaster loan victims to shoulder additional costs at a time when these individuals were struggling to make ends meet.
The amendment failed 200-219. [HR4939, Vote #62, 3/16/06; Committee on Small Business Release]
2005: One of 11 House Members who voted against a bill providing relief for Hurricane Katrina victims. In 2005, King voted against the $51.8 billion Hurricane Katrina emergency relief and recovery package. The bill passed the House 410-11 and unanimously in the Senate. In September 2009, King called the vote, "the best vote that I cast." [Washington Post, 9/09/05; HR 3674, Vote #460, 9/08/05; The Hill, 9/22/09]
2005: Supported Eliminating Preparedness Functions from FEMA. In 2005, King voted against a motion to instruct conferees on a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill to continue the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an agency that both prepares for and responds to man-made and natural disasters. [HR 2360, Sabo motion, Vote #497, 9/28/05]


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Hermia is a science park near Tampere University of Technology (TUT). Hermia is located in Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere, Finland. Hermia is also acting as a technology centre for its region.
Hermia offers office space and facilities for both small technology startups and larger companies. It consists of 100,000 m2 of office space and is home to 150 companies and research organizations, for example to many research and development units of the cell phone manufacturer Nokia.
In the offices of Hermia was developed the first Nokia Communicator mobile phone, as well as Nokia's first camera-phone. The site is also home to one of the offices of Nokia Research Center, where among other activities the EFR and WB-AMR codecs were developed.
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I'm not a naturalist and don't know if the frogs and lizards you have where you live are poisonous. In the wild, cats do catch and eat lizards for protein. Frogs are a different story, especially toads, and I once heard of a little Yorkshire Terrier who became deathly ill after just licking one. If your cat is an outdoor cat, there isn't much you can do to stop him from doing this unless you follow him around all day. And, you can't keep the lizards and frogs out of your yard or any other area he may frequent. About the only thing you can do is make sure he is very well fed before he goes out. There's an old saying that a fat cat won't hunt--maybe there's some truth in it! (And do make sure that if he seems sicker than usual after eating one of these things, you get him to the vet as soon as you can. A cat who's been poisoned needs emergency vet care and won't last long without it.)
Izadore (Izzie) answered on 3/18/10. Helpful? / 1
The quick answer here, which you and your cat may not like, is to make Licorice an indoor only kitty. Cats catch lizards and may or may not eat them. As for toads, although I (the Human here) am fond of them, Japanese toads can be poisonous even when only being touched. Who knows why cats eat things that make them sick? They do, and they die. Keep your kitty inside. Purrs.
Chibi answered on 3/19/10. Helpful? / 0


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By FITSNews || Already a favorite of fiscal conservatives, S.C. Rep. Tim Scott received an endorsement from the other end of the GOP spectrum on Tuesday when S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell (RINO-Charleston) waded into a crowded GOP First Congressional District race to endorse Scott.
"The federal government is growing out of control, and Tim Scott is exactly the kind of solid, conservative leader we can trust to fix it," Harrell said in his release. "I'm proud to publicly endorse Tim Scott for Congress, just as I am confident he will make all South Carolinians proud in the years ahead."
Obviously, we're among the most vocal of the Speaker's critics but he did miraculously manage to steer clear of several RINOs – most notably Carroll A. "Tumpy" Campbell III – and wind up endorsing one of our two favorites (Katherine Jenerette being the other) in this race.
And as much as we'd like to view Harrell's endorsement as a giant red flag, Scott's record as a fiscal conservative is what it is – one reason he's received props from the S.C. Association of Taxpayers as well as an endorsement from the Club for Growth.
Scott is one of nine Republicans running for the seat being vacated next year by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO-Hanahan).
Two democrats and an independent are also running.


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I just read an article that states that our wonderful representatives in Congress are working on reducing the retirement pay of Military personnel and Civil Servants. No where in that article was there even a thought of reducing the extravagant pensions of Senators and Congressmen! That evidently is not a good idea in their estimation.
When retention is good, the Military always trims incentives to reenlist. Reenlistment bonuses, special sea shore rotation deals, schools, and duty assignments have always been used to sweeten the pot for reenlistments. When the ranks are healthy, these incentives are reduced or done away with completely. But from what I read, some of the retention figures are not good. For instance, Military pilots are at a premium! Now think about it, if we loose a F/A 18 pilot after 6 years of service, we have to train a new "Nugget" to replace that pilot, and in six years, he or she may be able to be the replacement. The bottom line is, we can never replace the experience of the vetted individual. Another issue is, most of the men and women in the Military have combat experience. That experience is impossible to replace. I was the Command Master Chief of VA 55, an A-6 squadron for a brief period of time. When they bombed Benghazi on the orders of President Reagan, to silence Khadafi, the Executive Officer was the ONLY Aviator that had combat experience! Trust me, going into combat with all green personnel is like running into t cave in the dark!
Another issue is implied contracts. When we join the Military, certain "Promises" are made to us by the Recruiter and in "Boot Camp" through training and publications. One of these promises is our retirement program and the condition of retirement. How that retirement compensation is computed, when the checks start, and how the COLA is computed. Along with that promise was life time health care for the military member and their family! Then there is the promise of Commissary and Exchange rights. Of course, I have already informed you that the Administration is seriously contemplating closing all the stateside Commissaries!!
All in all, the prospect for the benefits of Military men and women is bleak!! I encourage you to write, email, and call your Representatives and Senators and let them know your opinion of their disrespect for the contract they have with us! Then, if they blow you off, vote against them in November 2014! That is truly all the ammo we have!
Monday, December 9, 2013
Reduce Military pensions to reduce the budget deficit?
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