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I have a M261 adaptor and it rests against the top of the buffer tube/receiver area. Mine has a sort of flat spring tensioner to keep the adaptor pressed up against the barrel. I'm pretty sure they all are secured that way and after looking at a cmmg unit it has the back plate with a nub that sticks up and abuts against the same area. After 15 years of use I noticed the spring had been squished and was no longer taking up the slack in the upper to keep it from hammering back and forth during recoil. I didn't notice any damage to my lower because of it and it still functioned normally. Sarco had a repair pack for it and I replaced the damaged spring.
Clean your chamber before switching to 223/556 or you can have a case stick. I found that out the hard way and it ripped off a case rim and bent the extractor pin. The 22lr in the ar15 seems quieter than in a 22lr rifle. The only thing I can figure is that some of the gas is getting diverted to the gas system and quieting the report.


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Exhibiting fairly evenly thin hair overall, but stable for 15-20 years. Likewise, hairline receded, but also stable for 15-20 years.
Does minoxidil (Rogaine) show positive results for a 64 year old male?
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Minoxidil in age 64
Minoxidil is FDA approved age 18 to 65. Given the extreme stability of your hair loss over the past 2 decades it is unlikely to benefit.
Minoxidil is used after age 65 in what is called an "off label" use and may help a very small proportion of men with ongoing genetic or age-related hair loss. However, be sure to check with your physician before starting minoxidil/ Rogaine to ensure you have no medical reasons that would prohibit its use.
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Kay Danes, a former prisoner in Laos, at Kerobokan prison where Schapelle Corby is held.
Photo: Jason South
Celebrity agent Harry M. Miller is set to fly to Bali to advise Schapelle Corby.
Corby's family has been agonising for weeks over whether to engage Miller, who may arrive in Bali as early as Friday, family sources say.
Miller, who has often advised Australians in trouble, will be asked to develop a strategy the family hopes will help Corby, who is struggling to cope.
Five days after three judges sentenced her to 20 years' jail on drugs charges, Corby is taking sleeping tablets so that her sobbing at night does not disturb eight other prisoners in her cell at Bali's main jail, according to jail and other sources.
A light in her cell is kept on all night and Corby, 27, has complained that insects such as crickets keep her awake, the sources say.
Asked yesterday to confirm that the Harry M. Miller Group would represent the Corbys, a spokeswoman for the company in Sydney said Miller was not in the office and she could not comment.
Corby's family expects that Miller will help handle the media. He also claims to be expert at devising strategies for people who "accidentally become part of a horizon they don't want to appear on".
Corby's lawyer Lily Lubis said yesterday that her high profile in prison was contributing to her distress. "She feels now that everybody is staring at her," Ms Lubis said.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Government has refused a one-off deal to allow Corby to return home.
It also warned that a broader agreement to repatriate prisoners would be difficult.
Spokesman Marty Natalegawa said there was little point in the Australian Government putting forward a draft agreement for the Corby case, as suggested by Justice Minister Chris Ellison, as Indonesia would consider only an arrangement for all prisoners.
"Once we have an instrument of this type, it must pass the test of time, not be made just for Ms Corby, or we will set ourselves for legal difficulties in the future," Dr Natalegawa said.
A one-off arrangement would not be fair to other prisoners in Indonesia or Australia. "What of the many other cases that Indonesians are facing in Australia or Australians are facing in Indonesia?" he said.
Corby was not visited by her family or Indonesian lawyers yesterday, but she did receive some personal supplies from Australian Kay Danes, an activist supporting Australians in prisons overseas. Ms Danes said she did not speak directly to Corby but left toiletries at the prison for her.
Ms Danes and husband Kerry spent 11 months in a Laos jail in 2001 after being accused by a security company they worked for there of smuggling sapphires. They were released after a presidential pardon.
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Manager of Senior Complex forget Seniors have rights
Original post made by Pdudley, another community, on Jun 6, 2007
Our Grandchild loves to come visit, he is 8 years old and we like to pick him up once or twice a month from school and let him stay with us until his parents get off work, so we can visit and have fun time. We were told we were not allowed to "Babysit", and when we explained that this was family we were not being paid to babysit, it did not matter. Now they are planning extensive rennovations to this 6 floor apt. house. We are to receive new kitchen cabinets, floors, sinks, appliances, windows, and toilets. This is wonderful except for the problem that during this rennovation we still have to live in our apts. but we must vacate them during the day hours for work to be done, remove and pack all our things and place them out of the way so they can do the construction work. Then come in and reside in the evening. We will have no kitchen to cook in or keep food in for at least a week or more while work is being done. We had to sign papers that they are not responsible for lost, broken or damaged items while work is being done. We must either sit downstairs or leave the property all day long. We are on a fixed income now and cannot afford to eat out plus pay rent etc. So we are very nervous about this approaching adventure. They have already started the demolition in some of the units and it has been over two months and they still are not back together so we hate to see them start on ours. Thank you for letting me vent.
a resident of The Crossings
on Jun 11, 2007 at 9:21 pm
"We were told we were not allowed to "Babysit", and when we explained that this was family we were not being paid to babysit, it did not matter."
That sounds pretty harsh. I assume you have a written lease that was signed by all parties. Everything you described should be explicitly allowed or stated in the lease. If not, you may have a case for harassment.
Was signing the waiver for potential damage by the contractors necessary to get the improvements? No one can force you to sign away your rights. Any contract is negotiable. If the contractor doesn't have to worry about breaking your things, he will not be careful at all. I would be nervous too.
You should look into getting pro bono legal advice from your local Community Services office. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.
Good luck!
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 13, 2007 at 2:09 pm
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ACBA of Kentucky hosted a fabulous field day at the home of two of their members. I'm writing to rave about it...
The event began with a sign-up (now I wonder where they got the list of names for the door-prizes...) and the handing out of the day's agenda. Once all were present, the host gave us the option to follow the adjenda singly as a group or to divide up and add a few more advanced subjects to the list, which is what we did. By their having ample beeks present qualified and eager to teach, we were able to split into 2-3 large groups covering an array of subjects.
One of the highlights was "12 Months with a First-year Beekeeper." Sadly I missed the name of the presenter, but he is a natural when it comes to speaking. He simply made a great presentation full of those bits of wisdom which we tend to take for granted. And his wit! Now I'm a strick no-nonsense type of guy, myself. But he even caused me to feel a bit cheerful more than once.
There were people of all ages and experience ranges, including one boy who you've all seen yourself. He's the new kid who's head-deep into the hive without a veil or gloves while all the adults are appropriately suited up. He raises chickens, he told me. He thinks he might use his chicken money to buy bees, now. He received two of the door-prizes (a smoker and a hive tool) from 2 of our senior beekeepers who really revealed their character, character which wasn't in short supply. I think this is what makes such hobbies and events so great.
It ended as it began, a great field day with beekeepers doing what beekeepers do, sharing in the exchange of knowledge and the sincere hand-shake. I met a few people who I suspect hover around here at times.
But then it didn't end. The host was so sincere in that he was there until sundown anyway that a few of us stuck around. In doing this, we got to go with him to collect a couple of swarms. Very much fun so do as a team and to see how others do things.
Hats off to Allen County Beekeepers Association and the Vernon family for a wonderful day.
I'll be emailing out photos with those who attended. If I didn't get your name, shoot me a private message or get with the association.
Waya Coyote
The long-haired guy in the funny-looking (yet quite nonsensical) bandana
Mammoth Cave Beek Association
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One Direction will be protected by ex-secret service agents who guarded the Barack Obama when they tour the country next month.
The band's management have reportedly hired a team of ex-secret service agents whose previous assignment was protecting the President to escort the group as they travel across America for their Take Me Home world tour from June.
A source said: "They will be protected by some of the best security personnel America has to offer.
"There is significant concern that the group will be greeted by mobs of thousands of girls, which is too much for the normal team to handle. To make matters worse it is the US school holidays too."
As well as the ex-secret service agents, the boy band - Niall Horan, 19, Zayn Malik, 20, Liam Payne, 21, Harry Styles, 19, and 21-year-old Louis Tomlinson - will also be closely watched by three ex-military servicemen who served during the Iraq wars.
The impressive security detail will be tasked with fending off throngs of screaming teenage fans as they escort the singers at all times, including flights, hotels, concert venues and on their tour bus.
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I received a call from Michael Micheli, from Web Tech Strategies. He was the snake that said with their advertising I would make a lot of money. He asked me how much money would I like to make a month. I told him enough to pay off my credit card and have some to help with expenses at home. I paid $7,500.00 for an advertising campaign that was to be Agressive. I was to have a coach to help me with the back office so I could keep track of my sales and visitors to my site. They bread the campaign up into phases. Well I have been through most phases and not made a single sale. I was told I would be paid quarterly. I should have received a check about February 28, 2010. Well, guess what, No check yet. I was approached again in October 09 and they said, we can see you need to purchase more advertising and sign you up for a Google Pay Per Click Program and Americas Singles Connection. I was encouraged to invest another $2,000.00 to really get my business really going. Therefore, I have invested a total of $9,500.00 plus the inetial investment of $149.00
I spoke with the advertising group last week and was told I would be receiving a check for the quarter. I was also informed that the business is now under new management. I have filed with my credit card companies to issue a charge back and they choose to disregard my request. WebTech filed a dispute back to the credit card company. Now, I am stuck paying $9,500.00 for an advertising agency that lied, manipulated, enticed, mislead me into purchasing advertising based on the promis of making money from an agency that has not performed as promised and their advertising campaign is ineffective. I have checked with the BBB and there have been numerous complaints and they have an F rating. They make promises and when things aren't working out they just hit you up for more money and make more promises. They don't even give you any proof that they have done anything. No receipts for any advertising, or where they get the visitors to the web site. No proof of a google account, NOTHING. LIARS ALL OF THEM.
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Springs man introduces invention to ward off dog and coyote attacks
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs man introduces his invention that works to ward off dogs and coyotes from attacking.
Frank Avila has been training dogs professionally for more than 30 years.
He said he has been thinking about making his tool since the 1980s.
Avila worked with Synthesis Engineering and Spectrum Laser and Technologies to come up with a prototype.
He said he has patented the "K9 Stun Shield." It works by using stun gun technology.
"This puts out 60 to 80,000 volts," said Avila.
The tool is not meant to hurt an animal, but just to scare it.
Avila showed KRDO NewsChannel 13 videos of the tool used against a trained attack dog and pit bull.
Both animals were wary to get too close to the tool.
Avila said he hopes to manufacture the tool in Colorado Springs with local companies.
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Beach and Pools
The big draw is the large, free-form main pool. We are happy to note that poolside and along the beach there are many thatched palapas (umbrella-like awnings). We appreciate shade since our family "burns" rather than tans. With the resort not completely filled with guests, we find it easy to get a spot. However, with a full house it may be more difficult to snag a chaise lounge, so it may be wise to wake up early and steak out your poolside area.
One interesting hang-up is that each guest is allowed only one pool towel at a time. These, of course, may be switched out, but you can't get two with just one pool card. If you only need one towel, this isn't an issue. Our kids often use two towels after each swim -- one to dry off and one for the chaise lounge. The beach, however, is an inviting, wide stretch of soft sand and a mild sea that offers calming, shallow waves.
Lucy's Club
Lucy's Club runs supervised activities for kids ages 4 to 12. The club takes place between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The children's playroom displays colorful decorations in an open-air atmosphere. It's welcoming, with its yellow and blue picket fence. At the facility, kids whack pinatas, paint, create crafts and watch movies. Oftentimes, counselors take the children to splash in the one-foot deep, children's pool. The counselors speak both English and Spanish. Each day the Star Friends (the resort's recreation and entertainment staff) plan activities, like water aerobics, yoga and beach games. Older teens may want to play volleyball, tennis, ping pong or billiards. Quetzal does not offer specialized activities for teens, except occasionally during holidays when the teen count runs high. Kids can also play on the tennis or run relays on the beach. To us, this program seems best for kids up to age 10.
Live Shows
The evenings bring live entertainment and musical concerts produced by the hotel staff. Shows take place in an open-air theater with a roof, marble floors and bamboo chairs with seatbacks and comfortable cushions. The 8 p.m. show is for families, while the 9:30 p.m. show is best for adults. At the edge of the dance floor, a semi-circle of children's chairs is a nice touch. After all, kids want to sit upfront and Iberostar invites them to do so.
For families the Riviera Maya offers an array of off-property outings and adventures. From Quetzal it's a short cab ride to Playa del Carmen, the shopping area. Shops along the pedestrian-only area, Avenida 5 sell silver jewelry, pottery, Mexican tablecloths, wall hangings and blankets. This is the place to find souvenirs for everyone in the family. Break up the shopping with a snack at a local cafe or sample a churro -- a fried pastry sprinkled with cinnamon.
Eco Parks
Xcaret is a must-see; just try to avoid it on days when the cruise ships are in port, as Xcaret is a top shore tour. At Xcaret, an eco-adventure park, you can swim with dolphins, take a dip a natural pool. A variety of wildlife are waiting to meet you, including flamingos, jaguars, turtles and tapirs. Adventurous children will enjoy walking through a bat cave. In the evening the park hosts a demonstration of Pok-Ta-Pok, the ancient Mesoamerican ball game. The game displays players' traditional body paintings and ceremonial dress. Afterwards, there is often an entertaining folkloric show.
At Xplor, another eco-theme park, one admission gains you access to several adventures. Families can fly down zip lines, ride through muddy creeks or raft through an underground river. Lunch, though not as adventurous, is included in your ticket package.
Take older teens looking for even more adventure to Rio Secreto -- a natural cenote. You enter the underground river by walking. As you go further through the cave, covered with stalactites, the water rises. Later on, you swim into another chamber. Although the tour company allows children older than age 5 to visit, we suggest this outing for courageous kids over age 8.


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
The NHL season is a full 10 weeks old. The Devils, Predators and Sharks all are making moves, while Pittsburgh is among the notable teams sliding. A few divisions are starting to open up, leaving the other teams in them to solidify a Wildcard spot. Only one division is led by two points, and even that (Pacific) can't change hands with a win due to tiebreakers. There's plenty going on right now, so let's look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Thursday, December 15, before the day's games:
San Jose is trying to carve out a spot in the bottom of the bracket while they challenge Dallas for the division, but have lost three in a row. Minnesota is a bit better at home and away, and are 7-2-1 in their last 10. Minnesota is an all-around better team in this match-up.
Both teams are on winning streaks, but Chicago has more points in recent history compared to Nashville. Chicago's powerful road record pretty much assures at least one win in Nashville. Nashville's defense hasn't been quite what they had hoped for, which is good for Chicago's West-leading offense.
Dallas is only ranked #3 by virtue of leading a division; they're like the Seattle Seahawks of the NHL, only less embarrassing. St. Louis has four more points, two more non-shootout wins and a significantly better defense (one away from being tied with Boston and the Rangers for the league's best). St. Louis hasn't always been the best on the road, but they have four chances to get a win, which shouldn't be a problem with those odds.
Both teams score a lot and don't give up much, though Detroit is better overall. Vancouver is a better road team, but they're still no match for Detroit's league-best 12-2-1 home record. With both teams so strong, it should come down to who can make a few more saves, and so far, that's clearly Detroit.
New Jersey is doing better, but they still have a negative goal differential. That doesn't bode well for them against the NHL's best offense. Philadelphia also has the league's best road record (11-3-1). They also have the league's most non-shootout wins. The scale is clearly tilted towards Philadelphia here.
Boston has settled their brief hiccup by building a three-game winning streak. They're tied for the league's best defense and have the league's third best offense. Buffalo isn't doing too well lately, and shouldn't expect to have any more playoff success against Boston than they've recently experienced.
This match should be interesting. Florida is 6-7 at home, but five of those losses garnered a point. Both teams are better on the road, but Toronto isn't QUITE as good as Florida, though. Plus, Florida has actually beaten Boston this year, and it only took them one try. In the end, Florida should win in a VERY close battle.
Both teams would be quite similar, if Pittsburgh didn't have three additional regulation losses. Sidney Crosby is having injury issues again, and Pittsburgh has been slipping down the standings in the meantime. New York's league-leading defense (along with Boston) will look to stifle struggling Pittsburgh, and with the momentum going the way it is, the Rangers shouldn't have much trouble doing so.
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Only a fifth of our include the recommended five daily portions of , according to a World Cancer Research Fund survey.
The Department of Health campaign to eat five portions a day began in 2003, but it confirms that the campaign's aim is still difficult to achieve.
It is encouraging people to eat another portion for a healthier diet, which would increase protection from cancer.
A portion equates to two or more small fruits like Satsuma's, a medium-sized fruit, such as, an apple or banana, or half a grapefruit or a large slice of melon
A portion of veg can be two broccoli spears or three heaped tablespoons of cooked vegetables like peas, carrots or sweet-corn
Potatoes are not counted in this equation, however, fresh, frozen, tinned and dried fruit and veg are included.
Smoothies count for two of the daily five whereas pulses and beans count as a portion, regardless of amount consumed.
The survey discovered that 17 per cent of lower income households, that is, social groups C2, D and E, eat a minimum of five portions per day, whereas, 27 per cent of higher income groups do.
18 per cent of those in the north of England eat five or more portions of fruit and veg daily, with the highest consumption levels being reported in the south of England, with 26 per cent eating at least five portions.
It is clear from these results that many people are not getting the message about eating healthily. Eating five portions of fruit and veg daily is the foundation of a as they provide a good source of nutrients, are low in calories, high in fibre and enable us to maintain a healthy weight.
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Lira Set for Two-Week High on Rate Bets, Credit Suisse Forecast
The lira strengthened to its highest level in more than two weeks as investors speculated the Turkish central bank will raise interest rates this month and Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) recommended buying the currency.
The lira appreciated for a second day and traded up 0.6 percent to 1.9216 per dollar by 6:12 p.m. in Istanbul, its highest level on a closing basis since June 27. Yields on two-year benchmark lira notes fell 10 basis points, or 0.10 percentage point, to 8.85 percent, after dropping 64 basis points in previous two days.
Credit Suisse raised its forecast for the lira against the dollar to 1.89 from 2.00 previously over the next three months, Bernd Berg, a strategist in Zurich, said in an interview today. Turkey's central bank said yesterday "a measured step to widen the interest-rate corridor" will be on the agenda at its meeting on July 23 after it spent $6.4 billion in foreign exchange sales since June 11 to shore up the currency. The lira fell to a record low of 1.9740 on July 8.
"The lira at 1.93 versus the dollar was an important level and we have broken with the central bank statement," Burcin Metin, head of currency trading at ING Bank AS in Istanbul, wrote in e-mailed comments. "Expectations that the central bank will widen the corridor" is spurring the lira's gain today, he said.
One-year interest-rate swaps in Turkey jumped as high as 9.73 percent yesterday, the strongest level in more than a year. The rate traded up 85 basis points to 9.3 percent today.
"Central bank measures to support the lira in combination with a more supportive external environment ease pressure on the lira," Credit Suisse's Berg said.
Outflows from Turkish markets stopped in four of the last five days and inflows have resumed, Capital Markets Board Chairman Vahdettin Ertas said in an interview with CNBC-e television in Istanbul today.
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Private companies that make it a priority to hire veterans deserve high praise ("Firms tout plan to lift vets' hiring," Oct. 16). The federal government should follow their lead and create more policies to employ Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, in particular -- a group that suffers unemployment more than 2 percentage points higher than the national average.
Instead, the federal government is putting the screws to these young men and women. First of all, the Department of Defense plans to cut more than 100,000 troops from active duty, swelling the ranks of unemployed veterans. The DOD then wants to raise veteran health-care premiums by more than 300 percent. That could force them to choose between health care, paying the rent or feeding their families.
Couldn't the DOD save money elsewhere, instead of taxing veterans? Defense analysts say that inefficient Pentagon bureaucracy wastes billions and mismanaged programs like the trillion-dollar Joint Strike Fighter have run 75 percent over budget. Fixing this single program could cover health-care costs for an awful lot of veterans.
Our troops have sacrificed so much to protect this country and ensure our freedom. We shouldn't ask them to sacrifice yet again to solve our nation's fiscal problems until every other solution has been tried.
Joseph F. Morgan, president/CEO
Veterans of Modern Warfare
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My purpose is to estimate predicted probabilities after mvprobit. I have a trivariate probit and I revised Cappellari and Jenkins (2006) and one note of statalist wrote for Charlotte Berry (http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2009-07/msg00337.html) I followed and
mvprobit (y1= x1 x2) (y2=y1 x1 x3 ) (y3 = y2 x3 x4)
The one side, I used your instructions for estimate predicted probabilities similar predicted probabilities because mvppred only estimates when Y´s are one or are zero. In page 166 of Cappellari and Jenkins (2006) and Berry explain the steps for obtain other probabilities (001,010, 100, 110,101,011) so I made this:
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correlate stdp1 stdp2 stdp3
matrix V=r(C)
matrix c=cholesky(V)
gen k1=2*y1-1
gen k2=2*y2-1
gen k3=2*y3-1
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Yep, this is an actual g-chat conversation that took place between a coworker and myself. Go me! But to be honest, it was more of a laugh than a super-embarrassing moment. It would have been much, MUCH worse if the person I was talking to was a manager! But it was definitely a reminder to google words before hitting send. Also, I did this comic a couple of months ago and still haven't seen Wayne's World.
I made a note to draw this entire comic by hand, with no Photoshop or Illustrator, as I wanted a very casual, spontaneous feel to the post. But then I changed my mind and decided on a more computer-y look, since the conversation had taken place online. The characters are in pencil, but as you can see, everything else is a vector shape and a downloaded font and the figures are painted up in Photoshop.
As I was typing this, I got a wicked idea for artwork for my boyfriend's birthday, and only 9 days to do it. Plus I have to go to my parents next weekend so Saturday is a write-off. Yiiiikes. Crunch time.
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PITTSBURGH, – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is one of nine centers in the United States to evaluate an experimental surgical "pen" for the treatment of the most common cardiac rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation. UPMC is the second center in the United States to perform surgery using the Medtronic Cardioblateä RF Surgical Ablation System, a device that allows surgeons to "draw" lines on the heart's upper chambers, essentially creating a maze that blocks the irregular rhythms. To date, UPMC surgeons have performed the surgery in three patients.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal heart rhythm originating in the right and left atria. Rapid and chaotic beats, independent of the ventricles, cause patients to experience palpitations, dizziness, fatigue, chest discomfort and/or shortness of breath. Such inefficient pumping in the atria can cause blood flow to be sluggish, increasing the likelihood that clots will form that result in stroke.
AF affects more than 5.5 million worldwide. Its prevalence increases with age -- almost 70 percent with AF are between 65 and 85 years of age. More than a third of those affected are considered to have "chronic" AF and have failed medical treatments that include drugs and cardioversion techniques designed to restore normal rhythm.
The Cardioblate pen was designed to simplify an otherwise complicated and tedious surgical procedure to treat AF. While highly effective, few surgeons perform the surgery, called the Maze, because of its complexity; the surgery involves making more than 34 incisions on the inside surface of the atria and suturing these incisions to create a "maze" that interrupts the pathways of erratic electrical impulses. Using the Cardioblate pen, which at its tip delivers a cool irrigation fluid and radiofrequency energy, surgeons can "draw" lines, creating deep lesions or scars, instead of making incisions.
"With this device we think we can achieve the same effect as with the traditional Maze procedure. And without the tedious cutting and sewing, the pen allows us to draw the same sort of pattern, but in less than 15 minutes. Importantly, as with the traditional Maze operation, the surgeon has access to the left atria, where most of the irregular impulses originate. Outpatient ablation techniques can only address problems in the right atrium," said Marco A. Zenati, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, division of cardiothoracic surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and principal investigator for the Pittsburgh study. Dr. Zenati is among only 10 or so surgeons in the United States trained to perform the modified Maze with the Cardioblate pen.
Currently, use of the device is limited to those who meet criteria for entry into the study as well as to those who require cardiac surgery to correct another heart problem besides AF.
Medtronic expects data of the U.S. study, as well as data collected in Europe, to lead to approval of the device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early next year. Approval would mean the device would be indicated for patients with AF.
"FDA approval will allow us to treat patients with AF as their only heart problem. It will also allow us to further develop the procedure to be done minimally invasively as well as on a beating heart, without the use of a heart/lung machine," said Dr. Zenati, who is working with Medtronic to develop the next generation of technology.
"To be able to offer a surgical treatment for patients adds to our armamentarium of options for this complicated yet common cardiac problem, " said David Schwartzman, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, and director of the UPMC Health System's Atrial Arrhythmia Center. Dr. Zenati is the center's co-director.
UPMC's Atrial Arrhythmia Center is the only center in which a cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon work collaboratively to individualize and combine therapeutic strategies for all types of atrial arrhythmias, including AF. In addition, it is the only center in the region that uses radiofrequency catheter ablation, an outpatient procedure, to treat AF as well as the only one to implant a pacemaker-like device specifically designed to treat AF. UPMC has the world's largest experience implanting this device.
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In the area of basic neurobiology, our laboratory is currently investigating interactions leading to establishment of neuronal arbors with specific morphologies. In particular, we have focused on the mechanisms which receptors and signaling factors use to mediate self- and homologue-avoidance in the process of defining cell arbor boundaries, a phenomenon that is known as tiling and defines the topology of sensory and motor fields
Our studies are carried out in the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo verbana), for which we have created genomic and transcriptomic databases and are in the process of annotating the genome. Its nervous system provides a very accessible experimental platform for molecular and cellular studies; we have developed or adapted all the tools required for modulating the expression of specific genes in individual embryonic or adult identified leech neurons (see Figure 1).
We are particularly interested currently in the roles of gap junctions (GJs) in the early differentiation of the central nervous system. We have cloned and characterized the expression patterns of the 21 leech GJ genes (innexins) in the Hirudo genome; 14 or 15 are expressed in central and/or peripheral neurons in the embryo and adult (see Figure 2). In one set of studies, we have shown that innexins can not only form gap junctions but can also form functional hemi-channels that can provide intracellular and intercellular signaling via small molecules, such as ATP.
Individual identified central neurons express different subsets of innexin genes, which we have proposed as the determining factor in the specificity of electrically-coupled networks. In one set of studies, we also demonstrated that expression of certain pan-neuronal innexins is necessary for the formation of of gap junctions, while ectopic expression of certain other innexins is sufficient for the formation of novel coupled networks in the CNS.
A major effort at present is to explore, using null and functionally-deficient mutations, the role of innexins in interactions between segmental homologs that result in the retraction of some neuronal projections and the maintenance of others (see Figure 3).
In a very different area of research, we are also involved in a multidisciplinary project at the boundary of Neuroscience and Architecture. This project brings together human brain activity monitoring using portable high-definition EEG with cutting-edge Virtual Reality facilities on campus to assay human responses to the built environment, in particular, as the subjects attempt to navigate through a complex building. This project has exciting practical ramifications, for example, in providing evidence for the design of better healthcare and educational facilities, as well as testing therapies for improving the status of humans with neural impairment conditions.
Eduardo Macagno received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1968. He was on the faculty of Columbia from 1973 to 2000. From 1993 to 2000 he served as Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia. He joined the faculty of the Division of Biological Sciences as Founding Dean in 2001. He is the Editor of Developmental Neurobiology and the President of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture. He also serves on review committees for the Life Sciences Research Foundation and the W. M. Keck Foundation.


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WWII Medal of Honor recipient Walter Ehlers dies
By John Rogers, AP Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 12:45 am TWN
LOS ANGELES--During the historic D-Day invasion of World War II, Walter D. Ehlers accomplished some of the most awe-inspiring acts of bravery imaginable, earning a Medal of Honor for knocking out two German machine-gun nests and saving countless Allied soldiers' lives.
The 23-year-old staff sergeant charged through enemy gunfire to kill seven enemy soldiers, chase away several others, put a halt to mortar fire and carry a wounded comrade to safety, even after he been shot in the back.
Yet for years, Ehlers rarely talked about those accomplishments; not until word got around that it was his Medal of Honor heroics that were getting him invited to every presidential inauguration since Dwight D. Eisenhower's.
Ehlers died Thursday at a Long Beach hospital of kidney failure, his wife, Dorothy, told The Associated Press on Monday. He was 92, and his passing leaves only seven surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients.
"He never bragged about it at all," his wife said of her husband's wartime heroics, adding he simply told people who commented on his Medal of Honor, "I wear it for all those who didn't come home." That included his older brother, Roland.
"He would always tell you his brother, who was killed on D-Day, was his hero," she said.
The brothers had enlisted in the Army together in 1940 and had taken part in invasions of North Africa and Italy before D-Day arrived on June 6, 1944. The day before, their military superiors said they were separating them to improve the odds that at least one would survive.
As the Allied landing craft arrived under heavy German fire, Ehlers, a staff sergeant, led his group of soldiers onto the sand. His brother, arriving on another boat, was killed.
"I got all 12 of my men off the beach without a casualty, which was the best thing I ever did in my life," he once told the Orange County Register.
As the soldiers advanced, they came under heavy fire from first one and then another machine-gun nest. Ehlers single-handedly knocked out both, as well as chased away a group of German soldiers firing mortar rounds.
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"The intrepid leadership, indomitable courage, and fearless aggressiveness displayed by S/Sgt. Ehlers in the face of overwhelming enemy forces serve as an inspiration to others," his Medal of Honor citation reads.
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Dealership feedback in BC
Start the discussion.
So far, I have been looking at Jeeps from about 2007 till now,
I went in test drove many, my feeling is if a person is wanting to buy a car off a dealer that dealer should bend over backwards to earn that persons business, throw in perks, drive the price down, too bad this doesn't seem to be the case in B.C. at all.
I sat down with dealers from all over B.C. Lower mainland, Vancouver, I think they were all vultures trying to take me for as much money as they could get me for. As a first time new car buyer, I found the whole process to be nothing but a pain from these dealers in B.C. I ran out of a few dealerships, I almost signed on an over priced 2010 rubicon that didn't have any options I wanted, and they tried every single tactic in the book to try and get to me go for it.
Then I just said screw it and bought a new 2011 with all the options I wanted, ya I will be paying for it forever, and in the end will pay more that the asking price was, but oh well, I will be rolling top down in sweet ass jeep, no thanks to the B.C. Dealers. oh and after going on line and configuring my own jeep and working out down payments, and trade in based on what they offered prior, and every time I went in with that print out the numbers never matched, its too bad you can't just order on line and not have to deal with dealers, I think they are simply vultures and don't care at all.
Oh I should have my jeep in a bout a month or so, and will be looking for other Jeepers to hit the outback with, so if you are cool and like to get out there, hit me up. or if you know others who are fun to head out with. cheers
I started this thread hoping someone has something to say... I know people don't usually comment unless it's bad.. and I had a FAR from positive experience.. I'd like to hear some glimmer of hope that there is something out there good having to do with a dealership.. :(
I BOUGHT ONE OFF A DEALER, he didn't make me feel special, he did;t offer me much of a deal, but hey, who cares, I got me a brand new 2011 rubicon so oh well,
I personally hate all used car stealerships, they don't care about anything other than getting as much money out of you as possible. When I was looking for a jeep a few years ago the salesman brings me in to talk about money:rolleyes:,
we start going over some figures, then with a big grin on his face he looks at me and says " we don't have anything on the lot that you were looking for but seeing how you qualify how about we put you in a VIPER":eek::doh:. He was dead serious too, I got up and walked out the door. I'll take my chances with a used car any day over having to deal with a Stealership, thats unless I win the lottery then I'll have to deal with one to get my Austin Martin but I'd bet they'd bend over backwards for ya.:rolleyes:
So basically what happened was that I did my search online for exactly the color/ options I wanted.. A dealer called me telling me that they had the jeep I wanted, minus the leather and tow... but they would install both for me.
We agreed on a price.. about 2 grand more that the one I created online.. OK.. so there's a dealer markup.. whatever.. put it in my financing and be done with it.
A week later I have my jeep home with custom leather seats, mango stitching that matches the paint, and a hitch... First thing I notice.. um... where's my soft-top?...
Oh.. the salesman made a mistake.. mine didn't have it.
I argued it.. a dual top is what I PAID for.. so they gave me a top from an 08 trade in... hmmm... as I'm looking over my spec sheet, I see that yes.. they put a hitch on my jeep, but it didn't have the gear ratio that made towing even capable!!!!
MANY calls and dealer visits after this.. and ANOTHER 2 thousand later... they bring me in another jeep.. this one with tow.. they put leather in this one also.. undercoating, etc.. They switched all my accessories over and BENT the panel surrounding my gas door in this process... I pointed out that the 08 softtop is different than the 11 one..
So a month later, I have a '10 top with my '11 jeep.. and am still waiting for the leather guy to fix the install on one of my seats..
After all this BS.. it costs me MORE.. (they charged me for the transport of the 2nd jeep).. and NO compensation!!!
I'm furious still and plan on pursuing it further.
JeepinGirl Write to Chrysler. I work in the auto group that owns the second largest Dodge dealer in Canada. I can tell you right now Chrysler is listening very hard to consumers complaints about dealers. So call or write and complain, they will listen.
If anyone wants advice on how the dealers in Canada work when buying a new Chrysler product or Nissan product just ask. I will let you in on all of the secrets, they don't want you to know about.
ok shoot I am about to go to pick mine up, prob in the next few weeks, finally if it ever gets here.
and I would love to know how to get a better deal, or free stuff,
give er.
Try JEEP KING
I had good luck with Jim Pattison Chrysler in Surrey... also the dealership in Salmon Arm was decent to deal with.
I don't remember the online site but we found a Gecko that was to be delivered to Jim Pattisons in Surrey , we called and went and got it after seeing and talking to 7 other dealerships over a 2 week period , they all sucked .This Jeep sold itself as soon as "We" found it.Jim Pattisons didn't have to do anything other than the normal paperwork , they threw in some coffee travel mugs which was nice and we paid $23,000 for a $29,000 sticker . We are happy.
I'm not in BC but all I can say is trust no one, get everything in writing no matter how nice or honest they seem. I just had a terrible experience with the dealership in Cochrane.. recommended by a friend, was offerered invoice pricing, no admin fees and any applicable rebates. So i ordered over the phone and gave a 500 deposit and all was awesome until the day of pickup. My head is still reeling from that day. They told me a 499.00 safety and sec. package was mandatory.. i fell for it not knowing, they finally removed the other admin fees, they over charged on the accessories, and when i asked for the $2000 rebate it was a problem and then the sales manager came in and said they would split it with me or would walk away. (i'd waited 3 months for the jeep, and was tired and stupid from not sleeping the night before and regrettably went with it) I wish now I walked out even with losing the jeep which I love. Oh and they forgot my 130.00 locking gas cap and won't return my email.
Lovely jeep and it should have been a good day, all tainted by another dealership and their wicked games. I followed the 2013 thread.. I just wish there was someone honest we could deal with, like that Pat guy from the states.. I would have flown across provinces to do so.
I pray for the day I can order from the net and have it delivered to my door without a dealership being involved.
Sorry to hear about your terrible experience... and I hear ya, I was looking at buying in Calgary where I bought my Patriot just to get away from dealerships on the coast until I found JP Chrysler in Surrey, definitely shouldn't have to be that way, especially when the consumer has to educate the sales person on the vehicle they're uhem 'not' trying to sell you :facepalm:
I just get my 2013 Crush JKUR from Carter in Burnaby. They were great to deal with. Excellent price. True to their word. Good communicators. PM me if you want contact names.
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Dan Maffei (NY-25) Named to DCCC's Red to Blue Program for Open Seats
Jan 25, 2008
Dan Maffei (NY-25) Named to DCCCs Red to Blue Program for Open Seats
The DCCC announced today that Dan Maffei (NY-25) will immediately be added to the Red to Blue program for open seats following Congressman Jim Walshs announcement that he would not seek reelection. Democratic congressional candidates running in open seats earned a spot in the competitive program by surpassing demanding fundraising goals and by skillfully showing voters that they stand for change and will represent new priorities when elected to Congress. Maffei is one of only 11 candidates in the first round of the Red to Blue program for open seats and special elections.
Dan Maffei is widely supported in Central New York, has a strong organization, and a compelling message of change for middle class families. The Red to Blue Program will give Dan the financial and structural edge to be even more competitive this year, said DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen. Congressman Walshs retirement makes the district an even stronger pick up opportunity for Democrats.
The Red to Blue program highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, and strategic support. The program introduces Democratic supporters to new, competitive candidates in order to help expand the fundraising base for these campaigns.
Red to Blue was a proven success in the 2004 and 2006 cycles. In 2004, the Red to Blue program raised nearly $7.5 million for 27 campaigns across the country with an average of more than $250,000 per campaign. In 2006, the Red to Blue program raised nearly $22.6 million for 56 campaigns. Red to Blue was also responsible for solidifying the structure of dozens of campaigns and making a real difference for Democrats across America.


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Making Connections: A Strategy for Connecting with Diverse Communities
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Search out online sites that focus on issues of diversity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disabilities, and other diverse specialties. Read publications, watch television/cable TV, listen to radio owned by or oriented toward diverse groups.
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Contact organizations that represent diverse groups, i.e. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, African-American Coalition, Asian-American Association, The Deaf Center. Your own company may have its own versions of these groups as well.
Ask everyone you meet who they respect as knowledgeable people in their communities. Seek out unofficial leaders.
Create a list of people you can turn to in diverse communities who represent different perspectives within their groups.
Visit online sites and communities different from your own. Eat at ethnic restaurants. Shop at ethnic stores. Meet the owners.
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Every election I read the same Facebook statuses and hear the same debates and I always have the same questions about what it all really means. There are some things I've always known about but other things where I definitely wanted to learn more. For any of you who were like me, I wanted to share some of what I found out and ask some interesting questions.
What is a Republican and Democrat? What are the differences between the parties, really?
The Republican party was founded in the 1850's in support of anti-slavery movements. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. They've always been a supporter of business, high wages, high profits for economic growth. Transition this to modern Republican politics that center on social conservatism, global democracy and economics that favor lower taxes and deregulating.
The Democratic party is one of the oldest political parties in the United States and the world, beginning in America, with Thomas Jefferson, an original supporter of States' rights. Since the era of FDR they focus on social liberalism and progressive rights and now have the main influence of African-Americans. This includes affirmative action, balanced budget, "Third Way" economy (free enterprise system mixed with govt intervention to help poverty and social injustice with progressive taxation.)
A lot of big words and terms. Most of what I hear and read is that most people say they are fiscally conservative but socially democrat. Being a fiscal conservative according to Wikipedia means, "Fiscal conservatives often consider reduction of overall government spending and national debt as well as ensuring balanced budget of paramount importance. Free trade, deregulation of the economy, lower taxes, and other conservative policies are also often but not necessarily affiliated with fiscal conservatism." Being socially democratic, for most people, tends to mean you support Gay rights, rights of minorities and ethnic groups and women's rights. (This is all just a summary of some overall points.. for crash course purposes.)
For some reason it seems that it's too difficult for everyone to work towards common goals or compromise. This is why I mainly avoid politics!
I've also found that there are a lot of groups from both sides that support certain issues and then everyone assumes ALL democrats stand for this or ALL republicans stand for that. Or because some democrats said this, then by voting for Obama you're against this or that, etc. We should all know better than that. We run into that in daily life between friends on ANY issue. People have opinions and there's no ALL or ALWAYS or NEVER. Somehow we can't bridge those communication gaps between each other or in politics. End result…… Nothing gets achieved.
In my opinion, these types of mixed messages are what has dominated politics in my lifetime. Now for some interesting questions!
- I had seriously wondered about the black vote along the Republican and Democratic divide. People assume if you're black you're Democrat (and maybe you are) but I wondered if there were many black people that were Republican. I don't know the exact answer to those statistics but it did really get me thinking. People assumed I was voting for Obama, and I did, of course I did! I'm black AND Puerto-rican, I came from a welfare home and struggled to get an education that was harder for me to achieve because of my ethnicities and socio-economic background. But, I also own my own business and am becoming more financially successful so was it just because I'm black/spanish? I don't know. It was interesting to learn though that the black vote started out on the Republican side before FDR's New Deal and the civil rights movement swung the group to the other side.
I think the answer is that, for more people it may not have to do with history or with how it affects the larger group of people in your demographic, whether that's your ethnic group, women, business people, etc. I think people vote for themselves and what matters for them and their family individually.
- Now for the one question I can't seem to find a clear answer on from ANYONE is why people are SO private about who they vote for. Why is it such a secret? Seriously, it's not even that it matters to me, I'm more curious about WHY you'd rather share the intimate details of your relationship than your presidential vote!
I've been told it's to avoid getting dragged into an argument over it. For example, one friend told me that it's just annoying to be supported or attacked over it by people that may not even fully know what they're talking about or what they're supporting or attacking. People start to use the blanket statements "well you must not support women's rights!" or "you realize this is going to sink our economy and we'll be the next Greece!" ….. Maybe it's not worth the headache? (I did read on FB that someone was blocked because of something they posted in their status last night – really?!)
At the end of the day I see voting not as a stand for one thing or the other, but as the opportunity to have a choice and to have a voice. I think we take it for granted sometimes that it's automatic that we can vote and have heated debates and fight on Facebook over these things. We all are allowed to choose, whatever we want, whoever we want and do so publicly. That's an amazing thing and regardless of who you voted for, I think it's awesome that you took advantage of that chance. #ThoughtsOfAThinker
I'd love to hear what you all think and if you have any answers to these questions?!


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KEY LARGO -- The Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Corps will ask the Key Largo Fire-EMS District for a 3 percent raise for its paramedics and volunteers next fiscal year.
The request is being spearheaded by board members Jackie Harder and Russ Cullen, neither of whom would be beneficiaries of the increase.
Using research from Salary.com and other online searches, Harder said Key Largo's emergency medical crews receive only a portion of what Miami-Dade crews get. Like-size towns across the state, including Cedar Key, also pay more than Key Largo, she said.
The 3 percent increase for volunteer reimbursement and paramedic pay would add $13,000 to the department's budget request. The $608,129 budget, however, is slightly lower than last year's and will be submitted later this month to the Key Largo Fire-EMS District, which taxes property owners and contracts with the corps for fire and ambulance services. The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
The district rejected a pay increase during last year's budget talks in an effort to hold down the property tax rate.
"One glaring thing that was not brought up was this is called a volunteer organization," said Fire-EMS District board member Bob Thomas, who was not on the board during last year's budget workshops. "Nothing was said about that."
But Thomas, who attended the Ambulance Corps meeting when the raise was discussed, said he was open to the idea.
"The overall cost is not going to be that much," he said. "Let's just see what the figures are. I'm not just going to say 'no.'"
Harder said the impact of the raise could be lessened by limiting overtime pay, but that was not embraced by other board members, who argued that current staffing of shifts often makes overtime necessary.
"This is the way it's always been done," board member Brenda Beckmann said, echoing other members of the board.
Historically, the district is unwilling to approve raises if Monroe County also is not offering raises to its employees.
The volunteer agency will also ask the district to pay $4,800 in legal fees to attorney Jack Bridges. Most of those fees were accrued by Bridges in response to the district's request that the Ambulance Corps form a new fire department. That department took over fire services from the Key Largo Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department on Memorial Day.
The Ambulance Corps will hold a special meeting June 25 to discuss the final draft of the budget before it is presented to the district.


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Here's a quote from a December story after the QX56 topped the worst cars of 2005 list:
They have improved since intro, and there are a lot of people who have good '04 models, but the general consensus still seems to be that they aren't the best when it comes to top-notch quality.According to the newest data from Consumer Reports, Nissan Motor's full-size Infiniti QX sport utility vehicle has the worst ratings possible for the reliability of its electrical system, brakes, body integrity, power equipment and body hardware. It is 300% less reliable than the average car, and a QX owner must feel the way an owner of an E.M.F. model felt: What's going to go wrong with my car today?
But, checking into more owner reviews as of late, it looks like most owners are now VERY satisfied and a lot actually seem to be coming out of GM SUV's and into the Infiniti or Nissan...which they rate as a terrific improvement, and much better than their last truck. Here's a few quotes I took from Edmunds:
-"I have owned Yukon's, Jeeps, and the odd pickup and I can honestly say this QX56 is a winner. We looked at an Escalade and it was just an overexpensive Yukon with plastic wood glued onto the same Yukon stuff. Even the seats were the same...for 65K??? QX56 get one....you will be very happy."
-"Comming out from a Tahoe to a QX56 was a HUGE change. This drives like a lux car. I know we'll look to buy a small car to add to our addition for my husband. We're in love with the Infinities!"
-"My daily driver is a 04 Corvette Z06, however I look for reasons to drive the QX56!! I also have a 01 Denali, the QX is so much more of a comfort to drive. We love this truck!!!!"
-"A clear upgrade from our suburban. Great power, solid suspension, firm brakes."
-"After looking at the Lexus, Cadilac and GMC SUV trucks I ended the search at Infinity. It has been the best decision I have ever made, and I put 150,000 miles on my Chev suburban. The drive of the QX is quite, smooth and luxurious. I have not had any problems with the mechanics or finishes of the inside or out."
-"I am very impressed with the vehicle. The interior room and quality of meterials is excellent. Towing capacity very impressive, Exterior is very impressive. I've owned GMC Yukons and find that the Infiniti is superior."
-"My father owns a 2005 Escalade and by many features, including engine capabilities, my QX56 drives circles around his Caddy!"
So, it seems, after the widespread "teething" problems, they may have gotten it mostly worked out. I would like to see a comparison of a new '07 Escalade to the Infiniti, though...


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well after spending a couple of days of pin point testing. I found that when I unplug the air bag control module under the drivers seat the gauges work normal, with the obvious air bag light staying on. I have unpluged the air bags witht the control module left plugged in, with the samw result of the gauges not working. So I have left the air bag control module unplugged, I went online for a search of control modules, I came across a recall for jeeps. I called the local jeep dealer and the recall applies to my jeep. They will replace the air bag control module and move it to a new location. Even though the recall is for a different concern it will be replaced for free. So i'll post a update when I get it done.
I have a 1997 jeep cherokee sport 4x4 automatic 4.0l with 115000 miles on it. The dash gauges work intermittently. tach will work for 5 seconds then quit, I have noticed that when I wiggle the ignition key to make the relays turn on the tach will work but only for 5 seconds and the air bag light comes on with the check engine and check gauges. The volt gauge, oil pressure gauge and fuel gauge work intermittent as well, just like wiggling the ignition key to make the tach work for 5 seconds I wiggle the key to make the volt,fuel, oil pressure gauges work. The speedometer works intermittent as well. The jeep drives fine no drivabality issues (no stalling or hesitation)
Things I have tried are
Clean the battery terminals, swap out the relays the ones under the hood and the one behind the glove box and the one on the passanger kick panel. I did remove the ignition and cleaned it and reassemabled it, I ohmed out the ground wires and even cleaned the grounds. I tried the screw trick in the pcm just in case as well.
I dont want to just start throwing parts at it. Any and all suggestions are welcome


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Ed Lopez explains:
- Term limitation exacerbates fiscal commons problems within the legislature. Because term limits decrease the variance of tenure within a legislature, the relative power of party leaders and ranking committee members will decrease. As the distribution of power flattens, this increases the proportion of legislators who possess access rights to budget items, thus decreasing the control rights that a relatively few leaders and committee chairs would otherwise have. When everyone can get their pet project through, more projects get through.
- Term limits shorten legislators' time horizons. If legislators use their time in office to advance their careers, and if the career-value of being in the statehouse increases with the support of more spending, then term limits can impart an incentive to spend more and sooner. For example, rank-and-file legislators support more spending to secure leadership positions, and leaders let more projects through in order to quickly build durable coalitions.
- Term limits might lure legislators into very wasteful forms of pork spending, according to this paper by Michael Herron and Kenneth Shotts:
Term limits can, in some cases, inhibit voters from selecting representatives who deliver particularistic benefits, and, in these cases, term limits reduce pork spending. On the other hand, when pork is extremely socially inefficient, representatives who want to deliver pork to their districts have incentives to refrain from doing so to reduce future pork in other districts. In this scenario, term limits actually prevent legislators from promoting future spending moderation and thus paradoxically increase pork spending.


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Revealed: Three Benghazi survivors set to go before House committee to testify about 2012 attack identified as career State Department officials as their attorneys claim 'Obama administration tried to silence them'
Gregory N. Hicks was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya
Mark I. Thompson is a former Marine and now the deputy coordinator for Operations in Counterterrorism Bureau
Eric Nordstrom is a diplomatic security officer who was the regional security officer in Libya
The House Oversight committee will hear their testimony on May 8, forcing the Obama administration's hand
President Obama has professed ignorance of any effort to prevent whistle-blowers from telling Congress about the night terrorists attacked
By David Martosko and Daily Mail Reporter
On Wednesday, the three State Department officials will appear on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to talk about the September 11, 2012, assault on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi that resulted in the deaths of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Fox News revealed Saturday that the key witnesses are: Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya at the time of the Benghazi terrorist attacks; Mark I. Thompson, a former Marine and now the deputy coordinator for Operations in the agency's Counterterrorism Bureau; and Eric Nordstrom, a diplomatic security officer who was the regional security officer in Libya.
First hearing: Eric Nordstrom, a diplomatic security officer who was the regional security officer in Libya, testifies on Capitol Hill on October 10
Wintess: Gregory N. Hicks, a veteran officer of the Foreign Service – was in Tripoli on the night of the attack when he received a distress call from Ambassador Stevens
For Nordstrom, the upcoming hearing would not be the first time that he was called to testify on the events of last September.
'For me the Taliban is on the inside of the [State Department] building,' the former mission deputy chief angrily said while speaking at a hearing chaired by California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa in October 2012.
During his testimony at the time, Nordstrom detailed for lawmakers how he and the late ambassador had repeatedly asked to increase security at the embassy in the months leading up to the attack, but said that their pleas fell on deaf ears as the situation in the country continued deteriorating.
Witness accounts: The three career diplomats who were in Libya during the 2012 attacks will appear before a congressional hearing to testify about the deadly events of last September
The two other State Department officials have never publicly spoken about the attacks.
At the time of the deadly attacks, Hicks was the highest-ranking American diplomat serving in Libya.
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican and members of the House committee, said that Hicks – a veteran officer of the Foreign Service – was in Tripoli on the night of the attack when he received a distress call from Ambassador Stevens.
'We're under attacks! We're under attacks' Stevens reportedly yelled into his cell phone.
According to the Utah congressman, Hicks reacted to the news by calling Washington to alert officials and set off an 'inter-agency response.'
What remains: As the investigation into the attack continues, the consulate remains damaged
According to the State Department website, Thompson 'advises senior leadership on operational counterterrorism matters, and ensures that the United States can rapidly respond to global terrorism crises.'
Victim: U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed during the attack
Hicks and Thompson are believed to be represented pro bono by Joe diGenova, a former US attorney, and his wife, Victoria Toensing, a former chief counsel of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Of the three men, Nordstrom is the only one who does not consider himself a whistle-blower.
According to diGenova and Toensing, their clients' accounts of the attacks in Benghazi were dismissed by then-Secretary Hillary Clinton's Accountability Review Board, and the two civil servants have been subjected to an intimidation campaign by their superiors meant to stop them from telling the truth about the tragic events in Libya.
The revelation of the witnesses' identities comes just days after the Obama administration denied that it was prohibiting any U.S. personnel who survived last year's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya from testifying before Congress about what they experienced.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced on Wednesday that it will convene a hearing on May 8 aimed at 'exposing failure' in the Obama administration to respond to security threats to that diplomatic mission, and to present to the public and to Congress an accurate version of the attack that left Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans dead.
'This Administration has offered the American people only a carefully selected and sanitized version of events from before, during, and after the Benghazi terrorist attacks, committee Chairman Issa, a Republican congressman from California, said in a statement. 'Not surprisingly, this version of events casts senior officials in the most favorable light possible.'
Jay Carney insisted in a press briefing that no administration employees had sought security clearances so they could testify about he Benghazi raid, even after the House Oversight Committee asked for those very clearances
Issa's committee has already shed public light on the U.S. State Department's denials of requests for more robust security at the consulate in Benghazi. And in an October 2012 hearing, it produced evidence contradicting the administration's initial claim that the the Sept. 11, 2012 military-style assault on the diplomatic compound began as a 'protest' sparked by a low-budget YouTube video that lampooned the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
'Next week's hearing will expose new facts and details that the Obama Administration has tried to suppress,' Issa said.
At least four surviving witnesses to the Benghazi attack have retained attorneys to help them navigate the process of testifying before Congress about what they saw. They are all employees of the CIA and the State Department, according to a Fox News report.
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked and burned on Sept. 11, 2012 in a military-style attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans
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- DOD Had 'Assets Pre-Positioned' Off Libya – In Case It Needed to Rescue Hillary Clinton (cnsnews.com)
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The comparisons began almost immediately after Brown chose to come to Georgia, but rest assured, the freshman from Memphis is not the next A.J. Green. That's not to say he can't put up some big numbers – matching Green's 56 catches and 963 yards might be tough – but Brown's game is a bit different from last year's breakout wide receiver.
"Marlon is a bigger body, and what I've gotten out of this camp is that he's not scared to go across the middle," safety Bryan Evans said. "He's a good blocker, and he's physical, which will bring a lot to our offense."
Green has heard the comparisons, too, and while he's expecting big things from Georgia's new wideout, his advice to Brown has been to avoid all the hype.
"I told him to just go out there and do what you do," Green said. "Don't try to live up to the hype they put me up to. Just play your game, and it will come to you."
Orson Charles (Fr., TE)
During last year's preseason, it was Green who drew oohs and ahhs from his teammates who were in awe of the raw ability the freshman receiver brought to the table. This summer, it has been Charles who has garnered the most platitudes from his fellow Bulldogs by combining the strength of a true tight end with athleticism usually reserved for a receiver.
"Whenever you're lining up over Orson, you know at any time he could break a big play, so you better be going hard," linebacker Nick Williams said. "And he can do so many things that when I'm lined up over him I'm thinking, is he blocking, going out for a pass, because he's a good blocker, he can run routes, he can catch a pass. So you've got to be 3-D-like."
Arthur Lynch (Fr., TE)
If Charles brings the athleticism to Georgia's tight end rotation, Lynch is the brawn. The 6-foot-5, 240-pounder from Massachusetts has flown under the radar a bit this preseason, thanks in part to Charles' flashiness, but Lynch is the type of lunch-pail blocker and over-the-middle receiver that has been a cornerstone of Bulldogs' offenses for years.
"I don't want to say he's a brute, because that's the wrong word, but he's a big muscle-bound guy," tight end Aron White said of Lynch. "He's naturally big, but he's played basketball his whole life so he can still move and run and jump and cut."
Lest anyone think Lynch is all brawn and no brains, however, Williams said it doesn't take long to realize that Georgia burly tight end might be one of the smartest players on the team.
"I always hear (tight ends) coach (John) Lilly saying, 'Good job, Arthur,'" Williams said. "I'm thinking, man, this guy's a freshman? He's got all the intangibles."
Richard Samuel (So., RB) When the competition for starting tailback began this preseason, Samuel was hardly at the forefront of the conversation. Fans were anxious to see highly recruited Caleb King in action. Redshirt freshman Carlton Thomas had wowed coaches in the spring with his speed and elusiveness. Freshman Washaun Ealey had fans drooling at his potential. And then there was Samuel, the workhorse bruiser who played tailback like a linebacker.
"He's a very physical back," fullback Shaun Chapas said. "He's not afraid to lower his shoulder at all, and that's probably one of his best attributes. He's a powerful runner, and when he lowers the shoulder and wants to hit, he's hard to bring down."
That makes life tough for the defenders hoping to bring Samuel down, which over the course of 60 minutes could be a big advantage for the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter of games.
"That's one thing he will do is try to run you over," linebacker Akeem Dent said. "He probably could play linebacker if he wanted to because he hits so hard. So from a defensive standpoint, you've got to be fundamentally sound and wrap him up because he's a tough runner."
Brandon Boykin (So., CB)
Fans were stunned when two-year starting corner Asher Allen bolted for the NFL after his junior season, but he may not be missed for too long. After seeing limited action as a true freshman last season, the athletic Boykin was handed the short corner position before camp opened and he's done nothing to show he didn't deserve it.
"Boykin is very athletic," Evans said. "I don't think it's a drop-off at all (from Allen). He needs to get some experience, but that comes with the game. I have no doubts that Boykin is going to probably be one of the best first-year starters on our team this year. People need to look out for him."
Nick Williams (So., LB)
Williams isn't likely to crack the starting lineup with a wealth of experienced linebackers ahead of him on the depth chart, but he's been busy impressing coaches since the spring.
"Nick is a high-energy individual," defensive coordinator Willie Martinez said. "Anything he does, he can't sit still, and we like that."
Thanks to injuries to teammates, Williams bounced from linebacker to safety and back again this offseason, and the transitions might prove a blessing by setting the sophomore up to be a perfect candidate to handle nickelback duties.
"They've let me know that maybe I need to learn everything, and that's my mentality," Williams said. "I think it will get me on the field more. Coach likes versatility."
Cornelius Washington (RFr./DE)
This spring, Georgia was down to two healthy defensive ends, and one of them – Justin Houston – landed a two-game suspension immediately after practices ended. That means there will be pressure on some of the Bulldogs' young pass rushers to step up early this season, and the leading candidate may be the speedy Washington.
"He's terribly fast," fellow defensive end Kiante Tripp said. "The guy ran track in high school and set records. You can imagine him on the field now and looking like a linebacker at D-end."
Washington is still a bit behind where he would like to be in his development after missing nearly all of last season with injuries, but fellow defensive end Demarcus Dobbs said he wouldn't be surprised to see Washington progress quickly once the season starts.
"Although he missed a lot of practice, you could tell that he's matured, and that's a great thing," Dobbs said. "For being so young and not having as many reps, I think he's coming along great and where he needs to be."