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County officials stopped short of closing the Yampa River to casual floaters Monday, but that doesn't mean Sheriff John Warner thinks the swollen river is safe.
"People floating the Yampa in anything other than whitewater craft, and without personal flotation devices, are risking their lives," Warner said.
The National Weather Ser-vice in Grand Junction kept a flood warning in effect through today for people living along the Yampa and Elk rivers in Routt and Moffat counties. And a pair of county roads between Steamboat Springs and Milner was damaged by flood waters.
Warner and Routt County Emergency Services Director Chuck Vale conferred Monday and agreed the flows in the Yampa haven't crossed the threshold that warrants an official closure.
The Yampa was flowing at 3,060 cubic feet per second Monday, according to data tracked by the U.S. Geological Service. That compares to the mean for the date of 2,100 cfs and the record of 4,260 cfs.
Warner urged casual floaters who don't have whitewater equipment and skills to stay out of the river.
Members of a four-person canoe party that overturned on the Yampa near Hayden on Saturday were hypothermic when rescuers got to them, the sheriff said.
"Right now, in my opinion, it's not the amount of water flowing that's as dangerous as the temperature," Warner said.
Frigid snowmelt poses an immediate danger to people who aren't wearing wet suits and makes it more difficult to swim to shore.
Barry Smith, who operates Mountain Sports Kayak School, agreed with Warner that paddling the Yampa right now is for experienced whitewater enthusiasts.
"I saw two guys in inner tubes go through the C-Hole," Smith said. "The danger is there's really nowhere to pull out. The eddies are in the willows."
The Elk River, one of the main tributaries of the Yampa, broke records for flow and damaged two county roads west of Steamboat Springs and north of U.S. Highway 40.
The Elk, which flows into the Yampa west of Steamboat Springs, crested at 6,620 cfs Monday morning, establishing a new record for the date. The old maximum streamflow was 5,040 cfs, and the mean for this date is 2,422 cfs. The typical flow for May 23 is 2,400 cfs. By mid-morning, the Elk had threatened to undermine a bridge on County Road 44 and damaged nearby C.R. 42.
County Engineer Lou Gabos said road crews responded promptly to the Roper Bridge (also known as Trull Bridge) west of Steamboat and north of U.S. 40 where C.R. 44 crosses the West Fork of the Elk.
"It needed immediate repair," Gabos said. "It's nothing we can't handle. It has happened before."
Gabos said the damage near the bridge wasn't visible from the road. The current scoured a large "void" or hole next to the abutment. Road crews excavated further, filled the void with rock, covered it with fabric and added road base. The work was completed, and the road was open as of 2 p.m.
Further upstream there was damage to a section of C.R. 42, which closed for repairs at about 11:30 a.m. and will remain closed until the water goes down. Gabos said the section of road is west of Four Mile Bridge.
The road washed out about eight inches deep along a 200-foot stretch, and water continues to wash across it.
"If you drive onto the shoulder, you'll get stuck," Gabos said.
Homeowners on both sides of the washout still have access to their property, and there are no emergency-access issues, Gabos said.
On the main stem of the Yampa, west of Milner, road crews pulled floating tree trunks away from the pilings on the MacGregor Bridge on C.R. 205. The tree trunks and the way in which they deflect the current put added stress on the old bridge, Gabos said. C.R. 205 leads from U.S. 40 to the landfill. The MacGregor Bridge is scheduled for replacement this year.
Smith said the high flows in the Elk produced some thrills for expert kayakers during the weekend.
"We paddled a section we call 'Little Lava' (after a notorious rapid in the Grand Canyon). It's perfect," Smith said. "It was really neat to see it. There were some huge waves. I hadn't seen it like that in a long time. The Elk goes and goes and goes. It can be a deceiving river."
As much fun as the river was during the weekend, Smith would prefer a change in the weather that would slow the snowmelt and prolong the whitewater paddling season.
"Hopefully it will cool off a little bit," Smith said.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 82 degrees today, but even with temperatures moderating to the low 70s Wednesday and Thursday, the heavy snowmelt is expected to continue.
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It may not be rust, but left alone it probably will be...bubbles or blisters in paint are usually caused by moisture...this moisture very often comes out of your compressor into your air line and out your gun...You may not see it when you paint and it can take years for it to show up as a blister or bubble. The only solution is, as you said to sand it down, polishing is not and option, it needs to be removed, repaired, and painted.
Sorry about that but that's what it looks like and usually it is.
I have to agree with Ray. But there is no telling exactly what it is until you cut into one of the bubbles. I know you do not want to do that. But something is going on.
As for rust, metal is very porous, and sometimes rust can be deep in the metal, you grind and clean off the surface. It looks good and clean but underneath that rust is there and it will travel up to the surface once again. I know cos I went through this when I restored my 66 Pontiac Bonneville. 2 years later the rust returned and I was so sure I got it all.
So I have been exactly where you are. Gorgeous paint on my car and as it was a candy, there was really no way to spot repair it.
If you want to know exactly what's going on, you're going to have to dig into one of the bubbles. You can try sanding it down. Use a hard block like one of Motor Guards Run Blockers. I use these all the time in cases where I have to sand something out and not get to too far into the surrounding clear. Maybe you'll be lucky and they sand out.
Good Luck. Hope its not rust but I think it just might be.
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The biggest growth in the budget hotel business will continue to be in London as companies trim down on costs and send their workers to cheaper accommodation, according to Premier Inn-owner Whitbread.
Chief executive Andy Harrison revealed sales at the hotel group were up 17% in London and he plans to grow the business from 54,000 rooms today to 75,000 rooms by 2018 – with a third in the capital.
With businessmen accounting for 60% of London customers, he said: "It's difficult to think back to the heady days of 2007, but we offer really good value and people know exactly what they are going to get, so it really does appeal."
It comes as the company revealed that full-year results for Whitbread, which also owns coffee chain Costa, would hit the top end of forecasts, sending shares up 5%, as sales jumped 6.8% on a like-for-like basis in the 11 weeks to February 13.
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Employees of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) visited the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, prior to the holidays, and discussed its wildlife management program with an Environmentor After- School class of Kappa VI students.
Weeks later the harrowing US Airways Flight 1549 that landed on the Hudson River on January 15, clearly illustrated the dangers of airline traffic mixed with the surrounding wildlife habitat; in this case the path of the Canada goose.
Christopher Zeppie, Director of Environmental Policy and Programs; Sandra Dixon, Program Manager for Government and Community Relations; and Laura Francoeur, Wildlife Biologist in charge of Airport Operations led the group of students and showed a presentation of some animals and birds that make the surrounding wetland their home and the tactics they must use to control this area for safe air travel.
The students had a chance to see many of the animals that had been captured and discussed the concerns associated with having an airport located in a shoreline habitat. PANYNJ's wildlife management program does a great deal to reduce bird strikes by managing bird populations, insect control and water management.
"It was a rare opportunity for the students to speak directly with the Port Authority employees and learn of the tremendous work they do to address public safety," said RWA educator, Zakhia Grant. "Many thanks go out to Christopher Zeppie, Sandra Dixon and Lisa Francoeur for coming to Far Rockaway to lead a class, as the recent crash brings to light the serious issues they must address every day in trying to protect both the environment and safety for the public who travel by air."
The students will follow up in the spring with a rare opportunity, a visit with the falconers at JFK Airport. They will learn firsthand about the many people involved in keeping the airways safe.


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By Kara Carrier / American Press
Local retired teachers were recognized Wednesday in honor of Retired Teachers Day by the Calcasieu Parish Unit of Retired Teachers. The local unit held a banquet at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to honor retirees for their years of dedication.
Ivy Mouton, president of the local unit, told attendees that the organization is grateful to all who made careers in education. "Teaching was not just our jobs, but our callings," Mouton said. "We continue even today, serving our community as leaders and volunteers. So let us rejoice and be glad; let us enjoy and be proud as we celebrate."
About 30 retirees attended the banquet. The national day of recognizing retired teachers is March 20. But officials said that since March 12 was the group's regular meeting day, they decided to celebrate early.
Lake Charles City Council President Luvertha August and Calcasieu Parish Police Jury President Dennis Scott attended the celebration, and each read a proclamation declaring March 12 to be Retired Teachers Day. Both August and Scott encouraged residents to acknowledge retired teachers for all they have done.
Graig Luscombe, executive director of the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association, attended the event and spoke on issues that may affect teachers' retirement in the legislative session.
"These people dedicated their lives to educating those of us who are now following in their footsteps," Luscombe said. "I'm happy to be a part of the association and glad to be here to share some thoughts about what's happening with the retirement system and some decisions that may be considered on their behalf in Baton Rouge."
Lizzie Syas, activity chair for the unit, organized the event. Syas said former students and scholarship recipients were invited to attend and speak about some of the memories and experiences with teachers who made a difference in their lives. Syas said the celebration's theme was "Love and Gratitude," which she said is fitting for both teachers and students.


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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is not a name usually associated with mountain biking.
However, there is a case for the Hungarian-born psychologist to be in the MTB Hall of Fame.
Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced CHICK-sent-me-high-ee) immigrated to the US in 1956, when he was 22. In 1975, he was teaching at the University of Chicago and in pursuit of the psychology of happiness, when he became the architect of the concept of the "flow state".
It's purely coincidental, but mountain biking was being invented on the forest roads of Mount Tamalpais, north of San Francisco, about the same time.
People who experience the "flow state" usually have an autotelic personality, with a greater preference for "high-action-opportunity, high-skills situations that stimulate them and encourage growth" and with "curiosity, persistence, low self-centeredness, and a high rate of performing activities for intrinsic reasons only." (The Concept of Flow, by Jeanne Nakamura and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi).
In an interview with Wired magazine, Csikszentmihalyi described flow as "being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost".
It is the theory that the sweet spot in work and life is all about flow.
Which is also the sweet spot in mountain biking: flowing smoothly from corner to corner, carrying speed and holding your line.
Focus is important, as well. Lose that on steep, technical downhill sections and things can get very awkward, very fast.
I spend a lot of my life at a computer - writing for print, TV, websites and social media.
I need flow and focus there, too. However, every so often creativity flows in one direction only - out the window.
I'm currently working on a challenging and exciting project for an Auckland media and television production company.
It's not quite reinventing the wheel, but close enough. It involves cars and bikes, potentially, so that's an appropriate description. And it's with a substantial client - so, you know, no pressure.
A few weeks ago, I hit a creative speed bump with it all.
The solution was surprisingly simple - getting out in the forest on my bike.
I came home from a superb blast at Anzac Weekend and quickly scribbled down five key bullet points. The next day, when I sat down to write the full proposal, I just expanded on those same key points.
There is nothing like endorphins and adrenaline banging around your body and brain to stimulate the creative process and to shake up any writer's block. Especially this time of the year, when the air is cool and fresh.
If there is one piece of advice I can give, it's on your bike!
You'll feel a lot better for it, physically and mentally. And confidence, skill, focus and flow will follow.
The photo above shows Chris Southwood and Mick Ross (from Australian mountain bike website, flowmountainbike.com) following Gary Sullivan (from Rotorua design and clothing company, NZO - www.nzoactive.com) down Tihi o Tawa in the Whakarewarewa Forest.
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It's 10:16PM... not really late. Shame for Volley :(
that is stupid about volley.also she seems uncomfortable. Ciderhelm should do all the videos.
"the bottom bar thing..." lol but she is hot
We hunters will miss Volley...
Hooray for WotLK being released in China!But... they removed all bone and skull features from it... I wonder how does Lord Marrograw looks like then :PCatptca: disbands reason
Volley Spamming was boring as heck. I won't miss it at all.Good riddance.
While I dont like seeing multiple comments about the same thing, she is very cute when she makes a blooper.BUT... Im baffled about the removal of volley, even though "hunter" is not the feeling I GET from playing a hunter. Maybe the replacement of volley will change that. Just hoping for a nice replacement, because I love playing as a hunter.
starcraft 2 players will be rewarded with a murloc! omg!
Does ciderhelm do any of the videos? I thought the others were all Lore/devomorph.
Ciderhelm's posted one video explaining why we never see strat videos from him anymore.
Target cap on Multishot is being removed--they plan for it to be rather similar to Fan of Knives in that sense.
She's a redhead,beware
She's hot....that will be all
I KNEW I recognized that accent! German! Hah! Finally I know><
Yeah, hot or not, this segment is NOT doing it for me. The presentation, editing, and flow are just forced and a bit awkward. She did and does great wow how to vids and walk throughs, and her interfaces are just remarkable (I mean like her mods and whatnot) but this segment doesnt play to her strengths as a video maker. I feel as though this is a bit of a square peg round hole type thing-- I suggest finding a different mix of content and presenter. Get her back to narration through game video. Or have her present game features, but reading news isnt really working, imo.This was all said in the spirit of constructive criticism and not bashing AT ALL. I am a fan of all the tankspot crew and think they do a fantastic job. Just felt this isn't the best match of talent and presentation.
Hooray for outtakes !anyone gots spare-medals left to give her ?outrageously nice outtakes, aah i could watch them all day :D


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- Busy Bees Story Time is for infants, toddlers, and children from birth to age 6. The story time includes stories, picture books, puppets, and crafts. Busy Bees meet on Tuesdays from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. In January, the Busy Bees meet on January 15, 22, and 29.
- Crazy Bananas Preschool Story Time is for children from age 3 to age 6. The story time includes stories, puppets, and crafts. Crazy Bananas meet on Mondays from 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM. In January, the Crazy Bananas meet on January 14, 21, 28.
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CSU Extension: Putting Halloween candy into perspective
October 13, 2013
Roasted pumpkin seeds
Roasted pumpkin seeds, lightly tossed with oil and seasoning, can be a nutrient-packed snack enjoyed by the whole family.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. With a sharp knife, cut the stem off of the fresh pumpkin. Reach into the cavity and pull out the seeds, separating them from the moist pumpkin fibers. Rinse the seeds in a colander, then toss with oil. Spread the seeds on a baking sheet, sprinkle with seasoning salt and roast for 10 to 15 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Cool and eat.
Steamboat Springs — As a mother and registered dietitian nutritionist, I always have dreaded Halloween. Children and parents alike look forward to dressing in wacky costumes and scouring the neighborhood and business community for candy. For many children, the tradition of trick-or-treating and bringing home lots of candy is the best part of the Halloween celebration. Parents, however, may not be quite so enthusiastic about the loot collected.
As a nutrition professional, I constantly am challenged by the need to balance my convictions about healthful eating with the need to let kids be kids. Let's face it: Who wants to hear from a wet-blanket dietitian talking about health during Halloween?
After a few failed healthy Halloween attempts with my own family, we finally settled on an approach to Halloween that worked for my children and for me.
Consider some of these strategies for managing this year's Halloween fun:
• First, remember that Halloween is a single day that happens once each year. Your mission is to enjoy it without letting the sugary treats take over your lives for the several weeks before and after the holiday.
• Take time to enjoy the celebration with your family and friends. Focus on creative costumes, bobbing for apples and pumpkin carving.
• On Halloween night, make sure that everyone leaves the house with something healthy in their stomach. A bowl of soup or a light supper gives everyone the nourishment they need for their exhausting door-to-door adventure. It also prevents your goblins and princesses from overeating candy because they haven't had dinner.
• Once you get home, do a candy inventory. (For my kids, this is a natural part of trick-or-treating.) Have them sort their treasure into three equal piles: a pile of "favorites", a pile of "just OK" items and a pile of items "don't like" items.
• After eating their fill on Halloween night, the "favorites" can be stored in the kitchen (not your child's bedroom!) and portioned out for desserts and special treats.
• Bag up the "just OK" items and slip them into the freezer. They can be consumed at a later time or most likely, forgotten and given away later.
• Take the "don't like" pile and donate it to the candy bowl at work or some other worthy cause.
• Talk with your family about non-candy treats that you can share for Halloween.
Most of all, take the opportunity this Halloween to discuss balance and moderation in your family's diet. Tell them about healthy foods that should make up the bulk of their diet like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products and protein-rich foods like meat. Explain that candy provides lots of calories and very little nutritional value. Remind them that while all foods (even Halloween treats) can be part of a healthy diet, they should be eaten in moderation and balanced with daily physical activity for good health.
Oh, and one more thing. Whatever your tactic with Halloween, make sure to encourage kids to brush their teeth after eating those sugar-laden treats.
Karen Massey is a registered dietitian nutritionist and family and consumer science Extension agent with Colorado State University Extension in Routt County. Contact Massey at 970-879-0825 or firstname.lastname@example.com with questions.


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Not only is it the band's best album yet, it's ambitious and sounds grown-up, with songs like sweet, strings-soaked ballad Hate to See Your Heart Break and the 60s girl-group inspiration of (One of Those) Crazy Girls.
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BeschreibungIn this compelling first volume in the "Blackwell Introductions to Literature "series, Roy Flannagan, editor of "The Milton Quarterly, " provides a readable and uncluttered critical account of a complicated and sophisticated author, and his poetry and prose. Puts John Milton under the microscope, using the still-evolving critical perspectives of the last fifty yearsLooks at Milton's life, and the cultural background to his work, as well as examining his writingConsiders how and why Milton's work has endured the centuries to educate, entertain and intrigue so many generations of readersIdeal for the reader falling in love with Milton's poetry and prose, who longs to know more about what people think about the poetry, the man or the historical context
Inhaltsverzeichnis1. Mercantile Milton. 2. Miltona s Private and Public Education. 3. Educated Milton: John Milton, Gentleman. 4. Milton and Shakespeare. 5. Milton the Omnivorous Reader. 6. Political Milton. 7. Place in History. 8.The Prodigy. 9. Milton the Friend. 10. Milton Abroad. 11. First--married Milton. 12. Milton the Divorcer. 13. Infamous Milton. 14. "The Great Milton". 15. Milton the Egoist. 16. The Myth of the Unattractive Milton. 17. Physical Appearance. 18. Class--consciousness. 19. Miltona s Sense of Humor. 20. Miltona s First Great Poem. 21. "La Allegro". 22. "Lycidas". 23. Elegies in Latin and English. 24. Decorum, Genre, and Modes: the Nativity Ode. 25. Sonnets. 26. The Serious and Even the Puritan, Masque. 27. Arcades. 28. The Masque often known as Comus. 29. Musical Entertainment. 30. Fairy--tale Plot. 31. Politics. 32. Performance and Character. 33. The One Just Man, or Woman. 34. Against the Bishops. 35. The Reason of Church--Government. 36. Wonder Years. 37. Of Education. 38. Divorce as a Serious Subject. 39. Prose Masterpiece: Areopagitica. 40. The Blind Warrior. 41. Plans for Great Tragedies. 42. Miltona s Theological Niche. 43. The Baroque in Space and Time. 44. Blindness. 45. Narrator. 46. Solitude, Patience, etc. 47. The One Just Man. 48. Free Will, Disturbing. 49. A Creative God. 50. "Satan, Hea s a Liar". 51. Satan, Sin, and Death. 52. Plot and Parallel Scenes. 53. Competitiveness. 54. Self--fashioning. 55. A Remarkable Memory. 56. Slow Reading, on Purpose. 57. Epic Similes. 58. Explication. 59. Etymology. 60. The Printing of Paradise Lost. 61. Imperialism. 62. Monarchy. 63. "Paradise Found". 64. The Plot of the Brief Epic. 65. Paradise Regaina d and the Problems of a Cold--seeming Son of God. 66. Problems of Presenting a Speaking Jesus. 67. The Son as Student. 68. Diminished Satan. 69. Epic Devices in Miniature. 70. Political Undertones. 71. Searches for Meaning in Epithets. 72. Socrates, the Biblical Job, etc. 73. Class Warfare. 74. Quiet Closure. 75. Unpretentious Poetic Style. 76. Samson Agonistes and the Problem of Dating. 77. The Plot of the Dramatic Poem. 78. The Agon or Struggle in Samson Agonistes. 79. Harapha, his Giantship. 80. The Temptations to Luxury or Idleness. 81. A Chorus You Cana t always Believe. 82. Quiet Closure of the Tragedy and the Short Epic. 83. In the End, "Onea s country is where it is well with one.". 84. Aftermath: Miltona s Influence. Works Cited.
PortraitRoy Flannagan began what was to become the Milton Quarterly in 1967. He has been the President of the Milton Society of America, and he followed C. S. Lewis and Northrop Frye as Honored Scholar of the Society in 2001. Editor of the Riverside Milton, he is also President of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. After 32 years at Ohio University, he has taken the position of Scholar in Residence at the University of South Carolina at Beaufort.
Pressestimmen"Flannagan is eminently qualified to explain the greatness of English poet John Milton -- and hea s marvelously successful in achieving his goal[...]Fresh, fluent and witty, Flannagana s treatment is thoroughly informed by the insights of current literary insights and is rendered without jargon." Library Journal "This is historically informed criticism delivered with a light and generally assured touch and, most successfully, Flannagan retains a clear focus on disclosing what is remarkable about Milton, what makes him worth the modern readers' attention ! Flannagan has produced a helpful, lively -- and intelligently illustrated -- little book, to which students may with confidence be directed." Milton Quarterly
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Unfortunately, after a day and a half of solid fiddling we had to call it a day and move on with other reviews. However - I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give our friends at EK some love, and show off their lovely waterblock.
The block with the acrylic top looks gorgeous, and being solid copper also weighs a ton!
In the box there's a set of fitting instructions (READ THEM!) as well as all the screws and thermal pads that are essential to make this block work.
The memory pads are precut, however the pads for the power hardware require measuring and cutting by hand from the extra squares provided in the pack. It takes some time to do, but it's essential due to the way ATI designed its product.
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And finally, fitted, it looks like this. The barbs can be inserted either side, but it specifically requires short threads - so make note. While I can't give comparative numbers, I can say that connected to the Swiftech kit we previously reviewed except with a single 120mm radiator it runs lovely and cool, even under extended load. This being the case, it should happily allow for GPU core and memory overvolting along with copious amounts of overclocking, if your card allows.


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Iranian relations with the United States literally does not exist due to Bush hostility and verbal extremism from President Ahmadinejad. The election of Barack Obama has elicited unusual warm greetings from the Iranian leader. "I congratulate you on being able to attract the majority of vote of the participants of the elections. I hope you make the most of the chance of service and leave a good name by preferring people's real interests and justice to the insatiable demands of a selfish and indecent minority." There is scant doubt Iranian leaders would like to tone down the current hostility with the United States.
Iran is currently facing an economic crisis due to the drop in the price of oil which has left Ahmadinejad in a precarious position since he has been using oil money to subsidize food and other prices for the Iranian population. Less money means less support for those who need it. Iran would benefit by establishing trade relations with the US and Western nations since it might attract billions of dollars in an investment program that would stimulate the Iranian economy.
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At present, there are many amazing robots. But unfortunately, we can't afford them because of their high price. So, for us, owning a robot always remains a dream. But recently MIT has announced a new project, 'An Expedition in Computing Printable Programmable Machines.' Their aim is to give everyone a chance to have his/her own robot. Therefore, MIT gets $10 million funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) for printable robots. The time is not so far, when we will see, personal robots are helping people in different tasks.
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they want 600 for one for a 2002 Trailblazer- 6hours labor? sound ok?
they want 600 for one for a 2002 Trailblazer- 6hours labor? sound ok?
If it is the mode actuator for the pass side temp the dash has to come out.Originally Posted by member12
Yeah, thats what the guy said. This is at Gerry Lane Chevrolet on Florida Blvd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Originally Posted by lynch mob
I got him down to 410 plus taxes (instead of 575 plus taxes).
Jeez, that is quite a lot for an ratcheting sound coming from the dash. It was getting really embarrassing, though shuttling my friends around sometimes- they all drive Toyota Tundras and Ford Explorers. Does it really take 6 hours in labor for that?
Oh well, I told him to go ahead and do it for the negotiated price. It had better be done right, or I am through with Chevrolet. I had a 10 year old pickup that never once needed a mode actuator- whatever that is. I think that if the new way doesn't work, GM should go back to the old way, since it worked much better in my Silverado.
Originally Posted by member12
Ironically your 95 style truck went through actuators like such a lot more than the GMT-360's! Anyways...not a bad installed price, IMO.
It really does not matter how long it takes to do.He quoted you a flat rate time.The price he gave you is very reasonable.This is probably based on the fact that the labor rate in Baton Rouge is lower than other parts of the country.Originally Posted by member12
Good, I belive you guys..I really couldn't stand that ticking noise. Driving me nuts. I am glad the guy game me a good price. 410+ tax is good, comes out to around 455 and change. I was always impressed with their service department, but I was a little curious because I think I brought this up a while back and someone said around 300 is acceptable, but that was before I found out that it was the one deep in the dash. Anyways, this dealership has my respect now, and the will be the first stop on my trip to a new Silverado in a couple of years. Thanks Sonoma and Lynch Mob.Originally Posted by lynch mob
Originally Posted by member12
Gerry Lane is OK, but I'd look a little NW of you for a GMC!
Yeah, Yeah, everyone tells me that. I know the family well. They sell Hummer H2s now, too. My empty nester parents, particularly my Dad, is eying those H3s. He works down the street from Maggios's store in New Roads....I see Maggio liscense plates all over Baton Rouge now, too. I think he outsells both full line dealerships in New Roads. They even have a motorsports place that sells ATVs and Boats across the street.Originally Posted by GMCSonoma
OK, just got the Trailblazer back today. The total cost was a hair under 450.
The next thing I want to do to this truck is to take that ugly plastic thing hanging off the front bumper without breaking it. That will be this weekend's project. Cleaned her up today. Looks good, and no more ratcheting noise.
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Originally Posted by lynch mob
It's @ $75.00 an hour here in Baton Rouge.
Wow we were at $75 an hour in Chicago in the early 90's.That is real cheap.Our warranty labor rate meaning what GM pays the dealer is $105 per hour.Originally Posted by Rik
Originally Posted by lynch mob
That is because you are most likely an union shop and in a large metro area.
Up here the average is $75-$85 in non-union stores, which the locals think is highway robbery already!
Yes we are Union.But that really does not affect the labor rate at all.The non Union shops are pretty close also.Like you said though being in a Metro area is really what drives the labor rate up.It costs a lot more to do business in Chicago than other parts of the country.Originally Posted by GMCSonoma
Houston is about the cheapest!Originally Posted by lynch mob
Ha, All Star Chevrolet on Airline at Sherwood quoted $85 an hour, but they work on Saturdays, and later in the evening. I went with Gerry Lane at a discounted rate. They cleaned the bugs off the windshield for me, and tightened the shift nob. Really impressed with them.Originally Posted by lynch mob
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Cougars still alive in BCS bowl race
Originally Published: November 5, 2003By Ted Miller | Special to ESPN.com
While many Washington State fans probably are concerned that the Cougars dropped from No. 8 to No. 15 in the BCS standings, a position that wouldn't allow them to play in the Rose Bowl, even if USC is invited to the national title game, winning likely will take care of that. If the Cougars win their final three games, starting with this weekend's tilt with UCLA, they figure to climb back into the BCS' top 12, a prerequisite to play in a BCS bowl. The Rose Bowl, which covets its traditional Pac-10-Big Ten matchup, likely would select Washington State in that scenario, instead of picking a non-traditional, at-large BCS team. The Rose Bowl folks were very grumpy last year when the Orange Bowl plucked USC, and they will look hypocritical if they follow suit. Of course, any loss probably would eliminate the Cougars from consideration.
Washington State coach Bill Doba clearly noticed that Stanford had eight sacks against UCLA's young offensive line, confusing the Bruins with a number of stunts. The Cougars have 32 sacks this season and stunt like no team on the West Coast. The Bruins have surrendered a Pac-10-worst 33 sacks. Any question what Doba plans for the Bruins? "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out," Doba said. "We will come after them, but we go after everybody."
An MRI on quarterback Matt Kegel's knee revealed a partial tear of his MCL. That probably won't keep him out of the UCLA game, but considering Kegel has a pair of bum shoulders, he's certainly not healthy. "Of the four limbs, he's got one left," Doba said. "They'd have to cut his leg off to get him out of there."
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Three People Are Arrested For a Threesome in a Hot Tub... Including One Who Left Her Young Kids Home Alone
A 28-year-old woman, her 30-year-old boyfriend, and another 29-year-old woman in Arizona had a THREESOME in a public hot tub at an apartment complex on Sunday night. They were all arrested for public sexual indecency... and it turns out the 28-year-old (seen on the far right) had left her two young children home alone at the time.
1. A Man Tries to Smuggle Drugs Into Jail in His Butt... Then Punches Another Inmate For Breaking Wind
A 32-year-old man in Indiana turned himself in to jail on Friday for an attempted murder charge. But deputies caught him trying to smuggle tobacco and marijuana inside in his BUTT, so he got a few extra felony charges. And the next day, he punched another inmate for breaking wind... which got him another felony charge. So Terrence got a felony battery charge tacked on.
2. A Guy Got Busted for DUI ... After Plowing Into a Parked Cop Cruiser With Its Lights Flashing
A 25-year-old in Florida got busted for DUI last Wednesday around 1:30 in the morning, after he plowed into the back of a COP car that was stopped on the side of the road with its LIGHTS flashing. And when he failed his sobriety test, he told them he wouldn't even be able to do what they were asking him if he was SOBER.


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The Secondary Auto Technology program at Northeastern Junior College will hold its annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry on Thursday, April 24th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. The event will be held at the vocational building on the college's North Campus, located off Pioneer Road at 350 Hagen Street. This is an annual event that raises funds for this group of high school students who are taking automotive classes through NJC. Money generated is mostly used to help pay for fuel to race a car this student group maintains and competes with during the summer at some of the area tracks.
Adult tickets are $10.00 and children 10 years old and under are $3.00 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from any auto tech student. If you'd like to buy your tickets in advance, contact Richard Moon, instructor for the program at (970)521-6691.
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First.Neato, I like it a lot.Way to go, as always Wowhead.
2nd. And awesome, love it
Maybe it's just me, but I can't seem to get it to work. I go to the talent calculator and get a blank page. Also get nothing when I use the drop down menu.
Pretty epic. I like it. :D
Don't seems to work for me though. The page is plank, can only see "Choose a class:".Trying to access Shaman Talent CalculatorUsing Firefox v5.0, Windows VISTA.Edit: It works now. Really smooth design. Love it <3
Looks very pretty, but it's currently extremely buggy. the icons for spells are scrambled all over the tree, but the tooltips are still correct. also there is a size issue that makes the third tree appear below the other two instead of beside it where the black box says it should bephoto 1photo 2
Not working for me either :o(Just getting blank page
Woot! Gemmed comparisons for the win!Great job wowhead :)
Yea I cant get it to work either. Says "Choose a class:" and thats it.
Doesn't work. :'(Windows XP, Opera.Give me my talent-calculator :(
Doesn't work under Windows Vista 64bit using Google Chrome v1.0.154However it does work in Internet Explorer 7:(Also, the zone link to Ulduar isn't working. It says the zone doesn't exist and using the searchbox only shows the existing instance zones (and not the raid zone)
There its working for me now.
Going to take me a while to get used to the format./sigh
In order to not make the talents look so bloated, add the Glyph section below the trees so you can add some horizontal space.Just a suggestion. :)EDIT: Another suggestion: make it clear on the talent calculator page to just plain copy the URL in the address bar cause all of my friends get confused at first. It might confuse a lot more people and think you can export specs.
Doesn't work in Firefox. Don't make us use IE :D
right click doesn't work on safari on mac
Wauw... Nice look at first....But than again there are major lags while clicking alittle too fast.Clicking a 3 or 5 point talent in too fast in Firefox 3.0.7 freezes the browser.Would it be possible to remove right click on the outterside of the talent tree around the icons, its really annoying :')
Well it works just fine, but the talents are all jumbled with some misplaced icons. What DOES need to be fixed though is the unlearn function. Maybe it's my browser, Safari 3.2.1. I cannot right-click to unlearn, which oddly enough is the same issue I have with mmo-champions calculator and they look strikingly similar. But mmo-champ's has all the right icons in all the right places.


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Burly & Grum and The Birthday Surprise (edition 2012)
by Kate Tenbeth, Rob Jones (Illustrator)
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This is the third book in the Burly and Grum series and it is as much fun as the others. Again Kate Tenbeth has hit the mark on filling this book with fun, excitement, mystery and drama for kids of all ages 4 to 104 and beyond.
In this adventure it is Burly's the Bear birthday and Mike the Angel wants to give him the best birthday ever. It starts out with Burly and Grum the Goblin taken to the beach by Mike. They have never seen the beach or ocean before. The three of them have lunch and then Mike has work he has to do for his "Boss" so he leaves Burly and Grum for a quiet day on the island. It doesn't take long for them to get into trouble because of course the deserted island isn't deserted. The book ends with a big birthday party for Burly, with all his friends there, Grum the Goblin, Mike the Angel, Max the young Human, and some new friends they meet on the island.
I loved this book as much as I have all of her books. Again, she has given us a new fresh storyline with a fell good ending and a fun adventure. I have reviewed all of the Burly and Grum books and you can read them all on this site.
I recommend this book and all of her books to anyone who wants a fun short read. All of her books are around 40 pages long but she sure knows how to pack a lot of fun in a very short time. It has wonderful illustrations by Rob Jones…I wish there were more, a lot more and Kate's witting is great.
Kate Tenbeth also gives a donation to the Born Free Foundation for each book that is purchased. So how can you go wrong…buying her stories not only do you get a fun filled story that will make you smile (a lot) you are also contributing to a great foundation.
The Birthday surprise is a cute Burly & Grum Tales by Kate Tenbeth and Rob Jones (Illustrator).
It's Burly birthday and Mike his friend wants to take him to the beach for the day. Mike is a Angel who lives in the forest. He drops off Burly and Grum on to a deserted island all by themselves with plans to bring others later in the day.
Of course Grum finds trouble to get into. In fact he releases a bank robber from what he thinks is hunters.
Burly and Grum make new friends on the island and have a good time at the beach.
The pictures are cute and fit the story very well. It has humor,talking animals,bank robbers,police detective and his daughter,angels and groblins. Something for everyone.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review from Librarything.
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What the hell is the difference?
Please use simple definitions with examples as I have read mantra like this
Introverted iNtuiting involves synthesizing the seemingly paradoxical or contradictory, which takes understanding to a new level. Using this process, we can have moments when completely new, unimagined realizations come to us. A disengagement from interactions in the room occurs, followed by a sudden Aha! or Thats it! The sense of the future and the realizations that come from introverted iNtuiting have a sureness and an imperative quality that seem to demand action and help us stay focused on fulfilling our vision or dream of how things will be in the future. Using this process, we might rely on a focal device or symbolic action to predict, enlighten, or transform. We could find ourselves laying out how the future will unfold based on unseen trends and telling signs. This process can involve working out complex concepts or systems of thinking or conceiving of symbolic or novel ways to understand things that are universal. It can lead to creating transcendent experiences or solutions.
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Extraverted iNtuiting involves noticing hidden meanings and interpreting them, often entertaining a wealth of possible interpretations from just one idea or interpreting what someones behavior really means. It also involves seeing things as if, with various possible representations of reality. Using this process, we can juggle many different ideas, thoughts, beliefs, and meanings in our mind at once with the possibility that they are all true. This is like weaving themes and threads together. We dont know the weave until a thought thread appears or is drawn out in the interaction of thoughts, often brought in from other contexts. Thus a strategy or concept often emerges from the here-and-now interactions, not appearing as a whole beforehand. Using this process we can really appreciate brainstorming and trust what emerges, enjoying imaginative play with scenarios and combining possibilities, using a kind of cross-contextual thinking. Extraverted iNtuiting also can involve catalyzing people and extemporaneously shaping situations, spreading an atmosphere of change through emergent leadership.
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It didnt even matter that the loss followed four wins in a row.It doesnt matter if you won 3 0 in a row, defensive end Justin Tuck said last week. You lose a game, theres going to be that (awful) feeling about losing that game.
And as quarterback Eli Manning added, The only way to get that bad taste out of your mouth is to go out there and play better.
Thats exactly what the suddenly desperate-looking Giants (6-3) hope to do against the Bengals (3-5) at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon.
The defending Super Bowl champions may still be sitting pretty after losing a non-conference game to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. And they may still have a commanding 2½-game lead in the NFC East after all four division teams lost last weekend.
But all the Giants could think about this week was what Tom Coughlin admitted was a soft performance by his defense, and an offensive slump that even offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride admitted was jarring. A team that looked like it was gaining momentum one week earlier is suddenly perceived to be slumping." Read more...


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Old Highway 24 reopens following flood repairs
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. - The road that connects U.S. 24 to the west end of Manitou Springs has reopened more than two months after it was badly damaged by flash flooding.
The storm that damaged the 1/2 mile stretch of road happened on August 9, 2013. The Colorado Department of Transportation says two 30 to 40-foot sections of the road were washed out. Minor damage also occurred on the Fountain Creek Bridge.
A closure of westbound Manitou Avenue will still be needed for curb and drainage work, most likely next week. Drivers will be able to use Serpentine Drive as the detour. Eastbound traffic will not be impacted.
Approximately 4,500 vehicles use this segment of U.S. 24 Business daily.
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Now with M in preschool five days a week for a few hours, that leaves me alone with Little L. I've actually never been truly alone with her — it's rare occasion and when I do get the chance, I give her my absolute full attention. I feel like I can't give her enough of me, and I do feel a bit guilty. So when we do have moments alone, I cuddle and kiss her as much as I can.
I simply cannot get enough of her and she can't get enough of me. When I'm out of the room, she looks for me — and when I come back into the room, she instantly puts her arms up to be held or props herself up and starts bouncing up and down.
Last week, we were supposed to head out to run errands. But somehow she and I were content, sitting on our front porch and being warmed by the bright morning sun despite it being a cool and crisp fall day. So we sat. And enjoyed each other. She had her bottle, she snuggled up against me and we watched squirrels run up and down the trees, birds fly by and we made funny faces. Her small, damp hands felt their way around my face and I nibbled on her fingers. She yanked my hair, but that's part of the deal! We were both super relaxed and I wasn't thinking about anything but her.
In fact, we were so relaxed that she did an extra big caca. So big, I had to give her a bath and do laundry on the spot. And then the relaxed mode ended. But caca and all, I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Rep. Frank Wolf (VA-10) today introduced legislation to develop a strategy to bring jobs back to America from overseas.
The Bring Jobs Back to America Act would comprehensively align existing federal funding - at no new cost - to support job repatriation and manufacturing growth, study a new tax incentive to encourage repatriation and bolster intellectual property protection.
The legislation builds on language Wolf included in the fiscal year 2011 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill directing the Commerce Department to launch a job repatriation initiative. Wolf, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, is the ranking Republican on the CJS subcommittee, which funds the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Wolf's bill would require the secretary of Commerce to develop a national manufacturing and job repatriation strategy and set targets for manufacturing sector job creation. It also would create "Repatriation Task Forces" to identify all American companies with manufacturing operations abroad and work with state and local governments to facilitate the return of those jobs to the U.S.
"Many companies see the rising costs of wages and shipping in foreign countries and wonder if they can maintain their competitive advantage," Wolf said. "They also feel the frustration of dealing with foreign governments that spy against them and adhere to no ethical code of conduct."
Wolf's bill also calls for a study of new tax incentives to promote the repatriation of jobs.
"These companies want to bring their manufacturing jobs back home but they won't do it simply because we ask them to," Wolf said. "We need to consider tax incentives to aggressively "onshore' these jobs."
Another significant provision in Wolf's legislation is the reconstitution of President Reagan's "Project Socrates" as an independent "American Economic Security Commission" to identify and monitor emerging technologies and global economic threats. Project Socrates was initiated during the Reagan administration to address America's competitiveness challenge and determine the source of the nation's declining competitiveness and develop programs to address the source of the problem.
Wolf's bill prioritizes patent applications from American universities to ensure that cutting-edge new technologies may be protected and rapidly deployed for U.S. firms.
Wolf's call for fresh ideas and innovative strategies to create jobs also reflects his support through the years for increasing U.S. exports by easing the process for manufacturers to sell their products abroad.
In May, Wolf joined Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in Leesburg to discuss national export promotion strategies with small business owners from across the 10th District. He also will be sponsoring a joint export promotion summit in September with Secretary Locke to help small and medium-sized businesses in Virginia develop strong export promotion strategies.
On the local level, he has hosted three widely attended job fairs in his district over the past two years to bring together employers with job openings and those seeking jobs.
A job fair in Leesburg today featured more than 60 employers and attracted more than 500 people.
More information on Wolf's job creation initiatives can be found on his Web site at wolf.house.gov/jobs.
Below is the copy of his statement from a press conference on Capitol Hill today introducing the measure.
Today I am introducing today the Bring Jobs Back to America Act, which would start the process of bringing real jobs back to America that have gone overseas during the last two decades.
My legislation will build on language I included earlier this year in the fiscal year 2011 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill directing the Commerce Department to launch a job repatriation initiative to bring those jobs back home.
I believe that a strong manufacturing and technology development base is critical to job creation and the economic competitiveness of the United States.
Something has happened in our country. We're making fewer and fewer things. Today, everything seems to be labeled: "Made in China."
If you have ever taken the train from Washington, D.C., to New York and looked out the window, you can see our empty factories. You pass through my old neighborhood in Philadelphia. GE's switchgear factory used to be one block from my home. Now there's nothing there but an empty, littered field.
You pass through Trenton, New Jersey, and can see the famous bridge sign that reads: "Trenton Makes, the World Takes." Trenton doesn't make anything anymore.
Last year, General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt noted that in recent years in the United States, "Real engineering was traded for financial engineering." Immelt called on the U.S. to grow manufacturing jobs to comprise at least 20 percent of American jobs - nearly double the current level.
In this era of intense global competition, we must work aggressively to bring jobs that have gone overseas back home to the U.S. to immediately start growing the percentage of these jobs, as Immelt called for.
It's not enough to talk about creating jobs. We have to take immediate steps to create jobs.
I have been, and remain, a staunch supporter of free trade. Free trade has yielded benefits to the American people and our economy.
However, we have been far too slow in responding to our international economic competitors in this era of global markets and competition.
The irony is that as much as American firms have offshored manufacturing and development jobs, they remain reliant on America for support. And with American unemployment hovering around 10 percent, it's time for some of these American firms to come home.
When an American plant manager in Mexico is kidnapped, the firm doesn't call the Mexican Federal Police, they call the FBI.
When the Chinese steal an American firm's intellectual property, the firm calls the U.S. Commerce Department.
It's time to bring some of these jobs home because America can be competitive in this global economy and it's the right thing to do. My legislation will start this process.
Overall, I believe that my bill helps to re-focus the United States to be more proactive and a smarter competitor in the global economy - both in the short-term and long-term.
Specifically, this bill requires the secretary of Commerce to set targets for job repatriation and creates multi-agency "Repatriation Task Forces" to identify American companies manufacturing abroad and work with states to bring jobs back to the U.S.
The goal is to bring back real jobs from overseas to the United States - jobs that are already created and an American could immediately fill.
This bill would require the Commerce Department to survey all American firms with significant manufacturing facilities in foreign countries, allowing the Repatriation Task Forces to proactively identify all firms interested in working with state and local governments to facilitate a mutually beneficial repatriation of jobs.
The bill would also comprehensively align federal resources in support of repatriation efforts. It allows state and local governments to use a variety of federal funding - at no new cost - to support job repatriation initiatives by state and local governments.
For example, my bill aligns Economic Development Agency (EDA) and National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) grants to allow state and local governments to use this funding for repatriation.
It also would direct the secretary of Commerce and the IRS to quickly study and report on the merits of a new federal tax incentive to encourage repatriation.
In addition to repatriating jobs today, we must redouble our efforts to foster emerging technologies to create our manufacturing base of tomorrow.
For too long, the U.S. has failed to strategically monitor emerging opportunities and threats in our competitive global economy. We are starting to see the ramifications of this failure in the rise of China as an economic power.
My bill would reconstitute President Reagan's "Project Socrates" as an independent "American Economic Security Commission" to identify and monitor emerging technologies and global economic threats.
Project Socrates was initiated during the Reagan Administration to address America's competitiveness challenge and determine the source of the nation's declining competitiveness and develop programs to address the source of the problem.
Our Commission - composed of 12 business leaders and economists appointed by the majority and minority leaders - will similarly take a comprehensive and unbiased look at all of our global economic competitors - both strengths and weaknesses - and help inform the Congress on how to bolster American economic security.
This will ensure that we have an independent mechanism to monitor new opportunities and threats to ensure that America can capitalize on revolutionary technologies and create new jobs in the U.S.
The bill also provides stronger protections for American intellectual property and helps to expedite the patent process for cutting-edge new technologies developed by universities.
The faster we can secure our innovations and move them to market, the more jobs we can create in this country.
We can no longer afford to ride the coattails of yesterday's innovations; we have to identify and support the emerging technologies of tomorrow that will create American jobs.
The Chinese, Indians and other international competitors are actively monitoring new technologies and trends to support their firms. To date, we have not.
Are Americans willing to continue to sit idly by and allow the Chinese to dominate new industries at our expense?
Norm Augustine, the former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, best captured the situation we now find ourselves in when he said:
"In the technology-driven economy in which we live, Americans have come to accept leadership as the natural and enduring state of affairs. But leadership is highly perishable. It must be constantly re-earned.
"In the 16th century the citizens of Spain no doubt thought they would remain the world leader. In the 17th century it was France. In the 19th century, Great Britain. And in the 20th century it was the United States.
"Unless we do things dramatically different, including strengthening our investments in research and education, the 21st century will belong to China and India."
Author Richard McGregor wrote in his new book, The Party, that the Chinese government, "still runs on Soviet hardware." It uses the full resources of the state to advance the interests of Chinese firms.
The Chinese are spying on us. They are launching millions of cyber attacks against American companies and the federal government every day. The Chinese are funding the genocide in Darfur. They have Catholic bishops in jail, Protestant pastors in jail, and they have plundered Tibet.
If the U.S. is to be truly competitive in the global economy, we must be vigilant and proactive - in a manner that is consistent with our national interest and international treaties.
I urge swift passage of this legislation to help bring jobs back to the United States today and to lay the groundwork for tomorrow's manufacturing and technology base. We cannot afford to wait. Our international competitors aren't.
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Blower relay for Trane EX1000
The fan would not stop on my blower. I determined it was not the thermostat and traced the issue to the blower relay RLY02257. This part is now RLY022807. The problem is the new relay is solid state and the pin puts are different. The part did not come with directions. I am sure this is not the first time this has been asked but I could not find it in the search feature. Does anyone have a diagram or better yet pictures of how to wire this new relay?
I am out of the woods for now since I hit the existing relay with a hammer and it started working again. I am betting its on it's last leg and will need to be changed out soon enough. Any help would be appreciated.
That does look like the relay I already have installed. I wish that is the one I had purchased. Can you by chance tell me which pin on the one you have suggested goes to which wire?
a wiring diagram should have came with it, i cant remember hwo to wire it with out looking at the wiring diagram
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Rooney is expected to return for United against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday after missing the club's last two fixtures as a result of Ferguson's concerns over the state of the 24 year-old's left ankle.
With last season's double Footballer of the Year troubled by recent allegations of liaisons with prostitutes, his omission by Ferguson has led to suspicions that the manager has been punishing Rooney, but protecting the player publicly by pointing to injury as the reason for his absence.
Rooney's comments following his appearance for England against Montenegro in midweek, when he dismissed Ferguson's suggestions of an injury, appeared to confirm those suspicions.
But the United manager insists he is not concerned by Rooney's remarks. "In my experience it is important how you handle it," said Ferguson. "It's water off a duck's back really and it doesn't mean anything. You've got to put it aside and know the real things that are happening at the club. It just passes off.
"I do not know where all these issues come from. The boy is always in the spotlight and he is always going to be addressed by the press wanting an interview or a quote from him."
Although Ferguson conveyed a relaxed approach to Rooney's comments, the Scot has criticised the world-renowned surgeon, Richard Steadman, for claiming that midfielder Owen Hargreaves would end his lengthy injury nightmare by playing against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Steadman performed double knee surgery on Hargreaves almost two years ago, but the England player has since undergone rehabilitation with the Vancouver-based physio Alex McKechnie.
And although Hargreaves is nearing a first-team return, 25 months after starting his last United game, Ferguson has urged Steadman to stop interfering.
Ferguson said: "It is difficult with the doctor in Colorado coming out with statements that are not accurate. It is not fair to the player to say he is going to be playing. It is ridiculous. I pick the team and I have been doing that for quite a while. This small interference is causing a bit of confusion.
"Owen is not available. He is not ready because he has a calf injury and he has missed training for the last few days."
United sit five points behind leaders Chelsea after failing to win any of their four Premier League away games this season. But with West Brom surprising Arsenal with a 3-2 win at the Emirates recently, Ferguson insists the fixture will be a challenge for United.
He said: "West Brom had a bad start, losing 6-0 at Chelsea, but since then their form has been very good. To score three goals at Arsenal tells you something, so we need to make sure we perform properly.
"It is important to win your home games, but there is always pressure for us. We always have to win."