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Tacoma visual artist Julian Peña is busy planning the next big art event at The Mix. Always pursuing variety and change, he encourages all to consider participating in a multitude of ways.
"This event is all about the creative community coming together and showing their work and sharing their visions," he said. "Though we artists have bills and we always strive to do art/music that's paid, this event is all about the creative community and showcasing art/music that's current in the state of Washington.
"You can't pursue artistic dreams fully without sometimes sharing your time and talent for free in the spirit of collaboration, not competition. I can certainly offer carpool for those who want in on this the day of the event."
Peña is seeking artists and musicians for live art, performance art, interactive art, exhibiting art, even tarot readings. If you have a unique talent, share it with the creative community. All are asked to provide a portfolio and/or website and/or your vision showing what you want to do. Sales of works will be the same as normal except that a silent auction type of concept will be included.
Volunteers are needed. "Anyone from the creative community can help out while adding this event to their resume/academic applications," said Peña. "We can always use a hand in facilitating the event and in clean up. Marketing and PR help is always appreciated. Perhaps someone great with people would make an ideal noise maker (courtesy of Tanita for the idea)."
Vendors, if you have something to sell that you believe is unique and marketable in Tacoma and would like to take up on the opportunity of utilizing a venue at a time of an organized event for your products? Come inquire.
Models: Someone willing to use their bodies for art/performance/figure drawing with confidence and have fun while doing it.
The event will have Halloween elements but the art will be created for art, not Halloween. If the theme fits the holiday, great, as there will be a specified theme closer to the creation of the event's flyer.
"We work with each artist to include the most celebrated works they have available and to find a focus to create new works for the event. Do you have an artist that influences you? If not, have you explored artists like Cory Arcangel, Wade Guyton, Lillian Schwartz, Chiho Aoshima, and Sammy Cucher? Those are the kind of questions asked to encourage a flow of creativity and challenge for each individual artist, giving artists a chance to develop themselves among the creative community," Peña said.
Artists will be required to pay 15 percent commission toward The Mix and marketing/promo, while vendors receives 100 percent profit. Artists will have more leverage in sales and PR since the artists chosen to exhibit will be those that give attention toward higher standards in studio practices.
All art will have a professional treatment, matting (if necessary), framing, cleaning up edges of canvasses, etc. "Our mission is to provide local artists a chance to showcase their works professionally, which I personally believe anyone can do," Peña said. He added that this will be a 21-and-over event at The Mix and the target month (subject to change) is in Octover (the Sunday before Halloween).
To get hooked up, visit the Creative Community of Tacoma Facebook group page at facebook.com/groups/creativecommunitytacoma.
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Tacoma visual artist Julian Peña is busy planning the next big art event at The Mix. Always pursuing variety and change, he encourages all to consider participating in a multitude of ways.


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Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and after some advice.
I used to run when I was a teenager, but haven't done now for many years. I've now started running again and am really enjoying it. The first few weeks were very tough (I realise how unfit I was - even though very active), and I suffered quite a lot of joint pain - ankles and knees. Oddly enough it improved my hip condition (symphisis pubis dysfunction developed during pregnancy three years ago).
I expected all these pains and most of them have now thankfully gone - but I am still getting a pain which shoots up my leg from my inside ankle bone to just where my calf begins. A friend (and fellow runner) quizzed me about my trainers, and I admit I am using a pair of Reeboks which I think I bought for the gym 4 years ago and never used. They are very comfortable but I wonder if these could be the cause? Can trainers cause pains like this, or is it just my muscles and joints coming back to life?
Thanks for any advice.
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Just so happens that today I was scribbling a bit down about shoes to put on my website (i've decided to have a bit of a revamp n put some 'running advice' on there)...
Here's what I've jotted down so far, feel free to skip it and read at the bottom if you just want a quick answer to your question
As I've already mentioned, getting the right pair of shoes when you start running is definitely worth doing. Okay I may have said it's essential, which taken literally isn't true, we can run in any footwear or even run barefoot, but if you're not careful you can easily end up injured beginners are even more susceptible to injury through wearing the wrong footwear as their bodies are adapting to the stresses and strains of running more than those who've been running a long time.
My advice for buying running shoes?
Go to a running specialist store, with staff who know what they're talking about. JJB Sports, Sports World and other similar stores may be great for picking up bargain shoes, but the extra few quid you may spend at a proper running/sports store will be more than worth it if it prevents injury. If you can stomach reading down to the bottom you'll learn of my experience with running shoes, which I don't believe by any means is the norm, but can quite easily occur.
When shopping for a running shoe, a decent running shop will analyse your running style. This may be through asking you to walk across a pressure sensitive pad to understand what your foot is doing as you move, they may ask you to run on a treadmill and watch or video you from behind and explain their findings, or they may just ask to watch you jog down the road, whatever their method they should see you run. Without seeing you run they can only guess which trainers will provide you with adequate support and cushioning. Watching and understanding what your feet do whilst running is typically known as gait analysis. Whilst I originally planned to scribble in a paragraph on gait analysis within this section, I feel it's important and detailed enough to warrant its own section. Once the shop staff have seen your style of running, and spoken to you regarding the type of running you do, they can recommend various trainers to you based of the level of support, cushioning, and motion control you require.
How should new trainers feel?
Make sure you try on a number of different brands and models for comfort. Don't be surprised if you're trying on trainers that are a size or so bigger than your everyday shoes, this is quite normal! A running trainer should feel comfortable and supportive around the main part of the foot, but never tight; your foot can swell by up to a whole shoe size whilst running (depending on the distance ran of course). The foot shouldnt be able to slide around inside the shoe, any movement can cause friction, which is a perfect way to get plenty of blisters; there should however be plenty of space for your toes to move. If you feel your toes pressing on the upper section or end of the trainer, whilst stationary or running, you'll probably find yourself getting bruised toes or blackened toe-nails. Ultimately you know what feels comfortable for you, and from that point of view, there is no BEST TRAINER, it's all down to opinion and personal preference.
My Experience?
My first pair of running shoes was bought from a JJB store, I went in and explained that I'd started running around the local roads and was hoping to build up to 15miles per week. The sporty looking employee gave me some Reebok Road Plus III's to try on for comfort, they seemed fine, and were reduced in price by a fair amount; the employee assured me they were perfect for my needs and at the reduced price, who was I to argue? They seemed to serve me well, though as I pushed on with the mileage I developed shin splints which really was both draining and upsetting to come back from every run with aching shins. I spent ages and ages icing the affected area every day until eventually I read about Gait Analysis. I visited a running store in Lincoln that was doing gait analysis. They recorded me running on a treadmill and showed me the video back in slow motion and explained what my foot was doing. It turns out I over-pronate! I splashed out and bought some Asics Gel Kayano XII's which felt fantastic and my shin splints have not returned since.
More recently I've had a biomechanical assessment, which is similar to a gait analysis, but more detailed and studies the whole of the lower body rather than just the lower legs and/or feet. The assessments shows that the Asics Gel Kayano's offer slightly more support than I need so I'll be looking at other shoes available soon enough!
So all in all, yes it can make that much of a difference to run in unsuitable shoes, though in all honesty you're bound to have some teething pains... get some suitable shoes to start with and we'll go if that doesn't help matters it'd be worth going to the docs or a sports physio. Hope that helps a little!
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Welcome to RF, sorry to hear the pain you are in and Richard has covered it with the trainers, I hope it is as simple as getting new shoes that will remedy your pain, but you most definitely want to have an analysis done on how you run.
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Thanks for your messages. I'm sure some of the pain is down to shock - my poor legs haven't worked so hard in ages, but I'm determined not to be defeated by them! I will try to find a proper runner's shop and investigate my running technique - be great if that's my only problem!
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Thanks for your messages. I'm sure some of the pain is down to shock - my poor legs haven't worked so hard in ages, but I'm determined not to be defeated by them! I will try to find a proper runner's shop and investigate my running technique - be great if that's my only problem!
I've heard somewhere, can't quite remember where though, that there is some new miracle stuff called Abana or something that may help ! .. don't know where you can get it though ..
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There have been frustrations found throughout the Twins this season as the team sits at the bottom on the pile in the American League. The hitting hasn't been there, runs have been hard to come by, and the injuries have been piling up.
During Ron Gardenhire's run as manager of the Twins there has been one thing that the team has counted on to be successful. That key to success has been a philosophy that I touched on in a post awhile back.
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The Twins organization pushed players to learn to attack the strike zone. This means throwing strikes, not walking batters, and letting the batter get themselves out. Part of this philosophy means, the pitchers have to rely on the locations of their pitches and their ability to change speeds.
The Twins pitching staff has been struggling mightily in the walks department this season. Out of the 14 teams in the American League, the Twins rank 12th in walks allowed in 2011. Since Gardenhire has been manager of the Twins, the lowest ranking the hometown nine has finished with in walks allowed was third in the American Leauge during the 2002 campaign. In fact during most of Gardenhire's tenure, the Twins have been at the top of the American League for lowest walks allowed.
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2004- 1st
2005- 1st
2006- 1st
2007- 2nd
2008- 1st
2009- 1st
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There have not been the same significant injuries to the pitching staff as there have been to the other parts of the Twins roster this season. That could be a scary fact to address for Twins fans. This might be the starting pitching and bullpen that the Twins will have for the significant portion of the season.
Scott Baker threw five walks in the same game for the first time in his career in his last start. Nick Blackburn is on pace to have 74 walks, which is well over his career high of 41. The bullpen is also struggling when it comes to the walking game. Jose Mijares (9 walks), Joe Nathan (8 walks), and Alex Burnett (8 walks) have been struggling to say the least.
Walks have haunted the Twins this season. These walks have lead to late-inning rallies by the opposition to give them the lead. Other times these walks have pushed the starting pitcher out of the game too soon and put even more pressure on a taxed bullpen. Over the next month the Twins are going to start to field the line-up that was suppose to be on the field this season.
But how is the pitching going to improve?
Because watching all of the walks sucks.


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Trust the guys that have built many motors. I have four previous builds with three different cams and and several types of heads and intake and carb setup. If you go too big of a cam you will regret it. Trust me I was there I had a stock 350 with 882 stock heads 76cc chambers with an edelbrock torquer 2 intake with a 600 holly carb for street use. It had around 8.5 to 1 and I used a comp cam 292h with 244/244 @ 50 duration with 501/ 501 lift. Talk about over camming a motor that was bad on my part but that was what I wanted. I did not get what I thought I should of had. This was in a 86 s-10 so it did run fast but man I was getting valve float at 4500 rpm with the stock heads and springs etc.
After I went with way bigger world product heads a bigger dual high rise intake manifold with more compression over 9.3 to one did I get a bigger amount of boost from the cam. You need to get what would be good for street. I right now have a really nice setup with a cam that I don't like to well. I have a comp big mutha thumpr cam wich specs at 243/257 @ 50 with 531/517 lift. That is with a Quickfuel drag racing q-series carb ($650 Retail) with an edelbrock rpm air gap performer intake, Dart iron eagle 200cc heads fully ported with 2.02 1.60 valves with all matching components for the cam. I have estimated 450hp with around 380ftlbs of torque by 6200rpm.
I have had nothing but problems with trying to get it tune with my carb. I had a somewhat smaller cam previously and it was a crane powermax. It was a 234/242 @ 50 537/559 lift. That cam did not give me the choppy idle that I like and I switched to the big mutha thumpr cam and it was a big mistake. They both give me good take off and the other perks of hotrodding but the smaller cam gave me way better street manners and mostly likely gave me better hp and torque number cause it was way better for my setup. Trust me be carfull of what you select.
if you have a big heavy truck with big heavy tires. thats going to be driven around.
get a 4 bolt main 350 crate HO ,and 4.88 gears with your 31's.
As far as the bull headed engineer thing, I'm actaully fairly quiet when it comes to giving suggestions, when it comes to work I only speak up when they need the right answer.
Seriously though this thing is not meant to set records on the track nor on the mud runs. Its built to be a fun toy to drive. Some people like cruising in an automatic od car with a torque curve as flat as a pool table and an idle speed at 500 RPM... If I wanted that I would buy a diesel.
To me running with a 4500 RPM torque peak, banging gears on a stick shift, and the absolute nasty sounding idle that comes with engines like these is a good time.
The only thing I'm worried about is running it on 93 octane VS having to switch to E85 because of too much effective compression, and an idle speed over 1,000 RPM (just a number I set as my own standard), and wearing through springs (which with modern designs isn't more than a little more initial capital investment).
My effective displacement is still about 276 ci, and compared to a stock 4.3L which comes in around 237 ci I'm still coming out ahead on power with the big cam- even at idle! (I'm comparing it to the largest enigne that came in the S-10 for reference- also the one many people use with stock gearing, auto transmissions, and 30" tires- factory size tire is right around 28-29")
Oh yea, effective compression is up too... along with intake and exhaust flow...
Are there ways to build engines that idle lower and pull more vacuum and can run on watered down gas- yes, hell you can even buy one from GM for a fairly low price. But where is the fun in that.
Lastly, don't blame relying on the numbers as a fault since they don't support your opinion. I understand your opinion- I really do and there's nothing wrong with it. I just don't like being that conservative when its not at all needed.
Techinspector posted the numbers- to me they look great. 6,000 RPM hp peak is my idea of ideal for this project.
Your best cam selection is one that you initally feel is WAAAAAY too SMALL.
Hey guy's don't mess with him, he's an ENGINEER. Not to be a @$$hole, but you fit the profile of an engineer (I have worked with TONS of them). No matter what anyone suggests you still think your way is the best, and that's fine because most things are learned through trial and error (unless you heed peoples advice). Just like the Guy who lived next to me with a 327 Chevy that he built, and him & his smart buddies knew that it was over 600 hp. That thing sounded nasty & was pretty cool in his 72 nova, but too bad he got his ***** kicked by my mild 383 in a 3700# 72 Chevy pickup which sounds decent but not radical like his beast (hahahah ).
These HotRodders on this forum are very smart and have information that CANNOT be ignored. It pisses me off when someone gives you good advise and you don't listen because you know better. If you are so set on this combo, build it, but don't keep asking for advise and then blatantly turn it down.
(No Offense to any Engineers who aren't bull-headed, I actually am one but a piece of paper with your name on it doesn't give you the right to be stubborn).
Oh and Tech Inspector did a dyno sim of my engine combo... I don't think it looks bad at all- 495 hp, 475 tq... 355 ftlb at 2000 RPM... That's big block territory (not a well built big block, but still impressive for factory heads and NA on pump gas with stock displacement.)
I know what you'll say next- its a SIMULATOR... yes it is and its as valid on this combo as any of the other ones.
As far as critiquing, I was looking for suggestions on simmilar cams... running something like a 262H cam compared to this one would be as close as running a solid roller... And to risk sounding like a ******* I actaully like arguing about things like this, if nothing else it forces me to reconsider and evaluate my own opinions... even if I decide to still stick to them.
Secondly, I WILL be here for the big "told you so." I've been here for years and I plan to stay. Post your numbers after you get it dynoed... or can you just magically predict that like you predict jetting and torque curves?
Is your combo terrible? No. Could it be worlds better? Yes. I just have to laugh that the TITLE of your thread is "please critique my cam choice," then you have spent the last three days insulting us and defending your original choice while citing a 4-banger that was a "blast to drive" as your last build.
If you think a 4-banger with a 6k torque peak is a blast to drive on the street, then enjoy your overcammed 350 that is built with a no-name Ebay cam.
I'd do it like a CORR motor, you know...
450cid 820HP Championship Off-Road Racing Small Block Chevy
Really though, a .480ish 218*@.050 on a 112 would be nice.
if your off roading my friend did his 79' prospector up with a edelbrock performer cam, 750 carb, and performer intake. the summit cam is .420/440". the heads were magnums converted for a LA block. gears were 4.88's with 31's.
made a powerfull combo.
rpm tq hp
2000 355 135
2500 360 170
3000 385 220
3500 435 285
4000 460 350
4500 475 410
5000 475 450
5500 460 480
6000 435 495
6500 390 485
7000 345 465
Retarding the cam timing 2* will make 500 peak hp @6200 and 475 peak tq @5000..... 2* retard and 850 carb will make 505/480.
Okay, I conceeded, I decided to step down a bit on the cam and am going with an ISKY grind.
which has only 244/248 duration @.050" and .524/.534 lift... I figure buying from Isky is proably a safer route.
I really don't understand why everyone is getting so miffed over a little duration. Here's a setup very simmilar to what I'm building except he has heads that were ported better than mine will be, and a cam with MORE duration that is still streetable.... Wow, imagine that... There's a lot of people running bigger cams on the street. hell my hp peak will probably end up around 6,000 or maybe a hair under. And that's not streetable? Granted its not a deisel, but what's the point of building this stuff if you're just going to stick with stock, or near stock parts?
and yea, I know I'll be getting around 14 MPG, but I'll live with it.
As far as expierence goes, no one who commented ahs tried anything like this- just the same with the last engine build that I did with a "cam that was too big" as it turned out my milage was twice what they speculated and the torque curve was damn near flat with a peak around 6k RPM again. Oh, and as far as the numbers go I had it down to the exact jetting before I even put it together. I underestimated my milage by 2 MPG's last time (I got an easy 25- 27 on the highway) and I was off on the timing with 1 degree too much advance. Before I even turned a bolt.
I really just wish you were here for the big "I told you so." I guess the only people that can really comment on this would be budget oriented roundy round racers, since they actaully do have expierence on setups very close to this.
DoubleVision... let's just let him build it how he wants and learn for himself. He's not listening to experience, fact, or reason. He wants that cam, period.
AP72, if you seriously think that a cam with 250 degrees duration at .050 and a 106 LSA is what you call streetable with 31" tires, then you are deluded. That's not what most people call streetable in a 2300-lb stripped Nova with 26" tires and 4.56s.
I'm 34, I've built just as many "new" engines as I have old ones, and VE theory is the same regardless.
You're right, numbers don't lie, but dynos don't race. You can guess and hope and simulate torque figures, but unless you are a master tuner, you're not going to get anywhere close to the torque that you guess will be down below 3000 rpm. You also probably don't understand that VE below the peak falls off at a much faster rate with anything less than WOT. So all of this torque you speak of in the lower range is ONLY there at WOT. If you've never driven a combo like you talk about on the street, it gets absolutely tiring.
Oh... you can also skip the electric fans. They might work on a stock output engine, but you're talking the need for absolutely serious heat, and you'll be doing it while thermally punishing the engine at anything below 3000 RPMs.
Even at its most fundamental, you have to see the major mismatch between a cam that is larger than some NASCAR cams, and a factory iron street head that flows 230 cfms.... or do you just not want to look at the numbers in that case.
The worst part is, you're going to build this engine out of stubbornness, put it in, then a week later you're going to post the following threads:
"350 overheats all the time - I have electric fans"
"More mileage from 350 - I'm only getting 4 MPG"
"Carb running super rich - It burns my eyes"
"Can't get 350 to idle below 1200 - I've already tried 30 degrees initial"
"No power brakes - why do I only have 6 inches of vacuum?"
"350 not as powerful as I had hoped - I used Vortec heads, but..."
Mismatch. Big time. Have fun tuning it. It will take an absolute master. I'm out.
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Seems like you have it all figured out, contrary to what everyone else has to say.
Experience is often gained the hard way.
I'm not running mud bogs, 3.08 gears is what killed your ability to use the high RPM power, and people said the same damn thing when I put a 11.5:1 a 2.5L with a 232/235 cam in the first s10, which was one hell of a blast to drive.
I'm not saying this will be a torque monster, it won't be. But it will be plenty streetable, pull above 2500 like a freight train and be more than enough to get my truck through anything.
Also, because of the changes in the automotive world I am slow to take anyones years in the bussiness as evidence- recent build in the past 10 years sure, but more often than not, old timers (which Im' not saying you are) have clouded judgement of what is and is not possible because 20 years ago things weren't possible that are today. As such I follow the numbers on most aspects of engine building. Numbers never lie, nor are they opinionated.
calculate the DCR adn the effective displacement on the engine I'm building adn you'll see that even with the big cam the low end stomps the 4.3L which came in the truck along with 3.23 gears and a 700R4...
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In response to the second round of negotiations that will resume this week on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, today issued the following joint statement to support U.S. trade and economic integration in Asia:
"We support the effort to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement underway in San Francisco. Robust economic engagement in the Asia-Pacific is critical to President Obama's goal of doubling exports in five years, retaining and creating good-paying American jobs, and demonstrating our long-term commitment to peace and prosperity in the region. TPP is the first trade agreement exclusively negotiated by this Administration. With the Administration's commitment to strong and transparent labor, environmental, and intellectual property provisions, TPP can be a model, 21st century trade agreement."
"The United States risks losing export share in an exploding market and ceding influence in the Asia-Pacific unless it is able to participate more vigorously in regional trade. TPP represents an excellent opportunity to change this dynamic and build a platform for region-wide economic integration. We look forward to working with the Administration throughout the negotiation process and to evaluating the completed agreement once it is submitted to Congress."
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I'm using a Toshiba satellite 1900-102 I've got it dual booting BT2 final with XP pro via LiLo, I have a Netgear WG511T.
I notice that the KDE control module shows no PCMCIA controller detected. Is why I cant connect to any AP's?
shows ath0, eth0, lo and wifi0Code:ifconfig -a
So I presume the wireless adaptor is available to bt2, if I use ifconfig ath0 up the 2 lights on the 511t flash alternately.
Wireless Assistant shows several AP's including my own, yet I cant connect to even the open AP's?
I have managed to get online wired via eth0, though I'd really like to get the wireless working properly.
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Kingston, Jamaica
#47914 Jan 27, 2013
Young Eric, let me give you more help in understanding YOUR words.
You were saying that it was unusual or unexpected that someone with my beliefs would attend 2 Churches with a majority of poorly educated members. This is the CONTEXT of your response.
HughBe---I would have gone to churcheS(PLURAL) where the majority are professionals/business.....
Eric---It's (unusual or unexpected) of those who believe that Jesus was the Messiah and a member of the Triune.
#47915 Jan 27, 2013
#47916 Jan 27, 2013
rabbee: well according to monty python, a king is someone who ain't got crap all over himself. and knows usless info, like how may and what type of swallows can carry coconuts. and a king represses those who do, have crap on themselves.
#47917 Jan 27, 2013
rabbee: oook, then which religion is it, that if your mother becomes a cow, you can become a lame duck?
because i know that panttheism, is in your own pants.
#47918 Jan 27, 2013
How is it that at times you are speaking in some crazy language about Adam and your grandmother, then you hop over to monty python followed by plain english hehehhe you are funny rabbeeeeeeeeeee
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I grew up in a traditional but conventional Jewish environment. I didnt really develop a sense of spirituality until I experimented with hallucinogens in college. Then after college I got into eastern mysticism, meditation, and western native American spirituality for a while, until I realized that Judaism had similar paradigms and practices. So I drifted back to my roots. The notion of God as the old man in the sky is the notion they taught us back in Hebrew school, and I like many rejected it right off the bat. Then when I was exposed to other paradigms such as nonduality and panentheism (Hasidism) which has an alternative vocabulary, I realized it was possible to be spiritual and still stay within my religion. I was fortunate because Judaism is robust enough to include many types of approaches, had I been born something like evangelical Christian I would of fled my roots entirely. If you want to put a western label on my outlook, I would be considered panentheistic - a Jewish label would be neo-Hasidic.
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#47921 Jan 27, 2013
Here is probably more food for thought than needed
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#47922 Jan 27, 2013
This is probably even better - though still a mouthful
basically, according to this view Evolution IS God, or Gods way of learning about himself
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
#47923 Jan 27, 2013
Nature is what people take for granted and never think who provided all that.
Every one thinks that they have full right to use things present in nature, and do not think from where they come and do not thank who provided them.
In fact nature is the "excuse" most people use when denying God or Creator of this universe.
Mumbai, India
#47924 Jan 27, 2013
Enlightenment proceeds in stages since the individual's awakened consciousness merges with each plane and its phenomena and root mechanism in succession. However, to get into a particular plane of consciousness-energy one needs the the activated mantra or seed vibration of that plane. So, each plane of the Manifestation is personified by its own mantra or vibrational mechanism.
Mumbai, India
#47925 Jan 27, 2013
Everyone thinks his religions is great or truly spiritual until these claims are put to the test to find out what the religion actually preaches or what its spiritual practices are all about.
So, try answering these preliminary questions:
1) Explain the process of merging in consciousness and energy with the 2nd plane, 4th plane, 14th plane, 21st plane of the cosmic manifestation.
2) Describe the phenomena perceived on the 4th plane of the cosmic hierarchy.
Mumbai, India
#47927 Jan 27, 2013
What is meant by the term evolution?
Mumbai, India
#47928 Jan 27, 2013
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Oh Papa.
Mumbai, India
#47929 Jan 27, 2013
Describe creation from nothing giving all the details.
Mumbai, India
#47930 Jan 27, 2013
1) "They see the Self in the Self by the Self."
The Gita
2)Where there is duality, there other sees other, other hears, touches, thinks of, knows other. But when one sees all as the Self, by what shall one know it? It is by the Self that one knows all this that is....All betrays him who sees all elsewhere than in the Self; for all this that is is the Brahman (Supreme Consciousness), all beings and all this that is are this Absolute Self.
Brihadaranyak Upanishad.
3)THAT in which all these worlds (planes) seem to exist steadily, THAT of which all these worlds are a possession, THAT from which all these worlds arise, THAT for which all these exist, THAT by which all these worlds come into existence and THAT which is indeed all these THAT alone is the existing Reality. Let us cherish THAT, the Self, which is the Reality....
Sri Ramana Maharshi
4)I am neither mind, nor intellect, nor chitta;
Neither ears, nor tongue, nor eyes,
Neither sky, nor earth,
Neither light, nor air,
I am Consciousness and Bliss incarnate,
I am neither happy, nor suffering,
Neither virtue, nor vice,
Neither mantras, nor sacred places,
Neither food, nor enjoyment, nor the enjoyer,
I am Consciousness and Bliss incarnate,
I am neither death, nor doubt, nor any kind of distinction,
I have neither father, nor mother, nor birth,
Neither relatives do I have, nor friends,
Neither Guru, nor disciples,
I am Consciousness and Bliss incarnate."
Adi Shankara
What is the limitation of nondualism?
Mumbai, India
#47931 Jan 27, 2013
1) How does the self differ from the soul?
2) Where are the stations of the self and soul in the individual?
3) What is meant by being?
4) What're the higher planes that exceed being? Why are they not included in being? How can they be be attained to? How can these superior planes of consciousness and energy be made a part of being? What will be the consequences?
Mumbai, India
#47932 Jan 27, 2013
How is it possible to stand back from the planes of the Manifestation?
#47933 Jan 27, 2013
Wow ... Joel comes to mind ... A lot of words and complexity to say that there were two ways of explaining that God is everything and within everything. The Hindu approach was to be open to the general person, the Jewish approach was to speak in riddles and make simple concepts complicated so that only a few would understand.,,, I can see how this approach would distance people and turn people off ... Still, I got through it and hope I gleemed the basic principle.
Mumbai, India
#47934 Jan 27, 2013
What is the fundamental difference between standing back from the Manifestation and coming altogether out of the Manifestation?
Mumbai, India
#47935 Jan 27, 2013
What could exist when one comes altogether out of the Manifestation? Is this the ultimate reality? Or are they still further states? Explain.
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Lily smiled back a little sadly, her green, almond shaped eyes crinkling at the edges. Dont worry about us, Albus, well be fine. Everythings been arranged. James is just now finishing off the last of the protective charms, she nodded her head back at the house behind her which was slowly disappearing behind what seemed like a thick haze. Our Secret Keeper will be bound tonight and then not even you will be able to find us!
Dumbledore nodded, but still looked slightly reprehensive. Are you sure that Sirius is the right man for the job? Have you told him what his role might entail?
Sirius? Oh! I forgot to tell you. Weve decided to change Secret Keepers last minute. We though You Know Who or .or one of his supporters would guess Sirius immediately. We gave the job to someone less obviously connected to us.
And who is that? Dumbledore now looked noticeably uncomfortable.
Dont fret, Albus! Were using Peter Pettigrew.
Lily, I know that James was always friends with Pettigrew, but I must warn you against using him! I mean, if the Death Eaters ever guessed and got hold of him, he wouldnt stand up to their torture for a minute! Hes not like you and James or even Sirius. Hes never exactly had the heart of a lion. Now if you let me do it
No, no, weve already discussed this! We dont want to burden you with one more thing. Peter will be fine, we believe hes going into hiding himself in a few days, and then there will be no possible way for You Know Who to ever find us.
Very well then, said Dumbledore, still looking slightly apprehensive. You must send me a note every week to let me know how youre doing. If I dont hear from youll Ill assume that somethings gone wrong. If youre sure youre fine, though, I must be back at headquarters, I have a very important report coming in in about an hour. He turned away and was readying himself to disapparate when Lily spoke.
Wait! Albus! Just one more thing. Who was it that gave you the tip off about us? As far as I knew, the Order hadnt yet managed to plant anyone within the ranks of the Death Eaters yet.
Im sorry, Lily, but Im not at liberty to say. My confidant forbid me to say anything to you.
But please Albus! If something goes wrong, I dont want to go to the grave not knowing who tried to save us!
Dont worry, nothing is going to happen. Like you said yourself, theres no possible way Voldemort will be able to find you.
Albus! There was a note of absolute desperation in her voice now. Dumbledore could tell that she wanted to know the name of his informant more than she had wanted anything ever before.
Very well, but you must swear to me to never tell anyone. Especially James or the spy himself. Both would die if they knew. Lily was looking at him with wide eyes now. Before I tell you, I must assure you that this man is now firmly on our side, and turned spy against Voldemort at great personal peril all because of a childhood love that he has never been able to spurn.
Dumbledore, we dont have much time any minute now .
Very well. It was Severus Snape who told me of Voldemorts intentions towards you, James, and Harry. He was the one who told his master of the prophecy, not knowing who Voldemort would target. He is mad with grief that he has put you in danger and wishes only to make sure his mistake does not result in your harm.
As he said this, he saw the color drain out of Lilys face. Sev? Severus told you this? But I thought he was lost I never would have believed .are you sure hes on our side? He was always a great occlumens.
Quite sure. Theres no person on earth who could possibly fake the remorse that he showed me.
Oh God, said Lily, her eyes starting to shine with the beginnings of tears. I never forgave him for calling me mudblood. I knew he didnt mean it, but I was young and didnt want to listen to his apologies
Dont worry, that is all forgotten now. School grudges fall away when faced with real world peril.
"I always knew he was a good person, deep down. He always played with the dark arts at school, but when he was around me, he was always kind and understanding. We were best friends up until that day by the pond." Her voice was rather weak, and Dumbledore laid a hand understandingly on her shoulder.
"I always knew that love would be the force that would defeat Voldemort in the end, and we are starting to see that. It was solely Severus' love for you that cleared his head. Please remember that, Lily! Even in the worst of times, it may only be the love that you share with James and Harry will allow to live. Love is the only power Voldemort cannot understand, and thus cannot defeat."
Albus, you must promise me something. Lilys voice was suddenly stern and steady. Promise me that if, for some reason, something happens to James and I, and Harry survives, that he knows Severus. I know that my sister will never so much as tell Harry about our world, and I dont want him to grow up like that. Please, as what may be a last request, promise me that Harry will at least spend time with Severus. After all, he was the man who, as a boy, first taught me about magic. I owe him so much. He is the only one I can trust for this, not even Sirius or Pettigrew she trailed off.
This is a rather odd request, Lily, but I understand where you are coming from. But as I doubt anything will happen to you, I wont breathe a word of it to Severus unless the situation arises. Lily looked rather relieved, and gave him a small smile. Now I must be away, and you must get into your house. I see that James has finished and, ah! theres Peter right now. I wish you the best of luck and hope to see you when the danger has cleared. Goodnight, Lily. He got a last glimpse of Lilys hopeful face as he spun on his heel and disappeared into the fading sunlight.
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I'm not a California attorney, and the law can vary from one state to another, but I doubt that this other person will get anywhere. In most states, there are two things that are true about the annuity: first, it is a contract set up in a way that it describes exactly who gets what money and when, and that is designed to be effective outside of probate (meaning will, no will, it doesn't make a difference); second, the beneficiaries on that annuity, and their different interests, have been specifically approved by the person who won the settlement and her lawyers, and quite possibly by the court as well.
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The "special" thing that makes the vats work as far as the key is concerned is the little black chip looking thing in the key itself. This is nothing more than a resistor and there were only fifteen different resistance values or "codes" that I ever remember reading about. If you look in the area of your steering column you'll notice two 20 guage (?) (really skinny) orange wires running up the column. These wires are connected to the ignition lock. They are used by the theft module to read the resistance of the key. You can splice these two wires and place a resistor in line (module side of splice). So far (I haven't done a million anyways) the resistance values needed have been in the 2-3 K ohm range. You can be within a few hundred ohms and be good to go. Go to Radio Shack and buy an assortment of resistors from the 2-3 K ohm range (they're real cheap). Place them in the splice one at a time and keep trying until it works. It would be real easy if you had the 90 key, that way you could just measure resistance from the key itself.
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4 to 6 servings
A delicious "warmer-upper" after a fine tramp in the woods on a chilly day. Loose pork sausage meat is used instead of ground beef. Look for some that is not heavily spiced. Corn bread is perfect served alongside.
Brown in a large skillet:
1 pound pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
Toward the end of the browning, add:
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When the celery is softened, add:
One 28-ounce can (3-1/2 cups) whole tomatoes, chopped
2 cups tomato juice or Chicken Broth,
or a mixture of the two
1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup or molasses
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1-1/2 teaspoons powdered sage
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Simmer for 20 minutes.
3-1/2 to 4 cups cooked red kidney beans,
drained and rinsed
Simmer for 15 minutes more.
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Northern Corn Bread, (see book)
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Demon's Souls gets UK publisher finally
Demon's Souls finally gets it's UK publisher, Namco Bandai will publish in Europe.
Good news for hardcore RPG fans – the acclaimed RPG Demon's Souls on PS3 will be making its way to UK shores.
Demon's Souls wasn't released in the UK when it US retailers last October, and Sony previously admitted this was a "mistake." The game has also just sold three times as many copies than expected in North America – 280,000.
Now the question is will it be too late, will those European players have already imported from USA? probably not for any of the foreign territories and with RPG's very popular in the German market I expect Sony will be regretting letting this one go even more soon.
My thought's back in January on the best game of 2009 – http://www.mrbamber.com/2010/01/30/demons-souls/


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Wanted: 300 dogs with barks worse than their bites. Tolerant dogs, preferably, living within easy driving distance of Brighton. A tall order? Not necessarily. Anna Taylor, a DPhil student at Sussex University, is already more than a tenth of the way towards her target, having recorded the growls, barks and yaps of more than 30 canine volunteers.
In the process, she has been nipped by a Staffordshire bull terrier and eyeballed by at least two "monstrous" rottweilers. "They turned out to be quite friendly but rather intimidating," she admits.
Taylor, based at the Centre for Mammal Vocal Communication Research, wants to know how and why dogs use sound to communicate. Also how domestic dogs differ from wild dogs, working dogs and wolves in that regard.
Wolves, of course, are better known for howling than growling. "They do growl early in their development," Taylor says. "Baby ones also bark and whimper. But adults don't. It seems that the noises that our domestic dogs make, even when playing, tend to drop out of the wolf's repertoire when fully grown."
In the longer term, she is hoping that her research will feed into a better understanding of vocal communication among canines of all kinds. "There are evolutionary implications in all this," she says, "to do with the domestication of the dog and its inextricable link with human beings."
She stresses that her work is still in its early stages. Funding, from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, is available for another two and a half years.
"If the findings are valid, then we'll look for practical applications," she says. "But for now I'm interested in the pure science of it. Most of the research in this area has been about genetics rather than behaviour. It's a huge field, but we've only just got the tools - microphones for recording incredibly high and low registers and computer software capable of representing and analysing those sounds."
Taylor still needs many more owners to bring forward their four-legged friends to have their vocal emissions measured. "They really need to be in the Sussex area," she says, "because I like to visit them at home."
Which is understandable. When a dog's having its formants measured, it needs to feel comfortable and in familiar surroundings. Formants are the sound components that make up doggie growls. By analysing them, Taylor is hoping to glean information about the animal, including its aggressiveness over food, territory or a mate. "I need dogs that are not too averse to being handled," she says.
Each one needs to be weighed and have its head measured. Taylor needs to investigate whether the formants are related to the length of the vocal tract. "If that turns out to be the case," she says, "it should mean that you should be able to work out a dog's size simply by listening to its growl."
Owners usually claim to be able to recognise the sound of their own dog anywhere, any time. So do they think that their animals are trying to talk to them?
"Yes, they do," Taylor confirms. "And it may be that domestic dogs vocalise primarily for their human companions." Unlike wolves, which don't have any companions beyond their own species. "It would be interesting to test this theory," Taylor goes on, "by modifying the recordings and then playing them back to humans as well as to other dogs, to see how they respond. Hopefully, it would be possible to show which acoustic notes are important for which species."
She is also issuing questionnaires to breed clubs around the world, asking owners to consider what makes their dog bark. Is it the doorbell or the rattle of the food tin?
It remains to be seen whether her research will help to reveal what man's best friend is trying to say, beyond "let me get at that postman" or "not bloody Winalot again".
· Anna Taylor can be contacted through email@example.com


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copying notebook sections to text documents
Please excuse the simple question, but..
How can I copy portions of notebooks and paste them into text documents
(such as this posting) and have them not include all the normally-hidden
formatting characters? The closest I have come by trial and error is to
convert the selection to input form and asnd then copy and paste into the
text document. This conversion adds parenthesis and double-quotes depending
upon the cell type. How do you get it into a format such as that used when
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Reesy Snowden & Misty Fine have been friends since childhood. Misty's work life is thriving & she has found Mr. Right at last. Although Reesy's trying to be happy for her friend, she is troubled by this intrusion into the one friendship that has always come first for both women. Nonetheless, Reesy's dreams of a dance career have become reality & she is also seeing a man who might be a keeper. Unfortunately, her self-destructive tendencies threaten to destroy her, until true love & friendship save the day.
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We're going to make a poultice.
Here's what you'll need:
A clean glass jar (a mason jar will work)
Vinegar (apple cider or regular)
An eggplant (aubergine)
What you'll do:
Wash the eggplant and pat dry.
Leaving the skin on, cut the eggplant in pieces and pack into a glass jar.
Pour vinegar over the eggplant covering it completely.
Seal the jar and leave on a counter for 3 days.
Shake the jar regularly.
AFTER 3 days, strain some of the liquid in a small cup or bowl.
Saturate a cotton ball or gauze in the poultice to the infected area at least three times daily until the skin is healed.
You can leave put this in the refrigerator. Some people like to use it straight out of the fridge, as it's cool and soothing when applied.
According to some accounts this works also for skin cancer (melanoma) and acne.
"Food keeps us here and food takes us away." - The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food."- Hippocrates


text: NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Value Retailers: Market Guide to 2016 http://www.reportlinker.com/p01012438/Global-Value-Retailers-Market-Guide-to-2016.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Retail Synopsis "Global Value Retailers: Market Guide to 2016" provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the Global Value Retailers market. The report includes quantitative information (historic and forecast market values), segmented at channel level. The report provides data, analyses and opinion to help companies in the retail industry better understand the changes in their environment, seize opportunities and formulate crucial business strategies. Summary This report is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Global Value Retailers market. The report provides a top-level overview and detailed category insight into the operating environment for the Global Value Retailers market. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Global retail value chain and for new players that are considering entering the market. Scope - Overview of the Global Value Retailers market. - Analysis of the Value Retailers market and its channels, including full year 2011 sales values and forecasts until 2016. - Historic and forecast sales values for Value Retailers for the period 2006 through to 2016. - Individual channel analysis for the Value Retailers market for the period 2006 through to 2016. Reasons To Buy Provides you with important figures for the Global Value Retailers market with individual country analysis. - Helps you to identify trends by analyzing historical industry data. - Allows you to analyze the market with detailed historic and forecast market values, segmented at channel level. - Enhances your knowledge of the market with key figures on consumption value and segmentation by channel for the historic period.


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unsymmetrical, un-si-met′ri-kal, adj. not symmetrical—also Unsymmet′ric.
When leaves are unsymmetrical, like the begonias, the pattern is unsymmetrical also.
One of the difficulties attending this period is the tendency to unsymmetrical growth.
We have learnt to write "asymmetry," but not to avoid "unsymmetrical."
Prophase of same mitosis, showing symmetrical and unsymmetrical pairs, as in figs. 178 and 179.
unsymmetrical, that is, when the circles of the flower or some of them differ in the number of their members.
This leads to the difference between symmetrical and unsymmetrical metres.
Another scheme, proposed by Gravier, employed the unsymmetrical form shown in fig. 226.
The increase in goods of different kinds is, of course, unsymmetrical.
It is of rude unglazed earthenware, and is unsymmetrical, as represented here.


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Efficacy and Safety Study of Esomeprazole vs Omeprazole to Treat Acute Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
This study has been completed.
Information provided by:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 17, 2006
Last updated: March 11, 2009
Last verified: March 2009
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The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Esomeprazole and Omeprazole intravenous every 12 hours for 5 days in subjects with acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
|Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
|Drug: Esomeprazole IV Drug: Omeprazole IV
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomised, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Active-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Esomeprazole or Omeprazole for 5 Days in Subjects With Acute Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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MedlinePlus related topics: Bleeding Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Drug Information available for: Omeprazole Omeprazole magnesium Esomeprazole Esomeprazole Sodium Esomeprazole magnesiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Evaluate the efficacy by assessment of proportion of subjects who present with no clinically significant bleeding after 5 days treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of subjects who present with no clinically significant upper GI bleeding after 72-hour treatment
- Time to absence of clinically significant upper GI bleeding
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2007
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female aged 18-65 years.
- GI bleeding or with such signs within 48 hours as judged by the investigator as to have non-variceal upper GI bleeding.
- One endoscopically confirmed bleeding peptic ulcer or erosive gastritis
Exclusion Criteria:
- GI bleeding caused by Esophageal varices
- Mallory Weiss syndrome
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- Suspicion of gastric malignancy at baseline endoscopy
- Post-Billroth-resection
- Unknown source of GI bleeding · 2.Unstable vital signs
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00402259
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|Fuzhou, Fujian, China
|China, Guangdong
|Research Site
|Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
|China, Hubei
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|Wuhan, Hubei, China
|China, Shanxi
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|Xi'an, Shanxi, China
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|Beijing, China
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|Shanghai, China
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|Study Director:
|Tore Lind, MD
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Nexium PUB
|Study First Received:
|November 17, 2006
|Last Updated:
|March 11, 2009
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Pathologic Processes
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Anti-Ulcer Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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How works the distribute-list acl out in the eigrp routing?
I have two WAN interfaces that one for dark fiber Giga and the other 100M LE. the Giga is single VLAN and the LE is trunk with two VLANs that Data and Voice.
In normal operation, send all traffic to Giga and LE will take over when outage the Giga but should forward separately the Data and Voice into the LE.
If I configure as follows, how works in normal(Giga and LE both running) and in Giga outage mode. and will it meet my goal?
router eigrp 100
network 10.0.0.0
distribute-list Data out vlan_data
distribute-list Voice out vlan_voice
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Vienna, 11 April 2013 – "Budget Minister Cazeneuve's suggestion to place Austria on a French "black list" for tax havens due to a lack of cooperation is nothing but an inappropriate diversion tactic to divert attention from French problems", said State Secretary Lopatka. "On Tuesday, the Austrian federal government already communicated its willingness to negotiate on data exchange with the EU partners".
"Apart from the fact that Austria is no tax haven, proposing a national "black list" misses the point – after all, an internationally binding list of tax havens, administrated by the OECD, is already in place", the State Secretary added.
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I'm looking for my first handgun. It will be used to prepare myself for a defense tactics course. I'm considering the S&W M&P .40, and would like opinions on that weapon. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...egory_rn=15711
The course is a opportunity associated with my job. It involves attending a 1 week defense tactics training session put on by a department of the federal government. The gun I would be issued if I were to successfully complete the training is the H&K USP40 compact. This is also what would be used during the training, but I do not obtain the firearm until my arrival. I have about 6 months to prepare.
I have no real handgun training or experience, having been a regular civilian my entire life. I feel like I need to practice and improve my marksmanship if I have any chance of completing the course successfully. I grew up around hunting rifles and shotguns, and currently just own a remington 870 & baretta extrema2 for hunting/HD. Recently a Police Officer friend of mine took me to the range and let me fire his Colt 1911-style .45 and an S&W M&P .40.
I took a liking to the S-W M&P .40, as I could get fairly accurate shots with it after a bit of coaching. I was wondering if this would be a good semi-auto for me to purchase in preperation for my course. I would also use it for home defense after it had served that purpose. I've also considered the springfiled XD line and Glock 22 based on reviews I've read online. I could also get an H&K USP40 of my own for $495.00 if I wanted.
I am leaning toward the S&W M&P because I actually have used it, it's made in the USA, .40 S&W seems like a good round, it seem to get good reviews from what I've read, and I think it looks good. Plus I'd like some variety if I'm going to get issued the H&K, it seems redundant to have two of the exact same weapon.
Opinions, thoughts, comments? Thanks in advance.


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Must an executor wait a specific amount of time before distributing cash disbursements from the estate?
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My brother-in-law was named executor for both my parents. They have now passed, and he is stating that TN law requires him to wait 6 months from the date he filed for probate and was named executor by the court before he distributes any cash to the estate heirs. Is this true? If there is a specific waiting period, how long does the law say it has to be? Or is this just a recommendation rather than law?
I am so sorry for your loss. Although this question is best asked to an attorney in your area (or even the clerks of the probate court as they are very helpful in answering questions such as this one) , I can not seem to find any provision that states a six month waiting period. But again, that is not to say that i t is not the case. What is true is that the executor of an estate has many fiduciary duties to carry out and can not distribute the assets of an estate until all liabilities are accounted for and paid out, money is set aside for taxes, etc. And that usually takes some time even in the best planned estates. The size also has a lot to do with it as well. If you are unsure that he is acting in the best interest of the estate and its beneficiaries (to who he has a duty as well) seek consultation from another attorney on your behalf. Good luck.


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I'm a sucker for all things miniaturized and oversized. So I'm especially fond of JAAAHWS, a big version of those classic novelty vampire fangs. Use them to build your own maneating flytrap (above) or put the fangs on your noggin', like so... (adults can wear them, too)
Interesting tidbit: JAAAHWS were created by Brian Morishita who also works with Rick Baker at Cinovation Studios, which means he has two super cool jobs.
Available in white ($20) and glow-in-the-dark ($28 - limited).


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I'm a creature of habit on and off my bike. I like the same food, I frequent the same businesses, and for the most part, I really, really like my bike how it is. I'll admit that change is difficult for me at points and I like knowing that my bike feels just like it did yesterday, so I rarely switch up my bike and only get a new one when I feel like I'm on borrowed time. But, part of what makes BMX so great is that bike setups are generally limitless and the different types of riding that come from those setups. Dimensions aside, a BMX can be simple or complicated and most of the pros out there today have, ummm, evolved into what they ride today. In this week's interview, I asked a few people to explain why they like their bike the way they do and maybe a couple of stories will inspire you to break out of the norm today and try adding (or removing) an accessory or two. Who knows…maybe you'll like it. —Ryan
Kyle Hart:
"I've been riding four pegs, four piece bars, and cassette for a few years now and been brakeless for about 12 years. I love four piece bars because all my favorite shred heroes used to ride 'em when I was a little party tot. They give the bike an attitude that can't be duplicated with bone stock two-piece bars. I love grinding, but I suck nard bags at it. So in a weird, turdy way I don't have a "switch" so I run four (steel as hell) pegs. More shit on my bike to grab! I've thought about running a freecoaster because backwards tricks are mega fun but I think you lose a lot of your personal style in the switch to a permanent moonwalking device.
"I've thought about running a freecoaster because backwards tricks are mega fun but I think you lose a lot of your personal style in the switch to a permanent moonwalking device."
It just ends up looking like you hop around in the same position regardless of the hyper tricky mega stunt you are performing. I've played around with a lot of different setups over the years but I ended up stopping after I felt that I didn't have any limits anymore. All the shit I can envision myself doing in the future is on this setup and I wouldn't have to change a thing to express myself properly on my two wheeled vertical journal. So in that respect I guess it was a progression into that decision. Party on.
Chris Silva:
"BMX is a creative outlet. I've always been a creative person and always stray away from what seems to be the norm or trend; in all aspects of life. I rode a lot of different setups over the past 17 years but I seem to always go back to the most simplest of setups; pegless and a brake. This also just happens to be what maybe people are not riding, but I see it as the most fun and creative. A lot of riders seem to just chase the same tricks on street while all riding the exact same bike setups, watching a videos and seeing the same moves over and over is so mind numbing to me.
"A lot of riders seem to just chase the same tricks on street while all riding the exact same bike setups."
I love to see riders who bring something different to the table, it can be the most simple trick but making it original, it can change the way people think and make them want to go out and create as well. That is how I like to ride and progress, yeah there are always similarities between every rider but being able to imagine something new or different is when BMX changes from just riding to actually creating."
Chris Doyle:
"Regardless of the changes in the technology of BMX bikes (BB sizing, headset sizing, smaller gear ratios, etc.), I've run my bike the same way since I was 15 years old. I consider my set-up to be both simple and practical… for me anyways. Perhaps the two most notable and obvious attributes of my set-up are my brakes and my, 'by today's standards' high seat post. A lot of people think I ride brakes for safety while riding trails and/or because I have a love of rear brake tricks. Well, I do love me some fufanus, but the truth is, I don't go brakeless because I can't stand riding 'death grip' (gripping the bar with the entire hand). I have, as long as I can remember, always ridden with my index finger on my lever. I don't remember how or when I started doing this, but it's something that I've always done. In fact, years ago I snapped a brake cable and took my brakes off and left them off for well over a month… but I had to leave the brake lever on out of comfort. I felt so out of control while riding death grip. So you could say I've been brakeless, but never brake lever-less. Keith Gower had a quote in an old magazine where he said, 'People who don't ride with a finger on their lever suck.' We all know that's not true, but it's funny nonetheless.
"I still don't understand how the younger generation does so many barspins with slammed seats."
My (high) seat post is another noticeable, but important part of my set-up. At first, when I was about 14 years old, I jacked my seat post up so that it would be easier for me to learn barspins… the old fashioned way (level, pinch the seat with your knees, and toss the bars). I've always been tall; therefore, my seat post was as well. I still don't understand how the younger generation does so many barspins with slammed seats. A few years ago I messed up my seat/seat post combo and was forced to use a tiny seat post – my seat was slammed for exactly one session. Not only did my barspin tricks suffer (or were non existent), but I noticed that my big ass feet (size 13 shoe), would get caught under my seat while doing turndowns and tables… I could do both, but not the way I liked them. So, it looks like for the duration of my riding, my seat post will always be, at least, 'one fist' tall." —Chris Doyle
Chad Kerley:
"The way my bike is set up is for the streets. I'm running a freecoaster now and I'm into it. I think it helps my progression in riding because there are so many cool new things to learn with it. It's made my riding feel fresh and new lately. I'm running four plastic pegs, which I recently got on so yeah I'm pretty late haha. With how much I ride ledges I finally realized that plastics are necessary to have on my bike. Now I don't have to fight the grind as much; it's just buttery every time."
Ashley Charles:
"I feel like my bike set up hasn't really changed in years apart from taking my brakes off a while ago and from time to time taking my pegs on and off. I like my set up to be dialed at all times, with a good amount of length and high tire pressure to aid height and speed. For a while now I haven't been running pegs and this is for a few different reasons. I have always loved the feel and look of a bike without pegs. Mainly, I took them off when I first started riding again after my knee surgeries so that I wouldn't be tempted to do any small grinds that might cause me to put my leg out to break a fall. After I was back in the swing of things and riding street again I found myself looking for more creative setups when not having the option of grinding.
"I don't believe that progression should solely come from adding stuff to your bike."
It's also too easy to just find some perfect ledge or rail out here in California. Four pegs has never been my thing, although I totally respect that kind of riding and the people that pioneered it. Although, for a while it seemed like a lot of people were putting on four pegs because it was the trend but weren't actually using them. I don't believe that progression should solely come from adding stuff to your bike. I run a cassette over a freecoaster because my bike is set up for the kind of riding that I enjoy and have enjoyed for a long time."
"Dirt" Ron Pitcher:
"When I was twelve my aunt gave me a Ride magazine, and I just wanted to be like all the dudes in the mag. I was looking at dudes like Brian Castillo, Dave Young, Dave Osato, and countless others with different setups. Back then, a lot of pros were still running fully loaded freestyle machines (four pegs with front and back brakes). It was amazing to see how many tricks they could do. My first bike was a Robinson complete for racing, but I quickly took it to street and dirt. I was definitely a trick ferret and tried to learn every trick possible. My setup changed with the phases of my riding style; four pegs, one peg, brakeless, pegless, gyros—I tried it all. I stopped riding pegs when I got tired of crashing on handrails. I would get frustrated with different brake setups, going back and forth.
"Four pegs, one peg, brakeless, pegless, gyros—I tried it all."
Being limited by my setup also forced me to be more creative. Lots of foot plants, fakies, and sprocket bashes. I definitely skated a lot between flat tires and broken bike parts so that had some influence, as well. After 15 sum odd years of riding, I think I'm stuck with the pegless, front brake only setup. After all these years I guess I'm still a trick ferret, I just switch some tricks out for others or give up on the ones I can't do anymore. I always liked my bikes simple. Most of all I set them up to do the tricks that I enjoy the most and feel best." —"Dirt" Ron Pitcher


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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open higher, China comments support
July 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to build on 7-week highs on Tuesday after the Chinese government reassured investors it would ensure growth does not sink below 7 percent.
* China must deepen reforms to address a slew of challenges, President Xi Jinping said in comments that emphasize the government's determination to restructure the slowing economy.
* Dutch telecoms group KPN will sell its German unit to Telefonica Deutschland for some 8.1 billion euros in cash and shares, in a long-awaited deal that will test regulators' views about Europe's largest mobile market.
* TD Ameritrade Holding Corp, the biggest U.S. discount brokerage by client trading volume, posted a 20 percent rise in second-quarter profit as it earned higher commissions.
* Canadian National Railway said it expects the boom in crude-by-rail shipments to continue, despite the Lac-Megantic tragedy and even as narrowing spreads between benchmark world oil prices raise questions about the economics of rail transport.
* United Technologies Corp, the world's largest maker of elevators and air conditioners, reported higher second-quarter net income, helped mostly by its 2012 buyout of aircraft parts manufacturer Goodrich.
* U.S. insurer Traveler Cos Inc posted an 85 percent rise in quarterly profit owing to lower disaster losses, blowing past Wall Street estimates.
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San Francisco has the second-worst congestion in the United States, according to a new report. On average, a driver here with a 30-minute commute spent 83 hours stuck in traffic in 2013. Only Los Angeles is more arterially clogged.
Tom Tom, a firm based in Amsterdam that sells GPS-based navigation and mapping products, released its fourth annual traffic index on Wednesday. The survey looked at congestion levels on highways, freeways, local roads and city streets.
The index compared travel times during non-congested, or free flow, times with travel times in peak hours. For San Francisco, the congestion level of 32 percent means that, on average, a driver in San Francisco experienced 32 percent extra travel time on an average trip compared with non-congested situations at the quietest times of day. The delay per hour for a driver in a peak period was 34 minutes.
The numbers translate into lots of wasted time, motorist bile, air pollution and probably higher blood pressure.
"As the economy gets better, as more people are working, as more people have more discretionary spending, they drive a lot more," said Michael Cabanatuan, who covers transportation for the San Francisco Chronicle, on KQED Forum Wednesday.
L.A. slogged in at 36 percent — leading the pack in this country but well behind the world's three most congested cities: Rio de Janeiro (55 percent), Mexico City (54 percent) and Sao Paulo (46 percent). The upcoming World Cup might push Brazil's numbers into the stratosphere.
In the United States, Honolulu was third, followed by Seattle, San Jose, New York, Miami, Washington, D.C., Portland and New Orleans. Clearly, the West Coast — which occupies five of the top 10 spots — is not an easy place to get around. The least jammed city in the country was Kansas City, with only 9 percent congestion, followed closely by Indianapolis, Cleveland and Richmond, Virginia, which were all tied at 10 percent.
San Francisco, which moved up from third place in 2012, registered 48 percent congestion in the morning peak and 66 percent in evening rush hour. The single most congested day of the year was Nov. 22, 2013. Nobody knows why, although that day was the Friday before Thanksgiving week began, which is typically a chaotic period, with lots of comings and goings.
The spots with the worst congestion in the Bay Area, according to the report, include: 101/Bayshore Freeway between the I-280 interchange and downtown, Stockton and Montgomery streets downtown, Oak/Octavia/Central Freeway, 19th Avenue south of Sloat Boulevard, the Bay Bridge approaches in Oakland, and I-280/King Street/Embarcadero.
The best rush-hour commutes were Friday morning and Monday evening. The worst were Tuesday morning and Thursday night. In fact, the Thursday evening commute was the worst peak congestion in most U.S. cities, the study found.
The report is timely, especially in light of the three-day sickout by Muni operators earlier this week and a recent poll by the Bay Area Council, a business-sponsored public policy group, which found that more than 71 percent of respondents think traffic congestion in the region is a crisis.
KQED Forum guest Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, said of the poll, "Of 1,000 Bay Area respondents, 77 percent normally drive alone, which is way, way too many."
Commuters around the world are spending an average of eight working days a year stuck in traffic. Ironically, shortcuts that drivers use to avoid congestion are adding 50 percent more travel time to trips, according to the Tom Tom Traffic Index.
"You need now to get to the Bay Bridge closer to 5:30 a.m. to get that trip you once got (just before 6 a.m.)," said another KQED Forum guest, Randy Rentschler, director of legislation and public affairs for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
In the United States, the report looked at 53 metropolitan areas with a population of more than 800,000. Of 63 cities in the Americas, San Francisco was sixth in traffic congestion.
One of the segments on KQED Forum Thursday explored the Tom Tom study and Bay Area traffic congestion. The show elicited more than 100 comments. And they were all over the map:
Transit bandwidth has not kept up with population growth, so stop building new roads. … People wouldn't need to drive from so far away if real estate speculators had not been allowed to destroy affordable housing. … Eisenhower subsized the trucking industry to build interstate highways. … Bike riders who hog a lane and refuse to move over are the problem. … And countering that: Overweight and out-of-shape Americans are the problem.
And this: "Ban rich people from living near and taking Google buses. If this does not solve the problem, prohibit rich people from working in SF."


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