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Zev Freidus is the founder of BEX Realty. After relocating to Boca Raton from New York in 1998, Zev began his real estate career by investing in residential properties in Boca Raton. Zev's prior experience includes several notable management positions including Sr Product Marketing Manager with The General Electric Co. After several years working as Realtor and then General Manager of a local residential realty company, Zev obtained his Broker license and founded Boca Executive Realty, LLC, a full service residential brokerage firm that specializes in luxury Boca Raton Real Estate. In 2014, Zev sold a majority st read more…
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3800 N Ocean Dr # 1608 Singer Island, Florida is a 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Condo built in 2007, located in The Resort. 3800 N Ocean Dr # 1608 is 1,481 square feet with a 2 Car Car garage. This Condo has Marble flooring and a Manufactured roof. This waterfront Condo in Singer Island is Intracoastal,Oceanfront.
3800 N Ocean Dr # 1608 Singer Island, Florida was listed for sale with MLS# RX-10313243 by Remax/Island Properties. This Condo had been on the market since 2017-03-03 00:00:00 and sold on 2017-04-03 for $406000.
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This is a discussion on Looking for MRE ideas within the Related Gear & Equipment forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; The Army issue ones are proven to hold up well, they are packed well. They will fill you up. They have a lot of verity ...
The Army issue ones are proven to hold up well, they are packed well. They will fill you up.
They have a lot of verity now .
I have lived off them at times not by choice
It is better that I have flashbacks about them, then them having flashbacks about me
Another option is rice. It will last forever as long as its properly stored and no moisture gets to it.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable- JFK
In the past I've ended up with the A-case ones, and they aren't too bad and include the fun self-heating packs inside so you can actually have it heated up wherever you are. Those were stashed around in places for short-term emergencies...such as in the cars during winter where it's not inconceivable to end up spending a cold night stranded somewhere.
I've also gotten some cans of the Mountain House stuff, and the Wise buckets (tested out some of the packs from Wise, and they were pretty darn good).
White rice, vegetable oil, and lots of water.
It will keep you alive, and it's cheap.
MRE's are good for 7-9 years. Mountain House freeze dried 25+ years. I got the Mountain House.
Mountain House and Richmoor taste pretty decent, but the cost runs $5 to 7 per serving. I find it works out to make my own meals, relying on the site
Welcome to TrailCooking.com and FreezerBagCooking.com | Trail Cooking their recipes involve rice or pasta, dried soup, and meat. my standard meal is a cup of instant rice, a cup of Knorr dried potato soup, and some slabs of jerky chopped up. you make the dried mix at home, in a one-qt freezer ziploc. in the field, you heat 2 cups water to the boil on your Jetboil or other stove, chop up some jerky, then add jerky and boiling water to the ziploc bag. after stirring vigorously, you seal the bag and put it in an insulated cozy. I use the sleeve of an old fleece jacket, inside a bubble wrap envelope. then, wait 7 or 8 minutes, pour in enough hot sauce
to kill the flavor, and dig in with your spork. one great feature is nothing to wash except the spork. the ziploc goes in the garbage sack, and my dogs usually lick the spork clean. I have tested these at outdoor festivals, and 7 of 10 samplers say that it does not taste as disgusting as it looks.
I find I can eat these 5 or 6 days in a row, then I splurge with a mountain house meal.
the trailfood web site has a bunch of recipes, plus they have a good book.


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At the Green Table: Lobster À la Plancha with Ginger & Garlic Butter/
The first time I had Lobster À la Plancha was quite a while ago in a small restaurant in Lyon, France. The name seemed rather exotic, but when the lobster arrived I learned "À la Plancha" merely referred to the fact that the lobster had been cooked over an open flame on a steel plate or a griddle. Since that time I have learned that this method of cooking is quite popular in Spain and southern France and other parts of the world as well. The food is cooked on a flat metal grill plate, hence the name "plancha", the Spanish word for plate. Many restaurants and tapas bars in Spain have large steel planchas as an integral part of their kitchen. Planchas are also an important part of the numerous fiestas that are held, both indoors and outdoors, each year in Spain and can now also be found in many Spanish and tapas restaurants in the United States. In Europe the plancha for a home is frequently a cooktop made from steel or cast iron. In the United States a planchs is generally sold for use on a grill or stovetop
A plancha is an extremely effective method for cooking a wide variety of meats, seafood, fruits and vegetables. I especially like the way it works with seafood. Cooking on a hot plancha that is just starting to smoke, quickly sears the tender fish and shellfish, leaving a beautiful golden-brown crust. The wide variety of options for cooking "a la plancha" are illustrated in Liliane Otal's book, "Plancha, 150 Great Recipes For Spanish- Style Grilling." You can use a large steel pan on your stove, a griddle that fits over several burners on the stove or use a plancha on your grill. Emille Henry has an all natural, ceramic plancha for a grill, Weber has a non-stick, enamel covered cast- iron plancha that I am very happy with and Williams-Sonoma has a really attractive cast- iron plancha that works on the stove and in the oven as well. Once you try it, you will be hooked.
Lobster A la Plancha With Ginger & Garlic Butter
Serves 4 as a starter
4 lobster tails, 8 to 10 oz 1 4-inch piece of fresh ginger,
peeled and finely diced
2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
1 fresh red chili pepper, seeded, stems removed and cut into small dice, or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or a dash of sriracha sauce, to taste
1/2 cup of clarified or melted unsalted butter
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
2 or 3 lemons cut into wedges
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare a bowl of ice water large enough to hold the lobster tails. Add the lobster tails and boil for 4 minutes to partially cook them.
You can also steam them over boiling salted water for 4 minutes. (Vary the cooking time according to the size of the lobster tails, see Cooking Fishmonger )
Remove the lobsters, drain and place in the bowl of ice water for several minutes.
Remove the soft underside of the lobster shell with kitchen shears and cut the lobster meat lengthwise with a sharp knife, taking care not to cut through the shell. The lobster shell should be in one piece, but the meat should be butterflied.
Insert a metal skewer into the lobster meat if you want it to remain straight.
To prepare the ginger & garlic sauce, put the clarified butter in a sauté or fry pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced garlic and sauté for about 1minute. Add the ginger, red chili pepper, a pinch of salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is fragrant and the ginger and chili pepper are soft, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Divide the butter sauce into 2 bowls. Brush some of the ginger & garlic butter from 1 bowl over the lobster and reserve the rest of that bowl for basting. Let the lobster sit for 30 minutes.
Heat the plancha on the grill over high heat for about 10 minutes. Brush the lobster meat with some additional ginger & garlic butter and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Place the lobster tails, meat-side down on the plancha and cook until slightly charred and golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn the lobster over, brush with a
generous amount of the ginger and garlic butter and continue cooking until just cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes. Continue to brush the lobster tails with additional ginger & garlic butter as they cook. (Adjust the total cooking time for the actual size of the lobster tails, as described in the link above.)
Remove the lobster from the plancha and serve with the second bowl of ginger & garlic butter (reheated if necessary).
You can serve the lobster with caviar and crème fraîche mashed potatoes and piquillo pepper sauce, (recipes below), sautéed baby bok choy, , some lemon and drawn butter or with any side that you prefer.
For a wine selection, you might try an Albariño, such as the 2012 Niner Wine Estates Albariño Jepersen Vineyard,a good unoaked chardonnay from Chablis or a rosé from the south of France.
Caviar & Crème Fraîche Mashed Potatoes
2 pounds of yukon gold potatoes, or potatoes of your choice, peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces
4 or 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup of crème fraîche (You can vary the amount of butter and crème fraîche according to your own taste. You can also add a bit of warm milk or cream if you prefer.)
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, black or white
About 4 ounces of caviar of your choice.
The Gourmet Food Store has a nice selection of good quality domestic, as well as imported caviar, at reasonable prices.
Place the potatoes in a steamer rack and place the rack in a pot with about 2 inches of water in the bottom. Bring to a simmer, turn the heat to medium-high and steam the potatoes for about 20 minutes or until they pierce easily with a sharp knife. Add additional water to the pot if necessary.
Remove the potatoes, drain and process through a potato ricer or food mill. Add the potatoes to the empty pot and over low heat, add the crème fraîche and butter. Whisk until smooth and fluffy. Taste, add additional butter or and crème fraîche if they are quite creamy enough. Season with sea salt and pepper and stir in caviar or top the potatoes with the caviar. You can make the potatoes as much as 2 hours ahead. In that case, do not stir in the caviar, cover the potatoes and let them stand at room temperature. Rewarm over low heat, while stirring frequently. Taste, adjust the butter, crème fraîche, salt and pepper. Then mix in the caviar or add to the top of the potatoes and serve.
Roasted Piquillo Pepper Sauce
1 cup of roasted piquillo peppers from a jar, drained, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 medium shallot, diced 1 small red chili pepper, seeded, ribs removed and diced, you can substitute a pinch of cayenne pepper or a dash of sriracha sauce, to taste
1 cup of fish stock
Extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Heat about 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a sauté or fry pan over medium heat. Add the piquillo peppers, garlic, shallots, chili pepper and a pinch of salt. Sauté for about 5 minutes and then add the fish stock. Continue cooking the sauce for about 10 minutes. Puree the sauce with a hand blender, food processor or blender. Stir, taste and add salt, pepper and perhaps some more sriracha sauce, to your taste.
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sokowa wrote:Thanks! I took a lot of time off from Woot to learn illustrator and I color separate in there. Everything is broken down to 6 layers of colors all set to pantones. All I need now is to PRINT! hehe.
When I work in photoshop I only have ONE color per layer. Annoying, but not as bad as loosing a wonderful drawing cause you can't separate it well for print.
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Saturday Long Beach meet
You guys know the drill
Americas Tire parking lot at 6pm.
Long Beach Towne Center (7575 Carson Boulevard, Long Beach, CA)
605- exit Carson, head west, turn left at the carls jr signal, you will see us on the left just past Americas tire.
Hang out, get some grub, maybe see a movie or something. Good times.
You guys still doing this?
I'm going to try and go this will be the first time that I'll be heading up there.
wen will the next meet be i want to go but i have work this sat night
We still do it, but not as often now that some of the more active locals are overseas on deployment.
Im down to do it this weekend if you all want. PM me your phone number if you want to go. We usually meet around 6pm, but somtimes are a bit later.
Bumping for upcoming saturday the 7th.
Usual spot, yall know the drill.
hey so where does this take place might be join u guys this saturday night
I will be in the area on Saturday. I'll cruz on by for a bit. Ill be on a date and will be trying to GET SOME! LOL
Sounds good, Few people have RSVP'd already, so should be decent.
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You have the formula there =Nz([Field],0). If you want the formulat to be 100%, You need to change the datatypes and convert the 0's and 2's to a percent as well. Once you do then you could use =Nz([Field],1) because 1 = 100.00%.
The trick is figuring out the percents. If you could provide a little more info about the fields and the math (An actual spelled out example of how it works now. Then I could definately figure the math part for you.
I think I am a little confused by formulas provided in the original question:
"=nz([Identified needs - Sales],0)+nz([Recommended a solution - Sales],0)+nz([Asked for the sale],0)"
"=nz([Possible 36],0)+nz([Possible 40],0)+nz([Possible 41],0)"The Nz([expression], 0) will change a null or blank value to 0. So if you have that in your formula it will include all blanks as 0. Another way to handle null values is using IIF(IsNull([expression]),[Value or expression if true],[value or expression if false]) However if you have multiple numbers to calculate this can be a mess of nested IIf statements.
Are you able to upload the database to www.wikisend.com and provide link and password(if applicable). And then point me to the form you are looking for. It is difficult to tell what is going on without seeing it. I understand this may contain sensitive data...if so a work around would be to export the form and applicable tables queirs to another database and delete data or input fake numbers.)
If not can you explain a little better the formulas above. ie: Provide the formula you are using and an example of the values in each field. The example in your question shows the example of 2,0,N/A, Should = 66% Am I correct to assume that this would be 2/3=.66. If you can't upload the database I will upload one making some assumptions then you can tell me what to change etc until we get it right. Sound Good?


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Changing Twice: Luc de BrabandereAugust 22, 2006 on 1:35 pm | In Human Systems, Stimulated by the Literature | 1 Comment
"If you want to change, you have to change twice. You not only need to change the reality of your situation, you also need to change your perception of this reality."
These are the words of Luc de Brabandere, an innovation consultant at Boston Consulting Group in Paris, written in his wonderful book: The Forgotten Half of Change. What he is trying to indicate is that you have to change things (structures, programs, ways of doing things, etc.) to improve and innovate, but you also have to change the way you look at these things: thus changing reality and changing perception are the two halves of change.
Though hard to choose one aspect of this book to focus on, one of his most interesting passages is about Seeing — perhaps because it so tied to the issue of our perceptions. He describes four seeing dichotomies:
Seeing and Perceiving — Our eyes are not cameras and we get ideas by changing our perceptions of things
Seeing and Believing — We believe what we see but sometimes we se what we believe (this is a significant problem in terms of perception of reality — I think of mental models)
Seeing and Knowing — Even though we know certain things we can still see something different; for instance, we know the earth revolves around the sun but we still see the sun setting (another mental models problem)
Seeing and Hoping — We don't see the world as it is but as we are
These seeing dichotomies pose some limitations on us and make getting clarity on reality more difficult. Yet our perceptions and our mental models (if tested) can serve as the keys to change. Seeing what is missing, seeing what exists that we didn't see before, seeing an "empty chair" at the table, seeing new landscapes of possibility, and seeing more clearly the essence of what we desire. All these are crucial to effectively changing, adapting, and innovating — to develop "the new" and the innovative for users and for ourselves.
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- 1 pound kosher salt
- 1 dozen fresh cherrystone clams
- 1/3 cup soft bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- Preheat oven to 450°. Spread salt into an oven-safe metal serving platter or a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Shuck clams, reserving bottom shells; drain liquid (save for another use). Arrange clams in salt-lined pan.
- Combine the bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons parsley, oil, garlic, cayenne and pepper; spoon over clams.
- Bake 15-18 minutes or until clams are firm and bread crumb mixture is crisp and golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve immediately. Yield: 1 dozen.
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graphics problem
I have a graphics problem of sorts. I want to graph a hyperboloid of
one sheet with an arc drawn across it. However, when the arc goes
around the hyperboloid I would still like to see it rather than have
it eclipsed. How do I do this? There was a similar question the other
day about partial transparency. Unfortunately I didn't understand the
reply (which was from twj at wri.com -- obviously a Mathematica expert).
Here is a little more detail:
Z1[tau_,w_]:= Sin[tau]/Cos[w]
Z2[tau_,w_]:= Cos[tau]/Cos[w]
where -Pi<tau<Pi and -Pi/2<w<Pi/2. This alo parametrizes the
I can also parametarize the hyperboloid as follows:
z0[r_,t_]:=(1 - r^2 + t^2)/(2*r)
z2[r_,t_]:=(1 + r^2 - t^2)/(2*r)
where r,t are any real numbers. (These are lower case z's). I am
interested in putting the r=3 curve on "grHy". This is what I do:
Show[grHy,grArc,ViewPoint->{2.245, 1.552, 2.000}]
This gives me an arc running across the hyperboloid, but
unfortunately part of it is eclipsed. What should I do
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Replacing the nearly 100-year-old Wabasha Street Bridge in St. Paul, Minn., in the early 1990s was a project not to be taken lightly. The weight of history, not just a new bridge, would bear upon piers for a new cast-in-place concrete segmental box girder structure. Project consultant MnDOT agreed with Kevin Nelson, project engineer for St. Paul, that replacing 70% of the portland cement by weight with ground granulated blast-furnace (GGBF) slag would control thermal cracking in the piers and meet specified concrete compressive strengths.
To Nelson, the only option for slowing the hydration rate was using a high GGBF slag content, but MnDOT to that point allowed only 35% in paving mixes. That wouldn't maintain the required temperature differential using the Schmidt Model found in ACI 207.1R-99, ""Mass Concrete,"" which measures gradients between the core and outer surfaces of a mass concrete structure. However, MnDOT was wary about increasing the slag content.
Gary Brenno of Cemstone's quality control department showed MnDOT test data revealing the effects of GGBF slag on heat of hydration and later strengths in concrete.
Nelson had agreed that the 4000-psi strength specified for the pier footings and stems by designer Figg Engineering was to be reached at 56 instead of 28 days because loading wouldn't occur quickly. Brenno designed a mix with 60% GGBF slag, or 354 pounds of slag and 236 pounds of Type I cement per yard. Brenno based the mix on a state mix that was to reach a 4300 psi minimum anticipated strength according to MnDOT's prescriptive approach.
Thermocouples recorded and collected data at nine points on the first footing placed, for Pier No. 3, in summer 1996. The footing turned out to be a good test of the mix.
Brenno designed a mix with 413 pounds of GGBF slag or a 70% replacement of cement weight based on a MnDOT mix with the next lower minimum anticipated 28-day strength, 3900 psi. The new mix also used 177 pounds of Type II cement, 3% air entrainment, and a low-range water-reducer for pumpability.
The pier stem was poured in 5-foot lifts. After concrete temperature spiked at 72 hours and then leveled off after 9 days, workers raised the pump intakes to flood the cofferdam, first to 1 foot above the footing, then every 3 feet up to 15. During this controlled cooling process, no thermal cracking was visible. Fifteen days after pier stem concrete placement, workers refilled the cofferdam so superstructure construction could begin.
""We decided that once we reached strength and the core temperature was dropping, we'd waive the differential spec,"" Nelson says. Cylinder testing on the footing revealed 28-day strengths of 4680 to 5090 psi, 28-day strengths of 4010 to 4630 for the stem, and 56-day strengths of 4770 to 5550 psi for the stem. Construction of Piers 2 and 3 would continue the following autumn and spring with similar strength and temperature differentials.
When it opened in summer 1998, the new bridge, noted for its curved twin traffic lanes and accompanying pedestrian paths, linked downtown St. Paul to the city's redeveloping riverfront. And the piers supporting the main structure are a product of careful study of the benefits of GGBF slag when used as a high percentage of the total cementitious material for concrete in massive structures.
That's good news to Nelson, who feels that MnDOT's calculated risk-taking has opened some new doors for similar future work.
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PARIS, March 5.--Coming one on top of the other, two important events last week--the election of Cardinal Pacelli as Pope and the nomination of Marshal Philippe Petain as France's Ambassador to the Nationalist Spanish government--caused a very great change in the French outlook and state of mind.
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What exactly is altruism? By definition, altruists behave selflessly in the interest of others. The ability to set aside all self-interest may seem like a distinctly human phenomenon, wrapped up more with ideas of morality or philosophy than biology. Yet professors David Queller, the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Biology, and Joan Strassmann, professor of biology, study the presence and function of altruism even at the microscopic level of single-celled amoebae.
According to Strassmann and Queller, altruism is one of a suite of behaviors that have evolved in Dictyostelium discoideum. The altruistic actions of these single-celled creatures are dramatic; when threatened by starvation, large numbers of amoebae will die so others have a better chance at survival.
The sacrificial behavior of D. discoideum prompts a range of evolutionary conundrums. How do genes responsible for altruism get passed on from generation to generation, if the amoebae that carry that gene die for the benefit of others? How do 'cheater genes'—genes that make an amoeba more likely to survive than sacrifice itself—not rampantly spread through natural selection? Queller and Strassmann have spent years investigating these and related questions.
Social amoebae
Though scientists refer to D. discoideum as 'social amoebae,' like many organisms, their social behaviors only emerge in times of need. The majority of their lives, these amoebae are "just sort of like what people think of as amoebae," Queller explains. They consume bacteria in the soil, and when they get big enough, they divide into two. The two clones then go their separate, bacteria-eating ways. But when an amoeba exhausts its nearby supply of food, the hungry cell emits chemical signals to others in the surrounding area. In essence, the signal says: "Hey, I'm starving, let's get together," according to Queller.
The amoebae answer this distress call by aggregating to form a group referred to as a 'slug.' The millimeter-long slug, which might include some ten to a hundred thousand individual cells, makes its way toward the surface of the soil as if it were a single organism. There the slug begins its transformation into a 'fruiting body.'
About twenty percent of the total group produces stiff cellulose, together creating a miniscule stalk rising out of the dirt—killing themselves in the process. The surviving amoebae then slide up through the hollow stalk, forming a round translucent globule at the top. There they undertake their own transformation into spores and wait to be transferred to a new home, perhaps by a passing insect, or the splash of a raindrop.
In order to give the majority of the group a chance to move on to greener (or at least more bacteria-rich) pastures, the amoebae within the stalk perform what appears to be the ultimate evolutionary sacrifice—dying so that others might live.
The role of relatedness
The idea of relatedness is important to understanding cooperation and altruism in social amoebae, because unlike within a multicellular organism like a human being, the cells that aggregate to form a slug and fruiting body can carry different genes. As Strassmann notes, "You are made up of a whole bunch of cells all cooperating to allow you to survive and reproduce. You don't have a lot of conflict within your body because the cells are all genetically identical. Your liver isn't fighting to get into your gonads; it's trying to be the best liver that your drinking habits will let it be."
It makes evolutionary sense for an amoeba to cooperate with—and even sacrifice itself for—a clonemate or a relative, because clonemates or relatives share genes and will presumably live on to spread those genes. But with genetic difference arises the possibility for competition and cheating.
In order to better understand the role of relatedness in the social behaviors of D. discoideum, Strassmann and Queller collected fruiting bodies from the wild. At the time, this was an unusual and innovative move in a scientific community that focuses nearly exclusively on a single established lab strain. After successfully finding the miniscule spores and stalks in a forest in Virginia—something that Strassmann recalls being told "would be impossible to do"—the team discovered that fruiting bodies in nature have a very high level of relatedness, higher than full sisters. This led them back to the lab to figure out how, and why.
Among their most exciting finds in this area, Queller and Strassmann discovered that even unicellular organisms have methods of recognizing their kin. "It's not a perfect system by any means, but it's part of the answer, and it's a very cool to think that amoebae can discriminate levels of kinship at all," Queller explains.
When possible, these social amoebae tend to stick with their own. But there are some advantages to grouping with genetically different cells. For example, it's better to form a large slug by joining with non-relatives than to form a smaller slug with kin alone. "It's good to be in a bigger aggregation because a bigger slug can move farther and make a taller stalk," according to Strassmann.
Over generations, genes mutate, and Queller and Strassmann have found that some genetic mutations increase an amoeba's chance of survival in a mixed grouping. When allowed to evolve under low-relatedness conditions in the lab, the mutants with so–called 'cheater genes' spread through natural selection. These cells take advantage of patterns that in part determine which amoebae in a slug will behave altruistically and which will live on as spore.
One such pattern concerns placement within a slug. The front section of the slug differentiates as stalk, so finding ways to slip to the back of the group increases an amoeba's chance for survival. Those that first send starvation signals to the group also survive. "Our interpretation of that, though we need additional evidence, is that the first ones to start into the process are turning on their competitive strategies first—whatever genes are good at making them possible cheaters or resisting against other possible cheaters. They're getting a head start in the process," Queller notes.
High relatedness is one method of controlling potential cheaters, but Queller and Strassmann theorize about other strategies as well. For example, a single gene can be responsible for more than one trait. In one experiment, Queller and Strassmann reduced amoebae's ability to adhere together by knocking out the gene csaA. In the lab, these were the cheaters that avoided sticking to the front of a slug and becoming stalk. But in nature, cells without csaA lose their ability aggregate at all. Rather than gaming the system, they end up left out of it entirely.
The big message
Strassmann and Queller are reluctant to transfer any lessons from single-celled amoebae to the messy, cultural world of human behavior. But Queller recognizes at least an analogous relationship between the interactions of altruists and cheaters in the very different lives of D. discoideum and humans.
"When you do something cooperative, whether it's altruism or just two individuals coming together and producing some public good, that good they're producing is something that might be exploited by somebody else that's not really part of the game," Queller explains. "And if the only difference is that you benefit but the altruist pays the cost, the ones who are not paying the cost are going to do better and spread through natural selection."
Yet despite these possibilities for cheating the system, evolution has determined that cooperative behaviors live on in the world of D. discoideum. Social amoebae continue to eat bacteria, divide into more amoebae, and, in some cases, die so that others may do the same. In the infinitely larger and more complex human world, a similar balance between competition and cooperation plays out on an individual and global scale.
"That's one of our big messages," Strassmann notes. "Any time you cooperate with others there are costs that need to be controlled, but there are also benefits. And that's why it all happens."
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Quote:Sorry, but that clip is a text book example of how to look good in a seminar, nothing else.
Quote:Quote:Sorry, but that clip is a text book example of how to look good in a seminar, nothing else.Exactly which part of that clip did anyone look 'good'?
Quote:That is the first couple of seconds.Two people are walking towards him, they enter his space, they touch and push him.He has allowed that.CCTV in those pubs?That is the first part within a few seconds where a hard conditioned strike (isnt that why people spend hours doing massive amounts of reps) from Jim could have been justified in the courts.
Quote:Personly I would have let the other persons hand begin tobe outstretched.I would not have allowed him to make contact.Then it would be I am out of here or do I have to fight my way out.
Quote:Issues.1. His fence is good, I have no problem with that, but he could have used better angles to prevent both attackers being square on to him at the time of pre-emption. Passive 'players' could have been used as a bar crowd to facilitate this.
Quote:2. The strikes dont look hard because they arent. Fencing is about controlling range as well as buying time. All he would have done is annoy them- a lot.
Quote:3. The idea of the 'human shield' is all well and good, but it doesnt look like that The shield struggles, drops to his knees, grabs on, tries to bite, spits, headbutts, and this is regardless of you trying to poke him in his eye.
Quote:The attacker obstructed by his passive 'shield' in this clip has several chances in range to land clean punches to the defenders jaw- he took none of them, merely closed distance and waited to be dealt with- if you get attacked like that, then lucky you.
Quote:Just another 'MA's are awesome' clip where someone walks away without a scratch.
Quote:I could not honestly see any discernible skill in that clip whatsoever. No skilled delivery system from which to attack or defend on,
Quote:abysmal footwork,
Quote: terrible use of space (does Oz have bars the size of football fields? He back peddled more distance than most people run marathons) ),
Quote:pitiful striking,
Quote:grappling on par with your average unskilled untrained drunk and well, that was the good stuff.
Quote: Why anyone would pay to 'learn' how to do that? I'm utterly amazed....
Quote:Hey guys How many actual RBSD seminars or training sessions have you attended.how many real life encounters have you been involved in, and how many of those did you do exactly the same as the complaints leveled at this video.
Quote:Martial arts try for perfection, RBSD realize that perfection does not exist in the real world. there's nothing wrong with aiming for perfection but there is something inherently wrong with criticizing anything in the real world that is not perfect.
Quote:But I am criticising this clip because it is 'perfect'. He makes lots of mistakes, leaves himself open to very real danger, and the only reason that the 'attackers' dont capitalise on it is because it is not in the remit of the exercise to do so.
Quote:That is not reality based at all, and if those had been real attackers, moving through those exact events, he would be picking his chin up off the floor after about 50 seconds.Sorry, but that is the truth of it.
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Israeli Stocks Tumble in New York on Jerusalem Missile
Israeli shares declined in New York, pushing the benchmark index to its biggest weekly slump since July, as Palestinian missiles landed around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv while the army extended its bombing of the Gaza Strip.
The Bloomberg Israel-US Equity Index (ISRA25BN) of the largest New- York traded Israeli companies retreated 0.6 percent to 81.44 by 2:26 p.m. in New York, set for a 2.8 percent slump this week, the biggest since the five days ended July 13. Allot Communications Ltd. (ALLT), the developer of technology that helps wireless carriers manage traffic, and drugmaker Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. (PLX) led declines.
At least one rocket landed south of Jerusalem, hitting an "open area" with no casualties or damage, the first hit on the city since the 1967 Middle East war, according to the Foreign Ministry. A blast was heard in Tel Aviv for a second day. About 500 rockets have been fired into Israel over the past two days and Israeli air strikes have hit almost 500 targets in Gaza, the army said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to call up 75,000 reservists, according to Channel Two television.
"Investors are worried about an escalation," Brian Friedman, who helps manage $625 million at GHP Investment Advisors, said by phone from Denver. "Israel has been through this before but the unpredictable nature of the situation makes it easy to paint a picture of more dire consequences."
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is closed today and tomorrow for the weekend.
Credit Risk
Israel's five-year credit-default swaps rose 10 basis points to 167 basis points, the highest level since Aug. 30, New York prices compiled by Bloomberg show. Credit-default swaps pay the buyer face value in exchange for the underlying securities or the cash equivalent should a borrower fail to adhere to its debt agreements.
The shekel rose 0.2 percent to 3.9668 per dollar. It was the second-worst performer after the South African rand among 10 emerging-market currencies in Europe, Middle East and Africa tracked by Bloomberg this week, weakening 1.3 percent.
Allot, based in Hod Hasharon, Israel, dropped 5.8 percent to $19.71, an eight-month low, extending its decline for the week to 11 percent. The retreat widened the stock's discount to its Israeli shares to the most in a week. Shares traded in Tel Aviv lost 11 percent for the week to 83.44 shekels, or the equivalent of $21.04.
'Prolonged Conflict'
Protalix dropped 3.6 percent to $5.11 in New York, paring its gain this week to 4.3 percent. The Israeli stock increased 7.6 percent in the last five days to $20.66, or $5.21.
Only six stocks on Bloomberg Israel-US Equity Index gained this week.
"We need to see how this might affect the economy if there is a prolonged conflict," Jacob de Tusch-Lec, a money manager at Artemis Investment Management LLP who oversees about $100 million including Israeli equities, said in a phone interview from London. "If this turns into a long-term situation, we could see less spending and an impact on labor and banks, and Israel's risk premium could creep up."
Israel is ranked investment-grade by the three major ratings companies, with an A1 rating from Moody's Investors Service, A+ from Standard & Poor's and A from Fitch Ratings.
The nation's economic growth is expected to slow to 3.3 percent this year from 4.6 percent in 2011, according to central bank estimates. The outlook is still faster than the 1.3 percent forecast for the Group of 10 industrialized countries, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
'Initial Sell-Off'
In December 2008, Israeli tanks and soldiers entered Gaza and more than 1,100 Palestinians and 12 Israelis were killed in the subsequent fighting. The benchmark TA-25 Index (TA-25) gained 6.9 percent in the 22-day operation.
"The initial sell-off was an emotional reaction to rockets being fired," Steven Schoenfeld, founder of Bluestar Global Investors LLC, a financial research company focused on Israel and the Middle East, said yesterday by phone from San Francisco. "Yet overall, markets have reacted with the knowledge that Israel's companies and its economy have gone through this before and that it's very unlikely to have anything but a very short-
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Here is a look back at Georgia's previous four championship game apperances:
2002: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
Along the way: Mark Richt entered his second season as the head coach of Georgia with a talent-laden squad, ranked 8th in the country and led by sophomore quarterback David Greene and All-American defensive end David Pollack. The Bulldogs rattled through a schedule consisting of Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Auburn. Entering the annual matchup with Florida, Georgia was 8-0 and ranked 5th in the country. The Gators bested the Bulldogs 20-13. It was the sole blemish on Georgia's record, but a win over Ole Miss the following week in Athens set up an all-or-nothing game at Auburn for Georgia. David Greene and Michael Johnson took it from there as Georgia won 24-21 on the Plains. The Bulldogs finished the regular season 11-1, drubbing Georgia Tech 51-7 in the season finale, a deficit that remains the worst defeat in the rivalry's history.
In the Dome: The Bulldogs faced the Arkansas Razorbacks, who finished in a three-way tie for second place and won the tiebreaker in the SEC West. Alabama actually won the SEC West in 2002, but was on probation and, thus, not allowed to play in the postseason. Georgia's Decory Bryant blocked a punt on No. 22 Arkansas' opening possession, and Thomas Davis recovered the ball at the Razorbacks' 2-yard line. Musa Smith plowed into the end zone on the next play as the Bulldogs scored on their first five possessions to lead 23-0 at halftime. Georgia added a final score in the fourth quarter when David Greene connected with Ben Watson to win 30-3.
The Bulldogs' SEC Championship victory earned them a shot to play in the 2003 Sugar Bowl. There, Richt defeated his former team and mentor, No. 16 Florida State and Bobby Bowden, 26-13.
2003: LSU 34, Georgia 13
Along the way: With the graduation of leading rusher Musa Smith and leading receiver Terrence Edwards, the Bulldogs entered 2003 ranked 11th in the country, behind only one SEC school – Auburn. Like the 2002 team, the Bulldogs leaned on Greene's passing and Pollack's play on defense. The No. 7 Bulldogs were 3-0 before a trip to Baton Rouge to play 10th-ranked LSU. Georgia only mustered one touchdown on a long screen pass from Greene to Tyson Browning and suffered a 17-10 defeat in a defensive battle that saw the Tigers take the final lead with less than a minute on the clock. Following the loss to LSU, the Bulldogs slid to eighth in the polls but quickly returned to the top five – rattling off four straight victories before another showdown with Florida. The No. 23 Gators had defeated LSU just three weeks after the Tigers toppled Georgia, and the Bulldogs were looking to avenge their only loss in 2002.
However, the Gators again escaped Jacksonville with a 16-13 victory, and the Bulldogs' hopes of winning the SEC East were in jeopardy. The Bulldogs defeated Auburn and Georgia Tech to finish 10-2 in the regular season. Richt's crew was 6-2 in the SEC. Florida and Tennessee also finished 6-2 in conference play. Florida beat Georgia. Georgia beat Tennessee. Tennessee beat Florida. The three-way tie was determined by each team's BCS ranking, and the fifth-ranked Bulldogs were crowned victors, finishing two spots ahead of Tennessee and six spots ahead of Florida.
In the Dome: For Georgia, an SEC East title meant a rematch with LSU in the SEC Championship. This time Bulldogs found themselves outmatched by the No. 3 Tigers who were riding a six-game winning streak. LSU boasted the top-ranked defenses in the country, entering the matchup allowing an average of just ten points per game. The Tigers, led by tailback Justin Vincent and defensive lineman Chad Lavalais, never trailed against the Bulldogs. Vincent scampered 87 yards for The Opening score, and on the ensuing possession, Georgia punter Gordon Ely-Kelso was tackled in the end zone for a safety. The Tigers led 17-6 at halftime. David Greene was picked off by LSU's Lionel Turner in the third quarter, giving the Tigers a 24-6 lead. Georgia's only touchdown came on an 18-yard pass from Greene to Ben Watson in the third quarter. LSU rocked the Bulldogs 34-13 on their way to the Sugar Bowl.
After losing a second time to eventual BCS National Champion LSU, Georgia went on to defeat Purdue in overtime 34-27 in the Capital One Bowl.
2005: Georgia 34, LSU 14
Along the way: After finishing sixth in the coaches' poll in 2004, the Bulldogs opened the 2005 season ranked 13th in the nation. D.J. Shockley took the reins at quarterback, replacing Greene, who ended his career with more wins than any quarterback in NCAA history. Led by Shockley and All-American safety Greg Blue, Georgia walloped No. 19 Boise State in the opener 48-13. The victory was the first of seven straight, including a 27-14 win over 7th-ranked Tennessee. For the second time since 2002 the Bulldogs were undefeated entering the Florida game. A win over the Gators would clinch the SEC East title, but Georgia lost Shockley to injury just a week before against Arkansas. Joe Tereshinski III stepped in to replace Shockley, but the Bulldogs lost to Florida 14-10. That set up a big game with Auburn. The Tigers and Bulldogs had a back-and-forth affair that night. But Auburn kicker John Vaughn booted the game-winning field goal giving Auburn a 31-30 win. Still, South Carolina helped Georgia earlier in the day. Florida lost its third SEC game to South Carolina in Columbia – padding Georgia's one-game lead over the Gators. The following week, Georgia whipped Kentucky 45-13 to lock up the SEC East title.
In the Dome: After winning 14-7 at Georgia Tech in the final regular season game, the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs traveled back to Atlanta to play the familiar LSU Tigers, who entered the SEC title game ranked third in the country – and who had an outside shot of playing for the BCS title with an SEC win.
The Bulldogs wasted no time in the rematch of the 2003 conference title game, with two of Shockley's first three passes going for touchdowns. Sean Bailey was on the receiving end of both touchdown passes, with one spanning 45 yards and the other going for 29 yards. After Bryan McClendon blocked an LSU punt in the second quarter, Georgia took over in LSU territory, and Shockley soon scrambled for a 7-yard touchdown. Twenty-two minutes into the game, the Bulldogs had become only the second team to score 20 points against the Tigers all season. Tim Jennings returned an interception15 yards for Georgia's final touchdown, as the Bulldogs cruised to a 34-14 victory and earned a bid to the Sugar Bowl.
The Sugar Bowl trip would be Georgia's third visit to Atlanta in as many games after Hurricane Katrina forced the bowl game to be relocated from New Orleans. The No. 8 Bulldogs were stunned by 11th-ranked West Virginia 38-35 and finished 10-3 on the season.
2011: LSU 42, Georgia 10
Along the way: The 2011 season was anything but scripted for the Georgia Bulldogs. Two early losses, by a combined 17 points, to Boise State and South Carolina had the season looking like a replay of 2009 and 2010 when the Bulldogs posted a combined 14 wins. However, a schedule in which Georgia escaped the "Big Three of the West" (Alabama, Arkansas and LSU) allowed the Bulldogs to enjoy a successful 10-game winning streak. During the streak, Richt's squad defeated its four biggest foes – Tennessee, Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech – with three of those wins coming on the road. Georgia stayed perfect after the week two tilt against the Gamecocks… Carolina didn't. Losses to Auburn 16-13 in Columbia and at Arkansas 44-28 gave South Carolina one too many losses. Georgia won its first SEC East crown since 2005.
In the Dome: The underdog No. 12 Bulldogs raced to an early 10-0 lead, despite dropping two would-be touchdown passes. Georgia's defense forced three-and-outs on all seven of LSU's first half possessions, but LSU's Tyrone Mathieu returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter, cutting Georgia's lead to 10-7 at the half. Mathieu then recovered an Aaron Murray fumble to end Georgia's first drive in the second half, setting up a Kenny Hilliard rushing touchdown to give LSU a 14-10 lead. The Tigers never looked back. After Georgia's next possession ended in a three-and-out, Mathieu added another dazzling 47-yard punt return. Hilliard ran for another score and caught a touchdown pass, and Morris Claiborne intercepted the last of Murray's SEC Championship game record 51 passes and returned it 45 yards for a score. Despite holding LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson to just 30 yards passing, the Bulldogs allowed 42 unanswered points in the 42-10 loss.
While LSU would later lose 21-0 to Alabama in the BCS National Championship, Georgia went on to Tampa for the Outback Bowl, where the Bulldogs were upended 33-30 by Michigan State in triple overtime.


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Walcott has two years remaining on his contract and would presumably not want to be experiencing any more hammerings like the one he suffered at Manchester United next month before discussions begin over another.
Manager Arsene Wenger has done his bit, spending £40million on five new players prior to the transfer window closing, including Mikel Arteta and Germany defender Per Mertesacker.
And now Walcott is convinced the Gunners are back on an upward curve again.
"I'm not worried about the future at Arsenal at all," he said.
"New faces tend to get everyone bubbling. We all have to lift our spirits and hopefully those new signings will do the job."
Such was the manner of that eight-goal mauling at Manchester United that Wenger felt he had to act, even though he had felt there was enough talent in his squad to cope with the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
"I have never seen Arsenal do that in all the years I have been there." said Walcott of the deadline-day frenzy.
"A lot of teams leave it until lastminute.com so it was interesting to see. We got rid of two great players but we've brought a few in and I look forward to seeing them on Wednesday."
Even now, Walcott struggles for an explanation why such an extraordinary result, Arsenal's worst since the 19th century, occurred.
"There's no point sitting and sulking about what you could have done better," he said. "The better team won on the day.
"A lot of people dropped their heads as soon as that fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth goals went in. Maybe the organisation wasn't quite there either.
"I wouldn't say we gave up. We tried our best. But Manchester United were very strong and scored some great goals.
"The dressing room was completely dead afterwards. It is hard to recover from that result and it could hurt a lot of players. But Arsenal are a big club. You have to be able to react to those sort of moments."
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Hi all,
I have been asked several times exactly how I did my Joey mod on my Jetta headlamps. I got tired of explaining things to so many people, so I decided to write this DIY for all of you curious minds.
This is the second time I am performing Joey Mod on my headlamps and I am getting very very good at it. It is my second time because I received new headlamps from vdubbun with almost new lenses so I had to replace the headlamps..
I assume no responsibility with this DIY. This write-up is designed to be just a mere guide. Use it at your own risk and feel free to make any diversions from the DIY you like!
With that being said, lets begin:
1. A can of black spray paint. I recommed one that has enamel (glossy) and not flat black, but this is entirely your prefference. I have seen people color matching their headlamps to the rest of the car.
2. Glad's Press-And-Seal Wrap
3. Some tape and newspapers
4. Exacto knife
5. All weather outdoor clear silicone sealant!
6. Empty oven
STEP 1 Removal:
*Take off the front grill.
*Take off the front bumper.
*Take off the headlamps.
STEP 2 Heating the headlamps:
*Take off the bulbs.
*Take off all bulb covers.
*Take off the two (per headlight) rubber drain hoses.
*Take off the 4 (per headlight) metal retaining clips that hold the lens to the headlamp assembly.
*Preheat your oven to 170-200 degrees Fahrenheit.
*When the light in your oven turns off, open the oven and put your headlamps on the grill.
*Make sure your lenses are NOT touching any part of the oven. It is easier to do one headlamp at a time!
*Keep the headlamps inside for 60-90 seconds MAXIMUM! The goal here is NOT to bake them but to simply warm them enough so that the black seal between the lens and the assembly softens.
*Take your headlamp out of the oven and carefully start prying off the lens from the assembly. TAKE YOUR TIME! Do not rush things.
*Once you take off the first lens, put your other headlamp in the oven and repeat the procedure. Remember, preheated oven, not more than 90 seconds!
Here is how the headlamp looks like without the lens:
STEP 3 Proper Masking:
*Cut a piece of Glad's Press-And-Seal wrap enough to cover in excess the front blinker light. *Press on the wrap making sure you are covering the whole glassy part of the blinker:
*CAREFULLY, run the exacto knife between the plastic housing and the actual blinker lens thus cutting the excess wrap:
*Remove the excess wrap by slowly pulling on it:
*Repeat the same procedure for the foglights. If you don't have forglights like me, the exacto knife trick still works. You just have to be little more carefull.
*Here is how your masked little lights should look like:
Now for the main reflector:
*Cut another piece of press-and-seal wrap, again bigger than the area that your are covering:
*Press on the edges of the reflector:
*Try not to kink or overlap the press-and-seal wrap!
*Instead of cutting the excess away, simply fold it towards the center of the reflector. Use tape to hold the excess wrap in place.
*Check all edges on the reflector! You will mess things up if there is even a single hole in the masking!
STEP 4 Painting :
*Shake your spray paint can for about a minute.
*Test the can somewhere safe..
*Make one pass trying to cover all the little nooks and crevices.
*Let dry for about 5 minutes.
*Apply another coat.
*Wait another 5 minutes.
Now you can make as many coats as you feel like. I was happy with two. That way I made sure I covered all the hard to get to parts and at the same time there were no paint runs.
*Finally, let your headlamp dry for about 2-3 hours.
*Remove the Glad's Press-And-Seal wrap.
STEP 5 Reassembling :
*After you made sure the paint is well cured, assemble your headlamps.
*Apply silicone on all the edges between the lens and the housing.
*Let the silicone cure for 30 minutes.
*Press on the lenses and put back the 4 metal retaining clips!
*Reassemble everything back.
*Don't forget the little drain hoses. They should be pointing down, to the bottom of the headlamp.
Here is the final result:
STEP 6 Enjoy your work :
After reinstalling your headlamps, bumber and grill, grab some dark beer and enjoy your work!
Here is how my Jetka looks like after installing new headlamps (freshly joey modded) and being washed:
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I have an 01 and an 05 currently.
My 05 seems quieter to me, and the facelifted interior less chintzy. Just my opinion. I have all new OEM engine mounts in the 01, and the 05 still seems quieter.
I like the Duratec engine in my 05 better than the Zetec in my 01.
I have not had the hard starting issue the 2005 cars supposedly have. Never once has our 05 exhibited any starting issue. Not saying it doesn't exist, just that it has never happened to me.
Ours (05) has right at 99k miles and has a slight tick. I have a new intake manifold sitting on the shelf in my garage awaiting warm weather for installation. I could probably drive it the way it is for a long time, but I'm anal like that, so I'm going to replace it.
I would buy another 05+ wagon in a second. Earlier car...hmm, would have to think about it. Probably. I settled for the 01 even though I would have rather had the later style since stick shift wagons were so hard to find. The 05+ stick wagons seem harder to locate than the earlier cars, and an early stick happened to pop up for sale near me so I grabbed it. Was a right place right time kind of thing.
Lack of a timing belt on the 05+ cars is a bonus in my book. The powerband of my 05 seems better suited for city traffic than my 01. Seems gutsier down low. The Zetec, I feel like I have to rev it out more. Might be in my head.
Other posters are correct that the rear tire wear is an issue. More apparent on my 01 car than my 05. I have new adjustable MOOG rear arms for the 2001 that are also awaiting the nicer weather when I can work on my car in the driveway. Too cold now, and my garage too full of kayaks and bikes and motorcycles to make room for a non urgent repair right now.
My advice would be to buy the newest wagon you can find with the lowest miles and best history. They are all starting to age by this point, so the newer the better in general.
In my area, wagons are hard to come by used. When they do pop up, they sell fast and for a premium over the other body styles. This is what happens when hardly anyone has built a good small wagon for a while. The good used ones get sought after. Most manufacturers moved into crossovers and abandoned small station wagons. As time has gone on, small wagons have become harder and harder to find in good shape, and the ones that are left tend to hold value and or sell quickly. At least in my experience. On the coasts, where wagons may be easier to find, this may be less the case. Manual transmission wagons are like pink unicorns with three legs in these parts, but since you're looking for a slushbox, your search will be much easier.
If Ford sold a new Focus station wagon in the USA, I'd go down this week and buy one. But they don't, so it might be a Subaru or VW for me at some point when the 01 bites it.
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