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While the Seattle Mariners haven't been putting out the results on the field this season, the recently completed amateur baseball draft once again gives some hope that young prospects can turn it around in the future. The jewel of the class is infielder D.J. Peterson, the Mariners' first-round choice and the 12th overall pick out of the University of New Mexico.
Although many first-round picks have played in Tacoma, only a few are still with the organization at any level. They include infielder Dustin Ackley (2009), pitcher Taijuan Walker (2010), pitcher Danny Hultzen, the second overall pick in the 2011 draft, catcher Mike Zunino (2012) and Peterson (2013.) Peterson was one of the few picks who was signed soon after being drafted.
Ackley was back in Tacoma recently to work on learning a second position, in the outfield. He returned to Seattle on June 26, but injured a thumb while diving for a ball in the outfield a couple of days later and is currently day-to-day. Hultzen spent two months in Arizona this spring rehabbing a strained left rotator cuff. He returned to Tacoma one June 25 and started the game on June 27 when he pitched six scoreless innings for a 2-0 win over Las Vegas.
Zunino began the season with Tacoma. After 47 games here he was promoted to Seattle on June 11 and got his first start on June 12. In his first eight games with the Mariners he has hit one home run, and thrown out 25 percent of would-be base stealers.
Tom McNamara, Mariners' Director of Amateur Scouting, says Zunino is "a tough kid who comes from a good baseball family," adding he is "a dependable, sturdy receiver with an accurate Major League arm and strong leadership qualities. Like (Kyle) Seager he will scuffle in the beginning but he has the strength, aptitude, eye-hand coordination and mental toughness to figure it out." As far as his offense goes, McNamara says Zunino has extra-base strength in his swing.
Walker began the season in Double-A. He just got promoted to Triple-A on June 22. His first start with the Rainiers was June 25 when he earned a 1-0 win over Fresno. Pitching six innings, he gave up four hits while walking two. He also won his second start July 1, working five innings in a 4-1 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and striking out eight, walking two, and giving up two hits but no runs.
Peterson can play either first or third base. He started his professional career with the Everett AquaSox on June 19, and hit his first home run on Saturday, June 22, accounting for all the runs in Everett's 3-1 win over Hillsboro. On Sunday, June 23, he outdid that by hitting his second home run, a grand slam, which figured prominently in Everett's 6-5 comeback win over Hillsboro. The eventual walk-off run was driven in by Kyle Seager's younger brother Justin, also part of this year's draft class. Peterson has been solid so far with the AquaSox, hitting three homers and driving in 16 runs in his first 12 games as of July 2.
McNamara said that Peterson's bat is his best tool, adding he is "one of the top college bats in this year's draft. We always liked his short-to-the-ball explosive swing. We are excited to have a player with his talent and character in the Seattle organization."
Preparing for each year's draft begins long before the three-day event in early June. Scouting reports come in for months, even years, from all over the country. Players are evaluated for their skills or tools, as well as how they would fit into the system. Of course the player the Mariners figure to pick first could be gone by the time their turn comes. Then it's back to plan B or maybe C.
As soon as the draft is over, the signing process begins. Signing bonuses are involved. If players (and their agents and lawyers) do not feel the initial offers are what the players deserve, this process can go on for many weeks. The signing deadline now is in mid-July. Sometimes the two sides cannot come to terms; then the player can choose not to sign, return to school, and go back into the draft the following year. So far this year the Mariners have signed all but eight of their 40 picks.
After he was drafted, Ackley did not sign with the Mariners until 15 minutes before the deadline on August 17, 2009, so his only professional playing time that year was in the Arizona Fall League. However, he said that because his college season with the University of North Carolina was extended by playing in the College World Series, it was good to get some time off before he began his professional career.
Ackley played 52 games in Tacoma at the end of 2010 and started the 2011 season here. He was called up to the Mariners on June 16, 2011, just a little over two years from the date he was drafted.
He was in the Mariners' starting lineup on June 17, his first Major League game. Playing second base and batting sixth, he got a single in his first at-bat. During the three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies, he also hit his first Major League homerun and triple.
Walker was drafted out of Yucaipa High School in Southern California. He pitched at the rookie level in Peoria, AZ, in 2010, and began this year playing for single A Clinton, Iowa. In 14 games there he had a record of 4-4 and an ERA of 2.84.
Draft picks are signed for seven years with the organization, but can be traded before that period is up. Hopefully Zunino, Peterson, Walker and the other recent draft picks are players who won't be seen succeeding in other teams' uniforms for many years to come.


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Being new here, I'm actually not sure if this is the best place to put this, so I apologise in advance if I'm in the wrong here, I just thought this would be an interesting topic to debate.
The abortion argument is broken down into 2 categories, being either Pro-Life, or Pro-Choice. The meanings of these are often confused, so I'll quickly explain it. Being Pro-choice does not mean being Pro-abortion, which is the biggest misconception of the word. Those that are pro-choice often say they would not have an abortion, although they accept that it's a personal decision for each women. Therefore, Pro-choice is the act of thinking it should be legal, Pro-life is the act of thinking it should be illegal.
I'm 100% Pro-choice, and I doubt anything anyone could say will change that. Abortion is a completely personal choice, who are we to deny a woman one because we don't think her reason is good enough? There are a lot of reasons women may feel an abortion is best for them, whether it's financial problems, age, not being ready to become a parent, rape, domestic violence etc.
The most practical reason I think abortion has to be legal, is that making it illegal won't stop abortions, it will only stop safe abortions. Abortion became legal in the UK in 1960, after so many women died from "back street abortions". I'm sure you've heard the horror stories of coathangers and knitting needles, all of which are true. And the same would happen again if we outlawed it. Abortion has to be legal to keep women safe.
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Against abortion. For killing babies.
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So, what are your thoughts on legalizing cocaine and heroin?
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Definitely Pro-choice.
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pro choice, but what if a girl was rapped, and became pregnant, it's really something you have to think about.
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Abortion is legal, and I'm not going to go against that. However, I think it is somewhat irresponsible today when there are other birth control measures (condoms, pill, surgical procedures like vasectomies) available. I'd much rather drop $10 on a pack of jimmies.
Not to mention, a trial, especially for rape, can take over a year to come to court. An abortion is a bit late then. There is no way abortion can be legal "just for rape".
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Bay Backpack, a website for environmental educators in the Chesapeake Bay region, was recently relaunched with a new design, making it even easier for teachers to find resources that bring the Bay and its surrounding lands into their classrooms.
Teachers and educators can use the site's updated design to find more than 750 lesson plans, books, curriculum guides and other teaching resources that are grouped into themed collections–including Bay animals and habitats, people and culture, Earth system science, land use and water quality. An interactive map of nearly 350 field studies allows teachers to search by location, grade level and subject matter to find hands-on learning opportunities outside the classroom. Bay Backpack also continues to provide a catalog of professional development and funding opportunities that support environmental education efforts, and the new responsive design means users can easily access resources on both desktop and mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.
In the recent Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, representatives from each of the six watershed states and Washington, D.C., committed to providing every student in the region with at least one meaningful watershed educational experience, or MWEE, in elementary, middle and high school. Meaningful watershed educational experiences are investigative projects that allow students the opportunity to interact directly with their environment and learn about how the Bay, its rivers and streams and its surrounding lands function as a system. Resources provided through Bay Backpack help teachers from across the Bay area engage students in these educational experiences.
"Bay Backpack is a great tool to help meet the commitments of the new Watershed Agreement," said Shannon Sprague, Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program Education Workgroup. "It directly supports our efforts to get every student outdoors and learning about their environment."
To learn more about what the Bay Program is doing to provide each student in the region with the skills to protect and restore local waters and lands, explore the Environmental Literacy goal of the Watershed Agreement.
Learn more about Bay Backpack and the educational resources it provides.
Now that school is back in session, your student may be spending more time indoors than outside exploring his local environment. Fortunately, there are several ways to keep your little adventurer's sense of curiosity alive throughout the school year.
Image courtesy Children and Nature Network/Facebook
Here are some of our favorite ways for parents and teachers to introduce hands-on environmental learning to the watershed's younger residents:
1. Conduct a field study
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Look for an area where your students can observe the natural world. Whether their classroom curriculum outlines the life cycle of frogs or the benefits of pollinators, students are sure to appreciate experiencing their textbooks in action.
Field studies often take place in a park or at a nature center. But if you would rather stay close to home, consider creating a schoolyard habitat with your students to attract wildlife and serve as an outdoor classroom perfect for long-term plant, insect and animal monitoring.
2. "Green" your school
What better way to get your kids to care about the earth than to "go green" yourself! Does your school have a recycling or composting program? What about a habitat for local wildlife? Implement sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices where you can and your school could earn recognition as a "Green Ribbon School" from the U.S. Department of Education.
Wondering where to start? Get advice from the Center for Green Schools, a program dedicated to transforming schools into sustainable and healthy places. And be sure to get a tip or two from your state: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, and West Virginia all have green school programs.
3. Get outside
Educators and parents know that outdoor recess can encourage students to expend some of that extra energy. But time spent outside can also foster an appreciation for and fascination with the environment—not to mention prevent childhood obesity and curb attention deficit disorder (or ADD). After all, weren't today's biologists once inspired by the gooey worms they used to collect or the bird's nests found in their backyards?
Encourage your kids to get outside with structured activities, from tag and hide-and-go-seek to geocaching. This latter sport is gaining popularity across the country, as a GPS-powered treasure hunt. Read more about geocaching with students or take a look at our photo slideshow of a geocaching adventure at the Accokeek Foundation. And learn more about how time outside can help your child from the No Child Left Inside Coalition.
4. Get to work
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From coloring a white wall with an orange crayon to planting green trees in a barren field, kids love to feel like they've made a lasting, physical change to the environment around them. So why not plan a day of outdoor service learning? A number of schools and community groups hold these events on their grounds. Look for one near you this fall!
If you are an educator in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley's Stream Restoration Challenge is a great way for your middle or high school students to learn about the Bay while giving back to their community.
When a day outside just isn't possible, a selection of nature writing or scenic websites, movies and other multimedia can still engage your students with the natural world. Use Bay Backpack to find curriculum guides and lesson ideas based on your location, grade level and state's environmental education requirements.
6. Get money
If your big ideas for outdoor experiences stretch far beyond your budget, consider finding funding through an outside source. Some extra support through a grant, for instance, may be just what you need to get that edible vegetable garden started outside your classroom or in your neighborhood. Learn more about funding sources here.
Professional development courses can include kayaking down a river or stream, exploring island habitats or learning how to build a rain garden. These training opportunities give you a chance to connect with other educators and to hear fresh takes on how to connect your classroom with the world outside.
8. Get ideas
Connecting with other parents or educators about their teaching techniques can bring creative juice to your curriculum. Check out Bay Backpack, which features school spotlights and easy activities for kids. And to discuss the benefits of outdoor play with other parents and professionals, join the Children and Nature Network.
Welcome to the latest installment of the BayBlog Question of the Week! Each week, we take a question submitted on the Chesapeake Bay Program website or a frequently asked question and answer it here for all to read.
This week's question comes from Christina in Havre de Grace, Md., a high school mathematics teacher looking for ways to work the Bay into her lesson plans. "Since the Bay is in our backyard, I would like my students to analyze some of the statistics from the Bay. Where can I find teaching resources related to the Chesapeake Bay?"
With school about to start back up, tying the Chesapeake Bay into your lesson plans is a great way to ease students back into the swing of things. It's likely that many of them spent some time on and around the Bay during the summer, so they will have some personal connection to the topics of your lesson plan.
Fortunately, there is a great resource right on the web for all your Bay education needs, Bay Backpack. Clicking on Teaching Resources at the top of the page will bring you to a handy search tool that will help you narrow down the hundreds of lesson plans and curriculums available on the site. You can refine your search by subject area, education level, type, alignment and keywords.
In Christina's case, we could select "mathematics," "high school" and "data," which will bring up about 10 resources to use to create lesson plans. Data sets will become available for her students to analyze in their statistics class, and the data will actually have meaning to these students who live right on the Bay, as opposed to using "canned" data with no personal meaning.
If just looking for data in general, the Chesapeake Bay Program website has a significant amount of data available for download. However, it is probably easier to find data that is easily adapted to lesson plans from the Bay Backpack site.
Lesson plans aren't the only thing Bay Backpack can provide educators. Field studies, training opportunities and funding resources are all available on the site, free to be used by educators at all levels.
Bay Backpack is a great resource for teachers looking to incorporate the Chesapeake Bay into the classroom in new and innovative ways. We often underestimate the ways we can instill values of environmental stewardship into the classroom beyond science classes, but this website helps to break down those barriers. Working awareness of the Bay into day-to-day lessons across all subject areas helps to establish an environmentally conscious mindset among students from a young age, ensuring that they will become the stewards of the Bay and our environment in the future.
Be sure to follow Bay Backpack on Twitter, @BayBackpack and check out the Bay Backpack blog for more information about how to work the Bay into your classroom.
Do you have a question about the Chesapeake Bay? Ask us and we might choose your question for the next Question of the Week!
The Bay Program has launched BayBackpack.com, an online resource for teachers and environmental educators to engage students in hands-on learning about the Chesapeake Bay and its local waterways.
Bay Backpack includes:
Additionally, Bay Backpack uses a blog to feature new education initiatives and in-depth resources, such as ideas for classroom projects. Educators can share information with each other on the blog by leaving comments or writing guest entries about their own environmental education programs.
Bay Backpack provides educators with the necessary resources to give their students a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE), which are extensive projects that allow students to gain a deep understanding of environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay and its local streams and rivers. Bay Program partners work with state and local education departments to ensure that all students in the Bay watershed receive three MWEEs before they graduate from high school.
To learn more about Bay Backpack, visit www.baybackpack.com or follow Bay Backpack on Twitter @baybackpack to receive additional education-related news and resources.


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Dear Mary Beth,
I have read your response to "Holding Out" with great interest. I struggle with the same issue, and perhaps even deeper, as not only would I avoid dating divorced women, I have hesitations about any woman with a sexual past. Your response was very helpful to me.
I struggle deeply with my own sexual desires on a daily basis and am deeply crushed when I compare what I have been taught about sex and Catholicism to the sexual activity of women, especially in today's world. So now in my mind I am looking for a woman with little or no "life experiences," as you phrased your response. However, I know this is not realistic – and frankly, I create some of those "life experiences" for women.
I share this with you because I suspect many Catholic men share the same "beliefs" and view many women as sinful, despite these men having their own "life experiences." Double standard and hypocritical, absolutely, but it is what many men of my generation grew up with. This believing in "holding out" is a deep-rooted seed, fostered by my Catholic upbringing, but my life experience has taught me it is a fallacy.
Thus, I too would prefer a non-married, non-divorced, non-widowed, childless, virgin woman – despite my own marriage, divorce, annulment, children and mature age. I realize this is not going to happen and find strength in St. Joseph's compassion when he chose to be with and stay with St. Mary despite her humanly inexplicable impregnation, which the Catholic Church reveres.
Again, I found your response helpful for my own self-reflection, as I admit to having my own insecurities, jealousies, and possessiveness issues, but it is the Catholic Church that taught me to desire a woman of pure heart, mind, body, and soul.
-Reflecting & Reconsidering
"Reflecting" didn't ask a question, but I wanted to share some excerpts from his letter because I thought it was an honest and very courageous note to write and also because he brings up some points that provide an excellent opportunity for follow-up.
First, the letter from "Reflecting" helps illustrate the origins of some of this thinking. Sex is in many ways much more personal for women.
Of course, sexual expression speaks a language, and it should be deeply intimate and personal for everyone. But female biology and wiring makes it more obviously personal for women. It happens inside of her body. She's the one who risks pregnancy. She, being the receiving partner, is at far greater risk of sexually transmitted disease and is more vulnerable to serious side effects as a result of those diseases.
A woman is also more vulnerable on an emotional level. She produces more of the bonding hormone oxytocin in sexual activity. She is often more deeply hurt at the break-up of a sexual relationship.
Basically, the stakes are much higher for her.
Men are thus often in "awe" of feminine sexuality. And sensitive men who understand the level of self-gift and vulnerability that is inherent in the act are often horrified when they see women use that gift carelessly or when they imagine a woman they love giving that gift to someone else.
That much I get.
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But the thinking goes kind of off-track from there, as "Reflecting" recognizes.
First, often these men fail to recognize that their own sexuality, and their own sexual sin, matters as well. Blessed John Paul II, describing Jesus' defense of the woman caught in adultery, wrote in Mulieris Dignitatem:
"Is not this woman, for all her sin, above all a confirmation of your own transgressions, of your 'male' injustice, your misdeeds?"
I obviously can't judge every case or every man who feels this way, but I suspect that there is sometimes a certain level of projection going on – projecting their guilt or struggle with their own sin onto a woman.
I've found that men who insist upon marrying virgins often invoke the defense that they want to be confident that their wives won't cheat on them. I'm not sure whether they're expressing a concern they honestly believe is legitimate or whether it's a cover for their own "insecurities, jealousies, and possessiveness issues."
Either way, it's a crock.
Yes, a woman who has shown and continues to show a cavalier attitude about the significance of sexual intimacy would be a bad bet as a spouse. But it is monstrously unfair to lump her into the same category as a woman who gave herself to a man in a relationship (or relationships, or a marriage, etc.) she hoped would work or a woman who has learned of her value and dignity of her sexuality only after making mistakes.
That woman is no more an infidelity risk than a woman without a past – and to automatically cast her under a cloud of suspicion is really highly insulting to her and to all women who have struggled or suffered losses.
A 'spotless bride'
Here we come to the crux of the issue.
Of course we'd all like a spouse who is pure as the driven snow – not just sexually but in every way. God, in the same way, desires a "spotless" bride in us, the Church.
But guess what?
He doesn't get that in this fallen world, and neither do we. We're all wounded – whether the wounds are sexual or spiritual or physical or just plain old, garden-variety failure to love. We're all seeking healing and wholeness – some in a healthy ways, some still in misguided ways.
The good news is that He can make us spotless, to the extent we turn to Him. He can take the baggage, the mistakes, the losses, the spurned self-gift, and turn it into something beautiful. The emotional and spiritual scar tissue may remain, but even that can be a gift in the strength and the healing that it offers.
Yes, Scripture speaks of a "spotless" bride, but don't confuse "spotless" with "shrink-wrapped." A woman (or a man) can possess a pure heart, mind, body and soul despite – or in some ways, because of – mistakes or hurts or losses in the past.
God does that for us. He writes straight with crooked lines. He brings beauty out of pain, life from death.
Trust Him.


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Reaction: NTSB recommends lowering drunk driving limit
(Columbus) - The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that states should reduce the standard for drunk driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05.
More than 100 countries have adopted the .05 alcohol content standard or lower, according to a report by the board's staff. In Europe, the share of traffic deaths attributable to drunken driving was reduced by more than half within 10 years after the standard was dropped.
"Our goal is to get to zero deaths because each alcohol-impaired death is preventable," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said. "Alcohol-impaired deaths are not accidents, they are crimes. They can and should be prevented. The tools exist. What is needed is the will."
Timothy Huey, a DUI attorney in Columbus, doesn't think lowering the standard will make roads safer.
"You can make roads safe in Ohio by having nobody on the road," he said. "I don't think it's going to make the roads significantly safer by having it down to a .05."
Dramatic progress was made in the 1980s through the mid-1990s after the minimum drinking age was raised to 21 and the legally-allowable maximum level of drivers' blood alcohol content was lowered to .08, the report said.
Huey says states were essentially forced to go along with lowering the limit because it was tied to federal highway funding.
"This kind of reflects a movement to take impairment out of the impairment status," Huey said.
Today, drunken driving claims about 10,000 lives a year, down from over 18,000 in 1982. At that time, alcohol-related fatalities accounted for about 40 percent of highway deaths.
For the Ohio State Highway Patrol it is more about a driver's actions then a blood alcohol content level.
"Under Ohio law they can still be arrested if we believe that they're impaired by drugs, alcohol, or a combination of them," said Lt. Anne Ralston.
Technology may be part of the solution, and anti-drunken driving forces have talked of turning cars into a part of the solution. In December, the board called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the auto industry to step up their research into technology for use in all vehicles that can detect whether a driver has elevated blood alcohol without the driver breathing into a tube or taking any other action. Drivers with elevated levels would be unable to start their cars. But the technology is still years away.
"Our focus will be maintaining on our campaign which calls on additional interlocks for all convicted offenders during their probationary period and to pursue advanced technology," said Doug Scoles with the Ohio chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He says they're remaining neutral on the issue.
Scoles says interlock systems could save a thousand lives each year and technology that won't allow a vehicle to start if the driver is impaired could save seven times that. Without these changes the legal limit doesn't matter, according to Scoles.
"They can still put the key in the ignition and turn it. As long as they can do that you're going to have repeat drunk driving offenses, people are going to get killed, they're going to get hurt," he said.
Reducing the blood alcohol limit below .08 could save over 7,000 lives a year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has estimated. Australia saw a 12 percent decline in alcohol-related deaths as a share of overall traffic fatalities when it lowered its legal limit to .05. The limit in most of Europe is also .05, and in some countries it's as low as .02.
A woman weighing less than 120 pounds can reach .05 after just one drink. A man weighing up to 160 pounds reaches .05 after two drinks.
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Max, the guy who spoke at the start of the video, and the woman who spoke after him inspire me to say that these two people are examples of folks who should run for Comgress, and this might be true about everyone who spoke in the video.
Ralph Nader was jailed a few weeks ago? I thought the guy with the mic. said that Ralph had been jailed a few weeks ago and if this is true, then why did this happen? Did he criticize the gov't for not acting correctly about the oil spill and the gov't was so displeased with this that it jailed him for it?
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text: Severe hypersensitivity reactions to Cinryze may occur. Thrombotic events have occurred in patients receiving Cinryze, and in patients receiving off-label high dose C1 inhibitor therapy. Monitor patients with known risk factors for thrombotic events. With any blood or plasma derived product, there may be a risk of transmission of infectious agents, e.g. viruses and, theoretically, the CJD agent. The risk has been reduced by screening donors for prior exposure to certain virus infections and by manufacturing steps to reduce the risk of viral transmission including pasteurization and nanofiltration.The most common adverse reactions in clinical trials associated with Cinryze were rash, headache, nausea, erythema, phlebitis and local reactions at the injection site. Adverse events of sinusitis and upper respiratory infection also were observed in clinical trials. No drug-related serious adverse events (SAEs) were reported in clinical trials. Please visit http://www.viropharma.com/products/cinryze.aspx for the full U.S. Prescribing Information; the prescribing information for other countries can be found at www.viropharma.com. About Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) HAE is a rare, severely debilitating, life-threatening genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of C1 inhibitor, a human plasma protein. This condition is the result of a defect in the gene controlling the synthesis of C1 inhibitor. C1 inhibitor maintains the natural regulation of the contact, complement, and fibrinolytic systems, that when left unregulated, can initiate or perpetuate an attack by consuming the already low levels of endogenous C1 inhibitor in HAE patients. Patients with C1 inhibitor deficiency experience recurrent, unpredictable, debilitating, and potentially life threatening attacks of inflammation affecting the larynx, abdomen, face, extremities and urogenital tract. Patients with HAE experience approximately 20 to 100 days of incapacitation per year. There are estimated to be at least 6,500 people with HAE in the United States and at least 10,000 people in the European Union.


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Sixto Rodriguez has paid tribute to late Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, whose documentary Searching for Sugar Man led to a revival of the singer's career.
Speaking to Billboard magazine after a performance in Detroit on Tuesday, Rodriguez said the director's death was a "shock".
"He was a very talented man and hard-working artist - he proved it by hitting an Academy Award his first time out," the singer and songwriter said. "My deepest condolences to his family. Rest in peace."
Bendjelloul died late Tuesday in the Stockholm area. The director's brother Johar Bendjelloul told Swedish daily Aftonbladet that the 36-year-old took his own life after struggling with depression.
"Life is not always simple," he said. "I don't know how to handle it. I don't know."
Bendjelloul rose to international fame in 2013 when his debut feature film Searching for Sugar Man won the Oscar for best documentary.
Searching for Sugar Man, structured like a mystery, followed two South African journalists who tried to track down Rodriguez after his disappearance from the public scene.
The film helped make Rodriguez, now 71, better known in the United States.
British film producer Simon Chinn, who produced Searching for Sugar Man with Bendjelloul, said he was shocked and deeply saddened by the news.
"It seems so unbelievable," he said. "I saw him two weeks ago in London. He was so full of life, hope and optimism and happiness, and looking forward to the future and future collaborations.
"We were talking about working together and talking about specific ideas, so the idea that he is no longer is just too hard to process."
Sony Pictures Classics, the film's distributor, praised Bendjelloul's modesty and passion for storytelling.
"Much like Rodriguez himself, Malik was a genuine person who chased the world for stories to tell," it said in a statement.
"He didn't chase fame, fortune or awards, although those accolades still found him as many others recognized his storytelling."
Fellow directors mourned his passing.
"He made a great film & will be missed," US filmmaker Michael Moore said on Twitter.
His former employer, Swedish public service broadcaster SVT, said it would run a memorial program about Bendjelloul late Wednesday.
Nicholas Wenno, a reporter at Sweden's daily Dagens Nyheter, described the filmmaker as "a whimsical genius who saw the world in his own way, who seemed fueled by atomic energy".
"We are many that will mourn you," Wenno said.
Bendjelloul was born in the town of Ystad near Malmo in southern Sweden, according to film database IMDB.com.
He also directed television documentaries about rock singers Elton John, Rod Stewart and Bjork and German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, the Swedish Film Institute said.
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WIMAUMA, Florida- A deputy fatally shot a motorist from Mexico who rammed two patrol cars and confronted the deputy with a knife, officials said.
Authorities said Flores was speeding when a deputy tried to wave him down. But Flores swerved toward the deputy as if to hit him and then sped away, Callaway said.
Flores rammed his truck into one patrol car and then turned his truck around and broadsided another patrol car, Callaway said. The impact flipped the second patrol car onto the median, he said. The deputy of the car was hospitalized with neck and back injuries.
Deputies said Flores climbed out of the truck and approached Deputy Darryl Bowden with a knife. When Flores ignored orders to put it down and kept approaching, Bowden shot him several times, Callaway said.
"He kept advancing on the deputy despite the deputy's repeated orders to stop," he said. "He was almost on top of the deputy when the shooting occurred."
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Westfest was held this past weekend at Holy Rosary School in West Seattle, and included entertainment for the family like a climbing wall
The festival, on Sept. 18 through 20, was run solely by volunteers from Holy Rosary Parish.
The annual Westfest, on its 20th year, was held to celebrate the end of a good summer and to kick off the new school year.
Want to have some fun this weekend AND learn a thing or two? The sixth annual Sustainable Ballard Festival is this coming Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
First, Undrive to get there, which means that if you can avoid using fossil fuel to attend, awesome! Bus, bike, walk or carpool. Once you arrive, well, there are so many options! You can attend a cooking demo, see how to make cheese at home, learn about solar hot water options, watch a demonstration on designing your vegetable garden, listen to music, grab a delicious local snack and visit chickens and goats in the Urban Farm Zone.
And that's only a few of the activities available with great stuff for kids, too!
Oh, did I mention the price? FREE, free, free.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. each day. And, you are welcome to bring your own plate, cup and cutlery to cut down on trash while eating at the festival. If you come before 3 p.m. on Sunday be sure to say hello to me at the Urban Farm Zone.
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Twenty-eight teams competed for the title of grand champion in the Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association competition on Sunday, Sept. 20.
The teams came from as far away as Vancouver B.C. and central Oregon to compete in the event, now in its sixth year. The association, a recognized affilliate of the world famous Kansas City BBQ Society, was formed in 1991 by a group of barbecue cooks in the Pacific Northwest. Over the years it has grown from 20 members to more than 400 internationally.
Thousands of people attended this years event, which had contestants vying to be the best at pork shoulder, brisket, chicken and ribs.
Michael Stevenson, of Lynnwood, who normally photographs the event was in his second year of the competition. He uses apple juice as a secret ingredient and sprays it on his baby back ribs right on the grill.
"It keeps them moist and gives them flavor," he said.
Ty Staley, who took home the title two years ago was back this year with a new $16,000 barbecue grill. He said the secret to good barbecue is to cook, "Low and slow."
The 2nd Annual Junction car show got underway early Sunday morning, Sept. 20, with many of the participants taking their places along Calfornia Avenue Southwest well before the 8 a.m. starting time.
The show featured cars from the 1930's, 1940's 1950's, 1960's and 1970's and this year saw more than 236 participants.
The sunny skies encouraged thousands to show up.
Music for the show was provided by DJ Galen Suave. The event also featured a number of raffles, antique fire trucks from the Last Resort Fire Department, the Miss Oh Boy! O'Berto Hydroplane and plenty food at Junction restaurants.
This year's sixth annual Sustainable Ballard Festival will focus on families and how they can become greener while at the same time saving money.
The event this year will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27 from noon to 5 p.m. at Ballard Corners Park.
The first stop parents and kids can take will be on Transportation Row, Jenny Heins, Sustainable Ballard President and festival coordinator said.
"Kids coming down Transportation Row get to check out the dog scooter, different vehicles and different interactive things," she said. "For adults we have information about ways to save money by using public transportation, as well as do-it-yourself items like electrical vehicle conversions."
There will also be Sustainable Bike Tours to give residents a chance to learn about the benefits of biking while meeting their neighbors.
This year's bike tour is a two-hour round trip ride. There will be stops at chicken coops, shared gardens, P-Patches, rain barrels, green buildings, cider presses and more.
At the Green Home Center, kids will have a chance to turn cranks and see how much power they can generate, Heins said.
Saturday September 12th saw the Arts-A-Glow festival takeover downtown Burien. The event featured seven local and regional artists who created temporary, site-specific lantern installations ranging from salmon to seahorses to creations that defied description. All of the artists designed around the theme of Gathering!, which celebrates the beauty and magic of coming together. Many people in attendance made their own lanterns to join the fun. Live music was provided by the Yellow Hat Band and later in the evening by the Boys of Greenwood Glen.
A lantern procession began from the new Burien Town Square park around 8 p.m and was followed by a 3-D shadow puppet theater and more live music. The event was sponsored by the City of Burien, Burien Arts, B/ IAS, Denise Henrikson & Leslie Zenz, 4-Culture, Elliott Bay Brewing
South Park Arts' "Crank it Up 2009" festival in Cesar Chavez Park took a lot of heat this year, literally.
The annual event attracted kids and the young at heart who decorated their bicycles with art supplies on hand like paper flowers, colorful ribbon and magic markers. They glided off on their colorful chariots a short bicycle ride around the neighborhood and returned for freshly cooked ethnic foods and live music.
This year's event, Saturday, Sept. 12, found its participants blanketed under blazing sun, with temperatures in the high 80's.
Though the event has a heavy focus on microbrews, the 13th annual Fremont Oktoberfest will not be a celebration just for those of drinking age, according to organizers.
Families should round up the troops as this year's Oktoberfest will be filled with food, beverages and entertainment geared toward all ages.
"I think the event itself is shaping up to be one of the most interesting Oktoberfests yet," said Phil Megenhardt of Bold Hat productions, the company producing the event.
The annual event, which takes place the weekend of Sept. 18 through 20, is also a benefit for the Fremont Chamber of Commerce.
There will be a number of stages set up to host multiple events and entertainment throughout the weekend, such as the pumpkin carving exhibition, City Dog Cover Dog Model Contest and more.
Megenhardt said what he's most excited about is the collaboration with the television show The Simpsons 20th anniversary party, which will host the Oktoberfest's main stage.
Fremont will be the West Coast leg of the show's anniversary party, said Megenhardt.
Heavy rains continued their deluge on Bumbershoot 2009 during day three of the festival.
Umbrellas and plastic ponchos covered most of the audience at the outdoor stages.
But, the weather didn't seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the hordes of festival-goers streaming into Memorial Stadium for the Black Eyed Peas' afternoon set. And, volunteers at the indoor visual arts exhibits said they were busier than ever.
The sun, itself, even made one or two appearances to great effect, most notably during Delhi 2 Dublin's set on the Fisher Green Lawn, where the multicultural band led the large crowd in a cheer to the improving weather.
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Bumbershoot artists, organizers and ticket holders probably all woke up Sunday morning, the second day of the festival, thinking the same thing, "Oh no."
Heavy rains soaked Seattle for most of the morning on Sept. 6, putting a potential damper on the festival.
But by the time the afternoon came around, spots of sun were periodically breaking out, adding extra drama to the performances.
Though many festival-goers were carrying umbrellas and headed for the indoor exhibits whenever the weather turned threatening again, the record rainfall could not keep thousands of people dancing on the soaked ground for bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and U.S.E.
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Obama administration officials say HealthCare.gov is finally operating smoothly.
After its launch in October, the site was only functioning 40 percent of the time, but now HealthCare.gov is finally functioning 90 percent of the time, according to reports.
Still, some lawmakers say the fixes come far too late to truly give Americans enough time to enroll.
HealthCare.gov can reportedly now handle 800,000 users a day. But with Americans rushing to meet the December 23rd enrollment deadline in order to get coverage by January 1st, administration officials admit the site might become overloaded.
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To provide information to policy makers on the current state and changes of the environment in agriculture to better understand the linkages between agricultural policies and environmental impacts. This will assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of policies to promote sustainable agriculture and enhance agricultural policy reform.
Objectives and outputs
"Environmental Indicators for Agriculture" includes the complete list of agricultural indicators, which covers a range of issues, such as agricultural impacts on soil, water, air, biodiversity and landscape.
Nitrogen Balance Database
Main Developments for 2009
General aspects:
No major changes.
Environmental Data
Produce objective, reliable and comparable environmental statistics at the international level as a factual basis for the OECD's policy and analytical work on environment and sustainable development (environmental indicators, environmental country peer reviews, resource productivity, environmental outlooks and environmentally sustainable development).
Collect the best available environmental data in OECD member and partner countries, promote international harmonisation of these data (core set of environmental data) and strengthen the capacity of member and selected non-member countries in the field of information production, management and use concerning the environment and sustainable development.
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Contribute to the update and publication of the OECD Compendium of environmental data and to the update of the OECD System of Information on Resources and the Environment (SIREN) database.
Data collection from member countries via the OECD questionnaire on the state of the environment (joint work with Eurostat for European Union, EFTA and EU candidate countries; co-operation with UNSD and UNEP for non-member economies).
Contribute to the international harmonisation of environmental data, definitions and concepts, and the cost-effectiveness of related international work.
Non-member countries involved in the activity:
Chile, China, Estonia, Israel, Russian Federation, Slovenia
SIREN (System of Information on Resources and the Environment)
Main Developments for 2009
General aspects:
Implementation of the Collaborative Plan of Action on Environmental Data Quality, linked to the "OECD Quality Framework" and improved data quality in selected areas (continued work) with a focus on key reference series and on "data efficiency", "coherence among countries" and "interpretation", through simplified annual updates and improved country documentation. Review of questionnaire and of collection process (collection frequency, data sources, data hierarchy).
Continued work on the measurement of material flows and resource productivity with a focus on accounts, data and indicators (as part of the implementation of the OECD Council recommendations on material flows and resource productivity adopted in 2004 and 2008). Production of an implementation guide for national material flow accounts jointly with Eurostat (Volume IV of the series of OECD guidance documents). Co-operation with the UNCEEA and the London Group on Environmental Accounting to ensure coherence with the revision of the SEEA and the production of sectoral manuals.
OECD assessment of the environmental information system of China (2009-2010)
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Ongoing revision and simplification of the questionnaire sections; review of collection frequency (joint work with Eurostat and in co-operation with UNSD/UNEP).
Data management:
Facilitate the transfer of selected environmental reference series to the corporate data warehouse OECD.Stat.
Environmental Indicators
Provide sound, measurable and policy-relevant indicators for the OECD's policy and analytical work on environment and sustainable development (e.g. environmental outlook, environmental country reviews, sustainable development, economic analysis) and support related member and selected non-member countries' efforts.
Develop core sets of reliable, measurable and policy-relevant environmental indicators to contribute to: measuring environmental performance with respect to environmental quality, environmental goals and international agreements; integrating environmental concerns in economic and sectoral policies; monitoring progress towards environmentally sustainable development, including decoupling of environmental pressure from economic growth; measuring material flows and resource productivity (link to the OECD Council recommendations on material flows and resource productivity adopted in 2004 and 2008); informing the public about major environmental trends and conditions.
Objectives and outputs
Support the work of the OECD Environmental Policy Committee and its subsidiary bodies, in particular country peer reviews.
Further develop sets of sectoral indicators, i.e. agri-environmental indicators (see related activity description) and develop a balanced set of material flow and resource productivity indicators for international use at various levels of detail/aggregation. Prepare guidance on the interpretation and use of material flow and resource productivity indicators in decision making (link to sustainable development, to work on sustainable materials management and on sustainable manufacturing).
Environmental indicators
Main Developments for 2009
General aspects:
Updated OECD key environmental indicators (KEI) and major environmental indicators for use in country peer reviews.
Proposed set of material flow and resource productivity indicators for OECD use.
Instruments Used for Environmental Policy
To provide harmonised information on environmentally related taxes and on a number of other instruments used for environmental policy. In support of the OECD work on the use of economic instruments, draw policy conclusions and develop practical guidelines for their implementation.
Objectives and outputs
The OECD/EEA database on environmentally related taxes provides many details concerning environmentally related taxes, fees and charges levied in OECD member countries. The original focus of the database was on pollution-oriented levies and tax-bases, but levies related to resource management have also been included. The tax-bases covered include energy products, transport equipment and transport services, as well as measured or estimated emissions to air and water, ozone depleting substances, certain non-point sources of water pollution, waste management and noise, in addition to the management of water, land, soil, forests, biodiversity, wildlife and fish stocks.
Through co-operation with the European Environment Agency, the country coverage of the database has been broadened to include a number of OECD non-member countries affiliated to EEA.
In addition, Israel and South Africa provided information on some of their environmentally related taxes in 2007. Other accession countries and enhanced engagement countries are expected to provide information in the coming years.
The instrument coverage has also been broadened, and now includes tradable permit systems, environmentally motivated subsidies, deposit-refund systems and voluntary approaches used for environmental policy.
Non-member countries involved in the activity:
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, South Africa
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Ouch! That looks distributor related!
Ouch! That looks distributor related!
I used to rollerblade, I think Im going to give it a go again.
installed the new fender on the Scirocco
so I no longer have an opened wheeled vehicle now.
Washed the Jetta...
Then it rained...
ghetto rigged my o2 sensor with wire crimper things and electrical tape .
Modified by XVR6wagonX at 9:10 AM 9-14-2009
and these are old pics bothe sides are done no fire wall action will be happening due to me leaving the rain tray in... will be painting it and finishing the harrness tuck soon relay like how its turnning out
and no im not doing this for shows or anything im just doing it for me cuz i needed somthing to keep my mind off of some bad shish thats all
Modified by euro tra5h at 11:48 AM 9-14-2009
Are you piecing together a turbo kit? Lookin good.
You need some of this action badly...
PVW 5/11 Held It Down
mk2 1.8t ~ mk3 vr6t ~ mk3 vr6 ~ 7p5 3.6exec
mine is moving again! still need to do rear wheel bearings but the scirocco is MOVING! woo
Quote, originally posted by GTi2OV » Are you piecing together a turbo kit? Lookin good.
You need some of this action badly...
coming from you sir thank you lol, ill be doing all that and some painting after i get a clutch and diff in it, and as far as the turbo kit goes its part ebay part eip and part me lol. everything should be fine till the turbo blows up then its on to gt3076R head spacer and arp head and rod bolts hell i may even do mains while im there and then its beasten time lol
got it inspected.
drove it fast to keep from over heating. Ordering the Liqui Moly collant system flush today, and getting some G12 from the dealer. getting preped for my coolant system overhaul...
made a patch for right here
started skim coating both sides lots of sanding, then its time to decide what color to paint the bay....
heard an exhaust leak and noticed 2 of my lower exhaust studs are MIA, and the other two were castrated!!
I used to rollerblade, I think Im going to give it a go again.
ok, so i flushed my coolant system, blew all the water out with high pressure air, check the t-stat in boiling water (working), checked the fan switch and fixed some wires, checked the fan, degreased the rad, refilled with G12, attempted to burp it (needs a little more), and still was over heating. but i found that the 2 little silver fan relays on the fan shroud... one was bad. replaced it, and now that fan comes on... NOW... the coolant floats around 190-210F (too high for all low temp coolant switches and t-stat) and the oil floats around 208-220F (also too hot for comfort)
What else to do....
I am going to be putting a remote oil cooler on soon. that will help the oil, but i am still banging my head about the coolant temps.
208-220 is actually on the low side of oil temps on the g-lader! I pretty much run around 220-230 year round. Hence the importance to use full synthetic oil which will not break down as fast. In reality, oil temps over 200 are good as it burns off moisture that gets into the oil. Now if you were reaching temps from 250-300 on a regular basis it would be bad. At 300f oil tends to break down on mass.
What coolant temps were you seeing before? 190-210 may be a little high, I wonder how clogged your radiator may be. I will see what mine runs as soon as I get her back on the road. My t-bolt clamps for the intercooler tubes showed up yesterday so I just need to swap out all the hose clamps for the new t-bolt clamps and I should be back in business.
when i ran water though everthing with the hose to see it there was a clog, it was hard to tell if there was anything wrong, but when i ran the coolant flush in it, nothing gross came out, so i assume i got the most of it. i still think there is too much air in the line. i followed what the bentley told me to do as far as burping, but it didnt seem to do much. IDK. i need to get BRAND NEW fan relays, but they ar $90+ from the dealer. not worth it. SO... off the the pull and save i go.
BUT atlease i am not over heating at a stop light any more.
Newb here. Recently picked up an '08 GTI for my daughter. A bit more speed than she needs. So, I am going to use it as a loaner for my detail customers. So, today, I finished a three day paint correction on this little red demon.
Fun car and now looks perfect!!!
I never really thought I would be that jealous of the GTI. I definitely have a little bit of a GTI fever though! Beautiful job [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
And where is that shot? I was thinkin in your third picture down the peak just to the left of your car's roof isn't sugarloaf is it? Great pics tho.
I want to live as a poor man with lots of money ~ Pablo Picasso
MKV R32 Mary Ellen #2774 UMtuned, blue interior lights
Thanks!!! Pics are just below Lookout Mtn, above Golden
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Quote, originally posted by insyderz808 » BUT atlease i am not over heating at a stop light any more.
Mine marked up part of the road with coolant, found out my alternator bracket broke and the water pump wasnt spinning.
Fixed that, now I just need to buy that BBM pulley and do the serp setup. [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG] I have everything else!!
I used to rollerblade, I think Im going to give it a go again.
Gave away my spare coil pack, Then 1 day later mine blew....
www.pusherbmx.com The only rider owned BMX shop in Colorado. Check us out.
i have a spare mk4 coil pack you can have pal
Interior detail, exterior wash and a topper of Crystal Rock
let the air out of my rear shocks.... picked up some 13s
I used to rollerblade, I think Im going to give it a go again.
Replaced idle-wot switch.
16 Tiguan
took the HUMBUG out of the garage yesterday for a spin and afternoon of paintball. Man i missed driving that car...


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Hard at work on their popular teen drama, AnnaLynne McCord and Shenae Grimes were spotted on set of "90210" in Los Angeles on Friday (January 7).
Ms McCord donned a sexy school girl outfit for a scene while Ms Grimes covered up with a sweater, sweatpants, and Ugg slippers in between takes.
Hard at work on her CW gig, AnnaLynne McCord was spotted on the set of "90210" yesterday afternoon (December 9).
Riding in the back of a Mercedes-Benz convertible, AnnaLynne filmed scenes where she protested some sort of gathering outdoors
Looking to pick up some new footwear, Shenae Grimes was spotted at the grand opening of the new UGG Store in Los Angeles last night (December 9).
The "90210" actress was all smiles as she arrived at The Grove shopping center, sporting a brown and tan coat with a white top, jeans, and brown boots.
Kicking off the weekend with a tasty Japanese meal, Shenae Grimes was spotted out at Katsuya restaurant in West Hollywood on Friday night (November 26).
The Annie Wilson actress looked cute while bundled up for the chilly weather, having her driver stop the car to give money to a homeless person before speeding off towards the homefront following her sushi dinner.
Knocking out some scenes for her CW show, Shenae Grimes was spotted hard at work on the set of "90210" in Hollywood earlier today (November 16).
The Annie Wilson actress along with co-star Matt Lanter filmed a scene in which she shyly knocked on the door of a California home with Lanter there opening up to offer his greetings.
Partaking in a belated birthday bash, Jessica Lowndes spent the weekend celebrating her 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The "90210" star tossed on a cute blue frock as she started the Saturday night (November 13) festivities with a delectable birthday dinner at Social House at Crystals.
Kicking off another work day, the ladies of "90210" were spotted on the Los Angeles set yesterday afternoon (October 28).
Jessica Lowndes looked like a sassy Santa Claus babe as she pranced around in a red velvet getup while the paparazzi looked on from afar.
Joining together for a weekend celebration, Shenae Grimes and Jessica Stroup held a joint birthday bash at Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Saturday night (October 23).
Presented by Samsung Galaxy S, the "90210" hotties were treated to a vaudeville-esque fete at which guests were strongly encouraged to dress the part in theatrical attire.
Embarking on a day of poolside play, Shenae Grimes was spotted out at Marriott's Waikiki Edition Luxury Hotel in Hawaii on Saturday afternoon (October 16).
Showing off her classic bikini look and multiple tattoos, the Canadian cutie joined a group of lady friends as they lounged in the sun and swan around in the refreshing water.
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News: Diddy Involved In Car Accident In L.A.
So, Diddy was involved in car accident and it seemed pretty serious at the time. The photo of Diddy after the crash shows him lying on the ground, 'cause apparently he was so shook up he needed to rest. His face says it all, you can see the fear in his eyes which are widened, and he's looking up. He obviously saw some scary shit go down. Probably the second coming of Pac.
News: Kendrick Lamar Explains Lack Of Lady Gaga On Album
I see the sarcasm dripping out of this comment but I will take your challenge and expect every piece of news that HNHH posts tomorrow to be only about Kendrick Lamar. There will be such masterpieces as, "Kendrick Lamar Talks About Waking Up This Morning," and I'm sure this will be a fan favorite, "Kendrick Lamar Reveals What He Ate For Lunch." Your sarcastic wish is my command.
Feature: 10 Recent Rap Beefs You Should Know About
Yooo I spent a lot of time perfecting the art for that article, and my goal was to create a Jackson-Five-looking bunch of rappers. Success!!!
Review: Wiz Khalifa's "Cabin Fever 2"
Okay guys I think our troll situation is getting outta control. Man, every day I see a new DatBoySoulja wanna-be. Now even DatBoySoulja's mama is getting in on the trolling. She was apparently looking for her 'son,' and an enthusiastic 2 Chainz assures her he's probably on the site somewhere. No doubt, just look for the latest post.
Song: CurT@!n$- Straight Up Menace (Remix) Feat. Pusha T
While some fans come check out a song for an artist, others come for completely different reasons.
News: Shyne Explains Calling Kendrick Lamar's Album "Trash"
What Shyne had to say about Kendrick Lamar's debut album was none too pleasant, and devout TDE fans probably even found it blasphemous. Yes, this is real life, TheFlash25. It does seem like Shyne is playing "some kind of sick joke" on the hip-hop listeners of today, but the truth is, he doesn't seem to know what good music is anymore, or even how to make it. So we can't really expect him to understand Kendrick Lamar.
#PriestAndretti drops Halloween.
While the highly anticipated opening of "The Man with the Iron Fists" is exactly a week away, the equally anticipated soundtrack has been up for streaming for some time. The album officially dropped this week on October 23rd, and as a cinematic soundtrack, is well worth a listen.
Today HNHH is kicking off a new monthly (we've decided on monthly rather than weekly) series, aptly titled Top 10 Best HNHH Comments. It will feature the editor's pick of favorite comments seen on the site, gathered during the weeks. The result will be posted on the last Friday of the month.
Everyone is probably aware that HNHH commenters are unique in their own brand of commenting, and sometimes the result is hilarious, sometimes it's stupid, sometimes it's trolling, and sometimes it's fucking random. Browse through the very first list to see the comments we LOL'd at.
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The joint venture is already part of the Alloga pan-European network and will shortly be rebranded to Alloga.
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Make sure you get full value out of today , Do something worthwhile, because what you do today will cost you one day off the rest of your life .
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Criminals are looking for victims, not opponents.
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This Friday (September 18th) at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, undefeated heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman (18-0, 15 KOs) will look to make his mark for contendership when he squares off against hard hitting Tony Grano (15-1-1, 12 KOs). If victorious, the fight will take him one step closer to the elite fighter of the heavyweight division. The Kauffman versus Grano showdown will be shown live at 11 pm ET on the Showtime series "ShoBox The New Generation." . . . Click here for more


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Re: Pseudo-Random Numbers??
On 2/22/05 at 4:23 AM, rak at dami-rz.pl (rafal rak) wrote:
>Hello; I have a problem with program to generate Pseudo-Random
>Does anyone have code for generate Pseudo-Random Numbers
>for any distribution f(x). Here is an example for this,
>but they use special package (I don't have it)
Although I did not check the URL, I would assume the package being used is mathStatica which offers a variety of enhancements over the statistical routines that are distributed with Mathematica.
The simplest way to generate pseudo-random numbers would be to use the standard add-ons. For example, if I wanted pseudo-random numbers from a normal distribution I would do
Similar syntax works for a number of common distributions.
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Grinding and Buffing Wheel for the Great Machine
Now that I have created the motor, or the tread-wheel portion of "The Great Machine", I am working on a brake to control it, the main drive shaft, and something for it to run. One of the simplest useful tools I can think of is a grinding and buffing wheel machine.
Theophlis (from about 1100 AD) talks about smoothing file blanks on a grinder before cutting the teeth1. Earlier grinders seemed to be hand cranked like the example pictured in the Luttell Psalter, Fig 12. Note the large size of the wheel. I have seen some pictured as if they were twice this size where the grind man worked from the top of a large frame. Perhaps they were adapted from used mill stones. Leonardo da Vinci drew a pedal powered lathe in the late 1400's3 and we see a similar adaptation to the grinding wheel in 1570 fig 24. Pedal power seems to be a later adaptation perhaps contemporary with attaching these machines to water and tread wheels. I can't say for sure weather pedal power existed earlier than Da Vinci or not. Agricola in 1556 had woodcuts for pedal powered bellows along with many manual, water, and tread-wheel powered versions.5 I built a pedal powered grinder of old pedal grinder parts, see Fig 3.6 It is "fixed up" with modern hardware but designed to be in form and function like the one in Fig.2. The original parts were beyond restoration and I was not interested in rebuilding the entire framework and bucket of wood. I wanted the experience and capability of using a pedal powered machine and thus discovered it is difficult to hold a part steady while pedaling at the same time. I wanted both hands and both feet free to control the part and more power!
Leonardo da Vinci lists knife grinding and sharpening, as well as burnishing arms, among the things that water power could be used for if the Arno River could be rectified.7 The grinders and polishers Leonardo had in mind were probably similar to the ones pictured 100 years later shown in Fig. 4.8 and Fig.5.9. A smaller system of this design would be perfect for The Great Machine. Note the large size of the wheels in Fig. 4 & 5. They look to be about 3 or more feet in diameter. The polishing wheels in Fig.5 appear to have some sort of applied surface such as a thick felt or leather belt to hold polishing compound. Contrast these to a modern buffer as shown in Fig. 610 which has only a 6 inch wheel (See soda can for scale.) and is made of pieces stitched together Although some modern buffing wheels are a bit larger than the one shown, they go on motors that are designed to run slower.
The large wheel size was important for the medieval grinders to work properly. Modern machinist will talk of "sfm" meaning "surface feet per minute". This number can be calculated by multiplying the circumference in feet of a cutting tool (buffing and grinding wheels are considered cutting tools) by the revolutions per minute that its motor turns. Each type of tool and material has an ideal sfm that it machines best at. For grinding and polishing wheels, it represents how much grinding surface goes past the object being ground or polished in a given amount of time. Too much speed heats up and or burns the metal while too little is simply slower and less efficient. The 6 in. modern wheel above runs at 1725 RPM on its ¼ Hp motor or at about 2700 sfm. My dogs run their wheel about 20 RPM and I plan on gearing that up to 60 RPM on the main drive shaft. I originally planed on making a 28 in. buffing wheel from material sewed together from old blue jeans. (The 28 inches is about as big as the material will allow.) The 60 RPM gives a sfm of 440 fm or only 1/6 the sfm of the modern wheel. A 3 foot diameter wheel would bring the sfm up to 565 sfm. If the water wheel turning the toothed gear in the period picture goes about the same speed as my dogs then I would estimate from the gear diameters that the shaft rpm would be about 100 RPM and the biggest wheel at about 2/3 the height of the workers. Figuring the workers at 5.5 feet tall gives an estimate for the largest wheel of a sfm of about 1150. Running my 28 in. buffing wheel at two and a half times the mane shaft speed would put my sfm at about 1100, or similar to the large sized wheels in the picture. If I made my wheel 3.5 ft in diameter then the sfm for 60 RPM is 659 and 1320 if it were doubled. The sfm would be 565 or 1130 for a wheel only 3 ft in diameter The bottom line is that doubling the speed from main shaft to grinder should make my machine run at about the same sfm as the medieval one. It is worth noting that there are wheels of different sizes in both medieval pictures. It is unknown weather this is because some of the wheels are partly worn or weather it to make allowances for different sfm applications. The sfm works out to be about 40% of the modern version. For comparison sake I timed myself as if I was hand buffing with a 6 inch stroke at 165 strokes per minute. That's about 330 sfm figuring as if both stroke directions would be equally effective. This would be a pace that would be impossible to keep up more than a few minutes especially when a little more pressure is used. It is only about 12% of the modern buffer and 30% of the period machine. So the period power buffer would be 3 times faster and far more sustainable than hand buffing. It would be a very effective tool even if not up to modern standards. I have the option of gearing up the buffer to go faster and I may try that eventually but there is a limit to how much speed or RPM the period bearings can handle before heating up with friction or getting wobbly due to balancing issues. Large wheels running at slower speeds were the medieval solution.
By careful design I can use the same framework for grinding and buffing, or to rotate a wine barrel for tumbling and polishing chain mail or by adding a rail, head, and tail stock to create a lathe. My system is small enough that it probably won't be able to power as many wheels as is shown in figures 4 and 5. I therefore will only set it up to run a few.. I plan on designing it so that pulleys are interchangeable as well as the grinding and buffing wheels. Eventually I hope to be able to have several buffing wheels with different grits and abrasives. I have collected several large grinding wheels from broken peddle grinders which I wish to use. See Fig. 7. See Figs. 8 and 9 for some undimentioned but roughly to scale drawings of what I plan for the grinder-buffer and the barrel-tumbler and lathe attachments. Fig 10 is an 18th century hand cranked barrel tumbler simular to the one I have in mind.11 It was used in processing leather, but such a tumbler has many uses.
1 Theophilus 1979, 93
2 Backhouse 2000, 37 909 9 (F.78 verso of Luttrell Ssalter)
3 Reti and Dibner. 1969, 51 Originally From Codice Atlantico di Leonardo da Vinci (C.A.,fol. 38LR)
4 http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food-art/ita
5 Agricola 1950, 211
6 Authors Photo
7 Reti and Dibner. 1969, 90 Originally From Codice Atlantico di Leonardo da Vinci (C.A.,fol. 38LR)
8 Stradanus, (1580's)http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/boo
9 Price 2000, 264 (From Hausbuch der Mendelschen c.1571)
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11 Diderot 2002, pl vi
Citations For Grinder
Agricola, Georg, Herbert Hoover, and Lou Henry Hoover. 1950. De re metallica. New York: Dover Publications.
Backhouse, Janet. 2000. Medieval rural life in the Luttrell Psalter. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Lindahl, Greg (editor) Medieval Renaissance Food Homepage
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food-art/ (Italian Kitchen)
Price, Brian R., David Edge, and Alan Williams. 2000. Techniques of medieval armour reproduction: the 14th century. Boulder, Colo: Paladin Press.
Recueil de planches sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication Arts du cuir. 2002. [Paris]: Inter-Livres.
Reti, Ladislao, and Bern Dibner. 1969. Leonardo Da Vinci, technologist: three essays on some designs and projects of the Florentine master in adapting machinery and technology to the problems in art, industry and war. Norwalk, Connecticut: Burndy
Originally From Codice Atlantico di Leonardo da Vinci (C.A.,fol. 38LR)
Stradanus, (1580's by Stradanus., Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605) http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/boo
See web page above for picture.
Theophilus, John G. Hawthorne, and Cyril Stanley Smith. 1979. On divers arts: the foremost medieval treatise on painting, glassmaking, and metalwork. New York: Dover Publications.
Still working on proper form of documentation but I think I'm getting better. If you can't track where something came from, let me know.


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Re: O'Day 30 Yanmar YSB12
Geez... been busy so this is a reply to a really old post.
Yes. On that old YSB, if I remember correctly, you can remove a top plate from the block and it will reveal all the passages down around the cylinder and into the head. It would be a messy job but could be done provided that you have good access from above.
Make sure your water impeller and cooling lines are not the problem first.
Re: O'Day 30 Yanmar YSB12
Do you have any hints for cleaning the crud and sea critters inside the motor on a Yanmar that is still working okay, but overheating a little? Did you come across any tips while taking it apart that could be done while still installed? Or perhaps a solution to run through the system?
Your french is not so bad, maybe better than my english
Where did you learn it?
Thank you very much for your responses. I'm really happy to see that I would normally be able to repair my engine.
It's my first boat, I bought it last summer and I'm currently restore it.
It's a "Brin de folie" from Janneau.
I'm interested by your photos and the purchased parts list.
I can't reply to the personnal message because I'm a too young member.
I send you an email to your personnal email address.
once again, thank you very much.
I look forward to reading from you.
Another note: Regarding the motor dying at idle turned out to be air in the fuel line. There was an old electric lift pump abandoned in place in series with the fuel line. With all air purged from the line, before removing the motor, it was not a problem. Once the line was opened however it became an issue. I removed the old lift pump and installed a manual prime bulb in location after Racor filters. After about 50 squeezes with the motor running all air has been purged and I have not had a problem since.
I probably need to find a new electric lift pump but have not found the time to research yet.
A year later the motor is still running fine. It starts first try even when very cold out. Down south here the boat stays in the water.
The valve backlash on this motor is adjusted like the valves on an old VW engine. The manner in which the motor is mounted in the boat leaves no access to periodically check valve backlash. I will fix this this summer. Valve backlash was the root cause of the motor stopping...they became so loose that the push rods literally fell out of the rocker arms. There were other issues as well as the motor had been in the salt for a number of years and cooling passages were plugging up with sea critters and unidentified crud. I cleaned all passages including those in the cylinder head.
I was told that the cylinder heads are no longer available. Fortunately mine was okay. They are quite heavy / crude so should be rugged.
J'ai pu acheter toutes les pièces du fournisseur suivant:
Torreson Marine, Inc.
3003 Lakeshore Dr.
Muskegon, Michigan 49441
Sailboat Supplies, Engine Parts and Boat Parts
Le coût total pour toutes les parties était de 407 $
J'ai fait un outil spécial pour enlever le liner à l'aide tige filetée et un bar à plat. Je peux vous envoyer de nombreuses photos.
On m'a dit que la culasse n'est pas disponible.
Où en France?
Mon français n'est pas trop bon.
The total cost for all parts was $407. I made a special tool to remove the liner using threaded rod and flat bar. I can send you many pictures. I was told that the cylinder head is not available.
Where in France? My French is not too good.
These guys are just across the Channel:
Marine Engines. Sales, Spares, Service and Repair, French Marine Motors - UK
Here's a list of European Yanmar distributors:
Yanmar Europe | List of distributors
Though there's a French listing, their site only mentions Cummins.. Good luck!
YSB12 parts
I need to restore my YSB12 too.
The piston and the liner are damaged.
Could you please indicate me where did you buy the differrent parts for your engine?
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
from France...
O'Day 30 Yanmar YSB12
This past February after a good sail in good wind my son and I were getting ready to put the boat in the slip. As the wind was blowing hard I had to get on the engine hard to maneuver. Why backing off the throttle I heard a sickening metal sound and the engine stopped. The O'day cruised into the dock at a fast walking speed. The crunch sounded bad and I expected a hole in the bow. As it turned out, there was a little divit and nothing else. The old O'Day was impressively tough.
Over a matter of three months my son and I pulled the engine and rebuilt it. It had blown a head gasket and the rocker arm nuts were so loose it dropped the push rods. It now has a new cylinder sleeve, piston, rings, rod bearing, wrist pin bushing, seals, etc. It is back in the boat and running well. I was lucky. Parts and cost of the boom truck totalled $800.
The boat has a dripless seal. It was an exciting moment when I learned how those things work as I moved the engine away and the boat started to flood.
I have one remaining problem. It seems that the motor now wants occasionally to not stop and if left at an idle in neutral will increase in speed. Not all the time but occasionally. Any ideas? It starts easy first try. Runs fine under load.
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One of my kids pulled out a candy thermometer out of the kitchen drawer yesterday. I didn't know they could get up to the top drawer and that was the ONLY one without a lock on it. Anyways, I found them with it and put it back in the drawer. Tonight as I was cleaning up their toys I found parts of the glass underneath one of their toys!!! I didn't realize it was broken when I put it back in the drawer. My husband and I are panicking especially since it's been a whole day that it broke and the mercury could be anywhere. We called poison control and he basically said look for the mercury which we've been doing but cannot find it. He told us to call the State Health Dept. but they are closed and it's 9:30. So, I'm going to call them in the morning to see what we can do but in the meantime we're not sure what we should do. It's a carpeted area so that makes it even more complicated. I think we'll probably corner the area off until we get some advice so the kids can't go over there but I have never dealt with something like this. PLEASE ADVISE!!!
My DD broke a mercury thermometer when she was about 15 months old. I called the fire department and they told me to sweep it up and throw it in the garbage. It was on a hardwood floor... Anyway, they didn't seem to think it was a big deal (not sure I agreed). So...I suppose you could just vacuum the carpet
Sorry, I have no idea what to do with missing mercury :(
But how old is the thermometer? Are you sure it is mercury? Most thermometers use alcohol or other liquids instead of mercury these days.
Thank you for the replies so far. I've been doing some digging around on the internet and it looks like the particular thermometer was "spirit filled". So I'm pretty sure there was no mercury involved. Does anybody else know much about his? I am going to keep looking and I contacted the company who makes the therm. to see if they have anything to say about it. Caedmyn, from what I've been reading the general consensus seems to be to NOT vacuum it up if it's on carpet. I'm feeling a lot better about the situation now but will keep you posted. Hopefully this can help others in the future as well.
Unless your thermometer was really old it shouldn't have contained mercury at all. As you know, mercury is highly toxic, and since there are other things that work in thermometers and serious concerns about environmental impacts of breakage, most manufacturers no longer use it. If the liquid was red, it was definitely not mercury.
My candy thermometer is relatively old (I'm thinking at least 10 years?) and it is not mercury. Do you remember if the thermometer had red stuff inside of it? That is what my candy thermometer has. I guess that is the "spirit" filling, which must be alcohol or something like that.
My dad was a doctor and used to bring home mercury to let us play with. We thought it was a blast. All three of us turned out fine. While I wouldn't recommend playing with mercury, I'd say that you've done everything you can and you all will be okay. I know it must be scary. We try to do so much to protect our children, and rightly so--that's what we are here for...but give yourself a break on this one.
I got tired of my signature, but I still love my children and husband and miss my little brother.
I remember playing with mercury in school. It was really fun. I'm 100% fine :)
I remember a mercury thermometer breaking when I was in Chemistry in HS. That was in the last 90's. Our teacher was paniced but strong. She swept it up and then I am not sure. But that stuff is neat. Not that my kids will ever play with it, but I do think it is neat.
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