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New managers often require a few weeks to convince their players they have the character to lead the club forward.
But Millwall's dressing room did not even need to meet Steve Lomas to be convinced — he won them over simply by making the "very brave" decision to even take the job.
Those are the words of the captain, Paul Robinson, a one-club man who is well aware of the enmity that exists between Millwall and West Ham.
Lomas, after all, spent eight years at Upton Park and his affinity with West Ham is such that this week he had to deny internet rumours that he has a tattoo of the club crest.
Millwall's fans made their feelings known — when his appointment was announced a banner was strung up on the gates outside The Den which, in explicit terms, made it clear some fans would not welcome him.
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Jackett did a superb job establishing Millwall in the Championship but his stand-offish style contrasts sharply with Lomas, who is in the thick of the action on the training ground.
It is Lomas who calls out players with a questionable fashion sense and the 39-year-old regularly takes part in the training drills — and having retired from playing just three years ago, he certainly doesn't look out of place.
There is absolutely no doubt who is in charge, though, and Robinson admits Lomas reminds him of Dennis Wise, who took the club to the 2004 FA Cup Final.
"Steve was a brave man to take this job with his history," said the 31-year-old. "But it's a sign of his character that he was willing to do that. It shows that he and his coaching staff are up for a challenge and a battle. It means he's ambitious and hungry.
"A lot of people wouldn't have wanted Kenny to go but now he has a lot are thinking 'actually, it was the right time and Steve has been a breath of fresh air since he came in'. From the first day he was in the thick of it with the banter.
"We all went 'woah' when that happened as Kenny would take a step back and be observant, whereas Steve will give any rascal gear some stick, and he takes it as well.
"That being said, you wouldn't cross him. He has that sense of authority around him and he reminds me of Wisey in that way."
But Robinson and fellow defender Alan Dunne need little reminding of when they crossed swords with Lomas as a player.
It was some seven years ago when Lomas's Queens Park Rangers beat Millwall 1-0, with Dunne sent off after an altercation with Mark Bircham. That day has been mentioned in the past few weeks but of more immediate concern are the changes in training under the new man, who has made a number of impressive signings in the shape of Steve Morison, Scott McDonald and Nicky Bailey.
"Steve is younger than Kenny and he's maybe a bit more up to date in that it's fresh in his mind what he liked as a player and what he didn't," said Robinson.
"Change is good in that it freshens you up as you can get into a routine and a way of doing things.
"Pre-season always used to be about running but we've been doing a lot more with the ball, which has been really enjoyable.
"Former players don't always make great managers but sometimes they do. Steve has all the qualities to do well.
"He had a really good career and you respect him as he's played at the highest level.
"He's also been brave enough to bring in Neil Harris as a coach, who is a big figure here, as well as Mick Harford. They were very shrewd moves.
"And the atmosphere has been really good so far. Steve has seen an opportunity to take this club forward, that's why he left St Johnstone to come here. We're all desperate for him to be a success."
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"Was that Gordon Brown?" a breathless woman demanded of a police officer as a dirty silver people carrier trundled out of the gate to a barrage of clicks.
"No," he sighed.
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Then, finally, it was all happening, as the cry went up among the snappers that the Brownmobile was on the Mall. "Remember, don't shoot photographs," a helpfully free-spirited woman from Somerset chided them. "Shooting photographs is stealing pictures. Let pictures come to you. Let them manifest themselves … "
She didn't get the shot as Brown manifested briskly past, but was not as disappointed as the Spanish lady who – when the PM manifested swiftly away 20 minutes later – seemed both confused and crestfallen at the contents of the vehicle. "No Angela Merkel? Why no Angela Merkel?"
Forgive us, madam, but we can only work with what we've got. What you and the others take away with you is the chance to say you were there when that man you couldn't name begged the Queen's pardon or something. And you'll agree that you really can't put a price on that sort of memory.

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Well, at least you're making some progress! You finally are ready to admit that I do reload and have reloaded for a long, long time, just not steel. But, reloading and wounding ballistics are two very different subjects. In fact, while reloading has some effect on the overall external ballistics of a given load, it is far from the only influence, nor is it the main influence.
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Dog has loose stool with blood
Started on Thursday, came home and he had an accident in the house which he never does, and then another accident a few hours later, very squirty looking (no blood yet) He was going to the bathroom about every 3 hours, I boiled some rice to hopefully settle his stomach, he's been on the same food, didn't notice that he got into anything. Called the Vet on Friday and brought in a stool sample because I noticed blood, came back normal, they said to Fast him for 24 hours and they put him on a bland diet of rice and boiled chicken. No bowel movement then for approx 24 hours, then when he did it was still a little runny, but had some structure to it, didn't see blood but today there was some, going back and forth between pudding-like and almost formed. Made an appointment to bring him in to the vet.
7 years old, lab mix, No new food, no new environment or stress. Just wondering what I should be expecting or what the possibilities are.
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Very cute dog by the way. Looks a lot like he has Beagle in him to top off that Lab. Honestly, it can be a lot of things from Parvo to worms. If the samples came back normal, I'd get a second vets opinion and tests done, then ask them to run other tests to find and eliminate the possibilities. I'd rather spend a fortune catching something serious, or to find out it wasn't serious, than to spend very little and discover that my dog was going to die because I didn't know this or that and didn't have time to fix it. Definitely a good idea to take him in to the vet and get an actual full on physical done, along with other tests. I hope your dog is okay. Also, try not to worry a huge amount until your vet lists all the possibilities with you and how to eliminate those possibilities. You don't need to be panicking at the vet and scare your dog too.
Shiver Me Timbers "Charlie" answered on 11/23/09. Helpful? / 0
I would just keep an eye on him. Blood streeks could just be irritation in the intestinal area.
Maybe the dog ate some sticks or outside gunk, not sure.
but, I would see if it runs it's course, sounds like it has gotten better.
hope he gets better soon.
Dieta answered on 11/24/09. Helpful? / 0
My experience... most common problem hookworms, they need a specific wormer, Panacur won't do it. Have the vet do a fecal to be sure and get a wormer that is specific. Many vets just give Panacur for everything and are convinced it works for everything, it doesn't. That is why there are other wormers out there, otherwise there would just be Panacur.
Choice #2 is bacterial infection, could be any of a number.
What did your vet test for?
Choice #3 something he has ingested has somehow made its way into his intestines and is causing inflamation or actually abrading his intrestines.
I think that I would consider another vet at this point. I know mine would try to find the EXACT cause today.
Member 901737 answered on 11/24/09. Helpful? / 0
It's really good you had the stool sample checked. That means something like worms, or another parasite isn't causing this. The rice and boiled chicken should help (and it definitely can cause much less frequent bowel movements, so don't be surprised if he doesn't go as often.)
To me, it sounds like he got into something that made him sick. This can be anything, from eating a piece of discarded food to licking a blade of treated grass. Sometimes, we just never know.
The blood, if it is fairly bright in color and either streaky or in droplets is more than likely just a sign of intestinal or rectum irritation. The blood you need to worry about is sort of IN the stool, if that makes sense, and darker in color. That indicates internal bleeding. It's not uncommon for dogs to have a bit of blood with diarrhea.
Personally, I've been through this with all my dogs and we never figured it out. I feel it's just something that happens. I'm feeling like it will resolve itself.
Jack answered on 11/24/09. Helpful? / 1
colitis in canine; loose stool with blood can be cause by a virus or bacteria.
Glad you did see the vet ....
also, can even be a new allergy.... dogs can gain allergies at any time.
SEE here : veggie diet for colitis:
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The Baseball Fan's Bucket List
Welcome to baseball season! Many learn about the game at a young age and it remains a part of their lives. I discovered a book during the winter that allows baseball to become a lifestyle, for women as well as men, even in the off-season. It's called The Baseball Fan's Bucket List: 162 Things You Must See, Do, Get and Experience BeforeYou Die by Robert and Jenna Santelli. It is full of ideas to keep fans connected to baseball year-round.
One of the biggest tasks is to visit all 30 Major League ballparks, especially the classic Fenway Park and the ultimate baseball cathedral, Wrigley Field. There are also important minor league or Little League games to see. Some of these can be accomplished by #1: Take A Baseball Road Trip. There are sections devoted to each of the ballparks.
The book recommends some of the best movies and documentaries about baseball. There are classics like The Natural, Bull Durham, Major League, A League ofTheir Own, Ken Burns's Baseball, and The Rookie. There are books to read about baseball, such as Michael Lewis's Moneyball, Veeck—As In Wreck, Shoeless Joe, and AFalse Spring. The book recommends "Create A Baseball Reference Library."
There are many that are easy to do: "Learn to Keep Score", "Maintain a Baseball Card Collection", "Attend Opening Day", "Take a Kid to His/Her First Game" and "Start A Bobblehead Collection". Others, such as attending an All-Star game or a World Series game may be a little more difficult. A visit to Cooperstown is a must, even attending Induction Weekend.
There is a checklist at the back of the book where you can keep track of the things accomplished on the Bucket List. It's a thrill to be able to check something off. It can take a lifetime (or at least many years) to do everything, but the ideas are inspiring. There are things on the list I would never have thought of or known about, so it's a great reference tool as well. I hope it helps you to experience the joys of baseball. This book has a permanent place on my bookshelf.
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Fox News talks the game of voter fraud, but then it falls flat when facts come up. If you recall, Fox claimed there were 900 'dead voters' casting ballots in South Carolina. They knew if for a fact because a guy said so. As it turns out, out of the 900, there are no dead voters.
Media Matters has a detailed report which concludes no voter fraud.
A few excerpts:
The South Carolina "dead voter" claim sprang from testimony from Kevin Schwedo, the director of the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, who said on January 11, 2012, that more than 950 residents were recorded as having cast a vote after their reported death date. Schwedo made clear that this could have been the result of data errors or voters dying after casting an absentee ballot, but the state's Republicans, led by Attorney General Alan Wilson, seized on the report as evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Wilson took his campaign to Fox News, where he received a platform for softball interviews from several anchors. The network used the "dead voter" story to promote South Carolina's voter ID law, which had been blocked by the Justice Department.
Again, these claims were always dubious – deceased voter fraud claims are often revealed as unfounded, the result of data errors or other explanations.
Indeed, on July 3 the public release of an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) provided the answer we anticipated: No voter fraud was found, no charges filed. As of noon E.T. on July 8, Fox had not reported on those findings.
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Those sneaky Republican wabbits.
According to the findings of the State Election Commission, which had looked into the 207 votes that had been called into question that occurred during the 2010 general election, nearly half were the result of "name recognition errors," where, for instance, when a father who was deceased but whose name still appeared on the list would be marked as having voted when his son of the same name had actually cast the ballot. The balance was due to other types of clerical errors and individuals casting absentee ballots before their deaths.
Those 'fiscal conservatives':
Hutchins explained the result of this effort by the GOP and right-wing media — which he labeled the state's biggest waste of public funds for 2012– was that the investigation "hammer[ed] away at the time and resources of the understaffed and underfunded State Election Commission — even when that agency has repeatedly said there are no documented cases of someone impersonating another at the polls in the Palmetto State."
We can easily conclude that this project was a tax burden as well as another attempt at voter disenfranchisement which we've been saying since the onset of their attack against minority voters.
Fox Hosts were probably masturbating just after the SCOTUS struck down a key provision in the Voting Rights Act.
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Location: Warmwater Aquaculture Research UnitTitle: Edwardsiella ictaluri as the causative agent of mortality in cultured Nile tilapia Author
|Soto, E
|Griffin, Matt
|Arauz, M
|Martinez, A
|Cabrejos, M
Submitted to: Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/30/2012
Publication Date: 5/30/2012
Citation: Soto, E., Griffin, M., Arauz, M., Martinez, A., Cabrejos, M.E. 2012. Edwardsiella ictaluri as the causative agent of mortality in cultured nile tilapia. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 24(2):81-90. Interpretive Summary: Edwardsiella ictaluri was isolated diseased Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus from a farm experiencing mortality events. The bacteria was identified via biochemical and molecular methods. Infectivity challenges confirm that the bacteria was pathogenic to tilapia. This represents the first published outbreak of Edwardsiellosis in Nile tilapia.
Technical Abstract: Edwardsiella ictaluri was consistently isolated from the spleens, livers, and head kidneys of diseased Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus from a farm experiencing mortality events in several culture ponds. We describe the first published outbreak of E. ictaluri–induced Edwardsiellosis in Nile tilapia. Pure cultures of the isolated bacteria were characterized both biochemically and molecularly. Biochemical analysis was performed using the API-20E and RapID One systems, and antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the broth microdilution method. Molecular analysis involved sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, species-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and PCR-mediated genomic fingerprinting (rep-PCR). Pairwise sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene identified the case isolates to be a 100% match to E. ictaluri cultured from channel catfish in the southeastern United States. However, rep-PCR analysis identified the case isolates to be genetically different from representative strains isolated from disease outbreaks in cultured channel catfish in Mississippi. Infectivity challenges (intraperitoneal injection and immersion) demonstrated that a representative E. ictaluri strain isolated from tilapia was pathogenic to naïve tilapia, reproducing clinical signs and mortality, thereby establishing Koch's postulates.


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By Paul Gardner
There is a hallowed phrase in English soccer -- "You win nothing with kids." A phrase that must have echoed thunderously around the ears of Aston Villa coach Paul Lambert Sunday as he surveyed the wreckage of his young team after that 8-0 demolishment by Chelsea.
Entering the game, Lambert had every reason for optimism. A week ago, the identical starting team had beaten Liverpool 3-1 ... at Anfield, no less. An outstanding performance accomplished with a swagger you don't expect from a bunch of boys.
Well, maybe not exactly boys. The average age of the team that Lambert fielded against Chelsea was 23 years and 5 months. Not teenagers then, but still well below the age of teams that pull in the trophies. A look at World Cup-winning teams tells the story. The 2006 final featured the two oldest teams in the tournament -- the winners Italy (average age 29 years, 7 months) and France (29/11). Spain, the 2010 winner, included two youngsters -- Pedro (22/11) and Busquets (21/11) which brought their average age down to 27 years and 3 months.
So Lambert's Aston Villa is a team for the future, then -- maybe we have to wait two or three years to see it at its full potential. But that is not how things happen. The possibility of Lambert's team remaining intact for the next three years is zero. Indeed, the likelihood of Lambert remaining the Villa coach for another three years is pretty slim.
Realistically, Lambert is on a loser here. His evident expectations are simply not born out by the facts of soccer life. Possibly, this lovely notion of a team of home-produced youngsters sticking together and maturing into a pro championship team is successful somewhere.
The most likely example would surely be Barcelona -- but a look at its current first-team roster reveals that around a third of their players were bought - most of them as adults - from other clubs.
One of the themes that underlines that "you don't win with kids" thinking is the notorious fickleness of young players -- indeed, of youngsters generally. That leads to inconsistency, unreliability. How else to explain Villa's remarkable win at Anfield, then the disastrous implosion at Chelsea just one week later? The difference between a 3-1 win at Anfield and an 8-0 wipe-out at Chelsea takes some explaining -- but it seems to me that it cannot all be put down to the age of the players.
For a start, Villa's 23-year-olds took care of Liverpool's 26-year-olds -- but then caved in to Chelsea, whose average age was only one year higher than Liverpool's.
Experience comes into it, obviously. Chelsea's boys, including the two youngest starters -- Victor Moses at 22 and Eden Hazard at 21 -- have plenty of first-team experience. They play like pros. Even the 18-year-old Brazilian Lucas Piazon who appeared as a late sub, was instantly at home, serving up a superb assist for Ramires' first goal and generally oozing confidence (maybe a little too much so -- his penalty kick was saved by the 28-year-old Brad Guzan).
But the Villa youngsters told a different story. Enthusiasm they had, in plenty -- at least at the beginning of the game. And of course, work rate. But no smoothness. Their play had the forced speed that we see here in college soccer. Some of it, in the first half, looked quite impressive ... but it was short-lived and rarely led to anything decisive. Rarely? Never, actually. Villa had no shots on goal in the first half -- this despite clear signs of uncertainty in the Chelsea defense.
Villa's attacking moves tended to start at 90 mph and maybe get up to 95 mph -- before they invariably collapsed under the high pressure that high speed brings with it. In short, the technical caliber of the Villa youngsters was not up to what they were trying to do. After two or three or maybe four passes, the sequences tended to disintegrate as the passes went astray and were collected by Chelsea.
Forward Christian Benteke, so lethal against Liverpool, had a frustrating time of it, repeatedly getting flagged for offside as he raced for passes that weren't delivered.
A slight pause in any of those sequences, the intervention of a player who could hold the ball for a second or two, who could, in that fraction of time, re-shape a play that was running out of control, would have made a difference. But there was no such player in a Villa shirt.
Liverpool -- as one could see -- had a bad day against Villa - but the credit went to the Villa players for taking the hint, and joyfully tearing into the lethargic Merseysiders. Chelsea -- humbled by Brazil's Corinthians in the World Club Cup - was anything but lethargic. It turned on the offense, full blast, and simply blew Villa away.
Tactics? Yes, they had something to do with this. Villa started -- under the coach's orders, no doubt -- as though it could take up where it left off at Anfield, bossing the home team about all over the field. Fernando Torres, with a superb header, upset those calculations after only two minutes. He should have done, that is; the warning was there, that Chelsea would not lie down Liverpool. Villa went on trying to play its frantic attacking soccer, its adrenaline-inspired rushes downfield having to be quickly reversed as the ball was coughed up to the Chelsea midfielders -- who knew a good deal more about the niceties of attacking soccer than Villa did. Villa did not heed the warning, its style, its tactics never changed, it was 3-0 down at half time, and the final 8-0 scoreline was kind to it. It could have been 10-0.
In the end, it was not the age or the experience or the tactics that made Chelsea so dominant. Its players -- including its youngsters -- were superior to Villa's by a wide margin. Superior technique, superior game awareness. That was enough -- the fitness and the enthusiasm of Villa's boys counted for nothing against the sheer soccer canniness and cleverness of Chelsea's play.
Eight-zero scorelines don't happen too often -- I doubt that Villa will be crushed like this again any time soon, and I don't expect Chelsea to get that many goals again this season. But the message of the game was clear for both teams. If you're going to rely on young players, they have to be exceptional. Villa has no exceptional young players. Chelsea does.
Within that conclusion, there is a further omen -- one that the English FA and its technical honchos might be interested in. The majority of Villa's youngsters are English or Scottish or Irish. All of Chelsea's youngsters are imports.


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Cerebral Oximetry in Newborns - Comparing INVOS 5100c and OxyPrem vs. 1.2
This study has been completed.
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
The Augustinus Foundation, Denmark.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Gorm Greisen, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 16, 2013
Last updated: September 30, 2013
Last verified: September 2013
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Regional tissue oxygenation (cStO2) can be monitored by near infrared spectroscopy. The commercial device INVOS 5100 (COVIDIEN, Mansfield, MA, USA) and the prototype OxyPrem vs. 1.2 (Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland) will be used simultaneously to test for their relative sensitivity for low oxygen levels just after birth on term infants born by elective caesarean section. Reproducibility will be examined by replacements of the sensors six times the next day when the infant is stable and quiet. The Adult Somasensor (INVOS) will be used together with the OxyPrem sensor.
|Near-infrared Spectroscopy, Transition, Caesarean Section
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Cerebral Oximetry in Newborns - Comparing INVOS 5100c and OxyPrem vs. 1.2's Absolute Values, Sensitivity for Low Oxygen Levels and Reproducibility
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MedlinePlus related topics: Cesarean SectionU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Gorm Greisen, Rigshospitalet, Denmark:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Cerebral oxygenation [ Time Frame: 10 minutes ]The sensors of both instruments will be placed on each side of the head. They will be held by hand by self-adhesive tape as appropriate.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Reproducibility [ Time Frame: 10 minutes ]The sensor will be placed 6 times alternating on each frontoparietal region and held by hand, obtaining 30 seconds of signal for each placement. The placements will be in the same region but not in exactly the same spot. This will be done for both devices.
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Near-infrared spectroscopy sensors
Term infants born by elective Caesarean section
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 10 Minutes (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Healthy term infants born by elective caesarean section at Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Inclusion Criteria:
- Term infants
- Elective caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria:
- Thick hair that makes good measurements difficult/impossible
- obvious malformations or syndromes
- Complications in relation to caesarean section
- Depression after birth (APGAR < 8 after 1 minute)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01771601
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01771601
|Gorm Greisen
|Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
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Rigshospitalet, Denmark
The Augustinus Foundation, Denmark.
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|NCT01771601 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 16, 2013
|Last Updated:
|September 30, 2013
Keywords provided by Gorm Greisen, Rigshospitalet, Denmark:
Near-infrared spectroscopy, cerebral oxygenation, term newborn, reproducibility,
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I stopped my Burda subscription a couple of years ago. I have purchased various Burda patterns at JoAnn's and on occasion I have downloaded for free or price a few Burda patterns.
I decided to buy the pattern shown in the right side bar after seeing several versions of this made on several blogs. I really like the gathered sleeves and hope it works out well for me. I downloaded and printed the pattern pieces; then traced them on to Swedish sewing paper. I used my Dritz dual tracing wheel and marking paper to create the seam allowances.
I am going to use some knit fabric from my stash. This fabric I purchased from EOS last year. It is washed and ready to go.


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Google Wallet And How To Pay Info On Every Product Page
On June 26th, Google changed Google Checkout to Google Wallet.
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As you can see, the logo has changed but its functionality has not.
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"Two years after an earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant, we may not have seen the worst of the disaster."
[This article was originally published on August 14, 2013.]
Two years after an earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant, we may not have seen the worst of the disaster. As the government joins in the effort to somehow contain the 300 metric tons of radioactive groundwater leaking into the Pacific, Reuters is now reporting that the next step, the removal of "400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel from a damaged reactor building," will be an unprecedentedly dangerous mission:Sponsored Ads
Containing radiation equivalent to 14,000 times the amount released in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima 68 years ago, more than 1,300 used fuel rod assemblies packed tightly together need to be removed from a building that is vulnerable to collapse, should another large earthquake hit the area.
The operation, beginning this November at the plant's Reactor No. 4, is fraught with danger, including the possibility of a large release of radiation if a fuel assembly breaks, gets stuck or gets too close to an adjacent bundle, said Gundersen and other nuclear experts.
That could lead to a worse disaster than the March 2011 nuclear crisis at the Fukushima plant, the world's most serious since Chernobyl in 1986.
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When it rains in Phoenix, people can talk of nothing else. Srsly. Facebook, yoga class, office, preschool, line at the grocery store...Not only is it the only topic worthy of conversation, but people in an otherwise standoffish metro sprawl area get downright chatty. A few drops from the sky and boom--instant community. Might as well be a small town in the south during football season.Grown-up people run outisde, spending the rest of the day in soggy clothes (and with bad hair). Children think … [Read more...]
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Yes, the glaciers are melting, and those sad little polar bears on the commercials are trying to remind us. But this is not that. This is a note about living in the desert, where all things green are about as elusive, magical and mysterious as Santa.Last week it rained. I mean ALOT. Alot for the desert, alot for not being monsoon season, alot for anywhere, really. Desert people are not used to this. They can't drive in it, they think that school and social functions should be cancelled as if for … [Read more...]


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General Engine Question: A.I.R. Pumps - How do they work?
Hi All,
I just had a few general questions regarding A.I.R. pumps that I wasn't able to find the answers to online.
How exactly does a A.I.R. pump operate internally? I am working on my '77 Chevy truck (non-EGR) and have a few things removed. I see the A.I.R. pump operates off the v-belt, so it obviously operates based on engine speed.
Also, how can one tell if the A.I.R. pump has gone bad? Do they eventually go bad?
Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
Air Injection Reactor.... That's the air pump pushing "fresh" (cooler) air into the exhaust system at the valve, "continuing" the burn as the spent mixture goes through the exhaust system. This significantly reduces emmissions. There's a slight parasitic loss from the pump, but performance "loss" is grossly exagerated by "lore". In fact, one can use the pump to their advantage. Small block Chevy in particular, uses tubes that are long and inject the air right near the valve itself. When installing headers in California "back in the day", we had to adhere to rules regarding disabling any emmission control. Can't do it. So we bent the tubes in a "curl", so they'd go down the header tube instead of into the port. The result was a slight gain in scavenging by creating a lower pressure in the pipe than the chamber/port. And all still passing "smog".
Usually, a failed pump is locked up. Sometimes they'll squeal prior. A blubbering sound can also indicate a problem.
Just a side note to "back in the day" I was working at a Ford dealership in1966 the year Ford started using A.I.R. pumps. Ford called them Thermactor pumps. We'ed get a new car in or one on warranty with a squeaking pump. The factory fix was to pour about half of a quart of transmission fluid down the pump inlet while the engine was running.The second time we did this we wisely put the car out at the back fence. Instant thick white smoke. Not a live mosquito within a five mile radius. Talk about air quality!
Many newer Fuel injected cars have an AIR pump. It runs for a minute or so when the engine is first started cold. Its purpose is to clean the unburnt hydrocarbons quickly, as when a cold engine is started the mixture is enriched. It also serves to heat the catalytic converter up very quickly, so it can function ASAP. Pretty smart.
Those are electric pumps, like a small leafblower,not belt driven.
Thank you everyone for the informative and helpful responses! :thumbup:
@Jim: The info on gaining performance is very interesting. I hear you the emissions in Califoania. I was looking for some street legal headers with the A.I.R. tubes and a C.A.R.B. certification for my truck. It seems like only two companies make them and charge a pretty penny.
@Boothboy: So that's why the smog requirements are so strict in California! Lol!
@LATECH: That is pretty clever. I've never seen it on any of the newer cars I've owned or driven.
In those days, Hooker was the ONLY one to bother with. I would imagine they still make them. If Hooker makes something, it's going to be "the best" for an "out of the box" header (IMO).
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The First Dog (original 1988; edition 1999)
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The First Dog by Jan Brett (1988)
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A great story set in ancient times about how man's best friend came to be.
A lushly illustrated story imagining the first domesticated dog united with "Kip the cave boy." Kip?!
Cute book about a cave boy and his journey home. He meets a wolf that wants some of the boys food, but large animals keep breaking up their conversation. At the end of the book the boy and the dog make a deal, if the dog keeps him safe, then the boy will share his food.
Summary: The book is about a young boy in the caveman, the Ice Age era. This cave boy was out on a hunting trail where all types of animals were. Every where he stopped on that trail he met up with a wild animals that was almost able to eat him but this wolf was there every time and the wolf warren the boy when danger was near the boy would get away in time. Soon the boy realized that the wolf had a great since of hearing and smell that help the wolf avoided the dangerous animals. So the boy and the wolf became friend, so the boy took him as a pet to his home in a cave.
Personal reflection: Great story of a cave boy during the Ice Age, and how he became friends with a Wolf that became his friend and pet.
Class Extension:
1.The teacher can have the students draw a picture of a wolf and color it, and give it a name.
2.The teacher can have the students write a story about their pet if they have one. Those students that do not have a pet write a story of the type of pet they would like and what they would name it and also have them draw a picture of it.
PreS-Gr 1 -- A simple, imaginative tale of how the first domestication of a wild animal may have occurred. Kip, a cave boy living at the end of the Ice Age, is followed on his journey home by a Paleowolf, who, smelling the boy's roasted Woolly Rhino bones, begs for a treat. ... The book's glorious watercolor illustrations will attract young prehistory enthusiasts.... This is another of Brett's lavish offerings, intricately designed and filled with eye-catching detail. However, it is a fabricated story... Children familiar with the ever-growing body of factual material on this period may accept it as the truth, despite its accompanying notes.
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When you're a star couple trying to squelch martial-strife rumors, the best thing to do is get out and show you're still happily married.
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Microsoft's blogging service, MSN Spaces, is going live as we speak. Jeremy Wright has a nice article about it including some links to MS participants who have set up really cool blogs on the service. I think Jeremy is right- this is going to be very big.
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First let's point out THERE IS NO SUCH THING as a gas-less MIG, If it is not set up for gas then it is a flux core welder and NOT a MIG (M-etal I-nert G-as). Get a conversion kit for gas and convert that thing to MIG and forget about trying to weld the 22 gauge with flux core wire, after you use MIG wire you will see why. 61 Bone is right the Harris Twenty gauge wire is far Superior to solid MIG wires for something that thin and would be well worth the effort to locate some. The part no. for a 10 # spool is TGE5 and to avoid confusion that Twenty (NOT 20) gauge name is just that, the name of the wire and it does not refer to the size of anything. If you do use solid then go for .023 but the Twenty Gauge .030 will be a lot easier to use and because it is a cored wire it uses even less current in that size as the smaller solid wire.
The Twenty Gauge is a "cored" wire but not a "gas-less" wire and requires the same C25 gas as the solid wire, also the polarity must be switched when using gas on either solid or Twenty Gauge.
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Hey oldred did we not have are first talk on this one.
It funny everyone has lump these to process together. But where it when wrong is you can weld flux core on a mig welder. So its miss used as to what one is really doing. Should not the welding machine say mig and flux core welder not just mig? The term mig is so miss used today.
So for the new people to welding read the posts on welding a lot of good stuff to be learned.
Go to your local welding supply do your home work tell them what you planing on doing they can get you a welding machine to fit you needs. Heck ask us old welder guys before you buy something thats not going to work for ya.
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX falls with resource stocks as commodity prices drag
TORONTO, June 16 (Reuters) - Canada's benchmark stock index ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by resources stocks as commodity prices fell, with gold turning lower following the suspension of campaigning for Britain's European Union referendum after a lawmaker was shot dead.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed down 41.04 points, or 0.29 percent, at 13,882.41. Six of its 10 main industry groups lost ground. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp, editing by G Crosse)
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What to do when you have damaged iphone
It is always matter of pride if you own an iphone. However, if you want to enjoy your iphone fullest you need to know how to fix your iphone otherwise you may face problem.
Iphone is one of the coolest devices of modern time. It is always matter of pride if you have one. However, it becomes matter of disappointment if your iphone get damaged, no matter how it happened. Due to damaged iphone you become out of contact with your friends, family and other near and dear ones. Neither you will be able to receive calls nor can you make calls. No doubt it will certainly affect both your personal life as well as professional life. So, it becomes utmost priority that your damaged iphone should be get fixed as early as possible. Sometime the cause may be minor and you can fix the issue yourself either by reading manual or taking help of others. But if the issue is complicated like if you dropped the phone due to which screen of the device got cracked or it become non-functional due to spilling of liquid onto it then you need experienced technician's help.
There are many stores which have authorization of repairing damaged iphone and contacting them for repairing your iphone is one of the decent options. These stores are equipped with proper tools need for fixing the damaged iphone and their staffs are well-trained. So these places are always safe for getting your iphone fixed, however, you have to invest a good amount of money in order to get it repair in these places.
If above mentioned option will create financial burden on you then there is another alternative. You can repair it yourself. Though, this option is not a wise option to go with. Especially if you are completely unaware of fixing iphone then it become risky. If you are novice and are not confident enough then it will be better if you ask your friends, family members who are aware of the issue for help. One more option is available if you want to fix your damaged iphone yourself. You can search internet. There are how-to tutorials, video tutorials, blogs and articles which illustrate the method of fixing damaged iphone. If the machine is not severely spoiled, then it will be fixed within few hours. The main advantage of fixing damaged iphone by you is saving a big amount of money. As you have to invest money only for buying tools so repairing by self become quite inexpensive.
Keeping damaged iphone as it is, is not at all a wise decision, as the phone is of no use. So you need to restore it as soon as possible. If it is still in working condition, then also you might not be able to enjoy all features of the machine. You may face difficulties while using it. As iphones are tend to be fragile on dropping, many people take the job of iphone repairing and repairing iphone developed as cottage industry. Now you may find damaged iphones repairing shops around you. However, using service of a iphone repair shop is costly affair. Sometime it costs more than a new iphone. In that case buying a new iphone instead of repairing damaged one is always preferable.
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'Queen of Katwe' brings uplifting underdog chess tale to Toronto
TORONTO (Reuters) - Chess may not be the most visual of sports to watch in a film, but the true story of an impoverished Ugandan girl overcoming obstacles to become a chess champion transcends the game, according to the cast of "Queen of Katwe."
The Walt Disney Co film, out in theaters on Sept. 23, is a "life-affirming African story," star David Oyelowo told Reuters at the red-carpet premiere on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival.
"As someone of African descent, we don't see enough of that I believe in cinema, in the press as well, so I'm very proud to see a story like this made by Disney as well," Oyelowo added.
"Queen of Katwe" follows the story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl with no education being raised by her single mother and siblings in Katwe, an impoverished district of the capital, Kampala.
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Since I have a raging headache and don't feel like doing anything active because of it, I just thought I'd spew some stuff from my keyboard regarding what will by my EDC and IDPA setup: a Ruger SR9 in a Crossbreed Supertuck IWB. I'm going to try doing this in three parts, to keep the post size down, and will likely post each part in it's appropriate section. This will focus on the gun itself.
I've already posted a picture of my SR9 in my first attempt at handgun photography here: SR9 pr0n
I used to shoot a borrowed Armscor 1911 in .45ACP for IDPA, as I did not yet have my own handgun. One reason is being married to someone who is not particularly fond of handguns (I'm working on it!). The other reason is money: I have very little disposable income.
I finally got my wife around to the idea of me having a handgun, and we finally got some funds to purchase one. I was originally thinking of a Rock Island Armory Tactical 1911. This is essentially an Armscor gun distributed under a different name in the U.S. Why? No clue. I just knew I was very happy with the borrowed Armscor I had used in the past, and that RIA has a VERY good reputation for customer support.
However, after talking at length with my martial arts instructor (the Armscor's owner and also my defensive handgun instructor) over caliber and handgun choices, I determined that while I really like .45ACP as a defensive carry round, with my current financial situation, though I could very well afford the RIA 1911, I wouldn't be able to afford to shoot the bloody thing as often as I'd like. I settled on 9mm, with modern defensive ammunition being a vast improvement from the time the 9mm vs. .45ACP arguments started, back in the paleolithic era, when cavemen were arguing over the size of throwing rocks.
My instructor shoots a M&P9. Actually, he shoots two...a regular M&P9 that he shoots for competition (IDPA, IPSC, 3-gun), with a light trigger, and another M&P9 that he modified severely himself, cutting the grip by about 1/2 inch to get it to a Glock 19 size, and then having a friend modify and weld up the magazines to match the reduced grip frame. I thought about going that route myself, particularly because of the rebate and free magazines they were offering. Right about this time, Ruger announced the SR9, and I decided to give that a look as well.
The last handgun I owned, years ago, was a Beretta 92FS. Never carried it, as I didn't have my permit at the time. Nice, solid gun. I'm pretty sure I could use it as a hammer to do roofing, and still shoot it just fine afterwards. Ended up selling it.
I was used to a 1911. In many respects, you could say I was spoiled by a 1911. The grip angle was just right for me, the gun was slim, the trigger system was sweet. Before I decided on 9mm, I went shopping at a gun store for the RIA Tactical. The shop didn't have one...just the GI model, which they were WAY overpriced on. However, they did have the SR9. I held it, and it felt GOOD. A little top heavy for me, being used to a steel frame, but the angle and grip feel were NICE. The checkered panels and front strap felt good, and combined with the serrated rubber backstrap, the overall grip feel was very comfortable. I noticed it had a very low bore axis, and the manual thumb safety roughly in a 1911 position was a big plus. The trigger was okay, but I was unfamiliar with a striker-fired action, so I had no way of knowing if it was really good or bad. I actually thought about buying it then, but left without buying anything that day.
Okay, so eventually I decide that I will be shopping for 9mm, having abandoned .45ACP for the time being. I start hearing about some growing pains with the SR9, being a completely new gun for Ruger. The big issue was with the magazines. Apparently, they were freakishly difficult to load, requiring the use of the included mag loader. Furthermore, the mag catch hole on the mag tended to shave the tips off of FMJ rounds, though JHP loaded with no problems, other than the Herculean strength required to push the rounds in. Still, Ruger seemed to be taking care of that issue on a case by case basis, and eventually, they redesigned the magazines and mag catch on the SR9, and soon people were able to determine which guns had the new mag catch and magazines (around serial no. 13xxx and with a test fire date of 12/19/07 and on).
The local gun show rolled around, and I went shopping again, pretty much decided upon the SR9. I found two dealers offering the gun...one at a fairly ridiculous price ($460), and another at a better price of $425. While I was intending to buy the blackened stainless version, all the dealer had was the one stainless model. I checked the mags, and they were of the new design. Better yet, the test fire date was on the first week of that month, so the gun was pretty much fresh off the assembly line. Forked over my dough, showed the dealer my permit, and I was able to walk out with my new gun.
The Good:
- The gun comes with two 17-round magazines, because I'm lucky enough to live in a state without that IDIOTIC 10-round magazine limit.
- I'm thinking the stainless slide and glass-filled nylon frame would help with corrosion resistance in the humid FL environment.
- The gun is MUCH lighter than an all-steel 1911. This is a good thing for everyday carry.
- Manual thumb-safety. I'm used to swiping off a safety when presenting the gun, and I'm unfamiliar with the Glock-type trigger system, so I like the idea of a manual safety on the gun.
- Made in the U.S.A. Not a requirement, but a nice bonus.
- The gun shoots better than I do. Recoil is very manageable...more so now that I've improved my grip. I'm still getting used to shooting a non-1911 trigger.
- Fully adjustable rear sights. While it may not be necessary, I like having the option, if it ever DOES become necessary.
- SLIM. Very, very slim grip.
- VERY easy field strip.
- Mag disconnect comes out in about 30 seconds. Useless feature for me, that would actually become a PITA for IDPA.
- Fully ambidextrous mag release and manual safety.
The Bad:
- Many of the edges are VERY sharp. Seriously, if you do woodwork, you can take the slide off and use the serrations as a plane. This will actually be something of note in a later post.
- The recoil spring is stiff, potentially making slide manipulation difficult for some. Luckily, it works out and loosens up a bit over time.
- Manual safety. Though the safety is nearly in the same position on the frame as a 1911, it doesn't quite match, which is understandable. It's not a 1911, after all. The safety lever is SMALL. You can't ride your thumb on it as you would a 1911. Some people may have difficulty manipulating it because of the small size. While I had no trouble taking the safety off, using the edge of my thumb joint, activating the safety was a chore. Luckily, this eventually becomes easier with use. Operating the ambi-safety while holding the gun in my left hand is still a bit difficult, but that could be more from me being right-handed.
- Trigger. Some people complained about grittiness in the trigger, but I've never experienced any. It has a bit of take-up, which I'm still getting used to, then has a fairly heavy trigger break. However, the trigger break for me was very crisp, as is the reset. The reset is longer than I'm used to, but very positive...not spongy or iffy at all. By all accounts, including mine, the trigger improves substantially with use.
- Mag disconnect. I'm sorry, but this is an utterly useless feature for me. Also, with the mag disconnect in, dry-firing will damage the striker assembly unless there is a mag in the gun. That's an accident waiting to happen, in my opinion. Luckily, as mentioned above, the thing comes out very easily. Also, it isn't connected to the trigger system at all.
The Ugly:
- Mag release button sticking. My mag release button tries to stick sometimes. I've read account of others having issues with the button sticking in one position. Mine never got locked into the release position, but you could feel it trying to. However, that was more than enough to create a problem, I think. Basically, because it sometimes delays in resetting, I think the magazine catch doesn't lock into the magazine sometimes, which has caused a loaded magazine to drop unexpectedly on me a few times. This would be annoying if the gun was purely for IDPA, but as this will also be my carry gun, that's a BIG issue. I've called Ruger and explained the problem. They are sending me a new mag catch for free. I did disassembly the mag release on my gun (THAT was fun, but a story for another time), and I noticed that there were some tooling marks on the surface of the catch that contacts the button. I think this was causing the 'sticking'. I ran a fine stone over it, and while I didn't take the tooling marks out, I did smooth them noticeably. It feels better now, but I won't know for sure until I head to the range again.
Ironically, I tried to do this in parts to keep the posts from being overly long. Upon previewing this one, it's ending up as an inordinately large post, so that's enough rambling from me.
Hey! My headache is gone!


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In 1993, De La Guarda took New York City by storm, breaking the traditional fourth wall by literally suspending the theatrical performance above the heads of the audience. The popular show ran for 13 years, and now the Argentine-born creative geniuses are back with something new. Called Fuerza Bruta, the new show also asks the audience to stand and wear comfortable clothes, but theyve also gotten a little more ambitious. The new show is presented in a 360-degree format that has cast members running, jumping, and even getting shot in the middle of the crowd, in addition to swimming inside a Mylar pool that descends from the ceiling to within inches of spectators heads. The whole thing is also set to thumping techno music, so if youre the kind of person who likes to fall asleep in your seat at the opera, this is the last show youll want to go to. But for those of us raised on Red Bull and 130 bpm, this is the theatrical performance weve been waiting for. Enter the Arsht Center through the Ziff Opera House loading dock at the corner of 14th Street and NE Second Avenue.
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