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Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I appreciate the time to be on the floor. I want to continue talking about what I think are the real problems with where we are today.
What we are hearing in the press is that there is no agreement on a continuing resolution, that there is conflict and lack of discussion in Washington, that the debt limit is coming up, yet Washington is not capable of solving its problems.
I made some points yesterday about the reason we are not capable of solving our problems is that there is an absence of leadership. We are not only bankrupt financially, we are bankrupt when it comes to our leadership.
I want to dispel the rumor that our problems are not insolvable. They are imminently solvable. We have $126 trillion worth of unfunded liabilities for which Americans are responsible. We have $17 trillion worth of debt, and we have $94 trillion of total assets in this country if you add what the Federal Government and everybody else owns. So the difference between $128 trillion and $94 trillion is $34 trillion, and then another $17 trillion--that is $51 trillion we are going to have to account for. What is in front of us--and by the way, the Affordable Care Act will add $6.7 trillion to those outstanding liabilities net of any tax revenues and tax increases it collects.
So what are we to do? What are the American people to think? They see impasse, lack of conversation, lack of compromise, lack of resolution, and no reconciliation. So I wanted to take a few minutes today to kind of give a little history, first of all, and then outline what is possible--I am not saying we must do it--over the next 10 years that we could do that would put us on a pathway to where we would be solving the problems and not leaving our children an inheritance of debt.
I made the point yesterday that the median family income in this country today in terms of real dollars is exactly where it was in 1989. We are going backward. We are going to go backward this year. What that really means is that the standard of living is declining. The American public is getting further and further behind.
One of the quotes I use--and I don't know if it is accurate--has been attributed to Alexander Tytler, a Scottish historian. Let me read it:
A democracy--
In this case a constitutional Republic--
is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It will continue to exist until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes with the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
Where are we in that line? Is $50 trillion in negative net worth not a sign that we are going there? Is declining median family income not a sign that we are going there?
What we have seen in this last so-called recovery is the wealthy have done very well but nobody else has. So what we are seeing is history repeat itself in terms of what has been outlined and observed in the past.
Alexander Tytler was also accredited with this, but nobody can prove it:
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During these 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage.
I think we are somewhere in here, if history speaks accurately, or at least his observation of history.
So what we ought to be about is making sure we cheat history--all of us, together, liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, Independents--we ought to be about cheating history. How do we do that? Are the problems we have in front of us so big that we can't solve them? I don't think so. Are positions so hardened that we can't think in a long-term way about solving the problems that are in front of our country?
When we talk about the debt ceiling--I have been accosted a lot in the news media in the last 48 hours because I don't believe the debt ceiling equals default on our obligations in terms of our sovereign debt. It just so happens Moody's, the rating agency, agreed with me today; that, in fact, they are not the same thing and they say there should be no effect. That doesn't mean we should. I am not proposing we should. But the scare tactics of saying the Earth is going to collapse if we somehow fail on time to raise the debt limit is not true. The Earth will collapse for Americans if we don't address the underlying problems facing our country--this $50 trillion in unfunded liability and negative net worth.
Here is what we know has happened in the last few years, and it proves the point. It is why median family income is going down. It is because our debt is growing twice as fast as our economy.
Here is our GDP increase over the last few years: $1.199 trillion. Here is our debt: It went up $2.405 trillion. To say that another way, that is 2.4 billion millions. These numbers are unfathomable, but the graph shows it all. Our GDP has increased. So what is happening is that for every $1 in debt we go into, we are getting a deepening decrease in return in our economy, and it is continuing to go down. So the more we borrow, the less well off we are in terms of being able to grow our economy. So the problems in front of us and what we see is what I would say as careerists don't want to solve the problem because the thing that comes to the careerist's mind is how does that effect the next election.
I don't care what happens in the next election in this country; what I care about is whether we are going to address the real problems and secure the future for the country. Whether they be Democrats or Republicans, liberals or conservatives, I don't care. We are all in this together. When our living standard goes down, we all go down together.
So how do we solve this problem? The first thing in any addiction--and we have an addiction to spending--is to recognize we have an addiction. We have an addiction to spending. We have an addiction to not living within our means. We just passed $600 billion in January of increased taxes on the American economy, most of that coming from the people who are doing much better during this tepid recovery. Will that solve our problems? Can we tax our way out of this? Can we have confiscatory tax policies that will not hurt our economy and get us out of this? The answer is no, and everybody recognizes it.
What else does everybody recognize? They recognize that a big portion of the problem is entitlement spending, and no political party wants to be blamed for being the person who ``fixed'' entitlement spending unless we do it together. So we have a great opportunity to, together, modify our mandatory spending programs and make significant savings. But having spent the last 9 years with my colleague from Delaware who is on the floor oversighting the Federal Government, I can tell my colleagues there are more things we can do other than that.
So I thought I would spend a few minutes to go over a publication I put out a couple of summers ago, and it is called ``Back in Black.'' It is not perfect. I will be the first to admit it. I know we will not ever pass $9 trillion worth of savings over 10 years. But here is $9 trillion worth of options we could look at and take half of them and actually get on the road to health.
What would getting on the road to health look like? It would be rising personal incomes, not declining personal incomes as we are seeing today. It would be rising median family incomes. It would be faster economic growth.
Mr. President, am I out of time?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has used his 10 minutes.
Mr. COBURN. My request was for 30 minutes when I came to the floor. Evidently, that wasn't made. Is the order of the day 10 minutes?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is.
Mr. COBURN. I would ask for just a short period of additional time if my colleague from Delaware would allow it.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
Mr. CARPER. May I ask unanimous consent that the doctor be afforded another 10 minutes.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. COBURN. I will spend some time tomorrow then going through what this is. But it is solving our problem in such a way that it doesn't kick the can down the road, which is what we are getting ready to do.
What I would say in conclusion is by increasing the debt limit, we let the politicians off the hook because then they don't have to make the hard choices required for us to live within our means.
Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I have a parliamentary inquiry, if I may.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware will state his inquiry.
Mr. CARPER. I have no objection; I can stay 10 minutes, 20 minutes. I would like for the Senator from Oklahoma Dr. Coburn to have a chance to explain what he wanted to say. I don't mean to interrupt.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I would just inquire if there are other speakers after Senator Carper.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no apparent order of speakers, and if there is no objection, the Senator from Oklahoma can take an additional 20 minutes.
Mr. COBURN. I thank the Chair. I truly thank my colleague. He is a great colleague to work with. People are always telling stories about how people don't work together. I can tell my colleagues that the Senator from Delaware Mr. Carper and I work together. He is my chairman, and I am the ranking member on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where most of this information came from, and he helped dig it up.
What I say is we have an opportunity to do that. We have an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to come together, forge a compromise, make major changes that are necessary and absolutely required if we are going to have a secure future. I think we ought to look at it.
So we put together a plan that has $3 trillion--that is $300 billion over 10 years--in discretionary spending; that is nonmandatory. It has $1 trillion in defense spending, which is about what we already have. Health care entitlements is $2.7 trillion, and we can go into the details of that. Tax Code simplification, $1 trillion to come back to the Federal Government. Interest payment savings of $1.3 trillion, and Social Security reform that says it will be healthy for the next 75 years. That comes to $9 trillion that our kids aren't going to have to pay back. That is $9 trillion in money we are not going to borrow. So even if we just took half of that--$4.5 trillion--and said we are going to get on the path to health, we are going to float that $3 trillion that is sitting in cash in Americans' bank accounts and give them the confidence back to invest it in our country, it would make a massive difference in our country because what is going on right now is a crisis of confidence.
The American people don't trust Congress. I think we got a pretty low rating this week and deservedly so. The approval rating of President Obama is at his alltime low. So how do we fix that? We don't fix that individually. We don't fix that by pointing out what is wrong with the other person. We fix that by coming together and solving real problems that will give the American people confidence that we have their best interests at heart--not in the short term, as Alexander Tytler was talking about, but in the long term; that, in fact, we want to secure the future for our kids and grandkids.
I think we ought to be about cutting up the credit card. I know I am in the minority in the Senate. I don't believe we should have another debt limit increase. I think the thing to force us to make these hard choices--because there is certainly not the political will to do it--is to put ourselves in the position where we are forced to make the hard choices.
We are going to make them eventually. Everybody agrees with that. We are basically going to make these changes because there will come a time when we will not be able to borrow money no matter what interest rate we pay. So we are not talking about defaulting on our sovereign debt. We are not talking about not paying interest on our sovereign debt. We are talking about forcing ourselves into a position where we have to prioritize what we spend.
What do the GAO reports tell us? In the last 3 years, the GAO has given Congress wonderful information which Congress has not acted on. What have they told us? They have told us we have 91 different health care workforce training programs--91. They have told us we have 679 renewable energy initiatives, none of which have a metric on them. They have told us we have 76 different drug abuse and prevention programs run by the Federal Government. They have told us the Department of Defense has 159 different contracting organizations, none of them being held accountable. They have told us that at Homeland Security, where Senator Carper and I chair and vice chair the committee, they have six different R&D facilities, three of which are doing exactly the same thing. We have 209 science, technology, engineering, and math programs--209. We have 200 different crime prevention programs. We have 160 homeowners and renters assistance programs. We have 94 private sector green building assistance programs, none with a metric, and the agencies don't even know how much money they are spending on them. They told us we have 82 teacher quality programs run by the Federal Government, half of which are not in the Department of Education. I will not continue, but my colleagues get my point.
What have we done about those things? Nothing. Where is the oversight on them? There is none.
So the whole idea for me--I am thinking about the future more than I am a political career--is I think we ought to be working on those things. I think the American public expects us to work on them.
I will finish by saying we have been running the credit card for a long time. Do we, in fact, have the right or the privilege or the ability to ask for an extension and a raising of our debt when, in fact, we have not acted responsibly with our spending? Nobody else in the country gets their credit raised when they have not acted responsibly. They actually check your credit score. They know what kind of bills you are paying, whether you are getting further behind. So should we, in fact, tear up the credit card? Should we force some good old adult supervision on Congress, where we will actually be forced to make difficult decisions about priorities on how we spend America's money? When I say ``America's money,'' I mean the people out there working hard every day. They may not be the highest tax payers, but it is unconscionable to me that when we spend their money, we are wasting 15 to 20 percent of it all the time.
So I think we ought to tear it up. The way we tear it up is we just tear it up. We tear the credit card up. We shred the credit card, and we say: You are going to live within your means. You are going to start making the hard choices. You are addicted to spending. You are addicted to not being responsible with the dollars you have.
Congress needs to be in a 12-step program, and it should start with us.
Mr. President, I thank my colleague the Senator from Delaware for his patience and his friendship.
I yield the floor.
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Happy Halloween, Happy Birthday, John Keats
Keats owns autumn, as this post by Ange reminds us.
Every Halloween I think also of Keats since this is his birthday. His last poem, which breaks off rather than ends, is appropriately "haunting":
This living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold
And in the icy silence of the tomb,
So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights
That thou wouldst wish thine own heart dry of blood
So in my veins red life might stream again,
And thou be conscience-calm'd–see here it is–
I hold it towards you.
. . .
Then there is "Lamia," a horror story in verse.
I vividly remember that my reaction, as a poet, to turning 26 was that I was older than Keats would ever be, and what had I accomplished? Our feelings as poets for Keats are complex. There is admiration for his tremendous output of great poems at such a young age, affectionate companionability in his letters, and sadness for a flowering of talent blasted by an untimely frost. (Steve has an interesting post about Keats' collected sonnets, including the less-than-great ones.) Our love for him has something to do, I think, with our affection and nostalgia for our younger poet selves–for the promise, the talent, the eagerness for mastery, the giddiness of ambition, being drunk on the possibilities of poetry itself. And our sorrow for him is likewise also a mourning for our own wasted potential, the closing off of "negative capability". I can think of no poet besides, say, Shakespeare who elicits so many other poems to or about him. There could be a whole anthology of them–indeed a whole chapter of sonnets alone. Here is one of my favorites, a perfectly-turned sonnet by Thom Gunn (from The Passages of Joy):
Keats at Highgate
A cheerful youth joined Coleridge on his walk
('Loose,' noted Coleridge, 'slack, and not well-dressed')
Listening respectfully to the talk talk talk
Of First and Second Conciousness, then pressed
The famous hand with warmth and sauntered back
Homeward in his own state of less dispersed
More passive consciousness–passive, not slack,
Whether of Secondary type or First.
He made his way toward Hampstead so alert
He hardly passed the small grey ponds below
Or watched a sparrow pecking in the dirt
Without some insight swelling the mind's flow
That banks made swift. Everything put to use.
Perhaps not well-dressed but oh no not loose.
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An entire bibliography of poems about Keats can be found here.
I wonder if folks remember Countee Cullen's "To John Keats, Poet, at Spring Time," which starts off:
I cannot hold my peace, John Keats;
There never was a spring like this;
… well, it's just Halloween, so I'm jumping the gun here!
But did you know that Keats, even in poems like "To Autumn," was a forerunner of open-form poetry? Neither did I, but the argument is made in Jeffrey C. Robinson's Reception and Poetics in Keats: My Ended Poet…
Wow! That is neat about the bibliography–it seems obvious there should be one, somehow, if not an actual anthology.
The Countee Cullen is a very charming poem. For folks who don't know it: To John Keats, Poet, at Springtime.
Keats poems keep coming, of course. There was a lovely one by James Kimbrell some years back in Poetry, "To Keats in October."
This is gorgeous, Alicia, and it reminds me of the visit I paid to the Keats House in the summer of 1999. Speaking of horror stories! I was inexplicably terrified of the memorabilia there — his comb, for god's sake. A lock of hair. The handwritten letters in glass cases everywhere, torrid appeals to Fanny Brawne. It was overwhelming. A walk through Hampstead Heath in the light drizzle only deepened my melancholy, and the sight of a swan floating through the desultory mist made me start as if I'd seen a ghost.
(For Carl Van Vechten)
I cannot hold my peace, John Keats;
There never was a spring like this;
It is an echo, that repeats
My last year's song and next year's bliss.
I know, in spite of all men say
Of Beauty, you have felt her most.
Yea, even in your grave her way
Is laid. Poor, troubled, lyric ghost,
Spring never was so fair and dear
As Beauty makes her seem this year.
I cannot hold my peace, John Keats,
I am as helpless in the toil
Of Spring as any lamb that bleats
To feel the solid earth recoil
Beneath his puny legs. Spring beats
her tocsin call to those who love her,
And lo! the dogwood petals cover
Her breast with drifts of snow, and sleek
White gulls fly screaming to her, and hover
About her shoulders, and kiss her cheek,
While white and purple lilacs muster
A strength that bears them to a cluster
Of color and odor; for her sake
All things that slept are now awake.
And you and I, shall we lie still,
John Keats, while Beauty summons us?
Somehow I feel your sensitive will
Is pulsing up some tremulous
Sap road of a maple tree, whose leaves
Grow music as they grow, since your
Wild voice is in them, a harp that grieves
For life that opens death's dark door.
Though dust, your fingers still can push
The Vision Splendid to a birth,
Though now they work as grass in the hush
Of the night on the broad sweet page of the earth.
"John Keats is dead," they say, but I
Who hear your full insistent cry
In bud and blossom, leaf and tree,
Know John Keats still writes poetry.
And while my head is earthward bowed
To read new life sprung from your shroud,
Folks seeing me must think it strange
That merely spring should so derange
My mind. They do not know that you,
John Keats, keep revel with me, too.
From On These I Stand: An Anthology of the Best Poems of Countee Cullen
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Following up on the video Lexus brought us showing two racers drifting a 2013 Lexus GS F Sport around a makeshift track drawn around the gigantor-size body of Ms. Praver, the luxury wing of the Toyota conglomerate has delivered a video game of similar intent for Apple's ever-popular range of iDevices.
The TORI 500 racing app allows players to pilot GS sedans around digitized 3D renderings of Praver's body. Sounds... curvy. Check out the official press release after the break, where we've also reposted the video of Praver and the (real-life) racing drivers.
As the Official Automotive Marketing partner of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit property, Lexus has created a multi-faceted campaign called TORI 500. The campaign includes a racing game app that brings to life an actual racetrack the automaker created in the shape of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Tori Praver's body.
TORRANCE, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2012)-What do you get when you cross a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model with a hot new sports car? One cool app. Lexus and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit have fans revving their engines with the release of Lexus' new TORI 500 racing app, available at Lexus.com/tori500 and iTunes.
The app brings to life an actual racetrack the automaker created in the shape of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Tori Praver's body. Players of the TORI 500 game get to see what it's like to race the all-new 2013 Lexus GS sport sedan around a larger-than-life, 3-D image of the supermodel.
The game is part of a multi-faceted print and online campaign supporting Lexus' role as the Official Automotive Marketing Partner of SI Swimsuit and launch week. The Lexus team began by photographing Tori-being sure to capitalize on her curves-in poses that mimicked the angles and curvature of a true racetrack. The images of Praver were then photomapped and used to design the racetrack with the digitized version providing the game environment for the iOS application.
From there, a live 1-to-1200 inch scale track was created and two of the world's best professional drivers, racecar driver Scott Pruett and stunt driver Greg Tracy, competed to post the best time and win a victory lap with Tori. A behind-the-scenes video of both the photo shoot and the race is available at Lexus.com/tori500.
Additional elements of Lexus' SI Swimsuit partnership include:
SUPERMODELED- A camera app allowing people to place the swimsuit model into their own photos with the click of a button (also available at Lexus.com/tori500 and iTunes)
Print and Online Components- Executions include a four-page spread in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and custom tablet integrations featured on iPad, Samsung Galaxy, Xoom and Nook.
Launch Week Events- Lexus participation in the marquee New York launch event and SI's two Las Vegas events, SI Swimsuit On Location and Club SI Swimsuit. Additionally, the automaker is the exclusive presenting sponsor of the first-ever, two-day Beauties & Beats Music Festival, happening at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Feb. 15 -16.


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So my 2006 impala with 62500k miles transmission is slipping and i wanted to know if i should get a transmission flush?
Heres the deal:
When i make left turns the car jerks/jumps and hesitates. When i come a hard stop it jumps/jerks back. On the high way its not accelerating smoothly as it used too. And my gas seems to be getting guzzeled a lot lately. But i think that can be a seperate issue from the transmission.
If anyone has any ideas, advice, help, for me and my impala we would bith appreciate it!


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Are there any notable draw backs to a 7 series ownership?
Hi All,
I currently own a 95' 318ti, which has been a great little car, but I would like something a little more highway friendly. My commute is about 120 miles per day (all interstate), so a little more comfort would be nice. Other than fuel economy (curious what these cars get by the way), are there any significant draw backs to owning a 7 series? Thanks for any thoughts.
Allocate lots of $$ for maintenance if you are going to put that many miles on it.
My E38 is only driven maybe 4000miles/year. Usually long runs - holidays etc. Returns 12-14 ltrs/100 urban and 9-10 ltrs/100 highway. I love every moment driving it. It gets double the standard oil changes but only recomended full services. No problems with it so far..
My friend's E38 was used for commuting around 100 miles daily, interstate mostly plus long trips on weekends. I serviced that car, and in 2 years, he put on it around 55K miles. Only things he serviced were brake pads, filters & spark plugs. After this period the car was due for front shocks & control arms. That's it. If you commute on interstate, you should not need a lots of money for maintenance. But this depends on your buy...
I would agree with Joy...
I bought a 97 740 IL about 2 years ago and absolutely love it. My driving is mostly highway miles. And I have had some repairs to do. But this car has been the easiest car to work on that I have ever owned. It is a pure joy and I will continue to repair the problems as they arise. And contrary to some peoples posts (not so much here) the parts for these cars are not terribly expensive if you spend the time to search them out. Do your research, and read up on common problems with these cars. By doing some research before your purchase you will know what to look for when you go test drive one..
Good luck, these cars are amazing and still stylish to look at, even 15 years later in my case...
Thanks to everyone. My 318 has been a joy to own as well, but at 80 mph it seems to be working a little too hard to for its own good. The idea of having a little more power and comfort seems like a worthy trade off for less fuel efficiency. I am able to work on my own car, so general maintenance should not be a problem.
Thanks again,
Iv put over 10K miles on my new to me 99 740i, and yes...there are some drawbacks. 27MPG at 85mph hwy, and a big smile on my face....thats all I can think of.
Thanks for the reply Jason. The fuel economy is really not that bad. It will cost me about $30 more per week to drive a 7 series as compared to my 318. I don't smoke or drink, so I think lets just right off the difference as a healthy vice.
Tank size on 7's are about 21 gals. I get 400+ miles on a tank city and almost 600 hwy. I only fill up every 2 weeks. It cost me about $70-$80 to fill up with super here in NM. If you get a 740 sport the final drive ratio is different (3.15:1 opposed to 2.93:1). You will trade off mpg for better acceleration.
*edit: PS...chicks dig smokers:thumbup:
Quickness is really not what I am after. I want something that is going to be comfortable at 90 mph on the open road. My 318 is sporty around town, but at 85 mph it is turning around 4,200 rpm and feeling light. It would be great if these cars were available with standard transmission, but given that most of my driving will be highway, I guess it does not matter.
Revs in my 740i at 85mph are 2500.
You will love cruising your 7. It's like being home as soon as you leave the office..
I'm on board
Hi all, been reading the forum and can't get over the wealth of information here. Just purchased my first BMW over the weekend, a 740iL. Great condition for being 15 years old. 135k on the odometer. Few things I knew about going into the purchase - missing pixels on MID, center bumper trim rear (slightly scuffed), passenger door trim molding-bottom (which I might say is priced extremely high) and a sagging headliner over rear seat. My wife's only complaint is the cup holders aren't big enough for her Route 44 drink from Sonic! Looking forward to interacting with everyone.
Great car. It is more complex, and expensive than a 3 series. If you are a good DIY guy, you should be ok.
Run it on the highest octane fuel you can get. My E38 (and all my other BM's) get 98oct and they love it. Economy drops with regular fuels (about 20%).
I hope you have better results than I, lol. Bought my E38 two years ago and since then I've spent $11,719.13 in maintenance and fuel is running me ~$500ish per month.
I've no idea why my fuel economy has tanked.. I'm getting average 17 mpg. All tires properly aired, air filter clean. *shrug* I drive 100 miles/weekday to work and about 100 on the weekend total. I'd say I do 80% highway driving. I do tend to be a bit skinny-pedal happy though, lol.
Acording to an on-line calculator I found I get about 20miles/US gallon (mixed use). I am pretty light on the skinny pedal though. I keep an eye on the 'econ' needle - but that's just me. I still love the car, even if they do cost a king's ransom out here.
Can get costly on the maintience but for Highway driving cannot beat the car. If you get in the groove your milage will be much better then you thought....Just bought a new set if tires MX4 newer version wil have to find a excues to get up on the speedway and see how she does with the new rubber. Carmen 01 740iL newly installed lighte head rest.
Where do I start.....yes, you'll most definetly need maintenance dollars set aside. Then there's the joy of your radio making the loudest most irritating crackles/pops ever heard by man. Unbelievable. I still can't believe that a car that was around $80k new would have the issues it does. I realize it's not made to last forever, but come on. I expected more. My 3 series was more reliable.
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Jason, just a bit o curiosity on my part...do you know if that MPG readout is actually accurate? Have you verified it by doing the math? Thats great economy...my wife's 2008 Nissan Rogue barely gets that kind of economy and thats with a 2.5l 4 cylinder and a CVT.
I've had several cars with trip computers and real time MPG readouts...they all varied wildly...my 2002 Nissan Altima was the worst...it usually ready about 4mpg too high. 2002 Audi A4 was the most accurate, never o by more than a tenth.
No I have not. I dont actully believe im getting 28+mpg. I believe it is close. I do know I can go 400-425 miles city driving before my light comes on. Also, when I drive out to Cali to visit the folks, I can leave my house at Alamogordo NM (middle of NM), set cruse at 80-85mph, and go all the way to the west side of Phoenix and the light is still not on (about 600miles). I fill up anyway at that point because of that big strach between there and Blythe CA. Doing some quick math 600miles devided by 21gals is 28.5mpg. My 740i runs great. No problems at all (94K+ miles). Its been very well taken care of by PO and myself. I do all my own maintence and fix things right away. My static compression is strong, like a brandnew motor. Iv been focusing a lot latly on ride quality and improving mpg. When this set of tires are done, Ill be looking at a set of low rolling resistant tires. Believe it or not, my 99 740 is faster 0-80mph then my 99 supercharged 540.
Congrats on the new purchase! I bought mine E38 a year ago with 89k miles. Mine too has the missing pixels and I wish the cupholders were a little bigger. Love the smooth ride these big luxury cars have. Regular maintenance is definitely the key to keeping the overall costs to own low.
+1 on regular servicing. I'm in trouble on the E34 forum for suggesting double oil changes but don't reset the SI. Like I told them your car; your engine. I know how I treat mine and can only pass that info to you. Service your 7 and it will love you back and not let you down.
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Russia, China snub UN council talks on Syria -enovys
* UN council talks on condemnation of Syria deadlocked
* Russia, China hint at possible veto of Syria draft
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS, June 11 (Reuters) - Russia and China snubbed U.N. Security Council talks on Saturday convened to discuss a draft resolution that would condemn Syria's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, U.N. diplomats said.
"Russia and China didn't think it necessary to show up," a council diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity. "It's a pretty clear message," another diplomat said.
The European drafters of the resolution convened Saturday's talks in the hope they could break their deadlock on a draft resolution that would not impose sanctions on Syria but would condemn it for the crackdown and suggest Syrian security forces might be guilty of crimes against humanity.
Diplomats said the latest meeting produced no changes among the 13 Security Council members that attended. Currently, nine members, including the draft's sponsors, Britain, France, Germany and Portugal, plan to vote for it. [ID:nN09230836]
The United States is not sponsoring the resolution but has made clear it supports the text and condemns the violence against the demonstrators. It accused accused the Syrian government on Saturday of of creating a "humanitarian crisis" and called on it to halt its offensive. [ID:nLDE75920F] .
Russia and China dislike the idea of any council discussion of Syria and have suggested they might use their veto power to kill the resolution. Lebanon, India, Brazil and South Africa have also said they have problems with the text. Continued...


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We don't have assigned chores at our house. We have 'family work' and everyone helps. I'm sure I do more than anyone else, but part of that is because some just has to be done by mama. My olders can and do just about everything except breastfeeding the baby of course LOL They are capable at laundry, cooking, cleaning, farm chores, etc. I do most of the cooking, but mostly because I have more 'vision' for meals than they do. They can do a meal if I give them a recipe or direction, but can't pull together something from the fridge like I do. We eat entirely from scratch, so that has a higher learning curve for cooking.
Dad is home only on some weekends as he works out of town. He pitches in, but I try to not have it feel like he's working the whole time he's here, as I'd rather have him play with the kiddos on the weekend. We just all work together to get it done. I've found that with assigned 'chores' kids get that 'it's not my job' mentality and don't want to help with other things. We usually do a big clean-up the day Dad is coming home, so we can play as much as possible when Dad is home.
How are chores divided up at your house? Mom? Dad? Children? How do you decide? If you're not doing it the way you'd like to, what is the way you'd like to do it?
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Room for sleep, clothes, and stuffed animals-we have a separate play room for toys, so it's not a huge task.), clean up their messes in the common areas of the house, wipe and sweep under the table, brush teeth/hair and clear/wipe off the bathroom counter, put any shoes piled in front of the shoe cabinet away neatly, and the eldest has to let the chickens out, refill food if it's empty, and collect any eggs. It takes about 10- 15 min, if they don't lolly gag.
They also have to participate in any housework I ask them to throughout the day. I have always made it very clear that housework is something that everyone in a family has to do to make it so that we can live in comfortable home. Working together is just what we do, these things are expected and not rewarded. So some days it's cleaning the bathrooms, or doing laundry, or cleaning a specfic room, or gardening, or taking care their baby sister so I can do things around the house without them. I do most of the cooking and dishes with Dh's help. I'd say that's 70/30 just out of what his schedule dictates, but Dh will work around the house at whatever he's asked to equally with the rest of us. He does model the "we work together as a family" thing when he is able. It's again, just schedule that dictates that the majority of housework falls on us.
This works well for us. As well as you can expect with small kids, anyway. They get better at it as they grow up, require less reminding or cajoling from me. I expect that by the time they are teens it should be just the way it is around here.
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My youngest still at home are teens now, so it is different. YoungSon is responsible for taking the trash and recycling and compost out (daily to the bins plus weekly to the curb), all the yard work, his own room and laundry, and his own meals when I am not home. He needs to be reminded, but eventually gets it done.
BigGirl does her own room and laundry, and frequently cooks for the family. She loves canning and gourmet cooking and baking - this is not something I ever directly ask her to do. She is homeschooled, unschooled really, but we have hired a tutor to work with her on math twice a week. She likes to have the house sparkling whenever guests are coming, so the house, at least all the public rooms (living room, dining room, kitchen and bath) get polished twice a week! I pay for a tutor, and get a housekeeper too! SCORE!
I am responsible for most of the cooking, any major deep cleaning projects, and of course, my own room and laundry. When the Dumplings were younger, they never had "chores" at all. When I wanted help with something, I just asked. I sometimes got some grumbling or whining, but generally they did it. I had to remind them to pick up after themselves, still do with YoungSon in fact, but it never was much of an issue. From the time they were toddlers, I involved them in my housekeeping activities, wiping or dusting, dishwashing or cooking, and they just gradually became more competent.
It is funny to me that we have evolved into such a gender-typical division of labor. YoungSon enjoyed cutting vegetables and cooking from a very early age, and BigGirl loved gardening. But now they have taken on very traditional roles. Hmmmm.
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its just dd and me.
not sure if I should answer since its just the two of us and of course I do the majority. dd is 10.
because its the two of us we have a lot of flexibility. dd can do everything I can do.
in our house it goes by who is tired the most. or who has stuff to do.
somedays I don't feel like cooking dinner. somedays dd is raring to go cook something. or she is tired of my cooking.
she puts the clothes in and brings them out. I fold them and she puts them away.
it works.
The kids clear their plates, clean their rooms, pick up their toys, help a bit with dusting and sweeping, put laundry in the hamper, and make their beds.
I'm happy with our system.
Dh and I usually share everything. Less so recently as he changed jobs and works more than he is home.
-He is 100% in charge of his own laundry. I *may* change it from the washer to dryer to help out but I made it clear from day one that I wasn't going to be doing his laundry...
- Currently he also takes the garbage out when full (or I'll put it just inside the garage and he'll put it in the can) and puts the can out on garbage days. However this job falls on me when he has to go away for work.
- He's also in charge of recycling
- mowing the lawn (I may also need to take this over or hire someone when he goes away)
- and making his lunch (this is usually left overs so it's mainly just putting it into containers, if I don't, and making sure he has enough "extras").
- He also needs to let me know when he needs something
- OH! And I also like the living room, kitchen and main bathroom clean and tidy before anyone comes over, so if it isn't then he needs to make sure these are done before any of his friends come over. It doesn't bother him, but since these areas are usually pretty tidy anyways, it's easy for him to do a quick sweep to keep me satisfied ;)
But if he's not working crazy hours then he will do everything from dishes, to laundry, to cleaning bathrooms and more. When he was working a more traditional work schedule and was home early every day then he tended to do most of the household chores.
My kids (8&5) have chores also. They need to keep their room and playroom's tidy, usually only happens when I ask though... And between the two of them have various chores. They do their own laundry (except for folding, which they are working on and soon will be doing that too!), the younger puts in new garbage bags and takes cans and bottles to the garage bin, my oldest clears the table after dinner, rinses the dishes and loads the dishwasher. They take turns starting the dishwasher. They also love dusting, sweeping and running clutter to the rooms they belong in when I'm cleaning. And the oldest lately has been LOVING making her own lunch for school. She also usually gets both of them breakfast in the morning. They both know how to use a toaster and microwave and make their favorites.
I'm pretty much in charge of everything... cleaning, cooking, organizing, tidying, budgeting, scheduling, appointments, health and everything in between. Even much of the stuff on everyone else's list I end up helping with. Which is why only the important stuff gets done some days. And other days nothing gets done but making sure we're all fed :)
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I tend to do more housework because I am at home and so I do things during the day. Also, when given the choice, I usually choose to do housework to have a break from the kids. So DH will entertain the kids and I will do jobs. I enjoy it. I put a podcast on my iPhone and get some continuing education hours up at the same time.
DD1 doesn't have a list of jobs but she helps with different things - washing, setting the table, emptying the dishwasher. We didn't have lists as kids either, my parents would just ask us to do things as they came up or, as we got older, we would offer.
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Our division is very informal. I do all the driving (dh is legally blind), which means I do the majority of the shopping, as well. (DH does frequently pick stuff up on his way home from work and such, though.)
I take care of pretty well all the lunches around here, both during the week and on weekends. Dinners are probably about a 50/50 split between me and dh, in general, although he's been doing more of them than I have in the last litlte while. DS1 rarely does any meal prep, except for himself, as he's rarely home, but will sometimes throw together a quick lunch for his siblings. DD1 has made dinner (spaghetti) a couple of times, and is more than willing to do it again.
DH and I do all the family laundry, except for ds1, who does his own. I do the laundry on a regular basis, but if/when I get behind, dh will frequently clear the whole backlog in one morning/afternoon. I'm more the "throw a load in the wash/rotate to dryer/remove and put away when I think of it" type. DD1 and ds2 put away their own folded laundry (so does dd2, but we need to follow up with her, as she likes to dump it all on the floor, instead of in her drawers), and are learning to fold their own, as well. DD1 will probably be in charge of her own laundry within a year or so (we started ds1 on his at 12), and ds2 a couple years after that.
The dishwasher is pretty much run by whatever person who notices that it's full. I starated it after lunch today, but dh frequently does it after dinner. I'm usually the one who empties it, because I'm the one who's home. The middle kids help, but have only emptied it themselves once, so far. DS1 is intermittently requested to load or unload it, depending on his schedule. DD1 and ds2 set the table.
General cleaning...I do sweeping, floor mopping, etc. I do almost all the hand dishes. DD1 usually does the bathrooms, but I give them spot cleans between the full job. DH usually vacuums, because I really hate the sound of a vacuum (but I sweep the carpets between vacuuming). I do all the general wiping/scrubbing of counters, walls, appliances, etc., except when dd1 wants to help (she scrubbed half the shower stall recently).
We live in a townhouse, so our garbage and recycling to go dumpsters/bins, not out for curbside pick-up. Taking that stuff out is totally on a "whoever notices it needs to be done" basis (although I'll ask dh or ds1 if they're on the way out or something). The trash probably gets taken out mostly by dh, but I've been the one taking out the recyclables lately. I'm not sure why, but it's kind of evolved that way.
Everything's very fluid...
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Everyone is expected to be able to do any household chore. In reality, I do most daily cleaning because I'm here and the others have work and/or school. On weekends though, usually everyone will help with some dusting and vacuuming and cleaning the bathrooms.
DH and DC make their own breakfasts and lunches. I usually cook a family dinner, but not always. Our only rule is that if someone cooks for the rest of the family, s/he doesn't have to wash/dry dishes. Invoking the rule is up to the discretion of the cook. Sometimes I'll cook and clean up if the others have something going on and need to leave.
Our laundry gets mixed together. I don't like to run the washing machine for less than a full load. I'm also a little obsessive about not mixing darks and lights, separating delicates including business shirts, washing towels and sheets separately because they are the only loads using hot water and so on. Thanks to being so careful with laundry, our clothes, towels and sheets last a very long time without showing a lot of excessive wear. If we had 4 people doing their own separate loads according to different care needs, the washing machine would be running all the time for very tiny loads. Not economical nor environmentally sound. Any of us will throw in a load, but again, I usually do it during the day while everyone else is at work or school.
The garbage cans inside get emptied whenever needed and by any of us. The compost bucket by the sink goes out every day or other day. The recycling usually takes a couple of days to fill up, but the cans and jars get rinsed out before they go into the bin, so it's not a problem. The much smaller garbage bins for non-compost, non-recycling get emptied once or twice a week but there's very little in them. Once a week, DH will take the outside bins to the curb for municipal pick-up before he leaves for work. After pick-up, usually one of the dc or I will bring them back up the driveway to the garage.
Yard work is a little different and split a little more along traditional gender lines. DH does most of the lawn mowing and pruning bushes/trees. I like to garden but I don't like that kind of work. Probably not fair, however, in the winter, I do a lot of the snow shoveling.
My ideal is that everyone cleans up after themselves, and then we each have specific chores. I say it's a goal because it requires a lot of reminding to get my household members to clean up after themselves. They will when asked, but I'm tired of asking and having to micromanage. I have dh, dss who is 15, and ds who is 11. Anyway, aside from cleaning up after themselves (laundry, putting away their dishes, cleaning rooms is all part of cleaning up after themselves), they have chores. DS is responsible for unloading the dishwasher, taking recycling to the bin, and cleaning the cat box. Dh takes out the trash and does all the maintenance and repairs for our home and cars. He also is in charge of refilling our 5gallon water jugs and other types of heavy lifting :)
I like this thread-- it's good to hear what works for you all. Sometimes I feel that -nothing- works for us, haha.
Right now, I have a teen & a tween at home & one on the way.
Everyone in the family has a very short list of "daily blessings" we are all expected to do throughout the day. It's on a list by way of reminder bc some of us are very easily distracted! but no checking off your list-- it's just expected. The list is not only chores, but things like grooming self & feeding pets. Every list includes one small duty in the kitchen & bath, like wipe off the vanity or set the table. This keeps our home blessing us & each other, hence the name. This cuts down on a lot of heavy cleaning for me bc messes get nipped in the bud while they're small! Some things on the list are group activities as well.
DS2 does the trash, usually without being asked (when we used a woodstove, he also brought in wood & took out ashes)-- these are things he feels his mom & sisters should not have to do, so he does them. (DH is often working when these things are done, but he also does them at times/ as asked).
DD1 loves to bake, but not clean up from baking! She cooks & bakes with or without being asked-- any time she has permission.
I do most everything else -with help (a version of family work, but the buck stops with me). I am intrigued by the "family work" idea preventing the "it's not my job" syndrome. We've had some of both, but I don't think we've had that problem at times when we've called most everything family work, so our experience may bear it out, now that I consider it more. One rule we have implemented that has worked is that no one is allowed to refuse a request for help from anyone without a -REALLY- good reason.
DH does not do much housework or yardwork; he spends a lot of time doing out-of-the-house work. He will help with anything I/ we ask, but I always feel like I'm mothering him when I ask him to do a chore, yk? I'm not comfortable with giving him a chore list & he does not do much if not asked, so one of us probably needs to adjust... most likely me!
My main stress with division of labor is that I do (or make it get done) almost everything in & out of the house (or it doesn't get done)-- both things traditionally considered "men's work" and "women's work." Although I've explained to my family that I simply do not have time nor strength to do all the housework when I'm exhausted from taking care of the "guy work" already, it doesn't go far. If I don't either do it myself, or micro-manage it's commission, it does not happen. We are in a transitional state right now, tho, so we're still finding balance, but clearly we haven't found it yet. It's not about who's DOING things, it's about ALL the responsibility is on my shoulders.
This pregnancy has been a big eye-opener for my family, esp when I was on rest restriction for a couple weeks-- nothing got done! Even meals were makeshift & late! We talked about taking initiative and responsibility. We also talked about expecting the same thing when baby comes-- I'm not planning to push another human being out of my body, come home the next day & scrub floors or tell ppl when to wash dishes! I have to say that at least they are planning & working together to arrange a fair chore list while I am down & also that I -do- get more help than previously-- they are trying to remember to take ownership of more things within their ken.
To be honest, I feel the lack of "taking ownership" for my DC & for DH stems from having had a dictated check-off type chore list & feeling that anything not on the list is not their job-- YMMV. I know this is not the case in some families, but looking at our & his history, I think the negative aspects are a result of chore list mishandling previously.
I am very very thankful to have a family that at least is willing to adjust when things just are not working (like recently)-- that willingness to improve is worth more than any specific chore help I could get bc as circumstances change, I know we can find a new balance that will work better for us C:
have been thinking of that thread tonight when i asked DD1 (now 14) to come and help me cook dinner
i've always found it easier to do stuff by myself in the past ... and it was hard when i was ill & they were not used to pitch in
i've tried chore lists a few years ago but the children were arguing about the size of their respective lists instead of starting to work ....
today i started a kind of table in a large notebook with columns for tasks (go and buy bread, remove chairs from kitchen, sweep kitchen ...)
date on the left, and names entered in the corresponding box (and showed DS that his name came up a few time, as did DD1's name
& explained that i'll keep a record and will vary who i'll ask to do what ....)
am planning that this summer holiday we'll be less "out and about" but putting more efforts into learning how to keep things tidy and cleaned in our living space
a school friend of DD1 rang .... but had to stop the conversation and promise to call back after only a few minutes because her dad had apparently asked her to unload the diswasher .... i then learned that she's paid "her age in money per month" for doing chores
i don't pay my children for chores (yet, i might get round to doing it sometimes ...)
i like reading about how it goes in other families; by doing that, i felt less helpless since i realised that we do manage some areas about ok
we have no issues about dirty clothing lying around, we have one collection point only that is well used
these last few months i've asked for each person to take their clothes from the drying racks, fold them and put them away (helping DD2, who's 6), they don't yet do it without any prompting of mine .... we'll be working on that during the summer ....
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Duct sealing and balancing
Hello everyone first time poster here.
I am in the process of sealing up all my ductwork in our 7 year old rambler home in central Minnesota. A little background... 2700sf rambler forced air system with transite basement heat. (ductwork under concrete and floor vents in the basement. We had a Carrier Infinity 96% furnace and infinity T-stat installed last year for 2 reasons. 1~ replacing our 80% furnace should save us on propane. (96% is more than 80% right, grunt grunt!) and 2~ We were told that the Infinity features a DC induction and blower fan that will provide a higher static pressure to force the warm air down and thru our basement vents for more even basement heating.
Let me tell you I was amazed at how many gaps and spaces I found in the duct seams and joints while crawling around within the suspended ceiling of my basement. I am using a duct mastic and painting it on every joint and seam paying close atention to plenium joints. I tend to be sort of a perfectionist so no gap will go unnoticed.
So I fugure I have about 2/3 of my system sealed and never noticed how many dampers are in the system. Probably one just before each register, plus 1 on each the main supply and return plenium, and 1 feeding the transite plenium. So I'm thinking that I will get better flow If I have wverything wide open for better flow, but now I'm thinking I may have thrown things out of balance.
My thermostat is pretty cool and will show me the static pressure and CFM as the furnace is running. I show 0.76 static with everything wide open and a brand new 5" media filter. So what the heck does 0.76 static pressure really mean with this system? And how can I balance things more accurately than "this room feels colder than that room" I have access to magenahelic gages that I can fit to my supply and return pleniums.
I would love to get everything adjusted so ideally we are comfortable during the heating season as well as the cooling season without having to make damper adjustments, although I wouldnt mind having a summer setting and a winter setting and have to switch damper positions 2x a year. Just trying to get things more betterer.:thumbup:
How much money do you have???
There is always a solution to everything. In your case you would probably want to go with a zone system. While these are not cheap they are within reach of the average homeowner. Most cost between $1000 to $3000 depending on things like access, size of system, number of zones and other factors.
First identify the problem.
In the winter you have a cold basement (I know I grew up in Minnesota and know what -40 feels like) which is hard to overcome since you have tons of concrete fighting against your attempts at heating it. In the summer the basement is nice and cool and you fight to cool the upstairs.
The upstairs is pretty equal year round. You have to heat it in the winter and cool it in the summer.
Zoning the basement and upstairs is probably what you want to do. This would allow more heat to be directed to the basement in the winter and more cool directed towards the upstairs in the summer.
Depending on your duct setup you can probably get by with a zone panel and 2-4 baffles. Cost would be in the range of $1500 or so.
Or you could just put in manual baffles for around $100 and have a summer/winter setting.
Good point I know zone systems well as we had a 2 zone system in our last home 3100 SF 2 story walkout. It used a Honeywell mini zone control board and 2 water furnace (I believe) electric dampers. I almost took it with us when we sold the home.:whistling2: We had a contractor install it and I think the bill was $1200 or $1400. It did make a big difference in the home. I saved some money by running the new t-stat wire from the second story to the basement eliminating the need for a wireless second floor t-stat.
I have since seen the identical controller on ebay for $300 or so and dampers run around $125
I thought of zoning our current home the same, Installing it myself would be no problem. but our new thermostat is holding me back. I think it has the capilibity to be it's own zone controller in itself, but the damn thing is like a freaking blackberry. The more I try reading the phonebook sized manual the more confused I become.
I probably would need to go with a Carrier branded zone controller paired with my current equipment, but I haven't researched it yet, since everything communicates. That should be a new thread. I think I would have a hard time getting one to install myself without having a contractor installing it and being Carrier branded it will probably not be cheap.
This is a nice option. I have done a lot of zone systems and no one has ever regretted it. They don't like the bill at first but once the pain of that is over they are happy.
Installing them is not that hard. Just make sure that you get the wiring right or the upstairs will be real hot the basement will be freezing.
Are you familiar with the Carrier Infinity system? Would I need to go with a Carrier branded zone controller? I just dont' want to lose some of the cababilities of the Infinity system by mixing equipment that may not me 100% system designed.
I am not familiar with the Carrier system. I use the Honeywell zone control and have put it on a lot of different systems.
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Arsène Wenger is confident that Theo Walcott will overcome the psychological hurdle of his latest injury.
The Arsenal forward has been hugely unlucky with his fitness in the past year or so, missing large chunks of last season with a string of different injuries.
Walcott has been back to his best since the start of the new campaign, flourishing after a full pre-season and scoring four goals in two starts, including a hat-trick against Blackpool.
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Walcott has already proved he can rediscover his physical peak after lengthy lay-offs but will this latest knock play on his mind when he returns? Wenger believes it won't.
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· The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has installed and inspected low-flow shower heads and toilets and limited inmates washing clothing to designated laundry areas.
· The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has banned watering of lawns at its facilities and is washing state vehicles only when necessary for health and safety or to prevent the spread of invasive species.
· The California Department of Food and Agriculture has ceased landscape irrigation at its facilities and is using an efficient power washer for biosecurity of certain vehicles.
· CAL FIRE has stopped washing fire trucks and other vehicles except to maintain public safety and operational standards.
· The California Environmental Protection Agency has installed sub-meters throughout their building to monitor, curb and redirect water use where appropriate, in addition to using low-flow faucets, toilets, urinals and shower heads.
· The California Highway Patrol has invited DGS to identify short term improvements and develop long term water conservation plans at the Academy campus.
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Yeah, the 1, 4 and 5 year old kids have one. The 11, 13 and 15 years old kids have TVs that they like to leave on all freakin' night long.
There's one in the upstairs hallway so when you wake up in the middle of the night you can see where the stairs are so you don't fall down them.
My wife sleeps with a night light out in the hall, so she doesn't trip on stuff when she gets up in the middle of the night. Bad night vision.
put no, but the TV is usually on (dish network off screen)
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i am trying to make acoustic instruments by using piezo pic-ups. I am very new to all of this, and I am wondering if anybody know; how will I get the best sound from my homemade microphone? I want to plug it to my mac, but I see somebody saying something about mic/line level input(?).
what is the difference between a preamplifier and an amplifier? do I need both? which is the best buy7or is it better to build it?
I have lots of questions... but I am very eager to learn more about this, (the electrics of sound and so on..)
please, can anybody help me??
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Piezos are transducers, meaning they convert mechanical energy (waves) into electrical energy. They are very easy to impliment, but there are some specifics to address at the 'line level' area.
They have a lot of impedance (z), so you will want to couple this to a preamp circuit that matches (or accepts) this high impedance. The Jfet works well in this area, and may be all that is needed if the piezo has high enough output on it's own. Experimenting will tell you the answer.
Google 'piezo preamp' for a schemtic of this type of circuit, with a jfet used in the 'follower' type of arragement. The follower will accept the high z, and output a new z that's more appropriate for the next piece of equipment (like the 'line in' of a computer, or a power amplifier if your wish is to make sound through a speaker.
9V battery power (along with the circuit) is all that is needed, and very 'doable' at the novice level. I would concentrate less on how or why anything works at this stage, and more on 'what' works. Shouldn't be too hard to DIY. Google.. take notes.. enjoy..
The jfet preamp should be mounted as close to the piezo as possible (or vice versa) btw..
If it's a guitar, this piezo preamp needs to be in the guitar... or drum.. double bass, or whatever it is that you are messing with..
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There are several guitar sites that use a very simple (and cheap) J201 FET pre-amp, a good music store might stock the high value resistors they use in tone stacks.
For something a little different check out the CM-01B contact mic. It uses piezo film (PVDF) and has a preamplifier/buffer circuit built into the housing. It only needs 5VDC then you are good to go.
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Technical Abstract: The lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica, is a major insect pest of stored grains, including rough rice. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a natural inert dust that can be used to control stored-grain beetles, however, R. dominica is more tolerant to DE compared to other beetle species. Mortality of adult R. dominica exposed on rough rice treated with the label rate of two commercial DE products did not exceed 70% even when used at the label rates. In addition, the extensive survival led to progeny production and damaged kernels. When the insect growth regulator (IGR) methoprene was combined with DE, progeny production was eliminated. Results show that combination treatments of DE plus methoprene could be used to control R. dominica in stored rough rice.


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Hi, I've got about 8 ceramic tiles on the ceiling section of my shower that have come down. I'm looking for an adhesive that is quick and easy to apply and has enough stick to prevent the tiles from falling off while the adhesive is drying. Thanks for any input. I am a jack of all trades so I believe that this is my lucky day..having found this website.
Alot of sites are charging for any professional advice!! Thanks again. Rhode Island Bob (RI Bob)
Most pros wouldnt use "adhesive/mastic" on a ceiling in a shower or tub area eventhough it may hold better at first. In wet area it never fully cures and can actually reumusify and then you are back to sqaure one...
You should use thinset mortar...be sure to "backbutter" the tiles so that you get a good suction action when you put them up. You could get a non-sag mortar that may improve adhesion on the ceiling, I have never used it but have been told. This is not "quick and easy" but definetly the right stuff to use in a shower or tub area.
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For RIM, this latest fault will be listed as just another on a long list of problems with the 7in slate including the SDK not being finished prior to launch and having only a Wi-Fi version available initially. RIM has issued an official statement regarding the matter stating that most of the devices affected were still in stores. "The majority of the affected devices are still in the distribution channel and haven't reached customers. RIM is working to replace the affected devices. In the small number of cases where a customer received a PlayBook that is unable to properly load software upon initial set-up, they can contact RIM for assistance." While this will obviously be handy for getting the faulty devices back, it also points to disappointing sales figures following lukewarm reviews.
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Construction spending in May advanced a paltry 0.1 percent to $956.1 billion, according to data released by the Census Bureau. This was in spite of healthy month-on-month rise in spending on non-residential and public construction. Spending on non-residential construction rose 1.1 percent in May to $328 billion and total public construction spending was up 1 percent to $273.3 billion.
The major culprit for the drag in the headline number has been reduced spending on home building, which contracted 1.5 percent to $355 billion in May on a seasonally adjusted basis. Spending on new single family homes were down 1.4 percent to $187.5 billion from $190.1 billion in May.
It is unlikely that we will see a rise in such spending unless demand in the housing market picks up. Overall weakness in the economy, higher mortgage rates, rising home prices, and relative weakness in the job markets have kept people away from buying homes. The median price of existing home rose 11.5 percent last year.


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The small but well-known Gallery in Caye Caulker, Belize was founded by the Artist Debbie Cooper and her husband Bruce who have lived on the island for many years. After years of operating Cooper's Art Gallery, the Coopers decided to retire and hand over the operations to Aria Kat.
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