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I suspect that it just wouldn't be Thanksgiving Day without the classic green bean casserole as part of the festivities, now would it?
Green bean casserole is a familiar character in the pageantry of Turkey Day, a staple representative of good ol' comforting Americana-style food.
The recipe for green bean casserole really hasn't changed since the 50's; it still calls for green beans out of the can, mushroom soup out of the can, and crispy fried onions—you guessed it—out of the can.
And though I'll admit that I tend to be a predominantly whole-foods-based purist (always with a few exceptions, but of course!), I fell really hard for this particular little morsel of a casserole ever since my husband and I have been together, and he took on the role of making the classic "out of a can" recipe, each and every year for Thanksgiving.
Truly, it is delicious!
That being said, I'm of the mindset that there's a way to capture those wonderfully creamy and savory flavors of this warm and cozy dish, all without using a single can, and even jazz it up a touch, to boot. Ya dare me?
Though I would never ever dream of arguing with anyone that the taste of the classic green bean casserole is absolutely amazing (I've been known to stuff myself on it, and fight my husband for the last bit of it), I tend to always come back to the idea that if a dish can be replicated using whole foods, and be made to have the same scrumptiousness as the original, except using from-scratch and whole ingredients you can feel good about eating, then that's even better.
Using "Haricots Verts", or thin, French-style fresh green beans, and making a creamy, herb-infused parmesan-mushroom sauce from scratch to bathe them in, can make a convert out of even the most adamant "classic" green bean casserole connoisseurs.
Top the whole thing off with home-made, seasoned crispy-fried onions, and you have a really happy crowd on your hands.
Savory green bean casserole is a must for the much-anticipated Thanksgiving holiday; without it, something special would truly be missing. If you're wanting the deep flavors and the creamy, saucy-ness of the traditional, but with a modernized style with a slight twist, and whole-food based ingredients, then this little goody is all yours to enjoy with your loved ones. And you'll even be able to gleefully say, "Look Ma, no cans!"
(Sorry. That was cheesy.)
Taste what's good and pass it on.
Savory French Green Bean Casserole with Parmesan-Mushroom Cream Sauce and Seasoned Crispy-Fried Onions
by Ingrid Beer
Yield: Serves about 8
(*This dish is ideal for doing ahead of time, and actually makes things super easy if you do it this way; simply prepare the components a day or two in advance, keep them in the fridge, and then combine them and bake on the day you want to serve it.)
• Parmesan-Mushroom Cream Sauce (recipe below)
• Seasoned, Crispy-Fried Onions (recipe below)
• 2 lbs. (32 oz) Haricots Verts (thin, French green beans), cut into 1" pieces
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, for garnish
-Begin by preparing the Parmesan-Mushroom Cream Sauce, and set it aside to cool. (If doing ahead, prepare the sauce and cool it completely, then cover with plastic wrap and place into the fridge to keep until ready to assemble for baking.)
-Prepare the Seasoned, Crispy-Fried Onions, and place them into a paper-towel lined dish to hold. (If doing ahead, just prepare and allow them to cool, then add them into a paper towel-lined ziplock bag kept at room temp until ready to assemble for baking.)
-To cook the cut green beans, place a large pot filled with water over high heat; add enough salt to the water so that it tastes like the ocean (this will help season the green beans), and bring the water to the boil.
-Once the water boils, add in the cut green beans, and simmer them for about 6 minutes, or until crisp tender.
-Once cooked, drain them in a colander, and immediately plunge them into an ice water bath to stop them from further cooking; drain them once again, and place them into a bowl lined with paper towel to dry them as much as possible. (If doing the recipe ahead, you can at this point put the green beans into a container lined with a little paper towel, cover them with plastic wrap or a top, and keep in the fridge until ready to assemble for baking.)
-To prepare the dish, preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and prepare a large baking/casserole dish by lightly buttering it.
-To assemble, add the cooked green beans into a large bowl.
-Next, add the Parmesan-Mushroom cream sauce to the green beans, along with about 1/3 of the Seasoned, Crispy-Fried Onions, and toss gently to combine.
-Turn the green bean mixture out into the buttered baking/casserole dish, sprinkle over the top the ½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese, and place the dish into the oven to bake for about 30 minutes, until bubbly and warmed through.
-After the 30 minutes, remove the casserole from the oven, sprinkle on the remainder of the Seasoned, Crispy-Fried Onions, and place back into the oven for another 5 minutes to crisp up the onions a little more; finish by sprinkling the fresh thyme leaves over top, and serve while hot.
Parmesan-Mushroom Cream Sauce Ingredients:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 oz. crimini mushrooms, sliced
• ¾ teaspoon black pepper, plus a pinch, divided use
• ½ teaspoon salt, plus a pinch, divided use
• 3 cups milk
• 2 cups half and half
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press
• 1 tablespoon all-natural chicken base (I use "Better Than Bouillon" low-sodium)
• 1 ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4 ½ tablespoons butter
• 8 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• Pinch nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
-Place a medium-large, non-stick pot over medium-high heat, and add the olive oil.
-Once the oil is hot, add in the sliced mushrooms, the pinch of salt and pinch of black pepper, and saute for a few minutes until the mushrooms are golden-brown; remove the mushrooms from the pot and place into a small bowl, reserving them for a few minutes; also, reserve this pot as you will use it to prepare the cream sauce in, in a moment.
-Into another large pot, add the milk, the half and half, the remaining ¾ teaspoon of black pepper, the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt, the garlic, the chicken base and the Italian seasoning, and whisk gently to combine; place this pot onto medium-high heat, and allow the milk mixture to come to a gentle simmer; once simmered, turn off the heat.
-Next, place the first medium-large, non-stick pot that you sauteed the mushrooms in, back onto medium-low heat; add in the butter, and once the butter is melted, sprinkle in the flour and stir the two together to form a "roux", or your thickening agent for the sauce; cook the "roux" for only about 30-45 seconds, just long enough to cook out the raw taste (you want the color to remain very pale), and then slowly begin adding the hot milk mixture into the "roux", whisking all the while to prevent lumps from forming.
-Once all of the milk mixture is added in, continue to gently whisk the sauce for a moment to ensure that it is well combined, and allow it to gently simmer for another 2 minutes to thicken up a bit.
-After the sauce has slightly thickened, turn off the heat, and finish the sauce by adding back in the reserved sauteed mushrooms, the grated Parmesan cheese, the soy sauce, the pinch of nutmeg and the fresh thyme leaves, and stir to combine (at this point, you can either leave the sauce as is with the slices of sauteed mushroom, or puree it using a hand-held immersion blender, which I did).
-Next, pour the sauce into a clean bowl/container, and set aside to allow to cool (completely cool, if making ahead), until ready to assemble the dish.
Seasoned, Crispy-Fried Onions Ingredients:
• Vegetable or peanut oil for frying (about 3-4 cups)
• 1 large yellow onion, quartered and sliced as thinly as possible
• 1 ¼ teaspoon salt, divided use
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
-Add the vegetable oil to a medium-large pot, and place it over medium heat to slowly bring up to 350 degrees (it's best to use a clip-on thermometer, if you have one).
-While the oil slowly heats up, add the sliced onion into a bowl, and add a ¼ teaspoon of the salt, and toss to coat.
-Next, into a large ziplock bag, add the flour, the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, the cracked black pepper and the paprika, and toss to combine.
-Now, add in the sliced onions, close the ziplock bag up, and toss the onion slices in the seasoned flour until very well coated.
-Next, remove the onions, gently shaking off any excess flour from them, and place them back into their bowl to hold until the oil is hot for frying.
-Once the oil reaches 350 degrees, take about 1/3 of the flour-coated onion slices and begin frying them (you'll work in 3 batches), gently stirring occasionally to move them around in the hot oil, for a few minutes or until golden brown; remove from oil and drain the crispy onions on a paper towel-lined platter/bowl; repeat until all onion slices are fried, then set them aside and allow them to cool until ready to use in assembly of dish. (If making ahead, store them at room temp in a paper-towel lined ziplock bag.)


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Wolf, No Wolf: A Gabriel Du Pre Mystery (original 1996; edition 1996)
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Wolf, No Wolf by Peter Bowen (1996)
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I think one of the reasons I like this series so much is that the landscape of Eastern Montana is itself a character in the stories. This story, like the others, is more character-driven than plot-driven, and the characters are generally people I would like to spend some time with.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0312961030, Paperback)Gabriel Du Pre (introduced in Bowen's two earlier books, Coyote Wind and Specimen Song) is fiddling for a crowd of dancers in the Toussaint Bar when strange news arrives: someone has cut the fences of several Montana ranchers and shot their cattle. Environmental protesters are suspected. But when the protesters are shot and burned in their cars, Du Pre must look for answers -- hindered by the FBI and by a winter storm that buries evidence and nearly buries him as well. Mingling Indian lore, humor, and a feel for the West, Wolf, No Wolf is a potential crime classic.
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One is not ordinarly aware that Russian President Vladimir Putin can utter words of wisdom and calm a dispute, but believe it or not, the man who knows all, finally made sense. Putin said the Russian government had not yet delivered its sophisticated S-3000 missiles to Syria which would have provided President Assad a tough and accurate defense system against air attacks. "The contract was signed several years ago. It has not been realized yet." He went on to add, "we do not want to upset the balance in the region." Perhaps, he was responding to pleas by Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu who, most probably warned of the possibility that Israel would attack Syria.
We, once again, are on one of those brinks when no one knows what awaits us in the future. Hopefully, Putin does not take the road to war.


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I forgot to mention that my scalp isn't very itchy, just flakey. The flakes are scaley and white. With Lupus, skin rashes are common so I thought, possibly it would be related to this. I have a check-up with my rheumatologist next month so I will ask him and see what he says.
I have changed my diet since May because I was having a lot of GI issues so my rhuemie told me to change my diet. I have been drinking tons of water, eating fruits and veggies, and homemade foods vs fast food. So, I don't think my diet might be the issue.
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What did I do... First off eff ECS Tuning this week, I love them though. They're slow and lazy off vacay. I ordered a camshaft sensor and the O ring, OEM, yada yada, i get it with my kidney grills from a former fanatic -.-. (I have food poisoning btw but I just want to get the crap out of the way.) Turns out
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I too am opposed to guilty pleas arranged at the door of the court, as these often are the result of unethical bargaining. Can Keir Starmer (Letters, 3 December) tell us in how many such cases was there a reduction in charges or other incentive for the defendant to plead guilty? And where in his core quality standards is a requirement placed on prosecutors, when late guilty pleas are under consideration, to review the case and to withdraw it instead if there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction at trial? Earlier research showed that in 77% of late guilty plea cases the Crown Prosecution Service lawyer reported there had been a reduction in charges, and in a quarter prosecution counsel indicated that the defendant would have had a good or fairly good chance of acquittal had the case gone to trial.
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• Keir Starmer's response to Professor Bridges' criticism of his plans for the CPS is disingenuous. He should know that defence solicitors work on an ever-diminishing legal aid budget and have neither the time nor the resources to provide the kind of care he envisages providing for prosecution witnesses. Under the guise of "speedy justice", a cost-cutting scheme now in operation, initial prosecution disclosure of an alleged offence can amount to just a five-line summary, with only the briefest reference to the often crucial interview with the defendant at the police station.
Despite the statutory right to free and independent legal advice at that stage, some 75% of detainees elect or are persuaded not to ask for a solicitor. That's not a proper basis on which considered advice on a plea can be given to a client. If this is what Keir Starmer means by "encouraging early, ethical guilty pleas", it suggests he has moved far and fast from his erstwhile role as champion of human rights.
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Gerard Butler: Boating with Moran Atias
Living the good life on a luxurious yacht in Cannes, France, Gerard Butler was spotted checking out the view on Saturday (May 22).
The "Bounty Hunter" actor looked to be quite content as he hung out and enjoyed the company of several others including brunette beauty Moran Atias while aboard the Dolce and Gabbana yacht.
On Thursday, Mr Butler mingled among the star-studded crowd in attendance at the annual amfAR's Cinema Against Aids gala held at the Hotel du Cap.
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In Syria, Christians have no way to play Switzerland
posted at 10:58 am on December 2, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
Michael Yon is working in Turkey to report on the Syrian civil war. A couple of weeks ago, we barely missed each other in Istanbul (my fault, thanks to an ambitious tour itinerary), where he and I planned to meet to discuss the coverage of the war in the US. He has a new post up reporting how al-Qaeda is growing like kudzu in Syria, but also the impossible position in which Christians find themselves in the war:
Despite their long history, some believe the days of Christians in Syria are fading. Many have fled to Turkey, possibly having already spent their final days in their homeland.
In the United States there is a tendency to view this as "Muslims vs. Christians," yet on the scale of the troubles these are subtopics. Stories that center on the Christian suffering can make it sound like "another Christian village has fallen," when the stories coming from Syria are "another village has fallen, and this one happens to be mostly Christian."
The targeting of Christians is often not the result of religious differences.
Politically, some targeting stems from many Christians siding with Assad's regime, fearing an inevitable pogrom. Assad nurtures Christian fears to gain their support.
But that hardly matters: if they side against Assad, his forces will also attack. The price of being a minority can be dammed if you do and dead if you don't.
In the ultimate "you are with us or against us, " there is no option to play Switzerland and pretend lofty neutrality as if that were a choice. Alpine geography and political circumstance afford lucky Switzerland the fantasy of being above it all, yet a desert village on key terrain and crucial routes has less fortunate geography and circumstance. The options are to run, surrender, or fight.
Be sure to read it all, as well as keeping up with Lee Stranahan's reporting on the conflict.


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Well as I read it, McCarthy is taking the swiss approach. A rifle in every home, that ought to fully protect our homeland.
This is a discussion on Rep. McCarthy responds to the Virginia Tech shootings within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; You knew it was coming so she can push that friggen bill. Damn I HATE agendas. When will these idiots learn? I am willing to ...
You knew it was coming so she can push that friggen bill. Damn I HATE agendas. When will these idiots learn? I am willing to bet that if ONE of those students was armed, this idiot would have been taken down after the first few shots and most, if not all, of those people would be alive right now. Anyway, here it is...
Rep. McCarthy Statement on Virginia Tech Shootings
Monday April 16, 2007
Todays shooting in VA is most deadly campus shooting in US history
Earlier today, tragedy struck the campus of Virginia Tech. Young people just beginning to make their mark on the world have been killed in a senseless act of gun violence. Not only have they been robbed of their future, but society as a whole have been stripped of any future contributions they may have made to make our world a better place. My heart goes out to the families of those lost in this heinous act.
It has been more than a decade since meaningful legislation that would prevent gun violence has been signed into law. This pattern must change. For too long Congress has stood idle while gun violence continues to take its toll. The unfortunate situation in Virginia could have been avoided if Congressional leaders stood up to the gun lobby.
It is imperative that Congress acts now and to fully protect our homeland. It is reprehensible that it takes tragedies like todays events for Congress to stand up and act. I offer my sincere sympathies to the families and will remain committed to passing common sense legislation to prevent further acts of gun violence.
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Well as I read it, McCarthy is taking the swiss approach. A rifle in every home, that ought to fully protect our homeland.
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What drugs is this idiot taking that allows her so much time in neverland were crime & criminals don't exist.
Idiots like this would outlaw lifeboats because of the Titanic.
"If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Place on Earth!" Ronald Reagan
Legislation, legislation and more legislation - that's their answer to about anything - like it provides a solution
You cannot legislate against nutjobs - you cannot make all guns miraculously disappear by legislation. Implementation of existing laws can help but when will they get it, that it is impossible to legislate to prevent absolutely everything.
Ain't gonna happen.
What can be done is to make it more likely that honest people can defend themselves wherever they happen to be.
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I think she just wants her name in the paper.
Not that it will do any good, but here is my letter.Mrs. McCarthy,
As an American citizen, a Husband, and very proud father of a wonderful three year old young man, I have to wonder what is "common sense legislation" in regards to guns in America. The courts have ruled time and time again, that Law enforcement holds no liability for protecting the citizens of the great nation. The tragic deaths of students at Virginia Tech is hard for any American to take, but let us not forget Pearl Mississippi, where the asst principal brought the shooters rampage to an end over 4 minutes before Police arrived by retrieving his own weapon and engaging the shooter. Let us not forget also Appalachian Law School, where two students also retrieved weapons and ended a shooters rampage. We don't have to imagine what will happen when a school is attacked and no one is capable of fighting back, we have seen it time and again.
Banning something is never going to be an effective means of fixing a problem. How much time, and resources have been put into trying to prevent the smuggling of drugs that were made illegal in this country (banned) decades ago, yet the DEA is still fighting strong the war on drugs. An old saying that is scoffed at by many, (when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns) is I'm sure to bring a chuckle as you read it. But does (when street drugs are outlawed, only outlaws will have street drugs) not ring with an air of truth. Can you tell me the difference.
Also, Tony Blair was just a few weeks ago pondering whether England should lower the age of mandatory jail time for possession of an illegal firearm. My understanding was England "banned" guns over a decade ago, shouldn't that problem have been resolved by now.
We all have our beliefs, that is what makes this country great, and unique, but please think about the greater good that comes from citizens being able to protect themselves in there own homes, and as they go about there daily lives. It's a far bigger debate that any ever waged over the 2nd amendment, It goes to the heart of every American citizen's ability to peruse the American dream, and to feel safe, while knowing evil exist, bans disarm only the citizens who chose to obey the laws. This makes for a weak society, and only acts to embolden the criminals that pray on us all everyday.
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So what else in new !!! This will be the rally cry of all the left wingers,and Rosie, in a few days !! REMEMBER Virginia Tech !! The assault weopons ban of 2009 will be moved up to 2007.. No more HI-CAP mags..Even though he could have just reloaded more times..One armed student or facilty could have stopped this in a minute.. So don't look af the real cause blame the guns !! SOS !!
4my son that was a great letter to Rep. McCarthy.I would have also added that one of the Professors of engineering put his life on the line for a student by taking the bullet,but had he the opportunety to be armed on Campus he could have stopped this situation.
4my son that was a great letter to Rep. McCarthy.I would have also added that one of the Professors of engineering put his life on the line for a student by taking the bullet,but had he the opportunety to be armed on Campus he could have stopped this situation.Would Rep. McCarthy ban all Ford Mustangs because some they have been used to speed through intersections and mowed down 2 dozen people waiting for busses.


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I really liked Dishonored but it was nothing different to me. Now if you replace the game of Dishonored with the game "The Walking Dead" in that article. . . now that is a game the exhausts you and the Walking Dead game is just barely gamey. But the story is so interactive and well written, I can barely play for more than an hour before I am just wrung out.
I always play a good guy when I game, I even played Dishonored in low-chaos because for me that was the right thing to do. But in Walking dead you gotta do some bad things as a good guy just to survive. Without knowing, I have intuited the ending of the Walking dead and I am dreading the moment . . .


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For my forth recipe for the WonderMill Challenge I made Gluten Free Dairy Free Apple Cardamom Biscotti. This is a biscotti made with all gluten free whole grains and no extra starches. Woo-hoo!
WonderMill Challenge – Gluten Free Dairy Free Whole Grain Apple Cardamom Biscotti
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Any of those systems would be great, the ex-navy Seal system would be my choice.Originally Posted by Mid117
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Any of those systems would be great, the ex-navy Seal system would be my choice.Originally Posted by Mid117
I got this PM, and I hope I don't tick off blueberryrex for posting this for everyone to see. I had initially wanted to make some dough off what I know and can do, but thought, in the greater scheme of things, that helping out my fellow subie owners might be the better path to take. Though I'll gladly do some work for side cash!Originally Posted by blueberryrex
Well, have you ever heard of the Ravelco security system with that funny little plug they mount on your dash? Check out this link.
What they're doing (I believe, as its mounted near the fuse box) is taking a number of relay grounding wires from around the car and breaking the connection to them. This renders what ever the relay controls useless until your little cap top is inserted to make the connections. Whats tough about their system is that they randomize the wires, and give each person a unique plug, or key. When a thief looks at the bundle of wires, they have no clue where they go and give up. In most cases that is. Given you have no idea the quality of the installer, each application might differ greatly in the security the Ravelco system provides. If your car sits for a long while, and the theif has the time, he can follow the wires back through the car also.
I didn't want to take the chance. Here are my thoughts.
#1) A stock security system is junk.
#2) An aftermarket security system is junk. Any kid that works at best buy can get their hands on the installation manual, and know how to bypass them.
#3) The Ravelco system as in above is junk (possibly), not worth the chance.
#4) Security maps from the AccessPort or UTEC are junk. I'll disconnect the battery for a while, or unplug your UTEC if I really want your car. Heck, if the battery disconnect doesn't work, I'll use my own ECU that I carry with me.
#5) Custom kill switches can be found, and are junk.
What does that leave paranoid subie owner to do? Or for that matter, any person who loves their car to do?
I came to realize the only thing that would tick off a theif more than any of the above is an ECU wiring harness hack.
I grabbed a subie ECU pinout manual, and found a number of very important pins (lots of them). I found the connecting wires, and cut a length out of each one in the wiring harness (be sure to label what is what).
I then grabbed 2 DB9 male and femal serial port connectors. I soldered a number of wires to each of the DB9 male serial ports (of the same color) and labeled each wire with a number that corresponds to the pin number on the DB9 male pin it connects to. At this point I had 2 DB9 male connectors with a bunch of wires trailing out with taped labels.
I made a column 'A' and a column 'B' on a piece of paper and numbered 1 through 9 on each (each column representing one of the DB9 males). I then drew random lines connecting each number from column 'A' to a number in column 'B'. This was my key.
I then took the two DB9 femal connectors, and wired them together according to the key from above. I was sure to remember to label the female connectors A and B, corresponding to the male connectors. This is a key now, a cap that will connect the two male connector bundles, and complete the many circuits according to the map I set.
I then assigned an important wire from the car wiring harness to each wire in the male bundle 'A'. I marked this on paper of course. I then noted which wire according to the key in the wire bundle 'B. would complete the circuit.
I soldered in both wiring bundles to the appropriate wires in the car wiring harness I had severed. Of course each connection was wrapped with shrink tubing.
When the female 'plug' is connected to the male wire bundles (A to A, B to B), the wiring harness connections are made, and the car runs. When the female plugs are removed, the car does nothing. Unless the theif has some serious time, equipment, and diagrams, your car stays put.
Things to learn from my experience.
1) Make sure you *really* can soldier, this can be a pain in the arse.
2) Make sure you have time to sort out bugs. My car didn't turn over the first time I tried. All I could think about was how it was midnight, and I had work in the morning. It started on the second try though
3) Keep the wire lengths to an absolute minimum. The longer the wire, the more interference is possible. You want nice clean signals in your wiring harness, bad things can happen if not.
4) Run some shielding over your wiring hack. See #3.
5) Before you do anything, find a place you want to mount this plug. I kept mine short, and it sicks out near the passenger door hinge. I can reach over to pull it out, but it can be a pain. Other might want theirs mounted on the other side.
6) Other connectors can be used, just make sure the connection they make is clean. Serial ports are tried and true. An ethernet jack migh work also.
7) Don't get your connector wet.
8) ALWAYS make a back up connector, you know, the female part.
9) Have several copies on paper, what your key is, and what ECU wires are involved.
10) Big number ten! Reduce the attention your car gets. Remove the bling bling wheels. Remove any potential wing. remove the good scoop and go with a black APS front mount.
Hope this helps people.
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this is why i spent 1500 bucks on a beater..............because enjoy having my car
went to Universal studios yesterday...set it on anti-theft and no worries for the rest of the day
In New Hampshire, for the most part we have cows... not stolen cars.
This leads me to a n00b q.
What do they do with the stolen cars? I mean it all cant be gone in 60 seconds ship them overseas etc.
Are they parting them out and selling on ebay?
Doesnt everyone know their vin numbers? How can the sell/register/get plates for their cars in any state?
I dont get it. Sorry Im a dope!
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|Miyoshi, Hideaki
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|Greenberg, Andrew
|Kimura, Kazuhiro
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Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/26/2010
Publication Date: 11/26/2010
Citation: Sawada, T., Miyoshi, H., Shimada, K., Suzuki, A., Okamatsu-Ogura, Y., Perfield, J., Kondo, T., Nagi, S., Shimizu, C., Yoshioka, N., Greenberg, A., Kimura, K., Koike, T. 2010. Perilipin overexpression in white adipose tissue induces a brown fat-like phenotype. PLoS One. 5(11)e14006. Interpretive Summary: In both animals and humans fat is stored within fat cell cells in a specific compartment within the cell called lipid droplets. Our laboratory discovered a protein called perilipin that coats the surface of lipid droplets and regulates the breakdown of stored fat. To understand how the amount of the protein perilipin regulates body weight and fat storage we developed mice using genetic techniques to increase the amount of the protein, perilipin specifically in fat cells of mice. Previously, we demonstrated these mice which have increased expression of perilipin in their fat cells have smaller fat cells and when fed a high caloric diet they gain less weight than mice which express less perilipin in their fat cells. In new studies we find that the mice that have increased levels of perilipin in their fat cells have an increased metabolic rate which means that they have increased ability to burn food calories. Mice and human have two types of fat cells, one type called white adipocytes whose function is to predominately store fat while another type of fat cell called brown fat cells express a protein called uncoupling protein 1(UCP1) which increases the ability of brown fat cells to more efficiently burn fat. In the mice which expressed more perilipin in their fat cells, we observed that many of the white cells now also expressed the UCP1 protein. Thus we found that increased levels of perilipin may result in reduced body fat accumulation and increased fat burning.
Technical Abstract: BACKGROUND: Perilipin A (PeriA) exclusively locates on adipocyte lipid droplets and is essential for lipid storage and lipolysis. Previously, we reported that adipocyte specific overexpression of PeriA caused resistance to diet-induced obesity and resulted in improved insulin sensitivity. In order to better understand the biological basis for this observed phenotype, we performed additional studies in this transgenic mouse model. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: When compared to control animals, whole body energy expenditure was increased in the transgenic mice. Subsequently, we performed DNA microarray analysis and real-time PCR on white adipose tissue. Consistent with the metabolic chamber data, we observed increased expression of genes associated with fatty acid beta-oxidation and heat production, and a decrease in the genes associated with lipid synthesis. Gene expression of Pgc1a, a regulator of fatty acid oxidation and Ucp1, a brown adipocyte specific protein, was increased in the white adipose tissue of the transgenic mice. This observation was subsequently verified by both Western blotting and histological examination. Expression of RIP140, a regulator of white adipocyte differentiation, and the lipid droplet protein FSP27 was decreased in the transgenic mice. Importantly, FSP27 has been shown to control gene expression of these crucial metabolic regulators. Overexpression of PeriA in 3T3-L1 adipocytes also reduced FSP27 expression and diminished lipid droplet size. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that overexpression of PeriA in white adipocytes reduces lipid droplet size by decreasing FSP27 expression and thereby inducing a brown adipose tissue-like phenotype. Our data suggest that modulation of lipid droplet proteins in white adipocytes is a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of obesity and its related


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I have just purchased a home with a Dunkirk Plymouth Water Series 2 Boiler (PVWB-4). The boiler has a continuous pilot with a vent damper. Currently the exhaust is directed out of an old chimney. Does anyone know if it possible to vent this furnace horizontally using a power vent? I have been in contact with the company and they are not much help.
It can be vented with a power vent.
Not sure its a good idea though.
Thanks for the response. What are the potential concerns or hazards that I should be considering? As it is now the boiler has a 15 or so foot run horizonantaly to the chimney. I would venting it about the same distance.
The one thing I would question on a power vent is it just adds another electrical and mechanical thing to go wrong
Proper set up still means it draws a lot of fresh air into your house. That fresh air is for both combustion, dilution, and draft regulation. All that air helps to keep your basement cold. And adds load to the boiler to keep your house warm. Since the pipes now are in a colder area.
Power venters are known to be loud(not all, but many).
When it fails, your out of heat.
Need lots of clearance outside to use one. Plus inside your home.
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| Intelligent quests - need to use your brain to figure stuff out
A lot of story
It's not WoW
| Not as easy to pickup-and-play as WoW - you must watch/read tutorials in game
No option to reallocate points already spent (i.e respec)
I think you make fair comments on both the graphics and UI, although I'd probably go with a 7 for te graphics simply because as a whole it feels 'right', while not looking spectacular.
I also think your scores for gameplay and character development are fair enough, although it depends what you're comparing them too? For example, I'd guess you'd give Rift or the recent SW games more like 4/10?
On lore, I think you're way off the mark. There's absolutely tonnes of it, but you have to work to get it - as you should do.
Overall, a nice ballanced review, but I think a score below 7 in overly harsh.
Graphics score to low, its not ideal but its not a 6, 7-8 would me more accurate compared to other mmo's which is what it is, so comparing to single player games is wrong, lore score way to low should be 8-9+, obviously you never bothered loading up a website or using the in game browser for the lore elements which are extensive.
I cant entirely disagree with the single player aspects however frankly every time you do a quest solo in another mmo you are doing exactly the same thing, and it does have plenty of group quests to, the feeling in the game is slightly more insular because you have to work things out for yourself rather than being spoonfed like everyone else, so it feels more lonley i guess, but this is hardly a bad thing.
And you've completedly glossed over some of the unique aspects of this game by reviewing it like its just another wow clone where are the marks for innovation? story? etc? gameplay alone is not enough in this game.
And why would you want to respect when you can have every skill in the game? you dont have to "reroll your char" as you can regain the abilities you got as a noob for free in a new char with just a handful of ap, given outer wheel abilities go from 9ap to 50 ap per spending at most 4 for the first 4 skills (2 per branch) (which is all you get for feee with a new char) or 6-8 ap (that's with 3 per bar on one or both) total and a skill point or two gaining a new one to get you exactly where the new char's get for free you can do it laughably easily re-rolling a char from scratch for 4 ap which is all the new char mode gives you is well the stupest thing I heard of, so obviously your in no fit state to review the character system as you dont seem to understand it atall, and if you want to learn a new set of skills you can at any time.
its relatively painless to have a full 7 actives/passive skills in lower wheel of any weapon options you choose then if you like it you can develop it further, completely resetting would make the whole system way to easy, if you already spent a ton of skills in a class well why the hell did you if you just wanted to swap later, getting full inner circle abilities for any new 2 weps doesnt take all to long just re-do kingsmoth stage 1 quests and you'll have it so hardly an issue.
The UI score is fair, its functional and appopriate but its missing persas.
I know that is your opinion in this review but you are wrong:
Graphics - at least 8 - I would give it a 9
Lore - well it's a matter of taste but the way the story goes it's def a 10
Questing - at least - 8. there are some well crafted quests.
Gameplay - again at least - 8. it's just pure fun
Character dev - briliant and unique in some ways - 10
From my point of view your review sucks and it's not at all accurate but it's your opinion so ...
Graphics and 8 or 9?, Questing at least an 8 b/c there "are some well crafted quests"?? OK we'll agree to disagree on those points. It is a unique game and has it's innovations, but there is more to a game then that and time (and memberships) will tell the tale.


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I copied this from my original post in a thread that got off-topic; so that Trail Fanatic didn't take that fact and use same as an excuse from answering thee very pointed and legitimate questions concerning our sport below.
Here is the exchange that has yet to receive a reply:
Originally posted by
"Therf's nothing super-secret about the MMRC.
I serve on it as a representative of the over 50" ORV class.
Sir (John, is it?),
The world is run by those who show up.
If you don't like the way it's being run, maybe it's time you showed up?
Heaven knows we could use the help.
Complaining doesn't constitute helping, either.
Think long enough to come up with at LEAST one possible solution to each of your problems.
Maybe one will be "THE" one which finally works.
One of the 'rules' (suggestions) of activism I picked up along the way (and like VERY much):
If you don't have a solution to offer,
You don't have a problem to bring up."
(Originally posted by OneManBanned):
Our very first publicly announced council member! (after how many years of silence on every single orv issue brought forward over that very long period of time?).
Are you here to make a statement as to who else serves on this council representing orvs in the state of Michigan and what their collective views are....or have you come across the moat to take a potshot; heave up the drawbridge and return defiantly to the collective fortress?
A couple questions if you don't mind.
I am a long time Rhino owner who certainly had trouble joining the "over 50 inch" folks that at least "I" talked to when my rig first hit the market.
Question #1...wasn't it you and your council who literally bragged about killing the 60" widening bill (House Bill 5343) in less than 26 hours???....):
And if you are indeed Mr. "over 50 inch".....who do I talk to PUBLICLY on this council about the new Polaris RZR and how this innovative manufacturer has literally shoved this groundbreaking machine right on up your collective rear ends after your 'representative council' immediately jumped all over this environmentally sound widening bill brought forward through Representative Hildenbrand and others without public or even orv community commentary?
(from atvconnection.com):
And as a follow-up....Did you support the notion that widening these trails to 60 inches was indeed 'cost prohibitive'....while at the same time ram-rodding even more mileage through this council and later our legislature? (we show up at our advisory board meeting only to be told that our trails are in disgusting disrepair and should indeed be closed down for 'study'...yet the next thing you know....Polaris is getting their teeth kicked out over establishing the correct width needed to actually MAINTAIN these trails correctly with decent equipment! (while yet even more trails are ADDED with absolutely no public discussion whatsoever as to the actually funding of ANY of this new mileage).
And excuse me, if indeed "there (is) nothing 'super-secret' about the MMRC...."
....then how in the heck did 'ol "blackballed" below (myself) get both his name and signature?
(from atvconnection.com)
"...Sir (John, is it?),
The world is run by those who show up.
If you don't like the way it's being run, maybe it's time you showed up?..."
How many MORE times would you like me to "show up"...and how do my appearances "showing up" compare with 99% of the folks out there who have never made a trip to Lansing or maybe never even hosted youth training sessions out of their own damn pockets?
How would you like "showing up" after driving all the way to Lansing....and then be rudely shouted down; lied to and gaveled out the door before your alloted time to publicly speak was over with?
"Show up"....why don't YOU show up when it comes time to answer the tough questions that I've brought forward on this board to date...instead of taking the simpleton 'attack' route like every other arrogant and anonymous member of the council that you sit on with a bag over your head?
"...Heaven knows we could use the help..."
What help????
'Help' in bashing every orv user out there who comes up with a legitimate question directed towards representative 'leaders' that they can't even contact without spending several years attempting to determine who they even ARE or what they are in effect telling others as to what 'we' want?
Where in the heck were you when I needed "help" in getting the damn orv advisory board to meet as scheduled right smack dab in the middle of the single most important period in Michigan's orv history?
How about 'help' in forcing the DNR to publish the damn meeting minutes a full 8 weeks after that?
Or was "Mr. over 50 inch" so far 'in the know' during this critical time period....that us mere peons out here with no bag to put over our head ....weren't really a 'concern' in regards to even the most
of tenants involving procedural protocol
and our right to be heard
as citizens of this state??
"...Complaining doesn't constitute helping, either...."
You know something, Trail Fanatic...I'll complain any time I DAMN WELL LIKE when it comes to you and your MMRC 'buddies' supposedly representing me for all these years without so much as even a meeting minutes published and literally tens of millions now on the line affecting MY resource.
How such a flat out arrogant attitude such as yours can be so wide-spread in this community is certainly beyond me; yet your failure to tackle even ONE of the tough questions raised since I've had the pleasure of joining this forum; tells me that 'silence' is about all we're going to indeed receive from 'leaders' such as yourself while these millions do indeed get spent .
"...Think long enough to come up with at LEAST one possible solution to each of your problems.
Maybe one will be "THE" one which finally works...."
Here you are avoiding every damn question about the problems themselves.....effectively BLOCKING every single discussion designed to dig away at the root of our problems while offering solutions at the same time...and all you've got for a 'comeback' is that each one of these is MY problem not 'worthy' of your input!
I mean, really TF....doesn't the above statement almost DEFINE the arrogance I've been describing here in almost graphic detail???
Can you possibly GET any more look-down-your-nose than that...or are you simply 'warming up'?
"....One of the 'rules' (suggestions) of activism I picked up along the way (and like VERY much):
If you don't have a solution to offer,
You don't have a problem to bring up...."
Which is the biggest bunch of fluff politico spin ever thought up and one that has been used by rank amateur politicians for years.
99.9% of the folks bringing any issue before ANYBODY damn well possess a solution in mind and aren't a bit 'afraid' to tell you about it....IF GIVEN THE CHANCE TO DO SO.
What usually gets in the way of these good folks ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING THIS; is, again, 'spin meisters' like yourself continually attempting to divert any and all attention away from the subject at hand.
Want an example?
How about all the very simple and direct questions asked previously (there must be 'fifty' good ones by now)....with nothing but a claim by you that absolutely no solutions can be found in either the questions themselves or god forbid the massive amount of text put forth to date indeed explaining how we need to fix what is broken.
If you want to act like the rest of these guys and re-direct everything thrown at you with well worn out politico 'sayings'...have at it.
Yet I believe there are a few on this board who understand the facts brought forward to date here whether I get kicked off of this forum before explaining them further or not.
I don't like talking to long-respected members of these forums like this, believe me....vet this crap has gone on for far to long and it must stop before our kids lose any further interest in getting involved in these issues.
If these young people have to work even half as hard as I have had to in wading through the cast of condescending characters standing in their way on these issues...who in the heck here believes that they will ever pick up even one of them and run with it???
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Originally Posted by Trail_Fanatic
"Therf's nothing super-secret about the MMRC.
Then 'Google' these anonymous bastards operating as our supposed voice for YEARS now and pay special attention to the heading "Concerns of trail riders delay changes in ORV rules...".
Now tell me something Mr. "over 50 inch"....what in the heck machine do these goofs want 'banned' if they are not indeed regulated in WHAT manner?
And are you in possesssion of some kind of holier-than-thou 'proclamation' from these arrogant arses regarding the further use of my machine or god forbid the Polaris RZR that we here in the overall orv community are presently unaware of?
What's next?
You and your anonymous buddies working hard into the night on seeking to 'ban' this grounbreaking machine from the 50" trails also?
Seems to me that as our side-byu-side 'representative'....you SURELY should have all manner of commentary regarding this new product that Polaris finally and thankfully shoved right back up your rear ends when you slammed the door in both their and OUR faces here in Michigan.(sorry, but in the less than 26 hours it took to kill this thing...NOT A 'PEON' MEMBER OF THIS ORV COMMUNITY EITHER KNEW ABOUT THIS BILL OR RECEIVED EVEN A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO SO MUCH AS COMMENT ON SAME....AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT).
So now that you've Googled this 100% out-in-the-open represenative council that you're "Mr. over 50 inch" on.....how many and what references do you find explaining exactly what they or you believe in (beyond feel good politico speak) and more importantly...can you ascertain just HOW they are representing us with all these 10's of millions of dollars now on the line?
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Adding to the comment above regarding our community representative's suggestion to ban these 'new' machines (not motorcycles obviously) or definitely by gosh further regulate their use....is there somebody on your super-secret council addressing Mr. Moll's pressing issue here (page 4) immediately before the last orv advisory board meeting adjourned?
Is it your job Mr "over 50 inch" to contact both the NOHVCC and the CPSC (and I'd like to know who in the heck suggested that course of action to brush this inexplainable outburst quickly under the rug ) regarding Mr. Moll's insistence that something
by gosh
be done about this???
...and Michigan orv enthusiasts have allowed this guy's term to expire in December without so much as a 'peep' from ANYBODY in the orv community......for exactly
Yeah, we need one of the few true orv representives we have on that board writing letters to Polaris, Yamaha and the all the other manufacturers out there as to how they should damn well build their products.
And you guys expect that we should all just 'leave it up to you' and certainly quit asking these pesky questions as to just who represents us or what they have to say in meetings with others even more important to this sport?
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Bevacizumab is an anti-VEGF agent used in approved for use in metastatic colorectal carcinoma (FDA Approved). This study analyzes the safety and efficacy of off-label Intravitreal Injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) for CNVM, Macular oedema due to diabetic retinopathy, vascular occlusion and other retinal disorders.
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Liquidity in the Australian
Christopher Joye and I have an opinion piece in The Australian today on the government's intervention to increase liquidity in mortgage backed securities markets.
Keep non-bank lenders afloat
Christopher Joye and Joshua Gans, The Australian, 2nd October, 2008
FOR those of us in the business of coming up with good ideas, the innovations we propose rarely see the light of day. And when they do, it typically takes years of toil. But it was just six months from the publication of our paper by Melbourne Business School's Centre for Ideas and the Economy on March 26 to the Government's announcement on September 26 that it would adopt our proposal to intervene in the market for AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities.
In between, the idea was backed by industry groups, smaller banks, building societies and non-bank lenders. It was also supported by the 2020 Summit and a Senate select committee on housing affordability.
But there were also many critics, including the leading banks, the Reserve Bank and the Treasury. The Treasury at least appears to have changed its tune. And judging by the Opposition's comments, the proposal has bipartisan support.
Our idea was simple. We argued that when critical economic markets fail because of the absence of the public goods of a minimum-level liquidity (that is, trade) and pricing integrity, governments have a responsibility to temporarily intervene to assist in resuscitating activity and pricing visibility. The Reserve Bank does exactly this in the context of the banking and foreign exchange markets.
We were careful to note that the Government itself should intervene – not a subsidised private entity such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac – and that such injections of liquidity should only be justified by extreme emergencies.
In particular, we proposed that the Government capitalise on its AAA credit rating to issue low-cost bonds and use these funds to acquire very high-quality, low-risk AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities in order to assist in restoring liquidity to Australia's securitised home-loan market, which had not operated effectively since November 2007.
We were at pains to state that we were agnostic as to how our idea was put into operation, but did, for the record, advise the Government to use the Treasury's Australian Office of Financial Management.
Despite the predictions of many, Australia's mortgage securitisation market, which has served as such an important source of funding for non-bank lenders, building societies and smaller banks, has not yet recovered and remains economically shut to this day. By this we mean that the pricing available in the market is not sufficiently low to enable lenders to source capital to underwrite home loans on an economically viable basis. Even the Reserve Bank agrees with this point.
The closure of the securitisation market has, according to Fujitsu Consulting, resulted in the big five (now four) banks' market share of new home loans increasing from about 75 per cent before the sub-prime crisis to about 90 per cent today. At the same time, many non-bank lenders have fallen by the wayside while the smaller banks and building societies have struggled to compete. As we anticipated, the inability to source funding in this market has had other consequences, such as contributing to the severe credit rationing seen in the corporate and small-business lending markets, and wreaking havoc on the conduct of monetary policy with a deterioration in the linkage between the RBA's cash rate and actual lending rates.
Market failures of this kind can occur because of information asymmetries, such as we have seen in the US with the non-transparent AAA-rated investment structures that held sub-prime securities, and because investors have a tendency to over and under-react to events that can in turn trigger protracted asset-price booms and busts.
George Akerlof won the Nobel Prize in Economics for showing that while markets are ordinarily the best means to allocate goods and services, when you have imbalances in the information that people possess when engaging in transactions – such as an understanding of the true risks underpinning complex financial market securities – they can fail, with catastrophic consequences. The introduction of mark-to-market accounting practices, whereby assets are constantly revalued using (sometimes ineffectual) market prices, has only served to exacerbate these risks.
In today's highly interconnected world, global financial crises are being transmitted with ever-greater frequency. In the last decade we have been rocked by the Russian debt crisis and consequent collapse of Long Term Capital Management, the tech boom and subsequent wreck, and now the credit boom and bust. The point is that notwithstanding the intrinsic strength of Australia's economy and financial system, we can be adversely affected by events that are seemingly far removed from our shores.
Despite some of the protestations to our proposal, the notion that governments have a critical role preventing financial market crises is, in fact, a cornerstone of our capitalist system. One of the main reasons central banks were established was to serve as a lender of last resort and prevent bank runs. Bank panics in the US led to the establishment of its centralised banking system in 1913.
The stability of the financial system has been a long-standing responsibility of the Reserve Bank, which "focuses on the prevention of financial disturbances with potentially systemic consequences". The Reserve Bank also regularly intervenes in the currency market to stabilise our exchange rate on the basis of its belief that currency values have a tendency to deviate significantly from fair value, which can inflict significant costs on the real economy.
When Australia's central banking system was set up in 1959, home loans were funded almost exclusively through deposits. That is, securitisation markets and non-bank lenders did not exist. So while today, banks and building societies are regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and have their liquidity needs protected by the RBA, the securitisation market, which has grown to provide nearly a quarter of all the funding for home loans and which was a key source of funding for so many non-bank lenders, building societies and smaller banks, benefits from no government infrastructure to protect it in times of extreme duress.
We need to go back to first principles and think about how we can improve the regulatory regime in order to accommodate recent capital market innovations such as the emergence of securitisation.
As the RBA and Treasury have noted over the years, there is a fundamentally sound economic basis as to why securitisation should exist. But we have an asymmetrical regulatory system that disproportionately favours deposit-taking institutions; indeed, it barely acknowledges these new markets. It is, therefore, time that Australia's Government developed an explicit policy regime to regulate the participants in, and protect the liquidity of, the AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities market.
Joshua Gans is a professor of economics at Melbourne University. Chris Joye is chief executive of Rismark International.
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OK, I still haven't made my mind up about the broader proposal, but I'm not sure you can invoke the lemons model here as a defense. The securities here are very safe so there seems to be little asymmetry of knowledge (the folks over at Marginal Revolution think that the whole asymmetric information thing is overblown).
If you do think there is some asymmetric information about the quality, then securitisation introduces moral hazard. If the originators don't face the repayment risk, they have less incentive to make sure the borrowers are credit worthy.
I'm a little confused. Didn't you recommend the government buy mortgages and issue (sell) mortgage baked securities? Whereas what they did was issue more bonds and buy mortgage backed securities, right? And as the recent announcement of its closure demonstrates, what they did was temporary, whereas your model, like Freddie Mac, creates a more permanent exposure to the taxpayer??? How are these things the same???


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Well this certainly is not cheap... I asked the sales man on the shop floor how it had sold, not great he said, I appreciated his honesty and asked him his opinion, "stunning" he replied...
I had done a fair bit of research before deciding to purchase one of these kits, now after owning it for a few weeks I could not be happier!
I will start off by explaining what exactly this is, upon first glance it looks like an overpriced hifi with a screen. What it actually is couldn't be further from that statement.
What is it?
Music for all around your house. Simple.
The main hifi system has an integrated 80GB hard drive, when it comes out of the box you actually have around 65GB available to use (the rest presumably is taken up by software and demo tracks). This for me was the main selling point, you can rip your complete CD collection to this unit and then never need the CD's again as they play directly from itself!
Now going back to the music for your house tag, this then uses the supplied speaker unit to stream music from your collection on the hard drive to up to eight of these wireless client's! - Meaning you can have speakers wirelessly playing your music in every room of your house!
The client's work interpedently also, meaning you can have a different song running on every single one if you so wish!
What do you get for the money?
One main hifi unit, called "Giga Juke NAS-S55HDE" this as you can see from the picture features a really nifty tilting LCD screen, around 4 inches worth. This is used to display everything from your wireless settings through to showing album art when your listening to music. Unfortunately you can't play back any video through it.
One music client for playing your music around the house, named "Giga Juke Wireless Player NAS-C5E", looks like a nice iPod dock, has a great sound quality to it.
Now obviously it also comes with all the bog standard accessories such as a remote controls for both units, antennas for the integrated FM/AM /DAB radio tuners, speaker cables, a wireless router, a USB Wireless Adapter and extender cable to enable the wireless networking capabilities.
You also get a device called a Digital Media Port iPod dock (RRP £49.99) that plugs into the rear of the hifi so you can listen directly from your iPod!
What are the main features?
- The main one we have already touched on, streaming your music throughout your house.
- Rip your CD's to the hifi and play them back as and when you like without needing the CD to hand.
- It's DLNA compatible, a lot more devices are using this technology, TV's, Laptop's, PC's to name a few. You can stream media between this and you're PC!
- It's easy to get started; it includes some great instructions with a quick start guide.
- Radio is well supported, if you love radio you're covered, it supports AM/FM/DAB and even internet radio!
- It has a USB in connector, if you don't have an iPod you can hook up and play any other MP3 player just by using its USB cable.
- It has a composite output, it allows you to output the display on the small screen of the hifi to a secondary screen, and I use my TV. The remote supplied is lacking in features, so having this display on a large display make's navigating your device much easier.
- The secondary wireless speaker also has a line in option, making it easy to hook up your music device to it.
- It rips CD's to the hard drive very quickly, an average 70 minute CD takes less than 8 minutes, you can listen to it as you are ripping it too!
Who would buy it?
It has many uses thus appealing to wide audience, if you want an easy way to store and listen to your music collection then this couldn' be easier. If you want to listen to your music in not just your front room but also in your toilet, this is for you!
There's no getting away from the current asking price, although when you consider you are getting everything needed to enjoy music everywhere, a full stereo hi-fi with amplifier and speakers, wireless devices, secondary speaker to get you started, plus an 80GB HARD DRIVE...it is good value.
I could talk all day about this and there is more to speak of, I would recommend going into a shop that sell's this and grabbing hold of someone who knows what they are talking about. Read some reviews and weigh up what you're going to using it for. If you take advantage of just half the features you've brought a decent priced, easy to use, fully featured item.
Recommended for the right buyer.


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Hey everyone this is my first post on ClubWRX!
As soon as I turned 16 I got my license (took driver's ed @ 15). So recently I have been looking for a first car, and believe it or not I am a huge car enthusiast. I like pretty much any car i'm not too picky. I've learned how to drive manual as of now and I was looking to get a WRX as my first car. I know they're fast cars and not very good for immature teens to drive and put their lives in danger but I'm sure I can handle it. I never drive dangerously fast.
I've already found 2 very clean WRX's and looked at them irl. They're both accident free and clean title + low mileage. Both lightly modded. I heard its better to buy a wrx that is not modded vs modded because its likely the previous owner did not treat it well (driving-wise). Either way both of the ones that i'm choosing from have a cat-back, a boost guage and thats pretty much it nothing else at all. Engine bay fully stock nothing aftermarket or replaced (i followed a wrx buy guide from this forum and everything was great on both)
2006 impreza wrx : 88k miles
2004 impreza wrx: 76k miles
one was blobeye one hawkeye, i love both, as i said before im not picky.
I've already calculated the payments and got quotes from both dealers. Just so you all know, i do have a VERY reliable job even though im 16, and i make ~900 a month as of now (summer) but during school i will be focusing on my grades so i will only make ~700 a month (calculated).
The car payments for both were quoted @ around 370 a month for 3 years (after taxes and everything)
after gas, regular maintenance, and insurance i would still have money left.
Soooo here are my questions:
1. Is this a good idea? (In your opinion. Please consider the fact that I'm responsible and have a reliable job)
2. I've heard insurance is A KILLER for 16 year olds on these cars, i was wondering can the insurance be under my dad's name? I know if i get tickets the rates will go high but he trusts me and i never speed so it should be ok right?
3. Are wrx's even reliable? Do the engine components need to be replaced every certain amount of miles? I understand certain parts need replacing depending on the use, like the clutch for example.


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- I chase squirrels and rabbits with .22 rimfire autos (Buckmark or Ruger MK-II 22/45) or revolvers (Super Single-Six or S&W 317 AirLite). Red-dot sight on the Ruger, iron sights on everything else (so far).
- I normally hunt deer with a Ruger .44 Redhawk (but haven't in the last few years). Also have used T/C Contender in various calibers and a Remington XP-100 bolt-action in .35 Rem. Scopes or irons sights on all of these, depending on the hunting area/conditions.


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So got a couple OEM parts for sale.
1. Intake, has 25K miles on it, in good shape with clean filter. $65 + S&H from WA
2. OEM Carpet mats, used for a week when the car was purchased then moved on to monster mats. Couldn't find a retail price on these but OEM carpet mats ranges from $150-200 a set for other VW models. Asking for $75 + S&H from WA.
3. 2 OEM exhaust tips, has about 20K on them. Don't have a tape measure but the inside circumference of the tip has enough room to fit a tennis ball and then some. Asking $60 + S&H from WA for both.


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Lacrosse players require a great deal of endurance, speed, and power. It is commonly believed that these qualities need to be trained separately. By addressing the speed at which relatively easy exercises (generally used to develop muscular endurance) are performed, speed and power can also be developed.
Don't believe the hype about super slow reps or other training methods that encourage exercises being performed at sub-maximal speed. With the exception of jogging between sprints, is anyone on the field ever moving slowly? Of course not, so why train that way?
As a general rule of thumb, fast and powerful concentric contractions are best. Motor units are neurons that deliver messages from the brain to muscle fibers telling them to contract. Each motor unit controls a certain number of muscle fibers that are either slow twitch (small endurance muscles fibers) or fast twitch (larger stronger muscle fibers that fatigue quickly).
Motor units that control fast twitch fibers are activated only during strong contractions. Performing an easy exercise with average or slow speed will recruit only motor units controlling slow twitch muscle fibers, but by performing an easy exercise with explosive concentric contractions, we are able to activate both the motor units that control fast twitch muscle fibers and slow twitch muscle fibers. If performed with speed, even relatively easy exercises can be used to enhance muscular endurance, strength, and power. Not only are more muscle fibers engaged this way, speed is developed by performing light exercises quickly.
To understand the value of speed in the development of power we have to understand the difference between strength and power. Power is work divided by time; the combination of strength and speed. A person can be stronger, yet less powerful, than someone else. This is because power isn't just about the resistance you're able to overcome, it is also about how fast you're able to overcome it. For example: if I can do a pull-up with 45 pounds hanging from my waist and my friend Ryan can only do a Pull-up with 35 pounds, then I am stronger. If Ryan can do a Pull-up with 35 pounds faster than I can with 35 pounds, than Ryan is more powerful.
The development of speed is critical in the development of power. Faster is better. When it comes to recruiting as many muscle fibers as possible and developing speed and power, perform even the easiest of movements quickly. Just remember to execute the exercises as fast as you can, not as fast as you can't.
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