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Along these lines, a DCIS World History teacher welcomed 10 Lebanese Youth workers into his 9th grade History class. In small groups, students were able to discuss the current political issues in Lebanon, a comparison of youth culture in both countries, educational systems, and much more. In class, discussion centered on the historical roots of the present-day political conflicts in the Middle East region.
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Discussion in 'January 2014' started by roscoe36, Oct 21, 2013.
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We went to the post 10 times last night, and here were the results:Dre missed rim on lefty hook over JMaxSmith turned ball over dribbling into paintMonroe missed point blank righty hook (Dre dunked back in)Monroe makes after a really nice moveDre gets by man and misses point blank reverseMonroe makes- baseline spin and reverse lay inStuckey misses badly on fade awaySmith turns ball over passing cross court out of postStuckey misses fade away after getting double teamedJerebko makes nice move and draws foulDre: 0-2 (with a save on Monroe's miss) Smith: 0-0 with 2 turnovers Monroe: 2-3 Stuckey: 0-2 Jerebko: 0-0, got fouled 10 trips to the post and 5 points. We did really well in transition though, scoring 13 times on ones that I'll classify as true transition buckets: Here were the key plays that led to our transition points: Smith block. BJ pushed and threw alley oop to Dre.Dre steal leads to KCP layup.BJ pushed hard after ORL miss and got all the way to hoop (Monroe tapped in miss)BJ pushed after missed dunk by JMax set us up. BJ ran break well.BJ pushed hard through traffic after normal miss and got to the rim.BJ steal and set up teammate (KCP?) in 2 on 1.Smith with long outlet pass to Moose, who quickly dropped off to cutting BJ for layup.Smith with a heads up pass to Moose in the post before the defense was set up for lay in.Smith with a rumbling keeper where he got fouled and made the running bank shot.BJ with a pull up 3-point make.BJ steal, quick pass to Jorts, quick pass to Singler for lay up.BJ pushes and gets tear drop in lane.Jorts blocks shot and quickly outlets. Singler gets fouled on lay up.Smith with 4 key plays Jennings was highly involved in 9 of them, being the catalyst on most I gotta say, this is where Jennings is best IMO. He really flies down the court and converts most of his steals into quick points for us.
What happens when he doesn't end up with a steal?
That's not a big deal since he has the World's largest front court unit to deter entry into the paint. They just need another 40 games or so to get comfortable.
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Manning Wants to Change Genders in Prison
Bradley Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst who was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Aug. 21 for leaking classified military information, has said he wants to change genders, which could set up further legal challenges to his sentence.
On the Way to Prison
Manning's sentence is reportedly the most severe in U.S. history concerning the leak of classified information. He sent material to the website WikiLeaks in 2010 about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, believing that he was acting as a whistleblower on what he considered misconduct of the war and atrocities against Iraqi citizens.
He was arrested in May 2010 and his court martial was in June. He was reportedly acquitted of "aiding the enemy," the most serious charge against him, but the judge convicted him of violating the Espionage Act for copying and leaking classified field reports, cables, and Guantanamo Bay detainee assessments, as well as a video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack on Iraqi civilians and a Reuters photographer.
As Manning prepares to serve his sentence at Fort Leavenworth, a military center and prison in Kansas, he and his lawyers say he will ask for a presidential pardon and also apply to the military for leniency.
They also say that he is really a woman named Chelsea and that she will demand that the government pay for hormone therapy while she's in prison. The Army unsurprisingly responded that it "does not provide hormone therapy or sex-reassignment surgery for gender identity disorder," according to CBS News.
Gender Confusion Acknowledged
Manning's gender had come up before, during the trial when defense attorneys used his confusion over gender in an effort to gain leniency during sentencing. He had been eligible for 90 years in prison, and prosecutors had argued for 60 years.
Using a widely circulated photo of Manning in a blonde wig and lipstick, defense lawyers had reportedly argued that his struggles with being a man put him under emotional pressure, which contributed to his isolation and led to his leaking the information.
"I believe the judge did consider the gender confusion issue PFC Manning was experiencing in determining an appropriate sentence in the case," observes Gary Barthel, a military law expert in San Diego.
"How much weight she actually gave to the gender confusion issue is uncertain," Barthel says, "but it would not be unusual for a military judge to consider the accused's overall psychological issues at the time of the offense as a mitigating factor in sentencing."
Treatment Not Usually Covered
As for whether Manning will be successful in her quest for help with her gender change, it appears unlikely. "Treatment for a gender disorder that includes treatment by hormone therapy and genital surgery is not covered in the military," says Barthel. "In fact, such treatments are not covered by most medical insurance policies for the public."
It will likely come down to whether Manning was being treated for "gender dysphoria" before his incarceration. He could get hormone therapy treatment in prison if he had a prescription, notes Barthel, as "the policy of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons is that they will provide hormones at the level that was maintained prior to incarceration and must be approved by the medical director."
As for the full sex change operation, he says those have never been conducted in prison. If Manning has the surgery before arriving at Fort Leavenworth, she would be housed with the female population; if she hasn't had the surgery, she'll be housed with the men.
However, for safety reasons, Manning could be put into something like solitary confinement. "It is very possible that Manning may end up in some type of administrative segregation," Barthel explains.
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This of course would add to Manning's troubles, isolating her further. Jennifer Levi, the director of the Transgender Rights Project at GLAD in Boston, says refusal of treatment for gender dysphoria is dangerous for those who suffer from it. "If left untreated, gender dysphoria can and has led to debilitating depression, self-harm, and suicide," she says.
Levi says it's possible that Manning could succeed in getting the surgery and treatment while in prison, as there is a precedent for courts granting it when prisoners' lives are in danger. The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects them from "cruel and unusual punishment," which is what Manning would likely argue denial of the treatment would cause.
"I am hopeful that once lawyers for the military prison look closely at the established legal precedent, they will agree that the prison cannot simply and categorically say 'no' to medical treatment for Private Manning," Levi says.
But Barthel says if Manning's demand for such treatment is denied, he faces a tough road legally. "In the past, these cases have been limited to those where a prisoner on hormone therapy has been transferred from one prison to another and the receiving prison denies the transgender prisoner access to hormone therapy," he says.


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"We approach this market as if we are in a good place," Henry Howard-Sneyd, the vice chairman of Asian Art at Sotheby's said ahead of the sales. "We're aiming as high as we can."
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - It's a neighborhood watch, Craigslist and community newsletter all rolled into one website, and it's being used across southern Colorado.
Nextdoor is a free website and mobile app that creates a social media network specific to your neighborhood. Cheyenne Cañon resident Gabe Caunt started one, initially, to spread the word about fire mitigation.
"I've relied on door-to-door, posters, signs and direct mail," said Caunt. "The Nextdoor site has been, hands down, the best way to reach folks."
Caunt says the network has turned into something much more than a way to discuss fire danger for himself and his neighbors. They converse about crime, events and business recommendations
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There are nearly 200 people on the site from Cheyenne Cañon and in the city of Colorado Springs there are close to 70 neighborhoods on the site.
"Having easy, immediate access to those people that live nearby is extremely useful and often crucial, yet research shows that 92% of Americans don't have most of their neighbors' cell phone numbers," said Danielle Michelsen, spokesperson for Nextdoor.
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How cold are your temps, maybe your getting frost buildup in the carb, might need a makeshift warmair duct from a manifold. Just a thought.
If the cam can go flat it has probably happened to me. At this point I think anything bad could happen to me. When I started it up this afternoon, gauge showed 6 psi, completely different than the 2 psi that was showing this morning. This had no effect what so ever though- ran the same. No the temp would not be the problem because it does the same thing when hot just not a severe. When it gets warm, I can go more than 20 mph but it still pops (not backfires, more of a hiccup) and has very little power. When I have been driving for 20 minutes it still is not sound running but is smoothed out some. If I give it more gas to keep up with traffic from a light, it bogs and sounds like it is starved. I can't figure out what is going on. I have stock fuel pumps that have been sitting in the garage for a while. I am thinking about trying both of them to see if the pump is the cause but I'm worried that the diaphrams are dried and cracked and won't function properly either. I order another brand of fuel gauge so I will try that one. If it is the fuel pump, I am thinking about going the electric way. Any thoughts, recommendations, concerns, tips for electric? Thanks for all the help guys; I am just now beginning to calm down but every time I go out and start it up, I get more frustated. I actually had my pistol and was about to open up on it this morning but held back.
Take a valve cover off and crank it or start it. If the rocker arms are dancin around pretty good, then you didnt flatten your cam.
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there is a simple process of eleminating possibilities if you simply follow a step by step process. i think we all have been where you're at.
first thing you want to do is make sure your engine is in good shape check as suggested valve lash if the cam is flat you can feel that with your fingers the rockers will be very loose and noisy. we can get more specific if we have to on the how to. give me a call i can't get to this bulliten very often will be glad to help. next do a compression test. after that you may want to ask your engine builder some vaccum spec on the cam, check ign, wires and so on. i will try to get back this eve. got to go thanks
Here is the chronologic order of the things I have done after it started acting this way. After each failed to correct the problem or tested fine, I continued to next step.
1. Checked and changed Fuel Filter,
2. Checked Fuel Pressure- was fine 6 months ago but not now,
3. Check Timing-Stock Distributor timing: 13deg. intitial, 32 deg. mech total, 43 vac. total,
4. Check Plugs- all fine with very little carbon.,
5. Replaced Plugs and Wires,
6. Replaced cap and rotor,
7. Replaced Distributor-MSD Pro Billet R-T-R timing: 14deg intitial, 35 total mech, 46 total vac,
8. Replaced plugs again.
9. Replaced Carburetor-from Holley 600cfm vac secondaries to Speed Demon 650 Vac Secondaries Electric choke,
10. Changed Jets and springs on carb adjustments- worked for one week then problem came back
11. Checked all lines for fuel leaks- none execpt after I changed the fuel filter again, tightened and it stopped.
So that is what I have done. In between a couple of steps, I replaced the fuel gauge twice (three different gauges used). I have another gauge order and am thinking about the Carter rotary electric pump- 7psi 72gph. Any feelings about this pump? I don't have the tools to test the compression but my last garage can. I noticed that I have to put about 1 quart of oil in the engine every two weeks more or less.
Actually those are the people who work in Kragens.
Ever check the fuel pump eccentric on the front of the cam?. They can come loose and spin causing erratic fuel delivery. (assuming this is a Chevrelet). Might be the heat that loosens the bolt enough to spin(sometimes).
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Ever check the fuel pump eccentric on the front of the cam?. They can come loose and spin causing erratic fuel delivery. (assuming this is a Chevrelet). Might be the heat that loosens the bolt enough to spin(sometimes).

Not on a chevy it is driven by the cam with a push rod!!
It may be something as simple as sediment in the tank blocking the pickup filter after running awhile. Where is your inline filter?
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I'am with him ! Time to pull the tank!
don't want to chew you out but you're going to spend an awfull lot of money on this problem unless you get a little more sensible about what your doing. seems to me your having all this work done. if you are go some place else because they don't know what there doing.if you don't have the basic tools like a compression tester buy one and do the work yourself,it's cheeper than having it done.that oil problem could be serious,check the pcv.there are so many things that can cause your problem you and without the details it's hard to -dognose* best way for you is to eliminate the major possibiliies and work your way down to the real problem. good luck
I didn't mean Chevrelet, I meant Buick. I was trying to explian somthing to someone else and apparently got confused.
Anyway, I didnt want to be the only one who was wondering why you keep paying someone else to do the work. Who are you paying anyway? Someone worth paying should be able to narrow things down a bit and at least give you an idea of what happening. I'm really starting to think it's all related to fuel pressure. Something gotta be wrong in the pump or fuel lines.
Not to be sarcastic but is my name has not already given you a clue, it is a 69 mustang. Yes a Ford, and it a has a 351W bored .030 over. And about the lecture on how much money I am going to spend because I don't feel like doing it myself: I have only had the car into a garage for tuning and diagnostic services. I have to my best ability tried to figure out what it was. Before I took the car in each time, I thoroughly examined all possibilities until there was nothing else I could do with my skill. If I did pull the valve covers off to check the cam, I wouldn't know what to look for because I haven't ever experienced this situation. I changed the fuel pump, filters, fuel lines, carburetor, distributor, plugs, wires, and everything else that has gone on there. I even tuned it to an exent. I only took it in because no matter how much I messed with it, I couldn't better the situation. If I was too lazy to do any work on the car and only take it in "when it sounds funny," Then I wouldn't spend some evenings working on it from 6pm to 2am. Yeah I have worked on it for 8 hours several times. So I am not spending money uselessly because I don't want to do any work; I do that because I wasn't able to make a difference by what I was doing and I don't feel that my skill can be trusted as well as a professional mechanic.
In regard to the three different garages, I have used them all at the same time. I took it first to the guy that built the engine and when he didn't know what to do/couldn't fix it/didn't feel like working on it anymore, I took it to the guy who usually works on my business vehicles. When he couldn't do it, I took it to another race shop. Each time I told them what had been done and they checked the previous and tried something else. So yeah maybe I should have stayed with the first guy but when he shrugged off my problem as "because of the way I drive" even though he doesn't know how well I have treated this car, I was pretty pissed. The reason I left the second guy was that he openly admitted that he dealt primarily with new computer controller cars but would do his best without guaranteed results, I took it to the last place. The last group of guys runs cirle track and drag racing. They have only had their hands on it once and have a really good attitude about it. They are the only garage that I have been to that doesn't mind the owner helping them out in the shop area.
Here is something to check.Look for rust sludge in the carb or fuel filter.A rusty gas tank will cause this problem.When the engine is off the scale settles off of the pickup sock,but after startup it will clog the sock in short order.Most carbs require a little choke adjustment when the weather changes,but that only effects cold start drivabilty.Another thing to watch is fuel blends.winter fuel blends are somewhat different then summer blends and most gas companies assume that all cars are fuel injected these days and that they will automatically compensate for the change in fuel weight,but a carb wont do this.If the problem isnt rust in the tank,I would try different fuel.I know that winter blend pump gas makes my fuel pressure go thru the roof.If I set up engine up on race gas and set the fuel pressure to 9 psi the car runs fine and a tad lean.If I blend in summer blend pump gas the car will run fatter and have about 2 psi more fuel pressure.I now have straight sunoco 94 winter blend in the tank since I wanted to improve cold starting of my race engine over the winter no racing months{I drive it on the street a bit rather then winterize the engine}.With the sunoco 94 I cant get the fuel pressure guage to go below 15 psi and I had to turn the pressure down just to keep the carb from flooding.I have never heard of winter blend reducing fuel pressure,but my pressure is regualted by a regualtor,not pump flow,so it is posible that a low pressure pump might have the opposite problem of my setup.Good luck,and dont do anything stupid.
The oil consumption you mentioned makes me wonder if the diaphram in your fuel pump might not have a hole in it. That could affect the efficiency of the pump, and cause you to lose oil as well.
Just a thought.
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How can your 'leader brand' differentiate you from all the other CxOs out there? Follow these 10 steps to uncover and maintain the 'wow factor' of your leader brand.
1. Know Yourself to Grow Yourself
Do you know how others see you? Is there a gap between how you view your leadership and how those around you do? The first step to grow yourself is to know yourself and this involves both internal reflection and gathering external feedback.
The 360˚Reach Personal Brand Assessment enables you to gather data regarding the attributes, skills, competencies and strengths that define your brand. The process begins with a self-assessment and is followed by requesting feedback from others so you can compare how you view yourself with how you are currently perceived. The results will enable you to identify areas that you want to accentuate and areas you want to diminish as you define your leader brand.
2. Articulate your VPs
The foundation of your leader brand is called your "VPs" – vision, purpose, values, and passions.
- Vision: Your image of what you see possible for the world – your desired future.
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- Values: The ideals or operating principles that determine how you conduct your day-to-day activities. Your values are true to you and you do not compromise them.
- Passions: This is what motivates and energizes you. Your passions get you out of bed in the morning, but as a leader always have 'pure unadulterated tenacity' to drive your passions forward.
3. Define your Target Audience
When leading your job is not to be 'famous', but rather to be 'selectively famous'. In other words, identify the people who need your leadership and communicate your leader brand only to them. This target audience are the only ones who need to know you. They are the ones who will ultimately make the critical decision to follow you. Once you know your target audience, do everything in your power to nurture them.
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- Consistency: Once you are clear about your promise of value, consistently demonstrate your brand promise everywhere. This includes your social media profiles, your website, your business cards, your communications. Everything.
- Constancy: It is not enough to be clear and consistent if you are not always visible to your target audience. Strong leader brands are constant. They are always there for their customers, prospects, and those who can help them achieve their goals. Be visible or run the risk of being forgotten!
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Regular maintenance of your leader brand is necessary so live in the inquiry and always ask yourself if what you are doing or saying is on-brand or off-brand. Is it contributing to your leadership message or distracting from it? Google yourself regularly to see if there is anything off-brand. Ask for direct feedback from your community or do another 360Reach personal brand assessment to check if others see your brand in the same way you have been presenting it. If you find yourself going off-brand, take a moment to stop, assess what has happened, and get back on-brand as quickly as possible. By being on-brand your credibility is maintained.
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Your leader brand isn't static. It should evolve in response to the different expectations you face at different times in your career. Have the self-awareness to evolve your brand and if necessary even reinvent your leader brand.
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On a yearly basis go back to Step 1 and start again. It is important to establish the habit of re-assessing your leader brand and creating a new plan for the year. Has your vision or purpose changed? Do you have a new target audience? Are you no longer living your leader brand statement? Was there inconsistency in how your communicated your brand?
In the end, it is vital for any one of us, not just CxOs, to lead without a title. Perhaps Robin Sharma, author of The Leader Who Had No Title, said it best:
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Whether or not he gets a spot on the plane to Brazil for the World Cup, Chris Wondolowski has proven he is Jurgen Klinsmann's type of player.
Though he lacks the European pedigree that the U.S. national team coach until recently strongly favored, he's imbued with many of the same traits. He's got great balance and timing, which enables him to strike with either foot balls arriving at odd angles and also duel ferociously in the air. He's perfected the art of peeling away from defenders at the precise instant they lose sight of him to control the ball or deliver it on goal first time. He relies on quickness and cleverness rather than brute strength or raw speed. And he's the hardest worker on his club team, the San Jose Earthquakes, often staying after the regular training session has ended to refine his goalmouth wiles and techniques.
How did he respond to a rough campaign last year, during which he scored 11 goals after tying the league record with 27 in 2012? "Wondo would be the first one to tell you that he's had moments of frustration this year, because he puts high expectations on himself," said Earthquakes head coach Mark Watson last October. "But he did the right things and responded the right way and just got back to work. He does hours and hours of finishing at the end of training.
"You wonder how he scores so many goals? It's because he has great movement and great qualities in the box. He's a great finisher because of ability but also hard work. He spends a lot of time on it."
He is the antithesis of a prima-donna goalscorer who awaits chances to arrive and does little else. If anything, he takes too much responsibility, and you can count on him blaming himself for the chances he missed if the game result isn't the right one. His look of despondence after a 3-1 home loss to the Galaxy -- during which he missed a close-range shot that would have tied the game -- in the 2012 MLS playoffs was entirely self-directed.
Galaxy keeper Josh Saunders was on the ground and all Wondolowski had to do was tap it over him. He couldn't put it away. "I thought I had to lift it a little bit because Josh was there, but I just sent it way over," Wondolowski said. "Pretty bad."
The Quakes went out on aggregate, 3-2, and the disappointment sharply increased as the Galaxy rolled to a second straight MLS Cup title. Wondo won the scoring title and the MVP award, and Quakes captured the Supporters' Shield, but nobody got what they really wanted. His national team career was equally frustrating but in a different way.
Despite his consistent league scoring in recent years -- he preceded the 11-goal and 27-goal seasons by hitting a combined 34 goals in 2009 and 2010 -- success at national team level had also eluded him. A fluffed chance at the 2011 Gold Cup in a group match against Panama left him distraught; ironically, the player he replaced -- defender Clarence Goodson -- had scored the U.S. goal in a 2-1 defeat.
But Wondo may have finally gotten over the hump. After struggling through a barren spell that seemed to constrict his USA career -- no goals and several primo chances squandered in his first nine games -- he's hit the target nine times in the last 10 matches. He came out of the January camp by scoring both goals in a 2-0 defeat of South Korea, and connected again in the 2-2 tie with Mexico Wednesday night.
Those goals have burnished a bit the reputation of scoring only against the weakest foes and choking in bigger games. He broke out of his U.S. drought by scoring against Guatemala last July in the final tune-up match for the Gold Cup, which he lit up in group play by bagging five in games against minnows Belize and Cuba. But in the group finale, he botched a great chance and though the USA won, 1-0, that specter of failure under pressure returned.
Friendlies are what they are, but there's no doubt coolly bagging a classic poacher's goal against Mexico in front of a huge crowd has to erase a bit more of the stigma Wondo can't score in important games. He wouldn't be the first goalscorer to light it up in MLS -- as did Taylor Twellman and Jeff Cunningham before him -- without nailing down a national team spot. And Wondo's recent goal spurt may not be enough for Klinsmann to rate him as a necessity against Ghana, Portugal and Germany.
The U.S. forward ranks may be too crowded. The insanely hyped debut of teenager Julian Green has triggered speculation Klinsmann may take him to Brazil as something of a secret weapon. And if Klinsmann classifies Landon Donovan as a forward, there may only be space for Donovan, Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey and Aron Johannsson in the forward slots. Green, despite his extreme inexperience, might be first line as a extra forward. (There's also Eddie Johnson, who replaced Wondo up front late in the Gold Cup but sat for the first hour Wednesday night.)
Probably a half-dozen players who have made significant contributions for Klinsmann are on the bubble, and until last July you couldn't have put Wondolowski in this category. But now he's melded production to his other attributes. Every team going into a World Cup wants any player who can score, and Wondo does a lot more.
No one is more committed to his teammates and his country and his craft than Wondolowski. He personifies the American spirit of perseverance and persistence, which has taken him from Division II Chico State to 2012 MLS MVP, moved him among the all-time leading MLS scorers -- no one has scored more goals in four consecutive seasons than the 72 he notched from 2010 to 2013 -- and earned him at least a puncher's chance to make the World Cup roster.


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We all have the freedom and power to design virtually any type of life we want. The idea of lifestyle design has been made popular by Tim Ferriss's book, The Four-Hour Work Week but the basic concepts have been at our disposal for years. The key point is that all of us, in developed countries anyway, have the opportunity to create the life we want to live. We don't have to be stuck in the life that society and marketing agencies tell us to live.
If you sit on a sofa and watch TV for three or four hours per day, that is your choice, that is your lifestyle. Others may prefer exercise, practicing a musical instrument, writing blog articles, taking night classes or working on a business start up. For many people, their preferred life is to be a couch potato. Choosing to stop learning new skills and take on new challenges, signals a choice that you no longer care about improving the quality of your life and you do not value and investment in your own personal development.
If you eat a diet dominated by junk food, fast food and processed food you are making another lifestyle choice. You are proudly saying that health, nutrition and personal energy are less important to your life than convenience and cravings. A lifestyle design choice.
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With inexpensive airfares, international job opportunities and the freedom of time and place with internet oriented work, you have the option to live and work virtually anywhere in the world, on work you love to do. We all have the opportunity to choose the life we lead. The opportunity is there, but most choose to have corporate marketers decide for them. Companies tell us to consume, so we consume. It is our excess consumption that forces us to tough it out in jobs we don't like and then numb our brains into boredom with television.
Life was much harder just a few decades ago. If you don't believe that just ask your grandparents or great grandparents what it was like when they were growing up. Your ancestors didn't have many choices. They had to work with whatever life delivered them. Maybe it was working on the family farm or in a factory. It might have been the highest paid job they could find and then were forced to stick it out with same company until retirement because opportunities to do anything else were scarce. Developed societies have achieved such affluence that the hardships our immediate ancestors endured are barely imaginable. We live in a time when anyone can create any life they envision for themselves. Unfortunately, for many that means coming home from a dead end job and watching TV while scoffing down unhealthy food.
You can be certain that people with similar backgrounds and similar circumstances as you, have moved to exotic countries, semi-retired, started businesses, followed their dreams or have just taken a sabbatical from the rat race. If you are not one of those people, striving towards their dream life: why aren't you?
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Marina Fuel Nozzle Too Big
I fueled up at a particular area marina for the first time, and I was surprised to find that their fuel nozzle was way too big for my fuel-fill-port-hole (whatever that is called).
To avoid any spillage, I had to gingerly fill up keeping the nozzle essentially flush to the opening. Have you ever run into that before? Are newer boats (mine is a 1979) made with larger ports? Other local marinas nozzles seem to fit okay.
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Hmmm, was your boat once gas powered? Assuming you have Diesel now. Diesel nozzles are larger diameter
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Denise, that is a good question.
I don't think so. In 1979, the Pearson 35 came with an Atomic 4 standard OR a Westerbeke Diesel option. I believe that mine is the factory diesel. Maybe they just put in one size fuel port.
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All of the deck fittings seem to take 1-1/2 hose as it been the standard going way back ?
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It might be worth getting a Baha fuel filter/funnel. That way if you have a large filler nozzle you can fill without danger of spill. Or just a big funnel, just be sure to mark it for diesel fuel only, so no one uses it for a beer bong!
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I too have this problem. I do not know if the PO of the boat changed the deck fill but it is indeed too small. I have been looking an adapter (intended for automotive use) which is certainly cheap enough but have not pulled the trigger on the order for some reason. I seem to forget all about it until I pull up to the fuel dock...grrrrr! I will order it now as it is fresh on my mind......or maybe later... ;-)
Check it out at http://www.amazon.com/TDI-Diesel-Fuel-Nozzle-Adapter/dp/B00696Y74O
Re: Marina Fuel Nozzle Too Big
Recreational Boat deck fill fittings (1.5 inch) seem to be a standard size for eons.
However, I have seen the described problem once in a while, and it was at a place that dealt with commercial craft. Those guys buy a thousand gallons at a time and need larger hose/nozzle gear.
Check around and see if your particular deck fitting is really smaller than those on other boats.
Re: Marina Fuel Nozzle Too Big
I've got the same issue on my boat (fitted with Yanmar diesel from the factory in 1977). A standard Diesel nozzle is just about the same size as the fuel fill. I usually fill up from Jerry cans, but if I stop at a fuel dock it can be very tedious to fill.
To make it easier I use a Mr Funnel
l don't honestly know if it is an effective effective filter or moisture remover but at least it makes filling up easier.
Re: Marina Fuel Nozzle Too Big
Its my understanding that the bigger nozzle is a high speed filling for larger boats. I have been to places that have both.
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Our fuel docks have larger, faster nozzles for the stinkpots and smaller, slower setups for sailboats.
I always fuel up through a screened funnel in any case, but the slow pumps are much easier to handle, safer, and cleaner as far as potential spillage/splashing..
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text: Based on the 1999 ''Franchise/JamesBond'' film of the [[Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough same name]], ''The World is Not Enough'' is a video game released in 2000 by Creator/ElectronicArts for the UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor.This game is the fourth to feature Pierce Brosnan's likeness (though not his voice). The N64 game more or less follows the same storyline as the movie, although liberties are taken for the sake of gameplay. The game itself is a first-person shooter similar to Rare's own James Bond game ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye 007]]'', although with a few notable differences, such as the inclusion of weapons with alternate functions, rendered cutscenes, full voice-acting (all of which were also in ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'', Rare's SpiritualSuccessor to ''[=GoldenEye 007=]'') and the ability to jump, disarm enemies (although you need to use stunning weapons to do this, unlike in ''Perfect Dark'') and swim.----!!The game features examples of:* AdaptationExpansion: Many instances. For example, instead of the Cigar Girl attacking MI6 alone, an entire army of mercenaries come rappeling into the building to battle the security as Bond runs down to the vault to find Sir Robert King. Another instance is where Bond has to chase the Cigar Girl along the Thames and through a subway system after crashing their boats before the latter gets onto the hot-air balloon. Both levels also involve freeing hostages and battling through an army of Mooks. They even manage to make an entire level out of a sequence where Bond starts chasing after someone, turns a corner, and is surrounded by bad guys and surrenders.* AKA47: Many examples:** Wolfram [=P2K=] -- Walther P99.** Mustang .44 -- Colt Anaconda with hunting scope.** Raptor Magnum -- Desert Eagle with laser sight.** Soviet KA-57 -- AKS-47.** In particular are the "Mustang", "Meyer" and "Deutsche" weapons, which are all respectively AKA'd variations of Colt (Mustang .44 is an Anaconda, MAR-4 is a Model 607), Steyr (the TMP otherwise keeps its name, the "Bullpup" is an AUG), and Heckler & Koch (the [=M9S=], M45, and [=SA90=] are respectively an [=MP5SD6=], [=UMP45=], and [=MSG90=].* BagOfSpilling: Even the Dart function of the wristwatch is subjected to this; even if you don't use any darts, you'll find you have none left in the next level. And there are only two levels in the whole game that give you darts ("Courier" and "Night Watch") at all.* FacelessGoons/ GratuitousNinja: Several levels feature mercenaries and terrorists in black balaclavas and matching ninja gear, even in broad daylight.* FiringOneHanded: Played straight in the [=PlayStation=] version, due to the [=PS1=]'s lower processing power compared to the N64. With only a couple exceptions, Bond holds, fires, and even ''reloads'' all of his weaponry without ever showing his left hand - this also applies to larger weapons like machine guns, shotguns, and even the ''sniper rifle''.** In the N64 version, on the other hand, this trope is averted for larger weapons, but strangely ''subverted'' for smaller weapons. Even though your first person view shows you holding pistols and such in one hand, seeing your character in the third-person (such as when an opponent sees you in multiplayer) shows that you are really holding them with both hands.* HandCannon: The Mustang .44 and Raptor Magnum. * HyperspaceArsenal* ISurrenderSuckers: If you use the Wristwatch to disarm an enemy of his weapon and then punch them immediately afterwards, they'll put their hands up in a surrendering pose...only to immediately brandish their sidearm and continue shooting at you if you walk away from them.* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Several levels have cutscenes that trigger if you fail certain objectives.* MookMaker: "King's Ransom" has windows and holes in ceilings that mercenaries rappel through every few seconds. The only way to stop them is to initiate the lockdown sequences on their respective floors. Similarly, "Midnight Departure" has trucks that will spawn additional guards that you have to fight if the alarm is raised.* PlayerGuidedMissile: The AT-420 Sentinel fires rockets that can be guided using its laser.* PlotArmor: Inverted in both versions. Characters vital to a mission tend to be much more vulnerable to attacks, even non-lethal ones such as the wristwatch's Stunner function. The civilian hostages in Thames Chase, Underground Uprising, and Turncoat in the [=N64=] version, and all of Christmas Jones' appearances in the [=PS1=] version come to mind.* RespawningEnemies[=/=]TeleportingKeycardSquad: In "King's Ransom".* RoleReprisal: Even though most of the characters are voiced by professional voice actors as opposed to the actual actors from the film the game is based on, John Cleese actually reprises his role as R from the movie.* SequenceBreaking:** It's actually possible to complete the first level in the N64 version without ever going upstairs. Simply use the Watch's Stunner or Darts on someone, run to the privacy booth containing the deposit box, open it to collect the gadgets, and then leave through the main entrance. You won't get the ending cutscene, but the game will still register the mission as "complete", allowing you to proceed to the next level early, even on 00 Agent.** Several other levels have objectives that only appear when certain characters talk to you. However, it's possible to completely bypass these objectives by zapping them with your watch's Stun mode and walking past them before they have a chance to recover. This makes accomplishing certain missions a lot easier/quicker than usual.* ShoutOut: One of Zukovsky's guards bears a resemblance to [[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Tony Montana]].* SniperPistol: The Mustang .44 is a HandCannon with an adjustable hunting scope.* SparedByTheAdaptation: Subverted. Davidov and Bullion are still killed, just a little later than they were in the movie (Davidov actually leaves his car and goes a little while before you kill him, and Valentin doesn't kill Bullion like he did in the movie, leaving Bond to confront him) so that the game could have more bosses/objectives.* SwissArmyWeapon: The Motorola wristwatch, which Bond starts off nearly every level with, has four different function: Stunner, Dart, Laser, and Grapple.* TimedMission: "Underground Uprising" and "Meltdown".* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Where to begin? In literally the first second in the first mission, "Courier", you start off in front of the bank receptionist, who is within arm's length of Bond. You can punch her out the moment the gameplay begins. Sure, it will make you fail the mission, but it's still strangely funny watching the receptionist fly half-way across the room before falling over and dying.** The Stunner mode on the wristwatch allows you to repeatedly electrocute people again and again without killing them.* WarringWithoutWeapons: You start "Turncoat" off without any guns (although you still have your wristwatch) but you can find another just a few seconds into the level by climbing up a ladder onto a scaffolding.* YouDontLookLikeYou: Several characters end up looking nothing like their actors from the movie. Notable examples include Moneypenny, Robinson, Sir Robert King, and especially Q.


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2008 could still be a bad year for ethanol stocks but brighter for solar, according to this excerpt from the Wall Street Transcript's Alternative energy report.
In the report, Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James & Associates said the solar sector will continue to thrive despite the US recession largely because demand is largely tied to government subsidies, and the industry is not cyclical.
According to this study by SBI (Specialists in Business Information), the US solar market had sales of $3.8bn last year and is expected to reach $12bn by 2012.
"Recent incentives from Capitol Hill provide users of solar energy with tax credits and rebates on solar systems," said Tatjana Meerman of SBI. "Bush's Solar America Initiative in 2006 also provided solar energy manufacturers with funding to accelerate R&D and creating new technologies."
Developer Ausra Inc., which is partially funded by Khosla Ventures, said that solar thermal power could meet over 90% of US electric grid auto fleet energy needs.
Just the past two weeks alone saw so many US news on solar investments. Here are some of them:
- Global Solar Energy of Tuscon, Arizona, started its phase one CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide) photovoltaic plant with 40 megawatts/year capacity, said to be the largest of its kind in the world. The company will also build a 750 KW CIGS solar field, and will commission a 35 MW plant in Berlin this fall.
- British Columbia's Day4 Energy expanded its 2009 solar electric modules contracts by 40%, and 88% for 2010.
- Ocean City, NJ, awarded WorldWater & Solar Technologies a $4m solar system contract, which is expected to produce 550,000 KW hours of energy in its first year.
- GT Solar of New Hampshire bags a $49m polysilicon reactor supply contract from Trina Solar (Lianyungang) Co. Ltd.
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ok its not low mileage but its to honor the 4th! but it not my fault because theres a 74 spirit of america vega on ebay with only 41,000 miles but there only 2 half assed pictures so anyways here you go america! any of you have any of the 74 chevy spirit of america cars well please share! no trolling
btw heres the previous N/OCOTD http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...h-43-000-miles


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There are few vocalists in contemporary country music who can make a sad song feel so good. Lee Ann Womack is a poetess in her expressiveness. She uses it not only to communicate what's in the lyrics she sings, but also to arrest the listener's disbelief by underscoring her commitment to the dictum that positive change is always possible if you can survive the darkness. Call Me Crazy is Womack's first album in three years, a follow-up to her game-changing There's More Where That Came From. It walks a schizophrenic line both emotionally and musically: some moments recall the elegant, '70s pop-country sound that she consciously evoked on her previous disc, and there are others that are startlingly contemporary even by today's standards. Produced by Tony Brown, Call Me Crazy underscores his greatest strength: getting the essence of a vocalist across in a mix; but also his greatest weakness: the seeming inability to leave a musical backdrop until it's cluttered to death.
The set's opener, "Last Call," is a classic example of what makes Womack such a fascinating and emotionally resonant singer. This is a weeper, but also a song with its self-determination intact. The protagonist sees a phone number on her cell, and knows just who it is, but doesn't answer. She knows her former lover is in a bar and desperate, listening to cheating songs and drinking. She refuses to answer because she knows she's always his last call. The weave of acoustic guitars, a lonesome pedal steel, grand piano, fretless bass, and mandolin make it unmistakable as a country song, but it's not militant in either its arrangement or vocal. She's half sorry but experientially past the moment of returning to earlier mistakes. Smack dab in the middle of the album is "The Bees," a tune with a folksy country melody, but with an instrumental and sonic arrangement that feels like Tom Waits meets Brian Eno! It's almost sci-fi it feels so out of place, but it also feels like she should have done an entire record like this with its pump organ, deep, slapping basslines, dirty drums, and loops allowing her vocal an entirely new depth. (If this were the single there might be hope for contemporary country yet.) But there is some real snooze-worthy stuff here too. The hollow "The King of Broken Hearts" features Womack doing her best Dolly Parton but the mix fails to ignite. Likewise, "The Story of My Life" can't decide whether it wants to be a modern production number or a simple country song. Womack contributed three fine songs to the set, the plaintive, tender "Have You Seen That Girl," a lilting honky tonk waltz called "If These Walls Could Talk," and, the wildly over-produced "Everything but Quits," a duet with George Strait -- a great song all but ruined by Brown's studio excesses. Despite a couple of missteps, there is plenty to like here. Call Me Crazy continues Womack's journey of creating her own sonic brand. Perhaps next time she will flex her star power more and insist on more production control.


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Whoever voted this guy in, I hope you're liking him now. Go to mo.gov look him up on the mo house page.
He introduced the hb545 (co sponsored by jill schupp) and co sponsored hb187(sponsored by stacey newman), which I hadn't heard about previously ( requiring ALL gun sales/transfers go through a ffl dealer) among other dandies.
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Neat lookin holster you made the whole thing?! What kind of rivits are those? Whats on the back?
Best thing I ever made was some mag pouches for my P3AT
This is a discussion on The Garage Holster Part 2 within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Well here they are. I went to the local Tandy factory and went through their scrap bin. I came out with enough material to make ...
Well here they are. I went to the local Tandy factory and went through their scrap bin. I came out with enough material to make at least 4 holsters, price, $12. I also had the kydex come in from Knifekits.com. Overall I am please with them. I know I could do better if I had a press instead of using my hands and tools, but I think they look just fine and will work just as well.
Neat lookin holster you made the whole thing?! What kind of rivits are those? Whats on the back?
Best thing I ever made was some mag pouches for my P3AT
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Nice work. At first glance I thought that I was looking at some MTACs.
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It is better to have your gun and not need it, than to need it and not have it!
You cannot choose the conditions for a gunfight, so train in all conditions!
what about the belt hooks?... source?
I've had the belt loops from the other holsters I've purchased. I believe one was Little bear holsters, and the other was Bluegrass holsters. You can make them yourself although you would need some thicker kydex(if you desire). I found this morning that a framing square is exactly 2" I taped a metal file to it to simulate the dimensions of my belt. It works good enough.
Just finished making a Kydex mag carrier for my LCP. I think it came out pretty good. This is starting to become adicting!
I really like the mag carrier. I will have to try one like that myself.
Looks very functional! You've scorched the kydex pretty good so you'll want to be careful with that. When you get it too hot it can lose some of it's strength and get brittle. Get yourself a heat gun to work with it. It works much better than a torch at isolating separate parts without overheating the kydex.
I don't use a press when I make stuff. I prefer to use just a couple of pieces of foam, a few hot pads and maybe a small towel or pillow.
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Good lookin do it yourself holsters, and the mag carrier is awesome. I think I'm gonna do some research on kydex and how to use it. Thanks for the inspiration.
I'm impressed...looks like you have an effective holster there.
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Very nice, just a tip on how to clean up those edges..
Take a normal, everyday utility knife with a new blade. Very slowly and surgically cut around the perimeter. DON'T try to cut all the way through in one slice. Make as many slow steady slices as necessary to get through. This will keep you from slipping.
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will made it last night... not the best looking, but works well and it vary comfortable..


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Retired police officer kills gunman in Burton
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:52 AM EDT
BURTON, Mich. (AP) — A retired police officer has shot and killed a masked gunman at a Flint-area poker room.
WJRT-TV reports the gunman shot out the front door of the Palace Poker Room in Burton around 1 a.m. Wednesday before walking in and firing at least one round into the ceiling.
He told the 30 to 60 people inside to hit the floor.
WEYI-TV says two of the people in attendance were former police officers. One of them was armed and shot and killed the masked gunman.
I used to live north of there. Sounds like the place is one dirtbag safer now.