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Thought Leadership Requires Going Beyond The Innovators
Posted by Tom Grant on July 12, 2010
Every office has a gadget fetishist. These people can be indicators of technologies that might be interesting, but they're not 100% reliable. It's in the nature of experimentation to make occasional hits (iPhones, Flip video cameras, GPS navigation devices, noise-canceling headphones that actually work) and frequent misses (USB-powered toothbrushes, Segways, most noise-canceling headphones, anything applied directly to the forehead). Not everyone wants to be an experimenter, or can afford to be one.
Consequently, gadgeteers – "innovators," in the terminology of people who study the diffusion of innovations – are always a very small minority of the population. Given their hit-or-miss track records, others treat innovators skeptically.
Why then do many technology vendors, in their quest to become thought leaders, market to a tiny minority of buyers that others in their organizations don't see as reliable guides to technology investments?
Social technology start-ups provide the most obvious examples of this strategy. Foursquare's Web site, for example, is clearly pitched at the social enthusiast, someone who takes the value of giving "you & your friends new ways of exploring your city." The site's main page provides links to Foursquare apps written for the iPhone, BlackBerry, and other mobile devices, assuming that having Foursquare on your phone might be a good idea. Being a thought leader in location-based social networking, in Foursquare's case, means marketing to the tiny population of people willing to dive head-first into its service, figuring out its value as they go. If Foursquare, as a thought leader in social technology, is ahead of the market, there's always a population of social networking enthusiasts willing to experiment with them.
It's not fair to pick on start-ups, since even the biggest, oldest, and even the stodgiest companies often treat thought leadership in the same way. They, too, bring not just new, but extremely novel technologies to market, with unclear use cases and even fuzzier value propositions. Faced with this situation, some vendors fall back on the old reliables, developers. (Maybe I should say, "Developers, developers, developers!") If the people who, someday, will use the technology don't quite get it, the smart people implementing the technology will. What the developers build and deploy will be so useful that the rest of the company eventually will see the light.
This strategy is commonplace among established vendors. Microsoft, for example, has depended on developers becoming advocates for its platform technologies, such as Azure. Even when there's a user-accessible application, such as SharePoint, Microsoft expects developers to be at the point of the adoption spear. When it releases new products, Oracle frequently raises the technical bar very high, with the expectation that it can fall back on the Oracle developer community to help drive adoption.
There are a lot of problems with this approach, not least of which is the glib assumption that all developers love spending their available time fiddling with untested technologies. The bigger problem, though, is the reliance on developers. Even if all developers were, by nature, innovators (in the precise sense I used that term earlier), less technophilic people have more influence over adoption.
Attitudes about technology, ranging from love to hate, are normally distributed. Therefore, technology adoption follows a familiar S-curve, with the "innovators" at the very beginning and the "laggards" at the very end. Since the innovators represent only 2.5% of the population, real adoption doesn't gain momentum until the next group, the early adopters (13.5% of the population), start giving the new technology serious attention. Not only are the early adopters more numerous, but the rest of the organization sees them as more credible than the innovators. The early adopters are in the vanguard of people who both understand what the technology does and how to successfully use it to address business problems.
Expanding adoption from innovators to early adopters is always challenging, even when there's not a huge chasm to cross. Worthy technologies don't always survive the passage. Technology vendors have a vested interest in giving the early adopters – and, for that matter, the early majority – as much help as possible. By "help," we mean useful information, not claims of your own genius as a forward-thinking vendor. Vendors earn the status of thought leaders when they convince more than just 2.5% of their potential customer base to give them serious consideration.
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Comment from Jennifer Dennard on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 08:24
We are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Billian's HealthDATA Portal online healthcare database this week, and it's been interesting to see the evolution of the product in terms of moving from developers to innovators to early adopters to early majority.
At this point, we continue to focus on product enhancements, but would also like to gain greater adoption rates. Any advice on how to increase the number of early adopters of a technology that's still evolving?
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Took a Harley trip through the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC...(Great Smoky Mtns, BRP, The Dragon, Cherohala Skyway, etc...f'ing fantastic!!!) however, one day when I took my Ultra Crimson Carry out of the Tour Pak on my Harley, I was astonished to find RUST ALL OVER THE GUN. Barrel hood, barrel end, outside of the slide, and the sides of the hammer is where it was most prevalent. I immediately sprayed it with cleaner, brushed the crap out of everything that I could, and oiled the crap out of everything that I coudl to prevent further rust spread. Despite all of the time spent frantically cleaning the gun, there are still some rust stains on the gun and some VERY VERY VERY minor pitting on the slide.
Has anybody experience the same problem? I kept my gun away from moist objects (i.e. towels wet with cleaners, water bottles with condensation, etc were kept in other bags on the bike) and the gun was inside a holster, and inside the gun pocket on my leather vest (YES IT WAS DRY INSIDE THE POCKET). What did you do to fix the rust problem? Should I take to a local gunsmith or do you think that Kimber will handle this under warranty?
My dad had a SIG and another Kimber on the trip with absolutely NO PROBLEMS.
I look forward to your advice and suggestions.
I've read many posts about Kimbers rusting very easily.
You need to send it off somewhere to get refinished. With pitting, you may have some visible remains of that after the refinsih - but at least it will not rust anymore.
I'd sent it to Robar and get the NP3 finish if I were you.
I've been looking at alternate finishes for the slide, what does the NP3 run? Any other suggestions? I don't want to have this happen again...the guy at Kimber said they might cover it under warranty, but might not. I have 4 Kimbers and have never had this problem before, so I'm hoping that they would cover it under warranty.
I think RObar is like $220-$250, I forget.
CCR Refinishing can do Ceracoat for around $150. I think Robar may be the good bet since you are not just getting the gun refinished, but want to take care of the rust first.
Your vest can keep moisture out but will also hold it in from perspiration. You don't have to realize you are perspiring to be doing so.
Harley tour packs are NOT weather tight plus you add in temperature changes, condensation, altitude changes you'll get moisture. Mine stays on my body in a holster or my vest unless traveling in a NO state. Lift up the lower back rest pad and feel the top of the lid seal does it cover it properly? my 08 does not. I also wipe my firearm down every night.
Bro: Want to put a stop to the rust problem ???? Send you pistol to "robar" in arizona. Tell them to plate the entire pistol with "np3". They will plate the frame, slide, & all internal parts except the springs. They will remove the sights, plate the slide, then plate the sights with their black "rogard" finish, then install the sights back on the slide. The finish is guaranteed to not peel, flake, or rust for the lifetime of the pistol. Will take about 8 weeks due to their current backlog of work & will cost about $400 but your problem will be solved.
Mucho promiso, hombre-----you will be extremely happy with the results.
it would make me very upset to buy a pistol that is well north of $1000. and have RUSTING problems.
we are not talking about dunking guns in salt water. just normal , daily use!!!!
i would be calling kimber.
it makes me thankful i compared kimber to dan wesson.......and bought the dw. more gun less money imho
it not right to have to pay to have a $1000 pistol refinished. just for edc
Maybe I'll take a magnet with me on my next gun purchase, never know.


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Dumb decsion by by Granite Peak
The best hill and park in the Midwest has made a huge mistake.
Unfortunately we will not have our Main Event jump line/Park, I know everyone was looking forward to doing hot laps with the new lift. The park is being replaced with moguls from the top of main event to where the bottom of the jump line ended.
Man I am finally at a point I could safely and ride the jump line and I was so looking forward to a few trips to this hill. 3 hour trek for us.
They are getting blasted on this bad decision.
They did have a mogul run and honestly the trip when I was there I saw 2 skiers on it the entire weekend Fri-Sun.
Hope they change their minds.....
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That's idiotic in my opinion, but I'm not a huge fan of granite peak in general. I don't like how it seems like every run is steep at the top and then really mellow the rest of the way. I did find the park good though so it's too bad they cocked that up. I like lutsen and giants ridge for midwest. Spirit has good park too but that shit is way over my head. Fucking a-frame was like 20 feet high.
Spoke to the wife immediately after I seen this last night and she had no clue. This was obviously a decision made by the top levels at GP.
All I was told is that the GP parks were voted #1 by Transworld again for more than just one line and that they intend to improve the existing parks as well as look for another location for a new line.
I still honestly think you will be able to find what you are looking for if you decide to come back up. Still a couple other parks that will suit your needs.
And like I said to you in my message earlier, maybe if they DO get enough negative feedback from this they will change their minds. Still plenty of time to rethink their decision.
This was the latest post on the Granite Peak Park FB page -
"The decision was made to move the park so that an entire run would be dedicated to the west side terrain park. We made the move to improve the terrain park, the riding experience and for a better variety of features. We are always trying to improve the riding and skiing experience in our parks."
"We will be improving our Tyro Park a ton. It will be moved to the west side of Mystery right along the Blitzen chair lift. It will be a small 3 hit jump line with about 5 easy jibs. This will triple the size and number of features from past years."
Yes they are still the best around our area for sure.
I guess I was just disappointed in that this would have been the first year I had the skill to ride the jump line. When my kids and I went it was awesome seeing guys hit those and it was such a great set-up. Hopefully they will do something similar on the west side.
We are still taking some trips to GP as it still has a TON to challenge my kids and me
This is email from Chuck, the owner of Granite Peak.
We will need to look at and respond to the thread of postings on Facebook and correct the misunderstanding about the new park on Western Frontier instead of the old park on Main Event. It was not moved to make room for more moguls but rather to improve and expand the park.
The park was moved to Western Frontier to improve the park so that an entire run would be dedicated to the new terrain park. With the increased traffic we expect in the West with the new Dasher High Speed Lift (which will cut time riding the chair from about 10 minutes to about 3 minutes), we believed that moving the park to its own dedicated run would improve the riding experience and allow for more features and a better variety of features. Having it on Western Frontier will allow the expansion of the park onto the upper headwall, which, given the width of Western Frontier will allow several features on this steeper upper portion. In contrast, the terrain park on Main Event had zero features on the upper headwall, and no advanced features. The terrain below the headwall on Western Frontier is about the same pitch as Main Event where the features were located last year but on Western Frontier the terrain park will not have to share the run with a separate non-terrain park lane as was the case on Main Event. This should allow for a more varied and interesting set of features on Western Frontier than were possible on Main Event. Western Frontier is larger than the portion of Main Event devoted to the terrain features and thus the park overall will increase in size.
Our goal, as always, has been to improve the riding and skiing experience, and we believe moving the terrain park to Western Frontier will improve the riding experience of the new park versus the old park. Whenever we have changed location of parks or other features, some of our customers (and even some of our staff) have worried that the change will be for the worse. But once they ski or ride the new terrain (or get feedback from customers after the customers have experienced the new change), most everyone ends up agreeing that the change was for the best.
Thanks for the heads up about this issuewe will need clear up the misunderstanding about the reasons for moving the park (to improve it) and that it had nothing to do with adding moguls (the moguls will only occupy about 1/3 of the width of the run (although they will be extended downhill several hundred feet) leaving the other 2/3s of the run open for free skiing and riding).
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Cheap drugstore sulfate-free shampoos
I have decided to switch to sulfate-free shampoos but I can not find any that are cheap as in under five dollars. Can you please help.
Shea moisture curl and shine one is the one I love and it's what you're looking for :)
Renpure Organics? It is about $6 per bottle. Can't think of any under $5 offhand. Shea Moisture is about $10 per bottle.
If you are near a TJ MAxx or Marshalls I often see Giovanni and ICI Naturals for $10 per litre.
Organix comes in all kinds but its 13 ounces for 7 dollars i think. If you can find the new renpure bottles then their about 6 dollars for 16 ounces
The only one I can think of is Tresemme Naturals. I think its sulfate free. I know at WalMart its under $5. But I can't vouch for how good it is; my sister tried it solely because of price, and took it back because she didn't like it. She ended up buying Loreal Sleek and Shine (which I won't use because the smell is awful for me) at about $8 a bottle, and likes that much better.
I guess it depends on your criteria. If it's solely price, or if price is your number 1 driving factor above everything else, then product reviews aren't going to be as important. If product reviews carry more weight and you're willing to raise your price point by 2 or 3 dollars, you'll find better candidates.
And then, too, are you looking for 100% sulfate free, or modified CG? Because Trader Joe's shampoos are not sulfate free but they are SLS free, and they are less than $3. I rotate TJ's Refresh in my routine and have no problem with it being too harsh, because the sulfate in it is pretty low in the ingredient list, and I only use it every 4th time I shampoo.
My sulfate-free 100% CG-poo cost me around $6.50 at the health food store :) I did buy it on sale though. (It's from the Sonoma Soap Company and I love it, it gets my hair squeeky clean and it amazingly gentle.) But still, a great price for a 100% CG poo.
So there are options, but your price point may be low if you want real quality. Quality ingredients do cost money - you get what you pay for.
Some people do like the Tresemme shampoo though, I don't mean to knock it. I just know my sister didn't like it; and her hair is thin, not overly dry, 3a, and has been damaged from too much straightening. Just based on her feedback, I know I probably would not try it.
Don't forget that on drugstore brands - like Loreal, Tresemme, Garnier, etc. you can get coupons, either from the companies' websites, the newspapers, or magazines. That can lower prices that might seem out of your price range. (Coupons are how my sister buys the more expensive Loreal line she uses.) If you have Fresh and Easy markets in your area, they have a customer appreciation program that gives you dollars back for shopping in their store - you can spend your free dollars on shampoos :) Other markets may do the same.
And as someone else said, check TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Big Lots, other discounters, they will carry brands that might usually be out of your price range. Maybe not $5, but when you figure out the price per ounce for the biggie sizes, it would probably come down to about the same as $5 a bottle for the smaller size.
Creme of Nature Argan Oil Sulfate Free shampoo (red bottle/yellow label)...bought at Walgreens for $5.
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CVS version of Loreal EverPure
I noticed at my local CVS drugstore that they have a CVS version of the Loreal EverPure sulfate free shampoo and conditioner. The price was $4.99 per tube, and it was on the shelf right next to the Loreal equivalent.
Hope that helps.
I love the Desert Essence Coconut Shampoo -- I usually find it on sale for a little over 5 bucks at Fruitful Yield. I've also seen it at Vitamin Shoppe and, I believe, Target.
Renpure is good!
VO5 is sulfate free, and only .99 at my local CVS. Also suave naturals- a lot of people like the coconut. They were all out when I went, so I got the everlasting sunshine. I'm not sure if that's a different product or just different scent, but it works fine for me. But definitely VO5 a lot of people like, and for a great price too!
Trader Joe's Nourish Shampoo is sulfate free. It's about $3.
Check what I said in my earlier post - that Trader Joe's shampoos were around $3 and had a sulfate that was low down on the ingredient list, so they were (IMO) not as harsh. I personally really like TJ's shampoos and the sulfate does not bother me, and I have dry hair. I think as long as you aren't using the sulfate shampoo to wash with every time you poo your hair, you're ok. But everyone's hair reacts differently. Still, it's a matter of preference, but IMO TJ's poos are some of the best on the market :) and you can't beat their price.
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August 25, 2010
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position, 1-through-30. Or, more accurately, 30-through-1. Here's an explanation.
In this post, we take on the power forwards, 10-through-1.Click the jump for the run.
10. Kevin Love(notes), Minnesota Timberwolves (last year: 15th)
This man was sixth in rebound rate last year. Sixth. Two of the players ahead of him combined to play just 51 games (clearly, they played for the Trail Blazers), and all the men ahead of him played the center position. If I'm starting a team from scratch tomorrow, there might not be another player on this list - 1 through 30 - that I'd rather have starting at power forward.
As it is now, the guy averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds in just 28 minutes a game last season. At age 21. And I'm feeling pretty ridiculous for ranking him this low.
9. Zach Randolph(notes), Memphis Grizzlies (last year: 14th)
Randolph didn't really change the way he looked just before he tossed in another lefty hook or pulled in another defensive rebound last season, but the way he went about setting up those hooks changed completely.
Or, "sped up quite a bit."
Zach didn't hold the ball last season. He got the pill, made a move and didn't muck about. Either passed it back out or put it up. Didn't wait for everyone to leave his side of the court. And helped, kind of, defensively. So, though his statistics didn't change much, his impact did. More of the same in 2010-11, please.
8. Kevin Garnett(notes), Boston Celtics (last year: third)
Kevin Garnett is just about the best power forward I've ever seen, so it hurts to rank him this low. But when he fell off last season -- and you saw it -- the man fell hard. At his peak? No doubt, perhaps still the best in the game at times. But those were just times. They popped up enough to keep us around, but they were merely times. Pity.
I'd still trust him, above anyone else, to guard that screen-and-roll.
I'd still trust his voice above anyone else's to tell me where I went wrong. I mean, I know I went wrong, but I'd really like to hear it from a guy who has been paying expert attention since the fall of 1995 to tell me just how I went wrong. If he wouldn't mind.
I'd still trust him covering my guy and his somehow at the same time, especially after I predicted a zig, and my guy zagged.
I'd still trust him turning over that right shoulder, going baseline with the turnaround jumper.
I'd still trust him down there, guarding any name you want to throw out. Names 1-through-30 on this list. Go ahead.
I still know that he's the best all-around player of his generation. Better than Duncan, better than Kobe, better than Shaq. In the era after Bird and before LeBron, nobody put it all together like K.G.
Enjoy him, please, in 2010-11.
7. Josh Smith(notes), Atlanta Hawks (last year: 11th)
Smith just got it together last season. And when you're a player of Josh's considerable skill and athletic ability, getting it together leads to big things.
He's just an all-rounder, tossing in a relatively paltry 16 points and nine rebounds (and that's rounded up), but shooting over 50 percent while averaging 3.7 combined steals/blocks and 4.2 assists. My man, that works.
Famously, at least around these parts, he also gave up on 3-pointers last season. After averaging 112 3-point attempts between 2005 and 2009, Josh attempted just seven last season, and to these eyes nearly all of them were last-second heaves from half court or beyond.
6. Carlos Boozer(notes), Chicago Bulls (last year: eighth)
It was a weird run for Carlos in Utah. He stabbed a CBA-cheating owner in the back by reneging on an illegal handshake agreement to sign with the Jazz, and then ran injured for a while, drawing the ire of his new team's front office. Then Paul Millsap(notes) popped up, and while Boozer's backup didn't exactly make him redundant, he did allow for the trade rumors that really escalated before Boozer's 2009-10 player option, assumed-but-eventually-declined 2009 free agency and eventual split in 2010.
Yikes. So, it's as if he never was a member of the Jazz. Now he's a Bull, he sets screens, he gathers well and finishes expertly with either hand, and truly comes straight out of central casting for a team like Chicago. Assuming he averages 65 games a season. Anything less, and Chicago will continue to have Jazz-like issues.
5. Chris Bosh(notes), Miami Heat (last year: fourth)
Given his own team, lots of possessions and plenty of space around him, there's a great chance Bosh could average, oh, the 24 and 11 he managed last season on his own in Toronto. But his numbers will go down in Miami. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Bosh topped out at 15 or 16 points per game this season.
It also wouldn't surprise me if he shot about 97 percent from the field.
4. Dirk Nowitzki(notes), Dallas Mavericks (last year: second)
Nowitzki figures to come close to sustaining the 25 points and eight rebounds he came through with last season. He'll be 32 on opening night, but his shooting is as strong as ever and we could see an uptick in 3-point attempts during 2010-11.
But defense and the demands of a team that is far, far more talented than the squad Amar'e Stoudemire(notes) will be on this year, could play a part. But, really, I'd have no qualms with anyone switching his and Amar'e's rankings.
3. Amar'e Stoudemire, New York Knicks (last year: fifth)
Free to fly in New York, Stoudemire will miss the presence of Steve Nash(notes) in his backcourt ... until he realizes that he's probably the best pure paint scorer this league has, and that he can drop 25 points with or without the expertly placed pass.
His defense can be crummy, and it's possible that he won't have as much all-around impact as several of the players ranked below him, but I'd like to see the Knicks play for a while before I go half-empty with my assumptions.
2. Tim Duncan(notes), San Antonio Spurs (last year: second, but ranked at center)
Weren't you the guy bleating on and on about how Duncan was mischaracterized as a power forward for years?
Well, first off, thanks for calling me a guy. And, secondly, sure. Tim Duncan played in the low post for years and guarded centers. His teammates at "center" played away from the low post and guarded power forwards or sometimes even small forwards. Duncan was a center.
This year, I don't think he's a center. I think Tiago Splitter(notes) is a center, and I think Duncan moves to the high post more often in 2010-11. There's a good chance I'm wrong, but this is what I'm going with.
And I'm going with a guy who might only top out at 31 minutes per game as the Spurs try to rest him. I'm going with the best big man of his generation, and I think (even considering defense) he'll have a slightly poorer year than Pau Gasol(notes) once everything wraps up.
1. Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers (last year: first)
Big men don't get more versatile than this guy. He's bad at absolutely nothing, and top gear in just about everything. Scores with either hand on either block. Dominates from the high post. Nails cutters, sets screens and finishes off the good or bad pass. He can play defense now, he's worked his way into becoming a fierce rebounder and his brain is bigger than our brains are.
Even with Tim Duncan's history, his smarts, his ability and his formidable all-around play, there isn't a power forward in this league that I think can help me win more than Pau Gasol. He just does things too excellently too often to overlook.
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Ah, Grief, I should not treat you
like a homeless dog
who comes to the back door
for a crust, for a meatless bone.
I should trust you.
I should coax you
into the house and give you
your own corner,
a worn mat to lie on,
your own water dish.
You think I don't know you've been living
under my porch.
You long for your real place to be readied
before winter comes. You need
your name,
your collar and tag. You need
the right to warn off intruders,
to consider
my house your own
and me your person
and yourself
my own dog.
Poet: Denise Levertov
Poem: Talking to Grief
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WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA -- I was making a left turn and a young guy passed me in the left lane. It was only a two-lane highway right after a stop light. I had my signal light on to turn left and he passed as I was turned and I hit him on the passenger side. He received a ticket from the state patrol officer (NC). The insurance adjuster, Ann **, told me that I should be able to go ahead and get the rental car and she would get it put through as soon as possible.
The next day I called her and she told me that her supervisor had rejected the claim and they would not pay anything. The towing was $185, the rental was $73, and to get the car towed to my home was another $44. They stated that when the driver is at fault at any percentage, they can reject the claim. They admitted the young guy was at fault practically 95% but they said because I could have avoided the accident, they would not cover the claim. This is bull. I would not ever use this insurance company. They are thieves and liars. May God rain down on them.
Police report narrative (EXACTLY how it is in the police report (names removed): "Driver #2 (me) told me that he was NB on 35th Ave. SW in the curb lane when vehicle #1 put on her turn signal and moved into his lane causing him to swerve to get out of the way. This action forced him into striking vehicle #3 (legally parked). Driver #1 (her) told me that she put on her turn signal and began to change lanes when she saw that #2 was in the curb lane and moved back into her own lane. #1 was NB in the inside lane at the time. #2 (me) told me that he was just behind #1 putting him in her blind spot. #1 was cited for an unsafe lane change..."
On 8/21/2014 Encompass claims adjuster Andy ** called me at 10:30 am and denied the claim, stating to me on the phone "You made an unsafe swerve so we are denying liability."
I was in an accident last month and the guy that hit me and totaled my car didn't have enough insurance to cover the cost of replacing it. So good thing I had under-insured motorist, well if you want to call it that. The woman that I had to deal with from Encompass, Trinka **, was so rude and insensitive to me. She tried telling me they don't have to give me the value of my car, they only have to give me what it would cost to buy it from a private seller.
First of all my car is rare, they only made it for 2 years and I only found one for sale in my state. I would have been happy if she had just given me that value, but no, she drew this process out and I still don't have a check and I had to return my rental 2 weeks ago. They wouldn't give me credit for things that I had on the car that increased the value. My husband had to go to the lot where it is waiting to be auctioned off and remove everything.
This company is all fine until you file a claim - oh of course - except for the fact that they are not there 24 hours a day and if you call, they will take 2-3 days to call you back. I understand, these people are trained to get the victim to accept the lowest amount possible, but this woman was just plain mean and rude. She never once asked if we were OK or ever said have a nice day. Encompass is terrible to their customers and they can thank Trinka ** for me canceling my insurance and they can be sure I will be telling everyone that wants to listen.
I want to alert people about Encompass Insurance and their unfair and deceptive practices. A guy t-boned my car several months ago (he got a ticket) and I had several injuries. I had neck, rib, and thoracic sprains, as well as a dislocated sacrum (where the spine attaches to the pelvis). I also had muscle spasms (like cramps). Basically, my whole spine and back was involved to a degree.
I was told by Encompass to use the medical expense (Med-Pay) coverage I had in the policy. I was told when I bought the policy that the coverage was non-specific--I could use it for whatever treatments I needed, even to cover my health insurance deductible. The Encompass adjustor also told me that they didn't require specific types of providers or care, that the choice of treatments was up to me and my providers. I now know that's BS, and that they are deceptive in their selling and case management!
After several months of treatment, they cut off coverage before I was healed and before I had reached the coverage limit. They had a "Peer Review" done by someone I never met or talked to, a Mr. Juan **. This person alleged that mistakes were made in the early medical codes some providers used. He also claimed more documentation should have been provided early on.
After investigating his claims, I find they are quite false! The proper documentation was sent, and it is Mr. ** who is uninformed about medical coding. In general, he was misapplying Medicare codes to my case, but this is not a Medicare claim! The Physical Therapy said it is Mr. ** that doesn't know about the proper use of medical coding!
Encompass paid those bills months ago, having no problems with the documentation or coding when they came in. The paid them in full, with no overcharges indicated. What's more ridiculous is that Encompass said they would audit the bills as they came in and would check for problems or possible overcharges.
Encompass used this false and dishonest document to cut off coverage, which is really cruel and makes no rational sense. People have told me that these Peer Reviews are designed to favor the insurance company because they pay for the review. They look for any possible problems, real or imagined. Then they exaggerate those alleged problems as much as possible to phony up a case to end coverage. But the degree of dishonesty here is astounding! For Encompass to use this review by Mr. ** is a reflection on the dishonest way they conduct business. They need to be exposed!
In addition, Mr. ** never included my diagnosis or pain levels in his review, never talked to me or my providers to clarify any questions, never did an exam, and even left out the improvements I have been making. How sick can someone be to create such a distorted picture and sell out to an insurance company? Encompass was all too quick to use this dishonest review to cut off my coverage! I cannot recommend Encompass Insurance, their adjustor, Ray **, or the agency that sold the policy, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH) of Denver.


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Judge George W Paul's Japanese house : a case study
Barker, Jill (2011) Judge George W Paul's Japanese house : a case study. In Moulis, Antony & Van Der Plaat, Deborah (Eds.) Proceedings of the XXVIIIth International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, The Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ), State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, pp. 1-15.
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In the late 1880s a pre-fabricated Japanese house was shipped from Kobe, Japan, to Brisbane, Australia, and erected in the up-market suburb of New Farm by Japanese tradesmen. This paper is developed from a broader project researching the life of G W Paul, the man who had the house built and subsequently lived in it for the remainder of his life. Paul's motivation in importing the house represented a unique, but unfulfilled effort to develop a future, hybrid culture for Queensland. This effort took the form of a commercial venture to construct Japanese houses as desirable and climatically suitable dwellings. Against the backdrop of this ambition, this paper presents new research to elucidate and extend previous knowledge, assesses the reception of the house by its nineteenth century Brisbane audience, and considers possible reasons for the limited response which signalled the cancellation of the commercial venture.
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I wont be disappointed in the slightest if he starts making solid moves. Look trades happen all the time and
for some reason we keep believing that to get a PK Subban or a Perry we need to give up a Wayne Gretzky package for them.
If you dont believe that Tavares needs serious help on the 1st line then I dont know what to tell you. We cant keep waiting for miracles from the waiver wire. We need to make moves.
Have you noticed that no other team has been able to pry away Subban or Perry? What does that tell you about the type of package you would need?
How many impact young players are traded? I would say Richards and Carter are the last two I can think of. And that Carter trade didn't end up too well for Columbus. And I doubt there was any chance Philly would have moved them within the division anyway.
Before that was Phil Kessel, and how many of you would want to make a similar deal?
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1Flora Bolonyai
Trojans Grab Medals At FINA World Championships
Two Women of Troy win gold with Team USA; Kostas Genidounias gets bronze and Olympic qualification with Greek men.
USC Water Polo Well Represented At FINA World Championships
Thirteen Trojans unite in Kazan, Russia, as members of their respective national teams.
USC Water Polo Well Represented At FINA World Championships
Thirteen Trojans unite in Kazan, Russia, as members of their respective national teams.
USC Suits Up For NCAA Tournament At Stanford
Women of Troy take aim at a fifth national championship as NCAA action runs May 8-10 at Avery Aquatic Center.
2015 USC Women's Water Polo Season Outlook
Women of Troy take aim at a run to a 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament trip.
2014: Bolonyai played in 28 games as a senior… Took over as USC's all-time career saves leader with 895 saves… Her 252 saves in 2014 is the fourth most ever in a single season at USC… Named to All-America Second Team and earned All-MPSF Honorable Mention… Named to NCAA All-Tournament Second Team… Averaged 9.7 saves and 5.1 goals-against per game… Recorded double-digit saves in 15 games… Averaged 11.0 saves per game at the MPSF Tournament… Had a season-high 13 saves vs. UC Irvine... Named MPSF Player of the Week on Feb. 10 and March 17… Named to Capital One Academic All-America Second Team… Also earned MPSF Scholar-Athlete and ACWPC All-Academic honors.
2013: Bolonyai played in all 28 games as a junior... Named NCAA Tournament MVP after a career-high 17 saves in the national championship victory... Also named to All-America First Team and All-MPSF First Team... Finished with 222 saves (8.38 per game and allowed 135 goals (5.09 goals-against per game)... Averaged 11.3 saves per game during the MPSF and NCAA tournaments... Named to MPSF All-Tournament Team... Became the first USC water polo player to earn Capital One Academic All-America First Team award... Named an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete and earned AWPCA All-Academic honors... A preseason selection as an NCAA.com Player to Watch.
2012: Bolonyai played in 26 games as a sophomore... Named to All-America Second Team and All-MPSF Second Team... Selected MPSF Player of the Week on March 26 after matching her career high of 13 saves vs. ASU... Averaged over 10 saves per game during the MPSF and NCAA tournaments... Named to NCAA All-Tournament Second Team... Finished with 209 saves (8.6 saves per game) and allowed 127 goals (5.2 goals-against per game)… Named MPSF Player of the Week on March 26… Named an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete and earned AWPCA All-Academic honors.
2011: Bolonyai played in all 27 games as a true freshman... Earned All-America Honorable Mention... She finished with 212 saves (7.9 saves per game) and allowed 182 goals (6.7 goals-against per game)... Set her career high with 13 saves on Feb. 26 vs. San Diego State... Averaged 10.0 saves per game at the 2011 NCAA Tournament… A three-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week... Also earned AWPCA All-Academic honors.
NATIONAL TEAMS: Bolonyai is a member of the Hungarian National Team... Won bronze at the 2013 World Championships... After helping Hungary to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, went on to play in the London Games and become a first-time Olympian as Hungary finished fourth at the Games... Also has been a member of the Junior National Team... Won silver with Hungary at the 2011 Junior World Championships in Italy... Finished fourth at the 2009 Junior World Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Bolonyai played club for ASI and UUSE in Hungary... Won the Junior Hungarian Championship in 2008-2009 and in 2009-2010.
PERSONAL: Bolonyai is majoring in economics and mathematics... Parents are Orsolya and Gabor... Has three siblings, Blanka, Bori and Luca... Enjoys reading and baking in her spare time... Would like to travel to South America and New Zealand... After graduation, hopes to earn money to take a trip around the world... Born April 5, 1991.


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Austyn Chimbuoyim
The Unborn - Poem by Austyn Chimbuoyim
To God it Cried
Abel's blood for vengeance.
For justice theirs cry
Much louder than his.
Oh victims of the neo-science!
In the echelon of the new world
Their silent voice though piercing,
Resounds in a deafening bang.
Altars are erected;
For God, no, for death
The altar of science thirsts for blood
Where Satan is himself the chief priest.
The undying voice of the defenseless:
Where could be safer?
When the womb can no longer contain
Can the test tube shelter?
Hei allies, agents of death!
Hardly had they lived than died.
Yes, they died once
You will die many times.
Weak and defenseless they seem
Powerful and protected you appear.
Yet God is their shepherd
And death your guardian.
Like them you longed to see the light
You deserved it no more than them.
Now you live so that they die
You too will die when they live…
Like Abel, their maker hears them
For He hears, who made the ear
Unlike Cain, he'll not spare you
Since He punishes, who corrects nations[1]
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The international program that uses a sophisticated, high-tech, satellite-to-ground relay system to find and rescue people from potentially deadly situations is celebrating 25 years of operation. Since its creation in 1982, the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking program, or COSPAS-SARSAT, has been credited with more than 22,000 rescues worldwide, including nearly 6,000 in the United States and its surrounding waters.
Meghan Miner, a contract fisheries observer for the NOAA Fisheries Service, was one of the thousands saved. At a press briefing today at the SARSAT Mission Control Center in Suitland, Md., Miner described her rescue from a fishing vessel that sank Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, 40 miles southeast of Nantucket Island.
"Before the boat went down, I activated my personal locator beacon," Miner said. She and five other crew members then boarded a life raft. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that received the location of the distress signal, guided a rescue vessel toward the raft. "It was getting dark, and it was raining, but we began seeing lights from other boats and we fired off flares. Within 45 minutes one of the boats was along side us," Miner said.
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"For 25 years, the SARSAT program has done what it was intended to do - save lives," said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "Just like with Meghan, the success of SARSAT lies in the people who are saved, and that's a direct result of this interagency and international partnership."
"The U.S. Coast Guard has save more than a million lives, since our founding in 1790, and for the past 25 years, SARSAT has played a major role in assisting us locate and rescue those in distress," said Rear Admiral Wayne E. Justice, assistant commandant for response operations.
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Lautenbacher also announced that NOAA awarded an $18 million contract to Science Systems and Application, Inc., of Lanham, Md., to provide around-the-clock technical and operational support for the Mission Control Center. "This type of support means SARSAT will save many more lives for the foreseeable future," he said.
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When a NOAA satellite pinpoints a distress location within the United States, or its surrounding waters, the information is relayed to the Mission Control Center and sent to a Rescue Coordination Center, operated either by the Air Force for land rescues, or Coast Guard for water rescues.
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*Chili's note; Grammar Wednesday is being postponed this week; I've got bigger work to do*
I had an uneven number of students in my morning class, and I didn't expect that they'd be able to give me a whole lot of productive feedback anyway (yes, I'm being pessimistic, but I'm also a realist), so I didn't get my paper workshopped. My hope is that I'll be able to participate in the big-kids' workshop next period.
Regardless, I wanted to put this out for you, dear readers (well, for those of you brave enough to get to the end of it, anyway) to see if I can get some peer feedback on the thing. Remember that this is a first draft; I'm entirely dissatisfied that I've properly addressed my major question.
I've included my own questions at the end; I welcome any and all suggestions you care to make.
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Shards of History: Kristallnacht, Memory, and Racial Unrest
When the sun rose over Germany and Austria on the morning of November 10, 1938, much of its light was filtered through the smoke of still-burning synagogues and Jewish homes across both countries. What light shone past the haze sparkled over perhaps billions of broken shards of shattered windows and illuminated the faces of Jews both dead and stunned living alike. Those who survived the night had endured an unprecedented, targeted, and deliberate riot perpetrated by the German government, the police forces, and ordinary German citizens against their Jewish neighbors. Homes and businesses were looted and destroyed, synagogues were burned, and thousands of Jews suffered arrest, rape, and murder at the hands of their countrymen. The riots came to be known as Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, and the memory of that night is still alive in the consciousness of survivors and scholars. Kristallnacht stands as a warning against the violence and destruction that racial hatred can bring.
As soon as Adolf Hitler assumed the chancellorship of Germany in January of 1933, he began implementing programs meant to limit the freedoms and infringe on the citizenship of German Jews. As early as April of that year, a boycott against Jewish-owned businesses was called for by the Nazi government, and the call was made on April 1st in a rally by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister. Though the boycott was largely unsuccessful – the German people were not yet ready to follow Hitler in his hatred of their Jewish neighbors – it was, nevertheless, a warning sign of things to come.
Antisemitism and the persecution of Jews represented a central tenet of Nazi ideology (USHMM). The adoption of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 announced the public intention of the German government to marginalize German Jews and to limit their participation in civic life. Among the many restrictions imposed on Jews was the denial of positions in civil service, limits on the numbers of Jewish students allowed in universities, and restrictions on the practices of Jewish doctors and lawyers. The ban on Jewish participation in German life even extended to the entertainment industry; Jews were no longer allowed to act on stage or in films (USHMM) and, eventually, were forbidden to attend plays and films as patrons, as well.
Life for Jews in Poland wasn't much better. Poland, too, had become increasingly hostile toward its Jewish population, and was unwilling to allow Polish Jews living outside of the country to return to Poland. In order to return, foreign residents needed to obtain a special stamp on their passports. When these people went to their consulates in Germany and were refused the vital stamp, the purpose of the Polish government became clear. Poland did not want them to return (Schleunes, 237).
Along with the restrictions Germany put on Jews came many mass, forced deportations of foreign Jews from Germany. Soviets, Poles, and Austrians who were identified as Jews were forced to leave Germany and German occupied territories, regardless of whether these deportees had anywhere to go; in many cases, these people had lived in Germany for decades and, in some cases, generations, though sometimes without ever obtaining legal citizenship.
One such deportation was the mass expulsion of Polish Jews in 1938. The group were rounded up and shipped to the border, where Polish officials denied them entry into the country, a move which forced the deported Jews to live in a refugee camp between the two countries. Two of these refugees were the parents of Herschel Grynszpan, a 17 year-old illegal immigrant living in France. Seeking to avenge the cruel treatment of his parents, Grynszpan sought the audience of a German official at the embassy in Paris on November 7, 1938; it is suspected that he asked to see the ambassador, Count von Welczek, but was received by the third secretary, instead. Ernst vom Rath, a minor figure in the embassy, had the unhappy luck of answering Grynszpan's request to meet with a German official and was shot by the teenager. He died of his wound two days later.
Vom Rath's death was the pretext under which the Nazis launched a widespread riot in Germany and Austria against Jews. An article in the New York Times reported that the shooting in Paris was linked to a "world conspiracy" and warned Jews of certain retaliation. The official German response was that Grynszpan's frustrated attempt to find justice for his parents was, in fact, "a new plot of the Jewish world conspiracy against National Socialist Germany, an attempt to torpedo Franco-German relations, and a plot against European peace." The article went on to quote Der Angriff, the German newspaper founded by the Nazi party in 1927, which called for "the nations of Europe to unite for ruthless war against the international Jewish menace and against Jewish murder and Jewish crime"(Tolischus).
The German government wasted no time in organizing retaliation for vom Rath's shooting. In orders transmitted at 11:55 p.m. on November 9th, 1938 to all Gestapo offices, Heinrich Muller, the chief of the Gestapo, ordered that "Actions against Jews, especially against their synagogues, will take place throughout the Reich shortly." Jewish homes, shops, and places of worship were targets of violence, though the Gestapo's orders made clear that action was to be taken against these places "only if there is no… danger to the surrounding" German-owned properties and there was no risk of harm to other, non-Jewish citizens. The orders went on to clarify that looting and "other significant excesses" were to be suppressed, though it clear from eyewitness testimony of people who lived through the pogrom that those orders were not conscientiously followed by officials. Further, Heinrich warned that "Preparations are to be made for the arrest of about 20,000 to 30,000 Jews in the Reich. Above all well-to-do Jews are to be selected." As many Jews as could be accommodated were to be arrested, particularly the "healthy, male Jews, not too old" were targeted.
What is interesting here is that while the pogrom was not discouraged by the Nazi government, many elements within the Nazi leadership took pains to distance themselves from the more radical elements of the SA, sometimes called "Brown Shirts" or storm troopers, who were originally organized as Hitler's private army and whose purpose was to disrupt opponents to Hitler and to influence the populations by intimidation and violence. While Hitler's sympathies were clearly with the SA's proposed method of dealing with "the Jewish problem" (Schleunes, 236). he was forced to concede, after the Kristallnacht riots, that a more rational approach to Jewish marginalization was required.
The German government was not above letting the radicals do some of their dirty work, however. At a rally on the night of November 9th, Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, a chief instigator of the pogrom, intimated to the convened Nazi 'Old Guard' that 'World Jewry' had conspired to commit the assassination and announced that, "the Führer has decided that … demonstrations should not be prepared or organized by the Party, but insofar as they erupt spontaneously, they are not to be hampered" (USHMM). The regional Party leaders took this as a command, however, and issued orders to their offices and to branches of the State Police, SA, and Hitler Youth. Many of the perpetrators from these organizations dressed in civilian clothes, however, to perpetuate the myth that the riots were sparked spontaneously by ordinary citizens outraged by the assassination of vom Rath.
Ernest Günter Fontheim, a young Jewish boy at the time of the pogrom, remembers going to school on the morning of November 10th and being told of what happened the night before. "In a tense voice Dr. Wollheim announced that school was being dismissed because our safety could not be guaranteed," Fontheim says. "This was followed by a number of instructions which he urged us to follow in every detail" (Fontheim). The students were told to go straight home and to not walk in large groups so as to avoid the attention of others. Fontheim and his class was told that school would be closed for the foreseeable future.
On his way home, Fontheim walked past the synagogue where he was made Bar Mitzvah. He watched a "thick column of smoke rising out of the center cupola. There was no wind, and the column seemed to stand motionless reaching into the heavens" (Fontheim). He also witnessed a mob dragging a Jewish man from his apartment and beaten bloody.
Joanna Gerechter Neumann was also an eyewitness to the morning after:
"What I saw was hordes of people standing in front of a beautiful synagogue, and throwing stones through these magnificent colored windows. And as we arrived, of course we ran past place itself, the noise, the shouting, the screaming. I suppose there was an, an aura of, of eeriness about it, because we still didn't know what was happening, but I suppose just the mere fact that so many people were there and were screaming and shouting and, and throwing stones into the stained glass windows was enough to make us run."
The final tally of destruction is not clearly known. The number of synagogues destroyed varies depending on the sources consulted, ranging from about 270 to more than 1,000-2,000 (Bard). At least 96 people were murdered, nearly 30,000 were arrested and sent to concentration camps, and upwards of 7,500 Jewish homes and businesses were destroyed.
Adding insult to grave injury was the fact that, three days after the riots, Herman Goring, Hitler's acknowledged second in command, held a meeting with the top Nazi leadership to assess the damage done during the night and place responsibility for it (JVR). In this meeting, he issued an edict stating that Jews themselves were to be made responsible for the damages inflicted against them. Realizing that the cost of insurance claims for damages to Jewish property would certainly cripple insurance companies, Goring mandated that Jews "be held legally and financially responsible for the damages incurred by the pogrom. Accordingly, a "fine of 1 billion marks was levied for the slaying of Vom Rath, and 6 million marks paid by insurance companies for broken windows was to be given to the state coffers. (Snyder, 201).
The Reich saw the pogrom as a perfect opportunity to truly begin addressing the "Jewish question." Goring was concerned, however, about the loss of property due to violence against Jews; he wanted for the Jews to suffer, certainly, but he wasn't willing to have property and materials that he deemed valuable to the Reich destroyed in the process. In the meeting, Goring warned his subordinates that any property that could be seized for the benefit of the German cause should be, and that actions should not be taken that would "hurt" the Nazi party.
Further, Goring made perfectly clear the intention of the Nazi leadership toward Jews going forward. "I should not want to leave any doubt, gentlemen, as to the aim of today's meeting," Goring is quoted as saying. "We have not come together merely to talk again, but to make decisions, and I implore competent agencies to take all measures for the elimination of the Jew from the German economy, and to submit them to me" (JVL).
International reaction to the Kristallnacht pogrom was mixed. The German Ambassador to the U.S. , Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff, reported that the attitude of the U.S. toward Germany took a decided turn from neutral to somewhat positive to decidedly hostile after the Kristallnacht pogrom. In a report sent to the Nazi government on the 14th of November, five days after Kristallnacht, Dieckhoff wrote:
I believe the storm now raging over the United States will calm down in the
near future. As for now, a hurricane is raging here and no regular work can be
done. It is well known that a large part of the American press has been
attacking Germany in the most hateful and vicious way, and that this
incitement has become widespread. Until 10 November, large and strong
parts of the American people were still indifferent to the propaganda
campaign, partly because of indifference in what regards European matters,
partly because of skepticism concerning the newspapers, partly out of
sympathy for the Third Reich… Today this is no longer the case… There are still wide circles that are indifferent, and many individuals who are maintaining their calm, but as far as public opinion is being expressed, it is without exception enraged and bitter against Germany (Yad Vashem).
My research question is "How does (does?) understanding Kristallnacht help us to understand other incidences of racial intolerance and violence (i.e. the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Rwandan genocide, etc)?"
My concerns for this paper are:
• that I've not included enough background information about the political, social, and economic conditions imposed upon the Jewish population of Germany leading up to Kristallnacht
• that I've not made clear enough the internal power struggles between Hitler and his radical SA and Goebbels and Goring's more systematic approach to the "Jewish question," and how that affected both official policy and conditions on the ground.
• that I am unsure of how to make the leap from 1938 to the present time (though I think I'm going to tie it in to Kristallnacht commemorations that will happen on Monday night).
• that I have to have a far broader understanding of psychology in order to make the connection between my research and its application to my guiding question.
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Anger is deceiving. It's an emotion that can make you believe it's worth hanging on to.
It's powerful, it's demanding, and it overwhelms you with only a moment's notice. While it is a God-given emotion, one that Christ, himself, certainly felt as a human being, it is an emotion to be mastered. Many people become slaves to their anger and live lives full of bitterness and anxiety because they do not master their anger. But becoming a slave to your emotions makes you a victim and then it becomes difficult to live a happy and fulfilled life. Feeling angry is not bad or wrong… but it's how you act upon that anger that could cause you more suffering, stress, and grief.
Journaling is an excellent way to begin managing your feelings of anger. Writing out, word for word, how you feel and why you feel that way becomes not only a cathartic exercise, but a prayer, if you choose to make it that. Your anger will dissipate and eventually disappear if you release your grip on it, let it flow through and let go of it.
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Hey guys, just signed up as I bought my first SVT Focus on Saturday. It has a bogging/hesitation in any gear at a low RPM until 3,500-4,000 RPM's. I just changed the bad Upstream O2 sensor and little difference. It is throwing a MAF code. Would a bad MAF have a factor into play with this problem? Any help is appreciated.
Yes it would, clean it with MAF cleaner only or replace it.
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Rule of thumb that I use is that anytime I'm replacing something under the hood to disconnect the NEG battery cable while I'm doing the work . That way it resets your ECU to relearn the new parameters . After the work is done put the NEG battery cable back on , start the car let it idle until the motors at operating temperature . Then if its possible take it out for at least a 20 minute drive that way the ECU relearns the Air Fuel ratio along with your driving style.
This is an inherent "flaw" in the SVT. A tune will take care of it, basically eliminate the bog you feel in low RPMs. A bad MAF would make it really bad, but a relatively normal bog in low end is... well, normal.
Sorry for the late response, I cleaned the MAF, it was as black as my tires. Some MAF cleaner brightened it right up. Cleared the code, and still had a Bog/Hesitation. CEL came back on. I replaced the MAF, and all problems are solved. Runs like a champ.
Looking back, a tune on an N/A svt is not worth the money. You would probably see similar or better improvement from a lightweight flywheel and udp. Some will say there are no gains from a udp, especially on a dyno. But when I put mine in, it felt like I turned my AC off.
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On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals made a change among their right-handed hitting outfield reserves. The contract of Joey Butler was purchased from Triple-A Memphis while Randal Grichuk was optioned to Memphis.
It has marked a major turn-around for Butler, 28, who hit just .211 in his first spring training camp with the Cardinals and was removed from the 40-man roster. To his credit, the 28-year-old took it out on Pacific Coast League pitchers, against whom he batted .360 (31-for-86), fifth-best in the Pacific Coast League and was second in on-base percentage (.481). Used as both a left fielder and designated hitter, Butler had four home runs and 20 RBI while batting .458 (11-for-24) with runners in scoring position. Over his last 10 games, Butler has seven RBI, but just a .219 batting average.
Claimed from the Texas Rangers off waivers last October, Butler was a Pacific Coast League All-Star in 2012 for Round Rock while batting .290 with 20 home runs and 78 RBI. He followed that up with a.291 batting mark and a team-high .395 OBP in 2013, earning a pair of promotions to the majors where he appeared in a combined eight games (4-for-12, .333) for Texas.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder is a native of Pascagoula, Miss. Butler was the Rangers' 15th round draft selection (453rd player overall) in 2008 from the University of New Orleans and owns a .304 (435-for-1,431) career batting mark in 400 games played at the Triple-A level.
With St. Louis, Butler is expected to get an occasional start in the outfield and serve as a pinch-hitter.
Prior to this move, the Cardinals had one opening on the 40-man roster. Ironically, it was created on March 28 when Butler was dropped. If a second removal from the 40-man would occur down the road, Butler would have the option to declare free agency.
Grichuk, 22, had joined St. Louis for the first time on April 28, replacing Shane Robinson. With good defense and a power bat, it was hoped that the former Angels prospect would help ignite the Cardinals offense. It did not happen, as Grichuk went 3-for-21 (.143), including a single, double and triple. He drew one walk, had one RBI and scored twice. The Texan also struck out seven times and grounded into one double play.
Grichuk, a top 10 prospect in the Cardinals system, has just 21 games of experience at the Triple-A level and it is expected that he will return to every-day play at Memphis. His struggles in St. Louis may have been foreshadowed by him striking out 15 times in 37 spring at-bats while with the big-league club.
The Cardinals' top prospect is also a Memphis outfielder, left-handed hitting Oscar Taveras. At this point, the organization remains steadfast in their desire for the 21-year-old to continue to work on his game in the minors by playing every day. If a regular outfielder or first baseman in St. Louis is injured, that situation could change quickly.
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My dogs skin has turned very dark. Why?
We adopted a Pom mix in June. She had pretty pinkish colored skin on her underside. We had her groomed in August and everything was fine. We had her groomed in October and that's when her hair started falling out very bad (I filled up a plastic grocery bag just brushing her one day)and her skin started turning very dark. She mostly has just her top wirey hair left and very little undercoat anywhere. The adoption folks told us she is around 3-5 years old. Our vet thinks she's around 6-8 years old. Our vet also said it's nothing to worry about it's normal for her. I don't think so. What could it be? She also has had coughing the vet says from allergies. We plan to get her tested to find out what she's allergic to. Could this be related to some underlying problem? Please help!
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I would take her to a different vet.
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MANY poms have a genetic skin/coat condition where the skin turns black and they loose their undercoat. Sounds like this could be her issue.
Google poms and bad skin and most likely you will come up with more info and what people have tried for treatments, or even a veterinarian who can at least give a consult to your vet.
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Tarquin McTavish (b. 1955) was a wizard who was imprisoned in Azkaban for trapping his Muggle neighbour in a teakettle.
- The name "Tarquin" is from the Roman name Tarquinius, which is of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin. This was the name of two early kings of Rome.
Behind the scenes
- If he attended Hogwarts, he may have been in the same year as Narcissa Malfoy, and five years above the Marauders.
- Wizard of the Month (First appearance)
- Pottermore


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|Effective: Summer 2016
|5 Unit(s)
|Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1A or 1AH.
|Advisory: Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement as determined by score on the English placement test OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249.
|Grade Type: Letter Grade, the student may select Pass/No Pass
|Not Repeatable.
|FHGE: Communication & Analytical Thinking Transferable: CSU/UC
|5 hours lecture. (60 hours total per quarter)
|Student Learning Outcomes -
|Description -
|Introduction to integral calculus including definite and indefinite integrals, the first and second Fundamental Theorems and their applications to geometry, physics, and the solution of elementary differential equations.
|Course Objectives -
|The student will be able to:
|Special Facilities and/or Equipment -
|A.Graphing Calculator.
|Course Content (Body of knowledge) -
|Methods of Evaluation -
|Representative Text(s) -
|Briggs W., L. Cochran, and B. Gillett, Calculus Early Transcendentals, 2nd ed. Boston, Pearson, 2015.
|Disciplines -
|Method of Instruction -
|Lecture, Discussion, Cooperative learning exercises.
|Lab Content -
|Not applicable.
|Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments -