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DIY - BMW E39 Oil & Filter Change (vacuum extraction method)
Step-by-step DIY for a 2002 E39 (BMW 525i) vacuum extraction oil change
... UPDATED AS NEEDED - PLEASE SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS (so others benefit) ...
- 36 mm 6-point socket wrench (required to remove the oil filter housing, normal oil filter sockets are not deep enough)
- 17 mm socket wrench (if you plan on also draining oil out of the engine oil drain pan)
- Torque wrench (18 foot pounds, 25 Nm, for both the oil filter housing & the the engine oil drain plug)
- Vacuum extractor (I don't recommend my Motive Power Extractor; many successfully use the Mityvac 7201 or 7400)
- Screw-cap two-gallon clear plastic containers (for transport of the old recycled motor oil)
- Nitrile gloves and shop towels and an oil pan (if you're going to also remove the 17mm engine-oil drain plug)
Hint: Measure the length of the plastic extractor hose (just in case); see reasons why here.
- Oil, 6.9 quarts for the I6, 8 quarts for the V8 (Hint: Buy oil by quality, cold/hot viscosity, type, and cost, in that order, as described below.)
- Oil filter, most recommend Mahle, Mann, or Hengst (I used an STP filter but people suggested German filters instead)
- Four-inch rubber O-ring for the plastic housing (usually comes with the oil filter)
- Copper compression gasket for the 17mm drain plug (usually comes with the oil filter)
Hint: File a groove or cut at an angle the bottom of the hard plastic vacuum extraction hose that bottoms out on the engine oil pan so as to break suction.
- Dip stick and tube (drivers side, engine compartment, top)
- Oil filter and housing (driver side, engine compartment, top)
- Oil drain plug and gasket (passenger side, bottom of engine)
Note: Extraction will likely get a quarter quart more oil out of your engine than will conventional gravity methods.
Hint: Prominently mark the 6.9 or 8 quart level on the vacuum extractor container before use.
EXTRACTION METHOD OIL CHANGE (some people say extraction alone doesn't remove sediments):
0. Everyone warms up their BMW for the oil change and then parks on level ground
1. Some check the oil level in the engine & mark the extractor tank (so you know how much you sucked out)
3. A few let the BMW cool slightly (about 5 or 10 minutes) so you won't get burned
3. Most gather shop towels around the oil filter housing (to catch drips)
4. Some mark the oil-filter-housing position relative to the engine with whiteout (some say there is a green dot)
5. Some remove the oil-filler cap (to reduce reverse suction) & visibly check for sludge inside & on the cap
6. Remove the oil dipstick (and note the level as you will expect to remove at least that much oil into your containers)
7. With a 36mm socket, remove the oil filter housing & oil filter (most oil-filter wrenches won't be deep enough)
8. Clamp the vacuum extractor tube & pump the vacuum 10 or 15 strokes (about 10 inches of mercury on the Motive)
9. Place the vacuum extractor intake hose into the outside ring of the oil-filter housing
10. Release the hose clamp & suck out as much oil from the oil-filter housing as you can (about 1/2 quart)
11. Again clamp the vacuum extractor hose and pump suction (about 10 or so pumps to about 10 inches of Hg)
12. Run the vacuum extractor thin hose down the dipstick tube 'till it bottoms (about 2 1/2 feet)
13. Release the vacuum extractor hose clamp and watch motor oil slowly flow into the vacuum extractor container
14. Wait ... wait ... wait ... wait ... wait ... wait ... wait ... (15 minutes or even 30 minutes or more)
15. Check on progress; pump the hand pump another half-dozen times to encourage the slow flow
16. At some point, you hear a sucking sound for a few minutes & you see bubbles in your vacuum tubing
17. It's human nature to fiddle with the hose up and down slightly to prove to yourself all the oil is really out
18. The dirty oil in the vacuum extractor container should be close to your previously marked 6.9-quart level
19. If different, mark the highest level of dirty oil obtained (which is why you checked the oil level before starting)
20. Remove the vacuum extractor tube from the dip-stick tube & replace the oil dip stick
GRAVITY DRAINING ... (skip these steps if you're not also draining oil)
21. Chock the rear, jack the front, & place on 2 jack stands (placed at the front jackpads)
22. Place an oil pan under the 17 mm drain plug on the bottom of the engine (passenger side)
23. Remove the 17 mm drain plug & allow remaining oil (and sediments) to drip into the oil pan
24. Replace the plug's copper compression washer & torque to 18 foot pounds (25 Nm)
25. Raise the front slightly to remove the jack stands, lower the car, & remove wheel chocks
26. Pour drained oil into the vacuum extractor container for eventual recycling
27. Remove the old oil filter from the oil filter housing cap
28. Lubricate the new 0-ring with a drop or two of new motor oil
29. Remove the old rubber 0-ring from the oil filter housing cap & replace with the new (lubricated) 0-ring
30. Add about a half quart of motor oil to the outside concentric circle of the oil filter housing
31. Check that the oil filter does not have a direction (most install label side up but the E39 filter is directionless)
32. Screw the oil filter housing (along with the new oil filter attached) onto its engine mounting
33. Reattach the oil filter housing to the engine, hand tight until it bottoms out (check previous position marks)
34. With a torque wrench and 36mm socket, torque the oil filter housing to 18 foot pounds (25 Nm)
35. Pour the other half quart of motor oil into the engine via the engine oil filler hole (a funnel may be useful)
36. Pour five (5) more quarts of new motor oil into the engine oil filler hole
37. Temporarily replace the engine oil-filler cap and start the engine & run for a minute or two
38. Check for leaks and check the oil level on the dipstick (it often is just about a quart low)
39. Remove the engine oil-filler cap and top up the oil with the last quart as needed
40. Replace the engine oil-filler cap & run the engine for a few minutes to check for leaks
41. Clean up and recycle the old oil (often you can just pour the old oil into a bulk recycling depot)
42. Recycle the old oil containers (most people say to remove the caps but I have no idea why)
43. If desired, send a sample of old oil to be analyzed ($20) for condition & contaminants
Note: Most install the oil filter directionally, with the brand-name writing up, facing the top of the engine.
Note: There are valid arguments whether sediments are fully removed with the extraction method.
RESET SERVICE INTERVAL LIGHT: (procedure is for 2001 and later BMW E39 models):
0. Make sure the ignition key is not in the ignition, i.e., the ignition is OFF (position 0);
1. Press and hold the trip odometer button (located to the left in the instrument cluster);
2. While holding the trip odometer button, turn the ignition key to ACCESSORY (position 1);
3. Keep the trip odometer button pressed for about 5 seconds until you see "OIL SERVICE" or "INSPECTION" with "RESET" or "RE" in the display (on vehicles with the "High" cluster, you will also see the amount of fuel in liters remaining until the next scheduled service interval);
4. Let up on the trip odometer button & then again press down on the button and hold for another 5 seconds until "RESET" or "RE" flashes;
5. While "RESET" or "RE" is flashing, let up on the trip odometer button and press it down briefly to reset the service interval indicator (SII);
6. If successful, after the display has shown the new service interval, "END SIA" will appear in the display for approximately 2 seconds.
Note: If "RESET" or "RE" does not flash, then you have not met the minimum fuel consumption level and resetting is not needed (nor is it possible).
MOTOR OIL (Choose motor oil by (a) quality, (b) cold start, (c) viscosity, (d) type, & (e) cost (in that order) - never by brand or hype!):
a) QUALITY: Perhaps the most contentious of oil-selection issues shouldn't be an issue, because quality selection is (almost) as simple as reading the can.
- The problem is BMW specifies BMW LL-01 rated oil for most BMWs like mine (or LL04 which exceeds BMW LL-01 specifications) which is listed on the can of very few motor oils readily available in the USA (e.g., the only Mobil-1 that is approved is the Mobil1 SAE 0w40 variety; and you might be able to find German-made Castrol Syntec SAE 0w30 European Formula if you're resourceful, or even Pentospeed SAE 0W30, or Pennzoil Platinum European Formula Ultra SAE 5W-30, or Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W-30, etc. For more choices, please see the attached document listing the available LL-01/LL-04 motor oils available for sale in the USA.) Strictly speaking, LL-01/LL-04 is all you need to know about quality (unless you can't find LL-01/LL-04 rated oil easily). Never assume a brand name automatically equates to the desired quality. It doesn't. Never did. Never will.
- If you can't find LL-01 (or LL-04) rated oil, then some will tell you any fully synthetic oil rated ACEA A3/B3 or better meets BMW specifications; but again, the problem is finding an oil locally available that has ACEA A3/B3 printed on the can.
- Otherwise, historically, at least in the United States, the main reliable measure of quality has been the American Petroleum Institute (API) "Service" rating (buy API SL for older BMWs or API SM or better for newer BMWs) printed on every can of oil sold in the US. This more readily available API quality designation is chronological, i.e., SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SI, SJ, SK, SL, & SM. Over time, this API quality designation moved higher and higher in the alphabet as more and more problems are specified and overcome by the petroleum engineers (note SA is unspecified, and note each specification exceeds the prior specification).
- Note that anyone who says "use Castrol" or "get Mobil1", without suggesting the BMW or ACEA or API quality rating, isn't providing enough information to make the right quality decision for you; brand and price and label hype are meaningless for this purpose (for example, even some BMW-branded oils don't meet BMW specifications for M cars).
b) COLD START: Depending on where you live, get an appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) winter (W) rating. Bear in mind, the SAE W rating only holds true for the first few minutes no matter what climate you live in. This rating is probably the least understood of all the motor oil descriptors, but, since most wear occurs at startup, it's an important measure. Since engine oil viscosity decreases logarithmically with temperature, the SAW W rating of, say "SAE 10W", tells you that the oil "acts like" a straight SAE 10 weight oil would act at 0 degrees Fahrenheit (F). The point is that it is NEVER an SAE 10 weight oil; it just acts like an SAE 10 would at 0 degrees F (the point is before the engine is warmed up). After the engine is warm (212 degrees F) the SAE W rating is meaningless. It is important to understand that a straight 30 weight oil acts exactly the same at engine temperatures as does a 5W30, or 10W30, or 15W30 motor oil. It is also important to understand the logarithmic decrease in viscosity still applies at all temperatures below 212 F, even though the only listed temperature is the 0 degrees F W rating. See included charts for more details.
c) VISCOSITY: Depending on engine factors, you'll choose a warmed-up SAE oil viscosity (measured as kinematic or Saybolt) that suits you and your engine. Just pick a warmed-up viscosity that your owners manual lists as an option. That's pretty much it. People make a much bigger issue of selecting the warmed-up viscosity than they need to. In my humble opinion, if you don't already know, before you got here, exactly which warmed-up viscosity you prefer, then simply choose the warmed-up viscosity by one of the other factors below this one in the selection criteria. Bear in mind, it is reputed the greater the spread between the SAE W rating and the SAE warmed-up rating (measured at 212° F), the greater the tendency of the oil to carbonize in your engine. If that is true, the simplest advice is to lean toward the closest multi-weight spread listed in your owners manual.
d) TYPE: Almost all BMW posters recommended synthetic motor oil for longevity, reduced wear and tear on gears, reduced incidence of oil oxidation, and lower sludge formation (as compared with similar quality traditional motor oils); but there are always tradeoffs, not the least of which are price considerations.
e) COST: Duh. As low as you can get. Buy Internet. Buy bulk. Stock ahead. If you buy good-quality (as measured by the API or BMW rating) oil, brand is nearly meaningless (see Consumer Reports' canonical diatribe on motor oil quality consistency over time).
Note: There is a LOT more to say about motor oils, e.g., see this from TheStig; or listen to Andrew-Debbie who tell us, among other things, "Many M cars specify Castrol TWS 10W-60" & "BMW-branded oil is probably re-branded German Castrol" Syntec 0W-30 European Formula & that other grades of Castrol easily found in the US may not meet BMW LL-01 specifications.
Note: Previously I had almost given up on vacuum extraction ... after my first fiasco with the Motive Power Extractor); but now, even though I can no longer recommend the Motive, I can recommend vacuum extraction overall.
Last edited by bluebee; 06-26-2009 at 07:26 AM. Reason: Edited to add information that comes in from users so this one post is most useful to others w/o having to read all the posts
The 0/5/10 W is measured at 40 degrees C.
Why not just pick a BMW approved oil?
Last edited by TheStig; 05-28-2009 at 10:13 AM.
Why suction the oil out instead of letting gravity do the trick? Am I missing something?
2003 Sterling Gray 540iA M Sport w/Navi
seems like gravity will get more oil out since you can let it run and drain for like an hour if you want
curious to know as i need to do an oil change this weekend
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Because it is easier and you stay much cleaner. Anyone who has suctioned their oil rarely goes back to the gravity method. You never have to crawl underneath, align your oil catch pan nor spill any oil. If only every car had a top mount filter, like BMW, I would never have to crawl underneath another car again! There has been some discussion on whether the suction method actually draills all the oil. I suspect that there is always some residual oil left within the system (e.g. oil lines, oil pump, cylinder head, etc.). The small amount remaining in the pan is probably negligible. Other than that, there is no reason why not to suction.
I have the mityvac 7400 and it works great.
I never used one of these before but read alot of people w/ BMW use it so I thought why not.
Character is doing the right thing when nobodys looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing thats right is to get by, and the only thing thats wrong is to get caught.
- J.C. Watts Jr.
There's probably a pint left in the pan, since the dipstick tube does not reach to the bottom. Take a look at the extractor at Griot's Garage. Big capacity.
They use this method in Europe, since the weather is usually miserable, and who wants to get under a car that is dripping salty runoff?
I'm old-fashioned: I cannot stand to leave that much oil in the pan.
BTW, BMW used to specify 20W50 for the California climate, and that's what I use year-round. I have no lifter nor chain issues, at 112k, and the engine sounds like an electric motor. Many European car junkies run this weight in their Bimmers, too, according to an expat living in Belgium, in spite of their climate.
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nice writeup! and yeah, mityvac 7400 works great for me too.
one note, you don't have to wait for 30 minutes after your first pumps. just use your best judgement and keep pumping while the oil is being sucked out. the dirty oil should be out within 15 minutes.
it doesn't work on every car tho, only the ones with dipstick going to the bottom of the pan, so you can drain the oil out completely. e.g. you can only suck out half of the dirty oil on some toyota/lexus
In the grand scheme of things, it probably means little in longterm wear, but these technicians said, "use the drain bolt, the engine maker put it there for a reason, and they know a lot more about building and maintaining engines than we do". (yeah, the same engineers that removed the dip stick from the new BMW motors?)
I'm just in too much of a hurry...30 minutes for that thing to extract? Too long, I remove the bolt, take a 10 minute break to drink a Diet Coke, and swap the oil filter, and I plug it back up and fill her up!
To each there own, I am certainly not opposed to using the extractor. Just not for me.
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I'm a Mityvac user and would suggest:
Mann filters also come with copper washers (I've been collecting them since I've never removed the drain plug).
Instead of transferring oil to gallon jugs (you'll need two and could make a mess), find a place where you can dispose used oil from the Mityvac into collection tanks.
Oil and filter pickup is part of my refuse collection contract. They provide the jugs and the zip-lock bags for filters!
Ed in San Jose '97 540i 6 speed aspensilber over aubergine leather. Build date 3/97. Golden Gate Chapter BMW CCA Nr 62319.
Important point to note:
This was mentioned but not emphasized by riro; It is important to do the FILTER FIRST! Reason is, once you break the seal on the filter housing, you are dumping from 1-2 pints of old oil back into the oil pan. This was the oil contained in the filter housing. If you had already put the drain plug back in or were finished with your mighty vac, you just left nearly a quart of dirty oil in the engine.
Another Mitivac tip that I found helpful:
You can use an empty liter or quart container filled with water to mark the Liter or Quart intervals on the see through Mitivac canister using a sharpie marker. This gives you an exact extraction amount on any oil change.
For my bimmers, I alternate oil change methods for piece of mind. However, I really feel by the amount of oil needed to fill the car not varying shows that the extraction method removes the exact same amount.
Most modern Mercedes' by contrast are strictly done by the extraction method by dealers and DIYer's alike due to the difficulty accessing the oil pan drain bolt. My Benz had 16 bolts securing the plastic protective pan underneath the engine.
'92 525i
'00 528i
'07 530i
vacuum does actually reach the bottom of the oil pan so i'm not sure why people think Mityvac doesn't get it all out.
DaveZ actually tested to see how much the Mityvac gets out the motor and his findings was it was just a few drops...
It takes a lot of work to be lazy.
we use the pumps at work to pull oil samples on large diesels. they tell us after sample to still pull drain plugs. because all the metals from bearings and so on settles at the bottom of the pan.
I think the mityvac is great...no home-workshop is complete without one. You can still open the drain if you like, but you will definitely remove more dirty oil (or ATF, or whatever) with a vac than without it.
i can't imagine changing my oil any other way. i'm actually thinking about getting an oil filter relocator for the gf's VW so i don't have to go under every again.
It takes a lot of work to be lazy.
they say because all the metal settles on your magnetized drain plug. the bigger pieces
Last edited by mosearch; 05-28-2009 at 06:36 PM.
yeah at the bottom of the pan
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Investigation Into 9/11 Charities
In our recent blog about the charities created post 9/11, we mentioned a report that "uncovered schemes beset with shady dealings, questionable expenses and dubious intentions." Now comes word that investigations into 9/11 charities have been launched in NY and Arizona. The investigations are looking into "whether they failed to follow state laws — and may have misspent millions intended to help and honor those affected by the terrorist attacks."
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Great school for people who feel like they need a small school feel with a busy town. Being located in Cincinnati there is plenty to do in the town during any down time you may have. The teachers also care and will get to know you in the short time you are in their class.Read More
Great community, great campus, challenging academics.Read More
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Xavier is a small school, yet the classes are excellent in size. The faculty are all open and friendly; willing to help any student succeed. The campus is safe and offers wonderful opportunities for all students.Read More
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I was a bit unsure about coming to Xavier, but I am so glad that I came! I have met such a variety of fun and dedicated people; everybody is so nice and respectful. While it isn't a huge party school, there are lots of activities and clubs to join on campus that won't make you bored :)Read More


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Claims Dominate Again and New Winners in Lou
Pena Sponsored Series
Monday, October 31, 2011 - Contact: David Siegel (email@example.com)
While this Saturday is the race for all the marbles, the four second
legs of the Bronte Epilepsy Research Foundation series were anything but
dull. Only one of the week's previous for winners repeated (Rude
Awakening driven by Dave Siegel), so three new horses found their way to
the winners circle. Fresh off a claim, Just Plum Lucky won for driver
Amanda Fraser. Also fresh off a claim, Sterling Chris won for Nevada cop
Robert Stepien who defeated Serious Art, a winner last week that
produced six claims last week and another six again in the higher
priced, $4500 affair. Finally, Spanish Rosey, after finishing second in
leg one, won for driver Brian Marchand, marking Brian's first
pari-mutual victory. The claim box saw more action with two-time winner
Rude Awakening changing barns.
Eight horses in each of the two gender-based series have earned the right to complete for a purse $10,000 in each of their respective finals to be held this Saturday, November 5. In addition to the final two races of the series, sponsor Lou Pena himself and a couple of professional T-shirt distributors will be on hand handing out 500 "Bronte" shirts for fans and hopeful supports of the foundation.
Lou said, "I am coming out this weekend to push hard for the Foundation. If all goes as planned, I will be on Good Morning Sacramento on Saturday, and around the track that night, all in the hopes of boosting the awareness of the great works they do." Dave [Siegel] has done a great job along with the racing office of putting this together, but now I want to help push it over the top first hand. It's also been great that George Brennan and the Buss Family are adding to the pot to help my friends at the Foundation."
California Harness Horsemen's Association President and amateur driver hoping to compete in this weekend's event said, "It's a great privilege to be involved in a program that is so much fun for the amateur drivers and our fans, and connects our sport to a wonderful charity that makes a difference in so many people's lives."
The drivers have a lot at stake heading into the last week of the amateur season. The top four earn spots on the 2012 East-West Challenge team. While the top three spots are secured by leading 2011 driver Amanda Fraser, David Siegel and Karen Isbell, that fourth slot will be hotly contested between Rick Bertrand and Robert Stepien. Standings and results can be found on the Club's web site.


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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
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GK: .....brought to you by the Ketchup Advisory Board.
SS: These are the good years for Jim and me. The Ron Paul for President campaign is flying people in to Iowa to stand at his rallies and wave signs and scream and we found a motel with an indoor pool in Mason City so it looked like a good New Year's Eve for us and we both felt pretty good about taking part in the democratic process.
TR: Ron Paul is a guy who says what he thinks, Barb, even if it means standing way out on the fringe of American politics. I like that in a man. He doesn't take a poll to find out what he thinks. He wants to abolish the Federal Reserve and go back to a system of gold coins and bartering. I like that.
SS: I'm sort of leaning toward Newt Gingrich, Jim. The way other candidates are sticking it to him ---- I feel like it's my duty to stand up for him. So what if he is a lobbyist? The man's got a right to earn a living.
TR: A lot of people are supporting Mitt Romney because he's more electable but politics isn't just about winning, Barb. It's about principles.
SS: I couldn't agree more. I mean, accepting the lesser of two evils ---- I already did that when I married you.
TR: You did?
SS: I was at the homecoming dance and there was Howard Dibble pleading with me to dance with him and I looked at his plastic pocket protector and six ballpoint pens in it and then I turned and there you were. You had a clean shirt on and you used a deodorant and you didn't read Ayn Rand and talk about the threat of communism. And on the strength of that, I went over and flirted with you.
TR: I thought it was the way I kissed.
SS: Over the years, your kissing has gradually improved, Jim, but at the beginning it was a choice. You or Howard.
TR: So you're for Newt Gingrich because he's your ideal?
SS: I love when he gets huffy and red in the face. Nobody can get huffy like Newt. And I love how he comes out with those long sentences that just go on and on and he starts out talking about ethanol subsidies and then he's on Aaron Burr and the Battle of Chancellorsville and suddenly he comes out in favor of teaching boys to shine shoes.
TR: You think he'd made a good President?
SS: I really do. And I think being President would bring out the whole warm human side of Newt. I can just see him with a huge grin on his face on Election Night and his little hands waving in the air. He'd be so happy. If Ron Paul got elected, I think it would scare him to death. But Newt would be the happiest guy in the world.
TR: Barb, I think we both need a little more ketchup. Ketchup has natural mellowing agents that help a person recover from hallucinations and learn to enjoy a small heated swimming pool in a Holiday Inn in Mason City.
SS: You may be right, Jim.
RD (sings):
Happy happy new year, goodbye memories,
A new day is dawning on the ocean breeze
Fresh as ketchup on your cottage cheese,
GK: Ketchup....for the good times.
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).


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New Delhi, Feb. 9: Pranab Mukherjee signed the file rejecting Afzal Guru's mercy petition last Sunday, the same day that he put his stamp on the ordinance that provides for death for killer rapists.
With this, the President has disposed of four mercy petitions, rejecting three, in less than seven months since he took over on July 25, 2012.
Ajmal Kasab's was the first mercy plea he rejected, on November 5. The Pakistani gunman was hanged on November 21.
The second was that of Saibanna Ningappa Natikar, on January 4. Saibanna was convicted for the murder of his first wife. While on parole in September 1994, suspecting the fidelity of his second wife, he killed her and his daughter and attempted to commit suicide. He is lodged in a Karnataka jail.
Mukherjee has already equalled the record of his immediate predecessor, Pratibha Patil, who rejected three mercy petitions in her five years in office. She granted 19 clemency requests.
The three she rejected included that of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins T. Suthethiraja alias Santhan, Sriharan alias Murugan and G. Perarivalan alias Arivu. However, the Supreme Court stayed the execution on a fresh appeal by the convicts.
The first mercy petition President Patil rejected was that of Mahender Nath Das, in May 2011. Das was convicted of beheading a colleague and carrying his head to a police station.
The same month, she rejected the clemency plea of Devinder Singh Bhullar, convicted for 1993 bomb blast opposite a Youth Congress office in Delhi that killed nine.
When Patil demitted office, 11 mercy petitions were pending before the President, including Afzal's. Afzal's wife Tabassum had filed the petition before Patil's predecessor, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in 2006. President Kalam, whose term ended in 2007, had rejected one mercy petition, that of Dhananjay Chatterjee, who was hanged in 2004.
But some Presidents did not show as much mercy. R. Venkatraman rejected 33 petitions and Zail Singh 20.


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The year is 50 B.C. Caesar is hungry for new conquests. At the head of his glorious legions he decides to invade the island that lies at the very edge of the known world, that mysterious land known as Britain.


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Gov. Chafee still enjoying 'the hard work'
Gov. Chafee still enjoying 'the hard work'
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is vowing to stay busy in his final year in office and says that while he has no plans to leave Rhode Island when his term expires, he's keeping an open mind.
In an interview with The Associated Press, the Democratic governor talked about his priorities for the next year, why New England should consider Canadian hydroelectric power and how congressional gridlock is hurting the economic recovery.
The AP: New projections suggest the state could generate $45 million more in revenue this year than initially expected. Does that give you some hope that the state's economic recovery is continuing?
Chafee: Yes, but there have been so many fits and starts. It feels like we'll get some momentum and then there will be sequestration or the threat of a budget shutdown and people start to hunker down again. Investors and risk-takers delay making decisions. People just want some certainty when these things happen. It's natural that you'd be very careful about spending and taking any kind of risk.
The AP: You mention the government shutdown, the sequestration. Do you think the gridlock, the partisanship is worse than it was when you were in Washington?
Chafee: You keep saying to yourself "can it get any worse?" and it does ... I've felt right from the beginning that this is a moment in history for this country to act responsibly in so many areas. And we degenerate into meaningless squabbles. You do wonder if a lot of what is happening is just personal against President Obama. After he won re-election you would think there would be a moment to put aside the partisan differences and get on with the business of what you're elected to do. It just didn't stop.
The AP: What do you think of the rollout of the health care law?
Chafee: Ours is good.
The AP: But nationally?
Chafee: It's unfortunate what happened nationally because it does cast a shadow over our state efforts. This is a huge undertaking and there have been many attempts going back to the early '90s when my dad [former U.S. Sen. John Chafee] was involved in it ... There have been many failed efforts and good faith attempts. I'm worried, to be honest, that ... the '14 elections could bring in even more proponents of scrapping the law. That's what it boils down to: do you have the votes or don't you? The House has voted to repeal. If we get a few more (repeal votes) in the Senate we're in trouble.
The AP: Let's talk about our legislature. Do you have any big ideas that you're ready to talk about for next session?
Chafee: Not really. Do the same, invest in the same priorities. It's not going to change. I like doing the hard work, building a good foundation. It's not flashy but it's necessary.
The AP: You've been talking about bringing hydroelectric power from Canada into the region. Give us your sales pitch.
Chafee: If you're thinking about climate change you have to think about ways to produce electricity that don't contribute to climate change and that's hydro, solar, wind and nuclear. If you take nuclear off the table because of the waste then you're down to hydro, solar and wind. Hydro [hydroelectric power from Quebec] is reliable, which is very important, as opposed to wind and solar. And it's cost-competitive.
The AP: How has life changed for you since you made your announcement [about not seeking a second term]? One thing you said was that you wanted to concentrate on being governor and not on a campaign. Have you found that to be the case?
Chafee: Yes. It's a completely different dynamic.
The AP: Are you concerned that you and your proposals might be viewed differently now that you're not in the mix?
Chafee: I'm just going to put forward what I think is best for the state, and the General Assembly is going to do what it is going to do, whether it's politically motivated or whatever other motivations might be there. I'll do my best to do promote what I think is best for the state and the future. That hasn't changed.
The AP: Any idea what you're going to do in a year?
Chafee: No.
The AP: Do you think you'll stay in Rhode Island?
Chafee: It's always going to be my home, but I like adventure, too, so who knows what might be out there.
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Heads cracked in exhaust crossover
I have a pair of 305 #416 castings that are cracked through the exhaust crossovers. Other than that, the heads are good.
Is there any way to fill the the crossovers (I always block them on my propane engines) so that the cracks don't allow coolant to dribble into the ports? I thought of Epoxy, but that seems unlikely to last considering the temperature at the exhaust port side (once in the crossover, the water passages around the passage might keep the Epoxy from burning, but it still seems pretty iffy).
I also have a pair of 267 heads I could port and use (my truck engine is a 305 with .020" decked block and flat-tops), but the chambers are very tight around the intakes (3.5" bore versus 3.75), and I don't know how far they could be unshrouded before hitting the water jacket.
Any suggestions, or are these heads just handy places to store valves?
To properly repair your cracked heads, they would either need to be pinned, or welded. Epoxy will not work on an exhaust port areas as it's too hot, and would not hold water anyway.
Your 267 heads are probably 601's. Check the last three digits of the casting number. If they are, they are the same as 305 heads. As a matter of fact, I use them in performance applications.
You can fill the exhaust crossovers with Block Rock. The same stuff that is poured into water jackets to stiffen up a block...
The Block Rock will take the heat on the exhaust port side?
Also, do you know what it is based on, i.e. some form of masonry, or something I can carve with a carbide blade on a die grinder?
I figure it would probably help exhaust flow on the middle cylinders if this material was smoothly blended into the port (ie not proud or down the heat riser-passage).
Theone great advantage to these cracked heads is that they actually fit -the pair I am using right now fit poorly and so cause manifold sealing problems (I hate the idea of removing the dowels to improve alignment).
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Just under a month ago, I asked you to name some of your favourite moments from NZ's top-rated soap opera, in an effort to create the Top 20 Greatest Moments in Shortland Street History (as voted by On The Box readers) - and you did: at last count, 140 of you named around 55 different standout moments from throughout the show's run.
Since we need to whittle the list down to a Top 20, I've been through all your responses (as well as a few on Facebook and Twitter) and put together a list of 33 nominees for the top spot.
This is where I need your help, so here's what I need you to do:
Have a look through the following list of 33 nominees - figure out your five favourites, and post their numbers in the comments section below. Don't worry about listing them in order, there are no prizes for weighting. The 20 moments that get the most votes will make the final list.
01) Joey (Johnny Barker) jumps to his death from the roof of a storage building, after Kieran (Adam Rickitt) realises he is the Ferndale Strangler, bringing one of the most successful story arcs in the shows history to a close. (2008)
02) The very first episode spawns the most famous line in the show's history: "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata," spoken by Nurse Carrie (Lisa Crittenden) to Dr Hone (Temuera Morrison). (1993)
03) Steve (Andrew Binns) and TP (Elizabeth Skeen) are killed when the car they were travelling in crashes and explodes, following an argument between Steve and Chris (Michael Galvin), as TP's partner Sam (Rene Naufahu) looks on. (1994)
04) Carmen (Theresa Healey) is injured and hospitalised after a truck crashes into the hospital, dying of a brain aneurysm mere moments after declaring her love for Guy (Craig Parker). (1995)
05) She-villain MacKenzie (Ingrid Park) blows up the clinic in an effort to kill Oscar (Christopher Brown) and escape with the money he was embezzling from the hospital. (1999)
06) Ellen (Robyn Malcolm) and David (Peter Elliott) lose baby Rose to cot death. (1997)
07) A pregnant Tiffany (Alison James) falls from the roof of a building after talking a suicidal man down; the accident leaves her brain-dead and forces Johnny (Stelios Yiakmis) to decide whether to try to save the baby by keeping her on life support. (1998)
08) Darryl (Mark Ferguson) spikes Chris's drink and locks him in a barn, following a stag night ahead of Chris's second attempt at marrying Alison (Danielle Cormack), causing Chris to miss the wedding and Alison to leave the country. (1993)
09) Nick (Karl Burnett) and Rachel (Angela Bloomfield) marry in protest against the student allowance system. (1995)
10) Stuart (Martin Henderson) stands up and declares his love for Kirsty (Angela Dotchin) at her wedding to Lionel (John Leigh) in the final episode of the year. (1994)
11) All Blacks stars Keven Mealamu, Anthony Boric and Jerome Kaino make a cameo appearance on the opening night of Rugby World Cup 2011. (2011)
12) Carla (Elisabeth Easther) kills husband Bernie (Tim Bartlett) by smacking him with a candlestick, after an earthquake strikes Ferndale - and Bernie is only dazed, not dead. Fun fact: this was the first on-screen murder on Shortland Street. (1996)
13) In the midst of their affair, Donna (Stephanie Tauevihi) and Rangi (Blair Strang) discover they are brother and sister, which causes Rangi to start drinking and Donna to leave town. (2000)
14) Jay (Jaime Passier-Armstrong) starts an affair with Dylan (Paul Glover), behind the back of her wife Maia (Anna Jullienne). (2006)
15) Lionel goes missing, presumed drowned, after mysteriously disappearing on the day of his wedding to Mackenzie. (1999)
16) Nick and Waverley (Claire Chitham) marry on their second attempt, after Fergus (Paul Ellis) ruined the first attempt by kidnapping Waverley from the registry office. (2002)
17) Dominic (Shane Cortese) burns himself to death after attempting to kill Chris as a last-ditch effort to cover up his murder of Avril (Kate Elliott). (2004)
18) Fergus is forced to flee his wedding to Waverley after the police arrive to arrest him for his involvement in an illegal immigration scam. (2001)
19) Carrie gives birth to triplets, despite expecting twins, after accepting sperm donations from Hone, Chris, Guy and Steve. (1993)
20) Darryl dies after falling overboard while attempting to murder Kirsty on board her house-boat, the Toroa; she was confronting him about faulty drugs he had provided to patients. (1995)
21) Greg (Tim Balme) and Caroline (Tandi Wright) ride off into the sunset, on the back of Greg's motorbike. (1999)
22) Kieran plunges off a cliff to his death after a drawn-out struggle against Thai gang members. (2010)
23) Shortland Street CEO Huia (Nicola Kawana) is killed by a car bomb intended for a pharmaceutical rep who was attempting to expose international drug company Scott-Spear. (2006)
24) Li Mei (Li Ming Hu) dies, a victim of the Stryker virus that caused the entire hospital to be quarantined. (2006)
25) Maia and Jay celebrate their civil union at Parnell Rose Gardens, as protesters from Serenity Church congregate nearby. (2006)
26) Dominic kills Avril by drowning her in a bath while The Chills' Pink Frost plays in the background. (2004)
27) Waverley cuts off Nick's hair while he sleeps, causing him to call off their impending nuptials. (1999)
28) Rangi tries to stop Rachel from drink-driving, but ends up pinned between the car and the wall after Rachel passes out behind the wheel, as exhaust fumes fill the air. (1996)
29) Sarah (Amanda Billing) gives birth to Tillie on the side of a country road, after going into labour during the wedding of ex-boyfriend TK (Ben Mitchell) and Roimata (Shavaughn Ruakere). (2011)
30) Shannon (Amber Curreen) reveals to Tama (David Wikaira-Paul) that she is pregnant; sadly, baby Ngakau dies of a Streptococcus B infection soon after birth. (2002)
31) Tania (Faye Smythe) and gang member Kingi (Te Kohe Tuhaka) are nearly killed after it's revealed that Kingi is a police informant and the gang tries to take retribution. (2008)
32) Tom (Adrian Keeling) goes out to get milk, disappearing for eight months and forcing Marj (Elizabeth McRae) to go on Holmes and appeal for information. (1993)
33) Jill (Natalie Medlock) is accidentally killed and Daniel (Ido Drent) badly injured after they try to stop Hunter (Lee Donoghue) from going through with a robbery at a nearby chemist. (2011)
So, over to you now: Vote for your five favourite Shortland Street moments by listing their numbers in the blog comments below. I'll be back with the Top 20 Greatest Moments in Shortland Street History (and a couple of surprises) closer to the anniversary in late May!
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I now know why the Blues have been terrible this year. 3 of the team were made to appear on shortland street and it has scarred them for this season.
Alrighty, 3, 4, 8, 17 and 20! Love my shorty.
1 5 3 8 17
1 5 26 22 31
3 then 2
Another Fun Fact: When Greg Feeney leaves Shortland Street with Caroline on the back of his motorbike its mentioned that he is off to lay vinyl in the Bay of Plenty then on Outrageous Fortune when Judd and Grandpa go and look for Wolf he's working for a flooring company called Feaney Flooring in Whakatane. It says so on his shirt. The Outrageous Fortune book tells me so which is of course written by Tim Balme!
Anyway... can we have another section for the most hated character? I vote Maia Jefferies - who can get away with all the stuff she did? Getting pregnant to her sisters husband without her knowledge, killing Ethan and just getting let off by reason of insanity, cheating on Nicole the list goes on! I for a long time hoped she'd die a slow and painful death!
Not sure I can vote for one favourite moment so I'll let the others decide.
Can I be in the control group?
1, 4, 10, 17, 23
This has to be a trick blog question. What do words like "favourite" and "great" have to do with a soap opera? I have to admit that I have seen 2 and 21 though.
And how interesting that Shane Cortese was into fire BEFORE his current stint as fire-starting Loki in Almighty Johnsons.
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Student Writings on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Need for Immediate Action
Among many of the points laid out by Martin Luther King Jr. in his letter from a Birmingham jail, he explains to his fellow clergymen why direct actions are needed instead of negotiations...
In the face of doubt of his approach and the call for more peaceful and passive means of demonstrating, King points out that direct action of nonviolence is exactly what they need to negotiate. He believes that the long neglect of the need for negotiations by the white community had made the direct actions inevitable. He is convinced that the freedom from oppression by the whites will not be freely given by the whites. He then adds credibility to his argument by making an analogy between the need for direct actions and Socrates' teaching. As Socrates had claimed that "tension" is needed to break free from the "bondage," he believes that tension is needed to address racism and to lift blacks from segregation and prejudices.
King then dismisses his opponents' claim that his actions are untimely and further asserts that the actions are needed "now." In order to back up his argument that the direct actions are promptly needed, King then tells a series of emotion-evoking stories to help renders visualize and understand the ordeal that the oppressed goes through on a daily basis and to help them realize why they need to take actions now. To reinforce his argument he cites a repeating historical trend that the oppressors do not voluntarily give up their privileges. He believes that just like the Christians who fought the religious oppression, and the Americans who fought the British for their unjust taxation, Americans once again need to fight the immorality of segregation swiftly.
Through a series of arguments, including the above-mentioned, King prompts the members and leaders of the community to support his cause to end the evil of discrimination.


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Pro Advice: Repair or Replace Deck ledger board and joists?
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I have a deck on a house we bought 18 mos ago, during inspection, it was found that the joists were 20oc and the previous homeowner had to add in new joists between the old. For prosperity's sake, I asked them to do ALL and I paid for the extra half dozen that were already 16oc so that it had all new joists. The top of the deck was ok, but I was going to replace anyway.
So, I took off the top of the deck about a month ago, but we had a ton of slight rainy days (no huge storms, but way too slippery to work), and then some unexpected finances put this on hold.
I have two problems now:
1) there were two joists that bowed a bit in the middle and consequently shrunk
about 1/2 an inch (definitely less than an inch). They are still in the joist hangers, but the diagonal screws are now pulled through the tiny edge of the joist and no longer secure it from moving a tiny (less than 1/8 inch) in the hanger. It is NOT close to shrinking so much that it backs out the back of the bottom lip and falls out but I wanted to secure it.
Can I just sister in a two or four foot joist and use a double joist hanger? I don't have a way of transporting 16ft by 8 inch wide joists, and nearest delivery charge is $70 plus lumber. Deck has 19 joists and only two are shrunk like this. Also, if I sister it, how can I fill in the cracks between the sistered parts do that they don't hold water and rot.
2) Other problem is the far main ledger board has some rot. It's a 12 inch wide board that has rotted on the top inch or so. For safety, I installed a joist under the inside mounted to the posts (see pictures). I noticed all the rot was when I pulled out the old joists and hangers.
I was going to use outdoor wood filler and outdoor glue. None of the sides or anything that the joists and hangers are mounted to are weak or rotted. If I use the filler to build up the top to be level and stronger, and then I was going to look for some type of plastic flashing to make sure it doesn't get wet and rot (the filler is rated for outside and water anyway). Id hate to replace it, it'd mean redoing 1/2 my deck.
Any advice or tips greatly appreciated!
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When n doubt, if you can afford and given the damage you show in the photos?
Especially since you are talking about structural members.
You cannot fill the kind of rot you photographed with simple wood filler and glue!
You can replace it with structural epoxy wood resortation products from some place like Abatron out of Wisconsin. I started using their stuff ages ago to restore wooden sailboats.
You need new wood though. Just bite the bullet.
The main thing is that it is all structurally sound still. Nothing is rotted where the load is bearing. Just the top. I was going to take wood glue and sawdust NOT to fix the structure, just to plug up the open top after removing the rot.
Your thoughts? Anyone else?
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Replace it. Get shorter boards so you can haul them yourself. Not talking about much money here.
That deck appears to have many other issues. The hangers are too small, and are they even necessary there???? The beam looks undersized(2x8?) what is the beam span between posts?
As far as sistering the joist, you should be ok with that. Nail them well and add the hanger.
I'll replace it since it's the consensus, but I'm surprised that an 18 foot 2 by 12 has to be replaced due to a 6 inch long by 1/2 inch deep chunk missing (where I pulled out the old joist in picture 3, the screw head broke off, so when I pried the wood out it ripped the top), and a four foot span that has a 1/4 deep, 1/4 wide crack in the top/middle. I thought since it'd be covered by a top deck board, it'd be okay.
How do I prevent it from having a crack in the top from moisture/rot in the future. It's on the end, where all the joists end and mount.
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Great expoxies and wood restoration products. If you need to restore things non-structural, perfect but expensive products.
I think I got this now. That "ledger" is actually the beam. It looks like a single ply 2x12. Is it treated? I have never seen a single beam like that. This deck was definitely a homeowner project and screams for some attention. I think you should replace the 2x12 and add a second ply to it. Then use galvanized bolts, nuts, washers to secure it to the posts. Gonna be tricky on the one post where the joist is butted in, but it can be done. If you know someone who is a carpenter or deck builder, I would ask them to take a look. Like I said earlier, there are some concerns just in what we see from the pics.
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I replaced the board with 2x12 with two ten footers I was able to find close to home.
All wood was PT, and yes previous homeowner did some "additions" to the deck. The deck was done by a pro, but them he sistered in 4x4 posts to the original and cut grooves into it to hold a small picket fence along the bottom to close it off.
He then attached it on the top so that it created a dip, and when I removed the outer most board, I saw the water got under it and created a 1/4 inch gap. When I pulled out the old joists, one stubborn one took a chunk out, and that's the big picture of "rot" above. It was some rot, some me ripping out a joist.
So, I got deck galvanizes 5" lag bolts, installed in crisscross pattern (except in the middle where I had to do them vertical to get enough of the post).
Lastly, why such angry responses? I have seen it on here before to others... Someone asks for help in a community forum and you belittle them (and attacking me because of my phone??! Really?!)
I asked for help. When someone answered and i asked for more help, I didn't do so in a way that I thought would second guess anyones opinion (especially when they are trying to help me!n, I thought maybe I didn't explain it well (because I got advice on the wood instead of how to fill in the smaller cracks to prevent further damage).
thanks to all that helped. Here's a few pictures to show what I did, and now I'm going to start putting in all the joist hangers.
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it's ok,one day you will try to answer a question on here and only then will you understand the frustration that sometimes come from doing so
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DeSean Jackson Action: How to Think About His Trade or Release
Over the last week, one of the more interesting stories from around the NFL has been that the Philadelphia Eagles are currently shopping star wide-receiver DeSean Jackson for a potential trade.
On the surface, Jackson should be a valuable commodity on the trade market. He is just 27 years old, and coming off a year in which he set career highs with 82 receptions and 1332 yards. There are also very few players in the league that possess his combination of speed and short-area quickness.
Unfortunately for the Eagles, Jackson's contract will make trading him very difficult, if not impossible. Jackson is owed $10.5 million in 2014, and 100% of that would count against the cap for what ever team trades for him. Many of the teams that could use Jackson's talents lack the cap space to acquire the wide receiver.
Eighteen of the NFL's 32 teams currently have less than $10.5 million in available cap space. This includes wide-receiver-needy teams like the 49ers, Rams and Panthers. In order for these teams to acquire Jackson, they'd be forced to first release other players to free up the required cap space.
It is possible for Jackson to restructure his contract. This would make it more cap-friendly for the 2014 season and thus easier for him to be traded, but the likelihood of that happening is extremely small. Doing so does little to benefit the Eagles or Jackson.
For the Eagles, such a restructure might make Jackson easier to trade, but it would also decrease the cap space that would be generated by trading him. As it stands now, the Eagles will free up $6.5 million in cap space by cutting or trading Jackson.
By converting much of Jackson 2014 salary into a signing bonus, they would lower the 2014 cap number for the team that acquires him, but it would also decrease the cap savings for the Eagles by the same amount. Doing so would remove the only real benefit to trading Jackson.
For Jackson, there is even less incentive to re-work his deal. All it would do is facilitate a trade to a team that that wouldn't be of his choosing, while simultaneously weakening his new team by whatever compensation is sent to Philadelphia in the trade.
Jackson would also end up in a situation with no security after the 2014 season. Jackson's contract would contain no guaranteed money, and there would be no dead-money left on the books for his new team. Jackson could be cut at any time after the trade with no salary-cap penalty.
For Jackson, the ideal outcome in this situation is to be released and become a free agent. He would then have his choice as to which team he'd play for in 2014. He would also be able to negotiate into his new contract the types of guaranteed salary and dead-money-inducing bonus pay that would provide some degree of security for the next two or three seasons.
All of these contract details likely end up working in favor of those people who currently own Jackson in keeper and dynasty leagues. Since a trade is unlikely, it leaves Jackson in one of two situations. Either he will stay with the Eagles, where he will continue to flourish in head coach Chip Kelly's offense, or he'll be released.
If released, Jackson will almost certainly seek out an offense that will allow him to put up some impressive stats, and will likely stay away from overly run-heavy teams like Seattle, Carolina and San Francisco that would correspond to a serious dip in his fantasy production. Also, since new contracts are often structured in a way that keeps the year-one cap hit minimal, Jackson's being released would allow him to consider teams that lack the cap space to trade for his services.
The one team that appears to be able to screw all of this up in the New York Jets. The Jets have the cap space needed to acquire Jackson, and could use an upgrade at wide receiver. This would likely be a problem for Jackson's fantasy outlook given the unsettled quarterback situation that the Jets have at the moment.
GM John Idzik wouldn't answer questions about DeSean Jackson, but said he's not philosophically opposed to having 2 big-money WRs. #nyj
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Overall this is an interesting saga that will unfold in the next few days. If Jets' general manager John Idzik isn't able to work out a trade for the mercurial receiver soon, then expect to see Jackson released or a statement saying that he's going to be staying with the team for 2014.
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by Michael Pearl from his book "Holy Sex" "If you object to considering the sexual content of the Song of Solomon as important and practical for all married couples, you, of all people, need it the most. Have you ever wondered why you don't smile as much as some of us do?" Next up: A discussion of how pleasant smells and tastes relate to the sex drive. Get your Dramamine ready!QUOTING QUIVERFULL is a regular feature of NLQ – we present the actual words of noted Quiverfull leaders or their followers/enforcers and ask our readers: What do you think? Agree? Disagree? This is the place to state your opinion. Please, let's keep it respectful – but at the same time, we encourage readers to e … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Defrauding Your Spouse?
by Michael Pearl from his book 'Holy Sex' at the 80% mark on the Kindle since Michael didn't provide page counts for the electronic version. "Defraud ye not one the other...[To withhold sexual satisfaction from one's partner is to defraud]... except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency" (1 Corinthians 7:5) … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Scripture is Holy Sperm?
by Michael Pearl from his book "Holy Sex" about halfway through the book. He's speaking of bring 'Born Again' and referencing the book of John and how it all relates to our sexuality.(Sorry, my Kindle will not give me page numbers for this book!) "The believer has the power to overcome sin because of the seed---just like the sperm that generated life---which is the Word of God, remains in him. He is a new creature.Since God compares the words of Holy Scripture to male sperm, it must be that the human reproductive process is created in the image of divine realities." … [Read more...]


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Since 1991 we are specialised in hot air balloon rides above Flanders. Also we offer balloon rides for tourists above the Flanders Fields in the region of Ypres / Zonnebeke / Mesen / Diksmuide / Passchendaele / Langemark,...
Ieper (or Ypres) was at the heart of the Western Front during World War 1 1914-1918.
Before the war, Ypres was a centre for textile industry. During World War One the city became synonymous with destruction, fallen soldiers, death, bombs, trench warfare,... The beautiful city of Ypres was nearly destroyed...
Ieper / Ypres, at the heart of the Salient, was involved very early in the First World War. The town was almost constantly under bombardment, and was reduced to ruins.
Now, about 100 years later, with an aerial view you can still see what remains of the war: especially the bomb craters and lots of military cemeteries (one of the best known is Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves in Zonnebeke).
A flight above the Flanders Fields region shows you a impressive collection of war heritage.
Today it is hard to imagine that this beautiful landscape was the scene of a terrible slaughter.
Ypres has been rebuilt into almost the exact image of what it once was. You will see craters now filled with water. Each of these craters were made in seconds by destructive bombs.
Seeing the battlefields of the First World War from the air, will give you a totally new perspective.
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Communicating Effectively with Children, Families, and Others - 461
Quality Care for Children
Monday, December 2, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST)
Event Details
2 Hours of State Approved training. ECE-5. Free Training Policy: Only 2 people allowed per program. If you are unable to attend, please have the courtesy to cancel at least 24 hours in advance. If you do not who up, you are taking a space for someone else to attend.
When & Where
Norcross Human Service Center
5030 Georgia Belle Court
Monday, December 2, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST)
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Quality Care for Children is the resource for parents, child care providers and community leaders in Georgia seeking information, assistance and support in securing high quality early learning experiences for infants and young children.
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See http://www.instructables.com/id/Wifi-Webradio-With-ESP8266-and-VS1053 for the description of the minimal prototype.
See the lcd +IR software's on Github AddOn
See some realizations of users at KaraDio
A nice telnet+IR extension from Gábriel Kovács email@example.com: ESP8266-WiFi-UART-Bridge-master.zip
A nextion touchscreen display for KaraDio from yo2ldk : Here
For more informations or questions, you can enter to the Karadio facebook group
Release 1.3.2
New features:
- Blink task replaced with an os timer. More memories.
- Edit station now in modal window
- Added a mouse event on full url
- New control buttons on the web interface
- A potential huge bug removed
Built on 2017/06/06
Older releases:
- Volume correction for the control panel.
- The volume is now saved every second if needed (less stress for the flash).
- Stability
- New uart command: sys.date Send a ntp request and Display the current locale time
- New uart command: sys.tzo Display or change the timezone offset
See Interface.txt-
New No needs to parse the url of stations on the web interface. Now it can be done automatically.
- New uart command: cli.info Display nameSet, all icy and volume. Used to synchronize the lcd extension.
- cli.list command modified.
- Now Both AP SSID and AP Password are encoded to permit special characters like & : etc
- "Restore stations" corrected for some heavy lists
- Station information now give the number of the current station
- retry client connection modified to avoid blocking situation.
- Modification of the list of uart command. See uart and html interfaces
- New sys.patch command. Inhibit or permit (default) the load of a vs1053 patch for AAC stations.
- New sys.led command. Default is blinking mode, or Play mode: the led is on when a station is playing.
- Modification of the wifi.con command. Now the AP can be set in the AP
mode (192.168.4.1) without the need of the web interface.
- New print button on the Stations panel: Print the list of stations, number and name.
- New logo ;-)
- Many bugs removed thanks to users feedback's.
- Modification of the list of uart command. See uart and html interfaces
- New IR and LCD software
- Autoplay corrected
- Now 2 AP's can be set. The second one will be tested if the first is not detected.
- The Mac address of the radio is displayed
- An offset volume can be set for each station in Station editor.
- Added: a reset button for the equalizer
- Pb on Autostart not correctly checked: corrected
- New html command: instant="http://your url"
- The path of a station can now include some & parameters.
-- Uart command list now can take a parameter: the number of the station to display.
.If no parameter, the complete list is sent.
- New wake and sleep features. Two modes: Time mode: "hh:mm" to wake or sleep at a given hour, or the delay mode "mm".
- Many minors html adjustments.
- The user agent for http request can be set for some special streams.Example: http://pcradio.ru/player/listradio/pcradio_ru.xml
which need a user agent= pcradio.
This pcradio user agent is already implemented automatically in the code when a pcradio station is encountered.
- Drag an drop on the stations list: rearrange the list by dragging a line to another one. Save the change when asked.
- Themes toggle between light blue and dark marron theme with a click on the logo.
- Sleep mode to stop the play after a delay.
- Functions on the web page are optimized.
- Many minor improvements on the code and the web page.
- New uart interface command: cli.uart("x")
With x the uart baudrate at the next reset and permanently.
List of valid baudrate: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, 76880, 115200, 230400
The command will reply with
##CLI.UART= 115200# on the next reset.
- New Station selection with number
- Stations management in one page
- abort button on station edition.
- New html interface. Can receive basic commands (play, stop, volume from wget or browser)
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Arslan/Menzer presser
"Universum Champions Night" returns to the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart on July 3 with local hero and former WBA cruiserweight world champion Firat Arslan (29-4-1, 18 KOs) and WBC/WBO/WIBF female featherweight world champion Ina Menzer (26-0, 10 KOs) in headlining roles. Both fighters appeared before the local press on Wednesday.
Arslan, who hails from just outside Stuttgart, returns after nearly a two-year layoff to face Steve Herelius (19-1-1, 11 KOs) for the WBA interim belt.
Coming back from a horrendous bicycle accident, Arslan stated "In June 2009 I crashed quite badly while training on a bike in the mountains. I really smacked the asphalt. I had to be taken to hospital by helicopter. I happened to have a helmet on, but I had torn neck muscles and multiple fractures. At first I thought I wouldn't get back to normal again, let alone box…But now I'm well again and I'm back! I've fought all my life. I am the proof that you can fight for everything in life. So now I'm burning for this opportunity to get my WBA belt back. How successful I'll be, we'll see on July 3rd."
Menzer will face an opponent to be named. "The ink on the contract isn't dry yet, but it'll happen in the next few days," said Menzer. "No matter who it is, I'm looking forward to this city and the local boxing fans. It'll be a new experience. In my first fight here in 2005 I was prelim fighter and no one was interested in my fight."
Menzer will now enter a full arena with her three world championship belts, including the new pink WBO belt. "The WBO sent me for the first time a real women's belt, which is much lighter and totally pink. It looks beautiful. I'm delighted with this special honor. Womens boxing is becoming more popular."
Trainer Michael Timm, who has helped eleven Universum boxers become world champions, will prepare both fighters. "Firat is very pleasant and has an indomitable will. That makes working with him so enjoyable. I'm sure we'll bring Herelius a tough fight, with hopefully a positive outcome!"
"Ina has greatly developed," he added. "Lately she has faced the best female boxers in her weight class and won. She loves these challenges. We are now very focused in Hamburg and beginning our preparations."


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Target: Governor of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie
Goal: Praise Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy for bringing a new Hawaiian wind farm into commercial operations.
The energy companies Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy recently announced that their new Auwahi Wind facility has entered full commercial operation. The 21MW of clean emissions-free energy generated by the new installation is enough to power approximately 10,000 average Maui homes. Praise these organizations for their commitment to providing carbon-free power and protecting Hawaii's natural environment.
The recently developed Auwahi Wind plant is comprised of eight turbines located on the southeast ridge of Maui's Haleakala volcano. In addition to the 21MW it generates, the wind farm has been installed with 4.4MWh (megawatt-hours) of battery storage, capable of supplying electricity at an 11MW capacity. This allows the plant to take advantage of the higher wind speeds during early morning and the night and meter energy out smoothly to supply the Maui grid with intermittent, stable wind power.
Besides the environmental benefits the wind farm provides Hawaii, the project positively stimulated the state's economy, generating 180 construction jobs. Said Jeffrey W. Martin, CEO of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, "The addition of new clean energy from our project will be a boost for Maui's infrastructure and will help Hawaii achieve its goal of securing 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. This project could not have been built without the enthusiastic support of the local community, the Ulupalakua Ranch and neighbors who recognize the importance of sustainable energy." Sempra and BP Wind took every effort to ensure minimal impact on local residents and business owners during construction. President of Ulupalakua Ranch, Sumner Erdman, said, "BP and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power have been terrific partners. The Auwahi project protects the environment, maximizes wind as a renewable energy resource and allows us to maintain the rural open space and grazing areas necessary for us to raise our cattle."
Through the jobs created and power provided to tens of thousands of citizens, the Auwahi Wind facility delivers huge value to the state of Hawaii. The continued efforts of the organizations responsible should not go unnoticed. Praise Sempra U.S. Gas & Power along with BP Wind Energy for their joint effort to produce clean energy and bring about a better future for our environment.
Dear Governor Abercrombie,
The energy companies Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy recently completed the new 21MW Auwahi Wind facility on the southeast ridge of Maui's Haleakala volcano. The eight turbines making up the site are capable of generating enough electricity to supply 10,000 typical Maui homes. Additionally, the project has been installed with 4.4 MWh (megawatt-hours) of battery storage, allowing energy generated during windy mornings and nights to be saved and metered out evenly, supplying Maui's grid with stable, intermittent wind energy.
Construction of the site involved 180 workers, boosting local infrastructure. During the erection of the project, the companies made numerous provisions in order to avoid disturbing local residents and businesses any more than necessary, including limiting their number of truckloads per day, constructing their own access roads, and choosing to utilize eight larger turbines rather than 15 smaller ones, preventing the excess transportation of components The continued, community-conscious work of these companies deserves credit. I urge you to commend Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy for their completion of the Auwahi Wind site, providing emissions-free electricity and protecting our natural environment.
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No. 2 Louisville beats Pikeville in exhibition
Associated Press | Last updated November 01, 2012
Louisville hung its ninth Final Four banner Thursday night and immediately began its pursuit of a higher focus this season: a national title. Playing their first exhibition, the second-ranked Cardinals beat Pikeville 93-57. Freshman Montrezl Harrell led Louisville with 19 points and 13 rebounds while returning center Gorgui Dieng added 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Cardinals overpowered the 2010-11 NAIA champions, blocking 10 shots and outscoring the Bears 66-14 in the paint. Pikeville senior Jamar Briscoe led all scorers with 26 points. Louisville coach Rick Pitino presented Pikeville guard Elisha Justice his Final Four ring before the game. The former Kentucky Mr. Basketball transferred from Louisville this offseason to be closer to his eastern Kentucky home but did not play due to a left knee injury. Peyton Siva, the Big East's preseason player of the year, had six assists and joined backcourtmate Russ Smith with 17 points. Harrell capped a late first-half run with a dunk off an inbounds pass before blocking a 3-point attempt that he dished ahead to Smith for a layup. He chased guards as the head of Louisville's press defense for most of his 25 minutes. ''I think I did pretty good making a first impression,'' he said. ''I've been waiting for November 1st for the longest (time).'' Harrell started at power forward in place of suspended Chane Behanan, whom Pitino is holding out of both exhibitions and banned from speaking with the media this semester. Guard Kevin Ware also missed Thursday's game while serving a one-game suspension. ''Chane's problems are from the summer. He had to do certain things and he didn't do them,'' Pitino said of Behanan's status. ''I hope he's ready for the Manhattan game.'' ''He reminds of Chane last year. He just came in with a strong motor,'' Siva said of the 6-foot-8 Harrell. ''He's really going to help us a lot. He's really going to give us some depth.'' Louisville returns Wednesday against intercity foe Bellarmine, the 2011 Division II champion, before opening the regular season against Manhattan, which is coached by former Pitino assistant Steve Masiello on Nov. 11.
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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM - £660
Canon's 10-22mm lens has a lot going for it. It's reasonably compact and lightweight, yet build quality feels solid and robust. The overall lens length stays fixed throughout the entire zoom range - a trick matched only by the Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF PRO DX II in this group. Zoom range is generous, equivalent to 16-35mm on Canon's APS-C bodies.
Luxuries include top-spec, ring-type ultrasonic autofocus, which comes with full-time manual override. Canon's Super Spectre coatings are used to reduce ghosting and flare, but uniquely in the group, the lens is supplied without a lens hood. The petal-shaped EW-83E hood has to be bought separately, and will set you back a further £30.
The USM autofocus proved practically silent, extremely fast and highly accurate in our tests, with nice smoothness in the focus and zoom rings. Sharpness was pretty good around the centre of the zoom range, but disappointing at each end. We needed to stop down to f/8 to get good results, but even then, sharpness at the widest 10mm focal length was poorest in the group. At f/16 it's still the lowest in the group, but it is more consistent across the focal range.
At the widest aperture, vignetting was also noticeable throughout the zoom range. At least peripheral illumination correction is available in-camera with most of Canon's current DSLRs. On the plus side, distortions are well-contained and chromatic aberrations are minimal.
Resolution sharpness test
Sharpness is consistent through the focal range, but lower overall than on other lenses. Peak performance is at the mid-focal length of 17mm.
Fringing test
At the centre point at all focal lengths fringing is minimal, but at 17mm and 22mm there are signs of blue fringing towards the edge.
Distortion test
The Canon lens has the least barrel distortion on test at the widest focal length. At 17mm and 22mm this changes to mild pinch distortion.
Image test verdict
While not an outstanding performer, the Canon lens does well. It produces good, consistent results across all our tests.
Score: 4/5