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I can pinpoint the scene I was watching when I knew that the predictions were coming true, that Hollywood was having a season of reckoning, a dismal summer when potential franchise films were ignored by an overloaded and underwhelmed audience. It was the moment in The Lone Ranger where Armie Hammer wakes after being shot, and finds himself atop not just a towering, needle-shaped mesa, but also on a multistorey bier built on that towering needle. The camera pulls back to reveal Hammer at this dizzying height. And then in the next shot, he's – on the ground. Just walking along. We don't witness how he got down. We don't learn how or why he was up there. We don't know who decided that the needle or the bier wouldn't look awesome enough on its own. We only know that someone spent an unfathomable amount of money and time getting a shot that amounts to a five-second visual gag. "That's it," I thought to myself. "That's the moment where senseless overspending hit the point of no return."
Since then, The Lone Ranger, which cost $215-million to make and another $160-million to market – numbers unfathomable indeed – has officially been dubbed a box office disaster, and it's not alone. At least five other clunkers costing $120- to $190-million apiece have joined it on the road to hell, including R.I.P.D., Turbo, After Earth, White House Down, and Pacific Rim. As well, The Wolverine limped onto the field last weekend with a $53-million gross against a $120-million budget. And three other franchise films – Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Man of Steel – look less like hits when you factor in their $190- to $225-million price tags.
Steven Spielberg predicted this crash in a recent speech, and the trades and Twitterverse are having fun with it, but the tsunami of waste makes my stomach hurt. So it is with genuine curiosity that I await the fate of 2 Guns, which opened Friday. It's a buddy cop picture with a pair of big stars (Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg) and truckloads of munitions, yet it boasts a much smaller budget than the films above because it was made by Baltasar Kormakur, an Icelandic director who knows how to squeeze every dime out of a dollar.
Kormakur, 47, is one of those characters who occasionally saunter into Hollywood and cause a flutter, because they come from someplace exotic bearing a genuinely cool project all the more impressive since it cost next to nothing – in Kormakur's case, the 2000 film 101 Reykjavik, which he wrote, directed, acted in and produced. It doesn't hurt that, with his longish salt-and-pepper hair, he's also a charmer, a real-life version of the Dos Equis commercial's Most Interesting Man in the World.
Born to an Icelandic mother and a Spanish father who's a well-known artist in Iceland, Kormakur was taken to sea at the age of 11 by his fisherman uncle. At 20, he was a competitive sailor preparing for the Olympics, but abandoned that to train as an actor at theatre school. After graduating, he was snapped up by the National Theatre, where he had a successful run as an actor and director before making 101 Reykjavik. That film won the Discovery Award at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, netted Kormakur a CAA agent and a spot on Variety's "10 Directors to Watch" list – alongside Christopher Nolan and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – and became the biggest international hit in Iceland's (admittedly small) cinema history.
"Every director who makes his first film thinks the world is waiting for it and only it," Kormakur told me during last year's TIFF, where he was launching The Deep, the true story of an Icelandic fisherman who survived a shipwreck against staggering odds; it was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film. "Still, the reaction to 101 Reykjavik surprised even me. I got a big head for a week."
Things slowed down when Kormakur returned home to his farm in northern Iceland: He read the "50 terrible scripts" his agency sent him, and thought, "I'm not ready for this yet. I want to develop more as a director." He honed his skills writing, acting in, producing and/or directing other films, and became a partner in Truenorth, a production company that lures Hollywood films to Iceland with promises of startling landscapes, skilled crews and 20-per-cent tax returns. Clint Eastwood shot Flags of Our Fathers there, and movies including Prometheus and the Tom Cruise-starred Oblivion followed. (You may recall that Cruise was atop an Icelandic volcano when he learned that Katie Holmes was leaving him.) Recently Darren Aronofsky and Ben Stiller shot their upcoming films Noah and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Truenorth, too.
Eventually Kormakur remade one of his Icelandic films, Reykjavik-Rotterdam, into an American thriller, Contraband, starring Wahlberg. And now, in addition to 2 Guns, he's working on an HBO pilot, The Missionary, with Wahlberg and Malcolm Gladwell; the film Everest, about the two terrible days in 1996 when eight climbers died on the mountain; and Viking, an action-adventure drama.
"It's not a big deal for me to shift gears between smaller and bigger films," Kormakur says. "Doing American films can be frustrating – you're fighting to get your day, and 60 drivers are sleeping in their trucks. Things are wasted. But I'm shooting big studio films for less time and money than most people can. For me the work is the same no matter the budget: The frame is the same size, the head of the actor is the same size. Most of the time." He chuckles. "They get bigger in Hollywood."
Of course, American films are also burdened with things like unions, safety monitors and stunt co-ordinators, costly items that Kormakur can ignore in Iceland. He frequently demonstrates and/or does stunts for his casts, as when he tied himself to his lead actor in a surging ocean to help keep him in the frame in The Deep, and later washed himself barefoot onto razor-sharp lava rock. "I do what I have to do to get the footage," Kormakur says, grinning. "It's a very good trick. I say, 'It's not hard, I'll show you.' I've jumped off all kinds of things. At some point I may have to reconsider that tactic, because I'm not getting any younger."
Certainly one trick he pulled on The Deep would not go over in Hollywood: Near the end of filming, his lead actor broke down. He said he was scared of the waves and couldn't go back into the water. "I knew I didn't have the footage I needed," Kormakur says. "I had to push him off the boat." Excuse me? "At that moment I thought, 'I am a terrible person,'" he admits. "But I also thought, 'I have to get my footage, and this is the only way.'"
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#1 Feb 28, 2013
Why is this plant at 94% for two days?
#2 Feb 28, 2013
Vent system: would probably save the reactor
These guys are shills for the industry...
#3 Feb 28, 2013
So Pilgrim was down to around 80% because of relief valve issues just before the blzzard, a weeek outage, then back up in power, now two days at 94% power....
#4 Feb 28, 2013
I called the Pilgrim antis... to get them to find out what is going on.
#5 Mar 1, 2013
Third day of 94%...
#6 Mar 1, 2013
-one who has come from afar on a journey to a holy place
kinda blasphemous and just plain wrong for nuketards to name their dirtybomb that
same with 'Yankee'
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meanwhile over in Israel teachers are armed to protect the students http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax/files/e6/e65da...
^yet libscum here insist that we should not do the same
#7 Mar 1, 2013
So boring!
#8 Mar 4, 2013
"Scram Discharge Volume (SDV) Valve Declared Inoperable.
"On March 1, 2013 at 1045 hours, with the reactor at 94% core thermal power (CTP), a scram discharge volume valve, CV-302-22B was declared inoperable as required by station procedural direction due to an observed degradation in opening stroke timing during performance of a compensatory surveillance test of the Scram Discharge Instrument Volume Vent and Drain Valve. This report is provided consistent with NRC IE Bulletin 80-14.
"Currently, station engineering is evaluating the valve stroke time trend data of CV-302-22B and plans to address this issue will be developed as part of the Corrective Action Program (CAP). Pilgrim Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.G applies due to the inoperability of CV-302-22B.
"This notification is being made in accordance with the NRC IE Bulletin 80-14,'Degradation of BWR Scram Discharge Volume Capability,' Part A.3., which states,'By procedures, require that the SDV vent and drain valve be normally operable, open and periodically tested. If these valves are not operable or are closed for more than 1 hour in any 24 hour period during operation, the reason shall be logged and the NRC notified within 24 hours (Prompt Notification).'
"A similar event report was generated for the same valve on February 18, 2013. Compensatory measures applicable to the original event report included a revised lubrication application and additional surveillance testing. Although surveillance tests subsequent to the original February 18, 2013 tested demonstrated valve operability, the initial March 1, 2013 test did not meet opening stroke time operability requirements for the valve. Subsequent stroke time testing has met the opening stroke time operability requirements for the valve.
"This event has no impact on the health and safety of the public.
"The USNRC Senior Resident Inspector has been informed."
See similar event EN #48766.
#9 Mar 4, 2013
The SDV is one issue...why they are forced to be at 94% power is another.
So why can't they just remove the bad valve and replace it with a new valve in one day?
#10 Mar 4, 2013
Still at 94% power..
#11 Mar 4, 2013
Ever think maybe Pilgrim is coasting down for a spring refuel?
Good old boring Mikey.
#12 Mar 4, 2013
Refueling coast-down happens generally at approximate a rate of .5% a day or less. On Feb 26 it was 100%, then Feb 27 it became 94%. Since Feb 27 it has been stuck at 94% power. It would be down a 1% or two by now.
Nope, they are restricted to 94% on some issue. And its not reportable. Probably something in the secondary system...the money making end of the plant.
I am positive it is not coast-down
#13 Mar 4, 2013
Well, they are scheduled for April 17, 2013 (4/17/2013)...still 100% sure if it is not for coast-down...
I mean, coast-down is right around the corner...
#14 Mar 5, 2013
still 94%?
#15 Mar 6, 2013
still @ 94% power...
#16 Mar 6, 2013
So i think Pilgrim has replaced the bad safety relief valve, maybe replace the other three...but replace with an identical design as the leaking ones. So as a precaution to have no more leaks, they limited power to 94% till the refueling outage.
They might have just replaced the leaking one...not the other three...but as a precaution...
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#19 Mar 6, 2013
Pilgrim scram valve fails again
Is this a sign of an aging plant past its prime?
The second event at Pilgrim in as many weeks the failure of a scram discharge valve is also the second time this particular valve has failed in the last two months.
The scram discharge volume valve referred to in the event releases as CV-302-22B failed Feb. 18, a week after the blizzard knocked out power to the plant.(In another case of twos, Pilgrim also lost power twice during the strom.). The valve failed again last Friday, March 1.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the CV-302-22B is one of the valves on the drain line from the scram discharge volume, a metal tank that is supposed to contain all of the water vented during a scram (a sudden, rapid, shut down of the reactor).
When a scram signal occurs, the UCS reported,this valve automatically closes, or is designed to do so. Whether it does so is another matter.
For critics of the plant, including EcoLaw.org Founder Meg Sheehan, this is a sure sign that the plant is past its prime.
Pilgrim is old and worn out, Sheehan wrote on her blog this week.It presents an unacceptable risk to our region, and this is just one more example of that.
A 1975 report on reactor safety, widely known as the Rassmussen Report, argues against that conclusion.
That report specifically stated that the valves in question have only a one in a million chance of interfering with a reactor shut down.
But the UCS said the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama must have hit the lottery, because in 1980 a plugged scram discharge valve prevented plant operators from successfully removing all of its control rods, three times, before the reactor staff was able to complete a planned shut down of their reactor.
That event at Browns Ferry did not occur during an emergency, however, and the 15 minutes it took to withdraw all of the reactors control rods did not, therefore, result in a disaster.
This weeks failure of Pilgrims scram valve, the official event notice released by Pilgrim concluded,has no impact on the health and safety of the public.
Plant staff had actually been monitoring the valve since it first failed in mid-February.
A similar event report was generated for the same valve on Feb. 18, 2013, the event-notification report states.Compensatory measures applicable to the original event report included a revised lubrication application and additional surveillance testing.
In other words, Pilgrim has been testing this valve since it first failed.
According to the NRC, the valve was lubricated, retested and restored to operability soon after the issue was discovered.
But tests conducted March 1, Pilgrim stated,did not meet opening stroke time operability requirements for the valve.
According to the NRC, during the power outages that shut down the plant twice during the February blizzard, the valve worked properly to support the scram.
#20 Mar 6, 2013
That is, it closed within the timeframe necessary to support the scram, NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan told the Old Colony.
The problem resulting in the report on Feb. 18 was discovered, Neil added,during routine surveillance testing conducted on these valves in the open direction and was unrelated to any of the shutdowns.
The NRC spokesman acknowledged that this valve plays an important role in supporting the scram function.
That said, nuclear power plants have numerous systems and components that are important to safety, Neil said.The defense-in-depth approach for nuclear power plants is based on multiple layers of safety through redundant systems and equipment.
Neil wouldnt comment directly on the assertion that the problems with this valve were related to the plants overall age.
The company (Entergy) is continuing to evaluate the exact cause of the slowness of the valve to operate in the open direction, Neil concluded.Our inspectors will review the results of that review.
#21 Mar 7, 2013
95% today?
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Two years ago Qatari leaders were grappling with a fundamental problem. Their nation's hydrocarbon output is set to peak in 2012, creating a pressing need to diversify an economy that will soon be growing at 20% a year. Tourism, as most fast‑maturing economies discover, is a good way of going about it but, in a highly competitive market, pushing the Qatari brand would always be a challenge.
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"Although that might have been the case at the start," Qatar 2022's campaign strategist, the Englishman Mike Lee, said this year, "now there's a real feeling we can win this thing."
Lee would be proved right but few shared his instincts. The candidacy of Qatar's capital, Doha, for the 2016 summer Olympic Games had fallen flat. Success for Doha's bid would have shifted the event to late October, outside the International Olympic Committee's stipulated date range, since only those dates would have avoided the worst of the summer heat and humidity. Temperatures in Qatar can push mercury beyond 50C in June and July.
Yet Fifa, which has previously taken its tournament to Mexico and to US cities where summer temperatures can peak at similar heights, does not share the IOC's concerns. The Olympics' organiser has the health of marathon runners, road cyclists and 50km race-walkers to consider.
Nonetheless, although the game's 24 remote rulers in the executive committee, which made the decision to award the tournament to Qatar on Thursday, are nonchalant about the heat, it is not a view widely shared in football. "Who knows if the big football nations in Europe will even go to Qatar in 2022," one senior football figure told the Guardian. "I could see some clubs saying they don't want their players to go there because it is too dangerous healthwise."
That would be a serious problem for the game as a whole, since it is the big European clubs alone who pay the wages of most World Cup players. The son of Qatar's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, whose central and multilingual involvement in the bid campaign proved so persuasive for Fifa, must now persuade the world that the heat is manageable. "We can guarantee 27 degrees on the pitch," he has said. "A stadium with controlled temperature is the answer to the problem. We have other plans up our sleeves as well."
The 2022 bid team made much play of the 15,000-seat Al Sadd stadium, with its gas-powered air-cooling system. It intends the second-generation versions, with 70,000 seats, to be solar powered – as is one currently under construction in another Gulf state.
Qatar has the advantage of hosting the Asian Games next year but there have been doubts about the construction schedule for that event. "With the Asian Games, it became a last-minute panic to get everything ready and in place," one Doha resident told Reuters. "The biggest thing is that there is so much to be done. It's a monumental task and you need to finish it a few years early."
However, perhaps the biggest challenge for a country with sports-tourism ambitions is whether the supporters will decamp to the desert for the tournament. Fans' appetite for alcohol during a World Cup is voracious. During the 2006 World Cup in Germany more than a million litres of beer were sold in the stadiums alone, with the four-week World Cup finals contributing to a 190.4m-litre increase in Germany's annual beer consumption.
Qatar will have to work hard to counteract the perception that as an Islamic state the World Cup will come into conflict with local alcohol laws: it will not. One advantage of the Thanis' absolutism is that they can alter legislation at a whim.
"These plans show just how serious, innovative and focused we are about hosting a Fifa World Cup that will deliver a fantastic experience for players, fans and the media," Thani has said, and Fifa was convinced.
Elsewhere, however, doubts linger. And those who fear Qatar's infrastructure might strain in accommodating the tournament in 12 years had fuel for their suspicions yesterday. At the first sign of genuine global interest, the bid's website server collapsed.
• This article was amended on 6 December 2010. The original referred to Qatar's ruler as Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani. This has been corrected.


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There appears to be growing divergence between the United States and Great Britain regarding the foreign policy of Pakistan in handling Taliban militants in northwest regions of the nation. During the past few weeks, Pakistan has been engaged in discussions with Taliban leaders over ways to end violence. A jirga consisting of elders has brought together government and Taliban representatives to hammer out a cease fire. British Defence Minister Des Browne welcomed these efforts to end violence in the country insisting any agreement to achieve peace would prove fruitful. However, Tom Casey, speaking for the US State Department complained "we have seen similar kinds of agreements reached in the past that have not been successful." The State Department fears any agreement with Taliban militants will eventually undermine the security of Pakistan.
Even as Pakistan leaders are negotiating with the Taliban, the government still must decide on a policy of what to do about America's favorite friend, President Musharraf. Nawaz Sharif, of the PML-N made clear his party's determination to "give a safe exit to the man(Musharraf) and hinted there should be criminal prosecution of the president.


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Who Runs Hollywood? C'mon
By Joel Stein
I have never been so upset by a poll in my life. Only 22% of Americans now believe "the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews," down from nearly 50% in 1964. The Anti-Defamation League, which released the poll results last month, sees in these numbers a victory against stereotyping. Actually, it just shows how dumb America has gotten. Jews totally run Hollywood.
How deeply Jewish is Hollywood? When the studio chiefs took out a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times a few weeks ago to demand that the Screen Actors Guild settle its contract, the open letter was signed by: News Corp. President Peter Chernin (Jewish), Paramount Pictures Chairman Brad Grey (Jewish), Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger (Jewish), Sony Pictures Chairman Michael Lynton (surprise, Dutch Jew), Warner Bros. Chairman Barry Meyer (Jewish), CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves (so Jewish his great uncle was the first prime minister of Israel), MGM Chairman Harry Sloan (Jewish), and NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker (mega-Jewish). If either of the Weinstein brothers had signed, this group would have not only the power to shut down all film production but to form a minyan with enough Fiji water on hand to fill a mikvah.
The person they were yelling at in that ad was SAG President Alan Rosenberg (take a guess). The scathing rebuttal to the ad was written by entertainment super-agent Ari Emanuel (Jew with Israeli parents) on the Huffington Post, which is owned by Arianna Huffington (not Jewish and has never worked in Hollywood.)
The Jews are so dominant, I had to scour the trades to come up with six Gentiles in high positions at entertainment companies. When I called them to talk about their incredible advancement, five of them refused to talk to me, apparently out of fear of insulting Jews. The sixth, AMC President Charlie Collier, turned out to be Jewish.
As a proud Jew, I want America to know about our accomplishment. Yes, we control Hollywood. Without us, you'd be flipping between "The 700 Club" and "Davey and Goliath" on TV all day.
So I've taken it upon myself to re-convince America that Jews run Hollywood by launching a public relations campaign, because that's what we do best. I'm weighing several slogans, including: "Hollywood: More Jewish than ever!"; "Hollywood: From the people who brought you the Bible"; and "Hollywood: If you enjoy TV and movies, then you probably like Jews after all."
I called ADL Chairman Abe Foxman, who was in Santiago, Chile, where, he told me to my dismay, he was not hunting Nazis. He dismissed my whole proposition, saying that the number of people who think Jews run Hollywood is still too high. The ADL poll, he pointed out, showed that 59% of Americans think Hollywood execs "do not share the religious and moral values of most Americans," and 43% think the entertainment industry is waging an organized campaign to "weaken the influence of religious values in this country."
That's a sinister canard, Foxman said. "It means they think Jews meet at Canter's Deli on Friday mornings to decide what's best for the Jews." Foxman's argument made me rethink: I have to eat at Canter's more often.


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In boxing, if guy (a) holds a belt at one weightclass and goes up/down a weight to face guy (b) who's also a title holder and guy (b) can legitimately make the weight class guy (a) has come from, both belts have in the past been on the line.
So in theory, they are fighting for two (or more) belts in two weight classes.
How would the unified rules accomodate this and could they (not to mention would Dana/UFC entertain it)?
Best example i can think of that could realistically happen is Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar. Now both guys can make both LW and FW easily, so if the two were to fight still as champions (at either FW or LW) then in theory both belts could be on the line, couldn't they?
I don't recall it ever happening in MMA, we've had champ vs champ but there's always been one guy that'd never make the lower weight, for example Rampage vs Hendo, GSP vs Penn etc.
As for the theoretical Aldo vs Edgar fight, if it ever did happen i could only see one guys belt on the line, despite both belts being a legit option.
Just something my tiny brain was considering today, your thoughts???


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I love fresh flowers in the house anytime, but never more so than at this time of year. When I was a young married woman with young children, I budgeted $10 a week for flowers, which I would buy on Friday. I would create a large bouquet using mostly cheap greens and filler and just a few inexpensive blooms. It was a way to welcome the weekend, and the finishing touch to a newly cleaned house.
You don't have to wait for a special occasion or for someone else to send you flowers—just go out and treat yourself. De moi, à moi.
If you're not fussy about ethically sourced blooms and shopping at top-notch florists, the good news is that you can still buy flowers cheaply, sometimes in surprising places. Believe it or not, the apricot-bronze Alstromeria and roses pictured above were picked up at the No Frills store a stone's throw away from where I live, and where, if you hit it on the right day, you can find decent though basic bouquets. This one set me back $10.
(Tip: Unless you're buying flowers from a reputable florist, it's a good idea to check for freshness. I gently touch the blooms to make sure they're firm, then lift the bouquet out of the bucket and examine and smell the end of the stems. If they look slimy and/or smell pond-like, it means they've been hanging around too long. Walk away.)
For another ten bucks, I also picked up these Stargazer lilies, which came with salal (stiff but useful filler leaves from the West Coast), a few fern fronds and a bit of everlasting. Just like gardenias and other highly scented flowers, the scent of Stargazer lilies isn't for everyone as it's quite strong and clove-like. Right now, though, it's just right. I close my eyes, take a deep whiff and imagine I'm in a sultry tropical paradise. Maybe like this:
Ahhhh. That's better.
Happily, after the hiatus due to last year's parking lot project, there are more flowers to look forward to very soon because the Southern Ontario Orchid Society show and sale makes its welcome reappearance here at the TBG on Feb. 16 and 17. Believe me, seeing our buildings stuffed full of the most gorgeous orchids is a sight that will gladden your heart. Bring your wallet. You can find out more here.
I'm also really looking forward to Get the Jump on Spring, which takes place on Saturday, February 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Well, sort of. This year, in a weak moment I agreed to speak, which I rarely do anymore. (Others would tell you that you can't shut me up.) My topic is "Strategic Gardening," a vague-enough title that gives me plenty of leeway to think hard about what I want to talk about. It may turn out to be a cautionary tale of 40 years or so of horticultural blunders and how to avoid them. "Egrets, I have a few, but then again…"
And before you know it and not a moment too soon, it will be time for Canada Blooms.
Last week, our Nancy Eaton Director of Horticulture, Paul Zammit, along with Creative Director Jenny Rhodenizer and Resource Specialist Stefan Weber organized a painting party to repurpose donated, used dressers and armoires as storage and display units for our booth and pop-up shop at Blooms. Jenny came up with the idea, and all the pieces have been painted a shade of grey as a base and then sparkled up with metallic paint. They look great! Thanks go to staff members and volunteers who stepped up to prep and paint this furniture. And remember, if you buy your Canada Blooms tickets in advance you can save $3 at Garden Shop or right here online.
We've Gone Potty
Thanks to a generous donation of surplus bulbs from a supplier and a fun idea from Paul, the staff spent a bit of time potting up amaryllis bulbs and are having a competition to see whose amaryllis blooms first, blooms longest, is largest, is prettiest (we have no idea what colour these are) and so forth. Of course, growing conditions vary as some folks have a sunny window while others have no natural sunlight at all so it may not be a fair contest, but who cares? We all have the pleasure of watching something beautiful come to life at our desks.
Things That Frost My Britches
Tree rustlers! One day, when we were both out on our front walks shoveling snow, my neighbour Mary came over to tell me that someone had cut down the red oak sapling in her front garden. "This is the fourth one we've lost," she lamented. The police told her that there are tree rustlers who go around chopping down saplings to make twig furniture. Um, call me crazy, but isn't the whole point of twig furniture to forage for and repurpose fallen branches, not whack down healthy young trees? And don't get me started on those ugly, stumpy, birch log amputees that seem to be the fashion in so many winter containers these days. Gee, I wonder where they're finding all those "fallen" birch logs? Steer clear.
Things That Make Me Happy
A few days ago, I was rummaging around a favourite consignment store and came across this weird and wonderful shadow box, which, judging from the faded silk background material, might be Victorian. Some may thing it's creepy to admire these captured butterflies, moths and beetles. But I think it's a lovely kaleidoscope of graceful winged creatures preserved forever maybe more than 100 years ago.
Think what you will, gentle reader, but don't let anyone clip your wings or pin you down. And have a Happy Valentine's Day. Here's a fun little present to explore on a cold winter's day: http://allthingsplants.com/apps/calendar/
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Jewish wisdom and values can't quite give you pointers on how to build bookshelves for your home, but they will help you select the books that will fill these shelves and enhance your Jewish home library.
In the pages that follow, we present suggestions from experts in all aspects of Jewish life and literature, from Talmud scholars to students of mysticism, from teachers of Jewish history to authorities on children's books. The roster of contributors is impressive.
We are also pleased to announce that wherever possible, the United Synagogue Book Service lets you do one-stop shopping for these books. Just email firstname.lastname@example.com with a list of the books you want to buy. For older or out-of-print books, we suggest you go to a specialized bookstore or seacrh online.
While we remain the people of the Book -- the Torah -- we truly have become a people of many books. As the philosopher Franz Rosenzweig wrote, "Nothing Jewish is foreign to me." Let us follow his lead. A Jewish journey must include both practice and learning. The books suggested in these essays will serve as valuable guides to inform and enhance that journey.


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Area high school girls soccer notes
Andover is led offensively by forward Laura Sellew and playmaking midfielder Amy Williams.
Buhler brings back significant experience with four seniors and junior Ellyn Willse who could help the Crusaders contend.
Campus has a nice offensive duo in juniors Brittni Carron and Ashley Krier.
Circle, winless in 2010, is attempting to establish a foundation built around young players. One senior, Charity Hon, was an All-AV-CTL midfielder last season.
Derby has a balanced scoring attack and a goalie, Bridget Warton, who delivered six shutouts. Junior Shelby Smith is the top returning scorer.
Goddard doesn't have a senior on the roster and will rely on a pair of freshmen and on leadership from junior Morgan Patterson.
Hutchinson has two double-figure goal scorers, seniors Kayla Sneath and Brie Zerger, returning, along with senior goalkeeper Madison Wiles.
Independent is led by its three captains, seniors Kayla Gravel and Anya Pierson and junior Jessica Fisher.
Maize, which lost in the Class 6A semifinals in 2010, returns senior forward Kelsey Lyden and junior midfielder McKenzie Hartzog.
Maize South will try to keep pace with its crosstown counterpart. One of its top players is junior Yvette Aguilar.
Among the seven seniors for McPherson is goalkeeper Sarah Gaeddert.
Newton won a postseason game in 2010 and returns several pieces of a strong defense, including senior Lina Adame.
The top three players for Rose Hill are all juniors — leading scorers Kayla Pfuff and Miranda Ravesky, and Olivia Hull.
Trinity Academy is aiming for the postseason behind goalie Meg McPherson and forward Ashley Burns.


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On a heavily populated online opera forum, a member asked:
I am curious about people's first recordings of opera (I mean the first two or three, not the first thirty). What were they? At what age did you first listen to them? Were they a gift, bought, borrowed, or stolen (OK, you don't have to answer the last one)? What impact did they have on you? How have they held up over the years, as you have heard and learned more?That provoked a (predictable) deluge of responses. Here' ours:
My proper introduction to opera, per se, occurred quite late (viz., when I was in my early 30s) and quite by accident (a double entendre as will presently be made clear). I grew up within a musical milieu peopled by serious-minded musicians, instrumentalists all, who regarded, as did I, the whole domain of opera to be nothing other than fodder fit only for the delectation of musical groundlings and the proper butt of uncharitable jokes. In my younger years I'd occasionally tune into the Texaco Saturday Met opera radio broadcasts (which almost invariably turned out to be something from the Italian or French rep) and despite Milton Cross's enticing intros never managed to last beyond the first half-hour or so of the first act so trashy if superficially pretty and appealing did it all sound to me. Fast-forward to 1970. I've been laid up for the better part of a year courtesy of a near-death-dealing motorcycle accident. Bad business that, but it's not all terrible. I've plenty of time on my hands, and I'm taking full advantage of it by reading like mad and listening to dozens of LPs I'd bought one fevered afternoon of record buying at a Sam Goody 50%-off sale some few years previous but still haven't gotten around to auditioning. (Not as ridiculous as it sounds. I bought over 250 LPs that out-of-control afternoon.) One of the albums I'd plucked from Goody's shelves was the then-new Solti-Decca release of the first _Ring_ opera, _Das Rheingold_ (which I later learned is called a "music-drama"; not at all the same thing as an opera), an opera of which I never before heard so much as a measure and a recording I bought not because I had any intention of listening to the opera itself (what an idea!) but because that then-new recording had quickly gained a reputation among audio freaks, of which I was one, as being a kick-ass test of one's speaker system. So one afternoon of my enforced confinement I pull the still un-played _Rheingold_ album from its place of storage, think to myself, "Forgot about this. Time I gave it a whirl to see just how great these speakers of mine really are," remove its still-intact shrink-wrap, and start the first LP going on the turntable. With hobbling gait I almost make it back to my comfy armchair when the soles of my feet more than my ears become aware of that solitary, 16', four-measure opening E-flat pedal, and my first thought is that something's gone badly awry with my stereo system. I mean, no opera can possibly begin like that. After assuring myself that my stereo system is operating just fine, I start the LP going again, this time no longer intending to test my speakers but intending instead to find out just what sort of opera it is that can begin in such an un-opera-like manner. One-hundred-and-thirty-six measures later (i.e., the full length of the _Rheingold_ prelude) such is my astonishment that I'm struck virtually dumb. I simply can't believe what I've just heard. No composer — not the divine Wolfgang, not even great Bach himself — should be able to do that much with such a paucity of harmonic and melodic material stretched over 136 measures; essentially not much more than a single arpeggiated major triad repeated over and over. Hobbling back to the turntable as quickly as I'm able, I start the LP going again at the beginning, and again listen, more carefully this time. I end up replaying those opening 136 measures some dozen times before I let the first of the three Rheintöchter finish the opening phrase of her song. And when she does, further astonishment. She and her two sisters are bantering among themselves in dramatic real time, their banter sounding as natural as the dialogue of a spoken stage play, but they're all...singing! And the singing is lovely. Not bel canto lovely, but a different kind of sung lovely I've no name for because I've never heard anything like it before. Then a nasty-sounding baritone comes on the scene and interrupts their playful banter with some rather less playful banter of his own, also sung, and his singing, like the singing of the Rheintöchter, is in dramatic real time and as natural as spoken dialogue in a stage play and, in its own jarring way, electrifying. Inseparably intertwined with all this rather than merely accompanying it as it would in any respectable opera is a huge orchestra making rich continuous comment on all the goings-on in the manner of the chorus in a classical Greek drama, enriching and deepening immeasurably both drama and meaning, the gestalt effect positively riveting. At this point it becomes abundantly clear to me that, in terms of opera, I'm not on solid ground anymore but hopelessly adrift in waters wonderful strange and considerably over my head. This is a new and gripping musico-dramatic experience; one which bears but the most superficial resemblance to opera as I understand it. No recitative, no arias, no duets, trios, quartets, or choruses. Nothing from and among the singers but a single continuous stream of back-and-forth natural-as-speech sung dialogue, the whole interwovenly fleshed out and deepened by the huge orchestra acting as the work's principal "voice". As I've said, astonishing. And as I continue listening almost each succeeding new measure brings with it something new to astonish and by _Rheingold_'s end I'm utterly floored by the evocative and eloquent magic of it all. That initial encounter with Wagner and his _Ring_ tetralogy set the stage, so to speak, for my subsequent Wagner attachment, and the deeper I immersed myself in the _Rheingold_, and over the ensuing weeks, months, and years in the entire _Ring_ tetralogy and then deeper still in _Tristan_ and _Parsifal_, that which initially captivated the Wagner-naïve musical snob continued, as it continues still, to captivate the seasoned and informed devotee I became. While in strictly musical terms Bach and Mozart are still my ne plus ultra composers, transcendent geniuses both, in musico-dramatic terms I now know there has never been, nor is there ever again likely to be, a genius as all-encompassing prodigious and transcendent as Richard Wagner.


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Turmeric-Ginger Cauliflower
In this delicious side dish, Sai Viswanath seasons cauliflower with turmeric and ginger as well as mustard seeds and chile pepper (as cooks do in southern India), then oven-roasts them (a northern Indian technique). Tossing the cauliflower with tomatoes is an American influence, since Indians use tomatoes primarily in sauces.
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- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
- 1/2 jalapeño, seeded and minced
- 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 head cauliflower (2 1/4 pounds), cut into 1-inch florets
- Salt
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 425°. In a small bowl, mix the oil with the tomato, mustard seeds, jalapeño, ginger and turmeric. On a large, rimmed baking sheet, toss the cauliflower florets with the flavored oil. Season with salt and spread the cauliflower in an even layer. Roast for about 25 minutes, or until lightly browned and barely tender. Serve hot or at room temperature.


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No, I don't feel that way at all. They have to take a lot more time and use a lot more product. I respect their business. For example, I dyed my hair once and the stylist didn't do my whole head. She said parts would over process, so she did it in sections. With the waiting between applications it had to take at least twice as long, but I got better results than had she just slapped it on. It's similar to clothing, after a certain size the price generally goes up.If a stylist told me she had to charge me more because I have a lot of hair, or thicker hair, etc. I would get up out of the chair and leave. Excuse me? Arent stylists suppose to work with all types of hair?
Stylist are supposed to be able to work with all hair, and she did work with mine, but I don't feel entitled to pricing.


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Nice hive Lisa! I would shorten up the supporting boards so the rain doesn't bounce off them, then run under the hive? I'm assuming the hive is not Pressure-treated wood?
Those boards are actually not supporting boards - they are just boards I put under the hive so I could have some place to put tools on when I'm working the hive. My smoker fits on them really nice and then I don't have to worry about knocking it over or reaching for it with the hive open; everything is within reach. It would have to be raining pretty hard for rain water to get in the hive. The hive actually sits on a bottom board that is mostly a screen for ventilation and pest control. It doesn't look very sturdy but it is. You are correct, no pressure treated wood here. It's all inexpensive pine. Some hives are made of cedar but that's big bucks for something that only going to get sticky and messed up. I painted mine the light green because it's camouflage in my suburban neighborhood and I got it cheap off the "opps" table at HD - 5 bucks for the gallon. Believe me the cost to get started in beekeeping adds up fast. Have a great rest of the weekend, Lisa


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In our newest analyst report on gamified sales platforms, we learned some interesting facts about the sales gamification industry. In this report we evaluated 12 sales gamification and 12 universal platforms, plus a couple of more platforms, to make your decision of which platform to choose easier.
Why you should consider a gamified sales platform? Certainly because times are changing. With Millennial sales reps - those born between 1980 und 2000 - sales managers have found themselves at a loss of how to engage them. Many traditional sales management techniques fall short with them. They want to know a higher purpose, may tell you that they are "not coin-operated," want constant feedback, and use social media and their network, which often perplexes sales managers.
Truth is that in order to get the best out of their young sales reps, sales managers have to take a step back and learn about them. Did you know that when young sales reps enter the workforce they have already 10,000 hours of video game playing experience? While your first reaction may be disbelief and "what a waste of time," we rather look at what video games do so well that they kept playing them 10,000 hours. They give them instant and constant feedback, show them learning paths, alllow them to socialize with other players, lead them to mastery, give them epic meaning, and not to forget let them fail a lot. But failing is learning a well.
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In our second industry report on gamification platforms we evaluated and interviewed, analyzed, and compared twelve sales gamification platforms and twelve universal platforms and their vendors. These platforms address engagement challenges that many companies face in regards to younger sales reps - aka Millennials or Generation Y.
As gamification moves from a novelty to a mainstream technology, and shifts from a customer to an employee engagement program, organizations need to consider gamification strategies. Sales Gamification Platforms provide solutions for the sales process, while universal, enterprise grade gamification platforms can be deployed beyond sales throughout an organization and integrate gamification experiences, engage players, and collect data across processes.
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Playing is part of human nature. People spend endless hours playing games like Monopoly or FIFA because they are enormously motivated to improve their scores or to win the game. Within gamification, studies and businesses examine how this motivation can be transferred to work environments. Thereafter, game elements are implemented into work processes in order to increase motivation and performance. Today, gamification is mostly applied in marketing, employee training or hiring processes in big companies. However, few practical examples exist on gamification of management control systems (MCS), which should be of particular interest, since management control is at the core of every business. The problem is that management control is often perceived as pure mathematical exercise without connection to corporate goals. The work of management controllers is misunderstood due to a lack of understanding figures and indistinct communication. The question is, whether gamification could be applied to overcome these hurdles. This study examines opportunities and limitations of gamification of MCS on the basis of small and medium enterprises operating in Germany. Literature review and expert interviews help to understand the relationship of playing games and MCS, to assess issues of MCS that gamification could solve and to evaluate whether game elements are already applied in MCS. The results of this academic work suggest that potential for gamification of MCS exist, especially with regards to visualisations and graphical illustrations, while limitations are for instance difficulties in translating complex processes into game elements.
The Flow-Theory is one of the fundamentals for gamification, describing how games and gamification designs keep increasing difficulty to match the growing skills of a player. Basically, when you play a game for the first time, you don't know yet the rules and intricacies of the game. That's why it on-boards you with simple tasks and exposes you to few features. In Angry Birds you just start with one type of birds. But once you become more familiar with the game, it adds new features, more difficult challenges, fiercer enemies. Angry Birds gives you more complex structures to destroy and adds more types of birds.
This is what gamification designers aim at replicating. Instead of exposing a user to all features of let's say a CRM system right away, users need to show repeatedly that they master those tasks and gradually the CRM system unlocks more features. Sony demonstrated an example with their Sony EvolutionUI for Android phone users.
If you don't adapt difficulty to a user's or player's skills, the system either starts out as frustrating or becomes boring over time.


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Hiring on Elance: 10 Elance Features for Businessese_carries | Jun 26, 2012
At Elance, we hire a lot of contractors through our platform to help run the business. We take advantage of all the great features available to businesses like yours and thought we could highlight some in case you're not already familiar with them. See if you're acquainted with all of these features; if you aren't using them already, take a look! We think you'll enjoy the benefits they have to offer.
1. Hire contractors by the hour and get protection with our hourly work guarantee
Fixed price work makes sense for many jobs, but some projects are better managed on an hourly basis. Sometimes you need the flexibility to determine how much your contractor will work on a weekly basis. With hourly jobs, you can still have full control over your budget by setting weekly maximums.
We have invested in tools to give you confidence in managing hourly work online. With our Work View™ technology, you can view and comment on screenshots of the work at any time and review and approve timesheets weekly. Simply ask your contractor to download Work View, and the software will automatically take screenshots while the contractor is working and upload them to your workroom. By using Work View, you and your contractor are covered by the Elance Hourly Work Guarantee, so be sure to take advantage of this feature for all of your hourly projects. Learn More.
2. Free Escrow service to ensure your money is safe
Our Escrow feature is a fan favorite on Elance, for both clients and contractors. Businesses need to know that their money is protected, and Escrow provides that security. If you're not familiar with the service, here's the quick rundown. A client and contractor agree on the work to be done and set check points (called milestones). The client puts money into an Elance Escrow account where it is held until the client approves the work. Once a contractor fulfills a milestone that is approved by the client, Elance releases the money to the contractor on the client's behalf. It's a great peace of mind that you get using Elance. Learn More.
3. Use Elance as your directory for local talent
There may be times you want to hire local contractors or experts from certain geographies. Elance is your place for both local and global talent; there are contractors in your neighborhood that have profiles on Elance. If you want to post a job with a location preference, simply choose this option on the job post form. You can drill down on country, city and even zip code in the US. While you may still receive proposals from contractors outside of your preferred location, you can still find the perfect contractor for your project.
4. Conduct interviews with contractors to get input on your job
Who says the online world has to be less "human"? Oftentimes, hiring needs to be more personal and Elance makes it easy for you to talk to contractors. At Elance, we often post jobs and then use the available Elance tools – message, call or video chat – to interview our contractors. The best contractors ask great questions and provide feedback on our job posts, and this can help us define the scope of the project more clearly, get new ideas and ensure a productive working relationship. Elance tools (check out our video chat app so you can see contractors across the world!) make it quick and easy to communicate without leaving the Elance platform. Learn More
5. Use job templates to do the heavy lifting for your job description
Preparing a job post is easy when you know exactly what you want and what information is going to lead to the best results. We've collected feedback from clients and contractors on what information is critical in a job description and we've added these details to our job templates. These templates pre-populate appropriate information and generate more relevant fields for you to fill in. Use them as your jumping off point. (Also, see our point above, talk to contractors to help you iron out details and answers questions.) We think they'll save you a ton of time and will help you further in getting the job results you're looking for.
6. Rehire in one click
Over time, you may have developed a distinct team of contractors on Elance that you regularly work with (your "virtual team"). You need an easy way to re-hire your contractors when needed. Now, you can simply go to your old job and the "rehire" option is featured prominently under the title. Alternatively, you can find the contractor in your "My Contractors" tab. Learn More.
7. Extract details on your Elance activity with analytics tools
Get the most from your data with our analytics tools. We now offer a free tool that lets you see your Elance activity instantly (no need to download data or create graphs in Excel). You can view spend history and trends by both jobs and contractors over the date range of your choice. It's a quick and dynamic way to see how you're using Elance. Learn More.
8. Control account access for multiple colleagues and contractors
Many of you have multiple colleagues at your business using Elance. You need the ability to manage these users and define account access differently. With Elance, it's easy. Just go to your settings and click to assign a colleague one of four roles – from having completely authority to hire, manage and pay to limited access to manage day-to-day activity. You'll notice we recently added a "Recruiter" role – someone who can manage day-to-day activity but can't take financial or contractual-related actions. Learn More.
9. Boost confidence with Elance ID verification for contractors
We're always working on ways to increase transparency, trust and quality so you can make better informed, more confident decisions as a client. We recently began offering free ID verification service for all contractors. You'll begin to notice ID verification badges on contractors profiles and proposals - it's one more indication that contractors are who they are who they say they are. Learn More.
10. Access Elance on-the-go
We recently launched a mobile site to give you access to Elance wherever you are so you can find new talent and get work done on-the-go. The site gives you fast and easy access to your Inbox, My Jobs page and Workrooms so you can post, read and review messages on your mobile. We recently added the ability to make payments directly from the mobile site. Now, when using your phone, paying your Contractor is just seconds away. Visit www.elance.com from your smartphone browser to access the new mobile site. Learn More.
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Factbox: List of likely candidates for papacy
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinals Angelo Scola of Milan and Odilo Scherer of Sao Paulo are the two most often-mentioned frontrunners in the conclave to elect the next Roman Catholic pope that opens on Tuesday.
But about a dozen names of "papabile" (possible popes) are circulating among Vatican watchers in Rome. The 115 cardinals can turn to other candidates if the favourites fail to build momentum towards the necessary two-thirds majority, or 77 votes.
Identifying trends is difficult because there are no declared candidates and electors are sworn to secrecy about their preparations for the conclave and what happens inside the Sistine Chapel while they vote.
A strong candidate could win a large minority of votes in the first voting round on Tuesday afternoon. But if he fails to build on it in subsequent voting rounds - two each in morning and afternoon sessions - the cardinals could look elsewhere.
Here are the dozen most frequently mentioned names:
- Angelo Scola (Italy, 71) is archbishop of Milan, a springboard to the papacy, and the leading Italian candidate. An expert on moral theology, Pope Benedict moved him there from Venice - another papal launching pad - in 2011 in what some saw as a sign of approval. Scola was long close to the conservative Italian Catholic group Communion and Liberation, which Benedict also favoured, but has kept his distance in recent years. He is familiar with Islam as head of a centre for Muslim-Christian understanding, with wide contacts abroad. His dense intellectual oratory could put off cardinals seeking a charismatic preacher.
- Odilo Scherer (Brazil, 63) is the leading candidate from Latin America, where 42 percent of the world's Catholics live. Archbishop of Sao Paulo, the biggest diocese in the country, he is conservative there but would rank as a moderate elsewhere. His German family roots and stint working in the Vatican Curia give him important links to Europe, the largest voting bloc. Italian media say he enjoys support among Curia cardinals opposed to Scola. He is known for a sense of humour and tweets regularly. The rapid growth of Protestant churches in Brazil that woo away Catholics could count against him.
- Marc Ouellet (Canada, 68) is the Vatican's top staff director, as head of the Congregation for Bishops. An academic theologian of the Ratzinger school, he once said becoming pope "would be a nightmare". Well-connected within the Curia, the Vatican bureaucracy, he also has ties to Latin America from teaching there and now heading a Vatican commission on the region. Factors against him include his rough time as archbishop of Quebec, where his conservative views clashed with the very secular society there and he left apologising for any hurt he had caused. His bland speaking style is another drawback. Continued...


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Hi,I have a 76 Volare with a 318 and auto tranny. I am going to be picking up a 383. How involved is the swap going to be? Will I need anything I am not thinking of like a crossmember from a big block car?Thanks for the help,Jason
I forgot to add it has the factory 904 tranny, will I need a new driveshaft and yoke?
Not only will you need a trans. you will need a drive shaft shorted as well. Why not install a LA 360, or pre 92 360. You will save money and the engine will bolt right in place of a 318. The 360 can be made to run harder than a 383 with simple bolt on's, and you will not need to change the trans. although a 727 should be installed if you are going to really step up the 360 level of power.
i don,t think they make a F-body big block K- frame
a 904 out of 76- 78 cordoba is another option, steel planetary gear sets,make them stronger inside .less mass more power to the ground
Hi Jason, i have done a small block to bigblock swap in an a body car, (75 Duster) and you can use the crossmeber that is in the car, however when I did my swap I had to cut the engine mounts out and then re-weld them into the car. I cut them off, then attached them to the new bigblock engine, dropped it in the car, made sure the engine was centered in the frame and then re-welded them in the new location. Cut the engine mounts off as close to the frame meber as possible, I also used fenderwell headers for the car but you can use conventional headers and everything will still fit, it's a tight squeeze but when you are done and you mash the gas you will be very happy with the result. good luck.
I forgot to mention that I used a 727 torque flight auto with reverse patern valve body it fit in and bolted right up to the big block I used (440 stroked to 510") I noticed someone answered your queary about the K member the Volare is an "A" body car not and F body car. The duster, demon, Scamp, Volare, and 76 Roadrunner were all built on the same platform.
I did a proper 75 duster 600hp big block swap K- frame and all.The F-body Volare&Aspen started in 1976 K- frame #4001650.1975 A-body k-frame #3466471.1976 A-body #4001713.Those are factory,#,s small v-8, #2883999 last produced in 1969 is the K-frame# for a proper A- body swap for big block even a 1975 duster.
any one that needs any pre 80,s mopar #,s I have a Direct Connection Performance Book I got it at the dealership i worked at in 82 or so,Ithas every Dodge # related to perfomance from every motor dodge built pre 80,also tran,s ,rear axles,suspension,body,s,stock to all out race spec,s
Hey Jason,Go to this web site they can help you with your swap.www.engine-swaps.com
Thanks for the help guys, I've decided not to do the big block swap. I picked up a mildly built 360 that I plan to swap in, just looking for a 727 now. This is actually my first mopar, I was raised on everything GM. Thanks again,Jason
Hi,This is alora. I am newly join in this site.This site is very useful to others.Used Cars is a 1980 comedy satire film. When Luke Fuchs (Jack Warden), owner of the struggling New Deal Used Car lot dies of a heart attack, hot-shot salesman (and aspiring senator) Rudy Russo decides to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless twin brother and used-car rival Roy L. Fuchs (also played by Warden), whose own used car lot is under threat of demolition to facilitate the construction of a proposed new freeway exit. An all-out war breaks out between the competing car lots with Russo resorting to extremely outrageous customer-getting schemes in order to save Luke's lot, complicated even more with the arrival of Luke's daughter Barbara Jane Fuchs.===================aloraUsed Cars


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I have an swf that will be used on two different domains. It has to behave the same way on both domains, and the variables that get stored on one domain must be accessible on the other. It's a shop with a cart system. The visitor puts things in the cart, goes to the other domain and continues shopping. Items added to the cart in the other shop should still be in the cart.
System.security.allowDomain("domain1.com"); System.security.allowDomain("domain2.com");
Like this or how should I do that?
i dun think the allowdomain has to do with sharedobject i dun think swf on domain1 can read sharedobject on domain 2.
can't be done.
There is no way to read shared objects from one domain on the other.
Any workaround? I read an article that was using loadmovie – a 3rd swf as a helper.
localconnection MIGHT help… not sure
EDIT : Something like this… http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/actionscript/interface-between-two-files-using-the-localconnection-class/
There might be a workaround using this… good luck
They are physically on the same server.. Maybe with database and sessions with php? Or that's an overkill?
Hey Firsh
Try this post it explains further what you have to do.
Hi Firsh, If they are in the same domain you can try passing a path to shared object :
sol = SharedObject.getLocal("name","/");
when you use the "/" as the path, it gets stored at root and then other swf from same domain can use it. Don't know will it work with different domains.
I have succuessfully used it once.
This is it, but I still got some problems. It was working for some time then everything went wrong.. I have 3 domains: 2 domains as clients and one domain as server. It's logical, loading an SWF from the server that handles all sharedobject stuff. I have crossdomain.xml's with a * on every domain
<cross-domain-policy> <allow-access-from domain="*" /> </cross-domain-policy>
and in every SWF
I know it's not secure like this, but I want it to see it working first then I can tighten security..
It uses the server swf very well if I just test it locally but once they are on the domains it doesn't work..
It's working now, thanks everybody. Seems like it wasn't so impossible after all


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I Have Lupus, My Rheumatologist Has Given Me a Green Light for a Mommy Makeover?
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Michael Laudrup's men enjoyed the majority of possession in south Wales but could not break down the Hammers, who enjoyed chances of their own on the counterattack.
Sam Allardyce's side, looking for back-to-back away wins after a stunning 3-0 success at Tottenham earlier this month, caused the home defense problems with set pieces throughout, though the team was guilty of wasting a number of chances in the first half.
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It was Swansea's third game in eight days and it showed as the team was slow out of the blocks against a well-organized side. On another day, the Hammers could have been two goals up by halftime, but unfortunately for them it was right back Guy Demel who spurned the best two chances of the game.
Michel Vorm was close to pushing the ball into his own net but was spared the blushes by Angel Rangel who hooked the ball off the line. Chances fizzled out in the second half but the draw was fair, if not the most entertaining.
Swansea was boosted by the return of captain Ashley Williams, making his first appearance in more than a month after suffering an ankle injury, while West Ham was unchanged from the side that lost 3-1 to Manchester City last week.
West Ham made a lively start to the opening exchanges and Stewart Downing's low drive forced Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm into a save at his near post after he cut in from the right.
The home side had a great chance to open the scoring on 16 minutes, but Chico Flores' header was powered straight at Jaaskelainen from Jonathan de Guzman's corner.
West Ham broke immediately following Chico's close call and Ravel Morrison went close, dragging an effort wide from the left after Ricardo Vaz Te had played him in.
The chance boosted the visiting side, which then enjoyed a repeated spell of corners, with Guy Demel going closest when unmarked, though he conspired to head over from close range.
West Ham was dealt a blow in the 34th minute when Vaz Te left the field with a wrist injury, to be replaced by Matt Jarvis, but finished the first half strongly in a display that would have given Allardyce confidence.
Swansea looked to press higher up in the pitch in the second half, however, and Spanish forward Alvaro Vazquez was agonizingly close to getting on the end of a Nathan Dyer cross.
Laudrup replaced Vazquez with Wilfried Bony and he almost made an immediate impact, forcing Jaaskelainen into a superb reflex save from six yards.
Swansea enjoyed an extended spell of pressure in the final 15 minutes of the game, and had claims for a penalty after Nathan Dyer's cross struck Joe Cole, but the protests were denied as both sides settled for a point, though it means Swansea has failed to win back-to-back Premier League games in 2013.


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I have a P0420 code thrown.
I am still on stock manifolds and cats. I am itching to do LTs and a re-tune, but right now do not have the free cash flow to get that done.
I was going to swap the pre-cat O2 sensors to make sure the code doesn't swap with the sensors to P0430, but if that comes back with the same, then I'll be looking for a temporary cat to use for the next 10-20k miles.
Running a very rich maggie tune for 80k miles probably didn't help. Car has 102k miles total.
I'm guessing b/c I'm getting this efficiency code the previous owner/tuner kept the rear O2s operational? Makes sense otherwise the computer wouldn't be checking "efficiency".
Anything else easy besides sensor or bank 1 cat to look for? No obvious changes have occurred like leaks, etc.
PS- what does a driver side cat go for new? (this could be used in an argument towards going with LTs and hi-flow cats, for example) :)


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text: So i was driving home today ('03 wrx, 40,000 miles). It was driving perfect and all of a sudden i look and see the check engine light has come on. I took it to my mechanic (very trusting guys) and they said there are misfires on the 3rd and 4th cylinders. They suggest new spark plugs and running this cleaner through the entire system to clean the carbon. Do you guys agree with this diagnosis? Should i get all that done? Thank you guys


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Withing minutes of seeing this post my daughter will be rummaging through the part bins yet again thanks to sparkfun. She gets it. The lily pad parts from Christmas are mostly gone.
Reminds me 12 years ago when I made a line following robot from some CdS cells, a flashlight bulb soldered and melted into a remote controlled toy tank. Controlled by a handwired pic microcontroller programmed from a homebuilt programmer hanging off the parallel port of my computer. It wasn't pretty but it was fun.
Now there is pages of breakout boards for all those fun gizmos to wire into robots. Sparkfun gets it!
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Multnomah University held an appreciation dinner for Dr. Dan Lockwood on November 9 to honor him for his exceptional work at MU. Lockwood was the seminary dean for seven years before he served 16 years as president. He taught theology at the University for 34 years. Read the rest of this entry »
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At 11:45 am on November 8, MU's cafeteria looks like it does on any other Friday afternoon — completely normal. Students pile food on their plates and find a seat next to a favorite friend or professor. But today is not a normal day. Once the clock's hands point to noon, the mood in the room suddenly changes. Read the rest of this entry »