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It's conker season again, and every morning around the horse chestnut tree near my children's school there are eager hands waiting to pick up the overnight droppings. But the hands aren't the tiny ones you might expect: most of the people filling their bags with the shiny brown nuts are mummies and daddies, not children. "I do wish they'd play conkers," my friend Alison sighs. "We loved it when I was a kid - I remember how much fun it was, soaking them in vinegar and then baking them in the oven in the hope of producing a champion. But my boys can never be bothered to go to all that trouble - the most they do is pick a few up and then discard them later in favour of a computer game."
This week's news story about the headteacher who is allowing his pupils to play conkers only while supervised and wearing protective goggles has brought hoots of laughter at school gates up and down the country, but it's more sad than funny. Most of us, like Alison, would be only too pleased if our children took an hour or two off from the telly to play a wholesome, fun game like conkers - some of us, like the parents I see near my children's school, even go to the slightly desperate lengths of harvesting them in the hope of revitalising a dying country pursuit.
Now, though, we're being told that it's dangerous: many schools have banned conkers, some on the grounds that kids can get hit in the eye, others because they fear for children with nut allergies. But according to Roger Vincent of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, there is no record of any conker-induced hospital admissions, and the Anaphylaxis Campaign says it's not aware of any severe reactions to conkers among children with nut allergies. At one of the few schools where conkers are welcomed, Woodlands Junior School in Tonbridge, Kent, there have been no unfortunate conker incidents of any kind.
So why the fuss? According to Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at the University of Kent, conker worries are one more brick in the wall of what he calls paranoid parenting (he has written a book of the same name, outlining his fears for a society that wraps its children up in so much cotton wool that it risks suffocating them). But his real concern about this controversy is that it's a sign of parents going along with wider paranoia - and an illustration of how difficult it can be to swim against the tide. "What I've noticed over the last few years is that occasionally you get a ripple or a backlash and parents are shocked or outraged at how far we're going in overprotecting our children," he says. "But then within a short time what was outrageous is seen as 'common sense'. It happened a few years ago when the first schools said they were going to ban parents from videoing nativity plays and football matches at school. At first parents reacted against it, but now they accept it.
"The other thing I'm very aware of is how great the pressure is to conform when you're a parent. My son Jacob, who is nine, is the only boy his age around here who is allowed to go to tennis or swimming on his own - I've had people knock on our door to say did we know he was out of the house by himself. And what I find is that if his friends are coming over, the parents ring to check that we won't be letting them out unaccompanied. You're very much expected to fall in line, whatever your own feelings."
Furedi calls it tragic that so many parents today romanticise childhood, yearning for the simple pleasures of playground games such as conkers, when the reality for their children is so different. And it's not only urban life that has changed for the worse, he says: rural areas, like his own, are much the same. "There might be more opportunities for freedom and play in the countryside, but the same regime of fear exists," he says. "You hear of people who move to a place where there are more outside spaces, but then they never let their kids out of their sight to experience it."
All of which raises the question: why have we allowed our fears, which are largely out of proportion or even groundless, to overshadow our children's lives so? It is only common sense to realise there is no way we can ever totally remove danger from their lives: tragic accidents happen in the most unlikely of circumstances, such as the terrible incident last week when two-year-old twins Betsy and William Woodbridge were crushed to death in their bedroom after they pulled a chest of drawers down on top of them during a game - their mother thought they were safely tucked in bed having a nap at the time.
So freak accidents will always happen: and while we busy ourselves trying to prevent them, the real danger around the corner for society as a whole is the obesity and ill health that come as a result of a too inactive, too mollycoddled childhood. While we try to plug the tiny gaps in our children's safety portfolio, we are failing to grapple with the huge dangers that threaten them with early death, heart disease and cancer.
The fact is, parenting is dominated by paradoxes: and one of the keenest of all is walking the line between keeping children safe, and allowing them to experience - and so learn to deal with - pain, fear and danger. No parent is happy at the sight of a child with a bruised knee, a torn jumper or a cut finger: but sometimes that's the price that has to be paid for a small adventure with a big lesson.


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Something i heard on Thom Hartman's show the other day
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That's exactly where I got it.
Everybody should listen to Thom. He truly is one of the great progressive voices out there. He makes Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly, Ingram, Coulter and all the other far right Bush goons look like the childish schoolyard whiners they really are.
If you want a steady diet of the truth and common sense without the partisan rants, Thom is a great example. I learn something new every time I listen.
(Thom and I do not know each other. I just really like his show and wanted to share it with anyone who may not have heard about him)
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Redoing walkway
I redid my front walkway over ten years ago and I tried to do it properly by putting sand/crushed rocks as the bed/foundation so no weeds and stuff would not grow through. But now it's totally out of control. Weeds and other types of greens are all over the place and even the grass at the edges have spilled over onto the walkway.
I plan to dig everything back up and start from scratch but what do I need to do to prevent this from happening again? And how do I keep the grass from "spilling" over and have a nice edge?
did you try this sand??
No I haven't. I'm not really sure what kind of sand I used to fill in the joints.
What about the base/foundation of the walkway? Do I need to put something special down there to also prevent weed/grass growth? I've seen these black sheets of some sort that said it's suppose to help.
Also, I do not have access to a plate compactor of any kind. Is there any other method I can compact it?
What about edging? How can I keep it nice and "sharp"?
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ok, so i figured this one out after a few hours.
the issue is that in backtrack the themes are located under /opt/kde3/share/apps/ksplash/Themes, instead of the typical /usr/share/kde3/apps/ksplash/Themes directory where most distributions put theirs. after i figured this out, i booted to the live cd and dumped that folder to my /home/ folder and overwrote the default installed theme. i am uploading the backtrack theme in case anyone else encounters this issue and doesn't want to take all of those steps.
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Embarkation: Barcelona
On the whole, the ship was amazing and the cruise was amazing. Few negative points :
- pools far too small
- decks very crowded on sea days (which is why we got a premium vista balcony !). The problem is made worse by very inconsiderate people racing up at 7am and "reserving" 8 chairs for the rest of their family and hardly every using them. Carnival introduced a system where chairs could be reserved for maximum of 40 min else staff removed towels and personal gear to be collected later. Certainly helped a little but it wasn't enforced with any real consistency
- shows ok - mainly just singing and dancing. Shows on other cruise lines have been much better
Other than that - quality and design of ship was incredible. Service/staff were amazing. We had a fantastic room (Premium vista balcony) but even inside cabins (that the kids had :) were a More good size. Food was outstanding.
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Struggling Spain's nerve-jangling game of brinkmanship with investors heightened today as it sold €4 billion (£3.2 billion) in debt, but borrowing costs rose.
Prime minister Mariano Rajoy, pictured, is under pressure to tap eurozone bailout funds for a full-scale financial rescue, enabling the European Central Bank to step in to ease the pressure on Spain by buying up its bonds.
The price Spain pays for short-term debt has fallen since ECB president Mario Draghi outlined emergency bond-buying plans a month ago, anticipating a bailout request from Madrid and intervention by the central bank.
But there were signs of fraying patience from investors today, who pushed up Spain's average cost of borrowing for three years from 3.83% to 3.96%. Spain's two-year bond yields have also risen sharply in recent days.
CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said: "There's a circularity in the markets at the moment. People expect Spain to ask for a bailout, so they buy the bonds and push the yields on the debt lower. But the more they buy the bonds, the more Rajoy thinks Spain might be able to get away with it and is less likely to ask for a bailout.
"The rising three-year yield is the key today. The risk here is that the markets decide that Spain is dragging its heels and stop buying the bonds at all."
Rabobank strategist Richard McGuire said: "The modest increase in accepted yields on the three-year perhaps hints at a slow grind higher in yields as Spain's ongoing prevarication on the bailout erodes the 'Draghi put'."
On Tuesday, Rajoy said a bailout package was "not imminent", following reports that Spain was ready to call for aid. Spain has already tapped rescue funds to prop up its banks, which have been saddled with huge debts from a bust property boom and need an extra €59.3 billion in capital, according to an independent report.
Rajoy, facing a double-dip recession and record unemployment, is under huge political pressure at home and was forced to raid the country's reserves to fund a pension increase in last week's latest austerity budget. He is desperate to avoid a bailout before tricky regional elections in Galicia and Catalonia in the weeks ahead.
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Still can't log and won't be able to with a Xcal II the way it sounds. The Xcal III might, far as I've heard.
But I just wanted to show how to set up the data maps and how much easier it is to tune with once set up properly.
First off, the Mass Air Transfer Function (MTF).
If you only have an Xcal and don't have the Advantage software all of these setups will be guesswork, but should come close. Best option is still to pay for a custom tune from Tom, or to buy the Advantage software. I'm only posting this to show how nice it works to go through datalogs.
So the MTF,
This is what the table looks like in Advantage:
To set up the data map you'll use the "Counts" values.
This will become the row labels, as you'll see in a bit.
Next thing you'll want to know is your "Throttle Mode". This is simply idle, Part Throttle (PT) and Wide Open Throttle (WOT). These will log as a number, -1, 0 and 1 respectively.
Now lets set up the data map.
The top item is what will fill the cells.
The next down is MAF Counts. Notice how the label is exactly what the Count is from the MTF in Advantage.
The last is the Throttle Mode.
If you set it up this way this will be the result:
This is a very quick way to find out if the MTF is close to correct or not. But this also assumes your injector values are correct. Nice thing is, if the injector values are off this table will reflect it. I won't tell you how, but it will.
To make this table you will have to log; Short Term Fuel Trim, Throttle Mode (or Flag) and MAF Counts, these may vary in name. For instance STFT may be bank 1 and or bank 2. If there are 2 banks you'll have to make 2 data maps.
Now lets set up a data map for ignition timing.
There are a couple ways you may want to set this up. I'll go through a good way to set it up if you have Advantage and a way to set it up if you only have a Xcal and can adjust spark based on RPM ranges.
This I'm not sure on what ranges to use. But they won't be the same as above. You'll only be able to adjust spark "Globally", which is adding or subtracting from all the cells in the Advantage table.
Or by ranges based on RPM steps, something like 1,000-2,000, 2,000-3,000 ... This will be adjustment similar to global. That is all loads will be added to or subtracted from.
Neither way is a safe method to adjust spark and unless you know the downfalls I don't advise anyone to adjust spark this way. Buy the tune from Tom or buy Advantage.
Warning aside, this is how you could set it up:
You can really see how much data you don't see and you should understand why it's a bad practice to add or subtract spark with the Xcal only.
Next up, fuel. Specifically the Base Fuel Table.
The BFT is used when the engine is warm. There is a set temperature at which the ECU switches to this table. That temperature will vary from ECU to ECU. Odds are this temp will be around 160°F. So a safe bet is to start logging on a car that's already warmed up. This will help avoid errors in the data.
This is another situation where the Xcal has a major disadvantage. You will only be able to add or subtract fuel at Wide Open Throttle, if I recall correctly. I'll show you how to set this up also.
*special note to Advantage users*
Make sure your TP for WOT is listed in your base fuel table. Both should be adjusted at the same time. This will help filter the data for LL Gen 2.
In this case you only want to pay attention to Throttle Mode 1, remember it is Wide Open Throttle.
There are a great many things you can do with this software. Some that can make the harder things very easy to tune, and some that are just fun to play with ... and see what kind of data mess you can come up with. The biggest advantage is the speed at which you can go through data.
I'm not sure how much data logging you guys do. Myself, I log no less than 15 minutes of combined driving at a time; idle, part throttle and WOT. I'm a firm believer in The Law Of Averages. That is the more data you're able to get in each cell, the less chance you have of inaccurate data messing up changes. More data = more accuracy (assuming all of it isn't inaccurate data).
If you need any help setting something up or have any question, just ask.
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Since Jeffrey Clarke reported for duty at software maker Computer Associates International Inc. (CA ) last April, he has spent much of his time fixing a financial system so flawed it allowed former employees to overstate revenues to the tune of more than $1 billion. "This is a company where the checks and balances failed. We're putting them in," says Clarke, CA's chief operating officer and acting chief financial officer. He not only hired a handful of controllers and internal auditors but also is using CA's own storage and asset-management software to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley rules and other financial regulations. It's a case of software company, debug thyself.
Such regulatory compliance has also added a healthy glow to CA's bottom line. While many companies gripe that complying with Sarbanes-Oxley has meant nothing but expense, for CA and other tech outfits, the rules have helped create a booming new market. They sell lots of software that helps other organizations comply with Sarbanes-Oxley by tracking assets, storing data, and searching for documents.
It's a growth business in a mature industry: Market researcher Gartner Inc. (IT ) expects spending on corporate-governance software to hit $6.9 billion in '06, more than double last year's tally. Gartner says much of the spending so far on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance has gone to consulting firms doing quick fixes, but it expects companies to eventually use software to manage their oversight processes. Even then, instead of a single software package for handling compliance, there will be a patch- work of individual products.
In an odd twist, several software makers selling compliance-related products ran into accounting problems of their own in the past -- giving them an intimate understanding of how software can help prevent accounting lapses. In addition to CA, these companies include Peregrine Systems (PRGN ), Veritas Software (VRTS ), MicroStrategy (MSTR ), and Legato Software, which is now part of storage giant EMC (EMC ). "It's ironic that some players providing the technology that manages compliance also had compliance issues themselves," says Gartner analyst Joanne M. Correia. "The important question is, have they learned from their own experiences in ways that help their customers?"
Indeed they have, say both software execs and their customers. Peregrine spent nearly nine months gathering records to see if it had paid Microsoft Corp. (MSFT ) the proper amount in annual subscription fees. It hadn't. Incredibly, Peregrine wasn't even using the latest version of its own asset-management software product, which tracks contract obligations with suppliers. Now it does. And Peregrine next month will launch a new version that makes it easier for clients to track their use of computers and software, issue reports, and record the proper sign-offs by executives on a quarterly basis -- as required by Sarbanes-Oxley.
Customers rave about the technology. J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM ) has had to prepare to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley at the same time it is completing its merger with Bank One Corp. (ONE ). It's using Peregrine's asset- management pro-duct to smooth the transition and plans on updating to the new version. Mark Bradley, the bank's application development analyst in charge of Peregrine products, says key features include graphics that take an exec step by step through the process of tracking contract compliance, which can then be shown to an auditor if necessary. "The biggest part of compliance is showing you have done your work," says Bradley.
For Legato, a Securities & Exchange Commission investigation and shareholder suits in 2000 taught a punishing lesson about the difficulty of searching millions of old e-mails in a hunt for a handful of potentially incriminating ones. It took months and hundreds of thousands of dollars to do the job. That experience prompted Legato in 2002 to purchase OTG Software Inc. for its e-mail archiving technology. Now EMC, which itself bought Legato last year, counts among its offerings software that lets corporate customers create vast storehouses of e-mails, index them, and search them by name, topic, and date.
For software companies with troubled pasts, it's sometimes awkward to hawk compliance software. Customers want to talk through their suppliers' problems and understand what they did wrong. "At first there was embarrassment. You don't feel good about it," says George Symons, chief technology officer for information-management products at EMC and a former Legato executive. "But you can turn a negative into a positive." And potentially into a lot of money.
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The TH-65PZ850U VIERA Plasma 65" TV from Panasonic can be the cornerstone of your home theater. This stylish screen features full 1080p resolution with an enhanced native contrast ratio of 30,000:1 for crisp, detailed imagery. With its 3 HDMI ports, this plasma screen is ready for all your HD gear with one-cable pure digital connections. The SD slot will allow for instant slideshows in widescreen of your favorite JPEGs. The TH-65PZ850U also features VIERA link HDAVI control of your other "HDAVI Control" equipped components when connected via HDMI. The anti-reflective filter allows for viewing in rooms with abundant ambient light. A special game mode is available for when using this plasma screen with your gaming system. 1080p HD Resolution for Crisp, Lifelike Details The HD panel on your Panasonic TH-65PZ850U will display beautiful images without having to perform pixel conversion for the 1080p video signals processed by the video circuitry. EZ Sync HDAVI Control EZ Sync HDAVI Control lets you operate all of your home theater components by pressing a single button on your TV's remote control. GalleryPlayer The integrated SD card slot can be used together with Panasonic's GalleryPlayer to display your photos, as well as high definition art and photography on your HDTV. Deep Black and Bright White The 30,000:1 contrast ratio doesn't only provide excellent colors; it also enhances dark and light scenes by boosting the contrast level giving you crystal sharp clarity. HDTV Broadcasts High-definition programming is received through the HDTV tuner and comes through with stunning clarity and crisp definition. Panasonic's high pixel count enhances the HDTV-quality giving you fine details and smooth edges. The integrated ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuner will receive terrestrial and cable/satellite digital signals. HDMI the Future of One Cable With HDMI technology you organize your home theater by removing the bundle of cables connecting audio and video. One cable carries both digital audio and video signals without losing any of the quality. The TH-65PZ850U has 4 HDMI inputs. Cinema Style Theater-designed, width-to-height ratio makes this plasma display the closest thing to having an actual movie screen in your home. Anti-Glare Coating The anti-glare coating reduces glare caused by light without compromising on color and clarity. Specifications: Display Screen Size (Diagonal) - 65" (64.8" viewable), Aspect Ratio - 16:9, Pixel Resolution - 1920 x 1080, Brightness - Not specified by the manufacturer, Contrast Ratio - Native: 30,000:1; Dynamic: 1,000,000:1, Pixel Pitch (HxV) - 0.747 x 0.747mm, Displayable Colors - Not specified by the manufacturer, Viewing Angle - Not specified by the manufacturer, Comb Filter - Motion Adaptive 3D Y/C Video Video System - ATSC, HDTV Compatibility - Yes, TV Scan Lines - 1080p/1080i/720p/480p, TV Tuner - ATSC/QAM/NTSC, CableCARD Slot - No Speaker Sound - Surround Sound, Power - 31W, Orientation - Horizontal Input/Output Connectors Inputs - HDMI x 4, Composite x 2, Component x 2, S-Video x 2, PC Input x 1 Outputs - A/V Composite x 1, Digital Audio (Optical) x 1, Control Port - RS-232C Convenience Picture in Picture (PIP) - No, Digital Media Slot - SD, Menu Language - English/Spanish/French, Remote Control - Yes Power Power Requirements - 120VAC/60Hz, Power Consumption -Not specified by the manufacturer, Energy Star Compliant - Yes General Dimensions (WxHxD) - With Stand (not included): 63 x 43.5 x 15.2" (1600 x 1105 x 386.1mm); Without stand: 63 x 41.5 x 4.3" (1600 x 1054.1 x 109.2mm), Weight - 160 lbs (72.6kg), FCC Regulations - Class B, Cabinet Color - Black The product we are offering is 100% Brand New in their original boxes. Never Used, Never Grey Market. All items listed are USA models. It comes with all the manufactured accessories, books, manuals & software.
Panasonic 65" Plasma TH-65PZ850U TH-65PZ750U FULL 1080P
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TH-65PZ850. The introduction of the IP enabled televisions, a technology that provides access to on-line content directly from the televison with VIERA CAST(TM) technology, is one of many advances found in the PZ850 line. In addition, the PZ850 series features a Pro Setting Menu, allowing the consumer to access professional calibration software; an improved native resolution contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and a dynamic ratio of 1,000,000:1; Digital Cinema Color Re-Mastering; 24p native reproduction; Game Mode; an SD memory Card slot; RS-232C connection; four HDMI connections; increased luminous efficiency; lead free panels; 100,000 hours to half brightness and a PC input. The 850 series further expands the capabilities of the SD Card feature by utilizing the H.264 codec to display high definition video recorded on a HD camcorder equipped with the H.264 codec. TH-65PZ850U lacks the THX Display certification of its step-down 800U brothers. Instead it adds Digital Cinema Color, which increases the color gamut to 120% of the HDTV color space. The company claims that the wider gamut makes the colors appear closer to digital cinema, but they certainly won't be accurate by HDTV standards--happily, sticklers for accuracy like us can disable this feature. Another big step-up comes in the form of an Ethernet jack on the back panel, allowing the 850U series to offer limited IPTV interactive services. The company mentioned YouTube, the Picassa photo-sharing service, Bloomberg, and The Weather Channel as content providers, and may announce a few more in time for these panels. Base stand is not included. Model Type Plasma Screen Size 65" Class (64.8" diagonal) Display Resolution 1080p Contrast Ratio Native: 30,000:1 Dynamic: 1,000,000:1 Display Capability 1080p/1080i/720p/480p Aspect Ratio 16:9 Native Resolution (Number of Pixels) 2,073,600 (1,920 x 1,080) Pixel Pitch (H x V) 0.747 x 0.747 mm Moving Picture Resolution 900 lines or more Shades of Gradation 5,120 equivalent Aspect Control 4:3, Zoom, Full, Just, H-fill for TV/AV modes 4:3, Full for PC mode Panel G11 Progressive 1080p HD Plasma Display Panel Screen Coating (Filter) New AR (Anti-Reflective) Filter Progressive Scan Yes 480Hz Sub-field Drive 480Hz 24p Cinematic Playback Yes Digital Cinema Color Yes Deep Color Yes x.v.Color Yes Studio Ref Mode Yes Pro Setting Yes THX Mode No Video Noise Reduction Yes Motion Adaptive 3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter Yes 3D Color Management Yes Sub Pixel Control Yes Motion Pattern Noise Reduction Yes Digital Cinema Reality Yes Speakers Passive radiator, Woofer x 2 (L, R) / 23 mm-slim Speaker x 2 (L, R) Number of Speakers 4 Audio Output 31 W (10% THD) (Woofer: 6 ohms, 55Hz - 200Hz, Speaker: 8 ohms, 200Hz - 17kHz) BBE® VIVA HD3D Sound Yes Surround Sound Yes INPUTS & JACKS . Integrated ATSC Tuner Yes SD Memory Card Slot (SDHC Compatible) Yes (AVCHD/MPEG2 playback) HDMI Input 4 (1 front) Analog Audio Input (for HDMI) 2 Composite Video Input 2 (1 front) S-Video Input 2 (1 front) Audio Input (for Video) 2 (1 front) PC Input Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1 (rear) Audio Input (for PC) Stereo M3 ( 3.5 mm) Jack Component Video Inputs (Y, PB, PR) 2 Audio Input (for Component Video) 2 RS232C 1 Composite Video Output 1 Analog Audio Output 1 Digital Audio Output 1 Headphone Jack No CONVENIENCE . VIERA Link? Yes VIERA Cast? (IPTV) Yes Game Mode Yes Pixel Orbiter (Anti-Image Retention) Yes Menu Languages English/Spanish/French V-Chip Program Lockout Yes Built-In Closed Caption Decoder Yes Timers Off Video Input Label Yes Video Picture Memory Yes Power Supply AC 120 V, 60Hz Receiving System ATSC/QAM/NTSC Operating Temperature 32°F - 104°F (0°C - 40°C) Safety Standard UL6500/C-UL
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possible to warp the crank shaft?
Hiyas ya'll. I recently let someone else attempt to put my harmonic balancer back on my engine w/o an installation tool. Apparently he used an air chisel to try and force it back on
He was unsuccessful, but I was able to clean it, lube it, get it on and torqued down. I have double and triple checked that the right amount of torque is on the bolt, yet when I start the engine the balancer still wobbles.
I was wondering if it's possible that the crank shaft was somehow warped or bent when they used the air chisel to try and force the balancer on. I need to know so that I can make him pay for me to put a new one in, or if there is anything else that would make the balancer wobble while the engine runs.
Sorry this was wordy I appreciate any help or suggestions ya'll can give.
remove the balencer and check the keyway, check the key and the groove for excessive play, if the key way groove is damaged then another crank will be in the works unless someone else on this post can point out someone to repair the groove. also check the balencer keyway and make sure it`s not damaged, if it is, replace it, if the key fits sloppy it`ll cause a wobble. also the outer elastic rubber piece between the balencers inner and outter hub maybe about to go, if so the balencer will need replaced. good luck.
I'd check the balancer, too. Sounds like a real ham hand.
Apparently I phrased the initial question incorrectly. Apologies. The balancer that I just put on my engine was a new harmonic blancer that I went over before installation. I double checked it after the first attempt at installation and everything was fine.
Before I put it on, after hearing about the air chisel I checked the key way groove and everything seemed a-o.k. No excessive play and the dampener on the balancer was intact w/ no signs of excessive wear or dry-rot.
I will, hoever, be removing the balancer again (as I am now the proud owner of the removal tool) and double checking everything again.
Thx for the suggestions. Anyone else pls feel free to chime in w/ your thoughts.
Does the whole engine shake or is it just the dampner? Is it a lot of "wobble" or just barely at all. Sometimes, if a crank is not balanced well, the dampner will wobble cause it is trying make up for the uneven weight distribution, thats how it works. My suggestion would be to make sure everything is tight and take it out on the road, drive it a little and see if you notice any excessive vibration.
Sounds like he damaged your new balancer, remove it and check for runout on a lathe. The outer ring can shift if he wasn't careful and pushing it back on properly can be done on a press. It is extremely unlikely he damaged the crank unless he had a 20pd sledge in there.
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
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I make this salad for special dinners. Everyone loves the flavor combination and interesting textures of the pears, walnuts, greens and Gorgonzola cheese. It makes good use of ingredients grown here in California, and it's nice for winter when other fruits aren't readily available.
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- 1 garlic clove, peeled and halved
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- Rub garlic clove over the bottom and sides of a large salad bowl; discard garlic. In the bowl, combine the lemon juice, honey and salt. Add pears; gently toss to coat. Add the greens, walnuts and cheese; toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings.
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Another Shelter Review
Jeff Vandermeer wrote a nice review of Shelter for the Washington Post. He basically likes the book; his main points -- which seem to be the consensus among people who (unlike the Publishers Weekly reviewer) understood what I was trying to do, are that characterization's my strong suit (I agree), but that the book's too long (I also agree), and that the ending doesn't work because it's too happy. One blogger called it a "fluffy bunny" ending; Vandermeer calls it a "rare failure of nerve."
This part I don't agree with. Criminy: I've been torturing my poor characters for 576 pages! Don't they deserve a little happiness, for a change? And in both Shelter and The Necessary Beggar (to which many readers have had a similar reaction), the happy ending's highly qualified, anyway. The characters are forever scarred by what they've been through; their lives will never be the same, and they can't go home again.
I suspect, though, that the problem's less with the happy ending than with the way it occurs in each book, with things being tied together too neatly and quickly. Vandermeer says the ending's too "compact," after an overly long novel: it's a proportion problem. The sudden, improbable turn for the better -- what mythopoeic types would call a "eucatastrophe" -- rings false to many contemporary readers. (In my experience, that's how many actual real-world happy endings happen, but as I'm constantly reminding my students, life isn't art.)
Oddly enough -- or not -- the new piece I wrote for Mythcon is about exactly this problem, among others: how does one reach a happy ending out of tragedy?
It occurs to me that this is also an issue of literary expectation: if a book has begun as tragedy, readers expect it to stay there, not to turn into comedy at the last minute. (Note that I mean "comedy" here in the technical sense of ending happily -- classically with marriage, rather than tragedy's death -- and not in the contemporary sense of slapstick ha-ha.) In life, we welcome eucatastrophe with exclamations of joy, but in fiction -- or in mine, anyhow -- it too often feels like a violation of genre.
Anyway, I wrote Shelter partly in response to the very accurate charge that the villain in my first novel, Flying in Place, was too cardboard. Nobody's calling Meredith cardboard (although some find her annoying), so I guess I resolved that issue.
My next challenge will be to write a book with a happy ending that doesn't make my readers feel cheated or unsatisfied.
I refuse to give up on happy -- or happier -- endings entirely, however.
I'll keep writing about Rickety Contrivances of Doing Good. And I'll make you like them.
Bwah hah hah!
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I did generally like the book very much, but I too had a problem with the ending. It wasn't that the end was too happy; it was that I didn't believe that, after an entire book detailing how terrible and crippling mindwiping was, that it was a large part of what made the happy ending possible. I also found it implausible that just erasing memories could wipe out a severe psychosis that was apparently present from birth.
Or did I miss something...?
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Hi, Rachel! Thanks for your comments, and I'm glad you enjoyed the book.ReplyDelete
Re the ending:
It's not entirely clear that the psychosis has been wiped out; certainly some vestiges of the prior existence remain (as they did for Henry).
I tried to establish throughout the book that there are some good outcomes with brainwiping, and that only a minority of patients do really badly. Of course Roberta sees brainwiping patients at their worst because she gets them at the beginning -- but the ethical question (the concern of CALM and Holly and such) is less "does this ever work" than "even if it did work, would it be an acceptable thing to do to people?"
There's a pretty clear parallel with lobotomy, which also had some good outcomes, but which has now been roundly condemned as barbaric.
It's also important to note that the "happy ending" aspect involved breaking the rules in ways few people would be able to do.
Did your characters deserve a happy ending? I'm reminded of Gandalf's statement about many people dying who deserve life and vice versa. In a story the writer is God -- or rather I prefer to think of it as being Necessity who knows all ends, because if you're God how could you not have mercy? I find the concepts of moira and wyrd really useful as they apply to characters.ReplyDelete
As for the end of Shelter specifically, the animal names at the end made me cry, while simultaneously making me think "Hang on a moment!" I think happy endings have to be earned. In fact, I think all endings have to be earned. I think the conditional forgiveness, especially Henry's, and Kevin's death, made the balance of the ending work right for me, but I can see how it might not for someone else. The thing I thought too easy was the reintegration of Fred's memory into House, in the context of all the questions to book raises about memory and identity.
On eucatastrophe generally, I think there's a thing it's possible to do with making endings hopeful but not happy. It seems to me that it's easier for a complex story to earn hope than a "comedy" ending. What people mean when they complain, I think, is that a comedy ending may be pat, but the end to a complex story must be inevitable. Tragic is much easier to make inevitable. I've noticed this again and again, writing, that making an ending upbeat and hopeful is much harder. It's like the twist where you go into the sestet with "but", it's much harder to go up from there than down.


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there is a post/statment that I made with reguards to a 5,56 boldt head and carier fit to 5.56 mags.
" like this ( photo), (photo). funney this you bring this up my rommy "G" B/C pass right thrue a 5.56 mag. when my camra recharges its batterys Ill post a photo of what my -47 B/C looks like with a SAR3 mag. muttman "
Biggun you were correct with reguards to the k-var 5.56 mags if they are made like the -74 mags.
first thing to eyeball is the mag feed lips span on a 5.56 mag.
promag - 11mm
-74 mag - 11mm at breach side and < 11mm (10.9mm) at the buttstock side.
sar3- 10mm
next thing is the part of the boldt that pushes the case out of the mag, keep in mind that this part on a -74 boldt is 9mm wide.
bulgy 5.56 boldt head - 11mm. and the rommy B/C at the part that fits in the mag is 11mm
here are some photos of boldt head to mag and B/C to mag fit. the 3 mags were promag, sar3, bulgy-74. muttman
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Out of all of the Romanian kits I've had, a couple of them had tapered, rounded bottom bolt carriers like Chinese ones. At first I thought they were cheaper production ones since they didn't match the AKM standard flat bottom ones. I sold and traded them away before I knew about the Bulgarian 5.56 bolt carriers being cut to clear 5.56 magazines.They aren't common at all, but they should clear all 5.56 magazines if you can find them.


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Liquor Is Coming: Get Drunk Tyrion-Style at The Game of Thrones Pop-Up Bar
What better way to get hyped for Season 7 of HBO's Game of Thrones than a quaff of ale?
America's Best Whiskey Bars
Whiskey bars have become a popular, laid-back alternative to upscale wine bars and neighborhood tippling spots. Get a taste of classic Southern spirits at these top whiskey bars.
London's 15 Best Pubs
For a proper pint and a timeless atmosphere, head to one of these 15 outstanding pubs around the city.
Where to Eat in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine has quietly launched one of the hottest restaurant scenes in the country. Form microbreweries to tasting menus, foodies will soon be flocking north. Try these six hot spots first.
Best Irish Bars in America
It's almost that time of year again, when we run around in search of Irish bars at which to celebrate St. Paddy's Day. Put down the green beer—we found the best Irish pubs in the states.
Five Coolest Ireland Must-Sees
The land of rolling pastures and historic cathedrals (and Bono) is cooler than you might think. Here's an insider's take on the coolest things you can't miss on your next trip to the Emerald Isle.
London's Most Glamorous Cocktail Bars from Author of Mr. Churchill's Secretary
London is home to some of the world's most sophisticated cocktail bars—rich in history, with a patina of vintage glamour. If you're in town, and want to enjoy a impeccably mixed drink with a twist of nostalgia, there are a number of bars that provide the same white-glove service and dry martinis that Sir Winston Churchill enjoyed back in the day.


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UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua): With an estimated 5,000 desperate Syrians fleeing their homes every day, the spiraling violence in the war-torn country has now created more than 2 million refugees, the United Nations refugee agency announced Tuesday,
There is no sign the "humanitarian calamity" will end anytime soon, warned the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR) in a statement released here.
"The war is now well into its third year and Syria is haemorrhaging women, children and men who cross borders often with little more than the clothes on their backs," UNHCR said. "This trend is nothing less than alarming, representing a jump of almost 1.8 million people in 12 months."
One year ago Tuesday, the number of Syrians registered as refugees or awaiting registration stood at about 230,670 people, the UN agency said.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Syria had become "a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history."
"The only solace is the humanity shown by the neighbouring countries in welcoming and saving the lives of so many refugees," he said.
More than 97 percent of Syria's refugees are hosted by countries in the immediate surrounding region. As of the end of August, the number of Syrians registered as refugees or pending registration was 110,000 in Egypt, 168,000 in Iraq, 515,000 in Jordan, 716,000 in Lebanon and 460,000 in Turkey.
Over half of them are children under 17 years of age.
The refugee crisis has placed an overwhelming burden on the host countries'infrastructures, economies and societies, and with an average of almost 5,000 Syrians fleeing into these countries every day, the need for international support has reached a critical stage.
"The world risks being dangerously complacent about the Syrian humanitarian disaster," said UNHCR Special Envoy and renowned actress, Angelina Jolie. "The tide of human suffering unleashed by the conflict has catastrophic implications. If the situation continues to deteriorate at this rate, the number of refugees will only grow, and some neighbouring countries could be brought to the point of collapse."
Jolie said that the world was "tragically disunited" on how to end the Syria conflict.
"But there should be no disagreement over the need to alleviate human suffering, and no doubt of the world's responsibility to do more," she said. "We have to support the millions of innocent people ripped from their homes, and increase the ability of neighbouring countries to cope with the influx."
Ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey will meet Wednesday with UNHCR in Geneva in a bid to accelerate international support, UN officials said here.
A further 4.2 million people are displaced inside Syria. Taken together, these numbers — amounting to more than 6 million people — mean that more Syrians are now forcibly displaced than people from any other country.
With the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) increasing, the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed Tuesday for humanitarian access inside Syria to avoid a situation in which hunger becomes an additional factor pushing more people to flee the country.
Last month, WFP was only able to dispatch food for 2.4 million people — short of its goal of feeding three million people a month — as a result of the deteriorating security situation.
The UN agency said it plans to further scale up its operations to reach 4 million during October, as recent assessments found that agricultural production will further decline over the next 12 months if the present conflict continues.
Meanwhile, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is supporting a major push to ensure that crisis-affected children in Syria could keep learning.
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When we talked about my learning to fish a frog, what we were really talking about was a learning curve. That's basically the time it takes to get a handle on something. In my case, the frog went pretty fast. But I had a fair amount of knowledge before I started fishing with one on Oneida Lake.
With a lot of you guys — recreational anglers — you can't spend five and a half days learning something. It's not your full-time job. You simply don't have that much time. So, sometimes it's better to try and get information from other anglers.
Almost every pro will tell you that the best way to learn to fish is to fish with and hang out with anglers who are better than you are. I suppose that's probably true about learning anything but it's especially true when it comes to fishing.
That's because fishing is an individual sport. At its core, it's just you against the fish. I know that, and I know and understand the frustration that it involves. It's no fun to struggle at something and make little or no progress.
That's the motivation behind The Bass University, and it's the motivation behind the changes we've made from year to year. We want you to learn to catch more, and bigger, bass.
This year (2012) we're making another change, one that should excite everyone and help anglers get the fishing knowledge they need. Not all anglers travel around the country fishing a different lake or river every week. Most guys fish one or two places near their home and make an occasional trip to someplace else.
That's good and bad. On the one hand, it helps because you get to know the water and learn what the bass are going to do under certain conditions. At the same time, though, it's easy to fall into a rut. You think you know it all and forget about learning more.
Recognizing that, we've revamped our schedule. During the 2012 seminars, our speakers and instructors are going to break after lunch and meet one on one with the attendees. We're going to set them up at sponsor stations and answer individual questions that pertain to the individual circumstances of each attendee.
Of course, we'll still be doing lots of talking to the group as a whole. I've said for a longtime now that knowledge is the key to catching bass. Buck Perry had it right. I mean, he might not have had all the details down but he understood that fish could be tracked and caught if an angler would spend time learning.
That's what The Bass University is all about. Come join us for a seminar next year. You can register at TheBassUniversity.com. If you can't join us read Bassmaster Magazine and check out the how-to articles here on the web. Do whatever you can to learn more about bass fishing. It's the only way you'll get better.


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Induction of Labour Third Time Around
Bianca emailed me the following question:
Just wondering if i have been induce twice before is it likely that i will need to be induced my third time round?
My first (5days overdue ) induction was with the drip and my second (10days overdue) i only needed to have my water broken.
Do you think that Bianca will need to be induced third time around?
My thoughts - Bianca normal pregnancy is 37 to 42 weeks. Women who go past their due date in one pregnancy are more likely to go past their due date in a subsequent pregnancy. However you can go into labour at any point without the need of an induction of labour. Research doesn't support induction of labour at 5 days after your due date unless there has been other medical issues. Your body will go into labour naturally if given enough time. Women are usually offered an induction of labour around 10 days after their due date. You have to weigh up the benefits versus the risk of induction of labour and the benefits and risks for waiting for labour to start naturally - before making a decision. If you went into labour after having your waters broken with your second baby - you were most likely very close to going into labour yourself.


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Greetings all-
My name is Mike Touset from Northern Virginia and I've been a DIY person seems like forever. While I don'w have expertise in any of the areas of a house infrastructure, i.e., plumbing, carpentry, building, electricity, etc... I make evevy effort to tackle those tasks, usually with the help of the internet, books, videos or coaching from someone with subject matter expertise. I wish I had found this site much sooner. I look forward to tapping into this new found resourse and impart whatever knowledge I do have. I work for the Government in HR. I'm also very good with computers, while that's not my field of endevor. Well, I end this intro by stating again that I look forward to more DIY learning. Regards, Mike T.
Glad to have you board, welcome to the forum!
Welcome to the site !
I appreciate the warm welcome. I'm preparing to takle a free standing wooden deck for the back of my house. When I purchase the designder software "Deck Designer", it's providing way too much infomation for my simple mind to process. For instance, it gives me a post layout view, but provides footage information that I don't think I need and which I can't understand them anyway. I want to do it free standing so I don't have to cut into my siding to put in a ledger board, but I still intend to butt up the decking to the back of the house. I think I'm going to simply pay attention to where I need to set the posts and progress from that point. My plan is for a lower level deck, 18" high, 16' wide, and 22' long with no railings and a 1-step skirt, 4 planters attached to wooden benches along the sides and the front. I believe that when I can determine the placing of the posts (10-13 posts), I will actually make progress in placing the beams and joists. I really don't know if I'm asking for help or confirmation of my thoughts to build my confidence, or maybe just other thoughts.
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President Continues Push For Long-Term Unemployment Extension
President Obama has announced a new public-private campaign to decrease the number of Americans on long term unemployment rolls.
He describes it as an effort to put a dent in the long term unemployment list. The President met with business leaders who have agreed to give long time job seekers a fair shot, and he said government will do the same.
"We really don't have an alternative, because giving up on the unemployed will create a drag on the economy that we cannot tolerate," Obama said.
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We've reached the half way stage for auto sales in 2016. As such, it's fascinating to look back and see which versions have mastered sales up to now. Between January and June, the top 30 versions in the US have accounted for half of the marketplace, while 250 versions constitute the other half. That only goes to show how popular these versions are. That is what we'd call market mastery.
In the US, trucks are an incredibly popular type of vehicle. On the SUV marketplace, Toyota and Honda take the one two again with the RAV4 and the CR-V. Ford takes third position in SUV sales with the Escape. On the high-end marketplace, we can certainly see that SUVs and crossovers are beginning to take over the marketplace.
The most popular high-end version in 2016 was the Lexus RX with 49,412 units sold. In second place, the Mercedes C-Class gained from the 3 Series being split into two versions, the 3 and 4 String. If these automobiles were one version, the third spot 3 Series would have outsold the C Class. This list does not surprise us considerably, although we're a bit surprised that the Dodge Grand Caravan has done so nicely even with the Pacifica on the way.
As the ending of summer nears and dealers mark down their 2016 automobiles to make room for next year's versions, shoppers who need to rent could find hidden deals. The key would be to comprehend and optimize two small-understood aspects of leasing. All of it comes down to locating automobiles with high resale value and then negotiating a low purchase price. Michael Sin, co-originator of Leasehackr.com, includes, Folks do not understand about it, but there are many underappreciated automobiles you can rent at bargain prices. The newsgroups on his website are full of shoppers changing details of leasing deals.
The popularity of leasing has shot up to a historical high: 31 percent of all new automobiles driven off the bunch are now rent, based on information from financial services company Experian. Even used cars are being rent, although Experian says it is just at 3.98 percent. This will be an incredible time to rent, says Steven Szakaly, chief economist for the National Automobile Dealers Association. Rates of interest will remain low; there is a good number of sales incentives. And the vehicles, from a security and technology standpoint, are the greatest cars ever made. Still, not all cars are created equal in regards to leasing, and you should understand the way to rent the diamond in the rough. All cars depreciate at another speed. Take two automobiles, both selling for $30,000. One depreciates quickly, and the other holds great resale value. At the end of three years, the span of an average lease, one automobile has lost half its worth, $15,000, while the other has lost just $10,000. That's the automobile you need to rent.
The largest part of your lease payment will be depreciation no doubt about that, Hall says. German luxury cars, the top Asian brands and national trucks and SUVs are among the groups that hold their worth, Hall says. Some automobiles are simply more economical to rent than others because they've stellar residual values, Sin includes. Many members on his website selected left over Chevrolet Cruzes from the preceding model year and got them for next to nothing because of reductions and rebates.
If you are in the market for an electric car, Szakaly advocates leasing rather than purchasing and not, in this situation, due to its residual value. To begin with, the technology in EVs will be obsolete by the end of the lease and the all-electric range is growing steadily due to improvements in battery technology. For another, producers frequently offer lease-only motivators. Many shoppers are confounded by leasing, so it is vital that you understand where to find solid advice to help negotiate a low payment and great conditions. Lease specials are recorded on automakers sites. In case you are interested in a particular car and need to see how it holds its value, assess a pricing guide to see what that same automobile, 3 years old, is now worth, Szakaly proposes. Luxurious SUV buyers understand what theyre looking for when they arrive on the lot. On the outside, they desire a glossy exterior that's modern and original. Under the hood, they anticipate competent engines with ample torque and zippy acceleration. Indoors, they need a state-of-the-art inside made with superior, long-lasting materials that appear and feel luxurious. Leather, or a leather like fabric for example Lexus NuLuxe, is essential. Luxurious SUV buyers dont need to compromise in regards to security technology. Collision warning systems, adaptive cruise control, and blind spot monitoring are anticipated to be accessible. Best luxury SUV should additionally have infotainment systems that are compatible with various hand-held devices. Most importantly, buyers want the finest SUV they are able to get for their money. If you are searching for the finest high-end SUV, you have come to the correct spot. Read on to see which high-end SUVs made our list.


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And, what would a release be without features. We've identified 28 features that we'd like to include in the release, available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/7/Features:
Two more things: 1) Is there any plan to have some sort of Fedora recommends hardware of manufacturer X,Y,Z? I'm not thinking of hardware certification, just recommendations. I think this would be very beneficial. 2) I haven't heard much of Python 2.5 for Fedora 7. Comments would be appreciated. -- Fedora Core 6 and proud


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Rational Nation USA
Liberty -vs- Tyranny
Another voice for reason. Adding to the list of politicians that just maybe can save a tired out and principle deficient rEbublican party.
As Mitten the Human Flipper Romney so readily put on national display the Republican party of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan no longer exists. I shouldn't blame Mittens as though it is his sole responsibility, it obviously isn't. But he was the standard bearer so he takes the heat. One has to wonder though how the rank and file rEpublicans of today allowed themselves to support a suit. And an empty one politically and philosophically speaking at that.
If the party of the elephant is really interested in remaining relevant it's time it moves on. Moves on to new realities and individuals like Governor Martinez of New Mexico. Someone who actually understands the face of America today while recognizing conservative principles that remain valid. Governor Martinez and individuals like her who "get it" can help shape a new and dynamic opposition party to counter the now marching progressive movement.
Smart people in the conservative movement will listen to voices like Governor Martinez and Governor Jindal if they wish their party to remain relevant. It is probably going to be an uphill battle against the entrenched old guard of the rEpublican socon, neocon, and big government power base. You know, the base that has been playing the party faithful FAR to long. But at the end of the day it will certainly have been worth it.
LAS VEGAS—After two days of meetings at the Republican Governors Association conference, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez on Thursday said she heard a lot about the party's need to reach new constituencies—particularly women and ethnic minorities—but few specifics about how.
As a Republican governor of Mexican descent who won all but four counties in a Democratic state, Martinez has ideas for how the party can reach voters who traditionally support Democrats. But it's going to take some work, she noted, and a touch of humility, from her colleagues.
"Republicans need to stop making assumptions, and they need to start talking to younger people, people of color, and ask them—not talk to them—ask them, 'What is it that we can do better? How do we earn your vote? How do we earn the ability for you to see that we can be the party that will make your life better and that of your children?'" Martinez said in an interview after the conference here. "But we can't be the ones that come and tell them how things are going to be and how we have all the solutions."
President Barack Obama in 2012 expanded his lead among Hispanic, black, Asian and women voters, according to exit polling, leaving many Republicans wondering what they need to do to adapt to the nation's rapidly shifting demographics.
The topic has dominated much of the party's postelection soul-searching. Some have placed part of the blame on Mitt Romney for writing off 47 percent of the electorate as inevitable Obama voters at a closed-door fundraiser last spring—his comment, said Martinez, was "ridiculous"—and then, postelection, saying he lost to Obama in part because the president promised "gifts" to minority voters in return for their support.
"That unfortunately is what sets us back as a party, our comments that are not thought through carefully," said Martinez, whose name was discussed in the national media as a possible running mate for Romney but who was never vetted for the job.
In order to make inroads with minority voters—particularly Hispanics—Martinez urged Republicans to pursue immigration reform and to begin grass-roots outreach now instead of waiting until an election year to seek votes.
"We need to embrace them not just at election time. ... We should not visit them when we need their vote and then walk away," Martinez said. "And then four years go by and we go visit them again. We have to make them part of the solution, and the way you do that is by listening to them and then making that part of 'How do we do this together to make our lives all better?'
"And then once you've done it," Martinez added, "you tell them we did it together."
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i see some minor barrel distortion on that rear view shot of the unit
Nice price saving but this should have been the price of the Blu-ray model!
Also why can't it record any HD camcorder footage to DVD discs in HD format? Most Blu-ray players (PS3 etc.) will play back a DVD that is organised in the standard Blu-ray format (using the AVCHD files from the camcorder) so you can archive your HD footage to cheap DVDs. If this is not possible I for one would not be interested in wasting my money on this unit.
Sounds like a great machine.
Another great review from Trusted Reviews.
I certainly do trust them, as I find them fair, comprehensive, and accurate.
As you say, it is a shame that you cannot browse the EPG on this machine while keeping in touch with the TV programmes.
It is very pricey, too.
Does Panasonic, Sony, and others not realsie that there is a world wide recession as they overprice their offerings.
£6oo is too much for a DVD Recorder, no matter how good.
250 GB Hard Drive is not that big these days, and does not justify the exhorbitant price.
It would be nice if more people could enjoy the benefits of this excellent technology by being able to buy it at affordable prices.
Unfortunately, I would have to disagree with your value rating for this product.
I could not give it 9/10.
I know no one cares about SCARTs anymore but being a bit of a dinosaur, I like that both sockets are RGB. Handier for an early 2000s setup like mine.
250gb is a bit paltry, what the real question is can yer slap a 1tb in just like a humax hdr ??
Nice idea but dreadful to use, slow with a badly designed interface, shame.
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We believe higher education is an investment which yields life long benefits. In order to make your educational investment more affordable, the university offers a first-class scholarship and enrollment incentive program, providing numerous awards that can be used to defray a wide range of university expenses. A list of scholarships available to students who qualify are located on the scholarships web page.
Most scholarships are awarded to students with strong academic records and/or demonstrated leadership capabilities. A number of performance scholarships are also given in areas such as music, speech, agriculture, and campus media. Recommendations for these awards usually come from university department heads. Athletic scholarships are awarded through the athletic department.
First-time freshmen and transfer students attending Northwestern-Alva on a full-time basis who establish a residence in the city may be eligible for additional financial assistance through a unique to Northwestern incentive program. Administered through the Financial Aid Office, this incentive program provides assistance for tuition, university housing and other school-related expenses.
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As we've mentioned previously, the integrity of your vehicle in an era where even your car can have a data connection could be a dubious bet at best. Speaking to these concerns, a soon-to-be published paper (PDF) out of the University of Birmingham in the UK, states that virtually every Volkswagen sold since 1995 can be hacked and unlocked by cloning the vehicle's keyfob via an Arduino and software defined radio (SDR).
The research team, led by [Flavio Garcia], have described two main vulnerabilities: the first requires combining a cyrptographic key from the vehicle with the signal from the owner's fob to grant access, while the second takes advantage of the virtually ancient HiTag2 security system that was implemented in the 1990s. The former affects up to 100 million vehicles across the Volkswagen line, while the latter will work on models from Citroen, Peugeot, Opel, Nissan, Alfa Romero, Fiat, Mitsubishi and Ford.
Continue reading "Arduino + Software Defined Radio = Millions of Vulnerable Volkswagens"


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March 1 , 2008
Springfield, OH—This spring three Wittenberg students, Katie Barsan, Zoe Lamberson, and Mallory Miller, will be developing and executing a fund-raising plan to benefit children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho. This project, under the direction of the Wittenberg Center for Applied Management (WittCAM), will include approaching not only the Wittenberg community but also Springfield businesses and faith institutions for financial support. The team's primary emphasis will be planning and hosting numerous special events, on and off campus, leading to "Survivor Wittenberg" on April 19th. This large fundraiser will be hosted by the recent winner of ABC's Survivor Africa, Ethan Zohn. The team will also focus on capturing media coverage in order to raise 43 percent more in donations that last year.
Katie Barsan '09, is a junior management major and Spanish minor from Akron, Ohio. This past summer, Barsan interned at Charles Schwab Corporate and Retirement Services where she gained extensive training and knowledge in client services. In the summer of 2006, she went on a summer program to Lesotho, Africa, where she helped build houses and spent time with orphans and other children who were either HIV positive or have been affected by AIDS. Following graduation, Barsan plans to pursue a career in finance.
Zoe Lamberson '08, a senior from Canfield, Ohio, is a communication major with a double minor in history and Africana studies. Lamberson spent the summer of 2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark and Amsterdam, The Netherlands studying human trafficking in Europe, and the summer of 2006 in Lesotho, Southern Africa where she worked closely with Habitat for Humanity and children orphaned from HIV/AIDS. The 2006 trip sparked Lamberson to play an active role in the 2007 campus-wide event "Survivor Wittenberg", which raised $14,000 for Lesotho's orphans. As a member of her sorority, Chi Omega, Lamberson was chosen to serve the chapter in several positions: as the foundation ambassador, she acted as a liaison between the chapter and the national headquarters; as house manager, Lamberson coordinated effective communication between the chapter members and the house corporation staff; and as the career and personnel development chairwoman, she focused the chapter toward future goals by organizing an informational workshop with the Director of WittPATH, Wittenberg's career services. Lamberson served as the secretary of the communication club and was also elected as vice president of the Wittenberg chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication honorary. Consistently appearing on the dean's list, Lamberson has earned a cumulative 3.57 grade point average and plans to attend law school following graduation.
Mallory Miller '08, from Northbrook, Illinois, is a Wittenberg senior majoring in management with a concentration in Marketing. This summer, Miller will be traveling to Africa working with Habitat for Humanity building latrines and working with orphans. She is the vice president recruitment chair for Wittenberg's Panhellenic Council and plans all dates for pre-recruitment activities as well as informal and formal recruitment. As a member of Panhel, she was chosen to attend the Mid-American Greek Council Conference in Chicago to stimulate growth and development of college fraternities and sororities by promoting leadership and educational experiences for student leaders at colleges and universities. As part of her sorority, Delta Gamma, she served as director of recruitment her sophomore year, and also did volunteer work with Service for Sight and Pilot Dogs. She currently works as the student assistant to the Director of Capital Giving in the Wittenberg Advancement Office. During the fall of her junior year she attended the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy, where she focused her studies on international business and economics. Miller also volunteered at Arts Infusion Campus in Springfield, OH. She also spent two summers as a camp counselor for the Northbrook Park District. Miller plans a career in marketing, sales or human resources.


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President Obama's Innovation Initiative is a Hodge-Podge That Doesn't Add UpBy
I invite everyone to read President Obama's new Innovation Strategy document and see for yourself if it adds up. To me, it is a list of priorities, important priorities to be sure, that are just stitched together in one document and called "innovation."
It is chock full of talk about information technology, sustainability, open markets, and clean energy, stuff engineers from Silicon Valley love to champion. I champion all that too. It is chock full of all the reasons why the US is in danger of losing its economic preemience. This, too, I applaud for its veracity. But these pieces don't add up to a national innovation strategy.
A lot of the Innovation Plan is about plumbing and ideology. Let's deal with ideology first. We need the best broadband/wifi infrastructure in the world, not the miserable, second-rate system that we now have. But that requires government policy that shapes markets, not follows it. Lobbyists and ideologues have prevented the US from following Europe and Asia in setting standards, producing a system inferior to Korea, China and nearly every European country. Markets can't solve this problem. Leadership and policy can.
My biggest problem with the Obama Innovation Strategy is that there is little social science in it. The power of innovation these days comes not just from technology but from sociology and anthropology and psychology. We talk about "social media" and "social business" models. The power of innovation and
design (see Tim Brown's new book, Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation) comes from a methodology and tool kit that allows us to observe, understand and create new options and solutions for consumers, learners, patients, warriors, voters, travelers, mothers, doctors, nurses researchers, drivers--just about everyone.
Many of those new options that solve our critical problems and generate economic growth have little to do with breakthrough new technologies. They require applying existing technologies in fresh new ways based on what people really need.
Apple has been brilliant at this. Apple has a tiny R&D budget compared to most consumer electronics/media companies. It almost always applies existing technologies in the marketplace or the labs to new products/services that people just love. Apple intuits its audience--it hires its consumers and knows them well.
The Mayo Clinic and other hospitals are trying to know their audience for health care as well. For example, hospital are realizing that the majority of people walking through their doors are not patients but care givers looking after patients. They are working to engage this group to improve health care results. A recent symposium on improving health care experiences and efficiency at the Mayo Clinic highlights how much good work is being done in the private sector that goes way beyond the fetish for Health IT that is found in the President's Innovation Strategy.
What I find disturbing about the White House is that it is obsessing with metrics, technology, testing--all very 20th century. Yes, it is "pro-science," meaning it is modern and that is a plus. Yes, it realizes the US is falling behind as Asia spurts ahead. Yes, it is willing to use government to get us going ahead. These are all big pluses, but they are not sufficient. A much deeper understanding of innovation and design thinking is needed in the White House.
Here's a great quote from the remarkable designer John Maeda, now president of RISD off his HufPost blog:
"Right now, our nation sees left-brain thinking, focused on logic and reasoning, as critical to future economic development. You can see it in the emphasis on the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) subjects. What's missing from STEM is right brain thinking -- embodied by what I call the key "IDEA" (Intuition, Design, Emotion, Art). We need both both halves of the brain to work together and channel that brilliance through our hands and propagate ideas throughout our world. We all wonder why Apple's products have that je ne sais quoi that draw us in. I'm beginning to think that it's not just that they understand the power of simplicity, or the power of software. It's that you can see they were born from a person, from two dirty hands, from just a little bit of technology, and from a massively powerful IDEA."