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Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006.The movement aimed at restoring democracy; it was aimed at regaining popular control over govt. from the king.
Nepal a third wave country, had won democracy in 1990.
--King was formally the head of the state but the real power was excerised by the elected representatives.
--The king Birendra, was the one who accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, he and his family was massacred in 2001.
--King Gyanendra the new king of Nepal was not prepared to accept democratic rule, on February 2005 he dismissed the Prime minister and dissolved the popularly elected Parliament.
Events during the popular revolt:
1.All the political parties in the parliament formed an alliance--Seven party alliances--SPA and called for four day strike in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
2. The protests turned into indefinite strike in which Maoist and various organisations joined hands.
3. People defied curfews and took to streets.
4. More than lakhs of people gathered almost everyday to demand restoration of democracy, on 21 April they served an ultimatum to the king and the leaders rejected the halfhearted concessions given by the king and struck to their
5. Their main demands were--a) restoration of parliament,
b) Power to an all party govt.
c) New constituent assembly.
On 24th April, the king was forced to concede to all the demands
--Girija Prasad Koirala was chosen as the new PM of the interim govt.
--The SPA & Maoist came to an understanding as to how new Constituent Assembly was to be elected.
--Parliament passed laws taking most of the powers of the king.
It was known as second movement of democracy in Nepal.
--Bolivia is a small and poor country in Latin America. The World Bank pressuried the govt. to give up its control over the municipal water supply.
--The govt. sold off these rights to an MNC. The company immediately increased the prices four times.
--In January 2006 a new alliance of labour, human rights and community leaders organised a successful strike for four days in the city and the govt. agreed to negotiate but nothing happened. Police resorted to brutal repression when the agitation was started again in February.
--Another strike was there in April and govt. imposed martial law.
--But the power people forced the officials of MNC to flee the city and made govt. to concede to all demands of the protesters.
--The contract with MNC was cancelled and water supply was resorted to municipality at old rates.
This was known as Bolivia's water war.
The two incidents have following similarities
in both cases political conflict led to the popular struggles.
Both the cases involved mass mobilization.
Both instances involved critical role of political organizations.
1.Nepal was struggling to establish democracy while in Bolivia the struggle involved claims on the elected govt.
2.In Bolivia struggle was about one specific policy, while struggle in Nepal was about the foundations of the country's politics.
1.It evolves through popular struggles. If significant decisions are through consensus than it is an exceptional situation. Democracy usually involves conflicts between those groups who have exercised power and those who aspire for share in the power. This happens when the country is going through transition to democracy, expansion of democracy or deepening of democracy.
2. Democratic conflicts are resolved through mass mobilization. Some times it is possible that the conflicts are resolved by the existing institutions like parliament or judiciary but when there is a deep dispute, very often these institutions get involved in the dispute and the resolution has to come from outside , from people.
3. The conflicts and mobilizations are based on new political organizations, these include—political parties, pressure groups and movement groups.
Q. Which were the major organizations involved in mobilization of the masses in Nepal & Bolivia?
In Nepal:
a) SPA-Seven party alliance of big parties.
b) Nepalese Communist Party—Maoist.
c) All major labour unions and their federations
d) Organizations like organization of indigenous people, teachers, lawyers & human right groups extended their support.
In Bolivia
There was no political party but it was led by,
a) An organization-FEDECOR-it comprised of local professions, engineers &environmentalists.
b) Federation of farmers.
c) Confederation of factory workers union
d) Middle class students and city' growing population of homeless children.
Q. What role is played by the organizations in any big struggle?
The organizations play their role in two ways—Direct & Indirect
Direct: One way of influencing the decision in democracy is direct participation in competitive politics. This is done by creating parties, contesting elections and forming govts. Citizens participate through voting.
There are many indirect ways in which people can get govt. to listen to their demands or their point of view. This can be done by forming an organization and undertaking activities to promote their interest or their viewpoints. These are called Interest or Pressure groups.
Troll of municipal water supply.
--Pressure groups are organizations that attempt to influence govt. policies
--They do not directly control or share political power.
--these organizations are formed with people with common occupation, interest, aspirations and opinions come together in order to achieve common objective.
These pressure groups are of two types.
Sectional:—seek to promote the interest of a particular section/group of society.
--Trade unions, business associations& professional lawyers doctors, teachers etc.
----they are sectional because they represent a particular section of a society.—workers, employees, businessmen followers of religion caste etc.
--the principal concern is the betterment & well being of its members & not of the society in general.
Public interest group:- they represent some common or general interest that needs to be defended.
--they are also called promotional group as they promote collective and not selective good.
--the members of the organization may not benefit from the cause that the organization represents. They aim to help groups other than their own members.
--in some cases the members of a public interest group may undertake activity they benefits them as well as others too.
--E.g.-:in Nepal Human rights was such organization, & in Bolivia FEDECOR, In India also we have BAMCEF
BMCEF-(Backward and Minorities Community Employees Federation)is such an organization that campaigns against caste discrimination, it addresses the problem of its members who suffer discrimination and its principle concern is with social justice and social equality for the entire society.
People's movement word is used to describe many forms of collective action.
--it attempts to influence politics rather than directly take part in the electoral competition.
--these movements have loose organization.
--their decision making is more informal and flexible.
--they depend more on spontaneous mass participation than an interest group.
--Eg.-Narmada Bachao Andolan, Movement of Right to Information,Anti-LiquorMovement, Environmental movement.
There are two types of movement groups:
Specific movements:-they are issue specific movements to achieve single objective
They work in limited frame of time and thus have usually short active life.--
Examples-The Nepalese movement for democracy arose with specific objective of reversing the king's order that led to suspension of democracy.
In India, Narmada Bachao Andolan is also an example of this.
(This movement started with a specific issue of people displaced by the creation of sardar dam on the river Narmada.Its objective was to stop the dam from being constructed. Gradually it became a wider movement that questioned all such big dams.)
General/Generic movement:-these to achieve a broad goal in the long run.
--these are long term & involve more than one issue.
--there is no single organization that controls or guides such movements.
--Example—The Environmental movement and Women's movements are such examples.
LOOSE UMBRELLA:-Some times these broad organizations have a loose umbrella. Various movement groups struggling on specific issues are constituent of this loose organization which coordinates the activities of a large number of people's in our country.
Example-NAPM-National Alliance for People's Movement is an organization of organizations.
Q. How do organizations and pressure groups influence politics?
They exert influence in variety of ways.
1. They try to public support and sympathy for their goals and activity by carrying out information campaign through organizing meetings, file petitions etc., they also make use of media.
2. They often organize protest activity like strike or disrupting govt. programmes.Workers organizations, employee's associations etc. resort to these methods to force govt. to take notice of their demand.
3. Business groups often employ professional lobbyist or sponsor expensive advertisements. Some persons from pressure groups may participate in official bodies or committees that offer advice to the govt. These groups exert influence on the political parties without being a party. They have political ideology & political position
on major issues.
It can take different forms, direct and indirect:
--In some instances the pressure groups are either formed or led by the leaders of the political parties or act as the extended arms of political parties. for eg.—trade unions and students organizations in India are either established by or affiliated to one or the other major political parties.--most of the leaders of such pressure groups are usually the activist or leaders of party.
--Sometimes political parties grow out of movements. As had happened
in Assam movement led by students against the foreigners came to an end and it led the formation of ASSOM GANA PARISHAD and the roots of DMK AND AIDMK in Tamil Nadu can also be traced to the social reform movements during the 1930 and 1940's
--They often take positions that are opposed to each other, yet they are in negotiation with each other.
--they do raise issues which are taken up by the political parties.
--most of the new leadership of political come from interest or movement groups.
It may appear that it is not healthy for the groups that promote interest of one section to have influence in democracy.
--A democracy must look after the interest of all, not just one section. Also, it may seem that these groups wield power with responsibility.
--political parties have to face the people in elections, but these groups are not accountable to the people.
--pressure groups and movements may not get their funds and from people. Some times with small public support but lots of money they can highjack public opinion in their favour.
--they have deepened democracy; put pressure on unhealthy activities in democracy.
--govt. can often come under the pressure of rich & powerful group but these public interest groups and movements perform a useful role of countering this undue influence and reminding govt. of needs and concerns of ordinary citizens.
--even social interest groups play a valuable role.
--All groups function actively, no single group can achieve dominance over society.
--if one group brings pressure on the govt. the other will counter pressure.
--the govt. hears about what people want.
--this brings a rough balance of power and accommodation of conflicting interest.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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By Chris Harris
It's been a while since Aston Villa rubbed shoulders with the big boys but the 1982 European Cup winners are finally making a bold bid for Champions League football.
With pace, power and defensive discipline, Martin O'Neill's side have all the ingredients to gatecrash the annual 'Big Four' party and they proved their credentials with a richly-deserved win at Emirates Stadium last month.
If Villa complete a 'double' when the teams reconvene at Villa Park on Boxing Day, they will open up a six-point gap on Arsène Wenger's side at the halfway stage of the Premier League season. On current form, you wouldn't bet against it.
We asked Bill Howell of the Birmingham Evening Mail for a Villa perspective ahead of the Boxing Day clash. Read on for his views on the importance of O'Neill, the outstanding form of Ashley Young and the huge potential at Villa Park.
"It was a really tremendous performance at Emirates Stadium and one that few saw coming to be honest. Villa had been hit with an injury to John Carew leading up to that game which led to a change in formation with just Gabby Agbonlahor up front on his own. I think their form leading up to that game had been poor and they had been beaten at home by Middlesbrough. Few gave them any chance of breaking what was an incredible winless run at Arsenal of 15 years I believe. Of course they went there and played tremendously well and I don't think anybody in the stadium could say they didn't deserve the win.
"It gave them new belief and the new formation allowed them to kick on and they're still ahead of Arsenal and we're talking halfway through the season. Villa have not been in the top three at this stage for 10 years and yet here they are after a win away at West Ham. That is a tremendous achievement."
"I can see why Martin O'Neil described Ashley Young as 'world class'. He has likened him to Lionel Messi, a tremendous piece of man-management, and he called him a genius after the late winner against Everton. By doing that, by bringing him to the fore and heaping all his praise on him, perhaps a lot of players would have caved under the pressure, but it has done the opposite for Young. He is a phenomenal player and he has recently been linked to Real Madrid so that sort of praise has had the desired effect.
"O'Neil has been giving similar praise to Agbonlahor for three seasons now and his transformation has been similar. It is not week-in week-out and I think some people might say his recent performance against Bolton was a rare really good home performance. Against Man City on the opening day he scored a hat-trick but these are young players and they are going to have poor performances from time to time but those two are now the fulcrum of this side. Rarely a week goes by that Martin O'Neil isn't putting them on the back pages."
"With their counter-attacking pace, Villa are set up to win away games. They have now got a very solid central midfield three in Gareth Barry, Steven Sidwell and Stylian Petrov. Then you have the two wide players in James Milner and Young with the former doing an awful lot of work. Young is the one that is allowed to roam a bit to create problems when he can. From set-pieces they are extremely strong and Martin Laursen has been tremendous this season and last. We're talking about a player whose career, three years ago, looked to be over."
"There is strength all round this season but it is also important not to get too carried away because of strength in depth. You look at Villa's bench and there are only one or two players that could come in and make a difference, Nigel Reo-Coker being one. But you look and think that if they struggle in a game there is very little that can come on and make a difference. They only have two strikers at the club with any pedigree, they have got a youngster, Nathan Delfouneso, who has potential, and then there's Marlon Harewood who has been extremely poor for some time. Whenever a chance comes his way he just seems to throw it away.
"They desperately need striking power and there is very little in terms of midfield depth. Zat Knight is somebody else who really hasn't taken his opportunities. There is work to be done in January and if they manage to bring in the players that they want then there is every chance that they could keep up this challenege to Arsenal. It is going to require a bit of luck and a tremendous effort to take on Arsenal over the course of the season."
"You just couldn't underplay the importance of Martin O'Neill to Villa. His impact on the club together with the impact of [chairman] Randy Lerner, who came in at pretty much the same time, together their relationship has taken the club to a new level. There have been so many changes - some small ones, like the change of the badge, a building of a new hotel at Villa Park and the new training ground, created a new kind of love affair between the supporters and the Board.
"That started with free coaches to the league game against Chelsea and then they had a 1982 reunion for a game with Sheffield United where they gave out free scarves. It has created a feel-good factor around the place but Martin has done tremendously well. There is definitely a touch of magic to Martin and he is obviously an extremely witty man who can create back-page headlines without trying. Martin manages to combine a work ethic, he rarely misses a youth game – home or away - with the tendency to get the very best out of a group of players who, two years ago, were mid-table at best."
"The true potential of the club is that they can become one of the biggest names in English football. If by hook or by crook they manage to sneak into a Champions League place then the club will go through the roof. They are owned by billionaire-banker Randy Lerner, who has the financial wherewithal to take them to that next level, but so many Premier League clubs have had very rich men with short-term motives. Lerner certainly isn't in in that bracket and I think up until the last transfer window you could have said that he hadn't yet proved himself in the transfer market. But then he blew that out of the water in the last transfer window and we saw a whole heap of players come in. Nicky Shorey, Luke Young came in on the same day for around £9million – that was the full-back problem sorted. Carlos Cuellar came in then for £7.8million. James Milner came in for around £12million.
"The potential is there but for the moment I think the fans would be delighted if they can just finish in the top half. I honestly think that the top four is extremely difficult. I think if they can stay top five they have the chance to perhaps move on again next season. But the problem with the Premier League is that the top four always move on, year-in year-out. I know Arsenal fans would look back at the last few years and say it is not happening for them but most outsiders would look at Arsenal and see that they're still playing some wonderful football and these short-term results will change. Nobody can look at Arsenal and not think that success is just around the corner."

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- Rue – Thank the 'Hunger Games' for this one
- Emmett – Emmett rising on the coattails of wildly popular sister names Emma and Emily
- Ivy – Beyonce and Jay-Z may have a little to do with this one
- Weston, Wesley, and West – I wonder if East is jealous, brother Easton and Weston perhaps?
- Adele – Gee, I wonder?
- Grayson and Gray – Very medieval
- Aria – I think this is a beautiful name.
- Cyrus
- Estelle – I like classic names like this.
- Cato – another 'Hunger Games' name
- Blythe – huh?!
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Re: No Heat under 3000 RPM
Had the same problem in my 93 BMW. What you have is an air pocket in the cooling system. Above a certain rpm you can sometimes overcome this cavitation of air, but it will keep coming back. you will need to bleed the air out of the system in order to displace this pocket of air with coolant.
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A blizzard warning message went out at about 4:30 a.m. KRDO NEWSCHANNEL13 Facebook followers said that was too early. Others said the text woke them up.
The technology behind the alert is called the Weather Emergency Alert Message, and it comes from a collaboration between the National Weather Service, FEMA, and cell phone providers.
Every time the National Weather Service issues a weather warning, a system sends that information to mobile devices, and users' cell phones go off immediately.On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning at around 4:30 am, and so that's when the text messages went out.
But Tom Magnuson, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service said in the future, they will wait to issue blizzard warnings until after most people would normally be awake.
He said it's important that those who received the alert keep that service. The National Weather Service also sends out tornado and flash flood warnings when they are an imminent threat. And those alerts will be crucial in the summer.
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Last month, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel inaugurated an innovative approach to paying for public works: the , which will help arrange private-investor financing of city projects, seeded with small amounts of government capital.
The concept is not new -- several states, many foreign nations and the European Union have infrastructure banks, and a National Infrastructure Bank has been under discussion in Washington for years. But Chicago's would be the first to operate on a municipal level, and it indicates the scale of Emanuel's ambitions for his city.
Among other things, it's a gutsy thumb of the nose at Washington and state capitals that haven't figured out how to pay for the improved roads, buildings, sewage systems and such that America desperately needs. Congress is tied up in unending partisan bickering over how to allocate the dwindling Highway Trust Fund. State and local governments are broke because existing taxes won't cover expenses and citizens are unwilling to pay more. Earmarks and their equivalents at the federal, state and local levels mean that projects often get prioritized according to politics.
An infrastructure bank offers a way around these problems. Private investors' money multiplies limited public funds; those investors' bankers help ensure that politicians don't prioritize the wrong projects; and the projects themselves remain public -- thus avoiding the downsides of true privatization.
All in all, it looks like a great free lunch. Then again, as we all know, there's no such thing.
Problem of Timing
A bank, any bank, is a solution to only one piece of the challenge facing public works. By definition, a financing problem is one of timing: a project built today creates value tomorrow, but the builder doesn't have the cash today to get started. So an investor lends, the borrower builds and the two share the value created tomorrow. That's finance.
Chicago's approach will probably bear some fruit because local governments face many problems of timing. A city government doesn't have the cash to make building retrofits that will lower its energy bills, but future savings can pay back the loan and then some. A water utility whose rates are set to break even has expensive leaks, but no general-revenue bonding authority to fix them. A highway department wants to extend a toll road, but its capital budget is constrained. These are all problems that finance can solve because investment can unlock future revenue that can be shared with a lender.
Unfortunately, America's most dire infrastructure problems are not like this. Most of them are like Pennsylvania's 6,000 structurally deficient bridges. Replacing these won't create new value, serve new traffic or generate new economic development, so financing has to come from existing income. And that's a problem not of timing, but of wealth. Even if a replacement bridge can be financed through an infrastructure bank, the debt service on the loan has to be paid back with existing wealth.
Worse, most of America's bridges are untolled, so even if their replacements were to carry more traffic, they wouldn't yield new direct revenue. At best, through gasoline and other taxes, they would bring money into the federal Highway Trust Fund and into state and local governments. So what's necessary to unlock financing is funding from increased future allocations from the Highway Trust Fund, or from state and local taxes.
But that is the very problem an infrastructure bank tries to avoid.
Two Fantasies
At the root of this difficulty are two fantasies about infrastructure that the U.S. can't seem to shake.
The first is that once a bridge or a road or a water main is built, it's there forever. As any accountant knows, the day you start using a capital asset is the day you start using up its value. A community with a crumbling bridge isn't as rich as it thinks it is. As a nation, we need to start taking seriously the annual depreciation of our infrastructure, and budget future capital expenses to offset it.
The second fantasy is that we can find a way other than taxes (on gasoline and property) or user fees (tolls and the like) to pay for infrastructure. If Americans are unwilling to raise taxes to pay for crumbling roads and bridges, then we need to be more open to making them pay for themselves.
If we embrace user fees, opportunities abound. If we turn the Interstate Highway System into a toll network, we can eliminate the federal gas tax. If we accept congestion pricing in city centers, we can subsidize mass transit without resorting to raising local sales taxes. Alternatively, if we force transit agencies to charge customers more so that they operate at break-even levels, they will carry fewer riders, but those riders will get better service.
User fees allow us to convert funding problems into financing ones. All the kinds of projects an infrastructure bank can finance -- water systems, energy efficiency, airports -- are funded by strict user fees. We accept that if you don't pay your electricity bill, your lights go off. We accept that planes should pay to land at an airport. If we accepted that driving across a bridge means paying a charge, too, we could use an infrastructure bank to fix those bridges in Pennsylvania. (It's no coincidence that tolled bridges -- from the George Washington to the Golden Gate -- are almost always in good condition.)
Infrastructure banks have great potential to solve financing problems. But no one should think for a moment that financial innovation can address funding problems. We still need to face the fact that there's no free lunch.
(Rohit T. Aggarwala leads the environmental program at Bloomberg Philanthropies and is a visiting scholar at Stanford University. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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CPI is made in Taiwan, and the price was right, reviews were good, so I ordered off the internet sight unseen.
The Oliver City arrived completely assembled except for the battery and mirrors. The shipping crate was well designed and the scooter showed up without a scratch.
I'm building quite a collection of different scooters, but I will try to compare the Oliver City directly to the Yamaha C3 when applicable.
Did a thorough PDI on it, changed the fluids before even starting. The 2-stroke oil and the gear oil actually looked like decent lubricants, no Chinese cooking oil. The only things that I noticed were the bolts on the exhaust header needed a little extra tightening and the hose from the bottom of the oil tank was held on by a small wire clip. Just a nice little tug pulled the hose out, so I cut off half an inch and put a much more secure clamp on. There was a lot of air in the hose between the oil tank and the oil pump. Luckily the oil pump had a bleed screw on it, so problem solved easily.
The Oliver City is big for a 49cc. The chassis dimensions including the wheel base are much larger than the C3, about the size of a standard 125-150cc scooter. Good and bad. Suspension travel is better and there is a lot more room onboard, even enough for two people to ride with a reasonable amount of comfort. The turning radius is larger, the center of gravity a little higher, and low speed maneuverability is not quite as quick as the C3. The overall ride is smoother and larger bumps are more controlled. The Oliver City comes with a 3-way adjustable rear shock with an included tool. The second setting feels on the firm side for a 170 pound rider, but in a nice way. The suspension set up feels sporty, encouraging more aggressive cornering and leaning than when riding a C3. The tires are wide and low profile, 120/70/12 upfront and 130/70/12 on the rear. Turn in takes more effort than the C3, but once changing directions it feels nimble enough. The CPI has nice big thick disc brake rotor upfront, with a capable drum in the rear.
Switches, controls, fit and finish are on par with the C3. With only a few miles, I haven't wicked the throttle more than 2/3 yet, but the two-stroke definitely has more pep than the 3-valve fuel injected Yamaha. The carb tuning feels good with no adjustments needed. The variator and weights feel just right, I can't imagine changing anything there except perhaps switch to the same weight sliders.
A digital clock on the dash is a nice touch, the header and pipe are really nice quality and great looking. The locking gas cap is pretty trick, you insert the key and twist the top part of the cap without moving the key itself, easily done especially when wearing gloves.
All of the hoses and electrical connections were good quality, no Chinese plastic-rubber. Stainless steel brake line. Seat storage is average, a 3/4 helmet fits but a full face is too big. The Oliver City does have a nice big flat luggage rack begging for a top case. The deck is flat and enourmous, with cut outs for the riders feet to really allow stretching out ones legs. Standard bag hook of course, with plenty of room for both a couple of bags and your feet.
It's hard to make a direct comparison between the two, besides engine size they don't have a lot in common. The C3 is quieter, more fuel efficient, easier to handle at low speeds. The Oliver City is more stable at higher speeds, with both the sportier suspension and stronger powerband encouraging a more aggressive riding style. I guess it would boil down to personal preference, but I think I like the bigger feel of the Oliver City, it actually feels more like my Elite 110. More importantly, my 16 year old son absolutely loves it
Pictures don't do it justice, in person the Oliver City looks really nice, bigger and sportier than the C3. At a price of $1599 delivered for a quality made in Taiwan scooter it's a nice alternative to the premium priced Yamaha C3. But it's not fuel injected, water cooled and doesn't get 115 mpg. While the Oliver City might be faster than the the C3, you can't run an air cooled two-stroke at WOT indefinitely like the Yamaha is famous for
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My Christmas present 2013 x3 28i already in for service
Was in that happy zen place I go to when driving my new BMW when a loud noise began shortly after ignition. The noise persisted after turning the x3 off. The noise continued to persist whether the car was on (and got louder) or turned off. It seems to be generated from the right side of the engine and is audible both within and outside the car. Sounds a bit like the whine of a small airplane.
Was planning on taking the vehicle back to the dealer, Open Road BMW in Morristown, NJ, this week anyway for new plates, but frankly, was unprepared for such a short honeymoon before problems began. Anyone know what this issue may be attributed to? 135 total miles. :cry:
Absolutely. Will do.
Good luck with the issue.
Please post pics when you have an opportunity.
Problem Solved?
I received a call from my Service manager today. They believe that the problem stems from a faulty computer part that supports the windshield wipers. Still something of an exploratory expedition, the Service Manager said, "we think we're in the right area." Not terribly reassuring.
The theory is that there is a computer that controls the rear window wiper and it wouldn't turn off. In addition to the noise, the display showed that the windshield wiper fluid was low when in fact it wasn't and so these two issues are related. They are getting the part shipped to them and they'll have my x3 until Monday.
Colors: Vermillion Red and Sand Beige Leather, Fineline wave wood trim. Y Spoke wheels. Nice! Convenience, Cold Weather Pkge I & II, Premium Pkge and Rear View Camera. And I really like that they used dark carpet in the cargo area. Smart!
Nice. Did they give you a loaner? Bought my current x3 from morristown and have had my past 3 series serviced there and have had good experience with them.
Same car, Same Problem
Do not despair! I picked up my 2013 X3 28i last week. The car was born on 12/6/12. Perfect drive to dinner, approximately 130 miles from dealer and on the way back to NYC. Stopped for dinner and then while backing out of the parking spot I noticed a heavy stream of washer fluid pumping onto the rear window. Next I heard a high pitched whine coming from the passenger side of the engine compartment directly in front of the glove box. I couldn't stop as I was now on the approach to the G.W.B in N.J.
Upon arriving home I added a gallon of windshield washer fluid (was getting the low fluid message). The fluid pumped out almost immediately and the whine subsided after the car "went to sleep." The dealer replaced the washer pump and control module...got the car back yesterday. All is great! 3 cheers for our BMW dealer. Kudos to BMW as well. I drove home in yesterday's blizzard....the car was perfect.
3 Series may be my next car. Happy with reliability of all your bimmers?
Thanks guys for all the feedback. The best advice I ever received about shopping for a new car was to choose the dealer where you had the best service experience. And I'm glad that when an issue comes up, Morristown is where I bring my car. The guys in the service department really do dig these cars - and I could see the obvious concern on the Manager's face when I rolled in with the noise coming off my engine. So, there is passion there and that's a good thing. It'll get fixed. In the meantime, I'm squeezing my family into a 1 series loaner. Holy cow! That car moves! I hit 100 getting around some trucks today without any resistance, and in almost no time. Having said that, we're looking forward to the elbow room we'll have in the x3.
* occasional static through the speakers, fixed by my tech replacing the y cable.
* had a high pitched squeal when driving one day. Turns out to be a rock stuck on the brake shield. Went away after I parked in a garage I assume cause the attendant did a long reverse to park the car.
I only did the condition based service. Had to pay for wheel alignment once. I had to ask them to do the wheel alignment as its a habit of mine to get it done every 20-25k miles.
I kinda miss that car with that nice humming i6 and the road feel. Current x3 seems quicker off the line than my old 3 though. Haven't really pushed the x3 yet, still don't have that confidence in its grip that I had with the 3. If I ever need a second car for commuting purposes again, I would definitely look at the new f30 3 series with the n20 engine.
We had the same problem
My wife's new X3 also succumbed to the whining rear wiper/washer! The car was built during the second week of December. Our dealer old us the parts would take 2 weeks to be shipped from Germany (frustrating given that the car was built in S.C.). We were offered a loaner, but my wife preferred to drive her car. This is our 6th BMW, but I must admit that having a mechanical defect with a brand new car (but a model that has been in production for a while), is making me think about purchasing a 7th (I have been planning on replacing my '08 3 series 'vert when the new model comes out).
"X3 2013 Dream": Was it repaired? Did they use same parts as "FHX3"?
Mine started manufacturing before Dec shutdown with projected finish 10-Jan. I wonder if I'll be one of the unlucky, or if BMW even knows they might have a quality issue.
Same problem Rear wiper/washer failure.
X3 with 310miles it has been in shop for 7 days. Car was built beginning of Dec. I was told parts are back ordered.
Lucky I have Porsche as backup.
In anticipation of a possible problem with my new X3 (to arrive in the near future from the factory) I asked my service manager. He said BMW is aware and it is the JBE (Junction Box Electronics, I believe). I also guess it's no small job to replace.
It might be good to know if there is a specific fuse that can be pulled as a workaround (e.g. to stop the flow if reservoir was not emptied yet and, more importantly, to stop the pump from running continuously until the vehicle could be taken to the dealer for service). Maybe someone knows...
add one more to the list
My wife's 2013 x3 with 300 miles had the same problem. Controller is back ordered with no time specified. Took delivery Jan 2, car built in December. I'm a little ticked although so far the service center has been very good.
Experienced junction box/rear washer fluid pump failure on my brand new X3 that I took delivery on just before Christmas. Failed at 920 miles. Brought it to the BMW center and was told required parts on back order with no projected delivery date. They removed a fuse to stop loud whining sound and prevent the pump from completely burning out (I sure the load isn't too heathy for the battery either as the pump continues to run after shutting off the vehicle). Problem is removing that fuse also prevents the front windshield wash function and the ability to lock the car, making the driving the vehicle possible but not practical or safe especially in winter driving conditions where the front windshield needs frequent cleaning. I was totally disappointed with the response from customer service when I called BMW North America. Certainly well below what I would have expected with the brand image of BMW and what I assumed was a world class customer service company. All I was looking for was assurance that I would be provided transportation alternatives while my brand new vehicle was waiting indefinitely for replacement parts for a manufacturing defect (whether design or more likely a parts supply problem). Fortunately the center where I bought my vehicle (by the way, different and distant from my local BMW service center) gets the concept of true customer service and is taking care. Based on what I can see, the defect appears to me to be systemic and not isolated incidents. For the record this is my fifth BMW vehicle.
When at the dealer picking up a few accessories, I spoke to the service manager (after he told me there were "JBE" problems causing this) and he also told me they have seen a few already. I don't know if they will increase stock on the part in anticipation of more people coming in with this problem but I hope so. I asked about pulling a fuse to stop the pump and he told me: a) they would prefer that customers don't pull fuses (and now I can see why based on lack of other functions "VT driver" mentioned, not to mention someone screwing up that seemingly-simple task, and b) the pump will shut off after the car goes to sleep (~20 min after ignition switched off). He also said they have enjoyed quite good reliability until this issue cropped up. We'll see.
Still waiting for replacement parts from BMW (Germany) - closing in on 1 month now. Also looks like other JBE-related problems may be cropping up - car has started spontaneously dialing when my wife turns on seat heater or changes tracks on a CD (and she is not accidently hitting telephone buttons :))
+1 add my friend to this list washers going nuts.... doorlocks locking and unlocking and lights flashing on and off, x3 was only a week or 2 old... took a week to fix.. gonna pick it up today hopefully fixed for good. Make sure your washer motors were also replaced as they were prob burned out like my friends. Heavy plastic/electrical burnt smell.
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Xonar ST/STX mods...
It is a quite long time now I`ve started to mod my Xonar STX. Now is finish this work. The result: you will not believe it (DIY...)
For those interest in this task, I open this thread...
Some pictures to follow...
Look fwd to pictures and description. Bring it on...!
Hi coris
I believe you about astounding results on modding the Essence ST/STX because it's my same experience.
Here you'll find two links of my mod ( in Italian, I'm sorry) for a simple step and an extreme one
Asus Xonar ESSENCE ST/STX Parte prima: | Forum -X- NextHardware
Asus Xonar ESSENCE ST/STX Parte Seconda: l'upgrade estremo | Forum -X- NextHardware
I think with google translate could be easy to read
My pictures about those mods will come, but I think not really at once... Those pictures need a little work around for be actually useful in this respect. As my time will permit, I will start to work on this...
For those who want to try change the oscillator: I will suggest to use two solder irons in the same time on both solder points of the old standard oscillator. But for a good mod in this area, one have to remove too the rest of the components involve in this stage. It is about the two capacitors to GND an the resistor between. I`m not so sure if that the traces will remain intact after de-soldering of those components. So the best solution is to lift up the pin of the processor for solder the output pin of the new oscillator directly to that lifted pin. If one decide to chose to lift up that pin, then is no need to remove all the adjacent component for the old oscillator. As a tool for do it this operation, one can use an needle with a bended peak. Lift up that pin in one movement, and let it so afterwords. If you will try to bend that pin one more time, or to much in opposite direction, it is very possible that the pin will broke and everything is definitively lost.
This is a very delicate operation, but the result is immediate and a high positive one.
My complete description of this operation and something else one can find here (Con): Xonar harware mods brainbit | Unified Xonar Drivers
Some of the promises pictures about external/dedicated PSU mod, for the final opamp stage (+/-15v)
Keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing your guides.
some more pictures...
Here is how it looks now my STX... The final modified STX.
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Murder at the Savoy (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) (original 1970; edition 2009)
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The murder victim this time is a thoroughly unpleasant capitalist who only barely stops short of wearing a top hat and filling his swimming pool with dollar bills, giving Sjöwall and Wahlöö the chance to push their political agenda a step further. Although the police work of solving the crime remains the most important driver of the story and there are all sorts of interesting details to take in (not least the perceptive look at the operation of a luxury hotel that obviously reflects Sjöwall's background as the daughter of a hotel manager), what this book is really about is not "who did it?" but "why?" - they are digging into the social forces that alienate people from the mainstream and provoke them into desperate acts.
The introduction to this volume (by Michael Carlson) is one of the better ones in this edition – finally someone who does not deem it necessary to a follow a mention of the authors' Marxist leanings with a disclaimer that they are not preaching party politics.
Unlike communism or socialism, Marxism is not a political movement but a philosophy and an analysis of the workings of capitalist society (which both communism and socialism claim to build on – notice that there is a difference); in fact Marxism is probably to this day the most nuanced and incisive analytical tool in existence if one tries to comprehend the forces driving economy and society. And this is important for Murder at the Savoy, because while earlier novels in the series always had a strong element of social realism, it is here that Sjöwall/Wahlöö first attempt to tackle Swedish society as a whole rather than just certain localized aspects of it.
Depicting the whole of contemporary society as based on injustice, driven by corruption and held together by exploitation is of course quite ambitious for a police procedural, and while Murder at the Savoy is still clearly and unambiguously a crime novel, the authors just as clearly were not satisfied with the scope that following standard genre conventions offered them. And I would argue that it's precisely an underlying Marxist analysis of Swedish society that allows Sjöwall und Wahlöö to open up their perspective here, providing a foundation that grounds their criticism and lends it impetus beyond the range of a crime fiction plot.
Which does not mean that the authors are neglecting that aspect of the novel – just like the previous installments in the series, Murder at the Savoy is an excellent police procedural, combining a compelling mystery with realistic descriptions of police work and plausible character portraits. Interestingly, at the same time as the series begins to present a broader perspective on Swedish society at the time, it also spends increasingly more time filling out the smaller details in the lives of its protagonists, painting small pictures inside the big one. In fact, it might even be the most admirable feature of this series how it manages to strike an almost perfect balance between prodesse and delectare – indeed, there are few works in any genre that mix instruction and delight as well as Maj Sjöwall's and Per Wahlöö's series.
The introduction to this audio book (and the Kindle version) was written by Michael Carlson, book reviewer and film critic. In it he talks about what ground breakers Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö were, how they paved the way not only for today's Scandinavian writers but how they changed the conventions and direction of crime fiction forever, particularly that of the police procedural.
The thing that strikes you about MURDER AT THE SAVOY is how much detail there is, whether it is description of the main players, police procedures, settings, and interview transcripts.
In the introduction Carlson alerts you to look out for reflection of the authors' socialist views as well as how Sweden's economy is being manipulated by industrialists and magnates. Martin Beck is told to tread carefully in this case because Viktor Palmgren is so powerful, influential with members of the government. There is pressure on Beck and his team to not only catch the murderer quickly but also to avoid releasing any details that might reflect badly on the Swedish government.
In the long run, when the murderer is charged Beck feels that while justice appears to have been served the real criminals have remained free.
Another installment from the Martin Beck series and this one I found equally gripping. The murder of a wealthy businessman proves tricky to solve one hot summer in Malmo.
Un giallo classico, ben scritto . Interessante la descrizione della societa' svedese della fine anni 60
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O'Reilly hosts Arpaio apologist, doesn't mention her ties to him -- or that she's under investigation
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On Wednesday's edition of The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly hosted Rachel Alexander to discuss a "threatened lawsuit" by federal officials against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio regarding his treatment of undocumented immigrants. Alexander denounced the federal investigation into Arpaio as politically motivated because "the Obama administration is liberal, and ... has a contrary opinion to the citizens of Arizona when it comes to arresting illegal immigrants."
O'Reilly identified Alexander only as a former deputy attorney in Maricopa County. In fact, she's a lot more than that: She's a longtime apologist for Arpaio who's currently under investigation by the Arizona bar.
As the Arizona Republic reported, Alexander, her former boss, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and another staffer are being investigated by the bar after a judge ruled that Thomas acted unethically in the prosecution of a Maricopa County supervisor. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court refused to stop the investigation.
When Alexander joined the Maricopa County Attorney's office in 2005, the Phoenix New Times called it a "clear signal" that the office "will no longer do battle with" Arpaio (Thomas had recently replaced a county attorney had a more combative relationship with Arpaio). After all, back in 2002, Alexander co-wrote an article purporting to explain "What's Really Happening in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jail," which concluded that "Accusations that Arpaio is a publicity hound are misplaced" and that "Arpaio generates publicity because he implements innovative programs that save taxpayers money and deter criminal behavior. If he was a passive sheriff who simply coddled inmates and gave them their cable television and pornography, so there weren't any complaints, he wouldn't make news."
Meanwhile, the libertarian Reason magazine described Alexander's former boss Thomas as "Sheriff Joe's Enabler," a personable man who "brings all of Arpaio's nuttery, with none of Arpaio's scowl." Reason also points out that Thomas "may actually be more dangerous" than Arpaio because he has shown a willingness to use "criminal charges -- or the threat of them -- to silence political opponents." (Thomas resigned his job in April to run for Arizona attorney general.)
One case in which that has been alleged was mentioned by Alexander on The O'Reilly Factor. Alexander said that the chairman of the county board of supervisors, with which Arpaio has been "feuding," Don Stapley, "raised $70,000 in campaign contributions to run for an election where he had no opponent, then he went and spent those fund on luxury items for himself." When O'Reilly asked why that was a county investigation rather than a state investigation, Alexander stammered and cited "political reasons" for it. (This is not the county supervisor involved in the investigation of Alexander.)
The real story is much more interesting. As Talking Points Memo reported last October, the charges against Stapley appear to be part of the feud between Arpaio and Thomas and the county supervisors; Stapley had reportedly antagonized Thomas by placing auditors in Arpaio's office to monitor spending and by challenging Thomas's practice of hiring outside lawyers, who also happened to be Thomas's political backers, to do legal work for the county. Arpaio also ordered a high-profile arrest of Stapley despite the fact that, according to TPM, it was a white-collar case where the target of the arrest was neither a flight risk nor in the process of committing a crime.
But Arpaio couldn't find a prosecutor to take the case; Thomas's involvement would have raised conflict-of-interest concerns. This apparently led to the hiring of two high-powered, Washington-based Republican lawyers, Joseph DiGenova and Victoria Toensing, as special prosecutors for the case and two others, for the hefty fee of $295 an hour for out-of-court fees, and $475 an hour for in-court fees. County supervisors raised objections to the hiring of DiGenova and Toensing, noting among other things that the two don't live in the area, "as required by applicable statute."
O'Reilly should have mentioned just how close Alexander is to Arpaio, the investigation into her behavior as deputy attorney, or at least had on a dissenting voice. Fair and balanced and all that.
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You know we love women in film, in fact, it's kind of our undying passion. So when they actually hold an award show for women in film, we're going to be all eyes double peeled, in this case, finding Julie Benz and Brittany Snow leading our list of hotties at the Lucy and Crystal Women in Film Awards last night. Also representing the fairer sex to a fare-thee-well, Katie Holmes, escaped for the evening, Rose McGowan, our firecracker lust, and Sarah Shahi, who has had more hot makeout sessions with other women than, well, even me (if that number be greater than two). Enjoy.
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Thank you, SCOTUS
You've seen the news. Chicago hand-gun ban struck down in a 5-4 (no surprise there) decision that had enough written about it to clearly extend beyond this single ruling. Washington (CNN)—In another dramatic victory for firearm owners, the Supreme Court … Continue reading
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Range Report
This morning couple of the boys and I went up the road a piece with samplings from our individual arsenals for some serious live fire action. We had some rather nasty weather here the last two days so the folks … Continue reading
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Sig P6 range report
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911 or a 9mm?
911 9mm Note how in my local example, the cops don't even give a shit that the resident shot the perp. There wasn't even a mention of the police keeping his pistol for the investigation, or whether the shooting was … Continue reading
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NOELLE AND CONOR'S WEDDINGJanuary, 2009 in Atlanta
"Our wedding in Atlanta in winter was a lot of fun, and although I wanted my winter wonderland, it was actually 65 degrees that day. Which turned out a lot better for pics. We went a little over budget but had a great night!"
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- Cakes/Candies Vendor: Eileen M Carter, The Cake Lady
- Officiant: Ray Waters
- Caterer: Endive
- Photographer: Sara Chapman
- DJ: Spectrum Entertainment- Stephan Myer
- Rentals Vendor: Classic Party Rentals
- Florist: Perfect Petals
- Tuxedo Vendor: MW tux
- Honeymoon Vendor: Excellence Playa Mujeres
- Ceremony: Magnolia Hall
- Entertainment: Opera
- Hotel: Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown/Historic
- Attraction: Atlantic Stations
- Restaurant: Einstein Bros Bagels
- Attraction: Fox Theatre
- Restaurant: Flying Biscuit Midtown
- Attraction: Georgia Aquarium
- Restaurant: Willy's Mexicana Grill
- Attraction: High Museum of Art
- Entertainment: Front Page News Restaurant & Patio Bar
- Attraction: Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
Cakes/Candies Vendor:
Eileen M Carter, The Cake LadyDuluth, GA 30096, USA
"This is the only vendor that I was 100% happy with. I loved my cake, it was delivered when it was supposed to be, tasted great, Eileen was great to work with."
Endive1468 Mecaslin St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
"Everyone LOVED the food. They said it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. Endive was really great with working with our menu so we could have things we like to eat. They even let us have prime rib! There were a few mixups with the guy who was their manager for the night, things I had said to him at the walkthrough didn't get done. Like I wanted box-fold napkins to be set out at each place setting during the room flip so that the table at least looked a little set, because we weren't setting out plates or glasses, and I wanted more than just my centerpieces, but they showed up with the silverware folded up in my napkins and they were put in a basket, so they never got set out. And they had moved some of my candles and stuff, so when I was showing the person who was helping decorate, we were running around for 10 minutes trying to find my stuff and it was in the kitchen the whole time. And we never got our to-go plates put in the car at the end of the night, and my husband never got any of the food because he didn't eat during the reception."
Spectrum Entertainment- Stephan Myer6025 Unity Drive
Suite E
Norcross, GA 30071, USA
770-441-9806 x.207
"Everything was great until 2 weeks before the wedding when I tried to email the song I was walking down the aisle to and the file was too big and I asked the manager to just download it off amazon.com for $1, I even said we would give him an extra dollar, I sent him a direct link, and he could not figure it out. It was baffling that he could not figure out to download a song from amazon. I ended up having to buy a flash drive and my fiance had to drive to take it to him on a sunday, it was ridiculous. Then, at the wedding, the actual dj (whom we hadn't met before, we picked him because he was young and his bio made him sound like he was really knowledgeable)was ok, he did his job, but afterward everyone was like "Your DJ was mean, we didn't like him." And I had given the manager a timeline but the DJ never got it and had to keep asking me when we wanted to do each thing."
Perfect Petals1700 Cumberland Point Drive Southeast
Marietta, GA, United States
"I was really disappointed with my florist. I shopped around and went with Perfect Petals because she made it seem like she knew exactly what I wanted and she could make everything exactly like I wanted it. I had shown her pictures of what I wanted and she knew what I wanted everything to look like, and what I got was NOT it. I wanted a white bouquet, it was yellowish. I had silver leaves on my bouquet that she had just spraypainted, and when I got the bouquet the paint was already coming off. The main thing I wanted was two trees to be like an arch at the front of the ceremony spot, with long branches arcing over us. What I got was a teeny starburst-looking thing on top of a pole. They were so ugly. And in our pictures it looks like there are little spiky things coming out of our heads. My centerpieces were branches, also, and they were so sparse. I wish I had just done everything myself, because I guess she didn't get that that was the most important part of the wedding to me. And now everyone's like "No one noticed but you" but the point is if it were how I wanted it, everyone would have been like "your trees were so cool". So yes, it matters."
Honeymoon Vendor:
Excellence Playa MujeresCondominio Playa Mujeres
Playa Mujeres,Cancun, Quintana Roo, México
+52 998- 872- 8600
"This was a great honeymoon spot. Not too far from the Cancun area (although we never went into Cancun except when we left the airport, so I don't know if I would try to go downtown at night). Great variety of food, but some of the restaurants weren't that great (all-inclusive with 8 restaurants). We booked a trip to Chichen-Itza through the hotel that got really screwed up but we got a free massage out of it. The last night I got sick, and I don't know if maybe the water at the resort made me sick, but it was bad when I had to be on a plane the whole next day. Really modern resort, a lot of fun things to do."
Ray WatersAtlanta, GA, USA
"Ray was awesome, everyone commented how great of a job he did, it wasn't boring, and he is so fun and easy to get along with, and his wife jane helped out during the wedding and she was great."
Sara ChapmanAtlanta, GA, USA
"Sara is actually a student, so I paid less than $1000 for my pictures, and she gave me the high-res digital files so that I can go get them printed as I wish (an album is not included, but I'd rather get my own printed for a lot cheaper anyway). She took some great photos, I had to come up with a lot of the shots, and I wish she had taken more pics of the details, but for the price she is a great photographer. www.sarachapman.com/fitzgerald_o'reilly2"
Rentals Vendor:
Classic Party Rentals3141 Nifda Blvd
Smyrna, GA, United States
"We rented an extra tent and heater for the outdoor cocktail area, and everything looked great, and they were very professional."
Tuxedo Vendor:
MW tux3500 Peachtree Rd NE # E23
Atlanta, GA, United States
"Everyone's tux fit and looked great!"
Magnolia Hall400 Park Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
"This was the perfect place for me to have my wedding, I loved the homey feel of it, with the fireplace and the concrete floors, and I loved my pictures in the park. The reason I only give it 4 stars is because I feel the staff I met with for my walkthrough didn't communicate things well with the guy who was my manager for the night. It was about stupid stuff that only I noticed, but I felt like my walkthrough was pointless if they weren't going to tell the guy all the things I wanted. The things were: my chairs were supposed to be curved but they were setup in straight rows, the dividing doors were supposed to be closed before the ceremony, and they didn't get closed so my guests started walking in and sitting down then had to be asked to move when they did decide to close the door. We were supposed to have drinks ready for us in the bridal suite and after the ceremony, and we had already told the staff what we wanted, but they never told the manager, so he had to keep asking me if he could get me anything. I loved the venue, but their communication with the night-of manager was bad."
Residence Inn Atlanta Midtown/Historic1041 W Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, United States
"Good location for me, enough parking, nice rooms."
Einstein Bros Bagels1163 W Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA, United States
Flying Biscuit Midtown1001 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA, United States
"This place is famous for breakfast."
Willy's Mexicana Grill1071 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA, United States
Front Page News Restaurant & Patio Bar1104 Crescent Ave NE
Atlanta, GA, United States
"Good place for afterhours fun!"
Opera1150 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA, United States
Atlantic Stations1380 Atlantic Dr NW
Atlanta, GA, United States
"Shopping, restaurants, IKEA!"
Fox Theatre660 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA, United States
Georgia Aquarium225 Baker St
Atlanta, GA, United States
High Museum of Art1280 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA, United States
Margaret Mitchell House and Museum990 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA, United States


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China's "black clinics" flourish as government debates health reform
By Hui Li and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - A one-room shack with a single, bare light bulb on a non-descript Beijing side street is 29-year-old Chinese migrant worker Zhang Xuefang's best recourse to medical care.
Not recognized as a Beijing resident, she does not qualify for cheaper healthcare at government hospitals, and her hometown is too far away to take advantage of medical subsidizes there.
Like millions of other migrant workers, Zhang, on whose labor China's economic boom depends, is forced into a seedy and unregulated world of back ally "black clinics" if she falls ill.
The issue highlights the two-tier nature of China's overburdened health care system and goes to the heart of a heated debate about how to reform the contentious "hukou" system of household registration, a cornerstone of government policy for decades which essentially legalizes discrimination between urban and rural residents.
The hukou system, which dates to 1958, has split China's 1.3 billion people along urban-rural lines, preventing many of the roughly 800 million Chinese who are registered as rural residents from settling in cities and enjoying basic urban welfare and services.
China's new government has vowed to change this divisive system with reforms aimed at sharing more equally the bounty of China's economic growth and consumption-led growth.
Newly-appointed Premier Li Keqiang vowed at his debut news conference earlier this month to press ahead with reforms to narrow China's urban-rural gap, including giving migrant labor more equal access to medical insurance.
No details have yet been announced, so black clinics will remain the affordable last resort for migrant workers. Continued...


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GREENVILLE, S.C. —More drug store retailers are testing expanded food offerings these days—the latest being a partnership pairing Rite Aid and Supervalu's Save-A-Lot banner—in an attempt to increase trip opportunities. And given the evolving shopping behaviors of today's consumer, it's a strategy that just might work.
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Rite Aid's deal is unique in that it's partnering with hard-discount grocer Save-A-Lot, a factor that establishes a well-known and growing food store brand within Rite Aid's four walls of health and wellness. And the strategy meshes with Rite Aid's segmentation initiative, where the chain is implementing separate marketing and merchandising strategies for stores based on volume and which half of the store fares better—the pharmacy or the front-end.
The initial 10-store test in South Carolina is expected to help boost front-end sales, Cheryl Slavinsky, Rite Aid director of public relations, told Drug Store News. "Since early 2009, we've been transitioning from operating all of our stores the same way to identifying unique opportunities among like groups of stores," she said. "And this is one of those unique opportunities."
And Supervalu has dedicated quite a bit of capital against the rapid expansion of Save-A-Lot outlets in the Carolinas and nearby markets—as many as 100 new locations are planned for the company's current fiscal year, and more than half of these stores will open across the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.


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Alexandra Centeno to be inducted into the "2013 Class of Long Island's Top 25 Advocates for Latino Empowerment" presented by The Hispanic Network on May 7th, Westbury Manor and sponsored by Briarcliffe College!
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Friday, May 31, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
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2nd Annual
to be inducted as a member of the
"2013 Class of Long Island's Top 25 Advocates for Latino Empowerment"
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along with other deserving individuals on
Tuesday, May 7th from 6-8pm
Westbury Manor
1100 Jericho Turnpike in Westbury
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Beginning her career in insurance as a field claim representative, State Farm Agent Alexandra Centeno noticed that she encountered limited numbers of Latino consumers. She began to realize that the Latino community did not realize the importance of having an insurance professional to meet their family's need. She also realized that one of the main reasons for this thought process was that there were not many agents that could communicate in language to the Latino community. This began her drive to open her own agency to support not just the Latino community, but all communities.
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- Close stretch fit.
- Silvertone buttons down the front.
- Flap pockets at either sides of the chest with soft goldtone rivet down center and on plackets.
- Pleats from shoulders.
- Chiffon flounce down center front.
- Ruching from sides for complimenting fit.
- 67% rayon, 29% polyester, 4% spandex. Hand wash, cold. Imported.
- Approximately 27" from shoulder.