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WINNIPEG — Steve Irwin has a lot of experience skipping curling teams, but this week has been his first in that position at the Safeway Championship.
In the past, the 31-year-old Carberry native, who is playing with a Brandon-based team of Joey Witherspoon, Travis Taylor and Travis Saban this week, has been to three junior men's provincials and three Dominion club curling men's provincials. He won all three times at the Dominions and went on the nationals, where he has won a silver and bronze medal with his club team.
While things like the swingy ice are similar at the men's provincials and the national Dominions, there are a lot of differences, including the level of competition and how Irwin plays them.
"We maybe play a little different game in the Dominion," he said. "Here you have to force the issue a bit because if you just go up and down you're not going to have a chance against any of the top guys. This is kind of similar, but you have to be more aggressive out here."
As much as experience in the junior ranks and Dominions have helped him this week, his six previous trips to the Safeway Championship have been crucial.
During each of those trips, Irwin served as third for Terry McNamee and was a member of the team that finished third at the 2011 provincial championship.
Through that experience, Irwin has grown comfortable with the ice and knows how important it is to have draw weight in your back pocket if you're throwing the final stone. He has had it during most of the event this week, helping his team advance to the playoff round. Making the final eight was Irwin's goal coming in and he's loving life as a skip.
"Absolutely," he said. "We've been playing good all year."
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Graham Freeman and his Virden team of Allan Lawn, Kevin Barkley and Dwayne Barkley didn't prepare much for the Safeway Championship, but they had the third-best run of all the Westman-based teams in Winnipeg.
Freeman and his team hadn't played a game together before entering the Westman playdowns in December. However, they got on a roll, winning three in a row and clinching a Safeway berth through the A-event. The team had a rough start in its fourth game of the season, which was its Safeway Championship opener, before reeling off two wins to reach the B-side qualifying semifinals on Friday.
Freeman had a chance to win but was inside with a guard and Justin Richter came through a port to make a double takeout to win 6-5. While disappointed with his last shot, Freeman wasn't upset with their exit.
"It was fun while we were here," he said. "We were starting to get into it and it was starting to feel like the old days. It's fun to be out there competing against the good teams. We were getting better against every team, we were starting to throw better and I'm still trying to figure out my slide this year. I've played a dozen games and this team has played seven together. I'm not upset with the final result, but I still hate losing."
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Brandon's Derek Papegnies has been in Winnipeg all week working as an umpire.
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New Zealand has never witnessed a world music collaboration like this before. John Psathas' "love letter to peace" features international musicians performing live alongside 150 virtual musicians from more than 20 countries, including Serj Tankian (Lebanon/Armenia/ USA), Meeta Pandit (India), UNESCO Artist for Peace Márta Sebestyén (Hungary) and Refugees of Rap (Syria/Palestine).
No Man's Land brings together the descendants of opposing forces in World War I and reunites them in friendship and musical exchange on the sites where their forefathers fought a century ago.
Director Jasmine Millet and cinematographer Mathew Knight filmed musicians around the globe and they will be projected, and their sound integrated, into the live performances on the stage. Together these virtual and live performers create an international orchestra performing music that leaps musical genres as it does borders, from folk to jazz to rock and classical.
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PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Imagine playing around with an NBA videogame and creating a custom jersey for your virtual NBA players to wear on the court.
Now imagine having that virtual jersey worn by some of the biggest names in the NBA on the real hardwoods of the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona during the 57th NBA All-Star weekend.
For 18-year-old gamer Tim Ahmed from East Meadow, Long Island, this will become reality when the NBA All-Star Rookie and Sophomore teams take the court February 13 during the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam.
The purple All-Star jerseys donned by the likes of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose were created by Ahmed using a videogame and he won the inaugural EA Sports' NBA Live 09 Jersey Creator Contest.
While creating custom players and jerseys to be worn within sports videogames has been the norm for years, this contest marks the first time that a pro sports league has opened up its uniforms to gamers.
"I'm really excited about the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that has been given to one of our fans, Tim Ahmed, having his NBA Live 09 jersey creation actually worn by the players," said Jeff Roth, marketing director of basketball, EA Sports.
According to Vicky Picca, senior vice president, Licensing & Business Affairs for the NBA, 85 percent of NBA players are avid videogamers.
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As a professional graphic artist, Angie Harris says that she's always been interested in art but has a special place in her heart for photography. She recalls how as a child she always seemed to have a camera in her hand – taking pictures of anything and everything that interested her. After taking a few photography classes in high school and later at college, Angie's passion for photography began to bloom. She was fascinated by the smallest details in everyday things that most people seem to overlook – the way that light changes contrast, textures, shapes and the subtle relationships between them.
She says that she likes to find the perfect perspective on an object or a scene and try to evoke specific emotions and feelings through the lens of her camera. For Angie, photography provides a way to express herself creatively and draw out the nuances of real-life scenes that we often overlook.
Angie has been pursuing photography seriously since 2009, but in 2012, Angie took a big step – putting her artwork on display at a local art festival. Her first exhibition was at the Little Blue River Art Fest in Blue Springs. She explains that that first art festival was a mix of emotions for her – a little nervous about showing her work in public for the first time, uncertain as to whether or not she had set everything up properly to best highlight her work, then elation as she made her first sale as an artist. Angie says what really got to her was knowing that someone else, a complete stranger, would now be displaying a picture that she had taken in their home.
Last year, Angie exhibited her growing collection of photographs at art shows in Blue Springs, St. Joseph and as part of a black and white photography exhibition at the Got Art Gallery in downtown Lee's Summit.
On Jan. 30, the Lee's Summit Arts Council hosted a reception for Angie at the Gamber Center, where a collection of Angie's favorite pieces are now on display. The exhibition is a mixture of Angie's black and white photography, as well as some color pictures that feature scenes from nature and relics of American history. One of Angie's favorites, a framed color print titled "Roadside Barn", is the basis for her latest project – a collection of barns from around the Midwest that she plans to include in a calendar to be released later this year.
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County Commissioners met today to discuss a number of broad issues. They made a few decisions to fund several programs, which means they will have to cut some others soon.
The Commission decided to fund a weatherization program, which means one new job. The staff person will coordinate energy and cost savings initiatives for the needy.
They also will give over $50,000 to the one stop homeless center, which is expected to be completed next year.
Furthermore, Commissioners will pay for a new technology information system for the public defender's office.
Now due to the funding of these issues, commissioners must meet again in order to balance the budget. Balancing the budget is a requirement under state law.
Currently the county has a $100,000 budget shortfall. There will be another meeting on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. to discuss how to make up the difference.
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AMSTERDAM - Europe's highest court Tuesday gave people the means to scrub their reputations online, issuing a landmark ruling that experts say could force Google and other search engines to delete references to old debts, long-ago arrests and other unflattering episodes.
Embracing what has come to be called "the right to be forgotten," the Court of Justice of the European Union said people should have some say over what information comes up when someone Googles them.
The decision was celebrated by some as a victory for privacy rights in an age when just about everything - good or bad - leaves a permanent electronic trace. Others warned it could interfere with the celebrated free flow of information online and lead to censorship.
The ruling stemmed from a case out of Spain involving Google, but it applies to the entire 28-nation bloc of over 500 million people and all search engines in Europe, including Yahoo and Microsoft's Bing.
It has no immediate effect on the way Google and other search engines display their results in the U.S. or other countries outside Europe.
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|When I was around 10 or 11, we did this a lot with unfamiliar dingies. A friend's family had an O'day widgeon that we sailed a lot, and his dad installed all the hardware for a spinnaker for a birthday present. We rigged and tried it all out on the beach (in almost no wind, just enough to fill the kite with the bow pointed downwind) before taking the show on the water about an hour later when the breeze filled in. Nothing wrong with your plan at all, just use common sense regarding wind. I'd get the boat off the trailer and on to the lawn as well. If the boat blows over on the grass, there's much less potential for damage and scratches than in the driveway. Have fun!
Be especially mindful of overhead power lines. Even experienced trailer sailors have had fatal accidents when rigging on land.
Looking at the photo, I'd want to see the boat secured better before the mast was stepped and any sails were rigged. Not just supported better, but strapped down. Also, choose a very calm day and don't cleat off the mainsheet.
I actually like the idea of rigging indoors in your shop (again, watching for electric lines). If the wind pipes up quickly where you live, this is probably the best bet.
If the boat wasn't rigged for sailing when you bought it, you might want to rig everything in the driveway. You will probably find something missing, or confusing.
Sailing a small boat well (and safely) requires being able to respond quickly to situations without having to think about it too much. It is difficult to practice these things without actually going out on the water in the boat. But, the first step is to learn as much as possible before, and between each sail.
Thanks to both replies!
Lessons around here might be a problem...no sails on bass rigs, duck boats, pontoons, creek skiffs and pirogues!
Dittos plus on the PFDs! I wear them even when just in the pond on my Daddy's place, and make all passengers in any boat I work wear them.
Good points on the trailer, as I'm redoing it anyways.
Here's a pic as it is now:
Not the best shot, but you can see it only has a bow rest, and the three underneath. When I redo those supports, I plan on installing some fore'n'aft runners along each side underneath.
Sorry York, I had to chuckle when I pictured folks wearing PFDs in their driveway! Reminds me of a joke I won't repeat here!
I rigged my boat all the time in the driveway to make sure every thing is ok before towing to the lake. If you have transom straps or other straps securing the boat to the trailer, and keep all your sheets free, it would really take alot to topple the rig.
One thing to watch for, is depending on how heavy you are , and how the boat is supported on bunks on the trailer, you could potentially damage the hull by placing too much weight on just a few pressure points (rollers or bunks) that were really designed to hold the weight of the boat, and not much more. I try to avoid climbing into my boat when its on the trailer....fortunately, I have lightweight kids who are much better suited to scrubbing the deck than I am! ;-)
If you cannot sail then you should take some basic lessons. It is very easy for a novice to make a simple error that had dangerous consequences.
And do wear life-jackets.
Raising the sails on land is not a problem on a calm day but could be a disaster in a moderate breeze.
Good luck and I hope to meet you cruising the Caribbean one day.
Practice on land?
Okay, here's the deal - we live in W.Tn, quite a ways from any good-sized water. I've recently acquired a Cape Cod Mercury 15CB that my son and I will be overhauling.
Before we hit the water, I'd like to practice some basics with him - rigging, hoisting, reefing, furling, etc., so it will be more enjoyable our first time out on the water. The thing is, it can get pretty windy pretty quickly around here, and I don't want to either endanger us, or damage the boat.
Other than the boat, trailer, and whatever anchoring I can provide from the trailer to the ground, what can be done?
Or - is this strictly a "DON'T DO IT!" scenario?
I do have a shop big enough the put the boat - fully rigged - in. More trouble, but probably much safer?
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Tough defense and poor shooting on both sides kept the scoring low, but in the end, Boston turned things on to crush Philly's hope late. As a result of an 85-75 victory, Boston moves on to face the Miami Heat in the Conference Finals, a series that will begin Monday at 8:30pm EST.
Boston started Game 7 against the 76ers strong, scoring the first six points. Philadelphia was forced to use a timeout as well after going down 10-2. However, they just couldn't keep up the pace, with Philadelphia clawing their way back into the game, tying the game at 17 and then taking their first lead, 20-19, with 41.5 seconds remaining in the opening quarter.
Boston tried to open up a lead in the 2nd Quarter, but Philadelphia, despite some scoring issues, continued to trade shots with Boston, narrowing Boston's new lead to two, before Boston recovered their momentum late. By the end of the half, Boston took a 41-33 lead, their biggest lead of the night at the time.
Boston continued their momentum in the second half, getting their first double-digit lead, 49-38, with 8:04 left in the 3rd Quarter. Philadelphia then went on a run of their own, scoring seven straight points during a streak that saw Boston go scoreless for 3:14. The lead was pushed back to eight after that, but the Celtics couldn't score again for the last 3:22 of the quarter, except for a buzzer beater from Kevin Garnett. Thanks to that and two huge missed free throws from Andre Iguodala, Boston was up 55-52 going into the final quarter.
It was another tight battle in the 4th before Boston started hitting some key threes. They had been 0-14 on the night from behind the arc, which would have tied the record for most threes attempted without a make in a playoff game, but Ray Allen (who struggled again throughout the game previously) finally hit a three for Boston to go up 60-54. Another three from Allen exactly four minutes later made the score 69-61.
Philadelphia continued to push, getting the lead for Boston down to three with 4:30 remaining, but a few fruitless minutes for Philadelphia allowed the Celtics to go up by ten with 2:09 left, a run capped off by a fairly deep three from Rajon Rondo.
From there, the Celtics were able to keep the 76ers at bay with free throws under an expiring game clock, and finished off a rough series. Unfortunately, an even rougher one awaits.
Another triple-double for Rajon Rondo helped push Boston to the next round. That means he was doing everything for Boston in a game that needed everything, especially after Paul Pierce fouled out.
The two threes were a huge help, to be sure, but that was about all Allen did for the whole night. He may be having ankle issues, but he was still missing plenty of shots he should be able to make.
But if you don't like Allen in this category, the Celtics only got seven bench points in the game.
"This team is really the most competitive [team] I've seen in years in a Celtics uniform." – Tommy Heinsohn on Boston's fortitude in Game 7 and the series.
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Discussion in 'TiVo Roamio DVRs' started by HenryFarpolo, Aug 20, 2013.
It probably failed due to normal hard drive infant mortality.
Really? I notice the exact opposite with slower channel changes using my HDHomerun Prime with WMC than with the Roamio pro.
Are you using the remote that came with the Roamio? RF brings a noticeable speed improvement on its own although the box is still fast without it. A universal remote, like the Harmony, especially if the delay hasn't been reduced can make commands appear slower.
Another poster, BurnBaby, made a thread with some handy links to the guides and manuals for the Roamio.
Out of curiosity how do you reduce the lag (didn't know they even added a delay) to the Harmony remote setup?
Crap. Now the TiVo site is down due to maintenance. Just when I wanted to transfer over the rest of my SPs.
It's been a while. The post doesn't refer to it but there should be a repeating key delay in there somewhere too. That would be in addition to the inter-key delay.
No good luck for you today. I think KMTTG can do it without access to TiVo.com. I could be mistaken though but worth a try.
Just got my Roamio basic a couple of hours ago.
Does it support podcast off of the internet? I don't see it where it use to be on my S3
And that's another thing I'm having an issue with. I was going to try KMTTG but I'm having issues on my TiVo Dekstop machine. And I'm wondering if somehow that caused a problem with the Roamio Pro. I had turned on my TiVo Desktop machine last night and forgot to turn it off. Now I see there was some update and my Raid 5 drive is not showing up now which stores TiVo recordings. I wonder if it was downloading some shows to the TiVo Desktop app that I had set up for auto download and that froze the Romaio Pro somehow?
Yes it does. I have season passes to about 25 pod-casts. You are however correct that finding them is not easy like it used to be. You can use search to find them or you can do it on line which is more like you could on older TiVos directly. When TiVo's web site is working ok it is pretty easy to see what is available and sign up for pod-casts, but it can be fairly painful if the web site is moving slow, and at times it just does not work at all. Took me several days to get all my pod-casts moved to my Roamio.
Good Luck,
So glad I didn't give in and buy one of these things
Being an "early adopter" is not for everyone. Like many others, I have some issues (one mainly) but I certainly am impressed and enjoy the vast majority of the experience I am getting from the Roamio.
I think another very positive point is how active TiVo (Tivo Margret) has been in working through issues. Going through the growing pains of a complex new product, can be a little frustrating.
Funny. I have the exact opposite opinion.
I am totally happy I gave in an bought one of these things!
Sounds like sour grapes to me. Roamio is an improvement in pretty much every way from the Premiere let alone the S3/HD. Sure, there are some people having problems with cable-cards and tuning adapters, I would imagine that TiVo will be working hard with the cable providers to get those issues solved.
You should also look at the results of the poll so far. With about 150 voters so far over 90% of owners are either thrilled with the Roamio or very happy with it.
Why? Most people love their new Roamio DVRs. As with anything their will be some defective units, some people will need time to adjust to get used to how these units work, and yes some people will never be happy, but these DVRs are, without a question, TiVo's best DVRs ever and likely the most advanced OTA/Cable DVR you can buy/rent.
Nope, its relief. I love my S3 OLED. At some point I'll pick up a Roamio but I can wait until the kinks are all sorted out and the price drops.
Nothing wrong with that, I loved my S3 OLED enough I didn't even bother with series 4 hardware. When you do take the jump your going to be amazed at the improvements and how nice it is to have 4 or 6 tuners.
Yep, loved my S3 OLED too, but I couldn't actually READ the display from my couch! D'oh.
I really don't miss it on my Premier XL4 and now the Roamio.
The Roamio has had the fewest problems of any TiVo new product release in the last 5 to 6 years, the interface is not half backed, we are not waiting for major upgrades to make promised things work (except for some cable card problems going to six tuners), and hard drive upgrades (or hard drive repair) could not be any easier, IMHO this has been the most trouble free TiVo new product release in a long time.
And it figures. I never had a major issue with any of my other TiVos over the last 12 years. This is the first one that had an issue. But I was probably over due to have an issue. But the Romaio is certainly worth the upgrade. And aside from cable card pairing issues with FiOS yesterday, setup and Season Pass transfer is very quick. Everything was up and running perfectly last night with the replacement Roamio Pro and my two Minis connected to it.
Although I still think my TiVo Desktop machine may have somehow caused an issue with the other Roamio Pro. Or just the opposite, the Romaio Pro having an issue caused the problem with my TiVo desktop machine. Either way though I've wiped every disc in my Raid 5 on that machine and trashed several Terabytes of recordings I had on it. I'll probably just throw a 3TB drive in there for now instead of using the Raid 5 setup.


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THIBODAUX — Starting today, pharmacies across the state will be required to access a third-party database before selling over-the-counter cold medicine.
THIBODAUX — Starting today, pharmacies across the state will be required to access a third-party database before selling over-the-counter cold medicine.
A new state law passed last year allows pharmacies to use a computerized database that instantly alerts pharmacists to how much medicine containing pseudoephedrine a specific customer has bought in the past month. Ten states, including Louisiana and Mississippi, are now participating in the program.
Called MethCheck, the program is intended to make it more difficult to obtain large amounts of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make methamphetamine.
Methamphetamine is a drug made from a combination of household chemicals like drain cleaner and brake fluid, and over-the-counter drugs. The substance, more commonly called meth, crank or ice, is a highly addictive central-nervous-system stimulant that can be injected, snorted, smoked or swallowed, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
The database is "not so much an investigative tool, as it is a deterrent tool," State Police Sgt. Markus Smith said.
Louisiana is now one of 10 states to sign a contract with Kentucky-based Appriss, which is buying the tracking system for pharmacies. Drug companies pay to have the system installed in pharmacies. Mississippi is also one of the participating states, meaning would-be meth producers can't go to there to stock up on cold medicine.
Putting a stranglehold on the meth business is more important than ever, local authorities said.
"If you look at this year alone and look at the arrests we've made there's been an increase," said Sgt. Lesley Hill Peters, spokeswoman for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office. The Terrebonne Sheriff's Office makes meth-related arrests from "time to time," spokesman Maj. Malcolm Wolfe said.
Customers are allowed 2.4 grams of pseudoephedrine per month, according to Louisiana law. If that amount is exceeded pharmacists won't be able to ring up the order.
Chain pharmacy stores, such as Walgreen's and CVS, have been using the database to screen customers for months, Smith said. But many of the so-called mom-and-pop stores are new to the program. Still, local pharmacists said they don't expect much of an adjustment. People buying cold medicine at smaller stores generally provided their driver's license. That information was written down and stored to keep track of purchases.
Ray Bourgeois, a pharmacist with Southland Drugs in Thibodaux, said the new law would have little impact on his pharmacy.
"We don't sell a lot of it, and we usually watch it pretty close," he said. Now, pharmacists can see "who purchased it, where they purchased it and how much they purchased."
"It will definitely discourage them," Bourgeois said of meth makers.
Others are planning to stop carrying over-the-counter pseudoephedrine drugs all together.
Ron Robichaux, owner and pharmacist at Robichaux's Pharmacy in Lockport, said lingering computer issues would have made the process of updating the database a time drain for his customers. His pharmacy enters driver's license information on one computer screen and would have to access another to enter mandatory information in the database.
"It's a pretty tall burden for us to check all this," Robichaux said. He said the program has its advantages and he would continue to file weekly reports to State Police about his pseudoephredine sales.
His customers will have to buy prescription cold medicine, or seek out over-the-counter cold medicine elsewhere, he said.
Attempts to speak with Appriss representatives were unsuccessful Monday.
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Saturdays are my favorite by far! I wake up early and get to play with the kitties while Mama sleeps in...it's fun to chase them around the house without hearing, "Bailey, leave the kitties alone!" Then when Mama finally stops being a sleepyhead it is time to head to Puppy Kindergarten!!! As soon as the car hits the rocky road, I know we are almost there and I start to get excited...Mama says too excited! The best thing about Puppy Kindergarten is playing with all the puppies! I keep asking Mama if we can get one, but she says I have to ask Daddy. Puppies are much more fun then stupid kitties...kitties don't even know any good games!
I got to play with my favorite friend Cheyenne. We were playing so hard that we didn't even notice that all the other puppies had gone to see their moms and dads. Mama seemed kinda mad when she had to come pick me up and carry me away from Cheyenne. It only got worse from there. I was so excited to see all the pups that I didn't focus on Mama at all. She was trying to get me to walk in a circle on the leash, but everytime we came close to another puppy I just wanted to play! The only thing Mama seemed happy about was the way I walked up the ramp and down it perfectly centered.
After Puppy K, I took a nice nap on the ride home...it's exhausting playing so much! When we got home Mama and I decided we needed to snooze the afternoon away.
When we woke up Daddy was busy playing computer games so we went on a walk around the neighborhood. I did so good! I stayed on right next to Mama's left side and walked perfectly. I could tell Mama was proud of me, she kept saying, "Good girl, Bailey Boo!" It is so much easier walking with Mama when all the puppies aren't around! When we got home Mama gave me my favorite treat...PEANUT BUTTER!!! :) I got to help Daddy water the back yard. Mama just laughs at Daddy and I when we wrestle in the sprinkler.
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Olympics: Today's trash could be tomorrow's collectible
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LONDON (Reuters) - Those lucky spectators streaming into the Olympic Park for Friday's opening ceremony would be well advised to keep their ticket stubs, and any other ephemera related to the occasion, if only for their great-granchildren's sake.
If they have not already binned it, they might also want to hang on to the stiff postal envelope that the coveted tickets arrived in.
In the world of the Olympic memorabilia collector everything associated with the Games is of potential interest, even if it could be many decades before anyone can turn the trash into cash.
That alchemy, the act of trying to identify the base matter that might one day be transformed into saleroom gold or family heirloom, is all part of the fun.
As the late IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, a noted philatelist, once declared: "Collecting is the sport of the spectator".
Medals will always be the most obviously sought after items, because each one carries an individual story, has an intrinsic value and there are not many of them handed out.
Relay torches are also good sellers and pins have been traded for decades now.
"Once you get beyond the medals though, it becomes much trickier to predict what might become valuable or collectable in the future," Lionel Willis, a memorabilia expert with London auctioneers Bonhams, told Reuters. Continued...


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Cyber Monday can be as much of a boon to online merchants as Black Friday is to traditional ones. Small businesses that sell goods and services via the web can boost their sales and exposure by creating a campaign in time for Nov. 26 (the Monday after Thanksgiving).
"As one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, it's vital that businesses of all sizes have a visible presence online or there's a risk of missing out on a key selling period," notes Mike Essex, online marketing manager at Koozai.com, "People are already in a shopping mood, and if you can reach them with the right message and price, then there's a good chance you'll turn them into not just customers that day but also potential long-term customers."
So, how can you take advantage of Cyber Monday?
The Intuit Small Business Blog recently asked Essex and Marjorie Asturias, president of Blue Volcano Media, for a few pointers. Based on their insights, here are four steps to quickly create an effective Cyber Monday campaign.
1. Think outside the box. Companies that sell products directly to consumers may easily see their connection to Cyber Monday. With a little creativity, other businesses can get in on the action as well. For example, service professionals could offer online discounts for house cleaning, painting, or yard care. Businesses that sell to other businesses could create Cyber Monday deals to encourage new customers to sign up (perhaps among companies trying to use up their budgets by the end of the calendar year).
2. Develop an effective campaign. The main purpose of discounting products and services on Cyber Monday is to bring in new and repeat business. Consider ways you might reach potential customers with your campaign. You want your discounts to be big enough to stand out, and you want to offer deals on products that will help increase your long-term revenue. For example, offering a discount on a new product (or one that existing customers use regularly) can be an effective overall strategy. You could also incorporate the message of buying locally made goods into your campaign.
3. Get the word out. You could offer the world's greatest deal, but if no one knows about it, then you will not sell any products or get any new customers. Use your email list, social media accounts, and website to spread the word at least a week before Cyber Monday. Google AdWords and Facebook ads can be an effective way to broadcast your sales to a targeted group of shoppers in a short time. Contact websites that post Cyber Monday deals, such as CyberMonday.com, to get your offers listed. "For a few hours work, you'll get free exposure on lots of websites, especially if you have really good deals," Essex notes.
4. Make sure your website is ready. If new customers visit your online store and are frustrated by slow response times or errors, it's unlikely they'll return. Asturias recommends getting your website ready by testing its shopping cart, adding a subtle holiday theme, and highlighting the deals on your homepage. "Don't forget to capture email addresses, so that you can continue to market to them long after they purchase," Asturias says.
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Begin your last day in the Mile High City with eggs benedict topped with prosciutto, spinach, tomato, pesto and Champagne hollandaise at the Italian-inspired Panzano before driving to the mountains to revel in the landscape that has made Colorado an outdoor recreational utopia.
If it's winter, skiers and snowboarders will want to take advantage of the nearby slopes at Winter Park Resort. Located just 67 miles northwest of Denver, Winter Park (open November through April) trumpets a peak elevation of 10,700 feet and boasts five large mountains with trails available for hiking and mountain biking in the summer. The lodges and Balcony House sell food, and there is also the Snoasis Mid-Mountain Restaurant to refuel in between runs.
If you're not a skier, but still want to take advantage of Colorado's great outdoors, spend the day in Rocky Mountain National Park, located 65 miles northwest of Denver. This breathtaking beautiful natural wonder welcomes more than 3 million annual visitors and lays claim to Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous highway in North America, which reaches heights of 12,183 feet. Note, however, that the road closes to traffic in November and doesn't reopen until May. Spend the day exploring massive peaks, rugged canyons, flowery meadows, lakes and waterfalls. There are myriad hiking trails of varying difficulties and more than 75 peaks that tower above 12,000 feet. The highest peak in the park is Longs Peak, at 14,255 feet. Other activities include fishing, camping, and superb wildlife viewing, including elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bears and mountain goats. If you didn't bring lunch, two nearby resort villages tout many restaurants to satisfy your hunger: Estes Park to the east or Grand Lake to the west.
Another option is to play 18 holes at Arrowhead Golf Club, located in rugged Roxborough State Park. The course, surrounded by towering red rock formations, is one of the most photographed golf courses in American, but if you still haven't had your fill of postcard-perfect vistas after swinging your way through the beautiful monoliths, stop in for a beer in the clubhouse for a final fix of unparalleled views. By the way, this is wildlife territory, and golfers often share the terrain with deer, foxes, and even bears, adding to the natural wonder of the park.
Head back to Denver for dinner at Fruition or ChoLon, two of the city's top culinary destinations for serious foodniks, or Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria, a fantastic Neapolitan-style pie palace that also happens to turn out the city's best chicken wings. Cap off the night with a flute of Champagne at Corridor 44, a swanky bubbles bar.
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Sunday is almost coming. I know mommy and daddy won't be able to take me to Pawsway this weekend. Usually they take me every other week if I was good but I am still recovering from my surgery. Mommy put this ugly cone collar on me. She then laughed. Not very nice. What did I do to deserve this? I hope in a couple of weeks I can go back to Pawsway and I hope I don't have to wear this collar anymore. Doesn't she know I don't look cute like this? My surgery cut is SOOOOO itchy.
This is torture.
It's been a ruff capable of days. I'm not too happy about the vet visit a couple of days ago. My daddy tricked me and I thought he was taking me to the dog park but he lied. On Monday my daddy took me to the vet. I was really scared. I hate him. All he does it poke me, shine lights into my eyes and give me needles. I swear mommy and daddy are trying to punish me for making a mess in my pen. Daddy left me at the vet all alone and he did a couple of really scary things to me. I got a needle that made me really really sleepy and when I woke up my tummy and mouth was in a lot of pain. At one moment I really thought my dad give me away but luckily before my imagination got the best of me Mama showed up!~ She took me home and tended to me.
I found out I got a major surgery so I don't get really sick later. The vet had to remove all my baby teeth because they were not falling off. Now my mouth isn't as itchy anymore! My mommy and daddy really loves me. I guess I'll forgive them. I think they felt really bad for me because daddy let me sleep on his bed - he NEVER does! Aunt Lucy also brought me a really pretty red sweater too! Perfect for the chilly weather we have been getting! I guess this has perks. Mommy and Daddy probably feels guilty for leaving me at the vet. I think I am going to use this to my advantage!
Anyways, I should go rest now. Tomorrow I am going to see what other nice things they have to store for me. But, I hope I don't have to go see Mr. Vet anymore. I don't trust those shifty eyes.
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McDonald's will be offering a series of three premium Quarter Pounder Jewelry hamburgers for ¥1,000, each for only one day.
The Gold Ring, with pineapple, a thick slab of bacon flavored with barbecue sauce and Monterey Jack cheese, will be sold Saturday at outlets nationwide, McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. said Tuesday.
On July 13, customers can try the Black Diamond, featuring a sauce that includes truffles, a slice of Emmenthal cheese, grilled mushrooms and onions.
The July 20 menu will feature the Ruby Spark, made with an original chorizo recipe as well as avocado and pepper jack cheese.
Like other Quarter Pounders, the three premium burgers contain a quarter-pound of beef, 2.5 times that of the regular burgers.
The number of special burgers will be capped at 300,000 on each of the three days.
McDonald's Japan President and CEO Eiko Harada stressed that the Quarter Pounder Jewelry series will be exclusive to Japan.


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The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is opening its newest location in Northern Pinellas County on December 15, 2009. The new clinic is located at 35209 US Hwy 19 North, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 and replaces the current location on 1721 Main Street, Dunedin, FL 34698. "This upgrade will greatly enhance the quality of life for our veterans in need of medical care and meet the needs of a growing veterans' population in the area," said U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Florida's 9th District.
Media, Veterans, and the general public are invited to attend the opening of the new clinic
What: Palm Harbor VA Clinic Opening
Come take a look at the newest location for Veteran healthcare in Pinellas County
When: December 14, 2009 at 9:30 am
Location: 35209 US Hwy 19 North, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Attended by: Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-9) and VA Representatives
The new Palm Harbor VA clinic property is leased by the Department of Veterans Affairs, from Springhill Partners LLC at an estimated annual cost of $169,000 for a minimum of 7 years. It is significantly larger at a total of 9,999 square feet (about 4,400 more square feet than the prior clinic) and includes expanded primary care services, mental healthcare, audiology, social work services, laboratory specimen collection, and a pharmacist for medication consultation. The clinic was designed to provide gender specific care for our female veterans, which includes larger rooms, better layouts for privacy, and adjacent restrooms.
Last year, 5,930 veterans sought care at the Dunedin VA Clinic and more than 30,600 visits were conducted. The new location and expansion in services will allow for additional patient capacity at the new clinic.


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The Tennessee Constitution provides counties six constitutional officers: County Executive (Mayor), Sheriff, Trustee, Register, County Clerk and Assessor of Property.
These changes occurred in 1978 when an amendment restructured the basic framework of county government, according to the article "County Government under the Tennessee Constitution" by the County Technical Assistance Service.
The term for each office is four years. However, the Assessor of Property is elected the same year as presidential elections are held, while the other five office holders are elected the same year as gubernatorial elections.
In the Aug. 7 County General Election, of the five constitutional offices up for election, only one is contested, while for the other four offices the incumbents are running unopposed.
County Mayor
Randall Hutto is running unopposed for his second term in office. On Oct. 8, 2013, he filed his Appointment of Political Treasurer form naming Lou Ann Hutto as his treasurer.
His Year-End Supplemental Campaign Financial Disclosure Statement was filed on Jan. 28 and showed a balance on hand of $74.52. He received $4,089.52 in unitemized monetary contributions, which are those in the amount of $100 or less. Itemized monetary contributions, which are those over a $100, were $8,750.00, for a total of $12,839.52 in total contributions.
He received one $1,000 donation from the IBEW PAC Educational Fund. The remainder of his itemized contributions were from individuals.
Expenditures totaled $2,456.37, of which $205.61 were unitemized, meaning they were less than $100. He listed no in-kind contributions or outstanding obligations, leaving his balance on hand at $10,457.67.
Hutto's First Quarter Campaign Financial Disclosure Statement, filed on April 8, showed he received contributions totaling $200 and expenditures of $1,687.64, leaving a balance on hand of $8,970.03
The $200 were unitemized contributions. He had $410.64 in unitemized expenditures and $1,277 in itemized contributions, mostly for advertising expenses.
He had no in-kind contributions or outstanding obligations.
Nick Hays of Lebanon is running against incumbent Jim Majors, who is seeking his third term in office.
Hays filed his Appointment of Political Treasurer form naming Kathy Haskins as his treasurer on Feb. 24.
His First Quarter Campaign Financial Disclosure Statement, filed on April 10, showed he received contributions totaling $4,409 and expenditures of $1,128.78, leaving a balance on hand of $3,280.22.
His financial disclosure showed $1,624 in unitemized contributions and $2,785 in itemized contributions.
Hays had $38.78 in unitemized expenditures and $1,090 in itemized contributions for his campaign kickoff, advertising and campaign material.
He had no in-kind contributions and no outstanding obligations.
Incumbent Majors filed his Appointment of Political Treasurer form naming himself as his treasurer on Jan. 3.
The cover sheet of his First Quarter Campaign Financial Disclosure Statement, filed on April 2, showed a $0 balance on hand, $628 in contributions and $25 in expenditures, leaving a balance on hand of $603.
His Summary sheet, which is where unitemized contributions are listed, had a $0 on that line and no contributions over $100 were listed on subsequent Itemized Statement of Contributions' sheets.
The $25 in expenditures was listed under unitemized expenditures to Signs Now. He had no in-kind contributions listed and had no outstanding obligations.
Incumbent Robert Bryan is running unopposed for his first full-term in office, Bryan was appointed on Oct. 12, 2012, by the Wilson County Commission to fulfill the remaining term of former Sheriff Terry Ashe, who retired to accept the executive director position of the Tennessee Sheriff's Association.
Bryan filed an Appointment of Political Treasurer on April 1, 2013, naming himself as treasurer.
On Jan. 27, Bryan filed his Year-End Supplemental Campaign Financial Disclosure Statement, which showed a balance on hand from the last report of $24,177.09, total contributions of $2,800 and total expenditures of $1,374, for a ending balance on hand of $25,603.09.
His report listed $300 in unitemized monetary contributions and $2,500 in itemized contributions. He received two $1,000 contributions from two businesses.
He listed $525.38 in unitemized expenditures, of which $450 were listed as donations for advertising. Itemized expenditures totaled $924 for sponsorships/donations and advertising.
There were no in-kind donations listed nor any outstanding obligations.
On April 4, he filed a new Appointment of Political Treasurer form naming Charles C. Bryan as treasurer.
His First Quarter Campaign Financial Disclosure Statement, filed on April 9, showed an on-hand balance of $25,603.09, contributions totaling $3,850 and expenditures of $$1,220.38, leaving a balance on hand of $$28,232.71.
Unitemized contributions totaled $100, while itemized monetary contributions totaled $3,750. He received two $1,500 donations, the maximum amount allowed for contributions from individuals.
Unitemized expenditures totaled $325.38, while he had $895 in itemized contributions, primarily for sponsorships/donations.
Bryan had no in-kind expenditures and no outstanding obligations.
Amelia Morrison Hipps is a correspondent for The Wilson Post. She may be reached at email@example.com.


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Er, no it doesn't mean that...........
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My 'steam treatment' is in the shower. I use very warm water to rinse hair then I apply conditioner. I put the cap on and let very warm water run over it for several minutes then keep the cap on while doing other shower stuff. Remove cap and rinse. I don't recall where I found that suggestion but it works great for me!!
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Neil's office hours SummerTerm are Wednesdays 12-2
Philosophical aspects of consent and informed consent
Decision making in a medical context
Consent as a communicative act.
The ethics of spin, PR and media.
The ethics of secrecy and concealment.
The nature and ethical significance of genetic information.
Information privacy and epistemic virtue.
The vice of curiosity.
Applied ethics and social epistemology.
PHIL100 - Introduction to Philosophy
PPR 213 Epistemology
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PPR 456 Paternalism, Autonomy and Consent
Neil C. Manson studied philosophy in London , taking his BA at King's College London in 1992 and his MPhil at University College London in 1995. He then went to Corpus Christi College Oxford, gaining his DPhil in 1998 with a thesis entitled Conscious Thought. From 1998 to 2005 he had two research fellowships at King's College Cambridge. He has taught philosophy in London, Oxford and Cambridge.
His main research interests are in consent, and related issues that arise to do with normative aspects of knowledge and communication. He is currently working on a number of papers on philosophical aspects of consent, which he hopes will (by some kind of magic) eventually emerge as a book. Central to these papers is the idea that there has been insufficient attention to consent as a general phenomenon (rather than consent in medicine, sexual consent etc), and, more specfically, to the nature of consent as a practical normative phenomenon. Consent is something that we do, both as consentors and recipients of consent (it is also something that we enforce, acknowledge, accommodate as bystanders, audiences, and in other normative roles). My aim is to offer a better, systematic, account of the various ways in which we can bring about normative change by our acts of consent.
Applied philosophy/public policy
Neil Manson iis the Chair of the Society for Applied Philosophy; in the past he has been the treasurer, and an associate edictor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy
I have taken part in a wide range of applied philosophical and policy events and activities:
Spring 2008- invited member of the NHS Organ Donation Taskforce 'Ethics Working Group', working on issues to do with consent (e.g., opt-in, opt out, mandated choice) for organ donation.
March 08 -invited participant and respondent, British Academy workshop: 'Philosophy and Public Policy'.
May 08 - invited participant, MRC/Wellcome workshop: 'Regulation and Biomedical Research'
May 08 - invited participant, UK) Human Tissue Authority workshop on directed deceased (organ) donation.
July 08 - invited participant, Nuffield Council on Bioethics fact-finding meeting on (ethics of) dementia.
April 09 - invited speaker/participant in Public Health Genetics Foundation/CRASSH workshop 'Policy, Groups and Populations in a Genomic Era'
Jan 10 - invited participant in AHRC/Human Genetics Commission seminar 'Understanding Genetic Discrimination'
Jun 10 invited participant in Technology Strategy Board 'Knowledge sharing and extending the frontiers of knowledge' workshop.
Jan 11 invited speaker/participant AHRC/HFEA/SAP workshop 'Ethical issues in gamete and embryo donation'
May 11 invited participant in workshop on Ethics of Fabry Disease Newborn Screening Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam
June 12 Invited witness to UK Leveson Inquiry: Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press
Nov 13: invited speaker South Norway Research Ethics Committee workshop on informed consent.
Oct 15 invited speaker HUNT biobank (Norway) workshop on models of consent
Spring 16: invited participant, NHS strategy meetings on informed consent for precision medicine
June 16 (ongoing): invited member MRC Ethics, Regulation and Public Involvement Committee
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How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
I finally figured out how to reset the CHECK OIL LEVEL message this weekend. When I did a quick search in this forum I couldn't find that information so I thought I'd pass it along.
I'd get the message and add oil as required (or just park on the level), but the message would not clear. According to the owner's manual, if you read between the lines the oil level is not checked when the engine is running or if it has been running within the last 30 minutes. So in order to clear the message you have to wait 30 minutes and turn on the key but don't start the engine! Once the display cycles through, bingo, the message is cleared.
Hope this helps someone, or at least ends some frustration.
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
I just cycle to oil life message and hit reset info..
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
According to the owner's manual,
if you read between the lines
the oil level is not checked when the engine is running or
if it has been running within the last 30 minutes.
it is better NOT to "read between the lines" -
just read what it says -
there is an actual float in the oil pan -
when the oil level is low - it turns the CHECK OIL LEVEL message ON -
the "book" tells you to check the dipstick while on level ground -
and after the engine has been OFF for a few minutes -
that gives the oil a chance to drain back into the pan -
so you get an accurate reading -
you can not actually "RESET" any DIC messages -
they are WARNINGS of a pending problem - or condition -
by using the INFO /\ or INFO \/ button -
the message will go away until the next ignition cycle -
but the message will re-appear until the problem is fixed -
if you are receiving the CHECK OIL LEVEL message - while on level ground -
you are either 2+ quarts of oil low -
which means you should be checking your oil MUCH more often than you are doing now -
or the oil level switch is defective -
and should be replaced -
I just cycle to oil life message and hit reset info..
that is the oil change reminder -
it has nothing to do with OIL LEVEL -
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
I knew that :P
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
Why did you get the message ??? Don't wait until the car screams "Help !!!". Perform weekly underhood checks.
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
I just replaced my oil level switch about a two months ago and these past two days ive been getting the check oil level message heres my dipstick reading:
I'll do an oil change this weekend but i'm suspecting my wiring might be bad, this was with the engine cold.
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
Just to clarify, my problem was getting the message to permanently clear once the low oil condition had been corrected. I have a relatively steep driveway and if the oil level is even a bit low it will set the sensor. Cycling through the messages and hitting RESET did not permanently clear it, it would reappear on the next start even when the low oil condition had been corrected. The first time this happened about a year ago I suspected the sensor and replaced it.
My whole point here is that immediately starting the engine does not allow the sensor to be re-checked and the message cleared, you have to wait with the key on and the engine not running to get the message to clear.
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
Keep in mind that the engine holds 7.5 qts. The message comes up about the time the oil level drops off of the dipstick and that is 2 - 2.5 qts. low, which means the the engine still has 5 - 5.5 qts in the pan. It's just a reminder and hardly anything to panic over.
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Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
That reminds me, how do you reprogram the "OIL Life" range. I think the oil percentage is based on 7,500 miles. I want the range to be based on 4,000 miles. Does anyone know how to do that reprogramming?
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
YOU can't control the "range" of the OLM system -
all you can do is set it back to 100% -
changing the oil "automatically" at 4000 could be wasting time - oil - and money -
OR it could be WAY overdue for a change -
the OLM system is quite a sophisticated little device -
it is NOT solely based on mileage -
the computer system actually analyzes HOW the car is used -
and based on that - adjusts the % remaining -
it actually has a 100% safety margin - meaning if you were to reach 0% -
you COULD reset it to 100% - and continue driving 'til it gets to 0% again -
without a problem -
I wouldn't do that - I'm just saying the OLM system is very "conservative" -
and you could go MUCH past 0% - without any problems -
since I don't put that many miles on my cars anymore -
I change the oil once a year -
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
You don't "re-program" the OLM. It's accurate, and you will do NO HARM to the engine by following it. Our 2002s will EASILY go to 10,000 miles OLM - especially if you drive mostly rural. City - the system will cut you off way before that. It's better at estimating oil life than we are. City driving is death on oil and engines; highway is pure pleasure.
Read the theory and description up in the Cadillac Technical Archive. Like basscatt, because I drive the car less than 8,000 miles/year, I change oil and filter each March - and the OLM is still at 45 - 60 % at that. I have added a total of 5 quarts of oil since 11/05...... and I have the receipts and hard copy logs to prove it. My car was originally sold (new) in 06/02 on Staten Island, NY. 48 hours later it left on a 2-day run to St. Pete, Florida - a week later it returned to NY. It did the Florida run twice a year in '03, '04, and once in '05, so it was no stranger to 85 on 95. We have done it 5 times since then. I am acquainted with the first owner - he furnished me with every paper on the car. Got lucky. I have absolutely no qualms about driving the living dog snot out of it - and I do. At 73.7 years I still enjoy "driving".
Why the blurb ^^^ ??? Most Northstars are reliable, strong, fast engines that demand to be driven. Drive it like Grandma and it will bite your butt - and there's a big difference between "exercising" an engine and abuse.
Re: How-To: Reset CHECK OIL LEVEL Message
People have this really bad impression that if you get a message to service this or that, by simply resetting it will magically fix the issue.
Now think about it, if the manufacturers are smart enough to create the software and hardware that detects an issue and post the message, why they leave you with this aggravation of pressing a button (or combination of buttons, or even worst go to a mechanic to use a scanner) to reset the message? I mean they can easily reset the message automatically for you (better yet not even display it) and the issue is "magically fixed".
The only messages (codes) you reset are:
"Change oil soon" once you ACTUALLY change the oil as there is no such thing as oil quality sensor, the oil life indicator is a count down based on a fairly complicated algorithm you have no influence over (other than the way you drive the car).
"Low refrigerant pressure" will enable the A/C compressor clutch for a short while giving you chance to recharge the system, if the presure is not restored in this grace period the clutch is disabled again.
Anything else requires an actual action to fix the issue then you can reset the code (or better yet let it reset automatically once it detects the issue was fixed).
Now about "CHECK OIL LEVEL" message…
We are clearly aware this has to do with the oil level (the QTY of oil in the engine) not the oil pressure (very different issues, each handled by a different sensor - actually switch).
So there is an oil level sensor is a switch with a float much like the mechanism controlling the water flow in your toilette tank. The only difference is instead of opening/closing a tap to let water in, will open/close an electrical circuit read by the PCM.
The oil level is directly proportional with the oil QTY (as the volume/shape of the oil pan is always the same).
Bellow a certain QTY of oil (5.5 q) the oil level is below the point where the oil level is triggered (not sure if NC or NO - not important as long as you don't think to bypass it).
This is the case if the engine rests on a perfectly horizontal surface and is off.
When the engine is turned on the crank shaft stirs the oil all over, the oil pump sucks most of it and send it up into the engine, when cornering/breaking/accelerating the oil is sloshing all over. So pretty much the oil level switch will read random levels (under over).
It is not impossible, but is pretty costly to design a system that is able to read the oil level while the engine is running, you will pay way more for the car with such a smart oil level measuring system.
So here is how the oil level measurement actually works.
The PCM ignores completely the readings from the oil level sensor at ANY TIME except at startup and ONLY once the engine was OFF for more than 30 minutes.
Why 30 minutes?
Because it takes time for the thick oil to flow down into the oil pan (30 min is a good safe time).
The oil level sensor is located in the front right side of the oil pan.
If the car is parked on a slope with the nose and or the right side pointing down then the oil will flow to the front right side of the oil pan way above the sensor thus even with a low oil level condition you will not trigger the sensor.
On the other hand if the car is parked with the nose or the left side pointing up the slope then the oil will stay on the back/left side of the oil pan (away from the sensor) thus triggering a false low oil lever reading.
Once the PCM detects a low oil level reading and is in the condition when will actually consider it (engine of for at least 30 min) then will keep the message ON until the next ignition cycle (turn off the engine = reset the message). If the engine is off less then 30 min at restart since the PCM ignores the oil level sensor will no longer post the message (even if the oil level is low).
If you decide to ignore the message and keep the engine on withouth adding oil then you can press the "INFO" button (= ACKNOWLEDGED).


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Tigres in its 3-3 tie with Chivas de Guadalajara in Mexico's Sub 20 Fuerzas Basicas League on Saturday.
Luna, who hails from Houston, plays for Mexico's U-20 national team. Cortinas joined Tigres from Brownsville Porter High School last summer.
Jaime Frias, who was born in Los Angeles and moved to Guadalajara in 2009, started for Chivas.
Former FC Dallas academy player Homero Montemayor started for Tigres' Sub 17 team in its 2-1 win over Chivas.


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"My hair has always been curly, and I always hated it. I grew up in East Tennessee, where girls did not have curly hair. Plus, I had to survive the Marcia Brady '70s without styling products; they hadn't been invented!" says mother of two Sharene, who works from home as a recipe tester. "I did tame it a bit with big hot rollers or pin curls. And then, in college, I got a cut that calmed it a bit more. I stuck to hot rollers throughout my work career, but in 1995, when I started having kids, I let it go curly. And now it's part of my identity. It's here to stay."
Her goal: Something "different." Sharene feels like curls are limiting, style-wise.


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On Tuesday, it was reported that Sprint Nextel (Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A.) would begin selling the next version of the Apple Inc (Cupertino Calif., U.S.A.) iPhone in mid-October, making it the third U.S. telecom provider to distribute the smartphone.
Last week, another major telecom provider reported talks with Apple over potentially selling the iPhone. China Mobile (Beijing, China) said it would like to start selling the iPhone soon to accelerate uptake of high-end 3G services as it reported first-half profit at the top end of expectations.
China Mobile said it has met with Apple chief executive Steve Jobs several times on introducing an iPhone based on its home-grown TDSCDMA network standard.
The company hopes to launch an iPhone as soon as possible, China Mobile's Chairman Wang Jianzhou said, without giving any timeframe.
Though China has a massive growing mobile market, only 80 million are 3G users, with the rest low-end 2G subscribers who mainly own cellphones to make calls only. As of end-June, China had 907 million mobile phone users, larger than the entire population of Europe. China Mobile is the world's largest mobile operator by subscribers.
The three largest telecom providers in China, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom Corp Ltd, are trying to attract 3G and smartphone users by offering subsidized handsets from Apple, Samsung Electronics and HTC for multi-year contracts.
So far, China Unicom is the only Chinese carrier to offer iPhones.
"Even if China Mobile strikes an agreement with Apple to sell iPhones, that may not translate to more profitability in the near term because it will create more intense competition," said Patrick Shum, president of BMI Funds Management.
The operator already has 7.44 million iPhone users on its network, even though it did not sell the smartphone through its retail network, China Mobile executives said at a news conference after the release of its results.
Apple currently does not support China Mobile's network and iPhone subscribers using the carrier do not have access to 3G download speeds.
"I met Steve Jobs several times already, but we haven't come to an agreement yet," China Mobile's Wang told a news conference. "All I can say is, it's a common wish of China Mobile and Apple to come to an agreement as soon as possible."
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On June 5th at 6:09 EDT Venus will begin its 7-hour Transit across our Sun for the last time in our lifetime. The 2012 Venus Transit represents not only one of the RAREST astronomical events (occurring either 121.5 or 105.5 years apart), but also a historical snapshot of the technology and culture of the times. NASA wants you to take all this amazing footage and create Video Time Capsules that tell the story of this Transit to be used as a message to future citizens in 2117 as they get ready to watch the next Venus Transit. You will be able to check out the NASA TV live stream here on June 5th: http://venustransit.nasa.gov/
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text: Random Thoughts: Can Brandon make the All Star team this year? He is having one heck of a season. Tonight will be an awesome game. Going to need to play some "small-ball" I think. Not a big Guillen fan. I like what the youngin's arre bringing to the table each night. Keep playing the kids. If we can get the top of the line up to start producing we will be able to string together a good long win streak and put some distance between us and the rest of the pack. Does Gallaraga need to miss a start or two and give Bonderman a chance in the starting line up to see what he has? It will be interesting to see how this addition to the roster affects the rotation.


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Richard Holbrooke, a diplomatic fixture since the Vietnam era whose last assignment was special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday following heart surgery.
His neoliberal campaigning made him the enemy of progressives and the friend of trigger-happy presidents. The current White House resident described him as "one of the giants of American foreign policy" before learning of Holbrooke's death. —PZS
President Obama quoted by the Los Angeles Times:
Richard Holbrooke has been serving this nation with distinction for nearly 50 years—from a young foreign service officer in Vietnam to the architect of the accords that ended the slaughter in the Balkans, to advancing our regional efforts as our special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and countless crises and hot spots in between. He is simply one of the giants of American foreign policy.
And as anyone who has ever worked with him knows — or had the clear disadvantage of negotiating across the table from him — Richard is relentless. He never stops. He never quits. Because he's always believed that if we stay focused, if we act on our mutual interests, that progress is possible. Wars can end. Peace can be forged.
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