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The Miracle of Hormones
For a certain time after they are born, male and female children resemble one another. But after years, differences begin to emerge in the bodies of each. A beard appears in males, their voices deepen, their shoulders widen, and they come to have the typical features of the male body. Girls begin to take on the typical female form. Two bodies that resembled each other closely, except for the sex organs, take on quite a different appearance after the secretion of the sex hormones in adolescence.
What brings about the change in male and female bodies are the sex hormones that God has created in a highly organized manner.
The main sex hormone in the male is testosterone; in the female, they are estrogen and progesterone. When we look at the mechanisms by which these hormones are secreted, we meet a few other wonders of creation.
Sex hormones are secreted in the male testes and in the female ovaries. But the system that ensures this secretion is located very distantly from these organs, in the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus area.
Many years from the time of birth pass before the sex hormones go into action. But when the right time comes, when the child has reached the age of adolescence, the hypothalamus sends a command (the GnRH hormone) to the pituitary gland. The fact that the hypothalamus does not make a mistake in timing (unless damaged) is remarkable. How can a small piece of flesh take account of days, months and years without a calendar (or more precisely, without the conscious intelligence required to understand a calendar) and do everything with perfect timing? This fact is a proof that the hypothalamus has been designed by God in a way to properly affect this timing.
After receiving the command, the pituitary gland secretes two hormones, LH and FSH. The target areas of these hormones are the female ovaries and the male testes. These hormones give a command to these organs to "go into action" after years of being inactive.
The testes and the ovaries then begin to produce the sex cells proper to males and females and to secrete the sex hormones. The LH and FSH hormones in men and women have the same molecular structure, yet each is responsible for different processes in the male and female bodies.
In the section entitled "Hormones That Are Able to Regulate Time and Produce the Differences between the Sexes" we examined the wonder that these hormones have different effects and that they wait years to be secreted.
Now, let us examine how the male and female reproductive systems develop and see what kind of system God has created for each new human being that has come into the world.
The Female Reproductive System
The most important organ in the female reproductive system is the ovary, each of which weighs between 10-20 grams. The ovaries make the egg cell that is half of the newborn person. (The other half is the sperm cell that comes from the male body.)
Another function of the ovaries is to produce sex hormones. This is a very important function because these hormones make a child's body a woman. This function resembles a sculptor making a statue, but the hormones are not outside the body as the statue is outside the sculptor's body, rather, (in the case of the hormones) the statue is formed inside the body.
The sex hormones produced in the female body, for instance, cause the pelvis bones become wider because during pregnancy, it will make the needed room for the baby in the mother's womb.36
How do these cells that produce the female hormones know that the woman may later get pregnant? If they had this knowledge, how will they tell the cells which form the pelvis bone how much they must multiply to widen the proper amount? How do they know the right size for the pelvis bone?
Moreover, in women, the accumulation of fat in the hips and thighs is again physically the result of the influence of estrogen. In a male child, it is not fat that increases in the developmental stage, but the striated muscle mass. In women, the increase in the amount of fat is specially adjusted to store the energy that will be needed for the time of pregnancy and milk production.37
The sex hormones cause the development of a high voice in women and low voice in men.38 How do the hormone molecules know the difference between a male and a female voice? How is it that they can decide that a male voice has to be low and a female voice high? And how do hormones, with the same formula, produce a high voice in women and a low voice in men?
It is a demonstration of great wisdom that female hormones are not secreted until a particular age. Female hormones come into play when the female body is mentally and physically mature; that is, when the time comes when it can carry a baby, and it has the intelligence and maturity to bring it up.39 This arrangement is certainly another proof that human beings have been created according to a definite plan.
A Four Week Period of Life
Every four weeks in the body of a healthy woman, a comprehensive preparation occurs. This preparation is brought about by cells in the woman's body in order to bring a new human being into the world.
As a mother considers her child's every need, its health and development and makes long-term plans for it, the cells that make up the mother's reproductive organs show the same degree of care for the egg cells. In order to ensure the fertilization of the egg cell, they carry out long-term plans, and the most important factors affecting this plan are hormones.
Just before this four-week period, the pituitary gland secretes the LH hormone. After this hormone leaves the skull, it sets out on its long journey via the blood stream and reaches the ovaries. Now the time has come for the ovaries to go into action.
Inside the ovaries are thousands of immature egg cells. Under the influence of the LH hormone from the pituitary gland, part of these egg cells begins to mature. Normally, only one of these developing cells will fully mature and be released from the ovary as an egg cell. (If two cells are released and each one is fertilized, twins will be born)
The egg cell in process of development with its surrounding nutritive layers is called a "follicle." The FSH hormone sent by the pituitary gland has a major effect on the follicle, suddenly causing it to produce a special molecule. This molecule is the estrogen hormone.
How is it that the follicle, which is itself not fully developed, has begun to produce a hormone? What is the purpose of this production? The answers to these questions bring us to another proof of creation. The estrogen produced by the follicle shows once again the wonder of creation. Let us look briefly at its functions:
O mankind! Heed your Lord Who created you from a single self and created its mate from it and then disseminated many men and women from the two of them. Heed God in Whose name you make demands on one another and also in respect of your families. God watches over you continually. (Qur'an, 4: 1)
Preparations to Meet the Egg Cell
When the mature egg enters the second period of its four-week life (about 14 days later), it is released from the ovaries. Now, the egg cell begins its journey to the mother's womb. If it is fertilized during this journey, it will begin a new life; if it is not fertilized it will die and be expelled from the body.
When the egg cell leaves the ovary and starts its journey, it is still supported by the inside of the ovary it left behind and also by the pituitary gland located at a far distance from it. The pituitary gland knows that the released egg needs help and secretes a special hormone called LTH. This hormone travels by way of the blood to the ovaries and affects the mass of cells called the "corpus luteum" in the ovary, which in turn secretes progesterone.
The progesterone hormone has a special design and a very special purpose. This hormone, although it never leaves the ovaries and never sees the world outside them, influences cells located far distant from it, ensuring that these cells act according to a definite plan. This is yet another example of the wonder of creation that occurs in the human body.
When progesterone molecules reach the uterus, they cause, as in the case of the estrogen meeting the egg cell, that certain preparations are made. In one sense they increase the strength of estrogen.
Progesterone also affects the ovary itself, by preventing a new egg cell from being released. Otherwise, as an embryo was developing in the mother's womb, a second egg cell would be fertilized, producing a great danger both for the developing embryo and the mother.
How does progesterone know that, after fertilization has occurred, a second fertilization must not happen and that it is necessary to stop the activity of the ovary to prevent it? Who gave this ability to progesterone, which is only a molecule?
Another special function of progesterone is to diminish the influence of the oxytocin hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. As we saw earlier, oxytocin is a hormone that goes into effect as the time of birth approaches and ensures that the uterine muscles will contract. As a result of these contractions, the baby comes out of the mother's womb more easily.
If oxytocin affected the uterus during the first days of fertilization, these muscles would eject the fertilized egg as it attached itself to the uterine wall, and pregnancy would never occur. Progesterone goes into effect at this stage and inhibits the influence of oxytocin, preventing the fertilized egg from being ejected. Progesterone is amazingly designed to negate the effect of oxytocin.
How do the cells, which produce progesterone, know about the existence of oxitocin? Remember, progesterone is produced by cells inside the ovary. Oxytocin is produced far away from ovary, in the pituitary gland located in the skull. How did oxytocin learn what causes the uterus to contract, and that the fertilized egg could be ejected? What intelligence designed the progesterone molecule to prevent this?
The planning here demonstrates the existence of an intelligence that did the planning. And, in order for this planning to be done, this intelligence must know all the detailed aspects of the human body. God, Who has created human beings with all their special characteristics, has created an ideal harmony in the progesterone-oxytocin mechanism.
Progesterone has another special feature, which is still another proof of the helplessness of human beings before God Who created them.
The moment a fertilized egg cell reaches the wall of the uterus and begins to grow there, it becomes something foreign in the mother's body. The immune cells in the mother's body would inevitably attack this group of cells as they multiply. This attack would end the life of the baby even before it began and pregnancy would never occur.
But progesterone prevents the cells of the immune system from attacking the zygote in the wall of the uterus. Besides its other functions, progesterone also protects the developing group of cells from being attacked. Certainly, this shows once again that progesterone was created by a high intelligence, that is, by God.
As noted earlier, secretion of progesterone occurs in the second half of a four-week period. If fertilization does not occur in this period of time, the amount of progesterone and estrogen in the blood quickly decreases because it is no longer necessary to make preparations for a new human. These preparations (the multiplying capillary vessels to feed the fertilized egg in the wall of the uterus) are expelled from the body, a process called menstruation.
The secretion of the FSH hormone four weeks later in the pituitary gland corresponds to a new egg cell that begins to maturate in the ovary, and another new four-week preparation period starts.
The Male Reproductive System
Hormones also play a key role in the male reproductive system. About 10 years after birth, when adolescence begins, male hormones come totally into play. This happens when a chain of command is established in the body. At the top of this chain of command is the hypothalamus.
After birth, the hypothalamus secretes a hormone called LHRH every 3-4 hours, but the amount secreted is very small. About ten years later, the hypothalamus actually "understands" that the time has come to begin the shaping of the male body and begins to secrete LHRH in smaller intervals.43The LHRH hormone moves to the second link in the chain of command, the pituitary gland. As soon as the pituitary gland receives the command, it secretes another hormone called LH. This hormone gives the command to activate the male sex glands, the testes.
Why do all these functions take so long to begin and how can we explain the timing of these mechanisms? The answers to these questions are still unknown to the world of science. In any case, this system (whose secrets human beings have not been able to solve) has operated since the beginning of history in the body of every human being.
When the LH hormone reaches the testes via the bloodstream, the cells there begin to produce a hormone called testosterone. The cells that produce testosterone know the time has come for the body they occupy to pass from childhood to manhood. The chemical formula of the testosterone they produce will turn a developing child into a man.
Testosterone molecules disperse to various parts of the body and know what they must do to certain cells in these areas. Some of the functions of testosterone in forming the male body are as follows:
Certainly it is surprising that an unconscious molecule can do all this. This molecule knows the particularities of the male body and directs trillions of cells in the formation of this body.
Testosterone molecule is not limited to these things. Clear evidence of design can be seen in the mechanism by which this hormone exerts its influence. In order to bring about its effects, testosterone reaches the targeted tissues (the male genital organs) and enters the cells. Inside the cell, it unites with an enzyme specially created for it whereby its effects are greatly increased.
This newly formed hormone then unites with a special receptor designed specially for it. The resulting molecular combination unites with the cell's DNA and uses the information received from the DNA to bring about a new protein synthesis. This operation ensures that the distinction between male and female bodies, and their different sexual functions, will continue.
This is such a flawlessly created system that the mechanism formed from the three-fold union of testosterone-enzyme-receptor finds the place allotted to it from among the numberless data codes contained in the DNA and, on the basis of this information, ensures production. For example, for the growth of the beard, they act on the relevant regions in the DNAs of the hair root cells. To lower the voice, they act on the appropriate region in the DNAs of the vocal cord cells.
The information given here is extremely important. Testosterone (C19H28O2) is a molecule produced from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. How does this unconscious, lifeless thing know that the information it needs to perform its function is located in the DNA? Even more important, how can it find so quickly (and accurately) the few letters it is looking for from among three billion letters (enough to fill thousands of volumes of an encyclopedia) in the DNA? The hundreds of scientists, who have worked for ten years with the most advanced technology on the Human Genome Project, are only today able to map the DNA. But they still do not know which section of the DNA is related to which organs, proteins or hormones of the human body. However, estrogen (C18H2402) and testosterone (C19H2802) know this very well and have applied what they know without error throughout countless years in the bodies of numberless individuals.
Certainly this system is a miracle of creation that demonstrates God's artistry.
Testosterone is produced by the LH hormone secreted from the pituitary gland. But the LH hormone is just as much under the control of testosterone as testosterone is under the control of LH. When the amount of testosterone in the blood increases, testosterone molecules exert pressure on the pituitary gland to cause them to cease producing LH. Only when the amount of testosterone decreases does the production of LH begins again. The LH produced activates the testes and orders extra production in order to raise the amount of testosterone.
From this we can clearly conclude that there is an exchange of information between the pituitary gland and the testes. Two unconscious glands control each other's production and cooperate to ensure the secretion of the ideal amount testosterone for the human being, and prevent any danger that might arise from the secretion of too little (or too much) testosterone. More exactly, within the two glands molecular sub-systems are placed so as to ensure their harmonious cooperation. This flawless design shows that these systems were created to fulfill a common purpose.
At the same time, the FSH hormone secreted by the pituitary gland begins the production of sperm in the testes. Sperm cells are specially designed for the fertilization of egg cells. Another example of design is that, with the beginning of adolescence, FSH is secreted and sperm starts to be produced at just the right time.
Two Different Sexes From the Same Raw Material
Male and female sex hormones have a common characteristic. The male hormone, testosterone, and the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are made from the same raw material, cholesterol.
How is it that cells using the same raw material manage to form different sexes? A testis cell gives shape to the raw material that it is given and forms male characteristics; with the same raw material, an ovary makes the estrogen and progesterone that produce female characteristics. The same substance, just because of the modifications given to it by a cell, causes the growth of the beard, the widening of the shoulders, the lowering of the voice, and the production of sperm. Again the same substance, because of the different shape given to it by another cell, causes the widening of the female pelvis bone, the growth of breasts, the raising of the vocal pitch and the preparations necessary to give birth to a child.
Cells without intelligence use the same raw material to produce molecules, each with their own flawless design (and each one destined for a very different purpose).
This one example is enough to show the greatness of the intelligence manifested in these tiny cells too small to be seen by the naked eye.
It is God Who created the seven heavens and of the earth the same number, the Command descending down through all of them, so that you might know that God has power over all things and that God encompasses all things in His knowledge. (Qur'an, 65: 12)
36. Intimate Universe, British Broadcasting Corporation- The Learning Channel Co-Production Video, 1998
37. Oğuz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, s. 2751
38. Oğuz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, s. 2723
39. Kemalettin Büyüköztürk, İç Hastalıkları, s. 369
40. Oğuz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, s. 2750
41. Oğuz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, s. 2750
42. Oğuz Kayaalp, Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, s. 2750


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Michael McDowell
Missing since August 20, 1978 from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Classification: Endangered Missing
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Michael McDowell of Main Street in East Orange, Ernest Taylor, Alvin Turner, Melvin Pittman and Randy Johnson vanished after playing basketball in Newark, NJ. They were never heard from again. None of the five boys' Social Security numbers has surfaced in any known document, and not one of the teenagers has applied for a driver's license in New Jersey or elsewhere.
The teens were seen later that evening entering the pickup truck of a local carpenter, who routinely hired city teens to help him with odd jobs. Police questioned the contractor, and cleared him of suspicion after he passed polygraph tests. The contractor told detectives he hired the teens that day, but had dropped some of them off at 20.00. He said he intended to drive to the McDowell house, but instead drove with him to pick up the rest of the boys again at 22.30 to move some boxes to neighboring Irvington. He told police he drove the teens around before dropping them off at 23.00.
Several days after the boys disappeared, one of their mothers got a phone call from a man who said he would tell her where the boys were for $750. Police traced the call to a pay-phone at Union Station in Washington, DC., but by the time they arrived, whoever had made the call apparently had fled.
Police initially believed the boys had run away, but the family said they weren't the type to do that. Just one of the boys, McDowell, got into trouble once for a fistfight, but the others -- sophomores and juniors at Weequahic High School -- never got into trouble at all.
Police officially continue to classify the case as a missing persons incident since they say no bodies have been found to determine a homicide has been committed. They have pursued at least a dozen possible leads over the years, including checking for the boys among the bodies from the November 1978 Jonestown massacre and searching military records.
Update:An Essex County grand jury indicted two men in the August 20, 1978 killings of five teenage boys in Newark, who authorities say were lured into a vacant home, locked inside at gunpoint then left to die when it was set ablaze.
Lee Anthony Evans, 56, of Irvington, and Philander Hampton, 53, of Jersey City, were indicted on five counts of murder and arson for the killings of Randy Johnson, Alvin Turner and Michael McDowell, all 16, and Melvin Pittman and Ernest Taylor, both 17. The fire completely destroyed the house at 256 Camden St., and no physical evidence of the crime remains.
Though the boys' bodies were never found, Hampton has provided a lengthy statement to police incriminating himself and Evans in the killings.
A third man allegedly involved, Maurice Woody-Olds, who was also a cousin, died two years ago.
In a November 2008 interview with police, Hampton admitted that he and Evans killed the boys, saying it was payback for the teens having stolen a pound of marijuana.
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Since Microsoft won't support XP any more, I think it's time for more people to switch to a company that supports its products and doesn't try to gouge you for money every few years like Apple.
Dale, many people are very happy with Apple's OS X operating system, but you should know that no company will support an operating system forever. As I mentioned in a previous article [1], Microsoft promises security support for operating systems for 10 years from the time they hit the market.
Apple doesn't clearly spell out his support period , but usually will offer bug and security patches for a period of around four years. Usually Apple will only offer patches for the newest version of its operating system and the one before that.
Apples quietly retired support for Snow Leopard this year, which left around 20% of Macs open to attack. Apple is not longer charging users to upgrade to the next operating system, but that doesn't mean your computer can be upgraded. If it doesn't have the specs to handle the upgrade, you're in the same boat as an XP user. Apple makes their money when you upgrade to a new device as opposed to selling you the operating system or licensing it to other manufacturers.
You will usually see a new release every six months of an updated version of Linux-based operating systems. This can vary since Linux-based systems are open-source. Ubuntu, for example produces a new Ubuntu Desktop and Server release every six months.
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In an effort to plug the proliferation of high-pressure fuel pump (aka "HPFP") posts, we are going to build a single Q&A post that will help by objectively answer all of the questions. This post will be updated regularly with new factual information as we learn more about the issue. As we intend to keep this non-opinionated, this thread will be closed to general membership comments. However, I encourage forum members to send me (Emission) a PM as information becomes available or they want answers to new questions posted. Please feel free to PM me both questions and answers. I will edit for clarity and then add them to this post (I will give you credit for your submission):
What is the HPFP?
The "HPFP" is the common abbreviation for the "high-pressure fuel pump" used on BMW's direct-injected "N54" 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six powerplant. (Submitted by Emission)
Why is everyone concerned about the HPFP?
The HPFP has had a very high number of failures over the past few years. When the HPFP fails, the vehicle must be returned to the dealership (towed or driven while in "limp mode") for a replacement HPFP. In many cases, this requires an overnight stay... or worse. (Submitted by Emission)
What vehicles use the HPFP?
All direct-injection vehicles (from many manufacturers, not just BMW) use a HPFP, but the HPFP in question is found in the following BMW vehicles:
E90 Sedan 335i
E91 Touring 335i
E92 Coupé 335i
E93 Convertible 335i
E60 Sedan 535i
E61 Touring 535i
E82 Coupé 135i
E88 Convertible 135i
F01 Sedan 740i
BMW X6 xDrive35i
BMW Z4 sDrive35i
(Submitted by Emission)
What happens if my HPFP goes out?
The "Check Engine" light will illuminate (see image below), and your engine will run at significantly reduced power. (Submitted by Emission)
Does BMW have a fix for the HPFP issue?
Not yet. BMW has released a replacement pump with a part number ending in -943. The replacement pump may solve the problem. However, until there is actual field experience with the replacement part, there is no way to know if the -943 part is the definitive fix to the HPFP issue. (Submitted by anE934fun)
What are the symptoms of a failing HPFP?
- Long crank before the engine turns over (slow start)
- Check Engine light illuminates
- Car runs rough, and has reduced power
(Submitted by Emission)
Will my car stop running if the HPFP fails?
The engine should continue to run, but roughly and at reduced power. You will still likely be able to drive home or to the dealer. Driving in this condition will not harm the engine. (Submitted by MrBones)
What has BMW done about the HPFP? Is there an extended warranty?
BMW has addressed the issue and will cover the HPFP for 10 years/120,000-miles under warranty (above and beyond the standard 4 year/50,000-mile limited New Vehicle warranty). The 2007-2009 E9x models are included. A copy of the warranty letter is below. (Submitted by Bcube)
How do consumers lodge an official complaint with the NHTSA?
As is the case with any potential safety issue involving a vehicle, residents of the U.S. may submit a case to the Office of Defects Investigation, operated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (a Department of Transportation agency). The URL is: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm (Submitted by ddutch)
How do I contact BMW with questions about my HPFP?
Your local dealer should be able to help you. If not, BMW of North America may be reached at (800) 831-1117. (Submitted by ddutch)
Do the new N55 motors have the HPFP?
We don't know. The N55 has a single turbo, and will have a HPFP... but it has no history yet.
What causes the HPFP to fail?
The part may have been engineered poorly, or there may be something breaking it down it in the operating environment (heat, fuel, vibration, etc...). There has been a lot of speculation about fuel type (alcohol content?), driving style, vehicle type, etc... but nobody has been able to put a finger on it. (Submitted by KHarney)
If I have my N54 "chipped" is this more likely to cause the HPFP to fail?
Unlikely. Owners both with and without aftermarket tuning have had their HPFP fail. In fact, it doesn't seem to matter if you have a manual or automatic transmission or how hard you drive the vehicle. (Submitted by Emission)
I heard rumors that BMW was asking for dealers to return certain HPFPs?
So did we. In fact, we found this bulletin (dated 18 Feb, 2010) online:
BMW Parts Bulletin
TEC8E High Pressure Pump Return
Please return your inventory of the following part number(s):
13 51 7 592 881
Stock must not be sold or installed on any vehicle.
This part number will be flagged as non-returnable March 18, 2010.
Return the part(s) to your facing Regional Distribution Center (RDC). Submit for returning using YR26 Damage claim with order reason BM2. A valid BMW delivery and delivery item number must be entered and TEC8E must appear in the text of your TEC claim.
TEC8E is valid from February 17, 2010 through March 3, 2010.
The deadline for filing claims under TEC8E is March 3, 2010. All parts must be returned to your facing RDC no later than March 17, 2010.
Current inventory is on freeze and being cleared. Please reorder using part number 13 51 7 594 943.
Part number 13 51 7 592 881 will be non-returnable once the TEC has ended.
Your current inventory must be returned!
What is the latest news from BMW on the HPFP?
As of August 3, 2010:
BMW has extended the emissions warranty coverage period to 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, on these vehicles in all 50 States. This emissions warranty extension is on-file with the Environmental Protection Agency and listed as a Voluntary Emissions Recall, #10E-W01. If the HPFP fails during the extended warranty coverage period, BMW will replace it with a newer-production version.
Newer N55-powered BMW models, as well as the 740i/Li, built from March 2010 on use the latest HPFP and are not affected.
Customers who experience long starting times or notice the Service Engine Soon lamp should contact an Authorized BMW Center to schedule a service appointment. Customers with further questions should contact BMW Customer Relations at 1-800-831-1117 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
(Submitted by Emission)
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Awesome info, thanks Emission.
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Great Info...So how come I don't see any 3/5 series X-drive in that ^ list, are they not affected?
2015 M235xi coupe, Black Sapphire Metallic, Black Leather, Fineline Stream trim, Steptronic, xDrive, ZPP, ZTP, ZCW, ZDA, ZDB, 5DP, hk w/ BimmerTech amp, Enh. BT
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For anybody who owns a 2011 335i /N55 engine and has experienced a HPFP failure as I have, BMW has a free replacement policy for 7 years/ 70,000 miles on the HPFP. This only works in the following states...CA, CT, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NM, OR, PA,RI, VT, and WA. It's covered under the California Emissions Control Systems Limited Warranty. Just had mine replaced under this warranty and it finally starts without the long start issue.
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Fox News invents a rule exempting SEC from FOIA compliance
Fox hosts are falsely claiming that a provision in the financial reform legislation gives a "complete pass" to the Securities and Exchange Commission from complying with the Freedom of Information Act. In fact, the provision reportedly only protects proprietary information gathered from regulated firms during the course of examinations or investigations, which mirrors exemptions that exist for bank regulators.
Fox fabricates "complete pass" for SEC FOIA requests
Beck: "Now the SEC doesn't have to answer any questions from anybody? What?" On the July 28 edition of his Fox News show, Glenn Beck claimed that financial reform included "a nice little treat for the SEC." Beck claimed, "Reports and other information provided to the SEC, or any other self-regulatory organization, will be excluded from the scope of Freedom of Information Act." After reading from an SEC statement, Beck asked, "How in the world did we arrive here, America?" He later claimed he had a "theory" about "where we're headed next," and said, "Now the SEC doesn't have to answer any questions from anybody? What?"
Asman: SEC "no longer has to comply with the Freedom of Information Act when requests are made for information." During the July 28 edition of Fox Business' Bulls & Bears, host David Asman stated that "financial reform" included "a little-noticed provision" under which the "Securities and Exchange Commission no longer has to comply with the Freedom of Information Act when requests are made for information." Fox Business' Elizabeth MacDonald repeatedly noted that "what we're talking about here" is the release of information related to "active ongoing investigations. They can't disclose [that] information." However, Fox Business' Adam Shapiro insisted that MacDonald was wrong, stating, "No, that's not what we're talking about," and "It's a simple issue of nope, not going to comply."
Cavuto: SEC "gets a complete pass." During the July 28 edition of Fox News' Your World, Neil Cavuto claimed that "the SEC gets a complete pass" from complying with FOIA under financial regulatory reform. Guest and Fox News host Mike Huckabee added, "It's absurd. This is not government of the people, by the people, and for the people. This is a government of the government, by the government, and for the government."
Fox Biz's Adam Shapiro: SEC "essentially" has "a pass on Freedom of Information Act requests." During the July 28 edition of Fox Business' Countdown to the Closing Bell, host Adam Shapiro claimed that "the new financial regulatory law" contained a provision that "essentially gives the Securities and Exchange Commission a pass on Freedom of Information Act requests." He continued, "In other words, the commission can now just blanket say 'no' if you, a citizen of the United States, file an FOIA requesting documents." Shapiro also claimed that the "new law, the financial regulatory reform law, now allows the SEC to absolutely say, 'Don't bother us. Go away.' "
Varney and Shapiro: "According to this new rule, you cannot file a Freedom of Information Act and find out what [the SEC] did wrong." During the July 28 edition of Fox Business' Varney & Company, host Stuart Varney asked Shapiro, "[I]f the SEC has messed up, you cannot file -- according to this new rule -- you cannot file a Freedom of Information Act and find out what they did wrong?" Shaprio responded, "Bingo. You can file it, and they can say, 'Sorry. Not complying.' "
Malkin: "[T]he 'financial reform' bill...exempts the SEC from FOIA requests. The transparency farce continues." In a July 28 post [1] on her website, Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin seized on Fox Business' false reporting to claim that "The story from Fox Business on how the 'financial reform' bill championed by Obama exempts the SEC from FOIA requests. [2] The transparency farce continues." Malkin claimed this story was further evidence "of the Democrats' reign of darkness."
Provision reportedly limited to proprietary information and mirrors exemptions for bank regulators
Reuters: Lawmakers "gave the SEC a privacy mandate similar to bank regulators," but it "still has to comply with requests for other types of information requested under" FOIA. A July 28 Reuters article [3] reported, "New financial reform legislation exempts U.S. securities regulators from having to turn over to the media information it gathers from financial institutions in its expanded supervisory role, but does not limit the disclosure of other agency data." Reuters further reported:
As part of that, lawmakers also gave the SEC a privacy mandate similar to bank regulators, who do not have to disclose the results of examinations of specific firms.
The SEC still has to comply with requests for other types of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
"The new provision applies to information obtained through examinations or derived from that information," said SEC spokesman John Nester in a statement.
Wash. Post's Goldfarb: Provision "only concerns documents obtained through examinations of broker-dealers and investment advisers." In a July 28 WashingtonPost.com blog post [4], Zach Goldfarb wrote that "it may not be time to take up arms over the latest charge by Fox Business News that 'the Securities and Exchange Commission no longer has to comply with virtually all requests for information releases from the public" under the new financial regulation law.'" Goldfarb further wrote:
While, as Fox notes, the law exempts the SEC from disclosing records derived from "surveillance, risk assessments, or other regulatory and oversight activities," this only concerns documents obtained through examinations of broker-dealers and investment advisers -- periodic or targeted reviews of financial firms.
People and organizations can still use FOIA to obtain a range of SEC information, such as inspector general reports; communications with Congress and the business community; and officials' calendar, salary and conflict-of-interest information.
Information from investigations into potential wrongdoing has never been obtainable through FOIA.
John Nester, SEC spokesman, said:
"We are expanding our examination program's surveillance and risk assessment efforts in order to provide more sophisticated and effective Wall Street oversight. The success of these efforts depends on our ability to obtain documents and other information from brokers, investment advisers and other registrants. The new legislation makes certain that we can obtain documents from registrants for risk assessment and surveillance under similar conditions that already exist by law for our examinations. Because registrants insist on confidential treatment of their documents, this new provision also removes an opportunity for brokers, investment advisers and other registrants to refuse to cooperate with our examination document requests."
So, consider this. If the SEC's exam team decides to take a look at a hedge fund's records, it may need to contact the hedge fund's broker for data on trades. That data could be subject to FOIA under the old law, and the broker, fearful that the private data would become public, might refuse to hand over the data.
Under the new law, such data is not subject to FOIA. The SEC hopes that, since it will be seeking data and documents from a broad range of financial players, it won't face resistance from firms concerned that their data might leak to the public through FOIA.
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By Laura Pope Robbins
September 2, 2010
As Faculty Advisor for the Lion's Voice, I want to welcome everyone back to campus this fall. It was a quiet summer around here without your voices and presence, and you were missed. Though the Lion's Voice is now an online only publication, I hope you'll stop by to read articles, contribute comments, or contribute your own articles. Our desire is to be the voice of students on this campus, and we need your input for that to happen. I wish you all a great semester!
Are you interested in campus events, politics, sports, culture, or writing? Then think about joining the Lion's Voice. We're looking for writers and need you. If you're interested, contact our Editor-in-Chief, Ramona Sav Nolan at firstname.lastname@example.com.
By Ramona Sav Nolan
September 24, 2010
Vincent Parisi is a Professor of Mathematics at Dowling College. The following interview will give its readers an insight into Prof. Parisis interests and life experiences.
By Melissa Theodorakatos
September 22, 2010
Dowling College is proud to introduce its latest publication: Conatus: The Social Sciences Journal. Below is an interview between me and editor Jack Edelson with regards to the journal and all the criteria surrounding it. The interview will explain further what the journal is and how students on campus can get involved with the publication.
By Peter Rice
September 19, 2010
On Tuesday, September 14, Dr. Stipleman was the keynote speaker for the History Clubs event entitled Democracy and the Constitution. Jack Edelson, the clubs president, thanked all those who contributed and gave a warm welcome to Dr. Stipleman, a professor at Dowling College. Taking the podium, the professor made a few comments on the recent news of the Florida pastor, Terry Jones, who threatened to burn the Koran on September 11th.
By Melissa Theodorakatos
September 19, 2010
On Wednesday, September 15th, Dowling hosted its annual September Expo in order to introduce new students to the clubs and activities of the Student Government. Each club was given a section of a table to display club information boards and any materials needed for this event. Club leaders were seen handing out fliers, talking about club activities, and encouraging students to sign up for club mailing lists in order to stay active on campus.
By Melissa Theodorakatos
September 17, 2010
The Dowling College GSA started off the school year right with their first college wide event. On September 2nd, the GSA hosted an information session which discussed the meaning of the phrase "LGBT." Members of the club, as well as a variety of students strolling around the Oakdale campus joined Co-Presidents Joanna and Melissa in a group circle format to enjoy some cold water and kick-off the event.
By Arianna Johnson
September 16, 2010
Rice is one of the most universal foods. It is eaten everywhere, from Japan to Morocco, and is accessible to virtually anyone. For something that is considered a poor-mans food, rice can make, and accompany, some of the most delicious dishes. One of those dishes is the creamy, dreamy risotto. Where risotto originated is up for debate; however, the one fact that is concrete is that it was invented in Italy. Whether it was in the North or South or first made by a glass painter or a peasant doesnt really matter.
By Melissa Theodorakatos
September 16, 2010
Anyone walking into the main entrance of Racanelli may immediately notice the new bulletin board located on the wall behind the SGA table. Last week, SGA leaders were seen putting up club signs to help promote the events going on around campus. This new bulletin board allows each club to post upcoming meetings and events in hopes to increase promotion of their club on campus. The SGA announced the addition of the new board during its first meeting on September 8th and encouraged all presidents to make use of this new feature.
By Jennifer Marie Vento
September 16, 2010
Student Jennifer Marie Vento finds in her closet a rare reason to celebrate. While cleaning, she discovered an artillery box that contained a single item inscribed, US Army Signal Corps Telescope, no.262, O.C.S.O.. The telescope collapsed is approximately 10 inches in length with a black leather barrow. There are two rows of 8 brass screws holding the leather to the brass and four more screws that secure straps on each side of the barrow.
By Melissa Theodorakatos
September 14, 2010
Anyone involved in the Visual Arts Department was well aware of the unfortunate conditions of the art studio located in RC 424. After multiple winter storms and harsh wind conditions, the exterior of the studio began to crumble during the Spring semester. The faculty within the department noted the seriousness of this issue and took time over the summer to revamp the entire room.
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September 6, 2010
Jim Eder first started teaching Philosophy courses at Dowling in Fall 2001. As Department Chair, I had interviewed him and recommended him to be hired, and it was one of my best decisions in ten years in that job. Jim had 35 years experience teaching at Northport High School and he wanted to stay productive after he had retired. He taught at Dowling every semester after that until he passed away at the end of November 2009.


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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Super Powers...
I realised today that I may have a special ability, a superpower of sorts. Nothing as exciting as leaping over tall buildings or even washing the dishes in a flash, this one involves Op-Shops.It's a kind of psychic ESP thing that urges me to go to a specific Op-Shop, totally out of my way, because I get a feeling that something really good is waiting for me there. I only officially recognised I had this talent today, when for no particular reason I had to visit the Salvos in Balaclava. I'd only been there once in the past with little success, but today I just had a feeling... And lo and behold I found the most beautiful and amazing woollen coat for Emma that will fit her perfectly next winter.I call it the Sound of Music coat, because I imagine its what one of the children wore as the were hiking over the Alps to escape from the Nazis... Simple styling with a detachable hood, forest green wool felt, made in Austria. It's the details that have won my heart though. The label, the leather hook loop on the collar, the little metal coin buttons that hold the buttons. It even has little vents under the arms so you don't over heat. Its in perfect condition and cost me all of $8.99, see what I mean about super powers?
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The 2012 ID FI is over and the date for next year has been set and we are set up with the Three Rivers Resort for Sept 21 thru the 28th, 2013.
Even though the after action report has not yet been scribed by myself (am waiting for the rest of the photos to be sent to me), it is not too soon to let me know you are planning and for you to get on the "I'm Going" list.
I will start it off:
Kenny & Daff, Denny & Pistol
Let me know & I will add your name.
Just a peek: I have attended 9 of the 11 we have had at Lowell and this year I caught more fish than ever before. Everyone I talked to caught lots of fish and for the most part they were all larger this year!!
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Kenya Moore BLASTS Nene Leakes & Porsha Williams
Kenya Moore isn't happy with some of her costars and the Real Housewives of Atlanta bad girl shared some shady thoughts in a personal blog this week.
"The shade is real. Why is NeNe so concerned with my house, car, or man? Yes, I moved from a 7,000 square foot home to 5,000. Still larger than the one she's rented for 5 years, yet, larger than the one I owned for 15 years… but who's counting but her? Yes, I have a brand new Bentley, it's just a car! Since she's in need of an upgrade she should get her man to buy her a new one from their shared bank account," she wrote.
"As far as my "invisible man," NeNe is in fact the only woman in the group who has met my "African Prince" so she knows he exists. Typically, very successful men who are into you don't seek the spotlight, unlike the attention whore husbands some of the women are with. The fact that she would try to throw shade about this now is laughable to me. Are you surprised?"
when she appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show, she didn't mince words when speaking about Porsha Williams.
"This is what we deal with on the show, it's embarrassing. I almost feel sorry for her, for her to be, I don't want to use the word dumb but dumb and to show that to the world," she said.
"We all make mistakes but the ignorance is something that's hard to deal with. I feel like on a lot of levels, we've failed her."


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Miranda Kerr: Business Savvy in the Big Apple
Posted Friday November 30, 2012 12:47 PM GMT
Out in another stylish ensemble, Miranda Kerr headed into a New York City business office this afternoon (November 30).
The Victoria's Secret stunner rocked a grey coat with cream pumps and a gorgeous handbag while casually making her way past the paparazzi.
Although Miss Kerr strips down to her skivvies on the regular, she recently admitted that it isn't as easy as it looks.
"You're in underwear in front of millions of people," the 29-year-old model admitted.
Enjoy the pictures of Miranda Kerr out in NYC (November 30).
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Why did J's men call her Sir, instead of Ma'am?
Why did J's men call her Sir, instead of Ma'am?
the episode was great.
but hopefully brandon get the sinnoh regi trio and trade them for his main ones.
this also remind me that i need to awaken my Regigigas and been months since i had platinum.
Good episode.It was good seeing all the 4 ledgenaries again and also to see Hunter J as well because we havent really seen her for a while. It was also quite sad to see Brandon leave his pokemon there to protect the temple and I agree with whoever said Dawn was quite quiet but I supose she makes up for it in contest episodes and whatnot. Brock also made me laugh as well when he was tied up with Maria
Ash's team right now
If you think the Sinnoh saga has been the best saga of the whole show, copy and paste this into your signature! (started by FlameRose)
If you deny any sort of existence of Iris's hair, put this into your sig (started by 5ilVer)
Hope that clears that up for ya.
Loves every part of pokemon, loves the movies, the anime and every game, so you could call me fan lol.
Apparently i'm a...
Favourite Pokemon: but i like them all
My God... Intense action, like you would expect from an episode featuring Hunter J. Regigigas' rampage is like good old monster movies. Shame Hunter J had to be foiled, but I know she'll be there to pester the twerps again. Nice touch on the Metang using Sludge Bomb, that attack deserves some screen time.
Il Gran Velenatore del Poke-mondo.
The Great Poisoner of the Pokeworld.
Great episode. Like Regigigas
I've never seen anyone bring this up, but since J destroyed the original three pillars around Regigigas, would that have killed those three Regis?
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At least unlike Team Galactic, Hunter J has been a really good recurring villain for the series. She is really cool if evil, and her episodes have been really interesting. This episode is no exception, and at least she's a nice break from the Galactic goons. It's funny how Brandon gets captured in her device, and how quickly she backs out after her buyer reneges on his purchase. I thought for sure too that Brandon would try and capture the Regigigas, and was surprised when he didn't.
Overall, a pretty good episode.
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Lol, this episode had me on the edge of my seat, until Brandon jumped in front of J's beam..
That swarm of Skarmory and Metang, that's what I didn't see coming and that alone made this episode so much more epic then I'd have expected. I didn't like they way the Regi's walked in that ravine or what it was.. they were just spamming hyper beams at random.. it was such a fail moment that I couldn't bare to watch. Then everybody including Brandon got caught and then it was just waiting for the episode to end...
Then Brandon releases his powerhouses.. Why??? Such a shame.. though the rest of his team was strong as well..
As a minor note.. I remember all the excitement for the episode prior to this one.. about the Paul/Brandon connection.. That was so much fun, just because of the eyebrows!
Answer to all the bad things in the world: Give up on trying to make everything better. Hence, accepting it for what it is. YOLO! <- Click the link and daw.. -.-
"If I had my way in DP, Ash would've hit the league with: Pikachu, Ambipom (his to keep), Torterra (Grass/Starter), Lucario (Ace), Chingling (Cute), Bidoof (Water-type) and Heatran (Fire-type)."
Spoiler:- GenVII Starter names speculation:
I want to get credit for if they turn out true. Dated 1:54am on 6-6-16:
- Rowlet: Arrowl - LOL I WAS WRONG!
- Litten: Burstiger - LOL I WAS WRONG!
- Popplio: Bubblaid - LOL I WAS WRONG!
The second line is meant to be sarcastic.. Though there was a random trainer with a Heatran at the Sinnoh League..
Great episode. Regigigas was so strong.
I like how Brandon treid to save it from J. too bad he left there his 3 pokemon.
Wobbuffet and his trainer.(credit: Serebii.net)
Which may lead to Paul doing the Kanto battle frontier after the Sinnoh League.. Since he may argue that he lost due to an uneven attempt if you think about Ash's shot against the Pyramid King
Answer to all the bad things in the world: Give up on trying to make everything better. Hence, accepting it for what it is. YOLO! <- Click the link and daw.. -.-
"If I had my way in DP, Ash would've hit the league with: Pikachu, Ambipom (his to keep), Torterra (Grass/Starter), Lucario (Ace), Chingling (Cute), Bidoof (Water-type) and Heatran (Fire-type)."
Spoiler:- GenVII Starter names speculation:
I want to get credit for if they turn out true. Dated 1:54am on 6-6-16:
- Rowlet: Arrowl - LOL I WAS WRONG!
- Litten: Burstiger - LOL I WAS WRONG!
- Popplio: Bubblaid - LOL I WAS WRONG!
The second line is meant to be sarcastic.. Though there was a random trainer with a Heatran at the Sinnoh League..
I was shocked to see Brandon to see him release the Regis.But,It was for a good cost.It was nice to see J appear in this episode.Itw as also nice to see Regigagass in the Snowpoint Temple in the anime.
Oh... the irony
He didn't release the Regi's, did he? They were with him when he put the stone back.
Anyway, good episode. I like Regigigas' voice, and his dance moves when he used Hyper Beam. Oh, and J is amazing. I don't want to see her /die/ in the future.
Cool episode. It was cool to see all the Regi's fighting and Hunter J was her usual awesome self.
Forgot to post here. The episode was good, and although J was at it again, she failed. Sad to see Brandon leave his Regis behind.
It sure was awesome to see all four Regis in the same episode. You don't see that every day now, do ya?
Also, when Ash was tied up, the way he was angrily struggling, he really wanted to get his hands on J now, didn't he? I wonder what he was thinking when he was acting like that?
That was this episode, right?
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Was amazing to see the true power of Regigigas
This episode was ok... It was cool to see Regiggigas for the 1st time. Regiggigas was so strong and huge! It was cool to see how Regiggigas is released in the Snowpoint Temple. It was cool that Brandon decided to release Regiggigas, Regice, Regirock, and Registeel into the Snowpoint Temple to be able to protect it. It was cool to see how Regiggigas was able to control the 3 Regis. It was great to know that it can show emotions.
They should have given regigigas some more legendary powers , regigigas spent most of its time destroying everything
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The Journey To Become A Pokemon Master Is long.....
Maybe Brandon was releasing all the Regis to refresh his party...with the Legendary Birds.
Regardless, I'm glad Brandon was used to tie into Regigigas's story.
I only just saw this episode (I am so far behind the anime it's not even funny), and the temptation to yell "it's Reh-JEE-ice, not Rej-ice!" at my computer screen was overwhelming.
I much prefer the Regi trio's voices from the eighth movie, and Regigigas' from the 11th movie. He sounded so much more powerful and intimidating in the movie, and Regice's squeaky voice in the episode is just "wth?"


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20th Annual Conference on Literacy: Embracing Equity
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 · 8 am – 1 pm · Hudson Hall
This year's conference will draw attention to the issues and
range of possibilities for effectively meeting the literacy needs
of all students.
Keynote Presenter: Joseph Bruchac
"SEEING THE CIRCLE: How Storytelling Builds Literacy and Connects
Us All"
Joseph Bruchac, an Abenaki author from Greenfield Center, New
York, has published more than 120 books for children, young adults,
and adults in a range of genres. He is a poet, storyteller,
flute-player, environmentalist, and holds a doctorate in
comparative literature. His awards are numerous, including the
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Partner, Khosla Ventures
You know my interest in clean energy came from the dire need for solving the carbon problem. You know it's a crisis.
One of the things we have to do is get real.
From my point of view, I view climate risk-or weather risk-as big risk as nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation, homeland security.  It has the potential to damage and kill a lot more people.  That's what got me very, very interested in working on this problem.
If you look at ways to reduce carbon in our environment when it comes to transportation, there's only two ways: electric cars and biofuels.
The emissions profile of an electric car isn't as great, because it's still a coal-powered car, because most of our electricity is generated.
We thought that biofuels would mean ethanol. In fact, really clearly ethanol is obsolete today.
The food-based technologies, whether they be biodiesel or corn ethanol, have really failed and they should be discontinued. I think it's time to get rid of them.
Biofuels that have been successful have mostly been hydrocarbon biofuels, which people don't seem to understand. Not biodiesel as we know it, from food stocks, but in fact diesel and gasoline produced from wood chips as KiOR is doing in Mississippi.
It has 50 percent more yield, almost uses no water at all, it's clearly the winning technology.  It will be cheaper, unsubsidized than offshore drilling projects or oil sands projects.
Could we replace all of the gasoline we use in the United Atates with bio-gasoline produced from wood chips from the paper mills that have been shut down in this country? The answer is we can both reduce the amount of land area under cultivation, the stuff that's going to produce corn ethanol today, we can return all those paper mills that have been shut down back into business in thriving communities and replace our gasoline with something that's 80 percent lower carbon or more while not paying more.
Things can change. And they can change very rapidly. They do not change with incremental technologies because the economics of incremental technologies don't change.


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Ok so my ip4 is black. If I order the white one, would I be getting the white backing plate with the LED?
And now there facebook store has no items listed.
Couldnt pass this one up. Apple better fix the 4s battery issue or im screwed....
Apple should put that in there next iPhone
I ended up getting one of each to see which I like better and then i'll sell the other on ebay.
Does anyone have one of these or something similar (actually in hand)?
The video they show of the assembly made me wonder about the true quality of these.
I really want to see one, the concept is Awesome, I just worry about it looking cheap, hopefully not.
Please post as soon as someone gets something or if anyone already does.
Mine is on the way should be here in less than a week.friend of mine hot his pretty easy to install. Seems apple left areas on the board to install these kits. Wonder if the real IPhone 5 will already have it. Dang thing is pretty bright and hardly and battery drain.
If you really wish to order it . Google KO gadgets . Com takes you right to there store.it has gotten popular so now the price is 79.90.instead of the 42.50. But it comes with new backing plate same as your old one I light kit one Philips screw driver and another odd tool .all these together and 5 minutes latter your done .
It comes with full instructions on how to install it.
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AT around 10.30pm tonight Jim White will be gasping for breath, Harry Redknapp will be spilling out of his Range Rover's window and Sky Sports' breaking news graphic will be spinning wildly out of control.
Deadline day has become a major sporting event in its own right, down mainly to the loud voices and dubious sources at Sky, and football-mad households across the country will tune in for hours on end to watch reporters hypothesising or paraphrasing events that may still happen, have happened or, in fact, were never going to happen at all.
But is deadline day really all it's cracked up to be? Or are we, in the media, simply glorifying an occasion which, in reality, isn't actually an occasion at all?
To answer our question, the Advertiser turned to someone in the know. Our secret agent has been representing footballers across the Football League, the Premier League and abroad for a decade and currently works for a leading national sports management agency.
Though he will remain nameless, the agent offers a unique insight into what really happens on deadline day.
"The media make more of it because they're trying to sensationalise deadline day," he said. "The majority of English agents work in the Football League so we're not totally tied down to the transfer window because deals can done outside the window as a loan.
"You only have to look at Sky Sports, they really try to fill. I think they drag it out a bit myself.
"I find it reasonably entertaining but it's a bit like waiting for the royal baby.
"We don't always know the deals but most of the deals aren't going to come out of left field, that no one would have heard about.
"Today I've had a couple of calls about players, I've got an offer going in on one of my players at a League One side going to another League One side and I'm waiting to speak to the player at the moment to see if he's interested.
"If you think about how many will go last minute and compare how many agents there are in the country, we're not all sitting there outside Tottenham's training ground and Stoke's training ground.
"There were seven transfers yesterday (Wednesday), of which four were loans, and there are 450 agents."
Still, January can be a lucrative month for agents, as the agent explains: "Our financial year runs from the beginning of July until the end of June so it's the last time we can earn money. Most of your work is done in the summer so however you negotiate your fees you negotiate them from the summer through the year.
"January is another opportunity to earn some money and see if you've got a job next year."
The secret agent hangs up briefly as he takes a call off the player is hoping to move before tonight's deadline.
When he calls back 10 minutes later, discussion turns to how busy he has been on a personal level this month.
The agent works in the Polish, Scandinavian and American markets as well as in the UK, which means when January becomes February his grind doesn't just stop. Still, 2014 has been fairly quiet.
"This window in some form or another I've done three. It's a slow one. Personally, I did a lot of my work in the summer and the problem is all agents are different," he said.
So, does our secret agent meet up with the rest of his agent colleagues in a secret lair on deadline day, poised for one final deal? Well, yes, as it turns out. Only the secret lair is a pub.
"What we tend to do as an agency on transfer window night, we will invariably be ready to go somewhere," he said. "We'll try to meet up back in London and have a drink so we're in and around the office, just in case.
"We've been up the road in the pub and squeezed in a deal because as long as you're near the office and a fax machine it will all pretty much get done."
Ah, the famous fax machine. A myth, surely?
"Of course it is. You just scan and email but people like the idea of a fax," said the agent. "None of us know how to use our fax machine, it's all scan and email now."
So, what would our agent rather be doing on deadline day evening? Fixing up a deal in the car park of the Britannia Stadium or enjoying a pint in the comfort of his local boozer?
"The public seem to think we want to do the last-minute deal and be that guy at the Tottenham training ground," he said.
"I've been involved in one and got texts from people saying I don't have legs on widescreen TV when I was filmed coming out of Sunderland's training ground."
The boozer it is, then.
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Dr. Les Sternberg, outgoing dean of the University of South Carolina College of Education, became the first individual to be honored by the National Association for Professional Development Schools at the annual PDS conference in New Orleans last month.
The NAPDS typically honors schools, colleges or the partnerships between them but had never honored an individual before surprising Sternberg with the award, which reads, "In grateful appreciation for your visionary guidance and extraordinary commitment to the National Association for Professional Development Schools and the PDS National Conference."
The College of Education manages and maintains the annual PDS conference, which this year attracted 900 educators and administrators from colleges and schools throughout the country. The conference is a showcase of the latest teaching methods and a means of facilitating and promoting partnerships between P-12 schools and institutes of higher education.
Sternberg, who will retire at the end of the spring 2011 semester, is credited with strengthening the annual PDS conference and for being a tireless champion of the concept of Professional Development Schools.
"The conference would not be in existence without Les," said Dr. Bruce Field, executive director of USC's School-University Partnerships & Clinical Experiences. "He has been the backbone of the conference and the association. We would not be anywhere without him."
At his retirement, Sternberg will have served as dean of the College of Education for nearly 11 years. He previously served as dean of education and human development at Bowling Green State University, associate dean of education at Iowa State University and a number of administrative and faculty positions at Florida Atlantic University. He also has held faculty positions at Southern Illinois University, the University of Texas at Dallas, Lamar University and Northern Illinois University.


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Call me Frank
June 25th 2008
This is just some shaky and lo-resolution clip I shot with my cellphone while cruising around downtown Cotonou in Benin. The song I used here is the main reason for posting this clip: "call me frank" from the Psychedelic Man LP by De Frank & His Professionals. This kinda became my theme song ever since I found this record.
because my life is crazy and I look so funny..."
I will miss those rides around Benin, on he back of a Zemidjan, the heat and the stench of diesel fumes... only in a few weeks from now, I'm going to play records in NYC and Chicago.


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Forge, Dec 2000, 22.95, 240 pp. ISBN: 0312873727 On his way to London to become an actor, Symington �Tuck� Smythe has been accosted three times by highwaymen, but no one succeeded in robbing him since he had no money. On the fourth attempt Black Billy believes Tuck' statement of nothing to rob and flips the traveler a silver crown so he can have a bite to eat and a room in the nearby Haw and Mouse Inn. However, no rooms are available, but a...
Much Ado About Murder
Forge, Dec 2002, 23.95, 30 pp. ISBN: 0765302411 After leaving their hamlet for cash, wannabe playwright Will Shakespeare and his equally hopeful thespian Tuck Smythe think all's well as they are on the brink of fame (and steady meals with decent ale) when the plague strikes. To reduce the chance of the epidemic spreading, theaters are closed. With the halls shut, Will markets a sonnet romance writing business while Tuck toils at a smithy. Fo...
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Forge, Dec 2001, 23.95, 240 pp. ISBN: 031287894X Affluent merchant Godfrey Middleton wants only the best for the wedding of his beloved oldest daughter Catherine. Among the festivities on Godfrey's lavish estate is a performance by The Queen's Men acting troupe currently performing on the London stage. The troupe include best friends Tuck Smythe (a ham who wants to act, but has no talent) and Will Shakespeare (a wannabe writer). Tuck...
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In the near future, Earth's environment, economic system, and governments have degenerated into anarchy. Urban rioters roam the streets, families starve in their homes, and suicide is common. It is in this world that Tom Malory, an English soldier, sneaks into a restricted forest to chop down an oak tree and steal enough wood to keep his family warm. Instead, Malory's axe releases Merlin the Magician who has been imprisoned in the oak for centuries. ...


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Kelly Osbourne Still Thinks Christina Aguilera is Fat, Has A Point
Back in August, Kelly Osbourne called Christina Aguilera a "fat cunt" because when you're sitting next to Joan Rivers, you gotta keep up. Except over two months later, she's still saying it, but that's coming from someone who writes about Jessica Simpson looking pregnant every other day. Via Hollywood Life:
"Trust me. I'm a [size] 2/4. That is not a 2/4," Kelly, 26, said about Christina, 30, on E!'s Fashion Police Oct. 14.
Kelly is getting even. "She called me fat for years," she explained. "I was never that fat."
Even though Kelly was talking about Christina at Michael Jackson's Forever Tribute concert, I took the liberty of adding pics of her at Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch over the weekend because I'm a deep admirer of the female body crammed into tights. In fact, sometimes I just sit outside a trailer park with my brush and canvas until they offer to make me their king in a ceremony lush with coon pelts and Mountain Dew. It's all very mystical.
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not sure mate i just no he is fighting as he was down sparring at the weekend.
not sure mate i just no he is fighting as he was down sparring at the weekend.
Mark Platts Fly/bantamweight 10/7/0
Sean Wright best to come out of Scotland. Liam Harrison best to come out of United Kingdom. Both great to watch.
to be fair buying your title is far easier and spending your time sleeping with whores is always fun! LOL
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the elite gyms definately dont buy there titles when there fighting again guys like sanchai bukaw yod and alot of other top level guys! but there does seem to be alot of different titles floating about!
sean wright has sick muay thai he looked good on the contender!
Also the uk has some really big names coming through with gyms at such a high level as bad company and other gyms at that level!
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I've training (no more) and following UK muay thai for over 20 years and whilst I agree there are some charlatans running clubs, the UK Muay Thai scene as a whole is very healthy.
The fact you class it as 'dog shit' proves you know very little about UK Muay Thai.
Steven Wakeling
Liam Harrison
Jordan Watson
Dean James
Andy Howson
Tim Thomas
Andy Thrasher
Julie Kitchen
Iman Barlow
The above are just a few genuinely world class fighters in UK Muay Thai.
To be honest it really depends what is meant by UK Muay Thai?
I agree that the list above are super examples of good fighters who fight out of the UK, however most of these spend alot if not more time in Thailand than they do training in the UK. This is one of the main reasons they are at the level they are today.
If you take a look at fighters who are solely from the UK and compare them to the above or other highly decorated fighters around the world they are shocking!
There are a hand full of decent gyms in the UK and these said gyms usually or have at some point had Thai trainers over.
I agree there are more gyms and shows now than ever before but look at the standard. Most of them are poor, as they are in MMA. Just because there is more of something doesnt mean the sport is progressing.
And there are certainly quite a few people who own clubs or teach who do strectch the truth and are dishonest about what they have accomplished.
So i do agree as a whole the UK Muay Thai scene is pretty poor at them moment. Obviously this does not take away the massive talent above. Liam and Jordan are without a doubt the best to come out of the UK for a lonhg time. Both trained from being young boys and with the help of Richard Smith and many Thai influences have achieved great things
Hope nobody cries, its just an opinion lol
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It only an 'opinion, but it's blatantly wrong and ill informed.
I can tell you for a fact that none of the above spend more time training in Thailand than they do in the UK.
I have followed UK Muay thai for over 23 years and can tell you that we have more strength in depth now than we ever had.
Thanks for the 'Fact' however I said and quote 'most of these spend alot if not more time in Thailand' which is true. Maybe not more but certainly alot. And that also is a fact. I also mention the fact that although not in Thailand, a few gyms have Thai trainers over. This also is a fact!
So I strongly disagree that I am wrong or ill informed, but thanks for your opinion
I appreciate you may have followed the sport for 23 years and are obviously very passionate about the sport, as am I, but this doesnt change the facts. In you last sentance you have stated 'can tell you that we have more strengh in depth now than we ever had.' I didnt say weather we were better or worse off. Simply the current state.
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