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The 80's Baby Epidemic Is Spreading
I logged on the allhiphop forums today and saw a "70s Baby vs. 80s baby" thread. A tear almost came to my eye when I saw that the crack baby movement is expanding. It was masterminded by AHH poster "Poisonous Dart" and became a upped thread in no time. I might never have to do the last installment of the "Reasons You're Not An 80's Baby" after all. Number 43 is my favorite because you 70's infants talk about that year like YOU made the millions off of crack. From all the 80's Babies PD, we salute you. Long live the 8-E's Babies!
My favorite ones are bolded
100 Ways To Know If You're a 70's Baby aka I'm Too Old For This Shit! By Poisonous Dart
100. You remember when BET was in Washington, D.C. and Rap City went from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.99. You used to switch back and forth between Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City to see who would play your favorite jam first…or just to wait for Ed Lover to stop actin' a damn fool…or whenever they played a No Face video.98. You remember the purple and yellow flipping letters on Rap City and you'd recognize Da Mayor Chris Thomas, Prime, Prince Dajour, Big Lez and Joe Clair on a crowded street even to this day.97. You recognize Parliament/Funkadelic, Ohio Players, and Isley Brothers album covers…you used to use them as dustpans.
96. You remember Diddy from back when he was dancin' his ass off in Fine Young Cannibals, Doug E. Fresh and Heavy D. & The Boyz videos.
95. If you actually considered sending in answers to the questions asked on De La Soul's "3 Feet High And Rising".
94. You were a fan of Positive K's BEFORE "I Got A Man" came out…or you had a dance/routine that you did whenever your Nintendo games didn't play right away.
93. If you even KNEW who Johnny Gill was before he was in New Edition or if punchlines like "I run trains in my living room like Ricky Stratton" or "my gat make you do back flips like Willis Drummond" actually impress you..
92. If you know all of the dialogue to "Style Wars"," Wild Style"," Beat Street"," rush Groove" and "House Party".
91. If you even KNOW who Paul C., Mantronix or Ced Gee are/were or the first porno you ever watched actually had a storyline and ill live music being played all throughout it.
90. If you thought that Kool Moe Dee got at LL Cool J with "How Ya Like Me Know"
89. If you thought that LL bodied Kool Moe Dee with "Jack The Ripper"
88. If you thought that Kool Moe Dee bodied LL Cool J with "Let's Go'
87. If you thought that LL bodied Kool Moe Dee with "To The Break Of Dawn" and "Mama Said Knock You Out"
86. If you even heard or REMEMBER Kool Moe Dee's response "Death Blow" off of his last album.
85. If you even know who Donovan "The Dirt Biker" or Joe "The Butcher" Niccolo are…or you used to subscribe to "Nintendo Power" and treat the monthly "Top 30" like Source mics.
84. If you can name any of the dancers for Queen Latifah, MC Lyte or Kwame.
83. You ever actually thought Mic Geronimo might be able to give Nas a run for his money.
82. You used to buy and read The Source back when it was ACTUALLY "The Hip Hop Bible" or you used to get heated in lunchtable discussions about Nintendo vs. Sega.
81. You could do the Kid N' Play kick step (Don't front, you know they had you open, kid!).
80. You used to have arguments about who was better, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap or Rakim?
79. You remember back when mainstream America didn't know who the hell Will Smith was (You mean The Fresh Prince?)…and you remember every contributor to The Source from 1990-1998 (when you stopped reading it).
78. You brag about being an MF Doom fan from back in the days and even still have one of the 100,000 purchased KMD "Mr. Hood" tapes/CD's.
77. You were checkin' for The Fugees back when "Boof Bap" dropped off of L Boogie's verse…if it took you until "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab" you still get credit, though.
76. You know that Mos Def was in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics before he went solo.
75. You thought that/still believe that Marley Marl is the greatest producer alive.
74. You remember back when Run DMC were the hottest group on the face of the Earth…and you thought you were the shit when you finally beat Legend Of Zelda.
73. The simple utterance of the phrase "Fresh Fest" makes you start smiling uncontrollably.
72. You hear a classic joint from 1986-1989 come on the radio in your car and you turn it up and make a point to tell all the 80's and 90's babies in the vehicle that "This is that REAL hip hop!"
71. You go off on a Bill Cosbyesque rant when they call it wack, roll their eyes and say some shit to you like "Rakim's a'ight, but he ain't no Lil' Wayne!"
70. You only listen to certain radio stations and only at certain times because "The radio makes you sad/sick to your stomach"…and you wonder what ever happened to Sean J. Period.
69. You are an active poster on Okayplayer.com…and you still spell "jiggy" Zhigge.
68. You are a lurker on AllHipHop.com…until someone disses The Beatnuts production..then you log in with the quickness and put the verbal smackdown on those fools!
67. You read the XXL blogs and post these long ass angry responses to them, not realizing that the authors don't care what you wrote and no one else bothered to read it anyways.
66. You ever own/ed any of the following: A Rawkus T shirt, Rawkus slipmats or a Rawkus vinyl bag and you answer hip hop questions in a stickied thread on AllHipHop.com's Ill Community.
65. You know every 12" (complete with catalog numbers!) released by the following indie labels: Rawkus, Fondle Em, Dolo, and Hydra…and you been a Jeru The Damaja fan since "I'm The Man".
64. You knew about Jean Grae back when she was called What? What? and she was down with Natural Resource.
63. You have Bobitto Garcia as a MySpace friend…and the first time you heard B.I.G. was as a guest on a Heavy D track..
62. If you have ever uttered the phrase "Ain't NOBODY seeing Pharoahe Monch on the mic, son!"
61. If you were wearing a 2 Black Guys Gear jersey, a Carhartt skully with Carhartt overalls and Hi-Teks on when you said it…and you don't hesitate to correct people that misspell his name (I do that myself).
60. If you know how many (and which) Inspectah Deck verses got him the Hip Hop Quotable in The Source….
59. You own a copy of Akinyele's "Vagina Diner" and you think "Cool V's Tribute To Scratching" is an underrated instrumental.
58. If you go online to buy re-issued Just-Ice, JVC Force and T La Rock CD's and you know what Chubb Rock's publishing company was called (Schematics Publishing).
57. You can name all 3 of EPMD's DJ's…and you actually KNOW who Mr. Bozack is. (Who?)
56. If you make the dude at the record store take a mini hip hop quiz to properly test his knowledge before even asking him a goddamn question.
55. You used to watch the "Around The Way Girl" video just for the white girl to make sure she didn't miss a step…if she did, you didn't want her no more (or so you told yourself).
54. If you ever worn a pair of Cross Colours, Kik Wear, Walker Wear or Karl Kani jeans.
53. You will argue with every fiber of your being that Heavy D's best album was "Blue Funk".
52. You know who Trouble T. Roy was and you actually remember MC Trouble (R.I.P.).
51. You know that there were two different Spinderellas…but you only wanted to smash (or be like) ONE of them.
50. You're still waiting on a new Rakim and Slick Rick album…and you considered Cappadonna to be a beast on the mic at one point in time.
49. You bought Del's "I Wish My Brother George Was Here" and you've been a Hieroglyphics Crew fan ever since.
48. You've known of Jay-Z since "Hawaiian Sophie" and "The Originators"…and your favorite Jay-Z album is STILL Reasonable Doubt.
47. You used to DANCE to Brand Nubian, Public Enemy and Poor Righteous Teachers songs.
46. You remember back when Jive was an underground hip hop label…and you can name all of D Nice's singles.
45. You thought that Lisa Turtle from "Saved By The Bell" (Lark Voorhies) was the baddest chick around…until you saw Tisha Campbell on "Rags To Riches"..and when you were a kid it was Jayne Kennedy .
44. You thought EPMD would really body somebody if it came down to it…and you used to have to adjust the antennae on your TV so you could get a picture…you used to use the horizontal and vertical hold buttons as LAST RESORTS.
43. You REMEMBER 1988! And you mantain that Jalil from Whodini rhymed off beat on purpose.
42. You used to watch Speed Racer, Star Blazers, Force Five, Captain Harlock, Robotech, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Thundercats, Silverhawks, M.A.S.K., Jem and Voltron….and cartoons didn't even come on past 6 PM…unless it was a holiday.41. You own Sadat X solo projects…and you can play them straight through without skipping tracks.40. You thought that there was something VERY WRONG with LL Cool J's dome (Why else does he rock those hats?)40. You thought that there was something VERY WRONG with LL Cool J's dome (Why else does he rock those hats?)39. At one point you thought that the Fat Boys and Whodini were THE SHIT!
40. You thought that there was something VERY WRONG with LL Cool J's dome (Why else does he rock those hats?)39. At one point you thought that the Fat Boys and Whodini were THE SHIT!38. If you know that Jermaine Dupri produced Sylk Tymes Leather and Javier & The Str8jackets BEFORE Kriss Kross….and you make sure to point him out to any 80's and 90's babies in the "Freaks Come Out At Night" video.
37. You think that Doug E. Fresh's "Summertime" was better than Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's and you still cop Boot Camp Click albums the Tuesday they drop.
36. You HATE the fact that people didn't know that Snap! jacked "The Power" from Chill Rob G…but you'll tell anyone who'll listen the exact second somebody starts jammin' to it that doesn' t know any better!
35. You can name EVERY member of the Flavor Unit and you have EVERY Roots album…even "Organix"!
34. You know all of the words to "Roxanne, Roxanne" by UTFO…and you remember the Roxanne battles like they were yesterday.
33. You tend to get heated when people neglect to mention Full Force when they list all time greatest production teams.
32. You can call out what Prince/Prince produced song Pharrell and Timberland jacked a certain part/sound from.
31. It pisses you off that people slept on De La Soul's "The Grind Date" and Masta Ace's "A Long Hot Summer".
30. You will defend the Ultramagnetic MC's weird ass songs and lyrics to the death….and you prefer the Boondocks comic strip to the cartoon because it's "more serious" and Caesar is in it (and you refuse to write the phrase "no homo" after statements like the one I just typed) .
29. If you ever did the "East Coast Stomp" or know all of the words to every Das Efx song.
28. If Ice Cube was the man up until he released "Lethal Injection"…then he fell the fuck off in your opinion.
27. You used to watch BET back when it had "Video Soul", "Video LP", "Screen Scene", "Video Vibrations","BET News" and "Teen Summit"…and a gang of infomercials.
26. You saw Juice and New Jack City in the theatre…and you remember when Eddie Murphy was considered funny.
25. You saw "Hollywood Shuffle" and "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" back when the 70's jokes were actually still relevent.
24. You remember back when KRS One was "The Teacher" and people actually BOUGHT his albums.
23. If you REALLY, TRULY do believe in your heart of hearts that record sales don't matter.
22. You have a tough time putting Nas and Jay-Z ahead of Rakim, KRS One, Kool G Rap or Big Daddy Kane on your Top 5 List.
21. You remember back when you first heard Lords Of The Underground's "Psycho" on the radio and you thought they were bitin' Das Efx…and you own an original copy of "Self Destruction" or "We're All In The Same Gang" on vinyl.
20. You are actually aware that Jeru The Damaja and The Fugees and Treach and YZ had beef at one point in time and you can explain the chronology of it all in detail.
19. You fix your favorite rappers from back in the days Wikipedia entries due to the fact that "they left too much important stuff out".
18. Your favorite all time Dr. Dre beats are Whirlwind Pyramid and Dayz Of Wayback.
17. You have EVERY Slum Village release whether it be official or unofficial…and you're waiting intently on the new D'Angelo and Maxwell to drop…anytime now…Anybody seen Bilal?
16. You remember back when you used to have trouble telling Tony Dofat and Pete Rock's beats apart.
15. You remember back when mixtapes were actually TAPES..Kid Capri, DJ S&S, DJ Ron G, Doo Wop and Tony Touch were KILLIN' THE GAME…until DJ Clue showed up…Stop talkin' over the tracks!
14. You copped "Enter The 36 Chambers", "Enta Da Stage" and "Illmatic" and let the tape rock until the tapes popped!
13. You search for your favorite old videos and YouTube and add them to your favorites…you're pushing 250 already after 5 days of searching.
12. You first heard the name Faith Newman WAY BEFORE Nas' "Driven" aired on VH1.
11. You actually know who Jarobi is…and you can explain his role in A Tribe Called Quest in detail.
10. You're favorite 2Pac albums are "2Pacalypse Now" and "Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z"….and of course the Makaveli one!
9. You had a NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Genesis or Turbo Grafx 16 growing up.
8. If you have those same emulators on your computer NOW and play Tecmo Bowl on your laptop for mad long rather than cop an Xbox 360.
7. Pete Rock & CL Smooth are your G.O.A.T. hip hop duo…and DJ Quik and Battlecat are WAY underrated as producers.
6. You often get into online arguments about Lord Finesse, Large Professor and DJ Premier's place in hip hop history.
5. You play old SWV and En Vogue songs because girl groups suck now…and you think Cassie's video ain't shit but the wack version of "The Pleasure Principle".
4. You STILL miss Jodeci and maintain to this day that NO R&B groups can fuck with them.
3. The Jungle Brothers will FOREVER hold a special place in your heart.
2. You are waiting on the Vinia Mojica solo album to this day!
1. The most obvious way to know that you're a 70's baby: You read all of this shit, had your memory joggged/reminisced and laughed several times while doing it.
Big shout to Mr. I'll Make You Famous aka Sick The Kid A & R, Sickamore for inspiring this blog in the first place. Keep on grindin' fam! The 90's babies will have YOU spazzin' out on 'em in about 8-10 years…Trust me!
One. PD.


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Kitchen > Grains > Butternut Squash with Barley Stuffing
Butternut Squash with Barley Stuffing
2 (1-pound) butternut squash
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 (10 1/2-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
3/4 cup uncooked pearl barley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese (2 ounces)
Preheat oven to 350º. Cut each squash in half lengthwise, and discard seeds and membranes. Place squash, cut sides down, on a baking sheet, and bake at 350º for 35 minutes or until tender. Cool to touch. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-inch shell. Mash pulp to measure 2 cups; set aside.
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add bell pepper and onions; sauté 5 minutes. Add broth and sage; bring to a boil. Stir in barley; return to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Uncover; cook 10 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; stir in mashed squash, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Divide mixture evenly among squash halves. Place on a baking sheet; bake at 350º for 15 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with cheese; bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Serves 4. Per serving: 311 calories, 13 grams protein, 56 grams carbohydrate, 10 grams dietary fiber and 7 grams fat.
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Dude, I think you give Wille Green a bad rap. The guy can do it all. He's deadly from 3, can score in the paint and is a team leader. Frankly, I don't know where this team would be without him.
We'd probably have a couple more wins. So thank God for Willie Green.
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Amit Peled is 6-foot-5, more basketball player physique than classically trained cellist.
His 1689 Andreas Guarneri cello looks almost toy-sized when he sits to play it. But when the Israeli-American cellist plays, you forget his size and the idea that he might have made quite a basketball player if he had pursued an early childhood dream. Glowing reviews of his playing suggest that when he joins the Tucson Symphony Orchestra this weekend, we will instead be transported into the dreamy beauty and technical gymnastics of Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1.
In addition to the Guarneri, Peled, who teaches at The Johns Hopkins University Peabody Conservatory of Music, also performs on Pablo Casals' 1733 Goffriller cello, lent to him by Casals' widow in 2012. Peled has said that he fell in love with the sound of the cello after listening to recordings of Casals playing the Goffriller.
The TSO program also includes two TSO premieres of contemporary works: Mason Bates' "Desert Transport," inspired by a helicopter trip from Phoenix to Sedona, and Missy Mazzoli's "Violent, Violent Sea." Debussy's "La Mer" anchors the program.
Edwin Outwater, music director of Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, will be the guest conductor. Outwater, who regularly guest-conducts the Chicago and New World symphonies, also has conducted the New York and Los Angeles philharmonic orchestras.


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Tributes flowed for Sir Zelman, as a "healing" former governor-general, stellar academic, loyal friend, family man and wise mentor.
After a two-hour funeral planned by Sir Zelman himself, former prime minister
"He was the most energetic person; he never stopped working; he never stopped contributing," Mr Fraser said outside Temple Beth Israel in St Kilda East.
"When he first came to see me, he said, 'Why me?' ", Mr Fraser said, adding that he had chosen Sir Zelman partly because he had charm and could reach out to people.
The child of Jewish immigrants, Sir Zelman became a Rhodes Scholar, Dean of Melbourne University Law School at just 31 years of age, and chairman of Fairfax. He was sworn in as the 19th governor-general in December 1977 following his predecessor John Kerr's dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975.
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Sir Zelman's wife, Lady Anne, attended the funeral and two speakers described the Cowens' 66-year marriage as "perfect". High-profile mourners included Governor-General
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Nicolas Ghesquiere, who has collaborated with the 'Twilight' actress and asked her to be the new face of Florabotanica, will officially part ways with the famous fashion brand on November 30.
Kristen Stewart's favorite fashion label, Balenciaga, will have to say goodbye to its creative director, Nicolas Ghesquiere, on November 30. The brand's parent company, PPR, wrote down in a statement, "The Balenciaga fashion house and Nicolas Ghesquiere have announced their joint decision to end their working relationship as of 30 November 2012."
The news was shocking, even for Balenciaga insiders. The fashion label's representative Lionel Vermeil was also startled, saying, "Last week you have Sandy. This week you have Nicolas Ghesquiere leaves Balenciaga." When asked about whether he just heard the news the day he spoke, he laughed off, "Read my lips."
In PPR's official site, Francois-Henri Pinault, the Chairman and Chief Executive of PPR, said, "Christobal Balenciaga was a master, a genius whose avant-garde vision dictated fashion's greatest trends and inspired generations of designers." He went on, "With an incomparable creative talent, Nicolas has brought to Balenciaga an artistic contribution essential to the unique influence of the house."
Nicolas' resignation may also become a loss to Kristen since he was the one who tapped the "On the Road" actress as the brand's spokeswoman for Florabotanica, its newest fragrance. She once commented on the creative director's excellent creativity in an interview with Balenciaga, "He's very conceptual in the way he makes his stuff." Later, she gushed, "It's really rare and really special."
The Bella Cullen of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II" also expressed her love toward the fragrance. "Luckily, I like the smell of the fragrance, so I don't have to lie about that," she said.


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Is it safe to post content?Think carefully before you click, submit, post or load any content… comments, blog entries, photos or links.
Does the content you're posting reveal too much, like your phone number, email address, what you look like, or how to find you in real life? Do your photos or videos give too much away?
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How long will my posts stay online?Once you post, your content is out there forever. So, will your party shots still be funny in the morning? Or next week? Next year?… Or in 10 years? Would you be happy for your parents to see them? Or some creep who lives up the street? Or in years to come, your own children?
Whatever content you share with friends can be passed on, and be seen by others you don't know. It could also be looked at for years to come. Everything you post online makes up your digital footprint. Your digital footprint is something you have forever, so always think carefully before you send or post.
What are the risks with posting content?When you post stuff — comments, photos, clips or whatever — other people may copy it, change it, or keep passing it on which means that you lose control of it. You'll never know whose USB or hard drive it could end up being stored on.
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Blogs and networking sites are great for sharing ideas and keeping in touch with friends. But, you need to think about who will view your blogs or posts. Remember, other people can copy it and share it round.
What is a social networking site?Social networking sites are websites where people can gather, meet people, chat, share events, and share content like photos, videos and blogs. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter are all types of social networking sites.
Online social networking is a great way to stay in touch with friends and family, and to make new friends.
But be aware that there's a dark side to online social networking. Sadly some people use social sites just to bully, hassle or embarrass other people. If you're on a moderated site, you can (and should!) report bad or wrong behaviour to the moderator.
Is social networking safe?
To get the most out of social networking sites (like Facebook or MySpace), you will want to share personal information about your life. Social networking sites are a great way to communicate and share your thoughts, photos and videos, and links to favourite webpages.
If you use a social networking site (like Facebook) make sure that you adjust your privacy settings so only your approved friends can see your profile, post to your wall or comment on your photos. It won't ruin your social life because new people can still message you and send you friend requests.
What about sexting?It's not cool (or funny) to take pics or make clips of friends or yourself being sexual, then post them online or send them out by mobile phone for others to see. And, if the people in the clips are underage, you may be creating child pornography and it could mean you're committing a criminal offence. The legal consequences of doing this can be heavy, even if the people taking the pics or making the clips are underage. If it's serious enough, people can end up going to prison.
Is it safe to post my email address?Sometimes you may wish to post your email address… for example, on your profile page. It's safest if you disguise your email address, so it can still be read by your friends who might need to know, but can't be picked up by web crawlers.
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It's fun sharing and networking with friends online. But remember, whatever you share can be passed on, and be seen by others you don't know. It could also be looked at for years to come.
Your digital footprint is something you have forever, so always think carefully before you send or post. Something that's a joke between friends today may not be so funny in 10 years… when you're applying for a job and the employer does a search on you, or in 20 years... when you have children of your own. Think about it!
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Wednesday, 10 January, 2001, 14:42 GMT
Italy demands answers on DU
By Ben Brown in Rome
To his parents, he was the perfect son. At 23 years old, Dalvatore Vaccha was fit, healthy and happy. Until he went to Bosnia, that is.
In 1999, he died from leukaemia, and his family suspect that the cause of his illness was depleted uranium.
"I'm very angry," said his mother. "If uranium was being used out there, then our young men should have been warned of the risks they might be taking."
Some of the Italian soldiers still stationed in Bosnia are very worried.
"If they won't tell me the whole story, I want to be sent home because it isn't right to come here and risk my life," said one young Italian peacekeeper. "We came to protect, not to get a disease."
Hotline set up
The Italian army has set up a telephone hotline to offer advice and information to the worried relatives of soldiers.
They say the service is vital to calm the country's growing wave of panic.
"Mothers or wives are quite worried about their men," said Lieutenant Colonel Marco Centritto. "Their families here in Italy watch television and hear a lot about this problem of the depleted uranium. They want to know exactly what's going on."
The scare is getting saturation coverage in the Italian media.
Words not enough
He too served in the Balkans. After the show, he was comforted by one of his commanders. But to him, kind words are not enough.
"Precautions should have been taken, not only to protect soldiers like me, but also civilians who live in the Balkans," he said. "If it is the cause of my illness, this depleted uranium should never have been used at all."
With several peacekeepers killed by leukaemia and more seriously ill, it is no surprise that there is mounting alarm in Italy over the use of depleted uranium.
Some politicians are even calling for all Italian soldiers to be pulled out of the Balkans. Emotions are running extremely high and NATO cannot afford to ignore them.
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Cisco College has two program options for persons seeking an Associate Degree in Nursing. Completion of either option allows the graduate to seek state licensure as a registered nurse. Individuals with no previous nursing licenses can enroll in the generic two-year option. Persons licensed as vocational nurses can enroll in the LVN-RN option.
The LVN-RN option is a one-year program for licensed vocational nurses leading to an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing. Licensure as a registered nurse must be granted by the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas. Applicants to the program must be graduates of a state-approved vocational/practical nursing program, be currently licensed in Texas and must have completed the required prerequisite courses with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
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This article provides a list of Federal and New Jersey State Laws protecting individuals from discrimination in the workplace.
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New Jersey Law Against Discrimination – This law prohibits companies and employers from discriminating in any job-related action, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, promotions, termination, compensation and benefits based upon a protected characteristic (currently in New Jersey protected characteristics are race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), marital status, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information liability for military service, or mental or physical disability, including AIDS and HIV related illnesses. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination prohibits intentional discrimination based on any of these characteristics.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination;
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older;
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Encore showings of "Honor Flight" offered at Marcus Theatres
A lot of us couldn't make the Aug. 11 premiere of "Honor Flight" at Miller Park, or were too busy around the holidays to catch the viewings offered by Marcus Theatres on Pearl Harbor Day in December.
Luckily, we're getting another chance. This month, Marcus Theatres will show the emotional documentary at eight Wisconsin locations.
"In response to popular demand, we have decided to expand 'Honor Flight' showings in select theater locations. We are pleased to offer encore showings for those that may have not seen the film the first time or would like to see it again. We hope these additional showings will enable more patrons to experience what this exceptional documentary dedicated to our WWII veterans is all about," said Bruce J. Olson, president of Marcus Theatres, in a press release.
In August, OnMilwaukee.com did a story on the film, which was produced by Freethink Media and features local WWII veterans and their experiences on the Stars and Stripes Honor Flights. The summer event at Miller Park set a world record for attendance at a movie premier; the Guinness Book of World Records reported the official attendance number at 28,442. It is estimated that some 2,200 WWII veterans were also in attendance.
The film will be shown Monday, Jan. 14-Thursday, Jan. 17 at Menomonee Falls Cinema, Ridge Cinema in New Berlin, Saukville Cinema and South Shore Cinema in Oak Creek. Additional showings will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 16 and Thursday, Jan. 17 at Ho-Chunk Cinema in Tomah, Point Cinema in Madison, Sheboygan Cinema and Renaissance Cinema in Sturtevant.
Check the Marcus Theatres website for specific movie times.
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As the applications for Large Format Imaging grow (both line scan and area scan) it is important to match the best lens option for a specific application. There is no �one lens fits all� solution. The challenge is to find one optical company that has an understanding of all the applications along with complete knowledge of all the optical, mechanical and illumination components. Navitar is one of these companies and offers a variety of large format lens options.
High Resolution Applications
This market comprises approximately 25 percent of all large sensor applications. The industries within this market that have a need for high resolution optics include electronic (PCB and assembled PCB), flat panel display (FPD) inspection and semiconductor line scan applications. In this application area, customers need greater than f/5.6 speed. Navitar developed its 86mm f/4.0 Platinum Pro lens for high resolution applications. Navitar 86mm Platinum Pro was designed to attach to a T-mount. The T-mount can then be attached to a variety of mounts including Dalsa, F or others. The 86mm lens provides 5 micron performance and an industry-leading 90mm FOV. The 86mm lens is color-corrected and can produce upwards of 20 percent MTF at 100 lp/pm. The f/4 aperture provides twice the image brightness of alternative f/5.6 designs.
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October 11 and 12 Linux Magazine Online will be broadcasting the conference on the popular Nagios Open Source monitoring system on the Internet via live streaming.
The NETWAYS Nagios Conference is a platform that offers anyone interested in Nagios the opportunity to build on their knowledge of the free monitoring system, and talk to other Nagios users. Topics range from beginners workshops for Nagios newcomers to talks on Nagios in extremely large environments or on cluster systems which are targeted at more advanced Nagios professionals. Lectures will be held in both German and English to gove Nagios users from non-German speaking countries the ability to participate in a meaningful way this year. Among others, the speakers will be Ethan Galstad, the inventor and author of Nagios, Ton Voon, the main developer of the Nagios plugins and Wolgang Barth, the author of the first Nagios book.
The main track will be transmitted live, and the additional track will be available for viewing in the archive after the event. The archive also automatically gives you access to recorded conference sessions after the event. The streaming solution, which was implemented using Open Source technologies, offers a video window, synchronized presentation slides in high resolution and a chat module. All three modules are presented in a standardized, cross-platform capable user interface for any Web browser.
The complete service package for live streaming and use of the archive for the two day Nagios Live Streaming conference is 149 euros (incl. 19% VAT). For details of the complete program and registration go to http://streaming.linux-magazin.de/en/program.htm.
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Brand placements in computer and video games : an overview and research questions
Kuhn, Kerri-Ann, Love, Anita, & Pope, Nigel K. Ll. (2004) Brand placements in computer and video games : an overview and research questions. In ANZMAC 2004 : marketing accountabilities and responsibilities, 29 November-1 December 2004, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Despite the size and growth of the computer and video gaming industry – as well as the increasing use of the medium for the placement of advertising and product placement – researchers have neglected this area. By drawing on existing literature and research in similar and related areas of film product placement, sponsorship and interactivity, the authors present a conceptual overview and identify areas for research.
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Andrea Allan
She'll Follow You Anywhere
Directed by David C. Rea, this outrageous British sexploitation farce follows scent designers Mike Carter (Kenneth Cope) and Alan Simpson (Keith Barron), who stumble upon a fragrance that's an aphrodisiac to ladies. After drenching themselves in the love potion, Mike and Alan become sexual magnets for every woman in sight. But unintended consequences ensue when the duo's wives get wind of their spouses' randy exploits.


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Several major U.S. and foreign companies announced thousands of new layoffs today as they work to adjust to new economic realities.
"Labor reductions are always the most difficult action to take, but many companies are finding it necessary in this environment," Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse said in a statement today. The nation's third largest wireless carrier will cut 8,000 jobs by the end of March or about 13 percent of its work force.
Miserable Monday: More Than 40,000 Layoffs
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Oil will flow from the Falkland Islands seabed for the first time by 2017 according to Rockhopper, the exploration company drilling in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Drilling off the Falklands has raised objections from Argentina, which claims the islands as its own. The sensitive nature of the exploration meant Premier Oil sought permission for the deal from the British government which claims the islands as it own.


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Sears Holdings Selects Descartes Home Delivery Solution
WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems
Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting
logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Sears
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improve the efficiency of its home delivery operations.
"Customer service is of paramount importance to Sears Holdings, our
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text: Just wanted to emphasize that well-established fact : Coroutines are awesome for performance optimization I turned to a coroutine an old Update() function that just checked if a fixed float was superior to Time.time, in which case it would turn a boolean to true. And it made me gain 5 fps. Yeah, that much. The coroutine removed that checkout by randomly changing the boolean every 1 to 4 seconds. Now I can imagine how my actual fps would benefit from turning every looped methods into coroutines ^^


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In a taped interview for Costas Tonight airing Thursday, NBA Commissioner David Stern and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman reacted to comments by HBO's Bryant Gumbel about Stern during the NBA lockout.
Said Gumbel on-air during the lockout: "David Stern was eager to be seen as some kind of modern plantation overseer treating NBA men as if they were boys."
Stern, talking to Bob Costas for a show airing on NBC Sports Network, played it cool in his recollection of his response at the time: "His ratings are going down. It's a slow news day. He wants some headlines."
Bettman was unequivocal on Gumbel: "That is probably the most ignorant, stupidest statement I've ever heard."
On a lighter note, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. told Costas how he likes to bet on first-half scores in basketball: "(Monday) I placed a bet on Kansas, first half. I bet about $100,000 and won $83,000. ...Today I think I'm going to bet on Duke for the first half."
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
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HARRIERS director Joe Hancox has insisted the club's finances are in good order.
The Aggborough outfit published their accounts for the 2011-12 season which revealed the club made a loss of £253,693.
That figure has been offset by share capital of £205,570 from investors such as major backer Ernie Lane and others including fans trust KHIST, which reduces the figure to £48,123.
Hancox said: "We published the accounts for the 2011-12 season which show a loss of £250,00, they also show a share capital of over £200,000 so there is a net loss of £48,000.
"Really you have to look at the two together, because we could treat the share capital as donations, which would make the trading result better.
"But what we want is the people who are putting the money into shares, who have not had shares in the past, to feel part of the club.
"We're setting the budget and then if directors and others like KHIST are prepared to put money in then we'll up the playing budget accordingly.
"We're setting it out in advance, we're not being reckless and saying 'we've run up this money how are we going to pay for it?'
"Football at this level is always going to need someone to put money in."
Hancox also revealed Harriers' only debt is the £56,000 they owe the brewery, which they are paying off £400 a month.
He also revealed the club are up to date with their PAYE and VAT bills.
He added: "We have no bank borrowings, we don't even have a bank overdraft facility at all.
"We have a brewery debt which we pay off £400 a month and that has been going for a few years and will continue.
"We are also up to date with the PAYE and VAT, so you cannot ask for any more."


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After distinguishing himself as a Greek scholar at the University of Edinburgh, James Mill was licensed a Presbyterian preacher in 1798. He soon turned to teaching, however, and embarked on historical and philosophical studies. In 1802 he went to London to devote himself to a career in journalism. In 1804 he wrote a pamphlet on the corn trade, arguing against a bounty on the exportation of grain, and in 1806 he began his History of British India, 3 vol. (1817).
Mill became acquainted with Jeremy Bentham, who founded Utilitarianism, in 1808. As Bentham's chief companion and ally for many years, he adopted Bentham's principles in their entirety and did more to propagate them and to oppose the beginnings of Romanticism than anyone else. He was a regular contributor (1806–18) to the Anti-Jacobin Review, the British Review, the Eclectic Review, and the Edinburgh Review (1808–13). In 1811 he helped edit the periodical Philanthropist with the English writer William Allen, contributing his opinions on education, freedom of the press, and prison discipline. He also participated in the discussions that led to the founding of London University in 1825. In 1814 Mill undertook to write various articles on politics, law, and education for the six-volume Supplement to the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica. As reprints they enjoyed a wide circulation in his time. One of the articles, "Government"government," had considerable influence on public opinion in the 1820s. (See the Britannica Classic: government.) In it, Mill concluded that a representative democracy based on wide suffrage is a necessary element of good government. "Government," which was possibly the most succinct statement of the political theory of the philosophical radicals, helped prepare the ground for passage of the first Reform Bill by Parliament in 1832.
In 1819, two years after Mill's History of British India appeared, he was appointed an official in India House, despite his drastic criticisms in the History of British rule in India. He rose gradually through the ranks until he was appointed head of the examiner's office in 1830. The History, his major literary achievement, was the first full historical treatment of the British conquest of India. Mill harshly criticized the British administration of India, and during his 17 years with the India House he helped completely reform the system of government in the colony. However, the History's severe Utilitarian analysis of Indian civilization also popularized among European readers an image of the subcontinent as perpetually backward and undeveloped. Mill never actually visited India.
Mill was also influential in English politics. His writings and his personal connections with radical politicians helped determine the change of view from theories of the rights of man and the absolute equality of men, as promulgated by the French Revolution, to the claiming of securities for good government through wide extension of the franchise. His Elements of Political Economy (1821), an especially precise and lucid work, summarizes the views of the philosophical radicals, based primarily on the work of the economist David Ricardo. In this work Mill maintained: (1) that the chief problem of political reformers is to limit the increase of population, on the assumption that capital does not naturally increase at the same rate as population; (2) that the value of a thing depends entirely on the quantity of labour put into it; and (3) that what is now known as the "unearned increment" of land is a proper object for taxation. The enunciation of the second of these propositions is important in view of the use made of it by Karl Marx. Mill developed Bentham's doctrines by his explanation of the association of ideas. This theory, presented in Mill's Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind, 2 vol. (1829), centres on the interrelatedness of mental concepts.


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St Louis Rams have finally acquired the domain name Cowboys.com. St Louis Rams' executive Vice President made the announcement yesterday.
"Recent comments in the media about how we should buy Rams.com were rather disconnected from reality.
As a forward thinking NFL team we always felt close to the Dallas Cowboys.
By owning the .com of such an important franchise we'll be able to negotiate good player deals during next season's draft.
I thank our fans and supporters, we are building a great team for the years ahead!"
The domain name was sold or 9 figures USD, according to the announcement.
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in March,1993. At some point, the domain name was used as a gay personals site.
Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.


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Cineaste and filmmaker Mark Cousins continues his journey through film history with an incisive look at the cinema of childhood.
A side sequel to Mark Cousins' essential The Story Of Film project, this sharp personal essay about cinema's depictions of childhood is equally engaging. Rather than a chronological slog, Cousins organises his thoughts and glorious clips in themes (wariness, class, rebellion, dreaming), finding fresh angles on films you know (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Kes) and lots of films you perhaps won't. Specially shot segments depicting his niece and nephew may not quite come off, but as you'd expect from Cousins, the focus is wide (53 films, 25 nations) and his enthusiasm ridiculously infectious.
Another thoughtful and lovingly crafted jalopy ride through cinema by Cousins. A must for anyone who loves film.


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Australian investors took their lead from United States markets for
"No one would have expected these big moves," a broking source said.
Voting shares of the new News Corp closed at $16.75, up 15 per cent, after reaching a high of $17.62 during the day.
The company's non-voting shares also went for a run, closing up 19 per cent at $16.96.
The stock had a strong debut on the Nasdaq in the US on Wednesday, settling at prices much higher than the closing prices on the ASX on the first day's trading.
The new News voting stock rose 1.8 per cent in the US to close at $US15.52. Its non-voting shares posted a 3.3 per cent rise to close at $US15.78.
However, intraday trading was reasonably volatile as US investors searched for a market price, with the price ranging from a high of $US16.25 to a low of $US14.
US investors have, historically, held mainly non-voting News Corp shares because of their liquidity, whereas Australian investors have, traditionally, held mainly voting shares.
The 21st Century Fox share price was comparatively subdued in the US, rising only 0.7 per cent for its non-voting stock to close at $US28.35, and up 0.5 per cent for voting stock to close at $US28.48. Fox owns the old News Corp's key, high-growth assets of cable TV, US broadcast TV and film.
On the ASX on Thursday, Fox's voting shares rose 1 per cent to close at $30.90, while its non-voting shares were also up 1 per cent to close at $30.66.
News formally splits into two separately listed companies on June 28.
Sources said the new News share price would take several weeks to settle.
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Was very disappointed with the so called breakfast. Did not bother. Good thing for near by convenient store and restaurant. That was a key feature why we booked.
Nice updates. Good value for the money - probably the nicest Super 8 I've stayed in. Free breakfast was pretty good - could use a few more options, but at this price, it was solid. Midway through our showers, the water would suddenly get freezing cold for a couple minutes. Luckily it came back hot after that. Room space wasn't huge, but a fine value for the price.
I enjoyed the easy access off the freeway, gas stations, and safe parking; I loved the room and the HBO channels. I really was impressed!! Only one complaint, coming out of the building was an employee sitting in a chair smoking. It was a slight turn off.
Staff was friendly No problems with stay.
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We sadly had a room at the end of a hallway with a toddler; the exit sign buzzed so loudly and the light shined under thr door all night keeping all of us up. Then the staff mistakenly re-sold our room at approximately 11 pm so we were wildly surprised when two loud adults started slamming our thankfully security locked door against the lock trying to get in. When we called the front desk to advise of the intrusion we were informed that "they did not know someone was in the room," though we had checked in at 3 pm the same day and without apology hung up on us. Not a pleasant experience at all! The room was clean but that is where the satisfaction ends.
The stay was wonderful! Value was exceptional! Everyone was so friendly and accommodating. . . exceeded all expectations! Love the renovations. . . sooooooooo nice! We will be back :)
Very nice staff at the front desk, great comfortable room and very clean. I would recommend to my friends and family this Super 8 in Pocatello, Idaho. Construction on the third floor and we felt all alone.
Everything--front desk staff, pet friendliness, closeness to restaurant, comfortable beds, cleanliness. Everything was great.
Very close to Holt Arena & many of the grocery stores & restaurants. Not enough parking spots along the motel. The parking in the middle of the parking lot has lots of traffic in & out.
The woman who was working the front desk when I checked in was very friendly and patient. There were people yelling at each other in rooms near ours very late at night and there was a lot of other noise as well day and night. The room was very dark as most of the lights did not work and it smelled bad.
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The room was just large enough for our family. The location was a little scary for my family, being right next to an alleyway. The staff were less than friendly and hardly professionally dressed. There was no shampoo or conditioner. The room smelled like no one flushed the toilet the night before.
The owner is so nice and friendly. And it is so close to ISU and very convenient.
Price was perfect. The only thing that I was not happy with is our bedding was dirty. It had the smell of poop and there were a few stains on it. The front desk just gave fresh linen.
The hotel is right across the street from Idaho State University , which made me feel secure during my visit . It's conveniently located to the places that I needed to be and has several eating places within driving distance . It's what I needed and cozy. Although it's a nice hotel , it's starting to show it's age . Still the staff was very friendly to compensate it's age .
Wasn't there long enough to form an opinion.
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Bathroom was disgusting and the tiny TV and wobbly stand it was on we're a joke
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E46 Replacement Battery Info Here
I have seen this mentoned in older threads, but a quick search for "new battery" and "replacement battery" did not identify the thread... so thought I would post a new thread with a clear title for others.
Last weekend the battery on my 2003 330i (two years since delivery) started slow cranking, so I decided to replace the battery. I remembered reading in a forum somewhere that Autozone Duralast 49-DL was a direct replacement.
Cruised down to the local Autozone and purchased 49-DL for $64.99 (the sales dude will tell you it is not in his computer and won't fit... but ignore him).
The install was simple and it fits perfectly. The battery even includes the rubber vent tube. You will need to trim about a quarter inch from the battery side of the rubber tube to get clearance for the hold-down bracket. Works great.
Hope this helps some fellow Bimmerfester's looking for a new battery.
P.S. Before someone asks.... I know the car warranty would have replaced the battery, but for $64.99 I did not want to take the day from work to mess with the dealer. Plus this is a higher CCA battery then OEM.
Don't know if you're still around, but if you are...how has this battery held up for you?
Nice to know. I was sold an AutoZone battery for $111.24 on 3/27/05 on a car delivered 10/18/00.
Weird timing - I see this thread was revived a couple of days ago, and my battery died this morning. Went with the 49DL (thanks for the tip, Alan). Wasn't too sure at first since the DL is a little longer than the OEM battery (a little less than an inch, I'd say) and the drain hose is in a different spot. No issues - went in quickly and fired right up.
Glad this thread was of some help to you folks.
my battery died today. thanks for the thread! <3
-p.s. i think it was due to my two subwoofers, computer, dvd player, and ps2 =((
I had read some posters say the battery was heavier than OEM. I thought the opposite...thought the Duralast was lighter.
Thanks for the info!
Just adding my notch to the recent battery failures... 2000 BMW 323i running fine since May '2000. Tonight, the headlights(Xenons) rapidly blinked and the car won't turn over. The internal lights are going dim and I'm not getting sound from the radio.
I HOPE it's an expiring battery. I'm very thankful for the replacement info in this forum. First thing tomorrow, I'll be looking for this replacement.
Many thanks.:thumbup:
My factory battery was dead andI replaced the battery on my e46 with a
DURALAST 49-DL and now I have a "BATTERY LIGHT" that keeps flashing on the dash. It is a 02 with 32k miles.....so I kinda doubt it's the alternator or belt... help?
Would this work on an E39?
The battery indicator shows "black", or "recharge required." Should I just get a new one? The car is now 7 years old.
My battery seems to have died today. It was slow cranking yesterday but today it was a no go.
I guess I will be driving to autozone today.
Anybody knows if the battery is a maintenance item? I have extended maint.
This started last week, my car would not start. So I jumpstarted it. I figured if I drive it to work, it may bring the battery back to life.
i took it for a ride to work, which is about an hour drive one way. (i usually don't drive the car this far since I take public transportation). On the way home, the car almost didn't start, but it did, and i didn't need a jumpstart. AFter that I left the car unused for a week. We went out of town with the other car until last night.
Last night, I started the car and again it was kinda weak, but it starts and it didn't need jumpstarting. I was surprised since the battery kept up for a week.
This morning, however, it wouldn't start at all. There is a clicking sound, that's about it. maybe because last night i only started it, but didn't drive it or leave the engine long enough to have the battery charged.
I peeeled off the sticker on top of the battery and added distilled water and drove it for a like 20 minutes or so. still didn't help, the car wouldn't start.
So i went to Monument AutoParts and coughed up $90 for the ACDelco Battery. Installed it and it's working fine now.
change codes?
Other than physically swapping out the battey and venting, is there anything else I need to do. Any codes that need to be reset?
Another bimmer battery that died owner,
Replaced the OEM with the DL-49 from Autozone. 3 tools, 20 minutes (in the ice) and no problems. Tight fit and fired right up. Longevity shouldn't be an issue, but at $59.99 beats the hell out of the $200 from the dealer.
E46 Battery Replacement, too
Actually, Alan's instructions were perfect. The 49-DL from AutoZone fits like a charm -- the whole change process was less than an hour, including purchasing the battery, installing it, and returning the core and I live about 4 miles from the nearest AutoZone. The price in January 2007 was $59.99!
Thanks Alan.
The battery in my '02 M3 Cab went out on New Years Eve.
The stealership wanted some outrageous amount of money ($380 I think somthing like that) to replace it. Hacking, coughing, writhing and collapsing onto the floor, I managed to crawl out of there and rescue both my car and myself from their greedy meathooks. Next. :flipoff:
Sears indicated that they don't carry a battery for my car and that the stealer is the only one who carries it. :cry:
I almost returned to the rape room but instead decided to try AutoZone. Autozone saved my schphinctor by revealing the lies Sears told me. :liar: Not only does AutoZone carry them but this particular location only had one left--which doesn't surprise me after seeing the number of similar postings on this thread.
I purchased "Item no. 603386 - 94R-DLG Gold B 8 Year Battery" and installed it in a matter of minutes. It works perfectly. :)
The price I paid is what concerns me. I paid $119.00 for mine! WTF! :mad:
Someone please tell me that there's a difference between my "Item no. 603386 - 94R-DLG Gold B 8 Year Battery" and the $59.00 batteries some of you have purchased which would account for the price difference. Please!
If not, I'm going to have to go back to Autozone and eat someones lunch.
From their web site it looks like the 49-DL is now $79.99, so you did not get hosed too badly. Looks like 94RDLG has eight year warranty vs. seven on 49-DL.
Duralast Gold Battery
Three-year free replacement
Eight-year prorated warranty
Up to 875 cold cranking amps
Up to 1,000 cranking amps
Duralast Battery
Two-year free replacement
Seven-year prorated warranty
Up to 850 cold cranking amps
They seem to be handing out 3 years of "free" jumpstarts with the Gold Battery as well... I'll be picking up a 49-DL soon... :thumbup:
So, I stepped up and got the 49-DL over the weekend... Installation was relatively easy, just had to remove a small white block that held the previous (slightly smaller) battery in place, and trim the vent hose as other have indicated. The only other issue I had was that the clamp that presses down on the battery seemed still allow a little movement even when fully tightened. To alleviate this, I used the Positive post cover that came with the new battery (the old BMW battery cover fit on the new battery, so I used it over the clamp) and placed it under the foot of the clamp... this additional 5mm or so of material was all I needed to get a tight fit. Car cranked right up, no problems. Thanks to the OP for the info! :thumbup:
BTW, I paid $59 plus a $10 core charge... Have to roll by there with one of my other old batteries and get my $10 back! :thumbup:
I just went and bought the 49DL tonight but it didn't come with any tubes as others have mentioned. Did you guys had to ask the sales person for it or .... ? Has anybody tried fitting the original tube over the 49DL's tube connection? Thanks.
Did it at least come with the L shaped plastic elbow that pops in the battery top? If you have that the old hose might fit onto the elbow or you could just get a piece of tubing from a hardware store maybe?
Will the 49DL fit an '04 330 convertible? Dealer wants $300.28 for a new battery :(
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Getting my head around the new GCSEs and A-levels due 2015(34 Posts)
I'm a maths teacher, currently on maternity leave and trying to keep up-to-date with developments (hard when Gove is in charge!).
From what I gather, at GCSE we will have new, harder (harder than the current new, harder) GCSEs in maths and English for first teaching in 2015. Other subjects will follow in 2016.
At A-level, things are going linear. I understand that maths and further maths are proving problematic and we will start linear teaching in 2016, but other subject linear courses will start in 2015. AS level as a midway point will cease, but students can opt to take a standalone AS level which will be a separate qualification, not a part of the A-level. I'm assuming this means they will have to select which subject they want their AS level to be in at the start of Y12 rather than reviewing results at the end of Y12 and deciding which subject to drop.
In maths, at least, we will have students starting the new A-level in 2016, having sat the old GCSE, as the new GCSE only starts in 2015. Presumably this will be a disadvantage as you would hope that the new GCSE will be designed to prepare better for the new A-level. Other subjects will have it worse as the new A-level will start in 2015, but the new GCSE not till 2016.
Am I right? Any other subject teachers want to chip in? I think if I were a parent of a child in this middle of the changeover, I'd be concerned.
Info here:
Science will start the new A'levels a year earlier than maths. There has been a big who-ha in science because learned societies were not involved in the A'level reform.
I have 2 DDs currently in Yr9 and Yr7, so they are either side of the changes if they happen when proposed.
I worry about DD2 having to be a "guinea pig" and also for DD1 having de-valued qualifications
Labour degrading the standard of some of the GCSEs
I think a larger problem was Labour's careless enthusiasm for "equivalent" qualifications. If you look at the finer detail on the DfE website, there are schools where even "high attaining" pupils (those arriving with KS2 SAT scores above 4) are only getting two thirds of their GCSE results from actual GCSEs, the rest from assorted "equivalent" qualifications. These tend to be 11-16 schools in areas with low levels of parental education, where the parents won't be as aware that the qualifications are extremely limiting for further education and the school itself doesn't have to pick up the pieces. Gove's decision to clamp down on that will improve social mobility; children from poorer backgrounds are disproportionately likely to be taking these qualifications.
I don't think they really care about what they're doing. And it doesn't matter which side you look at. Gove is a bit of a twat but he's been handed a vote winner on a plate by Labour degrading the standard of some of the GCSEs so they could brag about how much better the standard of education is under their government. (I'm not saying that's the sole reason for the rise in pass rates. A shed load of work went in from both teachers and students to contribute to that too.)
They weren't really fooling anyone. All Gove has to do is tinker with the system and make pass rates go down and people start thinking he's fixed it.
Do you think we will get to the situation when comparing A grades, when we'll be saying ' well I got a A grade in 2016 so that's much better than your 2012 grade A.
How will employers be able to make a fair comparison?
I'm sure he plans to make sciences easier. I not sure who to blame most, labour who allowed the exams to get easier and easier or gove who's making it so making exams harder so its unfair on the current cohort. Personnaly prefer to blame gove most for being such a twat, but seriously can they not see the damage they are doing?
It was primary, noble. And tbf to Gove it wasn't entirely his cock up.
Labour commissioned the review, they got Rose to write the curriculum, they paid to create a new website and sent all the hard copy training materials into schools. What they failed to do was get the curriculum through Parliament, knowing that they were about to face a general election they were going to lose. They tried to rush it through in the end but there was no way the Tories were going to vote for it knowing they had a chance of winning an election.
Of course, when Gove gets the credit for introducing compulsory languages into the primary curriculum, he conveniently forgets that they would already be there had he not scrapped it several years ago.
What is really really really needed is for education policy to stop being a political football
We can dream
Well, the GCSE will be linear as well, but with the current scheme of work. Almost all GCSEs are now terminal-only, as of the 2014 examination session.
I know, the current new non-modular GCSEs will be the "old" linear GCSEs by then.
Was that primary? Scrapped by Gove?
What is really really really needed is for education policy to stop being a political football.
He's reckoning it will be a done deal by then and a new Government couldn't possibly have the time between May and September to put the brakes on
He does remember the Rose review and curriculum right? The one where we spent millions of pounds producing shiny new curriculum documents and sent them into schools in preparation. Where they're still sitting unused because there was a general election before they could bring it the curriculum in and he scrapped it.
Labour have already said that they still could stop/slow down the changes.
They might like to spend more time worrying about how to win an election, and less time making random announcements about what they'll do in the currently unlikely event that they do.
I know, but Labour have already said that they still could stop/slow down the changes.
It is relatively easy in May to say, it stays as it is for Sept (not good for schools, but they still could).
The election is precisely why Gove is rushing these changes through in 2015. He's reckoning it will be a done deal by then and a new Government couldn't possibly have the time between May and September to put the brakes on.
The other unknown is that if we have a change of government after the general election, then the timetable could change again .
No, longing, he can continue with A2 in Y12 and complete it in one year. It's only students starting their two year course in 2015 who will take all their exams at the end. It won't affect students who are in the middle of a course in 2015.
So .... DS in Year 10 has started AS Computing with the aim of completing the AS at the end of Year 11 (summer 2015). Does that mean, if he wants an A level in Computing (which he does) he will then have spend 2 years doing it in year 12 and 13, rather than one year doing the A2 in year 12 which I believe was the intention?
DD2 is in Y8, so she starts her GCSEs in sept 15.
So I think she gets the new exams.
I'm not too worried about GCSE, she'll take whatever's thrown at her.
It's hard A levels that worry me, there is just so much scope for exams not matching what's taught if they aren't properly tested.
So Y9 dd will do "old" style GCSEs and the new linear A levels.
Well, the GCSE will be linear as well, but with the current scheme of work. Almost all GCSEs are now terminal-only, as of the 2014 examination session.
What's the logic behind requiring more children to stay in education till the age of 18 but making A levels harder ?
The people who will be staying in school or training, but would not previously have done, are unlikely to be taking A Levels.
So Y9 dd will do "old" style GCSEs and the new linear A levels. What's the logic behind requiring more children to stay in education till the age of 18 but making A levels harder ?
Since January exams have been discontinued there have been more dcs who haven't made the grade at AS level this year, so won't these changes mean that even more students won't make the grade after spending 2 years studying.
I am also concerned that introducing all these changes at once will result in many good, experienced teachers leaving the profession.
Thanks noblegiraffe, that makes things a bit more straightforward
Why do they have to rush this through? I wish they would just do a complete overhaul for the current year 7s so students and teachers have time to adapt.
Gawd it's so unfair on the the kids!
DS is now A2 year and has spent his whole school career learning and doing exams in a modular way, in a modular system.
The year that really really matters ie A2 he has to learn a whole new way of doing this, and ace the grades. No wonder he's stressed
2015 is start of teaching
Current Y11 sit old GCSEs and old A-levels (with no January modules as just introduced)
Current Y10 will sit old GCSEs, but new Linear A-levels except in maths/further maths
Current Y9 will sit old GCSEs but all new Linear A-levels
Current Y8 will start the new maths and English GCSEs but the old humanities etc, and Linear A-levels
Current Y7 will sit all new GCSEs and Linear A-levels.
I think.
Am totally by the timings and changes to timings. DD2 is in Y11 so doing existing style GCSEs (controlled assessments and end of course exams). What is happening next year in Y12 - same AS and A2 system as currently, or "new" 2 year A levels? Are the dates mentioned earlier for the end of course exams, or the start of course teaching?
It may have had that benefit, but from what I remember at the time the idea of more AS subjects then 3 for A2 was to do with studying a broader range of subjects. It was supposed to bring post 16 education more in line with IB. It never really happened because unlike the IB it never specified blocks of subjects that you had to choose from so you could still end up taking all sciences and maths even with more subjects.
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Ann Althouse continues to blog about Journolist; appears to have no idea what it was
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Members of the right-wing blogosphere have found a shiny new object to distract themselves with in recent days, and that shiny object is, of all things, a now-defunct listserv created by blogger Ezra Klein. It was a place where, over the last four years, a few hundred journalists exchanged off-the-record emails.
But trust me, Journolist, as it was called, was sooooo much more than that, at least according to the breathless descriptions that have been cooked up by ever-imaginative far-right bloggers.
Just ask Ann Althouse [emphasis added]:
Remember the liberal meme that George Bush was "incurious"? But aren't these liberal journalists incurious? They had this email list that was designed — apparently — to figure out how to structure the various news stories to serve the interests of their party. The Journolist was a self-herding device. They wanted to be good cogs in a machine that would generate power for the Democratic Party, didn't they? For career and social rewards? That's my hypothesis. As an intellectual, I would like to study how that worked. I'll write a book about it if someone will send me the raw material I need — the complete archive of the Journolist. I need a Deep Throat. I promise not to regard you as disgusting.
That was just one of many, many blog posts Althouse has written in recent days about Journolist, including her indignant demand that the listserv's entire archive be made public. Althouse continues to post item after item about Journolist, despite the fact that, based on the erroneous paragraph quoted above, Althouse has no idea what Journolist was.
But hey Ann, keep blogging away. (i.e. I don't think being in the dark about a given topic has ever stopped Althouse before.)
Meanwhile, this was the other jewel from Althouse's recent Jounrolist genre, in which she again demanded that private emails form a listserv be made public. Why? Because Journolist members might have been writing mean things about Ann Althouse in their off-the-record emails!
Don't I have a right to know what a gang of 400 journalists are saying about me, as they endeavor to shape my reputation, decide that all the good people must avoid linking to me, or whatever it is they do?
If I were to bring a defamation suit based on Ezra Klein's lie "Ann Althouse sure has a lot of anti-semitic commenters," I would seek access to the Journolist archive, and I believe I would get it. There is no privilege that would shield this information from discovery. Lawyers, argue with me if you think I'm wrong.
I'm not the litigating type — though when I practiced law, I worked in the litigation department — and I am not threatening to sue. I am saying this to make one more argument for why the Journolist archive needs to be made public.
Althouse, a law school prof and very public blogger, was thinking out loud about suing the owner of Journolist to find out if any of the 400 journalists on the listserv ever wrote anything nasty about her in their private emails. (Ego much?)
Thankfully, one of Althouse's readers nicely summed up the obvious absurdity of her argument:
I would think a law professor might have a better grasp of this. But on what grounds would you seek the archives? To borrow a popular argument of the right, where in the Constitution does it say you have the right to know what others are saying about you, especially when you have no proof they are saying anything defamatory about you.
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