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Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 28, 2013
The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive - 10 times pricier than coal, according to some estimates.
Organic solar cells - polymer solar cells that use organic materials to absorb light and convert it into electricity - could be a solution, but current designs suffer because polymers have less-than-optimal electrical properties.
Researchers at Northwestern University have now developed a new design for organic solar cells that could lead to more efficient, less expensive solar power.
Instead of attempting to increase efficiency by altering the thickness of the solar cell's polymer layer - a tactic that has preciously garnered mixed results - the researchers sought to design the geometric pattern of the scattering layer to maximize the amount of time light remained trapped within the cell.
Using a mathematical search algorithm based on natural evolution, the researchers pinpointed a specific geometrical pattern that is optimal for capturing and holding light in thin-cell organic solar cells.
The resulting design exhibited a three-fold increase over the Yablonovitch Limit, a thermodynamic limit developed in the 1980s that statistically describes how long a photon can be trapped in a semiconductor.
In the newly designed organic solar cell, light first enters a 100-nanometer-thick "scattering layer," a geometrically-patterned dielectric layer designed to maximize the amount of light transmitted into the cell. The light is then transmitted to the active layer, where it is converted into electricity.
"We wanted to determine the geometry for the scattering layer that would give us optimal performance," said Cheng Sun, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and co-author of the paper.
"But with so many possibilities, it's difficult to know where to start, so we looked to laws of natural selection to guide us."
The researchers employed a genetic algorithm, a search process that mimics the process of natural evolution, explained Wei Chen, Wilson-Cook Professor in Engineering Design and professor of mechanical engineering at McCormick and co-investigator of the research.
"Due to the highly nonlinear and irregular behavior of the system, you must use an intelligent approach to find the optimal solution," Chen said. "Our approach is based on the biologically evolutionary process of survival of the fittest."
The researchers began with dozens of random design elements, then "mated" and analyzed their offspring to determine their particular light-trapping performance. This process was carried out over more than 20 generations and also accounted for evolutionary principles of crossover and genetic mutation.
The resulting pattern will be fabricated with partners at Argonne National Laboratory.
Also co-authoring the paper were co-lead authors Chen Wang and Shuangcheng Yu, graduate students in McCormick's Department of Mechanical Engineering.
A paper about the results, "Highly Efficient Light-Trapping Structure Design Inspired by Natural Evolution," was published January 3 in Scientific Reports, a publication of Nature.
Related Links
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com
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Dustin & Sarah White with their children Gwen, Galen, and Kayla with close friends in Cambodia.
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Reaching the World with the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Passport Ministries exists to bring glory to God the Father through bringing others into a relationship with His son, Jesus Christ.
It is our belief that God gets the greatest amount of glory by bringing into unity that which is diverse. In other words reaching a lost and dying world with Gospel message of Jesus Christ, both across the street and around the world.
It is our belief that world missions is in a transition period from what we have known for the last fifty years to something new and exciting for the twenty first century. It is our desire to fill what we see as a void in today's mission world by partnering with ministry partners around the world, and serving them both at home and on the field to enable them to accomplish the tasks and calling of the Holy Spirit. To this end we act as a service agency for on field missionaries.
Our commitment does not stop there however. We are also actively involved in teaching about biblical missions whenever possible as well as putting together short-term teams, training them and taking them to visit our on field partners.
Our current ministry partners include The Hindustan Bible Institute in Chennai, India and Dustin and Sarah White along with their three children, Gwen, Galen, and Kayla, who are preparing to move back to Cambodia to minister to the Cambodian peoples.
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Founder of Neptune Charity Makes Forbes 30 Under 30 List
The founder and Executive Director of a Monmouth County-based charity makes a prestigious list. Move for Hunger's Adam Lowy is on Forbes Magazine's annual 30 Under 30 List. The list recognizes 30 people under age 30 who are making waves in their respective industries.
28 year old Lowy said he began the charity four years ago in Neptune Township by collecting nonperishable food from customers of family's moving company, Lowy's Moving Service. "We've grown now from what started with Lowy's to now work with over 560 moving companies, 5,000 realtors across North America and we feed over 2 million people in need so far," according to Lowy.
Lowy isn't planning on resting on the accolades because he said with an estimated 50 million Americans who are going to bed hungry every night, they've got so much more to do. "So we're working harder than ever to raise awareness about this cause. We're organizing food drives and events. We're going to get students involved this year and are launching some new programs for students who want to fight hunger in their communities and we're working with realtors again as well," explained Lowy.
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Domestic Violence and the Workplace Survey - Findings Released
In June 2011, NTEU members were asked to participate in a national online survey on the impact of domestic violence at work. This survey was conducted by the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse located at the University of New South Wales. Over 3600 union members from a range of industries responded to the survey. Of the respondents, 48% were members of the NTEU. The results have now been released and include the following key findings:
- Nearly a third of respondents (30%) had personally experienced domestic violence.
- Nearly half of those who had experienced domestic violence reported that the violence affected their capacity to get to work. The major reason was physical injury or restraint (67%), followed by hiding keys and failure to care for children.
- Nearly one in five of those who had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months reported that the violence continued at the workplace.
- The major form the domestic violence took in the workplace was abusive phone calls and emails and the partner physically coming to work.
- 48% of respondents who had experienced domestic violence did disclose the violence to a manager/supervisor, though only 10% found them helpful.
- For those who did not discuss the problem at work, the major reason was privacy, followed by reasons of shame and fear of dismissal.
- Over one third of the respondents who had experienced domestic violence reported the violence to the police. 25% of the respondents who had experienced domestic violence had obtained a protection order, but less than half (41%) included their workplace in the order.
- All respondents to the survey thought that domestic violence can impact on the work lives of employees and a high percentage (78%) believed that workplace entitlements could reduce the impact of domestic violence in the workplace.
A full copy of the report is available from the recently launched website: www.dvandwork.unsw.edu.au
In addition to reporting on the survey results, the new website includes further information and resources, such as:
- What to do about the impact of domestic violence in the workplace and how to plan policies and safety measures.
- What to know if you are a worker experiencing domestic violence.
- Why domestic violence is a workplace issue.
- Law reform submissions.
These survey results provide a strong basis for the NTEU's continuing campaign on the elimination of violence, focussing upon our workplaces. This campaign includes the development of domestic violence bargaining claims to support those staff experiencing domestic violence, including recognition of domestic violence within leave and flexible work arrangements.
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How much drink makes you a bloody idiot?
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Genetics, gender and tolerance can cause alcohol to affect people in different ways, writes Tom Noble.
Labor MP Carolyn Hirsh describes herself as a bloody idiot. Four white wines on Wednesday evening were enough to push her blood alcohol content to .07 when stopped at a police booze bus in Glen Iris at 11pm.
The next morning, after stepping down as chairwoman of the parliamentary Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee, Ms Hirsh was contrite. "I've made a very silly mistake," she said, partly blaming the test result on the fact she was a woman.
She has a point.
Alcohol affects different people in different ways. Some absorb it quicker, some process it quicker - and some can collapse unconscious and die at levels that seem to barely affect heavy drinkers.
Your blood alcohol reading can be influenced by how quickly you drink, whether you eat, your level of dehydration. Then there are genetic aspects, whether other drugs or medications affect your rate of absorption, the state of your liver - and your sex.
Benny Monheit, a drug and alcohol specialist at The Alfred hospital, says women absorb alcohol quicker than men, which suggests a man the same size as Ms Hirsh could have blown less and escaped her $300 fine and six-month licence suspension.
"Women, because they have more fatty tissue, can get a higher blood alcohol concentration level than men, with the same amount of alcohol," says Dr Monheit.
While the MP was only just over the .05 limit, Kimberly Gill, 31, of Laverton, was at the other end of the scale. This week, Gill was fined and lost her licence after appearing in court on drink-driving and other charges. Gill was found to have a blood alcohol reading of .386 after she crashed her car in Brighton in 2001 - the equivalent of drinking a bottle of spirits in two hours.
While the reading is high, it is well short of the state's highest. In 1990, a motorcyclist who died in an accident had a blood-alcohol content of .587. In 1993, a car driver died in a crash with a .44 reading.
For a non-drinker, an alcohol level of .3 is likely to induce a coma, says Dr Monheit. "Most people who don't drink regularly who had that sort of level would be flat on their back." Death can follow at slightly higher levels.
"Alcohol is a depressant drug. While it doesn't make you depressed, it slows the brain, and if you have too much it slows the breathing until breathing stops."
But those who drink regularly can drink volumes without falling into a coma. They have tolerance. "If a person drinks alcohol regularly, the body adapts. Enzymes in the liver and other parts of the body spring up, and doses that would normally put a non-drinker to sleep don't have that effect," says Dr Monheit.
A person's tolerance can increase, as does the liver's ability to process alcohol, to the point where toxins cause the liver itself to break down, which can lead to death (927 Australians died of alcoholism and liver cirrhosis in 2002, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare).
Such tolerance can start to build with three to six months of almost daily drinking, says Dr Monheit. Although there is no way to test a level of alcohol tolerance, those who have it can begin to lose it with three to four weeks of abstinence.
Alcohol, however, has benefits. "If you are over 40 and not alcohol dependent, one or two standard drinks each day will reduce the risk of a heart attack," says Dr Monheit. "But if you have more, the problems increase rather than the benefits. It's a fine line."


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We opened a restaurant business in June 2009 and found that we no matter what we have done to get people in we are not making it and have no more money to put in. Just as a note this business is incorporated. My question is we have a three year lease and after the month of nov we, and unless some miracle happens we will not have a nickle more to put in anymore not from the business or personally. My biggest concern is the lease and him coming after me for the money. When I say I'm broke I mean I will probally be applying for food stamps broke. How much does being incorporated protect you on the personal level.
A corporation is a treated as a separate legal person which is why it is said to offer asset/creditor protection for the shareholders. For instance, if you own IBM stock and IBM has a slow quarter and can't pay the lease on a big warehouse, the landlord will not come after you and the other individual shareholders for the money. It will only sue IBM.
However, in the small business context, you have to watch out for what we call Piercing the Corporate Veil. The argument that the landlord might make in your worst case scenario is that your corporate veil should be pierced and that you should be personally liable because the corporation was merely your alter ego and the corporation was underfunded.
This assumes that you didn't sign as a personal guarantor on the lease (or any other business contracts). Of course, in your case, you would probably be considered judgment-proof because you don't have any other assets.
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CONGRATS for your supplement on the outstanding achievements obtained by the York College and students in 2014.
The Ofsted report is superb and the overall A-level pass rate of 99.6 per cent and 100 per cent pass rate in 38 A-level subjects, speaks for itself.
I have had a number of grandchildren who have passed through York College and without exception all have done well.
As chairman of the successful Stamford Bridge in Bloom team who obtained two gold awards in the 2013 Yorkshire in Bloom awards, I must place on record how we have appreciated the support given to us by the students who built the magnificent Viking longship which adorns our main village area.
This year the students are involved in our exciting new project to convert the old station platform to its original state.
Well done to all concerned at York College.
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Adrian Sudbury: I'm determined to try and educate more people about what it is like to be a bone marrow donor
If the soul of regional newspaper publishing is in the human story, it should be no surprise that the most popular blog on Trinity Mirror's network is Baldy Blog, Adrian Sudbury's personal and campaigning site about his experience with leukaemia.
The reporter had an audience with the Prime Minister this week as part of his campaign for raise awareness about bone marrow donation. Sudbury puts it best:
"I have one last little mission before I die.
"I'm determined to try and educate more people about what it is like to be a bone marrow donor. There are still 7,000 people - children and adults in the UK alone - who are waiting to find a match. Without your help they have no hope."
His story has gone from the trauma of treatment to the elation of being given the all-clear, getting engaged, splitting up - and then back again. It makes for tough reading but the lengthy comment streams show a loyal audience with shared experiences and messages of support, and it's very powerful.
As well as meeting Gordon Brown, Sudbury met the Health Minister Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families Ed Balls, and has been doing a hefty round of press interviews. All that contributed to a eight-fold increase in traffic to his blog; a plea for more bone marrow donors has 398 comments on it, at last count.
"After everything we have been through together I am so sorry to break the following news to you all. The leukaemia has reappeared in the bone marrow and I have only got weeks or months to live..."


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If you are interested joining the club's skiing and social activities, to apply for membership, please click on the following underlined forms, then review, print, and fill in the TDSASC Application Form and the TDSASC Release Form.
The membership fee is $50 for skiers and $25 for social members. Social membership is available for members' spouses and prior members who are not skiing for health or other reasons, but choose to be involved in social and other non-skiing club activities.
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If you don't want to wait for a command to finish before you see
the prompt again, you can run the command in the background. Any
shell command can be run in the background by typing an ampersand
(&) at the end of the command line. The following command:
wc /hp-ux &
will count the number of bytes in the UNIX kernel, and it will take
a second or two to complete. Try it with and without the ampersand
and notice how the shell doesn't wait for the command to complete
when you execute it in the background. When you start a background
job, you'll get a message that looks like this:
[2] 8397
The number in brackets is a `job number' assigned by the shell to the
background job, and the second number is a `process number' assigned
by the operating system. When a background job is completed,
you'll get a notice from the shell that looks like this:
[2] Done wc /hp-ux
When background jobs require input from the keyboard, they stop
running. You must bring them into the foreground in order to
supply them with input from the keyboard.
Because of this, it is usually a good idea to redirect the input
and output of background jobs.
Output redirection can be used for any command, not just background
commands. For instance, the command
ls -R ~ >listing
will do a directory listing of your home directory and all of its
subdirectories and save the output in a file called listing. You
do not need to create the output file in advance---it will be
created if it does not already exist.
Caution! When you redirect output to an existing file, that file
is overwritten. The previous contents will be lost. If you wish
to append the output of a command to a file, use the redirection
operator >> instead of >.
To use input redirection, you must first create the file and put
some appropriate input into it. You can do this with an editor
such as emacs or vi. For instance, if the file testrun contains a
series of Matlab commands, then the command
matlab <testrun >testrun.out
will cause Matlab to take its commands from the file testrun and to
put the results in the file testrun.out.
However, it is a rule of this computing site that unattended jobs
must be nice'd. This means that they run at a lower priority. The
jobs will still run to completion, but they will not interfere with
other people using the machine. For example,
nohup nice matlab < inputfile > outputfile &
will run Matlab in the background at a lower priority (with input
and output redirected to files). csh and
tcsh have a built in nice command that follows the
syntax listed above. If you are using a different shell, or if
you are explicitly invoking /bin/nice, see the man
page for the correct syntax.
If you forget to nice a background job when you start, or if the
job takes longer than you anticipated and you decide to log out and
go to lunch, you can use the command renice -n 19 to lower the
priority of already-running jobs. The argument to the renice
command is a process number (the second of the two numbers reported
when you started the job.) For example, the command:
renice -n 19
renice -n 19 8397
will lower the priority for the job whose process number is 8397.
If you've forgotten the process number, you can use the command
jobs -l
to list all of your jobs and their process numbers. Note: the jobs
command only knows about jobs started from the same window. See
the manual page for the ps command to learn how to find out about
jobs started from a different window.
To run your commands one at a time, create a file containing a list
of the commands you want to run. This is called a `shell script'.
Then you can run the shell script, and each of the commands in it
will be executed in turn. You run a shell script by typing its
file name at the shell prompt (don't forget the & if you want it to
run in the background and nice if you plan to leave before it
finishes.) You may need to set execute permission on the file so
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Taiwan! "Feel Good" Country
Enhance Your Health and Your Knowledge on a Grand Island Tour
This island, floating on the far west side of the grand Pacific, is a land replete with cultural treats for the traveler from distant lands. Taiwan is the truest repository of the ancient ways in Chinese culture, caringly preserved while weakened or lost in other lands in the face of modern pressures and strings of unfortunate events. Part of this repository are age-old health treatments that have stood the test of time while being perfected over the centuries. Health-food therapy, full-body massage, reflexology, herbal baths, Chinese-medicine health examinations, meditation.....vivify your health with one, some, or all while exploring each as a key part in the intricate Chinese-culture mosaic.
Finland and Japan have done much in teaching the world the art of enhanced living through mineral-water therapy, but Taiwan is now also a master of the palette. And there are not many lands to which this island can be compared in any discussion of age-old, well-cured health-enhancing practices. Come away to Formosa, the "beautiful island," to explore her cultural and natural attractions and at the same time to bring out the most beautiful in you by exploring her treasure-house of health-related activities. Two trips in one is surely the best of bargains. Keep turning these pages to find out about each type of activity in turn.
Hot-Spring Bathing
Taiwan may be a subtropical island, but temperatures can get a little cool during the winter months, so it's a particular blessing that this place has one of the world's largest concentrations of hot springs. The Taiwanese have discovered the true delights of hot-spring bathing, appreciating more and more the subtle pleasures of luxury, with the result that new hot-spring spas appearing around the island can legitimately lay claim to that coveted five-star rating.
Taiwan's position at the edge of the Pacific Ocean puts it slap bang on the so-called 'ring of fire' which encircles the Pacific Rim, following the borders of a series of tectonic plates. It's this geological fact we have to thank for the multitude of hot springs across the island. Two million years or so ago, the Philippine Oceanic Plate (to the east) pushed under the Eurasian Continental Plate to a depth of a hundred kilometers, a depth at which the rock melted to become a huge reservoir of magma. This created the now-extinct volcanoes of Yangmingshan National Park in northern Taiwan. This vast natural boiler still exists far below the surface of the earth, as the subduction continues. Heat rising through the rock towards the surface heats groundwater seeping down through cracks in the earth. This reappears at the surface as either hot springs or steam-spouting fumaroles.
One Century of Hot-Spring Bathing in Taiwan
Surprisingly, although it was the Japanese who popularized hot-spring culture during their occupation of the island between 1895 and 1945, they weren't the first to realize the value of the local hot springs. That honor goes to - of all people - a German by the name of Ouely, who explored the hot springs near Beitou in 1893 and later opened a bathhouse. When the hot-spring-loving Japanese took over the island two years later, they weren't slow to utilize this plentiful and widespread natural treat, opening their first bathhouse, called Tenguan, in Beitou in 1896. This bathhouse is long gone, but if you want to visit another hot-spring bath from the Japanese period, you can go to the tiny Longnaitang bathhouse standing beside Beitou Hot Spring Park, a short walk from Xinbeitou (Sinbeitou) MRT station. In no time the Japanese had established hot-spring spas all over Taiwan: in the north at Beitou and Yangmingshan and down south at Guanzihling and Sichongsi. They even established a hospital at Beitou which made extensive use of hot-spring therapy!
With the return of Taiwan to Chinese rule in 1945, hot springs soon fell back out of favor, and it was only in the late 1990s that hot springs once again really caught the public imagination. Nowadays the choice ranges from natural, undeveloped hot springs deep in remote mountain gorges, through simple bathhouses, all the way to luxurious five-star spas with every possible comfort. Although hot springs have popped up all over the island, the majority are to be found around Taipei, Yilan, and Hsinchu counties in the north, Nantou in the center of the island and, down south, in the mountains of Kaohsiung and Pingtung. Taiwan's hot-spring waters come in many types, from the sulfuric waters of the hot springs found around Yangmingshan to the sodium-bicarbonate springs of places such as Jiaosi, in Yilan County. What they all have in common, however, is their reputed health-giving properties: a hot-spring bath is said to be good for treating various skin diseases, the gout, arthritis, muscle pains, even diabetes.
Hot-Spring Bathing in Northern Taiwan
Spring City Resort
Tien Lai
Follow the highway past Tien Lai down to the north coast and East China Sea at Jinshan, which doubles as a seaside resort and, courtesy of the rare seaside hot-water springs found here, as a spa. There's a wonderful hot-spring swimming pool close to the main beach in town. Bathhouses here are for the most part fairly simple, although several comfortable mid-range places have sprung up in the past few years.
Naruwan Resort Hotel
Add: 33 Pubu, Wulai Village, Wulai Township, Taipei County
Tel: (02) 2661-6000
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Everybody in the Pool!
Before You Plunge into the Pool
There are a few things to look out for when taking a hot-spring bath, especially in a communal pool. The Taiwanese are scrupulous observers of personal cleanliness and always wash before entering the pool; the more basic places may only provide a bucket and water scoop, while more swanky places and spas will have showers. Shampoo and soap should never be used inside the pool, and locals prefer not to take towels in either.
Once inside the pool, move slowly. In the really hot pools especially beloved by Japanese bathers, making waves can make life very uncomfortable for yourself and other bathers. As a rule of thumb, don't soak in the baths for more than five or ten minutes before getting out and taking a rest. Many Taiwanese swear by the salutary effects of alternating short soaks in the hot pool with short, sharp dips in the cold pool to be found nearby at all hot-spring baths and spas, although it's a bit of a shock to the system and definitely something to work up to slowly. People suffering from heart problems or high blood pressure are not advised to take a hot-spring bath without consulting their doctor first.
Little Streets and Small Alleys
Shin Kong Chao Feng Resort Ranch
Sleep, Eat, and Buy Options in Alishan's North Sector
Romantic Evenings in Kaohsiung
Land Ho! Penghu – Beckoning You
The Guanshan Town Circle Bicycle Path
Ximending (West Gate District)
The Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area
The Maolin National Scenic Area
Lion's Head Mountain and Beipu
Exploring the Valley of the Glowing Sky
The Sea of Flowers in Xinshe Festival
Healthful Eating and Delicious Flavors
The Black King Kong of Yuanchang
From Art Brush to Beauty Brush
Zuoying Wannian Folklore Festival
Overnighting on the Northeast Coast
Giant Buddha, Old Temples, and Glass Art
The Most Joyous Thing in the World is Music
Taiwan Fun on the Tropic of Cancer
FUN WITH CHINESE - Men in the Fields during Rain
Taipei's East District Where the Art of Shopping Is Serious Business
Spring Onion Country Yilan's Sanxing Township Offers Ideal Conditions for Cultivating Scallions
Sandy Beaches, Rocky Coastline, Quiet Country A Whirlwind Tour Round Hengchun Peninsula
Keeping It in the Family: I Wan Jan Puppet Theater
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit and the ROC's 100 Years
All the Flowers You Can Dream Of
Off to the Beach and the Rocks
Taiwan's Easy Rider Goes Into the Wild
Taiwan's Ultra Man Going Beyond Extreme
Establishing a Beautiful Taiwan
Exploring High Mountain HighsTaiwan at Her Peaks
Cultural Tourism in Taiwan:What's in It for You?
Getting to Know Taiwan's Indigenous Cultures
The Famous Lantern Festival in Taiwan
Great Arts, Culinary Exhibitions and Events in Taiwan's National Palace Museum and Other Places
Taiwanese Arts, Arts Festivals and Interesting Artifacts
"Taiwan's Ghost Festival and Other Religious Events"
City: The Tallest Building Taipei 101 & Kaohsiung's Love River
National Scenic Area (IV)-Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area, Penghu National Scenic Area, Matsu National Scenic Area
National Scenic Area (III)-East Rift Valley National Scenic Area, East Coast National Scenic Area, Maolin National Scenic Area
National Scenic Area (II)-Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area, Alishan National Scenic Area, Southwest Coast National Scenic Area
National Scenic Area (I)-North Coast & Guanyinshan National Scenic Area, Northeast Coast National Scenic Area, Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area
Offshore Islands- Penghu、Kinmen National Park、Matzu、Green Island(Lyudao)、Orchid Island(Lanyu)
Eastern Taiwan- Taroko National Park、East Rift Valley、Rueisuei & Hongye、Jhihben
Southern Taiwan- Alishan、Tainan、Kaohsiung、Dapeng Bay & Little Liouciou、Kenting National Park
Central Taiwan- Miaoli、Taichung、Changhua、Nantou、Yushan National Park
Northern Taiwan -Taipei City、Yangmingshan & Beitou、Danshuei、Wulai、Jioufen & Jinguashih、Yilan、Taoyuan & Hsinchu


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In an effort to involve more residents of the city in a public hearing dealing with the development of character districts, Clear Picture Cable and Wooster City Schools collaborated to broadcast the meeting live on channel 22, giving viewers the chance to phone in and make comments or ask questions.
The plan was partly successful.
While it was broadcast without a hitch, only one person called in with a question.
Still, about 20 people in the "live" audience asked questions for about a half-hour, questions that dealt with how many developable acres are within the city and what is the overall time frame for the planning process.
For those who missed the meeting, it will be rebroadcast on channel 22 Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.
"There are roughly 2,200 of land that is vacant in the city," said consultant Jack Pflum, of PKG Consultants. "Open land is not equal in all characteristics. Some of that open land is subject to flooding. Some soil types are not suitable for building. In some areas, the slope is too steep. 2,200 acres is the gross amount, but the land nets out to be about 1,600 acres available to the city."
The big question, Pflum said, is how is that land going to be used.
Pflum said if existing trends continue, such as Wooster's growth and the economy, the city could absorb 5.1 million square feet of industrial and commercial development.
"The questions are, how much acreage is going to be reserved for open space and recreation," he said. "How much will be reserved for that five million square feet of commercial development. These are scenarios we have to be concerned with.
"We are very concerned with how that 2,200 acres will be used in the future. It's a very important resource to the city that cannot be squandered because it is a finite resource. Once it has been squandered, it is impossible to get back."
The city currently sits on about 7,000 acres, Pflum said, 36 percent of which is being used as residential.
"Out of that, about 60 percent are single-family uses," he said. "Almost 24 percent are multi-family, apartments, townhouses. That's an important mix. We anticipate that ratio will continue for some time. If there is a policy change that would affect that it would have to be adopted in a very clear way."
While the Tuesday evening meeting was the third and final meeting dealing with the character districts, Comprehensive Plan Committee co-chairperson Margo Broehl said there will be many more opportunities for public input, including when the plans go before planning commission and city council.
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Its simple geometric plan consists of a square surrounding a circular courtyard. For the first time the Hill House, which won the 1954 Architecture Medal, will be open to the public. It's one of six courtyard houses that are part of the Robin Boyd Foundation's next open-day series.
Alongside Boyd's Walsh Street House, another courtyard home on the self-guided tour is Walter Burley Griffin's Salter House, which Boyd considered "among the finest house designs of the century''. Griffin was known for experimentation and this house showcases his Knitlock masonry construction system.
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Fred Armisen & Carrie Brownstein Are Getting Their Own Show!
I have never been to Portland, Oregon, but I can imagine how annoying some people who live there might be. Possibly even more annoying than the ones who live in Brooklyn. So I thank the heavens for "Saturday Night Live"'s Fred Armisen and ex-Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein, who will enlighten us all when their new sitcom, "Portlandia," debuts on the IFC channel. Fred and Carrie are the I'm-pissing-yourself hilarious duo behind the comedy group Thunder Ant. If you have not watched their "Feminist Bookstore" sketches, you must do so posthaste.
Please, please, please tell me "Portlandia" will be more of the same? Yes, indeed. According to IFC.com:
"In the series' premiere, viewers will meet the owners of a feminist book store; a militant bike messenger; an artsy couple who put cut-outs of birds on everything; and a punk rock couple negotiating a 'safe word' to help govern their love life."
Bust magazine reports the show begins filming later this month. "Portlandia" will also star Aubrey Plaza from "Parks & Recreation" and Kyle MacLachlan, aka Trey Macdougal from "Sex and the City"; they'll both write the series with Allison Silverman from "The Colbert Report." Yay for women comedy writers … and having a sense of humor about (some) feminists.
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NARTH really wants to be on the same page with Francis Collins, the current Director of the National Institute of Health. Or at least they really want you to think they are. NARTH is now accusing Exgaywatch editor of somehow duping Francis Collins into criticizing a NARTH article by Dean Byrd which cited Collins. Yes, that is right, NARTH believes David (Skywalker) Roberts and the Jedi Knights at XGW used their mind tricks on the current director of the National Institute of Health, causing him … [Read more...]
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Timothy Shah's Ugandan conspiracy
I am posting on Timothy Shah's Christianity Today article about Uganda as I have time. Rather than posting one long response, my schedule has been friendly to shorter efforts.In this one, I want to point out that Mr. Shah makes some assessments of David Bahati that are not based on contact or interview with Mr. Bahati. Shah writes:Some American groups have thus made a crusade of opposing the anti-gay bill in Uganda largely because of the mistaken belief that American evangelical groups … [Read more...]
Uganda committee chair: Fate of Anti-Homosexuality Bill still uncertain
This morning, Stephen Tashobya, the chair of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee of the Ugandan Parliament told me that the prospects for the Anti-Homosexuality Bill are still not certain. He denied saying that public hearings were planned, adding "what we said was we have that bill [the Anti-Homosexuality Bill] together with many other bills before the committee."Tashobya added, "When I was asked about that bill, I said yes, it is among the many bills that we have and we shall … [Read more...]
UG Pulse: Anti-Homosexuality Bill to be debated when Parliament reconvenes
UPDATE: Please read this update in addition to this post..........................According to the UG Pulse, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee chair Stephen Tashobya told media today that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill will be the subject of public hearings and debated this session.This is consistent with most of what Tashobya has told me previously. Only one occasion has Tashobya told me that there might not be time to consider the AHB. Here is the UG Pulse's report:The … [Read more...]
Christianity Today's website contradicts Timothy Shah's CT conspiracy article
Since October, 2009, there have been a number of flawed articles about Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, but none more flawed than the one currently up on the website of Christianity Today, by Timothy Shah. I have written here and here to demonstrate just a few of the problems, but I want to address some of them again with more information.First, in reference again to this Shah authored statement:But the legislation has received widespread attention not primarily because of its draconian … [Read more...]
Has Uganda's antigay bill been stopped by Ugandan opposition?
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Christianity Today author misleads on Uganda
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Is the world about to end?
Preachers gonna preach.Greg Laurie, who is probably a really nice guy, told his congregation that the 2nd coming is coming sooner than later. He thinks so due to......the dramatic escalation of global wars and terrorism, the push for unity or globalism, the change in world economics toward a cashless society, the unprecedented increase of killer earthquakes, and false teaching permeating the church.I am not a historian but I bet there isn't a dramatic escalation of wars. I suppose there … [Read more...]


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DEAN Morgan and Kortney Hause could both play a part in the Blues squad to face Morecambe, with manager Gareth Ainsworth encouraged by their recovery from injury.
A groin problem has kept young defender Hause out since the festive period, while joint top scorer Morgan is on his way back from a hamstring pull.
Ainsworth is optimistic the pair could be in contention on Saturday - or if not they should be good to go in next weekend's M40 derby against Oxford United at Adams Park.
He said: "Dean and Kortney are very close. They could be back in training in the next couple of days. They will be in contention for one of the two games, not both. We'll assess them today."
There's also good news for striker Jon-Paul Pittman, who had a cast aiding his recovery from a knee injury removed this week.
Ainsworth said: "JP is out of his brace. Hopefully he can rejoin training within two or three weeks."


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Big leaves and big plants, zucchinis stand tall in the garden. Now is the time to plant out members of the cucurbit family and zucchinis are one of the easiest to plant and take care of. They can provide us with both fruit and flowers for eating. The zucchini flower is a delicacy.
They need to have lots of sunshine and be growing in warm soil. Now that frosts are uncommon, it is safe to plant out the seeds into a well prepared garden bed, loaded with plenty of compost to allow the roots of the plants to feed well.
Zucchinis will germinate in 8-10 days and the first leaves are quite large. Under good growing conditions you can pick your first zucchini flowers in six weeks and harvest the zucchinis within seven weeks.
The plants produce both male and female flowers and there will generally be a good surplus of the smaller male flowers sitting on long stems.
Select some of these flowers for the kitchen and cut the stem around 20 centimetres from the flower; always leave some to pollinate the female flowers. If at any time you need one or two more flowers, select those female flowers where the zucchini has fully set with its little bulging fruit and gently twist off.
I am always interested in growing the unusual varieties of plants. The Costa Romanesque zucchini is an Italian heritage bush variety with prominent ribs along its light green skin. When cooked it has something of a nutty flavour. This variety produces a prolific crop of male flowers if you wish to have a good supply throughout the summer.
The golden zucchini offers a distinct colour to kitchen dishes, such as ratatouille. It can be grated raw into salads and cooked in many dishes. I have found the production levels to be lower than the green varieties.
Now is the time to plant zucchinis as the risk of heavy frosts abate. Photo: Ursula Alter
Blackjack and black beauty are the well known dark green coloured zucchinis with smooth skin. They are fast growing and produce many zucchinis over several weeks. The bushes are semi upright so that you can harvest the fruit very easily.
My favourite is the heirloom Cocozella di Napoli with its pale green skin broken up by the dark green ribs. The fruit is very tender and it can produce a crop in around six weeks, when the weather is quite warm.
Zucchinis need lots of food and water particularly at the time when the flowers are appearing and the fruits start to form. Mulch around the plants to keep the moisture in. Provide then with a supplement of liquid seaweed fertiliser every fortnight as they grow. And make sure you have built up the garden bed and provided good drainage as they do not want to become waterlogged.
Allow plenty of space between each plant, at least 80 cm and if possible even 1 metre. Strong growing plants will produce an abundance of big leaves on long stems, so if they are growing too close together, it will be impossible to get among the plants at harvest time.
This vegetable can produce one zucchini every two days so you will need to keep on top of things, when the harvest time comes. Having a garden with six to eight plants will be sufficient to feed a middle-sized family. If you have a bigger garden, then you can supply your whole neighbourhood.
Older zucchini plants become susceptible to powdery mildew and the production will fall away. So to have a good supply of zucchinis in autumn, plan to plant out a second crop in late January.
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Stuffed zucchini flowers
12 zucchini flowers with attached baby zucchini
4 tsp olive oil
1 brown onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbs fresh thyme, chopped
2 free-range eggs
400g Roma tomatoes, diced
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
salt and pepper
Heat the oil in a small saucepan, over medium heat. Add in the onion and garlic and saute until tender. Add in the breadcrumbs and thyme and stir well until the breadcrumbs have browned then remove from heat.
Lightly beat the eggs in a medium sized bowl and then add in the breadcrumb mixture, along with the diced tomatoes and cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Carefully detach the stamen from inside each zucchini flower, ensuring not to tear the actual flower. Then carefully place two teaspoons of the stuffing inside each blossom. Lightly oil the base of a large baking dish and place the zucchini flowers side by side in the baking dish. Sprinkle any remaining breadcrumb mixture on top of the layered flowers, along with some salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover the bottom of the tray with a thin layer of water. Drizzle a little olive oil over the flowers and bake in the oven at 170C for 30-40 minutes until the zucchinis are tender.
This week in the garden
* Plant out radish, rocket, parsley, basil, silverbeet and spinach direct into the garden.
* Prepare a garden bed with lots of compost and added fertilisers to plant out sweet corn.
* Continue to plant out potatoes in long rows or in cylinders made with old tires and filled with compost. When the shoots begin to appear add more soil and straw to cover. This will help to grow a larger crop.
* As well as zucchinis, plant out cucumbers and pumpkins into raised beds filled with lots of compost to allow the roots to grow deeply and draw up many nutrients.
* Harvest your early, young shoots of asparagus. Hill up the bank around the bushes to produce thicker, white spears.
* Mulch all of your garden beds to protect from the heat of the sun and to help retain moisture.
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"The school provides a solid background and a skill level that makes the graduates able to generate income and become self employed"
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"Organizations like the CTAS play an invaluable role in preserving and rejuvenating traditional arts and crafts before these forms of cultural identity are forgotten"
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Dear Readers,
Kuzu-Zangpola and welcome to the Choki Traditional Art School website.
Choki Traditional Art School (CTAS) is a private traditional art school established in 1999 by Dasho Choki Dorji in commemoration of His Majesty's, the fourth King's Silver Jubilee to help children of broken and economically disadvantaged families. The school offers free education, food and lodging. The school initially started with 5 students in a small building in Kawangjangsa, Thimphu. It is now located at Kabesa 10 kilometers north of Thimphu city.
Today we have 165 students (116 boys & 49 girls) out of which 18 students are studying as day scholar while the rest are boarding students. We have 19 members of staff at the school today. The students come from different dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan and have varying educational backgrounds. Some are school drop outs from classes 4- 10 and some have not been to school at all. The school provides courses in Lhadri (painting), Jinzo (sculpting; currently not being taught), Pap (carving), Thag-Zo (weaving), Tailoring and Tshem-Zo (embroidery). In addition, the school also teach basic english, maths and dzongkha(native language). Starting from 2011 the school started special course on computers. The course will be gradually expended to include skills in graphic design for the students.
Sustaining the school is our greatest challenge. We try to finance the school through funds raised by selling artifacts made by our senior students . However, students
leaving the school at the senior level before completing the full course have affected the funds. They are not sufficient to cover the expenditure of the school. We therefore
depend on external support to keep the school running. The school receives support
from the Himalayan_Youth_Foundation (HYF) who helped with infrastructure facilities
and provided funds to fill the budgetary gaps. Since the begining of May 2010 the Fontana Foundation from Switzerland took over the role as main supporter of the school, while HYF continues to raise funds for the school.
On behalf of CTAS, I take this opportunity to thank and express my heartiest
appreciation to all the well wishers and supporters of CTAS for their valuable contributions to the school. This generosity and magnanimity provided by the well wishers and supporters have given new hope and life to the students at CTAS. The children will always remember their kindness and charity.
With best regards,
Sonam Choki
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This is the place where my mother creates. Had she been born to another time and place, my mother would likely have made her living as an artist. But circumstances and three children and a dead husband demanded else of her. Throughout her life my mother has been a pursuer of beauty. Where [Read More…]


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Add extra charm to your holiday packaging with a little help from the great outdoors. Simply attach tiny pinecones -- pristine or spruced up with metallic floral spray -- to store-bought tags and cards using glue. The pattern can be anything from a mini wreath to a pretty cluster. For the pine-needle tree, use a fine paintbrush to coat the needles with craft glue; then place them carefully with tweezers.
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The GLBT self-defense organization, Pink Pistols, fighting for second amendment and concealed carry rights, has spoken out on the Orlando Islamic terror attack, saying this is the very reason why all gays should arm themselves.
Acknowledging that the "knee-jerk" reaction will be to blame the attacker's guns and call for more gun control, Pink Pistols said instead America needs to focus on the human being who committed the crime.
Gwendolyn Patton, First Speaker of the Pink Pistols, said in a public statement on their website about the Orlando shooting:
"This is exactly the kind of heinous act that justifies our existence. At such a time of tragedy, let us not reach for the low-hanging fruit of blaming the killer's guns. Let us stay focused on the fact that someone hated gay people so much they were ready to kill or injure so many. A human being did this. The human being's tools are unimportant when compared to the bleakness of that person's soul. I say again, GUNS did not do this. A human being did this, a dead human being. Our job now is not to demonize the man's tools, but to condemn his acts and work to prevent such acts in the future."
The organization has over 45 chapters nationwide, and one in Toronto, Canada.
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Councilwoman Absent From Today's Meeting---Because She Was Having a Baby!
It isn't often you can use the phrases 'blessed event' and 'city council' in the same sentence, but San Antonio Councilwoman Shirley Gonzalez wasn't at today's meeting..because she was occupied elsewhere..giving birth to a baby boy.
Gonzalez, who was elected to council in a June runoff and represents the west side District Five, delivered a 4 pound 9 ounce baby boy, Ian Andrew Barton.
"This is an extremely emotional and jubilant experience for Kevin and me," Councilwoman Gonzalez said. "We have been waiting for this little bundle of joy and he is simply adorable."
Gonzalez' husband is retired Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Barton.
The couple runs Bill's Pawn Shop, which was started by Ian's grandmother Eloise Gonzalez 52 years ago.
Mayor Castro took time out from the City Council meeting to congratulate the councilwoman.
"The San Antonio City Council sends heartfelt congratulatory greetings to our colleague, Shirley, and her husband Kevin on the birth of their son," he said. "We are equally proud to have the first sitting council member to give birth to a baby."


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* No-Reverse Solution For GM Transmission *
This doesnt apply to everyone! Please read carefully
Alright lets get started. A lot of threads have come up recently about no-reverse and such. Well something needs to be cleared up. At any rate, here's my story:
About 3 years ago, I bought my 2000 328Ci (automatic). I loved it, but one day I discovered that it wouldnt engage reverse. I used my trusty friend google and searched "bmw 3 series reverse gear wont engage" like any future fanatic would do. Well it led me to this site, I was told by many of you that it was my reverse drum in the transmission and that I was screwed. I mean, this could have been the case, but it wasnt. Here is the general breakdown of how E46s and transmission are distributed: A5S360R is the transmission we are looking for
323's - Mostly ZF transmission (Rare but can have GM tranny as well), the reverse drum actually shreds, causing you to lose reverse. This is the general and accepted idea of what happens. And it is true.
328's - GM transmission, (328s have the GM tranny). I have (well had) a GM tranny as I have a 328Ci. You could get under your car and check for a green label which is pictured further down the page, but I guarantee you that you have a GM tranny if you have a 328i/Ci
Now here's the main point: People will come on here sometimes and complain of no reverse, a normal situation to fanatics. But what they dont realize and what they dont notice is that the OP might just have a 328 and not a 323.
Here is why that's important: Automatic 323's are known to lose the reverse drum, that's a fact. Automatic 328s can lose reverse as well, that's a fact. But what's the crazy fact is that 328's with GM transmissions might not have actually lost the reverse drum! :yikes: GM and ZF trannies both lose reverse gear but they do it in different ways. The drum failure is the common failure on the ZF transmissions. The symptoms of the 5L40E (GM tranny) are identical, you place the car in reverse and it revs up like in neutral and does not move. And that's the point of this thread. To show you what to do if you have a steptronic GM transmission.
So GM trannies might not have lost the reverse drum? Then what is the problem you ask? There are things called solenoids in the pan of a transmission that control pressure allowing the transmission to engage gears. We all know that automatic transmissions in E46s are hydraulically driven correct? Well one of those solenoids can go bad, and guess which one? The reverse solenoid. The name which you should call it as is the "TCC and PWM solenoid"
What happens: At any rate, what happens is when the car is cold, ect, this reverse solenoid has a mesh screen on it and build up can get on the screen causing it to not be able to control the pressure to the reverse gear. This in turn is when people notice the infamous "no-reverse." Thus, people with GM transmissions wont be able to engage reverse gear and they think that their reverse drum is to blame. This is not the case!
Here's some articles that explain a little bit about the TCC and PWM solenoid:
Tell if you have a GM tranny: Bentley info and Transmission Charts (Important!)
I experienced reverse failures with my GM transmission 3 years ago but after a little bit of research that long time ago, I found that my reverse gear actually hadn't shred.
This is how I found out: I couldnt engage reverse ok, so I put my car in Neutral and rolled it down my driveway, to where I was able to engage Drive. I drove around town for a little bit, maybe to clear up the mesh screen, and then I tried engaging reverse. Lo and Behold! My reverse engaged again! This was an on and off occurrence for me for years. I never decided to replace the solenoid because I didnt really care for it. If I ever lost reverse in a parking lot, I just waited for the car to warm up and shifted around a bit. Then reverse engaged itself again.
At any rate, if you are the owner of a car that is experiencing no reverse and you have a GM tranny, try and get your car out into the open and drive around for a bit then try and engage reverse. If it comes back to life, then your solenoid is to blame. If the reverse drum was really shredded, you wouldnt be able to engage reverse again. The solenoid is in the pan and only costs around $250 to fix (labor aside). So even if you arent sure, I'd say its worth a try.
Here is the part you need, Part #4 in the diagram. Reason I say it will cost $250 to fix is because you should get a new gasket and filter:
04 Pressure regulator,convert.lockup clutch 1 24327532013 $83.5
Gasket and filter:
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Little green marker on the side indicating a steptronic GM tranny:
Some pictures of the reverse solenoid:
Reverse solenoid in the valve body
Actual solenoid
Screen that gets clogged
I'm sorry I didnt post this 2 years ago. :(
I think people with the GM trannies automatically associate the ZF transmission failure (reverse drum shredding) to their GM transmissions no-reverse even though the GM transmission has a completely different no reverse issue! I think most people just dont know the difference between a GM and a ZF tranny. Most take it to a shop saying they cant engage reverse so the shop just replaces the entire transmission when all that was needed was a solenoid! If you have a GM transmission and are afraid of losing reverse, when it happens, look into replacing the TCC & PWM solenoid. You don't need to replace your entire transmission!
This is just a possibility to look into, this doesnt apply to everyone!
(For anyone interested, my thread I made nearly 2 years ago)
And my quote from that thread 2 years ago:
edit by B: changed some picture links as per PMed request from Neil
edit by Neil on 3/21/16 to fix some photo links
This information could have saved that guy on that thread today 2,500 dollars.. If only the noreverse website was run by mechanics instead of angry people (who are rightfully angry :eek: sorry rheide)
Nice write up
Very good info :bow:
I hope this helps a lot of ppl
I was panicking thinking for months that I had the ZF transmission but only to find out that I have the GM Transmission. Great Write-up thanks:bow:
Edit: Whoops, didn't see the link. Nevermind :)
Thank you guys! And yeah, I have that link posted under "how to tell what transmission you have" but thank you for reminding me to check!
great info!!!
It's a sticky :woot:
Thanks for the info. I manage the noreverse site and have just posted it there. True, I'm no mechanic and I'm not really angry (any more) - just trying to share as much info with others as we can!
Thanks again - great write up!!
Thank you! What an honor! If it helps somebody down the line, then my goal will have been accomplished. Thank you again, glad to be of help.
nice info..
but a sticky for automatics :loco:
Great thread!
Thank you!!!!1 !! one!!! :clap:
Good btdt info
Neil, at what mileage did you get the noreverse condition on the GM tranny?
in on first page.
I specifically did not buy an e46 manual for 3 main reasons: avoid to replace clutch, a b*tch to drive in stop-go rush hour traffic, engine not powerful enough (less than 200HP)
But now, I may have to deal with a no-reverse failure. Nonetheless, the no-reverse fix is not that anal compare to replacing a clutch in the future.
Great thread! Thanks!
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THE oldest president in Sale Rotary Club's history has handed over his chain of office to the youngest ever team of successors.
Outgoing president John Taylor, aged 89, has been succeeded by 39-year-old James Eisen.
James Eisen, of Worthington Road, is a driving instructor and owner of Sale's 'L-Test' school of motoring.
The president elect, who only joined the club last year but will succeed James, is 28-year-old Gareth Trehearn of Windsor Avenue, Sale, a director of the 'Helpful Home' cleaning company.
"One of the serious problems facing Rotary at the moment is the average age of its members," said James.
"But Sale is bucking that trend and attracting new members who are well below the average age."
They also include 35-year-old extreme marathon runner Carl Cleghorn, who last year finished in the front half of runners after the six-day, 156-mile Marathon des Sables race over Sahara sand dunes.
"The young rotarians at Sale are the envy of many surrounding rotary clubs," said outgoing president Mr Taylor, an 89-year-old RAF war veteran who navigated Lancaster bombers and took part in the D-Day invasion.
"I envy their youth and look forward to seeing how their energy and vision take our club towards its 80th year."


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Mr McHugh said he had engaged Mr Heydon, who retired from the High Court earlier this year, to advise his legal team, based on the former judge's reputation as an expert on trade practices law.
"I can't think of anyone better than him," Mr McHugh said. "There's no other animal in the world, including human beings, that doesn't use artificial insemination for breeding. There are 64 breeds of horses in the world and 63 of them use artificial insemination."
Mr Heydon was seen as a judicial conservative during his decade on the High Court bench and he was noted for his dissenting judgements. His involvement in this case will cause concern among the multinational studs operating in Australia that are seeking to maintain the ban.
In late 2012, the Federal Court rejected a challenge from Mr McHugh that argued the thoroughbred industry's decades-old refusal to register horses bred using artificial insemination was a restraint of trade and breached the Trades Practices Act.
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Thoroughbred foals produced through any form of artificial insemination cannot be registered in the Australian Stud Book, which is owned and operated by the racing industry. Thoroughbred horses have to be registered to race and breed.
Mr McHugh argued the major studs benefit from the ban by being able to bundle stallion services with broodmare care services and agistment. He argues lifting the ban would ease the costs of smaller breeders, given that stallion service fees are up to $200,000.
The chief executive of the Australian Racing Board, Peter McGauran, said the four industry bodies that were defendants in the case were "far more confident going into this round of legal proceedings than we were at the trial stage".
"Firstly, Mr McHugh has abandoned the anti-competition claim and is relying solely on the restraint argument, and, secondly, he failed to factually substantiate his claim [in the initial], which will be difficult to overcome in the appellant stage."
In 2012, Federal Court judge Alan Robertson ruled Mr McHugh had not established that lifting the ban would lead to meaningful changes in the breeding industries.
"The applicant did not establish that if artificial insemination were available for thoroughbred breeding then breeding costs would be lower to a degree, which was significant in light of the overall costs of the breeding decision to be made," the judge said.
Justice Robertson accepted evidence that the rest of the world would not lift the ban on artificial insemination and that the Australian industry racing would "thereby cease to be a participant in the international thoroughbred racing community".
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Central Asian Countries Agree to Improve Quality and Access to Education by 2015
Representatives from five Central Asian countries meet in Warzob to report on their governments' commitments to meet the goal of Education for All.
Dushanbe, 9 June, 2005 – Concluding a 3-day meeting in Warzob, delegates from five Central Asian countries committed to speeding up the common education reform process in each country in the face of limited resources for investment in the education sector.
In a unique initiative of regional cooperation, delegates from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan addressed the critical problems of their common education reform plan and barriers to the achievement of Education For All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
"UNICEF welcomes this renewed commitment of education officials from the five Central Asian countries," said Yukie Mokuo, UNICEF Tajikistan Representative.
Some Central Asian republics faced the challenges of maintaining access to universal education, while some countries confronted worse completion rates of 9 years compulsory education.
Sustaining the quality of education was a key issue of the discussion. Country delegates acknowledged that investment in education was a critical factor for successful reform, sustainable development of the society and the protection of a basic child right.
Ms. Yukie Mokuo, UNICEF Representative in Tajikistan observed that "...such regional institutional frameworks can move social issues to center stage and solve social problems like girls' education and introduce new ideas like Early Childhood Development (ECD). However, in future, greater children's participation is also required".
On the first day of the Forum new experiences in reforming the education system in member countries were introduced. New ideas, such as per capita financing and institutional mechanisms for managing the education system, were introduced by guest speakers from the Government of Samara in the Russian Federation.
On the second day of the Forum, thematic groups on Girls' Education, Life Skills Based Education, Adult Education presented their plans of actions. A new thematic group on ECD was introduced and Turkmenistan, attending the Forum for the first time, was nominated to lead the group. The Forum adopted a strong, practical, mutual problem solving approach within the region.
The Forum participants also called on donor agencies to beef up their support, particularly in financing reform process. The Forum strongly pointed to the need for greater coordination and cooperation among donor agencies which include the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, GTZ and others.
Education specialists from UNICEF, the regional office and HQ also made presentations on Early Childhood Development and Girls' Education.
Closing, CARK country delegates resolved to continue exchange opportunities and move forward to achieve the goals of EFA and MDG.
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Owner of Buffalo Bore Tim Sundles on 460 Rowland Ammunition:
The 460 Rowland, as we load it, is squarely at mid-44 magnum power levels. This means that a person can now carry a 1911 style combat pistol that has the power of a 44 mag. revolver, but is slimmer, faster to reload, faster to shoot and holds nine rounds instead of a revolver's six. The 460 Rowland casing is simply a 45 ACP case that has been slightly lengthened so it won't chamber in a 45 ACP chamber. It also has a stronger web area in the casing, so as to avoid "blow outs".
To acquire 460 Rowland test guns, I sent two of my 1911 45 acp pistols to Clark Custom Guns and had them install their 460 Rowland conversion kits. To date the converted 1911's work great. I can fire a 255gr. hard cast bullet @ 1300 fps or a 230gr. FMJ-FN bullet @ 1350 fps. What a great "woods" pistol that still maintains combat pistol qualities.
We are using flash suppressed powders in each 460 Rowland load, so that if you have to shoot in the dark, the muzzle flash will not blind the shooter and we feel this feature is a big tactical advantage.
Note my real world velocities (below) from real world pistols, not laboratory test barrels.
Colt series 70 govt. mod. 5 inch with Clark 460 conversion
Colt 2009 circa Gold Cup govt. Mod. 5 inch with Clark 460 conversion
It should be noted that my 460 Rowland conversions are Clark Custom conversions. I did not try this ammunition in conversions manufactured by anyone other than Clark. This ammunition was reliable and safe in my test conversions, but I cannot verify the reliability or safety of this ammunition in conversions done by anyone other than Clark Custom.
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Why losing weight is scary
I just realized I haven't added anything to this blog since three days before my sister died...it's been a long road since then. Long, unfair, and f***ing difficult as hell.
But anyway. Just need to get some thoughts out. I was looking in the mirror a few days ago in Boise, because being in a different house with different mirrors -- full-length mirrors, at that -- really helped me see where I've made huge strides. I actually see a fitter girl now. I can physically see a skinny girl coming together. And you would think that would make me feel overjoyed, freaking amazing, ready to run a marathon because I'm so excited by the prospect of finally being where I've always wanted to be. And to a certain extent it does, but there's another part that looms saying that prospect is scary. Terrifying, even, because of one thing.
I don't know how to BE a skinny girl.
And that sounds weird to say. There shouldn't be and isn't really a way of "being" a skinny girl or a fat girl. You just develop your personality the way you develop it, and for some that means different things than for others. But the thing is, I don't remember a time when I wasn't overweight. I started gaining a lot of weight when I was about 12, and went up and down throughout the next 10 years of my life. I got used to being the fat friend, the fat classmate, the fat family member.
And those weren't all necessarily negative roles to me, I just adapted to them. I learned to accept the fact that I would never fit into clothes at Wet Seal, where my 4'11", 95-pound friend could shop, or any of my other naturally skinny friends. I learned to accept that I wouldn't get hit on at the water park or restaurants, or get asked to dances. That's just how it was. I had pretty good friends who accepted me the way I was, a family that loved me the way I was, so why be that invested in changing it? Too much work.
But my personality developed around those roles. I learned to use sarcasm, self-deprecation and dry wit to gain people's affection, making them laugh. I learned nuanced details about friends that others didn't take the time to do, and I was always, ALWAYS there for them. I learned to seek out the misfits like I felt I was, and let annoyance and jealousy take over when it came to the girls I secretly wanted to be more like. I learned to dislike them for their popularity with boys, for the way their clothes would always look better than mine, for the bikinis they wore all summer. I would never be those girls, so I might as well hate them (though hate is a strong word...I just strongly disliked them).
But now I'm faced with the prospect of being one of them, and I have no idea what that means. I find I don't know how to shop for my body anymore, because it's so different, but not yet where I want it to be. I don't need to shop exclusively for shirts that don't show my stomach. I don't need to compensate with my boobs so much. I don't have to shy away from tank tops and tube tops and shorts as much anymore. But that isn't how I've ever dressed my body, so it's all completely foreign. How much can I show off without being at goal weight? Will I ever feel okay wearing a bikini? How short of shorts are too short? Will people think I'm slutty, like I used to think of some of those girls? God, I was a judgmental little jerk. How can I not feel like a hypocrite if I turn to this lifestyle?
I know I'm overthinking it all. I know that it's not about all of this...it's about being healthier, happier, more confident. And all of those things are happening. But the tangential feelings still matter, and they're still scary as hell. It's like getting to know yourself all over again.
But at least, so far, I like the new me. That's a positive step as well.
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Lightfoot encouraged Iraqi family to overstay
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Controversial West Australian senator Ross Lightfoot has encouraged an Iraqi family to overstay their visa in Australia.
The Liberal Party senator then sought to intervene on the family's behalf with Immigration Department officials, saying that helping them would be in Australia's long-term "oil and agricultural interests".
The new controversy has emerged after the senator denied reports in May that he had smuggled $25,000 in cash into Iraq on behalf of Woodside Energy, an alleged gift for Kurdistan's ruling clique, and was photographed holding a gun.
Documents show that, in 2003, Kurdish power broker Jalal Aziz and his family were visiting Perth with Jalal Talabani, now Iraqi President. Mr Aziz has close ties to Iraq's oil industry in and around Kirkuk where Woodside Energy is conducting an extensive two-year study to identify oil and gas reserves.
Mr Aziz's wife, Iman Amin, her two children and mother Fawzai Salih, stayed on in Perth to visit her brother Robert Amin, who chairs the Woodside Hydrocarbon Research Facility at Curtin University. When Mrs Amin and their family overstayed their visas, which had strict no-further-stay conditions attached to them, they were issued with bridging visas before being told to leave.
Documents reveal Senator Lightfoot urged the Aziz family to apply for asylum so they could spend more time visiting their relatives.
His actions, recorded in Immigration case notes, surprised officials handling the case because they believed the Aziz family had no grounds for making such a request.
Officials were even more alarmed when the senator sent a member of his staff, Anne Fergusson-Stewart, to Dubai - apparently at taxpayers' expense - to help the family make a fresh application for a long-stay visitors visa after they were eventually forced to leave Australia.
After Senator Lightfoot's intervention, a subsequent application from the family for a six-month long-stay visa was granted.
A Department of Immigration spokesman confirmed yesterday that Mrs Amin and her family had eventually been given a six-month long-stay visa and had recently completed a visit to Australia, leaving before their visas expired.
Senator Lightfoot, who turned 69 last week, declined to comment on the letter he wrote to the Immigration officer in Dubai, saying it was confidential.
He said that he wrote letters of support for about 100 migration applicants a year and he could not recall the circumstances in which he became involved in the Aziz case.
"Robert Amin is a personal friend of mine, but I have not spoken with him in four months or so, but don't hold me to that."
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