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Hello guys,
I really have no idea how the Web Services work?
I heard it often in the company I worked before when they were integrating our software with a third party software that handles newsletter sending (email company)...
Can someone show me where I need to start learning it so I can also work with Web Services...
Hi nac,
I know it's been a little bit since you posted this, but I noticed that nobody responded to your thread yet. Web services has to do with computer systems exchanging information in a formalized manner. When you hear phrases like "We're integrating our software with a third party web service....", what they're really saying is that they're setting up the ability for your software and the third party's software to talk to each other for some purpose. Unfortunately, computers cannot communicate like you or I, so they depend on a set of formal rules for exchanging data. These formal rules are generally called an API.
There are two ways that web services are used: to get data from a third party and to push data to a third party. I don't know for sure about your situation, but from the description you gave, it sounds like your company was probably pushing data to the third party. I'm going to take some liberties here with the imagination to illustrate a point, so forgive me if this doesn't match what your organization actually does.
From a business perspective, your company has decided to use the third party to handle their newsletters. Probably, they're very good at sending newsletters, and to get the same quality in house would cost an arm and a leg. So they've entered into an agreement to use their services instead.
The problem comes in though every time you guys have a new customer. Someone has to pick up the phone or email and say "Hey Mike, this is Jim over at XYZ corporation, and we have 3 more people we need to add to our newsletter listing". Here's where web services become useful. A web service would allow you to set up a programmatic trigger so that every time a new customer registers your software, the customer is automatically signed up for the newsletter. Nobody has to talk to each other over the phone or email. The computers talk to one another and everything happens somewhat magically through this information exchange.
On a more technical level, almost every API has a formal set of syntax for how the information is passed back and forth. To give you a real world example, here's the documentation for a particular method of Twitter's API:
This method returns data to you about who is following the specified user. You can see from the documentation that you need to provide either a screen_name or user_id value when you send your request for data. Once your request has been processed, it will send you back data containing information about the people following the specified user id (see the example section at the bottom).
Every web service works differently, they use different syntax and rules for communicating. If you wanted to integrate with a particular web service (Facebook, Twitter, etc), you would review the documentation for that service and start writing code from there.
I hope this brief primer was useful to you. Have a good day!
Hi codeatar,
It's nice to see you with a very detailed explanation...
Yes, my old company used API between email marketing company, we had over a million email database and API was used to unsubscribe, adding new subscribers from our website and pushing the email marketing results to our CRM and so on...
I have seen also some other API documentations but I still couldn't figure out to develop myself, is there any API integration example demos in PHP for example? that would help me a lot I'm not expert with PHP but I'm also not bad.
Typically the way these integrations happen in the PHP world is through the curl library. I looked around to see if I could find something fairly straightforward and not overly complicated for you to have a look at. FreshBooks is an online invoicing platform that I have some personal experience with. On their sample code page:
There is a code sample titled csv2item.zip. This is a simple example on how to take raw CSV data and create a FreshBooks line item with it. I didn't write the code, but it is a concise example of consuming their web service for a purpose. If you open the file you can see that the author has defined a small function to handle talking with the API server via curl. The rest of the file is the form and it's processing code. You'll nice the data that is being sent to the FreshBooks service is XML. This is fairly typical for a data exchange. HTTPS POST (key,value pairs) is another common format, but you won't see that method used in the example.
The real value for you will come from comparing the code in the file to the documentation page of the Freshbooks API for the method being called in the example:
Obviously you wouldn't be able to test this code out on your own without a FreshBooks account, and even then I'm not sure it would be all that useful to you. But it should give an idea of how these sort of interactions typically look under the hood and how one goes about translating that API documentation to real world code.
Hope that helps!
Thanks codeatar,
I now understand better where to start learning for api integrations...
The two main types of web services used in most web applications are SOAP and REST.. Do a google on both to learn how to implement them..


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The Miami Dolphins might have done the kicking-starved Green Bay Packers a big favor by cutting 27-year-old Dan Carpenter Wednesday.
If Green Bay remains unsatisfied with the shaky competition currently being waged at kicker by Mason Crosby and Giorgio Tavecchio, there's now a capable veteran without a home.
A five-year member of the Dolphins, Carpenter has connected on 127 of his 155 career field goals (81.9 percent) since entering the NFL as a undrafted free agent in 2008. Last season, he hit 22 of 27 kicks (81.5) over 14 games, with a long of 53.
After a disastrous 2012 season that saw Crosby make just 21 of 33 attempts, including two of nine from 50 or more yards, the Packers are now allowing Tavecchio, a first-year kicker, to compete for the job in training camp.
So far, the results have been mostly mixed. Through camp, Tavecchio has made an impressive 35 of 39 kicks, while Crosby has connected on 30 of 39. However, there remains question marks regarding Tavecchio's leg strength, especially later in the season when temperatures dip severely during the Wisconsin winter. And Crosby's accuracy has continued to be erratic, as highlighted by his 3-of-8 performance during the team's Family Night scrimmage.
Carpenter, who's job will be taken by fifth-round rookie Caleb Sturgis in Miami, is now the best available kicker on the open market.
In 2012, he made 8-of-10 kicks from 40-49 yards, and 2-of-5 from 50 or more. In contrast, Crosby made just 9-of-12 from 40-49 and 2-of-9 from over 50. Carpenter was also perfect from inside 40, while Crosby had two misses.
Back in 2010, Carpenter made all three of his kicks—including a 53-yarder and the 44-yard game winner—during the Dolphins' overtime win over the Packers at Lambeau Field.
Thanks to his five NFL seasons, Carpenter will not be subjected to the waivers process and is free to sign with another team immediately.
Zach Kruse is a 25-year-old sports writer who contributes to Cheesehead TV, Bleacher Report and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He also covers prep sports for the Dunn Co. News. You can reach him on Twitter @zachkruse2 or by email at [email protected].
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Toycom had huge plans for this line of action figures based on the popular Blizzard title. It's such a shame those plans never materialized. Regardless, fans were treated to at least one stellar series; three amazing figures of the three warring races: The Zerg, Terran and Protoss. All were vastly superior in sculpt and articulation to the Blizzard produced series released way back in late 1998. Here's hoping someone picks up the toy rights to StarCraft 2...
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Long-time e-sangha member and member here, jonno needs prayers and merit dedicated for his wife, Pat (and for him). She suffers from MS and has contracted pneumonia. She's in the hospital, very weak, and on oxygen to help with her breathing. She is also the love of his life and he hasn't been able to sleep for a week because of his concern for her.
Someone sent me this before my surgery. I am changing a few words without changing the thought:
Dear friend, I dedicate my merits to you and to Pat. May my metta, karuna, upekkha and mudita envelop and protect you both. May the Dhamma and all Dhamma-loving beings protect and guide you through this difficult time.
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RBI leader Colabello gives Mauer a rest at first
MINNEAPOLIS -- Having served as third-base coach with the Twins starting in 1991, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had a chance to see the final five seasons of Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett's career up close.
So when Chris Colabello broke Puckett's club record for RBIs in the month of April with his 27th RBI in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Tigers, Gardenhire realized how impressive it was for Colabello to top Puckett's mark that was set in 1994.
"It's pretty impressive," Gardenhire said. "He's got his name sitting next to one of the best players I ever saw. So that's a pretty cool thing. That's pretty special."
Colabello was back in his usual spot as cleanup hitter on Saturday, but he made his third start of the season at first base to give Joe Mauer a break. Mauer made the start at designated hitter. Both players have started all 23 of Minnesota's games this season.
"He's a first baseman, so it's natural for him," Gardenhire said. "He did that a lot in Spring Training, and he'll do it here to give a break to people. It just works out here. Joe has been on the field an awful lot so it gives him a little refresher here, but he's still in the lineup."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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United Disability Services, publisher of Kaleidoscope Magazine, is hosting an art reception displaying a selection of pieces from the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Art Collection on Feb. 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the agency's 701 S. Main St. location in Akron.
UDS has been publishing Kaleidoscope, an award-winning literary and fine arts magazine that has been providing a worldwide stage showcasing the talents of artists and writers with disabilities since 1979.
The MDA Art collection was established in 1992 to focus on the achievements of artists with disabilities and now boasts nearly 400 pieces created by artists ranging in age from 2 to 84, from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To date, pieces from the collection have been in nearly 100 exhibits in museums, galleries, libraries, airports and other exhibit space in more than 60 cities across the country. Both organizations share the belief that creativity transcends disability
Two of the 14 artists whose work is represented in this exhibit include George Johnson, an accomplished artist who sold his artwork in several states. He designed and manufactured a device to support his painting materials, which allowed him to continue painting as his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progressed. He received the MDA State Personal Achievement Award for West Virginia in 1999. Johnson, who passed away in 2003, left a lasting legacy on canvas.
L. Dwain Smith, of Paducah, Ky., began working as a construction boilermaker when he was 19 years old. He also became a goldsmith and silversmith, expressing his creativity by crafting jewelry. When late-onset Limbgirdle muscular dystrophy robbed him of his finger strength at age 40, he began painting to find a new way to communicate his creativity.
The general public is invited to enjoy 20 works from this Collection as well as additional pieces that are part of the permanent art collection of UDS. There will also be refreshments and a chance to win a print of two of the pieces featured in the show.
Admission and parking are free.
For details, call 330-762-9755.


text: "Manhunt: The Search for Osama Bin Laden"U.S. Documentary**1/2 (two-and-a-half stars)Now we know why director Kathryn Bigelow had to embellish parts of "Zero Dark Thirty" for dramatic effect. Greg Barker's documentary covers parts of the same story as Bigelow's Oscar-nominated drama in a straight-ahead, just-the-facts presentation. Barker starts the story well before 9/11, with the CIA analysts most of them women who first identified Osama Bin Laden as a financial mastermind organizing an international terrorism network. Interviews with analysts, field agents, and such military notables as Adm. Mike Mullen and Gen. Stanley McChrystal get the details down, and computer-animated graphics help viewers follow the trail. But Barker misses a few major points (he covers the morality of waterboarding even less than Bigelow did), and the even tone provides few dramatic hooks.- Sean P. Means"Manhunt: The Search for Osama Bin Laden" screens again: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Salt Lake City Library; Thursday, 4 p.m., Redstone Cinema 1, Park City; Saturday, 9 a.m., Yarrow Hotel Theatre, Park City.


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Liddick: Obamacare case: An ominous shift
March 26, 2012
Today's the day. Today in Washington, D.C., 26 states explain to the nine Justices of the US Supreme Court why the Obamacare mandate that everyone in the US buy health insurance is unconstitutional. The future of the republic is quite literally riding on their decision.
The importance given this case by the Supreme Court is indicated by the almost-unprecedented three days accorded to it; Monday, argument centered on the question of standing, with the federal government arguing that plaintiffs must wait until the first penalties are assessed in 2015 before applying for judicial relief. Wednesday, the Court will hear "cleanup issues" – what happens if the insurance mandate is found unconstitutional, and the related issue of whether the law, through changes to Medicaid, unconstitutionally forces the states to spend more on health care for the poor. Today is the heart of the argument: Does the federal government have the constitutional power to mandate that every citizen purchase health care?
One should know the table is rigged: One of the Justices was formerly US Solicitor General and as such, advocated strenuously for the law that is the subject of the case in hand. That she has not heeded the commonsense admonition not to be a judge in one's own case shows, as much as anything can, the lengths to which the current administration and its partisans will go to preserve this overreach.
Proponents base their arguments on the commerce clause – or the Constitutional power to raise taxes. Oft-cited examples of the latter include taxes on gasoline or electricity; the former usually involves reference to previous expansions of powers under the Commerce Clause, often through citing the "necessary and proper" phrase used to carry out enumerated powers. Both arguments are anorexically thin.
The precedent of taxation is just silly: If one buys no gasoline, one pays no taxes. Ditto for electricity obtained from one's own windmill or solar panels. But under Obamacare, one must buy insurance – a product purchased from a private vendor – if one breathes. There is no option. This is the sort of Federal mandate the Founders assured would not happen. For examples, see Hamilton's Federalist #9, #17 or most particularly, #78. And yet, here we are.
The other line of argument cites previous expansions of the Commerce Clause – say, to underpin the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or to prohibit growing of marijuana by residents of the several states. This is a line of reasoning which holds that, since the reach of the federal government has expanded in the past, it must be allowed to continue to do so. This logical bootstrapping recognizes no limit to federal power; it is ipso facto – on its face and by its nature – a rejection of the divided and republican (small R) nature of our government which has served us so well these past 224 years.
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Those pursuing this line use the 1942 precedent of Wickard v. Filburn, which is revealing. Briefly, the case involved a federal regulation establishing a quota for wheat farmers; it was prohibitive, not mandatory. Although the decision swept away the longstanding boundaries on use of the Commerce Clause set by Gibbons v. Odgen, it did not require owners of delicatessens and filling stations to buy wheat to avoid fines, so the decision's application is questionable. Ironically, those dubious at the time about the expanded reach the decision portended were assured that there were no broader implications, and yet … here we are.
There is also the "argument from necessity": America's health care costs are skyrocketing because those without health insurance are overusing emergency rooms. Therefore, we have to mandate that everyone buy health insurance, with generous taxpayer-provided stipends for those who cannot pay. Question, please: Who was it that required emergency rooms to treat anyone who appears there, for anything, no matter what?
If these arguments prevail, the nature of our government will be altered out of all recognition. The federal government, envisioned by those who created it as a single element in a network of governments; as limited to a few specific activities and constrained by Constitutional limits, will become what the anti-Federalists predicted and feared: a consolidated, national government, without restraint or counter, able to reach into the minutest part of individual citizens' lives to regulate; to demand; to control. State laws on marijuana use? How droll …
Yes, you will have buy a Chevy Volt. The economy and the environment demand it. Yes, you will have to eat broccoli. You have to be healthy, because that effects the economy. No, you can't have heart surgery. You're too old and it's too expensive. Take two aspirin and call us if you live.
Cross your fingers. After 224 years of success, we're about to learn if we're going to throw it all away.
Summit County resident Morgan Liddick pens a Tuesday column. E-mail him at email@example.com.


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Why tie city's hands?
Since CEO Joe Terzi of the Tourism Authority says that the "booking window" for local hotels is generally short ("Hotel slump blamed on lack of promotion," Business, March 26), why does the authority's proposed contract have to tie the city's hands for 39½ years? It would seem reasonable for Mayor Filner to approve a short-term arrangement so the authority can get on with its marketing, while allowing negotiation of an agreement to protect the interests of taxpayers. If the hoteliers won't go for that, we will know for sure that something's wrong with the proposed long-term deal.
Hal Valderhaug
La Mesa
Rhee and education
Kudos for publishing this interview, "The Reformer" (Opinion, SD In Depth, March 24). [Michelle] Rhee has reintroduced us to a giant enemy of California public education. It is us, the California voting public. What 50 years ago was the pride of the Golden State has morphed into a nearly silent scourge. What parent with true choice would bring their children here?
R. Larry Schmitt
San Diego
It is a mistake to give Michelle Rhee any credibility. She and Alan Bersin were fired for their mistaken attempt to take an industrial model and apply it to education. Their formula for change was simplistic, divisive and ultimately didn't work. Another similarity these two share is a lack of training for leading a large urban school district. Both demonstrated a complete lack of skills in curriculum, educational evaluation, personnel evaluation, working with stakeholders and, worst of all, an exclusive reliance on test scores.
Both Rhee and Bersin blamed educational problems on teachers and their unions. Teacher evaluation is and always has been a part of education. It is perhaps the most important part of a principal's job. If there is a problem with teacher competence, the problem is the principal.
Instead of the negativity of Rhee, public education needs creativity and competence from well-trained educators. Improvement in public education can be accomplished, but not by untrained individuals like Rhee or Bersin.
James C. Wilson, Ed.D.
Scripps Ranch
I see where the U.S. ranks 17th among 40 nations in quality of education. I'm guessing this refers to secondary public schools in the U.S. Are we being compared to students educated in public schools or private schools in the other 39 countries?
Steve Taylor
Here are novel ideas to "reduce the need for remedial instruction": One: Hold teachers accountable for student learning. Two: Keep students in the classroom for a full day, i.e., no more half days so teachers can "prepare" their lesson plans, no more days off for teacher in-service. Three: No extracurricular activities unless they can show proficiency in math and English. Four: Give meaningful homework that requires more than minimum effort or time commitment. Five: Require students dress for success, for a sloppy, unkempt body reflects a sloppy, unkempt mind.
Lou Cumming
La Jolla
The burden on society
The institution of marriage was not created to provide rights and benefits for the two individuals who sign the marriage contract. After all, there are millions and millions of couples all over the world, some of different sexes and some of the same sex, who have chosen to live together.
These states of togetherness may last for only a few days or may last for a lifetime, but they do not provide any particular benefits for society. Marriage has been encouraged and rewarded because it provides for the protection of the children who may result from these partnerships. ... It places responsibilities on the man and the woman that must be carried out if any children result from the arrangement.
When parents neglect to raise their children properly it places a great burden on society.
George "Doc" Metz
San Diego
Find better use for DA's team
In response to "Case against Ramona couple adds to medical pot debate" (March 24): How many more innocent people will be killed or terrorized by the epidemic of armed robbers because of Bonnie Dumanis' ... decisions? She apparently thinks that terrorizing sick people legally using marijuana is a better way to use a "team" of agents. A "team" should be stopping the wave of robbers, terrorists and killers.
Jim Martin
San Diego
Comfort and harm
Michael Gerson ("Losing our religion," March 25) points out that more and more people, especially young people, are leaving Christianity in the USA. ... Even though religion may explain the world for some, modern man is less likely to believe in things we cannot prove. Many now believe that we must find meaning in our own lives.
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In previous Dairy Performance articles, we've discussed the importance of testing for and monitoring subclinical ketosis in dairy cows. We've often highlighted the Precision Xtra® blood meter as a simple cowside tool for evaluating ketosis. But is it really that simple? We conducted an on-farm survey last year to ask that very question.
What are we measuring?
Before we discuss effective ways to detect ketosis, let's first review how ketosis develops. At freshening, a cow's dry matter intake is already at a low point. Her increased energy demand for lactation outpaces her low intake, pushing her into a negative energy balance (she's burning more than she's consuming). Thus, her body begins to burn fat to meet her energy needs. The problem arises when her body mobilizes more fat than her liver can metabolize completely, leading the development of ketones, which will circulate in her bloodstream. Her body can't burn the ketones for energy and she thus remains in a negative energy balance.
Measuring the ketones in a cow's bloodstream shows the severity of ketosis. One of these ketones is beta-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA). Using a very small blood sample, the Precision Xtra meter measures the level of BHBA in the cow's blood. This kind of tool is necessary because, unlike clinical ketosis, subclinical ketosis cannot be diagnosed by outward symptoms.
Our study
We conducted our subclinical ketosis survey during a 10-month time period between March and December 2012. The survey took place on 18 dairy farms located in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. These farms ranged in size from 500 to 4,500 cows. Most farms milked primarily Holsteins, but one farm had an all-Jersey herd and one was mostly crossbred. For safety and tracking purposes, farms enrolled in our survey needed to have headlocks in the fresh pen and either DairyComp 305 or PC Dart records.
In total, we tested 1,164 cows with the Precision Xtra meter. All of these cows ranged from two to 15 days in milk. We tested cows in groups of 12 or 24 and took three sample sets of cows on each farm roughly two weeks apart. This ensured we would never test the same cow twice.
What we learned about the meter
As we conducted the survey, we found that the Precision Xtra meter was indeed easy to use. The handheld meter requires only a very small droplet of blood placed on the test strip. This sample is easily attained from the tail vein. Once blood is applied to the strip, the meter displays a result in 10 seconds. We found we could test groups of cows in a very minimal amount of time.
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Any cow whose blood BHBA tested at or above 1.2 mmol per L was considered to have subclinical ketosis (cows above 3 mmol per L were considered clinically ketotic).
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1. Kuka siellä?2. Pam pam3. Yö seuraa yötä4. Viime yönä5. Rangaistus6. Lampaita7. Lintu tuli taloon8. Talitintti9. Kemijoki tulvii
Barry Andrewsin Disko is a pseudonymn of Jukka Herva. Hailing from Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland and the current home of Santa Claus, Jukka now lives now in Turku, Finland. Barry Andrewsin Disko (Barry Andrews Disco) doesnt have anything to do with the keyboard player of XTC or the Irish politician of the same name. The moniker comes from Christmas albums Jukka made as a teenager as presents for his buddies, a wryly humorous acronym that belies the care and attention to detail that has become synonymous with the name. These are the roots of his music that you can now hear on his debut album Kuka siellä? (Whos there?).
B.A.D.s music is a multilayered, wobbly, hissy, filtered take on pop. Jukka utilizes a variety of instruments, from 80s synths, to samplers, drum machines, drums, cassettes and guitars to name a few. In Finland he is often cited as being a cross between Risto and Paavoharju. He also shares similarities with the open-hearted pastoral psychedelia of Syd Barrett (or perhaps more specifically cult Finnish psych legend Pekka Streng) and Animal Collective in their most lo-fi form.
Jukka has been recording the material for Kuka siellä? steadily, and without any specific plan for a release, for a number of years. The inception of the album came to be when Fonal offered Jukka a recording deal in late 2011, and Jukka and label boss Sami Sänpäkkilä began an intuitive, collaborative selection process from a shortlist of almost 20 songs. A compendium of sorts, some of the songs date to the early 00s. Pam pam and Lampaita are some of the first ever B.A.D. recordings. Talitintti was composed in 2003 for a short movie, while Rangaistus is from the aforementioned Christmas album from 2004. But of course, the old resides amongst the new the result being a luxuriant patchwork held tight by a remarkably singular vision.
The covers are scanned from original woodcuts made by Kaisa Kunelius. They are abstract but you can feel they effectively portray the themes of the album, dreams, nature, tiredness, obmutescence and melancholy. Kemijoki tulvii (The River of Kemi floods) deals with memories from Jukkas childhood, and is a farewell to his hometown of Rovaniemi. Viime yönä (Last Night) is a childlike song about sleeping, that feels almost like a Michel Gondry movie in song-form, with Jukka sleeping very well, despite thieves rummaging through his VHS collection and mice eating his food. Yö seuraa yötä (Night follows the night) is Jukkas nocturne, painting images of the nature of Lapland and the polar night.
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I wonder what would happen if we locked JONeal7 and Sassan in a room together
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There might be some truth to it, but I consider it pretty low to bring up to use to slam someone's team or fans.Originally Posted by Reggie4Three
I don't recall Kstat ever blasting indianapolis for whatever reason. If Kstat was out of line, I trust that Hicks would be all over it. I thought what was said from Sax and JO7 was unacceptable for this board as well. there really isn't any place for that here.Originally Posted by Reggie4Three
Although my son doesn't post here he likes to ocassionaly peak over my shoulder and read some of the posts with me. I, personally would have been embarrassed to have let him see some of the childish things that were said here.
But that's just me and not meant to offend anyone.
Seriously, think about it, if Hicks didn't put limits on things that were said here, honestly, what do you think this board would turn into?
Im not sure whats worse, the jerks that try to slander me through my city, or the cowards that simply support the slandering of others, but never say anything themselves.Originally Posted by Reggie4Three
Trust me, certain people here get away with FAR more than I could, which is somewhat understandable, but if I said the SAME things about Indy, I would have been banned for HALF of whats been said to me.
But please, continue to hide behind the 800 other pacer fans here. Its very similiar to the guy that threw the cup at Artest from a crowd of Pistons fans. If you attack me, Im all alone, but If I make the same ignorant generalizations about you, i also have to inadvertantly insult a lot of other good people here.
I'm going to exercize some class though, something you seem to be incapable of.
Maybe it's time to lock this up, it's really not going anywhere.
The holier-than-thou front is good though. Keep it up.
It is just the internet, but we're all real people here and I also will always preach civil conversation, and this isn't it. I normally avoid locking threads, Harddrive7. But if this is going to turn into a pissing contest, I will.
Originally Posted by Reggie4Three
Exactly, that's all I was saying as well. Can't let this forum run amuck with trolls and so forth. This is one heck of a forum and I for one want to see it stay that way.
One of my (and others') favorites got booted over the summer, and I miss his contributions - its not about popularity its about civility.
I haven't seen a single instance in my life where it was really neccessary to insult anybody (specifically or generically) just to make point. But if you guys can't learn to be civil then maybe you're not "real Pacers fans." Sorry, couldn't resist.
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
If stuff on an internet message board offends you then maybe you need to stay off. Go Read a book or something. The freedom of speech can come into play here. I can say whatever I want. Is it the fact that people are WAY to sensitive these days?
KStat can say some crap like "Put him In Jail...It will do him good" but If I say something about the city of detroit being a crime land (which it is...who wants to argue?) You label me?
The truth hurts like that other poster said...funny thing is when people make little comments about others and post doctored up pics..that goes without warning..I guess theres favorites here...
for "freedom of speech," go to Indystar. Please. You can make all the child-mollesting and rape jokes you want there. You'll have a blast.
My line in the sand is when people curse up a storm, and/or flame other users. If you can't follow that simple rule, you don't have to be here. It's that simple.
The others give you a hard time and joke with you because of your past immature behavior, and their jokes do not go to the same level as some of the things you have said on this board. If you can't see the difference between what they've said and what you have, you still have some growing up to do.
Hicks my friend,
What did I do? I stated statistical facts on here before and it is true that Detroit is a filth city that leads the country in crimes and murders.....what did I say wrong?
I am for one sick and tired Pisster fans have taken over this Pacer board and are allowed to say what they want to do and gloat their dirty Detroit Pistons when it is their team and fans that have effectively ruined our season....if I don't speak out, who will???
KSTAT said JOONEAL7 should be locked in the slammers and has obviously disrespected me on here more than I have disrespected anyone directly but he get's a pass at it because he is a "Detroit" friend but I am the one alongside JOONEAL7 who get's threatened to be banned....come on my friend.
You've got the right to say anything you want. And the admins/ owners of a site like this one also have the right decide to kick you out or give you a week's vacation.
Just like you've got the right to call that cop and @$$hole to his face, if you can take the consequences. Just because you have the right doesn't excuse you from using that right responsibly. Call the cop an @$$, and then hide that broken nose behind the constitution.
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
see dude makes a point and what does hicks do? he just brushes it aside with some jibberish. I curse at an usher when he puts his hands on me! that's it...and it only happened once...Why is it that they can do that to me but no one else? because I seem to be a kid to them? Well I don't play that game. As for people giving me jokes about my "Past behavior" ok then...To much favortism going on here and you know it...
Come on HardDrive....KSTAT said that JOONEAL7 should be locked up in a slammer for asking for a wristband...and I find that highly offensive for a Piston fan, especially a Piston fan coming on a Pacer forum where he gloats about his team and his team's fans when it was Ben Wallace the punk thug who started the whole thing and then Piston fans threw a cup at Ronnie and continue to shower our players with debris and beer....and a season before they threw coins at Ronnie....Originally Posted by Harddrive7
Hicks and everyone, I am not here trying to get banned...I want to get my viewpoints about the Pacers out and I would also like to acknowledge Detroit Piston fans are the most barbaric fans in the NBA and the city of Detroit leads the nation in rapes, arson, murders, child molestation, etc etc. That is completely fair game as we must look at the reasons why a lot of Detroit Piston fans are barbaric...I won't say they all are but truly there is a good size of fans like that...the way Detroit Piston fans act (threaten players, go on the court, etc.) are actions Pacer fans and even Laker fans in the arena would act like...they have class, which the city of Detroit seems to lack...I am not making this up, this is FACTUAL!
I didn't call no one an ***! he was the one trying to punk me! shoving me and saying I'm an *** hole and making an *** out of myself. They hide behind there badges...so don't even go there...
Because you're over-generalizing it to bash the entire city and its people. That's wrong and insulting to them, and just bad taste to the rest of us who don't stoop to that to insult a rival.Originally Posted by XXSASSXX31
There's been plenty of talk on this. Fans of other teams (Kstat, Rimfire, dipperdunk, etc, etc) are allowed to post here as long as they follow our rules. Kstat can walk the fence some times when it comes to stirring the pot, but he never has gone too far to where we've needed to take action (Though I still wish he'd take it down a notch from time to time). If he kept pushing on the door for an extended stretch, then I would act but he doesn't do that. This is a Pacers forum first, BUT an NBA forum second, and others are welcome to post with us, even fans of that dirty team.I am for one sick and tired Pisster fans have taken over this Pacer board and are allowed to say what they want to do and gloat their dirty Detroit Pistons when it is their team and fans that have effectively ruined our season....if I don't speak out, who will???
I can easily see why it feels that way to you guys. But what you both have to understand, is a lot of things you say on here **** people off, even when you don't realize it or mean to do it. And you lose a lot of sympathy and respect by most everyone because of that. A lot of things that have been said, come across as silly, and that makes people take you less seriously, and that is when some (including but not limited to Kstat) will poke fun about it with/to you.KSTAT said JOONEAL7 should be locked in the slammers and has obviously disrespected me on here more than I have disrespected anyone directly but he get's a pass at it because he is a "Detroit" friend but I am the one alongside JOONEAL7 who get's threatened to be banned....come on my friend.
no use using facts in this place. They all stand together with there mindless jibberish. They are right...and you are wrong...even if you really are right...
JO7, look we're all human here. There will always be some bias or "favoritism" if one user has proven to be more civil than the other.
on another off topic note...Tayshaun prince has got to be the goofiest looking person alive...
Look Hicks my friend,
I was not saying all Detroit fans were like that...I said some of them are and it is a higher % than around the league...I am not overgeneralizing, I am just presenting the facts....go in the middle of the night and walk in downtown Detroit and don't be scared...
One reason you don't act on KSTAT is because he has become a "friend" and has allowed Pacer fans to attack Pacer fans and he has successfully made this Pacer board accept him in here when he puts our team down and our fans down and gloats his Pistons...
Some things on here come across silly?
Hicks, they may come across silly to some...for example the Ron Artest haters and on that one post I had created...but if you just take a look at the poll, the majority of Pacer fans even on this board support me! THey are silent to post because of many reasons...one including my controversial tactics....being threatened to be banned....I have not insulted anyone personally on here but KSTAT had said JOONEAL7 should be locked behind a slammer...is that fair game?. He made that comment, and I have a right to defend a fellow Pacer fan by saying how can a Detroit fan say such a thing when Detroit Pisster fans on 11/19 were not arrested when they threw cup and debris on our players...it still shocks me they did not find those fans "As they said they would".....now they can go to their games and enjoy their selves knowing what they got away for....
I just can't believe a Pisster fans made such a comment when you take a look at statistics which brings their city in filth. What's wrong with saying that??? All I am saying, is true facts and I am allowed to post facts, right?


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Well, still don't have a clue on this wordpress blog yet, but to be honest, Iv'e been so busy teaching and working on Streetswing lately I haven't had a chance to devote to much time to this blog.
Been working on the music pages (http://www.streetswing.com/music_archive/1modern_west_coast_swing_music1.htm) as an example and think they are coming out pretty decent so far. Adding some ads to help cover the cost (let the big dogs pay for my site lol).
Wednesdays dance has been off the hook lately so thanks to all who support it.
Our once a year WCS Dance Contest will be starting sometime in August 2013 so stay tuned for more info and a concrete start date.
Our Sunday WCS class is booked full and the students are workin' their Butts off with many loyal repeats and many new students as well, keep it up 🙂
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Participants ranging from networking newbies to Google gurus came away from the two Fresh Summit social media educational sessions a little savvier Oct. 26.
John Avola, founder and chief executive officer of Social Good 360, Memphis, Tenn., presented an introductory session called "It's a Digital World — 5 Simple Steps to Social Media Success." Carisa Miklusak, chief executive officer of New York-based tMedia Strategies, followed up with an advanced session, "Beyond Branding: Leveraging Social Media to Drive Sales."
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Oct. 16, 2003
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
To Recognize Citizens, Adopt Resolutions and Issue Proclamations
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at their meeting on Monday, Oct. 20, beginning at 9 a.m., will recognize the following citizens for their achievements and contributions to the community, adopt a resolution and issue a proclamation as listed below. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935.
A Gift with High
Adele Lebowitz of McLean will be honored for giving her 18.5-acre estate to the Fairfax County Park Authority to be preserved in perpetuity for public use. In donating the property, Lebowitz stipulated that the Park Authority is to build a playground on the site that will be accessible to all children – those children with and without disabilities. The gift from Lebowitz continues her family's lifelong commitment to equal opportunity and access for everyone.
Batter Up
The West Springfield Little League National 9-10 All-Star Team will be recognized for its success in tournaments resulting in the District IX championship and being the Virginia state runner-up. The West Springfield Little League American 11-12 All-Star Team will be recognized for its accomplishments that include the District IX championship, the Virginia state championship and being the Southeast Region semi-finalist.
Volunteers: Making the Difference
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Noteworthy Leadership the Benchmark
Judith O. Mueller of McLean will be recognized for more than a quarter of a century of dedicated leadership, direction, guidance and service at the helm of the Women's Center in Vienna. During her tenure, Mueller established the acclaimed annual conference featuring distinguished speakers and led the field in establishing noted services for women and families.
Advocate Par Excellence
Trudy Brisendine of Woodbridge will be recognized for her years of advocacy, support and service to the citizens of Fairfax County through the Department of Family Services and her efforts on the legislative team representing Fairfax County on human service issues.
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BLACKPOOL have performed a U-turn in appointing a new manager after deciding against employing ex-Claret Brian Flynn.
The Seasiders have been without a permanent boss since Paul Ince's sacking in January and the former Wrexham boss was set to take over at Bloomfield Road.
It is understood that Flynn's failure to promptly assemble his backroom staff and the club's worry surrounding fans' opinion means they have decided to pull the plug.
The 58-year-old former Wales international, who played 200 games for the Clarets in two popular spells at Turf Moor, has been director of football at Doncaster Rovers after spurning the opportunity to continue in a managerial role at the Keepmoat Stadium when they won promotion two years ago, instead preferring to move upstairs.
Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston is thought to have a handful of candidates he remains interested in. Whoever gets the job has a huge task on their hands.
Under caretaker manager Barry Ferguson they narrowly avoided relegation from the Championship to League One in the final weeks of last season and are a club in disarray with only six contracted players on their books.
Meanwhile, former member of Pool's coaching staff could be poised to return to the game elsewhere.
Steve Thompson, another ex-Claret, who assisted Simon Grayson, Ian Holloway and Paul Ince at Pool, is being linked with Championship rivals Huddersfield.
Thompson remains a popular figure at Bloomfield Road with some fans wanting him as manager but he is the man Terriers boss Mark Robins wants to assist him at the John Smith's Stadium.


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The second-seeded Los Altos High girls volleyball team turned to an unlikely player for kills to close out Saturday's Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal match against No. 7 Los Gatos.
Setter Hanna Koehler notched five kills in the fourth game – three of them at crunch time – to help the Eagles reach the semifinals for the first time since 2004.
"It's the best feeling as a setter to get kills," said the senior, who totaled 10 kills, 29 assists and 13 digs Saturday. "I played beach volleyball in the summer, so I had to learn how to hit and do a lot of the other skills on top of setting; I'm happy my hard work's paid off."
Although outside hitter Carmen Annevelink led the team with 24 kills – including the match-winner on a shot into Los Gatos' back row – Koehler's kills were particularly timely for Los Altos in the 25-12, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21 home victory.
After the Wildcats scored to cut the Eagles' lead to 20-18 in the fourth game, Koehler delivered a shot that dropped toward the backline. Los Gatos rallied again, narrowing Los Altos' advantage to 22-20, before Koehler came up with another kill. The Wildcats scored the next point, but Koehler responded once more – firing a right-side shot that prompted her to jump for joy.
Sarah Tritschler served for the match, finished off by Annevelink's kill.
This marked the Eagles' third win over the Wildcats this season; the previous two meetings were in SCVAL De Anza Division play.
"We knew they were going to come in and play hard," Los Altos coach Peter Kim said of Los Gatos. "It's a school with volleyball tradition and they have a lot of pride."
All but the first game was close; the Eagles (31-5) jumped to a 19-6 advantage and never allowed the Wildcats (21-13) to threaten.
The second game was a different story. Los Altos' lone lead came at 6-5, after which Los Gatos went on a 5-0 run. The Eagles tied the game at 18, 20, 21, 22 and 23, but the Wildcats always had an answer and won by two.
A refocused Los Altos team scored the first three points of the third game – two on kills from Michelle Albright – and quickly built a 16-4 lead. Los Gatos rallied to cut the deficit to 20-16, but the Eagles persevered to win on a dump shot by Kristen Liu.
"It was a match of ups and downs," Kim said. "We were there, then we lost it, and then we were there again. I think we played a little tight, but we were able to overcome that."
The coach praised his four seniors for coming through when they were needed most. Along with Koehler's big night, Meghan McDermott totaled 12 kills and 16 digs, Albright had eight kills and three blocks and Katie Tritschler registered 29 digs.
Next up for Los Altos: No. 3 St. Francis (24-12). The semifinal match is scheduled 5:30 p.m. today at Los Gatos.
"I'm extremely excited to make the semifinals," Koehler said. "We played St. Francis in a tournament and lost, but we didn't have a very good match. We thought we could have won, so maybe we can redeem ourselves."
St. Francis beat visiting No. 6 Woodside 25-21, 19-25, 27-25, 25-22 in Saturday's quarterfinals.
Homestead advances
No. 2 Homestead moved on to the CCS Division I semifinals by beating No. 7 Gunn 25-15, 25-20, 25-21 Saturday in Cupertino.
The Mustangs (24-7) are slated to meet No. 3 Salinas (22-9) 7:30 p.m. today at Santa Clara High.
Pinewood prevails
Pinewood, the third seed in Division V, topped Trinity Christian 25-15, 28-26, 25-14 in the quarterfinals Saturday.
Mehra den Braven – the West Bay Athletic League Skyline Division MVP – led the Panthers (14-11) with 26 kills.
Pinewood is scheduled to face No. 2 Woodside Priory (14-12) 7:30 p.m. today at St. Thomas More in the semifinals.


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Greetings everybody,
A while ago I was contemplating the first five bodyparts in my Satipatthana practice, when I came to the fingernails and started visualizing the nails on my hands, after some time I had some sort of flash of insight, it's hard to put into words but it's best described as seeing there is no name written on them, like in not belonging to anybody,and something like; it's blind and doesn't hear anything. It only grows... It was really clear for a short period and then I got so excited that it disappeared.
After some practice I now can see it when I want and in more things beside my nails, in curbstones or trees for example.
I wonder if I'm on the right track with it though, I don't know if it's really anatta or a counterpart sign or maybe just a daydream,although it felt really true, as if this was the way it was. Has anybody here had the same experience at some time?
I don't have a teacher or Sangha, only the internet and books, that's why I'm asking it here....


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How would mailbox prices be affected nationally by FFTF?
In the long term, FFTF will have a positive impact on the mailbox prices received nationally by reducing negative price volatility and limiting periods of low prices (and margins). In addition, the impact on mailbox prices will vary from region to region, depending on the primary use of milk in each area, and when and if both the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program (DPMPP) and the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP) "trigger in."
FAPRI (Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute) analysis, with respect to 2009, indicates that the combined effect of the programs would have been a total gain in the All-Milk price of $1.95 per hundredweight with $1.87 per hundredweight due to the DMSP program and 8 cents per hundredweight due to the DPMPP basic coverage.
How would FFTF affect new producers?
A new producer, one who has no ownership interest in an existing dairy facility, would be eligible to participate in the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program if he/she so chooses. Their production history would be the number of months they are in business extrapolated to a full year's production. Such producers would also be impacted by the Dairy Market Stabilization Program should that trigger in. The base for that program would reflect their production in the previous three months (or less if there is no three-month history).
What's Plan B?What if Congress thinks FFTF is too expensive and needs to be redesigned to operate on less taxpayer money? And, even if Congress accepts FFTF for the next farm bill, what is the long-range plan to reduce dairy's reliance on the federal treasury?
Preliminary analysis indicates that the combination for the DPMPP with the DMSP will result in savings. The percent of production history covered could be adjusted somewhat if the Congressional Budget Office determines the program exceeds the budget baseline for dairy.
NMPF believes that FFTF is an insurance program and not a subsidy. It is vital that our government provide some protection for those who take the risk of producing our food. An insurance-type program does that effectively.
Ultimately, NMPF believes that producers in the future will have to take more responsibility in managing their risks and sharing the cost of receiving this program. All of the FFTF programs have been designed to be compatible with other existing or yet-to-be-developed risk management tools. We believe Congress will be asking for all producers to begin sharing the cost of the agricultural programs. Since FFTF does exactly that - we are ahead of many other ag sectors when it comes to preparing for the future.


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|November 30, 2006, 06:35 PM
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back stab'ers
There a front group for the gun banners. If you can check out their board of directors and google there names you will find they all have a back ground with anti gun groups"
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False ads by "American Hunters and Shooters' Association"?
The National Rifle Association has just announced that the bogus "American Hunters and Shooters' Association", which has actually supported politicians in Missouri who OPPOSE lawful ownership of firearms, has been forced to withdraw its ads and that two radio stations have refused to run them. Did anyone fail to realize that the ASHA ads were nothing but political LIES? Source: nra_ila.com
|November 30, 2006, 06:59 PM
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Yeah, I caught that whole thing. The libs will sink to any level these days, I swear. There's a lot of fake sites attacking various conservative religious sects as well. If a conservative made a fake site mocking or trying to confuse any sort of liberal cause-of-the-week, they'd be up to their neck in protests and probably half-witted lawsuits more designed to complicate life than accomplish anything. I'm glad the "ASHA" is losing steam and people are aware...
This is more political or general discussion than rifle, though.
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A couple of years ago, Colorado had a group formed by "green weenie" environmental extremists called "hunters for gun control" or some such name.
They were supposedly avid hunters that wanted to outlaw damn near all guns, and close off damn near all public land to human use.
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|November 30, 2006, 10:09 PM
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Wolves in Sheep's clothing, they are...
That's comedy, because I'm a environmental extremist - pretty much a greenie tree hugger, and I want to EXPAND hunting lands and gun ownership. I just want to keep the land, air, & water CLEAN! For myself, others, and future generations. I am opposed to un-managed, un-controlled logging. I'm still undecided on drilling in ANWAR - I think I'm for it, IF and only if, it's done in such a way as to protect wildlife and clean up the mess after the hole is dug and the pipes set. I'm definitely opposed to unfettered 4-wheeler access to public lands - those things are a menace - get a horse, mountain bike, or walk in, damned lardbutts!
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FirstFreedom, I'm in an almost identical position to you, philosophically.
My local range is attached to the Isaac Walton League where I am a loyal member. And I also believe that natural conservation and gun ownership are definitely not mutually exclusive.
These fake groups are sad, and despicable. You'd think an organization would have to have some kind of correspondance between their name and their politics. Doesn't seem to be anything new, though. I remember when a comedian (Al Franken? perhaps?) started a fake organization along the lines of "Satanists for Bush" and sent checks to the campaign to see if they would be cashed. Caused a small uproar at the time.
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Interesting topic - -
But perhaps a little out of place in Rifle forum. Maybe it belongs in General Discussion, or even Legal and Political. After due consideration, though, I'm moving it to The Hunt forum. Reason is, there's plenty of controversy in the other two forums, and I think there will be a bit more active interest in The Hunt.
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If fennel is a spice you haven't used much, I urge you to try it in this dish. For me it's the essential seasoning for Slow Roasted Tomatoes, so I knew it had to be good in this as well.
Pureed Cauliflower with Garlic, Parmesan, and Goat Cheese. If you're not being as strict on carbs you could serve it over rice or pasta, or with 100% White Whole Wheat Bread with Olive Oil to soak up the juice.
Easy Roasted Tomatoes and Shrimp with Feta, Oregano, and Fennel
(Makes about 4 servings, depending on what you're serving it with; recipe adapted from Roasted Tomatoes with Shrimp and Feta from Real Simple.)
5-6 medium-sized fresh red tomatoes, cut into pieces
3 T olive oil
2 T minced garlic (or more)
1 tsp. dried oregano (preferably dried Greek oregano)
1/2 - 1 tsp. ground fennel seed
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 pound medium-sized raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails pulled off (I used 31-40 size shrimp)
2 T fresh-squeeze lemon juice
3/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese (or more)
2 T chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Thaw shrimp overnight in the refrigerator if frozen. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
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DETROIT - The largest recall in Toyota's 75-year history could undermine the Japanese automaker's comeback from natural disasters and embarrassing safety problems.
The company recalled 7.43 million cars, trucks and SUVs worldwide to fix faulty power window switches that can cause fires. Wednesday's recall affects more than a dozen models produced from 2005 through 2010 including the Camry, the top-selling car in the U.S. It's bigger than the 7 million vehicles recalled two years ago for floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals and cause unintended acceleration.
Toyota's U.S. sales and marketing headquarters is based in Torrance.
The recall includes 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S., where it covers about half the models sold under the Toyota and Scion brands.
Recalled U.S. models include the 2007 to 2009 Camry, Tundra pickup and RAV4 small SUV; the 2007 and 2008 Yaris subcompact; the 2008 and 2009 Sequoia large SUV and Scion xD and xA small cars; the 2008 Highlander SUV; and the 2009 Corolla and Matrix compacts.
Hanson said he was not sure if the recall will hurt Toyota's sales, which have come roaring back in the U.S. after production recovered from the earthquake and tsunami.
The problem centers on the power window switch, which is inside the driver's door and controls when a window is opened or closed. Toyota said grease wasn't applied evenly to the switch during production, causing friction and sometimes smoke and fire.
The flaw raises questions about whether Toyota Motor Corp. has solved quality and safety issues that embarrassed the company in 2009 and 2010. It also could jeopardize Toyota's impressive rebound from last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Those disasters hobbled factories and left dealers short of models to sell.
The Toyota recall "takes some of the sheen off its recovering brand image and should have a financial impact," Standard & Poor's analyst Efraim Levy wrote in a note to investors. Toyota's U.S. shares fell $1.60, or 2.1 percent, to $74.46 Wednesday afternoon.
Toyota said initially the window switch problem hasn't caused any crashes or injuries. But documents filed by U.S. safety regulators show customers have reported 161 fires and nine injuries. No deaths have occurred.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began looking into window switch problems with two Toyota models in February after noticing a higher than normal number of complaints. Most fires were minor, although one destroyed a Camry. Several owners reported that they were afraid to drive their vehicles because of the threat of fires. NHTSA said Wednesday the investigation remains open pending a review of recall documents.
Toyota said Wednesday it has received more than 200 complaints about the switches in the U.S., and more from other countries. Most of the complaints were about a sticky feel to the switches while pushing the button to raise or lower the window, but there also were complaints of the smell of smoke.
Toyota dealers will inspect the switches and apply special grease to them. In some cases the switches and circuit boards could be replaced.


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Earache and plane travel: The how-to-cope guide
There are many things to juggle with plane travel and kids, and one of these is ear pain. Some people can develop mild to severe ear pain when flying - and babies and kids can suffer too. Here's how to treat and manage ear pain problems when flying.
What causes ear pain when flying?
Ear pain during flying is caused by an unequal pressure between the outer and inner ear. There is a small space in the middle ear, behind the eardrum, that is normally filled with air, this is connected to the back of the nose by the Eustachian tube. Ideally, the air on either side of the eardrum should be the same pressure. However, when a plane descends, the pressure changes, pushing the eardrum inwards. Air needs to travel up the Eustachian tube to equalise this pressure. For some people, the Eustachian tube doesn't open readily - which is why they experience pain.
In order to treat ear pain when flying, you need to help open up the Eustachian tube to ensure that air can travel readily to relieve the pressure. Here are a few ways
Ear pain relief when flying
There are a few ways to help open the Eustachian tubes to stop ear pain when flying. Some work better than others, so it's good to have a variety of options up your sleeve when first travelling with your child. Some children will never experience ear pain when flying, but for some it can cause substantial discomfort. Here are the best ways to help:
Suck on a lolly
For many people the act of sucking and swallowing can open the Eustachian tube and relieve the pain. A lollypop or another hard lolly can be a good solution for children and toddlers. Give them the lolly before the plane starts to descend, they might need to suck on the lolly for the entire descent, depending on how well their Eustachian tubes open. For babies, breast or bottle-feed your baby before and during the plane's descent. A pacifier or dummy can also help babies if they won't feed.
Ear-clearing exercises
Simple ear-clearing exercises can often help, so teach your child how to clear their ears before they fly. Simply hold your nostrils shut, close your mouth and try to blow air our your nose. Or, pinch your nostrils closed and swallow at the same time. Yawning can also help clear the ears too.
Ear plugs for ear pain
Some people have problems getting their Eustachian tubes to open, so using ear-pressure-regulating ear plugs can be a massive help. These are sold in pharmacies and at most airports - and they work by slowing down the rate of air pressure change. You'll need to put these in before the door of the aircraft is closed, and, preferably leave them in for the duration of the flight. On long-haul flights you can remove them once you've reached cruising altitude, but put them in before the plane starts to descend and don't take them out till the doors are opened. These are available in child and adult sizes and can bring great relief if inserted correctly.
Cold and sinus treatment
If you have a cold or respiratory infection, nasal spray or inhalers can dry up the mucus in the nose. Treat the cold before you fly and then spray when you're on the plane, and every 20 minutes to keep nasal passages clear. An inhaler (such as a Vicks inhaler) is a gentler solution for children. tThey can inhale as often as recommended for their age to keep the passage clear. Or place a few drops of eucalyptus oil on a hankie or facecloth and store it in a ziplock bag till you're on the flight. Before the plane starts to descend, pass it to your child and have them breathe the vapours in through their nose, and breathe out through their mouth.
Drink up
Keeping well hydrated in the days leading up to and during a flight can help keep Eustachian tubes clear. Stick to water though, as other drinks can be dehydrating. Take a bottle of water on to the flight if possible, or buy a bottle once you're on board and encourage your child to sip the water regularly throughout the flight.
Are some people more susceptible to ear pain?
People with hayfever or sinus can suffer from blocked Eustachian tubes, as can anyone with a cold or respiratory disease. If you have any condition which causes extra mucus in the back of the nose, then you are more likely to suffer from ear pain than others. That's why it's best to avoid flying if you have a cold, or to try to treat the condition before you fly. Taking any medication that helps clear the mucous in advance of a flight will help prevent ear pain when flying.
Pain relief for ear pain
If pain persists after the above treatments, using paracetamol in the required dosage can help. Sometimes ear pain can persist for a few days after the flight, particularly if fluid has accumulated. If pain persists after 48 hours seek medical advice. If hearing is a problem after 48 hours, it's also best to see a doctor.
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This article was written by Linda Drummond for Kidspot, Australia's leading family health website.
Last revised: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
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