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Michelle Tumes
|Michelle Tumes
|Birth name
|Michelle Louise Tumes
|1971 (age 45–46)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
|Contemporary Christian
|Vocals, piano
|Sparrow, Levantar
Michelle Louise Tumes (born 1971) is an Australian contemporary Christian musician from Adelaide. In 1993, she moved to the United States and has released five studio albums, Listen (1998), Center of My Universe (2000), Dream (2001), Michelle Tumes (2006) and Christmas Is Here (2007).
Michelle Louise Tumes was born in 1971 and grew up in Adelaide.[1] She has a younger sister and younger brother. Tumes learned piano from the age of four years, and as a teenager was enrolled into a classical piano course.[2] She first signed with an Australian publisher, but by 1993 had moved to the United States.[3] She wrote songs for Christian contemporary musicians such as Jaci Velasquez and Jump5.[2] In 1997 she signed with Sparrow Records, her debut album, Listen, was released in 1998.
Her music has become popular worldwide, frequently being played on radio stations for the genre. Her style is a blend of soft acoustic pop with an ethereal element. She appeared on the Thomas Kinkade 2001 album, Music of Light, with Rob Mathes and Bill Miller. It included her 1998 hit, "Healing Waters", which was co-written by Tumes with Matt Husemann of Franklin, Tennessee. She also composed and performed songs in the movie No Greater Love.
Personal life[edit]
Michelle Tumes married Douglas Higgins on 26 December 1999.[1]
- Listen (1998; Sparrow Records)
- Center of My Universe (2000; Sparrow Records)
- Dream (2001; Sparrow Records)
- Very Best of Michelle Tumes (2006; Sparrow Records)
- Michelle Tumes (2006; Levantar Records)
- Christmas Is Here (2007; Levantar Records)
- Greatest Hits (2008; EMI CMG Label Group)
Other appearances[edit]
- Hear and Beyond, Various Artists ("Listen") 1996
- Experiencing God, Various Artists ("All Your Works Are Wonderful") 1998
- Listen to Our Hearts Vol. 1, Various Artists ("What a Wondrous Love Is This" and "Heaven Will Be Near Me") 1998
- Get Real Music Sampler, Various Artists ("Heaven Will Be Near Me") 1998
- Heaven and Earth: A Tapestry of Worship, Various Artists ("For the Glory of Your Name" and "My Dwelling Place") 1999
- To Have & To Hold: 15 Songs of Love & Marriage, Various Artists ("My Constant Love") 1999
- Streams, Various Artists ("Hold On") 1999
- Thomas Kinkade: Music of Light (features Rob Mathes and Tumes) 2000
- Keep The Faith 2000, Various Artists ("He's Watching Over You") 2000
- The Mercy Project, Various Artists ("Sanctuary") 2000
- Hear It First New Music Sampler, Various Artists ("Dream") 2001
- Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green, Various Artists ("There Is a Redeemer") 2002
- Lost in Wonder: Voices of Worship (features Tumes, Susan Ashton and Christine Dente) 2005
- The Wonderful Cross, Various Artists ("In Christ Alone" and "Beautiful Savior (All My Days)") 2007
- Pocket Symphony ("For the Glory of your Name") 2007
- 90's Ultimate Collection, Various Artists ("For the Glory of Your Name") 2007
- The Worship Lounge, Various Artists ("Your Love Falls Down") 2008
- Worship for the Evening, Various Artists (For the Glory of Your Name" and "Love Falls Down") 2008
- Be Still & Know: Peaceful Voices for Quite Moments Various Artists ("Christ of Hope") 2009
- Meditate & Worship, Various Artists ("He's Watching Over You") 2009
- No Greater Love (Soundtrack) 2009
- ^ a b "Michelle Tumes Biography". Christian Music Lighthouse. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Michelle Tumes". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ Hermann, Eve M B. "Michelle Tumes Biography". Net Industries. Retrieved 12 September 2012.


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Is there something in the Swedish psyche that draws them to American roots and rock music? We've seen this phenomenon happen in the early 2000s, with garage-rock bands when such as the Hives, Sahara Hotnights and Soundtracks of Our Lives toured the US with their own vision of rock n' roll done right. Perhaps it's the Swedes love of aesthetics in addition to a desire to experience America's earthy diversity that draws them to the sounds of this country. It was Anders Osborne's father, a globetrotting jazz drummer, who in fact revealed to his son the secrets of those glorious sounds on vinyl. Osborne followed his muse throughout the world en route to the immortal city of New Orleans. It's there that Osborne not only settled, but thrived as an acclaimed producer/songwriter/singer/guitarist. For years, Anders has been working as an influential but often obscure force in the roots music scene -- perhaps due to his dark past as an addict. But this time, Anders takes his soulful skills out on the road to support his latest release, Black Eye Galaxy. He'll be sharing this evening with another severely unheralded talent, singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. Freedy had his day in the 90s sun with such radio hits as the raspy and caustic "Bad Reputation". Come to the Beachland for a night of two unique and critically-acclaimed talents!


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Early and Recent History and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Representative Citizens
LORENZO TIPTON WATSON, M. D. The record of a life well spent, of triumph over obstacles, of perseverance under difficulties and steady advancement from a modest beginning to a place of affluence, honor and distinction in the industrial and professional worlds, when imprinted on the pages of history, present to the youth of the rising generation an example worthy of emulation and may also be studied with profit by those of more mature years whose achievements have not kept pace with their expectations. Dominated by the highest principles of integrity was the course of the late Dr. Lorenzo Tipton Watson, one of the most distinguished citizens of Springfield and Greene county during a past generation, who, for a long lapse of years was among our leading men of affairs. His life was a varied and useful one and during its course we find him not only a skilled physician, but a successful teacher, farmer, merchant and real estate dealer, and during the nation's greatest crisis he was a soldier. For nearly half a century Greene county had been his home, and his career had crowned so many successes and wrought so many achievements that he had become distinguished for his thrift, energy and enterprise.
Doctor Watson was born near Madisonville, Monroe county, Tennessee, September 13, 1833. He was a son of Barnard and Jane (Holloway) Watson. He was the second child of a family of twelve children. The father was a highly respected and substantial farmer in Tennessee, of old Southern stock, his people and also those of his wife being of the Andrew Jackson type, all courageous and clear in their conceptions of duty. These parents remained in that state until 1847, when they removed to Greene county, Missouri, and secured land west of Springfield on which they spent their declining years. In his early boyhood Lorenzo T. Watson followed the plow on the old homestead, and he was about fifteen years of age when his parents moved to Missouri, but he remained behind in his native state, for he was determined to work his way to an education there. After attending the public schools he entered Hiwassee College at Madisonville, where he made a creditable record. He then taught school three or four years in Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia, and in the fall of 1853 he came to Greene county, Missouri, and taught school two years in Cass and Robberson townships, spending the summer months on his father's farm near Cave Spring. Having cultivated a desire to study medicine, and being ambitious to become a physician and surgeon he began reading medicine while engaged in teaching and saving his earnings to defray his expenses in medical college. He entered the Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, where he made a good record and was graduated in 1859, having defrayed his own expenses with the money earned by teaching. He began the practice of his profession at Hartville, Wright county, this state, and was getting a good start when the Civil war began. He was strong in his Union sentiments and clearly saw that his duty called him to the defense of the country, and without hesitation he entered the Federal army enlisting at Rolla, in October, 1861, in the Twenty-fourth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned assistant surgeon of the same, which he held until in October, 1862, being part of the time on duty with his regiment at various places in southern and southeast Missouri, and the remainder of the time on detached duty in the military hospital at Springfield. In October, 1862, he was promoted to surgeon of the Fourteenth Missouri State Militia Cavalry, with the rank of major, under command of Colonel John M. Richardson and held the position until the regiment was out of existence by the consolidation of the Fourteenth regiments so as to make ten full regiments of that arm of the service, in March, 1863. His services in the army of three years were highly patriotic, efficient and honorable. During his service he was closely associated with Doctor Robberson. Shortly before the close of the war Dr. Watson was honorably discharged and mustered out. Soon thereafter he located in Springfield and began in the mercantile business which he continued for about three years, then sold out and purchased a well improved farm in Cass township, this county, and prospered rapidly as a general agriculturist, stock raiser, breeder and trader. He remained there until 1881, having proven himself to be a man of remarkable industry and energy. No exposure or hardships could daunt the courage of this man. But after ten years as a farmer he sold out and located again in Springfield where he spent the rest of his life in a picturesque brick residence on South street still occupied by his widow, and about which are associations of pioneer and war days. Numerous bullets were fired into it during the battle of Springfield as it was located near one of the forts where a spirited engagement took place. After leaving the farm he engaged extensively in buying and selling real estate. He was eminently successful as a man of business and accumulated quite a handsome estate, valued at a quarter of a million.
Doctor Watson was married in September, 1865, to Josephine Massey, who was born in Greene county, Missouri, in January, 1845. She is a daughter of Nathaniel and Nancy (Ellison) Massey. Mr. Massey was born in Charleston, South Carolina, came to Greene county, Missouri, in an early day and here became a prominent man of affairs, and here Mrs. Watson grew to womanhood and received a good education. She is a lady of sterling attributes of head and heart and. her long life in Springfield has been of decided usefulness. The fortune which Doctor Watson left her has not diminished as a result of her judicious management and rare executive ability. She has long been known as one of our leading philanthropists and the city owes her a debt of gratitude which it cannot repay. Among the liberal donationswhich she has made to worthy movements have been those for the local Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association. She is now advanced in years, but is well preserved, having the appearance of a woman much younger and she is progressive in her ideas, well informed on current matters and she numbers her friends only by the limits of her acquaintance, owing to her affable manner, obliging and hospitable disposition.
Only one child was born to Doctor Watson and wife, Edward Watson, whose birth occurred in October, 1866, who grew to be a very amiable and promising young man; he met an untimely death by the accidental discharge of a gun while hunting.
Politically, our subject was a Democrat, at one time belonged to the Masonic Order, and religiously he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, South.
The death of Doctor Watson occurred November 18, 1903. He was a close friend of Hon. S. P. Hale, formerly president of the Hiwassee College, Madisonville, Tennessee, and in speaking of his death, Mr. Hale said: "In the last conversation I had with Doctor Watson during his last visit to Tennessee about a year prior to his death he expressed himself freely on the subject of death and future judgment: he had no fears of the terrors of death and had an abiding faith in the efficacy of the redemption of sinners made by Jesus Christ, our Savior."
Doctor Watson was an active member of Captain John Matthews Post No. 69, Grand Army of the Republic, and at a meeting a short time after his death, appropriate resolutions were passed by the post, respecting the life and character of the subject of this memoir, a part of which we here reproduce:
"Whereas, In His inscrutable wisdom the Divine Father of all mankind, the Creator of our earth and of the great universe, has permitted the passing away from us of our beloved, honored and never to be forgotten comrade, Dr. Lorenzo T. Watson, who has surrendered his mortal and entered upon immortal life, wherefore, be it
"Resolved, First, that we mourn his death, honor his character and for- ever cherish him in our memory. Second, That we extend to his ever faithful wife and widow, and to all his family, our most affectionate consolation in these, their days of immeasurable bereavement. We now humbly pray our Heavenly Father to so console her and them with the outpouring of His Holy Spirit, and of His all-pervading love, that the sad burden now so heavily weighing upon them may be removed, and that they may possess the peace which passeth all understanding, and which comes to those who bow in submission to the decrees of nature and the providence of God. Our greeting to her and them is, and ever is Sursum Corda.
"Comrade Watson requested that he be accorded the honors of a Grand Army burial by the post, and accordingly, on Sunday, November 22, 1903, we loyally and with tender affection of our hearts, performed that sacred and sad duty by consigning the mortal body of our comrade to the sheltering bosom of mother earth in Hazelwood cemetery.
"Comrade Watson was successful in every vocation and enterprise and we are glad to pay tribute to his creditable achievements worked out by him in his long, useful and patriotic life, which closed when he had attained his allotted three score and ten. Doctor Watson was thoroughly honest. No taint of the least lack of integrity has or ever can stain his life or character. His word was as good as his bond with surety. He amassed a fair fortune which was his own by the labor of his mind and hands. He was never guilty of the oppression of any man. He was a liberal supporter of the church and a very substantial contributor to every public enterprise. His life has been one of great credit to himself, his family, his community, to this state and the state of his birth. He lived the life of a gentleman and died the death of a Christian."
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Event: Financial Regulation Hearing – House Financial Services Committee
Channel: C-SPAN3
Date: 3/26/2009
Barney Frank: The gentleman from Texas.
Ron Paul: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Chairman in his opening statement talked about the problem being excessive leverage and I certainly agree with that and others refer to that as pure emitting of debt, and then we ran into trouble and we come with the idea that regulations will solve this without asking the question, "Where did all this leveraging come from and how much of it was related to easy money from the Federal Reserve and artificially low interest rates."
So I'm very skeptical of regulations per se because I don't think that solves the problem, and of course, everybody knows I'm a proponent of the free market and this is certainly not free markets that had got us into trouble and this certainly won't solve it.
But, you know, in other areas we never automatically resort to regulations. When it comes to the press, if we had regulations on the press, we would call it prior restraint and we would be outraged.
If we wanted to regulate personal behavior, we would be outraged and call this legislating morality. But when it comes to economics, it seems like we have been conditioned to say, "Oh, that is okay because that's good economic policy."
I accept it on the first two, but not in the third and therefore I challenge the whole system and it hasn't been that way forever. It's really been that way since the 1930s, about 75 years, that we in the Congress have deferred to the Executive Branch to write regulations, which are essentially laws. And yet the Constitution is very clear, all legislative power shall be vested in the Congress.
So we write laws and we transfer this power, so essentially we've done this for years. We have reneged on our responsibility. We have not met our prerogatives and therefore we participate in this.
But in your position, you've been trained throughout your life to be a regulator and that is something I know you can't deal with, but there is one area that I think you might be able to shed some light on and work toward the rule of law.
Because, you know, traditionally, under common law, and our system has always assumed that we're innocent until proven guilty, and yet when it comes to regulations, first we allow the Executive Branch to legislate as well as the court, but in the administrative courts, we're assumed to be guilty until proven innocent.
You're in charge of the IRS. The IRS does this. So this is some place where if there were a reasonable respect for the rule of law, then we can change that tone and assume that the taxpayer or the person that is on the receiving end of these regulations say, "Hey, at least, now is the burden of proof is on the government to prove that somebody broke these regulations", and yet look at what we're doing endlessly, and yet I see that as the real culprit in all this because we're assuming the citizen is guilty.
Could you comment on that and tell me what might be able to do in changing the direction.
Tim Geithner: That was a very thoughtful set of questions. I would just want to correct one thing. I've never been a regulator, for better or worse. And I think you're right to say that we have to be very skeptical that regulations can solve all of these problems.
We have postured our system, which are overwhelmed by regulations. Overwhelmed by regulations. It wasn't the absence of regulations that was the problem, it was despite the presence of regulations, and you have huge risk built up.
But in banks, because banks by definition, take on leverage, transform short-term liability into long-term assets for the good of the system as a whole, they are vulnerable to runs. Because they're vulnerable to runs, governments around the world have been put in place insurance protections to protect the inside risks.
Because of the existence of those protections, you have to impose standards on them on leverage to protect against the moral hazard created by the insurance. That is a good economic case for regulation —
Ron Paul: Excuse me. Excuse me. But I only have a couple of seconds left. But see if you can address the subject of giving more respect to that individual who is accused of a crime, can't we assume that the government has the burden of proof?
Tim Geithner: You're talking in a criminal context?
Ron Paul: Well, any way. I mean any time a regulator comes in and says that you're guilty of something, why doesn't the government have to prove he's guilty, why can't we assume —
Tim Geithner: Guilty of a criminal violation or of anything?
Ron Paul: Civil or criminal. Why not? I mean that's a principal that has been around for more than a thousand years, at least 800 years.
Tim Geithner: I'm neither a regulator nor a lawyer, unfortunately. So I'm not sure I can give you adequate answers to that, but I'd be happy to think about it a little bit and get back to you with a view on —
Ron Paul: Well, I don't think it's complicated to think about the principle of innocent until proven guilty. How about the IRS? Can't you advise the IRS and say, "don't assume anything until you prove these guys did something wrong before we prosecute them and say that they owe $500,000." I mean —
Tim Geithner: Well, Mr. Chairman, again, if this is about the IRS, I'd be happy to come talk to you about that and try to —
Barney Frank: The gentleman's time has expired. The gentleman from Pennsylvania, the chairman of the sub-committee.


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The road to Christian rock
Farmington resident Mark Lavey still remembers his first stop on the road to Christian rock. He was five, and his mother had painted his body black and entered him in a talent contest in which he portrayed Michael Jackson, singing "Rockin' Robin."
Winning the talent contest that day was the first of many successes Lavey would reap in the music industry. Having a song place 17th out of 50,000 entries in a national song writing contest, appearing on TV in Nashville, Tenn. and hearing a handful of his songs on the radio are only a few of the singer-song writer's accomplishments. However, Lavey, who released his second Christian rock album last April, is not looking for stardom in his musical career. He just wants his lyrics to tell his tale, and his listeners to find comfort and worship in his music.
Lavey's newest CD, titled "I Pray," is a testimony of faith through word, rhythm and beat. Lavey writes songs with a strum of country and a hard rock beat. The songs begin with an eerie instrumental sense of comfort and continue with a beat that makes the music feel present and alive. Lavey said his songs are written about God, but they are also written to his family and friends.
When Lavey discusses the road that led him from rock and roll to Christian rock, his demeanor wants to say the journey was simple, but his soul says truthfully...it was hard. If his facial expressions could talk, they would whisper; the journey began with smooth stretches of fresh cement, took turns to paths of potholes and lose pebbles, and ended with Christianity, rock and roll, and a little bit of road maintenance.
The smooth stretch
Shortly after winning the talent contest in his hometown of Granton, Wis., Lavey realized his passion for music. He began to sing around home and pretend he was playing plastic guitars. When Lavey turned 10, his father, who had no instrumental experience, taught him guitar by looking at a book and figuring out the frets. The young musician took to guitar quicker than he did to singing. At age 12 he began touring with his 16-year-old brother.
"We were raised on great morals and a good family tie," Lavey said. "So my mom and dad would let us go out and play the bars. We'd play a gig and get home at 4, than be back up at 7 to get to the Catholic service at 8. I never felt like we were living two lives; we were gigin' till 4 then alter boys a few hours later."
In 1984, after graduating high school, Lavey traveled the road to Minnesota. He played in a rock band and recorded in studios with various artists seeking a guitarist. Lavey spent time giging at night and visiting radio stations during the day, all the while holding down what he called his "real job."
"At the time, I had a lot of energy but not a lot of contacts, so my only outlet was radio." Lavey said. "There were times when I would work a 12 hour shift and come home and get three hours of sleep."
After working in the Minnesota music industry for a few years, Lavey was married to his wife Cheryl. Lavey continued to play and write music, but due to the negative outcome of a recording session, he soon decided to take leave from the world of music.
Potholes and loose pebbles
The recording session which left Lavey questioning the morals of the music industry involved the creation of a demo and the loss of $10,000 at the hands of a studio that did not promote the music.
"I decided, if this is the way the music business is, if I have to go against my morals, then I'm not going to do it," Lavey said.
Instead of focusing his life on promoting songs and playing late night gigs, Lavey decided to "do the family thing" with his wife and newborn, Justin. Family had always been important to Lavey, and the birth of his son left Lavey and Cheryl wanting another child. However, after attempting to have a second child for nearly 10 years Lavey and his wife began to lose hope. On New Year's Eve, 2000, that changed, as Cheryl told Lavey she was pregnant. The family's excitement and appreciation was cut short, however, when on July 26, 2001, complications led to the death of the infant son, Brett, before he was born.
The loss was difficult on the entire family. To make things worse, in August Lavey was laid off, and in September, 9/11 left the family in even more mourning.
"Our world stopped," Lavey said. "Sheryl kept blaming herself. I just reassured her that we had no reason to believe anything was wrong. That instant, that moment, changed our life. We began walking around like zombies, so I decided that I was going to put my feelings aside for the family. Everybody has crises, everybody has issues, so I decided to deal with it through something positive and I started writing again."
When Lavey was writing the lyrics to his song "Walk In The Ways Of Our Lord," he had difficulty understanding the contradictions between the voice in his head, and the words on his paper. Lavey was attempting to write a song to his infant son, yet every time he used a word that hinted the song was for Brett, a voice in his head told his hand to scratch the word and replace it with something vague. Lavey was writing Christian music, and the title of the solo album which would be released in July 2003 was "Positive Thinking."
Road construction
Lavey said when he began writing Christian music, he did not understand why the words flowed onto the page the way they did. He was a rock musician who had played a little country, but Christian was a foreign frontier. Yet, for some reason, during the release of "Positive Thinking," Lavey began to feel more spiritual, saying when he was close to God he felt closer to the son he had lost, and his CD became a testimony to the reconstruction of his life.
"I've learned that life is a gift and life is a gift we shouldn't take for granted," Lavey said.
Understanding the gift of life came to Lavey again when a family living 200 miles from his home town asked if they could put the words of his song "Walk In The Ways Of Our Lord," on their 6-year-old daughter's tombstone.
Each time Lavey hears about the death of a child, he feels for the friends and family. Last year, he sought to help others with their grief by holding a memorial service in remembrance of Farmington teenagers who have died unexpectedly.
"It's a very humbling feeling to think that one song has helped so many people, and it was only through God," Lavey said. "God wrote this song and I was his instrument."
Two years following the death of Brett, Cheryl became pregnant again. When Lavey was told of the conception he wanted to demand God let them have the child. However, he knew the choice was not his. Instead, Lavey prayed for the pregnancy of their third child through music by writing.
"I think for the most part people want to be in control of their lives," Lavey said. "I say the opposite; we need to let go, and let God in. I've never been so sure of that in the 30 years I've written songs, in the 30 years I've played guitar, and this CD [I Pray] is a testimony to that."
On November 3, two years after Brett passed away, Breann was born and two years after Breann's birth, Cheryl gave birth one more time, to a son named Preston.
Now a father of four, Lavey finds himself wanting to spend more and more time with his children. That is why he has chosen not to promote his new CD by knocking down the doors of radio stations. Lavey said he is a serious musician. He pauses to reminisce about the irony that his first experience in a recording studio was playing guitar on a Christian CD, a coincidence he did not notice until now. Lavey, however, is also serious about family. That is why he has chosen to let his friends and family promote the CD for him.
"God has surrounded me with great people, great friends," Lavey said. "I'm letting the people God surrounds me with help me let go. I really feel that through all of this, I found the Holy Spirit. I truly believe that what gets us to the Holy Spirit gets us there, and that's part of the mystery. You have to open up or it's not real, the Holy Spirit is our gateway, our phone line, to God."
Lavey can be heard playing live on Sunday mornings at a music worship service at Shepherd Of The Valley Church in Apple Valley. His music can also be found online at www.marklavey.com and www.myspace.com/marklavey.


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Thanks for the responses, I am glad that I opted for the Gibraltar LCC after everyone stated it was a better choice for our home. The stove has a seven inch flue and my chimney insert is seven inches as well, how perfect is that?
I am ording the seven inch stove pipe and getting a 90 (elbow), baro damper and 2 - two feet striaght pipe. I wish I had room for a stack heater (magic heater), but I do not have to room, the seven inch stack heater the local foundry has is 19 inches long, I do not have enough room for that. Once I put all the pieces together, shall I screw them togher I guess, how about a sealant for a closed tight seal?
I have inspected my chimney, I had a gas stove (of which I hated) and so far my chimeny looks in great shape, I have to take the rest of the 4 inch liner out and look at the rest of the chimeny, but the house is only 20 years old and I think I should be in good shape. I am planning on putting another CO2 detector in my rec. room in the basemnt the adjoining two car garage. I already have two upstairs.
Besides making sure I get the baro damper perfectly level, what else should I do? I have an area 4 ft by 4ft for the unit to sit on which will be tiled very soon. The wal next to the unit is already bricked. How do I check for draft? Do I light a match and make sure the smoke goes up the chimney instead of pulling pushed away from the chimney? My chimney is 8 by 8 block going all the way up for at least twenty five feet past the roof.
Any suggestions, recommendations are greatly needed!!
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Q: Transmission/ changed fluid but belive wrong fluid in stalled on 1998 Dodge Durango
MY son changed the filter & fluid in his 1998 durango an it has a 42re trans an he is haveing shifting problems in frist gear the fluid looks brown what my i do to corret this problem. anthe bands were not ajusted with this change
First of all if he just replaced the fluid and filter the fluid should not be brown already, as a matter of fact a properly functioning trans will have still red fluid even after 30k miles. It sounds like there may be some sever wear already, which itself could be causing bad shifts. Second there have been no "bands" in automatic transmissions since like the dark ages. I think you really should get the trans. looked at.
you must be a dumbass because a band adjustment is recommended every 25,000 miles..one band is on the outside on the driver side and the other is in the pan.You need an inch torque wrench to tighten the bands then back them out an exact amount.the outside band will require a universal joint so set the torque wrench 3lbs higher to offset the universal joint.I don't have exact band specs but you must use atf +4 and 2 lucas transmission additives will help the transmission immensely. The previous dumbass is talking about newer transmissions not a 42re.Ihad one with bad shifting and I did the bands and 2 lucas additives and I have over 204,000 miles.Hopes this helps and join DodgeForums.com...
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With right-hander Chien-Ming Wang set to be activated to pitch tonight against the New York Mets tonight, the Nationals will have to make a roster move before first pitch.
Outfielder Roger Bernadina was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse prior to first pitch.
Manager Davey Johnson said he was impressed with Bernadina's work in D.C. but believes the outfielder has a few things to work on.
"I have really liked his enthusiasm," Johnson said. "I have really liked his work. He has been working on some things in the outfield. He has been working on being more direct to the ball at home plate. He still is a little bit big at times as a hitter."
Johnson believes a short stop at Triple-A will help Bernadina work on these adjustments.
"A brief stint down in (Syracuse), playing every day is not going to be a setback for him," Johnson said. "It certainly it isn't a demotion, it is out of necessity, keeping the players here in this organization."
"My conversation with him was very positive and I said it just came down to numbers. You don't have to pack your bags until tomorrow. He is well liked here. He understands because I have been playing him every day (except) for the last couple of days."
Bernadina is batting .247 with five home runs, 16 stolen bases and 20 RBIs. He has not started since Tuesday against the Marlins and has hit just .132 (5-for-38) since the All-Star break.


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Thanks, Wrigley. 'ppreciate the updates!
Thanks, Wrigley. 'ppreciate the updates!
@ Rose Bowl for Roadblock - decorate 3 sections of float
No problem provenceguy! They landed in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl and have a roadblock - they have to complete 3 sections of an official Rose Parade float.
Doctors finish - the next clue has three questions that they have to figure out the answers to. The answers will take them to the next location.
We're Dolphins fans here too. (Though I know they don't deserve the biglove for the last few years but I still love 'em.) And I gotta admit, seeing JT today was a knife in the heart.Originally Posted by waywyrd;4125342;
On to TAR -- SOOO excited for this finale. It's the first time all season i've been able to watch it live. Am rooting for all the girls. Thomas is just too annoying.
"We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre." - Uta Hagen
I dont want my pain erased! As wretched as it is, I need my pain It makes me who I am. It makes me Grumpy. - Grumpy, Once Upon a Time
Pretty awesome that Thomas' much vaunted college education didn't tell him who Sancho Panza was *snort*.
And so it begins, the end of times..
All teams are having a hard time finding someone with internet so they can find the answers...doctors got it, brook and claire are going to a hotel to use the internet.
For the record, Sancho Panza is Don Quixote's servant.
Knew that English degree would come in handy someday.
Rats. The drs just got it. But I knew it first!
Maggie: "While she takes care of the men with the guns, why don't you sit down and I'll make you a nice, hot cup of tea?"
Pan Am stewardesses: prepared for anything!
Doctors got the destination first...it's time for the memory test...pictures of 48 people wearing hats...11 are greeters from the countries. They have to select them, in order. When they get it Bob Eubanks will give them the next clue.
Doctors wrote down where they started and ended for each leg - so they got out their notes and are using those. Brooke and Claire just figured out where they are going.


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From time to time Jimmy Fallon brings the Roots and a recording artist together to perform a song with the Roots performing on instruments you'd find in an elementary school classroom.
In the past Jimmy has done this with artists like Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, and Carly Rae Jepsen.
The tradition continues with Jimmy, The Roots and Robin Thicke performing Robin's big hit "Blurred Lines." The only instruments used in this video are: wood block, Casio keyboard, spoons, wooden clacker, kazoo, xylophone, melodica, ukulele, recorder, banana shaker, cowbell and maraca.
This has become a trademark for "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and they just keep getting better and better.


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Libraries have an ebook problem. This is no secret. The problem has been addressed by many–repeatedly and constantly–in both thoughtful and thought-provoking discussions. Some of my favorites can be found here (Librarian by Day); here (Agnostic, Maybe) and here (Will Unwound). There are many more–too many to name or cite.
Steve Coffman over at Information Today posted an exhaustive and compelling discussion today entitled The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire. It is long, and if you're limited in time then read, at least, the section on ebooks. It is the most comprehensive post on the complexity–and simplicity–of the issue that I have come across in a long time. Hey, if Tim Spalding of LibraryThing fame thinks it's important, then I have to agree!
There are many good points made (and I have to admit that I skimmed parts), but one thing that struck me is this:
"However, statistics still show that ebooks that do make it into libraries seem to circulate pretty heavily, indicating that we are still providing a service our patrons value, even with these low price points and the millions of books available for nothing. Nonetheless, I think it becomes difficult to justify spending public tax monies to further reduce the cost of a service that is already cheap and broadly available. We may be reaching that point."
Most people who can afford ereaders can afford to buy books for them. Libraries are, in effect, providing those readers with a luxury, at least at the present moment. The whole ebook world is still evolving–we don't know just where it will end. Maybe what we should be focusing on instead–right now–is providing the devices with content instead of the content alone.
There has long been a debate within my own system about whether we should be providing the devices or just the content. Some of our libraries argue that we don't circulate DVD players to play DVDs, so why should we circulate ereaders for ebooks?
However, libraries are ultimately about providing access. And the world is changing, rapidly. Instead of spending our ebook budget money on vendor subscriptions to "buy" disproportionately priced ebooks that we never own, maybe we should be spending more money on the devices. I know many libraries already do this, but maybe the focus should shift and more weight should be placed on the hardware–the means of delivery. Our customers may want to borrow ebooks for free, but if they can afford ereaders chances are they can afford to get the books they want. It is the group of people who can't or don't want to spend money on the devices that need our help, perhaps. As always, I am never sure of the answer. I simply like to point out alternatives.
I'm aware that ebooks do not have to be read exclusively on portable devices, but that's how most people read them. And I'm not sure, exactly, how long or in what form the model by which libraries can purchase ereaders and load them with titles to circulate will last.
But it seems to me, more and more, that since we cannot provide our users with enough ebooks to satisfy them at a price that satisfies us, then maybe we should focus on what we can control, which is buying our own Kindles, Nooks, etc., loading them with content, and circulating them freely. Of course, this is not perfect, either. We are essentially choosing what our users can and cannot read. However, it serves two purposes–it provides users with a means to experience an ereader, and it circulates content with restrictions imposed by libraries as opposed to restrictions opposed by publishers and vendors.
Maybe I'm missing something obvious here. It is entirely possible. If so, please let me know. But isn't it possible that in a newly digitized world, libraries should focus on providing our users with access and content at the same time? At the very least, it is definitely something to think about.


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The BlackBerry Tour Comes to Verizon and Sprint Networks
BlackBerry Tour Comes to Both Verizon and Sprint Networks
The BlackBerry Tour (9630) — not to be confused with the Onyx which celebs are toting around — made a very silent launch on two major US carriers today. Unlike the Pre, which is exclusive to Sprint, the BlackBerry Tour has been announced on both Verizon and Sprint networks. The Tour will be coming to Sprint by the end of the Summer and will cost $199.99 on a two-year contract (after a $50 rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate . . . what's with the rebates?!). Verizon details haven't been released just yet. Wondering what's so hot about this smartphone? Well it comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera with a flash and zoom (wish I could say the same for the iPhone), video recording, and an expandable memory slot that will support 32GB cards.


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With both Brian Moorman and Chris Jones dealing with injuries, the Cowboys brought in a handful of punters in for an audition on Thursday. Read »
Former New York Jets punter T.J. Conley is working out for the Dallas Cowboys. Read »
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California's Legislature last week passed the toughest fracking law in the nation. Environmentalists should be heralding the work of SB 4's author, Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, whose green credentials are well established.
They are instead calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to veto the legislation, which, thankfully, he won't. Brown said last week that he'll gladly sign the bill, for all the right reasons: The legislation requires that oil companies disclose the chemicals they use in the process, formally known as hydraulic fracturing, which involves pumping water and other substances into shale formations to extract natural gas and has prompted concerns about groundwater contamination. It also requires that drillers notify property owners 30 days in advance of doing any fracking and demands that they test groundwater before and after any operation in order to monitor water quality.
The bill also calls for a statewide environmental impact review of the process that will be completed by 2015. If the study indicates tougher restrictions are needed, the Legislature can act.
Some environmentalists won't be happy unless there is a complete ban on fracking or a moratorium until the environmental impact review is complete. But studies by the Environmental Protection Agency have not linked fracking by oil companies to groundwater contamination.
SB 4 was a reaction to new drilling techniques allowing the extraction of oil and natural gas from the Monterey Shale, which stretches from Modesto to Bakersfield and is believed to hold more than 15 billion barrels of oil — enough to fuel the nation for three years. The potential benefits are enormous, including thousands of jobs and desperately needed tax revenue.
California currently has no regulations governing fracking, and it needs them given its seismic history and fragile water supply.
Pavley's legislation gives the state the toughest laws in the United States, and it paves the way for even stricter laws if scientific reviews indicate they are necessary.


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Visa services to resume Monday
By R Prince Jebakumar / ENS | Published: 21st September 2012 08:14 AM |
Last Updated: 21st September 2012 08:14 AM | A+A A- |
The United States Consulate General in the city, which had suspended its visa services since Friday following an attack by protesting members of an Islamic organisation, said that it will resume its services on Monday even as Consul General Jennifer McIntyre met City Police Commissioner S George for over 30 minutes here on Thursday.
Sources said the US Consulate here would interview over 1,000 applicants per day on any business day. Around 5,000 visa applicants had to reschedule the interview due to the suspension of the visa services. The services were suspended following protests by Islamic organisations against the travesty of Islam through a movie, 'The Innocence of Muslims', made by an American citizen.
The Consulate here that catered to the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshwadeep Islands, came under attack during one such protest on September 14.
According to a US Consulate spokesperson, the services were suspended for three days and on Wednesday, no appointments were given due to Vinayaka Chaturthi. Sources said that there were plans to resume the visa services on the Friday but it was decided to hold it back until Monday.
"The US Mission in India had been offering the visa services for those residing in the region covered by Chennai Consulate based on the urgency through the other three Consulates, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai and the Embassy in New Delhi. The rescheduling will not affect the issuance of visas as it was done depending on the prime factors, generally based on the urgency and the travel plans of applicants," a spokesperson said. McIntyre met George at the Police Comissionerate at 11.45 am.
During the meet, she was said to have discussed the security arrangements to resume the visa services.


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MIAMI - A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer Wednesday night in the Overtown section of Miami, according to investigators.
An undercover robbery investigation near Northwest Fourth Avenue and 17th Street resulted in the shooting.
An undercover detective wore a food deliveryman's uniform in Wednesday night's operation.
"They were in a Chinese delivery van, and there was a young male going towards them, and I heard gunshots after that," said a resident who did not want to be identified.
The sound of shattering glass through her front living room window was enough to send the woman ducking for cover.
"I thought someone was shooting at me," she said. "I fell on my right hand and my right hip."
Police identified the person who was shot as 16-year-old Joel Lee Johnson.
A source close to the investigation told Local 10 that Johnson was armed.
Johnson's family showed up at Miami Police Headquarters Thursday to demand answers.
"He's not a violent kid. He doesn't get in any trouble. He doesn't have a criminal record. They won't tell us anything. They just say it's an open investigation and that's it," said Lisa Singletary, Johnson's aunt.
"What do you want to know about what happened last night?" Local 10's Terrell Forney asked Joe Johnson, the teen's father.
"Everything," he said. "They aren't telling us anything, man."
"We'll get it handled through a lawyer. We'll get somebody to find out what we can't find out," said another family member.
This operation happened just three blocks away from another police-involved shooting last month when a rookie police officer shot and killed a man during a traffic stop.
Over the last few days, police have been saturating the area in an operation called "Take Back Our Streets" in an effort to curb crime.
"We have a lot of residents that are concerned about crime in this area,? said Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado. "We are here to tell the residents that there is going to be a full investigation and the police department is doing their work."
?If you were at the press conference yesterday, you must have heard me say that there were some operations that were being worked that I could not give any details and a lot of them were undercover operations,? said Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito.
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