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High Tech Solution for Controlling the Dengue Mosquito Is Approved by CTNBio
Apr 10, 2014, 13:29 ET from Oxitec Ltd.
CAMPINAS, Brazil, April 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The National Technical Commission for Biosecurity (CTNBio), the collegiate body responsible for approval and regulation of transgenic organisms in Brazil, today approved the commercial release of the genetically modified (GM) mosquito, OX513A, developed by Oxitec. It is the first GM insect to be considered safe for commercial use in Brazil and the latest of a long series of biotechnology approvals by CTNBio.
The Oxitec mosquito, which can be used to control the dengue mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is a strain of the wild species that contains two additional genes. The Oxitec males (which cannot bite) are released to seek out and mate with the wild females. Their offspring inherit the additional genes and die before becoming functional adults. They also inherit a marker that is visible under a special light, making monitoring in the field simple and helping ensure that dengue mosquito control programmes succeed.
In several trials, successive releases of the Oxitec males have been shown to reduce substantially the wild population of dengue mosquitoes in the treated area.
"We are delighted that CTNBio have recognised the intrinsic safety and negligible environmental risk of Oxitec's mosquitoes. As an innovative approach it is important to have such rigourous examination. In recent years our technology has been attracting a great deal of attention from dengue endemic countries worldwide and CTNBio's technical opinion will be very helpful for other countries considering whether to evaluate this for their own circumstances. We feel that the beneficial environmental profile, coupled with excellent efficacy to date, make the Oxitec mosquito a valuable new tool for health authorities around the world to complement their existing efforts in tackling the mosquitoes that spread dengue fever," said Hadyn Parry, CEO of Oxitec.
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue, a virus that infects an estimated 390 million people per year worldwide. Dengue can cause a variety of symptoms including nausea, acute pain and fever. In the more serious cases it can develop into dengue haemorrhagic fever and can even lead to death. There is neither medication nor an approved vaccine for dengue. The dengue mosquito lives in and around the home and is known for being difficult to control. Conventional methods currently in use have shown themselves to be insufficient to prevent the spread of the disease.
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No. 78 May 20,1988
INTRODUCTION Philippine and United States negotiators are meeting for their scheduled five-year review of the current Military Bases Agreement (MBA), which governs U.S. access to Subic Naval Base and Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The Reagan Administration expects that this review will allow the MBA to run at least to September 1991, whenit expires. A new agreement is required, however, to allow the U.S. to occupy the bases beyond this date. Whether Manila will permit this is a matter of increasing doubt.
Clark and Subic have been a traditional lightning rod for Philippine nationalists, who view them as a vestige of U.S. colonial rule. During the late 1985-early 1986 election campaign, President Corazon Aquino wavered on the issue of the bases, but she has since resisted the advice of leftists who oppose the U.S. military relationship. Regarding the bases, she consistently says that she will "keep our options open." Philippine Foreign Secretary Raul Manglapus, however, opposes the bases, as do many members of the new Philippine Congress. This Congress will have to approve a new bases agreement, which may be negotiated before 1991. In addition, the new Philippine Constitution contains an anti-nuclear clause that could be used to deny access to the bases by U.S. forces, which, as a matter of policy, refuse to reveal whether their ships or aircraft carry nuclear weapons. America's Gibraltar. As the debate over renewing the bases accord nears, Washington must make clear to Manila that continued U.S. access to Philippine bases is crucial for regional and Philippine security well into the next century. To the U.S., Washington must make clear that the bases are America's Gibraltar in Southeast Asia. Subic and Clark sit astride sea lanes of communication essential to the economic survival of U.S. friends and allies from Northeast Asia to the Persian Gulf. These sea lanes are -under growing threat from Soviet naval and air forces, especially those based in Vietnanes Cam Ranh Bay. U.S. forces in the Philippines deter the Soviets and deter conflict over minerals in the South China Sea. Current alternatives to Subic and Clark, such as Guam, Australia, or Pelau, in Micronesia, cannot replicate the strategic position or experienced workforce found in the Philippines. In sum, for the U.S. to be expelled from Subic and Clark is unthinkable. Washington thus should begin considering the full range of options to ensure that American forces remain at Subic Naval Base and Clark Air Base well into the next century. Symbol of U.S. Commitment. These bases are also the most visible symbol of U.S. commitment to Philippine freedom. Washington has provided the Aquino government over $1 billion in military and economic assistance. This far exceeds Ronald Reagan's pledge made during the 1983 MBA Review to make his Administration's"best efforts" to obtain $900 million in such aid over five years. Indeed, the Reagan Administration apparently is coordinating a multinational assistance program of $5 billion to $10 billion over five years. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) rebel forces control about 20 percent of the Philippine countryside. The CPP and Moscow, with which the C-PP is forging closer ties, want U.S. forces out of the Philippines. Communist terrorists killed;three U.S. servicemen near Clark Air Base last October. There may be further attacks. U.S. officials recognize that the heavily burdened Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) cannot guarantee the safety of the 33,000 U.S. servicemen and dependents at Clark and Subic. As it is, the Philippine armed forces are far from winning their battle against the CPP. Were the U.S. to withdraw from the bases, Moscow surely would be emboldened to give direct assistance to the CPP. A CPP victory would destroy the still fragile democracy that President Aquino is trying to build.
To ensure continued U.S. access to Clark and Subic, Washington should:
* * Remind Manila that the U.S. is fully committed to helping the Philippines defend its freedom. Continued U.S. access to the Philippine bases is a necessary part of that commitment.
* * Offer Manila a"best efforts" pledge of $2.5 billion for the next'MBA five-year compensation package. In return the Aquino government should offer to do its best to preserve U.S. access beyond 1991. * * Urge Japan, Australia, and Western Europe to increase their economic assistance to Manila over the next five years. * * Make clear to Philippine officials and legislators that nuclear, free zone legislation under consideration by the Philippine Senate threatens Washington's ability to fulfill its treaty commitments to Manila. Offer to improve the Philippine military's capability to defend Clark and Subic. If necessary, U.S. forces should play a greater role in cooperating with Philippine forces to defend the area around the bases. Offer to upgrade the Philippine military's defense capability significantly by granting aid for the military to purchase modern jet fighters and naval warships.
* * Review the entire range of U.S. actions that may be needed to keep Manila from expelling U.S. forces from Clark and Subic.
The U.S. military role in the Philippines began in 1898 when it replaced Spanish colonial rule. Until 1902, U.S. forces battled a revolt against U.S. rule. Philippine bases became strategically important to the U.S. when Japan began its military conquest of Asia in the 1930s. Since the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation, and the granting of independence in 1946, U.S.-Philippine military relations have been-governed by several agreements, including the 1947 Military Bases Agreement (MBA), the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, and the 1953 Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement, known as the Manila Pact.
The original MBA has been amended over 40 times to reconcile the demands of Philippine sovereignty and U.S. need for unhampered access. ne 1947 MBA gave the U.S. almost sovereign control over twenty base sites covering some 650,000 acres for 99 years. In 1956 Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon recognized Philippine sovereignty over the bases. A 1959 agreement, implemented in 1966, reduced U.S. tenure to 25 years (ending in 1991), after which the agreement will have an indefinite term, subject to one year's notice of termination. By 1959 the U.S. had also relinquished control of seventeen base sites.
Reverting to Philippine Control. In 1979 all bases reverted to Philippine control under an agreement that placed each base under a Philippine Base Commander, created an American facility - a legal term distinct from a base - within the Philippine bases, gave Philippine forces responsibility for perimeter security, and called for a complete review of the MBA every five years.
The 1983 review established a Joint Committee to oversee implementation of the MBA, affirmed the obligation of U.S. personnel to respect Philippine law, committed the U.S. to helping improve social and economic conditions around the bases, and affirmed the U.S. obligation to consult Manila before using the bases for combat operations.
The Current Review. Negotiations for the current review began on April 5 in Manila and should last for several months. Issues expected to be reviewed include the presence of nuclear weapons on the bases, issues pertaining to labor relations between the Filivino workers and the U.S., law enforcement, and U.S. compensation to the Philippines. Of these, the most critical will be compensation.
I "Chronicle Interviews Ambassador to U.S.," The Ma@ila Chronicle, Ma@ch 13,1988, p. 16, in FBIS-East Asia, March 15,1988, p. 40; Marc Lerner, "Negotiations begin on U.S. bases in Philippines@ 7he Washington Times, April 5, 1988, p. A8. Many Filipinos would prefer this compensation be in the form of "rent," as opposed to "aid," which would guarantee a specified amount of money over which the U.S. would have no control. The U.S. objects to paying "rent" because Congress is not obliged to fully fund a 11rent" agreement. Furthermore, "rent!'implies the U.S.-Philippine strategic relationship can be reduced to a financial transaction that benefits the U.S. only. During a visit to Manila last June, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz rejected the concept of "rent."2 To reconcile this dispute, Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have made a "best efforts" pledge to obtain a specified amount of U.S. assistance for the Philippines. The U.S. fulfilled a 1979 aid pledge for $500 million and will surpass a 1983 pledge for $900 million over five years with a total $1.7 billion for that same period.
This year the Administration has requested $236.6 million for Manila in fiscal 1989. Some Philippine leaders are demanding much more. Philippine Congressman Gregorio Andolana, a member of the communist front People's Party, has asked that the U.S. assume the Philippines' $28 billion foreign debt.3 A group of 50 Philippine Congressmen want $1.2 billion a year "rent.'" Filipinos also complain they fare worse than other U.S. allies: in 1988 Turkey is to receive $522 million in U.S. aid; Pakistan, $480 million; Greece, $343 million, compared to $299 million for the Philippines.
Subic Naval Base. This 36,000-acre base is located on a deep bay protected by high hills, about 50 miles northwest of Manila in Zambales Province. Its primary mission is to provide logistical support for the U.S. Seventh Fleet, which patrols the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Nearly 65 percent of all the Fleet's repairs are carried out at Subic by a skilled local workforce with generations of experience. Its facilities can repair 27 ships simultaneously. Storage facilities include a 2.4 million barrel capacity fuel farm and a magazine for 50,000 tons of ordnance.
Cubi Point Naval Air Station can service all U.S. Navy aircraft and hosts a squadron of P-3 Orion anti-submarine aircraft. Although only one ship, the cruiser USS Sterret, uses Subic as a home port, the bay can accommodate several aircraft carrier battle groups. On the average, ten to twelve ships are visiting Subic at one time. U.S.,: Philippine, and other allied forces conduct regular amphibious assault and air support exercises on Zambales Range.
Clark Air Base. This U.S. facility occupies only 11,000 acres of a 130,000-acre reservation. Clark is the Headquarters for the U.S. Thirteenth Air Force. Clark has an airfield that can accommodate all types of U.S. military aircraft, including the largest bombers and transports, and it has extensive storage areas for ordnance and space for about
2 "Shultz states position on Philippine bases,"Financial 711mes, June 17,1987, p. 3. 3 Marc Lerner, "Military Enclaves Pose Dilemma for Philippines, U.S.," 7he Washington 771mes, February 15,1988, p. 1. 4 ."Congressmen Seek $1.2 Billion for Bases,"Hong KongAFP, February 10, 1988; in FBIS-East Asia, February 11, 1988, p. 31. 18 million gallons of jet fuel. More than two-thirds of the material support for U.S. forces in the Indian Ocean is shipped through Clark. It also hosts the Crow Valley Training Range, which provides realist air combat and ground support training for U.S., Philippine, and other allied air forces.
The largest American unit at Clark is the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, which flies F4E and F-4G Phantom fighters and F-5E Freedom Fighters for combat training. Along with the 5th Fighter Wing of the Philippine Air Force it contributes to the air defense of the Philippines. In any general conflict the Thirteenth Air Force would play a major!role in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans and support the U.S. Fifth Air Force in Japan.
In addition to Clark and Subic, the U.S. is permitted to use other Philippine facilities including a jointly manned air-defense radar complex at Wallace Air Station and the San Miguel Naval Communications Station in Zambales. Also important are a transmitter site in Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac Province, which assists navigation and -communication with ships, aircraft, and submarines throughout East and Southeast Asia, and a rest facility in Bagio City.
Despite Philippine Foreign Secretary Manglapus's assertions to the contrary, the importance of U.S. forces in the Philippines to that country's external defense has grown, as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has become more preoccupied with defeating the Communist Party of the Philippines. The Aquino government has redirected the AFP's resources to meet this threat, leaving less strength for external defense. To save money, the Philippine Air rgrce wants to sell its twelve F-8 fighters, which comprise over half its air defense aircraft.
U.S. access to Clark and Subic is part of a complex network of facilities and bilateral defense relationships with Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Australia, which help deter Soviet aggression from Northeast Asia to the Persian Gulf. Philippine bases are essential to this network because of their location near critical Southeast Asian sea lanes and their central position of support for U.S. and allied military operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Washington has convinced Japan to increase its share of thedefense burden in part because of the burden of maintaining forces in Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf. As Japan expands its military forces to play a greater defense role in Northeast Asia, the importance of the U.S. presence in the Philippines will increase in order to facilitate regional defense cooperation and dispel fears by friendly states of Japanese rearmament.
Growing Soviet Threat. U.S. military forces in the Philippines are the most important balance, countering the Soviet Unions's growing military presence in Southeast Asia.7 Moscow's main ally is Vietnam, whose occupation of Cambodia and Laos has been
5 Dave Griffiths,'Thunder at Crow Valley,"Air Force Magazine, August 1987, p. 52. 6 "Philippines grounds C-lMs, looks to sell F-8s,"Jane's Defense Week, March 5,1988, p. 390. 7 See the author's "Blocking Soviet Gains in Asia with a Reinvigorated Reagan Doctrine," Heritage Foundation Asian Studies Center BacAWmnder No. 67, March 25, IM. subsidized since 1978 with over $ 10 billion in Soviet economic and military assistance. In return, since 1979, Moscow has enjoyed access to the sprawling former U.S. naval base at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam. It is now Moscow's largest overseas base, and for the first time in its history, Moscow has a warm water Pacific base. To the facilities at Cam Ranh Bay, the Soviets have added two new piers for a total of seven, expanded fuel storage facilities, communications, and electronic intelligence equipment. On the average some 25 to 30 Soviet ships visit Cam Ranh Bay each month. Since late 1984, the Soviets have based about 16 TU-16 Badger medium bombers at Cam Ranh, and in 1985 they added a squadron of MIG-23 P76gger fighters. Soviet nuclear weapons are believed to be stored at Cam Ranh Bay.
Violating Philippine Airspace. From Vietnamese bases Soviet air and naval forces can threaten sea lines of communication vital to commerce from Northeast Asia to the Persian Gulf. Soviet nuclear capable, 3,000-mile-range Badgers and cruise missile submarines based in Cam Ranh Bay pose a nuclear threat to every Southeast Asian capital. In April 1984, Soviet and Vietnamese naval forces conducted amphibious naval assault exercises, and in February 1986, Soviet forces in Cam Ranh Bay conducted their first anti-aircraft 9 carrier exercises in the South China Sea. Soviet reconnaissance aircraft based in Vietnam regularly violate the airspace of the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries.
A continued U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia is favored by almost every East Asian nation. Despite their long declared policy of making Southeast Asia a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN), all of Manila's noncommunist neighbors in Southeast Asia either publicly or tacitly support the U.S. presence in the Philippines to counter Soviet forces in Vietnam. IMe U.S. presence has allowed these Southeast Asian countries to devote more of their resources to economic development. Last September, Singapore's President Lee Kuan Yew said that, if U.S. forses, leave the Philippines, countries in Southeast Asia will have to "start a new way of life."I During his April visit to Manila, Australian Foreign Minister William Hayden said, '17he American bases here are very important for the way they give a sense of security to the nations of the region."" Japan supports the continued U.S. military presence in the Philippines and provides the Philippines with about $700 million a year in economic assistance.
Filipino politicians find Subic and Clark convenient issues. Former President Ferdinand Marcos, for example, attacked the bases while a candidate to appeal to populist sentiments.
8 "Cam Ranh Bay May Be USSR N-Store,"Japan 771mes, May 16,1987, p. 3. 9 S. Bilveer, "Soviet-Viet joint maneuvers: A danger,"Asian Defense Journal, August 1984, p. 66; U.S. Department of Defense, Soviet Military Power, 1997 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987), p. 137. 10 David Van Praagh, "Lee Optimistic About US Bases In The Philippines," 7he Nation (Bangkok), September 14,1987. 11 7he Melbourne Herald, April 13,1988, p. 8. Once in power, however, Marcos supported the bases as a means of securing political and economic support from Washington. Before becoming President, Corazon Aquino and other opposition leaders in 1985 called for the end of the U.S. military presence. But as President, she has settled on a vague position of "keeping our options open7until 1991. Her vagueness tends to strengthen the hand of Foreign Secretary Raul Manglapus. A staunch nationalist apparently obsessed with the U.S. colonial past, he strongly opposes U.S. use of Clark and Subic. 12 Soon after his appointment as Foreign Secretary last October, he attempted to elicit a public consensus against the bases from neighboring Southeast Asian leaders. This caused them embarrassment by forcing them to choose between often stated positions of nonalignment or allowing Manglapus to state they do not support the U.S. presence in the Philippines.13 He has also stated the bases do not contribute to the Philippines' external defense, do not improve its ability to combat the communist msu@fency, and are part of the original U.S. "manifest destiny ... adopted to the nuclear age.,, 4 By contrast, Philippine Defense Secretary Fidel Ramos recognizes thatClark and Subic contribute to the Philippines' external defense.15
Nuclear Loophole. Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution, a new MBA or Bases Treaty will have to be approved by the Philippine Senate, which can vote to subject the agreement to a national referendum. In this case, the position of Aquino, who still retains wide popularity, will be crucial.
For many years nationalists and the communist Left have warned:that the presumed presence of U.S. nuclear weapons at Clark and Subic and on U.S. warships makes them a nuclear target. The new Philippine Constitution proclaims a "policy of freedom from nuclear weapons in its territory." The constitution then adds the loophole that this non-nuclear policy must be "consistent with the national interest." This means that nuclear weapons could be allowed at Clark and Subic if they were viewed as a means of defending the Philippines. Philippine Senator Wigberto Tanada, who wants an immediate U.S. withdrawal, is trying to eliminate this loophole by legislating a strict =clear free zone. His bill has strong Senate support. As in the case of New Zealand, this bill could force the U.S. to abandon its longstanding policy of neither confirming nor denying the presence of nuclear weapons on bases and warships as a means of denying this information to enemies and terrorists. If forces were denied access to Clark and Subic because of possible nuclear armament, the U.S. ability to meet defense commitments to Manilalin the face of nuclear armed Soviet forces in Vietnam would be reduced substantially.
12 James Clad, "Stiffer stance on bases?," Far Eastem Economic Review, October 29, 1987, p. 44. 13 Susumu Awanohara, "Many East Asian countries want the U.S. to remain,"Far Eastem Economic Review, April 21, 1988, p. 26. 14 "Manglapus Interviewed on U.S. Base Issue,"Malaya, March 14,1988, p. 1, in FBIS-EastAsia, March 16, 1988, p. 39; "Manglapus Says Country Underpaid for Bases,"Kyodo, March 28,1988, in FBIS-EaYtAsia, March 28, 1988, p. 33. 15 Max Sangil, "Ramos Cites U.S. Bases Role in Defense,"Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19,1988, p. 22, in FBIS-East Asia, February 19, 1988, p. 46. Avoiding Attacks on GI's. Ile Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for almost twenty years has fought to destroy Philippine democracy. With its 25,000-guerrilla New People's Army (NPA), the CPP controls or threatens nearly 20 percent of the countryside and last year was responsible for almost 3,000 deaths. Through its National Democratic Front the CPP infiltrates churches, unions, universities, and the government.16 Though its performance has greatly improved since the fall of Marcos, the Armed Forces of the Philippines still suffer from a lack of supplies such as medicines and spare parts. The AFP also lacks coordinated government support to attack the CPP's political strength in the countryside.
Clark and Subic are located in provinces that for years have been! targets of CPP political organizing. For a long time the CPP avoided attacking U.S. personnel, presumably to avoid provoking greater U.S. military involvement. Now that CPP strength has increased, it has begun to be bolder. Last October 30, NPA assassins killed three U.S. servicemen near 17 Clark. The CPP has threatened more attacks on U.S. businessmen and diplomats as well.
No other location in Southeast Asia can substitute fully for Clark:and Subic. In Southeast Asia only Singapore seems willing to consider hosting some U.S. forces, but not as many as are in the Philippines. Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia are not interested. Australia's Coburn Sound is mentioned as a possible naval base, but would require substantial construction of facilities. One major problem is that it lacks the skilled labor force found in Subic. Another problem would be posed if Australia adhered strictly to the 1985 South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty. Guam, meanwhile, already hosts U.S. air and naval facilities It is 1,500 miles east of the Philippines; it, too, lacks sufficient skilled labor. A base in Pelau, 500 miles east, would have to be built from scratch. Taiwan offers some excellent sites for bases; moving Clark and Subic there, however, surely would anger Beijing.
$8 Billion Moving Bill. Any relocation will be expensive. Minimum cost estimates begin at $8 billion, plus the cost of additional aircraft carrier task groups, which would have to be built to maintain current levels of naval presence.
A withdrawal of U.S. forces would be a severe blow to the Philippine economy. With about 45,000 Filipino employees, the U.S. facilities are second only- to the Philippine government as the largest employer in the country. Including employee salaries, expenditures by U.S. personnel, local construction, procurement, and retirement benefits, the U.S. facilities last year pumped about $357 million into the Philippine economy. To increase the local economic benefit of the bases, the Reagan Administration has made a
16, For an unprecedented description of CPP infiltration in the Manila area based on captured communist documents, see Antonio C. Abaya, "Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Maridsts,"Business World, April 19, 1988, p. 4; "More On Marxist Infiltration,"Business World, April 25, 1988, p. 4, in FBIS-Asia Paciftc, April 28,1988, p. 45,46. 17 Gregg Jones, "Anti-American Threats Increase in Philippines," 7he Washington Post, December 18,1987, p. A36. special effort to procure supplies from the Philippine sources for U.S. forces in the Philippines and elsewhere. In 1986, such local procurement amounted to $95.1 million, soaring to $218 million last year. It is estimated that between 1980 and 1986 the bases generated 5.16 percent of the Philippine gross national product.
Encouraging Soviet Intervention. Were the U.S. to be expelled from the bases, Philippine and foreign investor confidence in the Philippines would fall sharply, compounding Manila's economic problems. Business confidence throughout Southeast Asia also would fall, once Moscow moved to fill the strategic vacuum left by a U.S. withdrawal.
A U.S. withdrawal might also prompt the Soviets to begin direct material assistance to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), perhaps by covertly shipping U.S. weapons left in Vietnam in 1975. Since the early 1980s, both Moscow and Hanoi have been improving relations with the formerly pro-Chinese CPP. 18 During a recent congressional hearing, Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage admitted the CPP was receiving financial support from the Soviets. 19 With today's Soviet occupation of the former U.S. base at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam a reality, it is very possible that a communist regime in the Philippines would turn over Clark and Subic to Soviet forces.
Regional stability is also at risk if the U.S. loses Clark and Subic. It is likely that there will be increased conflict over the South China Sea's mineral resources claimed by the Republic of China, the People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. 20 Heightened tensions between Vietnam and China in recent years over islands in the Spratly group flared up into violent naval clashes in early March. 21
ne bases at Clark and Subic are the most visible U.S. supporti for freedom in the Philippines and stability in Southeast Asia. Since World War II these facilities have enabled the U.S. to meet political and military commitments in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia and, most recently, to support U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf. As the economic and political focus of the U.S. continues to shift toward Asia, the importance of Clark and Subic and of the U.S. strategic relationship with the Philippines will grow.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Manglapus and others who want to expel the U.S. from the bases ignore the stark consequences for the Phillpipines and for free world interests in Asia should the U.S. withdraw from the Philippines. A U.S. withdrawal would start a major
18 The most comprehensive CPP statement to date of its new pragmatic attitude toward the Soviets is, "On The International Relations Of The Communist Party Of The Philippines,"Ang Bayan, July 7, 1987. 19 "Soviet aid,"Manila Bulletin, April 1, 1988, p. 5. 20 See the authoes"Brewing Conflict in the South China Sea," Heritage Foundation Asian Studies Center Backgrounder No. 17, October 25, 1984. 21 Daniel Southerland, "Vietnamese, Chinese Ships Exchange Hire," 7he Washington Post, March 15, 1988, p. A16. 22 See also James Fallows, "The Bases Dilemma,"Atlandc, February 1988, p. 30. shift in the Asian balance of power in favor of the Soviet Union. The economic and political dislocations caused by a U.S. withdrawal plus the likelihood of Soviet support could accelerate a communist victory in the Philippines. k
Fulffiling a "Best-Efforts" Pledge. The U.S. has little choice but to seekto retain its military facilities in the Philippines. This can best be accomplished @by a U.S. policy that strengthens Philippine democracy. Since the ascendance of the Aquino government in February 1986, Washington has demonstrated its support for Philippine freedom by providing generous economic and political support. Total assistance for the 1984 to 1989 fiscal years will be about $1.7 billion, almost twice the $900 million "best efforts" pledge made by Reagan in 1983. The U.S. also has provided military assistance that better enables the Philippine Armed Forces to combat the CPP insurgency.
The U.S. must continue assisting the Philippines economically and politically. In addition, the U.S. should:
* * State clearly to Manila that continued access to Philippine bases is an essential part of the U.S. commitment to help defend Philippine democracy. U.S. forces in the Philippines counter Soviet meddling in the Philippines and are an essential part of the allied defense network in Asia that deters Soviet aggression, which endangers the Philippines.
* * Offer a "best efforts" pledge to obtain $2.5 billion in economic and military aid for the next five-year period as part of the current Military Bases Agreement review. In return, the Aquino government should promise its "best effort" to see that U.S. access continues beyond the 1991 ending of the current MBA.
* * Urge Japanese, Australian, and West European donors to increase current levels of economic assistance. Australia should be urged to increase its military assistance.
Explain to the Philippine Senate that legislation seeking to impose a strict nuclear free zone endangers the U.S.-Philippine military relationship. This legislation would challenge Washington's longstanding policy of neither confirming nor denying the presence of nuclear weapons on warships and bases. Manila should be told that U.S. forces need such flexibility to have access to tactical nuclear weapons to deter Soviet nuclear armed forces in Vietnam.
* * Offer to assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines to improve security around Subic Naval Base and Clark Air Base by improving the equipment of these forces and increasing joint U.S.-Philippine operations. The U.S. should offer to help improve tactical intelligence and police forces in the provinces where the bases are located. The !U.S. should state clearly that future terrorist attacks by communist insurgents will only increase its resolve to remain at Clark and Subic.
Offer to improve the Armed Forces of the Philippines capability to provide for Philippine external defense. Most AFP resources are properly directed toward defeating the threat posed by the Communist Party of the Philippines. Additional U.S. assistance should be provided to upgrade the Philippine Air Force with F-5E Freedom Fighters, and the Philippine Navy with larger patrol craft, to help deter Moscow and Hanoi from covertly assisting the CPP, and eventually, to allow the Armed Forces of the- Philippines to play a greater role in regional defense. 4
* * Mobilize leaders of Asian nations, including China, to convince Manila that regional security depends on the U.S. retaining access to Clark and Subic.
Continued U.S. military access to Philippine bases will be necessary into the 21st century. Washington must strive to preserve this access, in part by committing itself to helping preserve Philippine freedom. This will entail greater amounts of U.S. military and economic assistance because of the continued serious communist threat to Philippine freedom. But despite the nationalist and, at times, anti-American sentiment in Manila, continued U.S. military access also is an essential part of the U.S. commitment to Philippine democracy.
Greater Defeat than Vietnam. The termination of U.S. access to Philippine bases would damage seriously the Philippine economy,probably encourage greater Soviet interference in the Philippines, and seriously set back the Western alliance. Asians might regard a U.S. withdrawal as a greater defeat than the Vietnam War, because. the U.S. would be forced out of Southeast Asia. Moving into the vacuum would be the Soviet Union.
Richard D. Fisher, Jr. Policy Analyst

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Sometimes people can do absolutely incredible things. The pyramids, the Olympic games, Breaking Bad. Also, oh yeah, there's a lady who spent 2013 eating exclusively at Starbucks.
The story we reported on almost a year ago today about a Seattle woman named Beautiful Existence (yep) completed the marvelous feat of culinary strength, eating every single meal at the famous coffee chain for an entire year. Why would a person spend $600 a month to do something like that?
"So again, WHY? am I doing this challenge? Or WHY? will I do any challenge in the future? Because I LOVE being human and I LOVE the privilege of being able to ask the question WHY? in the first place!" she says.
Not to rain on her parade, but it must be noted that Starbucks has all kinds of food options nowadays. It's not like she dined on donuts and creamer for a year. Maybe in 2014.


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Prolific author, speaker and professor of evangelism at Drew University, Leonard Sweet just keeps getting better. Widely lauded as one of the "50 Most Influential Christians in America," Sweet's disarming style and candid approach on matters of life and the church are both contagious and welcoming. His newest offering to fans and newcomers alike will delight, captivate and challenge formerly held assumptions about what it means to "do church" American-style.
Sweet opens his text with an introduction to acronyms...and very cunningly leads into his own, which describes the So Beautiful, or MRI, church on which this text is focused: "M" = Missional, "R" = Relational and "I" = Incarnational. Formerly (currently?), many churches operate under the APC Christianity style, or the ABC Church: Attendance, Buildings and Cash. As Sweet notes, "[S]ome things can be good for you for a short time but bad for you over the long haul." He spends the next couple hundred pages helping fellow Christ followers understand, define and take a much closer look at their faith lives and how it works itself both within and without the confines of a church setting.
The author quite engagingly admits that, through his travels he is finding, "God is 'up to something,' stirring part of the body very slowly to rouse the rest." Exciting. Daunting. Challenging. Eye-opening. Yes, to all of these adjectives.
Beginning with a description and overview of the Missional Life: God's "GO," Sweet tells believers that as soon as they become Christians and tell Jesus they're "in," he turns right around and tells them you're "out." This means to go OUT into the world, don't stay clustered inside a stuffy church building where members only congregate and bewail the woes of the larger world. Go, and be part of that world because we all belong together in it.
Sweet then shares the nuts and bolts of what a Relational Life: God's "YES" looks like...and yes, it's all about getting close to people and making life connections that count. He interestingly notes that to predict those with economic success, look for people who have strong social connections. To predict sound mental and physical well-being, look for close family ties and high-quality relationships. Similarly, those individuals who enjoy spiritual well-being also have tight-knit relationships. As Sweet notes, all of life is about relationships, one to another, and everyone to God.
Closing up this work, Sweet details the Incarnational Life: God's "NO," in which he discusses how "Incarnants" are "those who are in touch with the culture but in tune with the Spirit, embracing and estranging the culture simultaneously." Yet, this is a good thing as believers need to "disturb the world" but do so in love and with a commitment to serve, stand alongside, and bring redemptive repair.
Readers will find great value and a highly practical resource in SO BEAUTIFUL. Be prepared to be challenged, encouraged and motivated to start living an MRI lifestyle.
Reviewed by Michele Howe on April 1, 2009
So Beautiful: Divine Design for Life and the Church


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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Ex-NBAer Smush Parker punches out 16 y.o. reality star during pick-up game: Report
The basketball playing son of a reality show couple might be getting a little less face time after getting punched in the jaw by former NBA player Smush Parker during a pick-up game the other day.
Wolfgang Novogratz — the 16-year-old son of HGTV stars Robert and Cortney Novogratz — got smushed after showing up the former Lakers guard at Basketball City — the popular westside Manhattan basketball facility, reported Page Six of the N.Y. Post.
The 32-year-old Parker punched the smaller Wolfie — a 6'2", 185 pound star at Brooklyn's Poly Prep High School, where Chicago Bull Joakim Noah played — after fouling the former Fordham star — who is two inches bigger and a lot heavier.
The teenager was taken to the hospital.
"Wolfie scored back-to-back baskets on Smush," said a source. "At the other end, Smush went up for a shot. There was a hard foul, and they both went down. Smush got up and punched Wolfie in the face."
Wolfgang — already recruited by some colleges — is the eldest of seven children who were featured on Bravo's "9 by Design" and he has appeared in "Home by Novogratz," the HGTV show where his parents design a new house or apartment on each episode.
Parker, who had two good seasons with the Lakers under Phil Jackson, was cut by the Miami Heat in 2008 after getting into a fight with a parking attendant.
"Wolfie did not pass out and tried to keep playing, but he had to sit down. For the sake of safety, he went to the hospital to be checked out, and he was fine," said the source. "He declined to press charges."
Parker could not be reached for comment.
8 comments:
- AnonymousApril 17, 2014 at 9:52 PM
Wow a NY jew gets punched by a former NBA player and doesn't try to sue? That's a news story in itself.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 18, 2014 at 10:30 AM
What a douchebag comment.Delete
- AnonymousApril 18, 2014 at 6:53 AM
The kid is not a Jew, his fathers parents are from Germany, but they're Lutheran. The mother's family is from Denmark, and Christian.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 18, 2014 at 7:09 AM
you bothered to answer that stupidity?Delete
- AnonymousApril 18, 2014 at 5:24 PM
If it was the other way around, and you all know what I mean by that MR ERIC HOLDER it would be on the news as an assault and hate crime.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 19, 2014 at 1:19 AM
Oh, poor white man. You're being persecuted.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 22, 2014 at 3:14 PM
stop fighting like little girlsReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 22, 2014 at 10:50 PM
E ither way,Jew or not,Parker should be ashamed of himself for assaulting a minor aged kid who out played him on the court.It's to the kid's credit that he took the high ground and didn't press charges.ReplyDelete
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Smokey Robinson Pays Tribute to Motown's Chief Of Charm, Maxine Powell By Jeff Karoub
She didn't sing a note or write a lick of a lyric, but Smokey Robinson contends that Maxine Powell was as essential to Motown Records' operation as the legendary label's songwriters, producers and musicians.
Powell was in charge of the artists' personal development. And Robinson, a bard of the American romantic songbook and one of the chief architects of "the Motown sound" produced in Detroit from the late 1950s to the early `70s, paid tribute to Powell during an invitation-only event at the former Hitsville, U.S.A., studio in Detroit that now serves as the Motown Historical Museum.
"She was such an important, integral part of what we were doing here at Motown," said Robinson, who is working on an album of duets with various artists due out next year.
"It didn't matter who you became during the course of your career – how many hits you had, how well your name was known around the world," Robinson said. "Two days a week when you were back in Detroit you had to go to artists' development. It was mandatory. You went there and learned so many things about being in show businesses."
Powell directed the label's Artists Development Department, also known as "Motown's Finishing School." She guided many, including Robinson's Miracles, the Jackson Five and the Supremes.
She emphasized how artists should carry themselves, treat people and dress. And the training school was the only one of its kind offered at any record label, according to Powell and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., who paid tribute to her via videotape.
Powell, who adamantly refuses to reveal her age but is well into her 90s, told the crowd that she "will teach until there's no breath left in my body."
"I love all the Motown artists," she said. "This has been a blessing. I thank God for allowing me to be here."


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I guess this would be directed towards Dr. X, But i just wanted to know how or if someone can calc me out some calories/carbs/fats i should be eating... I am 6' 220 wanting to lose Fat. :cool: thx
Use this calc and it will tell you what to eat everyday.
How many meals should i eat a day to = my targets (fat,carbs,cals)... And could i get a lil help with some foods you guys ate while on your ckd diet so i can get an idea of what sort of stuff i should buy.
Hamburger, eggs, cheese, tuna in oil, flax oil, heavy cream, chicken,bacon, steak,salmon, oysters, brautwurst, watch out for nitrates, you can eat green leafy vegetables, salad with the real dressing, I like cesar. You want to take fiber, drink lots of water. Take vitamins. Avocado is good too.
This will cover 6 days. On carb day oatmeal, pancakes, potatoes, lentals, pasta,basically anything goes but you can't have fat that day. I would recommend 6 meals broken up over the day. I can't think of everything right now. You will have to plan out your meals but after a week you will have it down. You can basically do it in your head.
from the food that u just mentioned the whole ckd idea doesnt sound that bad at all
It's not has hard as some make it out to be but it does require some four thot.
It will work.
i just think the foods sound good to eat :D
Who fed you that load of crap? That's the worst advise iv'e ever heard. And no those are not liquid meals, those are real food meals. The shakes if I have any are inbetween.
Let's see. I eat 7 meals a day, I'm 5'10" 210 lbs 10%bf Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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UVU Selects Woodbury School of Business Dean
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Utah Valley University is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Norman S. Wright of Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia as the new dean of the Woodbury School of Business. Wright will begin his service as the business school dean beginning July 1.
Wright holds both a Ph.D. and an M.A. in management from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. Prior to Wharton, he attended Brigham Young University where he earned a master's in public administration and a bachelor's degree in economics.
"I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Norman Wright to UVU as the dean of the Woodbury School of Business," said UVU Academic Vice President Liz Hitch. "Dr. Wright brings the right mix of outstanding academic credentials and scholarly work, administrative experience in higher education, and international experience to lead the AACSB-accredited Woodbury School of Business to reach and exceed their aspiration to be the 'business school of choice and a leader in student development, entrepreneurship, global involvement, and innovative teaching,' as stated in its mission statement."
Wright joined Alfaisal University in 2008 and currently serves as the founding dean and professor of management for the College of Business. He has served as consulting dean for the American University School of Business & Entrepreneurship at its affiliate University in Nigeria; as assistant dean of business sciences at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates, and as chair of the Department of Management, Marketing & Public Administration at the American University of Sharjah. He has also served as a department chair and faculty member at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
Of the move to UVU, Wright, a Utah native, said he is happy to be able to serve in an area he called home for so long.
"As someone who grew up two blocks from campus, I have watched with a sense of great satisfaction as [UVU] went from being Utah Technical College to UVCC to UVSC and now to full university status," Wright said. "UVU and the Woodbury School are on the move and I enjoy being part of growing institutions of higher learning."
Wright is widely published in business journals and has been an active trainer, consultant and personal coach for such diverse organizations as Dubai Municipality, World Wildlife Fund, HSBC, China Youth Travel Services, Valmont International and the Polynesian Cultural Center. While he is best recognized for his work in cross-cultural management, his recent research has focused on the nexus of business and the natural environment. Fitting nicely with UVU's mission to foster globally conscious "stewards of place," Wright is currently one of the lead authors on the Saudi Arabia annual report for the Global Entrepreneurship Consortium.
"Upon spending just a few hours on campus, it became clear to me that the UVU faculty, staff and administration are good people, the type of people who are capable of putting aside ego and self‑interest to do what is best for the institution, the type of people who care about each other and the students they serve," Wright said. "I am honored to have been perceived as a good fit for the UVU culture."
Dr. Ian Wilson has been serving as interim dean of the Woodbury School of Business for the past two years. He also served as dean of the school from 1989 to 2001. Wilson will now teach full-time within the Woodbury School effective fall semester.
"To say we'll miss Ian's leadership is an understatement," Hitch said. "We're indebted to him as an institution for willingly serving a second stint as dean. He didn't ask for the job, but he's again played an invaluable role guiding the Woodbury School at a pivotal time as we've transitioned to university status and introduced an MBA program. Our loss at the administrative level, however, is the students' gain, and we're thrilled to have Ian in the classroom."


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I for one do not like that as people may click on that rather than the ad.
In fact I have now just seen one add that had no ads but just a whole bunch of links for related searches.
absolutely, it may change the profile dramatically of adsense sites. For a start, if i had a commerce site selling things or was in any way "shy" of my competitors, there is absolutely no way i would have adsense on my site.
In some ways, this is a brilliant move by Google.
Having said that, we expect our earnings to reduce dramtically.
The purpose of this is VERY beneficial to google, but they want to pretend it doesn't help them anymore than it helps you as a publisher. I call BS on that one.
Can anyone tell I'm mad about the bait and switch?
I have a content rich site. As users read down my pages, they look over to the skyscraper ad, which of course has colors that complement my site, and see topics that I carry ON MY SITE. Believing they will be linked to another internal content page, they click on the link and are brought OUT of my site, to a Google search which lists my competitors. The skyscraper ads on several pages had 2 legitimate ads and up to EIGHT "related search" links out of my site. These are not small fonts embedded in the border, but rather large bulleted items that take up the space of two or more sky scrapper ads in a prominent position on all my webpages.
Since the average user on my site visits nine pages, and up to 75% connect directly to me rather than come in through another site or search, I am confident they do NOT want to be (mis)led off my site.
NO amount of compensation is worth destroying my userbase.
[edited by: JasonHamilton at 3:24 am (utc) on Aug. 7, 2003]
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I know their terms allow them considerable latitude while our choices are limited to "take it or leave it" (yes, I read the ToS before signing on) but even so I'd have expected them to have more honor about what they do and how they do it.
Tweaking the CPC share is one thing, making such a substantive change -- without notification -- to what they're delivering on our web pages is hardly something that builds trust.
@ Jenstar, I've never seen an ad on any of my pages that I recognized as being a charity ad. I've only ever seen well-targeted commercial ads.
[edited by: buckworks at 3:23 am (utc) on Aug. 7, 2003]
[edited by: seaboy at 3:28 am (utc) on Aug. 7, 2003]
Majority of my traffic does not come from search engines. So I owe nothing to google in this aspect.
I'm done ranting, AdSense in it's current form isn't for me.
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I've got to admit; I want to play with some color schemes before I rid Adsense from my website.
One thing I also noticed today is that my CTR is way higher than ever before, though revenue is only the slightest bit higher than normal (and I'm talking nearly double CTR). Is Google mixing the click tracking of free and paid ads into the same "Clicks" value? Maybe just a fluke though - I'll see if this keeps up for several days.
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The more I think about it, the more I think this is the best anti-spam weapon they could use. If you had a good site before AdSense, and you think this will hurt you then don't use AdSense. If you think you'll still make slightly more money, great, but at least we shouldn't have 500,000 'content sites' about casinos and viagra.
You could have a point. For now, I'm crossing my fingers and keeping an eye on my revenue reports to see what happens.
Perhaps the launch of the ad color options was a deliberate attempt to soften the imminent blow of the related searches.
Agree scummbar the CTR should improve because ads will be more prominent so it may be difficult to see the impact of what related searches and colours have separately.
While I think it is a good technique from Google to stop people building new pages to get high SERPS in the hope that a user will click an ad. I am not sure I like it as legitimate users can now leave my site without me earning anything, which is not what I signed up for.
When you have legitimate users that have not come from a SE then why should I have related searches on my site, ads OK but am not comfortable with this move.
We have a loyal following of people that come to our site daily, the ads were great but related searches is a waste of space not a useful addition.
playing around today im finding.. (all skyscraper) all pages here are all original news items of 500 to 2,000 words, analysis pages, and original reviews of hotels, books etc.
1. A page which had charity ads because it had negative words re the marriot jakata bombing yesterday, now had just one long white box saying this space brought to you by google, and NO related searches, which i find highly surprising as the topic of the page would be related to many sites.
2. One page with 1 paid ad, and (wait for it) ten (10) related searches!
3. a few pages which USED to have targeted ads, which now have NO ads, but 6 to 8 related searches instead.
I dont know which of these are planned, permanant/temporary or teething problems, but obvously there is a lot of work ahead for Adsense publishers in evaluating and reviewing the porgam and deciding how best to use it now (or not at all!)
[edited by: chiyo at 3:45 am (utc) on Aug. 7, 2003]
We have a loyal following of people that come to our site daily, the ads were great but related searches is a waste of space not a useful addition.
2. One page with 1 paid ad, and (wait for it) ten (10) related searches!
chiyo, that is interesting. Right from the new section on related searches from their AdSense FAQ
As part of the AdSense program, Google may suggest up to two relevant search queries below the AdWords ads on your website
Google has, for the first time, infuriated me by putting more free ads for them on my site than ads that I can earn from.
Well targeted affiliate ads make almost as much money for the big time webmaster who has the skill to implement it.
What made me use AdSense was the ease of use. The "Ads by Google" already bothered me.
The new overbearing idiocy by Google has so infuriated my clients that we will now not use AdSense or AdWords.
Also from the google FAQ: "If we do not yet have relevant ad inventory or have not yet crawled your web pages for content, related searches may appear in place of ads."
itisgene, you're mistaken on that one. Ads by google has always been there, and the old code isn't going to remove it. Might be a fluke, but using the old code, or the new definable color code, both have related searches output on them.
this is weird.
The one that I put the colored code has no "ads by google" or related keywords.
However, my other sites with adsense (I didn't put any modified codes into them) are showing the "ads by google" AND "related keywords".
It might be a fluke but I like it better.
The codes on my sites look exactly same but are showing different ads.
For a serious site with serious content I personally am very offended by that it is like they are taking the **** and looks as if I have allowed Google to specifically show blank spaces on my site.
Would a user understand why it says 'This blank space is brought to you by Google' I am sure that is going to confuse users why is Google giving me a blank space. Should we thank them for providing such interesting information.
I also think that message reflects badly on Google.
I hope some of these tweaks are temporary as I am getting very uncomfotable.
Ive always had a nagging feeling that certain other search engines may "quietly" downgrade rankings of pages that had adsense code in them because of the adwords link. Now it may not be good for their credibility if it was "known", but sneaky tricks are not impossible. Now the up to 10 links straight to google searches on each adsense page, would make me wonder (if i was running a competitive search engine) why my SERPs should feature these pages to a great extent.
Its a consipracy theory, bu what the heck, im a business person too, and people have done far worse to me in the past. :)
The whole search engine, PPC and content-based-ad-delivery" market is getting more valuable, more defined (with just a few competitors now - having gone through their M&A stage) and possibly REALLY dirty (than ever before) in coming months.
Remember, the spammers don't have real sites, it's just crap thrown together to get clicks. If their clicks are lowered? So what, it's still free cash. something for nothing is better than nothing.
Legit websites are the ones who'll be hurt, and leave.


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That the committee's heart is with the people of Telangana is doubly established by the fact that the impressive statistical work done shows that, in fact, the state's more backward region today is Rayalaseema and not Telangana.
On most parameters of development, the Telangana region, even excluding Hyderabad, has done better than Rayalaseema despite the fact that for the past decade or so the state's two powerful chief ministers, Mr Naidu and Dr Reddy, hailed from the Rayalaseema region!
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You have longer range and more torpedos but...
BDU will send you on longer patrols.
You take much longer to dive.
It is much harder to keep depth in rough weather.
You are a larger target.
For some the advantages out weigh the disadvantages.
For me it is about even and I have 4 careers going. 2 VII, 2 IX. One of each kind VII and IX in late war and early war.
Sometiems I feel like a VII sometimes I don't.
I have to agree, but the reason i keep going back to the IX is the extra torpedo loadout and the longer patrols. It's 1941 at the moment but when 1942 begins I will venture to the Caribean for some Tanker action - loads of them down there!! With the IX, I have the fuel and the weapons for a sustained patrol.


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Lewis is described as a 36-year-old non-white female, 5'9" tall and 150 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
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Martial arts students will kick up a storm to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Although the students have been sponsored, volunteers will accept additional donations. Other events include an Aikido seminar, a pizza party, a raffle and an open workout from noon until 2 p.m. (706) 353-7743 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
A Taste of Oconee
5-8 p.m., Oconee County Civic Center
To benefit the band and chorus programs at Oconee County Middle School, local restaurants including Barberitos, The Big Easy Café, Braxton's Coffee House, Cactus Café, Carinos, Creative Cookies and Creamery, The Daily Deli, Floyd's Grill, Fox's Den Pizza, Gautreaus, Gourmet BBQ & Catering, Il Gelato, Jersey Mike's Subs, LongHorn Steakhouse, Mirko's Pasta, Rachel's Restaurant, Sweet ReTreat, Twisted Oak Woodfire Grill, Weekday Gourmet and Zero's Subs will offer tastes of their cuisine. The Oconee County Middle School band and chorus students will perform, and a raffle will be held. Admission is $25 at the door. (706) 310-0839 or (706) 769-6220.
'The Line in the Sand: Stories from the US/Mexico Border'
6 p.m. Sunday, Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St.
La Compaia presents a dramatic reading of a play based on Catholic Relief Services' interviews with people who live on both sides of the border between Mexico and Arizona. Local musical duo Incatepec will start off the evening with new music, and Casa de Cultura, a group of Latina women potters, will present and sell their work. Admission is free. (706) 548-9394.
Community Conversation: Christianity and Islam
7 p.m., First Christian Church
Imam Hisham Ahmed and the Rev. Patrick Chandler will discuss the histories of Christianity and Islam and contemporary perspectives on the concepts of God/Allah, worship and prayer within each context. There will also be a question and answer segment. (706) 549-1915 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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7:30 p.m., Hodgson Hall, UGA
Director Enrique Batiz conducts the orchestra with guitarist Alfonso Moreno and pianist Leonel Morales. The program will feature Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" for guitar, Chvez's "Symphony No. 2" and "Sinfonia India" and Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 3." Tickets are $34 to 39. (706) 542-4400 or www.uga.edu/pac.
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Given its predominantly Cuban-born populace, it's no surprise that Miami is a national epicenter for Latin-American art, an art community focused mainly on cultural roots. But what of those Latino artists who'd rather fit into the mainstream and not be bound to a single cultural mold? Such artists might want to try their luck a little north, at Lurie Fine Art Gallery in Boca Raton. "A lot of Latin artists are coming up from Miami, wanting to be mainstream artists, not Latin artists," gallery owner Bruce Lurie says. Featuring works by some 30 international artists, the gallery focuses on (but is not limited to) Latino and Chicano artists. Styles range from the figurative to the abstract, sometimes melding the two, as in the mixed-media pieces of Chilean-born Lula Flores. Her Picasso-like compositions pay equal attention to form and color, loosely drawing lines that often blend human figures with geometric shapes. Much more defined are the colorfully bold paintings of Carlos Luna, whose varied subjects include anything from Jesus on the cross to a woman carried sideways by a knife-wielding rooster-man. Luna flattens his images by placing everything in the foreground; only the warms and cools of his contrasting color schemes give the illusion of depth. The gallery does have its share of three-dimensional artwork as well, most notably in the sculptures of Italian L'oriano Galloni, to which the gallery has exclusive representation in the States. The exaggerated features of Galloni's elongated figures have made them not only the gallery's main sculptural attraction but have earned the attention of world-class museums like the Guggenheim and the Whitney in New York City. Lurie's next big show opens November 11, featuring figurative pieces by Humberto Castro, Leonel Matheau, and Sergio Payares, three of the top contemporary Cuban-American artists. (Through December 2 at Lurie Fine Art Gallery, located inside the Gallery Center, 608 Banyan Trl., Boca Raton, 561-989-8933, www.gallerycenter.org.) -- Jason Budjinski
27th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition: About 30 of the nearly 300 instructors at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale participated in this show, contributing 60 or so works in a variety of media old and new. Some of the art tries too hard, as in cartoonish political commentary and pieces that too obviously allude to their influences. The best work, however, is relatively simple, straightforward, and traditional: Jim Radford's pleasingly old-fashioned, realistic sculpture; three wonderfully disorienting collages by Janet Gold; a remarkably rich charcoal and acrylic rendering of a tug pulling a ship, by Trina Renée Nicklas. Thanks to Hurricane Frances, the show's opening was delayed, and its run may be extended. Call to confirm. (Through October 7 at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Mark K. Wheeler Gallery, 1799 SE 17th St. Cswy., Fort Lauderdale, 954-463-3000.)
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Adhesive 44: Fulfilling art writer John Berger's prediction that museums of the future would ultimately disappear and be replaced by personal arrangements of reproductions and printed ephemera, Brazilian artist Jac Leirner unpacks her decalcomania at the Miami Art Museum. Composed of hundreds of stickers adhered to two rows of windowpanes and extending some 40 feet in length, Adhesive 44 exposes a universe of archetypal images that flickers in the mind's eye like constellations. This work speaks to the obsession with brands and logos by which humans organize themselves into groups and tribes. (Through October 10 at the Miami Art Museum, 100 W Flagler St., Miami, 305-375-3000.)


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The von Neumann algebra $\VN(G)$ of a locally compact group and quotients of its subspaces
|MSC Classifications:
22D25 - $C^*$-algebras and $W^*$-algebras in relation to group representations [See also 46Lxx]
43A22 - Homomorphisms and multipliers of function spaces on groups, semigroups, etc.
43A30 - Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes transforms on nonabelian groups and on semigroups, etc.
22D15 - Group algebras of locally compact groups
43A07 - Means on groups, semigroups, etc.; amenable groups
47D35 - unknown classification 47D35


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Chicago fans weren't the only ones to get worked up over this week's news that the Cubs may have already agreed to move their low Class A affiliation from Peoria to Kane County in the Midwest League, and will sign a player-development contract with the Cougars when the affiliation shuffle begins in September.
The Chicago Sun-Times' story also caught the attention of Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner. Normally a fan of promoting anything and everything related to the minor leagues, O'Conner would rather not have seen this story in print. If the Sun-Times' report is accurate, it means Kane County and the Cubs could be guilty of tampering.
According to the Professional Baseball Agreement—the rules that guide the relationship between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball—teams can discuss new affiliations only during a two-week open period that begins on Sept. 16. Any contact before then is prohibited, as is any public comment on other teams' affiliates.
Asked when Minor League Baseball might open an investigation into possible tampering, O'Conner responded: "As soon as that article hit my desk . . . As soon as we were aware of it, we started to look into it."
The PBA outlines in detail how and when major and minor league teams can pursue new player-development contracts. They're free to renew existing deals at any time. Once the minor league regular season concludes, teams have until Sept. 11 to inform either MLB or MiLB that they intend to seek a new affiliation. From Sept.12-15, the central offices provide their clubs a list of teams seeking new affiliations. Beginning on Sept. 16, teams have 15 days to negotiate a new deal.
"There is a process that is designed to make it as competitively balanced and as fair as possible," O'Conner said. "If you do have these guys jumping the gun and essentially cheating, then the system's competitive balance and credibility are out the window."
The secretive nature of the affiliation shuffle leads to plenty of speculation throughout the season about who is going where, and it's not unusual for teams to have arrangements in place before the affiliation shuffle kicks off. If Kane County and the Cubs do end up together, their biggest mistake appears to be letting the news slip in advance.
"We don't take any of it lightly," O'Conner said.
Tampering penalties include a fine of $500,000 for a major league team and up to $100,000 for a minor league team, according to the PBA. O'Conner said he has contacted Kane County officials and commissioner Bud Selig's office regarding the Cubs.
Staying Together
The end of August often brings a rush of affiliation extensions, and a pair of long-term partners extended their deals earlier this week.
The Padres and high Class A Lake Elsinore (California) extended their player-development contract two years through the 2014 season. The Phillies and low Class A Lakewood (South Atlantic) also agreed to a two-year extension. Both relationships date back to 2001.
See here for a complete listing of every team's affiliation status.


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Eugene Parker's Madoffer to the San Francisco 49ersJuly 27, 2009
I'm sure Eugene Parker was very happy with himself when he landed Michael Crabtree as his client.
Because in his mind, he was GAURANTEED to hit on a top-five contract.
You see, in the modern world, when reality does not quite meet up with expectation you just delve into the realm of "make believe" and SELL SELL SELL SELL SELL. Sell it hard.
Sell it to the public. Sell it to your clients. Sell it to yourself. And eventually, sadly, unfortunately, people might just be foolish enough to bite the hook and go along for the ride.
Reality Isn't playing fair value
You see, in the modern world, when a business fails (and the business is GIGANTIC), reality changes and now the business is simply declared "too big to fail," and, instead of failing, it "succeeds," and receives record profits in-turn.
Want a piece of the "unreality pie?" Silly rabbit, "make believe reality" is reserved only for "high-rollers."
If you want a piece of this privileged "unreality pie" you better succeed in reality first. THEN you can live in Always Land.
But really...
Eugene Parker is Crabtree's agent. That means we're talking about millions of dollars, which in-turn means that when expectation does not meet reality, everything immediately shifts into the land of unreality and everything turns out fine and dandy (at the expense of those living in reality).
Crabtree had a market value of a top five pick. Which means he is obviously WORTH that kind of money.
If Crabtree loses, lets say, half that value, then this is precisely the time when unreality must kick in, because if it doesn't...oh boy...just thinking about it makes me shiver... those living in reality will face a much more dark, dreary reality.
But I've got leverage, reality boy...
"You've got nothing. You've got a slick suit and flapping lips."
You see, since Eugene Parker has been living in the world of "unreality," he has obviously not been keeping up with current events in the land of reality.
People (who live in reality) are not too fond of this whole "bail-me-out-daddy" reverse Robin Hood make believe billionaire bailout extravaganza. In fact, they're getting kind of PISSED.
If Eugene Parker holds Crabtree out, in hopes of receiving an unreality check for a top five pick, then he better get real, because his clients image will begin to corrode with the fans (most of whom are proudly part of team reality) who are the ones who REALLY pay Eugene's salary.
"Eugene, how many fewer advertising endorsements will your client receive if he is less popular with the fan base?"
"It might not matter to you, but you're client will suffer in the long term for it. People will place the blame on Crabtree."
He already has a "diva" stigma associated with him in the media, and if "he" holds out, how much stronger do you think the Crabtree news starved media will push the idea of an idling Michael Crabtree's "diva" image?
It will be the only thing to talk about, since he is not on the field (well at least not on a real field, perhaps in Eugene Parker's mind he is already in the Hall-Of-Fame).
But that was a leading question.
The real question is, "How happy do you think your high profile client will be when he realizes you just solidified his 'diva' image and hurt his advertising possibilities by hurting his image with the fan base?"
I can answer that one for you, since you might be confused while living in a world of unreality; NOT VERY.
Let's play Hangman...
Do you like Poker Eugene? Guess what game you are NOT playing? Poker.
Instead, you are playing Hangman.
If you cannot correctly (ie "in reality") answer some simple questions about your client's image and what a hold-out will do for it, you will hang your client out to dry, and the vultures will pounce faster than you can say "top-five."
Memo to Micheal Crabtree:
Advertising contracts can earn you just as much, if not more than your NFL salary. So good luck with your agent, because he's playing Hangman with your career, but thinks its OK, because in Toon Town nobody really gets hurt, they just get unlucky.
The question you have to ask is, "Do you want people to think you're a football player, or Roger Rabbit?"
I mean, REALLY...


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Check out these uniforms for the Wildcats.
With Northwestern needing two more wins to get bowl eligible, the Nov. 16 game against Michigan will be huge for its postseason hopes.
And the Wildcats will play that game with a new uniform combination, which helps to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
Here's a look at the uniform combination Northwestern will wear on Nov. 16 against the Wolverines:
First Look: Northwestern will wear this uniform against Michigan (11/16) in coordination with the @wwpinc #B1GCats pic.twitter.com/ZiciGmz96e— #B1GCats Football (@NUFBFamily) November 4, 2013
Following the game, uniforms will be auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project. pic.twitter.com/l2Pg1SAiwB— #B1GCats Football (@NUFBFamily) November 4, 2013


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Published: April 28, 2010
Putting her best foot forward, Suzanne Bort Gray used many people's artistry on a canvas of feet to make a montage with a peace theme. Gray designed the project using photos of many people's feet to form a mosaic. The work is part of the Global Art Project for Peace and will be sent to Australia. The Davis Family YMCA, Boardman, will get a piece from Australia as part of the exchange.
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There's a simple way to put the remarkable accomplishment of Canadian basketball star Steve Nash into perspective.
Just look at the number of times an American has won the Hart Trophy.
Nash now has two most valuable player awards in a sport that is part of the American national fabric but is just a small fibre in Canada's sporting makeup. Many people would suggest that the achievement is akin to an American dominating at Canada's beloved sport of hockey.
However, while there have been hundreds of American NHL players over the years, only one has ever won the Hart Trophy - and that player (Brett Hull) was born and raised in Canada.
There are only two Canadians in the NBA -- Jamal Magloire of the Milwaukee Bucks is the other -- and you can count on one finger the number of Canadian imports who have reached superstar status in roundball.
Steve Nash has done something so exceptional, it's sometimes hard to fathom. He grew up in a culture that worships hockey and, while he preferred a different sport, his initial love was not hoops but soccer.
That he even made the NBA after getting a late start in basketball was truly amazing. That he developed into a first-ballot Hall of Famer is astonishing.
It's not the first time a Canadian has made his mark in an American-dominated sport. Larry Walker won an MVP in baseball's National League and Jason Bay seems destined to do the same one day. Eric Gagne has a Cy Young Award on his shelf, as does the legendary Fergie Jenkins. Mike Vanderjagt is the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL.
All that does is tell us something we already know. Canadians, to put it as simply as possible, are good at stuff.
But even in the sport we do best, winning an MVP is no easy task. The great Joe Sakic has only done it once, while iconic players like Steve Yzerman, Mike Bossy, Dale Hawerchuk and Jarome Iginla have been shut out.
Steve Nash, a long-haired kid from Victoria, has won more MVPs than all the aforementioned hockey heroes put together.
Who, in their wildest dreams, could have seen that coming?
GOALIE GAME: Quick, name the only starting goaltender in the second round of the NHL playoffs who began the season as his team's No. 1 netminder.
That would be Martin Brodeur.
Carolina's Cam Ward, Anaheim's Ilya Bryzgalov, San Jose's Vesa Toskala, Ottawa's Ray Emery and Buffalo's Ryan Miller all entered the season as backups. With the exception of Toskala, who played in Europe during the lockout, all of those guys were in the AHL a year ago. Edmonton's Dwayne Roloson and Colorado's Jose Theodore were acquired by trades and both spent time as backups with their old teams this season.
Only Brodeur came into the playoffs with any real post-season experience and he's on the verge of getting bounced by the Hurricanes.
This, along with the emergence of former Sharks backup Miikka Kiprusoff in Calgary, would suggest that there are a lot more money goaltenders out there than people think.
They just need somebody to give them a chance.
Here's hoping the next guy to get that chance is Wade Flaherty.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY? How far into the playoffs do the Manitoba Moose have to go before the city starts to get interested? Sure, the crowds at the MTS Centre have been OK by AHL standards, but this is supposed to be a hockey city and these are the playoffs. Shouldn't the Moose have to open the upper deck at least once when they are playing hockey in May? ... If the Winnipeg Blue Bombers season is half as eventful as their off-season, this should be one interesting year ... Who thought the best NHL player out of Winkler this year would be Dustin Penner and not Eric Fehr? ... Randy Carlyle is eight wins away from winning the Stanley Cup as a rookie NHL coach. Not nearly enough has been said or written about the job Kitty is doing in Disneyland.


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ignition / key turn to on...then do solenoid trick
Posted 12 October 2011 - 12:46 AM
Thanks for answer !!!
Posted 12 October 2011 - 02:54 AM
No Start Troubleshooting Chart Source: by motorwatch.com
No Start Troubleshooting;
"...First thing to check is wiring. Between the large posts of your starter relay should be a smaller post with a wire attached. This is the wire from your ignition switch through the Park/Neutral Safety Switch (NSS)/Manual Lever Position Sensor (MLPS), Or clutch safety switch on a manual trans, or NSS/MLPS with an AOD/E4OD, to the starter relay and the on to the starter solenoid (if equipped) and starter. Check this wire for cracks, open insulation, or anything that could possibly cause an open circuit. Next, check your upper ignition actuator. Find the ignition rod (on top of the column, running from the steering wheel down to the ignition switch at the base of the column) and make sure it's moving back and forth when you turn the key, through all positions. If it is, your upper actuator is probably not the problem. Lastly, check your ignition switch (again, at the base of the column). Manually push the switch back and forth through the different positions. Push it all the way forward (or down) and see if it will engage the starter. If it does, then your ignition rod is probably bent, which can be remedied quite easily. & If it's an auto, try starting in neutral or while pulling up on the lever while it's in park. If that works, look to the Park/NSS/MLPS.
If it's a stick, check the clutch switch.
You could try jumping from hot to the small terminal on the starter relay to test it's operation. Sometimes new ones are bad out of the box. If it won't turn over when jumped to the small terminal, you'll know that it's a starter relay issue (Bad part, bad ground; check to see if da relay is tight to inner fender with no corrosion because the relay's body is ground path via inner fender).
If it does turns over jumped to the small terminal, then you'll be looking for something in the circuit that includes the ignition switch & the park/neutral safety switch (NSS/MLPS) Or clutch safety switch. There should be 12v running from the ignition switch, thru the NSS/MLPS, to the small terminal on the starter relay. Disconnect the small wire to the starter relay (So it doesn't start by surprise, I'd pull the coil wire too). With someone holding the key in the start position, you should be able to read 12v between any point on that small circuit & ground. When you find where you lose 12v, then you'll know where the issue is...";
actuator rod overview; "...The actuator rod on tilt columns is a culprit. The key turns a rod via a rack. The rod goes over the pin sticking out of the rod pictured above. That part wraps up over the column where yet another rod goes into it that travels down the top of the column to a remote mounted switch block. This block actually makes contact. The Aluminum piece above breaks and you no longer can push that rod. The longer straight section going to the top right of that picture is there only for the ignition lock (that little lever under the column you need to use to get your key back)... read more; MIESK5 NOTE, Below the cylinder and key (11582) in the flange is a brass gear (3E717), flat bearing (3E700) and snap ring (3C610). these three parts are the same from 1976 thru 1996. Turn the key, the brass gear works with the "steering column lock actuator" (3E723) that controls the rod (11A599) to the ignition switch. If the brass gear is stripped, the ignition switch itself won't work, because without that brass gear...the rod won't actuate the switch
Source: by shift1313 (Matt) at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
Removal & Installation in 87-91 (figure 1) (also applies to 80-91 w/Tilt; Source: by Broncobill78 (Dave) at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
THANKS to ALL WHO SERVE!
Posted 12 October 2011 - 07:13 AM
Posted 12 October 2011 - 05:02 PM
i have been doing this for 8 years
Posted 12 October 2011 - 06:53 PM
Cherry Bomb exhaust
3G alternator upgrade
Saginaw PS
York OBA
Rough Country 12000lb winch
35" MTR's / stock rims
Custom bumpers, side rails, roof rack, rear storage bin.
Bronco Pic Gallery
Posted 13 October 2011 - 01:03 AM
Posted 13 October 2011 - 04:35 AM
Switch is in steering column as shown below;
Lock Cylinder & Switch Replacement & Depictions in 87-91 (figure 1) (from Factory Manual and the Ford Electrical & Vacuum Troubleshooting Manual (EVTM)Source: by Broncobill78 (Dave) at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
Following by Chilton; resembles Ford's process:
1.Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2.Remove the steering column shroud and lower the steering column.
3.Disconnect the switch wiring at the multiple plug.
I would Mark the switch location (outline w/felt pen) in case a previous owner or shop did somethAng funky to it or column.
4.Remove the two nuts that retain the switch to the steering column.
5. Lift the switch vertically upward to disengage the actuator rod from the switch and remove the switch.
6.When installing the ignition switch, both the locking mechanism at the top of the column and the switch itself must be in the LOCK position for correct adjustment. To hold the mechanical parts of the column in the LOCK position, move the shift lever into PARK (with automatic transmissions) or REVERSE (with manual transmissions), turn the key to the LOCK position, and remove the key. New replacement switches, when received, are already pinned in the LOCK position by a metal shipping pin inserted in a locking hole on the side of the switch.
7.Engage the actuator rod in the switch.
8.Position the switch on the column and install the retaining nuts, but do not tighten them.
9. Move the switch up and down along the column to locate the mid-position of rod lash, and then tighten the retaining nuts.
10.Remove the locking pin, connect the battery cable, and check for proper start in PARK or NEUTRAL.-Also check to make certain that the start circuit cannot be actuated in the DRIVE and REVERSE position.
11. Raise the steering column into position at instrument panel. Install steering column shroud.
THANKS to ALL WHO SERVE!
Posted 13 October 2011 - 04:38 AM
04 Mercedes ML500
00 Linc LS "The Ride"
92 Mercedes 500SL "The Baby"
08 Mercedes SLK "The Wife's"
82 Chevy S10 Custom "The Project"
always changing (Given to my son)
96 Eddie Bauer (The Beast ) Sold
Posted 13 October 2011 - 08:38 AM
I have never had so much assistance come my way following a question I had on any forum. The last vehicle I drove before the 89 bronco was an 88 landcruiser. The forum I was on was no where near as helpful as this one is. Thank you again. I am in Cali training and won't be back to jump into maintenance until Monday. Seems I have all the info I need, but I will not hesitate to ask if I get lost. Thank you Ford guys.
Posted 13 October 2011 - 06:36 PM
Good luck and keep us updatd on your progress
04 Mercedes ML500
00 Linc LS "The Ride"
92 Mercedes 500SL "The Baby"
08 Mercedes SLK "The Wife's"
82 Chevy S10 Custom "The Project"
always changing (Given to my son)
96 Eddie Bauer (The Beast ) Sold
Posted 14 October 2011 - 08:01 AM
All who have responded: THANK YOU.
I have never had so much assistance come my way following a question I had on any forum. The last vehicle I drove before the 89 bronco was an 88 landcruiser. The forum I was on was no where near as helpful as this one is. Thank you again. I am in Cali training and won't be back to jump into maintenance until Monday. Seems I have all the info I need, but I will not hesitate to ask if I get lost. Thank you Ford guys.
lol thats because them toyota guys are like chevy guys with there heads up in the clouds, we ford ppl have to band together you see!
Posted 14 October 2011 - 10:28 AM
my ford history includes:
1970 f250
another 1970 f250
1966 a code 4 spd mustang
1968 mustang
1970 mach 1
1992 ford f150
1994 f150 supercab
2005 mustang
1991 bronco
and now my recent 1989 bronco.
I def love my fords, I should have never strayed.
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Subject: [FreeHelp] Pictures not showing on Web Page created by Legacy
Date: 2 Jun 2002 07:45:40 -0600
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Have upgraded from Legacy 3 delux to 4 delux & decided to update my web page. Not sure where I have gone wrong but the pictures are not showing (only the index page). Also some pages have different creation dates. I use Terrapin FTP. Would appreciate someone looking at my photo's to see where I have been going wrong.
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Happy Monday afternoon! Now that you've recovered from the VMAs (sort off), take a look at our latest headlines. Guardians of the Galaxy reclaims the top spot at the box office, Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" breaks a record, and the cast of The Voice release a Western themed trailer for season seven. Those stories and more in today's morning headlines!
1. Eminem and Rihanna accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge during their recent Monster Tour. After accepting the challenge from his mentor Dr. Dre, Eminem passed the baton to Rihanna. [Idolator]
2. Guardians of the Galaxy, the highest-grossing film of the summer, is once again number one at the box office. Marvel's superhero adventure earned $17.6 million this weekend ending the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles two-week reign at number one. [Reuters]
3. Nicki Minaj's viral sensation "Anaconda" has broken the record for most views in 24 hours! "Anaconda" has been viewed 19.6 times in 24 hours, defeating the previous record holder, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball," by 7.3 million views. [E Online]
4. What's the only thing better than a Frozen sing-along? A Frozen sing-along with Kristen Bell! The actress made a surprise appearance at the opening night of the Frozen Sing-Along in Hollywood on Friday night. [EW]
5. The cast of NBC's The Voice released a Western themed promotional trailer for their forthcoming seventh season premiere. The Voice premieres Monday, Sept. 22 on NBC. [People]
6. Prepare for tonight's Emmy Awards by revisiting some of the award show's craziest acceptance speeches. [Huffington Post]
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Gobble Gobble! Thanksgiving Chocolates to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Chocolates used to be reserved for Valentine's Day and Easter, however these days you can find themed chocolates for every holiday, including Thanksgiving. From chocolate cornucopias to dark chocolate turkeys, there's something for every chocoholic this Thanksgiving. If your idea of holiday celebrations involve gobbling down a wee chocolate squirrel, then you're in luck! For a few of my favorite Thanksgiving-themed chocolates, scroll through the list below.


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Postalco Pressed Cotton Calendar
In the age of cloud syncing, location aware reminders, and über productivity apps, it's easy to dismiss physical calendars as vestiges of the stone age. We embrace the convenience of a digital life as much as the next person, but that will never overshadow our fondness for finely crafted accessories like the Postalco Pressed Cotton Calendar ($66). Styled as a more portable version of the classic 1950s portfolio, this day planner measures 3.9 x 8.8 inches or about the size of a standard envelope. The design is based on the Cho Seiri calendar developed by Professor Yukio Noguchi, which features an accordion-style layout that allows users to "zoom in" to view individual days, or "zoom out" to see up to eight weeks in a row. The accompanying two-toned case is made in Japan from hard pressed cotton that is lightly waterproof, highly durable, and available in four different colorways. Slots for two inserts allow buyers to customize the calendar to their liking, complete with optional narrow notebooks. Sure, it won't accept voice commands, but it'll keep you organized in style as long as your hands still remember how to write.


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June 26, 2008 BY Sneaker News
Earlier in the month WTAPS' creative director Tetsu "TET" Nishiyama informally announced their collaboration with Vans on a completely new model, the Bast. The pack of Bash's was design driven by WTAPS, who looked to old school Hip-Hop and high end fashion as inspiration for the shoe. The colors of the shoes represent the 80's and 90's era of Hip-Hop, high end fashion, and street fashion. In4mation's Ward Warehouse has just received the black and blue colorways in addition to the white Bash "S". Via In4mation
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