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This one should´ve entered a competition today, but is most likely to end in the garbage can. On a distance it may look ok, but up close it has LOTS of flaws, sediments, tiny airbubbles en masse, and it turbo-sweats! On top of that, the paint slides off leaving my sharp stribes muddy, and it just won´t dry up!
Fortunately this was one of my own projects, it would´ve killed me if it should´ve been for an occasion of any kind.
It´s a white cake with white chocolate ganace and chopped Marabou chocolate with candy-glazed sea-salt almonds.
I´ll go scrape off and toss the poor quality-fondant and then i think i´ll crumble up the whole thing and make truffles or something.

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Fish and Wildlife Technology
The Degree
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
The Outlook
Career opportunities for Fish and Wildlife Technology graduates include positions as:
- Fish and Wildlife Technicians
- Fish Culturists
- Aquaculture Technicians
- Hatchery Technicians/Operators
- Fish and Wildlife Biologists
Additionally, positions exist in the private sector and with government agencies such as the Department of Environmental Conservation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. In this growing field, graduates will also have the potential for self-employment.
The Program
The A.A.S. Fish and Wildlife Technology degree program is designed to provide you with the knowledge, field experience, and training needed for preparing you for a career in the areas of fish and wildlife management. Specifically, you will gain hands-on experience through the use of modern fish and wildlife equipment. In this program, you will choose a fisheries or wildlife focus through approved electives.
The use of industry-standard research technology such as electro-fishing equipment, water quality probes, GIS computer software, and wildlife tracking radio-telemetry devices will give you valuable real-world experience.
While in the program, you will learn a wide variety of wildlife field techniques. Some of these techniques involve the safe capture and handling of wildlife such as small mammals, amphibians and birds. A few capture techniques include live traps and mist nets for birds and bats. Noninvasive wildlife techniques are employed such as point counts, call surveys for birds and amphibians and the monitoring of populations through their sign such as tracks, scat, or markings.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this degree program, students will be able to:
- Read, write, integrate and analyze information from multiple resources on a topic in their major.
- Speak and present before a group on a topic in their major.
- Identify fish and mammal species.
- Identify and operate equipment essential to the fish and wildlife fields.
- Apply principles of mathematics to solve problems while collecting and analyzing data in field based courses and incorporate into computer generated field reports.
- Apply their knowledge of ecological principles.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of their behaviors on local, regional and global sustainability.
- Apply ecological principles to the management of fish or wildlife.
The Experience
If you are interested in fish and wildlife technology, the central and western parts of the Finger Lakes region in New York State provide an exceptional outdoor classroom for you. Field experiences are conducted on and off campus on a variety of freshwater bodies including streams, ponds, and lakes. Currently, FLCC owns six research vessels, including a state-of-the-art electrofishing boat. As a Fish and Wildlife Technology major, you will utilize industry-standard equipment such as:
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As the program progresses, you will be expected to become proficient in the field identification of wildlife and their sign. Natural areas on campus and at FLCC's two field stations will be supplemented with field trips to various locations throughout the Finger Lakes region and beyond.
The Graduates
Graduates of the fish and wildlife technology degree program will be competitive candidates for entry-level positions within state, local, and federal natural resource agencies. Graduates will also be employable at private fish hatcheries, wildlife preserves, and environmental consulting firms. In addition, some graduates will plan to continue their education at a four-year institution. The A.A.S. degree will give you a solid foundation to build upon.
The Scholarships
As a Fish and Wildlife Technology major, if you meet specific award criteria, you will be eligible for the following scholarships:
- FLCC Conservation Faculty Award
- FLCC Horticulture Faculty Award
- Francis Finnick Memorial Conservation Award
For information on these scholarships, contact the FLCC Foundation.
The Faculty
Full-time faculty in the Environmental Conservation and Horticulture Department offers you a wide range of expertise through their educational and professional backgrounds. Graduate degrees were earned at institutions such as Syracuse University, Utah State University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Lehigh University, SUNY Brockport and the University of New Hampshire.
Complementing the decades of experience teaching at the college level, FLCC's faculty has lived and worked from Maine to Hawaii within the conservation field before coming to FLCC. FLCC also boasts well-qualified adjuncts that teach specialty classes, with diverse backgrounds that include resource professionals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Future Students
"The Fish and Wildlife Technology major provided me extensive preparation to further my education. And it has created the opportunity for me to explore Fisheries and Wildlife career options by providing me experience and knowledge through classroom instruction and fieldwork."


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Plot twists are supposed to startle us by coming out of nowhere, but we see the same kinds of twists again and again. (The hero was actually the villain! The monster is on the ship! Actually they're ghosts!) Still, some plot twists never feel worn out. Which one gets you every time?
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"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination." Don Williams, Jr.
The same sentiments are echoed by Emerson, "life is a journey, not a destination"; yet when it comes to behaviour change, goal setting is often considered the gold standard. For example, weight loss is a common goal used by individuals to motivate participation in exercise or to follow healthy eating patterns. A recent study by Fishbach and Choi (1) investigates how focusing on goals influences our motivation to pursue an activity and compares this to the role of the experience of the activity itself.
The authors propose that focusing on the end result can lead to unintended consequences. They suggest that focusing on goals helps kickstart us into action, that goal setting encourages us to begin a new activity. However, they also suggest that too much emphasis on the outcome reduces motivation to continue participation in the activity over time. Instead, an emphasis on experience is more important for maintaining pursuit of the activity.
Fishbach and Choi used four different studies to test their ideas. In the first experiment, participants were asked to either focus on their goals or on the experience of a treadmill workout. Subjects that focused on their goals ran for a shorter time period than they intended too, while subjects who focused on the running experience itself ran for a slightly longer duration than intended.
The subsequent studies examined various other activities, including origami, dental flossing and yoga. Regardless of the activity, whether primarily pursued for its own enjoyment (origami), pursued for function but not normally perceived as "fun" (flossing), or something that has elements of both (yoga), thinking about the goals of the activity increased the intention to start it, but decreased enjoyment in the activity and decreased the continued pursuit of the activity over time.
The results from these experiments suggest that reframing how we support the maintenance of health behaviours may benefit successful behaviour change. Goal setting should not be ignored, but used where it is helpful – in initiating the behaviour change. However, encouraging continued participation in a new health behaviour over time should focus on the pleasure of the experience instead of the goal.
These conclusions fit nicely with two ideas that I believe are important. The first is Dr. Yoni Freedhoff's philosophy that "the only goal that's fair to set is to live the healthiest life that you can enjoy". Secondly, from a complex systems perspective, feedback is likely to be more effective if process based (again, a focus on the experience), rather than outcome based. It's the pleasure of the experience that keeps us coming back, to do it again and again.
1. Fishbach, A., & Choi, J. (2012). When thinking about goals undermines goal pursuit Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 118 (2), 99-107 DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2012.02.003
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Sustaining on a long term the chemistry activity, Syscom18 organizes as well an annual event recognised at international level: the Contemporary Chemistry Conferences, a symposium with international participation. Despite difficulties generated by the financial and economic crisis the last year Conferences took place, so we could talk - with respect for the organizers - about the fourth consecutive edition. Among participants there were personalities of the scientific landscape: Dr. Peter Philip, Prof. Dr. Wais Mir Hosseini, Acad. Marius Andruh and Acad. Bogdan Simionescu. They presented lectures and we mention the one of Professor Hosseini entitled "Molecular tectonics: structural units of crystalline architectures".
And a few years ago, the Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn opened Contemporary Chemistry Conferences in Bucharest.
The event consists also of the awarding ceremony for the best articles published in two of the most appreciated Romanian scientific journals: "Journal of Chemistry" and "Plastics".
This year the event will take place on the 24th of June
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
A slightly flawed "genealogy" of street names
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I'll just say one thing about the writing style of Mr Perrott on that article. It's appalling and how the heck did it make to print and in the New Zealand Herald of all places. Facts are essential in journalism I'll put this down to the NZ Herald perhaps only looking at 'readership' rather than journalistic quality. Well said Lisa! Good on you for pointing out the errors and putting down the correct and factual information.ReplyDelete
We have an old suburb called Fitzroy. I think it was named after a Governor. Same bloke I suppose.ReplyDelete
Liz, Lisa has taught me to not necessarily believe even official sources. To become an historical fact, things need to be researched down to a fine degree. Learning this from her blog has been an interesting experience. Note my wishy washy words in my first sentence. But for colour and movement, I still like oral histories, as unreliable as they may be.
Good thing is Andrew you've got a healthy opinion. Don't mind me I'm just stomping my gumboots around about the poor writing the article had. Maybe it was tongue in cheek but.....he could have at least got things right on all aspects. I'm researching Wellington Zoo at the moment. I know there will be people out there with memories of the Zoo from way back. Even so I'll still going to check sources in very fine detail.ReplyDelete
Alan's a great guy and god knows how many damn articles you have to churn out a week these days to keep your job from going to the cadet pool slash "news" room. Or the graveyard where most editor's jobs have been dispensed to. Maybe that's the real problem.ReplyDelete
Since July 2000, 950 articles have appeared online on the Herald site by Perrott. Some are co-written with others, but -- that equates to roughly 2 articles per week. Some are longer than others, others shorter, and this one, seeing as it is about his walk to work each day, he probably had a lot of time to think about and plan.ReplyDelete
Great guy or no -- I wish such a prominent article hadn't been so wrong. These days we've come to accept journalistic bending of facts, the typos, the poor English, and other aspects that make the old "Granny Herald" days seem like a lost utopia. Right along with that is the quickly gobbled-up and then regurgitated versions of Auckland's local history.
In years to come, whenever I see someone cheerfully say that Ponsonby Road was Vandeleur Street until the 1880s, I will say, probably, that the speaker or writer has been well and truly Perrotted.
I think he would probably have a good laugh to read this, but I'm not telling him about it...ReplyDelete
That's a pity, Darian. If he was aware of the history, he'd have written a more accurate article.ReplyDelete
It's really one of those things that's important to us as historians, but not to most other people. From an objective point of view I guess a journalist has to write on many topics, well actually most, where they are not and couldn't possibly be experts in their field. At the end of the day it is a job they are required to do and get a pay cheque for it, that's all. As far as my work having my background in art and design I am always going to approach it first and foremost as a visual creative rather than a historian; and people are always going to have criticisms of that too...style over substance and so on, but that is what hooks me in so that is just the way it is - I'm never going to be writing about some product that has boring or ugly design. I do think that if a publication is actually serious about what they are doing and care about their reputation they would at least get a historian well versed in the history of the area to at least consult, though. If not write the whole thing. Some things really are "better left to an expert". The sad thing is that mainstream media aren't there to report the "truth" of anything at all if you have an inkling of how the big cogs turn; nor do they care for their reputation since they first started dispensing with editors as "superfluous" and now following that - journalists. They can literally put any clueless cadet in to do the job now because all that matters is how little salary they have to fork out over credentials and experience. It's the way that things are going and it's sad.ReplyDelete
Accuracy in Journalism is highly important. You can still write an article of high reader interest with good research and credible sources. On that particular article 'could do better' comes to mind.ReplyDelete
Accuracy in Journalism is highly important to few jounalists and even fewer of their employers now.ReplyDelete
The issue, Darian, is down to that phenomenon in place in libraries since around halfway through the 20th century -- indexing. The quick and easy way to get a grasp on a topic. With some posts here, or to quickly answer an email query, I'll use those indexes myself. In the main, they're great -- but only as accurate and valuable as the info they've indexed. Auckland Library for example has a card index, now digitised, going back to the the 1920s, and continued in an online version. Perrott's article itself will be cited as "history" in the future by students doing their research essays, and assuming that, as he says he used info from a reputable source such as Professor Stone, what facts he puts forward as fact are all correct.ReplyDelete
And not all of them are. An index entry for his article would therefore be flawed -- and potentially perpetuate that flaw in any research project utilising that as a source. We all know folks shouldn't rely on tertiary sources such as a colour insert mag in a daily newspaper -- but, reality tells us they do.
Perrott's not alone in all this. I've seen newsletters from historical societies write of things based on flimsy evidence, oral tradition with no confirmation -- and even stuff straight from family histories, flying in the face of what a simple map says.
All I can do, as a mere blogger, is put online some corrections and questions about the "facts". Hopefully, a future researcher picks up both sources, and weighs one against the other, and (even more hopefully) goes off to do their own digging.
It's damned well worth a shot.
I agree with you about the deterioration of the printed popular medium known as newspapers, though. But the state of affairs won't stop me saying, "Please, guys, get your stuff right."
We've been well and truly Perroted.ReplyDelete
Makes a change, I guess, from being Davenported.ReplyDelete


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Good Luck to the University fencers today down in Nottingham competing in the Trophy and Championship Team Finals.
Men's Trophy Final is Glasgow v's Warwick
Woman's Trophy Final is Dundee v's Cardiff
The Championship Final is a complete Edinburgh v's Durham affair, Good Luck to the Men's Team, and well done to the Woman's Team 3rd year in a row competing in the Final and present holders of the Title.
Hope it's a great day of fencing and fingers crossed for the Scottish Unis.


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Our Trading & Shipping teams buy, sell and transport hydrocarbons with the highest standards of safety. Image: the Montesperanza tanker chartered by Total, off the coast of Le Havre (France).
At Total, more than 2,000 experienced traders work in the oil and gas markets. Their main goal is to meet the Group's needs by enhancing its production, supplying its units under the best market conditions and importing/exporting products in order to adjust supply to local demand. This work is essential to maintain energy supplies and relies on the close relationships that we build with a vast network of suppliers and customers (oil companies, refineries, traders, distributors, power stations, etc.).
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In June of this year, I had the opportunity to visit the International Quilt Festival of Ireland with my mother, Beverly Holdren. For a little quilted inspiration, today I'm sharing some images from that show with you.
The show was held on the campus of the National University of Ireland in Galway. The exhibits were held in various buildings on campus. So beautiful!
I even ran into Quiltmaker's dear friend Bonnie Hunter who was teaching at this event.
Here's her quilt that was also on display. So many scraps!
The exhibits were wonderfully varied and they had lots of themes. There was a men's exhibit, complete with white-gloved men in kilts!
This one was circular and very dimensional. Check out those hibiscus flowers! A lot of work for even one quilt, but she made two versions!
These two quilts were part of an exhibit of 70's inspired designs.
Another display had urban art inspired quilts.
The theme was "rain" for these two quilts. The applique was beautiful and fun.
In this photo, you can see how she layered raw-edge strips to create her design.
The dimensional flowers were made using cheesecloth and bottle caps – genious!
These sea-themed quilts were breathtaking.
This one was the Grand Prize winner. It was even more stunning and detailed in person.
Inspiration and wonderful quilts at every turn. I hope you enjoyed this tour!


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Whatever car you think the 2015 Subaru Legacy looks like, there's no question it will remain a totally competent competitor to other family sedans. What it doesn't look like is an exciting car to drive. That could change if Subaru decides to drop a turbo in the thing.
Car and Driver is reporting there are already powertrain improvements coming to the 2015 Legacy, even though it isn't even in showrooms yet. The most exciting development is the rumor of the 2.0-liter turbo four from the Forester XT and 2015 WRX winding up in the midsizer. In the WRX, it makes 268 horsepower, while it does 250 in the Forester. It also pulls off fuel economy ratings of 23/28 MPG in the crossover, better than what the six-cylinder Legacy will do with just 6 more horsepower.
That's all the more reason Subaru sources are indicating a new flat-six in the works that will provide more potency and efficiency. C&D reports this new six could be smaller than the current 3.6-liter, 256 horsepower mill, but will offer more power. The new six will probably make it into the next Outback as well.
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"One of the pleasures that I had during the time I was documenting graffiti was hearing the stories. The history of graffiti during the years it flourished on the trains of New York, is rich in tales of adventure, mishaps, close calls, outfoxing the cops and, yes, beef.As an outside observer, who never shared the writers' experience more than once or twice when I joined them in their exploits to take pictures, I knew that I would never be able to tell it as well as they could, thosewho were living it and for whom it was both an adventure and a creative act.We had different roles.Writers were creating, wanting fame and recognition, competing to get up and show their skills while I was engaged in amassing as many fresh documents as I could.I would listen to their stories, and watch them in action, but I had no way of experiencing the full sensation, the excitement, desire, ambition, fear, jealousy, hostility, schadenfreude, pride and sense of accomplishment. I could relay all this, but I always felt we were waiting for someone to come along who could tell the story from the inside; someone who had the verbal skill and storytelling knack to convey their experience to others.Now, thirty or forty years later, this has begun to happen, as artists in their maturity are beginning to reflect upon their youthful selves as graffiti writers.They now have hindsight and enough knowledge of the world to be able to put their youthful games into a social context that they couldn't have understood before.Duro's memoir promises to be an important document that will share with the public the part he played in creating a culture which has had an impact upon the world that few could have imagined in it's heyday. Duro's story is another brick in the history wall.
Duro was a member of TOP, along with Dondi, Mickey 729, Hurst, Sid, Flin, Dike, Sain, Jee 2 and others, all friends living in East New York, Brooklyn.Like the South Bronx, East New York was another marginal New York neighborhood that was ablaze in the 1970s.The South Bronx was familiar territory for me.I had a map in by head from my many wanderings through the borough and I felt relatively secure there.East New York, on the other hand was like the wild land beyond the map, the terra incognito.It was, frankly, scary and I rarely visited it. Members of TOP were the first writers from Brooklyn that I met.They were important pioneers who came out of their neighborhood to write on the number lines to make their mark, and to hook up with their uptown and Bronx counterparts in order to write together, forming CIA with Crash, Kel, Mare, Shy and others, thus using the giant network of track that made up the New York subway system to the fullest advantage.This was the meaning of going "all city".
These graffiti Artists transformed the 600 miles of track, the hundreds of dilapidated, rusty rattletraps that passed for New York's public transportation into a gigantic social networking system.Young people growing up in marginal, crumbling neighborhoods, trapped by bad schools and lack of funds to participate in the mainstream economy of goods and information, found an ingenious way to assert themselves by visibly imposing their names on the city.I believe it's no accident that this invention took place in the media and advertising capital of the world.In an environment that subjects people to a barrage of imagery, enticements and demands for attention, graffiti writers found their own way to put themselves "in your face".It's a first rate example of taking something built for one purpose and using it for another, transforming a public transportation system into a media network and a voice for people who had no other available means to get their message out.Consider the effect of this power upon a disadvantaged youth living in East New York where the streets were dangerous and the turf of gangs, a youth whose social connections were limited by poverty, shyness and the embarrassment of limited English language skills, and you have an idea of the potential explosion of artistic expression once he found his voice anda canvas that would reach so many others. The resulting book is a kind of cross between Down These Mean Streets and The Horse's Mouth -one, the story of a kid growing up and surviving in East New York and the other an artist who stopped at nothing to do what he had to do to make art.
Duro's story is one of survival and it describes events familiar to so many youths in similar circumstances. He lost his friends, Dondi, Shy and Kist and was caught up in a tragic vortex of drug addiction, crime and prison.He experienced a whole array of social pathologies and in the end, after hitting bottom, he began the grueling journey back.Born again in more ways than one, he was able to put his life back together, and return to his life as an artist.A graduate of the first media network of the New York City transit system, he has joined the big network in the "cloud", the internet, where he has found another, wider community and once again found his voice."More information here and read excerpts here. Add your comments
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Danny who used to run Shakewell is putting together a Scottish graffiti book, and he's looking for people who want to be in the book.
He's also looking for photos of bombing, trains, productions and burners, etc.
The book will hopefully be out for xmas and be in hardback a4.
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Ford Freestyle Lots of Problems
lef3664 Posts: 1I have a 2005 freestyle with 96,000 miles. Has been great however the noise made when the back windows are open and traveling fast can make you lose your mind.0
stevedebi LAPosts: 4,098"I have a 2005 freestyle with 96,000 miles. Has been great however the noise made when the back windows are open and traveling fast can make you lose your mind. "
That is normal for any station wagon or SUV. The noise is caused by the air buffeting back against the back windows.0
mikefedor49 Posts: 1have 2005 fs tranny just went shop says he does many and there is an issue he also had one he was doing for a ford dealer for about 4400 but dealer was charging customer 6600 where do i go to talk to a lawyer or if there is a class action suit started i bought this car used from dealer one owner had for three months now i have to spend 4000 i dont have0
freestyle6 Posts: 3Mine is also messing up and I believe the tranny is the problem. Your story sounds like mine.. Ill check with the service dept tomorrow to get more information. I am considering arbitration as well.0
carlay Posts: 1They are Volvo throw away tranny's, Ford has know about the problem and they say there is a pump in them that you can rebuild which works most of the time but they knew the tranny's were on the low end when they obtained them that is why each year they made the warranty longer0
meyersd Posts: 3These are NOT Volvo transmissions. They are are a product of a joint venture between ZF transmissions and Ford. The transmissions were built in the US, and the car was assembled in Chicago. The 2005 models had a problem with the input shaft in the transmission, a problem caused by an American supplier. The problems were later fixed by changing the supplier. Most people having transmission problems are usually experiencing this problem. Since This transmissionis no longer produced, parts are scarce. Ford will not fix the transmission because they don't have the parts to repair it. The best they can do is put in a remanufactured one that has been checked out as good. The main reason they stopped making the trans wasn't because of failures, but because it became too expensive to mass produce for only 3 models (Freestyle, 500, Montego). The failure rate of the CVT is no higher than a standard geared transmission.0
alamedamom Posts: 1My Freestyle does exactly the same thing and has been for 2 years now. This is a problem in 2005's with faulty soldering on a wire in the instrument cluster. It is covered under the warranty, but of course if like me, the warranty expired before the problems begin, you will be looking at $750 for a new cluster and labor.0
delicole Posts: 1I have a 2005 Ford Freestyle and had the tranny replaced and cost upwards 3500, 2 years ago and still having problems in that they have to order a whole tranny no parts available. Then the motor mount broke and someone is saying there's a problem again. Like the car jumps when starting to drive. Its just one thing after another.0
katycat Posts: 2Word of advise get rid of it......Bought car with 62k trans went out at 68k under extended warranty, which consisted of a used trans because they were in such demand due to input bearing issue. Car has 132000 (just off extended warranty) now have replaced 3 wheel bearings, tie rod ends, cat converter and the trans is out again will cost up ward of $5000.00 to repair and owe more than car is worth. Ford and the extended warranty carrier wanted nothing to do with this. Car has been sitting for the last year and can't afford the payments may have to let it go back and destroy my credit.......THANKS FORD.......JOB NUMBER......NONE!!!!0
freestyler2 Posts: 1This just started happening to my 2007 Ford Freestyle. The car is lunging when I put it into drive and/or reverse, and today I had doubts that I would even be able to drive it down the road. The dealership is being cagey. Calling Ford was no help at all, although the person I talked to was pleasant enough. I take some solace in the fact that NHTSA PE11018 is still open, but I certainly don't have an extra $7,000 to sink into a transmission that may or may not fix the problem.0
carlag219 Posts: 1I have been reading about the problems other consumers are having with the transmission problem. My question is twofold: Did the transmission make a noise before it went out? and How long was it before total failure? :confuse: My Freestyle has both the problems reported on TSB 07-1-8 Transmission Shifter Binding and TSB 06-11-4 CVT Noise Diagnosis. I also have the surging in both Drive and Reverse. The Ford place locally said there was nothing they could do as far as helping with repairs. I think it is sad that Ford knows this transmission has problems and will not repair them at no cost. I took the advice of another poster and filed at the NHTSA and on the surging lawsuit.0
brupirl Posts: 1We have a 2007 Ford Freestyle and recently had transmission problems. It seems to accelerate, and/or stay in the wrong gear. It has a feeling of "drag" or power drain especially when the air conditioner is on. We have pre-paid maintenance, but they don't care and keep ignoring our pleas. If there is to be a class action or any recall, please keep us informed.0
2007fsowner Posts: 1My 2007 Freestyle was having the same problem, and was found to have an easy and inexpensive fix. The throttle body had a carbon buildup. The technician just had to clean it - less than $100. Mine was repaired at Davis Ford in Fulton, MS. Hope this helps!0
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angjackson29 Posts: 1My FreeStyle (2007) was doing same thing I have spoke with at least 10 other owners with same problem. It was the throddle body, Ford would not back their part 750 dollar repair on a car with less than 60k. Ford said this was not part of drive tran. We were told not to drive it for safety reasons. Ford claims to be making the best make us cars but won't back them.0


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Sioux Falls Man Accused of Kidnapping, Beating Girlfriend
SIOUX FALLS - Bond has been set at $20,000 for a Sioux Falls man accused of holding his girlfriend in his apartment for weeks and beating her multiple times.
Fifty-two-year-old Guy Lundgren made his first court appearance on Monday on charges including aggravated kidnapping and assault. He did not enter a plea. He could face life in prison if convicted.
Police allege Lundgren held the 44-year-old woman in his apartment for more than 20 days and beat her, causing bruises and a broken eye socket.
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When police arrived, they found a 44-year-old woman with injuries to her face including a swollen and bruised eye. The woman reluctantly told police that beginning Jan. 4, on several occassions, Lundgren had pushed and punched her. She told police that she tried to leave the home but Lundgren pulled her back inside.
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The Kimball won't put Live PC Give PC funds toward expansion
The Kimball Art Center is among the not-for-profit organizations that will take part in the Live PC Give PC fundraising day on Friday.
The Kimball Art Center stands as one of the Park City area's best known nonprofit arts organizations, and it offers classes and exhibits at its location at the corner of Main Street and Heber Avenue. It is also the organizer of the Park City Kimball Arts Festival each summer, which is one of the top events on Park City's calendar.
The organization in recent months unveiled an idea for an ambitious expansion designed by a renowned architect. The proposal, though, became controversial as some people who live in Old Town and the historic preservation community decried the design as out of place along Main Street.
Matt Mullin, the chairman of the board of directors of the Kimball Art Center, said the money raised during Live PC Give PC will not be put toward the expansion. He said the fundraising for the expansion has not begun in earnest yet.
He said the Live PC Give PC event offers a chance for the Kimball Art Center to raise money for its operations, including classes, exhibits and events. The money will assist with the art center's ability to offer free admission.
"It's huge for us. It's just a huge new way of giving, new way of collecting donations," Mullin said.
The Kimball Art Center in 2011 participated in the inaugural Live PC Give PC, receiving $5,600 in donations, according to Mullin. This year, he said, the board of directors agreed to match the Live PC Give PC donations up to $10,000. He said the Kimball Art Center wants to bring in $20,000 this year between the community donations and the matching funds from the board of directors.
Mullin said the Kimball Art Center will bring plein air painters to Fresh Market in conjunction with Live PC Give PC. The art center will offer studio tours on Friday to mark the day. The Park City Coffee Roaster location at the Kimball Art Center will provide a free cup of coffee to anyone who donates to the art center that day.
More information about the Kimball Art Center is available on its website, http://www.kimballartcenter.org. Details about the Live PC Give PC day are posted on its website, livepcgivepc.razoo.com.
In 2011, Live PC Give PC brought in more than $330,000 during 24 hours of fundraising, according to the organizers. Fifty-five not-for-profit organizations benefited. The organizers hope to raise $500,000 in 2012. There were 1,500 donors in 2011 and Live PC Give PC hopes to increase the number to 2,500 this year.
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Citizenship: Brazil
Last Club: D.C. United
How Acquired: Selected in Stage One of the MLS Re-entry Process Dec. 7, 2012
2012: Selected by the Fire in the Stage One Draft of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Process. Made 26 appearances for D.C. United, scored seven goals and added three assists over 1,470 minutes, helping D.C. United reach the Eastern Conference Final. Santos started and played the full 90 minutes of D.C. United's 3-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Final Nov. 11.
2011: After being traded to FC Dallas on August 2, Santos played 11 matches (nine starts), tallying two goals and one assist in 726 minutes of action. The Brazilian forward came in as a substitute in the playoffs, playing the last 17 minutes of Dallas' last match. Prior to his trade, Santos scored six goals and one assist for Toronto FC. The experienced attacker started 15 of 19 matches played with the Reds, registering 1,248 minutes on the field.
2010: In his first season with Toronto FC, Santos played 13 games (10 starts) for the Reds, register¬ing four goals and two assists in 927 minutes of action. The Brazilian scored his fist goal for Toronto in the Carlsberg Cup against Bolton Wanderers on July 21. Before joining the Canadian side, Santos played nine matches (three starts) for Chivas USA, contributing one goal during his second season with the Goats.
2009: Santos made his MLS debut with Chivas USA just one day after signing with the club, as¬sisting on the second goal in a 2-0 victory against his future club Toronto FC. He started eight of ten contests played with Chivas during the MLS Regular Season, scoring one goal and one assist. Santos started both of Chivas' matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs, scoring a goal in the first leg against the LA Galaxy.
2008-09: Santos played for Israeli Premier League clubs Hapoel Kiryat Shomna and Bnei Sakhnin. He appeared in two UEFA Cup (currently known as Europa League) matches and three Toto Cup (Israel) contests, scoring one goal for Hapoel Kiryat Shomna. Santos then moved to Bnei Sakhnin, making ten Israeli league appearances and scoring three goals in two Toto Cup matches. He also spent a brief period with Brazilian club Bonsucesso before being acquired by Chivas USA.
2006-07: Santos played for Tunisian side Étoile Sportive du Sahel, spending one season on loan at Libyan club Al-Nasr Benghazi.
2005: The Paracambi native made his professional debut with Rio de Janeiro side Madureira Esporte Clube of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
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You've gotta feel for Greg Robinson. He seems like a nice enough guy, and by all accounts he's a decent coach. His heart's in the right place, and all that. But if you ever wanted a more vivid picture of what the strain of coaching a major college football team is like, take a look at the video below of Robinson's final press conference as head coach at Syracuse. Oh, and if you have kids, you may want to gather them around the computer monitor.
Things started out weirdly enough, but when he broke out the children's book The Little Engine That Could and started reading from it, well that was just sad. Or, I mean hilarious. I can't decide, actually.
|Excerpt From Coach Greg Robinson's Last News Conference
This will go down in history as the most famous reading of a children's book since George W. Bush and Our Pet Goat, only this time there was a distinct Nixon Resignation Speech flavor to the proceedings. The only thing missing was Robinson telling Henry Kissinger to get on his knees and pray with him.
Unfortunately, reporters began filing out of the room before Robinson could begin reading from Who Moved My Cheese?
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HOUSTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The 22-year-old daughter of Houston Rockets Coach Kevin McHale has died after a long battle with an autoimmune disease, the team said Sunday.
Alexandra "Sasha" McHale, a former high school basketball player in Minnesota, was hospitalized with an illness related to lupus earlier this month when McHale took a leave of absence for a then-undisclosed family-related matter, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Rockets owner Leslie Alexander issued a statement of condolence to the McHale family Sunday.
"I extend my deepest condolences to Kevin and Lynn for the loss of their beautiful daughter, Sasha, on Saturday afternoon," he said. "Kevin and Lynn are loving and dedicated parents who will need our continued support throughout this very difficult time.
"Our entire organization is mourning the McHale family's loss and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers."
Kelvin Sampson has been guiding the squad since McHale left the team Nov. 10.
Sasha McHale wore her father's former No. 32 while playing basketball at Totino-Grace High School in suburban Fridley, Minn., gaining an honorable mention selection for the all-state team in 2008, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.
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POPLARVILLE Pearl River Community College Wildcats have moved up to No. 5 in the NJCAA Jan. 4 regular-season Division I basketball poll, marking the highest ranking in school history. Head coach Richard Mathis undefeated squad, the reigning MACJC state champions, entered the season at No. 25 in the preseason balloting and has since rolled off 11 straight victories. The Wildcats moved up to 12th in Nov. 16''s poll, 11th Nov. 11, and seventh Nov. 30 before falling a spot to eighth on Dec. 7. You just have to keep on winning, said Mathis, who has won five state championships over the past 19 seasons at The River. Weve made the poll several times over the years, but have never gotten this high. It a great thing for our team and our school to get this kind of recognition. Pearl River is joined in the poll by MACJC non-division rival East Mississippi, which holds down the No. 18 spot with its 10-1 record in the latest balloting. PRCC defeated East Miss 61-58 for the 2009-2010 state title last February. Hutchinson Community College is No. 1 in the poll, a first for the Kansas-based school since 1992, followed by No. 2 San Jacinto College-Central (Tex.), No. 3 Conners State College (Okla.), and No. 4 Northwest Florida State College. The complete NJCAA Division I men poll can be accessed at www.njcaa.org. Mathis, who is amidst his 20th season with the Wildcats, has guided Pearl River to five state titles 1994-95, 1997-98, 2003-04, 2004-05, and last year. In addition, he has won two other state championships a men title at Northeast Mississippi in Booneville and a women title at his alma mater East Mississippi in Scooba. Pearl River women and men squads return to action Thursday with a road trip to Mississippi Delta in Moorhead for 5 p.m. (women) and 7 p.m. (men) contests before tipping off a 11-game South Division stretch to conclude the regular season. The River travels to Southwest Mississippi in Summit Monday (5 p.m. and 7 p.m.), then returns home to host Hinds at the same game times. The top four women and men finishers in the MACJC North and South divisions earn berths in the MACJC State Tournament set for Feb. 21-24, while the Region 23 Tournament is on tap the following week. Regional champions earn berths in the NJCAA National Tournaments at Salina, Kan. (women) and Hutchinson, Kan. (men).
River moves up to No. 5 in NJCAA Division I poll
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Cyberattacks could be fatal to small companies, Collins warns
WASHINGTON – Cybersecurity threats have come a long way since hackers temporarily crippled the computer system at one of Chris Collins' businesses a few years ago.
For that reason, Collins – now Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence – Thursday dedicated his first hearing as chairman of a House Small Business subcommittee to the growing danger of cyberattacks, which he deemed an oft-ignored threat that can put companies out of business.
"Although attacks on small businesses don't make the headlines, a recent report shows nearly 20 percent of cyberattacks are on small firms with less than 250 employees," Collins said. "Unlike a large company, small businesses may not be able to survive a cyberattack."
That's because those attacks cost so much, Collins said, citing a Federal Communications Commission report showing that the average annual cost of cyberattacks on small and medium-size businesses was a whopping $188,242.
Not surprisingly, then, nearly 60 percent of small businesses that are hit by cyberattacks close within six months of the problem, he added, citing a 2011 report by Business Insider.
That didn't happen to Bloch Industries, the Rochester kitchen cabinet manufacturer that Collins owns, which faced something of an old-fashioned cyberattack.
"We had the situation of malware getting in and shutting the system down, so we had to go reboot the system," Collins said.
But that's nothing compared with what small businesses are facing now, he added.
"It used to be hackers, a bunch of young kids wreaking having with your system," he said. "It was being malicious or whatever. Now it's these thieves who don't want to be detected."
Most often, such thieves access business computer systems through weak, easily guessed passwords, said William Weber, general counsel of Cbeyond, a cloud computing firm that services more than 60,000 businesses. For example, an employee of one company that Weber knows used his college mascot as his work password, thereby allowing criminals to guess it and gain access to the company's bill-paying software.
"That company lost $40,000 because of a weak password," Weber said.
To prevent such thievery, companies, no matter how small, should have written policies governing not only passwords, but exactly how and where company data can be stored, said Dan Shapero, who testified on behalf of the Computing Technology Industry Association.
Such policies "really are the first line of defense," Shapero said.
Phyllis Schenck, vice president and chief technology at McAfee Inc., agreed, saying that the kind of protective software her company offers should be just part of a larger defense strategy.
But Collins noted that most small businesses appear not to have such a strategy. According to a study by the National Cyber Security Alliance, 77 percent of small businesses think that they are safe from cyberthreats – even though 87 percent don't have a policy in place to try to prevent such attacks.
Collins, chairman of the Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Health and Technology, said he took his staff's advice to have his first hearing on the topic because he wants to spread awareness of the issue among his small-business colleagues.
"Small business doesn't think they have a problem," he said. "And that's exactly why it's vulnerable."


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By Heather Bauer, R.D.
Provided by nu-train
This is a simple-to-make low-fat, low-cal vegetable dish to add to any meal.
Cooking spray
1/2 pound fresh green beans, cleaned, trimmed, and patted dry
1 pound fresh asparagus, likewise
1 medium red onion, cut into rings
8 to 10 cloves of garlic, peeled and cut in half
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet or shallow baking tray with cooking spray. Spread asparagus and beans on the tray, and cover with onion rings and garlic. Salt lightly, and spray with cooking spray. Bake the vegetables about 20 minutes, interrupting several times to shake the tray. Test at about 15 minutes. When veggies are tender, remove from the oven and transfer to a bowl or small casserole. Drizzle immediately with vinegar. Apply freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve hot, room temperature, or cold.
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Happy Holidays!!
Felices Fiestas! Queremos tomar esta tiempo para ofrecerle nuestros mejores deseos a usted y sus seres queridos. Esperamos que su hogar este lleno de gozo, cordialidad y buena voluntad durante esta temporada de fiestas. Que usted y su familia gozen de paz, felicidad y buena salud durante el nuevo ano.
Seasons Greetings! We'd like to take this time to extend our very best wishes to you and your loved ones. We hope your home will be filled with joy, warmth and goodwill during this holiday season. May you and your family enjoy peace, happiness, and good health throughout the coming year.
The bird at the top is a Caribbean laughing gull. In Spanish its name is guanaguanare. This bird always appears when the fishermen are unloading their catch after a day of fishing. The bird hopes for a fish to be dropped from a basket as the boats are unloaded so it can whisk it away. I have watched the guanaguanare, and I admire them. Whenever fish are unloaded, the fisherman should save a few just to throw to the gulls. This seems to say, "We're all together, we're all in this together, we're all sharing the earth. May you be well and happy."
I wish each of you a delightful Holiday Season. May you have ease and prosperity in this holiday season and in throughout the coming New Year.
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The Queen's thorne on the steps of the old pavilion
during the celbrations for King George V's Silver Jubilee, 1935
image: Godalming Museum, ref B000.196.8
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ACL2 !>'' is the ACL2 prompt.
The prompt tells the user that an ACL2 command is expected. In addition, the prompt tells us a little about the current state of the ACL2 command interpreter. We explain the prompt briefly below. But first we talk about the command interpreter.
An ACL2 command is generally a Lisp expression to be evaluated.
There are some unusual commands (such as :q for quitting
ACL2) which cause other behavior. But most commands are read,
evaluated, and then have their results printed. Thus, we call the
command interpreter a ``read-eval-print loop.'' The ACL2 command
interpreter is named
LD (after Lisp's ``load'').
A command like (defun app (x y) ...) causes ACL2 to evaluate the
defun function on app, (x y) and .... When
that command is evaluated it prints some information to the terminal
explaining the processing of the proposed definition. It returns
the symbol
APP as its value, which is printed by the command
interpreter. (Actually,
defun is not a function but a macro
which expands to a form that involves
state , a necessary
precondition to printing output to the terminal and to ``changing''
the set of axioms. But we do not discuss this further here.)
defun command is an example of a special kind of command
called an ``event.'' Events are those commands that
change the ``logical world'' by adding such things as axioms or
theorems to ACL2's data base. See world . But not
every command is an event command.
A command like (app '(1 2 3) '(4 5 6 7)) is an example of a non-event. It is processed the same general way: the function app is applied to the indicated arguments and the result is printed. The function app does not print anything and does not change the ``world.''
A third kind of command are those that display information about the current logical world or that ``backup'' to previous versions of the world. Such commands are called ``history'' commands.
What does the ACL2 prompt tell us about the read-eval-print loop?
The prompt ``
ACL2 !>'' tells us that the command will be read
current-package set to
"ACL2", that guard checking
(see set-guard-checking ) is on (``
!''), and that we are at
the top-level (there is only one ``
For more about the prompt, see default-print-prompt .
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This scientific visualization of a computer simulation depicts the inevitable collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy (also known as Messier 31). NASA Hubble Space Telescope observations indicate that the two galaxies, pulled together by their mutual gravity, will crash together in a near-head-on collision about 4 billion years from now. The thin disk shapes of these spiral galaxies are strongly distorted and irrevocably transformed by the encounter. Around 6 billion years from now, the two galaxies will merge to form a single elliptical galaxy.
The visualization covers 8.2 billion years into the future at 105 million years per second. Colors are representative: light blue for spiral galaxies (considered "blue" in astronomy parlance because of their active star formation) and orange-yellow for elliptical galaxies (called "red" by astronomers for their old stellar populations). A random background field of galaxies has been added to the simulation in order to indicate the camera motion through the simulation volume.
Visualization: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers (STScI);
Simulation: NASA, ESA, G. Besla (Columbia University), and R. van der Marel, and J. Anderson (STScI)
Publication: May 31, 2012


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DENVER—Hit the slopes — and then a bong?
Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug laws for residents. The measures also open the door for marijuana tourism.
Marijuana okayed in Washington, Colorado
Both measures make marijuana possession in small amounts OK for all adults over 21 — not just state residents but visitors, too. As long as out-of-state tourists buy and use the drug while in Colorado or Washington, they wouldn't violate the marijuana measures.
Of course, that's assuming the recreational marijuana measures take effect at all. That was very much in doubt Friday as the states awaited word on possible lawsuits from the U.S. Department of Justice asserting federal supremacy over drug law.
But that hasn't stopped rampant speculation, especially in Colorado, where tourism is the No. 2 industry thanks to the Rocky Mountains and a vibrant ski industry.
The day after Colorado approved recreational marijuana by a wide margin, the headline in the Aspen Times asked, "Aspendam?" referring to Amsterdam's marijuana cafes.
Colorado's tourism director, Al White, tried to downplay the prospect of a marijuana tourism boom.
"It won't be as big a deal as either side hopes or fears," White said.
Maybe not. But many are asking about it.
Ski resorts are "certainly watching it closely," said Jennifer Rudolph of Colorado Ski Country USA, a trade association that represents 21 Colorado resorts.
Any plans for an adults-only après lounge where skiers could get more than an Irish coffee to numb their aches?
"There's a lot that remains to be seen," Rudolph said with a chuckle. "I guess you could say we're waiting for the smoke to clear."
The Colorado counties where big ski resorts are located seem to have made up their minds. The marijuana measure passed by overwhelming margins, with more support than in less-visited areas.
The home county of Aspen approved the marijuana measure more than 3-to-1. More than two-thirds approved marijuana in the home county of Colorado's largest ski resort, Vail. The home county of Telluride ski resort gave marijuana legalization its most lopsided victory, nearly 8 in 10 favouring the measure.
"Some folks might come to Colorado to enjoy some marijuana as will be their right. So what?" said Betty Aldworth, advocacy director for the Colorado marijuana campaign.
Washington state already sees a version of marijuana tourism.
Every summer on the shores of the Puget Sound, Seattle is host to "Hempfest," which according to organizers attracted around 250,000 people over three days this year. For those three days, people are largely left alone to smoke publicly at a local park, even as police stand by.
"People travel to Seattle from other states and countries to attend Seattle Hempfest every year to experience the limited freedom that happens at the event," said executive director Vivian McPeak. "It's reasonable to assume that people will travel to Washington assuming that the federal government doesn't interfere."
McPeak draw parallels to Amsterdam, where an annual "Cannabis Cup" attracts tourists from all over the world, and Vancouver, British Columbia, which has lax marijuana rules that have spawned marijuana cafes drawing travellers.
Amsterdam's marijuana tourism is in a hazy spot these days, though. The incoming Dutch government suggested a national "weed pass" that would have been available only to residents and that would have effectively banned tourists from Amsterdam's marijuana cafes. The "weed pass" idea was scrapped, but under a provisional governing pact unveiled last week, Dutch cities can bar foreigners from weed shops if they choose.
Should the American laws stand, McPeak foresees the same happening to Seattle.
Marijuana "has been an emerging market in some states. It's reasonable to assume that entrepreneurs will try to take advantage of this in a new way."
In Denver, some feared that the Colorado marijuana vote could deter tourists, not to mention business visitors.
"Colorado's brand will be damaged, and we may attract fewer conventions and see a decline in leisure travel," Visit Denver CEO Richard Scharf said in a statement before the vote.
Colorado's governor opposed the measure but said after its passage that he didn't envision marijuana tourism materializing.
"I don't think that's going to happen," Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said.
"They're going to flock here to buy marijuana as if they're going to take it back? On an airplane? That seems unlikely to me. I think those kinds of fears are overblown."
Colorado's measure specifically bans public use of the drug. But guidelines for commercial sales are still to be worked out. The state's 536 medical marijuana dispensaries are banned from allowing on-site consumption, meaning patients have to take the drug home with them. But lawmakers could set different rules for recreational marijuana shops, including the possibility of marijuana cafes.
Marijuana backers downplayed the impact on tourism. Aldworth pointed out that pot-smoking tourists wouldn't exactly be new. Colorado ski slopes already are dotted with "smoke shacks," old mining cabins that have been illicitly repurposed as places to smoke pot out of the cold. And the ski resort town of Breckenridge dropped criminal penalties for marijuana use two years ago.
"Some folks come to Colorado and enjoy some marijuana while they are here today," Aldworth said.
The sheriff of the county including Aspen was cheerful about the prospects of pot-smoking visitors.
"For me, it's going to be live and let live. If people want to come to Colorado because pot is legal — and that's the sole reason — it's up to them," Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo told The Aspen Times. "I am not the lifestyle police."
Associated Press reporter Manuel Valdes in Seattle contributed to this report.
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In readiness for the Docu-drama 'The Sinking of the Laconia, due to hit our screens later this week, here are a few interesting links I have found about the programme, the ship and the incident.
BBC webpage
Wikipedia entry
Internet Movie Database
Guardian interview with writer Alan Bleasdale
Suite101 page
BBC press pack with interviews and more
Interviews with the main characters
Werner Hartenstein (U-Boat Captain)
U-Boat.net page
Hopefully on Tuesday or Wednesday I will give you some insight into my personal connection with the Laconia, by sharing my Great-Uncle Tommy's story.
Related Articles
- The Laconia Incident (neatorama.com)
- In from the cold: Alan Bleasdale on his return to television after a decade in the wilderness (independent.co.uk)


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The eye can be taken a look at with relative ease regarding both its function and its structure. A practical assessment consists of the ability to relocate the orbit and the reaction of the pupil to light and lodging.
The function of the eye might be checked in a number of ways. The patient might be asked to identify illuminated letter or objects of differing sizes on what is referred to as the Snellen chart.
On the other hand, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye might be made in several ways. Stress within the eyeball is measured by a "tonometer." In particular diseases, especially in glaucoma, the tension in the eyeball is increased significantly.
It should be well kept in mind that a patient with an eye issue might have other problems. Frequently other physical conditions are primary and affect the eye as a consequence. The look of the eye can notify the doctor and the client to troubles in some disturbances of other parts of the body even prior to other symptoms present themselves.
One's dependence on sight is emphasized when one faces a possible or momentary irreversible loss of this crucial sense. When restorative procedures are looked for, specific forms of vision correction such as contact lenses or spectacles are recommended.
On the other hand, some people are troubled with that they have some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this reason, advanced surgeries were established to encourage reduced utilization of contact lenses or glasses. One of which is the now popular LASIK eye surgical treatment.
Essentially, LASIK eye surgical treatment is the brief term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another kind of vision correction. The only distinction is that with this kind of surgery, one's vision is corrected completely.
With LASIK eye surgery, the refractive mistakes in the cornea are permanently changed. This can be done utilizing an "excimer laser."
The main purpose of this surgical treatment is to produce a threadlike, rounded "flap" in the cornea using a blade understood as "microkeratome." In a series of unfolding and laser processing, the cornea is finally reformed, permitting better the check that eye to direct more light into the retina.
Appeal vs. Disadvantages
Amidst the growing popularity of LASIK eye surgical treatment, there are still disadvantages that individuals must understand. Most likely, the main reason this kind of eye surgical treatment has actually ended up being well accepted is since many of its cases had succeeded.
In spite of its success, there are still some drawbacks. Here is the list:
1. It is an operation used to the most sensitive part of the eye
Since LASIK eye surgical treatment involves the operation of the retina, which is one of the most delicate parts of the eye, many people say that the operation can be very dangerous.
To puts it get more simply, a simple mistake might nearly trigger an individual's lifetime loss of sight. Hence, it is necessary to think about many elements prior to deciding whether LASIK eye surgical treatment is the best restorative step one needs to go through.
2. It is not a best treatment
LASIK eye surgery may remedy your vision however it does not necessarily imply that it can offer you a twenty-twenty. Even if statistical reports show that 70% of the patients may have 20/20 vision, this does not always imply they have perfect vision.
Given all these things, it can find this be deduced that, in spite of the appeal of the operation, LASIK might not always be the ideal eye surgical treatment the method the majority of people see it
On the other hand, the examination of the structural part of the eye might be made in a number of ways. It should be well kept in mind that a patient with an eye problem may have other problems. Typically other physical conditions are main and affect the eye as a consequence. The appearance of the eye can signal the doctor and the patient to difficulties in some disruptions of other parts of the body even before other symptoms provide themselves.
Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another form of vision correction.
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Happy Diwali!
9 comments:
- Kanan said...
Happy Diwali to you too!
What a cute song.. didn't even know it existed. And I've one more song to add to my piano songs. :D Thank you for sharing.
- Monday, October 27, 2008
- Darshit said...
Hell, how do u know my choice?
U know wht? Since home delivry got released i hear this song on every diwali. Even i made ringtone of that .and put on my mobile site. http://darshit.peperonity.com.
Though the link is dead now.
But tht proves my affection to it.
This is perhaps the ONLY song abt diwali in recent movies.
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
shubh deepawali ki kamnayen!
Thanks for the clip. I used to run a school choir, so this could have been me ... except the song I was planning on doing with them would have been Bum Bum Bole. Oh, and the kids would have been rather less angelic. :) But sadly my health let me down. shayad agle sal?
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi all, and thank you for your comments!
Kanan: It's a great song. I remember not feeling too strongly either way about the film when I saw it. Oberoi's character -- Gyaan Guru -- quite closely mirrors the character in my avatar :) The music is great, though, no questions about it. Especially Sunidhi Chauhan here, and in 'Khushboo Churaati', which is another good piano song. I'll be over to check your list soon!
Darshit: Same here! I almost want to agree with you on there not being more memorable Diwali songs in recent memory. Taare Zameen Par had a memorable scene with Diwali and fireworks, but no song there.
Joss: Thank you, and agle saal sounds like a plan! Be sure to capture it for the rest of us! The kids in Bum Bum Bole were rather less angelic indeed, LOL (more to do with the classroom setting, of course). The only one I've participated in as an adult was to 'Yeh Taara Woh Taara' from Swades. Mighty good song too. Best wishes always.
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
- darshit said...
U talkd abt another song khushbu churati.
To me the best one was 'chand ki roshni se, hawa ki narmi se saji'
also only small portion was picturisd in movie.
But beautifully, on Ayesha takia. Wow !!
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
- Pitu said...
Happy Diwali Tbf! My wish for you is that you meet Aamir this year :-)
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Darshit: That's a great song. K K did it justice, but the film could've done a whole lot more, as you say. Ayesha Takia and 'wow' are good next to each other, here's to some good roles for her!
Hi Pitu: Thank you! I almost want to quote my favorite Arjan dialogue from you-know-which-film (LOL), but instead, I'll say this:
Aas ka jo hai diya,
Paas hi toh woh jal raha!
That's deep, na? Perfect tie-in to the Diwali theme too! Actually, it's meant for dearest Tabu ;) As for meeting with Aamir, I don't know how that's going to happen, unless I choose to go to Bombay, in which case it shouldn't be that difficult. Tab tak theherna padega. :)
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Hey, you have sung in Yeh Taara? How come? Not on the movie set, surely? I love that song.
I also thought of teaching that little dance to a class of eight-year-olds. But my health got in the way. When I finally manage to do these things they will surely be captured on camera. I'd be really proud to get these gore bachche singing Hindi! I'm a gori aurat too, but only on the outside.
- Wednesday, October 29, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Joss: It was for a Diwali show some of us in college had organized to raise funds for child relief efforts. It's a great song, and the dance is surprisingly not that difficult (although I couldn't do it now, LOL).
I'd be really proud to get these gore bachche singing Hindi! I'm a gori aurat too, but only on the outside.
That'd be nice! Although gori or non-gori doesn't really make a difference :) All that counts is the intent, and you certainly have the best of that! Good luck with everything.
Best wishes always!
- Wednesday, October 29, 2008