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Every governor since 1962 – except for Deane Davis – stayed at least one term too many. The only problem was that no one knew it was too many until it was over.
Phil Hoff's third and final term – he served 1963-1969 – was an absolute disaster, by his own admission. He was distracted by the national unrest and was exhausted by his first two terms.
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Pax Pacifica
Asian Century, New Cold War, Sri Lanka's foreign policy in the new 'Super Region'
By Dr. Harinda Vidanage
From dailymirror 29 December 2011
The global political terrain is undergoing a massive transformation, most of the transformatory features were witnessed in 2011. There is a definite shift in the Washington doctrine on how the USA perceives the world, influenced by a significant economic crisis at home, decline of Europe, the upheavals in Arab States, shifts in theatres of battles to the more visible rise of China and its repercussions.
The term 'Asian Century' is now a buzz word in many international policy or intellectual forums that focus on the location of global power and the ways and means of new power diffusion. What is driving the enthusiasm for understanding new Asia from the right to the left in political spectrum has been the emergence of China and India as global powers but more importantly, the emergence of a 'super region' the combines the Indian and Pacific ocean geopolitics.
The story of China rising, the transformation of power from hard to soft or the integration of hard power and soft power in the context of 'smart power' are now becoming more and more open in the public discourse. The top most influential political scientist in Washington, Joseph Nye and the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both talk more and more about smart and soft power, the former being the inventor of the term and the later trying to convince that is the new policy vision of the waning super power.
The term soft power and smart power are just not used in the context of American politics it is used by Indian scholars, policy makers, politicians, think tanks and same by the Chinese. All these terms and concepts signify the way Asia has become a significant power bloc in the world and maybe the decider of all global political futures in time to come. Hillary Clinton in an Op Ed piece of October 2011, Foreign Policy Magazine, wrote, future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq and stressing United States will be right at the center of the action. Francis Fukuyama claims that the US foreign policy focus should now look beyond Middle East towards Asia as the stratagem of geo politics has to be devised around the developments in the new super region of 'Ind-Pacific' (Indian and Pacific Oceans).
This article is focused on opportunities, challenges to the future of Sri Lankan foreign policy, given these new future projections of global power alignments. Some of these alignments are already taking place with Chinese moves of soft, hard and smart power initiatives from massive investments in East Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia and to East Asia. The Chinese presence has become more and more apparent and open and it seems the Chinese charm offensive is becoming less of charm and more obvious. The response to this is the American initiatives of strengthening its alliances with India, Australia, Japan, Vietnam and even reaching out to the largest democratic Muslim State, Indonesia.
Hillary Clinton's 2011 visit calendar will give a person a solid idea of where American interests are, with multiple visits to central Asian, South Asian, East Asia and Pacific rim states and President Obama's high-level visits to India, Indonesia and Australian clearly outlines that the necklace of pearls is not the only alliance that the Ind-Pacific region will see in its futures. Obama administration's first distinguished guest was Manmohan Singh, a couple of years ago and in a significant speech to Australian Parliament in November 2011 Obama said, 'I have directed my national security team to make our presence and mission in the Asia Pacific a top priority. As a result, reductions in U.S. defense spending will not — I repeat, will not — come at the expense of the Asia Pacific.'.
If one starts connecting the dots of both American and Chinese interest in the Indian ocean and Pacific ocean, a pattern will emerge which will be defining both the futures of US foreign policy and Chinese foreign policy. In 2011 a five year research initiative was launched by the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) which is the research arm of the Chinese foreign Ministry titled, 'Assessment of China's neighboring security environment in the next decade'. The purpose as outlined in the initiative clearly claims that the region will heat up with geo political issues and China should be prepared to respond. Thus the research has been launched as a five year plan to prepare China both diplomatically and strategically for any such challenge.
Coming back to Sri Lanka, our foreign policy initiatives currently are more or less preoccupied with trying to tactically out play the so called 'Western pressures' a hyper charged ideological view point of the nationalist political mindset and trying to woo in new friends who has the ability to outmanoeuvre Western influence. Such outbidding is necessary for regimes of small nations to grapple with immediate problems.
But by exclusively focusing on a narrow stretch of the current battleground, one is compromising the foresight or future projection capabilities needed for a robust foreign policy decision-making. It is like preparing for battle in a theatre which will radically alter in a short time span, thus rendering Sri Lanka unprepared, unmatched and easily outflanked by any interest party. As we are consistently overlooking strategic focus for a tactical sense of global relations. These short term tactics are easily sellable in any public media outlet and can be made a justifiable public discourse using a simple but power stand against 'Foreign/Western intimidation and National Security'.
Sri Lanka sits in a vital space of geo strategic importance in the dawn of the Asian century, but we are witnessing the creation of two alliances of power, a Chinese dominance in one side of the axis and an American dominated Indian, Australian, Japanese backed on the other. There is a definite potential for a new cold war which is far more complicated that the 20th century 'Cold War', as this will be a loose alliance based on interests rather than a tussle between two political ideologies of distinct world views.
Thus stakes are high, complications are inherent and diplomatic navigation will be beyond a mere mine field, it will have many IEDs to cope with.
The emergence of this new alliance will probably try to distinguish their political ideology as 'pro democratic, such as India, Australia, Japan Vs more centralized governance led by China which will include Pakistan, Burma, North Korea even Singapore.
Though again there can't be clear lines of distinction drawn, a major point of departure will be the working of democracy. In this context Sri Lanka should soon understand the working of soft and smart power which will enable us to evolve a foreign policy which will not necessary tie us either one of the alliances. For Sri Lanka cordial relations with China are virtual life line for development but friendly relations with India in a way defines our existence.
Thus it is an ideal time to reach out to a third strand of foreign policy which has been a strength in the past, a new or resuscitation of a Non Aligned movement or Non Aligned initiative as there will be many other states which will like this Non Aligned position. Sri Lanka can benefit from both these new power alliances, and there are states which may not enter either of them such as South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. South Korea though an ardent ally of USA is not the best friend of Japan and in the case of a Korean unification the threat Japan will face is far grave than China. On the other hand Korea will not favour to be in the Chinese camp. This is merely an example for the argument.
Evolving a new Non Alignment policy and quickly making that a foreign policy vision will enhance the current regime's aspiration of Sri Lanka's becoming of a hub.
The hub will work well if it can attract all and if not will be just a beachhead for who it perceives as friendly. 2012 should probably be Sri Lanka's opportunity to look forward and find our place in the Asian century before an element of the Asian century puts us in place, we don't want to be handicapped from the start, do we?
Dr. Vidanage is a Fulbright Scholar in Residence at University of St. Lawrence, New York.


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My, my, my! This will never stop until they completely eliminate school facilities and start having everyone be homeschooled or stay at home and do some kind of distance learning schooling.
I never get the " gun free zones" argument. Of course they don't stop criminals. But you can't say that this kid would be able to buy a 60,000 dollar gun. Black market items simply would be too pricey for someone working at the dollar store. The Vegas shooter could get black market guns. But not this kid. Would there still be gun crime? Yes. But criminals buying multi-thousand dollar weapons would be after big money, not school shootings.
All about gun control and stopping the NRAs condoning of violence.
"We do NOT have the right to unlimited firearms wherever we travel. People who pass the scrutiny required can own a gun, not carry it everywhere"
I'm pretty sure the school was a gun free zone. I wonder why that rule didn't stop the shooter.
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We have all been trained in lockdown procedures. We have all known in our hearts we might die trying to protect our students. We have all made plans in our minds as to how we can best save the children in our care should this come to us. We have continued to teach through these terrible realities. Many of us have lost sleep at night, or have known victims of these terrible acts. How could you even go there and still call yourself a decent human being?
With so many teachers who died protecting or trying to protect their students, how can you say all we care about is money? How can you reasonably say that?
It all boils down to gun control nothing else.
However, on a lesser note I remember reading a quote somewhere that said something along the lines of, "In America, there is no distinction between fame and infamy." People are allowed to be as vapid, cruel, and violent as they want, and it elevates them because now they are famous/infamous which has no distinction in this country; just look at some of our leaders.
I believe this all goes back to how society is raising kids (I'm not excluding myself here).
From an early age we are trying to protect our children from "negative" feelings. They are being told that it's bad to be angry, or sad, or disappointed. Everybody wins, no one should have their feelings hurt, and everyone should be happy.
But that's not life. Instead of trying to keep our kids from being hurt or disappointed, or angry, or sad, we need to teach them how to deal with those things. You lost the game? Yeah, that sucks. Feels bad, doesn't it? Let them feel those feelings, then give them the skills and space to learn how to cope!
We are raising a generation of people who have no resilience, no coping skills, and no idea how to deal with rejection, hurt, anger, sadness, disappointment. Without coping skills they are lost and scared, and have no idea what to do with the feelings. We do not expect them to take responsibility for their actions, or feelings. We do not teach them that they are in control of themselves, but rather someone else is responsible for how they feel. So why are we surprised when they take out their anger, frustration, rejection, disappointment on others? They've been taught their entire lives that their situation, their life, their troubles are the fault of someone else!
Add into that access to guns and you have the perfect storm.
I wish I had some answers, but I don't. I live in an area of high gun ownership, and very, very little gun control. You can buy a gun on craigslist or facebook. There is a ton of hunting. But we don't have many school shootings. Granted, our population is small. But I do believe that there is a lot of education from parents and families about responsible gun use and ownership.
My own teens have shot guns and have taken classes in gun safety. HOwever, due to mental health issues with one of my children, I do not allow guns in my home.
I think we need to take a hard look at what we are teaching kids about their emotions, and also need to take a look at gun control.
I'm shocked it doesn't happen more often.
Anyone who can fog up a mirror can get a weapon. If you fly below the threshold of mentally ill (it is almost impossible to declare someone too mentally ill to own a fire arm in my state), the sky is the limit legally. Sandy Hook, Vegas and this high school shooter, all the weapons were legally purchased. You can by gas masks and smoke bombs legally. You can buy parts to make a semi automatic on line, and anyone with a functioning brain can put it together.
If you have an "issue", it's the black market. You'll pay more, but you can get your sidewalk sweeper.
Americans love love love their guns and rifles. We love the idea of owning as much fire power as legally possible. We demand the right to buy whatever we fancy. We want them because we want them, and there will be hell to pay if anyone says, "Does that person really need 20 semi automatic rifles?" After all, who are they to judge?
This glorious vision of righteous people defending their home against the hoards and family bonding hunting experiences all goes to crap when you toss in extremely damaged people who fly under any sort of mental health trigger that would keep them from making a legal purchases. Those people too can get a sidewalk sweeper.
What is interesting, is the FL shooter didn't kill himself. So he'll get his15 minutes of fame in court, and probably screed about how the school sucked and wished he could have taken a few more out. Florida still has the death penalty. The tax payers will be funding this circus side show for years on appeals.
After Sandy Hook, it became pretty clear to me, the US will tolerate a person killing a decent amount of people, and not do squat about mental health access or any sort of fire arm restriction. My next door neighbor has a cache of fire arms. He's been hospitalized (voluntarily) for depression three times. I think he's a tin foil hat nut job, but per the law, he's perfectly fine to own his 25 weapons and cases of ammo. No, he doesn't hunt. No, he doesn't competitive shoot. I think he goes to the range every blue moon when the news starts getting squirrelly.
I don't think it's a teacher's job to solve this. Teachers don't legislate on gun control or mental health access.
I am ridiculously disheartened that what was a painful, heartfelt dialogue turned into a bashing session from one. Thanks to those who remained civil in the face of judgement. You have my admiration.
Its so very easy to make judgements from behind the safety of a keyboard. I really wish adults would stop and think before they speak.
The children in Parkland are speaking out about the need for gun control. I hope they can achieve what adults apparently can not.
I read an article just this morning before I came here.
"Americans make up about 4.4 percent of the global population but own 42 percent of the worlds guns." When I read that line, my jaw dropped. 42 percent of the world's guns?!! The writer goes on to talk about mental illness, violent video games/movie, diverse population and according to his research, it's gun ownership regulation that is the problem. It's far too easy to get a gun in the US.
What can you do? Continue to contact the powers that be about gun control.
Smurfty, you say that teachers are doing nothing about this and don't care. What about you? You are a teacher too. If you are so above everyone else on here, why haven't you solved the problem?
The only people who can change this are legistures and government leaders who have the power to pass new bills and they are doing nothing about that. Maybe top school administrators can offer training and counseling for mental health issues. The teachers are not allowed to do that without approval from upstairs.
As far as parents are concerned, no one can make a parent become a better parent and instill good values in his/her children. That has to come from within the individual. That is one I don't have an answer to.
I have just read the most insulting, rude, disrespectful and hateful post I have ever read on PT. Which one Im talking about is quite obvious. Congratulations Smurfy.
To use this tragedy to spew your hatred and superiority is disgusting. I imagine youve lost the respect of many PT years today. Your post did nothing to help make your corner of the world a better place. You merely continued to spew and thereby pass along the hate and anger so prevelant in our world today. Nice.
I don't know how to do quotes like Kahluablast and Zia, but the implication that teachers are self-serving and only rise up and protest for more pay is appalling. Many teachers have sacrificed their lives to protect their students during these horrific attacks--they are heroes in my eyes.
To Smurfy-
Teachers have very LITTLE power in the US. As far as "influencing," all any of us can do is pay attention to people who need help and try to get it for them. Unfortunately, lots of people write off mental illness as a "not my problem" or "I'm not trained" situation and the folks who need help don't get it.
Please don't act like it's the teachers' faults or like we're not saddened, worried, or scared every time this happens. We are. Most of us do what we can to encourage kids to speak up, handle problems, keep them in school because their homes suck so much, but at the end of the day, that's the only power we have.
I don't see how kahlua--or any of us--could have prevented this or a future attack. Writing our Congresspeople for gun control seems to be the limit of our influence? We are in as much danger as the students.
So, this is my fault? Thanks for the delightful response to my post. I have some words for you that I can't write here. People who post responses like this are exactly the reason I post so much less now than I ever did in the past. I hope it makes you feel like a better person.
"#America is a society destroying itself from within, an empire in decline, it can never be great again. A culture that loves guns more than children has no future other than corruption, decline and death."
(Gosford is a town just north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The priest there is both socially and politically small-l-liberal). He is also right.
It's all very, very sad.
It's also very scary.
Today, people's lives were changed forever. My heart hurts for all of those involved.
My first reaction after so many of these senseless shootings, especially the unbearable heartbreak of Newtown has been why, oh why have we allowed the possession of the weapons of choice of so many of these shooters to be legal. I still believe there is absolutely no reason for anyone to own such weapons, but why is the trigger being pulled....
More and and more I am asking a different "why". Why are we experiencing so much more disregard for human life, so much senseless disregard. Mental health issues--possibly. But why such a sudden increase in mental health issues. Desensitization due to violent video games, the impersonal nature of society because of social media and technology. I have more questions than answers.
I have lived long enough to know this is not the way our world has always been. Yes, we have always had wars and yes the history of mankind is replete with horrific violence, but I had a sense of safety and well being in my first 50 years of life that I haven't felt in the last 10 years of my life. I also fear that we are becoming numb to all this madness......
Juliet4... I love you. xx
Way too much stigma towards mental illness, a broken mental health care system that is probably more broken that the people who are sick, lack of mental health funding which has been cut even further, very easy access to guns due to loopholes and allowing ordinary citizens to own assault rifles are all responsible for this horror! I know its not that easy and much more than the above needs to be addressed, but its a start.
Desensitization through violent video games. I think this is one factor as well.
I feel part of the answer is more education about mental health problems. Hopefully with more education people will feel it is more acceptable to get help for metal health issues. Or they will see the signs in others and be able to seek help for them.
I feel that Americans in general are very critical of people who need medical care for mental health issues and this makes many people not seek the help that they need. It is definitely a problem in all branches of our military. If someone in the military even asks about help with depression their career is over as they will never receive another advancement.
Many of these shooters have shown signs of mental health problems before their attacks. If parents don't seek help for their child then teachers, neighbors, priests, preachers, grandparents.... should be able to seek help for the child. But they can't really do that if they don't have the knowledge they need to identify the signs.
This is just one of the problems I see. We as Americans have become more accepting of people with learning disabilities and differences. We are also more accepting of people with physical differences and challenges. Why can we not take that next step to accept that some medical issues deal with our minds? There are therapies and medicines to help people with many of these illnesses. And yet they are often not used due to fear of being treated differently by the public.
The obvious solution of not letting GUNS get into the hands of the mentally ill! Yes, mental health counseling is paramount but strict enforcement of the gun laws and banning assault weapons. Yikes, without an assault weapon, multiple people do not die!! Take your heads out of the sand gun supporters.
I wish I could answer your question.
I am praying for everyone involved. Enough is enough.
Begin with a gun buy back program to get some guns off the street. People need money these days and would be willing to sell their guns. Gun regulations need to tighten up and money needs to be invested in mental health clinics for schools everywhere. These clinics could be for students and their parents.
I have a series of thoughts so bare with me. I'm a high school teacher so it's my lone point of perspective. I think every is reactionary. So many issues are caused by bullying and ultimately basically everything that is done is after the fact. I don't know how to proactively attack it but it's something I want to work on.
I think so much pressure is put on us to "fix" everything and it just can't be done. There are are also too many adversarial relationships and too many stories of parents not seeking the help their child obviously needs because they think nothing is wrong.
I think gun culture has absolutely been glorified. I think access to weapons is far too easy. I think we're far too accepting of "well bad people are going to find ways of hurting others regardless" well people will drive drunk but it doesn't mean we don't go out of our way to promote designated drivers, to promote Uber, public transit etc. I think we've let ourselves try nothing for way too long.
I wish I had an answer. It seems too easy to say let's all treat each other with kindness & compassion but if people would actually do it, it would be a game changer. I'm also feeling >>
I think of the behaviors and expectations I attribute to young people these days and go through a logical progression that makes them do these kinds of things, but it still makes no sense to me. I just can't comprehend it. I know there's too many people who will argue that the proliferation of guns is not the problem. Well, people, what we have now isn't working either.
Gun control will not stop these shootings. I wish it would. Many cities and states have strict gun control and they still have massive problems with gun attacks and shootings. Criminals have ways to get illegal items.
A person, with evil intent, will always be able to get a gun, knife, box cutter, car, truck, bomb, hammer or their bare hands to commit a crime. Mass shootings are so horrific because the criminal can kill so many at one time.
My heart goes out to all the families and community involved with this horror.
I pray that people will reach out to each other and that we can help troubled children/people so they don't perpetrate harm against others.
I wish that schools, families and communtities had more resources (mental health and guidance) to help with the troubled children that we all have known.
I just don't know. What the heck needs to happen to stop this crap? I can't believe we have had 18 school shootings in 2018. What is going on? What can we do?
Our issue in Florida as well, is the lack of funding for mental health support. We have MINIMAL! This week is National Guidance Counselor Week and 3/4 of my students had no idea what guidance counselors do or who they were- because they arent used anymore for what they are supposed to be used for. They are used for testing. TESTING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CHILDREN.
I just got home so I just heard about the death toll. We have an emergency meeting tomorrow morning to discuss this. We had a practice lockdown last week. Our kids in my school are kids who dont have TV or even know about these situations. It is not their world view so when we practiced the lockdown they all thought it was fun and games. It was difficult.
This is just hard to stomach at this point. This link shows all the shootings since 2013. Approx 300 per year.
Im with Smurfy Teach.
Plus Im going to add that I think its now become the cool thing to do for those so inclined 😡.
I've heard reports that the gunman was a former student at the school and was the type that was troubled and had a lot of issues. We all know those kids. I know I have had quite a few over the years that I truly believed could do something like this. I know not all shooters are obvious, but we need to stop talking and take action! We need guidance counselors back in our schools - the kind that help troubled children and teach interpersonal skills. And we need gun control! The founding fathers could not have imagined the weapons we have today and they are NOT necessary for any ordinary citizen. I'm a member of Moms Demand Action, a network of people across the country that don't preach the banning of all guns (that would fall on deaf ears) but instead push for common sense solutions. I know they have an educators version in area, too, that I haven't yet reached out to. We should NOT still be hearing these stories on the news! How many lives do we need to lose? The number is already so high.
We do NOT have the right to unlimited firearms wherever we travel. People who pass the scrutiny required can own a gun, not carry it everywhere. There is NO reason for any member of the public needs an AK 47 or other assault weapon for anything! This is the work of gun lobbyists who incite people to think their rights are being taken away. I do not live in a gun toting state and do not get it!
It makes me sick.
When I got home they reported two dead. Then I saw 15. As I was tying and clicking send to a friend that 15 died, the number changed to 17. I'm sure it will go up.
My thoughts go out to all that experienced it and to all those who were lost.
I live in a neighboring county. It is sad and scary. It could happen to any of us, any day, any time.
I'm watching the national news. At least 17 people are dead. I want to vomit.
12000 homicides a year are happening in the USA because of homicide via guns alone. 30000 includes suicide. Kids are being scarred for life when they have to flee their school in a shooting event. I just read the stats I gave on the news. After Sandy Hook etc, what did the Govt do?? Made guns EASIER to collect and conceal in 12 states. So shootings for Americans are obviously normal and have desensitized everyone.
Until you make gun control a reality like we do and teach the young people that guns are not part of your language, abnormal and not ok, i will sit here and wait for the next mass school shooting.
When will it end? My heart goes out to the families, students, staff, police, EMTs and the community.
I have so much to say and no way to properly express it. It just breaks my heart. I'm so sorry to all of the families
This is just terrible!
Sending prayers for all involved.
Such a tragedy. Saying a prayer for all involved.
Horrible, really horrible. My heart goes out to the parents, students & faculty.
They now have a person of interest in custody. It has been reported that he has been identified as the shooter by eye witnesses. Horrific!
That there are many deaths. Praying this isnt correct.
Yes, And i just heard that they DO NOT have him. Please, I hope they find out who it is and get him OR if not, close the schools tom. I wouldn't send my kid i this guy is on the loose.
My, my, my! This will never stop until they completely eliminate school facilities and start having everyone be homeschooled or stay at home and do some kind of distance learning schooling.
Another mass shooting at a Florida high school.


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Kanye West Quits Twitter, Comes Back to Honor Steve Jobs
What's up with Kanye West? After deleting all of his tweets from his timeline for no reason, he returned to Twitter on Friday (Oct. 5) to salute Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Yeezy wrote a few tweets to express his appreciation for Jobs, writing, "HE IS ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING AND INFLUENTIAL HUMAN BEINGS OF OUR EXISTENCE ALONG WITH MICHAEL JACKSON, WALT DISNEY, AND DR. KING." He then added, "LET'S BE THANKFUL FOR HIS LIFE AND RESPECT HIS LEGACY BY NEVER COMPROMISING ON OUR FUTURE."
West wasn't the only rapper to remember the visionary tech maverick who gave us the iPhone and iPad. Lil Wayne went on Facebook to salute Jobs as well. "RIP Steve Jobs…1 year ago," he wrote with a photo of himself looking at his macbook.
But there is still no word on why West decided to clear his Twitter feed. The 'Throne' rapper was known for his quotable tweets and hilarious ruminations on life. The last time he was on Twitter he asked his 8.6 million followers if it was appropriate to use the B-word or the N-word in rap songs.
Before he gave an elegiac shout-out to Steve Jobs, West did leave one tweet for his fans: "BE BACK SOON." So where is he going? Who knows?
What do you think? Are you glad that Kanye West left Twitter? Tell us in the comments below.
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The Horse Jumps and The Ship Is Gone (2CDs; Not Two Records)
Ken Vandermark (sax; clarinet)Tim Daisy: percussion Dave Rempis (sax)
Kent Kessler (bass) Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello)
Magnus Broo (trumpet) Havard Wiik (piano)
The Horse Jumps and The Ship Is Gone is The Vandermark 5's fifteenth album. For this outing Ken Vandermark takes the unique step of inviting two of his regular collaborators in his other projects, Magnus Broo (trumpet) and Havard Wiik (piano) (of the group Atomic) to sit in and it has some stunning results. The album features a number of tracks that appeared on the band previous two albums Annular Gift and Beat Reader.
It is rare to hear Ken Vandermark in any of his groups, with a pianist, let alone his mainstay V5. The other groups being Free Fall and the supergroup Atomic-School Days actually also include Havard Wiik as well as the full Atomic group.
The addition of the two Atomic member does add a bit more fire to the session. It seems Vandermark's material here is more challenging and each member has allot to counteract with throughout the recording. Things get started heavy with fierce opening number "Friction" where Wiik's heartpounding progression an intensity and urgency to band that I haven't heard in a few records. On the next piece, "Some Not All," the group subtle into a rhythm lead by the pianist and Tim Daisy on drums with some unbelievable work from Longberg-Holm on cello. The horn section led by Vandermark provides a wonderful battle like Godzilla vs all of Japan.
Wiik contributes to magnificent pieces to this set "New Weather" and "Green Mill Tilter", the latter featured recently on the Atomic live album, Theater Tilters (Jazzland). "New Weather" is nice and complex piece with the horn section leading the way in the early going and quietly giving way to some trio interplay by Wiik, Longberg-Holm and Daisy. Then returning to the horns for some rich, bold statements on each players part. Wiik has written a piece that suits V5 perfectly. Since each of the members have played with one another in very forms you have to except there is a great deal of knowing each others movements and strengths. Wiik and Vandermark have picked up on that perfectly throughout The Horse Jumps...
"Cadmium Oranage" begins with some swirling clarinet work by Vandermark that would make Jimmy Guiffre proud. The track becomes a melodic, avant funk workout for me reminiscent of Vandermark's work with another of his side projects, Spaceways. "Desireless" is beauty piece of avant garde in which Rempis, Vandermark and Broo have an interplay that uncanny drives the rest of the group forward. While Wiik's playing again standouts, its Kessler who is the glue that holds things together here. Kessler's propulsive work is the counterpoint rhythm that keeps the group in track.
And speaking of glue, "Cement' is another piece in which Daisy, Wiik and this time, Kessler lead the rhythm with the horn section coming in as cinematic response chords. It gets funky and it gets wild and before you know it--its over. This is amazing piece written by Vandermark which provides another set of opportunities for each member of ensemble to shine accordingly.
The final track "Nameless" hits you like a wildfire. The sheer ferocity of Rempis and Vandermark monumental playing here soon opens to a wall of distortion from Longberg-Holm and then returns to some quiet but humorous interplay between horns, piano and drums and finally a destructively perfect ending solidifying well rounded and accomplishing outing.
The Vandermark 5 as I have said before, are one of the few bands pushing jazz forward and beyond. The Horse Jumps and The Ship Is Gone is no exception. It is a compelling and sprawling work that challenges everything in free jazz and shows this American quintet plus two to be in peak form. The Vandermark 5 get better with each record. And I have to say this is probably in my top three favourite V5 albums ever. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!


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° The Flying Dutch are appearing in the NCAA Division III volleyball championships for the seventh time. The previous appearances were 1987, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008. Hope is 6-6 in NCAA matches and is seeking to advance to the championship round for the first time.
° This is the first time that Hope has been chosen to host the Great Lakes Regional.
º The Flying Dutch are ranked 6th in the latest AVCA Division III national poll. Hope has been ranked as high as fifth.
° Hope's won the regular season championship of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) with a 16-0 record. The Flying Dutch were defeated by rival Calvin in the championship match of the conference tournament giving the Knights the MIAA's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Hope received a Pool C at-large bid. The Flying Dutch rebounded to defeat their rival in the semi-finals of the Great Lakes Regional tournament.
° This is the third season that a Hope volleyball team (32-3) has won 30-or-more matches. The other years were 1987 (32-3) and 1998 (33-8).
° Coach Becky Schmidt has guided the Flying Dutch for six seasons compiling a 153-61 record. She previously coached at Redlands, Calif. and has a career collegiate record of 190-93. A 1999 Hope graduate and outstanding volleyball player, she was named a Division III All-American middle blocker as a senior. She was a member of the 1997 and 1998 teams that competed in the NCAA championships.
° Five players on Hope's MIAA champion volleyball team were presented all-conference honors highlighted by two individual awards. Senior setter Andrea Helminiak of Maumee, Ohio (Anthony Wayne HS) was voted the league's most valuable player while senior libero Kristen Johnson of Naperville, Ill. (Wheaton Academy) was named the defensive player of the year. Helminiak was joined on the All-MIAA first team by teammates Jacie Fiedler, a sophomore from Richmond, Ill. (Richard Burton HS), and Kara VandeGuchte, a junior from Hamilton, Mich. (Hamilton HS). Helminiak and VandeGuchte were honored for the second year. Johnson was joined on the All-MIAA second team by teammate Cassidy Bulthuis, a junior from Nunica, Mich. (Spring Lake HS).
° Three Hope players were named to the NCAA Division III All-Region team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Hope honorees are junior outside hitter Jacie Fielder of Richmond, Ill. (Richmond Burton HS), senior setter Andrea Helminiak of Maumee, Ohio (Anthony Wayne HS), and junior middle blocker Kara VandeGuchte of Hamilton, Mich. (Hamilton HS). VandeGuchte is receiving all-region honors for the second consecutive year. It marked the first time in the 23-year history of the all-region program that three Hope players have been honored in the same year.
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9/19 - defeated Wittenberg 25-19, 25-27, 25-23, 25-11
9/26 - defeated Calvin 25-22, 25-15, 25-18
10/3 - lost to Uw-Platteville 16-25, 25-18, 27-25, 25-13
10/28 - defeated Calvin 25-22, 22-25, 25-27, 25-12, 15-6
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Blue drinks are back, at least ironically. As Camper English wrote this summer:
Blue drinks have long been a mixologists' in-joke. When bartenders were getting serious about pre-Prohibition cocktails about five years ago, jet-setting New Zealand bartender Jacob Briars invented the Corpse Reviver Number Blue, a piss-take on the sacrosanct classic Corpse Reviver #2 that was enjoying a major comeback.
Since then, he and other bartenders have been practicing "sabluetage"—spiking the drinks of unwitting victims with blue curaçao when no one is looking. The forbidden liqueur can now be found on the menus of a few of the world's best cocktail bars, including Jasper's Corner Tap in San Francisco, PDT in New York City (where it's mixed with other unfashionable ingredients, such as Frangelico and cream), and London's Artesian Bar (winner of the World's Best Hotel Bar award this week), where a new blue drink—called Blue Lagoon—also features Sprite and bubble tea.
I've had my own run-ins with blue drinks, including a publisher who put a blue cocktail on the cover of my recipe guide despite my objections and an off-menu Mad Dog Blue Raspberry and aquavit cocktail we served for a while at Metrovino (it was actually pretty good!). Most blue cocktails get their coloration from blue curacao. But there's another way to do it…
Vaccari Nero is a black sambuca that's part of the Bols portfolio. I didn't work with it for a long time because it wasn't available in Oregon, but on road trips to other states I found that it had the potential to become an enthusiastically embraced spirit. This is in part because it's a quality sambuca: It's named after Arturo Vaccari, the creator of Galliano, and gets its extracts and distillates from the same source. It's also in part due to its rich color, which despite its name is not black, but rather a very deep midnight blue. Mixed in cocktails, it adds a strong anise kick and striking hue.
I'm just beginning to explore the possibilities of this spirit in cocktails. My favorite so far comes from Erik Trickett, barman at the forthcoming Roe Restaurant and Fish Market in Long Beach, California. The drink he came up with is basically a Ramos Gin Fizz substituting Vaccari Nero for gin. Trading sambuca for gin is a counterintuitive stroke of genius that shouldn't work yet somehow does, resulting in the lovely robin egg colored drink above. And since this drink needs a name, let's go ahead and call it a Robin's Egg (a.k.a. the Samblueca Fizz):
1 1/2 oz Vaccari Nero
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz Bols Genever
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz cream
1 egg white
coffee bean, for garnish
Add the sambuca, lemon, genever, simple syrup, cream, and egg white to a shaker. Dry shake to aerate, then add ice and shake again. Give it a good, long, hard shake. Strain into a glass, preferably a champagne flute if you have a tall one. Let the foam settle and top with soda. Finish by grating a bit of coffee bean on top, a nod to the traditional "con mosca" way of serving sambuca.
Vaccari Nero is finally available in Oregon, so I'm looking forward to seeing what local bartenders end up doing with it. To kick things off, I'll be guest bartending at Portland's new Italian spot Bar alla Bomba this Thursday, November 29, from 7-10 pm with a menu of cocktails featuring Vaccari Nero, Galliano L'Autentico, and Galliano Ristretto, including the drink above. Come on by to try it out.


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A freshly-bearded Oguchi Onyewu says he and Team USA are "The Truth". No argument there. A bit of celebrating after their World Cup opener in Group C after ending in a 1-1 draw, a surprising result because England was heavily favored.
Team USA got an "unbelievable break" when England's goalie Robert Green couldn't handle Clint Dempsey's shot. "Rather than rolling into Green's arms, the ball bounced off his hands and wobbled behind him, barely crossing the goal line but far enough to give the U.S. an improbable 1-1 tie with England," reports the Los Angeles Times. Dempsey is seen above with Ricardo Clark.
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John Harris (born October 15, 1957 in Glennallen, Alaska) is an American politician and member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He served as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2008. He was first elected in 1998 and represents the 12th district, as a member of the Republican Party. He was the mayor of Valdez from 1992 to 1996 and a member of the Valdez City Council from 1990 to 1998. John Harris attended Lincoln Electric Welding School in Cleveland, Ohio and Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the owner of Valdez Industrial Supply, and has been a board member of Horizons Unlimited, Resource of Alaska, and United Way.
He is Chair of the House Committee on Committees and was Co-Chair of the Finance Committee. He is a member of the Armed Services Committee, the ASC Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Rules Committee, the Legislative Council Committee, and the following Finance Subcommittees: Court System, Governor, Legislature, and University of Alaska. He was a member of the Ethics Committee, the Finance Committee, the Legislative Budget & Audit Joint Committee, and the Finance Subcommittees for Health & Social Services and Corrections.
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SIFE group mentors business owner nearing grand opening
PLAINVIEW – When Tammy Frazier opens her business formally on May 3, she'll realize a dream of many. She'll also represent another success on the part of Wayland Baptist University's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team.
The team has mentored Frazier during the entire process of opening her business, called Aahhh Spa, in Plainview. Frazier has run the business since 2000 but was located in Hereford. When she and husband James moved to Plainview recently for his new coaching job at Plainview High School, she opted to bring the spa with her.
"I like to work on people and with people I have a connection with, so I wanted to bring it here," she said.
Frazier knew the technical aspects of her business, which offers traditional and Thai massages, Alexandria body sugaring, sunless airbrush tanning, nails and personal training, but never had any formal training in the nitty gritty of running a business. That's where the SIFE group stepped in.
"They seemed to be able to offer more organizational skills than what I'd had," Frazier said. "Plus, when you've done something so long, you become content with things and don't try to make it better. I wanted to get input from up-and-coming businesspeople."
The SIFE group has worked extensively with the Small Business Development Center out of Lubbock and even opened a "branch office" on the Wayland campus to see clients in the Plainview area once monthly. They've also got a multitude of resources on hand for businesses, including faculty members with expertise in marketing and accounting as well as other areas of business ownership. The goal was for the team to be able to mentor a business owner and help out in any area of entrepreneurship they might be able to provide assistance.
Frazier's situation provided a perfect learning opportunity.
"We were involved with just about every aspect of getting the business launched here," said Stephanie Clements, SIFE president and Frazier's neighbor. "Since this was the first real hands-on, creative work we'd gotten to do, it was really interesting."
Frazier not only worked with the team to develop marketing campaigns and promotional ideas, she also got assistance with planning the financial management side of the business, budgeting and accounting. SIFE sponsor Sam Van Hoose, assistant professor of business, turned part of Frazier's case over to his entrepreneurship class. The group interviewed her and will be writing up a review, offering her some constructive ideas and valuable feedback for her business.
Frazier ultimately benefits from having the help and going into her new Plainview business with a solid foundation. But the SIFE team benefited just as much.
"It did make me pay more attention to the business aspect of this, and it made me feel good to tell people I was working with SIFE. They have such a great reputation around here," she said. "It makes me feel more responsible from a business aspect."
"I think it's given everyone a good perspective on what a small business owner has to go through to get started," Clements said.
Though Frazier is ready to formally open and get the ball rolling on her business here, she feels the relationship with SIFE will continue as she goes.
"I still have some questions and needs, like how to start a Web site," she said. "They were willing to help out in whatever way, and I know I just need to ask and they'll be there."
Frazier will hold a formal grand opening on May 3 for the Aahhh Spa, located at 10th and Canyon Streets, featuring door prizes and special offers beginning at 3 p.m. She currently rents booth space to Shelly Bull, a nail technician, and Susan Hurt, a teacher who is a certified personal trainer. The public is welcome to visit the spa opening.
The business can be reached at 296-5600 and is located at 2910 W. 10th.


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St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) June 13, 2013
Jennifer Giancola, Ph.D., dean of the School for Professional Studies, has announced her decision to leave that position and return to the SPS faculty, effective June 30. Associate dean Matthew Grawitch, Ph.D., will serve as the interim dean until a permanent replacement is named.
A graduate of SLU, Giancola has been part of the University for the last 13 years. She began teaching in 2001 as a full time assistant professor and as chair of the organizational studies program. She served as associate dean before her appointment as dean in 2006.
During her tenure, she and the SPS leadership team increased the school size while enhancing the quality of courses and programs. SPS developed over 20 undergraduate and graduate programs offered in both online and blended formats.
SPS also has created five advisory boards within the community including the Prison Program, corporate and healthcare partnerships, and the Center for Organizational and Workforce Development. The school has doubled in terms of staff, faculty, students and annual tuition revenue.
"I am thankful for the commitment of the University leadership to SPS," Giancola said. "I have felt strongly supported in my role and in the resources provided to the school. I look forward to continuing to serve SLU and advance my teaching and scholarship as a faculty member in SPS."
Also a SLU alumnus, Grawitch earned his doctoral degree in organization psychology and became a faculty member at SPS in 2005. He has been the chair of the organizational studies program, director of the M.A. program in leadership and organizational development, and associate dean of academic development.
All classes in the School for Professional Studies are offered in accelerated eight-week sessions and are designed for busy adults with affordable tuition rates as well as convenient, online classes. SLU for Busy Adults gives working professionals the opportunity to earn their degree with flexible online and evening courses. In Saint Louis University's tradition of excellence, the School for Professional Studies caters to nontraditional students so they can pursue Bachelor's and Master's programs from globally-recognized SLU.
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A former Amarillo elementary school teacher pleaded guilty Thursday to two child sex charges and was sentenced to serve 10 years' deferred probation.
Julie Ann Moore, 35, pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child in separate criminal cases filed in Potter and Randall counties. She was ordered to serve 180 days in jail, register as a sex offender and forfeit her teacher's license, 47th District Attorney Randall Sims said.
On Dec. 6, Moore turned herself in at the Potter County Detention Center after Texas Rangers obtained an arrest warrant following a monthlong investigation. In a Dec. 2 complaint, Rangers said the investigation revealed Moore was having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old Amarillo High School student, according to the complaint.
Moore invited a teenage boy to her car in September or October, when she had sex with him during halftime of an Amarillo High football game, the complaint said.
Shortly after turning herself in, Moore resigned from her post as a third-grade teacher at Sanborn Elementary School.
In March, a Randall County grand jury indicted Moore on two counts of indecency with a child. The indictment alleged that Moore touched the genitals of a victim younger than 17 on two occasions. The incidents occurred on or around July 15 and Aug. 1, the indictment said.
Thursday's sentencing marked the latest in a string of criminal cases filed against area educators.
In October, former River Road High School baseball coach John David Bryan pleaded guilty to six second-degree felony charges of an improper relationship between an educator and student.
Bryan, 33, who no longer works for the district, received 10 years of deferred adjudication, $1,500 in fines and 180 days of jail time, officials said.
Former Childress Independent School District teacher's aide Shanice Lambert pleaded guilty in November to a federal charge of travel with intent to engage in
illicit sexual conduct.
Lambert met a 15-year-old student through her job and traveled to Altus, Okla., where she rented a motel room on Feb. 11 and had sex with the boy. She has not yet been sentenced.
In November, Patricia Jean Coone, a former Amarillo grade school teacher, was sentenced to 10 years' probation after she twice sold drugs to an undercover officer. Coone resigned shortly after her arrest.
Police arrested Coone, a former Bowie Middle School sixth-grade science teacher, and Joshua R. Glover, 26, during a Feb. 23 traffic stop after the two delivered Ecstasy to an undercover officer in November and December, police said.
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Mary Redinger-Gundrum, 57, of Wisconsin Dells, formerly of West Bend,
died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at her residence.
A memorial gathering will be held Wednesday, July 10, 2013, from 4-7
p.m. at the Picha Funeral Home in Wisconsin Dells.
Mary was born Jan. 20, 1956, in Slinger, the daughter of Donald and
Naomi (Schneidewent) Tischer. She grew up in West Bend, graduated from
West Bend East High School in 1974 and worked for many years at the West
Bend Company. She married Mark Gundrum in January of 1989 in Slinger.
They moved to the Wisconsin Dells area in 2002. In her younger days Mary
was enthusiastic about playing softball, she loved to bake and she truly
enjoyed making Native American beadwork crafts.
Mary is survived by her loving husband, Mark; daughters, Jessica
Redinger of Bismarck, N.D. and Miranda (Abraham) Inetianbor of
Plantation, Fla.: stepsons, Andrew (Samantha) Gundrum of Greenfield,
Wisconsin and James Gundrum of West Bend; brothers, David (Lynn) Zelm,
Michael Zelm, Carl (Lynda) Zelm, John Zelm and Martin Tischer; sisters,
Arlene (Dick Arnold) Sprague, Gloria (Bill) Kreis, Jane (Art) Payne and
Celia (Steven) Peters; and grandchildren, Veda, Morgan, Izavella, Jack,
Cooper, Sylas and Olivia. She was preceded in death by her parents and a
young brother, Dick Zelm.
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No, We're Not Talking About Matching Your Belt To Your Socks. Easy Lessons For Making Sure Your Engine's Accessories Are Trouble-Free At Race Time
We all know that success in racing requires paying attention to the details. Too often, it's the little things that throw a monkey wrench into what would have otherwise been a successful night of racing-the kinds of things that slip your mind while you worry over other more important matters. It's like spending all day rebuilding the brakes and bleeding the lines only to forget to screw the cap on tight on the master cylinder. You can take comfort in the fact that these things happen to everybody, but you still don't want them to happen more often than you can possibly help.
One area where this is definitely true is the accessories on the front of your engine and the belts used to drive them. Everything may look just fine when the engine is idling with the hood up, but it can be a completely different story when the car is at speed. Everything in the engine compartment is vibrating like a 4-year-old on a sugar high, and small bits of rubber and other debris are flying off the track surface and getting caught between the belts and pulleys.
The key to ensuring your accessory drivebelts stay where they belong is making sure your pulleys are perfectly aligned and vibration free. You might think that they should bolt right up this way, but that is rarely true. Be prepared to spend a little time adjusting the pulleys the first time you assemble them on a new race engine, and then keep a close eye on them afterward.
If you are running stock pulleys and accessory brackets, you may be forced to resort to fabricating your own stuff. But if you are able to run race-specific pulleys and brackets, there are usually a lot more tuning options. If you are running V-belts, the pulleys don't have to be absolutely perfect because the belts seat in the deep grooves of the pulleys pretty well. But if you are running a serpentine system that uses a wide belt with several V-grooves molded in, you should try to keep the pulleys aligned within 0.015 inch. Serpentine belts are extremely strong and durable, but it's easy to throw a belt if you get one of those tiny V-grooves off track. Another secret is to keep your accessories as close to the drive pulley (usually either the crank pulley or the water pump pulley) as possible. A long bracket allows more vibration of both the bracket and the belt, and the bracket is also more likely to flex.
We got an eyeful recently when we stopped by KT Engine Development in Concord, North Carolina. Owner Ken Troutman showed us the carnage that resulted from a thrown oil pump belt: spun bearings, broken and bent connecting rods, destroyed pistons, a ruined crank, and a depleted checking account. The damage was catastrophic, but it was also completely avoidable. If you run an external oil pump, throwing that belt has to be one of your worst fears, because it means your engine will very quickly do its best impersonation of a hand grenade. Troutman says he often allows his customers to install their own accessories, but this time he's bolting the entire pulley and belt system to drive the pump to help this customer avoid this situation again. To see how KT Engines installs a bulletproof belt system, we followed along as engine builder Craig Hibdon returned the engine to competition-ready status.
Step 1: Here is our foundation. The water pump and balancer are already in place on this Chevrolet. A motor plate secures the engine to the chassis, but that doesn't affect the process.
Step 2: Engine builder Craig Hibdon is using an adjustable pulley set from CV Products to make sure the belts stay lined up within 0.015 inch. This spacer plate is used to move the crankshaft pulley out. Notice how snugly it fits around the crank bolt spacer washer.
Step 3: The main pulley is already in place on the water pump. Next, a secondary pulley (either for the alternator or a power-steering pump) is installed. Hibdon stresses that you must make sure the hub of the secondary pulley fits snugly in place over the nose of the water pump. If you use a pump designed for street use, it may have a smaller bearing and a smaller nose. If the hub is too large, you will be depending on the bolts to center the pulley and hold it steady, which isn't a good idea.
Step 4: This setup is good for high-rpm applications because it uses two V-belts to drive the water pump pulley and all the accessories attached to it. Hibdon uses a straightedge to ensure that the spacer he installed earlier has the rear pulleys aligned.
Step 5: Next, he moves to the front set of pulleys. The upper pulley on the water pump has more space between the V grooves, so the front set of pulleys does not match up.
Step 6: To aid alignment, the crank pulley breaks down into several components. Shims are used between the two pulleys to move the front pulley out. The pulleys also come in two pieces so that spacers can be used to adjust belt tension. For example, adding a spacer widens the V groove, allowing the belt to sit deeper in the pulley, thus lessening the tension.
You can see how much better the fit is now.
Step 7: Now that the correct amount of spacers has been determined, the lower pulley can finally be bolted up.
Step 8: Hibdon unbolts the upper pulley set, drops the two V-belts into place, and then bolts everything back up.
Step 9: Here, you can see the belts with the proper alignment. They run perfectly parallel to each other. Make sure both belts have the same tension so that one won't wear more quickly than the other.
Step 10: The oil pump uses a toothed drivebelt with a pulley setup so that the pump spins at 50 percent of crankshaft speed. The pump pulley has no shoulder on the front to make removing the belt easier whenever you need to prime the oil pump.
Step 11: The pump pulley slides on a shaft. A keyway is cut into both the pulley and the shaft and a key is used to keep the pulley from spinning on the shaft. Once the correct depth is found for the pulley, it can be locked into place with four set screws.
Step 12: Hibdon uses the straightedge method again to determine proper alignment. This time, however, he says you should move the pulley on the oil pump back so that there is a gap about 0.010 to 0.020 inch. This is because you don't want the drivebelt riding up on the inside shoulder of the pulley.
Step 13: Once you have everything where you want it, apply a little blue Loctite to the set screws and tighten everything down.
Step 14: Belt tension is adjusted by loosening the lower mounting bolt and sliding the pump in or out.
Step 15: Once you are ready, slide on the drivebelt.
Step 16: You don't want the drivebelt to be much tighter than this. The teeth on the belt won't allow it to slip, and keeping the belt this loose will allow a piece of trash that gets caught between the belt and pulley to move through without breaking anything. It also makes the belt easier to put on and take off.
Step 17: The end of the pump shaft has a threaded hole that allows you to screw in a hex bolt or a socket head cap screw such as this. Now, before cranking the engine you can spin the bolt with the correct socket on a cordless drill (with the belt off, of course) to prime the oiling system.
The finished product You should apply the same practices to any other beltdriven accessories, such as the alternator and power steering pump.


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Who cares. Hell be fine. NON-STORY here. This is why I almost wish bloggers, tweeters, and other idiot Sports Reporters were TRULY not allowed at Training Camp. Let the team frikkkin practice.
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis didn't practice Sunday because of a tight hamstring, the team said.
Revis participated in individual and positional drills, but he sat out the team portion of practice. He watched from the sideline without his helmet.
The All-Pro corner wasn't cleared by the trainer for a full practice, according to the Jets.
There was no initial word on how long he will be sidelined. Rex Ryan will address the media later.
Revis admitted he was "close" to holding out before deciding to report to camp but the initial indication is that this isn't contract related. Two years ago, at a minicamp, Revis -- unhappy with his contract -- admitted he feigned a hamstring injury as a form of protest.
Revis wants to re-negotiate his contract, which had two years remaining, but he was rebuffed by the Jets.
Who cares. Hell be fine. NON-STORY here. This is why I almost wish bloggers, tweeters, and other idiot Sports Reporters were TRULY not allowed at Training Camp. Let the team frikkkin practice.
I wrote this in another thread just now:
He gets what he deserves. He's already faked one hamstring injury, real or not, it's like the boy who cried wolf at this point. He wants to be paid like an elite athlete, threaten holdouts, try to renegotiate the contract that he signed when he held out last (2nd holdout) to get more guaranteed money.
He gets what he deserves.
Revis has made his bed. He ADMITTEDLY faked a hammy in the past.
All the speculation will be HIS fault.
Here we go.
FTR, I do not think he is faking anything. But I understand why people would doubt him.
The least they can do is call out a prima donna when he potentially acts like a child who doesn't get his toy.
Difference between certain fans. I demand complete professionalism from all players, past players, and future players. You don't get "passes" just because.
Hell no."Leave Revis alone".
His attitude sucks, IMO. There's a good chance he's going to be disappointing one of these years because he's going to take his preparation for granted.
Not practicing is not good news. Regardless what the reason is.
Non-issue. It was the trainers that held him out, Revis expects to be full go tomorrow as per Tweet from Mehta
I don't think he's faking it either, but the point is that we can't afford to get hit with the injury bug AGAIN this year.
Can all of you call yourselves out for being stupid when Revis goes full tilt tomorrow?


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Hope confronts Bill, Steffy questions Liam, and Hope learns her family kept Bill's secret.
Steffy finds Liam at home and they kiss before she asks how his talk with Hope went. He's amazed she knows about it. He admits Hope came onto him. Steffy asks about Caroline. Liam explains what was going on when Caroline fell. Liam says he punched Rick at the hospital. Steffy asks why he's so upset with Rick - he did the right thing. Liam says he made everybody's life more complicated. Steffy says she won't hand him over to Hope. Later, Hope arrives. Liam says Steffy's at work. She tells him she's there about their wedding in Italy. She recalls all the 'coincidences' and informs him that his father was behind all of it. "He sabotaged our wedding day." Liam reminds her they got married. Hope says they aren't now. Liam says Bill promised not to interfere. Hope says Bill admitted it. Hope tells Liam he needs to know what kind of father he has - what kind of man deliberately destroys his son's life?
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A house which lay witness to a chilling murder more than 20 years ago has been abandoned and sits, decaying, in a rural town in outback Victoria.
Joan Vollmer was 49 years old when her husband became convinced that she had been possessed by demons; according to news.com.au, he told friends, who had been ex-communicated from a local church, that "evil spirits were making Joan dance outside, use bad language, act 'like a prostitute' and behave like a pig or dog."
Ralph started tying Joan to their bed and locking her in the basement, but as she grew more hysterical, his neighbours John and Leanne Reichenbach and their ousted Lutheran leader Leah Clugston agreed that Joan's body had been inhabited by demons.
The group, "so as not to feed the beasts inside her", began starving Joan, and kept her restrained as they prayed over her.
As the days progressed and Joan continued to scream for food and water, Ralph called on another church member, 28-year-old David Klinger, and 23-year-old Matthew Nuske, a local man whose mother believed he had "special powers".
After blessing some olive oil, Nuske encouraged the group to wrap the house in cling film, circling it seven times, in order to seal the "doors and windows against demons"; Joan was then repeatedly slapped, and her head slammed against the wall to expel the "Legion" of demons.
Joan endured hours more torture at the hands of her "exorcists" before falling quiet, at which point Nuske declared victory and assured the others that she would wake by morning, having been returned to normal.
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It was a further 48-hours before Ralph sent for help, calling on a local Baptist minister who arrived at the house to find "the group eating lunch as Joan's body lay covered in flies, bloating and decomposing in the 40 degree heat."
Unbelievably, Ralph and Nuske walked free on suspended sentences, though Leanne Reichenbach and David Klinger spent four and three months in prison respectively; Ralph continued to live at the house before moving to Queensland with his new wife.
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Dan Walters: Diversion of California felons still a work in progress
Facing pressure from federal judges to reduce severe overcrowding in California's prisons, Gov. Jerry Brown came up with "realignment" that would divert presumably low-threat felons into local jails, mental health and drug treatment programs, and probation systems.
They were called "N3's" for having committed nonserious, nonviolent, nonsexual felonies, and local authorities were also to take charge of parolees from prison meeting similar risk standards – all to be financed by diversions of state taxes into local coffers.
Local authorities have taken control of more than 40,000 parolees and diverted felons over the last two years at a cost of more than $800 million a year, and the administration considers the project a roaring success.
Attrition via paroles and reduced imprisonments has dropped inmates almost to the court-specified level, although Brown is still jousting with judges and inmate attorneys over the last 8,500.
Brown wants to keep them locked up, either in private prisons or other facilities, rather than release them and, he says, impose a threat to the larger public.
There is, however, a great deal of uncertainty about how those diverted felons and parolees are being handled locally, and whether they may constitute a significant crime threat.
Local authorities are supposedly setting up drug treatment, mental health and other programs to reduce recidivism, but they're also scrambling to find enough space in their jails for those who still have terms to serve – and in some cases, releasing local misdemeanor prisoners to make room for felons.
Local jails are running at more than 100 percent of design capacity, according to a new report from the Board of State and Community Corrections. And some of them face court-ordered population caps themselves.
Although new jails are in the pipeline, design and construction take years, and criminal justice reformers complain that building more jails uses money that should be spent on services to prevent parolees and probationers from reoffending.
Some local police authorities have complained about crimes being committed by parolees and probationers, but there's been no comprehensive follow-up study as yet on that and other aspects of realignment.
A hint of the potential scope of recidivism is to be found in a recent report to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on the county's realignment response. The huge county has been handling about 40 percent of the 40,000-plus cases and says that as of Aug. 31, 36 percent of them had been arrested for new crimes, with drug possession and abuse the most common offenses.
As yet, none of the "realigned felons," as some reports call them, has committed a heinous crime that would spark a backlash against the program. Even so, it's a work in progress whose eventual outcome remains cloudy.