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Tertiary Education – Merits or Costly Exercise?
I read two brilliant pieces on tertiary education at New Geography this morning over breakfast and coffee. Titled "THE RIGHT STEPS TO A POST-COLLEGE JOB" and "THE THREE LAWS OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT;" the articles take a look a liberal art degrees (Bachelor of Arts in New Zealand) and future employment and who is most likely to do well ALL ROUND (money is not every thing as an example I will give later on).
I encourage reading the articles first before progressing on!
Effectively the articles look at the STEM Degrees (science, technology, engineering, and math) versus those you find in a Bachelor of Arts degree and goes through the tired old debate on which is worth more, who is needed more and we should be dropping Arts for STEM's.
Well the two articles would say other wise and at the end of the day I would agree with the two articles (you read them yet?).
Why – because I have a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Auckland and found it to be very rewarding as a degree.
2006 I started my university life at the University of Auckland (after a two-year effective gap between high school and university) as a Bachelor of Science student planning to major out in Geography. However by 2009 when I finished undergraduate and graduated out in 2010 I switched over to Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Geography and Political Studies, with an effective Minor (had enough Stage Three papers) in Social Anthropology. 2010 I began my Masters of Planning Practice only to "suspend" (later "drop out") those studies at the end of 2010 (was a two-year course and this May I should have graduated with a Masters Degree) and begin my work career proper after 10 rewarding years with McDonald's earning the rank of Swing Manager before leaving.
So a Bachelor of Arts with a Double Major in Geography and Politics and some strong grounding in Social Anthropology – some people will think what was I thinking.
Quite clearly actually with the world going from boom to turmoil during my time at university and things becoming rather uncertain for some.
While under taking my tertiary education, I made sure I had kept my papers balanced in the following ways:
With my BA the Geography side was in Human Geography however; I took Physical Geography to Stage Two (which gave me the privilege of being taught by the best Climate Academic this country had to offer – Associate Professor Chris de Fretius) , GIS to Stage Two, and Environment Management to Stage Three. Stage Three Human Geography was also where "research methods" was also taught.
Political Studies
Political Studies I went two one primary path but had other strands going as well. The primary path was New Zealand Politics (instead of International Relations) with the other strands in: Public Policy, Liberal Theory and Political Marketing (the art of bull shitting convincingly). I must say while studying politics I was often the lone voice of the Centre-Right in class (National would come to power in 2008) but did recruit some over to the Centre-Right cause – so double yay for me !
Social Anthropology
Was recommended this as doing it as a filler at Stage One by a friend, but at the end I went all the way to complete Stage Three papers in Social Anthropology and dang that strand was the biggest eye opener to the World and thinking outside of the Western-Universalism realm. Social Anthropology was my "International Relations" strand on seeing cultures past and present interacting in an ever globalised world. Social anthropology gave me the tools to see the world in a wider view and see the Diaspora of all the people and cultures out there. You could say Social Anthropology could be a key weapon against racism and oppression in its tools that help one see a wider world in the modern age. Well worth the time taking Social Anthropology and a great recommendation from my friend.
Other Papers
I had several other papers under my belt by the time I finished my Bachelor of Arts, they included:
- Geology
- Law
- History
- Science General (communications)
- Statistics
Talk about a wide-array of subjects, to which all mashed together gave me my Bachelor of Arts and a very well-rounded education and skills set that was to complement my work skills at McDonald's.
Masters of Planning Practice
To be honest – hated it and what was taught in all but two papers. Looking through the papers I saw all this will give me is a piece of paper to go work for Auckland Council signing resource consents so you can go build your second toilet. Either that or go contribute to the very problem we have in Planning in Auckland that has led to the housing affordability amongst other messes we have and need to be dealt to; simply put what the academics were teaching went against my ideals. Seeing nothing that could be "value-added" from the Masters degree, I would drop out and begin my new career (also having just been recently married in 2009) and self learning path. Now to be fair there was two papers I absolutely enjoyed (they were also the two papers I got an A- and A+ in as well) and enjoyed the academics who took them. They would be the Urban Design papers to which my work can be seen with Wynyard Quarter and Tamaki. Those two urban design papers taught me a lot of skills and knowledge that I use with my BA and work-skills bases to do things you see here in VOAKL – that being able to comment on Planning Issues in Auckland and present some credible and viable realistic AND/OR visionary ideas in making a better Auckland. My two urban design academics said my work while controversial was BOLD and OUTSIDE THE SQUARE in thinking to which Auckland needs. I also could hold myself in a hostile debate with former class mates who would follow the current planning grain Auckland is stuck with (to which that and my work on Wynyard and Tamaki would be used in Submissions to Auckland Council when the Draft Auckland Plan was up for consultation).
Ok my urban design work on Google Sketch Up is rudimentary, I am however not an architect. I present the base work for the idea while an architect would then work on the finer micro-detail, but with my base work as seen with Wynyard Quarter and Tamaki you can see visually what I am trying to get across in my ideas. Over time I will refine my Google Sketch Up and Draughtsperson Skills as I always love self learning new things but at the moment I think I can out do some often bad mock ups the professionals present to the public on some Auckland Council schemes .
At the end of all this what do I have, well for starters I am well equipped to handle these four situations:
- Globalization means that problems (climate change, human rights, etc.) that once were local become global.
- Governments, NGOs, and the United Nations, along with multinational corporations, will all take steps to address these pressing concerns.
- Students majoring in the liberal arts will increasingly find jobs managing global polity.
- Thus students who understand culture, politics, people, language, and science will be in demand.
As for the three laws and career I think I follow these pretty well – VOAKL and work are a testament to both. The quote below is a brilliant piece of advice as well so read and take it on board in nothing else:
The bottom line is that today's young people need to develop an individually unique set of marketable skills for tomorrow's job market. A marketable skill is more than an education (which is not a skill), and also more than just job training (a skill, but no larger expertise). The useful benchmark is it takes 10,000 hours to become expert in something
True expertise, by contrast, is something self-generated, following your own passion and talents. This isn't to say education is always a waste of time, but it will no longer be sufficient to build a career.
So here is my career advice to today's students:
- If you passionately like something and are good at it, then do that. STEM, for example, will always have a place for smart, hardworking people. Likewise, good writing can't be computerized, but you need both talent and passion to be successful.
- Start work on the 10,000 hours. Your education may help, but very little you do in school contributes to the total. Be it car detailing, truck driving, computer programming, drawing, writing – acquire an expert skill in something. Write a novel.
- Empathize if you can. Computers can't do that. Jobs that involve empathy (along with other skills) will always be in demand.
- If you got it, flaunt it. That's something else computers can't do. Beauty has value, especially for women but also for men. This is wonderfully described in Catherine Hakim's book, Erotic Capital. Even if you don't got it, take advantage of youth. Acquire a fashion sense, take care of yourself, look as good as you can.
If you are wondering where things have gotten me since I left high school (as a Year 13 Bursary Graduate) in 2003 here it is (not all attributed to University or Education)
- Two years in Australia giving me a break and maturity to deal with the next phase of life
- Attained the rank of Swing Manager at McDonald's before joining the current company I worked for (so learnt customer service, management and operations skills)
- Gained a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Auckland with the papers studied giving a balanced foundational knowledge base for life ahead
- Masters of Planning Practice – a waste except for the two Urban Design Papers which were worth their weight in Platinum
- Now work for a company where nearly all the skills gained from the above come into play
- Married
- Own our first house as of New Years 2012 and will have the mortgage paid off much quicker than your standard 25 year table loan
- Lobbying capacity and building friendships, capital and networks with Auckland Council as I take on a calling to make Auckland a better place
- VOAKL – my voice to the world on Planning Issues that uses everything I have learnt or experienced from above
So where does the future lay for me? Only one person knows that and that is Him Himself (am a practising Christian) and providing I lead by example (none of this do as I say not as I do crap), follow Him and be of sound judgement one thing I do know is that the future can only get better and brighter for the time I am here.


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Comments about DeLorme inReach 2-Way Satellite Communicator for Apple iOS and Android:
I venture out on the Appalachian Trail several times each year and my wife worries when she doesn't hear from me due to a lack of cell service. The inReach solves that problem and also gives me peace of mind that a serious injury won't leave me stranded until someone passes by. I really like the ability to communicate with SAR to give them details once the SOS is activated. I also ride a dualsport motorcycle and often find myself in areas where my phone has no signal. A breakdown could leave me stranded for hours and an accident could prevent me from riding back to civilization. The tracking feature is a bonus for allowing my wife and friends to follow along when I head out on long trips.
My initial experience wasn't perfect. First, my unit froze after performing the suggested software update. DeLorme tech support was great and immediately sent a replacement unit and a label for shipping the original unit back at their cost. Once the new unit was received and the software was updated, I had problems pairing the inReach with my phone. The problem was in my phone and the inReach paired perfectly with a different Android device so all is good.
All features work as advertised and I'll looking forward to mounting the inReach on my motorcycle for a 5-day trip next month.
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I bought this unit after a Boy Scout trip where we had to arrange a parent's pickup of a sick boy from the middle of a Pacific NW wilderness area during a 50 mile week long backpacking trip. Even after reaching the relative civilization of a USFS campsite it still took several hours to have the parents called and 8 hours for them to reach us. We were very close to having a blown trip.
This product looked like it gives affordable sat cell phone capability for emergency use. This will sound like one of those "tent in the backyard" reviews since I've not had it in the woods yet but a few things have already caught my eye.
Setting it up worked well enough, but there was a little trickiness in the setup since there was a firmware update noted on one of the two Delorme websites (normal and enterprise). You also MUST pay attention to the status for linking to Bluetooth, at least once I had to cycle power to relink to my Android phone. When the unit is set up, send a test message to someone, turn everything off, then do it again (it is emergency gear, when you need it, you need it).
Changing the unit set-up on the Inreach itself would be not very user friendly and require that you pay attention to patterns of blinking LEDs. As a past instrumentation developer, I am impressed with the way they cram SO many status messages and settings into 4 LEDs and pushbuttons. As a user, I am going to be lost without a cheat sheet.
The e-mail test message I sent to my wife's e-mail account also had a link to a map showing location where I sent the message. That would be very convenient for a pickup or assistance in the Cascades or Blues where the roads are few and far between.
I liked the ability to change the three pre-loaded messages so that there's no need to take a phone. That has to be done on the Delorme website before you leave. "All's well," "running slow, don't worry," and "pick me up here" should cover most normal situations with the SOS reserved for real emergencies.
The maps have both great and not so great features. You can download free maps from Delorme that cover the US and coastal waters at very good levels of detail for traveling, canoeing/boating, and bike touring. However, I'd be very careful using them for mountain travel since they're size limited for download and the contour lines become linked line segments at a scale where a Green Trails map is still showing the exact landform. They're very comparable to the Trails Illustrated series from National Geographic.
The bigger problem for me is that maps on the phone have tiny, tiny script for road and town names even when zooming in. Some trails are shown, but not all and none are labeled. A bigger issue is that the trails look similar to stream flows to me. I'd like a feature to adjust text size and labels and will be sending that suggestion to Delorme.
All in all, I am very impressed with the Inreach. It looks like it will give me the capability I wanted and they promised.
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After being torn between the Spot messenger and this for a long time, I finally decided to go with the DeLorme InReach. I haven't had an actual emergency use yet (and hope I never will), but I have tested the messaging functionality and it's worked well so far, with all messages being received and the location quite accurate. The device looks fairly bulky, but is not at all heavy. Instructions are sufficient, the Android app also seems to work fine so far (I've mostly used the predefined message so far). What's really cool are the maps that are included with the app.
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My first trial on a ski outing was a mixed success. I was able to send one of the predefined messages home, was able to send a text message and recieve one message, all without cel phone coverage. HOWEVER, the device did not stay paired wtih my phone after cycling the power off. Remembering which combination of flashing LED's mean what will be a challenge, I will make a laminated quick reference for my pack for future reference. My most common usage will be in locations where I am driving or not far from my vehicle in areas without cel coverage so I will have my phone and will likely save a pdf of the manual on my phone too. it seems well built, but heavy at the same time. Quick impression is that it will work fine for my purpose, the ability to signal for help, and limited two way messaging in areas without cel coverage. Be aware that there is an annual subscription fee that seems pretty high for the bandwidth you actually use. The cheapest plan with two way texting gave us the peace of mind my wife wanted.
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There is finally a communication product that covers my needs. Sat phones have been too expensive, unreliable, bulky, or just too connected. PLBs only offer one way communication. Other devices are one way and seem cheaply built. The inReach gave me the option to simply communicate my location and status to my family and also check in to ensure they are ok so that I can relax and enjoy my trip.
I used this in the boundary waters for an end of season canoe trip. Temps ranged from 23-45 degrees with wind, rain, sleet, snow, and heavy cloud cover. I intentionally let it get wet and cold and it worked the whole time. (The iphone's screen didn't seem to like the colder end of the temps so if you are going to use it in those conditions you may want to keep it on your body.) The signal was good and even worked in some light tree cover a couple of times. Other times I had to move to open sky.
I like that it is waterproof and rugged, has a solid SOS button lock, and has simple and reliable two way communication.
I have a minor issue pairing the inReach and my iphone occasionally. It sometimes takes multiple attempts and a little patience. Not sure if this is a user error or not, and based on previous problem with the iphone it would not surprise me if it was the problem. I have always had success after a few tries though.
Glad I bought it.
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The Inreach is not ready to be an emergency device you can count on. Your first step will be to commit to a one year subscription for messaging. Next, you will link your device to a smartphone. If you chose to use it stand-alone, the install procedure will not continue. Configuration via the Delorme web site will not include necessary features like battery type selection. The website will show a screen offering to take you to the "beta" website. This screen will not go away, forcing you to go to the beta site. The beta site will mix up your emergency contacts and will not allow you to correct the errors. You will need to alternately log into each site and will never know which one you are using. The site will ask you to update firmware, but will not function on Firefox - only Explorer. The quick start guide does not have enough information to get you through problems. No detailed manual is included. Buttons for messaging and power do not have a lockout (will they be pushed in your pack?). Short story... poor execution by Delorme. Not ready for emergency use. In fact, a few hours after trying to configure, can't send a message. Now I'm on the hook for one year of service and expect to spend lots of time on the phone with Delorme tomorrow. Even if it can be made operational, what will happen as a result of the patent lawsuit between BriarTek and Delorme? Will they raise my subscription rate? Cancel service? Who knows. They are not talking.
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Great to keep tabs on away parties, home base parties and potential resucue parties. Can keep track of boy scouts while you are at home. Batteries last three long days. Nice to have two way comm's without the price of a satphone.
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We purchased the Android version of inReach for a flying trip from Texas to Canada and Alaska. The device itself performed flawlessly. Our family tracked our progress throughout the trip, receiving regular updates via e-mail and Twitter. Battery life is very good, one set survived pre-trip testing and 16 days of an 18 day adventure -- though we were not using the device continuously. The Android app is a bit buggy and power hungry -- regularly sending the same message multiple times, sometimes hours apart. InReach will show you when a message has been delivered, typically less than a minute in our experience. In summary, inReach is a great product, far superior to its competition -- well worth the higher subscription fees.
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The service provisioning website is straight-forward and fast. Good thing, as customer service is non-existent, as far as we can tell. We had a couple of issues during our trip. Two weeks later we have yet to receive a response.
Were it not for our customer service experience, this product would easily rate five stars.
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Had to use the SOS feature of this device last weekend in Yosemite. SOS signal registered/confirmed within 30 seconds under moderate tree cover, but texts with the Delorme operator weren't being sent/received. Device did send messages effectively when I went uphill to clear view of skies. After texting with the Delorme operator via iphone, Search and Rescue was deployed within 5 minutes of first hitting the SOS button.
Minor nuances with device:
-after SAR flew victim away, I couldn't find any way to turn the device off. I ended up popping out the batteries.
-I wish there was a better method to cancel the SOS. How it currently works is: hold SOS for 3 seconds to send SOS, hold for 5 seconds to cancel. If one didn't read the instructions or was overwhelmed with adrenaline, it may be too easy to cancel the SOS.
-Device is slightly clunky.
Yes, this device saved a life. Monthly rates are a little pricey but now that I've had to use the device I don't think twice. The inReach will be with me on every activity from now on.
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I am not going to go into long descriptions about this product or how you can't text entire conversations about what you are doing while backpacking or whatever adventure you are doing. you can read about the technical stuff in the specs. What I'm going to tell you is that thanks to this device my friend is alive. While backpacking he had a medical emergency and thanks to this device we were able to communicate with search and rescue and fly him out the mountain to the hospital. Yes, I recommend you get one. It's priceless.
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Any resolution will make me happy, I just want to see it.
A less than 4K viewing would hurt my view of the awesome powers of the RED ONE
I have seen "Crossing the Line" and isn't worth showing to others again, as it is SO early '07.
You didn't go to NAB '07 so you don't deserve to see the awesome "Crossing the Line."
Put your vote in please.
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How about since arun, Bobble, and Victor Dupuis say the video shown with a lower res than 4K would hurt their view of the red, how about they just not watch it for their own sake. ???
This should stay on top for a while. Maybe a sticky?
Joseph, how much do you think people must vote before this is presented? 200, 300?
this thread seems fairly irrelevant. :/
I contacted Jim via Batphone. He said he consulted with Peter Jackson and that the tally needs to hit 3,000,000. At which point you'll be able to purchase the short at select Borders Books locations on sd dvd for a small fee, provided you give the clerk a specified secret handshake...
They've already explained why they're not releasing it and those reasons haven't changed. I'm sure we'll get to see it eventually, but what does a 300 person petition prove? Do you think they're not sure whether 300 people actually want to see it?
I'm sry, i'm sounding like an asshole, by all means, continue to ask. I would also very much like to DL a copy. It's just that the logic behind this thread escapes me.
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The troops joining me now former managing director of Bain Capital and -- It was written a new look described by some of the national media as the most hated book of the year for its defense of the one person sat.
Said easier right there unintended consequences why everything you've been told about the economy is wrong I certain reading this today -- It's really fascinating read your very controversial.
-- a lot of the issues we talk about on the show from a different -- view.
Fascinating but let's talk about that Obama at -- -- -- some of it here.
And I'm good paying job that you can support raise a family on his hugely important.
That's stop with the sale of the plant today capital.
So they're talking about a chemical GSE assuming -- fracture.
Which I think it's probably bought when the steel industry in this country was in the toilet -- yes -- Mitt Romney yeah -- jobs killer weapons.
Well I don't speak for Bain Capital and I'll speak for myself and I was -- Bain Capital at the time they bought two steel companies in the early 1990s.
This is one of the two companies.
The other one which was a Greenfield facility we've built from scratch -- now employs 6000 people when was the fifth largest us steel company left in the United States.
But over the course of the 199050%.
Of the steel industry went out of business.
We spent a hundred million dollars and ten years working on this company trying to make it successful it was put up for sale originally will be bought it.
Because was in the process of being shut down we tried to make it successful we weren't able to make it successful 50% of the industry wasn't success hard and so.
Is that that Bain Capital and companies that do what -- does come -- they strip out the assets they take the money out of it and they let these companies fail -- respond.
-- if it was only that obvious as a way to make profits as if you could stay in business very long with a strategy like that.
I think one of the biggest misnomer about Bain Capital is that -- it is very focused on the long run and in order to be successful in business you have to satisfy your customers first and foremost.
And second of all your investors and he also your investors include.
Lenders for example as well when you do that by making companies stronger and get him to grow and when the people investors come behind you look forward into the future.
They see a stronger more successful future.
Then when you bought the company and -- willing to pay.
And -- during those years had a lot of financial success what's interesting about your book is that you who.
Back to the hilt the 1% you say the 1% is important it's key it's critical to this economy why.
Sure I really defend innovation and I think innovation does have a certain effect but.
I show you that the most talented people in the United States have been far more successful than our counterparts in Europe and Japan.
And our economy has grown a lot faster as a result we grew over 60%.
From when the Internet was -- to the financial crisis.
France good about thirty something percent Germany grew -- 20% Japan grew at about.
16% we created forty million jobs on a base of a hundred million employees they grew about -- 15%.
Maybe 20% at the high end.
In terms of employment we put far more people to work than those economies ever did we.
Our 1% has been much more productive in the argument that it's not helping the middle class is is almost laughable.
But middle class incomes have been going down -- were gaining no traction.
For people who are right in the middle of the income -- yeah I think there's a lot of.
-- I don't know what the right word is but it is certainly a lot of work to try to dissuade people and the success of the middle class so.
You know a lot of that report comes from picketing -- but but.
They avoid aid looking at things like changes and household sizes tax rates on people.
Non taxpaying come so there are other demographics of the workforce they do a lot of things to make the numbers look as bad as it can possibly make them.
All right well one -- the -- you talk about the book that I -- -- violently disagree with you about is you seem to be a big fan bank bailouts how comp.
Well I think there's two issues that banks face and we should differentiate between the two of them so they make loans and they lose money they got to pay every nickel that that loss but there's a second issue that the banks -- And that is that depositors can withdraw their money from the banks.
And they can withdraw them from all banks we have a 30% drop in real estate prices and institutional depositors withdrew their money.
But magnitude the size of those would draws about one point five trillion dollars.
Way bigger than the loan losses that that that were incurred on sub prime finance.
That's really what takes down our banking system and if we hold banks responsible for withdraw -- they have no choice but to leave money sitting in the vaults of the available when that.
Depositors come to -- to withdraw the money if we do that.
We'll get a slower growing economy with much higher employment.
JPMorgan Chase I'm sure you saw there are lots.
Which really isn't that big and when you look at their entire assets right I mean 2.2 trillion vs two billion not a big -- to be huge difference sure.
But a lot of people -- reminded.
Of the worst of the worst years in 20072008.
Should there be some more regulation on these banks to make sure the taxpayers are not backing these banks when they make stupid bets.
Well I did think their -- I don't think anybody would argue that there doesn't need to be regulation on banking banking is a risky business largely because it's the vehicle through which we borrow short term savings in London law so we're always running this risk that people can withdraw their money in the banking system will.
Will collapse what I say in the book is let's stop -- -- ourselves.
The government is making the guarantees we're just not charging for the guarantees and so instead what happens is the Fed -- the interest rate to zero.
They dare anybody to use the short term deposits as -- nobody learned their lesson all the money sits -- and we end up with slow growth and high unemployment that strategy is working.
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Limited time while supplies last sale on Far Cry 3 Retail Key used to activate the retail copy of Far Cry on Ubisoft's official downloader, uPlay. Includes official download as well. Lost Expedition DLC available for just $5 more.
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This game is played via U-Play. aka Ubisoft's version of Steam. I just purchased it, but I have yet to DL it.
If anyone is able to get this code to work on Steam... please let us know!
I got Far Cry 3 from steam during the winter sale. The way it works, I think is a bit ridiculous. So I downloaded/installed it via steam, once it was done and I went to play it, it opened up uPlay installer and made me install uPlay. Now when I go to play the game I have to open steam > click play to play Far Cry > which then opens uPlay > where there I also have to click play > then it launches the game. So then I thought to myself, well I might as well just ignore opening steam since I have to use uPlay to launch the game. Well, to my surprise, if I just open uPlay it does not show that I have Far Cry 3! not sure why. So no matter what I have to start it through steam first. Seems a bit backwards to me. Just wanted to shed some insight since people are asking about activating it on steam... don't see the point in doing that.
I did a little google-searching and it seems that this company buys cheap keys in other countries and sells them in the US. I don't know how Ubisoft feels about that, but if you were to buy foreign Steam keys, and Valve figured that out, you could lose your entire account.


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THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 67, NO. 15 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 JANUARY 27,1989 Private school journalists test boundaries of vague restraints By Andrea Leßoeuf Staff writer Student Press? When John first heard of the scandal, he was dumbfounded. Faculty members taking bribes from students? At his university? Impossible. So he dug around — and discovered it was true. Determined not to let it continue, the print journalism senior wrote a story for his school newspaper. He had studied constitutional law, and he understood the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment But what John did not realize was that he was different: as a student in a private university, his freedom was limited. And so his story was killed. Defining free speech What John failed to understand was exactly how the First Amendment has been applied to students in public and private universities. Public universities have remained largely untouched by free speech restrictions because their administrators, as state officials, cannot censor free speech. But on private campuses, the rules are different. At schools like Loyola and Tulane, an administration can restrict free spcech by making a publication part of a school-sponsored laboratory or by tightening purse strings. The only protection afforded the private university publication is a legal contract, signed by both parties, which then becomes official school policy. According to policy outlined in a 1980 University Board of Communications report, The Loyola Maroon is published by the University. The department appoints an adviser, who has the right to review all material in his capacity as publisher's representative. The university president, as publisher, gives the adviser the right to intervene in editorial decisions when the university's interests are compelling. And one begins to wonder — exactly where does control and freedom lie? Editor and publisher "Freedom of the press is freedom of the publisher," Dr. WilliamHammel, associate professor of communications, said. Dr. Larry Lorenz, communications department chairman, agreed. "I think sometimes student journalists do not understand the restrictions under wnich professional journalists operate," he said. "The editor and publisher have control over what goes into a newspaper. There is no reporter out there today who has complete free reign," Lorenz said. "I don't think The Maroon writers are in any more of a controlled environment than any other journal- Photo by Nancy Hairston SGA confronts trustees about tuition increase By Tim Watson Staff writer The Student Government Association voted Tuesday night to "peacefully voice" its opposition to next year's possible 19.5 percent tuition increase at the Board of Trustees meeting held yesterday. The Board was scheduled to approve next year's operating budget after hearing recommendations presented by the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, from the University Budget Committee. Although the details of the budget were not made public, figures announced Jan. 5 by Carter point to a probable tuition increase of about 16 percent. Michael Belle, law president, said Tuesday it was "very frustrating" and "very disappointing" that the congress was not taking a more vocal stance in trying to prevent the proposed tuition increase. "I don't think a statement or a letter is going to make any difference to [the administration or the Board of Trustees]," he said. Amy Young, Arts and Sciences representative, said that the SGA has "been on top" of the tuition situation, has "gone through proper channels" in making its recommendations, bnt that nothing it has done has worked. One of the SGA's biggest complaints was that it had not been given all of the information necessary to make an informed decision and recommend what it feels is a fair increase. Belle said he hoped that the scheduled protest would Carter asks staff to change title of LU econ journal By John Delavan Assistant News Editor The Loyola Journal of Economics will undergo an administratively mandated name change prior to publication in Spring 1989. The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, requested the change in a meeting last Friday with Dr. Deborah Walker, assistant professor of economics and faculty adviser to the Journal, and Eric Eckholdt, economics/finance senior and Journal editor in chicf. According to Walker, Carter's grievance involves the use of the word "journal" in the publication's title. Normally, when a publication is called a journal, the nomenclature specifically refers to a scholarly, rcfcrccd publication rather than a student one, Walker said. Because the Journal is a student publication, Walker said that Carter wants "journal" removed from the title See SGA Protest/page 6 See Economics Journal/page 5 See College News/page 6 rfsidqpi#felsl See Ljfe and
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New to the site, looks good so far. I have a 2005 Equinox AWD LT and i love it.
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im new to the car upgrade scene so im learning stuff slowly.
Im thinking about possibly installing a new muffler or exhaust with a deeper tone (not too loud), possibly get a new air intake system, then try and find some chrome handles, side mirrors, remote starter slightly dark tint on the front windows. i wanna make it look good, but practical.
09-26-2008, 11:56 AM #22I have the old 05 equinox, and ive had minor probs like the degrading fuel economy and off-starts and such, not so much transmission shifts though. im going to have it tuned up and such in 2k miles (thatly take it to over 60k) or so to see if it helps much. I read that also having a new pcm installed and programmed can fix these problems... but i was wondering what you mean by "flashes" for the pcm off the service bulletins?
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I own a 2005 Equinox AWD 6 cylinder - bought it brand new (3-1/2 years ago) - ever since brand new I have gotten 29.5 MPG - still check it now and am still getting 29.5 MPG -- I live in the country so it is country road driving and small town driving.
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I am a "newbie" to this site. We have an 06 Equinox and an 03 Avalanche.
I've been searching for any post that relates to water problems in the 06 NOX ... specifically we found a bunch of water (now ice ) in the spare tire compartment. Figure we'll to take the NOX into a GM dealer, and would be curious as to anyone else who may have had the same problem, and how it was fixed.
My Google search found several possible causes: 1) grommets inside rear body panel, 2) leaks under rear "spoiler", and 3) leaks from the tiny hoses at the bottom of the tailgate.
Any thoughts / guidance would be appreciated ... as we'd like to have the problem repaired in a single visit (versus trial-and-error )
01-01-2010, 08:49 PM #26Hi,
The "optional "hot tub" is a KNOWN problem with Equinox up to '07, The water comes in through a bad seal at trailer wiring harness in taillight lens. If your dealer says hes never heard of it, go elsewhere. You can comb other forums and find it discussed at Lent. (Try Equinox Central)
Remove the tire cover and spare, set aside. Then very carefully pull up the padding and let it air dry/sun dry a couple days. have the dealer make the fix. Reinstall cover/padding Then continue with many happy motoring days ahead in your very good vehicle.We've enjoyed our "ultimate grocery getter" since we bought it new.
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Thanks for the guidance. It's gonna be real tough to get to the padding under the spare tire, as I have 2-3 inches of ice there. I'm debating just calling the local dealer and seeing if they can thaw out the ice (my NOX is parked outside), as it'll be months before this ice will melt on its own.
Interesting about a possible TSB. Maybe I can at least have the dealer not charge me shop rates while my NOX thaws out
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my wife has an 05 equinox. if i didn't have a real suv (04 tahoe), i would like it better. it just was not built with the same amount of convenience in mind(window operator location, seat stiffness, cup holders)
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We have an 05 Equinox, because my wife liked the one her sister had. Unfortunately, she did not consider the wear and tear was much greater since she drives 25K a year and her sister drives 3K a year (if that). All the painted plastic pieces are scratched an horrible looking from her rings - it is the cheapest interior I have ever seen.
It currently has 112K on it and it has failed emission testing two years in a row. Last year, cleaning the EGR valve worked. This year it did not and I spent a lot of time finding a new one only to notice the tube fromt he exhaust to the EGR valve is now broken. At $400+ for the EGR valve and almost $200 for the tube, I had to go through some junk yards before I found them. Even then, the car barely passed before the code was thrown again, but luckily it did pass. CEL been on ever since.
Also, the heat stopped working and it would cost at least $800 to change the blend door ($45 part), so we have just not driven it this winter when the temperatures have been cold.
Other than the issues above, the car has been very reliable and drives pretty well.
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General Forced Induction The place to chat about turbochargers, superchargers nitrous systems and custom engine fabrications.
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ZXthrizzle05 |
Kit Name: Kesatie Motorsports Turbo Kit Cost Rating 1-10: 7 Support Rating 1-10: 8 Quality Rating 1-10: 8 Price: $2,900 Comments: Kit was originally made for svt. but arranging the piping a bit and relocating the bov to from the intercooler instead of it being on the bottom of the turbo like it was and buying a coule pieces of alum piping to fab myself i made it work for the zetec. Matt the kit maker is doing all the tuning for me. and so is Tom. the turbo is AR .60 so it spools at a higher RPM then what im used to with other turbos |
Rod H |
Kit Name: JRSC Cost Rating 1-10: 7 Support Rating 1-10: 1 Quality Rating 1-10: 8 Price: $1200 Comments: JRSC M45 Zetec too small of a s/c for the motor, BBK adds boost, but, adds heat, supercharger efficiency goes to crap. Kit was modified for my rear wheel drive application. 169hp at rear wheels. If you pruchase one used plan on making several of the gaskets yourself, moss motors no longer carries them. The Manifold is poorly designed. I'm in the process of changing out the supercharger with a Sprintex 5S-210 twin screw positive displacement unit. just my $.02 worth |
CarDemon |
Kit Name: Focus-Power Turbo Cost Rating 1-10: 8 Support Rating 1-10: 10 Quality Rating 1-10: 10 Price: $2300 plus wastegate, BOV, and plumbing Comments: Great quality, performance is awesome, and Tom's support was fantastic. Highly recommended! |
disciplerocks |
Figured I'd finally post here. Kit Name:Jackson Racing Supercharger w/ BBK Cost Rating 1-10: 9 Support Rating 1-10: 7 Quality Rating 1-10: 8 Price: $900 Comments: Bought used for a steal. Well designed if used as intended, which I'm not. Running a custom 6.5" crank pulley so its pretty difficult to keep heat in check. Tuned by Tom. |
blackjack |
Kit Name: JRSC w/BBK Cost Rating 1-10: 10+ Support Rating 1-10: 8 Quality Rating 1-10: 8 Price: $600 Comments: Great kit for the cost..... FRPP tune is very aggressive, due to it coming off the first FRPP SVT test car. S/C creates a lot of heat, made custom CAI to keep temps down. |
JBThrasher22 |
Kit Name: Custom Kit based off a Spa SVT Base Turbo Kit Cost Rating 1-10: 8 Support Rating 1-10: 8 Quality Rating 1-10: 10 Price: 3300 (Estimate) Comments: Great kit was fun putting it together myself made 307HP / 283TQ with a SPA 52/50 Turbo |
Vincent |
Kit Name: Focus Sport Stage 2 Cost Rating: 10 Support Rating: 10 Quality Rating: 10 Price: $3800.00 or so Comments: This is the way to go. Stellar service well engineered. Next step is the bottom end. |
djjerme |
Kit name: Vortech (non-intercooled) Cost rating: 7 support: 2 quality: 5 price: Tuner kit..$1200 36lb injectors..$50 Tune..$100 Comments: It was a tuner kit off ebay, and it sat in the garage for a year before I got around to installing it. I had to download the latest install instructions from the website, and there are absolutely NO TORQUE SETTINGS! This is not good, How the hell tight is too tight?? Customer Service from Vortech sucked, they are jacka$$, and no help. I was missing parts and spent many trips to hardware store, and a couple months finding the correct belt. The kit layout is lame, I had to little work arounds here and there to get it to install correctly. Yes, the battery is in the bumper. This is not cool if you try to pass inspection at the track. Luckily, Joe at Tricktuners is helping me get it dialed in. Stay the 'ell away from Vortech! |
Focus boy 64 |
kit name: jrsc w/bbk cost rating: 1-10: 9 support: 1-10 : 9 quality:1-10: 9 price:2800 comments: i love this kit especailly for an automatic focus.i have others mods,but no internals done yet and im boostin at 11psi right now. and hope to get sum numbers up this summer =] |
Hitokiri |
Kit Name: Procharger Cost Rating 1-10: 8 Support Rating 1-10: 6 Quality Rating 1-10: 7 Price:Bought second hand - $2500 (supercharger), $100 - 42# injectors, tons of $$$$ on tuning.. I have a Procharger Supercharger and have had it on for nearly a year. So far I like it. The install itself was pretty straight forward even though there were some tie up due to the AC plumbing and some issues with clearance with the stock radiator. Besides those two issue the install was a piece of cake. The only time we needed a power tool was to take off the stock crank pulley. 6 months after the install the bearing located outside the supercharger seemed to be seizing so my brother and I replace it ourselves. It wasn't easy since we had to use a pulley puller to take it off but once we got it off we replaced the pulley and the supercharger ran just as well as before and a lot quieter. As for the power - I wish it had more low end torque but that's centrifugal superchargers for you. After 3,000 RPMs this thing comes alive and starts pulling endlessly to 7,000 RPMs. The pull isn't like a turobcharger which pulls you back in your seat right away it's more like riding in a torque fill naturally aspirated motor (oxymoron when talking about a 4 banger but stay with me). The "pull" is steady and easy to control but isn't jerky like a turbo motor would be. I like it and I compare the pull to a S2000 just with more torque. The technical support from Procharger is sort of foggy. My tuner called them a few times and talked to some of their reps but my tuner said he wasn't sure how much knowledge those guys actually knew about the charger itself - my tuner seemed some what frustrated. I call Procharger myself on questions about changing the bearing and they basically told me "Send it to us we'll take care of it.." which is fine but I ended up doing things myself. I don't mind Procharger wanting to help but when the only answer you get is "Give it to us.." it gets tiring. Planning to tune the Procharger with a FMIC and maybe a 3" MAF tubing. Want to reach 220-230 WHP. |
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Six years before her death, my grandmother had a minor stroke. She was a fighter, my grandmother. She didn't allow it to faze her in the slightest.
But after that, her memory began to slip. The timeline got jumbled. She couldn't always recall who she had had lunch with that day, or who she was speaking to on the phone, but she remembered exactly the sight and smell of each tree in her backyard in the 1920s. The older she got, the clearer these childhood memories became. Time can be funny that way.
She was born and raised in India, although British by blood and citizenship. My mother, British by blood and citizenship, spent the majority of her life in America. I am proud to come from a line of traveling women. I am proud to be one of them. Oh, what adventures we've had.
At 84, my grandmother started to forget them, and then rapidly began to share the ones she hadn't. She recognized what was coming, something perhaps more fearful than death, the understanding that time would much too quickly drain from her all that she had spent her life storing up.
Memories are precious things, even the bad ones, the painful ones. They are the stories that remind us of who we are. They are the foundations upon which we build. They are all that we can really be certain of in the end. They are the sum of a life.
I understood why my grandmother, learning that she could not cling to them forever, wanted to set them free. I understood her urge to tell them. I understood her desire to write poems. I understood that all of it was a means of survival, a small hope for immortality. She was a fighter, my grandmother.
And so I listened patiently to what she had to say, whether it made sense to me at the time or not, whether it made any sense at all. It all seemed important – the route she took to school each day, the feel of her first bathtub, the fragility of her mother's china bookends, the scent of Indian trees. All of this meant something. All of this, somehow, equaled a life. All of this was my grandmother.
When she was 90 and at the very edge of death, and unable to recognize me without some considerable concentration, I remember thinking, maybe this is how it's supposed to be. Maybe our memories really do come full circle that way. Maybe we reach a certain point in life when we begin to clean out the attic of our minds, taking down each box and going through the things we've stored there, piece by piece.
Maybe in our final moments, we are not seeing our lives flash before our eyes, but only this one final piece, this first piece we decided to store oh so many years ago, this first image of memory that has also become our last. Maybe we build it all up only to one day take it down, clear it out, share it with others so that it may be stored in their attics, in their minds, long after we have gone from this earth.
My grandmother felt her memories slipping, and so instead of losing them, she gave them to me. And I packed them up and stored them away. I carry them with me. I share pieces of them with you. In this way, nothing is lost. No one is lost. Our stories save us. We endure.
When death finally arrived, my grandmother stopped fighting. She simply sighed into its embrace, like an infant in its mother's arms – without memories, without struggle, just calm, and clear, and ready for adventure.


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Team USA- Road to Sochi
Sledding is an activity millions of kids and adults love to do in the winter. But take that sled and ride it feet-first down an icy track at almost 100 mph, and that is a sport by another name — luge. And it is no piece of cake. Just ask luger Erin Hamlin. The two-time Olympian — who is about to start an intensive training schedule with the hopes of heading to Sochi with Team USA next year — knows all about cake… and cookies and cupcakes. The winter athlete has a love for baking that started long before her luge career eight years ago.
"My mom and my grandmother are very good at baking," she said, "so it was one of those things I grew up doing. And I enjoy it a lot. It's so far removed from sports and my life as an athlete that it's nice to be able to take my mind off all that."
Her mom — who lives only three hours away from her daughter's training center in Lake Placid, N.Y. — still bakes with her only daughter in mind. "My teammates have experienced a lot of my mom's baking skills because she always sends stuff. So now if I walk down the hall with a box, I'll suddenly have a lot of friends." Not that she minds, because as she says, "It's not necessarily the best thing to have baked goods hanging around all the time when you're trying to train. So I spread the wealth. I'll take them to our office and down to the staff around the training center."
Now she is able to bake the sweet stuff for herself thanks to "a little kitchenette they put in the training center a couple of years ago." And balancing her training on the ice with her time in the kitchen is helping her with a longtime dream of hers — besides the one she has of earning an Olympic medal one day. This one she has been trying to achieve since she was a little girl, and it requires her to beat her grandma at her town's annual baking contest.
"In my town in New York there is a baking contest held during the annual arts and crafts fair, and anyone can enter. I did it a couple of times when I was younger (and competed in the kids category), but my mom and grandma have always done it. And my grandma wins almost every year. As I got older I thought I could beat grandma, since I was finally able to try things that were a little more crazy. One year I made chocolate cupcakes with sweet cream cheese filling and a chocolate ganache, and made them to look like the flower, Black-Eyed Susan."
But despite putting forth a good effort — and a second place finish — she has yet to beat grandma. (read more)