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In early 2013, the Chinese government launched Operation Green Fence, its multiagency effort to more closely manage the import of containerized scrap imports and to keep out undesirable material.
Recyclers who ship materials to China have witnessed Green Fence's scrutiny in the past year, from delayed transactions to uncertainty as to whether shipments would be rejected.
Of the various metals commonly shipped to China, zorba has been scrutinized because of its nature. Zorba, as defined by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), Washington, D.C., is made up of shredded mixed nonferrous metals consisting of primarily aluminum—as well as some copper, lead, magnesium, stainless steel, nickel, tin and zinc—generated by eddy current, air separation, flotation, screening or other segregation techniques.
While shipments of zorba do not generally contain excess liquids, they could be rejected if inspectors see items such as circuit boards, lead-coated copper cable or ballasts in loads.
As a result of Operation Green Fence, zorba buyers in China have become very picky and cautious, says Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Ambassador for China David Chiao of Uni-All, which is based in Atlanta.
Zorba demand is generally down in southern China and supply is lower than average, he says.
Chiao, who is based in China and also on the board of CMRA (China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association), says zorba buyers are afraid of violating Green Fence, but that does not stop some importers. "Some importers still would willingly take the risk of importing high-waste contaminated zorba," he says.
To comply with Green Fence and to obtain the highest-quality shipments of the recovered nonferrous fraction, Chiao says buyers should stop purchasing low-quality and contaminated containers of the material. "We have to give up buying lower-grade zorba and quit buying from those manufacturers that don't produce good quality," he adds.
Improved recovery
The lower-grade material that Chinese officials have rejected under Green Fence throughout 2013 has been a blow to the zorba market, says Adam Weitsman, owner of Upstate Shredding, headquartered in Owego, N.Y.
"I think [Green Fence] hurt the zorba market because there is more of the material on the market. Material that was lower grade was stuck with nowhere to go," Weitsman says. "So then that material was dumped on the domestic market, so the [domestic consumers]of zorba had a field day because they had an oversupply being offered to them."
Upstate shredding to install shredder in Albany, NY
Upstate Shredding, Owego, N.Y., has bought a metal shredder and downstream sorting system for its scrap yard and port facility in Albany, N.Y. The company opened the yard in August 2013 and says it expects the shredder to be operational by April 18, 2014.
Upsate Shredding says the project will represent a total investment of $25 million and is being funded privately by the company. Adam Weitsman, president of Upstate Shredding, says the company did not seek government assistance on the project.
"We've spent years building our metals recycling network in New York and Pennsylvania into a highly efficient system," he says. "We have ambitious goals for our Albany yard, and this shredder is the next step in putting that plan of expansion into motion."
Upstate Shredding adds that it also expects to spend several million dollars in the region over the next several years to create and develop a network of recycling facilities to feed the new shredder.
"It took us years to build up our feeder yard system around our Owego shredder, and this new shredding location, in addition to our shredder in New Castle (Pennsylvania), which will be operational in the second quarter of 2014, will be the launching pad of the next phase of our expansion," Weitsman says.
The shredder and downstream system will be built by Wendt Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.
The Chinese initiative has been a "nightmare" for many recyclers, he says. "Guys that wanted to export had to dress up their material. The export protocols are much stricter now."
One of Green Fence's goals, Chiao says, is to see higher grades of recovered materials in each container shipment.
To obtain higher-grade zorba, Weitsman says, advancements in technology used to sort mixed nonferrous metals have improved significantly over the years. Outdated methods, such as using manual sorting or sink-float technology, are being replaced by sensor-based sorting systems, eddy currents, air separation and other advanced technology.
"The technology you had five years ago is technology that is now antiquated," Weitsman says. "Improving production [requires] adding the money to put in the extra technology to keep zorba out of the landfills."
Zorba that once headed to landfill in auto shredder fluff is now being recovered at a much higher rate because of today's technology, Weitsman adds. "The technology is making it possible to pull out even more zorba that used to go in a landfill."
Ship or sell
Weitsman says the United States zorba supply is high, especially with the increase in number of operating shredders in the nation. More shredders are in operation today than ever before, and they are producing a lot of the nonferrous fraction, he says, adding that the U.S. is probably producing more zorba today than at any other time in its history.
He adds that if it weren't for the profits provided by producing and selling zorba, working in the shredding business "wouldn't make sense." The only way to make money in the shredding business today is by refining nonferrous material in the shredded stream, Weitsman says.
Upstate Shredding produces about 3,000 tons of zorba per month, Weitsman says. The company sells 95 percent of the mixed nonferrous metals domestically.
Weitsman says he prefers to ship to domestic consumers rather than deal with exporting his company's recovered materials. He explains that when exporting zorba, issues can arise with payments, and then there's the uncertainty of the market's stability.
Weitsman also has a personal negative experience that occurred while exporting zorba in the late 1990s: A Belgium company had purchased more than 100 loads of zorba using fake documents, and after the company went bankrupt Upstate Shredding was a couple of million dollars in the hole, he says.
"I'd much rather ship domestically because I think domestic is reliable. I'll sell a penny or two cheaper going domestic just to have the peace of mind in case the market drops," Weitsman says.
Green Fence, therefore, has not had much of an effect on Upstate Shredding, he admits. But it has resulted in cheaper prices for domestic buyers because of the oversupply, Weitsman says.
Upstate Shredding sells its zorba to Audubon Metals LLC, Henderson, Ky.
"We're lucky we have a relationship with Audubon, and they do things very ethically," he says.
Weitsman continues, "We are a large scrap company, and as we grow I want to do a worry-free business. I don't want to worry about getting paid or claims later on; it is a consistent business."
Fenced in
As for North American recyclers who do ship zorba loads overseas, Weitsman says they will have to improve the quality of their zorba if they expect to sell the material to Chinese consumers in 2014.
Chiao says recyclers should maintain a higher quality of zorba according to Green Fence guidelines into 2014.
While he says zorba supply may rise in 2014, he predicts China's demand will fall if the strict specifications remain in place.
"The demand from China will be less if President Xi continues to tighten import policies," Chiao says. "It is still too early to tell, but I believe government policymakers will continue tightening on import scrap."
Other than Green Fence, Chiao says the Chinese currency exchange rate will continue to appreciate, which will play a role in export of zorba from the U.S. in 2014. China's financial market also will continue to be tightly controlled, he says.
Weitsman adds that feedstock prices will help determine the zorba market in the next year. "If the market for ferrous stays up, then the flow to shredders will stay strong, and that will keep the zorba supply strong. If they drop, it will slow up feedstock to the shredders, and in turn less zorba will be produced."
The author is associate editor of Recycling Today and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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BOUNDARIES are important to James Ross.
Be it scuttling away errant deliveries for four or lashing them clear for six, the opening batsman of Kinross Cricket Club is forever conscious of the parameters of play.
The demarkations always dictate on the field but the 21-year-old finds himself drawing distinctions in other aspects of his life, too. Sometimes he presents himself as the club captain, as well as a coach and area development officer. At other times he is a recording musician with two professional albums to his name. Then there is the further separation in his familial relations. During the interview, Ross refers on several occasions to "Kirsteen", the cricket development officer for Perth and Kinross and, effectively, his employer. However, it is only upon further scrutiny that he reveals that Kirsteen is, in fact, also his mother.
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Such duality is hinted at in his music; a track entitled Superhero Alterego appears on his second record, Lost in Memories. Yet rather than be a burden, these disparate strands of his life appear to be a source of comfort, as if compartmentalising the different aspects release him to fully express himself in the various spheres.
Take his cricket, for example. Last month Ross was named young coach of the year at sportscotland's Coaching, Volunteering & Officiating Awards, his work with the Perth and Kinross Area Performance Squads and wider contribution to developing the sport in the area earning him an accolade that also led to his shortlisting as one of the top-three young coaches in the UK. "I didn't even know that I'd been nominated until Kirsteen phoned me," he explains. "I didn't even consider winning until they showed a little video of me at the ceremony; that's when I started panicking about what I'd say."
As it happened, he didn't, but Ross can take consolation in the rewards he has reaped since becoming a full-time cricket development coach with Live Active Leisure in Perth. Having barely had a presence before, the past three years have witnessed the spread of a rash of after-school clubs and a gradual introduction of the sport in to the PE curriculum, with a subsequent growth in club membership and national squad representation.
"I just get a buzz from the kids enjoying themselves and wanting to improve," Ross says. "They might have never played before or they might be in performance squads; it doesn't matter. If they are enjoying it, I've done my job and Kirsteen is happy."
And a proud mother no doubt? "No, we're only mother and son at home; at work she's Kirsteen," he says, firmly. "People ask if it's a bit strange but we're good at keeping our personal, family relationship separate. People don't really associate us and we don't make a point of telling anyone either."
The boundaries, though, must surely be blurred at home, too, given the family's immersion in cricket. Having first experienced the sport at primary school, James and younger brother Peter were taken along to the ailing local club by father John to make up the numbers. Yet despite neither having yet celebrated their 10th birthday, both boys had a hefty wooden bat thrust in to their hands and were strapped up and sent out to face the deliveries of men.
"When we go in to schools now, we do a lot of quick cricket with plastic bats and balls but Peter and I had none of that; we were thrown straight in to the deep end," Ross says. "We began batting at bottom and gradually moved up the order."
Not so gradually, as it happens. The evolution of Kinross from a friendlies team to an established league side mirrored the development of the brothers, both representing Scotland at age-group level before Peter opted to move to the SNCL with Heriot's and earned recognition with the Scotland Lions side. James, though, did not share his younger brother's desire to become a county cricketer, an attitude perhaps informed by his experiences within the national set-up.
"I felt a bit undervalued and wasn't really enjoying it," he says of his time with the under-15s. "I was really getting in to music at that point, learning the classical guitar, and the whole thing was pretty demanding on my time, so I'd reached a point where I needed to make a choice. I didn't want to sacrifice either cricket or music for the other so I decided the best thing was to keep them both as hobbies so I could still enjoy them equally."
As club captain and with an album out next month, Ross's decision appears to have been vindicated. Certainly, he is without regrets, something alluded to by the title of the new record, Time Changes Us All. A collection of acoustic rock tracks, it is the culmination of seven years' work in a studio he has developed at home; a haven when the talk around the dinner table turns, as it inevitably does, to cricket. "It's another world for me and it helps me escape," he says, making sure the boundary is clear once more.


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This brightly flavored, healthy orzo pasta salad recipe is a bright, refreshing and easy side dish to pair with chicken or lamb. Great served warm, room temperature or cold, this healthy pasta salad recipe is also delicious when made with quinoa instead of orzo.
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star Pietrasanta hotel in Marina di Pietrasanta with free breakfast
Popular property highlights
Located in Marina di Pietrasanta, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Versiliana Park, Pontile di Lido di Camaiore, and Pietrasanta Cathedral. Forte dei Marmi Beach and Pontile di Forte dei Marmi are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a rooftop terrace are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 66 rooms offer free WiFi, balconies, and plasma TVs with satellite channels. 24-hour room service, wired Internet, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.
Guest Highlights
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Venezia features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Pietrasanta hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Fitness facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Television in common areas
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- Total number of rooms - 66
- Number of floors - 4
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Wired Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Plasma TV
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- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
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- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
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- Room service (24 hours)
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Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Check-in time ends at 5 AM
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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Kath: School District 833 'not hiding any information'
District 833 School Board members took a stand on Thursday in support of its top administration.
Three South Washington County School Board members agreed with Chairman Ron Kath, who voiced a full-throated endorsement of Superintendent Keith Jacobus, who has watched four district administrators announce their resignations since March.
"I do not believe that administrative transitions reflect poorly on Superintendent Jacobus, or Assistant Superintendent Ryskoski, Assistant Superintendent Bernhardson or Finance Director Aaron Bushberger," Kath said in the sometimes forcefully worded statement, naming three of the four resigning administrators.
The board also approved the resignation of Randi Anderson, the district's director of teaching and learning, at Thursday's meeting.
Kath reiterated some of the same points Jacobus did recently when he released a YouTube video that was presented in response to the resignations.
"In the field of education, spring is an ordinary time for administrators to seek new opportunities," Kath said. "And that will advance their careers."
He then called on the other three board members who were present — Laurie Johnson, Katie Schwartz and Tracy Brunnette – to see if they agreed. Board members Jim Gelbmann, Sharon Van Leer and Katy McElwee-Stevens were absent Thursday.
The three other attending members said they supported Kath's statement.
"The comments that were brought forward are the opinion of the board," Kath said after hearing support from the three members.
Johnson said she has witnessed similar career transitions in the private sector. She said she also inspected recent want ads listed through the Minnesota School Board Association and saw similar departures occurring throughout Minnesota.
"I really applaud people's choices," Johnson said. "This board is supportive of the administration and we do know that this district attracts quality people."
Kath also addressed what he called "media speculation" surrounding the resignations. Data privacy laws prohibit district officials from discussing some personnel data, he said.
"There is no story," he said. "The district is not hiding any information."


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Ever since I saw a photo of the island of Saba (a crazy beautiful volcano jutting out of the Caribbean sea) I've wanted to visit. That's why I was thrilled when Molly contacted me to photograph her wedding on this off-the-beaten-path destination in the tropics. Molly's parents own a home there and she has spent many years visiting this quaint, natural wonder known as a hiker's and diver's paradise. Jake & Molly were such a beautiful couple (inside and out) and their vintage-inspired wedding, including accessories from Molly's parents' wedding, was absolutely perfect. They were married close to sunset and since the light was getting low for portraits we raced up to a viewpoint overlooking the highest point in the Netherlands to take some evening portraits while the fog rolled in around us. We had a blast together and I loved that these two could really put the moves on the dance floor! Molly & Jake – congratulations and enjoy the photos!
This is my first blog slideshow (thanks for helping me pick the right software Jenna!). You're welcome to turn your volume up and click play, or you can scroll down to see the photos one at a time.
And last, but not least, a photo of the star trails from my balcony. 🙂


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use evince in a sentence.
I recently switched to Evince - so far so good.
I use evince on Windows and Linux.
Also evince runs on Windows, now.
You could also use evince or okular on windows.
Gnome's standard document reader Evince works out of the box.
You're a hacker, as evinced by your posting on "Hacker News".
I really like that when I install the evince pdf viewer, it doesn't try to install the Yahoo search bar browser plugin like Adobe Acrobat.
I haven't heard of xpdf or evince before and have been using foxit, how does this compare?
Firefox (without proprietary plug-ins), vim, gimp, Pidgin, GNOME, Inkscape, Evince, F-Spot, VLC, MPlayer, Thunderbird,...
Yeah, personally, I'd rather stick with evince, and have the same PDF viewer whether I open a document from the browser or from the command line.
Is anyone really serious when they evince Scandanavia-envy?
I just put Evince on all my Windows machines and I am very happy about it.
And if you don't like Adobe, for Windows there's Foxit Reader, and for Linux there's Evince.
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A Merry Carnival - Poem by Frank Bana
Some poems are love songs
And can even be sung
Some are praises to love
All its glory and cost
Or personal enquiries
To those who are lost
I have songs that give praise
But this song laments
I have poems for loving
But this poem complains
Of Americopia, where consumers spend
Afflicted by thirst, without solace from pain
A Merry Carnival
Whose show cannot end
This Americomedy
Its laughter undressed
By those calling for peace
And working for rest
The Americarnivore
Plays at love like a beast
The Americatastrophe
In implacable haste
Addicted to plunder
Lays its heroes to waste.
Some songs are praise poems
To heroines and gods
Which celebrate mortals
With barely-heard cries
At the well of the throat
Where redemption lies
And at the firm juncture
Of a shoulder and hand
Tracing the crossroads
With delicate allure
The poems are recited
The songs raised once more.
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Killer Joe
It's an unfortunate fact that the vast majority of actors who, in their prime, filled roles that were at once progressive and invigorating, turned to ones that were lackluster, if not depressing, once they reached their peak of marketability within a genre. Usually this career transition leans towards comedy--and while viewers strain to recognize adept versatility on the screen, they often find themselves quite underwhelmed. Some notable examples of such actors are Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. That being stated, in Killer Joe one can find a rare opposite in transitions. Here we find the harmless and perhaps awkward Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer, Into the Wild) and the go-to charmer of chick-flicks, Mathew McConaughey, playing two morally reprehensible characters that are not only believable but unnerving.
The plot more or less surrounds the woes of Chris (Emile Hirsch), a somewhat desperate young man of poor character who owes a Texan drug lord 6K for "misplaced dope." To blame for the drugs going missing is Chris's mother Adele, a woman whom he, and the rest of the family, hate. He goes to his father Ansel (Thomas Haden Church) for help. Ansel lives in a trailer park with his new wife Sharla (Gina Gershon) and his daughter Dottie (Juno Temple) from the previous marriage. When it becomes clear that Ansel doesn't have the money to lend him Chris tells him of a half-brained scheme involving Joe Cooper, a detective who is self-employed as a hitman. The obvious target is Adele, who has a $50,000 life insurance policy. The money could not only pay off Chris's debts and the $25,000 fee for Joe's services, but the remainder could send Dottie, the sole beneficiary, to college.
Chris goes to Cooper hoping to have him do the job on spec and await payment until the policy is honored. Unfortunately for him, Joe only negotiates with those who are able to pay for his services in advance. However, in Chris's case, he is willing to make an exception in the form of a "retainer" until he gets paid; Dottie. It doesn't take long for everyone to offer up the mentally handicapped girl to Joe. And as tensions rise when Chris's morals come into focus and the drug lord closes in, he finds that bringing "Killer Joe" into the lives of everyone he loves will cost him much more than $25,000.
Going into the film, I was prepared to find a story so predictable that I could finish the lines of all the characters. To my delightful surprise this was untrue. The character development was so masterfully constructed and executed that the plot (which is based on a play) came across as something that supported the cast more than the cast supported it.
For starters, you cannot sympathize with any of them simply because they are all involved in the plan and execution of a murder from which they hope to profit. It is precisely this anti-hero element that perhaps desensitizes you to the violence which, had you any sympathy, could be very hard to sit through. Hirsch is able to turn Chris into a character that is seemingly harmless (as he does in his other roles) but it is his success in portraying a man limited to a foul mouth and dangerous desperation that allows you to see through the baby face.
McConaughey, as one might expect after hearing of his performance in Magic Mike, takes the cake in this film. I have never felt so uncomfortable and disgusted during scenes involving sex or ultra violence as in this film--and I have McConaughey to thank. To see an actor that you associate as being the gentle, charming, and level-headed person in movies keep those qualities and add ruthless, sociopathic and slimy was something to behold. And although you wouldn't think it, it was this level-headed approach to a psychotic character that added a lot of dark comic relief--similar to Javier Bardem's role in No Country for Old Men.
This review wouldn't be complete without commenting on the elusive Gina Gershon (Showgirls) who's been missing on the big screen for many years. Not only was she completely fearless in the film--doing things that even A-list actors couldn't pull off if they tried--but she was also able to pull off a character that is alluring, ruthless, and helpless all at once. There were moments where I sincerely wanted to go into the screen and shake her hand.
Juno Temple's portrayal of Dottie drew a reaction from me that was similar to the one created by the character of Killer Joe. Temple was able to pull off an age-less and quite child-like character to the point where the relationship with Killer Joe was perhaps the most uncomfortable thing about the movie because of its inappropriateness. And yet, underneath the blank expression of the nymphish character was a needed reaction to the madness that Temple gave to perfection.
In all honesty, director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) and the cast presented a most-welcome, and unexpected gem with Killer Joe. I highly recommend the film to anyone who likes desperate characters, untapped potential in actors, and endings that keep you glued to your seat long after the film has reached its end.


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quadrunner500 Posts: 2,728But the pictures you post have not been showing lately.
..talked to my buddy today....he says about $150 to $200 tops to do it for me.....that will work...(as yes he is a pro)
Now I just gotta sell this pig and get an HD ordered!
I saw a 2-tone today..(blue and pewter)...and the second color starts where the door changes...and the entire molding is painted to the lower tone.....Tom..how did you do yours?....it looks like there will be no need for new moldings as they are not even coming off?
He also said it will be no problem to paint the flares like I have now..(assuming that's what it will have when I get it)
So since they pimped me on orange...carmine/gold it is boys....2 tone!
..and yeah babs....your pictures haven't been showing up
- Tim
....like it's all new now again!
...already got the new skins picked out and the tie downs...(no rails this time)
...same Duraliner drop in..(new one that is)
cutom 2 tone.....ASC Power moonroof.....Power rear slider.....dunno about steps yet?....gotta find some cool/funky non-traditional nerfs or something?
damn I be tired
- Tim
Damn picturetrail
go here to check out pics
i only have the front floor liners. They work great. They were filthy (dried mud small rocks) and i cleaned em today. Vacuumed and wiped em with a damp cloth and they look like new.
I do not have the rear floor liner. I am thinking of getting it. For now i have black towels covering the floor in the backseat. This works fine for now
the pictures show up when they shouldn't...
mr620 Posts: 60anyone out there know what is new for 2002 gm 1/2 ton truck (ie, sierra and silverado). I heard rumor of 4 wheel steering and 17" wheels but nothing substantiated.
GmBuypower.com says Sunset Orange is still an option?...course that don't mean nuttin'.
It also doesn't let you choose a 4:10 rear with the 8.1!
What's with that?
- Tim
anyone know exactly how these puppys are on here?..Clips?..tape?...adhesive?..other?
- Tim
check fax...................
oaklee doaklee Pal.
gimme a few hours
- Tim
they have those clips (plastic round head) and 3m tape. Thats all
...have you seen this yourself though?
- Tim
hdrider Posts: 49Ryan, something must be wrong with my computer too, cuz all your photos showed up on mine as well...
tucsonjwt Posts: 283plastic splash shields. They also have 3M tape. Each flare comes with one big plastic srew which you push in one hole to hold the flare in place while you install the other push pins. Then you pull back the backing from the 3M tape and push the flare up against the fender so seal it in place. There are two strips on the sides of the flare, and one strip on top of the flare.
They are simple and quick to install. I was a bit leery about gluing the flares to the painted fender, but that's the way everything attaches now. I think the tape just pulls the flare tight against the fender - the pins keep the flare attached to the truck.
This is all for the factory replacement flares, not the matte finish flares that come with the truck when you order it.
Pretty soon you will be as cool as Ryan with your new flares.:)
already gots 'em boss.....
...never thought I'd ask about flares though?
......gots to know if I'm gonna take 'em off though
- Tim
do you need Ryan's email address? He'll answer all your flare inquiries within 24 hrs., as long as Jess says it's ok to play with us......LOL
..Now if only knew about nerf bars and wade bed rail caps and maybe husky liners....maybe
...just kiddin' Babs....
- Tim
jaguar0027 Posts: 387Ryan et al,
Well took my truck in this past Friday to the dealer for 3 things.
1. Oil Change
2. Mud Flap Installation
3. Squeak in back of driver inside cab.
Parts guy told me that they DID make flaps for my truck WITH the wheel flares but they would only fit on the back. So I bring the truck in and the service guy calls and says they do not make them. I tell him the parts guy two days prior said they did.
Service Manager calls me back and says he has checked and they do not make them. I said whatever.
Service Manager says my truck is "quiet as a mouse" and that he test drove it himself and heard nothing. He then tells me that its a truck give it time to get more mileage on it... WHATEVER! So the only thing they did was an oil change.. BIG DEAL. I could have done that myself...LOL
Bottom line is it seems all dealerships do not want to deal with petty stuff.. or even major stuff until your car/truck is out of warranty.
So I guess I will end up ordering Husky flaps myself and as for the squeak.. I spose I still have to figure it out for myself as well. If I have some time to waste (NOT!) I will make another appt at another dealer and take THEM for a ride to prove that there is a SQUEAK! LOL
dealer service centers have great personal don't ay think? first thing they're taught is how to write "could not duplicate" on service order. taught me to find a patch of road around the dealership that would produce the noises I was hearing before going in. then take the shop foreman for a spin down the street that will produce the symptom. found out the first time I ever took my truck in that shop foreman, and some techs. are hard of hearing, and can't feel or see. got tired of wasting my time too. now I go straight to the service manager and usually get the results that someone should get the first time.
did i not answer the flare question correctly?
All questions are answered in less than 24 hrs guaranteed unless i am out of town fishing where i have no access to a phone line or cable line.
I did redo my wade bedrail cap yesterday. Took the whole darn thing off peeled all tape off cap and truck (what a pain in the rear) and reapplied. Fits like a glove.
my dealerships shop foreman isnt hard of hearing.
It takes him a minute but he ususally believes and agrees with me.
an internet paging doo dad that keeps me in contact with him all day should I have a question concerning the bartop. sounds like you are behind the times ace. just can't keep up with the big boys huh? he he
You mean TIM?
Yea i am behind the times. I do not own a cell phone, pager, or palm pilot.
I do have a laptop. I do take it when i go fishing but i have no telephone hook up there. WE ROUGH it. Its kinda nice and relaxing. No air conditioning either which really sucks
You dont even have yahoo messenger or aol instant messanger so i wouldnt be talking to much stuff
them when everyone else has what i need? not into reading much are ya? it says TIM not time.Dohh!
now can we get back to flares and such, the gang is waiting.
go fishing?
you said when you go fishing, that you don't have A/C and that it sucks. and i didn't edit anything, you just don't pay close attention to detail. you did say you were going to school though to be .......what was it? oh yeah an engineer.
i am smart enough to point our a mistake and you go back and edit it.
be a man and admit that. You made a small mistake i wont hold it against you
so hows your fathers day? Did your son getya anything for your truck?
How many times have you read things wrong. So in a hurry to go nowhere ya know. I remember the time you posted in the Tundra topic that you weren't thinking when you posted but just spitting things out......oh man oh man...doh!!
look at the last post and tell me, when was the last time anyone spelled out with an r at the end?


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As a perk to the bloggers in my network, I offered a short sales page critique of their digital products such as this one for Kathy's product And the Word Became Flesh. Watching them should help you identify principles you can apply to your own sales pages.
The main points of my screencast critique are outlined below the video.
Kathy's landing page is really good, so I didn't have a lot of suggested changes. Be sure to watch her intro video for her product. But here are the suggestions I did offer.
Suggestions for improving this sales page to increase conversions
1. Include a buy button above the fold or at least closer to the top.
2. Make sure the buy button(s) include all available formats of the book.
3. Add cover and front matter to your sample.
4. Add the link to your sales page in your intro video on YouTube. Possibly add a clickable link (via annotations) directly on your video.
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The Red Sox' trade for Adrian Gonzalez prior to the 2011 season was immediately seen as a win for Boston. One of the big drawbacks, though, was having to part ways with Casey Kelly, who looked to have a promising career ahead of him as a major league pitcher.
Two years later, Kelly's immediate future is up in the air. The 23-year-old underwent tests on his sore right pitching elbow, and the results weren't encouraging, meaning Tommy John surgery could be looming.
"The doctors are concerned about what the tests look like," Padres manager Bud Black told reporters. "That's the best I can say. There's going to be a lot of discussion between Casey and his family about all this. I assume they'll want a second opinion to make sure all of their bases are covered. That's the right thing to do."
Kelly was sent to San Diego along with Anthony Rizzo, Reymond Fuentes and a player to be named later — which eventually became Eric Patterson — in December 2010. The right-hander has struggled to stay healthy, though, which means the deal has the potential to become even more disastrous for the Padres.
Kelly started experiencing elbow soreness last April, and was shut down for three months. He eventually returned, but posted a 2-3 record with a 6.21 ERA in six big league starts.
The hope was that Kelly would be ready to take the next step this season, but he has experienced soreness in the wake of his last Cactus League start on March 7. Now, it could be time to go under the knife.
Kelly was the 24th-ranked prospect in baseball before the 2010 season, according to Baseball America. He ranked 45th on Baseball America's pre-2013 prospects list.
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Cape Town - Stringent visa requirements are proving to be a "significant challenge" for the City of Cape Town's investment goals, says head of investment Tim Harris.
"We are trying to lobby for a relaxation because we won't make (our economic plans) work without being able to access the tops skills from around the world."
Harris told the Cape Town Press Club at Kelvin Grove on Thursday the city was engaging with the Department of Home Affairs, via its trade and investment agency Wesgro, to get "some sort of concession" on the new regulations. But he added that there was "no easy answer" and a more open and free visa regime was integral to securing investment.
Harris left Parliament three months ago, where he acted as the DA's shadow minister of finance until the May elections, to head up the city's new investment portfolio.
He told the Cape Argus his was a political appointment, and as such "was completely different" to that of a permanent councillor. He was directly appointed by mayor Patricia de Lille and his contract was therefore linked to her term in office. He said the city manager would have the details of the way he was appointed.
The next local government election is in 2016.
Harris laughed off suggestions that he was deployed to the metro to keep an eye on things for the DA. "My mission is simple. We want to make sure that Cape Town is open for business."
He said he was working in the mayor's office to put the city's economy at the top of the political agenda.
Harris said Cape Town had, despite being among the best-run cities in Africa, only fulfilled half of its potential. "We are on the map as a lifestyle and tourism destination. But what about our economic strengths?"
Cape Town ranked comparatively low on the list of competitiveness, partly because of its slow economic growth and poor connectivity. Harris's plan for the city's economic growth was to attract medium and large companies, grow existing companies and start high-growth companies.
"Cape Town is increasingly becoming a place where you can do global business," he said, although more needed to be done to leverage its ports and airports.
Harris said that while the city did significant work with micro and small-business enterprises, not enough was being done to encourage high-growth enterprises. This could be done by making Cape Town the first digital city in Africa.
Soon there would be more than 1 000km of fibre optic cables throughout the city to improve connectivity.
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" Brand: Too Late / Watch for: Men & Women / Type: Silicon glow in the dark watch "
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I bought this Too Late Aurora watch after coming across it online, and I expect you may also have done the same recently. Not too long ago the Breo watches were all over Amazon, with their low price and simple design they looked futuristic....until the Too Late Aurora watch came along! The design of this watch is also very simple, but it is a design that holds a feature that makes it stand out from the rest. Towards the outside (if you wear the watch on your right wrist) you will notice a strip of rubber has cut into it the words 'Too Late'. Through the day the watch is said to be colourful - which it is. They come in a whole host of colours from glow in the dark green to bright blue. Anyway, this 'Too Late' strip glows in the dark on the model I have, which is the bright blue one. The pale green watch is completely glow in the dark, and would look at home at an old skool rave!
The watch comes in an unusual packaging - a glass bottle. They can be bought very cheaply online and are potentially another flash in the pan for watch fans. Personally, I have embraced this design much more than the Breo, and the watch feels more comfortable as it has a traditional strap design as oposed to a band. Made from glowing silicon the watches are resistant to their fair share of abuse, and the anti-scratch design ensures the watch will stay in good nick for a long while. The minimalist design is flavour of the month and this watch fits the bill perfectly especially for those looking for a watch which can be worn with almost any evening wear - provided it isn't formal! I paid around the £12 mark for my watch and I would suggest anyone looking to purchase one should shop around and check Amazon for a good deal.
The 'Mode' and 'Set' buttons on the front are placed such that they are hidden within the watch design and although the digital watch face is very basic this isn't about features but all about design. The watches are very light at around 15grams and I would recommend one if you are always losing or damaging watches as they are cheap to replace yet stylish.
I got this one as a gift. I already owned a Original edition before I got this one. No matter though, I love the first one so I was excited when I got this one.
The watch comes in a glass packaging, which is really ecological since you can reuse the packaging. I use my two for storing small valuables and non valuables- rings, buttons, pins... Plus it is quite an eye catcher compared to other watch (cheap range) packagings.
Too Late watches are bracelet like watches made from silicon. Aurora edition is available in 5 colours and the main feature of this edition watches is that they glow in the dark. I was given the Verde (green) coloured one - this is the model that is on the picture that Dooyoo provided, well somewhat - the colour is not as live as on picture and the picture captures the glow in the dark effect more than the actual colour. Verde colour is quite bland actually and not my favourite pick to wear during daytime - the colour looks like it would be either washed off or the watch would be exposed too sun for too long. Not my favourite colour selection. I have seen other 4 colours and some do look 'normal' some have the same worn look. This is up to you to decide if you like or not, it's not something that happens with time, it's the primal colour, so this is not a bad feature of the watch, just not my cup of tea.
The glow in the night thing is great! The watch 'charges' during the day, or with artificial lighting and when the lights are off it glows with fluorescent green light, quite strongly might I add and for a long time. It's fun to wear at night, perfect for dance clubs or parties, a definite eye catcher. I should note however that although the band will glow, reading the time might be an inconvenience since the display does not have a light, ironic.
Watch is waterproof but only until you change the batteries - since the watch mechanism is vacuum sealed and you have to cut open the plastic like packaging to change the batteries - so unless you have a device that could seal the plastic back, the watch won't be waterproof anymore.
The watch is perfect for all occasions, great to use with sports, although it can't be described as a sports watch since it only shows date and time, for as long as it is waterproof you can use it in watter without fear that you will loose it, it's a good watch for everyday use, day and night (unless you don't like the colour). I think it's priority is being a fashion accessory.
Setting date and time is easy.
I love the watch, sure I would have love it more if it was different colour (white would be grand!) but what can you do. It makes a lovely gift, especially for party girls and boys. It certainly is fun to wear. It weights only 15g so you won't even feel that you have it on, it fits perfectly and won't stretch so there is no fear that you will loose it.


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Frown if you dare ... | The Sun |News: "A DESIGN student has created a high-tech hat that forces its wearer to SMILE.
The woolly headwear detects a user's facial expression and jabs a sharp metal SPIKE into their head if they stop grinning."
I always say, there's nothing like a spike in the head to make you smile!
Well, hooks on either side of the mouth pulling upward, but this sounds simpler to wear.
I think I'll skip that student's thesis work, at least for my own wardrobe.
Interesting (and it sounds dangerous too??)
I'll get one for Dorothy.


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(Warning, if you believe in The Rapture, this post could offend you and possibly make your head explode. I suggest you don't read it. I would hate to ruin your Last Day On Earth. But I simply cannot help myself.)
I am so glad I rarely forget to read Liberal Rapture . John is always so up-to-date on important current events. Today, he reminded me that today is the day of the Rapture.
Please clear your to do lists and put on some clean underwear.
This is good news all around. Either you will be shuttled off to heaven OR a bunch of really annoying people will be – allowing the rest of us to indulge in our debauchery and sin in relative peace and quiet.
Now it's not clear exactly when on Monday the rapture is to occur. One assumes that God will wait until after Oprah as even God doesn't want Ms. Winfrey pissed off.
I myself am so glad I am here to see it and I hope I can type this fast enough before it happens. If I can't, then all my work will have been wasted. I hate when that happens. Anyways, I'm glad I'm here to see this one because I missed the other 200 times it happened. My favorite one was when I was a young puppy living in an apartment. My landlady visited me and told me the end of the world was coming in a few days because Pat Robertson or some other crackpot said so. So I said, in that case you won't mind if I don't pay my rent tomorrow, right? I loved having a relationship with her. She made meatballs that were so good, you could cry while you ate them.
Here's a nice crackpot telling you all about today's Rapture in six mind-numbing parts.
You can see the rest of this silliness here at this crackpot sitetyped in about five minutes by a very myopic person. It always helps to look Right if you use really big red and yellow letters. Be sure to look for the moon to "turn to blood" today, mmmmkay?
Is anybody familiar with that guy who wrote the Late Great Planet Earth? Now here's a guy who went on about the End of the World and sold millions of copies of his outright crap in hardcover. His "date" came and went and people still followed him. I am not sure how many new dates he set after that, but he's a classic example, along with the turkey in the video above, of why following Men is a really stupid idea.
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Let's see if I remember correctly from the sermon during that one time I attended that evangelical church, just before I ran out of the place like my hair was on fire: According to the pastor, who had an annoying sniffle that sounded suspiciously like he truly believed that Things Go Better With Coke, the Rapture should find you pulled right out of your cars, or even right out of your shoes, after which you would go Poof! in the "Twinkling of an eye". Left behind will be all those nasty heathens. The dead will rise right up out of their graves too, thus creating freed-up space for more condominiums.
All of this, of course, comes from the Book of Revelations, which any fool can see is suspiciously out of place tacked onto the end of the New Testament. I have always believed and shall continue to believe that Revelations is the writing of a man who ate some bad cheese too late at night. Either that, or Constantine or someone like him stuck that thing at the end of the New Testament to scare the crap out of everybody and keep them in line. It was the same reasoning used when they buried the Gospel of Thomas under a boulder because it gave women a fair shake. No one will ever convince me of anything else. Nobody even knows who wrote Revelations, except that maybe it was some guy named Daniel –and here we are, all these years later. still listening to crackpots make money off of a hallucination. Really, if followers of these men would actually, you know, read the Bible and consider the style and content of Revelations with respect to the rest of the New Testament, it might just force some of these guys to go find some honest work instead of scaring the crap out of everybody. At least then, they might ask themselves the pertinent question: How many false prophecies make a False profit Prophet?
Will The Rapture take place on Monday-September 21st 2009,
at The Last Trump of Rosh Hashanah?
Way to go! Blame it on the Jews! It's so "Now" of you!
For your entertainment here are some Failed Prophecies. Overall I wouldn't suggest that you give your stuff away just yet:
About 30 CE The Christian Scriptures (New Testament), when interpreted literally, appear to record many predictions by Jeshua of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) that God's Kingdom would arrive within a very short period, or was actually in the process of arriving. For example, Jesus is recorded as saying in Matthew 16:28:"…there shall be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." In Matthew 24:34, Yeshua is recorded as saying: "This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." Since the life expectancy in those days was little over 30 years, Jesus appears to have predicted his second coming sometime during the 1st century CE. It didn't happen.
About 60 CE: Interpreting the Epistles of Paul of Tarsus literally, his writings seem to imply that Jesus would return and usher in a rapture during the lifetime of persons who were living in the middle of the 1st century.
About 90 CE: Saint Clement 1 predicted that the world end would occur at any moment.
2nd Century CE: Prophets and Prophetesses of the Montanist movement predicted that Jesus would return sometime during their lifetime and establish the New Jerusalem in the city of Pepuza in Asia Minor
365 CE: A man by the name of Hilary of Poitiers, announced that the end would happen that year. It didn't
375 to 400 CE: Saint Martin of Tours, a student of Hilary, was convinced that the end would happen sometime before 400 CE.
500 CE:This was the first year-with-a-nice-round-number-panic. The antipope Hippolytus and an earlier Christian academic Sextus Julius Africanus had predicted Armageddon at about this year.
968 CE: An eclipse was interpreted as a prelude to the end of the world by the army of the German emperor Otto III.
992: Good Friday coincided with the Feast of the Annunciation; this had long been believed to be the event that would bring forth the Antichrist, and thus the end-times events foretold in the book of Revelation. Records from Germany report that a new sun rose in the north and that as many as 3 suns and 3 moons were fighting. There does not appear to be independent verification of this remarkable event.
1000-JAN-1: Many Christians in Europe had predicted the end of the world on this date. As the date approached, Christian armies waged war against some of the Pagan countries in Northern Europe. The motivation was to convert them all to Christianity, by force if necessary, before Christ returned in the year 1000. Meanwhile, some Christians had given their possessions to the Church in anticipation of the end. Fortunately, the level of education was so low that many citizens were unaware of the year. They did not know enough to be afraid. Otherwise, the panic might have been far worse than it was. Unfortunately, when Jesus did not appear, the church did not return the gifts. Serious criticism of the Church followed. The Church reacted by exterminating some heretics. Agitation settled down quickly.
1000-MAY: The body of Charlemagne was disinterred on Pentecost. A legend had arisen that an emperor would rise from his sleep to fight the Antichrist.
1005-1006: A terrible famine throughout Europe was seen as a sign of the nearness of the end.
1033: Some believed this to be the 1000th anniversary of the death and resurrection of Jesus. His second coming was anticipated. Jesus' actual date of execution is unknown, but is believed to be in the range of 27 to 33 CE.
1147:Gerard of Poehlde decided that the millennium had actually started in 306 CE during Constantine's reign. Thus, the world end was expected in 1306 CE.
1179: John of Toledo predicted the end of the world during 1186. This estimate was based on the alignment of many planets.
1205: Joachim of Fiore predicted in 1190 that the Antichrist was already in the world, and that King Richard of England would defeat him. The Millennium would then begin, sometime before 1205.
1284: Pope Innocent III computed this date by adding 666 years onto the date the Islam was founded.
1346 and later: The black plague spread across Europe, killing one third of the population. This was seen as the prelude to an immediate end of the world. Unfortunately, the Christians had previously killed a many of the cats, fearing that they might be familiars of Witches. The fewer the cats, the more the rats. It was the rat fleas that spread the black plague.
1496: This was approximately 1500 years after the birth of Jesus. Some mystics in the 15th century predicted that the millennium would begin during this year.
1524: Many astrologers predicted the imminent end of the world due to a world wide flood. They obviously had not read the Genesis story of the rainbow
1533: Melchior Hoffman predicted that Jesus' return would happen a millennium and a half after the nominal date of his execution, in 1533. The New Jerusalem was expected to be established in Strasbourg, Germany. He was arrested and died in a Strasbourg jail
1669: The Old Believers in Russia believed that the end of the world would occur in this year. 20 thousand burned themselves to death between 1669 and 1690 to protect themselves from the Antichrist.
1689:Benjamin Keach, a 17th century Baptist, predicted the end of the world for this year.
1736: British theologian and mathematician William Whitson predicted a great flood similar to Noah's for OCT-13 of this year.
1792: This was the date of the end of the world calculated by some believers in the Shaker movement.
1794: Charles Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, thought Doomsday would be in this year
1830: Margaret McDonald, a Christian prophetess, predicted that Robert Owen would be the Antichrist. Owen helped found New Harmony, IN.
1832?: Joseph Smith (1805-1844) was the founder of the Church of Christ, which became the Restorationist movement after many schisms. It now includes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a.k.a. the Mormons, and about a hundred other denominations and sects. He heard a voice while praying. He wrote, in Doctrines and Covenants section 130:14: "I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following:"
15: "Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter."
16: "I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face."
17: "I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than that time." 14
The year in which this event occurred is not recorded. However, one commentator suggested 1832 or earlier. 16 Smith is later recorded as having said:
"I prophesy in the name of the Lord God, and let it be written–the Son of Man will not come in the clouds of heaven till I am eighty-five years old." 17
Smith would have reached the age of 85 during 1890. Unfortunately, by that year, Smith had been dead for almost a half century, having been assassinated by a mob. Note that his prophecy is ambiguous. It can be interpreted that:
—Jesus would return during 1890 (which did not materialize) or that 1890 would pass without Jesus' return (which did come to pass).Some anti-Mormon sources quote only verses 14 and 15, and draw the former conclusion — that Smith's prophecy failed
1843-MAR-21: William Miller, founder of the Millerite movement, predicted that Jesus would come on this date. A very large number of Christians accepted his prophecy
1844-OCT-22: When Jesus did not return, Miller predicted this new date. In an event which is now called "The Great Disappointment," many Christians sold their property and possessions, quit their jobs and prepared themselves for the second coming. Nothing happened; the day came and went without incident
1850:Ellen White, founder of the Seven Day Adventists movement, made many predictions of the timing of the end of the world. All failed. On 1850-JUN-27 she prophesized that only a few months remained before the end. She wrote: "My accompanying angel said, 'Time is almost finished. Get ready, get ready, get ready.' …now time is almost finished…and what we have been years learning, they will have to learn in a few months
1856 or later: At Ellen White's last prediction, she said that she was shown in a vision the fate of believers who attended the 1856 SDA conference. She wrote "I was shown the company present at the Conference. Said the angel: 'Some food for worms, some subjects of the seven last plagues, some will be alive and remain upon the earth to be translated at the coming of Jesus." That is, some of the attendees would die of normal diseases; some would die from plagues at the last days, others would still be alive when Jesus came. "By the early 1900s all those who attended the conference had passed away, leaving the Church with the dilemma of trying to figure out how to explain away such a prominent prophetic failure
1891:Mother Shipton, a 16th century mystic predicted the end of the world: "…The world to an end shall come; in eighteen hundred and eighty-one. On 1835-FEB-14, Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church, attended a meeting of church leaders. He said that the meeting had been called because God had commanded it. He announced that Jesus would return within 56 years — i.e. before 1891-FEB-15. (History of the Church
1914 was one of the more important estimates of the start of the war of Armageddon by the Jehovah's Witnesses (Watchtower Bible and Tract Society). They based their prophecy of 1914 from prophecy in the book of Daniel, Chapter 4. The writings referred to "seven times". The WTS interpreted each "time" as equal to 360 days, giving a total of 2520 days. This was further interpreted as representing 2520 years, measured from the starting date of 607. This gave 1914 as the target date. When 1914 passed, they changed their prediction; 1914 became the year that Jesus invisibly began his rule.
1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975 and 1994, etc. were other dates that the Watchtower Society or its members predicted. Since late in the 19th century, they had taught that the "battle of the Great Day of God Almighty" (Armageddon) would happen in 1914
The next major estimate was 1925. Watchtower magazine predicted: "The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.
The Watchtower Society selected 1975 as its next main prediction. This was based on the estimate "according to reliable Bible chronology Adam was created in the year 4026 BCE, likely in the autumn of the year, at the end of the sixth day of creation." They believed that the year 1975 was a promising date for the end of the world, as it was the 6,000th anniversary of Adam's creation. Exactly 1,000 years was to pass for each day of the creation week. This prophecy also failed.
The current estimate is that the end of the world as we know it will happen precisely 6000 years after the creation of Eve. There is no way of knowing when this happened.
1919: Meteorologist Albert Porta predicted that the conjunction of 6 planets would generate a magnetic current that would cause the sun to explode and engulf the earth on DEC-17
1936: Herbert W Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God, predicted that the Day of the Lord would happen sometime in 1936. Nothing much happened that year, except for the birth of the compiler of this list — who has been referred to as an Anti-Christ. When the prediction failed, he made a new estimate: 1975
1940 or 1941: A Bible teacher from Australia, Leonard Sale-Harrison, held a series of prophesy conferences across North America in the 1930's. He predicted that the end of the world would happen in 1940 or 1941.
1948: During this year, the state of Israel was founded. Some Christians believed that this event was the final prerequisite for the second coming of Jesus. Various end of the world predictions were made in the range 1888 to 2048
1953-AUG: David Davidson wrote a book titled "The Great Pyramid, Its Divine Message". In it, he predicted that the world would end in 1953-AUG
1957-APR: The Watchtower magazine quoted a pastor from California, Mihran Ask, as saying in 1957-JAN that "Sometime between April 16 and 23, 1957, Armageddon will sweep the world! Millions of persons will perish in its flames and the land will be scorched.'
1959:Florence Houteff's, who was the leader of the Branch Davidians faith group, prophesied that the 1260 days mentioned in Revelation 11:3 would end and the Kingdom of David would be established on 1959-APR-22. Followers expected to die, be resurrected, and transferred to Heaven. Many sold their possessions and moved to Mt. Carmel in anticipation of the "end time". It didn't happen. The group almost did not survive; only a few dozen members remained.Most Branch Davidians did die on 1993-APR-29 as a result of arson apparently ordered by their leader, David Koresh. They were not bodily resurrected — on earth at least
1960: Piazzi Smyth, a past astronomer royal of Scotland, wrote a book circa 1860 titled "Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid." It was responsible for spreading the belief in pyramidology throughout the world. This is the belief that secrets are hidden in the dimensions of the great pyramids. He concluded from his research that the millennium would start before the end of 1960 CE
1967: During the six day war, the Israeli army captured all of Jerusalem. Many conservative Christians believed that the rapture would occur quickly. However, the final Biblical prerequisite for the second coming is that the Jews resume ritual animal sacrifices in the temple at Jerusalem. That never happened
1970's: The late Moses David (formerly David Berg) was the founder of the Christian religious group, The Children of God. He predicted that a comet would hit the earth, probably in the mid 1970's and destroy all life in the United States. One source indicated that he believed it would happen in 1973
1972: According to an article in the Atlantic magazine, "Herbert W. Armstrong's empire suffered a serious blow when the end failed to begin in January of 1972, as Armstrong had predicted, thus bringing hardship to many people who had given most of their assets to the church in the expectation of going to Petra, where such worldly possessions would be useless."
"The failure of this prophetic scenario to take place according to this Co-Worker letter scenario, which was often repeated over the years in print by Armstrong, may have been one of the initial reasons why the church organization began to decline as unfulfilled expectations led to great disappointment. As events unfolded, it became obvious 1972 did not have the biblical significance that the church had anticipated for nearly two decades."
1974:Charles Meade, a pastor in Daleville, IN, predicted that the end of the world will happen during his lifetime. He was born circa 1927, so the end will probably come early in the 21st century.
1975: Many predicted this date. However, it was not officially recognized by the leadership
1978: Chuck Smith, Pastor of Calvary Chapel in Cost Mesa, CA, predicted the rapture in 1981
1980: Leland Jensen leader of a Baha'i Faith group, predicted that a nuclear disaster would happen in 1980. This would be followed by two decades of conflict, ending in the establishment of God's Kingdom on earth
1981: Arnold Murray of the Shepherd's Chapel taught an anti-Trinitarian belief about God, and Christian Identity. Back in the 1970's, he predicted that the Antichrist would appear before 1981.
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church predicted that the Kingdom of Heaven would be established this year
1982: Pat Robertson predicted a few years in advance that the world would end in the fall of 1982. The failure of this prophecy did not seem to adversely affect his reputation
1982:Astronomers John Gribben & Setphen Plagemann predicted the "Jupiter Effect" in 1974. They wrote that when various planets were aligned on the same side of the sun, tidal forces would create solar flares, radio interruptions, rainfall and temperature disturbances and massive earthquakes. The planets did align as seen from earth, as they do regularly. Nothing unusual happened
1984 to 1999: In 1983, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, later called Osho, teacher of what has been called the Rajneesh movement, is said to have predicted massive destruction on earth, including natural disasters and man-made catastrophes. Floods larger than any since Noah, extreme earthquakes, very destructive volcano eruptions, nuclear wars etc. were to happen. Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bombay will all disappear. Actually, the predictions were read out by his secretary; their legitimacy is doubtful
1985: Arnold Murray of the Shepherd's Chapel predicted that the war of Armageddon will start on 1985-JUN 8-9 in "a valley of the Alaskan peninsula."
1986: Moses David of The Children of God faith group predicted that the Battle of Armageddon would take place in 1986. Russia would defeat Israel and the United States. A worldwide Communist dictatorship would be established. In 1993, Christ would return to earth
1987 to 2000:Lester Sumrall, in his 1987 book "I Predict 2000 AD" predicted that Jerusalem would be the richest city on Earth, that the Common Market would rule Europe, and that there would be a nuclear war involving Russia and perhaps the U.S. Also, he prophesized that the greatest Christian revival in the history of the church would happen: all during the last 13 years of the 20. All of the predictions failed.
1988: Hal Lindsey had predicted in his book "The Late, Great Planet Earth" that the Rapture was coming in 1988 – one generation or 40 years after the creation of the state of Israel. This failed prophecy did not appear to damage his reputation. He continues to write books of prophecy which sell very well indeed.
Alfred Schmielewsky, a psychic whose stage name was "super-psychic A.S. Narayana," predicted in 1986 that the world's greatest natural disaster would hit Montreal in 1988. Sadly, his psychic abilities failed him on 1999-APR-11 when he answered the door of his home only to be shot dead by a gunman.
1988-OCT-11:Edgar Whisenaut, a NASA scientist, had published the book "88 Reasons why the Rapture will Occur in 1988." It sold over 4 million copies.
About 1990: Peter Ruckman concluded from his analysis of the Bible that the rapture would come within a few years of 1990
And let us not forget 9/09/99 and Y2k. So I strongly suggest that you do NOT tell your boss off today. Based on past performances of religious nutbags, the odds are really good you will have to return to work and face your boss tomorrow.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 international users are finally seeing a ray of hope thanks a recently leaked internal document which hints at Android 4.4.2 KitKat release dates for the above mentioned ex-Samsung flagships.
There are no exact rollout dates and the source isn't exactly the most credible, which is why a majority of people are taking this leak with a pinch of salt. Nevertheless, the leaked internal documents seems to suggest that the Samsung Galaxy S3 along with Galaxy Note 2 and even Grand 2 Duos (a mid range device which is mostly limited to Indian market) will get their share of Android 4.4.2 KitKat update somewhere down the road between April and May this year.
Not that we don't like the idea of a bunch of phones getting updated to KitKat, but it is worth mentioning here that not too long ago, Samsung Poland released a list of devices that were to be updated to KitKat and sadly enough, S3 was no where to be found on that list. After much controversy ensured, Samsung Poland then confirmed it through their official Twitter account, that the reason why Galaxy S3 was excluded from the list of devices getting updated was because of its insufficient RAM which was apparently not large enough to handle KitKat. No further explanation was ever provided to this statement, but since KitKat was originally designed for devices that have a mere 512MB of RAM, it was universally believed that the reason behind this "insufficient RAM" statement from Samsung is because of all the bloatware that they have managed to fit in.
@AlusPL S3 nie dostanie upgradu. Ma za mało RAMu. Nie poradziłbym sobie z wymaganiami systemu #RzecznikSamsung
— Samsung Polska (@SamsungPolska) February 19, 2014
Nevertheless, if this is all what we have got then we would rather prefer to be optimistic than to be a party blooper.
Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 owners, make sure to shout out loud in the comments about what you make of this recent development.
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Internet scams were on the rise during an otherwise quiet summer for the 111th Precinct, officials said.
Jack Fried, president of the precinct's Community Council, said he was one of hundreds to recently receive a fake but convincing email from Chase Bank, which sought vital information like his social security and account numbers.
The electronic note, which appeared to be on official Chase letterhead, is part of a popular scam called "spoofing," according to Deputy Inspector Jason Huerta.
Thieves forge e-mail headers so the message appears to be sent from the original source. The scam usually targets the elderly or those not as savvy with technology, officials said.
Huerta said he has seen seniors lose their life savings after falling victim to the hoax.
"There's a big increase in identity theft," Huerta said. "It's an epidemic and it's taking the form of all kinds of different scams."
The 111th Precinct said grand larcenies, mostly identity theft related, made up for the biggest spike in crime – an increase of 14 for the year.
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The precinct's commanding officer warned residents not to click scam links which usually have an @ symbol in the web address. Safe links from official, secure sites will almost always begin with "https," experts say.
Car break-ins have also been "popping up all over the precinct" and are no longer in clustered areas, according to Huerta. In the last six weeks, cops have arrested at least four people caught in the act, he said.
No officers were awarded at the Community Council's meeting this month, which started up after a summer break. But the precinct's top cop received an accolade of his own.
Huerta was promoted to deputy inspector last week.
The "Cops of the Month" award program will pick up again in October, officials said.


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Apple's App Store sales top $10 billion in 2013
While the rest of the tech world is announcing hot new products at CES, Apple has chosen this time to reveal some app sales figures in the hope of generating a little press of its own. As you'd expect the numbers it's offering today are pretty spectacular.
In December iOS users downloaded almost three billion apps, which Apple says makes it the most successful month in the history of the App Store.
Not only that, but customers spent over $10 billion on iOS apps in 2013, including over $1 billion in December alone. Apple also revealed that developers have now earned $15 billion from their endeavors.
"We'd like to thank our customers for making 2013 the best year ever for the App Store," says Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. "The lineup of apps for the holiday season was astonishing and we look forward to seeing what developers create in 2014".
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One in 10 American workers isn't saving for retirement, according to a survey that accompanied Bankrate's Financial Security Index for August. And their numbers are increasing, even though the economy has improved.
The national telephone survey, which includes a number of personal finance questions, asked how much people were contributing this year compared with last year. Among those who took the survey, 10% said they "did not contribute this year or last year." That's the highest percentage since Bankrate started asking the question in 2011.
- Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate
There were a few positive developments among those who are saving, however. Among American workers:
"With millions of Americans behind in their retirement savings, it is important not only to save but to save more each year," says Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate's chief financial analyst. "Even for those saving the maximum, 401(k) contribution limits increased for 2015, affording the opportunity to put more away for retirement."
A persistent concern among many Americans is whether they'll be able to retire. The Great Recession and a lack of adequate planning have forced many seniors to keep working well into their 60s. And retirement researchers have pointed out that the decline of pension programs, the anticipated increase in medical expenses and a rising cost of living could make retirement more of a privilege than an expectation in the future.
The National Institute on Retirement Security reported in July that Americans in almost every state won't meet their financial needs in retirement. In a separate report, the group estimated that the median retirement account balance for all households near retirement was $14,500. For all households, it was a meager $2,500.
Part of the problem is that fewer companies are offering retirement accounts to their employees, according to an April study from The New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. Only 53% of American workers were offered a retirement account at work in 2011, down from 61% in 1999.
Bankrate's FSI survey revealed how different demographic groups went about saving for retirement. For instance:
Financial planners agree that saving sooner is the key because the money will compound over a longer time period, resulting in a bigger nest egg.
For example, an investor who puts away $5,000 a year from age 25 to 65 at a compounded rate of 8% will amass almost $1.3 million over those 40 years, says Gilbert Armour, a financial planner with SagePoint Financial. "Their friend, who procrastinates and starts 10 years later and has only 30 years, will reach $566,416 at age 65 -- less than half of their forward-thinking friend," he says.
Marguerita Cheng, CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth, encourages clients to contribute enough to receive a company match, if there is one. Then, slowly increase by 1% a year. If that's too much, then try $50 or $100 per paycheck.
"Challenge yourself to pay yourself first," she says. "We tell clients that we want you to have fun today and fun in the future."
Overall, Americans are feeling confident about their financial circumstances, though they're less optimistic than they were earlier this year. Bankrate's Financial Security Index slipped for the 3rd straight month to the lowest reading since October 2014. The security readings for savings, debt, net worth and overall financial situation all declined.
Women's feelings of financial security turned negative for the 1st time this year, while men's feelings tied the lowest level of the year.
Still, the overall reading of 101.2 indicates improved financial security compared with 1 year ago, and job security rebounded from last month's decline.
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