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Note: before actually doing the job, read the "timing belt horror story" at the end. Also, note that we have a valve guide seal replacement guide which may be helpful.
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1. Jack up front of car, and place on jackstands - I placed the jackstands on the floor pan reinforcement channels right behind the firewall.
2. If going to remove the water pump or intake manifold, drain radiator. (Note, if you haven't changed the water pump before, there is 1 bolt that attaches a bracket to the water pump and to the rear cylinder head. To get this bolt out, you will have to remove the intake manifold as the bolt will not clear the thermostat housing. So be forwarned you will need an intake manifold gaskets and plenumn gaskets. When I did this job the first time, I did not replace this bracket. So I don't have to remove the manifold to replace the water pump. I can't recommend leaving this bracket out, but it reduces the time required to replace the pump by over 1 hour.)
3. Pull serpentine Belt - insert 1/2" tommy bar into hole on tensioner to relieve tension and remove belt.
4. Pull Sepertine belt tensioner - 1 bolt in center
5. Pull Crankshaft Dampener Pulley - 1 bolt (22 mm socket) Note: using an impact wrench is the only way I've found for getting these off. If you impact wrench won't budge it - you can use a 1/2" tommy bar. Disconnect the high tension coil wire from the coil, rest the tommy bar against the lower A arm, and have a helper just bump the starter. I've had to use this on several occassions and it works!
6. Remove AC belt by loosening nut on front of idler pulley then loosen bolt on top of pulley bracket.
7. Remove idler pulley - 3 bolts (15mm socket)
8 Remove the A/C electric fan. There are 2 10mm machine screws that hold the top of the fan to the radiator core support, and disconnect the electrical connection. The fan will lift streight up and out. This gives a lot more room for working with the A/C compressor. Just be careful with the compressor not mess up the A/C condenser/
9. Remove AC compressor from mount - 2 bolts and 2 nuts (15mm socket). Note: compressor can not be moved too far off the bracket until the bracket is pulled. Hang the compressor out of the way with a piece of coat hanger wire through one of the bolt holes in the compressor and wrapping the other end of the coat hanger around the passenger side hood support bolt on the radiator core support.
10. Remove AC compressor bracket from block - 3 bolts (15mm sockets), 2 on top, 1 under compressor. Now move compressor and bracket out of the way and tie off to relieve strain on AC hoses.
11. Remove Front engine mounting support plate from block:
12. Remove 3 plastic timing chain covers - 8 to 10 bolts (10 mm socket)
13. With the timing chain covers off the front of the engine, you call see all 3 timing marks, one on each of the camshaft gears and the one of the crank gear. Reinstall the crank bolt, and rotate the engine to align the marks so that the engine is at Top Dead Center (TDC) on #1 piston. The crank mark will align with the pointer on the front of the oil pump, and the 2 cam shaft gear marks will align with the marks on their back cover. The reason for this, is that if anything moves, you can easliy reset everything to the correct timing.
14. Remove timing belt:
15. Remove the water pump, It is held in place with several bolts.
16. I strongly recomend that you replace the crank and camshaft seals at this time also. To replace the cam shaft seals it will be necessary to remove the cam gears from the cam shaft, remove the rear covers. (Note: if the seals are very old and brittle you may want to get some "wear sleeves" to give the new seals a nice clean surface to run on. Otherwise you may be doing this job again in the very near future. (This is the voice of experience speaking!!) - see below for details and photos.
17. Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly. No major gotchas here.
For anyone that is about to replace their timing belt I have a very interesting story to tell you. So please take a second to read this before you start your job.
I have an '89 Voyager van with the 3L Mitsubishi engine. I purchased this van used with 85,000 miles on it. I really didn't think much of that mileage, as the Honda civic wagon had 85,000 miles on it. The van was an LE fully loaded, quite a step up from our manual transmissioned, no power anything.
Shortly after purchasing the van it started the usual smoking. To make this part of the long story short, I had to pull the heads and have the valve guides replaced. When I put the engine back together I replaced the water pump, timing belt, and all other belts. Over the next 10,000 miles I had to replace the water pump 3 times - but that's a different story.
Fast forward about 60,000. I had to have the transmission rebuilt at about 150,000 miles. For some reason, after the rebuild, it was leaking. As I was getting ready to take my son back to college, I told him to take the van to the transmission shop to look at the leak. When we picked up the van, my son made it about 10 feet out of the shops driveway and the van died. Turned out the water pump failed (again - this was the third one I'd put on). I had the van towed home and started to tear it down. What I found was the bell on the water pump, that the timing belt rides, on had come off the pump and ground up a lot of the aluminum housing of the pump and the bell. As a result I had to replace the water pump, timing belt, and timing belt pulley.
When I removed the harmonic ballancer, I also noticed that some how the woodrift key had broken and gulled out its seat in the ballancer shaft. So I had to get a new harmonic ballancer. To replace the woodrift key, I had to get the crank gear off. And you can probably guess I broke it, so there's another part I need. I finally get all the parts required to fix the van to the tune of about $500, and put the van back together.
Everything runs great for about 2 weeks. Now the horror story begins. I'm standing in the drive and my wife drives up. The van is making a god awful noise. It sounded like the hydraulic lifters clattering. I check the oil, and there is just some on the dip stick. I put in about 3 quarts. I asked her how long the van has been making that noise. She says, it just started. I check under the van, and it's dropping a lot of oil. Turns out the original crankshaft seal blew.
Other than the fact that I just finished this job 2 weeks ago (it's the same job as replacing the timing belt), I get a new seal and replaced it. I have to remove the crank gear again, and I don't want to break it again. So I talk to some friends, and find out the secret to getting the gear off. You need to get 2 "cat's claws". These are available at any hardware store, and look like flat bladed screwdrivers with the ends turned up at about a 15 degree angle and a notch cut in the blade. They were designed as nail removing tools. You place the 180 degrees apart on the crank gear, and the head will fit behind the gear, so when you pry you aren't prying on the frail lip of the gear (which is what I broke 2 weeks earlier). I have a little trouble getting the seal out, but I get it out and replace it. Put the van back together and everything is fine. I'm starting to get good at this job. (I didn't mention that I just did the same job on my son's girlfriend's car in the intervening weekend.)
About 8 days go by, and I notice a large oil stain in the driveway again. So I get to tear the front of the engine down for the third time in a month. This time, the original seal on the rear camshaft is leaking. (Note: the camshaft seals look identical to the crankshaft seal.) A little older now, I start to see the trend here so I replace both camshaft seals. When I finish putting the van back together I take it for a test drive and go out to dinner. My wife got smart and was a chaperone for a band outing with our #2 son and was gone all weekend.
As I walk towards the restaurant I look back at the van, and it's leaking oil. Well I know what I'm doing Sunday. I pulled the front of the engine down again and try to reseat the front camshaft seal. Put it everything back together and head out to dinner for a test ride. I check under the van and guess what, it's still leaking oil!
So every night for the next couple of evenings I work on tearing the front of the engine down again to find out where it's leaking. The front camshaft seal still! I call some friends and find out that there is this thing called a wear sleeve. The old seal had become hard as a rock and worn a small groove in the camshaft. So I start calling all the local auto parts store until I find one that has the sleeve. It costs about $26 and comes with a tool for installing it. (Note: for the rear camshaft it would work fine, but since the front camshaft is longer, to drive the distributor, it doesn't work. I think I used a piece of PVC pipe as a jury-rigged tool to install the sleeve.) I install the sleeve and a new camshaft seal, put the engine back together. Take it for the same test drive to the restaurant and NO major leak, but I'm still leaking oil! But I can't find out where.
A few phone calls, and I get the suggestion to pull the heads and replace the head gaskets. Great! I get to have more fun. So the following weekend I pull the engine down for the 6th time in almost as many weeks. While I'm in there, I replace the camshaft seals again, and the valve guide seals. Get everything back together and take it for a test drive. No leaks!!!! I keep a close eye on the oil level and the stain in my drive way for the next month or so. I'm not using any oil, and the spot in the driveway isn't getting any bigger. So finally the problem is solved, and confidence in the van starts going back up.
All this was started in September of 2000. A couple of 500 mile trips to pick up our #1 son at college and everything is going great. In March of 2001, my son is having a "Junior Recital". (He's a music major - his main instrument is the clarinet, and he can play a mean sax.) So my wife, #2 son and I swing by my parents house and pick them up and off the 5 of us go, heading to James Madison Univ. for the recital. About a hour into the trip we come up to a rest stop, and my dad asks to stop. I pull into a parking space, and for some strange reason I walk around behind the van. I notice a line of fluid on the ground, in the path that I took to park. As I come up to the passengers door, my wife says there is smoke coming from the wheel well. I pop the hood and oil is pouring all over the ground, and burning off the catalytic converter.
Well the van is hard down. I check the oil. It's about 1 quart low. So apparently the crankshaft seal failed just as I exited the interstate going into the rest stop. Luck break #1. I call AAA to see about getting towed home. They ask how far we are from home as I have a 100 mile limit. I'm 88 miles from home! Lucky break #2. They say a tow truck will be there in a little while. We call our son and tell him that the van died and we won't make the recital. Now we start looking for a rental van. My wife notices that on our AAA card, we can get a discount at Hertz. I call them and ask if they have a Van. Nope. I ask what the biggest car they have is. A Mercury Grand Marquee. That should hold the 5 of us, our luggage, the cake and meat platter we had for the reception after the recital. Only 1 problem, how are we going to get to the rental car place? It's about 15 to 20 miles from where we are. As we're trying to figure this out, a fellow comes up and asks if he can help. We tell him that we need to get to the Richmond Airport to pickup a rental car. He says, "no problem, he's going right past there and will give us a ride." My dad hops in this fellow's van and disappears down the highway. About 10 minutes later the tow truck shows up. No one has to ride back with him. Lucky break #3. So we unload all our belongings from the van and pile them on the curb. We look like a bunch of vagabonds.
About 30 minutes after the roll back leaves, my dad arrives with the Merc. We pile all our stuff in it and head off for JMU, again. We actually make it to the recital with 20 minutes to spare. (It was great!)
Now back home, I tear the front of the engine down again to discover that the crankshaft seal has indeed gone. Now I know about these "wear sleeves" so I start calling around looking for one for the crankshaft. No one has one. Every place I call says they haven't had any call for one. (I find this hard to believe.) I also tell a friend and co-worker, Bob Loomis, about my problem. We both do some surfing on the internet and he finds a company called Micro Sleeve (http://www.microsleeve.com/) in Arlington, TX (800 475-3383) that specializes in making wear sleeves for modern engines.
I call them and they have a sleeve (part # MS 357) for the Mit. 3L engine. It's about $6! (I imagine that their price for the camshaft sleeve is a lot less than the $26 I paid for the one I got 6 months ago.) They also sell an installation tool (part # MST 357) for $17 which I also purchase.
It arrived today, and I started putting the van back together. Their sleeve went right on with their tool, no problem! I haven't finished yet. But it's dark now, so I thought I'd share my experience with you all.
Now the moral of the story. When you change the timing belts, change the camshaft and crankshaft seals. To replace the camshaft seals, it will be necessary to remove the camshaft gear. The camshaft may move on you. If it does, you will need a special camshaft wrench.
I made one out of some old scrap angle iron I had laying around - it was actually part of a bed frame in its past life.) If they haven't been replaced and you have over 120,000 miles on the engine, you might seriously want to think about getting the sleeves for the crank and cam shafts. It's worth the insurance.
In closing, let me pass on a couple of other tid bits.
I hope my little adventure will save some of you some problems. I've seen lots written about replacing the timing bents, but could not find anything about replacing the seals. Now there is at least 1 document that tells you to do so.
I'm also including a sketch of the cam shaft wrench I made, some pictures of the van broken down at the rest stop, some pictures of crank sleeve, and a set of procedures for replacing the timing belt.
- John T. Blair WA4OHZ, Editor/Publisher of The Brickline
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Anyway, enough of that. Let's get to some Cosmo shares! This below is everything that I made for the Cosmo CHA booth (although the little gift tag holder I spaced it and forgot to send!) :P
When I first opened The Boyfriend line I took a look at the stickers. I saw this one below (Got Tunes?) and totally thought of an iTunes Gift Card we got a while back! I thought this would be perfect for holding one of those gift cards! Only problem is I didn't make the slits right, so now I can't get a card in. :P Never made one of these before so hopefully next time will be easier.
Paper-Cosmo Cricket, Kraft cardstock
Stickers-Cosmo Cricket
Brads-stash (I am not sure where these came from?)
Ink-Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk ink
Ribbon(?)-This is actually the old drawstring to a pair of my sweat pants. (Don't worry, I remove the string before I even wear them the first time!)
This LO was also made with The Boyfriend line, but it is not boy themed at all! We wanted to show the versatility of the lines, so I did a LO about my sister and I when we were little. No journaling, just us. I don't know or remember anything from this time, we lived in Flagstaff, AZ for a year and I don't remember a bit of it, so I really wouldn't know what to say in journaling anyway. I just thought we looked cute and happy. Good times. :D (BTW doesn't that carseat look ancient??!!!!)
Supplies: Everything on here is Cosmo Cricket (Except for the dark teal cardstock, also I used an EK Success border punch)
This next LO I made using the Jolly by Golly line, and it totally looked different in my mind. I spent hours upon hours on this LO, only for it to not turn out at all like I wanted it to! Urgh! Don't you just hate that?! Well, I couldn't just abandon it, or even start a different one, I was so crunched for time and so spent on trying to make this vision come to life in this LO that I just needed to get this one done. I am ashamed to say that I let that happen, but sometimes you just gotta give and let it go, knowing full well that you will come back again another day and give it another try. I read a quote a long while ago and I can't remember who said it, but it goes-If you throw enough things at the wall, something is bound to stick. So You can full well expect to see me give this another try real soon!
Ribbon-Cosmo Cricket
Ink-Color Box Cat's Eye, Stazon
Stamps-Studio G
And it is no surprise that Cosmo had some of their older, yet still popular, lines featured at this last CHA. For things that their new lines did not cover (end of summer, halloween, traditional Christmas colors and so on), their older lines make up for that in abundance!!!
Supplies: Everything above is from the Girl Friday line by Cosmo Cricket (except the blue velvet scallop trim, that is from Get Happy by Cosmo Cricket).
This last LO was actually the first one that I made (I was waiting for the new realeases embies to arrive). I used the Haunted line for this LO. Cut my own shape and stitched the circle with my machine. The pictures of Creedence here are when she is about 2 months old. Man I miss her being that small! Where did the time go?!!! *tear!*
Supplies: Everything above is from the Haunted line by Cosmo Cricket (except for the pumpkin brad (Making Memories), the orange flower (Michael's) and the pearl pin (Maya Road).
Ok well I have all lined up a Prima post for next time, so stay tuned!! Also I just received the September Build-A-Page sketch and OMGOSH is it stunning!!! Can't wait to get started on that! Hope you are all well! Take care!


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Yufuin Onsen
Located at the base of 1,584 meter high Mt. Yufu-dake, Yufuin Onsen invites approximately four million visitors a year to enjoy its abundant hot spring water. Yufuin Onsen is ranked to have the third richest volume of water in all of Japan, so is well established as an onsen town.
The Yufuin Onsen hot spring town is located on a 450 meter-high mountain area with scenic views in Yufu City, Oita Prefecture. In contrast to the neighboring Beppu Onsen – one of the biggest hot spring resorts in Japan, Yufuin Onsen is becoming popular for its relaxing atmosphere due to the spacious structure of the town. Its nickname "the backroom of Beppu" literally suggests the quiet and peaceful location surrounded by nature. Set in a neat configuration along Yunotsubo Kaido Avenue are many trendy shops, restaurants and museums, this attracts especially young ladies as visitors to Yufuin. Taking a tour via horse and carriage around the town is a fun activity.
Yufuin Onsen was actually designated as one of the "10 hot springs of Beppu" in the old days. However, through the change of administrative division brought about in the Taisho era (1912-1926), Yufuin Onsen became a hot spring town in its own right.
There are 852 sources that feed the hot springs in Yufuin and local people can enjoy bathing in Onsen water in their own homes. Many public baths stand in the town, which enables both tourists and locals soak, while refreshing their body and mind. The water has a medicinal effect on neuralgia, muscle ache, joint pain as well as a soothing effect on body.
To visit Yufuin hot spring town, take JR Express Train Yufu, which takes 2 hours and 10 minutes from Hakata Station, or 45 minutes transit time from Oita Station. Express buses are also available from Beppu Station with a 50 minute transit time.
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Date de sortie: 20 novembre 2013
Genre: Drame
Durée: 100 min
Langue: Russe
Production: 1+1 Production
Date de sortie: 20 novembre 2013
Genre: Drame
Durée: 100 min
Langue: Russe
Production: 1+1 Production
Un film de Eva Neymann
Avec : Dmitriy Kobetskoy, Katerina Golubeva, Mikhail Veksler
A 8-year-old boy is travelling with his mother towards his grandfather, but their journey is stopped when the young woman dies of typhus in an unknown town, just as poor and in ruins as any other on the way. However, the boy is determined to go on. Eva Neymann's film is a visual journey into a country covered in snow and left poor by war. This is a place of beautiful, deserted landscapes and people overcome by both need and greed. The tranquil black-and-white images created by Lithuanian cameraman Rimmvydas Leipus masterfully evoke the atmosphere of the Second World War's penultimate year in the Soviet Union. The picture was based on motifs drawn from the autobiographical story of the same name by writer and screenwriter Friedrich Gorenstein, who also penned the script for Tarkovsky's Solaris.
Alberto, a divorced father, takes his two children for a vacation at a thermal resort in Salto. Things don't turn out as planned as the non-stop rain forces them to stay indoors, away from the pools and with no TV. Alberto's efforts to entertain his children are met with indifference by Federico, his youngest son, and Lucía, his teenage daughter.
Brothers Manaki International Film Festival (2013)
Istanbul International Film Festival – Prix du Jury(2013)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – East of West Award (2012)
Seattle International Film Festival (2013)
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I love my country, but I am ashamed of the government. And these are my angry insights why.
The death of the 44 PNP-SAF in Mamasapano Clash is the most tragic and painful blow for all of us Filipinos this year. We really cannot imagine that their youthfulness and enthusiasm to serve and protect our country will end up through the hands of a disease called "personal interest" with just a blink of an eye. What's the Truth behind their death? Why did they became the sacrificial lamb for the interest of the powerful and the influential? What went wrong with the Philippine Democracy that should be the cradle for sympathy, empathy, respect, Truth, compassion, and justice?
Last January 30, 2015, it was the National Mourning for the 44 Fallen PNP-SAF. Many mourned and experienced grief especially the loved ones of the 44 Fallen heroes who are still in a great sadness and astonishment that they died in an instant and the reason of their loss is still a tabularasa. But, the majority of the Filipinos were angry and furious not only with the clash itself but also with the 'point of reference' behind the clash; i.e. the government who pointed again HIS 'deadly' finger and put the blame on those who are responsible for their malfunction, which is actually Him on the first place and insensitively barely ignore the lives of the 44 Fallen valor heroes who died for the country's so called "interests''. But, is it for the country that their lives are worth for martyrdom and sacrifice?
Pope Francis's First Address in the Philippines reminded the government that it is more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity, and commitment to the common good. It means to say that the government should have the duty to be sensitive, sympathetic, emphatic, and always safeguard the welfare of nation and not only his/her personal interests or even the interests of the few. But, did the government became serious after Pope Francis pronounce the aforementioned words in Malacañang that clamors for honesty, integrity, and commitment to the common good? No! After Pope Francis' visit in the Philippines here comes the Mamasapano Clash that opened our eyes to the Truth about how far the Philippines government is true to its vision-mission, ideals, and objectives for the betterment of the Philippine society. Frankly speaking, the government failed to show its real identity as an element for the common good's welfare and progress. Its insensitivity itself to the 44 Fallen heroes impinges our expectation with what the government must be and to be. It's a shame, a great shame not just to them but for all of us Filipinos. What the heck!
Justice? Respect? Dignity? Integrity? Are these still relevant to our government colored by what they called 'indispensable banner of democracy' represented by the color yellow and the big letter 'L'? No! Gone are the days that Edsa Revolution was the trending highlight of Democracy in the Philippines. For sure, the four mentioned words were only relevant at that very moment. Now, we are experiencing another climactic scenario in our nation and in order to spark once again the ember of Democracy that promote peace and harmony; the question is "what happened?" Narcissism ruled the show. Where is the government in the person of the president of the state that his name starts with the letter 'p' when the remains of the 44 Fallen heroes disembarked on their base called 'HOME'? Ah….Uuhmm…He's busy in his usual errands, i.e. bragging his popularity to the few that I think they are understandable enough that he must be there according to the protocol instead of being in that occasion which is outside of the protocol. What is wrong with him? Why did he chose the few elites than the poor 44 Fallen heroes' remains which need to be sympathized? That's a burning question that he should only answer for the sake of Truth.
Another shame; he was late in attending the necrological service for the remains of the 44 Fallen heroes. What went wrong to him again? Is he out of his mind? #thelatePresident is now his name and it's trendy because its face speaks that he is not interested at all. So, in order not to be put into condemnation by the angry people who waited for so long, he stayed until midmorning. But, it does not make an appeal to the angry crowd. Is he still worthy to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on what he had shown to the nation today? I hope not. The banner of democracy represented by the color yellow is now the banner of shame. Pointing fingers is now the system for ruling and an important means for honest leading. What the heck! Nasaan na ang puso na siyang dapat manaig kasama ng talino at karunungan, at isa sa pinakamahalagang aspeto ng katotohanan at tamang pamumuno? Now, we learned the lesson in Mamasapano Clash that Insensitivity is the root of corruption and moral frailty in our nation's stability which is now within the parameters of the government's system. I cannot but think this thought that Prayer is insufficient and not really enough to attain Truth. We really need to do something in order to restore back the splendor of Democracy in the Philippine society. Aanhin ang Dasal kung ang lider ng bansa ay walang pakialam. Dapat na tayo ay makialam hangga't hinog pa ang sugat ng Mamasapano Clash.


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- NEW 200 photos with random differences.
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It's not an irritating vision test like other games. Just concentrate on it and believe your intuition, you can't miss it.
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A report from the Taxpayers Alliance suggests that most councils have restrictions on their meetings being recorded by members of the public. It looked at 30 councils in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
The report found:
- Eight councils out of 30 have no restrictions on recording, blogging, and tweeting, other than those doing so must not disrupt proceedings: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Sheffield, South Kesteven, and York.
- 12 councils only allow members of the public to record at meetings with approval of either the Chairman or the Mayor: Barnsley, Boston, East Lindsey, Hambelton, Harrogate, Hull, North Kesteven, North Lincolnshire, Ryedale, Selby, South Holland, and Wakefield. Bradford and Calderdale councils only allow recording to take place if the majority of members vote in favour of doing so.
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council does not record its meetings, and forbids local residents from recording, blogging and tweeting at all meetings of the council.
- West Lindsey District Council records meetings, but forbids members of the public from recording, blogging and tweeting.
- Rotherham Council only allows recordings on a device agreed by the council.
It is perfectly reasonable to say that proceedings should not be disrupted. It people cause a noise, or an obstruction or behave in a threatening way then they should be required to leave. But it should be possible to record proceedings (or tweet or live blog about them on a laptop) without this causing any difficulty.
In June, Eric Pickles issued guidance in support of transparency saying:
Modern technology has created a new cadre of bloggers and hyper-local journalists, and councils should open their digital doors and not cling to analogue interpretations of council rules.
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Larnaka Travel Guide
For many visitors to Cyprus, all they see of LARNAKA (the old spelling "Larnaca" is still commonly used) is its blinding-white salt lake, visible as you come in to land at the airport, or whatever can be glimpsed from the windows of a coach speeding off to the resorts to the east and west. This is a pity, because the city has a unique character and atmosphere worth sampling for a couple of days. It also makes an excellent base from which to explore the rest of the island, connected as it is by motorway to Pafos and Lemesos in the west, Lefkosia in the north, and Protaras and Agia Napa in the east.
Larnaka is easy to get to know. The road that follows the beach between the marina in the north and the fort in the south – Leoforos Athinon – has a host of hotels and restaurants along the landward side and a sunbed-and-parasol-packed beach to the seaward, lined by the stately palm trees that give the pedestrianized seashore its name – Foinikoudes (Palm Tree) Promenade. Many of the main sights, including the Municipal Cultural Centre, the ancient church of Agios Lazaros and the old fort, are a few steps away from this axis. Further west are the town's archeological and natural history museums, the site of Ancient Kition, the Municipal Theatre and the impressive old Kamares Turkish aqueduct. South of the fort, along Piyale Pasa which continues to skirt the sea, are Skala, the old Turkish area now dominated by craft shops, the distinct holiday area of McKenzie Beach, and the huge salt lake with its haunting, palm-shaded Hala Sultan Tekke.
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3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour.
3/4 Cup Wheat Flour
1/4 cup butter,soft at room temperature.
3/4 cup condensed milk.
1/2 can pineapple Chunks
1/2 cup of pineapple juice (from the pineapple can).
1 tsp baking powder.
1/2 tsp baking soda.
3 cardamom pod seeds powdered finely.
- Preheat the oven to 180C and Grease a round cake tin with butter or line it with parchment paper.
- In a Bowl, Mix Butter and Condensed Milk together until smooth and creamy.
- In a separate bowl Sift together AP flour,Wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and powdered cardamom.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture little by little, Keep stirring all the time.Add the pineapple juice little by little and whisk till it is mixed properly. Fold in the Pineapple Chunks into the mixture.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared tin. Bake the cake at 180C for 20mins.Reduce the temperature to 160C and bake for another 20-25 mins or until it passes the toothpick test.
- Take it out of the Oven, Let it cool for 5 minutes. Invert it on to a Wire Rack. Serve it Warm!!!


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The .hisf file extension is related to the DL_POLY a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation program.
Software that open hisf file
HISF file extension - DL_POLY history file
What is hisf file? How to open hisf files?
File type specification:
The HISF file extension is associated with the DL_POLY a classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation software for Microsoft Windows operating system. The .hisf file stores various data used for internal purposes of the DL_POLY.
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DL_POLY is a general purpose classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation software developed at Daresbury Laboratory.
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Best value bouquet of seasonal flowers
Perfect seasonal flower bouquet, hand crafted by our talented florists. Not a huge bouquet but you won't find better value, this popular seasonal selection is a winner for every occasion.
Help our florists create the perfect bouquet by selecting a colour option to match the occasion.
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Presidential Women's Center offers confidential and convenient HIV Testing.
HIV testing is available by appointment with one of our certified HIV counselors who will provide information on transmission of the virus, ways to protect yourself and other important facts. We offer the rapid test which can be done using an oral swab or a blood draw. We also offer the standard blood test.
As with all of our services, strict confidentiality is assured.
If you are scheduling an appointment for our abortion services, we may be able to provide HIV testing on the same day.
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By now, you've most likely at least heard of the Experience API (more commonly known as the Tin Can API). You've heard it's the next generation of SCORM and that a number of organizations have adopted it, but you're not sure what it actually does or how to do anything with it. So, what do you do?
Our friends at Saltbox are hosting a Tin Can API technical workshop in Seattle on Dec. 10-11 at the SURF Incubator. As a result of this workshop, presenters Russell Duhon and Jeff Tillett will have developers and instructional designers ready to implement Tin Can in your mobile, social and informal learning applications. Developers will be on site to help you get started with Tin Can regardless of your programming platform or toolset. Bring your ideas and projects to the workshop and get started on building the next generation learning experiences.
For all attendees, Float is offering its Tin Can iOS library at 50 percent off. A demo of the Tin Can library is available. In the meantime, check out our Tin Can Statement Viewer to get a better idea of what this library can do.
Once onsite, registration and lunch occurs from 11-12 on Dec. 10, followed by the first workshop from 12-6. Day 2 consists of a workshop from 8-3. The cost is $1,950 with hotel or $1,750 without hotel. Airport transportation is included, as are four meals.
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New Directions may have failed to capture the Regionals title, but the Fox network's Glee season finale snagged a ratings crown.
The Season 1 ender became the season's highest-rated finale for a new show in the 18-to-49 demo, with a 4.6 rating. Overall, the episode drew 10.9 million viewers. Earlier in the evening on Fox, Hell's Kitchen drew 6.9 million viewers.
Despite Glee's record numbers, ABC still took first place in the demo and total viewers thanks to Game 3 of the National Basketball Association finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. The game averaged 11.5 million viewers. In addition , a special pregame installment of Jimmy Kimmel Live grabbed 8.1 million viewers and the NBA Countdown special netted 8.9 million viewers.
CBS came in second for the night with repeats of NCIS (11.1 million viewers) NCIS: Los Angeles (9.5 million) and The Good Wife (7 million).
Check out full episodes of America's Got Talent
NBC scored a third-place finish with new episodes of Losing It with Jillian (7.6 million viewers), America's Got Talent — the night's top-rated program with 13 million viewers — and a Law & Order repeat (5.9 million).
On cable, ABC Family's new series Pretty Little Liars kicked off strong, capturing 2.5 million viewers, according to the network. The series was the No. 1 cable program of the evening in the 18-to-49 demo and was the channel's second-most-watched series premiere, behind the launch of Secret Life of the American Teenager in 2008.


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Classic style wooden A-frames built using a solid wooden frame that is great for busy pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants & bars.
We use a fine quality blackboard, easy to clean and resistant to chalk residues. They can easily be updated using chalk pens.
These wooden A frames also feature a strong wooden frame that can be supplied in either our lightweight or heavyweight option.
Our heavyweight option is both very heavy and strong making it a great option for locations with windy conditions (for very strong winds extra weight may be required).
Each of these wooden A-frames features a strong, heavy-duty hinge and a chain for easy and safe deployment.
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Add an engraved header using our scratch resistant Titan metal that is available in a range of eight colours. Engraving reveals the underlying silver metal (except blue - reveals lighter blue).
Single sided £25
Double-sided £40Engraving area up to 200cm sq
Add a fully customised header that can be printed in any design you choose or let us design one for you!
Single sided £20
Double sided £36
Add a customised header that can be printed with your own logo/text in a single colour.
Single sided £17
Double sided £30
Wooden A frames are supplied plain.
Personalise using liquid chalk pens that are easy to clean and available to buy from the Menu Shop
Very strong and durable frame that is ideal for any conditions although very windy conditions may require added weight.
Lightweight (7kg)
Easy to carry yet still strong and durable, for windy conditions extra weight will be required.
(Both A boards have the same appearance except we use heavier materials in the build to obtain the extra weight)
Your order will be despatched within 15 working days.
Delivery will take approximately 1 working day after despatch.
Lead times are subject to quantities and if personalised, the despatch date is from final artwork approval when production actually commences.
If choosing standard titles or plain we endeavour to better the lead times where possible.
If you require a tracking number for your goods or further information about delivery times please contact our sales team who will be happy to help.
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Depending on the product ordered, most items will reach you in 3 - 15 working days. Please contact us for an exact delivery time.
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Depending on the product ordered, most items will reach you in 3 - 15 working days. Please contact us for an exact delivery time.
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People with disabilities – who account for 15 per cent of the world's population (over a billion people) – are a part of every society.
For the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement contributing to the social inclusion of people with disability is a priority.
In the Cambodian Red Cross Society, youth and volunteers are including people with disabilities in the forefront of their activities on road safety.
By Dr Katrien Beeckman, Head, Principles and Values, IFRC
People with disabilities – who account for 15 per cent of the world's population (over a billion people) – are a part of every society. They may face social, economic and cultural barriers limiting their access to full and effective participation in a society, including economic development, education, employment and health services.
Actually it is these barriers, rather than the physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments, which disable people, and can lead to poverty and disempowerment. An estimated one-in-five people living in poverty in developing countries have some form of disability.
At the same time, people with disabilities are a part of everyday life, contributing significantly to the diversity and capacity of communities around the world. They are as entitled to respect, dignity and human rights as every other person. The removal of these barriers is essential.
For the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement contributing to the social inclusion of people with disability is a priority, as reaffirmed in last month's statutory meetings in Sydney, where 189 National Societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, as well as the IFRC and ICRC, came together to take strategic decisions for action.
A central pillar in the Movement's work on the social inclusion of people with disability is the principle of 'nothing about us without us'. In other words, people with disabilities must be central to all decisions and at all levels in our activities on this issue, and we must focus on strengthening their sense of belonging to and being valued by their community.
In the Cambodian Red Cross Society, youth and volunteers are including people with disabilities in the forefront of their activities on road safety. They are encouraging young people with disabilities to be peer educators in their campaigns to prevent accidents and the potential disabilities that may result.
Also key to the Red Cross Red Crescent mandate is to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are met in situations of risk, armed conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters. They must not be seen as only beneficiaries or affected people. They are also – and must be profiled as – important contributors to building resilience of their community. In the Colombian Red Cross Society's Tolima branch, for instance, blind and deaf people have become Red Cross volunteers after being trained on first aid. The Australian Red Cross trains on emergency preparedness for people with a disability, their families and carers.
In addition, the Movement seeks to change mindsets, attitudes and behavior in society, breaking myths and stereotypes and building a culture of respect for diversity and social inclusion, rather than stigmatization and exclusion. As their auxiliary in the humanitarian field, National Societies, such as the Viet Nam Red Cross Society or the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, work closely with public authorities to remove legal and policy barriers for people with disabilities and to actively implement the 2006 Convention on Rights of People with Disability.
Finally, Red Cross Red Crescent youth are a powerful driving force, and through behavioural change initiatives, such as Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change (YABC), youth volunteers have been able to raise awareness with young people on the needs, rights and aspirations of people with disabilities in schools, for instance in France, or engage in joint sporting activities involving people with intellectual disability in Lebanon, as part of our partnership with the Special Olympics.
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We have a keen focus on Nephralogy & Oncology
These services will be offered through best of the Treasury hospitals empanelled by us across India
Nephrology :
Earlier Kidneys were part of the body now they are part of everyone's life,17 out of 100 suffer from Kidney Disease in India & every year more than 2.2 lakh people in our country are newly being added for Dialysis.
Hemodialysis :
A process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally.
We will be offering Hemodialysis as a package of 10 & 12 sessions. for people who already have a Fistula fixed on their hands.
Dialyzer membranes come with different pore sizes.
• Low Flux : Those with smaller pore size (with reusable Dialyzer & Pipe )
• High Flux : Those with larger pore sizes (with reusable Dialyzer & Pipe )
• Sero Positive : done for Hepatitis,HIV positive patients where Every Dialysis session new Dialyzer and pipe are used.
**ADP-3 Test mandatory for all customers migrating to our empaneled centers.
Oncology :
We will be offering Chemotherapy ( Miscellaneous Antineoplastics, Topoisomerase inhibitors, Anti metabolites, Alkylating agents ,Plant Alkaloids etc


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Weekly WordPress News: CDNs, .Blog, and Accessibility
This week, you can learn why you can't just add a CDN to your WordPress site and expect all your performance issues to be solved.
You can also dig into accessibility for WordPress sites and debate whether or not to purchase your own .blog domain.
There's also a great article from SecuPress on how WordPress sites get hacked, which includes some real life data.
And finally, WordPress 4.6 Release Candidate 2 is out. August 16th will be here before you know it.
Let's get to all of this week's news…
- A CDN Isn't a Silver Bullet for Performance – Ashley tells you why you can't just rely on CDN to solve all your performance issues.
- Why .Blog Domains Are a Good Idea for WordPress? – Ahmad gives his thoughts on the upcoming .blog domains.
- WordPress 4.6 RC2 – WordPress 4.6 Release Candidate 2 is out. August 16th is getting closer and closer.
- How A WordPress Website Gets Hacked – Tom from SecuPress takes a look at how WordPress sites get hacked. He also includes some real data from their customers.
- Supporting Free WordPress Plugins: Dedicated Hours – interesting topic. It can be easy to take free plugin support for granted.
- What's harder than coding a WordPress plugin? – Chris Lema with some thoughts on coding WordPress plugins
- How To Create Accessible WordPress Websites – it's easy to overlook accessibility – this guide shows you what you need to do.
- How to Create Awesome Images for your Blog Posts using PowerPoint – if you don't like using Canva for blog images, learn how to do it with PowerPoint.
- The Bite-Sized Visual Guide To Fixing Your Most Common WordPress Issues – some good tips from Codeable
- 8 "Hidden" Features of WordPress – a fun look at some of WordPress' hidden features
- How to Add Job Listing Page to Your WordPress Website – WPMayor shows you how to add a job listing page to WordPress using WP RSS Aggregator.
- Get Free WordPress Finance Theme: Profit Lite – MotoPress released the lite version of their Profit theme for free
- Drizzle Review – Monetize Your Content with Micropayments – Colin gives his thoughts on Drizzle, a way to monetize content with micropayments.
- [INFOGRAPHIC] The Good, Bad and Ugly of WordPress Hosting – CodeinWP published the results of their hosting survey in an even easier-to-digest infographic.
- Kinsta Hosting Review – High-Performance Managed WordPress Hosting – while we're on the topic of hosting, check out our review of Kinsta.
- 25+ Best WordPress Job Board Themes for Job Portals – our list of the 25+ best job board themes
- Premium WordPress Plugins of the Month: July 2016 – some of the best premium plugins of July
- 40 Remarkable E-commerce Themes For WordPress That Support WooCommerce (2016 Edition) – starting a WooCommerce site? Check these themes out.


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Established since 1974, Bonia, the international luxury brand and leather expert, has created a trademark legend in the fashion industry, achieving numerous milestones among the many accolades it receives. Bonia, the Italian inspiration, has been building its identity consistently and constantly as well as earned its prestige by highlighting the three principals of its brand at all time- that's Modern, Elegant and Contemporary.
Being an expert of leather, Bonia offers wide range of leather goods including leather handbags, footwear and accessories for both ladies and gentlemen as well as other non-leather fashion item such as men's apparels.


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PDL BioPharma to Announce Fourth Quarter / Year-End 2017 Financial Results on March 8, 2018
Mar 01, 2018, 07:00 ET
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL or the Company) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter, year-end 2017 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2017, on Thursday March 8, 2018, after market close. PDL's management will host a conference call and webcast that day at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. A slide presentation relating to the call will be available via the webcast link on the PDL website.
Conference Call Details
To access the live conference call via phone, please dial (800) 668-4132 from the United States and Canada or (224) 357-2196 internationally. The conference ID is 9384627. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A telephone replay will be available for one week following the call and may be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 from the United States and Canada or (404) 537-3406 internationally. The replay passcode is 9384627.
To access the live and subsequently archived webcast of the conference call, go to the Company's website at http://www.pdl.com and go to "Events & Presentations." Please connect to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to allow for any software download that may be necessary.
About PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDL seeks to provide a significant return for its shareholders by acquiring and managing a portfolio of companies, products, royalty agreements and debt facilities in the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In 2012, PDL began providing alternative sources of capital through royalty monetizations and debt facilities, and in 2016, began acquiring commercial-stage products and launching specialized companies dedicated to the commercialization of these products. To date, PDL has consummated 17 such transactions, of which nine are active and outstanding. PDL has one debt transaction outstanding, representing deployed and committed capital of $20.0 million: CareView; one hybrid royalty/debt transaction outstanding, representing deployed and committed capital of $44.0 million: Wellstat Diagnostics; and five royalty transactions outstanding, representing deployed and committed capital of $396.1 million and $397.1 million, respectively: KYBELLA®, AcelRx, University of Michigan, Viscogliosi Brothers and Depomed. PDL's equity and loan investments in Noden represent deployed and committed capital of $179.0 million and $202.0 million, respectively, and its converted equity and loan investment in LENSAR represents deployed capital of $40 million.
NOTE: PDL, PDL BioPharma, the PDL logo and the PDL BioPharma logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of, and are proprietary, to PDL BioPharma, Inc. which reserves all rights therein.
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I've been reading the transcripts of and commentary about the US Supreme Court arguments taking place this week about the constitutionality of the "individual mandate" and associated penalty contained within the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010).
Before I get into any analysis, a seeming triviality: many of the news reports about this case are noting the fact that its opponents refer to the act as "Obamacare," as if this were some kind of novel piece of slang. It's not. What's new is that, ahead of these oral arguments, the Act's supporters have started embracing the term instead of discouraging its use, as if Barack Obama himself has delivered this manna to the unhealthy. Frankly, I don't think Obama has even read the full text of this legislation, so I refuse to give him sole credit (or blame) for it, and will refer to it by its acronym PPACA, which is the norm when referring to legislation of the American Congress. (What, did you think PATRIOT Act was capitalised because it's a big deal? No: it's because it's the Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. American politicians are nothing if not massively cheesy.)
Now let's address why I'm writing this blog post. This case is an extraordinarily big deal, and you will have a hard time understanding why if all you read is the news media accounts of the arguments. The American media does not want to go into any great analysis of the issue, for fear that you might draw your own conclusions, and the British media does not understand the significance. In the British media in particular, you will find reporters utterly baffled by what appears, to them, to be a sneaky, underhand challenge of the president himself under the pretext of a legal technicality.
Whether or not a law, or a part of a law, is constitutional is simply not a legal technicality. The Constitution is the basis for all federal government in the United States. The federal government simply may not make laws that contravene, or surpass, what the Constitution allows it to do. The law, or the provision within the law, cannot be imposed upon the American people if it is not constitutional. And one of the basic rights Americans have is to challenge the federal government about the constitutionality of its laws. That British journalists don't seem (or want) to grasp this, simply because they personally think the PPACA is a good thing, makes them shitty journalists.
So. What is the issue at stake?
The challenge to the PPACA is about the provisions in section 5000A, which require Americans to be covered by health insurance (whether purchased individually or through their employer) or incur a penalty. These parts of the law are collectively referred to as the "individual mandate" or the "minimum coverage provision."
The challengers, in this case, are a number of American states and some associated individuals. Their basic contention is that the US Constitution does not permit the federal government to compel people to purchase health insurance when they are not purchasing health care services.
In this case, you have two participants: the challengers, and the US federal government (as represented by the Solicitor General). This case has gone through the federal courts already, and the Supreme Court agreed at the back end of 2011 to hear it. This is significant: the Supreme Court can choose not to hear cases, so the fact it has chosen to hear this one means the Court believes that there is enough doubt about the matter, or enough importance about the question at hand, to make it an issue worth settling. The Court's decision is binding and, in this case, may also be precedent-setting. (This is kind of what puzzles me about the position of many British journalists; if the high court of the US thinks it's important enough to discuss, who are you to call it a trivial technicality?)
But enough about British journalists. Part of the reason reportage about this case is so crappy is that there are lots of different strands of argument involved, not all of which make a lot of sense if you consider them in isolation.
For example, yesterday's arguments centred around whether or not the Court could even hear the case. Here's the background: as the case has made its way through the lower levels of courts, the government's position has been that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance is, effectively, a tax, and taxes do not come under the jurisdiction of any court until the complainant has paid the tax, requested administrative redress, and been refused. Then, and only then, can the complainant bring suit. (Challenges to tax are covered under a law called the Anti-Injunction Act.) The government's argument has been that, since the mandate and penalty/tax do not come into force until 2014, the law cannot be challenged on those grounds in 2012, because nobody has yet paid the tax and therefore nobody can at this point bring suit.
Interestingly, once the Court agreed to hear the case, the government switched positions, and yesterday argued before the justices that the penalty is not a tax subject to the Anti-Injunction Act. Because the challengers were making the same argument, the Court had to appoint independent counsel (the amicus curiae) to argue that the penalty is a tax. Ultimately, yesterday, the Court appeared to accept that the penalty is not a tax subject to the Anti-Injunction Act. Nobody was surprised by this; why would the Court schedule three days of argument about the matter if it envisioned recusing itself after the first day?
So. We proceed to today's arguments, which were about the constitutionality of the mandate itself. I have read the transcript, but I am not a lawyer, so take what I am about to describe with the understanding that I am both ignorant and naive to a certain extent. However, you can read the stuff yourself on the SCOTUS website; the arguments were very accessible to the layman.
The government argued as follows. In the Constitution, the federal government is allowed the power to regulate commerce, and issues affecting commerce, between the states (the "Commerce Clause"). There are two commercial markets at issue: one is for health care services, and one is for health insurance. All people in the US are participants in the health care market, because all people in the US will require health care at some point. Health insurance is the method by which people finance their health care in the US, and therefore all people are technically participants in the health insurance market also. Ergo, Congress has the right to regulate both, as both constitute interstate commerce, even to the point of requiring people to purchase health insurance at a given point in time, because their failure to do so is an issue that affects commerce within that market.
(There is also a whole bunch of stuff about how the penalty for not buying is a tax, but I didn't follow that part too well, and since the government argued yesterday that it is only kind of a tax, I'm not sure how germane the point is anyway.)
What it is important to understand about the government's position is that, in the US, even if you do not have health insurance, you cannot be refused health care. So what happens is that people without the means to pay for their health care nevertheless receive it, which drives up the cost of care, which in turn drives up premiums for those people who are insured. So the government is arguing that because some people's failure to insure themselves affects the price of everyone's health care and insurance, Congress has the right to interfere in the purchasing (or not) of health insurance under the justification of the Commerce Clause.
By compelling people to purchase insurance (and penalising/taxing people if they don't), the government's aim is to reduce the free rider problem and thus lower the cost of care and insurance premiums.
If you read the transcript, Solicitor General Verrilli does a lot of waffling about the "40 million Americans who don't have access to care," but the upshot of what he's saying is this: actually, these people can get care, they just don't pay for it. So in order to cover the cost of people who can't pay for the care they definitely do get, everyone has to be insured. That way, the insurance companies can use the premiums paid by the healthy to subsidise the cost of the care for unhealthy people who can't pay for it themselves. Thus, because everybody is affected by this way of ensuring poor people can still get health care, Congress can do what it chooses, including compelling purchase, to deal with the problem.
So far, so clear. The system envisioned in the PPACA is one of the healthy subsidising the unhealthy.
The challengers argument was somewhat more complicated.
First, they disputed the "everybody is a participant" claim. Many of the Americans who do not have health insurance are young, healthy people who choose to spend their money on something else, believing themselves to be at low risk of requiring health care. Thus, these people are not, at a given point in time, participants in either the health care or health insurance market. The Commerce Clause, they say, does not give the government the right to compel people to participate in these markets when they otherwise would not choose to do so.
Second, they disputed that the health care and health insurance markets are so intertwined as make eventual participation in the one the justification for forced participation in the other. There are, they said, other means of subsidising the unhealthy who cannot pay for their care than compelling the purchase of health insurance. Social Security was brought up: a general tax, linked to income, levied on everyone, which the federal government then disburses to those requiring the payments, would be constitutional in a way the mandate is not, because the Constitution does give the federal government the right to levy taxes. (This is, in fact, how Medicare and Medicaid work at the moment.) The challengers also pointed out that the problem the provision is attempting to solve is one created by the government in the first place: namely, the government forces emergency rooms to treat those who cannot pay, and it forces insurance companies to insure high-risk individuals. If it did not do those things, there would not be a free rider problem, and so there are other solutions than the mandate imposed by the PPACA.
During the arguments, the justices focused particularly keenly on two problems with these issues: (1) are the health markets unique, and if so, what specifically is the limiting principle that will stop the federal government from engaging in compulsory purchase in other markets? and (2) if the challengers concede that the federal government can force people to purchase health insurance at the point of purchasing health care itself (which, apparently, they do concede), what is the problem, precisely, with moving that point of compulsion forward in time, when it will have the most beneficial effects?
A lot of today's commentary was along the lines of "Obamacare in danger of being struck down," because the justices seemed particularly pointed and hostile in their questioning, but I think this is premature. The mandate may be ideologically horrific to the average American mindset, but that does not mean it is unconstitutional. And the role of the justices is to pick holes in the arguments and expose the weaknesses; that doesn't mean those weaknesses are fatal. The most aggressive questioning came from Justice Scalia, and I admit the Solicitor General didn't seem particularly articulate in his answers—at one point, Justice Sotomayor summed up his argument for him much better than he had done, and he didn't seem to notice—but that doesn't mean his points are invalid.
There were a lot of other issues and sidelines in the arguments, but there was one point that came out pretty strongly to me, and it was made by Michael Carvin for the challengers. What he argued, in effect, was that the government's own argument is self-contradicting. At the moment, people with insurance effectively subsidise those without. Under the PPACA, people with insurance will effectively subsidise those without. There is no difference in where the cost is borne; it is always borne by the people with insurance. What the PPACA proposes to do is to increase the pool of insured people to pay the subsidy, thereby spreading the cost over a larger base. The PPACA itself, and the government, admit this is the entire purpose of the mandate: to make healthy people who do not currently purchase health care purchase insurance in order to cover the cost of those people who cannot pay for the health care they purchase.
Therefore, the government is implicitly admitting that there are some people who are outside the market, who need to be drawn into the market in order to spread the cost of subsidy around—and since that is the whole purpose of the mandate, the existence of the mandate demonstrates that not everybody is a participant in these markets, and therefore are not engaging in commerce that can be regulated in this way by Congress.
It's a neat little argument, and I wish he'd been more explicit about how circular it is. He does call it "bootstrapping," though, and it's true. If everyone was a participant in these markets, which is the government's justification for this falling within the power of the Commerce Clause, there would be no need for the mandate; but because the point of the mandate is to make everyone participate, it is itself an admission that not everyone does, and therefore it can't be justified by the claim that everyone is already a participant, because if they were, the government wouldn't need to mandate that they participate.
The only other interesting thing to point out is that, although everyone involved seems keen not to get into the merits of the law as a whole, with the whole, y'know, making sure people don't bankrupt themselves in order to stay healthy, the people who are most prone to talking about the merits of the law appear to be the justices themselves. This is why I think the commentators are premature: while it's nice to think that Supreme Court judges are impartial, they're not. They're perfectly capable of allowing their approval of the aim of the PPACA to bias their views on its constitutionality—and by the same token, of allowing their repugnance at the methods of the PPACA to affect their judgment of its intention.
And that's true of a lot of people right now, I think. Health care in the United States is totally fucked up, and I don't think it's really possible to dispute that. However, the PPACA is not the only possible solution to the problems, and my personal view is that it's about the worst one, in fact. But people on the right are in danger of defending a really shitty situation when they attack this law, and people on the left are in danger of defending a really shitty law when they attack the current situation.
This is why, going back to the beginning, the label "Obamacare" is so pernicious. Would people really be as blindly and tribally partisan about this law if it didn't involve a cult of personality and were, instead, the boring old PPACA?
Read the transcript for Monday's arguments.


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Today a distinguished liberal arts college of approximately 1,570 undergraduates, Amherst has been educating both women and men since the introduction of full coeducation in 1976.
The College has enjoyed a long and close association with the town and its residents, particularly with such poets and other writers as Emily Dickinson, Helen Hunt Jackson, David Grayson (Ray Stannard Baker) and Robert Frost. Its relation to the surrounding communities continues to be of great importance to the College, symbolized in recent years by the cooperative sponsorship of Hampshire College and by participation in Five Colleges, Inc.
Amherst has been well served by historians. The third president of the College, Edward Hitchcock, wrote his Reminiscences of Amherst College (Northampton, 1863) combining personal anecdote, geological speculation, and political reflection. The first full-scale history of the College is William S. Tyler, A History of Amherst College During the Administration of its First Five Presidents (New York, 1895). Tyler's book is now itself an historic document that gives at firsthand the flavor of the College during the final quarter of the nineteenth century. The most sustained general history of the College is Claude Moore Fuess, Amherst: The Story of a New England College (Boston, 1935). The eleventh president of the College, Stanley King, wrote of two aspects of the College in a way that gives them general interest and significance: A History of the Endowment of Amherst College (Amherst, 1950); The Consecrated Eminence: The Story of the Campus and Buildings of Amherst College (Amherst, 1951).
In 1972, as part of its sesquicentennial observance, the College published two volumes: The Development of the Art Collection of Amherst College by Professor Charles H. Morgan; and Poetry Amherst, an anthology of verse written by students and alumni over one hundred and fifty years, edited by Richard Aldridge.
While there are many special studies that analyze the ideals and the broils in the College's past, three might be of particular interest to new members of the Faculty. William Gardiner Hammond, Remembrance of Amherst, An Undergraduate's Diary 1846-1912 (New York, 1946), edited by George Whicher, gives a delightful insight into the character of undergraduate life in mid-nineteenth century. Thomas Le Duc, Piety and Intellect at Amherst College 1865-1912 (New York, 1946) is a study of the controversies that waxed and waned at Amherst between the Civil War and the First World War. A book that is an outgrowth of a senior honors essay surveys a wider canvass and introduces the comparative approach. George E. Peterson, The New England College in the Age of the University (Amherst, 1964) deals with Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Williams, Union and Bowdoin, as well as Amherst, showing that the crises within the New England Colleges during the last tow decades of the nineteenth century mirrored a general collapse of the traditional conservatism of higher education.
Those interested in the innovative curricula initiated at Amherst in 1947 and 1978 will find an excellent treatment in Education at Amherst: The New Program (New York, 1955), edited by Gail Kennedy, and Education at Amherst Reconsidered: The Liberal Studies Program (Amherst, 1978), edited by Hugh Hawkins. Essays by Amherst faculty, commissioned and edited by then President Peter R. Pouncey, were published in 1991 in a volume entitled Teaching What We Do.
Black Men of Amherst by Harold Wade, published posthumously by the College in 1976, traces the experience and contributions of Amherst's African-American students from the earliest graduate in 1826 to the mid-1970's.
Two histories of the town are The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts (Amherst, 1896) by Edward W. Carpenter, and Essays on Amherst's History (Amherst, 1978), edited by Theodore P. Greene.
These books will indicate what reflection confirms, that in the seemingly tranquil life of a New England town many live out their lives with unusual intensity.


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