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|2013-03-02, 04:38
|Link #32001
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
The Witch of Origins, who will live for one thousand years in the future. She holds the motherly magical power to give birth to one (1) from the Sea of Zero. At a glance, this magical power is frail, but no matter how many times you multiply zero (0), it doesn't become anything but zero. It is said that the one that she gives birth to could eventually surpass the heavens. She is loyally protected by Beatrice, who understands her true worth, and is in an alliance with Beatrice.
Does this mean she could be another Bernkastel? That meaning she could make the happy-ending fragments?
Bernkastel states that the happy endings are impossible.
Then there's Maria who can give give birth to possibility.
Does this mean that there would be a happy ending if Maria had been involved in some points in the games?
|2013-03-02, 04:56
|Link #32002
The True Culprit
As soon as you allow the die to roll a 6 even once, there are infinite sixes in an infinite number of die rolls.
With infinity being involved, there is only INFINITY or ZERO. There is no middle ground.
You didn't read Renall's posts at all, he literally quoted all of this for you already.
Similarly, a world where Lion exists instead of Yasu is roughly just as impossible by the sheer fact that it didn't happen.
There's no degree of real/plausible to unreal/unplausible, it's a binary switch. Either something is true, or it's not. There's no such thing as "kinda true."
|2013-03-02, 08:07
|Link #32003
Guitar Man
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brazil
Natural numbers are an infinite set of numbers
Real numbers are an infinite set of numbers
Yet, Natural numbers don't have all possible numbers, and are still infinite
There are infinites that are greater than the others
|2013-03-02, 09:59
|Link #32004
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
I'll try to explain myself better. When I said Ange's family could not return I mean:
THAT Ange's family couldn't return.
Lamda said Bern could find a fragment in which another Ange's family would return but not one for the Ange in question.
So all those fragments in which Another Ange's family returned home... well, to Ange basically do not exist because... they don't regard her, she's not interested in receiving them as a present.
We know Lamda said with certain that Ange's family won't come back to her.
So in the infinite number of possibilities among what could have happened in the past Ange will have to discharge all the ones that will include her family coming back.
As Umineko implies that the concept of existence might be relative, in short if you don't acknowledge the existence of something 'it doesn't exist' even if it actually exist, those fragments are... well, erased/rejected in Ange's inner world even if there could be bilions of them.
It's like how she denied that Maria also had happy moments. To Ange they didn't exist but Maria's life probably wasn't miserable at each second...
So the trick is just to make a selection about fragments.
If I chose to pick up the set of odd numbers and present it to you even if it's infinite you can't find in it even numbers.
This doesn't mean even numbers don't exist just that they aren't there.
Bern didn't consider the whole set of fragments but a subset then successfully lead Lion to believe the ones in the subset where the only options available to him/her...
|2013-03-02, 11:27
|Link #32005
Join Date: May 2009
One presumes Bern's ability to search is related to this; in fact, a part I didn't quote specifically describes Bern finding fragments which are linked to one another by a common property (the epitaph solution), which Battler sees visually represented as a huge constellation of Fragments linked by golden lines.
So my guess is that Bern searches by property selection, and slowly gathers together Fragments that match those parameters. For her to find only one Lion Fragment, and for that Fragment to be tragic, either:
|2013-03-02, 14:22
|Link #32006
Blick Winkel
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Gobbled up by Promathia
I'm wondering if kakera are unique in the kakeraverse. Is it possible for two completely identical to coexist, or are they simply the same one? If each one is unique, then we could very easily have a set:
{x, an element of ALL kakera | if x = (Happy Lion) and y = (Happy Lion) then x = y}
So this set ONLY allows a single Happy Lion universe. Once we have one, then the others are not allowed.
This is an infinite set, but the parameters restrict more than one "Happy Lion" kakera. An infinite set does not guarantee that every possibility occurs infinitely many times. You could have this set whose only restriction is that only one Happy Lion world is allowed. Maybe that's an imposed rule of the Umineko Universe, or maybe just where Bernkastel was searching?
Yes, in general, if "all possibilities are allowed", then any event that occurs once occurs infinitely many times. But perhaps there is a physical restriction as above on the set Bernkastel is choosing from?
I would say that yes, this is stupid and arbitrary, but it is possible.
|2013-03-02, 14:46
|Link #32007
Join Date: May 2009
I don't see why we should appeal to arbitrary universal restrictions when we can just ascribe things to malice. Bern is evil and malicious and there is very little that checks her power. She can "find" what she wants to find and use half-truths as she wishes.
She could well have been half-truthful in the sense of "this is the only Lion fragment [that I bothered looking for / that fits my criteria for Lion + tragedy / that I felt like tracking down]," but that's as reliable as her promise to Ange.
|2013-03-03, 00:42
|Link #32008
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
The whole concept of "moving to a bigger catbox" is strange to begin with. The boundary of a catbox is determined by knowledge. To make a catbox bigger would require a reduction in knowledge.
I suppose it's a matter of what assumptions are being worked from. If you remove a previous assumption that you've been working from, you can increase the size of the catbox (in this case, the assumption that information suggesting the existence of Yasu instead of Lion is false- of course this seems absurd, as Lion would be well-known at school and so forth). However, I suppose that this is possible since we ourselves have no completely reliable information about anything in Umineko.
It truly is an epistemological nightmare.
As for probability, an infinite number of die rolls does not mean an infinite number of each possible result. It just means that the probability of rolling that given number more than 0 times is infinitely close to 100%. That isn't exactly the same as 100%, though.
It's definitely an issue related to Bern's and Lambda's respective powers- how Lambda can make probabilities infinitely close to 100%, and Bern can find a solution no matter how close to 0% its probability is.
As for universal restrictions; whether fantasy kakera, or kakera with prime-verifiable falsehoods such as Eva's death, are "legitimate" is really up to the observer, isn't it? In other words, it's the observer who ultimately determines the "universal restrictions" of the set of worlds they encounter. Bern I can often see as representing a part of an observer's internal process of deciding which restrictions are intellectually necessary to constitute "legitimate" kakera. Of course, since she's evil she will adjust the level of restriction for maximum possible cruelty.
|2013-03-03, 14:17
|Link #32009
Senior Member
I never wanted to say that the possibility of a happy end is impossible, it is, like you said, very likely that it exists somewhere if Kakera are really endless. The problem is not it's existence but that it's existence poses no significance to the people that ran into tragedy.
Within the When they Cry universe we are spectating witches and become tangled up in it the more we try to find that instance that pleases us perfectly, be it happiness or misery.
That, at least for me, is the tragedy behind the witches, which was even implied during Chiru of applying to Bernkastel. Witches have lost contact with the world, they traveled so many, seen so much variations of the same events, they have grown bored so many times but are incapable of allowing themselves to die. This makes them less and less human, because interacting with the human world frustrates them so easily. They want all perfect options at once, never to allow even one single flaw to it, and that makes them inhuman.
What significance does the existence of a happy Kakera, which to humans is nothing more than a fantasy, have for the people who had to endure tragedy? To know that it might have been better? That is basically Maria's magic of happiness. Coating over your own reality with a sweet lie of probability.
Does it make people happier to know that there might have been a way for them to have a happy end? Can the dead rest more peacefully if they are adorned with a story of glory?
It might be that what I draw from Umineko is completely different from what you see in it, but for me it deconstructed the positivity of this act of hanging unto fiction much more than it praised it.
Ange was well on her way of becoming a witch herself and was only able to move on once she let go of trying to find a chance to change the inevitable. Yes, a small miracle was granted to her, but even that came at a price. She had to admit to herself that the brother she knew was dead (though in a psychological sense), all that she achieved by letting her obsession go she had done before she ever got to know that though.
EDIT: And regarding Bern's statement, I would still say that she was bending the truth while not outright lying.
Let's actually assume that observing Kakera is actually necessary to know about their content, you don't just immediately have the knowledge of all Kakera when becoming a witch. And let's also assume that the chance of running into a happy Lion fragment is lower than running into a tragic fragment.
So an event chain of a witch could look like this: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0
There is a chance of there following a happy fragment, but after a while you start to despair and believe in probability more than hope. Bern is described as spiteful, filled with hatred for everyone happier than her...so she would give into a belief in a law of tragedy much more easily and actually want to make people believe it. And even if that happy end comes, it does not make her happy, because she exists on after that happy end has passed and has to experience further tragedies.
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|2013-03-03, 17:59
|Link #32010
The True Culprit
|2013-03-04, 05:10
|Link #32013
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
After a little research I found that I got my terminology a bit wrong. The probability is considered "100%", but the difference I was trying to point out is nevertheless recognized by mathematicians- it's not a "sure" chance, it's "almost sure".
|2013-03-09, 12:33
|Link #32014
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: United Kingdom.
Thought I'd stir up the flames of conversation again, but I'll try to keep my post brief.
My personal belief is this could be seen as clue of some sort, especially if the Winchesters are never loaded:
What's the point on the wolf-and-sheep analogy that Rosa brings up? She has a freakin' gun to defend herself against any potential 'wolves'! Sure, a gun isn't perfect protection but it has a hell of presence.
|2013-03-10, 09:27
|Link #32017
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
If anything the scene with "Zombie Kanon" had Genji portrayed as rather skilled with Knives.
On another note:
Quick question to EP 1 about Hideyoshi and Eva.
They were alive at 7 yet in the Manga the clock said 7:30 when the smell came in.(Kinzo)
Nanjo said Hideyoshi is dead for about an hour.
Of course Nanjo could have lied seeing him as the Accomplice.
Yet, Hideyoshi was in the tub with the shower being on and on hot.
Hot water speeds up Rigor Mortis and allows to help fake the time of death.
I just wonder, what's the point of doing so?
If Nanjo is an accomplice he could have just lied, yet with the hot water the only one tricked is Nanjo or what was the purpose?
|2013-03-10, 11:04
|Link #32018
Join Date: May 2009
They must have a heck of a hot water system for a shower to stay hot for any length of time. Mine goes cold in about half an hour.
My guess is Ryukishi didn't intend the water to have a specific effect on the state of the body (especially since Eva is dead the next room over and she wouldn't get the same treatment, so Nanjo would notice a discrepancy if he was supposed to). Easier to just say Nanjo lied.
|2013-03-10, 12:40
|Link #32020
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Besides, the bath was right next to the door.
And Nanjo didn't even check for Evas time of death because he had checked Hideyoshis already and even if he wanted to George came right next and got onto Eva.
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JR: Sure! Jaz Parks and her boss, the vampire, Vayl, are assassins for the CIA. On the face of it their jobs seem pretty simple. Hunt down the bad guys who are trying to rip big, jagged holes in the fabric of America, and eliminate them. There's even a list! But when you insert monsters, magic, and soul-starved demons into the mix believe me, nothing is easy.
Especially when your father is an ass.
Jaz could tell you all about him, but afterward she'd probably have to shove her fist through a wall. And we wouldn't want that now, would we?
As for Vayl. Well, he's just so delectable Jaz finds it a real challenge to maintain the sort of professional relationship the CIA expects from its agents. Especially when his eyes turn green.
2. Bite Marks (Jaz Parks #6) hits bookstores October 29th. What sort of adventures are Jaz and her team in store for in this book?
JR: It's never good when Jaz starts a mission pissed off, but when Vayl feels the same? Watch out.
Unfortunately they both have to admit that their boss, Pete, was right to cut their vacation short. Because fanatical gnomes are threatening to take down NASA's third eye-to-the-universe, which is located just outside of Australia's capital of Canberra.
You may be thinking, Gnomes? What's the big deal? All they do is stand around my mom's garden looking adorable—and yet proving themselves useless to prevent the neighbor's cats from crapping in her mulch!
These are not those guys. Not even remotely related, I'm sorry to say. Unless your mom's gnomes make a habit of feeding their physically challenged community members to their young. No? Okay, then.
3. If you could describe your heroine, Jaz, in only 5 words, which would you choose?
JR: Loyal- Practical- Vulnerable- Stubborn- Sassy
4. Let's talk about Bergman. Will he ever find love? He comes up with some incredible inventions. How do you come up with these high-tech gadgets? Have you been contacted by the Department of Defense for some tips?
JR: Bergman is da bomb. In fact, that's probably how he'll leave this world—by ordering Jaz to pack his corpse on the tip of a moon rocket and shoot his remains into space.
Will he ever find love? Well, first he has to decide to look for it. Then he has to recognize it when it clubs him between the eyes. I'm thinking his journey could be somewhat hilarious; maybe even more fun than reaching a final destination. But it's really up to him, and he hasn't yet clued me into his ultimate personal plans. I can tell you that he returns for Bite Marks and has an even bigger role in Bitten in Two.
My gadgets seem to evolve the way real inventions do—out of necessity and some thought about how practical application can translate into wondrous invention. Luckily I have Bergman to figure out the details, otherwise nothing I imagine would ever work.
I don't think my stuff is nearly advanced enough to interest the Department of Defense. No doubt they've already dreamed up and either instituted or trashed most of what I've written about. But it is fun for me to try to outdo them.
5. I read that you are working on the next book, Bitten in Two. How many books are you planning for the Jaz Parks series?
JR: Yeah, actually I just sent the manuscript for Bitten in Two to my editor, so I'm pretty psyched about that. We're planning one more book in the series so far. I won't say that I'm going to end it there, but you should have a good idea of where the characters will be heading by the end of that book.
6. I discovered that you are diligently writing your YA debut novel titled Shadowstruck. Care to share any information on the storyline and release date?
JR: I can't get too specific, because my agent hasn't even seen it yet. But I can tell you I was first inspired to write it after watching a TV series that followed a group of teenagers through a boot-camp style setting that their parents had enrolled them in because, basically, they couldn't deal with them anymore and they were hoping the camp counselors could "cure" them of their constant fighting, bitching, and manipulating.
One kid in particular really got to me. He was always ready to throw the first punch. But underneath I could tell he wanted to get his life together. That he could make it all work if he just had the right people backing him up. And what was pissing him off so extremely had as much to do with his crap parents as it had to do with his crap choices.
But I didn't want to write about that world, you know? I wanted to create my own place. Different conflicts. Scarier monsters. Even bigger odds that would force a fighting-type to figure out where he stood and where he should (or even if he could) draw the line. So this story is about a 15-year-old detentionmeister who has to rescue his little sister from a man who can make his shadow real.
7. Is it hard to make the transition from adult to YA?
JR: In some ways, yeah, it is. I find myself questioning where the line is on pushing the romance, and if I've crossed some boundary in the violence/gore arena. But in the end I know who I'm writing to. They're smart, sophisticated people who have limited patience for junk. As long as I keep that at the front of my mind, I should be okay.
8. What is currently on your TBR pile?
JR: Right now I'm reading The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller. My TBR pile is unbelievably tall and tippy now that I'm writing full time. Because I used to read at night, before bedtime, and now even those hours are filled with work. So here's an abbreviated list of what's on the pile:
The first four books in the Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik
Orphan's Destiny, Orphan's Journey & Orphan's Alliance by Robert Buettner
Hal Spacejock: Second Course by Simon Haynes
Dead to Me by Anton Strout
The Awakened Mage by Karen Miller
The High Lord by Trudi Caravan
9. What is your favorite way to unwind after a hard day of writing? Any guilty pleasures?
JR: Supernatural, baby! (http://www.cwtv.com/shows/supernatural) I am so obsessed with that series it's not even funny! Go Dean & Sam!! And no, they are not a guilty pleasure. That would be a big bowl of homemade cookie dough (minus the egg, because Salmonella is scarier than vampires!) and a glass of milk. Scrumptious!
I think I am the only person on the planet who doesn't watch that show! Jennifer thank you so much for visiting use today. Congratulations on your new release and on those to come!
Giveaway time! I was strolling through my favorite bookstore the other day and found a brand new copy of Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Jaz Parks, book 1). If you have not read this series yet, here's a chance to start.
To enter, please leave a question or comment for Jennifer.
For an extra entries, post a link to this contest somewhere (sidebar, post, facebook, twitter, where ever you go). I will give one entry per link, be sure to leave me a link for verification.
I am going to open this up everyone! The giveaway will end October 29 and I will post the winner here on October 30. Good luck!

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ST. MARY'S CITY, MD – The 14th ranked York College men's soccer team remained red hot with their fifth straight win as they downed St. Mary's College 4-0 in Capital Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon in St. Mary's City, MD.
The Spartans improve to 12-2-1 overall and 4-0 in the CAC while the Seahawks fall to 4-10 overall and 1-2 in the league.
The Spartans started the scoring early as Antonio Bua (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) was taken down in the box just 2:19 into the game. Senior Justin Facer (Prospect Heights, Ill./North Allegheny) took the penalty kick and drove it home for the game's opening tally. The goal was Facer's first of the year.
York tacked on a second goal just 1:35 later as Bua received a pass from Matt Yackel (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) and beat Seahawk keeper Austin Brown for the 2-0 Spartan lead. The goal is Bua's sixth of the year as he is tied with Taylor Brummitt (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) for the team lead in goals scored.
The Green and White added to the lead in the 26th minute as freshman Greg Bechard (Newark, Del./St. Mark's) scored off a pass from junior Pablo Martinez (Cheltenham, Pa./Northeast Catholic) for the 3-0 lead. The tally was Bechard's second of the campaign.
York kept the beat going in the second half as junior Austin Johnson (Avalon, N.J./Middle Township) banged home a header off a Cody Pearson (Crofton, Md./DeMatha Catholic) corner kick to push the York lead to 4-0 in the game's 61st minute. The goal was Johnson's fourth of the year.
The Spartans finished the game with a sizable 34-4 margin in total shots while they also had a 17-2 edge in shots on goal. The Spartans had 10 corner kicks to just one for the hosts.
Senior Jesse Derksen (York, Pa./Susquehannock) earned the win as he played 57:58 and registered York's only two saves in the game. The shutout for the Spartans was their third straight and sixth overall.
Brown suffered the loss but he was under constant pressure all game long. Brown, a junior, made a career-high 13 saves for the Hawks in his 90 minutes of play.
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they host Frostburg State University in a key Capital Athletic Conference contest. Kick off at Graham Field is slated for 4:00 pm.
Justin Facer photo courtesy of Ryan Murray (www.davidsinclair.org)


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Power Steering & Disk Brakes 2wd 65-72
Installing disk brakes and
power steering in a 2wd 65-72 F-Series pickup
Thanks to user: Ford_Six
In this article, I will give you direct step-by-step
instructions on how to remove your drum front brakes and install disk brakes,
along with swapping your manual steering for power steering. This article
assumes you have power drum brakes already. If not, you will need to use a
master cylinder for manual disk brakes, or convert your truck to power brakes
also. The truck used in this article is a 72 F250 with an FE 360, but any
truck with twin I beams will be substantially similar.
Why both at the same time?
Well, the start was an upgrade from power drums to power
disk brakes. Power steering had always been on my list of nice-to-have things,
but I never really made the effort to do the swap. I picked up a parts truck
to get the new disk brakes from, and it happened to have power steering as
well. As I looked at what was involved in the swap, I realized it would be so
much easier to do both at the same time, rather than individually. For both
swaps, the steering linkage comes out, and the master cylinder has to be
removed, so it's only natural to do them together.
Tools needed:
Level place to work
Heavy duty jack and jackstands
Tire iron
�� breaker bar
�� and 3/8� Ratchets
1 1/8� socket and wrench
15/16� socket and wrench
�� socket and wrench
5/8� socket
9/16� socket and wrench
3�-6� extension
Flare nut wrench set, 3/8�-9/16�
Torque wrench
Vacuum brake bleeder
14-18� adjustable wrench
Tie-rod separator (pickle fork)
32oz Ball-peen hammer
Large flat blade screwdriver or small pry-bar
3/4� drill and drill press or power drill and benchtop vise
Getting started:
The first step is to locate a donor truck. For this
project, I used a 75 F250 2wd:
This truck has single piston calipers. This isn't the best
truck to use, but the brakes allow you to run any factory or aftermarket 16"
wheel without clearance issues, and still provide a significant increase in
braking power over the stock drums. For the most part, any 73-79 pickup can be
your donor, just be sure to record the VIN number and GVW/Front GAWR numbers,
since any time you need parts in the future you will order them for that truck.
It's also best to use a truck of the same model as the one being converted so
you have the same lug pattern and same basic capabilities.
You will need the complete I-beams, steering linkage,
steering box, steering column retainer, master cylinder, and proportioning
valve from this truck.
Getting started on the conversion, the first thing to do is
strip out the donor truck. I made liberal use of a cutting torch in stripping
my truck out, cutting springs, bolts, radius arms, etc. If you do not have
access to a torch, follow the directions for removal from the truck being converted.
Remove the master cylinder and proportioning valve as an assembly, and remove
the steering linkage and power steering gearbox. Don't get between the ground
and gearbox, as it weighs about 65lbs.
Begin removing your old I-beams by securely blocking the
rear tires front and back, set your parking brake, and jack up the front end.
Support the front of the frame on jack stands, and remove the front tires:
Remove the 15/16� nuts from the I-beam pivots, use the
adjustable to hold the bolt stationary if needed. Do not remove the bolts just
Unbolt the steering linkage, and use the pickle fork and
hammer to separate. Discard the old steering linkage, and unbolt the shocks:
Remove the 1 1/8� nut at the lower inside end of the coil
spring, remove the spring retainer washer and spring seat, and set them aside:
Remove the nut underneath the spring seat, and pull out the
bolt holding the I-beam to the radius arm. Cut the old brake hose, and pry the
I-beam forward to disengage it from the radius arm:
Knock out the pivot bolt from the other end of the I-beam,
and discard the old I-beam:
Repeat for the other side.
Place the new I-beams under the truck, close to their proper
positions, lift the pivot into place and install the pivot bolts. Do not
tighten at this time, just put the nuts in place:
Lift the new I-beams into place on the radius arms, and put
the radius arm bolts back in place. Torque to about 150 ft-lbs, then
re-install the spring seat, spring, retainer, and upper nut. Torque this to
about 150ft-lbs also, and re-install the shock bolts:
Repeat for the other side.
Remove your original master cylinder and washer fluid
Unbolt the steering column from the rag joint, firewall, and
underdash mount, unplug the wiring harness, and remove the column. Remove the
upper bolt of the driver's side brake hose mount, and pivot it out of the way,
then unbolt and remove the steering box:
Old box compared to new box:
Install new steering box from the topside, and bolt in
place. Torque to about 85 ft-lbs, bolt brake hose mount back in place, and
install steering linkage from donor truck:
At this point, you will need to modify or replace your
steering column. I chose to modify mine, since the donor truck was an
automatic and mine is a standard.
On the 2wd columns, the steering box connector is held on by
the splined and swedged end of the steering shaft. I simply cut out the
swedged part with a torch, and used a hammer to tap the connector off. Be
careful not to damage this connector:
The connector will also have to be bored out to about �� to
slip further up the steering shaft. While the connector is off, replace the
inner firewall bracket/gasket with the one from your donor truck.
I determined that I had to cut my column down about 2�, so I
cut that out and then welded the connector back onto the shaft. Be sure to
carefully measure your column to remove the proper amount:
I also replaced the lower column bearing at this time, since
it was very much needed, and the parts are available from Ford for under $6.
Re-install the column, and making sure you tighten the rag
joint bolts securely. You will also have to install the outer firewall bracket
from the donor truck, since the column is in a slightly different location.
Install the power steering lines, cooler, and pump at this
If you used the loop-style cooler like I did, you will need
to also drill a small hole to mount the cooler to the frame.
Check the pushrod protrusion from the booster, and if it's
the same as the donor truck, install the master cylinder and the proportioning
valve. Install new brake hoses and new hard lines between the valve and
hoses. Fill the master cylinder, then bleed the brakes using the vacuum
bleeder. Be sure the master cylinder does not run dry, or you will have to
start over. Also re-install the washer fluid reservoir at this time:
Re-install the front tires, jack the front end back up,
remove the jack stands, and lower the front end back down. Turn the steering
wheel back and forth to settle the front end, then tighten the pivot bolts to
about 110ft-lbs. This allows the bushings to set in a more natural position
and not cause alignment issues:
Fill the power steering pump, and spin it by hand to work
the fluid through the system. Capacity is a little over 1qt. if you are using
the round Saginaw style pump. Install the belt, and start the engine. Work
the wheel lock to lock to get all the air out of the system, then check your
fluid level and top up as needed.
If you have a decent brake pedal feel, you are pretty much
done. I would highly recommend driving straight to an alignment shop to
prevent any tire wear issues, and also take a little time to get used to your
truck's new feel. It will be a whole new animal.
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RALEIGH � A majority of members on the North Carolina Board of Elections say they support opening a campaign finance investigation into 2012 political donations from the operators of sweepstakes games.
The board has scheduled a meeting Tuesday.
A complaint filed this week by the campaign finance watchdog group Democracy North Carolina calls for an investigation of $235,000 in checks to more than 60 campaigns. The money came from Chase Burns, an Oklahoma man arrested last month over his ties to a veteran's charity that Florida prosecutors say served as a front for a $300 million illegal gambling operation.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that most of the checks were distributed by Moore & Van Allen, a Charlotte law and lobbying firm where Gov. Pat McCrory worked until taking office in January.


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As Parly is opening later today and what with most MPs elected via GRCs where the principle of using one's vote to hold an MP accountable is badly diluted, I tot I should blog on shareholder democracy and its relationship to political democracy.
Shares without votes are not the conventional wisdom and make investors and corporate governance activists unhappy. Manchester United's planned initial public offering in Singapore, where new shareholders may be offered a package of instruments that will entrench the Glazer family's control, has attracted much criticism*. Many US companies break the one-share-one-vote principle (despite the US being called the home of shareholder democracy). Ford, Berkshire Hathaway, News Corporation, Google and LinkedIn, all have two classes of shares. Manchester United has just thought-up an alternative by "stapling" nonvoting preference shares to regular voting ones. Bit like GRCs.
Juz like MPs in GRCs, reduced voting power are a problem if managers (in politics think government, ministers or MPS) do stupid things or misbehave, or if takeovers arise. Two examples:
— News Corporation, where Rupert Murdoch cannot be removed or checked despite poor governance.
— Playboy, where Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, who used his control of voting shares to take the company private in 2010 for less than the owner of rival Penthouse said it would offer.
If shareholders have faith in management, then the power to vote is irrelevant. Berkshire Hathaway's class A and B shares trade on par. Shareholders there don't care if they don't have the vote. Likewise in S'pore politics once. In the late 1960s, and in 1970s, the people so trusted the PAP that they were were happy to have a one party state.
*Much unfair as investors are free to demand big discounts for getting non-voting preference shares that don't pay fixed dividends and are not cumulative, making them like common shares without voting rights. No one is forcing the shares onto investors.


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First Jimmy Kimmel pranks kids by having their parents pretend to eat all their Halloween candy, then pretending they didn't get them any gifts for Christmas… and now he's having parents try to "bird-feed" their little ones. If you don't know, bird-feeding a kid is when you chew up their food before they eat it, and it's something Alicia Silverstone admitted to doing to her son. Um, ew? Yeah… that pretty much sums up these adorable reactions:
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Manley was a prelude to "Meet the Breeds": Imagine being a little blind Boston Terrier, alone, wandering the streets on a rainy night. Imagine being scooped up by caring youths. Imagine then being delivered to the best of hands because of various breed rescues working together.
In this convoluted tale of compassion, Manley couldn't see but luckily a series of strangers saw him. This month I took a stray Afghan Hound puppy from Hempstead Shelter. The pup stayed at a LI kennel until she went to her Connecticut foster home. Even though the kennel owners Tracey and Don of Capulet Springers specialize in (and rescue) English Springer Spaniels, they are great friends to Afghan Rescue. Last year our crew from the New Mexico hoarder's 67 traumatized Afghans spent a week at this hospitable facility. What does this have to do with a blind Boston Terrier? Read on.
Tracey while in the midst of painting the English cottage scenery for the Springer booth at the upcoming AKC "Meet the Breeds, showed me the sightless dog that her young staff, Kalia and Alex, had just found in Wyandanch during an evening storm. Despite his horrendous, protruding eyes, this sweetie was content and loved belly rubs. His ears had that "bat" look of a French Bulldog so at first we were uncertain of his breed- Boston Terrier, more likely, yet we couldn't rule out Frenchie.
Now do I practice what I preach? Yes, all found dogs belong in town shelters so their owners have the best chance of reclaiming them. I constantly bark that, but this blind Boston/ Frenchie was secure in his new environment and Babylon Shelter had a full house. Plus it was easy for me to keep tabs on whether an owner had inquired at the shelter about such a specific pooch. I borrowed Babylon's scanner to make sure he wasn't microchipped. In the interim someone redeemed another Boston but no one came to the shelter for this pathetic pooch.
"Fran, is this guy a Frenchie or a Boston, and does FBRN help seniors", around midnight I sent this email and a few digital shots to my fellow Metropolitan Dog Club member Fran, quite active in the French Bulldog Rescue Network (FBRN) who in turn sent my request to her contacts for both breeds.
I didn't expect an immediate response. Early next morning Jane in Kingston, a nurse and volunteer for the North East Boston Terrier Rescue (NEBTR), called to say that he looked like a Boston but it didn't matter. She rarely fostered because her home is a one way door; yet his photos were so touching; she'd gladly take this guy. He had to get along with other dogs which we easily verified with one of the Springers. I offered to deliver him to "Meet the Breeds" in NYC but Jane came up with a better plan.
Although vision problems are common in all bulgy eye breeds, Manley's plight spread through the Yahoo rescue posts. He quickly had an unofficial fan club rooting for him. Most thought he was a Boston, but some said he could be a Frenchie. I got offers of help from Tara in NJ who rescues both, and from Tina in Orange County of Boxer Angels and Pug-Peke-Tzu Rescue who already had 3 blind dogs of her own. She explained how they led each other around like an elephant parade. Actually Tina had helped to place another Babylon Shelter Boston Terrier with a quadriplegic mouth painter in NJ last year. The dog world is so interconnected.
Jane arranged for a Syosset rescuer to pick up the blind boy at the kennel. She drove him to Cheryl the NEBTR president in Manhattan who remarked that he was a wellbred Boston. Go figure. How did he become so neglected? Cheryl brought him to Jane in Kingston.
The next night, Manley went to the vet who confirmed Jane's hunch of advanced glaucoma. The doctor determined he was between 6 to 10 years old, and that the pressure in the right eye was too painful. A week later, Manley had that eye removed and sutured shut. He was neutered while he was under. A specialist will decide if there is any vision that can be salvaged in the remaining eye. North East Boston Terrier Rescue (www. nebostonrescue.org) is providing for "the little man" just as the group does for all their needy Bostonians. Check out their site to view their "reasons for rescue".
Despite his lack of sight, Manley fit right in at Jane's house, settling as soon as he realized his bed was next to hers. He blends with her Bostons- Buster and Marilyn, and already knew to spin around and sit for a treat when he comes in. He's comfy and on some level senses he will never be put in harm's way again.
Earlier this month 36,000 pet lovers visited the 200 "Meet the Breeds" dog/cat booths in the Javits Center. Rescue stories were repeated everywhere. In a "Meet the Breeds" microcosm, Boston and Frenchie folks, as well as other breed reps there, knew all about the blind "little man". Manley doesn't need to know about his kind strangers or unofficial fan club. He merely needs to understand he is now loved and safe.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon: This fellow #92858 looks like an interesting mix of Jack Russell Terrier and Italian Greyhound. "Red" #20040 is a sweet, sociable kitten in the lobby. More Cats: Siamese mix kitten; "Winston"-great black cat; "Ninja Baby"- 9 month tabby.
Female Dogs: "Roxy"- brindle Cage 25; "Hallie"- shelter's longest resident.
Male Dogs: "Bernie"- Shep. mix Cage 8; brown Pom in the Puppy Room.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 23, 2010) - The ETSU baseball team is set to host Radford in a non-conference matchup Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Cardinal Park. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m., but was moved because of impending weather.
ETSU (13-4, 3-0 A-Sun) is coming off a sweep of USC Upstate winning the final game of the series in walk-off fashion. The Bucs have been riding the hot bat of junior Paul Hoilman (Johnson City, Tenn.) who is first in the Atlantic Sun in home runs (9) and slugging (.957), and second in average (.464) and runs scored (27).
The Bucs are 17-12 all-time against the Highlanders after splitting two games with Radford in 2009. ETSU won a slugfest at home against RU last year, 13-11.
The Highlanders (10-7, 3-0 Big South) come into the contest having won seven straight including a series sweep of UNC Asheville this past weekend. On the season, Radford has driven in 81 runs as a team with 32 doubles, five triples and seven home runs. Senior outfielders Raphael Turner and Reggie Keen set the pace for the Highlander offense as Turner is hitting .309 with three doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and seven stolen bases, while Keen is batting .306 at the plate with a team best 19 hits, five doubles, 11 RBI and 12 stolen bases.
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Little League pitching phenom Mo'ne Davis also will play (any chance posts up Hart?). Mark Jones and Jon Barry will provide commentary.
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I'm just plain not ready for my children to grow up.
i think i want to adopt that cute little red space cadet. he's super cute :)
Ohhhh!! I'm not ready either and they are both teenagers now...I wish they were your kids age now. It goes by too fast.
I feel the same way about capturing their true personalities. Sometimes it's not the "prettiest" shot that catches me eyes, but those pictures that show me who they really are.
Thanks for playing along today!
You really do get a sense of them for those shots:-)
I love the candid shots like these where you can see their little faces and YOU as their mom know exactly what's going on in their little heads!
I know they do grow too fast.. Great shots..
Oh no, don't get sad and don't think about them growing up. Because then I'll think about it and get sad. My son is 6!!!!! Can't believe it!!!!!!!! He's starting to get adult expressions.
But really, they are great shots and I love these more than any posed ones.
They are all cute but the look on his face in that middle picture is just priceless! Such cute boys!
And I hear you on the time thing, I posted something similar today! ; )
Great pictures! I don't we're ever ready for our kids to grow up.
OMGoodness!! Those pics are so cute!!
great shots! Yeah I throw most of mine away, but I get good ones by sheer numbers. The more you take the odds are in your favor.
Cheers and GB!
Oh I know what you mean. I love getting the kids in their true form. It's just the best. I love your pictures and all of the personality in each of them.
What great pictures!
I really like this post Angie.
I agree with you.
Your kids are so adorable!
I say this all the time but it bare repeating - where is the pause button on kids growing up?!?
Everyone who has kids, says it...
Never realized, just how fast time goes...
UNTIL I became Mama!
Sweet captured moments !
I love those pictures and there is nothing wrong with that at all!
they are so cute. I love the twins faux hawk, and Garret always looks like he's such an angel.
I have taken some of these pictures too. I wish that I could capture more. I never want to forget those little faces.
those are great pictures and you made me tear up. I'm not ready for my boys to not be babies anymore.
I can just imagine their personalities from these photos! What beautiful faces!!!
Those are the best kinds of shots because those are the ones you are going to laugh the hardest at when you look back and them.
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes I'll think to myself that I HAVE to be sure to photograph an expression before it goes away.
It is sad. :( Although some of those faces would be pretty funny looking on a 30 year old.
Just sayin. :)
I see exactly what you mean with those shots. They're terrific! But geez woman, they're still so little! Don't worry about them growing up just yet.
Justine :o )
These photos are great! And they are still little,I am holding on to "little" until my son is a teen!
This is so funny, but I have been feeling this way the past couple of days...I wish I would have read this before my post..I could have added it as yet another "hint" to me, to take advantage of every minute with my little ones. Great post!
What darling pics. I love when I can really capture my boys' personalities in pics...and yes, they are growing up too fast.
Oh girl, I'm not ready either...yet it happens so fast.
I hate to see my nephews and niece grow up and not even a mother!
I know what you mean. Sometimes the best faces don't have the best smiles!
those are precious..No wonder...:) Time sure does seem like it drags by and then they get to jr high age and they are gone..So yes, capture it all..savor it and hang on to it!..I MISS mine so much.... :)
I love this post-- the thought and the pictures!
They are such beautiful boys, and I think they look older in every set of pics I see (sorry to remind you!).
It's amazing how much a candid photo can capture-- they are always preferred to posed shots in my house-- even when the quality isn't as good or the person isn't looking their best, they just say so much more about our character.
I don't want my kids to grow up either :-(
I love those shots that capture their personality exactly.
I saw a old photo the other day of my middle daughter when she was 4. She was making the same expression she still does at 9. It made me smile.
Your boys are so cute! I don't want my kids to grow up either. Sometimes I wish I could just stop the clock, and let them stay at one age for a bit longer...so I can enjoy them more.
Those were really cute!
I am so right there with you. I am not the least bit ready. Your boys are so stinkin' cute.
And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pics on Tammie' Facebook page. They are too die for.
They are soooooo cute! I always wanted kids with red hair. Ever since having a red-headed cabbage patch doll. ;) But then I married an Asian. And adopted two children from Asia. But there's always hair dye right? ;)
I adore those personality capturing shots too. Yours are so good. I am so with you on the growing up thing. 4 is really throwing me for a loop!
Oh, I sooooo agree!!!
Great pictures.


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EA has removed the pay wall for VIP & Online Passes on a selection of older Xbox 360 titles.
That partnership with Microsoft or is Sony just waiting until the next update?
Now i understand why EA has got rid of online passes. its because you will end up paying full price for a pre-owned game anyway!
make more money this way then you do charging £8 a pass
If they don't do this for the ps3, it pretty much confirms that ps4 will not block used games or charge a fee. It seems Microsoft and ea have entered a partner ship that requires you to sell and buy your used games through them.
when EA suddenly doing something good, then you will know something much worse going to happen
now prepare to be screw
PS: i don't miss any EA's game on my playstation, so i happy to give them away for xbox's guys


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May 19, 2008
The men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up the 2008 season with two days of competition at the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Track & Field Conference Championships in Clemson, S.C.
Both teams had solid performances.
The Bison women were led by Hannah Joiner, Caitlin Anderson and Carolyn Latham. Joiner was one of the big surprises in the meet.
Though she entered the women's discus competition ranked 11th of 11 with a mark of 27.94m, Joiner exploded Saturday by improving her best mark to 38.11m (125-0 feet) to finish second overall, just .47 of a meter from first. She also finished 10th in the shot put.
Anderson ran a gutsy 3000m steeplechase, finishing 3rd in 12:36.15. Latham finished sixth in the 5000m with a time of 18:22.89 to round out the scorers for the Lipscomb Women.
"It was really exciting to watch Hannah blast the discus out there Saturday," said head coach Bill Taylor. "I'm so happy that she ended the season on such a high mark.
"Caitlin's performance was also amazing. She has been very sick for more than a week and it was obvious that she was not feeling well during the steeplechase, but she showed the kind of competitiveness and toughness that our program must have to succeed."
Other performances for the Lady Bisons:
100m: Cree Nix 7th 12.55
200m: Cree Nix 8th 26.86
400m Hurdles: Lauren Floyd 8th 1:11.94 (all time personal best)
800m: Paige Griffin 8th 2:22.40 (all time personal best)
1500m: Julie Alley 8th 5:23.83


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The National People's Action group, and the National Domestic Workers Alliance organized a rally Monday at the White House to demand President Obama immediately halt deportations and prioritize family unity.
Since President Obama has been in office, more than two million foreign nationals have been deported, putting him on track to deport more immigrants than any other president. Activists are calling for Congress to change immigration laws. However, House Republicans stalled last year's Senate immigration bill.
Activists say they will continue to fight for their families until an executive order is signed, though they may be subject to arrest due to civil disobedience.


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Hey ladies,
As the title says, I'm ready to embrace nursing as a long-term reality for DS26mo and me. DS is a boy who still nurses like a newborn and, cognitively and physically, he's thriving on what is still easily 10-12+ nursing sessions each day, of which 2-3 are at night. I've been taking domperidone since he was 13mo and am grateful that it's facilitated our nursing longevity.
DS is still a sporadic eater and, when he does eat, he shows carnivorous tendencies, so his nutritional bases are covered. I'm an enthusiastic champion of solids and nursing, which has helped him edge up his solids intake to maybe 200kcal offload daily.
Two major topics:
1. For the mamas nursing children in the "and beyond" stage of 2+, how did your nursing journey evolve? Given DS' self-labeling as a "nursivore", I can easily see us nursing and cosleeping to 3 and beyond, which works for me if that's what he needs.
2. On a maternal health note, I haven't had any PP periods yet, and charting shows (unsurprisingly, given our frequency) no sign of returning. I'm still carrying extra weight that I've been unable to lose, though, which is becoming somewhat frustrating. I was almost back to pre-pregnancy weight around 8 months PP, but am now +35lbs (yikes!), which coincides in part to my starting on domperidone. Any time I try to reduce dietary intake or exercise--even moderate weightlifting for about 4-5 hours/week--my supply tanks dramatically. I'm careful to keep my energy deficit low, around 300kcal/day, and hydration up, but to no avail.
For my own health, and for the sake of modeling a healthy life, I need to find a solution. It seems as time goes on that I need to eat more--going into energy surplus--to maintain supply, and I'm packing on the pounds as a result. I'm considering having thyroid testing done, as I was in phenomenal shape and extremely athletic pre-BFing and I am missing intense weightlifting. I don't want to have to wait until DS is no longer so reliant on nursing to reclaim training as part of my life. It was always my "zen" and I feel like a fraud walking around carrying 35 extra pounds of fat!
I worked with a trainer and nutritionist last year, but only managed to shed 5lbs--probably 3lbs of which was water--in 5 months following their plans to a T. I then put on an extra 15lbs, in addition to the 20 I was trying to lose, even while maintaining the eating habits, albeit scaled down to account for less exercise energy expenditure. I was told that my night sleep disturbances were the cause of slow fat loss, which seems far fetched given that I was always ripped pre-pregnancy even when eating heartily.
For the time being, I'm eating whole foods, focusing on lean protein, veggies, fruits, nuts, yogurt, and ancient grains and increasing my activity gently by adding in extra walking around town and hoping gentleness will win my body over. I sleep 9 hours at night with minimal disturbances to nurse, have no food intolerances, and take a prenatal and probiotics daily. I am totally comfortable taking a longer path--say, a year--to drop the fat. What is important is that both DS' and my health needs are met without one being cannibalized by the other. I am not comfortable living in a sub-optimal health state for an extended period of time.
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Woody Allen said it best, "Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone you love." It's the truth. Being able to pleasure yourself is one of the most important types of sex you'll have. Through masturbation, you can learn what turns you on and what doesn't. And through trial and error, you'll learn how to be a better lover. I have a whole drawer of sex toys that I've practiced on.
Here are some tips for learning to practice self-love.
1) Don't be shy with a bit of erotica. If it turns you on, go ahead and watch some erotic movies or read an erotic book. There's no harm in being turned on by what you read and see.
2) Try out the toys. There are zillions of sex toys in the world and not all of them will get you hot and bothered. That is why you should try out different sex toys in order to figure out which works.
3) Set the mood. Don't hesitate to light some candles and slip into something more comfortable before pleasuring yourself.
4) Water works. A lot of women find that using a shower head or the faucet on the tub works well to help them achieve orgasm. Sex toy manufacturers also make water-resistant sex toys if water play is your idea of a good time.
5) Don't be afraid to experiment. If you've always used a particular toy or position, do a quick search online to find out different ways to achieve orgasm. I assure you, when it comes to pleasuring yourself, there's no such thing as too much information.
6) Try phone sex at least once. While it may be a total flop for you, a lot of women enjoy masturbating with a partner over the phone, especially if he or she is away on business.
7) Bring your partner into your self-love sessions. Mutual masturbation can be extremely erotic!
8) Fantasize. One of the best ways to get hot and bothered and ready for self-love is to fantasize about someone or a situation that you find especially sexy.
What are your tips for self-love?
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It's been a long time since I've posted here, long in the internet sense of the word where everything is kept up to date to the second.
It's been a good break, I've been living life and trying to be a little more intentional off-screen.
We've unpacked and set up house, we've gone through final exams and papers, we've gone through a lot of coffee.
We've had a deliciously refreshing Christmas break and we celebrated our little Kilmeny's third birthday.
And now, it's back to school for Jared and back to routine for the rest of us.
It's also a new year and a time for new beginnings which is why this will be my last post here. I've started a new blog, thisvintagemoment.com and hope to share more photos, stories and life with you over there.
I started this blog mainly as a place to share pictures and little bits about our days with our family and friends when we lived across the country from them. I'll still be sharing photos and stories about our life just in a different place and with a different focus.
Thank-you so much for being here, for reading, for commenting (or not!), it's been lovely. Join me, over at this vintage moment where we make the most of the moments we have in a beautiful, simple, and intentional way.


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Been wondering about Nokia's strategy for conquering the rapidly expanding app space? Great! So were we, which is why we joined up with a recent dev event carried out by the Finnish company for an update on how and where things are going. It's a familiar narrative by this point: Qt is all set to become the way that Nokia-friendly apps are made -- whether it be for Symbian smartphones or MeeGo-powered mobile computers, coffee machines or infotainment consoles


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Learn guitar chords for FREE through our new game Chord Master: http://bit.ly/ChordMasterYT http://www.mahalo.com/ryan-blair/ Ryan Blair is the author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went From Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur. He is a serial entrepreneur who founded his first company, 24-7 Tech, at the age of 21. Since, Ryan has founded multiple start-ups, leading to appearances on CNBC, MSNBC and Fox Business. He has also been featured in TIME magazine, BusinessWeek, Sports Illustrated, the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, among other major media outlets. Check out these other interviews: http://www.mahalo.com/elon-musk/ http://www.mahalo.com/adam-jennings/ http://www.mahalo.com/kenny-obrien/ http://www.mahalo.com/d-a-young/ http://www.mahalo.com/susan-markowitz/
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Minority and Non-Traditional Law Students / Re: My chances?« on: October 20, 2009, 09:37:58 PM »
I am wondering how law schools look at an Engineering degree. Do they forgive a slightly lower GPA if it is in engineering? My boyfriend is in Med School with an undergrad in Engineering, and they do not forgive a lower GPA as generally your reading/writing skills are weaker.
Like you, I'm an engineer. Graduated 10 years ago and worked for those 10 years, and am back at school right now taking some courses. I asked this same question to both the law advisor at my school and the recruiters that came to my school during career days. All assured me that the schools do indeed look at undergrad program when considering the GPA, and that an engineering undergrad program is looked at very positively.
Though these were all Canadian schools so I don't know how applicable this is for wherever you are looking.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Hartsville, Tenn., company that owns and operates five groceries in middle Tennessee and Kentucky violated federal law by refusing to hire a class of African-Americans and males as employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed September 28, 2010.
The EEOC's suit, Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-00901, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, asserts that MWR Enterprises Inc., II, doing business as Piggy Wiggly, refused to hire Kaleb McClellan and a class of African-Americans for positions at the company's Piggly Wiggly store in Hartsville because of their race. The EEOC further charged that the company maintains a segregated work force and has refused to hire males in the position of cashier.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. The suit seeks monetary relief in the form of back pay and compensatory and punitive damages, reinstatement and an injunction against future discrimination.
"The company's refusal to hire Mr. McClellan was based on his race and gender and not on his qualifications to perform the duties of the job," said Katharine W. Kores, district director of the EEOC's Memphis District Office, which has jurisdiction over Arkansas, Tennessee and portions of Mississippi. "Further, preferring one sex over another for certain positions violates federal law. This type of blatant race and gender discrimination is a priority for the EEOC. Employers cannot refuse to allow blacks and males to be denied work based on discriminatory stereotypes."
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TRAER- Jennie Moffitt and Nick Harrison exchanged wedding vows August 15 in rural Buckingham.
Parents of the couple are John and Jacque Moffitt of rural Dysart and Pat and Bonnie Harrison of rural Garrison. Grandparents of the bride are Lola and the late Robert Paulus and Deloris and the late Eugene Moffitt. Grandparents of the groom are Phyllis and the late Dean Harrison and Wilbert and Irene Hach.
Pastor Craig Ferguson performed the service at the Geneseo United Methodist Church in rural Buckingham with a reception and dance following at the Holiday Inn in Cedar Falls.
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Matron of honor was Ashley Shaw, friend of the bride. Attendants of the bride were Rachel Knipfel and Mike Steven, friends of the bride. Flower girl was Delaney Lyons, special friend of the bride and groom.
Best man was Sean Lyons, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Josh Hennings of Dysart, Ben Boyd, and Joe Docekal, friends of the groom.
Seating guests were Luke Hennings and Matt Zeien, friends of the groom. Ring bearers were Max, Miles and Oliver Eikamp, nephews of the groom.
Reception assistants were Lydia Parcher and Jessica O'Connor, cousins of the bride. Vocalist was Lacey Schmitt, cousin of the bride. Violinists were Katie and Meg Baird, cousins of the bride. Pianist was Rosalyn Baird, Aunt of the bride.
The bride is employed by Cedar Valley Foot & Ankle, Cedar Falls. The groom is employed by Menards of Waterloo. The couple are living in Traer.


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NowGamer: "Firaxis might not be an obvious choice to ask about next-gen, but considering the PC-focused developer released XCOM: Enemy Unknown on consoles last year it could well be working on a next-gen game too."
i hope so bcoz this gen consoles really held pc gaming backwards
thats cool and everything, but that doesnt mean the majority of devs are going to push themselves to push powerful hardware when it costs time and money.
Some will, not all.
Since when does releasing a console automatically upgrade most PC gamers to that minimum spec?
I'm not seeing how this gen is any different frim the last, in that regard.
It's not like I'm starved for games. I still enjoy games made back in 2007 (Crysis 1, Witcher 1) and it's definitely not like I can't play one game for at least 200 hours and still not enjoy it. Heck: I still play Left 4 Dead 2 to this day because there are so many ways to play it.
Remember back then when we would play the fuck out of FF games? The Speed-runs, the no-upgrade runs, the basic-weapons only runs? People were really creative about their games: now the current-gen kids want everything fed to them.
pc gaming holds it self back. so tired of hearing otherwise. ITs near impossible for any dev to optimize for the millions of different configurations out there. If anything consoles show PC what can be done with much much less and for a longer period of time.


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Time travel may be theoretically impossible for those without ready access to black holes, but as a new Groupon subscriber, you have the opportunity to go back in time to one of our most popular deals. More than 10,000 Chicago subscribers bought this Groupon the first time around, and now we're bringing it back just for you: $3 for $10 worth of authentic deli grub at NYC Bagel Deli.
At both its South Wacker Drive and North Avenue locations, NYC Bagel Deli celebrates the individual players of New York's famous Tuesday Bagel Parade with fresh bagels prepared by hand every morning. The doughy discs come in every desirable variety on a comprehensive bagel menu filled with bagel flats ($1.25), bags of bagel chips ($3.99), and hot oatmeal with seasonal fruits that has spent copious amounts of time looking at and thinking of bagels ($3.99). The boiled dough rings incorporate all sorts of flavors, such as poppy, sesame, onion, garlic, cinnamon raisin, everything, and pumpernickel ($1.25 per bagel), each awaiting a creamy outerwear of chive, honey walnut, jalapeño, lox spread, or veggie lite cream cheese ($2.25 for a bagel with plain cream cheese, $2.70 for a bagel with flavored or lite cream cheese, $3.25 for a bagel with lox spread).
If a schmear takes bagels from 1-D to 2-D, then multiple layers of fresh meats and cheeses bring the bagel sandwich into the cubic realm. Two-egg breakfast bagels are served all day long ($3.75) and precede a hall-of-fame roster of sandwich concoctions built on substantive bagel buns ($4.95–$8.95). Appetites steer down avenues of London port roast beef, solid-white albacore tuna salad, and honey-maple turkey ($7.95 each), each with a classic pickle riding sidecar to complete the feast.
NYC Bagel Deli was featured on ABC 7's quest to find the perfect bagel sandwich, and Centerstage Chicago and Time Out Chicago highly recommend it:
- This place turns out really good bagels, and if you're into lox-and-cream-cheese sandwiches, you aren't likely to find a better one in the city. – Time Out Chicago
- Working to bring real bagels to the Midwest, NYC Bagel Deli is the only place in Chicago whose bagels are kettle-boiled, not baked. And the results are mouthwatering (one native New Yorker said these are the only bagels in the city that she'll eat)... this one-of-a-kind shop has clung onto the traditional deli feel. Enter and you are swept into a New York reality: the service is quick but personalized, even the New York accent is detectable. – Corrie Driebusch, Centerstage Chicago
Yelpers give both the South Wacker and North Avenue locations four-star averages, and Metromixers give the North Avenue spot a near-perfect 4.4-star rating:
- ...in Chicago, NYC Bagel Deli reigns supreme! – Mindy S., Yelp
- Huge authentic NY bagels piled high with fresh deli meats, cheese and fixins... I've only been there once and I'm already obsessed with it. – Becky, Metromix
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We're Totally In Awe of Bulthaup's Custom Kitchen Storage & Organizers
Have you heard of Bulthaup? This high-end German kitchen manufacturer creates some of the most beautiful kitchens we've seen, with custom storage solutions and drawer organizers you have to see to believe. Here's a sneak peek at some of the designs that make this company so dreamy:
Bulthaup advertises that their interior organizers are designed to "fulfill every desire." The basic organizing structure is what they call a "functional prism," designed to fit any number of dividers which you can adapt to your particular needs. All their other accessories, including utensil holders, knife blocks, boxes, trays, and jars, also fit into the prism structure. You can mix, match, and rearrange to your heart's content! As they say on their website:
Bulthaup's new system of interior elements is simple yet versatile. The ergonomic design of the prisms ensures items are easy to access. And the sliding nature of the dividers and accessories adds a playful touch. The prism structure provides a seamless, attractive look, almost like a collage - no matter how the dividers and accessories are arranged. You may even find that tidying away, rearranging and redesigning the pull-outs becomes a new passion - anything is possible.
It makes me giddy to see a place for everything and everything in its place in these photos. It's a delight with a price tag, of course. I can see that price tag being justified as an especially good investment if you have a very small urban kitchen, where every inch of space has to count.
You can find Bulthaup showrooms in many major cities. (See a list of US cities here.) If you have any experience with Bulthaup, do share your thoughts below! Have you ever purchased one of their kitchen pieces, and was it worth it?
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A couple of days ago after downloading the latest Flash, Firefox and Seamonkey would lose focus upon opening on two different computers. I would have to click somewhere in the browser to use it. No scrolling.
I went to Adobe's site and downloaded the uninstaller and ran it, then deleted the suggested files from Windows/system32.
Went back to Adobe's site and installed Flash again. Same thing happened. Uninstalled again.
This time I went to a site with Seamonkey that uses Flash.
Got the warning message that I was missing a plugin. I clicked on install plugin and it installed from Adobe (?).
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Dec. 20, 2010
Senate Educated Citizenry 2020 Committee issues report
With a goal of providing a roadmap for improving education at all levels in the next 10 years, the Senate's Educated Citizenry 2020 Committee chaired by Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) issued its report this month to set the stage for education policy discussions in the coming legislative session.
Most of the report's recommendations are aimed at elementary and secondary education, but the Committee did set a benchmark for increasing postsecondary degrees and credentials to 60% for all adults. It also suggests considering a single governing board for all levels of education. To see a copy of the report, go here: Educated Citizenry 2020: Final Report.
Other members of the committee included Senators Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield), Joe Keaveny (D-St. Louis), Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia), Wes Shoemyer (D-Clarence) and Robin Wright-Jones (D-St. Louis).
Budget Transparency Committee holds hearings
The House Interim Committee on Budget Transparency, chaired by Rep. Ryan Silvey (R-Kansas City), met on November 22nd to hear from the Department of Higher Education. Commissioner David Russell and Deputy Commissioner Paul Wagner discussed how the approximately $1 billion received by the Department in FY2011 is distributed, with 76% going to public four-year institutions, 14% going to community colleges, and .5% going to Linn State Technical College.
Committee members asked a number of questions, including how the allocation of funds is determined and how the Department plans to deal with the expected FY 2012 requests for waivers to raise tuition above the statutory limit. In addressing the tuition waiver question, Commissioner Russell said that requests for waivers may be submitted after February 1, 2011, at which time Department staff will review the requests and make recommendations to him. The Budget Transparency Committee is continuing its hearings until each state Department has had an opportunity to present.
Department of Higher Education continues work on Governor's higher education agenda
Members of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education met in Columbia earlier this month to learn more about the higher education agenda and the state's budget situation in preparation for the 2011 legislative session.
The budget challenges facing the state were the primary topic of discussion related to the next legislative session. With 91 new legislators, it was not anticipated that a lot of policy legislation would be forthcoming for higher education this year.
During the meeting, interim commissioner David R. Russell was named permanent commissioner. Russell had previously served as chief of staff for UM President Gary Forsee.
MU AAUP discuss upcoming session with Rep. Chris Kelly
The MU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held a round-table discussion on December 2nd about the upcoming session with Representative Chris Kelly (D-Columbia). The informal conversation included discussion of the effort by the Missouri Department of Higher Education to review programs deemed to be low producing. The group of more than 25 professors also asked Rep. Kelly how they can help educate Missourians and the General Assembly about the importance of higher education to Missouri.
Gov. Nixon celebrates Thompson Center's grand opening
On December 3rd Governor Jay Nixon attended the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The new facility was made possible by a $5 million state appropriation and $750,000 in federal funds secured by Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-MO). The new facility will use new technologies for the treatment of autism and will expand the Center's capacity.
Chancellors meet with legislative delegations
Over the past few weeks all four UM Chancellors held meetings with their newly and re-elected area legislative delegations. The events gave the Chancellors an opportunity for the Chancellors to feature their campus and get to know their newly elected legislators. The groups discussed the state's budget situation, capital needs, and other among UM priorities for the General Assembly.
UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton (left), discusses the upcoming session with Representatives-elect Nick Marshall (R-Parkville, middle) and Noel Torpey (R-Independence, right) during a December 14th reception at UMKC.
Final days of the 111th U.S. Congress
As the 111th session of the U.S. Congress winds down, the House and Senate are working to finalize priorities before the holiday break and the new Congress is sworn after the first of the year.
The U.S. House and Senate are expected to pass a continuing resolution to fund federal government operations through March 4, 2011. The current continuing resolution ends on Tuesday night, at midnight.
The U.S. Senate voted by unanimous consent to approve the America COMPETES Act (HR 5116). The bill ensures funding growth over the next three years for the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), and the Department of Energy's Office of Science. The America COMPETES Act now returns to the House for approval.
On Saturday, December 18th, the DREAM Act (HR 5281) failed a procedural vote to end debate. The bill would have provided a path of citizenship for illegal immigrants if they attend college or serve in the military for two years.
Key UM Government Relations dates & activities
January 5th – General Assembly Convenes
February 24th – UM Legislative Day
March 3rd – UM Undergraduate Research Day
May 13th – Last Day of Legislative Session
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Massachusetts Authorized to Implement Lead Renovation Program; EPA Provides More Time for Contractors To Obtain Certification and Training
Release Date: 07/22/2010
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
(Boston, Mass., July 22, 2010) – Massachusetts became the second New England state and ninth nationally, to receive authorization to administer and enforce EPA's Lead Renovation Program (RRP). The program mandates that anyone receiving compensation for renovating, repairing and painting work in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 be trained and certified in lead-safe work practices by the state of Massachusetts.
By taking state-wide authority for administering the national RRP program, Massachusetts will be able to provide greater local oversight. EPA's authorization is based on certifications from both Governor Deval Patrick and Attorney General Martha Coakley, that the Massachusetts program is at least as protective as the EPA RRP program and provides adequate enforcement.
EPA also recently announced that it is providing renovation firms and workers additional time to obtain training and certifications to comply with the new lead rules. EPA will not take enforcement action for violations of the rule's firm certification requirement until October 1, 2010, and will not enforce certification requirements against individual renovation workers if they apply to enroll in certified renovator classes by September 30, 2010 and complete the training by December 31, 2010. EPA is taking this step because of concern that contractors in some areas may be having difficulty accessing training classes.
Even with the additional time to certify firms and obtain training, EPA will enforce against renovation firms and individuals who do not comply with the RRP work practices and associated recordkeeping requirements. The lead-safe work practices include dust control, site clean up and work area containment. It is important that contractors take proactive steps to protect children, families, and themselves while they take the training and file the appropriate paperwork.
Another recent modification to the RRP program is to eliminate a provision from existing regulations that allowed owner-occupants of pre-1978 homes to "opt-out" of having their contractors follow lead-safe work practices if there were no children under six years of age in the home.
The RRP program mandates that contractors, property managers and others working for compensation, in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978, must be trained and use lead-safe work practices. They are also required to provide the lead pamphlet "Renovate Right; Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools" to owners and occupants before starting renovation work.
Lead contaminated dust is the most significant source of lead exposure for children. Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children. Lead-based paint was used in more than 38 million homes until it was banned for residential use in 1978. Lead exposure can cause reduced IQ, learning disabilities, development delays and behavioral problems in young children.
At present, almost a million children have elevated blood lead levels as a result of exposure to lead hazards, which can lead to lower intelligence, learning disabilities, and behavior issues. Adults exposed to lead hazards can suffer from high blood pressure and headaches. EPA has eliminated the so-called opt-out provision because improper renovations in older homes can create lead hazards resulting in harmful health effects for residents and visitors in these homes, regardless of age,. The result will better protect children and adult occupants during and after renovation, repair and painting projects.
The RRP rule requires certification of training providers and lead-safe work practice certification for individuals involved in the construction and remodeling industry. To date, EPA has certified 254 training providers who have conducted more than 16,000 courses and trained an estimated 320,000 renovators in lead-safe work practices.
"Because we have so much older housing stock here in New England, protecting kids from exposure to lead-based paint is one of the most important things we can do," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator for EPA's New England regional office. "Lead exposure is entirely preventable, and can cause permanent, serious, life-long problems. This rule is the next step in EPA's goal to protect children from the hazards of lead-based paint."
More information:
- Protecting your family from lead-based paint and EPA's lead program (https://www.epa.gov/lead)
- National Lead Information Center at 800-424-LEAD (5323)
- Massachusetts' implementation of the RRP program, including information on applying for certification or finding training (www.mass.gov/dos) or contact the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety at (617) 969-7177
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About: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. Their purpose is to ensure that all Americans are protected from significant risks to their health and the environment. They study environmental issues, give grants for scientific studies and community environmental cleanups, and foster partnerships with businesses, non-profit organizations, and state and local governments to further their environmental goals. The EPA makes certain that environmental protection is an integral consideration in U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade.
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Completed in 1934, the William Jefferson Clinton federal building was originally known as the New Post Office Building. Replacing the Old Post Office, located across 12th Street, the new building was intended to consolidate and house the quickly expanding Post Office Department. The vast curved facades and hour-glass shape of the Clinton building serve as a monument to the original design of the Federal Triangle, which included two large circular plazas to either
side of the building. Today the building operates as the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.