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A thunderstorm rolled through parts of the Inland Empire on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds and drenching parts of the San Bernardino Valley, while causing other collateral damage.
Lightning set a tree on fire in front of a San Bernardino home. Residents rushed outside with hoses to put it out, but didn't make much progress. The Fire Department arrived and extinguished the blaze.
More than 2,100 Southern California Edison customers — from Fontana to Highland — lost power due to lightning strikes, the utility reported on its website.
Between 800 and 1,200 customers of Colton's electric department lost power Wednesday afternoon, according to Dave Kolk, electric utilities director. Power was restored to businesses and residents on the west side at 3:25 p.m., about 45 minutes after the outage was first reported. Meanwhile, on the other side of town, five or six of the city's largest customers lost power for about 15 minutes, Kolk said.
Rialto police sent out a community advisory message Wednesday afternoon, saying more than 2,200 customers may be out of power due to lightning until this afternoon.
National Weather Service meteorologists issued a flash flood watch until 9 p.m. Wednesday for the Inland Empire and the High Desert.
A low-pressure system was expected to move through the Inland Empire through today bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms to much of the region, according to the NWS.
Fair and warmer weather is expected to return Friday as low pressure exits to the east.
Excessive runoff from the heavy rainfall may cause elevated levels in small creeks and streams, according to the advisory.
Staff Photographer John Valenzuela contributed to this report.


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Feeling of Emptiness and Religion in America
John Corrigan
As part of a broader turn in humanities scholarship toward emotion since the late 20th century, scholars of religion increasingly have explored how emotion has been a key component in the lives of religious Americans. The relation of emotion to religious ideas has been particularly important in this nascent scholarship. In exploring how emotions and religious ideas are intertwined, scholars have focused on emotions such as love, melancholy, fear, and anger, among others. However, for reasons having to do with the historiography of American religion, as well as with categories that have governed much academic study of religion in America, the feeling of emptiness, which is so crucial to understanding Buddhism, and other Asian religions, has been underestimated for its role in American religions. In America, the feeling of emptiness plays a central role in religious practice, community formation, and identity construction, among Christians (the religious majority) but also in other religious communities. This essay describes some of the ways in which the feeling of emptiness has been expressed in American religions, and in American culture more generally, comments on how it has been joined to certain ideas at various times, and suggests how it has played a central role in shaping relations between religious groups in a society where religion is disestablished. The approach here is eclectic, blending historical narrative with cultural analysis, and the essay proceeds thematically rather than chronologically. Focusing on the feeling of emptiness allows a fresh perspective on religious practice in America, prompts new questions about belief and community, and enables new lines of interpretation for the development of religious ideas in America. Christians, Buddhists, Jews, and other religious communities in America have distinct ways in which they interpret the feeling of emptiness as a spiritual phenomenon. Religious persons often conceptualize it as an emotional experience of great value. Among Christians, it is important as a sign of an emptying of the self of immorality, distractions, and worldly clutter in preparation for being filled with the grace of God. Accordingly, Christians and others in America have developed spiritual disciplines aimed at cultivating the feeling of emptiness and advancing it to a point where deep longing becomes deep fulfillment. Religious practices involving the body include fasting, which is emptying the body of food, and tears, which empty the body of fluids. Bloodletting is also a notable practice, and, for those who do not cut or otherwise make bloody sacrifice (including war and lynching), bloodletting nevertheless is revered as a model discipline of emptying. There are aspects of sexual practices and the performance of work that also are exercises in self-emptying. All such disciplines are expected to prompt and enrich the feeling of emptiness. The severe fast, the deep feeling of emptiness, the desperate longing, the distancing from God becomes, paradoxically, a drawing closer to God. From the earliest settlement of North America, white Europeans and their descendants constructed the emptiness of the land to match the emptiness of their souls. Americans claimed to feel space. They expressed the spiritual feeling of emptiness in ideas about North America as a barren desert, crying to be filled by colonists and their descendants. The Great American Desert, a fiction created in the early 19th century, was one way in which Americans continued to imagine space as empty and themselves, as God's exceptional nation, as the agents of fullness. American fascination with millennialism was a valorization of the fullness of eternity over the emptiness of history. Millennial movements and communities in America felt time as they did space, and when American Christians felt historical time they felt its emptiness. Americans have constructed elaborate and richly detailed depictions of the end as they look forward to a time when empty time will become eternity, fullness. Christian groups in America, populated by persons who cultivate emptiness, have defined themselves largely by saying what they are not. Both persons and communities, invested in the feeling of emptiness, mark personal and collective boundaries not by projecting into the social world a pristine essence of doctrine so much as by pushing off from other groups. Committed to emptiness, there is little to project, so the construction of identity takes place as an identification of Others. Such a process sometimes leads to the demonization of others and the production of identity through the inventorying of enemies.
Moderation in American Religion
Rosemary R. Corbett
Religious moderation is hardly the first thing that comes to mind when considering the history of the United States. Would one have spoken of the Puritans as moderates? Could one characterize the many great revivals and awakenings that coursed through colonial and early republican American in such terms? And what about the impertinence of Anne Hutchison, the audacity of Jarena Lee, the bold experiment of Prohibition, or the modern political fervor that accompanied the rise of the religious right? When compared to England and many other nominally Christian European nations, the United States generally figures as an example of religious zeal. Yet moderation holds a special place in American religious thought, and not just recently. Since the Protestant Reformation, at least, the concept of religious moderation has been inescapably entangled with concerns about the form and shape of government. Just how much religious "enthusiasm" is safe for a monarchy, a democracy, or a republic? wondered English political theorists in the 1600s and 1700s. Their concerns unavoidably carried to the "New World," contributing to the persecution or marginalization of Quakers, Shakers, and other religious practitioners deemed too immoderate in their passions and, not infrequently, their gendered practices and sexualities. With the birth of the new republic, Americans also raised questions about the political valences of religious moderation when debating which residents of the nation could fully enjoy the rights of citizenship. Appeals to moderation were used for centuries to exclude not only religious minorities but also racial and ethnic minorities and women. And yet the contours of moderation were continually contested by both those who wielded power and those subject to it.
Since the late 1800s, questions of religious moderation have also been intertwined with questions of modernity and the reconfiguration of public and private spaces. This was especially true with the rise of the fundamentalist movement in the early 1900s, a movement that opposed some of the modernist interpretive measures gaining currency among many American Christians, as well as the idea (increasingly popular over the course of the 20th century—particularly after the failure of Prohibition) that most forms of religion properly belong to the private realm. While fundamentalists were no less technologically savvy or educated than their theological opponents, their positions were nevertheless cast as anti-modern and immoderate, in that fundamentalists ostensibly held more closely to revelation than to modern science. This notion of fundamentalism as the incursion of immoderate anti-modernism, traditionalism, or enthusiasm into politics and public life has continued into the 21st century. While 21st-century arguments for religious moderation are most often directed at Muslims (who, in addition to conservative Christians, are frequently depicted as prone to trampling on the rights of those with whom they disagree), American history has no shortage of incidents involving pressures, often violent, on racial and religious minorities to moderate or privatize their ostensibly uncivilized behavior for the sake of the nation or even for humanity.


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Pitmonster replied to SCLAY1971's topic in Ford Focus ClubIf there is no noise when the belt is off, the noise is clearly coming from something being driven by the belt. Obvious culprit for the rumbling sound would be the alternator - bearings do go, but 45k is a bit low (mine is 96k) . Try removing the belt and then - with the engine OFF - reach in and spin the pulley on the alternator. If it's silent, everything's good there. If it's noisy, you have your answer. I had a new alternator fitted last week to my 2006 1.8 TDCi, cost £264 including labour & vat from a local garage (not a Ford dealer). Could have bought a part for £160-ish from Euro Car Parts, but fitting it is another matter - the mechanic said he had to take other bits off to get access, and I'm not that confident.
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Pitmonster replied to the jbib's topic in Ford Focus ClubIf you don't mind me asking, how do you know the driver was uninsured? Did you talk to him/her? Do you have their name & address? Or did they just drive off?
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Pitmonster replied to Pitmonster's topic in Ford Focus ClubSorted! As suspected, the Torx bolt moves an internal bracket that latches onto the small plastic piece. However it's a left handed thread, so you have to careful. The bracket wasn't in the right place, so it had to be adjusted twice : once to align the slots so that the trim would slide in place properly, and then adjusted to lock it into place. Everything is now in place and fully secure. Thanks for the advice chaps :-)
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Pitmonster replied to Pitmonster's topic in Ford Focus ClubMight have a go at accessing it via the little access cover, certainly worth a try. Cheers for the help.
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Pitmonster replied to Pitmonster's topic in Ford Focus ClubThanks Steads. So is the screw you mention the one I can see when I remove the little black cover above the door lock? If so I think I can access it purely through that aperture, without needing to remove the inner panel. Then I just need a Torx screwdriver, which I can get from Halfords. Or is there another screw? Or screws?
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Pitmonster replied to Pitmonster's topic in Ford Focus ClubI don't want to risk taking the inner door panel off without the right tools, as I may damage something. I have no tools with me aside from a Leatherman and a torque wrench for the wheelnuts. I will tape up the holes in the door (to prevent water getting in, and ring the guy who did the repair. I'll get him to admit that he took the handle off to do the paint, then explain that he didn't refit it properly - and that he must put it right at his cost. He won't be happy but neither am I, and I paid him to do the job (and have got paperwork for it) The door is secure when locked so I'm not worried about that, just want it fixing. If it was a simple job to do myself if be happy to do it, but from what you both say I'm going to make him do it / pay for a proper fix Thanks for the replies guys :-)
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Pitmonster replied to Pitmonster's topic in Ford Focus ClubOh bugger, there's no way I can do that in a field. Guess ill have to tape up the openings and get him to fix it when I get home. Thanks for the fast reply!! :-)
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Pitmonster posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubHelp - my door handle has fallen off! A few weeks ago we brushed the car against a gate post, causing damage to the drivers-side rear wheelarch. The rear door handle also brushed the gate post, and the surrounding metal was pushed in - but pretty much popped back out again. Last week it was repaired by a friend of a friend, who has started his own repair business. All fine and dandy, until last night when Mrs Pitmonster tried to open the rear-offside door (the one that was repaired) and the handle came clean off in her hand! The car was unlocked, and she isn't that strong... The door handle was obviously removed while the repair was painted, and now it's looks like it wasn't reinstalled properly. However when I inspected it after the repair everything seemed fine - and I used the handle multiple times to open the door. The problem is that I'm currently camping in Dorset, 4 hours from home, so going back for him to fix it isn't an option for the next 10 days or so. Also I have no computer access to post photos (this is being sent from my iPhone) So it looks like I need to find a fix myself, and hopefully a permanent one. The handle is in two parts: - the large handle that you pull - the small bit that stays in place (where the lock sits on the drivers door Both parts have fallen off, along with the 2 rubber gaskets. I can refit the main handle, and have it engage with the mechanism properly so that it opens the door. However the small piece is needed to hold the main handle in place - and I can't make this small piece stay in place. The plastic moulding has little clips at the rear etc, but no matter how hard I press I cannot get them to engage with the clips inside the door. There are no obvious screws or bolts etc that I can see. However when I look inside I can see a small bolt-thread that runs to the rear edge of the door. If you open the door, above the lock mechanism is a small black cover, shaped like a big Tic Tac. I have taken this off and had a look, and there's a small Torx head that seems to be connected to the bolt-thread that I can see, but there's no obvious way to see how (or if) this actually fixes the plastic bit-of-handle in place. Also I don't have a Torx bit with me! Does anyone know how this piece of handle is fixed in place? I've searched the forums with no joy, and I don't have a Haynes manual. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks.
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Pitmonster replied to crimeblitz1's topic in Ford Focus ClubEtis says my Focus is a C-Max, so it does sometimes contain errors
To clarify : when my mate got pulled and fined, it was perfect visibility. While I appreciate that the "100 meters" visibility is a fine line that can be debated when it's foggy or misty or whatever, this did not apply in his case because there was no fog or mist at all - it was perfectly clear and there was no justification to use them.
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Pitmonster replied to Pitmonster's topic in Ford Focus ClubFinally got the job done, at a local independent garage (he's the cousin of my best mate). I agreed to change the whole front lower wishbones, because although the part is more expensive it makes the labour cheaper, and ultimately is a more thorough job. Each wishbone was £44 each. He also did the rear bushes without removing the subframe. No idea how, but the whole job front and rear only took 3 hrs. The total price including parts, labour and VAT was £232 which around 1/3 the price Ford wanted. There may be a bit of "mates rates" in that, but I am a happy bunny indeed. The car feels so much better now, and the constant jitter over small bumps has gone completely. I was also getting a squeak from the front-left over bumps, and that's gone too. The whole ride and steering have been improved massively. Tomorrow I'm taking the car for 4-wheel laser alignment, so everything should be sorted.
Using fog lights in the daytime - or when it's not foggy - will *ahem* change the way other drivers percieve you... in a bad way, if you know what I mean ;-) * Also, fogs dazzle oncoming drivers, because they are designed for low-visibility conditions and are higher intensity than normal lights. Modifying your fog lights can also be an MOT failure. Finally - and most importantly - it will also get you a fixed penalty notice, which means 3 points and a £60 fine. Happened to a mate of mine a couple of years ago. So please don't use your front fogs like this, or modify them in any way. If you want DRLs then buy & fit some proper ones. The £60 fine you avoid will easily pay for a good set. Sorry if I sound like an ar5e, but its something I feel strongly about. * if you didn't get the subtle hint, it means that other drivers will call you very bad names, no matter how good you think it looks.
I had new discs & pads fitted at the front and rear not that long ago, so I can be pretty confident my vibration isn't caused by warped discs.While this vibration under braking is a symptom of warped discs, its not guaranteed that it's the cause, and because you have a vibration at speed also its worth getting someone to check the bushes - especially before you pay out for new discs which may not actually be necessary.
On another thread somebody mentioned that its possible to do the rear bushes without dropping the rear subframe, although many people do drop the frame. I can only assume the mechanic I'm using can do the job without dropping the frame. I trust him to do the job properly, and I think he's doing 'mates rates' because I know him well (one of my best mates is his cousin)
I also have a wheel wobble exactly as you describe, plus under hard braking. At my recent service it was noted that both lower arm bushes were perished (note that these are not the same as track rod ends), and the work is being done next week. * Perhaps this is what your problem is? Maybe worth checking if your wheel also wobbles under hard braking, like mine? Also a point to note is that the wheel balancing machine at your tyre place may be out of calibration. Last time I got tyres fitted & balanced I had a wobble, I went back and their machine had been serviced and was 5 grams out - so they rebalanced my wheels for free. Finally check for a buckled wheel, tracking, worn springs & shocks etc * the work I'm having done is : Both front lower wishbones replaced Both rear trailing arm bushes replaced (unrelated to the steering issue, but need doing) I've been quoted £230 at a local independent garage, to include parts + labour + vat. Having the front wishbones replaced as a unit is cheaper on labour, and this offsets the higher part cost.


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Liberty University's Williams Stadium is currently undergoing a makeover and is expected to have a fresh look before the football team's first spring practice on March 26. Recently, crews from FieldTurf Rackett, Inc. removed the stadium's old turf and will now begin sewing and inlaying the new Dura-spine playing surface. The cost of the maintenance, under warranty, is being covered by the turf supplier.
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A new pair of prescription eyeglasses can set you back hundreds and hundreds of dollars. So if you're in the market for a new pair of glasses, listen up. Readers of Consumer Reports have weighed in about where to go to get great prices and top-notch service.
The Consumer Reports National Research Center's survey of almost 20,000 subscribers finds that people who shopped locally are some of the most satisfied. Readers gave independent shops and private doctors' offices top marks for the quality of the glasses and for customer care and follow-up service. But they're also among the costliest places to shop.
You can save big on eyewear—as much as 40 percent, according to Consumer Reports—if you know where to shop. You'll get the biggest bang for your buck at Costco. Cost-conscious shoppers can expect to pay less than $200 for a new pair of glasses and still get above-average quality, service, and staff expertise. But Costco's selection isn't as impressive.
For a huge selection and low prices, shop online. Be aware that it can be more work. You have to try on the frames and then find them online, but you can save a bundle. Consumer Reports says there is also a new segment of online eyeglass shops that can deliver a basic pair of glasses for less than $100. Websites such as WarbyParker.com will even mail frames for you to try on at no charge. The company sells its own brand of frames, which keeps the price down. But it also means you won't find designer brands.
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Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) has reported the state's first laboratory confirmed cases of influenza for the 2012-2013 flu season. DPH received reports of cases of influenza type B that were confirmed by commercial laboratories. The three cases were female: a 15-year-old from Smyrna; a 27-year-old from Seaford; and a 4-year-old from Bear who was identified Oct. 16. None were hospitalized.
There are two main types of influenza (flu) virus - types A and B. The influenza A and B viruses that routinely spread in people (human influenza viruses) are responsible for seasonal flu outbreaks each year.
Beginning in October each year, DPH monitors the occurrence of influenza-like illness in hospitals, selected long-term care facilities and medical clinics to track flu trends in the state. Reports so far do not suggest that influenza is widely circulating in Delaware.
DPH urges all Delawareans 6 months of age and older who have not yet been vaccinated against the flu to get a vaccine as soon as possible. DPH's "Get It" campaign especially encourages healthy 19-49 year olds, who often skip the flu shot, to get vaccinated. The vaccine is readily available through medical providers, pharmacies and some grocery stores. DPH will conduct public flu clinics with evening hours. For DPH flu clinic schedules for this season, please visit www.flu.delaware.gov.
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The boys squash teams at Germantown Friends School and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy each graduated four first-string players from their 2010-2011 line-ups, but the SCH Blue Devils appeared to have suffered less than the GFS Tigers when the two teams met at the Germantown Cricket Club last Tuesday afternoon.
Junior Max McCafferty won the number one match for the host team, but SCH prevailed in each of the other bouts to take home an 8-1 victory. It was the season opener for the Tigers, while the Devils had fielded what was essentially a JV team in a contest against underpowered Malvern Prep on December 1.
Last Tuesday there were three tough games in the top match, and the Tigers' McCafferty claimed them all. After opening with an 11-8 win, he went up 10-2 in the second round, but SCH senior Augie Frank rallied and almost drew even before the GFS junior wrapped it up, 11-9. The third game went into the squash equivalent of extra innings, ending at 14-12. There was a more positive development for Frank at the end of the week, when he was officially notified that he would be able to continue his academic and athletic careers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Two of the other matches extended to four games before the visiting racquetmen secured a "W". At number four McCafferty's eighth-grade brother, Calvin, lost to Blue Devils sophomore Brian Giegerich, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, and in the fifth position SCH senior Alex Ambrosini overcame a Germantown junior, Sam York, 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6.
Up in the second spot, visiting junior Alex McCall won 11-2, 11-9, 11-3 over senior Diego Sanz, while SCH sophomore Philip Kelly got by junior David Sneed, 11-6, 11-5, 13-11.
Two more 11th-graders joined battle in the sixth spot, with Christian Dorff of the Devils carrying the day against Drew Wallace of GFS, 13-11, 11-6, 11-5.
On the lower third of the team ladder the visitors secured convincing three-game wins, starting with an 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 victory by Matt Geigerich over fellow freshman Ben Carabello.
Satya and Anand Butler, ninth-grade twins, played the eighth and ninth spots, respectively, for GFS. SCH senior Sam Sheppard sank Satya, 11-1, 11-4, 11-1, while the other Butler brother was beaten by Brian Hamilton, a Blue Devils freshman, 11-3, 11-3, 11-4.
The players from victorious SCH may not appear in this playing order again this season. Coach Mike Jeffereys said that the Devils had not yet finished their intra-squad challenge matches, and that other candidates for varsity positions include senior Greg Baird, junior Peter Ferraro, sophomore Mason Blake, and freshman Michael Bown.


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Weekly Release Spotlight: DIANA
Perpetual Surrender
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Canada has unleashed a mad fury of great electronic records recently from natives Austra, Doldrums, and Crystal Castles. Toronto quartet Diana with their prior experience amongst the Canadian music scene will no doubt join the ranks of these fine artists with their stellar debut album, Perpetual Surrender released via Jagjaguwar on August 20th.
Blissful hooks coat the permeable dance-pop walls set up from the beginning track, "Foreign Installation." Carmen Elle's silken vocals round out the body of Perpetual Surrender enunciating each track including "New House" with emotional impact of anticipation and chances which fades in a cascade of vocals and white noise.
Jazzy ruptures of saxaphone infiltrate the succulent soundscape crafted by members Kieran Adams, Joesph Shabason, and Paul Mathew who all participated in jazz studies at the University of Toronto. Adding brass instrumentation is becoming a trend in music as of late but Diana knows how to properly blends jazz and dream pop synth to enhance their musical structure. "Born Again" is sufficient evidence for this mixture.
Diana is currently touring with Austra and will be stopping through on September 1st at the Triple Rock Social Club.
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The TravelTime platform API makes location-based data searchable by travel time rather than distance. It can map travel time areas for all common modes of transport (drive time maps, public transport commute maps, walking time maps and cycling maps - it's also possible to combine these modes). When used within a location search, it can search, map, sort and deliver results based on time rather than distance. For example if asking 'where's reachable within 30 minutes drive from my location?' it can map the area and search through thousands of destinations. It also sorts the destinations from shortest to longest time. You can create a larger search area by searching 2+ origins simultaneously (combining shapes) as well as identify a unique search area suitable for 2+ points of origin (like the centre of a venn diagram). It's also useful for A > B routing and adjusts results based on the time of day. Suitable for property search sites - Where should my family live to ensure <30 minute commute? Hotel search and accommodation search - Which hotel is quickest to access the sights? Job search - Which job roles are within 45 mins commute from my house? Retail - Find the quickest store to reach. Entertainment - Find the closest cinema, restaurant, place to visit. Local councils and government - find public services by travel time. API methods support specification of an origin point by latitude and longitude, a travel mode, a time limit, and the type of destination. Returned data provide destinations of the requested type within the specified travel time range. Methods also allow specification of a point of origin, destination, and travel mode to receive the fastest available route. The API also supports geocoding for specified U.K. postal codes.


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Only weeks ahead of what forecasters say could be a brutal winter, humanitarian aid agencies working on the Syrian conflict are sounding the alarm that little is being done to provide assistance to a refugee population that's expected to reach 3 million by the end of the year.
The United Nations has collected only half of the $5 billion it needs to provide assistance, and humanitarian aid groups say they're resigned that they'll be able to provide help to only a portion of the 2 million refugees outside Syria and the millions more who've fled their home but remain in Syria.
"The reality is, a huge amount of aid is needed and as long as countries are sending guns and ammunition rather than food or blankets, the crisis is only going to worsen," said Noah Gottschalk, senior humanitarian policy adviser for Oxfam America, an international aid group that focuses on poverty and hunger.
"It's not too late, but it's getting closer and closer. The clock is ticking," Gottschalk added, referring to the narrow window of opportunity to mobilize winter aid before communities begin to suffer and roads to some areas become impassable.
There's no sign of an urgent aid mobilization on the scale that would be needed to assist hundreds of thousands of refugees, particularly the so-called invisible Syrians who are living, unregistered, in urban areas in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. While there are stepped-up efforts to get families winter kits with items such as plastic sheeting, heating stoves and blankets, the need greatly outpaces the resources.
Winters are always hard on vulnerable populations, humanitarian workers say. But this year, Syrians are expected to face even more miserable conditions because of several dovetailing factors.
In Lebanon, the huge flow of refugees has forced tens of thousands of families to sleep under flimsy shelter in areas with high altitudes and heavy snowfall. The conflict has gone on so long that families' savings are depleted, just as rents go up because of the high demand.
The situation will only get worse, aid officials say. The already slim prospects for finding work – both in Syria and in neighboring countries – grow even slimmer in winter, when construction and agricultural jobs dry up. Fearful of not having sturdy shelter when the cold sets in, some refugees already are selling portions of their aid on the black market in order to avoid eviction.
"It is sort of a perfect storm of negative market forces combined with a bigger and bigger influx of refugees with a total lack of means," said Erin Weir, the protection and advocacy adviser for the Middle East at Norwegian Refugee Council, an Oslo-based humanitarian nonprofit organization.
Lebanon, home to perhaps as many as 1 million Syrian refugees, will be hardest hit because of the proliferation of what aid workers call "informal tented settlements," with clusters of refugees living in makeshift tents, unfinished buildings and other vulnerable structures. Last winter, there were 41 such settlements across Lebanon; today there are 450, with their populations accounting for 16 percent of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon, according to Oxfam America.
Aid workers say that even the phrase "tented settlement" is a misnomer because much of the shelter is cobbled together from scraps of cardboard, tarpaulins and other materials that aren't waterproof and are sure to buckle under snowfall.
Another place of concern is the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, where 63,000 Syrians have fled in just the past couple of months, bringing the total to more than 220,000 according to the U.N. refugee agency.
Weir just returned from a trip to northern Iraq, where she found Kurdish officials frantically trying to keep up with the flow, putting refugees in stadiums, youth centers, practically any free space. But even with the construction of several new camps, she said, there's little more than tents for shelter, and Iraqis are so overwhelmed by the influx that they haven't had time to reinforce them before the area's notoriously bitter winter.
"They're really struggling," Weir said. "All these new camps are tents, and I don't think winterization has begun on anything like the scale that's needed."


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I remember the first time I kited at Wadell Creek about four years ago..
I had learned to kiteboard the year previous in Alameda but I had never kited on the ocean before. I had always heard stories about Wadell Creek and I had seen people kite there in videos. I was in my second season of kiting and I was doing pretty well staying up wind and controlling my kite. I decided it was time to give Wadell Creek a try. It was early april and for my birthday me and some friends decided to go to Monterey for the weekend. I was not originally planning on going to Wadell Creek but I brought my kites in case there was any wind in Monterey. We took highway one all the way down and I was anxious to see Wadell Creek but the whole ride down there was not a hint of wind. I wanted to at least stop there and see it anyway. We drove past Half Moon bay and we were half way to Santa Cruz. I thought Wadell was just a few miles from Half Moon bay but I guess the Ikitesurf maps are a little devcieving. We kept on driving and there was still not a hint of wind. Then out of the blue we round a bend and there is a swarm of kites in the air. Of course we had to pull over.
I watched for a few minutes as people went in and out and thrashed the waves. Before I knew it I was on the beach pumping up my kite. My friends (non-kiters) were like "oh come on were not waiting here for you" I was like it's my brthday I think I deserve it. So they waited. I was nervous because I had never kited waves before but I was excited. I pumped up my kite. Like the fastest I have ever pumped a kite and grabbed my board and asked for a launch. I tried to be as nice as possible since I knew that I was a guest at this beach and I wanted to make sure I was welcomed back. I asked about conditions and if my board and kite were the right sizes. People were really cool and helped my out by explaining the area and the precautions of underwater hazards like rocks and currents. They seemed to be just as stooked as I was. I got a launch and I was ready to go. I headed out to the water but I was startled. I am used to sitting in calm water and getting up and going. Now there were huge waves that kept on nocking me over and kicking my board off my feet. I almost lost my board and dropped my kite. I finnaly got up and going but then a huge wave capsised my board again. I had to search for my board again and I got nervous that maybe I was not ready for this yet. I would never hear it down from my friends though so I had to get up and try again. This time I got up speed and headed straight for a wave and just sent the kite to jump over the next waves. That was way easier. Then I realized that I could keep doing that and I would hit waves and jump higher and higher. It was great!! Eventually I got out so far that the waves were calmer. The first thing that I thought as I looked back at the beach is how cool it was that I was out there kiting. Now the question was do I head all the way back to the beach or just go in a little bit. I wanted to stay close to shore because it was my first time here and I did not want to run into trouble. So I decided to head in to make sure I could at least get back to the beach. I got back to the waves and I was so focused to control the kite and not fall off my board. To my excitment I noticed I was surfing a wave.
This was great I could ride a wave and not even half to paddle back out. I picked up some speed and decided to hit the wave in front of me and send the kite for a jump. To my surprise I jumped higher then I had ever jumped and it almost scared me because I was so high. I rode for about four hours and would have kited longer but my frineds got restless. I still remember that day as one of the best kiting days ever. I have been back to Wadell a few times and I will be there a lot this year. There is just nothing like the first time. If you are able to stay up wind and are confident in your kite skills I highly recommend a trip to Wadell. Riding waves is what kiting was invented for. Theres nothing else like it.!


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Special thanks and a shout out are owed this morning to the several Power Line readers who turned up Friday afternoon at the University of Colorado, Boulder for my lecture on "Is 'Conservative Environmentalist' an Oxymoron?" And kudos also to the university administration. There had been rumors that two different student groups were thinking about protesting my appearance, and perhaps disrupting it. I was fully prepared for the pie-in-the-face treatment—this has happened to Bill Kristol and others—and was all ready to complain if it wasn't lemon meringue. But the administration worked behind the scenes to meet with dissenting students and ask them to turn up instead and ask tough questions rather than create a spectacle. And so they did. And they heard something they've never heard before, starting with my favorite provocation: "The environment is much too important to be left to environmentalists; they just screw everything up."
This visit was all part of the process I referenced briefly here the other day—the long-suffering effort at the University of Colorado to bring a conservative point of view somehow to a campus that is perceived as being monolithically liberal or radical. This effort has been stewing for a long time, I learned, but reached a tipping point with the Ward Churchill debacle a few years back. (Which meant that I had to take care to be specific with my Churchill references while on campus.)
So we'll see what course this takes. The problem of liberal-left bias in higher education is more complicated than often comes to sight. It's not always the case that conservatives are excluded from academia by mean liberals, though I've got a lot of horror stories about active hiring bias, and if you want to see a riot in Boulder, just try floating the suggestion that they ought to recruit two conservatives. Some of the story is self-selection bias among conservatives, for whom academic life comes in down around option #12 or #15 in the rank order of attractive career paths. I know that was my feeling coming out of graduate school 25 years ago. The best example of this is George Will: Ph.D from Princeton, M. Phil from Oxford, who found journalism a much more attractive option than academia. For one thing, he gets to write for normal human beings, instead of cranking out journal articles written in academese for an audience of 50 readers as part of the tenure process.


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John L. Foster, 90, of Nebraska City, formerly of Union, died Nov. 6, 2012, at the Ambassador in Nebraska City. He was born on Aug. 27, 1922, in Omaha to Reuben and Nora May (Larson) Foster.
John L. Foster, 90, of Nebraska City, formerly of Union, died Nov. 6, 2012, at the Ambassador in Nebraska City. He was born on Aug. 27, 1922, in Omaha to Reuben and Nora May (Larson) Foster.
On Aug. 5, 1951, John married Rose Ann Fey at the Wyoming Methodist Church near Nebraska City. He farmed near Union. He loved to compete in the state and national hand corn-husking contests.
John was a long time member of the Union United Methodist Church, until he transferred to the First United Methodist Church in Nebraska City this past year. He also served on the Cass County District #12 School Board, Otoe County Consolidated Rural Water District #1 Board and the East Union Cemetery Board. He was a Farm Bureau member and was a past 4-H leader in Otoe County.
John lived on the family farm until his health required him to move into the Ambassador in August of 2001.
He was preceded by wife Rose Ann on April 26, 2004; sisters Dorothy Richards, Louise Pate and Edith Laviolette; and brother Art Foster.
He is survived by son Dan Foster and wife Terry of Union; daughters Linda Halstead and husband Bryce of Kimball and Susan Bottcher and husband Larry of Talmage; granddaughters Holly Foster of Lincoln, Laura (Halstead) Gaffney and husband Brian of Portland, Ore., Cheryl (Halstead) Bohlender and husband Teldon of Holyoke, Colo., and Megan Bottcher of Talmage; grandsons Mark Halstead and wife Ashley of Dix and Nathan Foster of Union; three great grandchildren; brother-in-law Wilber Fey Jr. and wife Marlene of Nebraska City; sister-in-law Dorothy Todd of Omaha; other relatives and friends.
Viewing will be Thursday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. with the family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. at Peterson Mortuary.
Funeral service will be Friday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m. at the Peterson Mortuary Chapel in Nebraska City. Terry Weible will officiate the service, with burial to follow at the East Union Cemetery near Union.
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It was only a short time after Guisados opened in Boyle Heights that it landed a coveted spot on Jonathan Gold's list of 99 Essential Restaurants with tacos de guisado, handmade tortillas filled with flavorful helpings of braised meats and vegetables. Next month, Guisados plans to open its second location with a restaurant in Echo Park, where it is taking the former Sunset Boulevard home of La Esquinita, which has been painted a dark orange and its interior remodeled to accommodate the new tenant.
Owner Armando De La Torre said the menu of his Echo Park restaurant will mirror his original Boyle Heights location. But on weekends, Guisados Echo Park will also serve breakfasts featuring Mexican-American comfort food. We're talking Spam (or wienies or papas) and eggs on a tortilla.
Long term, De La Torre, who is also planning to expand into downtown with a third location next year, wants the Echo Park Guisados to stay open later and also obtain the necessary permits to serve beer and wine. "I'm really excited about this," said De La Torre.


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Used Car - 2001 Honda Civic 4dr Car in Bedrock, Mn
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Exterior Color:
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Interior Color:
Beige (Tan)
1.7L 4 Cyl.
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Fuel Economy Estimates
City MPG
Highway MPG
Combined MPG: 34 - Efficient 30+ MPG
Estimated Monthly Fuel Cost: $65.44*
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763-780-1010 *** BLAINE LOCATION *** ACCIDENT FREE AUTOCHECK REPORT. Cloth Bucket Seats, CD, Power Windows, Power Door Locks, Cruise Control, SUNROOF.
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2001 Honda Civic ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
All-new design for popular compact car.
Since the 1996 Civic debuted, Honda's small car has set the pace in the subcompact class due largely to its quality, efficiency, pleasant road manners and comfortable cabin. More than 300,000 Civics roll out of Honda's North American production plants each year, placing the Civic among the top five best-sellers.
Despite this success, stylists and engineers at Honda in Japan and Ohio have spent the past three years developing new versions of the Civic that arrive as 2001 models. Their goal is to improve quality by a factor of 10.
The idea driving these new designs is to maximize space for people and minimize the room required for mechanical systems, produce larger but more efficient engines, increase safety systems and comfort features, and enhance the manufacturing process by constructing fine cars with refined components and body panels that fit together precisely. As a result, the new Civics, conforming strictly to four-door sedan and two-door coupe styles, increases in engine displacement, fuel efficiency, safety, cabin space and passenger comforts. Although exterior dimensions decrease slightly, the passenger compartment expands in volume to forge a more spacious cabin stocked with comfortable seats plus new safety systems like dual-stage frontal airbags and optional side-impact airbags ($250).
Civics come in coupe and sedan versions, which differ in appearance but share the same level of features.
Civic four-door sedans come in three different trim designations and two different powertrains. Models include the base Civic DX sedan ($12,960); LX ($15,010), which adds power-operated controls and luxury features; top-of-the-line EX ($16,910), which gets a more powerful engine, body-colored power mirrors and a remote entry system. A four-speed automatic transmission ($800) is optional with every trim level.
Civic two-door coupes add a thrifty fuel-economy HX edition ($13,560) along with the DX, LX and EX trim levels listed above. The HX is equipped with an efficient lean-burn engine capable of 44 miles per gallon when teamed to the standard five-speed manual transmission. A continuously variable automatic ($1,000) also works with the HX.
Three engines are available for 2001; all are four-cylinder aluminum engines and each earns the government's ultra low emission vehicle, or ULEV, certification. The mileage-leading Civic HX coupe edition uses a lean-burn engine that achieves 117 horsepower; DX and LX coupe and sedan come equipped with a 115-horsepower 1.7-liter engine; the deluxe EX coupe and sedan get a 127-horsepower engine.
Sedan and coupe differ in appearance; in fact, fewer than one-fourth of the body panels are common to both body styles. The coupe comes with a more aggressive windshield rake than the sedan for a sportier look. Sedans and coupes measure identically in wheelbase and share a common structure, although the coupe has steel reinforcements for bulkheads, the floor pan and the front and rear roof pillars to compensate for the absence of the sedan's center side pillars.
Sedan or coupe, the 2001 Honda Civic presents a basic wedge-shaped profile with a high, curt tail and low, abbreviated prow. To effect such a sharp slope of the front hood, the steering box had to be relocated to a high center spot on the firewall and a compact new front strut suspension devised. Further, the condensed compartment required an engine of smaller physical size. These internal changes set up the most dramatic styling distinction from the previous Civic design, as the new hood drops by 2.6 inches.
The new Civic presents a clean but conservative face with a discreet horizontal grille set between larger triangular multi-lens headlamps that curve around the corners. A wide air intake stretches across the body-colored bumper with a low front spoiler added for downforce.
Relatively flat flanks carry linear molding. Windshield pillars arch into the rolled roof to meet the rear arches of narrow C-pillars. Bold taillamps dominate the blunt rear panel underscored by a body-colored bumper.
Civic coupe's taillamps offer a signature pattern of light at night.
The most significant change in the new Civic occurs with an expansion of the passenger compartment, which increases in volume from 101.7 cubic feet to 104.3 cubic feet, enough to elevate the car from subcompact to compact status.
These spatial gains were achieved by raising the roof, moving front pillars forward and developing a flat cabin floor. The additional space becomes most apparent in the back seat, where legroom increases by 1.9 inches in the sedan, or 0.6 inches for the coupe. Space for hips and shoulders is fractionally larger in the new Civic than in the 2000 model. The flat floor allows rear-seat passengers to spread their feet out; this is particularly noteworthy in the coupe where traditionally a two-door format skimps on space in the back seat.
The Civic rings the passenger compartment in a tall wrap of window glass so the interior seems to move outward visually to create a perception of airy spaciousness.
The interior layout sets two bucket seats up front with a center floor console. A bench in back is large enough for three children or two adults to ride comfortably. The seats were reworked to provide more support from a rigid structure and stronger side bolsters; the seat cushions stand about an inch higher than the previous design to make entry and exit easier.
For the coupe, front seatbacks stretch broad and deep, and headrests are open at the center like a doughnut. Front seatbelts attach to a side anchor bar that slides out of the way when someone climbs into the back seat. The seat also cooperates for rear entry by sliding forward under power when the seatback tilts forward, then returns to its original position due to a memory setting. That forward movement creates the largest possible portal for rear entry, but it's still not an easy matter to fold your body into the rear seat of this (or any) coupe, much less haul yourself out.
The cockpit looks clean and efficient with a new instrument panel tucked beneath a barrel cowl. Round white-on-black analog instruments include an oversized speedometer and tachometer in a central position flanked by smaller fuel and coolant gauges. In the coupe, gauges show silver highlights and glow with amber light at night. Controls for audio and climate systems are housed in a pod on the center dash that adds large rotary dials.
Safety equipment includes front seatbelt pretensioners for lap and shoulder, two-stage frontal airbags, three-point safety belts for five seat positions, child seat anchor brackets for the back seat and an emergency trunk release lever inside the trunk. Optional side-impact airbags are available, along with anti-lock brakes.
Driving Impression
Beneath the new styling, the Civic rides on a stiff new structure that carries new suspension elements and larger but more efficient powertrains. We drove several variations of the sedan and coupe on freeways and narrow back roads that wind through the convoluted hills near San Diego. There, we discovered all the new Civics offer competent pavement manners. In certain iterations, they are spunky and fun to drive.
Most fun to drive is the Civic ES with a manual transmission. With its more powerful engine, the ES produces lively acceleration, while the manual gearbox affords more driver control. This engine produces 127 horsepower and its torque extends across a broad rpm band, so the driver gets good throttle response at any speed. Shifting is smooth and precise, due to the revised feel of the stick with notched stop points added between gears. A four-speed automatic also works well with quiet and refined shifts, although the automatic dampens any pretensions of a sporty attitude.
The base engine for Civic DX and LX models produces less power and that translates to flat and tepid performance. This is most noticeable with the automatic transmission; a little more time is needed in the passing lane when trying to pass another vehicle at speed.
Ride quality is smooth and easy with Civic's new suspension that uses MacPherson struts up front and a double wishbone in the rear. Noise, vibration and harshness are reduced, largely due to improvements in structural rigidity, along with liquid-filled engine mounts plus noise- and vibration-damping materials added throughout the Civic's body. Wind noise was diminished through aerodynamic streamlining. The net effect: When driving at highway speed, riders may converse in a normal voice without distractions from mechanical or wind noises. Indeed, the quietness of the Civic rivals far more expensive cars.
Honda's new 2001 Civic offers improvements in power and efficiency, cabin space, safety equipment, and noise and vibration. It also comes with more standard equipment than before. With engines earning high fuel economy figures, all models qualify for ULEV status. Its improvements and positive environmental position moves the Honda Civic ahead of the curve in the compact class.
Model Lineup
DX ($12,960); LX ($15,010); EX ($16,910); HX coupe ($13,560).
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East Liberty, Ohio.
Options As Tested
air conditioning, power moonroof with tilt feature, central power locking system, power windows with express down for driver, power controls for two exterior mirrors, remote entry system, driver's seat manual height adjustment, rear bench seat with 60/40 split folding seatback, AM/FM/in-dash CD, 15-inch wheels, 185/65/R15 86H tires; destination charge.
Model Tested
Civic ES Sedan.
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Bedrock, Mn. 55374
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EDEN winner 2013
Kaposvár and the Zselic area
Somogy county and its seat Kaposvár lie in the rolling hills of the South Transdanubian region between the river Dráva and Lake Balaton. The history of the city, built on seven hills between the down-land of Zselic and the river Kapos, is as old as the Hungarian state.
Kaposvár is a liveable, loveable city with a human aspect. It is a place where the locals are in a constant state of joy and this infectious feeling is imperceptibly passed on to tourists. Neat surroundings, flowers, fountains and outdoor statues create a special atmosphere. Visitors to Kaposvár from spring to autumn find special festivals in addition to the city's full floral splendour. The legacy of the famous native-born painter József Rippl-Rónai, whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is faithfully preserved in the city's culture and museums. The city centre's pedestrian precinct was deservedly awarded the title of "Hungary's Best Kept Main Square and High Street" in 2010.
Besides the vibrant cultural life, the recreational options of the area make the region highly attractive. The Art Nouveau city of Kaposvár and the rolling countryside of the Zselic area offer pleasant relaxation with something for everyone to see or do.
Traditionally, carnival is celebrated in Kaposvár in early February around the 6th, the day associated with the Christian name – Dorothy. This is when the carnival prince comes to town in a colourful cavalcade and the revelry can begin. At the end of May the city centre acquires a bohemian, Mediterranean mood as it is turned into an artists' quarter. The festival of The City of Painters evokes the lively spirit at the time of Rippl-Rónai and Vaszary. Besides day-to-day life in a medieval castle, traditions come to life in June, when there are pageants of knights from every corner of Hungary at Ladybird Farm, the Patca Castle Games and the Medieval Family Festival. In July football is in focus as almost two hundred junior teams (ages 9-19) from all over the world gather for the International Youth Football Festival. In August Kaposvár hosts one of the country's top musical events, where musicians of international fame delight audiences at the concerts of the International Chamber Music Festival. In every season the admirers of hunt, fishing and gastronomy can indulge their passions right here, in the neighbourhood.
Best destination in Hungary in "accessible tourism" in 2013
Over recent years, the centre of Kaposvár has been consciously renovated and reconstructed to create barrier-free cultural institutions, museums, and the municipal baths and lido. Disabled people will encounter improvements that enable them to explore the city by themselves. Subtitled, signed short tourist films have been made for the hearing impaired, while there are tactile maps, audio guides and zebra crossings that 'speak' to the visually impaired.
Finalists in 2013
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The original developers of the Left 4 Dead are back with their newest title, Evolve.
Evolve is a first-person shooter that revolves around around four hunters trying to kill a large monster. Both the monster and hunters can kill wild life in order to raise their abilities. In this trailer, named 'Happy Hunting,' we see just that. Also, there is an amazing cover of Danzig's 'Mother' by an artist named Lizzie. Evolve's title was unveiled due to the rights of the game being sold after THQ's bankruptcy in Dec. 2012.
Evolve is expected for a third quarter release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. You can check out more screenshots from the upcoming shooter below.


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Malachi the Prophet
January 3
The Prophet Malachi ("messenger of God") is the last of the twelve minor Prophets, and also of all the Prophets of the Old Testament. He prophesied in the days of Nehemias, a wise man among the Jews, who also held a high and powerful position in the court of Artaxerxes the Long-armed, King of the Persians, who reigned from 465 to 424 B.C. Malachis' book of prophecy is divided into four chapters; he foretold the coming of Christ as the Sun of Righteousness (4:2)
Apolytikion of Prophet Malachi
Second Tone
As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Malachi, O Lord, through him we beseech Thee to save our souls.
Kontakion of Prophet Malachi
Fourth Tone
Since the gift of prophecy dwelt in thee richly, thou, O Prophet, clearly didst foretell the coming of Christ God and the salvation of all the world, which is enlightened through grace by His shining forth.


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Am going to go on a photo trip soon, and am just a wee bit worried.
I have dived with the above reg. for many years now and it has never let me down. I have had it serviced numerous times.
I just got it serviced and now notice a rattling sound coming from both my main R380 second stage and r380 octopus, particularly when I hold them vertically and shake them from side to side.
This sound occurs when the regs are pressurised. It sounds like there is something loose.
I can't remember my R380's ever doing this before, or maybe they did all along, and just I didnt notice it.
I havent dived with the reg. yet. The regs purge and I can breath from them on land.
So, just to ask...
does anyone own a scubapro R380 reg like and if so, does it make a rattle sound if you shake it vertically when pressurised?
I have found on another forum of someone noticing a similar instance, but only when the reg. is pressurised, and some posters were saying the 'lever bar(?) is set low'- saying its nothing to worry about, other's saying bring it back.
Just wondering if anyone else experienced this with Scubapro R380 regs?
Edited by Damo, 16 April 2011 - 01:21 PM.


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There's a famous study showing that when stressful life events pile up, illness is more likely. This is true whether the events are good are bad. Among the 43 life events studied, marriage and outstanding achievement take their place along with divorce and job loss.
I don't even want to think about how I'd score on this test right now (though feel free to test yourself.) Over the next month, I start two new jobs – along with my new fulltime job at the Harvard School of Public Health, I'll be teaching one night a week at UMass Amherst. I'm thrilled about both of these. But man, it is a lot. On top of that, I need to find a place to live in Boston, pack up my Northampton apartment, and move. My cat's been sick. There have been family problems. Also: I'm exhausted.
The course I'll be teaching is called "Living Strategically," and it considers ways to thrive amidst the challenges that come our way. Talk about teaching what you need to learn! For obvious reasons, this is a topic that deeply interests me, and one that I never tire of exploring in this blog among other places. There. Are. Tools. This is the core insight.
These days, one idea is proving especially helpful, and I'm doing my best to remember it at every opportunity: Feelings and thoughts are not facts. They are simply thoughts and feelings. It helps to repeat this when I'm hit by overwhelm, when I can't imagine how I'll ever get through all that needs to get done. I think about my friend Molly, who made a similar transition last year. If she could do it, I can do it. I will do it.
I'm also doing my best to lean into the good. To remember that the stress – while intense right now – is far from the whole story. For one thing, I'm going back to work! This is a great thing. And while the changes under way feel overwhelming, they are not as extreme as they might be. I'm moving back to an area where I've lived before. I'll even be working for the same institution, just at a different school. I'll still be an easy day trip from the lovely place where I've been living and love. (Some brave souls even do a daily commute, though I find this hard to imagine.)
Also good: The eviction saga is over; housing court is behind me. I got what I needed – time to pack and move – and can focus on the future.
While chronic stressors often predict illness, it's not inevitable, as shown by research exploring the topic of stress hardiness. There. Are. Tools. There are strategies. I doubt that I'll ever remember these weeks with any special fondness. But in 60 days this will all be behind me. That is my new mantra.


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FY04 Related Organizational Capacity
American Composers Forum, $25,000
To support the expansion of the innova recording
label to broaden services to composers and performers. The project will
increase the range, quality, and effectiveness of the innova
distribution network, its user-friendly format, and its marketing
American Music Center, $25,000
To support American Music Center's Virtual
Information Center for new American music through its NewMusicBox.org
and NewMusicJukeBox.org Web sites. NewMusicBox is a monthly Web
magazine about artists and issues in the new music community, and
NewMusicJukeBox is a searchable, encyclopedic database of contemporary
American composers.
American Symphony Orchestra League, $140,000
To support services designed to strengthen
peer-learning networks, communication, and research within the
orchestra field. The project will help nearly 900 member orchestras of
every size and type in all 50 states.


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Can't see any good reason wht one would adjust the bar throw more than once...Jack C wrote:no stopper ball and can only adjust bar throw on the beach?
any chance of the cleat moving down while riding maybe while trimming in to depower?
not sure i like that very much...
otherwise the bar looks awesome!
I am not sure but i think they have a stopper ball as an option. You can buy it seperatly.