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18 August 2011: Publication: 'la justice transitionnelle: une voie vers la reconciliation et la construction d'une paix durable', Conference paper 1/2011, Dealing with the past.
Publicación bimestral sobre los derechos humanos y la democracia en la Subregión: Septiembre 2011 Julio 2011
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Many of the most grave and complex human rights challenges facing the world today are found in Africa. Poverty, discrimination and exclusion are reinforced in many countries by poor governance, corruption and ethnic divisions. Impunity is pervasive, and violence and discrimination against women, especially in conflict and postconflict settings, persist. While violent conflict continued into late 2007 in several countries in Africa, notably Somalia, Sudan, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, several African States continued to evolve from post-conflict status towards stability and development.
The extremely varied security and political environments across the continent were reflected in differing levels of national capacity and commitment to promote and protect human rights. Many of the regional and subregional human rights mechanisms and institutions, such as the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and others are in need of institutional support and technical assistance to increase their capacity to promote and protect human rights.
In addition to the large number of potential national and regional partners, rapidly changing political and security environments presented a further challenge to OHCHR in balancing the need to respond quickly to urgent human rights problems while not diverting resources from long-standing, but sometimes less visible, issues with equally or more dramatic impact on rights-holders.
During the 2008-2009 biennium, OHCHR will engage with national and regional actors to bolster efforts to build the peace in post-conflict States by promoting the rule of law and respect for human rights. Critical to establishing lasting peace will be helping countries to ensure accountability for past crimes, combating impunity, confronting discrimination and violence against women and vulnerable groups, and addressing poverty and social and economic rights by promoting a human rights-based approach in development and humanitarian programming. OHCHR's overall programme in Africa will focus on assisting local, national and regional institutions to understand and respond to human rights concerns.
The programme seeks to increase the integration of human rights standards and principles into national legislation and policies, including through interaction with the treaty bodies, ensuring the implementation of voluntary pledges by new Human Rights Council members, and building on visits and recommendations from special procedures mandate-holders.
OHCHR's programme in Africa includes helping to build the capacity of the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and other relevant subregional organizations to promote and protect human rights. At the national level, OHCHR will continue to strengthen relevant national institutions and to collaborate with UN Country Teams to promote a human rights-based approach to development in their programming. Regional Offices will continue to serve as the entry point in countries where OHCHR has no presence.
During the 2008-2009 biennium, OHCHR will support 22 field presences in sub-Saharan Africa. These include regional offices or centres in Addis Ababa (East Africa), Pretoria (Southern Africa), Yaoundé (Central Africa), and Dakar (West Africa); country offices in Angola, Togo and Uganda; human rights components in 12 UN Peace Missions in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia/Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan as well as the AU-UN hybrid mission in Darfur; and human rights advisers to the UN Country Teams in Rwanda, Niger, and Guinea. In addition, a regional human rights adviser for the Great Lakes Region, based in Bujumbura, will be deployed in 2008.
The Office will also continue to support the work of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in DRC, the Independent Expert on technical cooperation and advisory services in Liberia, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan.
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Date | Mon, 09 May 2011 10:17:33 GMT |
hmm, that is an interesting use case, a concentrator. At the moment all destinations are global so the will map one to one across the network. I don' think there is a way to configure a concentrator out of the box but all of the component bits are there so you should be able to make it work with a bit of customisation. You would need to have the client forwarding bridge contain a statically included composite destination, using a comma separated list of client q destinations. This will subscribe to and shunt all of the messages from client q's to the server side, however the target destination will need to be replaced to implement the concentrator. On the server side, you will need a broker plugin that intercepts the send operation and maps the X client q destinations to the shared q. An alternative approach would be to implement the mapping in the client broker (in configuration) via virtual destinations, so you configure all of the client destinations to internally forward to a shared queue and then propagate just that shared queue through the network. If there is no value in the client queue destinations, you could put in a broker plugin on the client that replaces the destinations at that point an be done with it. So you have a few options, depending on your exact use case, the plugin architecture gives you complete control really. On 9 May 2011 10:18, GuyPardon <email@example.com> wrote: > Thanks, > > Follow-up question: assuming there are many client queues: is it possible to > setup this 'forwarding' mechanism between brokers so that many client queues > are 'forwarding' to a single, shared server-side queue? > > Guy > > -- > View this message in context: http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/Using-queue-to-support-disconnected-clients-tp3505304p3508760.html > Sent from the ActiveMQ - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > -- http://blog.garytully.com http://fusesource.com | |
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This is much ado about nothing. This has nothing to do with the election or the way Obama will run the country. How many americans have used some kind of drug recreationally in their teen or early twentys. I would say a very large majority has and does it effect the way they do their life or work no it doesn't. This is another repuklican attempt to dicredit Obama and as usual it will have no effect on the outcome of the election. Repuklicans go hang it up you are finished.
The GOP is out of ideas, out of time and increasingly, out of slanderous attacks. Now they have to extract an honest politician's admissions of past weaknesses and mistakes and try to smear him with them?
Enough garbage – bring November 4 on.
What's wrong with somebody telling the truth. MCSame won't admit it but I'm sure I did use drug one in his lifetime.
Obama 08
Someone please POLL the RED States. Most of them have not been polled 2nd week of September some the 1st week. I would like John McCain see the light
At least Obama is open and honest about his rough patch. I don't think the McCains actually want an open discussion about drug use, not with McCindy's history.
It is the republican way. Smear, kick, and kill the spirit of the American people is the way to win elections. However it is a way to set this country back to pre-slavery days. I appreciate those wise Americans who believe we can overcome racism, a bad economy and stupid politics to make this world better. The ones who believe in the best America, must be the people who must get up and stand up for what is right!!
let me a replublican they are pathatic
Can't believe this issue is being raised by a surrogate named KEATING! Obama already discussed his early drug use in "Dreams from My Father" (1995, 2004). Now, let's hear McCain acknowledge that his wife not only abused drugs but STOLE THEM FROM HER CHARITY!
Obama has written and talked about it already and been more forthright than McCain has about the circumstances of his divorce and filed of a marriage license with Cindy in AZ before his divorce was even final.
McCain, through surrogates or otherwise, really doesn't want to have a character debate with a man who is still married to his 1st wife, owns 1 house, is worth less than 1million dollars, has not been censured or investigated by the Senate ethics committee and has not hired people to work in his campaign who previously referred to either of his daughters as illegitimate (Steve Schmidt and others worked for Karl Rove when Rove started the phone campaign in SC 2000 primary saying that McCain has an "illegitimate african american baby out of wedlock") If McCain would sell out his own daughter by hiring the people who smeared her and his family's name like that, he has no business trying to debate character with Obama or Biden because they are way out of his definitely minor league
This is absolutely RIDICULOUS!!!
No more ammunition for the Republicans; George Bush did same b4 he was ellected to the White House.....All you can be doing now is to organise a send off party for John McCain....away from the Senate and White House.
What you started talking about now will only hurt John McCain more.
Keating is the guys name. Kind brings back memories doesn't it Mccain?
Keating: "Obama should admit to the past drug use he's already admitted to."
The McCain campaign is starting to become disgusting.
"We didn't ask him to do it," the aide said. Wink wink.
"He didn't clear it with us" the aide said. Wink wink.
You can just smell the desperation coming from the McCain campaign lately.
Here's a hint on what to focus on instead:
"It's the economy STUPID!!!!!"
Desperation is setting in. And shame on you CNN for "reporting" this dribble. It is old news and you have become a pawn for the GOP hate machine!!!!!!!!!!! Is this the best they have? Bringing up attacks that Clinton used first???? McCain and his camp are becoming more disgusting by the day...................... 27 days and counting.
why are they even bringing it up? Obama HAS spoken about this and that should be the end of it –
well well well, Here comes another frend of Mccain......I think american people have seen and heard enough from McCain camp and his party.........we have seen this movie twice in the last 10 years back in 2000 and 2004 elections.........all they can do now is teliing a
LIE after LIE LIE after LIE LIE after LIE LIE after LIE LIE after LIE
until Nov 4....its up to you americans dont get fooled this time.......
Is this man related to Charles Keating? What about Bush saying he couldn't remember whether or not he used coke coz he partied so hard in the past?
Obama also needs to explain why he smoked cigarettes until 4 years ago
Well, well..how selective this McCain surrogate appears to be. Why not disclose everything...let's start with McCain and the Keating 5, come on let's hear the truth. Next, why doesn't America's #1 Hockey mom come clean and testify in "Troopergate". Answer some questions Palin, after all the American people want to know the truth. Between McCain's "Bomb Bomb" comments and Palin's Bridge to no where and I did nothing wrong, but I won't testify approach in Troopergate, not to mention her husbands DUI...I think that there are a lot of issues that need addressing on the Republican side before they open up someone else's closet. Oops, maybe McCain doesn't want to remember how many homes he owns because there are a lot of closets there.
Good grief! Will the McCain campaign trash talk ever cease? This is old news that has been covered long ago.
McCain and his surrogates are sounding more and more like angry old men.
How has he NOT told us about it, if everyone knows about it? Jeez McCain (and surrogates), be a little more desperate.
If there's a question of moral character it should go to the McCain camp and their dirty campaign. Why talk to the American public about what solutions you have to our financial crisis, heathcare, eduction etc. when instead, as the McCain campaign is doing big time, fuel the flames of gossip, innuendo, and racism .... Frankly, I see the story of a teenager who could have easily turned down a permanent wrong path and instead makes higher choices and eventually becomes a candidate for President of the United States as a story of integrity, triumph, and the American dream.
He didnot try to hide this. He was honest about this in his book. Get a life old man. The republicans are not the saints that they claim to be.


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South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions Orlando Pirates have announced Peugeot South Africa as their new official vehicle partner.
Under the terms of the agreement, the duration of which was not revealed, the French automobile manufacturer will provide the club with a branded fleet of vehicles, while the side's player of the year will receive an RCZ Sports Coupe at the end of the season.
While financial terms of the deal were not released, reports in the South African press suggest the sponsorship agreement is worth in the region of US$675,000.
"Orlando Pirates and Peugeot are two powerful brands renowned for being stylish yet resilient and reliable," said Pirates chairman Dr Irvin Khoza. "In Peugeot we have a partner whose roots are in the origins of style and imagery."
Francis Harnie, Peugeot South Africa's managing director, said: "Peugeot South Africa is proud to be associated with the legendary Orlando Pirates. Peugeot is committed to the South African market, with an expanding range of latest-generation models offering local buyers the latest in automotive design, technology and safety. This sponsorship is just one of the ways the brand is reaching out to its South African customer base thanks to prominent exposure we will have at the club's home ground."
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^Thank you so very much! I've had this feeling someone was out to get me (understandably so as someone acted as if they were out to get me) for the last couple of days, a few harsh words and they might as well be playing with their doll.. Indeed, RJD, and sometimes the walls between the two, the places you know to go to and those you should have stayed out of, are only paper-thin.
^ I replaced the pic above with a new one. I actually kinda like the larger ones better! The expressions are the same size as on a normal smiley.
Yeah, Rhubarbodendron, but it's a tough one one that starts this whole thing: I'll be right there... well... sometime today I think....
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Kiel Porter, Aaron Kirchfeld and Matthew CampbellThe private-equity owners of Swedish hospital operator Capio AB are considering the sale of the group's U.K. and German operations, said three people with knowledge of the matter.
Nordic Capital and Apax Partners LLP, the owners of the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company, have held discussions with Rothschild, the Paris-based merger adviser, about seeking buyers for the units, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.
Nordic and Apax bought Capio, which has 11,000 employees in Sweden, Norway, France, Germany and the U.K., according to its website, for 17 billion kronor ($2.6 billion) in 2006. Its Spanish unit, Capio Sanidad SL, was sold in 2011 for an undisclosed sum, while the company raised 190 million euros ($256 million) of new debt in May.
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Dr. Lyle White was a doctor who resided in the Davenport Homestead during the American Revolution.
Early LifeEdit
During his time in Boston, the British frequently requested that he not treat Continental troops for their wounds, but Lyle declined, treating both equally. The British Regulars then slandered his reputation, giving him the nicknames "White Death" and "Dr. Death". This destroyed his business and left him feeling ashamed and dishonored, and he sunk into a bout of depression, drinking frequently, until his discovery by the Assassin Connor, who invited him to the Davenport Homestead.
Life on the Homestead and End of SlanderingEdit
Lyle settled in at the Homestead on the behest of Warren and Prudence, who wished for a doctor that would assist with her pregnancy. Later, his name was defiled once more by the British in Boston, and Connor was sent to halt their proceedings permanently. Upon arriving, Lyle's courier informed him that the slander was being distributed by paper boys around Boston, and Connor bribed them to end the defilement of White's name. He then went in search of their overseer, who he either beat up or pickpocketed, thus ending the defilement of Lyle's name.
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Afterwards, Lyle became overwhelmed with treating the many wounded sailors of the Aquila following the Battle of the Chesapeake, to which he requested Connor to find someone with steady hands to assist him as a nurse and apprentice. Rushing to find someone, Connor located Diana, who he brought back to the medical station.
As Connor performed minor medical help nearby, such as realigning dislocated joints and treating cuts and burns, Lyle and Diana worked together on the more serious injuries. When all was done, Lyle was so impressed with Diana that he mentioned that she was more capable than any previous assistants he had worked with prior. He then took her on as his apprentice and nurse.
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Following this, Lyle attended the wedding of Norris and Myriam, and celebrated afterwards in the Mile's End tavern as part of the reception. He also was present at Achilles Davenport's funeral, and laid a rose on his coffin.
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Have had a really bad couple of days...a close friend lost her battle with cancer. Not a great way to start the new year.
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Great shot and entry!
Joerg Schlagheck gave props (1 Jan 2009):
Sad to hear that. At least you're starting off with a great self portrait!
Susan Littlefield gave props (1 Jan 2009):
oh renee, i am so sorry about your friend. what a heartbreak for you. if you have pictures, perhaps you could do a tribute to her? warm hugs to you
Gail Anderson gave props (1 Jan 2009):
Renee.. i'm so sorry for your loss. difficult way to start this project.
Andrea Petersen gave props (1 Jan 2009):
I am very sorry to hear about losing your close friend to cancer...Such a dreadful disease! Your self-portrait is very nice and a unique way of presenting it.
Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (1 Jan 2009):
Renee, I am so sorry to hear about your good friend. This is a very nice photo, presumably of your friend, and a good start to healing. Love you!
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be strong Renee, im sure your friend doesn't want you to be sad...
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Oh, Renee..... so sorry to hear about your friend... prayers will be with you and her family.
Rob Roy (Deleted) gave props (1 Jan 2009):
Accept my sympathy, Renee... NOT easy, especially during what should be a joyous week. Your theme entry is marvelous... very creative!!
Hector Ortiz gave props (1 Jan 2009):
you look fantastic...awesome self p. as a matter fact...
Michele said (2 Jan 2009):
Hey sis...praying for you in and through all of this...call if you need to talk! Love you! Good photo of you! :)
John Linton gave props (6 Jan 2009):
Magnificent entry.
Sherry gave props (7 Jan 2009):
Omgosh, that is a terrible loss. Doing the things you love will help you get through. Wonderful 1st entry
Christopher Vaughn gave props (15 Jan 2009):
Nice capture...I'm sorry for your loss.
photogregd said (11 Jul 2009):
This is a beautiful self portrait and presented in very unique way.
I am sorry for your loss.
Also by Renee Cettie


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A spokesman for NHL, which has kept its standard rate at 12.15 per cent since September 1991, said the company hoped to cut its mortgage rate by 1 percentage point shortly.
NHL has been charging its borrowers over the odds because of the financial difficulties the company ran into last year. Borrowers with arrears on NHL loans have been paying an extra 1 percentage point, at 13.15 per cent, unless they have come to an arrangement to sort out their problems.
Specialist lenders are cutting their rates now, but not all have yet made a decision about the size of the cuts and in some cases existing borrowers will have to wait until January to benefit from them.
Where the specialist lenders have made a decision, their nominal rates are still settling at a shade above those of the building societies.
But as the centralised lenders charge interest in arrears rather than in advance, the annual percentage rates are close.
Nick Deutsch, chief executive of First Mortgage Securities, expects to bring his company's basic lending rate down at least 2 points from its present 11.65 per cent level on 1 January.
'The Halifax has set its rate at 9.29 per cent. I don't think we will be materially different,' he said. The Mortgage Corporation has a standard rate of 10.99 per cent at present, nearly 2 points more than the lowest rate announced by a building society so far. Barry Meeks, commercial director, said the company hoped to reduce its rates in December or January. It has 45,000 borrowers, about 70 per cent of whom pay a variable rate, with the remainder paying fixed or capped rates.
He said TMC had decided to bring its rate down to 9.75 per cent before last week's base rate cut but might now be able to cut the rate further.
Household Mortgage Corporation (HMC) which has 40,000 loans, half of which are on fixed or capped rates, has decided to bring its rate down from 11.45 per cent to 9.95 per cent from the beginning of January.
Bank of Ireland is cutting its standard home loan rate by 1.25 percentage points to 9.8 per cent from 1 December. The bank charges a variety of rates, however, and they will now range from 9.45 per cent to 10.05 per cent.
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Gambling is seen as almost as much of a threat to the Beijing Olympics as drugs and demonstrations by an International Olympic Committee deeply concerned that betting gangs, so active in this part of the world, may try to manipulate certain results in the Games, as they have in sports such as cricket, football and tennis.
Officially, all bets are off when the Games begin on Friday, which makes it ironic that much of Britain's final countdown to the most lavish sporting event ever witnessed is being undertaken in the Orient's answer to Las Vegas. Macau is a round-the-clock gambling resort just a hop, step and jump across the China Sea from Hong Kong. Once a Portuguese-run playground of the rich and infamous, it is now, like Hong Kong, back in Chinese hands, but the hands which matter are those which spin the roulette wheels and deal cards at blackjack tables.
As it happens, gambling is very much a relevant theme for these Games. Britain are gambling that they can achieve the target set by the Government-backed funding body UK Sport of an eighth-place finish, with 35 medals including a dozen gold. This would be the best result since 1920 and justify the £235 million invested in preparations over the past four years.
These have culminated in the £1m it has cost the British Olympic Association to set up a base in Macau, where 15 sports are utilising state-of-the-art facilities paid for from casino profits. The likelihood is that the Brits can win most of their medals by simply not getting off their backsides – on bikes, in boats and on horseback.
Even the British Government are gambling that a golden windfall in Beijing will divert concerns about just how much it will eventually cost to put on even half as good a show four years hence, with China having already spent more than double London's £9.3bn budget on theirs without even a raised eyebrow.
Not that the Chinese aren't gambling too. Currently their biggest gamble is whetherthe cloying pollution which threatens to relabel these the Smog Games can be lifted to let everyone breathe easily.
As for the IOC, they will be gambling that there will not be a major drugs bust à la Ben Johnson that will further tarnish the ideals of Baron de Coubertin and leave more lips curled in cynicism. And there will be a starting line-up of potential cheats gambling that they will not get caught under the stringent new blanket testing system.
But at least the Macau-based British contingent are not actually gambling. Their beautiful beach resort is 15 minutes away from the neon-lit nightlife and myriad casino hotels – one of which has a Venetian-style canal running through it and a packed gaming floor the size of three football pitches. A boot camp it isn't, but perhaps a luxurious touch of R & R might give the assorted gymnasts, boxers, hockey players and athletes a psychological lift as they put the finishing touches to their training before flying three hours north to Beijing.
Paula Radcliffe arrives to join them today with the odds seemingly stacked against her race against time to get fit. For the rest it has been a valuable opportunity to overcome the seven-hour time difference, to alleviate the odd ache and pain and get in shape. "When we get to Beijing we'll be fired up and ready to go," says boxing hope Frankie Gavin, one of the weight-watchers whose eyes have been more on the salad bowl than dim sum.
When they arrive in Beijing they will encounter three separate rings of security surrounding Olympic City. Those of us covering the Games know the Chinese authorities will be watching every move we make and reading every word we write.
Photographers snapping any unauthorised demos and journalists attempting to tap into banned websites will risk being arrested for an offence described as "disturbing social order", the penalty for which is a year in a labour camp for "re-education" without even a court hearing. Human rights? Even many IOC members privately admit they have gambled and lost on that issue. The Games slogan is One World, One Dream, but come 25 August the probability is that China will still be living in a world of its own and will have achieved its dream of winning more medals than any other nation.
You don't need to be pulling a slot machine here to appreciate that Beijing 2008 is the biggest gamble sport will face. These Games will be the most expansive, expensive, extravagant and surely the most politically vexed of the 11 that I have attended. They will also be successful. Just don't bet on them being fun.
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To the surprise of some, there are many great cocktails and mixed drinks that involve raw egg. Many of these drinks are classics, created in the first golden age of the cocktail around the turn of the 20th century, and many others are newer inventions that are often influenced by those old-timey drinks.
Of course, the one egg drink that comes to mind first is the holiday favorite, eggnog, but have you tried a Coffee Cocktail or a Ramos Gin Fizz?
These are two iconic drinks that rely on eggs.
Skip to the egg cocktail list...
Egg Safety
Before we talk about how and why we use eggs in cocktails, we must address the number one concern with this ingredient: salmonella. If you read the news you will hear about numerous salmonella outbreaks and eggs are often one of the carriers of the bacteria.
It is a very serious point to make and there are ways to reduce your chances of getting it, which we will look at. However, if you are concerned and do not trust the options below, I do strongly suggest you avoid any of the drinks below.
Those people who are most susceptible to salmonella are the young, elderly, women who are pregnant, and those with compromised immune systems. This list does include non-alcoholic drinks as well, so these groups may also be affected by this strongly suggested prohibition.
For the rest of us, we should be okay with drinking raw eggs, though there is never a guarantee.
I have had hundreds of these drinks in my lifetime with no ill effects, but I'm also diligent in my egg handling.
Here are a few things you can do to ensure the freshest (and hopefully) safest eggs for drinks:
- Buy Smart - Purchase eggs out of refrigerated cases only. Choose eggs with no cracks or damaged shells. Check the dates on the container. Another good sign of an inspected egg is the USDA (or country equivalent) stamp.
- Pasteurized - Pasteurized eggs are becoming more widely available and are a good choice for drinks because the pasteurization process is designed to kill any bacteria in the egg. The drawback to using these eggs is that you lose some of the flavor. Pasteurized eggs will be clearly marked.
- Egg "Product" - Another alternative is to use an egg product, essentially processed eggs that are sold whole or as whites or yolks alone. With these you will notice a considerable taste difference and I really do not recommend them in cocktails. It is an option, though.
- Store Smart - You will want to refrigerate your raw (especially unpasteurized) eggs right away. Store them in the coldest part of your refrigerator where the temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. Do not store them in the door (where those convenient egg carton compartments are most often) as the temperature there varies each time it is opened. Also, keep the eggs in the original carton. If you do choose to use an egg product, it must be used immediately after opening.
- Toss It - If an egg looks bad, has cracks, or in any way does not seem right to you, do not use it in a drink. When you crack the egg, if any part looks abnormal, discolored, cloudy, or (again) not normal, throw it away. Also, the USDA recommends that you store eggs for no longer than 3 weeks (sometimes stretching to 5 - though I would only use those for cooked food). If you have a question about whether your eggs are past due, read this little tip for finding out: How to Tell if Eggs are Still Good.
On a side note, if you are a professional bartender, you need check with your state laws before serving cocktails with eggs because many areas prohibit serving raw eggs to customers.
For more egg safety check out: U.S Food and Drug Administration and EggSafety.org.
How to Mix with Eggs:
Mixing eggs in a cocktail is, as Blair Frodelius put it in a recipe submission, "a tricky business indeed." The reason is that the density of the egg requires a little extra work to fully integrate into the other drink ingredients. Also, as we work with the egg we need to keep in mind the safety that we learned above.
Here are some tips for mixing eggs into your drinks...
- Dry Shake then Shake Again - To get the best froth (especially with egg whites and whole eggs - see below) it is best to combine the drink ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake without ice, then add ice and shake again. You will want to shake these drinks for at least 30 seconds and often your arms will hurt afterward. The point is to shake until you are sure the egg is fully integrated with the rest of the drink.
- Separate Clean - If the drink you are making requires you to use either the white or the yolk you will need to separate it. It is important to keep in mind that the egg shell can have bacteria on it so it is best to avoid separating the egg using the shell. Alternatives for separating include: pour the egg into clean hands or a slotted spoon and allow the white to strain into a bowl or glass, or crack the egg into a bowl and use a spoon to remove the yolk, or use an egg separator.
- Egg Foam - While egg whites add a foam to cocktails, you can also make an egg foam to add to drinks separately. It is a fun, semi-advanced technique that is very easy if you have a whipper and makes you look like a pro. Check out the St. Patrick's Day Sin recipe for tips on creating egg foam.
What Eggs Add to Cocktails:
There are three options for adding eggs to cocktails and each recipe will specify which to use. Whole eggs and egg whites are the most common.
- Egg whites will have little effect on the cocktail's taste, however, they will add a nice rich, silky, foam texture.
- Egg yolks will add an 'eggy' flavor to the drink similar to eggnog, though yolks are rarely used alone.
- Whole eggs have the best of both worlds - egg flavoring and a silky texture. Again, pay attention to the drink recipe and if it is listed only as egg, use a whole egg.
Egg Liquor
There are a few distilled spirits that have egg in them. One that is common is the Dutch advocaat and there is a German counterpart called Eierlikoer or German Eggnog. Other egg liqueurs can be found, especially during the holiday season and are often referred to as eggnog liqueur - essentially a pre-mixed eggnog.
Now that you are well versed in the concerns with egg cocktails, how to work with them, and what each element brings to the cocktail, it is time to explore the cocktails...
- Aura In Me
- Bayou Slime
- Bourbon Eggnog
- Brandy Eggnog
- Brandy Milk Punch
- Champagne Fizz
- Chicago Fizz
- Clover Club
- Coffee Cocktail
- Colleen Bawn
- Commodore Cocktail
- Corazonasito
- Devil's Handshake
- El Pepino
- Eucalyptus Martini
- Giants' Gate Cocktail
- Gin Fizz
- Ginger Sour
- Grenados Sour
- Holiday Spice
- Homemade Eggnog
- Leprechaun Leap
- Look Better Naked Margarita
- Malacca Flip
- Million Dollar Cocktail
- New Orleans Fizz
- Old Thyme Sour
- Pink Lady
- Pisco Sour
- Polished Princess
- Pomegranate Gin Fizz
- Pumpkin Patch
- Pumpkin Spice Martini
- Pussyfoot (non-alcoholic)
- Rembrandt Cocktail
- Rimbaud's Left Hand
- Rosangel Ruby Fizz
- Rum Holiday Egg Nog
- St. Patrick's Day Sin
- Saratoga Brace Up
- Snowball
- Somrus Fizz
- Texas Farm Nog
- Tom and Jerry
- Tornado Cocktail
- Wassail
- Whiskey Sour
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Opportunistic Screening for Prediabetes and Early Diabetes in Primary Care
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Condition | Intervention |
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prediabetic State |
Other: Glucose challenge test Other: Glucose tolerance test |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Screening for Prediabetes and Early Diabetes in Primary Care |
- Ability of Different Screening Tests Which Can be Performed Opportunistically (During Outpatient Visits -- at Any Time of Day, Regardless of Meal Status) to Predict Findings With the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (in the Morning, After an Overnight Fast) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
Area under ROC curve (AROC) for prediction of diabetes (based on OGTT) and high-risk dysglycemia (based on OGTT, IGT with 2 hour OGTT glucose 140-199 mg/dl, and/or IFG with fasting glucose 110-125 mg/dl).
ROC curves are plots of (1-sensitivity) vs. (1-specificity) for all possible screening cutoffs, so a higher AROC indicates higher predictive accuracy. A perfect test would have an AROC of 1.00, while a test equivalent to tossing a coin (random) would have an AROC of 0.50; if confidence limits include 0.50, predictive accuracy is no better than chance.
It is important to appreciate that while AROC analysis can show the relative accuracy of different screening tests, and aid the selection of which test to use in clinical practice, such an analysis does not define what the optimal screening test cutoff is. Selection of the optimal cutoff generally requires consideration of other factors, such as costs and/or the clinical importance of having higher or lower sensitivity.
- Cost to Identify a Single Case of High-risk Dysglycemia or Previously Unrecognized Diabetes [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Cost was expressed as cost (dollars) to identify a single case, with cases defined as (i) diabetes or (ii) high-risk dysglycemia. Cost projections for screening were conducted from both Medicare and VA perspectives. All screening projections assumed follow-up testing with an OGTT if the screening test exceeded a 70% specificity cut-off.
Biospecimen Retention: None Retained
Enrollment: | 1939 |
Study Start Date: | June 2009 |
Study Completion Date: | December 2012 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
Group 1
Atlanta VA Medical Center patients who meet criteria for screening for prediabetes and early diabetes based on standard guidelines of the VA, the American Diabetes Association, and the National Institutes of Health
Other: Glucose challenge test
At a first outpatient visit, at different times of the day and without a prior fast, subjects will have a 50 gram glucose drink followed by measurement of plasma and capillary glucose along with A1c one hour later. They will also fill out questionnaires. At a second outpatient visit, in the morning after fasting overnight, they will have a 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test.
Other: Glucose tolerance test
Subjects found to have diabetes or prediabetes on the initial glucose tolerance test may be requested to have a repeat glucose tolerance test and A1c.
Detailed Description:
RELEVANCE TO VETERANS' HEALTH: Lack of a good strategy to identify prediabetes - probably ~10 years prior to the development of diabetes that is recognized clinically - may be the greatest present impediment to diabetes care. We are developing a new way to screen for prediabetes, and it should constitute a major opportunity to improve the health of ~4 million veterans; early recognition of glucose intolerance would permit institution of preventive strategies which are efficacious, convenient, and cost-effective - improving the health of individual veterans, reducing diabetes-related health care resource use and costs for the VA, and helping to spare VA funds for management of other disorders.
BACKGROUND: Prediabetes is a major public health problem which confers risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but veterans with prediabetes are not detected, and cannot receive interventions to reduce their risks; CVD events, health resource use, and cost all rise before diabetes is diagnosed. Diabetes can be prevented or delayed by lifestyle change or medication, but since we do not identify prediabetes, glucose intolerance progresses for 5-10 years, and many patients have early diabetes complications and increased CVD risk when they are finally recognized. We are developing a new screening test for prediabetes, a "glucose challenge test" (GCT): patients have a 50g oral glucose challenge at any time of day, regardless of meal status, with a single 1 hr sample. If the GCT exceeds a cutoff, they have a 75g oral glucose tolerance test after an overnight fast, with 0 and 2 hr samples (OGTT). Our GCRC-based Preliminary Data show ROC AUC 0.83 (70% specificity, 82% sensitivity) and $51 per case identified; the GCT should constitute an effective, convenient, inexpensive, cost-effective screen for prediabetes - a critical indicator of individual, VA health care system, and societal risk.
OBJECTIVES: To translate our findings into improved health for VA patients, the GCT will need to be implemented in VA primary care settings - where practitioners often do not screen for prediabetes, or manage diabetes optimally. Such barriers must be overcome in order to conduct definitive studies aimed to show that use of the GCT to detect prediabetes (and previously unrecognized diabetes) in primary care leads to improved outcomes. Thus, VA policies for system-wide implementation of GCT screening must be preceded by logical next steps: validation and demonstration of likely cost-effectiveness.
METHODS: AIM #1. Validation: (A) To establish feasibility, we will interact with VA primary care providers to solve logistical problems, and determine optimal screening strategies. (B) To assess test performance, we will (a) perform GCTs and measure A1c in ~1,800 patients, (b) evaluate OGTTs in all subjects, and (c) compare sensitivity, specificity, and ROC curves from GCT vs. A1c or "predictive model" screening in primary care to those in our GCRC studies. Availability of this dataset will also permit (d) subsequent management of diabetes/prediabetes to be evaluated relative to standardized guidelines. AIM #2. Costs: To evaluate impact, we will (a) capture the costs of diagnostic tests, staff effort, and patient time; (b) express cost per case identified from both VA health system and societal perspectives; and (c) compare GCT vs. alternative strategies with a wide range of assumptions about false-(+)/false-(-) costs to reflect downstream cost implications of test imperfections. Engagement with this process will also provide (d) for those study patients with prediabetes who go on to develop diabetes, an opportunity to explore VA resource use and costs before and after the diagnosis of diabetes. This will provide preliminary data for subsequent proposals to compare resource use and costs vs. those of other VA patients who are newly diagnosed with diabetes in settings where there is no screening for prediabetes.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- veteran status,
- ambulatory outpatient at Atlanta VA Medical Center,
- visit to primary care clinic, AND
- meet criteria for screening (age >= 45 years or other risk factors [body mass index >=25 or hypertension or systolic blood pressure >=140 or HDL cholesterol <35 in men or <45 in women or fasting triglycerides >250 or first-degree relative with diabetes or minority race or minority ethnicity or history of diabetes during pregnancy or history of having a baby weighing >9 pounds or history of polycystic ovary syndrome])
Exclusion Criteria:
- known to have diabetes, OR
- taking steroids OR pregnant, OR
- not well enough to have worked during the previous week (actual employment not necessary)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00787839
United States, Georgia | |
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA | |
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033 |
Principal Investigator: | Lawrence S Phillips, MD | Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA |
Responsible Party: | VA Office of Research and Development |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00787839 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Study First Received: | November 6, 2008 |
Results First Received: | December 5, 2014 |
Last Updated: | April 6, 2015 |
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
type 2 diabetes mellitus prediabetic state mass screening glucose tolerance test |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Prediabetic State Glucose Intolerance |
Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Hyperglycemia |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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A great post from Mobile Opportunity on the differences between Americas cell market and Europes mobile market. A summary of it is:
In the US, a cellphone is a tool. In Europe, a mobile phone is a lifestyle.
The rest is a smart analysis. Go read the piece.
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Could a 'smart grid' have prevented the Super Bowl blackout?
Smart grid technology would have either prevented the Super Bowl blackout, or isolated the fault and reapplied the electricity in a much shorter time frame, Burgess writes.
Could smart grid technology have prevented the blackout that occurred at Super Bowl XLVII? Probably not, but it would have certainly reduced the duration of the power cut.
It is still unclear exactly what caused the power outage, which left much of the Superdome in darkness and led to a 34 minute delay to the game. Early suggestions that it may have been Beyoncé's half time show have been denied as that ran on its own generator.
Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), the energy utility that provides power to the stadium, along with SMG, the company who manages the stadium, have rather vaguely stated that a circuit breaker was switched when "a piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality." (Related article: Chu's Departure Means End to Energy Era)
Electricians then had to manually search for the fault before rebooting the system.
Smart grid technology, in the form of paired sensors working a two way digital communication between a central operating system and circuits in operations around the Superdome, would have either prevented the blackout, or isolated the fault and reapplied the electricity in a much shorter time frame; spectators may only have seen a flicker of the lights.
Rob Pratt, from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, suggests that smart grid technology would have tested the system within the stadium and identified fault and its location within seconds, directing electricians to the correct area instantly, if needed. He estimates that adding such a system would cost anywhere from $100,000 to $1 million for a venue like the Superdrome.
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Quick Glace Icing
Confectioners sugar | 3 Cup (48 tbs), sifted | |
Light corn syrup | 3 Tablespoon | |
Water | 3 Tablespoon |
Place all ingredients except food coloring in the top of a double boiler over simmering water and heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth.
Do not allow water underneath to boil or icing will not be glossy.
Tint with food coloring as desired.
Spoon over Petits Fours or any small cakes set on wire racks over baking sheets.
Scrape up run-over from baking sheet, return to double boiler, and warm again until of pouring consistency.
If thick, add a few drops warm water.
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Calories 392 Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.02 g0.03%
Saturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 7 mg0.3%
Total Carbohydrates 99 g32.9%
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 90 g
Protein 0 g
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Trilogy Part 1: Howdy, PardnerLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.Standing outside of Sneed's Seed and Feed are five local ranch owners (including Mr. Lovelace), talking about the weather and current events. From the information provided, can you determine the first and last names of the rancher and the position they are standing?
"Left" and "Right" refer to your left and right. Draw 5 lines on a sheet of paper and label them A through E, in order - with position A being on the left looking at the paper and position E being on the right looking at the paper. First Names - Carl, Hank, Pablo, Rusty and Zeke Last Names - Brooks, Ewing, Lovelace, McCool and Sanchez Positions - A, B, C, D and E 1. Rusty is somewhere to the left of Mr. Brooks. 2. Zeke isn't Mr. Ewing (who is the rancher in position C). 3. Carl (who isn't Mr. McCool) is the rancher in position B. 4. Hank is standing to the immediate right of Pablo Sanchez. Note: You will need the answers from this logic grid to solve Trilogy Part 2: Ranch Dressing. What Next?
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David Burtka was born on May 29, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA as David M. Burtka. He is an actor and writer, known for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), 24 Nights (1999) and Celebrity Dish (2013). He has been married to Neil Patrick Harris since September 6, 2014. They have two children.
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Fall 2013 Forum on Transportation Policy and Economic CompetitivenessThe State and Local Policy Program of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.Friday, September 20, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT) |
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2013 Fall Forum
Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness
Friday, September 20th, 2013 8:30am-12:00pm
Did you know that…
- Freight rail transported 228 million tons of freight in Minnesota in 2012
- Minnesota has the 8th largest rail system in nation with 4,481 route miles of track
- Minnesota is 1st in the nation in movement of iron ore, 3rd in farm products and 4th in food
The lesson: Freight transportation is vitally important to jobs and economic competitiveness in Minnesota.
Please join us to hear local and national perspectives on freight transportation and economic competitiveness from U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Matt Rose, CEO of BNSF Railway, and former Congressman James L. Oberstar. The event will also include two panel discussions featuring businesses and local policymakers. The business panel features Scott Nagel (President, ADM-Benson Quinn), Mahendra Mishra (Assistant VP, Essar Steel), Steve Weiby (Vice President, C.H. Robinson), and Greg Pace (USMC Fellow, U.S. Chamber of Commerce). The policy panel features Sen. Scott Dibble, Rep. Mike Beard, St. Paul Port Authority President Louie Jambois, and William Gardner, Director, Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations, MnDOT. Additional participants will be added upon confirmation.
Discussion will focus on how to maximize the role freight can play in Minnesota's economy, the impact of freight rail in the state, the most effective policies to improve the freight transportation network, and the economic benefits of an efficient system. Below is the agenda for the event.
8:30-9:00am: Registration & Coffee, Humphrey Atrium
9:00-9:05am: Welcome and Opening Remarks, James L. Oberstar, Cowles Auditorium
9:05-9:30am: Presentation: The Value of Freight Economy in Minnesota—Lee Munnich and Tom Horan, SLPP
9:30-9:45am: Keynote: Matt Rose, CEO, BNSF Railway
9:45-10:00am: Keynote: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
10:00-10:45am: Panel Discussion: Business/Shipper Perspectives
· Participants: Scott Nagel (President, ADM-Benson Quinn), Mahendra Mishra (Assistant VP, Essar Steel), Steve Weiby (VP, C.H. Robinson), Greg Pace (USMC Fellow, U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
10:45-11:30am: Panel Discussion: Policy Perspectives
· Participants: Sen. Scott Dibble, Rep. Mike Beard, Louie Jambois (President, St. Paul Port Authority), William Gardner (Director, Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations, MnDOT)
11:30-11:45am: Closing Remarks, Congressman James L. Oberstar, Cowles Auditorium
11:45am: Adjournment
Sponsored by the Humphrey School's State and Local Policy Program, the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies, and the BNSF Foundation.
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota is hospitable to a diversity of opinions and aspirations. The Humphrey School does not itself take positions on issues of public policy.
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Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium
301 19th Avenue South
Friday, September 20, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT)
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The Humphrey School of Public Affairs ranks among the top professional schools of public affairs at public universities in the country. The Humphrey School is widely recognized for its role in examining public issues and shaping public policy at the local, state, national, and international levels, and for providing leadership and management expertise to public and nonprofit organizations.


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The gift of music was presented to patients at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach in the form of a brand new Lurgenstein upright player piano. Not only is the piano equipped with "piano force"–a system that allows keys to move without human touch–it also has an internal hard drive that stores music. The remote-controlled piano can upload virtually any song available. There is also an internal library with a variety of preloaded songs and a CD player.
The gift was a donation to the hospital by former Minnesota residents Toby and Lynda Morrison, and was made possible by their friends Herbert and Stephanie Lurgenstein who own European Piano Craft in Signal Hill. Since music helps promote healing, Toby and Lynda knew this piano would be a great gift to pediatric patients at Miller Children's Hospital.
"As a parent and a grandparent, I know it is important to take care of these kids in our community," said Toby. "We hope this gift will bring lots of smiles and create lasting memories for the children."


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July 31st, 2010, 10:23 AM | #1 |
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Hot shots Secret or Rev X
Ok I have a 2000 F-250 Super Duty with the 7.3, about 170,000miles. It pretty much won't start in the winter unless plugged in. 1....2....or possibly 3 of the injectors on the oil side are sticking. And I am pretty sure that a few of the glow plugs are out. Most shops want around $2500 to go through and replace injectors and glow plugs. My buddy is a diesel mechanic and says he will do it for around $1500 depending on what kind of deal he can get me on the injectors.
But that is a lot of money and I heard about this Hot Shots Secret that is supposed to help or fix the sticky injector syndrome associated with the powerstroke motors. I guess what I am asking is has anybody used this or another product called Rev X? Whats your thoughts? |
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The glow plugs are relatively easy to replace, check and make sure the valve cover didn't pinch the wiring for them. The injector o-rings are the most likely problem, not the injector. |
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August 2nd, 2010, 05:47 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the info guys. I will definately check into all three of these things. The wait to start light comes on and goes off after 10 seconds or so. But I will still check the fuel heater, I didn't even know that there was a fuel heater
August 3rd, 2010, 11:44 AM | #6 |
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I don't own a diesel but know a few guys that do and also know the people involved with Rev-X. Check out this link and see what some of the guys that are using RevX Performance Oil Additive have to say about it.
http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/...ighlight=rev-x Might want to check out CompetitionDiesel's foums too, if you're a member. Just my $.02 |
August 3rd, 2010, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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As for the wait to start thing- it's probably the relay- loacted in the lifter valley and those usually go out before the 200K park- just replaced mine this winter- I also replaced all the glow plugs (again- realitively cheap Motorcraft parts) and if you have the valve covers off to replace those- get the little clip kit for the glow plug and injectors plug that goes through the valve cover gasket.- that will save you MUCHO headaches down the road.
August 5th, 2010, 10:47 AM | #8 |
Try the Hot Shot's Secret. It will most likely fix the problem. The difference between HSS and Rev x is that HSS was designed to fix this problem for Navistar. It is not a general purpose additive. It went through 2 years of testing by Navistar to make sure that it works and didn't do any harm. I am the president of Lubrication Specialties, Inc. the firm that developed the product for Navistar. I am not hawking product on this site because I am not a sponsor yet. I am however answering a question posted. Just wanted it to be clear that I understand the rules of forums. It has to be useful and helpful to the readers and add to the discussion. The Hot Shot's Secret has a money back guarantee and we don't give anyone grief about it. We just refund your money. There are some really useful videos on my website www.hotshotssecret.com it will show you how the inside of the injector works and why your having the problem you are having. Hope this helps. Chris |
August 5th, 2010, 01:33 PM | #10 |
Dude, call evan over at Performance Diesel and ask him about those two products. Seems kinda wierd that the owner of a company would jump into a post to plug his product. Naybe he has to much time on his hands because he's not selling anything! Call Evan @ 616-531-7420 he's the straightest shooter I know. Peace.
August 5th, 2010, 03:21 PM | #11 |
Mr Offroad,
You couldn't be farther from the truth. I have avoided forums for almost a year because we have been so busy. We are shipping product all over including many other countries. But I keep getting emails about forums were people are asking about HSS vs Rev-X and I figured I had to respond sooner or later. So I carved some time out to put kind, polite, informative responses in. I know Rev-X has several people on staff that blog for them which is fine. I just try not to put down any products and give the fact as accurately as possible. I do know my way around forums because this is how we introduced HSS. When International Truck and Engine didn't go forward with the product they told us to introduce it on the forums while they worked on getting Ford to carry it. Once people found out it worked it just took on a life of it's own. Chris |
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- Today is an official Breeders' Cup day, no doubt about it. Cops with machine guns are always a good tipoff. There looks like a big crowd, and there's a buzz going on. The in-house telecast is decked in purple, and has been taken over by TVG.
There are people with fistfuls of tickets for sale outside, so if you're thinking about whether to come without them, I'd say to give it a shot.
The track is very wet. It's labeled muddy, but looks more like slop. It didn't rain overnight, and there were actually some winds that felt of the clearing variety. But that's not expected to come for sure until, of course, Saturday night. And the track has a lot of moisture; this well before the rains that are predicted to envelope the area as the day/night/overnight goes on. The track is apparently going to be quite sloppy.
The Grey Goose party last night was awesome. These guys know how to throw a party, I'll tell you that. They had two huge adjoining ballrooms, one with Southside Johnny, one without. They had tons and tons of food, of which I partook very generously. But I didn't get to see Southside Johnny. By 9PM, they still had not started, and I had had enough.
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Voice of the Sea television show launches in January
Beginning on January 5, a new television show highlighting ocean and coastal scientists and cultural experts from Hawaiʻi and the Pacific will air on KFVE, The Home Team (Channel 5 and 1005) on Sundays at 6 p.m. The show, Voice of the Sea, is hosted by University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa's Kanesa Duncan Seraphin, world paddleboard champion, shark researcher and science education expert.
Seraphin, director of the Sea Grant Center of Excellence in Marine Science Education and associate professor at the Curriculum Research and Development Group, has traveled across the Pacific to bring stories of relevance to Hawaiʻi.
Each half-hour episode profiles local science and cultural celebrities and presents thought-provoking information in an exciting, original, reality-based way. Viewers will get a glimpse of how these remarkable individuals are making a positive impact on the future of Hawaiʻi and islands throughout the Pacific.
As a signature project of the UH Sea Grant's Center for Marine Science Education, Voice of the Sea aims to inspire an interest in ocean science and teach concepts that apply to viewers' own lives and their relationship with the ocean and planet.
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International News HIV/AIDS Experts Considering Whether to Shift HIV/AIDS Funding to Basic Health Problems, AP/Google.com ReportsJanuary 23, 2008 Some HIV/AIDS experts are considering whether it would be "wise" to shift some of the global funding for HIV/AIDS to basic health problems -- such as clean water, family planning or diarrhea -- facing developing countries, the AP/Google.com reports. According to the AP/Google.com, many HIV/AIDS experts believe the solution is to increase spending for other public health problems rather than reduce spending on HIV/AIDS. "Why does the public health budget have to be so limited?" Tom Coates, a professor of global HIV/AIDS research at the University of California-Los Angeles, asked, adding, "Let's not drag AIDS care and prevention down to the level of every other disease, but let's bring everything else up to the level of AIDS." Richard Wamai, a Kenyan physician from HSPH, "It's hard to get Western donors to listen," adding that some health infrastructures in Africa are so weak that donations cannot be spent and antiretroviral drugs cannot be distributed (Cheng, AP/Google.com, 1/19). Back to other news for January 2008
Scientists Developing HIV/AIDS Vaccine That Targets Three Virus Strains Spreading in China, Other Countries Situations in Kenya, Gaza Highlight How Political Turmoil Can Threaten Global Health, WHO Director-General Says This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


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The Voting Rights Act, one of the pillars of America's attempts in the 1960s to end de facto discrimination against its minority communities and in particular blacks, was more or less demolished by a ruling from the US Supreme Court which said the formula deciding which parts of the country it applied to was out of date.
Barack Obama, who grew up in the civil rights era to become the first black US president, said he was "deeply disappointed". In a statement, he added: "For nearly 50 years, the Voting Rights Act – enacted and repeatedly renewed by wide bipartisan majorities in Congress – has helped secure the right to vote for millions of Americans. The decision invalidating one of its core provisions upsets decades of well-established practices that help make sure voting is fair, especially in places where voting discrimination has been historically prevalent."
The key Section 5 of the Act that obliges certain states, mostly in the South, and some counties and cities, including Manhattan in New York, to seek permission from the federal government before changing anything to do with how citizens vote in elections was not touched by the Justices. But in a 5-4 vote along left-right lines, the Court said that when the US Congress renewed the 1965 Act seven years ago it should have revised its geographical coverage.
Because Congress would struggle to agree on any such re-casting of the formula the likely effect of the ruling will be to nullify the Voting Rights Act, which was a response to years of manipulation of election laws in some parts of the US to deter minorities from voting.. While it was a major disappointment to civil rights advocates and the White House it please those who argue that the Act was a relic of an bygone time and amounted to a smear on those parts of the country bound by it.
"Congress did not use the record it compiled to shape a coverage formula grounded in current conditions," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority. "It instead re-enacted a formula based on 40-year-old facts having no logical relationship to the present day." As well as most of the South – the case was bought by a town in southern Alabama – the Act also covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, some counties in California and South Dakota, and towns in Michigan and New Hampshire.
"I think what we must do is really put pressure on Congress now to deal with this," Al Sharpton a leading civil rights acvitist and an anchor for MSNBC News said after the decision was unveiled. "This is a devastating blow to those of us that need that protection, especially given the voter suppression schemes that we saw in 2012."
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Day 1 - On Our Way to Fredericksburg
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I'm looking forward to see how well I can speak/ understand French in Paris. I take French 1 at my High School, and I use Rosetta Stone at home... So, fingers crossed I don't end up looking like a fool. (I most likely will though!)
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... Brazilians while in London, and none of them fit this description. The couple that I got to know the best were pale and rather reserved, not at all wild. Likewise, I imagined Russians to be cold, unfriendly people, which is not at all the case. The Russians that I met were overflowing with vibrant personality and friendliness. They did, however, inform me that people walking by you on the street in Russia will often seem ...


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Dave Tisch, who ran of the New York City outpost of the TechStars incubator , is stepping down. In a blog post , Tisch says he'll remain involved in the start-up school, modeled on the Y Combinator model. But Tisch doesn't say who will replace him as managing director.
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