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Target: National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn
Goal: Stop all support for congressman's Senate bid in light of his disparaging remarks about rape victims
In August of 2012, Representative Todd Akin from Missouri stated in an interview that a woman's body shuts down to prevent a pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape." Both the Republican and Democratic parties immediately called for him to step down from the senatorial race, with the influential National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) quickly withdrawing all of its support. But the NRSC has recently recommitted its support of his candidacy. Tell the NRSC to withdraw its support again and to no longer support candidates that see women in such a negative and detrimental light.
Rape is a violent, abhorrent crime that deserves punishment no matter the circumstances. It demeans, violates and scars the victim. Republicans and Democrats alike both agree as to its horrors and devastation. So it came as no surprise when an overwhelming response of hurt, anger and disbelief were unleashed from both parties and the American people when Congressman Todd Akin described some rapes as legitimate, implying that others were not. To further expound on this ridiculous comment, he stated that pregnancies from rape are rare because the female body "shuts down" and will stop a pregnancy from occurring during a "legitimate rape."
Congressman Todd Akin not only showed a deep disregard for rape victims everywhere, but displayed his ignorance by qualifying his statement as a fact that is supported by the medical community. Thankfully, he has since apologized and deserves a second chance. But a second chance does not have to mean supporting his candidacy again. Character is to be tested and when a major flaw is revealed, a time of stepping away to reflect is helpful and wise. It appears that Congressman Akin may have apologized only because of the immediate backlash and withdrawal of support, and not because he had taken the time to reflect on and re-evaluate his beliefs and statements.
Endorsing Todd Akin's bid for the Senate again would send out a message that the Republican Party supports "illegitimate science" and also stands by Mr. Akin's "legitimate rape" statement that discredits pregnant rape victims everywhere. Please sign the petition below asking the NRSC to withdraw its support from Congressman Akin's senatorial bid once again until he earns back the public's trust and is able to prove that he will be a good candidate.
Dear National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn,
Congressman Todd Akin recently created a firestorm of controversy when he stated that a woman's body shuts down and prevents pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape." You did the right thing by immediately withdrawing all of your support, financial and otherwise, from his senatorial bid. However, you have flip-flopped on your original position, issuing a statement recently that you supported his campaign bid again. Please withdraw your support immediately, waiting until a future time when Congressman Akin has a proven track record of supporting women and empowering them.
After Congressman Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comments in his interview, several Republican and Democratic organizations called for him to step down. NRSC repeatedly stated that it would no longer be involved with Mr. Akin's campaign. It was the right thing to do then, and it is the right thing to do now. But instead of sticking to your convictions, you have decided to support him once again, sending the message to voters everywhere that a person can verbally and emotionally attack rape victims and still should be elected to serve in one of the highest positions in government.
A good way to support Congressman Akin at this time would be to encourage him to volunteer at a rape crisis center or to spend some of his time with female victims of violence or sexual assault. These actions would help show a genuine effort on his part and yours. But just supporting him with no evidence of actual change shows indifference and gives the impression of a spineless political party that is willing to back ill-informed candidates for the sake of a party win.
Please withdraw your support now of Congressman Todd Akin's bid for the Senate, sending a message to men and women everywhere that you will not stand by candidates whose views are divisive, hurtful and still stuck in the Dark Ages.
[Your Name Here]
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Dan what the heck is a "resolver"? My best guess is that if something is a problem this would resolve it.
This is a discussion on Gator Farm Tactical attending Dave Maglios advanced MAG-IC within the Defensive Carry & Tactical Training forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Dan Southard and Vicki Willheit of Gator Farm Tactical will attend the advanced training class of MAG-IC taaught by David Maglio. It will be held ...
Dan Southard and Vicki Willheit of Gator Farm Tactical will attend the advanced training class of MAG-IC taaught by David Maglio. It will be held at the Minnisota Horse and Hunt Club. 2500 rounds to be fired from at least three handguns, Duty gun, BUG, and resolver. Gator Farm has expanded and will be be teaching courses throughout the Southwest and will be sponsoring trainers like Tom Givens, Massad Ayoob, and Gail Pepin. Hopfully several instructors who are members of this site.
Dan what the heck is a "resolver"? My best guess is that if something is a problem this would resolve it.
It is better that I have flashbacks about them, then them having flashbacks about me
We were jokingly calling revolvers resolvers up at FAS. Jim Cirillo used the term often.
This is the highest levl of classes taught by Mas. It will enable both 2Feathers (female) and myself to teach the new MAG 20 classes for him. We will shoot 2500 rounds in 4 days from our duty handgun. I'm using my P2k in 9mm. It is the same gun that had zero malfunctions during the 1500 round Tom Givens course during the first week of June.
I have to use three handguns so I can show that I can teach students in each catagory.
1. Duty full size, HK P2K.
2. BUG, I'll use Glock 26
3 Revolver, I'll use J Frame.
2Feathers will use.
1. Glock 17.
2. Ruger LCP
3. K Frame/
We finished the class and the final round count was nearer 3K rounds. Everyone fired at least 3 different handguns and most fired 4-5 differet handguns. I won't compare this class to any others I've taken as it was geared specifically to Mas Ayoob's training. The intensity level was as high as I've ever done in training, anywhere. There were no errors allowed and each person had to qualify in 7 different events including the dreaded Quad Speed. The advantage is that all students were well versed in handgun technique and the round count was done to assist with perfection, AND, firing under great stress while tired. Here is 2Feathers being fitted to one of the new Safariland vests. Hmmm, I wonder what the instructors are assisting her with.
Phil Wong being instructed by Dave Maglio during the back up gun training.
This is a picture of one of the revolver drills. The K frame in various forms was king.

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The mid-term report moves to the middle of the pack this week - and while it may not hit the headlines there is a fascinating battle for superiority outside the sport's top five teams.
With Renault making impressive moves forward to join Mercedes in the tail end of the top five, this year's tight midfield really contains just four teams - Force India, Williams, Sauber and Toro Rosso - all battling to capitalise on mistakes from the frontrunners.
While the top teams are definable this year by their rapid rates of progress and clear trends in multi-race consistency, this set of teams have shown a noticeable trend for rapid changes in relative position within the group on a race by race basis.
Arguably the most crucial part of the weekend for these teams is Q1 and Q2 in qualifying. At the end of Q1, with six cars from the three new teams more often than not taking the bottom six places in Q1, there is usually one knockout spot for the midfield runners to avoid. Meanwhile, at the end of Q2, there is usually a mistake by one or two of the top teams that gives a midfield runner the chance of making the top 10.
Taking this as a definition of success puts Williams firmly at the front, as their cars have made the top 10 on eight occasions and missed the cut in Q1 just once. No other team comes near to that performance. Force India is closest with six top-10 starts but they also have three knockouts and Sauber has four top 10s but three knockouts. Toro Rosso, meanwhile, has been slower but actually more consistent, with no top-10 starts but they have only missed the Q1 cut on two occasions.
That does not tell the whole story, however, as Williams' return to form is only recent, with six of their eight top-10 starts - and 32 of their 40 points - coming in the last four races.
At the start of the season, it was Sauber that many tipped to be the team moving forwards thanks to impressive performances in testing - but when they hit the track for real it soon became clear their pre-season form was a smokescreen to their real performance. And in terms of points they currently sit at the bottom of this group.
In Bahrain, Sauber was a full second slower than the group's pacesetters Force India but they were the first team on the entire grid to bring out a copy of McLaren's f-duct, no doubt helped by the presence of the former McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa. In China they were also boosted significantly by the arrival of top engineer James Key from Force India and once the f-duct was working and Key was settled in Sauber was at the front of the group, with Kamui Kobayashi making the top-10 shoot-out in Spain and Turkey.
Pace did not translate to points however, and then things took a tumble in Canada, when the team dropped to more than 1.5 per cent off the fastest of the group. Progress on the aerodynamics and particularly the diffuser design allowed them to climb back up and settle in second place from the British Grand Prix onwards, but they will need to start scoring in races if they are to move off the bottom.
Their problem so far has been an inconsistency in track-to-track performance, with slow corners a particular problem. Key admits: "We are in a position now where the car is more suited to some track layouts than to others and it is definitely (better) balanced for a mix of medium- and high-speed corners."
That inconsistency is something that Toro Rosso have not had, but pace is as they have generally always been slowest, between 0.3 and 1 per cent off the fastest time of the group. They have, however, been in the right place in races to pick up enough points to keep them ahead of the inconsistent Sauber squad. But they started with a good base car and have done little development and could start to slip back soon.
Force India have also shown good consistency, but with it good pace and that has shown in their regular points scoring. Although they have ups and downs in qualifying, come Sunday they have finished in the points in nine of the races so far - more than any other team in this group.
In 2009, their car was one of the fastest in straight line and good on medium downforce but not so good on higher downforce tracks - but they seemed to have solved this inconsistency issue from the off and sat comfortably at the top end of the charts for the first seven races, with both cars making the top-10 shoot-out in Canada.
But since then, in the last four races, they have dropped to third in the qualifying pecking order, perhaps because they have been focusing on larger developments like their blown diffuser at the cost of smaller gains. And when they debuted the blown diffuser in Hungary, they removed it after inconclusive testing, and it needs to work if they are to get back on the pace.
Williams, meanwhile, started fresh this year rather than continue with the 2009 car and they also had to cope with the loss of the Toyota engine and the arrival of their new Cosworth unit.
They were forced to play second fiddle to Force India in the early part of the season, picking up just a few points here and there from the lower end of the top 10. But when they introduced a blown diffuser at Silverstone things started to change and with revisions to improve it in Germany their performances took a dramatic upward turn.
Since Valencia they have been firmly ahead of the group in qualifying and they have scored 32 of their 40 points in that time. Their rivals caught up in Hungary, but that is a unique circuit, and they have a large aero upgrade coming for the next race in Spa so they should move forward again.
Overall, the midfield grid has been closing in on the frontrunners (namely Red Bull) in terms of qualifying pace in Q2 all season, but they began to drop away again when the leaders got to grips more quickly with the blown diffusers and, in some cases, introduced the innovative flexiwings.
The final part of the season, then, is set to be a fascinating one for this group. Williams seems to have found their way, and with a functioning blown diffuser they could start to break away from the group. But Force India, who are just seven points ahead of Williams, also have their diffuser in progress and they will need to get it right if they want to hold onto position as the 'best of the rest'.
Graph showing seconds off pole position for the top five teams (excluding the rain-influenced Malaysian qualifying session)


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Effectsplus 1st kick off cluster meeting took place March 29th & 30th 2011
Reports and Presentations are currently available via the following link.
Location : DIAMANT conference and business centre, Brussels
Directions to the DIAMANT conference: How to get to the DIAMANT conference centre
- Information Factsheet for the 1st cluster meeting:Effectsplus_first cluster meeting Information factsheet
- For Participant preparation for the upcoming March clustering event, please read the following pdf Cluster Attendee Preparation
The initial clusters being created are as follows:
Technical Clusters
· Services and Clouds Cluster
· Systems and Networks Cluster
Non-Technical Clusters
· Networking and Coordination Cluster
Details on Subscription to the mailing lists and linked groups for the above clusters can be obtained through the following link: http://www.effectsplus.eu/cluster-communication-emaillinkedin/
Objectives of the Meetings
The main purpose of this meeting is twofold.
- First official kick off of clustering activities, with active participation of trust and security project participants, to identify topics of interest, plan and start work on common collaborative cluster objectives.
- Contribution from Trust and Security attendees to the Trust & Security aspect of the FIA research Roadmapping activity.
Benefits of projects participating to the clustering activities.
- Contribution towards shaping the objectives, tasks and outputs from the clusters from the very start. Participation will ensure that your project maximises the possible tangible outputs that can be obtained via their involvement.
- Projects will have actively contributed towards the FIA research roadmap and its contribution towards FP8.
- Collaboration with other Trust & Security projects, to identify and to avail of joint workshop opportunities.
- Tangible outputs such as high quality collaborative papers: initial planning on possible paper collaborations to submit to suitable conferences creation of links and plans for completion.
- Increased dissemination of their project activities.
- Identification of issues, better networking, which in turn could lead to future proposal opportunities within this space.
UPDATED AGENDA CAN BE OBTAINED HERE: Effectsplus March 29th and 30th agenda


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Magic behind marrakesh
The city's façade is spectacular enough, but an enticing itinerary reveals another world beyond the obvious, writes Lee Cobaj
Marrakesh is the kind of city where the best things are behind closed doors, Rosena Charmoy tells me, as we drink Champagne in a candle-lit, rose-filled courtyard.
This petite Irish lady knows her stuff. Rosena and French husband Frederic are the force behind Marrakesh's exclusive concierge service Boutique Souk, whose clients are a jet-setting lot. Organising a wedding in a thousand year-old palace or a party in the desert for 200 hipsters is all in a day's work for this dynamic duo, so my un-diva-like demands to stay in a traditional riad-style hotel where I could shop till I dropped are easily met.
My mundane request is suitably sprinkled with stardust and I find myself checking into the exquisite La Sultana, a mini-masterpiece of Moroccan craftsmanship, its narrow, polished-plaster passageways laced with hand-carved plaster reliefs, painted woods and shimmering mosaics all overarched with beautiful plants and flowers. It's hidden away behind giant carved doors an olive lob away from the King's palace.
Each of the 28 rooms is inspired by animals and precious marbles. I land within the shiny grey walls of the Elephant room with an Arabian princess bed adorned with pink silks and faux elephant tusks, a marble fireplace and a four-poster jacuzzi bath. It takes all of 10 seconds to fall in love with it.
My shopping itinerary is equally enticing. The next morning, following a poolside breakfast of Berber omelette, sesame bread and mint tea, I'm met by a man in a pewter-coloured, pointy-hatted djellaba. Hafid is to be my shopping guide for the day and turns out to be the Obi-Wan Kenobe of Marrakesh. Hollywood set-designers and fashion magazine scouts have his number on speed-dial and there's not an olive seller or master craftsman that he doesn't know about.
We start our tour in Jemaa el Fna, the main square in the walled old city - a vast space where Berber storytellers vie with musicians, fortune-tellers, snake-charmers and dentists for the attention, and dirhams, of one and all.
It's an ear-bashing assault on the senses and I quickly realise my guide is worth his weight in gold, given the relentless sales pitches that assail non-escorted shoppers. Hafid steers me through the maze of souks past metal-workers and carpenters, tile-cutters and plaster carvers, silk-spinners and cloth-dyers, offering up incredible treasures hidden down inconspicuous alleyways behind secretive carved wood doors instead.
Our first stop, Akbar Delights, is an upmarket lair of glittery things, mostly gorgeous kaftans made from Indian silks and embellished with needlework, beads and stones, but also embroidered footwear and chic evening bags. The flowing cashmere coats at traditional Moroccan clothes shop Lourika Boutique inspire an entire winter wardrobe rethink, while a whole afternoon could have been dedicated to exploring the argan oil-based beauty products at Assouss Argane.
I'm surprised to see all the prices are fixed but Hafid says: "The sellers have a lot of experience when it comes to haggling, they're very persistent and a lot of the time you will pay more than is fair. Better to go to reputable shops where the prices are fixed and correct."
Given the enchanting Berber architecture, lunch with a view is essential and the sprawling purple-tinted rooftop at Terrasse des épices (souk Cherifia) fits the bill perfectly. I fuel up on zingy tangine and spicy lamb skewers, while gazing over the ochre-coloured rooftops towards the snow-topped Atlas Mountains. I could linger all day but I have an appointment at renowned carpet sellers Chez Les Nomades to check out antique textiles. Like most Moroccan buildings, it looks nondescript. Inside its unmarked doors though, you'll find more than 10,000 carpets and kilims from some of the 220 tribes of the Atlas spread across the floor, rolled into towers. Collectors and designers have been known to spend a week here looking for that perfect piece but it only takes me five minutes to spot a feathery-soft cream and black number from the Middle Atlas region that would look perfect in my bedroom.
I start the next day amid the lily ponds, exotic plants and lemon yellow and neon-midnight blue pathways of the beautiful Majorelle Gardens, the final resting place of Yves Saint Laurent. It's best enjoyed before the crowds arrive so I soon slope off for more behind-closed-doors shopping.
It's a lot calmer than the previous day, with a chauffeur-driven Mercedes and curated list of shops to explore. First stop is Mustapha Blaoui, described by Rosena as "the Ikea of Marrakesh" - if only Ikea was this chic. Every inch of the warehouse is piled with floor-to-ceiling covetables from silver candlesticks to camel-bone cabinets, to pots and bowls and coloured-glass lanterns.
Shipping is easily arranged. But there's still space in my suitcase so I meander along to Topolina, a French-owned atelier that "upcycles" vintage pieces into a sharp Moroccan style - think shimmering blue 1960s shift dresses adorned with ornate brocade or Red Riding Hood capes trimmed with tassles.
After a stop at the new Selman Hotel for a chic Med-Moroc lunch, it is time to explore some smaller by-appointment only emporiums. I stop at Minestero del Gusto, a surrealist riad, part art gallery, part boutique, where the owners, former Italian Vogue editor Alessandra Lippini and partner Fabrizio Bizzarri, serve up vintage fashions and funky one-off furniture pieces to impossibly rich. Next up is the tiny Lalla studio, with its buttery-soft leather purses, pouches and handbags - Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Jessica Parker are big fans. I can see why and finger the merchandise before settling on a suede drawstring bag and neon-edged iPad cover.
My last stop is to the Donalé studio, which supplies Joyce Hong Kong and Scoop New York - and Kate Moss, Madonna and Elle Macpherson - with ultra-chic kaftans and delicately embroidered tunics. I toy with baby-soft cottons from Egypt, silks from Rajasthan and intricate brocade from Fez.
Brimming with bags and having sated my appetite for shopping, I retreat to La Sultana to immerse myself in the pool before taking in the early evening sunshine on a mountain of cushions on the roof terrace. Dinner is a glorious technicolour affair at Le Comptoir, a low-lit dining room which transforms at the stoke of 10 into a wildly fun bar-stroke-club complete with belly-dancers and a live band. The delicious fusion - French Moroccan Asian - and the spectacular show are the perfect finishing touches to my trip.
La Sultana, Rue de La Kasbah, Marrakesh, Morocco
Tel: +212 5243 88008
Boutique Souk
Tel: +212 6613 24475
Boutique Souk is a private travel service for Marrakesh and Morocco providing complimentary concierge services and bespoke itineraries, www.boutiquesouk.com
Akbar Delights, Place Bab Ftueh, Medina, Marrakesh, www.akbardelights.com
Assouss Argane, 77 Mouassine, Marrakech, www.assoussargane.com
Chez Les Nomades, Kaat Ben Nahid, Zaouiat Lahdar, Marrakesh, +212 524 381845
Donalé, by appointment only Lalla, Souk Cherifia, Sidi Abdelaziz, Medina, Marrakesh, www.lalla.fr
Lourika Boutique, Daffa Warbaa, Semmarine, Marrakesh, +212 524 440965
Minestero del Gusto, 22 Derb Azzouz, Mouassine, Marrakesh; www.ministerodelgusto.com
Mustafa Blaoui, Bab Doukkala, Medina, Marrakesh, +212 524 385240
Topolina, 436 sidi ghanem, 134 Dar El Bacha, Marrakesh, +212 651 345795
Le Comptoir, Avenue Echouhada, Hivernage, Marrakesh, www.comptoirmarrakech.com
Terrasse des épices,15 Souk Cherifa, Sidi Abdelaziz, Medina, Marrakesh, www.terrassedesepices.com
The Selman Hotel, Km 5, Route dmizmiz, Marrakesh, www.selman-marrakech.com
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The Bing cherry's surface is smooth and rounded, with a lustered deep red finish. The fruit's flavor is rich and concentrated with overt sweetness balanced by a touch of tang. It's flesh is firmly textured and juicy when ripe.
Bing cherries are available from mid-spring until mid-summer.
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All cherries are members of the family, Prunus and are descendents of the wild cherry, Prunus avium. They are classified as stone fruits (fruits containing a singular central seed), alongside apricots, plums, peaches and almonds. The Bing cherry is considered the benchmark standard of all cherries and it is the most cultivated variety of sweet cherries in the world. It is a grafted offspring of the now obscure heirloom Black Republican cherry, which mainly serves as a pollinator for other cherry varieties.
Bing cherries are best suited for fresh eating, canning or freezing. Their confectionary sweetness makes them a quintessential dessert ingredient during the summer months. Complimentary sweet pairings include vanilla, nutmeg, hazelnut, cinnamon, peaches, bramble berries, cream, marzipan, white and dark chocolate and powdered sugar. Savory pairings include almonds, apricots, citrus, herbs such as arugula basil and cilantro, pineapple, pork, scallop, duck, grilled fish, wine reductions, nut oils, mild creamy cheeses such as burrata and mascarpone, fennel and figs.
Cherries are native to China. First documentation of cultivation dates back to 4000 B.C. The Bing cherry was first cultivated in 1875 by Seth Lewelling in Willamette Valley, Oregon. Lewelling named the cherry after Ah Bing, a Manchurian Chinese immigrant who oversaw the production of the Lewelling family orchard for three decades and may have had a hand in the original grafting of the Bing cherry trees. Bing cherry trees still thrive in the Willamette Valley and along the Pacific Coast from Washington to California. Under extreme weather conditions such as excess spring rainfall, the fruit will crack or split prior to harvest, damaging crops. Nature's weather elements alone don't prevent some cherries from making it to market. Birds can account for eating up to 30% of a tree's crop.
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Some of the experiences with Snap On I have had havent been enjoyable either. Started at a new shop that appeared to be busy. I bought $300 worth of stuff from Snap On, and everything was fine as long as the shop had customers. Nobody came back and it was the low season Nov-March, the shop folded three months after I got there. Couldnt find work so I worked out of my backyard garage building transmissions and doing brake work.
I called and let him know it would be a month or so before I could get him paid. I showed with the cash and he had tacked on 50% interest for that month. Gave me the song and dance I was late and he owed on the stuff he sold me, etc. So I stopped by to pay him after the next trans, and now the bill was $700 for $300 worth of stuff that I already had paid $300 on. I told him in no uncertain terms to get bent and he woudnt be seeing any more cash from me. Needless to say I dont bother with them anymore. If I need a tool that only they have, or I break the ones from everyone else, I will order it online and cut out the guys on the truck.
I found the wrenches from CarQuest work pretty well, Craftsman has come a long way. I used to round off every fastener I touched with their wrenches particularly the line wrenches, lately the stuff I have gotten from Sears has been much better. I wont bother with HF stuff, the only thing of theirs I bought that hasnt broken is a small press I use for pinion bearings and the like. I have SK at one of the parts stores, and they are still decent, so if I need something I get it from anyone but the truck, and I always pay cash to avoid usury.
No question Snap-On has great quality tools and fortunately we have an excellent rep. We never have an issue with returns. But I have heard a lot of bad stories in the past couple of years and that is not a good thing for them. I don't mind spending the money for quality and service but you better give it or your out the door. Quickly. There are plenty of shops in pretty small area to keep him very busy so I think it must be easier for him to service the customers. We have talked about it and he said frankly it lands on the guy driving the truck. If he doesn't stay on top of requests and returns or keep a proper stock level it's going to piss people off. And if you become a collection Nazi no one will buy more from you once they are paid up. Less hassle to buy elsewhere.
Woodz , I agree with you 100 and 20 %. When I first started mechanics (for a living ) it was with a foreign car dealership so I had to buy a lot of metric wrenches and socket sets. When the Snap-on truck came by the shop I went and looked to see what he had and his prices, he was way out of my price range. We had a new baby and I just could not afford the money he wanted. So after talking to the mechanics in the shop all of them told me to go to Sears ,who set me up a affordable account and I bought almost every thing I needed. Just about every mechanic in this shop had been burned by Snap-on or Mac.Every body finally quit buying off of these trucks and they quit coming to the shop. I guess that the way these people do business must be part of dealer training ( if they have any!) because this is the same way of doing business that I have heard of for the last 35-40 years.
On returning broken tools .....This reminds me of a time when I went with my cousin to return a broken 3/4 breaker bar to Sears. This was in the late 60's I was home on leave and I went by the shop where he worked. Now he was a heavy equipment mechanic ,mainly bull dozers he had been doing this since he was 14 and he was in his late 30's. We took the breaker bar to Sears and he laid the breaker bar on the counter and told the man he needed a replacement. Now the bar was not broke but the drive piece had rotated in the head and bent the rotation pin so badly that the head was jammed so badly the head would not move .The man behind the counter picked it up looked at it and said "Dam man how long of cheater pipe did you use on this to do this!....These things are just about impossible to break ." Gilbert pulled his arms up in a strongman pose and said "Never needed one."His upper body was massive and his fore arm and biceps were big as the average mans leg muscles .Paul Sr. on OCC reminds me of Gilbert only Gilbert was taller and maybe little more built.He was a gentle giant .
I'm not a car wrench, but I do work with tools for a living. I believe that Snap-on builds a better quality tool than Craftsman.
But I prefer Craftsman over Snap-on. The reason? Same warranty, and I don't have to chase the Sears guy down. Sears has been in the same place for 50 years, and I couldn't find the damn Snap-on guy if you put a gun to my head.
I agree with most every thing posted here but I think the title of the thread is a little off base. I know a lot of sharp people that have Snap On tools in their boxes and I have seen a lot of them I would like to have but would never spend the money on them. I still have most of the Craftsman I bought at a Sears Grand Opening Sale in Dec, 1970. I have modified one of the line wrenches and a 9/16-5/8 long box, thinking at the time I could replace them. Well, the "newer stuff" is bigger, bulkier and just not the same. I have been plowing through the used tools at Charlotte every year looking for replacements but can't find them. When I see tools listed at garage sales, I stop and look. All but one of my original ratchets have been replace after about 35 years of use and I screwed up by taking a new one instead of the repair kit that I was offered. I have replaced both of the replacements after a couple of years use and need to replace them again. I have added them to my list of used ones to look for. I have two Cresent Kits that I picked up for cheap at Sams Club and those tools seem to be as good a quality as my original Craftsman tools. Only time will tell. They get used a lot and are my "go any where" travel kits, though one has been mounted to the wall in the new shop.
Snap On and the other "direct vendors" need to re look at their marketing and distribution methods and practices or they are going to be gone. In my opinion, they are in the death throws already by lowering their quality and keeping the same high prices. Does not work very long.
I have used both S&K and Snap-On under brutal conditions, far above anything a socket should be expected to endure and the S&K will hold up with the best of them. The Snap-On flank drive design makes it one of the very best sockets for gripping a fastener and it will remove some that would be rounded off by most brands but the S&K works really good in this respect too. What has impressed me about S&K is the pounding those things will take without breaking and I am talking about major abuse not just heavy use, S&K tools are not cheap but they are not over-priced either when you consider what you get and overall they are probably a better bargain than Snap-On. Of course considering that what this thread is about is not an isolated case I have to admit that as much as I like Snap-On quality I think they have become a terrible investment, I never would have thought I would be saying that but facts are facts and what Snap-On is doing to their customers just can't be ignored!
my box consists of Stanley, Craftsmen, Taskforce and HF and misc Kobalt..... my experience with the snap on dealers are, there high preassure sales, and push the credit line thing
Strap-on sucks as's ......bought my last one 15yrs ago 6months old and wouldnt replace it, right then off the truck...told him its the last one I'll ever buy.....he stopped by once a month after that insted of weekly ,till he figured out I was serious...havent missed them at all ....Three times what thier worth....Its Sears for me too....and HF.....They better not come asking for a bailout too,Thier pulling the same credit BS ...no credit no problem,but they dont get the tools back they end up in pawn shops...
I'll keep my Snap-ons. In 50 yearsThey have never given me a problem except for the 3/8" rachets. I've lost a coupleof wrenches, but I can't blame that on the seller. If you're not buying, of course they don't come around, but I have always gave them a call when I needed something and they were there in a few days.
Seems like I was always the one the other mechanics came to when their brand x tools gave up the ghost on them in the middle of the job.
I've been away from professional mechanics for a couple years now, but the local dealer stopped by the house a while back just to see if I needed anything. Maybe it's something you said.
I know what you mean on that one! Seems most of the new guys would try to buy cheaper tools, usually Craftsman, because the Snap-On prices were too high- or so they thought until they worked a while. When a tool breaks out there you can't just take off and go get one and it gets embarrassing having to borrow from the guys who bought the right tools in the first place so the new guys learned real quick. If the brand "X" tools would hold up as well as the pro stuff that's what most of the people out there would be using but all those guys who own Snap-On and other pro quality tools know what counts and they know the good stuff is worth the price. My Snap-On dealer was like yours and was very helpful with any kind of problem but unfortunately it has gotten to the point that the problem Woods is having is more common than not. The way some Snap-On dealers are doing their customers well that is simply inexcusable and the big wigs at the corporate headquarters better get their act together and line these guys out or they are not going to be able to sell anything!
I'm not so sure that this thread was about the quality of tools as much as the unethical practices of the mobile tool truck salesmen. Cha-ching!
There's nothing wrong with Craftsman...at least Sears will warranty them no questions asked. It's the same old story with vendors...as long as ur buying or u owe them money they show up. The minute u quit buying or pay everything off...they disappear.
Forgive me if this has been brought up but I didn't read ever post, just skipped around a little.
The stupid thing about the whole argument is TIMES HAVE CHANGED!
When I bought my first tools as a pro over 30 years ago there was Snap On and JUNK, hardly any middle ground at all. Craftsmen wrenches were friggin CLUBS they were like using a 3/4 ton truck to do gardening work. They were rough edged, bulky CLUBS.
And them and anything on that level were the only thing in the middle, below that was the Chinese garbage that would break the first time it was used. There were Craftsmen tool boxes and Snap on, that was it. Mac was around as well and maybe Matco though I didn't see a Matco truck until about 20 years ago.
My point being that there was a time when you were a hack if you didn't have Snap On tools. And I don't mean that like "peer pressure" though that existed too. No, I mean that if you were a pro, you used the best and nothing but the best. Snap On was the best hands down.
Today, all that has changed, hell a Craftsmen rachet (the upper end fully chromed ones) are as good as Snap On for far less money. This goes for sockets and everything else. Even phillups screw drivers that I would die for are now "common" with much cheaper ones doing as good a job and lasting as long.
I have a mixture of Snap On, S&K, Craftsmen, Gear Wrench and many other tools in my Mac tool chest. I have picked them over the years and I will not use anything but the best at work. So yes, over the years things have changed but if you want out and out quality with no questions, the "tool trucks" still have the best hands down.
If you have the time to figure it all out, you can do it without them. But there was a time, there was no choice. It was the tool trucks or junk, PERIOD.
I know one thing, as my very wise brother said years ago when talking about this subject. "I have never said to my self, DAMN, I wish I would have bought the CHEAPER tool".
I think that is damn profound. I have thousands of dollars in tools (not as much as a lot of people because I ONLY buy what I need, I am not a tool junkie) and I have never looked at them and said "Damn I have wasted money".
How about Snap-ons' great lifetime warranty? I've seen some used tools advertised on E bay saying the tools have a lifetime warranty, and if there's a problem, all someone has to do is go to a dealer.
Try not to laugh. If I track down a dealer, and walk up to him with a busted tool, is he obligated to exchange it for a new one? Ok, you can laugh now.
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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. – Governor Mike Pence today joined Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, the US 31 Coalition and other community members to celebrate and officially open 20 miles of new US 31 freeway between Plymouth and South Bend.
During the ceremony, Governor Pence dedicated a portion of US 31 near Lakeville as the "Richard W. Mangus Memorial Highway." Mangus, a native and life-long resident of Lakeville, was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1972 and served with distinction until 2004. Mangus was an early supporter of the new US 31 route through the area and passed away before the project broke ground in 2008.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces the New US 31 between South Bend and Plymouth opens to traffic this Thursday, Aug. 21. Some restrictions will remain on the north end of the project near South Bend and the south end near Plymouth through the end of the year as construction continues. View a map
The new US 31 is 20 miles of divided, four-lane highway between the US 20 Bypass in South Bend and US 30 near Plymouth. In between, traffic will only be able to access the new alignment by way of entrance and exit ramps. Three interchanges will open this Thursday: Kern Road (South Bend), State Road 4 (Lakeville) and U.S. 6 (LaPaz). A fourth interchange at 7th Road near Plymouth is under construction and will open to traffic by the end of 2014.
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- The Kern Road interchange is the first exit on the new US 31. Traffic should use this exit to access Old US 31 and surrounding neighborhoods. Kern Road and US 31 ramp traffic will meet at one intersection beneath the interchange bridge, similar to the nearby US 20 Bypass entrance/exit at Ironwood Road. Stop signs will control traffic when the highway opens on Thursday, and a signal will be installed to control traffic beneath the bridge by the end of September.
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- Old US 31 will be closed between Main Street and Hildebrand Street through the end of 2014.
- Old US 31 will dead end at Hildebrand Street permanently by the end of 2014.
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- The State Road 4 interchange is the second exit on the new US 31. Traffic should use this exit to access State Road 4/Pierce Road, Old US 31, and Lakeville.
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- The US 6 interchange is the third exit on the new US 31. Traffic should use this exit to access US 6, Old US 31, and LaPaz.
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- The 7th Road interchange is the fourth exit on the new US 31, but will not be completed and accessible until the end of 2014. Once complete, traffic will use this exit to access 7th Road and Plymouth.
- The new US 31 alignment returns to existing US 31 alignment just north of US 30. Traffic will not be able to enter or exit Old US 31 at this location.
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Indiana is finishing what we've started to open up congested areas of US 31 between Indianapolis and South Bend. In November 2013, 13 miles of new US 31 freeway opened just east of Kokomo. When the final 13 miles north of Indianapolis open to traffic the end of 2015, a total of 32 traffic signals will have been removed from the drive, increasing safety and saving a half hour of travel time.
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INDOT announces several changing traffic patterns beginning next week on the south side of South Bend, including:
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These changes are necessary while crews connect the new lanes of US 31 with existing US 31. All restrictions and openings below are scheduled to take place by the end of the day Monday, May 5. Click here to view the full release.
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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces restrictions coming to US 31, between Johnson Road and Ireland Road in South Bend.
Friday, April 4: Periodic 15-minute complete closures of US 31, between Johnson Road and the US 20 Bypass between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. AEP crews will be installing power lines across the roadway during these brief closures. All traffic will be stopped, both northbound and southbound, between this stretch for about 15 minutes at a time, approximately five times throughout the day. The closures are necessary to ensure driver safety as crews work across the roadway.
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Reposting this here, because I can't edit the original with the new image links anymore
This was written up due to some people on here wanting to know how to tear down and swap their existing side mirror motors into replicas. This is specifically for the Euro-Division mirrors but the same principal should apply to other replicas. This DIY is for the ribbon cable motors
Here is a much anticipated write-up on putting ribbon cable motors into the ED M3 replica mirrors (or possibly any replica-type mirrors). My car is a 2004 ZHP Sedan with the ribbon cables. The tear down of stock mirrors/motors should be the same for the 6-pin/12-pin/ribbon/etc cables.
*Editor note: When I refer to the back of the mirror I am referring to the "base" side of the mirror. The base being the part that attaches to the car. Also note that I was able to source a set of old 330i mirrors from a member here and didn't need to sacrifice my own set of mirrors for this install.
* IMPORTANT NOTE: The ribbon cables are
delicate! I can't stress this enough! Use very delicate hands when pushing and ESPECIALLY pulling on the cables. If you are pulling on the cable you BETTER be pushing on the other end. These things will snap in a heartbeat and then...well...your gonna have to source another motor.
The pics on this DIY is for the driver side. The only difference on the passenger side is that there is only one ribbon connector instead of two on the driver side.
Step 1.
Tear down your doors and remove the stock mirrors. There are numerous writeups on tearing down your door so i'll let you source that info yourself. Here is another link (yes it is for replacing speakers but the principal is the same)
. Just behind the top speaker there should be three star/torx bolts that hold the housing on. The easiest way to do this is with the window DOWN. That way you can have one hand holding up the mirror while another loosening up the screws from the interior. The last thing you need is a massive scratch down the side of your doors.
Step 2.
With the mirror out, find a flat space and assemble your tools:
Large(r) phillips screwdriver
Small(er) phillips screwdriver
Set of picks (the orange set I have is the one that comes from BSW to tear down the interior)
Some electrical tape
1'-2' of feeder wire or pullstring or something like that.
Step 3.
Mark off the white connector to show where the pins go and so you know which cable will go to what connector.
Step 4.
Using one of the picks, push in the pins on the connector and slightly pull on the connector as you push in on the pins
Step 5.
When both are out it should look like this:
Step 6.
Using the pick again, pop off the small plastic cover:
Step 7.
Pull the cable through the back of the base
Step 8.
Flip the entire thing over and pop off the mirror. Its held in there with four plastic clips. If you have heated mirrors then pull off from the OPPOSITE SIDE that i did in that pic or else you might break the cable connected to the mirror. Just like I did in the second picture. But since I don't need heated mirrors here in Phoenix, it was no big deal.
Step 9.
Using the smaller screwdriver, take off the four screws holding the plastic front piece.
Step 10.
Pop the four tabs that are holding the metal frame to the body.
Step 11.
With the metal frame pulled apart from the body, you'll have to feed the cable through the "spring" setup. Slowly push the cable in from one side while pulling it from the other till it is completely out. *NOTE: It might be necessary to pull off the existing OEM tape and kinda rework the cables to get it straight enough to fit through the spring.
Step 12.
Once the cable is free, remove the actual motor from the metal frame with the three screws. Once those screws are removed your left with nothing but the motor and ribbons
Step 13.
Grab the new housing and feed your feeder wire or pull string into the base hole and pull it out the mirror part.
Step 14.
Tie/Tape up the ribbon cable on the mirror side and slowly push it through from the mirror side to the base side. The hole that the wires go through to the base are a lot smaller than they really should be. It may be very very tight (thats what SHE said) to get the wires through so try and wiggle them as you push from one side and pull from the other. If it gets too tight try and put some lube on there (thats what SHE..... nevermind) like dishsoap.
Step 15.
Push through as much cable as you can as you move the motor into place. If you don't have the heated mirrors you can tuck those parts of the cable back into the housing somewhere. Use the SUPPLIED screws from Euro-Division to fasten the mirror motor to the housing. Do NOT reuse the old screw set. They may look identical but they aren't.
Step 16.
Put on the provided mirror holder. There should be four audible snapping positions that pop onto the stock motor.
Step 17.
Pull off the piece of paper on the double sided tape and press firmly (but carefully) to put the mirror glass on the mirror holder. * NOTE: Try to put the mirror on at the back/base side FIRST. If you do it the other way you will scratch the front of the inside of the housing removing some paint when the mirror moves and you position everything..... ask me how i know!!!!! argh! Try to eliminate the need to put the mirror on and then remove it and reposition it over and over. While the double sided tape is probably pretty good, you don't want to mess up the strength of the tape if possible. I realize that this might be hard to do, as it took me three-four times to get it lined up the correct way. During this process, i would gently move the motor in as many directions as I could with the mirror glass on so as to make sure I wasn't rubbing in any one direction.
Step 18.
Tape up the ribbon cable as best you can using the natural folds in the cable. Again, be gentle when taping up and folding. Then push the connectors back onto the pins, making sure to put the ones with the sharpie marks together correctly
Step 19.
Put the mirror back on the car. Reverse the directions in step 1. but do the following:
1. Loosely hold the mirror on the car by finger tightening the three screws/bolts.
2. Plug in the connectors
3. Plug back in your mirror switch
4. Turn the key in the ignition to the Auxillary position
5. Try all your directions to make sure it moves (also try your memory seat buttons as these should move the mirror as well....if you have memory seats)
If it works, then tighten the bolts up and finish up the door
Step 20.
Repeat the process for the passenger side. It will be the same with the exception of only ONE connector on the cable vs TWO on the driver side.
Paint on them is awesome!
They don't have ANY wobble like some(most?) Replicas do. The hinge seems very tight and strong
Looks like my old M3 mirrors! Freakin love it
The hole that goes from the base to the housing is WAYYYYYY to small. Jason (or any other Euro-Division rep) you need to fix this ASAP!!!!!!!!!! The longest part of this entire thing was not the tear down of everything it was the feeding of the cable into the hole. It is extremely bad! I feel sorry for those guys without ribbon cables cause they might have to cut and splice to get it through the hole. I even tried to tear down the base from the housing but was unable to unscrew the 6 point (not Torx but more Hexagon shaped) and ended up destroying a screwdriver bit on it, so said F it and then wiggled the cables through. If some of you do have a problem with getting the cable through, the only thing I can honestly suggest is to try drilling it out more.
I am keeping a sharp eye on the double sided tape thing. Here in Phoenix, we easily have over 110 degree 8 hr days. I am gonna give it a week and then see how easily the mirror moves or comes off. My personal suggestion is to use a couple of strips of the 3M double sided tape that body shops use. Pepboys here sells the stuff and its the next best thing just shy of glue.
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A review board finds that the former CFO could not have "reasonably believed" that Cardinal Bancshares misled investors.
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There are situations when justice cries out so loudly that all the publi company CFO analysis in the world is meaningless. This is such a case. Regardless to those of us who can "Monday morning quarterback" this man's actions, he certainly acted to blow the whistle on what he believed to be improper conduct. Whether, the morning after, with 20/20 hindsight see it as that is irrelevant. He took a stand relying on the protection of the law. The law has failed here because it works through men. Every man sees facts from his own peculiar point of reference and, it may be influenced by any number of factors, some legitimate and some not. The patentness of propriety here seems to suggest the "not."
Posted by Jim Quinlan | June 06, 2007 01:50 pm
There is no "well known facts" or "bias" or "corruption" which has been proven or even alleged, as proffered in the previous postings. Since I have followed this case and have commented on previous articles, it is important to note that the SEC, the PCAOB, or the DOJ have not seen fit to bring so much as an inquiry, never mind an action, against Cardinal, its directors or public accountants. Notably, the hoard of class action attorneys, who will file suits at the drop of a hat, have ignored this case as well. Having been a CFO for a number of public companies, Welsh's charges about the accounting firm not communicating enough, too many people making journal entries, etc are all Welsh's responsibilities, which by his own admissions, he failed at miserably. He should have been fired since he obviously was not capable of performing his responsibilities. Save your politically motivated comments for the ballot box.
Posted by Gary Cademartori | June 06, 2007 10:23 am
It has been well known fact that Dept. of Labor Review Board is for sale to corporate gangs. In fact, Why doesn't SEC and Dept. of Justice investigate members of this board to determine their ethics and law abidience. Answer is simple, Gonzalez as Attorney General is corrupt and without morale. This is the legacy of Bush Administration-condoning corruption at all levels. Accounting is not a fiction or a story. Absence of Finance and Accounting principals will cause eventual collapse of our financial system. Supreme Court should review this case without bias.
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Anytime loss/recovery experience is misrepresented, it is necessarily material. Lending policies, practices, and procedures are absolutely fundamental to each and every banking enterprise. Take a penny or take a million, it makes no difference. The principle has been violated. To close the loop, this is why, I believe, principle-based accounting can be effective in the longer run. Directors need only ask what items were exceptions to stated principles; forget the materiality issue. Accounting is not to be fiction.
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Hopefully the judge at the next level will not be bought off by Cardinal, as it appears this one had to be.
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I am tired of the brassy color coming through all the time. I don't even have that much gray. At this point, I'd rather just deal with the 2% gray that I have and go back to my light ash brown. I did the assessment on the rc site and I think the light chestnut would be good for me. Just not sure which is the best way to get there considering that I am colored now - or faded color, as the case may be. :/
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Public Advocate's Delgaudio: If Ann Coulter had been nominated to Supreme Court, "we would have fought for her"
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In an October 3 interview on Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, Eugene Delgaudio, president of conservative group Public Advocate of the United States -- which recently described the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court as "a betrayal of the conservative, pro-family voters whose support put Bush in the White House" -- stated that if the president had nominated right-wing pundit Ann Coulter, "we would have fought for her."
Coulter, like Miers, has no experience as a judge. But she has offered up her opinions on several legal issues:
- Coulter has claimed that reporters and liberals "want it to be against the law to be a Republican, and they would like us in Guantánamo."
- Coulter has also theorized that the only way a Supreme Court nominee could win the support of NARAL Pro-Choice America or Planned Parenthood would be "to actually perform an abortion during his confirmation hearing, live, on camera, and preferably a partial birth one."
- Coulter blamed an Arizona county attorney for dropping the charges against two men accused of throwing pies at Coulter during an October 2004 speech. But as Media Matters noted at the time, the charges were dropped after both Coulter and the arresting officer failed to appear in court for the trial.
Public Advocate describes itself as "a dedicated group of young conservatives in Washington, D.C." who are "defending the rights of fathers, mothers and children to live their lives free from government intrusions and the self-serving motives of liberal special interests and agendas," with particular attention to opposing abortion and the rights of gays and lesbians. The group spent more than $5 million between 1997 and 2000 "on a nationwide campaign that has often vilified gays as pedophiles and violent criminals," according to an April 8, 2002, Washington Post article. Delgaudio, a member of the Loudoun County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors, also opposed recently confirmed Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., telling a press conference that "Judge Roberts assisted the forces that would criminalize Christianity" by offering legal advice to gay-rights advocates, the Post reported on August 11.
From the October 3 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto:
CAVUTO: Well, my next guest says that President Bush's nomination of Miers is a betrayal to the conservatives who helped put him and keep him in the White House. Joining me now is Eugene Delgaudio, he's the president of Public Advocate. You're not happy; why not?
DELGAUDIO: It's a very sad situation. I promise not to do any singing, though. It's a bad situation for us who have spent a lifetime here in Washington working for the conservative movement, working for the conservative causes. We are -- were expecting a [sic] originalist, a constructionist, and here we have someone that -- once again, you have to wink, and you have to blink, and you have to look the other way --
CAVUTO: Wait a sec, what are you looking at? There's no trail to see whether she's any of these things or not.
DELGAUDIO: Well, that's what we got with Roberts, and the onus is not on conservatives to prove that she's a liberal, the onus is on the president -- and my position is -- to prove that she's conservative. It's not for me to prove that she's a liberal, it's for them to prove that she's actually a conservative, and we're not getting that.
CAVUTO: Do you think that some of the choices that you would've wanted, maybe Priscilla Owen or some of the others, that they would've gotten through the Senate without a filibuster risk, and maybe the president said, you know, "I don't know if it's worth it"?
DELGAUDIO: I am very sympathetic to that, like I said, I've been here for 25 years. Ann Coulter, non-judge, we would've fought for her. Senator [Edward] Kennedy [D-MA] would have been mad at her, but it would've been one hell of a fight, wouldn't it have been? Ann Coulter, Supreme Court justice.
CAVUTO: I'm assuming that Ann might not have been that interested in that. Where do you see all this going?
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But Alex Smith was sacked as United boss and successor Ian McCall has decided that the Italian is not in his plans.
Winger Carson was a £100,000 purchase from Rangers in 2001 and, like Chiarini and out-of-favour striker Allan Smart, has 12 months left of his contract.
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