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Soon after the release of When You Land Here, Mercer and Sandoval formed the Shins as a change of pace, playing as a duo with Cibo Matto and the American Analog Set. With Mercer as the Shins' primary songwriter, the group developed a more focused, crafted sound than Flake Music's charming, if somewhat rambling, collaborative style. Crandall, as well as Scared of Chaka's Dave Hernandez and Ron Skrasek, filled out the Shins' lineup; however, Hernandez and Skrasek left after a short while, due to the success of their main project. By 1999, Flake Music essentially disbanded and Langford also joined the Shins.
With a couple of 7"s on Omnibus -- 1998's "Nature Bears a Vacuum" and 2000's "When I Goose-Step" -- under their belts, the Shins embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse. Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman caught the San Francisco date of the tour and asked the Shins to contribute a single to the label's Single of the Month Club, which eventually became an offer to release their 2001 single "New Slang" and their debut album, Oh, Inverted World. The group spent the rest of the year touring with acts such as Preston School of Industry and Red House Painters. The release of the singles "Know Yr Onion!" and "The Past and the Pending" kept the Shins' success going into 2002, cementing Oh, Inverted World as one of the definitive indie rock albums of the early 2000s and the band as one of the style's definitive artists.
By the time the band recorded their second album, Chutes Too Narrow, Langford was replaced on bass by Dave Hernandez (ex-Scared of Chaka). The album appeared in fall 2003 and was their first to reach the Billboard charts. The Shins' profile increased dramatically when actor Zach Braff included several of their songs in his 2004 movie Garden State. Its follow-up, Wincing the Night Away, appeared in January 2007 and sold over 100,000 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, making it Sub Pop's highest-charting album to date (their previous peak was with the Afghan Whigs' 1996 album Black Love, which reached number 79.) It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Album.
In 2008, the band announced that their contract with Sub Pop was up, and that their next album would be released through Mercer's own Aural Apothecary label. Around that time, Mercer began working with producer/multi-instrumentalist Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton), as Broken Bells. The project kept him busy for a couple of years, and when the Shins returned with the Greg Kurstin-produced Port of Morrow, Mercer's backing band featured fellow songwriters Jessica Dobson and Richard Swift, Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer, and Crystal Skulls' Yuuki Matthews. It arrived in March 2012 and reached number three on the Billboard charts. The Shins contributed the song "So Now What" to the soundtrack of Braff's 2014 film Wish I Was Here and a cover of the Beatles' "The Word" to the Netflix series Beat Bugs in 2016. Later that year, they returned with "Dead Alive," the first single from their fifth album Heartworms, which was released in March 2017 on Mercer's Aural Apothecary imprint. ~ Heather Phares
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Just purchased a e39 523i tourer and love the car on the motorway picks up really well but low down it is piss poor so sluggish although i have posted on another thread i may have an air leak so may be causing this
just want to know what mod's to do to these engines, its 99 model
service, filter or dave f filter, BBTB aplina 527 i think it is? and a remap? is that about it without spending 1000's?
if all done what rough bhp would i be looking at just under 200bhp?
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Storage is handled by an embedded four-port SATA controller which supports RAID-0, -1 and -10 arrays. The network connection is well served as you get a pair of embedded Gigabit Ethernet ports at the rear and the bundled Intel PROSet utility allows you to create adapter teams for fault tolerance or load balancing. Options for adding extra expansion cards are provided by the motherboard's Intel Adaptive slot which has been converted into a single 64-bit/133MHz horizontal mount with a small riser card. You can also opt for a different riser card which offers a PCI Express slot instead.
Intel has made some considerable effort with improving its server management tools as its latest Server Manager 8.4 bundle delivers a smart web browser front end offering good local and remote monitoring facilities. It provides plenty of information about critical areas such as chassis and processor temperatures, system voltages, hard disk space and fan speeds and these can be linked to an extensive alerting system. Upper and lower thresholds can be set for, say the CPU core temperature or cooling fan speeds, and if either is breached then Server Manager will issue warnings ranging from a pop message and playing a sound to sending an email and running another application.
For RAID management you get the RAIDmon utility which sits in the System Tray and watches the drives and arrays. It ties in with Server Manager so any disk errors and array degradations will be posted as an alert and can be used to send out warning messages. We tested this by yanking the interface cable out of one of the drives and the utility's icon promptly turned red while Server Manager prompted us with plenty of warnings.
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something like that happened in my area last summer, but the attack was even more savage. a man broke into a house after a July 4th party, and attacked a little girl (i think she was 4 or 5), raped her, bit her, beat her, and tried to strangle her. her parents caught him, and held him at bay until the police arrived. her injuries from the actual rape, and beating, were so severe, she is still recovering, to this day.
what i can't wrap my head around is, why is he still alive? i find myself almost mad at her father at times, for letting him live, when he caught him in the act. i don't get it. as far as i'm concerned, my gun doesn't hold enough bullets, my knives aren't sharp enough, and my boots are too soft. i would have set him on fire, and invited my neighbors over to see, before i called the police.
he only recently finally plead guilty, and is doing 25 to life.
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There is a shop here in Santa Barbara willing to train someone to do Service Writing in their shop.
Do any of you know what a Service Writer does? I cant find any infomation, and I think I may be interested in applying
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a service writer is the first person a customer see's when they have a problem with there auto , they listen to the customer about there complaint and get the vech.info and make the work order to give to the mechanic. its a fairly good job,people skills are a must. down side to it is the world is full of none mechanicly minded people and that makes it hard to deal with them when ther car is broke. somtimes they just dont under stand.good luck to you.
Yes good luck most thankless job at a garage.
I use to work in a garage, between helping my boss, mounting/balancing tires, and pumping gas I was the service writer. It must be a big place if that's all they have you doing. Don't worry, most people just hand over their credit card not questioning how much the bill is. If someone gives you problems the head mechanic or owner should step right in to handle it.
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Are you going into a dealership? If so it could open a door for advancement. Most service writers make a decent salary and a commission. On top of that some dealerships have programs from the factory to offer bonus money for selling needed repairs.
As stated you will be the first person to greet the customer some may want a oil change and some may come in really mad because their car has been in the shop 20 times. You will have to bend over backwards to each customer to let them know you are there to assist them. When you put 200% into each customer even the one's that may be upset will change their attitude and you will find when they need something done they will ask for you because of the trust you have developed with them. Service writers can move into management positions, shop foreman & by watching and learning from tech's in the shop even becoming a line tech themselves. But you have to take care of your tech's just as much as a customer. Getting proper time for them and making an effort to sell work for them if they find a needed repair. You can always do extra's for customers by every once in while taking one's car to clean-up for them. It really pleases a customer that might have been angry to show back up with a fixed car and it detailed. Test drive cars yourself if it is a problem vehicle and make sure the complaint is gone before you call them, don't always take the tech's word. They fix alot of cars and sometimes over look something. A car that may not be completley fixed let them know you still want to keep working with it to make sure it's fixed and offer a loaner vehicle if they have them. Most important do not be influenced by service writers who just don't care and there is a least 1 in every shop.
i worked at a chrysler dealership for about 2 years, and what Restore60s just said is 110% true.
i was a service writer for a few years, and all above is good advice. you definatly have to be a people person and not afraid of doing a little salesman work. the biggest thing to remember is that most of the people(not all) have just spent a lot of money for a car that now needs to be fixed, so there not in a very good mood to begin with. if you can deal with that and keep a positve outlook when all seems doomed than its the job for you. and you can advance if you choose to in most dealerships.
i enjoyed it when i did it but i got bored after a while because i was young and wanted to try other things.
People like to spend money to buy cars but don't like to spend money to fix them. You will be dealing with people who are neutral to totally outraged but seldom with a happy person. It is a challange and your biggest problem IMO, is going to be communication. The customer spends 15 minutes telling you about the percieved symptoms and you have to encapsulate what they said hoping the tech will have any clue what the customer described. Most service writers put "noise in left rear" or something like that and then the tech has to take it from there. Quick test deive, NPF( no problem found) nail customer minimum shop charge, then wonder why customer is pissed off after 3 or 4 visits. If the dealership doesn't have a QC man (quality control) to go on test rides with the customer I would forget it unless you like frusterating jobs.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Matt Freije scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half and Vanderbilt rallied to beat Tennessee 61-58 Wednesday night at Memorial Gym.
The Commodores (19-7, 8-7 Southeastern Conference) trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, but Freije took over after halftime and made a 3-pointer with 1:58 left that proved to be the difference.
After Russell Lakey scored less than a minute into the second half, Freije scored all of Vanderbilt's next 13 points. That stretch included a 10-0 run that cut Tennessee's lead to 48-45 with 9:04 remaining.
Freije converted a three-point play that trimmed the lead to a point with 3:40 to go.
Tennessee's Brandon Crump scored at the other end, but Freije got a rebound off his own missed 3 that led to Corey Smith's 3-pointer, which tied it at 53.
Then it was Freije again with another 3-pointer -- his fifth of the game -- that gave the Commodores a 56-55 lead with 1:58, their first lead since 3-2.
Tennessee (14-12, 6-9), which finished the regular-season 0-8 on the road in the SEC, melted in the final minute.
Lakey extended Vanderbilt's lead to three with a basket. Then, Crump was whistled for a foul when he knocked down Lakey, who was grabbing a loose rebound.
Freije ran over in front of the student section and yelled for the raucous fans to scream louder.
Lakey made the first of two free throws, and Scott Hundley sank two more free throws to seal it.
Scooter McFadgon's 3-pointer with seven seconds left was Tennessee's last gasp.
Smith finished with 12 points for the Commodores, who shot only 39 percent from the floor (20-of-51).
McFadgon led Tennessee with 13 points while C.J. Watson added 12 and Crump had 10.
In its final home game this season, Vanderbilt honored its four seniors with a pregame ceremony.
Vanderbilt's 19 wins this season matches the most since Kevin Stallings' first year as coach in 1999-2000, and the Commodores hope it will bolster their case for an NCAA tournament berth.
But they almost threw away the opportunity as Tennessee looked ready to get its first road win. The Vols haven't won an SEC road game since March 8, 2003, at Vanderbilt.
Tennessee used an 11-0 run to take its biggest lead of the first half at 26-12 with 6:40 remaining. Stanley Asumnu started the spurt with a dunk off a steal then had an easy basket inside and another slam.
Smith and Freije each hit a 3 to end the Commodores' scoreless stretch and begin a 10-0 run. Freije slammed in a rebound off Smith's missed jumper to cut it to 26-22 with 3:57 left before halftime. Vanderbilt trimmed it to three twice afterward but was down 35-30 at the buzzer.


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I, too, had ovarian cancer, stage 4. I had three tumors in my ovaries, stomach and liver. People thought I was a goner.
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Power Vented Water Heater
I am replacing a 15 year old water heater with a power vented water heater. It will be vented out the side of my house. Can anyone recommend a brand/type of water heater, and where to purchase?
I do not need any recommendations on power vented vs. tankless (unless you have a REALLY strong inclination as to why they are so much better); already made the decision to go power vented.
If your mind is made up to go with a wh that requires electricity to operate. IMO, 1 brand is no better than the other
I just don't see the cost savings with the tankless. It seems that the recovery cost between the two would be 10+ years. I don't know that I will be in my house long enough to recover that cost. If you disagree, I would sincerely like to hear your opinion. I almost see the tankless as a "hot, trendy" item more than an actual money saver. But I am by no means at all an expert.
I wasn't talking about a tankless. I really don't care for any gas water heater that uses electricity to operate.
what are you referring to then?
Your standard tank type Water heater with standing pilot
I appreciate the fact that you are trying to help, but can you just elaborate/tell me your entire opinion without me having to prompt you for all of the information.
If I am to replace my water heater, what is the best way to do so?
My opinion, power vented tank, the cost of and operational glitches, just isn't worth using a tankless.
They do save money. Maybe not as much as they claim but, they do save money. And the bigger difference is, you kinda have control over how much money they save. Just depends on how much hot water you want to use. Lots of people don't buy the tankless water heaters because of the money savings, they buy them for endless hot water. Now I know there are a lot of folks on here that report all kinds of "problems' with their tankless units but, I can almost bet that a lot of it boils down to installer error. Either gas sized improperly or unit wasn't sized for the job. Don't get me wrong, there have been issues with some of the brands of tankless like Bosch, Rheem, Takagi, ect. but Rinnai is the only one that I can think of that I've never ran a service call on that wasn't maintenance related. There is a little more care that has to be given to the tankless units but you can find a good plumbing co. that can flush the scale once a year and check for issues. It's the equivalent of having your HVAC equiptment maintained.
The power vented water heater is the next best thing to the tankless but, you still have to maintain temperature (sometimes uses needless gas and unit will possibly cycle 2-6 times in a 10 hour period even if no hot water has been used depending on the environment in which it is installed). Also, you don't have the endless supply of hot water with a traditional power vent. Unless you want to fork out the $$$$ for one of the fast recovery models (which would put you in the price range of a tankless anyway so why waste the extra space.)
I see where most peoples' logic goes when they see that a standard water heater uses 40.000 btu's and the tankless uses up to 199,000 btus on some models, but it's a more efficient use of the fuel source.
I like State water heaters for the tank-type, Rinnai for the tankless, and I'm starting to consider trying out the Navien tankless units out.
Hope I helped you out.
and Kenmac.... no offense but, you must have alot of power outages where you live b/c that "standard tank-type water heater" is always your answer. But, some people have either permanent or portable generators at that home. Just sayin'. Maybe you should invest.
You now have 3 different opinions. It's up to you. The reason I gave my opinion on the standard w.h. is, way less parts & less expensive to purchase & have repaired. With tankless you can't just install it and forget it. You will have to perform maintance or the water coil will stop up.
No offence taken. But, If he were in my area I would try to sell him on tankless or power vent so, I could return & perform the maintance & repairs:yes:
I have a whole house generac generator. You posted b-4 me but again less parts to fail
Well, if they keep on trying out all of these FVIR gadgets that have been a plumber's headache since 2007, the "less parts to fail" thing may be a thing of the past as well. Even though it's a simple procedure, even the standard tank type water heater needs to be maintained these days.
You guys seem to be having a great debate, but all of your recommendations combined just leave me back at my original questions.
If I am to purchase a power vented tank water heater, what is a good brand/unit/manufacturer and where does a diy buy one? If it helps, I currently have a 3 person household, (me, wife, 2 year old). Within the next 5 years I will probably have at least a 5 person household.
If possible, please limit your recommendations to the immediate question.
Are you guys on here to help people out or just to debate each other?
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Why does my kitten have weak legs?
I recently(about 3.5 months ago) adopted a female calico kitten. I believe she about five months old now. She went to the vet a couple of weeks ago to get her shots. Before she went, we had noticed a slight limp in her front leg that showed up every now and then.
Unfortunately, we forgot to mention it to the vet. It has gotten worse since then. Her paws seem totally fine, I examined them and found nothing out of order. I found nothing on her legs, no swelling or cuts, and she did not act like she was in pain. She several times nipped at my hand when I was checking her, very quickly, like it was a reflex.
The limp seems to have changed into stiff legs. It is not constant though, and sometimes she walks normally, then she starts hopping off her back legs. I noticed yesterday that sometimes when she is trying to stand, her legs tremble until she sits down, too tired to stand.
She is still very active, affectionate and hungry, I have noticed no character changes. Why does she limp?
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As much as we would like to say 'this is what's going on', even if we were veterinary professionals here, there's no way we could, nor should we try to guess why your kitten has a weakness in her legs. It could be her spine, a neurological issue, a problem at birth or, if you saw her littermates, even congenital if they all have it. Kittens can "crash" quickly and even though she seems fine now, unfortunately, in a few months, she may not be. The biting may be because most cats don't like to have they nether parts or stomachs touched. Delilah is like that. If the vet determines that she was adopted out with these issues, if you adopted from a shelter or rescue, you can visit them (better than a phone call which can be easily dismissed) and tell them what's happened. They may offer to help with any medical expenses. But, truthfully, your only option for a diagnoses and treatment is to take her to the vet. Write questions down on paper to remind you of your concerns. Good Luck!
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Citation: Robinson, E.H., Li, M.H. 2009. Effects of Feeding Diets With or Without Fish Meal on Production of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus, Stocked at Varying Densities. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. 21:1. Interpretive Summary: Proteins of animal origin, particularly fish meals prepared from whole fish, are considered to be nutritionally superior to proteins of plant origin. Although there are exceptions, the superiority of animal proteins is primarily based on the fact that they generally contain a higher level of indispensable amino acids and are more highly digestible by channel catfish than plant proteins. Commercial channel catfish diets have traditionally contained relatively high levels of protein supplied in part by animal protein supplements, but there is a growing body of evidence that animal protein can be reduced or eliminated in diets for food-size catfish. The studies that we have conducted thus far concerning eliminating animal protein from catfish diets have been conducted with channel catfish stocked at rates from about 14,820 to 24,700 fish/ha. Since catfish stocking densities vary greatly from farm to farm and from time to time, we wanted to see if fish meal becomes a limiting factor on fish growth at high stocking densities. Therefore, we conducted the study to evaluate diets with and without menhaden fish meal fed to channel catfish stocked into earthen ponds at densities of 14,820, 29,640, and 44,460 fish/ha. Based on results from this study, it appears that at stocking densities typically used in the commercial catfish industry, animal protein does not appear to be needed in the diet for growing stocker-size catfish to food fish. However, at densities two to three times higher than generally used, animal protein (fish meal) may be beneficial. In regard to stocking densities, high stocking results in higher overall production but the average fish size decreases as stocking density increases. At the highest stocking density, average fish size was at the low end of the desirable range for a marketable catfish even after two growing seasons.
Technical Abstract: Animal protein, generally fish meal, has traditionally been used in the diet of channel catfish. However, our previous research indicates that animal protein is not needed for growing stocker size catfish to food fish when the fish are stocked at densities typical of those used in commercial catfish culture. Whether this holds when fish are stocked at high densities is not known; thus, we conducted an experiment to evaluate the effect of feeding diets with and without fish meal to channel catfish stocked in earthen ponds at different densities. Two 32% protein practical diets containing 0% or 6% menhaden fish meal were compared for pond-raised channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, stocked at densities of 14,820, 29,640, or 44,460 fish/ha. Fingerling channel catfish with average initial weight of 48 g/fish were stocked into 30, 0.04 ha ponds. Five ponds were randomly allotted for each fish meal level x stocking density combination. Fish were fed once daily to satiation for two growing seasons. There was a significant interaction between stocking density and fish meal for net production; net production increased in fish fed a diet containing fish meal compared with those fed an all-plant diet at the highest stocking density, but not at the two lower stocking densities. Net production of fish fed diets with and without fishmeal increased as stocking density increased. Viewing the main effect means, weight gain decreased and FCR increased for fish stocked at the two highest densities, and survival was significantly lower at the highest stocking density. Visceral fat decreased in fish at the two highest stocking densities. Body composition data were largely unaffected by experimental treatment except for a reduction in percentage of filet fat in fish at the highest stocking density, and fish that were fed diets containing fish meal had a lower percentage of fillet protein and a higher percentage of fillet fat. It appears that at stocking densities two to three times higher than generally used, animal protein (fish meal) may be beneficial in the diet of channel catfish. In regard to stocking densities, high stocking results in higher overall production, but the average fish size decreased as stocking density increases.


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to want to ask those who intend to vote UKIP a few questions about their policies?(189 Posts)
Let me ask you this. Has anybody here actually looked at UKIP policies? If so, perhaps you can answer some questions for me.
1: UKIP say they want an amicable divorce from the EU. How smoothly do they believe that can happen?
2. UKIP want a 5 year hold on immigration. To do so, they think that it is essential to leave the EU as the EU allows citizens of member states to move freely. Ok, what happens to the 2.2 million Brits living in other EU nations? Do we force them to return? It has to work both ways. 3: A flat tax rate can never work. I imagine this is why the party cannot decide whether or not they should have 1 rate or 2. Their 2010 proposal was a rate of 31% for everybody. That is evidently a major tax break for the rich whilst the poor pay more. Is this something you support?
4: A return to the grammar school education model would see communities being ripped in half and children unfairly separated. Who here thinks that is a good idea?
5: UKIP want to increase defence spending to facilitate the building of extra warships and nuclear weapons. When a member or supporter asks why soldiers aren't paid more, be sure to also ask why they'd squander money on these projects?
6: UKIP oppose the HS2 because of the damage it would do to the countryside. However, they also support fracking which would cause even greater damage. How can there be such contradiction? They also oppose manmade climate change. On what evidence do they take this stance?
7: UKIP plan to double prison spaces. How do they propose to fund the building of new prisons and of keeping twice as many inmates? Who will take up these extra spaces? What crimes will become punishable by incarceration? Who will suffer from cuts made elsewhere to fund this?
8: UKIP is proposing "tens of billions" of tax cuts and had set out £77bn of cuts to public expenditure to deal with the deficit. Where will these cuts be made? After increased military and prison spending, the cuts in public spending will have to be a lot higher to compensate.
9: They wish to repeal the hunting ban. This appeals to a minority of people whereas the majority of the country supports the hunting ban. Can you guess which section of society would benefit from the repeal?
It seems to me that most of these policies were plucked from thin air to try and hide the fact that they are a one policy party. Perhaps, by answering these questions, you can change my mind?
Not a ukip fan either but their proposals for family and disabled/disability policy look pretty good although a work in progress I'm told because they didn't have many policies set in stone until earlier this year
I'm an American, a registered Republican since my 18th birthday. I find the Tea Party faintly embarrassing, but they are alive and well.
The UK was mad to link up with the EU, and would be better off without them. Not everything in their Manifesto could be implemented, but less regulation and home rule are fine things.
Well done claig and WetAugust. Many cogent points raised.
I shall be voting UKIP at all future elections.
Oh, and most of the the other points that the OP mentioned, thinking that no one could possibly be in favour of, such as a flat-rate tax and the return of grammar schools, and more prisons and tougher sentences for criminals etc, I as an old-school Thatcherite Tory am in favour of. Because two things are for certain - I am no progressive and 'manmade climate change' is a fraud.
So let the revolution continue, let there be an end to the climate catastrophe spinners, so the people can once again be winners!
"Claig please tell me that you are a Tory Party mole, trying to destroy UKIP from the inside?"
I abandoned the Tories at the local elections and voted UKIP. I am not sure if I will return to the Tories for the general elections. I probably won't because in my area there is no danger of a vote for UKIP allowing the flint-faced former communists to sneak into power.
So I will probably stay with UKIP since I agree with them on leaving the EU, on mercury-free lightbulbs, on no GM crops and on their belief that 'manmade climate change' is a fraud.
"You also seem to have invested their leader with almost messianic qualities, you also make reference to 'the revolution' on a couple of occasions and forecast landslide election victories on a scale unseen in British politics."
Composhat, you have to get a bit of a sense of humour. I am having a laugh. I am bigging up UKIP and the revolution for a bit of a laugh. The more I exaggerate about the scale of the revolution and the coming tidal wave under the leadership of the great Farage and the demise of the progressives, the more of a laugh I am having.
Even though I would like to believe that what I say is true, I know that alas it cannot all come to pass, but nevertheless there is always truth in jest.
So let the revolution carry on and let the progressives sing their swan song!
They apologised about their 'light touch regulation'. They will apologise about this when it is finally exposed.
claig There is a difference between a failure to regulate properly as happened in the financial crisis and a gigantic global conspiracy of the type you envisage happening in climate change. If you can't understand the difference, there really is no hope for you.
With reference to the financial crash, do you really think Nigel Farage as an ex stock broker, and the leader of a party almost totally bankrolled by an investment banker [Stuart Wheeler] who was hugely enriched by the 'big boom' in the city would have introduced more stringent regulation of the city?
As someone mentioned upthread, you appear to have mixed up a load of pet left wing and right wing complaints and arbitrarily decided that UKIP is the solution. You also seem to have invested their leader with almost messianic qualities, you also make reference to 'the revolution' on a couple of occasions and forecast landslide election victories on a scale unseen in British politics.
Please don't try and back track on your use of the term revolution, you've used it so many times that it would be disturbing if it wasn't so comic.
It will be a tidal wave of such proportions that the liars, cheats and frauds won't know what to do.
Don't kid yourself about UKIP. this is a revolution.
Be under no illusion, the rise of UKIP is a revolution, it is the rise of the people against the privileged progressives who have conned us for so long.
Change is coming, the people are rising and the elite is declining.
Claig please tell me that you are a Tory Party mole, trying to destroy UKIP from the inside?
And if you can't debate me, then why don't you debate the rest of the excellent posters on this thread such as WetAugust, or are you finding it difficult to find answers in the New Labour manual of spin for her too.
"claig appears to be so indoctrinated that she simply doesn't see anything around her"
Hold on, its called thinking outside of the box.
I answered every one of your points and you have been unable to challenge any single point. If you have any good New Labour/progressive arguments then let us hear them and I will refute them one by one.
I haven't backed out of the debate, I was simply busy with real life stuff. Plus, claig appears to be so indoctrinated that she simply doesn't see anything around her. There's no point trying to debate with somebody like that.
I thought the op did want to start a proper debate, as she[I presume] listed some detailed points. But she is not interested in peoples' answers to them. And now people are listening to the points in her post, she appears not to like it. It has backfired on her. I wonder how her facebook post is going. Not on facebook properly, so I wouldnt know.
I was lucky enough to go to grammar school. My very working class parents had not a clue about education but due to this move, I benefited hugely. Made loads of lovely friends- kids from my primary went to a host of schools.
I am a huge fan of grammar schools.
And just because a child wants to go to uni, does not mean they should- if it is of no possible benefit (ie not academically cut out for it), why send them?
The OP seems to want to start a bunfight.
Oh and also use of revolution is intended to have a comic effect since revolution' is an exaggeration of what is really happening. We can but dream.
UKIP won't get 50% overnight. It won't happen by the next election, but rest assured that the progressives know it is coming and are conniving, ducking and diving and every one of their age old lies reviving, in an attempt to forestall the inevitable.
'but there is no giant global conspiracy to explode'
They apologised about their 'light touch regulation'. They will apologise about this when it is finally exposed.
"We have had rainy days but now we will see the sun, the revolution has just begun"
I am using the word 'revolution' as a joke since revolutions are usually socialist uprisings of the people, but this is an uprising of the people which is not socialist. And I am also using the word revolution to highlight the tidal wave of UKIP support and the real as opposed to the phoney catastrophic climate change that it will bring to the opposition parties.
They called Farage a fruitcake and implied he was unhinged. To be compared with such a great figure as Farage is an honour that money can buy
Tweasels thanks for pointing that out, how the fuck did I miss it? Laughed so hard I had a coughing fit.
I think it was Claig's stupidest post on this thread, although there are some crackers take this one:
Now UKIP are 25%
-Most opinion polls put them on about 11%.
what will they do when UKIP is 50%
It won't happen, not least because they are a single issue protest party, campaigning on an issue that comparatively few people get very vocal about. But mainly because no political party has managed to win 50% of the popular vote in a general election since 1931. Claig do you really think UKIP will win an unprecedented landslide in the next general election?
they will all start apologising for climate change and admitting that it was all a sham, as UKIP expose their shameless scam
I hate to point out that a minor flaw in this brilliant piece of rhetoric, but there is no giant global conspiracy to explode. But don't let that get in your way.
We have had rainy days but now we will see the sun, the revolution has just begun
Y'know how you got really cross when people called your beloved leader and his party a bunch of fruitloops and closet fascists. It doesn't really help when you write things like the above, which sound like they came from an early and even more batshit crazy draft of Mein Kampf
I joined in earlier, and backed out laughing.
Nothing in life will ever, ever be as funny as this comment:
"They called Farage a fruitcake and implied he was unhinged. To be compared with such a great figure as Farage is an honour that money can buy"
'I think most of MN are too busy laughing at this thread to join in.'
Well then they need to stop laughing at the OP and tell the OP why they support UKIP!
I think most of MN are too busy laughing at this thread to join in.
I live in Kent, number 4 of your list already happens. Why not grammar all over?
blackcats thanka for joining, It was like being caught in the middle of UKIP circle jerk.
Lol Caster
Un-looned by association?
When Cameron had to stop insulting the UKIP voters because there were too many of them, and too many potential voters, I did wonder when is a loon not a loon? When there are too many of them?! So were the original ones not loons to start with, or are there just more of them now, so they cant have been loons to start with?!
"Craig, you seriously sound unhinged."
They called Farage a fruitcake and implied he was unhinged. To be compared with such a great figure as Farage is an honour that money cannot buy!
Very true Babybarrister. UKIP always do well in the European elections but so far have failed to translate that to success in the domestic Parliament. This time I predict they will probably do even better in the MEP elections and by 2015 it will all have been forgotten by the time we vote in that General Election.
What would, I think, sway it for UKIP would be for Nigel to be included in a TV debate with the big 3. He is an outstanding orator (when he's not insulting people). Some of his European Parliament speeches predicting the Euro crisis and Greek problems are very persuading. It could produce another 'Cleg effect'.
However I very much think that none of the 'big 3' would debate on TV with him.
I'm watching this thread with amusement. It's refreshing to read non standard mumsnet views.
However I agree with compos. Craig, you seriously sound unhinged. If you lot ever had any power I'm emigrating to a nice civilised European country, Holland poor Germany I think!!
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At first it looked like it was going to be an awesome night. My Sarah got home and left her shoes on - always a sign of Good Things. Instead of just taking me out as is our usual pattern of behavior, she asked whether I'd like to go on a Ride.
Well, duh.
We hopped in the car and My Sarah drove to the dog park. We haven't been there in a while, and I was having fun running around...
...until I felt a sharp pain in my leg!
I stopped mid-romp and, to my embarassment, whined audibly. Fortunately, I was right next to My Sarah and didn't have to limp far in order to get to her. I waited, whining, while she examined my foot. I don't think that she immediately figured out what was wrong - but, man, she hit this One Tender Spot a couple of times!
We went home after that and, upon arrival, The Sarah made me get into the tub. She started spraying the mud off of my legs - and found that One Tender Spot again with her sprayer! She got that confused look on her face, but opted to soap up my three good legs and save my tender one for last.
She started (gently) soaping up my sore leg and carefully examined my joint. She must've seen something that she couldn't initially see through the mud, because she gasped and put my foot down. She rinsed me without conditioning and dried off my feet.
We went into the living room and My Sarah made a quick phone call - which was kind of odd, given the lateness of the hour. Suddenly we were back in the car again, driving to an unknown destination. As we pulled into the strange driveway, the smell of desparation, pain, and fright was unmistakable - she took me to a vet's office!
We walked in, sat down, and waited. I was very preoccupied with some cats in a crate a few seats away from us, but I was good and stuck by My Sarah's side. Eventually we got our own little room and a tall man in blue walked in. He and My Sarah chatted for a moment - something about my dewclaw being ripped off and the root being exposed - and then she handed over my lead!
I went with the Man In Blue (not willingly, mind you) and left My Sarah behind. He ended up taking me into another room where they shaved off some of my beautiful (and freshly washed) hair and removed the entire nail, leaving me with a fully exposed quick. With both my pride and my leg hurting, I looked around for My Sarah and wondered what she would think of me after an evening of whining and unfortunate grooming procedures.
I soon felt a bit better, however, when one of the techs put a spiffy red bandage on my leg and walked me out to the waiting room - where My Sarah was sitting, waiting for me. {0P
I apparently just have to wait for the nail to grow back over the quick. I've got some pills to take now, and tonight I'm just taking it easy.
My Sarah just put a huge batch of my toys in the Washing Machine.
The last time she did that they came out smelling all naked - I had to stink 'em up again. Additionally, Sheepie's butt stopped honking.
I hope that this batch fares better. I saw Yellow Frog go in, and I'd hate for him to lose his Butt Honk. {0(
...although it would be kind of nice for him to be yellow again. My Sarah is usually the color sensitive one, but even I can tell that his hue has gotten a bit duller as time has gone by.
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Cleaning up after a fun day of play is probably tops on your preschooler's "Things I Don't Like to Do List." But unless you want to spend your time tripping over the Little People and their school bus (and their farm and their zoo and their Ferris wheel), your preschooler needs to learn how to clean up toys.

An important part of a young person's development, cleaning up a mess they've made themselves helps develop your preschooler's sense of responsibility. While it might be easier for you to just do the cleaning up yourself, that's just a short term solution. How a child learns to clean up now sets the stage for how they will complete the chore as they get older. If you are constantly picking up after your child at this age, they'll learn to always expect it. And then, as they get older they either won't know how or, won't think it is something they need to concern themselves with because mom and dad always does it.

Cleaning up, while not fun, doesn't have to an awful chore. Here's how to make the task run smoothly:

Choose your words carefully. Don't just say "clean up." It is easy for a preschooler to be overwhelmed by a big mess, often because they don't know where to start. Instead try "Put away your cars first and then move to the books." By breaking the job down into little tasks, a seemingly-endless chore becomes manageable. Remember, your child is new to the cleaning up business. Cleaning up toys isn't something they inherently know how to do. You'll need to teach them.

Explain why cleaning up is necessary. To you it's obvious, but to your preschooler, cleaning up is nothing more than putting away the fun. (And who wants to do THAT?) Explain how if toys aren't put away correctly someone could trip and hurt themselves, or pieces could get lost and then playing with this particular toy next time won't be quite so fun. With young children it is important to make a connection that they can relate to.

Create kid-friendly storage for toys. Place removable picture labels on drawers and bins to help kids learn where everything goes. Have your child either draw or cut out of magazines pictures of specific items (blocks, puzzles, games) that go into each one. Under the picture, neatly write the name of the item (great word recognition for pre-readers). When everything has a rightful place, it makes it that much easier to put them away.

Pump up the tunes! Blast Dan Zanes or The Wiggles while cleanup time is underway. It makes the job go faster and the peppy music will keep your child in a good mood. Or sing your own songs. "This is the way we pick up blocks, pick up blocks, pick up blocks. This is the way we pick up blocks, as we clean up your room!"

Make it a game. Set the kitchen timer for 10 minutes and challenge your preschooler to "Beat the Clock." Or ask, "Can you finish putting these puzzle pieces away before I put away the doll clothes?"

Don't "fix" it. When your child's room or playroom is finally clean, don't redo what isn't perfect. Lumpy bed sheets? No need to smooth them. Mismatched dollhouse furniture? Ignore it. As long as the job was done properly, just leave it be. A 4-year-old will never clean up as well as an adult. And if you go ahead and redo what they've already worked so hard to complete, your little one might not be so inclined next time to do the job since you fix it anyway. In this case, the end result is not as important as the effort.

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The trick to working with a lot of one color is to utilize different shades and applications. In this kitchen, designer Gideon Mendelson used gingham wallpaper on the ceiling (see more creative kitchen ceilings and floors) and created a lively display of antique china to offset the boldness of the island. "Green is such a versatile color," Mendelson says. "Use it to make a room feel vivacious, luxurious, or natural."


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Study to Evaluate Zoledronic Acid on Quality of Life and Skeletal-related Events as Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone-naïve Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastasis Who Have Undergone Orchiectomy
This study has been completed.
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An open, multicenter and prospective study to evaluate the impact of the treatment with zoledronic acid 4 mg, on the quality of life and the skeletal-related events in patients with prostate cancer and bone metastasis that responds to hormonal therapy. Zoledronic acid is given to patients in a 15 minute-infusion every 4 weeks until a skeletal-related event occurs.
|Prostate Cancer
|Drug: Zoledronic acid
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: No masking
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Study to Evaluate Zoledronic Acid on Quality of Life and Skeletal-related Events as Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone-naïve Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastasis Who Have Undergone Orchiectomy.
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Evaluate the effects of Zometa® (Zoledronic Acid) i.v in doses of 4mg for measure the following parameters of efficacy: Quality of Life, Incidence of Events related to the skeleton
|Study Start Date:
|November 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Zoledronic Acid
Drug: Zoledronic acid
Other Name: ZOL446
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥18
- histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
- Orchidectomy within the four previous weeks to enter the study.
- bone metastasis evidenced by bone scan.
- A hip DEXA study with a DS < 3.
- No hormonal therapy previous to enter the study.
- ECOG performance score of 0-2.
- Signed written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Abnormal renal function evidenced by a creatinine clearance ≤60 ml/min.
- Any kind of hormonal therapy for prostate cancer previous to enter the study.
- Serum calcium corrected for albumin level < 8.0 mg/dl.
- WBC < 3.0x10^3, ANC < 1500/mm3, Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dl, platelets < 75 x 10^3/l.
- Abnormal hepatic function evidenced by ALT and AST value >2.5 UNL
- Subjects with any other malignant disease that can affect the bone.
- Subjects with any other non malignant disease that can jeopardize the evaluation of the primary objectives of this trial (severe osteoporosis) or that do not aloud perform the trial evaluations.
- Known hypersensibility to zoledronic acid or other bisphosphonates.
- Subjects that in the investigator's opinion can not cooperate with the protocol.
Other protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Prostate cancer
Zoledronic acid
Bone metastasis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Neoplasm Metastasis
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Neoplastic Processes
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Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Which rubber?
Hey guys, who feels like criticizing me / recommending course of action? I'm still trying to figure out the optimal things to run for wheels and tires this season. I'll list the relevant stuff, skipping winters and things.
(8) OE Ford, 16x6 +52.5
(2) OE Ford, 15x6 +52.5
(3) Team Dynamics Pro Race 1, 15x7 +45
(3) Team Dynamics Pro Race 2, 16x7 +45 *
(4) 205/50/16 Dunlop Star Spec Z1 with ~2/32" and corded inner shoulders
(4) 205/55/16 Dunlop Star Spec Z1 with ~5/32"
(4) 225/50/16 Hankook Z214 C71 with a couple small spots of cord, ok for ~10-15 runs
(?) 205/50/15 RE-11, ~2/32" (3 for sure, maybe 4, not sure if the 4th is usable)
(4) 205/50/16 Continental ExtremeContact DW with ~7/32 *
*Can easily obtain
Am also eyeballing steel Diamond racing 15x8 wheels for less than $100 each... eventually probably wind up running those in FSP. But am going to play around in STF for now, I guess, until I get another Torsen (Except obviously when using up the Z214's I will run FSP... maybe I should wait to run those if I think I will get a Torsen before the end of the year?)
Currently all 8 starspecs are on 16x6, and winters are on 15x7 and 15x6. Should I autocross on...
All: 16x6 with 2/32" 205/50 SS
All: 16x6 with 5/32" 205/55 SS
All: 16x6 with 225/50 Z214
Front: 15x7 with RE11, Rear: 15x6 with RE-11 (if the 4th RE-11 holds air)
Front: 15x7 with RE11, Rear: 16x6 with 2/32" 205/50 SS
Front: 15x7 with RE11, Rear: 16x6 with 5/32" 205/55 SS
Front: 16x7 with Z214, Rear: 15x7 with RE-11
Front: 16x7 with Z214, Rear: 16x6 with 2/32" 205/50 SS
Front: 16x7 with Z214, Rear: 16x6 with 5/32" 205/55 SS
I bolded the lines I am most likely going to use... Using any of these options, I can daily drive the 5/32 SS on 16x6... although maybe I should switch those off and use the DW's for DD, since they are a better DD tire.
Oh also, if anyone wants any of the stuff I listed, let me know. I'm not emotionally attached to any of these items, and would most likely sell/trade whatever you may be interested in.
The RE-11s are great. Why not the Hankook RS3s ... if you don't mind me asking.
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and I would love to run a set of RS-3's, but I don't have any, and tires cost money! Eventually I would like to run 225/45/15 RS-3's on some 15x8 or 15x9 wheels. However, this thread is about how I should best use up the supply of old rubber I already have.
Throwing them all away and buying new RS-3's is a valid opinion, though, I suppose [thumb]
Run these, and find a tire guy to flip the tires for you.
All: 16x6 with 2/32" 205/50 SS
They say run this sidewall outside on them, but just at an autox *shrug*
I have access to a manual tire changer, and already mounted the 2/32" 205/50 SS how I would run them to race. The worn out edges were on the outer front, so I flipped and rotated, now that bad edge is on inner rear.
Anyway those are what are currently mounted on my car, trying to get a feel for how much grip they have while driving to work and back (historically this hasn't helped much at all, the track is so much different than the street, but I'm still doing it)
This is the 2/32" 205/50 SS on 16x6 with 15mm spacer up front:
Ignore my ill-fitting body panels.
Oh sorry ... I thought you were asking for what to get next ... My fault.
Either stay in STF, buy Rota 15x7.5 + 40 and 225/45/15 RS3,
or go to FSP, buy Diamond steel 15x8 and 225/45/15 RS3, and a Torsen
However I am not able to spend that money right now, so yes I am trying to figure out how to best consume what I've got left!
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Biking to the Fairgrounds
Last weekend, we biked to the county fairgrounds.
Sort of.
Last fall/winter, it was decided that bikes are allowed on BART at all times, if the cars are not crowded. I assumed I'd never be able to bring my bike on because it's 7 feet long and definitely not something I could carry on the stairs. But I wanted to try.
To enter my knitting into the county fair, I had to take it to the fairgrounds on one of two days. Now, I could rent a Zipcar, but I thought it would be fun to try to bike. I was also thinking we'd bike over to Livermore after going to Pleasanton (where the fairgrounds are), but we ended up not doing that.
I have a friend who has a Madsen in Dublin and I asked her about bringing her bike on BART. She said that the elevators in Pleasanton would be able to accommodate it, but she couldn't vouch for other BART stations. So there was hope!
First, we headed downtown. At the first BART station (19th Street), we discovered the elevators were too small. Then we tried the 12th street station, where they were also too small. There was one more station nearby, so we biked over to the Lake Merritt Station. Also, too small.
But there's a secret about me that's not too secret: if I think I can do it, I probably will do it. And I was going to get that bike into that elevator.
So I did. My 7 foot 70 pound cargo bike is somewhat vertical here.
Funny thing: I got myself stuck behind the bike in such a way that I could not push the button to go down into the BART station. I went with my bike first, then my husband and kids pushed the button so they could get the elevator when I was done. It opened the door and look! They saw me there! So they pushed the button for me and I got the bike down the first elevator! The people doing Tai Chi in the BART station loved my bike (and my kids).
We paid for our tickets and had to find the next elevator to go from the ticket area down to the tracks. And when we found it, we discovered we were the luckiest people in the world. The bike fit in this elevator!
So we got onto the BART and rode to Pleasanton. The bike kind-of fits in the "bike parking" spot on the BART.
Biking in Pleasanton is... not nice. It's very suburban so the people aren't used to seeing bikes, even though we rode in bike lanes almost the whole time. In suburbia biking is more often recreational activity and not a commuting activity. I saw lots of people biking on sidewalks, which we rarely see here (and is illegal at least in Berkeley).
But we got to the Fairgrounds and here's a selfie in front of the building that my knitting now sits in.
It had been a long day and the day before, we started dog-sitting for a friend of mine. McKay was worried about the dogs being alone while we were gone, so our plans to go to Livermore were ditched and we came home.
On the way home, someone was sitting in the seats by the bike priority area, so the back end stuck out into the doors a lot more than on the way there.
Someone had told us they thought the Ashby BART would have larger elevators than the Oakland ones, so we switched BART trains to go up to Berkeley. On this train, no one was in the seats by the bike area, and our bike actually did fit and did not stick out into the door area.
Group selfie on the BART
Linda was being cute. That's McKay's bike next to mine.
Babies dig the BART.
When we got off at Ashby, we found the elevator: too small. We let other people go while we tried to figure out what to do. Suddenly, the service elevator opened up behind us and lo! The bike fit! If we BART with our bike again, I now know to bike to the Ashby BART. I need to learn if any of the San Francisco BART elevators can accommodate me. If they can, then a whole new world of adventures will open up to us.
I'd love to take the BART to SF and bike the Golden Gate Bridge.
Anybody know if the SF BART elevators can fit long cargo bikes?


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