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Opponents say the guidelines have opened a door for unlimited abortions, while supporters are hailing it as an improvement in women's healthcare.
Peru's new abortion guidelines— which only came into effect this past Sunday— are already causing controversy.
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, who has been very vocal about his opposition to the new abortion guidelines, told RPP Noticias that the regulations would only make it easier for women to get abortions. "This is an open door for payments and bribes to be made to medical committees, because we know how Perú is," said Cipriani.
"Textually [the guide says], that any kind of maternal health problem can be covered by this guide, as long as it puts the woman's life at risk or causes a very serious or permanent threat to her health. It can't just be any problem, that's not valid,"the cardinal added.
However, some women's rights activists are hailing the new guidelines as an important step forward. "This is a vindication of the rights of women," said Brenda Alvarez of the Center for the Promotion and Defense of Sexual and Reproductive Rights (Promsex). Promsex and other groups held a vigil in support of the new guidelines outside the Ministry of Health in Lima.
Former Minister of Health Oscar Ugarte told press that the guidelines were meant to limit, not expand, access to abortion. "[Opponents are] in error when they say that his is about opening up more possibilities for abortion. No, in fact, to the contrary. What the protocol does is create norms to limit the possibilities for abuse. They're specific cases."

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White Ladies Priory ( often Whiteladies Priory ) is in Shropshire and is famous as the first resting place on the journey of Charles II of England after the Battle of Worcester during his escape to France in 1651. The name ' White Ladies ' refers to the nuns who lived there and who wore white ( undyed ) habits.
The priory was built in the grounds of a medieval nunnery. In 1535, White Ladies Priory was valued at having an annual income of less than £17 and, owing to an Act of Parliament in 1536, it was closed as its annual value was less than the £200 needed to keep the priory open.
White Ladies was not occupied by its owners, The Gifford Family in 1651, but was run by housekeepers and servants. Among the tenants of the estate were five brothers called Penderell. ( There had been six but one had been killed at the Battle of Edgehill. ) They were woodmen and farm servants, living at different places in the neighbourhood, and looked after some of the houses such as White Ladies Priory and Boscobel House, which is about a mile away.
Charles Gifford escorted the King to White Ladies Priory early on 4 September, 1651, after riding throughout the night after the battle the previous day. They were admitted by a servant of the house named George Penderell. He sent for Richard Penderell, who lived in a farm house nearby, and for their older brother William, who was at Boscobel. They took the King into an inner room, and disguised him. After failing to cross the River Severn, Charles returned to the estate on 6 September and spent the day in the grounds of Boscobel House hiding in the famous Royal Oak.
Whilst the large timber-framed nunnery has now gone, the remains of the nunneries medieval church and the nineteenth century boundary wall of the small graveyard still remain.
In legend, the priory is said to be where Queen Guinevere retired to after the death of King Arthur.
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- 8 organic, ripe avocados (these are so good for us – full of folate, vitamin E and more – sometimes I don't use organic if I can't find them ripe enough). Slice them in two, squeeze out the inside, including the seed, and leave that in the bowl – it helps keep your dip fresh looking, along with the next ingredient…
- Juice from 2 small limes or 1 large one, squeeze all over the top and stir (I like a lot of lime juice)
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- Onions chopped small – about a half an onion or so – red onions are best in this
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The Seventh Court of Appeals affirmed May 9 that PPG Industries did not violate an arbitration award to the United Steelworkers by unilaterally implementing a two-tier wage system that lowered production and maintenance employees' pay at an Illinois glass manufacturing plant.
According to the court, PPG in April 2009 sought to modify its bargaining agreement with USW to reduce labor costs at a Mt. Zion, Ill., plant. PPG and the union initiated an official negotiating conference on June 1, during which the company reiterated its desire to lower labor costs and establish a two-tier pay structure. The company then proposed pay cuts for employees in both tiers during the next two days of the conference.
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|January 19th, 2010, 08:00 PM
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Couldn't you get a long piece of large threaded rod, nuts, and make you somthing like you did to press the tube out of the knuckle with a hole drilled in the middle. I imagine you'd have to heat the pumpkin and I'm not sure if that's good or not.
|January 19th, 2010, 09:12 PM
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Might be able to drill out the plug welds. Gonna call tommorrow and check for a price on
some 3.5" dom I'd like 3/8 or even 1/2, can't imagine it would be cheap though.
|January 21st, 2010, 09:30 PM
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Went back to work today.
First thing was to make a 36" drill bit extension to clean out and grind on the inside of the tube.
Not a good pic, but I made it this afternoon, and it worked rather well.
After doing a lot of grinding and some cleaning, I pressed in the new tube. It was more like hammering it in till it wouldn't go anymore, then I wrestled the thing into the air and dropped it on the new pipe over and over till it bottomed out. Awsome.
You can see the new tube inserted in and the 3.5 piece on, but not up the weld area just yet. I also drilled the vent hole out for a plug weld. If you look closely you can also see the drill extension. :p
I welded the inside piece first, then hammered the outer piece just shy of the weld and burned that in. I then started making repeated passes, slowly filling in the gap.
Here is a look when it wsa just about done. The plug weld needs a little cleaning up still.
The ends need a little grinding as the inner tube sticks out a little at the top, but it is snug and should be a hell of a lot stronger than a new piece of .250 wall 3.5" tube.
BTW they did have .500 3.5" DOM tube, but lets just say that is just a little out of my price range. If I ever go all out and do a 14 bolt with custom legnth axleshafts etc. I might just do that, but for now I think I'm good.
Assuming I do not work tommorrow I will do the other side and degree up the inner C's and burn those on as well. I'm thinking 10 degrees for the pinion angle. Anybody have any insight on this?
|January 30th, 2010, 05:40 PM
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Did some more work today. Since I was in the garage drinkin and enjoying my birthday today, thought I might as well get some work done on the sterling.
It is all welded up and now just needs to have some brackets welded to it. Ither than that, it is done and ready for assembly. Gonna order some 4 link + coil brackets from ballistic fab.
Here is some eye candy for ya'll
degreeing it up...
Post welding
look at those tubes!
I'll post more after the brackets come in.
|January 30th, 2010, 06:29 PM
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The reason it is so short is I set it up to use stock legnth shafts. Dumbass me used what I had. Shafts from a 95 d60. So it will accept any d60 shaft from that era. I think it is 1988.5 -1998 shafts.
I should have used the old 78-79 shafts. Wouldn't have had to legnthen the pass side that way either.
I should have enough material to run the 4 link brackets and 5" wide coils. I would like to use coilovers, but I like the idea of sleeping in my house, and money is tight.
|January 31st, 2010, 07:49 AM
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With the size of that pig, you are gonna have frame to pig clearance unless you are lifted high. I just put a 95 d60 in a s10 blazer and had to limit up travel alot in order to keep it low and keep the pig out the track bar and frame. Im not sure what you are using it in but it is cool. I like it.
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|January 31st, 2010, 08:29 AM
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It is going in my 95 f150
the plan is to lift it only enough to clear 40" or maybe 42" max tires
I think that would be enough to clear the pig as well.
thanks for the caution though.
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Nice work. I just wanted to commend you on your build. Not just for your creativity, but also for having the nerve to try it. Also to everyone who posted back with positive responses. I posted a question once on Pirate4x4 about building a custom axle out of two and everyone who wrote back only said how stupid of an idea it was. That's why I am here now. Do you still have the caliper brackets that you removed from the Sterling rear. If so, what year was the rear end out of, and what would you want for them?
|September 9th, 2010, 09:07 PM
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actually, yes I did. Made a call to a buddy by the sterling plant and got some un-splined side gears. I had them cut for d60 splines, and they work great. I also called ARb and they said that the internals from the d60 and the sterling 10.25 are same with the splines just cut diffirently. If and when I order one, I can get one with the d60 side gears. The tech guys were totally awsome on the phone.
I just need to assemble it and decide on how I want to hook it up. I am thinking radius arms, since I am not 100% if I want to go with a 4 link since I have never made one before.
My roof caved in on my house back in april, and I have been rebuilding my house by myself between work so I haven't had any time to do anything other than work on the house.
I hope to have it done by spring. This has been the longest summer of my life. I never even got to use my waverunners or go hit a trail even once!!!
Enough whining...
I am getting motivated again by looking at the pics I posted. I am gonna see if I can borrow a torch set and see if I can weld up some brackets.
|September 23rd, 2010, 11:12 PM
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Interesting.. my buddy made a 609, using 50 knuckles, dana 60 shafts and a 9" center. He turned down sterling side gears, and put the in a 9" carrier to make a spool, and the 60 shafts slid right in..
|November 12th, 2010, 03:03 PM
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got my shiny new inner shaft seals from ballistic fab today. Totally disapointed. They do not even come close to fitting.
Anyone out there have any ideas on a seal that would work?
I might have to sleeve it down to the standard 60 size.
Wish I had a lathe!
|November 12th, 2010, 03:32 PM
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If I were you I would go to Autozone, buy F350 seals, and then have a sleeve machined so you can use them. Then you can buy seals anywhere.
sbcrichie does some fab stuff on the side. He's got a mill, and lathe, and works for a reasonable price...
|November 17th, 2010, 10:31 PM
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I took some quick measurements and went out and bought a piece of DOM tubing. Took it to a machine shop and had it turned down.
Here is what I got back
pretty nice and I went to press in the new seals. They fit nice and tight...
Went to install them and I hit a snag. There is a burr in the tubes. It looks like a weld bead.
I ground them out with a die grinder.
I went to install them again and once again, to no avail
Apparently in my haste not only did I fail to measure both sides (assming they would be the same size) I also failed to take more that one measurement from one side.
The tube is not round.
Not only that but the depth is diffirent. It is much deeper on the drivers side than the passenger side.
taking a break to think this one out. Wish I hadn't paid $50 just to throw these out and try again.
|November 18th, 2010, 05:54 AM
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have it align bored....Not the carrier journals, just the tubes in that section. And then that way you know the seal is perfectly perpendicular to the axles.
Might be cheaper to do that, then have another set of tubes machined....
If not, I might be able to use those tubes to set up a seal arrangement in the D50 center section
|November 20th, 2010, 03:25 PM
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Took the axle to the power washer to clean it out and get it ready today.
had some more material removed from the sleeves. Also had a groove cut into them for a O ring.
I added some rtv, and pressed them in.
I tacked them in and pressed in the new seals, and it looks really good. No leaks even with 110psi of air pushing on em
All seems well, so it is time to buy an install kit for the gears!
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JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - The chaotic capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation is rarely associated with glitzy nightlife, but new venues in Indonesia's Jakarta may soon see it challenging more cosmopolitan centers in the region.
The city of about 10 million, or many more if thousands of unregistered poor flocking in from rural provinces are included, has just become the first city in Southeast Asia to host a Buddha Bar, the hip Paris-based franchise of restaurant/lounges.
The region's biggest economy has enjoyed a period of sustained growth in the last few years and better stability after the financial crisis and political turmoil of the late 1990s.
"Jakarta is a growing city in a growing country. So we think the market is now sufficient," said Jean Baptiste Giradet, marketing manager of Buddha Bar, which is housed in a restored Dutch-era mansion and former immigration building in the leafy Menteng area of the city.
The Indonesian capital, usually more associated with loud hotel bars, thumping nightclubs or karaoke joints, joins the likes of London, New York and Dubai in hosting a Buddha Bar.
While neighbors such as Thailand have suffered a deepening political crisis in the last three years, Indonesia's young democracy has surprised many by its resilience, and the economy has also benefited from a period of booming commodity prices.
New wine bars and bistros such as Cork & Screw, Loewy and Birdcage have also sprung up to serve a growing middle class and expatriates. Wine appreciation classes are also popular.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-836?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#action_12516084 ] Doron Cohen commented on LUCENE-836: ------------------------------------ Thanks for the review Grant! Note that you can see the output by the default Logger and default SubmissionReport by running the TestQualityRun Junit with -Dtests.verbose=true. The submission report and the log both go to stdio so they will be intermixed, but you'll at least get to see what gets printed. > Benchmarks Enhancements (precision/recall, TREC, Wikipedia) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: LUCENE-836 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-836 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: Other > Reporter: Grant Ingersoll > Priority: Minor > Attachments: lucene-836.benchmark.quality.patch, lucene-836.benchmark.quality.patch, lucene-836.benchmark.quality.patch > > > Would be great if the benchmark contrib had a way of providing precision/recall benchmark information ala TREC. I don't know what the copyright issues are for the TREC queries/data (I think the queries are available, but not sure about the data), so not sure if the is even feasible, but I could imagine we could at least incorporate support for it for those who have access to the data. It has been a long time since I have participated in TREC, so perhaps someone more familiar w/ the latest can fill in the blanks here. > Another option is to ask for volunteers to create queries and make judgments for the Reuters data, but that is a bit more complex and probably not necessary. Even so, an Apache licensed set of benchmarks may be useful for the community as a whole. Hmmm.... > Wikipedia might be another option instead of Reuters to setup as a download for benchmarking, as it is quite large and I believe the licensing terms are quite amenable. Having a larger collection would be good for stressing Lucene more and would give many users a demonstration of how Lucene handles large collections. > At any rate, this kind of information could be useful for people looking at different indexing schemes, formats, payloads and different query strategies. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Last weekend the ITV1 show's eight million viewers saw Karen shooting killer glares at Katarina as she judged the contestants.
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Morgan Rowlands
Yesterday I was ordinary—not too pretty, not too plain. Yesterday I had a normal family, with parents and a sister; I had normal friends of various states of coolness, hotness, and everything in between; I lived in a normal town. But today Cal Blaire arrived in Widow's Vale. And now nothing will be the same. Yesterday my life was ordinary. Today everything about my life—my family, my friends, me–has changed. My name is Morgan Rowlands. Today I discovered that I'm a witch.
Cal Blaire
We've moved again—I've lost count of how many times. Now we've come to Widow's Vale. Someone here intrigues me—I sense power from her, power she doesn't know she has. I want to get closer to her, want to show her what she's capable of. I have to get close to her—but will my love destroy her? Oh, Goddess, help me.
Hunter Niall
For too long Cal Blaire and his mother Selene have gone unchecked. It's my job to discover what they're up to, and I've come from Ireland to do it. I didn't realize I would meet my soul mate in Widow's Vale. I didn't realize her magick would be so beautiful that it would change my world. I didn't realize that the person I wanted most would be in love with my worst enemy—my brother.


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Here you go. Open to "Air Cooled" Chit chat
Here you go. Open to "Air Cooled" Chit chat
Originally Posted by WideFivehttp://www.facebook.com/VWLoosenuts?sk=wall www.cultwagen.com.Originally Posted by Schell R32
Well... I suppose ill start.
8 can see the end of a good thing when it happens. This new found mass censorship, be it good or bad, is the first step in this forum turning into the samba. Soon post counts and join dates will overcome experience, and the aircooled thread will become the mk4 thread. For this reason, I don't plan to be a part of it anymore. I may check in from time to time, but I dare not post anything "offensive." To those of you who I don't talk to on other forums/sites, it has been a blast and an honor being on the forum together. I have learned a great deal, and I like to think I helped a few others along the way. That is what forums are really for, a bunch of people with similar interests chatting.
To the rest, crestfallen (kolben) signing off.
When people start posting pictures with swears in them and attacking the management, in turn, me, the thread was no longer a chit chat thread.
I'm only following the rules I have to as a moderator. You may gladly contact the admin who posted the sticky at the top of the forum if anyone feels I have gone outside my bounds as a moderator.
>A chit chat thread isn't a chit chat thread if the chit chat involved is directed at me in a derogatory way.
fixed that for you, CF
What does CF stand for, anyway? **** finger? Cow ****er? Content Force?
A Chit Chat thread that is breaking the rules (which include things like cursing and attacking the moderators) isn't allowed. Period.
You guys can choose to follow the rules or not follow them. If you follow them, everything is ok. If you don't want to follow them, you'll be shown the door.
This will be the end, please, of the insults directed at the moderators. As I've said several times, anyone with complaints about how the moderation is being done is welcome to talk to me about it.
Thank you.
The Old Guard
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well it seems like the forum is now dying. along with crest, i feel like i might as well resign from comming here. i'll probably linger in the background for a while and see if things get better, but until then i really dont see much reason to come here. its pretty much just become a mess. i have asked quite a few questions and comments in the past few weeks that have only been devoured by the nonsense and unawnsered. i just signed up to cultwagen, i have the same username if anyone wants to befriend me there or on facebook if you feel compelled to. (pm me for the spelling of my last name) but until things get better, you probably will see less of me than usual.
champagne taste with a beer budget.
I wasn't aware that calling a moderator names and making fun of his Gestapo behavior was attacking him.
I thought I was just chit chatting with my fellow compatriots in reference to his ridiculous notions of being the Web Sheriff.
I was under the impression that attacking usually involved physical force. As in, if I punched the moderator in the face for being a Webnazi if I find out where he lives and care enough to punch him (inb4 threats. Lolno, he's not worth my time to punch in the face. After all, he's not Bryce)
You know exactly what I was talking about, and it is behavior like this that creates the need for a moderator in the first place.
In that post, you just compared him to the Gestapo and called him a Nazi. In the previous one, you used two different profane phrases to describe his username.
I think that the fact that you don't see the problem with that behavior is the root of the issue here, and it will stop now, please.
Thank you.
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this is the typical responses one gets on the internet these days Silver slc...kinda sad....
for those who don't wanna comply..leave
for those who truly enjoy helping others,are man enough to own a "call out", a "poke" or even a simple dig once in a while,suck it up...and post with reepsect,sonsideration and stop sounding like internet heros with keyboard muscle...this makes you sound immature and childish....
highschool is over we're all adults here...right?
....the samba is the samba,the funny thing is is no different anywhere,on any forum,on any chat room...it's the internet where everyone is either an expert or a key board hero...we need to just relax,enjoy the hobby,keep it on topic and ABOUT the hobby and save all the school playground bs for the other forums...it's about time we simply talked about the car,it's function and what were gonna get out of it.
so in a nut shell..I hated this place for years because of the childish,stupid name calling and internet heros with no talent trying to tell others they know ,what they are talking about and they don't own s--t.
there a few dudes on here that have their game and know their s--t and i applaud you guys for helping and throwing yor knowledge in...others just sit back and take it in and stop posting on here just to get a rise or a goo thread fight.
i ain;t going anywhere..there is some cool dudes and hopefulls for sure...let's all just relax and have fun with it.
Tim Scheller
champagne taste with a beer budget.
>highschool is over
Which means one thing.
College has JUST begun
blah blah blah..everyone takes the interwebs to seriously...
RIP 1.9L Lysholm Corrado (I8AVR6) and your Turbo charged sister (TRBRADO) 68 Baja and 64 slammed standard. Too many GTi's to count..
yep...answer the questions make some funny comments and call it a day.
if you are a kid...don't act like a child....it's really quite simple.
whoaaaaaa.......this place blew up in less than 24 hrs. WTF is going on here? how could the AC Chit-Chat get locked? It wasnt even that bad. This place is completely absurd, I could understand if it was a direct thread, but the Chit Chat? common now, other members can take a serious beating, but as soon as a mod gets whacked with a few comments its all over. Im not saying its ok for the amount of digs directed at other members but at least be fair. Its the internet, dont like it, go somewhere else, no reason to lock chit-chat threads. Issues and comments pass, you cant take anything personal and if you do its your own fault, which its looks like what happened.
My 73 hammered standard thread took a month to get locked and it was a complete mess and wayyyyyyyyyyyy worse in there before then, what gives??????
I dont get this place anymore.
yo gambino most of the black sheep are posting over at cultwagen.com.. your growing on me like a fungas so it wouldnt be the same if you werent around to make fun of. Go register. Loosenuts is a mod..
RIP 1.9L Lysholm Corrado (I8AVR6) and your Turbo charged sister (TRBRADO) 68 Baja and 64 slammed standard. Too many GTi's to count..
mmmmm......dat sounds guuud, cannihavesum.....???
Pad be nice, or ima gonna tattle!
cya in a few
Last edited by 4supreme2gambino0; 07-22-2011 at 09:46 AM.
Wow, God is good.... Pad and Gaybino have made amends!! Whats next Daft and Batman..
anyway I have no prob with a moderator every board has'em. I was on termpro for years and seen plenty of'em.
I do try to help guys when I know the answer, I'm no expert like a few dudes here. I dont give advice that I dont know anything about. I will crack jokes and mess with guys that start threads that have no idea whats going on. all in plain fun!
It's human nature, a Man thing, you get a bunch of guys together talking bout anything long enough and you will get the same results... we are all gonna talk chit at some point, and some will laugh it off, and others get al pissy. Look at our government right know....
WHERE IS DAN??? Hopefully working on the bus, and not out rollin in his cabby..
Smile it will get Worse!!
yeah where is dan???? maybe he went on a trip around the greater new england area to find all the glass for his bus!!!
RIP 1.9L Lysholm Corrado (I8AVR6) and your Turbo charged sister (TRBRADO) 68 Baja and 64 slammed standard. Too many GTi's to count..
Either way, I will continue to enjoy vortex, regardless of the mods or enforcers. Makes no difference to me how they "regulate" an internet forum, I'm still going to go about my business as I please and see fit. There are still many very talented, very experienced, very educated vw gurus here and that is why I choose to stay. Knowledge is power and is what I truely believe.
PS---cultwagen looks fun and no doubt will get interesting. Figured I'd change it up a bit so the new ID there is Slo&Lo73.
And for all you eastern fellas out there......dont you and your aircooled just love 100 degree days with 70+% humidity? hahaha
I guess in an unmoderated forum sooner or later someone will get their dick hurt. Too bad it was someone with the power to lock everything down. Moderation in this forum will not effect me, but in a group this small it seems like overkill.
Pelican club VIP
Smile it will get Worse!!
Ill keep posting here as well.. I still post over in the Corrado forum, there is an awesome thread over there right now with all the guys who posted there back in the day.. Its hard to believe Ive been on this site for 10 years.. Most o fmy posts were in the g 60 tech forum, I was the "shell" of that place for a long time. I still pop over and see what crackin and answer a question or two.. Really the bottom line is alot of people take life way to seriously, unfourtunately what will end up happening is the traffic will slow down and the threads at the top will be pic threads of slammed air cooleds and chicks and bugs.. Thise are fine and dandy but its also a place to make friends, network and build relationships. On the vortex I have bought and sold well over 15K worth of stuff and made life long friends.. It is what it is but I wont stop saying what I want and if it eventually gets me the ban hammer, well thats a shame. Keep dubbin everyone.. Even Gaybino in his cabby!!
RIP 1.9L Lysholm Corrado (I8AVR6) and your Turbo charged sister (TRBRADO) 68 Baja and 64 slammed standard. Too many GTi's to count..
See WTF did i tell you Mods? if you let Sh1t go for a day or so everyone will get back on track themselves.
See everyone has almost kissed and made up. leave $hit alone once in a while let us kids work out our own difference from time to time and we will eventually straighten up.
Originally Posted by WideFivehttp://www.facebook.com/VWLoosenuts?sk=wall www.cultwagen.com.Originally Posted by Schell R32
Well said. Main point here is that we are ALL aircooled guys, and share a common passion regardless of where we reside and by nature we will work things out and govern ourselves, without the need for someone directing us to watch what we say.


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Master bedroom and bath remodel
After taking some time off from remodeling (and lots of Chinese take out and Hot Pockets and being covered in dust all the time), we're ready to jump back in with a remodel of the master bedroom and bath. Just starting most important part which is planning. Bedroom will be a breeze (famous last words) but bath will be the challenge. Have a 9' x 12' space to work with and will be totally gutting (yea - easiest and most fun bit - bring on the dumpster). My dream is to have a "pooper room" as I affectionately call it, better known as a toliet enclosure/partition. Don't have the space to make it a proper room with drywalled stud walls (basically have 36" wide by 50" long to work with, which will meet code), so am considering installing frosted glass walls (actually saw something very similar in a ritzy hotel room). However, since I am "too cheap", I'd like to avoid the $2k+ cost for these glass walls and door (am planning to do glass walls, door for shower already) and since they don't need to be water tight (ala shower), and am looking for ideas for alternative materials for the partition walls and door for the beloved pooper room. I've thought about Shoji-type screens but assume I'd have to find a carpenter to make them, so won't save much money....
I'll work on a rough layout and post soon.
Thanks for reading and any ideas you have.
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UNICEF Regional Director: We will continue to support Moldovan Government to protect the most vulnerable children
CHISINAU, Moldova, 16 May 2012 – The UNICEF Regional Director's visit from 13-15 May 2012 took place within the development of a new UNICEF Country Programme for the Republic of Moldova Government for the years 2013-2017. The new programme will continue the efforts to protect and promote children's rights, paying special attention to the most vulnerable children.
The UNICEF Regional Director, Ms Marie-Pierre Poirier, also held meetings with Mihai Moldovanu, the Deputy Prime Minister, Oleg Efrim – the Minister of Justice, Tatiana Potang – Deputy Minister of Education, Mihai Magdei – Deputy Minister of Health and Victor Bodiu – the General Secretary of the Government.
Ms Poirier also visited the inclusive kindergarten #12 in the town of Orhei as well as a family with two children in Pohorniceni village, Orhei region. During these visits, Ms Poirier was informed on integrating children with disabilities into general kindergartens and schools and on the way the local specialists are working to protect the most vulnerable families with children.
According to the UNICEF Regional Director, disparities affect many families and children, so that a key priority for UNICEF, both globally and regionally, is to address these differences. In this way, UNICEF will focus on the exchange of experience between countries and the opportunities to learn from each other in order to reach maximum results for children.
"The Republic of Moldova has many positive experiences that worth to be shared with other countries. Considerable progress was achieved in children's deinstitutionalization and their reintegration in families and communities, justice for children, inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools, as well as costing social policies for children. All these achievements positively changed the life of thousands of children", Marie-Pierre Poirier stated, ensuring that"UNICEF is here to support the Government so that the reforms for children will continue with the same intensity and no child will be excluded in Moldova".
Beginning with 2012, Marie-Pierre Poirier is the new Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and CEE/CIS. The visit in the Republic of Moldova was preceded by a visit in Bulgaria and continues in Romania.
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Justin Long reclaims his acting mojo in "Distance"
By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nobody ever said Hollywood relationships were easy, and the on-again off-again affair of Justin Long and Drew Barrymore certainly proves that out.
Are they still on? Are the off? This Friday, as the pair's romantic comedy "Going the Distance" debuts in theaters, it looks as if they are on, although one never truly knows.
But if there is something Long is certain about, he told Reuters earlier this month, he has reclaimed his love of acting -- his "mojo," as he put it.
Long, 32, worked on television as a teenager and broke into movies in geeky roles on comedies such as 2004's "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story."
Despite the fact that he has starred in some big-budget flicks like "Live Free or Die Hard," he is perhaps best known as the Mac guy from the "Mac vs. PC" commercials for Apple computers.
The ads' success helped make for an easy life and career, and it was only when he returned to a small theater in Massachusetts in July that he reclaimed his soul as an actor.
"Doing the play woke me up and revitalized my level of passion and love for acting," said Long. "I feel like I kinda got my acting mojo back this summer."
If only he would have said the same about Barrymore, which is what all the tabloids want to know, anyway. The pair have been locked in up-and-down relationship in recent years when they were often apart shooting different movies, which closely follows the plot of "Going the Distance." Continued...


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Newly arrived government ministers began applying political weight Monday to talks being held in Cancun, as the 193-nation U.N. climate conference moves into its decisive final week.
The meeting hopes to restore credibility to the talks after the last summit in Copenhagen a year ago, which failed to agree on any binding measures to rein in emissions of global-warming gases. A nonbinding political document, the Copenhagen Accord, outlined important compromises among key players, including the United States and China, but its adoption was blocked by a handful of dissident nations.
In subsequent months, however, 140 countries declared their endorsement of the accord, and 85 of them made specific pledges for reducing carbon emissions, or at least limiting their growth, by 2020.
Mexico's deputy foreign minister, Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo, said more countries had said in private consultations that they intended to add their pledges to the list of 85. Some countries that already have submitted pledges may take "additional measures," he said. He declined to name any country, but said they included both industrial and developing nations.
"There has been a clear message from some parties, and that would certainly be very good news," he told reporters Sunday.
On Monday, Bolivia complained that the integrity of the negotiations had been undermined by recent Wikileaks disclosures of confidential diplomatic messages indicating the United States was using economic aid to pressure countries on their climate-change policies.
"We are not sold to anyone. We are not bought. We are not scared," Solon told reporters.
Bolivia led the group of mainly Latin American countries that blocked the adoption of the Copenhagen Accord. The U.S. has said publicly it would earmark climate aid funds to countries that signed on to the accord.
The Cancun talks seek to produce decisions on establishing a "green fund" to help poorer nations rein in greenhouse gases and to adapt their economies and infrastructure to a changing climate; an agreement making it easier for developing nations to obtain patented green technology from advanced nations; and pinning down more elements of a system for compensating developing countries for protecting their forests.
What will not be resolved at Cancun is the core dispute in the climate talks: fixing legally binding targets for nations to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by industry, vehicles and agriculture.
The pledges in the Copenhagen Accord are purely voluntary, and are insufficient to meet the goal scientists have set to limit the average global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius (3.8 Fahrenheit) above what it was before the industrial age began.
Gomez Robledo said the side issues of funding, technology and forestry "are almost ripe," and negotiators will work on disputed details over the next five days.
The conference president, Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, told the delegations Sunday she had assigned teams of two ministers, one each from a wealthy and developing country, to focus on specific issues and give political guidance to the negotiators.
Under Kyoto, 37 nations and the European Union agreed to cut greenhouse gases by a total of 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Those countries are on target to meet their obligations, but some of them have balked about accepting more mandatory cuts after 2012.
Japan caused an uproar last week when it flatly said it will refuse to go along, as long as all major emitting countries do not have similar obligations. The United States was assigned a reduction target, but it rejected the treaty. Developing countries, including China India, were excluded from Kyoto's strictures.
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Good list Black Blade..
Hey, any info on storing meats and fish in salt?
The pioneers did not have refrigeration..
Did the store them in barrels of salt?
Does that work do you know, or is it just a myth?
9 Tips for Food Safety When the Grid Goes Down
Gaye Levy
Recently, 600 million people in India were without power for two days. According to news sources, the suspected cause was one of simple supply and demand: more people wanted power than the Indian infrastructure was able to deliver. It was not only lights out but lights out for half of the population. Even I have a problem wrapping my brain around a blackout of that magnitude.
It is important to note that in India, for many, electrical power is a luxury, where according to a recent census, one third of the households do not have enough to power even light a single light bulb. Still, when the grid went down so did transportation systems, manufacturing systems, communications systems and of course, household systems.
And what about those household systems? The first thing that may come to mind is air conditioning in a climate where there is 80% humidity in 90 degree Fahrenheit temperatures. Sweltering heat can be uncomfortable, yes, but what about refrigeration? How do you keep food safe when the temperature is 90 and the power grid is down for longer than a few hours?
Keeping Food Safe When the Electricity Goes Out
1. Place appliance thermometers in both the refrigerator and the freezer. After a power outage, check the temperature to determine whether your food is still safe to consume. Safe temperatures are 40°F or lower in the refrigerator, 0°F or lower in the freezer.
2. Try to keep your freezer as full as possible. Fill empty juice or milk jugs with water and keep them in the freezer (unless you need the space for food, of course). If the power grid goes down, you can use these frozen blocks of ice to maintain the cold temperature in your refrigeration and/or to keep the temperature in your freezer colder for a longer period. A full freezer will hold its temperature for about 48 hours but only 24 hours if half-full.
In addition, if there are warnings of a severe storm on the way, freeze additional water in one-quart plastic storage bags. They are small enough to fit in around the food in the refrigerator and freezer to help keep food cold and wont make a mess when the ice melts.
3. Have a minimum of a weeks supply of ready-to-eat food that does not require cooking or refrigeration after being opened.
4. Do not open the refrigerator and freezer doors unnecessarily. Take out what you need quickly then close the doors and keep them closed. A refrigerator will keep food cold for about four hours if the door is kept closed.
5. Have coolers on hand that can be used to store the refrigerated foods that you think you will need for the short term. Use the frozen jugs of ice from your freezer to keep the food in your cooler cold. This will mitigate having to open and close the refrigerator door unnecessarily.
6. When the power comes back, check the the temperature inside of your refrigerator and freezer. Discard perishable food that has been above 40°F for two hours or more.
7. Check each item separately. Throw out any food that has an unusual odor, color, or texture, or feels warm to the touch. With frozen food, check for ice crystals. The food in your freezer that partially or completely thawed may be safely refrozen if it still contains ice crystals or is 40°F or below.
8. Frozen foods that have been partially defrosted during an outage should be cooked or reheated to a minimum temperature of 160 degrees.
9. When in doubt, dump it. And never, ever taste food to determine whether it is safe to eat.
Food Safety Reference Charts
The following charts (which can also be found at the FoodSafety.gov website, can be used as a guide when determining whether your food is safe to eat following an outage. Note, however that these are best case times and temperatures and no fudging allowed. Furthermore, you need to decide on your own comfort level but in my own household, if the temperature goes above 36-38 degrees F for any period of time even 30 minutes out it goes.
Food Safety Refrigerated Foods
Food Categories Specific Foods Held above 40 °F for over 2 hours
MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD Raw or leftover cooked meat, poultry, fish, or seafood; soy meat substitutes Discard
Thawing meat or poultry Discard
Salads: Meat, tuna, shrimp, chicken, or egg salad Discard
Gravy, stuffing, broth Discard
Lunchmeats, hot dogs, bacon, sausage, dried beef Discard
Pizza with any topping Discard
Canned hams labeled Keep Refrigerated Discard
Canned meats and fish, opened Discard
Casseroles, soups, stews Discard
CHEESE Soft Cheeses: blue/bleu, Roquefort, Brie, Camembert, cottage, cream, Edam, Monterey Jack, ricotta, mozzarella, Muenster, Neufchatel, queso blanco, queso fresco Discard
Hard Cheeses: Cheddar, Colby, Swiss, Parmesan, provolone, Romano Safe
Processed Cheeses Safe
Shredded Cheeses Discard
Low-fat Cheeses Discard
Grated Parmesan, Romano, or combination (in can or jar) Safe
DAIRY Milk, cream, sour cream, buttermilk, evaporated milk, yogurt, eggnog, soy milk Discard
Butter, margarine Safe
Baby formula, opened Discard
EGGS Fresh eggs, hard-cooked in shell, egg dishes, egg products Discard
Custards and puddings, quiche Discard
FRUITS Fresh fruits, cut Discard
Fruit juices, opened Safe
Canned fruits, opened Safe
Fresh fruits, coconut, raisins, dried fruits, candied fruits, dates Safe
SAUCES, SPREADS, JAMS Opened mayonnaise, tartar sauce, horseradish Discard if above 50 °F for over 8 hours.
Peanut butter Safe
Jelly, relish, taco sauce, mustard, catsup, olives, pickles Safe
Worcestershire, soy, barbecue, hoisin sauces Safe
Fish sauces, oyster sauce Discard
Opened vinegar-based dressings Safe
Opened creamy-based dressings Discard
Spaghetti sauce, opened jar Discard
BREAD, CAKES, COOKIES, PASTA, GRAINS Bread, rolls, cakes, muffins, quick breads, tortillas Safe
Refrigerator biscuits, rolls, cookie dough Discard
Cooked pasta, rice, potatoes Discard
Pasta salads with mayonnaise or vinaigrette Discard
Fresh pasta Discard
Cheesecake Discard
Breakfast foods waffles, pancakes, bagels Safe
PIES, PASTRY Pastries, cream filled Discard
Pies custard, cheese filled, or chiffon; quiche Discard
Pies, fruit Safe
VEGETABLES Fresh mushrooms, herbs, spices Safe
Greens, pre-cut, pre-washed, packaged Discard
Vegetables, raw Safe
Vegetables, cooked; tofu Discard
Vegetable juice, opened Discard
Baked potatoes Discard
Commercial garlic in oil Discard
Potato salad Discard
Casseroles, soups, stews Discard
Food Safety Frozen Foods
Food Categories Specific Foods Still contains ice crystals and feels as cold as if refrigerated Thawed and held above 40 °F for over 2 hours
MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD Beef, veal, lamb, pork, and ground meats Refreeze Discard
Poultry and ground poultry Refreeze Discard
Variety meats (liver, kidney, heart, chitterlings) Refreeze Discard
Casseroles, stews, soups Refreeze Discard
Fish, shellfish, breaded seafood products Refreeze. However, there will be some texture and flavor loss. Discard
DAIRY Milk Refreeze. May lose some texture. Discard
Eggs (out of shell) and egg products Refreeze Discard
Ice cream, frozen yogurt Discard Discard
Cheese (soft and semi-soft) Refreeze. May lose some texture. Discard
Hard cheeses Refreeze Refreeze
Shredded cheeses Refreeze Discard
Casseroles containing milk, cream, eggs, soft cheeses Refreeze Discard
Cheesecake Refreeze Discard
FRUITS Juices Refreeze Refreeze. Discard if mold, yeasty smell, or sliminess develops.
Home or commercially packaged Refreeze. Will change texture and flavor. Refreeze. Discard if mold, yeasty smell, or sliminess develops.
VEGETABLES Juices Refreeze Discard after held above 40 °F for 6 hours.
Home or commercially packaged or blanched Refreeze. May suffer texture and flavor loss. Discard after held above 40 °F for 6 hours.
BREADS, PASTRIES Breads, rolls, muffins, cakes (without custard fillings) Refreeze Refreeze
Cakes, pies, pastries with custard or cheese filling Refreeze Discard
Pie crusts, commercial and homemade bread dough Refreeze. Some quality loss may occur. Refreeze. Quality loss is considerable.
OTHER Casseroles pasta, rice based Refreeze Discard
Flour, cornmeal, nuts Refreeze Refreeze
Breakfast items waffles, pancakes, bagels Refreeze Refreeze
Frozen meal, entree, specialty items (pizza, sausage and biscuit, meat pie, convenience foods) Refreeze Discard
The Final Word
Unlike in India, most Western countries have sufficient electricity to supply every household with the power they need to hook up to the grid. On the other hand, only those who purposely live off grid and rely on solar or generator power know how precious this resource is especially when it comes to food safety and keeping things cold.
The best time to prepare for an off-grid emergency is now, while the power is still on. The low-cost investment in freezer and refrigerator thermometers plus taking the time to store some frozen jugs of water may make the difference between having a full freezer and refrigerator of food or a dumpster full of smelly, spoiled and unsafe food.
9 Tips for Food Safety When the Grid Goes Down | Pakalert Press
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Good list Black Blade..
Hey, any info on storing meats and fish in salt?
The pioneers did not have refrigeration..
Did the store them in barrels of salt?
Does that work do you know, or is it just a myth?
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I am pretty sure you can salt cure meats and raw fish, check out some Norwegian or Finnish cookbooks for how to do that.
I've actually made South African biltong (essentially air cured beef jerky ) out of some London broil cuts.
Here is the recipe I used. I didn't bother with any light bulbs or fans. Just hung it over a big piece of wax paper in a closet in the spare bedroom. It was done in about 7-8 days.
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I have head the name, but never looked into the method..
Great way to preserve meat...
Plus loss of power, that would keep one from having to throw out frozen meats. With only a few ingredients too make it.
Very interesting, thank you Rocster..
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May 21, 2002
Maintaining proper moisture in cotton bales is critical for successful textile processing. Too little moisture makes cotton susceptible to damage, while too much makes it stick to machinery components.
That is why Agricultural Research Service scientists are working with a Tennessee-based company to find easier ways to regulate moisture throughout processing.
The work at the ARS Cotton Quality Research Unit in Clemson, S.C., is part of a three-year cooperative research and development agreement with Cotton Conditioners, Inc., of Knoxville, Tenn. The goal is to see how various approaches tried in the lab hold up in a real-world setting. Researchers also want to develop, evaluate and commercialize an effective automated system to control moisture in cotton during processing in textile mills.
In the laboratory tests, ARS scientists led by textile technologist David D. McAlister sought to determine precise amounts of moisture needed to best maintain fiber properties, improve processing and increase yarn quality. The amount of moisture added will vary from process to process, based upon factors such as the cottons variety, surface wax and cleanability.
The scientists used various methods to condition samples taken from bales of cotton. Some samples were left in ambient room conditions, while others were sprayed with water, both with and without a wetting agent to improve absorption. The team then measured fiber properties and yarn tensile strength of each sample to see which moisture level most improved the cotton fibers ability to be processed.
Cotton is the worlds most widely used textile fiber, with U.S. growers providing 20 percent of the worlds output.
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Major raids on Hells Angels clubhouses in Victoria are unlikely to have a crippling effect on the gang, but may be used by bikies to argue they are unfairly targeted by authorities, an organised crime expert says.
In the largest police operation on a single bikie gang in Victorian history authorities seized four guns, ammunition, drugs, $50,000 cash and arrested 13 people.
More than 700 police, including federal and customs officers, were involved in the raids on Thursday morning.
Police had hoped to find a high-powered AK-47 and a M1 carbine assault rifle - which were used in a number of recent drive-by shootings by Hells Angels members at rival clubhouses - but were unsuccessful.
Melbourne University organised crime expert Mike Pottenger said the purpose of the raids was to send a warning to motorcycle gangs.
"I think it would be going a bit to far to suggest that the arrests yesterday would have a major effect or a crippling effect on the Hells Angels as a group and I don't think the police are saying that either," he told AAP on Friday.
Dr Pottenger doubts that the Hells Angels will retaliate with violence against police, but believes gangs may use it as part of a campaign against anti-bikie laws.
"It is going to be interesting to see if these raids are used by the Hells Angels and other motorbike gangs in their continuing public campaign against the legislation that has been introduced," Dr Pottenger said.
"It will be curious to see if they use this is further evidence of the argument they have been mounting over a series of years now which is that they are being singled out unfairly."
Police did not use new anti-fortification laws that came into effect in Victoria last Sunday, but Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay has warned gangs they may be used in the future.
"We're preparing some affidavits now for a number of premises, we'll progress that matter to court definitely in the next little while and that will see another lot of action by Victoria Police to enforce those laws," he said.


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PRINCETON, N.J. (4/7/12) - Junior Jaci Gassaway had a four-point game as the No. 18-ranked Princeton women's lacrosse team defeated Yale in dominant fashion 12-4 on Saturday, April 7 at Sherred Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.
Gassaway had three goals and one assist in the game. Junior Charlotte Davis collected her second consecutive hat trick and junior Sam Ellis and freshman Erin McMunn had three points. Freshman goalie Annie Woehling made seven save in her sixth win of the season.
The game got off to a slow start with just one goal coming in the first 23 minutes when Gassaway found Pyle for the goal at 22:49. The Tigers would keep the 1-0 edge until the final six minutes when they went on a 4-1 run to end the first. Davis tallied an unassisted goal at 6:08, Ellis scored on a free-position attempt at 4:48 and Ellis fed Gassaway for a goal at 2:56 as Princeton took a 4-0 lead.
Caroline Crow scored her first of the day to get the Bulldogs on the board at 1:24 but McMunn would answer back with a goal with 22.7 seconds left on the clock to give the Tigers a 5-1 lead at halftime.
Princeton came out of the locker room and exploded for six straight goals to make it 11-1 and by rule begin a running clock. Gassaway and sophomore Sarah Lloyd would find the twine, and Davis had two unassisted goals. Pyle and Gassaway each scored from the eight-meter during that time as well.
Crow net her second goal at 9:18 with help from Jen DeVito before Ellis put away a feed from McMunn less than a minute later, making it 12-2.
Crow snuck in her third goal of the day at 4:47 and DeVito buried one in the final minute.
Princeton outshot Yale 33-20 including a 17-9 differential in the first half. The Tigers were 66% at the circle, winning 12 of 18 draw controls. Princeton also has four more ground balls, 23-19.
Yale's netminder Erin McMullan made eight saves in the loss as the Bulldogs fall to 3-7 overall and 0-4 in the Ivy League.
Princeton improves to 6-4 on the season and 3-1 in league play. The Tigers will host the reigning national champion runner-up Maryland on Wednesday night, April 11 at 7 p.m.


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'I don't go after the fast kid'
by BETH ALTENA
When you're looking to do a little automobile B&E, it's best not to do it a couple yards from the chief of police. Rockford's Police Chief Dave Jones said the town's security cameras came in handy when officers observed a pair of teens peeking into cars in the South Squires Street parking lot. When the teens found an unlocked car with a wallet in it, they may have thought they were in luck, but luck was definitely not on their side.
"Someone saw them open the car door and stuff something into their shirt," one merchant described of the incident.
The police were already on their way. As the two fled the crime scene up onto the White Pine Trail, Chief Jones and a uniformed officer gave chase.
"I'm just a crusty old cop," Jones said of the incident. "I don't go after the fast kid, I go after the slow one and make him give up his buddy."
Jones said the slower runner was captured on Bridge Street.
"He was all deny, deny, deny," Jones described. "He wasn't with the other kid. He didn't know the other kid. I told him, 'I was watching you on TV two blocks away.'"
When the youngster saw himself and his friend captured by camera scoping out cars, he had no choice but to admit his involvement and the wallet was recovered. Criminal charges are pending. The Rockford Police Department deserves a pat on the back for another good job in fighting crime in downtown Rockford.


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Billboard reports that Cirque du Soleil are planning a new Michael Jackson-themed show in Las Vegas for this summer.
CEO Daniel Lamarre said that the newest show will be called Michael Jackson ONE. It will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Preview performances begin on May 23 and it will premiere on June 29.
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The initial expenditure would cover equipment costs and installation, while regular maintenance of the network is expected to cost $19,764 annually. This contract with the Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology (NEOnet) is slated for July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016. The district expects to finalize the project's installation time line in coming weeks.
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KABUL (PAN): All private and public schools in the capital Kabul would remain closed for two days ---Wednesday and Thursday --- in connection with the traditional Loya Jirga beginning tomorrow, an official said on Tuesday.
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Kabul city traffic department head, Brig. Gen. Noor-ud-Din Hamdard on Monday said all roads leading to the site of the four-day assembly would remained closed until the event was concluded due to security concerns.
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Under the amendment, the United States distributes revenue derived from antidumping duties collected from foreign companies to domestic producers.
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- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- One 6-ounce chicken breast
- 1 1/8 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 4 large garlic cloves, finely minced
- One 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and very finely minced
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes (fresh, if in season, or canned)
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
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- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
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Preheat the oven to 350°. In a small pot, combine the basmati rice and water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, and cook, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
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Forest governance in Latin America: strategies for implementing REDD
Global interest in and attention to forests have grown as concerns about global warming and climate change have taken a heightened position in international policy debates. Forests have been repositioned in international arenas as repositories of global value for their contribution to carbon sequestration and climate mitigation. In this context, Latin American forests are seen as globally important in fighting climate change.


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Winning a Warnie is so graciously received these days that it must cause non-bloggers to wonder. After all a Warnie merely represents me feeling that a particular blog is worthy of recognition. Previous Warnie winners do nominate new members of this exclusive club, but it is I who has the final say and should take the credit or blame! Some have wondered why most Warnie winners are non-Americans. Well, I suspect this may be because Warnies tend to be issued to non-political blogs, and many of my American Blogging friends focus much more on politics than I am comfortable with.
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My E39 (1998 528i AT with OD) with 65k mi is not engaging the overdrive. Check Engine light comes on and off (mostly on). Experiencing no problem driving local, but bothers me to run at 3,000 rpm doing 68-70 mph. The rpm should be around 2300-2500, no? Is there anything I can do before replacing the overdrive unit? Any idea on the cost of replacing the OD unit? Thanks a bunch!
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A simple question. Is the Gold Cup the best Colt in the 1911 style pistol? If not what is?
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A simple question. Is the Gold Cup the best Colt in the 1911 style pistol? If not what is?
FES, I had what people lust over and sold them. Yes, I had a like new Series 70 Government and an Ace 22 Conversion unit. They were both terrible, I swear they were made on a Monday using parts made on a Friday. I sold them and i have never looked back. I currently own a Series 80 Gold Cup and it is perfect. My point is the Series 70 pistols are a prefered model over the Series 80 weapons but it didn't work out that way for me. Regards, Richard :D
Well Richard I for one am glad you got one working right for sure. There is nothing that ruin your day faster than having a new pistol that is jamming, and giving you a fit. I have shot some Colts and they were flawless. They are very good pistols from what little I have used them. Good luck with yours.
Gold Cup is a Target pistol not really set up for full power loads. Can be but If you want a carry get a Commander or a regular Gov model. I love my Colts . Their the only 1911 I will buy. I had trouble with others and so now its Colt .
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Well Benz besure and let us know how things go for you this weekend. Bill that's a fine looking pair you got posted there. I see your good at taking pictures too. Put good guns and good pictures together and I drool just that much more.
Well, Baldy, I managed to break 2200. I shot a 2263-29X. I also won my marksman class. It was my first time comming in first.
:smt023 All right Benz. #1 it don't get no better than that. Congrats on some great shooting. I had a feeling you was going to do well.:mrgreen: :smt038 :smt026 :smt045 :mrgreen::smt1099:smt023 :smt026:smt1099 :smt1099
Hello. I think "best" means different things to different folks depending upon their envisioned uses for the pistol. That said, I've had mixed results with the Gold Cup or Nat'l Match Colt pistols. Most worked just fine and grouped very well and they were a way to get an adjustable sighted 1911 out of the box when the smallish fixed sights were the rule rather than the exception.
This Nat'l Match Colt shoots quite well and certainly better than I'm capable of. I got it at a very nice price several years ago, but its surface was covered with very light rust. I cleaned it up and had a Brown Beavertail fitted too it. I also had a Brown hammer/sear installed and a trigger job done and the entire gun black parkerized. This one has a Wolff conventional 18.5-lb spring and is used with standard power loads. The staked-on front sight uses the small tenon and I'm told it will eventually leave the gun. When it does, I'll probably have a large tenon sight replace it.
I had a 1984 vintage Gold Cup that had, as the dealer told me, been set up for hardball. This pistol was exceptionally accurate and functioned flawlessly with anything I put through it. I worked up a few hunting loads with light (185 gr bullets) bullets and shot a few crows with it. The old gentleman I was hunting with could hoot like an owl and wrap you up in crows. We would wind up a morning's hunt busting crows, and my Gold Cup accounted for its share.
The thing just lost too much brass in the woods to suit me.
A friend of mine had a Gold Cup in .38 Spercial, but that was strictly a mid-range target gun. While the .45 was short-recoil, the .38 was straight blow-back.
Bob Wright