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Testing an engine before purchase?
Hey guys I need some advice...I've posted regarding this engine before..so I found out this 454 engine has the 781 heads...is a 2 bolt...the guy at the performance shop by my house wants $950 for the complete block..has.new edelbrock intake, harmonic balancer and water pump..I was excited when I found out the engine had the large oval port heads..I have the money to buy this engine..but I want to make sure the engine is in good shape...it is completely stock...what do u guys recommend? Compression test? FYI the engine is not inside a car...it is on a stand...Thx for the advice I appreciate it
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The only engine i have bought without hearing it running came in the Mustang i bought. I lived 12000miles away. As i could not hear it running i had a third party listen to it who said it was ok. Total B---S---. The "new" stroker needed stripping to solve the knocking. Loose cam gear caused cam and lifter failure and a sump laced with cast iron shavings from cam and lifter failure.
If you cant see the internals for a visual inspection by taking a rod and main bearing cap off then IMO i would fire it up as a condition of your purchase.
IMO i would fire the engine and have an oil pressure gauge inserted in it. If it blows blue smoke and rattles.:mad:....... if coolant leaks..:mad:......head gaskets, the list goes on.
If it cant be fired because its on a stand, find a cradle on wheels to sit the engine in, radiator , two hoses, battery and a switch and starter. Running without an exhaust could prevent you from hearing any knocks or rattles.
Compression test will only tell you if the valves and rings are good. It wont reveal any cracked blocks, heads, head gasket leaks, or bad bearings. If the seller will give you a warranty that's wirth the paper it's written on, then I'd say go ahead, but if there's no warranty, and you can't hear it run I would pass.
And if he can set it up to run be sure it's running with coolant so it can run long enough to be sure it's OK. Had a friend who bought a 350 from a car and the hoses and water were drained. Seller said he was getting ready to pull it, so could only run it long enough to hear it and see oil pressure. After we installed it we found it had bad head gasket and had to pull the heads and put new on.
Cheap fix, and a lesson learned.
Well I spoke wig the guy this morning..he said I can do anything I want with the engine...can fire it up, leakdown and compression test, remove valve covers, intake etc..so it seems he has nothing to hide..so you guys recommend to fire this thing up? I will ask him about the warranty later on I forgot to ask..lol.. he tells me he GUARANTEES its good...and I can do any kind of test I want to it before purchase
Just comoression test all the cylinders and run it for a while. At least til it gets up to temperatue, then for a few minutes after.
When buying an engine that you are just going to install as is you always need to test it first. But since most guys will rebuild it first its not necessary to hear it start.
Im not going to install it right away..I'm going to throw in some new pistons and all that good stuff before installation..and port the heads and bore .030...guy says the engine has under 10k miles...but who knows and he will be showing me the receipt of the rebuild when I c the engine this week
If you're planning all that work to the engine, then why buy a rebuilt engine? Makes no sense at all. You could buy a core for less than half that, and then do the rebuild yourself.
I'd either leave it alone, or get a builder engine, not buy a rebuilt and rebuild it again.
Hmmm ... $900 probably isn't so bad a price, even if you consider it to be a "running core" ... (as it sounds like you considering it to be).
'781 heads, carb and intake alone are probably worth at least 3 or 4 hundred.
"Warranty" from a private sale isn't usually worth the paper it is written on, IMO, and certainly will never cover any costs to repair or replace n excess of the purchase price.
You can be sure that he'll be deducting the full retail value of that new intake, etc, as "salvage" from any claim ... and will likely have the receipts to back it up. It just never ends well. :(
Perhaps if you tell the seller that this engine will be going to the machine shop for teardown and evaluation, (which is your intention anyway) and that you'd be willing to give the machine shop a deposit large enough to pay for gaskets and re-assembly ... it might put you both in a position of mutual trust. Until the inspection has been performed and you have paid the negotiated price, the engine remains the property of the seller.
If and when you are happy with the results of the inspection, and completed the purchase, it then becomes your sole property ... and he signs off on the work-order. This also allows the seller to offer the sale of the engine to you
"as is" letting him off the hook for any further offer of "warranty" ... because you won't need it. You'll know what you have.:thumbup:
If the engine DOES check out OK, I'd add:
It's all more cheap insurance, and SO much easier to do at this stage in the build.:thumbup:
Ok so u r suggesting I would be better off and save more money if I just got my hands on a core and rebuild myself? Because I do have a 454 gen v..i put it on sale on Craigslist ..I still have it...reason why I am selling is to put money into this other engine I found if it checks out OK...and because bolts are stuck in harmonic balancer and heads..another reason why is because I found out i need a special gasket to throw mark iv heads on it and I'm also risking a coolant leak..I have four 454 manuals arriving to my house this week so I can do my read and do my research to try to learn how to do a few things myself..now you guys have me thinking if this other engine is actually worth it? I know at the end of the day its up to me...what do you guys think? Sorry if these are some ridiculously dumb questions..Ive barely entered the hotrodding world :)
Wait you have a 454 but you want to buy a different one? Unless there's something majorly wrong with what you have then use it. You're saving $900 right there.
In a nutshell; if you're buying a $950 454; and then you're going to yank out the rotating assembly; you're left with a $200 block. Now; what if this guy already has it punched oversize and you have an issue disassembling it, lets say you scratch a bore, do you have enough 'meat' left to still use the block?
If you're interested in buying a motor to change the heads, cam etc...thats fine; however, when you change the rotating assembly and factor in things like balancing; the only thing you're saving money on is the block and head castings.
If the heads have quality parts and their cost, plus the cost of a bare block is approx 900 bucks; it MAY be a good deal.
If he used rebuilder pistons, bulk springs etc, etc....it'll probably be a wash money wise so just build what you want. Talk to a reputable machine shop in your area; you have a BBC to either rebuild or trade in for a new shortblock. Hell the machine shop probably has a 454 shortblock in a bag on a stand, just add heads, intake, distributor, carb, pan and accessories.
My thinking is simply:
1. Buy the engine if you want to use it as-is
2. Build the one you have.
No point in buying an engine you already own.
Take the $950 and put it into the engine you have, plus whatever you would have spent to upgrade the $950 engine. You'll be money ahead and have an engine you really know.
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The tourism industry is cheering the news that Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics since the major sporting event is certain to become a money-making bonanza.
"The anticipated increase in foreign visitors will have a significant effect on the Japanese economy," said an official of major travel agency JTB Corp.
The capital's hosting of the first Summer Games in 56 years is expected to be a tailwind for the government's goal of boosting the annual tourist count to 10 million in 2013 and over 30 million in 2030.
"I'm pleased that Japan was again granted a chance to gather the world's attention. Our industry will work as one to make Japan a tourism-oriented country," said Jungo Kikuma, chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents.
"It is important for Japan to have foreigners see Tokyo and learn about Japan," said Tetsuro Tomita, president of East Japan Railway Co.
Tomita is echoing many in the travel industry who hope to spur tourism by promoting food culture and Mount Fuji, the recently registered UNESCO World Heritage site, for example, and by increasing fans of Japan.
At the same time, Tomita acknowledged that there are still many shortcomings in Japan in terms of urban tourism.
An official of Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., which helps manage sporting events, said, "We are hoping to play an active role not only in the Olympics, but also in test competitions," which will take place in Japan one to two years before the Olympics.
Also, hotels are excited about the Tokyo's selection.
"We hope foreigners will visit Japan for the Olympics, make good memories and come back again," said an official of Imperial Hotel Ltd.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Olympic bid committee will consider a park-and-ride system to reduce automobile traffic during the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The already heavy traffic jams that plague central Tokyo are expected to get even worse as the public transportation system is forced to absorb an estimated 10.1 million extra staff and tourists from Japan and abroad for the athletic spectacle.
Tokyo, however, believes that no new roads or railway lines will have to be built, thanks to its sophisticated transport networks covering highways, expressways and train and subway lines.
Still, metro government officials say the possibility of serious traffic jams in central Tokyo cannot be ruled out.
Tokyo was picked to host the 2020 Games at a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
The metropolitan government plans to set "Olympic lanes" on a total of 317 km of existing streets that will be used to link the Olympic village with competition venues and airports.
But heavier traffic jams might occur since only Olympic-related vehicles, including those carrying athletes, will be permitted to run on the specially designated lanes.
Under the envisaged park-and-ride system, parking areas would be set up near Tokyo borders with neighboring prefectures. People will be asked to leave their cars there and use railways or other public transport to head for the center of of the capital.
In addition, the logistics industry will be asked to limit truck operations in central Tokyo during the games.
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Burns now full WBO lightweight champ
Ricky Burns has been declared the full WBO World Lightweight Champion after Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez is considered to have moved up to the welterweight division. The Scottish star Burns won the Interim title when he beat Michael Katsidis last November in his first fight at lightweight, with Marquez holding the full title while he decided his next move. This means that Burns will go into his title fight against former world champion Paulus Moses on March 10th at the Braehead Arena as the full champion.
"When I beat Katsidis I felt like a world champion anyway, but this makes it all real and I'm thrilled with the news that I'm now the official full world champion," said Burns. "It's a great feeling, but now it's now back to reality and training hard for what will be a tough title defense against Moses in my Scottish homecoming on March 10. For the last ten years I've been grafting away in my career, but in the last couple of years it has really taken off with me beating Martinez and then beating a great warrior like Katsidis to put me up with the best in the world."
The 28-year-old joins WBO World Light-Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly as Britain's only two world champions, with Cleverly defending his title against American Tommy Karpency on February 25th at Cardiff's Motropoint Arena.
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My son has a craftsman 950239 aluminum jack. The shaft that opens and closes the valve just spins it will not close the valve. Is there a fix for this, thanks
A couple of things, did you take the jack apart to try and diagnose the problem yourself?....did you look at the owners manual for trouble shooting?....did you google "craftsman 950239" and read the PDF comments on the jack, the parts catagory and diagram?
Once you figure out what's wrong with it you can purchase the correct parts to fix it. The problem is sometimes the parts and or parts AND labor to fix it costs more than a new Arcan jack at Costco.
Craftsman jacks are really starting to get a name as junk - mine went to the dump a while back - it went up, then often came back down - and at the worst possible time with no help from me.
If it's out of warranty, I agree, it will probably cost more to fix then it's worth
There is no diagram, and I can't figure out how remove the shaft that operates the up down valve.
If it's the same (junk) jack I had, there's no rebuild parts for it, only a complete cylinder assembly.
The company that manufactured this jack is SFA. The release valve for your unit is not available. They do have a complete hydraulic unit. If you are interested, contact me.
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I had Grade IV ptosis and was a 34F before my breast lift without implants three days ago. My PS and I talked about going down to a D-cup. Today I removed all my bandages and was very distressed as I look more like a small C cup. He didn't remove any tissue -- just a lot of drooping skin. Is it likely I'll get even smaller when the swelling subsides? If I had known this, I would have considered implants. I have absolutely no upper pole fullness, which he had warned me about and wonder if this also contributes to the smallness of the cup size?


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text: A new Regal theater just opened in my area, and I noticed some movies marked with an RPX logo, which is their abbreviation for "Regal Premium Experience". What is RPX? They describe it as having: - crystal clear all digital projection - high impact giant screen - powerful uncompressed surround sound - breathtaking immersive 3D experience The 3D thing is marked with a little caveat that films may be 2D or 3D. Other than 3D, isn't the above what you would normally expect at just about any theater anyway? Found this article, which is a few years old, but RPX is new to my area so I'm just hearing of it. Apparently since Imax dilluted their brand with what gets called "Imax-Lite" or "LieMax", the other theaters chains have created their own brands of premium experience to compete. Regal has "The Regal Premium Experience", AMC has "The ETX Experience", Cinemark has "XD Screens", etc. They can charge a premium ticket price but not have to pay licensing fees to Imax. Tickets to the shows are at a premium, like Imax, but are they worth it? For instance, looking at a matinee showing for the new Bourne movie today - $5.50 for a regular ticket, $11.50 for RPX, which is almost double. Regular non-matinee showings are $10 or $14 for RPX. Not almost doubled, but its a 40% markup. This is not 3D, just regular 2D. If its just a bigger screen and LOUDER sound, I don't think I'd like it. I don't want to have to start taking hearing protection to the theater as if I'm at a concert. Also seems like this could just be an excuse to let the quality of non-premium tickets go to crap. Is anything but a premium ticket now going to mean misframed picture, blown speakers and seats in disrepair? Would love to hear some opinions from those in the know or those who have been to an RPX theater.


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Six Taliban militants have been killed and 10 others sustained injuries as clash flared up in Tagab district of the northern Badakhshan district on Friday, spokesman for provincial government, Ahmad Nawed Frotan, said Saturday.
"The security forces launched cleanup operations in Tagab district yesterday and so far six rebels including their group commander Mullah Talha have been killed and 10 others injured," Frotan told Xinhua.
A security personnel has been killed and three others injured during the operation which is continuing in the area, the official admitted.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Badakhshan province are yet to make comment.
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REICH WATCH, E3; How Britain Secretly Wages War On Middle East & African Republics Via British Crowned Arab Monarchies & Their Proxy Terrorists
The other Arab Spring not mentioned by CNN – Teen killed, dozens injured in Bahrain protests
February 16, 2013 by supermario
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Bahraini security forces killed a teenager and injured dozens more protesters on Thursday, an opposition website said, during clashes on the second anniversary of an uprising to demand democratic reforms in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state. Several hundred demonstrators, mostly youths from largely Shi'ite villages, blocked roads around the capital Manama and hurled stones and fire bombs at police, who responded with birdshot and tear gas, witnesses said.
Security forces confirmed they had fired warning shots at the crowds and one young man had been killed in the protests, which began in the early morning and lasted almost all day.
The Interior Ministry said a security official was killed in a "terrorist attack" using what it said was an inflammable projectile, according to a statement on its Twitter account.
The clashes were the most violent in recent months and could mar talks that began on Sunday between mostly Shi'ite Muslim opposition groups and the Sunni-dominated government to try to end political deadlock in Bahrain, which is home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Bahrain has seen almost daily demonstrations in the run-up to the anniversary of the revolt, which has put the kingdom on the front line of a region-wide tussle for influence between Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Arab states such as Saudi Arabia.
The DARPA Vacuum
December 7, 2012 by Jack Blood
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December 6, 2012 (LD) – A conscious, pragmatic movement, as well informed as it is technically competent, pursuing advanced localism, post-scarcity and the reduction of disparity, elitism, insidiously imposed social engineering, and economic interdependency, has little to fear as it moves forward. However, as the paradigm-shift exists now – there lacks any clear vision for the future, or situational awareness of the present.
Makerspaces, hackerspaces, community labs, and open source collaborations of all varieties run the risk of being subtly manipulated, their good intentions and naivety exploited, compartmentalized, and tasked for diabolical endeavors the individual participants could hardly fathom. In "Decentralizing Telecom," it was noted that D.C. hackerspace, HacDC was part of a crowd-sourced US State Department project to help develop "suitcase Internet" systems for US-backed opposition movements during the US-engineered "Arab Spring."
Another such scheme was announced by DARPA in a Wired article titled, "Pentagon's New Factory: Your DNA" which stated:
A recent call for research by the Pentagon's mad science agency proposes a new program called "Living Foundries." The idea is to use biology as a manufacturing platform to "enable on-demand production of new and high-value materials, devices and capabilities."
In other words, let's engineer life to make stuff we want.
It continues:
To jumpstart the process, Darpa wants to open the playing field to people from outside the biological sciences, recruiting designers, engineers, manufacturers, computer scientists, academics and anyone else who has an idea. By democratizing the biological design and manufacturing process, they hope to speed up the development of a reliable factory for all sorts of kind-of-living things.
Wired, which has increasingly become a clearinghouse for Pentagon propaganda aimed at "geek" culture – and even hosts corporate-financier funded Brookings Institution "fellows" as contributors, attempts to make DARPA's plans sound exciting and fun. In reality, DARPA is assembling an arsenal of biotechnology constructed of various individual parts contributed by participants who have no idea what they are involved in or the bigger picture they are helping to shape. These will be biotechnological implements only DARPA understands the true configuration and characteristics of, and implements DARPA and its affiliates alone can wield at will.
This DARPA vacuum has been assimilating the best and brightest the world has to offer in a similar manner across many disciplines, assembling a vast wealth of knowledge and technology to be mixed and matched behind the veil of secrecy. It is a good bet that all these technologies are being used for a handful of specific, unknown objectives, and that cover stories provided by publications like Wired are solely for public consumption. The atomic bomb was assembled in a similar compartmentalized fashion, but at a closed-off facility run top-to-bottom by the US Government. In this new model, entire segments of the population are compartmentalized to fulfill certain objectives, with the final product assembled behind closed doors by DARPA scientists.
Video: James Corbett of the Corbett Report examines DARPA in depth, noting the insidious implications the organization's work poses, and how many have already been manifested. Corbett warns of the dangers of ignorance and how these projects are often implemented before anything can be done to stop them. He also suggests ways of "crowd-sourcing" our way out of this danger.
Being aware of this potential danger is essential. And the sorts of implements DARPA may already either possess or be working on should give the masses added incentive to become actively involved in stripping the technological-intellectual monopolies being cultivated by the global elite.
It is important to get involved locally, but be aware of things unfolding globally. We must remember that by getting organized, having an acute situational awareness, and working pragmatically has given the global elite the immense power they now possess. It will take the masses getting organized, having a collective, acute situational awareness, and working pragmatically, locally, to take that power back.
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PROOF The 'Arab Spring' Was Contrived; The Revolution Business
Many have suspected the so called "Arab Spring" uprisings were a product of the Western powers.
Articles have been written, and interviews given, suggesting revolutionary training schools like Otpor (CANVAS) in Serbia were connected to these uprisings. [1]
The following short documentary "The Revolution Business – World" should remove any doubt that these so called "revolutions" were contrived uprising by paid "revolution consultants". [2]
Otpor provides revolution training and distributes the book "From Dictatorship To Democracy" by Gene Sharp.
Most interesting is the Western corporate created revolution training software called "A Force More Powerful", also distributed by Otpor.
Author F. William Engdahl, who called the "Arab Spring" a CIA destabilization operation from the very start, is interviewed.
You also get to meet Otpor's founder Srdja Popovic… he admits it to it all!!
[1] 2011.1.28 US Interference In Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Etc. (RT Interviews F. William Engdahl, CIA Coup Of Egypt) (deadlinelive.info):
[2] 2011.6.9 The Revolution Business – World (youtube.com):
Ex-employee: Al Jazeera provides Syrian rebels with satellite phones
April 6, 2012 by supermario
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Al Jazeera has supplied Syrian rebels with satellite communication tools to ensure telephone and Internet connection, claims Ali Hashim, a former correspondent of the Qatar-funded channel. The equipment was smuggled from Lebanon, he told RT. The channel paid $50,000 for smuggling phones and other tools across the Syrian border to ensure they would get an inside picture, claims Ali Hashim.
A month ago, Hashim and two other correspondents working for Al Jazeera in Lebanon, stepped down from their jobs over a dispute over how the Arab Spring should be covered. Reporting popular unrest in Bahrain and Syria revealed the acutest differences between the men and their employer.
"The channel was taking a certain stance. It was meddling with each and every detail of reports on the Syrian revolution. At the same time it was almost covering up what was going on in Bahrain," recalls Hashim.
The journalist says Qatar authorities actually decided the channel's agenda and created their own version of the Syrian crisis.
"We went to the border between Lebanon and Syria. There it became obvious that militants entered Syria from Lebanon to clash with the Syrian regular army, which was 3 kilometers away from the border," Hashim told RT.
"We took photos of those people, but the channel declined them. I was asked to forget about the militants and to return to Beirut," he says.
In an earlier interview with the Lebanese newspaper As-Safir, Hashim called Al Jazeera's policy "informational suicide."
The Syrian government has repeatedly slammed the unbalanced coverage of the uprising by some Arab news channels. But Hashim remarks that both sides of this conflict are playing dirty: while some media are siding with the rebels, omitting reports of the militants' atrocities against civilians, the Syrian regime's media behave as if there were no calls for freedoms and reforms in the country.
Syria has been engulfed by a popular uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad for over a year now. Opposition forces submit daily claims of people killed in fights with regular forces. The reports are hard to verify as the state remains closed to most foreign journalists. Nonetheless, the UN estimates over 9,000 people have died in the conflict. The Syrian authorities maintain they are fighting foreign insurgency, which has taken lives of over 2,000 troops.
How War Reporting in Syria Makes a Larger Conflict Inevitable
April 3, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Media
We get major-media reports from Syria with increasing frequency. What's wrong with these reports are that they are generally devoid of power analysis.
This recent New York Times article, for example, headlined "Neighbors Said to Be at Violent Odds in Syrian Crackdown," is based almost solely on accounts of refugees interviewed in Lebanon. Here's the lead paragraph:
Sunni Muslims who have fled Syria described a government crackdown that is more pervasive and more sectarian than previously understood, with civilians affiliated with President Bashar al-Assad's minority religious sect shooting at their onetime neighbors as the military presses what many Sunnis see as a campaign to force them to flee their homes and villages in some sections of the country.
In other words, ethnic cleansing, perhaps a precursor to the kinds of large-scale horrors we saw in Rwanda and Yugoslavia. The inevitable conclusion is that any decent person would support international efforts to stop this. Based on past history, in Libya, in Iraq, and elsewhere, that would evolve quickly into military intervention. In fact, on Sunday, the pace quickened. In a meeting Sunday in Istanbul, the US and allies began actively moving toward direct intervention. Arab nations agreed to pay $100 million to rebels and the Obama administration to send them communications equipment.
Yet, the Syria coverage tends to focus only on the misery, not the cause: an uprising intended to overthrow a government and a ruling class. If indeed the Syrian government is arming one group in the country, that is because the government is besieged—and those being armed are members of the same minority sect as the ruling Assad clan. Syria managed for decades without internecine warfare. It is the uprising itself that has massively exacerbated animosity and fear between religious groups.
But the Times's account offers virtually no analysis of the background to the conflict. Instead, we get awkward, rudimentary disclaimers, in case the reporting turns out to be way off-base:
It is hard to evaluate all of the refugees' claims because in the Syrian conflict, the longest and bloodiest of the Arab revolts, each side blames the other for sectarian division.
That's a highly misleading statement because it elides the central issue: who is promoting the revolt, and why? The most authoritative and self-confident of the sources quoted tend to be military officers and officials defecting from the government. Their comments should not be taken simply as independent testimony, since they are, de facto, part of an organized rebel effort to justify the coming Western intervention on their side.
Because the conflict in Syria coincided with the wave of uprisings in other Arab countries—the so-called Arab Spring—does it necessarily follow that the nature of the Syrian conflict is identical with the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, etc.? Although the media, by and large have failed to note any real differences, they are enormous. Tunisia and Egypt were largely authentic, domestic uprisings, reflecting broad dissent, and came about with no foreign military intervention. Libya was a cynical attempt by foreign powers to ride long-simmering tribal animosities and foster a purportedly domestic uprising that was actually planned, managed and staffed covertly by those outside countries' militaries and intelligence services. See this article we published on that subject.
Clearly, proper media coverage would focus on the history of Syria, the proximal cause of the uprising, the legitimacy or lack thereof of the authorities, the agendas of the various rebel factions. We need to know why, if that country has long been ruled by a minority, only now are we seeing serious anti-government agitation. In short, we need geopolitical context. And we need to ask why some advocates of open revolution are characterized as victims, as in this case, while other rebels elsewhere—in, say, France or Saudi Arabia—are characterized as terrorists?
Besides, while aspirations to greater freedom are right and proper, not all the people trying to overthrow odious regimes are necessarily pure-minded freedom fighters. And the result after the fall is often not what was promised.
As important is that we look at our own system objectively. In the United States, for example, we pay homage to democracy every four years, but isn't our political system, like that of these Middle Eastern countries, increasingly dominated by a fairly small number of very rich people? The average American, has very little understanding of what is really going on, or why—either in their own country or in their name in distant lands—and tends to respond to propaganda, much of it funded by this same small circle of interests.
But if enough Americans really got the picture, concluded the system was rigged, and began taking to the streets, we know that the authorities would, just like the Syrians, the Saudis, and so on, clamp down with force. Oh, wait: that's already happened, all over the country, in myriad ways. We could start, for example, with the aggressive response to various Occupy encampments.
As for why the West is suddenly so passionate about human rights in this particular country, while almost totally ignoring the issue in other places, like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, some possible explanations immediately come to mind.
With American troops pulling out of Iraq just as foreign oil companies step up their production, it is of paramount importance to have a military presence nearby to protect those investments. And what country is right next door?
The very fact that Syria does not harbor major oil reserves is exactly what allows the "humanitarian" argument to prevail unchallenged. It is what allows news organizations to act as if no business or strategic concerns are in play. Importantly, Syria has been a longtime ally of Iran, and therefore removing it has been part of the larger plan to weaken the Tehran regime's regional influence. And because Syria adjoins the strategically crucial Israel, Lebanon and Turkey—it is a dream hub for bases.
Long before Sunday's meeting in Istanbul, we had constant hints that the leading NATO countries, along with key allies such as the Saudis (closely tied to the Syrian Sunni opposition), were deeply involved in priming the pump behind this uprising. To continue to pretend, as the media has now done for many months, that this is simply a one-sided tragedy to be ameliorated through eventual military action (which if recent history is any guide will only lead to much more human misery)—well, is that anything less than journalistic malpractice?
Wave of Tibet immolations among history's biggest
(04-02) 00:04 PDT BEIJING, China (AP) —
Dozens of Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year to protest Chinese rule, sometimes drinking kerosene to make the flames explode from within, in one of the biggest waves of political self-immolations in recent history.
But the stunning protests are going largely unnoticed in the wider world — due in part to a smothering Chinese security crackdown in the region that prevents journalists from covering them.
While a single fruit seller in Tunisia who lit himself on fire in December 2010 is credited with igniting the Arab Spring democracy movement, the Tibetan self-immolations have so far failed to prompt the changes the protesters demand: an end to government interference in their religion and a return of the exiled Dalai Lama.
Still, experts describe self-immolations as, historically, a powerful form of protest, and the ones in Tibet might yet lead to some broader uprising or stir greater international pressure on Beijing.
Soros Criminal Conviction Exposes "Human Rights" Scam
March 28, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
Soros leverages "human rights" for personal gain – as does his global NGO empire.
by Tony Cartalucci
March 28, 2012 – Bloomberg's report, "Soros Loses Case Against French Insider-Trading Conviction," indicates that an appeal based on a "human rights" violation against Wall Street speculator George Soros has been rejected by the "European Court of Human Rights." Soros, who was convicted and fined for insider trading in 2002 regarding French bank Société Générale shares he bought in 1988, has built an empire out of obfuscating global criminal activity with the cause of "human rights."
Image: Soros runs a global empire of NGOs leveraging "human rights" to cover up institutional criminality just as he himself just attempted to use "human rights" to excuse criminal insider-trading. Soros' disingenuous use of "human rights" is not a strategy he holds an exclusive monopoly over, but rather one he executes in concert with very unlikely allies – Neo-Conservatives of the US State Department-funded National Endowment for Democracy and its various subsidiaries.
The court's decision in rejecting the appeal was based on Soros being "a famous institutional investor, well-known to the business community and a participant in major financial projects," and thus should have been "particularly prudent" regarding insider-trading laws. The contents of Soros' appeal, based on "human rights" was not heard, and the details of the appeal not yet made public, however, it is an illustrative example of how Soros and global elitists like him leverage the legitimate cause of human rights and freedom as a means to execute and defend both individual and institutional criminal behavior.
Soros has built a global empire of networked nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) allegedly promoting "human rights," "freedom," "democracy," and "transparency." His Open Society Institute funds amongst many others, Amnesty International (page 10), Global Voices, and Human Rights Watch. In reality these NGOs constitute a modern day network of imperial administrators, undermining national governments around the world and replacing them with a homogeneous "civil society" that interlocks with "international institutions" run from and on behalf of Wall Street and London. And contrary to popular belief, Soros has built this empire, not against "conservative" ambitions, but with their full cooperation.
It is difficult to find a cause Soros' Open Society Institute supports that is not also funded, directed, and backed by the US State Department-funded, Neo-Conservative lined National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its various subsidiaries including Freedom House, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
The Arab Spring
It would be almost four months after the beginning of the so-called "Arab Spring" before the corporate-media would admit that the US had been behind the uprisings and that they were anything but "spontaneous," or "indigenous." In an April 2011 article published by the New York Times titled, "U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings," it was stated:
"A number of the groups and individuals directly involved in the revolts and reforms sweeping the region, including the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and grass-roots activists like Entsar Qadhi, a youth leader in Yemen, received training and financing from groups like the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute and Freedom House, a nonprofit human rights organization based in Washington."
The article would also add, regarding the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED):
"The Republican and Democratic institutes are loosely affiliated with the Republican and Democratic Parties. They were created by Congress and are financed through the National Endowment for Democracy, which was set up in 1983 to channel grants for promoting democracy in developing nations. The National Endowment receives about $100 million annually from Congress. Freedom House also gets the bulk of its money from the American government, mainly from the State Department. "
George Soros and his Open Society Institute also played a leading role in the unfolding unrest. Soros, in addition to fully supporting many of the NGOs in tandem with NED and the US State Department, also funded opposition groups working well in advance to produce new "constitutions" for collapsed nations.
In "George Soros & Egypt's New Constitution," it was reported:
"It turns out that the new Egyptian Constitution has already been drafted, not by the Egyptian people, but by the very US-backed protesters who brought about regime change in the first place. A Reuters report quoted an opposition judge, who had been hiding-out in Kuwait until Mubarak's ousting, as having said civil society groups had already produced several drafts and a new constitution could be ready in a month.
These "civil society" groups include the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information openly funded by George Soros' Open Society Institute and the Neo-Con lined NED funded Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. It appears that while the International Crisis Group may be turning out the strategy, and their trustee ElBaradei leading the mobs into the streets, it is the vast array of NGOs their membership, including Soros, fund that are working out and implementing the details on the ground."
Myanmar (Burma) & Aung San Suu Kyi
The entire opposition in the Southeast Asia nation of Myanmar, still known by its colonial nomenclature in the West as "Burma," is a creation of Wall Street and London. This includes the growing personality cult of "democracy icon" Aung San Suu Kyi. And again, just as we saw during the Western-engineered "Arab Spring," it is a tandem effort made by "right-wing" Neo-Cons within the confines of NED, and Soros' Open Society Institute.
Image: The 2006 Burma Campaign UK report, "Failing the People of Burma?" (.pdf) reveals the entire "pro-democracy" movement, including Aung San Suu Kyi herself, is a product of US and British funding and the building of neo-imperial networks designed to overthrow and replace the government of Myanmar.
In "Burmese "Pro-Democracy" Movement a Creation of Wall Street & London," it was reported:
The most telling information begins on page 14 of 36 of the report's .pdf. Titled, "Failing the People of Burma?" the report enumerates the vast resources the West has invested in building a "pro-democracy" movement, in tandem with similar disingenuous movements throughout the region, and indeed throughout the world, and insists that even more support be given to initiate a "transition" in Burma. It states:
"The restoration of democracy in Burma is a priority U.S. policy objective in Southeast Asia. To achieve this objective, the United States has consistently supported democracy activists and their efforts both inside and outside Burma…Addressing these needs requires flexibility and creativity. Despite the challenges that have arisen, United States Embassies Rangoon and Bangkok as well as Consulate General Chiang Mai are fully engaged in pro-democracy efforts. The United States also supports organizations, such as the National Endowment for Democracy, the Open Society Institute (nb no support given since 2004) and Internews, working inside and outside the region on a broad range of democracy promotion activities. U.S.-based broadcasters supply news and information to the Burmese people, who lack a free press. U.S. programs also fund scholarships for Burmese who represent the future of Burma.
The United States is committed to working for a democratic Burma and will continue to employ a variety of tools to assist democracy activists."
The report continues with a vast array of evidence exposing the tandem roles of both "liberals" and "conservatives" in executing a singular goal of undermining a foreign government and replacing it with neo-imperial administrators that interlock directly with "international institutions" that answer directly to Wall Street and London.
Wall Street's Thai Proxy, Thaksin Shinawatra
Like in neighboring Myanmar, efforts have been long underway to undermine the nationalist elements within Thailand and install a proxy government as well as a proxy system of governance to implement the global agenda of Wall Street and London. The proxy of choice is billionaire and long-time associate of the Bush family, Thaksin Shinawatra.
As we've seen in the previous two examples, Shinawatra's association with America's Neo-Conservative establishment in no way inhibits the "liberal" George Soros from supporting movements that facilitate not only his re-installation into power, but the expansion of his globalist "neoliberal" brand of politics – which of course benefit once again Wall Street and London in general, not any particular political persuasion.
In the example of Thai propaganda front "Prachatai," Soros' Open Society Institute and the Neo-Cons' National Endowment for Democracy have heaped annual funding as well as ongoing political support to the outfit's mission of leveraging "human rights" and disingenuous aspirations for "democracy" to mask Shinawatra and his movement's criminal activities. NED subsidiary, Freedom House, is in fact chaired by Neo-Con Kenneth Adelman who served as Shinawatra's lobbyist and also serves as a trustee on the Soros-funded and chaired International Crisis Group. Prachatai's spinning of their collective agenda as "progressive" rather than one wrought of foreign corporate-fascist funding is a perfect example of Soros' modus operandi.
Attempted Overthrow of Russia's Government
In a fourth and final example, Soros and his Neo-Conservative counterparts can be found behind Russia's motley opposition and their "Arab Spring-like" attempt to overthrow the government of Vladimir Putin.
The entire grounds justifying Wall Street and London's street mobs were calls of a "rigged" Russian election. Those making such accusations included National Endowment for Democracy-funded GOLOS and the Soros Open Society-funded Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) (.pdf page 125).
Image: A screenshot from US National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) website indicating its funding for "independent" poll monitor Golos. USAID also funds Golos.
And while the lion's share of support for Russia's multiple opposition groups comes from the National Endowment for Democracy and its subsidiaries including Freedom House and the International Republican Institute chaired by John McCain, jailed Russian oligarch and opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky fashioned his entire "Open Russian Foundation" after Soros' Open Society Institute. It should be noted that Khodorkovsky had both Jacob Rothschild and Henry Kissinger chairing his contrived "foundation."
Clearly there is more behind Soros' funding of NGOs globally than mere "liberal philanthropy." That he carries out this funding in concert with notorious warmongers, corporate fascists, and confessed Neo-Conservatives indicates a very malicious and disingenuous agenda driving not only his "charity" but also the maintaining of his deceptive "liberal" persona.
Soros' most recent attempt to leverage "human rights," not for a global campaign of achieving economic and geopolitical hegemony, but rather on behalf of defending his own criminal behavior, lends further evidence to the fact that the West, through its vast networks of NGOs and "international institutions," is merely hiding immensely depraved, craven criminal activity behind the facade of "humanitarian concerns" and "progress." With Soros' latest appeal being rejected and his criminal conviction upheld, let us resist the temptation of resorting to "left-right" bickering and recognize the grander plot that has been exposed.
Al Gore @ SXSW Austin – Tells audience to "Occupy Democracy", use Flash Mobs
March 13, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Sci-Tech
In a wide-ranging talk about the Internet and government, Al Gore urged the techie crowd at South By Southwest to use digital tools to improve government.
The former vice president sat for a conversation with Napster co-founder and Web entrepreneur Sean Parker on Monday at SXSW in a flashy tete-a-tete that drew an audience of thousands at the Austin Convention Center and more viewers via a live stream.
"Our democracy has been hacked," said Gore, framing Washington gridlock and the effects of special interest money in digital terms.
To fix what he called a no-longer functional U.S. government, Gore urged the audience to begin a new "Occupy Democracy" movement. He pushed for the creation and implementation of digital tools and social media to "change the democratic conversation."
Parker, who was famously portrayed by Justin Timberlake in "The Social Network," has gotten into politics by investing in Votizen, an online network of voters that leverages social networks to campaign for their issues. He also sits on the board of NationBuilder, which also seeks to organize political change.
Parker said he believes social media is only its infancy of what it can do to spur action. He cited the Internet rally against the Stop Online Piracy Act as a hint of the power of social networks. He called the protest "Nerd Spring," alluding to the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East.
Both Gore and Parker derided the dominant role of television in elections and political dialogue. Change, Parker said, won't come from within the political system.
To applause, Gore added; "I can confirm that."
BLOOD BYTES WORLD #5 – Jack Blood Interviews David Icke Part 1 (His First Interview of 2012)
DAVID ICKE (davidicke.com) 1st Interview of 2012. How deep does the rabbit hole go? David discusses his new book" "Remember who you are", reflecting on his 2011 world tour, occupy movement. What is Consciousness, fear based mind control? // Self imposed thought camps…norms of religion as control, getting past dogma and controlled belief systems…allowing yourself to be you!
David's predictions for 2012 (mass awakening of the sheeple) // 2012 Rockefeller bird flu. Predictive programming / internal freedom…fake Arab spring…Rothschild controlled social networking and new speak //
Also: Violence in America 2012…Using non-violence, non-cooperation to challenge the system. Being "street wise"…David also weighs in on the 2012 election and Ron Paul.
Part 2 will be posted next week. David discusses Jesse Ventura and Bill Maher and offers solutions to a myriad of problems. We'll have that up next week………PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUPPORT "BLOOD BYTES WORLD" BY CONTRIBUTING TO OUR CHIP-IN –> BELOW. THANK YOU. STAY BOLD.


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Assiniboine Community College has signed a deal with the Department of National Defence to provide educational opporunities for soliders at CFB Shilo, civilian employees at the base, and their families.
The deal was coordinated through the Canadian Forces Continuing Education Program, or CFCEP.
"We've always been proud to be considered a partner with CFCEP and in particular, our relationship with CFB Shilo," said Diane Shamray, ACC's vice-president for enterprise development. "The current agreement opens the door for us to expand our offerings and explore further opportunities."
ACC already delivers regular professional development to Canadian Forces personnel. This includes the mature student high school program at the adult collegiate as well as courses at the Centre of Continuing Studies and Distance Education. In return, CFB Shilo makes space available for college courses and provides practicums or co-op placements for ACC students.
"This agreement … improves soldiers' professional development and can help prepare them for higher ranks and more complex responsibilities," said Lt-Col. Richard Goodyear, base commander at CFB Shilo. "The ability for the college to conduct courses in Shilo is particularly important. For example the adult high school program is much in demand by soldiers and to be able to attend the classes on base will help them achieve their high school credits."
One of the joint projects is Project Warscribe. Now in its third year, Project Warscribe is an initiative that better prepares members of the military to deal with the media when they are deployed, while making future journalists, producers and camera operators familiar with the situations they may encounter when reporting on military activities. During the project, ACC's Interactive Media Arts students accompany units from CFB Shilo on training exercises and experience an overnight encampment.
The college and CFB Shilo formally began working together in 1995.


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Gary Williams Welcomed as New Executive Director for Foundation and Grant Development of WSCC
Washington State Community College (WSCC) is proud to introduce Gary Williams as the new Executive Director for Foundation and Grant Development. The Foundation provides scholarships and funds for students seeking higher education through WSCC. Williams brings a lot to the table as the new Executive Director. His previous experience as the Director of Community Outreach has given him a lot of insight into students at WSCC as well as the community as a whole. Through the Outreach Program, Gary was able to help low income and first generation college students seek scholarships and succeed in school. He hopes to continue these efforts and receive even more support from the community. Williams believes that "everyone deserves access to higher education" and he sees the Foundation as a way to make that dream a reality.
In addition to his experience and passion for this field, Williams also has his own goals for WSCC and the Foundation in the next year. Williams stressed the importance of establishing a strong organization for the Alumni and friends of WSCC. This would give former students and community members a way to interact with current students, share their stories of success, and even give back to their alma mater. He also hopes to show the community how much the Foundation appreciates their continued support. The community is an inextricable part of the Foundation and is the main reason that the organization is able to help so many local students pay for school expenses. Williams is looking forward to his future at the WSCC Foundation, and everyone at WSCC is eager to see all that he can achieve.


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|This photoshoot was taken in spring when we tried to catch the last of the cherry blossom. The preparation time for this cosplay was a bit short because everyone's busy preparing for exams T^T Luckily we had the weather on our side and all went well =D
I think we attracted quite a crowd when we're taking photos and some people asked us if we were film XDDDD
All photos by Mika, Alexis and Mikako.
ASDFGHJKLKJHGFDSDFG *_* I'm so sorry for the capslock spazz but my GOSH you all look so pretty! This is such a beautiful series~! (I hope to cosplay Okita someday. I hope my friends and myself can pull it off half as well as you did!)
I have to agree with the comment above me! AHJKASHDKJHFDJHFKJHFS !! *__* indeed!! I love Hakuoki soooo much!! Didn't think I'd come across anyone cosplaying it though xD! You guys did a really great job! :D
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- In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat; cool. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/4 cups.
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Pipestone, Minnesota
|Pipestone, Minnesota
Downtown Pipestone
|Motto: "Home of the Red Stone Pipe"[1]
Location of the city of Pipestone
within Pipestone County, Minnesota
|Coordinates: 43°59′52″N 96°19′2″W / 43.99778°N 96.31722°W
|United States
|• Type
|Mayor – Council
|• Mayor
|Myron Koets
|• Total
|4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
|• Land
|4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
|• Water
|0 sq mi (0 km2)
|1,736 ft (529 m)
|Population (2010)[3]
|• Total
|• Estimate (2016)[4]
|• Density
|1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
|Time zone
|Central (CST) (UTC-6)
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP code
|Area code(s)
|FIPS code
|GNIS feature ID
|City of Pipestone
Pipestone is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2010 census.[6] It is the county seat.[7][8] The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument.
Pipestone was platted in 1876.[9] Pipestone took its name from Pipestone County.[10] The city was incorporated in 1901.[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.18 square miles (10.83 km2), all of it land.[2]
|Historical population
|Est. 2016
|U.S. Decennial Census[11]
2013 Estimate[12]
2010 census[edit]
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 4,317 people, 1,923 households, and 1,084 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,032.8 inhabitants per square mile (398.8/km2). There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of 510.5 per square mile (197.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.2% White, 0.9% African American, 1.9% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 3.5% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
There were 1,923 households of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.6% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.
2000 census[edit]
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile (421.6/km²). There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 534.4 per square mile (206.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.23% White, 0.28% African American, 2.94% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 1,900 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,412, and the median income for a family was $40,194. Males had a median income of $28,180 versus $21,349 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,253. About 8.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
In 2006, Suzlon Energy of India began building wind farm blades at its subsidiary Suzlon Rotor Corporation in the town. Among the companies buying the blades is Wind Capital Group which is developing the biggest wind farm in Minnesota. They have closed down.[13]
Ellison meats was founded in 1934 and has been a part of the Pipestone community since the early 1980s and moved to its current facility in 1990. In 2007, Ellison's was acquired by the J&B Group of St Michael, MN. J&B, founded in 1979, is the producer of "No Name" and "Midwest Pride" brand name products.
Arts and culture[edit]
Museums and other points of interest[edit]
The Calumet Inn in downtown Pipestone is a restored historical building from 1888. It still operates as a functioning hotel. It features turn-of-the-century (19th to 20th) antiques and interesting architecture. The building was constructed using quartzite both structurally and in the facade. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The county Courthouse, also made of local quartzite stone, was built in 1899. The building is the most stylized of the quartzite buildings. It is rectangular in shape with an 110-ft clock tower topped with a dome and a statue of Lady Justice. It was restored in 1995 and rededicated in 1996. It is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
American Indians have used the pipestone quarries located at the Pipestone National Monument for centuries to obtain materials for pipe making, a practice that continues today. 282 acres (1.14 km2) - visitor and cultural center, 3/4 mile walking trail along Pipestone Creek and Winnewissa Falls set in the tallgrass prairie. Pipestone Indian Shrine Association provides visitors with a selection of American Indian art and craft items. The pipestone quarry is described in Native American legends as a square-cut jewel lying upon folds of shimmering green velvet. This is an accurate depiction of the red quartzite almost hidden by prairie grass. It was designated a national monument by the United States in 1937.
Pipestone is located in Minnesota's 7th congressional district, represented by Collin Peterson, a Democrat. At the state level, Pipestone is located in Senate District 22, represented by Republican Bill Weber, and in House District 22A, represented by Republican Joe Schomacker.
Pipestone Area Schools, Independent School District #2689, serves the community of Pipestone and surrounding area, including the towns of Hatfield, Woodstock, Jasper, Trosky and Holland. Pipestone Area High School, a new 197,000-square-foot (18,300 m2) middle/high school/district office, was opened in January 2003 at the cost of 22.3 million dollars. Southwest Minnesota Christian High School and Edgerton Christian Elementary School are located in nearby Edgerton, in the southern portion of Pipestone County, and are an alternative to public education. Minnesota West Community & Technical College, based in Pipestone, offers post-secondary classes.
U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota State Highways 23 and 30 are three of the main routes in the city.
Notable people[edit]
- Vice Admiral Roy Alexander Gano was born and raised in Pipestone.
- Judge Charles Tisdale Howard was Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives and lived in Pipestone from 1911 until his death in 1936.
- Professional wrestler Karl Anderson, though not from Pipestone, uses the town as his character's hometown.
- Vern Ehlers, former United States Representative for Michigan, was born in Pipestone.[14]
- Comedian and screenwriter John Lutz was born in Pipestone.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[edit]
Although he never visited the site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write of the area in the poem, "Song of Hiawatha". The Song of Hiawatha Pageant, which spins out Longfellow's vision of the American Indian, played in Pipestone for 60 years. The pageant was held at a small quarry lake on a natural amphitheater with a cast of 200 principals, chieftains, warriors, and dancers in their colorful costumes. Summer of 2008 was the last year for the pageant.
- ^ "Pipestone Minnesota Chamber of Commerce". Pipestone Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Profile for Pipestone, Minnesota, MN". ePodunk. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 418.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 163.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
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- Pipestone Chamber of Commerce
- Pipestone County Star newspaper site
- Pipestone National Monument website - National Park Service
- Pipestone, Minnesota, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- Minnesota West Community & Technical College site - Pipestone campus
- City-Data.com
- ePodunk: Profile for Pipestone, Minnesota, MN
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Tuesday, December 1, 1998 Published at 12:52 GMT
Millions at risk from iodine deficiency
Children can avoid iodine deficiency by eating iodised salt
Millions of Pakistanis are at risk of ill health and death because of an iodine deficiency in their diet. The BBC's Richard Galpin reports.
Half the population of Pakistan are at risk of disability, mental illness and death because of a lack of iodine in their food.
The chemical occurs naturally in the soil and gets into the food chain, but in Pakistan floods and soil erosion means people are not getting the amount they need.
Iodine is essential for the healthy development of children.
Without it, they are at risk of developing goitre - a swelling of the thyroid gland which controls growth, mental illness and disability.
Thyroid problems can lead to cretinism.
Some 65 million people - half the population - are said to be at risk.
According to Dr Sadar-ul-Mulk, a doctor in the mountainous northern region which is most affected by iodine deficiency, the problem can lead to still births and infant deaths.
"This is affecting the health of growing children. A large percentage of children - up to 20% - have goitre here.
"Many mothers lose their babies before time and a large number of infants die prematurely," he said.
Many children with iodine deficiencies end up begging on the street.
This is because there are no support networks for their families.
Unicef's director in Pakistan, Steve Umay-moto, said: "I assume some of the children seen abandoned have been thrown out by their families.
"Some do not survive very well or very long."
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However, there is a cheap and simple solution to the problem: getting processors to add iodine to salt.
But despite a four-year campaign to convince people of the benefits of eating iodised salt, less than a quarter of families buy it.
The government has had to delay its salt iodisation programme.
It now says it will get all salt to include extra iodine by 2003.
Many are small businesses and they need to make a profit.
Only a third of salt in Pakistan is currently iodised.
Dr Mushtaq Kan, a government nutrition specialist, says extra resources will be needed to ensure the targets are met.
"The allocation of [current] resources is not up to the requirements needed for people's physical needs," he said.
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A small group of Old Order Amish settled near Jerome, Hillsdale County, Michigan, in the spring of 1945. This group included the families of Levi, Albert, and Peter Stoll, and William J. Schrock. In 1955 the resident minister was Amos Stoll, and Albert Graber of Middlebury, Indiana, had bishop oversight. The 1949 membership was 39.
Amos Stoll moved to Carlisle, Indiana in 1955 leaving the settlement without a minister. Most families moved away, but a few remained. They allowed use of automobiles soon after 1956. A small non-affiliated Mennonite church known as Hillsdale Faith Church emerged from this group.
Luthy, David. The Amish in America: Settlements that Failed, 1840-1960. Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 1986: 204-208.
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With all the good, free content available online, it's easy to dismiss books as being too one-dimensional and not worth shelling-out for ...
The trouble there is, because there's money to be made from their reputation and experience, the good information, from current and ex-Professional Chess players, is mostly found in books.
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I can only speak for myself, but my biggest problem with Chess Books came from a combination of not really understanding Algebraic Chess Notation and finding it a chore to visualize the Moves in print, in my mind.
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A lightweight bout between John Maguire and Brad Wheeler has been set for Cage Warriors 74.
The event, which takes place at the Copper Box Arena in London's Olympic Park on Saturday, November 15, 2014, will also feature a historic CWFC women's bantamweight world title fight between Pannie Kianzad and Agnieszka Niedzwiedz.
Maguire (19-8), who hails from England, will be competing on home soil for the first time in over two years, with his last outing in the UK coming in September 2012 when he took on John Hathaway under the umbrella of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
A five-fight veteran of the UFC, where he accumulated a 2-3 record, Maguire signed for Cage Warriors Fighting Championship last October and debuted with a unanimous-decision victory over Philip Mulpeter at CWFC 63.
The 31-year-old, who has been stopped just twice in his 27 professional contests, will be keen to return to winning ways on November 15, following consecutive defeats to Saul Rogers and Damir Hadzovic.
Maguire said: "I'm very determined to show people that John Maguire has still got it. I'm not even thinking about title contention or anything like that at the moment.
"Brad Wheeler has looked great in his last few fights and he's on a bit of a roll, but the bottom line is that he's not going to beat me."
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Currently in his best run of form to date, Wheeler (13-9) will be aiming for his fifth successive win when he takes on fellow Englishman Maguire in London on November 15.
The 24-year-old has taken twelve of his thirteen career victories by stoppage, eleven of which have come via submission, including his most recent triumphs against Jason Cooledge and David Howell earlier in 2014.
An eleven-fight Cage Warriors veteran, Wheeler also holds notable wins over the UFC's Ian Entwistle and CWFC pair Wesley Murch and Merv Mulholland.
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Finsky:What latitude do you live near?I'm just a couple of miles south of latitude of 50 degrees North. at 3000 ft.above sea level.
From my observations - if you have hives on a 4-way pallet. If you have a styrofoam hive and a wooden hive on the sunny side, you have more activity with the styrofoam hive. On the shady side, wooden boxes warm up faster and they have more activity than styrofoam boxes.
Another thing to consider is how you arrange your hives especially over winter. Mine are all clustered together touching each other.
If I were to insulate anything it would just be the outside edges and the roof.
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To start with, this powerful stove has a maximum output of 90,000 BTU's per hour to heat all sorts of spaces. Despite that power, though, the unit is EPA approved for its high efficiency and safe for use in mobile homes. That safety and efficiency only gets better when you add the included ultra-quiet crossflow blower that allows you to heat your home more easily using lower settings. The ceramic glass door, large firebox, and 20 inch-long log capacity make the Drolet Legend II a great choice for people with both style and capability in mind.
Tax Credit Eligibility: Consumers who purchase a qualifying biomass (wood or pellet-burning) appliance are eligible for a $300 tax credit through an extension of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This unit is eligible for this credit; this model has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. If you have purchased or are planning to purchase and install any of these models from January 1, 2015 (retroactive) until December 31, 2016, you can complete the IRS Form 5695 and include your sales receipt and file it with your tax return to earn the $300 credit.
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This stove is a great stove. Big fire box, adjustable tension on the glass, ash pan, blower. I can load this stove at 10:00 pm with four sticks of oak and there will be a full bed of coals at 7:00am with the house still warm. The stove is built solid & the parts look like they are very simple to replace. Very simple yet effective stove. The bypass works well when re-loading. Note that the handle on the bypass should be removed when you are done using it otherwise the bypass may swing open
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Nice review, however unless its a typo, I am suprised you did not highlight the fact it does not have the HDMI 1.3 standard but the lesser 1.2a standard
The reviewer did? twice on the first page!!
As a side note I have the Onkyo 605 version of this (looks the same) and I have to say combined with my PS3 it is a fantastic Receiver and the auto claibration is brilliant, really set my mixture of speakers up well. Would recommend
I've got the TX-SR705 at home and it's awesome.
Onkyo make some great AV receivers and no wonder this one scored 9 for Value :)
Another happy Onkyo customer here - I've got the TX-SR674 - does get a bit warm but apart from that it's a great receiver.
Yeah, mine gets warm too and a little noisy when the fans kick in as a result, but as long as the film you're watching doesn't have too many quiet bits (and lets face it, all the best films don't anyway!) then it's not too much of an issue.
Certainly one that couldn't be solved with a decent AV cabinet (mine's just on a shelf with open air around it)
Dear Danny,
Thanks for your helpful review of the Onkyo TX-SR576, your Impressions help me decide buying this unit.
on a side note, I'm afraid you have a slight error in your review, I've got a strong feeling that the TX-SR576 actually have HDMI 1.3a ports and support DD+ playback, but I assume Onkyo tried to avoid consumer misinformation, and marketed the receiver as a 1.2a Repeater, since it's not a 1.3a repeater (since it can't decode TrueHD / DTS-MA).
accoring to it's manual, The 576 supports xvYcc, Deep Color and Lip Sync, besides DD+, all of which are 1.3a exclusive features, which further support my theory. the only way to know for sure is to feed the receiver with a blu-ray/HD-DVD which has a DD+ soundtrack, I don't currently have the means to preform that, and was hoping you tried / curious to try that clarify this point for your readers.
Thanks for the great review,
Tal Aloni
Tal - the review has been updated... you could very well be right, but I received word from Onkyo (after the original review had been posted) that the HDMIs are version 1.2a but the standard has been updated to allow bitstream transfer of DD+, hence why the SR576 is able to offer DD+ decoding with v1.2a sockets. As far as we're aware this is a first and makes the 576 a unique proposition for the money. I can't find anything to back up Onkyo's claims about the v1.2a standard being changed but that's what they told me. Your point about its support for other HDMI v1.3 exclusive features is interesting though and I've asked for more clarification - watch this space.
PS I did feed a DD+ bitstream into the unit from a Blu-ray deck and it does indeed decode it (and it sounds great).
Dear Danny,
Thanks for testing and replying so soon,
I'm glad to hear that my beloved TX-SR576 has succeeded decoding DD+. (I was a bit worried after your original review.)
The HDMI v1.2a standard has indeed been updated to allow bitstream transfer of DD+, the new standart is called v1.3a... ;)
For many reasons, I find it hard to believe that the v1.2a standart would be changed after this long, as it would cause enourmous counfusion in the market, I hope Onkyo will confirm my original theory on the subject, as it is the simplest explanation (and thus the most likely).
Keep us posted,
Thanks a lot,
Tal Aloni
I find it interesting that ONKYO product page overview gives specifications at 1.3a....
but the features page gives specifications at 1.2a...
I'm assuming one of those has to be a typo.
There's a sticker on the front of the review sample that says v1.2a and the press blurb says 1.2a, but everything points to them being v1.3. Hmmm. Still waiting for more info...
Dear Pope
you said "..mine gets warm too and a little noisy when the fans kick in as a result",
Does it have fan? and How many? feeling good though before buying it.
You can also mail me to firstname.lastname@example.com.
I assume Pope was talking about his TX-SR705 (or similar model) which has a built in fan.
the TX-SR576 hasn't got a fan.
Thanks for the review Danny, it covered most of the important points.
There is one thing I would very much like to know about, which is the bi-amping capability of this receiver.
We are told so often these days that bi-amped speakers are Hi-Fi heaven that it would be a shame not to have your opinion on using the receiver as a 5.1 with the front stereo speakers bi-amped.
It's been a while since the review, but please let us know your thoughts.
Hi Guys, I am a newbie into the world of Home Cinema so having read the review of the Pioneer BDP-51FD I quite like it.....and coupled with this I believe would make a good little set-up. Im not fussed about BD -Live or gimmicks etc...just good picture quality. So I'm hoping that this Onkyo model would decode DTS HD Master Audio when combined with the Pioneer. It'd save me a lot of money if it did. Which means the Kuro Plasma is on my list. Cheers in advance.
Is there a passive version of this unit? i.e. - I have active powered studio speakers and only need an AV unit with a volume control as opposed to an amplifier - or can it the amp be bypassed?
Many thanks
looking forward to a review of the new tx-sr 577!! as i am in the market for one - or the yamaha rxv765!!
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Paynes Prairie Project Almost Complete
Alachua County, Florida -- The Paynes Prairie water purification project is about 80 percent complete.
Stewart Pearson with Gainesville Public Works says the water body at Alachua Sink is impaired, due to high nitrogen levels.
The project takes care of the city of Gainesville's obligation to clean up their area of responsibility.
Officials hope the Sheetflow Restoration Project will emulate the water flow that existed on the prairie decades ago.
The 26 million dollar project will feature 4 miles of recreational trails, signs that will talk about the restoration process, restrooms and allow people to experience the nature that exists in Payne's Prairie.
Pearson says construction should be complete between September and November of this year and it should be open to the public around the same time.
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