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Buffalo Diocese Announces More Parish Closings Across WNY
There are 62380 comments on the WGRZ Buffalo story from Oct 14, 2007, titled Buffalo Diocese Announces More Parish Closings Across WNY. In it, WGRZ Buffalo reports that:The Diocese of Buffalo's "Journey of Faith and Grace" has led to the closings of more parishes across Western New York.
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#57537 Nov 1, 2013
WISDOM WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH We applaud Darius G. Pridgen, Ellicott Dist. Council Member, and State Sen. Tim Kennedy for taking up the cause of saving the beautiful and historic S. Anns Church from the wrecking ball.
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#57538 Nov 1, 2013
Which priests are going to flock to Rome for canonization on April 27, 2014 of John Paul II and John XXIII?
#57539 Nov 1, 2013
If there is money for those historic grain elevators, why not for historic AND beautiful St. Ann's. Shame on the diocese and all the Bishops and all their men for not caring. That will be history too. Forever Shame.
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#57540 Nov 2, 2013
Collective masses are allowed only 2 times a week provided the person who requests the mass has been informed and has agreed to this arrangement which should not be presumed.
More importantly, the priest cant keep the amount exceeding the diocesan stipend, but must give it to the Bishop for his chosen charity. See http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CCLSTIPN.HT...
#57541 Nov 2, 2013
Pridgen supports legal abortion. Kennedy is neutral on abortion. They are totally opposed to everything the real St Ann Parish stood for. They will do anything to get free publicity from the proabortion media. This isn't "wisdom on high" this is dredging the sewer.(St. Ann, pray for us).
#57542 Nov 2, 2013
Then why don't you do something to help. So if we dismantle and abort St. Ann's Church, that will help to make abortion illegal?
Are we not supposed to evangelize and create conditions that will
eliminate abortion? Is abortion mandatory just because it's legal. There are a lot of things that are legal but not Catholic.
That's why we need more good priests who know how to teach the faith and not destroy what has already been created for the glory of God.
#57543 Nov 2, 2013
CC is a cesspool of liars, thieves, sex offenders and selfish, self serving people. It does nothing for the community, and has become nothing more than an empty waste of a shell that serves to fill feelings of nostalgia for the people who abandoned their neighborhood come back for Easter and Christmas. Everyone who gives money to that church is throwing their money away; that church, aside from being a truly beautiful building, is useless and purposeless.
#57544 Nov 2, 2013
The committees that want to preserve St. Ann church, which I have visited and admired, do not intend to support abortion. But that is the indirect effect, when they allow proabortion politicians and media to exploit their cause. The real St. Ann Parish was prolife. The actual St. Ann Parish opposed proabortion media and politicians, they didn't welcome their support and guidance. They tried to convert them instead.
#57545 Nov 2, 2013
Kennedy is a big media whore and has double-crossed people who support him. He voted FOR Cuomo's liberalization of State abortion laws which are already liberal enough. This was after he said he would not vote for that provision. Anti Family. Anti Life. Anti Catholic no matter what he says.
#57546 Nov 2, 2013
When are you idiots going to quit living in denial. You can have all the rally's you want. It's just desperation on your part to keep some crusty old buildings up. Most of the financial support you had are dead. The so call priests that you found so popular have been removed for criminal activity no matter how hard you tried to cover it up, everyone knows the truth. Good riddance! Polish churches represent crime. And it's only a matter of time before the Bishop is forced to get rid of them. But what he really is doing, is giving us a favor. We dont want you! Go back to Poland! You're a cancer!
#57547 Nov 2, 2013
#57548 Nov 2, 2013
So why are all the diocesan openly gay priests still around ? Is there a double standard here?
#57549 Nov 2, 2013
I've met many nice people at Corpus Christi. I go there and I am
be a sinner like you but I try to be nice and compassionate and understanding, why don't you try it too Pan or Pani or Mr. or Mrs. the music is nice too sometimes too loud but nice. The priest speaks with an accent but he's smart. Why do you hate everything?
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#57550 Nov 3, 2013
Are most diocesan priests gay? Do you know the names of those that go to gay bars in Buffalo? Apparently, one of them lives close to the Buffalo Airport who loves to frequent gay bars. What is his name?
#57551 Nov 3, 2013
And how gay is SJV/CTK these days. Can we expect more gay priests coming down the pike?
#57552 Nov 3, 2013
You will find some of that element in every church and every segment of society. That's why you the church is there to teach about Christ not to be a social club. Malicious gossip is a sign of a disturbed person. I would rather get rid of useless and purposeless people than beautiful buildings. Isn't is much easier to make people than to make buildings? Aren't you glad I am not God?
#57553 Nov 3, 2013
Nobody wants to talk about that. The only issue is abortion.
#57554 Nov 3, 2013
Nice weekend for Polonia. St. Adalberts and St. Casimir and even the Montante Center was ethnic for a day and the cemeteries also had lots of people praying. It proves that if people work instead of just planning meetings and flapping their jaws good things can happen. And more good things will happen if the diocese allows it. How about working with us instead of against us. Open the windows and doors of the churches to Christ.
That's what they were built for.
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#57555 Nov 3, 2013
Would you then oppose Kennedy and Pridgen if they wanted to fix the sidewalks on the East Side?
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#57556 Nov 3, 2013
Would you then oppose Kennedy and Pridgen if they wanted to fix the sidewalks on the East Side?
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I'm turning one this week and my mom has noticed that for the last two weeks I haven't been eating as much as usual. I used to run to my food bowls every time my mommy would fill them up. Now I only do that sometimes and other times I'm not interested. Also I used to eat all of the food my mommy gave me, but now I don't always finish it like I used to. I still eat most of it but there is definitely a noticeable amount more left in my bowls
I'm an indoor cat, but still very active and acting the same in every other way. My mommy is just nervous that something might be wrong with me or that I may be a little sick. Any advice to help my mom out??
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Aw, Bella, is just so beautiful!
If you really are concerned that your little girl might be sick, I would take her to the vet and get some bloodwork done! That would be the best way to determine if she wasn't feeling well or not.
When your kitten reaches adulthood, she doesn't require nearly as many calories as she did when she was a kitten- so perhaps Bella is just adjusting her eating habits because she is no longer a kitten- but an adult.
Bella might also just be bored of her old food! Perhaps it's time to change it up a little! Get some sample baggies of quaity cat food from your local pet store and see which kind she likes best! Make sure that four of the first six ingredients are meat and also make sure there is no corn or wheat in the food. Yucky! Kitties are carnivores not cornivores!
Best of luck with you and your baby, may you spend many more happy years together!
Member 409208 answered on 11/2/08. Helpful? / 0
As long as you are still active, eating and not losing weight I don't think there's anything to worry about.
Kittens burn a lot more calories than adult cats and at around a year your metabolism will have slowed down to its adult level. So you are at about the right age for that to happen.
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Mygig 430 RBZ Software Update?
Just picked up a Laredo X today, awesome truck but I am having issues streaming audio from my phone over bluetooth, it skips and is too fast. I checked the software and mine is 8.03.02. I did some searching and found a service bulletin which references an update to 8.05 but I can not find a link to download it except on the unofficial Mygig site but when I click on it, I get a message saying I am banned. Anyone have an updated RBZ and does it fix the Bluetooth issue. Thanks.
Here is the link to the Service Bulletin. Although it doesn't list an 11 Cherokee I would imagine it would be the same. Any help would be appreciated.
Once I sort this out onto the led lights on the door.
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It also states im banned, it must be an issue with their forums. If you've never been there before how could you be banned. lol
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Funny enough, I contacted MyGig directly and their answer was that "the 430 RBZ is not supported by them i.e. doesn't have MyGig software and therefore MyGig doesn't provide software updates for that model". IMHO this must be a misunderstanding.
So, I would also be interested in knowing (a) if a software update for the 430 RBZ is available, and (b) how to obtain it.
Anyone who can help?
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I think it might be made by a different manufacturer. I hope they get this sorted, this and the led lights are the only issue I have and the lights should be fixed Saturday.
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The link now works but doesn't look like anyone has had much success with the update. Makes me nervous to try it, plus the tsb doesn't mention the 2011 Cherokee. Here is the link again.
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Word of advice, I wouldn't apply any update I didn't get from Jeep.....
Especially since others are reporting problems with it.
Eventially Jeep will port it and release one for the Jeep GC that is covered by warranty and such....
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Just checked it. Mine is on 8.05.01. I think that's the latest.
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Have you tried Bluetooth streaming on yours, if so, does it work?
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Sorry, won't have to to test it these day's.
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Thanks, I'm going to the dealer tomorrow, I'll see if they can apply the update.
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I updated manually by burning a disk from the above link to 8.05 and it didn't seem to do anything. Everything works the same as when it was 8.03. Still no bluetooth streaming. I hope they come out with a fix soon, then I can acess all of my music with better quality then the Sirius which sounds like crap. Just tried an old Ipod and it sounded great.
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Went to the dealer last Friday and acknowledged the known issue. Said to call back in the first week of April to see if there is a RBZ software update to correct the problem
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Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords v5.4.3 [Unlocked]
Requirements: 4.0+
Overview: Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords is a mobile version of the world's largest catalog of guitar & ukulele chords, tabs and lyrics, available even offline
Learn how to play your favorite songs on acoustic, electric guitar or ukulele. Get over 1,000,000 tabs and free daily updates with recent hit songs! Learn how to play guitar from scratch or refresh your knowledge of the instrument with our interactive lessons (available as an in-app purchase).
App features:
• Popular songs from latest releases
• Guitar & ukulele chords, notes and scores for more than 400,000 songs
• Chord diagrams with fingering. Each chord features multiple variations
• Free daily updates
• Оffline access to favorite tabs
• Left-handed mode
• Quick search by type, difficulty, tuning and rating
• Autoscroll
Editors' collections:
Collections of hand selected songs edited and fine tuned to perfection from professional guitarists for guitarists. Songs from collections chosen specifically for particular moments such as getting the party started or camping out in nature so you always have the perfect playlist ready at hand. Or focus on guitar techniques with professionally picked songs. With new collections released every Friday, endless possibilities for moments are available for you.
Powerful upgrades (available as an in-app purchase):
• 200,000 additional tabs with playback and multiple instruments
• Accurate tuner
• Precision metronome
• Chord library with over 2 mln guitar chords
• Tab printing
- bug fixes
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Spotify Music v188.8.131.528 Beta [Mod]
Requirements: 4.0.3+
Overview: Spotify is now free on mobile and tablet. Listen to the right music, wherever you are.
Spotify is now free on mobile and tablet. Listen to the right music, wherever you are.
With Spotify, you have access to a world of music. You can listen to artists and albums, or create your own playlist of your favorite songs. Want to discover new music? Choose a ready-made playlist that suits your mood or get personalized recommendations.
Listen for free on mobile
• Play any artist, album, or playlist on shuffle mode
Listen for free on tablet
• Play any song, any time
Spotify Premium features
• Play any song, any time on any device--mobile, tablet, or your computer
• Download music for offline listening.
• Enjoy amazing sound quality.
• No ads – just uninterrupted music.
• No commitment - cancel any time you like.
We're always making changes and improvements to Spotify. To make sure you don't miss a thing, just keep your Updates turned on.
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Unlocked Spotify Connect
Seek FWD button added to information bar/tablet mod
Visual ads blocked
Audio ads blocked
Seeking enabled
Unlimited shuffle
Choose any song
Extreme audio unlocked
Repeats enabled
Note: Some server-side features require paid subscription.
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mconnect player HD v2.3.1 [Paid]
Requirements: 3.2+
Overview: mconnect Player HD is a tablet version of mconnect Player to provide horizontal UI.
mconnect Player is a media player app for network environment. Enjoy media playback from any source to any device.
1. Play media files in PCs and Network Attached Storages (NAS) with your phone and tablet.
2. Stream media files to your network audio and TVs from your phone, PCs and NAS.
- Compatible with DLNA/UPnP servers and playback devices.
- Browse and play media files in PC, NAS, and cloud.
- Stream media files from DLNA servers to DLNA playback devices.
- Stream media files from your phone to DLNA playback devices.
- Excellent performance on searching devices on the network.
- Playlist management across any servers in the network.
- Simple and intuitive user interface.
- Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer.
- TIDAL Integration.
* DLNA/UPnP servers: PCs, Network Storages, and other compatible devices with storage.
* DLNA/UPnP playback devices: DLNA compatible audios, smart TVs, game consoles, Set-top boxes and receiver boxes.
Note: If you send a media file to a remote playback device, the playable media format depends on the media decoder in the remote playback device.
DLNA is a trademark of Digital Living Network Alliance.
UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Forum in the United States and other countries.
TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB.
- Tethering/Hotspot support.
- Qobuz and Dropbox API update.
- Fixed bugs.
[2.3.1: Fixed bugs.]
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Replaio - Radio, Music & Talk v1.5.4 [Pro]
Requirements: 4.0.3+
Overview: Replaio is a free online radio player providing access to more than 30,000 stations all over the world.
You can listen to your favorite online radio stations and AM/FM stations available online, as well as discover new stations using the "Explore" feature!
With Replaio, great music and radio journalism are always right by your side. Wherever you are, you can listen to music, sports coverage, the latest news, and all your favorite programs.
Why Replaio?
Modern, intuitive, attractive Material Design interface with handy tabs
When creating Replaio, we strived to combine the most interesting features with a convenient and aesthetically pleasing interface. The Material Design interface, with its innovative new tabs, ensures quick and easy access to all features, no matter if you're listening to the radio at home or in your car. Want to tune in to your favorite station? Just tap the appropriate tab (always visible on the screen) and turn on the radio using large, convenient buttons. You can tap again to see the player with album art. Doesn't that sound cool? Try it out!
Stable listening free from disruptions
Replaio is a player designed with stability in mind. We want you to be able to listen to your favorite radio station immediately after tuning in, without disruptions or constant buffering – even with a slow Internet connection. Replaio allows you to customize buffer length within a range of 1 to 30 seconds. We are currently working on other features to improve the stability of your listening experience – we will release them soon.
Convenient access to a catalog of more than 30,000 radio stations around the world
You can find stations playing pop, rock, hip hop, electronic, jazz, classical, country, blues, even Christmas music. The app allows you to search for them by country or network (e.g. SomaFM). You can also access news and sports channels. Can't decide? Try the "Random" feature – we'll pick a station for you! Of course, you can also search for stations by name. If the station you want is not in our catalog yet, tap the "Add station" button and enter its name – if it's available, we'll add it to the catalog within 24 hours!
Spotify integration
Like the song you're currently listening to? Got access to Spotify? Great! Now you can quickly add it to your Spotify playlist and listen to it whenever you want!
Main features of Replaio
* Access to more than 30,000 radio stations
* Convenient access to your favorite stations
* Radio alarm clock with snooze feature
* Sleep Timer
* Favorite program reminders
* Customizable colors
* 4-level dark mode
* Ability to rewind and pause live radio
* History of tracks played
* Ability to keep the screen awake
* Customizable buffer length
* Spotify integration
We hope you like Replaio. It would be great if you left a comment in the store – it really helps us and motivates us to keep developing the app. Do you have any suggestions? Is there anything we should improve? If you think so, send us an e-mail or contact us directly from the app.
Replaio is a Hivedi sp. z o.o. brand. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Replaio is not affiliated with any of these companies. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
* Some bugfixes
* Autoplay on start
* Autoplay on Bluetooth connect
* Better bluetooth support
* More coming soon!
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CloudPlayer™ by doubleTwist cloud & offline player v1.4.1 [Platinum] Proper
Requirements: 4.1+
Overview: CloudPlayer is a revolutionary music player that puts you in control of your music, no matter where it's stored. Use it as an offline music player or link your Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive to create a giant cloud jukebox for all your music.
Stream or download MP3s from your cloud accounts for offline playback. Enjoy built-in cloud playlist back-up & sync, Chromecast support, hi-fidelity FLAC & ALAC lossless sound, 10-band EQ, Android Wear & Android Auto support and more. The basic app is free and we offer a free 30 day trial for premium features.
CloudPlayer features:
User Interface:
♬ Snappy material design UI
♬ High resolution Artist and album images
♬ Advanced sorting options for Albums, Artists, Composers, Genres and more
♬ Default screen selection
Premium Sound:
♬ Advanced 10 band equalizer with 17 presets and Preamp (premium)
♬ SuperSound™: Customize your sound with headphone enhancement, bass boost and widening effects (premium)
♬ Support for Lossless file formats such as FLAC and ALAC, including 24-bit audio files
♬ Support for MP3, AAC, OGG, m4a, wav and more
♬ Support for importing and streaming WMA files from the cloud
Cloud Playlists: (requires optional sign in)
♬ Free back-up of your playlists so you never lose your playlists if you change phones. (optional)
♬ Free playlist sync across your Android devices. For example, playlist changes you make on your tablet will be automatically reflected on your phone and vice versa. (optional)
Cloud music for Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive: (premium feature)
♬ Download or stream music directly from your Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive without arbitrary restrictions
♬ DOWNLOADED ONLY switch to filter out cloud songs or MP3s and only show locally stored music
♬ Cellular Data switch disables the app from using cellular data so you can stream on WiFi without worrying about data caps
Cast to wireless speakers and devices: (premium feature)
♬ Chromecast support
♬ AllPlay support
♬ Cast music to supported devices & wireless speakers from your phone or your Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive
♬ Android Wear support
♬ Android Auto support
♬ Scrobble to Last.fm
♬ Beautiful small and large widgets
Coming soon:
- Crossfade and Gapless playback
- Option for uploading music from your device to the cloud
The basic version of CloudPlayer is free and you can start a 30 day free trial that unlocks CloudPlayer's premium features: SuperSound™, EQ, Chromecast and cloud support. If you like the premium features, please upgrade and help support future development from our Austin, Texas based team.
Use of this app is subject to the doubleTwist Terms of Use and Privacy Policy available at: http://www.doubletwist.com/legal/
New in v1.4.1:
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♬ Added Ukrainian translation.
If you would like to translate the app into your language, please come by our Google+ page: http://twist.to/translate-player
♬ AirPlay casting is now gapless.
♬ Added support for casting music to Apple TV tvOS 10.2.
♬ Added support for OneDrive for Business accounts.
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Okay, I have never attempted to do anything in fiber glass.. just I guess I'm afraid of doing it. Does or has anyone work with fiberglass before.. I mean I have seen some killer lids mad out of fiberglass.. but is that done by using a mold? If so, how are molds made...blah, blah, blah. I guess what I'm after is a step by step plan on working with Fiber glass and making mold.
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I spent the weekend rewatching The Lord Of The Rings extended edition. Yes, I'm that nerd. But I also caught the trailer for the new movie My Week With Marilyn with Michelle Williams several times. I haven't had the chance to watch the movie yet, but it seems to me that Marilyn and Orcs have a lot in common. They both struggle at being authentic.
Marilyn Monroe with her curves, her blonde hair, and that walk – stole people's hearts. Our society equates beautiful with successful, happy, affluent, advantage, choices. A true American Cinderella story, she grew up bounced between foster homes and living with her mentally unstable mother, and got her break in acting through her modeling career. She became known the world-over as a sex symbol.
But, as the movie trailer, and many documentaries and biographies suggest, Marilyn struggled with who the world wanted her to be. She wore a mask for the world.
"In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty." -Marilyn Monroe
The actors in The Lord Of The Rings (LOTR), I'm thinking of the Orcs specifically, spent hours in a makeup chair getting their masks applied. I was amazed at this video time-capture of the 5-hour process required to transform a not-unattractive young man into an Orc.
We wear masks for two reasons, it seems to me. Either we want to be seen as attractive (physically, socially, romantically, professionally) – the Marilyn mask. Or we want to hide and so appear unattractive or uninviting – the Orc mask. I have to admit, when I don't feel comfortable or safe in a situation or setting, my don't-talk-to-me mask comes out and it musn't be attractive because it seems to work well.
The Jekyll-Hyde Problem
Here's the problem though, I like to think of it as the Jekyll-Hyde problem. Eventually, you begin to forget which face, which persona, is the real one. We prefer, we come to depend on, the persona over the real us. In the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll is appalled by Mr. Hyde and his many despicable acts, but he takes the mixture so often that he can't control Mr. Hyde anymore. Mr. Hyde comes out whenever he likes, and stays as long as he likes. Jekyll is forced into hiding. To Marilyn, her public persona was like Mr. Hyde, and to the Orc-man, he needed the Mr. Hyde persona to face the world.
Ever been in that situation? Like Marilyn, you're forced to wear this happy face all the time and you begin to loathe it. You begin to wonder who the real person is underneath because you can't remember the last time you didn't wear the mask? Ever forced into a situation that wears you down, you hate every stinking minute of it – and your attitude is reflected in how you look to other people?
The don't-talk-to-me mask is a two-edged sword, because I'm sure I'm missing out on some really great conversations if I took a chance at being more approachable, but it's a coping mechanism. I think masks have a time and place, they help you endure a difficult situation – but it can't/shouldn't be maintained long term.
But being authentic is hard. It's really hard. And sometimes you get hurt. Sometimes you get hurt over and over. So you have to be careful where you begin to practice being authentic. Find a safe place, safe people, a safe conversation topic. Put a toe in the water before you jump in with both feet if you need to – but start the process. It's worth it. You can be the Orc-man who takes the makeup and the mask off and goes back to his real life at the end of the day, or you can be like Marilyn and rely so much on the beautiful mask that you learn to despise the real you AND the mask. Do you wear a mask? Are you in the process of not wearing a mask? How's that working out?
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Cox Media Group Launches "Rare," Another Megaphone In The Conservative Noise Machine
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In a piece for The Atlantic on how conservative media "failed the rank and file" with their coverage in the run-up to Mitt Romney's resounding loss last November, Conor Friedersdorf observed that "a lot of cynical people have gotten rich broadcasting and publishing red meat for movement conservative consumption."
To wit, this week Cox Media Group has launched Rare, a new website which endorser Ted Nugent promises "will guarantee the red meat is delivered how real conservatives like it -- rare." Cox owns several daily newspapers including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, almost twenty TV stations, 87 radio stations, and boasted a 2012 revenue of nearly $2 billion. Rare will represent Cox's "first national news product."
Based on the recent history of Rare's Editor-in-Chief Brett Decker -- who served as editor for the toxic Washington Times editorial page during much of President Obama's first term -- and the largely aggregated content posted by the site so far, it's hard to escape the feeling that Rare will be just another megaphone in the conservative echo chamber, albeit one with slicker packaging.
Rare is the latest in an increasingly long line of conservatives sites promising to revolutionize online news, and it's already setting high expectations for itself. According to the lofty promises in promotional materials, Rare will be a "social content hub for modern conservatives" that represents a "real reinvention of the conservative news space" and one of the "few opportunities to actually redefine what news is today."
The results so far are not promising. In the few days since it has launched, Rare has been light on original content, largely aggregating a mix of straight news articles about the big events of the week; articles from established conservative sites like Weekly Standard and CNS News; snide dismissals of climate science; and celebrity gossip (sample headlines include "Amanda Bynes minute-long selfie"). Original content from Rare staff is largely limited to brief, sentence-long "Rare Take" comments on the stories they repost from other outlets.
Outside of those "Rare Takes," Rare is also publishing "Rare original content" op-eds from standard right-wing comentators and politicians. As of this writing, the top story on the site is a column from Ted Nugent, illustrated with a picture of the camo-clad NRA board member standing in front of an American flag with a rifle over his shoulder.
Aside from praise for Rare, the column is boilerplate Nugent, basically indistinguishable from any number of similar columns he has written for Washington Times and WND in recent years (liberals want to "erase the 2nd amendment," etc.).
This sort of reheated right-wing fare is a far cry from what Rare has promised. In a press release, Editor-in-Chief Decker positioned the outlet as a platform for the debate on how conservatism can "rebuild itself into a majority coalition."
In the months following the drubbing the GOP suffered in the 2012 presidential election, several conservatives have pondered the role messaging -- and in the words of David Frum, the "conservative entertainment complex" -- has played in the party's recent electoral woes.
Many of these complaints about the GOP's messaging problem apply directly to the editorial page of the Times during Decker's time as editor. (He resigned from the position in November.)


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SummaryBlood, sex, and point & click
The Good"Dreamweb" was released during a great epoch of game-making. Right at the peak of the "multimedia revolution", it was the time when game developers experimented with everything, paving new ways in many genres. The discovery of new technologies also led to an outburst of creativity. Games became much more atmospheric, more sensual and physically immersive. It was the time in which 3D shooters were defined, full-motion video technology with live actors broadened the horizon, and adventure games were entering an age of absolute maturity.
The golden age of comedy adventure was already behind, and developers were working on new concepts. Some of the greatest and most ground-breaking adventures were born at that time. Under a Killing Moon and Noctropolis were released in the same year as "Dreamweb".
What is different in "Dreamweb"? Not its "Blade Runner-like" cyberpunk setting, which has been already done to death. Not its gameplay system, which, beside some minor interface innovations, was not really innovative. "Dreamweb" was similar to "Noctropolis" in the way that both games were highly atmospheric and valued style above everything else. But what makes "Dreamweb" decidedly different not only from "Noctropolis", but from nearly every other adventure game, was its very unusual approach to some of the most basic concepts of story-telling.
Classic adventure is the most non-violent of all story-driven video game genres. The protagonists of adventure games can lie, cheat, use hyperactive rabbits on NPCs, have sex with gum-chewing whores, insult swordfighting opponents, and perform other morally questionable actions. But pure physical violence is not something you'll see much in an adventure games. Especially not when it is performed by the protagonist.
But here comes "Dreamweb" and changes it. "Dreamweb" is definitely the most violent, bloodiest, most disturbing adventure game I've ever played. There are many gory scenes, pictures of explosions, mutilated bodies, etc. But the really shocking part is that most of those violent actions are committed by you, the protagonist of the game.
At first sight, it looks like yet another quest for the Earth's salvation: you are contacted by some higher powers, who tell you to kill seven influential people because otherwise humanity will die, blah blah blah. But very soon you realize that it's not exactly "blah blah blah", there's something decidedly fishy in the whole scheme. First of all, you obey those mysterious high powers only because they seem to have taken control over you by sending you terrible nightmares. Second - and that's the most striking distinction - the way the hero dispatches of the evil enemies is not particularly heroic. The word "murder" comes to mind.
Indeed, perhaps the most original and captivating trait of "Dreamweb" is the very thin moral rope its protagonist walks on. The line between salvation of mankind and murder is very blurry in this game. In order to kill the seven big villains, you'll have to kill other people as well. The more the game continues, the more brutal the murders become, the more you begin to question the whole thing. And the tragic ending sequence is fitting from this point of view.
The protagonist of "Dreamweb" comes very close to being a true anti-hero. His goal might be just, but the means he has to use to achieve this goal are dubious at best. What's more, the hero doesn't really react to all that; during the course of the game, he becomes more and more similar to a real murderer. We know that he wasn't an evil man before, and realize that he is acting under some kind of an influence. The game's unique power lies in its ability to completely immerse the player through this very bizarre and disturbing identification with a nearly deranged, psychopathic person.
The violence and the blood in the game is anything but gratuitous, it appears as an inseparable part of the game's world, and adds a lot to the heavy feeling of despair that accompanies us throughout the game. "Dreamweb" was also famous for having an explicit sex scene, not just softcore stuff like naked breasts (although there is a bit of that, too), but an animated depiction of two people actually having sex. At that moment the tiny viewing area of the game bothered me particularly.
But that's not all, of course. "Dreamweb" has extraordinary atmosphere. Despite the flawed perspective, the world of "Dreamweb" does come to life. The darkness of this world is akin to the darkness that surrounds the hero and his deeds. The atmosphere of "Dreamweb" is depressing in an enchanting, magical, and sometimes strangely comfortable way. Looking at this grim world, at the never-ending rain, at the atmosphere of hopelessness surrounding everything, you feel cozy in your room, a hot cup of tea in front of you on the table, just you and "Dreamweb" on the computer screen...
The world of "Dreamweb" is designed in a nearly meticulous way. The amount of detail is astonishing, even for an adventure game of the early nineties, which were so rich on interaction. "Dreamweb" continues the noble tradition of adventure games that react to the actions of the player, giving him feedback in the form of text descriptions. I absolutely love the way those games immerse me through this text, make me feel I am exploring a believable world. This ability is sadly absent from most adventure games of later years.
Even though "Dreamweb" doesn't differentiate much between interaction commands (they are context-sensitive and are mostly described as "use"), it provides plenty of good old text comments, with a good variety in the responses. For example, if you try to use an object where another object is required, the game will not always dismiss your actions with a generic comment (such as "you can't do that"). Instead, it will sometimes react to your attempt, referring directly to the object in question and telling you concretely why it wouldn't work in this situation.
"Dreamweb" is all about interaction; there is an insane amount of items you can pick up, most of which are not required to complete the game. All those items have text descriptions, can be examined in the inventory, etc. You can find CDs and put them in CD players, use the computer, watch the news, and do many thing that are there just to enhance the game world. Lastly, I want to mention the excellent soundtrack; the dark electronic tunes fit the setting perfectly, and come just in the right amount to provide a great musical background to the game.
The BadThe most obvious flaw of "Dreamweb" is its perspective. For some reason, the designers decided to show the game's world entirely from a top-down view. This would have been a good decision for an RPG, in which it is important to view large areas due to their size. But it was quite unnecessary in an adventure game.
The matters are made worse by the tiny window in which the game world appears. There is a smaller area to the left in which everything appears zoomed in, but wouldn't it be a better idea to make the main window bigger in the first place? The rest of the screen is occupied by a huge face of the protagonist, which makes little sense and just bothers the player. In fact, it took me several attempts to actually start playing "Dreamweb", because the perspective and the tiny size of the playing area prevented me from being immersed in the game.
The world of "Dreamweb" is fascinating, but very small. Instead of connecting all the areas, creating at least a district of a city, every area just ends abruptly after one screen of the street outside, and you are taking into a menu with traveling options. I'd much prefer navigating through a continuous world, which would me a much better borrowing from Ultima VI than the top-down view and the tiny screen.
Also, there aren't really many characters in "Dreamweb", and those that are there don't talk much and are generally not very interesting. For example, the seven villains, which look cool in theory, have nearly no personality. There are no multiple dialogue choices, the conversations are very brief and begin to repeat themselves very quickly. I couldn't get rid of the feeling that "Dreamweb" could have been expanded more, including a larger world, more characters, and more dialogues.


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The principal activity of the Group of Experts on CMM is development and dissemination of the Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Recovery in Coal Mines. The work of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane (CMM) has a benefit for coal mine safety through improvements in the drainage, recovery and use of coal mine methane.
During 2014 and 2015 the Group of Experts on CMM has committed to:
- Disseminate electronically the Best Practice Guidance to all major stakeholders in the ECE region and beyond as recommended by ECOSOC (Decision 2011/222)
- Prepare suggestions on how to develop, as appropriate, similar best practices guidance for aspects of CMM management that are not covered in detail by the current document
Status report on update to BPG 2.0
- Prepare proposals for case studies, where appropriate and financed by extra-budgetary resources, on the application of best practice guidance in specific coal mines in different regions of the world
- Facilitate the establishment by United Nations Member States of International Centres of Excellence in effective pre- and post-mining extraction and use of coal mine methane, abandoned mine methane, and ventilation air methane and suggest a rational distribution of labour between the Group of Experts and Centres of Excellence to ensure exchange of information and experience regarding the profitable methane recovery and use
- Consider best practices on issues related to drainage, recovery, and usage of coal mine methane


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London's Interactive NikeFuel Station Breaks Digital Design Boundaries
The highly digitized retail storefront mixes digital services and physical consumer experiences that inspire and inform today's digitally-enabled athlete.
Nike has opened the world's first NikeFuel Station at the Boxpark in Shoreditch, London. The retail space breaks new boundaries in digital displays and design, aiming to appeal to today's digitally-enabled athlete. It features a seamless mix of innovative digital services and physical consumer experiences including motion sensing, LED walls, augmented reality tools and interactive touchscreens. From May, the NikeFuel Station will also be one of the select stockists of the Nike+ FuelBand.
The store was designed entirely in-house by the Nike Brand Design team and features a futuristic interior with many digital aspects. Floor-to-ceiling motion sensing, interactive LED walls are designed to encourage consumers to move more, while an engaging motion sensitive installation displays a life-size digitized reflection of them on an LCD wall. This reacts to their movement to create a piece of digital art, which can be shared with friends via social networks.
AR tools in the store bring product technologies to life by giving consumers access to interactive and animated product information. Motion sensitive mirrors, or "Digital mannequins," play film footage of local runners wearing products from the store. Interactive touchscreens provide information about Nike+ products and let shoppers buy items from the entire Nike collection, while an in-store treadmill allows runners to ensure they purchase the right shoe to match their style.


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They could end up being the most fraught five minutes of this hockey season, from a Montreal perspective anyway.
Hardly anyone was around to witness them first-hand, but 300 notional seconds are more than enough time for a city and an entire fan base to contemplate playoff mortality.
An hour before the Canadiens were scheduled to take the ice for an optional practice, goaltender Carey Price made an impromptu practice rink appearance to test out his wonky right leg.
The good news: He wore full equipment.
The not-so-good: After a few minutes of lateral movement drills under the watchful eye of position coach Stéphane Waite, he left the ice and didn't return.
So will he start Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final against the New York Rangers on Monday after being steamrolled by forward Chris Kreider – and later pulled – in Game 1?
"I can't tell you that right now," coach Michel Therrien said.
When pressed, he said "I'm just as anxious as you to know."
Now that probably isn't, strictly speaking, a true statement.
Surely Therrien has a clearer idea of the state of Price's right knee and ankle, which were twisted every which way in the second-period collision with Kreider, than simple press room hacks who haven't seen the medical reports.
It appears even Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has better information.
"I'm sure Price is going to be there, so we're getting ready for him," he said.
Perhaps this is all an elaborate ritual of gamesmanship – playoff Kabuki – but the uncertainty over Price's status does highlight his importance to the Habs and their hopes of not only recovering from a 7-2 pasting in Game 1, but progressing to the Stanley Cup final.
The equation is simple for Montreal: No Price equals no chance (ask the Tampa Bay Lightning what it's like to do battle without your No. 1).
It doesn't have to be all or nothing, of course, it's possible Price – who missed eight games earlier this season with what is believed to be right knee tendinitis – is well enough to play, but at something less than full bore.
So let's amend that earlier equation: A partially-effective Price equals vanishingly small chance.
For all the point-scoring and defending exploits of defenceman P.K. Subban, Price is the Canadiens' most important player.
"We need to do a better job of protecting him," said Habs winger Brendan Gallagher, who has been known to bump into opposing goalies on occasion.
Price's teammates profess to have no idea as to his status.
"I'm ready if I have to go, but nobody told me anything," said backup Peter Budaj, who gave up three power-play goals in a period of relief on Saturday.
The Habs were also plainly displeased with Kreider and his minimalist approach to goalie avoidance.
It was pointed out that the massive winger – he's 6-foot-3, 230 pounds – was penalized for running over Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the last round (the Ranger counterargument is he was pushed into him); it's also a matter of record that he took out Ottawa's Craig Anderson last year, giving him an ankle sprain (the New York version is he was tripped).
Replays suggest Montreal defenceman Alexei Emelin's stick clipped his right shin as he steamed in on net; after shooting wide he fell oddly, spinning clockwise slightly before sliding feet-first into Price.
"Everybody says it's accidental, but it's accidental on purpose. He did nothing to really avoid him. We're in the NHL. We know how to fall, how to not put our skates first when we fall," said Habs winger Brandon Prust, a one-time teammate of Kreider's in New York. "He did the same thing against Fleury in the last series. I mean, he's not doing anything to avoid him. It's not totally intentional, but he doesn't do anything to lighten it up a bit."
It's a grey area – every team has players whose job it is to make goalies nervous – which lends itself to intense lobbying and talking points on both sides.
Therrien echoed Prust's statement that Kreider did nothing to avoid slamming into Price; Vigneault sounded a similar tone to Brad Richards in saying in a 2-0 game the priority is scoring, not becoming a human bowling ball.
"I've never seen a hockey player that can score an important goal on a breakaway and would rather run into a goalie or figure out a way to hit a goalie ... he's a pretty fast, big player. When he gets going, it's hard to stop sometimes," Richards said.
Lest anyone think that the Habs are likely to take matters into their own hands, Prust was explicit in saying Montreal has no intention of barrelling into Henrik Lundqvist.
"We're not going to go out and run their goalie just because they ran ours. We've got to keep our cool – obviously I lost my cool a little bit but it happens with a 5-1 game," said Prust, who was hit with a double-minor and a misconduct for hacking and slashing at Kreider in the third.
The other thing about l'affaire Kreider is it's a distraction from the fact that even if Price is perfectly healthy, Montreal will have to do much better than the all-systems failure in game one.
Therrien said he saw no positives to take from the tape, but the Habs' second-period push, when they drew within a goal and pressed hard for an equalizer before giving up two in the final minute of the frame, could have made it a contest.
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Based on the authors intensive investigation on the oriental dialectics, the paper presents a novel theoretical frame of matter element in the world leading science, extenics dealing with inconsistency or incompatibility, covering the widest range of application area from informatics, system engineering to management and finance. The dialectic matter-element is defined as the integral of all existing and prospecting ones based on all the infinite possible cognitive models. The novel model serves as the origin of constraint matter elements, the unity of both state description and cognitive action (cognition force with respect to neural science), a latent part of extenics, and possibly as essence of matter element. It explains, in a novel perspective, the origin of a name, and uncovers the source of contradiction and even the impetus of cognition.
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Most of us eat about 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day. Downsizing our sodium intake to 1,500 milligrams daily would have major health benefits, slashing 16 million of the nation's 68 million cases of hypertension and saving $26 billion health care dollars, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) agreed, advising anyone over age 50, of African-American descent or with high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease or diabetes to limit their sodium to 1,500 milligrams. That's nearly half of all Americans. The rest of us were advised to keep our numbers below 2,300 milligrams, the amount in roughly a teaspoon of salt.
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Observer Editorial, August 7
"Friday's package of measures was certainly tough on terror - and on Britain's centuries-old tradition of tolerance, freedom of speech and respect for human rights. The questions many are asking this weekend are whether that tradition should take quite so many body blows in the fight to stamp out homegrown terrorism; whether the proposed measures will be effective; and whether Tony Blair and his government, by undertaking to considerably extend the power of the state, risk making matters worse ...
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Daily Telegraph Editorial, August 6
"Does he really mean it? ... Was Mr Blair truly determined to bring about a generational shift in policy, or was he chiefly concerned with short-term headlines? ...
"If the prime minister means what he says, he is firing the first shots in an arguably overdue battle for supremacy between the legislative and judicial branches of government - with implications that go well beyond counter-terrorism or immigration policy. If Mr Blair is prepared to wrench back control of our borders from the courts - facing down the opposition of the law lords, the Eurocrats, his backbenchers and his wife - he will have this newspaper's enthusiastic support. And he will deserve the nation's, too."
Daily Mail Editorial, August 6
"This is a hugely significant moment in the campaign against terror ... Now the drive is on to deport those who abuse our tolerance and hospitality for their own perverted needs ... The tragedy is that it has taken the London bombings to bring about a real change of policy. Even now, it will take an enormous act of will by Mr Blair to enforce it, when prospective deportees will exploit every wrinkle in the law, when proscribed organisations will try to continue under changed names and when a politically correct judiciary is all too likely to resist his efforts in the name of human rights. Yet while the civil liberties aspects of all this must be carefully scrutinised, the prime minister is emphatically right to act, however belatedly."
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"Mr Blair has disassociated himself from the political correctness dominant in Europe and has had no qualms about defending proposals which confirm the failure of multiculturalism and lay the foundations for an anti-terrorism policy that is far from the usual rhetoric ...
"The fiction of multiculturalism, which in Britain has been the excuse for a generation of parallel societies, impermeable to a true political assimilation of younger generations, is over. Mr Blair has dared to say what millions of Europeans have been thinking ... These measures do not put democracy in crisis but rather address the failings of a system that meant the terrorists that attacked on July 7 and July 21 were not foreign mercenaries but citizens raised in the midst of a society that is not prepared to continue making the same mistakes."
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"Mr Blair has seen the light ... and has ordered rather severe crackdowns and prohibitions on a country that long has not only welcomed but embraced and put on the generous dole throngs of multi-culti newcomers who openly preach glorious jihad ... The same sort of fresh rethinking of the new world order also sweeps previously somnolent Germany ... There is no question that heretofore comfortable societies must guard their rights and liberties, but it is also true that taking firm steps to protect and defend a homeland from predators is just good preventive maintenance."
Tayeb Belghiche El Watan, Algeria, August 6
"London had become the nerve centre of Islamist terrorism, thanks to the laxness - indeed the complicity - of the British authorities. Many countries, Algeria in particular, had not stopped drawing Her Majesty's government to this paradoxical situation. They were never listened to ... The English acted coldly and cynically. As long as it was Algerians or Moroccans who were victims of Islamist barbarity, there was no reason to worry, they seemed to say ...
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One of the remarkable features of Bahrain is the welcome and openness of the local community towards the Christian Church. The land on which St Christopher's is built was graciously given by Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa and HM King Hamad has constantly stressed how much he values the presence of the Church in Bahrain.
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Recent years have seen the weakening of the once strong relations between Blacks and Jews. Certain domestic and foreign issues have stymied attempts to speak with one voice.
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3. commend those congregations and organizations that have already begun such dialogue; reaffirm the necessity to implement programs of affirmative action to ensure places in higher education and in business and professions for Blacks and members of other minority groups; and
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The Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury have announced the restructuring of the government's financial support to the American International Group (AIG) in order to keep the company strong and facilitate its ability to complete its restructuring process successfully. These new measures establish a more durable capital structure, resolve liquidity issues, facilitate AIG's execution of its plan to sell certain of its businesses in an orderly manner, promote market stability and protect the interests of the U.S. government and taxpayers.
Equity Purchase
The U.S. Treasury on Monday announced that it will purchase $40 billion of newly issued AIG preferred shares under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. This purchase will allow the Federal Reserve to reduce from $85 billion to $60 billion the total amount available under the credit facility established by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on September 16, 2008.
Credit Facility
Certain other terms of the existing New York Fed credit facility, established on September 16, will be modified to help achieve the objectives described above. In particular, the interest rate on the facility will be reduced to three-month Libor plus 300 basis points from the current rate of three-month Libor plus 850 basis points, and the fee on undrawn funds will be reduced to 75 basis points from the current rate of 850 basis points. The length of the facility will be extended from two years to five years. The other material terms of the facility remain unchanged. The facility will continue to be secured by a lien on many of the assets of AIG and of its subsidiaries.
Additional Lending Facilities
The Federal Reserve Board has authorized the New York Fed to establish two new lending facilities relating to AIG under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. These facilities are designed to alleviate capital and liquidity pressures on AIG associated with two distinct portfolios of mortgage-related securities.
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Facility
In one new facility, the New York Fed will lend up to $22.5 billion to a newly formed limited liability company (LLC) to fund the LLC's purchase of residential mortgage-backed securities from AIG's U.S. securities lending collateral portfolio. AIG will make a $1 billion subordinated loan to the LLC and bear the risk for the first $1 billion of any losses on the portfolio. The loans will be secured by all of the assets of the LLC and will be repaid from the cash flows produced by these assets as well as proceeds from any sales of these assets. The New York Fed and AIG will share any residual cash flows after the loans are repaid.
Collateralized Debt Obligations Facility
In the second new facility, the New York Fed will lend up to $30 billion to a newly formed LLC to fund the LLC's purchase of multi-sector collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) on which AIG Financial Products has written credit default swap (CDS) contracts. AIG will make a $5 billion subordinated loan to the LLC and bear the risk for the first $5 billion of any losses on the portfolio. In connection with the purchase of the CDOs, the CDS counterparties will concurrently unwind the related CDS transactions. The loans will be secured by all of the LLC's assets and will be repaid from cash flows produced by these assets as well as the proceeds from any sales of these assets. The New York Fed and AIG will share any residual cash flows after the loans are repaid.
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The more permanent fix for this problem is to use a rethreading die to cut a fresh thread into the bleed socket, then wind the white pipe tap around the bleed screw, and then finally screw it in decently. This will avoid the need to repeat the sealant procedure each time you remove the bleed screw to bleed the radiator.
Re-threading is the proper fix, if possible. If the threads are completely stripped, you were also correct about using a replacement radiator as the best solution.
These procedures were actually more successful than I expected, considering that in both occasions, the bleed screw could be kept turning on and on. Was quite concerned that it wouldn't last under pressure. No problems whatsoever. God did not have to be great this time, the sealant and pipe tape sufficed.
Report back next year when you do your annual coolant flush. I seriously doubt your repair is going to last this long, and I would advise against trying this as anything more than a quick, very temporary fix. It is certain to fail.
Thanks for the story bobby, please keep us updated on the status of the fix. I will be curious to see how long it lasts.
In the meantime, while you are doing experiments on your car, please do us all a favor and refrain from posting results until you have some real, long term experience with it. This procedure could easily result in a sudden, catostrophic coolant loss.
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