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Female domination sounds so simple. Women are in charge, and their submissives, usually men, obey their orders. She who cracks the whip holds the power. But as with most issues concerning human sexuality, it's not always that simple. Is she really in charge, or is it just two people playing a game.
In BDSM, power is given rather than taken. For a start, just how far can a sub be 'made' to do anything? Mistress Julia argues that in one way, the sub is actually always in control; they usually have a safe word to use if they feel uncomfortable or unhappy, and most dominants will respect hard limits (something the sub will not do under any circumstances) . And here she has a point: The absence of consent is just a fantasy. If a sub is forced into doing something he really hates, that could be tipping over into abuse. Of course, what one person considers abuse may be exactly what someone else enjoys. There are many grey areas and fine lines in the world of D/s.
But being a dominant does not mean that you automatically have power over a sub. Someone who identifies as submissive is not obliged to be submissive with any self-labelled dominant. Indeed, in fetish circles anyone who tried dominating a person who hadn't consented to enter into a dynamic with them, even temporarily, would quickly be warned to desist. A sub actually has the power to decide who they submit to, in what context and to what degree. This is common sense – don't put yourself in the hands of someone who would put you at risk (safe, sane and consensual – elaborate) or doesn't have your interests at heart. And it is often considered that sub does not equal weak, and that the submission of a strong personality has more value because it is freely given.
Some BDSM practitioners call themselves slaves (usually horny men turned on by the fantasy of serving a powerful woman), but as slavery tends to be frowned upon in most civilised countries this is, in my opinion, just a role that both partners choose to adopt. Ultimately, how much power the sub or slave gives up depends very much on the relationship between the two people. This is something that they will negotiate between themselves. As for the horny men, a very quick way of proving that they're only pretending they'll do anything you say, Mistress, anything, is to demand that they fellate a cucumber or insert a cactus up their own ass. The sound you hear is the metaphorical door slamming as their fantasy heads south.
And if you thought being the domme was all fun – hey, you get to order men around! Woohoo! – you should think again. With power comes responsibility. A dominant has to consider the welfare of their sub at all times; it is their responsibility to ensure that their sub is not put at risk of psychological or physical harm. So being in charge is not one big fun-fest for the dominant. Genuine power without consequences went out with the Middle Ages.
Pro dommes
Some lifestylers consider that a professional domme doesn't have any power at all, that she is delivering what the client wants. Certainly some women are what is sneeringly referred to as 'a hooker with a whip' – they're playing the role of a domme for the client's pleasure but wouldn't really identify as a dominant. Many of us – and I include myself in this – see ourselves as genuine dommes who choose to be paid for our time. We're aware that clients want something from the transaction, and any sub who is unhappy with the experience isn't going to return. Ultimately that's what we want, from a business point of view, and it's also more enjoyable to build up a long-term relationship with subs than to have a series of 'drive-bys' who never come back for more.
Certainly some subs are more 'fetish wankers', as Mistress Julia puts it – they're pretty one-note & only really interested in what gets them hot. In this case, are they not really steering the process? If the pro domme is giving them what they want, how is she in charge? But really, nobody is going to sign up for being ill-treated (beyond what they find gratifying in some way), and anyone who says that is what they want is a fantasist who would never follow through on this. So perhaps it has to be given as read that whatever the domme does is pleasing to the sub in some way. However, genuine dommes, even if they are professionals, aren't interested in engaging with a sub who sees us as nothing more than a 'fetish delivery system'. Some so-called subs think it's like a vending machine; they drop their coins in the slot and pow! the domme does exactly what they want. We will only engage in activities that interest us, and don't compromise our values. No sexual activities, no nudity. Hire an escort or cam girl for that.
But even pro dommes may look down on the instadomme. She is a young woman who calls herself a domme but is really only using her looks to part men from their money. She's not interested in them getting anything from the transaction. Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but everyone's a financial domme these days – or at least 90% of the female 'dominants' on BDSM sites. Some aren't even actually females, but dudes posing as female profiles. Which raises an interesting angle – men exploiting other men. But the point is this: If you're using your sexuality to tease men into paying, then are you really in control? Are they exploiting you, or is it a symbiotic relationship? I lean towards mutual exploitation on this one. It could be said the relationship balances out in the end. She pouts and heaves her cleavage up, he drools and hands over the cash. Both are consenting adults getting something out of the transaction. Though the impression these girls give of success is largely window-dressing – there aren't nearly enough genuine financial subs to keep even a fraction of the pay princesses in Louboutins. The reason there are so many is that the idea of getting something for nothing is very alluring. However, only a small percentage actually achieve a decent return for the time they invest.
So is D/s ultimately just a game, in which both domme and sub are playing a role, albeit one that both sides enjoy? Perhaps not. Mistress Julia suggests that the domme can have 'enormous power' in real-life D/s relationships. She herself has two lifestyle subs, D9 and Rascal. 'I would say that I do have power over these boys. For instance, D9 would be emotionally utterly crushed if he genuinely felt he had earned my disapproval, and even Rascal, who has only been with me for 4 months, is exhibiting signs of being similarly emotionally effected by me not being happy with his behaviour.'
These are of course Mistress Julia's lifestyle subs, and therefore different from her professional sessions. She will engage in activities with her lifestyle subs that she would not do with paying clients. 'It would in my opinion make me an escort, not a Domme, to play for cash in that way.' As for paid sessions, she says that these certainly can be consensual role play, yes, but that she rarely feels she is role playing. She feels very much in control of who she accepts for a live session and what she does in those sessions. Like any sensible pro domme, she screens potential clients carefully and will turn down sessions and therefore money if she feels that their requirements do not match with her own interests.
IMO a good femdom is aware of the issues involved in defining power, but retains control by only engaging in the fetishes she enjoys. For instance, I don't deal with scat lovers (faeces). When asked by a regular online sub how much I would charge for a scat session, I considered briefly if I could bring myself to do this kind of session (it's good to question one's boundaries from time to time, if only to reinforce your limits). I would have enjoyed the cash, for sure, and I could probably have charged him what I liked. But my distaste for the subject and concern on health grounds quickly won out. It wasn't worth doing something I dislike just for the cash. And then I would have been compromising myself just to give him what he wanted. That's not what I'd call dominant. The moment a femdom does something she doesn't like to get cash, she's lost control. Her so-called sub is buying her, and money controls her.
So, my conclusion is that in many ways it's really up for debate. It's smart to be aware of the issues. Some say that everyone is a slave in one way or another and that we never have genuine control over our lives; if you really want to philosophise, we're all slaves to the bank or our bosses. Freedom is an arbitrary concept, and maybe always has been. With domination and submission, there is rarely anything straightforward, and within the scene others may disagree profoundly with others' take on the subject. Ultimately what matters is what the individuals concerned in any D/s relationship feel. I consider that I am in control of my dealings. I'm happy with that.
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The Surgical Strike on Money will cost BJP dearly in future - Pramod Madhwaraj
Kemmannu News Network, 07-01-2017 12:13:06
Udupi : Demonetization is a surgical strike on India's poor, farmers, labour, shopkeepers, small businesses, middle class and the entire unorganized sector. By wiping away 86% of currency in circulation on 8th November, Narendra Mod has hit at 99% of honest hard working Indians, while presumably targeting 1% black money horderers. India's wheel of development has come to a standstill plunging the entire country in a state of economic anarchy, said Pramod Madhwaraj Minister of Fisheries, Sports and Youth Empowerment, Government of Karnataka.
He was speaking during the a protest held against demonetization organized by District Congress in front of the Deputy Commissioner's Office, Rajathadri, Manipal on 7th January, 2017.
He said Demonetization has turned out to be the biggest scam of independent India that Kolkatta Unit of BJP was caught depositing Rs. 500/Rs1000 notes running into Rs. 3 crore on the day of demonetization in A/c. no 554510034. Despite repeated demands BJP/RSS have not made public details of money deposited between 1st March, 2016 and 8th November 2016 in its bank accounts across the country.
In the run up to decision of demonetization, BJP/RSS purchased properties running into hundreds of crores across the country. Congress has released details of 8 properties valuing Rs. 3.41 crore in Bihar and 18 properties in Odisha. Actual market valaue of these properties is much higher. Despite this, Narendra Modi and Amith Shah have refused to make public details of properties purchased by BJP/RSS in last year. Does it not prima facie indicate that BJP had advance knowledge of the decision of demonetization and was converting its money into assets immediately before demonetization.
In September, 2016 bank deposits in scheduled banks saw an additional increase of Rs. 5,88,600 crore. Out of this, fixed depostsis made between 1st September to 15th September alone were over Rs Rs. 3 lakh crores. Does it not prove advance knowledge of the decision of demonetization and conversion of money. Modi government has been unable to explain it nor has made public names of everyone, who had deposited Rs. 25 lakh or more.
Shockingly and just before demonetization, cash of Rs. 3 crore was seized from a Maruti Swift car bearing Regm No. FR-26AR-9662 at Indira Puram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The two occupants of the car claimed that the money belonged to them and they were taking it to Lacknow, Ghaziabad City BJP President Ashok Monga reached the Police Station and certified on a letter pad that the money was being sent by BJP Central Office to BJP state Office in Lucknow. Will Modiji and Amith Shah answer the source as also the reason for transferring the money in stashes of cash just before demonetization instead of a digital transfer, which they are promoting.
As ordinary people languish in bank lines for days together to withdraw their own money, a paralled black market flourishes in converting black money into white by charging a commission upto 30% as also sale and trading of new currency notes with the tacit approval of Modi government. Important issue is that role of none of the BJP leaders involved has been investigated.
Shockingly and just before demonetization, cash of Rs. 3 crore was seized from a Maruti Swift car bearing Regm No. FR-26AR-9662 at Indira Puram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The two occupants of the car claimed that the money belonged to them and they were taking it to Lacknow, Ghaziabad City BJP President Ashok Monga reached the Police Station and certified on a letter pad that the money was being sent by BJP Central Office to BJP state Office in Lucknow. Will Modiji and Amith Shah answer the source as also the reason for transferring the money in stashes of cash just before demonetization instead of a digital transfer, which they are promoting.
As ordinary people languish in bank lines for days together to withdraw their own money, a paralled black market flourishes in converting black money into white by charging a commission upto 30% as also sale and trading of new currency notes with the tacit approval of Modi government. Important issue is that role of none of the BJP leaders involved has been investigated.
Economic Anarchy and Humungous problems that 50 days of demonetization have seen tragic deaths of over 115 innocent individuals. Modi Government and RBI now termed as Reverse Bank of India have changed the rules 126 times in 50 days. Confusion confounds them completely. Demonetization decision has led to withdrawal of 86% currency in circulation.
Modiji paralyzed the entire agricultural economy. Rabi crops have taken a severe hit. Cash crops like tomato and onions have been selling at Rs. 1 kg. and 50 paisa/lg respectively. To top it, Modi government put a unilateral embargo on 370 district central cooperative banks and over 93,000 Agricultural Credit Societies, thereby denying agriculture credit to the farmers.
Small and medium industries are shutting down with massive job losses. Truth is that the honest cash economy of India which is the biggest job generator has to been attacked by this unilateral decision of Modi government.
Demonetization had deeply hurt the National Income and will lead to a deeline in GDP of 2% or more as per Ddr. Mohan Singh. As per centre for monitoring of Indian economy loss in first 50 days would be Rs. 1,28,000 crore.
The congress party demands that conduct of an independent enquiry and compensation for losses suffered by Demonetization. Congress Party Vice Presdent Shri Rahul Gandhi and Congress Pparty have demanded conduct of an independent enquiry into allegations of corruption against PM. Congress Party have also demanded that immense loss caused by demonetization must be recouped forthwith by the government.
We, therefore, reiterate five demands that all restrictions on withdrawal of money be lifted with immediate effect till the time these restrictions are in place, a special interest at the rate of 18% per annum should be given to all bank account holders. We demand that all charges on digital transactions should be abolished forthwith.
That the rate of rations distributed under PDS system should be halved for a period of one year under the provisions of the Food Security Act. In addition a special one time bonus of 20% should be provided over and above the MSP of all Rabi crops.
That Rs 25,000 should be deposited in the account of at least one woman belonging to each BPL family as compensation for the immense suffering caused to women due to demonetization.
That the number of guaranteed work days and the wage rate under MGNREGA should be doubled for a period of one year. The government should organize in a special drive to identify and register all those who have lost their jobs since November, 8th 2016 and provide them compensation at the applicable minimum wage rate for a time period extending upto 31st March 2017.
An Income Tax and Sales Tax rebate of 50% should be given to small shopkeepers and businesses for one year. The Central government should compensate the State governments for the loss of revenue incurred on account of this exemption.
The District Congress leaders like Gopal Poojary President of Udupi District Congress Party, Gopal Bhandary former MLA, M.A. Gaffoor of Minority commission, Veronica Cornelio President of District Women Congress, Negesh Udyavara, Narsimhamurthy and other among were spoke during the occasion.
A memorandum to the Prime Minister against the Demonetization given to Additional Deputy Commissioner by Pramod Madhwaraj, M. A. Gaffoor, Dr. Vishu Prasad AICC observer. Large number of Congress elected representatives, leaders and workers were participated during the protest against the Demonetization issue.
|Comments on this Article
|Sun, January-8-2017, 7:46
|Hay friends politicians,
If more than 90% of Indians suffered because of demonetization , then be happy in coming elections next parliament election people will reject Mr.Modi and your Yuvraja will become next P.M.
Then why r u bothered .start dreaming of power.
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|Ronnie DSouza, Mumbai/Kemmannu
|Sun, January-8-2017, 11:06
|BJP is yet to admit their mistake rather mistakes. The only thing they know is to cover each other.
Agree[3] Disagree[1]
|Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
|Sat, January-7-2017, 8:38
|97% of banned currency is back with RBI. This proves Demonetization is a big FLOP ...
Agree[5] Disagree[4]
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Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by wkmac, May 14, 2009.
Thought some of you guys might enjoy this
Action Line: More ways to save money
They don't stress the "no left turn" policy at our center as in the past. PAS took over and no one was looking over our shoulders when we created our DOL.
On the subject of saving money, the easiest way for me is to bring a lunch from home. Guaranteed to save at least $7 daily. I have been a victim of peer pressure lately and have been eating out with the guys at restaurants lately and am not liking it. I am taking a stand today and will go back to "brown bagging" it. I am trying to pay off the last of the credit cards and this will put me back on schedule.
Another way I save money is by NOT shopping on weekends. I buy less at stores when I have less time to shop or are too tired after work. My paycheck is usually fully intact until Monday night.
Good for you about making a stand about peer pressure. I used to be one of those guys. I found that I could brown bag it and still have coffee before my return to building to stay caught up on things with the other drivers.
Good for you Helen... smart move.
I brown bag everyday too ... saves $5 -8 a day. eat less and the company is better.
Same thing I do.
They quit asking me awhile ago ... I run through the figures and they don't want to hear it.
I work nights now, REAL nights 9pm-7am. The one thing I can't do is eat lunch at 1 in the morning. So not only do I not eat out anymore, I also don't bag it!
Disclaimer: I don't count my large Dunkin iced coffee on the way to work!
I don't bring cash to work. Every bill is on auto pilot.
It's all second nature now.
No cash, no spend.
I also brown bag it but I do need my afternoon coffee. Med decaf, 4 and 4, Dunkin Donuts. Free donuts depending upon who is working the counter.
I usually brown bag it 4 days and eat fast food one day. Once a week it's OK, I couldn't eat that swill every day. I do buy soda pop at mini-marts which is a complete waste of money but hey, I'm worth it.
I brown bag lunch also. I found it not only saves me money, I enjoy the 30 min of me time. Quiet and peaceful, nobody yapping at me while reading the paper.
I also buy my newspaper out of those little machines if possible, no sales tax, and bring a thermos of coffe from home. "A penny saved is a penny earned"
It's nice to hear I'm not the only one back to brown bagging it. If I have 20 bucks in my wallet on monday, I usually have 15 left by friday. Gotta have my powerball tix.
Powerball--the trailer park retirement plan.
Sadly, the odds are about the same as the rest of us having a secure retirement.
That's awful upstate lol I lived in a double wide most of my life growing up does that count too? LOL
Gotta call you on that one.
If you put away your raises every year and build up to the max on your 401K and make other investments it is very possible to retire securely.
We lived below our means and still do. I saw these other UPSers buying these huge houses, new cars every three years, running up credit card debt, eating out 4 and 5 times a week, eating out for lunch, and so on and so on.
Yeah, if you do those things, maybe your chances are reduced.
What really helps in securing a comfortable retirement is having a spouse that has a good retirement plan as well. Also, not having a divorce in your past which might mean a split on your retirement finances.
Good points.
I remember reading (1 & 2 are in order) that reasons for not having adequate retirement funds are:
#1 - Late life divorce
#2 - Buying new cars more often than every 10 years
#3 - Expensive, large houses
#4 - Expensive vacations
I would hope that you are joking. Our job affords us the luxury of preparing for retirement, whether it be through the 401k, UPS stock, or whatever investment vehicle you choose. The pension will be there. Social Security will not or should not be counted on to be anything more than "fun money".
My latest pension estimate is that I will take home approx. $5K/month. I think this may be on the high side and will be closer to $4 to $4.5K/month. That plus my 401k and my other investments will combine to provide me with a comfortable retirement.
If you have any doubt about #1 just ask Big B. I sure he will corroborate it.
Absolute frugality could be a pandora's box.....restraunts rely on customers......less customers-less employees...... hence restraunts and employees using less UPS services .....finally laid off UPS employees. Let's be clear I am not advacating a debt ridden lifstyle but there has to be a happy median.
I don't think anyone is advocating absolute frugality but I do think Hoax said it best when he said that he and his wife live below their means. We all make a good living and deserve to enjoy the fruits of our labor but that doesn't necessarily mean having to have the best of everything or the newest of everything.
One of my weaknesses is going out to eat. This is why I choose to brown bag it during the week so that I can enjoy myself on the weekend by going to the restaurant of my choice (sorry, Mobile, couldn't help myself) either before or after going to watch a movie.
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The UK faces a "long and difficult" path back to full employment, with up to two million new jobs needed to be created to return to pre-recession levels, according to a new report.
The IPPR think tank said the public sector had been filling in for insufficient private sector job creation over the last 20 years, a trend which will have to be reversed due to spending cuts.
Forecasts of 1.5 million jobs created over the next five years will not be enough to replace those lost in the public sector and bring down unemployment, it said.
The report, published ahead of new unemployment figures today, warned that a slow recovery in the labour market increased the risk that people will become discouraged from work and permanently leave the workforce as their skills become redundant.
Regional disparities in employment growth over the last 20 years were found, with employment increasing by 27% in London between 1993 and early 2008, but only by 10% in the North East and the North West.
The study predicted most jobs created in the next decade will be in the private service sector.
Most jobs created in the UK over the next decade will be skilled, while traditional low-skilled jobs will continue to disappear, replaced by more work in areas such as social care and personal services, said IPPR.
The report also warned that some groups, in particular those with few or no skills, the disabled, some ethnic minority groups and older people who previously worked in low value-added declining industries, will be particularly disadvantaged in the labour market in coming years.
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"The longer someone is unemployed, the less likely they are ever to return to work.
"If we are going to provide decent services for our ageing population and clear the deficit, we need as many people in work as possible to maximise tax revenues. We cannot afford to let people permanently drift away from the jobs market."


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Title: the inevitable advancement of time
Rating: PG-13
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock, John, Lestrade, Donovan
Warnings: Gun violence, implied past drug abuse, swearing
Summary: Sherlock's been shot. It's sinking in that he's alone here, bleeding out in this alleyway, and he doesn't want to die like this. So stupid, oh so stupid.
Author's Note: I don't have a medical degree and have the good fortune to have never been shot, so apologies in advance for any medical fail. Also, this ended up present-tense and somewhat stream-of-consciousness (ish), so be warned if that's not your cup of warm beverage.
Sherlock isn't expecting to be shot.
Chasing a suspect through the backalleys of London, his knowledge of seedy corners and vomit-strewn dead ends puts him ahead of Lestrade and the others. The suspect – young, male, jeans and dark hoodie – hasn't much of a lead left now, and he has nowhere to go once around this corner and through the loading bay of the shop beyond. He reaches the end of the alleyway and stops, reaches into his jacket, turns. Sherlock's brain has time to register the behaviour, but then suddenly it's like he's hit by a car and he's on his back staring at grimy walls and the strip of pale blue sky far above and oh, this hurts.
He didn't know he had a weapon. Why didn't he know that? Was it important? No. No, it probably wasn't, right now.
Because footsteps are approaching and Sherlock needs to get up, because he can't defend himself like this. He tries to roll. Movement sends white-hot agony burning – everywhere, and he gasps, vision greying. No, not going to work. Doesn't matter, because the footsteps near and the suspect passes and he doesn't even look at Sherlock, bleeding into the dirty mud. Sherlock has a clear view of him, if upside-down. He's breathing rapidly, eyes wide, gun held inexpertly. He goes left, probably through the narrow gap between the flats and the bakery, heading back into the estate.
There's a lot of blood, bubbling up over his hands where they're pressed to the wound. His breath is coming rapidly, and the lines of everything around him seem clearer. Autonomic response. Adrenaline kicks in, senses heightened, time slowing down. The body prioritising its resources, attempting to give him everything he needs for survival.
The rubbish behind him smells terrible. Cold water is seeping through his coat and suit. There's the low murmur of noise from traffic a few streets over; London's voice, never quiet.
His phone. His phone, top pocket. Can't get at it. Rolling was stupid. Gritting his teeth, he forces his body to turn. The jolt sends a welter of agony through him, worst than anything before. He's panting. Edges of his vision greying again.
It's all fascinating, but no real time to appreciate the sensory data now. Because the pain's just getting worse and the bleeding's not stopping and he loves blood, yes he does, but this much of his own is not good and it's sinking in that he's alone here, bleeding out in this alleyway, and he doesn't want to die like this, so stupid, oh so stupid.
The pain worsens again – how is that possible? – when he takes away his hand, dragging it up to his pocket, pulling out his phone. His fingers are fumbling, slippery with blood, shiny and red. Lestrade. Lestrade should be close. Should be here. Where is he? Why are they so slow and stupid?
It feels like it's been hours. Autonomic response, he thinks again. Impression of time slowing.
At least his life's not flashing past his eyes, except in the usual way. That's the last thing he needs right now.
He fumbles at the keypad, hits a number for the speed dial that could be Lestrade, though he can't swear to it. The phone almost slips from his fingers. He doesn't trust himself to coordinate enough to work the speaker setting. Presses it to his ear instead. Blood from his fingers drips to his face. It smells like copper and salt and violence.
Burr as the phone rings. A click as it's picked up, as it connects. He can see every detail in the pattern of the bricks on the building beside him. Red bricks once. Now black. Could probably tell the age of the building from those bricks. Useless data. Crisp packet not far from his head. Salt and vinegar. Like his blood, blood that's creeping in tendrils across the dirty puddle towards it. No. Blood is water and protein and gas and cells, three layers in centrifuge, yellow-cream-black.
John's voice, familiar in exasperation, says, "Sherlock. You're lucky I'm on a break."
John. John is not here. John is no good. Still, it's a curious sort of relief to hear his voice. The stark emptiness of the alleyway is beginning to press. He doesn't want to be alone. Doesn't want this. Dirty alleyway, two-bit criminal who'd never fired a gun before. Rubbish.
He has words marshalled in a second: calm, urgent, authoritative. John. I've been shot. Single gunshot wound, lower abdomen. Bleeding out. I'm in an alley behind the used goods dealership. Pilkington's? Melvington's? No, Wallington's. That was it. Get word to someone. Get an ambulance.
When he speaks, they don't come out. The pain is worse and oh, god, he's going to die here, and John's not even close. Not even close. Something comes out of his mouth, a groan or a gasp or something else, and it's nothing, god, why can't he control his body. Tears of pain are leaking out his eyes and it's wrong.
"Sherlock?" John says. He's going to hang up in another moment, going to shake his head and think it's a pressed button, an accidental call, a mistake.
Try again. Calm. Control. Brisk. Cold. Clinical. Detached. John. Shot. John. Bleeding. John.
His breath catches, stutters. His left hand tightens over the wound. Blood is bubbling, too much blood. Fifteen percent lost, peripheral vasoconstriction begins, vessels tightening, skin cooling, attempting to preserve blood flow. Thirty percent lost, hemorrhagic shock sets in, followed quickly by hypovolemic shock. Multiple organ failure. Apply pressure. Blood runs fresh over his fingers. Breath keens out of him, tasting like dirt and the sweet-sour stench of the rubbish behind him. His body shudders of its own volition.
Instead of speech, a noise in curls his throat, sobs out of him into the air. The sky is blue enough to burn his watering eyes, up past the smoke and dirt-darkened bricks.
It reminds him of being underwater. Drowning. Sunlight rippling on the surface, seen from below.
An odd numbness is creeping over him. Water and blood against his skin and it's cold.
"Shit," John says quietly in his ear. And – yes, John. Exactly. Exactly.
He likes that. It sounds like it's meant for him, breath compressed to signals ghosting across the air.
Like John's crouching there with him, a hand on his shoulder.
And then John's barking, "Your phone. Give me – no, here. Now! Sherlock," he says close to the receiver, calm again, calm but firm, "you need to stay on the line. Lestrade," now he's muttering to himself, like John does, like John always does, half the time not realising it, "Lestrade. Let me. Yes."
Heartbeat is rapid. Blood pressure low. Working to pump blood that isn't there to his organs and his lungs and his brain. Blood that's leaking out his fingers and swimming in tendrils that swirl through the mud. His cardiopulmonary system is going to kill him.
"It's all right," John says. "Please, Sherlock, just. Hold on."
There are footsteps. Multiple people, running. This way. His hand jerks, arm splashing in the brown and dark red of the puddle, wetness seeping through the thick material of his sleeve. He tries to move, but it's an ugly lurch, and the pain tears a choked noise from him.
John's voice, somewhere. "Sherlock?"
They're coming, true, but whom? Friend or foe or archnemisis? The blood is warm but his hands are freezing. He's been here hours, surely.
Autonomic. It had to be less than a minute since he'd called John.
And then there are people everywhere. Lestrade's on his knees over him, heedless of the puddle, swearing. Someone's crouching by his head. The phone is taken out of his hand. His fingers spasm at the sudden loss. "Get pressure on that wound!" Lestrade shouts. And then Sherlock's jerking and gasping and god, the pain. He flails out and his boot heels thud against the cement and he swearing, or at least something's coming out of his mouth.
Sally Donovan's somewhere because he can hear her muttering by his ear, "It's all right, mate. It's all right." Someone pushes his hands away as they clutch reflexively at the wound. Sally presses him down and keeps repeating the words.
Somewhere else, Lestrade is muttering, "Not authorised to pursue suspects, Sherlock, shit. How many times have I told you? How many times?" He shouts, "Where's the ambulance?"
It's been a lifetime but the sky's still searing his eyes with blue. Words clutter on his tongue, caught and tripping in his teeth, becoming senseless, swallowed in anguished breath, eaten in the nerve endings and clamouring of his body, his vile demanding body.
He's furious, in a way that has no anchor or direction. But what— he thinks, words falling in time with Sally's words. The thought won't finish itself.
The paramedics are a haze, curt voices and hands too urgent to be gentle. A man and a woman and he should be able to read their lives from their faces and their shoes, nothing hidden, but it's all out of focus and they're blank and it's wrong.
They don't know who he is. Reduced to a body, a lump of flesh and bone under needles and they talk over him. Medical terminology. Code. He can break any code, given time. Codes are everywhere, meaning tucked away inside them. The blood of numbers.
He reaches but no one is there. Then he's confused. Hands he doesn't know and he always knows push at him and he thrusts them away and his brain plays words at him in a loop, unfinished, but what. But what.
It torments him until unconsciousness finally drags him down.
He wakes with no sense of how much time has passed. What did he take, is his first nearly-coherent thought. And how much. But no. Quiet mechanical whirr by his head. Someone breathing quite close. Muted sounds from further away.
Hospital. Overdose? Something wrong. Everything so slow. Something. Something just out of reach. Not a good thing.
A vague sense, as his eyes drag open of their own accord, of the outline of memory. Sense memory. Something on his face and light in his eyes and movement jolting and, and. Something.
Something. Someone nearby. There's shadow in most of the room. His eyes are closing. Gaze sliding left, toward the soft light. Someone. Mycroft.
Damn Mycroft. Sitting, staring ahead. Legs crossed. Umbrella resting loosely in one hand. He's tapping, Sherlock realises. Fingers absently thrumming against the handle. A tune. Familiar.
Matins? Matins. Bells. The green of the garden outside the nursery.
Frère Jacques, frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.
Idiotic. So idiotic.
Mycroft stares ahead, fingers barely moving as they sound out the old tune. Sherlock's eyes close.
"You do so resent having been seen at your weakness," Mycroft murmurs from somewhere beyond the creeping grey. Smug bastard.
Sherlock is already sliding away into unheard notes.
He wakes again. Some time has passed. How much time? Can't tell. Unsettling.
Someone is breathing again. Nearby. Deep and regular. Sleeping. Not Mycroft.
There is a wide gulf of fog between consciousness and physical state. How much did he...? No, been through this. Slow. Everything is slow. Soft. Suffused.
Eyes not open. Open them. Blink. The ceiling is white, and he feels like he should be wary of it. It seems a strange inclination, but very little is making sense currently.
The breather is to his left, beyond the range of his vision. No alteration of rhythm in response to his changed state. Sleeping, then, yes. A magazine dangles loosely.
And what of him? Memory teases, oil on water against the presently slippery surface of his mind. Grasping, but scraps have no meaning without context. So. Detective, detect yourself.
That seems funny. Should it? No. Morphine. He should have recognised it earlier. Clouding his mental processes. Morphine, morphine. Bad. Why? Could be a problem later.
Unpleasant. He watches the ceiling carefully. He has been known to hallucinate on morphine. Not as badly as he has under more interesting influences, but still. Ants? No, it's a hospital. Flecks of dust. Ignore.
Body feels distant, disconnected. Pain there, somewhere.
Hands are fine. Drip connected to arm. Head sound. Feet, full sensation. No bandages or otherwise on neck or shoulders.
Oh. Abdominal area. Dressings. Traumatic wound? But what—
His hands brush the area. No response. Perhaps if—
Oh. The shock of pain is unexpected and a choke noise escapes before he can curtail it, body going rigid briefly, breathing hissing through his teeth. Adrenaline response, nerves flaring, yes he's got it. Hands clutching reflexively at stiff sheets.
Not enough morphine.
The magazine hits the floor, the breather abruptly awake. Flinch at the movement and oh, not a good idea. John is suddenly there, one hand on his shoulder, the other on his wrist, drawing his hands away from the pain. "Hey," John says, blinking, "okay. Take it easy."
Obviously. Obviously.
John looks at his face. Slowly removes his hands. They hover, hesitant. Like birds. No, hands are not like birds at all. "Sherlock," John says, and Sherlock hates that he's speaking soothingly, reassuringly. Addressing a patient. "You're all right. You were shot, you lost a hell of a lot of blood, you probably don't remember, and that's fine, that's smart, that's your head dealing with things in order of priority." John's lips twist. "Sorry. I fell asleep. I didn't want – I know what it's like – well." He looks like he wants to pat Sherlock's shoulder with his hands that are not at all like birds, but he doesn't.
The flecks on the ceiling are not moving. Sherlock's hands close, fists of overstarched bedsheet caught, crumpled, released. Interminable.
John watches him some more, then casually asks, "Tell me the year?"
"My head is fine." His voice emerges as a croak. "Water."
John shakes his head. "Ice." He looks relieved. Smiles. He does pat Sherlock's shoulder as he leaves and Sherlock only inclines away slightly because it's the most movement he can manage right now. John gives him another slight furrow but it's gone when he returns a moment later.
By that time Sherlock is less concerned. He's found the control for morphine dosage. The struggle is brief. No, but yes. Not good. His head is full of fog and glow and ants that aren't there. His thumb is pressing the button anyway.
"Mycroft was here," Sherlock says, concentrating.
"Yes," John says. "Yesterday and last night. He left." He has that slightly crease between his eyebrows that Sherlock knows well, usually directed at him when he says some indefinably or irrelevantly inappropriate thing. Nice to see it pointed at someone else for once. "Some international incident."
John frowns at him as though looking for something, but Sherlock is quite unconcerned. John shakes his head slightly and says, "One of the hospital doctors will be in here shortly."
Sherlock notes, "I have a doctor."
John looks back at him and smiles. Sherlock returns it.
Going to be fine. Obviously.
He closes his eyes and depresses the control for more morphine, barely noticing as John gently pries it out from his hand and moves it away.
He's at a crime scene, analysing, data leaping out as fast as he can process it. Hypotheses stream in his mind, conclusions rejected half-formed. The shoes and the hands and the fingers; waiter. The blood spatter; the murderer was tall. The room smells like blood and sweat and people insist on breathing and it's annoying. Jacket. He spins on his heel.
The room greys abruptly. A hand seizes the back of his coat, not gently, drags him a step back and down into a chair, something smooth and hard and stiff-backed. He lists for a second. Just a second. The hand on his coat tightens and the back of the chair digs into his shoulderblades and ah. Heel of his palms pressed to his temples.
John is behind him, right behind him, not visible but there at his elbow, close enough to feel. His hand loosens on the fist of coat he's caught, slackens and eases and lets go. Rests briefly on the back of Sherlock's shoulder and then is gone.
Sherlock presses the heels of his palms into his temples, closes his eyes, sees lines of gold trace burning scars across his lids. But it's useless. Scratch the inside of his lids, the explosion of thought with all the fascinating glittering little strands of possibility and inspiration that he had a moment ago is gone.
John says nothing. Lestrade says nothing. Even Sally says nothing. He wishes she would. Freak would be welcome right now, an old friend. He'd much rather she fling barbs at him to see him react than this confusion of pity and unease.
His eyes open. "Jacket," he says.
They all look blank. As usual. "What?" says Lestrade.
Sherlock stands, turns, crosses to the stand and flings the leather duster off its hook. He hates as he does so that he moves more carefully, even as he knows it's too carefully concealed to be seen.
Well. John looks very, very neutral.
"Come on then, if you're coming," Sherlock says, and he strides out, not bothering to see if they follow. Not need to see, for John.
The air outside is heavy, the sky grey and low. His dreams still sear with the bright burning blue from over the alleyway, but it's growing less distinct with each passing day. Slower than he likes. Too slow.
Better than nothing at all.
He strides into the fine mist, John at his side and Lestrade not far behind. The man clings like a limpet these days, but even that is starting to wear away. Most things do, Sherlock has found, with time. He brushes his side with his hand absently, and ignores John's sidelong frown.
There's a crime to solve. There's always another crime to solve.
He tucks his chin to his collar and smiles as the rain sets in.


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Hotel Parque Plaza, Medellin
- Free breakfast and free WiFi
Main amenities
- 21 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Rooftop terrace
- Self parking
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Multilingual staff
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
- Free breakfast and free WiFi
For families
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
What's around
- In El Poblado
- Poblado Park (2-minute walk)
- Lleras Park (8-minute walk)
- Lokkus Contemporary Art (12-minute walk)
- La Strada Mall (13-minute walk)
- Oviedo Mall (19-minute walk)
- Santa Fe Mall (22-minute walk)
- EAFIT University (25-minute walk)
- Medellin's Museum of Modern Art (26-minute walk)
- Santa Fe Zoological Park (27-minute walk)
- Medellin General Hospital (36-minute walk)
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 21 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 1 PM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (5 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID *
- No cribs (infant beds)
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Self parking *
- Area shuttle *
- Shopping center shuttle *
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- Free breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Rooftop terrace
- Television in common areas
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- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Hair dryer
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
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If you are traveling with a child your property may require you to present the following documents: Parents traveling into Colombia with a child under 18 may be required to present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for foreign visitors) upon check-in. If a relative or legal guardian is traveling into Colombia with the child, that relative or legal guardian may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents and a copy of both parents' ID. If only one parent is traveling into Colombia with the child, that parent may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by the other parent. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Colombian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
This property does not have elevators.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- The national sales tax (19%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Colombia regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying 60 consecutive days or more. Foreigners on a tourist visa are exempt from this tax. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
- Resort fee: USD 2 per person, per night
Optional extras
Self parking costs USD 4 per night
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of USD 15 per vehicle (one way)
Area shuttle and shopping center shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around Hotel Parque Plaza, Medellin
- In El Poblado
- Poblado Park (2-minute walk)
- Lleras Park (8-minute walk)
- Lokkus Contemporary Art (12-minute walk)
- La Strada Mall (13-minute walk)
- Oviedo Mall (19-minute walk)
- Santa Fe Mall (22-minute walk)
- EAFIT University (25-minute walk)
Getting around
- Medellin (MDE-Jose Maria Cordova Intl.) 44-min drive
- Poblado Station 24-min walk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
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Why have we reached a point where cancer is so common, treatment centers need to advertise? Not just Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I've seen others. In spite of all the research and funding and "awareness," why has cancer become so prevalent the treatment of it needs commercials?
Something is wrong. Gives some credence to the theory that there's a conspiracy to keep people sick to sell more medical treatments.
Why do we seem to have so much cancer nowadays in the first place? Is it really because we're just better at diagnosing it, or is it because our food and air are so full of pollutants and carcinogens that it really is on the rise?
[Edit:] Industrial pollution is downplayed these days as no big deal, but it still is. Various carcinogens and toxic substances are everywhere, even if you don't live near a factory. It's in the water, the air, the soil, our food. Our world is full of toxins. Chemical processes in food manufacturing, storage and treatment contribute to it. All the chemicals that make up our everyday life, and the ones that are byproducts that contaminate the air, soil, food, and water, accumulate in us over a lifetime. Of course it affects us.
To cut to the root of the problem, we'd have to get rid of all the plastics that touch our foods. All the pollutants and chemicals in the ground and the air. All the genetic modification. All the chemical processing that goes into our food supply that's not revealed in the nutrition facts. Cut back on the use of unnatural products and processes in general.
Good luck with that. Too much money to be made from all sides. Our modern society sustains our way of life, even as it kills us.


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Dodge Ram Care and Maintenance
How many RAM owners out there have switched to synthetic engine oil? I just had a oil change at 3100 and I am considering going to synthetic, but I would like to hear some opinions from experienced owners.
After 3k I changed to mobil1 10W30. It's only been one tank since and I have noticed marginal change in engine performance (02 QC SB 4.7L 4x4 5sp). I have in the last few tanks seen the mileage steadily increasing. I changed for the long term benefit. It has increased the oil pressure and decreased the engine temp from the dash gauges. I tend not to put too much stock in those kinds of measurements the accuracy is in question. So I'll look for long term differences. I did switch to a better filter ($12 Fram X2) and the oil at the warehouse club comes in a box of six for $22 (The exact amount that the owner's manual calls for). So for a grand total of $34 dollars I'm good for the next 5k miles. I'm sold. Good Luck
konaschultz Posts: 1I have used Mobil1 synthetic oil in all my vehicles for years. I was sold in it when my 1987 Jeep wrangler (47K miles) broke a wrist pin and upon disassembly, the engine was so clean, it looked like chrome. The mechanic was impressed, and so was I. My ram has used Mobil1 since new, and it runs great. I highly recommend it.
langorin Posts: 2I have been using syntheic for 5 years and never had a problem. You will see a perfomance increase and better gas milege. I have tried different oils and best one yet is Royal Purple. It's expencive but well worth it. It's designed for racing and keeps your engine temperature down by 20-50 degrees.
utlogger Posts: 17I have a 2001 Cummins powered 2500 Dodge Ram and have only one complaint - the incredibly easy to scratch exterior paint. Any suggestions about a wax or other product to help protect the cheap paint? My dealer says that the durability of the paint has dropped due to EPA restrictions on the volatile paint solvents in new vehicle paint. I question the accuracy of that answer because the paint on my otherwise wretched 2001 Outback wagon looked like new when I sold it recently. The Subaru Outback is built in Indiana and is subject to the same EPA restrictions.
Other than the paint, my Dodge Ram is a real jewel and has become my everyday vehicle in spite of the fact that I bought it mainly as a business truck to move mobile labs in the oil field. Mileage is always over 20 MPG and recently has increased to 22 MPG. Absolutely incredible for a 3 1/2 ton truck!! If only DC could do something to improve the quality of the paint, they would have the perfect truck in my opinion.
pavery1 Posts: 1My 1996 dodge ram 4x4 laramie ext.cab full size in my opinion is costing me far too much in maintenance from: front end track bar to fifth gear trans. failure to heater/ac. module failure and other misc.repairs to the tune of $5000 in one calendar year
I purchased this vehicle Sept/2001 mileage 60000 mi. currently 75000 mi.
I am asking other owners for their input as to if this is normal and what I may expect inthe future?
Does synthetic oil affect the warranty? Anyone get synthetic oil changes from a national chain, e.g. Walmart or PepBoys? How much is it? What kind of gas mileage improvement can I expect?
Synthetic oil will not void your warranty. It meets and exceeds minimum standards specified by the manufacturer. Lube shops will use synthetic if you request it but you will pay quite a bit more $6/qt. Off the shelf it runs $4-5/qt. for Mobil 1 or Quaker State or Castrol. I think royal purple is a little more expensive but users swear by it. I've saved money by purchasing at a warehouse like Sams or Costco. A 6qt. case goes for $3.50/qt. and 6 qts is exactly what the manual calls for. I've had good luck with synthetics ever since I started using them. Don't expect noticable changes in mileage or horsepower but rather expect long term results that will require less repairs at less expense. Now that's not to say that I can't tell I'm using synthetics. It runs smoother and I haven't had any of the idling problems that others have posted about. Startups is probably where I notice the biggest difference. They are smoooooth.
Is there any suspension/tire modifications that I can do to my 03 Ram 1500 to give it a softer ride?
I do very little hauling, no towing, and use it as a car 99.9% of the time.
bstennett Posts: 4It depends on the type of wheels you have. If you bought your truck with 20" wheels you'll enjoy the great look of the truck but suffer a stiffer ride. The 20's have a low profile/short side wall. This means the sidewall cannot flex as much as regular tires and you get a stiffer ride. With 17's my truck rides like a Cadillac. If you have 17's and the ride seems abnormally rough take it back to the dealership and have them check it out.
Mine has 17 inch wheels. It's a short bed regular cab, so I'm sure the short wheelbase contributes to the hard ride.
Was just curious if they had "softer" shocks available.
@980 miles I changed to Mobil 1 and a Mobil 1 oil filter.
My trucks' owners manual calls for 6.0 qts., but it actually used closer to 6.5 qts. I guess the Mobil one filter held a little more.
How often do other Mobil 1 users change their oil?
You might lower the airpressure a bit to try and take some of the harshness out. Shocks generally don't affect ride as much as they do bounce, or damping effect. I'm surprised the 1500 with 17 inch tires would ride that rough, but the short wheel base could certainly have an effect, especially in terms of porpoising on uneven highways.
Mralan, I have used mobil one in all my vehicles for the past 15 years or so, and change oil and filer on the average of every 5,000 miles. Used to do it myself till it became so difficult to dispose of used oil, so now I take all except the RV to Walmart stores where I am allowed to watch them change oil and lube the chassis. They perform this service for under 30 dollars. To do it myself costs me nearly 25 for a 6pk case of mobil 1, plus the cost of oil filter. Never had a problem in the past 3 years letting them perform this service...and I don't have to dispose of the oil/filter.
Yeah, my M1 oil change and M1 filter cost $61.00 with tax. I was looking to decrease that a little by going with a less expensive filter next time. What brand filter did Walmart use with your M1 oil change?
My truck is running a little softer now. The dealer had over 45PSI air in my tires. Now I'm experimenting with 33 PSI from and 30 PSI rear.
mfreed1 Posts: 1My 2000 RAM 2500 V10 calls for Mopar ATF+3 transmission fluid. Does anyone know if ATF+4 is okay to use, my 2002 Neon uses this and is it just a newer version of the same fluid?
wwhite2 Posts: 535What is the story with the 7/70 powertrain warranty on the 03 2500 heavy duty Rams . I heard there ia a deductible what is it ? and what does it cover ? Thanks
amorales Posts: 196I just purchased a '03 Ram 1500 HEMI-EXPRESS Laramie quad cab with the ground effects and 20 in tires. I got the 70,000 mi warranty and the deductible is $100. Covers powertrain. Need to re-check warranty info. Love the truck. Have 220 miles so far. Am debating which synthetic to use, Pennzoil/Pennzane or Mobil 1. I live in Calif near desert where temps reach 105 deg. May start off with 10w-30 for summer and then switch to 5w-30 in winter....
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Is what I read in the owners manual true ('03 SC 2wd short bed 3.7 V6 5spdM); factory fill and recommendation is 5W-30?!
Yes. The factory service manual recommends 5W-30 as well.
Wow, I remember when GM tried doing that on cars for a year or two around '90 and then went back. I think it had something to do with complaints in the east about cold starting and I know it was an attempt to squeeze a little more in the was of mileage for CAFE. Trouble is 5w30 turns to water out here in the West. Would I be ok going to 10w30 in my 3.7? It won't see a temp below 60* until next October! I see that it lists 10w30 in the comparison charts in the owners manual, but only mentions actually using 5w30. If I am stuck, I will use a synthetic blend at least; just can't stand the thought of 5w30 in 90*+ weather on a 300 mile trip to Las Vegas!
The SAE temperature range specifications indicate that the maximum ambient temperature for 5W-30 use is 100 degrees F, while 10W-30 max is 120 F and the actual max temperature will vary from one manufacturers oil to another. The question is, is that a big difference.
The real question should be, what is the actual viscosity at given temperature? It should not be assumed that any or all 10W-30 motor oils will have greater high temperature viscosity characteristics than a 5W-30.
Example: using ASTM test method D445, the Quaker State "Higher Mileage Engine Motor Oil" in 5W-30 is rated at 12.20 centistokes at 212 degrees F, while the 10W-30 Mobil 1 Full Synthetic is only 10.0 centistokes at the same temperature. In fact, the Quaker State 5W-30 meets or exceeds any other 10W-30.
gmcbob Posts: 27I'm trying to help my friend change the oil on his 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 w/the 5.9 liter V8. The new Fram filter (3rd one this time) keeps leaking oil after we run the engine. Has anyone out there encountered a similar problem w/this motor after a new Fram has been put on?? We're going crazy as we've already got the driveway completely soaked in oil stains.
I've read a lot about not allowing Fram filters anyplace near a Ram truck - they're supposed to be junk. If the Frams are all from the same batch, maybe they're all bent? You ARE oiling the gasket when you put it on, aren't you? You also want to clean the mating surface on the engine really well - make sure there's nothing there to let oil out. Maybe just maybe that surface has gotten bent somehow?
dodger54 Posts: 1I just got a Ram 3500 4x4 with the Cummins Diesel 4 dr shortbox. I want to lower it by 4 inches so I can fit into underground parking lots. I dpn;t really carry heavy loads but I do pull a 5,000 pound boat and trailer. Any ideas for where to go for lowering kits? Thanks
Best way to lower a Ram is to sell it and buy a 4x2.
I found this on a Dodge Truck newsgroup. It has a parts of a 2004 shop manual online as well as other interesting info for the Dodge Truck Line of Products. http://www.dodge.com/bodybuilder/2004/intro.pdf
Paste this URL into your internet browser and take a look. Rick
p100 Posts: 1,116I tow a 5000 lb trailer/boat with a 95 Nissan 4X4 V6 pickup (only a few miles to the boat ramp, but it does fine and pulling the boat out is a breeze thanks to the low range 4WD, which doubles the torque at the rear wheels.)
You definitely do not need this huge truck (Ram 3500) to tow a 5000 lb boat unless you tow it cross country. Seems to me that any Dodge 2WD full size truck with anti-spin rear differnetial would do really well with a 5000 lb trailer/boat load.
You would have to replace the springs to lower your truck and I would not recommend this becuase you would ruin its resale value. Most of the 4WD crowd wants their truck to sit high off the ground. It is true that many people buy full size 4WD trucks only because they sit higher than 2wd ones. This is becoming quite fashionable trend here in central Florida where you really do not need a 4WD vehicle. I see people tow 16 ft boats with 4X4 crew cab diesel duallys, which is a joke. I happen to own a deuce and half Army 6X6 truck - maybe I should start towing my boat with it to make sure I can handle the load and be the attention gvetter at the boat ramp.
mettech Posts: 28I change oil every 5K.. Used 5W-30 M1, but switched to 0W-40 yesterday. I "think" the 5.7 is quieter.
UPDATE: My 03, 2500, 4X4, SLT, 5.7, 3.73, 5-speed auto has 21K miles.. Had a transmission flash upgrade 3K ago. It does not downshift as much now. Had truck weighed last month.. 6637 lbs!!!!.. Only thing in truck was a 5th wheel hitch.. Seems like a lot of weight for a 3/4 ton truck..
My RAM is still the best new truck I have owned.. No problems as all.. Do wish I got the 4.10... $2K seems too much to change gears..
Need more people to post reports
roper2 Posts: 61I have 61k on this truck and a dodge extended warranty for 70k.Does dodge offer a warranty over 70k and beyond? thanks
I bought a 7 year 100,000 Dodge Maximum Care warranty for my wife's 2002 Neon R/T.


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A phobia is an irrational fear of something that has no real harm (like fear of darkness or fear of spiders) The problem with Cynophobia is that there is a possibility (even if a very little one) that the dog may actually attack the person and that's why the person may be convinced that there is a real possibility for harm.
Usually the cause for any phobia is a traumatic experience associated with the feared object. In the case of Cynophobia being chased by a dog when you were a kid may have resulted in acquiring Cynophobia.
A phobia can also be learned by watching others. If the parents of a certain child feared dogs and responded in a way that showed that they were anxious when they encountered a dog then this might force the child to fear dogs as well.
In such a case the child will learn that dogs are harmful and as a result he will start fearing them. See What causes fears and phobias.
Fear of animals can also be the result of some kind of projection done by the brain to help the person release the fear he has towards other objects. A person who has father issues for example might end up fearing dogs just because his mind wants him to release some of the fears he holds towards his father.
The selection of the animal in such a case is usually done in terms of masculinity and femininity. A woman for example might fear cats because her unconscious mind thinks that they resemble her female friends who might steal her husband. See The fear of cats explained
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By definition, guided motorcycle tours are essentially these that involve a tour guide. The guide will serve as your number 1 rider, with the rest with the group falling behind the leader in the pack. Apart from the guide as your lead rider within the group, a assistance van is usually offered behind the complete group during the complete span from the trip.
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So about a week ago I got my W2 in from my former job and got giddy. In all of my years filing taxes I have always gotten a return. A very nice return if I say so, but a lot of it comes from Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit from my daughter. Anyways I was told that because now I own my own business, it would help if I were to go to a CPA because they could help me get the best return possible. I called a recommended local guy earlier last week and he was telling me all of this stuff to get and how I should total everything up before I got there so that him and I don't have to go through paperwork. Now while this might seem like a smart idea to some it doesn't sit too well with me. If I am doing all of this work on my own then why don't I just do the taxes my own damn self? Isn't that what we pay them for?
Since Chris and I will be using our returns on putting deposits down with wedding vendors I asked the guy how long it would take for everything to be processed etc. I was informed that we don't actually go through the paper work during our meeting and that he gives the information off to some other dude in the office and that it takes about a week to then go and file. After that it would be an additional 8 to 15 days for me to get my direct deposit tax return. I am an impatient person and I want my money ASAP. I then asked what his fees were and I was told that it would be 300 and that it couldn't be taken out of my return so it had to be upfront.
300 buck up front! Sheesh!
When I was at my meeting last Wednesday my Director, Lori, told me that since I started so late in the year that going to H&R would be fine for me because of how little paperwork I have accumulated so far. Cool! H&R……
I've had my taxes done by them for awhile now and I even did them by myself last year online (I tried that this year and knew that if I did try with all the extra stuff that I would have screwed up and probably have been audited. No bueno.)
So yesterday I tell Chris that we should probably go to file my taxes today and he says OK. I start getting my papers together and start adding stuff up. Once I was done with that it was already about 11:30 in the morning. I looked on Google Maps the closest location and gave it a call. I was told that the earliest appointment could be at 2 but I asked if I could come in earlier since we had a lot of errands to run that day. I wasn't fibbing about that either. We did have a lot to do.
Ok.. 1 o clock appointment with some lady whose name I can't even begin to spell. We got there at 12:30 and I went in checking to see if maybe I could be seen early. I was told that the lady was scheduled to start her shift at 1 o clock so Chris and I went across the street and got some drinks at Starbucks, went and filled up his tank with gas, and after all of that it was around 12:50. I go back inside thinking that maybe this person is normal and gets to their shifts early, but alas I was wrong.
1 o clock came around and nobody was to be found. Instead Chris and I got the chance to sit on some rather uncomfortable chairs for a long time. After awhile I asked Chris what time it was and he let me know that it was about 15 after 1. 15 minutes late to their own job and 15 minutes late for my appointment. Seriously. At 1:20 I see some grotesquely dressed woman come through the front door. I turned to Chris and said "Watch that be her."
10 minutes later we were at 1:30 and I finally had it. I went up to the front desk thingy and asked this lady how much longer it would be. She went back to check and told me that she was almost ready for me. No… she wasn't. She had her pink thingy wrapped around her, was holding her purse in her hand, and was jibber jabbering with another girl that worked there.
I then told the lady that I was going to leave. Since the people there work on a commission of some sort she asked if I was sure since she was ready. I didn't want to be rude but I was getting cranky and I really hate waiting. I was about as nice as I could be and I said: "I know this isn't your fault, but I don't feel confident having my taxes done by somebody who can't show up on time to their own shift." She understood and went to check and see if there was somebody else who could see me.
When she came back out she was accompanied with an elderly man who was really nice. Poor guy was eating lunch and I told him not to worry about it. I love food and won't dare interupt somebody enjoying their tasty spoils. He said that he had availability at 3 o clock but it was too late for me. I wanted my stuff done already! He then asked about next weekend but I told him that we need the returns ASAP for wedding purposes. The front desk lady checked some of the other H&R Block locations in the area and told me that if I was to go to one right up the street that I could be seen right away.
Right away…..
We drive there and I saw only 4 work stations. 2 were occupied and the other 2 lacked an employee. A lady who was with clients came up and asked if I needed anything and I told her that I needed my taxes to be done. She informed me that she had just started with a couple and would see how far along the other person was. She came back to me only to say that he or she too had just started so it would be about an hour or so to wait.
To wait….
My patience at this point is already shot. It was after 2 and I should have had my taxes filed at this point. I then called ANOTHER location and this is how it started….
I was at first told that the soonest appointment could be at 5 but then was told that if I had all of my paperwork ready that I could be seen right away depending on how long it would take for me to get there. Chris and I were already on the road so we turned around with the quickness because I was on a mission at this point.
After we got to the location off of Herndon and Fowler everything was fantastic. I didn't have to wait, the guy was nice… hell, everybody was nice. They even found ways to make my costs to them cheaper. They saved me money and found ways to get me a bigger return!
The main lady that was working there, not too sure if she was a manager or not, asked me about what had happened so I told her everything and she let me know that she would be talking with the manager of that location about what had happened and would make sure that the "Oh I'm so late" lady would be taken care of. I know that made it sound like the Mafia would be called on her, but I highly doubt she is going to wake up tomorrow with a horses head in her bed. At most she will have some disciplinary action taken against her.
My return came to $3,900 and I was pleased as punch.
Now I get to do this all over again next year! YAY!
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Lack of trust over Ms. Rhee's leadership of D.C. schools
I find it sadly ironic that D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's objective at a school leadership meeting was to emphasize the need for more effective communication with educators, and yet the message still missed its mark ["Rhee has asked how to regain teachers' trust, principals say," Metro, Oct. 28].
What Ms. Rhee did or did not say at the meeting is beside the point. The childish "he said, she said" spat, spurred by the story's use of quotes in which anonymous educators are pitted against Ms. Rhee, is a distraction from the main question of whether Rhee was out to destroy teaching careers.
And on this note, I find it startling how teachers seem to be more concerned with keeping their jobs than improving their teaching. Fussing about how the proposed evaluation system "is designed to remove [the teachers], not help them improve" shows more pettiness than concern for the students.
Grow up, please. While I hold no particular stance on Ms. Rhee's policies, she achieved her position by getting things done -- not by placating everyone. Let her do her job.
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Fresh attempts to bring minor league baseball to Loudoun appear to be gathering momentum. A new group, which includes former Redskins quarterback Joe Theisman is lending its support to the plans, which could finally see a stadium built in the county. Read more here. Are we still talking about an Atlantic League (Independent Professional) franchise? It's not clear.
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$30 million for a stadium. Another $2 million for an Atlantic League team and $10 million+ for an Milb team. You do the math. Without any kind of state or county monies the numbers may not work. There's a reason most teams don't own their own stadiums.
Theismann. Sheeesh.


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Less than a month after unveiling it at MWC, Lenovo has launched the K5 Plus in India at Rs 8,499 and it goes on sale from March 23rd onward, with no flash sales.
To consolidate its strong performance in the sub- Rs 10,000 segment (sub 150 US$) that it had conquered with its super hit models like A6000, A6000 Plus, A7000 and K3 Note, the Vibe K5 Plus is set to continue to the trend. Though the name is big confusing if we anyone had any idea that K5 Plus would be an upgrade to the recently launched K4 Note. It is not and is not part of the Note series of the Lenovo.
The K5 Plus is also the first metal bodies Smartphone in the lineup and boasts of dual stereo speakers at the back and along with Dolby Atmos technology. Lenovo has also included the TheatreMax technology it has previous introduced with K4 Note and Vibe X3, making this device also compatible with ANT VR headset and the user can experience big screen experience of the media contents with this technology.
The new Smartphone features a 5-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) display, and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 616 64-bit octa-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz, paired with Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM. There is 16GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card. On the software side it runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Vibe UI layered on top.
On the camera side, the Vibe K5 Plus houses a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. The battery pack includes a 2,750mAh. The Smartphone will be available in three colors — Champagne Gold, Platinum Silver and Graphite Grey. It measures 7.9 mm in thickness and weighs 143 grams.
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My friend-boss Maggie has spent the last year taking regular portraits of my favorite little 1-yr-old.
I love the idea of doing a collection of Baby's First Year – especially in Maggie's style.
Here are the highlights, but be sure you click through (the subheaders or the images) for the full blog posts and images of this little cutie.
Intimate Maternity portraits:
Newborn portraits:
And we're scheduled to take his 1-year portraits in a couple weeks!
SUCH a cutie!
love this kid
(and be sure you hit up Maggie for your own first year baby collection)