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17-year-old shot and killed while allegedly breaking into home in Waxhaw
WAXHAW, NC (WJZY) - Investigators say a teenager was shot and killed after allegedly breaking into a home early Monday morning in Union County.
It happened about 3:50 a.m. on Happy Hollow Lane just off of Western Union School Road in Waxhaw, according to the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Related: 2 teens arrested in home break-in where 17-year-old shot, killed by homeowner
Investigators believe 17-year-old Marquies Rason Waters and at least one other suspect broke into the man's home shortly before the shooting, awakening the homeowner.
The homeowner began yelling toward the suspects who then broke out a window to exit the home, authorities said. A short while later, Waters and at least one of the suspects returned to possibly retrieve a book bag left behind.
The homeowner saw Waters on the back porch and fire shots, fatally wounding Waters, authorities said.
Sheriff's detectives say they are still conducting interviews. So far no charges have been filed.
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Need to recover or repair Windows 7 and you don't have a Windows 7 DVD
Many of you out there bought a new Computer or Laptop with the Windows 7 operating system pre installed.
And usually you do not get any DVD for Windows 7 with it as it is pre-installed on your new machine.
What to do, if you have some , not unusual system problems, and you didn't made a recovery CD / DVD or your manufacturer didn't give you a recovery CD / DVD when you bought the machine.
The CD/DVD is the only way to recover a broken installation.
The Windows 7 DVD has a complete "recovery center" that provides you with the option of recovering your system via automated recovery (searches for problems and attempts to fix them automatically), rolling-back to a system restore point, recovering a full PC backup, or accessing a command-line recovery console for advanced recovery purposes.
Thankfully, Microsoft seems to have realized this problem, and have thankfully made a recovery disc for this purpose. It contains the contents of the Windows 7 DVD's "recovery center," as we've come to refer to it.
It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows 7, and just serves as a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC.
Technically, one could re-create this installation media with freely-downloadable media from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK kit, a multi-gigabyte download); but it's damn-decent of Microsoft to make this available to Windows' users who might not be capable of creating such a thing on their own. You can make your own copy from Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, but now you have an easier alternative.
The guys from neosmart.net are holding a copy of the Windows 7 recovery disc for download ( 32bit / 64bit )
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Windows 7 / Problem Steps Recorder
This feature is interesting for our clients, running Windows 7, with computer problems.
Problem Steps Recorder can record, step by step, what a user is trying to do. It then generates an HTML slideshow of a user's actions with descriptions of what took place.
This file can then be sent directly to our help desk for viewing.
To try out Problem Steps Recorder, click on the Windows 7 Start button and type in "PSR" in the search field.
Customise User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7
Windows Vista's User Account Control was a good idea in practice, but poor implementation put many people off – it raised far too many alerts.
Fortunately Windows 7 displays less warnings by default, and lets you further fine-tune UAC to suit your preferred balance between security and a pop-up free life
(Start > Control Panel > Change User Account Control Settings).
General Computer Maintenance Tip's
The following is a list of twelve simple steps for general computer maintenance. By following these steps you increase the chances that you can avoid some of the most common problems that are brought to our attention.
Carry your laptop in a protective case or bag, free from any potentially harmful substances.
- Computers should be carried in a bag with lots of padding and protection.
- Alternatively, you can purchase a "laptop sleeve" to protect your computer. Models with padding inside and a hard shell are preferred.
- Don't place food, drink, or other potentially hardful substances nearby or in a bag with your computer, as liquid spills on laptops are all too common and often come with a heavy price tag.
- Be sure to include accident protection in your warranty, if you are concerned about accidental damage or spills.
Always power down your laptop before moving it around, and at night.
- The hard drive, where your data is stored is a series of spinning discs with a read/write head (analogous to a record player). Thus, transporting or moving your laptop while powered on can cause corruption to the hard drive (analogous to a record scratch).
- To avoid long boot-up times, you can also put your computer into Sleep, Standby, or Hibernate modes.
- Shutting down your computer (or putting it into Sleep or Hibernate) will also extend the life of the hardware.
Take care with the screen and keyboard.
- The laptop's compact design means sensitive components must be stored directly below the keyboard.
- Avoid slamming or punching down on keys with excessive force, as this may damage the components underneath.
- The LCD screen is also sensitive, so avoid poking the screen too hard or placing heavy objects on top of your laptop.
Keep the laptop on a flat surface when in use and avoid blocking air vents.
- Blocking air vents will cause the computer to operate above the normal operating temperature range, which over time will decrease the lifespan of your computer.
- Avoid using your computer in a particularly dusty area.
- Consider purchasing a compressed "air" canister and blowing out the dust from the vents, or request help from Phuket Hosting.
Back up your data regularly and backup important files to multiple locations.
- Hard drive failure is difficult to predict and may even occur within the first few months of computer ownership
- Develop a strategy for backing up your data regularly, suggestions are available in the FAQ on Backing Up.
Keep your email healthy by keeping your inbox small.
- Often webmail is slow because your inbox is too large, making loading times of your inbox very slow.
- If you inbox becomes too large (greater than 500MB or so), it may become corrupted and you could lose emails or miss incoming messages.
- To check the size of your email folders, go to webmail interface.
- Consider setting up an email client program and using it regularly instead of Webmail.
- You can also download your email whole folders at a time using webmail
Install a Antivirus Solution, keep it updated, and perform scans regularly.
- Be sure to install a Antivirus Solution. Your computer may come with a free trial of a antivirus, but we strongly encourages uninstalling the trial version provided and installing a full Antivirus Solution (Most of them are free for private use).
- Keep the software updated by setting your Antivirus Solution to check daily for updates.
Set strong passwords.
- Be sure to set a strong password for your username, using numbers, letters, and capitals.
- In Windows XP, be sure to set a strong password for the Administrator account too.
Delete unwanted programs and files, and avoid installing lots of 'extras'.
- In Windows, There are many flashy programs that run in the background of your computer (usually showing up as little icons in the task bar, e.g. WeatherBug). Use 'Add/Remove programs' in Control Panel to remove these programs or any others not in use.
- In OS X, be sure to remove unwanted programs from your 'Applications' folder.
- Empty your Recycling Bin or Trash.
- Delete old files from your desktop or documents folders.
- Remove any excess user accounts that may be taking up space.
Update Windows/OS X regularly.
- To have the best patches and security updates available, be sure to regularly update your computer.
- Instructions forWindows Updates and Mac OS X Software Updates are located in the FAQs.
Avoid P2P software.
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Keep track of your software CD/DVDs and license keys.
- Never discard the Windows, Office, or other discs that come with your computer, these can be invaluable in getting your computer running fast.
- Keep all official documents, receipts, and license keys for your software, which are needed if the software must be reinstalled.
Web site access problem
Perhaps the site was taken off line, or the computer hosting it is down for maintenance. However, the cause could be something more mysterious. At any given moment, a portion of Internet traffic ends up being routed into information "black holes." These are situations where advertised paths exist to the destination, but messages – a request to visit a Web site, an outgoing e-mail – get lost along the way.
Hubble is a system that operates continuously to find persistent Internet black holes as they occur. Hubble has operated continuously since September 17, 2007. During that time, it identified 887,676 black holes and reachability problems.
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Into the Dead 2 is a first-person action game where you play as a survivor in the zombie apocalypse.
Journey through the zombie apocalypse in a race to save your family. Arm yourself with an arsenal of powerful weapons and do whatever it takes to survive. Maim, mow down, and massacre the Dead – anything to keep moving! In a world where no one is safe, how far will you go to make it out alive?
Also Read: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Companion App Officially Launched For Android And iOS Devices
On the left side of the screen, you can control your character's movement, while on the right, you can shoot. You'll need to use these controls to avoid and kill zombies, trying to get to the target in one piece.
Between levels, you can use what you earn to buy and unlock tons of different weapons and improvements. In the beginning, you'll only have a pistol and a sawed-off shotgun, but you can use tons of other weapons as you play, including various revolvers, machine guns, shotguns, rifles, and so on. You can also improve them as you go.
Into the Dead 2 is an action game with simple but addictive gameplay and absolutely spectacular graphics. The game's story mode is also pretty interesting, with tons of events that branch off, so you can explore different stories set in the same post-apocalyptic world.
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Today is Easter Sunday :-) It is the day when Christ has risen from the dead. BUT why call it easter Sunday and celebrate it using painted eggs and bunnies?
I have a trivia about the celebration of Easter Sundays and where those eggs and bunnies came from. Do you know that Easter Sunday may (or may not) originatedr from the Babylonian celebration offered to the Goddess Ishtar. Ishtar was known as the goddess of love, war, and sexuality. And that bunnies and eggs are actually symbols of sexuality and sensuality (No wonder playboy magazine uses bunny as its symbol, if you get my drift... smirk)
I have to digress from the eggs and bunnies and Ishtar and proceed to my recipe. What we are about to post another slow-cooked chicken soup dish that is almost similar to tinola (see our tinola recipe posted earlier - Slow-cooked Chicken Tinola) but since I am unsure as to the use of the word tinola, I named it as is. In Singapore, we often use kampong chicken for this recipe and other soup based dishes. Kampong Chicken according to the merchandisers in the Supermarkets in Singapore are those "running-wild or wild-running" chicken. I think they are referring to native chickens that are left out to roam around their yards freely. The price is more than twice as much as the regular chicken being sold in supermarkets. Philippine native chickens are also priced as high as this kampong chicken. Maybe because this native chickens are tastier as compared to the regular chicken.
Here's a simple slow-cooked chicken soup recipe. And like any slow-cooked meat soup dishes, it offers not only a fall-off-the-bone-tender chicken meat but also a delicious and very flavorful soup. You can use any breed of chicken available in your area.
Oh, by the way, compare this recipe to the chicken tinola recipe we have posted earlier (see Slow-cooked Chicken Tinola ). Have you noticed the change in the nutritional values? The addition of fish sauce almost doubled the sodium content of this recipe. Not to mention that using different parts of a chicken will either give you a lower or higher calorie dish.
Chicken, cut into serving pieces – 1/2 of a whole
Bottle gourd, peeled and sliced into cubes (1"x1")
Red Onion, diced – 1 large
Garlic, crushed – 5 cloves
Ginger, crushed and sliced – 1.5"
Fish Sauce – 1 tbsp
Water - at least a centimeter higher than the level of the meat
Low Sodium Salt - 1/2 tsp
Ground pepper to taste
Ground pepper to taste
Sunflower or canola oil (or any vegetable oil) - 2 tsp
Cooking Procedure:
- Put the oil and the garlic in a soup pot and sauté garlic in it in medium fire. Add the ginger and the onion and stir until aromatic.
- Add in the chicken cuts and pan sear the meat until the chicken's own oil comes out.
- Pour water as many as you want. Bring the chicken to a boil and slow cook the chicken for at least 2 hours under low fire. Do check the water level every 20 to 30 minutes. Add more water as needed.
- Add the bottle gourd and cook it until it's soft.
Serve it with steamed wholegrain red rice.
Makes 3 to 4 servings. Here's the estimated Nutritional values per per serving based on the ingredients used. Please note that most of the sodium content will be in the broth.
Calories : 335.33 kcal
Total Fat: 23.24 g.
Cholesterol : 106 mg.
Saturated fat : 5.93 g.
Protein : 28.2 g
Trans fat : 0 g.
Sodium : 730.67 mg.
Dietary fiber : 1.2 g.
Carbohydrate : 2.67 g.
Sugar : 0 g.
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I was reminded today that the best way to view this forum is to click on NEW POSTS which is on the 2nd toolbar at the top of the page. I had missed out on seeing a couple of posts I did not want to miss and using NEW POSTS would have made sure I...
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Stating the obvious you say but in the past I have turned a blind eye to this, thinking that the Breeding thread can be somewhat of a graveyard in terms of poster visits but recent activity has shown this is not necessarily true.
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Bamboo's Top Tips: How to dramatically cut expenses
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There comes a time in everybody's life when things just get on top of them – bills, rent, school uniform, food shopping, credit card repayments, petrol, insurance, pet food – and they get stuck in a cycle of struggling to make ends meet until payday, only to do the same thing again next month. While it is tempting in this situation to look for ways of bringing in extra money, it's often much easier to have more money in the bank when you cut expenses.
Cutting expenses doesn't have to be difficult either – in fact, living a little (or a bit more than a little) under your means is a great way of building up a cushion of savings for rougher months – or for building up savings for a nice getaway or a new car.
What do I need to do to cut expenses?
Before we get ahead of ourselves, it's a good idea to have a look at what to do before you start cutting expenses and making little savings here, there and everywhere.
It's a good idea to get a solid idea of how much money comes in every month (and on what date) and then – in detail – where this money goes. Break it down in as much detail as you can – rather than saying 'food' for instance, break it down into: food shopping, quick trips to the shop (for things you forgot), meals out, food grabbed on the go…
By breaking things down in as much detail as possible, you'll be able to see exactly where your money goes – and the places where you might be able to nip and tuck to make massive savings.
Quick example
If you live in a city, buying lunch (rather than taking it with you) costs between £3 and £5 a day. Most days, you've probably got three quid in change in your pocket, or it's a tiny amount to pay for with your card. But, over the course of the month, that is between £75 and £125 a month. If there's two of you doing this, that's between £150 and £250 a month. Just for lunch.
It gets crazier after that. Need a caffeine injection before you step into the office? £2.50 a day. Five days a week. 20-25 working days a month. Ouch.
Little expenses like this are so small that it's hard to notice them – but they build up. If you cut expenses like this, you'll notice a real difference.
Run out of milk? Pop to the corner shop to grab a pint of milk. Don't have anything for dinner – grab a quick meal on your way home or buy all of the ingredients to make something.
All of these things eat into your monthly income, and make the end of the month that bit tighter. But it doesn't have to be this way. Living frugally doesn't have to mean suffering or depriving yourself – in actual fact, being a little bit more prepared and aware of where you're spending can actually make your life a lot more comfortable.
So grab your bank statements from the past two or three months and break each expense down, add them up and look at the total. Some things won't fit into your usual pattern – perhaps you went to a wedding, or went on holiday – so either ignore these or put them in a miscellaneous category. Even better, take two fairly 'normal' months and tot up your expenses from these – this will give you a much better picture of what you spend and where.
Finally, make a list of all of your outgoings that you can't scrimp on – mortgage or loan repayments, rent, insurance – and a list of the expenses that you could technically save money on – like phone bills, subscriptions etc.
Tip #1: Make a list of your priorities before you cut expenses
Before you get out the scissors to cut expenses, make sure you're not going to be massively unhappy as a result. If it's important to you to go out once a month with your friends, or for your kids to go to karate once a week, then write this down and try to avoid cutting these, if you can.
Cutting expenses isn't about living like a monk, it's about making changes that have as little an impact on your life as possible, while saving you a stack of money.
Tip #2: Look at where you can trim or cut expenses
Do you have a TV subscription like Sky or Virgin? Do you watch all of the channels? If the answer is no, quite often, you can call and negotiate a deal that is much cheaper, without losing any of the channels that you love or watch all of the time.
That being said, if you spend most of your time watching Netflix, then perhaps cancelling your Sky TV isn't going to have a massive effect on your day-to-day life. Replacing your Sky subscription with a Freeview box (a one-off payment) could save you anywhere between £240 and £480 a year.
Tip #3: Try to cut down on wastage
Did you know?
Every year, we throw away 7 million tonnes of food and drink from our homes in the UK, and more than half of this is food and drink we could have eaten. When you add that up, that's costing the average household £470 a year, and even more (£700 a year) if you're a family with children. That's about £60 a month!
Do you often find yourself going through your fridge and binning old food or veg that has gone off? Do you scrape away any excess food at the end of the day? Making sure you avoid this excess is a great way to cut expenses.
A good way to avoid this is to plan your weekly meals (and the ingredients needed) ahead of time. At the beginning of the week, work out what you're going to eat and when. If you can find recipes or meals that use the same ingredients – peppers, onions, carrots, leeks – then you'll find that they don't go off in the fridge because you only needed them for one meal.
And – if you've got a busy lifestyle and don't have time to cook every night – then batch cooking can be a great way to save money, time and prevent things from going to waste. Set aside an hour or two to make a few meals for the week – spaghetti Bolognese, chilli con carne, curry – that require similar ingredients and freeze them. When you're in a hurry to eat in the week, you can just bang them in the microwave and be eating in 20 minutes. Plus, you'll save a tonne of money in the long run.
Can you downsize?
Is your rent crippling you every month? Or maybe your car is guzzling petrol and costs a pretty penny for insurance?
As hard as it is, moving house or trading your car in for a cheaper (and more efficient) model might be the way to go. If you can move to a slightly cheaper area or buy a slightly more efficient car – your savings could be colossal, without much of an impact on your way of life.
Even better, if you can get to and from work on your feet, rather than driving, consider ditching the car altogether and using public transport to get to those hard to reach places.
These bits of advice are just the tip of the iceberg, there are tonnes of way that you can save money. Trying to cut expenses isn't easy – but it also doesn't have to be hard. Head over to our frugal living section to find a whole array of tips and tricks about how to save money, without having to significantly adjust your lifestyle at all.
- Author Jack Barclay
- Posted 19 October 2016


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Maintaining Johnson/Evinrude 9.9 & 15 hp outboards
1974 – 1992 (Converting to Electric Start)
This article is not meant to be the bible
for these conversions, but to give you some guidelines,
if some readers can add or find fault to what I have put together please let me know.
Over to Electric Start, BUT NO Charging System :
would be the easiest
to do with just
a electric starter style but without the charge capability.
This would involve
replacing the
right flywheel (with starter ring gear) to match your ignition system (or at
least be compatible),
bypass cover that acts as the starter motor mounting bracket, wiring from the
battery to the push button switch then on to the starter.
just will NOT recharge the battery. A fully charged battery may last
a week
of normal electric starts however.
The electric
start does come in handy to start the motor for us older geezers who may have
physical problems or if in a somewhat emergency
situation, or if you are using the motor from a front console or steering
Try to find a flywheel off a model near to your year, however I have just received correspondence where a guy did just that with a 81 who used a 90 flywheel so it worked for him. If you are newer than 1977 ou can not go backwards on flywheels into the 74-76 series (unless those are the years you have) as those used magneto ignition. Sorry I can not help with flywheel part numbers as I do not have access to that data, being a shade tree mechanic.
Doing it this way the battery will not be charged by the motor, however these motor's alternator is so weak that UNLESS you run it at high RPM it will not maintain the battery anyway. Also this way you do not need any of the other electronics under the flywheel or wiring to the rectifier or even the neutral safety switch. These electric start motors do not use a starter solenoid but a Heavy Duty button inline AND direct to the starter. Do not get a used starter unless it is cheap as new ones go for just a bit over $100.
Converting Over to a Full Electric Start /Charge System : This full blown electric system involves all of the above plus a lot more. It can be done, but may not be cost effective if you price new parts (which may not now be available) depending on the year of your motor. This charging system only has a 5 amp output at full 5000 RPM, so at 600-700 RPM idle speed, you will not be charging enough to even maintain a battery that is also being used as a starting /sonar battery beyond a few days (been there - done that).
The simplest would be to buy a complete used set of parts, or another motor that has a blown powerhead or lower unit. As you can see from the information on the regular article that the ignition and therefore also the charge units are vastly different. So you would have to acquire your new /used parts off motors that use the same electronics. Starters and the by-pass cover are the same from 1974 up to 1992. The under the flywheel parts differ and are matched into families of the motors "improvements" over the years.
When it comes to flywheels, new ones are expensive if even available now-days and trying to find the right used one may take some time. There are differences in the electric start flywheel over the rope start type. The rope start version has only the larger cast in aluminum toothed lower gear, while the electric start in addition to the manual start cast in gear, has a steel ring gear for the electric starter to engage into which is larger diameter which is placed higher on the flywheel.
I will list these parts by transgression of the 4 OMC electronic ignition systems. The type numbers listed below are MY NUMBERS only & are used for clarification for the different systems I have identified here. At the time they were in production, the factory had no idea what improvements were to come along during this series of motor lifespan, so in looking back, we can now categorize them into types. Again these are NOT factory designation numbers.
My Type I would be the 1974-1976 that has a straight magneto setup under the flywheel with points and condensers to external coils for each cylinder, then on to the spark plugs. This flywheel will have cast into it words like "points need to be set at .020" and will have point setting marks for both top and bottom cylinders. However without inspection holes in the flywheel, it is impossible to locate the crankshaft rotation to set these points at the marks unless they are using a special plate.
My Type II would be the electronic ignition of the 1977-1984 which have electronic Capacitor Discharge Ignition, sometimes called a CD Ignition, or as OMC called it then, Mag Flash ignition. This has a charge coil under the flywheel that sends a small voltage to the power pack, which ups the voltage to 300 volts, which is then sent to individual external coils and on to the spark plugs.
My Type III is from 1985 thru 1988 a supposed to be a slightly improved version of the system and was called CDII. All the above flywheels are cast aluminum with metal driveshaft hubs with the magnets cast into them. I believe the flywheels are interchangeable between the Type II and III types. These flywheels are painted black.
My Type IV is from 1989 thru 1993 another system called the UFI (Under the Flywheel Ignition) was used. These flywheels are also painted black.
The 1993 to 2005 2 stoke uses a totally different system as to size and shape so no parts will interchange off these types.
Type I rope start
1974 - 1976
Type I electric
1974 - 1976
Type II rope
1977 - 1984
Type II electric start
1977 - 1984
One thing to be aware of if you tend to buy used parts off eBay or even elsewhere, is that MANY sellers do not know what interchanges with what. Just because the motors were made from 1974 to 1992 does not mean that all the parts interchanges as some so called shade tree mechanics may think. And most of the e-Bay sellers will try to sell the flywheel separate from the timing plate /driving coils. This is bad if they don't know the year the parts were off of where you are trying to find something in a compatible year that hopefully fits your motor. And trying to decide what flywheel fits what is rather hard as there appear to be superseded flywheel part numbers not listed on the yearly printed parts lists. Also if you are trying to upgrade your motor to a electric start / charge system, the flywheel needs to be compatible with the timing plate / driver coils.
Type III rope start
1985 - 1988
Type III electric start
1985 - 1988
Type IV rope
1989 - 1992
Type IV electric start
1989 - 1992
|need to find a motor to photograph. but suspect the same as Type 2 electric start or very similar
|The rope start version is basically the same as the photo on the right except that it does not have the 2 copper wound charging coils nor the rectifier or the wires leading to it
The part numbers listed below should be cast into the actual flywheels. Some later run superseded flywheels may interchange with the numbers shown below that were taken off existing known year parts manuals. Also some flywheels may also interchange with the different charging systems like possibly the type II and III systems??
|This table shows actual OMC flywheel part numbers, however there could be others which may have been superseded & not listed in published parts lists
|Rope start
|Electric start
|more to come
You need to get all the parts needed, as flywheel, timing plate assembly, starter, starter bypass cover bracket, start button, neutral safety switch, junction block, and rectifier. One thing to be aware of is that the timing plate cam on the motors from about mid 1980s on is simply a drop in / held in place by the timing plate base and the actual timing plate when they are bolted together. It is indexed by a couple of protrusions that go into recesses, which many times gets misplaced or the person does not know where it came from. SO if you purchase used parts and the person selling them is not familiar with this unit, you may well NOT get this cam.
You could put the complete "KIT" from any year motor onto any other motor within the 18 year series, no matter whether it originally was the earlier 74-76 points ignition or not. HOWEVER trying to upgrade the earlier 74-76 motors with later components will turn into a hassle as there is no provision for mounting the powerpack. And you would need to purchase the individual newer coils and powerpack in addition to the other conversion parts.
The old bypass cover that is located on the LH side of the motor is replaced by one that has provisions to mount the starter into using the 2 bolts that attach the starter. Do not pay too much for a used starter as there are a couple of aftermarket companies who make and sell these starters for about $100 or less.
One thing if you do get a used starter, be careful if you have to remove the red power input wire. The nut that attaches the wire to the terminal usually gets rusty AND IF the stud that goes into the motor happens to turn inside while you are trying to remove the nut, you very well can twist off the inner wire. This is then almost impossible to reconnect that NOW SHORT wire internally.
|Bypass cover/starter motor mount #319350
|74-92 electric starter
If you do find the right charging system, you will also need to be sure to get & install a rectifier in the charging system. There needs to be a connecting wire, (usually red) from the red wire on the terminal block to the incoming hot wire at the starter push button from the battery to make the system recharge the battery. There will be 3 yellow wires that will be yellow, yellow with gray stripe and yellow with blue stripes. These need to be connected to the terminals of the terminal block to the same color wires from under the stator / flywheel. You may find a rectifier that has an other wire that is usually blue. This blue wire usually goes to the kill button on some versions of electronics. These rectifiers are pretty universal on many sizes of OMC motors, if the boat is equipped with tachometer the yellow/grey wire usually goes to it.
When installing electric start/charging hardware on a manual start motor, the fuel pump inlet line will be in the way when attaching the electrical terminal block and rectifier to the powerhead's water-jacket. On the older electric start motors to avoid this problem, OMC simply rotated the fuel pump cover so the inlet points down, then re-rout the incoming fuel line under the motor mount. On the later motors they went to a newer style fuel pump that attaches to the other side of the motor with a bracket rather than directly to the motor.
The photo below is off a 1992 electric start but the connections are the same from the start of this series in 1974. This will be simplified as the fuel pump is different on the other side of the motor (connected by the black rubber tube) and it uses a different power pack under the flywheel, so does not obstruct wiring viewing in this photo. This may be slightly different in that on this one, as I ran the start wire over the top of the block to the starter, where the factory usually runs theirs under and around the front of the block.
As shown, the #1 red wire comes from the starter switch and attached to the terminal block. #2 wire attaches to #1 wire on the terminal block, runs down to the neutral safety switch. #3 comes from the neutral safety switch and goes to the starter. #4 smaller red wire comes from the rectifier to the terminal block, then forward to connect to the HOT wire from the battery on the starter switch. This is the charging wire to the battery.
|Wiring connection layout for electric start motor
|voltage rectifier
|terminal block
The little permanent magnet starter motor used on these motors only draws 7 amps on open circuit, more when actually cranking the motor. These draw so low amperage that they can get away without using a solenoid if the wires are heavy enough. In wiring, the positive battery (+) cable and rectifier wire goes to one side of the push button starting switch, other side goes to one side of the neutral start safety switch. Another cable goes from the other side of the neutral switch to the starter. That provides start-in-neutral-only protection.
If you try to purchase an original OMC push button starter switch #395699, the cost was $46.85 in 2005, while you can go to a marine supply store, get a aftermarket Sierra 30 Amp switch #MP39160 for $15.99. Note - this can not be a standard 15 Amp push button automotive starter/horn switch because these motors up to 1993 do not use a starter solenoid, as the switch is directly in line from the starter and relatively close to the battery. A standard push button horn switch will burn up in usage because all the power energizing the starter, flows thru it at the time of starting.
If you are going to place the starter button, or a ignition/on-off switch in a remote position, like at the console or steering station, then you can use a lighter amperage button or a marine starter/on-off switch. Here I would use a small starter solenoid that will need to be placed near the starter using the heavier wire, run lighter wires from the solenoid to the forward switch. The original OMC solenoid for remote mounts under the carburetor (OMC #584128. $27.25).
However if you simply wanted a kill button in this forward location, then simply splice into the 2 wires going to the original kill button, run them forward to a simple momentary on button, grounding out the coils.
|Electrical diagram for manual starter motor
|Electrical diagram for electric starter motor
|Click on the above thumbnails for larger picture
The actual electric start flywheel is also slightly smaller than the rope start flywheel by about 1/4" overall diameter. This smaller size is to allow clearance for the starter shaft nut that extends upward at this area. The original electric start flywheel is made differently, which uses the starter ring gear as the lower edge of the emergency rope groove.
One thing you can do, is that you will have your old flywheel but you can only find a different ignition version than is needed, is to take it anyway if the price is right, then remove the ring gear. OMC does not sell just the ring gear as a separate item. I suspect it is not made by OMC but another supplier, since there are numbers and a trademark stamped on the underside of this gear. The numbers appear to be, j E:T.N 4 511208 ( M ). The M is inside a parallelogram. The inside diameter of this gear is 7.0" outside is 8.0", it has 110 teeth.
Have a machine shop, or if you posses a metal lathe, make a tapered shaft to fit the flywheel, or use an old crankshaft, mount your old flywheel on it, then turn your flywheel down to the EXACT size of the one that had the gear on it. Heat the gear with a propane torch. This will expand it just enough (just hot enough that you need a rag to hold onto it), Install it quickly by dropping the heated gear over the flywheel's newly machined surface. You might have to tap it into place before the heat transfers to the aluminum flywheel which shrinks the gear, locking it there. This is called shrinking the gear in place which is the same as all the automotive starter ring gears are attached to their flywheels. The gear expands slightly when heated and IF the flywheel dia. is RIGHT it will stay there after it looses it's heat from being placed on the cold flywheel.
You can lathe turn the outside diameter of a rope starter flywheel to be compatible with the starter nut clearance, re-cut the emergency starter rope groove then deepen the notches.
The internal diameter of the flywheels for the stator diameter is 4 1/2" on all style ignitions.
|A Type I repainted 1975 rope start version, no powerpack was used on these early magneto ignition motors. Also note fuel pump line routing outside water jacket.
|This Type II 1977 is a CD electric start version. Notice the black powerpack & terminal block on the starboard rear & the fuel line routing under the rectifier. The carburetor silencer was removed for photography purposes.
|This Type III 1987 is a CD rope start model. Again the visible powerpack at starboard rear. Also the shift handle is black plastic.
|This Type IV 1992 electric start with UFI ignition, notice no powerpack on the block as it is built into the UFI . Also showing the voltage rectifier & junction block on the lower left of the powerhead. Also notice the fuel pump impulse line to the newer style fuel pump which is located on the port side.
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National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
|Innermost Asia : vol.2
|Ast. ix. 3. (Transcript only.)
Appendix I] CHINESE INSCRIPTIONS AND RECORDS 1033
The i-yu day, the thirteenth of the fourth moon', of which the first day is kuei yu, in the mou-clt`êa year, the
seventh of Yen-ho 2 :—Tai-ming was the wife of the late Chang Shu-ch`ing, and daughter of the Lady [ ] 3 ;
her disposition was pure and virtuous, her conduct habitually honest and straightforward. In her the four virtues 4 were inwardly blended, and excellent reports of her were published abroad. She was able to . . . keep the Nine Agnates 5 in accord, and to preserve harmony amongst the Five Relations 6. When young, she served 7 her husband's father and mother, gaining a reputation for respectful obedience ; at a maturer age she gave instruction in the women's quarters, and was free from any imputation of careless speech. One might truly call her ' a modest, retiring, virtuous young lady' 8, and a worthy helpmate for Mr. Chang. She should have been allotted a lengthy span of years, so that her light [might have effected] a great transformation 9 ; but Heaven could not spare her long 10, and all too soon she passed away. Her kinsfolk, sorrowing.....At the age of thirty-eight, she was encoffined and buried in this grave.
II. Ast. ix. 3. (Transcript only.)
' The cyclical names of the days show that not the fourth moon, but the intercalary third moon is meant.
2 2 May, 6o8. For the dates of the sovereigns that reigned in Kao-ch`ang from A.D. 507 to 641, see Maspero's note in BEFEO, XV. 4, pp. 57 seq.
3 The character is uncertain, neither photograph nor transcript being clear ; but the latter seems to suggest Ch`ti, the family name of the Kao-ch'ang dynasty just mentioned, which occurs again in Nos. IV and IX.
' There are several categories thus named : in Tso chuean,
XXIV, § 2, they are enumerated as (r)
employing the meritorious ; (2) a a showing affection to one's relatives ; (3) OR ji cultivating the acquaintance of those near at hand ; (4) 4. w honouring the worthy. Then we have the group 4 Love, d Propriety,
Conscientiousness, and t1 Wisdom, corresponding to
the universal principles of n, —÷—, *IJ, and JA in the I chinrg ; and the less familiar series . . filial piety, fraternal affection, fä truth, and , loyalty, in the Ta lai le. But it is probable that the author of this inscription was
thinking rather of the RI four departments of [wifely]
conduct ', as laid down in Pan Chao's * Admoni-
tions to Women '. These were (i) chastity and docility
(ba 0); (2) fair speech (kk )); (3) pleasant demeanour ; (4) skill in weaving silk and hemp (6 701.
5 For the earliest mention of the Nine Agnates, see Shu Ching, I. 2. Interpretations differ, but they are usually taken to be consanguineous relatives : (r) great-great-grandfather ; (2) great-grandfather; (3) grandfather; (4) father; (5) self; (6) son ; (7) grandson ; (8) great-grandson ; (g) great-greatgrandson. Or collaterally, the cousins descended from the
same great-great-grandfather. In 0 ot .Po hu lung,
on the other hand, the Nine comprise four of one's father's relatives, three of one's mother's, and two of one's wife's. e I have not met this category elsewhere, though 71 The Six Relations ' is common enough. The latter are generally taken to be father, son, elder brother, younger
brother, husband, wife. (See commentary by 4 Wang
Pi on Lao 1zû, XVIII.) In the present passage, of course,
both a and A TA, are used vaguely for relations
in general, especially those living together under one roof.
' ~ for .
$ A quotation from Odes, I. i. i. i.
' Apparently referring to her moral influence:
10 Cf. Tso chuan. I . XVI, § 3 :
iC -- ` Heaven gives me no comfort, and
has not seen fit to spare me this one aged Minister [Confucius]', This is probably an echo of the similar passage in Odes, II, 4. ix. 6.
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Recall, one never divides by a fraction. Rather, if we want to divide by a fraction, we multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction. Recall, the reciprocal of a fraction is that fraction with the numerator and the denominator switched. Thus, we find: $$ \frac{\left(-12+4x\right)}{12}\times \frac{6}{\left(6-2x\right)}\\ \frac{\left(-3+x\right)\times \:3}{3\left(3-x\right)}\\ -1$$


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Now that i have a proper Work Bench I decided to build a frame saw so I have something to use to build future projects, such as a tool chest.
I watched several videos online and also bought a video about making frame saws by Isaac from Blackburn tools.
I liked the looks of Isaac's but I didn't like the way the blade mounted. So I decided to mount the blade in the handles like Paul Sellers did in his design.
I used a bunch of scrap wood from other projects I've done over the years, so all I had to buy was the twine and the saw blades.
I used Walnut for the frame uprights, and I used Bass wood for the beam.
I cut The Frame pieces to rough dimensions with a coping saw, then used a spoke shave clean up the curves.
Again using the spoke shave, chisels, and a rasp I cleaned up my poor sawing skills. and got both sides of the frame identical in shape and size.
Luckily my back saw plate was the same thickness as the frame saw blades. So I used it to but the slot in the frames to mount the blade.
I mounted the blade with some brass screws ( the screws are more like dowels as they don't thread into the wood and pull out easily for blade changes)
Once the blade was mounted I measured the distance between the frame uprights for the cross beam and made the beam out of Bass wood to keep it light. I made the twine guide and the tension stop out of walnut and put it together.
EUREKA! it works! Now on to the next phase, I need to shape all of the parts to streamline and lighten them, as well as shape the grip. I'll chronicle the final product in part 2.
As always feel free to critique. I'm always learning.


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WASHINGTON (6/23/15)--Private student loan lenders rejected nine out of 10 co-signers who applied for a co-signer release from the loans, a service the lenders and servicers often advertise, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman's Mid-year Update.
"Private student loan companies should own up to borrowers when they qualify for valuable benefits, clean up contracts with surprises buried in the fine print, and step up to provide borrowers and their co-signers the service they deserve," said CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Rohit Chopra.
The report collected information from industry participants, more than 3,100 private student loan complaints and roughly 1,100 debt collection complaints about student loan debt between Oct. 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015. Overall complaints about private student loans rose 34% over the same period a year earlier, said CFPB.
Other findings:
CFPB identified three practices that would benefit consumers and the industry:
CFPB has published sample letters for borrowers and co-signers to send to loan servicers instructing them to provide clear information about co-signer release policies.


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Bitcoin History and the Current Market
What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency used as an exchange for goods or services paid online, digitally. Cryptography was used to create and control the online payment currency.
The beginning – In November 2008, a paper was posted to a cryptography mailing list using the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was introduced as Bitcoin – A peer to peer electronic cash system for electronic transactions, without relying on trust.
It was in January 2009 the Bitcoin network really came into effect. It ran quietly in the background and was a topic of excitement and fascination among coders but hadn't really be noticed much outside the digital realm. It was discussed mainly in online forums and eventually that led to having its own forum set up, dedicated to Bitcoin. It helped coders co-ordinate as the code was changed, and by the middle of 2009, people other than Satoshi Nakamoto were contributing to the open-source codebase in Github. It was an innovative breakthrough in cryptography. A community known as Cypherpunks played a key role in the recognition and understanding of the technology.
The first transaction took place in May 2010 when a programmer spent 10,000 BTC to purchase 2 pizzas online. Advertised was "I'll pay 10,000 Bitcoins for a couple of pizzas…if you're interested let me know and we can work out a deal" – Laszio.
In early 2010 A market support system became apparent which allowed structured trading. Users were becoming more widespread and by 2011 Bitcoin had become popular. Its use was however, somewhat limited to the ones who got into it early on. The anonymity of the digital currency made it ideal for the black market online dealings.
In 2011 The Silk Road was created. It was a shop online for illegal goods and services, mainly drugs and prostitution that used Bitcoin to pay for everything. Once word of this untraceable money source got out, it was linked mainly to money laundering and drugs.
Forbes, Bloomberg and Time magazine wrote articles about it. People of authority such as politicians warned against it and many articles were written in the media.
Wikileaks began accepting donations in Bitcoin. Apps were launched, including Bitpay, a service accepting Bitcoins over the phone. Eventually Bitcoin began to be traded for other currencies.
The creator, Satoshi had always overseen the maintenance of the codebase but never met with anyone or spoke over the phone. He only posted on forums and through direct messaging online. No one had ever met or knew him personally, or at least if they did, he went by a different name and was unidentifiable.
In April 2011 he wrote his last email to Gavin Anderson leaving him in charge of the operation and was never heard of again. Anderson and 4 others structured new codes and updated the system. He told them that he had moved on to other things and was sure the project was in good hands.
In 2012, Bitcoin currency was under attack from hackers constantly and several million were stolen from the databases of
the various large accounts. The black market was still thriving online with the use of Bitcoin and an estimated 15,000,000 passed through it in 2012 alone. Gambling sites were also utilising it.
WordPress began accepting bitcoin in order to facilitate bloggers internationally where traditional payment was restricted internationally. It took off in the blogosphere. Boom!
By the end of 2012, the price of 1 BTC was worth over $13
In 2013 The Silk Road was shut down and all assets seized. The police force now owned a massive amount of the Bitcoin empire. Though this was a huge omen for Bitcoin among the bad name that was associated with it, it pushed through the crisis with the help of the banks that were now accepting it as a real form of currency.
One bank decided to ban Bitcoin after initially approving it and The Peoples Bank of China banned financial institutions from working with those who traded it.
On the other hand, the US Senate held a hearing which was open to the long-term prosperity of Bitcoin.
There were hundreds of copycat systems released and a lot of scams but Bitcoin was not to be rivalled and had taken off independently, but of course there are other options.
By the end of 2014 1 Bitcoin was worth a staggering $314 and by the end of 2015 1 Bitcoin was equal to $426
Here is a graph showing the comparison of Gold value to that of Bitcoin, bearing in mind this is before the WannaCry ransomware virus hit:
Security still remains an issue and in 2016 a major exchange currency company in Hong Kong called Gatecoin lost 2,000,000, then promptly stopped trading. Shapeshift were another US based exchange that suffered a series of hackings.
In 2017 The Wannacry ransomware cyber attack happened and brought down the computer systems of many large organisations including hospitals, FedEx and Deutsche Bahn and many many more. They were operating on a Windows system and it caused them to run on an emergency only system until a kill switch was discovered by Marcus Hutchins, a 22 year old web security researcher from Devon, England by registering a domain name he found in the code of the ransomware. It greatly slowed the initial outbreak, but since then newer versions have been discovered without the kill switch. Luckily researchers have found ways to recover data from some machines but in order to fully recover data, a ransom is being demanded of payment via Bitcoin, so that it is undetected. This has resulted in Bitcoin value shooting through the roof.
At the moment 1 Bitcoin is trading at $3,170, as of today!!!
This year Bitcoin Cash has been forecast as a new asset to Bitcoin but its partner company will only be worth a fraction of the original bitcoin value. In the long term, this will probably be a sustainable alternative.
`£100 of Bitcoin in 2010 would be worth £4.3M in todays money!'
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Posted by rjlockhart37 on February 1, 2016, at 17:14:47
In reply to Re: fading away? » rjlockhart37, posted by SLS on February 1, 2016, at 6:46:14
psych central is one that is similar to babble, but it's in a diffrent format, another site that i went to was takethislife.com but it's more blogging but still it's a good site
the site i recommended, psych central
bluelight is more of a drug (recreational) group, that discuss both medications, and recreational drugs.......i posted there for a while but it's a site if your curious of what benzo's have effects, and other various stuff. It's not as medication based as babble is, its more geared effects of narcotic drugs
Hopefully babble may come back to life but right now it's just a drift, current posters, intresting topics, but no dr-bob or admin in sight
not a genius but understand pain
"unheard pain is told through good company
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20151112/msgs/1085873.html


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This week, as we have celebrated the Passover, and remembered the deliverance that God brought about for His people in Egypt; we also remember how we ourselves have experienced God's deliverance from slavery to sin. The beauty of the picture of God's work of salvation no longer is a 'theological construct' to be studied, but a hope inspiring recognition of the restoration of new life in Him. It was the traditions that God made part of Jewish custom which showed the pattern that God was going to use in the future fulfillment of His plan of salvation for all of us.
Many Christians think of the Sunday morning after Passover as 'Easter Sunday.' But it is so important to take notice what was happening in Jewish tradition on that very same day, because of the way the patterns of tradition continue to show us their fulfillment in Jesus.
"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it." (Lev 23:10-11)
The same Sunday that Jesus rose from the dead was the time when the very first part of the harvest was being brought to the Priest to "wave" before the Lord. Jesus often used imagery of a harvest to compare the salvation process of mankind. Not only this, but Paul also speaks about Jesus Himself becoming the "Firstfruits" of the harvest of salvation:
"But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming." (1 Cor 15:20-24)
We can conclude that Jesus' resurrection was the opening of the season of the harvest, and that God has called us all to understand how we are to take part in this season. Each of us has been sent out into a different part of His harvest, and are called to be faithful to Him in the field that He has placed us. Later this year we will talk about the end of the season which happens at the Feast of Tabernacles, and how it is a symbol of the completion of "bringing in the harvest." No wonder the prophet Zechariah prophesied about the end times saying:
"And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles." (Zechariah 14:16)


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The Socio Bosque Program
The Socio Bosque Program that began in Sept 2008 is an initiative of the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador (MAE) that offers economic incentives to owners of land with native forests to guarantee its protection over the medium to long-term; to date, conservation agreements have been signed for 630,000 hectares. The Program gives priority to areas with a rapid dynamic of land use change, areas that are critical for the maintenance of ecosystem processes that generate benefits for society and areas with a high incidence of poverty. As well, the MAE has recognized the need to align this initiative within the proposed framework for a future REDD strategy at the national level.
The three objectives of the Program are:
- Conserve native forests and other native ecosystems to protect their tremendous ecological, economic, cultural and spiritual values. The goal is to conserve 4 million ha of forest and other native ecosystems over the next seven years.
- Significantly reduce deforestation and associated GHG emissions.
- Improve the well-being of farmers, indigenous communities and other groups living in the country's rural areas with the hope to benefit between 500,000 and one million people.
The SBP consists of direct payments for each hectare of native forest or other native vegetation conserved per year; payments are made annually for a period of 20 years once a conservation agreement is signed between the owner and the MAE. The economic incentive varies according to the size of the area that each owner voluntarily enters into the program, with a maximum payment of US$ 30 per hectare (MAE 2011). Payments for compliance with the SBP have been made strictly with funds from the GOE but additional financial resources will be needed to guarantee the sustainability of the Program into the future. These funds could come from the private sector, international cooperation or the implementation of REDD+ activities in some of the participating SBP areas, though it remains unclear how these latter areas could be eligible for such payments (Lawson et al. 2011).


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The four-seasons centre will open in the summer of 2019 and feature several ski slopes, a Fun Coaster luge designed by MND's subsidiary Techfun, two lifts supplied by subsidiary LST and an automated snowmaking system from subsidiary Sufag.
Zhang Wenrui, President of Bluewish Holding, and Xavier Gallot-Lavallée, President and CEO of MND, signed the contract in the presence of local authorities. The contract amounts to €7.5 million, and includes a strategic cooperation agreement for other upcoming projects of the Bluewish Holding Group.
Wenrui said: "MND has great expertise in the outdoor and skiing. They already have many references in China, where they are present with their subsidiary in Zhangjiakou. Our ambition is to create a site that is different from the current tourism offer and open all year long. The innovative solutions of the MND Group, its global offer as well as its location and its local teams have particularly appealed to us to carry out this new project."
Gallot-Lavallée said: "This new contract confirms the relevance of the group's global offer and our choice of location in China. We are very proud to accompany Bluewish Holding in its project not only geared towards skiing and winter but also to summer leisure activities, where our subsidiary Techfun is distinguished by its latest innovations and its ability to support customers in a global way."
Read the article online at: https://www.mountaintechnologymagazine.com/mountain-tourism/26092018/mnd-group-to-develop-four-seasons-leisure-centre-in-china/


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Dean Schizer, esteemed members of the faculty; Class of 2007; family and friends; honored guests.
What a thrill to be here. In this place.
Over there, as you probably know, 85 years ago, Columbian Lou Gehrig was hitting home runs onto the steps of Low Library.
And over there, Columbian Herman Wouk set the first page's of his novel, The Caine Mutiny—Willie Keith goes to OCS—in front of Furnald Hall, amid what Wouk uncharitably referred to as the "dingy red-and gray buildings of Columbia University."
More to the point—particularly for my late parents, who footed the bill—up there, in Room 801 of Furnald, I lived for a couple of school years beginning in September 1960. And behind you, Butler Library, where—if you'd believe it—all of my first-year law-school classes were taught in a windowless basement room while what is now-Jerome Greene Hall was being built.
So this is all particularly meaningful for me.
Before I go a word further, I want to take a moment to congratulate Professor Debra Livingston on her confirmation to be a judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals—the 66th judge in the history of the Court. As a Law School graduate, I'm proud. As a member of the Court—indeed I think I can say on behalf of the Court—I'm very pleased.
Now, at Dean Schizer's flattering invitation, I will share with you some words of congratulations, to you, your parents, and those joining you today—and of advice that I have previously imposed on—by actual count—three children and thirty-six law clerks.
First—as my uncle told me long, long ago, "Fun" is not a four letter word. Have fun. Law, where it's done right, is challenging. It is hard. If you don't find it fun, how can you compete with lawyers who do? More important, if it isn't fun, what's the point? Even if you're headed for one of New York's firms paying the so-called going-rate, despite the bad rap it gets, it can be fun. If it turns out to be relentless tedium, go somewhere else, do something else—there are so many other places, so many other things to do—other ways, perhaps, even to pay off your loans. Wherever and whatever it is, for heavens sake, have fun. Trust me. There is wisdom in the cliché—Life is, indeed, too short.
All right. You're having fun. (And I expect you to.) What then?
My Father was a reform rabbi with a pulpit in Park Slope Brooklyn. He had a wry sense of humor and got no little delight in trying to get a rise out of me.
Once, while I was in law school and rather serious, he began to talk to me with a twinkle in his voice if not his eye.
"Bob," said the rabbi to his son. "I have invented a new religion."
"You have what?" I said.
"I have invented a religion."
He continued, "What is it that governs everything in life?"
("God?" I thought, mentally-checking the calendar to figure out when his next sermon was due.)
"Luck," he said, "luck governs everything. From the moment of conception—when one sperm and not another fertilizes an egg—to the means and instant of your death, chance is everything.
"So," he said, "I am inventing a new religion. It will be devoted to the worship of luck. Its house of worship will be? Of course . . . a casino. And I," my father told me, "As the clergy—I will be The House."
Luck. The arbitrariness of life. Much of it—and more than we care to admit is chance.
My court, as all federal courts of appeals, nearly always sits in panels of three judges. Which three sit on any given day is the carefully orchestrated product of random choice. It would be foolish to think that which-judges happen to sit on your panel never matters. Sometimes it does. The luck of the draw.
The week before a sitting, the clerk's office posts the list of the three-judge panels for the following week. And when lawyers waiting to argue see my name, they might well say, "Oh, Good!," or, "Oh God." I guess I have become other people's luck.
I am going to dodge the moral, philosophical and religious implications of chance, and talk for a moment about practicalities. In the face of the arbitrary, what should you do?
It was Woody Allen who said, "80 percent of success is showing up." (I tell you—it was Woody Allen. I Googled it.) Allen has the beginning of an answer then—show up.
For more than thirty years before I took the bench, my clients were great-American newspapers. What clients! What a way to practice law! Fun. As my friend Burt Neuborne said to me: "doing well by doing good."
My dear friend Jack Weiss is a partner in Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher here in New York, practicing among other things, as had I, media defense law. And for the past several years, he and I have taught a seminar just across the street on the First Amendment's press clause. Jack's son David is in the class of 2007. Jack and his family are here with him this afternoon.
For as long as I can remember, most recently in our classroom, the question most often asked of me—and doubtless of Jack—has been, "How did you get into the media practice—and, more to the point, how can I?"
This is, unknown to the innocent inquirer, a peculiarly embarrassing question. I have but the vaguest idea of how to get into media law. The way I got there was by being in-a-particular place at a particular time. Now what kind of advice is that?
After my clerkship, I took a job with Patterson, Belknap & Webb here in New York. A partner of the firm, later my mentor, Bob Potter, greeted me at the door. He said, "The most fun around here is representing The Wall Street Journal." And I said— "Yes. I'll do that." That's how I got into media law. I can't tell you how to replicate the experience.
My seat on the Second Circuit, parenthetically, is a longer, more improbable series of having been particular places at particular times, and then saying "Yes." Much was good fortune.
The beginning of this lesson then is: You have to be in the right place at the right time. That is not fatalism. It is encouragement for you to be in a fair number of different places a fair number of different times. You can't get lucky unless you show up.
But there is more. When the place is right and the time is right, you must recognize it and be willing to say "Yes," even though "no" is very often the easier, the more comfortable answer. As one of my colleagues likes to say, you can't hit the ball if you don't swing the bat. Mixing the metaphors, if more than 80% of success is showing up—much of the rest is to "swing," to say "Yes."
I pause to remind myself—not you—that saying "yes" implies change. This sort of change has an impact on work, on family and friends. You cannot agree to do something new without first assessing that impact. Saying "yes" also means that at other times you have been given the freedom by colleagues, family and friends to say "no."
I've had the support of a lot of people that allowed me to say "yes." Otherwise, I wouldn't be at the rostrum today. You will need plenty of support; and I hope you will give plenty of support to others in your turn.
Well, so that's success? Of course not. When you are in the right place at the right time, and you can and do say "yes," you have thrust upon you, I think, a special responsibility. Singular good fortune gives you a singular opportunity. It is you who has been chosen, even if by chance. You have been given the burden of that opportunity and you and you alone have the chance to carry it.
So luck is a necessary beginning. As your career unfolds, you can improve your odds, keeping a sharp-eye out for the right time and the right place. You are smart enough and likely wise enough to take the risk of accepting it when it happens and if you can. But then, ultimately and properly, you will be judged by the seriousness of your efforts and the results they obtain.
As you seek, accept and meet these challenges, I warn you that there will be times when you will be hounded by all manner of doubt. And others around you will seem so sure.
The great Second Circuit judge, Learned Hand, quoted as the key to his over-all philosophy, Oliver Cromwell's plea . . . : 'I beseech ye in the bowels of Christ, think that ye may be mistaken.'"—THINK THAT YE MAY BE MISTAKEN. Hand said that-that legend should be written (quoting him) "over the portals of every church, every courthouse, and at every crossroads in the nation . . . ." [It seemed to him] that, in his words, "if we are to be saved, it must be through skepticism."
One of my father's professors held what I take to be the same general view. Except he used rather more earthy terms. Responding to the "truths" asserted by young rabbinical students, he would snap—in English with an Eastern European accent of undetermined origin– "Don't be cock so sure of yourself." That's good advice.
I am not making a metaphysical point. Saul Bellow, in Humboldt's Gift, told the story of the late philosopher, CCNY professor Morris Cohen, who was asked by an animated student in his metaphysics course, "Professor Cohen, how do you know that I exist? How do you know that I exist?" Cohen peered down at the student and said, "And who is asking?"
That's enough for me. I, for one, am perfectly delighted to assume that each of you exists. I am equally delighted to assume that there are many other kinds of truths. But the word "truth" is protean—its meaning changes with time and context—from the truths we hold to be self-evident to the truths about yesterday's weather. But no matter.
The study of law should in any event teach lawyers to be wary of "truths," or declaring that they have discovered them. Who are you, and not the person sitting next to you, to have found the truth?
Lawyers talk about truth all the time. But ordinarily we don't mean truth in a sense that's permanent or profound. We seek temporary answers to who-did-what-to-whom in order to resolve conflicts. As the wonderful Sixth Circuit Judge, Gilbert Merritt, once observed in a libel decision, "Judicial proceedings resolve disputes, but they do not establish truth for all time."
During litigation there is a lot of talk about the search for truth—the what actually happened—amid the clash of conflicting evidence. When the time comes to reconcile irreconcilable versions of that "truth" we refer the conflict to random members of the public—the jury. Why the jury? Because, I think, our experience tells us that that is a reliable and widely acceptable way to resolve disputes, and carries with it a variety of miscellaneous virtues, not because we have determined scientifically that it is the best way to determine the "what actually happened"—even in the context of that particular case.
And if it were truth we were after, would we insist that when the judges and jury have spoken—except in rare circumstances—that is the end of the matter—forever? Would we, talking in odd terms of "finality," "res judicata" and "collateral estoppel," forbid new arguments to be made in court on the basis of old facts? Does science forbid scientists from re-examining long-since-published findings and proving them wrong? Academics and the academically inclined, of course, re-examine cases as long as such a review will, in their estimation, shed light on things that matter. That's what they do. But for lawyers and judges, acting as lawyers and judges, when the case is over, the case is over.
I once noted in talking about libel law that "Although there is a truth, a 'what actually happened,' as to whether there was a shot from the 'grassy knoll,' whether Bruno Hauptman murdered the Lindbergh child, or whether aliens have been kidnaping earthlings, despite strong certainty by those taking each side of the issue, the truth is persistently elusive." And if a jury in pursuit of a verdict decides that there was no shot from the grassy knoll or, as a jury indeed did, that Bruno Hauptman murdered the Lindbergh baby, and the decision is upheld on appeal, for the purpose of law, that is ordinarily the end of the matter. It wouldn't be for a historian or a teacher. But (assuming no newly discovered evidence—think "DNA"—or executive clemency, or the like) it is the end of the matter for the law.
The lesson? Simply that we judges should be modest. Not indecisive, but comfortable with a pervasive sense of doubt and uncertainty. We try as-hard-as-we-know-how-to-be-right. We study the law, the facts, the fact-finding of others, and in light of our own experience and judgment, decide the case before us. Okay, sometimes we make a little law tied to those precise facts in the bargain. But then, right or wrong, we move on.
As a practitioner—a principled, morally sensitive, philosophically inclined practitioner—most of you will by and large choose up sides, battle valiantly, and win or lose. And then you start all over again on something new.
While you should never make arguments that you believe to be wrong, by a strange alchemy, when you stand up in court, you almost surely will believe earnestly in the argument you do make, whatever it is. That's the genius of the adversary system. But when the case is over, you will rarely know for sure whether you really should have won or lost. Drenched in the evidence, as you will be by then, you will rarely know for sure the truth—what actually happened as a matter of fact—even in cases to which you have devoted a chunk of your life.
To borrow a phrase from your professor and my former law clerk Liz Emens, we are sheep in wolves' clothing. As lawyers we should learn radical doubt. But we give it the trappings of a string of certainties. We, if not the world, must be comfortable with that.
None of this is likely to make us very popular. Perhaps it is the sense of lawyers as creatures of relative truth, the case at hand and its rewards—as "hired guns"—that helps the bar to its frequent appearance at the low end of America's "whom do you admire" scale. But at least insofar as that view is based on the shifting sands of the positions that we take, I think the majority to be wrong. I think that there is less danger in our professional careening from one stance to the next, than there is in others' permanent commitment to perceived absolutes. Read any day's newspaper. There is far more to fear from stagnation, the wallowing in certainty; from inhumanity fed by self-assured hatred and bigotry—than there is from doubt.
I think, then, that Learned Hand was right. "If we are to be saved, it must be through skepticism." Or as he said more famously, in remarking on his faith in "the Spirit of Liberty" in 1944, the spirit of liberty is in part "the spirit which is not too sure that it is right."
Of course you can't wear uncertainty on your sleeve. That's a dreadful way to inspire confidence in those who will depend on your judgment. But arrogance is not a virtue; doubt is not a sin. I suggest that you as lawyers, take comfort in your skepticism. That you not be "too sure that you are right." That, in short, you not be cock too sure of yourself. The law does not ask of you otherwise.
Because of my interaction with law clerks and law students, maybe I know you better than I am letting on. You are lucky—you're here. You showed up, you took a swing, and, Lou Gehrig like, you hit the ball. As far as I can tell, you have had fun—which a member of the class of 1963 finds altogether astonishing. And you are more modest than might be expected from such a bright bunch of skeptics. So I suspect I am actually preaching to the choir. Let me, nonetheless, sum up with a wish for the Class of 2007: Be modest, have fun, good luck, and when you get lucky, make us all proud.