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Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution
Acclaimed as the definitive illustrated history of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Lincoln's Assassins, by James L. Swanson and Daniel R. Weinberg, follows the shocking events from the tragic scene at Ford's Theatre to the trial and execution of Booth's co-conspirators. For twelve days after the president was shot, the nation waited breathlessly as manhunters tracked down John Wilkes Booth—the story that was brilliantly told in Swanson's New York Times bestseller, Manhunt. Then, during the spring and summer of 1865, a military commission tried eight people as conspirators in Booth's plot to murder Lincoln and other high officials, including the secretary of state and vice president. Few remember them today, but once the names Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Edman Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlin, and Dr. Samuel Mudd were the most reviled and notorious in America.In Lincoln's Assassins, Swanson and Weinberg resurrect these events by presenting an unprecedented visual record of almost 300 contemporary photographs, letters, documents, prints, woodcuts, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and artifacts, many hitherto unpublished. These rare materials, which took the authors decades to collect, evoke the popular culture of the time, record the origins of the Lincoln myth, take the reader into the courtroom and the cells of the accused, document the beginning of American photojournalism, and memorialize the fates of the eight conspirators.Lincoln's Assassins is a unique work that will appeal to anyone interested in American history, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, law, crime, assassination, nineteenth-century photographic portraiture, and the history of American photojournalism.
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Bad Ideas
Bad ideas are everywhere. All around us. Sometimes they're blatantly awful. Sometimes they take a while to figure out. But whether it's a delusional moron (who supposedly has the invisible ear of "gawd") scheming to kill gay folks or a real life horror-show cutting up his friends and eating them, bad ideas are abundant.
Unfortunately, that doesn't stop them from happening.
Even if one should know better.
That's right. During a recent Red Sox game I became fixated with the primordial ugliness of our good flopsweatin' friend, Vicenteticus Padillicarpeus (known to some as Vicente Padilla). Before I knew it, I was doing a Google image search of the man. Why?
I wish I knew.
All I know now is that a little big of ugly is a bad idea. A whole lot of ugly is a night without sleep.
Hate me 'cuz I'm cruel, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.

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1. Feelings of overwhelming admiration–occasionally, though not necessarily, of a romantic nature–for a fellow passenger; excessive interest in, or curiosity about, a fellow passenger.
2. The object of such admiration or interest.
My biggest bus crush was (and still is) Bus Nerd, but I have minor bus crushes–on women, men, young, old, passengers, drivers–all the time. There was the mother-daughter team that used to ride my morning 48 to Montlake Elementary. The mother: in her early thirties; pretty; with flawless chocolate skin, a simple, pulled-back hairstyle, and a great fashion sense. Her daughter: an eight-year old, curly-headed BCiT who reminded me of myself when I was a young bus chick, minus the awkwardness, the shyness, and the "summer haircut" (a post for another time, my friends), and plus a rather unfortunate fondness for pink. I stopped seeing them years ago, but fortunately, I have my own little BCiT to ride with these days. There are the three siblings–a big brother, a little brother, and a baby sister–I see all over the city, on several bus routes and sometimes walking, never with parents. The big brother is in charge, looking after and scolding the younger two, and I make up all kinds of romantic stories about this threesome, most of which involve variations on a Party of Five theme. There is Georgiana, the cool grandma and 27 regular I finally met this year at my precinct caucus, after years of admiring her from afar. And of course, there is Smooth Jazz.
Your turn. Ever had a bus crush?


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Journey to the Hathikuli Plantation
Located in the cultural melting pot of Assam, the Hathikuli estate is the largest integrated organic farm in India. Tea production has been a way of life here for generations, and the distinct remoteness of the landscape means the local community has lived in much the same way for hundreds of years. An indication of just how rural this farm really is, the estate was named both 'hati', after the Assamese word for elephant, and 'kuli' the word for frequent, making the meaning 'a place frequented by elephants'.


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"The Voice" fans, your Monday just got a whole lot better.
Why? Well, not only do the battle rounds kick off tonight, but the season 10 coaches are teaming up for a seriously epic performance. But you don't have to wait until 8 p.m. to see it because we've got it right here.
In the video above, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Pharrell Williams (on the drums!) band together for a rousing performance of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish."
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News from around the country and around the globe
As if the coaches' amazing performance and the battles between the contestants weren't enough to look forward to, fans can expect to see some major music industry stars stop by to give the teams advice before their vocal duels...including a familiar face.
Season nine coach Gwen Stefani is set to advise boyfriend Blake's team, while Sean "Diddy" Combs will advise Pharrell's team. Tori Kelly will assist Adam's contestants, and Christina enlisted Patti LaBelle as her celeb adviser.
And later this season, fans can expect to see Miley Cyrus as the key adviser. "Lickin @xtina buttonz! @nbcthevoice #keyadviser #season10" Miley shared on both Instagram and Facebook while on the set of NBC's popular series. Taylor Swift , Rihanna and Chris Martin have all received the title in past seasons.
"The Voice" airs tonight at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT on NBC.
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The Informatics Team supports multiple software and computer systems throughout Supply Chain Management. These systems are to ensure the availability and accuracy of information that supports the Health Care, Research, Academic and Business side of the institution.
The Informatics Team also supports the GHX Interface and Omnicell Interface on a daily basis to ensure timely data transfers. We support and maintain the Supply Chain Management website as well as the Business Operations & Facilities website. The team is responsible for providing reports and posting of general ledger transactions to the PeopleSoft Financial System. We make use of technical knowledge to act as liaisons with our software vendors with any issues and/or projects throughout Supply Chain Management.
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Hotels.ng is Nigeria's leading hotels booking agency, connecting thousands of travellers with the best hotels available at rates they prefer anytime and anywhere in the country.
We have methodically and - in under two years - grown from a small business in Calabar into the biggest online hotel booking agency in Nigeria with 7,000 plus hotels in our network. We are committed to providing premium hotel services and other value-added services to our customers. For us, the customer is always- and truly - king.
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Free eBook: How to Create a Thriving Story Coaching Business That Feeds Your Soul & Changes the World
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These are all the Children's Chat posted in October, 2013.
Monday, 28
Halloween Storytime
Kids - drop in to the library for our Preschool and Toddler Storytimes on Halloween for some spooky stories and a treat!
Storytimes are at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Pre-registration is not required for the Halloween storytimes.
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Tuesday, 22
Looking for good online games for kids?
Looking for good, safe online game sites for kids? Here are our recommendations for some of the best (free) sites currently available.
PBS Kids
Simple and safe; a great first site for preschoolers.
Game Wing
Fun, free, pre-screened games with nothing too extreme.
National Geographic Little Kids
National Geographic Little Kids features games, crafts and recipes, science, videos, and animal information, perfect for the 5 and under crowd. Also try National Geographic Kids for games, videos, information, cool photos, and more for kids 6-10.
Fun Brain
Math and reading video-like games.
Tweens hang out in Whyville to play learning games and socialize.
Nick Jr.
Smart preschool fun; lots of ads, though. For older kids, try Nick, with lots of games, videos, and more (also lots of ads).
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Under its 2016 graduate scheme, Sheffield's Gripple, one of the country's most prominent manufacturers, is seeking young graduates who are inquisitive and capable of injecting energy and determination into its already productive sales team and keen to forge successful careers.
Ideally, graduates with business, language, technical or engineering degrees are eligible for the scheme. Time is running out for applications which should demonstrate creativity and passion for innovation. Others have included a CV in an Easter egg and a letter as a poem!
Twenty-three-year-old James Kennedy joined Gripple as a graduate trainee in 2013. By 2014 he was an area sales manager and recorded the highest sales in the area's history.
James commented: "Gripple's fair, transparent management is supported by a strong culture centred around people and innovation. I feel trusted, free to sell products with an established brand identity. There is also huge potential for me overseas – the world is my oyster!"
The graduates chosen to join this employee-owned company are offered a benefits package which includes intensive initial training and a competitive salary.
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UH Law School presents experts on public health preparednessUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HONOLULU — The William S. Richardson School of Law Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal program will hold a symposium entitled, "Outbreak in Hawaiʻi: Realities and Legal Consequences of Public Health Emergencies," on Friday, April 13, 2007. The symposium, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the law school building, classroom 2.
The all-day symposium will include discussions on federal authority in emergencies and constitutional issues involved in quarantines by speaker Ernest Abbott, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Law Associates, LLC (former General Counsel of FEMA); U.S. Pacific Command's (PACOM) pandemic response plan by speaker Rodney Smallwood, Wing Commander, Royal Australian Air Force; and the State Department of Health's pandemic flu preparedness and response plan by speakers Bart Aronoff, MPH, and Mary Kathleen Gaynor, MD.
The program will also focus on the legal consequences of public health emergencies through a panel discussion moderated by Law School Dean Avi Soifer, along with panelists Ernest Abbott, FEMA Law Associates; George Apter, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corp.; The Honorable Daniel R. Foley, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaiʻi; Professor James H. Pietsch, William S. Richardson School of Law; and Wing Commander Rodney Smallwood, PACOM.
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Tuesday, June 14
2011 U.S. Open: Play the Groupings Name Game
I'VE BEEN STUDYING THE Thursday and Friday groupings and can't help thinking one of these guys is going to win this thing. Seriously, though, I like the way the USGA puts together the 52 groupings. A lot of thought goes into them, whether it's a marquee grouping or the lesser-known players.
Following are some of the groupings that stood out. Some I've named. Some, well, I need help, if you're willing. (Also feel free to rename the ones I've named. I'm not saying they're good names.)
Lawrence Welk (a one, and a two, and a three …)
Luke Donald, England; Lee Westwood, England; Martin Kaymer, Germany
Men of a Certain Age
Ernie Els, South Africa; Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
How Swede It Is
Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Johan Edfors, Sweden; Fredrik Jacobson, Sweden
Three Amigos
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Alvaro Quiros, Spain
Matteo Manassero, Italy; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Edoardo Molinari, Italy
Campbell's Funky Soup
Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; A-David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C.; Michael Campbell, New Zealand
Southern Comfort
Jonathan Byrd, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Bill Haas, Greenville, S.C.; Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.
Men of a Certain Age (Part 2)
Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.; Retief Goosen, South Africa; David Toms, Shreveport, La.
Masters Class
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Your turn: I left the really hard ones for you.
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Ian Poulter, England; Hunter Mahan, Colleyville, Texas
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.
Matt Kuchar, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Paul Casey, England; K.J. Choi, Korea
Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; A-Peter Uihlein, Orlando, Fla.; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa
Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Anthony Kim, Los Angeles, Calif.; Y.E. Yang, Korea
Bodog has Lee Westwood as the favorite at 11/1. World No. 1 Luke Donald is listed at 12/1. Phil Mickelson is 14/1 and Rory McIlroy is 16/1.
−The Armchair Golfer
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Yes, you did take all the easy ones! I feel like the guy who always hits into divot holes.
"Bad Hair Day" - Fowler, Poulter, Mahan
"Spelling Bee" - Graeme McDowell, Peter Uihlein, Louis Oosthuizen
This is not really fair but if I wanted to be cruel, it could something like "Gag Reflex" - McIlroy, Johnson, Phil Mickelson
Couldn't they have gotten someone from China, Taiwan, etc... instead of Anthony Kim? Then it could be "Asian Tigers" - Ryo Ishikawa, Y.E. Yang, Korea
"The Formers" - Padraig Harrington, Angel Cabrera, Stewart Cink
"The Futures" - Matt Kuchar, Paul Casey, K.J. Choi
- The Armchair Golfer said...
Well done. And maybe "Asian Tigers" is close enough. AK is Korean-American, right?
I live in Ann Arbor, MI, so political correctness has been rammed down my throat for 25+ years. I guess I have been converted. It does not seem right to classify Anthony Kim as "Asian" any more than it would be to call me "European" because my relatives came from Switzerland. Anthony is an "American" just like me.
Still, I like "Asian Tigers". ;)


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Diesel Mechanic - Tire Care
St. Clair, MI, US, 48079
Req ID: 128801
Welcome to Love's!
Where People are the Heart of Our Success
Diesel Mechanic
At Love's, our values go beyond our name. We look for those same values in our people. Our network of travel stops are growing at a tremendous rate as we become the leader in highway hospitality.
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As a family-based company, we are committed to adhering to our values. Making sure that each and every one of our people succeed is central to these values. The Road to Success Program offers leadership and management skills training, including full apprenticeships for those just getting started. If management is your path, we'll help you get there. As a merit-based culture, we champion creative and valuable ideas and hard work is not only recognized, but rewarded. Whether you're looking for part-time work to supplement your income or to grow into a leadership role, with Love's all roads lead to success.
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Job Function(s): Truck Tire Care
Clean Places, Friendly Faces. It's been the guiding principle at Love's for more than 50 years, and it's leading us into the future. We're passionate about serving drivers with clean, modern facilities stocked with plenty of fuel, food and supplies. Love's has two primary kinds of stores. Our 'Country Stores' are fueling stations with a convenience store attached. The larger 'Travel Stops' are located on interstate highways and offer additional amenities such as food from popular restaurant chains, trucking supplies, showers and more.
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The Truth Will Set You Free .....
Idaho to be first Chinese state:
Governor Butch Otter, in league with notorious Marxist, B. Hussein Obama, have hatched a plan to make Idaho the first Chinese owned state in America. Otter and company have named this Project 60. Sounds innocent enough, until you realize that Otter and his minions are afraid to call it what it is, globalization of America and surrender of sovereignty. If it were called that someone may want to charge Otter with sedition. Under B. Hussein Obama it has become increasingly difficult to do business in America, unless you are from a foreign nation. Idaho, under the stewardship of Governor Butch Otter, has opened the door for a Chinese invasion wherein the sovereignty of Idaho and America will be sodomized by all parties involved.
Project 60 takes advantage of a federal program that grants permanent residency to foreign nationals, in this case, Chinese. This program comes with special tax exemptions to the foreign firms moving here. American companies do not get the tax exemptions; So much for the Constitution and equal protection. Idaho is struggling financially and it is widely known that America is broke, so why tax breaks for the Chinese? China wants to limit its exposure to America's debt. China needs to maintain its trade deficits, so it does not collapse like a house of cards. In order to accomplish this, China must unload currency and excess dollars. Buying Idaho is a good way to accomplish this. But, do not worry, China is looking at buying Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania as well. China will not allow its currency to become stronger, so it must eliminate some of America's IOU's. What better way to do this than buy America?
Top Idaho officials have been traveling to China and entertaining the Chinese here, in order to help facilitate this. Idaho is a resource rich state and the Chinese know it, as does Obama, who keeps snatching Idaho land. Otter, Obama and the attack on business in America paves the way for China to own us. A Chinese firm is building a fertilizer plant in American Falls Idaho. Ironic. China has bought fifty square miles of land south of Boise, thirty thousand acres of Idaho gone to foreign nationals. Governor Otter says this will help reinvigorate our American industrial base. Just how this will do it, since the plants will be staffed with foreign nationals is a question that remains unanswered.
There are local and national security concerns to go with this immoral and illegal act. Governor Otter and his minions have agreed to give China 'hassle free' landing rights at Idaho's main airport. There are two problems with this, one of which is the airport in question is used by the Idaho Air National Guard, and the other is Mountain Home Air Force Base is just miles away and the home of some of the Air Forces best kept flight secrets. The Bible says the borrower is the lenders slave. It appears that officials in Idaho and the Obama Administration have realized that and the term "Buy Idaho", has become more than just a brand for Idaho goods. China took it literally.
Governor Otter, B. Hussein Obama, Congress and the Idaho Legislature have done nothing to protect the sovereignty of Idaho and America. What will the citizens do? What will you do? Freedom is something that is lost if not acted upon. When will China come for your state? What will you do?
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Your favorite misfit is back and she's back with a BANG! After a long and painful absence, monroemisfitmakeup is back with a review of Bitchslap! Cosmetics. She did some killer looks with the line to show off the pigmentation and some awesome swatches! Check it out!!


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PubliCalendar: Ecological Superheroes and Rebel Bananas
Today's picks for political and civic nerds.
Today's picks for political and civic nerds.
For Friday:
A Revolution Gone Bananas
Catch Woody Allen's classic flick, Bananas, at the Grand Illusion for some lighthearted commentary on political activism and revolution—all set in the fictional, guerilla-filled Latin American republic of San Marcos.
'Bananas', Fri Jan 4, 7 & 9pm, Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 NE 50th St, $6–$8.
For Thursday:
Democrats Who Lunch
Join the 34th District Democrats for their first luncheon and political discussion of the New Year.
First Thursday 34th District Democrats Meeting, Thu Jan 3, 11:30am–1pm, Daystar Retirement Village, 2615 SW Barton St, West Seattle, $8.
And for Today:
Become an Ecological Superhero
Sierra Club is eager to teach about the old-growth forests, road-free parks, animals, and trails that make our state so wonderfully evergreen. Expect to learn all about ways you can volunteer and become an ecological superhero.
Sierra Club's National Forests Committee, Wed Jan 2, 7–9pm, Sierra Club's Cascade Chapter Office, 180 Nickerson St, Ste 202, free.
*Would you like to see your event featured on PubliCalendar? Email Katie at [email protected].


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Ancre Hill Vineyard
We are dedicated to producing wines of only the highest quality, utilising traditional viticultural practices to produce the best possible fruit from varieties with great heritage.
Planting a vineyard is a long term investment. For example some of our Sparkling Cuvees will be left on their lees for a minimum of 5 years and, after disgorgement, receive another six months bottle ageing before release. Similarly some of our finest Pinot Noirs will be left to mature in oak barrel and later, bottle, before release.
We are passionate about winemaking and will continue to push the boundaries. We specialize in Quality Sparkling wines, produced in the true champenoise style, some barrel fermented and all cuvees lees aged for a minimum of 2 years.
We made our first Pinot Noir red in 2009 following a perfect summer, producing excellent sugar and acidity levels and tannic ripeness. With fastidious work in the vineyard, we believe the production of world class Pinot Noir is achievable from our vineyards in all but the very worst of years.
Delicious still rose and still whites complement our production portfolio.
Come and stay in our newly refurbished 3 bedroom cottage overlooking the vineyard, and within 10 minutes walking distance of the historic border town of Monmouth.
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Curves International, Waco, TX, says it is close to an equity deal agreement with private-equity firm North Castle Partners.
Curves CEO Gary Heavin says negotiations surrounding the transaction are in the final stages.
"North Castle and Curves are working closely together as the investment becomes finalized," Heavin said in a statement released to Club Industry. "We will send out a notice to inform everyone when the transaction is official and follow up with details about upcoming changes shortly after that."
Terms of the pending transaction were not disclosed.
North Castle Partners, Greenwich, CT, is a firm focused on the health, wellness and active living sector. Its investments range from $10 million to $200 million. Included in its portfolio are equipment manufacturer Octane Fitness, Brooklyn Park, MN, and Canadian clubs World Health and Spa Lady.
How the deal would affect the company roles of Heavin and his wife, Diane, who co-founded Curves in 1992, is unknown. Full details regarding any changes in the corporate structure will be released when the deal is finalized, according to the company.


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Don't Know Much About Mythology (Hardcover)
Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About Series)
Harper, 9780060194604, 560pp.
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
Other Editions of This Title:
Paperback (8/15/2006)
Compact Disc (11/8/2005)
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythology
It has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't Know Much About® History, vividly bringing the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school. With humor, wit, and a knack for storytelling, Davis has been bringing readers of all ages up to speed on history, geography, and science ever since. Now, in the classic traditions of Edith Hamilton and Joseph Campbell, he turns his talents to the world of myth.
Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent and popular question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. In a single volume, he tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha.
Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes -- from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse -- continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music. For mythology novices and buffs alike, and for anyone who loves a good story, Don't Know Much About® Mythology is a lively and insightful look into the greatest stories ever told.
About the Author
Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.7 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.
Praise For Don't Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About Series)…
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Davis is clearly the owner of a questing mind....An accessible and informed guide to an always-fascinating subject."
— Kirkus Reviews
"A massive overview of every myth under the sun. Davis shatters commonly held myths about myths."
— Daily News


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Tucked away in that useful little organ constantly toiling in your chest is a previously untapped well of stem cells, which could be used for the future of heart surgery. New research published in Cell Stem Cell identifies a pool of stem cells in the heart, found near blood vessels throughout the organ. Even in adults, these cells can form into a number of different types, including muscle, bone, and neural cells, but the authors think they have a natural propensity towards growing into heart cells.
The theory is that these cells are used to help regenerate the organ when damaged — but if a heart attack hits, the organ actually loses a large number of them, which inhibits its ability to heal. With that in mind, the possibility of transplanting heart stem cells into a heart attack victim seems immediately clear, but the researchers are also hoping to figure out how to activate the dormant cells, and trigger some degree of organ regeneration without a transplant.


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Card Instructions: Round the corners of a block of apple paper and adhere to the front of a green card base. Round the corners of a smaller block of striped paper and adhere to the left side. Cut the apple diecut at 4.5" using a Cricut Expression and the Home Accents cartridge from red & green cardstock. Adhere the outline and stem to the middle of the card, and the apple insides to the left side. Stamp the sentiment to a diecut tag and adhere to the front of the card with aqua dotted ribbon. Add the ruler diecut to the left side, and then accent with a bow, button and twine. Finish the card off by accenting with limeade colored jewels.
This next card is a fun one! The latest challenge at "Everything But The Kitchen Sink" is to use toothpicks! I decided I needed to take that challenge head-on, and this is what I came up with! The card is also based on last week's ICS Sketch #44, which I am a little late on. Oh well...better late than never!


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What happened to the American Dream?
People are so busy dreaming the American dream,
fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be,
that they're all asleep at the switch.
Florence King
Back in the dark ages when I was a child, I wanted to be a fairy princess. I wanted to sprinkle everyone I met with fairy dust and create golden paradise. As I grew older, I wanted to become a beautiful dancer, a talented artist, a spirited cheerleader that encourages everyone to root for their team. I wanted to be a brilliant student, a fascinating conversationalist, a sugar plum.
Little boys had fiercer dreams. They wanted to be cowboys and bare-chested Indians with feathers trailing down their backs. They wanted to shoot guns, kick puppies and punch each other because that was what little boys were supposed to do.
Those were the days when we all believed our streets were paved with gold and hard work could earn you a rainbow. We believed love and marriage was a right. Every future needed lots of babies, a cute puppy and two cars in every garage. That was the American way.
Attitudes have certainly changed, haven't they? Newsweek magazine just did a study of what Americans want to be these days and I feel like I have unintentionally moved into a foreign country. Little girls want to be witches, vampires and black swans; little boys pirates and hungry pigs. No one believes in miracles or magic. We want power, money and lots of bling.
Demonstrations, senseless wars and corruption have tarnished us. These days, every American girl realizes that to sprinkle everyone with fairy dust reduces you to a sex object. Little boys know that muscles only get you admiration at the gym. Healthy bank accounts, gas guzzling cars and the ability to hold your liquor are in. After all, Galahads can't pay the mortgage; and maidens don't want to be saved. It demeans them.
When you visit America, what do you see? You see overweight human beings guzzling MacDonald's hamburgers and Kentucky Fried Chicken while they listen to music on their I-pods, texting on their cell phones. You see huge shopping centers, clogged streets and no children playing on the streets. It is too dangerous here. We put our children on school buses and worry that they will be kidnapped if they walk home from school. And no wonder. 2,185 children disappear every day in this country.
We think that the world has homogenized and we are all alike, but I know that is not so. In Britain, someone will help a stranger. Dogs are allowed on buses. People who cannot eat are fed. Those are not priorities here. Life moves too fast to worry about someone else. People awake before dawn to drive on packed freeways for hours to a job that pays too little and demands too much. They battle traffic jams to get home too late to say good night to their children, turn on TV with a beer in one hand and a remote in the other. There is no time to admire the daisy that bloomed in the garden or the pink dragon their child made in school. I see women dropping off their children at day care so they can go to an office, work until five, pick up the children, do the grocery shopping, clean the house and make dinner with no time to enjoy the money they have earned or get to know the children they have created. I see families buying gadgets they don't need, wearing clothes that turn them into carbon copies of everyone else and I wonder if they know what they are missing.
There is a lot of good in the American way, of course. I love that women have choices and men do the dishes. I love that, in California at least, you can be gay or straight, black, white or yellow and still have a shot at grabbing the gold ring. I love that little girls play football and little boys are allowed to cry. We pride ourselves on our modern appliances, our streamlined life styles and or democracy. We are so absorbed in what we call progress that we have enjoying each other.
Not long ago, I was visiting a family in Edinburgh and when I opened the front door, their little girl was sitting in the hall singing to her dolls. The first thing that occurred to me as I watched that child so wrapped up in her fantasy she didn't know anyone else existed, was "This could never happen in America."
Just last month, I lost my way on a Brighton street and a woman I did not know walked me several blocks to my destination. If you are lost in my town, it is your bad luck. Do not bother to ask a policeman. He is too busy giving tickets and arresting people for possession to help. People here have deadlines. They do not have time for compassion.
I love progress and I know that dreams change with the times. I just wonder if California dreaming is fun anymore. Sure, there's lots of notoriety and plenty of action. We make headlines every day. You can't beat us for glitter, but something awful has happened to the gold.
We must stop talking about the American dream
And start listening to the dreams of Americans.
Max Beerbohm


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Patrons report string of thefts at Hamilton library
Lane Library considers adding security cameras
Police are investigating a string of thefts at a Hamilton library.
Patrons have reported thefts of purses, cash, laptop computers and other items while they studied or browsed at Lane Library.
"I got up from my seat for 2 seconds and came back, and my camera and laptop were stolen," said patron Daniel Adams.
The library has suspended checkouts of library-owned laptop computers as a result of the thefts.
"For the foreseeable future we will have that service suspended, just as a security measure," said public relations manager Carrie Mancuso.
Library managers said they've been looking at ways to improve security, such as installing security cameras, but in the meantime, they said patrons must be vigilant.
"It is a misconception that the library or any other public place is a place that you can come in and set stuff down and just walk away from it," Mancuso said. "It's a public place, and it's a place where anyone can be walking through, and unfortunately not everybody's a good guy."
Adams plans to petition the library board at its meeting next week to install security cameras.


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FL Studio Mobile 2 is here and is a free upgrade for existing customers.
To see the full-length introductory tutorial video click here.
Features include:
Audio tracks - Import WAV/MP3/AAC/AudioPaste & iPod library.
Wave editor - Cut, trim, normalize, reverse, fade in/out
Multi-tracking - Up to 8 track simultaneous recording
FL Studio Mobile HD - Now a Universal App
iPad retina display - Supported
Dropbox - Export to Dropbox. Import from Dropbox App.
Library - Amped Guitar & Bass pack in the shop
ZIP - Export improved to include all custom instruments, audio recordings and the project
NOTE: To load an FL Mobile 2 projects in FL Studio for Windows you will need FL Studio 10.8 or higher. In addition to use the Amped expansion you will need to delete the existing FL Mobile Samples folder, from the Shared Data folder (C:\Program Files\Image-Line\Shared\Data\FL Mobile Samples) then re-download it from the content library.
Where's ANDROID will it EVER happen?! - Yes Click here.


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The Right "Measurables": Judging the Effectiveness of Bishops
By Peter Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Feb 23, 2012
Update: answers to the question posed in this article are now available here: Grading Bishops.
In my work (business and marketing strategy) we talk a lot about the right "measurables". What data should we collect and review that will show us how things are going, and make course corrections as necessary?
As concerned Catholics, we want to know the state of our bishops, both individually and collectively. Who are the "best" bishops? Who are the "worst"? By what measurable criteria are we evaluating their performance?
So this is the question that I pose to you, the reader, and to my colleagues at CatholicCulture.org: what are the measurables by which we should judge the "effectiveness" of a bishop? Responses will be used to update this article. Thanks!
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Feb. 25, 2012 10:14 AM ET USA
Here's another: a proportion comparing two figures: the # of priests working in the Bishop's chancery and the # of priests working in diocesan parishes. My own look at Catholic statistics show that many chanceries are heavily staffed with priests while some parishes in the diocese go without one. This is an increase in bureaucratic overhead - more priests pushing paper than ministering to the flock.
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Feb. 24, 2012 1:50 PM ET USA
More...Does he tell his priests NOT to empty the holy water fonts during Lent (every year a pastor has the single, HUGH water font "cleaned" at this time of year, which just happens to last 40 days)? Does he refuse to give Communion to those who kneel to receive? Does he allow Jesus to be hidden in a far off tabernacle somewhere in the Protestant-looking church? Has he done nothing for those who are out of work in his diocese? Has he bought a new house for himself in a gated community? More?
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Feb. 23, 2012 5:34 PM ET USA
Let's see: How many complaints there are about his priests? How many (and what types) of mistakes does the bishop make that the press finds out about? How responsive is his diocese to complaints, etc? How many schools are still open in the inner city an what is the tuition? How strong are the CCD and RCIA programs? Does he and his priests know the sins that cry to heaven for vengeance (ask, you'll be surprised) and why God created us (you'll be surprised again). Is the Latin mass available? More
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Feb. 23, 2012 3:44 PM ET USA
Many readers will probably respond with this answer: number of vocations in a diocese is the best single measure of episcopal quality.
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Feb. 23, 2012 3:24 PM ET USA
Measuring church membership vs. overall population might be a start, but that could only mean that the bishop in question is not making anyone uncomfortable. Vocations vs. church members vs. population might be a good stat. A good bishop inspires good priests which inspire more vocations. Perhaps also a useful metric might be the number of negative columns and stories printed in the National Catholic Reporter. You can tell a good bishop by some of the feathers he ruffles..
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Feb. 23, 2012 2:37 PM ET USA
Besides the number of new vocations and ordinations each year, I suggest that Average Percentage of Parish Growth Index (APPGI) also be added. The number of apostolic visitations made per year is another. A sample poll in which randomly selected lay persons can pick out his photo is yet another. How about the number of marriage annulments issued per year in ratio to the population (smaller is better)?


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Nail designs or nail art is a very simple concept – designs or art that is used to decorate the finger or toe nails. They are used predominately to enhance an outfit or brighten an everyday look. Seen nowadays as more a fashion activity and something that allows for creativity and expression of one's own style, the nail designs and art are considered to be a significant area of fashion and beauty. Different nail designs and nail art can be found on the latest catwalks of the best designers, Hollywood stars and celebrities will often showcase the hottest new nail trends on the red carpets, and of course anyone from their own home can create nail art to match their mood, outfit or artistic personality.
History originally saw nail art as being a show of social class, and the more extravagant the higher class you were considered. These days it is available to everyone and has exploded in popularity, so much so that a documentary NAILgasm, was released to explore the growing trend of nail art from subculture to high fashion. In January 2014, Nailpolis: Museum of Nail Art was founded for nail artists and hobbyists to share their designs. Membership on NailpolisMuseum is limited to invitation only to "maintain quality content.
How To Do Nail Art?
If you want your nails to look their best, copy your favourite star's nails, or just have a great design idea for them, then there are a few ways to go about achieving the desired look.
The easiest but probably most expensive option is to visit a nail salon or nail bar. With the increase in nail designs and nail art popularity nail salons/bars have become common-place in many towns and high streets. They will have nail technicians that should be capable of creating any designs you wish.


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They included increasing the time pedestrians have to cross Woodhaven Boulevard and widening the medians along the boulevard, so pedestrians can stand safely in the middle.
"Now when people are crossing the street, they are also dodging cars," he said.
Miller met with the DOT on March 7 and asked for a speed clock on Woodhaven Boulevard before Park Lane South, a sign indicating that a pedestrian fatality had occurred on Woodhaven Boulevard, and a "no through traffic" sign by the Forest Park Co-ops near Woodhaven Boulevard.
He also discussed better lighting for Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue because it gets very dark there at night.
"If we had better lighting, then pedestrians could see easier," he said.
DOT representatives told Miller they will have to conduct a study to determine if they can install a dedicated crossing time for pedestrians.
"Any improvement would benefit the area," Miller said. "If you can improve that intersection, it's a win-win."


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"This is television, that's all it is. It has nothing to do with people, it's to do with ratings! For fifty years, we've told them what to eat, what to drink, what to wear. For Christ's sake, Ben, don't you understand? Americans love television. They wean their kids on it. Listen. They love game shows, they love wrestling, they love sports and violence. So what do we do? We give 'em what they want! We're number one, Ben, that's all that counts, believe me."
-Damon Killian, in The Running Man (1987)
Based on a 1982 sci-fi novel by Richard Bachman (Stephen King, actually), the motion picture version of The Running Man (1987) arrived in theaters during the Great Year of Arnold Schwarzenegger; the very season that also brought audiences John McTiernan's Predator.
Although viewers typically and rightly associate Schwarzenegger with action films, The Running Man ably and rather surprisingly functions best as a satire of American television and politics.
While the writing and performances in this dystopian film tend towards the razor sharp, the action sequences in the film don't always hold up as well. They feel episodic, dull, predictable and repetitive. To be certain, the film is a highly entertaining experience from start to finish, but never, precisely, the adrenalin-inducing thrill ride that some action fans might hope for or expect. Still, it seems the film's trademark action scenes did inspire a real life competition TV series entitled American Gladiators (1989 - 1996), right down to the spandex costumes.
Bachman/King's literary version of The Running Man remains far more grim, serious and spectacular in approach than the Schwarzenegger film, a fact which makes the possibility of a more source-faithful movie adaptation a possibility, especially in this age of remakes. The novel as you may recall, is set in a totalitarian America in 2025 and involves a man, Ben Richards, "running" on a popular TV program so as to pay for expensive medicine for his ailing daughter.
The movie version eliminates this important character background and motivation, as well as the novel's incendiary, unforgettable ending; one which transforms Richards from a game show contestant to a bonafide enemy of the state and so-called "terrorist."
In other words, the 1987 movie version is less interested in creating real, identifiable characters and building a believable dystopian future world than it is in commenting humorously (if accurately) on aspects of our own world. Not there's anything wrong with that. Like I wrote above, it's the biting satire of American media and politics that makes The Running Man a rewarding film to watch over twenty years after it was released. If anything, the film's observations about our entertainment seems only more apt in 2013, after ten years+ of reality television programming.
The movie version of The Running Man actually has much more in common with Roger Corman and Paul Bartel's trail-blazing Death Race 2000 (1975) than King's literary portrait of a totalitarian future America. In both Death Race 2000 and The Running Man, the media and the government have joined forces -- through a popular TV show -- to divert the attention of the poverty-stricken masses. While the country fails, these "bread and circuses" successfully keep the populace distracted from real problems, namely the class warfare between the haves and the have-nots. In both films, the popular TV show overtly focuses on bloodshed and violence, either in the form of a cross-country race or a pedestrian chase.
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, The Running Man also shares much in common with another great 1987 science fiction movie, Verhoeven's RoboCop. To wit, both cinematic endeavors feature short, satirical commercials and imagery that reveal, at length, how crass and stupid network television can really be. Ironically, considering Schwarzenegger's presence, The Running Man also shares RoboCop's anti-establishment suspicion of the ascendant right wing in America during the eighties.
Where RoboCop humorously depicted the end result of privatizing anything and everything in America, including the police force, The Running Man gazes more directly at the cult of celebrity in America and the ever-increasing blending of politics and entertainment.
Lest we forget it, a Hollywood actor was President of the United States in 1987 and, because of his advanced age, some folks considered him more a showman by many than an actual leader in terms of policy and administration. The Running Man takes that premise further, envisioning a wholesale blending of entertainment and politics at every level of government.
For instance, at one point in the film, Killian (game show host Richard Dawson) barks "Get me the Justice Department...Entertainment Division." In the same scene, he orders an underling to "get me the President's agent." In another sequence, "court-appointed talent agents" are discussed.
The Running Man works overtime, and with more than a modicum of cleverness, to create a world in which image and reality don't match up.
"Only in reruns..."
There's something very post-modern happening here. The Running Man tackles the unholy juncture of television and politics at the same time that it playfully pivots off our intimate knowledge and affection for Dawson's and Schwarzenneger's familiar screen personas. It's a very, very...meta equation, for lack of a better term.
I only wish that the action scenes in The Running Man were a little more varied, a little less predictable A killer is called on stage, and then he goes in to hunt Richards. Richard is victorious and it's time for another hunter. Rinse and repeat. Ad nauseum. Watching the film, you get the distinct sense that all of the talent was energized by the film's witty ideas, but that the action scenes were sort of left to fend for themselves.
Still, The Running Man isn't out of steam, even today. It gets a lot of the "future" detail just right. From fears of an economic collapse to fuel shortages, the film makes some pretty accurate guesses about the 2010s. At one point, Ben Richards books his escape route/travel itinerary on an interactive television set, a precursor to something we do on the Internet now all the time.
And also, of course, this 1987 film seems to understand that our television and politics were headed towards a generation of ingrained and unimaginable cruelty.
It's not a pretty picture, but I bet that with just a few tweaks here and there, Killian's The Running Man would be a pretty big hit with some people these days....


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About the Odissea mission
What are your tasks on board the Soyuz spacecraft? What will you do on the ISS?
In the Soyuz I am Flight Engineer, which means I am responsible for the control and function of all systems. I also have to execute the commands for these systems. My task on board the ISS is totally different. There I will be working as an 'extension' of the scientists on Earth. In the ISS an extensive scientific programme is waiting for me.
Which language will you speak on board the Soyuz?
The operational language in the Soyuz is Russian. All manuals and instructions are in Russian. I had all my lessons and exams in Russian. On board the ISS, Russian as well as English is used. In fact a mixture of both languages is often spoken. For example, when I speak to my Commander I often use Russian and he replies in English. That's a good way to understand each other.
Can you give a short summary of the experiments to be carried out during your mission?
A number of the experiments concern life sciences. How does a human being function in space, physiologically and mentally? How does the brain work? Some biological experiments will look at how bone growth functions in weightlessness. Osteoporosis for instance is an important problem for an aging population. It affects astronauts in space more rapidly than on Earth. These experiments try to establish which elements are important, at a cellular level. This will help in the development of new medicines. There will also be experiments in the field of the natural sciences, especially crystallography.
Will your flight be a Belgian mission?
I think you can best describe it as an international flight with a Belgian accent. It is international because I will fly aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft as Flight Engineer. It is also an international mission because we will do experiments in the Russian as well as in the American part of the Space Station. And not only Belgian investigators are involved - but also scientists from all over Europe and the rest of the world. I will also conduct experiments for the Americans and the Russians.
You are now acquainted with both Russian and Western space technology. What are the main differences? Would you have preferred to fly with the American Space Shuttle?
Not at all! The most important thing for me is to be able to fly into space. I'm very happy to fly with the Russians since I have an important function as Flight Engineer on board their Soyuz spaceship. Since I have a background as a test pilot this is important for me. I will be flying on board a new version of the Soyuz spaceship - the Soyuz TMA - and this is unique. For the first time a European will participate in a test flight of a new spaceship. With my background I can perform more operational functions in the Soyuz than I would in the Space Shuttle. There the Pilot and the Commander execute the most important functions, Europeans cannot do this at this moment in time. So for me it's not a bad thing to fly with the Russians. Furthermore, technology has its advantages and disadvantages. The Shuttle is piloted by a lot of computers, and as a consequence it is very difficult to see which computer does what and how everything is working. In the Soyuz I can occupy myself with the different systems of the spacecraft and because of this as a Flight Engineer it's interesting to fly on board this spaceship. The Russians also have a different approach to things than the Americans. The Americans like state-of-the-art technology. The Russians prefer a more tactical approach. They make use of what they already have, a working concept, and step-by-step they improve a number of things. The Soyuz TMA is still equipped with a number of old computers and it can still be controlled manually. Another example of this approach is the Russian living module of the ISS, which is in fact an improved version of the former Russian Mir space station.
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- 1.1 Where'd it come from?
- 1.2 Why do we need it?
- 1.3 Does my car have OBD-II?
- 1.4 How do we measure OBD-II output?
- 1.5 What good does it do to measure OBD-II output?
- 1.6 Tell me about that "Check Engine Light".
- 1.7 OBD-II and your car's health
- 1.8 Proprietary Sensor Readings
- 1.9 OBD-II and performance tuning
OBD-II - What Is It?
On-Board Diagnostic systems are in most cars and light trucks on the road today. During the '70s and early 1980's manufacturers started using electronic means to control engine functions and diagnose engine problems.
This was primarily to meet EPA emission standards. Through the years on-board diagnostic systems have become more sophisticated. OBD-II, a new standard introduced in the mid-'90s, provides almost complete engine control and also monitors parts of the chassis, body and accessory devices, as well as the diagnostic control network of the car.
Where'd it come from?
To combat its smog problem in the LA basin, the State of California started requiring emission control systems on 1966 model cars. The federal government extended these controls nationwide in 1968.
Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1970 and established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This started a series of graduated emission standards and requirements for maintenance of vehicles for extended periods of time.
To meet these standards, manufacturers turned to electronically controlled fuel feed and ignition systems. Sensors measured engine performance and adjusted the systems to provide minimum pollution. These sensors were also accessed to provide early diagnostic assistance.
At first there were few standards and each manufacturer had their own systems and signals. In 1988, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) set a standard connector plug and set of diagnostic test signals. The EPA adapted most of their standards from the SAE on-board diagnostic programs and recommendations. OBD-II is an expanded set of standards and practices developed by SAE and adopted by the EPA and CARB (California Air Resources Board) for implementation by January 1, 1996.
Why do we need it?
The Environmental Protection Agency has been charged with reducing "mobile emissions" from cars and trucks and given the power to require manufacturers to build cars which meet increasingly stiff emissions standards. The manufacturers must further maintain the emission standards of the cars for the useful life of the vehicle. OBD-II provides a universal inspection and diagnosis method to be sure the car is performing to OEM standards. While there is argument as to the exact standards and methodology employed, the fact is there is a need to reduce vehicle emitted pollution levels in our cities, and we have to live with these requirements.
Does my car have OBD-II?
All cars built since January 1, 1996 have OBD-II systems. Manufacturers started incorporating OBD-II in various models as early as 1994. Some early OBD-II cars were not 100% compliant.
There are three basic OBD-II protocols in use, each with minor variations on the communication pattern between the on-board diagnostic computer and the scanner console or tool. While there have been some manufacturer changes between protocols in the past few years, as a rule of thumb, Chrysler products and all European and most Asian imports use ISO 9141 circuitry. GM cars and light trucks use SAE J1850 VPW (Variable Pulse Width Modulation), and Fords use SAE J1850 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) communication patterns.
You may also tell which protocol is used on a specific automobile by examining the connector socket carefully. If the dash connector has a pin in the #7 position and no pin at #2 or #10, then the car has the ISO 9141 protocol. If no pin is present in the #7 position, the car uses an SAE protocol. If there are pins in positions #7 and #2 and/or #10, the car may use the ISO protocol.
While there are three OBD-II electrical connection protocols, the command set is fixed according to the SAE J1979 standard.
How do we measure OBD-II output?
Pre-OBD-II cars had connectors in various positions under the dashboard and under the hood. All OBD-II cars have a connector located in the passenger compartment easily accessible from the driver's seat. Check under the dash or behind or near the ashtray. A cable is plugged into the OBD-II J1962 connector and connected to AutoTap? or another scan tool. AutoTap? is available in PC/laptop or a Palm PDA versions. Other scantools on the market range from simple hand-held meters that display trouble codes, up to a large console computer-based unit costing thousands of dollars.
What good does it do to measure OBD-II output?
OBD-II signals are most often sought in response to a "Check Engine Light" appearing on the dashboard or driveability problems experienced with the vehicle. The data provided by OBD-II can often pinpoint the specific component that has malfunctioned, saving substantial time and cost compared to guess-and-replace repairs. Scanning OBD-II signals can also provide valuable information on the condition of a used car purchase.
Tell me about that "Check Engine Light".
The service industry calls the Check Engine light on your dash an "MIL" or Malfunction Indicator Light. It shows three different types of signals. Occasional flashes show momentary malfunctions. It stays on if the problem is of a more serious nature, affecting the emissions output or safety of the vehicle. A constantly flashing MIL is a sign of a major problem which can cause serious damage if the engine is not stopped immediately. In all cases a "freeze frame" of all sensor readings at the time is recorded in the central computer of the vehicle.
Hard failure signals caused by serious problems will cause the MIL to stay on any time the car is running until the problem is repaired and the MIL reset. Intermittent failures cause the MIL to light momentarily and they often go out before the problem is located. The freeze frame of the car's condition captured in the computer at the time of the malfunction can be very valuable in diagnosing these intermittent problems. However, in some cases if the car completes three driving cycles without a re-occurrence of the problem, the freeze frame will be erased.
OBD-II and your car's health
Because of their investment in the equipment required, most repair shops charge a fee, some-times substantial, to attach the scanning equipment and diagnose problems using the OBD-II system signals. Home mechanics and small shop technicians have been restricted from working with these signals by the cost and technical complexity of the equipment. With the introduction of more economical and user friendly scanning devices, it is now practical for almost anyone to access OBD-II signals and use them for their own testing and repairs.
Scanners vary greatly in their complexity. The best connect easily and use software to quickly and automatically call up the OBD-II information. They should have recording ability so that data can be collected during a test drive without distracting the technician driving the car. A system connecting to a laptop or desk top computer provides expanded memory for data and the ability to export data to a spreadsheet or graphing utility.
Proprietary Sensor Readings
Though not part of the EPA's OBD II standard, the diagnostic read-outs used by dealership technicians are also read through the OBD II connector. These service codes show you such things as knock sensor operation, FI pulse width, ignition voltage, individual cylinder misfires, transmission shift points and ABS brake condition.
There can be over 300 readings available, depending on the vehicle manufacturer and model. Vehicles vary in the readings they will support. Scanners vary widely in the number of these signals that they can read. Some show just the basic OBD or OBD II signals, others show the full range of service codes.
See the list of OBDII fault codes.
OBD-II and performance tuning
While the vast number of drivers want nothing more than dependable, economical transportation, many of us are looking to OBD-II for extra performance. Earlier on-board computer systems had chips that could be replaced to adjust engine parameters for extra speed and power. While the OBD-II systems are sealed and do not allow chip replacement, they do provide a real time data acquisition system that is useful to tuners.
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Busy Philipps: I'm Having Another Girl!
"We've known for a long time now, I just haven't had any reason to say it, but we're having another girl," the Cougar Town star, 33, tells Huffington Post.
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Break out the pink balloons — Busy Philipps is having a second daughter!
"We've known for a long time now, I just haven't had any reason to say it, but we're having another girl. We're really excited," the Cougar Town star, 33, tells The Huffington Post.
But the actress and her husband Marc Silverstein aren't the only ones ecstatic about the upcoming arrival of their second child. The couple's daughter Birdie Leigh is taking her future role as big sister all in stride.
"My daughter is super excited. She's actually incredibly helpful and … she's really understanding things," the mom-to-be says. "When I say like, 'Mom can't carry you right now because the baby in her tummy is pressing down on her bladder!' She understands what that means and she's cool with it."
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However, Philipps isn't anticipating a completely smooth transition for the soon-to-be siblings — especially when the 4½-year-old realizes the new girl in town is here to stay, she jokes.
"We'll see what happens when the actual baby comes," says Philipps, who wore a HATCH Collection jumpsuit. "I'm planning for that moment like, 'And when does she go back?' I know that will happen."
Until then, Philipps has been busy working her way through three tough trimesters, a surprising experience considering she breezed through her previous pregnancy.
"My first pregnancy was sort of easy and carefree and I thought that this one was going to be the same thing, but it has been just worlds apart," she shares.
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I have, as I grow older, few priorities that can compare to listening to live music. Sure, my wife and kids top that list. There's also my home, my health, my business, my vinyl collection, a good day at the beach, a favorite episode of Seinfeld, and almost anything written by Philip Roth. But tagging just behind, within eyesight (or earshot), is live music.
I can say with certainty that this passion began to develop listening to live albums, and specifically (i.e., ad nauseam), Rush's Exit Stage Left (1981), U2 Live at Red Rocks (1983), and Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense (1984).
But this all went next-level on March 27th 1984.
I was 13 years old meandering about at a younger cousin's birthday party when my aunt and her oldest daughter approached me and said, "Hey, we have an extra ticket to the Duran Duran concert, wanna come?" Three hours later, I was sitting at the edge of my ticketed seat at the Hollywood Sportatorium when the lights dropped and in the dark, with the crowd noise rising, the band harmonized the lyrics, Please Please Tell Me Now (from Is There Something I Should Know). Then all at once, the lights returned, the drum kicked in with the bass and the guitar, and Simon LeBon, John Taylor and Andy Taylor sprinted to the edge of the stage. Bam! just like that, I was hooked.
In my lifetime, I've attended over 60 concerts. It's not a record for the record books but that's a lot of live music. So when my wife heckled me one night late last year that we didn't attend any concerts in 2015 (an absolute rarity in my house), I set upon a mission to get to as many shows as physically possible this year.
The first couple of months of 2016 were silent. Then it started in March.
When New Order released its compilation album Substance in the summer of 1987, I took hold of it and played it on my Sony Walkman till my ears popped. The band's up-beat, industrial sound knocked the 80s melancholy genre (e.g., The Smiths) on its ass. I saw New Order in concert in 1989 in Miami but was underwhelmed (the lead singer Bernard Sumner was way off his game; one rumor circling about was that he was on drugs, but then again it was the 80s in Miami so anyone physically and/or audibly distorted at any given moment was shrugged off with a "yeah, he's just high on coke."
New Order returned to the Fillmore in Miami Beach this past March. (My wife missed the show. It was Spring Break week and she had traveled with the kids to visit family in Bogota). I cut off work early, picked up my brother in law and we headed to the Fillmore, and found an open spot among the standing room general admission crowd.
New Order appeared a little past 9:30 PM silhouetted by a flood of technicolor. But the band, off the heels of a new album, started with songs that had most of us perplexed and antsy with anticipation for the songs we came to hear. About halfway through, lead singer Sumner sensed the fading enthusiasm:
I think this is the 1st American show that no one is smoking pot.
And then,
Not that I condone smoking pot. (ahem)
Then they played their hit song Bizarre Love Triangle. At which point I wrote a note in my iPhone: "Crowd erupts, lights up, and so begins the rest of the show."
Perfect Kiss, Truth Faith, Temptation, the hits kept coming. The first set ended around 11 PM. A minute later, they returned and performed back-to-back tributes to their older sibling, Joy Division with Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart.
When it ended with their 1983 hit Blue Monday, I was numb with a nostalgia for my teenage years that I had long ago forgotten.
Sometimes fate is your best friend for an afternoon.
Four days after New Order (my wife still away), through the power of Facebook, I scored a one-day pass to the last day of this annual EDM festival in downtown Miami.
The very long, dizzying arc of that afternoon's narrative can be summed up like this: big crowd, young crowd, elated crowd, sweaty crowd, dancing crowd, and repeat in a perpetual ebb and flow of drum beats, sun glasses, furry back packs, flags, leather, lace, skin, hair, colors, sounds, sun, moon, stars, and magic.
I bought a hat. I drank lots of Heinekens. And I rode the heart thumping and mind blowing experience that is Ultra all the way back from where I was.
(Bucket list item checked off).
In the 90s there were two rock bands: Pearl Jam and Nirvana . The path of one of those bands was cut short. Another one survived and endured. [update: In hindsight, actually there were three bands. My original post embarrassingly excluded the Red Hot Chili Peppers).
My wife and I caught Pearl Jam's second show of their 2016 tour at the American Airlines Arena in April, and damn were they good. We didn't know all the songs but the ones we knew we sang the shit out of them. Among the countless highlights were [a] during the encore when Eddie Vedder said the last time he saw Pink Floyd was in Miami (March 30th, 1994, to be exact), honored Roger Waters' dedication and contributions to war veterans, and then, gifted the 18,000 in attendance with an inspiring rendition of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb that had everyone feeling just like two balloons; and [b] the band roaring through Neil Young's Rocking in the Free World, a banging show-closer when they were joined onstage by wheel chair rugby player Richard Shupan.
When the singing stopped, Vedder didn't drop the mic but slammed it on the stage floor as if to say, Miami, Thank You, We Are Done!
One additional highlight: the closing minutes of Jeremy.
Around 2004, a taco shop opened on the corner of Biscayne Blvd and 64th St that sold among its menu items an outstanding fish taco made with beer-battered tilapia. I love fish tacos and it turns out that so does Iggy Pop. He was a regular there. But for a fleeting moment when I watched him drive away in his Cadillac, he and I never really crossed paths. Either too late, too early, I always missed him.
So when it was announced that he would be touring for his most recent album Post Pop Depression with a stop at the Fillmore in Miami Beach, missing him was not an option. I bought two tickets for a Tuesday night show.
We arrived at the venue with few expectations except that my wife was a little nervous. Iggy Pop shows from the 70s and 80s were once wild and bordering on violent, so said the internet.
They opened with the brilliant Lust for Life.
Here comes Johnny Yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And a flesh machine
He's gonna do another strip tease
Watching Iggy Pop move is dazzling; jerking his aging body around the stage like a ragged doll being shaken by an invisible hand. But this is no puppet. In fact, he's pulling all the strings and drawing the crowd towards him. You just can't keep your eyes away.
When he was ready to greet the audience, he said:
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck…
The crowd chanted along.Talk about breaking the ice.
You're a good-natured crowd.
If you want to bum rush the stage, I certainly will not object.
Through the next two hours the band performed a non stop string of new music and old classics including China Girl, Repo Man, The Passenger, and one of my personal favorites, Night Clubbing.
Past the halfway point of the show, he murmured, fuck it, I'm going in, and stepped down onto the floor. He weaved through the audience with a spotlight trailing him. We were in the mezzanine section and had to stand on our tippy toes to get a peak at the diminutive (5'6″) punk rocker dancing through the crowd.
Suddenly, to my surprise, he re-appeared and worked his way towards our section. Those times I missed him at the taco shop were long gone. Here he was. What did we do? – bum rushed the Godfather of Punk as he sang Fall In Love With Me.
That's it for this long post. Part 2 will be written at a future, to be determined date, and will include, but not be limited to, The Cure.
update: The Psychedelic Furs, Louie CK, Bob Dylan.
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Dialling down the heat on ESA's billion-star surveyor
ESA's Gaia mission to survey a billion stars has passed a gruelling test to prove it can withstand the extreme temperatures it will experience in space when it is launched next year.
After arrival at its working position some 1.5 million km from Earth, Gaia will operate at a temperature of –110°C, shielded from the heat of the Sun by a giant shade attached to the spacecraft to keep its instruments in permanent shadow.
The focus of the most recent test was Gaia's service module, which houses electronic units to run the science instruments, as well as the units that provide the spacecraft resources, such as thermal control, propulsion, communication, and attitude and orbit control.
The tests were carried out at Intespace, a spacecraft test facility in Toulouse, inside a barrel-shaped chamber. Here, Gaia was entombed under vacuum conditions and subjected to a range of temperatures.
During the 19-day test, Gaia endured two types of test: the thermal balance and the thermal–vacuum cycle.
In the thermal balance test Gaia's service module units were switched on and their response to a frigid environment of –170°C analysed.
In the thermal–vacuum cycle, the temperatures of the units were pushed to their limits with the aid of heaters, and functional tests verified the instruments could still work properly.
Temperatures between –20°C and +70°C were recorded inside Gaia during the test period.
"The thermal tests went very well; all measurements were close to predictions and the spacecraft proved to be robust with stable behaviour," reports Gaia Project Manager Giuseppe Sarri.
Later this year, the same thermal tests will be carried out on Gaia's payload module, which contains the scientific instruments, for around two months.
The payload module will then be mated to the service module at the beginning of 2013.
Once in space, Gaia will make precise measurements of the positions and motions of a billion stars. The information will be used to create a 3D map of stars in our home Galaxy, the Milky Way, revealing information about its composition, formation and evolution.
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All three Pocono Township supervisors have been approved as full-time employees, with Harold Werkheiser rejoining the township's workforce.
All three Pocono Township supervisors have been approved as full-time employees, with Harold Werkheiser rejoining the township's workforce.
The township's board of auditors set the salary for all three supervisors Monday night, with two of the supervisors making less than they requested, but all of them receiving full-time jobs.
That puts Werkheiser back on the township payroll after he lost his job as the township's roadmaster. Supervisor Henry Bengel was appointed to the roadmaster job on Jan. 6, and now will make $52,000 a year after requesting $56,000.
A board of auditors sets the maximum salary of elected supervisors working for the township. Bengel is the roadmaster, Supervisor Frank Hess is the secretary/treasurer making $36,712 and Werkheiser will make $15 per hour. That equates to about $31,000 per year.
Bengel's salary drew the biggest criticism Monday, mostly because of his inexperience in the role. Bengel has admitted he has no experience on a road crew prior to taking the position. The township's roads department is responsible for the maintenance of 76 miles of municipal roads.
Bengel initially asked for $72,000 per year for the job, last week reduced the request to $56,000, but the auditors approved him for $52,000 per year.
John Boylan, the board's chairman, first suggested Bengel should make $42,000 per year, citing his lack of experience on the job. When Werkheiser was made roadmaster five years ago, Boylan said he requested the same salary as the former roadmaster.
The board, however, discounted Werkheiser's salary because he wasn't experienced in the position, Boylan said.
"He has no management experience, and no practical knowledge of the job," Boylan said. He added it would be "irresponsible" to give Bengel the raise.
Former township supervisor Pat Ross, a member of the board of auditors, said he believed the $52,000 is fair because of an expanded job description that would include representing the township.
Earlier this month, the auditors met with the intention of setting salaries for township supervisors. However, the township's supervisors met a day earlier and set into motion a number of issues the auditors aren't used to dealing with.
Normally, the auditors meet once a year, set salaries and don't meet again until the next year. The process usually takes about five minutes.
But after Bengel ascended to roadmaster, supplanting Werkheiser, the auditors' task became more daunting with Bengel's perceived exorbitant salary request and Werkheiser asking for a full-time salary.
The board retained Philadelphia area attorney Michael Savona at $185 per hour to assist them through the process.