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- 06-12-13 10:01 AM #1Cadillac Owners Member
- Automobile(s): 2000 deville
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2000 Deville concerns
Hi I just bought my first caddy a 2000 deville with 129,000 miles on it yesterday. It only had one previous owner and looks immaculate. I don't know much about engines but I know the v8 northstar has caused some problems in the past and I'm really wondering if this car will last me for 3 or more years. It will be used for mostly small city driving ! Thanks again for your time!
Also the car looks to have been garage kept and well maintained ill try and post a picture in a minute
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HI neighbor! and
Take care of it and it should last. If you don't know when the coolant was last changed, change it. Probably wouldn't hurt to clean the TB too.
There was an upgrade in 2000 (roller followers, longer head bolts) so it is much more reliable.
Awesome thank you tons! Also it seems to be leaking oil... And when I start it it says service stability system if you or anyone on here has any advice on those two things it would be appreciated!
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Re: 2000 cadillac deville concerns
Hello Rob, I'm the radiator cap guy. As a pro I couldn't believe the amount of overheating posts on this forum that all started with a worn out pressure cap but went for days checking everything but. So along with changing the coolant check that cap underneath well. If it isn't a newer one that's been recently replaced for the love of all holy do it now. This will reduce your help post count 70% in the next six months.
These engines have several common leaks. You'll have to get under it and look, posibly clean it all off, then drive a few miles and look again. The most common are: The rear valve cover (makes a smokey stink that rolls up from behind the engine) and requires moderate skill and tools. The oil pressure sending unit (the small electrical switch threading into the high pressure oil gallery just above the oil filter itself), this will start in the front around the filter and spread under the whole engine. This one is realtively easy once you get to it. The third most likely is the crankshaft rear main seal, this starts between the engine and transmission (the black four bolt plate on the bottom bridges this gap) and spreads rearward everywhere. This one requires engine removal to repare, at which point you should go ahead and do a bottom end reseal where the lower block halfs meet each other as that is the next most common leak point.
Just be sure it's oil and you're not loosing ATF as these trans will burn-out quickly when low on fluid.
The stability message will also have code(s) stored that will point you to the cause. Read the sticky at the top of the forum to learn how to access codes on the Devilles dash.
First car= 2000 Cadillac DeVille
Hey everyone yesterday I just purchased my first ever car and I decided to go with a 2000 deville! It has 129,990 miles on it but its a beauty!interior and exterior are flawless as well as the engine looks to be well maintained. I had my uncle check out the car and he found it to be leaking oil and when I start it up it says service stability system. He also said it floats more than his wife's 2000 deville. I am really excited to be owning a cadillac as my first car and I'm already in love with it! If you guys have any tips for matinence or anything I should know about the car in general that would be much appreciated!! Also the rear sub was blown before I even bought it so if you have any websites to order a new sub and any tips on replacing it that would help. Thanks again everyone!
Wow I can't believe how supportive this forum has already been it seems to be a great group of members! Thank you Vernon for all the help and as soon as I get back from work! Seriously so awesome!!!
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You need to determine where the oil leak is at and pray it's not at the case halves, the service stability might be the shocks/struts
Learn how to pull the codes here:
And post any you have WITH the definitions, then go up to the black bar up top ^ and pour through the entire technical archive..
Welcome, and i hope you have deep deep pockets to maintain this vehicle
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Congratulations on your first car, this is always a milestone in a young man's life. A well used Cadillac, in spite of its' appearance, inside and out, can require costly repairs. But life is a learning experience, I hope you are lucky with this one!
Welcome to the Forums, you will find a lot of useful information here.
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Sounds like you need new shocks and struts. Typical for the age. Did you get a warranty on it? Will they fix the leak and suspension?
They gave me two days to test it out and see how I like it and today is the first day! I was obviously not told about the stability system issues or the oil leak when buying the car so I will probobly have some more negotiating to do to lower the price down! Also I got it for 5820$ not including license and registration(how's that price?). Any suggestions on the wheeling and dealing? It's being purchased from a large car dealer (Gary Lang auto in mchenry il). This is an EXTREMELY supportive forum and I am absolutely impressed thus far. I really enjoy the way the car feels when driving and I'd love to start a tradition of buying Cadillacs. I have a minimum wage job at a local restaurant and work with my dad on the side for extra cash so I will have some extra money for repairs and what not but I can't be putting thousands into this car so if that's what expected I might have to take it back which would really suck! Again thanks for all the support!!
Also it does not come with a warranty and I have no idea whether or not they will fix it or just take it back and try and sell it to someone who won't see these problems right away.
Re: First car= 2000 Cadillac DeVille
If the case halves are leaking you're looking at around $2000-$3000, the engine has to come out, split apart, and a new RTV sealant placed, along with both rear and main seals installed, along with a new oil distribution plate..ask me how i know
Get her up in the air by someone who knows the Northstar, this isn't your typical engine..
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So if it is the case halfs then definatly return it? Ill try and get it looked at and diagnosed before I go back to the dealer but if that doesn't work out is there any way I myself would be able to diagnose the oil leak myself? Unfortunately I have minimal mechanical experience and almost no experience with cars!
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It would be hard for you to locate unless it's really bad and obvious. Typically you degrease the engine at a manual car wash and drive it for a while to look for fresh oil leaking. I have a dye that I put in the oil and look under a black light. You really don't have much time to find it either way. Don't accept some Stop-Leak snake oil fix.
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Examination of Selected Aspects of Capital Projects Funds
Examination of Selected Aspects of Capital Projects Funds
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Capital improvement projects (ClPs) of the State constitute one of its more significant and costly programs. In 1981, the Legislature appropriated about $419 million for the CIP program. Ten years later CIP appropriations had increased almost six-fold to more than $2.4 billion. CIPs are funded through sales of general obligation bonds and revenue bonds as well as moneys from special funds, the general fund, and federal funds.
Because of the growth and size of capital projects funds the Office of the Auditor and the certified public accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick conducted an examination of selected aspects of capital projects funds.
We found that the executive's budget requests for CIPs and the Legislature's appropriations do not result in a realistic spending program. This is because the CIPs that are funded cannot realistically be completed within the three year time limit on appropriations set under the State Constitution. This in turn has weakened the Legislature's control over the CIP program.
We found also that constitutional lapsing provisions have been circumvented because the definition of an encumbrance is unclear and encumbrance policies conflict. Other problems: agencies are avoiding lapsing requirements through inappropriate interagency contracts; encumbrances are not being monitored; and encumbrances for works of art are a particular concern.
We also found that continuing appropriations for projects receiving federal aid are unnecessary, and that agencies are still not transferring surplus appropriations to the project adjustment fund as required by the general appropriations acts.
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We recommend that the Legislature consider requiring the executive branch to submit a realistic budget for a three-year CIP program. The Legislature should appropriate funds for capital improvement projects in increments based on the three-year spending schedule. We recommend that in-house personnel costs for CIPs be included in the operating budget. Currently agencies carry forward CIP appropriations by suspect encumbrance practices to protect future salary costs of civil service employees. We also recommend that the Legislature provide a statutory definition of an encumbrance.
We recommend that responsibilities of expending agencies be clearly defined so that they do not use interagency contracts to circumvent constitutional lapsing requirements. In addition, the Works of Art Special Fund should be repealed. We also recommend that the Legislature cease the practice of generally allowing appropriations needed for federal funding to be non-lapsing.
The Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) should monitor more strictly the encumbrance practices of expending agencies to make sure encumbrances are justified. The Department of Budget and Finance (B&F) should ensure that surplus appropriations are transferred to the project adjustment fund.
The Department of Accounting and General Services agrees that in-house personnel costs of CIP should be included in the operating budget instead of the CIP budget. It also agrees that a statutory definition of an encumbrance is necessary. Further, it has no objections to our recommendation that the Legislature cease allowing appropriations to be non-lapsing.
DAGS has reservations about some of our recommendations, particularly that the executive branch submit a realistic CIP budget based on a three-year spending cycle and that DAGS monitor the encumbrance practices of agencies. It also has reservations about our recommendation that it prepare an annual report on the activity of the project adjustment fund—it believes that it is more appropriate for B&F to prepare such a report. DAGS opposes the abolishment of interagency contracts—if they meet constitutional mandates and legal parameters outlined in an Attorney General opinion of 1988. DAGS did not address the problem of interagency contracts being entered into solely to avoid lapsing of appropriations. It also opposes our recommendation to repeal the Works of Art Special Fund because it believes the fund is needed to allow the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to obtain meaningful art works. We stand by our recommendation that this fund be repealed and that works of art included in CIP appropriations be subject to the same lapsing provisions as other CIP appropriations.
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Scranton's bishop spoke about Pope Francis' message of mercy and hope during the 13th Oppenheim Institute Social Justice Sabbath at Temple Hesed on Friday.
The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., was a guest at Friday's Shabbat service, offering his thoughts on what attracts the world to Pope Francis. The institute's lecture series at Temple Hesed strives to bring provocative and informative ideas in the area of social justice.
"Every year we do a theme of bringing an outside speaker on social justice," said Rabbi Daniel Swartz. "Pope Francis has been in the world news about his vision for a just world, so I asked the bishop to come and speak about that."
Standing at Temple Hesed's bimah — a raised platform from which the Torah is read — Bishop Bambera said Francis speaks of a culture of encounter in which people are engaged and involved in making decisions.
He noted that the pope often speaks with Jewish and Islamic leaders, encouraging change and acceptance.
"He plunged headfirst into Middle East peacemaking," Bishop Bambera said.
The bishop also outlined six of Francis' visions for the world, saying it's apparent the pope wants to challenge the world, as well as the Catholic Church.
Bishop Bambera also spoke of the pope's vision for the environment. Before the bishop spoke, Rabbi Swartz said there is a "growing movement across the country of faith groups getting involved" with environmental issues.
He said he the temple and the church are in talks to work together on addressing environmental issues.
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Not bad at all in fact this is one of the best sequels I have seen so far as the childrens movies go. Movies like Swewart Little take note on how this movie just didn't cart out from the orginal movies fame and have the rest be crap.
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Not bad at all in fact this is one of the best sequels I have seen so far as the childrens movies go. Movies like Swewart Little take note on how this movie just didn't cart out from the orginal movies fame and have the rest be crap.
I agree, this movie was pretty good and made me laugh. It got dark, some people say too much for child's movie, but I think it was needed and in the end everything turned out good.
It was heartwarming and well, Pixar knew how to make me care about these CG toys. I still love how they make it feel so natural that these toys have deep personal lives when humans aren't around.
Overall, it's a great movie to watch and a recommend.
Now for the bad points:
It little dry, but not too bad. Some jokes were a miss and a little over done at times.
The 3D effect, it was subtle and there wasn't any gimmicky crap either... what am I talking about!? This isn't a bad point! But it isn't great either. It was subtle and gave the movie and artistic depth to it, but not too much because you can still enjoy this movie without it. Although I must say, without the 3D, Toy Story 3 becomes a little less authentic. With all puns intended, the 3D gave the movie a whole new dimension!
:yes::yes::yes::yes: out of 5!
Even in the dark parts it was funny.
I came close to crying in the scene where they were almost incinerated. A++ as far as CGI's go
I'm going to see it this weekend. So far, the part that made me cry was Jessie's song "When Someone Loved Me" in Toy Story 2.
Oh, I teared up a little too. Damn, who knew toys could make us so emotional.
Spoiler - Woody dies.
No he doesn't.
Snape kills Dumbledore!
I swear I knew that before the movies came out because somebody read the books and shouted it out.
Probably someone like me- who read the book in the first 22 hours it was out.
Kirbx has made love with 35 black men all named either Joe or Louis.
But.... Kirbx is a child!!! :o
Okay okay. 34.
I'd consider that gang rape.
Poor little Kirbx.
-_- lets get back to dicussion of toy story 3
No, no, I think we're quite fine harassing you at the moment.
So, how'd it feel being sexually assaulted by 34 black men all at once?
I would rather kill myself.
I mean, that would be an exciting moment in your life, wouldn't it?
Seriously? Who knew Kirby gone to prison and back... with a story so shocking, no porn industry can recreate.
Leo! >:D
Toy story 3 movie is amazing flick, It really touched my heart..
well this movie is really amazing guys.. for kids it is a great movie..
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ISU getting some love from 2K again.. we have a screenshot!
This game has been really solid the past few years.. this year is looking pretty solid too!
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huntt26 is a winner!
They made wesley skinny as hell, it's hilarious.
looks like we are finally getting revenge on michgan state
College Hoops 2K8 Hands-On - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot
Some new info on the game, and another picture of ISU.. this time Cy gets the spotlight.. and yet more confusion as to what he has to do with a cyclone.. but oh well.. thought i'd pass it on!
People don't seem to have a problem with what an elephant has to do with a crimson tide. They need to get over it, yeesh.
Go Sssssssssyclones!
I have College Hoops 2k7 for 360 and it was a great game. The Cyclones were actually pretty good in it too, Dunson/Taylor/McIntosh were all really good.
Here's a picture of ISU's jerseys in the game and our ratings.. if you click previous/next you can see other teams if you're curious.
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The Amazing Race: Getting Engaged In The Middle East
November 14, 2010 07:13 PM by Allyson Wells
This week on The Amazing Race, the remaining teams depart Russia for the Middle East. One team takes advantage of a scenic location and gets engaged! Chad and Stephanie oversleep and Gary and Mallory get lost in a major way. Can these racers overcome their setbacks and avoid elimination?Â
In St. Petersburg, at the Peter and Paul fortress, Nat and Kat get to depart first at 1:06 am. They fly to Muscat, Oman for further instructions. Nat thinks it has been challenging to do the race as a diabetic, but is managing. Brook and Claire are second to depart and Claire doesn't want to disappoint Brook. Nick feels like he is constantly stressed out on the race. Mallory remarks how happy she is to spend time with her dad.
At the travel agency, the teams arrive to book their flights. Jill and Thomas wonder where Chad and Stephanie are. It turns out Chad and Stephanie are busy sleeping and are an hour late. Only Nat and Kat and Brook and Claire get the early flights. Chad and Stephanie wake up two hours late and frantically race to get their clue. Once they get to the travel agency, they are informed there are no seats left on the next flight. They are able to catch a flight ten minutes after the 2nd flight. Chad and Stephanie's flight ends up arriving at the same time the second flight arrives.Â
In Muscat, Nat, Kat, Brook and Claire race for their clue. They can't believe how it is ninety degrees at night. They get their clue, which is a metal plate with a time on it and discover they have to wait until the morning for their assigned time to get their next clue. The teams have to sleep outside as they wait.
Chad asks Stephanie to take a walk with him while waiting. He tells her how much he loves her, how amazing she is and how he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. He then gets on one knee and proposes marriage! She tearfully accepts and the rest of the teams cheer for them. Stephanie thinks their proposal was perfect. Chad tells everyone the ring belonged to his mother, who recently passed away.
The teams get their clues and discover they must go to Jebel Shams, the tallest point in Oman for their next clue. Jill and Thomas get lost and she tells him to lose the attitude. After they get help with directions, Thomas notes that the people are very nice. Nick gets angry when Vicki helps Brook with directions. Chad and Stephanie make it to Jebel Shams first. The road block is rappelling down the side of the mountain and then searching for Aladdin's magic ring in a lamp. Chad offers to take the road block. Jill takes the road block for her team.Â
Nick and Vicki and Brook and Claire arrive. Gary and Mallory and Nat and Kat get lost. Claire and Vicki offer to do the road blocks. Vicki loves it and says she feels like Spiderman. Nick is bummed to discover that they have a flat tire in their car. Vicki tells him to calm down and they change their tire. Nat and Kat finally arrive and Kat takes the challenge for her team. Gary and Mallory still remain lost. They finally reach the destination and Mallory takes the challenge. Gary cheers his daughter on and tells her they still have a chance.
Chad finishes rappelling first and discovers that the teams must then proceed to the giant stack of books in the middle of the town. Chad and Stephanie reach the giant stack of books and get a detour. They can either do water table or wedding table. The water table involves pumping water into a truck and then deliver it to a house. At the wedding table, they must purchase ingredients for a traditional wedding soup and present it to a bride and groom. Chad and Stephanie depart for the water table, as do Jill and Thomas. Chad and Stephanie finish first and leave to deliver their water. Jill and Thomas are close behind. Jill and Thomas ask for directions, who happens to be a relative of the person they must deliver the water. They then must head to the market and deliver Frankincense to Ali Baba.Â
Brook and Claire decide to do the water table challenge, as do Nick and Vicki. Nat and Kat finally arrive and also decide to do the water table. Brook and Claire deliver theirs first. Gary and Mallory finally reach the stack of books and decide to do the water table.Â
Jill, Thomas, Chad and Stephanie race one another to the market. Jill and Thomas finish first and discover they must go to Al Alam Palace for the pit stop. Jill and Thomas reach the pit stop first and Phil informs them that they have a thirty minute penalty because they paid a cab driver for directions. Chad and Stephanie arrive next and Phil tells them they are first and win a trip for two to Belize. Jill and Thomas wait out their penalty and are team two. Brook and Claire end up causing a traffic jam on their way to the palace. Nick and Vicki finish third, and Brook and Claire finish fourth.Â
Nat and Kat and Gary and Mallory race one another to the palace. Nat and Kat make it first and are happy to learn they are still in the race. Gary and Mallory arrive and Phil informs them they have been eliminated. Gary tells Phil he was proud to have done The Amazing Race with his daughter. Mallory tearfully cries that her dad has challenged her to live her life like its a race.Â
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Akron Press Club
February 3, 2011
Good morning. I would like thank everyone for coming today for the State of Akron Public Schools address. I would like to thank the Akron Press Club for hosting this event and would like to acknowledge our school board members (President Rev. Dr. Curtis T. Walker, Sr., Vice-President Jason Haas; Bruce Alexander; Ginger Baylor; Amy Reeves Grom; James Hardy; and Lisa Mansfield); other elected officials who are present with us today (Mayor Don Plusquellic and Summit County Executive Russ Pry); and other distinguished guests.
The success of our city, our region and our state depends on many factors but none more important than education. Complex economic development projects cannot be put together without the help of experts in finance, real estate and economics.
Success in our schools creates opportunity for all of Akron.
The development of new and innovative products, services and practices requires entrepreneurial and creative thinking. These points were made very clear a few weeks ago when I attended the Building Prosperity in Greater Akron Forum.
For this city to be stronger in the future, we must all play a part.
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The Cookout: Summer Rap Hits
Get your new grill smokin' and throw on these hip hop jams marinated in summertime flavor. Expect throwbacks, new joints, and a handful of guilty pleasures.
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Kia adds mid-size hatchback
The newest Kia Forte is second-best in government fuel economy ratings among 2011 mid-size hatchbacks. Only the Toyota Prius, with hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, does better.
But the new-for-2011 Forte 5-Door gets its rating of 26 miles per gallon in city driving and 36 mpg on the highway from its base, four-cylinder engine and a six-speed automatic transmission.
The newest Forte also adds 32 percent more cargo space, a bit more rear-seat headroom and a lot more style than its sibling Forte sedan. It's the additional cargo space that vaults this five-door Forte into the larger, mid-size class. The four-door Forte sedan is classified by the government as a compact.
Adding to the Forte interest, Consumer Reports magazine has listed the Forte as a recommended buy, and it comes with a 10-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty and a five-year/60,000-mile limited, bumper-to-bumper warranty.
I just wish the Forte hatchback test car had a more refined suspension and ride, a bit ritzier interior and better crash test ratings.
Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, for the 2011 Forte 5-Door is $17,645 with 156-horsepower, four-cylinder engine and manual transmission. The lowest starting retail price for a 2011 Forte 5-Door with automatic is $18,645. The Forte 5-Door with a more powerful, 173-horsepower, four-cylinder engine starts at $19,145 with manual transmission and $20,145 with automatic.
Note that these prices include items that are not usually standard equipment on base hatchbacks, such as Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity and keyless entry.
Meantime, the Prius starts at $24,280 and is rated at 51/48 mpg by the federal government because of its use of supplemental, on-board-generated electric power. Another hatchback competitor without hybrid technology is the 2011 Mazda3 five-door, which starts at $20,840 with 167-horsepower four cylinder and manual transmission and is rated at 20/28 mpg.
In personality, the Forte is middle of the range between the sport-inclined Mazda3 hatchback and the fuel-sipping Prius. And it looks that way, too. The Forte 5-Door is well proportioned on the outside and attractive. But it's neither overtly sporty nor utilitarian in appearance.
Inside, passengers find a good amount of room in both front and rear seats. In fact, headroom in the rear seats measures 38.4 inches, which is more than the 37.6 inches in the Forte sedan. Front headroom of 40 inches is the same in both body styles and works well for even 6-footers.
Rear legroom is 35 inches in both Forte sedan and hatchback, and with the driver's seat up a ways on its track, I sat comfortably behind in the hatchback. But like the sedan, which has the same 69.9-inch width, the Forte 5-Door sets the middle person in the rear seat close to and touching the two other rear-seat passengers.
Seats in the test Forte, with optional leather trim, looked good and provided decent comfort.
But the car's ride readily sent vibrations and jolts to the seat cushions. The hatchback suspension - independent MacPherson struts in front and torsion beam at the rear - seemed inordinately busy on even relatively smooth roads. There were constant sounds and chatter going on under the car floor that could become distracting, even if passengers weren't feeling road bumps intimately.
There was considerable road noise, too, in the Forte, particularly on rough, just-scraped pavement that sent me reaching for the volume knob on the radio so I could mask the sounds with more music.
The test hatchback was the top-of-the-line SX, which had the uplevel, 173-horse four cylinder and six-speed automatic. This six-speed transmission helps maximize fuel mileage even on this more highly equipped model, which included standard paddle shifters for shift-it-yourself moves without needing a clutch pedal.


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I'm about to buy a ATI X800 AGP, and after a looooot of research, I chose this as my new card, which should be a monstrous performance gain from my wimpy Radeon 9200 on a PCI board. Although this would mean getting a new motherboard too, because I don't have an AGP slot. I also need the AGP version too which is more rare because I ditched getting a mobo with pciE, since it would be too expensive to get that AND a new cpu with 775 socket config. Also unless you get a 64bit processor, PCIe won't be much faster than AGP. Plus, I've read the X800 is highly over-clockable, I just hope I won't fry my system
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OK, give us your rundown of your three favourite films, with quick reasons why you love 'em...
In at number three, it's 'Being John Malkovich,' Bizarre, darkly humourous, a dissection of modern society's attitudes towards privacy, aging and celebrity done in a way you'd never have thought of.
Climbing to number two, we have 'X-Men 2.' OK, switch off your brain for an hour and a half and let the good times roll. Improves upon the first, rewrites how a comic-book conversion should be done and stays true to the spirit and storylines of it's inspiration (Spiderman 2 take note...).
But at number 1, it's 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. as it was filmed as a single film, it deserves to have all three parts lumped in together, but everything about this film is amazing. The best actors, amazing scenery and effects, almost all of the original story is at least touched upon, and more extras on the special edition DVDs than you can shake a hobbit at.
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in at no 1
monty python- life of brian [best movie evar, no doubt, stfu noobettes]
braveheart-[i hear ya stan stfu eng ]
teh godfather-["mumblemumbledontfuckmydaughtermumble"]
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pulp fiction, scarface
@mceggy- my grandma was the last in a long line of pure bred scottish wallaces.. maybe were 300th cousins?
o and selpy and dunpeal u watch 2 many movies..
drive carfuly,because every secend a shrak can teleport itself to your car, and try to drive your car (if you have one) with shark in it.
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The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has launched an investigation into drone strikes and will review resultant civilian casualties to determine whether the attacks constitute a war crime.
A war crime?
Not looking into any paticular state but, He also requested the US to release "before and after" videos of the drone strikes and internal reports of those killed, including civilians.


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A.M. Awesome: The Awesomest Action Clip That Ever Awesomed
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We know that there a few languages that are universal; languages that everyone in the world can understand. Three of those languages are laughter, music, and math, but there is a fourth that not many people know about, and thats the language of awesome. No matter what race, nationality or point of origin, if something is awesome, it is decidedly awesome everywhere in the world.
Today, a clip is making the rounds that proves exactly that. Said clip is a trimmed down version of an Indian film called Robot, but dont let the word "Indian" fool you. This is no Bollywood dance film, this movie is nuts out, balls to the wall, mind-bogglingly awesome action that takes the term insane, straps rockets to it and then shoots it at your face. It makes not apologies about how awesome it is or which movies its very obviously borrowing from and leaves you jaw-agape asking yourself simply if that really just happened.
I assure you it did, dear reader, and if you need a smoke break I totally understand. The clip shows off ten minutes of the films intensely awesome action sequences that will leave you satisfied in a way that Bayformers never could, and never will. Sure, the film is in Indian with a terrible, TERRIBLE Russian voice over, but the universal language of awesome prevails for you to bask in the glory that is Robot.
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An American Art Nouveau bronze "Rowfant" candlestick designed by Ernest Thompson Seton, and modeled by James Lippitt Clark in the form of a standing Groundhog supporting a candle holder while sitting on an open book and cast by Tiffany Studios. The top of the base is inscribed "J.L. CLARK MODELLER ROWFANT CLUB CLEVELAND 1903" and inscribed with Mr. Seton's signature.The base is stamped "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK", and "OF/ONE HUNDRED/COPIES MADE THIS IS/ NO-31".
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The making of the "Rowfant" candlesticks began in early 1894 when each member was charged to "appear at the annual convocation bearing a candlestick with his name attached thereto in autograph". The Rowfant Club is an exclusive Cleveland, Ohio, men's bibliophilic organization started in 1892.
Louis Comfort Tiffany embodied the rebellious artistic spirit of the Gilded Age. His career spanned more than half a century, from the 1870s to the mid-1920s – a time of experimentation, intense scrutiny of aesthetic ideals, and proliferation of new styles. Tiffany demonstrated a multitude of talents as an architect and painter and as a designer of interiors, landscapes, and all of the decorative arts. Together with his studios of artists, glassmakers, stonemasons, mosaicists, modelers, metalworkers, wood-carvers, potters and textile workers, Tiffany heralded in America the notion of continuity of design, orchestrating pattern, texture, color and light to create a single aesthetic expression.
Born the son of the American businessman and jewelry maker, Charles Lewis Tiffany, studied art in Europe and Morocco as a young man. Soon after his return to the United States he began to participate in the Aesthetic Movement, which conferred a new, higher status to the decorative arts. Tiffany was particularly interested in the idea of intermingling all of the arts to create a complete, unified interior space and in 1878 designed his first interior – for his own home.
Later, Tiffany established the interior-decorating firm in New York City which came to be known as Tiffany Studios. The firm specialized in favrile glass work, characterized by iridescent colors and natural forms in the art nouveau style. This work ranged from lamps and vases to stained-glass windows and a huge glass curtain for the national theater in Mexico City. The firm enjoyed great success; his lamps became enormously popular in the 1960s and were widely imitated.


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Welcome to the Department of History at Limestone College!
I am pleased to welcome you to the Department of History at Limestone College.
Limestone College requires students to take at least two history courses in the general education curriculum in order to graduate. Of course, learning about the past is important in and of itself. For example, trying to make sense of the present is hard to do without some knowledge of history. However, exposure to the historical discipline also helps sharpen reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Such skills are not just important for college, but for life.
Our majors take a variety of American and non-American history courses during their college careers, including a two semester capstone experience (History Research Seminar and History Research Project). Their experiences at Limestone have helped many find employment after they have graduated. Our departmental alumni have also been admitted to law school and graduate school.
Come visit the Department of History if you plan to come to Limestone. We are housed in the recently renovated Winnie Davis Hall of History, dubbed the "Jewel of the Limestone Campus."
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Johnston Returns For JP4
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The status of Steven Spielbergs upcoming slate of movies keeps getting more confusing. A few days ago Spielberg partner Frank Marshall told us that Jurassic Park 4 was kind of on the back burner. A few days ago Steven Spielberg announced that hes taking a year off to drink cocktails and sit on a beach. Now Frank Marshall is reversing himself and says that though producer Spielberg is napping, Jurassic Park 4 is moving ahead at full speed. In fact, they may already have a director. By contrast, Indiana Jones 4 is still going nowhere fast.
Marshall recently told MTV Jurassic Park 4 is coming to life. Theyve already got a script and theyre in the process of hiring a director. Joe Johnston could be back, he says. Johnston directed Jurassic Park 3, which was really a lot better than people give it credit for. If theyre on the verge of hiring a director, that sounds like JP4 could start production soon right? But here comes Marshall with more mixed messages. We want to get the script right before we go forward, Marshall says, contradicting his earlier claim that they already had a script.
Where does that leave Indy 4? Firmly entrenched in that same land of muddy, mixed messages. Marshall says theyre still working on getting the script right. Theyve been working on getting the script right for about a decade now. Face it, at this rate Indy 4 is about as likely to happen as Chronicles of Riddick 2.
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text: 5 tips for keeping your home safe this summer How to keep your home safe from theft and repair emergencies. By Kimberly Fisher 2008-06-26 04:03:40 This story was originally titled "Keeping Your Home Safe" in the July 2008 issue. Subscribe to Canadian Living today and never miss an issue! Enjoy your summer vacation without worrying about the safety of your home by following the advice of our experts: Gemma Broderick, executive director of the Crime Prevention Association in Toronto; Terri Ste-Marie, director of Prevention NDG in Montreal; and Jonathan Motyka from On Side Restoration in Squamish, B.C. 1. Secure it. Take a walk around your property. Do you see any way to get in? Purchase a good lock with a reputable brand name ($100 to $150 at a local hardware store) and lock up ladders, patio furniture, recycling bins and anything else a thief could use to gain access to a second-storey window. And never hide a key anywhere outside. Most burglaries are crimes of opportunity, so a home that's well protected is less likely to attract the worst kind of attention. 2. Keep it living. Your home is less likely to catch the attention of a thief if it looks like it's being lived in, so it should reflect your regular schedule and give the indication that someone is home. If there are normally children's toys in the yard, leave a few out. Also consider placing extra shoes at the front and back doors. Inside, tune the radio to an AM talk station, so there are voices to be heard, turn down the volume on your phone – constant ringing is a sure sign that you're away – and don't forget timers for your lights. 3. Maintain it. A home that's well cared for is a less attractive target for thieves. Trim hedges that exceed window-height and cut evergreen branches up at least three feet from the ground to eliminate hiding places on your property. General maintenance also decreases the risk of other problems, especially water damage. Hot water tanks, toilets and pipes are the usual culprits, so keep them in good repair as prevention. Page 1 of 2 -- On page 2, learn how to out-smart would-be burglars from entering your home cheaply and effectively. 1 2


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When we were last interviewed, we were eight people strong - we're now twenty-two, we've grown!
It's been over three years since we last interviewed Preloaded. Please update us on your company bio and what you've been up to.
When we were last interviewed, we were eight people strong - we're now twenty-two, we've grown!
We'll be nine years old in January, and we're as passionate about digital media as we ever, actually - even more so. In the intervening three years since our last interview we've broadened the range of what we can offer as digital agency and as a result what we are known for has changed.
We were often seen as primarily a Flash-focused agency, but our output is now equally split between the more interactive Flash content and traditional web design and build.
When dealing with major clients, how difficult is it to meet the needs of such wide target audiences?
Over the last few years Preloaded has moved towards a user-centred design approach, which means we spend a lot of time defining who the audience is in each case, and ensuring we build the best product we can for them.
We do still work on quite a few projects that do have to have mass appeal, but we still try to always define the primary, secondary and tertiary audiences and keep them in mind during the planning, design and build phases. It makes for a better product in the long run.
How many projects does Preloaded juggle at any one time?
It varies according to the scale of the jobs really, but these days I'd say it averages out at around seven or eight projects of different size at different stages of development.
Of all the websites Preloaded have produced, which ones are you most proud of?
As the FWA's audience is primarily a Flash one, it makes sense to focus on the Flash projects. I guess therefore it would be all the classic ones we're known for best and that audiences have really loved, so Tongsville, AliveIs, Spooks, Evil Nine, Death in Sakkara, CDX and Launchball.
We've got some great new stuff on the horizon for the new year too, which are definitely going to be added to that list - a real broad range of different types of Flash projects.
Is there a particular moment in Preloaded's time that stands out?
There's been a number of great Preloaded moments. I think the first key one was bagging Best in Show at SXSW in 2002 for Tongsville, and then again last year for Launchball.
Winning Agency of the Year with .NET in 2007 was also pretty special, as was winning a BAFTA for Level-UP.
In all cases they were really a total surprise, which made those moments all the more special. We've obviously hired some great people and won some great pieces of work which has enabled us as an agency able to do work people like, it makes it all worthwhile.
How many hours do you all work each week?
In the early days of Preloaded, we used to work all sorts of hours, but we were much smaller then, and it was our decision to work that way.
You just can't run a business like that when you're larger; it's not healthy and doesn't produce better results which defeats the purpose pulling the extra hours.
We now have official hours of 09:30 to 18:00, and pretty much all of the time people stick to that, so everyone does just under forty hours a week each.
Deadlines can cause spikes here and there, but generally we're quite good at ensuring people keep a good work / life balance in that regard.
How do you keep your finger on the pulse of the latest web trends?
Blogs, portals, Twitter, RSS feeds etc. We all use different sources as we all have different interests, but always send the best and worst of what we find around internally. It's often provokes some heated and healthy debates!
How do Preloaded keep up with the latest capabilities of Flash or do you rely on other members of you team to do this?
In terms of what's possible, pretty much everyone here knows what the current trends are as we due to all the link swapping during the working day.
In terms of actual R&D into and the "how to" execution of the new things, that's very much driven by our technical team which is particularly strong at the moment.
There must be a project that you have always dreamed of doing, what is it?
I think it would have to be something that was totally our own.
Doing large-scale projects for the likes of the BBC, Channel 4 or Science Museum is great, as they allow us to do innovative things, but at the end of the day they still need to serve a commercial purpose.
Being able to create something of the scale of CDX, Launchball, or perhaps the next big web app, but for ourselves would be the dream. I think it's about creating some worthwhile intellectual property of our own.
The difficult thing is finding the time when there's always clients to think of first.
How difficult does Preloaded find employing the right people in a world where everyone calls themselves a web designer?
It's been pretty tricky over the last eighteen months, as there's been a real shortage of seriously good people, and many average ones out there.
It got to the point that there were a lot of bidding wars going on between agencies for even just okay people, which didn't really do anyone any favours in the long run.
Since the global economic climate's changed though, things have started to settle back down, which is a good thing.
We're now seeing candidates showing more of an interest in the company culture, working environment and the types of projects they're likely to work on as the greater motivators.
In the UK, television programmes covering the web are way behind what is really happening in terms of web design and development, why do you think this is?
Television simply isn't the right medium for talking about digital things. Communicating an interactive medium through a passive one simply doesn't work that well.
Besides, the turn-around time to make a television programme doesn't lend itself to the instantness of the web.
What country excites you the most in terms of innovation?
I don't think we really spend a great deal of time actually thinking about where the work we look at is actually coming from.
The global nature of the internet stops you thinking that way. It's also often a misleading anyway, as for example, a fair chunk of work that came out of U.S. advertising agencies in the last year was actually being done outside of the U.S., with a load of created by UK digital agencies.
Looking 10 years in to the future, how far can websites go?
If you think how basic a lot of the web and its interactive experiences were back in 1998, it's quite staggering to think how far we've come so quickly.
We've all come to accept and expect broadband, media rich experiences as the norm now. Without a doubt, in ten years from now digital will have risen to the top of the marketing media channels, meaning clients will spend more on digital than we could ever hope to see at the moment.
Combine that with technology allowing us to push even more data around, and devices and inputs with which to access it all, and you have to anticipate we're going to experience some amazing things.
I think it's possible we'll not refer to "websites" anymore; we're going to see all our devices being able to access all digital / interactive content as the norm, and the idea of the web-browser as we know it being the norm for accessing content seems doubtful.
What al this also means is that it's going to be interesting time for interactive designers and developers like us, as we'll all need to give a lot more thought to how different people access our work.
How do Preloaded relax or unwind?
There's a broad range of interests here. We have climbers, DJs, avid cyclists, gamers and real-ale drinkers.
We tend to all go out as a company at least once a month, which is always an interesting evening to say the least!
Has winning FWA awards helped Preloaded in any way?
Definitely, a lot of people are very aware of the FWA, especially people who work in advertising and marketing.
Those types of clients often find out about us through our work appearing on the FWA, so that works well for us.
Do you have any links to photographs of Preloaded's studio you could share?
We have some before we moved in!
What does the future hold for Preloaded?
Well it's interesting times ahead for everyone at the moment. One things for sure, and that is clients are spending more in digital than ever before, and that's despite the economic gloom.
At the end of the day, digital is now well established as a communication channel, and it's giving traditional medium a real run for its money. If there's a area of business that's good to be in over the coming years, it's definitely digital.


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Mike Ronesia: Very cool. Congrats.
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i really like this picture , great real life expression . but also i enjoy to see all the pictures from india in your gallery . hope to get there one day .
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hey ed - thanx for your comment - its also one of my favorit panoramas
barb_s: Thank you , this really entertained my family - what a great idea... We all love it!!!
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UF wins award for support of businesses owned by minorities, women
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida was recently recognized for spending more than $15 million in the last fiscal year with businesses owned by minorities, women and service-disabled veterans.
The Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity presented a diversity award to UF as "University of the Year." It was among seven awards given at the 2010 AT&T MatchMaker Conference and Trade Show.
The award also recognizes UF's business mentoring initiative, which matched seven small companies with seven large ones in the area of construction. The 12-month program involved a series of monthly meetings, networking events and informative sessions with UF representatives and the mentoring teams. At the completion of the year, one of the mentor/protégé teams successfully competed on a UF project as a team and was awarded a major construction project.
During the current year, the university expanded the mentoring program from seven to 10 mentor/protégé teams with the additions of an architect/engineer, office supply company and moving services company.
Participants in the program are from around the state. For a list of the mentoring teams, go to www.sbvdr.admin.ufl.edu.
"The success of the mentoring initiative and the recognition of UF by the state is a direct result of the commitment and the efforts of UF as a campus community and the business partners that have readily accepted the challenge of helping to make this a reality," said Faylene Welcome, director of UF's Small Business and Vendor Diversity Relations Division.
The Office of Supplier Diversity certifies more than 5,000 minority-, women- and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses in Florida. To learn more about the Office of Supplier Diversity, call 850-487-0915 or visit www.osd.dms.state.fl.us.


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I know I'm not stupid, and even though sometimes when numbers are tossed around I find myself zoning out, I can usually make sense of the general gist of what the numbers mean.
However, I just cannot make my brain comprehend the density of the last comment on this post (the one about unions).
In the interest of brevity, I'll post it, and the comment I think it was in response to.
Weer'd Beard said this [sic]:
I can see a point in Unions when they were 100% run by voulenteers on the workforce, and before we had OSHA and other worker protection laws.
Now we have predatory Union managers as you mentioned above, and workers using organized crime rackets to inflate their wadges beyond market value (You have a nice production line here….it would be a shame if somthing were to happenen to it…)
In the end our jobs get shipped offshore to India and China et al, where there are no Unions, or worker protection laws. Those workers get exploited, the product gets made, and the Union labor collectivly stands in the unemployment line that is paied for by us Non Union workers. **Joy!**
Then Jerr Maynard said this [sic]:
Wow I didn't know that the unions were responsible for making all of our jobs go away. Maybe you are uneducated as to the real reasons jobs are being shipped overseas. (Goldman Sachs) reported that since 2001 400,000 to 600,000 professional services and information technology jobs were moved overseas niether of which are traditionally union. It has also been reported that 100,000 software producing jobs have moved to India between 2000 and 2004 <- non-union. The big three is taking it in the shorts from mis-management.When Toyota started making compact fuel efficient cars during the gas shortages here and they grabbed a higher percentage of the market share. The big three didn't quite get it and kept pumping out large gas guzzling cars and trucks. As little as 4 years ago Ford posted a profit of $3.5 Bilion dollars all while paying union wages, go figure. A publication by the Economic Policy Institute in August of 2003(EPI Briefing Paper # 143) states that unions raise wages for union workers by roughly 20% . You are 18-20% more likely to have health coverage if you are a union worker and 23 – 54% more like to have an employer provided pension plan. Union workers receive 26% more vacation time than non-union. Unions brought you the 40 hour work week, the 8 hour work day child labor laws to name a few many union members were killed or maimed fighting for these basic rights we now enjoy. I am a proud United Steelworker, I work for U.S. Steel which has been union since 1941 they've been hit with downsizing to stay profitable not from paying union wages but from countries dumping steel here, if we ever see a time when there is fair trade our jobs will be secure, until then union or not there is no job security.
First of all, HOLY CRAP PUT SOME LINE BREAKS IN THERE!
Secondly, a 40-hour work week and 8-hour-day are not rights. And I think Weer'd Beard addressed all that schmutz about how Unions were a good idea WAY BACK WHEN that stuff was decided to be good for the workers (shorter work day, shorter work week, etc…viewing workers as people rather than easily-replaced machines).
I think what we have here is someone who saw one aspect of the post or one of the comments, and got their knickers in a twist before doing any critical thinking about what was actually being said. Hey, I've been there, done that. But I do it with better grammar. Come to think of it, that's why I'm having trouble with this comment – it makes sense if you take 20 minutes to go through it slowly, correcting the grammar and usage so that it's easily read (even if the meaning that comes out is a little convoluted), but who has time for that?
Actually, I don't even really have the time to be snarky or continue this post. But you guys can continue this in comments, yes? Go for it.


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Twenty-six teachers from twelve schools have been awarded STEM Mini-Grants to develop new curriculum for projects that will engage students in hands-on projects during the 2010-11 school year.
Click on the schools below to see a description of their Mini-Grant project as well as their unit and lesson plans.
Central Minnesota Christian School: Conservation and Preservation of Prairie, Pond, Woods and Ecosystems.
Concordia Academy High School: Maximizing Radio Controlled (R/C) Aircraft Flight Efficiency.
Gethsemane Lutheran School: Sketchup a Utopia.
Groves Academy: Invasive Species Population Study and Nature Play/Wildlife Observation Area.
Holy Trinity High School: Understanding Soil Formation Make Up and Run Off.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School: ET In STEM: Energy and Engineering Through Robotics.
Mayer Lutheran High School: Engineering Explorations with Robotics.
Southwest Minnesota Christian High School: Plant Physiology: From Lab to Field to Table.
St. Croix Lutheran High School: Thompson Lake Reclamation Project.
St. Mary's Catholic School: Sleepy Eye Lake Study and Stewardship.
Totino-Grace High School: Genetically Modified (GM) Food Investigation.
Transfiguration School: T.I.G.E.R.S. Project: Transfiguration's Innovative Lego Engineering Robotics Science.
Class and Grade Level: 5th and 6th Grade Science
Duration: 29 class periods 5th Grade; 10-12 class periods over a span of several weeks 6th Grade
Overview / Goals:
This unit contains seven investigations that introduce students to the relationships between an organism, its environment, and other organisms; how changes in environments can be hard on organisms; and how we as humans can affect the environment.
Through these investigations, we expect that the students will:
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachment shown below:
Class and Grade Level: Conceptual Physics, 11th & 12th Grades
Duration: 18 class periods over a six-week time span
Description: Students in the Conceptual Physics class, made up of juniors and seniors, at Concordia Academy (CA) will learn to use data collection tools to measure motor speed, current draw, and thrust while varying propeller diameter and pitch in order to maximize the flight time and speed of an R/C model aircraft. Battery capacity and charge characteristics will also be measured, and student-generated graphs will be used with the other data in the decisions as to which design is best for a given flight task that the students will then need to perform with the aircraft.
The preliminary plan is to use about 18 class periods, which will take approximately 6 weeks in our A/B block schedule. This, however, is a semi-educated guess as many of the tests that the students will do may take longer or shorter, depending on the group members, weather, and equipment reliability. We will begin in April and finish the end of May.
The students will learn:
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachment shown below.
Class and Grade Level: Earth Science, Grade 8
Duration: Two Weeks
Unit Objectives:
1. The students will describe basic soil properties and soil formation factors.
2. The students will investigate the substances that are found in the soils where they live, as well as collect data regarding the pH, temperature, salinity, and effect of acid rain of the soils.
3. The students will use technology for data analysis by collecting and interpreting data using Vernier sensors and probes and computers to construct graphs and organize the collected information.
4. The students will research the importance of preventing erosion and contamination of topsoil and interact with members of the community and county to study ways of preventing soil erosion and contamination.
5. The students will take a field trip to a nearby farm and a city location to collect data from these two areas and interpret the data by inputting information into the computer and generating graphs.
6. The students will inform the community about the importance of maintaining soil quality in our area by creating informational posters or brochures.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachment shown below.
Class and Grade Level:
This project will incorporate studies in biology, chemistry, geology, environmental science & math. Grades 11 & 12.
Description: Students will research Thompson Lake for a reclamation project. They will take water samples over a 7- to 8-month period. Water will be monitored for phosphates, oxygen, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum products, nitrates, clarity, algae and chlorophyll. This monitoring will be done at varying depths at 6 locations on the lake.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachments shown below.
Grade Level(s): Grades 11-12 (Students will also help organize/lead a field day for grades 5-6.)
Subject(s): Chemistry and Environmental Science
Duration: Fall 12 days; Spring 4 days
Description and Goals:
The goal of this field project is to immerse high school students in an ongoing, authentic study of Sleepy Eye Lake which is designed to:
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachment shown below.
Class and Grade Level: Microbiology, 12th Grade Elective
Duration: 13 class periods (class is 42 minutes long)
Description: This unit introduces students to the concept of genetically modified foods. Already knowing that DNA carries the code for protein expression, students will learn how it is possible to add foreign DNA to organisms and still have that specific protein expressed. The new organism is now genetically modified, or also known as transgenic. Students will engage in online websites to help give them background information on genetically modified foods, watch a video on the controversy between GMO and non-GMO foods, conduct an experiment to determine if the foods they eat contain GMO's, take a field trip to a local organic farm, and ultimately decide for themselves if GMO's should be used in today's society.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachment shown below.
Class and Grade Level: Grades 11-12, Science and Vocational/Technical
Introduction: As a teacher, guiding students through the process of a long term, multi-faceted project is both challenging and rewarding. Most students have little experience planning projects, designating tasks and managing large time lines. Conducting meetings with professionals and presenting to groups outside of the classroom are completely foreign ideas. With this project we hope to introduce students to all of these activities and experiences. The project it divided into two parts; one for science and one for vocational/technical students.
Science — The goals for students engaged in this project are to learn about general characteristics of population ecology, about landscape ecology, and enhancing wildlife habitat.
Vocational/Technical — The goals for students engaged in this portion of the project are to learn to create a multi-faceted project plan for the design and construction of a nature based play area and wildlife observatory.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachment shown below.
Grade Level: 6th — 8th Grade
Duration: 20 total taught over a span of 12-13 weeks
Description: The math/architecture/technology lessons will help students learn the software Sketchup. Through direct instruction and teacher directed inquiry students will be able to manipulate the software to create houses and buildings in 3-D. Students will be able to draw doors and windows, learn multiple ways to make copies of items and be able to use the software to paint walls and windows using different materials provided in the software. Along our daily journey, students will see and apply many facets of mathematical measuring and geometric terms. One such term is midpoint, which is used in finding a point directly halfway on a line. The team has estimated 10 lessons to give students the necessary tools to create a final building. Since we have not taught this software before, the time could be shorter or longer. We have much more material we could use which would allow students to have more complex designed buildings, as well as working on interiors of rooms.
In the language arts/social studies lessons each student will create a utopian society and then will use the information to create an online blog.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachments shown below.
Grade Levels: 4-6
Subjects: Physical Science, Engineering
Duration: 3-4 (50 Minute) Class periods
Description: Basic operation of LEGO kits and NXT software
Goals: Students will learn about the engineering design process through hands-on experiments, designing, programming, testing and presenting with the LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Engineering I & II.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachments shown below.
Grade Levels & Subjects: 5th & 6th Grade Science; Technology
Duration: 3 - 8 lessons, depending on the subject area
Description: Using whole class instruction from teacher and NXT Video Trainer, students will:
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachments shown below.
Class and Grade Level:
Physical Science [including introductory physics and engineering]; 9th Grade
Duration: The curriculum will be used the entire second quarter of the 2010-2011 school year and will include approximately forty-five (45) class periods of approximately 45 minutes in length. Upon successful completion, it will be repeated in the fourth quarter of the school year as well.
Description: The curriculum will consist of a number of introductory engineering challenges, lessons pertaining to inventors and their contributions to our everyday life, followed by a series of model constructions and challenges using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EDUCATION NXT and LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT SOFTWARE.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachments shown below.
Course & Grade Level: AgScience, 11th & 12th Grades
Description: This unit will focus on a three-pronged approach to plant physiology.
The complete unit plan is available by downloading the attachments shown below.
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There must be something in the Post-Rock Code (if the Pirates can have one, then why not post-rockers?) about being hard working and patient, for like ascendant post-rockers du-jure 65daysofstatic, Maybeshewill have been tirelessly but quietly (then loudly, then quietly, then in a strange time signature) working their way into a revered cult position which takes them far outside the confines of Leicester, not a town usually known for sonic experimentation.
With this, their first release in over a year, they've put their best foot forward, attempting to drum up excitement for a coinciding tour. It's a beguiling piece of intertwined guitar-lines and electronic experimentation, melodic to the last and very well produced. Each layer of noise sits atop its forbears with growing majesty as it runs its course. Why is it that instrumental music always has me reaching for the 'elemental' metaphors? Well, fine. Forget the metaphors. It's a really fantastic track, and that's why you should listen to it.
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Sales, car show at Laurel Park
Published: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 31, 2007 at 12:00 a.m.
The Laurel Park Village will host its traditional Sidewalk Sales and Car Show.
Visit the Village Shopping Center off U.S. 64 West, where you will find savings on merchandise, restaurants and free parking. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
During the sales the Blue Ridge T-Riders Antique Model T-Ford Car Show will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 697-7781.
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A two-car wreck shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Gum Branch Road and Henderson Drive required the driver of one of the vehicles to be extricated.
She was subsequently transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Onslow County EMS at the scene. The other vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage.
Both vehicles came to the rest beneath the Handy Mart monument sign on the southeast corner of the busy Jacksonville intersection.
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OGDEN -- Four more ailing bald eagles are in an Ogden wildlife rehab center as the number of dead or dying national icons has reached 20.
Officials said Friday the death toll since the first of the month reached 16 by Christmas as three more dead birds and four more disabled were found since the weekend.
Preliminary laboratory tests have also ruled out lead poisoning as a cause of death as well as a particular vascular disease, they said.
"Thanks to people being vigilant and reporting the ailing birds to wildlife officials quickly, these four have come to us in better condition than the previous birds," said DaLyn Erickson, director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah. "So we're cautiously hopeful they could survive."
Of the four surviving birds, one was found Sunday in Bountiful, and another Monday close to Interstate 15 in Box Elder County, said Leslie McFarlane, coordinator of the Wildlife Disease Program of the state Division of Wildlife Resources. Another bird was found in Bountiful Monday and the fourth was found in West Point on Christmas Day, she said.
Officials ask that anyone encountering the giant raptors suffering from tremors and paralysis contact DWR offices in Ogden (801-476-2740), Vernal, Springville, Cedar City or Price with the animal's location. The Help Stop Poaching Hotline, 1-800-662-3337, is another option on weekends and holidays and after hours.
McFarlane said she has now contacted all the Western states as well as Alaska and provinces in Canada about the bald eagle die-off and northern Utah is alone in the outbreak.
She also said the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis., which is conducting the laboratory analysis on eight of the dead Utah birds, reports they are not examining anything on the scale of the Utah bald eagle problems.
"No one is experiencing what we are experiencing right now," McFarlane said.
As of 4:30 p.m. Friday, she had received no new reports of dead or dying eagles since Christmas. But the day was filled with 10 or more media calls, including the Washington Post and NBC, she said.
Monday and Tuesday the media calls had eased with the ongoing news about same-sex marriages statewide. "That was a relief," she said. "It gave me a break."
Among the possibilities being investigated is the eagles were afflicted after feeding on diseased eared grebes. "Bald eagles are typically scavengers," McFarlane said.
About 2 million of the sparrow-sized grebes stop over the Great Salt Lake to feed off brine shrimp each winter on their way south, and several thousand normally die there. This year a larger grebe die-off has occurred since Nov. 8 of some 20,000 of the grebes, she said, with avian cholera suspected.
Testing of the grebes has been under way in the same Wisconsin lab where the eagles are being examined, with results still pending. The grebes are being re-examined there, McFarlane said, since the eagle die-off started. "We're hoping for results early next week."
Bald eagles normally don't nest in Utah, she said, with only a few breeding pairs known to hatch their young here. With the 700 to 1,200 bald eagles that winter in the state for weeks or months coming from other areas, she said that raises the slight possibility that what's killing them could be located out of state. "Except for lead poisoning," she said, "we haven't ruled anything out."
Erickson at the Ogden rehab center said all the sick eagles she's seen suffered from encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, and many had heart damage.
Contact reporter Tim Gurrister at 801-625-4238, firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tgurrister.


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February 01, 2013, 9:06 am
Antennas Direct Announces Wide Beamwidth/High-Gain Antenna
Company claims 70+ mile reception range
By Doug Lung
Antennas Direct has a new multidirectional antenna- and if you accept the claims in their press release it looks impressive.
The company says the new DB8e antenna has a gain of 17.4 dB and a pickup range of more than 70 miles. It's not an omnidirectional antenna, but can be turned 360 degrees to pick up signals from any direction.
Technical data is available on Google Docs through a link on the DB8e Extended Long Range Outdoor HDTV antenna website. Gain and beamwidth range from 14.7 dB and 24.5 degrees at TV Channel 14, to 17.4 dB and 16.3 degrees at Channel 51. There's no data on how well the antenna performs on high-band VHF frequencies.
The new model doesn't include a rotor, but the specs state that specially designed brackets allow it to rotate within a 360 degree loop. The photos show two four-bay antennas mounted side-by-side, with each pointing about 30 degrees off center.
"The DB8e is truly the first of its kind," said Richard Schneider, president of Antennas Direct. "It will allow people living in challenging markets to target transmitting towers from multiple directions. Once again we have designed an antenna that will solve a problem that other antenna manufacturers have not been able to crack, without sacrificing signal strength. With the addition of the DB8e to our stable of products, we now offer an OTA solution for even the most challenging environments."
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Images: ANG Airman flies over Atlantic City during Air Show [Image 5 of 5]
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
Austin Daniel, an Airman with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, flies with the Raiders Demonstration Team in his Yak-52 demonstration aircraft over the the beaches of Atlantic City, N.J. for the "Thunder Over the Boardwalk Air Show" on Aug. 13, 2014. Daniel works as a traditional Guardsman, and is an F-16C Fighting Falcon crew chief. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
This work, ANG Airman flies over Atlantic City during Air Show [Image 1 of 5], by TSgt Matt Hecht, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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