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October 13, 2006
LOS ANGELES - Jay Ferguson ('94), is the recipient of the 2006 UCLA Anderson Outstanding Alumni Service Award. Ferguson is a partner at the private equity firm Kline Hawkes, which he joined at its inception. He is a member of the investment committees for Kline Hawkes California, L.P. and Kline Hawkes Pacific, L.P.
"I'm extremely honored," he said. "That it was unexpected makes it that much more special." Ferguson is a past president of the UCLA Anderson Alumni Association and past member of the Board of Visitors. But in addition to these very visible positions, his peers considered the intangibles he brings to his UCLA involvement that made him deserving of the award. Specifically, it's been said that he inspires many others to become involved and to become leaders in the UCLA Anderson alumni network.
Hearing this for the first time, Ferguson simply said that he's glad others have taken inspiration from him. He recalled a time that a passenger on an airplane recognized him from a talk he gave during orientation and that his fellow flier was struck by his passion and commitment to Anderson. "But," he said, "I've gotten far more from UCLA Anderson than I can ever give back. I feel a debt that needs to be repaid.
"Whether or not you are active, you are an alumnus forever," he continued. "You are an alumnus a lot longer than you are a student. Giving back to Anderson is the next logical step after graduation. Your degree only becomes more valuable as the school becomes stronger."
His peers also note that when doing business, Ferguson seeks out ways to work with fellow alumni. Again, Ferguson points out, that he's received more as a result of that attitude than he's given.
"I've gotten a number of deals through the network and these are often of a higher quality than others I've done," he said. "If I have 20 calls to return, I try to return them all, but I'll always return the call with an Anderson connection in short order."
And while Ferguson spends less time on campus on a weekly basis than he has in the past, his affiliation hasn't changed. "At our firm, we love to hire Anderson graduates. I still guest lecture on campus whenever I am able. One of my key advisors is (Senior Associate Dean) Al Osborne, so I still have that connection and I continue to benefit from the relationship."
Concerning Ferguson, Dean Osborne says, "Jay Ferguson represents the best in Anderson alumni: outstanding student, team player, committed investor and a socially responsible citizen. We have benefited greatly from Jay's generosity with his time, his connections, indeed his innovative and entrepreneurial leadership, and his aspirations for our School."
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment.
The mission of UCLA Anderson School of Management is to be a global leader in management education, research and service. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. UCLA Anderson alumni number more than 35,000 graduates around the world dedicated to continued networking, professional development and educational activities.


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Edwards' Alpine Arts Center announces new scholarship program for adults
VAIL CO, Colorado
With summer just around the corner, Alpine Arts Center is kicking off a new scholarship program for adults to take advantage of their summer class and workshop offerings. Alpine Arts Center's summer schedule runs from June 1 through Aug. 31, with a full lineup of classes such as beginning pottery and digital photography, and a variety of special workshops including "the amazing airbrush," "Internet marketing for artists," Photoshop, plein air painting and more. Anyone who lives or works in Eagle County can apply for a scholarship.
"We want adults in our community to be able to take advantage of the variety of classes we have to offer, whether they are interested in learning a new skill for professional development or want to pursue art for personal reasons," said Lauren Merrill, owner of Alpine Arts Center. "The adult scholarships are not based solely on financial need, and the committee will consider each applicant's individual situation and award scholarships to the most deserving candidates."
According to Merrill, Alpine Arts Center has a youth scholarship program in place through The Youth Foundation, which has provided a number of families with the financial means to expose their children to the visual arts. Applications are currently being accepted for Alpine Arts Center's summer camps, offered for ages 3-6, 7-12, and teens. These camps are based on weekly themes such as "animal adventures" and "sparkle, shimmer and glitter" for kids, and "teen clay camp," "two dimensional art" and "textiles" for teens. Camps incorporate many art mediums including painting, clay sculpture, drawing, printmaking, jewelry and mixed-media, and involve both indoor and outdoor art activities.
"Both scholarship programs are important to growing the arts in our community, especially at a time when the arts are being cut from schools and the economy has forced many people to limit spending" Merrill said.
To apply for either scholarship, go to Alpine Arts Center's website and fill out an application. Adult scholarship applications are due by May 25 for committee review, and scholarships for children and teens are accepted on an ongoing basis. To make a donation to support either or both of these scholarship programs, contact Alpine Arts Center.
For more information about Alpine Arts Center, their scholarship programs, or to view their summer schedule and register online, visit http://www.alpineartscenter.org or call 970-926-2732.

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La Liga: Granada 1 Barcelona 0
Barcelona's dismal week took another turn for the worse as they crashed to a shock 1-0 La Liga defeat at Granada on Saturday.
Yacine Brahimi's third goal of the season in the first half gave the Andalucian outfit their first win over the champions since they returned to the top flight in the 2011-12 campaign.
Barca were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage by Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid in midweek, and the pressure on coach Gerardo Martino was ramped up again at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
Neymar cut a frustated figure as he spurned several chances, and defeat ensured Barca missed the chance to replace Atletico - who play on Sunday - at the top of the table, while victory for Granada eased their relegation fears.
Martino stated in the build-up to this game that Barca's season would be deemed a failure following their Champions League exit, and he must now hope his side respond by winning the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Xavi, Jordi Alba and Dani Alves dropped to the bench as Martino rang the changes following the loss at Atletico and, probably, with one eye on the Copa final.
Barca made a bright start, but they were stunned when the home side took the lead just 16 minutes in.
Midfielder Fran Rico was the architect, with a pass that pierced the Barca defence, and Brahimi raced away from Martin Montoya before beating Jose Pinto with a right-foot finish inside the near post.
Granada wanted a penalty when Youssef El-Arabi went down under a challenge from Javier Mascherano, but referee Carlos Delgado saw nothing untoward.
Neymar should have done better when he headed Montoya's inviting cross over the crossbar, before the Brazil forward tried his luck with a measured right-foot strike from outside the area that was palmed away by Orestis Karnezis.
Former Santos man Neymar was becoming increasingly tetchy, and he was somewhat fortunate to escape with only a yellow card when he kicked out at Allan Nyom just before half-time.
Barca got straight back on the front foot after the break and Granada were indebted to a fine save from Karnezis to keep out a Cesc Fabregas strike that looked destined for the back of the net.
Neymar was wasteful once again when he fired a left-foot strike wide of the far post 12 minutes into the second half as the home side came under yet more pressure.
Karnezis then thwarted Barca again with an outstanding reflex save from a Lionel Messi free-kick, before smothering Sergio Busquets' strike from close range.
Neymar's misery continued 17 minutes from time when he volleyed wide at the far post, and Andres Iniesta then flashed a shot just wide of the far post.
El-Arabi could have sealed the points three minutes from time when he raced through on goal, but Pinto denied him.
That miss was not to prove costly, though, as the home side held on for three precious points in their battle to avoid the drop and dealt a big blow to Barca's title hopes.


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I just loved this story from a guy who was playing St Andrews and some confusion about the name of the bridge. Everyone I know and TV commentators and golfing professionals alike all refer to it as the Swilcan Bridge. But according to a desk clerk at the clubhouse it was referred to as the " Stony Bridge, it is actually a stone bridge over the Swilcan Burn."
Your comments and even official dialogue are welcome.
So the story about the Bridge is from a Canadian travel tourist, and goes as follows;
The first time I played St Andrews I hit my drive on the 18th well to the left. That is the safe drive as up the right side is out of bounds. The left side … well there is no left side as the fairway is shared with #1 and as you now know is very wide. As I was crossing the bridge I saw a fellow coming down #1. In fact I watched him hit my ball to the first green. I approached him and told him what he had done. At first he denied it and then he said "Ah for F's sake, sorry, I flew all night from Cincinnati. I am dead tired and don't even know what I am doing out here." And then he walked away.
So I hit his ball to the 18th green.


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SOHC Timing Chain Replacement Procedure
4.0 SOHC Ford Explorer Timing Guide (1997 - 2005)
By Ralph McKnight Jan 4, 2007.
Disclaimer Note: This is how i successfully did the job, but i am not a ford mechanic and don't hold me responsible if this does not work for you.
View Google Pics Album of the Engine Re-BuildTechnical short cut guidelines to do the entire timing job
Get Ford timing tool kit, part = otc-6488 (For about $119 USD on eBay)
4 timing chains (3 front including the optional balance shaft chain + 1 back)
2 cam guides (1 front + 1 back)
2 oil tensioners (1 front + 1 back)
1 jackshaft tensioner (1 front)
1 jackshaft guide/cassette (1 front)
1 balance shaft tensioner (1 front) (will probably be ok, so dont replace it)
1 balance shaft guide (1 front) (will probably be ok, so dont replace it)
new sprockets + bolts + gaskets etc.
new spark plugs + throttle body cleaner + lithium grease spray + oil change
head gaskets
some of these parts (the front stuff) can be obtained as a primary timing chain rattle noise kit Part# = 2u3e-6d256-** ab for 4*4 & bb for 2*4.
The kits also have later part numbers for us$ 76.
some good ford part sites:
via ebay there are now kits for about $120, that have just about everything:
Or Search ebay for: ford explorer timing chain kit
My parts order (without the balance shaft stuff) was:
$76.04 KIT-TENSIONER TIMING 2u3e-6d256-ab
$47.93 Engine, Camshaft and timing, Timing chain, TIMING CHAIN, Explorer, Mountaineer, Rear - 4.0L SOHC - 4.0L SOHC
$57.36 Engine, Camshaft and timing, Chain guide, CHAIN GUIDE, Explorer, Mountaineer, Jackshaft To Cam - 4.0L SOHC - 4.0L SOHC
$103.22 Engine, Overhaul gasket set, OVERHAUL GASKET SET, Explorer, Mountaineer, Upper (Valve Grind) - 4.0L SOHC - 4.0L SOHC
$28.93 Engine, Camshaft and timing, Tensioner, TENSIONER, Explorer, Mountaineer, Upper - 4.0L SOHC - 4.0L SOHC
Its worth mentioning that this procedure is not enjoyable at all and should be undertaken with at least 8 full days to completion (I recon you could do it in half the time the second time).
It is basically on entire engine re-build with both heads off and the engine out of the vehicle.
It is not possible to do the rear chain or sprocket with the engine in the car as the flywheel needs to come off + at least 1 head, but it is possible to do the front primary chain and or front cam chain with the engine in the car.
You will be a ford exploder and timing expert after you do this - the main reason should be the love of your American built vehicle. Its a solid car - except for the plastic guides!
edit: prices are somewhat inaccurate now as its been a few years.
Timing OverviewA Small Sprocket on the crank turns a larger (2 to 1 ratio) jackshaft sprocket that is in turn connected front & back to the 2 camshafts.
Thus a 360o turn of the crank will turn both the camshafts 180o.
Firing order is 1-4 2-5 3-6, Right side numbers 1,2,3. Left Side = 4,5,6.
At TDC pistons 1 & 5 are fully raised, thus 1 is about to spark & 5 is evacuated.
The engine will turn freely (no piston to valve contact) with the cams 180o out, it will even run (roughly) with 1 out 180o, any other settings may cause major damage to the valves.
The 2 cam shafts come with timing markings, "yes" real timing marks that anyone can use (even without special tools) to ensure correct timing.
The way to time it is to ensure both the off center cam shaft slits are level/flat with the head.
With the engine at TDC both the cams need to have the off center slot in the same position either up and level or down and level.
It is super critical that both the camshafts are 100% in sink with each other, i.e. not a few degrees off, the engine computer can compensate for crank timing but not engineering failure.
Be warned the camshafts can turn easily fast & hard by themselves as a few springs are compressed at TDC, I got my finger jammed and its still healing + if the engine is not at TDC you may damage a valve.
Now heres the hard thing that you will need special tools for - if you need to change the timing, you will need to be able to undo the cam sprocket bolt on both cams & these are done up real tight.
There is a tool that you attach that has 2 pencil thick shafts that fit into the sprocket and prevent it from turning - then you need to put about 90Nm of force on the bolt (remember the rear one is LHT)
For the $money$, its well worth getting yourself the tool kit - it will save you hours in the long run. Search eBay for otc-6488 should be US $119 - then sell them again for say $100.
There is also a tool version of the oil tensioner in the kit that screws right in and puts the correct amount of force on the chain + guide, to enable you to do up the cam bolt with the chain and sprocket in the right spot on the cam.
Engine out procedure - OK here we go
- Remove battery
- Remove radiator fan clutch, (note: its normal RHT. stop clutch from turning by holding one of the 4 small bolts with wire to another pulley, turn anti clockwise till its tight, attach large robogrip or equiv, extend torque by adding a large spanner to end, turn hard to left) FYI its 36mm
- Drain engine oil + remove the filter & remove the transmission line bracket bolt (from behind where the oil filter was).
- Remove clutch, fan + shroud from vehicle
- Drain radiator fluid - if you want to keep it - then use the tap on bottom air filter side of radiator.
- Remove Radiator from vehicle (as the engine needs to come out - you can leave the radiator in the vehicle for this procedure, but its a tight fit to pull the engine out - you will need to twist front up and back to the left - so better to pull the radiator out)
- Remove the fan belt
- Remove all the crap from the top of the engine, i.e. all the air intake + air filter + throttle cables + harness etc
- Remove the upper air intake + disconnect all vacuum lines, block the 6 lower openings with 6 rags.
- Relieve the fuel rail pressure - via the valve on fuel line - using a nail - like air from a type.
- Undo the fuel line to the injector rails (2 bolts each side) and wiggle / pull apart - there is an o ring inside, seal all fuel openings
- Undo the power steering pump line from middle of car - all the fluid will thus run out into a bucket
- Undo and label all the electrical connectors, start labeling from 01 etc - you will end up at about 30.....
- Undo accessory assembly (the air conditioner + others on battery side and swing into ex battery spot - the air coon does not have to be messed with as there is enough play in the cables)
- Remove the belt pulley tensioner and swing the entire alternator assembly bracket into the air filter box.
- The Front of the engine is now completely free / clear.
- Jack up vehicle + remove both front tires + support 2 strong stands + remove both type/engine aprons, also put wood to support next to stands as who would trust their life to a weld?
- Undo Starter motor and leave connected to power cables, but place away from engine block.
- Remove the 4 talk converter to flywheel bolts - have helper rotate engine (always clockwise - never the other way as the plastic timing guides will destroy themselves)
- Put a hydraulic jack under exhaust to stop in from moving
- Put a hydraulic jack under the tranny front edge on a flat piece of wood to stop it from moving / turning.
- Remove the exhaust pipe to exhaust manifold bolts with air tools - too easy!.
- Undo all other bolts + lines + harnesses that you can find that prevent you from pulling the engine - such as the tranny dip stick
- Mark and remove the front bonnet
- Attach engine hoist to engine somehow - I used 4 ropes to all 4 corners of the exhaust manifold - use a good rope and good knots! - take the engine weight up.
- Remove the lower 4 Tranny bolts and label them
- Remove the upper 4 Tranny bolts and label them (through where the tires were) - that's all 8 bolts now (not 6 as the ford cd says!)
- Remove all the engine mount bolts (all 8 of them - 4 each side - not that hard with the tires off)
- Undo the main firewall harness - drill out the 2 rivets - pull the harness + earth ribbon + Undo cut the small earth wire to bolt (join it up later)
- Pull the engine out a little - Undo the 4 back electrical harnesses + label them
- Pull the engine + remove the flywheel + put on engine stand via the 4 engine block bolts (Not the ladder frame etc bolts)
- Well done if you got here in 2 days!
- Engine tear down procedure:
- Remove spark plugs from the engine + label the leads - pull the wires from plugs but leave them on the coil
- Remove the harmonic balancer and ensure keyway is at 12:00 - To remove you need long screws
- Remove the lower air intake + all harnesses
- Remove the complete electrical harness & coil & wires with a helper as a complete unit
- Remove the engine oil dip stick - it pulls out with a twist!
- Remove both valve covers
- Remove both hydraulic / oil cam chain tensioners
- Clean out and loose broken cam tensioner pieces (heads still on)
- Remove the timing cover, you can leave the water pump housing on I think if you want - but mine was already messed with by someone - so im doing it again anyway, as I dont trust ford silicon.
- Clean out and loose broken crank tensioner pieces (heads still on)
- Turn the engine over a few times to make sure it feels smooth and get a feel for it.
- Again clean out any new loose plastic pieces as the guides will probably be broken.
- Remove the sump cover - from under the stand - dont rotate the engine as pieces of loose plastic guide may move!
- Remove the oil pickup pipe and check that the screen and pipe are clear - mine was full of plastic!!!!!! + clean the area and reassemble the sump.
- Check the engine is at TDC (keyway up or use the crank TDC tool) and the 3 drive chains are loose (dont ever rotate the engine left).
- Using the special ford tool, remove both the upper cam sprockets - no need to hold the shaft with the alignment tool - the shaft is not under any tension. Note: The rear cam sprocket is left hand threaded
- If you are going to remove the heads - do so now, I did as I also had a water leak and wanted to completely elimiate the heads but you may be able to do this job without pulling the heads as the chain + guide + sprocket will fit out the top of the head.
- Leave the exhaust manifolds on - they are what i used to lift the engine in and out of the car.
- Remove the timing cover - leave the water pump cover alone - no need to open that up.
- Remove jackshaft plug by flipping it over with a hammer, hold the jack shaft rear with a torx55, use powerful pneumatic tool to undo the front jackshaft bolt, if the back turns first then you need to get creative.
- Remove the front jackshaft metal tensioner + cassette + chain + sprockets
- Undo the rear cam guide holder bolts and remove the sprocket + chain + guide
- Undo the front cam guide holder bolts and remove the sprocket + chain + guide (may be a bit hard if the read is still on)
- Service the balance shaft as needed, put a new cassette in if needed, the tensioner is at the very bottom of the engine and if replacement is needed then the ladder frame will need to be removed - dont do that unless necessary
- The balance shaft system was not faulty on mine so i did not replace the chain or tensioner - just the cassette.
- I checked the balance shaft timing and found it correct, to do this align the 2 dots with the hole to the right of the sprocket and ensure TDC on the crank. You will need to rotate up to 7 times, checking each time due to the reverse gearing ratio.
- Clean the heads + piston tops if you pulled the heads
- Well done if you got here in 2 days!
Valve timing
- re-insert the old front jackshaft bolt & hold to stop the shaft from turning, put in a new rear chain + rear sprocket + do up to 20nm + 90o. I did mine up a lot tighter + there is a tool that can hold the rear jackshaft sprocket while you do up the bolt, but its not really needed, as you can get someone to do up the front sprocket at the same time - remove the front old bolt if you used that method. (The other method is put both sides on and do them both up at the same time).
- Replace everything up front (chains + cassette + tensioner & pull the pin + front cam guide, tighten up the front Jackshaft bolt to 45Nm + 90o Note: don't tighten up the cam sprocket bolts - allow free wheel.
- Turn the engine over a few times to ensure smooth operation with the jack shaft & tensioner etc fully tightened.
- Leave the engine at TDC i.e. piston 1 & 5 fully up at all times - for each side
- Right Side Head & Timing: (i.e. rear i.e. left hand threaded one)
- Position and fit the new cam guide + do it up
- Install cleaned head back onto the engine if you removed it, with new gasket, do them up as per ford CD order and torque
- Install cam sprocket onto the shaft (finger tight only - free wheel) (tighten after tools are on)
- Install camshaft holder tool to time the shaft, remember both slots on the cam camshaft up or both slots down - dont mismatch them!
- Install the timing chain tensioner tool in place of oil tensioner
- Install the Cam Sprocket Holding tool 303-564 (T97T-6256-B)
- Tighten enough that chain will turn cam, after a few crank turns ensure correct timing and then fully tighten. 61Nm with tool extension or 85Nm without
- Remove the timing chain tensioner tool and insert the real oil tensioner
- Left Side timing: (i.e. front of engine)
- Same as Right Side (remember engine at TDC)
- Install both valve covers after checking the slots are identical in both cam shafts
- Install timing case cover and fit harmonic balancer, use silicone at the 4 key edge points.
- Install the jackshaft plug
Engine Assembly tipsInstall nice new spark plugs whilst the engine is out.
It is very hard to align the torque converter bolts to the flywheel for some reason? Any tips are welcome? can you use some wedges somehow?
The next time I do this job I will try and attach some string to one of the converter bolts and pull the converter into the correct alignment - there is very limited visibility through the starter motor housing.
Use a whole saw and drill out a big hole in the air filter box to allow more breathing - all the way up to 6,000+ rpm (sounds great).
This engine will run well with the air intake open (ie no resistance from the air filter etc), thus you can run the engine while spraying throttle body cleaner into the intake to clean it.
Go give the wife a hug, because she has been taking care of the kids + you for the last 6+ days!!!!!!!
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Welcome to This Positive Life! We have with us Lolisa Gibson. When Lolisa got tested for HIV in 2004, she was certain that she was HIV negative. So when her results came back positive, she was utterly shocked. It was a lot for a 17-year-old to take in, but the more she learned about HIV, the more she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from living. Lolisa, a proud mother of a baby boy, talks to us about coping with her diagnosis, becoming an HIV educator/public speaker, and being in a mixed-status relationship with a man.
This is Olivia Ford reporting for TheBody.com. Welcome, Lolisa, to This Positive Life.
Thank you.
You're very welcome. Can you start by describing how you found out you were HIV positive?
When I found out I was HIV positive, it was because I had been getting sick and my doctor had asked me to get tested.
How old were you at the time?
I was 17.
How long had you been getting sick for?
Before I got tested, I had two different sicknesses within two months period of time. So it started when I was 16 and moved onto when I was 17.
So when the doctor told you, what did you think and how did you feel when you first heard?
When he told me to get tested or when he told me I was positive?
Let's start with when he told you to get tested. What did you think when he told you maybe you should get an HIV test?
When he told me to get tested, I didn't think anything of it. I didn't know anything about HIV, so I just knew that I didn't have it. So it wasn't a big deal for me to get tested.
And why were you so sure that you didn't have it, at the time?
At the time, because I didn't know anything about HIV. I just knew that there was a certain look to HIV. I knew that I didn't use drugs, I didn't sleep around, so I knew that I wasn't putting myself at risk to get HIV.
So when you got the results, was anybody with you?
Yes, he actually gave me my results over the phone and my mom was on the other phone at the time.
Oh wow. Do you know why he gave you the results over the phone as opposed to in person?
That day, he had kept calling while I was at school. It was a Tuesday in January 2004. He kept calling. When I came home from school, my mom told me that the doctor had kept calling that day and wanted me to come in. But by this time, it was about 6:30 to 7:00 at night. So coming into the doctor's office this late where you have to take a bus, it would have been like a half an hour bus ride, so I just wasn't feeling it, so he called again after I got home. My mom had called me to the phone and said he was on the phone. Once I picked up the phone, he told me he had the results to the test. And he asked me if it was OK to tell me over the phone. I didn't think much of it, so I just said, "Yeah." And my mom stayed on the other phone and we both heard at the same time.
So what did you think when you first heard?
When I first heard, my mind just went blank. My whole childhood, I've been in love with Bow Wow. My only goal was just to marry him when I grew up. So when he told me, the first thing I thought was, "I'm never going to marry Bow Wow." I still didn't know what HIV was but I thought Bow Wow was never going to marry me. And I thought I was going to die right that very second.
So now how did you first start to learn about HIV? For instance, was it around that time you realized how you got HIV?
Actually, my doctor he, it was so urgent for me to come in that day, because he had set up an appointment for the following day with a specialist of a different clinic for children. So he wanted me to come in because he had already made me an appointment for the next day. So since he told us over the phone, he also told us about the appointment for the next day. So me and my mom went there. The specialist, he told us that my viral load was greater than 100,000 and that I had 115 T cells, which was really bad. He asked me about my past and things I had done. I hadn't done anything except for having sex and use condoms. He started asking my mom about her past, and most of the things, she didn't do.
He started saying, with my viral load being so high, he thought I could have had it for longer than 10 years without knowing. He was saying there was no way I could have gotten it within two years of having sex with condoms and it would be that bad. So that's when I started getting educated. When I left the doctor's office that day, I still didn't know anything about HIV. I just knew that now I had it. That means I had to take this medicine. But I didn't know what HIV was.
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|May 10th, 2014, 11:05 PM
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Best Cities in the USA for Skating
What are the best "skater friendly" cities in the USA - cites that have trails (no autos) for getting around?
|May 11th, 2014, 03:23 AM
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Do you mean for getting around or for training? The Cincinnati, OH area has some really nice bike trails. They are loops meant purely for exercise, varying from 1 to 8 miles. Many of them don't even cross roads at all, so you don't have to stop, look both ways, etc. The ones that do are country roads with little traffic, and you often have a lot of visibility to both sides so you can see the (lack of) traffic as you approach an intersection. There is also a trail that goes up to Dayton, but it isn't in as good of shape because there is a lot more ground to cover for maintenance.
For getting around, I suspect Fort Wayne, IN is pretty good. I have only driven through (mostly to and from indoor skating meets), but was impressed with the bike paths that seemed to cross the road with some regularity. Many of the roads also have a dedicated bike lane on the side that is wide enough to be useful, and well marked.
In my current neck of the woods (West Lafayette, IN), there are a couple of bike trails, but they are relatively narrow, and they cross the road too frequently for my liking. I have to stop at every intersection. They also wind through some areas where you can't see ahead more than a few dozen yards, and walkers aren't always very good about staying on their half of the trail. I've come to a skidding stop on a bike when I was rushing to get home before the rain got any heavier, and three walkers had spread themselves out across the trail. That said, there are many roads around here with very little traffic. Those are great for getting on a bike for cross training, but I don't skate them.
The best area I have heard of is Peachtree, GA. They have golfcart paths everywhere. Actually, kids are allowed to drive golfcarts from age 12 (with an adult present) and often use them to get to school. Apparently the paths are well maintained and safe, and skaters are allowed to use them during daylight hours. The weather would be a big plus there as well.
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|May 11th, 2014, 04:37 AM
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This thread is related to my other thread "200m Banked Tracks". I personally am not interested in skating indoors. I am not sure whether my kids will be either. So I'm interested in finding a city where I can for example, skate to work and/or go skating with the kids and enjoy the outdoor scenery and air without having to get into a car. The bicycle/skating trails would ideally be at least 10k without having to stop for traffic.
I have read good things about the Twin Cities and the Tampa, FL areas. But I have also seen articles that promote for example, San Francisco as one of the best cities in the country for inline skating. I have lived in San Francisco and I disagree. I used live next to Golden Gate Park and it gets old after awhile. There is no other place in SF to skate with kids safely. I have to read these articles with a grain of salt.
At the moment, I am not planning on doing the indoor thing with the kids - only being outdoors and having a good time.
|May 11th, 2014, 07:54 PM
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Spokane Wa/ CDA Id has many nice trails and not to far to get to the 72 mile trail in Id.
As far as getting to work/shopping etc. That has so much to do with where you live and where you work.
|May 11th, 2014, 08:29 PM
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DC has a lot of trails and places to skate, but more important, it has a very active skate club - the Washington Area Roadskaters.
There are several Meetups a week for all levels of capability. I skate laps at Hains Point and sometimes skate the Capitol Crescent Trail. There are other trails in the area as well, do a search.
|May 12th, 2014, 01:55 AM
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Do you want (or do you want your kids) to continue speed skating? If so, you may have to look to where there are indoor teams for one reason - coaches. There are outdoor coaches, but I think the majority of them coach outdoors in addition to indoors. So even if you want to focus on outdoors, you may have to find a place with an indoor team just to make sure you have the support you need. Actually, USARS has the infrastructure in place to make sure coaches meet a minimum proficiency. Outdoor "coaches" may just be whoever organizes the group.
As far as outdoor only teams, crashpants mentioned one in D.C. There is another in Chicago - Team Rainbo. I do know there are some good individual skaters on Rainbo, but I don't know how much effort they can or do put into coaching.
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|May 12th, 2014, 03:13 AM
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Someone will have to enlighten me on the competitive racing scene in the USA. I am not familiar with indoor speed skating other than on ice. I will start a new thread for this. Anyhow, I will certainly have my kids try the indoor thing but for me personally, it does not appeal to me. Forgive me, but I have this image of indoor speed skating as being a little stuffy, suffocating, and/or smelly (from seeing indoor roller hockey).
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Most cities will have some level of outdoor skating organization. I just moved from Austin to DC and both have active skate clubs. Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York all have active outdoor skate clubs.
If you and/or your kids are beginners, start on outdoor tennis/basketball courts. Then transition to trails and streets. It's all about learning how to deal with hills (both up and down) unusual pavement and traffic.
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|June 7th, 2014, 03:57 PM
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Lincoln Nebraska
Freaking awesome. Flat. Immense amount of bike trails. No trees (good visibility). It's also a decent college town, so you're not in a desolate corn field or something
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See if you can find some cities that have dedicated "bike lanes" more often than not these will be college towns. Vermont is a nice state and Burlington may be a good city to look at. However it gets COLD there, and most of the year isn't great for outdoor skating
As for Rinks vs outdoors, well that depends on your area. Though for good roads I would say look south since less freezing weather = longer life for pavement, which in turn gives better overall road conditions.
Around here theres few good roads or outdoor trails to skate on. Also if some of us go out for a skate I find myself doing a lot of waiting around for people reguardless of what we are all wearing, where at the rink the slower guys can cut track or wait a lap back etc.
Rink skating is good for building new skills, outdoors really challenges new skills you've learned. either way I'd encourage you to do both. Also you may find people to skate with.
As crashpants said DC is a nice idea, they have a website dedicated to organizing outdoor skates for various skill levels.
As for smelly, our rink is very clean smelling. The places that stink(from my experiences) are ice hockey rinks. people need to wash their dang gear more often! there was a hockey practice before a sesssion at the Ice arena in Charleston WV and it stunk. well not horribly but there was a constant funk in the air .. there wasn't anything anyones calogne could have done to mask it
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They use calcium on a lot of gravel roads here which is probably not the most enviro-friendly thing. I've even heard some construction companies use motor oil or other petroleum oils to keep the dust down on job sites where glycerin would certainly do the same job and be a lot less toxic!
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I guessing that on part biodiesel 10 parts water
Over the weekend I had a small VO spill in my shop. I decided it was cleanup time. I grabbed a bunch of demethed glycerol and spread it on the concrete floor, scrubbed and flushed outside with water. Worked great.
About 30 minutes later I had thousands of roly polys crawling into my shop from the dirt drive outside. I guess the caustic in the glycerol was irritating them. I wonder how this would work as a barrier against termites.
After I finished plowing about 20 acres this spring, I used the little bit of glycerin that I had to cover the shiney parts of my kverneland plow. To keep it from rusting. The same idea as using farm grease. It seems to be holding up well so far. It went on pretty slimey at first, but the liquid evaporated fast and formed a nice hard protective skin on the moldboards. We'll see how well it comes off the next time I use it.
1. Shoe polish
2. Flying insect bait
"The government is not best which secures mere life and property--there is a more valuable thing--manhood."
- Mark Twain's Notebook
2004 GMC Duramax 6.6 LLY now on B100 "Applejuice"
Technically not BD, but I use SVO instead of lighter fluid on the BBQ. I figure having peanut oil by products on my food is better than having whatever is in lighter fluid on it.
Works great to jumpstart a chimmney style coal lighter.
Biodiesel is an amazing parts cleaner, I keep a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff handy for cleaning really grungy parts.
I even dipped carburetors in there, of course the soft rubber parts were gone, but those are replaced in the rebuild kits anyway.
Everything comes out sparkling clean.
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
Biodiesel is a great solvent. I use the BD that accumulates in my 2 liter bottles from testing the BD with the shake em up test to clean out my oil collection filter. I think it works as good as acetone at no additional cost.
Add one more:
I own a small pressure washing company and have a hot water unit that uses diesel to fire the burner that heats the water. I did a job last week and ran 50/50 bio in it and it worked great. Now I can market that as eco friendly with some of the gov't contracts I do.
I admit it's not biodiesel, but it's a very interesting use for vegetable oil.
YouTube video - Vegetable Oil PC
Glycerin Byproduct:
Release agent for concrete forms.
That's what I used on the 2x12's for my new shed pad, and even the form board that was pinched between the pad and the stoop came out quick and easy. They end op a little sticky on your hands after you pull them off, but its construction: everything is dirty!
I just used it demethed and straight up. I just had a 1 gal pitcher and I pour a little on the inside face of all the forms, and both sides of the above mentioned pitched form.
It should work fine. I plan on using it in my dads garage furnace. Just remember the gel factor. I wouldn't go pooring it in the tank if it's outside. Try disconecting the line at the pump and run a new line to a 5 gallon bucket.
I believe most furnaces need to be modified to burn biodiesel. For more info see Biodiesel for Heating.
You can check out this site for Kuma stoves. They are BD compatible. I'm picking up one this weekend. It's going into my gargage (10' ceiling) and planning on sucking the warm air (100*F plus) off of the ceiling and piping it into my living room with a 6" duct and in-line blower.
I'm looking forward to a lot lower heating bill this winter!!!!!
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B100 - 90,000+ miles
4,500+ gallons brewed
No Ken, There is really nothing you need to do and nothing you need to convert. Just use it the same as any other fuel. 'Conversion' becomes necessary when you want to run your diesel engine on Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) For some pre-1994 model vehicles it is said that you need to replace your rubber hoses with synthetic ones.
Hi elmejor. What model oil furnace are you burning biodiesel in without modification? How long have you been running it on B100? Is it lighting off reliably? Would you like to move this discussion to the Biodiesel for Heating section?
...yes and now even fly a jumbo jet!!! air new zealand has done that!!!
I make fire bricks from the Glycerin (mixed 50/50 with sawdust), it burns great!
It does a great job of waterproofing my old redwing boots! And when I walk through the house and forget to remove them it makes for great conversation between me and the wife.
If it aint broke, dont fix it! But its ok to take it apart and see how it operates.
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Nicolosi said he may increase the building density so that the expense of the town's requests, such as a traffic study requested by the Planning Board, will not threaten the project's financial viability.
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Monday, March 08, 2010
10 ways...
1. When you send in your first ever enquiry mail, make sure your mail features a large variety of fonts in different point sizes, in every colour of the rainbow and then some. No really, nothing warms the cockles of our little editorial hearts than enquiry emails that sear our retinas. Eyesight? Pah! Who needs it?!
2. Pitch your editor story ideas on the lines of, 'I went to this fabulous place that every single travel magazine has covered about fifty thousand times before! I have no new insights on it at all but hey! This is me! The fabulous-est writer in all of writerdom! Surely you would not deny yourself the privilege of publishing something *I* have authored? I may even let you pay me for it! At higher-than-standard market rates, of course! And yes, you may now weep with gratefulness.'
3. Pepper your pitch with misspellings, atrocious grammar and cryptic acronyms. A generous sprinkling of ellipses is always appreciated. And don't forget children, commas are the new confetti!
4. Before submitting your story, send your editor angsty pieces about your troubled relationship with your father. (You should preferably be of the male persuasion for this to have maximum worry effect). Then, pointedly ask the bewildered, flustered soul what she thinks of them. You may also accost her on chat and show her pictures of your houseplant / dog / ex. Ask for her honest opinions on these as well.
5. Miss your deadline, preferably by three to five days and make sure you are absolutely unreachable in that time. The window should be just enough so that your editor starts tearing her hair out with worry, but is not quite sure whether it's worth commissioning another writer because it would mean briefing them, and then begging them to give you the piece by the now-even-tighter deadline.
6. Plagiarise, plagiarise, plagiarise. To do this with style, leave in the hyperlinks to the websites you've brazenly lifted from. When confronted by said editor, be absolutely unapologetic. Say things like, "But an Onam Sadya is the same wherever you eat it! I can't write THAT differently." When informed by the editor that she will not be carrying your story because it is not, in effect, YOUR story, get all huffy. Send her an angry, indignant mail telling her that she should have TOLD you about the Wiki links so that you could rework it! And that if she's NOT carrying the story, the loss is HERS. So there!
(This will probably cause your editor to cry big splashy tears into her keyboards, but really, she is stupid and had it coming. What can you do?)
7. Once you have sent in the story, ask her repeatedly what she thinks of it, expecting of course, nothing less than effusive praise. If she has the temerity to suggest changes, get all huffy. Hey, YOU'RE the writer. If she was one, would she be editing??
8. Once your story has been printed and you have received your payment and your magazine copy, mail your editor accusing her of being unprofessional and unethical for editing your story TO HER MAGAZINE'S STANDARDS. The nerve of her!
9. Coldly inform her that you are no longer interested in writing for her magazine ever again. Then, after a month or so, send her an alleged email exchange between you and a friend, which has absolutely nothing to do anything on god's earth as she knows it. And now that you've broken the ice with the aforementioned email, tell her that you'd like to get to know her better. And that you'd like to continue writing for her. Because lame attempts to flirt, especially with a person who is thoroughly spooked out by you, will get you EVERYWHERE.
Ah! And it turns out there are only nine. So far*.
*Oh great proofreader in the sky! I am not trying to tempt fate or anything. I have witnessed thy wrath! Please do not send me any more of the crazies!
10 comments:
Yikes, Ouch & Epic fun.
- 8/3/10 4:26 am
- Tabula Rasa said...
what, me worry?
- 8/3/10 5:33 am
- The Footloose Doll said...
So why exactly do you decide to vanish and post so erratically the moment I fall in love with your blog, and hence by association, you?
Such injustice!
- 8/3/10 10:26 am
- DewdropDream said...
But but ... how did this 'writer' even land a job?! Given the bad grammar, spelling, font variation, verbose style and erm ... done to death 'story'?!
I'm having to work from a PDF peppered with some author's initials as comments because they thought their initials are so important that they need to be seared into my retina, corrections to text be damned!
- 9/3/10 3:28 am
ah the joys of being a writer :) you lost me on no. 9 though?
- 22/3/10 10:04 am
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- 25/3/10 4:20 am
- J/-\BBER\/\/ocKY said...
@DewdropDream: How they land jobs in the first place is debatable.
Some suck up a lot to PR companies, others to Travel agencies that are desperate for coverage.
Others, still, suck up to your boss and arm-twist him into including their work in your magazine. These writers, usually, are hoity-toities who just want a name in the magazine but can write as well as they can change a tyre.
- 25/3/10 4:21 am
- Anil P said...
Made for a great read.
When have words promised deliverance to anyone, including editors?
Writers remain writers and do not progress to being editors because they cannot survive other writers, including themselves :-)
- 31/3/10 3:24 am
- rgc said...
Commas are the new confetti! I love that line. Will use it with due credit though.
- 24/5/10 5:22 am
- lady grouch-alot said...
Love ur blog! Honestly,u just made my night! Cheers! :)
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Hi, I'm Baxter! I am a three and a half year old German shorthaired pointer (GSP). Two months ago today I was adopted from the Foothills Animal Shelter by the Lackores. Prior to arriving at the shelter I went by the name Magnum and lived in rural Kansas with a GSP breeder, who raised hunting dogs. It's debatable whether I was a real hunting dog but I certainly love pointing at birds, squirrels and small dogs and using my big nose to take in all the scents.
I first met the Lackores on Valentine's day when they came to look for a dog. I saw them walk by a few times and next thing I knew we were in a visitation condo and they were throwing the ball for me. I was loving up all their attention and tried to be on my best behavior. They thought it was cute that I jumped up to hug them. Turns out they went home that night and talked to some family and friends and did some research on my breed (like watching this video).
I guess my hugs paid off because the next day I was sporting a new collar and heading out of the shelter with my new parents! They kept mentioning someone named Baxter and I was a little confused but then I realized that was ME they were referring to! I feel much more like a Baxter than a Magnum, so I'm ok with the name change. Now a days I also go by Bax Dog or BD for short (like my tail!).
The past two months have been a roller coaster of excitement! I have loved settling into my new house. I am pretty free to roam in the upstairs when my parents are home and love the spacious backyard. I was quickly banned from the downstairs on my own because I thought I could use it as a bathroom…that plush carpet sure feels like grass to these paws!
We live really close to some open space and I just looooove going for runs there. Have you seen all those birds and deer? Well, next time I'll point them out to you! Oh and the smells, mmm mmm mmmm. I equally love going to the dog park on the hill. I cannot get enough of chasing all those tennis balls. My parents tell me I'm the fastest dog at the park!
As much as I love running and playing, I really love my dog bed. There is nothing better at the beginning, middle and end of each day than stretching out to take a nap! Just typing this makes me want to curl up and take a snooze.
The hardest part of this new situation has been while my parents are at work. I get pretty bored, and anxious that they've forgotten all about me, so I find projects to surprise them when they get home. Unfortunately it seems like they are disappointed when they come home to my surprises. So I started a class where I get to eat a lot of treats and apparently I will improve my bad behaviors. I can't wait to make my parents real proud!
Although I'm not always the best at expressing it, I am really thankful I was adopted by the Lackores. I think I'm a pretty sweet addition to their family!
Phew – my paws are tired from all this typing but it's sure been fun. I hope to share more of my adventures and misadventures with you soon!
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How can it be that for so long we followers of Jesus have completely missed the point. So many of us read the Bible and see hell everywhere. Just look at Christians who post on blogs and sites (not this one, of course), who are like Mr Angry on a radio phone-in. Judgement, judgement. Hell, hell. If we actually read the gospels we see that suprisingly, Jesus didn't bang on about going to heaven after we die and leave it at that. Most (all?) of his strongest words were for those already 'in', the already religious, the already 'saved'.
At the Faithworks Conference Brian McLaren gave excellent examples of us historically missing the point, which I will write about soon; for now, I found one of my own. Writing a talk on Luke 13.1-9, I was confused. What is this all about? Read it and see yourself. Galileans blood, falling towers, repentance, perishing and another vineyard tale. What?
Pilate was a violent and cruel ruler. He had a history of violently suppressing rebellion. He had a history of trampling on the sensibilities of the Jews. Once, when a group of Galilean pilgrims had gone to the temple to sacrifice, Pilate had slaughtered them, perhaps fearing a riot. The blood of the Galileans mixing with the blood of the sacrifices. Horrendous, offensive – like occupying forces storming a church on Christmas Day and smearing their blood on the communion table. According to Tom Wright, this is the environment Jesus, and his band of Galilean pilgrims, are working in. Should they still go?
Jesus knows the danger. He knows he will be killed in Jerusalem. But that is not the point he makes here. He says, If you do not repent, you too will perish, be destroyed in the same way. Not hell after death, as this is often understood to mean. Not eternal perishing and pain. Not here. Many of the groups that Pilate suppressed and killed were leading rebellion against Rome. They were violent. One of Jesus disciples or apprentices is Simon the Zealot, one of these very people. Jesus means that unless you turn away from and repent from violent, armed rebellion against Rome, you will die as the Galileans did. If you live by the sword, you will die by the sword. And if not by the sword, then when Jerusalem is crushed by Rome, you will die as the walls collapse. As they did in 70AD.
Jesus' message – you must repent! Which here means not the 5 -point prayer and carrying a leather-bound bible to work to bash people with until they escape the fiery flames of hell, but you – WE – must turn from violence and rebellion, and instead follow my teaching – of peace, of loving enemies, of carrying an occupying soldiers cloak an extra mile. The vineyard story reflects this – there is time to repent, there is time to choose the way of peace.
Then it gets interesting and uncomfortable. The old adage of one finger pointing = 3 fingers pointing back at you comes to mind. Read the next passage in Luke 13.10-21. It is a story about Jesus healing a crippled woman on the Sabbath. Why is it here? I think Luke puts it here deliberately. He makes no claim to be chronological. The Jews hate the Romans and want them out. Jesus says, you want change, you want revolution – start here. Start with yourselves. Their culture was such that that a crippled woman was low in status, probably not married, therefore in that culture probably very poor. Unnoticed. Invisible.
Jesus made her visible. Jesus healed her.
Jesus liberated her – saved her – from the oppression of her position. And what do the religious leaders say? You can't heal on the Sabbath. They still don't even notice her. They don't want to notice her. Her presence offends them. Jesus is angry, and he says they treat their donkeys better. Their tight religious observance and rules oppresses and enslaves their own people, even before we start on what the Romans are doing.
Make this women visible! Repent from your violent rebellion – and repent from the way you do violence to each other by chaining people up or bending them over double according to their illness or ability or 'holiness' as defined by you. You the dominant ones.
Liberation is everywhere. This is the heart of Jesus' message. See it!! Be it!! Or, as he says, we will all perish.
I finish with a quote from Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons, who despite their mandolin have hit upon something profound:
Love it will not betray you
Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free
Be more like the man you were made to be
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