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By Stephen Lendman
Wikipedia says US presidential doctrines state "key goals, attitudes, or stances for United States foreign affairs." Except for James Monroe in 1823 asserting a declaration of regional dominance, later ones reflected Cold War and imperial politics since Harry Truman.
On March 29, eight New York Times contributors asked "Is There an Obama Doctrine," preceded by an introduction saying his previous day America's role in Libya speech asserted unilateral authority to intervene abroad "when our interests and values are at stake," an illegal position under international and constitutional law, unmentioned in the debate.
On April 13, Times writer Peter Baker headlined, "Obama Puts His Own Mark on Foreign Policy Issues," saying:
"If there is an Obama doctrine emerging, it is one much more realpolitik than his predecessor's, focused on relations with traditional great powers and relegating issues like human rights and democracy to second-tier concerns." In fact, no US president in recent memory gave a damn about either or anything humanitarian.
Unmentioned was Obama's belligerent lawlessness, waging four imperial wars and numerous proxy ones, spending record amounts on militarism while homeland needs go begging. In fact, former White House chief of staff (now Chicago mayor) Rahm Emanuel calls it being "cold-blooded about the self-interests of your nation," no matter the death, destruction, and misery toll taken to achieve them.
They, not major media boilerplate, define his doctrine, an out-of-control agenda for American dominance, using missiles, bombs, ground troops, and assassination squads to indiscriminately slaughter civilians, including women, children, and elderly, virtually anyone in raging wars he opposed as a candidate.
In addition, he endorses torture and extraordinary renditions as official US policies, as well as backing the world's worst despots, ones not fit to be in polite or any other company.
Notably they include the odious Saudi monarchy and Bahrain's Al Khalifa one, committing daily atrocities against nonviolent protesters, doctors and nurses treating them when injured, and anyone potentially threatening their despotic chokehold on people wanting to be free.
On June 7, The New York Times and Washington Post didn't report Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa's White House meeting with Obama, the equivalent of welcoming a serial killer.
AFP, however, said Obama "reaffirmed the strong US commitment to Bahrain and welcomed King Hamad's plan to end a 'state of national safety,' " its martial law that, in fact, hasn't stopped raging daily atrocities.
After the meeting, a shameless statement "expressed strong support for the crown prince's ongoing efforts to initiate the national dialogue and said that both the opposition and the government must compromise to forge a just future for all Bahrainis."
In fact, since mid-February, when nonviolent protests began, Obama and America's media largely stayed silent about daily human rights abuses, including murder, torture, mass arrests, bogus accusations, and show trials, convicting innocent civilian men and women for courageously wanting democratic rights in a nation without them.
On June 8, Amnesty International (AI) discussed one of many abused, a Bahraini student/poet, 20-year old Ayat al-Qarmezi, arrested in March for publicly reading her critical poem at a Manama rally.
As a result, she was charged with "incitement to hatred of the regime" and reportedly was tortured in detention. Addressing numerous individuals abused, AI said her case "represents an appalling and sinister attack on free speech," demanding her immediate release and charges dropped. Conviction, however, is virtually certain as are years in prison "for peacefully expressing her views."
On June 7, White House discussions excluded her case and others, focused solely on US regional interests, backing one of its most ruthless despotic regimes.
Bahrain14Feb.Revolution activists distribute daily alerts on its atrocities, a June 9 one saying:
"The Bahrain army, Saudi Arabia, (and) UAE want to murder and exterminate defenseless people, just because (they) demanded freedom and reforms."
They explained the regime's ban on a planned seminar discussing lawless abuses against the main Shia opposition group, the Islamic National Accord Association (Al-Wefaq). Earlier, 18 Al-Wefaq MPs resigned from parliament, protesting regime brutality against peaceful protesters.
The alert ended saying:
It went unnoticed in Washington, preoccupied with terror bombing Libya daily, murdering civilians ruthlessly, perhaps planning other regional wars, a topic for a follow-up article.
Washington's Imperial War on Libya
On June 7, reporting from Tripoli, former Congresswoman/Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney said at least 29 bombs struck the capital from about 11AM to 1:10PM, as NATO intensifies efforts to inflict mass casualties, claiming its being done to save lives.
In response, America's media mock the carnage, calling Gaddafi's reports propaganda. Notably on June 6, New York Times writer John Burns sounded more like a Pentagon press agent than reporter headlining, "Libya Stokes Its Machine Generating Propaganda," saying:
"The Libyan government has a growing record of improbable statements and carefully manipulated news events, but (after four months of conflict, it's) showing signs of desperation and disorganization. The loyalist locker seems increasingly bare."
In fact, McKinney and independent journalists say sustained bombings don't hit empty spaces. They kill innocent civilians daily, Washington slaughtering them for another imperial conquest and its spoils once hostilities end, something Burns and other corporate types airbrush from reports, effectively endorsing their crimes. As a result, McKinney asked:
"What were you doing" on June 7? "The people of Tripoli endure the trauma of repeated bombings in their immediate environment." Many don't survive, nor are they immune from large areas contaminated with toxic depleted uranium because NATO bombs, missiles and and shells proliferate it daily.
In fact, in the 24-hour period alone from June 7 – 8, over 60 sorties struck Tripoli night and day, terrorizing and contaminating wide areas. At least 31 were killed, dozens wounded, targeting homes, hospitals, schools, government buildings and Gaddafi's compound again or close to it.
Yet according to AP, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen asked member states for more help, saying they haven't participated to their full potential. He wants those who've contributed least to use "assets at their disposal" to inflict greater punishment than so far caused, no matter how lawless and indefensible, perhaps aiming to turn all targeted areas into rubble, including the capital, no matter the body count to achieve it.
Bogus Humanitarian Intervention
Orchestrated and controlled by Washington, innocent Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis, and now Libyans are being slaughtered under the bogus "humanitarian intervention (HI)" doctrine.
Claiming it, in fact, violates UN Charter provisions, including Article 2(4) stating:
"All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations."
Moreover, claiming HI conceals illegitimate war-making reasons, the usual self-interest ones for power and profit, never for humanity, democratic values, moral principles, or rule of law justice.
In addition, international law prohibits interfering in other nations' internal affairs for any reason except self-defense, and even then, only until the Security Council acts.
Further, selective intervention exposes hypocritically doing it against some states but not others, including far more serious instances where doing so can save lives.
For example, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Libya threatened no other state, including neighboring ones, America or Israel. Yet Washington attacked them all, citing bogus reasons for doing so.
In contrast, Israel illegally occupies Palestine, committing regular crimes or war and against humanity, including mass arrests, torture, extrajudicial assassinations, land theft, and ruthless persecution of people not Jewish, including their own citizens.
Nonetheless, Western moral outrage is absent, Washington, in fact, supplying generous monetary, military and other support. Most recently, moreover, it ignored the latest Nakba and Naska Day slaughter of dozens of civilians, protesting for rights mandated under numerous international laws and UN resolutions.
For decades, Israel ignored them, literally getting away with murder, yet world leaders turn a blind eye to their worst abuses, including collectively punishing and economically strangling an entire people for not being Jewish, besides committing an ever greater crime – violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Historian Ilan Pappe and international law expert Francis Boyle, among others, accused Israel of committing this greatest of all crimes, Pappe in 2006 in his article article titled, "Genocide in Gaza," saying:
"A genocide is taking place in Gaza….An average of eight Palestinians die daily in Israeli attacks on the Strip. Most of them are children. Hundreds are maimed, wounded and paralyzed. (It's become) a daily" ritual, virtually ignored in Western capitals and major media reports, expressing outrage only about rare Jewish deaths and injuries at the hands of Palestinians retaliating in self-defense, their right under international law.
In December 2000, Francis Boyle discussed Palestinian genocide, saying:
"I would like to propose publicly here in Gaza, Palestine – where the Intifada began ten years ago at this time – that the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine and its President institute legal proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague….for violating the" Genocide Convention.
"I am sure we can all agree that Israel has indeed perpetrated the international crime of genocide against the Palestinian people," so far with impunity. In a proper tribunal, Boyle wants it "prove(d) to the entire world" the way Nazis were held accountable decades earlier.
In 2009, Boyle wrote:
"The world has not yet heard even one word uttered by the United States and its NATO allies in favor of 'humanitarian intervention' against Israel" to protect Palestinian rights, "let alone a 'responsibility to protect' " them from Israeli genocide. These world powers won't even "dispatch a UN Charter Chapter 6 monitoring force" for protection, "let alone (use) UN Charter Chapter 7 enforcement actions against Israel."
In contrast, "humanitarian intervention" is duplicitously argued when Western interests are at stake, not when one of their allies commits grievous abuses, including crimes of war, against humanity, and/or genocide. The hypocritical double standard is obvious, outrageous, ruthless, and lawless.
Israel, in fact, is a serial offender. Even the UN Human Rights Commission said it repeatedly violates nearly all 149 Fourth Geneva articles, as well as crimes against humanity as defined under the 1945 Nuremberg Charter.
However, no matter now grave its abuses, Western moral outrage is absent, let alone legitimate actions to deter what no state should tolerate against another, especially for decades.
Instead, imperial aggression targets nonbelligerent states, including Libya to exploit its resources, other material wealth and people under US control, not help them for humanitarian reasons Washington never gave a damn about and doesn't now.
Saying so is one of many Big Lies, ones major media reports regurgitate but never explain, providing managed news instead of truths too disturbing to reveal.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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Lady Gaga Reads Foreword to Her Photo Book
Lady Gaga's book 'Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson' is a coffee table tome, full of candid photos of the Mother Monster taken over the course of 10 months by the famed photographer, Terry Richardson. Gaga wrote the book's foreword and engaged in a video reading of said excerpt.
Gaga revealed that she dedicated the book to little monsters — duh! — and read the foreword while lying on her side on a silky grey couch, surrounded by white flowers while dressed in all black. Her shimmery, sequined dress and ornate black cap popped against her blunt white bob, black winged eyeliner and cherry red lips! Gaga looked incredibly flapper-ish while she offered up a soft-spoken rendering of her words.
Some of the key statements in the foreword were that Richardson taught her truly profound things about herself and that shame is an "obsolete notion," especially when you have a photographer taking snaps of you while you are napping! Richardson really did have unrestricted access to the Mother Monster.
Gaga also espoused the virtues of the man she has waited her whole life to be photographed by and who has a heart so wide that it makes her want to widen her own heart. Aw, how sweet.
She closed the tender foreword by mentioning that Richardson said that "I so real that I am unreal" about her. We couldn't have said it better ourselves.
Gaga and Richardson will host a book party in NYC on Nov. 22.
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This idea has grown to a general more inclusive, but much broader invite to all who might be interested.
Event: Tweetup / MeetUp / We're not eliteup
Venue: Auckland Domain, near the Band Rotunda. See number 24 on this map:
Date: Waitangi Day, Sunday, February 6
Time: 12 noon
Bring: yourselves, a picnic, a blanket, a musical instrument (if you are keen to join the jam session) . Its a family day, so partners and kids also welcome
Enquiries to: firstname.lastname@example.com or follow #aucklibtweetup on Twitter
Agenda: Fun, socialising, (food?), a bit of "shop-talk", music - and a group visit to the Museum about 2pm for those interested
The only requirement for attendance is an interest in the information and library sector. You don't even have to be an Aucklander, just be able to get to Auckland Domain on that day. You don't even have to have had an official invitation, just see the event publicised somewhere.
What I find interesting about this process, is that each of the organisers have been using their own individual streams of social media to send the word out.
It started on Twitter: #aucklibtweetup and is being re-tweeted.
More info is available on @seanfish's blog here: http://banjosinthestacks.wordpress.com/aucklibtweetup/ and its being blogged here -and I've seen it being re-blogged elsewhere already!
A Facebook invitation has been sent out, with the idea that people being invited, "pay it forward" to others already not invited that are in their circle of FB friends. The FB invite also links to @seanfish's blog.
And its been announced on LinkedIn on my profile page with links to the Facebook invite.
Hopefully, it will be a good day - with an opportunity to meet loads of my social media "friends" IRL (in real life).
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HT4100 4.1, 4.5, 4.9 Discussion, Should I flush tranny at 52K???? in Cadillac Engine Discussion; Besides the records that came with the car (have not read yet) is it safe to flush the transmission? I ...
Besides the records that came with the car (have not read yet) is it safe to flush the transmission? I did go to mygmlink.com and it said service transmission at 100k, doesent that seem a little too late? I basically want to flush it, but then I hear horror stories about it. Am I safe?
What is the best transmission flush machine that mechanics use?
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Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
Any tranny flush machine is gonna be about the same...
I think youll be safe... Every 30-50k is the safe range... Most will say you dont need to do it but IMO $100 every 50k is cheaper than buying a new tranny!!!!
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
Take a look at your fluid. It should be a clear color and not dark. What service did the car provide.? If there's a trailer hitch on the vehicle flush it. I did wait with mine until 105K. The garage gave me two options: drain it or pressure flush it. I had them pressure flush it and the shift from 1st to 2nd changed dramatically for the better. The garage also said that most people ignore this maintenance item. But we here at the forum know better.
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
I am new to this forum and until this morning, I thought it was the general consensus of the members of this board that the transmission should not be flushed but only drained with the side pan, or something to that effect, drained as well. Transmission flush is risky because it is done with cleaning solution that is used over and over again, so is contaminated, and it stirs up sediment in your transmission that is not removed and begins to work on breaking down your transmission. Many have seen transmission failure shortly after a flush. Most here it seems only recommend draining the fluid and cleaning the filters. Now, am I wrong, have I gotten the wrong impression from the majority of regular posters here?..........Tom
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????Originally Posted by ThomasO
I also have flushed my trans and changed the filter in my Camaro twice and have not had any problems.
Get your trans flushed!
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Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
Look for posts by Geno Castellano on this forum and read them.
He's very knowledgeable.
Here's a quote:
"You have good reason to feel nauseous. There are many cases of perfectly good transmissions being damged by transmission flushes.
If it were mine, I would have the trans bottom pan dropped, the pickup screens cleaned as well as the pan, the side cover oil drained (there is a hidden drain plug for the side cover inside the bottom pan) and the tranny refilled with fresh fluid. You have no idea what went into the tranny nor what kind of fluid it was. Have it changed to minimize the chance of the flush causing you any problems.
The actual "filter" in the 4T80E trans is inside the side cover so it is not commonly serviced unless the trans is out of the car for some other reason. Just draining the side cover is sufficient but the bottom pan has to be removed to do this (to access the side cover drain plug). The 4T80E trans operates as a dry sump unit with the trans scavenge pump pulling the oil from the bottom pan to the side cover where it is stored to be picked up by the main pump. The bulk of the fluid is inside the side cover so the side cover MUST be drained with the "hidden" drain plug to effect an oil change."
Here's something from another gentleman on Caddyinfo.com:
"You are just the next person in the litany of people who have had their trans "flushed" in good faith only ot have the trans fail catostropically within a few weeks. It happens a lot. That is why I steadfastly recommend to people to NEVER have a transmission "flushed" at a shop or quickie oil change. You probably got some debris into the trans from dirty oil from the flushing equipment, debris in a line from the equipment from the last trans flushed, etc...or it stirred up some sort of debris that was in your trans that got in a valve and stuck it. Very very common to have happen if you start stirring things up. Sorry it happened to you but it is very common with flushes. They are nothing but moneymakers for oil change places...and transmission shops a few weeks later...."
"Think about the flush... most everyone ignores their trans until it starts to slip or act up...so...they rush to the oil change place to have the trans "flushed" in the fervent hope that it will cure the problem. So, there is a very high likelyhood that the last trans that was hooked to that flush equipment was failing and generating debris...which you may have in your trans now. Would you get a blood transfusion from an unknown source...???"
"Do NOT let the place power flush the trans or hook it up to any sort of flush machine or anything. Lots of bad news there. Bottom line, you might end up with all the trash and debris from the last trans hooked to that machine. Do not be tempted."
"Imagine the concept of an automatic transmission with many many hydraulic valves and passages that are toleranced to the millionth of an inch....and someone proposes "back flushing" the filter and any debris it might contain back into the trans.....ack....run screaming from that shop. Sure bet for disaster. Just stirring up any fines or particulates or metal particles inside the trans that could get them into the various valves and such gives me the creeps. What a concept. FORGET IT."
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Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
Never, ever flush a transmission. There is no "safe" way to flush a tranny unless you own the flush machine and control it yourself. Flushing a tranny has several pitfalls.
The most obviuos is that the last vehicle hooked up to that flushing machine probably was on it's last leg and was generating tons of debris. Most owners, when the tranny starts to act up, rush to get a "flush" in the fervent hope that it will cure the problem. So flush machines, by definition, see the worst of the worst. If the lines aren't cleaned, hooked up improperly, oil is reused or recycled, etcetera - then you are screwed as your tranny gets the dose of debris from the last job. No matter how good the intentions of the shop, one simple mistake and your tranny gets the debris.
Flushing is supposed to negate the need for removing the pan, cleaning the debris and replacing the filter. Nonsense. There is considerable debris coating the inside of the transmission pan with miles as anyone who has done this can attest. That is part of the maintenance, removing the pan, cleaning the screens and replacing the filter and cleaning the pan.
All that debris in the pan is laying around in areas where there is little oil flow by definition. It tends to settle in the areas where the oil is quiet and just lies there not hurting anything. Until the "flush" stirs it up and circulates it thru the tranny. What a concept.
Reverse flush? What logic makes anyone think that it is a good idea to reverse the oil flow path in a reverse flush and flush sediment and debris into areas that are normally protected by filters, etcetera? Bad idea. Period. No other way to describe it.
"Transmission flush" machines are money makers for the shops and dealerships because they are quick and easy and they can actually charge more money for it under the guise of it being "better" for the tranny when it is really a detriment.
Read the factory service manuals and point out the place where a transmission "flush" is recommended. So what if all the oil cannot be removed. A "flush" doesn't remove it all either.
If you really really want to replace as much oil as possible in the transmission, drain the pan, service it by removing, cleaning and changing the filter and reassemble. Refill the transmission with fresh fluid. Disconnect one of the cooler lines at the radiator, put it into a bucket and start the engine. Let the trans oil pump purge the old oil into the bucket so that nothing is subjected to abnormal oil flow. Start pouring oil into the trans to keep it full while the idling engine/tranny oil pump purges the fluid through the system. Easy and quick and gets ALL the fluid out and eliminates any risk of hooking up to a "flush machine".
I know this is about 4.1/4.5/4.9 engines but be aware that on the Northstar engines/4T80E transmissions there is a hidden drain plug for the tranny side cover that requires that the bottom pan be removed to drain the side cover oil storage area. The idea of flushing a 4T80E is even more ludicrous than a 4T60 trans for this reason.
The 4T60 and 4T80 transmissions are similar in that both store oil in the side cover but they do it differently. The 4T60 trans with the 4.x engines stores oil in the side cover only when hot. There is a bimetal thermostatic valve that closes causing side cover oil to be trapped behind a wier or dam. So, change the oil in a 4T60 trans when it is cold to get the most oil out. The 4T80 transmission is a dry sump unit that always stores it's oil in the side cover. There is a scavenge pump that scavenges the oil from the bottom pan to the side cover all the time. That is why there is a hidden drain plug underneath the bottom pan to drain the side cover when the pan is off for service.
People. Stop flushing your trannies! Normal transmission maintenance is a good idea. Drop the bottom pan, change the filter and clean everything up and refill the tranny with fresh fluid. Do the cooler line/bucket purge if you are really set on changing all the fluid but don't hook your tranny up to a flush machine!
Really now, would you get a blood transfusion from an unknown source that is reusing needles? It's about the same thing if you think about it. A flush will do absolutly nothing more than a good drain and refill will accomplish and potentially a lot of harm. Don't take the risk. Just because some have had good experiences (or the lack of a bad experience) with a flush doesn't mean they'll all be that way.
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
What kind of proof do you have of transmissions failing after a flush? Do you have numbers? What are your sources? Everyone I know, including me, who has had their trans flushed multiple times has NEVER had a problem and all of us still have perfectly functioning transmissions. Are you an ASE certified mechanic? Did you do trans flushes for a living and then disassemble trans after to see the effects? Did you work in a trans shop and rebuild trans that had been flushed and ruined?
Also, you mention in your post that many transmissions are already failing, get the flush, and then fail. So with that theory, the transmission was already doomed to begin with! RIGHT??? It's like not changing your oil for 40,000 miles, then changing it and blowing your engine. Was it the oil change that blew your engine? NO! It was the neglect for 40,000 miles!
I have read that flushing your trans when you have high mileage like 100,000 may be bad, it does something, not sure exactly what, I forgot! But not flushing it will definately result in a problem vs possibly a problem by flushing it. I read that in the Chicago Tribune in the Q and A auto section in Sunday's edition. So does this ASE certified mechanic/editor with a number of vast resources at his disposal not know what he's talking about? From what you're saying, he doesn't.
Why don't we take a vote here! How many of us have had our trans flushed without problems in proper intervals? How many have had problems in proper intervals/improper intervals?
90 Cadillac Eldorado
Trans Flush at 30,000 Miles and again with filter replaced at 59,000 Miles.
99 Camaro Z28
Trans Flush at 25,000 Miles and again with filter replaced at 45,000 Miles.
My past 97 Camaro Z28
Trans Flushed at 30,000
All cars had no problems! How bout you guys? Post your good/bad experiences.
Another thing to point out. I bought my caddy with 24,000 miles in April of 02. By the time I had the fluid flushed at 30,000 miles the fluid/trans/filter was 12 years old!!! No problems after the flush.
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I never knew that recycled fluid was used. Very knowledgeable and once read it seems really obvious. I guess Ill just drop the pan and do it that way. But I do know that alot of the guys on the infiniti forum prefer it (Wes should know what im talking about).
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
Thats why you go to a reputible shop, and if necessary supply your own fluid... They may use recycled fluid, but not if you give them good stuff...
Ive never heard of places using recycled fluid. I would recommend going to a dealer, or some place of that nature.. Maybe cheapo jiffy lube-equivalent places wouldnt be the best place...
But, I will have a VERY VERY hard time believeing that a flush could really destroy a good tranny, especially one well maintained... ON the infiniti forums, there have been ones that go 100k with no flush, they do 2, a pan drop, filter change and it shifts as new.....
I will be doing a tranny flush this summer, and I hope it will make things a little better (a slow shift)...
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
I think what I am going to do is drop the pan and so forth, but I will also call good transmission shops and the dealer to see if they flush using new fluid or what. How does that sound?
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
I like that... Its probably best to drop the pan and clean it, and replace the filter than nothing.. its also best to do this before a flush anyway!
This is what I plan on doing to my car!
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Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
99Z. Read my post again carefully. I didn't say the tranny that came in on it's last leg would be ruined by the flush. Just read carefully. I said that transmissions that are on their last leg are often flushed in the hope that the flush will cure the problem. That just about guarantees that the trans flushing equipement is going to injest a lot of debris from failing transmissions. That debris could end up in the next transmission that's flushed on that equipment- thus ruining it. That is what the post clearly says. Of course if a tranny comes in on it's last leg the flush did not damage it further but it very well could damage the next transmission that's flushed on that equipement if the lines are not cleaned carefully and hooked up correctly...
No one knows what kind of fluid is being used in the flush equipment. That is the point. For a "flush" to be effective there would have to be a lot of fluid pumped through the tranny. Guys that do the purge method described often go through several gallons of fluid to get the clear, new fluid coming out. Do you really think that the flush equipment is going through that much brand new high quality fluid on each flush? That would be the day...
No, I don't work on transmissions for a living nor do I run flushes. But, I've been involved in the automotive repair industry for several years and have seen a lot of ways that people can fail transmissions - and flushing a perfectly good tranny is a high risk endeavor. I clearly said that not all flushes will result in failure - but that there are significant risks involved in having a tranny flushed. If you want to take them fine, but understand the risks and don't ignore them.
Elwesso. If you can't understand how a tranny flush can ruin a perfectly good tranny then you need to reread my post carefully. You don't believe that stirring up debris in the transmission and flowing it backwards through the valves and orifices in the valve body can cause problems? You don't believe that you could get debris from the previous (failing) transmission that was hooked to the flushing equipment into your tranny causing it to fail? What part don't you understand?
Look at the flushing business logically. The tranny shops and quickie oil change places are out to make money - not look after your car, your engine or your wallet. They will do what it takes to make money. They obviously make more money off of flushes than dropping the pan and doing the service correctly. If they didn't they would drop the pan. This alone should give you a clue. There is a perfectly good reason that flushing a tranny is not in the service manual as the way to service the transmission.
All those transmissions flushes - did you change the filter and such or did you buy into the logic of the flushes that the flush back flows all the stuff out of the filter negating the need to change it? That is some logic! Back flow the crud out of the filter and through the tranny so the flush machine can catch it.
I have personally communicated with 3 owners of Cadillacs over the last few months that took perfectly good transmissions in for a routine "flush" and experienced a transmission failure within the next 5 thousand miles. Not proof, no, but good enough, along with the engineering logic and analysis provided for "me" to never have a transmission flushed. If you disbelieve this do some searches on the net.
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Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????Originally Posted by Msilva954
It sounds like a complete waste of time. Let me save you the time. Of course they are going to say the fluid is of the highest quality and is new. Of course they will say this. Why bother to ask? Do you think anyone would use their flushing equipment if they said otherwise? Unscrupulous shops will recycle the oil, use substandard bulk oil, do whatever it takes to make more money. Plain and simple.
Back to basics. The flushing makes money for them. If it didn't, they would do the service correctly. Ask yourself how they are making more money with the tranny flush and the answer should be obvious to you as to what you want done to your transmission.
Get your tranny serviced correctly by dropping the bottom pan, servicing the filters and screens, cleaning the pan of debris and filling with new, quality fluid from known containers. Not an unknown 55 gallon drum. You'll thank me in the long run.
Re: Should I flush tranny at 52K????
Guess it doesent sound that great after all
Is droping the pan and doing it that way easy enough to do it in your garage or should you have a mechanic do it? My father did work on cars in his 20's, so he has somewhat knowledge when it comes to cars.
If I do go that route what is the best fluid and filter to use? OEM?


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superl. - Fit; adapted; suitable. 2
superl. - Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano. 2
superl. - Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech. 2
superl. - Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property. 2
a. - To make able; to enable; to strengthen. 2
a. - To vouch for. 2
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The Serious Eats Progressive Mother's Day Menu
Seasonal menu planning for the perfect dinner party.
What would a progressive dinner look like in which each member of the Serious Eats staff brought their mother and prepared her favorite dish? It's a pretty thought, but my guess is that by the end of the meal, we'd be the only ones left tasting while the mothers would have banded together, formed a revolt, and headed off to the Popeye's to let us crazy kids do our weird food thing while they enjoyed chicken and biscuits.
I also didn't imagine that it would be a meal with an appetizer, a pasta course, a main course, AND SIX FREAKING DESSERTS. I guess our moms all have a sweet tooth. Or maybe I just work in an office full of people who foist their mom's off as an excuse to eat more dessert. For shame!
Here's what our progressive Mother's Day Menu would look like. You can click through the Slideshow above for nice big pictures, or just click through directly to the recipes here.
- Salad Course: Spring Vegetable Salad With A Poached Egg "My mother's far away (I can't remember the last time I got to spend Mother's Day with her) but if we could get together this weekend, I'd love to make her this delicious bright green spring salad. (Especially because I don't think she has a lot of experience with ramps.)" —Drinks Editor Maggie Hoffman
- Pasta Course: Penne Alla Norma "Mom is Italian, so I know I can always win her over with a good plate of pasta. She's also a huge fan of eggplant, so Pasta Alla Norma would be the perfect dish. To make it special, I'd substitute the mozzarella with some extra creamy burrata." —Sweets Editor Carrie Vasios
- Main Course: Easy Roast Chicken With Asparagus and Leeks "My mother still claims that she's never had a roast chicken as good as mine, and that means a lot, because in the Alt household praise-from-mom is not easy to come by. I roast or grill a whole chicken for her a few times a year. This one is extra special, with the addition of roasted asparagus and leeks." —Chief Creative Officer J. Kenji López-Alt
- Palate Cleanser: Lemon Verbena Granita "My mom LOVES lemon and, though she'll claim not to like/want sweets, I've watched her go to town (uncontrollably) on many a rich lemon dessert and regret it dearly later on. This refreshing Lemon Verbena Granita will to solve that problem—she can indulge as much as she wants and not feel too bad about it—and she loves verbena which makes this just perfect." —Cereal Bureau Chief Leandra Palermo
- Dessert Course #1: Chocolate Hazelnut Scones "My mother is the kind of woman who says she hates cake, but will surreptitiously take it wherever she can. She also considers herself a person of class and standards, and since I don't want to get written out of her will, I'll agree. (Just kidding; love ya, Mom.) If she could be embodied in a food, she'd be a scone: cake that isn't, classy but not overly so. She's also a madwoman at the sight of Nutella, so I think this chocolate hazelnut version would be just the thing for her." —Serious Eats New York Editor Max Falkowitz
- Dessert Course #2: Chocolate Souffle "My mom is a very healthy eater about 350 days of the year, but she's also very good at indulging when the occasion calls for it. And she's got a huge weakness for chocolate. So I'm thinking these chocolate soufflés would be perfect to cap off a Mother's Day meal. Though I've never made one, so I'd better get practicing..." —Senior Managing Editor Carey Jones
- Ice Cream Course: Vanilla Ice Cream Without The Machine "I don't think I've ever actually cooked for my mom on Mother's Day, but if I did, I know that dessert would be one of her favorites, a classic affogato. It's easy as pie (much easier, actually), but if you want to go all out, you could make the vanilla ice cream from scratch. And since Mother's Day is largely a brunch-centric holiday, I wouldn't have to worry about using decaf, which is really no fun at all." —Official Tech Wiz Ben Fishner
Cookie Course: Espresso Buzz Cookies "My mom isn't a big coffee drinker but she loves her coffee-flavored desserts. Anytime we go out for ice cream, she orders whatever coffee flavor they have. Her nightcap of choice is Irish Coffee (which also might have
somethinga lot to do with her McCarthy heritage). So I've had my eye on Carrie's espresso buzz cookies to bake for Mum. That swipe of mocha buttercream between the two cookies sounds pretty amazing." —National Managing Editor Erin Zimmer
- Mignardises: Classic Shortbread "For better or worse, my mom and I love different desserts. Any time we eat out at a restaurant that serves tiramisu, she'll order it; I'll barely eat it. If I get ice cream, she won't touch it. (I know; who doesn't like ice cream? She doesn't have a problem with the flavor; she doesn't like eating super cold food.) Shortbread is on the list of "things my mom loves way more than I do." I'm sure she'd be happy if I made her some fat wedges of classic butter shortbread cookies." —A Hamburger Today Editor and Photographer At Large Robyn Lee
What are your Mother's Day recipe plans?
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The Sony Tablet S was one of the more impressive Android tablets when it debuted in 2011. Now with its Xperia Tablet S, Sony has revised the design, upgraded to Tegra 3, and updated its media ecosystem.
These improvements deliver a more than solid tablet that unfortunately currently suffers from some serious performance issues.
Sony does its best to offer its own spin on a media ecosystem and has built one of the most comfortable large form factor tablets to date, but depending on your needs, there may not be enough here to justify its $400 price, especially given its current performance issues.
Editors' note:The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a glaring Wi-Fi performance issue that causes its wireless adapter to shut off whenever the tablet enters sleep mode and sometimes requires a full system restart to get Wi-Fi working again. Because of this (among a few other issues detailed in this review), I've decided to give the Xperia Tablet S a 5 in performance. Sony is aware of these performance issues and says that an OTA fix for the Wi-Fi issue is "coming soon." I'll revisit the tablet's performance rating as soon as its released.
Editors' note update: On September 21, 2012, Sony issued an OTA update for the Xperia Tablet S, addressing the Wi-Fi performance issue. The Xperia tablet S no longer requires restart when returning from sleep in order to re-enable wireless. As a result, I've raised the tablet's performance score to 6; however, there are still problems with the Wi-Fi disconnect policy's implementation. These problems are detailed in the performance section below.
As manufacturers continued to spit out tablets at nearly a weekly rate, the original Sony Tablet S found a way to stand out from the pack thanks to its unique "rolled-back magazine" wedge design. While the new Xperia Tablet S retains the magazine look, the wedge shape of the original is gone. The new tablet sports a more refined look and now lies nearly completely flat as opposed to being noticeably elevated.
The tablet sports a 9.4-inch screen and feels really light and comfortable to hold, especially when held in one hand in portrait mode; something that can't be said for most tablets larger than 9 inches.
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Along the tablet's right edge sits a volume rocker and power/sleep button; a full-size SD card slot and headphone jack are on the opposite edge. The power/sleep button had a tendency to not react to my presses and sometimes required a few presses before the tablet would awake from sleep. There's also the issue of how long the tablet took to awake from sleep after pressing the button, but we'll get to that later. On the top side of the bezel is a 1-megapixel front camera, and opposite it, on the back, is an 8-megapixel shooter with no LED. The micro-USB port from the previous Tablet S is gone.
While the front of the tablet is mostly glossy black, the back is of silver aluminum, with a raised, black textured panel at the top giving it its magazine feel. Sony chose to go with a proprietary multitport input for its charging port, which sits right in the middle of the bottom edge.
Your tablet, your remote control
As with its previous incarnation, Sony includes an IR blaster and its own remote control app for the Xperia Tablet S, which turns the tablet into a remote control for not only your TV, but now your Blu-ray player, stereo, and cable box, among other devices. Unfortunately, this doesn't extend to game consoles.
To set up your remote you simply choose the type of device you want to control and its manufacturer. You can then choose the specific type of remote (my Samsung TV had 77 different options!) and begin controlling away. There are a couple of problems with this solution versus my universal remote, however. First, the range on the Xperia is shorter and requires more precise aiming to be effective. And if there's one thing I hate when slothing on the couch, it's having to use precision. Second, while my universal remote never sleeps and is always ready to go at a moment's notice, the Xperia will eventually fall asleep and need to be unlocked before it can be used as intended. These are somewhat minor quibbles, however, and many will appreciate the app's inclusion of macro support and the many, many different types of remotes to choose from.Still, I enjoyed using the app's actual controls much more than Peel's TV guide/remote control app's slider-based control seen on recent Samsung Galaxy Tabs. Speaking of guides, Sony recommends users download Watch Now to further enhance their TV remote experience.
Watch Now is a pretty slick-looking TV guide that gives you information on what's currently playing, allows you to change the channel to a show of your choosing with a single tap, and post comments about shows to Twitter, Facebook, and Get Glue, directly from the app. In my time with it, however, the app wasn't always very accurate about which shows were actually on. Also, why this Xperia Tablet S exclusive app doesn't actually ship with the Xperia Tablet S, is beyond me.
According to Sony, with its multiport cover in place, the Xperia Tablet S is "splash proof" (but note that doesn't necessarily mean "waterproof") and its screen is purported to respond to touch gestures even with wet hands. I tested this by splashing a bit of water on the the screen and while the screen didn't function with water on it, once I wiped it off, and waited a few seconds it worked normally. The tablet did work perfectly with my wet hands however.
Software features
The Xperia Tablet S ships with Android 4.0, but Sony says to look for a 4.1 upgrade before the end of the year. The interface is filled with plenty of the same app shortcuts the original Tablet S enjoyed, sans the oppressive Sony visual theme. Sony takes a page from Samsung's TouchWiz interface by including an embedded mini-apps and widgets shortcut array on the bottom of the screen.
Guest Mode lets you make multiple personalized user accounts with customizable app and widgets accessibility. Creating the new account is a simple and clear process that ultimately does what it intends: allow for an ironclad lockdown of any software feature of your choosing. For parents, this could be a great tool for limiting Junior's access to apps on your tablet, while still allowing him to play around with it.


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Chus & Ceballos Present Stereo Productions Podcast :: [week40] 2014 :: Chus & Ceballos Live From Coda, Toronto
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Lets face it. The Holidays can be hectic, and many times the essence is lost in the confusion of the days leading up to the 25th. Often we find ourselves stretched like the wrapping paper your didn't buy quite enough of, or empty feeling similar to the tree stand the family has neglected watering, our branches now limp and ready to added to the burn pile. You may say to yourself, why am I feeling this way? What is to be done?
Well, for us New Englanders, there is only one way to brighten the Yuletide Spirit
and that day happens annually Dec 26th at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire. Now, the most anticipated day on every east coasters calendar, ReLOONion is a gathering of those far and wide, from PSU's finest alum, to the grimiest of NH's dirts, industry legends and every shred in between. Making their way up to Loon for a day of riding, beers, safety briefings and laughs with people of the past, the true meaning of friends and family is defined.
Henry David Thoreau said it the best when he quotes, from his book The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back
"We have lived not in proportion to the number of years we have spent on the earth, but in proportion as we have enjoyed."
If there is anyone who enjoys life to the fullest and takes everyday as it is and makes the best of it, it is the East Coast Snowboard Scene. Never backing down over adverse conditions, we are one's who step up to ice and praise infrequent powder.
Arriving to Loon after a delightful breakfast with my family, I knew it would be only minutes till a full-length smile was to overtake my face. Upon entering the gondola shack, it wasn't long before I heard the unmistakably dirty mouth of NHD's front man Aaron Diamond spewing my name. Hopping in line, I was forced into the gondola shaped cage, surrounded by other infamous dirts foaming at the mouth in preparation to carving the mountain a new one. Now at the summit, the crowds began to gather; horsemen waiting to battle the Mass vacationers in pursuit of the ultimate facemelt. Off we rode into the sunrise, what seemed a hundred riders deep, all united by a common bond, the love of shred. What could be better?
In terms of attendance for this year's ReLOONion, I'd say the ranks were thick. Friends like Tyler Davis, Nelson Wormstead, Eugene Stancato, the many LMP staff, Mike Baker, Mary Walsh, and many more were seen tearing the hill down, and tearing down equal amounts of beer provided by the Bunyan Room, a locals favorite. A merry time was had by all and if you haven't been a part of the ReLOONion in the past, be sure to mark your ICal for next December 26th. It's something you have to be there to feel, and one taste will have you withdrawing for the next 364. Merry Shredding to all and to all a good year.


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text: Brisbane - Australia move on to the second Test against South Africa charged with renewed belief they can win the three-match series but coach Mickey Arthur has warned his team they cannot afford another slow start. The Gabba Test may have ended in a draw on Tuesday but Australia will take great confidence from the fact that, after a poor start, they outscored South Africa with the bat and twice removed their top order on a flat Brisbane wicket. They will certainly view the number one ranked team in test cricket through different eyes after dominating them for two days but Arthur, once the Proteas coach, said his former charges would rebound.VIDEO: Australia v South Africa, first Test highlights"There's no doubting their ability, no doubting the quality of that South African side, they're going to be on song come Adelaide, no doubt about it," he told reporters after the test. "Against a really good side like South Africa, you've got to be on the money from the very first ball. We probably weren't and that's something we'll address going into Adelaide." Australia might even be able to bolster their inexperienced top order with the return of all rounder Shane Watson from injury, even if he was unable to bowl. "Watto has had two nets, he had a bit of a run today and he came through that well, he's having a bowl on Friday. We'll see early next week how that's going," said Arthur. "We'll have to sit down and consider what we think is the best eleven going into that Adelaide Test and Shane would come into a huge amount of consideration for that," said Arthur. "He's a quality player, he's an international brand is Shane Watson. If Shane Watson was fit, we'd have to definitely consider (playing him as a specialist batsman)." Australia disappointed with the ball on the first day at the Gabba and Ben Hilfenhaus's place in the attack might be under threat from left-armer Mitchell Starc for the Adelaide Test that starts on November 22. While James Pattinson led the Australian charge and Peter Siddle looked dangerous at times, Hilfenhaus only claimed the wickets of two tailenders despite taking the new ball in both innings. "I was happy with the work that all our bowlers did," Arthur said. "After day one I was definitely happy. I thought our speed was up, I thought our lines were better, I thought we built up a lot of pressure. I'm content. "Mitchell's playing a (Sheffield) Shield game at the moment, let's see how he goes in that one and it might give us another option come Adelaide." Spinner Nathan Lyon had an expensive match taking 4-177 in 50 overs but Arthur was impressed with how he responded after being pummelled at one stage on Tuesday. "I thought he stuck to his guns, I thought he varied his pace well and built some pressure," he said of the off spinner, who two years ago was a groundsman at the Adelaide Oval. "So I'm happy where Nathan is, and he goes back to his home pitch so I'm comfortable that he's in a good enough place for us." The one area where there is no concern at all is the form of captain Michael Clarke, who hit an unbeaten 259 that only added to his imperious 2012. Clarke has now notched a triple century and two double centuries in seven Tests this year, accumulating 1041 runs at an average of 115.66. "Words can't describe how good he's been since he's been captain. In the last year, he's been outstanding," said Arthur. "I think the key is not the runs he's getting because he's a class batsman and he was always going to get the runs. "The key is the way he prepares, the meticulous preparation he goes through. "He doesn't leave anything to chance, he puts the work in and because of that, he's a great example to the dressing room and also getting a reward through performance."


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In the midst of my second thoughts about last night's frolic and detour to Neil Young's new recording comes this message from reader Harold Oster:
I read your post about Neil Young and was intrigued and very much impressed. For the past 25 years or more, Neil Young and Paul Simon have been my music heroes, for lack of a better word. Ninety percent of what I listen to has been their music. They are both liberal and I am definitely not. Now I have not listened to either of their new albums. I read the lyrics to the Neil song "impeach the president" and have listened to and read the lyrics to three new Paul Simon songs newly posted on Simon's site. I may eat my words after getting the Paul Simon album, but listen to Paul's song "Wartime Prayers." That is how a principled, well-meaning liberal can write a beautiful song about a war.
Why did I love what you did regarding the Neil album? You have let the Neil album stand by and for itself. I believe this is the end of Neil Young as a music force in this country, far more so than the Dixie Chicks. He has misread his base. I do not need you to tell me that he is a moonbat with Bush Derangement Syndrome. I need you to tell me about the intricacies of gasoline prices, FISA laws, Rather memos and the like. But anybody with common sense can read the lyrics and listen to a piece of crap (to quote one of my favorite Neil songs) and recognize it as a piece of crap. You are doing what Hugh Hewitt does best. Just let the liberals speak for themselves and they prove the opposite point, a la Michael Moore. Bravo.
I doubt that Young has misread his base, but I am grateful to Mr. Oster for his kind words and for pointing me to Paul Simon's site. Simon does in fact present a remarkable contrast to Young. At his site Simon has made four excellent songs from his new recording available. They are all excellent, and at least one is special. If you're a father of a daughter or a daughter of a father, give a listen to Simon's breathtaking "Father and Daughter" from his forthcoming (May 9) "Surprise."
Paul Simon is a songwriter in the great tradition of the American songbook. He remains a creative voice and a healing spirit. I reflected on his partnership and 2003 reunion tour with Art Garfunkel in "The deep meaning of Simon and Garfunkel."


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Keith Urban, Luke Bryan + More Announced for GMA Summer Concert Series
ABC's 'Good Morning America' has announced their summer concert series for this year and country fans are going to want to listen up! The 2014 Fun in the Sun Summer Concert Series kicks off May 23 live in Central Park.
The first act to perform during the morning show's epic concert series is none other than multi-Grammy winning country group Lady Antebellum. The series lasts through August 29 and Brad Paisley will headline the very last concert. That's just a few days after Paisley's forthcoming album is released.
On July 11, Keith Urban will bring his Australian accent and rockin' guitar moves to New York when he headlines 'Good Morning America.' Then there will be back-to-back big country acts in August. On Aug. 8, Luke Bryan will try to get the country girls in Central Park to shake it for him during his performance, and Florida Georgia Line will show the city how they roll when they hit the stage on Aug. 15.
Kings of Leon, Jennifer Lopez, Jason Derulo and 50 Cent are just a few of the other acts who will perform during the series. The concerts take place during the show on Fridays from 7 to 9AM ET.


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Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails is the premiere fall snowboard event, and it's happening this weekend. Pro and Am snowboarders are coming to Bear Mtn from all over to get back on snow after the long summer drought. Invited riders to this years Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails are: Ryan Paul, Melissa Evans, Jamie Madrid, Scott Blum, Harrison Gordon, Scotty Vine, Yale Cousino, Alex Andrews, Durrell Williams, Daniel Brown, Jaeger Bailey, Dylan Dragotta, Jake OE, Andrew Brewer, Ian Sams, Ryan Tarbell, Nick Visconti, Zach Rawles, Zak Hale, Ted Borland, Dylan Alito, Brandon Hobush, Johnny Brady, Chris Brewster, Parker Duke, Erik Leon, Spencer Shubert, Desiree Melancon, Jonah Owen, Chad Tarbell, Dylan Thompson, Lenny Mazzotti, Forest Bailey, and Pat Moore. Hot damn that's one stacked field of dudes and chicks.
These dudes aren't going to be riding some shitty sliver of snow either. Clayton Shoemaker and his dedicated park crew go all out, bringing in literally tons of snow, and building an insane course. Check this video. It will show you all of the crazy designs that have been built so far for Saturday's event.
If you're still not convinced that Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails is awesome, check out our coverage from last years event on the next page.
Check out our photo gallery and video from last years Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails. Last years was awesome, and we bet this years will be even better.


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"Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?"
John 10:34-36
What do you think of when you read the verses above? This statement by Yahushua has become the center of at least a small controversy…but it has based on an increasingly popular concept.
The idea that mankind are "little gods", or can become such through faith or spiritual enlightenment, is a very old belief – but its popularity amongst Christians is more recent.
These verses in John are very often held up as indicators that this is a biblical concept which even ordained Pastors and Ministers are teaching their congregations.
It is a seemingly small matter…these few lines and the Psalm that it references, but we can not underestimate what it means to our faith to understand its true meaning properly.
The basis of the doctrine which teaches that Yahushua and thus the Father were speaking of men comes from the inference of the words "If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came" being about those prophets to whom the revelation of the Holy Spirit came.
That would seem to be a justifiable conclusion derived from these verses in John.
Yahushua was, however, referring back to Psalm 82, and so we should not neglect to refer to that ourselves in order to understand the full message here.
Psalm 82:1-7
"God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."
Let's consider this…line by line.
"God (Elohim) standeth in the congregation of the mighty (El); he judgeth among the gods (elohim)."
YWHW is the judge of these lesser beings…the "mighty ones" or "elohim". These terms are used throughout the old testament in reference to created beings inferior to YWHW but greater than man. It is neither restricted to faithful beings nor unfaithful beings..but is used for both. We might generally refer to them as angels of various ranks but its never used in reference to mankind.
"How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course."
YWHW addresses this congregation with His displeasure at their conduct. These individuals have obviously been given a position of governance over groups of people. Could it be argued that this can not refer to angelic beings because of this reference of governance? Consider these verses:
"For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. " – Hebrews 2:5 – Here we see the declaration of a new way of things…the present world must be in subjection to angels if there is a basis for making the comparison to a new world which will not be.
"Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come." – Daniel 10:20 – Here the angel sent to speak to Daniel refers to two princes which he will fight. One has already detained him on his way to Daniel…these are clearly not human leaders but angelic beings. Certainly no human prince could have detained an angel.
"I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High."
Here YHWH makes a point…these individuals He is speaking to have every reason to be capable of doing the justice that He has admonished them for not doing. "You are elohim" He says…"sons (ben) of the Highest (Elyowm). In the Old Testament the phrase "sons of god" is used exclusively for angelic beings. In the New Testament it is extended as a gift to mankind who are redeemed in Yahushua. It is a term which denotes direct creation by YHWH rather than a natural, earthly birth. Before Messiah came…there were no human sons of Elohim.
"But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."
Perhaps the most telling line of these verses is here. "You will die like men" would be a particularly pointless statement if it was directed towards men. It goes without saying that a human will die like a human but this statement is directed at individuals who would not normally die in a mortal way. It is a declaration of a grim curse on those it is spoken to.
In 1 Enoch there is a prophecy which explains who these beings were….they are termed "shepherds" and were allowed governance over human nations…but they were corrupt.
"Take those seventy shepherds to whom I delivered the sheep, and who taking them on their own authority slew more than I commanded them." 23. And behold they were all bound, I saw, and they all stood before Him. 24. And the judgement was held first over the stars, and they were judged and found guilty, and went to the place of condemnation, and they were cast into an abyss, full of fire and flaming, and full of pillars of fire. 25. And those seventy shepherds were judged and found guilty, and they were cast into that fiery abyss."
1 Enoch 90:22-25
The Psalm that refers to these beings constitutes one of many verses in the bible which was stripped of much of the background that explains it because of the omission of 1 Enoch. It also thus allows modern bible interpreters to misuse the message to promote something that has its roots in the very first human sin…and the very first lie told to mankind by Satan…"Ye shall be like gods".
Since that first lie, man has not ceased to go after the fruits of Satan's promise. It is the cornerstone of every secret society…every Luciferian doctrine…every establishment of the antichrist system;
"Ye shall not surely die" – Genesis 3:4 The Luciferian occult teaches that man may attain his own immortality by his own efforts
"Your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be as god, knowing good and evil" – The occult elite likewise believe and teach illumination, initiation into mysteries and awakening of one's higher perception. It is a promise of secret and godlike knowledge which Satan has used to control the masses.
What was the first perception which Adam and Eve became "enlightened" to? Their own shame. Nothing much has changed.
Beware of wolves in sheeps' clothing and the subtlety of the Serpent who will even use the Word of Truth in twisted form to whisper a lie to your ears.
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We had hoped for more change.
Faced with the worst economy since the Great Depression, we supported Barack Obama for president back in 2008, hoping to end our wars and steady the economy. And it was easy: In 2008 Obama ran a positive, charged campaign, one that is unrecognizable with the tempered campaign for re-election.
But we don't seem to remember thinking Obama was going to instantly launch us from the abyss of the George W. Bush era -- an accusation of bright-eyed naivete that is frequently used by people, including members of Congress, determined to make Obama one-term president before he even took office after the election. So we checked.
From the Camera's 2008 endorsement: "While we certainly don't believe that Obama will usher in a revolutionary wave of transformation to the nation's capitol, we do believe his steady, calm leadership is vital both as this nation steers its way through a potentially crippling economic crisis and attempts to extract itself from an ill-advised war in Iraq."
Today, we still support our president, and we endorse him for president for a second term. And we still don't believe he will usher revolutionary transformation into Washington. But we certainly hope the U.S. Congress will agree that having the lowest approval rating in history might be a sign that doing very little -- abusing the filibuster, and refusing to work together on critical legislation that the economy needs -- isn't what most Americans want.
We're glad the war in Iraq is over, but we wish the troops from Afghanistan would be withdrawn more quickly. We are happy to have comprehensive health care reform, but wish it went farther. It is hoped that as elements of it continue to be implemented, there will be numerous opportunities to drive the cost of health care in America down -- increasing the risk pool and enhancing preventative care will help, but it's not enough.
We are glad Osama bin Laden was killed.
And while the economy is affected by a lot of factors, under Obama the economy has been adding 150,000 jobs a month, though the unemployment numbers aren't shrinking fast enough. The stock market has rebounded admirably, even robustly, which helps everyone from wealthy CEOs to middle class employees with a retirement fund.
Mitt Romney has been a successful businessman and as governor, enacted admirable health care reform that greatly reduced the number of uninsured residents in his state. And he is no doubt a decent man according to just about everyone who has known him in his adult life.
But he seems to have a fundamental misunderstanding about Americans who are not like him. His ideas that sick people can just "fire" insurers giving them poor service, and that people without insurance don't "die in their apartment" -- he says "you go to a hospital, you get care" and a charity or the hospital just pays all your bills -- are a reflection of a man who has no idea what much of America deals with at all.
Most people will have views that evolve over time, but Romney -- in the span of just a few years -- has changed his positions on health care expansion, guns, and abortion.
He first defended, and then backtracked on his statement that 47 percent of Americans are entitled victims who don't "take personal responsibility and care for their lives." But it was far too detailed and revealing to be casually dismissed as inelegant. And it's a cruel depiction of half of the country, but more than that: It's not accurate. It's not an America we, as Americans, are familiar with.
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The Football Association is investigating Manchester United manager David Moyes' latest outburst against referees following his side's defeat by Sunderland.
Moyes said United were "playing referees as well as the opposition" after the 2-1 loss.
It follows on from Moyes saying it was "scandalous" that United were not awarded a late penalty against Tottenham at Old Trafford.
The United boss could face a charge if it is viewed that he is casting aspersions about match officials' fairness.
The FA is also looking into several flares being let off during the Capital One Cup semi-final at the Stadium of Light.
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What are your patrons doing online?Posted: June 13, 2007 Filed under: libraries, webdev Leave a comment
BusinessWeek has a quick snapshot of U.S. user activities online broken down by task and ages. (The study was conducted by the Forrester Research group.)
Source: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038405.htm.
Good news if you are into the web2.o stuff and you work in college libraries. The 18-21 set and 22-26 set are well represented in most task categories. And how about those task categories: Creator, Collector, Spectator, Joiner, Critic, etc. They help to define the possible tasks of web2.0 users. Granted the activities recorded refer to patterns in the web at large, but it gives libraries some guidance as to what our users are doing online. It's also interesting to note the "Inactives". There's a whole population that doesn't live and breathe the web. I get caught up in the "everybody's online" thing, so it's a nice gentle reminder.
The key is honing in on one or two likely applications for your library community and giving them a go. Want to enable the Collectors? Think about an XML feed to pieces of your digital collections. Or what about building a service for the Critics? Build a tagging or a comment/rating system into the catalog or digital collection.
An admission: it's all fine and good for the student set, but college libraries have other interested parties like faculty and university admin. Part of the library role might be to "coach" these other parties into possible roles they might take up in their web use. A faculty member trying to build a research bibliography seems like the perfect candidate to become a "Collector" once given the right library tool or app. In this setting, outreach and education are still a library web developer's best friend.


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The fifteen REE can be grouped into light and heavy lanthanides. The light REE are lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium and europium. The heavy REE are gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. Scandium and yttrium are not true REE but are often categorized as such since they are often co-located and have similar properties.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS INQUIRY IS to update and expand a 2012 inventory of research in Canada regarding rare earth elements (REE). The inventory is part of the work envisioned by the new Canadian REE Research Network to support and advance this sector. The content of the inventory, to be maintained by NRCan, will be made available to all members of the network.
OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, research and knowledge have evolved regarding the characteristics and uses of rare earth elements such that many of these materials have become indispensible in the manufacture of advanced technological equipment with a particular focus on clean-energy applications such as wind turbines and hybrid/electric cars.
WELCOME to the Canadian Rare Earth Elements Network, or CREEN. The CREEN website is hosted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The purpose of this website is to act as an information clearinghouse for research, development and demonstration projects involving rare earth elements.
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Over the course of twenty years, when global production of REE became concentrated in China, science unlocked the unique characteristics of these minerals by demonstrating their invaluable use in high technology products, electronics miniaturization and energy efficiency applications.
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--The University of Wisconsin at Madison triumphed two for two Saturday, March 21, at the 2009
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The veteran team's dual entries took both the National Science Foundation Award for the best sled in the zero-emissions division and the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association Award for first place in the internal-combustion division.
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge is a collegiate design competition of the Society of Automotive Engineers, held annually at Michigan Technological University. Engineering students from participating schools take a stock snowmobile and reengineer it. Their aim: to reduce emissions and noise while maintaining or boosting performance. This year, the internal-combustion entries adapted their engines to run on flex-fuel, with varying ratios of ethanol and gasoline.
Now in its 10th year, the Challenge established a second category for zero-emissions snowmobiles in 2005. These battery-powered sleds are designed for use by researchers in pristine, arctic locations.
Sporting his signature lucky mohawk haircut, UW-Wisconsin team captain Nick Rakovec said he was "overwhelmed" following Saturday's award ceremony. "I almost had a heart attack at the end," he said. "It's almost too good to be true."
The Badger team built on the success of last year's zero-emissions entry, which took the gold in 2008. "We knew we had a good sled, so we just added a few changes," he said. "On our internal-combustion sled, we learned a lot about the value of simplicity from last year's winner, Clarkson (Potsdam, N.Y.)."
The team also spend several months testing their four-stroke Polaris in the lab before heading out into the field. "We've got lots more miles on the sled than last year," he said. "Real-world testing is a major part of engineering. You can have the best design in the world on a computer, but it's a whole different world on the trails."
On its way to the gold, the team from Madison earned a laundry list of other awards. Its internal combustion entry won the Land and Sea Award for Best Performance and the AVL Award for Best Emissions. Its zero-emissions snowmobile took both the Polaris Industries Award for Best Handling and the DENSO Corporation Award for Best Ride, unusual accomplishments for a battery-powered sled. It also won the Keweenaw Research Center Draw Bar Pull Award, a zero-emissions event.
A Society of Automotive Engineers Award for Best Design is given in both the internal-combustion and zero-emissions categories, and Madison nabbed them both.
Host school Michigan Technological University earned a silver in the internal combustion division with its 2008 Polaris, winning the Yellowstone National Park Award for Second Place. In addition, the Tech team received the PCB Group Award for the Quietest Snowmobile, the Sensors Inc. Award for Lowest In-Service Emissions, and the BlueRibbon Coalition Award for Most Practical Solution. And, Tech also received the Bill Paddleford Founder's Award for Most Sportsmanlike Conduct.
The University of Idaho's two-stroke Ski-Doo was honored in three categories. After logging 13.3 mpg in the Challenge's 64-mile Endurance Run, it earned the Gage Products Award for Best Fuel Economy. It also won the International Engineering and Manufacturing (Woody's) Award for Best Acceleration and the EMITEC Award for Best Value.
The University of Waterloo's (Ont.) four-stroke Bombardier Ski-Doo garnered the Caterpillar Corporation Award for Innovation for its efforts to leverage ethanol's properties to improve sled performance. Waterloo also received the Altair Best Simulation-Driven Design Award.
Making its first trip to the Challenge since 2002, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks brought a zero-emissions sled and earned the Hawk Technology Safety Award and the CH2MHILL Polar Services Range Event Award, presented to the zero-emissions sled that travels the farthest on a single charge.
The University of Idaho and Clarkson University's internal combustion entries tied for the bronze, receiving the American Council of Snowmobile Associations Award for Third Place. And the University of Maine's internal combustion sled received the SAE Milwaukee Chapter Award for Fifth Place.
While winning is immensely gratifying, Vince Lombardi would have been out of his element at the Clean Snowmobile Challenge. Winning is far from "the only thing," say the participants. The Challenge's value comes from what the student engineers learn about teamwork and engineering, not from awards on the mantelpiece. "The experiences I've gained in this program far outweigh anything I've done in class," Rakovec said.
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"Four expendable outsiders. One alien compound. Zero rules of engagement." Thank you, Insomniac Games, for this brief maths lesson delivered through the medium of upcoming shooter Fuse.
The four-player co-op affair, previously known as Overstrike, is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March.