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March 31: Political Purpose and Foreign Policy - The Particular Case of Responding to the Rise of China. L166 Politics does not stop at our national borders. It also deals with the exercise of power and the distribution of resources in the world. Specially it deals with the basis of power, military, economic and moral. It deals with who uses that power and how they use it. It deals with whether this power is used unilaterally, or whether it is constrained by the rules of the international "order." And it poses the core question of what sort of world do I want to see through my country's influence on the world on poverty and the economy, on social justice, on the environment, and on security. Or do I believe, as some international scholars do, that there can be no moral purpose for states in the world, and that it's purely about the maximization of my state's interests. These questions become particularly stark when we ask what will happen when china replaces the United States as the world's largest economy. The questions we ask ourselves, therefore, about our political purpose in foreign policy, could profitably be tested against how we should respond to the rise of China, the biggest potential global game-changer in your lifetimes. Suggested Readings: Again you are welcome to disembowel the following contributions. My address to Peking University on how to deal with China. My Morrison Lecture on "Neither Conflict Nor Kowtow: a Third Way of Engaging China" And also my recent article in Foreign Affairs Magazine entitled "A New Roadmap for US-China Relations." ***All study groups are off-the-record and not for media coverage***


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Come join Washington Waterfowl Association for the 2013 Fundraiser Banquet at Club Green Meadows, this Saturday Sept.14 in Vancouver, WA. Buy your tickets now. This is a Great Family event and you do not want to miss it. We have a Kids Raffle and a Ladies Raffle in addition to our General Raffles. We load them well & the kids have to win. If you are coming from out of town, it is well worth the trip. Easy access off of the freeway and there are several places to stay should you not want to drive back Saturday night. Probably Days Inn at 9107 N.E Van Mall Drive would be the least expensive at $70 a night including tax, (www.daysinn.com). There is also a Holiday Inn Express and several others near by. We have door prizes, Oral and Silent Auctions , card cuts and a fair amount of Guns. This year we are loaded on Waterfowl Hunts, and more items than ever that will be going home with the lucky winners. The dress is Casual and the food is excellent, so come, have some fun, and support WWA. You can now purchase your Adult Banquet Tickets on line. For Childrens Tickets you will have to call. Prices are $12 for ages 6 - 12, and $22 for ages 13-16. Shuttlepod will give you the phone number to call.
Just go to www.wwa.shuttlepod.org and push on the buy tickets now button for information and to purchase your tickets. Tickets available at the door as well.
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The Maghreb region was shaken by terrorist attacks in Algeria and in Morocco. Two suicide car bombers blasted targets in Algeria resulting in the death of probably 12 Un workers together with about 15 other people. The Interior Minister of Algeria, Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni blames the attacks on the Salafist Group For Preaching and Combat(GSPC) but other sources believe they were the result of actions by al-Qaeda. Three extremists blew themselves up in Casablanca as they were being chased by police. Morocco authorities expected further attacks in the coming days and the capital was placed on alert.
Many Muslims are visibly upset at the prospect of having Algeria and Morocco becoming the center of extremist attacks. There are already fears that Europe will use such violence as justification for cracking down on Muslims within the EU. A European police(EUROPOL) report released yesterday revealed that 498 terrorist attacks were registered in the European Union last year. Out of them, only one, in Germany, was related to islamist extremism. But, over half of the 700 detained suspected terrorist were Muslims.
Morocco is a poverty-stricken nation in which a small upper class lives very well while the majority of people just get by. Although Morocco has been stable and does not have any significant terrorist group, there is always the possibility that extremists will use poverty as a vehicle to arouse passions against the government or nations of the West. Algeria worked its way through a horrendous civil war between Islamist insurgents and the government. if al-Qaeda is going to be operating in Algeria, it will compel the government to use resources fighting violence that might be used to stimulate economic development.


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LISTEN: Kelly Rowland drops new track 'Dirty Laundry'
Listen to Kelly Rowland on iHeartRadio
KellyRowland is set to release her next studio album "Talk A Good Game" on June 18, but here's a first listen at the next track "Dirty Laundry." This new single — you can purchase it on iTunes May 21 — and it's pretty autobiographical. This track is penned by The Dream, and she also talks about being in an abusive relationship at one point.
For the lyrics about watching Beyonce's success, she sings:
"When my sister was on stage killin' it like a motherf—-r
I was enraged, feeling it like a motherf—-r
Bird in a cage
You would never know what I was dealing with
Went our separate ways but I was happy she was killing it
She was up, I was down
No lie, I feel good for her but what do I do now?"
Wow. Check out the rest of the track here.
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Hey everyone,
I just bought an 03 WRX and found that in it was installed a GReddy Profec BSpec-2 Boost Controller (I think?). I'd like to remove (and maybe even sell) it - can anyone give me any help or advice on what to do?
Has the engine been modified during the installation of this device? Will I do damage or will the engine be inoperable if I remove it? Am I better off just leaving it connected and not using it? Can I do this myself or do I need a professional to do it?
To whoever can help, thanks!


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|ZETEC Performance (2000-2004) The place to chat about any 2.0L Zetec engine performance, tuning and exhaust related upgrades.
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|holy brought back from the dead hahaha yea i have pictures on another thread that im sure is dead as well. its hard to keep up on some many threads at once, that i let some die for a reason...nobody cares
Let a muffler shop make the connection if you need something made that is working , I am not sure what the problem is maybe elaborate more or give me a call , you made the right choice with going 3 inch
|I'd have to say thats a gasket issue and maybe a mount issue also. I had the same problem too but then I bought the felpro head gasket kit to redo all my gaskets an I took off the cat mount an that mount under the engine with those out of the way and that thick meaty gasket it sealed up nice and tight and no longer have the power loss. In fact I have quite good gains from it not svt good but better than stock and the curly fry looking ones. Ifor one think done right like I did the second time >_< it's not bad at all for ebay stuff. If you or anyone else uses them again get the felpro gasket an be sure to remove both the exhaust mount off the engine to make a flush fit.
|really nobody has any idea how to help me
anyways got some more questions about this damn set up...i knew i should have gone with 2.5" not 3" piping...how do i make the svt header work with and orp to flex...3" big
ive got some pics of where the flex is connected to the exhaust and where it hangs down to receive the ORP to the header
and this is a shot directly under the header looking at the flex
if you need more pics to help i can get them
|ah i see, so i if i did not have one it would not be good for the car, gotcha thanks
not good... front 02 reads if you're rich or lean and the computer adjust accordingly. the rear just reads if the exhaust is cleaner.
hopefully it will just mean that you don't go out of open loop and it will run on a pre set range of trims.
|If i ride around with no o2 senosors how bad is that? i figure itll be a little rough running, but the front o2 wouldnt come off the header and the rear one had frayed broken wires. so i threw out all of them and im regreting that now. A new one is $50+!!! what i was thinkin is once i get the funds for a oil pan (dented and leaking cause of rust) and the o2 sensor i would put everythin in then
here's all the TQ for the engine on a zetec. the link don't work because you have to pay for ALLDATA but i got all of the info atschool where we have access to it. it's basically every TQ spec required to assemble a zetec. also i can put up larger pictures next week as well. also i'll save the pictures and rehost them since they're currently being hosted on the ALLDATA server which goes down for maintenance occasionally.
2002 Ford Focus ZX3 L4-2.0L DOHC VIN 3
Vehicle Level Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine Specifications Mechanical Specifications Torque Torque
Hose clamps 35 inch lbs.
Intake manifold studs 44 inch lbs.
Intake manifold bolts and nuts 13 ft. lbs.
EGR tube assembly to EGR valve 30 ft. lbs.
EGR pipe to ignition coil bracket 53 inch lbs.
EGR tube assembly to catalyst 30 ft. lbs.
Heat shield to exhaust manifold 89 inch lbs.
Exhaust manifold studs 44 inch lbs.
Exhaust manifold nuts 12 ft. lbs.
Catalytic converter to exhaust manifold 35 ft. lbs.
Catalytic converter to exhaust 35 ft. lbs.
Right-hand driveshaft center bearing 18 ft. lbs.
Generator to bracket 18 ft. lbs.
Generator bracket to upper cylinder block bolts 18 ft. lbs.
Generator bracket to lower cylinder block bolts 48 ft. lbs.
Transmission flange bolts 35 ft. lbs.
Starter motor to transmission 26 ft. lbs.
Oil drain plug, MTX transmission 33 ft. lbs.
Oil control plug, MTX transmission 33 ft. lbs.
Flywheel bolts 83 ft. lbs.
Clutch pressure plate 21 ft. lbs.
Engine roll restrictor to transmission 35 ft. lbs.
Engine roll restrictor to subframe 35 ft. lbs.
Engine rear mount to body 35 ft. lbs.
Engine rear mount (nut on transmission mounting bracket) 98 ft. lbs.
Engine front mount to engine 59 ft. lbs.
Engine front mount to body 35 ft. lbs.
Power steering pump to bracket 18 ft. lbs.
Power steering pump bracket 35 ft. lbs.
Cylinder head bolts
Stage 1: 20 Nm
Stage 2: 40 Nm
Stage 3: 90 degrees
Camshaft bearing cap bolts
Stage 1: 10 Nm
Stage 2: 19 Nm
Cylinder head cover
Stage 1: 2 Nm
Stage 2: 7.8 Nm
Spark plugs 11 ft. lbs.
Timing belt tensioner 18 ft. lbs.
Camshaft timing belt pulleys 50 ft. lbs.
Upper timing belt cover 89 inch lbs.
Ignition coil (El) bracket to cylinder head 15 ft. lbs.
Thermostat housing 15 ft. lbs.
Fuel rail 89 inch lbs.
Engine rear lifting eye 12 ft. lbs.
Engine rear lifting eye studs 53 inch lbs.
Engine front lifting eye 35 ft. lbs.
Engine oil drain plug 18 ft. lbs.
Oil pressure switch 20 ft. lbs.
Cylinder block oil gallery blanking plugs 17 ft. lbs.
Heater pipe bracket to oil pan 89 inch lbs.
Oil pan to lower crankcase
Stage 1: 6 Nm
Stage 2: 10 Nm
Lower crankcase to cylinder block 16 ft. lbs.
Oil pump 8 ft. lbs.
Oil intake pipe to oil pump 89 inch lbs.
Main bearing bolts
Stage 1: 25 Nm
Stage 2: 60 degrees
Connecting rod bearing cap bolts
Stage 1: 35 Nm
Stage 2: 90 degrees
Coolant pump 13 ft. lbs.
Crankshaft rear oil seal carrier 15 ft. lbs.
Drive belt idler pulley 30 ft. lbs.
Crankcase ventilation pipe bracket 17 ft. lbs.
Crankcase ventilation 89 inch lbs.
Coolant pump pulley 18 ft. lbs.
Crankshaft belt pulley 85 ft. lbs.
Crankshaft position sensor bracket 15 ft. lbs.
Crankshaft position sensor to bracket 71 inch lbs.
Idler pulley 17 ft. lbs.
Knock sensor 15 ft. lbs.
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Canisius (2-1) at Binghamton (0-2)
Tuesday, Nov. 19 — 7 p.m.
Events Center (Vestal, N.Y.)
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- Canisius wraps up its early-season, three-game road trip with Tuesday night's game at Binghamton University.
- Canisius defeated Binghamton 61-48 in last season's meeting between the teams at the Events Center in Vestal, N.Y.
- Canisius leads the all-time series 5-2, and the schools have split their four previous meetings at the Events Center.
- Senior Jen Morabito and sophomore Tiahana Mills both hail from Binghamton and played their high school basketball at Binghamton High School.
- Canisius has started the season with a 2-1 record through the opening three games for the first time since the 2007-08 campaign.
- Senior Jamie Ruttle was named to the preseason All-MAAC Third Team. It is the third time in Ruttle's career that she has been selected to a preseason All-MAAC Team.
- Canisius was picked to finish sixth of 11 teams in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- At Big Four Media Day on Oct. 14, Ruttle was voted to the All-Big Four First Team while senior Jen Morabito and junior Kayla Hoohuli were each voted to the All-Big Four Second Team.
- Senior Jen Morabito and sophomore Tiahana Mills both hail from Binghamton and played their high school basketball at Binghamton High School.
- Morabito is playing near her hometown for the third time in four years while Mills is playing in the area for the second time in her career.
- Morabito scored nine points in last year's 61-48 win while Mills had four points, three assists and four steals.
- Mills earned NYSSWA All-State Third-Team honors following her senior season.
- Morabito graduated from Binghamton as the school's leading scorer and was named NYSSWA All-State Fourth Team.
- Canisius defeated Binghamton 61-48 on Nov. 27, 2012, in Vestal.
- Ashley Wilkes and Jamie Ruttle each scored a team-high 13 points for the Griffs.
- The Griffs held a 42-31 advantage on the glass and forced Binghamton into 19 turnovers.
- Canisius shot 9-of-16 from behind the arc, led by a 3-for-6 performance from Jen Morabito.
- Canisius is playing at the Events Center for the second consecutive season and for the third time in the last four years.
- Canisius earned its first road win of the season with a 62-57 victory at Oakland University.
- Senior Jen Morabito led the Griffs with 16 points, making four 3-pointers for the third time in as many games.
- Redshirt junior Courtney VandeBovenkamp made her first start since Feb. 19, 2012, against Fairfield.
- Sophomore Tiahana Mills had a career-high eight assists.
- Binghamton enters Tuesday's game with an 0-2 record. The Bearcats have lost to Buffalo and Bucknell to start the season.
- Binghamton posted a 6-24 overall record and 5-11 record in the America East last year. The Bearcats return nine letterwinners and three starters from their 2012-13 team.
- Binghamton was picked to finish eighth in the nine-time America East conference preseason poll.
- Sherae Swinson leads the team at 13.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Kim Albrecht leads the team with three 3-pointers and is shooting 50 percent from behind the arc.
- Binghamton has seven players averaging at least 17 minutes per game.
- Binghamton has forced its opponents into 35 turnovers during the first two games and has a +2.5 turnover margin in the early season. The Bearcats have been averaging 72.5 possessions per game.
- Binghamton has a 27.2 offensive rebounding percentage and 65.0 defensive rebounding percentage.
- Nicole Scholl is in her fifth season as head coach at Binghamton. She led the Bearcats to 19 victories during the 2010-11 campaign and to the semifinals of the America East conference tournament three times in four years.


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What The Media Need To Know About "The Next Citizens United"
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On October 8, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a challenge to campaign contribution limits that court-watchers call "the next Citizens United." Although opponents of campaign finance regulation characterize aggregate contribution limits as a violation of the First Amendment, media should be aware that such limits guard against institutional corruption in the democratic process, a foremost concern of the Constitution's framers.
McCutcheon v. FEC Seeks To Strike Down Decades-Old Campaign Finance Law As An Unconstitutional Restriction On Political Speech
The Washington Post: A "Conservative Activist" And The Republican National Committee "Argue[ ] That There's No Constitutional Rationale" To The Contribution Limits. Noting the case "could be the new Citizens United" -- the 2010 decision that reversed limits on independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions -- the Post reported "[s]ince the justices decided to take [McCutcheon], speculation has been raised that the conservative majority" wants to overturn precedent that limits direct donations to political candidates:
[McCutcheon] gives the justices a chance to continue their dismantling of restrictions on money in politics, most notably with the landmark Citizens United v. FEC decision of early 2010.
With the new case, the court could strike a blow against fundraising limits for federal candidates and political parties.
The case does not challenge the $2,600 cap on donations to a single candidate's campaign but rather the overall limit -- $123,000 -- that one person can give over a two-year election cycle.
Removing that ceiling would allow a single donor to give the maximum amount to more candidates and, crucially, to political parties such as the Republican National Committee, which brought the lawsuit along with Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama businessman and conservative activist.
The court decided decades ago that the government is constitutionally permitted to limit donations to candidates with the goal of fighting corruption. But the RNC argues that there's no constitutional rationale for limiting how much one donor can give to many candidates. The thinking goes that because each candidate receives only $2,600, none of them ends up corrupted.
Since the justices decided to take the case, speculation has been raised that the conservative majority is looking to reverse a lower-court ruling and strip away that overall limit, which was upheld in a different form in 1976. Such a change would allow more money to flow, in particular, to political parties, which have had a diminished role in campaigns with the rise in spending by advocacy groups in the past few years, mainly after Citizens United. [The Washington Post, 2/20/13]
A McCutcheon Decision That Strikes Down Limits Will Make It Easier For A Few Wealthy Donors To Influence Elections
The New Yorker: McCutcheon Is "Worse" Than Citizens United. CNN legal analyst and New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin reports that the Supreme Court is poised to allow even more money to flood into federal elections and Citizens United "was not an aberration for this Court. ... The Justices in the majority are engaging in a long-term project to deregulate campaigns":
Think the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United was bad? A worse one may be on the horizon.
To recognize the problem, it's necessary to review some of the Court's gnarled history on the subject of campaign finance. In Citizens United, which was decided in 2010, the Court rejected any limits on what a person or corporation (or labor union) could spend on an independent effort to help a candidate win an election. Thus the rise of Super PACs; that's why Sheldon Adelson could spend sixty million dollars to help Mitt Romney in 2012. But, though Citizens United deregulated independent expenditures on behalf of candidates, the case said nothing about direct contributions to the candidates themselves.
That's where the new case comes in.
To see why McCutcheon may win, one must examine the strange reasoning that governs the Supreme Court's decisions on campaign finance. In his brief to the Justices, McCutcheon makes an argument that is breathtaking for its candor. He says that when Congress first upheld limits on contributions, in the 1976 case of Buckley v. Valeo, the limits on aggregate giving served a useful purpose. Without the ceiling, the Court explained, a person could legally "contribute massive amounts of money to a particular candidate through the use of unearmarked contributions to political committees likely to contribute to that candidate, or [make] huge contributions to the candidate's political party."
But that, McCutcheon points out, was before the days of Citizens United. Now, he implies, Citizens United has undermined so many of the old rules that they are kind of irrelevant at this point. Indeed, the lower-court judge who considered the McCutcheon case upheld the existing rules but raised the "possibility that Citizens United undermined the entire contribution limits scheme." [The New Yorker, 7/30/13]
Democracy 21: Striking Down Overall Contribution Limits Will Recreate System That "Existed Prior To The Watergate Scandals." The non-partisan campaign finance reform advocacy group Democracy 21 outlined how individual donors will be able to funnel millions on behalf of candidates and parties, returning our democracy to "legalized corruption":
If the Supreme Court were to strike down the limits on overall contributions at issue in the McCutcheon case, it would reverse almost 40 years of Supreme Court precedents upholding the constitutionality of federal contribution limits. Such a decision would allow individual donors to give million-dollar and multi-million contributions to directly support federal candidates and parties (See examples below.) This would return to federal elections the huge contributions that the Supreme Court has held could be prevented and would recreate the system of legalized corruption that existed prior to the Watergate scandals.
In 2012, for example, President Obama and Mitt Romney each had a joint fundraising committee consisting of his campaign committee, his national party's committee and several state party committees. Obama and Romney used the joint fundraising committees to solicit individuals to give a contribution of $70,800 for the party committees, which was the overall contribution limit for donations by an individual to all party committees in the 2012 election cycle. The money was then spent by the committees to support the presidential candidates who solicited the contributions.
If the overall contribution limits had not been on in effect in 2012, President Obama and Mitt Romney would have been able to solicit and have the benefit of $1 million contributions for the 2012 presidential election, almost fifteen times the amount they could legally solicit in 2012. [Democracy 21, 9/24/13]
Lyle Denniston: McCutcheon Is A "Fervent New Effort" By Republicans To Eliminate Campaign Limits. Reporting for SCOTUSblog, long-time Supreme Court expert Denniston notes that the idea of valuing unrestricted campaign contributions over corruption concerns is particularly attractive to the GOP:
The Republican National Committee on Tuesday mounted a fervent new effort to get the Supreme Court to give those who contribute money to political campaigns as much freedom as those who spend money independently to promote candidates and causes. In a sixty-page brief in a case that the Court is to decide at its next Term, the GOP's national organization argued that the time has come to give donors wider First Amendment freedom to make contributions to parties and candidates.
For the past thirty-seven years, the Court has held fast to the idea that limits on political spending put a heavier burden on political expression than limits on contributions do, and so the government has more power to regulate contributions than spending. The differing approach originated in the Court's 1976 decision in Buckley v. Valeo, and it has withstood repeated attacks by advocates for donors and even by strong criticism by some Justices themselves -- including current Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas.
Both the RNC and McCutcheon urged the Court to use the most rigorous constitutional test -- "strict scrutiny" -- to judge limitations on campaign contributions. The Court has used various phrases in judging such restrictions, but has never embraced the toughest test. The RNC devoted considerably greater attention to that issue than did McCutcheon.
This case does not involve any challenge to what are called the "base limits" on campaign contributions. Those are the annual limits on what a donor can give to a candidate directly, to a campaign committee, a party, or a party committee. The challenges, rather, are to what are called "aggregate limits" -- the total amount that a donor can give to all political recipients during a two-year election cycle. Both the RNC and McCutcheon contended that these overall limits impose a heavier burden on campaign expression than do the base limits, and cannot be justified by any argument that giving to more recipients risks corruption in campaign financing. [SCOTUSblog, 5/8/13]
...And It Would Create Bad Law That Ignores The Framers' Intent Of Preventing Institutional Corruption
Slate: Supreme Court's New "Narrowed" Corruption Definition Could Pave The Way For "The Next Citizens United." Law professor Richard L. Hasen fears that the Court's recent mischaracterization of corruption as "outright bribery" -- a narrower interpretation that excludes "buying access to politicians" -- will influence its analysis of campaign contribution limits:
In 2010, in Citizens United, the Supreme Court overturned two earlier cases that upheld limits on the campaign spending of corporations and unions. Along the way, the court narrowed its definition of "corruption" to exclude buying access to politicians or ingratiating oneself with them--characterizing corruption as closer to outright bribery involving a quid pro quo. In Citizens United, Justice Kennedy wrote for the court majority that "there is only scant evidence that independent expenditures even ingratiate. ... Ingratiation and access, in any event, are not corruption."
That rejiggered definition could now rise again in McCutcheon. In Citizens United, the justices said that nothing in the case affected the standard for reviewing contribution limits. But they haven't shown much respect for precedent in the campaign finance arena. And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a leading opponent of campaign finance laws, has urged the court to start applying the strict scrutiny standard -- the one that killed limits on spending -- to the review of contribution limits. The court recently granted his lawyer time at the McCutcheon oral argument to make that case. [Slate, 9/30/13]
Lawrence Lessig: Framers Primarily Concerned With "Dependence Corruption," Not "Quid Pro Quo Corruption." Lessig, a law professor at Harvard and campaign finance scholar, recently completed an extensive report on how the Framers defined "corruption" and concluded the original meaning was concerned with "securing a government free from corrupting dependence on high-dollar donors," not the limited definition of bribery favored by McCutcheon and the RNC:
Appellant McCutcheon and the Republican National Committee (collectively "McCutcheon") contend that the federal aggregate contribution limits impose substantial burdens on First Amendment freedoms and cannot be justified by any constitutionally legitimate interest, and in particular, by the interest in avoiding corruption. ... McCutcheon's argument, however, depends upon a modern understanding of the term "corruption," in sharp conflict with the term's original meaning.
The Framers viewed corruption as one of the greatest threats to government. They considered anti-corruption measures essential to an enduring republican system of government. As George Mason warned his fellow delegates at the Constitutional Convention, "if we do not provide against corruption, our government will soon be at an end." ... Thus, in drafting the Constitution, the Framers sought to ensure that "corruption was more effectually guarded against, in the manner this government was constituted, than in any other that had ever been formed."
The Framers had a very specific conception of the term "corruption" in mind, one at odds with McCutcheon's more modern understanding of that term. For the Framers, "corruption" predicated of institutions as well as individuals, and when predicated of institutions, was often constituted by an "improper dependence." ... In the case of the House in particular, they sought an institution "dependent on the people alone[.]" ... Any conflicting dependence--such as upon foreign patrons--would "corrupt" that intended dependence, and in turn threaten to corrupt the nation's fledgling republican institutions.
[My] review of Framing-era usage of the word "corruption" ... demonstrates that the need to prevent such "dependence corruption" dominated the discussions of "corruption" over the adoption and ratification of the Constitution. This research establishes that (1) the Framers' dominant concern was the corruption of the institutions of government, not individuals; (2) the Framers recognized that democratic institutions could be corrupted through developing conflicting dependencies, as they had in England; and (3) corruption of individual officeholders by bribery or other forms of quid pro quo corruption was a real, but secondary, concern. [Amicus Curiae Brief of Professor Lawrence Lessig in Support of Appellee, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, 7/2013]
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I was showing my grandpa my lights from seventhz777z. He is not all that thrilled about SW, he calls us "a bunch of pot smokin' hippies." The toothless wonder, old gummer that he is, he's was still interested in seeing them.
Ok, my point. He actually came up with an idea about adding an on/off switch. He said taking the battery in and out of the 9V clip could cause wear and eventually have to replace the clip. Has anyone done this? Any pros/cons? Thanks for the help.


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seeding a new tank
SO i have 3 new 10 gallon tanks that I want to seed.
I currently have a 12G and a 5G that have been up for a month and a half ish and are cycled.
I plan on running sponge filters int he 3 10s as they will be used for shrimp for fry tanks. Currently i just added water and air stones (until the sponges arrive). And added a sprinkle of fish food to get a bit of ammonia going.
I put a handful of gravel into one of the 10G tanks.
In the other 2 I was thinking of either using a chunk of the bio rings or a chunk of the sponge from the 12G tank. (which would have less of an effect on the main tank?) Also if i'm using sponge filters can i just pop a few bio-rings randomly around the substrate or should the be in a filter? I could put an empty hob on with just a few rings.. What is the best way to seed a new tank that will be using new sponge (air) filters?
I may also steel a few plants out of the main tank as they will have beneficial bacteria on the surface.
I have removed as much as 25% of the filter media from the filter of a well cycled tank and had no problems with the ammonia or nitrite levels.
Usually I would take the media from several tanks and combine it to start one new tank.
You have small tanks, and relatively new tanks, and, though cycled, I think they have a way to go before they should donate much media.
You could buy bacteria in a bottle. Look for Nitrospira species of bacteria. Do not waste your money on anything else. Then split the cycled media however you want, and dose old tanks and new with Nitrospira to increase the bacteria. Feed the new tanks just like the fishless cycle until you are ready to add livestock.
Or you could so a fishless cycle, using only a very small amount of bacteria from your existing tanks to jump start the population.
Here is the fishless cycle:
Fishless Cycle
You too can boast that "No fish were harmed in the cycling of your new tank"
Cycling a tank means to grow the beneficial bacteria that will help to decompose the fish waste (especially ammonia). These bacteria need ammonia to grow. There are 3 sources of ammonia that work to do this. One is fish. Unfortunately, the process exposes the fish to ammonia, which burns their gills, and nitrite, which makes their blood unable to carry oxygen. This often kills the fish.
Another source is decomposing protein. You could cycle your tank by adding fish food or a dead fish or shellfish. You do not know how much beneficial bacteria you are growing, though.
The best source of ammonia is... Ammonia. In a bottle.
Using fish is a delicate balance of water changes to keep the toxins low (try not to hurt the fish) but keep feeding the bacteria. It can take 4 to 8 weeks to cycle a tank this way, and can cost the lives of several fish. When you are done you have grown a small bacteria population that still needs to be nurtured to increase its population. You cannot, at the end of a fish-in cycle, fully stock your tank.
The fishless/ammonia cycle takes as little as 3 weeks, and can be even faster, grows a BIG bacteria population, and does not harm fish in any way.
Both methods give you plenty of practice using your test kit.
How to cycle a tank the fishless way:
1) Make sure all equipment is working, fill with water that has all the stuff you will need for the fish you intend to keep. Dechlorinator, minerals for GH or KH adjustments, the proper salt mix, if you are creating a brackish or marine tank. These bacteria require a few minerals, so make sure the GH and KH is at least 3 German degrees of hardness. Aquarium plant fertilizer containing phosphate should be added if the water has no phosphate. They grow best when the pH is in the 7s. Good water movement, fairly warm (mid to upper 70sF), no antibiotics or other toxins.
2) (Optional)Add some source of the bacteria. Used filter media from a cycled tank is best, gravel or some decorations or a few plants... even some water, though this is the poorest source of the beneficial bacteria.
Bacteria in a bottle can be a source of these bacteria, but make sure you are getting Nitrospira spp of bacteria. All other 'bacteria in a bottle' products have the wrong bacteria. This step is optional. The proper bacteria will find the tank even if you make no effort to add them. Live plants may bring in these bacteria on their leaves and stems.
3) Add ammonia until the test reads 5 ppm. This is the non-sudsing, no surfactants, no-fragrance-added ammonia that is often found in a hardware store, discount stores, and sometimes in a grocery store. The concentration of ammonia may not be the same in all bottles. Try adding 5 drops per 10 gallons, then allowing the filter to circulate for about an hour, then test. If the reading isn't up to 5 ppm, add a few more drops and test again. (Example, if your test reads only 2 ppm, then add another 5 drops) Some ammonia is such a weak dilution you may need to add several ounces to get a reading.
4) Test for ammonia daily, and add enough to keep the reading at 5 ppm. You probably will not have to add much, if any, in the first few days, unless you added a good amount of bacteria to jump start the cycle.
5) Several days after you start, begin testing for nitrites. When the nitrites show up, reduce the amount of ammonia you add so the test shows 3ppm. (Add only half as much ammonia as you were adding in part 4) Add this reduced amount daily from now until the tank is cycled.
If the nitrites get too high (over 5 ppm), do a water change. The bacteria growth is slowed because of the high nitrites. Reducing the level of ammonia to 3 ppm should prevent the nitrite from getting over 5 ppm.
6) Continue testing, and adding ammonia daily. The nitrates will likely show up about 2 weeks after you started. Keep monitoring, and watch for 0 ppm ammonia, 0 ppm nitrite and rising nitrates.
7) Once the 0 ppm ammonia and nitrites shows up it may bounce around a little bit for a day or two. Be patient. Keep adding the ammonia; keep testing ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
When it seems done you can challenge the system by adding more than a regular dose of ammonia, and the bacteria should be able to remove the ammonia and nitrite by the next day.
If you will not be adding fish right away continue to add the ammonia to keep the bacteria fed.
8) When you are ready to add the fish, do at least one water change, and it may take a couple of them, to reduce the nitrate to safe levels (as low as possible, certainly below 10 ppm) I have seen nitrate approaching 200 ppm by the end of this fishless cycle in a non-planted tank.
9) You can plant a tank that is being cycled this way at any point during the process. If you plant early, the plants will be well rooted, and better able to handle the disruption of the water change.
Yes, the plants will use some of the ammonia and the nitrates. They are part of the nitrogen handling system, part of the biofilter, they are working for you. Some plants do not like high ammonia, though. If a certain plant dies, remove it, and only replace it after the cycle is done.
10) The fishless cycle can also be used when you are still working out the details of lighting, plants and other things. If you change the filter, make sure you keep the old media for several weeks or a month. Most of the bacteria have been growing in this media (sponges, floss etc).
seeding a new tank
About how many drops would give you 5ppm in a 10g?
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Wash. Post ignored own polling data to suggest bin Laden tape will help Bush
Research ››› ››› KATIE BARGE & JEREMY CLUCHEY
In its October 31 lead editorial, titled "The Osama Surprise," The Washington Post predicted that the recently released taped message from Osama bin Laden would "shift voters" toward President George W. Bush: "Maybe it [bin Laden videotape] was meant to shift voters away from the president on Tuesday; more likely it will do the opposite."
But the Post's own polling data suggests that, if there has been any shift in voter preferences since the release of the bin Laden tape on October 29, it has been in the direction of Senator John Kerry, not Bush. The last Post poll conducted entirely before the bin Laden tape aired (released October 29) gave Bush a three-point advantage, 50 percent to Kerry's 47 percent. The Post's most recent poll, conducted from October 27-30, showed Kerry and Bush tied at 48 percent. That's a three-point shift in Kerry's favor.
Two more polls conducted since the release of the bin Laden tape show a stable race or a trend towards Kerry:
• A FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted October 29-30 -- the only national poll conducted entirely after the release of the bin Laden tape -- showed a steady trend toward Kerry, with Kerry and Bush tied at 46 percent each. The FOX News poll conducted October 28-29 gave Bush a two-point lead over Kerry, 47 percent to 45 percent, narrowing Bush's five-point lead from its poll conducted October 27-28, which gave Bush 50 percent and Kerry 45 percent.
Opinion Dynamics President John Gorman noted on October 31: "With less than two days to go, it is likely that any further last minute events will have little impact. However, it can be said the recent news of a bin Laden tape, while not necessarily hurting the incumbent, has clearly not helped him hold off Sen. Kerry."
• A Zogby poll conducted October 28-30 showed the race even with 48 percent support for each candidate; the previous Zogby poll showed them tied at 47 percent each.
Two polls that have surveyed voters since the release of the bin Laden tape have trended toward Bush:
• A TIPP poll conducted October 28-30 gave Bush 48 percent to Kerry's 43 percent, increasing Bush's lead by three points from its previous poll conducted October 27-29.
• A Newsweek poll, conducted October 27-29, gave Bush a six-point lead, but included only one night of polling since the bin Laden video was released.
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March 19, 2014
MURRAY, Ky. - The University of Tennessee women's tennis team started off its spring break trip with a clean sweep of Murray State on Wednesday morning defeating the Racers 7-0.
Tennessee started the day off with a bang sweeping doubles play and entering singles with a 1-0 lead.
Ambika Pande and Victoria Olivarez combined for the first win of the day, an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles. Caitlyn Williams, in action for the first time this spring, partnered up with Joanna Henderson to win at No. 1 doubles 8-4 and seal the point. Williams and Henderson are 8-1 in the 2013-14 season in doubles. Laurence Guevremont and Eve Repic reformed their doubles duo into an 8-6 win on court two for the sweep.
Brittany Lindl added to the Lady Vols lead with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court four while Henderson stayed undefeated on the day with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles.
Olivarez won in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 over her No. 4 singles opponent and after getting off to a first set loss (3-6), Ambika Pande came back to win 12-straight games for her first career dual meet victory by a 3-6, 6-0, 6-0 score.
Guevremont also battled back from a first set loss to achieve a 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (2) win using a third set tiebreaker while Repic concluded the sweep with a 6-4, 6-3 win on court one.
The Lady Vols will be back in action later Wednesday when they finish out their doubleheader in Murray, Ky. this time against Western Kentucky at 4 p.m. ET
Tennis Match Results
Tennessee vs Murray State
Mar 19, 2014 at Murray, Ky.
(Purcell Tennis Courts)
#47 Tennessee 7, Murray State 0
Singles competition
1. #102 Eve Repic (UT) def. Andrea Eskauriatza (MUR) 6-4, 6-3
2. Joanna Henderson (UT) def. Carla Suga (MUR) 6-3, 6-1
3. Laurence Guevremont (UT) def. Eleonore Tchakarova (MUR) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (2)
4. Brittany Lindl (UT) def. Megan Blue (MUR) 6-1, 6-3
4. Victoria Olivarez (UT) def. Verginie Echakarova (MUR) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tiffany Tavares (UT) def. Erin Patton (MUR) 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Caitlyn Williams/Joanna Henderson (UT) def. Eleonore Tchakarova/Verginie Tchakarova (MUR) 8-4
2. Eve Repic/Laurence Guevremont (UT) def. Erin Patton/Andrea Eskauriatza (MUR) 8-6
3. Ambika Pande/Victoria Olivarez (UT) def. Megan Blue/Carla Suga (MUR) 8-5
Match Notes:
Murray State 6-4, 1-0 OVC
Tennessee 6-8, 1-4 SEC; National ranking #47
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,2,5,6,3,1)


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I built 2 walls on my new chicken coop. I told my brother that since it was going to have 4 doors it was a sedan, not a coop.And another 1/3 of the concrete floor poured. Ran out of Concrete ( 1.5 bags left) so the other 1/3 of the floor has to wait until payday (Tuesday) so I have the money to buy the rest of the concrete (45 more bags). I will also be buying the OSB paneling for the siding and corrigated roofing then too. Should have the chicken house finished by mid-April.
Brian is your son helping with all this work.
Quote from: Irwin on March 29, 2009, 12:23:27 PMBrian is your son helping with all this work.You have opened a sore spot. I'm lucky if I can get him to feed the goats or mow the lawn which are the only 2 jobs on the place I can get him to do with and regularity. He's also like my wife, bless her heart, he doesn't have a good spacial relationship on how things work or go together. When I have him help I spend all my time trying to tell him how to do the job in a way he'll understand, and it still turns out wrong. I've had him help me get hay about 1/2 dozen times now. He still can't stack the bales correctly. Where I, or somebody who knows how to stack hay bales, can get 40 bales into my storage area he can only get about 30.In other words, I can usually do more faster without his help even if I am disabled.
Oh Brian.....that is awful about the stomping of the Joe Pyles. Fourteen turkeys!!! Are you nuts!!! I am not impressed with the turkeys that I raised to 7 and a half months old. Those heritage birds. They were supposed to dress out at about 20 pounds (toms), but they were about 12 pound each (three of them, not impressed at all, must have done something wrong that they were so small).YOu got a whole lotta Jersey Giants going on there.I got a wack of 2 day old chicks a couple of weeks ago from the co-op, couldn't resist, all poulets, except for the buff orpingtons13 barred rock pouletsone australorpe pouletsone silver laced wayandotte pouletone speckeled sussex poulettwo buff orpingtons, poulet and cockeralThey are all supposed to be hens, but I am kind of wonderin'......Have a wonderful day, life, great health. Cindi
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Babies looking good, staying safe in purple caps
By DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader | November 17. 2012 8:32PM
This baby appears very happy with the purple cap provided by New Hampshire Children's Trust. The organization distributes purple caps to newborns at 12 hospitals across the state. The caps promote awareness of the Children's Trust program for dealing with crying infants. (COURTESY)
That's not a pediatric fashion statement but rather an effort to curb infant abuse by reminding parents to take a moment when they start to feel overwhelmed by a crying baby.
Volunteers have been knitting and crocheting since April, generating more than 5,000 purple caps to donate to New Hampshire newborns as part of the "CLICK for Babies" campaign sponsored by the Utah-based National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. The color is for the "Period of PURPLE Crying," an initiative to remind parents that it is normal for infants to cry - and that it will pass.
"We've heard story after story - parents who are at their wit's end, looked back, put that baby down in the crib and walked away," said Ryan Steinbeigle, director of development at the NCSBS, touting the initiative's success. "There's been so many stories from parents telling us things like that."
The purple caps serve as both a reminder to parents and a way for people to feel they are making a contribution in an effort to protect babies. The "click" in the campaign name is for the sound of knitting needles, and there has been a whole lot of clicking in the Granite State since the New Hampshire Children's Trust announced the program in April with a goal of 1,000 caps.
The goal was way short of the response, which generated about 5,000 caps, each attached with a sticker listing the Period of PURPLE Crying program.
"It's been amazingly popular. We were really just stunned," Maria Doyle, training and evaluation director with the New Hampshire Children's Trust, said of the initiative's success. "I have to order more stickers."
In addition to the donated knit hats, parents are given program materials at 12 participating hospitals in New Hampshire. Distribution started Nov. 1 and will continue until the supply runs out, Doyle said. The 2013 hat drive will click off again in April.
"So often with child abuse and preventing it, we know what it takes, but having an actionable step isn't always so easy," Doyle said. "This gave people something they could to do about it, and boy did they."
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PURPLE is an acronym for general characteristics parents should remember.
-- Peak: Crying generally increases each week after birth and peaks at 2 months, then decreases at 3 to 5 months.
-- Unexpected: Babies will cry with no explanation.
-- Resists soothing: Methods don't seem to work no matter what parents try.
-- Pain-like face: The baby looks like he or she is in pain, even though pain might not be an issue.
-- Long-lasting: Crying can go for five hours or more a day.
-- Evening: Crying might increase in late afternoon or evening hours.
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome's Steinbeigle said New Hampshire is one of 10 states participating in the "CLICK" campaign. Three Canadian provinces are on board as well.
Steinbeigle expects the number to grow as more states and hospitals adopt the Period of PURPLE Crying initiative. Everywhere it's been added, he said, the CLICK campaign has been wildly successful with getting people to knit and donate the signature purple caps.
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England's Greg Owen shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Chiquita Classic, the second tournament in the four-event Web.com Tour Finals series.
Owen, 41, the winner of the European Tour's 2003 British Masters, had an eagle, seven birdies and three bogeys at River Run. He had an 8-under 136 total.
The bulk of the field is made up of players in the top 75 on the Web.com Tour money list and Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings. The top 25 on the Web.com money list are assured PGA Tour cards, while the other players are fighting for 25 additional cards.
Owen was 134th in the FedEx Cup standings.
Colombia's Camilo Bene-detti was a stroke back along with Kris Blanks, Andrew Svoboda and Will MacKenzie.
CHAMPIONS: Dick Mast took the first-round lead in the Montreal Championship, shooting a 3-under 69 in windy conditions on La Vallee du Richelieu's difficult Rouville Course.
Mast, 62, winless on the 50-and-over tour, had five birdies and two bogeys.
Kenny Perry, the Senior Players Championship and U.S. Senior Open winner in consecutive tour starts this summer, opened with a 70. Bernhard Langer was another stroke back along with Mark Brooks, Mike Reid, Tom Pernice Jr. and David Frost.
PGA EUROPEAN: Scotland's Stephen Gallacher shot a 6-under 65 or a share of the lead with Thomas Bjorn after the second round of the European Masters.
Bjorn, the 2011 champion from Denmark, shot his second straight 66 to match Gallacher at 10-under 132. Spain's Miguel Angel Jiminez shot a 68 to join Englishmen Danny Willet, Tommy Fleetwood and Richard Finch and France's Victor Dubuisson at 9 under.
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I cannot tell you anything about the handgun, but I will say a few words about the caliber and ammunition.
.44-40 ammo is fairly hard to find in stores, and is usually expensive to buy when you finally find some. The price will be comparable to .44 Magnum ammunition, but the .44-40 does not begin to approach the .44 Mag's ballistic performance. The .44-40 uses a .427" diameter bullet, vs. the .429" bullets used in .44 Special and .44 Magnum ammunition, and the case has a slight taper; both of which combine to make reloading components and dies for this caliber less-common and more expensive. The sport of Cowboy Action Shooting has caused a resurgence of interest and use in the .44-40 and similar old-West calibers, otherwise prices for these cartridges would be REALLY high.
The caliber may be one reason that the price is so attractive, even if the gun is in great shape. It can be very hard to sell guns chambered in odd-ball/less-common/expensive calibers.


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A trio of Canisius College men's lacrosse alums has made some news on the Canadian lacrosse scene. Matt Vinc '05 and Dan Coates '11 are set to square off in the Mann Cup Finals in Victoria, British Columbia, while fellow Golden Griffin standout Brad Favero '07 also enjoyed success by winning the Senior B Championship.
Both Vinc and Coates helped lead their respective teams to provincial championships and advance to the Mann Cup. Vinc is a member of the Victoria Shamrocks of the WLA, while Coates plays for the Six Nations Chiefs in Ontario.
Vinc anchored Victoria in their 4-2 series win over the Langley Thunder, which included former Canisius All-American Adam Jones on its roster. The Shamrocks clinched the series with an 8-3 victory in game six to advance to the national championship. Coates and Six Nations swept the Brooklin Redmen, 4-0, in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Finals.
A four-year defender at Canisius, Vinc led the Griffs in ground balls in three different seasons and ranks fifth in the program's record book with 258 career ground balls. A 2004 and 2005 All-MAAC selection, he was the sixth overall selection in the 2005 NLL Draft after graduating from Canisius, leading the Rochester Knighthawks to the last two NLL Championships.
Coates anchored the Canisius defense during his four-year collegiate career. The St. Catharines, Ontario native became the first Griff defender to earn first-team All-MAAC accolades during the 2011 season. He led Canisius with 52 ground balls, while placing second on the team with 18 caused turnovers. Coates also led all MAAC defenders with 4.33 ground balls per game in 2011 and totaled 113 ground balls and 40 caused turnovers during his career.
"I am very exited to compete for a Canadian National Championship," Coates said. "The Mann Cup has a rich history and to be a part of it is truly an honor. Competing against a former Golden Griffin on such a big stage is also pretty special. Matt is a great competitor and I have always admired his work ethic on and off the floor. The match up will definitely be a little more interesting with alumni weekend coming up later this month."
"To have two of our proud alumni competing for a national championship at the next level is just awesome to see as a coach," said Canisius head coach Randy Mearns. "Dan and Matt are two phenomenal players, as they were during their time on campus in helping build our program to where it is today."
In addition to the Mann Cup success, Favero helped lead the St. Catharines Saints to their first President Cup, sealing the championship with an 8-5 victory over the Kahnawake Mohawks. Favero netted two early goals in the contest to give the Saints the lead for good en route to the title.
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1. Re: This is the NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)iambrad Oct 28, 2010 12:27 PM (in response to Michael-V)
i would love to see The Atlanta Journal Constittion. (AJC)
A couple of magazines my grandmother mentioned she would like to have are
Home & Garden
Southern Living
2. Re: This is the NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Ealisaid Oct 28, 2010 12:29 PM (in response to Michael-V)
I would like to see...
Good Housekeeping
Reader's Digest
Women's Day
3. Re: This is the NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Arctic_Ranger Oct 28, 2010 12:29 PM (in response to Michael-V)
I would like to see:
National Review
Books and Culture
Christianity Today
The Christian Research Journal
Southern Partisan
4. Re: This is the NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Rav_Bunneh Oct 28, 2010 12:30 PM (in response to Arctic_Ranger)
There is really just one magazine at this time that I'd love to see in epub form.
Idunna: A Journal of Northern Tradition
They already publish an e-format version on lulu.com so at least you would not need to convince them that e-publishing is a good thing. Over there it is only $3 an issue but I'd rather get it right on my nook automagically.
All the main stream magazines I'm sure people will cite several times over so I won't even bother.
5. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)sygram Oct 2, 2010 7:07 AM (in response to Michael-V)
I would like to see the St. Petersburg Times (Florida) made available on the nook since there is a Kindle version available.
6. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)Paginate Oct 2, 2010 9:50 AM (in response to Michael-V)
The two magazines that I want most aren't available for the Kindle either, so I don't have much hope of seeing them anytime soon on my nook.
Scientific American Mind
Psychology Today
7. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)Tim40744 Oct 2, 2010 9:59 AM (in response to Michael-V)
I've requested this one directly from the publishers with no success:
Harper's Magazine
8. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)DblGee Oct 2, 2010 10:25 AM (in response to Michael-V)
Threads Magazine by Tauton Press
9. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)jslakey Oct 2, 2010 11:04 AM (in response to Michael-V)
How about:
Mother Jones
USA today
The Progressive
10. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)annoyingboy Oct 2, 2010 6:26 PM (in response to Michael-V)
U.S. News & World Report
11. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)OrangeBowl Oct 2, 2010 7:32 PM (in response to Michael-V)
Boulder Daily Camera
Baseball America
Miami Herald
First and foremost however I wish my Denver Post wasn't so buggy on my nook. Every issue has a problem opening atleast 1 section. B&N has yet to solve the problem(I've been on the phone with CS 6 times about this issue) and the last time I was on the phone with CS they simply replaced my nook. Sorry that last statement was off topic,but I feel like this problem hasn't been addressed properly.
12. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)Babs_luvs_books Oct 2, 2010 7:35 PM (in response to Michael-V)
World by World Magazine Inc.
13. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)pbwald1 Oct 3, 2010 1:53 PM (in response to Michael-V)
USA Today
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Atlantic
14. Re: ePeriodicals Request Thread (eNewspapers/eMagazines)flyingtoastr Oct 4, 2010 1:40 PM (in response to jslakey)
The St. Petersburg Times and Newsweek are on the top of my lists.


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A boy can dream..... It could damage the character.... I get that. It could NOT be worse than episodes 1-3.....
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A boy can dream..... It could damage the character.... I get that. It could NOT be worse than episodes 1-3.....
Just trying to be positive....oh well. At least we've always got ESB and ROTJ....up to the sarlacc pit anyway.
Any word on a possible story line for Star Wars ep 7 yet? Surely there has to be some major villain coming up right? Is there something wrong that I turn the bad guys into my good guys?
I think most of us like the bad guys more. The good guys like luke are usually whinny and annoying. The only cool good guy was Han and he wasn't always good.
As for story for Episode 7...I have no idea. They are bringing back Hamill, Fisher and Ford, which is nice, but I hope they don't focus on them. They are 30 years older, and I think most people's expectations of them would be way too high. When I saw Harrison Ford in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, part of me died. So if they took the route of Han/Leia's kids, that would be cool, and the rebirth of the Jedi Order.
I've read somewhere today that the Fett movie is to take place before ESB, which is a great area for stories to come from (Dash Rendar & a great video game). The exciting part of this though is the screen play is being written by the same guy who penned ESB as well as ROTJ, Kardan. I'm looking forward to Fett getting screen time. It will certainly put the demand for us "troopers" out there. So get your helmets ready!
Yeah, I'm VERY curious what variation of Fett's costume they'll use in this spin-off the most. Would be cool to see him start off with a "clean" set of armor. I know he supposedly pieced them together, but his armors have always coordinated in some way so it'd be cool to see how he gets the wear and tear on them. Knowing Disney, they'll probably even include how he got the dent.
The box office take? 41 million.
That's a strong indicator of what happens when you stray from the formula, these days.
Again, I'm not trying to rain on the parade, I'm just looking at the logistics of a project like this.
That is a **** shame, sorry to go off topic but Dredd was a great flick, I knew it wasn't a box office hit but I never realised it did so poorly, was really looking forward to a sequel, possible not now though...
Anyway, fett film, as many have said before and possibly will after, that will be a tough one to do right, could easily go wrong, simply by removing his helmet, which has also already been said, basically I can't think of anything original to add to the conversation so repeating other people's comments :)
It seems to have done extremely well on home media, probably due to word of mouth. Dredd was poorly marketed and also came out at the tail end of a pretty big summer, so it pretty much slipped under the radar. Add in the fact that I know a lot of people were immediately turned off because of the Stallone version, and I'm not sure if it was true all over the world but they only had it in 3D where I lived so I know that was a turn off to alot of people.
Honestly, the only reason I'm so optimistic is because, IM3 aside, I think Disney's done a great job on their big movies with Marvel and I really don't expect them to drop the ball with the SW franchise. I have hope they can do a great job. Until I see otherwise, I'll keep my cup half-full.
Yeah personally I think Dredd's lackluster performance had more to do with the lingering negative stigma of the Stallone Dredd and Dredd perhaps appealing to a more niche market rather than the fact it didn't follow the typical Hollywood formula. I think the simple fact that Fett is a product of Star Wars and is one of its most popular and recognizable characters would go a long way toward overcoming what I think were Dredd's shortcomings.
Holy **** I forgot Rob Schneider was in that...HAH!
Yeah, I was the same way. I didn't care at all to see it but wound up going with a buddy because no one else would go with him. To my surprise, not only was the movie better than I expected but I actually enjoyed it!
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Haha! Yep! That's the only face I need to see!
Wouldn't it be AWESOME if Hayden came back and played Boba?!.....:lol
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He already ruined one character...
When he popped into ROTJ I swear my heart stopped.
Man dynamic1, that was just mean.
Ha! Just rumors at this point, but looks like some of us might get our wish afterall. Or the rumor mongers saw this thread...;)
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Strap in, a lot of you arent going to like this.
To counter-act the prequels, the Boba Fett spin-off movie planned for 2018 has an interesting twist pitched by Episode VII writer Lawrence Kasdan: the spin-off will start with a complete stranger killing Boba Fett and taking his armor, starting a Man-With-No-Name bounty hunter tale. So: someone kills the Boba Fett from the prequels and takes his armor and name. One this is for certain is that Kasdan didnt like the prequel and wants no Bobba Fett Clone in the spin-off film.
Sounds a lot like a Western and it sounds like it could restore a fan-favorite character that was totally a little boy with thousands of versions of his father running around. Or it could just be a lot of stupid rib-elbowing about this stranger doomed to fall into a Sarlaac pit in the most anti-climatic franchise exit ever.
Lastly I was told by 3 sources, reps etc, etc (so call who ever you want) that Captain American director Joe Johnston is on top of the list to direct the spin-off, which makes sort of sense since he began his career as a concept artist and effects technician on the first Star Wars film. REMEMBER NOW before you all go and say hes directing the project, I never said he has the job, just that hes on top of the list, lets get that perfectly clear.
Awww. It would be a shame if they had to redo the voice in ESB again, wouldn't it?
It really can't get into anymore better hands than with Kasdan writing and Joe Johnston directing. I can't even see any "suits" getting in the way of their story. 2018 is just such a long time away:cry
I though their schedule was a Star Wars movie every year?
Episode VII : 2015
Spinoff :2016
Episode VIII : 2017
Spinoff : 2018
Episode IX : 2019
Ok, now that I actually type it out, there is a spinoff in 2018, but why would rumours stir about the second one before the first?
Assuming there's anything to this at all, I suppose rumors are where you find them. My understanding is that these spinoffs are being worked on concurrently so I suppose it's plausible that a rumor regarding the (alleged) Boba Fett spin-off could've leaked first.


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1. Pull out range and unplug from socket.2. Lift range lid. 3. Remove back panel. Loosen the 6 - 1/4" nuts, then lift up slightly, which compresses the "latch" at the top middle. Let down and panel comes off easily.(Note: Do not remove wires yet)4. Remove control knob from front panel by pulling gently, exposing 2 small tap screws5. unscrew the 2 small tap screws, freeing the switch. 6. NOTE THE EXISTING WIRING! Each terminal has a letter. Take a photo or drawing for reference, because the new switch's post locations were not the same as the old. 7. In my case I had to replace the terminal block kit with a new one. (don't try the aftermarket one's at Home Depot...bad idea event though they say Hotpoint) so I ran those wires first. Easy removal of old, only one wire clip, then fish the wires through. Secure with tap screw at burner location.8. Hook up the wires. The ones coming from the burner don't seem to matter which one goes to which post but make sure you're replacing them on the posts that the original were on. What I did was just unhook the old posts one at a time and find the corresponding letter on the new one. 9. Break off stem at length of old switch with pliers. make sure you find where off and on are on the switch. Orient the off at the top, then push through from back of range. 10. Screw the 2 tap screws in, securing the switch. 11. Place the orange retainer oriented with flat side the same as the knob, and push the knob back in place. 12. Close lid, replace back panel13. Insert drip pan/burner into terminal block and secure in drip pan. If your burner plugs are corroded or exposed, replace the burner as it will short out.14. Plug in to socket and test before pushing range back into place.
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First I made sure the power was off then I removed the back cover. I took the new switch in hand and took one wire at a time from the old switch and put them on the new switch. I removed the old switch and replaced it with the new one. Made test to be sure it worked. Replaced back cover, job finished.
1. Removed the back panel.2. Disconnected the wires from the old switch while connecting wires to the new switch one at a time.3. Installed the new switch and broke off the excess metal on the post which fits into the burner knob on front of the range.4. Replaced the burner knob and replaced the back panel.
1. Pulled out drawer2. Vacuumed dust, etc. under stove3. Reached under stove to rear and pulled plug4. Pulled the stove out away from wall so I could get to back5. Removed 5 screws that retained the back of the control panel6. One by one, I removed each wire from an old control and pushed it onto the same pin on the new control - did same for all 4 burner controls7. Removed the knobs8. Removed 2 screws from the front panel for each old control and removed the old controls9. Pushed each of the new controls into place on the panel and reused screws to secure them in place10. Cut the long control stems using 2 pliers per instructions to match length of old controls.11. Used knob adapters provided to mate the old knobs to the new control stems12. Plugged the stove in and tested the burners13. Unplugged and replace the panel back with original screws14. Moved stove back into place15. The right front burner was the one most used, so I replaced the connector for that burner.16. That connector came with instructions that I followed - cut the wires to the old connector, splice the wires to the new connector wires using supplied wire nuts and shrink tubing.17. Plugged the stove back in18. Replaced drawer - job complete - stove like new
Disconnect power. . . Remove control panel, pull wire connectors,[note location] remove old switch, install new, install wires, snip stem to length, set knob . . . Turn on power - works. [Note this is a live part even when not connected]
Ever the optimist, I'd replaced the burner on this relic of another time to no effect. That left the switch. You guys should know that when a burner element goes bad it can take out the switch. I should have put a meter on it. Wehn I looked for a replacement a few months ago there were still factory parts available, but they were $80 or so and I wasn't inclined to risk that on a 40 year old range. I offered to replace the raange for my daughter as a Christmas present but she like this old thing. It was an unusual size with a pan storage compartment on the left. I went on line and found this universal replacement for about $25 delivered. What the heck. I ordered it and it arrived within a week. I pulled the stove out, killed the breaker, pulled the knob off, used a nut driver to take ther rear panel off, two phillips screws under the knob hold the switch in. The terminals on the old switch are in a slightly different order but are clearly marked L1, L2, H1, H2 and P. The P is the power and has a smaller terminal so you can't put it on the wrong one. Just examine the old switch ( it was marked the same way) take off the L1 and put in on the L1 of the new switch and so on, make sure you use the correct knob adapter to fit your old knob and break the switch stem to the correct length. It will break easilly if you hold it with one pliers and break it with another. Screw the new switch in place with he old screws. At this point, I closed the breakers and tested it. It worked fine. I turned the breakers off again. Buttoned it up and slid the stove back into place. 20 minutes tops. Great product. Good for another forty years.
Took Switch panel off range. Disconnected Infinite switch. Reinstalled infinite switch.. Replaced panel. Repair was very simple and self explainatory. Knott County Housing Authority Maintenance Personnel
removed the end caps from the stove panel, unscrewed the back, unscrewed the old switch, CAREFULLY noting which wire went to which terminal, removed the wires.Reversed the process. took a little longer because I felt compelled to do a thorough cleaning while I was there.
First shut the power to the stove,then had to slide the stove out so I could get at the back to remove the panel screws.Once you have the back off remove the knob on the front.Under the knob is 2 phillips screws that you need to remove.Next I took the new switch and matched up the wires to the old switch.Reinstall is the reverse.Once the switch is in place you must remove the excess shaft to match the length of the old one.This is done with the use of 2 pliers,you grasp the shaft with both pliers and snap it off where you need it.The kit comes with spacers so you have got to match up the right one so the switch is solid on the shaft.This finishes the project,next turn the power back on and check that all is working ok.Job finished.
First, I used the PatrSelect website, which has great prices, and has helpful diagrams. Once I had all the parts, I worked with my wife to turn off the power at our home junction box. Next, I lifted off the cover over the control area of this range. I removed four nuts to lift out the panel that holds the four controls and the fan switch. I removed the wires from the broken controls, removed the two screws holding each control in place, then screwed the new ones in place. I would recommend trimming the posts on the controls to the correct size before screwing them in place, because it is easier to grip them and not bend them when they are not mounted. I reconnected the wires and replaced the panel. For the "receptacle", I followed the instructions provided regarding cutting the wire and placing the wire nut and heat shrink tubing. I opened the unit that houses the burners to get easy access.
I followed the easy instructions and everything went well. I had the new switch installed in about 30 minutes. My wires were different colors than on the instructions but it was still easy to figure out where the wires went on the new switch. Just do not be in a hurry and make sure you measure before you break off the extension bar. My knob fit on the new switch without any of the parts that came with the switch.
I located and removed 2 sets of hex-head screws under the front lip of the cooktop, then lifted the entire cooktop to access the burner controls. Removed the wires and taped them, and took out the old control after removing 2 phillips head screws. Installed replacement part easily. Only tricky part is that the various shaft adapters don't quite work with my knob. I'll fix it completely with a bit of epoxy and the adapters they sent.
Pulled range out from the wall. Unplugged cord from outlet. Removed old knob, removed two phillips screws a very top of chrome trim, removed six nut-head screws from back to reveal the switches...removed two set screws from the front at knob base. Visually checked to make sure wiring post of new switch matched the old one. There was enough slack in the wiring to remove one wire at a time and connect it to the new switch in its appropriate place. Put new switch in the panel and secured with the two set screws. Select the bushing that would take up the slack for the old knob to fit on the new switch stem. Held new stem at its base with pliers and used another pair of pliers to snap the stem at appropriate length. (The new stem could not be broken off short enough to have the knob as flush to the panel as the other knobs...this was the only negative factor in the repair) Replaced nut-head screws and phillips screws. I was especially pleased with the quick delivery of the part...even without special shipping rates I received the part in less than 18 hours from the time I ordered it online!
The very first thing we did was turned the circuit breaker off and unplugged the range.My husband removed the back panel and unplugged the switch. Drew a diaghram of the color coded wires. When we received the new one he broke the extension bar off to fit the knob, plugged it in and we were back in business. It was very easy for my husband as he is a mechanic (millwright). However, if you are mechanically inclined it is an easy fix.
Your "virtual repairman" was fantastic. I would have purchased the wrong part without trhe diagnostic service. It said that 53% of the time the infinite switch was the problem. In my case it was 100%. Why I put up with this problem for 6 years I will never know.Repair job was easy but longer than the 15 minutes that it said it would take.
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text: Flip said they have a new name for the defense of Lebron but they weren't going to reveal it yet. So I was thinking about what they could possibly be calling it. I came up with one. Thought maybe some of you guys might come up with one yourself. Here's mine. As you know, the word pin is a sports term that is often used to communicate restraint or defeat, as in wrestling and or even in football. "The Lions are pinned inside their own 5 yard line". I hear that one quite often. Since Lebron, whether we like it or not, is sometimes referred to as the King, as in King James, I thought maybe they are calling it "The Kingpin"; because kingpin means the leader of a group.


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The Freedom From Religion Foundation scored a touchdown against football prayer at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga this week.
The pre-game prayer, which typically included a reference to 'Jesus Christ,' was traditionally delivered by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and had been a home game staple since 2010.
FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor initially wrote to UTC Chancellor Roger Brown on May 15, 2012: "While students, athletes, and athletic event attendees may choose to gather privately in prayer, a public university has no place in encouraging or endorsing religious ritual."
After several months of indecision, Brown announced on Sept. 10 that the university would make "the right decision for the university" and offer a moment of silence in lieu of prayer.
Brown told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that "we need to make sure there is never anybody that goes away from our campus, our stadium, our arena or classroom or work, that feels like they have been excluded or feel uncomfortable in any way."
Please phone Brown today and tell him that you support UTC's wise decision to end pre-game prayer. The religious community is making a loud fuss. To read more about it or watch TV coverage, scroll to the end. In order to sustain this recent victory, Brown's choice must be reaffirmed. Help FFRF keep religion out off the playing field by sharing some secular 'praise' with UTC.
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Dr. Mirela Oliva, assistant professor of philosophy, recently connected with the world, talking to specialists on hermeneutics Rome and conducting research in Germany. Her recent book and research have garnered attention all over the globe.
Oliva conducted a video conference at a colloquium, via Skype, about her book, "Das innere Verbum in Gadamers Hermeneutik," which is "The Verbum Interius in Gadamer's Hermeneutics" in English. The colloquium was organized by the Accademia delle Scienze Umane e Sociali in Rome, Italy. Several Italian specialists in hermeneutics, which is the art of interpretation and understanding, were on hand at the colloquium such as, Riccardo Dottori, Pietro de Vitiis, Gaspare Mura, Enrico Garlaschelli and Carolina Carriero.
The discussion was moderated by Angela Ales Bello, who touched on some problematic aspects in the Gadamerian hermeneutics, such as the possibility of metaphysics or Gadamer's ability to give a full account of language in its concrete articulation.
Oliva's book was published in 2009 by the German editor Mohr Siebeck in Tübingen, Germany, in the series "Hermeneutische Untersuchungen zur Theologie." The book works out Gadamer's interpretation of the medieval tradition of inner word, especially of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas and Cusanus. The hermeneutic treatment of the medieval concept of verbum interius brings up the philosophical relevance of the dogmas of Trinity and Incarnation and formulates a broad metaphysical account of language.
Because of her extensive research record, Oliva received a grant from DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service, to conduct research for three months at the Thomas Institut, University of Cologne in Germany.
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Testing can be considered an investment. A software organization-whether an in-house IT shop, market-driven shrink-wrap software vendor, or Internet ASP-chooses to forego spending money on new projects or additional features in order to fund the test team. What's the return on that investment (ROI)? Cost of quality analysis provides one way to quantify ROI.
The process of negotiating a software testing budget can be painful. Some project managers view testing as a necessary evil that occurs at the end of the project. In these people's minds, testing costs too much, takes too long, doesn't help them build the product, and can create hostility between the test team and the rest of the development organization. No wonder people who view testing this way spend as little as possible on it.
Other project managers, though, are inclined to spend more on testing. Why? Smart software managers understand that testing is an investment in quality. Out of the overall project budget, the project managers set aside some money for assessing the system and resolving the bugs that the testers find. Smart test managers have learned how to manage that investment wisely. In such circumstances, the test investment produces a positive return, fits within the overall project schedule, has quantifiable findings, and is seen as a definite contributor to the project. (For some ideas on helping to make your managers—and yourself—smarter see James Bullock's article, "Calculating the Value of Testing," and Rob Sabourin's article, "At Your Service," both available here at www.stickyminds.com.)
What Does Quality Cost?
The title of Phil Crosby's book says it all: Quality Is Free . Why is quality free? Like Crosby and J.M. Juran, Jim Campenella, in Principles of Quality Costs, illustrates a technique of analyzing the costs of quality start by breaking down these costs as follows:
Conformance costs include prevention costs and appraisal costs. Prevention costs include money spent on quality assurance—tasks like training, requirements and code reviews, and other activities that promote good software. Appraisal costs include money spent on planning test activities, developing test cases and data, and executing those test cases once.
Nonconformance costs come in two flavors, internal failures and external failures. The costs of internal failure include all expenses that arise when test cases fail the first time they're run, as they often do. A programmer incurs a cost of internal failure while debugging problems found during her own unit and component testing.
Once we get into formal testing in an independent test team, the costs of internal failure increase. Think through the process: The tester researches and reports the failure, the programmer finds and fixes the fault, the release engineer produces a new release, the system administration team installs that release in the test environment, and the tester retests the new release to confirm the fix and to check for regression.
The costs of external failure are those incurred when, rather than a tester finding a bug, the customer does. These costs will be even higher than those associated with either kind of internal failure, programmer-found or tester-found. In these cases, not only does the same process described for tester-found bugs occur, but you also incur the technical support overhead and the more expensive process of releasing a fix to the field rather than to the test lab. In addition, consider the intangible costs: Angry customers, damage to the company image, lost business, and maybe even lawsuits.
Two observations lay the foundation for the enlightened view of testing as an investment. First, like any cost equation in business, we will want to minimize the