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|Phantom27, thanks so much for this write up! I got them done tonight in about 30-45 minutes, your write up made it so much easier.
This is THE ONLY WAY
No matter if they're standard lights, ST170s, or MACHs.
I know I've never used a metal file to install a headlight bulb.
|deffinetly pain in the rear
|Ive installed HIDs without taking the headlights off. Easy
|I gotta admit these headlight bulbs are extremly overcomplicated, why make them like that!
|Posted via FF Mobile Uhhhhhhhhhh....no, all you do is pop the hood reach behind the headlight assembly between the fram and turn the bulb assembly to loosen then pull it out. Push the clips holding the bulb, take the old one off, put the new one on, shove it back in the hole and turn to lock. What did you do lol.
How to replace 2004 headlight bulbs: An adventure!
In order to change the headlight bulbs in your 2004 Ford Focus you will need several items:
1. The adult beverage of your choice.
2. A metric socket set.
3. A small screwdriver.
4. A small mirror.
5. A metal file.
6. A small flashlight.
Proceed as follows:
Open the hood. It is best to start with the passenger side bulb. Using a 10 MM socket with a medium extension remove the screw holding the radiator reservoir and set it somewhere where you'll be able to find it again. The reservoir is now being held in by a clip at its rear. With your screwdriver, gently pry the bottom of the plastic portion of this clip rearward while lifting the reservoir. It should easily slide up and over the clip. Move the reservoir to your right, balancing it out of the way on the engine block.
Note: If you find yourself unable to proceed this far without extreme difficulty put your tools away, contact a reputable mechanic and finish your adult beverage. You have no business rummaging under your Focus' hood!
If, however, you have gotten this far with little or no trouble reward yourself with a pull on your adult beverage and let's proceed, but before we do, check the horizontal metal body parts near the headlight for sharp edges. If you find any, file them down. I found them the hard way. My thumb will get better.
Remove the seal from the rear of the headlight assembly. It's the big black rubber thing about 3 inches in diameter. Gently pull it off and put it next to the screw you removed earlier. Shine your flashlight into the rear of the headlight while holding the mirror behind the flashlight so you can see the rear of the bulb and socket assembly. Behind the wires and to the side and top of the socket you will see a wire spring clip with a loop at it's top. The clip itself is pressed against the bulb and held at the top by a plastic protrusion over which it fastens.
You can do the next evolution by feel. Remembering where the wire loop was, place your finger on it and slightly under it, then lift and push it to the side and over the tab. Holding this sidwise tension, gently pull the wire clip toward the rear of the headlight housing and pivot it down. Grasp the socket with your thumb and forefinger, pull gently backward and it's out.
Holding the socket in one hand, grab the metal ring at the base of the bulb with your other hand and remove the bulb from the socket. Now, holding the new bulb by the metal ring, keeping your fingers off the glass, push the new bulb firmly and completely into the socket. Be sure the wire clip is clear of the bulb wires and that they are inside of its vertical portion.
Insert the bulb and socket assembly into the headlight. Note that there is a small protrusion in the metal bulb ring with two holes in it. They go down at the six-o-clock position. Be sure the bulb and socket are completely set home into the headlight assembly. Wiggle it a bit to be sure it is seated. The two holes in the ring should be visible from the front of the headlight.
Now comes the fun part! (I did this by feel.) With your forefinger pushed the wire clip back up and into the socket. The vertical portion should fit snugly against the back of the metal bulb ring and the upper horizontal portion with the loop should fit over and lock against the plastic protrusion. You can check this with your mirror and flashlight. Also, gently attempt to rock the socket with two fingers. If it's solid you're good.
Replace the rubber seal making sure it is seated completely on to the rear of the headlight assembly. Move the reservoir back into place snapping it over the clip first by pushing down, then replacing and tightening the screw you removed earlier.
Turn your headlights on and test the new bulb. If it works, reward yourself with a pull on your adult beverage. You're gonna need it!
The procedure for the driver's side headlight is the same as the one you just completed. However, in their infinite wisdom, Ford engineering chose to place a rather substantial component fastened to a metal bracket behind this particular item. Yes, there is enough room to get your paw in there, but it ain't as easy as the other side. Now if you feel up to removing this particular piece to obtain more room be my guest. I didn't and was still able to complete the task but not without impugning the ancestry and marital status of the parents of the particular engineer responsible for the layout of these components.
In any case if this bulb works too you're done. Pour yourself another one, you deserve it!
TIP: If you have large hands perhaps you can bribe your wife, girlfriend, or a dexterous 12 year old into helping you with the above. It's worth a shot!
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|i read through those tips, the funny thing is that all of these things involve cam shaft break in but in my motor the top end was fine there was a small amount of wear on 2 lifters and both of those had sludge stuck in the pushrod. all my problems came from the bottom end my main bearings were wiped out most of the material that wasnt sucked into the oil pump was stuck to the crank.
thanks mr p-body to begin with i was falsely under the impression that you didnt have to adjust roller rockers and that you just installed them bolted them down and you were good to go. i figured that would be one variable i could eliminate. i now i know thats not true so all things being equal i think at this point im going to go with the suggested cam and keep it all stock with the exception of the suggested valve springs retainers and locks.
cost is a big factor for me but that being said im not going to skimp on something vital if it is a must have. its a nice thing to be able to upgrade everything just to be on the safe side. but as long as the stock parts are within there specs i will leave them be. thats if im reading all of this right lol
oops tech inspector snuck in there and posted this before i read it i will read it thank you.
Roller cams are expensive compared to flat tappet combinations, but currently everything in the real world is geared toward rollers. Before you make a final decision to use a flat tappet camshaft, please read through this tutorial several times.....
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We've been using the Comp Magnum rockers forever. No issues. I HAVE studied failures from other builders. The "bluing" of the rocker body may or may not be an indication of a problem. When the rocker ball shows some galling (material migration), it's a problem. The correction is the proper length pushrod. It's not the rocker's "fault". If the pushrod cup isn't in the right position, the oil hole is "too open", squirting the oil instead of weeping it. The result is indequate oil to the balls. The use of oil deflectors has also proven effective.
The two major benefits of using a roller-tipped rocker are the accuracy of each rocker, one to the next (already mentioned) and the significant reduction is "side-loading" of the valve stem against the guide. The wheel allows the force to "move" along with the tip.
Harland Sharpe colaborated with Smokey Yunik to develope the first truly successful "full roller" rocker for the 1960 Pontiac NASCAR program (Ed Cole traded with Mac McKellar for some goodies from the small block for the ball-fulcrum rockers in '54 when the engines were being developed. He improved them by oiling through the pushrod, which Pontiac didn't adopt until '61). For many years, Harland Sharpe were the "old standby" and more affordable than the "better" roller rockers. In recent years, Scorpion has actually suplanted HS as the "good, affordable" rocker. The Scorpion offers much less "deflection" during operation. A typical HS rocker will measure a higher ratio than advertised when "light" springs are used. At running speeds, they "deflect" enough to reduce the ratio to the advertised level. Either are an excellent choice for a street engine, although it is said the alloy used by HS will be more apt to "work harden". They can become brittle over time, but I have never seen any "hard evidence" of this.
It must be noted, though, the Comp and Crower steel roller rockers are far superior for street use. Far more expensive, too...
The XE268H is the grind listed. It's not radical enough to really warrant true rollers. Magnums would provde the desired results. Be CERTAIN you use the springs called for by Comp and follow THEIR break-in procedure. You'll like the cam...
thanks i was just looking on summit to try and figure out some prices if im correct that cam is not a roller. it looks to me like the roller cam and lifter sets are about 700+ if that's right i'm going to have to re think this whole thing i definitely wasn't prepared for a jump like that in price. i will go with that profile but i may scrap the whole roller thing.
at times i don't know how i can hate something i love doing so much.
That cam profile is in the 260 - 300 lb. valve spring range. A set of Comp Cams 981-16 single valve springs will be the ones to use. They will drop in without any machine work and set up at 105 lb. seat pressure at 1.700" and 283 lb. open pressure at .480" valve lift. Use Comp Cams 742-16 retainers and Comp Cams 601-16 locks.
With those valve springs, full roller rocker arms are not necessary.
this is what the comp tech guy recommends for me
12-242-2. Duration @ .050 224/230 Lift is .477/.480 with a 110 LSA.. This will give you some sound at idle as well..
so this should mean im in the 301 to 350 area so if this means the stock springs top out at 300 i should replace them.......i think this is getting more expensive than i wanted it too but oh well what can you do
SB Chevrolet hydraulic Roller Camshaft valve spring pressure
Min. - Max. - Valve lift -
260 lb. - 300 lb. - .450" - .480" Daily driver - stock rocker arms
301 lb. - 350 lb. - .481" - .500" HP daily driver - full roller rocker arms
351 lb. - 400 lb. - .501" - .550" Racing - full roller rocker arms - 7/16" rocker studs
400 lb. - Up - .551" - up Racing - solid roller, steel billet camshaft, T&D shaft rocker system
and frequent parts inspection and replacement.
|i guess that's why i come here and ask lots of questions lol
Push rod length and its effect on where the roller (or sliding shoe for that matter) establishes two things:
- The off center forces introduced into the valve stem that cause it want to bind in the guide, this is a wear issue for guide and stem and an oil seal issue for the stem seal. You see the result of this in the guide wear being an egged shape in the direction of the rocker rather than uniform wear around the guide bore.
- The other is dynamic rocker ratio; the stated rocker ratio is a static dimension from the center of rotation to the push rod cup on one side and the tip contact point on the other. Production parts tend to be a bit sloppy here. However, in addition to that problem is the fact that the push rod end and the valve stem end actually make different motions of rotation so the dynamic ratio of the rocker is always changing a little from the static dimension calculation. So using a push rod length that keeps the movement of the tip across the stem to a minimum, also keeps the ratio more constant to the advertised. God, I'm beginning to sound like Jim Miller!
|ok so do i need to change the valve springs too? its not a big race engine with crazy stuff i started this idea because i know roller is an upgrade from stock and i can eliminate the stock rocker arm adjustment from the equation
Mousefink, I agree 100%
Mertz, I dont think you can do a proper geometry check with the stock rockers, besides their ratio is all over the chart. Check those rocker for blueing from heat. I had very low hours on these rockers. Watch here:
Aftermarket performance flat tappet and roller camshafts usually have higher valve lift and require a higher than stock spring rate in order to control valve action. Stock rocker arms with ball fulcrums are not designed to be used with more than 300 lb. valve spring pressure. Grooved rocker balls will give you an additional 30 lb. open load but open valve spring pressure more than 330 lb. should always be used with full roller rocker arms. When using high lift camshafts, full roller rocker arms will reduce oil temperature, diminish side load on the valve stems which reduces wear on the valve guides. Tight valve guide clearances and the use of self lubricating phosphor-bronze valve guide liners will allow more accurate valve seating.
This is why full roller rocker arms should be used with high performance flat tappet or roller camshafts. GM came to the same conclusion in 2000 when they introduced pedestal mounted, roller fulcrum rocker arms and the factory ball fulcrum rocker arms went the way of the Do-Do bird.
|I used them on my 350 and will be installing them on my 283 bacause I was told they are more accurate in ratio. I tried setting up the geometry on my 283 with the stock stamped rockers and I could not get them to leave a mark so I could not tell if they are centered on the valve. When I put them on the 350 it was clear where the rocker was riding on the valve. I know roller fulcrum rockers would have been better but I am on a budget and still wanted the geometry to be correct. The balls do have grooves for better oiling and less surface area so there is some reduced friction.
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A. There is science to suggest that the tropical oil may cause a slight (temporary) boost in your metabolism.
Anytime you eat, the process of digesting food burns off about 10 percent of the calories you consume. For example, if you consume 500 calories in a meal, your body uses about 50 of those calories to transform food into the energy that fuels your body. But theoretically if you eat a 500-calorie meal and replace the fat from oils or butter with coconut oil, your metabolism will speed up and burn more like 15 percent, or 75 calories.
It comes down to the molecular structure of the oil and how the body digests it. The fatty acids in coconut oil (called medium-chain triacylglycerols, or MCT) are shorter and more water-soluble than those in other oils, such as olive or canola. "So they're more directly routed to the liver, where they're readily burned for fuel," explains Peter Jones, Ph.D., professor of food science and nutrition at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Therefore, they have less opportunity to be deposited in fat stores.
But there is no scientific evidence to show that consuming coconut oil helps people lose weight. There is one recent study, however, using an MCT oil, which suggests coconut oil may work in the same way. In the study, 31 overweight men and women followed a low-calorie diet that included just over a tablespoon for women and just under two tablespoons for men each day of either an MCT oil or olive oil. After four months, the MCT-oil users lost an average of 7 pounds; the olive oil group just 3 pounds. The investigators suggested that the metabolic boost produced by the MCT oil likely played a role.
Even if coconut oil does help people lose weight, few nutrition experts recommend it, since coconut oil is loaded with saturated fat: 12 grams in 1 tablespoon versus 7 grams in a tablespoon of butter.
Bottom Line: The extra calorie burn produced by coconut oil might give you a slight edge, but only if you make room by eating less of something else. A tablespoon of any oil sets you back around 120 calories.
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12/03/2012 - 2:28pm
OK, I bought the extra virgin coconut oil, I read these comments. Some one please tell me how to eat this jar of stuff looks like crisco oil to me. do you scoop it and eat it or do you melt it.
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11/19/2012 - 9:30pm
I started using coconut oil 2 months ago. Early menopause, no hormone replacement,has left my skin looking so much older. I am 55. I have had comments on my face, asking what I am doing as my skin looking so much more healthy. Brown markings are going as well as the wrinkles. A store in our town makes face creams, body moisurizer etc. which I am also using as well as cooking with the oil.
My tissue paper arms are feeling and looking so much healthier. I also have not lost any weight which I was hoping would happen, but have so much more energy and feel so well, so can cope with that.
I had whooping cough last year and was still coughing when I started with the oil(14 months later). The cough is gone (could be a coincidence). I look after children who all have had coughs and colds and so far have been cold free.
I really feel that I am at a good place mentally and physically at the moment and am not ready to stop taking it to test the theory
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10/16/2012 - 5:04pm
Out of curiosity and being a huge milk lover, I've converted to coconut milk (boxed NOT canned) and was wondering if too much of it can cause UNwanted weight gain?????? Due to my love of the wrong foods I am already constantly trying to lose weight, I've heard a lot of good things about coconut water, does anyone knows if my new passion will do me more good than bad in the weight dept????
— Anonymous
09/23/2012 - 5:59pm
After reading all of the comments, I appreciate those that understood about fats. Thank you. The comment before mine.. You do know that coconut milk is not the same as coconut oil, right? I am not overweight. I make sure I get good fats in my diet including EVCO Extra virgin coconut oil. I just found a really yummy recipe using coconut oil, raw honey and organic cocoa. I melt them together and drop some into tiny muffin cups, place into freezer.. yummy treats! I also add a touch of vanilla and teeny pinch of sea salt. Great pick me up... and the cocoa is loaded with antioxidants!
— Anonymous
09/18/2012 - 7:54pm
The writer of this Article really needed to do a little more research
— Anonymous
09/15/2012 - 11:06pm
In regards to the person who says they drank coconut milk and gained weight?
— Anonymous
07/10/2012 - 11:06am
i eat the raw cocunut i want to see what happens
— Anonymous
07/03/2012 - 11:26am
I've tried and it helped me a lot with my weight loss, did loose 5kg in 2 months, but if you want to use for weight loss just found out it's better if I go on Low-Carb diet :)
— Anonymous
06/21/2012 - 9:03am
If I want to lose weight from using Coconut oil, what types of foods should I be eating? Should I be eating low fat, low carb, no carb or just maintain a low calorie diet? I have been using coconut oil for around 3 years now for all the health benefits it has. I absolutely love it. I use it in place of oil or butter and in all my cooking. But, I have not lost any weight which I want to do . Can you suggest what kind of diet or type of foods to eat to achieve this? Thank you
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Wardle Releases Demanding 2012-13 Men's Basketball Schedule
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's basketball team will welcome in-state foe Marquette to the Resch Center on Dec. 19, highlighting the challenging non-conference schedule announced by head coach Brian Wardle on Tuesday afternoon. With the Horizon League schedule previously released on Aug. 23, the full 30-game slate for the 2012-13 season is now available and includes 13 games against teams that won 20 games last season. To view the full schedule, click here.
Full season ticket and Pick 5 packages are on sale now with the Green Bay Athletics Ticket Office. For more information and to order tickets, please call 920.465.2625 or visit the athletics department offices in the Kress Events Center. The on-sale date for individual game tickets will be announced in the near future.
Marquette's visit to the Resch Center in December will mark the first all-time meeting between the two teams in Green Bay. Coached by Buzz Williams, Marquette is coming off a 27-win campaign in 2011-12 which saw the Golden Eagles advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The game will mark the third time Wardle will be on the sidelines as the head coach against his alma mater, where he scored 1,690 points during a standout Marquette career.
"It will be a lot of fun to have Marquette come to the Resch Center," said Wardle. "It should be a fast-paced, exciting game that will not only be a tough test for our team but also should be really fun for the fans in the seats."
The Marquette game will be just one of many difficult tests for a Phoenix team that won eight of its last 11 games a season ago. In non-conference play alone, Green Bay will play contests away from home against six teams that won at least 19 games last year - at Nevada (Nov. 17), vs. Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 18), at Idaho (Nov. 20), at Virginia (Dec. 1), at Tennessee Tech (Dec. 6) and at Wisconsin (Dec. 12).
"By year three of a head coach's tenure I think you start to see some things about scheduling philosophy, and I think you see that with this year's schedule and how it sets our schedule up for future years," said Wardle. "There are at least four top-25 caliber teams on this schedule and it is definitely going to be a challenge. With a schedule like this there may be some obstacles along the way, but if we can improve as the year goes on good things can happen once league play starts."
Green Bay, led by first-team All-Horizon League selection Alec Brown, will open its season at home for the third-straight season, hosting Chicago State at the Resch Center on Saturday, Nov. 10. Winners of its last five non-conference home games, the Phoenix had a 12-2 overall record at home a season ago and is 57-15 in the facility since 2007-08. Green Bay has won at least 10 home games in nine consecutive seasons.
A trip out west will follow, with Green Bay participating in the World Vision Classic hosted by Nevada in Reno from Nov. 16-18. Neutral site games against Southern Utah (Nov. 16) and Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 18) will sandwich the contest against the host Wolfpack, a team that won the Western Athletic Conference and went 28-7 last year. Fullerton also had a strong season out of the Big West Conference, going 21-10.
Before returning to Wisconsin, Green Bay heads north from Nevada to play at Idaho on Nov. 20. In last season's meeting against the Vandals, a WAC team which won 19 games, Brennan Cougill (Sioux City, Iowa) had 19 points and 19 rebounds as Green Bay won 63-61.
The Phoenix will look for revenge on Nov. 24 when North Dakota State comes to Green Bay. The meeting will feature two talented teams on the rise and a pair of talented sophomore point guards in NDSU's Lawrence Alexander and Green Bay's Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.). In the third game of the season for the Phoenix, NDSU won last year's game 65-61 in Fargo.
A three-game road trip and a four-game homestand conclude the 2012 portion of the schedule and the non-conference schedule with the exception of the ESPN BracketBuster, which the Phoenix will play away from home this season the weekend of Feb. 22-23, 2013.
Green Bay returns to Virginia to play against Phoenix Hall of Famer Tony Bennett's Atlantic Coast Conference squad in Charlottesville on Dec. 1. The game is the second contest in a three-game deal which will bring Virginia to the Resch Center and Bennett back to Green Bay during the 2013-14 season.
The program's first all-time meeting with Tennessee Tech (Dec. 6) is the middle game of the road trip before Green Bay will play at Wisconsin in the Kohl Center on Dec. 12. Both teams are also slated to make return trips to the Resch Center in 2013-14.
Along with the game against Marquette on Dec. 19, the four-game homestand includes contests against Southern Illinois (Dec. 15), South Dakota (Dec. 22) and Illinois-Springfield (Dec. 30). The game against Southern Illinois brings the Salukis back to Green Bay as a return game for the ESPN BracketBuster from 2010-11. Green Bay will be on the road this season for the BracketBuster the weekend of Feb. 22-23.
Butler's departure from the Horizon League in May created a need for Green Bay to pick up two additional non-conference games, which Wardle filled with the games at Tennessee Tech and Illinois-Springfield. Green Bay will start Horizon League play after New Year's for the first time since 2004-05.
"Scheduling for a mid-major continues to be a major challenge every year, and Butler leaving the conference late in the game only increased that challenge this season," Wardle said. "We were fortunate to find teams that would work with us to fill those empty slots, and we were still able to put together a balanced, tough schedule that I'm excited about. I know this schedule will get our team ready to play at the highest level when Horizon League play begins in January."
In Green Bay's lone exhibition game, the Phoenix will host St. Norbert College at the Kress Events Center. The exact date is not yet determined, but the game will be played on either Oct. 30 or Oct. 31.
Look for more information on the team's schedule on GreenBayPhoenix.com coming soon, including television games, promotions, in-depth opponent breakdowns and a 1-on-1 video preview of the schedule with Coach Wardle.
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With the success of the Scout blasters, I've been talked into doing a Fett Blaster amongst the others I'll be offering. No pics as of yet, and I only need to know interest and suggestions .
By that, I mean, of course, who's interested, and how would you like to see the make up of the blaster?
Rubber stock, resin bracket, rubber body?
All firm rubber?
Etc. . .
This will of course, affect the cost.
I can say, that an all rubber ROTJ model would run between 120 & 150. They would be finihsed, and shipped at a price in that range.
Now, even without the suggestions, the master will be DONE at the end of this week, and the run will begin next week. So, if you are interested, be sure you'll be able to buy!!!
I'll also let you know runs would be ongoing through the year, probably in bursts of 10-15.
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text: Not fair. Last year I saw Sheed at the head of the choking parade. I saw Chauncey not yet ready despite the Game 2, and he was getting schooled by Rondo. If you thought Amir was the missing piece to beating them, and that it was Flips fault for not playing fringe guys, then i dunno what to say. He would have gotten bullyed by Pierce, let alone Perkins and Powe, and KG would have schooled him. Onto another point, maybe Boston was just better? Atlanta and Cleveland had the luxury of playing against Bizarro-Ray Allen.


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Very nice! You're ready for the Tarzan/Fett crossover :lol . Kidding.
I think it looks really really nice, man. Did you do the work?
gosh...I fell left out. Everyone has all this beautiful stuff but me! Great piece
Nice cod, man. I still have to finish
mine up. Be a good son and make
it for your good ole Dad. ;)
Man that's a sweet codpiece! :thumbsup
Nice paintjob also! :)
No dent? :confused
Thanks for the kudos. Yes, I did the painting and "assembly" work. These are new parts that a friend of mine sculpted himself... so far, Malcfett and I are the only two people who own them. heh heh heh... If anyone's interested, PM me and I'll hook you up.
As for the dent, I'll go back and put it in myself. I was looking at pics of the MoM armor... one set apparently has the dent and one doesn't. For time purposes I didn't put it in but I agree, it looks better with it there. I talked to my friend and he said he was going to put the dents into the mold soon.
You going to add the dent?
Looks great!! Does it come with the butt plate also? If so, got pics?
I will have to upgrade now....
Just make sure you're not wearing it when you do! :DQuote:
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As for the dent, I'll go back and put it in myself.
Jeezycreezy! HAHAHAHAHA! You've got THAT right!
Yes, I am adding the dent to mine myself... my friend is adding it to the mold for future pulls.
He doesn't offer the kidney plate as of yet but is planning on making it pronto.


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Our Curriculum
The Montessori curriculum results from collaboration between adults who are specially trained to recognize and respond to impulses of development and children who spontaneously display those impulses when free to act upon and within a specially prepared environment. The curriculum actually provides a means for studying and understanding the developmental tendencies and conquests that are inherent to human beings.
Audio: Work vs. Play
Montessori recognized the exceptional characteristic of children to make developmental gains with activities that also prepare them for future conquests. The curriculum provides both "direct" and "indirect" aims for its activities so that this characteristic of development is supported and nurtured. Because the children prepare themselves for their own future development by addressing their current needs, the process of development is revealed to be both spontaneous and easy.
Audio: Listen to Kristen describing the Montessori classroom
The activities of the Montessori curriculum provide the children with opportunities to become engaged physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. By activating the many facets of the child's being in the learning process, the "Montessori Materials" serve as the tools that the children use in their self-construction.
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Hotels in Naples
Naples Hotels
Corso Meridionale, 60/62, 80143, Naples, Italy Naples - 80143, Naples, Italy
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Naples Details
Situated in southern Italy, in the region of Campania in the Napoli province is the well-known town of Naples. With a population of 1,207,000, this bustling city is one of most popular cities in Italy. Its historical monuments date back to 3,000 years ago. The city has a wonderful bay with exquisite views of the Procida, Ischia and Capri Islands. It is not very far from the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompei. For an exciting and adventurous weekend, Naples is a great vacation getaway. The towns churches are mainly of Rococo and Baroque architecture with a few Gothic structures that still remain. The Archbishops Palace, the Baroque Church of Santa Maria Donnaregina and Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo are some of Naples well-known religious structures. The Catacombs of San Gennaro are truly fascinating to visit. Naples has one of the finest Roman Empire museums in the entire world, the Museo Nazionale.
Naples is also the place where the first Pizza Margherita was made and the city is full of cheaps restaurant and Pizzerie where you will taste the real Pizza.
Naples hotels have all the amenities you need for a pleasant visit. The hotels in Naples are some of the best hotels in Italy. With regards to discount hotels, Naples has many to choose from. In Naples, cheap hotels are in abundance. At EasyToBook.com you can make your reservation at any time.


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Requirements for Minor
Geology 150, or Geol 160 and 151, or one course from Geol 110-115 and 151 plus a minimum of 15 additional semester hours in geology, chosen in consultation with and approved by a Geology faculty adviser. The student must demonstrate the relevance of the courses elected to the design of the overall curricular program.
Suggestions for Environmental Focus
A student who plans to pursue a career in environmental studies should take Geol 150 Physical Geology or Geol 160 Environmental Geology, Geol 170B, Geol 291 Spatial Analysis in the Natural Sciences, and Geol 315 Watershed Hydrology. A student seeking a more scientific program in environmental studies should consult with the Geology Department Chair or other Geology faculty about additional courses and a possible major or minor in geology with an environmental focus.


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I've ran out of inspiration since I've been studying the last week. I've almost finished all the modules of my TEFL course. I only need to finish the last one which is 'large classes'.
If anyone could help me out with the following assignment, that would be great!
Thank you!
Think of a game or activity for a multilevel class of 50 students (not one of those described in the module). Explain what language point or skill is practised, what the timing is, and how you will organize the game. (Write 150-200 words)


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Green Bay Aims for Win at South Dakota on Saturday
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – In the past week, the Green Bay men's basketball team has experienced both the highs and the lows of a college basketball season. After posting a 75-72 victory over Virginia last Saturday, the Phoenix had a quick turnaround and was dealt a 67-59 setback at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Green Bay will have a chance to improve to 3-0 this season after losses when it plays a road contest at South Dakota at 7 p.m. CT at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D.
Senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) led the Phoenix on Tuesday with 19 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double of the season and 14th of his career. Brown, who entered the game with only 17 free-throw attempts, was 8-of-10 from the line against Eastern Michigan. Green Bay lost the contest despite owning a 37-29 edge in rebounding.
South Dakota is 3-6 and has lost 3-straight games, but the Coyotes most recently fell just 64-62 at Kansas State. Brandon Bos (13.7 ppg) and Trevor Gruis (11.8 ppg) lead the Coyotes' offense, with the 6-10 Gruis shooting 61.8 percent from the field.
G – #24 Keifer Sykes, G, Jr., 5-11, 175
G – #5 Lamin Fulton, G, Jr., 5-10, 175
F – #4 Jordan Fouse, F, So., 6-7, 225
F – #15 Greg Mays, F, Jr., 6-9, 222
C – #21 Alec Brown, C, Sr., 7-1, 235
LIVE COVERAGE: Fans can watch a pay-per-view webcast of Saturday's game live on GoYotes.com. In addition, fans can listen live to a radio broadcast of the contest on WNFL 1440 AM or online at GreenBayPhoenix.com with Matt Menzl (play-by-play) and Andrew Gavin (analyst) on the call.
INSIDE THE SERIES: In the only meeting between the two programs, Green Bay posted a 72-55 victory last season at the Resch Center on Dec. 22, 2012. Alec Brown (19) and Keifer Sykes (17) combined for 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting, and the the Phoenix had runs of 15-2 and 12-2.
SEEING 20/20: Against Virginia, Sykes accomplished something that not even Tony Bennett accomplished. He became the first Phoenix player in the Division I era and first since Joe Mauel in 1979-80 to scored 20-plus points in six-straight games (32, 21, 23, 26, 25, 21). Sykes saw his streak end at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, when he scored 13 points. During the streak, Sykes averaged 24.7 points and 5.7 assists per game and was 45-of-49 from the free-throw line.
COMBINED D: Green Bay has registered 63 blocks and 63 steals through eight games this season, ranking fourth nationally in blocks. The Phoenix is on pace to break the single-season program record in both blocks and steals. With five of the top-10 single-game blocks marks in 2013-14, Green Bay is on pace to break the blocks record for the fourth-straight year.
ALMA MATER: Green Bay assistant coach Jimmie Foster is a 2002 graduate of the University of South Dakota, where he was a 2-time all-conference selection as a junior and a senior. Unfortunately for Foster and the Phoenix, he is unable to make the trip to Vermillion this weekend due to a torn achilles tendon suffered at Monday's practice.
WINNING WEEKLY: With Sykes winning three times, including this week, Green Bay has won the past four Horizon League Player of the Week awards. Sykes won on Nov. 18, Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, and senior Alec Brown took home the honor on Nov. 25. Green Bay is the first team in Horizon League history to win four-straight player of the week awards.
SYKES SEVEN: Sykes is the program's all-time leader in Horizon League Player of the Week awards with seven. He notched one honor as a freshman, three as a sophomore and now three more as a junior. The seven weekly awards tied former Cleveland State standout and current Miami Heat guard Norris Cole for the fifth-most in conference history.
QUICK GRAND: Sykes was honored prior to last Saturday's game for becoming the 26th member of the program's 1,000-point club in the team's 67-59 win over Tulsa on Nov. 30. Doing so in his 70th career game, Sykes became the third-fastest player in the program's Division I history to join the 1,000-ponit club (Tony Bennett-56; Richard Sims-68).
STREAKING SOPHOMORE: Sophomore Jordan Fouse (Racine, Wis.) opened the 2013-14 season by extending two impressive statistical streaks. The reigning rebounding champion in the Horizon League has also grabbed five or more boards in 27 consecutive games. At Eastern Michigan, the 6-foot-7 sophomore wing had a streak of blocking a shot end at 30.
RECORD HEIST: Against Virginia, Fouse tallied eight steals to break the single-game program record. The eighth steal was possibly the play of the game. With Green Bay leading 71-69, Fouse stole a pass from Malcolm Brogdon and converted a layup for a four-point lead.
TOUGH LOSSES: Green Bay has dropped three games this season, losing to Wisconsin (11-0), Harvard (9-1) and Eastern Michigan (6-3) teams that have combined for a 26-4 record to date. The Phoenix held second-half leads against both Wisconsin and Harvard. Entering Tuesday, Green Bay's strength of schedule ranked seventh in the country.
MID-MAJOR POLL: Green Bay has moved up to No. 12 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll after ranking No. 14 and No. 15 in the past two weeks. Green Bay was No. 21 in the first three polls.
All tickets for the 2013-14 men's basketball season are on sale now. For more information about season tickets, ticket packages and more, please visit the ticketing page at GreenBayPhoenix.com.For the latest and most up-to-date information on Green Bay Athletics, please visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.


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Cauble Creek Vineyard Hours
Thursday - Saturday 11 AM to 6 PM
Sunday 1PM to 6 PM
Closed Monday - Wednesday
North Carolina's 100th Winery
We invite you to come by and learn more about us! While here, be sure to complete a wine tasting! We offer a wide range of products and services that are not just limited to our wine!
Three distinct Muscadine grape varietals are processed into Semi and Sweet Wines. Our White Wines are made from the
Carlos and Doreen Bronze Grapes. Our Red Wines are produced from the Nobles Grapes. Finally, our Blush Wines are produced
from all three varietals – Nobles, Carlos, and Doreen Grapes.
Our Reserved Vinifera Dry Wine Styles are processed and styled with various NC grapes. Red Varietals include: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petite Verdot White Varietals include: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Viognier.
Cauble Creek Vineyard is the perfect place for hosting your meetings, events, or private parties. Complete the form below about your event. A representative of Cauble Creek Vineyard will be in touch with more information.
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Hi Lucy,
I had the diploma in TEFL from Cambridge, and i want to get a degree in Psychology .
I saw an Ad about a study of children Psychologyand
also ,I want to have a diploma in teachers Coaching.
I`m from Egypt , I worked as a teacher for 8 years in the middle east area , now I`m a supervisor for about two years .
What would you suggest for me to get the needed diplomas, as there are many international centers approved by Cambridge in Egypt , i wish if you could name the diplomas for both ( the life coaching and the psychology )
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About Us
Within Western's Faculty of Arts, the appointment of several dynamic linguistics researchers over the past decade has created a research cluster that has focused and greatly expanded the Faculty's linguistics research program, while at the same time establishing a network of cross-Departmental collaborations and synergies. Linguistics is perhaps unique among the humanities in its numerous substantive links with disciplines in other Faculties: with the Social Sciences: Anthropology, where the rest of the undergraduate linguistics program is, and Psychology, where there is growing interest in psycholinguistics, with Applied Health Science: Communicative Disorders and Speech Pathology, with Science: Computer Science, and in particular with Artificial Intelligence, with the Faculty of Education, with the Centre for Cognitive Science: in particular, the nexus between Engineering and Psychology, and with the Faculty of Information and Media Studies. The lingustics researchers of UWO (faculty members and graduate students alike) are active in a number of innovative disciplinary initiatives and interdisciplinary projects, which they have brought together at the Theoretical and Applied Linguistics Laboratory (TALL, formerly GReLTA, Groupe de Recherches en Linguistique Théorique et Appliquée).
The TALL laboratory provides the electronic and technical infrastructure essential to the pursuit of leading edge linguistics research in linguistics analysis, data collection and online data retrieval and research collaboration, while providing an excellent environment to foster the development of transferable technical skills in such areas as online database creation and management, statistical analysis and Geographical Information Systems including sophisticated computer applications.
Since 1996, this group of linguists has intiated UWO's Iinter-Faculty Program in Linguistics, the undergraduate program in French and Linguistics and the Applied Linguistics Discussion Group (ALDG), as well as provided a forum and a focal point for linguistic research on campus including several conferences and a speaker's series which brings together researchers from different Faculties at Western as well as invited speakers [see Events].
Read more on Tall research projects and individual researchers >>
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With the cold weather comes the smartphone owner's challenge: how to keep hands warm while handling a touchscreen in freezing temps. Fortunately, there are plenty of winter gloves made for smartphone- and tablet-toting people (which include half of the adult population in the U.S., according to Pew Research Center). Conductive fabric lets you type, swipe and scroll on your capacitive touchscreen devices without exposing your digits. Escape winter's chilly grip with these 18 touch-friendly options.
Five cheap, mobile-minded, hopelessly nerdy gifts you'll probably just buy for yourself and Great tech for $25 or less: affordable-gadget roundup]
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How you can profit from the windfalls of...
The Global
No shots are being fired, no blood's being spilled. There aren't any soldiers either, but there are mercenaries – they're the objects of this war, which is opening up enormous windfall opportunities for you… if you back the victors.
On a rainy evening in February 2008, Google VP of Operations Sheryl Sandberg walked into the office of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
She was finally ready to accept his offer.
She had agreed to defect – to become another mercenary in the global war for the best minds in technology. Now she was Facebook's chief operating officer.
About 200 Facebook Employees Used To Work At Google – More Than 10% Of Its Staff
– San Francisco Chronicle
This was a big blow to Google, and the beginning of Facebook's meteoric rise.
The battles for brilliant minds like Sandberg are being fought every day throughout the world of the high-tech industry.
And they're creating outstanding profit opportunities for investors just like you.
Let me explain…
High-tech "mercenaries" hold the key
to profiting in technology
I call technological geniuses "mercenaries" because they can demand top dollar for their extraordinary ability to create revolutionary technologies… technologies that can skyrocket the fortunes of a company – and its investors – overnight.
Google Offers Staff Engineer $3.5 Million To Turn Down Facebook...
Twitter Kicks Off 2010 Hiring People Away From Google, Bebo, Ning And More.
Companies will go to extraordinary lengths to win this battle for brainpower.
Take Google.
Fearful of losing yet more talent to Facebook and other up-and-coming rivals, in November 2010, Google announced the disbursement of $1 billion to its 23,000+ employees.
Paying enormous sums to keep technology experts from jumping ship is one strategy companies employ to ensure they have the talent they need to stay competitive.
Luring it away á la Facebook is another.
But there's a third strategy. If companies can't lure away or retain the brainpower they need, sometimes…
They simply deploy billions of dollars
to capture the firms that have it
According to Ernst and Young, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, global technology mergers and acquisitions surged 41% in 2011. For deals with disclosed values, the total was $167.7 billion, up from $119 billion in 2010.
Last year's buyouts included Apple's purchase of Israeli flash storage maker Anobit for $500 million, and HP's scooping up of Great Britain's largest software company, Autonomy, for a whopping $10.3 billion.
2012 is off to a flying start as well. In April, IBM announced an agreement to acquire Vivisimo, a private company that provides commercial data analysis software, for an undisclosed sum, while Facebook bought photo-sharing service Instagram for $1 billion.
It's easy to believe these takeovers were simply over technology and hardware. But the fact is, the hundreds of engineers and developers who were acquired with these companies – the ingenious minds who created all this technology in the first place – were the true spoils of these victories.
In this war, it's all about who wins the service of the mercenaries. Whether they're poached one by one, or taken en masse through corporate buyouts doesn't matter much.
Regardless of how it's done, the companies that gain control of the technological innovators are the winners in this game.
And investors who back the victors win big, too. Take those who bought Oracle the day it purchased Microsystems (April 20, 2009). As of this writing, these investors have realized a gain of 65.5%.
The essential element
to capturing consistent tech profits
picking companies with top leadership
Sure, there's more to success in tech than having the best people in your ranks. But there's no such thing as a successful technology company that doesn't have phenomenal talent – especially the top brass.
You've no doubt heard of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google. You probably know about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, too.
But there are other, equally brilliant high-tech executives out there you may not be aware of.
Like Jeff Jordan.
Jordan was president of PayPal when OpenTable (OPEN) – a leading provider of free online reservations for diners – convinced him to jump ship.
A look at his track record shows why they were so eager to sign him up.
As PayPal's president, Jordan developed the company into the global standard for online payments. And in his previous post as general manager of eBay North America, he helped build eBay into the commercial juggernaut it is today.
OpenTable were certain he'd lead them to similar success. And they were right.
But they weren't the only ones to leverage his technological expertise to stellar profits…
An industry insider's stakeout
of OpenTable yields quick gains
Jordan took OpenTable public in May of 2009, and in so doing caught the attention of a technology industry insider.
This man – a veteran in the war for top tech minds – had been monitoring Jordan's successes for some time.
Six months after the IPO, he issued a recommendation to a select group of investors: Buy OpenTable.
If you had been one of these investors, five months later you would have received his follow-up instructions to sell for a tidy 40% gain – turning every $5,000 investment into $7,000.
Since this gain, he's been on a roll, as evidenced by his 2010 closed positions…
- 54% GAIN in 4 months
- 46% GAIN in 7 days
- 48% GAIN in 5 months, 3 days
- 27% LOSS in 3 months, 2 days
- 39% GAIN in 4 months, 26 days
- 50% GAIN in 3 months, 9 days
- 4% GAIN in 9 months, 22 days
- 48% GAIN in 8 months, 3 days
- 45% GAIN in 4 months, 28 days
- 41% GAIN in 4 months, 19 days
- 11% GAIN in 4 months
As you can see, of the 11 technology plays he recommended, 10 were winners. That's a success rate of 90.9%.
In 2011 – a difficult year for the markets – this industry insider scored a total portfolio profit of 11.2%, trouncing the performance of the S&P 500 (-1.1%) and NASDAQ (-3.2%).
And 2012 is shaping up to be a banner year. As of this writing, there have been four closed positions – all substantial winners:
- Robotics manufacturer iRobot (IRBT) netted us a 97% profit in just over 16 months
- Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN) rewarded us with a 50% profit in 13 months
- Stratasys, Inc., (SSYS) a developer and marketer of three-dimensional printers, paid off to the tune of 69% in 5 months
- Data-center service provider Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) gave us a 40% return in 14 months
I'll reveal the technology expert behind all this success in a moment, but before I do, I'd like to introduce myself.
I'm Olivier Garret, CEO of Casey Research. We've been helping investors just like you make money for over 25 years, thanks to some of the top investment experts in the world.
One of them is the man I've been telling you about. He's uniquely qualified to uncover today's most profitable tech companies…
Introducing Alex Daley,
a former mercenary
in the war for top tech minds
Alex is recognized throughout the industry as one of the leading experts in innovative technology:
- He's been a featured guest on breaking technology stories by CNN, CNBC, CBS World News and BBC… among many others.
- He was a college professor teaching computer science at the age of 20 and has worked on a variety of R&D projects at renowned research universities like MIT and Harvard.
- He's worked with some of the most accomplished angel investors in technology and consulted with numerous venture capitalists on their technology investments.
- He's worked with MySpace on music streaming projects and its first local applications.
- He helped Facebook develop its data center architecture and photo applications.
- And he's a highly successful investor in his own right.
Now, as head of the technology division at Casey Research, he publishes one of our newsletters – Casey Extraordinary Technology. This publication is the best tool I know of to help you profit from the battle for technology's greatest minds.
I'll tell you more about this unique service shortly, but first I want to show you how Alex guided his subscribers to a windfall in an under-the-radar medical technology company…
Surveillance of a medical device manufacturer secures triple-digit gains
In March 2008, NxStage Medical (NXTM) was on the hunt for an executive to lead its five manufacturing facilities. NxStage – which manufacture and market systems for kidney disease treatment – not only needed someone experienced in operational management, they needed him to be an expert in technology.
They found their man in Tom Shea.
He was a perfect fit, having worked for Jabil Incorporated, a product management services company. His duties there included supporting clients in the aerospace, defense and telecommunications industries as global business manager.
Alex – who's always on the lookout for sleepy little tech companies poised for explosive growth – saw that Shea's rise in the ranks of NxStage presented the potential for an exceptional profit opportunity.
So for the next year he watched the company closely, waiting for the right moment to strike. When that moment arrived, he told Casey Extraordinary Technology subscribers to pull the trigger on NxStage.
Now they're sitting on a 71% gain.
Alex's Early Hi-Tech Training Ground
Alex revealed himself to be a technological prodigy in grade school, when he took his first computer apart and reassembled it just for fun.
By 6th grade, school officials were pulling him from class to fix malfunctioning computers. In high school, he was moonlighting as a full-time programmer, working on personal digital assistants (PDAs).
At 20, he served as a professor of computer science and information technology for a major university, and later was promoted to director of information technology systems, where he helped develop….
- A lie detector for the CIA that measures the vibrations of suspects' vocal cords
- Massive digital libraries
- The Human Genome Project
Soon he was collaborating with researchers, entrepreneurs and intellectual property offices to transform their innovative ideas into game-changing products.
And at the same time, he helped bring these products to market by introducing them to the forces that had the resources – the cash – to make it happen.
These forces included angel investors and venture capitalists, who increasingly relied on his tech expertise to help guide their investment decisions.
In studying their investment strategies, he discovered they paid little mind to metrics like P/E ratios. Instead, they analyzed a company to see if it had a high probability for future growth. And if it did, they invested – but only if they could buy into that potential growth for a reasonable price.
Seeing the success these daring investors had, he utilized their strategies and started booking profits for himself.
Then he went to work for the biggest technology company in the world…
Microsoft Enlists Alex to
Join Its Team
While he was making all these valuable industry connections, he was also serving as a liaison between high-tech corporations and researchers at universities like MIT and Harvard. Word was getting around that he had an uncanny ability to connect the inventors of great technology with corporations that could turn their innovations into profitable products.
One of these corporations was Microsoft. He accepted an offer to join their team and quickly established himself as a top strategist in their R&D headquarters. Now he was leading efforts to unleash new innovative products on the world:
- Software to reconstruct 3D models of artifacts from lost civilizations
- Robotic vehicles that can drive themselves unaided across hundreds of miles of rugged desert terrain
- Social networking applications for cell phones and GPS devices
- Computer vision systems that enable computers to understand the depth in 2D photographs
He quickly realized the investment strategy he'd learned from venture capitalists – valuing a company by accurately estimating future growth (instead of focusing on basic metrics like P/Es) – would also work well in the stock market.
This lesson paid off richly…
- Seeing Google's massive potential from the start, he bought in at the 2004 IPO price of $85 and sold at $638.25 in 2008 for a 650% profit.
- He jumped in on Apple ahead of its renaissance at $23.95 and cashed out at $164 for a 584% gain.
- He took positions in NVIDIA, the graphics software maker, at $7.77 and captured a 204% profit in three years, selling at $23.68.
And since taking command of Casey Extraordinary Technology, he's led his subscribers to win after win…
- They bought MAKO Surgical Corp. at $10.13 – and 7 months later closed out with a 147% profit.
- They picked up Ebix Inc. (EBIX) at $13.80… 19 months later they sold, capturing a 70% windfall.
- They snagged iRobot Corporation (IRBT) at $18.77 and cashed out with a 97% gain in just over 16 months.
The bottom line is, Alex's experience in the trenches of high-tech… as an advisor to wealthy angel investors… as a collaborator with inventors… and as trusted member of Bill Gates' R&D team… gives him a unique advantage in technology investing.
Now he's mapping out profit strategies for 2011 and beyond, which – as always – involves monitoring the never-ending battle for the top minds in tech.
And now you can get right in on the action…
– Casey Extraordinary Technology –
Your battle plan for hi-tech gains
Alex only issues a buy order to Casey Extraordinary Technology subscribers when the companies he targets...
- Demonstrate a reasonable chance to double their market size – or double within their current market – within 6 months to 3 years
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- Have management teams with a proven history of turning technological breakthroughs into solid profits (this indicates the management is business-savvy)
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Saw this kit come up on another forum, and always wanted a Spiker so just had to get it.
This kit came with a Turbothis produced 1.6mm 80% fully heat treated shell, correct rivets (the small ones are .170", and the large are .183"), center support, and basically everything I needed except for a tapco G2 double hook, US muzzle nut, sling, mag lock, and a US follower for the Chinese mag.
The build was a challenge since the 6mm barrel pin was soft metal, and installed like a standard rear trunnion rivet (shattered a hardened steel barrel pin pressing pin trying to press it out), and the heads of the larger rivets are almost 3/8" diameter (made custom bucking bars for them).
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Gotdang, I have the worse luck when it comes to road hazards. This is my S4 from several years back on I-75 while taking my young cousins to Disney. Pipe fell off a truck, car in front of me kicked it up, and bam. Luckily it didn't pierce the inside.
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Kinect for Xbox 360: Iterative Field Testing to Optimize the Out of Box Experience
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'Comparative Legal Approaches to Same-Sex Unions' Topic of 2008 Edward M. Wise Memorial Symposium, March 31
DETROIT (March 7, 2008) – Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce The 2008 Edward M. Wise Memorial Symposium on "Comparative Legal Approaches to Same-Sex Unions" beginning at 12:15 p.m. on March 31, 2008, in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
Named in memory of Edward M. Wise, a renowned scholar and Wayne Law professor of criminal law, comparative law, international criminal law and legal history, this year's Symposium will feature two panel discussions. The first, from 12:15 – 2 p.m., will address "Same-Sex Relationships in Comparative Perspective: The Laws of Europe, Canada, and the United States." The second, from 2:15 – 4 p.m., will feature "The View from Michigan."
The panel discussions will feature internationally renowned comparative law experts, as well as local advocates. Participants will include:
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Brenda Cossman is a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. She has also served in various faculty positions at Harvard Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, as well as director of the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies. Her teaching and research are focused in the areas of family law, feminist legal studies, international human rights and law and international development. She holds a B.A.(Hon) from Queen's University, an LL.B. from the University of Toronto, and an LL.M. from Harvard University.
Ian Curry-Sumner received a first class law degree from Christ's College, Cambridge University, before going on to complete his doctoral research at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. His thesis, entitled "All's well that ends registered?", investigated the substantive and private international law (conflict of laws) issues relating to registered partnerships in Europe. Alongside other awards, he has recently been awarded a prestigious grant from Dutch Scientific Organisation (Nederlandse Wetenschappelijke Organisatie) to investigate the transnational recovery of child maintenance in Europe. His teaching focuses on comparative law methodology, comparative family law, private international law and English law. He has furthermore presented at conferences in both Europe and the U.S. and has taught in England, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Kansas.
Nancy G. Maxwell has been teaching at Washburn University School of Law for the past 28 years. Prior to that she was a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of North Dakota. She currently teaches Family Law, Feminist Legal Theory, Family Law Seminar and Criminal Law. Her publications include several comparative law articles dealing with same-sex marriage, same-sex co-parent adoption, and parentage issues. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she is the Director of International Legal Programs at Washburn. Professor Maxwell holds a J.D. from the University of North Dakota and an LL.M. from Harvard.
Robert Wintemute is a Professor of Human Rights Law in the School of Law, King's College, University of London, where he teaches European Union Law, Human Rights Law, and Anti-Discrimination Law. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he studied the common law of English-speaking Canada and the civil law of Québec at McGill University (Montréal). A member of the Bar of the State of New York, he practiced Chapter 11 bankruptcy law with Milbank Tweed, before doing his doctorate in human rights law at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Sexual Orientation and Human Rights: The United States Constitution, the European Convention, and the Canadian Charter (Oxford University Press, 1997), and the editor (with honorary co-editor Mads Andenæs) of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships: A Study of National, European and International Law (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2001). He is currently writing a book on Anti-Discrimination Law for Oxford University Press.
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John Corvino Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State. He is the editor of Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Science, and Culture of Homosexuality and the author of numerous articles on sexual orientation and ethics. He is also a widely traveled speaker and a regular columnist for 365gay.com, "America's Most Read Gay News Source."
Deborah LaBelle has been lead counsel in over a dozen class actions that have successfully challenged policies affecting and treatment of incarcerated men, women and juveniles and their families, arguing several cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and in international forums. She is acting as ACLU lead counsel in National Pride at Work, Inc. v. Granholm, a case currently before the Michigan Supreme Court that challenges the ban on domestic partner benefits. Her practice in Ann Arbor, focuses on the human rights of people in detention. LaBelle was the first American to be designated as Human Rights Monitor by Human Rights Watch for her work on behalf of women prisoners and use of international standards on behalf of those in detention in the United States, and was the ACLU's Civil Libertarian of the Year in 2006.
Mike Steinberg has served as the Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan since 1997 and is responsible for overseeing all of the litigation taken on by the ACLU throughout the state. Steinberg earned a B.A. with honors from Wesleyan University in 1983 and is a 1989 cum laude graduate of Wayne State University Law School. Upon graduation, he clerked for then Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Marilyn Kelly (now a Michigan Supreme Court Justice). He then established his own private practice in Ann Arbor where he specialized in civil rights litigation and civil and criminal appeals. Among his many cases, Steinberg challenged the Ann Arbor Police Department's practice of coercing African American men into giving blood for DNA testing during the Ann Arbor serial rapist investigation.
Moderators include Wayne Law Professor Joan Mahoney (Panel 1) and Wayne Law Professor Peter Hammer (Panel 2). Sponsors of the 2008 Edward M. Wise Memorial Symposium include The Izumi Family Fund, The Journal of Law in Society, the Wayne State Chapter of the American Constitution Society, and the Wayne State OutLaws.
The Symposium, which will be followed by a reception, is free and open to the public. Parking is available in Structure #1 across from the Law School for $3.50. For more information on this event, please contact Robin Dortenzio (313) 577-3934 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on Edward M. Wise and the history of the Symposium, please visit http://www.law.wayne.edu/news/news/101906_2.html.
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Students Urge Teachers to Embrace Digital Tools
Every morning, Nikhil Goyal, a 17-year-old rising senior at Syosset High School in Long Island, opens his Twitter page on his cellphone and takes in the trending topics of the day. On the way to school, he peruses the news on his Kindle. Technology for him, as for many of his peers, is ubiquitous, and he uses it to stay informed.
But once he is at school, he is banned from using these devices because the adults in charge consider them distractions and potential cheating aids. Speaking at a recent panel on bringing technology into the classroom, Mr. Goyal and other students made passionate pleas to educators to embrace technology as a way to teach better. They said teachers should not let fears drive policy.
"When I suggested using Twitter and Facebook in the classroom to one of my teachers, I was told, 'I don't want to be replaced by a computer,'" Mr. Goyal said.
Matthew Resnick, 17, a rising senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Manhattan, said the city was "overlooking a great opportunity to build trust with students."
In keeping with the spirit of the conference, hosted by "#140edu," a large screen placed behind the panelists showed real-time responses on Twitter to the discussion. Though most largely agreed with the students' viewpoints, some educators pointed out important caveats.
"'We' does not include everyone. Not all kids have this access and we can't forget that," tweeted Josh Stumpenhorst (@stumpteacher), an English and social science teacher from Chicago.
Amanda Scheerbaum (@AScheerbaum), a senior academic adviser at the Rochester Institute of Technology, cautioned that social media was a tool, not a panacea.
"Unlocking social media in schools isn't the solution — you need to have goals & plans for use," she tweeted.
After the panel, both Mr. Resnick and Mr. Goyal acknowledged that they were speaking from positions of privilege.
"It's almost embarrassing how much we have," Mr. Resnick said, referring to his school's trove of MacBooks, iPads and desktop computers.
Mr. Goyal, who is set to release his first book on education policy, said an investment in technology upgrades across the school system was expensive but he stressed it would be money well spent.
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ROGETRAY wrote:Sorry for the late reply, I've pinged staff to see why there could be a order processing issue.
Thanks for you patience
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Just got finished talking with some staff members, and it turns out that orders SHOULD be processing now, but that due to the Daylight Savings time shift, the statistics are inaccurate/incorrect.
We are selling stuff, but any site that had an order between 1am and 2am has incorrect stats.
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thumperchick wrote:Aw thanks, now that dang song is stuck in my head.
I love that song, but for some reason...it makes me want to punch people when I hear it...! Thankfully, I haven't been drinking when I've heard this song...or else I would go batsh!t crazy...!
DavidHart wrote:Not only that, but the bar shadows are not carried across the can. Granted, it's an artistic cartoon expression, so it doesn't have to be completely realistic. But as a an amateur photographer, the lighting flaws are apparent.
That's okay...there aren't any BARS behind the can, either.
The artist's bio is the best part.
He's not really known for artistic ability or originality. Unless you think drawing chibi animals and halftone swirls takes talent (some people do!).
Him getting picked in the recycling derby does have a pretty tasty irony. Though ironically a can in a trash basket is a new idea from him!
ElanorRigby wrote:Love this! I especially love how the can is glowing in the sunlight - it adds some hope, maybe.
Also really dig the write-up. I still love that song, and it's various incarnations.
I think it needs to be a series, like the one with the girl, balloon, city and robot.
The next one can be "U Can".
(preparing for the escape)
The third one: something with the metals of recycling.
The last one: Maybe even recycle him into a baby robot part alluding to the next one in the series above.
Definitely has possibilities.
Just so we can this music video reckoning, I present the BEST parody vid. Turn closed captioning on for the lyrics.
ReginaFilangee wrote:The official Gotye video is cool....but check out this version:
THAT'S how you turn a sucky song into something cool...
Whoever did the write up is genius.
Speed to First Woot: 2m 2.117s
First Sucker: quildio
Last Wooter to Woot: luvobug
Last Purchase: a day ago
Order Pace (rank):
Bottom 0% of Shirt Woots
Bottom 0% of all Woots
Woots Sold: 72
First day sales 72
First day posts 48
With no sales after the clock change included?
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TheGolux wrote:... First day sales 72
First day posts 48
With no sales after the clock change included?
Looks like it.
Congratulations on a new record low!
(Nah, just kidding ... but you're probably going to have to help us, Ramy.)
Based on the two hours of actual sales, several hours of non-sales due to server issues, some historic sales data I have, I'm estimating that the debut day sales is between 400 to 420.
First day sales: 392
Ha... I thought 72 was a generous amount.... lol !
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