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The family of Aaron Hernandez, the former tight end for the New England Patriots and convicted murderer found hanging in his Massachusetts prison cell on Wednesday, is releasing his brain to Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center for a study on brain trauma.
Attorney Jose Baez said Hernandez's brain is being donated to advance the study of CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to people who sustain repeated concussions and head trauma that can only be diagnosed after death. CTE can cause everything from memory loss to disorientation, and several football players, including Frank Gifford, Junior Seau, and Mike Webster, have been found to have it.
In 2015, Hernandez, 27, was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, his fiancee's sister's boyfriend, and sentenced to life in prison. He was found early Wednesday morning hanging from a bed sheet attached to a window in his cell, and the chief state medical examiner has ruled his death a suicide. Catherine Garcia
A Pennsylvania high school valedictorian had his microphone cut off in the middle of his speech when he began criticizing the school's "authoritative nature." Peter Butera received a standing ovation from fellow students when the principal ordered him off the stage for saying that administrators suppressed student expression. "Cutting the microphone," Butera said, "proved my point to be true."
At a dinner during the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference last month, former Vice President Joe Biden reportedly ripped into financier Bill Ackman in a way that only Biden can. The scuffle between Biden and the man known for his losing bets on Herbalife stock apparently started after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) asked Biden why he didn't run for president in 2016, Fox Business reported:
Biden explained that part of the decision stemmed from the death of his son Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. The room grew quiet as Biden became emotional, and said: "I'm sorry ... I've said enough."
That's when Ackman blurted out, "Why? That's never stopped you before."
The formal, and understated, dinner conversation suddenly turned tense, according three people who were present and confirmed both the substance and the wording of Biden's responses.
Biden, these people say, turned to someone seated near him, and asked, "Who is this asshole?," a reference to Ackman.
Then he turned directly to Ackman and stated: "Look, I don't know who you are, wiseass, but never disrespect the memory of my dead son!" these people say.
Ackman attempted what was described as an apology, to which Biden said, "Just shut the hell up." [Fox Business]
Attendees — including talk show host Steve Harvey, 60 Minutes reporter Lara Logan, and former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou — were apparently "stunned" by the exchange. "Biden was in rare form," a person with "direct knowledge" of the incident told Fox Business.
Biden's spokeswoman declined to comment, though she did not deny the incident. Ackman's spokesman denied there was an argument between Biden and Ackman, though he did not dispute the words that were reportedly exchanged. Becca Stanek
CNN has a new weapon in the ongoing war between the media and the White House: a court room sketch artist.
On Friday, the press was banned from bringing cameras into the daily briefing with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, so CNN sent its sketch artist, Bill Hennessy, to illustrate the scene. "Some conservative media voices dismissed it as a stunt," CNN writes, "but CNN argued that the sketch session did serve a journalistic purpose, in the same way that courtroom sketches do. CNN equated the briefing to a Supreme Court argument — an on-the-record event at which cameras are banned."
The White House hasn't been clear about why it is increasingly banning cameras from the briefings — Spicer said it's because he doesn't want reporters using the briefings to become YouTube stars (?), while White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon alleged it's because Spicer "got fatter" (??).
While you won't get to enjoy any of Spicer's signature irritation or moans of "Seaaaaan" from the reporters, this will have to do. Jeva Lange
CNN sent Bill Hennessy, the network's regular Supreme Court sketch artist, to the White House briefing today. https://t.co/c0yvofNinq pic.twitter.com/issRqyl9i8
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 23, 2017
A Pennsylvania radio host resigned after his bosses ordered him to stop criticizing President Trump. WTPA's Bruce Bond said his general manager told him "it is not permissible on WTPA airwaves to talk disrespectfully of the president," and that angry listeners had threatened "advertiser boycotts." Bond chose to quit, saying he couldn't "walk on eggshells" every time politics or Trump came up.
On Friday, a fifth Republican came out against the Senate's version of the GOP health-care bill. Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) said that "in this form," he would "not support" the Senate plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare. "There isn't anything in this bill that would lower premiums," Heller said, calling claims otherwise a "lie."
Four other Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Mike Lee (Utah), Ted Cruz (Texas), and Ron Johnson (Wis.) — announced they would not support the bill shortly after it was unveiled Thursday. The bill, dubbed the "Better Care Reconciliation Act," proposes slashing Medicaid, eliminates ObamaCare's individual mandate, and allows states to waive some previously required benefits.
The GOP can only withstand two defections and still pass the bill. A vote is expected next week. Becca Stanek
Senate Judiciary Committee opens probe into Loretta Lynch and her 'alleged political interference'
The Senate Judiciary Committee announced Friday that it is expanding its probe into Russia's influence over the 2016 election to include an investigation of the firing of FBI Director James Comey and, by extension, former President Barack Obama's attorney general, Loretta Lynch, and her "alleged political interference," CBS News reports.
The committee is interested in a New York Times article from April that cited a hacked Russian intelligence memo that quoted a Democratic operative as "express[ing] confidence that Ms. Lynch would keep the [investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server] from going too far." Many U.S. intelligence officials, including the FBI, believe the memo is unreliable or an outright fake.
"Still, the document, according to The Washington Post, factored into then-FBI Director James Comey's controversial decision to publicly announce the end of the Clinton email investigation — without discussing it in advance with Lynch," CBS News writes. And in his letter to President Trump recommending the firing of Comey, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote that Comey "was wrong to usurp [Lynch's] authority on July 5, 2016, and announce his conclusion that the case should be closed without prosecution. It is not the function of the director to make such an announcement."
The Senate Judiciary Committee letter announcing the new probe was signed by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) as well as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Jeva Lange
Americans are twice as likely to believe former FBI Director James Comey over President Trump, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Friday found. Forty-five percent of Americans say they are likelier to believe Comey's version of his encounters with Trump regarding the Russia probe, while 22 percent said they're more likely to believe Trump's. Another 21 percent said they believed neither Trump nor Comey, and 8 percent said they believed both men.
Trump has vehemently denied details of Comey's testimony under oath before the Senate Intelligence Committee, including Comey's claims that Trump asked for a pledge of loyalty and pushed Comey to drop the investigation into ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Opinions about who to believe were starkly divided along party lines. A mere 2 percent of Democrats said they'd believe Trump over Comey, while 76 percent said they'd believe Comey over Trump. While Trump earned significantly more trust than Comey from his fellow Republicans, only 50 percent said they were more likely to believe the president's version of events. Just 10 percent of Republicans said they'd be more likely to believe Comey.
The poll was taken from June 17-20 among 900 adults, and its margin of error is plus or minus 3.3. percentage points. Becca Stanek


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I do. Like, always.
I mean, I know it depends on your level of hunger, if the food is good, how much stuff is in your plate and everything, but I usually do leave a clean plate behind. And it's not because I'm concerned about wasting food, I simply looooove it.
The thing is, when I go out for dinner with friends it's usually me and another guy that devour everything. Most of my girlfriends take a bite and go "LOL IM SO FULL." Makes me seem like I'm always starving.

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"The group has retained a pro group to do researching on, as they say, due diligence, which is just another word for doing the homework," Bassin said. "I don't know if you can call it the finalization stages or down the stretch, because you don't know what's going to be uncovered yet. "We haven't made an offer," he said. "The issue is very simple: When the homework is done and the final dissection is done and presented to the group of prospective investors, and they dissect the dissection, if the right t's are crossed and the i's dotted, they're prepared to make an offer."'
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Posted by Margo Visitacion on April 14, 2010
Recently, I've been getting more inquiries around risk based testing. In addition to agile test methods and test estimation, test teams turning their eyes to risk based testing is just another positive step in integrating quality through out the SDLC. Yes, I still see QA engineers as having to put their evangelist hats on to educate their developer brothers and sisters that quality is more than just testing (don't get me wrong, consistent unit and integration testing is a beautiful thing), however, any time that business and technology partners can think about impact and dependencies in their approach to a solid, workable application elevates quality to the next level.
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Re: The origin of the Waffle
Thank you for the kind comments and suggestion :-)
Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=61889]Biskits
there is also no mascot. which is the theme. not some sort of breakfast only.
schlady wrote:Eggs are a great breakfast food, and there are so many ways to enjoy them. That's why we need not one, not two, but (at least) six tasty mascots to help you choose a delicious morning meal!
ive never heard of billy scramb before. only scrambled
Re: BREAKFASTSAURUS
Man, this is awesome. When you told me about it I didn't thought it was going to look this Epic!
Re: My Morning Sidekick
Why, why, WHY does it have to be on gray? Gray does NOT hide coffee stains.
Re: Espress-Os
Baha, beautiful! Love it to pieces.
Re: Honest Packaging
Love this!
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Re: Sugar-Coded Megabytes Cereal
Pretty cool, but I think you should change the Windows-esque logos in the background. That's just asking for a rejection.
Re: Frontier Breakfast
This is pretty damn twisted but still amusing. It might be pushing Woot's boundaries, just FYI.
For those who don't get the reference: Donner Party
It's punception! Pun within a pun!
collinvh wrote:It appears he's cracked. I hope you like the design and please vote.
Very cute. You gave me a laugh, so I'm giving you a vote.
citizencoyote wrote:This is pretty damn twisted but still amusing. It might be pushing Woot's boundaries, just FYI.
For those who don't get the reference: Donner Party
yea I was pretty apprehensive about doing it but I just had to draw it once I thought of it, lol.
Hahaha... Awesome :D
Re: Lucky Pig
Awesome and classic character! +1
Re: Sugar and Steam
He's just so darn cheerful, I really can imagine him as a real cereal mascot!
Re: Sam the Clam (resubmit!)
Love it!
Re: Not So Happy Hotcake
Ha, brilliant. I can practically smell the hotcakes sizzling on the griddle. +1
Re: Sugar Frosted Binary Bits
thanks nblottie!
Love his Bagel eyes! Nice character!
Re: Plight of the Breakfast Egg
I don't eat the egg becuase of the cruelity. The message must be spread.
Re: Breakfast War
Hmm... what to eat for breakfast Sumo Toast Or Cold Pizziya!!!
Made me laugh. to bad it will be rejected on monday.
Re: Eggcellently Prepared
5 colors on Silver.
Re: Monsters need to eat too
This is great! My daughter would love this one :-)
mverc wrote:5 colors on Silver.
Great minds think alike We've both got some pretty happy sunny eggs!
bltindustries wrote:ive never heard of billy scramb before. only scrambled
He's so scrambled even his name is mixed up. ;)
Lol! Very nice, Wirdou! :D
Re: Pixel Pixie's 8 Bit Bytes
So colorful! @_@ And the pixel work is really sharp.
Great design. :^)
tangolite132 wrote:Three colors, a gross fruit.
But ain't she adorable? :3
Yes she looks good enough to eat!!!
Nice work by the way I like the style, and I think if you add just a little shine in your yolk it well look great.
rachyrawr wrote:Cute! Though I personally think the text is unnecessary
Agreed to a point, though the text could work better I think if it was smaller and maybe not as bold. Regardless, this is such a sweet little family portrait; I really like these characters!
Great illustration and textures!
Re: Bacon Smile
Great job on the eye, and as for the bacon good!!!
Oh before I forget here is a great tip on how to make Halftones in photoshop ( http://shirt.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=18197 ) I forgot to mention it last time. So I hope this helps good luck.
schlady wrote:Great minds think alike We've both got some pretty happy sunny eggs!
I was wondering if someone would have the same idea I was working on and then I saw your design posted last night. Love your colors and the RAW egg!
The mouse bowl is really cute! It took me a sec to figure out, I'm not gunna lie.
Re: Honey Zombee
Another collaboration with Ignorant. Hope you like it.
I love his face! But I can't decide if he's eating the espresso beans or puking them up!
Re: Eggscellent Breakfast
"Om-nom-let" is a good one! I'll have that stuck in my head next time I'm at IHOP for sure.
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2009-10: All-around threat who provided one-two punch in the backcourt with Jareica Hughes ... overall ability was most evident when she registered just the second triple-double at the school (11/10/10) vs. Tulsa on Feb. 7 ... it was the initial triple-double by a C-USA women's player in more than two years and sixth all time ... concluded the campaign with 2.9 apg (2nd team/14th C-USA), 4.0 rpg (t-fourth team), 1.6 spg (2nd team/18th C-USA) and 10.5 ppg (2nd team) ... one of four Miners to knock down better than 45 percent from the floor (44.5), and made 36.8 from beyond-the-arc (2nd team/7th C-USA) ... managed just 3.5 rpg in first 13 games of year but picked it up to tune of 4.7 rest of the way ... took care of the ball with a +1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st team/5th C-USA) ... nailed 1.9 threes per tilt (1st team/5th C-USA).
2008-09: Honored as the 2009 Conference USA Freshman of the Year ... drilled 64 three pointers, a UTEP rookie record and the third most ever at the school ... effort helped team set a program mark for three-pointers made and field-goal percentage ... became the ninth Miner in school history to connect on more three-point field-goals in a year than two-point field goals ... rated second on the team in assists and third in both points and steals ... tallied double-digits in 16 games, which was the third most ever by a UTEP rookie ... boasted a team-best overall plus/minus total of +108.
PRIOR TO UTEP: Four-year letterwinner at Thurgood Marshall High School in the Houston area ... served as captain for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 teams which claimed district titles ... picked up first-team all-district honors during her junior campaign ... known as a strong, persistent, hard-working player ... was one of the top scoring players on both her high school and AAU squad ... cited leading her club team to a tournament title at a prestigious tournament in Dallas as one of her biggest thrills ... also earned a letter in cross country ... ranked in the top-10 percent of her class and was an annual member of the honor roll ... member of the National Honor Society.
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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. With the 2012/13 campaign now underway, 14 Gunners are currently away from the Club.
Arsenal.com tracks their progress throughout the season. Our Arsenal's Loanees page offers an overview and below is the latest instalment of our Loan Watch.
Chuks Aneke
Saturday, October 6
Crewe 2-1 Hartlepool
Chuks Aneke scored as Crewe beat Hartlepool. The midfielder netted on the stroke of half time, curling a right-footed effort into the top corner from 20 yards.
Saturday, October 6
Sao Paulo 3-0 Palmeiras
Denilson scored a spectacular goal as Sao Paulo comfortably beat Palmeiras. The midfielder volleyed in from 35 yards just before the break.
Sanchez Watt
Saturday, October 6
Yeovil 3-1 Colchester
Sanchez Watt started Colchester's defeat to Yeovil. He was substituted after 80 minutes.
Craig Eastmond
Saturday, October 6
Yeovil 3-1 Colchester
Craig Eastmond played the full 90 minutes as Colchester lost for the first time in three games, away to Yeovil.
Philip Roberts
Friday, October 5
Inverness CT 3-1 Ross County
Philip Roberts started as Inverness beat Ross County on Friday night. Roberts was replaced with five minutes to play.
Ju Young Park
Friday, October 5
Celta Vigo 2-0 Sevilla
Ju Young Park started as Celta Vigo triumphed over Sevilla. The attacker was substituted after 58 minutes.
Saturday, October 6
Ponferradina 3-1 Sabadell
Wellington came on as a second-half substitute in Ponferradina's victory over Sabadell. The forward replaced Ander Lafuente in the 61st minute.
Benik Afobe
Saturday, October 6
Millwall 2-1 Bolton
Benik Afobe was introduced as a second-half substitute as Bolton lost to Millwall. Afobe replaced David Ngog after 70 minutes.
Daniel Boateng
Saturday, October 6
Oxford 0-0 GIllingham
Daniel Boateng was introduced as a 42nd-minute substitute as Oxford held league leaders Gillingham to a goalless draw at Kassam Stadium.
Saturday, October 6
Wigan 2-2 Everton
Ryo was an unused substitute in Wigan's draw with Everton.
Nicklas Bendtner
Sunday, October 7
Siena 1-2 Juventus
Nicklas Bendtner was an unused substitute as Juventus left it late to beat bottom side Siena. Claudio Marchisio scored the winner just five minutes from time.
Conor Henderson
Saturday, October 6
Coventry 1-0 Bournemouth
Conor Henderson did not feature in Coventry's win over Bournemouth.
Joel Campbell
Saturday, October 6
Real Betis 2-0 Real Sociedad
Joel Campbell did not feature for Real Betis as a goal in each half helped them to victory over Real Sociedad.
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Saturday, October 6
Numancia 3-0 Lugo
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text: Austin Daye has logged 47 minutes of playing time in the last 5 games- before tonight's game: 39 points (11-17 from deep), 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, and 1 tov in essential 1 full game's worth of action. He is +38 during this stretch. Curious to see whether he sniffs the court at all in the post season if he keeps this up.


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text: "Won't Back Down" After a major media push including premiere coverage, "Won't Back Down," starring Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Holly Hunter, opened in theaters nationwide on September 28. The film pushes parent trigger laws, which are currently on the books in California, Texas and Mississippi and are being considered in other states. Such laws allow parents to petition to "trigger" changes that drastically affect so-called low-performing schools – such as the replacement of staff or conversion to a charter. Fictionalized accounts of public schools that pit parents against school employees may make interesting and dramatic story lines and generate dollars at the box office, but they don't reflect the on-the-ground reality. In Massachusetts towns and cities, as in school districts across the nation, educators and parents are working together to improve public education and find sustainable solutions that put children at the center of reform. Massachusetts is the highest performing state in the country in both reading and mathematics – and has been for the past four years. It is also one of the most highly unionized states in the country. And it's not just Massachusetts. Study after study has shown that students in states with strong teachers' unions typically perform better than students in states with weak teachers' unions. Why? Because teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions, and unions fight for both. The Commonwealth's success helps illustrate the false premise on which the movie is based. Educators throughout Massachusetts are working every day to narrow the achievement gap and ensure that every student's story is a success story. We are currently leading efforts to improve evaluation systems, as well as to make sure our public education system has adequate resources to serve every community. The truth is far stronger than the movie's fictional story line. Demonizing teachers is not a solution. As Washington Post opinion writer Eugene Robinson wrote September 17, "Portraying teachers as villains doesn't help a single child. Ignoring the reasons for the education gap in this country is no way to close it." Ten Reasons Not to See "Won't Back Down", from Working America Critic and Audience Reviews via Rotten Tomatoes More information for MTA leaders and members


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|General Technical Chat This section is for technical discussions relating to general maintenance, electrical issues, engine trouble, and recalls.
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Nippondenso stock in a Duratec? Wouldn't Motorcraft be stock?
amc, patience - when I get around to replacing the mounts when it stops raining I'll disassemble the bad mount that is on the car and replace that video with a longer one with the disassembled mount. I had the opportunity to get both mounts side by side and had 45 minutes to shoot that, before the Anchor one had to go back to the auto parts store.
My goal with that mount business is to try to get a complete video Expose' posted on the differences, but I don't have the time or money to go searching wrecking yards looking for a blown-up Anchor mount or buying a brand new one and destroying it. If you happen to have a broken one let me know and I'll paypal you shipping so I can take it apart.
Anyway, I didn't mean to hijack the thread on that.
one last thing to the OP on this loosen spark plug business - by any chance are you seeping coolant? The reason why is that if your cooling system is not pressurizing then you may have coolant boiling in the head - resulting in localized overheating of the head - that might be responsible for the plugs getting loose - it's a long shot, though, just a thought - personally I suspect all the threads in the head are thrashed.
If I was in your shoes, and even after following all tips they were still coming loose, I would JB Weld them - recognizing of course that this was a truly last ditch attempt before pulling the head. I also wouldn't drive the car outside of the extended towing range for free AAA towing. :-).
If a plug does blow and carry the threads with it, JB Weld is no longer an option.
|No it's in the center if the head on all 08 to 11 d tech motors I have a 10 and I put whatever came stock back in there denso iridums I believe
X2 to the last two posts.............
9-13 ft.lbs. is the spec, I would never go much over that, doubling up on the torque is simply asking for pulled threads since they are now worn.
Normally angle seat plugs get TIGHTER as they run, your loosening is probably a result of all the plug yanking you've done in the past. Those aluminum threads get a bit looser every time you go in there..................
Ted, went to your site and looked at the youtube on pass side mounts, the differences are not so much outside as inside, I've had several apart........I really hate that Anchor mount...............
"Really Difficult" would depend on your prev. experience level IMHO, it's a bit of a project if you haven't done anything similar before....
It doesn't sound good at this point, but don't borrow trouble yet B4 trying the hints given earlier!
Couple hints I thought of when reading this:
When you clean things up, use a light & peek at the threads to note any obvious damage that might be more apparent on 1 or 2 of them...
When threading plugs in, a piece of hose that fits on the insulator makes a good plug starter to run them in with by hand B4 torquing. That way there is no chance of damage from any cross threading (it replaces an "official" plug starting tool). You can also get a good "feel" this way of how solid the fit is between the plugs & the threaded hole. If they are in good shape you shouldn't feel a LOT of wiggle after they are threaded in most of the way. You'll ALWAYS feel a bit of wiggle when only a couple threads are engaged, and that should progressively disappear as they thread in further. If they still wiggle noticeably when they are almost seated it's a sign the threads in the head are worn & you should be very careful in tightening them.
The "tapered seat" plugs common now, as opposed to the type with crush gaskets, seat suddenly without much additional turning to achieve the proper torque value so more care is needed to get them tightened properly. Good excuse to get out the torque wrench over the "armstrong" finger feel method of determining the proper tightness!
Here's hoping that carbon buildup from loose plugs was the initial cause of your issue, and simply cleaning things up solves it!
Well, for starters it does not sound like you have the same engine in the first place so I don't know that I can answer that - you said you pulled the coil, that sounds like a Duratec not a Zetec - you haven't posted the make/model/plug number or the exact engine. If this is Duratec have you read the The Duratec Sparkplug Sticky in the Duratec performance section? Are you using the right plugs?
Pulling the head on any dual overhead cam engine is certainly more complex than a pushrod engine. If you are careful and your timing belt (or chain if the engine is so equipped) hasn't broken you won't have to reset timing - but you should be prepared to have to setup timing again.
On the Zetec the head is supposed to be "skin milled" anytime a new head gasket is used or it won't seal. You have to use new TTY bolts. You really need to use compressed air to clean the head bolt holes out properly. You need to replace a lot of gaskets. There are different engine variants and you have to get the correct gasket set for yours and the gasket manufacturers aren't that helpful in identification in advance so you have to be buying new parts when you have the head off and the engine parts strewn all over the garage, you can't get everything in advance and just do it. You need a factory service manual. And the list of details goes on and on. I took about 80 pictures during the operation and referred to many of them putting things back together. I can't speak for the Duratec but I suspect it's the same deal.
It was a far cry from the last head I pulled - off my 302 V8. That one was a piece of cake compared to the Zetec.
|Wow just wow I've had many sets of plugs in this car just trying out and experimenting that is probably my main issue. Is it really difficult t swap out heads if the plug blows out?
While the use of never-seize and higher torque will help some, your operating on borrowed time. When you have a plug loose in the hole, the compression stroke jams it against the top of the threads and the intake stroke pulls it away from the top of the threads and this constant banging will continue to hog out the threads until one day the plug will be blown out of the hole. Keep checking those plugs and if they don't stay tight after the never seize and higher torque, then assume your going to have to repair the plug threads.
People have, in a pinch, JB Welded in sparkplugs, and they have held. But if you do this and it does hold, then the plug may never come out again, even at a machine shop.
Removing plugs when the engine is warm can strip out a thread easily I don't recommend it nor does Ford. If you must do it, then BEFORE warming the engine, break the plug free and then retighten.
If you tighten plugs on a warm engine then next morning before starting the car, recheck the torque with a torque wrench. When I was drag racing my Kawasaki I had the plugs in and out all night long at the track but always checked them in the morning.
And of course, make sure that any carbon on the seating area is scraped away. That is probably the biggest cause of this problem.
I just got done putting back together my 2002 Zetec after having to pull the head and have a helicoil put in for a plug. I made a stab at documenting it which I'm working on putting up on http://www.mittelstaedt.us but suffice it to say after doing it that I can understand why some people will swap engines with one from a wrecker rather than do this job.
Also note that Ford does NOT recommend helicoils for plug threads (at least not for the Zetec anyway, probably for most others) The reason is that for it to be done right on the Zetec the helicoil hole MUST be drilled with the head locked down on milling equipment that can allow the operator to make the hole and tap for the insert perfectly parallel to the existing hole, you cannot lean over the engine with a hand drill and have at it. Otherwise the plug will screw in cocked and not seal. The spark plug inserts (lock-n-stitch, Time-sert, etc.) don't have this requirement since they carry their own sealing ring as part of the insert. The helicoil must be installed by a machine shop that is experienced with this type of repair in this type of engine.
I would do the insert myself with the head on the engine if the plug holes were accessible. On the Zetec they definitely are not accessible. On other engines this kind of problem isn't that big of a deal and the insert kits can be used with the head on the engine.
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|I fail to see how that indicates that a plug has come loose. If the plugs are actually coming loose in any decent amount, the car would run extremely badly.
|She's got 83100 on the clock I can usually tell when they've come loose because my cylinder head temp sensor grommet pops off and won't stay on
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Thank you everyone!
I hope Patrick always carries a smile on his way to Sochi!
Yes, smiling on the way............and after
Patrick has a gorgeous smile. He smiled one straight at me on CSOI Toronto.
Thanks ali_dorate for starting the new thread. Here's to Patrick's SMILE. Love this pix of him when he was 16 .. the start of his medal journey.
Sigh.. I can only look at his picture and pretend he smiles straight at me!
Got a smile and nod from him at an airport once. Here's a toast to the new thread.
We will have to toast him with non alcoholic wine as he cannot drink.
How about this smile from when he was even younger?
Me and Patrick Chan at City Ice. He is really nice.
Seems this picture was uploaded to webstagram yesterday but I suppose none of us can tell how recent it is. Patrick's nose looks sun-burnt.
He can't drink, I can't skate.... If I toast with champagne I'd say we're even.
Why can't Chan drink?
Chan gets this reaction to alcohol. Its common to many people of Chinese heritage. I think their whole face gets very flushed and hot.
I love these two posts Corianna. Tooth marks on the heart!
Hmmm... I think it's very recent. His hair has been incredibly short for the last year or so. Burnt nose from sight-seeing in Taiwan and China? OK, I did some googling. I think the venue is City Ice Rink in Detroit. Couldn't find any pictures of this ice rink so I cannot be absolutely certain.
Or it could just as well be this one: City Ice Pavilion Skating School - Long Island, NY.
I think you are right, VarBar. You are a better 'detective' than I am!
Patrick and his Canada Day picture.
Can someone tell what are all those statues? And what is Patrick wearing over his eyes?
I would say Patrick is wearing sunglasses over his eyes.
I have no idea what or who those statues represent.
The short answer is modern art. Unfortunately, I don't know the long answer. lol
The picture might have been taken at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
KC is the hometown of Kathy Johnson, no?
I thought it was sunnies (Ozzie slang for sunglasses) but it looked too bright blue?
This too is my definition of modern art, VarBar.
Now you truly deserves the title of 'great detective'. Thanks.
I thought Kathy is mostly based in C.S. And yes, I googled and read her web bio again, and it did say she returns to her base in K.C. Now I hope Patrick has started serious training and is not travelling too much. Did he confirm that he will move to train in Detroit?
Interesting (to me at least) that Patrick posted a photo with him and 4 pair of boots with blades- I am sure he is sponsored but what a great idea to always have back up. So many skaters have boot issues more should follow his lead!
axel 12345, you were probably referring to this photo?
Top skaters doing quads and other hard jumps in practice and in competition might need more than one pair of boots with blades per season, so I'm not surprised to see that Patrick's got four, just in case. Hmm, but who is using that crutch behind Patrick?
First day back in the gym. Its nice to have some great equipment and a big space to move in. Thank you D1!
What is D1, a gym room in the Detroit area? Nothing better comes to mind.
Somewhere where honour is minus the U, but these days, that could even be in Canada. Oh, aren't I a curmudgeon!
Where I grew up honour always had the U.
I got caught on a phone yesterday with an email address that said center. For me its always centre!
Corianna, I was wondering what you were referring to until I maximised Chiddy's picture. I used to work in an American company for many years and had to learn to spell the American spelling. Now I am back where I started in school.
I had a dream last night. I dreamt that Chiddy's Ex is created by Buttle! Let's see how prophetic my dream is. ....What do you all think?
Patrick is listed on the final roster for Thornhill Summer Skate, August 16/17th:
http://www.skatecanada-centralontar...al Registration List 11jul13 Summer Skate.pdf
I'm trying not to get too excited in case he doesn't show....nah, who am I kidding, I'm freaking out! LOL
I am so freaking out!!!!!!!!!
It is down the road from where I live - I hope its in the evening of the 16th... 17th I shall designate Patrick day!
Schedule is not up yet, but generally the senior men's free is later, not sure when the short will be. It's quite an impressive line up this year, even without Patrick. And what a bang for your buck at $6 a day or whatever it is!
spikydurian, I think that already happened.
The only thing for anyone who is going is carry a huge blankie. I went last year for the Scarborough figure skating event to see Poirier and Piper and it was so cold. This year I shall carry hot water bottle blankie et al.
T&S skated in Thornhill in their last oly season and I was hoping they would repeat but no such luck.
I hope Danielle Earl will be there as she gets some great pics.
Wow.. there are quite a handful of good skaters in the list too, and some very promising young ones. I am jealous Emdee. Don't forget your uggies to keep your feet and toes warm!
Emdee, I recently read an OLD article on Chiddy. Is he from York Mills? That's quite near to Thornhill? (Ahha... I am learning a bit of Canada's geography because of Chiddy).
Darn! I am caught. My dream didn't show the calendar. I mean for 2013-14.
Spiky,north York is due south of Thornhill.
Patrick doing a summer competition to test his free skate and his level of comfort to his new choreo before the GP series was to be expected I suppose since he's not going to Japan Open. As far as him possibly skating to Lawrence of Arabia, while I like the music and I think it would be an appropriate piece for the Olympic season, I'm honestly hoping for something else from David. Chan will have strong competition in Oda at Thornhill, so watch out. lol
I am just surprised to see Fumie Suguri in the line-up. I thought she had long retired from competitive skating.
Thanks Luckiest1.
I'm going to be there for sure!! I'm photographing the whole event so if you see me & I look dead on my feet, it's because I've been at the rink since Wednesday night!!


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Rich writes:
Here is a composite of 384 electron microscope photographs, combined into one image so that you can zoom and pan:
I think I can see several species of parasites on the barnacle, and perhaps parasites upon them. I have heard you recommend Powers of 10 in the past, and I think this is a good extension of this type of work. The photo reminds me of this poem, which I first saw in a computer science book, but googling suggests this is the original:
The Vermin only teaze and pinch Their Foes superior by an Inch. So
Nat'ralists observe, a Flea Hath smaller Fleas that on him prey, And
these have smaller Fleas to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum.
[1733 Swift Poems II. 651]
Anyway, I know Rich and Molly, who made the picture. If you have any ideas for this sort of thing, Rich might take requests!
Tom writes:
Some parasitism jokes from science comedian Brian Malow who jokes among other things that a virus is "the ultimate David and Goliath" when compared with humans.
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Vincent, Dick,
you guys are fantastic!
I am loving TWIP and the way you guys work together makes it really fun to listen to.
So far it is easier to follow than TWIV, presumably because (a) it is the start of the series and (b) parasites being larger than vaccines we don't have to know all about dna replication and intra-cellular machinery.
I have _watched_ the beginning of TWIV60 and I think it looks great to be able to show us the occasional picture or diagram. I hope that it doesn't add to the required effort to much so that you can use it often. Obviously too much use of it would break the podicast-iness of the shows which I expect you would be reluctant to do.
My only concern is that I have to wait 1 month for the next episode of TWIP!
Best wishes
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Wow, I've never been around for the birth of a podcast before. This one was quite informative and entertaining; perhaps Dick should write an autobiography!
I think you missed something in your scale of parasites though: parasitic plants. Here's an example
(http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/indian_pipe.htm): Indian pipes are plants that do not produce chlorophyll, so they form a relationship with fungi similar to mycorrhizal symbioses (in which plants give carbon to a fungus and the fungus gives something, such as phosphate, in return), except in this case the parasite takes nutrients from the fungus without giving anything back. I was quite fascinated when I discovered this.
Anyway, thanks for TWiP. Eukaryotic parasites are pretty interesting to me, and I wish this podcast were more frequent, but I'll take what I can get.
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Great first episode, but once a month doesn't seem enough. Maybe every 2 weeks?
Mike8 wrote:
Hi Professor, Great first podcast. I'm glad you began with the basics. You answered many questions I've been wondering about, such as: Are archaea infectious? What range of parasites exist and why are they here? What IS a parasite? ...I also enjoyed the brief recounting of your professional career, especially during the early years. I look forward to future episodes and would like to hear more about mycoplasma and rickettsia. And, if you feel so inclined, it would be interesting to hear a further discussion of the limitations on host populations caused by parasites, vs. the limitations caused by predators, habitat and availablity of food.
William wrote:
Dear Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier,
The long awaited TWIP inaugural episode fully met my TWIV set expectations. Though I might be delusional due to some pathology, I this shows appeal to match or even exceed TWIV's. So allow me to start the clamoring early for increased episode frequency, assuming you have the time to produce them.
I find parasitism fascinating and profound. On TWIV we've been compared to mobile microbial habitats. Isn't our very existence still thought due to structures that originated as a type of parasitism such as mitochondria?
And lest you have any doubt regarding the widespread public appeal, note the popularity of parasitic monsters that haunt the public imagination such as Alien, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (doesn't this count), zombies, and even vampires (aren't vampire bats parasites?).
I sincerely appreciate your wonderful creative efforts that succeed in bringing the wonder of science to both the public at large and subject area experts alike.
Respectfully yours,
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Guys, please make it every 2 weeks! I think listeners of TWIV won't mind at all if 1 episode is sacrificed in the name of TWIP. Hope to hear more from TWIP soon. John writes: Is there an evolutionary advantage for long-lived parasites to be more benign to their hosts? My intuition is that a parasite that makes a long-term home in a host has part of its fitness determined by the continued well-being (or at least survival) of the host, while aparasite that only sticks around for a few weeks has much less of its fitness determined in that way.
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Dear Drs, Dick "Emeritus" Despommier and Vincent Racaniello,
(I know that you are backed up with emails so I do not expect for this to be read on air)
Again, another super subject and podcast! This Thanksgiving, I have you both, Dr. Dove, and all of your guests from TWIV and now this new podcast, to be grateful to for a fascinating year of listening and learning.
In the discussion of "what is a parasite" and archaea; you touched upon a subject that I hadn't fully considered before. How the ecology of all life on earth is an historic,shifting , complex , interactive landscape and that human beings are not the center of and certainly not the dominant species. Contrary to my previous and embarrassingly unexamined beliefs, I have come to the awakening that we are not " the most special of all ". As a Nurse, all roads in my discipline are human- health -focused and all other life forms seem to be generally regarded as the aberration and therefore ,the threat. I had not thought much about our part in a whole medical ecology and framework until I listened to your first TWIP show. Since then, in my digging around in open access research articles, I found a paper that I believe rings with the message that Dick was conveying. If not, or you have read this particular paper, forgive me. I found it very interesting and it has further opened my mind to a new perspective on how to view human health. That is that human health actually relies upon the condition ,resources, energy demands, and "determination" of innumerable organisms surrounding us. If we can see ourselves in a more humble light, perhaps some new medical advances can be made that as of yet,have been out of our reach due to our simple arrogance. Here is a link to the paper from" Gut Pathogens", titled "The case for biocentric microbiology".
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Cells, matrices, and bioreactors are tailored to promote functional tissue engineering of cartilage.
A method of growing bioengineered tissues includes, as a major component, the use of mammalian cells that have been transfected with genes for secretion of regulator and growth-factor substances. In a typical application, one either seeds the cells onto an artificial matrix made of a synthetic or natural biocompatible material, or else one cultures the cells until they secrete a desired amount of an extracellular matrix. If such a bioengineered tissue construct is to be used for surgical replacement of injured tissue, then the cells should preferably be the patient's own cells or, if not, at least cells matched to the patient's cells according to a human-leucocyte-antigen (HLA) test. The bioengineered tissue construct is typically implanted in the patient's injured natural tissue, wherein the growth-factor genes enhance metabolic functions that promote the in vitro development of functional tissue constructs and their integration with native tissues. If the matrix is biodegradable, then one of the results of metabolism could be absorption of the matrix and replacement of the matrix with tissue formed at least partly by the transfected cells.
The method was developed for articular chondrocytes but can (at least in principle) be extended to a variety of cell types and biocompatible matrix materials, including ones that have been exploited in prior tissue-engineering methods. Examples of cell types include chondrocytes, hepatocytes, islet cells, nerve cells, muscle cells, other organ cells, bone- and cartilage-forming cells, epithelial and endothelial cells, connective-tissue stem cells, mesodermal stem cells, and cells of the liver and the pancreas. Cells can be obtained from cell-line cultures, biopsies, and tissue banks. Genes, molecules, or nucleic acids that secrete factors that influence the growth of cells, the production of extracellular matrix material, and other cell functions can be inserted in cells by any of a variety of standard transfection techniques.
The method was developed for polyglycolic acid scaffolds, but can (at least in principle) be extended to other biodegradable matrix materials, which include collagen, fibrin, and poly(lactic acid) [PLA], poly(glycolic acid) [PGA], and PLA/PGA copolymers. Nonbiodegradable matrix materials include polystyrene, polyesters, polypropylene, and numerous other polymers. Preferably, the matrix for a given therapeutic application should be fabricated so as to have a microstructure similar to that of the extracellular matrix to be replaced. Mechanical loads imposed on the matrix by the surrounding tissue influence the cells on and in the matrix in such a manner as to promote the regeneration of an extracellular matrix that has the proper microstructure. The cross-link density of the matrix can be tailored in fabrication in order to tailor the mechanical properties of the matrix and, in the case of a biodegradable matrix, to tailor the rate of its biodegradation. The shape and size of the matrix and the implant made from it should, of course, be chosen to suit the implant site and tissue type. The matrix material can be coated with materials that promote specific adhesion and metabolic behavior of both transfected cells and native cells.


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A group of five individuals with strong magical talents in the aspects of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit are thrown together into a situation that's way beyond their control. They have to do their best to survive just so they can try to unravel-slowly-each piece of the mysteries about their magical talents, working against the nobility who are trying to keep them in the dark while using them for their own plans at the same time....
Convergence - The Blending 2
Five people are brought together because of their magical/mental abilities, and find they are only pawns in a much bigger game....
The Warrior Enchained - Terrilian Series 2
Terril the telepathic love slave to Tammad gets captured by some nomads who make being Tammad's love slave a picnic. After getting abused for a while she escapes and gets captured by a woman, who captures Tammad and enslaves him, giving Terry a chance to turn the tables....
The Warrior Rearmed - Terrilian Series 3
Terril the telepathic love slave of Tammad is sent on a mission with Tammad to seek the sword-in-the-cave which will tell her if she and Tammad are meant for each other, or whether she should be the love slave of Dallan, a fellow caveman dignitary of Tammad's planet....
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The Warrior Victorious - Terrilian Series 5
Terril the telepathic sex slave is kidnapped from her master Tammad and taken to an institute where they wipe her memory clean and make her their own sex slave. Terry resists spreading her legs for the good of the eugenics program, and is drugged and tortured a bit until she cooperates. Then she plots an escape, hooks up with Tammad, and goes back to kick some butt, which is actually the best part of the story....
The Warrior Within - Terrilian Series 1
In the far distant future a government mediator and empath is forced to take on an assignment with a warrior king from another planet. She must mediate a negotiation by posing as a native woman. She is banded to the warrior king and is forced to please him, both in the furs, and without, or face the punishment of his wrath....


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Test scores at this school fall below the state average. This means that most students at this school are not performing at grade level.
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This school is about the same as the state average in key measures of college and career readiness, but depending on the state, average can mean only a minority of students are ready for college and career.
(Remember: high graduation rates don't mean much if students are graduating without the coursework and test scores they need to succeed.)
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This chart shows how this school's GreatSchools Student Progress Rating has changed over time.
Students at this school are making far less academic progress given where they were last year, compared to other students in the state.
Depending on the school's test scores, student progress (also known as student growth) means different things.
Very low progress with low test scores means... that students are starting at a low point and falling even farther behind their peers.
Very low progress with high test scores means... students have strong academic skills but that the school is not contributing to student learning as much as other schools in the state.
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The IPCC report on extreme climate and weather events
The IPCC recently released the policy-maker's summary (SREX-SPM) on extreme weather and climate events. The background for this report is a larger report that is due to be published in the near future, and one gets a taste of this in the 'wordle' figure below. By the way, the phrase 'ET' in this context does not refer 'extra-terrestrial', and 'AL' is not a person, but these refer to the way of citing many scholars: 'et al.'
The fact that the summary is released before the main report is bound to cause some confusion, and has lead to a number of false allegations in the past, such as the main report being written to suit the conclusions of the summary. This is not the case, but I personally think that the IPCC handles the release of these reports in a strange way.
The main report has already been written, but there are some fine details that need to be approved by the member states before it is finalized. My understanding is that the whole process will be open and transparent, and that the previous drafts and review comments will be available in time. Those who already have read the main report are not supposed to cite it before it's out.
I must also confess that one of the aspects that I'm most curious about concerns tropical cyclones (TCs). Hence, these phenomena was one of the things I looked at first. Here are some quotes:
Average tropical cyclone maximum wind speed is likely to increase, although increases may not occur in all ocean basins. It is likely that the global frequency of tropical cyclones will either decrease or remain essentially unchanged.
The message from the summary of policy-makers is therefore that it is likely [66-100% probability] that there will be fewer or same number but more intense tropical cyclones (including tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons) in the future. This conclusion is not new, however, as it was also the concusion of the AR4, as well as the most recent WMO consensus statement on tropical storms.
A combination of stronger tropical cyclone maximum winds but fewer tropical cyclones is nevertheless quite interesting. My feeling is that this statement is still a bit premature, as it surely is based on projections made with global climate models (GCMs). The tropical cyclones are represented differently in the GCMs compared to real world measurements, where the wind speed changes continuously in space.
The message from the SREX-SPM is similar to that of a 2010 study from Nature Geoscience, for which the abstract reads (my outline):
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In a world of conflict, disease and economic disasters impacting people, many are wondering where on this planet is the safest place to relocate. If money is of concern, stay clear of Tokyo which is deemed the most expensive location among large cities, but there is always the cheapest place to go, Asuncion in Paraguay. The cost of living index by Mercer takes into account a variety of measures such as housing, food, clothes, transport, clothing and transportation to arrive at the list. If you seek a nice middle range place to hang your shingle, try Istanbul which now ranks 53rd in the world.
Of course, there don't appear to be outstanding religious conflicts in Paraguay which is mainly Catholic and the people would certainly welcome money from Protestants, Muslims or Jews as long as these groups don't bring along their racial and religious conflicts. An unknown factor this year arises from rapid decline in housing prices caused by economic decline. Who knows, you might wind up commuting from Istanbul to Asuncion and still have some cash left over for goodies.


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Jeff Beck's Top 10 Studio Guest Appearances
08. Paul Rodgers, "I Just Want to Make Love to You" Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters (1993)
Beck's evil tone on the intro riff alone is enough to earn this tune a spot on this list. It also represents the only slide guitar to be found among these choices. Beck appears on three songs on this Muddy Waters tribute album by the Bad Company and Free frontman.
07. Paul Jones, "The Dog Presides" Insane Times (1968)
Here's the Jeff Beck Group-era Beck sounding very much like his former Yardbird self on this song's opening riff, fills and solo. The recording even features another former Yardbird, Paul Samwell-Smith, on bass. That's Paul McCartney on drums, by the way. No one seems to remember the barking dog's name.
06. Narada Michael Walden, "Saint and the Rascal" Garden of Love Light (1976)
This catchy, funky instrumental with a strong hook can almost be considered an outtake from Wired, Beck's classic 1976 album. After all, Narada Michael Walden played drums on Wired and wrote four songs on the album, including "Play With Me." Beck returned the favor by playing with Walden.


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My husband, our kids and grandkids enjoy fishing on the Kenai River in summer, so we never have a shortage of salmon. I like this tasty recipe because it's so easy to prepare.
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- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 4 salmon steaks (1 inch thick)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped zucchini
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter. Add the water, broth and seasonings. Add salmon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with the salmon. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Poached Salmon in Country Extra March 2000, p49
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OP GUN UPDATE: Did anything happen in Overland Park this week as its open gun ordinance went into effect? Why did neighboring Prairie Village vote to uphold its ban on "open carry" firearms this week?
AKIN IN THE HEADLINES: Republican Congressman Todd Akin who is trying to unseat Missouri U-S Senator Claire McCaskill (D) faced a new round of questions this week. First about four-year old comments about abortion providers and their "common practice" of giving "abortions to women who are not actually pregnant." Then, why he failed to report 10 years of his state pension payments on his congressional financial disclosure statements.
MO 5TH DISTRICT RACE: The U-S Senate race in Missouri is sucking the oxygen out of coverage of many of the many of the region's political races. Before Election Day we will be spotlighting some of the region's other races. Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver is up for re-election. He's taking on Republican Jacob Turk who has run against Cleaver twice before. Are his prospects any better this time around?
YODER: If you live in Johnson County you may think Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder was in a hot political race. He has huge gigantic yard signs at dozens of major thoroughfares in high traffic areas. Yet, he doesn't even have a Democratic opponent this November. Why is he working so hard with only a third party opponent?
BABY LISA: We don't talk much about crime on this program. But as this was a massive national and international story when it broke, we would be remiss in reviewing this week's news if we did not mention that this week marks the one year anniversary of the disappearance of Kansas City infant Lisa Irwin. Her parents say the baby was kidnapped from her Northland home. Police have worked 1,667 tips, including 500 baby sightings around the world. Yet exactly one year later, authorities are still no closer to establishing how she disappeared.
BUCK: Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of the death of Kansas City baseball icon Buck O'Neil. The Royals still honor him today with the Buck O Neil seat at Kauffman Stadium and now there are efforts to turn Buck's former home into a museum. The Kansas City Star reports that Buck bequeathed his home on 32nd street in Kansas City's historic Sante Fe neighborhood to his church after his death and they now want to turn it into a museum honoring his life and legacy. But the house needs about $100,000 worth of repairs, even before adding exhibits.
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Cookies – a favorite of almost everyone for a delicious snack. It's counterpart is biscotti in Italian or mandel bread in Jewish families. Whatever you want to call it, however, you are going to love this recipe passed down to me by my best and longest friend, Marsha.
3 c. flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. quick or regular oatmeal
1 c. butter, room temperature
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 T. fresh lemon juice
3 eggs, room temperature
1 c. finely chopped walnuts
1 T. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Sift together the flour, baking powder & salt and stir in the oatmeal. Set aside
Cream the butter, 1 c. of sugar, vanilla and lemon juice together until light & fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated.
Mix in the dry ingredients until the dough is smooth. Add the nuts.
Divide dough into quarters. Using floured hands, lay one quarter lengthwise on a prepared cookie sheet, molding it into a cylindrical strip 8 1/2 inches in length by 2 inches in diameter. Place a couple of inches from the edge of the pan. Form a second strip on that same cookies sheet. Then place 2 more strips on the other sheet.
Mix the remaining 1/4 c. sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle generously over each strip.
Bake about 20 – 25 minutes until firm to the touch and lightly golden
Remove from oven, but leave the oven on. Cut each strip into 3/4 inch thick slices and arrange all the slices on the sheet about 1/2 inch apart. Bake until crisp and golden about 15 minutes.
I'll look forward to seeing you soon,
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The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development aims to understand and foster the conditions under which sustained, self-determined social and economic development is achieved among American Indian nations through applied research and service.
The Harvard Project maintains a site at hpaied.org. Please click here to be directed to the full HPAIED site.
"When Native nations make their own decisions about what development approaches to take, they consistently out-perform external decision makers—on matters as diverse as governmental form, natural resource management, economic development, health care and social service provision."


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In his CM: the Next Generation series, Joe Farah gives us a glimpse into the trends that CM experts will need to tackle and master based upon industry trends and future technology challenges.
A CM/ALM tool is also a key communication tool. Wrongly implemented, it will impede both process and communication. Successfully implemented, it will add significant value to all users, reducing workload and providing effective decision-making capability. Looking at the evolution of CM tools, the backbone technology capabilities increase dramatically from generation to generation.
We'll look at a few key areas of evaluating and selecting a CM/ALM tool in this article, with a clear focus on the different generations of CM technology:
Surveying the Landscape
Evaluation can be a long process or a not so long process. It depends on how you proceed. It may be possible to use the input from other evaluators, but if you do, make sure you're working to the same set of requirements and make sure that the information is accurate and up to date. Some CM vendors move their technology ahead much more rapidly than others. Often some of the best solutions are overlooked or there is a bias in the evaluation due to experience with past systems.
Don't start by restricting yourself to Open Source solutions. Why? There are two big reasons: the cost of the software will not come close to being your biggest cost, and, you'll find it much more difficult to discover advanced requirements as Open Source CM often caters to a smaller common denominator of functionality. At the same time, don't exclude Open Source solutions. It's important to measure them against your requirements and to get a feel for where they sit with respect to commercial offerings.
Don't restrict yourself to the most-used solutions. There are a few old and clunky systems out there that have been around forever, it seems, and which may have been advanced at one point in time, but perhaps are not so much so now.
Here's a set of questions to ask all prospective vendors:
1. How long does it take to install?
2. What hardware do I need to do a full evaluation?
3. Do I need additional 3rd party software?
4. Can I perform the installation myself?
5. How quickly can I load in my existing data (so that I may do a more accurate evaluation)?
6. How much training will I need to evaluate?
7. How much customization will I need before evaluation?


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'The Sabres may have finished with 41 wins, their most ever in a non-playoff season. But they will forever be reminded that they needed two more to qualify for the playoffs. Their schedule will be especially viewed with remorse because of five to 10 inexplicable losses against weaker teams and others marked by a distinct lack of effort.'
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It's a paradox: Although Hispanics recently became the largest ethnic group in the United States, the US Census Bureau doesn't even count the number of people who trace their ancestry back to Spain. Many Hispanic Americans, of course, combine a variety of native heritages with Spanish, and their roots wind through the many Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. Indeed, their only connection with Spain may be the Spanish language. But once you've researched your family tree in the Americas, you may find a branch that crosses the Atlantic, all the way back to Spain. Instead of coming through Ellis Island, however, your Spanish ancestors probably arrived at a port somewhere south of the border.
Remember, too, that the first settlements in the New World were not the English towns of Jamestown and Plymouth, but rather outposts of the Spanish empire. The oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine, Fla., was founded by the Spanish in 1565 — 42 years before the British settled at Jamestown. The Spanish founded Santa Fe, NM, in 1610, were settling in Texas by 1682 (near El Paso) and began establishing missions in California in 1769. So the Spanish roots here also run deep.


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In September of last year, the American military lost 65 soldiers in fighting but in subsequent months the total continually declined. It declined, however, until the cruel winds of April hit those fighting. The final figures are in for April and apparently 46 fine young Americans died in fighting, mainly in Baghdad. In addition to Americans who were victims of violence, at least 400 civilians died in Baghdad fighting according to Iraqi hospital officials who are overwhelmed attempting to deal with the price of violence and brutality. The Sadr city area of over two million people has been the scene of a high percent of the fighting as militants battle Iraqi and American forces.
On Tuesday, as the month drew to a close, US forces killed 28 militants in Baghdad while losing four of their own. Baghdad hospitals are stretched to the breaking point coping with hundreds of wounded in addition to their normal case loads. Staff at the hospitals are worried they are running out of clean water and donot lhave sufficient trauma specialists to treat all those in need of help.
Numbers in the Iraq war tend to focus more often on the dead while the living are left to suffer the effects of being wounded. Hospitals have problems disposing of dead bodies, but the living ones require ongoing attention and medical supplies which frequently are not available.