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Eurobarometer 28.1: Young Europeans -- Life, Interests, Education, Employment, and Knowledge of Foreign Languages, October-November 1987 (ICPSR 9135)
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Jacques-Rene Rabier, European Commission; Helene Riffault, Faits et Opinions; Ronald Inglehart, University of Michigan. Center for Political Studies
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This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents who were aged 15-24 on standard Eurobarometer measures, such as how satisfied they were with their present life, whether they attempted to persuade others close to them to share their views on subjects they held strong opinions about, whether they discussed political matters, what their country's goals should be for the next 10 or 15 years, and how they viewed the need for societal change. Additional questions focused on the respondents' knowledge of and opinions on the European Community (EC), including how well-informed they felt about the EC, what sources of information about the EC they used, whether their country had benefited from being an EC member, and the extent of their personal interest in EC matters. Other major areas of focus of the surveys included: (1) life and interests, (2) foreign languages and traveling abroad, (3) employment and education, and (4) foreign relations. For the first topic, life and interests, respondents were asked: to identify their areas of interest, ideas or causes they support, three major problems facing youth today, to list their membership in particular organizations, their use of neighborhood youth services or centers, how well-informed they felt about opportunities of interest, with whom they lived, and how well different aspects of life were going. For the second topic, languages, respondents were asked about languages learned and those spoken well enough to converse with others, languages used at home, reasons and methods for learning a new language, and the teaching and importance of knowing foreign languages. Pertaining to traveling abroad, respondents were asked about the countries they visited, the duration and reasons for visiting, travel arrangements, and the main problem in traveling abroad. For the third topic, employment and education, respondents were asked about their experiences with youth discrimination, their personal financial situation, and services or individuals who assisted them in making life choices. Respondents employed full- or part-time were asked about methods used to obtain a job, duration of employment, hours worked per week, average pay rate, job satisfaction, chances for promotion, and past episodes of employment and unemployment. Respondents in school were asked about current studies and the type of institution they attended, while those in vocational training were asked about when they started the program, length of attendance, opinions regarding completion, and trainee benefits. Unemployed respondents were asked about the reasons why and the length of time they were unemployed, as well as their job-seeking methods. All respondents, except those in school, were asked about formal education, satisfaction with training courses, assistance with job attainment through training, and receipt of a diploma or certificate. For the final topic, foreign relations, respondents were asked about their feelings about the United States and its present policy towards West European unification, the relationship between the EC and the United States, establishment of the Common European Market, and the unification of Europe. Less of a focus were questions about the qualities children are encouraged to learn at home, their knowledge of a European program for the fight against cancer, and their skills and education in computers. Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, marital status, age whenexpecting to finish full-time education, size and composition of household, family income, occupation, size of company where respondent works, type and size of community, and region of residence. Several questions pertaining to voting and politics include political party attachment, vote intention, and left-right political self-placement.
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V4 'EUROBAROMETER NUMBER (SAMPLE)': Sample groups have subsequently been identified by ICPSR in order to distinguish between respondents (aged 15-24) from the standard wave Eurobarometer 28 (code '1') and those belonging to the youth oversample (code '2'). For two cases, it was not possible to trace the origin of the respondent (code '3'). The complete youth questionnaire was only asked of the oversample (code '2'). For those questions that were not asked in the framework of the standard survey, split groups 1 and 3 are coded to "Inap. - not Y OVERSAMPLE (V4)". Please see the codebook for more information about these samples.
Question numbering for Eurobarometer 28.1 is as follows: Q135-Q180, Q237-Q280, Q326-Q359, and Q60-Q80 (demographic questions). Some question numbers are intentionally skipped, however neither questions nor data are missing.
V400 (VOTE INTENTION - DENMARK): Danish respondents who declared for political party "Venstre" had been coded as falling into the missing value category during the raw data processing for Eurobarometer 28 and 28.1. The original coding for Eurobarometer 28 has been made available by Danish Gallup via Danish Data Archives. The ZA corrected the Danish data for 'VOTE INTENTION' accordingly for Eurobarometer 28, and as far as possible, also applied the corrections to Eurobarometer 28.1. Reponses for "Venstre" could not be recovered, and collapsed responses for "De Groenne" and "Fremskridtspartiet" not be separated.
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Citizens of the EU aged 15 to 24 years, residing in the 12 EU member countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
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- Rabier, Jacques-Rene, Helene Riffault, and Ronald Inglehart. Eurobarometer 28.1: Young Europeans -- Life, Interests, Education, Employment, and Knowledge of Foreign Languages, October-November 1987 [Computer File]. ICPSR09135-v2. Cologne, Germany: Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung/Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2008-10-24. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09135.v1
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Now yesterday, I tried deleting this folder from my recycle bin, and it wouldn't delete. I got this message "Error Deleting File or Folder - Cannot Delete File:" There's nothing more to the message after that.
The recycle bin looks like it has a file in it, but when I open it, it looks empty. When I put a new file in the bin, it's doesn't show up in the Recycle Bin window, just a blank window. How can I fix this? the problem here is that I cannot see the file that I cannot delete. My recycle bin window just comes up blank, anything I put in the bin doesn't show either.
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For the taco pizza dough:Mix the yeast with 1 1/2 cups warm water in a measuring cup or small bowl and set aside for 8 to 10 minutes. Mix together the flour, olive oil and salt in a bowl using an electric mixer. With the speed on low, drizzle in the yeast/water mixture and mix until totally combined. Cover the bowl with a towel and set in a warm, draft-free place. Allow to rise for 1 to 2 hours.
For the tortilla strips:In a small skillet, heat the rapeseed oil over medium heat until a test tortilla strip dropped in the oil sizzles immediately. Drop in the remaining tortilla strips in batches, frying them quickly and removing them from the oil with a fork when crisp, 30 to 45 seconds per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
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4. Mix together the sour cream and hot sauce in a small bowl, adding enough hot sauce to make the mixture pourable. With a spoon (or you can put it in a pastry bag), drizzle the mixture over the finished pizza. Sprinkle with the tortilla strips. Cut into squares and serve immediately with more salsa.
For the chicken taco meat:
1. In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and heat until hot. Add the chicken in batches and cook, browning, a couple minutes per side; remove the chicken to a plate using a slotted spoon. Add the garlic and onions to the skillet and cook briefly. Add the chilli powder, paprika, cumin and salt to taste. Pour in the tomato sauce and 2 cups water to create a broth. Add the chicken back to the skillet. Bring to a boil, then simmer until the broth is reduced by half.
2. Let cool, divide among 4 freezer bags and freeze. Yield: 16 to 20 servings.


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After Mike Otey and I spoke with the MySpace team about the explosive growth of their implementation of SQL Server, we followed up with Ted Kummert, senior vice president of the business and platform division at Microsoft, to get Microsoft's take on this partnership. To learn more about how the MySpace team stayed on top of their burgeoning customer base and SQL Server load, see the January 2010 SQL Server Magazine cover story, "MySpace Answers the Question: Why SQL Server?" InstantDoc ID 103082.
SQL Mag: Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. The MySpace team has quite a story to tell. They say that from a transaction and data volume standpoint they may be the largest implementation of SQL Server.
Ted Kummert: This is certainly one of the largest implementations on SQL Server. At a petabyte of data storage and in terms of instance count MySpace is one of the largest public-facing Internet sites in the world. It's exciting! It's a great company and a great example of a very high-scale, leading-edge mission-critical application.
Increasingly there are more companies with implementations like this. It's been one of our points of emphasis, as we come from SQL Server 2005 to 2008, to invest in the tools to allow the platform to scale to the highest levels. Increasingly we're seeing this type of solution on our platform. Historically you had to go to IBM or Oracle, and now we've got the full application platform that can scale to any type of solution. We think it's great for customers because you no longer have to go to those other guys and pay them lots of money.
SQL Mag: The MySpace team loves Service Broker for handling asynchronous rights and managing transactions across databases. We'd like to know if you agree with what they say about their implementation: "MySpace is handling one of the most extensive Service Broker implementations in SQL Server right now. You'd have to verify that with the Microsoft folks, but I'm pretty confident that we're probably one of their biggest customers as far as Service Broker is concerned."
Ted Kummert: That's absolutely true. They've built a very large distributed data service. It's 400-plus instances of SQL Server. The interesting part of the story is that while they were growing so dramatically they ran into some transactional integrity issues across that distributed data service. They were on their way to building their own infrastructure top to bottom to provide for reliable messaging across the data service. But with SQL Server Service Broker they saw something that could give them the underlying infrastructure to do that. It's been interesting to watch how Service Broker became the core platform service within their environment and how it's enabled them to add new features more rapidly. It's given them transactional integrity across the distributed data service. And, based on the way they've implemented it, it's given them a lot of agility in innovating around it and moving quickly. One of the challenges when you scale to this high level is: How do you extend your implementation while still maintaining the reliability and the scalability of the core system that you're extending? We think that MySpace has done great work in this architecture in designing their Service Dispatcher so they have something that enables them to do that.
SQL Mag: We understand from the MySpace team that Service Dispatcher was certified in Microsoft labs.
Ted Kummert: We've had a long partnership with MySpace. It goes all the way back to prior to SQL Server 2005. We partner with them as they think about adopting new features. I'm told that today they're onsite working with us on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008. They're also part of a select group of customers that we work with very closely to consult with on a more long-term basis about where we're headed. What's in the future? What are the things that are important to them? And we give them an early view into where we're headed so they're deeply involved. When you talk about a company that has a mission-critical application like this, this level of partnership is something that is very important. We work hard to engage with them and with customers like that at all levels.
SQL Mag: Will MySpace extensions like Service Dispatcher or Tier Hopper eventually find their way into SQL Server?
Ted Kummert: Well, our approach is to build the enabling platform and help our customers build these innovations. It's a natural thing as we work with customers like MySpace for them to suggest features that would make those types of implementations easier. Our objective is to provide those broadly enabling features. The platform capability to make those types of services easier and easier to implement is on our roadmap, and we're not saying that we explicitly have a plan to incorporate those capabilities end-to-end.
SQL Mag: Seems like there's a lot of possibilities in this space for vendors.
Ted Kummert: Our approach is to enable an ecosystem to innovate around a core platform. We can't and won't get to solving every problem. That's why we take an approach of building a platform that's broadly applicable with the type of tools you need in order to build solutions. That gives a lot of partners the ability to innovate and add value in specific ways that we can't get to in that release. The explicit part of our approach is to build the enabling platform.
SQL Mag: The MySpace team mentioned that a key reason for choosing SQL Server was that SQL provides a rapid development environment that compares favorably with open source competitors.
Ted Kummert: That's right. We consistently hear from customers that, in terms of time to solution, developer productivity is a pretty big component of the expense in these custom application projects. Visual Studio and .NET, and the flexibility of SQL Server, give them a broad set of tools oriented around getting developers more productive to solve those types of problems.
SQL Mag: One of the things that the MySpace people mentioned was that they received some significant help from the SQLCat team. Could you talk about the role of the SQLCat team?
Ted Kummert: We have a team inside my group that has existed for years and years within the SQL Server organization that's oriented around working with customers at the leading edge on their implementations. That team is the SQLCat team—the customer advisory team. We've had a partnership with MySpace at that level and that partnership continues. With a customer like MySpace, having a relationship at multiple levels is important. On a day to day level I don't have a lot of interaction with the MySpace team, but certainly they know that I'm there should there an issue or a need arise.
SQL Mag: The MySpace team told us about their growing pains. They started small, under a million customers, and grew and grew. They started on the Standard edition and then had to move to the Enterprise edition to handle their clustering issues.
Ted Kummert: The numbers in this application are just mind-boggling. Petabytes of data. They're not quite to a trillion rows, but there are some 800 billion rows of data in this system. I think there's something in the neighborhood of a thousand databases on over 440 instances of SQL Server. Per day 300,000 new users. Those numbers are incredible. This growth trajectory has been from the beginning with MySpace. They've been continuously innovating to meet those demands. It's been an exciting thing to watch and partner with them on.
SQL Mag: We were blown away by these numbers as well. Are there other companies that you're working with that are experiencing this sort of growth?
Ted Kummert: Well certainly if you look across the workloads of SQL Server, from data warehousing to OLTP we see all ranges of applications on the platform today. We see data warehouses that are growing at significant rates--tens of terabytes, substantial end-user concurrency and growth rates. We have other examples of very high transaction throughput OLTP systems. There are many examples. MySpace is one of the largest publically facing sites in the world, so it's unique in those characteristics and dimensions. And there's other things—financial services, health care, retail, that have their own uniqueness. But we do see, generally across the board, mission-critical applications in every workload and we do see those growing and customers addressing those growth challenges.
SQL Mag: We're watching with interest as Microsoft works out problems with large customers and sets a roadmap for SQL Server Enterprise going forward.
Ted Kummert: Certainly if you look at our roadmap, you see one of the largest areas of investment in SQL Server 2008 was in data warehouse scale. A lot of the features apply to scalability across the whole platform—scaling storage, compression, scale in terms of performance.
SQL Mag: What kind of features are in SQL Server 2008 that can help customers like MySpace manage multiple servers?
Ted Kummert: In 2008 one of the biggest areas of investment was in an infrastructure called policy-based management. This enables customers to manage more by policy and to detect and enforce things at a policy level across their environment. That makes it easier to manage a multi-server environment. In SQL Server 2008 R2 we continue our investments in the manageability area. The multi-server management features give customers who manage SQL Server environments with lots of servers a dashboard to give them a view of all their assets and the visibility they need to efficiently manage larger and larger farms. This is one of our biggest areas of investment.
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To the casual observer, an inheritance seems like the best thing in the world. After all, it's unexpected money, a windfall that can help someone catch up on debts or make a big purchase.
Of course, to the actual person getting the inheritance, it's often a far less happy occasion. In many cases, the person had a strong relationship with the deceased, and the last thing on anyone's mind is money. Handling grief and gathering with other family members is the top priority. Moreover, for families who have some estate planning already in place, an inheritance may represent just the final piece of a transfer of wealth that began months or years before.
It may come as a surprise, but if you find yourself entitled to an inheritance, sometimes it's best to choose not to take it. This article discusses a few of the common situations in which such a decision, called a qualified disclaimer, can be your best move.
So I shouldn't take the money?
Once relatively rare, qualified disclaimers have become common in estate-planning documents, especially since the future of the estate tax is currently uncertain. Families that would be subject to estate taxation if a family member were to die tomorrow may not be subject to estate taxation if that family member dies three or four years from now. At the same time, the current version of the law calls for the reimposition of the estate tax in 2011 on a significant number of families who don't have to deal with the tax at the moment. Although most professionals believe that some resolution to this murky state of affairs is inevitable, they have been waiting for more than two years without any answers.
In the past, when the laws governing estate tax were clearer, estate-planning documents often specifically referred to certain provisions in the laws. By including such language, the document could state a person's intent with complete precision. In the current situation, professionals are uncomfortable relying on legal provisions that may change next week or next year. Instead, they choose to include more flexible language that can handle a wider variety of possible changes to the law. The qualified disclaimer is one example of this more flexible language.
How does it work?
In simplest terms, when a person includes qualified disclaimer provisions in estate-planning documents, the named recipients have a choice either to take estate assets for themselves or allow someone else to take them. Although a qualified disclaimer is allowed even without specific language, the benefit of having explicit provisions in the document is that the person can name exactly who will receive the assets if the named recipients choose not to take them.
For instance, consider a married couple with two adult children. In this common situation, most people want their spouses to receive everything if they die. If this is the case, a simple disclaimer provision might say that if the spouse doesn't want to take the money, it will go to the children. In most states and under most situations, this would be the result, even if no explicit provisions were present in the document.
The real value of the qualified disclaimer is that the provision doesn't have to be simple. A recipient under a disclaimer could be a trust set up for the spouse that allows the spouse to receive needed support, but also removes the assets in the trust from the spouse's estate for tax purposes, potentially avoiding a huge estate-tax liability. A disclaimer could also name a trust for grandchildren as a potential recipient, to take advantage of certain tax provisions that apply to transfers across two generations, or generation-skipping transfers. The flexibility of the disclaimer gives professionals significant latitude in finding the best solution for families.
Can I just hold the money for a minute?
In order to make a qualified disclaimer, you must follow a few key rules. Most importantly, if you take any action to obtain possession of your inheritance, you cannot later go back and disclaim that property. For practical purposes, this means that you shouldn't rush to close out bank accounts, cash in certificates of deposit, or sell stocks or bonds in a brokerage account. Even if you are named as a beneficiary on an account, and you have the legal right to take the money without waiting for a probate proceeding, wait until you are certain you do not want to make a qualified disclaimer.
Most states allow a recipient to take up to nine months to decide whether or not to make a qualified disclaimer; after the deadline, disclaiming is no longer an option. Certain other rules apply in particular circumstances.
Talk to the lawyer first
Before making a decision one way or the other, the first step should be to talk to the professional who drafted the estate-planning documents. Often, the success of the entire estate plan hinges on precisely following a series of defined steps to obtain maximum savings and other benefits. Although professionals in these cases will do everything they can to warn their clients about the need for specific action, it's easy to forget in the aftermath of a loved one's death. A good lawyer will help you get through the grief and delicately handle the financial decisions that are required.
It's strange to think that giving up an inheritance may be the smartest thing to do. The qualified disclaimer is just one example of the many situations in which the law is counterintuitive.
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December 20, 2016, 2 years ago
Three nights from the end of a month long, trans-continental trek. Just a couple more nights before getting to go home, to family, friends, the holidays and some much needed rest. Would understand if these last few shows were just phoned in, simply going through the motions, but to a man, the bands gave it their all. After the electrified metal marimbas of Oni, which made them sound like an NES video game, Exmortus were thrilled to be onstage. Not the first time witnessing this band, but tonight (perhaps in seeking to match what would follow), some of the subtleties were lost. This was all about speed, fingers wailing, hair flailing. Jadran Gonzalez, who handles guitar and vocals, repeatedly waggled his tongue as he and six-string partner David Rivera blazed up and down the fretboard. For the "Metal Is King" finale, they slung their guitars over the shoulder and stood back-to-back so they could play the others' instrument. The blue green lit "For The Horde" was the lone exception to the otherwise exclusively red lights. The instrumental "Moonlight Sonata (Act 3)" sees the classical music infused with hammer-ons. Speaking of instrumentals, a cover of Boston's "Foreplay" precedes the last number. Speed metal mania.
The crowd had doubled by the time Abbath was ready to take the stage. Coincidence? The Delaware Valley was blanketed in snow & ice the morning Abbath rides into Philadelphia. I'm one of the few people who have seen Abbath's initial "solo" effort, I (back in 2006, at the Hole In The Sky festival, in Bergen, Norway, their only live appearance), so great to get reacquainted with "Warriors". The Immortal cuts aired were also received, by a large portion of the assemblage, like old friends. Prior to the show, he and "The Chief", the bassist, who is apparently 1/4 Blackfoot, hit the dive bar next door to the TLA, one of the few low rent drinking establishments left on South Street. Clearly enjoying his celebrity status: the guy is plastered over Internet memes, in a quick conversation, Abbath told BraveWords that he's working on four tracks for the next album, which will hopefully be completed before a possible South American tour, with Amon Amarth, this spring.
"To War!" kicks off, the corpse-painted frontman/guitarist mugging to the crowd as he moves from side to side. It quickly becomes apparent that the Immortal tracks benefit from a second guitar, a thick, more lethal sound. There is a pair of raven head scrims flanking the devil masked drummer and s plethora of strobes, practically lighting up the night sky. In a nod to vintage W.A.S.P., circus marquee lighting flashes vertically around the edges of the backline. After the initial solo foray, the bulk of the material was classic Immortal, including "Nebular Ravens Winter", blue/white strobe barrage of "One By One" and "Tyrants". Who said trve black metal couldn't be catchy? Prior to "Warriors" he asked to hear "the girls" scream, then (coyly) asked for "the warriors". At times, fog shrouded the stage, but was unleashed in torrents come "In My Kingdom Cold" and "Winterbane". A military drum cadence (from Norwegian neutrality?) greets the "Count The Dead" closer. By far the largest, most wide ranging selection of merch witnessed outside a stadium touring act. Whatever you say about the solo material, if it provides a chance to hear I/Immortal tracks again (since Demonaz, now fronting the Norwegian legend, can't play live, it's unlikely we'll hear/see those old songs performed by another other than Abbath. Come back soon.
Excited to hear that Children Of Bodom will tour the 20th anniversary of their Something Wild debut, picking a bunch of rarely heard tracks, as too much of the (younger audience targeted) more recent material in the current setlist. Especially evident following a pair of lively act, the Bodomites need something, eh wild, or at least exciting. Too much the Alexi Laiho show, as he basically plays guitar vertically. The rest of the band (bassist Henkka Blacksmith and keyboardist Janne Wirman have been with him from the beginning) are almost an afterthought. Once upon a time, Wirman And Laiho had an onstage repartee, as much as a stationary player (Wirman) can contribute. Hopefully a step back (in time) will catapult them forward.
As always, left leg ahead of the right as he screams into the mic, Laiho is entrenched in his center stage bunker, surrounded on three sides by wedge monitors, on which he frequently props a foot. Purple, blues and cooper lights break the monotony of un-photogenic reds. "Needled 24/7" and old school "Follow The Reaper" get things off on the right foot. Sorry, but the string of "Living Deadbeat", Trashed, Lost & Strungout", "Morrigan", "In Your Face" and "My Bodom (I Am The Only One)" doesn't offer a "Must Hear" moment in the batch, although the frontman does venture back to his old keyboard pal during that stretch. The lighting display during "Everytime I Die" (particularly the wayward green amongst the red and yellow) recalls the Northern Lights visible in northern climes, like Finland. Hats off to the LD on that one!'Bodom After Midnight" gives way to the (somewhat) holiday appropriate "Silent Night, Bodom Night", showcasing the main axe.
The current title track, "I Worship Chaos" begins a sequence of favorites ("Angels Don't Kill", "Lake Bodom", plus the proper set ending rarity "Children of Decadence". For the encore, they return for a quick run through "Hate Me" and "Downfall". Will be interested to see what the future holds.


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by David P. Greisman
Mark Melligen — a Filipino welterweight whose last appearance on American television was a July 2011 loss to Sebastian Lujan — has been arrested in the Philippines after allegedly being caught using shabu, or methamphetamine, according to the Cebu Daily News.
Police found the 27-year-old on June 20 while they were arresting two other men for allegedly selling the drug.
Melligen was seen sniffing the drug, police said, and officers found in his possession "aluminum foil strips with traces of suspected shabu, a disposable lighter and an improvised tooter," according to the article.
He said "he has been struggling financially and has been homeless since losing" the Lujan bout, the article said.
Melligan fought twice after suffering that defeat, winning a pair of bouts in 2012 in the Philippines. His last appearance was in September, a second-round technical knockout that brought his record to 23-3 with 16 knockouts.
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1995 Dodge Grand Caravan Minivan LE 3dr Minivan
I have had fewer issues with this 14 year old van than I had with my 4 year old van. In my opinion although not perfect they are a good BEATER van as long as they were maintained properly when new. I have 2 more of these vans plus another one in my family as well. as long as you get a 3.3 w/o abs or rear climate control you have a reliable van for as long as the transmission is maintained PROPERLY. Most people do not use the correct fluids in the transmission so it fails. I am lucky in that all of mine have good engines and transmissions plus these vans are cheap to buy. Just don't get a 3.0 powered one.
full set of gauges, plus fuel mileage meter/ compass/ temp gauge. also dirt cheap to buy and fix
who the heck is going to improve a 15 year old van?
This van was given to us by my father-in-law when it was 12 years old with 71,000 miles. It had been well maintained and always garaged. I first noticed that the power rear windows only worked some time, the rear windshield wiper motor was out and the electric liftgate opener did not work. In the year we owned it the water pump, drivers side window motor, and the front wiper motor had to be replaced. Then the track on the sliding side door door broke and the side window latch came apart. When the transmission went out at 82,000 miles the van went to the junk yard. I should have known because I had the same experiences with the 96 Caravan I bought new.
Chrysler should put more effort into vehicle quality to retain customers. I won't buy from them again.
1995 Dodge Grand Caravan Minivan SE 3dr Minivan
I'd wanted a Caravan since 1988 when I first drove cross-country from California to Connecticut. Fourteen years later I had my car. It has been very good to me for five years. In the past few months however, the interior lighting system has gone awry, the transmission slips badly when starting up in the morning, the headlights have become dim due to discoloration of the lenses, but it is still a good riding car, with 203,000 miles on the odometer. I'm looking now for a newer model because I've heard from friends and relatives that they've continued with Dodge through the years.
Seating and cargo space, multi-speed windshield wipers, keyless entry, fuel mileage
Improved headlights and lenses, tighter turning radius
We were the only owners of this vehicle and never had any trouble with it. Other than normal wear-and-tear repair/maintenance work we did not need to have any major work done on it. A truly great van for the family that took us 207,000 miles. We loved it so much that we bought a new one to replace it!
Very comfortable ride that put you up high enough to see traffic around you giving you plenty of time to react.
All the improvements that I would have suggested seem to have been put into the newer models.
Overall great vehicle. Could have done
better with the transmission, and the
paint shouldn't peel off in whole
sheets. If you are willing to
recondition the transmission and
repaint after 5 years, it's worth
I love the fact that this van drives
like a car. It seems to hug the road,
and the drive is really comfortable.
The only two improvements that I think
should be made are better paint and/or
primer to prevent the paint from coming
off, and a much better designed/built


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By Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
Air letter sheets are one of the less well-known types of postal stationery. They differ from postal stationery envelopes in that the letter or message is written on the sheet, which is then folded up in the shape of an envelope for mailing.
Air letter sheets save weight by dispensing with the outer envelope. The United States has issued only a handful of air letter sheets for airmail to foreign destinations.
On Sept. 23, 1995, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 50¢ Thaddeus Lowe, Balloonist air letter sheet (Scott UC64).
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At the beginning of the Civil War, Lowe recognized the potential value of aerial balloons for military reconnaissance. He was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Balloon Corps of the U.S. Army. The Balloon Corps' efforts in the war were largely successful, even though they were not fully appreciated by commanders on the ground.
The 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers values the Thaddeus Lowe air letter sheet at $1.50 in mint condition and at $10 in used condition, with the used value in italics.
Mint examples are plentiful, but genuine in-period, nonphilatelic examples used to foreign destinations are scarcer than hen's teeth. If you find one on offer at up to double Scott catalog value, it would be an excellent buy.


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text: Household debt edges higher again The level of household debt in Canada rose to 163.3 per cent of disposable income in the fourth quarter of 2014. Statistics Canada's figures mean the debt to income ratio hit new highs. However the picture is not as bleak as it sounds because although household income didn't keep up with borrowing, assets increased in value. With yesterday's Teranet-National Bank report showing some house prices starting to cool, analysts say that will help to reduce the overall burden of debt held by Canada's households. Leave a comment SHARE


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Employing over 200 team members companywide, DW is headquartered in Oxnard, California and operates domestic manufacturing facilities in Oxnard California, New Hartford Connecticut, and Ridgeland South. DW also maintains worldwide distribution for all of its brands.
Named among the world's "Top 25 Highest-Grossing Musical Instrument Brands," by MMR magazine, Drum Workshop is still owned and operated by the Lombardi family and maintains top-of-mind global brand recognition as America's premier producer of quality and innovative musical instruments and accessories. For close to 45 years, DW has remained "The Drummer's Choice."
Drum Workshop is always looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us as we fulfill our brand purpose to supply drummers with percussion products made of the highest quality, design, material and craftsmanship. Whether you are helping drummers built the perfect kit, or handcrafting the drums and pedals in manufacturing, there endless opportunities to support the drumming community.
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CLINTON SAYS NAFTA STILL A GO President Clinton predicted Oct. 26 that the Liberal Party victory in Canada would not derail the proposed North America Free Trade Agreement, despite the Liberals' vow to renegotiate it. ``I don't think so,'' the president said when asked if the outcome would hurt prospects for passage of NAFTA, which would link the United States, Canada, and Mexico in a free trade zone. Earlier, a White House official said Clinton welcomed the Liberal Party victory and would be ``delighted'' to work with the new government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The Liberals, who are returning to power after nine years of Conservative rule, are demanding that the trade pact be renegotiated to boost protection for Canadian exporters. (Canadian election, Page 1.) Sarajevo blockaded
The Bosnian army blockaded Sarajevo Oct. 26 and forbade citizens to move about as they conducted a sudden sweep of the city for two warlords. The crackdown apparently was aimed at taking control of a deteriorating security situation in the Bosnian capital, where renegade army units are blamed for increasing violent crime. US auto sales up
With light truck sales taking off, US automakers had a strong start to the 1994 model year as sales of domestically built new cars and trucks rose 18.5 percent in mid-October. Passenger car sales were up 17.4 percent, while sales of light trucks minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickups were up 20 percent, automakers announced in Detroit Oct. 26. IBM has another loss
IBM reported on Oct. 26 a loss of $48 million for the third quarter. The world's biggest computer company said overall revenues increased slightly and hardware sales fell just 1 percent. The third-quarter results were markedly better than analysts had expected. IBM has been struggling to align itself with changes in the buying habits of computer customers. Mielke convicted
A Berlin court convicted former East German secret police chief Erich Mielke Oct. 26 of killing two policemen in Berlin more than 60 years ago. He was once the No. 2 man in the Communist East German regime and over saw the internal spying carried out by the infamous Stasi, or secret police. He was convicted of murdering two policemen in 1931, during one of the clashes between rightists and leftists. Packwood subpoena
A battle royal appears to be brewing over the Senate ethics committee's attempt to subpoena the diary of Sen. Bob Packwood as part of its investigation into sexual harassment complaints against the Oregon Republican. Mr. Packwood says the diaries contain private information some of it embarassing to other senators that is unrelated to the charges against him. But legal experts say the committee has a strong case. Gas-powered caravan
A caravan of 13 cars and trucks powered by natural gas made its final stop Oct. 25 in San Diego after traversing the US to demonstrate that alternative fuel can curb pollution and save motorists money. The vehicles made a 5,000-mile cross-country tour in 18 days to show that natural gas is safe and available. Behind sub sinking
The nuclear attack submarine USS Scorpion, which disappeared in 1968 in one of the Navy's worst accidents, was probably sunk by one of its own torpedoes, according to newly released Navy documents. The Navy said it released the documents because it wanted to allay concerns about the possible radiation leakage from the sub. The Scorpion was one of only two nuclear subs the United States has lost. The other, the USS Thresher, sank in 1963 off Cape Cod, Mass. Vincent Price
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Reader Jim Bender sent a tip that Panda Express applied for a tenant improvement permit on July 5 for the building under construction next to the Winco Foods (formerly TOP Food) on Highway 99 and 220th Streeet Southwest.
Panda Express is the second business so far to apply for a tenant improvement permit. The first, submitted in March 2016, was from SportClips, which specializes in men's haircuts.
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Whatsapp has become the most popular chat app among the smartphone users arond the world.So every person wants to show his or her mood in their status. Status is very helpful for your friends in knowing what your mood is right now.
So i have written this post to provide you the best whatsapp status quotes of all time. Have a look at these eye catching lines.
1. Don't judge someone's life until you've felt their pain.
2. I don't care if you talk about me behind my back because good or bad, my name is still in your mouth.
3. Today I feel myself faster than the wind and harder than a rock.
4. Do not look down or you'll lose
sight of the horizon of your goals.
5. Never mind that because of the
fatigue I cannot walk, I won't never
stop, the goal is waiting for me.
6. I love everything, that you and I can call "ours" !!
7. Never apologize for being you.
8. If they don't chase you when you
walk away, keep walking.
9. Whatever i perform is not to
impress you, But to express myself…
10. Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
11. Everyone has his burden. What
counts is how you carry it.
12. If you can quit, quit. If you can't quit, stop complaining - this is what you chose.
13. "Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome"
14. "No matter how bad things get, just keep looking up. Just keep looking up her skirt. Or his kilt. "
15. "Boys Shack, MEN build homes.
16. "There's nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm."
17. "As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot."
18. "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."
19. "When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch."
20. "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth."
21. "I'm not young enough to know
22. "Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it."
23. "Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing."
24. "And now, I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time."
25. " Y0u sh0uld've slapped Me the day We f!rst met !nstead 0f Smiling coz n0w i jst can't feel any Pa!n after u played ma heart t0 th!s much beat!ng. "
26. " Wow! The last time I saw something like you, I flushed it!


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So, in the past 15+ months since the creation of CDN and the City, I have examined and/or featured several local listings. I thought it would be a fun project to begin to look back and revisit each of the properties one-by-one to see how they fared in the current St. Louis real estate market. I'll start by pulling from the oldest on the list and feature updates occasionally on the blog...
The "castle" at #23858 Brushy Creek Rd in St. Mary, MO:
Ahh, the first listing I placed on the blog and who could forget it?! I featured it on August 27, 2009. At the time, it was listed for 3.2 million. The listing expired at the original list price in March of 2010, only to be relisted on the same day with a substantial reduction to 2.4 million. After another price reduction in June of 2010 and with a total of over 560 days on market... it currently sits active and for sale, still with Coldwell Banker Gundaker, at $1,992,000.
#3 Hillcrest Place in Kirkwood: I featured this listing on August 31, 2009. At the time it was listed for $339,000. It CLOSED just a couple of weeks later on September 19, 2009 for $325,000.
#1828 Chouteau in Lafayette Square: I featured this listing on September 2, 2009. At the time it was listed for $389,900. Sadly, this property had a long winding road on and off the market, though finally at a whopping 804 days on market... it closed for $291,500 on May 10, 2010.
St. Agnes Lofts on Sydney - Benton Park:
I featured this listing on September 6, 2009. At the time, I featured one of the units that was active for $258,500. Sadly, the St. Agnes units have not fared well in this market. They have all been through a number of Realtors and have been on and off the market numerous times. There are currently 3 active units for sale in the building, listed by 3 different Realtors, at prices ranging from 175K-200K.
#3 Pricemont Drive- Olivette: I featured this listing on September 8, 2009. At the time, it was listed for $549,900. This property had 2 substantial price reductions and finally landed at 499K at 71 days on market, at which time they removed it all together on October of 2009. After 7 mos OFF the market, they relisted the property during the peak late Spring market in May 2010 at $497,900. It went under contract within 6 days. The finally close price? $486,500.


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American Contemporary plein air painter.
Women only October Greek Muse Tour and workshop.
The tickets are here and I'm really excited about Greece !
If you have a minute..........
A gifted friend of mine, Molly, who's a psychologist told me about progression therapy - it goes something like this.....
Sit still in a comfortable chair,
close your eyes & do a few deep breathing inhale and exhale
breaths. Imagine you are entering a room - in the room is a chair with
the back to you. Walk into the room and sit opposite the other chair. In
the other chair sits your 80 year old self. The other chair is a
rocking chair. After a long life of putting others first, please tell
your 80 year old self why you wanted to (insert something wonderful you
wish you could do for yourself right now) and you never 'did'.
It really hits home about how you always putting yourself last.
This year I made a promise to myself "to always take care of me :)"
It seemed silly to say this to "me" but, I realized 'it really meant something'
We still have room for one more to join this group of creative women as
we tour and journal our way through the Greek Isles for the Greek Muse
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Air Force Dumps Remains of 274 Fallen Soldiers in Landfill
Air Force Dumps 274 Fallen Soldier Remains In Landfill
One cannot even begin to put themselves in the shoes of Gari Lynn Smith, the NJ widow who uncovered the United States Air Force for least 274 service members into a Virginia landfill over the last several years. As the casket containing parts of her husband, Sgt. First Class Scott Smith, was lowered into the ground, Gari Lynn was aware that there were additional remains of his body that were not accounted for. But where would the widow of a military service member logically think her husband's remains could also be laid to rest? Well Arlington Cemetery of course. Wrong. Gari Lynn Smith details her interaction to the Washington Post So I started questioning, and they had a gentleman on the phone tell me no one wanted my husband so they cremated him with the rest of the medical waste and threw him in the trash." How does the United States Air Force dump 274 bodies into a landfill? Well perhaps they forgot the Air Force's Core Values memo:
The United States Air Force lives by their Core Values, the first of which is integrity first, the second lies within service before self, and the third calls for excellence in all they do. I get it. Service before self means that you agree that if you are to lose your life in battle, defending this country, that you can be discarded in an old landfill? It gets worse.
The Air Force has kept this a secret for three years now. Until Gari Lynn Smith spoke up and began to inquire. After her discovery, Rep. Rush D. Holt (D-NJ) used his political standing to press the Pentagon on how many other soldiers were disrespected in the same way as Sgt. Smith.
"What the hell?" Holt said in a phone interview with Washington Post. "We spent millions, tens of millions, to find any trace of soldiers killed, and they're concerned about a 'massive' effort to go back and pull out the files and find out how many soldiers were disrespected this way? They just don't want to ask questions or look very hard."
Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones reassured Holt that there was no intent to deceive, however if you are in a place of power than shouldn't you have put an end to it?
Never leave a man behind has been the saying throughout literature and media whenever referring to war. Give a final resting place to everyone, no matter where it be, for they gave their lives for a cause, they deserve to be honored and have their names remembered, even if no one claims them as family.
What is most disturbing about this entire story to me is that the United States Air Force actually treats the military aircraft better than their service men and women if this that lives need to be sacrificed over this ridiculous war, Just a few days ago I watched a show on the Travel Channel, that explored the retirement grounds in the west known as the Boneyards. Out in the Boneyards the United States Air Force retires various military aircraft. So they have the space for planes but not people? Really? But I guess I should lay off of the Air Force because I mean I know we are over budget, and at least they can recycle the old aircraft parts. Sickening that you cannot respect those who trusted you. This entire ordeal blows Penn State out of the water.
God bless our United States military service members. My thoughts and prayers go out to the 273 other families that will find themselves in the same shoes as Gari Lynn Smith. And Mrs. Smith, thank you for your service to this country and those who have guarded it. You are truly a guardian angel watching over those who watched over us.
The Washington Post's investigation opened the information to the public, however unconditional love drove Gari Lynn Smith to find the rest of her husband, no matter where he was. Without the perseverance of a devoted widow and the astounding journalism coverage, this would have been kept a secret by the Air Force for many more years to come. This story truly breaks my heart to know that after giving up their lives in the name of their country, the superior members of the United States Air Force could not return the favor to their fallen comrades.
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When the Costello brothers first came to prominence, I was puzzled. Peter the economic rationalist and Tim the bleeding heart. One became Treasurer in a conservative administration. The other head of a charity. Clearly both able men. But I always wondered what their Christmas dinner conversation would be like.
Later though, when Peter became more established in his role as Treasurer, he'd occasionally give a speech about his vision. And just like his brother or other prominent conservatives in the past – Kennett, Hewson, Fraser – it became obvious that behind all the econocrat language and harsh policy that is required when one is hanging out with a bunch like the Tories, he had a vision for the country. Vision of the likes of Keating. And Keating's vision was one of the things I loved most.
After my time working at the House, I developed the opinion that with economic credentials and a vision, Peter could be a very formidable opponent. If we thought Emperor John was tough to beat, he'd be a lot harder. Because he'd steal a lot of our vote. Him and his vision.
I put this theory to a couple of staffers from Labor. They scoffed. For they admitted Peter had "the vision thing" in a way John didn't, but he never had the balls to put it out there. Never had the guts to take on a popular Emperor and take power in order to carry out his vision. "Plenty of vision, No balls" was the assessment. Unlike Keating. When the time came, Keating didn't shy away. He felt Bob had to go, so he put him to the sword.
Last Saturday night, Peter started speaking about wanting "a nation with ambition as large as the continent on which we stand", I thought "finally! After all this time, he's going to start proclaiming his vision. And we'll either have to have vision as grand as his, or be a one-term government." At last we can live in a country that desires to be better than "relaxed and comfortable" and a lot better than the petty money-grubbing selfish xenophobic place we'd become in the last decade. We could be a land worthy of ourselves.
Then, Sunday, Peter quit.
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The Kitchen E2 is a contemporary redesign of what's likely to be the most inflexible room in your home. The integration of cabinetry, countertops and large appliances means that nothing can really be moved around after installation. Designer Branislav Varnicic understands this inconvenient conundrum -- despite the fact that food preparation areas are places of dynamic interaction. The EON 2 comprises many built-in features with one particular piece that has the power to bring versatility to a room.
The Kitchen E2 has a pivoting island that can functions as a countertop extension and a bar around which you can sit. One end rests on the bench and the other is supported by a single broad leg, enabling you to orient it to your preference whether you require efficiency or the ability to entertain.
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Futuristic Kitchenettes
Futuristic Console Kitchenettes
Hi-Tech Connected Kitchenettes
Convenient Curved Kitchenettes
Convertible Explorer Kitchenettes
The Kitchen E2 Concept Proposes Improved Adaptability in This Room
- By: Amelia RoblinFeb 14, 2014
References: yankodesign
References: yankodesign


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The reading list is a reference tool. Not every grove member agrees with or practices everything in these books. Also, there are many valuable books not listed here.
ABC of Witchcraft, by Doreen Valiente
Aradia, or Gospel of the Witches, by Charles G. Leland
Drawing Down the Moon, by Margot Adler
The Spiral Dance, by Starhawk
West Country Wicca, by Rhiannon Ryall
Wheel of the Year, by Pauline Campanelli
Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, by Scott Cunningham
Recommended Additional Reading
Earth Power, by Scott Cunningham
Mother Wit, by Diane Mariechild
Real Magic, by Isaac Bonewits
Practical Candleburning, by Raymond Buckland
The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell
Voices from the Circle, by Caitlin Matthews
When God Was a Woman, by Merlin Stone
The Witches' God, by Janet and Stewart Farrar
The Witches' Goddess by Janet and Stewart Farrar
Witchcraft: A Tradition Renewed by Doreen Valiente and Evan Jones
The Triumph of the Moon, by Ronald Hutton
Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca And Paganism in America, by Chas. S. Clifton
Some Starting Points for Individual Study
The Distant Past
The Chalice and the Blade, by Rhianne Eisler
The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, by Marija Gimbutas
Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart, by Betty de Shong Meador
Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth, by Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Kramer
Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles, by Ronald Hutton
Ancient Greece
The Gods of the Greeks, by Carl Kerenyi
Greek Religion, by Walter Burkert
Greek Mystery Cults, by Walter Burkert
The Greek Myths, by Robert Graves
Sexual Culture in Ancient Greece, by Daniel H. Garrison
Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus, by Alain Daniélou
Celtic and Norse Traditions
Northern Mysteries and Magic, by Freya Aswynn
Sheila-Na-Gigs: Unravelling an Enigma, by Barbara Freitag
Sheila-Na-Gigs of Ireland and Britain, by Jack Roberts
The White Goddess, by Robert Graves
The Mabinogion
History of Magical Practices and Roots of the Craft
Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion, ed. Christopher Faraone, et al.
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, ed. Bengt Ankarloo et al.
Volume 1: Ancient Greece and Rome
Volume 2: The Middle Ages
Volume 3: The Period of the Witch Trials
Volume 4: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Binding Passions, by Guido Ruggiero
Witchcraft in Europe 400-1700, ed. Alan C. Kors et al.
History of Magic and Experimental Science (eight volumes), by Lynn Thorndike
Etruscan Roman Remains, by Charles G. Leland
A Taste of Ceremonial Magick
Modern Magick, by Donald Kraig
Initiation into Hermetics, by Franz Bardon
Tarot and Astrology
Tarot for Your Self, by Mary K. Greer
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, by A.E. Waite
A Handbook for the Humanistic Astrologer, by Michael R. Meyer
Planets in Transit, by Robert Hand
Sex Magic and Sacred Sexuality
The Lover Within, by Julie Henderson
Radical Ecstasy, by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
Incense Making
Wylundt's Book of Incense
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews, by Scott Cunningham
For Additional Ideas
Well-Read Witch, by Carl McColman
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Welcome to another installment of our troubleshooting series where we aim to help our readers fix the #Samsung Galaxy #S4 issues that they are experiencing. In this latest installment of the series we will tackle the Galaxy S4 not able to send text messages issue & other related problems. One of the latest issues of this nature which we have been receiving is the Verizon S4 that has been switched to another carrier and now can't send a text message. Some of our readers sent us this type of problem which we will be discussing aside from other text messaging problems.
If you own a Samsung Galaxy S4 or any other Android device for that matter then feel free to contact us using this form. We will be more than happy to assist you with any concern that you may have with your device. This is a free service we are offering with no strings attached. We however ask that when you do contact us try to be as detailed as possible so that an accurate assessment can be made and the correct solution can be given.
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S4 Not Able To Send Text Messages
Problem: I recently switched from Verizon to Tmobile and brought my unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 over to T-mobile. I am not able to send text messages using the built in messaging app, or any other downloaded text app like Textra. I read through your other posts on dialing #*#4636#*#* and updating the messaging center number. However when i dialed #*#4636#*#* it did not do anything. Is there another way to access the messaging center number so i can attempt to update it and hopefully have my outgoing text messaging working again?
Related Problem: Verizon phone recently moved to t-mobile. Cannot send text messages. T-Mobile says it's the phone and says to try a third party app. Any ideas?
Related Problem: It is an unlocked verizon phone that has been working fine on ultramobile for the past several months. Since this morning it doesn't send text messages – can still receive. Gives the above error message. In the past every time I turned the power off and on again it would not send texts for about an hour and then it would be okay. This time however it quit sending on its own. I did not even turn it off. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Related Problem: I have an unlocked Verizon galaxy s4 and am trying to use it on walmart family mobile network. I can receive and make calls. The problem is I cannot send text messages or get internet when I don't have wifi. I have changed my APN settings to the following
Family mobile
APN= web.omwtoday.com
MMSC: https://wirelessfour.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
APN TYPE: Internet+MMS
Eventually I did a soft reset , this did not change anything. Network mode is Global, & mobile data is checked on. Android version 5.0.1. Please Help, I really need to use this new phone I got for christmas . Thank you in Advance!
Solution: This problem which has become quite popular recently as more of our readers are experiencing it seems to be caused by a phone setting issue. Since this is a Verizon device it is very likely that the message center number has been greyed out. Nevertheless, you should try to check if you can change this message center number to the number your current carrier is using. Another thing that needs to be checked is the APN settings of the phone. Same as usual, since this is a Verizon phone it is also very likely to be greyed out. However, if you can edit this setting make sure that it corresponds to what your network is using. You should also check the message sending issue when the network mode is set to Global, LTE, and GSM.
One of our readers who uses this phone on the T-Mobile network says that he needs to contact T-Mobile to send a signal to reprovision the phone to resolve the issue. This is a temporary solution though as it needs to be done everytime the phone undergoes a reboot.
One troubleshooting step you should consider is to borrow a Verizon SIM from someone you know and update the phone software. The updated software could come with a fix to this issue.
S4 Takes Too Long To Send Text Message
Problem: Hi I have been having problems sending texts. Every time I do the loading circle pops up and spins for about 15 to an hour before sending. Sometimes the person I'm sending it to will acknowledge it has been sent but the spinning circle still appears. It also has a problem receiving them. It's late just Nat as late as sending.The things I have tried are taking out my sim card, clearing data cache, and restarting my phone. I would appreciate it if you can help me fix this, thanks
Solution: Before troubleshooting make sure that you are in an area with good signal reception. If the signal is low then this could cause issues with sending text messages.
One factor that could cause this problem is a corrupt temporary data. Since you have already cleared the cache and data of the messaging app I suggest you proceed with wiping the cache partition of your phone from the recovery mode. If the problem still occurs then backup your phone data then do a factory reset.
S4 Sending Receiving Text Messages Takes Too Long
Problem: My issue is that whenever I send a text it can take up to 30 mins to send and it takes about that long to get one I have had to resort to an app plz help I have straight talk I have the at&t card in and i live in Arizona plz help
Solution: Have you checked the signal strength that your phone is getting in your area? If the signal is weak then this could be the reason why you are having a problem sending and receiving text messages.
If the signal is great then try to get rid of the temporary data of your phone first. To do this just clear the cache and data of the messaging app. You should also follow this up by wiping the cache partition of your phone from the recovery mode. Restart your phone then check if the issue still occurs.
Another factor that can cause this problem is an app you installed in your phone. To check if this is the case just start your phone in Safe Mode. In this mode only the pre-installed apps are allowed to run. Apps you downloaded are prevented from running. See if you can send or receive text messages in this mode without any issues. If the problem does not occur in this mode then it is most likely caused by an app. Find out what app this is and uninstall it.
If the above troubleshooting steps fail then I suggest you backup your phone data then do a factory reset.
S4 Text Message No Notification
Problem: The notifications from my texting in my phone has stopped working, randomly. All the settings they're set to the right thing. I also installed a Google texting app and it wouldn't show any notifications either. I have installed a virus removed app and it did remove a virus but still no change. I have even factory reset my phone, still no change. The app hangouts is the only thing that will show the notifications.
Solution: If this issue still occurs even after a factory reset then this could be an issue with the phone software. Is your phone still running on its stock software or is it running on a custom software? If your phone is running on a custom software then try reverting it to its stock software.
If your phone is running on stock software then try to check if it is the latest version. Update your phone software if necessary.
S4 Not Getting Text Message From One Number
Problem: Hi. I am not receiving text messages from someone I want them from and have been getting. I can send messages to them but I don't get theirs. I continue to receive texts from other numbers. I don't know how to fix this… Please help… Thank You in Advance!
Solution: Try to check if you have accidentally placed the number in the block or restricted list.
- From the Home screen tap Messaging.
- Tap Menu > Settings
- Go to Spam Settings
From here you can check if you have blocked that particular number.
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Metro Health Welcomes Kathleen J. Lawson as Director of Physician Services
Kathleen J. Lawson has joined Metro Health Hospital as the new director of physician services.
In her new role, Lawson will be responsible for strategy development to recruit and retain physicians to Metro Health Hospital and its 12 neighborhood outpatient centers. Currently, the hospital has more than 520 physicians. She is also responsible for promoting service lines and capturing patient referrals within the system's market.
Prior to joining Metro Health, Lawson spent nearly a decade at mmpc, which later became Spectrum Health Medical Group, as director of physician recruitment. In this role, she was responsible for implementing a physician recruiting program that focused on 40 medical and surgical divisions, including cardiology and orthopedics, establishing relationships with academic and research partners, developing a 10-county "physician supply inventory" for the region's future needs and related activities.
She was also a physician recruiter with Saint Mary's Health Care.
Lawson holds a bachelor of science in business from Ferris State University. Active professionally, she is a member of the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters, American Medical Group Association, Medical Group Management Association, Inforum-West Michigan and a former officer of the Michigan Recruitment and Retention Network.
A native of Grand Haven, she now resides in Rockford.


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Google has launched an experimental program that indexes excerpts of popular books, blending the content from these works into regular Google search results.
Google Print differs from Amazon's recently introduced Search Inside the Book program, which makes the full text of books available online to readers. By contrast, Google is indexing only a small excerpt from each book, typically taken from the inside cover, jacket reviews, author biographies or the book's introduction.
If you want to purchase the book, Google provides links to the book's description page at major online retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Books-A-Million. These book sellers pay nothing for the links, and Google says it is not benefiting if you make a purchase from one of these retailers.
Google itself is hosting the excerpts, and says it is ranking content using the same technology used to evaluate websites. If that's the case, don't expect to see many Google Print results for most queries, as the excerpts themselves are often quite short, and it's highly unlikely that many people will be linking to an excerpt when they can link directly to comprehensive information about the book itself at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
Indeed, test searches for books included in the program failed to return Google Print results in the top 100. For example:
- Healing and the Mind by Bill Moyers (Google Print result, Google web search results)
- Bulfinch's Mythology (Google Print result, Google web search results)
- Friend of My Youth by Alice Munro (Google Print result, Google web search results)
Perhaps ironically, the top web search result for both the Moyers and Munro book was a link to the Amazon information page (#4 for Bullfinch's Mythology).
Even a relatively obscure title like A Cup of Tea Signature Vertical Note Cards by Helen Gustafson, with only 8 total web results had the Google Print result in the #5 position.
Google Print results are clearly labeled with a [BOOK – BETA" tag, similar to the tags Google uses to identify non-HTML results, such as PDF, XLS, and so on.
Publishers participating in the program have granted permission to Google to include book content. There's a range of publishers taking part, including major houses like Dell, Knopf and Random House, as well as speciality publishers like Fodor's Travel Publications.
Google says that it is interested in working with rights holders who own or control a "substantial" amount of content for inclusion in the Google Print program. Established publishers, authors, or agents can use this contact form to be considered for inclusion in the program.
Google is displaying contextually-targeted AdWords from its AdSense program on book excerpt pages. During the initial phase of this beta test, advertisers will not be charged for clicks they receive on these pages, and neither Google nor the publishers participating in the program profit from these ads.
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NOTE: Article links often change. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search facility, which most have, and search for the headline.
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3rd Ancient Greek Drama Summer School
Within the framework of the operation "Academy of Plato-Development of Knowledge and Innovative Ideas", the 3rd Ancient Greek Drama Summer School is to be held from 22 June to 5 July, 2015.
20 active, graduate, postgraduate students, as well as Ph.D. candidates in theatre and classical studies from Greece and the rest of Europe are called to participate in the programme. The selected students will have to cover their travel expenses, while accommodation and food costs will be borne by the programme.
Those interested should submit their Application, accompanied by a short curriculum vitae, by April 24, 2015


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On its face, the concept of authenticity is a simple one. A thing or a person is authentic if they emerge from a source of originality. The source might be a unique way of making, in the case of a thing; or it might be from a unique nature of being, in the case of a person. Because things are made by persons– individuals who employ in some manner the ways of making—the character of things and persons are often closely related. The point is that in any case the source of the authentic will be comprised of unique properties and qualities, and not merely those imitated from another source or adopted for effect.
We are all well familiar with the inauthentic, with things that are imitations of something else, and with people who pretend to be what they are not. There are fake Picassos—forgeries of Picasso paintings—just as there are fake Picassos in another sense—persons who pretend to be an original painter by imitating his paintings, sometimes without being aware of doing so. In the case of Giorgio de Chirico, who late in his life imitated his own earlier paintings, there are fake de Chiricos by de Chirico himself. This would also be the case with an architect who makes design sketches for a building he or she has already fully designed. It does not matter what the motive is (often it is to fill out a publication or an exhibition), such sketches are inauthentic, fake, because they were not made in the original struggle to formulate an idea, but rather after the struggle is over.
I realize that by now the ostensibly simple concept of authenticity is beginning to get a bit murky. Is the fake Picasso authentically fake? Is a posturing bore authentically posturing or boring? I suppose so, in a vernacular sort of way. But the idea of the authentically inauthentic is not useful because it reduces to a game of words dependent on the absence of a 'source of originality.' The source of a fake is the faker, who by definition is not original. Without originality, authenticity does not exist.
In the present age of artistic appropriation, remixes, and what Walter Benjamin called "mechanical reproduction," the concept of authenticity is pushed close to the edge of extinction. Indeed, Benjamin argued for the virtue of the inauthentic, art that was mass produced by industrial means and wholly without originality. Prime examples would be mechanically copied prints of paintings, movies, recorded music, as well as the digital images and performances that today flood the internet. In a literal sense these things are only copies of other, original things that they may strongly resemble (depending on the skillfulness of the copy), but which lack authenticity—that belongs only to the thing copied. However, Benjamin argued for the shattering of art's "aura" inspiring awe and reverence for its originality, in order that art could truly belong to the masses of people and no longer to intellectual and social elites who owned it, controlled it, and used its authenticity to claim and to exercise political power. Benjamin's reasoned objection to the concept of authenticity has greatly influenced intellectuals, theoreticians and academics right up to the present. But there is more to the story.
Benjamin's viewpoint was radically socialist or communist. He hoped for the advent of an egalitarian society where the people would control the means of production and each would benefit accordingly. In such a society, everyone would have equal access to art, that is, the art made common by mass production—it would be woven into the everyday fabric of living. The Bauhaus had a similar idea and goal. However, Benjamin, and the Bauhaus founder, Walter Gropius, overestimated the ability of socialism and communism to create such a society, but also underestimated the adaptability of capitalism—its ability to co-opt any idea, including radical egalitarianism, for its own purposes. What Benjamin foresaw without knowing it, and inadvertently contributed to bringing about, was a capitalist society of mass culture that we call consumer society, where everyone who plays the capitalist game has access to products of every kind, including art. The public museum of today is a retail store of art for consumption by the masses of consumers, as much as movie theaters, television, and the internet. The irony is, of course, that elites remain in power, still brandishing their control of original art, not least through the museums ("look but don't touch"). Capitalism has succeeded in creating radical egalitarianism of its particular kind and at the same time reinforced the power of ruling elites.
Architecture has become more popular today than ever before. Its popularity does not come from the ways it improves the everyday lives of most people—as modernists like Gropius once hoped it would—but rather because of the 'brand names' now associated with its status as a consumer product. In New York City, for example, long the bastion of anonymous, bluntly commercial building 'boxes,' designer buildings are sprouting everywhere. Tourism, grown to international proportions, has turned the streets of the city into a public museum in which are displayed the works of the most renowned architects. While the masses cannot afford to live or shop in them, their facades—shaped with signature originality—are free for anyone in the streets to see and regard as reverently as they choose, or with whatever awe their brands demand.
Authenticity survives today in a vast landscape of the inauthentic, one largely drained of originality by mass production, mass media, and mass marketing. Authenticity has, as never before, become the luxury of the few.
A related post, dealing with the form of inauthenticity called "bad faith":
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