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Project M54 Engine: Intake manifold
Intake manifold
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You may need to remove the intake manifold for a number of reasons. You may have a problem with the manifold, but most likely you have a problem with something that's underneath it. I've seen some DIYs (eg oil separator repairs) that avoid removing the manifold so that the intake manifold gasket doesn't need to be replaced. As far as gaskets are concerned, it's not a cheap one.
You may have seen some of the photos of the engine I'm pulling apart, and quite rightly concluded that it's had a difficult life. Most of the gaskets etc were completely shot. Interestingly, the intake manifold gasket on this engine was as fresh as a daisy. Flexible and rubbery like I would expect a new one to be. I would have no hesitation in re-using the gasket. I'm not someone who normally skimps on this sort of this, but in this case I would consider replacing the gasket that is on this engine as a waste of money.
One DIY I've seen described online was the replacing of the oil separator system. (Have a look at this engine for an idea of how it leaks). This sort of job is far easier with the manifold removed.
Also, after working on this engine (and my car at home), what is obvious to me is that disconnecting stuff and removing it so that you have room to do the job you want to is going to be more successful than not removing things that are in the way, and not having enough room. You are far more likely to break things by forcing it rather than removing it completely.
For example the large electrical harness that comes from the ECM and goes to all of the sensors/solenoids is designed so that each plug is unique. BMW are smart. They can't afford for their workers to put a plug in the wrong place when the car is assembled. The plugs only go in one place, and the wires are just the right length to go to the correct sensor. Mark them if you want to, but I just prefer to take a bunch of photos as I go. Don't be afraid to disconnect them and get it all out of the way.
As most are aware the engine sits on an angle, and as the intake manifold sits on the top, it collects a whole lot of rubbish around where it connects to the engine. This needs to be removed before you pull off the manifold. If you don't, lots of stuff that you don't want in places like the intake valve chamber will fall in there when you pull the manifold off.
My advice is:
- At the start, and after each step, get your air compressor gun in there and give it a blast to remove anything. A vacuum cleaner won't do the job properly.
- When a hole that you don't want anything to go in is exposed, immediately plug it with a shop rag.
Finally, you will pull off lots of nuts and bolts. When you drop them they can go in places where you won't find them again. Even with an engine that's out of the car, I dropped nuts and had to pull of engine mounting brackets etc to find them again. With the engine in the car, it would be even worse. My solution is this.
Like I said in my first post, I don't have a car to work on, just an engine. If you know of something that I've done here that's incorrect, or there's an omission please let me know.
This isn't for the faint hearted. There's nothing really difficult here, but a lot of stuff is going to get pulled off the engine. I use zip lock bags and immediately store and mark what it is.
In this first photo below the oil filter housing has been removed, but it doesn't need to be.
When you get to the stage in the photo, this is a good time to remove the fuel rail. You can't remove the nuts that hold on the intake manifold with the fuel injection harness in place (The rail can stay there if you want). Refer to the part of my project that is about the fuel injection rail.
You have two choices here:
1. Remove the fuel injection harness but leave the injectors in place. You can remove the manifold leaving the injectors connected to the manifold, but you will have to remove the fuel from the rail, and disconnect the rail from the flexible fuel hose at the rear of the manifold. Advantage: less chance of injector damage as they remain connected to the manifold.
2. Remove the injectors completely from the manifold and move to the side. Advantage: Don't have to
bleed the fuel from the rail.
Me, I would completely remove the injector rail and injectors, cover it up, and move it to the side where it can't get hurt.
To get to the stage below, lots of stuff has to be removed as it says in the photo. Make sure you disconnect the battery before you disconnect the positive terminal onto of the manifold.
I am personally going to remove the idle control valve and DISA valve at this stage. They don't need to be removed to get out the manifold, but it's easy to remove them, and there's less chance of them getting damaged later.
Now some things need to be disconnected at the front and rear.
At the rear is a vacuum outlet. It goes to two places (from the Y junction in the photo). One is the brake booster, and I don't know the other. I found removing the single OEM crimp clamp and removing both the hoses from the Y junction to be easiest.
Once this is done, remove the large bolt on the bracket underneath that supports the manifold. Also unclip and disconnect the knock sensors plug.
Now remove the 9 nuts that hold on the manifold at the top. In this picture you can see the fuel rail is still connected. However, if the fuel rail harness was still connected, you wouldn't have access to the manifold nuts.
This is what it looks like when it's off.
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Do you have to remove alternator and/or oil filter housing for this job? Looks like they're already out of the way...
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I read every one of your DIY's, just to learn. Your pictures and explanations are excellent, and I really appreciate you posting them for all to benefit from.
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Regards the OFH and alternator question, the OFH can stay in place, but I don't know about the alternator. I suspect it also can stay in place. You should have sufficient access once all of the air ducting/mass air flow sensor/throttle etc are all removed.
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Thanks for posting this!
Looks like I was only 10 bolts and a few extra hose clamps away from removing the manifold when I did my 100k maintenance at the end of last year. I bet replacing all of the hoses underneath it would have been much easier with it out of the way, especially that oil separator BS!
I am about to do my clutch and I've read that it is easier to get to the top transmission bolts by pulling the intake manifold first. Since I have pulled everything except the manifold itself, I wanted to check out a DIY to see how bad it would be...
I am confused though, you say to replace the manifold gaskets, then you say yours were ok. Maybe you just got lucky on this engine? Unfortunately, I failed to order an intake manifold gasket set from my parts supplier. Would a local (autozone, etc) supplier have this set? I am in Memphis, so we have both a BMW stealership and aftermarket parts suppliers, but I try to avoid the stealership at all costs...
Thanks again! I believe I will go ahead and pull the manifold to make the clutch job more easy, like I said, I've already removed everything you listed except for the actual manifold itself. 10 bolts and a few more hose clamps. I should be able to handle that...
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With regard to the gaskets, I had assumed beforehand that I would need to replace them, as this is what all the literature says to do. However when the manifold came off, it was obvious that the gaskets were in very good condition, and could easily be re-used. I would suggest removing the manifold and see what condition your gaskets are in. If they are still soft and rubbery you should be able to use them again. If not (I don't live in the US), but I suspect your local generic auto parts shop won't have them. I hope this helps
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Great DIY write up, thank you. I'll be doing this work on my 2001 330i in the next couple of weeks to replace leaky heater/coolant lines. I've been working on cars as a shade-tree mechanic for about 30 years and I'm not afraid to dig-in to even complicated jobs. How much time should I expect to spend on this? Again, the reason I'm doing it is primarily to replace leaky coolant lines. While I'm in there I will replace the manifold gasket, temp sensor and any small vacuum lines that are worn out. I replaced all of the components of the oil separator system last year, but did it without removing the manifold. Incidentally, if I had to do it again I would probably remove the manifold. It's extremely difficult to get at some of those tubes and connections from the bottom. Especially with large hands.
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I would give yourself 5-6 hours for the whole job. This is just a guess, as I did it in stages over a long period rather than starting from scratch and doing just this job. If you are going to be replacing stuff on spec just because it is accessible, you may want to consider changing the crank position sensor as well.
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I'm removing the intake on my 2003 330i as we speak and I do not see that bracket underneath the throttle body housing on my car. It is just a big empty area right there. Is it possible a previous owner removed it or was it phased out of the design on later models?
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I suspect someone has removed it. I had a quick look on realoem.com and the 2003 engine had the bracket. All M54 engines that I looked at had the bracket.
If you have the intake manifold out, I would get the bracket and put it on. It's not expensive. There's a lot of weight on the manifold with the throttle, ICV, etc all attached, and when only connected at the top, I suspect the manifold might crack after a while.
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Update: I did this job this weekend to change the oil separator. Some of the stuff I had written above was a little off the mark.
1. You don't have to remove the fan or alternator. Unbolt the power steering reservoir and lie it to the side. All of the air box, MAF sensor, etc obviously needs to come out.
2. There are a number of cables etc that are zip tied to the back of the manifold. You will need to release these.
3. The knock sensor clip is difficult to get to. Initially pull the manifold off about 2 inches and then get your hand down there and release it. You don't have to unplug it. When installing, put the intake manifold in the engine bay about 2 inches short of installing, connect the plug to the clip, then install the manifold.
4. I removed the cables that go over the top of the engine to make it easier. I disconnected the ignition harness and moved it all the way to the other side of the engine bay, as well as the positive jump start cable.
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Great write up - thanks!
If you were going to do the oil separator again would you go the route of pulling the intake manifold, or fighting the various hoses with the manifold in place?
This will be one of my winter projects and I've watched videos of doing it with the manifold in place - looks like a royal PITA, but requires much less taking stuff off - obviously.
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I would still personally go down the path of taking the manifold off. I personally think the chances of not fitting something correctly or breaking components are minimised by doing it this way. The downside is it will take you longer. Also, you have the chance to have a good look under here and check for other issues. I found stuff that I wouldn't have otherwise. Some people are concerned about pulling stuff apart and then having issues when it all goes back together again. I've never had problems with this, and I like that I have the chance to inspect components to fix problems early, rather than have a larger problem later.
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Just removed my intake manifold on a 2000 323i. It took a total of 8 hours, but that was due to problems I encountered removing hoses. Especially the hoses at the firewall because of the small space. I pulled it off to replace the two coolant pipes that sit just under the intake manifold. Now that it's off, I am able to replace several small hoses that were falling apart and brittle. Here are some pics of the two pipes and how badly brittle they were.
Now I just have to buy the pipes and put this thing back together without having extra parts.
A word to the wise, take a ton of pictures every step of the way so you don't forget anything when reinstalling.
The only problem I really encountered was when I thought all the bolts and hoses and wires were unplugged. The two fuel lined by the firewall are hell to remove (only by feel). Once off there is so much room to replace all the hoses and potential issues underneath.. It's not an impossible job (I'm not a mechanic, I'm a nurse) and I was able to do it. But I will say it is tedious and definitely requires patience. Good luck and let me know if anyone has questions as I wish I had help when I needed it.
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This was a good how to from pelicanparts.com those guys are awesome. There were a couple of steps missing. It didn't show how to remove the part where the air intake meets the intake manifold. You have to remove this to remove the bottom bolt that is holding the manifold in.
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The wild horses of Abaco
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The Glass Window Bridge
Located near Gregory Town in North Eleuthera the glass window bridge was originally an extraordinary natural rock arch. Due to repeated damage from hurricanes it has in recent years been replaced by a man-made bridge. It is a magical place where the deep dark Atlantic ocean meets the shallow aquamarine Caribbean Sea at the thinnest part of the Eleuthera.
The Great Barrier Reef
Andros is home to the third largest great barrier reef in the world. It is over 120 miles long and plunges more than 6,000 feet down into the tongue of the ocean.
Bimini Road
Many researchers and scientists believe that a unique formation of rocks under the waters of Bimini may lead to the ancient lost city of Atlantis.
Pink Sand Beaches
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Dean's Blue Hole
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Underwater Caves
The Lucayan National Park in Grand Bahama is where you will find the world's largest underwater cave system, with over six miles of caverns, caves and tunnels.
The Pink Flamingos
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We all love a good snack: Something to hold us over between breakfast and lunch. A quick pick-me-up when we hit that 3 p.m. slump. And, of course, dessert after dinner. If we don't choose the right types of snacks, though, these between-meal treats can cause us to pack on the pounds, feel sluggish and sick, and, ironically, develop cravings for more of the same.
But when done right, snacks can be a secret weapon against weight gain and unhealthy habits. Here's what you need to know about eating more, weighing less, and getting a handle on nutritious (and satisfying) snacking.
"Snacks can make or break your diet," says New York City-based nutritionist Rachel Meltzer Warren, R.D. "For most people, if you eat your meals three to five hours apart then you really don't need snacks to tide you over. But if you go for long stretches between meals -- or tend to feel ravenous when you get to dinner -- then eating a well-balanced snack can really help."
The right amount of calories in a snack depends on your daily caloric needs, how active you are, how often you snack, and how many calories you take in at each meal. But a good number to shoot for is probably between 150 and 300, says Meltzer Warren.
"The perfect snack has some carbs for quick energy, and some protein to keep you satisfied until your next meal," says Meltzer Warren. "Bonus points if you choose a snack with some fiber as well, since that will help you feel full and keep you from turning your snack into a fourth meal."
She suggests pairing foods like an apple or pear with a tablespoon of nut butter; some grapes with a bit of cheese; or a small yogurt with some whole-grain cereal sprinkled in.
Hundred-calorie snack packs are convenient and help prevent overeating, but they can still contain unhealthy food loaded with trans fats, preservatives, and high-fructose corn syrup -- not to mention, they use a lot of unnecessary packaging. (Plus, research has shown that people tend to eat more than one pack anyway, thus defeating their purpose!)
Instead, make your own snacks from natural, whole foods whenever possible. Leftovers can be a great source of afternoon nibbles, but watch the portion sizes: Shoot for 1 ounce cheese; 2 to 3 ounces meat or fish; 3 or 4 pieces of dried fruit; or 1/4 cup nuts.
Several small meals or snacks throughout the day can keep your blood sugar stable and keep your metabolism running at its most efficient, which, in turn, can help keep your body from holding onto excess weight.
It can also keep you clearheaded and focused; you'll avoid that ravenous feeling between meals, or the "food coma" feeling that comes from stuffing yourself at lunch or dinner. (Which, incidentally, you'll be less likely to do if you've had a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack.)
Figuring out your "hunger clock" will help you preempt strong cravings. What time do you start calculating the number of feet to the pizza place on the corner, or start feeling grumpy and distracted? If it's 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., plan your snacks for 11 and 4.
"For most people, it's the afternoon-into-evening time when things start to fall apart," says Keri Glassman, R.D., author of "The Snack Factor Diet." "If you are going to make just one change, add an afternoon snack." Timing your snacks will keep you clearheaded enough so that you don't succumb to the notion that Baby Ruths are good for you because they have nuts in them.
Many people deny their hunger and treat snacking as a naughty indulgence. When people are trying to avoid eating, they end up not eating as healthfully, says Glassman.
"They'll go for the vending machines or start eating out of a pretzel bag because they think it's not 'real eating.' Meanwhile, they've taken in 400 calories worth of pretzels when they could have had half a turkey sandwich for half the calories and been more satisfied. But in their minds, a turkey sandwich counts as real eating."
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"The right snack at the right time can do a lot of good," says Meltzer Warren. "I always recommend clients eat a smart snack before heading out to a wedding or another event where copious amounts of good food will be served. Doing so helps keep your hunger in check, which will keep you from overdosing on hors d'oeuvres."
It's also a good idea to always have something to eat before you go grocery shopping, she adds. "Food shopping hungry is a fast way to get all sorts of things you don't need in your cart!"
A vacation can set off a dietary bender that leaves you feeling greasy, lethargic, and a few pounds heavier by the time you return home: You're faced with different (often less healthy) food options, you're in a more indulgent mind-set, and your regular eating routine is totally off-schedule.
But planning ahead can help keep you relatively on track, so you can save your indulgences for those truly rewarding situations. Pack healthy snacks for airplane flights. Take a cooler along on road trips. And if you're staying in a hotel, request a refrigerator so you can store fresh fruit and vegetables.
Talk about a brain freeze: Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School found that when animals were exposed to palmitic acid -- the saturated fat in ice cream and red meat -- fat molecules caused their brains to ignore appetite-suppressing signals from hormones leptin and insulin.
What this means is that the body doesn't realize it's full. So indulge mindfully, says study author Deborah Clegg, Ph.D. Since the fat will make you a poor judge of satiety, go easy on the mint-chocolate chip after dinner. Resist the urge to eat from the container -- or to go back for seconds.
In 2009, the American Heart Association recommended that women consume no more than six teaspoons of added sugar a day, and men no more than nine. The problem is, the average American downs about 22 a day. This doesn't include naturally occurring sugars in fruit and milk, but hidden white sugars -- in processed foods, sweetened drinks, peanut butter, some yogurts, and even salad dressings -- add up quickly.
These sugars appear to trigger a chemical reaction that creates inflammation in the body -- and too much inflammation can play a role in heart disease, cancer, and other major conditions.
Still, many of us are hooked on these added sugars. We crave sugary treats because they stimulate the brain's reward center and release pleasure chemicals, as alcohol and drugs do. For some of us, it may also be hereditary: Scientists have found tiny variations in our genes that may determine who develops a sweet tooth and who can pass up chocolate cake.
You can wean your body off sugar, however, by reducing your intake for two solid weeks. In that time, you'll start to reap the benefits: more energy, greater mental clarity, even better-fitting clothes.
Not all sugar is hidden; there's also the kind that beckons to us in the form of homemade brownies from coworkers, cupcakes for office celebrations, and doughnuts at breakfast meetings.
The workplace can be full of unhealthy snacks, and they can be hard to resist when they're such a part of office culture -- and when the workday becomes slow, monotonous, or stressful. But facing your relationship with these treats and learning to control your cravings can help you just say no to the sweets.
Got a hankering for the sweet stuff? It won't help to feed your craving with artificial sweeteners like saccharine or aspartame -- or the snack-food products now flavored with them. "We don't know the long-term effects of many artificial sweeteners," cautions Andrew Weil, M.D., author of "Healthy Aging."
Plus, some research suggests that they may actually cause us to eat more: A Purdue University study found that rats fed yogurt sweetened with saccharin consumed more calories and gained more weight than those who ate yogurt laced with sucrose.
Whether it's to quell anxiety or loneliness, to make up for insufficient calories during the day, or to fall asleep, overeating at night -- well after dinner is over -- is a common problem. At night, we're tired and want to relax. There's unstructured time, and fewer distractions to keep us from our emotions.
If you're prone to excess snacking after dinner, or if your habit evolves into a serious overeating problem (called Night-Eating Syndrome, or NES), treatments such as journaling, planning ahead, and changing your bedtime routine might help.
How you pack food into your fridge can have a real effect on your eating habits -- especially when it comes to snacking, when we tend to reach for whatever's visible.
Think of the top, eye-level shelf as your kitchen's primary fuel station: Place washed, dried, and cut-up fruits and raw vegetables in airtight containers on the top shelf. Berries are perishable, so rinse only before eating. Add a few hard-boiled eggs for a quick peel-and-eat protein boost. Consume all foods here within two or three days, and replenish.


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Latinos and the Law
Allison Brownell Tirres
Latino Americans have intersected with the law in complicated ways throughout American history. Latinos themselves are a diverse and heterogeneous racial, ethnic, and cultural group, with members hailing from all parts of the Spanish-speaking world and representing all variations on the spectrum of race. Each group has a unique origin story, but all have been shaped by law and legal process. Legal historians and legal scholars explore the role of law in incorporating Latino groups in American society, the effects of law on Latino communities, and the struggles of Latino lawyers, activists, and ordinary people against legal discrimination and for equality. The civil rights story of Latinos bears strong resemblance to that of African Americans: In each case, members have been subjected to de jure and de facto discrimination and social subordination. But the Latino civil rights story has unique valences, particularly in the areas of language discrimination and immigration law and policy. Latino legal history demonstrates the complex ways that Latinos interact with the color line in American law and politics.
The Separation of Church and State in the United States
Steven K. Green
Separation of church and state has long been viewed as a cornerstone of American democracy. At the same time, the concept has remained highly controversial in the popular culture and law. Much of the debate over the application and meaning of the phrase focuses on its historical antecedents. This article briefly examines the historical origins of the concept and its subsequent evolutions in the nineteenth century.
The Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States
Rebecca J. Mead
Woman suffragists in the United States engaged in a sustained, difficult, and multigenerational struggle: seventy-two years elapsed between the Seneca Falls convention (1848) and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment (1920). During these years, activists gained confidence, developed skills, mobilized resources, learned to maneuver through the political process, and built a social movement. This essay describes key turning points and addresses internal tensions as well as external obstacles in the U.S. woman suffrage movement. It identifies important strategic, tactical, and rhetorical approaches that supported women's claims for the vote and influenced public opinion, and shows how the movement was deeply connected to contemporaneous social, economic, and political contexts.
Women, Race, and the Law in Early America
Terri L. Snyder
Everywhere across European and Indigenous settlements in 17th- and 18th-century North America and the Caribbean, the law or legal practices shaped women's status and conditioned their dependency, regardless of race, age, marital status, or place of birth. Historians have focused much of their attention on the legal status, powers, and experiences of women of European origin across the colonies and given great consideration to the law of domestic relations, the legal disabilities of coverture, and women's experiences as plaintiffs and defendants, both civil and criminal, in colonial courts. Early American legalities, however, differed markedly for women of color—whether free, indentured, or enslaved, and whether Native or African in origin or descent—whose relationships to the legal regimes of early America were manifold and complex. In their status under the law, experiences at the bar, and, as a result, positions in household polities, women of color reckoned with a set of legalities that differed from those of their European counterparts. The diversity of women's experiences of the law was shaped not only by race but also by region: Indigenous people had what one historian has labeled jurispractices, while Europeans brought and created a jurisprudence of race and status that shaped treatments of women of color across imperial spaces. A widely comparative analysis of women and the law reflects ways in which race shaped women's status under and experiences of the law as well as the legalities of their marriages in pre-Revolutionary America.


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purple loosestrife - has been heading north since it was first introduced from Europe to the eastern seaboard 150 years ago. This exotic invader chokes out native species and has dramatically altered wetland habitats in North America. But it turns out it may have a vulnerability after all: the northern climate. Canadian scientists have found that adapting to the Great White North carries a severe reproductive penalty that may limit its spread.
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) destroys wildlife habitats by displacing native vegetation that provides food, shelter, and breeding areas for wildlife. In urban areas, it invades ditches where it can block or disrupt water flow. It has few pests and diseases, resists various control methods, and plants can produce as many as 3 million seeds a year.
But as this invasive plant has spread north it has run into challenges posed by a shorter growing season, according to a study conducted by Robert Colautti, who recently obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Ecology. The results are published online this week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series B (https://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/firstcit) and featured in Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7284/full/4631002e.html).
The authors used modeling and experimental studies of 20 purple loosestrife populations along a 1200 km latitudinal gradient from Maryland to Timmins, Ontario, representing a one-month difference in growing season. They found that northern populations have become locally adapted and flower earlier in response to a shorter growing season. However, early flowering plants suffer a cost in terms of smaller size and reduced seed production. The reason: a genetic constraint.
"Genes that cause early flowering also reduce plant size, so early flowering and small size evolve together," says Colautti. "Smaller size results in lower seed production, which is likely to limit the spread of purple loosestrife in northern regions."


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Nearly a month of warm and dry weather "rapidly diminished" the benefits of late-winter storms that swept through California as extreme drought returned to areas that saw slight improvement after a few days of precipitation, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor.
The drought report, released each Thursday, provides updates on California's water crisis and week-to-week comparisons of drought intensity throughout the state. This week's summary contains more disappointment for areas suffering amid the dry spell as extreme (Category D3) drought conditions -- the second-most intense drought condition -- returned to coastal areas north of San Francisco and the Sierra Nevada range.
- Running Dry: Coverage of California's Water Problem
"The benefits of the February and early-March precipitation rapidly diminished across California and the Southwest as unseasonable warmth and dryness increased water demands and depleted snowpacks," according to the March 20 report.
The Monitor uses five categories to indicate drought intensity -- Abnormally Dry (D0), Moderate (D1), Severe (D2), Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4).
More than 70 percent of the state falls into the extreme or exceptional (Category D4) drought category. Last week, about 65 percent was designated as under extreme or exceptional drought.
No drought relief is in sight, according to the report. Most of the precipitation will stay well to the north and east of California, where unseasonably warm temperatures are expected for a large part of the state.
The weekly report comes at the same time the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its Spring Outlook for drought-stricken California. The NOAA report notes California -- which experienced its third-driest winter on record -- could be in for even more intense drought conditions that might "result in an active wildfire season, continued stress on crops and livestock due to low water levels, and an expansion of water conservation measures."


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At this point, there are few that contest that air pollution reduces the quality of life in urban centers and may be a major contributor to climate change. However, a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) examined the economic consequences of air pollution and arrived at some disturbing findings.
According to the report, outdoor air pollution, if left unchecked at its current rate of increase, could cause between 6 and 9 million premature deaths per year by 2060. Moreover, it may make a dent of one percent per year in the global economy – a number that may not sound very large in and of itself, but which represents $2.6 trillion. The OECD released its report on Thursday.
Factors contributing to that very significant number include annual healthcare costs (an estimated $176 billion). To put that into perspective, healthcare cost a relatively paltry $21 billion in 2015. Also of importance: the loss of hours worked, which would rise to 3.7 billion from the current 1.2 billion. More directly, crop yields would fall because of dirty air.
Speaking about the findings of the report, OECD Environmental Director Simon Upton said, "The number of lives cut short by air pollution is already terrible and the potential rise in the next few decades is terrifying … If this is not motivation enough to act, this report shows there will also be a heavy economic cost to not taking action."
In 2010, outdoor air pollution caused more than 3 million premature deaths. However, the OECD fears that number could double or even triple by 2060. Perhaps unsurprisingly, developing nations experiencing the largest population booms and pollution effects of industrialization would also experience the worst mortality rates.
Nations like India, China, Korea, and Uzbekistan would likely suffer the worst due to power plant emissions, traffic exhaust, and heavily congested cities.
The consequences are already evident in India, home to four of the ten cities with the worst air pollution according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Meanwhile, in nations combating air pollution, such as the United States and many parts of Western Europe, death rates due to air pollution have shown stabilization and even decline; a trend that should continue through 2060 according to the OECD report.
Air pollution can arise from many sources, but the worst contributors include motor vehicles, climate control for large buildings, waste management, agriculture, coal and diesel power generation, and many forms of manufacturing.


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HAYWARD — AC Transit's chief financial officer used more than $500,000 taken from one of Oakland's largest churches to pay for a luxury car, private schools for his children, mortgage payments and a golf club membership, according to court documents filed last week.
Lewis Green Clinton Jr., 57, has been charged with four counts of grand theft for embezzling the money from Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland between April 2007 and February 2013, according to television station CBS5. He is a parishioner at the 5,000-member church and served on three overlapping volunteer boards.
AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said Clinton was placed on indefinite administrative leave Monday, but added that he was not aware of any connection between the DA's investigation and the agency's own finances.
Clinton, who has worked for more than 25 years in the financial field, was hired as the transit district's chief financial officer in 2008. He also serves as a trustee for the AC Transit Retirement Board and earned $279,000 in total compensation in 2012, according to a Bay Area News Group public salary database.
Attempts to reach Clinton, who lives in Vallejo, were unsuccessful Monday evening.
Since 2007, Clinton served as board president of two corporations established by the church to provide housing and other services to parishioners and others in need in Oakland while also running the Allen Temple Foundation to receive philanthropic gifts and endowments from benefactors. The inspector's report notes that due to deaths and resignations, Clinton was eventually the sole member of the Allen Temple Foundation board.
Neither the Rev. Daniel Buford nor the Rev. J. Alfred Smith Jr. of Allen Temple Baptist Church were available for comment Monday night.
Clinton was arraigned Monday at the Hayward Hall of Justice and is free on $100,000 bail.
The report alleges that from 2007 to 2012, Clinton illegally diverted $400,000 that the church obtained from the sale of cell phone tower rights to his checking account.
Clinton used ATM and debit card withdrawals to take another $66,000 from church bank accounts from March 2008 through February 2013, the DA's report says, and he took more than $100,000 from a church account at a credit union between 2008 and 2011.
Clinton allegedly transferred funds into a checking account for Eagle Asset Management, which he alone owned and controlled, according to district attorney's office inspector James Taranto.
The majority of the thefts were not discovered until March 2013, when officials at one of the funds noticed a irregular shortage in operating capital and began investigating.
In previous years, a church official had asked Clinton about high board expenses, but Clinton, the board president, reassured her that the expenses were appropriate. Clinton held a "position of trust" with the various charity funds, the report says.


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Today the D.C. Circuit denied rehearing en banc in the Greenhouse Gas case. No surprise there. The panel decision upheld the EPA's finding that carbon dioxide is a pollutant and upheld the agency's regulation of CO2 emissions. The original panelists signed Chief Judge Sentelle's opinion concurring in the denial of rehearing, and Judges Brown and Kavanaugh each dissented. Today's dissenters are always worth a read, and these offerings are no exception. Continue reading
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DENVER (AP) Six years ago, Jackie Luevano and Ale Basquez were wandering. Abandoning schoolwork. Acting up. Heading down a dangerous path.
Today, the friends are preparing for college and working as raft guides and crew leaders for Denvers cityWILD, where low-income kids find opportunities for growth and development in the nonprofits outdoor, experiential programs.
I dont know where Id be without cityWILD, but Id be in trouble, said 17-year-old Luevano, who found cityWILD six years ago and now is applying for a Daniels Fund Scholarship and hopes to attend the University of Denver.
Luevano and Basquez are leaders at cityWILD, mentoring sixth- and seventh-graders from northeast Denvers Wyatt-Edison, Whittier, Bruce Randolph and Harrington schools.
My first year here, I was messing up and I had people dealing with me, helping me. Now its the opposite. Im dealing with the kids who are messing up, said Basquez, a senior at Goal Academy who plans to study social work in college.
Now in its 14th year, cityWILD has shepherded almost 800 kids through its leadership after-school program, with more than 125 participants this year. Almost all are considered high risk, meaning they come from urban areas with high unemployment, incarceration and drug and alcohol abuse rates, and low education levels basically areas without a lot of protective support for kids.
CityWILD is working to offset the guidance deficit in northeast Denver. Daily after-school programs focus on different skills. Hard work and solid attendance earn coveted spots on overnight snowboarding, rock climbing, biking, camping and river-rafting expeditions.
Each day of the after-school program focuses on skill development. Service learning encourages kids to participate in projects aimed at bettering their community.
Outdoor education and activity are anchors in cityWILDs curriculum. Older kids who have been through the program mentor younger kids and even work as certified raft guides for cityWILDs popular commercial river trips on the Arkansas and South Platte rivers.
You learn so many skills when you are a raft guide, said cityWILDs executive director Seth Winnerman. Communication, responsibility, risk assessment, team-building and teamwork. Even the forward vision, having to look ahead and plan for whats down the river. Everything is translatable to real life.
The rafting trips help cityWild earn about 16 percent of its annual budget, which relies largely on fundraising. CityWILD is a previous recipient of Denver Post Charities Season to Share funding.
Winnerman swells with pride recounting the success of kids who once barely aimed to graduate from high school. Still, he directs credit for achievement toward his college-bound juniors and seniors.
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By Meg Grant , May 16, 2014 11:25 AM
It's hard to imagine that a movie about Alzheimer's could be realistic and uplifting, but A Short History of Decay, by first-time writer/director Michael Maren, manages both. This indy film, arriving in theaters today, explores the ripple effect of the disease on the sufferer's partner, grown children and friends, all the while encouraging viewers to empathize, laugh and cry. In the end, this is a movie not so much about a devastating illness that affects memory, thinking and behavior, but about family ties, and how they endure in the best and worst of circumstances.
A Short History of Decay centers on Nathan Fisher (played by Bryan Greenberg of Friends With Benefits and Bride Wars), a 30-something struggling writer living in Brooklyn, N.Y. He gets double blows one day when his ambitious girlfriend, frustrated with his lack of success, dumps him, and his brother calls from Florida to say their father has been hospitalized with a stroke, brought on in part by the stress of caring for their mother, who's suffering from early onset Alzheimer's. Nathan, who's always played second fiddle to his successful big brother Jack (Benjamin King of Lethal Weapon 4), flies to Florida to help, and discovers that he's able to connect with his mother (terrifically cast in Linda Lavin) in ways he never has before. His father, played by the intriguing character actor Harris Yulin, is, on the other hand, short-tempered and impatient-though that's not entirely new.
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The film gets especially interesting when Jack returns to his parents' home and reveals that his life is not as much of a walk in the park as it appears. And when Nathan begins a friendship with the woman who does his Mom's nails, you cheer that this underdog finally appears to be catching a break.
Maren manages to imbue A Short History of Decay with touchstones. Even if you haven't witnessed a family member's struggle with Alzheimer's, you can relate to the changes that occur in relations between parents, children and siblings over time. You can understand what it's like to go home again. You can learn how an individual can find "a new normal" by facing life's challenges, and dealing with them.
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Efforts led by the United States and Israel to isolate Iran suffered a setback on Wednesday when the United Nations announced that Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general, would join officials from 120 countries in Tehran next week for a summit meeting that Iran has trumpeted as a vindication of its defiance and enduring importance in world affairs.
Mr. Ban's decision to attend the meeting of the Nonaligned Movement, announced by his spokesman, Martin Nesirky, came despite objections from both the Americans and Israelis, including a phone call from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. It was announced a few days after the new president of Egypt, a country that has long been estranged from Iran, said he would attend the summit meeting as well, a decision that had already unsettled the Israelis.
Taken together, the moves reinforced Iran's contention that a reordering of powers is under way in the Middle East, where Western influence is waning, and that the American-Israeli campaign to vilify Iran as a rogue state that exports terrorism and secretly covets nuclear weapons is not resonating in much of the world.
The meeting of the Nonaligned Movement, a group formed during the cold war, includes a number of other countries that the United States has sought to marginalize, among them North Korea and Sudan, whose president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, is wanted under a war crimes indictment by the International Criminal Court. Although Iran's hosting of the meeting is strictly a coincidence of history — under a rotating system, Iran presides over the group through 2014 — Iranian leaders have portrayed it as a privilege that repudiates the American narrative.
"The extraordinary effort that the Iranian leaders have put into the summit is intended to showcase Iran's global role and offer concrete evidence that the U.S. policy of isolating Iran has failed," said Farideh Farhi, an independent Iranian scholar at the University of Hawaii.Continue reading the main story
"A case is being made that it is not the 'global community' that has problems with the Islamic republic, as repeatedly asserted by U.S. officials, but merely a U.S.-led-and-pressured coalition of countries," she said. "And ironically the Obama administration is conceding the point by trying to pressure various leaders from attending the meeting."
Mr. Ban's decision to participate, which might have gone nearly unnoticed in other years, was particularly fraught now because of the tensions surrounding the host country. Iran has defied United Nations Security Council resolutions to halt its uranium enrichment and has strongly supported the Syrian government's sharp repression of an armed uprising, a crackdown that Mr. Ban has repeatedly condemned.
Mr. Ban has also castigated the anti-Semitic statements and calls for Israel's destruction made recently by Iranian leaders, reminding them that the United Nations Charter prohibits one member from threatening the existence of another.
But many diplomats and others said it would have been extraordinarily difficult for Mr. Ban not to go. The 120 countries that are in the Nonaligned Movement represent the biggest single voting bloc in the 193-member General Assembly at the United Nations. It is customary for the secretary general to attend the movement's annual meetings regardless of political delicacies surrounding the host country.
"A sizable chunk if not a majority of the world's population are citizens of nonaligned nations," said Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. "It's not something the United Nations secretary general can easily dismiss."
Acknowledging that Mr. Ban has been under pressure not to attend, Mr. Nesirky, his spokesman, said Mr. Ban viewed the visit as a chance to raise the issues of Iran's nuclear program, its support for Syria and its campaign against Israel directly with his hosts.
"The secretary general is fully aware of the sensitivities of this visit," Mr. Nesirky told reporters at the United Nations. "He's heard the views of some of those who said he should not go. At the same time, the secretary general has responsibilities that he is determined to carry out."
Mr. Nesirky also said Mr. Ban expected to meet with senior Iranian leaders, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "It is certainly the secretary general's expectation that he will have meaningful and fruitful discussions with the supreme leader," Mr. Nesirky said. To boycott the invitation from Iran, Mr. Nesirky said, "would be a missed opportunity."
There was no immediate reaction to Mr. Ban's decision from Israel. But according to Mr. Netanyahu's office, he had telephoned Mr. Ban on Aug. 10 and told him that such a trip, even if well intentioned, would be a mistake. "Your visit will grant legitimacy to a regime that is the greatest threat to world peace and security," Mr. Netanyahu was quoted as saying.
Even before Mr. Ban made his decision known, the Israeli government was asserting that the sanctions effort against Iran was not working, a conclusion that was reinforced for the Israelis because of the decision to attend the summit meeting in Iran by President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt.
"If you're going there, if you're paying homage to the leaders of Iran, what kind of diplomatic isolation is that?" Mark Regev, Mr. Netanyahu's spokesman, said of Mr. Morsi's decision.
The reaction to Mr. Ban's announcement was more muted from the Obama administration, which had engaged in a less public effort to dissuade him.
Some administration officials sought to put the best face on the situation, urging Mr. Ban to exploit the moment to convey his unhappiness with Iran's behavior.
"We think that Iran is going to try to use the event for propaganda purposes and to try to cover up the extreme isolation Iran is feeling politically and economically," said Tommy Vietor, the spokesman for the National Security Council. "That said, if people choose to participate, we believe they should take the opportunity of any meetings that they have with Iran's leaders to press them to comply with their international obligations without further delay."
The American Jewish Committee, among a number of pro-Israel voices in the United States that had exhorted Mr. Ban not to visit Iran, called the decision "a grave mistake" in a statement posted on its Web site.
"Tehran is not the place for the U.N. secretary general to visit, not at this time, not to meet with this Iranian regime," David Harris, the group's executive director, said in the statement. "We are stunned that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would honor a regime that consistently ignores both him and the world body he heads in ways that threaten regional and global security."
Some said that Mr. Ban's three-day visit, which begins next Wednesday, could also turn out badly for Iranian leaders, particularly if he raises issues in an unfiltered way to the Iranian public about the government's human rights record.
Others said that Mr. Ban could surprise critics by confronting or embarrassing Ayatollah Khamenei and his subordinates over their anti-Semitic statements.
"The fact that he's going is going to be viewed as a victory for Iran," said Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group of Americans of Iranian descent. "But if pressure leads Ban Ki-moon to express harsh criticism of their statements on Israel, then it could be viewed as a victory for those who had not wanted him to go."Continue reading the main story


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One of 3 horses... This is handsome my pride and joy.. We purchased him off craigslist last year. He is an ex-race horse. He and I seemed to have really "clicked" and work very well together. We also have two Tennesse Walking Horses.
One of 3 goats, Bert. He is the trouble maker of the gang. The other two goats are fainting goats--they are very neat.
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"We are not goods on politicians and bankers' hands" - A letter from Spain
A letter by Spanish academics and young activists of the movement of 15th March against the policy of budget restriction and salary reduction, pushed forward by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the IMF. The letter is aimed at breaking the media disinformation on the movement abroad and invites to discuss democratic alternatives to the current regime.
Dear friends,
Since the traditional media are not reporting the recent events taking place in Spain and answering a request from our colleagues and friends members of others European universities, a varied committee formed by members of the Spanish University and youths taking part in these events have agreed, in keeping with general sense, we want to specify the following:
Disinformation in itself is a problem and must be noted. When everybody assumes that freedom of speech is guaranteed by our democracies, the media are playing down the past events and in doing so hiding the true realities of the situation at present. We must reflect on this outrageous act.
The recent events are being thrown in the garbage of history with the lack of professional journalism. However, these incidents are part of a mass movement and its meaning has not precedents in the last decades and its significance sets a new precedent.
We say that the movement is about playing down as it's being related exclusively to internal issues linked to the economical and political crisis in our country even though the suggestions and claims go beyond the bounds of the Spanish situation and are now about the situation in Europe, the West and the entire world. On the other hand the media distorts the fact by picking the low hanging fruit leading to amateur journalism. This is all about taking advantage of isolated mistakes and making them look like regular occurrences.
On March 15th, the events start with thousands of people attending the rallies in the whole of Spain. It's clear that the mass meetings take place before the local elections but their aim is not to avoid the elections but claiming them as a truly democratic right. The demonstrators didn't support or reject any party in particular, they are talking about democracy itself and querying the current model (restricted by parties that barely respect the constitutional mandate of serving as a channel for people's representation) and its scope (as a democracy is not such a thing if it is not able to make their own economical decisions).
Along with those rallies, people were and are still claiming the following: an urgent reform in the electoral system (our current one helps nothing but a two-party model that refuses other existing options or to-be yet), a highly participatory democracy (changing the actual models by reinforcing the participation mechanisms and also by avoiding any interference from economical reasons in the legislative process). We do not want our politicians to be part of the economical power, the poor transparency is also a general concern as it leads to corruption and discrepancies. What we specially demand is a political class with genuine ideas looking forward to the future and not just trying to solve current issues.
The movement we are talking about claims the traditional idea of a moral republic in which the citizen must be essential part of the project and where the political charges shall not be a life-long and permanent activity. We are still demanding from the political class a reflection about the situation we are sunk not only in Spain, but in Europe since this crisis is something more than an economical issue: it is also a crisis of values, our new values need to go beyond the markets and the personal comfort.
Within this context, it's necessary to remark that the meaning of the rallies is being disclosed: it is all about the economical situation. It is gearing towards the European citizens (as we reckon the politicians must put this right, not the people regardless of the country you are from) and the entire planet as we live in a globalised world (since we also claim a reflection about the differences between the First, the Second and the Third World).
The rallies on the 15M were followed by camp sites. These camp sites are taking place in squares, nearly in every Spanish city. Thousands of people are coming to these reflection spaces, youths at the beginning and now people of all ages. They hold meetings in the squares, bringing back the classical idea of happiness as something that is meant to be shared and making us forget the pursuit of individual glory; in conclusion, they remind us of the Greek concept of democracy. We are talking about a kind-hearted political change and as such, we are trying to take back old democratic events that the mainstream academics had left for dead. This discussion revises in a brilliant theoretical way, the democratic values of the Greeks, the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, the anarchist attempts and the Swedish system. The participants in the debates are university teachers, truck drivers, government employees or house-wives who have prepared these interventions conscientiously. Not to be astonished by this movement is something typical of not very liberal people (we understand it according to its original meaning), as it rose during the Spanish Revolution in 1812: selfish people or as Conde de Toreno said: "vain and resentful men, blind with envy; all the selfish people, all the bad citizens who are upset with all the governments and whose only homelands are themselves".
The demonstrators agree about essential minimum standards: thoughtful attitude (not attached to any political wing), totally pacific behaviour, contempt for any power, the power is exerted by the people in order to negotiate. The concerns and interests discussed are taking shape. If we talk and think a lot about what is happening is because we are willing to learn how to get a truly political life and since this movement is enriching people's minds and personal experiences.
This movement has prompted not just the affection of the Spanish people but also their enthusiasm as it has broken with the past, those years or selfishness and apathy, showing us that we are able to express respect to each others, to find self-management solutions and that all these attitudes have not been taking part in our lives in the last decades.
The demonstrators are concerned about two matters.
Firstly, the people attending to the rallies were worried about some ideas and, from a political point of view, they are still willing to carry on with the debate, those ideas are about the urgent need to a real democracy. In this context, the need to create a civil and genuine society seems to be essential. Our current society is a circle where the citizens are not the centre. The ideas are built up by the power, not by the people as we think it should be. Another point we want to clarify is that the society should not be understood as a mass because they are not blind, submissive, apathetic... They belong to a massive moment looking forward to keeping up their perceptiveness, creating new ideas and breaking the old habits.
Secondly, we also demand a change in our cultures and in the sort of societies we are living in now. We want to get rid of the neoliberalism, not just of the sort of work and economy that it involve, but also of its way of living and understanding the world. The banners held in the squares say: "We are not goods on politicians and bankers' hands". Yes, it means that we need to protect ourselves against the economical power, but that's not it. What we mean is that, as the human beings we are, we cannot be treated as if we were others' things; we cannot lose our independence, our good judgement, our creativity; we do not want to become consumers, we do not want to adopt a life where the only important thing is buying and selling. We also need to further our concept of "progress", it we think of progress only as making money and increasing our technology; we are totally forgetting the human part. This is why we shall not think that this people are angry only because they used to have it all and now they miss their old comfort. This "outrage" demands from Spain, Europe and the entire world, a reflection upon what is best for human dignity.
At the present stage, this movement that demands cultural and political changes is attracting attention from the Spanish University because it goes beyond the bounds of an isolated movement. For the moment being, the universities in our country are trying to unify efforts in order to present the philosophical character of this movement: the need to think over the destiny of Europe and the lack of sense and meaning of our actual systems and also the future of humanity as a whole.
9th of June, somewhere in Spain.
To/from/for the people living the same experiences.
Germán Cano Cuenca
José Luis Moreno Pestaña
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FACEOFF – 10:00PM (SyFy – an NBC/Universal network) From the folks at SyFy comes this new reality competition that pits aspiring Hollywood makeup artists and special effects designers against one another. Because after "Project Runway" and "Top Chef," where else can you go but to the subsegment of humanity that worships at the altar of Rick Baker? Tonight's first challenge forces the artists to create a human/animal hybrid. Like Dr. Moreau, only REAL! Well, not real. But fake real, which is still kinda real. Also note this show's logo. You can tell they were dying to stick a slash in between FACE and OFF, just like that Nic Cage movie. But that slash is proprietary. Nic owns that slash, people. ANTICIPATION: HEAVY MAKEUP!
THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO LIFE – 10:00PM (Travel Channel) This new Travel Channel series features random celebrities talking about their favorite travel experiences and getting to visit places you probably won't. Included in tonight's premiere episode are Buzz Aldrin, Andrew Zimmern, and the lady who plays Jan on "The Office." Tell me she went somewhere with nude beaches. Nude beaches always sound so promising on paper. ANTICIPATION: NO PASSPORT NEEDED!
NOVA scienceNOW – 8:00PM (PBS) The most awkwardly titled PBS show in the universe takes a look at the possibility of living forever through computer avatars. If this means we'll all turn blue and be featured in mildly racist James Cameron movies, you can count me out. But if it means we'll all get to become CyberChrist, like at the end of "The Lawnmower Man," I am DOWN. ANTICIPATION: CREEPY!
MY STRANGE ADDICTION – 9:00PM (TLC) My favorite show to look up in the guide features a woman who picks scabs off her body up to two hours a day (that sounds fun, actually), and a man who is in a serious relationship with a doll. It's just like that Ryan Gosling movie, only no one thinks it's cute and the guy looks NOTHING like Ryan Gosling. ANTICIPATION: DOUBLE CREEPY!
WHEN WOMEN KILL – 10:00PM (E!) When women kill, everything smells nice! And the bodies are arranged in a lovely star formation! And thank you notes are written within a week of the killing. Women are great like that. ANTICIPATION: MURRRRDER!


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Michigan has been listed as one of the nation's best craft beer states by USA Today.
USA Today's list of the 10 best craft beer states in America is ordered by the number of breweries per state, which lists Michigan with 102. The Michigan Brewers Guild, however, has about 130 registered breweries.
"Michigan is quickly moving up the ladder in the world of craft beers with over 100 breweries in the state. You may not find the big name craft brews of other states, but what you will find is some hidden gems — and maybe your new favorite — at local institutions like Bell's Brewery and Founders Brewery," according to USA Today.
California leads the pack with more than 265 breweries.
The Pacific Northwest is well represented, with Washington and Oregon placing second and fourth, respectively.
Colorado ranks third, with breweries such as New Belgium, Left Hand and Avery.
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So what is your favourite Ink. song?
Please note that although Ships Are Safe In The Harbor was only printed on Ink. CDs sold in Japan it is included on this poll.
All Is Fair
How Much Is Enough
No One Has To Cry
Falling In Love
Shut It Out
Still Around
All The Best Things
Yesterday, Today
One Jungle
Climb The Hill
Make No Plans
Ships Are Safe In The Harbor
So what is your favourite Ink. song?
Please note that although Ships Are Safe In The Harbor was only printed on Ink. CDs sold in Japan it is included on this poll.
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I just love Still Around. . . it strikes a note with me so deep. . .
"Even the devil may cry when he looks around Hell and realizes that he is all alone"
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(Sherrilyn Kenyon, Devil May Cry)
How Much Is Enough - such a well executed pop-rock classic that deserved way more attention upon its release.
"No One Has To Cry" is my choice here. This is still my overall favorite CD by the guys. There is just so much interesting material and so little respect for the execution of it. Letting the slagging of the silent one begin........now, LOL.
"I knew a transsexual guy whose only ambition was to eat, drink, and be Mary." ~ George Carlin.
Yesterday, Today for the great lyrics.
I'm going with make no plans which represents the current political and environmental problems of today. "Out of control, you at the polls." "Hell's the future and we're looking back."
powerful stuff!
Cy shakes and he shouts
Rupert puts out some industrial fill signifying technical progress
Adam counters Rupert's technology with rather simple drum lines
Jamie screams the guitar through in outrage
The bass ticks through everything like time itself
One Jungle gets honorable mention because it could fit right in on Reach the Beach. So does Crucified for its analogy comparing love to hard drugs. I can't wait to get strung out on love again. LOL
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Skyrunr, that is a brilliant musical interpretation of that song. Very well said. I definitely agree. Make No Plans is my second favourite Ink song, depending on my mood, sometimes it is my number one.
Yesterday, Today for the great lyrics.
couldn't agree more Alannah... that is a beautiful song ..
" the higher ground"
Ships Are Safe in the Harbor isn't on my disk! Where else can I hear it?
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I voted for Crucified although I also love Falling in Love, All is Fair. How Much is Enough, No One has to Cry and All the Best things.
Fluxus is not: a movement, a moment in history, an organization. Fluxus is: an idea, a kind of work, a tendency, a way of life, a changing set of people who do Fluxworks.
--Dick Higgins
Yer welcome. Glad I could help.
Ink does have some gems. It was a tough call for me too. Mine is the lone vote for Climb The Hill. This song is unique in that Adam sings (or should I say "says") lead vocals. Jamie starts with "To me you're inside out & upside down" (I think Rupert and Dan are in there too but I'd have to ask one of the boys for confirmation) - Adam sings the verses - and Cy "I'll climb the hill and look you down". I love the lyrics, the acoustic guitar (is that simulated) and Rupert gets a rare chance to go nuts on a seemingly chaotic keyboard solo.
But I love How Much Is Enough too, so it was a tough call. How Much is dominating the votes so my round 2 vote will prolly be for How Much.
Ah, good.
I see someone has joined me in the Climb The Hill votes.
Would that be Miked?