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Amen!! Although I'm glad that they weren't there. It would have been hypocritical for them to pretend to agree with Dr. King's sentiments as expressed in the I HAVE A DREAM speech. Repubs want the opposite of Dr. King's goals.
"Repubs want the opposite of Dr. King's goals."
They have certainly done an amazingly thorough job of delivering that message!
Thank you Nena 🙂
I check those pictures occasionally just because that 'bear hug' never ceases to bring a smile to my face; sorta like when the US Olympian picked up the First Lady 🙂
I just thought of that photo with the First Lady, too, Bob!
Congrats on 1st!
So Eastwooding is reportedly separated from his wife of 17 yrs? A year ago he was Eastwooding……and now? Hmm? Gleeful on my part? You better believe it……I used to like him until his crass behavior at the RNC Convention in FL……2012.
I know his wife voted for President Obama in '08. I wouldn't doubt that she did again in '12.
I second your comment thanking HF and JOB. Why are the media so obsessed with 2016? I am sending a letter to the DNC to request that they stay focused on 2014. Otherwise, I will stop donating to the party. All this talk about 2016 is undermining President Obama's agenda.
Exactly, nath, undermining PBO. The can all go to hades, we have the finest, most intelligent, most capable leader EVER getting the work done, with little support except that of We The People. Well, he has strong and capable administration, with loyal and hard-working staff who are focussed on TODAY! May God Bless and Keep President Obama. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=PBO
Why It's a Mistake to Conflate Iraq and Syria, Bush and Obama
Whether one backs a US/allied limited strike in Syria given the preponderance of the evidence is a legitimate point of debate. One may argue for Congressional approval, for UN approval, or for entirely staying out unless Syria begins to present an imminent danger to American security or that of our allies. One may argue that any action should await a full report of the UN weapons inspectors. One may argue that the United States has no responsibility to act even given Syria's flagrant violation of human rights and the UN Convention Against Chemical Weapons.
But one cannot reasonably argue with the material facts of the case. One cannot argue that the Syrian government is not responsible for exactly what the Obama administration has said it is responsible for. Whether that is sufficient cause for a US-led strike may be up to debate, but whether the facts are the facts is not.
Let me recap: First, President Obama isn't lying about Syria to try to get his way on military strike, unlike George W. Bush on Iraq. Second, President Obama's response will be just that, a response, not a pre-meditated plan of attack executed when the opportunity presented itself. And last but not least, the goal of any possible strikes won't be regime change.
I don't think anyone in their right mind would equate President Obama and President Bush. Sensible people are just asking for caution in how we handle this hot potato. There are no easy answers to the Syrian civil war and I'm not sure what would be accomplished by air strikes. I am praying that the President makes the correct decision, which I know he is striving to do. Bush used 9/11 as an excuse to invade Iraq. President Obama is not looking for any excuses to take military action against Syria. He's doing his job as the President and weighing the evidence carefully.
God bless him! Whatever decision he makes he's going to take heat (and is already).
You would be surprised to hear the so-called left radio today. They have decided that PBO has decided to go to war, go it alone, I voted for him and now he's doing what he said he would not do, I guess no listening to the radio for awhile.
So I was wondering why I kept seeing Michael Jackson video's today, and then the Google told me that today woulda been MJs 55th birthday.
So who knows all the words to "We Are The World" and who can tell who's singing without seeing the video? (raises hands….) ME!!!
We Are The World
Yes today is the King of Pop 55th birthday. I have watch old videos all day, from the J-5 days to MJ solo days.
The UK has bigger fish to fry, like an extremely high unemployment rate. Let the US (and other allies) take care of Syria if such a need is determined.
France has been pretty gung-ho about this Dotster, but not sure how they'll feel after UK vote.
Our 2 planes and 1 boat will no doubt be offered – in the midst of an election (parliament is dissolved) the PM is making speeches about chemical warfare. Parliament will not sit until after the election is decided/ all returns in. Be interesting to hear what is said if there is a change in government.
I'd imagine most (all?) of Britain is rejoicing tonight Dotster, huge smack in the face for Cameron:
British MPs have voted to reject possible military action against the Assad regime in Syria to deter the use of chemical weapons. A government motion was defeated 285 to 272, a majority of 13 votes.
Prime Minster David Cameron said it was clear Parliament does not want action and "the government will act accordingly". It effectively rules out British involvement in any US-led strikes against the Assad regime.
And it comes as blow to the authority of David Cameron, who had already watered down a government motion proposing military action, in response to the opposition Labour Party's demands for more evidence of Assad's guilt.
Labour had seen its own amendment – calling for "compelling" evidence – rejected by MPs by 114 votes. But – in an unexpected turn of events – MPs also rejected the government's motion in support of military action in Syria if it was supported by evidence from United Nations weapons inspectors, who are investigating claims President Bashar al-Assad's regime had used chemical weapons against civilians.
..and if the international community deems to do nothing…do we stay out as well….
The Arab League is on record saying that Assad used CW on his people….what will they say if the West takes no action…
Oooooooo weeeeeee….
It's a nightmare Prettyfoot, an absolute nightmare – and as others have said, either way, intervention or no intervention, it's all so scarily dangerous.
My boss' brother in law had a massive heart attack and died this weekend. I just found out that he didn't have medical insurance so he wouldn't go to the doctor. He'd just turned 60 years old. This shouldn't have happened. I didn't even know this man, but I'm so saddened.
So many people feel they have to put off medical care until they are eligible for Medicare. Very sad for all. This is one more demonstration of our country's need for universal health care.
My brother is 63 and has been without medical dental care since 2003. He makes too much for medical so I have to wait until the exchanges go live. He's fairly healthy he just needs mental care.
People will die with intervention, and people will die without, I promise you, I'm ok w/no intervention. but then again I'm also not gonna be bothered by the sight of chemical war victims if chemical weapons are really being used.
So I'll be glad if we don't get anywhere near Syria, but I swear if I see one person come crying about the victims,or one stupid blog post ala Sully showing victims of the Syrian chemical attacks, I will scream and I promise you I will troll hard.
I'm just saying.
Also, I'm not a fan of the celebrations over this. Intervention or not, there will be people over there who will die and if CW is being used will die horribly. Don't think that it should getting any f(*& yeah, type of celebration.
I hear you! With threats to the ballot, the assault on women's reproductive health, stand your ground, stop and frisk, a broken immigration system, an overburdened prison system, poor schools, sequestration, unemployment, racial unrest…all I can say is, the Syrian unrest is unfortunate and I'm sorry. I tend to feel like my Grandmother right about now…"Every tub has to sit on its own bottom."
Not saying I dont care, but I am bothered by it, but as someone who does not want intervention, then I have to be able to live with the possiblility of seeing possible victim)
I got that. I care too, but it isn't my priority. It is my hope the President will wait for the report and then let Congress vote on it.
Seeing those British MPs celebrate the vote was just vile, do they think this is some kind of friggin' game? I don't blame British citizens being against intervention after being conned in to the pointless Iraq War, but for their MPs to whoop it up after the vote, when people are dying, was enough to make anyone ill.
They really don't want any more war – I believe that is what they were celebrating – not anything that is happening in Syria. People are going to died in Syria – whether there is any intervention or not. I personally cannot see what is to be gained by anyone by any intervention.
It was just so classless to celebrate 99ts, whatever the right thing is to do over Syria – and needless to say I have no clue – people are dying there, horribly.
Like everyone says – there are no winners in this part of the world – none – be it The UK looking heartless/stupid or Russia supporting the current leaders in Syria – or the US media trying to make policy (as for Boehner – if there was a President Romney, Boehner would be accepting whatever the administration wants to do).
And our PM is still trying to pretend he has a role to play on the international stage – pretentious git.
"And our PM is still trying to pretend he has a role to play on the international stage – pretentious git."
😆 Come on 99ts, speak your mind!
He is lucky voting is compulsory in my world or there would be a 10% turnout next Saturday (One of our smarter policies – voting is always on a saturday). We have a choice between the pretentious git and the RWNJ – and no policies from either that create jobs.
Julia was defeated in part because of a carbon tax (that industry complained about – despite it didn't raise much money) – and both parties are going to repeal it – so much for global warming – and there is virtually no talk in my world that it doesn't exist.
And the other fact in this is that a lot of right wing Tories voted against Cameron tonight simply because they loathe him and want him replaced – for those people, this has nothing to do with principles.
The problem with not intervening, is that these things have a very good way of reaching out and touching everyone eventually. What about British Syrians who have majority of their families still there? Also we know that Assad tried this in small measures to see what the international community will do, they did nothing so now in a much larger scale. So what is next? Should they try it on the Iranians, Saudis, Israelis or even the West? Why not right? After all Russia still resents the part the west and their allies played in their current status why not return the favour. With Snowdon who I think is, was a spy for the Russians and Chinese, trying to bring down the US and her allies, we still do not know the extent of the damage based on the information he stole.
You can be anti-intervention as I must confess I am also, but reality and past experience points to the fact that this will reach the West one way or another (even if only through refugees flocking to these nations) and continue to set a very grievous precedent which others will most likely follow.
I agree with you Chipsticks! That was shameful behavior. If the Syrian regime is allowed by the international community to get away with gassing its own people then the precedent would have been set for future dictators to do the same. I was hoping that people learnt a lesson from the genocide in Rwanda. Personally, I wish there was a way to bring Democracy to the U.N. by doing away with the veto power of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.
That veto power really makes the UN a joke, nathkatun7 – and I include the US's power to veto resolutions re Palestine in that too. It renders the whole institution pointless.
I just don't think the world can stand by while these horrors are happening, but surely there is a way to avoid 'boots on the ground', which would be catastrophic. But something has to be done to help these people.
Personally, I wish there was a way to bring Democracy to the U.N. by doing away with the veto power of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.
I've been over at Balloon Juice (yes I'm still commenting there, cause ya gotta take it to them sometimes…lol)
Again, Intervention or no intervention, people will die and many will die horribly. So cutesy things like, "Maybe he is just trying to earn another Nobel Prize.", are very cute and trolley, but maybe too cute by half.
Syria crisis: Incendiary bomb victims 'like the walking dead'
A BBC team inside Syria filming for Panorama has witnessed the aftermath of a fresh horrific incident – an incendiary bomb dropped onto a school playground in the north of the country – which has left scores of children with napalm-like burns over their bodies.
Eyewitnesses describe a fighter jet dropping the device, a low explosion, followed by columns of fire and smoke.
Warning: Ian Pannell and cameraman Darren Conway's report contains images viewers may find extremely distressing.
Media is beating the drum…despite the fact that PBO said he has not decided…
They are beating loud and clear and they all seem to forget that it is not like the Iraq war.
With the bailout of the auto industry and the booming profits from the car industry, I know Michigan would be farther along in their recovery if they had a Democratic governor. The 2010 midterm election should be on everyone's mind when they walk into that voting booth. It should be treated like a general election.
Report tonight on our local news, including some comments from Gov. Haslam (R) about the automobile industry, how many jobs it provides…….suppliers and "on down the line". I had to bite my tongue to not say aloud "If PO hadn't saved the automobile industry, our state wouldn't have these jobs. I did make that point to my (R) husband few months ago so decided to bite my tongue tonight.
Awwwwwww! Reverend Al has been on MSNBC for 2 years as of tonight. Congratulations, Rev!
Rev Al is consistent. That is the way one builds loyal followers. Some of the other hosts could learn from him. Congrats to him for lasting 2 years.
Yes, indeed he has a strong work ethic. I can count on one hand how many days he has missed over this time period and that is saying something.
Exactly – I don't get the constant shoving of Hayes and his Libertarian BS down people's throats. I just don't get it.
Apart from anything Hopefruit, his ratings are abysmal – why on earth are they bringing him on The Last Word, do they want their ratings to plunge too? 🙄
Everything about Hayes' promotion to that prime-time slot and keeping him there despite horrible ratings has been puzzling to me.
They think he is representative of his age group. That virtually no-one of his age group watches pundit talk TV shows has escaped their notice.
Labor whining about the PBO…
the best friend that labor has that workers have…that the Middle Class has….is presently in the white house…namely Barack Obama…and I am glad that he will address the rank and file….
If President Obama keeps coming here to LA so much, I'm gonna have to build him a bunker in da hood 🙂
Yeah but GGail, did you notice this announcement was only made once it was clear VC had gone home? Just sayin'.
Oohhhh, you tryna start some trouble and my name is Wess, I ain't in your Mess 😆
Plus, you starting something just as I'm leaving work – which means you have at minimum an hour to wreak all kinds of havoc before I can get back to a computer to defend myself!!!
You ain't right Chipsticks…
You guys are lucky! I wish now and then he would make it down to SD where the air is cleaner — of course minus the pollution of our recent mayor– and life is more leisurely than LA.
More BJ commentary: To be clear though, I fully expect Maddow and Hayes and the rest to be showing these massacre photos if they occur and then chiding the admin for not doing anything about it.
I also expect it to happen on the rest of the devout left blogs as well. Oh and people on this blog are heartbroken when they are shown pics of animal abuse, so I also expect that here at BJ, the photos of massacres will be use to chide as well.
That's why all I'm am saying is that as someone who is for non-intervention, then I have to be able to live with the possibilility of seeing possible victims. I'm saying that I can do that, not sure if other people will be able to also.
Lamh, I'm with you on non-intervention, but I think we are too casual in our war coverage. Show the pictures and the wreckage and tell the heartbreaking stories. How many know it's estimated that sixty-million people were killed during WWII? Most of them civilians. Several breeds of horses, dogs and cats became extinct among other things. War is hell on civilians.
Collateral damage as sometimes called. Coverage was basically forbidden during WWI & II. Veterans never spoke of what they saw nor what happened to them. The trenches in WWI were an unbelievable nightmare for those involved. Deaths and injuries were statistics. War is now known to be hell on everyone – civilians and soldiers – yet it goes on and on and on.
Well…when they don't believe in science…. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/29/nearly-one-in-five-scientists-thinking-of-leaving-the-u-s-in-search-of-better-funding/
DF, tried to reach you earlier this week (you may have responded, but if so, I didn't see your reply), re: Monday's weather.
How is it possible to have simultaneously have a Haboob dust storm and monsoonal rains?
Chips, UT, Anyone, is there a transcript of the Presidents speech from yesterday?
My (feeble) contribution to the Syria debate:
1) From Tuesday:
2) After today's UK Parliament vote:
You know the situation is almost beyond comprehension when AQ is threatening massive attacks against Assad ….
"(Reuters) – An al Qaeda affiliate threatened a "Volcano of Revenge" against Syrian government security and military targets in retaliation for a suspected poison attack near Damascus, the SITE Monitoring Group reported late on Tuesday.
A branch of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) said in a statement it would punish Syria for a series of massacres, including last week's alleged chemical weapons attack, after meeting eight Syrian factions.
"The meeting factions decided to carry out the "Volcano of Revenge" invasion in response to the regime's massacres against our people in Eastern Ghouta, the last of which was the chemical weapons massacre," SITE quoted the statement, dated August 26, as saying.
"They have decided to strike the main joints of the regime in imprisoned Damascus, including security branches, support and supply points, training centres, and infrastructure," it said."
This situation is the biggest complicated mess I've ever seen. So al Qaeda will be our ally in Syria? And Russia moving warships toward Syria? When people say "there are no good options", that has to be the understatement of the century. And this proposed action seems to be about as popular as a poison dart, here and abroad. It is true, as has been noted, that W and Iraq damaged trust in intelligence and expectations of positive outcomes in these ventures, even in the light of evidence of horrific atrocities. I have so much empathy for President Obama having to deal with this most difficult situation.
Good Afrernoon, my Chips and TOD family. Just now able to get to my computer. I had to stop in and say hello. I am as tired as a tick. However, I do feel a rather like I have been productive through this long process with the house. Just like things to be over. I had a wonderful person to work with me this morning and part of the afternoon with paper work. Somebody prayed for me besides me, I felt it.
Now, I want to catch up on my all of the news here and try to go to bed early tonight. Probably will not meet that goal, but I am still grateful to be here with beautiful people in my life.
((((((((((((( TY, my Chips for all that you do for President Obama and all of us.))))))))))))) Serious decisions to be made, and I am going to trust our President to make them with lots of precision and lots of wisdom. () () () for our president and advisors.
I love my TOD family. ((((((((((((( Let us stay focus, loving in our deeds, and total respect to our President and each other. )))))))))))))) We are going to move with him with all of our energy. HZ
Love you too HZ – your words always calm my anger with things over which I have no control. You are the living "little book of calm"


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Maternal Expectations and Ex Post Rationalizations: The Usefulness of Survey Information on the Wantedness of Children
In this paper we assess the value of retrospectively-ascertained information on the wantedness of children by evaluating (i) the extent to which such information provides an unbiased estimate of the excess births occurring solely as a consequence of imperfect fertility control and (ii) whether information on the wantedness of a child is a good predictor of its subsequent treatment by parents-whether unwantedness signals neglect. We formulate a dynamic model of fertility incorporating stochastic fertility control, uncertain child traits and information accumulation from which we can formulate a rigorous definition of child-specific unwantedness. Based on information on both retrospectively obtained and pre-birth information on wantedness and on children's birthweight, we find that parents are more likely to report that children are wanted ex post if they have a better birth outcome and exhibit overly optimistic expectations about their children's traits and/or risk preferences. As a consequence, published statistics on the prevalence of unwanted births over-state the true proportion due to contraceptive failure by 26 percent.
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There have been a few other complaints listed recently.
I've had some problems with ammo orders from them in the past. It seemed to me that they took orders for inventory they didn't have, then shipped it to you when they got it in. With all the y2k hysteria going on and some of the games our beloved president is playing with ammo imports, it wouldn't surprise me that they are this far behind. |
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I live in Oregon, and I tried calling them once, and e-mailing them once, only to get no reply. Then all of a sudden they started sending me e-mails about all their specials.
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FC Spartak Moskva captain Yegor Titov faces between one and four months on the sidelines after breaking down on his return to action.
Out of action
Titov limped off after only 40 minutes of yesterday's 1-1 Russian Premier-Liga draw against FC Lokomotiv Moskva. The 26-year-old midfield player now looks set to miss all of Spartak's first group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League, beginning against FC Basel on Tuesday.
'Disaster struck'
"I did not feel anything bad and then the disaster struck again," he said. "The ligaments cannot hold my weight." Titov, who was named Russia captain in August, will fly to Germany for surgery in the next few days.
Uphill task
Second-placed Spartak, who face an uphill task to defend their league title with Lokomotiv five points above them with a game in hand, have also lost key defender Dmytro Parfionov for the rest of the season.
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The Yamaha Revstar RS320 features custom wound ceramic humbuckers in the bridge and neck. The pickup configuration of the RS320 combines with the Nato body and neck to produce a resonant, warm clean tone and a crunchy, blues like tone when the output signal is overdriven.
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Show your passion for Nikon with the new, limited edition "Nikon Gold" DSLR rigs from Redrock Micro. To celebrate the new groundbreaking video DSLRs from Nikon, we've taken three of our most popular rigs and redesigned them with a signature Nikon look. Limited Edition Nikon Gold rigs have the same configuration and legendary quality as their standard Redrock counterparts, but with Nikon Gold and Midnight Black accent colors instead of Redrock blue. All pieces (including the marking disk) are completely functional and ready for your next production.
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The CAPL Bursary Committee is pleased to announce that the 2010 CAPL Conference Bursary has been awarded to Adrienne Connolly from the Montreal Children's Library.
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At the very least, allow Beach goers the chance to pay a nominal
daily fee–say $1.00 to use the pools. If there are 6000 plus daily users, $1.00 might just cover the costs. -
Paterson is so out of touch with reality that he should see a shrink. He has done nothing to stimulate job growth in NY. He has done just the opposite by raising taxes and cutting services when he should be cutting out the pork, cutting taxes, and increasing government productivity. We had all learned to live on less, so should the government.
Looking into my crystal ball I don't see a future for Paterson as Gov. The people will vote him out.
What's incredible is the shear misunderstanding of economics and disregard for the constituents that are supposed to be represented by government. A day at the beach spreads income around, starting with local concessions, the supermarket or deli where you might stop and buy some food to bring to the beach. And what about fees, or those of us who are a little thinner in the wallet but fatter in the girth and need to get a new bathing suite, sun tan lotion and the list goes on and on. What about tourisim? One of the major reasons we put up with the high taxes on Long Island is because of our fabulous beaches and our recreational facilities. One thing I do know is that there are more sharks in Albany than Jones Beach.


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The new issue of Internet Genealogy magazine landed in my mailbox on Friday. I saw it last weekend while in conversation with Ed Zapletal and Rick Cree from Moorshead magazines. It contains a lot of good stuff including my most recent article "Newsworthy Genealogy: British newspaper archives" which discusses the increasing number of online sites for accessing archives of British newspapers.
Lisa A. Alzo contributes five articles "Help! My ancestors are hiding!", "Old photos on the 'net", "Fancy Footnote pages for your ancestors","Fast, frugal fixes for your old photographs", and "A Cuil search engine!"
Susanna De Groot, from Windmill Genealogy and the National Institute for Genealogical Studies writing on "Searching for ancestors in the Netherlands," and Rick Norberg on "Irish genealogy: getting started online" are both of direct interest for my family history. I'll probably look later at Michael John Neil's article on "The US Census: more than meets the eye!"
Internet Genealogy is published in Toronto and sold throughout North America. I've never seen it on a newsstand in England. It is in the collection of the Society of Genealogists. In Ottawa it's available at the Main and Nepean Centrepointe locations of the Ottawa Public Library and, likely, several public libraries across Canada.
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Slowest Time For Cardboard Box Parachute To Descend 15 Feet
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Giovanni Rescigno's cardboard box parachute took 2.16 seconds to descend 15 feet, a new world record. The top of the parachute was 15 feet above ground level when timing began, and the clock stopped when the box made contact with the floor.
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I am going to buy a veto pro pac xl all i can see is the front of the bag,does it have a back. Is there a place to store tools in the rear like the ridgid jobmax or just one sided thank you
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I have the Pro Pac XL. It's a great heavy duty bag. The rear is the same as the front. What you see it holding in the picture can be duplicated on the other side. The only problem that I have is that some of the tool pockets are too deep for some shorter tools, but that is a minor issue. I guess another problem is that it is so handy and big that there is a tendency to put more tools in than you can comfortably carry. But all in all, it's a great bag.When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.


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RIDGID R4511 TABLE SAW RECALL – LACERATION HAZARD – GO HERE OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission RIDGID RIDGID FORUM |
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#1 posted 08-23-2009 08:00 PM |
Hum. |
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thanks -- http://artisticwoodstudio.com Custom furniture |
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I think you mean the R4511. |
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A little clarification. The recall specifically provides a range of production dates this applies to. I know there were some issues early on with mismatched granite and finish issues. Hopefully the folks who were paying attention to the production dates for the "appearance" issues will take note if their saw falls into the date span for this more critical concern. I can't imagine a couple layers of a stacked dado set flying free from the arbor!! YOWSA!!! If you survived intact you would definitely have to go change your shorts! I'm glad my saw was built later in the run so I don't have to deal with the hassle (CD0921). It does seem like Ridgid is trying to do right by the owners by going to them to make the repairs. I just hope there are no more injuries. -- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO |
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Brent McAloney, corrected typo, Thanks. Also, Durnik150, is your arbor nut (holds blade(s) to arbor) feel as though it is oversized for the threads of the arbor? I have several different saws, and others in the past, which the nut threads and the arbor threads mated precisely. But, my father in laws R4511 arbor nut is very lose, sloppy, before tightening down. |
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Is this only for the Granite top rigid saws? -- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!" |
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Thanks for bringing this up- it has been advertised on this site several times already – but the more the better when safety is involved in case anyone missed the previous posts. so far Ridgid/HD has taken care of everyone with the problem so it seems with a stepped up service. my saw is not in the recalled MFG dates, but it seems your father in laws' is – I recommend he contact Ridgid to get this resolved ASAP. NOW – some clarifications are due to calm people down a bit. although this IS a safety issue, and SHOULD DEFINITELY be addressed. the idea of flying dado blades in the shop is completely unrealistic. 1. the part in the shaft that is at risk is at the EDGE of the arbor – not where the blade is, sure, it will cause the nut to come off, but the blades will stay on the arbor (also leads to #2:) -- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route. |
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Situated on the exclusive shoreline of downtown Long Beach, California, is the Ocean Villas Condominium project. Two 18-story towers house a total of 556 residential units with over 723,000-square- feet of living area, and 264,000 square feet of parking is accommodated in three subterranean levels. At ground level, the entry driveway, two swimming pools, and a seaside promenade walkway are part of an 85,000-square-feet landscaped plaza area.
One of the main goals of the project was to reduce overall construction time so that occupancy could commence as soon as possible. It was determined early in the development stage that a reinforced concrete structure utilizing a tunnel formwork system would meet the aggressive schedule, and would save approximately 30 percent in direct construction costs. At 230 feet in height, the buildings are the tallest formed by this type of system in a region of high seismic risk.
Tunnel forms, which can usually be reused 500 to 1,000 times, are an effective way to construct buildings that have repetitive elements or layouts. A typical construction cycle, which covered approximately 5,000- to 6,000-square feet of surface area, was as follows:
With 21,000 square foot per floor, it took four days on average to complete one level.
Floor framing consists of 5½-inch thick cast-in-place one-way slabs spanning between walls, which are centered 12 feet or 16 feet apart. At the plaza levels, a cast-in-place two-way slab system is utilized to support heavy landscape and fire truck loading. Both 10½-inch and 14½-inch thick slabs with 10-inch. thick drop panels span 24- to 33-feet and are supported on 12-by-30-inch concrete columns.
The foundation system for each tower is a 5-foot thick concrete mat, which is 110 feet wide by 230 feet long. Conventional spread footings are used under the columns supporting the three plaza levels and parking levels outside the footprint of the towers. To support the unbalanced soil pressure and to minimize lateral forces resisted by the tower walls, buttresses were added every 25 feet on center along the north basement wall.
Special reinforced concrete shear walls are used as the lateral force resisting system. Since the 1997 Uniform Building Code limits the height of bearing wall systems utilizing shear walls to 160 feet, the structural engineer demonstrated through experimental data and analysis that the proposed system possesses the ductility required to exceed code performance objectives for the 230-foot tall towers. A displacement-based design procedure confirmed the available curvature ductility of nine for the shear walls. The City of Long Beach Building Department subsequently granted an exception based on this evidence.
The shear walls are 12-inch thick in the subterranean levels, 8 inches ground to level 7, 6 inches levels 7 to 13, and 8-inches thick level 13 to the roof. The walls, typically 24 feet long, are coupled with 24-inch wide by 72-inch beams at the roof level. The 8- and 12-inch shear walls are reinforced with two layers of No. 5 bars at 12 inches on center and 10 No. 8 jamb bars. The 6-inch walls are reinforced with one layer of No. 5 bars at 12 inches on center and six No. 8 jamb bars.
In addition to faster construction time and lower costs, concrete framing provided other important advantages, including resistance to fire with no need for additional fireproofing. Since approximately 60 percent of the interior walls are concrete, a 30- to 40 percent reduction in sound transmission is realized compared to stud and drywall construction, resulting in quieter units. Also, due to the inherent thermal mass characteristics of concrete, utility costs are also reduced. In short, concrete framing satisfied the needs of the owner and the residents of the buildings, providing a cost-effective solution for both. Credits
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It is a dish best served cold, they say, and that was how Sir Alex Ferguson delivered it. It was the ultimate act of revenge on the club which spat him out and left him to find his own way in the game 41 years ago, to send out a side of near Carling Cup proportions for a match they had actually billed the "Battle of Britain". "It's galling. We're the tadpoles of Europe," said one Rangers voice in the press box.
"I know more about Rangers than any other manager in Europe," Ferguson said before kick off – enough, evidently, to know that Scottish football has diminished terribly since the season Wembley last hosted the European Cup final in 1968. Celtic were the continent's reigning champions that year.
But Ferguson was placing his own reputation on the line by fielding the boldest line-up since Besiktas visited Old Trafford last November and ended United's long unbeaten home run in the competition against a side of relative juniors. Individuals like Fabio da Silva, Chris Smalling, Darron Gibson and Javier Hernandez, in whom Ferguson put faith last night, are the ones he keeps insisting can help United prevail against those who spend bigger in the inflated transfer market. Even before this game Ferguson had said that "the best thing we can do until the market becomes sensible is produce young players and buy young players and develop them".
That policy is not without its financial consequences – Smalling and Hernandez cost £20m between them – but United are still waiting for evidence that the latest youth contingent can deliver. Wayne Rooney needed no time to demonstrate that money talked: his hat-trick on his Champions League debut against Fenerbahce came six years ago this month, but some of the current young breed are just not there yet.
The defenders looked capable enough. Smalling, after a nervy short pass in front of his own box seconds in which almost put his own defence in trouble, recovered his poise to look comfortable in the place of Nemanja Vidic. But United still looked in need of the inspiration a playmaking midfielder would give which is something Gibson, with his work rate and power from range, does not. A half-dozen shots from distance: close, but none on target.
So no, it was not a night for United fans to gaze on the array of youth in front of them and marvel, save perhaps for the fleeting occasions when Hernandez's actions suggested that someone is listening to the prayers he says when he kneels in the centre circle before kick-off.
When Hernandez and Rooney – the saint and the sinner if ever there were such a pair – laid off into the right-hand channel and raced into the area, the first half's best opportunity knocked but Rooney squandered the cross. Two minutes later Hernandez showed wonderful powers of elevation for someone 5ft 9in tall, rising to Fabio's cross.
But the opportunities were otherwise limited. When Hernandez and Rooney again raced forward together just beyond the hour and Old Trafford waited for Rooney to thread the deadly pass, Hernandez took a tumble and his strike partner was left to hit Rangers brick wall which was indomitable all night. When another of the players Ferguson has put such faith in, 25-year-old Antonio Valencia, turned his ankle so terribly and Ryan Giggs was called on in his place, the youth development mission took another dreadful blow. Giggs took up a position on the right but was soon out on the left, racing past his defender and putting in the first dangerous cross for Rooney all night.
But it was the absence of another of the more seasoned players, Berbatov, with his deft touches and imaginative passes which most affected the course of the night. No one had his game-changing quality. Ferguson would dearly have liked to have made a point against the club which lost faith in him but it is the players in whom he put faith who give him more pause for thought today. They do not currently carry the air of champions.
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MercerEnjoy the spectacular rainbow of colors of the Lupines as you tour along designated routes. Each participant receives a goodie bag and t-shirt for the event. Choose from a 10, 26, 28 or 50 mile bike trek. The Lupine Junefest also brings many other activities to enjoy including, live music, great food and drink, nature & educational displays, an art/crafts show, silent auctions, and a Classic Car Show.
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Troubles facing the Alberta oil patch could become troubles for the Canadian economy.
For much of 2012, Canada has faced a dual threat from divergent oil prices, with international crude selling more than $30 (U.S.) a barrel above some Canadian product. Oil prices have sagged in Canada amid growing problems shipping to markets outside Alberta.
Gasoline prices, meanwhile, have soared. The disparity has afflicted consumers with higher pump prices, while trimming profits to energy companies – a kind of double economic penalty.
In a rate decision released Tuesday, the Bank of Canada warned: "If sustained, these oil price developments could dampen the improvement in economic momentum." The central bank is expected to include an analysis of how oil prices affect the Canadian economy in its quarterly forecast, which will be released Wednesday.
The bank specifically pointed to the fact that global oil prices are now "considerably higher" than those received by Canadian producers.
The prominence of current oil price discounts in the bank's analysis is another sign of the growing national importance the energy industry is playing in Canada.
"It's considered an important item on the public policy agenda," said Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC World Markets Inc. The Bank of Canada is lending the authority of its governor, Mark Carney, to the issue at a time when Ottawa is weighing how to speed approval of pipelines that could alleviate the price discounts.
Mr. Carney "is certainly viewed as someone who is a clear thinker on economic issues, and therefore adding his voice on the side of getting on with the job of expanding pipeline capacity could be important," Mr. Shenfeld said.
Oil was Canada's single most valuable export in 2010; energy exports, in total, were worth $94-billion, or nearly a quarter of the Canadian total.
But those exports have been hurt by a confluence of events that have dramatically diminished the price of Canada's crude much of this year. Fast-growing production, both in Canada and the northern U.S., has created a glut of production into the traditional midwestern U.S. market at a time when public opposition has slowed the development of new pipelines to other markets. That has pushed down the value of Canadian product relative to North American benchmarks: Canadian heavy oil has traded at a $25 discount, while light oil has been down as much as $10.
The discounts are far higher when compared with much pricier international crude – severe enough that one estimate suggested they could strip $18-billion from Canadian oil producers this year. And though prices have recovered somewhat in recent weeks – to a $16.90 discount for heavy and $1.75 for lighter crude tracked by Net Energy Inc. – futures trading continues to be grim.
At the same time, high overall prices – the internationally traded Brent crude traded just below $119 Tuesday – still hurt. A 2010 central bank study calculated that a 10 per cent crude spike would diminish the Canadian GDP by 0.3 per cent. The reason: while oil and gas is a critically important industry, it's not as important as energy itself, which touches every corner of the economy. Statistics Canada data shows that, in 2010, the energy sector made up 6.7 per cent of the Canadian economy. But fully 9.4 per cent of household costs go toward energy.
It's a similar story for many in the corporate world.
Take Polaris Minerals Corp. , which ships construction aggregate from Vancouver Island to California and Hawaii. Polaris pays shipping firms an adjusted price on each boatload of aggregate, depending on fuel costs, and increases are passed on to clients, chief executive officer Herb Wilson said. As a result, the higher cost doesn't come directly off the Polaris bottom line, but it does tend to dampen customer demand.
In the past six weeks higher fuel prices have caused the delivered cost of Polaris aggregate to rise by almost ten per cent, Mr. Wilson said, and if that keeps up clients will likely be ordering less of his product.
He is also worried about the broader impact of the highly visible gasoline price. "Nothing impacts [consumers]more than a rapid increase in gas prices," Mr. Wilson said. "It slows down the economy."
For many companies, though, there is a benefit to higher oil prices. Winnipeg's Exchange Income Corp. , for example, has a mix of businesses ranging from regional airlines to small manufacturing operations. Its airlines have been hit by oil price hikes, said CEO Michael Pyle, while the manufacturing businesses mainly supply oil patch companies and have benefited from the boom caused by higher prices.
While consumers and some consumer-product businesses clearly suffer from high oil prices, the gains for oil patch companies – and governments that collect taxes and royalties – probably outweigh the disadvantages, Mr. Pyle said. "I think at the end of the day increased fuel prices are a net positive to Canada."
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Jerusalem In My Heart
by Elie WieselPeace is the noblest of aspirations, but can one always say, "Peace at any price"?
Confronting Iran
by Elie WieselThe UN must expel Ahmadinejad's murderous regime, says one of the world's leading moral voices.
Elie Wiesel Speaks Out
by Elie WieselOur dreams of peace have gone up in the smoke of ransacked synagogues and blood-thirsty mobs.
Durban: A Circus of Calumny
by Elie WieselBy means of the disgraceful conference in Durban, history has given us, the Jews, a sign. And we had better learn how to decipher it.


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Increasingly, pets and their humans are sharing the same diseases. Now, doctors and veterinarians have begun to work together to investigate common risk factors, such as pesticides, air pollutants, cigarette smoke and household chemicals.
When Janet Riordan returned home from a European holiday in January, she expected a storm of tail wagging and barking from her seven-year-old golden retriever, Reggie. The moment she saw him, she knew something was wrong.
"He came to me in my arms and appeared to be sobbing. I had never seen an animal behave like that," said Riordan, who lives in the USA.
A veterinarian confirmed her fears: Reggie had an aggressive form of lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells.
Riordan knew the toll that lymphoma could take. Four years earlier her father died of it. "It was devastating," Riordan said. "I never thought I would lose my dad and my dog to the same disease."
Pet owners share their homes, their exercise habits and sometimes even their food with their four-legged companions. And increasingly, they are sharing the same diseases: dogs and cats suffer from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, thyroid disorders and asthma, just like humans.
Now researchers are examining the role that pollutants and other environmental factors may play in these dual diseases. Doctors and veterinarians have begun to work together to investigate common risk factors, such as pesticides, air pollutants, cigarette smoke and household chemicals.
Pets, like many young children, often have higher exposures to lawn and garden pesticides and to household chemicals that can accumulate in dust or on carpets."Because our pets share our environments, they are exposed to many of the same pollutants as us," said Melissa Paoloni, a veterinary oncologist at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland.
Pets, like many young children, often have higher exposures to lawn and garden pesticides and to household chemicals that can accumulate in dust or on carpets.
Scientific research is beginning to reveal some links between their environment and their health. Lawn care chemicals may increase the risk of canine lymphoma and bladder cancer. Cats exposed to flame retardants have a higher rate of thyroid disease, according to one study.
And US researchers are launching the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, the largest project ever to tackle disease prevention and treatment in dogs.
"People are beginning to realise the untapped resource that companion animals present for research in human health," said Rodney Page, director of the Colorado State University's Animal Cancer Center.
Studies in pets can never replace studies in humans, but they can present corroborating evidence. Linking pollutants to human health effects can prove controversial, "but if we can find the same links in dogs or cats, that can have a powerful effect," said John Reif, a Colorado State University veterinarian and epidemiologist. "It's one more piece of evidence that the link is a real one."
Riordan will never know what caused Reggie's lymphoma. Golden retrievers generally have a high rate of cancer, most likely for genetic reasons. But some research suggests that environmental chemicals may play a role in the development of lymphoma in dogs.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine questioned the owners of more than 700 dogs about use of pesticides. Roughly one-third of the dogs had been diagnosed with canine malignant lymphoma, while the other two-thirds had either benign tumors or were undergoing non-cancer surgeries.
Dogs whose owners reported use of professionally applied lawn pesticides were 70 per cent more likely to have lymphoma, according to the study published in the journal Environmental Research in January.
Dogs also were at higher risk of lymphoma if their owners used self-applied insect growth regulators on their yards. However, dogs exposed to flea powders, sprays and on-spot treatments were no more likely to develop lymphoma than those whose owners did not use them,
In addition, Scottish terriers exposed to certain herbicides, including the common weed killer 2,4-D, were more than four times likely to develop bladder cancer than those whose yards were untreated, according to a 2004 study by Purdue University veterinarians.
Results of other studies have been mixed, with some showing an increased lymphoma risk in pets exposed to lawn chemicals and others finding no link.
Malignant lymphoma in dogs closely resembles non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. More than 4,000 Australians a year are diagnosed with the disease, making it the sixth most common cause of cancer death in Australia.
"The close interaction and shared household environments of dogs and their human owners provides a unique opportunity for evaluating how herbicide and pesticide exposure may contribute to human non-Hodgkin's lymphoma," the study authors wrote.
Pesticides may increase the risk of the disease in people, too. Last year, Danish researchers found that people with high levels of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides were more likely to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma years later.
"Clearly dogs are not humans, but physiologically speaking, they are very similar," said Lisa Barber, a veterinary oncologist at Tufts University and study author.
"The most heartbreaking thing is their short lifespan. It's also what makes them useful models for human disease," she said. Because dogs live accelerated lives compared with humans, researchers can gather information on a lifetime of exposure much more quickly than in people.
Using animals as sentinels for human health is not a new concept. More than 100 years ago, miners took caged canaries into coal mines to warn them of toxic gases.
In the 1950s, thousands of people in Japan died or suffered serious effects from eating mercury-poisoned fish from Minamata Bay. Locals had first noticed strange neurological symptoms in cats, which they described as dancing in the streets before collapsing and dying.
Pets also played an important role in drawing a link between asbestos and mesothelioma. In the 1980s, researchers found high levels of asbestos fibres in the lungs of pet dogs diagnosed with the lung disease. The finding helped increase understanding of the threats that asbestos posed to people, said Reif from Colorado State.
More recently, researchers have found that ozone, the main ingredient of ground-level smog, may contribute to asthma in cats, and household tobacco smoke may be a risk factor for nose, throat and lung cancers in dogs.
A rise in hyperthyroidism in cats also has been linked to brominated flame retardants, which are used in upholstery and electronics and contaminate dust and canned cat foods. Cats with overactive thyroids - which can lead to weight loss, increased appetite, hyperactivity and death - had higher blood levels of the chemicals, according to one small study led by Environmental Protection Agency scientists.
Because of their meticulous grooming habits, cats may ingest a lot of dust. The link to hyperthyroidism in felines "should be alarming to parents of crawling toddlers who explore their environments by putting everything in their mouths," said Donna Mensching, veterinary medical director of the Washington Poison Centre in Seattle.
Toddlers with high exposure to the flame retardants have lower IQs, according to one study. The chemicals also have been linked to altered thyroid hormones in pregnant women, which might harm a baby's brain development.
Looking at the way environmental pollutants might interact with genetics in animal breeds susceptible to certain diseases may benefit human health as well.
"We know something about their breed history and susceptibility to certain diseases, which may make it easier to tease out gene-environment interactions," said Robert Hiatt, an epidemiologist at the University of San Francisco and a former GP.
The functions of certain genes are very similar in dogs and humans, according to Hiatt. "What we learn from pets may also be applicable to humans," he said.
One of many questions the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study aims to address is how environmental chemicals may interact with genes in a breed that is susceptible to health problems. An estimated 60 per cent of golden retrievers die from cancer, according to the Morris Animal Foundation, a nonprofit group that is funding the study. As a breed, they may be genetically susceptible, regardless of what chemicals they may have been exposed to.
The US-wide study will enroll 3,000 young golden retrievers and follow them through their entire lives. Page, one of the lead investigators, likens it to the Nurse's Health Study, one of the longest running women's health studies.
"The opportunity will be quite seminal and transformative in terms of exposure science, because it will offer a new set of data with which to evaluate similarities with human exposure data," Page said. This research also may help experts develop treatments for diseases.
"We can cure anything in a mouse, but so many times new drugs fail miserably when taken straight from lab animals to human trials," said Heather Wilson-Robles, a veterinary oncologist at Texas A&M University.
Dogs and cats develop diseases spontaneously for many of the same reasons people do, which means experts can predict from pets how a new drug may act in humans. "Mouse models are really important in the development of new treatments, but we are skipping a step when we take a drug from lab animals to humans without first looking to our veterinary patients," Wilson-Robles said.
In Reggie's case, Riordan and her vet looked first to human studies to form a treatment plan. He received chemotherapy and experimental high-dose vitamin C injections, a treatment that Riordan had uncovered while researching options for her father. "We thought if it worked in humans, it might work for dogs," she said.
In February, less than two months after being diagnosed with canine lymphoma, Reggie died.
Riordan wasn't aware of the link between lawn-care products and lymphoma in dogs, but, she said, "we were always really careful about chemicals. We don't use pesticides in our yard or a lot of chemicals in the house."
While Riordan hopes researchers may one day be able to prevent dogs like Reggie from getting cancer, she knows tragedy comes with pet ownership. "We love them so much that even if they don't die of cancer, they will ultimately break our hearts," she said.
This article courtesy of Environmental Health News.


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Jan. 31, 2014 gman1 29 posts | non roster tournaments r these non roster tournaments,,,palm springs feb 12,,,,,,,,hemet feb 15,,,,,,,,,,and perris feb 26,,,,,if so does that mean anyone can get picked up by any team and play? thanks |
Feb. 1, 2014 Marv19 Men's 60 480 posts | Gman Feb 26th is a one day Wounded Warrior Benefit tournament. Its two games for each team. Contact Steve at the link to the right on my web site (www.socalssa.com) The link is "MVUDSS" He will put you in touch with Mike who is coordinating that mini tournament. As for Feb 15-16 Im assuming you mean SSUSA rosters? If so no we dont require a SSUSA roster but each team must comply with SSUSA rules beyond that. We dont have any 65s yet but there are 27 teams signed up. Mostly 50 and 55s There will be four 60 teams there maybe you can hook up with somebody. As for P.S. Feb 12th I haven't a clue. Good Luck |
Feb. 2, 2014 gott2play Men's 55 193 posts | Gman1, The PS Invitational Tourney has no roster implications as far as SSUSA is concerned. Don't know if the are any 65 teams, but do know there are at least five 60 teams signed up. We are a full rostered 55 team, and the only 55 team that will be there. Good luck with your search. Tony Baltazar So Cal 55 -Major |
Feb. 2, 2014 Marv19 Men's 60 480 posts | Tony I could use a sixth 55M team to make an even number. We're only an hour away if you're staying in PS :) I dont have your current email address. Drop me an email so I can add you to my list. Marv |
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He was particularly opposed to Soltani, who once had the audacity of filing a complaint against him.
"We do not give out specifics on fundraising except at filing time," Katie Hogan, a campaign spokesperson, told the Daily Beast.
The jury finds Hatch guilty of tax evasion and filing a false tax return; the jury deliberated for six hours.
I was unstable, moody, craving confrontation, drinking heavily to keep my demons at bay—and filing for separation and divorce.
He glanced up at the clock—regulated electrically from the observatory—and scribbled the "filing time" at the bottom of the sheet.
filing of working papers is required of girls under sixteen.
When she reached the barn 62 people were filing up the broad stairs, and the room was already half full.
Now there was a shoving and a crush—the jurymen were filing out.
The next thing Bob noticed, Tully was on the other side of the room, pulling open one of the filing cases.
"to place (papers) in consecutive order for future reference," mid-15c., from Middle French filer "string documents on a wire for preservation or reference," from fil "thread, string" (12c.), from Latin filum "a thread, string," from PIE *gwhis-lom (cf. Armenian jil "sinew, string, line," Lithuanian gysla "vein, sinew," Old Church Slavonic zila "vein"), from root *gwhi- "thread, tendon." The notion is of documents hung up on a line.
File (filacium) is a threed or wyer, whereon writs, or other exhibits in courts, are fastened for the better keeping of them. [Cowel, "The Interpreter," 1607]Methods have become more sophisticated, but the word has stuck. Related: Filed; filing.
1520s, "string or wire on which documents are strung," from French file "row," from Middle French filer (see file (v.)). The meaning "arranged collection of papers" is from 1620s; computer sense is from 1954. The military sense "line or row of men" (1590s) is from the French verb in the sense of "spin out (thread); march in file."
metal tool, Old English feol (Mercian fil), from Proto-Germanic *finkhlo (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German fila, Middle Dutch vile, Dutch vijl, German Feile), probably from PIE *peig- "to cut, mark by incision" (see paint (v.)). The verb in this sense is from early 13c., from Old English filian. Related: Filed; filing.
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[first sense perhaps fr the tool; perhaps related to French filou, ''pickpocket'']