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Tune Your 4x4 With ElectronsPosted in How To: Engine on January 1, 2011
Technology is everywhere. From your cell phone to your 4x4, the electronic invasion seems to be ever-growing. And while many of these new tech devices make day-to-day living a little more blissful, wrenching on the new gadget-filled autos can be frustrating.
With stricter government safety mandates in place and an overwhelming push in the U.S. to out-gadget the next guy, the future of automobiles may be more in the hands of the computer scientist than the gearheads of old. In fact, we'd be willing to bet that by 2015 most, if not all, dedicated wheelers' toolbags will be filled with more electronic testers and tuners than ever before.
Although a handheld programmer will never take the place of a tire plug kit, it could be the most important tool you have in your ride. While this reality frustrates many classic car enthusiasts, it shouldn't. For all their seeming limitations and nanny functions, there is a performance Mecca hidden beneath those flashing dash lights. The key to technology is to not fight it, but rather figure out how it can work for you.
To examine how one can manipulate the modern-day auto's electronic controls, we're taking a look at some of the most common tuning features that the modern handheld programmers have to offer. Though it's one of the most common and affordable tuning approaches, the handheld programmer and its array of features and functions are not always well understood. In this article we'll break down some of the most important functions of the programmer and offer a little insight into your vehicle's intricate onboard computer.
On The Average
Modern vehicles are programmed from the factory with a mild performance-based tune. These factory programming parameters are designed to meet or exceed Federal emissions standards and are factored into the life expectancy of the vehicle and its powertrain components. Tweaking these factory parameters can adjust power, fuel economy, and the performance of the vehicle, but will likely void your warranty.
Tuner Options
All tuners are not created equal. Depending on your vehicle, one tuner may offer advantages or more features over another. For this article we are focusing mainly on the Superchips Flashpaq handheld programmer. The Flashpaq is a modestly priced tuner that simply plugs into your OBD-II port to access and modify information and parameters such as shift points, tire size, and octane-based performance tunes. Once the tuner is mated to the vehicle, it can only be used on that particular vehicle, unless all the tuning options are returned back to stock.
Access Ports
Part of what makes it possible to tune your ride and access its critical data system easily is the onboard diagnostics (OBD) port. Though onboard computers have been around since the '80s, it wasn't until the mid '90s that the computer-monitored emissions systems became more advance and the next-generation access port (OBD-II) became the mainstay. OEMs and the aftermarket began to utilize the port for more than just emissions data, but as a virtual life plug into the vehicle. These ports (which are generally found on the driver side of the vehicle, below the dash) are capable of uploading and downloading valuable information that's stored on your rig's computer or ECM (electronic control module).
Tuning Levels
When it comes to programmers, most people buy them with the hope of gaining more power. This power boost is achieved by downloading a performance-based tune. While the names of the tunes vary greatly (race, economy, tow, and so on), each has its own specific parameters. By downloading a preloaded tune, you are modifying air-to-fuel ratios, spark timing, injection pressure, shift points (if applicable), rpm limitations, and a host of other electronically controlled features.
It's In The Map
Maps are the blueprints your vehicle runs off of and can be divided into two categories, real time and base. Both real and base maps are at the core of your vehicle's electronic engine management. A base map is comprised of a list of set numbers, tables, and parameters that your engine uses to default to and build off of. Real-time maps are constantly adjusting parameters as the vehicle encounters factors such as elevation, load, acceleration, and temperature. While programmer companies remain tight-lipped about their exact tuning calibrations and methods, we have learned that many choose to create modified real-time maps to layer with a custom or standard base map. What does all this really mean? It's still all a little bit of black magic to us as well, but there is an easier way of looking at it. Think of a performance tune as installing the newest version of your favorite Internet browser onto your home computer. The new browser is designed to work faster, smarter, and overall better, without damaging your computer or removing any features that you already enjoy.
Take Note
Data logging is a tuning service feature that allows you to individually review and monitor readings from your engine. It also allows you to track and compare performance data. This gives you the ability to compare performance numbers before and after engine upgrades such as an intake and exhaust system. While there are many levels of data logging, the most basic and highly informative are available on many of the latest handheld programmers.
Programmer Payout
We've tested many programmers over the years on various diesel, gas, and high-boosted engines. While performance results have varied, the utility of the programmer has been invaluable. The ability to clear and read DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes) earns most programmers their keep right out of the box. And with options like tire size, gear ratio, and idle control all part of these new operating systems, programmers have also become a must-have for anyone with a lifted late-model 4x4.
Computer Tuning
When most people think of computer tuning they often think of laptops. In a certain way this association is accurate because most handheld programmers are in essence mini laptops with simplified operating systems. Do PC-based systems still have the upper hand? Yes, but only when in the hands of an experienced professional. Most PC-based tuning software is designed to work in conjunction with a vehicle dyno. A well-trained dyno tech can create a custom tune specifically for your vehicle. While a dyno session is not cheap, for those with high-performance engines and aftermarket turbo- and supercharger kits it's a sound way to ensure that your vehicle is getting the most performance safely.
So what if the only onboard diagnostics system you have is your buddy in the passenger seat? Well, there is still hope! Professional Products has developed the Powerjection III fuel injection conversion, which combines modern technology with old-school engines. Part of what makes the system so unique is its built-in computer, which is fixed to the side of the throttle body. Provided with the kit are software and a special USB plug that allow you to finely tune the injection system. Though it's not exactly plug-and-play, it's very straightforward and comes with step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow.
If your ride is pre-1996 and equipped with an OBD-I computer port, then there are tuning options for you as well, namely the plug-in style chips that simply piggyback on your vehicle's onboard computer. While not as advanced as the OBD-II programmers, plug-in chips are still a valuable way to increase the performance of your ride.


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Two of Scott's children's books, Meeting Trees and Crawdad Creek, with illustrations by Robert Hynes, were republished by Indiana University Press in August 2018.
Stone Country: Then & Now, co-authored with photographer Jeffrey Wolin, was published in 2017 by Indiana University Press. The book is a new edition of a volume published in 1985, containing a fresh view of the limestone landscape and culture, with added chapters and photographs.
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Dancing in Dreamtime,Scott's new collection of eco-science fiction stories, was published in 2016 by Indiana University Press. Here's the catalog description:
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A wound may be inflicted in a heartbeat—from an explosion, accident, or cruel act—but healing, if it comes at all, comes slowly.
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This is an activity that compares the magnetic field of the Earth to the complex magnetic field of the Sun. Using images of the Earth and Sun that have magnets attached in appropriate orientations, learners will use a handheld magnetic field... (View More) detector to observe the magnetic field of the Earth and compare it to that of the Sun, especially in sunspot areas. For each group of students, this activity requires use of a handheld magnetic field detector, such as a Magnaprobe or a similar device, a bar magnet, and ten small disc magnets. (View Less)
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In conjunction with discussions on atmospheric CO2, timescales, and proxy data, students will make, dissect, and analyze an ice core. The activity allows students to study changes in Earth's atmospheric composition and temperature on millennial to... (View More) orbital timescales. The lesson includes instructions for making the ice cores (requires up to a week), worksheets, resources and a short assessment. (View Less)
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In this investigation, students use "point-source" light, light meters, and graphing software to quantify the reduction in light over distance. Through careful measurement of light received at several distances, students discover the best fit of the... (View More) data is the inverse square rule. Using this rule, students then calculate the distance between the light source and the light meter at random placements. Finally, students extend this principle to model the manner in which distances to Cepheid variable stars are measured. The distance between the Cepheid (here the light source) and the Earth (the light meter) can be determined by comparing the output of the source to the amount of light received. An historic scientific breakthrough occurred when the period-luminosity relationship of Cepheids was quantified throughout the early 1900s. This breakthrough allowed astronomers to gain a more correct understanding of the dimensions of our galaxy and the universe beyond. This activity is part of the "Cosmic Times" teacher's guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1929 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
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This is an activity about the states of matter. Learners will participate in a demonstration to reintroduce them to three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. The demonstration also introduces them to a fourth state of matter, plasma, through... (View More) investigation of the properties of volume and shape as they relate to common solids, liquids, and gases, and to the mystery matter later identified at the end as plasma. The demonstration also covers plasma's connection to the Sun and connections to science related to the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. This activity complements other IBEX informal education materials. The demonstration requires use of a small plasma ball and, ideally, a slightly darkened room so that the plasma ball can be more easily seen. An instructional video explaining how to facilitate this activity is available: http://bit.ly/125ZW5k. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the formation of glaciers, ice layering and stratigraphy, and the cryosphere and cryobotics. Learners will collect evidence of layering, explore the science story that layering tells, study snow and ice for insights into... (View More) climate change, and learn about the tools used to explore ice layers on Earth and in the solar system. Connections between rings of a tree and rings in an ice core will be made. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is lesson 7 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
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by Sue Ann Rybak
"Actual value, a new city system for assessing homes for property tax, turned out to be the hot topic at a town hall meeting hosted on March 22 by State Representative Cherelle Parker.
The meeting held at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, 7301 Germantown Ave., covered a number of topics relevant to area residents, but the most pressing concern to more than 50 persons in attendance was the property tax proposal.
Richie McKeithen, a spokesman from the Office of Property Assessment and Lauren Vidas, a spokeswoman from the Mayor's Office, discussed the ramifications of actual value.
Actual value, they said, refers the current market value of a home – what it would sell for in real dollars.
"The values that we have for properties are not reflective of the sale price," McKeithen said.
"Currently, the city has a fractional assessment." The current valuer system is based on a percentage of an assessment by the city that does not reflect real market value.
The actual value assessment will simplify the process and create a more "fair and equitable" system, he said.
The city plans to reassess properties every year, McKeithen said.
First each home will be assessed and compared to the properties in close proximity that are similar in size, condition and location.
"It really helps," he said referring to the simplified tax system. "This time we have an assessment process that is interactive."
Besides sending assessors "out into the field," the city is soliciting information about residents' properties through white door hangers that ask property owners whether they have a finished basement or how many bathrooms their house has.
"This is just another way to get information about a particular property so that it is assessed accurately," McKeithen said. "People will also have the opportunity to speak with the assessor once they receive notice."
McKeithen encouraged attendees to pick up a pamphlet on frequently asked questions.
Vidas discussed the property tax assessment plan and the Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT).
The actual value initiative is something the city has talked about for years and years," Vidas said. "We are finally at a crisis point. Our property tax system right now is pretty broken."
In the past, Vidas said if you didn't agree with the Board of Revision of Taxes assessment (BRT), which decided what the value of your property was, you appealed to the BRT. The residents of Philadelphia recently voted to abolish the BRT and create the Office of Property Assessment and another "separate and distinct appeal agency," Vida said.
Currently, a bill is going before the house to decide who will control the office of appeals, Parker said.
The bill states that the appeals process should be overseen by the Office of the Mayor.
In order to have fair and accurate assessments, there needs to be more transparency, she said.
"Mayor Nutter was one of the biggest proponents of getting the appeals to an independent body," Vidas said. "When he was a city councilman he introduced legislation to get it dismantled. The goal is to create a fair appeals process that is independent from political pressure."
Attendees, many of whom were senior citizens voiced their fear of losing their home due to an increase in their property taxes.
"We are concerned about being in our property for 40 and 50 years and now you come and assess them," said Carol Mack, a West Mt. Airy resident, who has been active in the community for over 48 years. "Younger folks who have jobs are moving in. The houses are $250,000. You are going to put us out of our home.
"It is a complicated issue," Vidas said. "We don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water. We don't want to say we have fair assessments and then seniors are being moved out of their home because they can't afford the new taxes. That is the last thing anybody wants. There are a number of things that we are doing. We call them circuit breakers; they are safe guards. So, residents who have lived in home for 30 or 40 years can stay there."
The city is currently working with state representatives to pass the "Homestead Exemption."
The Homestead Exemption allows a homeowner to take a certain value off their primary residence.
For example, if your home is assessed at a $100,000. The Homestead bill would allow you to exempt a certain amount such as $15,000 from the market value of your home.
"That is something that every other county in the state of Pennsylvania has the authority to do except Philadelphia," Vidas said. "The bill is currently in Harrisburg. The great thing about the Homestead exemption is that it really does help low income residents who are living in lower valued homes."
The city is also creating a "smoothing period," she said.
"We don't want anybody to get sticker shock," Vidas said. "If your rate is going up, it would not go up all at once. It would gradually go up or down."
Vida encouraged seniors to apply for a tax "freeze" on their taxes.
"If you have a certain income level under state guidelines, you can apply to get a 'freeze' on your taxes," she said.
Mack wanted to know how to apply for the Homestead Exemption.
"The Homestead has not been passed," Parker said. "It is part of the package that is in Harrisburg, now. I am the chair of the Philadelphia Delegation of Legislators in the Pennsylvania House and I have not heard from any members of the Philadelphia Delegation who are not in support of the Homestead Exemption."
Parker encouraged Mack to apply to get a "freeze" on her taxes. Residents can pick up an application at her office.
The next Town Hall meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center, 8500 Pickering Ave. on March 31.
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Like he is every offseason, Nnamdi Asomugha was behind the wheel Tuesday, driving a van of at-risk high school kids, giving them a tour of college campuses. This year, he was giving them a taste of what life would be like at Cal and Stanford.
Asomugha, a Cal man himself and a former Raiders cornerback, has strong ties to the Bay Area and decided Tuesday to come back home himself, agent Ben Dogra told the Associated Press. Asomugha accepted a one-year, $1.35 million deal with the 49ers, with a chance to make $1.65 million more in incentives.
Asomugha wouldn't comment until he signs the deal Wednesday morning, but a source close to him said he is "very excited" and "coming back with a chip on his shoulder."
It's possible that he won't be coming alone. His good friend and former Raiders and Packers safety Charles Woodson is still a free agent after visiting the 49ers last month, and the two would love to play together again.
"It's definitely still in play," the source said.
The 6-foot-2 Asomugha, a Pro Bowler with Oakland from 2008 through 2010, signed a five-year, $60 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2011 lockout, and did not play well. He was a bad fit for the Eagles' zone defense, having specialized in jamming receivers and covering them one-on-one with the Raiders, and appeared to have lost a step.
In 31 games with the Eagles, Asomugha had four interceptions and 17 passes defensed, and Philadelphia released him March 12 despite owing him $4 million in guaranteed base salary in 2013.
Yes, he'll receive more from his former team than the 49ers.
Asomugha also drew interest from the New Orleans Saints.
San Francisco defensive coordinator Vic Fangio uses a lot of man coverage, and Asomugha will go into training camp as the third cornerback behind Carlos Rogers and Tarell Brown.
Even if he just plays in the slot and in nickel packages, Asomugha will be a big help. Donte Whitner, Dashon Goldson, Rogers, Brown and Chris Culliver played 95.3 percent of the snaps logged by 49ers defensive backs last season, including playoffs, and the 49ers lost Goldson in free agency.
"He's excited to be a 49er and feels it's a great football team, and he's returning home," Dogra said. "It's such a unique set of circumstances that he's coming back. It's not about the money for him. He wants to play for a winner.
"He had a very good visit with them 10 days ago and again over the weekend. He thinks they have a great chance to win a Super Bowl, and he wants to be part of it. He has a chip on his shoulder, in a good way."
Asomugha, who will be 32 this season, played at Cal in college and entered the NFL with the Raiders, who selected him with the 31st overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft.
'He believes in karma and timing," Dogra said. "He wants to show everybody it's not about the money for him."
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Mumbai, Nov 17: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's ailing condition affected the Bollywood box office in Mumbai. Two latest big ticket releases Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) and Son Of Sardaar (SOS) experienced a marginal drop in collections in the city, say experts.
Thackeray was critical Thursday and the city wore an almost deserted look, affecting footfall in theatres for both the movies, which hit the screens on Diwali, Nov 13.
Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines told IANS: "On Thursday, for obvious reasons, there was a minor drop at the box office for both the films. In fact, many theatres were also shut for security reasons and people were scared to go out of their house."
"Drop in the collection was witnessed in both single screens and multiplexes, and we hope the film will be able to recover its money on Friday," he added.
Various shops across the city were reportedly asked to shut down, while filmmakers and television producers were shooting under pressure. Around 60% to 70% celebrities are said to have cancelled outdoor shoots as a mark of respect to Thackeray on Thursday.
So, it is no wonder that the viewership for the movies was affected.
Both the films opened well at the box office - JTHJ, which was released on 2,500 screens, reportedly minted Rs15.23 crore all over India on its opening day, while Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha and Sanjay Dutt-starrer SOS collected Rs10.72 crore from 2,000 screens in the country.
While theatres went housefull on Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday turned out to be a gloomy day with minimum occupancy in Mumbai.
Balkishan Shroff of Shringar Films told IANS: "Yes there has been a fall at the box office on Thursday. Many people refused to step out of their house on Thursday and sadly there was a loss of 30% to 35% of collection for the both the films."
However, Manoj Desai, executive director of G7 multiplex and Maratha Mandir, said: "I didn't see too much of drop in any of my theatres on Thursday. Luckily things went well."
Overall, Shroff believes the recovery will happen.
Ever since the news of Thackeray's critical condition started making rounds, a steady stream of VIPs, industrialists and glamour world personalities continued to visit his residence Matoshree in Bandra East.


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I am annoyed by my cesarean recovery. I am more than 5 months post partum and still have pain and tenderness on the left side of my abdomen. I'm sure I must have a number of adhesions that need to be broken down. I did attend ICAN's webinar about scar care and have been doing some massage. I use a few drops of Young Living's lavender oil – I recommend a therapeutic/medicinal grade essential oil – and massage it into my skin. I have to massage all along the left side of the top layer of abdominal muscles (rectus abdominus), and it's tender from pelvis to ribs. Not good.
I am also annoyed that so many people are resigned to putting themselves, their babies, and their patients through this major abdominal surgery without a really really good reason. Fetal distress, small pelvis, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, maternal demand, and previous cesarean are the usual suspects and are not necessarily indication for a cesarean. <sigh> I recovered easily enough from my first cesarean, but this time around it's a different story.
I'll end v.1 here. To recap, I am not pleased with my recovery because I still have significant tenderness and pain more than 5 months after my surgery. Does that sound like fun to you?


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Teacher Ryan Burns is an accomplished artist and experienced teacher; he is working on his master's degree in the School of Art. He taught Creating Comics in fall 2012.
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Taylor Swift sparkles at the 2010 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on Sunday (January 31) in Los Angeles.
The 20-year-old singer wore a stunning Kaufman Franco dress, jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz, and Christian Louboutin shoes.
Taylor won two Grammys for best country song ("White Horse") and best female country vocal. She had been nominated for eight Grammy awards. "This is my first Grammy, you guys, I mean this is a Grammy," she said. "I live in awe of all the great people I competed with."
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CakePHP users out there looking to squeeze just a bit more out of their plugins might want to check out this new post over on Felix Geisendörfer's blog today. He shows how he's worked around two issues that have bothered him with the current framework setup - inter-plugin communication and filter callbacks.
He starts off by looking at the filter callbacks, looking to make "drag and drop-able" plugins for his setup. He notes that, right now, you'd have to call a plugin to perfom an action, making for a good bit of load depending on the application structure. It also means that you have to change the Controller to add a new plugin ("...which doesn't seem like a very RAD approach to me").
So in order to streamline such plugin callbacks, I created a function inside SpliceIt!, that allows plugins to hook into any AppController event, such as beforeFilter, afterFilter, beforeRender, etc. in order to make their own changes to the controller. So a Themes plugin can easily change the Controller::view and a Statistics plugin can make calls to a Model.
He gives the code for the function as well as an example of how to use it in your app.
Moving on, he looks at his next issue to overcome - inter-plugin communication:
Generally spoken Controller::requestAction() isn't a bad way to exchange data between controllers. It's a clean interface and you don't have to plan in advance what data should be exchangeable and what data should not. However, there are a couple problems with it.
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Distance from Arcadia, IN to Middlebury, IN
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Public comments are being taken by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on potential environmental impacts of leasing land near Vernal for tar sand drilling.
The 2,116-acre site is in eastern Utah's Asphalt Ridge area, and is adjacent to more than 16,000 acres of state School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration leases. An existing tar sands mine and processing plant is directly north on private land.
"It's a normal environmental assessment (EA) taking comment on whether we've missed anything," said Stephanie Howard of the Vernal BLM office.
Several plaintiffs filed a complaint in District Court of Colorado in 2009 to prevent the record of decision for the 2008 programmatic environmental impact statement for oil shale and tar sands from going into effect, according to a BLM news release.
A settlement agreement reached in 2011 exempts consideration of the expression of interest (EOI) for tar sands leasing in Asphalt Ridge as well as the possible sale or issuance of a lease for parcels identified in the EOI, according to the news release.
More information about the proposed project is in the EA now available for public review and comment at https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php. Search for the project name "Tar Sands Leasing EA." Comments will be taken until 4:30 p.m. on June 13.
Potential tar sands drilling in Grand County drew comments from proponents and opponents during the May 7 Grand County Council meeting. Several spoke during a portion of the agenda for citizen comments.
Deb Walter urged the council not to give any conditional use permits to companies wanting to do tar sands drilling. She said it would jeopardize the quality of water, soil, and air and would hurt the tourism industry.
"I am extremely concerned about U.S. Tar Sands," said Joe Sorensen. "[Tar sands drilling] is the worse thing that could happen to our community, its water and air. Our health, our future security and the future generations are at risk."
He referred to U.S. Oil Sands Inc., the Calgary, Alberta-based company that has received a green light from the state of Utah for the first tar sands production facility in the U.S. in the Book Cliffs north of Moab. Company representatives anticipate production to begin next year.
U.S. Oil Sands officials also have said they are considering tar sands projects in Grand County in future years, and have met with Grand County Council members to keep them apprised of plans.
"I strongly urge you to block special use permits" for tar sands drilling, Sarah Stock told the council.
She said tar sands mining would destroy the topsoil and use lots of water. As Stock concluded her comments, an audience member called out, "Go, tar sands."
Kiley Miller also urged the council to prevent tar sand mining from happening in Grand County.
"Really do your homework before you allow this," she said.
However, Harold Dalton took a different stance, telling council members Grand County needs industry such as mining rather than an economy based on tourism.
"I don't like the way the town is turning out now," Dalton said.
He added that land should be removed from federal control, saying the Grand County Council "could run Arches and Canyonlands national parks better than the federal government."
Ray Tibbets agreed more federal land should be put in local hands. "Then we could drill on lands when we need to," he said.
On Tuesday, May 14, a coalition of Utahns opposed to tar sands mining, including many from the Moab area, sent a photo-card to U.S. Oil Sands Inc., with the message, "US Oil Sands: We Will Stop You…Before it Starts."
The message was timed to coincide with an annual meeting of U.S. Oil Sands investors and shareholders, said Moab resident Kate Finneran, who is the organizer of BeforeItStarts.org, a group committed to keeping Utah tar sands and oil shale free.
"We want current and potential investors of US Oil Sands to know they will meet resistance on the ground," Finneran said in a news release from the group. "We will use every avenue available to us; legal, legislative, policy, organizing and even direct action to protect our communities and our future."


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|2013-03-15, 17:44
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Although I must say, anyone else wonder why Makishima doesn't use a gun? You would think it would be easy enough for someone like him to get a handgun, yet he resorts to using a nail gun.
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I got chills. Akane's become so dependable in such a short time, and it's absolutely fantastic. Can't wait for the conclusion next week, but I'm really sad to see it end.
|2013-03-15, 20:32
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Really sad scene seeing Tomomi go. They haven't been giving him much focus recently, but he's my favorite character in the show. I like how he represents the older, 'better' days, but he takes it all in stride. Of course, he's a beast too, with all the focus they put on Kogami's strength, you couldn't really appreciate just how powerful a fighter Tomomi is until now. He owned Makishima with some fatherly rage. Rest in fictional peace.
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During the part Ginoza and his dad were talking about stuff, I knew something was gonna happen, I was literally saying in my mind "no gen, don't do it, please gen don't"
but he did. Still the whole symbolism showing that they finally acknowledged eachother as father and son was amazing.
1 more episode left! I feel like Akane is either gonna end up being an Enforcer or Part of the Sybyl system.
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I hated this ep...(but still rated it a perfect 10). Masaoka was one of my very favourite characters in this series. It's no surprise he died, since I read the spoilers for this ep. And he got to out-fight Makishima and have a heroic sacrifice to save his son, but still. Not happy about it! I'd prefer Masaoka to survive. It is interesting that he was able to overwhelm Makishima the way he did, because it shows that he was a better fighter than Kougami, whose skills have been very much at the forefront throughout the series.
The decision to have Gino's arm torn off is one I dislike. It's very clear, thematically, but it's just too unsubtle.
Kougami's straightforward attitude towards Makishima is a refreshing one to see. Yep, he just wants him dead, unlike vice versa where Makishima wants entertainment.
Akane has gone through a serious shift here, and it's true that she doesn't quite seem like the same character. But I think it's understandable that she's acting the way she is. She's very focused, everything about Sybil's been revealed and she hates it, she thinks that there is only a faint sliver of hope, and so forth. I'm very pleased that she's getting the chance to analyse the situation and make predictions. She was always cool-headed and logical even earlier in the series, but now things have got tougher, she's really rising to the occasion. Sybil was right, she really was suited for the MSWPB!
I hope she's going to shoot Makishima with the paralyser-Dominator sometime. Hey, he should be happy if she does! Isn't it what he wants, to be part of society and be recognised as someone Sybil should want to shoot? I can imagine a scene where Akane sees a stand-off between Makishima and Kougami, Akane chooses to zap Kougami with the Dominator, Makishima laughs at her and thinks the Dominator pointed at him is useless, and then get shot...
Incidentally, I wonder if what Yayoi said this ep means that she was avoiding working with Akane before? After all, if she was worried that Akane wouldn't have her back in a pinch, she'd hardly be keen to go on a mission with her.
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On that note, I was getting really irritated with all the: "Woah, Akane is doing shit now," comments from the characters. I feel like it would have been better expressed in expressions, rather than dialogue. In Gino's case with his little flashback montage and his inner realization that Akane has become self-sufficient (and vengeful), it was also somewhat acceptable.
If you look at the story as a whole, having people in addition to Division 1 move to capture Makishima would have been strange. Although the threat to Japan is very real and very possible, it's one that can be solved by a single group who has actually captured Makishima once before. Honestly, the situation was actually worse when Akane managed to arrest him, in terms of opposition. This time it's just Makishima, and they have the whole division (minus one) there to do it. Bringing in more people would mean a greater potential to destabilize the ranks of the MWPSB with classified information, a greater loss of life (it's an anime. Everyone else would just die in the end in one way or another, or not even be allowed to participate), and would honestly be a diminishing return when it only even took two people the first time. Sure, the stakes are higher, but at the same time the threat is technically lesser.
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so it's 2 down for the team >.<.while it's almost expected with masaoka going with his son gino, that part was really so sad. Gino wasn't even thinking about his mangled arm anymore, but it seems fitting he will have a prosthetic left arm like masaoka. I guess that mean he has a good chance of surviving this. Now Yayoi also raised a big death flag with that "i'll entrust my life to you" statement to Akane. whew how many of them will die before this is over...
only consolation is Masaoka at least "won" over Makishima in a fight but unfortunately the guy has no scruples.
wonder if there is a reason why Makishima's went after gino/masaoka instead of the control center & or escaping. ASIDE from the predictability/being logical of the later choices. That choice is for the fighter/killers who "leaves no enemy" like guerillas, instead of someone who's just going for the initial goal (the crops)
secondly multitasking is a myth humans are shown to be incapable of multiple actual conscious actions simultaneously. If this is also true for brains divested from human bodies well who knows :P never been done IRL AFAIK.. well nothing just pointing it out.
Incidentally this also begs the question on how the 200 brains could compute faster than comparable hardware as per Seung's dialogue, PDP notwithstanding. After all their tech seems a lot higher than current IRL tech.
Human brains advantage has always been the unpredictability (see Supercomputer World chess champion matches) and never the speed.
some comparisons:
nerve impulses = .6 m/s-120 m/s
active thinking impulses = 20-30 m/s (72 - 108 km/h)
compared to lightning (itself) = 139,200 km/s = 139,200,000 m/s (normal, slower on higher altitude)
lightning flash, w/c is of course light = 299,000 km/s = 299,000,000 m/s
sound = 340.29 m/s (sea level)
electricity (thru conductor,therefore speed of impulses in you computers ) = speed of light , a bit less
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Well, we all knew it is coming but I was really sad when Masaoka died. Predictable, but a pretty well done scene thanks to the heartfelt reaction between him and Gino. Poor Gino, the guy has practically lost everything and I doubt his PP will recover from all these sadness and rage.
Akane is getting smarter, but I still don't like that her growth means making other characters stupid. They have been in the game for too long but still need Akane to think out strategy for them? What's up with Gino becoming all stupid and walking right into a trap?
At least we have Kougami VS Makishima to looking forward to. The moment when they both pulled out their small knives was hilariously awesome
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Well, I had the Old Guy pegged to die first but Kagami proved me wrong on that front.
Gino's screwed pretty much....ain't no way he's recovering from this. Looks like he's about to join the other side as an Enforcer, assuming he survives.
Holy moly...Akane has officially become one of my favorite girl characters EVER now. Never in a million years I'd figure her to become the badass motherfucker like she's become. You go, girl...YOU GO.
I bet some of the male posters were shipping Yayoi and Akane hard
I am going to hate this show ending next week.....damn. One of the best series I've seen in a long, long time...
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His fights (and obsession) with Kogami are a bit more complicated issue. I think the reason Shogo is so interested in Ko is because Ko represents his ideal - a man who threw away all the shackles of society and decided to follow his own will instead.
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Man, it felt like just yesterday the whole team was still together. Now two are dead, one injured, one gone rogue and the remaining two have been split up. Things are definitely going down in this last episode and i'm not just talking about the Makishima vs Akane vs Kogami.
By that, I mean I can't help but keep thinking that somewhere along the way Ginoza is going to get involved, the fact that he was on his way out with the cloudiness of of psycho-pass slowly increasing, the death of his father before his eyes wont help. Whatever he does will no doubt impact what happens greatly (If he does get involved that is)
Shame to see Masaoka go like that He was always one of the favourites along with Kagari. Stop killing of my favourite characters Psycho-Pass!!
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I'm talking about having a conference between 250-odd people and keep debating an issue until a consensus is reached, at the speed of thought. Which is a lot faster than an ACTUAL conference between 250-odd people who keep debating an issue until a consensus is reached.
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Shogo is more of a Rhas Al Ghul from Batman Begins. He's sort of like Moriarty, too. He's doesn't relish in killing himself. I believe he's only killed one person on screen and it was a quick execution.
He does play with human monsters but he does this as some sort of research and seems to be disgusted and intrigued by the serial killers he facilitated crimes for.
He's not really an anarchist, either. He hints that he wouldn't mind a more conventional government and social system.
He's a social observer, critic, and self appointed judge and executioner of the society... all of it. He doesn't like society or the Sybil system that runs it... so he wants to break it all. He sort of says he's punishing and freeing mankind at the same kind.
He's an anti-nihilist. He wants people to go back... making moral decisions for themselves, producing art, killing each other, being superstitious, etc.
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He "just longs for a world in which everyday things are done in an everyday way." (episode 15) Since we have no idea where he got the basis for what "everyday things" look like in his world, it's safe to assume this was Urobuchi interjecting his own perception of what an "everyday thing" looks like, from our world, which is not necessarily a world plagued with rules and restrictions, but most definitely not a world in a state of anarchy.
Despite his lunacy, one of Makishima's goals is to expose weaknesses of Sibyl's society. Spreading anarchy is just a tool he's using. I'm not sure whether he wants to prove a point to his opponents or to prove it to himself. Seeing as he's more of a philosophical-type, by extension always willing to question himself, I'm assuming it's the latter.
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The purpose of the project was to create an industrial park in Gornazo (Miengo, Cantabria, Spain) near the service area of the A-8 highway. For this study, we developed an interactive 3D model that includes the City of Miengo almost completely and was used to detect all possible views of the buildings of the park from anywhere, especially from different towns, from areas of high landscape value, as well as from the nearby highway.
The model was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed solution to minimize its visual impact. The solution was a wooded area disposed between the road and the buildings of the estate.
In these studies a group of students were involved and were trained in the creation of models in AutoCAD and processing them using the Virtual Map Model Builder to create interactive models. This project involved the collaboration of Vianova Systems Spain SL which provided the software. As part of this research, the author participated in a seminar held in Vianova headquarters in Oslo, Norway.
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There are no plans for divorce. But it's yet another 5-year itch. Ben Harper just filed for divorce from Laura Dern after 5 years.
Aguilera and Bratman have a 2-year-old son, Max.
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The Band Perry Celebrate the '25 Days of Christmas' in New Video
Fans get a glimpse of what the Perry family Christmas may feel like in the Band Perry's new video for the ABC Family network. To kick off the countdown to the holiday, the trio recorded an original song called '25 Days of Christmas.'
From Dec. 1 through Christmas night, ABC Family will be showing holiday movie favorites. Beginning last Sunday night, other family favorites like 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' began airing nightly.
Fans got a sneak preview of the trio's new Christmas video during 'Holiday in Handcuffs' on Sunday night, but the network has now released the full video on its website.
Lyrically, it's doubtful the song will be the one that allows the Band Perry to repeat as CMA Song of the Year award winners in 2012, but the cute video shows the brothers and Kimberly preparing a barn for an intimate Christmas celebration. There's plenty of music, sibling jostling, a fantastic photo shoot and finally a gift exchange before the three walk outside to find it snowing.
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ROCHESTER [--] Following is a timeline of events in the case.
• In 1981, Ruth Parker meets Charles Vosseler through an advertisement for companionship in Mother Earth News. They meet for the first time at Niagara Falls. Parker moves to Newton, N.H. from her home in Wisconsin and the two are soon after married. They later move to Rochester.
• In 1982, Parker becomes pregnant with her first child Charles Jason Vosseler, who is born on Dec. 9, 1982.
• In 1983, Parker becomes pregnant with William Martin Vosseler, who is born on April 21, 1984.
• On Oct. 9, 1986, Parker receives a call from her husband whom she has become separated from, requesting he return the children to her residence a little later than expected, on that Saturday night.
• On Oct. 12, 1986, Parker discovers Vosseler has shut down his realty business, the children are missing and claims her belongings are stolen from her former residence shared with Vosseler.
• In 1987, Parker receives assistance from the FBI, which she says at the time did not view parental abductions as severe as other abductions. Parker said she needed to enlist the help of a New Hampshire state senator to get the authorities' help.
• In 1988, Monty Curtis, a private investigator, begins working with Parker on the case.
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Nokia posted a profit for the first time in seven quarters but recorded a loss of $4.14 billion for the full year. WSJ's Ben Rooney assesses whether the Finnish phone maker is finally turning a corner.
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Six years ago, a Twin Cities podiatrist faced serious complaints about his practice. Among other misconduct, Dr. Robert Mullin botched several surgeries by cutting too much bone from patients' toes and withheld money owed to patients and insurers to preserve his cash flow, according to the Minnesota Board of Podiatric Medicine.
The board reprimanded Mullin in 2005, putting conditions on his license that required him to stop advertising services he didn't offer, provide required refunds within a month and submit regular financial reports to the board.
Since then, Mullin has faced more complaints. A former patient won a court judgment against the physician last year for charging twice for the same service. Another patient sued over an allegedly bungled hammertoe surgery -- it was the seventh malpractice lawsuit against Mullin in Hennepin County since 1997, records show. More recently, Mullin and his clinic, Advanced Foot and Ankle Care Clinics Ltd., were terminated by at least two insurance networks.
Despite his troubled history, Mullin is still practicing. His website describes him as a "nationally recognized" pioneer in using lasers to treat toenail and fingernail fungus.
Mullin did not return phone and e-mail messages from Whistleblower.
Podiatry board President Dr. Stephen Powless said his agency continues to investigate Mullin's practice.
"The resolution to the problem can't come quickly enough for me," said Powless, a Park Nicollet podiatrist. "I have spent my career improving our training and making our profession better. People like this really get to me, because it paints us in that light."
Powless declined to discuss current allegations against Mullin, but he said the board's earlier intervention fixed Mullin's problems with a specific surgical procedure.
In lawsuits against Mullin, former patients complained about Mullin's ability to correct hammertoes and bunions. At least three people lost parts of their toes and ended up with painful and crippling injuries, according to the lawsuits.
In court pleadings, Mullin denied committing malpractice or injuring his patients, court records show.
However, in his 2005 disciplinary proceeding, Mullin did not dispute allegations that he performed "a number of hammertoe surgeries in which he removed excessive bone, resulting in pain, instability and the need for corrective surgeries." Mullin also didn't dispute that he failed to promptly return credit balances and overpayments, advertised a service he didn't provide and wrote progress notes in illegible handwriting, according to the order.
The board also noted Mullin used obscene language and behaved in a "hostile and intimidating" manner toward its investigator.
To address his surgical shortcomings, Mullin received additional training and modified his surgical techniques "to avoid removal of excess bone," according to the order. Mullin also agreed to provide regulators with outside financial audits of his practice.
Despite the extra state oversight, patients have continued to complain that Mullin has withheld refunds or overpayments.
In September 2009, Hugh Morris, a retired schoolteacher who lives in Minneapolis, paid Advanced Foot and Ankle Care $390 for shoe inserts after being told they weren't covered by his insurer, UCare. Yet Morris later found out that his insurer was billed and had paid $455 for the same service.
Morris sued Mullin in conciliation court and won a $530 judgment last June. Morris got a partial refund, but he's still waiting for $188.62, court records show. Morris also complained to the podiatry board, but five months later the board told him its complaint review committee decided disciplinary action "is not warranted at this time."
"He's gotten away with this for years," Morris said.
The office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has referred complaints about Mullin's billing to the podiatry board and the state Department of Human Services, spokesman Ben Wogsland told Whistleblower. "We are very well aware of Mr. Mullin's practices," Wogsland said.
UCare spokeswoman Wendy Wicks said Mullin was terminated from its network in 2008 after failing to maintain his credentials, while the clinic and the other podiatrist in Mullin's practice were terminated from the network in 2009. HealthPartners spokesman Jeff Shelman said Mullin's clinic was terminated from its network on Dec. 31, 2010.
Both insurers described the actions as rare.
Mullin is one of three of the state's 210 podiatrists who practice with conditions on their licenses. State regulators haven't suspended a podiatrist's license since 2003, when it took action against a drug abuser with four prior disciplinary actions.
Mullin, who once had four offices in the Twin Cities, now works out of two locations, according to his website. Callers to his apparently shuttered Minneapolis clinic receive an automated message: "We are no longer scheduling appointments for new or existing patients with the exception of the patients who are calling about the laser treatment for nail fungus. Please contact another podiatrist."email@example.com - 612-673-4271
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