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Posted on 04/24/2006 9:13:20 AM PDT by montyspython
Kosovo: The emerging terror state
By M. Bozinovich
Back in February, we spoke with Julia Gorin, a contributing commentator for the Jewish World Report and Front Page Magazine, about Kosovo and its links with the Islamic terror. The conversation eventually lended a front page cover for the Belgrade independent Weekly Telegraph, abut here we are transmitting it in its original, long format.
Why does the US have an ambiguous position on the Kosovo status: it publicly supports a negotiated solution, while privately numerous individuals involved in those negotiations support independence? What does that mean?
Bush does want a negotiated solution, but he also has to choose his battles carefully these days. In Congress, there are Democrats and Republicans who have been supporting an independent Kosovo, for whatever reasons, since 1999 and they aren't about to admit that they were/are wrong. The rest, including the old Clinton cronies pushing for independence, as well as the State Dept., would like to take the path of least resistance--namely, sweep Clinton's screw-up (Kosovo) under the rug and get it out of our hair. After all, it's a lot safer to screw over the Serbs than to anger the Muslims. So our policy is two-faced.
How much is the question of Kosovo's status the reflection of relations between the US and EU and the American desire to dominate the Balkans?
Despite how it may appear, the United States is not seeking to dominate the Balkans. The corrupt Clinton administration involved us in Kosovo mostly because they didn't want Monica Lewinsky to be the last thing people remembered about his presidency. If anyone lied to get us into a war, it was Clinton who claimed that the Serbs had killed 100,000 Albanians and expelled another million. (The American public is of course culpable for going along with it.) The Bush administration's interests in the Balkans have mostly to do with the war on terror. As for Europe-which usually creates its own problems-Clinton's America defecated in the middle of it and made it Europe's problem to clean up. Now, of course, the situation is so far gone that it's very difficult to straighten out or turn back. On top of that, the Balkans are a mystery to almost every American, including the intelligentsia, who stay away from the subject like a plague. Even conservatives, who support the war on terror and the war in Iraq, have a blind spot and an apathy when it comes to the Balkans, as well as to the fact that a lot of the terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere are connected to the Balkans. The lack of commentary, due to the culpable media's blackout on this topic, is largely responsible for the ambivalence you're observing.
Do you think US is supporting the policy of Greater Albania in the Balkans?
Before you can "support" a policy of a Greater Albania, you'd have to first understand that the Albanians' goal is a Greater Albania. But most in the United States don't understand it and they don't care enough to try. The Bush administration's acts of omission--coupled with the Clinton administration's aggressive acts of commission--tacitly support it. Members of the Clinton administration act with intent, knowing they are creating a Greater, Islamic Albania but hoping that voters here don't notice. And they won't.
Since 1999, we saw the departure of the last remaining Jewish family out of Kosovo. Why is Washington shy at actually doing something to protect the minorities in Kosovo?
Washington knows that setting standards for Albanians before independence is unrealistic for this bunch, so if you say to them-as we did to the Palestinians-"You have to first stop the terror, and then we can talk independence," it's the same as saying, "No independence for you." While I believe that's exactly what we should do, the administration can't suddenly reverse course and say, "We are not supporting an independent Kosovo." There would be an uproar in Europe, since they're the ones who would have to deal with angry Albanians in addition to the problem Muslims they already have, and this could also mess up the coalition in Iraq. The administration is being badgered even over obviously legitimate actions it's undertakingfrom Iraq to Afghanistan to Lebanon to Iran--so Bush isn't going to overtly say Bosnia and Kosovo are Islamic terror states. We're just going to quietly put the Balkan Islamists on our watchlist. Bush is doing what he can, under the circumstances.
We've woven such a tangled web in the Balkans, the conflict is so misunderstood by most, there is so much inaccurate "common knowledge," that it would take too much political capital to explain and say we got it wrong from the start. It's the media's job to raise awareness, and the media failed--purposely. There are only a few in the media who understand, and they're not powerful or mainstream journalists. Don Feder and I are the closest to the "mainstream", and neither of us has been able to push this issue to the fore. It's just very hard to talk about when it's not on people's radars, and all they've heard from every media source is opposite of what you're telling them.
Even when people hear that there are Kosovo/Bosnia connections to the London and Madrid bombings, no one connects the dots and thinks that maybe what the Serbs were doing in their own backyard was the same thing that we've gone halfway around the globe to do. To be fair, the average thinking American has been suspecting this since 9/11, but his suspicions are not reinforced anywhere in the media or by politicians, because no one dares look back.
Is there a misperception in the Jewish-American community about the true state of affairs in Kosovo and Bosnia? How can this misperception be cleared up?
Yes, unlike our Israeli counterparts, American Jews are as confused as everyone else. What's interesting, and what gives me some hope, is that there are independent documentary filmmakers popping up, doing movies like "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West," and "Islam: What the West Needs to Know." The first one is a product of "Honest Reporting," which counters the international propaganda campaign against Israel, and the second one also has Jews involved. Both of these films touch on the fact that Bosnian Muslims fought for Hitler; the first shows Serbian churches being destroyed by Bosnian Muslims during the war in Bosnia, and the second (which you can read about at www.WhatTheWestNeedsToKnow.com) demonstrates with a map all the regions that have been falling to Islam-including how Greater Albania fits in (it mentions the bridging of Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece and Albania). Also, there is something called "Holocaust Museum Watch", which in at least one press release mentioned the Albanian SS Skanderbeg division and Bosnian Muslim SS Handzar division-and it faults the Holocaust Museum for not documenting or addressing the history of Islamic anti-Semitism.
With my article last year "A Jewish Albatross: The Serbs," I was trying to guilt my fellow American Jews into making some noise about this, before it's too late for Kosovo. I hope to write at least one follow-up article on this theme. I'm afraid that the only way to "clear up" the misperceptions is through a high-profile book. Because the pattern now is that even when it's widely reported that terrorist attacks originated in the Balkans, or that "we were suckers for the KLA", as one Washington Post article was titled (and there have been similar ones more recently), the press makes sure the subject has "no legs", as we say in journalism-meaning, that it won't go anywhere. So it's dropped like a hot potato to ensure that there will be no discussion and the subject never reaches a critical mass. In this way, the subject remains under the radar, and when we do hear anything at all about it, it's only when there is a good opportunity to support the view of Serbs as evil and everyone else in the Balkans as their victims.
Judea and Samaria, also called West Bank, are officially a non-sovereign Israeli territory. Kosovo is Serbian sovereignty. What impact will a decision to grant independence to Kosovo have on Israel?
What's interesting is that when Clinton attacked Belgrade on behalf of Albanians in Kosovo, the Saudi Prince Khaled Bin Sultan, commander of the allied Saudi troops during the first Gulf War, called on the US to do the same against Israel on behalf of Palestinians. Israel had a clear understanding of the situation in the Balkans. In fact, Axis Information and Analysis ( ; www.AxisGlove.com) mentioned in a December 2005 report that Israel secretly supported the Serbs during the Balkan wars (despite outwardly offering humanitarian aid to the Albanians, as they were pressured to do). In April 1999, Ariel Sharon visited the US and "called for an end to the fighting in Kosovo", stating that the KLA was being "supported by Iranian-backed terrorist organizations, and that an independent Kosovo would enable Islamic terrorism to spread throughout Europe." He also saw it as a dangerous precedent for the future possibility of Israel's Arab minority calling for autonomy. Aware of the parallels, Sharon asked American Jews to stop supporting the bombing of Yugoslavia.
As far as what impact a decision to sever Kosovo from Serbia will have on Israel, even though it does set a precedent, the Israeli conflict is old, with its own history, so not much can affect it. But many Islamic separatists who want to cut up other places into chunks are definitely emboldened by what they see in Bosnia and Kosovo.
How come Washington is not hawkish on eliminating al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Kosovo?
Everyone-the EU, U.S., NATO, the UN-is aware of the problem, and the terrorists are being hunted quietly, under the radar, so that the perception of Bosnians as victims remains. Publicly, politically and PR-wise, it's not going to help the current situation to suddenly accuse a country of fabricating a genocide. Especially with all the noise about Srebrenica, it would be almost impossible. How many people know that Srebrenica was not just a UN "Safe Haven"? The media won't tell you that Bosnian Muslims were using it as a base from which to launch attacks against Serbs. And when every Muslim is yelling about Srebrenica, it's hard to declare the "victims" a terrorist state and go all out on Bosnia. In general, with this war on terror, some battles are lower-key than others. But I don't have any inside information on the Bush administration; from what I can tell, however, it seems they are aware, things are being done, but a lot of it seems to be low key or covert.
But the truth of the matter is that the Muslim world has the West by the testicles. No one dares question what happened in Bosnia, for fear of worldwide rioting by Muslims. For the same reason, the Hague has to convict Milosevic regardless of the court's findings.
Nebojsa Malic put it very well in an August article: "Every time the Western powers clash with Muslims, whether at home or in Iraq, Afghanistan or another Muslim country, they crack the whip over Serbia. To show the world that their military interventions and intolerance are not driven by hatred of Islam and Muslims in general, they decide to help the Muslims of the Balkans."
Do you think Kosovo negotiations will precipitate tensions in the region and Albanian terrorism?
If the negotiations do not look to be heading toward the Albanian goal of an independent Kosovo, the Albanians will let the world know of their displeasure. They are committed to an all-out war to achieve their goal of an independent, Islamic Kosovo and they will be assisted by Islamic fighters from all over the globe, as they have been since the 1990's. What the Albanians did to Serbs, NATO and UNMIK in March of 2004 will pale in comparison.
This is why those who know that we screwed up--the State Dept., CIA, the old Clinton cronies still working behind the scenes through NGOs, and all the Congressmen who got Albanian money--are sweating to make sure that the terrorists just get what they want in the Balkans. This way, everything can get swept under the rug, and the American public won't find out the deadliness of that mistake and can continue to act like 1999 never happened. When the fighting does break out, the West will never be able to control it, but it will be interesting to watch how the press scrambles to keep a lid on it or twist the truth of the situation into even more of a pretzel.
Is there a hidden agenda behind the Islamic demand to mischaracterize Srebrenica as an Islamic genocide?
Absolutely. The Bosnians' mischaracterization (with journalists' help) of Srebrenica serves to deflect from the fact that the president of Bosnia during the wars, Alijah Izetbegovic, was a fundamentalist Muslim who had stated that "there can be no peace or coexistence between 'the Islamic Faith' and non-Islamic social and political institutions."
Izetbegovic was also a recruiter for the Nazi SS Handzar division which butchered Serbs and ethnic minorities in Yugoslavia during WWII. After he died in 2003, the ICTY revealed that he was being investigated for war crimes committed during the 1990s. Mischaracterizing Srebrenica also deflects from the Bosnian Muslims' actions during the 1990s wars which, as Balkans historian Carl Savich describes, included propaganda, staged massacres, and killing their own civilians to garner sympathy (e.g. the Markale Marketplace bombings in 1994 and '95).
On a more philosophical and humorous note, Muslims have always been jealous of the attention that Jews have gotten for their suffering (though, contrary to popular mythology, Jews are not thrilled that the Holocaust should be their defining historical event). The Muslims can't stand it that no one ever killed six million of them, when they have so many to spare--an event that would lend credence to their constant crusade promoting themselves as "victims". That's why they get so angry, for example, when Israelis kill only two or three Palestinians in the course of responding to suicide bombings. It's the agonizingly slow pace of this "genocide" that's killing them (which is why they're always padding the numbers of their dead, both in the Middle East and the Balkans). This also accounts for why they engineered the Bosnian "genocide" and the Albanian "genocide". They've since exported this successful strategy to the rest of the world, wherein they go about killing anything that moves, while claiming that Islam is under attack, which then "justifies" more killing.
If you were to change the American policy in the Balkans, what would you do?
The situation in the Balkans is currently so very in favor of the Bosnian and Albanian Muslims that only some major event could even begin to change world opinion on the region, and create an environment in which it is possible to change course. For example, the Palestinians have just blown their disguise completely by electing Hamas. The headlines read, "Hamas Election Victory Shocks World." Well, it didn't shock anyone who had a clear understanding of the region, and that the only Palestinian goal is the elimination of Israel. Hopefully, this major event "shocks" the world into a better understanding of the Palestinians. The Balkan Muslims would have to do something just as, or even more, "shocking" to get the world to start reevaluating the situation. Ultimately, the American policy in the Balkans should be the policy we established in our War on Terror after 9/11: You're either with us or you're with the terrorists. And the Bosnian and Albanian Islamists are not our allies in the War on Terror.
How do you see the outcome of Kosovo's status talks?
The Albanians will go to war if they do not receive an independent Kosovo. Understandably, the Serbs don't want to carve a chunk, especially the birth place of their national identity, out of their country and hand it over to Islamic terrorists. But the overwhelming international pressure is going to force them to do just that. Hopefully, between now and then, someone or something will prevent the official creation of another Islamic terrorist state in Europe.
How so very true.
This needs to be repeated over and over again, we have already witnessed a small taste of muslim rioting with the cartoon incidences.
"The Albanians will go to war if they do not receive an independent Kosovo. Understandably, the Serbs don't want to carve a chunk, especially the birth place of their national identity, out of their country and hand it over to Islamic terrorists."{hoplite's heroes???}
"But the overwhelming international pressure{ Saudi money!!} is going to force them to do just that. Hopefully, between now and then, someone or something will prevent the official creation of another Islamic terrorist state in Europe."
It's almost a pity that our resident "Srebrenica Squawk"-er, Ronly Bonly bin Laden, isn't here anymore (or the chicken-boy is hiding under his latest screen name) so that he could choke on those words. The truth about his beloved Muhammedan murderers is still coming out.
Tweedledumb and Tweedlestupid are still kicking around. I'm sure they'll get to read this.
All things considered from those two, that they might have forgotten how to read remains a distinct possibility.
We can only hope that they also forget how to post pro-Islamofascist propaganda as well!
Keep your revisionism to yourself please, obfuscation of the truth gets you no where. What kind of outcome would you expect if the Albanians were told that Kosovo would be denied independence hmmm Tommyboy?
That only proves that the Muhammedan in Sarajevo know they own that city only because of cooperation with the NATO forces while the ones in London and Paris know they are gaining those cities in spite of them.
No, because then they'd have to pay for all of the repairs! This way, they stick some infidel with the bill while chopping hands off folks who violate Muhammedan property.
Neither the Serbs nor the Croats wish to remain in a confederation minority-ruled by the Muslims but the NATO forces occupying Bosnia leave them with little choice.
Bosnia serves as an excellent staging area for attacks directed at the rest of Europe, including the preparation of channels to be used in future attacks.
If someone were to drive out the NATO forces, the Muslims would immediately lose most of the territory known as Bosnia, but most of their channels to the West as well.
So here they remain quiet, knowing that they'll be able to kill many more infidel in the future as a result of their patience in addition to Western gullibility.
Plus the fact that they'll get their asses kicked by the Croats and the Serbs in a stand-up fight if it weren't for you future-Dhimmis holding the line. They certainly understand that, cowards that they are.
Nice strawman you've built there, but I never said it. What the Serbs were doing was trying to defend their own homes against the Muhammedans.
Guess we'll see in the coming years how well England does with that, eh?
A war full of cowards, IMO.
One that NATO should have stayed out of instead of supporting the folks that brought us 9/11.
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I know Dunn's been bad, and he did have that historically bad season, but his numbers weren't atrocious last year. Not worth his salary, but certainly worthy of an everyday player.
It's hard to judge 2011 for him because of the appendicitis early in the season that he tried to come back from WAY too early (as Paulie did a few years ago when he had an oblique issue).
2012 was more typical from him in terms of the power numbers. The average was crap, but you have to look at the situational hitting when judging that. Overall .204, but 50 points higher with runners on (.232) than when bases were empty (.182). That still needs to be higher. The K numbers were bad, but only 87 of the 222 came with runners on.
I really didn't like picking him up coming into 2011, because the K's were too high and I didn't like his split with runners on vs. bases empty. And 2011 did nothing to endear me to him. But he flipped it over a bit in 2012, and I'd wait to see how 2013 plays out before passing a final judgment.
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When Marie Osmond remarried first husband Stephen Craig on Wednesday, it wasn't hard to find her something old: she simply reused her original wedding dress. The singing star pulled the Ret Turner gown — long-sleeved with a full skirt (so Catherine Middleton!) — out of her archives, updating it with a simpler veil and chunky pearls.
The move wasn't her original plan — a dress she'd had specially designed for the occasion wasn't "right," she tells ET — but it worked out perfectly. "I was cleaning out my garage and all of a sudden this box showed up in this pile of stuff … and it was this dress and it was five days ago. I'm not kidding," she says. "I can't breathe, but I'm in it."
Turner, a renowned Hollywood costume designer, actually clothed Osmond in her earlier years while he was working on Donny and Marie in 1977. An Emmy winner several times over, he also served as costume designer on programs like The Sonny and Cher Show and Mama's Family, and won the Costume Designers' Guild Award for lifetime achievement — presented by Osmond — in 2002.
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Rizzo backs Jackson's dominant effort against Cards
CHICAGO -- It's been a crazy first half for Edwin Jackson, who seems to have found his groove.
Jackson held the Cardinals to three hits over seven shutout innings to win his third straight start and Anthony Rizzo had two hits and three RBIs to lift the Cubs to a 3-0 victory Thursday.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- It's been a crazy first half for Edwin Jackson, who seems to have found his groove.
Jackson held the Cardinals to three hits over seven shutout innings to win his third straight start and Anthony Rizzo had two hits and three RBIs to lift the Cubs to a 3-0 victory Thursday.View Full Game Coverage
It was a rare win for the Cubs against a National League Central team. Chicago now is 14-26 against division rivals, the lowest winning percentage by any team against its own division.
The Cardinals boast the best record in baseball, but that didn't seem to faze Jackson. The right-hander, who helped St. Louis win the World Series in 2011, struck out five and did not walk a batter. This was the first start this season in which he did not issue a walk, and the first time since Sept. 21 with the Nationals.
It was a good ending to what has been an inconsistent first half for Jackson, who signed a four-year, $52 million deal this offseason, his first long-term contract.
"Tonight, he was really sharp against the best offense in baseball," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "He had a lot more conviction with his pitches, and wasn't worried about pitching as much as throwing. He pitched well tonight, had command, was hitting his spots, and had a really good slider. He got ahead, which I think was the biggest thing."
Jackson has done well against his former teams. This was his second start against the Cardinals -- he lost on June 19, giving up four runs in 5 1/3 innings -- but he has picked up a win over the Nationals, whom he played for last season, and gave up one hit and struck out three over 2 2/3 scoreless innings against another former team, the White Sox, on May 28, before rain stopped that game.
After opening the season 3-10 with a 5.84 ERA in his first 15 starts, Jackson now is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his last three outings. How do you eliminate slow starts?
"If you had the answer to those things, we'd be a heck of a lot richer," Sveum said.
"This is probably the craziest start I've ever had in baseball," Jackson said. "It's a game of grinding it out and as long as you believe you have the confidence that you can come in and turn things around, that's all that matters. No one expected me to start like I did -- myself, the front office, the team, my manager. It's a game, you have to keep grinding. You can sink or you can swim. I'm definitely one of those guys who won't give up."
He could have. Teams were batting .286 against him in those first 15 games, and are hitting .203 in his last three.
"I never did lose confidence, even in the bad starts I had," Jackson said. "You just have to work harder to get back to where you want to be."
The win was the Cubs' fifth in their last six games. The Angels snapped the streak on Wednesday with a 13-2 romp. Chicago now has won 12 of its last 19 games.
With one out in the bottom of the first, Starlin Castro singled and then scored on Rizzo's double into the gap in right-center. It was the Cubs' 293rd extra-base hit, most in the National League.
Luis Valbuena walked to open the third, Castro singled again, and both moved up on a wild pitch by Jake Westbrook before scoring on Rizzo's single to left. Rizzo began the day with three RBIs in his last 34 at-bats.
The Cubs first baseman has had a streaky first half, but also is ending well. On Thursday, he seemed to have a calmer approach at the plate. Sveum has stressed to Rizzo to use his hands more than his body.
"That's the hitter I am is hands, and I did get into a big body move," Rizzo said. "I could take a big swing with all hands. That's what I'm really working on right now."
Jackson struck out David Freese to end the seventh and leave a runner at third. St. Louis had runners at second and third with two outs in the eighth, but Pedro Strop fanned Carlos Beltran with a nasty slider to end the inning. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth for his 16th save as the Cardinals were shut out for the fourth time this season.
The game ended on an ugly note for Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, who was ejected by home-plate umpire Dan Bellino after arguing at the end of the game about how Bellino dealt with Matt Adams, who was called out on strikes to open the ninth. Matheny had to be restrained by crew chief Wally Bell.
"It had more to do with the umpire and how he mistreated one of our players, with Adams," Matheny said. "It had nothing to do with the call. It had everything to do with going too far."
Adams had said something after getting called out, and Bellino apparently didn't like it.
"That's not the story of the game," Matheny said. "Jackson pitched a good game against us. We've seen him a couple times do that and we couldn't put anything together."
The Cubs' bullpen has gone through a total makeover since Opening Day, and may finally have the right pieces.
"Our bullpen has really come around," Rizzo said. "I like the matchups we have with the big guys at the end."
Rizzo got the RBIs, but Sveum was happy with the way Castro played and the shortstop's energy on the bases. Sveum didn't want to share their discussions on hitting, but said Castro has been playing like "the best shortstop in the game the last week."
That also bodes well for the second half.
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Dr. Akiko Yasuike is a sociologist whose research interests are gender, families, immigration, ethnic identity and Japanese society. Educated both in Japan and the U.S., she brings international and cross-cultural perspectives into class discussions and raises awareness of global and cultural diversity in students. She is actively involved in Japanese community in Southern California and serves as a board member for the U.S. Japan Relationship Fund, Inc. She teaches courses in families, gender, immigration and contemporary global issues. She teaches a Japan travel seminar every other year and travels with students in Japan for two weeks in May and June. She was a recipient of Award for Excellence in Teaching at USC, 2003 and Diversity Professor of the Year at CLU in 2010
Dr. Yasuike's research primarily focuses on the examination of the effect of globalization on gender and families and immigration experiences. Her scholarship is transnational. Through the examination of the lives of Japanese immigrants who live in a global city, Los Angeles, she bridges the scholarship on gender and family in the United States and Japan. As a global city, Los Angeles is unique. It is a place where residents are connected to other parts of the world through different kinds of transnational networks. The presence of numerous Japanese companies, large and small, in Los Angeles presents a unique context for Japanese immigrants' integration into this global city. Her research generally contributes to the broader scholarship of (im)migration and global cities.
Dr. Yasuike started a new project of exploring the experiences of undocumented students a few years ago and has been working on this project with a few first generation college student researchers. After examining the experiences of more privilaged immigrants in a global economy, she turned her attention to a group of immigrants marginalized by the lack of immigration documentation but well versed with the language, values and belifs in American society because they grew up here.
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Ph.D. in Sociology & Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies from University of Southern California, 2005 M.A. in Sociology from California State University, Northridge, 1995 B.A. in General Studies from Gonzaga University, 1993 B.A. in English from Kwansai Gakuin University, 1988
- Expertise
Immigration, Gender, Families, Ethnic identities, Asian Americans, Globalization, and Japanese Society
- Publications
2011 "The Impact of Japanese Corporate Transnationalism on Men's Involvement in Family Life and Relationships" in Journal of Family Issues, forthcoming in December Issue, 32 (12).
2011 "Economic Opportunities and the Division of Labor among Japanese Couples in Southern California" in Sociological Inquiry, 81(3), 353-376.
2002 An essay, "A Feminist Suggestion to Get out of the Recession in Japan," in Rafu Shinpo, Japanese-English Community Newspaper, on Tuesday, February 12.
2000 A book review, Bicycle Citizen: the Political World of the Japanese Housewives by Robin M. LeBlanc.Contemporary Sociology. 29(5).


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Dreamlords: Resurrection is a unique mix of two genres the Real-Time Strategy (RTS) and the Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) - where the player takes on the role of a Dreamlord. Through a combination of both long -term strategic planning as well as intense real-time battles, Dreamlords must inspire and unite a small group of followers into a battle-ready army ready to conquer land, defend the populace against the Nightmares that roam the world, and band together with other newly awakened Dreamlords.
The inclusion of Cooperative Player-vs-Environment (PvE) play, allows for even greater intensity as players team up with a friend to launch an assault on the nightmares that haunt your people or attempt to slay one of the world bosses.


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Definitions of eared
imp. & p. p. - of Ear 2
a. - Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. 2
a. - Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. 2
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This activity uses rain and flood events in the Midwest to engage students in an exploration of the collection, comparison, analysis and utilization of rainfall data. Students will access online precipitation data from both a ground-based station... (View More) (the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) network) and a satellite (the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)). Explicit instructions are provided to allow students to graph, map and analyze that data. Instructions are also provided for setting up a school-based rain gauge to gather local rainfall data for analysis. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Over $20 per group of students
In this fieldwork activity, students learn that when setting up a research design a system's boundaries are based on the question(s) a scientist wants to answer. Students ground truth, or validate, a pixel within a homogeneous area of a satellite... (View More) image and ask and answer questions related to their observations. Equipment needed to do this activity include a compass and camera. This is a learning activity associated with the GLOBE Land Cover/Biology investigations and is supported by the GLOBE Teacher's Guide, Land Cover/Biology. GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
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Using remote control cars and other materials, learners will simulate the experience of trying to operate a planetary rover and working as a team to address challenges and meet a common goal. Student information sheets and worksheets as well as... (View More) websites for additional information are included. This is activity 13 of 24 from a collection, titled Mars Activities. Note: Find the latest information and updates on Mars missions at the NASA Mars Exploration website (see Related & Supplemental Resources to the right). (View Less)
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Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer
David Ayers, center, walks out of the Justice Center as a free man, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. Ayers, who was serving time for murder, had his charges dropped because of DNA testing that did not trace back to him. Carrie Wood, from the Innocence Project, leads him outside.
A man who spent 11 years in prison on a murder conviction that was later reversed has won a $13.2 million award in a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Cleveland.
A federal jury found Friday that two Cleveland detectives fabricated or withheld evidence in the 2000 trial of David Ayers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
Ayers was convicted of aggravated murder in the Dec. 17, 1999, beating death of Dorothy Brown, a 76-year-old woman who lived in a high-rise run by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. Ayers was a resident of the same complex and a security guard for the housing authority, according to court documents.
He was arrested in March 2000 and convicted late that year.
He maintained his innocence, and after the Ohio Innocence Project took up his case in 2008, Ayers got a state appeals court to order the trial judge to allow DNA testing of a single pubic hair found on Brown's body – the results of which showed the hair did not come from Ayers.
But while the hair was being tested, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed his conviction (read the decision here in PDF), saying the trial judge improperly allowed testimony of a jailhouse informant who said Ayers confessed to killing the victim and stealing money from her.
Ayers was freed in 2011.
One detective settled with Ayers out of court. But in the civil rights trial, the Plain Dealer reported, Ayers' lawyers said two other detectives, Denise Kovach and Michael Cipo, had tried to frame Ayers because he was gay – despite evidence that Brown had also been sexually assaulted.
According to The Associated Press:
Among the most serious allegations by Ayers against Kovach and Cipo were that the two detectives conspired with each other to fabricate a confession that he never made, coerced a friend of Ayers to lie by saying that Ayers had told him of the murder before Brown's body was discovered, and gave key information about the crime to Ayers' prison cellmate so he could later testify against Ayers about an admission he didn't make.
The detectives had denied any wrongdoing.
After the civil rights verdict, The Plain Dealer reported, the director of Cleveland's law office said the city was "considering our options."
As for Ayers, the newspaper quoted him as saying: "My goal is that it never happens to anyone else ever again."


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Chris Brown & Frank Ocean Fight at Recording Studio?
Chris Brown was reportedly involved in a fight with Frank Ocean at a recording studio on Sunday (January 27) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Chris, 23, was at Westlake Studio listening to one of his artists and as he headed out, Frank and his crew prevented him from leaving, according to TMZ.
"There were 6 people involved in the fight, the altercation allegedly led to Chris punching the victim," the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement released early this morning (January 28).
"Got jumped by Chris and a couple guys. lol," Frank wrote on his Twitter account. "I only wish everest was there."
"Cops say they will continue to investigate and want to speak with Chris. They refer to Frank as 'the victim' because he's the one who stuck around and spoke with police."
"Chris truly isn't looking for a fight but seems Frank wanted a little media attention. It's easy to just assume Chris started this but it's absolutely not the case," Chris' rep tells JustJared.com.


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I have decided to share my journey in hope of inspiring or helping at least one person.
I am currently at 235lbs and ready to change my life for good.
I SO HAVE TO CHANGE MY EATING HABITS. (I love sweets, all sweets especially ice cream)
There will be days I will want to give up. There will be days I will cave and give into my sweet tooth. There will be days I feel all alone in this journey. There will be days when I doubt myself. BUT there will be more days that I don't cave, feel alone, be proud of myself, and know that I can do this.
My plan for my journey is to count calories and drink lots of water. I will limit my calorie intake to 1200 to 1400 calories a day, and drink 80 to 100 ounces of water a day. I will be making healthy food choices, and working out regularly. My goal is to lose 105lbs and to be able to run. I mean really run. As a kid with a bad heart I have NEVER really ran. By Oct 2013 I want to be able to run a 5k with my sister in law.
Anyway, I'm not going to promise to post daily but I will update often. I will post my progress, daily struggles, diet, exercise, and of course photos. (even the really bad ones)
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AIR ~ Movement of the Day:
Day 95 of the 100 Day Challenge! Overhead Squat with PVC. Core, balance, muscle engagement… this movement has it all! And starting with PVC ensures your form is solid before adding the extra challenge of a weighted bar. [Click here for additional Workouts]
Bonfire Chocolate Mousse! A fun surprise with fun ingredients! Get out your food processor and some avocados (that's right, avocados) and enjoy! [Click here for additional Recipes]
SPARK ~ Thought of the Day:
Quote of the Day: Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. ~ Brendan Francis
Essential Element: Once we recognize that a paradigm that has dictated every thought, response, choice, and behavior pattern in our lives is learned, we can also recognize that it can be re-learned. [Click here to read Spark Insight: Influence & Control].
Journal: When's the last time you were inspired? Really inspired? Hearing an Olympic hero's epic story? Observing a Crossfit athlete complete a workout in record time? Listening to a song or speaker with a bold and counter cultural message? Don't let that inspiration die. Jot it down in your journal – and next to it some thoughts on why it was so impactful for your life specifically. Remind yourself what is possible … [Click here for additional Journal exercises]


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To configure the web browser used by the AUR package ''gnome-gmail-notifier'', run
To configure the web browser used by the AUR package ''gnome-gmail-notifier'', run
$ gconf-editor
$ gconf-editor
and edit the {{filename|/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/}} key. You may want to change {{filename|https/}}, {{filename|about/}}, and {{filename|unknown}} keys while you're at it.
and edit the {{filename|/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/}} key. You may want to change {{filename|https/}}, {{filename|about/}}, and {{filename|unknown}} keys while you're at it.
====File manager====
====File manager====
XChat is using Thunar instead of Nautilus for some reason. More info once I get this figured out...
XChat is using Thunar instead of Nautilus for some reason. More info once I get this figured out...
Revision as of 02:39, 12 June 2011
There are numerous places to configure default applications on Linux. This page will attempt to address problems related to the following issues:
- You need to change a certain default application (e.g. after switching desktop environments), but there appears to be nowhere to configure it, or an application ignores your configuration
- You regularly switch back and forth between several desktop environments, and need to configure some applications (e.g. file manager) on a per-desktop-environment basis, but need to configure others (e.g. web browser) globally
Until there is more information/organization, it will just be a dumping ground of random tricks
Changing a default application
The Template:Codeline command uses the Template:Filename file to pick which application to use. Many applications invoke this command internally, so this may be the best place to look. Its contents refer to the Template:Filename files located in /usr/share/applications/. KDE applications are located in the Template:Filename subdirectory and are referred to by prefixing Template:Filename to the Template:Filename file's name (e.g. Template:Filename).
Template:Filename lists applications in order of preference; if the first listed application is not installed, the second one will be used. Its format is as follows:
... [Default Applications] mimetype=desktopfile1;desktopfile2...
For example,
[Default Applications] text/html=firefox.desktop inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;Thunar.desktop;nautilus.desktop
The best way to look up the MIME type is to read the Template:Codeline list in your application's Template:Filename file.
You shouldn't mess with the Template:Codeline section, but see Exactly how the config files mesh together if you do. There is also a Template:Filename that doesn't exist on Arch by default which you also probably shouldn't mess with.
You can put custom Template:Filename files into Template:Filename.
Gnome 3
The file Template:Filename has the same syntax as Template:Filename. You can use it instead of Template:Filename, but it's probably best to use Template:Filename; see Exactly how the config files mesh together.
Sometimes, a certain application will not appear in the right-click Open With... dialog. To fix this problem, locate the Template:Filename file in Template:Filename, edit it as root, and add Template:Codeline to the end of the Template:Codeline line. For example, Kile currently has this problem; you need to edit Template:Filename and change the line reading Template:Codeline to read Template:Codeline. Also, please file a bug against the upstream project if you notice this problem.
You may also have to edit the Template:Codeline list in the Template:Filename file if you install extensions that allow an application to handle additional MIME types.
As far as I can tell, on Gnome 3, there are two configuration systems, GConf (older) and dconf (newer). GConf can be configured with Template:Codeline; in particular, you can try messing with the Template:Filename key, but changing settings there didn't fix any problems I had. dconf can be configured with the Template:Codeline command.
To configure the default terminal for the package nautilus-open-terminal to Konsole, use
$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec konsole $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.default-applications.terminal exec-arg "'-e'"
The second command tells Template:Codeline to expect a command to be passed to it as part of the invocation. nautilus-open-terminal needs this because it passes a Template:Codeline command in order to switch to the appropriate directory. For example, opening a terminal in your Template:Filename directory will invoke something like
$ konsole -e cd "~/Desktop"
Web browser
To configure the web browser used by the AUR package gnome-gmail-notifier, run
$ gconf-editor
and edit the Template:Filename key. You may want to change Template:Filename, Template:Filename, and Template:Filename keys while you're at it.
File manager
XChat is using Thunar instead of Nautilus for some reason. More info once I get this figured out...
Exactly how the config files mesh together
This is not necessary reading, but here is, as nearly as I can tell, the precedence order for the various config files, from high to low:
~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, [Default Applications] section ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, [Added Applications] section ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list, [Default Applications] section /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list, [Added Applications] section /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
Note that ordinarily, if a higher-precedence config file (or config file section) specifies an application that is not installed, it will fall-back to a lower-precedence config file (or section). However, if a non-existent application is specified in any Template:Filename file, then all of the Template:Filename files will be ignored for that MIME type.
See also this page on freedesktop.org, "Default application ordering" section.
Maintaining settings for multiple desktop environments
More info later...


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Give your teachers a head start with these fun and informative workshops!
Capacity: 30 teachers
Time required: 90 minutes
Fee: $200
Requirements: Assembly space with table space for teachers to work.
Themes include: Soapy Science; On a Roll with Ramps; Creative Use and Reuse.
Looking for a way to brush up on your science skills? Let Science on the Road come to your school district with a program designed just for preschool teachers. Stay current with hands-on science activities and teaching methods while having tons of fun. May provide ACT 48 credits.
Ask about special science kits just for preschool classrooms – only $150 each toolbox! These all-inclusive kits are yours to keep in the classroom? Bring them out for a science-tastic lesson!


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Verizon has started shipping its Lumia 822 handsets, according to confirmation emails being sent out to customers who have placed an order and are eagerly awaiting their new Nokia Windows Phone. Estimated delivery date? November 15th.
We've had one of said confirmation emails sent in by a reader, which has had personal information stripped (but order numbers have been verified and cross-checked with the order confirmation - both can be seen above). This is good news for those awaiting for Verizon to move its stock, but bad news for AT&T customers who are still battling to find out what's going on with the Lumia 920.
We have heard from some that grey versions of the phone are not shipping due to stock issues, though we cannot confirm that at this time.
We previously looked at Verizon's website, which displays a November 13th shipping date for all Lumia 822 versions) and some of the available HTC 8Xs), so it's good to see the carrier following through with its promise. Nokia's mid-range Lumia 822 is available for $99 with a two-year contract and the flagship HTC 8X will run you twice that, $199, with the same two-year agreement.
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16x20 Matted, Signed & Numbered are from a limited edition of 150.
20x24 Matted, Signed & Numbered are from a limited edition of 75.
"In December 1967, Little Richard and his band played a concert in the TV studios of KPIX in San Francisco and I was there with my cameras. The ever-expressive face of the former gospel singer on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine No. 59 was a photographer's dream subject. He was widely acclaimed by his musical peers; James Brown said of him that Little Richard was the "first to put the funk in the rock and roll beat." -Baron Wolman
Purchase museum-quality fine art prints of rock, blues, jazz, and country music stars by the best photographers in the world.
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Settling in Haight-Ashbury in the 60's, Wolman was surrounded by Janis and the Grateful Dead in close-by digs. Wolman was soon accompanying journalist Jann Wenner to the now famous and genre-defining Mills College conference on rock music. Wenner happened to be the founder of Rolling Stone magazine. He liked Wolman's style, offered him a job and Wolman launched as the first official document-er of the new psychedelic age. Beginning with the magazine's opening issue, Wolman's photographs were windows on the parade of the different, the delightful and the doomed, and his pictures became the gold standard by which rock photography would be measured.


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Women's Center Spring Reading Selection
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, Noon to 1 pm
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Noon to 1 pm
Women's Center, 148 Millett Hall
Current Students
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Women's Center Spring Reading Selection:
The Madness Vase
by Andrea Gibson
Book Discussions:
Tuesday, March 5, 2012
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13, 2012
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Women's Center, 148 Millett
Join us to discuss our spring reading selection, The Madness Vase, Poetry by Andrea Gibson. Andrea Gibson is an award winning poet and activist and is the first winner of the Women's World Poetry Slam. Andrea has headlined prestigious performance venues coast to coast with powerful readings on war, class, gender, bullying, white privilege, sexuality, love, and spirituality.
Andrea will be on campus March 18-19, 2013, as the Women's History Month Artist-in-Residence. The Women's History Month residency is cosponsored by the Women's Center and the Women's Studies Program. Andrea will deliver the Women's History Month keynote, a spoken word performance, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the Millett Hall Atrium. The keynote performance is free and open to everyone!
Participants are welcome to attend one or both of the book discussions. Books are available for students only on a first come, first served basis; call or visit the Center to reserve your copy. For more information about the Women's Center Spring Reading Selection or the Women's History Month residency, contact the Women's Center at 775-4524.


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Vehicle identification numbers (also called VINs) are critical pieces of information for identifying the exact car you have and the engine that was put into it when it was built. A car's vehicle identification number (VIN) is the automotive equivalent of human DNA.
History of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
In the mid 1950s, American automobile manufacturers began stamping and casting identifying numbers on cars and their parts. The obvious purpose was to give an accurate description of the vehicle as mass production numbers were starting to climb to very significant numbers. Research has shown that early VINs came in all sorts of variations, depending on the car manufacturer.
In the early 1980s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began requiring that all road vehicles contain a 17-character VIN. This established the fixed VIN system for major vehicle manufacturers as it is known today and thus, created a unique "DNA" style number for each unique vehicle that rolled off the assembly line.
The Vehicle Identification Number was "officially" described in ISO Standard 3779 in February 1977 and last revised in 1983.
Explanation of Unique Identifiers Within Your Car's VIN
Vehicle identification numbers are standardized - all contain 17 characters. VIN characters may be capital letters A through Z and numbers 1 through 0; however, the letters I, O and Q are never used in order to avoid mistakes of misreading. No signs or spaces are allowed in the VIN.
The position of each letter or number in the VIN code reveals important information about where and when your car was made, the type of engine it has, the model or series of the car, various equipment/attributes and its production sequence. Each character or digit has a particular purpose as follows:
1st Character: The 1st character of your car's vehicle identification number identifies the country where it was manufactured.
3rd Character: The 3rd character in your car's vehicle identification number indicates the vehicle type or manufacturing division. This varies among car makes and models.
4th - 8th Character: The 4th through 8th characters in your car's VIN reveals its features/attributes, such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc. Again, this varies widely among car makes, models and equipment.
9th Character: The 9th character in your car's vehicle identification number is a VIN accuracy check digit, verifying the previous numbers within the VIN. This check digit is a single number or letter "X" used to verify the accuracy of the transcription of the vehicle identification number.
There is a precise method for obtaining the check digit; however, it is not relevant to our discussion here. Suffice to say that after all other characters in the VIN have been determined by the manufacturer, the check digit is calculated by carrying out a mathematical computation. The correct numeric remainder - zero through nine (0-9) will appear. However, if the remainder is 10 the letter "X" is used to designate the check digit value.
10th Character: The 10th character in your car's VIN tells you the model year. (This varies somewhat among car manufacturers - see the chart in the "Here's How to Find Your Car's VIN" section below for specific locations by car make.)
11th Character: The 11th character in your car's vehicle identification number reveals the assembly plant for the vehicle.
12th - 17th Character: The 12th through the 17th character in your car's VIN indicate the sequence of the vehicle for production as it rolled off the manufacturer's assembly line. The last four characters are always numeric.
These last six characters are perhaps the most critical portion of the VIN for most European cars. Because of mid-year production changes by car makers, these can be extremely important in identifying the proper part numbers for ignition, fuel, emission and engine components. These types of parts are often listed with the caveat that they fit vehicles up to a particular VIN or before/after a particular VIN sequence.
Here's How to Find Your Car's VIN
The table below will help you locate your car's unique DNA - its unique vehicle identification number. VINs are normally located in several locations on a car, but the most common places are:
- On the door frame/door post of the front doors (usually driver's but sometimes passenger's)
- On the dash near the windshield
- On the engine itself (machined pad on front of engine)
- On the car's firewall
- In the left-hand inner wheel arch
- On the steering wheel/steering column
- On the radiator support bracket
- On your car's title, registration, guarantee/maintenance book or on the declarations page of your auto insurance policy
The following chart gives further information (by car line) on both the location of the VIN plate and which character in your VIN represents your year of production and specific engine. We have limited the listings to only import cars since those are the car lines in which AutohausAZ specializes. Those shown in blue are car makes for which we have extensive parts inventories.
* See Year Codes Chart to interpret this character
Online VIN Decoders To Help You
If you'd like to have your VIN "decoded" for you, there are several resources on the Internet that can be of assistance. By knowing your VIN, these resources can tell you some very specific information about your car that can help you in your search for the right repair parts:
VIN Power: Input your email address and your car's VIN in the boxes and complete information on your unique car will be emailed to you.
CarFax Vehicle History Reports: Enter your car's VIN in the box where it says, "Get started now with our FREE CarFax Record Check. Enter a VIN and click Search." You'll be provided online with several important pieces of information about your specific car's features.
AnalogX VIN View: AnalogX VIN View is another free online VIN decoder that allows you to see the information about your vehicle based on your car's vehicle identification number. VIN View supports decoding of any vehicle identification number that was issued after 1978. Just enter the 17-character VIN number and click decode. On the decoded page, you'll see your VIN again and the position of each character, then on the bottom portion you'll see what position and characters map to what information.
Vehicle Identification Numbers: This is another good source for information in your car's VIN. Just select the car line(s) for which you're interested in seeing VIN explanations and you'll be transferred to site(s) that can help you in your decoding quest.
Help Us to Help You Find the Exact Repair Parts You Need
Autohaus' goal is to provide you with exactly the right part for your car as quickly and concisely as possible - the right part number and the right OE brand. You can help us do our job faster and more accurately by identifying your VIN and updating your vehicle data in the Members Only Area to include this information.
By providing AutohausAZ with the correct VIN for your car, you are helping us to properly identify the exact part numbers needed for your auto repairs. Without it, you may be inadvertently slowing down the process of identifying these parts numbers and/or exposing yourself to the possibility of receiving the wrong parts.
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Increasing mileage by driving more efficiently
I drive like a grandpa and I get nearly 28 mpg in my '97, V-6 Taurus. The EPA puts it at 17 city, 26 highway. About 75% of my driving is the latter, which still puts me four miles above the estimates. At 15,000 miles, that translates to an annual savings of around $250 at current gas prices. Not a large amount, but not pennies either. And, apparently, most drivers do not even attain the EPA estimates, so the savings are comparatively even more substantial.
Parenthetically, yes, I know GL model is only 145 horsepower (with one of the most aerodynamic bodies on the road, which is why it was used for so long in NASCAR racing), but that is irrelevant to the question of underperforming or outperforming EPA fuel efficiency estimates.
How to optimize your fuel economy? Here's what I've done, with much success:
- Never take the RPM above 2,500. This is a measure of how hard your engine is working. By watching it, you are essentially watching an efficiency gauge. It means accelerating slower out of stops. Before your automatic shifts, it'll want to float above that mark (this is a major reason manuals get better mileage), but if you decelerate just a bit, it'll shift earlier.
- Top out at 60 mph, give-or-take a few, in cruise control as much as possible. Fuel efficiency plummets past this speed for most vehicles (assuming your engine isn't a V-10), as can easily be witnessed by watching how your RPM will climb around 100 for every couple of mph you tack on. That math isn't working out in your favor.
- No windows or A/C. This is death, I know. But both cut about 10% away from your efficiency. Run the vent, or consider the sweating out a cathartic experience. The A/C consumes the same amount of energy irrespective of speed, so if the ascetic practice doesn't work for you, use the windows when you're cruising around in the city (the faster you're going, the more drag open windows are creating--having them down becomes less efficient than the A/C at around 45 mph) and the A/C when you're on the highway.
- Keep the tires near their maximum recommended PSI (usually in the low forties) and make sure they are evenly inflated.
- Stay in one of the center lanes while on the highway. You don't want to be a jerk and keep swifter drivers from passing, but staying in the far right lane is an efficiency killer, because you'll inevitably have to take off the cruise control as people merge on and off.
- Try to make city driving as much like highway driving as possible. Anticipate signal changes from afar. The left turn lane travelling opposite you will directly precede your green light. Scout that out from a distance, and begin breaking lightly or picking up as appropriate. If you're not in danger of missing the signal change, coast forward, even if you have three blocks to the light. It's satisfying to zip by the hothead who just blazed by you only to stop at the intersection that you just cruised through (as you were cruising by him).
- If you're idling, waiting to pick someone up, do so in drive. The engine burns more gas in park and neutral. Better yet, just turn off the engine. Your starter (via the battery) is what gets the workout when you ignite, not so much the engine. Unless it's less than a minute or so, you're better off killing it.
If you have the gumption, try these things for the entire duration of your next tank. To get an accurate reading of your mpg, you'll need to stop fueling at the 'click' (don't top it off), and reset your short odometer immediately after filling. When you fill up the next time, again stop at the click, take the miles driven and divide it by the gallons you have just put in to get your new mpg.
You'll be surprised to see you've extended your output somewhere in the vicinity of 50-100 miles, depending on tank size.
Why so much effort to save $5 a week? Well, it's a game. It's a better utilization of competitive disposition on the road than other manifestations of that competitive nature are! It assuages some of the guilt by lowering the amount of gas you have to buy, sort of like eating all the food on your plate instead of throwing some away--supply and demand dictates that in either of the 'bad' behavior cases, you are making the respective commodity more expensive for everyone else. And since American vehicles account for one-tenth of daily oil consumption, if we all knocked off 15% of our gas usage, we'd be saving more than one million barrels each day, or keeping $30 billion in revenue out of the hands of some of the uglier places on earth each year.
I should purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, and I will, when it becomes economically sane to do so. But these savings have no accounting cost--indeed, they're likely a net benefit. My car, despite the notorious acronym, has 130k miles on the original engine and transmission, and runs like a champ. A steady pace is easier on you when you scamper, and it's easier on your car when you drive (there's a joke among runners and bikers that driving hard is a way of compensating for slothfulness on foot, sort of like guys driving big trucks, but not as vulgar).
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- Amy Alkon said...
Good advice, and I'm into the game (and thanks for the link). I drive a Honda Insight (60ish mpg hwy, 45 or so in stop and go traffic in town). I love my car and totally recommend it.
- Audacious Epigone said...
Miss Alkon,
Well thank you for providing a link to exactly what I was looking for!
You have to be careful not to let your focus on the game stoke the misanthropic streak too much, as that sort of thing has a tendency to do, I suppose.
That being said, I really want to get a bumper sticker that says something to the effect of "Relax, I'm teaching you to be a better driver," since the short-sightedness of so many stop-go-stop-go leadfoots nets me angry glares from them as they tailgate, eager to get up to that red light with more haste so that they can be sure to stop abruptly instead of rolling on through.
Also, for biking, I'd like to get a shirt that says something to the effect of "I'm lowering our healthcare costs, you're funding Al Qaeda, and you want me to get off the road?" on the back. But I've been physically hit by cars twice before, and the third time might be the (death) charm, so up to this point I've held back. Plus, that's probably too much verbiage for a shirt. Maybe just "Stop funding Saudi orgies" would work.
If you live in an urban or urban-surburban area like I do (northern NJ in the NYC metro area) try a motorcycle. Not a giant Harley hog or a stupid racing bike crotch-rocket, but a nice touring bike like a Honda nighthawk, Triumph, Suzuki, etc...
You get really great mileage and can park just about anywhere. I have a Triumph Bonneville with luggage bags that is great. Besides saving money on gas, ease of parking and the fact that they are really fun, don't forget the fact the babes dig motorcyles!
- Audacious Epigone said...
My old Kawasaki doesn't run well enough to take on the interstate anymore. Funny you'd suggest as much, as I've been considering a Nighthawk for some time now. But in eastern Kansas, so many days are unridable due to bitter cold/wind (basically Nov-Feb), thunderstorms (Apr-June), so I'm not sure if I can justify it.
- Steve Sailer said...
I've taken my bike on the highway(NJ Tpk GSP, Rt. 80, etc...)maybe 5 times. I didn't buy it for that though. I got it for the around town type of stuff. I live out by Giants Stadium. I got the bike to take around town and into the city, short trips, to work, etc...things that would really kill auto fuel efficiency.
If you live close enough to town, a bike may be worth it and I don't know what traffic conditions are like in KC but if you are far out and only have so many good riding days a year, then it is pretty much a toy for good weather(nothing wrong with that though). Have you tried coveralls for cold weather? They are not cheap, but you will be pretty comfortable. Many have pads as well. As it is, I hate riding in very hot temps and wet/snow conditions(I am worried about other drivers), but just cold itself doesn't bother me so much. In any event, having a motorcycle has given me an excuse to get some pretty cool threads.
On an unrelated note: I have to be in Kansas City MO/KS for business. Is there a good bar "strip" nightlife district or something like that? I'd rather find out from a local than from some website.
- Audacious Epigone said...
It would be a toy for me, which is why I'll probably just keep thinking without actually acquiring. I've not done the coverall thing, and I don't mind the cold so much, either. Rain is almost unbearable, and heat isn't much fun but still cooler than driving in my car, because, well, see the post :)
Regarding the KC metro: Westport is definitely 'the place' to be for the nightlife. There's not really anything else that comes close.
The Plaza is good if a significant other is with you, but not if you're alone. They're nearby one another, in any case.
Lawrence, college town home to KU, is about 30 miles due west of KC, and needless to say it has quite the night scene, too. It's a straight shot down I-70, so it wouldn't be much more than half an hour from wherever you'll be staying.
- Audacious Epigone said...
'Westport' is on Westport road, which is about 30 blocks south of the heart of downtown, by the way.
Thanks. If I have any free time I'll try to get out and have a few.
Thanks. If I have any free time I'll try to get out and have a few.
Whenever I actually use my car (usually bike), I practice most of those methods you have noted. I always have my windows down in the summer, however (black interior = incinerator). The new EPA estimates say 24 highway, but I get about 25-27 altogether (75% city). I proudly boast to my friends that I keep CC locked at 62 on K10.
Excellent advice, AE. I've been doing this for close to a year now and it helps on gas quite noticeably. My route to work is routine, and I've memorized the patterns of the traffic lights to the point that if it's off it throws me out of whack. I can time it at one intersection to the point that i can take my foot off the accelerator about 1000 ft in advance of an intersection, coast toward the intersection, and then have the light turn green again about 100 ft before I reach the intersection. Having a digital mpg reader is uselful in telling me what speeds are most efficient.
One excellent addition to the roadways here in Chicago is what I presume to be roadway sensors that keep the lights on the main arteries green if there is no traffic waiting at the opposing street of an intersection.
My Passat can get up to about 28-30mpg at if I travel at a steady pace between 40 and 60mph. I also drive a lot through industrial areas to get to and from work and tail 53' trailers at about 4 or 5 car lengths. My absolute maximum was 34.8 mpg doing that. Not only does it save gas, it's actually a good way to avoid tickets if I'm going 40 in a 30 one.
- Audacious Epigone said...
Wow, to get that kind of mileage in Chicago is impressive. I was there about a year ago, and compared to my stomping grounds, the traffic is a nightmare. Driving on Sunday afternoon was like Monday morning here.
Regarding the default green on the major thoroughfares: I don't see why they do not have more staying power. Why not require another vehicle to be waiting for 30 seconds+ when it is coming from a backroad? It would be much more efficient to have to wait at one light for a couple of minutes than to have to wait at several for 15 seconds, as tends to be the case during busy traffic times, even when you're on a heavily traveled road.
- Audacious Epigone said...
You have also beaten the EPA estimates. Not that anecdotal evidence constitutes statistically significant data, but we are talking more than just a survey of one here.


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For immigrants who send money to their home countries, wire-transfer shops are backbones of their neighborhoods. On some blocks in San Francisco's Mission District, every third or fourth business might offer some sort of money transfer service, and they're always bustling, even on a Sunday morning.
The customers probably don't suspect one danger that apparently often lurks in the storefronts: a startling number of viruses on the computers used to transmit their financial information.
Some 60 percent of the PCs examined in 300 wire-transfer businesses in Los Angeles and Las Vegas were infected with nasty viruses, according to a study released last week by Spanish software vendor Panda Security.
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Wire transfers typically require that money senders provide limited personal information, such as a name and a telephone number.
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And when those side businesses operate on the same Internet-connected computers as the wire-transfer transactions, hackers might find a gold mine. Panda's researchers believe the infections they discovered because of the remittance centers' poor security controls could let criminals intercept money transfers - and cash them out themselves.
"It's pretty chilling," Zevallos said. "It's the equivalent of having a store with a broken window in a bad neighborhood with a bunch of stuff in there - sooner or later someone's going to come by and pick it up."
Zevallos said the infections reflect what can happen when any business gives its employees unrestricted access to the Internet without proper security software and hardware.
But remittance businesses or their customers might be especially vulnerable targets, given how much money they transfer. The Inter-American Development Bank estimates that remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean, mostly from the United States and Spain, will top $67 billion this year.
The money transfer industry played down the threat. David Landsman, executive director of the National Money Transmitters Association, pointed out that most transactions are for less than $300, which makes the hassle of intercepting a transfer and forging an ID and getting someone in place to steal the delivery potentially more costly than the crime is worth.
"If an identity thief is looking for waters to troll in, these would not be very rich waters," Landsman said. "It's not that we're not concerned about our customers' data being secured. We just don't think this is a likely target. It wouldn't make sense."
Landsman said the industry's security policies are sufficient. He noted that the big money-transfer companies are heavily regulated by state auditors, including their computer security.
The money transmitters usually provide encryption technology and proprietary software on remittance agents' machines, to shield the transfers themselves from prying eyes, though oversight after that is limited.
Indeed, the study didn't find any weaknesses in the way the transfers themselves were handled. However, protections on those transactions might mean less if a hacker could log employees' every keystroke.


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Our rice trade thus far has not panned out as hoped (we bought the two-year breakout in rice prices on February 1st - here's why).
After an initial continued run higher, rice broke down in a big way. Though I had mentioned moving my stops up to higher support levels, the market dropped faster than I acted - and I kept 13.50 in mind as a level of strong support (and a logical place for a stop).
Experienced traders say you should never enter your stop in the market - but instead keep it in your head, or on a spreadsheet, or in a software program not connected to your brokerage account. Well, here's a great example of why they say that:
How many weak hands were driven out of this trade when the powers that be sent rice "limit down" 3 days in a row - just below 13.50, where most longs surely had their stops placed?
I don't know how this trade will pan out from here - perhaps it will remain a loser - but I found this to be a classic case study on why: 1) you don't put your stops in the market, and 2) why you need to set your stops below the obvious levels that everyone else is using.
Now perhaps I should consider taking the Jim Rogers approach to buy on the dips rather than the breakouts - especially at or near key support levels. We'll keep an eye on this entry strategy, especially with respect to the grains and softs.
Though "back in the day" (cerca 2005-08), buying the breakouts was a profitable entry strategy for me in these markets.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 10, 2006) -- Following a historic night thanks to Tim Smith (Newport News, Va.) and his record-setting performance against Campbell Thursday, the ETSU men's basketball team returns to action for its home regular season finale Saturday inside Memorial Center against Gardner-Webb. Game time is set for 4 p.m., with Senior Day ceremonies scheduled prior to the tip.
Smith, who now stands at 2,215 points for his career, bested the program's previous all-time mark of 2,204 set by former Buc great Greg Dennis, with a free throw late in the second half of the Campbell game. In a closely contested game, Smith scored 10 points in the final three minutes to ice the decision.
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My spirit guides told me that if every one of you reading this would only donate to my PayPal account, we could instantly set things in motion that would save the world… or something like that.
Welcome to the world of bogus, fraudulent "fake gurus" who scam people out of their money. It's the new crime wave sweeping the internet: convincing-sounding people create "mission" projects by producing convincing videos then getting people to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars that get pocketed for personal gain.
The whole thing is an elaborate scam, of course, using fake names, fake company fronts and fake claims of support from famous people. This year, we've received so many tips and warnings from readers who got caught up in these scams that we just had to warn our readers so you don't get scammed.
It seems that most of these scams involve people who are using the "mask" of New Age "high vibration" language, garb and symbols in order to trick people and ultimately stab them in the back by stealing their money. You can screw a lot of people in the name of "universal love" if you perfect the vibe.
To demonstrate this in a funny way, I've filmed a "fake guru" parody video that you can check out at:
The fake Vilcabamba rainforest scam
There's a guy running around collecting donations to "save Vilcabamba" which he claims is in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
He says that if you give him money, it will be collected by his "pending" non-profit (i.e. his private bank account) and will be used to buy hundreds of hectares of land in the Valley of Longevity in order to "save" that land. He's asking for $10 million.
I used to live in Vilcabamba, so I can assure you it isn't in a rainforest, and it doesn't need saving. It's actually located in a high-elevation arid region of Southern Ecuador, far from the low-elevation rainforest regions of East Ecuador. Although I lived in Vilcabamba for two years and knew practically everyone there, I never saw this guy who claims to be "saving" it.
The fake anti-Monsanto film
Watch out for a fundraiser touting a high-profile film that promises to expose Monsanto. The film is a fake, the production company doesn't exist and the guy promoting the film is a fraud.
Lots of people have already donated to the film, of course, which is only funneling money into the pockets of this fraudster who will no doubt run the same scam on some other unsuspecting group of activists in a different industry.
The fake awards ceremony
Almost two years ago, myself and Anthony Gucciardi of StoryLeak.com exposed the fake ALIVE! New York awards ceremony scam.
That scam involved a couple of hustlers named Joshua Daniel Scurry and Anna Marie Scurry who were taking tens of thousands of dollars from "sponsors" (i.e. health product companies) while tricking everyone into believing they were going to put on an industry-wide awards ceremony to honor natural health leaders.
It was all fake, of course. I actually spoke to the hotel where the ceremony was supposed to take place, and I confirmed the fraudsters never even paid to reserve the ballroom. Part of the fraud involved falsely telling everyone that I had agreed to appear at the event in order to create the illusion that it had the support of Natural News. When we exposed it, companies across the industry were in a state of shock and over a hundred thousand dollars in sponsorship fees and product inventory had vanished.
The fake PhD raw food guru
Last year, I also exposed a fake raw food "guru" who ran around calling himself a "doctor" even though he acquired his totally faked diploma through a laughably bad diploma mill (which we exposed for the whole world to see).
This guy also taught people to eat their own s##t and other horrendous foods, including putrid meat left out to rot for a few days. This was called "pre-digested protein" and the guy claimed if you ate enough of this, it would cure you of cancer. (Or make you throw up your own intestines, I can't remember which…)
In recent court testimony, this guy was forced to admit he once again fabricated false accusations against Sharon Palmer and James Stewart, the raw milk farmers made famous in the Rawesome Foods raid.
The fake rescue donation scam
Immediately after a natural disaster hits any given city, residents start receiving calls from "fundraisers" who claim to be providing emergency supplies to the victims of the disaster. Most of these are completely fabricated and are nothing more than fraudulent moneymaking schemes.
Even the phone operators calling you usually have no clue it's a scam, so they sound convincing. Need I even say that you should never give out your credit card number over the phone to someone who originated the call?
The fake "run for the cure" scam
As long as we're talking about scams, don't fall for the 'ole "run for the cure" scam, either. It's nothing more than a way to get thousands of suckers to fund the high-dollar salaries of wealthy non-profits that thrive on sickness and disease.
I remember seeing a flyer for a "walk for diabetes" that was sponsored by Coca-Cola or Pepsi (I don't remember which). And of course all the cancer cure walks are sponsored by chemotherapy drug companies, mammogram manufacturers and junk food chains whose products actually cause cancer.
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The bottom line is that you should be skeptical of all requests for donations and do your homework before parting with your money. If you're not careful, you may end up funding a con artist or fraudulent organization that has absolutely no real interest in helping anyone but themselves.
If you want to give people something, give them real goods such as storable foods. As an example of this, we recently donated $10,000 worth of storable organic foods to the Oklahoma tornado victims. This was shipped out on pallets as a physical item, not as cash, making sure that greedy non-profit executives couldn't dip their greasy little fingers into the till and steal the cash. (Which happens far more often than you might suspect…)
Stop writing checks to organizations unless you really know them and trust them. And make sure they have a long track record of spending donations on legitimate causes.
As an example of this, our own Consumer Wellness Center non-profit donates out 100% of all donations to actual causes, paying ZERO percent for salaries. In other words, we all volunteer our time to keep it running, and every dollar donated to the organization goes to help educate people about nutrition.
It appears, however, that I am in the minority for believing that a non-profit should actually be in the business of GIVING instead of TAKING.