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Student Loan Interest Rates
On July 1, the interest rates on new subsidized Stafford loans are slated to double, from 3.4% to 6.8%. If Congress does not step in to keep rates low, more than 7.4 million students will be affected. Based on the average student loan amount, the increase will add over $1,000 in costs over the life of that loan.
Secretary Duncan raised this issue in an April 20 press briefing at the White House. "At a time when going to college has never been more important, it has also, unfortunately, never been more expensive," he said. "Families and students are struggling to meet these costs, and there's no reason why we should add to their burden.... More and more middle class families are starting to think college might not be for them, it's for rich folks. There's a real problem with that when we know going to college is the path to the middle class."
Also, President Obama focused on this issue in his April 21 weekly address. "We should be doing everything we can to put higher education within reach for every American," he said, "because, at a time when the unemployment rate for Americans with at least a college degree is about half the national average, it's never been more important.... In America, higher education cannot be a luxury. It's an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford."
Then, April 24 and 25, the President traveled to North Carolina, Colorado, and Iowa, calling on Congress to stop student loan interest rates from doubling. He spoke to students the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Iowa. He also "slow jammed" the news on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which was taping on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
Some additional resources:
- A White House fact sheet outlines the issue.
- The White House's "Keep Student Interest Rates Low" web page has a map detailing how many students who go to school in each state would be affected by higher rates and how much they will save over the life of their loan if Congress acts to stop the rates increase.
- A Federal Student Aid (FSA) web page summarizes new requirements for federal student aid programs. Most of these changes are effective with the 2012-13 school year (July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013).
In related news, the Department intends to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop proposed regulations designed to prevent fraud and otherwise ensure proper use of federal student aid, especially in the context of current technologies. It also plans to propose regulations to improve and streamline campus-based federal student aid programs. The agency will hold two public hearings for interested parties to discuss the rulemaking agenda: May 23 in Phoenix, AZ, and May 31 in Washington, D.C.
Honoring Students
This week, Secretary Duncan announced the 2012 class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. This program was established by Executive Order in 1964 to honor academic achievement by graduating high school seniors. It was expanded in 1979 to honor students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the arts. Each year, 141 students are named, including at least one young man and woman from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American families living abroad. Another 15 students are chosen at-large, and 20 students are scholars in the arts. Over 3,300 candidates qualified on the basis of outstanding ACT or SAT scores and through nominations made by Chief State School Officers or the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts nationwide youngARTS competition. The Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by the President, chooses finalists. Scholars will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 16. Each scholar will invite the teacher who had the greatest impact on his or her success to participate in the activities and receive a certificate of appreciation.
Honoring Teachers
The National Teacher of the Year is chosen from among the State Teachers of the Year by a committee of the major national education organizations, organized by the Council of Chief State School Officers. This year's winner, Rebecca Mieliwocki, is an English teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, California. She has been teaching for 14 years, the last nine years in her current position. During the year, she is released from classroom duties to travel the country as a spokesperson and advocate for the teaching profession.
On April 24, the President, the Secretary, and Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 2012 National Teacher of the Year and the State Teachers of the Year at the White House for a ceremony in the East Room. In his remarks, President Obama highlighted the crucial work America's teachers do for all society: "Even in the best of times, teachers are asked to do more with less. Today, with our economy still recovering from the worst recession since the Great Depression, states and communities have to stretch budgets tighter than ever. So, we've got a particular responsibility as elected officials in difficult times, instead of bashing teachers to support them."
The White House ceremony was just one of many activities the Teachers of the Year participated in while in town. On April 26, they visited the Department to discuss ways to elevate the teaching profession via the RESPECT Project. The RESPECT Project is a national conversation led by the agency's Teaching Ambassador Fellows to provide input on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal and on the broader effort to reform teaching.
Education Record
In his recent address before Parenting magazine's annual Mom Congress, the Secretary underscored the Administration's accomplishments to date on its education agenda, how the reforms support students and families, and how parents can be advocates for change within their states and communities. "Under the President's leadership, our role here in Washington is to support you," he said. "At the Department of Education, our first three years were really about building a foundation for this transformation. We have challenged the status quo wherever it is needed and championed bold education reform wherever it is happening along the educational pipeline from cradle to career." Among the accomplishments, he raised investing in early learning, strengthening elementary and secondary education, keeping teachers on the job (under the Recovery Act and emergency jobs aid), and investing in higher education. "The bottom line is: we can't stop," he resolved. "The costs of educational stagnation and mediocrity are too high. The President has put us on a path to reach our goal of being the best-educated country in the world by 2020, and we have to keep going."
Green Ribbon Schools
On Earth Week Monday, Secretary Duncan, Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the first U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS), including 78 schools that span 29 states and the District of Columbia. ED-GRS is a recognition program that opened in September 2011. Honored schools exercise a comprehensive approach to creating green environments through reducing environmental impact, promoting health and wellness, and ensuring a high-quality environmental and outdoor education to prepare students with 21st century skills and sustainability concepts needed in the growing global economy. "Today, we are shining the spotlight on 78 terrific and innovative schools, but our real aim is more ambitious," the Secretary stressed in a related blog post. "We don't want pockets of excellence. We want success to be the norm." (Note: These are one-year recognition awards. Next year's competition will open this summer. State education agencies are requested to indicate their intent to submit nominees by June 15 to email@example.com.)
Odds and Ends
The March 2012 edition of "School Days," the Department's monthly video journal, features data on student progress in the nation's lowest-achieving schools, the Secretary's visit to the SXSWedu conference, and a new tool to help high school guidance counselors track whether students are applying for federal student aid.
The Senate confirmed Deborah Delisle as the Department's Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
Five more statesCalifornia, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyominghave received new funds to turn around lowest-performing schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) recently announced the launch of a new arts education initiative to help turn around lowest-performing schools.
The Department's newly-established Office of Early Learning (OEL) now has a web site, with timely and useful information about the early learning programs and initiatives at the agency.
April was the Month of the Military Child. In a letter to local superintendents, the Secretary shares information and asks for assistance in meeting the needs of military-connected school children. Nearly all school districts educate a child whose parent or guardian serves in the Armed Forces, whether stationed here or abroad and on active duty or in the National Guard or Reserves.
The education and business community, as well as several members of Congress, have been weighing-in on the Administration's blueprint for transforming career and technical education.
On April 25, Secretary Duncan joined Small Business Administrator Karen Mills on Twitter to answer questions about how to start a new business, the loan repayment and forgiveness plans available to student borrowers, and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Quote to Note
"In 2020, today's eighth-graders will be finishing college. At that point, we must again be first in the world in graduation rates, not 16th. And, with the foundation that President Obama has laid, I can imagine all of us at their graduation ceremony, like a proud family. We'll be there as parent advocates, secretaries of education, state governors and legislators. We'll be there as mayors, school board members, college presidents and professors. We'll be there as superintendents, principals, teachers, and union leaders. Democrats, Republicans, independentsit doesn't matter. We'll all cheer for our students and ourselves as America's graduates are declared the world's valedictorians.... At graduation, no one cheers louder than mom."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (4/30/12), addressing the third Mom Congress
Upcoming Events
On May 10, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the Department will release the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science results for eighth-grade students.
In an April 14 letter to Tribal leaders, the Secretaries of Education and the Interior announced four upcoming consultation sessions to continue work on the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (an Executive Order signed by President Obama last year): May 18 in Lincoln, CA; May 24 in Flagstaff, AZ; May 31 in Bloomington, MN; and June 5 in Nashville, TN.
This spring, Dr. Jill Biden will deliver commencement addresses at Broward College in Florida and Southwestern Community College in Iowa.
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On Tuesday, December 9th, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy convened a hearing on H.R. 957, the Green Energy Education Act of 2009 and eight other energy and climate related bills which covered topics from wind energy research to carbon capture technology development incentives, and biofuels for small engines. The Subcommittee hearing is the first Senate action on the measure since the House of Representatives passed the bill on April 22nd by a vote of 411-6.
Introduced by Congressman Mike McCaul (TX), the Green Energy Education Act would call on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to partner in providing grants to university programs that focus on the design and construction of high performance buildings. The legislation specifically states that priority should be given to university programs with design, architecture, landscape architecture, and city, regional, or urban planning. One of the primary goals of the legislation is to improve the ability of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and planners to work together on the design and construction of high performance buildings.
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Well if there's good feedback online for Monroe, that's compelling evidence. I've never used them on a BMW.0
Well if there's good feedback online for Monroe, that's compelling evidence. I've never used them on a BMW.
Me either; the one the E39 guys use is the "Sensa-Trac". Another good shock is the Sachs Super Touring.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2014 M235i; 2009 Cooper Clubman; 1999 Wrangler; 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i0
I'm just wondering if they can take a lickin' and keep on tickin'?
I agree with you about Bilsteins---I never regretted paying a bit extra for them.0
pylt1 Posts: 12:lemon:
For many of you on the board with a long history of tail light problems, be sure to save your receipts.
This was on another board, but it looks like you can get your money back once the recall starts. Better is the fact that BMW might actually stop having us fix our own cars with parts from Radio Shack . . . . Geesh, have they no shame?
It's time to stop with the "homemade" fixes. This is a serious safety defect and BMW knows it. The post below is a cross post--read and heed:
Just a quick update on this problem. Among my circle of friends we have five post-update E46 sedans. Four of them have had tail light, turn signal, brake light failures all caused by BMW's screw up when they updated the tail lights: not enough grounding wire(s). See the BMW service bulletin SI B 63 03 06 on this at the link below:
Since the ne'er-do-wells at "Screw The Damn Customer" BMW HQ Customer Service (what an oxymoron) have never heard of Ralph Nader, we're giving 'em a little help. The nice folks over in Washington D.C. have these things called Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and EVERYONE selling cars here has to meet them for ten years after a car or truck is built. That means if our lights have design defects (they do), BMW is under potentially criminal liability to fix the things with a safety recall at NO cost.
BMW's service bulletins basically say, "Only fix the cars under warranty; screw everyone else for whatever you can get away with so you can buy a bigger boat." WRONG ANSWER BMW!
The ball is in motion on this; more later. For now, BE SURE TO SAVE ALL YOUR RECEIPTS IF YOU HAD YOUR STEALER RAPE YOU FOR $400 (per side) TO FIX BMW'S LIGHTING SCREW UP.
I expect to see something in a few weeks so hang in there.
O.K., normally you would be correct...however I recently found an oil change special from advance auto with 5 quarts of synthetic oil at 24.99 and an oil filter included, and they let me change out a filter that would fit the BMW. It was a great deal. The 740i takes around 7 quarts. I was exagerating alittle, but I was close.0
Sorry to disagree with you on this one, but if you want to take true ownership in your car and enjoy learning to do things yourself, a great start is learning to do your own oil change. They can look at all the other things when something serious breaks down, (which inevitably happens enough to keep up with an overview of leaks, belt wear, etc). Buy yourself a container that catches the oil and you can take it to your nearby autoparts store and empty it free. More importantly, many of the repair shops today will find something to recommend that you need to have done when you give it to them for an oil change. They will try to "sell" you something that isn't needed, but might be needed if you don't have it done. I like having control over what gets done if I can.0
Has everyone forgot that there are ramps that can be purchased and the car can be driven up these ramps so that you can get under the front to change the oil? I know that it takes me about 20 minutes to do everything and I feel real good about not giving someone $75-$90.0
Hey guy, why not do all of us with 01 330 ci's a favor and document with pictures your experience and then we can use you as the expert. I'm sure you're going to have alot of fun and learn alot. I changed the window regulator on my passenger rear door for the 740i 2001 and I thought it was a nightmare until I finally finished it, and I'm glad I tried it.0
Engine turned off seconds after starting and driving 200m; restarted immediately; however, the resting idle was elevated at about 1500 RPM, vs. 700 normally. Opened hood after three miles at 80mph and idle speed was indeed high and noisy. Turned off engine, took two seconds for engine to "shut down." Problem didn't occur after restarting after one hour meal break. Has anyone else experienced this? One week after 1st service, including "30-point" inspection!0
All this talk about oil changes and no one can take alittle time to answer my question re: the location of the fuse for the remote trunk release on a 2001 330 ci?
Excuse me for being impatient, but I know someone out there has the ability to answer this one. I would be glad to return the favor someday and pay it forward.0
You truly are a blessed man and must pray alot, because I have owned 2- 740i's, 1-330i and 1-330ci and all have been 2001 except for the 2003 330i. All have required alot more than routine maintenance, and the 740i's especially have problems with radiators, pressure hoses, and oil leaks. That's not counting the lousy coffee cup holders, and front grills that loosen up. For what they cost new, I would be very pissed if I paid that kind of money and experienced the mickey mouse stuff they do to their customers. I bought used and enjoy the smooth powerful ride and great handling of the cars and so put up with it. They also do give you a sense of being "special" to be a BMW owner, wouldn't you agree?0
Speaking of SWAPS: Wouldn't it be great to be able to trade diffferent BMW's with others and be able to experience other models without actually having to purchase them? We all must get the itch to try something else, but know the cost to sell one to get another is too expensive. I've often thought that it could be feasible and if thought through possible to come up with a system that gives individuals a place to do this. Any thoughts on this?0
that advice could work for many people and I certainly don't discourage it. But since I have a good relationship with my repair shop, when I take it in for an oil change, we both get to look around under there, discuss what we see, check over everything---I would not change this experience for crawling under a car with ramps, trying to check various driveline fluids while on a tilt, or trying to replace a loose clamp or seal.
DIY oil change is just a complete nuisance to me. I'd rather spend the time and effort fixing something that translates into real dollars (like when I replaced some bulbs in my dashboard--that saves a lot of labor).
But you are right, if you aren't careful or don't know your shop, you can get oversold during oil changes.0
blueguydotcom Posts: 6,257agreed. The amount of time it will take me to get an oil change v. do it myself = loss proposition. If it's really saving me $20-30 (parts not included), then it's a no brainer to have someone else do the work. If the savings is 100s, that's a different story.0
kominsky Posts: 850Hahaha! Me, an expert at anything mechanical? My friends and family are going to get a kick out of that one!
I won't be doing the swap until later Spring sometime, but maybe I'll give documenting it a shot. I would make a video, but when things start going badly, I tend to curse and throw things... :blush:0
"O.K., normally you would be correct...however I recently found an oil change special from advance auto with 5 quarts of synthetic oil at 24.99 and an oil filter included, and they let me change out a filter that would fit the BMW. It was a great deal."
I'm thinking you missed the point (a couple of points actually):
1) As far a I know, every BMW sold in the United States since the dawn of the E46 has required at the very least 6.5 quarts of oil (my 1999 328i and my 2002 530i both took 7 quarts to bring the level up to the upper hash mark on the dip stick).
2) I'm finding it extremely difficult to believe that Advance Auto is selling oil that meets the required BMW LongLife-01 oil specification for less than $5.00 per quart. FWIW, just because an oil is "synthetic" in no way means that it is acceptable to use in a late model BMW (or Audi, or VW, or Mercedes-Benz... you get the idea).
The fact of the matter is, that now, here in 2009, it will be the rare situation indeed where someone can buy the proper oil and filter for a late model BMW for much under $60.00.
Best regards,
My car 1995 318TI is over 120,000 miles, should I use Mobil 1 High Mileage 10W-40, Mobil 1 Extended Performance or just Mobil 1 0W-40?0
I'd run either 0W-40 or 5W-40 Turbo Diesel Truck. Either one will work fine. If you live in a warmer climate 15W-50 is a good choice- especially if your car sees the track on a frequent basis. I have 115K on my one-owner 1995 318ti and I used 15W-50 until the 0W-40 became available.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2014 M235i; 2009 Cooper Clubman; 1999 Wrangler; 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i0
Can I use any brand name oil filter for my BMW? I search the internet and found a lot of the filter with different brand name which fit in my car. I always buy the filter from the dealer, I am wondering if it is safe to use it. Or if anyone has any suggestion. Thanks.0
I prefer German filters for German cars myself. You never know exactly what you're getting at a chain store. I like the dealer for filters and gaskets, because you know they are going to fit properly.0
I checked out the STP filter for the engine in my wife's X3; it cost $10.50 and was made in Malaysia. My BMW dealer sells the German OEM filter for $8.50. Just for the record, BMWs don't tolerate cutting corners with dodgy aftermarket parts.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2014 M235i; 2009 Cooper Clubman; 1999 Wrangler; 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i0
grantchstr Posts: 371At 42,000 miles my dealer changed only the front pads (@ 2mm) but not the rear pads (@ 4mm). No new rotors which they reckoned were 20.6mm fore and aft.
BMW also replaced the Brake Pad Wear Sensor - which to me indicates that the wear was below minimum and the sensor should have warned of a brake job?
Now on other cars I have always been told that pads and rotors have to be changed in tandem or you dont get a perfect fit - ie scoring on the rotors will screw up the new pads.
Whats the minimun thickness for rotors? And if the fronts were changed at 2mmm surely 4mm for the rears is so close that they should have also been done at the same time? Whats the new thickness on pads? :mad:0
A couple of points:
1) While I don't know the exact thickness of the friction material for new pads, my bet is that they're roughly 12mm.
2) The brake pad wear sensor will correctly indicate a brake job is needed if (and only if) the pads on that wheel (only 1 wheel per axle gets a sensor) is straight and true. As one or more sets of pads on both of my BMWs have worn in such a way as to cause the caliper to tilt and the brake pads to wear at an angle (as viewed from top to bottom), it is very possible to have either the inner or the outer edge of the metal brake pad backing plate come into contact with the rotor well before the wear sensor indicates the brakes are needing to be done.
3) Technically speaking, if a rotor isn't down to minimum specs (the minimum thickness is physically stamped on the rotor itself), it doesn't need to be changed. I change my rotors at every brake job, many folks don't; personal choice.
Best regards,
As a poor person,I always love to communicate with the rich folks that seem to think that $50.00 is no big deal when saving money on repairs. I guess when you're making $100.00 or more an hour, and so smart that you can change out entire engines, why bother, huh? And while you're at it, why not everyone know how silly it is to worry about such a trivial thing.
What's truly amazing is how excited everyone got about the subject of an oil change, but couldn't dig into the wealth of their knowledge to answer a simple question that might truly be of worth to someone. You're attitudes are no better than of those who have forgotten what the true worth of a dollar is anymore--let's just talk millions and billions. Your disregard for the new guy on the block is no different than the elitists shunning the average "joe" out there. So, to shipo and Mr. Shiftright and the others in your click group; why not get back to trying to help someone in between your impressive comments and opinions of how much this or that costs?0
If having the oil changed in a shop doesn't apply to you, well fine---we aren't saying you should have the same values and habits we do.
For me personally, the $50 extra I spend once every 5,000 to have a trusted mechanic go over the car with me on a lift is well worth it. And he recycles for me.
No muss, no fuss.
I'm sorry but I'm having a hard time equating a desperate poverty level with BMWs. Something doesn't compute with that. This IS the BMW topic, right?
Really now, if you can't spend $50 on a BMW, the car is doomed, don't you think?
I LOVE to stretch a buck. But not in that particular way. For you, this might be your method of doing so. And we'd be glad to help you with that. Me, I go to Costco and save $50 that way on food. So much easier than laying on my back in a cold driveway.0
On a street-driven 3 or 5 Series BMW you can usually get away with changing the rotors at every other pad change. That said, my wife's X3 needed pads and rotors at all four corners at 60,000 miles- and the pad wear sensor never illuminated.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2014 M235i; 2009 Cooper Clubman; 1999 Wrangler; 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i0
"As a poor person,I always love to communicate with the rich folks that seem to think that $50.00 is no big deal when saving money on repairs."
Rule #1: If you're poor, you shouldn't be driving a BMW. While they aren't necessarily all that much more expensive than other marques to own and operate (on a per mile basis), they do demand periodic maintenance with quality products, and if you cannot afford that maintenance, buy a Chevy or a Toyota or something else of that ilk.
"I guess when you're making $100.00 or more an hour, and so smart that you can change out entire engines, why bother, huh?"
No comment on how much I make (or don't make as the case may be), however, by not maintaining a car in a manner prescribed by the manufacturer, you are most certainly more likely to be required to change out an entire engine compared to folks who do follow the OEM maintenance schedule. It sounds like you're the one with money to burn. Oh, wait! You're poor right?
"And while you're at it, why not everyone know how silly it is to worry about such a trivial thing."
Worrying about proper maintenance is "trivial"? You heard it first here folks.
"What's truly amazing is how excited everyone got about the subject of an oil change, but couldn't dig into the wealth of their knowledge to answer a simple question that might truly be of worth to someone."
Can't help you on where the fuse is located, I'm not rich enough to own a convertible BMW. That said, you're the one that stated that you could do an oil change for $35 on a BMW, a claim that is, at the very least, HIGHLY suspect.
"You're attitudes are no better than of those who have forgotten what the true worth of a dollar is anymore--let's just talk millions and billions."
Do tell. It seems that you're the one who has forgotten the true value of money as you can afford to improperly maintain your cars and then put new engines in when they fail due to your negligence.
"Your disregard for the new guy on the block is no different than the elitists shunning the average "joe" out there."
There was no disregard or disrespect intended, more likely we were being kind as we were trying to save you from yourself.
So, to shipo and Mr. Shiftright and the others in your click group; why not get back to trying to help someone in between your impressive comments and opinions of how much this or that costs?
I'm more than happy to help. Advice: Spend the necessary dollars to buy the proper oil and filters for your car, that way you won't need to buy new engines for them when they prematurely fail. As for the fuse, sorry, I still don't know where it is.
Best regards,
uncleto Posts: 45I was ready to go to BJ's to buy some stuff when suddenly after starting the car i notice that the engine starts failing and the engine died done.the car is been idle for only couple of days but the temp. here in NY is below freezing we just a had a storm Monday. to make it short, i thought it was the battery. it cant be cause its new. i tried to start again and let the engine idle, warm up i was ready to proceed when the Service Engine, lights when on! it got me worry so i tried moving the car back n forth on the driveway until i decided not to proceed to BJ'S. im gonna try again tomorrow, maybe the temp. here had someting to do with. hopefully the engine will try to start smoothly and no Service Engine Lights on. otherwise dont know what to do. any advice will be much appreciated.many thanks in advance!0
I had my 2008 335xi also die after starting and driving about 200meters. I also had an unusually high idle (1500 rpms vs. normal 700), but there was no correlation between the idle speed and the throttle control--in other words, the car drove normally, but the idle was too high. This occurred only during one evening, mild weather, car had been parked all day--8hours. The dealer ran a diagnostic and determined that the battery was only 60% charged, and this caused the computers which control the engine to malfunction, causing it to die, and the idle control to be out of whack. It was stated that the 3-series has a very large battery and the vehicle operation consumes a great deal of power. My driving for the first year of my lease has been almost purely commuting, 15 miles per day, with no high-performance. They suggested that I take an occasional long trip or drive the car faster! They even said that many other similar models experienced the same problem because the battery was poorly engineered, but not defective--the demand is simply abnormally high. If true, this is more than disappointing; it's either a recall or concern about this happening repeatedly with normal city driving 95% of the time. Any others experience this with a late-model 3 series? Dealer re-charged battery, provided a nice loaner vehicle, but I don't want that hassle again.0


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...Do you have any other photos of the pump (more specificallym ,,,the Pulley PN?) ...it appears the pulley on your car is 'stepped' and not 'flat' like many I've seen, ....which raises my interest in this even further. Thanks, Kevin
Well, okay... Then according to my September, 1968 P&A 34, the P/N's are as follows:1968 Nova, Camaro (396) (exc. Sp. H/Per., C.A.C) - 39172341968 All (307, 327, 350), 1968 Nova, Chevelle, Camaro w/C.A.C. (8 cyl.) (exc. P.G), 1968 Chevelle (S.S.) w/C.A.C. - 39172381968 Nova, Chevelle, Camaro (exc A.T., C.A.C. 396), 1969 Nova (exc. P.G., 396), 1969 Camaro (exc. P.G., Sp. H/Per. 396) - 39271161968 All w/Sp. H/Per. (396) - 3925522So according to the P&A, the 3917234 would be correct for the 396/325 and 396/350 (NON A/C) Camaro, with the 3917238 being used on the 396/325 and 396/350 (WITH A/C, but WITHOUT Powerglide). The problem is, I can't seem to find a pulley number for the 396/325 and 396/350 with A/C AND Powerglide!!!Make things clear???!!!Ed
The problem is, I can't seem to find a pulley number for the 396/325 and 396/350 with A/C AND Powerglide!
Sometimes that book is difficult to read. Or maybe I should say, difficult to decypher!


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Mother Nature could be beautiful, kind and nurturing, but she also has her dark moments. Floods, droughts, earthquakes, hurricanes, cyclones are all natural disasters that have the gargantuan capacity to destroy communities and indeed cities. The biggest most recent natural disaster was the Haiti earthquake in 2010 where an estimated 316,000 people were killed by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and a minimum of 52 aftershocks. As devastating as these events were, they were not preventable because they happened naturally.
But when disasters are caused by man, it is inexcusable. Mankind has frequently created catastrophes that have devastated the immediate environment and taken countless innocent lives. The effects of chemical or radioactive spills are especially horrific to a person's physical and mental state of health. The adverse effects resulting from chemicals are known to evoke a wide spectrum of biological responses in people, depending upon the extent of their exposure and its potential to interact with the person's anatomical structures and physiological functions. These effects could finally result in clusters of disease or instantaneous death.
That is why when I shockingly learnt of the alleged dumping of harmful waste by the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KPRC), the NNPC subsidiary in Rido community of Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, I was appalled. The community of Rido is about half a kilometre from KRPC with an estimated 30,000 people residing there. But between June 10 and 14, 2012, a powdery, dusty substance was dumped by contractors that were hired by the KRPC.
Almost immediately, two human deaths were reported with a high death toll of dogs and chickens within the vicinity. At least six more deaths were reported within two weeks of this alleged callous crime; many children were admitted into the community's only hospital and clinic. Many villagers experienced respiratory tract problems, as the fumes they inhaled were toxic and caused incessant, severe coughing. Even though children and animals alike had gone to the waste dump to pick wood and other things, those that did not go near the dump site experienced severe symptoms as the wind blew the powdery substance to nearby distances. The village head, nurses that work in the community and eyewitnesses have clarified the above facts.
The proprietor of Biams Integrated Farms, a farm located 500m from the vicinity of the waste dump, recorded the loss of 700 chickens in less than three hours, within four days of the waste's dumping on their poultry farm. Staff employed at the farm complained of headaches and bloated stomachs.
Justifiably, the matter is now in court and it would be inexcusable for the legal system not to take this matter with the seriousness it deserves. KINGS (Kaduna Integrity Groups), an NGO, has on behalf of the Rido community taken the matter up in court and a legal battle has been in the works since last year. Abdullahi Umar Ladan, leader of KINGS, has repeatedly called on the relevant authorities to come to the aid of the people in Rido Community by avoiding another illegal dumping of any toxic waste.
A veterinary doctor of Biams Integrated Farms, Abdul Ganiyu, spoke about the high mortality rate experienced with poultry on the farm. He also described some of the symptoms experienced by villagers, who described the smell of the waste as "having a tear-gas effect". The victims spoke about taking painful breaths from the fumes of the waste.
Despite the fact that the waste has long been evacuated, residents of the community are still suffering from the effects of this traumatic event. The KEPA (Kaduna Environmental Protection Agency) has also confirmed that industrial waste was dumped in Rido community when KRPC refurbished some of its facilities. KEPA had informed KRPC that any waste to be dumped has to be done only with official clearance from KEPA, as industrial waste is a specialised waste and there are usually specific sites where these are dumped -- far away from community settlements. There have been futile promises by the affected government agencies to look fully into the matter but, till date, no impactful action has been taken on behalf of the people of this longsuffering community. The KRPC has continuously denied any misappropriate action taken by them, claiming that any dumping of waste was conducted by contractors. If indeed toxic waste was dumped by KRPC, then there need to be accountability by the organisation as well as adequate compensation for the victims.
Whatever the facts, a chemical incident has resulted as an unexpected, uncontrolled release of a chemical from its containment. The WHO defines a public- health incident as "where two or more members of the public are exposed (or threatened to be exposed) to a chemical." In a majority of cases, it's an acute release where the exposure and dose do not rise quickly and public health measures are not taken so promptly, even though the public- health concern can emerge suddenly and acutely. Chemicals enter our body through the eyes, skin, lung or digestive tract. The rate varies from different chemicals and the concentration of a chemical as well as length of time of exposure can have varying but ultimately damaging effects.
So how do we protect our people and environment from exposure to these chemical disasters? The federal government should set up procedures and organisations to ensure that the public- health management of any chemical incident is effective and comprehensive. In the case of the Rido community, it is apparent that the safety measures put in place were not adequate enough to protect them. At the local level, public- health authorities need to identify situations where chemical incidents could occur and assess the likely risks to exposed people, property and the environment. There should be facilities for emergency plan development and implementation. This means well- stocked pharmacies within a clinic, functional ambulances and highly trained staff attached to the clinics.
Vulnerability assessment, also known as community risk assessment (CRA) in the field of chemical incident management, is an assessment of the potential effects of a chemical incident in the local area. This is composed of four major steps: identification of hazardous chemical sites, identification of possible incident scenarios and exposure paths, identification of vulnerable populations, facilities and environments, and lastly estimation of health impact of potential chemical incidents and the requirements for health-care facilities sensitised on the dangers of such. There should also be proper monitoring of vulnerable areas with emergency phone lines available in preparation for any chemical incident.
In April 2010, a Maesrk Line vessel, "MV Nashville" was apprehended by the Nigerian Ports Authority. It was filled with toxic waste. In June 2010, a ship, "MV Gumel", was detained in Lagos with several containers of toxic waste. Similarly, in 1988, radioactive waste was dumped in Koko, Delta State. The list seems endless. Ironically, in all these cases, the federal government sought substantial compensation for these crimes. There should not be double standard in how the crime of toxic waste dumping is investigated.
Since it is proven that chemical waste has a long-lasting impact on our society and environment, all potential victims are entitled to compensation. Sadly, there can be no compensation for those innocent adults and children that lost their lives in 2012 in Rido community. A community's basic right to coexist in peace and lead happy, healthy and productive lives has forever been blemished by the incident of chemical waste dump.
No matter how powerful or influential an organisation is, no one has the right to play God with innocent people's lives. And if that unfortunate gamble is indeed taken, then, the culprits should be ready to not only face the wrath of God himself but be accountable to the proper authorities within the confines of our judicial system.
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The words 'guru' and 'goru' sound only a little different. The guru sees to the happiness of the shishya (disciple) and the goru (cattle) are only connected with nourishment and comfort. If the guru sets a relationship to collect food, clothing and financial gifts from disciples, not making effort to dispel their defects and cannot offer any prospect of their salvation, they are not students of a guru, they are really goru (cattle). Certainly students should make arrangements for the fodder and water of one's own gurus, then certainly you will have to act, it is not bad to make arrangement for food and clothing: but one should receive one's own happiness from the way of a guru with all signs of knowledge. You should investigate the signs of an accomplished guru.
In the Shastra it is written that there are two marks of a guru: stotriyata (one who has thoroughly studied the Vedas) and brahmanishthata (one possessing knowledge of the immortal Self, Brahman).
The kind of guru that has only studied the Vedas, then to the doubts of the student he only guesses at the answers, but cannot be very precise; because he does not have the knowledge of the truth.
Therefore the fruitful guru is one who gives very precise answers to the doubts of the students, the guessing is at an end, this may be the best mark of knowledge. Therefore it has been said that the two principal signs of a guru are shrotriyata (one who has thoroughly studied the Vedas) and brahmansihthata (one possessing knowledge of the immortal Self).
Swami Brahmanand Saraswati
(Source: 'Amrita Kanna' of Brahmanand Saraswati translated by Paul Mason.)


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Cholesterol levels elevated in toddlers taking anti-HIV drugs
NIH study first to show effect in this age group; long-term significance unknown
Toddlers receiving anti-HIV drugs have higher cholesterol levels, on average, than do their peers who do not have HIV, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
The researchers found that cholesterol levels tended to be highest among children who received a certain type of drugs — those known as protease inhibitors. The average cholesterol reading for this group was 169 milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL), compared with 152 mg/dL for children on other antiretroviral drugs and 147 mg/dL for children the same age who did not have HIV. In contrast, HIV-positive children who were not on medication had relatively low cholesterol levels, 122 mg/dL, on average.
In addition, 10.8 percent of HIV-positive toddlers — twice the proportion of toddlers without HIV — had cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL. This level is considered borderline high risk for developing heart disease.
The study appears in the journal AIDS.
The findings correspond with previous studies showing that adults and older children taking protease inhibitors also develop high cholesterol levels. However, the current study is the first to look at children between 12 to 23 months of age, according to the lead author, Rohan Hazra, M.D., of the Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the NIH institute that undertook the study.
The study was conducted in five Latin American and Caribbean countries as part of the NICHD International Site Development Initiative (NISDI), which supports research about pediatric HIV through a network of institutions.
Other authors of the study were Rachel A. Cohen, M.P.H., and René Gonin, Ph.D., of Westat, Inc., in Rockville, Md.; Jacqueline Pontes Monteiro, Ph.D., of the University of Sao Paulo, Christina B. Hofer, M.D., Ph.D., of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Marinella Della Negra, M.D., Ph.D., of the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases, all in Brazil; Noris Pavia Ruz, M.D., M.Sc., of the Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico; and other members of the NISDI Pediatric Study Group.
To conduct the study, the researchers reviewed the medical records of 764 children, all of whom had been exposed to HIV in the womb. Of these, 83 were infected with the virus. The children also received periodic physical examinations, at which their HIV status was periodically evaluated as were their cholesterol levels and levels of triglycerides, another fatty substance in the blood. High levels of triglycerides also are associated with heart disease. Fifty-nine percent of the HIV-positive toddlers were receiving drug therapy during the time they were in the study. In 2010, the World Health Organization issued new guidelines recommending treatment for all infected children less than 2 years old.
"Because of the new guidelines, we can expect the number of HIV-infected toddlers receiving treatment for HIV to grow rapidly," Dr. Hazra said. "Future research will determine if there are any long-term cardiovascular effects from the treatment and whether interventions for reducing high cholesterol levels are necessary for this age group."
The researchers compared measurements of cholesterol and triglycerides among four groups:
With adults and older children, cholesterol and triglyceride measurements typically are taken after a 9-12-hour fast. The toddlers in this study did not fast. However, Dr. Hazra explained, cholesterol and triglyceride readings from the group that did not have HIV provided an effective basis from which to compare cholesterol readings from the other groups.
Cholesterol levels among HIV-positive children who were not on medication tended to be below the 50th percentile level of their uninfected peers. However, cholesterol levels among children receiving medication tended to be above the 50th percentile level of their uninfected peers. Among the children on protease inhibitor therapy, the number of children with cholesterol levels above the 95th percentile was notable.
In addition, children taking protease inhibitors had the highest average triglyceride level (211.0 mg/dL). Children taking other kinds of anti-HIV drugs had an average triglyceride level of 106.8 mg/dL, and those not taking any anti-HIV drugs, an average triglyceride level of 139.4 mg/dL.
The process of having patients fast before providing blood samples also allows for more accurate readings of two major types of cholesterol: low-density lipoproteins, high levels of which are associated with heart disease; and high-density lipoproteins, also sometimes referred to as "good" cholesterol high levels of which are considered protective against heart disease. Because the children in the study did not fast, it was not possible to know their ratio of low-density to high-density lipoproteins, Dr. Hazra explained. He added that studies of older children and adults have found that treatment with anti-HIV drugs tends to result in high levels of low-density lipoproteins, and normal or low levels of high-density lipoproteins.


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The Winds of Change: How Cisco is Helping First Wind to Connect and Secure Its Assets
First Wind, an independent energy company focused on utility-scale wind projects in the U.S., is using communications technology to more efficiently manage their operations and produce wind power. First Wind has deployed a unified Cisco network throughout various parts of its operations to support data, video and voice communications for lowered costs and greater reliability. And today at AWEA Windpower 2011, Cisco and GE announced a collaboration that will provide wireless connectivity to the First Wind's site in Milford, Utah.
Why is this important? Wind power is a small, but rapidly growing, source of energy. Wind accounted for just 1.3 percent of total U.S. electricity generation in 2008, but over the past decade, wind turbine use has increased more than 25 percent per year and experts forecast it will be able to generate one-third of the world's electricity by 2050. How is that possible?
While the concept of generating power from wind is fairly easy to understand, the actual operation of a wind farm is more complex. One of the major challenges is wind turbines tend be built in areas like shorelines, on top of hills and in open plains. These areas are remote, and the turbines themselves are often spread over a wide range, making them difficult to access. For example, First Wind's Milford site is a four-hour drive from the nearest airport and the wind turbines are spread over 42 square miles.
This is where a unified IP-based wireless network can create efficiencies. The GE/First Wind deployment at Milford provides up-tower and down-tower wireless to all 39 GE turbines. The network also supports voice, video and data communications. This enables technicians to collaborate with GE and share data on the operations, leading to less downtime and increased production. Information from the turbines, including high-def images, can also be shared with utility companies as well.
Another major challenge wind farms face is security. Energy producers in the U.S. commonly face security threats like vandalism and theft. Cisco's Physical Security solution running over First Wind's IP-based network helps control physical access to sites and allows central management of security from any of its six locations nationwide. Via the network, First Wind can also monitor assets with real-time video surveillance, and because the physical security systems are IP-based, the video can be integrated with physical access controls for comprehensive security and control.
For First Wind, and for wind power globally, this is just the beginning. Technological innovations will continue to push the envelope for what energy producers can achieve, including cutting costs, security, customer interaction, meeting regulatory demands, and environmental sustainability. It's an exciting business and social opportunity, and we're only just seeing the tip of the wind turbine!
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Flu season is upon us yet again.
I can afford to be a little smug about flu season, because in our house – with a four-month-old baby around – we've all had our flu vaccines. My husband got his flu shot in the quiet peace of the Middlebury College flu clinic. I got my flu shot on a whim during a shopping trip to Hannafords, because the baby was asleep in her carrier and the 2-year-old was being unusually compliant. My two middle daughters received the FluMist nasal spray during a visit to their pediatrician. And my oldest daughter decided she wanted a flu shot because she hadn't liked the FluMist last year, then panicked when she saw the needle and demanded the nasal spray, then panicked at the memory of having a mist sprayed up her nose, and finally had to be held down in order to get the shot. So, in our own ways, we're all covered.
It's not the flu I'm concerned about this flu season; it's everything else.
My college roommate, now a pediatrician, recently introduced me to a phrase that describes how she sees children: "Germs with legs." Two of my own little walking germs go to school, which means that they're vectors for every epidemic that passes through the youth of central Vermont.
So, for the next few months, I'll be tracking the health of my daughters' classmates like an investment banker tracks the stock market. I'll note who's not in school due to illness, and how recently my daughters had contact with them. I'll be quick to judge when I drop my daughters off at school and notice a child who seems to have a lingering cough or a runny nose; I'll debate whether, when I hug my child goodbye, I should whisper, "You know Jenny? Keep away from her today."
There has already been sickness in our house this fall. Everyone's had a version of the runny-nose-and-coughing bug, which will likely plague us in various incarnations until May. My oldest daughter had a fever along with her cough and had to miss two days of school. TWO days!
I've turned out to be a much less sympathetic mother than I thought I'd be. On the first day of no school I can get into the Mother Teresa role, with cool compresses and popsicles and videos on the couch. By the second day, I hear myself saying things like, "Do you really think you can't make it through the day?" and, "Maybe you'll feel better after a little breakfast." When it's clear that school isn't happening again, I sigh and say, 'O.K!", the subtext being: I am now having to keep FOUR children housebound because of your waning illness, so don't even THINK about getting a burst of energy at 10 AM. There will be NO FUN here today, and tomorrow you are back at school as long as you have a pulse!
My husband also got the runny-nose-and-coughing bug, which caused him to lose his voice for aweek. So every night for a week, he came home and communicated through a series of grunts, tongue clicks, and hand gestures. I've turned out to be a much less sympathetic wife than I thought I'd be, because if you can't speak you're pretty much off the hook as far as parenting duties go, which means – aside from that job that supports all six of us – you're of limited use to me.
Also, why don't my daughters ever lose their voices when they're sick?
Thus far, we've been fortunate to escape what I really dread: The Stomach Bug. Last winter, my two oldest daughters and my husband came down with a stomach bug within twelve hours of each other. I think it lasted for three days, but I can't quite recall; I measure that time in terms of laundry loads. For some reason, my daughters look back on those days with nostalgia; "Remember when we were both in bed throwing up?" my second oldest asked me just the other day. I'll never forget it. And I promise you, if any of my children contract a stomach bug this year and I identify your child as Patient Zero, I will show up on your doorstep with the laundry.
Actually, what I mean to say is this: Sickness is an unfortunate but unavoidable aspect of living in a community, and being part of a family. This season, let's do our best to take care of each other by covering our coughs, washing our hands, and supporting sick friends with visits and meals and childcare. We'll all get through it, and I'll try to remember to be grateful for my basically healthy kids and the minor childhood illnesses that boost their immune systems.
My ultimate goal is to get all four of my children to adulthood without any cases of head lice. So if any of them comes home with lice and I identify your child as Patient Zero….
Faith Gong has worked as an elementary school teacher, a freelance photographer, and a nonprofit manager. Since moving to Addison County in 2011, her work has involved caring for a house in the woods, four young daughters, one anxiety-prone puppy — and writing for her blog, The Pickle Patch.


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What a wonderful surprise! Joan, author of Roots 'n' Leaves has awarded me "A Blogger's Best Friend" award. What an honor to be picked by someone who exemplifies all the qualities of a Blogger's Best Friend herself! I always look forward to reading her well-written, entertaining posts. She is a very supportive and encouraging member of the geneablogging community! Thank you, Joan!
The developer of the award 'Bandit' "A Blogger's Best Friend Award" says it shall be given to your most loyal blog readers. Thus, the award should be given to a follower of yours who takes the time to comment regularly on many of your posts. In addition his or her blog should be creative, funny and always entertaining. Upon receiving this award, pass it along to two fellow bloggers who fit this criteria.
This entire blogging community has been such a blessing to my life. I have found so many wonderful, encouraging friends who (to my surprise) love this stuff as much as I do! Laughing with joy, I like to tell my mom, "I have found my flock!" There are SO many who fit this award's criteria. It is really hard to just choose two!
My choices for this award are Caroline, author of Family Stories; and Nancy, author of My Ancestors and Me. Both ladies fit this criteria perfectly. They are both so supportive and encouraging. They are authors of wonderful blogs that I enjoy reading every morning over a cup of coffee - great way to start the day! Thank you, Caroline and Nancy, for all your comments and companionship!
While I was choosing two friends to receive this award I came across some friends who had also honored me with this award. What a great surprise, but I must admit I wish I had gotten to them first! Both of these ladies exemplify the characteristics of this award and are great blogging friends! They are: Lori, author of Genealogy and Me; and Sharon, author of Kindred Footprints. Thank you both very much!


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Want to work at Gearbox? Sure you do. Creative director Mike Neumann's got something interesting for you, should you make the cut. "Gearbox is hiring for all kinds of stuff, including a super secret project that I'm working on!" he tweeted laast night. "Hit up the site!" Borderlands 2? It probably is. Apply and find […]
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Recent remarks from Randy Pitchford on Valve "exploiting a lot of people in a way that's not totally fair" with Steam have been taken "really out-of-context" and "twisted and contorted". That's according to Gearbox creative director Mike Neumann, speaking to VG247 in an interview published today. Neumann did add, however, that he believes that the […]
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Mike Neumann, Gearbox creative director, has given a clear indication that we haven't seen the back of Borderlands yet. "Borderlands is really exciting," Neumann told VG247, speaking in an interview published today. "Everyone here loves the franchise, and it seems like the public is really coming back with praise and love. So yeah, if everything […]
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Gearbox is very much in its moment. While Modern Warfare 2's relentless brass-ejection had many of 2009's biggest potentials running into next year's first quarter, the Texan developer and publisher 2K stood ground and went ahead with a new, Q4, core IP release in Borderlands: the gambit resulted in stock shortages and open water to […]
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Mikey Neumann, creative director at Gearbox, has said that even though the level cap for Borderlands is 50, you can probably beat the game at level 31 or 35. On top of that, the game allows for a "single-player plus" mode once beaten, where you can replay the game, ascend to level 50, and get […]
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He's a young lawyer who does yard work in exchange for rent, then one little case begins to explode.... It's summer in Memphis. The sweat is sticking to Rudy Baylor's shirt and creditors are nipping at his heels. Once he had aspirations of breezing through law school and punching his ticket to the good life. Now he doesn't have a job or a prayer...except for one: an insurance dispute that leaves a family devastated and opens the door for a lawsuit, if Rudy can find a way to file it. By the time Rudy gets to court, a heavyweight corporate defense team is there to meet him. And suddenly he's in over his head, plunged into a nightmare of lies and legal maneuverings. A case that started small is exploding into a thunderous million-dollar war of nerves, skill, and outright violence-a fight that could cost one young lawyer his life, or turn him into the biggest rainmaker in the land....
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While this issue of America was passing through the press, an important document reached the office. The document is a letter written by Mr. J. P. Tumulty, Secretary to the President, in answer to an inquiry about certain conditions in Mexico. The inquiry was apparently framed to give an opportunity for an answer that would make the opposition of American Catholics to the Mexican revolutionists seem unreasonable, if not factitious. This together with the circumstance that a Catholic in the White House is replying to a Catholic in New Jersey, concerning crimes committed against Catholics in Mexico, gives Mr. Tumultys letter an importance not otherwise warranted. It is not our present intention to answer all the statements contained in the document under review. A detailed answer would obscure the main points at issue, which concern crimes against Sisters, priests and Brothers, and the attitude of the revolutionists towards religion in general and the Catholic Church in particular. In regard to the Sisters, Mr. Tumulty says: "There is no official record of a single proven case of this dastardly crime in the files of the Department of State." Proceeding, he declares that there are unsubstantiated reports which could not be verified by our Consuls or Special Agents. He then singles out crimes against Sisters reported from Zacatetas and affirms that our Agent after thorough investigation was not able to confirm the reports. The Sisters, he says, had left Zacatecas before the arrival of the Agent (italics inserted), but they remained five months in Vera Cruz and there were thrown into contact with army officers who have stated that they never heard of a single report of outrage. This paragraph of the letter ends with the ingenuous statement that Sisters may have been ill treated
as might have occurred in any other country under the conditions of wild disorder which then prevailed in Mexico, and especially when it is considered that the laws of Mexico prohibit a nun from wearing any garb or other insignia to indicate her calling so that she would be in no way distinguishable from others of her sex.
All this falls short of establishing any fact about the commission of the outrages; this evidence, like the greater part of that offered by Mr. Tumulty, is negative in nature, too negative either to render uncertain the proposition that Sisters were outraged or to prove the contradictory proposition that they were not outraged. Moreover the fact remains that there are in possession both of Mgr. Kelly, President of the Church Extension Society, and of the editor of America affidavits declaring that Sisters were outraged. And strange to say one of these was made at Vera Cruz on October 28, 1914, in the presence of an army officer who affixes his name thereto. This affidavit is also signed by the attestants, viz: six Sisters-by six witnesses, and by the notary. Should Mr. Tumulty desire the appended names, all save that of the army officer, will be sent him. The second statement about the same subject was sworn to by the Prioress of Queretaro in the presence of the Archbishop of New Orleans and Mgr. Kelly. This lady declares under oath that she conversed with Sisters who had been outraged. Such testimony not only makes Mr. Tumultys negative evidence useless but also furnishes moral certitude, reasonable proof in other words, that the horrid crime was committed. Nor can the crime be excused on the plea that the Sisters could not be distinguished from other women by garb or other insignia. They actually wore a garb-the legality of this act is neither here nor there at present. For the rest, it is not a matter of surprise that our special agents, and others too, did not get information about the aforesaid crimes.
The second item of Mr. Tumultys letter worthy of notice concerns Mgr. Paredes testimony about the treatment of Sisters and priests. In order that this should be evaluated at its proper worth, it is necessary to say that Mgr. Paredes is a Carranzista who holds his present position by appointment from Carranza, and by the sufferance of the Ordinary of Mexico City who confirmed the appointment, to avoid greater trouble. Mgr. Paredes admits the murder and torture of priests, but good Carranzista that he is, he accuses the Zapatistas of the crime. He could have given more extended information to our State Department, for two Christian Brothers were brutally murdered by the Villistas and some priests were tortured by them in a most revolting fashion, at a time when Villa and Carranza were such firm friends that on, was congratulating the other on the work done. The editor of America has on file affidavits made in the regular way by two tortured priests, in the presence of Bishop Lynch of Dallas, Texas. Moreover he also has a letter from a Christian Brother announcing the foul murder of two of his companions. Finally, what would Mgr. Paredes say to this document signed by two of Mexicos most saintly archbishops?
To their Eminences the Cardinals, their Lordships, the Archbishops and Bishops of the Holy Catholic Church in the United States of America.
We, the undersigned, members of the Hierarchy of Mexico now in exile in the United States of America do declare that the statements already published by the magazine Extension, and the papers America, Columbiad and Southern Messenger, of murders, tortures, outrages against the Church, the clergy and the Sisters of Mexico are, in all their general statement true. The whole truth of the terrible persecution of the clergy and religious of Mexico has not been told even yet. But it ought to be made known for the future benefit of the many innocent sufferers.
The purpose of the men who have inflicted these injuries on us is plainly to destroy religion in Mexico (Italics inserted), to banish those whom they do not kill, to steal the property consecrated to the service of God, to desecrate what they cannot steal, and to soil as much as they can the good name of the innocent. The gravest injury has been done to the cause of God and the Church in Mexico. The latter today lies prostrate…
Prudence requires the suppression of names, but I shall furnish signed copies of the documents to Mr. Tumulty on request.
One point remains to be considered: the attitude of the revolutionists towards religion. Mr. Tumultys letter dwells upon the promise of religious freedom made in the name of Carranza. This becomes a tactical mistake in view of the fact that only recently General Alvarado issued a circular letter in Yucatan, denouncing religion in a crude, ignorant fashion. Moreover the spoliation of convents and churches and the persecution of priests and Sisters have been going on merrily in Yucatan, the last State invaded by the Carranzistas. All this is quite in keeping with the revolutionary policy. Not since the French Revolution has the world witnessed such an orgy of murder and lust, such a general defiance of rights human and Divine. It is sad that churches were profaned, altars desecrated, chalices polluted, Brothers murdered, priests tortured and shot to death, and sacred virgins defiled--all these are inexpressibly sad, but they are but symptoms of the most monstrous of all evils, a systematic war on religion and morality carried on by gun and sword, and repressive decrees, and base calumnies; in short, by all the unspeakable methods prompted by the demon of crime and persecution. The finger of righteous scorn is pointed towards the Rio Grande; political exigencies, however, either hide this virtuous act from some eyes or else obscure its meaning.


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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer named 'most improved tech CEO'
But there's room for improvement yet
Jobs and career community website Glassdoor has named Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer its "most improved tech CEO" for 2012, though judging by the numbers it's a dubious honor, to say the least.
According to the site's latest annual Tech Company Comparison Report, which it published on Tuesday, Microsoft's chief exec scored a CEO Approval Rating of 46 per cent in 2012, well below that of nearly every other executive on the list. In fact, only Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Xerox CEO Ursula Burns scored lower.
So why the hurrahs? It seems Ballmer actually earned an even worse score last year, with a 2011 approval rating of just 29 per cent. That 17-point gain was bigger than that of any other tech exec listed, allowing Redmond's head honcho to walk away with this year's "most improved" award.
Glassdoor didn't venture to speculate on the reason for Ballmer's increased approval rate. It bases its company ratings on reviews posted by employees, who are asked to rate factors like career opportunities, compensation and benefits, work/life balance, and senior management. They're also asked whether they approve of the CEO: thumbs up or down.
It seems likely that Ballmer's increased percentage of up-votes this year can be attributed, at least in part, to Microsoft's renewed multi-device strategy and its aggressive series of product launches, including Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Surface.
Give this man a pat on the back
Mind you, the CEOs of some of the other companies listed never even had a shot at the "most improved" category. Google CEO Larry Page's approval rating actually declined, going from 95 per cent in 2011 to a paltry 94 per cent in 2012.
Research in Motion's CEO Approval Rate clocked in at 71 per cent this year, up from a demoralizing 18 per cent in 2011. But RIM cheated; co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis resigned in January under intense pressure from shareholders and the board, making way for Thorsten Heins, whose performance in the top spot has been viewed more favorably.
Meanwhile, although Mark Zuckerberg's CEO approval rating didn't climb as much as Ballmer's, the Facebook founder has something else to act smug about, having won an approval rating of 99 per cent (up from 90 per cent in 2011).
That's no real surprise, given that this year's Glassdoor Employee's Choice Awards named Facebook the best overall company to work for across all industries for the second year in a row, and the top tech employer for the third year in a row. Microsoft didn't make the list. ®


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