I’m in it to win it,”says woman who entered the race last
Shirley Segokgo burst into the limelight in 1999 when she became Specially Elected Member of Parliament under the Botswana Democratic Party card. (BDP).
She then stood for elections in 2004, and lost to Olebile Gaborone of the Botswana National Front. (BNF).
She went off the radar soon after her loss only to resurface more than a decade later as an independent candidate (Mokoko) in the Tlokweng Bye- elections, to be held tomorrow (Saturday).
It is her diving into the bye-elections campaign pool at the deep end that has raised eyebrows and set tongues wagging with some pundits speculating that she has been paid by one BDP faction to throw spanners in the works for the BDP candidate, Elijah Katse and his faction.
Voice Staffer, Daniel Chida sat down with Segokgo at her house in Tlokweng for an interview.
Q. We know you as a member of the BDP, what happened?
I have not been active for a long time after the party sidelined me following my loss in 2004.
As time went on I got fed up of trying to belong to a party that didn’t seem to embrace me so I resigned this year in April, soon after I had declared my interest to enter the race as an independent candidate.
Q. Your move came as a shock to many and some are speculating that you were brought in by President Ian Khama to disrupt Katse’s campaign since the two are said to be sworn enemies, what is your take?
I can’t even remember the last time I saw Khama.
I don’t relate with him. Before I left BDP, I tried many times to seek audience with him (Khama) but I failed.
I wanted to show him my displeasure at being side lined by party structures but I just couldn’t get access to him.
I am aware of those allegations but they don’t change the fact that I am exercising my democratic right to contest. I haven’t been bought by anyone.
Q. Why didn’t you exercise your right to contest within the BDP primary elections instead of resigning from the party first?
In BDP, personality is given priority over capabilities, and one’s strengths, which is both disturbing and frustrating.
During my tenure as a Specially Elected MP, and after that, I was denied a cabinet position despite my hard work and capabilities.
I deserved better than what the BDP offered me.
If you recall during the 2007 BDP primaries I was supposed to enter into the race unchallenged but out popped out Elijah Katse and we lost the constituency to the opposition.
When you differ with party elders it is perceived to be rebellion but being an independent candidate gives me freedom and room to maneuver.
I am able to do what I want without fear of punishment.
Q. So are you entering the race to disrupt Katse’s campaign because of what he did to you in 2007?
No! Forget Katse please! I simply want to represent women and youth.
The former MP was a woman and I want to continue where she left.
People should know that I am not thinking beyond 2019, I just want to complete another woman’s job and what happens after 2019 is not too much of my concern right now.
If I had wanted to disrupt Katse’s campaign I could have joined the opposition because they have a big following in urban areas.
I also want to state that I am a close relative to the Katses and not related to Masego Segokgo at all although we carry the same last name.
Q. I haven’t heard anything regarding your rallies, how do you campaign?
I have my ways and my own strategies, which have nothing to do with rallies.
I don’t believe in rallies. I do campaign through text messages and social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.
Rallies are like having big billboards around; it is just a waste of resources.
I lost elections before after wasting money on a big beautiful board in Tlokweng.
How do you fancy your chances?
Before I tendered my resignation, I had assessed the situation and arrived at the conclusion that people had lost faith in both Katse and the opposition and decided to step in.
Mark my words; I am confident that the last person standing after all the votes have been counted will be a woman.
Q: What is it that you feel to finish from where the former MP left off?
I am pledging 50% of my salary to youth, I am going to form a youth foundation.
I have a vision for Youth and Women instead of taking power and abusing money in foreign reserves like some people have been doing. Once elected, my office will employ youth in all departments.
I will also have quarterly meetings. I work by consultation (Ke bereka ka merero.)
I would be their messenger


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2015 marks the inception of a series of workshops and educational opportunities that EUMM has formed around Luca’s sought after studio talents.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 03, 2015
EUMM Inc.’s lead audio engineer Luca Pretolesi unveils his secret mix strategies in a new series of educational workshops for 2015. Luca certainly has made a lot of noise over the last few years mixing and mastering many of the world’s most recognizable club-hits and radio singles. Pulling from his 20-plus years within the music industry, he has been able to combine his techniques, workflow, and philosophies into a well-organized discipline. This 360º approach to engineering became so defined and complete that it needed a name to illustrate its unique form. Thus the “study of digital music innovation” was coined. Much like Bruce Lee created Jeet Kune Do from his extensive experiences in martial arts, Luca founded Studio DMI with the intention of sharing his advanced knowledge with other engineers and producers pushing the boundaries of music production.
2015 marks the inception of a series of workshops and educational opportunities that EUMM has formed around Luca’s sought after studio talents. During the past year, Luca and his team have worked hard to develop a detailed curriculum that features his most lauded approaches to mixing and mastering electronic music. The first Studio DMI “Pro-Mix Workshop” was offered in Las Vegas, Nevada this past February, taught by Luca in his personal studio. By partnering with select studios and schools, they intend to offer these monthly, 3-day workshops at locations across the country and possibly abroad.
Longtime Burbank based audio educators Icon Collective will play host to Studio DMI’s first California workshop over the long weekend of April 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The workshop will be taught by Luca Pretolesi at Icon Collective’s spacious, state-of-the art campus. EUMM’s CEO Ronnie Lee highlighted this ideal partnership by saying, “IC’s 10-year journey has helped thousands of serious producers and engineers achieve their professional dreams. Their approach to supporting the culture and community of music production and education is aligned perfectly with our own vision and standards.” Those who are interested in participating in April's "Pro-Mix" workshop can find details and apply online at http://www.iconcollective.com or email email@example.com
Unlike many courses in audio production, the focus of these workshops does not encompass the technical mastery of specific equipment and software. Instead, it covers the decisions behind applying these tools. Students will learn what processers work best for treating electronic music mixes and when to use them. As noted by Studio DMI’s Educational Coordinator, Nik Hotchkiss, “The real benefit of these workshops is learning the perspective and rationale of someone who is sought after for his ability to create specific sounds and qualities of timbre. It is our hopes that students will instantly notice an improvement in their own mixes and will be able to make mastering decisions with greater confidence. As an added bonus, these workshops are excellent networking opportunities.”
Anyone interested in more information on EUMM or their Studio DMI workshops should visit http://www.StudioDMI.com
Start "innovating" with EUMM by joining the community conversations on their social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @StudioDMI

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So this guy comes in holding an ABD dressing over his left hand, and it’s absolutely soaked in blood. “Hand laceration” is his chief complaint. He looks apprehensive. This isn’t good, I thought. The staff physician was right outside signing some charts. “Can you take a quick look at this with me?” I calmly called as I grabbed a portable blood pressure cuff and pumped it up to about 180 mm Hg around his right upper arm. I lifted of the blood soaked pad, and blood continued to pump out of his cut in rhythmic squirts.
We moved him off the ob/gyn bed, to a bed appropriate for suturing with overhead focus lights. In spite of the BP cuff, direct pressure on his radial and ulnar arteries and local wound pressure, I still could not get the pumping to stop. I inflated the cuff to 220. The boss infiltrated some lidocaine into the cut to get a better look. So now we had a physician (me) trying to stem the flow of blood, and the boss who had no idea where equipment is stored. We called for a nurse to get us a suture kit with hemostats. She grabbed it, set in on the tray and walked out of the room. The Boss opened it up and clamped two of the pumpers with the hemostats, after putting on sterile gloves. The blood continued to pour out, and I continued to hold pressure wherever it seemed to help the most. Now we needed sutures…again calling to the nurse to bring some. She brought a pack, and dropped it, unopened onto the counter and began to walk out. “Can you open them please?” the boss says. She opened the pack onto the sterile field. “what else do you need?” she asked (finally). “I need you to stay in the room for awhile,” the Boss says.
We manage to tie about three or four sutures around bleeding arterial sites, but blood continues to flow out of the would despite my best attempts to apply pressure to the arteries. The Boss cries Uncle. I call the ortho clinic and tell them this guy needs to go to the OR, and fast! I tell them he’s lost about a half liter of blood. I want them to know this is urgent! Suddenly, my boss says, “It’s stopped.” Huh? He was practically hemmoraging a second ago, and all I did was take off the blood pressure cuff. Well, when we had finally stopped all the arterial bleeding, and stopped to return flow to the heart with the BP cuff, all the venous blood began oozing from unrepaired veins. By letting down the cuff, the blood was able to make it’s complete circuit back to the heart.
Sure enough, I looked at the would again, and all you could see was a 1 cm long incision. No blood at all. I called the clinic back and sheepishly told them, “Nevermind!”

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Birthday: October 7th
Years as a Mustang: 2
Occupation: Dance teacher and Student
College/Graduate School: Chamberlain College of Nursing in Chicago
Pets: I have a dog named Rustie and a cat named Rocco.
The thing I most look forward to as a Chicago Mustang Dancer: Performing!
When I’m not dancing, I love to: Rollerblade, go to the beach, go on nature walks, and hang out with friends.
Favorite Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life, The Nightmare before Christmas, and Erin Brockovich.
Favorite Book: Twilight Series
Favorite Holiday: Halloween
Favorite thing to do in Chicago: Spend an entire day at the beach and than rollerblade to Navy Pier in the evening to see the fireworks.
Best advice for kids: To never give up your dream. There is always a light at the end of that long dark tunnel.
Most important goal in life: To become a nurse and remain a dance teacher for many years.
Two people I would like to have dinner with: Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley
My greatest inspiration: My parents. They worked hard to get where there at and I hope to do the same so I can enjoy my life when I get older.
Favorite quote: Nothing in life is impossible the word itself says, “I’m possible” –Audrey Hepburn
Greatest accomplishment: Becoming a dance teacher. I love teaching little kids how to dance and helping them to grow and become better dancers on stage and at heart.
Favorite NFL team: Chicago Bears
Favorite NBA team: I’m not into basketball so therefore I don’t have a favorite team.
Favorite MLB team: Chicago White Sox
If you could have a super power, what would it be? I would like to have the powers that Samantha Stephens from Bewitched had. I just wiggle my nose and I can be where I want, have what I want, and even get rid of things I don’t want. Hehe


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Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, senior ENL coordinator for Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), has been accepted as a fellow in the National Leadership Institute, a program hosted by Men of Color in Educational Leadership (MCEL).
Chosen from a large pool of impressive applicants, Rodriguez is one of only 15 national fellows selected for the program’s inaugural year.
The National Leadership Institute is a 1-year immersive leadership development experience that follows the hybrid/cohort model. MCEL, a national non-profit of educational leaders from across the educational leadership spectrum, supports male leaders of color who are uniquely positioned to disrupt current ecosystems, lead through their authentic selves, and serve as critical levers to student success.
“I am looking forward to participating in this development project because it will allow me to enhance my skills to help students reach their full potential,” Rodriquez said. “At the same time, research shows us there is a dire need of an increase in diversity in K-12 leadership. I believe that by creating a more diverse group of administrative leaders we may assist our students to better understand that while everyone is different, in the most fundamental ways, everyone is the same and should be treated with respect.”
Dr. Warren Morgan, IPS’s chief academic officer, said Rodriquez is the perfect candidate for the leadership institute.
“His leadership will help shape the future of education and ensure that all students, regardless of race or background, have access to high-quality education,” Morgan said.
MCEL’s mission is to develop and support a strong network of male leaders of color who lead fiercely through their authentic selves and lived experiences. The organization also aims to disrupt the current trends in education, which indicate that without intervention, men of color in education leadership are heading towards extinction within the next decade.

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text: On the basis of observations that endemic fluorosis occurs more often in malnourished populations, a series of studies tested the hypothesis that deficient dietary intake of calcium, protein or energy affects fluoride metabolism so that the margin of safe fluoride exposure may be reduced. The objective of the investigation was to determine whether changes in fluoride metabolism in nutritionally deficient rats resulted in manifestation of any extraskeletal toxic fluoride effects not observed in healthy animals. This investigation included two studies, one that monitored the effect of calcium deficiency on the effects of chronic fluoride exposure, and a second study that observed fluoride effects in rats that were deficient either in protein or in energy and total nutrient intake. Control and experimental rats received drinking water containing 0, 0.26 (5), 0.79 (15) or 2.63 (50) mmol fluoride/L (mg/L) for 16 or 48 wk. Control rats were fed optimal diets and experimental rats were fed diets deficient in calcium (Study 1) or protein (Study 2). An additional group of experimental rats (Study 2) was provided with a restricted amount of diet; thus these rats were deficient in energy and total nutrient intake. The intake, excretion and retention of fluoride were monitored; after the rats were killed, tissue fluoride levels and biochemical markers of tissue function were analyzed. Bone marrow cells were harvested from some of the rats, after 48 wk of treatment, for determining the frequency of sister chromatid exchange, a marker of genetic damage. Although there were significant differences among fluoride treatment groups in fluoride excretion and retention that resulted in significantly greater fluoride levels in tissues of the experimental rats, we were unable to detect any harmful, extraskeletal biochemical, physiologic or genetic effects of fluoride in the nutritionally deficient rats.

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Michael Cochrane seems to be turning out combo recordings with increasing regularity for the Danish label Steeplechase, but he seems to have reached that plateau where he’s just spinning his wheels. His latest, Pathways, bears the same approach as its predecessor, Quartet Music: same sidemen, same format, same producer and most unfortunately, same lack of excitement. Cochrane has a pleasant touch and comps well behind his soloists, but he fails to light a spark in spite of choosing excellent material, such as seldom-heard tunes by Jobim, Michel Petrucciani and his own solidly constructed originals. But there are precious few arranged moments; it sounds like a tired weekend club gig. Best moments from everybody, including tenor saxophonist Bob Malach, bassist Calvin Hill and drummer Jeff Hirshfield, are heard on the leader’s harmonically complex “Visions.” As for the choice of opening tune, Ornette Coleman’s “When Will the Blues Leave”-so critical because many DJs judge a CD by the opening track-the approach is positively sluggish. Hirshfield could have phoned in his gap-filling.


Russia will spend over 600 billion rubles on the World Cup. The funds will be allocated by the federal budget, regions and private investors. In June, the government adopted a program to prepare for the World Cup FIFA 2018, and is now discussing the allocation of resources and responsibilities between federal entities.
The Director of the Department for Relations with the Regions of the organizing committee "Russia 2018" Denis Polyakov said that half of these 600,000 will be allocated from the federal budget. Russian regions will provide 15 percent, and the remainder will be given by investors investing their money in commercial infrastructure. This part so far is the murkiest in the preparation for the World Cup.
Preliminary projections made a year after FIFA's decision on the venue of the championship showed that of the money that the government will allocate, 200 million rubles will come from the federal budget and 100 billion rubles will be allocated by the regions. Now these amounts are revised in different ratio.
To date, the program for the preparation of the infrastructure required to host the FIFA World Cup FIFA 2018 includes 292 objects and events. Among them are 12 stadiums, 113 training grounds, 62 hotels, 11 airports, municipal facilities and transport infrastructure necessary for the operation of the World Cup facilities, energy supply infrastructure, IT and communications.
FIFA has tough infrastructure requirements. As Vadim Trukhachev, former employee of the Russian Olympic Committee, a sports journalist, explainedto Pravda.Ru, the minimum capacity of the stadium must be in the order of 30,000 spectators, and an airport should be located no farther than 100 kilometers from the venue. Much will depend on how the regions receiving the 2018 World Cup will invest in this infrastructure.
The program was developed by the Ministry of Sports of Russia. "A tremendous job has been done to prepare the infrastructure. We have collected and analyzed data on the current state of the infrastructure in all regions hosting the World Cup," the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of "Russia 2018" Vitaly Mutko explained the process. "There is no other such program. Over 1,000 objects have been analyzed. As a result of this work, we chose the optimal scenario of preparing training infrastructure under which we have selected only the objects instrumental for hosting such a large-scale event. These objects may yield maximum returns on investments in the long term and leave a legacy of the 2018 World Cup, contributing to regional development and economic growth of the country."
Director of the Institute of Strategic Analysis FBK Igor Nikolaev explained that the amount to be spent on the World Cup exceeds the annual federal spending on health care by 15-17 percent. He said that "as for private investors, they are not that solid. If they invest, they would do it in the hope of some preferences from the federal budget. But there will be more problems than in Sochi. Investments in the main capital in August showed the result nearly four percent lower than in August of last year. That is, there will be money, but the price will be very high. "
The regions definitely know where the money should be spent. According to the FIFA requirements, World Cup hosts have to provide 12 modern stadiums. Some regions have a much easier situation, for example, in Kazan a stadium was built for the Universiade-2013. Construction of stadiums is currently ongoing in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi and Saransk. Arenas are being designed in Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Samara.
Funds will also be directed at improving the capacity and partial restoration of certain airports that will receive the World Cup participants and fans.
The 2018 World Cup will be held in 11 Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Sochi, Rostov, Kaliningrad, Saransk, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don and Nizhny Novgorod. As previously reported, of the total cost of the World Cup, 320 million rubles will be allocated for the construction of stadiums for soccer schools.
The decree covers 34 regions of Russia, and most of them have been allocated 8,421,000 rubles. There are regions - record holders that sent sums that are much larger - 16,842,000 rubles. With this money, football fields will be built in Dagestan, North Ossetia, Krasnodar Territory and Tula region. It is not ruled out that the World Cup 2018 championship will bring practical benefits to the country even before it starts. At the very least, it can reanimate children's sports, which is a guarantee of Russia's future sports victories.
Thousands of pages of secret military plans are to be offered for approval at the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius


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Arkansas students who cancel their school debt could be taxed
Millions of Americans could receive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiveness. How does this apply to the Arkansans?
FORT SMITH, Ark. – Millions of Americans with federal student loans could soon see up to $10,000 – or $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients – forgiven thanks to a plan announced by President Biden.
But what does this mean for the Arkansans?
This could mean that any money received to cancel student debt could be considered additional income and taxed in 2023.
According to the Tax Foundation, Arkansas is one of 13 states that could potentially charge income tax to those who receive loan forgiveness. So why is Arkansas one of those states?
Scott Hardin, spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), said, “You have states that are not compliant, so when the federal government changes the tax code at the federal level , the majority of states automatically adopt it.”
Hardin says Arkansas is not one of those states.
Currently, the DFA is reviewing Arkansas law regarding the situation.
Hardin wants the Arkansans to know that the answer comes down to current law.
“We want to be clear, it’s not the state deciding today that ‘well, we think the Arkansans should pay taxes on this.’ We’re definitely not doing that,” Hardin said. .
“We’re just looking at the existing laws and deciding the legality of that, is that taxable income? And that’s what we’re going to be looking at closely.”
If Arkansas law states that these funds are considered additional income, anyone who receives the debt forgiveness could see up to $550 in additional taxes when filing their 2022 taxes. More would be taxed if you are a Pell Grant recipient.
However, the number could fluctuate. If you currently owe less than the allowable remittance amount, income tax would be on whatever was received.
RELATED: Sen. Tom Cotton Calls Student Loan Cancellation Plan a ‘Bailout’
There is also an income test to determine who is eligible for student loan debt forgiveness. If you are a person earning $125,000 or less, or if you are married and have a combined income of $250,000 or less, you qualify.
Hardin expects an answer to come in the coming week for the Arkansans on whether or not the debt forgiveness will be taxable. Hardin said there’s a chance that even though it’s taxable, state lawmakers could change the law early next year.
Jared Walczak, the vice president of state projects for the Tax Foundation agrees with Hardin, but reiterated that there is a narrow window for lawmakers to make changes before the Arkansans file their taxes. .
“People would have to file amended returns, make changes if they did, and then the law would change,” Walczak said. “It would also have to be emergency legislation, meaning it should come into force as soon as it is passed. Most laws come into force on July 1, which is too late. But there are ways lawmakers, if they were so inclined, could address this issue early in the next session.”
Anyone with a federal student loan or a Pell Grant recipient who receives debt forgiveness should consult a tax professional at tax time to be aware of any potential income tax they may have to pay.
RELATED: Expert Says 13% of Arkansas Population Will Benefit from Student Loan Relief Plan
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Title: Turntables On Las Ramblas
Label: Wonderwheel Recordings
Release Date: 19th March 2013
Admittedly this release is probably more dance floor orientated than either dub or chill but I really like the Wonderwheel releases so jumped at the chance of reviewing it anyway. Turntables on las Ramblas is the 1st of the Turntables on the Hudson "City to City, River to River" series connecting various DJ's, artists, musicians & party people city to city that will soon feature Turntables on the Nile, Turntables in Lima, Turntables on the Caribbean & more…
Basing this release on the thriving scene in Barcelona it’s only natural to expect a heavy Latin influence on the album and it’s doesn’t fail to comply starting with Sabo’s Moombahton edit of Carlos Barbosa & Blasterjack’s “Toca Flute” which as the title implies is a fusion of heavy percussion and soothing flute with rub-a-dub samples injected at suitable moments.
The housier Sujinho re-mix of Nickodemus’s “Los Tarontas” I’d already picked up on the preceding sampler e.p. I really like the original but this re-mix really tears me in two. There’s a delayed synth employed which I find too harsh and way overused, making the intro and outro very repetitive. However the tweaks, delays and extensions on the piece in between (especially on the strings) are top notch. So I’ll leave you to make up your own mind on this one.
I hope I haven’t put anyone off yet as I wouldn’t say I dislike this release. On the contrary it’s a rump shaker throughout which I can see myself playing from time to time at appropriate moments. Additionally this release has introduced me to some new artists where I’d be inclined to dig a little deeper.
One in particular that caught my ear was Novalima’s “Macaco” bursting with horns and vocals it’s seemed to me like the Bueno Vista Social Club with a modern edge, which finishes in an almost reggae vibe. While Captain Planet (whose previously re-mixed Alice Russell, Erykah Badu and Vieux Farka Toure) re-mixes Los Chicharrons “Mar Do Nar” where I’d hazard a guess the vocals are actually African rather than Spanish or Catalan. Toti & Andy Loop’s re-mix of “
by Catalan band La Troba Kung-Fú is also worth a mention as the piece retains a live band
feel and has a real sunshine vibe about it. Barcelona
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Filipino Pork Adobo Flatbread Pizza
Today’s recipe is for a flatbread which showcases our Filipino Pork Rub , a seasoning that complements the natural sweetness of pork with citrus flavors.
This dish begins in a Dutch Oven, with us searing our pork and allowing the flavors room to caramelize. After the meat has had some time to begin browning, we’ll reduce the heat before introducing our minced garlic to the pot as it can develop an unpleasant and bitter taste when burnt. After the garlic has had time to bloom and fragrance our dish, we can incorporate a bit of sugar to enhance the sweetness of the pork, and bay leaves to add a savory flavor. To deglaze the pan Jeff used Rice Wine Vinegar, which has a mild acidity that won’t overpower our other flavors the way balsamic would. After the vinegar has been added to scrape off the delicious brown frond from the bottom, some water and liquid coconut aminos add enough liquid that our meat can have a sauce to simmer in and become tender. This technique of sautéing ingredients and then allowing them to cook in a covered environment with liquid is called braising, and this method of cooking creates a type of gravy called “au jus,” which we will use later.
Up until this point, this dish is basically just a Filipino Pork Adobo recipe- but instead of serving the dish with white rice, Chef Jeff went with a naan to give a utensil free transportation from the plate to your mouth (okay, maybe you’ll use a knife to cut it first). You can garnish your flatbread with whatever toppings you want, but keep in mind they will need longer to bake in the oven the thicker they are cut, and you don’t want to over-cook your pork as it can become dry or chewy. In addition to its citrus flavors, Filipino Pork Rub has Sichuan Pepper and Birds Eye Chiles, which add heat and peppery-ness that would be best balanced with fresh toppings. We went with a combination of ripe pineapple, red peppers, and red onion, all of which add a sweet and vibrant note that complemented the tender pork. After the vegetables had enough time to cook down a bit, we garnished with our au jus and cilantro.
- Pork Adobo:
- 1 Lb. Tenderloin, cubed into 1inch pieces
- 3 Tbsp Filipino Pork Rub
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil
- 6 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 tsp Black Tellicherry Peppercorns
- 2 tsp Demerrara sugar
- 1/4 Cup Rice vinegar
- 1/3 Cup Liquid Aminos or Low sodium soy sauce
- 2 Cups water
- 4 Flatbread pizza crusts (we like using Naan)
- 1 Large Red pepper, sliced thin
- 1/4 Red onion, sliced thin
- 1 Cup Fresh pineapple chunks
- Pork Adobo, with reserved juices
- Cilantro leaves for garnish
- In a bowl, combine pork and Filipino Pork Rub and mix well.
- Heat a Dutch oven or deep skillet, heat 2 Tbsp vegetable oil to medium-high. Add pork to pan and brown on all sides.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add rest of ingredients for Pork adobo. Simmer for 1 hour, covered. Remove cover and simmer for 1/2 hour to reduce the juices. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Assemble pizzas. Place pork with juices, pineapple, onion, pepper on crusts. Place in oven and bake 12-15 minutes.
- Carefully remove from oven and garnish with cilantro, slice, and serve.

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Recently a number of proposals to reduce chronic congestion in Cambridge city centre were revealed.
Congestion charges of up to £10 and road closures are just some of the measures that could be introduced to encourage drivers to use public transportation.
Drivers who commute to the city are currently spending 25 per cent of their time stuck in traffic jams.
One suggestion being considered is the so-called intelligent congestion charge of between £1-£10.
Another suggestion is adding £5 to off-street parking charges.
While a possible metro system is still in the planning stages, improving bus services could be the best way to tackle the problem in the short term.
However, long term improvements to public transport are likely to be funded by a number of charges including the proposed congestion charge.
More details of the options will be revealed at the beginning of the new year.
Cambridgeshire Live previously reported on the new measures that could be introduced. The news caused a stir among people in Cambridge, with many feeling it’s not a good idea.
One person said: “NO!! It’s time to stop penalising citizens further for the consequences of bad planning, bad decision making and poor use of funding by the people paid to make Cambridge function properly.”
Another reader said: “Not everyone going into Cambridge is going to work. If shops had to survive on trade that could be transported by bike alone most of the shops in Cambridge would close. Congestion charging would devastate Cambridge City centre.”
Someone else said: "They do understand what happened don't they? People who have lived in this town for years can no longer afford to do. So many people moved to places just outside the town so now have to drive back in to get to work.”
But some people felt it will be a good move for the city.
One commented: “Excellent idea, can't happen soon enough. Get these cars out the city."
Another wrote: “I cycle to work 7 days a week throughout the year, and I'm all in favour of congestion charges, so as to reduce the traffic. Much more money needs to be spent on better cycle lanes IMHO. More and more people are now cycling to work, and even the older folk are starting to commute with bikes (including electric bikes).”
Some people agreed that traffic in the centre is a problem, but say alternative solutions would help more.
One person said: “One answer to all this - it's the traffic light timing. And when the council actually send engineers out to pay attention to what the lights are doing and when and where the queues are happening = congestion could be a thing of the past.”
Another said: “If we are travelling as a family (5) then the bus is much, much more expensive as that's per person, whereas the car is per vehicle. How about family bus tickets?”
Some people said it is cycling that contributes to the problem, writing: “Also, it doesn't help when a lot of cyclists insist on riding along the road, holding up vehicular traffic, when there are dedicated cycle and footpaths provided. I know there is no legal obligation for them to use the cycle path and they are perfectly entitled to stay on the road, but they should show more consideration .”
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Practical Mysticism (Illustrated)by Evelyn Underhill
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- Select the appropriate network name (SSID) from the list.
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Intake Leak Testing, and the Throttle Body Shaft Seal Replacement
Last Modified: 2014-10-30
Update: 2006 07 15
Added a bunch of little updates, particularly on where to look for leaks, and things to look for if you have an aftermarket sheet metal intake of some sort. Fixed some typos.
Update: 2006 05 11
Philip Spigelmire - Sent me updates for the 1990 throttle bodies, that are apparently different than the rest of the years. One of the seals is smaller.
Read the whole thing first, but right at the end, I've added a section just for the 1990 model year. To his credit, he sent me this info in February of 2004, but I just found it today.
Update: 2003 12 11
Added a few suggestions and corrections.
Update: 2004 06 22 (from Alex)
FYI, NAPA doesn't seem to be able to get these seals anymore and Pep Boys, while having the number listing, can't order it and told me "I think it has been discontinued."
I checked Kamandirect and they list the seal as unavailable.
I finally found a place that can order it from the manufacturer and should have them to me in a week. The reason I am even telling you this is cause it is a national company, Motion Industries, with retail stores all over the country and Canada: http://www.motionindustries.com
They want $5 per seal + shipping and they will do whatever shipping you are willing to pay for.
Let me start off by saying, that while this is a fairly simple process, it is also fairly detailed, and should not be attempted with a monkey wrench and a pair of pliers. I also take NO responsibility for anything you may break, damage or destroy, or for any warranty you may or may not affect on the vehicle in question.
This VFAQ was written after the fact, so you should at least read the entire thing once, prior to attempting it. It only took about an hour to do the job, pictures included, but YMMV.
That all being said, are we ready?
Many thanks to Steve Kinnaird, aka Captain Torque Steer of the Kinnaird Modelling Academy... as he has provided the car for the pictures, as well as the lovely hand modelling.
Thanks also go out to the members of Club DSM Canada for hosting this VFAQ for us, and to Tom Stangl for the main index.
Part One, deals with how to test for a leak, if you have not already done so. You may have many leaks, in addition to your shaft seals. Most people, find many leaks, and it simply becomes a question of "correct, and re-test".
Simply put, you have to plug the intake of the turbo, and then pressurize the rest of the system... listening for leaks.
|As you can see here, we have used a bit of rad hose, a similar diameter
metal can, and a couple of clamps to seal the inlet to the turbo. (clamp
the hose onto the turbo inlet, and then clamp the hose around the can to
make it into a big plug)
Rob Strelecki has mentioned, that Home Depot carries a nice coupler, just about the right size for this, or any coupling process. FERNCO #1056-22 -- comes with coupling and two clamps.
In recent tests, on my own car (20G), I have found that a Becks beer bottle fits nicely into the silicone coupling on the turbo inlet.
After that, tee into one of the vacuum/pressure lines on the engine, and pump in some air.
I now prefer to tee into the BOV line, running from the intake to the BOV. This ensures that the intake is getting max air (it's a larger nipper) and that the BOV is seeing the pressure as well, so that it will stay closed. (just like when the car has boost)
|As you can see at the end of the purple hose that our local test
monkey is holding, we have tee'd into the BOV line.
This is an easy line to get at, and functions well for our purposes.
the other end of the hose is going to a manual air trigger, which is in turn being fed by an air compressor. Be careful where the regulator on your air compressor is set to... you wouldn't want to pump 100 psi into your intake. We set it for 25psi when flowing.
Recently, I have started using a 0-30psi inline air regulator. These are NOT hard to get, most stores that either sell air tools, or painting supplies, have them, for use directly on the bottom of paint or powdercoating guns. Mine came with a little gauge on it as well, so I can see exactly how much pressure I am putting it, how the intake is responding, etc, right in the engine bay. Well worth the investment.
That's it... listen, feel, look, for leaks. You'll likely have a few. Have a buddy watch your aftermarket pressure gauge in the car, to see how much pressure you can hold, and this will help gauge how your repairs are coming along, as you eliminate the leaks.
For example, if you can see 20psi under the hood at the regulator, but only 17 at the dash, then you're losing air. The closer you can get, the better.
It is natural, that a small amount will leak out the tailpipe, but cap other things, like the crankcase vents, if you can.
These are very popular these days, some also installing them with phenolic spacers, to reduce heat transfer from the head.
Make sure, if you have a spacer, that the bolts and stud nuts are very tight. Phenolic is hard stuff, but, not as hard as aluminum. I have noticed bolts and nuts working loose. At this point, I don't know if it's heat cycling, shrinkage of the phenolic, or just vibration. In any case, I've tightened them up "good", and added locknuts to the studs.
One brand of intake in particular, that is VERY popular, has been known to develop cracks in the welds. Look for leaks, around the joints and welds. (I had 5 in mine, and have repaired welds on two others now)
The manufacturer has specified that if you contact him, he will repair the cracks. But, if you don't have the time to wait for that, consider other options. On mine (a very early beta product), three of the leaks were welding fissures, or, defects in the weld, that were acting as vent points.
I already had the intake on the car, and it was also polished and powder clear-coated, so I didn't want to remove it and start welding again. I mixed up some 5 minute Epoxy, and coated the leaks, after cleaning the spot thoroughly. They now, no longer leak at all. The epoxy has excellent bonding properties, and my intake never gets very hot.
Another member also suggested "sand it, and apply some JB weld", but I don't know how well JB Weld works with aluminum. (no experience with it)
The best option, of course, is to have the manufacturer repair the intake, under warranty. I've heard, that their newer ones, come with extra structural supports, to try and prevent the cracking.
It would be nice if they would also pressure test them, but I don't think they're setup for that. You might want to try, before bolting everything back up again.
This is likely why you're here reading this, so if you're still in the mood to double check yours, listen around the throttle body. It's in the circle below, roughly speaking.
Please excuse the fuzzy tail, the cat just couldn't avoid helping us. Who said we couldn't ever get a pussy on the hood...
As you provide pressure into the system, you will hear it leaking from this general area. If you then manually rotate the throttle plate (or have the buddy in the car step on and off the gas) you will hear the sound changing. This is the leak around the shaft seals.
The problem with these things, is that they're simple rubber seals, bonded to a metal ring. Over time, the rubber they used, gets tired from the heat, oil, etc, that it's exposed to, and just goes rock hard. As you'll see later on, the residue it leaves on the shaft as it's breaking down is terrible to try and remove. The rubber is now like hard plastic, as you will see if you go on to dissect it. They were likely not ever even thought of as much of a problem in design, as they're definitely a long-term wear item that most customers would never notice.
So, assuming you have purchased a pair of 14mm x 10mm x 4mm (or 3mm) shaft seals, and are ready to proceed, let's get going.
|As an aside, Craig Berndt did some looking and has found a place where one
can obtain the seals. I was purchasing them from a local supplier in my area,
but wasn't sure whose make they were, only that they worked. Craig says that
they are available from Chicago Rawhide, part # 3930 CR 10x14x3 HM4 R. He
also has suggested using www.kamandirect.com
as a source to purchase them.
Steve Piette also emailed to say that NAPA can get them as well, using the above CR part number.
John Novo provided this source, and these images of the ones he
bought from them.
I cannot speak for any other sources, or the seals from this location, as I have not tried them, but people assure me that they are the same.
You will need to get at the TB.
Therefore, remove things that are in the way, including the upper intercooler pipe, and possibly the battery, depending on the year of your car, and your patience with getting tools under the TB elbow.
Disconnect the ISC (idle speed controller) motor electrical connection, under the TB, on the passenger side of the car. It's a multi-pin plug, and has a little plastic spring release, so don't just yank it off.
Remove the wire to the "throttle plate closed" sensor. This is located on the rear side of the TB, and is ONLY on the 1G cars.
Remove the two coolant hoses going into the lower side of the TB. Make note of which one is which, so that you can clearly connect up the correct ones again when finished.
|On the top front side of the TB, is the TPS (throttle position sensor) and
it's connector. This one is a bit of a bugger to get off, as the clip spring
holding it on is complex to get off without breaking. Have a look around it's
base, and figure out which side of the spring clip to pry with a screwdriver to
get it loose. Once loose, the plug comes off.
Do not remove the TPS at this time... just the wire connection to it.
Label and then remove the hoses going to the top of the throttle body.
Reach behind the TB, and find the throttle cable. You will have to un-hook this cable from the throttle plate wheel. The easiest way to do this, is to crank the throttle plate open with your hand, and then fiddle with the cable to get it rotated around and out. It links in, like the cable on the end of a bicycle hand-brake.
If you're having problems with it, have a look at some of the pics later on, to get an idea of what you're dealing with.
It's the thing to the left here...
Unbolt the four bolts holding on both the TB Elbow and the TB itself, if you have not already done so to remove the UpperIC pipe.
Take great care in removing both items, so as not to damage the gaskets. If damaged, they should be purchased and replaced, or replacement ones cut from gasket material.
Once off, clean it up, and move to the workbench.
First things first, and very importantly.
Get a pad of paper and a pen out, and keep them handy. A good part of this procedure is simply re-assembling what you have taken apart. You will be much better off, if you make a few notes as you go, as to which way things go, and which way they came off. Trust me.
|Mark the TPS and the housing next to it, in SEVERAL places around the outside
of it. (use a scribe or similar permanent marking device)
This is to ensure that you can get it back EXACTLY where it was on the TB, when re-assembling it.
Without these markings, it will be very hard to get it right on your own, and you may end up having a lot of problems. (link below, to help if you screw it up)
Move any hoses and wiring harnesses out of the way, but you shouldn't have to disconnect anything more.
As you can see, we did it while the TB was still on the car the first time, but I would now recommend marking it up after you take the TB off the car, and in that way, you can mark it in MULTIPLE places around the housing, to ensure that it gets back on there EXACTLY as it came off.
It's now safe to unbolt the two screws that hold the TPS sensor on the TB. Set both and and the sensor aside.
|Gently remove the nut from the end of the TB shaft, that is hidden
under the TPS. Put the nut and washer(s) in a safe place, and remove the
sensor arm (the little metal piece that the nut is holding on). It has a
marking on it to indicate which way is bottom, but make a note of it.
Some years also have a little washer under this piece, so look carefully. If all is off, you should now be able to see one of the dreaded seals, first hand! (patience, leave it alone for now)
|The other side, is a little more complex, as it has the throttle cable
connection, and the spring return for the TB.
Make note of which way everything is on there (like the picture) and remove the nut and washer(s).
Pay VERY CLOSE attention to the springs, and where they hook on. There are actually two of them, one inside the other. Both have tension in them, and can bite. Make note of how they hook up, as you will have to re-assemble it again afterwards.
Suggestion: put a white stripe of whiteout or shop marker across the springs, in one or more spot. Then, when you go to rewind the springs, it will help you get the correct tension wound back onto it.
|They are wound up, almost two complete revolutions, as you will see
when you start to slide the end off the shaft, and it has a chance to
spin... but you must take them off.
Slide the spring assembly off, and save any washers or bushings that are on the shaft under it.
|Notepad and marker time again... make some notes, and then label your
actual throttle plate, as to which side is which, and which way up it
goes. Also, make note of which way it tips when it opens. This will help
you when re-assembling, to make sure it's opening identically again.
The screws are screwed in, from the throttle bode elbow side of things, remember this when re-assembling.
|Tough part now... removing these damn screws.
We used a larger Phillips screwdriver, as you can see. It had a nice hardened tip, that fit the screws nicely. Pick through your tools, and find the best match for the screws.
Be careful, the screws are in there very tightly, but they are quite possible to unscrew and remove, if you're careful. It has also been observed that they are likely peened (pounded) on the backside to prevent them from coming loose, which makes it that much harder when you want to remove them.
One suggestion made by a member out there... was to grind off the backside of the peened over screws, just to make it easier to remove without damaging threads. (just use some locktite when you put them back)
So, remove them.
(the link at the end, has some more good advice on removing them)
The throttle plate screws are pretty hard to get out without screwing
|You should then be able to rather easily rotate the shaft, and slide the throttle plate out of it's slit in the shaft.|
|Once the plate is out, you will be able to easily slide the shaft
cleanly out of the housing. Note from the picture above, which end is
which, but it would be pretty hard to mix them up.
Clean the shaft, with whatever you have available, that is NON-Abrasive. ie: do not use sandpaper, or emery cloth.
The shaft must remain smooth and clean, but we need to get any remains of the seal off of the shaft, prior to re-assembly. Some lacquer thinner or acetone may be your best bet to get any and all residue off the shaft, particularly where the seals ride on the shaft.
|To now finally get the old seal out of each end, put the blunt tip of
a screwdriver, under the metal lip of the old seal and pry it out. It
should just pop right out of the end of the housing.
This metal ring you just popped out, is part of the OLD style shaft seal, and is no longer needed. Get rid of it. It will not be going back in.
The new proper seals, have a metal interior for strength, but are completely encased in rubber, and are a complete replacement for the stock piece, which was rubber bonded to one side of a metal ring. (this is not a half-assed o-ring insertion solution)
|Once you clean out any and all residue in there, the ends on both
sides should look like the picture here.
If there is any rubber or plastic residue, just clean it out completely.
Time to start putting it back together.
|Grab some silicone dielectric grease or something similar, to
lubricate the seals and ends of the shaft with. I recommend that you use
silicone dielectric grease, because it is not petroleum based, and will
therefore not tend to harden the new seals prematurely.
When looking at the seals, you will see that they have a solid side, and an "open" side. The open side should be installed facing inwards on the TB, on both sides.
Goop them up good, and don't worry if you leave a little on the bore of the TB when installing them... it will only help.
|Gently press the gooped up seal, into the outer bore. The solid or
closed side should be facing out towards you. Repeat for the other side
of the TB.
Leave a little extra goop on the bore behind the seal, to assist in the easy installation of the shaft, and to let any extra settle into the back side of the seal.
At this point you should carefully slide the cleaned and polished shaft back into it's place. Take care as to not disturb the seals you have put in there, but if the shaft is clean, and maybe even a bit gooped with silicone dielectric it should slide into place nicely.
Feel free to play with it's rotation at this point, and get the feel for how clean and smooth it is now rotating within the new seals.
Get the screw holes pointing in the correct direction up, and re-insert the throttle plate, per your own notes.
|With the screws still loose, test the rotation of the shaft, to ensure
that you have correctly re-assembled it per your notes.
It should be opening the same way it was before, and without any interference from the sides of the TB.
As well, if you hold it up to the light, it should made a good seal with the sides, when the plate is closed.
Tighten both screws well, when you're happy with them. Really well... we don't want them coming loose, 'cuz guess where they will end up. You may want to use some Loc-Tite Blue on the screws, or something similar, to ensure that they never move again.
I also want to add, that this last picture is deceptive, as to the rotational position of the throttle plate, and the arrows on the plate. If you look at yours, prior to disassembly, and compare it with this picture, you will see that it cannot rotate as shown in the picture. This is because when I did it the first time, I didn't follow my own notes, and installed it from the wrong side.
Follow your notes, and you won't have to take it apart again, like I did. (I didn't think to take another picture!)
Or, as recently suggested to me... there are factory markings on the throttle plate. These should be on the upper half of the plate, and facing outward towards the throttle body elbow side.
The rest, is pretty much the reverse of disassembly.
So, put things back on, in the reverse to how you removed them.
The spring is two full winds for both, and is a bit of a pain, but quite possible.
As you reach each point (after the spring in particular) test the operation of the TB. It should snap shut as it did when you removed it.
Get the TPS back on there, according to your many marks you made on the housing. Be extremely precise about this, as it's critical to operation... more so even on the 2G cars, as their Throttle Plate Closed sensor is part of the TPS.
Bolt the sucker back on the intake, with new gaskets if available. The manual calls for 14 ft-lbs of torque on the main 4 bolts that hold the TB on the car. You may find it easier to put the ISC motor connector and coolant hoses back on, prior to bolting up the upper IC pipe again. Throttle cable and TPClosed Sensor (1G) similarly.
Again, the rest is just the reverse... find everything you took off, and put it back on again in the correct place.
New gaskets should be used on both sides of the throttle body.
Even with proper gasket prep goo/spray, I personally still found mine to be a source of another leak, around the gaskets. (it may just be mine, I have a few oddball parts in there)
So, it's up to you, but I have now replaced my gaskets with a very thin layer of RTV Ultra Copper (high temp) silicone on both sides. Applied sparingly and spread with a long Q-tip type applicator. And... it doesn't leak any more.
Now, test for leaks, and you will find that you have none in that area any more. Now you can focus on the other ones...
The last thought I have, is one of caution. As mentioned, during reassembly, make sure the throttle plate is operating, and returning to the closed position firmly, and on it's own. The spring is strong, but if you don't get them both back wound up twice again, or your plate is mis-aligned, you could run into your throttle plate sticking open, and NO ONE wants that to ever happen.
Test it, check it, and double check it after you have tightened everything up on the car.
Charles Monk, did a fantastic job on another VFAQ, which included the previous method of using o-rings to fix up the old seals, rather than just replacing the seals entirely. It's worth giving his entire VFAQ a read, to get at least one other person's perspective on the removal and disassembly of the TB.
He also has a good VFAQ on re-adjusting your TPS, just in case you didn't quite mark it well enough during disassembly and now are having any idle or deceleration issues.
Thanks to James McElfresh for some good suggestions of corrections and things to add!
Any suggestions, questions, upgrades, improvements? Email them please.
...are a bit different.
|There are two different sizes. One is the same as above, and the second one is 8mmx12mmx3mm.|
|There is a seal this size available from Chicago Rawhide as part# 3030.|
|A 1990 throttle body, has quite a few differences that were noticed. The ISC motor is different, and there is no connector on the TPS sensor or the ISC motor. Also the throttle body itself is one cast piece instead of two bolted together.|
|The VFAQ says to use replacement screws that are 4mm x .75 with a 6mm thread length. Philip picked up some M4 x .7 with 6mm length and they were a little short. He then picked up some M4 x .7 with 10mm length and those look to be an exact match with just enough out the back to peen them in like the stockers. Not sure if the 90 shaft is thicker.|
|Shaft with small seal.|


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Well wait wait....Now you are being just childish. In the real world, especially when ridiculously leveraged firms are going bankrupt and capital is being destroyed, survival depends precisely on who gets the bailout money when, and how much. The investors in these counterparty Hedge Funds of the big banks and AIG (often of the same families managing the bailed out banks) got rich precisely because they got hundreds of millions in pass-along funding at the crucial moment.This was hardly the main point of my comment, but it amazes me this question is still being asked.Tom Paine:
"... and may once again — as in 2008/9 — simply bail out bankrupt Hedge Funds"
"Which hedge funds were bailed out in 2008/9? How were they bailed out? Link?"
This was hardly the main point of my comment, but it amazes me this question is still being asked. The bailout programs of the Fed concentrated in 2007-9 on major otherwise soon to be insolvent banks (including foreign banks) and AIG. It has been demonstrated that the money and credit was also given to dozens of their special counterparty private Hedge Funds. Of course by their very nature these private unregulated and usually highly leveraged firms were discrete and almost invisible to the public. But the press and researchers showed that Hedge Funds closely related to the big banks and AIG that were bailed out were bigger and survived the crisis more frequently and in much better shape than those connected to unbailed out smaller institutions, and their execs "earned" bonuses in the hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars in the next few years:
Big money managers should have their pay treated as ordinary income, with higher tax rates.www.nytimes.com
Daniel Hemel: AIG funneled hundreds of millions to hedge funds – and those execs pay lower taxes than most public schoolteacherswww.theguardian.com
I've never heard that claim before.
The bailout programs of the Fed concentrated in 2007-9 on major otherwise soon to be insolvent banks (including foreign banks) and AIG. It has been demonstrated that the money and credit was also given to dozens of their special counterparty private Hedge Funds.
Dozens? Can't name any?
Of course by their very nature these private unregulated and usually highly leveraged firms were discrete and almost invisible to the public.
So you can't prove your claim.....because they're invisible?
Did anyone else see any invisible bailouts?
Bankruptcy courts, on the other hand, under law give creditors better standing than stockholders (who are often wiped out) and even creditors are put in different categories. But one of the reasons bankruptcy is often a better solution for insolvent firms (besides the moral hazard argument) is that old management is usually wiped out and investigated by new management and can then be prosecuted for violating their fiduciary responsibilities. At the same time new management can keep the business running while debts are temporarily in abeyance and new funding is sought. This was done to many bankrupt airlines in the past, but unfortunately due to our politicians' unwillingness to pass appropriate legislation, the new managements just continued self-enriching but company killing stock buy back programs. Boeing spent some 45 billion this way in the last decade and the airlines a similar amount. While this management looting goes on, it has been an essential part of propping up share values to ridiculous levels. Ditto the taking on of debt (money was so cheap) for this purpose.
Nationalizing poorly run corporations (at least temporarily) is another option, just not one likely to be acceptable today in America. The present crisis is sharp and triggered by "external" reasons, so nobody considers these longer term problems seriously. But if people want to fight about socialism and capitalism (I am not a socialist myself), they should at least understand how our "crony capitalism" system works at the highest levels of finance and credit/money creation. Again, we are not talking about small and medium businesses here, or workers, all of whom may get devastated in financial crisis (however they are created).
P.S. You obviously did not read the links I provided. They list many of the Hedge Funds by name, show their relationships to banks and AIG, speak to how much money some of their directors made, and show the workings of the bailout pass-alongs and their importance to the Hedge Funds very survival.
Management is not "looting". Management is doing exactly what it should, namely trying to get money to save the company, from any source possible.
If I own a company, and the company has problems, and I hire YOU as CEO... what are we hiring you for? Well, obviously you are keep the company running, and being profitable.
Now first off, few CEOs are going to take a job, to manage the Titanic after it has already hit an iceberg. Again, think about this logically... You are going to jump into the captains chair, of a ship that is critically damaged, and could very well end up sinking.
Your reputation is on the line. You could end up labeled the CEO that sank X Corp. That could possibly follow you around for the rest of your life. You may never get an executive position again until you die.
So why would you do it? Why would you risk destroying your possible future?
Because we (the shareholders) stand to lose everything. You correctly pointed out, that in the rare event of a total liquidation of the company, that shareholders are typically wiped out. And this is correct, and morally right by the way. We can discuss why later if you life.
Nevertheless, point is, it's worth it to us to lay down a massive incentive for you to save the company. That means bonuses, and incentives, to get someone to try and save the company.
And if you do save the company..... if you and the executives actually manage to save the company... well yes, that's worth millions, even hundreds of millions to use the shareholders of the company. Again, we'd have nothing if the company imploded.
Then as it relates to government... if you found the only way to save the company, was to get a bailout, and the government was offering bailouts.... you would get the bailout.
My point in all this is....
It's not looting. They are merely doing, exactly what they should do. If you were the owner of the company, and you hired a CEO to save your company, and the CEO decided yeah they could save it with a government bailout, but instead he's going to refuse and just let your company go bankrupt.....
Would you just accept it? No, you would fire that CEO, and hire another one that would get the bailout, and save your company.
We need to stop making accusations, and trying to condemn people for what, if any of us were in the same situation, would do. And you are not being honest with yourself, if you deny that.
We need to stop attacking executives, that are honestly, simply doing their job.
The entire blame for this, is 100% on the shoulders of government. Government did this. Government handed out the money. Government caused the problem.
If you simply don't bailout people, then this problem solves itself.


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Harman brings along with him nearly 20 years of experience in the online advertising industry and will lead the Company’s EMEA operations, with a emphasis on strategic partnerships, marketing, sales and general operations throughout the region, and will be responsible for fast-tracking the adoption of OpenX’s ad serving, followed by ad exchange and yield optimization platform. The appointment is effective immediately and Harman joins OpenX’s EMEA headquarters in London.
“Cameran’s extensive experience in the online advertising industry, when combined with his strong relationships with many of the region’s leading publishers, makes him the perfect choice to capitalize on the momentum we’ve already achieved in EMEA and to lead OpenX in this important region.”
Exclusive in the digital advertising industry, OpenX empowers publishers to unify and manage all of their demand channels – direct, indirect and Real-Time Bidding (RTB) – within a sole platform. In detail, the OpenX platform integrates ad serving with an ad exchange that incorporates Supply Side Platform technology. Thousands of publishers and advertisers around the world use OpenX technology to automate the selling and buying of digital advertising inventory with the Company handling trillions of ad transactions annually. In September 2013, the Company continued its EMEA extension via moving into the DACH region, appointing a regional director, and opening a new office in Munich.
Aforementioned to joining OpenX, Harman was the UK Managing Director for AD2ONE, Ltd. (AD2ONE), the UK’s leading advertising sales representation business, where he ran a team of 45 and aided many of the region’s leading publishers capitalize on the value of their advertising offering through site specific, premium integrated deals. Under Harman’s leadership, AD2ONE transformed in terms of scale and reputation, outperforming the market and winning major publisher accounts including Dixons Retail plc, British Telecom and Sony PlayStation, as well as securing the ad operations contract for the official website of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Harman also played a leading role in the promotion of eBay Advertising to grow into one of the most influential media owners in the UK through its partnership with AD2ONE.
Harman also held various roles with Advertising.com (acquired by AOL Time Warner, Inc.) before AD2ONE, climbing up to be the Director, Product & Property Sales. For the period of this time Harman led the coordination of different business units to offer advertising opportunities across online display, audience targeting, online video, mobile, affiliate marketing, search engine marketing, and contextual targeting. Harman has also held roles with IPC Media and 24/7 Media Europe Ltd.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Cameran to the OpenX team,” reportedly said John Gentry, president, OpenX. Adding further that “Cameran’s extensive experience in the online advertising industry, when combined with his strong relationships with many of the region’s leading publishers, makes him the perfect choice to capitalize on the momentum we’ve already achieved in EMEA and to lead OpenX in this important region.”
“I’m excited to join OpenX and help grow the company in the EMEA region,” confirmed Cameran Harman, managing director, EMEA, OpenX. “OpenX offers a sophisticated solution to unify all of a publisher’s demand channels and unlock their full economic potential, an approach that is unparalleled by other companies in the advertising technology space. As the needs of digital publishers and advertisers change, and the industry continues to accelerate towards the adoption of programmatic trading, I look forward to further expanding OpenX’s reach across the region.”


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Doors co-founder to play Paramount
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Austin residents have a chance to see the founder of a legendary rock band perform Saturday.
Tickets are available for a concert featuring Ray Manzarek, co-founder of The Doors, and slide-guitarist Roy Rogers at the Paramount Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Scott Anderson, general manager of the Paramount, described the show as unique for Austin.
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“He and Jim started one of the most influential bands in rock history,” Anderson said.
“He’s coming right to Austin — that’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he added.
The audience also will have a chance to ask Manzarek and Rogers questions about their experiences in rock ‘n’ roll.
“We’ll be playing the blues and some Doors songs,” Manzarek said in a phone interview.
The discussion can touch on a wide range of topics, from The Doors and Jim Morrison, about life’s meaning and what happens in your mind when you take LSD.
“They’ll be up close and personal with Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers,” Manzarek said. “We’ll talk about rock ‘n’ roll and Jim Morrison, and there will also be some discussion on why we’re on planet Earth.”
The concert won’t be just be about the past. Manzarek and Rogers are touring to promote their new album, “Translucent Blues,” which is set to be released May 24.
Though the two have been playing together for more than five years, Rogers’ and Manzarek’s partnership started as a fluke when the two were paired in a performance by a mutual booking agent.
“Things kind of clicked,” Rogers said. “From that point on, we just started performing together.”


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An Assessment of Undersea Weapons Science and Technology 4 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations Based on the discussion in the preceding chapters, the committee offers the following four sets of findings, conclusions, and recommendations: Finding 1. Undersea weapons involve special technologies, adaptations of other technologies, and unique integration of all these technologies for which there is in the United States little non-Navy-sponsored research and development (R&D). The committee found some good examples of ongoing healthy and productive S&T, including the following: The program on propulsion at the Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University (ARL/PSU) is exemplary and offers technologies for both weapons and vehicles that could be used in future systems. Closed-cycle engines are among the increasingly attractive options as the importance of stealth and endurance increases. The programs on warheads at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head are good examples of R&D in a mature area that has consistently delivered fresh results in S&T and new generations of explosive compounds tailored to the Navy's needs. Current research on the penetration of hardened hulls is important. Research on the problems of sensitivity of high-energy materials should be supported. The program at ARL/PSU and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to develop a high-speed, supercavitating vehicle is challenging and sufficiently promising to warrant research in (1) the physics of supercavitating flow, (2) vehicle control and guidance methodology, and (3) the design and building of a testbed. There should be careful analysis of the operational utility of the concepts this technology could include. On the other hand, the committee believes that a truly healthy undersea weapons S&T program should include industry participation, but industry is not now a significant participant or investor in undersea weapons S&T.
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An Assessment of Undersea Weapons Science and Technology Conclusion 1. The Navy has a unique responsibility for the support and health of S&T related to undersea weapons construed broadly. Although the information presented to the committee pertained only to torpedo-related matters, the committee believes that its recommendation on this responsibility should apply to all weapons spending some time undersea. The undersea weapons S&T effort should include industrial participation, at least in the relevant concept definition studies, and related operations and systems analysis. Recommendation 1. The Navy should designate S&T for undersea weapons—construed broadly— as a National Naval Need. Because of the key enabling characteristics of undersea weapons for the fleet and the need for industry involvement, the Navy should also consider designating undersea weapons as one of the Future Naval Capabilities, a step that would allow it to begin preparation for a new weapons acquisition program. Finding 2. There is no broadly based, future-oriented program of operations and systems analysis in place to support Office of Naval Research (ONR) S&T planning in undersea weapons. With regard to the individual ONR undersea weapons program areas, the committee found the following: It is not obvious that the programs on guidance and control at ARL/PSU and NUWC are succeeding at coping with progressively quieter targets and evolving countermeasures. The careful operations and systems analysis needed to critically assess operational performance in matters of target detection, identification, and homing seems to be missing. Upgrades intended to quiet the MK-48 and MK-54 torpedoes (mainly by NUWC) were not persuasively presented to the committee. The open-cycle engine, buoyancy disadvantages, hydroacoustic noise, and other characteristics make the upgrades questionable in light of the evolving stealth and countermeasure capabilities of potential enemy targets. No systems analyses of predicted program success or time scales for acquisition were presented to the committee. A number of plausible approaches to defending against torpedoes were broadly outlined to the committee, including noisemakers, decoys, supercavitating pellets, and antitorpedo torpedoes. Individually these might be of value, but maximum benefit will be achieved only if they are integrated properly into a plausible, coherent defense architecture system. Weapons design optimization, which appears to be a relatively recently identified effort, while useful still does not satisfy the need for operations and systems analysis called for at several points in this report. Conclusion 2. Concept definitions, and systems and operational analysis, are needed in a number of program areas and as a part of a healthy and productive S&T process generally. Recommendation 2. ONR should rigorously implement a process of operations and systems analysis of undersea weapons systems. Operational performance in both littoral and blue water environments should be covered. Emphasis should be placed on enabling science and technology and weapons systems of advanced mission and design. Finding 3. The health of the existing Navy program on undersea weapons S&T is strongly affected by the present emphasis on upgrades of existing torpedo systems. Less than 10 percent of the ONR undersea weapons S&T budget was for basic research (6.1) in 1999. The health of the program could be improved by much greater attention to S&T issues that will affect future weapons systems.
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An Assessment of Undersea Weapons Science and Technology Conclusion 3. To be more forward-looking, greater S&T emphasis at a fundamental (6.1/6.2) level is needed within the ONR undersea weapons effort. Recommendation 3. ONR should increase undersea weapons S&T funding sufficiently to satisfy Future Naval Capability goals while ensuring that longer-range, higher-risk/higher-payoff alternative S&T is also enabled. This investment in future systems must be protected against raids to bail out near-term projects. Finding 4. While some of the items covered in the present program, which is focused on upgrades of existing torpedoes, may also be useful in future weapons systems (e.g., propulsion units and warheads), long-range exploration for fundamentally new undersea weapons concepts and missions is needed. Conclusion 4. Innovation beyond current undersea weapons concepts and missions is needed for a healthy S&T program. S&T should be pursued toward torpedoes operating with sensor arrays, unmanned and manned undersea vehicles (attack, reconnaissance, and so forth), and sophisticated mines, and toward achievement of short-action-time air-delivered undersea weapons systems. In the future, undersea weapons systems will be driven increasingly by overall architecture that will demand much more interdisciplinary coordination than was seen by the committee in the course of its study. Recommendation 4. ONR should take a broader and longer-range view of undersea weapons systems, specifically those not limited to torpedoes and beyond the 5-year horizon. Some such concepts are being explored in other ONR undersea technology activities and in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and should be considered.
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Title: First Lessons
Theme: Set #1, Theme # 8 "Beginnings"
Genre (s): General
Pairing (s): N/A
Notes: In the first one, Frodo is 19, Merry 6 (12 ½ and 4 in Man years); in the second one, Frodo is 21, Sam 9 (13 ½ and 6 in Man years) and in the last one, Frodo is 26 and Pippin is 4 (15 and not quite 3 in Man years)
Summary: Three drabbles about learning and teaching.
The cove was still, shallow and sun-warmed, with a soft, sandy bottom. Frodo shed his clothes, and waded a few feet. Kneeling, he held out both hands. "Come on, sprout," he said with an encouraging smile.
Merry looked at him, grey eyes wide, but trusting. "Is it cold?"
"Not so very, dear."
The little one stepped into the water, his mouth making an "o" of surprise. "It feels nice!"
Slowly, he waded towards his cousin's outstretched hands, reaching out to grasp his own, as the water reached his chest.
Laughing the six-year-old grinned and sputtered. "I'm swimming, Frodo!"
Frodo glanced up from his book, amused. Sam was staring again. "Come over here, Sam, I'll read to you."
Sam flushed. "I don't think my dad'd like that."
"If I tell him it's my idea, he won't mind."
Sam nodded, relieved. He plopped on the ground, brown eyes bright with anticipation.
Frodo read. When he finished, he glanced at Sam's shining face.
"Mr. Frodo, how do you know what it means?"
Frodo smiled. He'd been waiting for this question. "Each mark is a sound." He used his forefinger in the dirt: "Sss-aahh-mmm."
The gardener's lad laughed for joy.
Frodo leaned back on the tree-trunk drawing his legs up on the branch. It was harder finding some peace and quiet at the Great Smials than at Brandy Hall. There were just as many relations living there, and twice as many servants , not counting company.
He looked down at the mop of chestnut curls and pointed face. "Pip?"
He grinned. "All right. See that little branch? Grab hold and pull. Again. Now the next one." He reached out, and soon had a lapful of green-eyed Took.
"I did it!"
"So you did, dearest!"

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