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nexusprime Posts: 2
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I have an intrepid '98 and I wonder if my engine 3.2 v6 is american production or it is mitsubishi.
I ask becouse someone told my this.
Tanks for answers.
I ask becouse someone told my this.
Tanks for answers.
The 3.2 is an American engine, built by Chrysler. It's a smaller-displacement, all-aluminum version of the 3.5 that first came out in 1993. The 3.2 put out 225 hp and was used in the Intrepid ES and Concorde LXI models from 1998-2001, and then was replaced by a reduced hp version of the 3.5.
Mitsubishi made a 3.0 V-6 that Chrysler used in their minivans, the Dodge Stealth, and some of the larger versions of the K-cars. Mitsu also made a 2.5 V-6 from around 1995-2000, that was used in the Sebring/Stratus/Avenger/Cirrus midsized cars.0
Could you please help me find the location of the crank sensor on a 2000 intrepid. a picture would really help. Thanks0
illini_1_fan Posts: 1I have a '96 Intrepid and I have several codes on my car. One of the codes, I knew for sure that needs to be done, but these other codes are just terrible. The codes that I have are: P1784(manufacturer control/transmission), P0401(EGR flow/insufficient), P1698(Manufacturer control/auxillary inputs/auxillary outputs), P0736(reverse ratio/incorrect). Is there anyone out there that can help me find the true problem that I am having with my car? I have had the pulley replaced due to the fact that the barriens were gone in it, the water pump, and alternator replaced already. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!0
rickkim01082 Posts: 1have a 1994 dodge intreped has no spark and wont start replaced the crank sensor and the coil pack still no spark no start anyone have a clue to whats wrong :confuse:0
alpinelab Posts: 5hi i have a 2000 intrepid and the engine is making a tappin noise rather loud it seems to be coming from the top of the engine at the front just inside where the oil cap is. i changed the oil and had it flushed i also see its gettin oil up top. its gets faster with more reving. wondering if it might be timeing chain or something would really aprreachiate any opions or if ya need more info just let me know it still works good lots of power ect.. thx for any help0
fljoslin Posts: 237The pre 1998 3.5L engine is in no way related to the 1998 and later 3.5L or 3.2L engines. The later ones are aluminium block while the earlier ones were cast iron.
The difference between the post 1998 3.2 and 3.5 engines is the cylinder bore.0
lawanda333 Posts: 1Can I change to another motor that will fit into the same car like a differant year that may not cost so much? :confuse:0
mondaine Posts: 1can anyone tell me where this is located :0
if is a 2.7l, be real careful because your timing chain is loosing oil pressure; you need to change timing chain and gears, failure to do it, wiil cause engine to fail because of bent valves. that already happen to me.I had to repl. the engine because the 2.7 is too expensive. i had to use a 3.2 instaead if need more info send an email at [email protected] i will be happy to help you. engine swap is real easy and will save a lot of money. it will fit i did it in my 98 intrepid..0
yes you can use a 3.2 or 3.5 instaed of the 2.7 just make sure that you get starter,
a/c bracket,radiator alternator,throttle cable,and motor mount l/s, swaping the engine is real easy conectors are the same. the only little problem is cutting the exhaust pipes. cut pipes right after O2 sensors after first cat and before it goes down cut 2 inches on each side0
I've always been intrigued by this, and thought it would be kinda cool to do with my 2000 Intrepid if the 2.7 ever went south. However, the car now has about 139,000 miles on it, so at this point I imagine if the engine failed, I'd be better off just junking it and getting another car. And if I wanted another Intrepid, just seek out one with a 3.2 or 3.5.0
tyree74 Posts: 1hey every one tells me not to get an dodge intrepid cuz of engine failur and did mercedes ever buy out dodge intrepid?0
hey every one tells me not to get an dodge intrepid cuz of engine failur and did mercedes ever buy out dodge intrepid?
If you can find one that's been well-maintained and not too high-mileage, an Intrepid can be a good car. Personally, if I were searching one out, I'd try to find one with the 3.2 or 3.5, as they're better engines than the 2.7. More powerful, almost as economical, more durable/reliable, and cheaper to repair or replace when they do break down.
I forget now when Mercedes took over Chrysler. I want to say it was 1998? That never really had any bearing on the Intrepid, though. The first-generation Intrepid, which ran from 1993-97, was more troubleprone, especially in the transmission department. Air conditioning problems were common as well, and on the 3.5 engine, I think water pump and timing belt problems were common. The 3.3 was a good, durable engine though.
The 1998 Intrepid was much-improved, but that was all Chrysler's doing. Mercedes had no input. I'd say about the only influence Benz had over the Intrepid was in 2002, when they did some decontenting. On the base model, they eliminated a few standard features such as the rear sway bar, tint on the top of the windshield, carpeting and cloth on the door panels, a cheaper cupholder in the console, etc.
Oh, and with the Benz takeover, development on the replacement LX cars (300/Charger/Magnum) was pushed back. I think they were originally supposed to be launched as 2003 models, but Daimler/Chrysler kept pushing it back until they were launched in early 2004, as 2005 models.0
smithed Posts: 444Regarding the "merger": it must have been in 1998/1999. I ordered our Intrepid in 2/99 and took delivery in 3/99. When I was ordering, the sales folk were talking about the takeover and that for the first time new cars were showing up with DaimlerChrysler on the window sticker. Ours did. Daimler (Mercedes) had nothing to do with the design of the Intrepid/300M/Concorde/LHS. It's my understanding that the underpinnings of these cars go back to AMC? ??? :shades:0
Daimler (Mercedes) had nothing to do with the design of the Intrepid/300M/Concorde/LHS. It's my understanding that the underpinnings of these cars go back to AMC? ???
I don't think the underpinnings of the LH cars were actually derived from AMC. However, the old AMC Premier/Dodge Monaco, from around late 80's/early 90's vintage, was FWD with a longitudinally-mounted engine/tranny. Chrysler might have studied those cars when they were designing the 1993 Intrepid and Concorde, but I don't know if any of their structure or underpinnings actually found their way into the LH cars.
I think the first Chrysler-badged vehicle that Mercedes really had a hand in was the Pacifica. It was originally supposed to be based on the LH cars, but then Mercedes held it back, to incorporate their own rear suspension into it, as well as other components.0
markuss Posts: 1Hi, my daughter has a 1995 Dodge Intrepid, 6 cyl., 3.5 liter. Lately, she has been starting the car and the climate control, power windows and reverse lights won't work. The ABS light is also on. I had originally thought it was a fuse but the windows are on a different fuse and some things on the climate control/ABS fuse still work. I changed fuses and relays and sometimes, after changing fuses and relays, everything will work for two days or a week and then cut out again.
She recently told me that when she turns the key for power, but not start the car, the windows work but when she starts the car, the windows will not work.
I'm beginning to think it's the engine control module, the computer. Or I'm thinking a short in one of the reverse lights or tail light? Any help?0
peter1mic Posts: 197 Dodge Intreped 3.3L what is the normal PSI for fuel? How long should it hold the PSI at the fuel rail? I get 43 PSI and think that may be normal. ??? Asking because i have a missfire at Idle I can feel. But i have no ck eng light on. also if I make a quick stop in, Like at the 7-11, when I go to restart the car it does not start the first time, but always fire up on the second try. I thought I was loseing PSI at the fuel rail because i had to make 2 trys at the restart, but iv got 42PSI at the rail. sound like a Elect problem??0
pinky7 Posts: 1I have a 1998 /Dodge Intrepid with a 2.7 liter engine. It runs if I give it a charge but it knocks while you're driving down the road. . was wondering if it could be a simple fix that I may be overlooking, before I I go ahead and try and find another engine to put in it. I have also been told that the 3.5 and the 3.2 are better engines for this particular vehicle. Where should I start. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!0
neecie700 Posts: 1My car will not start. I took it to several car places and they are giving me th run around about my car. First they said it was the wiring hornest, got that fix. Then they said it was the timing chain, that's not it. Then they said it was the cam sensor not that so they said that it's going to cost 1400 to get it fix but not for sure that is going to fix the problem. So i got it towed back home. I got someone to give me a jumpstart they said they did smell any gas flowing . What should i do now?0
Then they said it was the cam sensor not that so they said that it's going to cost 1400 to get it fix but not for sure that is going to fix the problem.
How many miles does this car have on it now? FWIW, I had a problem with the camshaft and crankshaft position sensors on my 2000 Intrepid 2.7. The car would usually start fine, but then would just stall out at random, without warning. At first, it only happened occasionally, and would always start back up after it stalled out. But then it happened more and more frequently, and wasn't always so easy to restart. I took it to my mechanic, and he replaced both sensors, camshaft and crankshaft, plus fixed a broken vacuum hose for about $520 total. That was back in May, and the car has been fine ever since.
First thing you might want to do is try finding a mechanic you can trust.0
pinballwizdc Posts: 1Is the conectors of a 2003 2.7 the same as 2003 3.5 looking to swap to the 3.50
41coupe4me Posts: 4No you can't use anything but the 2.7 without changing the subframe,firewall to engine wiring harness and computer. I have a 2.7 from a 01 that was wrecked that is complete less valve covers and upper plastic parts for $950 plus shipping (no core needed) [email protected]0
My son has a 97 Intrepid that won't start, have spark, air & fuel but will not start.The first time this happened we replaced the fuel pump relay fuse, the fuel gauge said there was 1/4 tank but didn't sound like it had anything in the tank. Added 5 gals gas and still wouldn't start. Tech at auto store said to hit the bottom of the tank while trying to crank and it started right up. He said the fuel float may have gotten stuck and not read right or a piece of debris had clogged the filter and we dislodged it after adding fuel. It ran fine for a week, didn't show no signs of problems then it wouldn't start. I don't want to replace everything on it just to eliminate the problem like others are saying they have done. How can I tell for certian its the fuel pump rather than the crankshaft or something else before going out to buy these parts...any suggestions?0
stanman818 Posts: 2Check fuel pressure when it happens. Usually when you hit the tank and it starts it most likely the fuel pump.0
Thanks for the response! I don't have a pressure tester however when you push the pressure test port fuel does spray out. When turning the ignition I don't hear the fuel pump ingauge so thats why Im not sure if its the fuel pump ( hearing isn't all that great) but almost sure it didn't kick in or could it be the fuel pump regulator etc.0
joe192 Posts: 1My 2000 Intrepid,with 97000 miles, has a knock coming for the left rear side of the engine. A said that there was,"...low compression in #5 CYL., after oil change #5 CYL. jumped to 90 psi. There maybe an possible Head problem or a sticking ring. The other CYL.'s has an psi. reading of 150." Do you think I should swap the engine with A 3.2 or a 3.5L? Or pay to have the cylinder head removed and inspected?0
stormin2 Posts: 12000 dodge intrepid 2.7 keep over heating took 3 half hour too change thermostat put in new bleeder screw the hole piece front to back i was told to open bleeder start car let run to fluild come out bleeder i did still running hot bleed again use 3 and half anti freeze let run gage go all way up no heat inside car car have 196,000 miles but look good i try everything never buy dodge again0
edwardyong Posts: 1I was replacing spark plugs on my 2004 intrepid and accidentally broke one of the hose/tube. Can someone tell me what hose/tube that was broken by me and how can i fix it? Below is the link to see the image of the broken hose/tube in red circle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3523141829/0
I'm not sure, but it looks like some kind of vacuum hose. Could it be to the cruise control? Do they still use vacuum hoses and such, or are they totally electronic by now, I wonder? Actually, I'm taking my 2000 Intrepid, 2.7, to the mechanic this afternoon to get the oil pressure checked. The light flickers faintly on occasion, but I'm thinking it's just a sensor, wire, etc, and not an actual problem with the pressure. When I drop the car off, I'll show the mechanic that part on my car, and ask him what it is.0


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"The horse looked good. I hadn't planned to work him, but he was getting pretty high. He bounced back from the Derby a little quicker than I thought he would," Woolley said. "He was getting a little rattled, he was feeling so good. We just wanted to let him stretch his legs."
Borel has committed to ride Rachel Alexandra, the Kentucky Oaks-winning filly who will only be able to run in the Preakness if no more than 13 Triple Crown nominees are entered and her owners pay a $100,000 supplemental fee to make her eligible for the series. On Sunday, Mine That Bird's owner Mark Allen had indicated an intention to enter maiden Indy Express in the Preakness, a move that potentially could have excluded Rachel Alexandra from the field, but he scrapped that plan later in the day.
"Calvin will have the call on my horse right up to the time entries are taken. If the filly is entered, then Mike Smith will have the mount," Woolley said. "We've had talks with Mike and we decided it was the best move to have Mike on our horse if the mare is in the race."
Smith, a New Mexico native, will fit the stretch-running Mine That Bird, said Woolley.
"Mike watched the Derby. He saw how the horse ran and knows the kind of running style he has," the New Mexico-based trainer said. "We're confident that he'd do his job well."
Woolley, who vanned Mine That Bird during a 21-hour trip from New Mexico to Kentucky, said he plans to get behind the wheel again at 9 a.m. Tuesday for a 10-hour trip from Churchill Downs to Pimlico.
RACHEL ALEXANDRA – After breezing on Sunday, Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra had a quiet Monday morning while walking the shedrow at trainer Steve Asmussen's barn at Churchill Downs.
The Kentucky Oaks winner tuned up for her planned debut in the Triple Crown series with a half-mile breeze in 48.40 seconds.
"She came out of her work in good order," said Scott Blasi, a top assistant to trainer Asmussen. "Physically she looks beautiful."
Rachel Alexandra is now poised to be officially entered in the Preakness Wednesday morning and would be the first Kentucky Oaks winner to compete in Maryland's signature race. Sunday evening, the owners of the top two Derby finishers – Mark Allen, who co-owns the winner Mine That Bird, and Ahmed Zayat, breeder and owner of Pioneerof the Nile - said they had nixed plans to enter additional horses in the Preakness. Those decisions created an opening in the field and the announcement Monday that Hull would not be entered added yet another position in the starting gate. The filly's new owner, Jess Jackson, said he intends to pay the supplemental fee of $100,000 to enter her in the race.
Blasi said the filly, who has won five consecutive races, is scheduled to be shipped from Louisville to Baltimore Wednesday on a charter flight.
If Rachel Alexandra is entered in the Preakness, she will be ridden by Calvin Borel, who has decided to give up the mount on Derby winner Mine That Bird. Borel is scheduled to appear on the NBC program Tonight with Jay Leno on Tuesday.
BIG DRAMA – Jockey John Velazquez and Big Drama got acquainted at Pimlico Monday morning during a four-furlong workout that was timed in 50 seconds. The pair galloped out five furlongs in 1:02.60 in preparation for the Preakness Stakes.
Although the clocking wasn't eye-catching, Velazquez was suitably impressed with the son of Montbrook.
"He did everything very, very easy. I just wanted to get a little feel for him. He was going to the pole a little bit strong, so I wanted to be a little cautious with him. The race is pretty close right now," the New York-based jockey said.
"The reason I started slow was because he was going strong to the (half-mile) pole. I didn't want him to do too much. If I let him go too fast the first part, I'd have no control of him. I wanted to have control of him to have him do what I wanted him to do, not him controlling me," added Velazquez, who inherited his Preakness mount when Eibar Coa opted to stick with Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Musket Man.
Big Drama, who made a little jump over a spot in the track at the top of the stretch that had different harrow marks than the rest of the track, otherwise appeared to move well over the Pimlico racing surface.
"He didn't want to leave his race on the track. I'd rather have (50 seconds) than
go out there and go 46 (seconds) and get sick to your stomach," trainer David Fawkes said. "He galloped out good. He's fit. It was just maintenance."
Velazquez said he was "shocked' that Calvin Borel made a commitment to ride Rachel Alexandra instead of Mine That Bird in the Preakness, but that he could identify with him. Velazquez made a switch to Rags to Riches before her historic victory in the 2007 Belmont Stakes.
"I know the feeling that he has," said Velazquez. "I jumped off another horse to ride her, because of the quality of horse that she was. So I already did it once. I didn't win on that horse before, but I was committed to another horse. I just think he knows the filly has the quality to win this race. She's showing the potential to do what Rags to Riches did."
FLYING PRIVATE/LUV GOV – Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said any number of superlatives could be used to describe his reaction to Flying Private's half-mile breeze Monday morning at Churchill Downs.
Working in company with stablemate Sea Admiral, Flying Private breezed a half-mile with jockey Jamie Theriot up in 48.20 seconds. The fractions were 12.80; 24.80 and 36.20 seconds while finishing about seven lengths in front of his workmate.
Flying Private, who finished last in the Kentucky Derby, will be ridden by jockey Alan Garcia.
Lukas said Marylou Whitney's colt Luv Gov was still on course for the Preakness. However, Lukas said the colt will not be entered if his presence would have an impact on Rachel Alexandra being able to compete in the race. He said it was never his intention to enter a second horse to block the filly from being in the field.
"Let me make this crystal clear, there is no controversy," Lukas said. "We entered and I told Coley Blind, the stakes coordinator, that we would enter only if there was no controversy with the filly and we did not exclude her. If in any way, shape or form she is excluded because of our entry, then we will not enter. We are not trying to keep the filly out.
"We're only entering if there is a hole open in the 14th gate. We are not trying to keep the filly from running. If she is excluded by Luv Gov, he will not run. Marylou Whitney, with her status in racing and what she has meant to the industry, has no interest in causing a controversy in the Preakness.
"If we make the 14th horse, we'll enter. If for some reason between now and Wednesday's draw, if somebody else enters and it eliminates the filly, we will not enter."
Luv Gov walked the shedrow Monday, the morning after he worked a half-mile.
"He had a nice breeze Sunday, probably one of the best of the spring for him," Lukas said.
No rider has been named for Luv Gov. Lukas's two Preakness horses and three other horses pointed toward Pimlico races are scheduled to be shipped from Churchill Downs on Tuesday.
FRIESAN FIRE – Friesan Fire arrived by van at Pimlico Monday shortly before 2 p.m. The Louisiana Derby winner was accompanied by his groom, Cory York, who reported that all went well during the short van ride from trainer Larry Jones' Delaware Park barn.
Friesan Fire, who suffered cuts in his left front leg while finishing 18th as the Kentucky Derby favorite, is slated to work out at Pimlico with jockey Gabriel Saez aboard Tuesday morning.
GENERAL QUARTERS – The Blue Grass Stakes winner put in his final work at Churchill Downs Monday morning for owner Tom McCarthy, who said he got exactly what he was looking for from the son of Sky Mesa.
Clockers caught the 10th-place Kentucky Derby finisher in 50.20 seconds for a half-mile with exercise rider Justin Court aboard. The breeze ranked 28th of 48 recorded at the distance. He galloped out five furlongs in 1:04.60.
"Perfect," said McCarthy, the retired school principal-turned-trainer. "He started off a little slow, but he finished up better than he started. That was pretty much what we wanted."
McCarthy, who claimed General Quarters for $20,000 out of his winning maiden debut, plans to load the gray colt onto a van Tuesday morning at around 6 a.m. for the trip north to Pimlico. He is expected to arrive around 2 p.m.
"It was the first time I had worked the horse, and I was impressed with him," Court said. "I had a lot of horse, and I think he will do well over there (Pimlico)."
General Quarters has already earned $641,735 for McCarthy's meager investment. The only horse in McCarthy's stable also won the Sam Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs en route to the Kentucky Derby.
HULL – The connections of the least-experienced prospect for the Preakness decided on Monday to withdraw the son of Holy Bull from the Preakness field.
"When I committed to run in the race, I liked the way it was setting up," said co-owner Barry Irwin of Team Valor International. "I think the pace is going to be too hot. I don't like the way it's shaping up for our horse. It's going to be our horse's first time around two turns, and I just think there's too much speed in there and I'm not comfortable."
The unbeaten son of Holy Bull won the Derby Trial in his last start, only the third of his career. Irwin said they would run Hull in the Woody Stephens on the Belmont Stakes undercard on June 6.
"I'd like to be able to run him in the Preakness, but I don't want to screw the horse up," Irwin said. "He's only run three times, so I don't want to mess him up."
MUSKET MAN – Trainer Derek Ryan sent out the Illinois Derby (G2) for a 1 ¾-mile gallop Monday morning at Monmouth Park, where he'll get a final half-mile workout on Tuesday morning.
"He's doing fine," said Ryan, a native of Ireland and a former assistant to Joe Orseno. "He seems to be doing pretty good since the Derby (third behind Mine That Bird and Pioneerof the Nile).''
Eibar Coa has been aboard for Musket Man's last two starts, which included the victory at Hawthorne that preceded the Kentucky Derby. Coa elected to ride Musket Man in the Preakness over Big Drama.
"He's ridden a lot for us in New York and we've had a lot of success with him," Ryan said. "He decided to go to Illinois with us and he gave him a great ride there."
Coa was the fourth rider for Musket Man in seven career starts, five of them victories. The son of Yonaguska won his first three career starts before finishing third in the Sam Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay, his only other defeat besides the Derby.
Musket Man, a $15,000 yearling who sold for considerably more at 2 when he was purchased privately by Eric Fein and Vic Carlson, will remain in New Jersey until race day and van in for the Preakness.
PAPA CLEM – The Arkansas Derby (G2) winner, one of only two Preakness candidates in the Pimlico Stakes Barn, galloped over the track for the first time Monday and will be sent out for a five-furlong breeze on Tuesday.
Trainer Gary Stute will try to duplicate the feat accomplished by his father, Mel, who won the Middle Jewel with his first starter (Snow Chief, 1986). When asked if he and any of his colleagues should be concerned about the now-likely prospect of running against superstar filly Rachel Alexandra, Stute didn't hesitate.
"There should be 13 of us (concerned) to be exact," Stute said. "She changes the whole race in my opinion. She's an exceptional filly. I've kind of been following her around and she's impressed me a lot. If I could change places in the race, I probably would."
Papa Clem, a son of Smart Strike who ran fourth in the Kentucky Derby, might have deserved a better fate in his first Grade 1 outing.
"I thought I was a little unlucky not to finish second," Stute said. "Bob's (Baffert) horse (Pioneerof the Nile) came out and bumped me. In a normal race there might have been an inquiry, but I've heard the Kentucky Derby is like Game 7 in the NBA finals. They're gonna let them play. They better mug you before they call a foul. I was real proud of him."
Stute also had high praise for the ride of Calvin Borel aboard Derby long shot winner Mine that Bird.
"He's the new 'Iceman,' '' Stute said. "He was 50-1, but (Borel) also rode the Derby favorite (Street Sense) that way. He made it look like we were all standing still.''
PIONEEROF THE NILE – Following the colt's solid four-furlong work in 47.60 seconds at Churchill Downs Monday, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed that the Derby runner-up will compete in the Preakness.
Under rider Joe Steiner, Pioneerof the Nile turned in consistent split times of 12:20, 24.40 and 36.20 seconds, then galloped out five furlongs in 1:00.20 and six furlongs on 1:14.80.
"He worked great and went over the track really well," Baffert said. "We finally got a nice track. He bounced out of the race great and I don't see any effects from the Derby; he looks strong. It looks like he's sitting on another great performance."
Pioneerof the Nile is scheduled to be shipped to Pimlico on Wednesday. Garrett Gomez, the leading rider in the U.S., will ride the colt in the Preakness.
TAKE THE POINTS – The Starlight Partners' colt jogged a mile Monday morning at Belmont Park, a day after he completed a five-furlong breeze in 1:00.09.
"We were very happy with his breeze," said Jonathan Thomas, an assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher. "It was a standard breeze and he appeared to come out of it pretty well."
Shipping plans from New York to Baltimore have not been finalized. Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado will ride the speedy colt, who will compete in blinkers for the first time.
TERRAIN – The connections of Terrain decided Monday to offer Jeremy Rose the Preakness mount on the son of Sky Mesa. Trainer Al Stall Jr. said he was looking for some "local knowledge" while zeroing in on Rose, who has enjoyed considerable success on the Maryland circuit and visited the Pimlico winner's circle with Afleet Alex following his victory in the 2005 Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown..
"Jeremy rides well and he's won the race," Stall said.
Terrain walked the shedrow at Churchill Downs Monday morning after working five furlongs in 1:02.60 the day before.
The Kentucky-bred colt didn't make a start this year until March 14, when he finished third behind Friesan Fire and Papa Clem in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Terrain finished fourth in the Blue Grass Stakes over Keeneland's Polytrack surface in his most recent start.
"He's set up for a good effort," Stall said. "He's fit now and he's fresh."
Terrain is scheduled to gallop at Churchill Downs for the next couple of days before a scheduled flight from Louisville, Ky. to Baltimore on Wednesday.
TONE IT DOWN – The son of Medaglia d'Oro galloped 1 ½ miles at trainer Bill Komlo's home base at Laurel Park. Komlo said he is mulling the possibility of a final workout Tuesday or Wednesday.
"He's perfect right now," said Komlo, whose daughter Deborah and son-in-law Michael Horning own the colt under the name of M and D Stable. They purchased him at Timonium as a 2-year-old for $100,000.
Komlo is a native of Pennsylvania, but has spent most of his adult life in Maryland. This is his second go-round as a horse trainer beginning in the 1960s. He left racing for several years to coach his sons in football and returned nearly a decade ago. This is Komlo's first Triple Crown entrant.
"I guess it would be the epitome of happiness, being in the horse business and having an opportunity to run in it (Preakness)" he said. "We're Maryland people, excited about it. It would be a great thing."
Tone It Down's only prior stakes experience came in the Federico Tesio (G3) here at Pimlico two weeks ago, when he finished third in a field of eight.


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My audience is Denver/Boulder area people looking for a unique cake for a special event. Most customers are upper middle income who have enough spare income to afford a special, high-end cake. Usually for milestone events, not just a typical birthday. I have also started making cakes for corporate customers celebrating a successful year, a special anniversary, etc.
I would like the logo to look high-end and professional without being too stuffy. My cakes are high-end, but are often fun. Above all they are unique -- one of a kind.
I prefer an icon/image of some sort with text vs. just an all text logo.
I typically prefer a more stylized drawing vs. a literal illustration. I tend to prefer more simple designs -- not too fussy or overly detailed.
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The logo will be used on business cards, brochures, cake box stickers, and a website. It should look good when small (business card) and large (box sticker). It should translate well for both digital and print. Text should be clear and easy to read. It also needs to translate into thread so it can be sewn into chef's jackets.
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I've attached several recent party cakes to give you an idea of the type of cakes I do.
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And we're back from tribal council, Jeremiah-less. Tony tells Spencer that they were going to vote him off, but they suspected he had a hidden immunity idol, which he did, because he was acting too calm and not being as nasty. Spencer regrets playing the idol, as he didn't draw any votes, but Tony is delighted that the plan came together.
Morning arrives and with it, treemail and the news that the survivors are headed to the traditional auction. They all have island themed wallets with $500. Tony plans to save his money to buy an advantage in the game, a traditional sales item. He doesn't want Tasha or Spencer to get it. The minute Jeff Probst starts to say "advantage," he's bidding $500. Spencer has some designs on the item, too.
"Survivor" Auction
First item is popcorn, candy and a soft drink, drawing bids from the women. Trish gets it for $80. Next item is a mystery. Jefra buys it for $100 and gets guacamole, quesadia, salsa and a margarita.
Third item is also a mystery. Kass gets it for $20 with no one else bidding. Probst offers her the choice between two mystery items and she gets the one that has the steak sandwich and iced tea. Trish urges Tony, who is starving, to bid, but he shakes his head. Trish buys the next item, the one Kass passed on, and it's a bowl of rice and water.
The next item is three meaty ribs and a bottle of beer. Woo bids, but Spencer, Tony and Tasha are holding onto their money. Spencer calls it a buyer's market with players getting good food at discount prices.
Probst wants to know what's going on. Spencer, Tony and Tasha say they are waiting for the advantage. Probst says he'll give them what they want. He allows anyone with $500 to buy a chance at drawing a rock to get the advantage. Tony and Spencer are in, but Tasha suddenly backs out. Tony's luck continues and he gets the advantage. Spencer is not happy.
The auction ends and we learn that Tasha was hoping Probst would offer one more item — a clue to a hidden immunity idol — but that doesn't happen so she pockets her money and heads back to camp, determined to win immunity.
Back at camp, Tony tells Spencer that the advantage might not be much help. He hasn't had anything to eat and is weak, so someone like Woo could win immunity.
Everyone settles in for a snooze while Tony complains that he sacrificed eating while all the members of his alliance ate and put the burden on him to get the advantage. He tries to get someone to watch the fire or go get water, but no one is interested. Tony heads out to read his advantage and it turns out to be a clue to another hidden idol. He looks, but can't seem to find it.
While he's hunting and gathering firewood, all the women take a soak in the lagoon. Tasha wants to make sure that Tony sees them and starts the paranoia bus rolling. Spencer puts gas in the bus by telling Tony that Jefra was all ready to vote him off, and that she could get Trisha to vote with her.
At first Tony doubts Spencer, who admittedly is desperate. But then the bus climbs into second gear and Tony thinks it makes sense that the women in his alliance would join with Tasha and try to blindside him. He says he'll just have to take matters in his own hands, like always. We don't see Tony going anywhere as long as he has that magical hidden immunity idol that he found last week. It allows him to play it after the votes have been read, so a blindside would be impossible. The others aren't aware that he found it, or what its special properties are. Tony can just park the bus at the curb and rev the engine.
Back at the lagoon, the women continue to soak the day away. Kass says she feels so comfortable with her alliance that she doesn't need to worry about a thing today. Hark, are those the horns of foreshadowing?
Meanwhile, Tony and Spencer find that one of the crabs they were planning to eat has died. Is it safe to eat it? Kass says yes, just throw it in some boiling water. There is no water boiling, Tony says. Jefra says to get some. Tony is upset that the women aren't doing anything but relaxing in the water.
He heads off to hunt for the idol, and this time he finds it. It's one of the regular, non-magical idols — a muggle idol, if you will. He decides to show it to everyone in his alliance so they'll know not to mess with him.
Immunity challenge
Today's contest involves digging to find the end of a rope and then pull the rope from the ground to collect five bags of buried balls. Once they have the balls, they have to use them on a tilt board maze. Tasha collects all of the balls first and has two balls in their slots before Tony, Spencer and Woo even start.
It comes down to a breathless finish, but Tasha just edges out Woo and wins immunity for the third time in a row. She has become an immunity challenge juggernaut.
Back at camp, the alliance decides to vote out Spencer, but Tony does the math. If they lose Spencer, it will be four women and just two men, and the women then can pick them off. He's going to have to turn on his alliance and vote off Jefra, without telling Trish and Kass. If Tony, Woo, Spencer and Tasha vote together, they can get her out.
Tony goes to Spencer, but says Spencer needs to bring Tasha in on it. Spencer is hoping Tasha, his friend and ally, will agree, and she does. Spencer is overjoyed, but not so assured that he doesn't go hunting for the magic hidden immunity idol. Tony considers that a bad sign and a reflection that Spencer doesn't trust him, so maybe he should vote him out anyway. Tony promises it will be chaos tonight.
Tribal council
With the tribe and jurors gathered, Probst gets to the point, asking Spencer what's it like to be marked for torch snuffing. Spencer says it would appear that he was in danger, but perhaps not. He says he tried to warn Tony that Jefra was gunning for him.
Tony says that he's not going to be blindsided, and he pulls out his muggle idol and puts it around his neck. No way he's going home.
Jefra says she'd been upset at the blindside of LJ and that no one had told her. Tony says that of course they didn't tell her. You don't advertise a blindside and you don't blow your cover.
Spencer says the reason people lose at "Survivor" is that they didn't make the big move when they could have. And it's time to vote. Kass votes for Spencer, saying she saved him once and isn't saving him again. Spencer votes for Jefra, saying she should have played the game.
Probst asks for idols, but none are played and Jefra gets hit by the paranoia bus. She looks genuinely puzzled, but wishes her alliance good luck as she heads to Loser Lodge and becomes the fifth member of the jury. Kass shakes her head in disgust.
Next time: A plan is hatched to vote off Tony, who apparently has become so annoying and controlling that even Woo can't stand him.


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Columbia Glacier will stabilize in 2020 study says
Calving activity will cease but glacier will continue to lose mass
The Columbia Glacier will cease calving around the year 2020 according to a NASA funded study by the University of Colorado Boulder.
A computer model predicts it will stop when the glacier reaches a new stable position -- roughly 15 miles upstream from the stable position it occupied prior to the 1980s. The team, headed by lead author William Colgan of the CU-Boulder headquartered Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, published its results Tuesday in "The Cryosphere," an open access publication of the European Geophysical Union.
Despite sharp declines in ice mass since the 1980s, the Columbia Glacier is a large - 425 square miles. It is a multi-branched glacier that flows mostly south out of the Chugach Mountains to its tidewater terminus in Prince William Sound. It is a crown jewel of many water-based tours in Valdez and tour boats that used to have to show off the spectacular site from afar have been able to navigate their vessels through its icebergs to the face of the glacier.
Warming air temperatures have triggered an increase in the Columbia Glacier's rate of iceberg calving, whereby large pieces of ice detach from the glacier and float into the ocean, according to Colgan.
"Presently, the Columbia Glacier is calving about 2 cubic miles of icebergs into the ocean each year -- that is over five times more freshwater than the entire state of Alaska uses annually," he said. "It is astounding to watch."
The imminent finish of the retreat, or recession of the front of the glacier, has surprised scientists and highlights the difficulties of trying to estimate future rates of sea level rise, Colgan said.
"Many people are comfortable thinking of the glacier contribution to sea level rise as this nice predictable curve into the future, where every year there is a little more sea level rise, and we can model it out for 100 or 200 years," Colgan said.
The team's findings demonstrate otherwise, however. A single glacier's contribution to sea level rise can "turn on" and "turn off" quite rapidly, over a couple of years, with the precise timing of the life cycle being difficult to forecast, he said.
Presently, the majority of sea level rise comes from the global population of glaciers. Many of these glaciers are just starting to retreat, and some will soon cease to retreat.
"The variable nature and speed of the life cycle among glaciers highlights difficulties in trying to accurately predict the amount of sea level rise that will occur in the decades to come," Colgan said.
The Columbia Glacier was first documented by westerners in 1794 when it appeared to be stable with a length of 41 miles. During the 1980s it began a rapid retreat and by 1995 it was only about 36 miles long. By late 2000 it was about 34 miles long.
The loss of a massive area of the Columbia Glacier's tongue has generated a tremendous number of icebergs since the 1980s. After the Exxon Valdez ran aground while avoiding a Columbia Glacier iceberg in 1989, significant resources were invested to understand its iceberg production. As a result, Columbia Glacier became one of the most well-documented tidewater glaciers in the world, providing a bank of observational data for scientists trying to understand how a tidewater glacier reacts to a warming climate.
Motivated by the compelling imagery of the Columbia Glacier's retreat documented in the Extreme Ice Survey -- James Balog's collection of time-lapse photography of disappearing glaciers around the world -- Colgan became curious as to how long the glacier would continue to retreat. To answer this question, the team of researchers created a flexible model of the Columbia Glacier to reproduce different criteria such as ice thickness and terminus extent.
The scientists then compared thousands of outputs from the computer model under different assumptions with the wealth of data that exists for the Columbia Glacier.
The batch of outputs that most accurately reproduced the well-documented history of retreat was run into the future to predict the changes the Columbia Glacier will most likely experience until the year 2100. The researchers found that around 2020 the terminus of the glacier will retreat into water that is sufficiently shallow to provide a stable position through 2100 by slowing the rate of iceberg production.
The speediness of the glacier's retreat is due to the unique nature of tidewater glaciers, Colgan said. When warming temperatures melt the surface of a land glacier, the land glacier only loses its mass by run-off. But in tidewater glaciers, the changes in ice thickness resulting from surface melt can create striking changes in ice flow, triggering an additional dynamic process for retreat.
The dynamic response of the Columbia Glacier to the surface melt will continue until the glacier reaches its new stable position in 2020, at roughly 26 miles long.
"Once the dynamic trigger had been pulled, it probably wouldn't have mattered too much what happened to the surface melt -- it was just going to continue retreating through the bedrock depression upstream of the pre-1980s terminus," Colgan said.
Colgan next plans to attempt to use similar models to predict when the Greenland glaciers -- currently the major contributors to sea level rise -- will "turn off" and complete their retreats.
The future for the Columbia Glacier, however, looks bleak.
"I think the hope was that once we saw climate change happening, we could act to prevent some irreversible consequences," Colgan said, "but now we are only about eight years out from this retreat finishing -- it is really sad. There is virtually no chance of the Columbia Glacier recovering its pre-retreat dimensions on human time-scales."
The study was funded by NASA, and co-authors on the paper include W. Tad Pfeffer of CU-Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Harihar Rajaram of the CU-Boulder Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Waleed Abdalati of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration in Washington, D.C., and Balog of the Extreme Ice Survey in Boulder, Colo.
The complete study is available online at http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/1395/2012/.


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Nine of the world famous glass-bottom boats from Silver Springs now look oddly out of place on dry land.
Nine of the world famous glass-bottom boats from Silver Springs now look oddly out of place on dry land.
"I likely was a passenger in one of these boats myself," said local contractor and businessman Verlon Jordan as he surveyed the craft he recently purchased and stored on his property eight miles southeast of the attraction.
Jordan was highest bidder for the craft in a recent auction by Palace Entertainment, the operators of the attraction before it became a state park on Oct. 1.
He listed the craft on the Ocala 4 Sale website — www.ocala4sale.com — in the hope someone will want to buy a piece of history.
The nine boats awarded in the bid included four "classic" enclosed boats with bench seats facing the bottom viewing panels, large windows and 12 portholes along each side. It also included four canvas-top boats primarily used on "jungle cruise" excursions.
Jordan found a manufacturer's data plate that said the enclosed boats were made in 1965.
The ninth boat is an early example — likely circa 1920 — of a glass-bottom boat fashioned after a small houseboat, with a small sign that reads "Discovery Expedition" on the front and sides.
The four enclosed craft are named the Chief Osceola, Chief Reddick, Chief Yemasseee and Chief Okehumpkee; the four soft tops are the Anhinga, Ibis, Egret and Peregrine.
Jordan said the soft top Peregrine had literature indicating it had been manufactured in 1972.
The "Discovery Expedition" boat was once called "Billy Bo Legs," Jordan said.
Each of the 40,000-pound pontoon style boats was hauled from its decades-long home on the Silver River to Jordan's property separately on a flatbed truck in an operation that took three days.
"They were all on the water until we hauled them here," Jordan said.
"We had to haul them over the Route 40 bridge near County Road 314. Some of these boats still had Christmas decorations on them from a past Ocala Christmas parade. We lost a five-foot-tall angel somewhere crossing the bridge," Jordan said.
The boats measure 31 feet long by 12 feet wide and are powered by silent electric motors using two banks of batteries producing 36 volts per bank.
"The batteries in the 'Discovery Expedition' boat (circa 1920) are marked 'Edison Company,' and they are old. One bank of batteries can power the boat, and then the captain can switch to the second bank," Jordan said.
Jordan, a Marion county resident since 1972, has dealt for over 25 years in dragon wood, a special wood harvested with permits from the Ocala National Forest and sold to manufacturers to make decorative artificial trees. The nine boats share the property with stacks of the spindly wood cuttings.
Jordan is asking $15,000 to $20,000 each for the boats, depending upon the condition. He said the raw salvage value of the aluminum in the craft should be $4,000 to $5,000 each.
"One lady from The Villages called with an interest in making a display planter out of one, and we've had a number of calls by people interested," Jordan said.
At Silver Springs State Park, one of the boats is still on a stand in the center of the gardens, where it has served as a refreshment stand for many seasons.
Fort McCoy resident Oscar Collins, 67, has plied the Silver River as a glass-bottom boat captain for 44 years and continues to operate the craft now with the Florida State Park.
"We have about seven boats left here. I'm not nostalgic about it because we have enough boats to meet the current need," Collins said.
On a recent weekday afternoon, two glass-bottom boats, the Chief Yoholo and Chief Micanopy, were at the spring-side dock with less than a dozen visitors seen in the park.
About 21 glass-bottom boats were kept busy providing a spectacular view of the springs for local residents and tourists from around the world in the 1960s and 1970s, the period Collins called the peak of the operation.
The Florida State Park website (www.floridastateparks.org/silversprings/activities) indicates the glass-bottom boat rides over the springs cost $9.99, and children six and under can ride for free.


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By day, laze by the saltwater lagoon pools, enjoy an outdoor barbecue with friends and family or relax in the spa with a good book. By night venture into Port Douglas to discover the dining scene. From pubs to fine dining restaurants there is something for everyone.
From Port Douglas you're in the ideal spot to make the most of Tropical North Queensland. Enjoy a day trip out to the Great Barrier Reef, take a drive to the Daintree Rainforest, wander along Four Mile Beach, or indulge in a spot of shopping.
Available as a standard Two Bedroom Suite or dual key with interconnecting One Bedroom and Hotel Room, some apartments feature a whirlpool spa, which is sure to keep the whole family entertained.
This room type is available king and queen bed configuration or queen and two singles.
Self-contained suites nestled around 1,200 square metres of saltwater lagoon pools and spas. All rooms are air-conditioned with ceiling fans. Available with one queen bed.
This room type is available with king bed configuration or two singles and offers the convenience of a kitchenette. Other in-room features include air-conditioning, ceiling fans, cable television, internet access and safe. Choose from the One Bedroom Suite or One Bedroom Swim Out.
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Random Walk: Diwheel Test
The lawn behind Thayer became a racecourse at the end of spring term when students tested diwheel cars—vehicles with two wheels, side-by-side—that they made in ENGS 146: "Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design." "Diwheels contain all of the design elements that I want to teach: computer-aided design, statics and dynamics simulations, mechanism design, computer-aided manufacturing, advanced prototyping with computer-numerically controlled machining, welding, and rapid prototyping," says Professor Solomon Diamond '97 Th'98. "But making the diwheels in three-and-a-half weeks is incredibly challenging. All the diwheels were operational on the smooth and level floor of the GlycoFi Atrium, but taking the race outside introduced difficulties due to the roughness of the terrain, slipperiness from grass getting into the mechanisms, and the slope of the lawn." Indeed, most of the students had trouble getting their cars around the track. But even failure can be useful. "My plan is to share the lessons learned with next year's class so that we can make improvements collectively," says Diamond. "Having students learn from their predecessors helps to create a sense of intellectual continuity and shared purpose."
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Wabash Center Receives $8 Million from Lilly Endowment Inc.by Jim Amidon • December 22, 2005 Share:
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion has received an $8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to further the work of the Center, which was established on the Wabash College campus in 1996. It is the ninth grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. totaling $27.2 million in support of the Wabash Center's work.
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion seeks to support and enhance education in North American theological schools, colleges, and universities. The Center builds enabling environments for good teaching and learning through offering studies, workshops, and conferences; issuing grants to faculty and institutions; by helping faculty utilize technology effectively; and publishing the international journal, Teaching Theology and Religion.
Lucinda Huffaker, director of the Wabash Center, said the new grant comes at a perfect time in the Center's life. "This comes on the heels of a commissioned external evaluation of the Wabash Center's programs," she said. "Now we have information and outcomes from past participants that demonstrate how influential our programs have been; we can see the significant impact the Center has had on teaching and the development of pedagogical practices among religion faculty across the U.S. and Canada who have been involved with the Wabash Center."
"Healthy religious institutions require effective leaders; perhaps most important of all, healthy congregations require effective pastors," said William Placher, LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Wabash and Chair of the Wabash Center Advisory Committee (pictured left). "Good theological teaching makes an important contribution to producing excellent pastors: good teachers inspire some of the best and brightest to pursue the field in which they teach, and good teachers prepare their students well for their vocations. In all sorts of ways, then, good teaching in theology and religion really does make a difference in the quality of educational institutions and thereby in the quality of the graduates they produce."
The Wabash Center's funding comes through Lilly Endowment's Theological Teaching and Sustaining Pastoral Excellence initiatives. In 1990, founding Director Raymond Williams led a series of workshops on teaching that were funded by Lilly Endowment and sponsored by the American Academy of Religion, which led to the establishment of the Wabash Center in 1996. Since that time at least 333 different institutions have benefited from the work of the Wabash Center and approximately 750 faculty members have taken part in programs on the Wabash College campus. The Wabash Center has awarded 466 grants totaling over $6.5 million; has sponsored over 200 different programs, activities, and conferences; and receives more than 5,000 weekly visitors to its website. Blackwell Publishers of Oxford calls Teaching Theology and Religion one of its most successful new publications.
"The $8 million grant will fund program activities for the next three years," said Huffaker. "We will continue the good programs we've developed, add a few new ones, and provide resources that will extend the impact of all that we are learning from recent research and studies funded by the Endowment and others." In addition to programming, Lilly Endowment funding enables the Wabash Center to provide more than $1 million annually in grants, ranging from $2,000 to $70,000.
The Wabash Center is staffed by Huffaker, the director; Associate Directors Paul Myhre and Tom Pearson; Rita Arthur, coordinator of grants and publications; Communications Coordinator Sherry Wren; and Administrative Assistant Trish Overpeck.
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion will organize its work in five specific program areas:
1) Workshops and other reflective practices on teaching and learning;
2) Development of the professoriate in theology and religion;
3) Sustaining empowering environments in theological schools and religion departments;
4) Using technology in theological teaching and learning; and
5) Creating scholarly literature on theological teaching.
Workshops and conferences provide opportunities for faculty members to discuss teaching and learning in a variety of contexts and to share teaching resources. These workshops include programs for new faculty, helping ease the transition from graduate school to full-time teaching in seminaries or college religion departments, and colloquies for faculty in particular fields such as biblical studies or religious history.
The Wabash Center continues to provide opportunities every two years for representatives of the principal Ph.D. and Th.D. granting institutions (Yale, University of Chicago, Harvard, Princeton, etc.) to meet to share information, discuss best practices, and reflect on emerging issues and directions for programs preparing graduate students for teaching careers.
The Wabash Center sustains empowering learning environments for faculty by providing trained consultants to theological schools and religion departments to lead workshops and facilitate faculty conversation. Popular topics include ways technology can be used to enhance teaching and how teachers can address the learning needs of an increasingly diverse student population. A newly designed web site will expand the Center's service as a leading location for teaching and learning resources in these and other critical areas of pedagogy.
The final goal of the Wabash Center is to create a new generation of material, in a variety of genres, dealing directly with teaching and learning in specific contexts and disciplines. The Wabash Center both funds the publication of books, articles, and websites, and seeks to place useful resources in the hands of teachers. Furthermore, Teaching Theology and Religion has, in the words of David Ford, Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, become "the one journal that those who teach in this field must read."
"We are enormously grateful for good and meaningful work made possible by the vision and resources of others," said Huffaker. "We look forward to continuing that work for the attainment of our common goals."
For more information, contact Lucinda Huffaker at 765-361-6434.


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The Adventures of William Yaxley presents a survey of an important mid-career Australian artist. As a self-taught artist, Yaxley worked in isolation from the Australian art centres to develop an idiosyncratic style. His approach is an instinctive, rather than a learned way of working, enabling Yaxley to visually communicate the essence of a place.
Yaxley is a story-teller, and his paintings depict idyllic scenes of farming life in both Central Queensland and Tasmania, but also of his travels around Australia. He concentrates on the elements of texture, shape, colour, and movement, which he combines with an aerial perspective to depict regional locations and subject matter with an irreverent sense of humour.
This combination of a larrikinism, sense of irony in the everyday, and an essentially raw approach to painting and sculpture, mark out Yaxley as an artist with a truly unique vision.
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Topic Page: Zi︠u︡ganov, G. A. (Gennadiĭ Andreevich)
(gĕnä'dē Әndrā'yӘvĭch zyōgä'nôf), 1944–, Russian politician, b. Mymrino. The son and grandson of country schoolteachers, he grew up in the tiny farming village where he was born, joined the Communist youth organization Komsomol at 14, and attended the Orel Pedagogical Institute in central Russia, where he taught physics and math in the 1960s. Joining the Communist party at the institute, he rose through the ranks, ultimately handling propaganda in the Orel region. In 1983 he was called to Moscow, where he worked in the ideology department of the Central Committee.
As Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms took hold in the late 1980s, Zyuganov stood with the right wing of the party and was one of those who split from the old Communist party (1990) and formed the new Russian Communist party. Zyuganov became one of seven secretaries of the new group's Central Committee and in 1993 its chairman. That same year he was first elected to the Duma, the lower house of parliament, as part of a strong first-place electoral showing by the Communists. Two years later further balloting gave the Communists the largest bloc in parliament and put Zyuganov in an even more powerful political position.
Known for his highly developed tactical skills, political flexibility, bluff manner, and rather bland personality, Zyuganov became an outspoken champion of Russian nationalism and promoted himself as a moderate Communist. Early in 1996, as head of the Communist party of the Russian Federation and the representative of a broad coalition of nationalists and other opposition parties and movements, he announced that he would run for president of Russia against Boris Yeltsin in the 1996 elections.
A critic of the war in Chechnya and a supporter of a mixed economy, Zyuganov promised to aid a population suffering severe economic hardships from a rapidly imposed free-market economy. He also pledged to strengthen the state and renationalize certain industries and properties and called for a voluntary "restoration" of an enlarged Russia. Tending to glorify the Soviet Union's past, he has usually glossed over the horrors of Stalinism. While some have seen him as an earnest, if somewhat colorless, force for pluralist moderation, many critics have called him a ruthless opportunist, a throwback to Soviet-style leadership, and a stalking horse for hardliners, especially in the 1990s.
Zyuganov ran a very close second to Yeltsin in the 1996 presidential vote but lost in the runoff. In May, 1999, he led the Communists in a failed attempt to impeach Yeltsin. After the Dec., 1999, parliamentary elections, the number of Communist seats in the Duma was reduced, largely because of electoral support for the government's invasion of Chechnya in Sept., 1999. In subsequent presidential elections, Zyuganov placed a distant second behind Vladimir Putin (2000 and 2012) and Dmitri Medvedev (2008); Zyuganov did not run in 2004.
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A Justice Department memo said to be "confidential" holds that the U.S. Government can kill Americans believed to be "senior operational leaders" of al-Qaida. We killed New Mexico born Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen by a drone strike. Two weeks later we killed his 16-year-old son, also an American citizen, by the same method. The question should be, why wasn't Anwar al-Awlaki indicted, tried and citizenship revoked – even if in abstentia? Awlaki's passport was revoked six months before the strike. He held dual citizenship, U.S. and Yemen. While it is tempting to say "good riddance," we have trampled the U.S. Constitution, which gives every American citizen the right to due process, yet again and in a most egregious way.
Instead, it says [the confidential memo], an "informed, high-level" official of the U.S. government may determine that the targeted American has been "recently" involved in "activities" posing a threat of a violent attack and "there is no evidence suggesting that he has renounced or abandoned such activities." The memo does not define "recently" or "activities." Source: NBC News, Michael Isikoff (see the DOJ memo here)
At one point, Al-Awlaki was an Imam at a Virginia mosque where Ft. Hood murderer, Nidal Hasan attended a funeral for his mother. Two of the 9/11/01 hijackers on AA Flight 77 were his congregants. The FBI found al-Awlaki's phone number among one of the hijackers belongings. Many people in U.S. Intelligence, and some in Congress believed al-Awlaki was involved in 9/11/01 but we did nothing.
Oh but wait, we did do something. We invited him to Capitol Hill in 2002 to conduct a prayer service for the ever-swelling Congressional Muslim Staffer Association. His story is rife with terrorism connections, passport fraud, arrests and convictions of prostitution, and he made frequent trips to Yemen. He left the U.S. for good in 2002.
We could have done something in the right and proper way.
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S Constitution:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, withoutdue process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
In 2010, Senator Joe Lieberman introduced legislation to strip terrorists of citizenship:
The lawmakers argued that those who engage in terrorism have shown an intent to renounce their citizenship – the standard set in a 1980 Supreme Court ruling that rejected an effort to void the 1940 law. The court said Congress can decide there are some actions people take that prove they intended to renounce their citizenship.
Leaders on both sides of the aisle played with the bill and did nothing.
The Constitution means nothing to this Administration and now that the election is over, I doubt drone strikes will be top on Obama's list. Do you know that you as an American citizen, you can be detained, militarily, with no trial – forever? the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), involving rendition and detaining Americans passed Congress without being read because they didn't have time to read it – for the third year in a row submitted after the deadline. Oh yes, and the bill also funded all facets of the military. So…You need to know about this, read it here.


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The father-and-son owners of a College Area restaurant have been indicted in connection with a payroll scheme that prosecutors said failed to pay employees after a week of work or offered them a wage of less than $5 per hour, the District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
David Dadon, 61, and his son Barry Dadon, 27, hired 23 servers and cooks — many of them college students — at State Street Grill under these conditions over a two-year period, authorities said. There are as many as 50 other potential victims who have not yet come forward.
The owners would advertise for job openings on Craigslist, then say the applicant had to accept work without pay for the first seven days as a "training period," according to the District Attorney's Office. That initial stretch often exceeded 40 hours, with many working 50 to 60 hours, prosecutors said.
The Dadons are also accused of taking some of the tips the workers received.
If the workers actually got on the payroll, they were offered a $400 semimonthly salary, which in many cases worked out to be less than $5 per hour.
"The defendants in this case repeatedly took advantage of victims who were in desperate need of income," District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said in a statement.
She put the loss thus far at more than $350,000.
The men are also charged with pocketing $108,000 in sales taxes collected from their customers, according to Board of Equalization Vice Chair Michelle Steel.
On Tuesday afternoon, the father pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court to charges of workers' compensation premium fraud, payroll tax evasion, sales tax evasion, grand theft of labor, extortion and fraudulent removal of property. He faces up to 21 years in prison. He was being held at the George Bailey Detention Center in lieu of $500,000 bail.
His defense attorney could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
His son pleaded not guilty to many of the same charges during an arraignment last week. He was released on $200,000 bail. He faces up to 18 years in prison.
Barry Dadon's attorney, Kerry Armstrong, said Tuesday that the son helped the father "from time to time" in the restaurant but did not make any business decisions.
State Street Grill, which was located on College Avenue, was shuttered in December after being evicted by its landlord, the San Diego State Research Foundation.


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The right size of social networks
Clive Thomson has once again a brilliant article in the current edition of WIRED. He argues that there are only really two right sizes for a social network, either one has a few hundred followers with an intimate felling of closeness and real conversation, or one has a few hundred thousand followers where no real dialog is occurring but where the owner of the social network uses it as a broadcast medium to spread his or her wisdom. The (usual) death zone is in the middle where one does not have the scale of a true broad cast medium but where the social circle is too large to have a real dialog between people who think of themselves as a circle of friends.
A lot of marketers think that social networks are the Holy Grail for relevant and targeted marketing but they fail to realize that social networks are "just" another communication channel with its own dynamic, its own advantages and disadvantages. Thomson's POV is an extremely important insight for brand managers who try to use social networks for non-broadcast marketing purposes. One can either use a large number of social network owners to proliferate a certain message in a more dialog oriented manner or one can utilize one big social network apostle with a large following in a much more one-to-many based approach that resample much more a traditional TV commercial.
Not only the medium is the message but the largeness (or smallness) of the medium and its distribution is the message, too.