Pop N Wood
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20 years ago, health care was largely "not for profit" in its aim to cure disease. Now days, a cure for a disease requires the group of "diseased" to be able to afford the drugs it needs, otherwise the research is dropped for a more profitable drug, like Viagra (give me a break!).
Actually Viagra was originally developed to treat heart disease. It was only through the clinical trials as a heart medication that the other beneficial side effects were noted.
So yes, some current medical research is still based on altruistic motives. It also points out how it is sometimes hard to assign motives.
I think most liberals don't see why we can't have healthy trees and a viable economy. At least that is what I gather from observing their curious habits. Most of them, the ones with jobs anyway, aren't really against corporations or personal wealth. They are just very critical of the greed motive and don’t view the “bottom line†in the same pseudo religious sense as most business school weenies. Just a question of where you draw the line and how much is enough.
And just like two parallel lines meet at infinity, political science courses make a pretty good argument that the “left†and the “right†also meet at the extreme. In communist Russia the “liberal left†were the individuals for market reform and personal wealth while the “conservative right†wanted more state control.
As far as everybody only looking out for their own special motives, I use to take a “think globally†look at government. But as a middle class white male who pays his own bills I have finally come to the conclusion that if I don't look out for my interests it seems like no one else will. Not to belittle what ever hardships other groups have had to endure, but I no longer feel guilty about asking for a break now and then.
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Can you just imagine what was going through there minds in the miliseconds after hitting the pole
The windsheild?
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What did I tell you? Now they are offering the Iranians nuclear fuel.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6230380/
It is nice when you can afford to buy your way out of a confrontation.
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Something tells me old Dubya is not much of a poker player.
I could read the cards on his face like he was wearing mirrored glasses.
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Still don't know what it means to "win" a debate.
One thing I know for sure. From the looks of things, Bush would have been more at ease using his chair to drive home his point against Kerry.
If they had let Bush "debate" in his own way, the “debate†would have been over in short order.
Actually both guys seemed extremely well prepared. But in all honesty, after a while I started muting Kerry's responses. Part of it was his being at odds with my political beliefs, but for the most part I found his lack of sincerity extremely exasperating. Like the one guy said, I wish I had a nickel for every time he said "I have a plan".
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His first line in the post says he just got the lights hooked up. So maybe no work tools because he is still just building it.
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If your hoses are collapsing when it cools, then something is blocking the overflow vent keeping it from allowing air and/or coolant back in. I think you may have mentioned getting a new radiator cap, but also make sure the tube to the overflow is not blocked.
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As an alumni of the University of Nebraska I take great offense at this whole affair.
Why not Texas orange as the color of wrong?
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My neighbor washed the floor mats of his truck with a pressure washer. When he was done it wouldn't run. All kinds of odd symptoms. I finally convinced him to take compressed air and disconnect and dry each and every connection under his dash. After a couple of hours of this it all worked.
So I guess I wouldn't try too hard diagnosing symptoms. Start simple and make sure everything is clean, dry and tightly connected. I would literally disconnect each and every plug and blow it out with compressed air.
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I guess 29. Looks like they are numbering the parking stalls. The back aisle only has one row, (hence 2-3-4-5), the middle has 2 rows (now 6 numbers) and the front aisle only has 1 row again.
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I bought my first motorcycle when I was 26. Thought all the same things as you (although in my case it was my mom). But I was older, had a healthy respect for the bike, would be careful yada yada yada. Spent the first two weeks working on the bike. With all the trips to the parts places began to notice all the guys with limps, neck braces, scars (kid you not). Got the bike running and totaled it a week later. I wasn't too banged up (I managed to tuck into a somersault in mid air so when I hit I rolled mored than flopped). Figured it was someone's way of telling me something.
Lots of people enjoy bikes. But if you ask people who have been riding them for years, I think they will tell you accidents are a question of "when" and not "if".
Just something to think about.
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No issues with the larger MC. I actually liked it better because I think my stock MC had some issues where it would seem to run out of brakes at times. Shortly after putting in the larger MC I went to stainless steel brake lines. The pedal feels like I am stepping on a brick. It hauls the car down with normal pedal effort.
One bit of advice, not sure of the years but on mine the ZX MC was plumbed backwards compared to the 240 MC. Just make sure you route the brake line from the front brakes to the end of the MC with the larger reserviour. Also had to adjust the rod length inside the brake booster to get the brakes to engage in the top half of pedal motion rather than the last inch.
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the word on the street is that Kerry won by a landslide.
What does that mean, "won"?
My buddy at work was incensed with Kerry's comment about being able to separate the warrior from the war. He felt it was at odds with all of Kerry's post Vietnam war criminal speeches.
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He noted that the Supreme Court recently said that a "state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens."
It is still early in the battle. Wait and see how things hold up on appeal. Sometimes it is easy to shop for the right judge.
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The above advice is all good and should be looked into. But the absolute FIRST place to look on an "old 240" is the U joint at the end of the steering shaft where it connects to the rack. A common wear item. Mine had a good half inch of play in the steering wheel. Replacing all the rubber mounts and the steering coupler will just make the U joint more obvious.
Not sure how much trouble you will have finding a new one. I replaced mine probably 12 years ago and Nissan had stopped stocking new ones back then. Got a good used one from MSA.
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Note the dots after my statement. Matter of what you believe.
But to answer the question
Why would any OPEC country need an outside source of energy for power production???
Come on Pop think about it. These guys could burn any number of petroleum products and produce energy without having to stir the dodo.
Because they make more money selling oil then they do burning it. Nuclear energy is a very cost effective alternative (for everyone but the US). As far as I know, Iran doesn't have any coal so when the oil runs out they are out of power. Nuke plants can produce phenomenal amounts of power for 30 or 40 years. If you want to join the leagues of industrialized nations you need a stable power source.
Some countries think nuclear energy is a great investment right now. Japan is buying up the world's supply of plutonium. They are convinced it is under priced due to low demand, but that the price will eventual skyrocket. The list of nations building nuke plants continues to grow
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors.htm
It is perfectly understandable that Iran would want nuclear for energy purposes. Of course I have no way of knowing what ulterior motives they may have. But rather than go to war, give them access to nuclear energy in way it can be monitored.
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EDIT: Some kind of enrichment is needed to get the U235 percentages around 5%, which is what most modern nuclear power plants require. So, I guess the real question is what Pop said above, are they enriching beyond the 5% used for US Style power plants?
Exactly my point. Power plants need enrichment levels around 3 to 5%. Weapons grade uranium is something like 99% or more. It is pretty easy to get the 3 to 5%, and the standard way since the Manhattan project has been gaseous diffusion of uranium hexafluoride. Getting weapons grade takes quite a bit more effort.
If you believe their press releases they are just doing it for power generation ……
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Israel has always wanted planes with conformal fuel tanks, as has the Arab nations. Our government tries to play the balance of terror by playing one side off the other. A few years ago, Saudi Arabia was buying F15’s from us. They also wanted the conformal fuel tanks, but Israel kept raising a fuss. Finally when we offered to subsidize the sale of a batch of F15’s to Israel, they dropped their objections to the Saudi sale.
Conformal tanks not only give the aircraft range, but increase their loiter time. They make a lot of sense even without considering the increased strike range.
Also Iran is quite a bit different than Iraqi. When Israel struck the Iraqi reactor, it was being built out in the open by a European firm. So Israel had an excellent idea of what and how to hit it.
Iran is quite a bit farther away than Iraq. And, if you believe the article John C posted in another thread, they are dispersing their production. and moving most of it underground. Israel's chance of success would be quite a bit less than when they hit the Iraqi reactor.
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There is a huge difference between a weapons enrichment plant and one for making power plant grade uranium. As everyone probably knows that was the key challange in producing the first nuclear bomb and is still the reason more countries don't have nukes: producing weapon's grade material. I don't think the Iranians are talking weapons, only fuel.
Of course once they build their own reactors they can produce plutonium for weapons.
Still think we should just offer to build power plants for them. Or at least have some other nation provide them with fuel in exchange for the spent fuel rods.
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Take one of your old slaves and have it Stainless Steel sleeved. It will last almost forever.....
Where would I get that done? Regular machine shop?
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Good article on the no fly lists
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6113896/
Q: How do people find out how they got on the list?
A: They don't.
Q: How many names are on the lists?
A: The Homeland Security Department won't say, but says the lists have been greatly expanded since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Estimates range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
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A: Privacy advocates, both liberal and conservative, have blocked a similar plan. They were concerned about the government having access to large amounts of personal information about people. They question whether the Homeland Security Department has a strong enough commitment to a system for allowing innocent people to get off the lists. They're concerned about lists that are developed in secrecy and could be used to target people with politically unpopular positions.
Come on Pop think about it. These guys could burn any number of petroleum products and produce energy without having to stir the dodo.
Why Is This Neat Turbo BMW So Cheap...
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Buying a car like that would scare me.
Having spent 6 years in the Navy I can also tell you the services get their share of less than honorable people.
I would have to look that thing over top to bottom first.