At Hope 4 Hurting Kids, we are committed to getting good resources into the hands of those who work with children of divorce. Many times, that means creating resources for those who work with children of divorce, other times that means bringing pre-existing resources to your attention. The book Dinosaurs Divorce – A Guide For Changing Families by Laurene Kransy Brown and Marc Brown is one such resource intended for children whose parents have gone, or are going, through a divorce.
With over one million children each year suffering through the divorce of their parents, it is encouraging to find resources created specifically for kids. Designed for kids Dinosaurs Divorce is brilliantly illustrated to help kids understand what divorce is and the many changes and emotions that come along with divorce, dating, remarriage and step families.
If dinosaurs got married, no doubt they, like many families today, had to cope with divorce, too. What they needed was Dinosaurs Divorce. This timely, reassuring picture book is the perfect resource to help young children and their families deal with the confusion, misconceptions and anxieties apt to arise when divorce occurs.
Each section presents various struggles that a child faces along with advice on how to deal with those struggles.
I really appreciate this book for what it is – an attempt to help kids to deal with the ramifications of their parents' divorce. This book tackles a wide range of issues from dealing with living in two different homes to feeling like you've lost your place in your family to adapting to step-parents and step-siblings. The book is written in language that kids will understand and doesn't back down from dealing with the issues they will face as they navigate the path of their post-divorce life.
I appreciate the tone of this book which does not skirt the issues that kids will face but at the same time provides advice for how to deal with those issues. The book is beautifully illustrated, and let's face it, who doesn't like dinosaurs?
There was one thing about the book which I did not care for.
The book does in some places fall into the same traps as other kids' books about divorce. Firstly, the response to being uncomfortable about divorce is "there are lots of people in the same boat." That said, unlike some books which try to sell this idea as a "cure all" of sorts for the ails of divorce, this book merely mentions it as an alleviating factor. Secondly, while this is a great book for kids, I did still feel in places like the perspective of the book was distinctly adult.
With all of that said, I believe the positives of this book far outweigh any negatives, and I would recommend it for any child whose parents are getting a divorce. There is much practical help offered by the book in an easy-to-read format that kids will find both inviting and engaging. I believe one of the best features of this book is that it does not shy away from the real issues faced by kids going through the divorce of their parents. I think that parents considering, or going through, a divorce should read this book for a kids' perspective on what is going on.
The book is written at the first through third grade level. That said, I believe that younger and older children will also benefit from the book. The book covers a wide breadth of topics and situations faced by millions of children of divorce each year, and it handles in a way that kids can comprehend and will appreciate. I think this is also a valuable book for parents who are divorcing, or have divorced, as it will open their eyes to the struggles their kids are going through. I would also recommend that anyone who works with children of divorce also be familiar with this book.
Reality of Divorce It's not the child's fault.
Parents Fighting Some parents fight loudly. Others do so silently.
Parents Anger Parents sometimes fight with kids because they're mad at each other.
Harmful Behaviors Some parents engage in them. Sometimes it's better for these parents to no longer be together.
Variety of Emotions (Sadness, Anger, Fear, Confusion, Shame, Guilt, Relief, Worry) These won't last forever, and there's a lot kids can do to help themselves.
Showing Emotions It's good to cry.
Dealing with Anger Find ways to show it that don't hurt anyone.
Dealing with Fear and Confusion Talk to your parents about it and ask questions.
Keeping Emotions Bottled Up Imagine what would happen if you keep it all inside!
Counseling Sometimes it's good to get family counseling.
Child Care and Custody Sometimes parents can agree. Other times it's left up to a judge.
Hope for Reconciliation Divorce is usually permanent.
Dealing with both parents It is O.K. to love both parents. That doesn't change with divorce.
Good things about divorce Parents are calmer and easier to get along with and you can get to know each of them better.
Parents who bad mouth one another Tell your parents you don't like this. Sometimes you will need to tell them more than once.
Parents who want to use kids as messengers Tell them to deliver messages themselves.
Patience with parents Remember this is new to parents too.
Moving You may have to say goodbye to friends, but soon your new house will feel like home.
More responsibility Parents may need kids to take care of themselves more. You can make things easier on your parents if you offer to pitch in and help.
Growing up fast You might want to be a grown-up, but a child's job is to be a kid.
Regressing Sometimes you may want to act younger. Instead, ask for love and affection.
Financial impact Living with just one parent usually means less money. You will have to give up some things.
Missing the other parent This will happen.
Can be uncomfortable You'll get used to it. Talk to your parents about what you've been doing.
Some parents try to buy your affection You don't have to spend a lot of money to show your love.
Parents who don't visit Keep in touch by calling or writing or spend time with other adults you like.
Loving both parents Don't be embarrassed to show your love for one parent in front of the other.
Two homes can be confusing Try to find favorite things to do with each parent. Make a schedule and have special things at both homes.
Playing one parent against the other It is not fair to anyone and will get you in trouble.
Different rules Respect both sets of rules.
May feel pulled at holiday time Divorce means twice as much celebration.
Changes in holidays Be open to changes and remember both of your parents on holidays.
Might make you feel different You are still the same you and there are lots of other people going through the same thing.
Telling friends is hard Tell one friend at a time. Your real friends will be glad you're honest with them.
Parents dating Time with the babysitter might be fun.
Might feel jealous Be polite to your parents' friends.
You might thing stepparents are like those in fairy tales A step-parent loves your parent just like you do.
Stepparents taking the place of your parent Most won't try to do that. Try to get along.
Dealing with stepparents Pick a good name for them. Be patient. Not everyone loves their stepparent, but you need to respect them.
Sharing rooms Don't feel invaded and agree on space.
Learning to get along There may be arguments. They might be good people to talk to about divorce.
Finding quiet space It can be hard, but it also means there is always someone around when you want them.
Finding your role No matter how many new people are in your family, you are always special.
Dealing with change One thing that will never change is your parents love for you.
This article is updated and adapted from an article originally published on Divorce Ministry 4 Kids on April 23, 2012.
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"Research Priorities to Reduce Global Mortality From Newborn Infections" by Rajiv Bahl, Jose Martines et al.
Background: Newborn infections are responsible for approximately one-third of the estimated 4.0 million neonatal deaths that occur globally every year. Appropriately targeted research is required to guide investment in effective interventions, especially in low resource sellings. Setting global priorities for research to address neonatal infections is essential and urgent. Methods: The Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development of the World Health Organization (WHO/CAH) applied the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) priority-setting methodology to identify and stimulate research most likely to reduce global newborn infection-related mortality by 2015. Technical experts were invited by WHO/CAH to systematically list and then use standard methods to score research questions according to their likelihood to (i) be answered in all ethical way, (ii) lead to (Or improve) effective interventions, (iii) be deliverable, affordable, and sustainable, (iv) maximize death burden reduction, and (v) have an equitable effect in the population. The scores were then weighted according to the values provided by a wide group of stakeholders from the global research priority-setting network. Findings: On a 100-point scale, the final priority scores for 69 research questions ranged from 39 to 83. Most of the 15 research questions that received the highest scores were in the domain of health systems and policy research to address barriers affecting existing cost-effective interventions. The priority questions focused oil promotion of home care practices to prevent newborn infections and approaches to increase coverage and quality of management of newborn infections in health facilities as well as in the community. While community-based intervention research is receiving some current investment, rigorous evaluation and cost analysis is almost entirely lacking for research on facility-based interventions and quality improvement. Interpretation: Given the lack of progress in improving newborn survival despite the existence of effective interventions, it is not surprising that of the top ranked research priorities in this article the majority are in the domain of health systems and policy research. We urge funding agencies and investigators to invest in these research priorities to accelerate reduction of neonatal deaths, particularly those due to infections.
Bahl, R., Martines, J., Ali, N., Bhan, M., Carlo, W., Chan, K., Darmstadt, G., Hamer, D., Lawn, J., McMillan, D., Mohan, P., Paul, V., Tsai, A., Victora, C., Weber, M., Zaidi, A., Rudan, I. (2009). Research Priorities to Reduce Global Mortality From Newborn Infections by 2015. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 28(1), S43-S48.


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Injury crisis deepens as Hammers head to Hull
Nathaniel John
Published: 3:00 PM November 3, 2011 Updated: 8:34 AM October 14, 2020
Reid and Carew latest casualties on long list
West Ham find themselves hit with an increasing injury list heading into Saturday's trip to Hull, with Winston Reid and John Carew the latest casualties.
New Zealand international Reid dislocated his shoulder during the Hammers' 0-0 draw with Bristol City and is expected to be out for up to six weeks.
Meanwhile, Norwegian striker Carew injured his knee during training and was due to see a specialist yesterday (Wednesday) to discover the extent of the damage.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce was already without Henri Lansbury, David Bentley and Matt Taylor for the trip to the KC Stadium, and the Hammers boss hinted that he may look to the loan market for possible recruits.
"Winston has been to hospital and the dislocated shoulder has been put back into place," he said.
"So it will be another search in the loan market to see if we can find a quality player that will help us with numbers at the moment.
"I don't know if (Carew) will be back (for the Hull game).
"It is a knee problem that has occured which is a concern again."
If Carew fails to recover, then it is expected that Carlton Cole will start up front for the Hammers on Saturday.

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Girls Volleyball Player of the Year: Hailey Hilvers
Vongni Yang
Visalia Times-Delta
Hailey Hilvers is the 2015 Times-Delta/Advance-Register girls volleyball player of the year.
Hilvers helped lead CVC to a 29-14 overall record, and an appearance in the Central Section Division II title game.
Hilvers will play college volleyball at Fresno Pacific.
Hailey Hilvers was in middle school when she attended her first Central Valley Christian Cavaliers girls varsity volleyball game.
Before the match's first serve, Hilvers' father, Jeff, turned to her and made a bold prediction: "Hailey, you're going to be on that team one day."
Hilvers didn't think anything of what her dad said initially, but soon the growing middle schooler's interest in the sport increased.
Hilvers went out for volleyball as a Cavalier freshman, and a few months later was promoted to the varsity squad as a middle blocker for the postseason.
Ever since that moment, Hilvers, who eventually sprouted to 6-foot-2, has been a mainstay in the CVC program. She played a role in her three full varsity seasons at CVC, helping the Cavaliers capture two Central Section crowns (2013, 2014) and three straight Central Sequoia League titles (2013, 2014, 2015).
For her accomplishments, Hilvers is the 2015 Times-Delta/Advance-Register All-Tulare County girls volleyball player of the year.
"I'm just so honored," Hilvers said of being named the player of the year. "I want to thank everyone that has been along my side during my volleyball career. It's just so exciting."
Girls Volleyball: All-Tulare County Team
Because CVC graduated three players (Lindsey Calvin, Veronica Nederend, Katelyn Vander Tuig) that went on to play NCAA Division I volleyball, the Cavaliers were expected to contend for a CSL championship this season, not a Central Section title. The program was also breaking in a new coach in Sarah Oskam.
"At the beginning of the season, no one really knew what to expect," Hilvers said. "But we didn't want to think about our past players. We just had a growth mindset. We just worked on playing the best we could. We just used our practice time well, and just went game-for-game, point-for-point. That's pretty much how we went all season."
For Hilvers, it didn't take long for her to recognize CVC had the talent to turn her senior year into something special.
In their home opener against Bakersfield Christian, Hilvers fired a season-high 25 kills to lead the Cavaliers to a 25-21, 25-13, 26-24, 24-26, 27-25 non-league victory. The Eagles would go on to win the Central Section D-III title.
"I think after we played (Bakersfield Christian), we realized that we were going to be a good team," Hilvers said. "We knew if we worked hard, we could go pretty far."
With Hilvers as a focal point on offense, CVC nearly repeated as Central Section champions for the third straight season.
The Cavaliers captured the CSL title with a perfect 10-0 record, and Hilvers earned the league's most valuable player award.
In the postseason, CVC drew the No. 2 seed in the Central Section D-II bracket, and received a first-round bye. The Cavaliers swept both Golden West and Exeter 3-0 in straight sets, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
In the championship game, CVC fell 3-0 to top-seeded Independence.
"I thought our season went really great," Hilvers said. "It was a good year, and I felt like we never really hit our peak. We just kept advancing as a team, so that was really cool to see."
Hilvers powers CVC to 3-0 playoff win
Hilvers wrapped up her senior season with over 350 kills to help the Cavaliers post a 29-14 record. She also recorded more than 80 blocks.
"She was definitely a huge part of our success as a team," Oskam said of Hilvers. "She had a great setter in Hannah Fluegal, and we were a good passing team. Without those factors, she wouldn't have been the dominating force that we got to see this season. At the same time, she filled the role on our team of being the kid that could put the ball away when we needed it."
"Hailey was an awesome kid to have," Oskam said. "As a coach, you want players in your program that reflect what you want the culture of the program to look like. For me, I want to see our program represent Christian love toward each other, diligence and enthusiasm. I think Hailey encompasses all three of those things. She is definitely going to be missed next year."


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GM Call Center Sees Double, Upton Prepares For Hearing
By Cameron Aubernon on March 28, 2014
Automotive News posits an earlier recall would have prevented a majority of fatalities tied to the 2005 – 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt's ignition switch. According to their research, seven of the eight deaths occurred after April of 2006, when the improved switch was quietly introduced into the supply stream; one of the four fatalities linked to 2003 – 2007 Saturn Ions was found to have occurred after the April 2006 improved part introduction, as well.
Among other findings, only one of the eight Cobalt fatalities did not factor alcohol or seat belts into the equation, two of the eight deaths — one under "Old GM," one under "New GM" — led to lawsuits that were settled prior to the February 2014 recall, and that some of the families found in their research never had any contact with the automaker.
The findings come from an AN article that examined the timing of various fatalities involving crashes with the Chevrolet Cobalt, with AN's Nick Bunkley writing
"The research indicates that all of the deaths involved cars built before the switch was redesigned; had GM simultaneously elected to recall the cars, repairs could have been performed before a majority of the fatal crashes happened. It also shows that only one of the 12 deaths occurred after GM emerged from bankruptcy protection in July 2009."
The Detroit News reports United States Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut penned a letter to General Motors CEO Mary Barra urging her to warn drivers of affected 2003 – 2007 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn products to park their vehicles until the ignition switch linked to the recall is fixed, and the vehicles no longer "present urgent danger" to the general public:
I urge you to issue a stronger warning to drivers of recalled vehicles of the acknowledged risk they are facing, including a warning not to drive recalled cars. This warning should be issued as soon as possible — in advance of your testimony before the subcommittee.
The letter follows a similar call from Texas lawyer Robert Hilliard, who is representing 15 families in a class action suit before federal court, claiming that the public need not even drive the affected vehicles to be affected by the recall. The suit, headed by the Silvas family over loss of resale value in opposition to loss of life as experienced by the other families, will be heard April 4.
Bloomberg reports calls to GM's Customer Engagement Center in Warren, Mich. — opened in 2013 to improve service and customer retention — have doubled during peak hours since the recall began, as explained by senior vice president for global quality and customer experience Alicia Boler-Davis:
Since GM announced the ignition switch recall, the center has seen more than double the amount of calls during peak times from typical daily call volumes. Up to 100 dedicated, specially trained advisors have been available to quickly assist customers with questions on this issue alone, bringing down the average wait time to less than a minute.
Boler-Davis is among those under the gun by customers and critics alike, Detroit Free Press reports, along with GM vice president of global engineering John Calabrese, global product chief Mark Reuss, and vice president of global safety Jeff Boyer. For her, the customer center is one of the ways GM is hoping to restore confidence in their products:
It shows that we're available, we're here to help. We're wanting to be accessible to them, whether it's through telephone, whether its through social media, whether they're wanting to send us e-mails.
The appointment of Boyer to the newly created global safety post also aims to improve the automaker's image before the general public, according to Reuss:
Jeff is a passionate safety zealot, and he really has been involved with just about every part of the car, including interiors and the computer data engineering of safety.
Back in Washington, D.C., U.S. Representative and House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton of Michigan told Detroit Free Press that he and his colleagues were "very surprised with the revelations that came forward the last couple of weeks" from the various investigations into the recall crisis, and plans to spend the weekend with his staff poring over more than 5,000 documents supplied by GM related to the recall prior to the hearing with Barra and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration acting administrator David Friedman April 1:
I don't know what the response is going to be. Those questions are going to get asked on Tuesday. We don't have any predisposed conclusions on where this is going. Everything is on the table. We're going to find out the answers as we should.
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My dentist's receptionist has one of those little Pontiac things. Twee!
Marcelo de Vasconcellos
Hah! I know not how the car drives, if it's any good or aything. I have only seen two here. But it does look nice!
afedaken
March 31st, 2014 at 2:06 pm
The reviews here from ages ago are pretty spot-on. (I own a black one that looks just like the pictured car.) It's fun for 9/10ths, then HOLD ON. A little underpowered in N/A form. Interior by rubbermaid. LOOOOOOOOONG throw shifter.
None of that matters when you're cruising with the top down. :-)
If I had to do it again, i'd get the Miata. But I love it all the same.
As do I. A bit on the crude side, but a hell of a lot of fun on the back roads. Really want to do a track day at VIR one of these days to have a chance to really wind it out. And, to my surprise, I preferred it over the '06 Miata I cross-shopped it against.
Now that a US Senator is grandstanding about a 'park it until fixed' letter (I expected that from a law firm), I'm convinced that said letter is not necessary. Then again, having five different vehicles to pick from on a given morning, I've always had my house, mailbox, etc. keys on a separate key ring, so I'm not bothered by the problem. The door lock fob doesn't way that much.
I gave up on the key fob. Soldered it back together twice. Since I don't have a remote start, I didn't miss it anyway.
I gave up on locking the doors. :-) No point on a rag top anyone could cut open to retrieve what they like.
Besides; it's a soltice. There's not enough interior space to carry anything of significant value, right? ;-)
Deaks2
Since GM appears to have comitted the cardinal sin of changing the part without changing the part number, how can we be sure that some of the post-2006 cars did not get the pre-2006 ignition switch (eg: old stock, etc…)
The only solution in my mind to eliminate any and all risk is to recall every car that has that part number (old part of revised) and replace the switch with a new one that has a new part number.
u mad scientist
> Since GM appears to have comitted the cardinal sin of changing the part without changing the part number
The part & change was apparently done upstream by delphi, who didn't change their # either. Ostensibly someone at GM signed off on the changes, but not the safety folks.
speedlaw
Part numbers are normally changed when a part is upgraded. The radiator coolant catch which failed got a new part number when it was fixed. Anyone who plays with any car knows that the X part, which failed a lot on the early cars and was then fixed, then gets a new part number, along with a "X part superceded, use Y"
I am VERY skeptical about this one. It was clearly an attempt to sweep under the rug. This part does not fail at a dealer's service writer desk. It fails in the field, under variable circumstances. Only GM corporate could know this-a smart expert witness figured it out-and now we all know.
Changing the number would be a red flag, and someone outside would have figured it out sooner.
Women have big keychains. It is entirely foreseeable that someone would hang a two pound keychain off the key….you might not, but someone will. You have seen that keychain at the supermarket, with fifteen frequent shopper cards, keys to five cars and three homes, and work. If you sell cars for a living, you have to consider this.
> Part numbers are normally changed when a part is upgraded.
This is trivially untrue and perhaps reflects the know-how of all those claiming it.
For example, consider an AC unit with ~100+ components total. Changing its part # (ie. fully propagated downstream to every dealer, etc) simply because a screw inside was shorten or any number of mundane production shifts is completely asinine.
> Only GM corporate could know this-a smart expert witness figured it out-and now we all know.
Worth noting that "expert witnesses" aren't selected for their expertise but rather court manners. It's more likely that the plantiffs "figured it out" via the discovery process, since GM also figured it out last year.
What likely happened in this case is that delphi has its own internal part versioning system, but reports via unversioned part #'s to GM. The design eng at GM sees nothing of particular note and since the change didn't originate from them doesn't bother to unilaterally increment their own part #.
The irony of these sorts of cases is that the loudest voices are usually those who've never made anything more complicated than a wooden bowl in shop class, nevermind a goddamn *car*.
Z71_Silvy
Actually, the solution is 2 parts:
1. Don't crash like an idiot
2. Don't have 40 pounds of crap hanging from the ignition.
Do those two very simple things and the so-called "defect" goes away.
> Do those two very simple things and the so-called "defect" goes away.
No, the problem is that depending on conditions, even keychain heft within reason bumped just right can turn off the car, thereby contributing to a crash.
This isn't quite unintended acceleration. It's a more complex issue because there's no line in the sand for acceptable risk, and dummies can't understand what that means anyway.
You're missing the point.
Under normal driving conditions and even during crashes, the ignition switch wouldn't 'turn off'. The only way it turns off is when there is an unacceptable amount of weight hanging from the ignition acting like a pendulum.
But even with that weight hanging there, it's not an issue unless the driver crashes.
So, it's really as simple as….don't crash while having a ton of weight hanging off the ignition.
It's called personal responsibility.
> Under normal driving conditions and even during crashes, the ignition switch wouldn't 'turn off'. The only way it turns off is when there is an unacceptable amount of weight hanging from the ignition acting like a pendulum.
Please allow that someone like me understands how torque works.
The ignitions are generally built to resists a certain force. The issue is that for a couple of years the delphi ignition was weaker than desired, thereby dropping below what was originally deemed an "acceptable" load.
AFAIK, there's no actual standard for this and the relatively few incidents certainly don't warrant the outrage, but it's still unintuitive to most that heavier keychain = car shutoff. Therefore it's also the responsibility of GM to mitigate this safety issue.
"…don't crash while having a ton of weight hanging off the ignition."
This is called "GM Apologism" Blame the victims.
This never occurred when GM made good products, and with other makes. "Jack Smith-ism" made GM cheapen out to cut costs to pad the stock price. Worst CEO ever.
And BTW, this occurs when there is no "shit" dangling too.
Pure arrogance to suggest it's the "drivers' faults" If GM was still like this, let them go under, but none of the current Managers are 'blaming victims', I hope they weed out the apologists.
Z71_Silvy,
The letter I received from GM quite clearly states that the ignition switch may move to the off position of its own free will.
Again to quote from it:
"There is a risk,under certain conditions,that your ignition switch may move out of the "run" position,resulting in a partial loss of electrical power and turning off the engine. This risk increases if your key ring is carrying added weight(such as more keys or the key fob) or if your vehicle experiences rough road conditions or other jarring or impact related events."
In other words GM is telling me my car may shut down any time I go over potholes,badly cracked surface streets,gravel roads,anything other than a smooth surface. Not just because I put my house and work keys on my keychain-something that no other Auto company in the world has had an issue with,including GM for their previous 70 odd yrs.
Except GM is telling me that extra keys and bad roads only INCREASE THE RISK of my car deciding to shut itself off.
I guess personal responsibility in my case would be to not drive my car.
> The letter I received from GM quite clearly states that the ignition switch may move to the off position of its own free will.
Inanimate objects generally lack free will. A key which turns with less force is easier to use but increases risk of accidental activation. This isn't a binary measure but rather a spectrum from too easy to too hard.
Far as we know there's no line in the sand of what constitutes too easy since there's no upper legal limit of how much weight can be on a keychain nor the bumpiest road which can be built. It can only be determined in hindsight that a few dozen crashes in a decade out of ~1mil cars with those particular key switches that it may or may not be too easy.
> Not just because I put my house and work keys on my keychain-something that no other Auto company in the world has had an issue with,including GM for their previous 70 odd yrs.
Just like unintended acceleration it's likely this has always occurred to some extent, due to how physical reality works.
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DenverMike
Actually the solution has a 3rd part:
3. Don't buy GM vehicles.
Do those very simple things and the so-called "defect" goes away.
But yeah, "Don't crash like an idiot"
This one girl was a complete "idiot" for buying a Cobalt, taking it back to the dealer, complains "the engine shuts off while driving", Chevy dealer charges her to tell her there's nothing wrong, and again like and idiot, she believes it and within hours, her Cobalt shuts off in traffic immediately gets T-boned, killing the girl that totally crashed like an "idiot".
> This one girl was a complete "idiot" for buying a Cobalt, taking it back to the dealer, complains "the engine shuts off while driving", Chevy dealer charges her to tell her there's nothing wrong,
If that were the case the dealer should've implemented the TSB to fix the key which minimizes jostling. So technically it's a dealer screwup here but it's likely they're suing GM for their deeper pockets.
>…it's a dealer screwup here but it's likely they're suing GM for their deeper pockets.
By 2010, GM and its dealers had long given up on the key insert thing. Like if the issue faded from their memories and nothing else was done about it. It's not like there was a revised/updated/fixed ignition, officially. But even if the dealer (service advisor, tech) knew about or remembered the TSB, there's no point in installing the same darn ignition that's in it.
But I don't understand why TSBs don't automatically pop up when visiting the dealer, especially when "engine shutting OFF while driving" is explicitly mentioned in the customer's complaint.
Also lots of stuff on the key ring can bind and twist a key's small eyelet, as it swings back and forth.
> By 2010, GM and its dealers had long given up on the key insert thing.
How so? AFAICT solutions which solve the problem have no expiration date, esp. if it's the service dept's job.
> Also lots of stuff on the key ring can bind and twist a key's small eyelet, as it swings back and forth.
It reduces the torque arm length several fold; a sufficiently heavy keychain can turn off any such design.
>How so? AFAICT solutions which solve the problem have no expiration date, esp. if it's the service dept's job.
No expiration date, but I paraphrased one of your links. It kind of faded away. But you'll agree there's nothing that pops up on the service writers's terminal. There's hundreds or thousands of TSBs to memorize if that's their intention. Also there's tremendous employee turnover in service writers. They're sales staff basically, looking for that upsell. One day they're working at a Ford dealer, and next you see them at the Honda dealer pimpin' timing belts.
> But you'll agree there's nothing that pops up on the service writers's terminal.
The TSBs are sorted by model. Putting her car's details in as part of the service should pull up associated TSBs.
If your argument is that they're too incompetent to do this, then it's questionable anything should be serviced at all.
>The TSBs are sorted by model. Putting her car's details in as part of the service should pull up associated TSBs.
Obviously it doesn't always happen. Ask Brook Melton. Oh wait, she's deceased.
Service writing is sales driven. Fixing cars is a byproduct. Preventing tragedies isn't even on their radar.
> Obviously it doesn't always happen. Ask Brook Melton. Oh, wait, she's deceased.
Frankly it's hard to tell what your point is other than auditioning to replace Nancy Grace.
>Frankly it's hard to tell what your point is other than auditioning to replace Nancy Grace.
There's a breakdown in the system is the point. When it comes to TSBs, there is no 'system'. The 'checks' are not in place.
Tell my why that can't be fixed? We have the technology. And everybody wins, right? This isn't 1966.
And where are all those OEM managers who's job this is?
But spare me the melodrama.
> There's a breakdown in the system is the point. When it comes to TSBs, there is no 'system'. The 'checks' are not in place.
The breakdown was due to human incompetence.
> Tell my why that can't be fixed? We have the technology. And everybody wins, right? This isn't 1966. And where are all those OEM managers who's job this is?
Unfortunately not all types of incompetence can be trivially resolved. Arbitrary diagnostics is one of the hardest problems there is.
> But spare me the melodrama.
Ironic.
>The breakdown was due to human incompetence.
OEM incompetence. Same thing I guess.
>Unfortunately not all types of incompetence can be trivially resolved. Arbitrary diagnostics is one of the hardest problems there is.
I'm not disputing the diagnostics aspect. But if a TSB pops up when the right VIN is entered, that covers Cobalts ignitions shutting off the engine while driving AND the customer states "engine shuts off while driving"… It shouldn't take a rocket scientist (or BAF0) to do the math!
> But if a TSB pops up when the right VIN is entered, that covers Cobalts ignitions shutting off the engine while driving AND the customer states "engine shuts off while driving"… It shouldn't take a rocket scientist (or BAF0) to do the math!
This is the TSB in question:
http://www.automd.com/tsb/bulletin_b217697/
Part of the problem could be that the Cobalt has a LOT of tsbs, and this one was under "steering", not "engine". It's correctly filed but just unfortunate the way the categories worked out.
Ironically mandating TSBs for every little thing only makes the haystack bigger.
>>Part of the problem could be that the Cobalt has a LOT of tsbs, and this one was under "steering", not "engine". It's correctly filed but just unfortunate the way the categories worked out.
1st it has to be listed in the right category and categories. If listed right, LOTS of TBS is irrelevant. It goes back to that "who's job is it to keep GM cars safe and why aren't they doing it".
Listing it under "steering" is stupid. Yes drivers experience a loss in steering (assist), but they also experience a loss in braking (assist) and unknowingly, airbags. Mostly the engine shuts OFF. If it's listed under "steering", why not "braking"???
You said something about "human incompetence"? Yes that's exactly what I'm talking about.
You're so bent on having the last word, you don't even notice when you're agreeing with me…
> Listing it under "steering" is stupid. Yes drivers experience a loss in steering (assist), but they also experience a loss in braking (assist) and unknowingly, airbags. Mostly the engine shuts OFF. If it's listed under "steering", why not "braking"???
I see what you don't know about automaking or TSBs or service also extends to how cars work. The category is the location of the part in question, not all possible other areas the part might affect. The key affects the electrical system (ie ignition), which in turn affects the engin. No gold stars for guessing where the key is located.
> You're so bent on having the last word, you don't even notice when you're agreeing with me…
Please note I'm correcting your incompetence as a courtesy. There'd be no need to do so if we're in agreement.
>>I see what you don't know about automaking or TSBs or service also extends to how cars work. The category is the location of the part in question, not all possible other areas the part might affect. The key affects the electrical system (ie ignition), which in turn affects the engin. No gold stars for guessing where the key is located.
I can make the link between a steering TSB and a defective ignition that shuts itself OFF, but there's nothing wrong with the steering per se. Why not also have a TSB on the brakes, just the same. Point is there's no direct link to a customer's complaint of "the engine shutting off while driving" and a steering TSB.
There 2 other steering TSBs on the '05 Cobalt. One is for a clunking noise at low speeds and the other is for inop power steering, hard to turn with message displayed. Plus for 4 more TSBs involving the '05 Cobalt's steering column.
chevroletproblems.com/tsbs/Cobalt/2005/
These just make it that much harder for a service writer to find a TSB for a defective ignition switch, buried in TSBs actually involving steering components.
> I can make the link between a steering TSB and a defective ignition that shuts itself OFF, but there's nothing wrong with the steering per se.
Irrelevant. Again, the category is simply location of the affected part, not all other categories it can possibly affect. This is due to the very simple fact that there's only one source for the one field, compared to any number of side-effects. This is probably mandated by whichever regulatory agency, so take it up with them if it's too hard to understand.
This is clear evidence diagnostics is hard, because it's likely you consider yourself competent enough to work in auto service regardless.
dantes_inferno
Meet the new GM!
Same as the old GM!
Just don't get fooled again!
Don't get fooled again!
NO NO – NO NO NO!
CarGal
@Deaks2 I totally agree. Better safe than sorry.
George B
GM could either spend money on replacing the ignition locks on older disposable Chevrolet Cobalts or they could make a part to fill in the hole in Cobalt keys so they can't be put on a keyring. We're talking about a car born to be a rental with winter beater in its future. The steering column sounds like it's lubricated with sand. Hard plastic interior parts unsnap from the dash and door panels if you look at them wrong. The seat designers never uttered the phrase "lumbar support" at any point in their development. The Cobalt is so bad that the Daewoo designed Cruze seems revolutionary by comparison.
After reading the NY Times article from earlier this week, which mentions 26 deaths from crashes involving recalled models *after* engineers found an ignition switch defect in '09, not feeling a whole lot of trust in GM. (The Automotive News article above references just 8 Cobalt-specific fatalities as reported by GM.)
Just noticed this as well, from Reuters:
"GM stops selling some Cruze small cars, offering no reason"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/28/us-gm-cruze-idUSBREA2R13P20140328
A stop sale on the Cruze w/ 1.4L turbo.
gtrslngr
Apologies for posting the same …
"Since the engineers' meeting in May 2009, at least 23 fatal crashes have involved the recalled models, resulting in 26 deaths."
"It was unclear how many of the 26 deaths since the 2009 meeting were related to the faulty ignition".
LOLOLOL.
APaGttH
It's completely unclear how many of those 26 deaths were due to ignition switches (wink wink) – but one that that is clear here at the NY Times is – cars are evil – and you should not own one. Shoot – no one here at the NY Times does – we walk – and take the subway, and the rest of America should too.
Global warming!!!
> but one that that is clear here at the NY Times is – cars are evil – and you should not own one
No, that was a pity piece as were most of media coverage over this.
You're supposed to feel sorry for the helpless families at the mercy of the evil conniving corporation.
It's easy to tell because these guys don't have the balls to cover real abuse of power.
….. and just to add to their woes … GM has just announced they've suspended sales of the Chevrolet Cruze : with no explanation forthcoming .
A couple of songs coming to mind as GM slowly sinks into the bottomless chasm of its own making ;
Richard Thompson's " House of Cards " [ Robert Plant's version ]
Led Zeppelin's " Your Time is Gonna Come "
Rock On – Drive On – Remain Calm – and do Carry On
Old GM, New GM, still same old cheapie GM rubbish. Drive at your own risk.
Just a heads up to other readers who didn't see the synopsis of the problem from the last articles on this:
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/03/gm-hits-social-media-as-part-number-debacle-adds-confusion/#comment-3015529
Think putting Kate Upton up on stage would help mitigate this problem substantially and is a brilliant move, maybe Bara is the right leader, or without reading the article or other comments am I on the wrong path?
Should buy the cars back at market value.
And quit the cover ups, blame shifting, and passing the buck. Too many think GM is a 'public utility' that provides jobs, but people should do their jobs well, not just 'collect pay' and do nothing all day.
If GMreally wanted to turn this disaster into a PR coup,instead of giving a $500 credit,announce they will give full Blue Book Value on any of the affected cars if they are traded in on a new GM product.
Truckducken
They'd probably save money!
bullnuke: LOLOL! In about 4 or 5 years it might. They're building over near Jack Baruth so you might ask him....
SilverCoupe: If this were to be so, then the main remaining reason for me not to buy one would be that it is so...


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How soon can Michiganders get a COVID-19 vaccine? Answering your biggest questions
Kristen Jordan Shamus
In the midst of another deadly coronavirus surge in a pandemic that has already taken more than 267,000 American lives, including 9,134 in Michigan, there's hope on the horizon in promising news about potential COVID-19 vaccines.
Massachusetts-based biotech company Moderna applied Monday for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its coronavirus vaccine candidate on the heels of more encouraging data from late-stage clinical trials that suggest it is 94% effective and prevents severe illness in people with COVID-19.
Moderna is the second company to request federal approval for a potential coroanvirus vaccine. Pfizer — with its German-based partner BioNTech — asked regulators for emergency use authorization Nov. 20 for its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Clinical trials suggest Pfizer's vaccine is 95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose.
How soon can I get a COVID-19 vaccine?
An FDA advisory committee is expected to meet Dec. 17 to review the potential Moderna vaccine's safety and efficacy, the company announced Monday. If it's approved, the first doses of the vaccine could be given as early as Dec. 21, the New York Times reported.
The same committee is scheduled to discuss the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine candidate Dec. 10. Pfizer said in a news release that its vaccine could be ready for distribution "within hours" of getting approval.
"We could be seeing both of these vaccines out and getting into people's arms before Christmas," Alex Azar, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said Monday on "CBS This Morning."
But that doesn't mean most people will be able to call their doctors to get a vaccination before the New Year.
There will be limited supply — especially initially — of any vaccine that gets emergency use authorization. It could be months before there's enough available for the general public to get immunized.
How effective are these COVID-19 vaccines?
Though neither company has published outcomes of its Phase 3 trials, early data from that research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine candidates are very effective.
In its Phase 3 trial of 30,000 people, Moderna's vaccine candidate was shown to be 94.1% effective and prevents severe illness in people with COVID-19.
Of the 196 coronavirus cases evaluated among the people who took part in the trial, 185 were in the placebo group. Additionally, of the 30 people enrolled in the Moderna vaccine trial who had severe cases of COVID-19, all 30 were in the placebo group.
Clinical trials of Pfizer's vaccine candidate suggest it is 95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose. Of 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19 evaluated in its Phase 3 trials of the Pfizer vaccine, the company reported 162 were among people in the group that got placebo. Eight cases were identified in the group that received the vaccine.
Are they safe?
Though safety reviews continue, so far no serious concerns have been identified for either Pfizer's or Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
The most common side effects were injection site pain/redness, fever, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and headache. Patients in the Moderna trials said the reactions were more pronounced after the second dose of the vaccine.
There was one COVID-19-related death in the Moderna vaccine study, but the person who died was in the group who received placebo rather than vaccine.
How many doses of the vaccine will each company produce?
Pfizer says it will produce up to 50 million doses of its vaccine globally in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021.
Moderna also is scaling up its global manufacturing with an aim of delivering 500 million to 1 billion doses per year, beginning in 2021.
While those seem like huge numbers, it's not enough to vaccinate the world's population of roughly 7.8 billion people, which means doses will be distributed using priorities established by federal and state governments.
Additionally, both vaccines require two doses per person.
Who will get vaccinated first?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state public health officials to plan for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is planning an emergency session Tuesday to vote on a recommendation that health care providers should be vaccinated first, followed by residents of long-term care facilities, according to a STAT News report.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services drafted a plan it submitted to the CDC in October detailing how it would distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses.
More:Johnson & Johnson CEO says the virus is the only competition in COVID-19 vaccine race
More:Health care workers to get first COVID-19 vaccine doses in Michigan
Although spokeswoman Lynn Sutfin said the plan is still being revised, it shows that Michigan health care workers would get vaccinated first. Any doses the state receives initially would be delivered to 143 hospitals and health systems for that purpose.
After that, doses would be distributed to 45 local health departments, which would then stand up their own clinics to provide vaccines to vulnerable populations, including residents of long-term care facilities, first responders, and those ages 65 and older who are at highest risk of severe illness with a COVID-19 infection.
How many doses will Michigan get?
That remains unclear, Sutfin said.
"The exact number that will be allocated to Michigan is not known," she told the Free Press on Monday.
"We are actively preparing with hospitals and local health departments so that the state can distribute and administer vaccines once they become available. We have heard this could be as early as mid-December, but no date has been finalized at the federal level."
What are the distribution challenges?
Both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines use brand new technology that's never before been approved by the FDA. They both use messenger RNA and must be frozen for storage.
Moderna's vaccine can be safely stored for up to six months at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit, which is regular freezer temperature. It remains stable at standard refrigerator temperatures of 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 days. And it can be kept at room temperature for up to 12 hours, making Moderna's vaccine easier to store and distribute than Pfizer's.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate is more challenging in that it requires ultra-cold storage of minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit. It can be stored at 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 24 hours or at room temperature for no more than two hours after it thaws.
How will Pfizer ship its ultra-cold vaccines?
The company developed thermal kits containing dry ice that can be used to keep vials of the vaccine ultra cold for up to 15 days of safe storage while they're shipped. Most will come from the company's Kalamazoo manufacturing site, Pfizer said in a news release.
If the FDA grants emergency use authorization of its vaccine, the company says it will deliver the kits by air to major hubs throughout the country, and then distribute them by ground transport directly to sites where the vaccines will be administered.
"We will utilize GPS-enabled thermal sensors with a control tower that will track the location and temperature of each vaccine shipment across their preset routes. These GPS-enabled devices will allow Pfizer to proactively prevent unwanted deviations and act before they happen," the company said.
Will Michigan hospitals be able to store ultra-cold doses of Pfizer's vaccines?
At least 31 hospitals and 11 local health departments now have ultra-cold freezer capabilities, Sutfin said, which is important for longer term storage of the Pfizer vaccine.
However, she said, "it is important to note that we expect the vaccine to be given to people very quickly after it is received, and they will be shipped in storage containers with dry ice that can be refreshed and will maintain the appropriate vaccine temperature. Thus, not every entity needs to have an ultra-cold freezer if they are able to receive and get the vaccine administered quickly, which is our expectation."
Are there any other COVID-19 vaccines in the works?
Yes. There are dozens of other coronavirus vaccines in Phase 3 trials worldwide, and several of them are underway in the United States.
Among them are AstraZeneca's investigational vaccine created with researchers at the University of Oxford and its spinoff company, Vaccitech.
The late-stage study of the vaccine, AZD1222 is underway at Beaumont's Royal Oak hospital and at Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan.
In addition, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, a division of Johnson & Johnson, also is in Phase 3 trials with a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Henry Ford Health System, Michigan Medicine and Cherry Health are partnering with Janssen in the Phase 3 trial, which is called the Ensemble study.
Both AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate and Janssen's are recombinant vector vaccines created by modifying the adenovirus, which causes the common cold, with the genetic spike protein found in SARS-CoV-2. It's the same method used to create an Ebola vaccine that has recently been granted authorization by the European Commission.
Early data from AstraZeneca's Phase 2/3 trials in the UK and Brazil showed its vaccine candidate ranges from 62% to 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, depending on how it is administered, and no hospitalizations or severe illnesses were reported among those who received the vaccine.
Contact Kristen Shamus: kshamus@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter @kristenshamus.


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After having travelled from Rotterdam via Hamburg and Kopenhagen to Sweden, my first unknown and uncertain steps in Scandinavia were on the coast of Helsingborg where my ferry from Helsingor arrived. SoulEye picked me up there in the middle of the night, and a first surprise was encountered: they have a store there that is named after me! I already loved Sweden, and neglected the extraordinary alcohol prices in this evaluation.
On my first day in Sweden, SoulEye and I visited the remains of the castle in Helsingborg, which was quite stunning. The entire city, and especially its touristical spots such as this castle, are remarkably clean and spaceous, giving you an open and welcome feeling. I also loved the views from the castle, allowing me to lose myself in overwhelming masses of clouds, the view of Denmark on the other side of the sea, and the great influence such views have on my excessive LSD-consumption the hybrid of natural and architectural colours from Helsingborg itself.
The most remarkable thing was ofcourse the statistically impossible high amount of stunningly beautiful women in Sweden. Women in The Netherlands on average are not ugly, but also not overwhelmingly eyecatching. There, in Helsingborg on a sunny afternoon, I got the idea that the entire acting crew of Baywatch was having a day off and used it to stroll through the pleasant streets of this southern town. I wouldn't have mind if my passport became invalid and I could not return to The Netherlands.
The evening we spent on listening music, dissecting MadTracker modules, argueing if all chip tune musicians should be immediately crucified or not debating why SoulEye liked chip tune music and I didn't, watching Pablo Francisco, further biting and cursing concerning the total lack of sense that all chip tune musicians apparently have agreeing that taste cannot be debated, and emptying SoulEye's 150 bottles of Wodka. Sleeping was never this easy.
The second day was mainly used to visit the art project Nimis & Arx at the northern coast of Helsingborg. This project consists of massive wooden pioneering structures, which allow visitors to climb through them up to several meters in the air. It's everything you wished back when you were young, and it's everything you will curse upon once you get older and more susceptible to physical injuries. For me, it was just plain marvellous, and SoulEye and I relived our youth while climbing the wooden buildings. Even the trip towards the art area is one big exciting activity. Getting there takes atleast half an hour of downhill climbing, and getting back takes, oh, several days of uphill climbing. It's not really the most accessible art project one can imagine, but well worth the effort of getting there. We even spotted a windmill on the way back to Helsingborg, which made me feel completely at home straight away.
I spent the evening on demolishing SoulEye's two hard disks of chip tune modules exchanging music with SoulEye, and stealthily hid all booze that was left in SoulEye's fridge into the double bottom of my bag made sandwiches to take with me while travelling further to Kopenhagen for a short stay there. I said goodbye the next morning, told SoulEye that the noise of cluttering glass in my bag was nothing more than the 128-pieces Chinese porcelain set that I carry with me wherever I go, and continued my journey through Scandinavia. The first impressions predicted nothing else but joy.


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April 2, 2018 By seac-account
Strengthening leaders in the age of disruption
The world is constantly changing. That is the reality that business leaders in the past, today and in the future will face. We see businesses constantly having to adapt, and failure to keep up with change can result in drastic consequences.
As business leaders, we all know that change is inevitable. And with technology advancing at such a rapid pace, it is no wonder that the world is evolving as quickly as it is.
Change requires a lot of effort, beginning within ourselves, and eventually in our actions. It takes a spark from an individual that eventually passes on to ignite a group, community, region, and eventually burn brightly on a global level. Like time, change is constant, whether an individual wants to change or not.
As the late Stephen Hawking said: "There was never a start and will be no end, but just change — a constant transition of one 'universe' giving way to another through glitches in space-time."
The facts of change and the effects it has on the world and businesses are well-known. But even if businesses want to push for change, they can sometimes still get left behind.
So, how do businesses even begin to change in this fast-paced world?
The answer is to strengthen our leaders to build a strong learning ecosystem, adapt through change, and constantly innovate in this disruptive age.
First, building a learning ecosystem begins with business leaders applying the right mindset, a form of blended learning for their people with the use of technology, a strong and positive learning environment within the organisation, and also a learning community for your organisation, both internally and externally.
All of the elements of a learning ecosystem are crucial as it also promotes the second and most important way to strengthen our leaders — innovation. This point was driven home last Wednesday when we at SEAC held our official opening. We had the privilege of having Assoc Prof Dr Somchet Thinapong, chairman of the National Innovation Agency (NIA), as our guest speaker.
Dr Somchet spoke about innovation and turning creativity into value reality, and his emphasis on leadership and innovation related closely to the idea of strengthening leaders in the age of disruption. Leaders create innovation. But leaders are also the ones who inspire their people to constantly innovate.
Dr Somchet told us about the Innovation Value Creation model, where the innovation process itself begins with inspiration, builds up to imagination, ideation, integration, and finally insight. The model and the process behind it are somewhat similar to the Design Thinking model developed by Stanford d.school.
When it comes to innovation, there is always a process. Innovation is not a one-stop destination. It is a never-ending journey towards understanding, discovering and developing ideas to create solutions.
Although the process of innovation may seem to have a linear approach, in reality it is far from linear. It is possible from time to time to take steps back and start from the beginning if needed. But that does not mean there is no progress in innovation. On the contrary, it is still a progression in which you are now able to redefine and polish certain parts of the process in order to come up with better solutions and outcomes.
Additionally, Dr Somchet mentioned the importance of mindset to innovation. This is definitely true, not just in the innovation process itself, but throughout the whole business journey, especially in our fast-changing world.
Furthermore, he said: "Technology makes enability, innovation makes possibilities, and man with technology and innovation makes value reality." Simply, through the use of technology and constant innovation, people will be able to create value in other people's lives.
In sum, the fast-changing world is putting a lot of pressure on business leaders to not only constantly change themselves, but also their people and businesses. From building up a strong learning ecosystem to promoting innovation, leaders of today must strengthen themselves in order to keep up with changes in the age of disruption.
Arinya Talerngsri is Chief Capability Officer and Managing Director at SEAC (formerly APMGroup) Southeast Asia's leading executive, leadership and innovation capability development centre. She can be reached by email at arinya_t@seasiacenter.com or www.linkedin.com/in/arinya-talerngsri-53b81aa
For daily updates, visit www.facebook.com/seasiacenter


Created shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this startling documentary features Alexey Rybin, the last living bodyguard for dictator Joseph Stalin.
Filmmaker Semyon Aranovich combines the man's personal recollections, ranging from the chilling to the bizarre, with rare footage, including Stalin's home movies.
The result is a unique portrait of the dictator, the oppression of the Soviet state and the Cold War from an insider's point of view.


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My husband and I go and get pedicures once per month. It is good for circulation and it just makes your toes pretty. On Today's visit the lady ask me about having my natural nails, (which were a mess) dipped. I had never heard of this and felt kinda dumb since I at one time in my life worked in a salon and like to think I keep up on the newest trends, wrong.
Dipping can be done on natural nails or artificial and involved prepping the nail with a special coating and dipping the finger into a powder, this is done 3 times then filed and top coated. They say it lasts 3 weeks with no touch ups and doesn't destroy the nail.
The process of soaking the product off is not great, cotton balls soaked in acetone and covered in foil. My husband wrapped my right hand so you need help with this. The powder gets gummy, let it soak like 15 minutes so you are not scraping and damaging your nail bed.
I decided to go online, (yes cause I'm cheap) and buy my own dip powder kit.
I am a licensed cosmetologist and I know how I like my nails filed. Anyone can do this just don't rush the process. Here are my finished nails done by me. I like them much better because they are not so thick.
I have repeatedly stated how much I love paint therapy, that's what I call it anyway. Those yellow UGLY oak cabinets are no more. Sunday was the one day in the last month that it didn't rain so I took full advantage and re-did my bathroom cabinets in a chocolate brown. They look darker in the photo I think because of the light but they are beautiful.
People listen to me, a can of paint is the cheapest way to change the look of an entire room and if you hate it just paint it again, there not a rule saying you can only have 2 coats of paint on a wall. I am not a professional and my saw horse is an old adjustable ironing board that works fantastic. You can move it up and down and it folds away after you are done. It helps that General Finishes makes milk paint. This stuff it ridiculously easy. No sanding, yes you heard me no sanding. You wipe down the cabinets with tsp and you are ready to paint.
They are not paying me to say this but I wish they would ha.. I spend the next few weeks after finishing doing some small touch up and sealing but this is just because you don't always see areas until the cabinets are hung.
Be BOLD and Go Paint. You won't regret it, that is everyone except my mother.
Mom please don't paint I will help you.


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What Is The Law About Seat-Belts In Camper-Vans?
How Do I Change The Belts On My SLT 1550 Cub Cadet With A 50" Deck?
What Are The Complete Lyrics To The Song That Goes: 'I've Come Too Far To Look Back. My Feet Have Walked Through The Valley, I've Crossed Mountains, Crossed Rivers And Desert Places I've Known'?
What Is Galena?
What Are Accruals And Prepayments?
A Community That Is Likely To Incur A Great Deal Of Damage During An Earthquake Is Referred To As Having A High Seismic ______________?
Is Washing Your Rectum With Soap And Water A Bad Thing To Do?. Does It Cause Skin Problems Such As Candida?
How Do Desert Snakes Survive?
Why Do Camels Live In Deserts?
What Are Some Scavengers Of The Desert?
How to connect two phone calls?
Why does my mom blame me for my dad's death?
How Will The Solar System Die In Approximately Five Billion Years From Now?
NASA have recently discovered three earth-like planets capable of supporting life. How likely is it that these planets already support intelligent lifeforms?
This is for women? What was your first time like? Did hurt was good or bad?
What do you do if you find a girl underwear in your boyfriend's clothes? Do you tell him? To you assume that it came from the laundry room by mistake?
Is there anyone out there who can love me?


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"""
Sphinx directive integration
============================

We usually need to document the life-cycle of functions and classes:
when they are created, modified or deprecated.

To do that, `Sphinx <http://www.sphinx-doc.org>`_ has a set
of `Paragraph-level markups <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/markup/para.html>`_:

- ``versionadded``: to document the version of the project which added the described feature to the library,
- ``versionchanged``: to document changes of a feature,
- ``deprecated``: to document a deprecated feature.

The purpose of this module is to defined decorators which adds this Sphinx directives
to the docstring of your function and classes.

Of course, the ``@deprecated`` decorator will emit a deprecation warning
when the function/method is called or the class is constructed.
"""
import textwrap

import wrapt

from deprecated.classic import ClassicAdapter
from deprecated.classic import deprecated as _classic_deprecated

class SphinxAdapter(ClassicAdapter):
    """
    Sphinx adapter -- *for advanced usage only*

    This adapter override the :class:`~deprecated.classic.ClassicAdapter`
    in order to add the Sphinx directives to the end of the function/class docstring.
    Such a directive is a `Paragraph-level markup <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/markup/para.html>`_

    - The directive can be one of "versionadded", "versionchanged" or "deprecated".
    - The version number is added if provided.
    - The reason message is obviously added in the directive block if not empty.
    """

    def __init__(self, directive, reason="", version="", action='always', category=DeprecationWarning):
        """
        Construct a wrapper adapter.

        :type  directive: str
        :param directive:
            Sphinx directive: can be one of "versionadded", "versionchanged" or "deprecated".

        :type  reason: str
        :param reason:
            Reason message which documents the deprecation in your library (can be omitted).

        :type  version: str
        :param version:
            Version of your project which deprecates this feature.
            If you follow the `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_,
            the version number has the format "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH".

        :type  action: str
        :param action:
            A warning filter used to activate or not the deprecation warning.
            Can be one of "error", "ignore", "always", "default", "module", or "once".
            By default the deprecation warning is always emitted (the value is "always").

        :type  category: type
        :param category:
            The warning category to use for the deprecation warning.
            By default, the category class is :class:`~DeprecationWarning`,
            you can inherit this class to define your own deprecation warning category.
        """
        self.directive = directive
        super(SphinxAdapter, self).__init__(reason=reason, version=version, action=action, category=category)

    def __call__(self, wrapped):
        """
        Add the Sphinx directive to your class or function.

        :param wrapped: Wrapped class or function.

        :return: the decorated class or function.
        """
        reason = textwrap.dedent(self.reason).strip()
        reason = '\n'.join(textwrap.fill(line, width=70, initial_indent='   ', subsequent_indent='   ')
                           for line in reason.splitlines()).strip()
        docstring = textwrap.dedent(wrapped.__doc__ or "")
        if docstring:
            docstring += "\n\n"
        if self.version:
            docstring += ".. {directive}:: {version}\n".format(directive=self.directive, version=self.version)
        else:
            docstring += ".. {directive}::\n".format(directive=self.directive)
        if reason:
            docstring += "   {reason}\n".format(reason=reason)
        wrapped.__doc__ = docstring
        return super(SphinxAdapter, self).__call__(wrapped)

def versionadded(reason="", version=""):
    """
    This decorator can be used to insert a "versionadded" directive
    in your function/class docstring in order to documents the
    version of the project which adds this new functionality in your library.

    :param str reason:
        Reason message which documents the addition in your library (can be omitted).

    :param str version:
        Version of your project which adds this feature.
        If you follow the `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_,
        the version number has the format "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH", and,
        in the case of a new functionality, the "PATCH" component should be "0".

    :return: the decorated function.
    """
    adapter = SphinxAdapter('versionadded', reason=reason, version=version)

    # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
    @wrapt.decorator(adapter=adapter)
    def wrapper(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
        return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)

    return wrapper

def versionchanged(reason="", version=""):
    """
    This decorator can be used to insert a "versionchanged" directive
    in your function/class docstring in order to documents the
    version of the project which modifies this functionality in your library.

    :param str reason:
        Reason message which documents the modification in your library (can be omitted).

    :param str version:
        Version of your project which modifies this feature.
        If you follow the `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_,
        the version number has the format "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH".

    :return: the decorated function.
    """
    adapter = SphinxAdapter('versionchanged', reason=reason, version=version)

    # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
    @wrapt.decorator(adapter=adapter)
    def wrapper(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
        return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)

    return wrapper

def deprecated(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    This decorator can be used to insert a "deprecated" directive
    in your function/class docstring in order to documents the
    version of the project which deprecates this functionality in your library.

    Keyword arguments can be:

    -   "reason":
        Reason message which documents the deprecation in your library (can be omitted).

    -   "version":
        Version of your project which deprecates this feature.
        If you follow the `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_,
        the version number has the format "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH".

    -   "action":
        A warning filter used to activate or not the deprecation warning.
        Can be one of "error", "ignore", "always", "default", "module", or "once".
        By default the deprecation warning is always emitted (the value is "always").

    -   "category":
        The warning category to use for the deprecation warning.
        By default, the category class is :class:`~DeprecationWarning`,
        you can inherit this class to define your own deprecation warning category.

    :return: the decorated function.
    """
    directive = kwargs.pop('directive', 'deprecated')
    adapter_cls = kwargs.pop('adapter_cls', SphinxAdapter)
    return _classic_deprecated(*args,
                               directive=directive,
                               adapter_cls=adapter_cls,
                               **kwargs)

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