May 2011 • McLarenblog.com

President Obama vs Netanyahu The Fourth Week Of May 2011

May 24, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

May 24th, I listen to NPR program, interview show, where political authorities commented on the wonderful performance of Prime Minister of Israel’s very good address to Congress and then comparing this performance to President Obama’s speech a few days earlier. Almost all the authorities seem to credit Netanyahu and detract Obama’s efforts. Congress seemed to faun over Netanyahu. My opinion was that Obama seemed to be talking to the audience of the world and not too convenient constituents. He seemed…

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Poposal For A Palestinian And Israel Solution

May 24, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Israel will not allow Palestine to achieve sovereign power status – ever. The reason is that an independent Palestine country would then be “allowed’ to wage unfettered war with Israel. Both sides are intransigent in their view of the situation, their religious beliefs and their political approach are wedges and these wedges are cementing the stances of both parties. Currently, and one can easily reason for the foreseeable future, this situation will not improve. For the rest of the world,…

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Nena – Made In Germany

May 22, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

For me, German music just did not exist except my once a year visit to a very large German restaurant during Oktoberfest and listening to German bands perform beer hall music during that event. Then one day, late May, 2001, I asked my daughter who sang the “99 Luftballons” song and she said it was Nena. I had never heard of Nena as a name to recognize. I next used iTunes to locate this performer and found some Nena albums. …

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Removal Piston Assembly From Pac Fab 2″ PVC Backwash Valve

May 13, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Most home pool systems have a backwash valve that allows the owner to send pool water through the filter, typically diatomaceous earth, to rather quickly and cheaply clean the filter. I encountered a major problem with our backwash valve. I could not make it function properly. It would not slide the plastic handle completely down and thus I sent a small stream of water out of the pool when the pool pump was running. When I tried to take the…

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Dancing With Magazines and Newspapers.

May 13, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

It all started when I was offered a year’s subscription to the Wall Street Journal for one year, an introductory rate. The cost seemed most reasonable, just over one hundred dollars. I said yes but after one year the cost more than doubled. I quickly canceled when the rate went up. In about three months, I get a call offering me the introductory rate again for one year. I said yes but had to also say yes to auto renewal. …

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Problems with Amazon.com

May 6, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

I purchased a men’s cologn from Amazon.com. The actual shipper turned out to be some small apartment business run by an alleged student. The item shipped was a less than half size. I purchased a cell phone application. I had to remove my cell phone cover to reveal the model number to specify the correct software. Upon placing the cover back on, I noticed that a second software was selected as as a future purchase. I tried hit the…

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Getting iPad to Sync With MacBook Pro

May 6, 2011 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

The secret for me to get my SplashId Desktop version 6.0.1 to synchronize with my iPad was to turn the firewall OFF! Do NOT attempt to syncronize using Bluetooth. It will NOT work. Plug in the serial cable between the iPad and the laptop USB port. Open SplashID Safe desktop on your computer. Open SplashID on your iPad. Turn off the laptop firewall. (Apple menu>System Preferences>Security>[unlock the padlock with your logon code]>press the Stop button. Confirm that the correct IP…

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