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ACE Group Classic: Kenny Perry
He's the 2012 ACE Group Classic champion.
25 Years of Champions Tour in Naples
- Langer returns to form with four-shot victory in 2011
- Couples holds off hard-charging Armour in 2010
- Roberts is Boss of the Bay in 2009
- Hoch wins playoff for second straight victory in 2008
- Wadkins birdies on No. 18 and wins The ACE in 2007
- Loren keeps on soarin' in 2006
- Mark James holds off Irwin, Wargo in 2005
- Stadler wins 3-way playoff in 2004
- Vicente Fernandez takes 2003 title
- Hale Irwin rallies past Tom Watson in 2002
- Gil Morgan takes 2001 title for second win
- Lanny Wadkins wins four-way playoff in 2000
- Allen Doyle goes wire-to-wire in 1999
- Gil Morgan's chip wins it in 1998
- Hale Irwin edges Bob Murphy in 1997
- "Mr. 59" wins by 1 in '96
- Bob Murphy takes rain-shortened 1995 event
- Mike Hill goes back-to-back in 1994
- Mike Hill staves off Stockton in 1993
- Jimmy Powell's hot finish wins it in 1992
- Lee Trevino does it again in 1991
- Lee Trevino outduels Bruce Crampton in 1990
- Gene Littler rallies past Henning in 1989
- Gary Player wins inaugural event in 1988
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NAPLES — Kenny Perry loves Naples. He loves the beach, and loves to relax. And he loves winning golf tournaments in Naples, too.
"Beautiful, right on the beach and looking out on the Gulf there," Perry said. "It was magical. I've had a lot of success here in Naples. I really like Naples. I've enjoyed my time here."
On a windy Sunday, Perry birdied three of his first eight holes, and went on to a five-shot victory in the ACE Group Classic at the TwinEagles Club for his second Champions Tour victory.
Perry won twice in Naples previously — teaming with John Huston in 2005 and Scott Hoch in 2008 at the Franklin Templeton Shootout, an unofficial PGA Tour event.
But he didn't need a partner Sunday. Perry drained an 18-foot par putt on No. 1 to set the tone.
"When you're putting in 20-, 25-mile an hour winds, you're at the mercy of the wind on the greens," Perry said. "I slipped it right in there. It just broke beautifully, just fell in the left side. To me, I thought 'Game on. Let's go.'"
Only nobody else did. After Perry birdied No. 3 to take a four-stroke lead, no one else got closer. Larry Mize started the day three behind, but made one birdie and eight pars on the front nine. Then Tom Lehman was four back after a birdie on No. 11, but bogeyed the next hole.
"He played very very well," said Lehman, who tied for third and played with Perry. "Two-under-par today is a very good score. He was pretty much error-free throughout the day. It was tough to get any pressure on him."
"He was hard to catch, and Tom and I really couldn't get anything going to put any pressure on him," Mize said.
Defending champion Bernhard Langer eagled No. 17 for the third straight day, and ended up in second place, five shots back.
"It was a good week," he said. "I played well, it's just that Perry ran off with it. He put up a fantastic score (Saturday) and played well again."
Perry tied the largest margin of victory in the 25-year-old tournament at five strokes with Allen Doyle in 1999.
Perry, last year's Rookie of the Year, set the tour's 36-hole scoring record in relation to par at 18 under following Saturday's second round. Perry finished with 24 birdies, two short of the tour record for a 54-hole event.
The bogey on the final hole dropped Perry into a tie with Langer for the tournament scoring record that Langer set in 2011. It was the 12th straight year the winner came out of the final group.
Perry, who won $240,000 out of the $1.6-million purse, was the SAS Championship winner in October a day after his sister died of breast cancer, two years to the day Perry's mother died from cancer. Perry moved into fourth in the Charles Schwab Cup season-long points race. Dan Forsman maintained the lead.
Sunday, the only time Perry felt like he was grinding while holding the big lead was on the final hole.
That was when his tee shot went way left, and he was in jeopardy of falling below 20 under. Of course, he had six shots to play with.
"I really wanted that putt," the 51-year-old said. "I really wanted to shoot 20 under. I didn't want to fall back to 19 like I did at Colonial one year. I had a seven-stroke lead coming in and I doubled and I went from 21 to 19. I said 'I ain't doing that this week, so I was able to get that putt in.' Ecstatic. It's a great win for me."
After two calm days resulted in low scores, winds blew 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph during the final round. The average score jumped to 72.234 from 69.949 in the second round.
Lehman was in second for most of the day, but bogeyed No. 12 and didn't birdie No. 13 after almost reaching the green in two.
"From that point on, it was just really tough for me to kind of stay in the game," the reigning Player of the Year said. "I just felt like my chances had kind of slipped away."
Lehman bogeyed the par-5 17th after hitting a pitch shot in the water. Bill Glasson and Mike Goodes, who won Tuesday's qualifier, tied for third with him at 14 under.
First-round leader Larry Mize was tied for second on the last hole, but put two balls in the water and dropped to seventh.
"Much tougher day with the wind," Mize said. "We had two ideal days to play and today was a tough day."
But Perry made it look easy.


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At first glance, Seedot looks like a poor choice as a Pokemon. It has mediocre stats across the board, with its highest being a Defense stat of 50, something that it can't even effectively utilize. However, with Sunny Day up, Seedot's Speed doubles to an impressive 26. It also has access to SolarBeam and Explosion, two very powerful moves. Unfortunately, the rest of Seedot's movepool is very shallow, but it is still just enough for Seedot to succeed. Even so, it is still slightly outclassed as a sweeper by Exeggcute. All in all, though Seedot isn't a very impressive Pokemon, it should be at least considered for a team slot on a dedicated Sunny Day team.
This is probably the best set that Seedot is capable of running. Obviously, Sunny Day support is necessary in order for Seedot to attempt a sweep. SolarBeam is a very powerful STAB attack, and will not have to charge up under the sun. Hidden Power Fire gets good coverage alongside SolarBeam, and the coverage of the two is resisted only by Fire-types (which aren't very bulky to begin with), and pure Dragon-types (in Dratini and the uncommon Bagon). However, Hidden Power Ground can be used to hit said Fire-types, but loses overall coverage. Shadow Ball is a good coverage move, hitting Ghost-types that may try to come in on a predicted Explosion for super effective damage. Explosion should be used as a last resort, and it allows Seedot to easily OHKO Munchlax before going down, potentially clearing the way for another sweeper on your team. Life Orb boosts the power of all of Seedot's moves, and the EVs further boost them. Speed is also maximized, because Seedot will want and need to outspeed everything it can. The 3 HP IVs drop Seedot's Hit Points to 19, a Life Orb number.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Though Seedot doesn't have the greatest Speed in the world, Nasty Plot is the only thing that sets it apart from Exeggcute. After a single Nasty Plot boost, Seedot hits a Special Attack stat of 26, easily tearing apart most of the metagame. SolarBeam is Seedot's strongest STAB attack and, after a Nasty Plot boost, has a high chance of OHKOing any Pokemon that doesn't resist it (excluding Munchlax, who is 2HKOed through Oran Berry). With Sunny Day in play, Hidden Power Fire gets a 1.5x increase, and pairs very well alongside SolarBeam. However, Hidden Power Ground can be used instead to hit Fire-types harder, though not very many can survive a +2 SolarBeam. Finally, Shadow Ball smacks Ghost-types for super effective damage, most notably Gastly, who can stave off a SolarBeam and can OHKO back with Sludge Bomb. The EVs maximize Special Attack and Speed, with an extra point going to Defense and Special Defense. If using Hidden Power Ground, add another 4 EVs to Special Defense to make up for the lost IVs.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Other Options
There really aren't any other options for Seedot. Return is a potential option to smack Munchlax without having to sacrifice Seedot, but Explosion is still usually a better choice as Return does not even 3HKO Munchlax factoring in Oran Berry. Seedot has Swords Dance, but it won't be able to hit as hard (or get as good coverage) as it would with Nasty Plot. Seed Bomb can be used over SolarBeam, since it still hits Hippopotas hard and does not screw Seedot over when a Snover switches in. Seedot possesses Quick Attack for priority. It can also change its Hidden Power to hit specific threats.
Checks and Counters
There aren't many holes in Seedot's coverage, despite its weak attacks. All Snover has to fear is Hidden Power Fire, and it also ends Sunny Day thanks to its ability, Snow Warning. Choice Scarf users with 27 or more Speed and a super effective attack also work well, since Seedot won't be taking many attacks with its thin defenses. Choice Scarf Ponyta and Gligar are both great checks, and the former even gets double STAB on its Fire-type attacks with the sun up. Scarf Staryu, if it can avoid a SolarBeam, can KO Seedot with Ice Beam. Another good way to stop Seedot is by using prediction - switching in a Ghost-type on Explosion is good, but you must watch for a counter-predicted Shadow Ball.


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Mohawk finishes a strong year
Home & Textiles Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 25, 2013
CALHOUN, Ga. - Price increases, productivity improvements and lower interest were all credited with contributing to Mohawk Industries' favorable fourth quarter and full year results.
The company's U.S. business Mohawk, which includes the soft-flooring division Mohawk Home, "improved our mix as our higher value products gained greater traction with consumers," said Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum, chairman and ceo.
He added that Mohawk's recent expansion into new international markets "has generated additional growth in Mexico, Russia and Australia."
But by product category, rug sales did not impress as much as carpets.
"Our rug sales improved from last quarter, though they remain below the prior year as lower product mix and retail sales continued to decrease our results," he said. "Our new premium carpets have improved our overall selling prices and margins, however sales levels were impacted by home center product transitions that we expect to be completed during the first quarter."
Total company fourth quarter net earnings, excluding restructuring charges, soared 40% to $70 million, with earnings per share of $1.01. Including the charges, net earnings came to $66 million, with an EPS of $0.95.
Sales in the quarter grew 4%, to $1.44 billion.
For the year, net earnings and EPS were $250
million and $3.61, respectively.
Excluding restructuring charges, net earnings jumped 29% to $262 million and EPS of $3.78.
Sales for the full year grew 3% to $5.79 billion.
Mohawk recently announced a carpet price increase of 4% to 6% to cover rising material costs, Lorberbaum said.
"By applying the innovative processes used to develop SmartStrand Silk, we introduced our Wear-Dated Embrace nylon collection in the fourth quarter," he continued. "This extends our leadership position in the ultra-soft premium category."
Looking ahead, Lorberbaum warned the company sees some inflation in raw materials.
"In the U.S., low mortgage rates, stabilizing home prices and improving employment should sustain the housing recovery," he added. "We believe that U.S. residential remodeling should see improvement in the future and that the European economic conditions are near a bottom."
Guidance for first quarter earnings is $0.77 to $0.86 per share, excluding any restructuring, acquisition costs and interest on the new bonds for Italian ceramic tile company Marazzi.
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Bill aims to force counseling, one-year wait for couples seeking divorce in North DakotaBISMARCK - North Dakotans wanting to get a divorce would need to wait one year and go through mandatory marriage counseling if a proposed law is approved.
BISMARCK - North Dakotans wanting to get a divorce would need to wait one year and go through mandatory marriage counseling if a proposed law is approved.
Senate Bill 2367 would affect married couples with children. Marriages with substantiated allegations of domestic abuse would be exempt.
Within the one-year waiting period, couples would need to participate jointly or separately in at least 10 one-hour marriage counseling sessions. The counseling could be provided by a paid or volunteer counselor, clergy member or any state-certified or licensed marriage mediator.
At least four counseling sessions would need to focus on post-marital financial planning.
A final divorce decree would not be granted or a final order entered until each party submits to the court certification of completion of the marital counseling.
Bill supporters emphasized the negative impact divorce has on children, citing research that these children are more apt to live in poverty, do worse in school and are involved more frequently in crime and drug abuse.
However, the State Bar Association of North Dakota said the bill would mean additional expense for clients, delay getting on with their lives and create additional opportunity for financial mischief and physical violence.
Bill sponsor Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, said the goal is to help reach agreements acceptable to both parties, to promote the children's developmental needs and to prepare parents for future co-parenting roles if they do divorce.
"If we can save marriages or if we can have discussion if the marriage is not going to last to have a smooth transition, I think that will help the kids, and that's what this bill is about," Larsen said.
From 2005 to 2009, there were 9,574 divorces in North Dakota, said Tom Freier, executive director of the North Dakota Family Alliance. Of these, 4,543 divorces involved 7,985 minor children, he said.
Sen. Stan Lyson, R-Williston, said bill supporters didn't provide information about the effect on children who live with parents who stay married even though they dislike each other.
Freier said studies show the most important thing is an intact home and family.
"The damage of a family breakup is greater than mom and dad not getting along all the time," he said.
Sen. Curtis Olafson, R-Edinburg, asked Freier how he could argue to keep people in a marriage for another year when there's been infidelity.
"There is no marriage where the two individuals cannot make a decision that, no matter what the cause of their wanting to have a divorce, that it cannot be saved," Freier said.
Sen. Dave Nething, R-Jamestown, asked about the "substantiated allegations of domestic abuse" exception and said it was subjective. Janelle Moos of the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services also wanted more clarification on what the wording meant.
"I think we have to be very cognizant of victims that either do or don't come forward publicly," she said.
She expressed concern about required marriage counseling for victims and perpetrators.
The Rev. Paul Schauer of Wilton, N.D., also spoke against the bill. Schauer, who is divorced, said he was "somewhat offended" about the comments made about divorced people and their children.
As a pastor who has counseled couples going through divorce, he said he was "deeply opposed" to forced counseling.
"Counseling works best when a person recognizes that they need help and that they freely choose to seek help," he said. "If you force someone to see a counselor, there's very little hope for growth."
If counseling was required, Schauer said the number of couples divorcing would overwhelm his time. He also said the bill allows couples to do the counseling together or apart.
"If I don't meet with them as a couple, it's not going to work," he said.
He also questioned what would determine if someone has successfully completed counseling, saying someone could just sit there and refuse to talk during the sessions.
"If we're realistic about this, if a partner has reached the point of filing for divorce, no amount of marital counseling will fix that," Schauer said. "Counseling is not a magical treatment … if they've filed for divorce, the plane has already left the runway."
The Senate Judiciary Committee did not take immediate action on the bill.
Finneman is a multimedia reporter for Forum Communications Co.
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"We found video of him on the block." That's how homicide detectives say they were lead to 36-year-old exterminator Jason Smith.
Surveillance cameras at the OCF Coffee Shop at 18th and South and a camera on a local hospital at 18th and Naudain caught Smith on tape following Dr. Melissa Ketunuti minutes before her murder. "What we saw was the eventual suspect actually following about 30 seconds behind the decedent down 18th Street and then onto Naudain Street, said Captain James Clark of the Homicide Unit.Ori Feibush from OCF Realty and the OCF Coffee Shop helped police download the video that cracked the case. "I don't think anyone could believe what they were looking at there, it was so crystal clear," he said. "He crossed directly in front of a very powerful camera and looked right up at the camera." Police say when Smith parked his Ford F-150 silver pickup on 18th Street, he was headed to Ketunuti's home for an 11 a.m. appointment to get rid of some rodents.
Once inside, "They got into some type of argument. It went terribly wrong at that point he struck her while she was in the basement, knocked her down, strangled her to death and ultimately set her body on fire," Clark explained at a morning news conference. Homicide detectives say Smith's telephone number was on the victim's phone. They traced that back to Smith and took him into custody at his Levittown home Wednesday night. Investigators found rope in his house similar to the rope around Ketunuti's neck, feet and hands. Smith is also charged with setting her body on fire. "He was attempting to hide the evidence or whatever, DNA we may or may not be able to get," Clark said. "You're scared," said one neighbor.
Ketunuti's neighbors expressed relief that the alleged killer was behind bars and off the streets. "What kind of sick man would do this," said Tara Chizik. "Congratulations to the police, they did a beautiful job," said neighbor Victor Pisani. "I didn't expect them to work that fast." "We're absolutely grateful they caught the guy so quickly," Feibush said. "It's insane that something like that could happen over here." Police say they also have video of Smith in his truck driving down the block past the murder scene twice after the fact. They say he cold heartedly went to another exterminating job in South Jersey right after he allegedly killed Ketunuti.
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The new milestone in Iconic Style has arrived: The TwinBag.
On Thurday, January 31st Porsche Design celebrated the launch of their first women's bag; The TwinBag. Locals and tourists flocked to the store to experience the new chapter in Porsche Design's extensive book of style.


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First Community Sports Store Comes To North West as Squirrel Sports Opens Doors To the Public this Saturday.
Sports nuts will get their fill when Kukri opens its new Squirrel Sports store at Lancashire CCC on Saturday December 8th.
It will be the area's first stand alone community sports store and follows on from the opening of the hugely successful sister Squirrel shop in Sutton Coldfield in June earlier this year.
To celebrate the store's first week in business, all visitors will receive a FREE 'Lucky Dip' discount gift voucher when visiting the store with three great discounts up for grabs including 10%, 15% or 25% off all products purchased during this special week, perfect for Christmas stocking filler.
LCCC official kit supplier, Kukri has had lots of success building and developing partnerships with sports clubs, universities, schools and individuals in the area and this will be key in helping continue those relationships.
Kukri's Laura Thomas, adds: "We would like the Squirrel Sports Store to be a hub to the sporting community in Manchester and the North West of England.
We have relocated the existing Cricket Store at LCCC and we will continue to sell a wide selection of cricket clothing and equipment, and of course still support LCCC with a full merchandise range and England range. The difference with the new Squirrel Sports store is that we'll also sell clothing and equipment for a host of other sports too – including rugby, netball, hockey & swimming to name a few. We also stock top of the range items from well known brands such as Aqua-Sphere, Molton, Nike, Kookaburra and Asics.
Being involved with the local community is key to the Squirrel Sports ethos, so much so, we will hold stock for local schools and clubs, this means parents, pupils and club members can buy their kit off the shelf.
We really hope this becomes far more than a cricket store, with fantastic support from LCCC the relocation makes the shop accessible from the road with parking available on-site. We would also like to thank LCCC for making this unique proposition possible."
Sale Grammar, Altrincham Grammar, Wellington School and Oldham College will be among the first local partners to see their kit on display in the new store but as Kukri is all about community we look forward to establishing links with many more clubs and schools in the area.
Kukri's North West Sales Manager, Tom Rothwell, comments: "The concept of a community sports store is very unique and I really hope local Schools and Sports Clubs embrace this service. Through dedicated Squirrel Sport staff, providing a personal and honest service I truly believe The Squirrel Sports Store will bring a completely new feel to how Schools and Sports Clubs receive their kit. In time I hope many clubs and Schools within Manchester choose to benefit from this service and I look forward to seeing the positive impact the Squirrel Store makes on this sporting community".
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Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm (Christmas period), then 10am-7pm (from 1st January 2013)
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: Closed
Address: Squirrel Sports Store, LCCC, Brian Statham Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PX. Tel: 0161 848 8611.


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Brooklyn >Food & Dining > Rachel's Taqueria
408 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY | Directions 1121540.670269 -73.985576
Sun-Thurs 11:30 am-11 pm, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-1 am
Neighborhoods: Park Slope
What I liked was the complementary homemade chips and salsa they serve you as they sit down, which were delicious. I ordered an entree and pink-lemonade margarita which was part of their $5 margarita specials. The margarita was obviously not amazing because you get what you pay for, but not bad either. In my opinion, I feel that the place itself is a bit too expensive, especially since the food isn't that great.
If you want to just sit down and chill out while enjoying a few drips and some chips with salsa then this place is the spot. If you're looking to have a good meal, you might have to go elsewhere.
best Salsa anywhere- great basic mexican food – This place is a favorite. Good food, good service. Sometimes crowded and noisy especially at night. But the food is fresh, home made- even the chips, They are very accommodating. And the place is filled with old rock and roll memorabilia. I enjoy coming here, it's like having California Mexican food in the 70's
Good Cal-Mex – We've been four times now and every time I've been impressed with the food, service and value. For $17 you can get a big pitcher of good beer. In every application the marinated pork is outstanding. We went on a Friday recently so I got the shrimp tacos and they were pretty solid too. They make guacamole at the table to specification for about $10, fresh and delicious. I can't say I've ever gotten anything but exceptional service here. The waitresses are friendly, cheerful, and very attentive. The closed in back patio is great but closed in the winter.
First time not great, but will give it one more shot. – From reading the past reviews and my own recent experience at Rachel's, it seems like they need to get their act together. I know several people who have had great food and service here, so I thought I'd give it a shot on a recent weeknight. Our party of four had to wait at the bar for a while until a table was ready, which was fine given that the bartender made good drinks and the owner was friendly and gave us updates as to when the table would be available. Once seated the service was a bit off, and one person's dish was wrong (right ingredients wrong preparation), and my food came out iced cold (even hot the stuffed pepper was tasteless). They were apologetic about the mishap and heated up my plate and didn't charge for it, but after waiting so long for a table I was really ready for good, hot food. The owner came over at the end and again apologized for the cold food and messed up order, but I was still let down after hearing good things about Rachel's. I'll give this place another chance, but I hope they work out the kinks before they lose more customers.
Worst Treatment – We came in friday after work to eat and drink the deliciousness that we've all had at separate times before. We came in before servers' shifts began. We were invited to take a table and simply order from the register and take the food to our table. Totally ok! at 5 the servers began their shifts. The bartender that night came to our table and said that she'd be taking care of us for the rest of our stay. great! but.... not really.
She came to the table a half hour later with drinks we didn't order. We said we didn't order them but we'd have them added to our tab and drink them anyway. She never returned to the table. I walked over to her and ordered 2 more drinks. She never brought them but did charge us for them. We asked for our check to simply cut our losses. We had been sitting for an hour and no server stopped by to check on the empty empty glasses. She never came to pick up the check. I brought it to her to discuss the overcharge and she turned her back to me. Then finally, she took off the two drinks in excess. The check was brought back and we were asked to pay because people were waiting for our table.
Having been to this place before and loving my service I was shocked by this treatment. I will not go back to Rachel's in Park Slope because of the degrading treatment by a bitter bartender who frankly lost out on a significantly higher bar tab.
Large Insect in my drink. – The food was terrible. The service was very poor. Worst of all however, was the fact that there was a LARGE Insect in my horchata. A city insect. I had already drank half by the time I noticed. It was the most repulsive thing I've ever experienced in a restaurant. When i pointed it out to the waiter, he replied "oh sorry" and walked away, after leaving the check. Worst $20 ever spent. Gross.
Great Value & Good Eats – Been here a few times and each time had wonderful service (although no res) and the food is really good. Love the fish tacos and shrimp tacos - i would recommend getting the spicy sauce on the side as it can be drippy. My husband had the larger version of the Baja California & it was enormous & delish. If you like mole, go for the mole enchilada with pulled pork & beef - a pleasant experience, the mole was not burnt as is a problem with some other places and the meats were juicy & flavorful. Would def come back to try some of the other stuff on the menu. Sangria was a little weak but overall had a good time. Forgot to mention, the waitresses are really sweet - another time we were here, they didn't rush us out even after we had finished and were v patient while I was waiting for a friend to arrive who was v late. A great local joint, wish there was one in Bay Ridge.
No, really, it's like Mexican food from California! – The Scene
The owners of this Park Slope taqueria cut their restaurant teeth in 1960s California, and the decor at Rachel's reflects that fact with all the subtlety of a jalapeno. A surfboard greets diners by the door, and the walls are covered floor to ceiling with pictures of icons from the Summer of Love--Jimi, Jerry, Janis, etc. In the Christmas light-bedecked backyard, an environmentally themed mural accentuates the flower-power vibe.
The Food
Finally, a place to take West Coast transplants who whine about New York's sad lack of Cali-style Mex. Burritos the size of footballs boast fresh ingredients like tender, deeply seasoned barbacoa or plump grilled shrimp. And though fried fish tacos are missing cabbage, they at least get the fiery mayo sauce right--it's a respectable facsimile of San Diego roadside fare. Bummers are limited to not-creamy-enough guacamole, merely decent rotisserie chicken and margaritas sweet enough to hurt your teeth.
Hits: Fresh, tasty, cheap Mexican food in a pleasant back garden--what's not to love?
Misses: That there isn't one in every neighborhood.
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Mozilla Project Lays Groundwork for Open Source Web App Store
Project outlines features, sets starting point.
The Mozilla Project today announced on the Mozilla blog the creation of an open Web app store dedicated to supporting the development of cross-platform web apps.
According to Mozilla, an open app store should be built on open standards such as HTML5, CSS, Javascript to encourage interoperability. An open app store should also contain transparent quality assurance and security guidelines that are clearly defined and easy to understand. Mozilla also emphasized the importance of privacy in an open app store by tracking user behavior only to extent that is necessary to distribution and fulfillment.
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|Like all regions of The South, we also have our own style of barbecue sauce, and here in the Deep South it's spicy sweet! Homemade is just so easy y'all, really it is! Give it a try and make this your signature sauce too.
Sweet and Spicy Barbecue SauceThis is my personal homemade signature recipe for a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce. When I created it, I was trying to duplicate the flavor of a very popular barbecue joint here on the coast. There are a lot of commercial barbecue sauces on the market today - some good, some fantastic - and I can tell you how to dress up the less expensive stuff that is always on sale too - but... you really can't beat a good homemade sauce. This one has the favored combination of spicy sweet that we love down here on The Coast, and I think it turned out excellent! You can see this sauce in action on some yummy ribs here and here.
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- 1 (12 ounce) bottle of chili sauce
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- 1/3 cup of ketchup
- 3/4 cup of brown sugar
- 10 turns of the pepper grinder
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- 1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon of dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon of onion salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon of hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon of Kitchen Bouquet
- 1/2 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon of Liquid Smoke
- 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons of pure cane syrup (like Steen's)
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Roan Mountain Fall Naturalists Rally returns this weekend
This 51st annual Fall Roan Mountain Naturalists Rally will peek beneath the surface this year for programs on the flora along the Doe River Corridor and some aquatic nuisance species in the Volunteer State.
Gary Barrigar, who serves as the director for the autumn rally, credits a local journalist and naturalist with launching the annual event more than a half century ago.
"Ever since Freddy Behrend, who was then the news editor of the Elizabethton Star, established the Fall Rally in 1963, it has grown in scope and popularity," Barrigar said. "The 51st Fall Roan Mountain Naturalists Rally promises to be one of the best ever with unique and timely programs and a great diversity of nature field trips led by the area's top naturalists."
In addition to the featured programs, the annual event will also offer the usual three days of hikes, strolls, programs, activities and dinners. This year's rally is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, Sept. 6-8.
Formerly reserved for only the spring and fall, the rallies now take place every season, including winter and summer. The rallies are sponsored by the Friends of Roan Mountain.
"For 51 years, nature enthusiasts have been coming to Roan Mountain on the weekend after Labor Day to celebrate the natural world," Barrigar said.
He said this year's rally continues this celebration by providing two long-time rally trip leaders and top naturalists as speakers — botanist Frosty Levy and fisheries biologist Bart Carter. Levy and Carter will present the keynote programs on Friday and Saturday at the Roan Mountain State Park Convention Center.
Barrigar said the continued support of FORM ensures that all the rallies have the resources they need to prosper and grow. In addition, he noted that FORM provides support for research and restoration projects on the Roan.
Barrigar suggested that area nature enthusiasts consider joining the Friends of Roan Mountain, and he noted that members get free admission to all rally events and receive the group's newsletter, "Friends of Roan Mountain."
Barrigar also expressed gratitude to Roan Mountain State Park for its longtime support of the rallies, as well as to the trip leaders who donate their time and expertise.
This year's rally will also offer evening and lunch programs at the Roan Mountain State Park Conference Center. All field trips will leave from the field on the left before the cabins in the park.
The rally will kick off Friday, Sept. 6, at Roan Mountain State Park Conference Center. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. A buffet meal (advance, prepaid registration required) will be served at 6:30 p.m. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Frosty Levy will present "Exciting Plants of the Doe River Corridor" as the program on Friday evening.
"Having grown up in the Bronx, I sometimes tell people I saw my first tree when I was 21, and I liked it, so I became a botanist," Levy said. "That was when I realized it was possible to earn a living doing things that I would have been glad to do for no pay, so after having graduated with a bachelor of arts in history from City College of New York, I re-oriented to earn a master of science in biology, also from CCNY."
Levy worked for five years at Pikeville College in Kentucky where he taught and worked on mine reclamation projects.
"Plants of unusual habitats have always piqued my curiosity about how they got there and how they adapted to those sites," he said. "Those questions were the focus of my doctoral research at Duke University where I earned a Ph.D. in botany and genetics. For 20 years my research focused on the genetic causes of sterility between hybrids of phacelias that grow on granite outcrops, limestone cedar glades and shale barrens."
After spending 12 years collaborating on the genetics and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens, he applied some new approaches toward understanding disease occurrence and impacts in natural plant populations. This led to studies of the hemlock woolly adelgid on Carolina hemlocks, the balsam woolly adelgid on Fraser fir and the lily leaf spot disease of Gray's lily.
"I also conduct plant inventory work in east Tennessee sites worthy of protection — these include the new Rocky Fork State Park, Roan Mountain State Park, the Elizabethton Watershed in Hampton and the Doe Mountain Recreation Area in Johnson County," Levy said.
His program will focus mainly on the Doe River of Carter County, which traverses some of the most breathtaking sites and scenery in the south. His program will highlight some of the unusual, rare and geographically disjunct plants found associated with this spectacular river and it will touch on some of the disease threats faced by these plants. He will focus on the change in species of lilies as one travels from near the mouth of the Doe to the headwaters.
Perhaps the most surprising plants for a site in the mountains of east Tennessee can be found on an outcropping of the base-rich Shady dolomite at the Elizabethton Watershed. Upstream, the more well-known Doe River Gorge harbors rare and unusual sundews, as well as other species of note. Just further upriver, cliffs along Old Railroad Road, the old bed for the Tweetsie Railroad, are easily assessable by car. The ravages of disease on hemlocks trees are most evident at Roan Mountain State Park but efforts are underway to save some hemlock stands.
At the extreme headwaters of the Doe, in the Highlands of Roan, visitors find species found in few other places, species of far northern climes such as Green Alder and Gray's Lily. The latter is an extremely photogenic flower, but it is often attacked by the lily leaf spot disease.
After Levy's evening program, local naturalist Larry McDaniel will conduct a "Moth Party" at 9 p.m. to explore the world of nocturnal insects.
Saturday field trips will begin at 6:15 a.m. with a visit to Carver's Gap for a session on nature photography with Jerry Greer.
An Early Bird Trip will be conducted at 7 a.m. by members with the Lee and Lois Herndon of Tennessee Ornithological Society. Field trips starting at 8:30 a.m. will focus on such topics as birds, trees, wildflowers, mushrooms, useful plants and nature photography. A nature hike for kids will also be offered.
Don Holt will lead a 10 a.m. hike focusing on butterflies and other insects.
A lunch break will begin at 12:30 p.m. Bag lunches are available by prepaid reservation. Pick up will be at the Conference Center.
A Lunchtime Workshop on fossil casting for all ages will be held at the Conference Center and conducted by Mick Whitelaw and the ETSU Geosciences Club.
Marty Silver with Warriors Path State Park will present a Lunchtime Program at the Conference Center on Nature Images.
Afternoon hikes commence at 2 p.m. and will focus on such topics as stream ecology, reptiles, wildflowers, geology, trees, butterflies and other insects.
A meeting of Friends of Roan Mountain will be held at 5:45 p.m. followed by the evening meal at 6:30 p.m. Bart Carter will present "Aquatic Nuisance Species in Tennessee" as the evening program on Saturday.
Carter grew up in east Knox County near the community of Corryton. He graduated from Gibbs High School in 1984 and went on to study Wildlife and Fisheries Science at the University of Tennessee between 1984 and 1989. Upon completing a bachelors of science degree at UT, he entered graduate school at Tennessee Tech University where he received a master of science in biology in 1991.
Carter began his professional career with the National Park Service in 1991 when he accepted a fisheries position in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 1994, he left the Park Service to take a position with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Between 1994 and 2010, he held the Stream Biologist position within the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Region 4 Stream Data Collection Unit.
In 2010, he was promoted the regional fisheries manager and currently serves in this capacity. As regional fisheries program manager, he is responsible for developing and administering fisheries programs in the TWRA Region 4, consisting of a 21-county area. He works with 30 employees within the fisheries division who comprise hatchery, data collection and habitat enhancement staff.
Carter's program will focus on Tennessee's aquatic fauna, which is the most diverse in the nation with more than 300 species of fish, 120 species of mussels, 87 species of crayfish and numerous aquatic insects. Landscape alteration by man has subjected these species and their habitat to many stressors. In addition, Aquatic Nuisance Species have become more and more prominent across the country resulting in further impact to our native species. We will discuss some of these situations in Tennessee and learn what the state is doing to combat these invaders.
After the evening program, Larry McDaniel will conduct another "Moth Party" at 9 p.m. to educate about the insects active after dark.
The rally will continue on Sunday, Sept. 8, with two walks focused on birds and rare plants. These walks will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8.
For more information about the rally, call Barrigar at 543-7576 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com. To register online or to obtain a schedule of events, visit the FORM website at www.friendsofroanmtn.org. Mail pre-paid reservations to Nancy Barrigar, Treasurer, 708 Allen Ave., Elizabethton, TN 37643.


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The practice of insurance law brings with it a host of privilege issues that affect insurance lawyers "on both sides of the 'v.'" Regardless of who you represent and in what capacity you represent them, privilege issues are sure to affect your practice.
The insurance relationship is generally an amicable, symbiotic relationship. The insured purchases insurance to shift its potential risk and the insurer accepts that risk in hopes of making a profit. After the insured files a claim, the insurer and insured work together to evaluate the claim as efficiently as possible. Sharing information, even privileged, confidential information, is essential to this process. Insurers need sufficient information to evaluate the claim, and it is in insureds' best interests to provide insurers with the information they need. Indeed, insurance policies usually require insureds to cooperate with insurers' investigation and provide requested information.
The claims process also involves many players outside the insurer-insured relationship. Evaluating a claim might require communication with brokers, agents, claims adjusters, engineers, experts, defense counsel, and third-party claimants, to name a few. The free flow of information between the various players is likewise essential to proper claims handling.
Issues often arise when a party attempts to discover this highly-confidential information. This is especially true in the liability insurance context, when a third-party claimant seeks to discover information the insured has shared with its insurer regarding the underlying lawsuit. Privilege issues also arise in coverage disputes when one party seeks to discover documents created when evaluating or investigating a claim. It is therefore in insureds' and insurers' best interests to understand how to maintain the free information flow without creating privilege issues in the future.
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Visitation will be Sunday from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Redemption Hill Church. Services will follow at 5 p.m. at the church. Rev. Ronald Wolfe and Rev. Alex Tunnicliff will officiate. Burial will be in Dickinson County Memorial Gardens.
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Calendar of upcoming events.
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3rd Thursday: Lifestyles of the Rich and Spanish05:00 PM - 08:30 PM at The Albuquerque Museum
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Commission (ABCGC) Meeting05:00 PM - 10:30 PM at Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Center
Revived, An Upcycle Art Show
Upcycling is perhaps a hallmark of what is known as a "circular economy," a concept for an industrial economy that is, by design or intention, restorative in nature.09:00 AM at Open Space Visitor Center
Spring Pastels Flower Show09:00 AM at ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
Sanctuary - A Personal Journey Exhibition09:00 AM at South Broadway Cultural Center Art Gallery
South Broadway Presents: The 3rd Annual Hip Hop Intensive
One hour classes per age group for one week for ONLY $10! Get your kids registered now. Spaces fill up fast. Limited to 30 per group.12:00 PM at South Broadway Cultural Center
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Spring Outdoor Adventure10:00 AM - 03:30 PM at Tingley Beach
Aquarium Overnight - April06:30 PM at ABQ BioPark Aquarium
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April Half-Price Weekend09:00 AM at ABQ BioPark
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Santa Fe Opera Spotlight Series
Oliver Prezant gives themed talks based on the Santa Fe Opera's upcoming season.10:00 AM - 11:30 AM at The Albuquerque Museum
Curator Series: Planting for Pollinators12:00 PM - 01:00 PM at Aquarium/Botanic Garden Education Building
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The Club Colombia Masters of Golf in Bogotá reaches its third edition
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Bogotá, March 13 2009. Club Colombia, leading premium brand in the market, announces the start of the third edition Club Colombia Masters of Golf, a tourney that has been declared by the national government as a national interest event and which is a part of the European Challenge Tour, a privilege held only by Argentina and Colombia in Latin America.
The third edition of the Club Colombia Masters of Golf, which will be played in the Los Fundadores course of the Bogota Country Club between the 19th and 22nd of March, will have 160 participating players, among which 65 are European, around 14 belong to the Nation Wide, and the first 10 Colombians of the national ranking. Among this year's participants are renowned international figures such as Italian Edoardo Molinari, winner of the 2007 Club Colombia Masters, Danish Mark Haastrup, number one of the European Tour, Scotsman Andrew McArthur and Argentinians Rafael Gómez, César Monasterio, Juan Abatte and Pablo del Grosso.
The Club Colombia Masters, the country's most important golf tournament, has a prize bag worth 220 thousand dollars, and important advance compared to last year's bag, which was of 180 thousand dollars. The winner will take 36 thousand dollars.
Due to the characteristics of the course - which according to experts are similar to those of fast courses such as those from the TPC Sawgrass, in Jacksonville and Casa de Campo, in Dominican Republic - and the acknowledgement of the European Challenge Tour - who rated the Club Colombia Masters as the best event of 2007 - this tournament has become a mandatory step for professional golfers and a reference point for international media, among them the Golf Channel, which will cover the entire event and transmit it to over 330 million homes worldwide.
Andrés Felipe Rodríguez, Corporate Relations Director of Bavaria stated: "The Club Colombia Masters of Golf is currently an insuperable platform for the brand to communicate its value proposal, supported by quality and attention to details. In fact, golf is a discipline which, as well as the best things in life, takes time to achieve perfection. We also know that this is an unprecedented tournament in Colombian history, which is already positioning the country within the world's golf scene and is the ordure of even more important tournaments. All of these are more than enough reasons for us to be determined in continuing to support the Masters in the future".
Club Colombia is targeted to consumers who like to be aware of superior quality products and who understand and appreciate what makes them special. Club Colombia is a world class beer matured for a longer time in order to achieve a softer and more refined finish and is made with the finest ingredients. All of this allows us to achieve a product with a spectacular aroma, a rich and creamy foam, and a deeper golden colour as well as a softer and more delicate flavour, which have made Club Colombia and undeniable showcase of Colombian beer brewing mastery.
Bavaria S. A. is the largest beverage company of Colombia. Its brands Águila, Águila Light, Club Colombia, Cola & Pola, Costeña, Costeñita, Peroni, Pilsen, Póker, Redd's and Pony Malta are leaders in their respective beverage categories in Colombia.
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He is slouched in the right field bleachers, and he is grilling like the $9 bratwursts they sell at the concession stands, and by the fourth inning, Reis Rotert has had enough.
"Gimmeeee that!" the recently graduated high schooler hisses at one of his buddies from Manning, Iowa. The buddy promptly and obediently hands over the object of Reis' desire.
Reis snatches the folded-up beach ball, the multicolored kind that has been batted around the College World Series since God invented colleges and world series and 18-year-old boys who get bored during baseball games.
Reis looks furtively left and then right, sucks air into his lungs and begins to blow. Slowly, ever so slowly, one of the dozen or so beach balls this group has smuggled into TD Ameritrade Park begins to inflate.
"We need an air compressor," he says between breaths.
"We'll have to sneak that in next year," one of his buddies says.
You might think that sitting in the bleachers on a sun-drenched afternoon at Omaha's College World Series has something to do with the love for the game. Doubles down the line. The beauty of the shortstop's pivot on the double play. Well-executed sacrifice bunts. That sort of thing.
Leave the climate-controlled press box and wander out into the bleachers, and you learn a couple of hard truths.
First off, it's hot out here. Real hot. I repeatedly scald my forearms on the metal bleachers. I repeatedly shoot longing looks at the vendor selling the overpriced Sno-Cones. I repeatedly check my phone, which repeatedly swears it's currently only 87 degrees in Omaha on this Monday. My phone is a dirty liar, I repeatedly think.
The second truth is this: By the fourth inning, a lopsided baseball game between Oregon State and Louisville cannot hope to hold the interest of most 18-year-olds from Manning, Iowa. But that's OK. It's OK because the boys from Manning have a backup plan to fight the boredom.
They have their tickets to the Great Beach Ball Battle.
The rules of the game are as follows: Get five guys together and paint your bare chests and backs "C-A-R-D-S."
Reis Rotert chooses to paint his chest with the letter R. Naturally.
Do this even though not one of you is actually a fan of the Louisville Cardinals, also known as the Cards. Do this even though Manning is a 671-mile drive from Louisville, Ky.
Do this because everybody knows the bare-chested teenage dudes with their chests painted rule the roost in the bleachers.
Secondly, and even more important, stop at Menards in Council Bluffs on the drive over. There, you will find a virtually unlimited supply of regulation-size multicolored beach balls. There, the nice people at the Council Bluffs Menards sell their beach balls for the low, low price of $1 apiece. (By comparison, the sporting goods dealers around the stadium, recognizing supply and demand when they see it, charge $5 for two tiny beach balls.)
The Manning Boys bought 12 or so at Menards and split them up between the right-field and left-field bleachers.
"How do you sneak them in?" I ask.
"Cargo shorts," says Austin, who just finished his junior year at IKM-Manning High School. He points at the giant pockets on the side of his baggy shorts.
Finally, wait until an appropriate time — preferably between innings or during a pitching change — and get those puppies into the air.
The Manning Boys in right field smacked two beach balls into the air after the third inning, but that didn't go so well.
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Rarely do mainstream manufacturers build a bike that doesn't have at least one reason to buy it – but Kawasaki have pulled it off with the KLX125. It isn't a dangerous bike, and it does perform a basic function as a commuter motorcycle, but there are plenty of other bikes that are considerably better than the KLX125.
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We are implementing a strategy to improve the lives of poor and marginalised communities in Lao PDR with two main areas of focus:
- To improve the income, food security and resilience of 90 marginalised communities in Lao PDR through adapted livelihoods activities.
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Lao PDR is rich in natural resources and this has attracted significant foreign investment in mining, hydropower and agriculture. Although this contributes to economic growth, it also puts pressure on natural resources and often results in dramatic changes in land use. With the large majority of rural population dependent on natural resources for their food and incomes, such changes often impact on their livelihoods and ability to feed their families. Climate change and the related impacts of extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and typhoons, further exacerbate these risks.
CUSO-VSO is supporting rural communities in Lao PDR to develop greater resilience to climate change and improve their income and food security. This is being achieved through training and support to develop diversified sources of livelihood for vulnerable communities, including both agricultural (crops and livestock) and non-agricultural activities. We aim to work with government and other development organisations to help farmers to by adapt agricultural practices, introduce improved crop varieties and new technologies. We will also enable people in poor communities to earn a better and more reliable income through participation in markets. In collaboration with national networks and over 30 local organisations, we will work to address unsustainable use of natural resources in Lao PDR.
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Lao PDR has one of the weakest civil societies in the world. In recent years, however, the Government of Lao has begun to acknowledge the important role that civil society has to play in delivering better services for poor communities and supporting sustainable development, recently allowing for the legal registration of non-profit associations. A network of local organisations, Learning House for Development (LHD), has recently been established, and the International NGO network here is also undergoing notable development. However, there is much to be done and CUSO-VSO has a wealth of experience and a key role to play in supporting the development of civil society.
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If using a pressure switch you must have a small tank as well. If you do have a tank and the pressure still drops you still have a leak somewhere!
Hey there, I have been looking through this forum for two days now for anything that could lead me to solution. I could not find anything that fit so I hope I am not repeating a previous thread. I recently purchase one of those Utilitech plastic internal cast iron 1/2 Horsepower centrifugal pumps from Lowe's "it was all the budget I could get from my wife". It draws from an irrigation ditch. The foot valve/check valve is down in a plastic basin sunk into the ditch. The pump runs fine with adequate pressure for 15 zones of sprinklers.
Here is the problem. I decided to install a pressure switch because I didn't like waking up at 2am to flip the breaker. I'm new at this so it did not occur for me to look at the pressure more than seeing what it was when the sprinklers were running. I installed a pressure switch but then I noticed that the pressure remains constant at 40psi when all zones are off. When all zones are on... 40psi. When the pump turns off the pressure drops to 0 slowly over about 1/2 to one hour.
My first thought, leaky check/foot valve. Opened it up and looked, completely clean and functional. The foot valve is about 1 foot from the bottom of the plastic basin which is about 3 feet out and 3 1/2 feet down from the pump. Second thought, leak in sprinkler line. So, I closed the gate valve in the output line "which is located 3 feet from the output T" to see if pressure would adequately build as it should... stayed at 40 psi. K, if I keep gate valve closed and turn pump off, the PSI drops very quickly. While still off if I open the gate valve the PSI shoots to 40, then drops slowly. I have gone through the thing and taken every piece apart and put on enough gunk, glue, and teflon tape to plug a mediocre dam "all in the right application places of course".
So, my question... what the heck could it be and what the heck can I do?
If using a pressure switch you must have a small tank as well. If you do have a tank and the pressure still drops you still have a leak somewhere!
Porky Cutter, MGWC
(Master Ground Water Consultant)
This is something I wondered about. I was told that the backflow from the sprinkler heads being closed would create enough pressure to activate the switch.
Without a pressure tank, you only have to leak a thimble full of water before the pressure drops and the pump restarts.
Why not just put the pump on a timer?
I don't want to go on a pump timer because the irrigation ditch is not consistent. It runs 4 days a week but sometimes from upstream water usage it is not sufficient to run the pump. It's more just in case I am not home I want the switch to be pressure activated. Does that make sense? So you're saying a 4.4 gallon tank or is that just your picture? But wouldn't shutting the gate valve create at least some pressure in the line? It shows me holding at 40psi. Thanks for your help. Like I said, I don't know much about this stuff. In terms of a tank, I have a half acre lot and around 15 zones. What size do I need? Also, haha, installation?
Does the pump cycle on and off rapidly while you are using water?
No, if I leave all sprinkler heads closed, it just stays at 40 psi as well as when strinkler zones are open. When I flip the breaker the pressure drops to zero. That's why I figured a leak in the line because no pressure builds in the line past 40. So, I closed the gate valve located after the output line T so that I could see if pressure built there. Pressure did not build, so my assumption was faulty foot valve. I went in and checked and it is fine... unless I need another check valve in addition to that foot valve/check valve combination thing.
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A good footvalve is all you need. Sounds like your pump can only build 40 PSI. Makes it hard to use a pressure switch when even 20/40 setting is too high for the pump. Without a pressure tank the pressure will drop off quickly. To properly use a pressure switch you need a pump that can build enough pressure for the pressure switch setting, and a pressure tank. Then if your pump comes on when not using water, you have a leak or a bad footvalve.
Well, I'm going to fix it with a baseball bat or admit defeat. I went and got an additional check valve today and a ball valve for the outlet just in case the old gate valve wasn't closing off enough to show a build in pressure. I installed both and thought I was in luck... it surged to 50 then dropped off to 40psi again. I closed the gate valve to see if I could isolate some pressure and.... stayed at 40 psi. I've looked all over for leaks and see none between the ball valve "about 4 feet up in the outlet pipe" and the foot valve. Does this pump regulate it's own pressure output? Told you it was a unique problem. Also, when the pressure drops to 0, it doesn't lose prime. I look in there and still full of water.
is the pump holding prime or just the pipes. I am thinking having a small tank would help with this.
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Having halted an 11-game losing streak with a pair of resilient midweek victories, James Madison will look to continue momentum in the positive direction this weekend by welcoming Georgia State to Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park for a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series.
**UPDATE** Due to forecasted severe weather conditions, Friday's opener has been postponed to Saturday. The teams will play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. with the second game to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first. Sunday's finale will occur at 1 p.m.**
JMU has a number of fan promotions in place for the series. Saturday will feature a Take a Kid to the Game promotion with free admission for every adult/child pair that enters the gate together. Sunday is Justin Brown Day, recognizing JMU's honorary team member through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. Justin will throw out the first pitch, and all kids 17 and under receive free admission in Justin's honor.
Having come close on a number of occasions, JMU finally broke through with key performances in pressure situations late in games to pull out the two midweek wins. In the team's 35th game of the season, Madison rallied from behind in the late innings for the first time this year, picking up a three-run double from senior outfielder Colby Roberts in the ninth inning to turn a 6-5 deficit into an 8-6 lead at Radford on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday at Longwood, the game was tied 3-3 after six and 4-4 after eight before Madison ultimately pulled out the victory in the 10th, another two-run margin.
Chris Huffman moved back to the bullpen to close both victories after a brief stint in the starting rotation for a pair of league series. His fifth and sixth saves of the season moved him into fifth on the season leaderboard.
Scouting Georgia State
On paper, JMU and GSU are close reflections of each other. Both are teams that rank highly on the national stage in multiple offensive categories while both also sit with staff ERAs well over five runs per nine innings.
The Panthers lead the nation with 461 hits while also ranking second with 310 runs, third with a .326 team batting average and fifth averaging 7.9 runs per game. JMU also ranks in the top 15 in the nation in each of those four categories out of 296 teams in Division I. The Dukes average 7.5 runs per game with a .314 team average, 271 runs and 402 hits.
GSU boasts eight starters batting .307 or better while JMU has seven starters at .324 or better. Chad Prain leads the way for the Panthers, hitting a robust .435 with 13 doubles and 38 RBIs. Caden Bailey is hitting .386 while Chase Raffield provides the power boost, hitting .333 with 14 doubles and seven of the team's 23 home runs.
Series History
JMU leads GSU 17-6 in the all-time series as the teams meet for the final time in Colonial Athletic Association play with the Panthers headed to the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes won 15 out of 16 against the Panthers until 2011 with GSU taking four of the last six games. Last year, Madison dropped the first two games before then halting its school-record 12-game losing streak with a 15-13 Sunday win in Panthersville.
Starting Pitchers
Game 1 – Saturday, April 20, 2 p.m.
JMU – Patrick Toohers, So., RHP (2-5, 8.18 ERA)
GSU – Nathan Bates, Fr., RHP (2-1, 2.18 ERA)
Game 2 – Saturday, April 20, 30 minutes after Game 1
JMU – Michael Howerton, r-So., RHP (3-3, 5.82 ERA)
GSU – Garrett Ford, Fr., LHP (3-3, 5.40 ERA)
Game 3 – Sunday, April 21, 1 p.m.
GSU – Andrew Fessler, Jr., LHP (3-1, 2.22 ERA)


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Jabrill Peppers, a sophomore at the Don Bosco Preparatory School, in Ramsey, New Jersey, approached a statue of the Virgin Mary. It was a Saturday evening in September, and he clutched a dinged white football helmet in his right hand. "It's go-time, yo!" he said. "We gave up our summer for this." The statue was enshrined in a twenty-foot-high rock formation known as the grotto, abutting an artificial pond. Peppers bobbed his head and shrugged his shoulders. "They don't know," he said, issuing what I would come to learn was the Don Bosco Ironmen's common refrain. "This is just high-school football to them."
"They," in this case, were the Mission Viejo Diablos, representing a public school from south of Anaheim, California, with an enrollment of nearly three thousand and a tradition of football dominance. Mark Sanchez, the New York Jets' quarterback, graduated from Mission Viejo in 2005, having lost only once in his two years on the varsity. Sanchez, by now on the cover of GQ, and giving back, had reportedly donated twenty thousand dollars to help his alma mater undertake the cross-country trip to Bergen County for the East-West showdown. The Diablos were determined to make the most of their opportunity. Arriving at J.F.K. on Tuesday, they'd spent four days sightseeing (West Point, the Statue of Liberty), and had hoped to enjoy a Friday-night barbecue and mixer with the two teams and their families. Don Bosco supporters nixed that idea. "I told them, 'It's not going to happen,' " a Bosco booster recounted with a smile. "I said, 'Listen, I lived in California for years, and I know you people are really nice, but this is Jersey football.' "
Don Bosco families—the Mastrianis, the Cruscos, the Marchiafavas, the Donataccis, the Scavones, even the Goldenbergs—devoted their pregame attention, instead, to an elaborate tailgate, featuring eggplant rollatini, fresh mozzarella, biscotti, and the crooning of Ol' Blue Eyes, Hoboken's own, blasting from the speakers of an S.U.V. in the school's parking lot. Up in the coaches' lounge, above the locker room, meanwhile, the coaching staff watched "The Godfather" on DVD, for inspiration, and snacked on cannoli. "This is the best part," an offensive-line coach said, dragging on a cigarette, as Clemenza taught Michael how to make spaghetti sauce. . . .


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Community center director Janis Burns and her staff decorated an orange table, which represented leukemia. The table featured artwork by the center's after school students.
Phi Mu members served refreshments.
Weaver fifth grade teacher Tracey Edmondson Reeves, who is currently in remission, was diagnosed with colon cancer on Veterans Day in 2010. She helped organize the event and was assisted by others who have battled the disease themselves or have relatives who have. Tracey and her friend, April Jordan, just two members of Team Tracey, decorated two tables - purple for all kinds of cancer and gold for childhood cancer.
"Pediatric cancer is what I try to focus my efforts on," said Tracey. "My heart and my desire is to help childhood cancer awareness."
A blue table was decorated by Calhoun County Women Behind the Badge. Blue represents law enforcement.
After Jacksonville native and Anniston police officer Justin Sollohub was killed several years ago, wives of officers in law enforcement agencies in the county formed a support group to help Relay for Life.
"They're doing this to show the community that they wanted to help," said Tracey. "They weren't just sending their husbands out, they wanted to be helping people in the community also."
The organization is called Calhoun County Women Behind the Badge.
Tracey said she appreciated everyone who helped at the Tablescape, including fellow Weaver teacher April Jordan, whose husband, Chris, is resource officer at Jacksonville High School.
Tracey became involved in Relay for Life about 10 years when a student from Weaver was diagnosed and later died of cancer.
When Tracey was diagnosed, she and her friend, April Jordan, decided that they would become heavily involved in Relay for Life.
"We decided we'd do this year round," said Tracey. "We wanted to help find ways to raise awareness for cancer through the American Cancer Society."
Bayleigh Phillips, 16, an 11th grade student at Gadsden City High School was present. Bayleigh learned on Nov. 30, 2006, that she had inoperable brain cancer. Bayleigh said right now she's on a break from taking chemotherapy and is scheduled to go for her next scan in three months.
"At that point, we'll find out if I need to go back on chemo or not," she said. "I'm feeling great. I'm keeping busy. It makes me feel bad taking chemo, but more than that, I just don't have time."
Bayleigh is involved in several organizations at her school, and she's currently in the process of publishing a cookbook, with the help of her family and friends. It's called "Dancin' in the Rain and Cookin' Up a Storm." Those who would like to purchase can call Bayleigh at 454-0039 or call her mother, Dixie Phillips, at 312-2606.
The proceeds, said Bayleigh, will go toward her medical expenses.
Tracey said that, seeing all those faces at the community center - some old, some new - was just another reminder of what an incredible support system she and Bayleigh have.
"I know how strong she is and what a beautiful outlook she has on life, even though she is constantly going through treatments," said Tracey. "To see a young lady with that strong of a spirit was success to me. We walked away knowing what kind of person she is. Even though she's faced all these things, she's ready to go out and do what she needs to do for herself and others."
Tracey is due for another scan in a few weeks. She said her cancer isn't genetic. There's no family history.
Tracey has taught at Weaver for the past 15 years.
"I love being in the classroom," she said. "That's where I wanted to be the entire time I was going through treatments."
She grew up in Saks and lives in Alexandria, with her husband, Stephen, a comptroller for Oxford Lumber. Their sons are Andrew, 10; Aaron, 7; and John Curtis, 6.
"We were happy with the way everything turned out this year," said Tracey. "Next year, we're hoping to expand and be a whole lot bigger. It was just another reminder to me of how much bigger we are than cancer. My message that night was that a lot of people get focused on what cancer can do, and it can do a lot of things. It can make us sick, lose our hair, or lose a loved one. It reminded me that no matter what happens, if I ever have a reoccurrence in my life, I have my family, my friends and my faith. Cancer can't take that away. This is a cause that's dear to my heart. I want a cure."
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Here is the scenario. I bought a home two months ago. Last night, my daughter took a bath and left the water in there instead of draining it. Several hours later I was in the basement and heard a dripping sound. Water was dripping through the drop ceiling below the bathtub. At this point, the water was still in the plugged bath tub. So we drained the tub, cleaned up the mess and I shut the water off to the tub overnight. This morning, I checked and everything was dry so I turned the water back on at the shut off valve. Again, dry. I tell my son to go take a shower as normal. When he starts the water from the faucet it starts leaking pretty good. It is coming out all around the drain shoe. Once he turns the shower on, it leaks less, but still leaks. I was thinking it was the gasket, but why was it leaking while the tub was plugged last night? Could the drain plug just need to be tightened on to the drain shoe? Help~!
Mainly worn rubber washers, seals or gaskets in the valve assembly cause most leaks. Just check all of them. And if you need to change one of them it's not that hard, you can do it yourself with little help.
In any home visit the first thing we like to check is the tub or shower drain connection. To check this and rule out a leg coming from the water lines you can simply get a hose from the yard or some buckets of water.
If the tub leaks with water from another source you know it is your drain connection. Replacing the seal is something that you might be able to do but my money is on hiring a pro plumber. They have special wrenches that are designed to turn these tub drain connenection points.
If the tub doesn't leak with the water from the hose or buckets next check the shower head. Just turn it on. Does it leak. If not try moving the shower's fixture - does that make it leak?
If you still have not sourced the leak you know that the water line is OK and the tub drain is OK. Now it might be flexing or deflection at the core of the problem.
Run the water and stand near the drain of the tub. Does it leak now?
If not start soaking the walls of the bathtub.....
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It is definitely leaking between the drain plug and the drain shoe. I removed the drain plug last night and there is no plumber's putty on the plug. I put some around it and tried to reinstall, but am having the hardest time getting it screwed all the way in. Is something wrong, should it be incredibly hard to put it. I don't have the money to hire a plumber, but I am pretty handy and can usually do this stuff.
The drain may not need plumber's putty...the gasket on the bottom does the sealing on many. Now, some fiberglass reinforced tubs (if that's what you have) aren't all that smooth where the gasket is, and the gasket may not seal properly. Or, if there's no reinforcement there, the fiberglass can flex and eventually, it'll get spiderweb cracks in it and it may leak horizontally through the tub regardless of the seal for the drain.
You may have cross-threaded the anchoring nut on the drain.
Jim DeBruycker
Important note - I'm not a pro
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jpweber, on Aug 1 2006, 02:35 PM, said:
I've just been having a hard time with this, and e-mailing people on here, I don't know anyone who's gotten a version to work yet. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
The problem I have and what I am additionally looking for is to add the group definition (retail, wholesale aso). But I am unable to find anything compatible to Discountplus. CGDiscountSpecials effects the code of DiscountPlus and my programming knowlegde is quite low. The only thing I know is when I change that my shop won't work anymore. SPPC would do the most too, but here too DiscountPlus affects the code and won't work afterwards. I also tried SPPC and Price Break for SPPC on an absolute clean installation - and it didn't work. All over the places I had script failures.
To give an overview what I need:
- the possibility to apply discounts/price breaks based on the amount AND product (not all products together, just the single product) = DiscountPlus does what I need on this
- the possibility to implement groups for retail, wholesale, distribution, and by customer... = SPPC seems to offer this functionality, but I can't get it to run with DiscountPlus
- hide prices when not logged in - is also running perfectly: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,601
- customers and distributors from inside the EU must be able to input their (VAT) tax number. (http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1848) - works perfectly as I need
- and some minor issues which probably will work no matter what kind of solution may be found for above necessities
Has anybody an idea which contrib-combination may work?
I appreciate anykind of hint.
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Really, Henry? Does it have to be a headache? Couldn't you say your foot hurt or something a little less ominous?
So I soothed myself with the knowledge that his last MRI was a scant 3 weeks ago. And that his headache preceded the MRI...so it couldn't be the tumor.
At least he's not vomiting. Then I'd really worry.
Until last Friday night. When he woke, in the middle of the night, and vomited.
The last time that happened, that way, was the week preceding his diagnosis. So Friday night was a very long night for my husband and I.
Since then, Henry's better. But it gave me just a taste of the anxiety that is to come, for the next several months to years....if I'm lucky.
Every headache, stumble, vomiting illness will bring it all back again.
If I'm lucky.
I need to learn to embrace life with cancer. It's the life I've got, and it's like that old saying goes "Getting older sucks, but it's better than the alternative."
Worrying about all these little things just might make me crazy, but really, it's what I want most.