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We are one day away from the largest gaming convention in the world, and we would like to give you our top picks for this year's roleplaying and board game releases.
Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time
You know how the story goes. An evil genius travels throughout time and steals powerful artifacts only to hoard them in his creepy mansion. Someone calls it in, and you and your friends are tasked to retrieve them and return them to their correct place in the timeline. Welcome to Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time!
Designers Matthew Dunstan (Elysium, Relic Runners) and Brett J. Gilbert (Elysium, Dice Heist) bring us this beautiful cooperative board game. It's a race against time as you and up to three of your friends take on one of four roles and infiltrate Professor Evil's mansion. Each player moves through every room unlocking doors, disabling traps, and retrieving the treasures. Once the players collect four of the treasures, the game ends with victory. However, Professor Evil moves after each player's turn, locking doors and reactivating traps. If time runs out or the Professor collects four treasures, the game ends and the players lose.
Fun Forge and Passport Games Studio look to have delivered this year, and I have definitely added this game to my "Must Buy" list. Professor Evil and the Citadel of Evil has similar mechanics to Gamewright's Forbidden Island. Having a game work against the players adds great tension and brings everyone together as a team. I personally cannot wait to get this to the table.
Ghosts of Dathomir
A mysterious and powerful artifact suddenly surfaces in the Outer Rim. Your journey will bring you face-to-face with a ruthless Hutt kajidic, unrelenting Force visions, and an Inquisitor! Oh and you'll discover dark secrets of the galaxy along the way. This is Star Wars Force and Destiny: Ghosts of Dathomir.
Everything I have read about this adventure sounds amazing. As a GM, I love to face the players with their inner demons, and let them choose to decide which steps they make next. So when I read that this adventure will bring Jedi and Force-Sensitive characters to face their Dark Side, I was immediately on board. Plus, I love the Inquisitors from Star Wars Rebels. I am glad Fantasy Flight Games is utilizing what the Inquisitors are and what they stand for. It definitely adds a lurking threat on the horizon, and keeps the players on the edges of their seats.
Fantasy Flight Games is notorious for keeping their Gen Con released close to the chest. Keeping release announcements until the convention definitely draws in the crowd to their booth. As no word has been announced for the release of Ghosts of Dathomir, I have high hopes to see this adventure module this year at Gen Con 50!
Bunny Kingdom
Have you ever wanted to be a Lord? Does conquering new lands appeal to you? Are you a master of strategy? Great! Now how do you feel about bunnies?
The title Bunny Kingdom might make a few snicker, but don't dismiss this game of fluffy-tailed fiefdoms quite yet. Bunny Kingdom is brought to you by game designer Richard Garfield. Does that name perk up your ears? That is right! Bunny Kingdom is brought to you by the same mastermind behind Magic the Gathering and King of Tokyo.
In Bunny Kingdom, you draft cards to expand your territory and grow strong bunny clans. Location cards will give you coordinates to a spot on the board where you can place one of your bunny tokens. Cities can be built by obtaining building cards. Parchment cards grant you either end of game missions or treasure to score more points. Points are also scored by connecting your cities to resources.
It seems like a game that will be easy to learn, play, and teach to others. Family games appeal to me since we always played them while I was growing up. They are a wonderful way to have our young gamers to grow up strong in the geek muscle.
Oh, and did I mention the bunnies? The artwork on the cards is filled with the most adorable floppsy-eared folk. If this game sounds like it might be your cup of carrot juice then hop over to Iello to check out Bunny Kingdom.
Growing up I was completely mad for Dinosaurs. My shelves had Raptors, Steggos, and Triceratops sitting right next to Barbies and ponies. (Let me tell you, having a roaring T-Rex dressed up in doll clothes is quite the sight). It was my dream to grow up to study the 'terrible lizards' in all their glory. I'd find myself imaging how cool it would be to ride on the back of a Brontosaurus, have a stable filled with Saurolophus, or have a pet Aquilops.
Luckily Monte Cooke Games is ready to reward anyone that had the same childhood fantasies of dinosaur companionship. Predation is a Cypher System campaign setting written by Shanna Germain that thrust you back to the Cretaceous Era.
The Idea behind Predation doesn't start in the past, however, it begins in the future. Your character will be the decedent of a time traveler that made the journey back in time to get a new start. However, there is now the ever looming knowledge an asteroid bent on mass extinction is growing ever closer. The problem is the way back to the future has been lost. Will you find a way back to the future before it is too late? Should civilization go back or let the asteroid claim everything? Gather up your favorite dinosaur and seek the answers with a jaunting adventure through Predation.


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Mermaid Paper Plates
Regular price €5.95
Under the sea! These stunning iridescent detail mermaid paper plates are perfect for kids birthdays and plenty of other celebrations alike! With it's pastel gradient design and shiney holographic detail, each pack contains 12 paper plates. Match with our We Heart Mermaids napkins for a perfect pastel party!
Diameter: 23cm (9")
Diameter: 23cm (9")

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Bladder Cancer and Agent Orange
What is Bladder Cancer?
Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting approximately 68,000 adults in the United States each year, including many veterans. The most common signs and symptoms include the following:
- Blood in urine (hematuria)
- Painful and frequent urination
- Pelvic pain
- Back pain
After the onset of the above-mentioned symptoms, bladder cancer is usually diagnosed through a variety of tests and procedures (e.g. CT scan, X-ray, biopsy, etc.). From there, doctors are able to discuss courses of treatment, including but not limited to, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy. If you are a veteran suffering from bladder cancer and believe it was caused by your military service, you may be eligible for VA disability benefits.
How VA Rates Active Bladder Cancer
For veterans suffering from an active form of service-connected bladder cancer, or those in a period of post-treatment convalescence, VA will assign a temporary and total disability rating. This 100 percent rating will remain for up to six months following the end of treatment. If a veteran's bladder cancer remains active, VA will extend the temporary and total disability rating until the cancer goes into remission. Once the veteran stops receiving treatment due to remission, VA will schedule a follow-up Compensation & Pension examination in order to reevaluate the condition. At that time, veterans may still receive disability compensation for residual symptoms. VA will rate the most predominant residual, typically either renal (kidney) dysfunction or voiding dysfunction.
Impact of Agent Orange Exposure on Bladder Cancer
VA is currently in the process of considering whether to add bladder cancer to its list of presumptive conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure, which currently includes 14 disabilities. This consideration comes following the "Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014" report that was released in March of 2016. In this report, the National Academy of Medicine released new research that, for the first time, recognized that evidence exists regarding a link between bladder cancer and Agent Orange exposure. Specifically, the report stated there was "limited or suggestive" evidence of an association, which is an upgrade from its previous "inadequate or insufficient" association. This determination was based on evidence that higher levels of exposure to herbicide agents are associated with an approximately 2-fold increase in death from bladder cancer. The updated report also studied the connections between hypothyroidism, hypertension, and Parkinson's-like symptoms and exposure to Agent Orange.
In November 2017, VA sent a recommendation to the White House's Office of Management and Budget that bladder cancer, along with the three other conditions, be added to the list of presumptive conditions. However, VA has yet to take any other action in regards to this matter. Instead, in August 2018, VA leadership informed the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs that it was waiting on the results of two studies concerning mortality and morbidity, the second of which might not be complete until 2020. VA maintains that such research is necessary as it could provide more evidence of a connection between these conditions and Agent Orange exposure.
2019 Update: VA to Decide on Presumptive Status of Bladder Cancer
On March 26, 2019, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee about President Trump's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs. During this hearing, Senate members asked Secretary Wilkie to comment on the status of the above-mentioned conditions, including bladder cancer. Veterans groups have been calling on VA to add these conditions to the list of presumptive diseases related to Agent Orange exposure. In response to this, Executive in Charge of the Veterans Health Administration, Dr. Richard Stone, noted that VA hopes to make a decision regarding the presumptive status of these conditions within the next 90 days. If added to the list of presumptive conditions, veterans with eligible service who are suffering from bladder cancer will no longer have to prove a connection between their condition and service, thereby establishing an easier path to disability compensation.
Why Does VA Have to Add New Conditions to the Presumptive List?
In 1991, the Agent Orange Act was designed to respond to the many health-related concerns expressed by Vietnam-era veterans in relation to herbicide exposure. The Act set forth many requirements that VA must adhere to. Specifically, the Act required VA's Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The IOM must submit a report every two years, at a minimum, that reviews and summarizes the link between exposure to herbicides during service and certain conditions. In developing the report, the IOM must consider useful clinical data gathered from VA medical exams and treatment provided after 1981 to Vietnam-era veterans who sought VA healthcare based on Agent Orange exposure. Ultimately, the IOM must determine if there is a statistical association between exposure to herbicides and a specific disease, and if there is evidence of a causal relationship. Whenever the Secretary determines that a positive association exists between Agent Orange exposure and certain conditions, presumptive service connection is warranted.
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Cravings. We all got them and we all (well some of us), cannot really hide from them. Its those tiny voices that hangs around in our brains and demands that we pay them attention and eat what the voice say we must.
a Craving is usually a message from your body to your brain wanting something specific. I call it a want because we half of the time do not need it. But its not just a normal want, its an intense, strong desire to get that specific substance. Whatever it may be whether its chocolate, gummy worms, biscuits (I'm sure you can tell I have sugar problem).
PICA on the other hand, is a craving for a substance with no nutritional value. Non whatsoever. They more common in pregnant women and can be anything from soil, clay, paper to ice or soap. Im not even kidding.
Cravings in general means your body is lacking a specific vitamin or mineral; so its usually treated with a multivitamin and general nutrition. But a PICA on the other hand could possibly mean psychological intervention is needed as well. Especially if it is persistent and uncontrolled.
Please seek professional medical help should you require it.


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In a match full of milestones, records and long rallies, Stetson edged the host Liberty Lady Flames in five sets (23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 15-10), Sunday at the Vines Center.
Stetson (5-11, 2-4 ASUN) has won its last three matches, including two ASUN wins this weekend. The Lady Flames (12-7, 5-2) saw their 13-match home winning streak snapped.
Liberty senior Casey Goodwin scored her 1,000th career kill during the second set, becoming the 16th player in program history, and first since Caroline Douglas in 2014, to reach 1,000 career kills.
Today's match was Liberty's Dig Pink Match, as the Lady Flames wore pink warm-up shirts and raised money and awareness for the Side-Out Foundation.
Notable Numbers • For the match, Stetson outhit Liberty .338-.280. The Hatters also led in block (10-5) and digs (76-71), while the Lady Flames held a 7-5 edge in service aces.
• Eva Deisa led Stetson with 22 kills and added 17 digs, while Elena Djokovic and Kaylee Oscarson (.833 attack percentage, six blocks) both scored 15 kills. Emily DeStaffino totaled 59 assists and 15 digs, while Chelcie Spence registered 21 digs and three aces.
• Amelia Johnson hit .345 with a career-high and match-high 29 kill sto go along with 12 digs, while Hannah Morris totaled a match-high 61 assists and 10 digs. Goodwin (18 kills, 11 digs) recorded her first double-double of the season, while Anna Gragg hit .619 while sending down 13 kills and Macy Phillips collected a match-high 25 digs.
Head Coach Trevor Johnson "Stetson played a great match. We couldn't slow down their middles and it wasn't our best serving match. We will learn from this and get better. Congratulations to Casey for getting her 1,000th kill today!"
Match Summary SET 1 • Liberty led set one 23-19 before Hatters scored the next four points to tie it. After a Stetson error, Gragg gave Liberty the 25-23 win with a kill.
• Stetson hit .353 during the opening set, led by a 6-0-7 line from Oscarson. Johnson led all players with seven kill for the Lady Flames, who hit .341 during the session.
SET 2 • Set two went to Stetson, which led from 2-1 until the end of the set. Goodwin scored a pair of late kills to narrow the gap to 24-23, but Brianna Schmid's kill evened the match at 1-1.
• The guests hit .467 during the second set, while Liberty hit .361 and added four aces. Goodwin scored eight set-two kills.
SET 3 • Liberty got off to a great start in set three, leading 16-9 before the Hatters rallied all the way back to tie it at 23-23 and again at 24-all. Johnson sent down kills for back-to-back Lady Flames points to earn the win.
• Johnson scored 10 kill in the third set for the hosts, who hit .235, while Deisa's seven kills led Stetson.
SET 4 • The Hatters pulled away late to win set four 25-17 and force a decisive fifth set, outhitting the Lady Flames .407-.226.
SET 5 • Stetson led 8-4 at the court change in set five and Liberty got back to within three at 13-10 after a Goodwin ace, but the Hatters scored the final two points to take the comeback win.
• The Hatters hit .429 during the final session, compared to .208 for the Lady Flames.
Quick Hits • Liberty is now 5-1 all-time against Stetson in volleyball.
• Prior to falling in set two, Liberty had won 19 straight sets at the Vines Center dating back to Sept. 7 against Virginia Tech. Liberty's 13-match home winning streak began on Oct. 14, 2018 with a 3-0 sweep of Stetson.
• Johnson's 29 kills today are tied for the second most by a Lady Flame in the rally-scoring era (since 2001) and only Caroline Douglas (vs. Central Connecticut, Sept. 12, 2014 in Providence, R.I.) had scored 29 kills before in a match for Liberty since 2008, when the 25-point system started.
• Morris' 61 assists are the most by any player in a match at the Vines Center under the current 25-point rally-scoring system. Her 61 assists were also the most by a Lady Flame in a single match since Anna Willey's 63 assists at Gardner-Webb, Nov. 14, 2015.
• Oscarson's .833 (15-0-18) is the best hitting percentage by any player in a match at the Vines Center under the 25-point rally-scoring system.
• Goodwin is the first Lady Flame since Chelaine McCarty (Nov. 7, 2009 vs. Gardner-Webb) to have her 1,000th career kill come in the Vines Center.
Up Next Liberty will play its next four matches away from Lynchburg, beginning with a match at Kennesaw State on Friday at 7 p.m.
Casey Goodwin with her 1,000 career kill bringing Liberty to within three points at 22-19 in the second set. Congrats Casey! pic.twitter.com/UlQQUpja1u — Liberty Volleyball (@LibertyWVB) October 13, 2019
Casey Goodwin with her 1,000 career kill bringing Liberty to within three points at 22-19 in the second set. Congrats Casey! pic.twitter.com/UlQQUpja1u
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HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is assessing its apprenticeship program.
Labour and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn More announced today that an advisory panel will get advice on how to strengthen the apprenticeship system.
The province says it wants to hear from employers and industry on what they can do to ensure apprentices are ready for good jobs in Nova Scotia.
It will look at how to get people ready for jobs more quickly with combined training, offering more online options and training programs with other provinces.
In its first meeting later this month, the panel will look at solutions that build on what the province has heard from apprentices, trainers and employers during the past year.
The apprenticeship review report is supposed to be ready in the spring.


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STUPEFYING STORIES volume 1, number 1 — yes, we are numbering 'em, and last year's issue will be a "special edition" — has officially been released! • Already available on Amazon (Kindle) and Barnes & Noble (nook), with more options arriving soon...
Bruce Bethke recognizes what Hollywood has known all along: Richard Matheson is legend. • Join the discussion...
Ye Olde Webbesite undergoes a change. • Join the discussion...
Kersley Fitzgerald learns the value of doing what you love. • Join the discussion...
Bruce Bethke posts the shortest UGF evah. • Join the discussion...
Daniel Eness spins fourth place into a respectable payment. (He describes this payment as "cold, hard Washingtons," but by my calculations he earned at least a Lincoln.) • Join the discussion...
Triton wins our Where Have All the Yahoos Gone? challenge. More importantly, he seems to have won Ilka. We pity the goats. • Join the discussion...
All this and more, as "Virus Appreciation Day" baffles holidologists worldwide, and the inmates discuss the view from their respective places in the asylum.
You're the Editor
As of this morning, we have received the following entries for our current challenge (and given the nature of this challenge, as well as our recent switchover to DISQUS comments, I am electing to post the complete entries below):
- ~brb
Dear Talentless Hack,
Were you by chance going to the town landfill on the same day that you mailed your manuscript? We ask because it appears that you have gotten confused, discarded your story, and mailed your garbage instead.
In the future you may save yourself postage simply by not submitting to us at all. We will be watching for your name; rest assured that we will never forgive you for attempting to foist this load of pathetic crapola off on us.
With malice aforethought,
"The Editors"
- rycamor
Dear Mr. Hopkins,
Wow... refreshing honesty! And yes, I shouldn't have this job. It was more of a dare, really. I just told my friends "I don't know anything about writing or editing, but I'm a great BS artist, so why not? 200 bucks says I can walk in there, insult the publisher, steal his cigars, and still talk enough game to get the job." So not only did I get the job, but I'm $200 and a few extremely smooth Maduros richer just for being such a prick. I called him an uptight old fart (I do it cool... people eat it up), so he said "You know... chutzpah like that is just what we need around here. You're hired!"
Feels good to get that off my chest. It's been bothering me ever since I got the job, especially since I schmoozed my way to a 25% pay raise. Oh, and I didn't tell you about lunch with Neal Stephenson. Coolest dude ever. Ahh, me... Anyway, on to business:
Since it pains me to think what you must be going through (the guilt is killing me), I'm going to do whatever I can to make it up to you. I see the genius in your story (well I trust your judgment since I don't know what I'm doing here), but what I want is more. More of whatever it is that you do in this story. I'm thinking an ongoing series in the magazine. Story in installments, whatever they hell they call it in this biz. But, since I don't understand this job, I need ammo to convince the boss. So here's the plan:
1. Make it bigger. MUCH bigger. You know... more boobs, more ray guns, scarier aliens, and make it big enough for 6 issues, and leave the ending a real cliff-hanger so you can get started on the rest of the year. Put everything into this one, man... it's your time!
2. I'm gonna need your help on the write-up for this, since I don't even know the lingo. Honestly, up until now I've been using an online writers discussion* to help me critique and choose the stories. Soo... how about YOU write up the critique and make it good. That way we're covered no matter what. I know a genius like you can make it sing and we'll be in like Flynn.
Oh, and one last thing: let's use a separate channel from now on. Keep this on the low-down. I actually talked my way into a 2nd editing job (I "telecommute" every other day). So I want you to send all future stuff to my alias at this publisher:
Bruce R. Bethke
Rampant Loon Press
Just to make it convincing, I'll write back saying I don't know what you're talking about. Play along, but keep feeding me stuff.
*OK, it's not even an online writers' discussion. They'd figure me out for a hack in no time. I actually use a service out of Taiwan that guarantees full anonymity and only costs $125/month. They're even working on my keynote speech at Worldcon, but enough about me now. Let's get your story polished up.
Yours truly
Ryc A. Mor
Editor in Chief
Astounding Stories of Amazement
- passinthough
Dear Mr Hopkins,
I read the manuscipt you submitted. After reading your manuscipt I was amazed and astounded at the depth and breadth of your submission. Fortunately for our readers. I am unwilling to subject them to the mental torture I endured as I read your manuscipt. May I suggest that any furture manuscripts be submitted to the DHS to be evaluated as potential torture material.
R Aset Editor
- Triton
Dear Mr. Hopkins:
Thank you very much for your submission to Astounding Stories of Amazement. I don't think I've ever received a submission quite like yours, and that's saying a lot.
Unfortunately, I fear that my little rinky-dink magazine just doesn't have the appropriate level of gravitas required to host such an amazing story. So, instead, I'm forwarding your submission to one of our subsidiaries, a publication called Raging Bull Dyke. I'm sure they'll love your beautiful, large-breasted female characters. I'll even encourage them to include your address in the publication so that all of your new-found fans can shower you with their praise in person.
Thanks again.
- Jack Calverley
Dear Mr Hopkins,
I have to report that someone interfered with your postal submission before it arrived at our office.
It seems all your communications are being monitored. Your speculative fiction inadvertently made reference to some items of science fact which the authorities are unwilling to have released to the public.
I cannot tell you which aspects of your story aggravated them (they would not tell me) but they made it perfectly clear that neither this magazine nor I, in any future role, may ever publish any of your work.
The inane drivel which they substituted for your piece read like an early reject from the recent attempt to simulate a million monkeys writing Shakespeare. In fact I was reminded of those X-Factor competitors whose total lack of talent is apparent to all the world except themselves. I guess you've seen them too. Sadly from time to time the occasional ignorant narcissist with pretensions to write submits to us!
But I do resent the arbitrary imposition of authority as, I expect, do you. And despite your doubts about our editorial policy I feel a personal duty to warn you that if they have not already interviewed you: they surely will (unless they are content just to watch you. For now).
They didn't actually tell me that I couldn't contact you, but I probably should not be writing this. So this had better be our last ever correspondence.
I'm not sure whether Mexico would be a safe bet, but I guess Europe or Asia ought to be - if you make it across the border.
Good luck!
J Calverley
- miko
Dear Reader,
Thank you for your letter of the 30th ultimo. I am indebted to you for your frank appraisal of my editorial competence; a spur to self-examination and re-dedication is always welcome. Doubtless there are better editors than I, so I have forwarded your letter to the publisher for reconsideration of present staffing.
Thank you also for your accompanying submission. I accept with full confidence your contention that this is your "finest story". It is apparent you have taken our publication's title quite literally, for I do indeed find your story astounding and its content amazing.
In my judgment as editor, however, I have concluded that your submission is not right for this magazine. Consequently, I have decided to decline the opportunity to publish your story. I trust your evident awareness of this department's deficiencies will mitigate any disappointment you might feel.
I encourage you to submit your story to other publications as their responses are certain to be most edifying. Do write back when you meet with success, for to watch the forgone acclaim of a roused readership accrue to a competitor will be a gratifying lesson to us all.
Thank you for your interest and good luck with your writing.
/s/ miko
Editor (pro tem), Astounding Stories of Amazement
- xdpaul
Congratulations! In what is, I am quite certain, the finest story that ever leaped, fully formed, from the mortal confines of what surely must be the largest and most misshapen cranium (due no doubt, to such intense and fevered content) since that estimable literary inspiration Joseph Merrick breathed his last, I can do little else but marvel.
An extraordinary work, this "Twin Dawns on Za'atar."
I'm sure you are well aware that no published author has ever intentionally named a planet after oregano.
Even more stunning is that you so cleverly use the motiff of the twin suns to subtly suggest the budding sexuality of the bioengineered twin heroines, Dawn One and Dawn Two, as well as their most prominent physical features, respectively known as Dawns 3 and 4 and Dawns 5 and 6.
My favorite line comes when the heroines realize that the sheer fabric of their form-fitting space bikinis are nanometers too thick for them to squeeze safely through the pneumatic bank teller tubes in order to orally deliver the urgent message to the President of Za'atar because email hasn't been invented yet due to the rip in the space time continuum.
"As the clingy fabric released its tender hold when the women simultaneously tugged at the material, the twin dawns of the twin Dawns dawned in the autumnal summer glow of the twin dawns of Za'atar."
It is as if you have invented a new language that holds a warped mirror up to English and mocks it openly.
The only thing I will change slightly in the story is the presentation of the hero, Ttereve. Not only is the obvious sexual subtext between himself and his alien sidekick Shep the Space Sheep too subtle for our readers, it is almost to the point that it is hardly apparent at all! Let's change that, shall we?
Nothing drastic, just a punchy, torrid and explicit scene of raw and naked passion between Ttereve and the Sheep. Perhaps Dawn Two should walk in on the affair, and run off in tears, finally realizing that his macho rebuffs of her advances have complex roots in his secret proclivities.
Also, instead of single-handedly defeating the villain's army with a space pinecone and a waffle iron, it seems a more natural creative choice for him to use subterfuge. I believe he should borrow Shep's space suit and pass himself as an ovine temple priestess, and sacrifice his body to the lusts of the enemy soldiers, thereby passing on his debilitating venereal disease to them, securing victory.
Of course, that means the inevitable elimination of the consummation scene between Ttereve and the twin Dawns, but it is a minor loss, I'm sure. It could easily be replaced in a later, collector's edition with an "author's cut" fondling scene betwixt man and sheep that would be too avant garde for even our progressive family magazine.
I have spoken with the publisher, and his recollection of you is such that you must be an incredibly busy and important person to give such a personal impression. It is, in his words, as if, "he has never met you in his life."
With that in mind, to spare you from the annoying details or distract you from more important ventures, I have taken the small liberty of making the above edits, and have demanded a rush on the publication calendar.
Your story will be in print and distributed electronically worldwide by the time you receive this letter, which I had to send via media mail in order to return the wonderful DVD you sent of yourself reading your unpublished poetical odes to the yttrium mines of Jupiter.
I have also included a payment check. It is, by far, the most pleasant 2 and 1/5 pennies per word (rounded up for your benefit!) with which I have ever had to part. I did take the liberty of discounting the slightly padded word count by eliminating from the final text all conjunctions, articles, pronouns and references to cybertechnology. They hardly affect the meaning, and saved me a whopping $7.32 (rounded down for your benefit!)
Finally, in the process of assuming the editorship at ASoA, I have discovered that we have a unique glitch in our spell-checking process. Our printer, unfortunately _reversed_ the name of your hero from the original. I will include a correction on the back page of the following issue, but I'm sure it won't affect the pleasure I will derive from being the first professional publisher to, at long last, expose you to the light of day.
Again, congratulations, Everett. No one in the publishing industry will possibly forget your name after this.
Warmest Regards,
X. D. Paul
Astounding Stories of Amazement
An enthusiastic "Huzzah" to all who have entered! The judges are considering your submissions, and a winner will be declared by the evening of Sunday, 9 October 2011.
Local Newsworthy
And now it is time for this week's Friday Challenge, courtesy of Triton:
They say truth is stranger than fiction. In that case, it only stands to reason that actual events would provide fertile ground for story inspiration.
The show Law & Order already does this with their "ripped from the headlines" story plots. Now, we're going to do it, too. Except we're not limiting ourselves to police procedurals.
I want to see the truly bizarre, the outlandish, the stuff that makes the news precisely because it is so out of the ordinary. And — here's the catch — I want the news story to be from your home state.
For example: If I was entering this challenge, I would write a story based on the real-life account of Hogzilla, the enormous pig-monster killed by a hunter in south Georgia in 2004. For my story, perhaps I would write about an English fox hunter who, no longer satisfied with his canine prey, decided to brave the steamy forests of the Alapaha basin in an attempt to bag the most formidable of porcine trophies – the giant hogs (created by the feds during the Cold War) who know no fear of man and eat absolutely everything they see. Or something like that.
So pick the weirdest, wildest, or simply most appealing news story from your state and write a story that is inspired by it. It doesn't have to be recent news; you can go back in time as far as you want. But your story must be inspired by an actual news event from your state. (Or province, if you're Canadian. Or shire, or canton, or okrug, or whatever.) And, at the end of the story, I'd like a short "author's note" describing the actual event, or at least providing a link to where we can read about it. That way, we can compare your story to the real event that inspired it.
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There are no topic or genre limitations. Minimum word count is 500, maximum is 2000. I'll be placing an emphasis on "out-of-the ordinary" when I'm judging and awarding points. Stories inspired by serial killers and bank robbers and such are okay, but stories inspired by giant mutant hogs are better.
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Everyone is asked to vote, and to say a few words about what they liked, and why. Or to say a few words about what they disliked, as the case may be; by submitting an entry, you implicitly agree to accept criticism, because there will probably be some handed out, and no one is immune. When voting, please rank a work as either "0" (not so good), "1" (not as bad), "2" (could have been better) or "3" (pretty good stuff!). If you give either a "0" or "3" vote, feel free to argue in support of your reasoning.
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One of the prominent annual university events in Cebu is the USC-TC Days. It is a week-long series of collegiate activities to be held in the University of San Carlos – Technological Center. A brief furlough from strictly-academic day-to-day dealings, the USC-TC Days allows the students to enjoy extra-curricular activities (e.g., Sports Carnival, talent and fashion shows).
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The company's recruitment team, or the TYF, Inc. Manpower Support Group, was at the USC-TC campus from September 26–28 and held a job fair for the students. A booth was set up for TYF, Inc., serving as an area to accommodate interviews and test administration. To draw the students to our booth, flyers and freebies (e.g., TYF, Inc. key chains and pens) were handed out. Our company's recruitment sourcing associate, together with a few volunteers from BDG (business development group), facilitated the recruitment activity.
Tapping the university for potential employees was indeed a good move, well worth the recruitment efforts and held promising returns. Several students showed interest in working for a business process outsourcing company in the future. We received 109 applications (i.e., 40 direct registrations and 69 from the graduation list).
The TYF, Inc. Manpower Support Group readily saw the advantage of conducting a job fair in a university that's not only quite known but located nearby our office as well. The future graduates of USC-TC, especially those who will finally earn their degrees on October, will surely be additional assets to the yuppies of our
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Hello Spark Shen, > Thank you very much, do I need to raise a new JIRA for this issue? Using > the test case I give, No, for this problem we already have couple of issues in JIRA: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-713 http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-759 I've updated first one with the fix, and asked to close second one as duplicate. You may want to try suggested fix with your example and/or suggest you testcase as a patch to unit tests(You'll find Richard's test over there). Also, thank you very much for your help with debugging this issue, but the guess was not completely correct. SecuenceSet is a part of the pattern compiled(Pattern.compile("c")), and it's not affected by the regions, at least not it's content, which should always remain "c". region() method affects underlying match result, which SequenceSet should communicate doing find, but it didn't, that was a problem. Thank you. Nik. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
notice much?
Imo stared at me from across the living room yesterday evening. Notice anything different? she asked. Anything?
I shrugged, shook my head. She raised her hands in a wordless gesture of frustration.
Sorry, I said. What is it now?
She was not talking about her hair. Imo and I do not have that relationship. She doesn't need me to comment on her appearance.
Our father-daughter dynamic is dysfunctional in a different way. Imo is a committed practical joker and I am a natural non-noticer. Or maybe non-carer is the word. You know those little things that make all the difference to life -- the favorite mug, the way the light falls on a certain ornament or corner of the room, even the daily newspaper. Somehow they don't register with me. Or rather they register, but do not matter. Their absence does not alarm or even puzzle me for a moment. So that when Imo hides a coffee mug I like (as she did once) or my alarm clock (as she has done several times) or the morning paper (yes, she did that too) I notice the absence and move casually to the adjustment phase. I take another mug, glance at a wall clock (or if that too is gone, my watch) and find a section I missed from another paper.
It drives Imo crazy. I remember finding the kitchen clock in a junk drawer and assuming that my son Sam -- a light sleeper -- had put it there because the ticking was driving him crazy. I told Imo about it over the phone and she went berserk.
It was me ! she cried.
I didn't know you were a light sleeper.
I'm not! I hid that clock ... a month ago! How can you only notice it now?
Sorry, I said.
The living room looked a little different yesterday evening, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Imo shook her head sadly and pointed at the white board on the wall.
What? I said. Oh, yeah. That should be in the kitchen, right?
While I was at the beer store earlier, Imo had changed all the downstairs pictures around. The movie poster was in the bathroom now, the little print was over the mantel, the kid drawing of a carrot was in the kitchen, etc. A dozen things shuffled at careful random. Then she'd sat and waited for me to notice. And I hadn't.
No wonder she was upset.
When I think of it, I'm kind of upset too. All that effort and I didn't care enough to pay attention. Imo is working on a kind of performance art and I am yawning through it. Would you yawn through your kid's standup comedy? No you wouldn't. This is not good parenting. I must do better.
By the way, that is the original Prince Albert in a can up there. Better let him out.
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- Stephen said...
What a shock Richard! Here in the UK a Prince Albert is known as an intimate male body piercing - not something to discuss with your daughter! Laughing out loud!
- 28 June 2011 at 14:46
- Richard Scrimger said...
Really? I've always thought of Prince Albert as something you stuff in a tube and then put in your mouth. No, wait ...
- 28 June 2011 at 22:57
Richard, you are such a boy. And you're going to get us all expelled. Sand
- 29 June 2011 at 05:41
Maybe you should play a trick on Imo and see if she notices. That would be fun for her and maybe make up for some bad parenting.
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Uptown Funk has just recently become the new craze. Having served as the soundtrack for the IASAS Tennis Send Off and having been the song performed by Argent– the winning band at the Battle of the Bands– Uptown Funk is certainly another one-of-a-kind catchy song that manages to get everyone moving and singing regardless of personal music tastes!
Wherever and whenever heard, the song surely has a hypnotic quality that gets one's head bobbing and body grooving to its catchy beats and trumpet tunes. But what owes to its success? What is the "secret ingredient" in the successful recipe of catchy sensations like Uptown Funk?
According to Senior and lead singer of Argent Robbi Sy, "Unlike other pop songs today, in which the beat is on average 120 beats per minute, [Uptown Funk] is slightly slower, averaging about 115 beats per minute." He continues with his technical explanation saying, "This slowness is exactly what gives this song that 'umph' because it is not a song to jump to…it's a song to groove to." Sami Um, a Junior co-captain of the Varsity Girls Tennis Team, says "I think it's Bruno Mars' "swag' in the lyrics and tune that really brings the song to life!" Sophomore Selina De Dios adds, "It's just one of those songs that puts you in a good mood. It has a catchy tune [and] simple lyrics. It's upbeat, it's fun, and it also helps that Bruno Mars sung it."
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krastlouis Posts: 1Hi,
I have a 99 Savanna1500 5.7 ltr engine with 138k miles on it. Never had a problem with the transmission, but recently I noticed a whirring/whining sound when putting the van in reverse or drive. It doesn't make the sound when in neutral or park. No leaks and the transmission performs fine. I took it to my mechanic and he couldn't tell where the sound was coming from. He checked the transmission and drove it and said it wasn't the transmission. He thought it might be the belt tensioner or idler pulley, but the noise seems to be coming from under the van and not near the belt tensioner. The noise can only be heard at low speeds with the windows open as normal driving sounds drown it out.
Any help on what this is will be appreciated. Getting ready to take a 2000 k trip this summer and don't want to break down on the road.0
jeep_cj8 Posts: 4How much does your pontoon weigh? I am considering getting an AWD Express or Savannah and currently have a 18' camper and tow it with a AWD Safari. Looking for more power and space with the V8. How else do you like your van? How hard was it to find an AWD? I have been looking locally for months and nothing.0
janno1 Posts: 1The conversion was done by American Vans Inc. I need new front and rear bumper covers and so I started looking online for the company. I see now that the company does not exist or I just can not find it. Now I have no idea what to do. I even called a few Chevrolet dealerships, but they could not help me.
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I hope somone has a remedy? I have an 04 express cargo van that i work out of, that when i have the rear doors open the wind over swings them and i keep damaging my doors.
I would appreciate any advice. Thank you in advance. :confuse:0
try a website called car-part.com, its a salvage yard broker site. I find many parts there. Good luck!0
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Bought used about 8 years ago with about 60k on it, got a 3k mile warranty on it. Went on a trip from Oregon to Wyoming. Halfway through started having transmission problems. The round trip was just over 3k miles. I did take it into a Chevy dealer, but the check engine light had gone put. When I returned the selling dealer said the transmission is failing not failed. Had to rebuild tranny because the shift belts burned up.
Since tranny work, exhaust rattles.
About 5 years ago, had smoke come out of steering column and wipers stopped working.Kept blowing fuse. Bypassed the wiper switch assembly, put in lower amp fuse. WIpers have worked off of a toggle ever since. When taken to the dealer (a different one this time) they told me the wiper motor was drawing too much. (if that was the case the lower amp fuse would blow, has never blown since I bypassed the wiper switch)
I am having the same issue as many with brake lights. I have even tried different types thinking a number has been transposed somewhere.
I am going through window motors about 1 every two years.
During replacment I thought i screwed up and broke the Hanging tabs on th edoor panel. Unfortunately I think it was more to to the cheap plastic used, as doors never touched are also falling apart. I have used a lot of JB weld to put back together and remount power lock and window switches.
I have no A/C as of 2 years ago since it decided to spring a leak.
I have the trademark Chevy noisy fuel pump.Got noisier after recall fuelpump work.
Speedometer Needle is very hurky and jerky and sometimes requires a tap on the dash to see what the real speed is.
I stumbled across this while doing yet another search for a power window motor and switch.
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Bought used about 8 years ago with about 60k on it, got a 3k mile warranty on it. Went on a trip from Oregon to Wyoming. Halfway through started having transmission problems. The round trip was just over 3k miles. I did take it into a Chevy dealer, but the check engine light had gone put. When I returned the selling dealer said the transmission is failing not failed. Had to rebuild tranny because the shift belts burned up.
Since tranny work, exhaust rattles.
About 5 years ago, had smoke come out of steering column and wipers stopped working.Kept blowing fuse. Bypassed the wiper switch assembly, put in lower amp fuse. WIpers have worked off of a toggle ever since. When taken to the dealer (a different one this time) they told me the wiper motor was drawing too much. (if that was the case the lower amp fuse would blow, has never blown since I bypassed the wiper switch)
I am having the same issue as many with brake lights. I have even tried different types thinking a number has been transposed somewhere.
I am going through window motors about 1 every two years.
During replacment I thought i screwed up and broke the Hanging tabs on th edoor panel. Unfortunately I think it was more to to the cheap plastic used, as doors never touched are also falling apart. I have used a lot of JB weld to put back together and remount power lock and window switches.
I have no A/C as of 2 years ago since it decided to spring a leak.
I have the trademark Chevy noisy fuel pump.Got noisier after recall fuelpump work.
Speedometer Needle is very hurky and jerky and sometimes requires a tap on the dash to see what the real speed is.
I stumbled across this while doing yet another search for a power window motor and switch.0
I live in Germany and drive a 97 Express. The speedometer needle you have to disassemble the casing, and wet the shaft of the speedometer needle with silicone oil. Then again, the works reliably.
I had the same problem.0
grosskopf Posts: 1I have a 2003 GMC Savana When I turn the key on all the dash gages and lights come on like normal but when you start the van there is nothing for 2 or 3 tries then it will start and run fine. Sometimes it will start and shut down. There is no service lights coming on to show a code. I was told it was a key bad but I have 3 keys it happens with all of them. Has anyone ever fond this problem and a cure.
The van has 85000 miles it is AWD I had problems with the door pins on the side doors they were covered under warranty and they put greesable ones in on both sides. I had brakes put on it in spring of 07 it had about 60,000 on it then. The air quit this last summer and I will fix it this spring. other then this It has been a nice ride. I would a preseate any info or help with this the garage seems clueless.0
Does anyone know where I can find the torque specs for the lug nuts on a 2008 Cheverolet Express?0
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Wheel Nut Torque
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The owner lost the owner's manual and when I researched it online, I found 4 different torque specs. We will download the owner's manual and give it to him.
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bob4374 Posts: 3I've recently did a complete 4 wheel brake job on a 1997 1500 Series conversion van. new pads, rotors, calipers, shoes, wheel cylinders, hardware, complete bleeding no air at all coming out of bleader valves and the van has a real soft brake pedal with the van running ou can touch the pedal with you're finger and it will go almost to the floor, with the engine off and all vacum expelled out of the brake booster the pedal wont even reach the gas pedal the van stops on a dime but the pedal sux can anybody help?0
This is to be applied when a brake rathernew normal.Wenn new coverings, must be frequently replaced, the brake pedal until the pads applied to the brake disc .After three to five times the brakes have any pressure.
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woody1071 Posts: 1I bought a van that got attacked by squirrels last winter. They chewed up several wires that were connected to sensors and I need to find where they run back into the harness to fix them. So detailed pictures of the an engine in the van from inside the van would be greatly appreciated.
ssincity Posts: 1First off let me say.. I love our van! My buddies all talk crap untill its time to road trip! We also have a 03 ford excursion 7.3 diesel and does its job well. I just love vans!
My question and I used the search and found nothing. Is there a front suspension leveling kit for our 2003 Chevy Express 2wd with 5.3?
All help would be appreciated.
meg19 Posts: 3MY PROBLEM ----COPY & PASTED FROM ANOTHER THREAD----
I bought it certified with 14,000 miles. It came with a 36,000 warrenty. I now have 94,000 miles on the vehicle and I am on my fourth set of rotors!! And on top of that I have the original brake pads. As a matter of fact from 14,000 mi to 94,000 my brake pads have not worn at all. Chevy gives you a print out of how much remaining brake pad is left and my brakes have not worn AT ALL in 60,000 miles. Every old school mechanic I talk to says this is a RED FLAG that my brakes are not operating properly. I had to cut the rotors at 30,000, and then at 50,000 they were warped and too thin to resurface. I Replaced them again. At 80,000 I had to have them cut because they were warped. Then at 85,000 I had to have them replaced again because they were warped. I live in Illinois but use the vehicle for a business that has me traveling from state to state. Everytime I take it in the rolling hills of Missouri, of god forbid the mountains of Colorado, after 1 hour of hills or mountains, I can feel that they are warped. Within 1 hour of mountain driving my rotors get to hot that when I brake, my whole steering column shakes and the vehicle swerves to hard that I can barely stay within the lines on the interstate. I seriously feared for my life the four times that this has happened. I have tried to have Chevy look into this and everytime they just slap new rotors on and send me on my way. I keep telling them there is something else wrong. They give a 12,000 mile warrenty on rotors and they are warping in half that time. Chevy has had to replace them for free under warrenty 3 times and I have had to pay once. I feel like all they want to do is slap new parts on instead of finding the problem or having a
RECALL! As a matter of fact my dealer told me that they have a couple other customers that use their Chevy 3500 Express Van as a work truck and that the same thing keeps happening to them. They try to tell me it must be my driving/braking in mountains. First of all I grew up in Colorado and had a 1984 Dodge Ram Van and never put rotors on in less that 100,000. I know how to drive in the mountains. I have spoke to corporate, who agrees something else is wrong but they won't do anything about it. They say they've checked everything. But they won't check the pressure in the master cylander with a gauge. I finally got the service supervisor to admit to me that these vehicles have crappy metal rotors from China and that they have been failing in the saftey lane tests for their ability to brake and stop in the required distance. I bought the 3500 1 ton van because I believed it would last me for years as a work vehicle. I feel that my vehicle was overated to it's weight limit and it cannot stop itself if it has ANY kind of load in the cargo area. It's just really scary because I use it for work and I have to travel to these areas and I fear for my life everytime I drive in the mountains. I am going to be writing to all kinds of people at Chevy as well as the better business bureau. I have already filed a complaint with the US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTATION. THERE NUMBER IS 1-888-37-4236. IF CHEVY RECEIVES 3O OR MORE COMPLAINTS A RECALL INVESTIGATION WILL BE LAUNCHED. I am also going to contact a local Chicago newspaper writer who takes on stories like this when people are wronged by corporations. This isn't really about being wronged as much as it is about being safe.0
jsamuelson Posts: 1I have a 1997 GMC Savana. It has a lot of brown gunk in the radiator fluid. It also overheats when I'm towing my boat. I bought a Prestone 2 Radiator Flush Kit, but I don't know which hose to cut for the fittings? I can't find the radiator drain either. Any assistance in flushing the radiator would be appreciated.0
Hello, here in Germany, our Express and Savane bottom of the engine on the left bank of cylinders a drain plug for the cooling water.
There, the cooling water to be drained and fresh water to wash back through the reservoir einfüllen.Than the engine with a little vinegar to warm up in cold water and drain again.
Thereafter, the cooling system should be clean again.
Greetings Ingo0
pgreenc5 Posts: 1Looking to buy a 2005 or 2006 Chevy/GMC conversion. Leather, low top, DVD...0
I have 124,913 miles on my own Chevy Express, and I have replaced the rotors a total of ZERO times. I have never had any problems with brake pads. They've been replaced as needed during scheduled tune-ups. (Which my company designates). You say that your steering column shakes to the point that you can barely keep the van straight. It seems like you have a major problem with your particular vehicle. The vans are known to shake, special the rear-view mirrors, but not to that extreme. We have several Expresses used at our work place, and sorry to tell you, but their is no major rotor issue.
You say that the Van's payload capacity is overrated? That's absurd. The brakes are well qualified for 3,900 Lbs of payload (or with almost 10,000 Lbs of trailer weight). Which is actually a legit advertised payload, unlike the totally unrealistic advertised Sprinter payload of over 5K Lbs. I've driven a Dodge Sprinter for 6 years and, the brakes aren't any better, or more reliable.
You are so fixated that the car should be "RECALLED" ( that and the many other things), that it's kind of getting suspicious that you have some sort of grudge against the car. And since you state that you have an '84 Ram van, your POV is starting to show. So what it seems like here is, you have an old Ram van, and you're mad that you aren't using an updated Chevy Express van. That's just what it seems like, but I'm not going to state it as a fact. Trying to get others to call up the DOT in order to file a complaint on your own stated issues is too far.
If you think your van is really that crappy, and you are not getting the warranty coverage, I suggest you demand a new vehicle, or threaten with a lawsuit.0
EDIT: Rotors were replaced with regular tune-ups. What I meant was: I had zero problems with the rotors, or the brake pads.0
richard1153 Posts: 1I have a one ton chevy van 1999 and it has the 5.7 liter engine, the owners manual tells you it takes 5 quarts of oil but that will not reach even the middle of the dipstick. I have always had to put in 6 quarts of oil when i do an oil change. Why is this going on when the book says 5 quarts, do the 1 ton vans ahve a larger oil pan or oil cooler that causes this to happen?0
d4bell Posts: 2I have a 2003 Chevy Express Van and cannot find any torsion keys to lift my van up enough to put on 285 size tires . I didn't want to sinch down the torsion bar bolts. Anybody out there use re-indexed torsion keys for a silverado or escalade? My van is a 2500 AWD, six lug with a 5.3 liter V- 8 From what I have been able to find , it looks like an Escalade, Yukon, and Silverado are the same. It's hard to believe there isn't a suspension company out there offering torsion keys for this van. I realize the roll-over rate is already a great possibility. The more I investigate the less that is offered for this vehicle. I can"t find a remote key case either. Any help on these items would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Have a nice day!0
You state, and I have read elsewhere, that locking differentials are not available from the factory anymore. I see it is not listed as an option currently on the Chevy Express cargo van.
When did availability stop?
I'm trying to identify the type of differential on a used 2003 Chevy Express 3500 I bought.0
momslimovan Posts: 1I don't know whether to scream or cry. We have a 2004 Southern Comfort Conversion Savana. We JUST paid it off 2 weeks ago and as per Murphy's Law all hell has broke loose. I have a mystery puddle of water appearing in front of the front passenger seat. It just saturates the carpet!
The underside of the dash is dry as a bone, as is the door. The seam along the center console is damp and the carpet is seperating from the glue.
The water is now also starting to appear on the corner of the driver's seat by the center console.
And then TODAY my seatbelt warning light came on and stayed on although I had my seatbelt ON!
Of course all warranties have expired too.
So any ideas where this water may be coming from????? Clogged A/C line maybe?0
I may also be a leaking heater hose.0
osstilljr Posts: 1Howdy, Just got a 97 Savanna, 84,000 miles, very clean, however, the brake lights work great when all the other lights are off, when I turn the headlights and that on the left light doesn't work and the right brake light lights up when I left off the brakes, and when driving the gas gauge goes berserk, cant never tell how much gas I have. This van has the TV, VCR, etc in it, very nice but I cant get the TV to work, does this thing have an inverter, if so where, I checked all the fuses right behind the drivers seat and they are all good, in fact all the fuses are good.....thanks for any help0
handyexpress Posts: 2change the fuel pump sensor
ihatemy04frstr Posts: 7Can anyone five me any advice about these vans? Are they reliable ?0
gmcustsvc Posts: 4,252ihatemy04frstr,
What kind of information are you interested in? Please feel free to email me directly with your questions.
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plumber6 Posts: 1I too have been replacing rotors reqularly on my 2008 < 10,000 miles and the brakes are like new.
No reasonable or support from Chevy0
danthevanman1 Posts: 1i recently bought a 99 chevy express mark III converison van 100K and after having it for a few days i noticed a eledtrical problem my radio cuts off at a certien volume and my interior lights dont work when i turn on the dome light but the do when i open the door or use my remote to unlock the doors i have checked both fuse boxes and they are both good so im stumped as to what it could be anyideas0
ivparker Posts: 1We have a 2006 Chevy Express that we bought used. The last row only has lap belts. We found someone on craigslist that has a 2000 Chevy Express that she says has all shoulder belts. I haven't sent my husband to go look at them as its a drive away from us so I wanted to see here if you thought they would be compatible. Could we putt 2000 Express seats into a 2006? Has there been any change on how seats are installed to make a difference? Thanks so much for your help.0
newsie23 Posts: 17I believe the seat brackets changed after/in '03. I had wanted to use rear buckets from 01 or 02, and the attachment was different! It is likely the bench seat attachment also changed.0
savana2 Posts: 1you should be able to turn them off by tuning the headlight switch to the left like I can on my gmc van0
I have a 2003 Express exteded cargo van. Has 88,000 miles on it. The check engine light is coming on only if I reach 70 mph. If I slow down light goes off. Does anybody have a guess or has gone through this with theirs. Thanks in advance for any help!!!0
Hi, check ur transmissionoiltemprature!
Check Transmissionoil! Change it, or refill to max!0
I do not have personal experience with this but have a recall of reading something about oil pump problems that occurred under load ... like when you are moving 70 MPH. Checking your engine and transmission oils and filters are the first step. If they are okay I would then look at what is needed to inspect the oil pump.0
pmcculloch Posts: 1I am also looking for the same info did you have any luck thanks Paul0


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Here is a list of sausage making supplies to help you get started making great sausage at home.
Hi Mountain Summer Sausage Kit
Casings and Seasonings
Sausage casings and curing salts might be hard to find in your town.
Here are the links to buy them on Amazon:
Hog Casings
Collagen Casing(Make sure you select the 32 mm casings)
Summer Sausage Casings
Pink Salt
Morton Tender Quick
You are free to use whatever recipes you like for your sausages. You can use mine, come up with your own or use some commercial sausage seasoning blends.
Mild Italian Sausage Seasoning
Hot Italian Sausage Seasoning
Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning
Bratwurst Sausage Seasoning
Fresh Breakfast Sausage Seasoning
Grinders and Stuffers
These can get confusing depending on what size you need and what else you want to use the grinder for. I put together this article on finding the best grinder for your needs.
Vacuum Sealer
If you want to save some of your sausages for later then you will need a nice vacuum sealer. There are multiple vacuum sealers on the market but the only one I have any experience with is the FoodSaver.
My FoodSaver works great and of course I use it for way more than just sausages. Here is a link to a FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System with a Starter Kit.
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Living in Durban, the sunniest part of South Africa, I am privileged to be surrounded by contrast constantly - in the people, the landscape, the colours! It is these elements that inspire me to wield the brush and as I do so, somethimes with vigour and speed, other times in quiet serenity.
I contiually strive to capture images that we have all seen at some time...that special moment in time. My figures are more about attitude and character, rather than perfect renditions. When I complete a figure painting, the character and I have become one, having spent many hours together, we know each other well.
Pablo Picasso sums up the way I paint flowers..."If one knows exactly what one is going to do, what good is it to do it? Because one knows it, is of no interest. It is better to do something else." And so it is that I strive to paint the smell of flowers.
I exhibit annually at Art in the Park and the Hilton Arts Festival. Throughout the year you will find me exhibiting around Durban in various group exhibitions. I have exhibited extensively in South Africa and overseas. My paintings can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide and in galleries in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Clarens and all around Durban.
Whatever I choose to paint, the constant is there...CONTRAST...for this is the drama of life!
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