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I took a drive up Highway 74 yesterday afternoon to take some photos of the thunderheads and got a pleasant surprise...RAIN! I opened the car windows to let the fresh air in. It was delightful! About 30 minutes later, this whole area was in a complete downpour which I could see from the desert floor. More thunderstorms are forecast for today and maybe I'll get more photos of the thunderheads which are all over the valley this morning. SOOC Sunday for July 31, 2011. To visit SOOC Sunday, please go to: http://www.murrieta365.com/
My adventures in and near Deep Canyon, located near Palm Desert, CA and the pinyon mountains near it.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Palm trees and thunderheads
I had to pick up hubby yesterday afternoon at the hotel where he works. I got there early and walked around to take some photos of the gorgeous thunderheads which were developing overhead. They were spreading out and building up, so I figured we would have some rain, but no rain...it is cloudy again this morning, so maybe this afternoon? If so, I'll take a quick drive up Deep Canyon!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thunderhead~~~~~~Favorite Photo of the Week, July 29, 2011
As I stated in my previous post, we awoke to clouds in the sky this morning. We've had so many, many days of clear sky that it was a welcome relief to see them. After doing my "horse chores", I headed back down the mountain and kept my eye on the developing thunderheads. Just imagine the power in this one! By the time I stopped my car, got out, took photos of it, it had spread out and was much more massive. It's interesting to watch thunderheads and see how they grow. We've scheduled to have more clouds and possibly some rain the next two days. Favorite Photo of the Week for July 29, 2011. To visit Favorite Photo of the Week, please go to: http://throughaphotographerseyes.blogspot.com/
We woke up this morning to clouds in the sky...FINALLY! The monsoon season HAS ARRIVED! I stopped by the Santa Rosa mountains visitor center for a quick walk (along with the clouds comes H-U-M-I-D-I-T-Y!!! So, it was a very short walk! But, I got out and enjoyed the clouds in the sky, then continued my drive up the mountains to check on my horses and do some chores up there.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Saguaros~SkyWatch Friday~072911
I always love to see the saguaros over in Arizona. There's something very special and unique about each one of them. And, against a blue sky with clouds...how relaxing is that? SkyWatch Friday for July 29, 2011. These were photographed near Bartlett Lake, outside of Scottsdale. To visit SkyWatch Friday, please go to: http://skyley.blogspot.com/
Eagle Fire update
This fire is now up to over 14,000 acres. Arson was the cause...sigh...
This fire is now up to over 14,000 acres. Arson was the cause...sigh...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
After the rain~Nature Notes~072811
Hubby and I were over in Scottsdale, Arizona last weekend. It rained Sunday night. It rained and rained, actually, and there was thunder and lightning. So, Monday morning, I headed out for a walk. It was very humid and my hair frizzed and I was dripping wet! But, the monsoon clouds had lingered and everything smelled delightfully like the desert, especially the creosote bushes. The pathway next to the resort was soggy and I saw some footprints there. Quail and rabbits were out, enjoying their morning meal (and the water, I'm sure!) Scottsdale and Phoenix got a real drenching! We are heading back to Arizona in mid-August, but we're driving up to the Mogollon Rim for a few nights. Nature Notes for July 28, 2011. To read more Nature Notes, please go to: http://ramblingwoods.com/
Monday, July 25, 2011
Photo Challenge ~"Red"~072511
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Deep Canyon views and road etiquette
I headed up the highway early Thursday morning. It was another crisp, clear morning here in the desert, so I stopped to take a few photos. That's a Budweiser truck in the bottom one and I realized as I was snapping pictures, that I sure didn't want to be behind him all the way up the curvy mountain road, so I hopped into my car and sped off! Phew! NOBODY likes to be behind a large delivery truck or a hay truck. Although, I'll say that most hay trucks do pull over and allow cars to move ahead of them. There are only a certain amount of turnouts on this mountain road and I ALWAYS pull over to allow other cars (even idiots) to pass, and believe me, I've seen some cars speed up and down that highway. And, unfortunately, I've seen too many accidents.
Another fire~This one over 2,000 acres
...sigh...yes...fire season has arrived. This is the 3rd fire in 3 days and this one has already burned over 2,500 acres. It's in San Diego county, just southeast of where I board my horses by about 35 miles. As I left the ranch yesterday, I could see the smoke. Hubby and I left for Arizona yesterday afternoon and we could see the smoke drifting over the California border, into Arizona. We decided to get a change of scenery and since the big comic convention is in San Diego this weekend, there were NO hotels from San Diego to Los Angeles, so we are traveling the other direction. Here's a link to the San Diego Union about the fire: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/22/fire-burns-400-acres-east-warner-springs/
Thursday, July 21, 2011
I heard on our local news that there was a fire yesterday afternoon up on Highway 74. It was at Spring Crest, on the part of Highway 74 across from some lovely mountain cabins. I had completely forgotten about it until I drove by it this morning. I pulled over and drove along the road. BLM fire crews were still there, keeping an eye on things. It smelled AWFUL. The beautiful mesquite trees were burned. Apparently the fire crews responded in record-breaking time and controlled the fire to just 10 acres. Then, I heard on the news this afternoon that another fire broke out further down the road, in Anza, in a residential area. No buildings burned, but several were threatened. All of our mountains are on "high" fire alert. The humidity here today was 4%. Yes. 4%...that's REALLY DRY. While it was 109 degrees, any time you have relative humidity that low, it's easy to cool down. I always keep a bandana with me in my car and I always wet it when I'm done working with my horses. I wipe off my face, neck, and arms, and head home, nice and cool. It's when we get the summer monsoons (one is heading our way next week) that it becomes REALLY uncomfortable. I waved to the crew that was still on site this afternoon...those guys do a super job! And, mountain people greatly appreciate their work and efforts to control fires. THANK YOU, firefighters!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
July monsoon~Nature Notes~072011
We've only had a few days of monsoon weather here this summer and it really wasn't a monsoon. Technically our monsoon weather is tropical and comes up from Mexico. What we had here in July was an Atlantic Ocean storm, an eastern ocean storm. No tropical storms yet and we usually have them by now in July. I know because our daughter's birthday is July 25 and in 1979, our home was flooded during one such summer storm. She was a year old and I was pregnant with our son. My husband was in Los Angeles for business at the time, and I awoke at midnight to the sound of water running through the house. I grabbed my baby, my purse, the bills (I know...) and our German Shepherd and stumbled out to my VW van and drove out of the flooded areas, only to become stranded on a bridge. Fortunately, a fire truck came by and we spent the night at one of the fireman's home (yes...the dog, too). My Siamese cat wisely crawled to the top of our roof, out of harm's way. I did manage, before I left, to "swim" across the street and wake up our elderly neighbor, who profusely thanked me, as he was a heavy sleeper. I also awoke our neighbors on the other side, who were able to save their house full of antiques. Phew..the things you can do when you are 28!!! For YEARS after that, every time it rained, I ran around the house and picked up my shoes and other items on the floor! (much to my husband's annoyance!) Once your house is flooded (we lost all our couches, chairs, bed, and carpeting, and some clothes), you never really recover. We got a SBA loan and replaced everything, but I'm always on edge when the summer monsoon storms come rumbling in...So I await the monsoon season. OOPS! Hurricane on the way...see link: http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-dora-reaches-cat-4-strength-off-mexico-002141603.html To visit Nature Notes, please go to: http://ramblingwoods.com/
archives~Santa Rosa Visitor Center~spring
I was going through my archives because I haven't taken any new photos of Deep Canyon or the mountains near it since...June! Hubby also cleaned off my laptop desktop where I was storing my photos (thus making my laptop run EXTREMELY SLOW) and he put them all on a portable hard drive. But, now I have to sort through them to find photos, and believe me, there are a LOT of photos to go through! I've labeled them all by subject and date, but still...(sigh...) Anyway, I found these from March, 2009...springtime in the desert! Temps will be 110 here today, then slip back to 107 and 106 for the rest of the week...oh, how I miss spring!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Deep Canyon in February~That's My World~071911
I looked out my living room window back in February of this year and I could tell it was snowing up in Deep Canyon, so up I went! :-) Hey, how often does it snow? Besides, I love to drive up Deep Canyon when it's snowing...it's so quiet! There were only a couple of cars on the road that day and I enjoyed the solitude! I started my drive at the bottom of Highway 74, where it was raining. Then, all was silent and white stuff was hitting my windshield. Pretty soon, the road I had just traveled was covered with snow. It didn't take long...only about 15 minutes! What a beautiful transformation of my world! That's My World for July 19, 2011...it's going to be 109 here today, so I'm REALLY enjoying these pics! To see other worlds, please go to: http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/
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Minister of State Lenihan welcomes cessation of violence in Northern Uganda
Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, Conor Lenihan T.D., welcomed the coming into force today of a cessation of violence between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army rebels in Northern Uganda. Uganda is one of Irish Aid's priority countries.
Minister Lenihan said:
"Ireland and the EU have always advocated a peaceful resolution of the brutal conflict in Northern Uganda, which has resulted in over 100,000 deaths, 2 million people displaced and 25,000 abducted children forced into military service in the last 20 years. Therefore, I welcome the signature on 26 August in Southern Sudan of a cessation of violence agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Full implementation of this agreement will be an important step towards a lasting solution to the conflict.
I join Jan Egeland, the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, in urging the LRA to release immediately all abducted women and children as a sign of goodwill.
I urge both parties and the mediator to continue their joint efforts to reach a comprehensive peace agreement which would allow the people of Northern Uganda to once again enjoy peace and stability and return to their homes. This agreement should be in accordance with Uganda's obligations to the International Criminal Court and under international law."
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Here is a summary of our newest program, Skiwerx.
Feb 3, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The start of the winter Olympics in Sochi is just days away.
The opening ceremony is set for Thursday, and about 19 Minnesotans will be part of Team USA.
One of those athletes grew up in Afton. At 22, Jessie Diggins is now the youngest member of the U.S. cross country women's team.
Jessie Diggins on MPR January 28, 2014. She mentions how her love of skiing started with MYSL!
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Kids can track their kilometers throughout the season to earn kilometer award pins. This is an incentive to get out and ski during our brief winter! Clubs set their own standards for awards (gold, silver and bronze). A sample from the Hyland Club is 100k gold, 50k silver and 25k bronze.
How to use the online K counter
1.11.14 Club Membership for the 2014 season is now provisionally closed. All locations have had one or more club meetings. You need to talk to the local club leaders for permission if you still want to register.
Thanks for a great season of sprints, everyone! We'll see you next year. Good luck with the rest of your 2014 season races.
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For those of us that need a goal or just want an adventure that the whole family can share. As part of Loppet weekend, MYSL is Challenging adults and kids to complete both 10k tours. The tours follow a beautiful point-to-point course from Wirth Park to Uptown. A special MYSL mug full of hot chocolate will be waiting for you on the second day. A great way to experience the Loppet Festival as a family.
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Series: Evolution Basics (39 entries)
Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
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Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
Today's Origins News Roundup features challenging and exciting new ideas about evolutionary theory, fossil finds that add to our understanding of how carnivores and humans developed, some interesting science history from England, and more on American views of evolution.
"Being confronted with evolution may have been the catalyst for asking the difficult questions, but the real problem for me was not evolution – it was biblical literalism."
Today's origins news roundup features an end-of-year look at some of 2013's major science highlights, a brief glimpse at what to watch for in the new year, and a few great science and faith resources from the past few weeks.
This week's Origins News Roundup features highlights from a recent conference of evangelical theologians, exciting human fossil finds, tell-tale lice, and a few words from the Pope.
"It's tempting to think that the church needs to decide quickly which of these [original sin] scenarios is right, and which ones must be wrong. I believe the church is better served by taking its time, holding several different scenarios in tension for a while as we think through the implications of each."
This is a transcript of an interview given by Dr. Jennifer Wiseman at The Faith Angle Forum Conference on Religion, Politics, & Public Life on November 5, 2013.
Once we recognize that no one takes the text literally, and that we have often failed to account for the details in the text regarding the time of day, we can begin anew to try to understand the text as an ancient text rather than as a modern one. As such, we must begin with the idea that the text operates in the world of omens, not the world of physics and astronomy.
In this series, James Kidder provides an intriguing study on transitional fossils and the evolutionary history of modern humans. He begins by discussing the fossil record, explaining how new forms are classified. He then explains the physically distinguishing trait of humankind—bipedalism. From the discovery of Ardipithecus, the earliest known hominin, to the australopithecines, the most prolific hominin, Kidder focuses on the discovery, the anatomy, and the interpretation of these ancestral remains.
This series, by Old Testament scholar Richard S. Hess, was first published as an appendix to Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith (Downers Grove: IVP Academic; Nottingham: Apollos, 2011).
Astronomers have many different methods for measuring the age of various objects in the universe, and they all support ages of billions of years, not thousands. Even if the assumptions of one or two methods were faulty, it is highly unlikely that all of the methods would be affected.
We need to hear stories from others who have wrestled with evolution and Christian faith. What arguments made them change their views on science? How did they hold fast to their relationship with God? The essays in this series will eventually comprise a book, provisionally titled, "Evolving: Evangelicals Reflect on Evolution."
Christian theology asserts that humans are spiritual creatures, a unity of body and spirit or "soul," integrated, not reducible downwards to mere matter or upwards to mere spirit.
Over the next few months, with permission from Yale University Press, BioLogos will offer edited versions of chapters from John Polkinghorne's best books, Belief in God in an Age of Science and Theology in the Context of Science, in order to help readers delve more deeply into some of his most important ideas.
Although committed to the principle of sola Scriptura, Calvin recognized that the Bible would have been written in terms its original recipients would have understood. Calvin inherited the medieval cosmology of his time, a way of viewing the world heavily influenced by Greek thought and one which was about to receive shocks from astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo. But not just yet.
In this excerpt from the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, astronomer Deborah Haarsma shares her excitement about recent findings about our universe from a Christian perspective.
The Denisovans, an extinct hominid group that interbred with modern humans, made the news again lately with the publication of a more detailed study of their genome. One of the many interesting findings was that the Denisovans share the same chromosome 2 fusion that modern humans have.
The BioLogos Forum is pleased to present this infographic about the current anthropological understanding of human evolution, which takes into account research into both physiological and cultural developments among our ancient ancestors.
This BioLogos videocast addresses the age of recently discovered hominid fossils and how scientists are able to obtain those dates.
In recent decades, scientists have discovered more about the beginnings of humanity. The fossil record shows a gradual transition over 5 million years ago from chimpanzee-size creatures to hominids with larger brains who walked on two legs. Later hominids used fire and stone tools and had brains as large as modern humans. Fossils of homo sapiens in east Africa date back nearly 200,000 years. Humans developed hearths for fire, stone points for spears and arrows, and cave paintings by 30,000 years ago. By 10,000 years ago, humans had spread throughout the globe. Genetic studies support the same picture. Humans share more DNA with chimpanzees than with any other animal, suggesting that humans and chimps share a relatively recent common ancestor. Also, the same defective genes appear in both humans and chimps, at the same locations in the genome—an observation difficult to explain except by common ancestry. Genetics also tells us that the human population today descended from more than two people. Evolution happens not to individuals but to populations, and the amount of genetic diversity in the gene pool today suggests that the human population was never smaller than several thousand individuals. Yet all humans, of all races, are descended from this group. Humanity is one family.


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After a period of time, the contaminates in a sand filter start to clog the sand to the point where water flow is significantly diminished and the pressure gauge rises 8 to 10 psi above normal operation readings. To clean out the contaminates, you have to backwash the sand. This guide shows you the steps in backwashing a filter.
To prevent damage to the plumbing or valve you must first TURN OFF THE POOL PUMP before moving the multiport valve handle. For maximum safety turn off the power at the circuit breaker to the pump.
Your pool filter valve is probably at the FILTER setting for normal operation. Depress the multiport valve handle and move it to the BACKWASH setting. To prevent damage to the multiport valve seal, always depress the handle fully before turning.
Make sure your WASTE hose is laid out to where you want to dump the waste water.
Turn the power back on and run the pool pump for at least 2 minutes. The water in the sight glass on the side of the valve will change from cloudy to clear.
Turn the power back OFF.
Depress the multiport valve handle and turn it to the RINSE setting. After backwashing, the sand is loose and needs to be reset. Also any dirty water from backwashing has to be rinsed out of the filter to WASTE to prevent it from returning to the pool.
Turn the pump back ON and run filtere at the RINSE setting for 1 to 2 minutes.
Turn the Pump OFF. Depress the multiport valve handle and turn it to the FILTER setting.
Turn the pool pump ON for normal filter operation. Check your pressure gauge to ensure that the pressure has dropped 8 - 10 psi from where it was before backwashing the pool filter.
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Posted: 2/9/2014 11:48:58 AM
User: Inyopools
Barb - You vacuum line may be sucking air. If you are not losing prime in your pump, you may be building up an air pocket in your filter. Check for air leaks in your vacuum hose by holding the entire length under water while the vacuum in on. If you maintain pressure, you have a leak in your hose. Check the hose connections first then take out sections of hose one at a time.
Posted: 2/5/2014 7:06:40 PM
User: Barb
Just wondering why my pressure gauge rises when trying to vacuum my pool then after 5mins there is no pressure
Posted: 1/21/2014 11:17:09 PM
George - Not sure what your end result is. After 2-3 days, is the sand gone? Does this happen every time you backwash/rinse? If you recently changed you sand, you may have fine sand in the new sand that gets through the filter. Try vacuuming the sand to the waste port. Also check the spider gasket in your multiport valve to see if it's damaged and is leaking water into the wrong ports.
Posted: 1/21/2014 2:46:04 AM
User: George
Can anyone please assist me.Sand blowing back into my pool.After vacuuming, i backwash, rinse and then when i switch the pump on again, sand blows back in the pool.... (this is a new thing)ive also noticed when i vacuum the sand up, it already starts blowing back into the pool.. after 2 or 3 days the water is crystal clear again... but irritating...Thank youGeorge Cape Town
Posted: 12/2/2013 3:21:29 AM
User: Spider
Have a wuring noise at the top of the sand filter coming from the Multport valve handle.
Posted: 11/24/2013 4:49:15 PM
Sonia - It sounds like your pump is not priming. If you do not see water flowing in the pump strainer basket, your pump is not sucking water from the pool. See our guide on "How To Prime a Pool Pump" for further instructions.
Posted: 11/15/2013 2:18:41 AM
User: Sonia
Hi, my inground pool has not been use for 2yrs. Now just cleaned & refilled water. Then I started the backwash, but I see nothing happen but the pump is making sound. It's 5 yrs old sand filter. What should I do? Thanks!
Posted: 9/9/2013 2:40:56 PM
Lee - Check the spider gasket on your multiport valve to make sure it wasn't damaged. See our guide on "How to Replace a Spider Gasket on a Multiport Valve". Make sure you turn off the pump every time you change the valve setting or you can blow the spider gasket. Also after you backwash, go to a rinse cycle before switching to "Filter" to rinse out any dirt still in the sand after backwashing.
Posted: 9/9/2013 12:55:39 AM
User: Lee
I have dirt coming up through all my pop ups. I pulled the filter cover off and changed horrible looking sand. I had a beautiful pool for one day and it started blowing dirt again. The laterals looked ok. I'm dumbfounded. I'm new to pool ownership. The buying process took two months and I never saw this pool but blue until it was my turn to do the maintenance. I need help...
Posted: 8/29/2013 9:33:22 AM
Jaynie - It sounds like you need a bigger filter. A bigger filter would go longer between backwashes and would keep your pool cleaner. Another option to backwashing is to convert to a cartridge filter. You clean these by pulling the cartridge out and washing it down with a hose. Less water. See our guide on "How to Replace a Pool System DE filter with a Cartridge Filter". Sand filters are like DE filters in installation.
Posted: 8/27/2013 9:50:15 AM
User: Jaynie
This is a very useful page, thanks! Could you answer another question? when our pool is quite dirty, say after a few days out of town, our pump gains pressure and loses pumping power very quickly after vacuuming, as if it can't cope with too much dirt. To get the power back i have done two backwashes in 12 hours. This loses our pool a lot of water and seems very excessive. Is this this the right method? If i leave the pump running for a day or two will the pumping power come back?
Posted: 8/15/2013 2:32:12 PM
Mikedb007 - When you used the "Filter " setting, you probably "set" the sand like you would have in the "Rinse" setting except the rinsed water went back into the pool instead of the waste line. It won't hurt to "rinse" the sand again but you may be past that point. If you can, try vacuuming any debris in the bottom of the pool to the waste line, otherwise keep running in filter mode until the debris is filtered thru the filter.
Posted: 8/15/2013 1:39:42 PM
User: Mikedb007
Thanks for your How-to. I wish I read it before and not after backwashing for the first time. The pool is not new but we are new owners. It has a Hayward sand filter with top-mount multi-port valve. I missed the rinse step after backwashing and went straight back to filter(at least I know enough to shut pump off while switching settings). Well we wound up blowing sand and other dirt back into the pool. I have vacuumed on filter setting but it still seems cloudy. I am unsure whether I should be running it on rinse now to set the sand or if it is too late for that. Any ideas on what I can do to get the pool clear in a hurry(supposed to have family over tomorrow for pool party) and do I need to do anything with the pump/filter to make sure it is working properly? Thanks in advance for your help.
Posted: 8/12/2013 8:48:31 AM
MPV sequence - That is correct. After vacuuming on waste, clean out any debris in the pump strainer basket and return to the filter cycle. You do not have to backwash because the debris bypassed the filter and went out the waste port.
Posted: 8/11/2013 11:12:02 AM
Hi after vacuuming on waste, do I just empty the drain basket or skimmer I think it's called and go directly to filter after powering off and disconnecting the vacuum and hose?
Posted: 7/18/2013 10:49:43 AM
justkeepswimming - Try taking the vacuum off and trying to run the pump in either filter or backwash mode to see if that primes the motor. If not, look for leaks on the suction side of the pump. See our guide on "How to Identify and Correct Air Leaks". If the pump does prime, look for leaks around the suction cleaner hoses.
Posted: 7/17/2013 9:35:23 AM
User: Justkeepswimming
Hi, so I was wondering if I could have your help as well. So I have had my pool for a couple of years now and I got a new pump about a year ago. I got a Hayward Sand Filter and its been doing fine up until recently. There was so much alge in our pump sand we replaced our sand. Then recently we've been trouble it pumping right. We backwash it and we run our vacuum Wanda the Whale and now it won't pump and we can't get it to prime. Please help. Thanks
Posted: 7/4/2013 9:18:16 AM
newtopool - Either main drain or skimmer or both is fine. In backwashing you are just reversing the flow of water through the filter - up through the sand instead of down. It does not matter where the pool water comes from.
Posted: 7/4/2013 8:07:02 AM
User: newtopool
Should the pool be set to main drain or skimmer when backwashing?
Posted: 6/29/2013 10:03:22 AM
Romegero - There is nothing in the Owner's Manual about waiting a 1/2 hour after Rinse. It just says go to Filter. One of the purposes of the Rinse cycle to repack the sand under water pressure. I don't think sitting for a 1/2 hour without pressure will do much more. And thanks for the suggestion to move Step 6 up in the sequence.
Posted: 6/28/2013 11:25:08 AM
User: Romegero
First, the current Step 6 "Make sure your WASTE hose is laid out..." should probably follow Steps 1 or 2.My main question relates to a statement in Step 5 "After backwashing, the sand is loose and needs to be reset." I was told after backwashing and rinsing to wait a 1/2 hour before running the pump in Filter mode. This is to allow the sand to settle evenly. Is this true?I saw in an earlier post that sand should be replaced every 5-7 years. Is that true also for ZeoSand that I use in my filter?
Posted: 6/21/2013 1:02:45 PM
hodges - You can expect to lose pressure in backwash. The backwash setting has a shorter pipe path and, therefore, less resistance. As long as you have a strong flow coming out the waste line, you should be OK.
Posted: 6/19/2013 8:38:11 PM
User: hodges
filters fine but looses pressure when i backwash. what is wrong? how high should pressure be when backwashing?
Posted: 6/9/2013 12:20:41 PM
Ginny - We have written several How To Guides that may help you. See "How a Multiport Valve Operates" under "Pool Filters" and "How To Set Up In Ground Pool Equipment - Part 1 - Circulation" under "In Ground Pools".
Posted: 6/8/2013 12:09:04 AM
User: joel
HI I have an idoor pool that we are having a few problems with our pump loosing its prime. we have tried a new pump that we loaned and this did the same. the pool level is fine. taps are fully opened.could the sand filter or anything on the pressure side have any thing to do with this or must it be on the suction side.there is no check valve fitted on the suction side so i was wondering if it was building up pressure. could this turn into back pressure on the suction side and empty the pump ?
Posted: 6/6/2013 2:42:57 AM
User: Ginny
I just got a job at a resort cleaning the pools. We use the Filter/Backwash/Rinse/Filter procedure.I am confused with how his works in regards to when i need toturn off the filter button on my machine, and especially when i turn off certain pipes (like the dock side filter/lake side filter and the 1/2 one) i have the other concept down generally
Posted: 5/28/2013 9:10:15 PM
User: Alexandria
inyopools - I think you just solved my problem. I just read your posts regarding high pressure and I think I may have a blockage. We just opened and cleaned the pool. We did NOT use WASTE function to vaccuum the pool with large debris and I believe it is clogged. For the past few weeks the gauge will not drop down below 10 psi, no matter how many times we BACKWASH and RINSE. So just wanted to say thanks for posting. - NEWBIE
Posted: 5/26/2013 11:58:26 AM
Frappus - Check to see if your water pressure drops significantly when you run in recirculate mode - bypassing the filter. If it doesn't, you may have a bad pressure gauge that needs to be replaced. If your water pressure drops when you bypass the filter, you may have a blockage in your filter system. If you just opened up your pool and ran very dirty water through your filter instead of out the waste line, you may have a lot of debris yet in your sand or you may have clogged the lateral pipes at the bottom of the vertical pipe in the filter tank. See our guide on "How To Change Sand In a Sand Filter" for more information on checking the laterals.
Posted: 5/25/2013 8:49:28 PM
User: Frappus
I have done multiple backwashes on my salt water pool and the filter gauge is still at 30 psi showing dirty. Can you tell me what I need to do now? The pool and filter is less than a year old.
Posted: 5/2/2013 8:49:56 PM
llsunshine32 - This sequence is correct if your filter is due to be backwashed. When you are using the waste port to vacuum debris out of your pool, you are bypassing the sand in the filter, which is correct. No debris is going into the sand during this cycle. So unless you haven't purged your filter for a while, you do not have to go through the backwash and rinse cycles. You can go directly to Filter from Waste.
Posted: 5/2/2013 9:44:52 AM
User: llsunshine32
I have a multiport, top mounted sand filter and my question is in what order do I need to go when vacuuming my pool? I vacuumed my pool for the first time yesterday and this is what I did:Turned pump off (of course)Turned valve from filter to waste, hooked hose and everything up and turned it on and vacuumed until all debris was gone.Turned pump off and moved valve to backwash, ran it a few minutesthen turned it to rinse, ran it a few minutesthen back to filter(turning the pump off/on appropriately
Posted: 4/15/2013 1:43:57 PM
Wade - Sounds like the spider gasket in the multiport valve is damaged. This gasket provides seal that controls where water goes when you turn the valve handle. If the pump is not shut off when you move the valve handle, you can blow this gasket. See our guide on How a Multiport Valve Operates II for more information. If you have to look at or replace the spider valve, see our guide on How to Replace a Spider Gasket on a Multiport Valve.
Posted: 4/15/2013 10:31:49 AM
User: Wade
I just bought this model pump and filter, and am having a problem with water constantly coming out of the waste port. It sisn't come with a plug to stop it up.I beleive I have it set up correctly according to Haywards horrible manual.Any suggestions?Thanks.
Posted: 3/8/2013 2:59:39 PM
jonnytyler - If your pump's strainer basket isn't filling up, you have a water suction problem on the incoming side of your pump. For a list of possible problems and solutions, see our guide on "How To Determine Why a Pool Pump Won't Prime".
Posted: 3/7/2013 1:01:08 PM
User: Jonnytyler
I was wondering? After I back washed my poolYesterday I wasn't able to get it to filter. Well at least the water isn't filling up the Cather before the pump. What am I doing wrong
Posted: 1/20/2013 9:48:52 AM
User: InyoPools
Rinse cycle - Leave it on the Rinse cycle until the water shows clear in the sight glass. You are cleaning the sand from the other direction.
Posted: 1/18/2013 11:16:00 AM
When I backwash my Hayward sand filter the waste water and the water in the check valve was clear. Then when I turned it to rince, the water was very dirty. Should I leave it on rince until the wter is clear or just run it for a minute ?
Posted: 1/14/2013 9:00:16 AM
Bambi - I sounds like you may have blown the spider gasket in the multiport valve. To repair this problem see our guide on "How To Replace a Pool Multiport Valve Spider Gasket".
Posted: 1/13/2013 5:05:52 PM
User: Bambi
new pool owner here.... We tried to backwash our pool (Hayward) model, but did not turn of the pump when we switched the mode. Now water won't stop coming out of the backwash hose. Did we break it?
Posted: 12/30/2012 2:36:06 PM
Lenny - If you had a really dirty pool and used your filter to clean it, you may have to backwash your filter a couple of more times. If you haven't changed your sand for 5 years, you might need to replace your sand. For possible solutions for cloudy water look at our Pool Chemical Guide under How To Guides.
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1983, 116 minutes
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Test Information: Results interpreted between 14 weeks 0 days and 20 weeks 6 days gestation.
Some literature suggests results are most accurate between 16-18 weeks gestation. If available, 1st Trimester ultrasound information is preferred to calculate gestational age by CRL.
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Venezuelan prosecutors dropped the most serious charges against opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, whom the country's government blames for inciting clashes that have left at least five people dead.
Lopez, one of the leading opposition figures in Venezuela, was formally charged with arson and conspiracy, but murder and terrorism charges were dropped, said his attorney, Juan Carlos Gutierrez.
If convicted, Lopez could face up to 10 years in prison.
Lopez's legal team welcomed the reduced charges, though it criticized the way the judicial process was being carried out.
Wednesday night's hearing, to charge Lopez and determine whether he would be released or remain behind bars, took place in an unusual spot: a bus parked outside the prison where he is being held.
"It seems very unorthodox," Gutierrez told CNN en Español.
The initial court appearance was to take place in a courtroom, but because of security concerns, officials wanted to move it to the prison.
Gutierrez argued that inside a prison was not a proper venue for a hearing, so the strange solution was reached: the bus-turned-courtroom parked just outside the facility.
The prison, outside the capital, Caracas, is a military facility, and Lopez's defense has raised questions about why a civilian is being held there.
The response was that it was a place where the government could guarantee his safety, Gutierrez said.
Lopez turned himself in to authorities this week in a dramatic scene before tens of thousands of supporters he had called to the streets.
Anti-government protests in recent weeks are the largest demonstrations that President Nicolas Maduro has faced in his 11 months in power.
The unrest
During the demonstrations, supporters of the country's socialist government and anti-government protesters have flooded social media with reports of violence, making drastically different claims about who's behind it.
Since February 13, more than 2,000 stories from Venezuela have been uploaded to iReport, CNN's user-generated platform. Many of the videos and photos depict violent scenes between demonstrators and government forces.
Alejandro Camacho Beomont told iReport that students Wednesday blocked streets and burned debris in San Cristobal, from where he sent photos -- and he said he didn't blame them.
"Even though I am always looking for peace to make a better place to live, I think people have the right to express themselves in the ways they can, and it is not easy to express yourself in this country now," he said. "I support the protesters. There have been more than 15 years that the majority of the Venezuelan citizens are going through tough times. There are so many problems we have to face every day, and there seems to be not a sincere attitude from the high government officials to rectify (them)."
In a nationally televised broadcast Wednesday night, Maduro described bullet wounds sustained by government forces during protests and showed videos that he said depicted opposition protesters throwing stones and setting buses ablaze.
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"In this hour of turbulence, to the students, to those who are in the streets, again we call for you not to step into the trap of violence," he said.
Human rights concerns
Human rights groups warned about the danger of turning the protests into a persecution of political opponents.
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Great food and drinks for a great price. Not to crowded with lots of TVs to watch sports on. Great service
Was entertaining business client at this restaurant. The menu was reasonably priced with a lot of choices. I had the steak and prawn wok prepare entree with the brown rice which was both plentiful and tasteful. Others in my group had a variety of selections and all were bery pleased with their meals. I will definitely visit this restaurant again.
Had dinner at the bar the service was average and then the food came out quick. I ordered a steak and seafood at the recommendation of the Bar attended. The food came out and the steak was very fatty and not cooked as requested med/well. The bar keeper returned it and ordered a different stake with less fat, that one... More
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Went twice during a recent visit to the area. Bothe times we sat at the large bar. Both times the bar itself was pretty empty. First time was for lunch. Food and drinks were good. Our next trip was for late happy hour (after 9pm). This time I got a sangria which was on the happy hour menu. Really didn't... More
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Young Conservatives
The Young Conservatives was the youth wing of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party until the organisation was replaced in 1998 by Conservative Future.
The Junior Imperial and Constitutional League was formed in 1906 with objectives to encourage practical political work and organisation among young people in Britain. Junior Associations were set up in each Parliamentary Division and throughout the British Empire, co-operating closely with Conservative and Unionist Associations with an ambition to create Imperial unity and to further the Conservative and Unionist cause.
In 1925 the Young Britons Organisation was formed as the juvenile branch of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations. It closed down during the Second World War.
After the Conservative Party suffered a catastrophic defeat in the 1945 general election, the Young Britons Organisation was reformed to cater for both boys and girls aged 6–16, while the Young Conservatives was set up to cater for an older age group.
Rise and fall[edit]
The Young Conservatives attracted a large following and, by 1955, claimed a membership of 150,000. This made it the largest political youth movement in a liberal democracy[citation needed], though not all its members were strongly motivated by politics. A large part of its appeal lay in its social activities that brought young people together in a socially safe environment. Countless middle-class British couples met, and (according to Eric Pickles) babies conceived,[1] at the "YC's" dances, rambles, and charity events in the 1950s. However, the social dimension of the movement was to prove its ultimate downfall.[clarification needed]
Former Young Conservatives activists include:
- BBC political editor, Nick Robinson, who was National Chairman of the YCs in the mid-1980s, elected as a moderate candidate.
- Andrew Rosindell MP, National Chairman in 1993-94
- Eric Pickles MP National Chairman 1980/81
- David Hunt, now Baron Hunt of Wirral MP 1976-97 National Chairman 1972
- Michael Jack MP 1987-2010 National Chairman 1977
Membership fell from a peak of 250,000 to just a few thousand, while the rival organisation Conservative Students claimed significantly more members. The end came in 1998 when Conservative leader William Hague announced the closure of Young Conservatives and the launch of a new organisation, Conservative Future.
In popular culture[edit]
"Young Conservatives" is the title of a 1982 song by The Kinks from the album State of Confusion, in which Ray Davies comments on the general swing to the right under Margaret Thatcher.
- ^ Fryer, Jane (04 Funerary 2013). "Eric Pickles battles scales". The Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- Conservative Party Archive Youth Organisations, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- BBC News Online Tories ditch Young Conservatives


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The official Guide to the Medoc covers the best Bordeaux Wine from Margaux St. Julien Pauillac St. Estephe and the Haut Medoc appellations. This page offers complete profiles, histories, wine tasting notes, ratings, reviews, images and links to buy wine for all the top chateaux located in all eight different appellations or communes located in the Left Bank of Bordeaux, which is referred to as the Medoc. The Medoc is the home to all but one of the official 1855 Classified Bordeaux wines.
If you want to read about other Bordeaux wine producers in different Bordeaux appellations: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles If you are interested in learning more about Bordeaux wine, we offer numerous articles on everything about Bordeaux wine, from a history of the Bordeaux region and the famous 1855 Classification, the grapes used to produce Bordeaux wine and even vintage summaries covering Bordeaux wine from 1900 to today: All About Bordeaux Wine Guide
While the Medoc has been populated since Roman times, the area did not become the what some people consider the world's epicenter for wine until the start of the 18th century, when the majority of the land switched to the cultivation of grapes for the production of Bordeaux wine. With natural drainage, access to water from the Atlantic ocean the Gironde, gentle slopes and its unique variety of gravel, stones, sand, limestone and clay soils in its terroir, the Medoc was perfect for the production of Bordeaux wine. For a deeper understanding of the terroir in Bordeaux; Bordeaux Terroir and Soil
The Medoc is the Bordeaux wine producing region where you will find the appellations that many of the most famous Bordeaux wine producers call home, including chateaux located in the following important Bordeaux wine producing communes. The Medoc is a massive area. To the south, you'll find the commune of Margaux. As you travel north, the Medoc includes the famous appellations of St. Julien, Pauillac and St. Estephe in the far north. The Medoc also includes the Haut Medoc, Moulis, Medoc and Listrac appellations. In total, there are 13,727 hectares planted with vines in the Medoc. Looking on a map, the Medoc starts just north of the city of Bordeaux and extends north, past St. Estephe to the Le Verdon port.
With the exception of Chateau Haut Brion, the Medoc is where you will find all the First Growth Bordeaux, as well as all the other 1855 Classified Bordeaux wines and more than 200 wines classified as Cru Bourgeois. Most of the Cru Bourgeois estates are located in Haut Medoc, but others are situated from St. Estephe to Margaux as well. You can also find more than 40 chateaux classed as Artisan Crus, cooperatives and a countless array of small, unknown growers in the Medoc.
One important fact to keep in mind is, the Haut Medoc appellation is not the same as the Medoc, which includes not only the Haut Medoc appellation, but all the other important communes in the Left Bank as well, Pauillac, Margaux, St. Estephe and St. Julien. Adding more confusion than clarity, the Medoc is both a commune, with only a few wines of repute, located to the north of the St. Estephe appellation and the large area of the Left Bank we previously referenced! If that's not enough, to make things even more difficult for the moment, the Medoc is completely different and not to be confused with the area located north of St. Estephe, known as the Bas Medoc. Bas Medoc is a term that is seldom used these days. Today, the wines from Bas Medoc are listed simply as Medoc on the label. This can be a little difficult to follow for most consumers. Bas Medoc is a term that is seldom used these days. It ceased to exist at some point in the 1940′s, when the chateaux petitioned for change saying the term Bas Medoc placed them as a commercial disadvantage. Today, the wines from Bas Medoc are listed simply as Medoc on the label.
The links on the page bring to you full profiles of all the best Chateau and wine producers in the area of the Left Bank known as the Medoc. The pages include wine tasting notes, detailed histories and profiles of all the top Bordeaux Chateau in the Medoc as well as the wine making techniques, grapes and more, while viewing exclusive images of all the important Bordeaux chateau located in the Medoc appellations.
Bordeaux Wine Producing Chateaux in the Medoc listed in the geographical order from north to south.
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- d'Angludet
- Bellevue de Tayac
- Boyd Cantenac
- Brane Cantenac
- Cantenac Brown
- d'Issan
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- Desmirail
- Du Tertre
- Durfort Vivens
- Ferriere
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- Marquis de Terme
- Monbrison
- Palmer
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New Sources of Power
Coal mines provided the most important fuel of the Industrial Revolution. Initially, coal was used to heat homes and to fuel the blast furnaces of the expanding iron and steel industry. Later, demand increased even further as steam engines devoured enormous quantities of coal for fuel. Wherever there were natural deposits of coal, huge mining industries grew up around them; agricultural production in these areas was largely abandoned, and the peasants were drawn by the thousands to subterranean work in the mines.
The perfection of the steam engine increased both the scale and the pace of heavy industry by replacing human muscle and hydropower. The steam engine was first used in the early eighteenth century to pump water out of coal mines. It was perfected and made more efficient by Thomas Newcomen and James Watt. The improved version was used to drive machinery as diverse as the bellows of iron forges, looms for textile manufacture, and mills for grain. The shift to steam power allowed entrepreneurs to relocate their mills away from water sources. During the 1820s, entrepreneurs began to exploit the potential of the steam engine as a source of locomotive power. It was first used in the 1820s to power ships. In the 1830s, it was adapted to power railway locomotives.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the Second Industrial Revolution received another boost from the widespread application of electrical power. More versatile and more easily transported than steam engines, electrical generators were used to power a wide variety of small- and large-scale factories and mills. By 1881, the first large-scale public power plant was constructed in Britain and, in the next two decades, plants were built and lines were run to illuminate houses across Europe.
Petroleum and the Internal Combustion Engine
In 1886, two German engineers, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, perfected the internal combustion engine, which burned petroleum as fuel, and mounted it on a carriage to create the automobile. The early German automobiles were luxury items, but in 1908 the American Henry Ford produced the "Model T," an automobile for the common man, and he mass produced it, creating yet another large factory-based industry. The internal combustion engine, along with its cousin the diesel engine, made transportation and travel cheaper and therefore more widely available.
The Railway Boom
In the 1820s, the British inventor George Stephenson developed a railway line with trains pulled by steam-powered locomotives. The Stockton and Darlington Line opened in 1825, and another major line went from Liverpool to Manchester by 1830. The speed and reliability of the new locomotives made them a huge success and began what would come to be known as the railway boom of the 1830s and 1840s, as Britain's competitors quickly developed their own systems. The development of railway systems further spurred the development of heavy industries, as railroads facilitated the speedy transportation of iron and steel while simultaneously consuming large quantities of both.
The Reciprocal Nature of Heavy Industry
The four major components of the Second Industrial Revolution—the iron and steel industry, the coal industry, steam power, and the railways—had a reciprocal effect on one another:
- The iron and steel industry required improvements in the steam engine to run its blast furnaces, greater amounts of coal to fuel the engines, and railways to transport both the coal and the smelted iron and steel.
- The coal industry required more and improved steam engines to pump water out of the mines and to power digging machinery; it also required railways to transport the coal.
- The steam power industry required iron and steel to forge the engines, coal to run them, and railways to transport them.
- The railways required huge amounts of steel and iron for the construction of the engines, cars, and tracks, steam engines to drive the locomotives, and coal to fuel the engines.
Working together, these four industries created an ever-increasing cycle of supply and demand that drove the Second Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century.
The Spread of Industrialization
The process of industrialization varied greatly across Europe. The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain and spread eastward across the continent of Europe.
Great Britain Industrializes First
Great Britain had several natural advantages that help to explain why it was first and why it held the lead for more than a century:
- It had a well-developed commercial economy that created a merchant class with capital to invest.
- Britain's extensive river system was ideal for transporting goods throughout the country.
- The country was rich in coal and iron deposits, two key components of the Second Industrial Revolution.
- Unlike much of Europe, Great Britain had no internal tariffs to inhibit trade.
- It had a uniform and stable monetary system and a national banking system.
Industrialization Spread Eastward from Britain
As the Industrial Revolution spread to the Continent, it moved eastward in a way that can be described by three generalizations:
- The further east it went, the later the process began; for example, France industrialized later than Britain, Germany later than France, and Russia last.
- The further east it went, the faster the process occurred (because innovations could be copied or purchased, rather than invented and developed); for example, France industrialized at a faster pace than Britain, Germany faster still, and Russia fastest of all.
- The further east it went, the more the government was involved (because governments feared the political and military effects of falling behind their rivals, they invested heavily in industrialization); for example, there was no government involvement in the industrialization of Britain, some in France, more in Germany, and in Russia industrialization was almost totally government driven.
Russia Lags Behind
By 1850, large-scale industrialization had spread to northeastern France, Belgium, the northern German states, and northwestern Italy. The southern, central, and eastern areas of Europe—such as Italy, Poland, and Russia—lagged behind due to insufficient natural resources and the lack of a commercialized agricultural system to allow for a mobile workforce. These areas retained their rural character.
Russia lagged behind until two successive tsars—Alexander III (1881–1894) and Nicholas II (1894–1917)—determined that Russia should become an industrial power. In 1892, Alexander III appointed Serge Witte as finance minister. Under Witte's leadership, Russia became an iron- and steel-producing nation. By the end of the nineteenth century, factories had arisen in Moscow and St Petersburg. By 1904, the construction of a trans-Siberian railroad that linked the European portion of Russia with the East was nearly completed.


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Major food multinationals last week reported their first-half results. Unilever saw food volumes fall, PepsiCo insisted it had "momentum" in Europe, Hershey believed US candy had reached a new growth phase and Danone faced criticism from analysts. Elsewhere, the UK milk farmers' protests appeared to pay off, with processors shelving plans for price cuts.
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"We continue to build momentum in our Europe business, despite the well-known economic challenges there" - PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston insists the US group put in a resilient performance in Europe in the first half of the year.
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"I think seeing Fairtrade increasingly emerging as a global model that is equally shared between north and south is potentially very, very exciting" - Fairtrade Foundation director of policy Barbara Crowther on the growth of the certification in markets like South Africa.
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"Bacteria such as salmonella and e.coli travel with the meat. Therefore, they come into a meat processing facility with the animals that are harvested, travel with the meat and depart with the meat. This is not a systemic facility-type issue that might be the case with something such as listeria" - Cargill on its investigation into salmonella contamination at a site in the US, which has been linked to illnesses in seven states.
"China/Hong Kong continued to deliver strong sales growth; however, we expect lower growth in the second half of the year in light of recent data indicating both a slowdown in the China category and a decline in Mead Johnson's market share" - Mead Johnson Nutrition CEO Stephen Golsby says the US infant formula's growth will slow in China, which has forced it to lower its company sales forecast for 2012.
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COLUMBUS — A broad-based committee charged with reviewing the potential for athletic programs at Mississippi University for Women has concluded its work by recommending that the university move ahead with further evaluation.
The committee expressed general support for a return to athletics in some form.
Committee chair Perry Sansing, assistant to the president and university counsel, said that an outline of issues and considerations is currently being prepared.
"The committee raised many questions that now must be studied in-depth, including both programmatic and financial considerations," he said. "We will now begin a self-study phase that looks at what is feasible and appropriate.
MUW president Jim Borsig has said he supports a return to athletics as part of the on-campus experience. "That may range all the way from club sports to intercollegiate athletics," he said. "The self-study will tell us more."
A campus committee will undertake the second phase of the study, Sansing said.
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