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In NH Seacoast area, many of my established grasses in exposed areas seem unusually slow to "wake up" from dormancy this year. Some have skimpy and darkly discolored new foliage showing. Winter was mild with snow cover, but wondering if the 2 moderate surprise frosts we had a few weeks ago may have set things back. Plants close to the house and in areas sheltered from the worst winds seem normal. Any thoughts? |
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willow same here- the exposed ones look like crap but the others look fine- i think the frosts had a lot to do with it. Jack |
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Hypovolemia is a low level of blood in the body. Lower levels of blood make it difficult to get nutrients and oxygen to the entire body. Hypovolemia will affect the entire body but certain organs are at higher risk of damage. Organs that are very active like the heart, kidney, brain, and liver may be affected the most.
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The story of Carol Roquemore is one of courage and commitment. Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, one of two daughters of a high school music teacher, Carol has seen much in her lifetime. At age four, she was diagnosed with Polio.
"We moved to Brawley, California for my Dad's work," she explains. "He was the music teacher and the marching band director; he did it all. He could play anything," she says with a smile. Unfortunately, a short time after their relocation, Carol started to complain of flu-like symptoms. They expected it would pass, as the flu typically does, but within days, she could not get off the couch."When my parents held me up to go to the bathroom and I started screaming from the leg pain, they knew something was serious," she said. She was taken to Children's Hospital in San Diego where they performed a spinal tap procedure and diagnosed her with Polio. Polio is a highly contagious disease. Carol's mother had warned her not to play with a neighborhood friend who was sick. In the early fifties, before the Salk Vaccine, mothers rightfully had those concerns. "Well like any kid, I knew I could do it anyway; so I decided if we played through the screen door I would be okay," she explained. Once Carol was diagnosed, the disease moved quickly to take control of her body. Within days of being admitted into Children's Hospital, she lost all ability to move any part of her body… she couldn't do as much as smile. "Blinking was the only physical movement I could accomplish," she said. "This went on for many weeks."
When she thinks of her time in the hospital, Carol remembers the Sister Nurses and their kindness. She remembers the feeling of the woolen hot packs. She also remembers listening to the swoosh, swoosh, swoosh sounds of the Iron Lung in the next room. "I escaped the Iron Lung" she says. "I was lucky in that way. But, you know polio affects everyone's body differently." Carol was in a rocking bed that kept motion in her body to prevent organ failure. Ironically, the neighborhood friend, from whom she had originally caught the virus, walked out of the hospital. "She was lucky, very lucky," Carol says of her friend. "I remember she had on this cowgirl dress with a pony embroidered on the front of it; I liked that dress. She was wearing it the last time I saw her. She was standing in the doorway of my room as she waved goodbye." Carol never saw her friend again and to this day has no idea where she went when she left the hospital.
Carol remained in the hospital for six months. After many weeks of being unable to move, she got limited movement back in half of her face and other small areas. Working with physical therapists, she was able to build on the progress. She stayed in a ward with nearly twenty other children with similar conditions. She was lonely. She missed her family; but she kept busy and tried not dwelling on her situation.
"The caregivers were great," she remembers, "they would read to us and do other activities. Even if you couldn't participate, you could watch and listen; anything to keep us busy." While Carol was in the hospital, her family would visit every weekend. In an attempt to move closer to the hospital, her father took a job in Downey, California. When she returned home, they transferred her care to the Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, one of the premiere polio-rehab facilities in the nation at the time. Carol attended physical therapy there for the rest of her childhood. "It was all repetition," she explains. "We would work on an area and do the same exercise until we thought we would drop. They pushed us really hard."
A neighbor offered to build what can best be described as an oversized skateboard with a pull rope, to help her get around. "He walked in as he was finishing it and asked me what color I wanted," she laughingly remembers, "Blue I told him – bright blue! He went to the hardware store and got the brightest blue paint you have ever seen!" Carol's family pulled her around Downey, to the store, and everywhere else on a board with wheels, just a few inches above the ground. "What I remember are people's shoes," she says, "I spent my childhood watching people walk in shoes. I used to watch the top and the bottom of their shoes… No wonder I have a shoe fetish now, huh!" By the time she was sixteen, she had worked to the level of paraplegic. Through a grueling regimen of continuous physical therapy, she developed a strong upper body and could get around well with her wheelchair.
I had a car and could wrestle the chair in behind my seat. I just couldn't get it out," she explains. "I have never been bashful, so I would sit in my car until someone passed by and I would yell out at them, 'Hey can you help me get my chair out?'" She did well. She married; gave birth to her only son, was driving and doing well. Her life could have been considered normal. So normal that it included common family issues many families face. "My husband was an alcoholic," she admits. "I was young and must have been naive because I let him talk me into moving to Alaska." Her husband was from Alaska, and promised once back home he would have a job at the mill, be around his family and friends, and would not drink as much. With that hope in mind, the southern California girl headed to Alaska. As she boarded a plane in San Diego, one of the stewardesses commented," . . . you live in San Diego and you're moving to Alaska?" "That is when I first realized I was in trouble," she explained. "Sadly only the first; don't get me wrong, it was beautiful, very beautiful. However, the only thing there was to do there was drink. There was snow all winter and mud all spring . . . and I was in a wheelchair." Her husband went back on his promises and became abusive. Carol was a long way from home and all that made her comfortable. As her marriage unwound, Carol became friends with an old Coonhound named Fat Albert. "He kept away the demons," she recalls. "He was my protector and my companion." Meeting Fat Albert changed her life. "I have always had pets and been an animal lover, but that experience gave me a newfound love and respect for them," she said. When she had taken enough, she packed up her son and left Alaska for her beloved southern California. She was unable to bring Fat Albert with her as he belonged to one of her ex-husband's friends. Nevertheless, the impact of that friendship set in motion a new direction for Carol.
Through the years since the original battles against polio, caregivers have discovered a syndrome called Post Polio Syndrome. It seems to be from years of continuous physical therapy. By the age thirty-five, and after years of physical therapy, Carol began to experience shoulder and neck pain. By then, she was remarried and had turned her passion for dogs into a career. She had become a dog trainer. This was the time she received her first electric wheelchair. "It was such a feeling of liberation," she recalls. "I had become bad enough that getting around wasn't easy anymore. Her new electric chair gave her the exhilaration of freedom. "I think people came and signed up for training because they wanted to watch the lady in the wheelchair conducting the class," she laughs.
She was living in Redding and enjoying her work, when tragedy once again struck her family; her second husband committed suicide. "My son found him and refused to let me go down to the house," she recalls. "It was an emotional time for all of us. After all the details of settling the estate were finished, Carol sold the house and property in Redding and once again headed home to southern California; that was 1989.
Bonnie Bergin from Santa Rosa developed the concept of service dogs doing more than being a guide dog. The organization Bonnie founded provided Carol with her first service dog. The organization was charging $30,000 for a dog. Carol applied for a dog and was approved. The local Lion's Club, Elk's Club,and other local groups helped Carol raise the $30,000 for her first service dog. She was grateful to receive the dog, whose name was Hopeful, but she soon realized there were problems. "Well, he was a Border Collie," she explains. "He reverted back to being a Border Collie." Carol learned the dog had been returned to the organization three previous times after placement. It took some doing, but understanding Carol's determination, she was able to exchange Hopeful for a new dog. A black lab named Aries. Carol had applied to the organization to be a trainer. Based on seeing her resume they knew she had the experience to handle problem dogs. Aries was never a problem dog; he just was not trained well enough to do the things they told Carol he could. Carol trained him herself and he became a great first service companion experience.
"People started asking me to help them with their service dog," she said. "I was able to work with both the dog and their owner and help make good dogs better. I would never say anything but good things about other organizations; but here we have never charged for a dog." The request for assistance from others, combined with her lifetime commitment to dog training led to the formation of her nonprofit organization called Canine Support Teams, which she founded twenty-two years ago. "We actually formed the non-profit organization with my credit card," she recalls. "We all worked out of our homes. We have great volunteers."
In 2000, she got a call from Brent Martini. Brent had a friend whose daughter had just been told she had less than a year to live. Brent wanted to sponsor the cost of a dog for the little girl. "At the time we did not have an available dog for her." Carol explains. "All the dogs in the program were committed to other recipients." Believing the girl had a very short time to enjoy life, Carol wanted to share the joy of having a companion service dog. Carol gave the little girl her own dog. This so moved Brent Martini he has become one of her largest supporters. "That's Carol," he explains. "Carol would give another person her wheelchair if she felt it would help them. That is just Carol. Her faith in God is so strong that if she gave her chair to someone else, she believes God would be there to take care of her. She is a remarkable woman," he added. "That is why my family and I have stayed involved."
Canine Support Teams delivers an average of thirty service dogs per year. These are well-trained dogs with training specific for each recipient. They are trained to assist with little things we may not ever consider being an issue. Things like turning on and off lights and picking up dropped keys, open and close doors, push elevator buttons, untie shoes, pull off socks, assist with pulling off a sweater or coat and in some cases even help with a pair of trousers. A person's service dog can assist with standing and walking by being there to steady them or help sit down in a chair and get back up. The dogs are there to steady their owners while being transferred from a wheel chair to a bed or assist in a restroom, which may not be properly equipped.
Each person chosen to receive a dog spends two weeks in team training learning how to work with his or her new companion. The recipients become part of Carol's extended family. Her team provides any follow up required, insuring the best possible experience. As earlier stated, recipients are not required to pay for their dog or the follow up. She does, however, give them the opportunity to be a donor to the program if they have the means. Carol' s nonprofit organization relies on contributions and fundraisers to provide their services. Carol is the chief fundraiser and works tirelessly to keep the organization on solid ground.
"People get involved because of Carol,"Brent Martini shared, "All you have to do is hear Carol talk about the joy of the people who receive the dogs and if you have the means you want to be involved. I have seen what a dog in a child's life can mean and our family will continue to sponsor dogs as long as we have the ability." After Carol gave her personal dog to Brent's friend's ailing daughter Brent sponsored a dog for Carol. She named him Marti after Brent's family. Marti became Carol's personal dog and all time closest friend. Marti was diagnosed with cancer at age eight. "It was so sudden," Carol remembers, "From the day they told me he was sick he only lived five more days." It was hard, very hard." Carol did not have another personal service dog for three years. She could not replace her best friend. Today Marti is the official mascot of the organization and his picture has a prominent part of their working office. The Marti Fund helps with unforeseen veterinarian bills if a placed service dog becomes severely ill.
In 2002, Brent Martini, in the name of his family, purchased and donated the facility in Menifee which is the current home of the organization. "There was a point where it became clear to us that with an actual fiscal location we could move the organization along," Brent explained. Brent has supported the organization through the years for the same reason Carol founded it. "I have seen first hand the difference a service dog can make in the life of a child. These are kids who have been teased by others or have never had a true friend. I find it rewarding to help people who have had to endure challenges beyond those I have ever had," he said. Brent has sponsored nearly fifteen dogs. CST delivers a dog to a recipient at a hard cost of $15,000 to the organization. She accomplishes all this with volunteers and a small modestly paid staff. However, in classic Carol style, she delivers a well-trained dog at half the cost of her original dog more than thirty years ago, by doing several things.
They work from modest but functional facilities in Menifee. She has a network of volunteers who help raise and train the dogs. Fortunately, her creativity and desire to help others, led her seven years ago to develop a new program that has taken her in an entirely new direction. Carol spends most every Tuesday evening in the California Institute for Women, in Chino.
She works with the inmates and trains them to become dog trainers for her program. She has developed a remarkable relationship not just with the prison administration, but with the inmates as well. "The women, who have been released from prison after being involved in the dog training program, have not returned to prison… not one of them," she boasts. "We have women in our program now, who will still be incarcerated for many more years. I am confident, that if they got out tomorrow, they are good enough to be employed as a dog trainer immediately. They are good, very good. "Carol is extremely proud of this program and the women who are in it. "I have never been afraid when going to the prison," Carol said. "After being in an abusive relationship and understanding the torture that can exist, I had an immediate connection with women there. I have learned that even the best people have a breaking point. Most of the women we meet in there have only committed one crime. They weren't bad people, they had just reached that point." "Everybody deserves a second chance," she states, "I know not everyone agrees with me on that, but I have seen it."
The ability to deliver 30 dogs per year has to be credited to this program. Inmates in the prison have trained the majority of the dogs Carol's organization now delivers. The impact of this program on the new owners of the dogs is paralleled only by the impact it has on the lives of the women in the prison. Once assigned a dog, the dog stays with the inmate 24/7. Because of the confined life of the inmates, they can give the training of the dog their full attention. It also gives them a feeling of accomplishment and a sense of giving to a cause, which helps so many. Every Tuesday evening, Carol and her staff conduct a two-hour class to help understand the progress of each dog and help the trainer move the dog to the next level.
They have women inmates, who have been with the program from the beginning, and now help with the Tuesday night classes. What an incredible legacy. The prison program has also helped them identify dogs that have the ability to detect seizures. "Not all dogs can identify and respond to a person who is experiencing a seizure," Carol explains. "There are woman we work with and who work around our trainers, who experience seizures. Our inmate trainers are able to observe which dogs have the tendency that has proven necessary to train a dog to support a person whose disability may include experiencing seizures." Without the program, to be able to identify those dogs would be much more difficult.
A few years ago, Carol called her staff together and said she had an idea. "It always scares them when I get a new idea," she admits. But she, like all of us, had been watching the news of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. She was moved by the reports of how many were coming back with missing limbs and other disabling injuries. "We need to do something for them," she told her staff. "We can provide them with dogs, I know what that will do." Since that staff meeting, CST has delivered at least 10 dogs to returning veterans. "We have what we call the "pay it forward" concept. People, who are donating to our organization, are paying it forward, so our program can continue," she explains. "Training a dog is a long process and requires funds to see the dog all the way through the program."
Carol is constantly planning something new and is currently working on training programs that would provide service dogs to people suffering from Autism or seizures. She works every week, lives near the facility, and continues to explore ways to combine her love and respect for dogs, into the lives of people who may need a companion. "Those of us with physical challenges don't want to be completely dependent on others. We want to do for ourselves as much as possible. It's extremely important for us to have some independence and be accepted no matter what we look like. No matter how twisted our body, or our ability to speak and communicate dogs will love us anyway."
Well, if you grew up in Downey, California, and remember the little girl on the bright blue skateboard in the local grocery store, we want you to know she has done well. She is living a full life and has touched and improved the lives of hundreds of other people. If you think Carol Roquemore is special, you are right. She is very special.
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The front of the TEW-654TR is sloped in order to maintain its slim appearance. There are three LEDs that let you know what is going on with it at any time. These indicate Power, LAN and WLAN. TRENDnet has kept things pretty simple here.
The back is where we find all of the ports (power and RJ-45). There is also a button for Wireless Protected Setup. This is a nice feature that I have never used in a real network. To me there is just something about setting things up manually that I prefer. There is also a reset button here just in case you need to clear all of the settings on your TEW-654TR.
Now, something to note back here, The RJ-45 port is a 10/100 port. This means that even if you are connected at the maximum speed that 802.11n can offer (150Mbps) you will only ever get 100Mbps through the TEW-654TR. I hope in future revisions they can upgrade this to a 1Gbps adapter and offer the full transmission speed of the 802.11n wireless.
*A note on the reset button; using this only resets the settings for the current operation mode. To clear all of them you have to change modes and press the reset button on each one.
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Pontiac Grand Prix Brakes
bmalugga Posts: 3I see quality has not improved with GM--especially Pontiacs. I have a 2001 GP GT. Bought with 35000 mi. Now has 63000. List of problems: steering rack replaced at 35000. Three wheel bearing hub assemblies so far starting at about 45000 mi. Problems with ABS sensors. Both front coil springs broke--one of them twice! Two sets of rear brakes--front brakes need replacing (rotors & pads) after less than a year. This will be third set on front. Both tie rods and misc. bushings. Now need control arm bushing, CV joint half shaft and both mufflers replaced to pass state inspection. All of this at just 63000 miles. Less than 30000 put on by me. Except for the mufflers, these parts should not go so soon, and on a Honda or Toyota would not. Bottom line is Pontiac (GM) is putting junk parts in their cars. I will not buy American again. You may love or like your Pontiac, probably for the styling and perceived performance like I did, but they`re not worth the problems and aggravation. Anyone with a problem GM should dump it now. I will soon!
carvip Posts: 1My 2001 Grand Prix had the same problem with the traction and ABS light coming on. The dealer replaced every thing on it including the sensor, brake module twice, wiring harness twice, wiring harness connector, had me spend $500 on a brake job, you name it and most of was under the extended warranty but my car still has the same problem. At times the ABS ligh and the traction light comes on, when you start to break or sometimes when you turn makes this vibrating break noise. The good news is that the car has 95000 miles on it and I am about to get rid of it.
I am never buying another PONTIAC. This was my 3rd PONTIAC ( TRANSPORT and Grand AM) . Grand AM was OK but the 95 Transport Van was a piece of crap. -
bmalugga Posts: 3Pretty discouraging what goes on with GM cars--reports point to Pontiac as most troublesome. My 98 bonneville was a very good car. I thought I was upgrading, at least getting something as good with Grand Prix, but that was not the case. The quality is definitely spotty, with some people reporting that their 2001 GP is a great car with few problems, while others have tons of them. My guess is that the situation is only getting worse, with GMs financial problems they`re putting cheaper junk parts into their cars. I`d never take a chance on another Pontiac, or maybe even another American car. Unfortunate situation for the US auto makers, but why should we pay good money for a potential problem car when there are proven more reliable foreign cars out there?
bmalugga Posts: 3I see you`re from a Grand Prix owners web site and you have a right to be proud. You are very fortunate to have such problem free cars--seems like some GM cars get good parts and some don`t. Consistency in quality seems to be the big problem. Check out all the problems I had with my 2001 on a previous entry--if you care to. Good luck to ya mate.
_nonnie_ Posts: 1I just wanted to let you know that ALL last year I kept smelling some thing like oil dripping on the motor coming through my vents. I got a recall from the factory 3 months ago stating that they needed to REPLACE a gasket and move some spark plug wires to keep the car from catching on fire. All last year I was having trouble with the ABS lights & Low Trac light coming on. I did have to replace the roters and have a front brake job. Mine is a Grand Prix 2000 GTP & it only has 46,000 miles on it. I kept telling them some thing was not right but running a diagnostic codes on it 3 times found NOTHING! Finally they ran it again and said it was the hub on the right front left wheel. They could not feel the grabbing like I could when I turned to the left to break. When you have had a car 8 years you know when some thing is different! Those ABS lights and Low Trac lights came on at any given moment and they reset once you turn your car off & back on. I had an extended warranty on my car until 2009 or 96,000.00, and they fixed a bunch of leaking gaskets and stuff and I had to pay a $100 deductable. The BAD hub was causing the ABS light and Low Trac lights to come on so the dealership said. They made me pay the $100 deductable again when the DEALERSHIP failed to diagnose and fix the problem the first time and GM VP told them too. I am going to FIGHT them on it tomorrow and will be giving them this web site address to see all of the problems that they have had on these models of cars! This is a NIGHT mare to read all of this!
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ktemmen Posts: 1For those considering the purchase of a gxp or any other pontiac sedan, Beware!! I just had the misfortune of taking in the wifes car for what i assumed was warranty work. 21.000 miles and both front and rear brakes were shot, rear pads nearly to the rotors and in the case of the fronts, right pad completely gone. 25 years of doing business with this dealership (Waldecker Pontiac/ Buick) and the best they could do for me was tell me that it was due to my wifes driving habits but did me a favor by only charging me for repairs to the rears, they covered the front. You have got to be kidding me. I will spare you the conversations that took place between myself and the dealership personnel but they were willing to lose a long time valued customet over the $200.00 repair bill. Very funny that we had no issues with Sunbirds, or Grand am's. Bottom line is that GM is fitting this vehicle with poor quality parts. End of Story. Still cannot believe any dealership good or bad would have the gall to blame the cutomer for their short comings. Never again will we own a GM product.
tremicklaw Posts: 2After being told my second set of rotors on the front of my 2007 GXP were shot with less than 40,000 miles, I bought after market rotors from a brake specialist in California. Wear with new brake rotors and ceramic pads is even and no sign of grooving on the rotors, which appeared almost immediately with the GM product. Here is my theory: The problem is the absence of enough bevel on the drilled vents on the GM rotors. The steepness of the drilling without the bevel causes the bad to be damaged, which in turn causes scoring along the rotor. There was a remarkable difference in the slope of the aftermarket brakes versus the GM product. Almost no chamferring on the GM rotor. Which begs the question, are they just in the rotor selling business these days? Why else would they design a product that is going to chew into the brake pads creating an uneven surface that will score the rotor?
chicanutella Posts: 1On October 20, 2007, I bought a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix in which within three weeks of purchasing the car I had to take it back to the dealership three times. The steering wheel was shaking when slow down, the front end of the car felt like it was going to come apart and since I didn't know anything about it, they told me it was fixed the first time. I took a trip to a different state and on my way back the car wouldn't go over 50mph, so I called the dealership and as I figured, they couldn't do much about it since the car wasn't there (duh). So, I called to get the car towed and the lady told me there was a GM near where I was at, so she guided me to get there in which the people at that Dealership was very helpful. It was something with the computer that prevented the car to go over 50mph. In regards to the shaking issue, the guy told me that i had to get my rotors/brakes replaced. I took it back to the dealership from where I bought it and a 3rd time it was fixed in which they were looking at me like it was my fault... I never went back...Now I'm having an issue that the right front tire is making a noise, I took the car to two different mechanics, and apparently i'm crazy because they say they can't feel anything. I hear it making a clap clap clap noise (i know silly me trying to describe noise) and when driving and also when i steer i feel like a detaching noise... I'm scare that the car is going to fall apart one day... :confuse:
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blippert Posts: 1I have a 2006 gxp. Had front pads/rotors replaced at 33k and had checked today at 56k. They tell me both sets need changed. I said bs and asked how much to just change all 4 pads. Total: about $550; just for pads!!!!!!
Can you tell me the name of the company in California you got aftermarket rotors/pads and contact info. Also, if you dont mind, what it cost you.
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ElPaco Posts: 2I have a 2004 GP GT and recently it started to engage the ABS brakes everytime i come to a slow speed. Sometimes I barely get it to stop because brakes won't stop sputtering and slipping. Every once in awhile the "ABS Brake Enaged" light comes on when stopping. I was wondering if this is a electrical problem or something else?
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msjreenai Posts: 1I know that its been years since this thread was posted but i bought a 2005 grand prix bout a year in a half ago. It has 135,600 miles on it and drives ok from time to time. I always had an issue with it turning over and starting which never got fixed and a problem with my transmission slipping. After taking the car to the shop after a year of having it more problems came. I had a leak in my transmission that i got fixed and began to to put Lucas in there which actually helped my transmission change gears better. Now the problem is not the trans. After getting a tune up my car won't pick up speed, rpm goes crazy, even when i don't touch the gas it goes high, and if i press on gas pedal it stalls like it doesn't want to pick up speed. Now my wheel shakes at about 55mph, sometimes it does this and somtimes it don't. And after doing research just found out they have a recall on steering. IM a female and don't know too much about cars but i do try to keep the maintenance up on it, which has kinda helped me out. I know my car could drive better and want to know if anyone else r having these problems. Btw i changed the map sensor and did tune up what do u think. Is my car fine or do i need more work done
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gm_melt_down Posts: 12005 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. I truly hope there is someone out there that can help us. We recently had a problem with the ABS and Traction Control going off and the warning lights coming on in the dashboard.
We have changed the front end hubs, rotors and installed ceramic brakes. The dealer (Condie Automotive, Kingston, Ontario, Canada) we bought the car from last year is being most unhelpful. The car seemed to be okay after we changed the above, however now I'm getting a weird sound when I brake and the brakes are stuttering until the ABS and Traction shut off. When I make a sharp right turn, the ABS and Traction control shut off and the warning lights go on.
It is very frightening and I am worried that when the abs and traction are on, I lose brakes and get the stuttering and loss of brakes.
Any help or similar experiences with a resolution would be great.


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I have put this off long enough, scared to jinx this pregnancy- I guess now is the time to start it. My name is Emily and I am 17 weeks pregnant today! I have been married to a wonderful man for the past 3 years, and we decided a year ago to begin our family. We got pregnant very quickly (first month of trying) but that pregnancy ended with a blighted ovum. After several long cycles of trying with no answers- we finally recieved the good news that I was pregnant again. This pregnancy began the exact same way as the m/c, so I was extremely nervous at the beginning. I started spotting 2 days before af was due, and believed af was on her way. But she never showed up. When I hit 6 wks 2 days I had a case of bleeding which devistated me- I just knew this was bad news. We went in the next week to the doctor expecting the worse, but got great news- everything looked great we had a bean and a heartbeat!! Here is a link to my ttc journal: http://www.pregnancy.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=301893
9 weeks- We went back to the doctor and saw the u/s again- What a beautiful sight to see our little bean growing and the heart beating so fast. We were so excited and finally told our family that we were expecting. Our next appointment was 4 weeks later- week 13 and we heard the heartbeat for the first time with a doppler. The doc said everything looked great- heartbeat was 152 (normal- 110-160)!!
Tomorrow we have another appointment- I am 17 weeks and am expecting the same thing at this appointment. I am nervous as I always am before appointments. I still have that feeling that something is going to go wrong- But am praying that this will be fine. I dont think I will ever get over that nervousness, but the further along I get the calmer and excited I have become.
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So I am going to start posting here- with not only belly pics, tp measurements, milestones, but also my nervous rantings! Thanks for reading
Weight: 141 (8 pounds gained)
TP Measurement: 10 squares (started at 9)
Happily Married 3/29/03
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Well today I had my checkup and it was another great one. They started the appointment off by calling me back and discussing my maternity benefits. They went over everything and I wrote it all down, but now I need dh to explain it to me. Clyde wants to talk to the lady next visit so he can get a better understanding of it all. I then went back to the waiting room, and waited another 20 minutes. Finally I was called back to the room, where they weighed me (143), so it looks like I have gained only 2-3 pounds since the last appointment (I weighed myself at home this morning and got 140 on the home scale- so that has me at 7-8lbs overall)
We then listened to the heartbeat, lil one was flipping around but heartbeat is still strong and healthy. I got the question about if I wanted to do a blood test to see if our bean has any abnormalities such as down's syndrome, spina bifida, etc. I decided not to do it, because not only would it not matter I wouldn't end this pregnancy either way, but I also dont like how many false positives it gives- I need nothing else to freak out about.
My big u/s is in 3 weeks from yesterday! I hope lil one cooperates!!
Not much going on pregnancy wise- still no movement yet (or at least that I know of). I feel like I have popped this week, but then again I am nost sure. I feel like my belly is poking out more then it did last week. YAY!!!
We are going out of town for the weekend. I am not really looking forward to it- we are going to a wedding for my dh's cousin. I have never met this guy, but I will know a large amount of family members there. I am flying up with Clyde's mom and brother- we are meeting Clyde in Michigan, and then heading to his dad's house for the weekend! YAY I get to sleep on an air mattress. Can you tell I am not excited about that. Hopefully I will be able to get some sleep.
I will be back on Sunday- hopefully by then I will have something more to report.
Well we are back from our trip. It was ok- we arrived in Michigan an hour late (our flight was delayed) so by the time we got to my FIL's house it was pretty late. Saturday we got up, ate breakfast, and drove 3 hours to the wedding. The wedding was nice, and for the first time I actually had a lady notice I was pregnant (she didn't even know me)! YAY, so I guess I am showing! We then drove back 3 hours back to FIL's house. Sunday we got up and drove to the airport. Long, busy weekend- but it was a nice wedding.
Yesterday Clyde and I went shopping, and I bought me some maternity blue jeans, shorts, and capris. I think I am good for now on pants, now I just need a belly so I can fit in all the handme down shirts I recieved. When we got home their was a package for us. We got some baby stuff from one of my aunts. That makes our count up to 2 rattles, 4 bibs, 4 dressing gowns, 1 footie pjs, and 2 recieving blankets. We are going to have so much stuff by the end of this especially since we haven't bought anything ourselves.
I weighed myself this morning and I am at 141 lbs- so it looks like I gained a lb last week- Total 8-9 lbs. Not too bad, everything I have read says you are suppose to gain 4 pounds the first trimester and then a pound a week for the second trimester. Since I am almost 18 weeks that would have me gaining 10 pounds by next week. Right on schedule! YAY!
Not much new here!! I think I may have felt the baby move yesterday but am not sure. I was sitting on the couch and all of a sudden I got these flutters in my lower abdomen. It lasted for a good couple of minutes. I have been feeling it off and on today- so I am starting to believe it is our little turkey!!
Other than that nothing to report. I took a belly shot this morning so I thought I would share it so you can see how much I have grown. Even though it is changing slowly- It is changing
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18wks6days, My Birthday!!
We just got back from a weekend trip to my mom's house. My SIL and neices were visiting from Texas so we went down for the weekend. We also celebrated mine and Sil's birthday. Janet bought down 2 boxes of maternity clothes, the swing, and a bassinet. I am so excited to have these here- It feels good to start our collection.
I also racked up with giftcards for my birthday. Mom gave me a giftcard to Motherhood Maternity, and Janet gave me one to Target! YAY I can go buy some plain tshirts to wear.
I weighed myself again this morning. I noticed that when I weigh myself on Monday's and Tuesday's- my weight is always lower on Tuesday. So I will probably continue to weigh on both days, but use Tuesday's as the total weight count.
Today's weight: 143 (gained 2 pounds last week, and 9-10 total)
Wow it has been almost a week since I wrote last. I have been extremely tired this week and a little nauseas. I think the baby is going through a growth spurt which is wearing me out. I also have an ear infection in both ears, which hurts like hell. I am going to go buy some ear drops tomorrow and see if that helps, if not I will have to talk to my doc.
This morning I think I felt a kick. I was laying in bed and felt these little taps in my lower right abdomen- I reached down and swear I could feel my belly move. It was amazing and for the first time I think I felt movement. I have felt some flutters/ popcorn popping movements before but always thought that it was my imagination- This was not my imagination. Now he/she just needs to continue to kick me..
I have weigh in day tomorrow and feel like I have blown up this week. I haven't eaten as much as normal but every 2 hours I get really queasy- if I eat something small then it goes away- so it looks like I am in that eating a lot phase. I actually wore maternity clothes yesterday and felt like I looked pregnant in them. A week ago the same clothes just looked funny on me- so I cant wait to see the difference in belly shots.
We went browsing at USABaby for furniture. They were having a one day only sale and so I dragged Clyde there. Even though we didn't buy anything we are starting to get an understanding of what the prices of different items are. After USABaby we went to Kmart, Target, and Once Upon a Baby. We like the pack n plays and strollers from Target, but are still looking at furniture. We plan on going to look at JCPennies, and Walmart before we make any final decisions. 2 DAYS TILL MY BIG U/S!! Please baby cooperate!!
Well I weighed myself this morning and it was at 144- so it looks like I gained only 1 lb this week (Woohoo!!) I figured it would be a lot more- I feel huge this week. Overall I have gained a total of 11 pounds not too bad for halfway there.
Not much going on here- will update tomorrow after my big u/s- OLV please!!
This is going to be a long post so bear with me. Yesterday was our big u/s!! We arrived 15 minutes early, which is what they ask you to do. 40 minutes later and a very full bladder we were finally called back to the exam room. The lady was very friendly and a talker, which was good because that is what we wanted. She warned me that for the first 20 minutes she does the measurement part of the u/s- which meant that I couldn't see the screen. I as always was very nervous so seeing Clyde's face light up when he saw the baby helped me relax during this part. Then she pointed out that the fluids, measurements, and heart look great. That was a huge release- I have been nervous about the heart since that is how my brother died.
Anyway she finally turned the screen so I could see it, and the fun part began. She pointed out all the main parts of the baby (skull, spine, legs, arms, heart, etc) It is amazing at how much is visible on the u/s machine. You could even see the bones in his little foot. So she shows us the baby and says well the legs have been bent and completely closed the entire time. Since my bladder was huge (you could see it on the u/s) she decided to let me go to the bathroom. She told me later that going to the bathroom will help because it gives the baby more room to stretch out.
So I get back on the table, and yep it worked. Our baby was so sprawled out, he reminded me of me!! We found out we were having a boy! We have about 4 money shots, little one was definitely not shy! She laughed because she said this is a definite boy! Anyway so we go back on Monday to talk w/ the doc about the u/s. I feel better about everything and believe this is going to be a healthy little boy. He is actually measuring 20w4d, instead of 20w1d like my due date says. So it looks like my due date may change to November 4 (my FIL's birthday)!!
I am going to attach some pics from our u/s. We got about 8 u/s pics, plus a cd of pics and a 2-3 minute video. I am so excited to see our bean on the tv.
This is the big money shot! He is definitely a boy!
And a profile shot- Isn't he cute?
Since I hit 20 weeks this week, I decided it is time for another belly shot. I have definitely popped these past 2 weeks.
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We love shredding this sweet and savory chicken to turn it into tacos, but it's also delicious as is with a side of grilled veggies. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 33.8g | Fat: 3.4g | Fiber: 3.5g | Protein: 27.5g | Calories: 264.8
Quick and nutritious, this zesty take on pasta salad is a family favorite. Garnish with fresh herbs and black olives. Submitted by RDEPASS Carbs: 45.6g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 7g | Protein: 14.2g | Calories: 267.8
This quick and healthy side dish takes just minutes to prepare! And as a bonus, it's an easy way to get the kids to eat their vegetables. Submitted by MATCM81 Carbs: 7.3g | Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 51.6
Use as a dip for veggies or a spread on pita and sandwiches. Submitted by COACH_NICOLE Carbs: 21.2g | Fat: 12.8g | Fiber: 4.5g | Protein: 5.8g | Calories: 215.9
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Submitted by BETHDL Carbs: 38.7g | Fat: 12.1g | Fiber: 3.7g | Protein: 21.4g | Calories: 369.9
A sure family favorite! Make it the night before and pop into the oven when you wake up. Carbs: 21.2g | Fat: 12.4g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 27.7g | Calories: 308.3
Ready in just 20 minutes. Carbs: 34.9g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 6g | Calories: 186.6
A tasty way to get your veggies during BBQ season Submitted by EMMAPALE Carbs: 6.8g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 1.4g | Calories: 77.7
Baked potatoes stuffed with seasoned cottage cheese are a lavish low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-sodium treat. Carbs: 60.4g | Fat: 1.4g | Fiber: 8.9g | Protein: 13.7g | Calories: 305.5
I don't like fish much, but I love this baked tilapia recipe! I think the sauce can be used with other fish/seafood. Submitted by JENNAGUERRA Carbs: 1.8g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 26.1g | Calories: 175.2
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Very Tasty Submitted by KAIROSGRAMMY Carbs: 38.9g | Fat: 13.4g | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 18.2g | Calories: 347.8
These burgers are spiced to perfection. To make them even spicier, you could melt jalapeno soy cheese on each patty and serve topped with salsa. Carbs: 32.5g | Fat: 3.5g | Fiber: 6.8g | Protein: 8.1g | Calories: 189.5
Sauteing the rice and onion adds tons of flavor with very little fat. Carbs: 11.6g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 0.8g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 83.9
This healthy veggie frittata features all of our favorite spring goodies! Serve it with crusty bread and fresh fruit salad for a filling meal. Submitted by RICKIEBETH Carbs: 7.4g | Fat: 8.8g | Fiber: 1.9g | Protein: 10.6g | Calories: 146.2
Using low-fat milk instead of cream lowers the saturated fat content in this hearty summer soup. Carbs: 33.3g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 8.1g | Calories: 209.5
A hearty, homecooked meal that everyone will love! Serve with steamed broccoli and sweet corn for a complete vegetarian meal. Submitted by COACH_NICOLE Carbs: 44.9g | Fat: 4.4g | Fiber: 9.5g | Protein: 10.9g | Calories: 254.2
A sweet and crunchy taste for this terrific chicken dish. Submitted by HEATHER121 Carbs: 13g | Fat: 7.4g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 18.9g | Calories: 192.4
Ditch those packets from the supermarket, and whip up a batch of this simple, tasty taco seasoning! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 6.2g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 3.4g | Protein: 1.5g | Calories: 38.1
Low fat sloppy joes that don't skimp on flavor! Submitted by RHG2525 Carbs: 21.3g | Fat: 6.6g | Fiber: 5.2g | Protein: 16.3g | Calories: 191.4
Quick, easy and tasty turkey burgers with a kick. Submitted by JIMINNYC Carbs: 7.6g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 29.4g | Calories: 161.8


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Adrian Michalski was one of the best volleyball players in Voorheesville history, and now he's the coach.
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PUSH a Japanese stand-up doll over, and it bounces back up. It is a symbol of optimism: the Japanese government included three Okiagari-koboshi dolls in the welcome pack for the IMF-World Bank meetings this week in Toyko. The opening message from the IMF was much less positive. A rebound in the global economy is looking less and less likely.
The first bit of gloom came when the IMF unveiled its new set of global forecasts. The world economy is weakening, and it is not just a euro-area problem. Emerging-market growth is slowing, too: the fund's 2012 growth estimates for India and Brazil were slashed by one percentage point or more. Both Brazil and South Korea cut interest rates this week.
Even so, emerging markets get a good bill of health overall. Growth rates are still higher than in advanced economies. And policy looks supportive, thanks to low interest rates and a gradual process of deficit reduction. Things look much gloomier in the rich world. Growth is more anaemic. To make things worse, policymakers are responding badly, particularly when it comes to fiscal matters.
Some prescriptions are obvious. The fund urges America and Japan, the largest and third-largest economies in the world, to end their budgetary politicking. But even if America's "fiscal cliff" is avoided, and Japan's budget deadlock broken, the IMF is also rethinking what constitutes good fiscal policy over the longer term.
According to Olivier Blanchard, the fund's top economist, the impact of fiscal consolidation is "large, negative, and significant". The size of this effect is bigger than the fund previously thought. "Fiscal multipliers"—the change in GDP growth that results from a change in the government's structural budget deficit—were thought until recently to be 0.5. New IMF research now suggests a multiplier effect of 0.9-1.7 is more likely. So deficit reduction of one percentage point could knock up to 1.7 percentage points off growth.
This is bad news for countries such as Britain, France and the Netherlands, which plan to front-load their consolidation efforts. Rapid deficit reduction in these countries means that hits to output are now expected to be bigger than before, and are going to materialise in a weaker-than-anticipated global economic environment.
The chink of light is that—unlike peripheral euro-zone members—these countries have room to manoeuvre. Borrowing costs remain historically low for most G7 countries; overall interest payments are lower than in 2008, even in countries where debt is higher. That suggests many could buy some time, reducing deficits more gradually so as to spread out the hit to growth.
The fund has thoughts on the substance of fiscal policy, as well as its timing. Shifting the balance towards increasing tax revenue, rather than cutting spending, would mean consolidation is less likely to increase inequality. Governments could use their spending power more cleverly, too. Evidence suggests that generous unemployment benefits tend to increase joblessness. A better approach would be to fund job-search programmes and switch towards in-work benefits, including subsidised child care. "Slower, fairer, smarter" might be one way of summing it all up.


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Earth is an environmental disaster area when humanity gains new hope: a star gate is discovered in the solar system, built by a long-gone alien race. Earth establishes extrasolar colonies and discovers alien races--including the warlike Fallers, the only spacefaring race besides humans. Mysterious, uncommunicative, and relentlessly bent on humanity's extinction, the Fallers have mastered the star gates, and are closing in on earth. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi Book Club: Probability Moon
An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels--it won the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula Awards. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called Rama, disappears. The astronauts given the task of exploring the hollow cylindrical ship are able to decipher some, but definitely not all, of the extraterrestrial vehicle's puzzles. From the ubiquitous trilateral symmetry of its structures to its cylindrical sea and machine-island, Rama's secrets are strange evidence of an advanced civilization. But who, and where, are the Ramans, and what do they want with humans? Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi Book Club: Rendezvous with Rama
Because of her girth, the 17-year-old Summer was passed over to replace her mother as the town prostitute. Equipped with a few supplies, a small dowry and a rather ugly ring left by her mysterious father, she sets out. But the ring is actually a bit of unicorn horn that warns her of danger and, most importantly, allows her to communicate with animals. In quick succession she picks up a ratty dog; a badly used horse; a starved turtle; a wounded pigeon; a man who lost both sight and memory after a bump on the head; and a rather curious little pig with tiny bat wings. The seven of them head south to look for the homes of horse, pigeon and man, during which Summer gains much self-confidence and loses much weight while the small pig/bat gets larger, wiser, more mysterious and more lovable. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi Book Club: Pigs Don't Fly
When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year a.d. 802,701, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment, and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man, he soon realizes that these beautiful people are simply remnants of a once-great culture-now weak and childishly afraid of the dark. They have every reason to be afraid: in deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race descended from humanity-the sinister Morlocks. And when the scientist's time machine vanishes, it becomes clear he must search these tunnels if he is ever to return to his own era. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi Book Club: The Time Machine
First published in 1970, this highly original cult classic tells the story of Simon Morley, a young Manhattan illustrator who is selected by a secret government agency--presumably to test Einstein's theory that the past actually co-exists with the present--and finds himself suddenly transported back to the New York of the 1880s. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi: Time and Again
In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve that star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his life. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi: Stardust
Generations in the future, when humanity has spread to other planets and Earth is ruled by Sanctity, a dour, coercive religion that looks to resurrection of the body by storing cell samples of its communicants, a plague is threatening to wipe out mankind. The only planet that seems to be spared is Grass, so-called because that is virtually all that grows there. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi: Grass
A hero without peer or scruples, Sam Gunn has a nose for trouble, money, and women -- though not necessarily in that order. A man with the ego (and stature) of a Napoleon, the business acumen of a P. T. Barnum, and the raging hormones of a teenage boy, Sam is the finest astronaut NASA ever trained -- and dumped. Read any five in this collection of fifty Sam Gunn stories. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi: The Sam Gunn Omnibus
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Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms. Read more about Bailey Cove Sci-Fi: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy


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Primary #1 - Pale Ale Primary #2 - Nut Brown Secondary #1 - Air Secondary #2 - AirBottled: Pumpkin AleKegged: #1 - Bourbon Vanilla Porter #2 - Red Rye #3 - Cider #4 - Empty.
Not a Seahawk's fan, but yes....what a finish. Two out of three for awesome games so far in the playoffs!! (This weekend)
Gotta think Pete Carroll wishes he didn't call a timeout................. Which means the tickets I have for Candlestick next Sunday are also.............................................. ........................
I come awake........with the gift for womankind. You're still asleep.......but the gift don't seem to mind. ~Ian Dury
As an Oregon fan and a Falcons fan, Pete Carroll effed up big!!!! He and Lane Kiffin can go get a beer and cry together.
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Fever dreams, memories, and moving pictures intertwine when a traveling bioscope show comes to the villages of Kerala. In his first feature, K.M. Madhusudhanan concocts a hallucinatory ode to the magic of early cinema and the power of superstition.
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Things God taught me about being different
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"I have often been treated as a 'special case,'" so as a child, "I assumed that was the truth. But while my appearance and lifestyle are certainly unique due to such a noticeable disability, I have not cornered the market on human imperfection. None of us is perfect. We all struggle. We all fail. My struggles and fears and failures don't set me apart from the rest of humanity – they are what unite me with it."


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12 He dreamed that he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven, with angels going up and coming down on it. | 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. |
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