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I work retail (Score:3, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @03:10PM (#42058611)
As one who works at a retail store I absolutely hate that this day even exists and ironically enough it exists the day after we give thanks for everything we already have.
What's the problem? Don't you receive an appropriate increase in your compensation due to the additional workload?
Of course not, he works in an american retail chain. We'll just let all the customers give him a tip. More customers means more tips, right?
most people in american retail chains are told they'll get fired if they get caught accepting tips
Re:I work retail (Score:5, Interesting)
I straightened one local store manager out about that. I tipped the bag boy and he jumped his ass about it. When I found out I jumped his ass. I told him it was between me and the kid and if I wanted to tip him it wasn't any of his business. If he didn't like it I'd be glad to go to another store and call his district manager and tell him that he was a fool who thought his stupid "please no tipping" was enforceable on his customers. He apologized and I continue to tip the baggers there.
Re:I work retail (Score:4, Informative)by BoogeyOfTheMan (1256002) on Friday November 23, 2012 @12:24AM (#42070957)
No, no we dont. As someone who spent almost every black friday since 2000 working retail, I will tell you that it really sucks. No additional pay. Its a mandatory work day. Since most places like to limit overtime, you get fewer hours for the rest of the week so you can be scheduled for 8-14hrs on black friday and not go over 40. (in most cases, there are exceptions of course).
The only good part is if you work somewhere that gives you a commission and you get stuck behind a register. My paycheck was usually doubled. The bad part is that most people are waiting for those sales, so the paycheck before and after that tend to be a little bit lower.
Although, on a masochistic side, it can be kind of a rush as long as nothing catastrophic happens.
I'm not in the US, you insensitive clod! (Score:3, Informative)by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @03:10PM (#42058617)
'nuff said
Re:I'm not in the US, you insensitive clod! (Score:5, Interesting)
Just you wait it will come there as well. Up here in Canada for the last couple years we have started to see Black Friday deals. Of course the reasoning I get is that shoppers in Canada go down to the states to get Black Friday deals so retailers up here were doing the same thing to drive up customers. Something that has been trending since the dollar became close to even across the boarder.
I hope you don't see it. It's like a disease every year it spreads further.
Up here in Canada for the last couple years we have started to see Black Friday deals.
Currency movements notwithstanding, in Canada, Boxing Day is still the big one for retailers.
Just you wait it will come there as well. Up here in Canada for the last couple years we have started to see Black Friday deals.
Up here? You are not one penny better than your southern neighbours. The rest of the world doesn't celebrate thanksgiving, so there is no black Friday here! We - down here in the Netherlands - have two free Christmas days however, so that does compensate a little. Our black Friday is a Saturday and we have two of them, the first is the last Saturday before Sinterklaas (who is not Santa), and the second the last Saturday before Christmas.
You can't have a black Friday without large chain stores that are willing to discount.
The Netherlands is a shopping wasteland with appalling customer service almost everywhere. I know, I lived there for years.
It's like a disease every year it spreads further.
I stopped in at a store this morning and saw a sign on the door saying the returns/warranty department would be closed all Black Friday because those people would be manning the extra cashes.
If it's that bad as far from the border as Edmonton is there's not much hope of it ever going away now.
White Friday (Score:4, Funny)by Roger W Moore (538166) on Saturday November 24, 2012 @01:18AM (#42079787) Journal
Up here in Canada for the last couple years we have started to see Black Friday deals.
True only this time of year it's a white friday, followed by a white saturday, white sunday etc.
We get retailers jumping on the bandwagon in the UK. Mostly online ones with a US base, of course. It amuses me that Steam is running an "Autumn Sale" right now.
by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 22, 2012 @06:24AM (#42064883)
Nor am I, but I am still going to trample kids and elderly
I'll be working... (Score:3, Funny)by khr (708262) <firstname.lastname@example.com> on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @03:13PM (#42058661) Homepage
But I'm sending my wife out shopping on 5th Avenue in Manhattan...
Brilliant! I've heard of all kinds of schemes to avoid a divorce; murder, suicide, both.. but this one takes the cake.
Re:I'll be working... (Score:4, Informative)How about taking her on a nice vacation to Cabo? [cabosanlucasbeaches.com]
I am not from the US, so :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping) [wikipedia.org]
apparantly, this is some sort of feast to appease the god of materialism.
Basically, yeah. Wal*Mart, in a fit of holiday spirit, decided to start it Thursday evening this year, during the one fucking day per year that people working shit jobs in retail used to get to spend with their families.
I make my best effort not to leave the house.
I know of no one in retail who works 364 days a year.
I prefer this one : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(1869) [wikipedia.org] Now for how to commemorate this
Wow, gold overvalued, unpossible, how could this ever happen?
Whether the current bubble bursts on a friday again is still open, but the fallout may cover one.
Then again looking at the following:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_gold [wikipedia.org]
one might wonder whether it is that big a bubble.
The Canadian (or UK) equivalent is Boxing Day [wikipedia.org].
Black Friday is also gradually invading Canada, at least where I am, though it may have something to do with the border being less than 2 hours from where I sit.
Boxing Day in the UK is being made into Black Friday, but it actually wasn't at least a decade ago. I tried to shop on Dec 26th in two large English cities on 2001 and 2002. Only Mickey D's was open in both. Now, there's more and more pressure from some nebulous force to open up shops, and even the media are briefed and run pieces on 'Boxing Day sales', when in fact, most start on Dec 27th (not a holiday).
This black friday [wikipedia.org] nearly wiped out an entire city. It narrowly missed several oil refineries. If the tank farms caught fire it would have been devastating.
"this is some sort of feast to appease the god of materialism."
Just like Christmas, sans the evergreen phallic symbol.
I already thought it was a bit funny to talk about the day before Black Saturday, seeing it is still so long away:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Saturday_(France) [wikipedia.org]
That's about a close to accurate as you can get with it. Being in the US myself, I find this sort of thing appalling. I've had to listen to co-worked talked for the past few days about how they are going to plan their routes to get all the deals. I've heard some talk about leaving at midnight so they can be at a particular store when they open and some absurd hour just so they can spend money. I, for one, do most of my shopping early. I only need to find a few small gifts for some people now, and I'll l
It seems a lot of retailers here are having their own Black Friday specials. Although they're doing it for a different reason: they're trying to keep people in the country instead of going across the border to shop. I know in downtown Vancouver they're advertising a weekend sale starting Friday (it's not limited to one day.)
Still not participating in it, though. I've already done my limited Xmas shopping.
Been hearing those ads in the car for the past week or so.
Planning on buying a house with better transportation options, so not spending any money right now. (Two hour commutes suck.)
Re:Canadians have it now too (Score:4, Funny)
"Two hour commutes suck."
I used to think that. After I had kids it was called 'me time'~
The subject says it all. It's really sad that so much "cultural imperialism" consists of exporting the worst aspects of a culture.
There are US soldiers forcing you to shop at bayonet point?
Fortunately, I don't belong to the "Wait girl! Are those shoes on SALE?" category. I buy stuff when I need it and don't risk being crushed by crazy shopper mobs or yelling at the monitor because the overloaded online store webpage doesn't refresh fast enough. Have friends who participated to both occurrences and man, it ain't funny. Not to mention incorrect marketing practices, for example raise the price by 25% a week before and then write "30% OFF" during Black Friday (or sometimes only "20% OFF" for extra trolling).
Yes, I'm not from the US but this psychosis caught wings here in Romania as well. And it works; last year, one of our major online IT retailers sold practically EVERYTHING they had, all stock, from voltage converters to 100K USD plasma screens. All was gone in a matter of hours. I know because I incidentally tried to buy a PC component later on that Friday last year and there was nothing in stock. Then I realized why.
Honestly, I think those shoppers are a bit crazy.
Fortunately, I don't belong to the "Wait girl! Are those shoes on SALE?" category. I buy stuff when I need it
You're silly. Buy stuff you need, don't buy it WHEN you need it. Check out Lands' End, business casual outfitters, nice stuff, good quality and I like the visual style better than Polo or Doc Martin. Which is good for me, because Lands' End frequently has stupid sales like $40 off orders over $100 with free shipping, or straight 30% off, or whatnot. So you know what I do? I check the site sometimes. I check overstock (now "Sale") to see if they're getting rid of stuff I want in my size. Sometimes, w
Re:I don't (Score:4, Insightful)
You're silly. Buy stuff you need, don't buy it WHEN you need it.
Read this again.
"Buy stuff you need" - clearly implied I do need it, and clearly I'm going to buy it when I need it, because the need is present.
To be more clear: If I need something, I'll buy it then, rather than wait for whatever time comes when it's 20% off or whatever. As far as clothing goes, I only buy it from overstock stores we have here, where everything is on sale anyway, with as much as 80% off. I need a pair of jeans? I go to those cheap stores and just get it.
Also, you clearly missed my country of origin. It is NOT the US. And Lands' End, for example, charges to ship overseas add at least 10% cost (for above 4500 USD orders!), which makes it "unfeasible" for me. Prices here are already way lower than what I see there anyway. So thanks for the detailed, yet useless answer. Keep trying though
I think GP meant: buy stuff when it is cheap as soon as you are convinced you WILL need it. In context: if you see shoes that you like and that are cheap. You do not need shoes, but at some point, probably in the next 6 month, you will. If the shoes is half price today, you'd better buy it now, despite you do not need it yet.
Oh, to that I agree. Planning in advance makes sense. However, buying during FIXED dates is not my thing.
Not exactly trample kids but a knee to the face (Score:2, Interesting)While I avoid shopping like the plague and when I do go it becomes an exercise in efficiency I suggest that you keep your children under control. I really hate people's feral children that run free through stores and the parents who think their precious little snowflakes can do no wrong. When I hear one coming around an end cap I lift the legs up a bit more so that they go plowing into my knee as they come around the corner. Hell my oldest did that a few times and got plowed over by other people's cart when
Re:Not exactly trample kids but a knee to the face (Score:5, Insightful)
Yeah I don't shop like the plague either. the plague isn't choosy and thrives on ignorance.
Setting traps for children, what an ass.
I don't really, but... (Score:4, Funny)
I do kinda like going to Target Friday evening. It looks like it's been through a war. Everything's picked over, there's stuff all over the floors, the employees look like they've been ducking live ammunition all day... it's great.
I should mention I usually go to Target on Friday evenings.
by 93 Escort Wagon (326346) on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @04:08PM (#42059359)
With the exception of grocery shopping, I do pretty much all of my shopping online. Christmas shopping is a lot more fun now that I don't have to fight the crowds! And I can easily get the nieces and nephews exactly what they want.
Oh, excepting car shopping as well... that's done in person, but it only happens once a decade or thereabouts (I really do still have - and use - a 93 Escort Wagon!).
No arrow to the knee choice???
By participating in Buy Nothing Day.... (Score:5, Interesting)by Ellis D. Tripp (755736) on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @04:29PM (#42059561) Homepage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day [wikipedia.org]
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd [adbusters.org]
Very accurate -- "
Unless you specifically oppose Black Friday, this is one of the most pointless movements ever.
Unless you specifically oppose Black Friday, this is one of the most pointless movements ever.
I specifically oppose Black Friday. Encouraging a mob to be present at one location, fighting for limited quantities of a product, is simply irresponsible. People get trampled every year, and then you get the nuts [cbsnews.com] who will pepper spray or even shoot their competitors.
I don't think it should be illegal or anything, but I do my part by not participating in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day [wikipedia.org]
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd [adbusters.org]
Good links.
I'm a guy. (Score:5, Funny)Christmas shopping is performed on Dec. 24th, after dinner.
Christmas shopping is performed on Dec. 24th, after dinner.
No, it is done on December 24 before dinner. Costco closes at 5pm on the 24th.
Christmas shopping is performed on Dec. 24th, after dinner.
I hereby revoke your guy card. All guys know that Christmas shopping is done on the 26th, after spending the night locked out of the house, with things found at the local convenience store.
Daughter off to Uni next year, so I'm after a snappy laptop. Store has one, which will hopefully be 15% off tomorrow (it's Thursday here).
And expect to drop about half the amount I spend on the laptop for first-born on dental work this afternoon - unfortunately not at 15% off...
I chose "I'm employed at a store, please don't yell at me", although I don't work at a retail store.
I run a coupon site for hosting and domain names, and Black Friday / Cyber Monday are very busy days for me. I'll be pretty much working those 2 days around the clock updating coupons and sales deals.
Last year I snuck out for a couple hours to Best Buy and got a great deal on a TV, but we don't need anything this year so I'll be doing my own shopping online.
Like every Friday (Score:4, Informative)
I go to the pub.
by Translation Error (1176675) on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @06:25PM (#42060811)trample children and the elderly!
And then maybe go shopping.
Christmas gifts are for children.
If I want something, I'll buy it. If I don't own something, that means I don't want it.
Holidays are for visiting friends and family, getting together and having fun.
Giving other adults gifts? Fuhgeddaboudit. Buy your own damn junk - then you get exactly what you want - and undoubtedly spend less money.
No more "I don't know what Uncle Fred would like. What do you think?" Bah!
Re:Gifts? No. (Score:5, Insightful)
Becasue all gifts are just things you buy.
Seriously dude, you might want to think again.
I have a one of a kind glass ornament, hand made and its beautiful.
It was s great gift.
My kids make my things. one year my someone made me a little minecraft game where I though levers in a sequence and then a huge explosion happen revealing the words 'Happy Birthday, Dad" underneath it.
Good luck buying that.
One year, a friend gave me a hand made and painted papper lanterns from overseas. It's really cool and nice. I never would have bought that for myself.
I don't give, 'junk'.
I don't give, 'junk'.
Amen to that. If I don't know someone well enough to know that they would enjoy a particular something and wouldn't get it for themselves, I'd rather not give them anything.
Gifts shouldn't be about a tit-for-tat exchange; they should really be about "hey, you're my friend, and it will bring me joy to see your life improve because you have this".
Instead of limiting gift giving to one or two fixed days per year, I prefer to implement what I call "No Reason Whatsoever Day". That can happen any day of the year. You come into possession of something that someone you know may like and you may not need, you hand it over to them for no reason whatsoever.
Got someone dear to you in your thoughts? Treat them to a nice surprise lunch for no reason whatsoever.
Know someone who is overwhelmed with life and feels like they are being pulled in 20 directions at
OK, I may have seemed a bit strong on my Scroogeness. When you have children, giving them gifts and, yes, receiving handmade gifts from them is wonderful. I never said it wasn't (if you read what I wrote).
But I stand by my contention that adults giving gifts to other adults is, for the most part, just wrong.
When you are close to another adult and wish to give them something special, that's great but, in my opinion, that's what birthdays are for -- a time for a special gift to someone special. (Althoug
I fully agree. If I want something I buy it. I do buy my wife jewelry and perfume and such but it's because I want her to have it not because she buys me something. I tell everyone every Christmas not to buy me a gift. I give my Grandchildren gifts and I invite family over to eat and to me that's more fun than getting junk from people.
Giving other adults gifts? Fuhgeddaboudit. Buy your own damn junk - then you get exactly what you want - and undoubtedly spend less money.
The best thing is when someone else gets you a present you needed but hadn't realized you needed, or when you managed to do the same in reverse for someone. Yes, it takes thought and really knowing what someone wants and needs, and no, it doesn't have to cost a lot; it's the fact that you appreciate someone enough to think that much about them that really counts.
I'm about to buy a house, and there are a few things I actually need. Laundry appliances, a refrigerator, a step ladder, maybe a space heater.
If the prices are right -- that is, if the items are actually on sale -- I'll make a few highly selective forays.
I have no need or desire to compete for limited-quantity "doorbuster" items.
I've worked more than a few holiday seasons in retail; now that I no longer have to, I'm not going into a store until January.
I've got to work for 6 hours on Friday.
Then we've got the family tradition of Turkey-day leftovers on Friday with all the friends who come back to town but ate with their own families on Thursday: my sister and her friends are back from college, my brother's back from work with girlfriend in tow; so we have a motley cru(mlaut)e of kids and adults gathering Friday evening followed by going off to the beach or the movie theater in the evening/night. It's effectively giving Thanks for the left-over
I can't be the only one headed to the gun range. It's always crowded this time of year.
WTF is Black Friday. If it's anything like Black Monday I'm glad not to participate
It's a little like soylent green Tuesday, only more horrifying.
by CohibaVancouver (864662) on Thursday November 22, 2012 @12:54PM (#42066757)We queue up in the cold on BOXING DAY you insensitive clod!
to buy cheap crap from China? From my perspective, the real big ticket items (cars, houses) don't have black friday sales.
It's supposed to be between 60 and 70 degrees tomorrow, and the dropzone's open! Fuck hordes of shoppers, traffic and long lines! I'll be jumping out of airplanes all day!
Except for food and clothing - who wants to pay 7% extra
Also I will be working tonight - its just an ordinary 2nd thursday of the fortnight for me.
I don't drive
and its now winter - Looks like black friday will be white friday and wind chill of 0F right now
I will gladly spend a little bit more to not have to put up with the stress and hostility.
I was listening to the police scanner earlier tonight, and a good 25% of the calls were to various Best Buys and other stores. People threatening each other with knives. Disturbing the peace. Drunk in public. All to "save" a few hundred dollars.
Maybe I am jaded, but I want to shake some sense into those people. If a few hundred dollars is going to push people to those extremes, they probably cannot really afford whatev
My wife and her best friend see Black Friday as a sporting event. They make tshirts, go out, shop like crazy, drink lots of coffee, and have a good time (while getting almost all our Christmas shopping done). She enjoys it, and I get to sit at home and do whatever I want. I avoid going out completely, because people are insane and it makes me want to shoot them. I imagine a lot of people on here have similar situations.
Watch the news and laugh at the stampedes.
If I wanted something, I'd already have it. I don't go to feeding frenzies to compete with humanity just to save a few bucks. My time is worth more to me.
I also really dislike crowds and queues etc. I can control it (I'm not going to flip out) but I do get angry and something like (but not the same as) claustrophobic when in crowds.
by assertation (1255714) on Saturday November 24, 2012 @10:06AM (#42081319)
Walmart is one of the most financially successful companies in the world. Yet, Walmart pays its employees so little that many Walmart employees need government assistance for basic necessities ( health care, food stamps, etc ). In other words, the private profits of Walmart are being subsidized by the public funds from American taxpayers.
Op-ed: Consider retail workersâ(TM) pay on Black Friday
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2019735257_leeannhallwillpittzopedxml.html [seattletimes.com]
On top of all of this many stores are now forcing employees to work on Thanksgiving, the only day they can be with their famlies.
Americans, please don't shop on Thanksgiving or Black Friday.


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"Dr. Whitehurst's accomplishments bring honor to our campus, but more importantly, he guides our students to earn a path of distinction for themselves. We have so many Environmental Science graduates working in area agencies, especially in the area of water quality. They have all been impacted by Dr. Whitehurst's attention to academic success," said, Dr. Cleve H. Cox, PCC's president.
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Next I approached Mademoiselle on the souks and bazaars idea. They were thrilled! A book contract followed from Grosset. I'd earned my street creds and this time I got comped by all the tourist offices to do guest travelwriting in their countries - all expenses paid. I got comped in Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Isreal. In Iran I joined a group of travel agents to eat my fill of pistachios and caviar. Pas mal. No "research assistant" for this project, so I used my imagination to come up with stories on the souks of
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I'm new to this place…so tell me if this doesnt belong here. I am experiencing an outbreak of the use of "pneumonic" where one would expect to find "mnemonic". This has spread , over the last year, through a large UK organisation, and is now cropping up throughout the community. I think the outbreak can be traced to a new recruit to a small group of national trainers. On gently interrogating some new converts, I discover that they do not believe the word has anything to do with lungs, but that it is something "new" (...modern and dynamic like..erm "new deal" "new labour" "new right" ???). No one was quite clear what a "monic" is but one thought it might be to do with "name" (on the grounds that it might be associated with "monicker").
It may be, of course, that I have not really witnessed the birth of a star. perhaps this has just been lying dormant in some dark corner for years, awaiting its chance.
"Pneumonic device" gets quite a few Google hits, and I have definitely heard people pronounce "mnemonic" with the first syllable sounding like "new" =)
I just heard "newmonic device" this morning. We've had "pneumonic device" submitted multiple times, and people have noted the more eggcornical "new-" variant—as buzhwa does above—but no one has made it searchable by spelling out "newmonic" or has provided any documentation. It makes good sense to me – you use a "newmonic" to remember new words, as the last entry below may imply. A number of the online hits were people making fun of others who use the reanalysis, but the "newmonic" spelling isn't really all that common; most of the users appear to be schoolkids. Examples:
As for methods for memorization, a helpful one for me was a newmonic device. Make a word stand for something you need to memorize. "Never eat shredded wheat" Done clock-wise stands for "North East South West" on a compass.
5. Newmonic devise for remembering Hamiltons plan
a. Pease- protective (Tariff)
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c. Bad mouth – bank (of U.S.)
d. Every – excise (tax on Whiskey
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awsome teach. very funny. he makes geo seem easy and he comes up with cool ways to remember things like a newmonic.
this is a mnemonic device, which i could never remember how to pronounce till my daughter said, "mom, it's not an oldmonic, it's a newmonic."
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2011 goes out with the sodden plop of low-hanging fruit.
Careful about those memes. You could catch a newmonic plague.
he needed a heart transplant, he had fluid in his lungs, and also had newmonia. You said to my daughter just tell the lord what you need. he hears your prayer. as you prayed three hours later at 1:00 am we got a call from Wesleys mother. she was histiracle. She said my baby is healed. She said quote. The Doctors can't believe what had happened. Wesleys heart is fine. no fluid in his lungs and no more Newmonia.
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What is a Camshaft Position Sensor and where is it Located?
Your vehicle's camshaft position sensor, commonly abbreviated and referred to as a cam (position) sensor, cam angle sensor (CAS) and sometimes even CMP sensor, is a key component to your engine's ignition timing system. It is typically used on vehicles equipped with direct ignition (distributorless). The camshaft position sensor is connected to the camshaft. As the camshaft rotates, the magnetic element inside of it rotates and creates a series of electrical pulses. The camshaft sensor detects these and gives a signal to the vehicle's Electronic Control Module or computer to let it know the position of the engine's camshaft. Most cam sensors are hall effect or optical sensors, though some earlier versions were mechanical, driven by a gear similar to a distributor
The camshaft (or camshafts, depending on your engine's design) rotates to open and close the intake and exhaust valves in order to bring in the air/fuel mixture to the piston located within each engine cylinder in order for them to fire. Information about which valves are open (i.e. the postion of the camshaft and which piston/cylinder is being used) helps the computer activate the fuel injectors and spark plugs at the right time. This ensures the engine is running in the correct firing order and with good timing.
Some engines may have two or more camshaft position sensors, one for each camshaft. Others may use only one sensor regardless of the number of camshafts. The camshaft sensor is usually located at either end of the engine cylinder head.
How do I Know if my Cam Sensor Needs to be Replaced?
Since the cam position sensor's role is to supply information for the engine's timing and firing systems, failure of the sensor can lead to problems with these systems. Without knowing which valves are open or exactly when they are opening and closing, the computer cannot operate the fuel injectors and spark plugs at the right time. This can lead to all kinds of engine trouble.
For example, the engine may misfire, sputter, or run roughly. It may also struggle to accelerate or stall during acceleration. The engine may also take longer to start, especially under cold conditions. In the worst case scenario, the computer may not activate the fuel injectors at all and the car simply will not start. If the problem reaches that point, a replacement camshaft sensor will be strictly necessary.
Before it gets to that point, though, your check engine light will likely come on. For camshaft sensor problems, a diagnostic scan tool will show codes between P0340 and P0349, shown below.
OBDII Check Engine Codes related to Camshaft Position Sensors
P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction
P0341 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Range/Performance
P0342 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Low Input
P0343 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit High Input
P0344 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Intermittent
P0345 Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction (Bank 2)
P0346 Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance (Bank 2)
P0347 Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Low Input (Bank 2)
P0348 Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit High Input (Bank 2)
P0349 Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent (Bank 2)
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The difficulty of replacing a CMP sensor will vary with the design of your engine and the location of the sensor. Removing and installing the sensor itself will not prove too difficult. You may have to remove other parts, such as air intake components or the timing cover, to access the sensor. This, of course, makes the job more labor intensive.
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The RL-10 was the world's first operational liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen high energy rocket engine and was restartable in space. Two RL-10 engines, each producing 15,000 pounds of thrust made up the Centaur upper stage used with the Atlas and Titan launch vehicles. A cluster of six RL-10 engines also powered the second stage of the Saturn 1 vehicle.
The first successful flight of the Atlas-Centaur took place on October 26, 1966, and was the first time the RL-10 made a full-thrust re-start in space. The Titan-Centaur made its first successful flight on December 10, 1974, and placed the Helios solar probe into an accurate solar orbit. The first Saturn 1 launch with RL-10s took place on January 29, 1964 and lifted a test payload into space, then on February 16, 1965 placed a Pegasus satellite into orbit.
The NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center transferred this RL-10 to the Smithsonian Institution in 1975.
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Thyroid Eye Disease Glossary
This following is general information about Thyroid Eye Disease terms.
CAT Scan
Also known as a CT scan, this kind of imaging is similar to an X-ray, but produces three-dimensional information about the eye socket and surrounding structures.
Transparent tissue that forms the front part of the eyeball and covers the iris and pupil, providing most of the eye's optical power. Eye dryness generally affects the cornea.
A physician who specializes in the study and treatment of hormonal conditions, including thyroid disease.
A normal level of thyroid hormone.
Protrusion ("bulging") of the eye, also known as proptosis.
Extraocular muscle
One of six muscles originating within the eye socket that move each eye. If enlarged due to Thyroid Eye Disease, these muscles may function abnormally, causing double vision.
Eyelid retraction
Abnormally high position of the eyelid, causing the white of the eye (sclera) to become visible, producing a wide-eyed "stare"or look of "surprise."
A chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that functions as a messenger that affect cells in other parts of the body. Thyroid hormones are among many types of hormones in the body.
An abnormally low thyroid hormone level.
Typically blue, brown or green, the part of the eye responsible for "eye color".
MRI scan
This kind of imaging produces three-dimensional information. It differs from a CT scan, and your doctor may choose to order one or the other.
Ophthalmic plastic surgeon
An ophthalmologist who specializes in surgery of the eyelids and eye socket.
A physician who specializes in the medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and disorders.
Optic nerve
The nerve that travels through the eye socket transmitting all vision information from the eye to the brain. The optic nerve can be affected by Thyroid Eye Disease.
The eye socket. Composed of the portion of the skull that holds the eye, the orbit houses the eyeball and the muscles that move the eye, fat, blood vessels, and nerves.
A physician who specializes in medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders, particularly diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, and throat.
Protrusion ("bulging") of the eye, also known as exophthalmos.
The black, circular opening in the center of the iris. Its size determines the amount of light that enters the eye.
The outer, white layer of the eye that along with the cornea forms the external, protective coat of the eye.
Misalignment of the eye, which may may occur with Thyroid Eye Disease.
Thyroid gland
Located just below the "Adam's apple" in the neck, this endocrine gland produces hormones (chemicals) which control the metabolism rate.


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Prep boys basketball: Newport 66, Mount Vernon 55
Newport 66, Mount Vernon 55
BELLEVUE -- Newport came out and outscored Mount Vernon 24-13 in the first quarter of the two teams' Wesco-Kingco state regionals play in game leading the Knights to a 66-55 victory Tuesday night at Newport High School.
The loss ended Mount Vernon's season.
Miles Witt and Casey Leek had 13 points apiece for the Bulldogs, who used nine 3-pointers to hang with Newport for most of the game. But Newport had four scorers in double digits, including Will Ferris who scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Knights closed out the win. Miles Fowler scored 15 points, 11 of which came in Newport's big opening quarter.
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Mount Vernon 13 14 13 15 -- 55
Newport 24 10 14 18 -- 66
Mount Vernon--Robert Monroe 3, Melvin Walser 2, Ian Johnson 0, Miles Witt 13, Adrian Johnston 0, Kevin Hofstad 7, Seth Jensen 6, Andrew Roozen 8, Evan Repplier 3, Casey Leek 13. Newport--Jason Lock 11, James Ferris 0, Jake Higgins 0, Miles Fowler 15, Isaac Dotson 17, Will Ferris 19, Drew Sample 0, Calvin Throckmorton 2. 3-point goals--Monroe 1, Witt 3, Hoftstad 2, Jensen 2, Repplier 1, Lock 1, Fowler 1, W. Ferris 3. Records--Mount Vernon 16-9 overall. Newport 17-8.
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It's interesting to reflect on my tenure here.
George Little was here when I came on board. His presence was inspirational in terms of mission and integrity. George made us feel good about what we did. I admired and miss George. Sarah Muyskens was here in the beginning. Sarah made you feel like it all made sense and though perhaps your task seemed difficult, she knew you'd get it done, and you did. Buzz Hoehr was here in the beginning. His dedication to ECHO's mission and the Lake was and still is contagious.
George Little with Sequoia Young who sold paper she made to raise money for ECHO
A few years later, to impress upon our guests that our environmental impact wasn't just in the Basin, it was global, we began exhibiting exotic frogs. We discovered few institutions kept Surinam toads because they are a difficult species to keep in captivity. We researched and developed a successful husbandry protocol. We brought in a dart frog that carried chytrid fungus into the collection. We learned how to treat and we eradicated the fungus. We developed husbandry protocols for Mossy Frogs and propagated them before many AZA zoos or aquariums were able to do so.
Young Vietnamese Mossy Frog.
On the facilities side, we learned about the world of weather studios and chromakey walls. We buried a beluga skeleton. We made a café guests could think about. We installed Native American artifacts throughout the building. In the world of temporary exhibits, ECHO invariably wowed exhibit owners by consistently demonstrating that two people in Burlington, Vermont could do the work of four or six in half the time. Thank you, Ben.
In the maintenance world at ECHO, there were enumerable projects that lead to dead ends for either Ben or myself, yet when we put our heads together, we were able to resolve what we individually could not. It was an amazing symbiosis that I can only hope to again encounter where next I go.
At ECHO, we created an animal care program that was a resource for the state and many other museums and science centers in New England. It stemmed from a belief that the stewardship responsibility we have for the Basin is the same responsibility we have for the captive collection. We owed it to the animal ambassadors we took out of the wild, to our guests, our volunteers and our staff. Those animal care staff I leave behind and those that have come and gone have done outstanding work. I will never forget the image of Tessa and Brian laboring to dropper feed tenths of milliliters of antibiotics to 38 baby softshell turtles: that's dedication to animal care! Thank you Brian, Tessa, Q, Wyn, Stephanie, Rosie and Josh.
I will miss many of the animal ambassadors here at ECHO. When I first came on board, the fish collection lived in an 18' diameter pool in the Moran plant. The pool needed a partition and it had to be built in the pool. I was snorkeling in the pool, zip tying partitions together. I turned my head to the side to look around and found the muskie inches from my mask. He looked at me. I looked at him. Neither of us moved so I went back to zip tying and he went back to watching me work. He became one of my favorite animals that day.
I came here to share stewardship. The softshell turtle head start program was the pinnacle of stewardship for the animal care department. I enjoyed sharing the program with our guests in daily demos. I had fun looking for and finding a spark of appreciation for wildlife that some folks had never thought much about before.
I have learned a lot about myself during my time at ECHO. It has helped me grow in ways I wanted to grow and in ways I was not aware of but needed to grow. It has had other benefits as well. Many years ago, before we were even on the waterfront, a woman, well versed in herpetology, applied for an animal care job when we were looking to hire a fish person. Later, after someone else left, we interviewed that same woman again. We had a fish person, we needed a herper. We offered her the job. She turned it down. I kept in touch with her through a little unknown ECHO kayaking club that was composed of a few folks including this woman. A few years later, I married her. Thank you ECHO and thank you Erin for our past and our future.
An opportunity has come up at an institution I have admired since its inception in 1995. It is an opportunity to go back to working with animals I have loved working with at four different institutions. I have accepted an offer to fill the position of Director of Elephant Husbandry at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. I was not looking for jobs, content as I was at ECHO, but Erin, my wonderful wife, my better half, said they needed me there when they posted job openings for a Director of Elephant Husbandry and a Director of Facilities Maintenance. The sanctuary provides a home for fourteen elephants on 2700 acres. They manage elephants in the type of environment where elephants should be kept and they care for elephants the way elephants should be cared for in captivity.
I am not eager to leave ECHO. I have great memories here. I will miss all of the wonderful people who worked here in the past and who work here now. A special thanks to Phelan for putting faith in me and allowing me an incredible amount of freedom to do what I thought needed to be done to manage the collection and the building.
I leave behind a great group of people with a wealth of knowledge and expertise; a group that strives to constantly do better, better this wonderful place known as ECHO, better ECHO's efforts to better the Basin. Whoever comes on board as the new Director of Animal Care and Facilities will have a tremendous advantage by virtue of the incredibly proficient team they are inheriting.
On many occasions, on many evenings, at the end of the workday, I have been the last person to leave, and as I walked through the building in silence and solitude, I admired the building, the institution, it's mission, it's people, and the work and products those people created. I felt very fortunate, very proud to have been a part of it all. When I leave for the last time, the last night, it will be a very sad moment. My thanks to all the support I have always gotten from all the incredible staff at ECHO, from the dedicated and supportive board members, and my wife, Erin, for allowing me to dive into an aquatic life at ECHO and soon a mammoth life with pachyderms.


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Women's Volleyball Loses Lead; Fall to Erskine, 3-2
October 26, 2013
DUE WEST, S.C. - The Pfeiffer women's volleyball team (7-17, 4-8 CC) dropped the final two sets after taking a 2-1 lead, and fell to Erskine (8-13, 7-7) 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. Shelby Younger and Anna Vizvary led the Lady Falcon attack with 11 kills apiece, while Caitlin Bullock posted a game-high 21 kills for the Flying Fleet.
Pfeiffer had five players record eight or more kills on the afternoon, their most balanced attack of the season. Junior Kelly Lancellot and sophomore Brianna Jones had nine kills, while sophomore Kelsey Blauser finished with eight. Lancellot and Vizvary posted hitting percentages of .389 and .360 respectively. Setter Meghan Davis handed out 24 assists and Jones was one of four Lady Falcons to post double-digit digs, leading the team with 16. Blauser paced the defense with six total blocks and Lancellot added five as Pfeiffer had 19 total blocks in the contest, a season-high.
Pfeiffer got off to a great start in the first set, as Meghan Davis recorded back-to-back aces. Pfeiffer held a 24-19 lead before the Flying Fleet scored two straight. Jones ended any thoughts of a comeback with a monster kill to end set one, 25-21.
The Flying Fleet rebounded to take the second set, 25-19, but Davis started the third frame out with another ace. The Lady Falcons scored six of the first eight points in the set and pushed the lead to 14-9 before Erskine was forced to call a timeout. The lead was cut to 21-20 but Vizvary and Blauser wouldn't allow Pfeiffer to lose. Vizvary's kill pushed the advantage to 22-20 and then the duo combined for a block, getting the set to game point. It was Blauser who would end it with a kill to give Pfeiffer the 2-1 lead.
However, Erksine was resilient and took the final two sets by scores of 25-21 and 15-7. In the fifth, and final set, Erskine didn't have an error and recorded a .538 hitting percentage, as they saved their best performance for the decisive stanza.
For the match, Pfeiffer had a .147 hitting percentage and held a 67-59 lead in digs and 49-44 lead in assists. However, they couldn't overcome 29 attacking errors, as Erskine committed only 18. Davis and Lauren Carman finished with four aces each in the losing effort.
The match was the culmination of a long week for the Lady Falcons who played four matches in a five-day stretch, with the final two matches coming in a 17-hour span.
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- 5.4 Conservative Party
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- 5.6 Freedom Party
- 5.7 Free Energy Party
- 5.8 Grassroots Party
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- 5.10 Marijuana Party
- 5.11 Moderate Party
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- 5.13 Reform Party
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- 5.15 Socialist Party USA
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- 5.17 Tea Party
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- 5.19 U.S. Taxpayers Party
- 5.20 Working Families
- 5.21 Zapatista Party
- 6 State-specific parties
- 7 Write-in and unaffiliated candidates
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In all, 207 people ran for the 37 gubernatorial seats in play in 2010.
Only the two major parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, had a candidate on the ballot in all 37 gubernatorial elections.
The third party most successful in getting candidates on the ballots was the Libertarian Party, with nominees in 20 states. Behind thm, the Green Party was on the gubernatorial ballot with 14 nominees.
The American Constitution Party and the Socialist Workers Party each had four nominees.
After that, there were numerous minor parties, most of which are running a single candidate. Aside from the ACP, Green, Libertarian, and Socialist Workers, 21 third parties and minor parties had some presence on the 2010 gubernatorial ballots.
Five states had nominees running with a state-specific party: Alaska, Florida, Iowa, New York, and Vermont. Of these, Vermont actually had two different state-specific party, for a total of six candidates running on platforms highly specific to their state.
A grand total of 37 people were running as unaffiliated candidates; whether they were listed as "un-enrolled", "unaffiliated", "non-partisan", or "independent" candidates differs by state.
2010 also saw a bumper crop of write-in candidates, with 29 people across all states.
Most states had some participation from candidates outside the two major parties: only Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota had ballots without anyone other than the Democratic and Republican candidates. Interestingly, all four of these states were considered very safe elections for the GOP and easily returned Republicans to power.
Tennessee had the most candidates on the ballot at 13; 10 of them are running as Independents. After that, New York came in second with 12 lines on the gubernatorial ballot. However, because New York's fusion voting laws allow candidates to receive multiple endorsements and appear on the ballot next to each party they are campaigning for, there were actually only 10 candidates running. Colorado and Vermont tied with 10 candidates on the ballot.
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Freedom Party
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- Diana Newbery, Minnesota
- Dave Rosenfeld, Iowa
- Amanda Ulman, Texas
Tea Party
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Working Families
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- Dan Malloy, Connecticut (Malloy is Connecticut's Democratic nominee; the Working Families Party has endorsed him and, under the state's law, he is able to appear twice on the ballot, once on each party's line.)
- Kenneth D. Schaffer, New York
Zapatista Party
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Fire torched a line of parked cars, as well as a nearby building. Within the smoking mess, however, investigators honed in on discoloration on the doors of a charred shell that was once a 2010 Honda Accord. The fire didn't spread to this car; it had started inside it.
"The burn patterns are so obvious," said Allen Mayea, fire investigator with Pacific Rim Investigative Services Group.
Dotting on the exterior and the size of paint bubbles confirmed that the fire began near the driver's seat before moving through the engine. Soot covered the inside of shattered glass from the driver's side window. The scent of gasoline filled the cabin, and forensic tests later confirmed the liquid's presence throughout the interior. The fire didn't just start here, it had been intentionally set.
"The whole story's there," said Mayea, who is also a certified mechanic.
The burned vehicle now serves as a teaching aid in Pacific Rim's lot in Corona. There, firefighters, representatives from insurance companies and others recently brushed up on their fire investigation skills at a presentation through the California Conference of Arson Investigators.
Around the country, the National Fire Protection Association reported about 8 percent of vehicle fires from 2003 to 2007 as arson. In 2012, the Orange County Fire Authority responded to 291 accidental vehicle fires and 18 that were determined to be intentionally set.
Often, the motivation is insurance fraud, said Capt. Marc Stone of the Fire Authority.
"Fire investigators have found several occasions where a vehicle owner has had financial problems and decided to burn their own vehicle for the financial gain," Stone said.
Stone added that there's a misconception that it's a victimless crime. In fact, fraud leads to an increase in insurance costs for all customers, he said.
Those who burn their property seeking financial gain frequently don't have a criminal history. Insurance fraud and arson, however, are both felonies. Convicted arsonists must also register with the state for life.
"They are frequently average, otherwise law-abiding people who made a very bad decision," Stone said. "Unfortunately, that single bad decision can lead to severe consequences."
In recent years, some investigators have seen intentionally set fires on the rise as gas prices have gone up.
"Arson fires increase based on fuel economy and price of gasoline," Mayea said.
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The National Assembly for Wales set up the Inquiry following a report by a cross-party committee of Assembly Members. The inquiry was established under The Inquiries Act 2005.
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The Inquiries Act 2005 replaced over thirty different pieces of legislation regarding inquiries. This Inquiry was the first in the UK to be established wholly under the Act.
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You know it's true: Senior dogs are the best. As much as we can't resist puppies, there is something about an old pooch that really makes our hearts sing. In honor of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, we're counting down the top five reasons why old dogs rock.
1. What you see is what you get. Older dogs are open books—from the start, you'll know important things like their full-grown size, personality and grooming requirements.
2. Seniors are super-loving. Adopted dogs already in their golden years are devoted and grateful. They create an instant bond that cannot be topped!
3. They settle in quickly. Older dogs have been around the block and already learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack. They'll be part of the family in no time!
4. Seniors enjoy easy livin'. Couch potato, know thyself. Consider adopting a laid-back canine retiree rather than a high-energy young dog who needs constant monitoring.
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I adopted at 10 1/2 year old Chihuahua named Paco who came into the shelter I volunteer at as a euthanasia request. I am grateful to the shelter that they took a chance on him and he was available for adoption. He was the cutest thing and I soon fell in love. The shelter was kind enough to cat-test him for me and that was all I needed for him to move in with me and my feline family. I'm ever so grateful for Paco -- he's a small guy with a great big heart!
I rescued a 12.year old siberian husky. i nhad just put two dogs down two weeks before and had no intention of anyother one but my son wanted a shepard and when we went to pick him up there was this pretty husky in the corner. I called her and she came right over and that was that. She had a tumor on her stomach which I had removed and bad teeth which we had taken care of. She is now 15 and one of the sweetest dogs that ever owned me
While I was vol for our local shelter 4 yrs ago, I found my current squeeze, an 8? yr old spaniel-mix. EVERYONE, including me, says she is the sweetest dog they've ever met. She was & is exactly what she appeared to be at the time, a gentle soul who just wants to please.
I hadn't planned on getting another dog since I already had 3, but I received a Petfinder notice about an 8 year old Siberian Husky about 150 miles away from me. My son and I went to see her, and what greeted us was a small,skinny dog whose ear tips were falling off due to fly bites. She sat on my son's lap all the way home. It's been almost 3 years, and she has become the love of my life. She won't let me out of her sight and "talks" to me constantly. She has brought such love into this house. I would never hesitate to get an oldie but goodie again.
Years ago, I visited the dog kennel, hoping to find a pet for me. I had a disturbing past and wanted a dog to call mine, and to love. I stumbled upon a ugly dog, a skinny poodle who was only nine pounds. He was sickly. He had been nutured and the kennel let him sleep on the cold wet cement. It had been raining. I was appalled! They didn't bother to put anything for him to lay on, and he just had surgery. I was so angry with the place already. I stared at him and thought, he is so sickly he may be a fortune to get healthy. But something about his eyes said he needed me as much as I needed him. I brought him home, and made a appointment for him with the local vet. I found out he was 5 years old, and sure enough, it did cost me a good bit to get him back to good health. But....he turned out to be the best dog EVER. He ran around like a young dog, but when it came to night, he loved that bed, he also loved his naps. He went on vacations with me, to the beach, to cook outs, and every where I went. Once at a cookout, he grabbed a hamburger off the grill. He burned his moustage, but kept on eating that burger. We all laughted at him. He healed me emotionally while I healed him physically. I loved his soooo much. He was with me 12 years before he died. I grieved myself to death. It took me 2 years to overcome this death. I cried and cried. He was the best dog on earth and I will always adopt a dog from the kennel rather then get a puppy.
My mom adopted a senior dog from a rescue group. Sasha is the most loving, friendly, dog and fit into mom's home within one day. Her and her other dog abby bonded immediatley and have brought so much joy into my mothers life. No chasing after a puppy or trying to house break the dog. Sasha is a young 8 year old australian Shepard.
My little girl was 3 when I got her she is now 15, no teeth, half blind and deaf but she never feels to old to jump around when I have been gone to greet me and some times she forgets she is an old lady and trys to pull my shocks off
We found our beautiful little Sheltie wandering in a Target parking lot. After searching for over a month, his "owner" showed up and said they really liked him, but didn't want to pay for his vet bills. (He had an ear infection, his teeth were falling out, he had never been neutered.) During the month we had him, we had all these things taken care of.) Anyway . . .He is the most wonderful little Sheltie, sweet, loving, gentle - we call him a Barrister, because he seems so wise. He just turned 15, and he is such a love. An older dog is wonderful!!!
I have three senior dogs from a shelter. I was told my Sheltie (age 8 at time of adoption) was "unadoptable" due to a severe overweight condition and other medical issues. Well, 3 years later he's down to his normal weight and the medical issues are a thing of the past and he's going strong. I will always adopt senior dogs.
Brandy was 13 years old when she became part of our household. Her human family were getting divorced, and she was going to be "put to sleep." Make that "killed"--I hate the euphemism. She was old and crippled, but still spirited. As spirited as a golden retriever gets. I had her in my car, and we were on our way to the vet's office before her former human got to the end of the street. She began to get treatment for her terrible arthritis and her other less serious ailments. She got a warm comfortable bed inside the house instead of being relegated to an open garage with a thin rug. Although she howled when first left with me--she knew she was being abandoned by the person she had lived with all her life--she quickly became a member of the family, the matriarch in fact. She was the eldest of my four dogs, and they all showed her the respect due to an elder.
Brandy was only with us for a year, but I feel good thinking that her last year just may have been the best year of her life. She gave us so much, not least of which is the knowledge that adopting a senior dog brings wonderful rewards to the adopter.


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RYAN VREDE writes the Springboks' midfield pair of Frans Steyn and Jean de Villiers are far more creative than what they've shown and need to be encouraged to explore that dimension of their play.
I've lamented the Springboks' pack's impotency extensively, and, in a game of cause and effect, their struggles are at the root of the broader impotency of the backline.
Over the course of the last five Tests there have been encouraging periods where the heavies have dominated and the backline has buzzed, their early blitz against England at Ellis Park the prime example of this. However, they have lacked consistency and it has reflected in a string of unconvincing performances. Notable in that period has been the muted impact of their midfield pair.
The duo seldom see the ball when the Springboks are in their own territory, the directive being to punt and chase for fear of committing errors in their half and gifting the opposition points. This is understandable given the small margins in Test rugby among the elite sides. However, when further upfield, it is deeply frustrating to see Steyn being reduced largely to a battering ram, whose primary function is to generate go-forward at the gainline. He has had limited success in doing so and will struggle to impose himself in the manner the coaching staff hope against the organised and physical All Blacks and (to a lesser extent) Wallabies.
Steyn's creative ability is well known and was first exhibited as a young buck in the Springboks' midfield at the 2007 World Cup. His running lines were excellent and his distribution – short and long – was incisive and created opportunities for his outside backs. I'd like to see Steyn encouraged to rediscover this dimension of his play (in the right field positions) because he has the skills set to be more than he is being utilised as at present.
De Villiers has found adapting to the attacking demands of a Test outside centre difficult. His running lines and timing of those runs are fractionally off and in Test rugby those fractions are the difference between breaking the line and being stopped. He certainly possesses the attacking flair to be effective in the position, but I am concerned that age has depleted the turn of pace he used to have to get him through holes in the defensive line.
De Villiers, however, remains a fine player who I believe will settle into the position and be a competent option. Comparisons with Jaque Fourie are unfair and those who peddle those comparisons fail to appreciate that Fourie was among the best in the position in the game. De Villiers is unlikely to retain the captaincy or No 13 shirt if, as expected, Fourie returns to the Test fold in 2013. Until then, he must explore different dimensions – tackle offloads for example – of his attacking game within the framework of the game plan.
The Springboks' pack are central to their success and against the weakest Wallabies pack in recent years, they must create the platform for Steyn and De Villiers to be the game breakers they have the capacity to be.


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