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A winter storm that brought a mixture of rain and heavy snow to parts of Tennessee and New England this week is now predicted to cause dangerous travel conditions and disruptions throughout the East Coast.
The latest storm, which has already dumped nearly a foot of snow on East Coast residents, is on track to be the worst in years. The snow was expected to get heavier by afternoon and could complicate the evening rush hour, particularly in New England.
"We have two main pulses with this snowstorm," said expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. "The first pulse of locally heavy snow moved through the Philadelphia and New York City areas during the morning and midday hours. The second part of the storm,which may be more disruptive than the first, is expected to hit West Virginia."
The stormy weather led to airport delays and cancellations Wednesday. In Philadelphia, about 40 departing flights were canceled. Arriving flights are being delayed, with some for up to three hours.
There were also delays at Newark Liberty International Airport, and one hour delays on arrivals at LaGuardia Airport.
The National Weather Service said significant snowfall was forecast for the New York metropolitan area. Accumulations of up to 10 inches were forecast for the city, Rockland and Westchester counties and Long Island.
Philadelphia and New York City have declared a snow emergency.
Motorists will face difficult travel as the storm intensifies Wednesday evening. The storm is expected to pound the East Coast until Thursday morning.
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Sidney Crosby was at the Kentucky Derby this weekend. NBCSN on Twitter had a pic:
Crosby also appeared on NBC… as the wrong person.
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Los Angeles Kings rookie forward Jordan Nolan had an eventful first period in Game 4 vs. the St. Louis Blues — scoring his first Stanley Cup playoff goal and getting into a fight with Chris Stewart.
Thus, he earned his moment in the spotlight on the NBC intermission show … only he had to share it with a certain Pittsburgh Penguins captain.
Cue the N(othing) B(ut) C(rosby) jokes, everyone saying NBC is summarily obsessed with Sidney Crosby, even when he's not playing.
In fairness to the Peacock, Crosby and Nolan do resemble each other in the sense that they're both men.
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Kentucky returns starting forwards Darius Miller and Terrence Jones from last season's Final Four squad. They also return key reserve Doron Lamb. Eloy Vargas and Jon Hood provided spot minutes for the Wildcats at times and Stacey Poole should also provide additional depth on the wing this season.
But the Wildcat will bring in their third straight number one rated recruiting class which includes two potential starters in forwards Michael Gilchrist and Anthony Davis (not to mention another McDonald's All-American in Kyle Wiltjer). Freshman Marquis Teague is likely the starter at point guard as well.
Kentucky has one mid-season player becoming eligible in Twanny Beckham, a Louisville native. Beckham transferred from Mississippi State and will be eligible at the semester break. He will provide depth at point guard as well as on the wing.
Kentucky will also add Ryan Harrow, the former five-star point guard from Marietta, Georgia. Harrow played for North Carolina State last season and once Sydney Lowe was ousted as head coach, Harrow decided to make a change.
Next season Harrow will have to sit out, but he will have three more years of eligibility. The 6-foot, 160-pound point guard will push freshman Marquis Teague in practice next season before ultimately having a chance to take over as starter during the following year.
Harrow's presence will pay off in a big way for Teague, as he will challenge him on both ends of the court. Teague will face a prospect with similar speed and skill from day one. While that won't be out of the ordinary for a player like Teague, who has competed at a high level, he hasn't faced a player like Harrow (or Beckham for that matter) every day in practice during his career.
Another benefit is that Harrow is likely to look more to score than Teague. Harrow's presence on the court during practice will give the defense a different look to be prepared for. That will prove valuable as Kentucky will face several kinds of point guards during the season and this will help with the preparation.
Possibly the biggest benefit for the Wildcats would be if they lose Teague to the NBA after a single season, Harrow will be able to step in during the next season with college experience and experience under Calipari.
For a program with five starting point guards in the last five years, that's a very important asset. That's especially true if Kentucky has the kinds of losses on the roster that is expected after next season.
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COLUMBIA - South Carolina's public health department must administer a program that regulates the building or expansion of medical facilities even though its funding was vetoed by the governor, the state's highest court ruled Monday.
The ruling means that the Department of Health and Environmental Control will have to find another way to pay for the Certificate of Need program, which state law requires medical facilities to go through for approval to expand or build.
Last year, Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed the nearly $2 million needed to run it, saying the process would be best left to be sorted out in the free market.
When Haley vetoed the money for the Certificate of Need program, about three dozen projects worth about $100 million were under review, and they remain stalled.
State legislators ultimately sustained Haley's veto after Ways and Means Chairman Brian White took the floor and said the veto was just about the money, not whether the program should continue. Since that vote, some House Republicans have said they didn't intend to nix the program entirely.
Hospitals and an association that represents them sued, saying that state law still mandates the Certificate of Need review, and the high court heard arguments last month.
During the hearing, an attorney representing South Carolina's hospitals said DHEC should find other ways to fund the Certificate of Need program, even if that meant charging higher fees.
"That is a problem of their own making," said Mitch Brown, detailing his notion that DHEC could self-fund the program if it charged higher fees.
In their ruling, justices pointed out that the governor's line-item veto power affects only funding, not the existence of a program set out in state law - even if that is what she intended.
"The Governor's veto message leaves no doubt that she intended to use her line item veto power to abolish the entire CON (certificate of need) program," the court wrote. "However, the Governor is not empowered to exercise her veto pen in a manner that so broadly affects public policy and attempts to alter legislative intent by reaching back to repeal a permanent law."
Haley responded to the ruling through her spokesman, Doug Mayer: "The Certificate of Need program is outdated and bad public policy, which is why the governor vetoed it and the House voted to support her decision. Governor Haley is determined and will continue working with like-minded legislators to reform a clearly politically driven process that puts additional bureaucracy between South Carolinians and their health care decisions."
The court Monday did not directly address how DHEC should pay for the program but said the agency could use an emergency provision to make changes to its fee structure.
"While we hold that DHEC must fund the CON program, we decline to specify the manner in which DHEC must do so," the court wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Associate Justice Costa Pleicones wrote that he agreed with the majority in that the veto didn't dissolve the program entirely but disagreed that the program could be restarted without funding from the Legislature.
A spokeswoman for the South Carolina Hospital Association said the group is initially pleased by the ruling. She was not aware of any Charleston-area projects that were put on hold when the Certificate of Need program was suspended last year.
Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier contributed to this report.


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Live Blogging the Academy of Country Music Awards from Las Vegas
Welcome to Hitfix's live blog of the Academy of Country Music Awards, live from Las Vegas. We're sitting backstage with lots of other reporters, crammed into a room watching the show feed on two monitors and waiting for artists to come backstage. The blog will be a hybrid of watching the show and backstage comments as they happen.
8 p.m. Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood open the show with Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Traveling Band," and, as rumored, are joined by the song's author, John Fogerty. Both women instantly start trying to mimic Fogerty's strange inflection.
Reba McEntire is back to host for the 12th time and for good reason. She gets it. She is funny, fast on her feet and can get away by saying mean things with a smile that others couldn't do --such as a zinger about Kirstie Alley. The dress she wore on the red carpet was much prettier than the one she's wearing now.
8:10: Cher just came out to present. What? She says her bonafides are real: her mom played with Bob Wills and the first song she learned to sing was "Hey Good Lookin'," plus she's been talking to Merle Haggard about a duet. Now that we'd love to hear.
8:13: Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins are singing "Hillbilly Bone." I know it's a hit, but it's the kind of country song that 95% of the fans can't relate to. I am quite sure, as much as I love country, I do not have a "Hillbilly Bone" down deep inside. Okay, the ending was funny when Adkins said he couldn't believe they'd won the award, presented earlier, for best vocal event and Shelton looked at him and said, "What do you mean you can't believe we won?" Now so sure that was scripted.. or meant to be on camera.
8:27: Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins are now on stage, busting on the other nominees in their best vocal event, including Dave Matthews, who recorded a duet with Kenny Chesney. Chesney just performed "Ain't Back Yet," and his sound is so much clearer than everyone else's. How did he manage that. Shelton is now talking about "doing a lot of drinking" with his girlfriend Miranda Lambert, but how jazzed he is that Cher said his name when she introduced them. Watch out, Miranda...Blake just said this was the first time he'd been nominated for an award, and thanked Trace for helping make it happen. Trace just said, "You lose a lot more than you win."
8:32: Lady Antebellum wins song of the year, but I'm focused on Blake and Trace backstage. Oh my. Laura Bell Bundy, who's best known as a Broadway star is strutting her stuff with "Giddy On Up." It's horrible, which means it's headed to the top of the chart... Brad Paisley can barely manage a polite golf clap when they pan to him.
8:41: Toby Keith is playing "Cryin' for Me," the song he wrote about his friend, pro basketball player and jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale. He's joined by saxophonist Dave Koz, who was also very close to Tisdale. Full disclosure: I knew Wayman through Dave and he was one of the gentlest, sweetest men ever. Very worthy tribute. Plus they got in a plug for a cancer charity so hopefully this performance will raise some funds--if you buy the song on iTunes...goes to Stand Up For Cancer. Nice shot of Tisdale's family. Toby seems genuinely choked up. When we first talked to him after he wrote the song, he told us he had a tough time recording it, he was crying so hard.
8:52: Toby Keith is backstage talking about a cancer charity he started. Like Ronald McDonald's house, he's now building housing for families who have a member going through treatment, so they can be near their loved ones. he's talking about writing the song after Wayman passed, but he was too emotional to sing it at his funeral. "It was a month before I could sing it and get through it," he says. Wayman came with Toby to the awards last year and three weeks later he was dead. Toby is getting ready to go overseas to play for his troops, his 142nd show for them. Say what you will about Toby, he walks the walk when it comes to his support of the troops in the way that few artists do.
8:55 Lady Antebellum just won single record of the year for "Need You Now." They're having a good night.
9:00: LL Cool J introduced Taylor Swift. I'm pretty sure this is her first televised performance since the Grammy debacle. She's in a cage flying over the audience---shades of Garth Brooks flying over the audience during his televised Texas Stadium special, but he didn't use a cage... but Garth also didn't seemingly change outfits mid-air, as she just did. Swift is singing "Change." No horrible missteps. Her voice sounds stronger than it did that night. She still has trouble staying on key. We'll called it a qualified redemptive performance. She knows how to make each performance an event and for that, we salute her.
9:05 Julianne Hough on Taylor's performance: "Was that not so amazing?" What about just saying "Wasn't that amazing." Hough stumbles a few more times. There's a reason presenters are supposed to show up at rehearsal... She introduces the acts who are up for best new artist: Gloriana, Luke Bryan (who's singing "Do I," written by Charles and Dave from Lady Antebellum-- they are everywhere!--and Joey and Rory singing their hilarious romp, "Cheater Cheater." They're god-fearing Christians who talk about their faith a lot. You would not know it from listening to this song. Bryan is the winner, who thanks his brother, "up in heaven."
9:12: Lady Antebellum is performing "American Honey," the second single from "Need You Now." I saw Lady A at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles Thursday night--it was one of their few headlining dates off from the Tim McGraw tour. They are the real deal. I'm not crazy about this song or this performance though, it seems too slow.
9:22: Like Bryan is backstage. Good God, he lost both his brother AND sister. He's talking about how when something good happens, he and his family feel the closeness of his departed siblings. "We say, 'Life is good tonight, life is good tonight.'" Rascal Flatts are performing. They got tough news this week when their label, Disney's country imprint Lyric Street, was shut down. They'll shuttle to another Disney-owned label, but Disney doesn't have another label in Music City.
9:28: Miranda Lambert just won album of the year for "Revolution." The ACMs love Miranda. Her last album, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" won this award two years ago. She gives a very short speech in order to save some time for the album's producer, whom the show's producers promptly play off. That was uncomfortable to watch.
9:31: Jason Aldean is performing "Crazy Town." He helped lead a revolution in Nashville. He's signed to an independent label, Broken Bow. Only just a few years ago, the majors had such a stranglehold on the charts, it would have been tough for an indie label to have the resources to compete when it comes to radio promotion, but Aldean has scored four No. 1s.
9:38: Ten minutes after her best-album win, Miranda Lambert is performing one of the best songs from "Revolution": the gorgeous "The House that Built Me." Hard not to tear up every time i hear that one.
9:44: Montgomery Gentry is receiving the award for their humanitarian efforts. Troy Gentry is tearing up and Eddie Montgomery uses his speech as an opportunity to tell us this is the greatest country in the world.
9:54: Carrie Underwood is singing "Temporary Home" in a dress with a skirt so flaired--it's practically a hoop skirt-- that a family of four could live underneath it; but that's not the kind of temporary home she's singing about, we imagine. Vocally, she's delivering one of the best performances of the night. Man, she loves these weepers that pull at your heartstrings no matter how you try to resist.
10:00: Eddie Cibrian presents Top Vocal Group to Lady Antebellum. He is Le Ann Rimes' other half after their affair busted up his marriage last year. Someone in the press room started singing Miranda's "White Liar" when he came on. Nice. .Tim McGraw is now performing "Still." Clearly he and the ACMs made up after he walked out during rehearsal on last year's show and left producers with a hole to fill.
10:03: Word of Reba's cutting comment about Kirstie Alley's weight got back to Alley pretty quickly. She tweeted to Reba: "Wow... thought we girls would stick together... next time you need a fat joke about me, just ask. Mine are funny." We bet you within 24 hours, Reba tweets an apology to Kirstie.
10:12: Brad Paisley's new single, "Water," reminds us of Alabama's "Dixieland Delight." Are we crazy? Paisley does a backward plunge into a pool of water.
10:16: TMI: Matthew McConaughey reveals that he and his wife conceived their second child last year after the ACM awards, but says they probably won't get lucky tonight since two kids is enough. Top male vocalist winner Brad Paisley, still soaking wet from his pool dive, decides to do a stand-up routine. "Can I borrow your shirt? You're used to not wearing one," he asked Matthew. He then jokes about how his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley loved playing McConaughey's wife in 'We Are Marshall," but "She said I'm a better kisser. You had no kissing scenes, so I don't know how she knows that." Paisley is the first artist to thank Sony Music Nashville's head Joe Galante, who's a legend in Nashville, who stepped down as chairman last week sending shock waves through Music Row.
10:24: McEntire chokes up while introducing her friends, Brooks & Dunn, who are hanging up their spurs after 20 years following their "Last Rodeo" tour. The fans picked "My Maria" for B&D's last ACM performance--that is until they inevitably reunite. Although they haven't liked each other for 20 years, so I'm not so sure a reunion will ever come to pass. B&D's cover runs rings around the original version by B.W. Stevenson, primarily because Ronnie Dunn has such a great, great voice. If we could only do something about that hair.. People are actually singing along in the press room. Can't wait to hear his solo stuff and we won't have a long wait. Dunn drops his first single later this Spring.
10:30: Brooks & Dunn win top vocal duo, stealing it from Sugarland. B&D won this award an unprecedented 14 times in a row or something like that. Kix Brooks says "we're in therapy with Brett Favre on how to waffle on this." So not true... They're so ready to be done, you can tell.
10:38; The preternaturally tanned Montgomery Gentry arrive backstage as Reba started her performance. We can't hear her, but she looks lovely and we like that it's a tribute of some sort to Brooks & Dunn (or so we think... the sound is down). There's a strong charity component to the show tonight. That's nice. The duo is talking about how even before they made it big, they'd play money to raise music for families in their neighborhoods who needed help paying bills. They haven't stopped helping folks since. Montgomery Gentry fans: new single, "While You're Still Young," goes to radio on Monday with a new album coming out in September. Montgomery says the new material is "in your face."
Miranda Lambert just won top female vocalist and seems pretty shocked about it, as is Taylor Swift, who would appear to be going home empty handed tonight.
10:44: Lady Antebellum just came in the press room. When we wrote "Need You Now," I don't think we knew what we had on our hands," says Charles Kelley. "It wasn't until [producer] Paul Worley interpreted it. You never know where a song can take you...It almost didn't make the record." Lead singer Hilary Scott looks breathtakingly gorgeous in a magenta dress with her green eyes sparkling. "We want to be doing what Brooks & Dunn are doing, 20 years from now saying 'we need to take a break'," Charles says. Asked if it's shocking to hear "Need You Now" played alongside Lady GaGa on pop radio, he says, although Hilary notes they both write songs about phones.
10:51: Brooks & Dunn are backstage. Kix says the tribute that's taping tomorrow night honoring them is one of the most "humbling" things for them since they know how busy people are. (The tribute to Brooks & Dunn airs on CBS May 23). Ronnie says that a friend of his, a therapist, "Not that I need one," he hastens to add, has told him to feel his feelings. Don't just rush through this and remember the ride. He recounted opening for Reba in '92 when he and Brooks were still on the way up and marveling at her production, planes and limos, "and now we're friends with her. I played black jack with George Strait awhile ago." "And lost," added Brooks.
11:00: While Brooks & Dunn were backstage, it appears Carrie Underwood won entertainer of the year, marking her second year in a row and she is the only female to ever win it twice... that's a dubious honor to hold. This also means that Taylor Swift was shut out tonight. Entertainer of the year is voted on the fans, which makes Swift's loss in this category all the more surprising. At her show on Friday night in Los Angeles, she was still shilling for votes.
11:07: The show is over, closing with a performance by Darius Rucker, but backstage continues to hop as Miranda Lambert comes in. "Are you freaking kidding me," she says about winning top female vocalist, tearing up backstage, recalling the moment. 'I'd just watched Reba perform. She's everything we want to be in country music. I looked over at Carrie and she hugged me and said, 'Long time coming.'" As far as winning album of the year, she see leaned over to boyfriend Blake Shelton and said, "I really want this one" as the nominees were announced tonight. She's feeling the love of her peers. "I never cry, but I'm crying tonight. You cracked me, people." A little preview: she's performing "Hillbilly Deluxe" at the Brooks & Dunn tribute.
11:19: Brad Paisley set a record for fourth consecutive award for best male vocalist. he says tonight feels like a dream. "Before the show, they said, you're going to fall in. Don't bend your knees, you'll hit your head," of falling back into the pool. He notes this is a strong time for women in country music, "which is something I'm very happy about," noting how pleased he is that his buddy Carrie Underwood won entertainer of the year and that Taylor Swift took home the same award from the Country Music Assn. last fall. Paisley's tour this summer is a blockbuster with two stages of acts-- six artists every night--including Easton Corbin on the second stage, or as Paisley called him, "Aston Martin." "I really hope that people leave there feeling they got 10 times what they bargained for." Paisley is singing "Working on my Next Broken Heart" at the Brooks & Dunn tribute. He also expanded on his comments from the stage about departing exec Joe Galante: "I'm optimistic about the future, but I'll miss him. He's the greatest partner. He listens to my vision and he talks me out of stupid ideas." What more could you ask for.
11:32: Our last artist backstage: Carrie Underwood, who looks amazing. "I got to sing with John Fogerty. Oh my gosh," she says of the show opener. She doesn't want to reveal her Brooks & Dunn selection, but she says it came out when she was eight years old. "They've been part of raising me in country music. They're my neighbors. I see them all over Nashville. I'm sad they are leaving." Man, she's come far from a girl who just admitted, "When I was on 'American Idol,' I just hoped I'd get to stay on another week."


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With leaves swirling and dust flying, Linda Bush's leaf blower was whirling along C Street in Sacramento.
"There's a big change in the weather coming," Bush said Friday.
KCRA 3 weather forecaster Tamara Berg predicted that by the early part of next week, area temperatures will fall roughly 30 degrees.
Up to an inch of rain in the Valley and a foot or more of snow could fall in the Sierra by the later part of next week, Berg said.
For Bush, her concern is what this change in the weather will mean for leaves.
"It could be a mess," Bush said.
She added, the rain could bring down enough leaves to clog storm drains.
However, Sacramento city tree crews say this change in weather is likely still too early in the season to create too many issues with leaves.
"The trees are just now starting to change color. The big time for leaf drop is from Thanksgiving to Christmas," said Joe Benassini, head of the city's tree services.


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In the age of MP3 downloads and automated mixing equipment, few DJs remain that understand the art of electronic entertainment. A key figure in the German Housemovement in the early nineties, climbing to the top of the US Billboard charts by 2000, followed by a series of consistently strong releases, Pascal Dollé is a name that's here to stay.
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Congratulations to the two primary winners for our local 38th Assembly District seat. There's been mucho local commotion on the Republican side of the ballot this go-around.
Who got second place after the Democrat, Headington, all but certainly won first? (This may just be a first for the SCV.) Today, you get to read all about the intrigue and excitement — but not in this column. That would be a couple of pages to your left, over on the cover sheet.
Meanwhile, at "Full Speed to Port!" we're talking the pros and cons of government regulation. While initially sounding dull, regulation actually is a pretty hot topic, causing many or most Republicans, especially of the 1-percent ilk, to light up red-faced just thinking of it — while well-intentioned liberals warm their hearts, protecting us from the multitude of harms we're apparently wont to self-inflict.
But like most things, the truth of the matter lies someplace in the middle between extremes. While most indeed dislike excessive rules and regulations, we also appreciate breathing clean air, drinking pure water, and consuming food and products free from harmful materials.
Reasonable regulation becomes a give-and-take thing where we compromise to get some of what we want while providing others some of what they may need or desire.
But sometimes the arm of regulation reaches too far into our private businesses and lives — or at least seems to.
Just last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a new soft-drink ordinance for the city. Henceforth, the sale of all sugary sodas and soft drinks greater than 16 ounces will be forbidden at restaurants, movie theaters and other entertainment establishments in the city limits.
No mas Big Gulps, super tankers, or other giant vessels filled with 1,200 or more syrupy calories for your consumption compulsion.
What on Earth gives Mayor Mike the right to tell us what we can and cannot put into our bodies? We've got every right to bloat, float, and fill ourselves any way we want ... right?
Or, on second thought, could consuming grotesquely excess calories and gaining grotesque weight also infringe on our neighbor's rights, similar to how smoking does? Do we have a responsibility to others to be personally healthy ourselves?
Bloomberg had reasonable motivation behind his proposed regulatory intrusion into our consumption habits. Over the past 40 years, Americans have increased in body mass and weight at an absolutely unprecedented and unhealthy rate.
Today, some 35 percent of Americans are overweight, some 25 percent are obese and only 40 percent or so are of proper weight for their size.
"So what?" you say? Well, there are consequences to all that fat, and the consequences are growing to threaten the health of the nation, our financial security, and even our international competitiveness.
If these kids aren't fit enough to serve, will they be fit enough for highly competitive jobs? Likely not. We can be literally eating our way out of employability.
Meanwhile, more and more Americans are developing diabetes. The number has already exploded to 7 percent. By 2025, the number may go as high as 1-in-6 Americans.
Imagine the medical costs — shared by all of us — as a full sixth of Americans suffer kidney problems, transplants, vision and neurological problems. Oh, and amputations, too.
Sure, we have a right to eat and drink what we want. But when we do so to excess, we impose the cost of our choices onto the community at large.
Smoking, excessive drinking and even excess weight — all have negative consequences paid for not just by us, but also by everyone with a stake in our health care and economic system.
Bloomberg indeed stretched with his new regulation — right into our personal tastes and choices. Some see him as a food Nazi. Yet, somehow, we have to take the first step toward saving America from a sometimes-unhealthy food industry and unsafe dietary habits.
Plainly, without regulation, we've not been doing it ourselves.
When it's in our best interest to save us from ourselves, is it OK for a new regulation to give us the push to change? I personally think Bloomberg is headed in the right direction.
But then, my problem's keeping weight on, not off.
Gary Horton is a Santa Clarita resident. "Full Speed to Port!" appears Wednesdays in The Signal.


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I was hoping to get a little feedback on some issues I am having after getting a Greasecar kit installed in my 94 Dodge 12 valve. At this point the engine will idle (a bit rough), but at higher rpm's it will cut out and will eventually die when brought back to an idle. In watching my turbo boost pressure the engine usually starts cutting out when it gets above 5-7 psi. My first thought is that I have air trapped in the system somewhere, or worse, there is an air leak or something wrong with my turbo. I have been able to get switched over to veggie and the engine seemed to have run a little smoother.
First Question--Will the fuel system purge air on its own or is there an ideal location to force air out? I have tried the low pressure bleed bolt on the filter, but with the re-pluming of the fuel system this does not work as it would pre-veg kit.
Second Question--What is a recommended method for tracking down air leaks?
Third Question--How do I know where the system is under pressure and where it is under vacuum?
My first two Greasecar installs were Mercedes 300sd's, that went off without a hitch, the 12 valve has been challenging to say the least, but I am pushing forth in hopes to have it running smoothly in the next couple of days.
Thanks in advance for any input, it is greatly appreciated.
I also had air leak issues after I installed my greasecar kit on my 97 cummins. It took awhile to figure out where it was. I finally checked the bolts on top of the diesel filter. One was a little loose and after tightening it my problems were gone. I also replaced those seals that connect the fuel lines to the filter. That bleed bolt on the diesel filter actually pulls air into the system now that the direction of fuel flow has been reversed. It took me awhile to figure that out. To get most of the air out after install I pulled a vacuum on the line going to the injection pump. After it is started by bleeding the injectors the remaining air should work it self out just by driving if you don't have any more leaks. If it is idling rough you can open each injector one at a time carefully and bleed the air out of the injection system. I also removed the diesel heater/pre-filter from the fuel system because I heard it was prone to leaking. It's not necessary anyway.
Good luck
Thanks for the reply, I was at it again all day today, to no avail. There is still a lack of fuel getting to the injectors, could be air but I am not so sure anymore. Tomorrow I plan on bypassing the lift pump with an electric pump to see if that helps. From everything I hear the mechanical lift pump is bomber, but it won't hurt to check.
You mentioned that you replaced the washers for the steel connections on the fuel filter, I am curious if you were able to get those at a parts store or if you had to track them down from the dealer. I am also curious what your technique was for splicing into the steel fuel lines. I used 1/4" fuel line for a tight connection to the steel lines and then transitioned to 3/8". I feel pretty confident with those connections and the rest are barb fittings, so it seems like all my hose connections are tight. I also bypassed the diesel pre-heater as you mentioned, it seemed like a good idea to take that out of the equation.
Thanks again for you input.
The washers are a specialty item. I got them from a cummins store, you could probably get them from a dealership as well. I don't know if I would say the lift pump was bomber, definately the bosch injection pump but not the lift pump. If you have an old lift pump you might consider replacing it. I've heard running grease can reduce the life of a lift pump that is already on it's way out. They are only about $80 to $90 from Cummins because the one with their name on it is manufactured in China for some reason. The Carter pump, made in the USA, is $200 or so dollars, you can get that at Napa. I also replaced the overflow valve behind the injection pump. It's a cheap easy fix and when it goes bad it has symptoms similar to a bad injection pump.
Your fuel connections seem pretty solid. I used 5/16 fuel line to attach to the stock metal fuel lines. My fuel switches have the 5/16 fitting but they may have switched to the 3/8 recently. There is also a rubber return fuel line behind the diesel filter housing and above the lift pump that is notorious for leaking so I replaced it as well. It is pretty hard to get to, but possible, if you don't already have the filter housing off.
Again, good luck. It also took me awhile to get all the kinks worked out on my system but it works fine now.
Thanks for the continued flow of information. I was not able to test the lift pump today, but I did drive the truck around for about an hour. Without giving to much gas the truck runs fine, and I got up to about 50 mph. As soon as I stomp on it the engine cuts out, same story. At first it seemed like the air was purging out, but it still won't take very much fuel. I may drive it around for a while longer tonight, hoping that it just needs a little more time to get the air out.
As far as the mechanical lift pump, do you think it is worth the extra money for the carter pump, or just stick with the pump from china.
Thanks again.
The Carter pump probably isn't any better than the Cummins pump from China. I often am willing to spend more money to get a product made in the US but the price difference in those pumps seemed ridiculous. I bought another pump made by a company called Airtex. It's also made in the US but not as expensive as the Carter pump. I just found the lowest price on the internet. Mine doesn't have a bleed hole in the side of it like the old one did. I think the pump is supposed to push fuel out the bleed hole if the pump is damaged. Anyway, hope you fix your problems soon.
I have a 92 12-valve. Every year to year and a half (or so), I change my lift pump. I found them on eBay for $35.00 each, so I bought 3 of them. Somehow, I find that veg will deteriorate my lift pump over time. Since it only cost me $35 for one, I change it as a maintenance item. It only takes me 15 minutes to change one out. Also, hook up a wet PSI gauge after the filter and before the IP. Bring the gauge into the cockpit as so you can monitor your pressure.
Yes, a 12-valve will purge air out of the system. Check all of your connections again. It sounds like you are introducing air into your system. If it does it on either fuels, then look from your filter to your IP. If it does it only on veg, check your entire feed line.
Pressures range from 8 to 12-psi on these mechanical lift pumped 12-valves.
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On the 94-98.5 cummins the lift pump pressure is 20 psi at idle, up to 35 going downhill. They have a much stronger piston lift pump than the earlier 1st gen. cummins with a diaphragm lift pump. A pressure guage before the IP is very helpful to tell how your lift pump is doing, and also lets you know in advance if your filter is getting plugged, which could also be your problem.
Putting a small clear inline strainer you can get from any auto parts store in the line and moving it around will let you see if and where you have an air leak.
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Update: Out of all these programs listed below, the one I've been using is PicMonkey. It's easy to use and has a lot of great features.
Recently, after learning Picnik was going away or moving to Google+ in mid-April, I went in search of some alternative photo editing sites.
I posted the results of my search in a previous post, and as I have continued to find additional programs, I've been adding them to that original list.
The list has grown now from 8 to 14 photo editing sites, so today I'm posting the original 8 with my most recent finds added to the end of the list. If you read that original post and would like to check out a few more alternatives, just skip on down to numbers 9-14 for the latest additions. (In the comments on this post, Laurie says #13 (iPiccy) is just like Picnik. I haven't tried it yet, but that sounds promising!) Update: PicMonkey is up and running and someone emailed me to tell me it's great…much like Picnik.
I've used Picnik occasionally over the years and had just started playing around with it more recently for the purpose of watermarking photos. Fortunately, I found another program I like better for watermarking a few weeks ago. You can read all about the two programs I use for watermarking in THIS post.
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Picasa lets you share your pics directly with the folks in your circles in Google +. There are also a lot of "effects" you can apply to photos. This is the program I currently use to create collages.
3. Pixlr:
I dove right into Pixlr and started playing around with their effects. I found it easy to use. Of course, you can do the usual stuff…sharpen, crop, adjust contrast and color. There's even a "teeth white" feature. lol Don't we wish life was that way. 😉
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I've found Phixr also very easy to use. You can adjust the usual things that photo editing software allows. Some fun things: you can add speech bubbles to your pics of your pets, decorate with objects, like hearts…that could come in handy for Valentine's Day.
5. LunaPic:
LunaPic lets you to upload your pics from Facebook, Photobucket, Flickr, Picasa, MySpace, and your computer. Lots of effects available, including some animation. The "reflecting" animation is pretty cool!
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Gimp describes their program as a "versatile graphic manipulation package." It looks pretty sophisticated. You can use it to elminate various distortions from photographs, retouch your photos…it even has a clone tool, like Photoshop. It may be a bit more complicated to use than some of the other programs mentioned in this post, but it definitely has some cool features.
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I have a love/hate relationship with Photobucket. Okay, maybe hate is too strong a word. Let's call it a love/dislike relationship. Photobucket has lots of fun editing tools for images, but after you've been using it for several months/years, one day you may find all the pictures or blog buttons you stored there have suddenly vanished from your blog. Apparently, there's a magical storage number and once you exceed it, it's pay-up or all your images vanish. I learned this the hard way and at that point, I took all my images off and moved them to Picasa. I still use Photobucket occasionally, but once I finish the editing, I copy the pic and save it on my computer to use when needed. I don't store pics or blog buttons or anything on Photobucket anymore.
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11. Creative Kit:
You'll find detailed directions/steps for locating Creative Kit on Google+ in THIS post. It may be the program that Google is developing to replace Picnik. It doesn't have as many features as Picnik at this point.
This program is a free program offered by Adobe Photoshop. You can edit your photos to correct for the usual "problems" as well as add lots of special effects, conversation bubbles, cartoon characters, etc… I figure it can't be too bad since it's offered by the makers of Photoshop.
Have you used any of the above programs? Would you recommend any of them? Please share what you've used and how you use it…would love to hear and it would help everyone who reads this post.
13. iPiccy
Alex at iPiccy e-mailed to tell me they have upgraded the iPiccy program so it now includes a lot of the features users enjoyed with Picnik.
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Letters to the editor: Austin's proud of storied past
I have really enjoyed the "Follow Our 125 Years In Erie History" feature running in the Erie Times-News on page 2 of the local section. I wanted to add to your 1906 entry.
In 1906, my great-great-grandfather, Edward Everett Austin, founded the company now known as E.E. Austin & Son Inc. E.E. moved his family up to Erie from a farm in Phillipsville in southern Erie County, and opened shop and home at 731 E. Sixth St. He started with excavating roads with his team of horses, and then moved to building houses.
The company has changed quite a bit since 1906. When E.E.'s son joined him, the company began building more industrial and commercial projects similar to the jobs EEA builds today. A concrete plant was added in 1930.
EEA has kept its headquarters in the city of Erie for 107 years (we did move from East Sixth Street to Reed Street). I could not resist writing in because I am so proud of my family's history in Erie. We hope to stay a part of this community for another 107 years and beyond.
Peter S. Austin/Manager, E.E. Austin & Son Inc., Erie
Forest View deserves credit
I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the entire staff, nurses and aides at the Forest View Nursing Facility for their care of my mother, Pansy Fox, during the past eight months until her passing on April 24.
Everyone has been extremely nice and helpful, and very professional. The facility is very pleasant and clean, and my mother enjoyed visiting with all who came in contact with her. Thanks again for being such caring individuals.
Char Drobniewski/Millcreek Township
Ci Ci's Pizza garners praise
I went to Ci Ci's the other day and I found out from the owner, Joe, that he is retiring. When I met Joe, I could tell he was a friendly and humble person. He is very forthcoming and sweet. There's no pretense about him. He doesn't want anything from you.
I believe with all my heart that Joe only wants for you what he wants for himself. He truly follows "the Golden Rule." So, please go to Ci Ci's Pizza. When they opened they were doing a lot of business, then things slowed down so much that people were worried they would close. The problem, perhaps, was that people didn't appreciate the simplicity of it.
Well, I like simplicity. I am a simple girl. There are already far too many distractions in this world.
In addition to good food and service, they split up their tips among all the workers. Plus, they'll make you special pizza, such as mac and cheese pizza. I said I want Oreos on mine. They said if I bring them, I can have it. They also do special events, such as birthdays. They do charity events and everyone seems to love them from all the cards on their wall. I am no exception.
Heather Dalrymple/Erie
UPMC nurses demonstrate caring
Because of all the heartache and sorrow that so many people have had to deal with these past months, I wanted to write a letter to give hope because of someone's caring ways.
I had to go to UPMC Hamot's Infusion Center to receive an infusion of iron. I had to go once weekly for three weeks. It takes about two and a half hours.
I thought I just wanted to get the ordeal done and leave the center. However, I had a wonderful experience because of a nurse named Cheryl. She was so kind, and she and the other staff made me feel like I was special (this doesn't happen often anymore because people are so very busy).
I was given a lot of information regarding my illness. I was able to have a menu and eat a nutritious meal while receiving my IV. Television is also available and you sit in a lounge chair with a toasty, warm blanket. Nurse Cheryl makes you wish everyone could have such a caring experience.
Nurse Cheryl's supervisor also came in to make sure I had everything I needed. I thought this person (her name is Donna) could give all of the hurting world a lesson in compassion. How I wish this could be a reality. Newtown and Boston need a nurse Cheryl and Donna.
Charlett Kohler/Erie
Warm hearts make warm winter
It's been a long winter, but for months Erie residents have warmed the hearts of those who came to the Caring Closet, seeking warm clothing for the harsh winter.
We are most grateful for our volunteers. ServErie members have helped families for years -- over 2,400 visitors this year alone. Under the strong leadership of the volunteer coordinator, Aubrey, students from Roosevelt School, Mercyhurst University, Gannon University and Cathedral Preparatory School, members of ServErie church groups and many others got involved.
We are also thankful for the community leaders who made sure there was enough to go around. In a wonderful way, there were no limits this year, and families got as much as they needed. Diane Edwards, executive director of Inter-Church Ministries, led the Coats for Kids campaign, collecting more than 4,000 items. Deacon John Brophy of Catholic Charities, and Mark Kilbert and his men's Cursillo group led the Warm Clothing Drive in the Catholic Diocese of Erie, gathering more than 1,000 bags of clothing. And to keep it organized, Chido's Cleaners and Fashion Bug generously donated hangers. Cash donations were used to purchase new socks and underwear for children.
A quiet current of good will flows in Erie and has met the very real needs of families.
Colleen Masi/Erie Family Center for Child Development, Erie
'Fiddler' show brings tears
Tears came to my eyes as I watched the Millcreek Township School District's performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" done by special needs children. How nice for Millcreek to provide funding to help these children to shine and show us what they can do.
The children seemed happy and pleased to show their talents.
Eva Bretz/Girard
Many contribute to prom collection
The response to Mercyhurst Preparatory School's prom dress collection was really overwhelming.
The generosity of Erie residents has given many Erie high school girls the opportunity to attend their prom wearing a beautiful gown. Thanks to the Erie Times-News for publicizing the dress collection and to the people who donated the gowns. Your generosity will not be forgotten. Thank you, Erie!
Nancy Zimmerman/Mercyhurst Preparatory School community service coordinator, Erie
Please don't scavenge metal
I was very upset to see so many people scavenging metal during the April trash pickups. Our town is distressed and depends on fines, fees and scrap metal to move forward.
If citizens are poaching, for lack of a better word, Erie's scrap aluminum and steel, then taxes and rents can only rise.
Our town's political leaders are having a real hard time making Erie's ends meet. Please, next year, leave the metal on the curb. Every dollar helps.
Chris Niemeck/Erie
Gift cards require care
Buyer beware. Watch what gift cards you are buying.
Stores don't always know if the services are available in our area. I bought four gift cards at Walgreens for a Regal theater group. I was told by the manager they were good at our Cinemark. They weren't.
Neither the theater group nor Walgreens will return my money, so I made an expensive mistake. Don't let this happen to you.
Janet McFadden/Erie
SeaWolves enjoy special season
Like many, I've followed the Erie SeaWolves for some time, and it's been a rocky road at best, filled with ups and downs, and those ups were not in abundance, I can tell you. That's what makes this season so different.
In following the team this year either at games, in the newspaper or on radio, you get a sense that what's happening isn't typical. When we were at the game on May 3, a 6-3 win, pitcher Warwick Saupold was signing autographs afterward, and I mentioned to him that it seemed to me that this season was unique, and he basically said they were having fun and they could feel it also.
Think about how they've been winning: just a few hits in one game; two runs score with two out in the bottom of the ninth on a single in another; a complete game thrown on the road; stellar and timely defensive play; manufactured runs; and they now have the best record that I can remember and are in first place.
I know that call-ups will occur and injuries happen and the team change, but that dynamic seems to have no effect. Every once in a while, things align in a special way and people develop a certain chemistry and amazing things can happen. To me, this is exactly what we are watching right now.
This is going to be quite a ride and I'm going to make sure that I'm paying attention and would like to believe many of you are also. Enjoy the ride because here we go.
Lee Simmons/Erie
Millcreek's 'Fiddler' earns kudos
Recently, while flipping through the TV channels, we happened across the Millcreek education channel and a performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" (performed April 18). What a performance. Each angel (actress/actor) gave his or her whole heart and soul to the story. The Millcreek Township School District should be so proud. These special children deserve all our love and respect!
And, to their teachers, aides and helpers -- not only do you deserve to be "teacher of the year," for Millcreek or Erie County or the state of Pennsylvania, but of the whole United States!
Congratulations to you all who had something to do with this performance. Each angel deserves an Oscar. What a wonderful school program!
Now, Millcreek school taxpayers, you really have found the "gold."
If you didn't get to see the performance, tune in and have your heart warmed.
Marcia States/Harborcreek


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The past four winners of the Heisman Trophy—Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III, Johnny Manziel and Jameis Winston—were not considered preseason favorites for the award. They won despite being thought of as dark horses (Newton, Griffin and Winston) or not being thought of at all (Manziel).
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This year's Heisman front-runners face a similar threat. Their biggest challenge is the emergence of another Newton, Griffin, Manziel or Winston, but they also have intrinsic questions to answer.
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Gamblers heading to the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park may want to find other ways to occupy their time for a couple hours because, as of 10:50 a.m., the brand new gambling facility has closed after reaching maximum capacity.
Throngs of people ready to gamble began gathering outside the casino early in the morning. Buses also dropped off patrons hours before the official scheduled opening. General manager Joe Hasson said he exepcted between 5,000-6,000 people inside the casino at one time.
The casino doors opened an hour earlier than its planned 10 a.m. scheduled time. Less than two hours later, the casino had reached capacity. The casino was expected to draw as many as 10,000 people, and there were expected to be just as many additional cars on the local roads today.
The main roadways leading into the casino, especially northbound Highway 101, were at a standstill. The intersection of Commerce Boulevard and Golf Course Drive also was snarled by heavy traffic.
CHP officers and members of the Rohnert Park Dept. of Public Safety also were on foot controlling traffic.


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But they did not expect hundreds of people to show up, shelling out cash.
"Oh, my heavens - it was phenomenal," said the 51-year-old single mother who said she has stopped chemotherapy treatments and has been told she may not live past November.
"I never thought the community could give so much love and so much hope. ... It was a very emotional day."
The yard sale was organized by a family friend, Newhall resident Sandy Meyer, who said donations from friends and strangers raised about $4,000.
"We're amazed," Meyer said. "It was beyond anything we imagined."
Meyer said televisions, household supplies, furniture and other items covered the side of her front yard, half of her garage and her entire three-car driveway and back porch. Shoppers were asked to offer donations of any amount for the items, which were also donated for the event, Meyer said.
"Hundreds (of dollars) were flying," said Meyer, who added that one man paid a check for $500. "It spoke of how God is working in this whole event."
Meyer got the idea from Hess after the single mom mentioned that she wanted to plan a yard sale to raise money for her expenses, Meyer said. Without telling Hess, Meyer said she placed advertisements in PennySaver and Recycler and sent e-mails to friends.
Flyers were soon posted in the community, Meyer said, adding that she does not know who put them up.
Hess did not learn about the yard sale until a few days before the event when her youngest daughter, 17-year-old Jenny Hess, walked by a store and saw a flier posted.
"I was completely surprised," Kathylane Hess said. "It was a blessing."
Meyer said she felt compelled to help her friend as she started to learn more about the family's situation.
"The more I got to know her, the more I'd find out little bits and pieces about the difficulties they're going through," Meyer said.
"They certainly do not make it evident. They're givers and they don't want anyone to know that they're in need of anything."
The funds will go toward Jenny's future college education and toward funeral expenses, such as the coffin and transportation from California to Hess' burial site in Salt Lake City, Hess said.
"It's also going to help us with our monthly utilities since I am on a very fixed income," Hess said.
Items left over from the fundraiser will be sold in a second yard sale this Saturday, Hess said. The sale will be held at her house at 27869 Johnson Road in Castaic from about 6:30 a.m. until the late afternoon.
Anyone interested in making further donations can contact Meyer at (661) 305-1700.


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• The healing effects of glutamine given orally for 8 days as a single amino acid nutrient after treatment with whole abdominal radiation (10 Gy) were studied. Rats received isonitrogenous and isovolumic diets containing 3% glutamine or 3% glycine. Control rats were not irradiated but were given identical diets. In irradiated animals, survival was 100% in animals receiving glutamine compared with 45% in animals receiving glycine. Glutamine ingestion diminished bloody diarrhea and the incidence of bowel perforation. Arterial glutamine level was higher in animals receiving glutamine in the diet, as were gut glutamine extraction (35%±8% vs 12%±7%) and intestinal glutaminase activity. These metabolic improvements were associated with a marked increase in villous height, villous number, and the number of mitoses per crypt in rats receiving glutamine. Glutamine was not beneficial in control nonirradiated animals. The data demonstrated that provision of oral glutamine after abdominal radiation supported gut glutamine metabolism, improved mucosal morphometrics, and decreased the morbidity and mortality associated with this abdominal radiation model.
(Arch Surg. 1990;125:1040-1045)
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HINSDALE – Ghosts are not the only problems haunting a famous old residence in Hinsdale – so are finances.
A local group looking to preserve the celebrated Hinsdale Haunted House will sponsor a fundraiser May 11 dedicated to restoring the 19th century home that has been etched into Cattaraugus County history.
A group recently formed to raise funds for the building has invited a group of paranormal experts who will offer psychic and tarot card readings, lectures, hauntings and other events connected with "things that go bump in the night" at the home.
The Hinsdale Haunted House has reportedly been the site of ghostly visits during the 1970s and even an exorcism. Books and films have been devoted to exploring the location, and now the public will be invited to the 1-9 p.m. event.
A day pass is available for $20, and limited tickets for the "investigation" featured in a live broadcast from the site are available for $30.
Further information is available at www.facebook.com/thehinsdalehouse.


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Dressbarn, Anne taylor, Chico's all doing well now. The stocks are way up. I think this company should put itself up for sale or get someone in there that knows what they are doing.
Three years later and 20 million in losses the big boys finally decide to do something. If they had listened early they could have saved 20 million. Andrew Saul is an arrogant incompetent. Micheal Price saved this company from bankruptcy.
What do you guys think of the new incentive compensation structure and the rights offering that are now in place. It seems like Margolis has some good experience.
ya, i
please this management needs to be replaced
chicos, dressbarn, and ann doing well. These stocks are hitting new highs. Cache management are morons and the stock is closes to it's lows, the management needs to be replaced or the company needs to be sold.
The same morons are in charge and all they have done is lose money and get sewed for stealing trade secrets. It's been a nightmare for everyone involved. It's like there are no adult business people involved in this company. Cache should not be a public company because they are not worthy.It is a sad sad state of american business.
should have replaced or sold already
The reason this company has not been sold yet is the greed of sual or the stupidity of saul.
After seeing the results and listening to their conference call it's easy to see why wall street shows little respect to this company. It would be better if they changed top management or sold the company.
Thanks those kind of words.
At this point, all my holdings are in usa based.
I think there is still some areas where i see value. Like Furniture retail/manufacturing business. Of course business is still difficult, but i think when housing is starting to recovery (couple next years), we would see some up tick in furniture sales too.
And what comes to Caché, Lets comment again when new information arise.
Thanks for the information. I appreciate it. I agree with just about everything you said. We seem to think alike. I guess this is why we both own the company. Thanks for your upbeat comments. I think something good will happen to this company eventually. It seems that the big boys have the opportunity to make the right decisions to reward shareholders. I guess we will just have to wait.
Are there any other companies you like here in America?
Message part 3/3: (stock market performance and management team)
"jtmaimi: I agree with you about chasing competitors that are doing well now. It is too late now that there stock prices are up 4 to 5 fold since the March lows. I guess some deserved this kind of appreciation and others do not. I'm just surprised that Cache was not rewarded much for the prudent steps they have taken."
I feel exactly same way; this kind of underperformance has been huge disappointment for me. If we look 2, 3, 5 year track record, Caché is worst in class. Of course soap is ready when you see that company's management is ready to modify their performance metrics (to gift more compensation). They have forgotten most important reasons why people own marketable securities. Marketability must presuppose not only a place where they can be sold but also an opportunity to sell them at a FAIR price. This is reasonable requirement and they have failed to deliver it.
If we look performance under current CEO (since Jan. 08), we are still -55% underwater. I think he cannot (shouldn't) be satisfied either this kind of performance.
"jtmaimi: I bought 25k shares last year for an average price of around $2. I'm holding them for a while to see what happens. I think this company could be bought out by another company for much higher prices. It would make sense economically. It is a very good candidate in my opinion."
I agree, company would be good takeover target for bigger company or acquired by private equity guys. They would easily pay many times more than today's $ 30m enterprise value. If that's the case, like I believe, it means management hasn't done their job too well. This depressed market price indicated that company is worth more without current management. Your written subject "Sell company or Replace management!" is rational proposition.
I have considered why we haven't heard any activity in takeover or buying side. Two reasons comes my mind. Poison pill which they have in place and other is major owner/founder who may be unwilling to sale; maybe we have still too concentrated ownership structure. Without these I think this would be already acquired, if we keep in mind how this has traded enough long time about prices what they have cash on books.
All that said, I still think if management is really starting to take actions to create value for shareholders, they would be able to extract lot more value from stock market than private markets where deals are today generally closed somewhat moderate prices.
The reasons I believe stock market would be still be better place owners of Caché, even we have traded cash prices already way too long time.
* Relatively illiquid stock
* Growing sales trend (after shrinking enough)
* Lots of "rocket fuel" on books
These can be "sick" combination, like history has proven. ;)
ps: Lets keep writing occasionally, when new information or something comes to mind. Thanks!
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"jtmaimi: This unfortunately is very possible. The economy before was based on false profits provided by a housing bubble and home equity loans. Americans used their houses as ATM machines. That is history and now banks are cutting peoples credit. There is no more free money here in America. People are not in the same position they were in over the last decade. I don't see what will bring a recover in the future."
As foreigner (from Scandinavia) it's easier to be more optimistic about future of people in USA, even unemployment is high and retail environment still soft I don't have to face all that misery, but it's not much different here where I live, unemployment is creeping +10%, of course competition may be some what easier here for local companies, because here is not so much oversupply of retailers (yet).
What comes to Americans housing ATMs and sales levels in bubble years, I am not so worried about that, even top line has taken hefty haircut +20%.
Who knows what they (management) really think, but when you look that "suspended" share purchase plan (2009), I would say their main concern is not top line, they may feel enough confident to be able to drive top line growth again in future. Otherwise, it would be prudent and natural step to purchase 50% back of our commons stock at discounted prices and do business much more per share basis, even reduced top line.
Still I think best way to create value for shareholders would be aggressive share repurchases at least some kind of blended strategy, where they really begin utilize that cash pile as going forward. One main reason why whole retail industry is not doing too well, is because, companies are not willing to return capital for owners (divs/shr-bb). Everyone is just focused on growth and store expansion and that kind of over expansion is just shrinking everyone's margins.
Of course in smaller retailers like Caché it would be legitimate be little bigger, especially today as vertically integrated retailer, it could more important than ever to get higher sales volumes to drive margins upward. But there is plenty of cash in books to utilize in both opportunities.


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Memory selector guides say that the Pavilion 900 uses 184pin PC2100 DDR266 DIMMs.
Im fixing up a HP Pavilion 900 for a friend that uses PC 100 sdram only [according to HP] There is 128MB CL2 in there now I had 64 MB of the same laying around[total 192mb] --I installed XP Pro and everything run rather slowly, I guess compared to what Im used to.
Question 1] Im going to get an additional 256 PC100 and who knows if I can get CL2 ???? on short notice at a store tomorrow. If its CL3 will it make a problem ??? I will have 384 of PC 100.
Question 2] trying to copy a cd on the CDRW gave me a problem could this be due to the 192MB I have now------------or has Nero Express with their attached software made it a problem to copy a music CD thats copyrighted????? It will copy with no problem using Nero 6.0 no mention of copyright--or is this the small amount of ram.
Thank You one and all for your steady patience, as I educate myself at this wonderful time of my life--Bless You
Memory selector guides say that the Pavilion 900 uses 184pin PC2100 DDR266 DIMMs.
Sorry about that, the 900 is the processor speed ,its an HP 9780C and uses PC100 SDRAM
Thank You one and all for your steady patience, as I educate myself at this wonderful time of my life--Bless You
From what I've heard (and seen with my Compaq), mainstream manufactured systems around that age can be a bit fussy when it comes to RAM. So, make sure that you not only get a compatible size and CL speed, but also a brand that is known the work well with your system. Crucial and Kingston are probably your best bet with that.
Can you supply a bit more info about your CD-Burning problem? Depending on the problem, it could be anything from DMA disabled for your CD-RW drive to a Win XP issue. I haven't heard anything about Nero enacting any copy write restrictions.
Found the burner problem--but I cant understand why having a bad IDE 2 cable would cause that problem but it did---new cable and all is well, go figure.
This is what makes this computer business so interesting----I do it as a hobby--im sure I would pull my hair out of my head making a living doing what I do for fun.
Thanks Guys
I will be careful about the CL on the Ram
Thank You one and all for your steady patience, as I educate myself at this wonderful time of my life--Bless You
If you have the appropriate memory seetins in BIOS you can still use CL-3, but you have to set BIOS at CL-3 as well. The CL-2 should work fine at the slower access rate, but not the other way around. Cl-2 means it will support up to CL-2 but it is not restricted to that rate.
XP really doesn't perform well at all until it gets 256MB memory, and even then unless it's been tweaked a bit the machine is still struggling to just run XP itself, so the problem with Nero may be closely related to insufficient memory, but could be totally unrelated as well. Get more RAM in the machine then go from there.
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SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI — More than 500 business leaders and community members gathered at Saginaw Township's Horizons Conference Center for the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce annual Community Leadership Awards luncheon.
During the event, the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce recognized the success of NetSource One, the 2013 Outstanding Small Business of the Year, longtime radio personality Art Lewis with the Robert H. Albert Lifetime Community Service Award, the Spirit of Saginaw Award to Dr. Robert Sonntag, Richard "R.C." Crannell and Lawrence W. "Bill" Smith of the Saginaw Township Soccer Association and James "Jake" Shinners with the Dr. Samuel H. Shaheen Vision of Free Enterprise Award.
A video paid tribute to Shaheen, who died in August, while WNEM, Channel 5, produced segments that highlighted the award recipients.
Lewis, a longtime radio personality who is part of the WSGW Radio Morning Team, host of his own talk show and co-host with Sue Smith of "Listen to the Mrs.," received the Robert H. Albert Lifetime Community Service Award.
In addition to dedicating 50 years to radio, Lewis has been an active member of the community, involved with countless organizations and boards.
Lewis said receiving the community service award was humbling.
"I want to thank the folks that I'm lucky enough to work with," he said. "It's a pleasure to go to work every day."
Sonntag, Crannell and Smith were honored with the Spirit of Saginaw Award for their involvement with the U.S. Youth Soccer Region Two Championships, which took place in Saginaw Township last year. The event brought 8,000 children, coaches, family and friends to the Great Lakes Bay Region.
The men expressed their appreciation to everyone who helped make the event possible.
"The biggest thanks goes to the volunteers," Crannell said.
The chamber named Kochville Township-based NetSource One Outstanding Small Business of the Year.
NetSource One President and CEO Andy Skrzypczak expressed pride in his staff.
"As small business owners, it takes a lot of risk, lots of hard work and a little bit of luck to get a business off the ground," he told the crowd. "In my business, one of our biggest challenges is keeping up with technology changes. I'm lucky to have a great team of highly-skilled employees."
NetSource One has locations at 5410 Hampton Place in Kochville Township and an office in Troy. It specializes in networking, virtualization, IT services management and business phone systems.
SugarHigh Bakery, Kaleidoscope Learning Circle and Gohm Insurance Restoration were finalists for this year's small business award.
Bob Van Deventer, president and CEO of the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce, said the small business award puts the spotlight on deserving companies doing business in Saginaw County.
"They do such a great job, not only with their customers, but with the community, and we wanted to try to find a way to get people to recognize that," Van Deventer has told The Saginaw News. "One of their biggest challenges (as small businesses) is not having enough of a budget to put a marketing plan together."
Also recognized during the event was longtime attorney and entrepreneur James "Jake" Shinners, who received the Dr. Samuel H. Shaheen Vision of Free Enterprise Award.
Over the years, Shinners founded Shinners & Associates, now Shinners & Cook, P.C., he co-founded the Towne Centre Development Corp., which manages and operates more than 100,000 square feet of commercial space in Saginaw Township, and he helped found the 1st State Bank, among other business and community involvement.
"I've really found Saginaw County and the Great Lakes Bay Region a phenomenal place to do business," he told the crowd. "...I'm very honored. I'm very humbled. I appreciate it."
Van Deventer congratulated all of the recipients.
"Your leadership provides us with inspiration, motivation, and always encouraging us to get involved and make a difference," he said.