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Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of a painted portrait of Owen Cooper, taken in 1960. Cooper, a prominent businessman from Yazoo City, was one of the first leaders of the Head Start program that was established in Mississippi in 1966, replacing the Child Development Group.
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So, my girl is getting retired and coming home to daddy.
Amy Bashaw found out that Fama was getting retired and posted on the forum to let me know. KatsMuse immediately sent me a PM letting me know and went into immediate action. She contacted the kennels at Ft. Bragg and got all the information necessary to adopt Fama. She forwarded everything to me and filled out the paperwork herself and submitted it. She also put me in touch with the Kennel Master, the Adoptions NCO, and Fama's handler.
The Kennels personnel has been nothing but helpful, professional, and diligent in facilitating the process. Fama's handler has been in contact with me as well as Kat concerning her health issues and general well being. He really cares for her and is very sad to see her go. There is another handler there at Bragg that was interested in adopting Fama, but the Kennel Master made it clear that she would be coming to me as I was her previous handler.
In steps Kat.
I have to say that I am incredibly thankful to have such a friend. She is going far out of her way to help get Fama back to me. She has offered to pick her up at Bragg and keep her until I get home. She is taking her to the vet for more thorough diagnosis on her hip/spine problems. She has purchased brand new everything for Fama, including a crate, bed, leashes, training collars, tugs, toys, everything. She is donating all this to us, including the cost of veterinary care.
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Thanks Kat. You're one in a million.
P.S. This will put a hold on the book release for those that are waiting. I will be posting chapters as I write them in the usual places. The (now) middle of the book is almost complete, so those chapters will be posted as well.
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Wikipedia: "The Eduardo VII Park (Portuguese: Parque de Eduardo VII) is a public park in Lisbon, Portugal. The park occupies an area of 26 hectares to the north of the Avenida da Liberdade and the Marquis of Pombal Square, in the centre of the city. Its name pays homage to Edward VII of the United Kingdom who visited Portugal in 1902 to strengthen the relations between the two countries."
Capital, largest, and wealthiest city in Portugal and one of the leading economic centers on the Iberian Peninsula. Although located in the westernmost corner of Europe, the city is firmly embedded in the European Union, hosting a couple of EU agencies. Visit Baixa, the downtown city center and Alfama, the oldest district in the city or just chill out in one of Lisbon's memorable parks – Parque Florestal de Monsanto, one of Europe's largest urban parks or Parque Eduardo Vll, off the main drag. Last but not least, Lisbon plays host each September to the Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - Queer Lisboa.


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Award-winning journalist Valerie G. Lowe is the newest host of The Harvest Show. She joined the Harvest Show team in 2010.
Valerie spent 14 years as an associate editor for Charisma magazine and became well-known for securing high-profile interviews with such figures as then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, actor Denzel Washington, the late civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, Bishop T.D. Jakes, actress Ashley Judd, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Super Bowl XLII-winning wide receiver David Tyree, filmmaker Tyler Perry, and former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan Johnny Lee Clary.
Her work reporting on the move of the Holy Spirit has taken her across the U.S. and abroad to Haiti, France, Israel, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Ukraine and Canada. But on Saturday mornings, Valerie can be found at boutiques and thrift stores in search of all things vintage. And she is an Orlando Magic fan.
Valerie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Florida A&M University and got her start in TV by appearing on a weekly kids' show in the seventh grade.
With hopes of becoming a news anchorwoman, she built her career by interning or volunteering with a string of media outlets in Florida, including WMBB-TV News 13 in Panama City, The Tallahassee Democrat and WOKB radio station in Orlando.
She is the mother of one daughter. Her experiences as a single mom led her to found Keep the Faith Single Moms Ministry, and opened the door for her to produce and host Simple Solutions for Single Moms, which aired on WTGL TV 45 in Orlando.
She is fourth in a family of eight kids and shares that spot with her identical twin, Vanessa. Valerie is smitten with her parents, and enjoys hanging out with her siblings and their children. She recently lost 25 pounds, and has the biceps and triceps to prove it.
Valerie is a member of the Church of God in Christ, and loves God with all her heart, mind, soul, personality and more!


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D.A. to honor victims of violent crime
PALM DESERT - Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach will pay tribute to victims of violent crime at a candlelight vigil in Palm Desert tonight.
April 21-27 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which the D.A.'s
office recognizes annually with special events. This year, candlelight vigils
are being held as part of remembrance services scheduled in Palm Desert,
Riverside and Temecula.
Zellerbach will host each of the ceremonies, during which family members
of county residents slain in crimes going back 18 years will speak.
Tonight's vigil begins at 7 at the Palm Desert Civic Center amphitheater, 43-900 San Pablo St. The mother of 17-year-old Jahi Lateef Collins, who was fatally shot during a 1994 attack in Desert Hot Springs, will speak. Her son's murderer, Emilio Avalos, was sentenced to death earlier this year.
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Do you know a great teacher of science in Connecticut?
A colleague or even yourself?
Apply for the CSTA Excellence in Science Teaching Award.
Deadline for nominations is November 30 for awards the following spring. (Postmarked no later than the first available mailing date on or after Nov. 30)
Connecticut Science Teachers Association awards educators for excellence in science teaching.
The criteria for CSTA's Excellence In Science Teaching Award
This award is bestowed on teachers who have not only demonstrated excellence in classroom science teaching, but who have also contributed professionally by providing workshops and/or other support for colleagues, have demonstrated dedication to personal and professional growth by participating in conferences and workshops, and have been productive participants in extra-curricular activities and community projects.
The Connecticut Science Teacher Association gives three 'Excellence In Science Teaching' awards each year: Elementary, Middle School, and Secondary.
These awards recognize and honor teachers who epitomize the highest ideals of the teaching profession by:
These awards recognize and honor teachers who epitomize the highest ideals of the teaching profession by:
Being effective and innovative classroom teachers of science
Serving as role models for colleagues and providing outreach to colleagues throughworkshops, publications, school-wide projects, or special events.
Demonstrating a genuine commitment to personal and professional growth (life-long learning) by attendance and active participation at conferences, workshops,graduate courses, and in-service sessions.
- Reaching out beyond their classrooms and using their knowledge and talents incommunity service programs and projects.
Teaching Experience: At least five years of successful science teaching.
Nomination: By one or more current members of CSTA or CSSA, or by self-nomination.
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Many social conservatives believe that there is a "war on religion" and in a spirit reminiscent of the Cold War, are pushing for a renewed sense of patriotism and Christian revival.
In the Christian right's worldview, an important missionary target concerns the "4-14 Window," referring to "the demographic group from age four to fourteen years old, which is the most open and receptive to every form of spiritual and developmental input." In their view, public schools represent "platforms for a values-neutral message that impedes education and denigrates Christianity." It thus comes as no surprise that religiously-themed Republican platforms emphasize the promotion of prayer, God and religion in the public schools.
Lessons in proper patriotism such as daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance with specific references to "One Nation Under God" appear in many of the state Republican platforms. Some of them emphasize that Christian, Biblical and religious influences in the nation's founding must be taught as part of the history curriculum. Similar to the "religious liberty" clauses discussed above, many of the platforms stress the view that the use of the word "God" must remain in the Pledge of Allegiance, coinage, and in public displays.
{Video Link: The Pledge in 1950}
Excluding the teaching of creationism (covered in the next section), religiously-based and patriotic themes recommended by state Republican parties for public school children include:
- The Republican platforms of Alaska, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas emphasize that patriotism, in the form of daily recitals of the Pledge of Allegiance, must be a part of all public school classes. They specifically prohibit the deletion of references to "One Nation Under God" and/or "In God We Trust" when it comes to patriotism.
- The GOP platforms of Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas specifically state that Judeo-Christian foundations of United States history should be taught. Others, such as Iowa, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Vermont recommend the teaching of the country's "religious heritage" or similar terms, such as "religious influence" or "religious values." The Wyoming GOP refers to "biblical principles" that were relied upon in the formation of the country.
- Prayer and references to God in public schools are encouraged by the Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas. Some states, like South Dakota, encourage the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
- The Nebraska GOP recommends that "moral training on principles established by God" be taught in public schools.
- The Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas GOP platforms condemn teaching multiculturalism in schools.
- Oklahoma Republicans condemn references to all worldviews except Judeo-Christianity in public schools, including "secular Humanism, New Age philosophy, deep ecology, reincarnation, psychotherapy, channeling, transcendental meditation, altered states of consciousness or any occult practice."
(1) Church, state, and an overview of state Republican platform trends.
(2) Our godly heritage and religious liberty.
(3) Our patriotic Christian nation, from K-12.
(4) More than 1 in 5 Republican parties agree: Creationism should be taught as science.
(6) The gays and minorities must be marginalized to save America!
(7) With liberty and justice for all (except pregnant women, gays, and people who don't like religion in the public square).
(8) Getting America back on track with faith-based programs.
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Indepth Reviews of State GOP Platforms on God and Patriotism in the Public Schools:
Subsection III.C. of Alaska's Republican platform states,
We support daily recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, including the words "under God", proper display of the United States and State flags, and active promotion of patriotism in our schools. We also support teaching the accurate historical Judeo-Christian foundation of our country and the importance of our founding fathers, the Declaration of Independence, federal and state constitutions, and other founding documents.
Arizona's Platform (2010-2011) is fairly benign, stating that the modern Republican Party has been built on faith, family and freedom, which are values "to be taught to each new generation of Americans."
Arkansas Republicans declare in Paragraph 14, under HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, that references to God should be permitted in all school functions including athletic activities and graduations.
Paragraph 35 of the Colorado Republican platforms states that "It is resolved that Colorado Republicans support retaining the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance."
Iowa Republicans oppose teaching multiculturalism and say,
"We support the teaching of the documents and beliefs of our Founding Fathers, with emphasis on patriotism, citizenship, responsibility, respect for our country and its symbols, and pride in the United States' unique contributions to liberty and freedom, and U.S. history, including its religious heritage. We call for the teaching of documents such as: "The Mayflower Compact", "The Declaration of Independence", "The U.S. Constitution", "The Federalist Papers", and the Iowa Constitution among other items that share the ideas of the Founding Fathers."
According to Louisiana's 2008 GOP Platform, " Our nation was founded on faith in God, family, country, and freedom. Efforts to modify or replace these core values erode the foundations of our society for future generations." Louisiana Republicans want the recognition of God in schools and demand that state universities and colleges "should not promote any religion through required reading assignments and courses." It is unclear whether this clause applies to any religious studies classes offered at the university level. From their platform:
Article III: Individual Liberty
4. The state must not control or interfere with our freedom of religion and the voluntary expression thereof. We oppose efforts to remove the recognition of God from our schools and from our Pledge of Allegiance. State colleges and universities should not discriminate for or against any religion; and should not promote any religion through required reading assignments or courses.
Article VII: Education
7. All schools should encourage patriotism and knowledge of the traditional values of Western civilization upon which our republic is based. We oppose using public dollars to fund attempts at social engineering contrary to the foundations on which our nation rests. We support daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in our schools, and we believe every classroom should display an American flag and a copy of our national motto "" "In God We Trust."
Minnesota Republicans "believe that every classroom should be required to display the United States flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily. In keeping with our heritage, all history classes should include information about the important role religion played in our Nation's founding, including study of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and other original sources."
The education section of Nebraska's Republican platform states,
"We believe moral training based on principles established by God, under whom we profess to be a nation, should be returned to its proper and traditional place in the public schools." [pullquote]We believe moral training based on principles established by God, under whom we profess to be a nation, should be returned to its proper and traditional place in the public schools.[/pullquote]
In its section on Education, North Carolina Republicans declare in Article VII that:
1. Parents have the right to educate their children. As dictated by the N.C. Constitution, the state has the responsibility to provide it. Parents should expect excellent public education. All children should have access to an education that empowers them to reach their full God-given potential and contribute to the betterment of our society.
7. Schools should encourage patriotism and other values of Western civilization. They should teach the facts of the foundation of the United States, including the Declaration of Independence and federal and state constitutions. Schools should teach economics and government so that students will be prepared to vote as informed citizens.
8. We support regular recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, display of an American and State flag and use of our national motto "In God We Trust."
Voluntary school prayer and religious activities are specifically recommended in a number of state Republican platforms, such as:
- Arkansas – Education Section 4. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion. We, therefore, support the right of the individual to pray in all public schools;
- Georgia -We will energetically assert the right of students to engage in voluntary prayer in schools and to have equal access to school facilities for religious purposes);
- Iowa -12.10. We believe prayer in public institutions should not be prohibited. Current restrictions on voluntary prayer should be removed;
- Louisiana – 10. Learning must rely on moral principles supported by our deepest convictions. We support the right of students to engage in voluntary prayer in school and the right of others to pray as well at public occasions such as commencement exercises, without the fear of retribution or persecution. We also strongly support equal access to school facilities.
- Mississippi "" Mississippi Republicans support voluntary, student-led prayer in our public schools; and
- North Carolina – 13. We support the right of students to pray in school and at public occasions without censorship.
When it comes to the Christian religion in the public schools, the Oklahoma GOP's 2011 platform may be even more stringent and theocratic than neighboring Texas. Only the Christian religion can be taught in public schools, according to Oklahoma Republicans, who condemn "secular Humanism, New Age philosophy, deep ecology, reincarnation, psychotherapy, channeling, transcendental meditation, altered states of consciousness or any occult practice." National educational standards are shunned by Oklahoma Republicans. The Oklahoma GOP platform on Christianity as part of public education is so breathtaking in its scope that most of it is copied below:
We acknowledge our dependence upon Almighty God and ask His blessings upon our students and their parents, teachers and nation. It is the right and responsibility of parents to direct their children's upbringing and education whether public, private, charter, or home school, without interference, regulation, or penalty from the government.
The primary goal of public schools should be to teach proficiency in the basic subjects of phonics-based reading, written and oral communication, mathematics, sciences, traditional history, founding documents and Godly heritage of our nation, and critical thinking skills.
Locally elected school boards should have the authority to determine and implement all public school curricula, policies, and procedures for their districts. We demand excellence and accountability from all tax-funded institutions of education in Oklahoma. The federal government has no constitutional role in education; Furthermore, we support the creation of a free market education system. We believe Oklahoma students are among the best and brightest and deserve a quality education.
A. Philosophy
1. The traditional family unit, consisting of a (husband) man, (wife) woman and child(ren), is the foundation of our social structure. The Oklahoma Department of Education and various Boards of Regents should uphold and teach this definition of traditional family at all levels of public and higher education.
2. Funding of School-to-Work in any form should be eliminated. Individuals should have the right to choose their own education and career. We oppose any tracking system, which presumes to know what is best for the individual and economy or predetermine the occupations of students.
4. Parents have a right to exempt their children from required school vaccinations for: medical reasons, religious reasons, or other reasons of conscience; nor should any child be required to take a medication as a requirement for attending a public school.
5. Parents have a natural right to home school their children. We oppose any and all regulation of home schooling.
6. We affirm the right of students and teachers to the free exercise of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment, including the right to wear and display religious symbols, voluntary vocal prayer, optional Bible and religious study, religious expression including holidays, and equal access to use of school facilities for these activities.
7. The American flag should be displayed in the classroom. Students should start the day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, including "one nation under God", and be taught the history of and respect for our American flag.
10. The Ten Commandments should be posted in all public schools as a means of moral guidance along with our national motto "In God We Trust" and the Bill of Rights.
11. We oppose the deliberate misuse of standard English and the alteration of historical facts.
12. We believe in high educational standards with a goal of academic literacy. Promotion and graduation for all students in Oklahoma should be for demonstrated academic achievement. A high school diploma should represent a 12th grade level of proficiency in basic subjects.
13. Public schools shall not prohibit the Judeo-Christian worldview upon which our country was founded. Public schools shall be prohibited from promoting other worldviews such as, but not limited to, secular Humanism, New Age philosophy, deep ecology, reincarnation, psychotherapy, channeling, transcendental meditation, altered states of consciousness or any occult practice.
15. The imposition of national curricula, aptitude testing, and teacher certification or education standards on any Oklahoma school is not acceptable.
16. To comply with the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Department of Education should be eliminated and its functions transferred to the states, local communities, and parents.
B. Curriculum
1. Basic school curricula should include reading, composition, literature, mathematics, science, history, and government. Reading shall include phonics instruction, and composition shall include grammar and spelling instruction. We encourage the teaching of art, music, foreign languages, sports/physical fitness, and the option of using the Bible as a history or literature text.
2. American heritage should be taught in public schools and include representative government, limited government, the lives and beliefs of the founders, influence of the Bible and religion on our laws and principles, and the concept of free enterprise. Students should study directly from the primary founding documents, which teach the distribution of power among three branches of federal government and between federal and state government.
3. We support high morals and "Character First Education" as legitimate elements of public school curricula.
4. We believe that the scientific evidence supporting Intelligent Design and biblical creation should be included in Oklahoma public schools curricula. And where any evolution theory is taught, both should receive equal funding, class time, and material. Teachers should have the freedom to cover creation science without fear of intimidation or reprimand.
5. Local school boards should exercise their right to choose curriculum and textbooks without state limitations.
6. Parents must maintain the right and responsibility to educate their children regarding sexuality and sexual conduct. Neither classroom instruction nor school-based health services shall usurp parental rights, in order to direct sex counseling or to dispense contraceptives.
7. Any mandated sex education shall hold to the following guidelines:
a. Neither homosexual nor extramarital sexual activity shall be presented as safe, nor shall they be presented as morally or socially acceptable behaviors.
b. HIV shall be presented as incurable and fatal.
c. No formal sexual education from birth through 11 years of age. Abstinence or lifetime fidelity shall be presented as the only safe sexual practice.
d. All materials and instruction shall be open to prior parental review (opt in vs. opt out).
8. Fully informed parental consent shall be required for any psychological, medical or pseudo-psychological techniques including "values clarification," any form of "death education," "self-esteem," or other social/emotional concepts.
9. We oppose the portrayal of homosexual or promiscuous behavior in a positive light in public schools.
10. Criteria for high school graduation shall be at least equivalent to the level of knowledge required for naturalized citizenship.
11. Multiculturalism promotes cultural segregation and should not be taught. We respect different cultures and support teaching our commonalities as U.S. citizens.
The South Carolina Republican platform also opposes multiculturalism and adds,
We believe children have the right to attend safe, drug- free schools "" wherever they may be. We applaud cultural sensitivity but oppose "multi-culturalism" as being divisive. We believe maintaining English as the standard language will enhance full participation of recent immigrants in our broad American culture and more effectively address their educational needs. As a reminder to children that our blessings as a free people stem from being "one nation, under God," we call for the right to voluntary prayer and a requirement that the "Pledge to the Flag" be recited daily. We oppose any attempt to denigrate the historical role of religion in our history or to deny students the right to freely express religious convictions in the classroom.
Subparagraph 4.10 of the The South Dakota Republican Party platform "supports the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in our schools and opposes deletions, changes or amendments to the Pledge. The Party supports the display of the South Dakota Motto – "Under God, the People Rule" – in our schools. The Party also supports display of the Ten Commandments in our schools."
Texas Republicans, like Oklahoma's, believe that creationism and intelligent design have a place in science classes taught in public schools (see our separate section on creationism/intelligent design). Other provisions in the "Educating Our Children" section of the Texas GOP platform include:
American Identity Patriotism and Loyalty "" We believe the current teaching of a multicultural curriculum is divisive. We favor strengthening our common American identity and loyalty instead of political correctness that nurtures alienation among racial and ethnic groups. Students should pledge allegiance to the American and Texas flags daily to instill patriotism.
Classroom Discipline ""We recommend that local school boards and classroom teachers be given more authority to deal with disciplinary problems. Corporal punishment is effective and legal in Texas.
Religious Freedom in Public Schools "" We urge school administrators and officials to inform Texas school students specifically of their First Amendment rights to pray and engage in religious speech, individually or in groups, on school property without government interference. We urge the Legislature to end censorship of discussion of religion in our founding documents and encourage discussing those documents.
Textbook Review "" Until such time as all texts are required to be approved by the SBOE, each ISD that uses non-SBOE approved instructional materials must verify them as factually and historically correct. Also the ISD board must hold a public hearing on such materials, protect citizen's right of petition and require compliance with TEC and legislative intent. Local ISD boards must maintain the same standards as the SBOE.
Traditional Principles in Education "" We support school subjects with emphasis on the Judeo-Christian principles upon which America was founded and which form the basis of America's legal, political and economic systems. We support curricula that are heavily weighted on original founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and Founders' writings.
In its section on Education, Vermont Republicans "believe that our education system should require a focus on personal responsibility, science and mathematics, and the importance of civics, American history and the principles of American government. American history must be taught at all grade levels and should start with our original historical and religious values, and the principles of American government. Primary source documents such as the United States Constitution and the Federalist Papers shall be used. We recognize the importance of instilling in our youth a respect for the fundamentals of our system of government, pride in our nation, and appreciation of our constitutional rights, freedoms and opportunities."
The Wyoming Republican Party platform notes that "biblical principles" should be considered in the teaching of the nation's history. In particular, "6. Teaching Historical Documents," reads:
The Wyoming Republican Party supports the teaching of the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the state of Wyoming, the Declaration of Independence, and other United States founding documents as well as the factual history and heritage of the United States in Wyoming schools and the historical evidence of the role of faith and biblical principles in the founding of our nation.
Related Sections in this Story:
- Church, state, and an overview of state Republican platform trends.
- Our godly heritage and religious liberty.
- Our patriotic Christian nation, from K-12.
- More than 1 in 5 Republican parties agree: Creationism should be taught as science.
- God bless the zygotes.
- The gays and minorities must be marginalized to save America!
- With liberty and justice for all (except pregnant women, gays, and people who don't like religion in the public square).
- Getting America back on track with faith-based programs.
- Source materials (links to quoted materials).


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i need some help with my 90 corrado
i need some help with my 90 corrado
Portland, OR
Black 1990 1.9L Stage 5 G60 - keeper
Corrados decay in a way that can only be measured using quantum physics
Idle is up and down and wen it does that my screen in the insides goes 0's ( u kno the one that gives u the time and oil pressure) and there's a clicking in or by the fuse box, I just rebuilt my engine and it wasn't doing that... At times the car runs super smooth but then if I turn in off for a wile or for the next day it starts but the idle jumping up and down or it stays at 2000 for I bit then ill come down again.
you probably forgot to reconnect the ground on the driver side of the head. it grounds your
ECU along multiple other things... make sure that's put back, cleaned and with a clean surface on the head... if it is then you may want to consider regrounding that plate with an extra wire from it to the head, a valve cover nut worked fine on my 91 years ago
R u talking about the ground that goes from the corner of the valve cover to the coil? That I did and I also re ground it and nothing....
ECU, Coil and uhh... one other thing ground to this little bracket and then the bracket bolts to the back side of the head. if you dont have 3 grounds here then that is your problem. your ECU is not getting a proper ground causing the piss poor fueling and the loss of signal to the gauges.
cant help you with picks as i no longer own a G60. if you have a Bentley i would star digging for diagrams around the cylinder head sections
I have the ground from the back of the head there, that goes to the coil right? I don't kno wat u mean wen u say I should have 3 grounds there... And am new to this I also don't kno wat Bentley is...
Bentley manual .... should have been the first thing you bought...
The ECU grounds from pin 13 straight to the battery negative post. The car won't even start if that's disconnected. You have four B/W ground wires going to the coolant flange on the head. Hall sensor, idle switch, CTS, and CO Pot.
Idle issues on a G60 are so common, there's a half a billion threads out there covering it. If your idle is jumping up and down, that's usually the ISV or unmetered air getting in somehow.
So I looked and looked and I kno it's not a ground issue and I changed the ISV so it's not, the car stays stable but at times it drops from 2000 to 1000 wile driving but it goes back to normal... Today I was driving it, it was good but as soon as I was on a red light the idle would start jumping up and down from 1000 to 1800 and back to normal...
Check for vacuum leaks. I am having the same trouble and am in process of renewing my vacuum hoses.
How exactly have you determined it is not a ground issue?
Check the ground wire(s) that should be going to the side coolant flange on the head (not the ground straps on the hood and valve cover). Check this first, put on a new connector, clean up the wires, and spray some kind of cleaner/ protector on it.
Other options:
TEST and adjust your ISV, don't just replace it and assume it works.
Blue coolant temp sensor (or wiring)
o2 sensor (or wiring)
Fuel pump(s) (or wiring)
ECU relay
Fuel pump relay
Ignition timing
Clean injectors and inspect/ replace injector wiring loom
ECU vacuum line
Vacuum leak (test vacuum per the Bentley for leak)
Super terrible boost leak (use DIY boost leak test from VWvortex)
Good luck
Portland, OR
Black 1990 1.9L Stage 5 G60 - keeper
Corrados decay in a way that can only be measured using quantum physics
How can i test or adjust my ISV?
And were can i grt this Bentley?
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Did that. And my car still the same... Wen I turn the car on idle goes up and down. And the inside screen were it gives u the time turns off and on every time going to MFA2 0:00 I already got the fuel pump relay and still the same
And thank ill try to get the Bentley ASAP
Is the clock going blank and then coming back on? It gets it's power from circuit 30, Y3 connector, straight from the battery. There's a few other things on that track, as well. Cigarette lighter, pretty much all the switch lighting. Are those things acting stupid, too?
No only the clock goes blank and back on everythionly thing als is good...only the clock blinks off and on
Only the clock goes blank and on. And web it does there's a clicking sound by or in the fuse box. Everything alls is good just the clock goes blank and back on
Pull fuse S21 (15a) and go for a drive. See if the problem goes away.
I will do that today were is it located. And this morning my car was throwing smoke like a withe smoke


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Fortunately the ferry crossing was a bit smoother this time - or was it just that we were not hung over? After a quick stop in Wellington to say hello to Bex and Si again and grab a curry, we drove up to New Plymouth with a view to climbing Mt Taranaki.....After a couple of days no-go because of cloud we drove over to Taupo to do the Tongariro Crossing.......after cancellation because of high winds we packed up our hiking boots and moved on (Well we were bored with walking anyway...).
We could not pass Rotarua without visiting the geysers, mud pools, and various other examples of thermal activity. Billed as the "Queenstown of the North" there is plenty to do here - but we didn't feel inclined to stick around because:
2. There is a permanent stench of eggy farts throughout the town (Sharpie - if you ever decide to move here you could stop blaming the dog !)
Up to Auckland for a quick visit to apply for our Oz visas and a couple of days chilling and letching at the multi-million dollar yachts in the harbour for the Americas Cup. Neither of us is particularly into sailing, but some of these boats were GORGEOUS. All absolutely immaculate, and not a gin palace in sight. Also it was cool to check out the sheds for the racing yachts - very similar to the pits at a F1 meet. The GB challenge seemed to be housed in a portacabin (think Minardi), whilst the Oracle team have their own waterfront resaurant complex in addition to their boatsheds (think McLaren on a spending binge).
Flying proud on many of the larger boats was the Swiss flag - I guess UBS senior management think being part of the $100 million investment in Ahlingi is a pretty good deal! Certainly the Americas Cup, and the 'defection' of Russell Coutts to the 'Swiss' team, is the major (only?) news story down here. I guess the longevity of Coutts' infamy will depend on the result
Finally whilst we know nothing about sailing, Mandy did pronounce Alhingi the clear winner in terms of its merchandise - much classier than the TNZ goodies. Also Alhingi had a really fun interactive centre with lots of computer games and hydraulic rigs which simulated things like being a bowman or a grinder on the boat whilst it's racing.
There is a company that runs trips out on a couple of 'old' competition boats and we couldn't resist - so we went sailing on an Americas Cup racing yacht NZL41 - cool eh? Unfortunately it was a bit windy so we couldn't race the two boats (and had to sail with a reefed mainsail), but it was still a brilliant experience. Everyone on the boat got a chance to helm and 'grind' i.e. work the winches on the boat. Mandy keeps threatening to use the commands 'GRIND' and 'HOLD' in the bedroom - she should be so lucky......
After Auckland we wandered up north, going up the spit of land along Ninety Mile Beach until we ran out of land at Cape Reinga. After a couple of days mooching around Doubtless Bay we drifted back to the Bay of Islands and stayed in the small town of Russell for a few days
From Russell we travelled back via Auckland - picking up our Aussie visas on the way. The Visa Office is not what you would describe as "welcoming" perhaps due to the combined impact of Bali and a major refugee crisis (The papers hare are full of stories about all the refugees which the Aussies seem to be offloading onto NZ). We had clearly aroused deep suspicions by applying for our visa in NZ rather than in the UK, and the 3 applications in front of ours were refused, so it was with some relief that we finally got our visas.
On to Whakatane (the WH is pronounced F here - work it out). This is the base for trips out to White island "New Zealand's only active marine volcano"
That night we went to see the NZ film "Whale Rider" - excellent if a bit of a chick flick - and definitely enhanced by watching as part of a predominantly Maori audience - there are clearly a lot of 'in' jokes and observations in the film. We spent our 1st wedding anniversary on nearby Ohope Beach watching a surfing competition - chilled and blissy. Thanks to all those who sent us good wishes for the day.
Next stop was Hawkes Bay - some of the best weather in New Zealand and not bad wine either. However whilst Napier with its Art Deco architecture was more interesting than many places (Westport for one), its not exactly the most fascinating part of NZ. Having carefully checked the weather forecast we decided it was worth a gamble and trying for the Tongariro crossing once more. So we scooted back to Taupo and booked our bus for 5.40am the following day
The Crossing is a long but fairly easy days walk over some stunning volcanic scenery - and is often described as the best one day walk in NZ. The early start is designed to avoid the masses which flock to do the walk, particularly at weekends. We had a great day with hardly any cloud in the sky, however our plans to climb Mt Ngauruhoe as a side trip were reconsidered as its basically a big pile of scree, so we climbed the less impressive (but still very nice) Mt Tongariro. The views are absolutely spectacular. We could see across to the snow covered volcanic cone of Mt Taranaki on the East Coast, Mount Edgcumbe on the West Coast, all with the huge volcanic cones of Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Ruapehu (again snow covered) towering in the foreground. The minerals in the ground produce incredible colours in the Red Crater, The Emerald lakes and the Blue lakes - hopefully some of this will come across in the pictures. Unfortuantely after a great climb up, the descent takes forever, finishing with a particularly tedious slog through a forest. The bus back was filled with the sound of snoring punters.
Apart from the Crossing, Tongariro's other claim to fame is its trout river. Fired with enthusiasm from our fishing trip in Queenstown, Mandy was keen to go fishing again and catch some supper. Nick was not so keen - until he realised that he would get to dress up in rubber again, at which point we hired a guide for a mornings fishing. The Tongariro is a very fast flowing and challenging river, and at this time of year our guide suggested any catch would be as much a matter as luck as skill (who mentioned anything about skill.....).
Anyway after trying a couple of pools Mandy landed a decent sized trout - only to be gutted to be told it was too small and had to be returned
Mandy was ecstatic and couldn't stop grinning. Nick was equally happy, despite not catching anything, as he now has a treasured photo of his beloved (no not himself) in rubber waders. That evening we had the surreal experience of going into a restaurant which cooks BYO trout. For NZD15 your fish is taken away and then presented to you filleted, grilled, with chips, salad and tartare sauce. (Best not to think about the total cost after paying for guiding, licences, etc).
After Taupo we wandered up to the Coromandel Peninsula. Similar to the Bay of Islands only probably a more dramatic scenery. Property (and coffee) prices reflect this area's weekend retreat status for well heeled Aucklanders. After a final couple of days on the lovely beach at Hahei, we drove up to Auckland, ready for our final Dolphin encounter and the flight to Oz.
On arrival in Auckland we were advised that our dolphin trip the next day was cancelled, so we hastily rescheduled it for the following day, our last afternoon in New Zealand. The next day we left the harbour at 1.30 on a boat which is clearly earning its keep since it also doubles as the Louis Vuitton Media Boat, so comfort was not an issue
And so it's time to move on to Australia. The two and a half months that we have spent in NZ feels like just the right amount of time. We have had a fabulous trip, seen some amazing things and will certainly treasure our memories of this beautiful country. Memories that we may not yet have shared with you include:
Road Kill - the possum is NZ's biggest pest which is hard to understand when you see how bad they are at crossing the road. There has to be more roadkill per square inch here than anywhere in the world.
Southern Man - there is a distinct NZ male form for the over 50's. Apparently normal from behind, the typical SM has a huge round pot belly hanging over a pair of shorts that are WAY too short for his age
Blenheim Motors - the town mechanic in Blenheim clearly detests exhaust pipes judging from the load roars emitting from 90% of the cars we saw and heard.
Sammies - NOT Sarnies (that's sandwiches for the non-Brits).
Blunt as a blunt thing TV Advertising - Sun Glass Hut's latest "they don't look like real sunglasses - let's kill him"
And a final word for those not in the know. You may have seen the picture in our "Seedy Dives" update which is apparently of Nick playing tennis sans kit. This picture was actually taken from an article about a male nudist camp that appeared in "Mens Health" magazine. Cox has vehemently denied that he was that man - but I can now reveal that even his own mother thought it was him (and she should know.........)
Haere Ra New Zealand (goodbye in Maori) and
G'Day Bruce...


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Psy, quinoa, peplum . . . It was a case of too much is more than enough with some trends of 2012.
Ancient diets
Bread? Croissant? Pasta? Take them away - nobody eats wheat any more these days, sweetie! Following in the simian footprints of our forebears, ancient diets that exclude processed or refined foods, and even ''post-industrial'' grains such as wheat, are all the rage. ''Paleo'' dieters eat only the foods that would have been available to Paleolithic man: vegetables, fruit, nuts and (cooked) meat. Primal dieters eat primarily raw meat. Not everyone is that stringent, of course, but you're simply not healthy these days unless you're cutting out something - whether it's sugar, milk, wheat, grains, fruit or things that start with the letter ''T''.
In the Cloud
''Clouds'' first appeared in 2011 but really took off this year, and now everyone has their life's work stored in these vast transcendent vessels. But what if your will to live is sapped by the thought of having to download the operating system that will talk to your phone, sync with your MP3 player and make love to your computer? And even if you do manage to ''put things in the Cloud'', does having unlimited music, movies and photos constantly available really make life better? Sure, it's a short-term salve for boredom and, used responsibly, is innocuous enough. But it also fosters dullness and device dependency, seen increasingly among rush-hour commuter zombies who, despite their corporate mien, now spend their mornings watching reruns of Being Lara Bingle instead of reading The Australian Financial Review.
Having a 'lifestyle'
It's hypocritical, but after complaining about these ''lifestyle trends'', we've realised that the most revolting trend of all is the overuse of the word ''lifestyle''. Used as a noun - for example, a ''healthy lifestyle'' - it's tolerable, but those who use it as an adjective should be slapped across the mouth. Particularly real estate agents: throughout the inner city, scores of identical-looking ''lifestyle apartments'' are being constructed and marketed. But it's impossible not to have a lifestyle, even if your home is a ''lifestyle caravan''! Of course, what they are really saying to us naive paupers is that these are ''better-than-your-lifestyle apartments'' and anyone who buys one will become super-cool and have oodles of sex.
Power to the peplum?
The fashion industry tried to sell us on the peplum this year - ''It's so flattering! The fabric hides wide hips!'' - but that's like telling people that if you go up a shoe size, your feet will look smaller. No. They. Won't. When you add a few metres of fabric to your hips, your waist might look tiny but your hips look as if you're smuggling Kim Kardashian through customs. At best, it's like a bit of wacky Edwardian costumery has found its way into your wardrobe; at worst, you look like a bedskirt. And it became its own language: I read a newspaper description of a skirt being ''peplummed''. Please, no.
Nailing it - not!
Then there were caviar nails, which look as if your nail polish has been coated in hundreds and thousands. Awesome if you're 15; tacky if you're not.
Life on the wedge
Finally, there were the Isabel Marant wedge sneakers, which sold for upwards of $600. Oh, what a bargain that was: instead of the comfort of regular trainers to which we've become accustomed, these have a sneaky hidden wedge inside the shoe, designed to give you a bit of extra height. Marant said the idea originated with a trick she'd do in her teens: stuffing her sneakers with cork to look taller. Lucky I'm not producing clothes based on my teen obsessions, or we'd all be in Olivia Newton-John Grease-inspired leggings.
What do you mean you're not eating chia? You still don't know how to say quinoa or acai? Haven't you had your spirulina today? The good old food pyramid starts to look blissfully straightforward when you realise the rules have changed and you're doing everything wrong. You're not organic enough or wholefood enough and you're basically a bad person for eating carbohydrates at all/after 2pm/on Wednesdays. I hope the whole activated almonds kerfuffle was the apotheosis and we can move back to eating a bit of this, a bit of that and being a bit more relaxed.
Sweet and salty
Savoury notes enliven and sharpen sweet tastes; grandma knew that when she added a pinch of salt to her shortbread. But in 2012, pastry chefs have gone too hard on the sweet-and-salty collisions. Think salted caramel ice-cream with chocolate fudge cake, salty peanut butter with cheesecake and, in a sure sign this trend has jumped the shark, salted caramel cup cakes and macarons. It's all good in moderation but turning up the salt also means ramping up the sugar, making for a superabundance of ''OMG! Amazing!'' before you realise you've drunk a vat of water and entered a diabetic coma.
Bar the bun
I'm as partial to a hamburger as any slavering drunk but I'm also pretty proud that I know how to eat with a knife and fork. Unfortunately, those fine motor skills deteriorated in 2012 because so much of my food was rolled, stuffed or wrapped. Let's keep the burgers, sliders and buns for bars and eat more grown-up food in restaurants.
The ubiquitous Inception Horn
Two years ago the trailers for Christopher Nolan's cerebral crime thriller Inception announced themselves with an otherworldly horn sound - basically ''BWAAAHHMM''. It was strikingly effective, and since then blockbuster after hopeful blockbuster has duplicated the effect, whether buffed and electronic (Prometheus), suggesting an alarm (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) or just pretty much the same (World War Z). Inception Horn, as it is known, has become a kind of shorthand for something very bad happening that's worth paying a ticket for, and bar Adam Sandler getting his hands on it, it couldn't be more overexposed.
Part of my cunning plan
This was the year that movie plot after movie plot revolved around the villain deliberately being caught and then unleashing mayhem within his captor's base of operations. It happened in The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers and Skyfall, and if the same scenario occurs with that tiger in The Life of Pi it's going to be very annoying.
Longer is not better
Whether it's 3D or the presence of Daniel Day-Lewis, the movies are obsessed with distinguishing themselves from television, video games and social media. But in 2012 one unwanted distinction was films running long and undisciplined. Les Miserables runs for 158 minutes, Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming Django Unchained is 165 minutes, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey takes 169 minutes to unfold - that should be long enough for Bilbo to walk to the Lonely Mountain and back!
PSY's one-trick pony
Inevitably, Gangnam Style has been terrorising Christmas parties, wringing out every last bit of attention we had for this phenomenon. Korean pop crossed over in a big way thanks to PSY, who demonstrated himself to be a one-trick pony laughing all the way to the bank during his visit to Australia in October, disappointing many with his insubstantial live performances. What a surprise.
Wobbly bass lines
Dubstep infiltrated the mainstream in 2012, primarily in the US, due to it being in the throes of an ''EDM'' obsession (that's ''electronic dance music'', in case anyone - like the US - missed its arrival in the '90s). EDM has already hijacked hip-hop and refused to let it go. While the underground (Skrillex, winner of - sputter - three Grammys; SBTRKT; Magnetic Man) rose up and conquered, pop artists such as Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Usher and even Muse co-opted its wobbly bass lines - a sure sign dubstep has jumped the shark.
R&B renaissance
OK, we liked this one. R&B experienced a major renaissance in 2012, headliner Frank Ocean not only releasing the killer debut album channel ORANGE but also making headlines by admitting his first love was a man, dominating critics' year-end best-of lists and having indie bands queueing up to cover his songs. Future stars such as the Weekend and Miguel attracted plenty of attention.
Performing arts
The joy of sets
Set design is in a bit of a crisis. As shows get bigger, so do sets - MTC productions are starting to dwarf their actors - but once a certain tipping point is reached, the sets disappear entirely, to be replaced with gigantic video projections or LED screens. Hairspray did it well, and Jersey Boys just got away with it, but this year's juggernaut How To Train Your Dragon looked like a video game from 1998 beamed onto an IMAX screen. Live performance is about people, not pixels. At the other end of the spectrum you have tiny, no-budget productions that are all set and no substance. There are folks you've never heard of creating theatrical environments that would leave your jaw on the floor, but what they stage just doesn't achieve the same quality.
Critics' choice
But really, the most off-putting feature of 2012's live performance scene came from the critics. Too many commentators seemed suddenly interested in making their own practice part of the public debate, blogging and tweeting and op-eding about the state of criticism, the ethics of the job and its future in a digital world. All this is of interest to a particular kind of person: a critic. Everyone else was left shrugging and wondering if there was anything on worth seeing.
The Nordic slaughterfest
The great Danish television police procedurals such as the first series of The Killing, The Eagle and, most recently, The Bridge are among the pinnacles of the mind's capacity to divert itself in the vicinity of murder. However, we are now at a stage, in the wake of Stieg Larsson and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo saga, where every detective who ever muttered ''ja'' or ''nej'' is being translated as if he or she were the reincarnation of Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler in one unholy being. Good on you if Henning Menkell or Jo Nesbo affect you like a long, cold drink, but we can get things a bit out of perspective with the Nordic slaughterfest.
The classic caper
Classics are a good thing; the very word proclaims it - which is part of the trouble. This year my old friend Michael Heyward has been a one-man archaeology team uncovering the lost ark of an Australian covenant. And fair enough, too - it's been very satisfying to write intros to things such as The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, an undoubted classic, or to Patrick White's Happy Valley, the maiden effort of a man who was himself a classic. But not every bit of entertaining rubbish worth a backward glance is a classic.
The random words of the great
Celebrity diaries and letters have the baleful, if interesting, quality of the famous person in question coming to resemble a favoured drug, the kind that will inevitably kill you. I've trudged through the stony precisions of Samuel Beckett, waded in the moody discontents of Richard Burton and the melancholy self-doubts and wry jokes of Susan Sontag. All because I was fascinated to be prying on the privacies of these legendary figures. It's an enthralling spectacle and, I suppose, a legitimate one. But there's the real risk of taking the captivation of a name and using it as a screen on which to publish trivia and intimacies that take the place of real writing. Almost as if literature were moving in the direction of Twitter.
Dramality bites
In what was generally an excellent year for television, and Australian television in particular, there was one very unwelcome development: the rise of local ''dramality''. We blame Jersey Shore - and maybe the Kardashians - for inspiring local networks to try their hand at home-grown versions of these ''soft-scripted'' fly-on-the-wall series: Being Lara Bingle, The Shire, WAG Nation, Brynne: My Bedazzled Life.
Like their progenitors, all these series involved hours spent with people who weren't even slightly interesting doing not very much. Why anyone thought that would make engaging television remains a mystery. Perhaps they'd never actually watched Jersey Shore or Keeping Up with the Kardashians; or realised all these shows screen on cable, not network, television; or that there are dozens and dozens of variants, and only two have made any kind of cultural impact at all, and that impact has been to generate almost universal scorn.
All these shows managed to do - apart from setting fire to innumerable $100 notes that could surely have been better employed elsewhere - was give air time to a bunch of vacuous narcissists. The good news is that while Brynne managed modest ratings, the rest absolutely bombed. The bad news? Foxtel is already casting for The Real Housewives of Australia.
You can't fake this
Recently, British travel magazine Wanderlust published a list of 13 ''overrated tourist traps''. Among the attractions you should ''simply avoid'' are Stonehenge, the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China and the Louvre. Why? Because one ought to ''soak up as much of the real, local culture'' as possible, according to the mag.
Oh, please. Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's not ''real''. Likewise, everything outside the mainstream does not automatically qualify as ''authentic''.
Unfortunately, this breathtakingly pretentious attitude infected nearly all aspects of life in 2012. People continued to boast about ''not watching commercial TV''. They adorned themselves in tattoos, beards and piercings to appear ''unique'' … in a conformist kind of way. And ordering a cup of coffee somehow became a default test of character. (One wrong move - such as requesting skimmed milk - and you get sneered at by a ridiculously attired barista whom you just ache to push out of a high window.)
Even our efforts to save the environment were not immune. One study found that 100 per cent of people who show off about not driving a car are planning an international trip within the next 12 months, the carbon footprint of which will vastly exceed the annual fossil fuel consumption of your average McMansion resident.
It's time to put an end to this madness. Let's make 2013 the Year of Not Turning Every Trivial Thing into a Contest of Credibility.
-Fairfax Australia
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