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2008 Cadillac CTS Sunroof Drainage Problem
So I've got this problem where the drainage system from the sunroof/moonroof gets periodically clogged and causes rain water to drain into the inside of my Vehicle. Usually the water will drain from under my glove compartment onto the passenger side floor. I have had this problem in the past and it gave me a scare before the actual cause was explained.
For anyone reading this post and may not have experienced this yet, there is a drainage system in the sunroof that redirects any water that gets through the seals back to the outside of the vehicle. Periodically the system can become clogged causing the water to get back flowed into the car.
Personally, I would have expected that the seals would not allow that in the first place.
Anyway, there is a large tree in my yard and during the spring both my vehicles get covered in yellow pollen. Apparently, the pollen is small enough to get past the seals and clog the drainage lines every year causing this problem.
Last year I took the car to the Cadillac Dealership and they cleaned the drainage hoses. (Problem Solved) But this is quickly becoming an costly expense to do this every year.
I have read in other places that some folks have successfully managed to perform this task themselves but there are no details as to how this is done.
Has anyone in this forum had the problem and resolved it without taking it in and paying for the service??? If so, I'd certainly be very grateful if you wouldn't mind sharing the information so I make try to take a crack at it. I just need to know how to begin.
Any other advice or suggestions for this would also be appreciated.
Re: 2008 Cadillac CTS Sunroof Drainage Problem
Man, this topic has been covered so many time. Soooooo Many.
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Thanks tinman. I'll search again, maybe I didn't perform enough variations on the keywords.
Re: 2008 Cadillac CTS Sunroof Drainage Problem
27. Ultraview Sunroof Water Leak in Passenger Floor Area
Try using a turkey baster as a "toilet plunger" and work the drain with water in it. Try the ol' "in and out" routine until it hopefully forces the water and debris out the drain line. Then the light bulb went off. With the drain lines full of water along with the sunroof tray, I put the turkey baster directly on the drain hole and started pumping. I started feeling some resistance and then the clog finally gave way. A perfect stream of water was now flowing onto the driveway at the bottom of wheel well.
Use thick monofilament or weed wacker line to run through the 4 drains. Smooth out the cut end of the line with sandpaper to help it slide through the drains.
Open sunroof.
Front: Take a cup of water and carefully pour into front drain channel to gauge initial drain rate. Use weed wacker line and rod out front drains from roof. The front drain lines run down the "A" pillars and exit out the side (behind the fender) about a foot below the top of the dash, about 3-1/2 feet. Pour more water and observe draining. Run weed wacker line again. Repeat until satisfied. You should notice the run off puddling behind the front wheels and may also observe dirt/sludge/algae that was in the lines.
Rear: The rear drain lines run down the "C" pillars into the trunk and exit out the rear wheelhouses. Peel back the sides of the trunk liner to access the drain lines. The right rear drain line can be seen by removing the battery access cover, but it is difficult to work with unless you peel back the liner. Detach the rear lines from the wheel well grommets and run weed wacker line up the drain lines. The distance from the drain outlet to the sunroof is about 4-1/2 feet. Place the drain line in a bucket or bottle. Carefully pour water into the side drain channels of the sunroof. You may want to have someone pour water in the channels while you observe the flow into the bucket/bottle. Run weed wacker line again. Repeat until satisfied.
All sunroofs leak some water and that leak off is normally handled by the drain lines. IMO this sunroof is a flawed design for two reasons. (1) The fixed portion of the sunroof uses the same type of perimeter seal the moving portion uses and therefore doubles the amount of leak off compared to a standard sunroof; (2) The drain lines are undersized even for a standard sized sunroof. As a result of this, the drain lines, at best, are barely adequate for a light rain. Throw in a little bit of clogging and a more intense rain and we get what we all complain about. After constantly cleaning lines and still living with leaks, I removed my headliner to see if I could resolve this problem. I replaced all four lines with 1/2" I.D. tubing in place of the factory 1/4" I.D. and have had zero leakage even in a total downpour (I live in Florida).
Use 1/2" I.D - 5/8" O.D. clear hose from any hardware store. I considered 3/8", but why not not use the largest size that will fit?
The 4 drain nipples on the corner of the sunroof are 1/2" O.D. There is a grommet on each corner that reduces them to 3/8" O.D. to fit the original drain lines. The clear hose fit perfectly on the sunroof nipples once the reducer was removed. There are clips on the stock hose that keep them in place (2 in the rear and 3 in front - 2 on "A" pillar, 1 under dash). Remove the clips from the stock hose, tape precut lengths of new hose to them (roof side) and then pull the whole thing through the trunk and underdash, respectively. Place a grommet around the front lines and secure the grommet to the existing inner fender holes. The fronts were a pain to get to and you have to slightly enlarge the hole to accomadate the larger grommet. The rears were easy. Secure the new hose to a 1/2" nipple and push it through the existing wheelhouse grommet.
Removing and reinstalling the interior parts (especially the headliner) takes patience and took the longest time, but is not overly difficult. I removed the headliner from my car, but I would recommend leaving it in and trying to work around it. There are two electrical harnesses that are glued to the headliner that I had to remove and then reattach when installing.
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What so you mean about the 1 under the dash and how does that one come into play? Is it the AC condenser drain tube or related to the sunroof? How do you get to that one under the dash?
The nylon clips clamp around the hose and then push into a body hole with a barbed end. In order to pull the stock hoses out you have to remove these clips. The front hoses have two clips on the "A" pillar that are easily removed. There is a third hose clip that can only be removed by reaching under the dash. The sunroof drains only drain the sunroof.
*Remove the front kick panels (these are the plastic side panels under the dash - to the left of the driver's feet, right of the passenger's feet.
*Remove under dash trim plates - plastic panels under driver and passenger dash area - both have lights that need to be unplugged. Passenger side has airbag control module (I think it was) that needs to be unplugged also.
*Once these panels are removed, reach up and peel back the carpeting from the outer corners. The carpeting has attached insulation and is fairly rigid so takes a little effort to move. On the driver's side there is also a styrofoam wedge (dead pedal) that I found easier to remove and then glue back to the carpeting.
*With a light, look up under the dash to the now exposed side area (I ended up on my back for this part). You should see the drain hose coming down (if you follow the hose up you should now see the third clip) and then going through an access hole and finally plugging into a grommet in the inner fender. Tugging a little on the drain hose from above (while you're lying under the dash) may help to identify what you are looking at.
Re: 2008 Cadillac CTS Sunroof Drainage Problem
Ok, got it. Ironically enough, I found the post you'd previously put up about this around the same time you posted your second response here:
I'll give the Turkey plunger approach a shot since the other options seem a bit more involved than I'd imagined. Especially involving the removal of the headliner (cringe!)
Once I unclog them I believe I'll just take precautionary measures and cover the sunroof seals with Duct Tape during times of high pollen to alleviate the debris from clogging the drains.
Seems like Cadillac dropped the ball on this one IMHO but what can you do?
Great vehicle overall though.
Thanks tinman
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You're welcome. Options to tape, which will leave a residue, include a quick hose rinse daily or using painters tape. Not sure if the painters tape will hold up at 80 mph, but it certainly won't leave a residue. Doesn't look too good or classy, but it is an option.
You can always seal the rear panel of glass using black silicon window cauk...it blends in well and if you take your time when applying it looks great.
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So the latest rifle project I have officially kicked off is an HK/CETME/PTR rifle. My end goal for this build is to end up with an HK-G3 rifle, using a combination of CETME, PTR, and HK parts. I am also building off an Ohio Rapid Fire 80% flat.
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So, the next step is to demil my CETME parts. Mainly, I'm interested in the cocking tube, trunion, and mag lock and release parts.
I start by chocking up the cocking tube and trunion into a vice. Don't go too tight, otherwise you risk deforming your tube. Notice the plug welds, in addition to the weld where the tube meets the receiver.
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Flipped it over and did the same to the other side. You want to be careful and not cut too deep. There is a sleeve inside the receiver, and if you get too carried away, you will cut this sleeve.
With those two cuts, the trunion drops away, and can be set aside.
Next, I need to remove the excess scrap receiver still welded to the cocking tube. You want to be VERY careful while cutting this off. You can very easily cut into the cocking tube's sleeve, and ruin it. You also want to pay attention where you cut. If you cut your tube too short, you can potentially have issues with bolt-gap later on. I used tape to mark where I did NOT want to cut.
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I ground them down. You want to go slow here, and pay attention to the grinding tool. You can notice the metal seams as you break through the weld, so when you see the seams, stop, and begin to pry away the metal. On my kit, there were three plug welds on the side, and two on top.
Now the cocking tube is off and can be set aside.
To get the trunion out, you will have to grind as many as 6 plug welds. There should be 2 on each side, and one on the bottom. Once these welds are ground out, peel away the scrap receiver, and set your trunion aside.
You can, if you choose, press in your barrel at this step. I would recommend it, as having the trunion out of the receiver is the easiest way to do it. I will post more on the bolt gap and barrel pressing once that step is final.
I mocked up the parts to see how it's all looking. I'm not happy with the 16" barrel, and instead will be getting an 18" barrel. 18's weren't available when I ordered the 16, but I've seen them back on the PTR website, so I will save the 16" barrel for a G3K clone for a future build.
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You should machine and weld a picatinny rail on the receiver...right in front of the drum site. Make it low profile and no need for the crappy HK clamp-on shit!
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I am way ahead of you on that...
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Me too, I have 1 1/2' of Scott's steel rail. Any chance I can send it up to you to get the radius cut on the bottom?
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Wow, I will be watching this thread closely. I've got a CETME kit that needs to be built as well. Heck, I wish I had known you would have that flat bending jig, I would have bought a flat and begged to get invited to the "guys who build 68 rifles at a time club".
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Buy some flats and I'm sure we can work something out. The guy whose jig I used is over in Ft. Worth.
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It's just slightly larger than 5/8". Some people use 5/8" rod clamped to a table to draw over their receivers. It's a crude method that produces only marginal results...
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I've been talking to scott@rockstomper about getting a few lengths, and once I find out how much I will need, I'll be making an order.
Once the rail is in, we'll figure out how best to weld it to the receiver. It will be similar to the welding required to mount the rear sight base, so I'm not too worried about it being too difficult or anything...
You can send it if you want, or hold onto it for build day (which I still don't know when that will be). Either way, it will get welded on when the time comes. I'm in no rush for it, though...
Haven't figured it out yet. Once I see the rail, I'll come up with something...
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So getting this going again...
I had originally planned on doing this during a build party among some local friends, but I'm kinda tired of waiting on them... seems like everyone is caught up with other priorities, which is totally cool with me, but I'd like to get this gun built, and so I decided to just do it on my own.
Had originally planned to TIG it, but the TIG welding was going to be done by someone else. And since I'm doing it on my own now, I had to settle for MIG. MIG's fine for this, and many people have reported good results with MIG, so I'm using what I have.
I started by clamping the magwell area closed. Almost all of this area gets cut out when doing an ATF-approved semi-build, so it's almost a waste to even weld it. I'm doing it to help hold the receiver together. I started by tacking everything together.
With the magwell area tacked, I moved to the rear. You don't want to weld this together without the stock block in place. If you do, your receiver might be too narrow at the rear. I installed the stock block, and clamped everything in place, then tacked the two ends.
With my heat settings set for sheet metal, I didn't worry about any burn-through getting on the stock block. It is such a thick piece of metal, you get absolutely no penetration when using sheet metal settings, so once the ends were tacked together, the stock block simply popped out with a hit from a hammer.
The stock block needed a bit of sanding on the bottom. You can see how the holes don't perfectly line up. Personally, I'd rather have a block with no holes cut in it, but this works just as well. I sanded the bottom to try and get the holes a bit closer, but didn't make it perfect. That won't be a problem, because the holes for the stock pins need to be drilled out anyway, so I figured the amount it is off won't hurt it, since it will all be drilled out a bit larger anyway.
tacked everything in place before doing final welding.
Receiver welded together. I blew through the end a bit, which I figured would happen.. lol. But I'm not worried about that. Once the trunion is installed, I will fill that area with weld. It kinda looks like the receiver was welded with a huge gap in the ends. This isn't the case, though. The ends were welded completely flush. I installed the front trunion before welding, to make sure everything fit. Then I removed the trunion before doing the final weld.
The rear stock block was a bit tricky. To weld it in, I set the heat settings all the way up. I hit the block with the weld, let the puddle form, then walked it over to the edge of the receiver and let the puddles pool together. If you fuck up here, you will blow a huge hole right through your receiver. And those are never fun to fix.
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Next up is the cocking tube
I drilled 3 holes on each side for the cocking tube sleeve. This is the same way it is done on the G3/CETME rifles from the factory, so I figured I'd do it this way too. Some people only weld the tube where it meets the receiver. I think the factory also puts two welds on top, but I didn't do those... mainly because I forgot to drill holes for them
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So next up is the semi-auto shelf for the receiver. This piece is meant to block the installation of a full-auto lower receiver. It must be wide enough so that a full-auto lower receiver cannot be installed. It also blocks the pin hole for the full-auto lower receiver.
I started by using a 3/8" piece of steel, cut to 20mm x 22mm (yeah I use both systems for measuring... )
In hind-sight, I would rather use a 1/2" thick piece, but this will work just as well. I'm using my Century CETME as a go-by for this, and the 3/8" is what they used.
Then measure and mark for a chamfer.
I ended up going a bit deeper on the chamfer than originally marked. It didn't look deep enough compared to my CETME.
Then measure and mark the receiver where it will be cut out.
Then cut it out.
Cut it just enough to allow the semi-auto shelf to slide in tightly.
And it is wide enough to clearly block an un-modified full-auto lower receiver.
So next up is the paddle mag release switch. I can see why companies don't include the paddle mag release on their builds, as it is kinda a bitch to do. On my semi-auto shelf, I have measured and marked the area that needs to be removed to make clearance for the paddle.
And this is where you guys with your fancy milling equipment can go fawk yourselves with my dremel tool
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Rather than try to dremel out the whole opening, I drilled it out first.
Then dremeled and hand-filed it to make it square.
The ears of the lower receiver must be widened to fit on the semi-auto shelf. Some people simply cut these off, but I want a clipped-and-pinned style build, so I just sanded them down with a dremel until it fit.
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And so, putting the receiver aside for now, I moved on to the barrel and trunion.
These are PTR 91 barrels that came from PTR inc. One is 16", the other 18". I am using the 18" for this build.
Press the trunion onto the barrel. This was a fun experience. After pressing in the barrel, and checking my bolt gap, the barrel needed to press in further. So I pressed it in further. Then, after checking the gap again, I needed to press my barrel back out a bit. So I pressed it out a bit. Then, after checking the bolt gap again, I needed to press the barrel back IN again. This went on a few more times before I decided to throw a stack of pennies into the trunion. These stopped the barrel from jumping too far. Seemed to work pretty good...
I was happy with a .015 bolt gap. Spec is anywhere from .010 to .020 if I'm remembering correctly. I set the bolt gap before installing the trunion into the receiver. I've read alot of people doing it this way with no ill effects, but to be safe, I will check it again with it in the receiver before pinning the barrel and welding the trunion.
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In answer to your question, some people do it but I don't believe there's a real need for that. If you start out with good CG compatible CO and gel, any 'cones you may have on your hair will break down and wash off your hair eventually. What you CAN'T do is use your old products with 'cones after stopping the shampoo because
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Posted on May 18, 2012
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In January, attorneys Carl Mayer and Bruce Afran asked me to be the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that challenged the harsh provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). We filed the lawsuit, worked for hours on the affidavits, carried out the tedious depositions, prepared the case and went to trial because we did not want to be passive in the face of another egregious assault on basic civil liberties, because resistance is a moral imperative, and because, at the very least, we hoped we could draw attention to the injustice of the law. None of us thought we would win. But every once in a while the gods smile on the damned.
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The government lawyers, despite being asked five times by the judge to guarantee that we plaintiffs would not be charged under the law for our activities, refused to give any assurances. They did not provide assurances because under the law there were none. We could, even they tacitly admitted, be subject to these coercive measures. We too could be swept away into a black hole. And this, I think, decided the case.
"At the hearing on this motion, the government was unwilling or unable to state that these plaintiffs would not be subject to indefinite detention under [Section] 1021," Judge Forrest noted. "Plaintiffs are therefore at risk of detention, of losing their liberty, potentially for many years."
The government has 60 days to appeal. It can also, as Mayer and Afran have urged, accept the injunction that nullifies the law. If the government appeals, the case will go to a federal appellate court. The ruling, even if an appellate court upholds it, could be vanquished in the Supreme Court, especially given the composition of that court.
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Human existence, as I witnessed in war, is precarious and often very short. The battles that must be fought may never be won in our lifetime. And there will always be new battles to define our struggle. Resistance to tyranny and evil is never ending. It is a way, rather, of defining our brief sojourn on the planet. Revolt, as Albert Camus reminded us, is the only acceptable definition of the moral life. Revolt, he wrote, is "a constant confrontation between man and his obscurity. … It is not aspiration, for it is devoid of hope. That revolt is the certainty of a crushing fate, without the resignation that ought to accompany it."
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Good try. May you and others continue to have similar successes.. But, the rest of the NDAA still exists as well as the NDRP and our beloved Patriot Act. What is to stop FedGov.Inc from throwing you in jail and tossing the key w/o and due process? Answer is "Nothing". The first sign of a third world nation is the selective "ENFORCEMENT" of it's laws. Regulation is nothing w/o it. Wall St. get's away with felony fraud on a scale not known to history. Unless and until we start boycotting FedGov.Inc's MSM, Big Box Stores, etc. we're done. A mere 10% boycott of the above entities would cause a 30% drop in their profits. For like Enron, they count their profits thrice.
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I grew up in Eastern Europe where Franz Kafka and his, "there's a hope, but not for us," stood right next to Albert Camus and his "imagining Sisyphus happy."
Your sisyphean task makes me proud of you, should you allow me such a feeling, and for the first time I think, perhaps Kafka was wrong.
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I like this article. I'm inspired just for today to go on with the fight no matter what
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Yes, a Victory for all of us. Great article and thanks for your continual work.
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in reply to surfboy, indeed damn the torpedoes. well done mr. chris hedges. you are not only doing good service TO the people of america but to the world too, as the united states are routing people's lives and civilisations worldwide. Yes, Mr. Hedges deserves to be the US president as does Ron Paul too! Thank you again, also to your lawyers and your brave team. Shantih and God speed! God Bless the 99% Americans! The 99% = LOVE,SHARING & HEALING! The 1% = FEAR,GREED & WAR!
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Thank you, thank you, thank you Chris Hedges and all of the Freedom Seven! You are the leaders we all need to follow.
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From a Ron Paul Republican - Thank you Chris Hedges for standing up against this terrible wrong. Both of the Establishment Democratic and Republican parties are working equally hard to strip us of our civil liberties. We all need to put aside partisan differences and take a stand for liberty!
By KVan, May 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm Link to this comment
It's time for every American to memorize and analyze exactly what our Declaration of Independence says:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Thank goodness for Chris Hedges et al - Wake Up America!
By zole, May 19, 2012 at 3:31 pm Link to this comment
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By Fearless, May 19, 2012 at 1:54 pm Link to this comment
Thanks, Chris!
By ForeignAffairs, May 19, 2012 at 1:22 pm Link to this comment
Many thanks to Mr. Hedges and the rest of the team, including Truthdig for covering this story.
Dr. Jill Stein is one presidential candidate who also opposes the Patriot Act and those aspects of NDAA which violate our civil liberties.
By Old Man Turtle, May 19, 2012 at 12:22 pm Link to this comment
Some here are welcoming this "decision" for giving them a little temporary relief from the relentless degradation of the wasting disease so many are trained to idolize as "civilization." No wonder (and certainly "no-blame"), since the overwhelming weight of reportage here and everywhere, these Days, is freighted with complaints about the pandemic of ever-worsening symptoms incident to its terminal stage.
What remains lacking in virtually all these "treatments," though, is any recognition of the natural fact that the domesticated contingent of Humanity ('numerically' the vast majority at-present) is suffering this way entirely and only because of the grave insufficiency of its own organic functional integrity. Having been co-opted and corrupted as part of the process of the disease, our tame Sisters and Brothers are captive to the degenerative "individual self" that has displaced the Natural Person Human Beings are by-nature.
So instead of functioning as a healthy component of our Mother Earth's natural immune system, these domesticated captives serve as dysfunctional rogue agents of the retro-viral "SELF" which has 'presented' here as the "civilization" disease. The rampant sociopathic "cannibalism" so much remarked-upon these days is only another feature of its terminal phase.
There is no remedy for any of this within the confines of the disease process itself. "Politics," "economics," "religion," and all such conceits of their ilk, are only what Derek Jensen has called "toxic mimics" of (and lethal cheap imitation plastic substitutes-for) aspects of our Human Nature essential to the adequate fulfillment of our given organic function as a vital component of Her immune system, within Earth's Whole Living Arrangement.
So while the disease has its victims/carriers desperately (and stupidly) asking their doctors if they're sexy enough for healthful activity (Invariably they're not, most of 'em.), The Medicine would have them simply (though admittedly not easily) get-over their sickening "self." What's it gonna be, Sisters and Brothers?
By rb, May 19, 2012 at 8:03 am Link to this comment
Victor Lazlo: I try my best.
Rick Blaine: We all try. You succeed.
By Muddy Road, May 19, 2012 at 6:54 am Link to this comment
Well done Mr. Hedges and all those who stood up to TYRANNY!
That a President who is also an alleged Constitutional scholar let this happen to us is disgraceful, and a sign of the times.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
By Gerry Lykins, May 19, 2012 at 5:51 am Link to this comment
from the bottom of my heart: thank you, Mr. Hedges,
By Bill Costley, May 19, 2012 at 5:22 am Link to this comment
You're daring & brave, Chris. We need you & your kind.
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Kendall Jenner: Agua Bendita Babe!
She recently returned from an exotic holiday in Greece, and Kendall Jenner definitely looked her best as she got back to work in Los Angeles last week.
The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" cutie donned some colorful bikinis for a new Agua Bendita swimwear campaign.
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We're coming up on two months since Nintendo launched its 3DS handheld gaming system in North America and the buzz around the system seems to have died down a bit. In week-to-week hardware sales figures out of Japan, the aging Sony PSP seems to outsell the 3DS as often as not. Here in the States, Nintendo enjoyed what they called record-breaking first day sales when the device launched but sales still didn't meet analyst expectations (see 3DS Launch Sales Fail to Surpass Analysts' Expectations at Gamezone). Yesterday (after NPD numbers came out) Nintendo announced it'd sold just 194,000 3DS units in April (for the sake of comparison, Microsoft sold 297,000 Xbox 360s and Sony's PS3, even with all its troubles, managed to outsell the 3DS with a total of 204,000 units). Granted we're comparing home consoles to handheld, but one would expect a brand new system to handily outsell hardware that's been on store shelves for 5 years. [Source]
While the 3DS is hardly a flop it's safe to say it could be doing better, and it's easy to speculate that the problem with getting the public interested enough to buy has been a lack of compelling software. The launch titles weren't all that exciting and there hasn't been much in the way of new content since (actually I don't know if anything new has surfaced since launch). It'll take time for game developers to ramp up production of their 3DS titles and to figure out how to put the features of the device to best use.
But there's finally some good news. The 3DS is getting its "eShop" on June 7th (the first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo) according to GamesIndustry.biz. A web browser will also be pushed out that day, but I think the eShop is key to keeping the 3DS in people's minds and hands while the game development cycle spins up.
Digital downloads seem perfect for a device with a gimmick (and I mean that in a good way) like glasses-free 3D. Quirky little $2-$5 games are the perfect vehicle for game designers to experiment with what can be accomplished with the new system's features, without risking huge amounts of development dollars. The low prices of digital downloads means that we consumers are more apt to try a lot of different titles, too. Nintendo needs to be 'training' us to check in every week to see what new titles are available. This gives us a reason to keep our 3DSs charged up and ready to go, which in turn leads to word-of-mouth as gamers invariably ask each other "Watcha been playin?"
Backing up the GI news is a post at Destructoid saying that its readers have spotted pre-paid cards for the 3DS eShop at certain Best Buy stores.
We're still waiting for Netflix and 3D movie trailers to hit the device, but the eShop is certainly a good start. I've held off on picking up a 3DS but I'll probably add one to my gaming collection some time before June 7th. How about you? Is this enough to spur your interest or are you content with giving the 3DS a pass? Alternatively, if you were an early adopter, how much use is your 3DS getting these days, and are you happy with your purchase?


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The public's love affair with KitKats is continuing as the company behind the four-fingered chocolate bars revealed sales in the UK were some of the strongest in the world.
The news comes as Nestlé, which also owns brands including Nescafé, Häagen-Dazs and Smarties, saw sales miss long-term targets because of weak emerging markets and the continued downturn in Europe.
Sales were up 4.6% last year. However, they were expected to grow between 5% and 6%. Net profit fell slightly to Swfr 10 billion (£6.7 billion).
But in the UK, the company also benefited from the continued boost in home-coffee machine sales, with a 32% jump in sales of its Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee pods.
Fiona Kendrick, chief executive of Nestlé UK, said: "The growth of coffee shops in the High Street is introducing consumers to new tastes. As a result, more people want to experience coffee-shop varieties at home, but at a fraction of the cost."
On the chocolate front, the company said Yorkie bars were particularly popular, with sales up 31.6% last year compared with a year earlier, followed by Breakaway, up 21.2%, and Milky Bar, up 7.4%.
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As New York City welcomes a new leader of the public school system, educators and parents are sure to promote their agendas for improvement. I have a list of my own, and most of them do not break the bank. Here are some thrifty steps I think the new chancellor should take:
- Convene a citywide conversation about what counts as a good education in New York City's public schools. Although test scores and graduation rates may indicate that the system is on the right track, there is much more to a good education that prepares young people for life after high school. But the voices of parents, business leaders, and other taxpayers have not been heard in shaping a vision for what students should know and be able to do when they leave school. By convening an inclusive conversation, the new chancellor can signal that the voices and interests of stakeholders matter.
- Develop a new system for holding schools accountable for their performance. The School Progress Reports developed by the Bloomberg administration assigned high-stakes letter grades that were hard for parents to understand, and the grading system created a culture of fear within schools as the grades were applied inconsistently to determine which schools to close. A new accountability system can still strive to inform the public while serving as an early-warning system for schools in need of intensive support from the Department of Education. Strengthening and expanding the Quality Reviews, which provide an in-depth look at curriculum, teaching and leadership within a school, may be an important part of this new accountability system.
- Redesign the school support system. The current system of school support networks is inconsistent, working well for some schools and poorly for others, especially those with relatively inexperienced principals and/or histories of low performance. Developing a new support system that brings together the best features of the current support networks, which serve schools with common features and interests, and of the old community school districts, which had clear lines of authority and served schools in the same communities and neighborhoods, should be a high priority.
- Forge new connections between schools and community and neighborhood social services. Mayor de Blasio made a campaign promise to expand pre-kindergarten and after-school programming, and he has pledged support for a community schools model. The new chancellor will need to work with his administration to build strong community-based schools that are not hemmed in by the existing "silo" structure of city agencies and funding. Although universal pre-K will require new revenues, much of the funding needed for schools to function as comprehensive service centers is already present and simply needs to be reallocated.
- Tweak the school choice process. School choice in New York City, particularly at the high school level, is designed to maximize individual choice. But because New York City has high-poverty and low-poverty neighborhoods – and parents and children prefer schools that are not far from their homes – school choice in New York City can result in some schools having a high concentration of high-needs students, which in turn can reduce the opportunities for success for all students in these schools. The new chancellor can redesign school choice to cap the number or proportion of high-needs students in each school, while still providing good choices for all.
A large, sprawling bureaucracy such as the New York City Department of Education cannot turn on a dime. But leadership transitions create windows of opportunity for constructive change. Mayor de Blasio and the new chancellor can build on the successes of the last dozen years and create a new social compact joining the Department of Education with parents and communities.
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The Tar Heels, who scored all of their runs in Saturday's 14-4 victory over the Eagles in innings three through seven, did the same thing Sunday. Former Orange High shortstop Josh Horton led the charge, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBIs. Seven UNC players finished with multiple hits, and former Northwood High standout Benji Johnson (2-for-5) and Tim Federowicz (3-for-5) joined Cox and Horton with home runs. (Durham Herald-Sun)
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Aug 7, 2015 and I took my camera to work. It's a bit awkward on my 15km bicycle trip simply because of the weight. I have a new process though. I use to walk a lot and shoot, now I ride and research with my iPhone. Often posting to social media and generally living with images for a few days. If I'm still interested I take my big camera out and re shoot using the iPhone images as a reference.
My work trip takes me along Overleigh in Toronto's East end. Before Overleighh hits Don Mills there was a Target. The middle shot was taken months ago on one of these journeys, the top and bottom images below were taken this week.
These are examples of images that I take because I love how photography of found objects and landscapes can often emulate what might be considered painterly or sculptural tableaus.
There's always an element of contemplation in my work, but I avoid calling it minimalist. I've begun to dislike that term. Minimalism is bandied about by people as a term that can simply be exchanged with simple. I don't find the attached images simple.
No picture of any vacant Target store can be politically uncharged. The successful U.S. chain bulldozed into the Canadian market thinking they knew everything and planned to easily covert that U.S. success. How the mighty have fallen since.
Because my day job deals with larger retailers in Canada I have a tie to this failure and opinions about it. I don't feel this is the forum to discuss that, nor do I feel I have strong enough opinions to want to discuss them. These pictures to me though comment to a degree on commercialism, consumerism and U.S. Canada relations.


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Updated: The e-mails - Oil firm asked trader about meeting with minister
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Leaked e-mails cast new light on the interest of oil companies in the political contacts of oil trader George Farrugia, The Sunday Times reveals today.
In a 2005 e-mail, Camille Kay, responsible for Trafigura's European fuel oil trade, asks: "How did your meeting with the minister go? Any good feedback?"
The reply from Mr Farrugia is unavailable but the message appears to form part of correspondence recovered from Mr Farrugia's computer.
Mr Farrugia is one of the men at the centre of an investigation into alleged kickbacks taken in the procurement of fuel for the State energy company, Enemalta.
On Friday, the Government recommended that Mr Farrugia be granted a pardon, providing he gives evidence against other suspects – who include former corporation chairman Tancred Tabone and former director Frank Sammut.
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Looking for a venue
We are looking to have a casual wedding next october and wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a location. The biggest thing is we want to supply the alcohol and most locations wont allow this. We are thinking max 150ppl. Also is it wrong to have the ceremony at the same location as the reception? Thanks for any help with this!
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Richmond, BC, Canada
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Try the ubc boathouse in Richmond. It is just down the street from
the olympic oval. It is right on the water, you can provide your own bar and caterers. If it is a nice day you can have the ceremony outside on the dock or inside.
Depending on what location you want to have your wedding reception, here are few good locations:
Vancouver: Heritage Hall on Main and 15th- very nice hall, they will allow you to bring in any vendor you want.
The Quay Inn ( I think that's name) right by the Quay in New Westminster, you are allowed to bring in any vendor.
Confederation Centre- Burnaby, on Albert St, right by the library.
The Roundhouse in Yaletown
Riverside Plaza- Richmond, they have 3 halls
Barkley Brook Garden- Gorgous place in Langley/Aldergrove area on 84th..
you are welcome to visit my website: I have many different location options on my website..and if you need someone to tend your bar, wedding chair cover, sashe rental or evening wedding cake,..you can always give me a shout
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The above venuse does not have their own F&B.
Our hotel is centrally located just 3-4 blocks from the Broadway City Sky train station. We would be happy to set a special wedding group rate for your guests. You may call me on my direct line at 604-707-2022
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We are holding our wedding and reception at the Heritage Hall on Main Street in Vancouver. The venue holds 150 people.
If you have not hired your bartender for your Oct 9th wedding, please fill free to check us out.
we have done many weddings and charity events at Heritage Hall. We can bring a professional bar for you and set it to the right of the door just as you enter.
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Whonnock Lake in Maple Ridge is THE BEST! We were married there and hired Curt from BC Bartenders to take care of our beverages. We got married there and had the ceremony. I can give you all the best contacts for music food etc.
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it is so so so RIGHT to have your ceremony and reception at the same place! environmentally you reduce the carbon footprint of your wedding, you reduce the hassle of your guests finding parking in two different locations, and there's less risk of your out of town guests getting lost between locations! we had our wedding and ceremony at the same place and it worked great.
all the above suggestions are great (especially heritage hall), i'll just add a few others:
Nikkei Place in Burnaby is a great location for a wedding. they will allow you to bring in your own caterer and alcohol http://www.nikkeiplace.org/ next door is a lovely community hall where you could hold your ceremony, then guests can walk next door to the reception space.
also, look into the hellenic centre, which is where we had our wedding. through some fancy decor we split their large hall in two and it fit our needs perfectly. the price is right as well. http://www.helleniccommunity.org/
good luck!
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I am having my reception at The Metro Hall in new west in may 120 people, and the price is amazing! you HAVE to supply your own alcohol!! take a peek!
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Try themetrohall.ca
it is in new westminster
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i am also having my wedding at the metro, thought we could swamp some ideas on weddings, for fun
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My husband is an LPC (mental health therapist), and he specializes in children - abused, autism spectrum, etc. One of his clients is a girl who had been abused by her father (let's call him Dirtbag 1 - DB1). It's been an ongoing mess. I don't know the details because of HIPAA, and I don't want to know, either. I don't know how my husband deals with this kind of stuff all day long. :frown:
Anyway, the girl's mom is being stalked by DB1, who is the ex-husband. He even went so far as to use the GPS on her phone to track her movements. The service provider sent an automated text that let her know her phone was being tracked, and that was how she found out. She has since shut off the GPS. This guy has been caught in her front lawn - she has dogs who alerted her. She's called the cops numerous times.
This entire drama with this family and custody battle has been in and out of the courts, and my husband has been subpoenaed multiple times over this. DB1 is not fond of my husband because of it.
DB1 has now been trying to stalk her through my husband. A few days ago, he called after hours and left an unpleasant message. He says that as the father, he has the right to know what the treatments/diagnosis are and when his daughter is in therapy. Isn't that nice, to know exactly when the ex-wife and the child are going to be at the therapist's office? :scruntiny:
My husband has to comply with letting him know about the updates on the mental health of the child, but he has not been letting him know when the mom/child are at the office. My husband told him that if he wants to know mental health updates on the child, he will have to make an appointment and pay his full hourly rate. That made DB1 respond, "I'd rather pay for a sinner than the self-righteous." :rolleyes: While at first I thought that was a good idea to get him off his back because he doesn't want to pay, on the other hand it puts the bad guy in the same room with my husband, and gives him an excuse to be on the office grounds.
Now, let's throw in Dirtbag 2. DB2 is the mom's first dirtbag she bred with. So there's another girl, also my husband's client. DB1 and DB2 have decided to start banding together. At this point, they have decided to say mean things to the girls about my husband, which has upset them and made them cry.
So we've got one confirmed stalker and a second dirtbag who might start some mess, too. Since my husband's office is where the mom and both girls tend to be at on a regular basis, combined with the fact neither men like my husband, it's a sure bet that at least one of these guys are going to be around at some point if this keeps escalating. My husband does have a carry permit and does carry, but he's been pocket carrying a little P32. I've told him it's time to step up. This morning he went out the door with my CZ RAMI, OWB, under his sport coat. And the P32 in his pocket.
So we've got parking lot and in-office possible scenarios. His office is inside a children's clinic; the main door is not able to be auto locked/opened by the receptionist. It makes me sick to my stomach thinking some creep could be possibly targeting my husband. I have also considered the scenario that that DB1 might even stalk my husband back to our house. The drive from the office to our house is a short one.
I didn't think about it until after my husband left this morning, but I should have had him give me a full description of the guy. I'll be shooting him a text after I post this...