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Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of taking 15 new child passenger safety technicians through the 32-hour Child Passenger Safety Certification. This was an amazing group of people who are now going to be working in their communities to make sure all children are riding safely.
September 17-22 is National Child Passenger Safety Week – it's not only a great opportunity make sure your car seat is properly installed but to also thank child passenger safety technicians in our community. Technicians typically work at hospitals, fire and police departments, health departments and other community serving organizations.
You may ask how the car seats could possibly fill 32 hours of curriculum. You would be amazed – I thought the same thing. Technicians know all about crash dynamics, seat belt systems in vehicles, the LATCH system and all about the different types of car seats. Technicians are also taught to be educators – not just car seat installers – so that they can assist parents in really understanding how to use car seats.
The most amazing element of technicians (and I'm biased I admit) is that this dedicated groups of typically volunteers will spend hours in a hot parking lot in the back of even hotter cars making sure car seats are installed correctly. These dedicated people, who have seen all sorts of vehicles and car seats (think of the crud that is in your child's car seat) and continue to do what they do for the sake of kids. I'd say pretty amazing!
Thank a child passenger safety technician – pretty incredible people keeping kids safe in our community!


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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28/01/2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.CHANDRU W.P.(MD)No.12085 of 2010 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1 and 2 of 2010 The Executive Officer/Joint Commissioner, Arulmigu Dhandayuthapaniswamy Thirukkoil, Palani 624 601 Dindigul District. ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Registrar, Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, (Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India) Scopeminar Core - II 4th Floor, Laxmi Nagar District Centre, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi - 110 092. 2.The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bhavishyanidhi Bhavan, Post Box No.1, Lady Doak College Road, Chookulam, Madurai - 625 002. ...Respondents PRAYER Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of certiorari, calling for the entire records in connection with the impugned order of the 1st respondent dated 23.07.2010 in A.T.A.No.906 (13) 20087 and that of the order of the 2nd respondent dated 23.10.2007 in No.M11/TN/RO/MDU/29605 and 29604/Enf/2007 and quash the said proceedings. !For Petitioner ... Mr.M.Venkatachalapathy,SC for Mr.D.Rajendran ^For Respondent ... Mr.G.R.Swaminathan for R2 :ORDER
The petitioner is the Executive Officer cum Joint Commissioner of Arulmigu Dhandayuthapaniswamy Thirukkoil at Palani. They have come forward to challenge the notice issued by the first respondent dated 23.07.2010 in ATA.No.906(13)2008 as well as the order of the second respondent dated 23.10.2007 and seeks for quashing the same.
2.When the matter came up for admission on 23.09.2010, Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, took notice for the second respondent Provident Fund Department.
3. The petitioner Devasthanam was issued with a notice under Section 7A of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 in respect of the hospital run by the Devasthanam as well as Arulmigu Palaniandavar Matriculation School at Palani. The petitioner Establishment was informed that their hospital and the educational institution were covered by the provisions of the Act with effect from 01.12.1977 and 01.08.1992 respectively under Section 1(3)(b) of the EPF Act. A memo dated 08.10.1994 was given to them and they were also allotted a code number. The coverage memos were issued to them on the basis of the enquiry report issued by the Enforcement Officer. Therefore, the petitioner was directed to cover the employees right from the date of the coverage. Though an enquiry was fixed on 08.11.994, none appeared.
4. However, the petitioner moved this Court by filing a writ petition being W.P.No.9662 of 1997 to stay the operation of the order dated 09.12.2006, wherein they were directed to comply the provisions of the scheme. This Court disposed of the writ petition on 13.02.2006, directing the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority with all relevant information. Accordingly, summons were issued to the employer to appear for an enquiry on 02.05.2006. The enquiry was held on several dates starting from 18.05.2006 to 10.10.2007.
5. The contention raised by the petitioner was that the employees working in the Devasthanam Hospital as well as in the Matriculation School were servants of the Devasthanam and they will not be covered by the provisions of the Act. The employees of the Thirukkoil are governed by the provisions of the Hindu Religious & Charitable Ednowment Act, which provides for payment of contributions to provident fund and gratuity. They are covered by the Devasthanam Contributory Provident Fund Rules. In view of the same, the Act is not applicable to them under Section 16(1)(b) and (c) of the Act.
6. It was also claimed that Hospitals are notified under the EPF Act by notification in GSR.No.1082 dated 15.09.1973 with effect from 31.08.1973, which means Hospital run by any individual or association or institution other than the establishment were covered by clause (vi) of the notification. In the same way, educational institutions were notified by virtue of Statutory Order No.986 dated 19.02.1982 with effect from 06.03.1982. The term Educational Institutions mean:
i) any university
ii)any college whether or not affiliated to an University
iii)any School whether recognized or not or aided by the Central or State government
iv)any Scientific institution
v)any institution in which research in respect of any matter is carried on
vi)any other institution in which the activity of imparting knowledge or training is systematically carried on.
7. The argument that the employees working in the Matriculation School and Hospital are Thirukkoil employees cannot be accepted. There is difference between religious/spiritual matters relating to the temple and Welfare activities like running schools, hospitals, etc. The further argument that the Devasthanam is having Contributory Provident Fund Rules with effect from 01.07.1965 and giving benefits of provident fund to its employees are not made applicable to Matriculation Schools and Hospitals in terms of Section 16(b) and 16(c) of the EPF Act.
8. 16(1)(b) and 16(1)(C) of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 reads as follows: "16(1)(b): to any other establishment belonging to or under the control of the Central Government or a State Government and whose employees are entitled to the benefit of contributory provident fund or old age pension in accordance with any Scheme or rule framed by the Central Government or the State Government governing such benefits;
(c)to any other establishment set up under any Central, Provincial or State Act and whose employees are entitled to the benefits of contributory provident fund or old age pension in accordance with any Scheme or rule framed under that Act governing such benefits;"
9. Since the Devasthanam is neither under the control of the Central or State Government, the statutory exemption claimed are not available to them. Further under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, three different schemes are framed by which employees can get provident fund, Employees Pension and Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance. The benefit given by the Devasthanam Provident Fund are no way comparable to the benefit given under the Act. Therefore, they are not eligible for any exclusion/exemption from the application of the EPF Act or the schemes provided therein. In view of the same, the Devasthanam was directed to comply with the provisions of the Act vide order dated 23.10.2007 passed by the second respondent.
10. Thereafter, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 7-I of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 before the first respondent EPF Appellate Tribunal. The petitioner's appeal was taken on file as A.T.A.No.906(13)2008 and the petitioner was represented by the counsel. The Appellate Tribunal at its camp sitting at Cuddapah heard the Devasthanam and dismissed their appeal. In the operative portion of the order in paragraph 7, the Tribunal held as follows:-
"7. To attract Section B & C the appellant has to prove that the institution was set up by State or Central Government Act or and State and Central Government was controlled the institution and employee are member of the CPF and pension fund. Admittedly the institution was not set up under State Act. It is true that the executive officer managing the affairs of the temple but there is no material to hold that executive officer was controlling the hospital and school. The order reveals that 20 persons employed in hospital and also in the school and these fact at all not disputed. No infirmity is noticed in the order of the authority."
11. Challenging these two orders, the writ petition came to be filed.
12. Heard the arguments of Mr.M.Venkatachalapathy, learned Senior Counsel leading Mr.D.Rajendran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.G.R.Swaminathan learned counsel taking notice for the second respondent Provident Fund Department.
13. Mr.M.Venkatachalapathy, learned Senior Counsel contended that by an order dated 01.02.1969, the Provident Fund in respect of the Devasthanam was approved by the Commissioner for HR & CE and Devasthanam has framed its own Contributory Provident Fund Rules. Efforts are made to justify that the rules are more favorable to the employees. It is also stated that in the Matriculation School, there are about 27 persons working and in the Hospital, there are about 8 persons working. However it is seen from the records that the Special Commissioner, HR & CE by a letter dated 19.09.2007 directed all the Officers stating that employees working in Devasthanam can be granted pensionary and terminal benefits under the purview of the EPF Act and the practice of maintaining CPF in the temple should be brought an end and the accrued amounts to the credit of employees can be given to them at the end of their tenure.
14. Mr.M.Venkatachalapathy, learned Senior counsel also produced the Fixed Deposit receipts maintained towards PF in respect of employees working in the Hospital and Matriculation School which was maintained with the Indian Bank.
15. Before going into the contentions raised on the merits of the case, it must be noted that various Government Orders were issued in respect of employees working in the various Thirukkoils in Tamil Nadu under the control of Hr & CE Department. By G.O.Ms.No.54 Tamil Development Culture and Religious Endowment Department, dated 13.02.2006 the State Government directed that the pension scheme for temple employees can be implemented by covering the employees under the PF Act and from the date on which the PF Act is made applicable and the CPF scheme can be dispensed with.
16. Another order was issued in G.O.Ms.No.55, Tamil Development Culture and Religious Endowment Department, dated 13.02.2006 stating that those employees working in the temple which do not have proper income, they could be granted pensionary benefit under a departmental pension scheme on contributory basis. By the subsequent letter dated 20.02.2006, the existing CPF scheme was brought to an end and the ThirukKoil were directed to implement the PF scheme as well as Pension scheme under the PF Act. All the officers were directed to contact the office of the Provident Fund and to file appropriate forms. Subsequently, the Commissioner by a further letter dated 20.02.006 directed implementation of the departmental pension scheme in respect of Thirukkoils which do not have any regular income.
17. In light of the above, it is surprising as to how the petitioner can contend that the Temple is not covered by the provisions of the PF Act and that under Section 119(2), the Government can accord relief by way of pension, gratuity and provident fund in its discretion and that it has already framed certain schemes as noted above.
18. All these arguments will pale into insignificance in the light of the subsequent orders passed by the Government referred to above which are not referred to by the petitioner either in their affidavit or in the typed set of documents. It is only by directing the learned Special Government Pleader these Government Orders were obtained by this Court. The second argument that Section 16(b)and(c) will apply also may not be correct since the temple is neither an establishment under the Central Government nor under the State Government and that it is an autonomous body governed by its own rules by which it was established. For a full discourse on the meaning of the term "Under the control of the Government" a very recent judgment of the Supreme Court in 2010 (8) SCC 467 in the case of Sulochana Chandrakant Galande v. Pune Municipal Transport and others.
19. The HR & CE Department is merely a regulatory authority who do not have direct control over the affairs of the temple. The third argument that the employees of the Matriculation School and the Hospital are also Thirukkoil employees cannot be accepted under law. If several activities are carried on in an establishment such of those activities which are covered by the provisions of the PF Act alone can be covered. Merely because the larger activity is not covered, the other activities or its ancillary activities cannot be covered by the PF Act cannot be accepted.
20. The Supreme Court vide its judgment in Osmania University v. Provident Fund Commissioner and another reported in 1986 (1) LLJ 155 held that a printing press attached to an university can be independently covered by the provisions of the PF Act. For that purpose, it was unnecessary that the entire university should be covered by the Act.
21. Notwithstanding the same, the learned Senior Counsel referred to the judgment of the Sikkim High Court in State Bank of Sikkim Employees' Association and another v. State of Sikkim and others reported in 2001-II-LLJ 797 for contending that once the CPF Rules are applicable, the PF Act will not apply. But in that case, the Sikkim High Court found section 16(1)(c) of the PF Act will apply to the Bank as State Bank of Sikkim was an establishment either belonging to the Central Government or it is under the control of the Central Government. It is not clear as to how the said ratio will have any application to the case on hand.
22. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner thereafter relied upon a Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court in Union of India and others v. Digamber Jain Secondary School reported in 2003-I-LLJ 398. In that case a private educational institution in the State of Rajasthan which was having recognition and grant-in-aid was held to be covered by Section 16(1)(b) as a scheme framed by the State Government for the benefits similar to the PF Act was in force.
23. In the present case the HR & CE Department itself directed the temples to get covered by the provisions of the PF Act and therefore, the petitioner establishment cannot harp on having the benefit in terms of 16(1)(a)and (b) of the PF Act.
24. Lastly, he relied on the judgment of the Supreme Court in Regional Provident Fund Commission v. Sanatan Dharam Girls Secondary School and others reported in JT 2006 (10) SC 159. In that case, the Supreme Court held that even though the PF Act applied to educational institutions since state Government had exempted educational institutions they are excluded by the provisions of the Act. Such is not the case in the present circumstances.
25. In the light of the above, the contentions raised by the petitioner is misconceived. There is no error or irregularity in the impugned orders passed by the Tribunal and the order of the second respondent PF department. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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1.The Registrar, Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, (Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India) Scopeminar Core - II 4th Floor, Laxmi Nagar District Centre, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi - 110 092.
2.The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bhavishyanidhi Bhavan, Post Box No.1, Lady Doak College Road, Chookulam, Madurai - 625 002.


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Madrid's hopes of retaining the La Liga title are in tatters after a draw at home to Espanyol at the weekend left them further off the pace domestically.
"If we were winning it was because we were united, now we must all pull the cart. It would be a mistake to throw away the season at this point. We know the League is difficult, but we must keep fighting," he said.
"We cannot speak of a lack of attitude and the Coach will say the same. Sometimes going into other games we have not had the same attitude as we did for this one.
"We've had no luck and have been made to pay for it. There is no motivation problem. The bit of luck we have had in other games has been denied us today."
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Andrew McCutchen Named NL Player of the Month
Andrew McCutchen, who was named to his second straight All-Star game on Sunday, was named the National League Player of the Month for June on Monday.
McCutchen had a huge month for Pittsburgh. The outfielder hit for a .370 average over 27 games -- the third-highest batting average in the Majors and the second-best in the NL. His 73 total bases were tied with Robinson Cano for the most in the Majors, his 40 hits led the N.L., and his seven home runs were tied for third. McCutchen also sported the fourth-best slugging percentage (.732) and sixth-highest on-base percentage (.420), while his 19 runs scored were tied for sixth.
McCutchen became the first Pirate to be named NL Player of the Month since Jason Bay during May of 2006....
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The New York Gaming Association will launch a television advertising campaign tomorrow touting the funds that the state's racetrack casinos raise for public education.
The association's nine racinos have contributed $3.4 billion to education since 2004 — including more than $550 million so far in 2012, according to the New York Division of the Lottery.
"We are incredibly proud of our record of successfully providing for the state's school children," James Featherstonhaugh, the group's president, said. "Our racetrack casinos have been part of the communities they serve for generations, providing not only entertainment, but positively contributing to communities by helping to control property taxes and funding education."
A 30-second commercial presenting racinos as "reliable partner(s) for education" will air in eight markets, including Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and New York City. It will run for two weeks during the back-to-school season.
Last month, NYGA announced that its members, which operate at a tax rate of 68 percent, have generated $620 million in revenue for New York, according to statistics covering the first six months of 2012. That is nearly double the amount of revenue the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City casinos generated for their home states combined despite having full-fledged casinos.
A constitutional amendment that will allow for up to seven casinos in New York must be approved in two consecutive terms of the Legislature before going to voters. The measure passed last year, so it must pass this year in order to advance.
Here's the spot:
The commercial's voiceover relays the following message:
"What do racetrack casinos mean for New York? Reliable funding for our schools, which means lower property taxes for all of us. New York's racetrack casinos pay one of the highest tax rates in the country, contributing billions for New York schools. Next year alone, they'll provide $1 billion dollars for our schools — equaling the salaries of nearly 13,000 teachers. A reliable partner for education… just as our kids head back to school. New York's racetrack casinos. The best choice for New York's schools."


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2. Re: Action Buttons not working Peoplesoft HCM9.1/PT8.52949588 Jul 16, 2012 2:56 PM (in response to 656825)Hi Silkje,
I have internet explorer 8 installed, I tried all you mentioned but no results :( .
Not sure what is the problem.
Is that anything related to install Variety or Should search server be configured or latest patch is to be installed?
and one more thing. When i had installed first time on the mid way while configuring App server, was not able to configure app server as got to know that files in PS_HOME got corrupted. So created a new PS_HOME and installed all Appserver,webserver, prcs scheduler files from PT8.52, but PS_HOME for HCM9.1 is still pointing to old PS_HOME, coz even HCM9.1 installer will ask the PS_HOME to install its Appserver,webserver,prcs scheduler as well.
Is the issue related to above?
Please help me solve this. I had spend lots of time and effort :( to learn installing the PT.
3. Re: Action Buttons not working Peoplesoft HCM9.1/PT8.52HakanBiroglu Jul 18, 2012 6:04 AM (in response to 949588)What OS are you running on?
See if Compatibility View is On in EI8, if so disable it.
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4. Re: Action Buttons not working Peoplesoft HCM9.1/PT8.52Nicolas.Gasparotto Jul 18, 2012 8:49 AM (in response to 949588)When click on 'search' button, does it not raise an error on the foot of the browser ?
Anything wrong during the install ? Please, also tell us which HCM Feature Pack you've installed etc.
5. Re: Action Buttons not working Peoplesoft HCM9.1/PT8.52949588 Sep 12, 2012 4:15 PM (in response to Nicolas.Gasparotto)This thread will be closed as the issue is fxed...the solution was to download the latest patch and apply.
6. Re: Action Buttons not working Peoplesoft HCM9.1/PT8.52user2932488 Oct 26, 2012 10:56 AM (in response to 949588)hi everyone,
how to resolved this problem ?
my system is PT8.52.10 & HCM9.1 FP2 (march2012) it's have same problem.
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Johnson has missed large parts of several games due to injuries to his head, shoulder, ribs and knee. This week it's a knee injury, which he suffered in the first half against Florida.
"He's hurting," Richt said. "He's a little bit in the tank about it, but he's got to count his blessings. When it's your last shot as a senior, it's hard to stomach not being out there with your team."
Johnson is fifth on the team with 29 tackles despite all the time he has missed. He is tied for the team lead in interceptions with one.
"He's still doing a great job of being a leader out there," sophomore cornerback Asher Allen said. "He'll definitely be in our ear still. He'll make sure Reshad (Jones) is ready, and he'll make sure the whole defense is ready."
Jones, a redshirt freshman, will start in Johnson's place. Jones has 19 tackles in the last three games and is second on the team with 43 tackles. Houston County graduate Quintin Banks also will get more playing time due to Johnson's injury, Richt said.


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Have you ever wondered why bodybuilders and marathon runners look older than their real age? People who dedicated their whole lives to these kind of sports exercise more than is needed. Too much exercise can increase production of cortisol and pro-inflammatory chemicals. These chemicals can cause tissue damage and promote premature aging. Over exercising also suppresses the immune system which can make people susceptible to disease causing microorganisms.
If you do exercise more than what is needed, you should pay close attention to your diet. Organic plant-based food is one of the best diets to reduce the negative effects of over exercising. Organic plant-based food is full of nutrients and antioxidants to help heal your body and reduce free-radical damage. Free-radical damages your body by disrupting the atomic structure of your cells and DNA. It has been linked to most, if not all, disease in the body. If you are worried about the negative effects of over exercising, do light exercises such as walking, jogging, yoga, tai chi and aerobic exercise.
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I had smart lipo on Aug. of 2008 on my upper and lower abdoment. I looked good right after the procedure and swelled up on and off. Because of the pain, I couldn't exercize much and 8 months later, I look the same. I feel so stupid for beliving the clinic's testimonies saying it didn't hurt, short recovery time, fats won't come back, etc.
It's a lie.
Only exercize and healthy diet can make you loose weight. For some reason, my simple fat raised to 20 times higher than normal so I had to take medicine for it. I weight 145 lb which is same as I weigh before the surgury.
I was reserching online about simple fat and found out that the glan that controls simple fat is in your abdoment which in my case may have been damaged. How do you think it is safe to burn and suck in fats possible without damaging other important nerves and possibly organs?
Don't regret like me after it happends, don't do it.


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- 01-12-14 01:40 AM #1Cadillac Owners Member
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01 Seville runs rough, 0306 code intermittent
tomorrow i'll switch injectors (checked with stethoscope, all clicking normally / alike) and do a compression test. after going blind reading through millions of posts and threads, i've seen comment that only a leak down will do for this engine, a standard compression test can't be done (?)
high praise and kudos to the likes of ranger, sub, and the rest of the assorted gods that grace this place. (and noobs and twits like me, that allow you a place to show off all that einsteian knowledge! )
i'm dreading a burnt valve; and to wit, is it possible to "do the front head in the car" ( I have a bunch of wrenches, but that's past what I'd prefer to tackle.) I'm assuming / hoping a compression test will tell if it's the valve? (already swapped coils, 0306 persists )
engine runs bad even before the code sets. no other codes (at the moment) i've already replaced the "outer / big" plenum from being ripped in the usual spot, and "leak checked" the vac lines a million times with ether / maf cleaner, etc. I'm assuming the pcm's are good, since they swapped with the coils. fresh AC plugs (and btw, of course the #5 plug snapped off. luckily, and equally rarely in my experience, the plug sheared cleanly off just above the hex / body and took the electrode and insulator clean out with it. after re booting my heart, i was able to take it out with a screw extractor, between beers.
hope i can be as lucky with the six problem.
TIA for all your help, been reading these threads for years now, on my second SLS.
Re: 01 seville runs rough, 0306 code intermittent
PITA, but swap the coil cassettes side for side: They're identical except for color and the ICM in each cassette L-leg is identical also. If the miss moves, the cassette has a bad coil (1 of 4 potted coils in each cassette). While you're in there, check the spark plug/coil connector boots for carbon tracking - thin black sparky-looking tracks inside the rubber boot and on the plug insulator. Guaranteed miss. AC Delco #41-987 Platinum plugs. Bad/burned valves in a Northstar are rare.
The crankshaft rotation sensors - 2 CKPs and a CMP - feed the PCM which in turn sends ignition trigger signals to the ICM in each coil cassette. (The Acronyms sticky post ^^^)
I'll stick my neck out and say it's either an injector, injector wiring, or faulty ignition coil/boot/plug.
Re: 01 seville runs rough, 0306 code intermittent
I seriously doubt you have a burnt valve. It would be the first that I have heard of.I'm assuming the pcm's are good, since they swapped with the coils.
I assume you have cleaned the TB?i've seen comment that only a leak down will do for this engine, a standard compression test can't be done (?)
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Re: 01 seville runs rough, 0306 code intermittent
After I got a 2000 ETC as a repairable wreck, I learned about those coil cassettes. The car had a P0306 (why is it always # 6?)
I decided to check spark first. How to do that?
Rather than switch coils, I removed the left cassette and attached plug wires to each plug connector. I connected these plug wires to spark plugs and cranked the engine over. Three of the four plugs fired. #6 did not.
I priced a new one, and then went to a salvage yard and got a used one. It works fine, but looks a bit skanky. They got it from the bottom of a 55 gallon drum full of various types of ignition modules.
Also check compression! I recently had the #6 hole on my wife's '98 STS go dead. I checked spark, and that was fine.
I decided to check compression.
This car has only about 5000 miles since the heads were completely rebuilt during a head gasket job where I installed Jakes studs. I would never, ever, do a head gasket job again without his studs!!!!
Anyway, zero compression. Zero! Not even a pound of pressure.
Can't be rings, there would at least be 25 or something.
Must be a stuck valve.
That was confirmed when I backed it out of my shop to make room for something else and suddenly it was running fine again. This, after her driving it a couple hundred miles on 7 cylinders. (SES light flashing all the while) Converter seems ok yet.
So, I dosed it up with a whole bunch of Sea Foam in both the oil and the gas. I think it's going to be ok, but time will tell.
BTW, at 210K miles, those valves were all used up. They're so thin that grinding them isn't advisable, in my view.
If it isn't one of the above on your car, there isn't much else it can be other a plugged injector.
If the cylinder is stone dead, and the injector is working, your plug in that cylinder should be pretty wet with gas.
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Thanks much for the replies, all. Here's what I've done so far. After getting an 0306 from my toy obd 2 readery (auto xray, I know...) I swapped injectors w/ cyl. 4, code followed, so replaced the injector with a "decent" used fj 428 (actually two, since the "pintle cap" as it were on these was bad on the first one.) Since then, replaced the fuel rail after losing an injector tab (brand new fuel rail.) "new" 0304 code persists like a m'fer. Bad idle (loping at very best) cleaned everything under the sun w/ electronic cleaner. tested voltage at injector plug, 11-11.9 ish while running, at rest same as sister plugs, 9ish. swapped injector plugs from 2 to 4, no change, still 0304. mil went from only displaying code (and flashing mil) under load (lots of handy steep hills) to now instantly setting code, still 04, and yet will "go intermittent" as far as display, still runs bad all the time. less so at speed, terrible under any load.
sprayed the world with various flammables to test for vac leaks, endlessly, esp. plenum boot. checked endlessly all wiring, pcm loom, etc.
i'm going mad, mad, i tell you. (insert looney laugh here, but it sure ain't funny.) ran "cataclean" through previously, top tier gas, et al.
i know my trans solenoid is bad (0741) and will crack the case and fish it out at some point if this issue proves curable. car has 166k on it, not worth tons of money (still love the car.)
THANK YOU for your assistance, all.
p.s, swapped coils (see first post/plea for help) checked (with a magnifying glass) coil plugs, wiggle tested wiring, et al. that the code started as an 06, then moved with initial injector swap and now seems firmly rooted in 04 kills me. moved all injectors all around when replacing fuel rail, all new o rings, lubed. managed to pull the egr / vac tube from the blow off valve and haven't gotten that back in, it's cracked a little anyway. assuming with the blow off valve closed, no "harm" to engine management since it must only pull pressure from the manifold when it's inserted and holding the valve open, if it was sucking or pushing that much air when running, it'd affect all cylinders equally. looks like i'll be replacing the intake gaskets and small plenum boot before too long just because, so i'll replace that egr line nipple then.
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well, thanks for that info. not only spared the grief of cracking the trans without shop gear and nine factory techs, but essentially it does put an expiration date on the car. the mil light on isn't a killer, nor is the non functionality of the tcc, since i basically only drive the car to work, etc, and it's not a lengthy drive, so if i can fix the 0304, i'll drive it till it, or i, drop (in either case, a flatbed tow to the nearest ditch will be sufficient, i'm just more biodegrable than the seville!)
this is one of those issues that "feels" like it's gotta be some simple dumb thing that is staring me right in the face, but i've been at wits end with it for a while now, as have many others (from reading through the threads. funny how we can find things incredibly interesting even when we "don't have that problem per se, eh?)
thanks again for the forum.
being a 6volt guy in a 12volt world, i'll probably go back to carbs and points, et al when this old girl passes. my "other" ride is a 1956 panhead, so the whole monkeys-with-shotguns descriptor may apply... but then, when did commuter vehicles require Seawolf technology? what, did i miss the "vaporize traffic" button on the console somewhere?
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p.s., yes, i sterilized / sterilize the tb from time to time, like an oil change. same w/ iac, tps, egr , etc. all vac lines, connections, rubber stuff and plastic stuff. it is an oven i there, and everything gets baked to a crisp, so it's a constant. plus it is getting to be high miles, so heat attrtion s heavy.
today i swapped coils, again, no effect, swapped plugs and boots, checked all vac lines and measured voltage at the injector connection engine off / key on and running, 12 volts at connector, still 0304. bad idle and rough climb to high rev, very intermittent code display.
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If swapping coils, plugs and boots did not move the misfire, the only thing left is an injector. Use a stethoscope to see if #4 has the same rhythmic pulsing as the others do.
Wait a minute, your title says #6 misfire. Now you said #4.
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a, yes i'm nine shades od green with envy because not only do you not have to play c.a.r.b. / scaqmd wargames, but by definition you also get to laugh uproariously at those of us who have to put up with jerry the moonbeam brown.... : ) and b, that is exactly what is increasing my beer intake; what started out as a 306 moved to cylinder 4 on the first injector swap, following the errant injector, one would suppose. but after replacing that injector with first a used one, then a new one, replete with all new o rings, the 04 persists. all kinds of sideways adventures later, i still have the 04, though semi driveable now ( with no apparent reason).
swapped coils twice, moved injectors repeatedly and all over, have good fuel pressure (notthat ,hat wouldn't affect all cylinders) have 12 volts at all injectors, swapped plugs (new, delco, plats) and boots, re sprung coil / plug springs, no carbon tracking, even swapped injector plugs, still 04. wtf happened to 06, anything is possible and elvis could be pumping gas in idaho, but seems unlikely the pcm would croak right in time to make a 04 the "new" problem, right? what else to test without dropping condo payments to some shop with a scope and a hundredth of your experience and knowledge?
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That said, only worry about this if you can't hear the injector clicking. If it clicks, it works.
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thanks, did that (checked with a stethoscope) first round out. did that even before swapping coils, even though all injectors were clicking (some "differently" than others, which they still do, figure it's an individual wear pattern that gives each its own sound; so i figure the pattern and volume are indicators of performing correctly.) even though number four and six at that time made "the right noise", my scanner told me 0306. when i moved the coils, the code remained, when i swapped injectors between 6 and 4, the code followed.
now, no matter what, the code stays at 4.
the fuses are all good in the underhood box, guess i need to check under the seat though (?)
p.s., excuse the bad spelling, thank you internet-on-the-cell-phone. : /
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"That said, only worry about this if you can't hear the injector clicking. If it clicks, it works".
An injector can be functioning BUT not passing enough fuel...... if an injector isn't passing enough fuel, that can induce a misfire.
Where did you get the used injector from? Was it from a recently running vehicle? When you reinstalled the injectors, did you make sure to lube the lower o ring that seats back into the manifold?
I would go back to the injector in question and scrutinize that injector/cylinder some more.....


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New Year's Resolutions for Property Managers
Posted on 17. Dec, 2012 by Mary Girsch-Bock in Business
The end of the year is always a time of reflection; what we've accomplished, what we would like to change, what we need to improve. That's why making New Year's resolutions can be helpful; if we stick to making resolutions that are do-able, that we have every intention of keeping. Unfortunately, many of us make the same resolutions over and over again, with nothing to show for it.
Take a moment to think about this: What are some resolutions that you can make that will improve both your business and your properties? Here are some suggestions:
- Get organized. Maybe you've been promising yourself that this is the year that you'll get organized. While wanting to become more organized is certainly a step in the right direction, if you don't have the necessary tools you need to get more organized, you'll find yourself buried by paperwork by February. Consider looking at more efficient property management software or upgrading your 10-year old computer as a start. Doing these two things will guarantee improvement.
- Expand your marketing effort. We all get into a comfort zone, using the same resources over and over again, simply because at one time they were useful. Now's the time to take a long, hard look at your marketing efforts and seriously consider expanding those efforts to include social media. Yes, rental guides and newspaper ads still work, especially in smaller markets, but if you're looking to expand your pool of potential tenants in a larger market, social media is a necessity.
- Engage – Engage – Engage with everyone from potential tenants and business associates to your residents. Assemble the best, brightest team at your properties that will ensure that your business and your property will be represented in the best light possible. This also means engaging your tenants in everything from organizing a neighborhood watch team to a holiday pot luck. After all, the more residents are involved with their community, the more likely they will remain a tenant for the long haul.
- Become a better boss. We all like to think we are a good boss, but your employees may not agree. Create and maintain an environment where your employees not only feel valued but are valued. By offering appreciation and a true open door policy, your employees will likely become more productive and extremely loyal.
By choosing only a few New Year's Resolutions that will truly benefit your property management business, you'll likely be reaping the benefits this time next year.


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Impressive tune! Immediately made me think of tinitus BEFORE reading your description, lol!
I give it a very solid 4 stars. I like the layering of both electronic sounds and live strings very much; however, the only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is the contrast between the electronic and live instruments is a little "harsh" (for lack of a better word). Perhaps a bit of after-production mixing could easily blend them together well.
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Thanks a lot. A wonderful critique. A little too harsh? I could see that. Do you refer to the percussive elements? I know i've been thinking about changing the sound of the snare when it first comes in around 1:50. Every time I hear it I always want it to be something different. Need to open up the 'ol work file and get to it - I will eventually. As far as the other sounds, I feel pretty alright with them all. By pretty alright, I mean I hate everything I do, of course - ah-hah. Then again, I like to put contrasts between harsh/soft & fast/slow. I will usually sit on a track for a while and listen to it here and there, then go back and change things / keep in mind what other people have said. I'm always in limbo. :\
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I try to tell people I like electronic music because of it's unworldly sounds. This is a perfect example of that. :)
That's pretty much why I listen to it. I'm glad to hear I've acomplished that. :)
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Preventing Mold Growth
Preventing Mold Growth
Molds are multicelled organisms that live on decaying organic matter or in humid hotspots. Most molds are usually not a major health threat; however, some can cause allergic reactions, respiratory problems, and, in some cases, severe poisoning.
While mold growth is encouraged by warm, humid conditions, it can grow anywhere-including the refrigerator. To minimize the growth of mold on your food, follow these mold-prevention guidelines:
1. Clean your refrigerator frequently. It's a good idea to scrub the inside of the refrigerator every few months with a solution of one tablespoon baking soda dissolved in a quart of water. For visible mold (usually black, and common on rubber casings), clean with three teaspoons of bleach in a quart of water.
2. Launder your dish towels daily. Allowing towels to sit for long periods of time can encourage mold to proliferate.
3. Replace sponges and mop heads. Sponges can be cleaned in the dishwasher, but it's still a good idea to replace them once a month.
4. When discarding moldy food, check neighboring items for mold contamination. Mold can spread quite rapidly.
5. Keep the humidity of your kitchen or pantry below 40 percent. You can do this by purchasing a room dehumidifier.
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Great tips. Mold can grow so fast and make you very sick!
My oldest son when in preschool got really really sick due to mold growth. I guess the school had a leak in the roof and it ran all down the wall and onto the rug. Well my son was taking naps on the rug everyday (clueless to the parents who were not informed) so the outcome was alot of sick kids. I took him out of that school immediately after realizing that the problem was coming from that school. The board of health was called and they have since closed that school.05-05-2004, 09:51 AM #3
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I agree too. One thing I do is no sponges.
I use dishcloths, and launder them daily. I have about a dozen or more (I knit them) and they are easy to sanitize in the laundry (I wash in hot, rinse in cold routinely)
I use a dish brush and scrub my sink with comet daily, which bleaches the dish brush.
Prevents more than just mold troubles.
I've found that tea tree oil is effective in killing off mold and mildew, even better than bleach.
I had a long standing mildew smell from my bathroom sink drain. No amount of bleach or comet would kill it. It would be gone for a day and back again.
Till accidently I spilt a few drops of tea trea oil in the area. It was gone for months.
When it came back I swabbed the drain with a tea tree oil soaked Q tip and it was gone for months again.
About every 6 months or so I deal with that and also the window sills.
I used to have a recipe with TSP and bleach that our allergist gave me
but swabbing a Qtip with tea tree oil straight is a WHOLE lot easier.
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I also don't use sponges. Hey I never thought to use tea tree oil. We also have a mold oder from our bathroom sink and bleach wont make it go away. Where do I get the tea tree oil from?05-05-2004, 10:11 AM #5
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Living here in the woods, mold is a big promlem. Thanks for the tips Brenda!
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It's a simple question – Can your business user take managerial action based on your dashboard? Of course, you say "yes" without hesitation, but let's slow down and examine what makes a business dashboard truly actionable.
Analytics guru and dashboard afficionado, Avinash Kaushik, author of the excellent book, Web Analytics: An Hour a Day had a recent blog posting titled The Action Dashboard: An Alternative to Crappy Dashboards.
Avinash comments that most dashboards are, well, crappy. And the reason why is that they are "data pukes that provide little in terms of context and even less in terms of actionable value".
What makes a "data puke"?
He shows the following screen as an example:
Looking at this dashboard example, one may be tempted to think that we call this particular dashboard a "data puke" because of its content – i.e. lots of data heavy, text-based portlets.
However, Avinash makes the excellent point that slick, eye-candy type dashboards can also be data pukes. It's not just text-heavy presentations that make for data pukes.
I wanted to point the above out purely because of a common feature of 80% of Web Analytics Dashboards, in excel with a billion tabs to look through. This is not a dashboard, it is the result of a massive sum of money paid to a Consultant who is trying to impress you with his / her excel skills – without actually telling you anything.
Avinash goes on to say why he thinks most business dashboards "stink":
Why is this so? All the above efforts are well intentioned, took lots of honest work and probably took months to put together. So why?
Here are some hidden (corrosive) reasons why most dashboards tend to stink when it comes to helping the Executive make any decisions:
They leave the interpretation to the Executive (/ customer / requestor / other Squirrels). This is a fatal flaw because most dashboards are highly aggregated views of any KPI and are missing all the nuance and analysis (that only you as Ms. Ninja have, and you don't go with dashboard).
Most Executives actually want insights / action recommendations but they don't trust the Squirrels / Ninjas / VP's / Data Providers. So they ask for numbers. We dutifully cram as many of them on to a A4 size paper in 3 size font and send it along with a magnifying glass.
Most Squirrels / Ninjas live in a silo. Going out to collect enough tribal knowledge to actually know what is going on to then make recommendations from the data is not something that we do, nor are we encouraged by our Executives or our organization structures. This incentivizes data pukeing.
Often dashboard creators tend to be "outsiders" (Consultants, Experts etc) and they often don't have deep practitioner experience that would allow them to understand the human / "below the surface" issues like the above three. That leads non-Practitioners to make the common mistakes like creating the above dashboards.
So does Avinash provide real advice as to how to avoid data pukes and create actionable dashboards? He sure does.
If you are on the front page of the Dashboard Spy blog, you may have to click on the following "Read More" link to see Avinash's advice for "Action Dashboards".


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Remembering Miner Great Clovis Riley
July 11, 2014
EL PASO, Texas- Clovis Riley, who was a standout running back for Texas Western (1951-53), passed away on June 2 at his home in Abilene, Texas, at the age of 82.
"Clovis Riley was a great athlete, coach, businessman, husband and parent," said Ken George, a former teammate.
Riley led the Miners in rushing all three seasons with the Miners, amassing 1,699 yards on 323 carries (5.3 average) and 19-career touchdowns. Riley led the Miners with 10 trips to pay dirt during the 1952 campaign.
The native of Kerrville, Texas, was on the 1954 Sun Bowl squad that beat Southern Miss, 37-14, on Jan. 1. Riley led the team with 112 yards rushing on 12 carries (9.3 average), including a 43-yard scamper to the end zone for the Miners' final touchdown in the third quarter. His efforts during his senior season helped the Miners record an 8-2 mark after the New Year's Day victory.
Riley tallied four-career 100-yard + games, while setting a career best with 160 yards against North Texas on Oct. 24, 1953. He set a career high with three rushing touchdowns against rival NM State the week before.
Following a successful playing career and earning a degree from Texas Western, Riley moved to the high school football coaching ranks where he took a job in Mason, Texas. Riley then went to coach in Olney, Texas, guiding the team to State. Following that, he coached at Abilene Cooper High School, serving as the first-ever football coach for the new school.
Riley, after coaching and a stint in the life insurance field, moved to the oil field industry where he owned and operated Clovis Riley, Inc. and CRW Producing.
Riley was born on May 27, 1932, and is survived by his sister, Loyce Charles and husband, T.A.; two daughters, Donna Loyce Harris and Karen Hale and husband, Cameron; three granddaughters, Carley McClellan, Abby Winn and husband, Wilson, and Rachel McClellan; two great-grandsons, William Harris and Keaton Riley Winn; along with numerous nieces and nephews.
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I know we have talked this topic before, but what the hell....SO what are your BIG winter mods?
I'm undecided between stage 1 upgrades or LED taillights on my Ultra.
I'm worried about the excess noise with a new intake and exhaust only because I have some hearing loss in one ear. I have to be on a waiver to fly in the AF. So I worry that the extra noise could damage it more. I did have slip ons on my old Heritage and loved the sound. I wish I knew how much (or if) the extra sound would hurt my hearing.
My 2nd choice is the LEDs. I already have them up front. They're pricey though. Around $500. Plus I stopped at the dealer yesterday and they said it would be 2.5 hours of labor. Wow. That would add $200 to the price tag. Not sure if I could/should stomach that.
Well, winters here, these are the months I get in trouble as I sit back with a coffee and catch up on my American Bagger/Bagger mags...AND THE IDEAS START TURNING WHICH MEANS MONEY GETS SPENT! Im stretching tanks definately ( already have Bad Dad tanks ) Im thinking rake with 26", and thinking of a custom front nacelle for King if I can do it....Wanna come up with something real unique..I need to go just sit there and stare @ bike see if anything pops into my mellon?
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Why do we always like what's first?
Perhaps it's because we think first always equals best, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.
A new study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests people typically prefer and choose things that are presented first -- even in circumstances when we know logically that the order is simply a matter of chance.
Researchers conducted three experiments for the study. The first included 123 people who were introduced to two teams of people, two male salespeople and then two female salespeople. The study participants were asked to choose, out of each pair, from whom they wanted to purchase a car. The researchers found that study participants were more likely to prefer the first person or team in the pair.
In the second experiment, researchers had 207 study participants rapidly pick one of two pieces of bubble gum. Researchers found that, again, people were more likely to rapidly decide on the gum presented first.
In the third experiment researchers had 31 people look at pairs of mugshots of convicted criminals. The study participants were asked to pick which of the two people presented in the mugshots should have parole, instead of going to prison. The researchers found that even when the study participants were presented were of the same age, had the same expression and committed the same kind of crime, they were more likely to pick the first person presented to have parole.
Researchers offered up some potential reasons for our preference for No. 1 in the study. One possible explanation, they wrote, is that "a primacy effect on preference may have derived from positivity attributed to first experiences not leading to harm." Another reason is that in the animal kingdom (and historically), being first means you get to eat first or be served first.
This study adds to a body of research on how, and why, we make the decisions that we do. In 2009, The Telegraph reported on research showing the exact part of the brain that's integral in decision-making, a region called the caudate nucleus.
For the study, participants were asked to imagine a vacation to one of 80 different destinations while University of College London researchers examined their brain activity. The Telegraph explained how the researchers conducted the study:
After rating how much they would like to travel to each location, participants were asked to decide between similarly rated options, for instance Greece or Thailand. They then imagined and rated each location again during a second brain scan. Volunteers tended to choose the destination that most activated the caudate nucleus.


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Droga5's promotional campaign for search engine Bing and Jay-Z's new memoir Decoded earned the Grand Prix in the integrated category.
Replicated pages of the rapper's then-upcoming autobiography were placed in unusual places that had relevance to his life, such as on a plaque at the housing project where he grew up and on dinner plates at a restaurant where he dined with Bill Clinton.
The pages were placed in 13 major cities in the U.S. and abroad. Bing users were given clues to scout them out, and were then able to share their finds with others through the search engine's services.
"Bold," " innovative," "immersive" and "interactive" were among the words that integrated and titanium jury President Bob Scarpelli used to describe the multi-faceted promotional effort, which also won the Grand Prix in the outdoor category.
Jury member Fernanda Romano noted that Bing has "a major problem" in that Google's brand awareness is so much larger.
"You don't say that you're going to 'Bing' something," she said. "You're going to 'Google' something."
This effort was a major step in getting Google users and others to give Bing a try, she said.
The Jay-Z campaign also earned a Lion award in the titanium category. That category is designed to "honor the ideas that point the way forward" for those in the advertising community, said Scarpelli.
No Grand Prix prizes were given out in the titanium category, but a campaign for the Romanian candy bar Rom also won a titanium Lion, as did a Volkswagen ad that promotes having fun while still being responsible.
"Each one (of the three titanium winners) has a reason why it pushes the industry forward," said Romano.


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My current loan amount is 131,775. Started with 30 yr fixed in 2004 with loan amt 175,500 and 5.375%. I'm considering refinancing another 30 yr fixed at 4.625% and possibly paying extra with payments. Cost of the loan would be $2621. Is this a wise move? Should I refinance at all? Should I be considering other options?
Well, the trade off is always the interest savings versus costs. Without more details on your state, property type and value, anmd credit scores, it's hard to know whether $2621 in costs to get 4.625% is a good deal or not. Can say that it does not appear to be a remarkably great deal IF you're not in a high cost state, and don't have significant adjustments to your pricing (such as credit scores under 720, condo, waiving escrows, etc) I often structure my clients' loans so I can cover their closing costs, which means their savings are accomplished with them incurring no (or less) costs. Also keep in mind you've had that loan for 10 years. If you want to compare apples to apples, should be looking at 20 year terms. Another alternative might be to look at 15 years (which have a significantly lower rate than either 20's or 30's) since you mentioned paying extra anyway. More questions? Give me a shout, glad to help, and I do write loans in all states. Thanks Ted
If refinancing is going to save you money then it's always worth it to refinance. FHA Streamline, HARP Refinance are just a few of the great options out there right now.


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Perhaps it was the home defeat to Southampton that left Aston Villa in the relegation zone.
Perhaps it was the embarrassing prospect of missing out on Wembley to League Two Bradford in the Capital One Cup semi-final.
Perhaps it was the absence of any new signings as yet to save them from the drop.
Perhaps it was the other results before they had kicked-off in the 2-2 draw against West Brom at the Hawthorns which underlined the seriousness of their plight.
Perhaps it was the return of captain Ron Vlaar after two months out injured to shake up the side.
But there appears to be a realisation among Villa's young squad that performances must improve immediately and the change was noticeable at Albion.
Mercurial £10million attacking talent Charles N'Zogbia turned in arguably his best display for the club since joining 18 months ago from Wigan.
Christian Benteke ended his mini-drought with a stunning finish from outside the box.
And Gabby Agbonlahor turned back the clock by properly utilising his blistering pace to make it 2-0 to Villa before half-time.
After the break a much-improved Albion hit back to deservedly take a point.
But the visitors held on to climb out of the drop zone – despite losing Nathan Baker and Fabian Delph to injury – and Vlaar felt the display offered a solid platform to reach safety.
The Holland defender said: "We have to realise the situation we are in. But I believe we can be out of the relegation zone at the end of the season.
"The way we played, especially first half, should give us a lot of confidence.
"It's not going to be easy, let's be honest. But here we put in a good performance to build on.
"The chances and goals we had were from good football. You could see what we're capable of. I really believe we can turn it around though."
Villa's confidence took a pounding over a miserable Christmas which included thrashings by Chelsea, Spurs and Wigan. A point at Swansea and an FA Cup victory at Ipswich offered some respite.
But just when boss Paul Lambert's side appear to have turned a corner they shoot themselves in the foot.
A 3-1 loss at Bradford in the semi-final first leg – the return is tomorrow – and at home to Saints, left Villa in crisis.
Vlaar, who was sidelined with calf trouble, said: "It was very frustrating. I saw what happened on the pitch and it was very hard for everybody. You really want to help and make it better."
N'Zogbia set-up Villa's first two goals as they raced into the lead with a performance full of youthful exuberance.
Benteke opened the scoring in the 12th minute after a superb turn and strike from outside the area for his 10th of the season and Agbonlahor then sprinted clear to fire a left-foot finish beyond Ben Foster after turning Gareth McAuley.
Foster thwarted Eric Lichaj before the interval.
But after the break, Albion captain Chris Brunt's 49th-minute finish 20 yards sparked a comeback, Peter Odemwingie levelling late on.
Vlaar insisted progress was being made. He said: "Our first goal was high quality. The second goal started from the back and was a great finish with fast flowing football."


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I hope you will never put your child on a diet even if he or she IS that one in five - or one in three by year six - who starts school overweight or obese.
One mother did and she's having great difficulty living with herself and coping with the opprobrium that has been rained down on her by critics of her actions.
US mum Dara-Lynn Weiss put her daughter, Bea, aged seven, on a diet because at six she weighed 6st 9lb and her BMI, compared to her peers, was higher than 97 out of 100 children.
Dara-Lynn wrote about her trials and tribulations in Vogue magazine. She's been accused of being a control freak, a neurotic, fat-shaming nerd and inflicting her own hang-ups about food on her daughter. It's claimed she was setting up her daughter for a lifetime of yo-yo dieting, even an eating disorder.
Well, what are you supposed to do with a child who, like Bea, has overeaten since she was three or four? Especially if you're a parent like Dara-Lynn, who shrank from talking to her daughter because she didn't want to make it an issue.
Well, there are quite a few things you don't do.
Don't restrict children's food without medical advice. If you go your own way your child might not get all the nutrients they need.
As with adults, if you simply restrict intake then a child's metabolism will respond by slowing down. This means when they go back to normal eating they gain weight.
It's not a good idea to ever use the word diet. That just makes your child self-conscious about what they eat and, worse, how they look.
In this context you have to be careful what you say.
If you throw around remarks like, "Oh, I look so fat today", all you're doing is priming your child to keep looking in the mirror at their own shape and wanting to be thin.
Overweight children eat for different reasons from adults.
Many of us eat for emotional reasons. But not children - they usually eat because they're simply bored.
So, a handy tip for parents - make sure that your children aren't bored.
Never ever tell your child you are putting them on a diet and never ever single them out. That can leave a child with body image problems for life.
If there really is a problem, the whole family has to change what they eat - more fruit and vegetables, less junk food, more exercise and vigilance about portion size.


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SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Empowered Ezine is an article directory dedicated to providing a venue for new and experienced entrepreneurs to find and share business ideas and opportunities. The website's motto "Where knowledge equals power!" sums up goal of each article featured, as they continue to help empower business newcomers by providing first class information that will allow them to make the most informed decisions regarding their business ventures. Some of the more profitable home based businesses for 2014 are now highlighted in Empowered Ezine's recently released article. Following the article's advice, business newcomers can learn valued trade tips while getting the most bang for the buck when setting up a home based business.
The article acknowledges that even as the economy continues to recover, there are still ample enough ways to make a profitable home business in 2014: "As a new year begins many people are realizing how fast time goes by, and grabbing life by the horns. If you are ready to start your own home business in 2014 there are many options available that are likely to be successful regardless of the economy and might be the best home business 2014 has for you."
The article also provides readers with a practical approach to setting up a home-based business initially with a few key steps. For example, the article points out that every smart business owner should look into new ideas for technology. Technology is improving by the day, and with improving technology comes more niche job opportunities . Taking advantage of this can open new ideas to improving the stability of a business at home. On marketing a home based business, the article recommends the following:
"No matter how inspired, necessary, or needed your business is, it will not take off if no one knows about it. Advertising is a vital key to success. A good marketing plan will make your brand a household name. Even the best home business in 2014 will need a strong marketing team to make it stand out in the crowd."
Some of the best business ideas for 2014 is also mentioned in the article, which includes the following:
- Accounting
- Tutoring
- Computer Repair
- Website Design
- Small Engine Repair
- Copywriting
- Data Entry
- Medical Billing
- Home Day Care
- Personal Trainer
- Tax Preparer (seasonal)
- Pet Sitting
- Music Teacher
Today, the internet has been a total game changer in the way entrepreneurs operate businesses. One of the best parts about starting an online business is that nearly anyone with a functioning internet connection can start one, while possibly bypassing the need for expensive lots or employee wages. The article mentions one last piece of advice for business newcomers: "Location was the key for success a few decade ago. Now with the internet, you can live where ever you like and still run many of the business options available. A strong website, is the new pretty store front and a good marketing plan is the new optimal location."
For more information on what are some the profitable home based businesses for 2014, click here for the full article on Empowered Ezine.
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Thanks for the help ladies. Bellacoco, your hair looks very healthy for someone who diffuses so often. I think I'll try smoothing some extra oil on my ends to protect them. Also I'm going to try 30 seconds per section.
flippacious, which blowdryer do you have and how cool is it? It would be awesome if my blowdryer had a no heat option. Right now it's just "cool" and "warm" I think. So I kept it on cool. It wasn't singing my scalp or my ear, but it was warm right away. Made me a little worried about leaving it there for any length of time. When oh when will they invent a blow dryer that actually does blow out cool and only cool air? Well, my hair has the tendency to get dry on me already even with my babying it so I'll keep on the lookout. I add extra leave in every morning anyways to protect it. I think I'll know for sure when my hair gets wet whether or not it's taken a beating.


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Vacant-land sales pick up in Aspen area
January 22, 2013
ASPEN – Vacant land for single-family homes in the Aspen area was the first segment of the real estate market to get smacked by the recession, and it's been one of the slow areas to recovery, but it's finally turning around, according to sales data.
Twenty-six vacant lots in Aspen and surrounding neighborhoods sold in 2012, far exceeding any of the prior four years, according to an analysis by Andrew Ernemann, of B.J. Adams and Co. Only 11 vacant lots sold in the same geographic area in 2011.
The level reached last year essentially matched the pre-recession level of 25 lots sold in 2007, Ernemann's report showed.
He said his personal experience and chats with other real estate agents indicate that most of the sales are to end users – people who want to build and live in the homes. There are also signs of some interest from investors, he said. Investors are typically spec builders who invest the money in land and construction on the assumption the houses will sell. Spec building disappeared, for the most part, when the recession struck the Roaring Fork Valley in late 2008.
Ernemann said it's tough to generalize about vacant land, but prices tended to drop around 50 percent during the recession.
"It was by far the worst segment of the market in terms of drop-off in activity and in prices," he said.
Prices have stabilized, but land is still discounted to a higher degree than existing homes to close deals, the report showed.
The surge in Aspen-area land sales indicates confidence among buyers, according to Ernemann. They are willing to make huge financial commitments, not only buying land but hiring architects, engineers as well as contractors and interior designers. When land gets sold and houses get planned, it's a tremendous boost to the economy, he said.
Steve Hansen, owner of Hansen Construction, agreed that most of the vacant-land sales right now are to end users. However, he senses that investors are looking for opportunities once again in the upper Roaring Fork Valley.
"In a couple of years, I think the spec market will be strong," he said.
Despite the dip in construction during the heart of the recession, Hansen said his company managed to stay busy. Last year was a record year for his firm, which has been in the business longer than 33 years. He said being in business so long benefited him. Loyal clients from prior years hired him for new residential projects.
Hansen said he is optimistic the construction industry will continue its recovery in 2013 and predicted that the cost of building will start going up after being stable through the recession and recovery. Contractors narrowed their margins and reduced their labor costs in recent years, he said.
Ernemann said he believes sales of single-family home lots will continue to be strong in 2013, though maybe not as strong as last year. Land sales in Snowmass Village remained "cold" in 2012, according to his report. Only three vacant lots sold in 2012, compared with five the year before.
Ernemann said Snowmass Village's real estate market recovery is lagging roughly 18 to 24 months behind Aspen, but he said he expects that market segment to do better in 2013.
In the Basalt vicinity, 11 vacant lots sold in 2012, same as the prior year. Only two lots sold in and around Basalt in 2008, and just one sold in 2009, so the market is bouncing back, though not close to pre-recession levels. In 2005, while construction was furious at Willits, 51 lots sold.
Overall, sales of vacant, single-family-home lots from Basalt to Aspen lag well behind pre-recession levels. There were 69 sales in 2006 and 55 the following year. There were 40 combined sales last year, dominated by the Aspen area.
The strong sale of vacant lots in the Aspen area signals that the best values among existing homes have been taken advantage of by buyers, Ernemann said. Now buyers are looking at what's available on the market and comparing prices with what they have to spend to buy land and build a home.
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New project in the heart of the Donau-City offers apartments from 2 to 4 rooms, ranging from 44 m² up to 190 m² and prices from 290,000 to 1,750,000 Euro.
The project is notable for the highest level of architectural work, as well as building and finishing materials.The inner space
Each apartment has panoramic windows from floor to ceiling and space outdoors (balconies, loggias or terraces) that have access from all living areas of each apartment.
All apartments are equipped with fire safety systems and intercoms. The house has an underground garage. For all the occupants of the house – common areas:
- underground garage,
- storage space for bikes, strollers,
- children's Playground,
- Wellness area (SPA area – approx. 155 m² and a fitness room, approx. 140 sqm).
Directly in the complex there will be a small park.Equipment
- Satellite antennas on the rooftops of buildings
- Video surveillance in public areas, video door phones in the apartments, fire alarm (smoke detectors) in the apartments.
- The Central key provides access to the apartment, garage, mailbox, storage of rubbish, storage room for bicycles
- Plumbing the German and Austrian production (DURAVIT, HANSGROHE).
The Donau-city is a modern and green area, attractive for family and single citizens. It has all the infrastructure necessary for everyday life: kindergartens, schools, doctors'offices, and shops, as well as unlimited opportunities for sports and recreation.Transport links
Several bus lines, stops, and subway line U1 in just 8 minutes to the centre of Vienna, the Cathedral, the Stephansdom. Thanks to the convenient connection to the motorway A22 – 20 abdominal will take to get to the international airport in Schwechat.Distance
- The main square of Vienna — 5.6 km
- Metro station — 750m
- The bus stop is 800m
- Beach Old Danube — 2.1 km
Purchase costs regulated by law
- Transfer tax 3.5%
- Agent commission 3.6% (incl. VAT), for buy-to-let investors 3%
- Registration fee 1.1%
- Legal fees 1.2–2.4% (incl. VAT), for buy-to-let investors 1–2%


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Before making recommendations, CableTV.com considers a variety of important factors, including customer service and reliability. That's because CableTV.com wants to make sure that the TV provider you choose will live up to your expectations. When you use this information to choose a cable company in Greenwich, New York, you can rest easy, knowing you're getting dependable coverage and professional customer service.


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Police respond in force to burglary reports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Springs Police are taking no chances as the search continues for a pair of armed and dangerous burglars.
The most recent example of this happened during the 4 p.m. hour on Friday, January 3, 2014.
Police surrounded a home on Michigan Avenue and closed the road westbound at Chelton Road after receiving a report of a burglary.
Officers determined that there was no one inside the home and were beginning the process of clearing the scene as of 5 p.m. Friday.
Meanwhile, the search continues for two men who are accused of burglarizing numerous homes in the Colorado Springs area. Both men are considered armed and dangerous by police. Click here for more information.


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Privacy fences come in many different styles, colors, and materials. By adding a privacy fence to your backyard you essentially are adding another room to your house. Depending on your price range and the look of the privacy fence that you want, there are some different factors that you should look at. Privacy fences should all have the same general function which is providing privacy for your home and some provide better than others. Wood fencing and Vinyl fencing are two of the most common types of privacy fence used for home use, since they are the most cost effective and look the best.
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UPDATE 1-CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures lower on trade, building permits data
(Updates economic data)
March 6 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower open for Canada's main stock index on Friday after building permits fell much more than expected in January and trade deficit more than doubled.
March futures on the S&P TSX index were down 0.01 percent at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The value of Canadian building permits issued in January fell by a much larger-than-expected 12.9 percent from December, Statistics Canada data indicated on Friday.
Canadian labor productivity fell 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 after rising by 0.2 percent in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
Canada posted a larger-than-expected trade deficit of C$2.45 billion ($1.96 billion) in January from a revised C$1.22 billion deficit in December as slumping oil prices dragged down the value of exports, Statistics Canada data indicated.
Canada's main stock index rose in a broad but shallow rally on Thursday, led by a 5 percent jump in shares of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd after the major oil and gas producer surprised investors with strong quarterly results.
Dow Jones industrial average e-mini futures were down 0.01 percent at 8:30 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.05 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were up 0.01 percent. (Morning News Call newsletter link.reuters.com/nex49s; The Day Ahead newsletter link.reuters.com/mex49s)
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Completely changing the look and mood of a room doesn't have to involve a total tear-down, new flooring, furniture and fixtures. Instead, grab a gallon of paint and a roller and transform a space – any space – in about a day.
This week (May 11 – May 15, 2015) is National Painting Week, so celebrate by changing the look, the mood, and the light – yes, the light – of a room or two.
Go from "meh" to marvelous; here's how to properly prep for the best possible outcome:
1. Remove smaller furniture and take everything off the walls. Remove the blades from the ceiling fan if there is one. Otherwise, place blue painters tape around light fixtures to protect them.
2. Move larger pieces of furniture to the center of the room and drape with cloths or plastic sheeting to protect them from splatters. Make sure the floor is covered, too.
3. Dust and wash the walls with mild soap and water to remove any dirt, greasy residues, or moisture streaks from humidity.
4. Patch any holes in the wall with spackle and smooth down; caulk any gaps between baseboards/trim and the walls; and putty any exposed nail heads in the trim.
5. Prime the walls (and trim if wood work is getting a fresh look, too) with either white or a primer tinted the same color family as the paint. This is especially important covering white with any color in the red, blue and purple families.
6. Prime the ceiling to help make sure the ceiling coat goes on evenly, even if white is covering white.
7. After the primer dries for an hour (or according to instructions), cover the walls with the color of choice, let it dry and apply a second coat.
Once the second coat dries, stand back and admire the way sunlight bounces off that brilliant new shade of blue or how a formerly beige room full of blah is now full of smiles and a bouncy shade of berry.
Every room in the house should feel welcoming in its own way, and paint can help make it happen.


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Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2010
Revenue and Taxation Code
Property Taxation
Part 6. Tax Sales
Chapter 2. Sale by Operation of Law
Article 1. General Provisions*
Section 3443.5
3443.5. Entry on assessor's records: machine-prepared roll. In lieu of the procedure specified in Section 3443, where a machine-prepared roll is used, the fact and date of the declaration of default may be entered upon the reproduced roll.
History.—Added by Stats. 1968, p. 664, in effect November 13, 1968. Stats. 1984, Ch. 988, in effect September 11, 1984, substituted "the declaration of default" for "sale" after "of the".
Note.—See note following Section 2194.
* Article 1 heading added by Stats. 1967, p. 3190, in effect November 8, 1967.


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Is there some central place to find current business plan competitions?
I run a woman-owned business in a rural town in Idaho. I manufacture snowboarding mitts that are made in North Idaho, and all materials come from the U.S. Where can I find business plan competitions that would apply to my business model?


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Journal Article
Fredericks, Bronwyn L. & Atkinson, Judy (1997) We Al-Li : the creation of a healing program. Community Quarterly, 43, pp. 5-12.
Conference Paper
Atkinson, Judy, Fredericks, Bronwyn L., & Iles, Priscilla (1997) Indigenous therapies. In Proceedings from the Working Together Rural Mental Health Conference, Broken Hill, New South Wales, pp. 1-8.
QUT Thesis
Atkinson, Judy (2001) Lifting the blankets : the transgenerational effects of trauma in indigenous Australia. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.