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Leak from roof or brick?
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The house is in St. Louis and is brick. I'm hunting for the cause of the water damage to the walls inside the front door. It's either from the gaps in the brick or from the roof or both. The interior water damage is slowly developing and has bubbled the plaster walls in trails and around the door. There are small gaps in the exterior tuckpointing but since the brick never get very wet I'm suspecting the junction of the pitches of roof since it is directly above the water damage. I've inspected the attic and haven't found any leaks. The wooden soffit seems unusually water damaged but it's probably original.
My questions are:
1) What's a good procedure to locate the source of this leak.
2) How do I fix the exterior leak?
3) Do I patch the inside wall with plaster?
In your first pic, wow, what a mess. That bit of gutter (above) would seem to have no purpose! I'll let the roofing experts comment, but, I'm gonna take a stab at it and say you have some serious chimney flashing problems.......I see step flashing, but no counter flashing. With that peak above the door, it creates a "water catcher" by the chimney, which, if it isn't flashed correctly is allowing all kinds of water into the house.
Since you have to ask what's wrong, I'd suggest you hire a roofer to come fix this for you.
The flashing, the shingles, and I'd bet some of the sheathing is all going to have to be removed and replaced in this area. It was all done wrong.
Someones also going to have to tuck point that chimmney, there's some missing morter.
What is that piece of tape looking stuff sticking out?
What a cluster!
If you find someone that says they can flash a chimney, ask to see some of their previous work. And do some searching on how to flash a chimney first.
It's difficult to make a bad design good.
If some contractors have their caulk gun in their hand when they come to your door, think about this before you hire them. Same for guys bearing "flashing tape".
Did you say where the leak is inside? Is it on the street sign of the door or the other side?
Flashing chimneys is almost, in my opinion, an art. If done properly the flashing will outlast the roof. You need a saddle on the upper side to direct water away from the chimney as well. See the link below.
One way to start is with a hose. Flow water on it and work your way up while someone inside looks for leakage. The fix will be determined by what you find leaking. Judging by the pictures, you'll find a lot of things leaking. All of the flashing details are a mess. As far as fixing the plaster, if it isn't deteriorated too badly, it can be patched with more plaster. If this has been going on for any length of time, you may need to cut some of it out and look for structural damage. Start by fixing the roof.
roofer here
All of the before mentioned are absolutely correct. I have seen things done on roofs so badly it makes me sick.
What is needed behind the chimney is called a "cricket". Its actually a small little pitched roof member added to the roof behind the chimney to "kick" the water and snow and ice off.
The flashing needs to be redone and the gutters in this area redone and the entire area of roofing around the chimney should be removed in order to properly execute this involved repair.
It is an art form to do this. Under no circumstances should caulking be used. It just does not last and will only add to messiness continuing.
Get a good reputable roofer knowledgeable in slate and shingle systems as well as using copper flashing. One can of course use lead flashing but I would suggest leaded copper.
Good Luck!
Thanks for the replies. The inside water damage is on both the door side of the wall and the south facing wall under the satellite dish although one leak appears to transverse around the corner. The chimney did leak a year ago and was patched up by a hack but it doesn't leak anymore...or at least the trails of plaster bubbling don't source from the chimney area. That area was damaged directly on the ceiling and has shown no change. Now the damage is on the other side of the roof. I can't get better pictures because the tree is right in the way.
The only think I could do is make sure there are no obvious gaps in the shingles or gutter that's causing the leaks. The owner has tons of $ to spend on this repair. What's a ballpark estimate? I'm looking for someone to work on this in south St. Louis and you've given me some good advice.
Wasted $1300
We found a receipt today for $1300 of "spot tuckpointing" on the chimney from a little over 1 year ago. $1300 and the chimney immediately leaked and you can see for yourself that the tuckpointing is a disaster. I really wonder what they did for $1300 and how much would it take for them to actually fix a problem. I guess if you pay $5k or $10k they can afford to hire someone who knows what they are doing but do you spend 10% of the value of the house to fix a leak in the chimney? It's like buying a $900 steering wheel for your car. Service like that makes me come to forums like this.
It is work like that, and experiences like that that home owners suffer that make it hard, so hard for the honest worker to be trusted. It makes it hard
to get work. The home owner has been "turned off" or is very skeptical of all who will bid on the work now.
Tuck pointing must be carefully done with the correct mortar. Soft or hard, the joints should be ground out with a grinder w/ vacuum attachment in order to get depth to the fresh mortar.
An acid wash before you point, and after will render the best results..... NO WINDOWS! near this acid mix, get a pro mason!
Good Luck!
For the time being we decided a basic fix would have to work. The leak itself was small and the roofer who came over could immediately see the http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/a...8/100_7517.jpg roofing tar that had been used to fill the area against the brick right by that flashing that had come detached was all cracked. Basically, the leaking itself was caused by a simple decay of the tar. Yes, the area itself is not perfect but to fix the leak wasn't a big job in the opinion of the roofer. It was $175 which is a bit high for 40 minutes of caulking but it's guaranteed.
I'll repaint the inside and hope it lasts.
"Yes, the area itself is not perfect but to fix the leak wasn't a big job in the opinion of the roofer. It was $175 which is a bit high for 40 minutes of caulking but it's guaranteed.
I'll repaint the inside and hope it lasts."
Not going to happen. The 1st. pic shows it was never flashed. It's still not fixed. That's also obvious by the lack of any flashing work by the door, to that chimney.:furious:
More water is coming in from the valley than the gutter anyway. A crew of slobs did that make-believe roof. :furious:
OMG! I am a painter, not a roofer, but I gotta say that's the worst repair job I have ever seen! That slopped on caulking will last maybe til the end of summer. WOW! I am speechless.
Those aren't encouraging comments but on the brighter side of things you could change careers and make $250 an hour doing horrible roof repairs in St. Louis.
how to patch the plaster
I know the opinion is that this leak isn't fixed but I'm going to move forward like it is. The problem is that there is still moisture trapped in the walls. I scraped all the loose plaster and paint off and then applied kilz2 latex sealer directly to the exposed plaster. I also applied a light skim coat of ready mix compound to some of the deeper craters. The compound mostly stuck but in one spot it immediatey bubbled up. So then I scraped it off and applied the kilz2 primer to the exposed plaster there. THere are still some bubbles forming on that one location.
I'm thinking that there is still moisture in the walls that can't go through the brick and tuckpointing so is trying to come into the house through the plaster.
I used the kilz to prime two other locations in the house that had previous water damage and both the kilz and the joint compound were solid in those locations. It's only in this area around the door that I'm seeing bubbles.
So, assuming there isn't a leak and this is residual moisture making its way out of the wall, should I scrape it down to bare plaster again and take a blow dryer to it? Should I leave it alone for a few seasons since any paint I put on it will bubble?
Or should I apply a test coat of paint so I can determine where the problem areas are?
How would you prepare the old plaster?
I planned on rolling thined out joint compound that was mixed with the paint color to try to get the splatter knockdown texture effect but now I'm thinking all that effort will be for naught so I should just prime it, patch it and paint it. But in what order?
i wouldn't put too much effort fixing the inside just yet:no:
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The tournament resulted in a tie on
9 points from 10 games between
Daniel Varney (Cumnor) and Cowley's
Will Burt, with Daniel taking first
prize on the tie-breaking system.
Third and fourth place respectively
(again separated only on tie-break)
were Cowley's Rich Weston and Mike
A number of Witney's juniors
competed. Among them was Bill Read,
who was among the prizewinners for
the third successive Cowley Blitz.
In last year's Christmas Blitz he
won the Best Under-12 prize. This
summer, he won the Best Under-130
grading prize, and last Monday he
won the Best Under-14 prize.
Congratulations to Bill!
The full list of prizewinners is as follows:
Rose Hill Methodist Church, Oxford
1st: Daniel Varney (Cumnor)
2nd: Will Burt (Cowley) 9
3rd: Rich Weston (Cowley) 8
4th: Michael Handley (Cowley) 8
Best Cowley player: Maria Mate 7.5
Best visitor: Dan Rowan (Banbury) 7.5
Best junior (U18): Hari Selvaraj (MCS/Blackbirds)
Best lady: Jasmine Burgess (Cowley)) 4.5
Best U165: Ian Bush (MCS/Blackbirds) 7.5
Best Cowley U155: Bob Waugh 7
Best visitor U155: Kelly Riley (Cowley Workers)
Best U14: Bill Read (Witney) 5
Best U145: Tamal Matilal (Cowley Workers) 5.5
Best U130: Billy McCauley (-) 5
Best ungraded: Jim Vincent (-) 5
Best U12: Jenith Wiratunga (Cowley) 4
Best U10: David Kardashyan (William Fletcher
PSch.) 2
Best slow starter - 0/2: Domas Druzas (Didcot) 5
Best very slow starter - 0/4: Hakeem Asif
(Cowley) 4
- Gerard O'Reilly (11 December 2016)
Witney Weekend Congress
This event
place on 22nd & 23rd October 2016 at
Cokethorpe School, Witney. There were
four main sections: Open, U170, U145 and U120
with a prize fund of over £1900.
Pairings and Results
Open |
Witney Rapidplay 2016
The annual Witney
Rapidplay tournaments took place on Sunday 25
September at the Batt School in Witney.
There were lots of
trophies, medals and certificates! In
addition, there were good quality
trophies for permanent retention for the top
three places in each section. Ties were
broken using sum of progressive scores,
followed by sum of opponents' scores where
Results and Pairings
Senior |
Junior Major |
Junior Minor
Thank you for your support - MT.
Dates for your diaries
30.8.16 - The AGM is on
Looking forward to seeing you all for the new season!
- Mike
Pavel features in Guardian chess column
29.7.16 -
Michael Adams, the England No1,
is making a rare appearance in the
annual British championship, which
reaches its half-way mark at Bournemouth
on Saturday. Games are free and live to
watch online (starting at 2.30pm), with
master and computer commentaries to help
understanding of what is happening.
Read more in Leonard Barden's column
about the Championships
Cowley Summer Blitz
11.7.16 -
Although over fifty people
registered for this year's
Cowley Summer Blitz, held on
Monday 27 June, we ended up with
a slightly lower figure of 47
participants. (Perhaps some
couldn't resist the lure of
watching live on TV the England
v Iceland soccer match at the
Full report with results here ... with thanks to - Gerard
See all the
pairings and results from this
Witney Summer Tournament.
Club Dinner
23.5.16 -
The annual club dinner took place at
Hacketts in Witney on Friday 20 May, and the trophy winners were:
Witney 1: Dave Hackett
Witney 3: Elizaveta Sheremetyeva
Witney 4: Marianne Hauer
Witney 5: Freddie Beneat
Chairman's Award: Josh Soanes
More photos here
Wells Simultaneous Display - 14 March 2016
Very many thanks
to Grandmaster Peter Wells for
another enjoyable and instructive
evening. Peter as always received
many accolades for his sporting and
generous conduct, including letting
players have numerous move passes
and allowing players to start a
second game in the event of a quick
loss. Mrs T.'s copious refreshments
also went down well, providing the
sustenance needed for the 25
attendees to achieve a number of
wins and draws.
Josh Soanes,
another of Witney Chess Club's crop
of promising juniors, deserves great
credit for his win against Peter, as
does even younger Hugo Rayner for
his fighting draw, and I understand
that Marc Ives' draw will shortly be
doing the rounds of Cumnor Chess
Ian Bush (draw)
and Gary Reynolds (win) also
recorded excellent results.
The roll of honour:
Josh Soanes 1:0
Gary Reynolds 1:0
Marc Ives ½:½
Ian Bush ½:½
Hugo Rayner ½:½
Many thanks to everyone, whether players or
organisers (Alan, Tim, Danny and Faith), for their support, without
which these events could not take place.
More photos here
Pavel wins
1st prize at the 39th Kidlington
Chess Congress
14.2.16 -
I know it's a bit late but just
a few words about Pavel
(left) winning first prize
at the 39th Kidlington chess
congress on his third attempt.
This is the
first time he has entered the
U225 section as a top seed and
it was a new experience for him,
but he coped very well and went
on to win all his games
finishing top with 5 out of 5!
It was really fine display and
he managed to beat a list of
very strong opponents. After
four rounds he was leading with
4/4 and a point ahead from the
closest rivals so for the fifth
round all he needed was a quick
draw and he would have
guaranteed himself the outright
wining of the tournament. The
game started well and he was
offered a draw after 17-18 moves
but he declined and played on
like a champion!
The game
proved to be one of the longest
games and was entertaining quite
a few spectators at the end of
the tournament and Pavel managed
to show his endgame skills and
won it to finish 5/5.
I am very
happy to see that Pavel is
taking over from where Marcus
has left it and keeping the
Kidlington title with the Witney
chess club! I hope Witney will
continue to see more success
stories of its players for the
years to come!
Prizewinners 2016 |
U225 Crosstable and Results
Other Crosstables |
- Asen
Kidlington Chess
Congress 2016
10.2.16 - Witney Chess club were well
represented at Kidlington Chess Congress this
year, there being 11 players from our club spread over the 4 sections.
They were composed of 7 juniors and 4 seniors.
Congratulations must go to
Bill Read who scored 4/5 in the U120 section(2
draws and 3 wins) and came 2nd equal.
Bill has been board 1 for the
successful Witney 5 team all season and has
recently moved up to the 4th team. Definitely
one for the future.
Our biggest plaudits must go
to Pavel Asenov, (the highest-graded U 15 in the
country!) who won the top section, U 225,
with a marvellous 5/5, a
point clear of his nearest rival. At his rate of
progress, I doubt if he will be allowed entry
into that section next year! Pavel showed great
powers of concentration and will to win in his
last match when he could have easily accepted a
draw, forcing the situation in an unbalanced
position before going on to convert a Queen and
pawn ending with consummate skill.
Photos here with thanks to Brendan Gorman
Tournament Report by Gerard O'Reilly
- Alan Gentry.
Witney Grades -
January 2016
The revised club grades are
Grades are based on results
up to 30th December 2015. They are not written in
stone. Corrections may be made at any time, both
to game results and to players' details, as
errors come to light. They are based on games
played up to 31st Dec 2015.
For detailed guidance on
using the list, see the new
ECF Grading website.
Cowley Christmas Blitz
The 2015 Cowley Christmas
Blitz was held on Monday 14 December and
attracted 54 entrants, the best total for our
Christmas Blitz in the years for which I have
records. The clear winner, with 9/10, was
Witney's Marcus Harvey, the sixth time he has
won the Cowley Blitz. The only point he dropped
was in the final round against Graham McInnes of
Didcot Chess Club. Sharing second place, a point
behind, were Jake Holton (Witney), the current
British Under-14 champion, and Didcot's Matthew
Staniforth. They were followed by five players
on 7½/10.
The success of Witney juniors
was a noteworthy feature of the event. In
addition to Jake Holton, other Witney juniors
walking away with prizes were Elizaveta
Sheremetyeva, Marianne Hauer, Bill Read and
Freddie Beneat. The complete prize list is as
1st: Marcus Harvey (Witney)
2nd: Jake Holton (Witney) 8
3rd: Matthew Staniforth
(Didcot) 8
4th: Csaba Koszta (-) 7½
Best Cowley player: Will Burt
Best visitor: Graham McInnes
(Didcot) 7½
Best junior (U18): James Cole
Best lady: Francesca Matta (Bicester)
Best U165: Geoff Rasell
(Cowley) 7
Best Cowley U155: Oscar Idle
Best visitor U155: John Place
(MCS/Blackbirds) 6
Best U14: Elizaveta
Sheremetyeva (Witney) 5½
Best U145: Marianne Hauer
(Witney) 5½
Best U130: Kelly Riley
(Cowley Workers) 5½
Best ungraded: Sandy Ruxton
(-) 7½
Best U12: Bill Read (Witney)
Best U10: Freddie Beneat
(Witney) 3½
Best slow starter - 0/2: Ian
Bush (MCS/Blackbirds) 5½
Best very slow starter - 0/4:
John Taylor (Cowley) 4
We at Cowley are grateful to
everyone who helped make the event a success,
Rose Hill Methodist Church
for allowing us the use of the downstairs Hall
for the event; the Kidlington Chess Tournament
for the loan of the equipment we used; those who
kindly donated prizes or made donations to the
Lester Millin Memorial Fund; John Taylor, Will
Burt, and Dave Robson for particular assistance
with the transporting of equipment and setting
up; Rob Harvey for manning the wallcharts and
keeping the results up to date round by round;
the many people who helped clear up afterwards;
and, above all, our controllers Tim Dickinson
and Priscilla Morris, for their calm and
efficient running of the event.
- Gerard O'Reilly (19
December 2015)
Witney Rapidplay and the third Witney Congress
Just to let you know that all
the details for the forthcoming Witney Rapidplay
(Sunday 27 September 2015) and the third Witney
Congress (the weekend of 17-18 October 2015) are
now available; just follow the "Witney Rapidplay
2015" and "3rd Witney Congress" links above.
You can find the entry forms
for the Witney Rapidplay
(separate junior and senior entry forms – please
also note that there are two sections in the
junior tournament) and for the third Witney
Congress here.
If you are able to enter
online, that makes the administration easier all
round! - Mike Truran
Photo from 2014 rapidplay event
(Sunday 27
September 2015)
Pairings & Results:
Senior |
Junior Major |
Junior Minor
| Photos |
Matt Rose | September 2015
Young guns on rise in federation ratings
The latest English Chess Federation (ECF) ratings list has been
published showing the now standard upward march of younger brains at
the expense of their seniors.
Oxfordshire has a fine record of producing
promising juniors and presently boasts some of
the most impressive young players in the country
... [Read
Witney's Jake Holton wins
British U14 title
The British Chess
Championships 2015 were held at the University
of Warwick, incidentally where my parents both
went to university.
Before the U14 competition
came the U15, which I suppose was an overall
success: 74 FIDE points won, largely thanks to
beating the second and fourth seeds, but some
bad games, blundering an exchange then
collapsing the game after as a result.
Read Jake's report here ...
More success for Witney Chess Club juniors
12.8.15 -
Many congratulations to Jake, who is the
new British U14 Champion after coming half a
point ahead of pre-tournament favourite Koby
Kalavannan (FIDE rating 2178).
You can find details of
Jake's performance by following this link:
Pavel also did well in the
Championship itself, scoring 5½/11 with a 2200+
FIDE rating performance and including a draw
against Grandmaster Simon Williams.
Details of Pavel's
performance can be found here:
Older items
from the 2014/15 season are
New items
from the 2013/14 season are
News items
from the 2012/13 season are
More news items
from the 2011/12 season are
All news items
from the 2010/11 season are
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representative Dale Kildee today introduced the Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (RAISE UP). The legislation will coordinate existing initiatives so they are working together to improve services to youth who have dropped out of high school so they can attain a diploma, a post-secondary credential, and a family-supporting career.
"Dropping out of high school has a severe impact on the future livelihood of a teenager," said Senator Stabenow. "High school dropouts earn $10,000 less per year than high school graduates, and $34,000 less than college graduates. If we make existing initiatives more efficient we can provide our youth better access to resources that will help them get back on track and attain the skills to compete in the global economy."
"As a former teacher, I believe the best way to prepare our youth for professional success and strengthen our workforce is to provide every child with a quality education. Sadly, many students leave school due to economic difficulties or because they lack a nurturing home environment, putting them at a professional disadvantage in our increasingly globalized economy. No one deserves to have their economic future restricted because of challenges they faced during their early years. That is why I joined Senator Stabenow to introduce the RAISE UP Act to support disadvantaged young people and help them reengage with their education," said Congressman Dale E. Kildee.
Each day, 7,000 students drop out of school across the country. For every 10 students who start freshman year, only seven will graduate. Furthermore, only 37 percent of youth who drop out of high school nationwide are steadily employed, and they are more than twice as likely to live in poverty.
The RAISE UP Act makes current youth support programs more efficient and effective by uniting education, workforce, and youth support services to help students overcome obstacles and succeed once they are back in the classroom. These community partnerships would receive federal support to create individual student plans to help young people overcome obstacles and support them from classroom to career. These services for students include:
* Education
Support for education services that meet or exceed state and district academic standards. In addition to regular classroom hours, students can get tutoring, mentoring, school-to-career transition assistance and other services as they work to complete high school.
* Workforce Preparation
Career-focused training and technical education to prepare students for successful careers. These 21st century skills will help young people obtain good-paying jobs in high growth sectors such as healthcare, information technology, and clean-energy.
* Youth Support Services
Access to support services such as child care, transportation, public housing assistance, case management, and mental health services.
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The Observer interviews Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland. In case you don't know, the book concerns a cricket team in New York among other themes.
There is a wonderful quote in the interview.
As a teenager, O'Neill played cricket for the Netherlands' under-19 side. He kept up the sport in England and, when he came to New York, he set about looking for a game. Eventually he called up the Staten Island cricket club. 'Joe,' asked the club official, 'are you a white man?' 'Yes,' O'Neill replied. 'Well,' said the official, 'you better pack a helmet.'


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I'm looking for info. on Carb heights from mounting Flange to Air Cleaner flange. I'm running into Air Cleaner clearance problems hitting underside of hood of my 64 Chev Impala. It's running a 402 with a Weiand 8005 Dual Plane and Holley 750 vac. Maybe a Carter AFB, Thermoquad, Edelbrock Carb is lower. I have about 3-6mm (1/8-1/4") clearance at the moment and I'm sure to have problems under acceleration. The Air Cleaner is a K & N 14"x 2" type with a very low filter base. I doubt that you could get anything lower. There's about 1" clearance between top cover and filter base .Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Is there any carb spacer? The best bet might be to lower the engine in the car a half inch or so, usually just elongating the mount bolt holes will get you some room. But a 1/4 inch is alright, I have run similar clearances and not had any problems. I had to strip the hood liners in some cases just to fit. If it doesn't hit now and you are worried just fit a limiter strap or chain in case you break an engine mount, if you do a good job the strap will work only under hard acceleration..
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Hi Barry, I don't know much but I do know I had a Holley on my stang and decided to try an Edelbrock carb. I had a low profile (14" I think) Edelbrock air cleaner on the Holley but it wouldn't fit on the Edelbrock carb. The electric choke housing was in the way. So if you are looking for low profile an Edelbrock carb with electric choke won't help much. I switched back to a Holley anyway, didn't like the Edelbrock carb.
Thanks 4Jaw Chuck and dmorris1200 for your inputs.
No I'm not running a carb spacer. I'd like to but no room. I've found that this 402 likes to run Hot in Summer and Fuel Percolation when switched off after a run is a problem. I'm considering changing the Inlet Manifold from the current Edelbrock Torker (small port) to a Weiand Dual Plane (8005). I have been real disappointed with the performance of the Torker,real soggy bottom end. Previously I had a plain old Cast Iron Q-Jet manifold with an adapter or a 750 vac Holley.This combo went well. Then I put on this "Torker" for more performance,but lost out on off the line grunt,naturally I sold the Q-Jet manifold. This Weiand came up about 6 months ago so I grabbed it. It's not until now that I have found that it is much Taller than the Torker and Taller than the stock highrise Cast Iron intake I had originally. Hence my questions about Carb Heights.
dmorris1200,you didn't like the Edelebrock Carb.? Your reasons ??. I'll look at the engine mounts as well 4Jaw Chuck,I need to change them anyway as one is looking very average. I did consider modifying the pedestals which the engine mounts sit on. Once again, Thanks for your responces.
Hi again Barry. I bought the Edelbrock as a test, it was the first time trying one. Right out of the box the float was sticking and that made me a little nervous (like putting in a new starter and having it go click, click). She also just didn't seem to have the punch like the holley had. I ended up returning it defective and payed the difference to get the holley street avenger. I like the idea of being able to quick change the secondary spring for easy tuning of the secondaries. Have you considered trying the Edelbrock Air-Gap manifold. The runners are raised to allow air flow under them. I know two people with them and are happy, don't know about the height though.
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It seems so often the case that the business surrounding poetry is what gets discussed—too often discussed above poetry itself. I realize, looking back at this week's entries, I have almost entirely written about issues around the submission process and the role of poetry editors and publishers, with the thought that that was what I was asked to do. I hope it's been useful in some way. But little of it has been about poetry. Perhaps that's best left to the poets themselves—
—except that it's maybe the problem that our culture has often left poetry to the poets themselves. I am always surprised and excited when I meet or hear from someone enthusiastically describing why they love a particular poem and then I find out that someone does not identify themselves as a poet. There's something pure in it. There's something about reaching a reader for whom the poem itself is enough, for whom the poem fulfills that need, which for the poet is not fulfilled. Fanny Howe suggested once in an interview that being a poet may, in fact, have little or nothing to do with writing. She went on to say that many of the best poets she knows aren't even writers. It's a shimmering thought.
And so. To poetry—. This one, by Gerard Manley Hopkins, among my most dear. So formally constricted, so syntactically tortured, so spiritually and sexually anguished, it almost seems the poet won't survive the writing of his poem. And yet it's a plea against creative paralysis—cured, perhaps, in the making of the poem itself, in the rain that I must believe those roots receive. That seems as good a place as anywhere to leave our week, our work.
Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord
Justus quidem tu es, Domine, si disputem tecum; verumtamen justa loquar ad te: quare via impiorum prosperatur? |&c.| (Jerem. xii 1.)
Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend
With thee; but, sir, so what I plead is just.
Why do sinners' ways prosper? and why must
Disappointment all I endeavour end?
Wert thou my enemy, O thou my friend,
How wouldst thou worse, I wonder, than thou dost
Defeat, thwart me? Oh, the sots and thralls of lust
Do in spare hours more thrive than I that spend,
Sir, life upon thy cause. See, banks and brakes
Now, leavèd how thick! lacèd they are again
With fretty chervil, look, and fresh wind shakes
Them; birds build—but not I build; no, but strain,
Time's eunuch, and not breed one work that wakes.
Mine, O thou lord of life, send my roots rain.
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Hi all! I'm hoping for a few perspectives and suggestions.
My pup is appx 8-10 weeks. I've had him on raw, with the exception of some moist stuff from the fridge section at the store, since I brought him home from the shelter two weeks ago. The last day and a half he's been exclusively raw as the moist kibble is for training only. I usually do that daily and it replaces one meal. I haven't been able to for a couple of days.
Yesterday, he had a boneless chicken thigh and a portion of a turkey neck, but didn't finish the bone before my Chi gobbled it up.
He's had loose stools since yesterday and his gas smells a little fishy.. I believe it is from the lack of bone. Today I made sure he ate the bones too. I don't think he's lethargic but I do think he's resting more than usual. No vomit.... wet nose.... no fever.
Obviously, I'm concerned about Parvo; however, after the lashing that other person got, I was reluctant to post about this. He is almost due for his second round of vacs. He's not showing strong enough symptoms for me to rush him to the vet, but I am keeping a close eye on him. He's eating and drinking fine too.
Honestly, I really don't want to hear any cr*p from the vet about the raw diet. I'm afraid they'll focus on that and not take a really good look at him. Don't worry- he WILL get treatment, whatever he needs, if he needs it.
My plan for now is to watch him over the next (up to) 24hrs and see if there's improvement or decline with new symptoms. I have an E-vet near by if I need to go in the middle of the night and our vet is open till 7pm and are walk-in friendly.
So, raw feeders: are the stools due to lack of bone? Is it the turkey meat that's causing the smell? What's your experience.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009 CE
The oil price reached a peak in July of 2008. As the financial markets collapsed and a severe recession established itself, the demand for oil decreased globally. This happened as a consequence of generalized diminished economic activity. As a result of this, the oil price decreased significantly reaching levels not seen in many years. Gasoline prices, natural gas and coal also decreased accordingly since they also are used to power economic activity. During 2009, the energy prices have increased steadily. News related to an economic recovery usually are associated with increases in oil prices. News related to the persistence of the recession such as the unemployment rate and the bank failures are associeted with decreases in oil prices. It is important to point out that the current oil price almost doubles the value at the start of the year, taking into account that the world economy has not fully recovered.
According to the information available, the oil prices depend on the following:
a.- The relationship between its supply and demand.
b.- Market speculators since the commodity can be traded easily.
c.- The purchasing capacity of the dollar.
The relationship between supply and demand seems to show a pattern of inability of supply to keep up with demand. This was clearly visible in the easily available charts of IEA and other entities. In the years leading to 2007, in the midst of global economic growth, the supply side of the equation was not able to keep up with demand increases, the consequence were price increases.
Market speculators probably helped pushing the price up, specially after the first signs of financial collapse when the cash available from the fleeing the financial sector was used to appreciate the value of commodities.
The purchasing capacity of the dollar has been diminishing progressively as more dollars need to be printed to cover the financial deficit. If we compare the value of oil with respect to gold, its increase has not been as steep.
What we are probably going to see in the future is an oil price that will increase and decrease based on the overall economic activity since the supply side is under too much stress. High oil prices will slow down economic growth and limit recovery attempts. Speculation will remain a player, making the swings in the oil price steeper than expected from regular supply/demand curves. The value of the dollar will continue to decrease and, as a result of that the oil price will have a trend towards always higher. How high? This will probably depend on the inflation rates of the U.S.A in the maintenance of the dollar as the global reserve currency.
This is an opinion post. What I have posted here reflects only the results of my understanding of issues about which I am not an specialist but an aficionado.
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I actually don't see any opinions. I'd say they are more like observations. Accurate observations in my opinion.
- Doctor Marco said...
The last paragraph is the only opinion. As you know, I am not an economist, nor a oilman. I placed the disclaimer in order for people to take the post lightly.
- xl pharmacy said...
This things are so complicated that you will never know right now the price of petroleum is cheaper and 2 years ago was very expensive and also right now we are almost in a recession, again... so is very mysterious...


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Northstar Engines and System Technical Discussion Discussion, Philistines in Cadillac Engine Discussion; I recently purchased from my local salvage yard (convienent to shopping), a beautiful Polo green '96 Seville that was brought ...
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I recently purchased from my local salvage yard (convienent to shopping), a beautiful Polo green '96 Seville that was brought in as junk. I checked the oil dipstick to find it dry. Uh oh. Tried to start, but the starter locked. $600, and it's mine with keys and title.
A wrench on the crank bolt fails to turn the crank; probably locked up is the thought that's starting to become apparent.
Looking at the engine, I peer into the crack between the engine beauty cover and the power steering pump into the valley only to see what looks like a piece of a connecting rod. Can it be...?
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Whomever owned this fine car, let it run out of oil and CONTINUED to drive it as it was making horrible death noises. PHILISTINES!
They are probably still bad mouthing Cadillac's name for allowing this to happen...
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UNBELIEVABLE! Doesn't sound like there is much that will be salvageable. You have your work cut out for you Harry.
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Not sure what the rest of the condition of the car is, but you could buy a junkyard motor, timesert it, and put it in. Although you could definetly make more than 600 selling the parts off of it.
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Very cool - pictures please!
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Might have been a woman or teenage driver.
I once bought a 70 Chevelle with a blown engine. The kid got it handed down and hated it so he overrevved and blew the engine.


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