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stoveguyy, You posted food for thought: "..... or welded to the strut body" - and if that's at the wrong height, so is the car's 'after' height.
Who made the replacement struts ? Old strut/new strut measurements ?
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stoveguyy, You posted food for thought: "..... or welded to the strut body" - and if that's at the wrong height, so is the car's 'after' height.
Who made the replacement struts ? Old strut/new strut measurements ?
His original tire OD is right at 27", so he could theoretically run 27" wheels (no tires) and keep all calibrations within spec - but start fooling with taller tires and speedo, transmission, and engine calibrations go out the window.
Is passive eldo strut same quality/ride as grand prix strut? Or impala? I assume the oem strut was typical GM parts bin stuff. But GM made 3 million. Rock auto sells 17 each yr. who makes the struts now? China, Korea? You say ride is stiff now. Too bad u can't find some nos delco struts. I assume dealers got rid of their stuff yrs ago
Well, I'm taking the car back in. :( Guess I'll see how it goes.
Below are a couple of recent side profile shots taken from slightly different perspectives. The gas tank is full and the trunk only has a full set of golf clubs loaded in it. The "rake" seems very slight to me but from different viewing angles (bottom pic) it does seem to be more apparent... :hmm:
Here is the 96' with what I believe to be its original struts/shocks at 130K miles..
Your '02 looks fine. The '96 is sagging.
Ya but! Original springs and new struts will not result in higher than normal ride height.
Thanks. I just saved a pic of your '02 to my phone so I can show the mechanic what it should look like when I take the car back in.
He sounded baffled when I called. Said the new struts that I brought were the correct ones and went in without issue and they did use the original springs. I've no idea either.
Is the front height adjustable at all, or is it fully dependent on the springs?
Non adjustable.
In the before picture the rear is definitely lower than it should be, looks like the car was riding on the springs alone with no ELC support at all.
The front looks about right (because the rear is a bit low you may be fooled to believe the front is high, but actually is normal).
In the after picture the rear is correct, but the front is definitely high.
Now think about it:
In the rear the shocks are next to the spring, so even if you have a slightly longer or shorter strut (think to a syringe) it will go in or out a bit to get to the height of the spring (the springs are the ONLY thing that dictate your reide height). Well the ETC assists the struts and assuming is operational and there are no leaks then the height sensor (you only have one) is the only thing that adjusts the height (but let's not get there as your rear height is OK).
So considering the suspension geometry in the rear a slightly off dimension strut will work fine (sure if is longer or shorter will have the tendency to bottom out not being in the center of its travel in some extreme situations but that's about it).
Now the front struts on the other hand have a pocket welded on and that's where the spring sits on. So think about it, if the aftermarket strut spring pocket is welded in a different position in respect with the bottom mounting points of the strut, well then you have height issues.
Basically the height of the car (in the front) is still given by the spring, but the spring is now mounted on the strut and if the length of the strut from the spring pocket to the bottom mounting points is longer than on the original (OEM) strut then you just jacked up the front.
The shop has NO FAULT in this if they were not the ones purchasing (and recommending in the same time) the struts (there are no adjustments to be made). If they use the original springs in the original location then they are OK.


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Hi, I'm in the prosses of purchasing my first sail boat. If the survey goes well then I shall be the proud new owner of an Elizabethan 30. For me it was purely down to cost and style. Interior space or luxury really isn't an issue for me as I've spent the last twenty or so years at sea with the Royal Navy where living space or comforts isn't a fact of life. I just love the classic lines and would of liked a Contessa 32 but they are not within my budget and in looks the Elizabethan is a close compromise for me with pretty much the same satistics. I've no long term plans of blue water cruising as her indoors is against me buying her so perhaps the odd long weekend here and there to start with.
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You are getting lots of good advice here Matthew. We should be back up in your neck of the woods next year and you are welcome to check out our Vega 27 in person (We are in Hawaii at the moment). The Vega is OK for two people and a cat but I think a dog would require more space.
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|So after further research and a LOT of really helpful posts, we decided that we're going to live on land for the summer in the Okanagan join the yacht club, take a bunch of lessons, then set out for Victoria or Vancouver and purchase a boat to live on for the winter. I guess we'll just see how that goes after. Thanks so much everyone for all your helpful posts! I'm going to be updating here, and on my profile so if any
Hi Matthew,
You may wish to visit your local Chapters/Indigo and find some books by John Vigor. He has lots of interesting things to say about what type of boat may suit your desires to sail around the world. There are also quite a few blogs about families, and couples that are doing this as well.
If you are truly minimalist and want to sail the ocean, check out Bika's blog: Home - Bika ... I own a Contessa, and I find it hard to comprehend how they are doing what they're doing on the same boat, yet they are and have been for years. I will hazard a guess that you can't do more with less like they do. I enjoy cruising on my small boat, but I could not live in her unless I was alone and not frequenting society. Here's a second video log of a fellow that just crossed the Atlantic twice in his 26' Contessa Red Admiral Trans Atlantic Part I.dv - YouTube : This gives you some REAL WORLD footage of what it's like, how the ocean can be, and how living on a small vessel is (even if just for a short time). If that doesn't convince you that you and your wife require a larger vessel, I don't know what will. :-)
You should check out the Volvo Ocean Race video's from the past and the current; The footage gives you some ideas of what ocean seas can be like.
Lastly, in fun, you must be from a few hundred years in the past... these days, we sail around the world, not across it. ;-) Watch out for the edge of the world, there be dragons.
|Hello Mathew, I had the same dreams as you do. I lived inland a bit about 4 hrs from the coast and always dreamed of buying a boat and sailing along the coasts and around the world. I first purchased a 24' venture(macgregor) that was on a trailer. I enjoyed it but the head room was low and after 2-3 days aboard my neck and back hurt. Plus the factor of not really trusting that size to go out coastal cruising and not having all of the amenities that i wanted for long stays aboard. I sold it and bought a 33' Morgan O/I last may and sold everything and moved aboard and JUST DID IT. Now i am happy with my decision so is my girlfriend and our 2 little dogs. I looked at many many boats to buy, over 100. I decided that the sailboat must be 30' or larger and up to 36-38' but the larger the boat the more slip fees cost and i wanted to single hand it if needed, that way we would all have enough room and still have the things we enjoyed at a land based home ie. flat screen(its 12v), microwave,stove and oven, a shower(even though we have to turn in circles to get wet lol) and enough room for all of us to sleep. So my advice is make sure you can stand up and lay down in your new adventure, and yes a beamy boat is alot more comfortable.
You will likely have to pay shipping charges twice
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It has not been built, but we do not mind paying the shipping costs getting it to Vancouver.
Also, when it comes time to buy the 'real' cruising boat there are better place so to buy than BC and adjacent parts of US. Prices are lower elsewhere and the selection is likely greater.
I think the "Join a local sailing club" idea is a great one so far, and I'd add that after you've gotten your "feet wet", so-to-speak, start chartering and spending time overnight, over the weekend, for a week, to get a feel for what you will really need. Every boat seems enormous initially, and we even find ourselves saying things like, "Oh, I'd never need more than this much room", until we spend about 20 minutes on it and then it's back to yachtworld and the search begins anew.
There's nothing wrong with making a "decision" to go this route quickly, but you will better serve yourself if you take your time in acquiring the boat. There are so many little nuances that we each desire/need that it's hard to say, "You should go buy boat 'X'." There's one major consideration you need to focus on and that's headroom. If you're going to be spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year living on a boat, you can't imagine how miserable that time will be if you can't stand up. In this buyer's market, there's no need to rush to any quick decisions on purchasing, so take your time, find the boat that fits your needs and fuels your desire and then begin that chapter. There's too many stories that start just like yours that end up poorly mainly due to poor planning. Here's a few videos from a young couple like yourselves that started their journey on a 28' boat;
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But, take notice that there have been no "updates" in the past 18months?? Good luck.
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As if a historic four straight NCAA championships weren't enough, USC goalie Joel Dennerley has now collected one of the most esteemed awards in collegiate sports. The Australian native, who is now bound for his first Olympic Games, was honored the 2011-12 Peter J. Cutino Award -- the Heisman Trophy of water polo -- in a ceremony in San Francisco on June 2. Dennerley is the first-ever goalie to win the award on the men's side.
Absent from the award ceremony due to overseas training with the Australian Olympic Team, Dennerley was still well represented at the event. Teammate Michael Rosenthal accepted the award on Dennerley's behalf, and USC head coach Jovan Vavic was the keynote speaker at the award dinner.
A four-time NCAA champion with the Trojans, USC's 2011-12 Cutino Award recipient had been selected the 2011 National Player of the Year following his senior season at USC. Dennerley was one of three finalists on the men's side for this past season, joining last year's winner Ivan Rackov of California and UCLA's Josh Samuels on the list. Dennerley joins USC greats Juraj Zatovic and J.W. Krumpholz, who both claimed Cutino Awards following national championship runs with the Trojans.
The Australian native's contribution to the Trojan cause was wholly dominating, as he anchored USC to four consecutive NCAA titles during his Trojan career -- a historic achievement in the men's water polo world. Dennerley's laundry list of awards won at Troy is glowing, highlighted by four All-American selections and his place in history as the Trojans' all-time saves leader. In 2011, he became the fifth Trojan to be named National Player of the Year following Marko Pintaric (1998), Juraj Zatovic (2005), Juan Delgadillo (2006) and J.W. Krumpholz (2008 & 2009). Dennerley already stands out as the first Trojan to be named back-to-back MPSF Player of the Year after he helped anchor USC to an undefeated finish in the 2011 MPSF regular season.
Also in 2011, Dennerley ensured that the Trojans would be the top defensive team in the country once again as he averaged 9.2 saves per game and allowed just 5.4 goals per game down the stretch. That included a whopping 15 saves in the NCAA Championship game against UCLA, where Dennerley was named Tournament MVP as he and the Trojans dominated the Bruins to claim USC's fourth straight national championship.
He is next bound for London to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games as a member of the Australian Olympic Team, ensuring that USC will remain represented in the men's Olympic water polo field for the fourth consecutive Games.
The award is given annually in honor of the late Peter J. Cutino, the former University of California Berkeley and The Olympic Club coach, who passed away in September 2004. Mr. Cutino is in the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame. He won "Water Polo Coach of the Year" 17 times. He led U.C. Berkeley to eight NCAA National Championships. In his career Mr. Cutino also coached in the Olympic Games, the Pan American Games, the Water Polo World Championships and the World University Games.
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Site: College Park, Md. (Eppley Recreation Center)
Score: #13 Michigan 16, George Washington 4
Records: Michigan (17-10), George Washington (8-11)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 7 -- vs. Bucknell (College Park, Md.), 9:30 a.m.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan water polo team jumped back in the win column with a 16-4 victory over George Washington on Friday (April 6) inside the Eppley Recreation Center.
The Wolverines used 11 goals in the first half to control the remainder of the game and held the Colonials scoreless until the third period while gathering six steals.
Eleven Wolverines tallied a score behind a total of 28 attempts. Kiki Golden (Danville, Calif./Monte Vista), Lauren Colton (Tustin, Calif./Tesoro), Claire Ivry (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte), Audrey Pratt (Burlingame, Calif./Burlingame) and Meagan Cobb (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) each netted a pair to power the Wolverines' offense, which converted three of four power plays. In the cage, goalkeeper Tara Brigham (Baytown, Texas/Sterling) recorded career highs with 15 blocks and five assists.
In the first period, Michigan scored eight markers, sparked by a Kelsey Nolan (San Jose, Calif./Leland) shot a little more than 30 seconds into the game and spotlighted by a backhand from Cobb at 1:06.
Michigan added three more goals in the second period behind Pratt, Elizabeth Watson (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) and Lauren Dudley (Okemos, Mich./Okemos), who nailed U-M's final goal of the first half as the Wolverines went into the break up, 11-0.
Michigan opened the third quarter with a goal from Pratt less than a minute in, before George Washington scored three straight to make it 12-3. Michigan halted the Colonials' momentum less than 90 seconds into the fourth period when Lauren Thatcher (Canyon Lake, Calif/Temescal Canyon) sent in a strike to help U-M outscore George Washington, 4-1, to close out the game.
Next, Michigan will close out the regular season on Saturday (April 7) with a non-division match-up against Bucknell at 9:30 a.m. before meeting Maryland at 1 p.m. inside Eppley Recreation Center.
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U-M Goals: Claire Ivry 2, Kiki Golden 2, Meagan Cobb 2, Lauren Colton 2, Audrey Pratt 2, Lauren Dudley, Elizabeth Watson, Lauren Nadel, Natalie Naruns, Kelsey Nolan, Lauren Thatcher
GW Goals: Rachael Bentley 2, Megan Walker, Allison Littlejohn
Saves: U-M 15 (Tara Brigham), GW 7 (Chandler Vilander 5, Jessie Sinkula 2)
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Normally liberal media snobbery is irritating (and career-threatening if you're a young conservative journalist), but not when that snobbery is completely ineffectual to stop the thing which the whiney reporters hate. Schadenfreude is the word of the day after reading this Los Angeles Times piece about how "aghast" many reporters in the Wall Street Journal newsroom are at being employed by the son of Satan himself, Rupert Murdoch:
Reporters reacted bitterly to the prospect of Murdoch's gaining control of the Journal, which has long been regarded as a beacon of financial journalism.
They voiced concern that Murdoch would diminish the paper's quality, imbue it with some of the glitzy style of his crosstown New York Post and slant the Journal's news coverage to advance his business interests.
"People are aghast that this could have happened," said one reporter, who like others spoke on condition on anonymity. "It's a sickening realization to know that this really great iconic newspaper is [not only] no longer going to be independent, but is also going to be controlled by a man whose values are inimical to ours." [...]
There you have it, folks, an admission from a left-wing reporter that he/she injects his/her political philosophy into the news.
The newsroom was particularly incensed by the detail, disclosed on the Journal's website Tuesday, that Dow Jones had agreed to pay the Bancroft family's advisory and legal fees related to the merger, which are estimated to be at least $30 million.
The journalists viewed the payment, which would ultimately be made by Murdoch's News Corp., as an improper incentive for wavering family members to support the deal.
"There's a real feeling that this place covers the worst in corporate behavior and our executives should have known better," one reporter said.
A Dow Jones spokeswoman refused to comment on the issue.
Journal reporters also voiced disappointment that Paul Steiger, the paper's longtime managing editor, did not speak out against the News Corp. bid. Steiger, an industry icon who stepped down in May to become the paper's editor-at-large, could have rallied opposition to the deal, they said.
"There's a fair amount of anger and frustration at him," one reporter said. [...]
Nevertheless, after years working their way up to a major newspaper, some Journal reporters are reassessing their careers.
"Everyone is sitting here talking about what their next career will be — not their next journalism job, their next career," said one reporter.
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At each event you will find hundreds of parts sellers in over 3,000 parts seller spaces selling tons of hard to find car parts and accessories at low swap meet prices. Thousands of vehicles (many for sale, some just for show) from all across the country are displayed by their owners in five distinct Cars for Show & Sale Areas; pre-'75 Antique Autos, any year Corvettes, any year Porsches, pre-'57 Street Rods and pre-'75 Volkswagens. The event is appealing to a diverse and international audience, with up to 20,000 buyers and spectators each show. People come from all over the globe just see and/or participate in the West Coast's Largest Antique Auto, Corvette, Porsche, Street Rod and Volkswagen Swap Meet and Car Show held at the Fairplex in Pomona, California
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HT4100 4.1, 4.5, 4.9 Discussion, Engine miss.......AGAIN in Cadillac Engine Discussion; ARGGGHH! It's back AGAIN. The problem I had with my 90 4.5, and earlier on my current 91 4.9. No ...
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ARGGGHH! It's back AGAIN. The problem I had with my 90 4.5, and earlier on my current 91 4.9. No codes, a 'putt....putt....putt.....putt' sound from the exhuast, sloppy idle, and that tell tale shuddering during light acceleration that tells you the engine is missing a cylinder. If I've experienced the exact same problem on two different year/engine/mileage cars, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE has to know what sensor or electrical component is wacky to cause this. I'm | | that close to saying to hell with Cadillac, I'm buying a Lincoln. I've put TONS of sweat into this car, fixing the rad, changing the water pump, even swapping out and charging the A/C, only to have it all for naught as my perfectly running engine decide to run like garbage out of the blue. please help
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Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
If the tune up items are all done (cap/plugs/wires) then it could possibly be leaky fuel injectors, not sure how to check them since I haven had to yet
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Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
From the description it sounds as if it isn't firing on one or more cylinders. How old are the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor? Have you inspected the cap interior for carbon tracking which would indicate a crack? Have you misted the wires with a spray bottle of water in darkness in an attempt to observe arcing?
Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
First, don't panic. Stuff happens to old cars - that's part of the fun.
Starting with a few questions:
You mentioned you experienced this problem with this engine once before - what happened then? Did you do something or did it just go away? Does this happen regardless of engine temp, or is it worse when it's cold or warm? Is the miss constant through the power curve, or does it come and go? Does the exhaust smell rich? Is there smoke of any color? Does the car snap and start easily, or does it require more cranking?
Since you have no codes, all sensors and the distro signal are within range. I'll predict it's going to be something pretty simple.
Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
No, it isn't plugs/cap/rotor/wires, that is ALWAYS the first thing people ask. This problem happened before any time there was excessive moisture under the hood. Over night it would dry, and the car would run fine. (I had a leaky rad which sprayed on the exhaust and misted under the hood). Temperature isn't a factor, the miss is constant. It's something that shorts out when there's moisture under the hood. Once the rad was repaired, the miss problem disappeared. Until the other day when it came back and I can't figure out why, and it doesn't appear to be going away this time. There has GOT to be a sensor or electronic component that can do this. If I've had it happen on two cars, SOMEBODY has to have seen this before. Nothing different from the exhaust, nor any different starting. It fires right up, and then settles into a sloppy missing lope idle.
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You're on the right track. Fuel issues normally will give you some sign at the tailpipe.
Two possibilities, both in the same spot. The weatherpack connector on the distro, especially 4.5s and 4.9s, tend to get brittle. Some people report the wires actually crumbling to the touch. I think Delco still makes a pigtail to replace it. The other possiblity is the pickup coil. The coil will sometimes set a distributor signal code (E12 I think), but not always.
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hey now that's more like it, I've SEEN the E12 (Distributor Signal Interrupt). I just never knew what was being interrupted, and like you said it doesn't show up all the time. Ok, whereabouts is the pickup coil so I can a)replace it, or b)spray electrical contact cleaner on it? Is that the little electronic piece that has to be taken out to replace the distributor cap? (As the new cap doesn't come with it?)
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The external coil the on top of the distro is the primary coil.The pickup coil is inside, surrounding the shaft, and requires removal of the distro to replace it - but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Since you are getting an intermittent E12 it's better to diagnose it than just throw parts at it hoping something sticks.
First carefully check and clean the contacts of the weatherpack connector - the 4 wire connector that meets outside the distributor, and the primary coil connector at the top of the cap. Are there any brittle wires or burnt contact points?
If you have access to a voltmeter, disconnect the weatherpack connector and while cranking the engine, measure the voltage at terminal B (purple/white wire) on the distro side of the connector. Post back the results.
Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
Well, I've listened more closely to the car, and it's not a complete putt putt miss like it was before. More like the car had a fat cam stuffed in it. The miss is barely noticeable under acceleration, so I'm now thinking that it may not be the same issue as before. But even so, it sounds like hell. Is the bad gas theory plausible? Maybe this particular car just doesn't like 94 octane?
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Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
Bad gas is possible. Try a jug of gas line antifreeze, sometimes called dry gas in warmer climates. If you got a bit of water it will clear it up almost immediately.
That E12 code still needs attention, though. If it keeps coming back something is going on with the distro.
Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
Well hopefully somebody can give me some more clues. The problem started after an approximate 60 mile drive at 75mph. I arrived in Windsor, didn't notice any problems until after I fueled up at a Sunoco, and started to drive away, my g/f asked 'why is the car shaking now', and it's been running like hell ever since. It starts fine, nothing from the tailpipe, just idles, drives with a noticeable miss. Could the fuel pump have failed during the trip? Crank sensor (does a 4.9 have one?) It is a sudden thing, so I'm not thinking an injector just suddenly plugged itself while on the highway, nor a camshaft being rounded off. Anybody else with any clues?
Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
And the E12 hasn't come back since I fixed the rad leak. Still no codes. But still running like garbage despite multiple gas station stops. I don't get it.
Re: Engine miss.......AGAIN
Not to patronize or repeat, but have you checked the ignition coil itself? You can check the resistance with a multimeter. I don't know the specs for this one, but I'm sure someone does... I'm sure you've checked the battery terminal connections, but make sure to follow them and see that they're in ok shape, as well as engine grounds. I've had a few issues with those getting oil on them.
There is still the pickup coil...but I agree in exhausting everything before that. That's the one part of the ignition system that isn't replaced on a "tune-up" basis...because it's more expensive...and clearly more of a pain in the arse hehe.
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Where IS the ignition coil, I thought that on this engine it was solid state, is it that little pack on top of the resistor? Somebody else told me that possibly the gear on the bottom of the distributor could have skipped and that twisting my distributor might help, but I've messed with ignition timing before, and it never had this effect.


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TESS VIGELAND: Some 5,000 miles from Carmen's store in Ecuador, women in the West African nation of Mali are getting help from another microfinancing program.
This one doesn't rely on individual lenders. Instead, it's led by a large organization. But it's much tougher to hand out loans in societies where women have very little power - including over money.
Matthew Algeo reports on efforts to change that ancient and some would say unfair tradition.
MATTHEW ALGEO: A bank cashier carefully counts her till in a small Malian village near the Burkina Faso border. It's a scene typical of any bank, but this is not a typical bank.
It's one of 11 so-called microbanks scattered across Mali and operated by the international charity World Vision. The banks make low-interest loans as small as $10. Borrowers can use the money to invest in anything from goats to grain.
Charles Coulibaly runs the program. He says nearly all the loans are made to women:
CHARLES COULIBALY (voice of interpreter): World Vision's primary focus is the well-being of children. If we really want to take care of children, we have to do it through the mothers. When women have an opportunity to gain money, the first thing they think of is their family and their children.
World Vision has had to overcome cultural barriers in each of the 40 countries where it runs microlending programs. But in Mali, those barriers are especially high. Malian society is patriarchal - and that's putting it mildly. Polygamy is legal, and by law only a man can be chef de famille - the head of a household.
So, Charles Coulibaly explains, the women who borrow money from World Vision have to promise to keep it for their own use, and not give it to their husbands.
COULIBALY: We do have a problem sometimes in marriages because of this system. Because many of the men think more of their own needs when the money comes in. As a result, it sometimes affects the couple's relationship.
About two years ago, Veronique Yara borrowed $100 from World Vision to buy some 50-pound bags of peanuts, which she resold to her neighbors. With more loans, Yara expanded her business to include beans, rice and a grain called millet. Now, she's branching out into pigs and chickens, which roam free outside her tiny, mud-brick home.
Yara says her business ventures help support an extended family of 15, including nine children.
VERONIQUE YARA (voice of interpreter): Without this money, we wouldn't be able to live. The children wouldn't be able to go to school. With this money, we can meet all our expenses. The money has solved many problems.
The money has also helped Yara open a shop - for her husband to run.
The store is about as big as a garden shed, with a dirt floor and just three shelves lining the back wall. It sells staples, like sugar and flour, as well as treats like penny candy.
Amos Yara admits he had some reservations about his wife's business ventures at first. But now, his doubts have vanished, and Amos says he doesn't mind letting his wife manage the family's finances.
AMOS YARA (voice of interpreter): Before she got the money, I had nothing to do. Now I have this shop, and we are planning to build a new house.
World Vision's microlending program in Mali has succeeded even beyond the charity's expectations. Last year, more than 8,000 women borrowed an average of $111 each, and 95 percent of those loans were paid off.
The program has helped women come a long way in Mali, but they still have a long way to go. For example, a wife is still not legally entitled to her husband's property when he dies. Women's groups are currently lobbying the Malian government to change that law.
In Bamako, Mali, I'm Matthew Algeo for Marketplace Money.


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"A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one."
You have to applaud Viva Voce for its effort. Formed in 1998 around husband and wife Kevin and Anita Robinson, the twosome got the ball rolling in Alabama and then spent a little time in Nashville before moving to Portland in 2001. They have since planted deep roots in the community, becoming something of a fixture in the Pacific Northwest scene.
The duo's first label went into liquidation shortly after releasing its 1998 debut Hooray For Now, which resulted in the pair taking some home time to regroup and nurse a young family, but they got back on the horse. In 2003, the band released the born-again debut Lovers Lead The Way on its own label and in conjunction with Asthmatic Kitty. The Heat Can Melt Your Brain was released on Minty Fresh the next year. The band then scored opening slots touring with the Shins and Jimmy Eat World, while its next album Get Yr Blood Sucked Out saw release by the notable Barsuk label. Viva Voce now slowly spirals outward, getting bigger and bigger every year, and it has all been built on the family Robinson's own gumption and grit.
Reflecting its growth, former touring members Corrina Repp and Evan Railton were added recently to the permanent lineup, and the band's sound has evolved. While Lovers Lead The Way-era Viva Voce often sided with a chill, ethereal, downtempo rock, its fifth album and second for Barsuk, Rose City, is decidedly more upbeat and driven. The raunchy retro rock distortion, inspired sonic experimentation and compelling swagger of Get Yr Blood Sucked Out has been brushed aside for a glossier Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or a less-pretentious Dandy Warhols sound.
To be honest, it does not give you much to sink your teeth into. Many tracks are defined by a road-trip rhythm section who chugs along at a brisk pace, leaving no time or inkling for contemplation. The opening "Devotion" does this, with a driving beat pushing bits of tambourine, acoustic guitar, modest sound effects, shoegaze guitar loops and Kevin's vocals almost out of its comfort zone, but not in a memorable fashion. "Die A Little" follows it with almost the same formula—except it features Anita's vocals and her cooing chorus instead of Kevin's husky grumble. It's not until "Octavio" that the album starts to develop its own inviting personality.
"Octavio" has more of a plodding beat, which allows it more space to breathe. The spacey reverb on Anita and Kevin's vocals comes through, along with an odd, filtered, tin can percussion sound that starts the track and underpins it throughout. The track's melodic progression is able to make an abrupt, distinct yet natural change for the chorus that would not have been possible on the far more cluttered "Devotion". Viva Voce is at its best not when they rock out but when they jam. "Red Letter Day" follows suit with a '50s-rock-style progression and double-tracked male/female vocals.
The rest of the album is rather spotty. "Good As Gold" comes off lame and uninspired, like something you'd expect to hear from Bryan Adams or on a new Tom Petty album (with all due respect to Petty's back catalogue). Title track "Rose City" chugs away like the two opening numbers, and it's forgettable except for the choice lyrics about the band's adopted hometown. "Tornado Alley" doesn't stand out either, as it bridges the gap between Sheryl Crow and the Apples in Stereo.
With its lo-fi drum-machine beat and Anita's densely layered vocals, "Flora" is about the only notable track in the second half, and it's similar to the anachronistic cowboy elements of Pepe Deluxé's later works. The album-closing "The Slow Fade" performs its role well, driven by piano, vegetable shakers, acoustic guitar and warm bass set to a relaxed tempo, with bit of fiddle and field recordings of wind chimes and tinkling glass thrown in for flavor. This one wouldn't be out of place on a classic George Harrison record.
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I just picked up the latest Super Chevy because it has an article on door skin replacement of a 1st gen chevy II which is what I have. The article left me with a few questions.
Don't you need to line up the door skin w/ the car before you start bending metal? If so, how do you line it up with all of the overlap on the skin?
That article only covered the very BASICS of installing a door skin correctly, it never touched on verifying alignment, panel adhesives, welding methods, weld through coatings, corrosion removal on door frame and application of primer before skin installation. There was so much missing I just laughed. If done correctly a replaced skin will outlast an OEM door by ten fold. Bob
There is some more info in the "Basics" below. The more I get exposed to aftermarket parts the more I think you should avoid the bonding and just "hem" the edge and tack weld it here and there with any aftermarket skin.
I do 99.99999% OEM parts on late model cars (done plenty of resto work, just not these days). Lately I have had the opportunity to mess with a few restos at work using aftermarket fenders and such. HOLY CRAP is some of this stuff junk. If you reskin a door using one of these poor quality parts, DO NOT bond it. You will need plenty of time to hang the door, massage the thing into fit, bend, twist, all sorts of stuff.
As the "Basics" states, one tip is NOT hem it tight. If you do this, though the skin won't "slide" around or anything like that it will move a little allowing you to twist the door and preform other panel fitting techniques.
Basics of Basics Door skins
By Brian Martin
First off, to remove the old skin, take a grinder and grind the edge door where the skin folds around onto the door shell. Grind until you see the three layers of metal. Dont worry if you grind a little too much, if the shell gets ground a little it is no big deal. On the spot welds you can drill them or grind them, sometimes both. By grind I mean a die grinder with a cut off wheel, just set the spinning wheel on the weld moving it back and forth till you have cut though eliminating the weld.
To prepare the new skin, take a DA or similar tool and sand the OUTER edge of fold in the new skin a little. I am talking about the edge as it will be folded onto your door shell. If you LIGHTLY sand this edge the lip will fold MUCH easier when you install the skin.
If you dont plan on bonding the skin on, I highly recommend it. It is a corrosion fighter like none other. With the door sitting on it's back (the interior side down) clean the edge where the panel will bond with an abrasive disc to bare metal. Don't use a grinder, it removes metal. Then you will put a small ribbon of panel adhesive, NOT door skin adhesive but the Panel adhesive, it has a higher strength and longer working time. Spread out the adhesive with a plastic spreader so ALL the bare metal is covered. Then apply another thin ribbon on the inside edge of shell where it folds down towards the interior.
I don't know what primer you will find on the new skin, if you can be assured it is good quality and has bonded well, leave it. If it is questionable, then sand it out and apply a good epoxy primer.
After you have a good primer (or left alone) you need to simply scuff it with a red scuff pad down in the area that will be bonding. And believe me DON'T over do it with the bonding! It WILL go around the other side of the fold without even trying and get on your dolly and hammer!
Lay the skin down on the door and position it. Clamp it down at the top where you won't mess up the outer skin. I used a rubber dolly, if you don't have one take a flat dolly and tape a rag or something on it to provide a little cush. A neat home made dolly for this can be fashioned from a 5" long piece of 2x4 hard wood and a 3M rubber squeege glued to it. Hold the dolly on the top surface right over where you are going to fold the lip, strike up on the fold with your hammer while pushing down on the dolly, strike it at an angle so the metal "wants" to hold and NOT lift the skin off the door.
THE TRICK!...... Don't fold it very much at a time, I mean VERY LITTLE, about an 1/8" MAX, maybe even 1/16". Go around the WHOLE door before folding more. Go around and around until you have it folded down almost flat, about 1/16" from touching.
Turn the door over, being particularly careful not to rest the door in a way that will bend your new skin! Now strike down with the hammer while you are still supporting with the dolly to close up the fold a bit more.
ANOTHER TIP!....DON'T smash it down!!!! Two reasons, one you will distort the outside and two you need to leave the bonding in there for it to work.
STILL ANOTHER TIP!.... Use a number of hammers that closely match the shape of the door, if you are in the rounded area at the top of the door, use a domed hammer.
After all folding is done, fine tune the edge so that there are no high or low spots. You can run a vexin file over these areas to spot highs and lows and cut a LITTLE if you need off of high spots. Then using a DA on grinder mode with a 120 disc you "block" the panel around the edge to perfection.
You can spray a weld thru primer on a couple of inches or so at the corners so you can then weld there and not burn the adhesive. But be ready to trial fit the door and twist it if need be for your weld it. You should always trial fit the door before the adhesive cures and massage the door to fit well then weld the corners on the back side so the door cant twist while the adhesive cures.
If you have any fears of not being able to get the door skin on and folded in the working time of the adhesive, dont use it! All you need is a little tack weld at each corner on the inside at the folded lip. Just go ahead and prime all the hidden areas and after the skin is on, put a seam sealer on the folded seam and spray a cavity wax or underseal around the seam from the inside.
Read the recommendations on the adhesive you are using, some want the metal bare while other want it to be primed, read the tech sheets.
Didnt read the article but can only imagine
Every door I do gets checked against the car before I hem of fold over the edge. The extra 5-10 mins it takes to verify that it fits right is WELL worth it.
I skinned a door on a late model caddy once, never checked the fit of the door to the car. Painted the door off the car, went to install door it did not fit, not even remotely!!!
When the door was hit it put a spring or bind in the shell, took skin off and the spring or enegry made that shell jump out of shape. Needless to say after a few hours and a new paintjob on the door it finally fit.
If I took the extra 10 mins to fit the door prior I would have seen the shell was out of place and could have very easily fixed it. Without the skin in place that shell is very easy to shape. Its like a shoe box without the lid on. Take the lid off and the box moves all over the place, put the lid on and the box is ridged and holds its shape.
As for checking the fit, its no problem. Before you remove the door mark its location on the hinges. I use the spots left behind from the paint on the bolts. The bolts will mark or scar the paint or be bare spots when you remove them. That will provide a guide to where you need to bolt the door back to.
The only spot you need to watch is on the door-fender gap. I normally place a strip or two of tape on the bottom edge of door to hold the skin firmly in place as I check the fit. Otherwise the skin will be loose and can hit the fender when you open the door. Or you can hem a small sopt on the lower corner to hold the skin.
Once the fit is checked I remove the door and hem or fold the edge. All my fitting, tweaking etc, is done prior to hemming the skin on.
Brian, have you tired that air hammer method yet? It works like a charm!
Last edited by sevt_chevelle; 05-04-2005 at 10:41 AM.
One more question for the experts on this subject.................Do you recommend painting the interior of the door, to prevent rusting, when you have it apart?
Sure you could paint it, it depends on the job you are after. I have never removed the "traditional" skin and sandblasted the shell but I have seen it done many times. Sand blasted, epoxy primer, paint it and install the skin. If you have rust on that is more than the "California surface rust" that will never really hurt anything, why not?
Have done it several times. I would blast the outside part of the shell, the interior part of the shell. Remove the skin then blast the rest of the shell. Prime, paint and reskin door.
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Manzanilla, as you probably know, is a fino sherry made in the port of Sanlucar de Barrameda rather than in the cities of Jerez or Puerto de Santa Maria which gives it its characteristic salty tang.
Like fino it needs to be served chilled and drunk fresh so always buy from a shop or online retailer that has a good turnover of bottles
From a food point of view the two are very similar though I would tend to go more for manzanila with seafood and fino with meat and cheese. What both have in common is that they can handle strong flavours like garlic and chilli and tricky to pair ingredients such as asparagus and artichokes.
Both are obviously very good with Spanish cuisine (especially tapas) but lend themselves well to other dishes such as smoked salmon, fish and chips and sushi. Treat the suggestions below as just that - suggestions - and don't be afraid to swop them around:
Food matches for manzanilla
All kinds of seafood including:
grilled and fried squid
octopus and octopus salad
mussels, especially with chorizo
raw fish such as sashimi or tartares
fried fish (and chips)
fried soft-shell crab
fish soups
feta cheese (such as this dish of beetroot borani from Morito)
pickled fish such as mackerel en escabeche
grilled fish, especially oily fish like sardines
garlicky prawns or shrimp
smoked salmon
smoked mussels
smoked dried beef
Food pairings for fino
nuts, especially almonds
olives and olive pastes like tapenade
grilled or preserved artichokes
hard sheeps' cheeses such as Manchego
grilled asparagus or leeks with romesco sauce
white asparagus
pimientos de padron
clams cooked with sherry
cider-battered onions (from my good friends Dan and Elly of The Basement supper club
tandoori salmon and teriyaki salmon
white gazpacho
sushi, sashimi, tempura and any kind of Japanese food where you would drink sake
Food matches for 'en rama' styles
These are unpasteurised versions of either fino or manzanilla which have a limited shelf-life but a more intense flavour and texture
richer, hot or sauced fish dishes
grilled tuna
black rice with cuttlefish arroz negro
deep-fried sweetbreads
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invested $25, got $42 from referrals plus a bunch of sales
i wonder if other authors are interested in building a common place to advertise items
basic idea is to gain traffic using adwords with each author having his own referral link.
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Let's say 10 authors, 10 items for author, 50usd investment for each author
that would make a $500 adwords campaign with average cost of 0.11c per click (based on my current setup) = 4.500 click on the landing page
my current average conversion rate is 50%, means 1 of 2 click turns into AD item page visit
landing page would be the same for all adwords ads, we could discuss how to arrange each autorhs items into landing page, each author could also have his own page.
i'm using youtube video for items previews, each video has a link back to landing page
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How long does it take for the Legislature to adopt a tax revision plan? As we saw last week, it doesn't take long at all.
The tax measure known as HB 386 was released to the public last Monday morning at a joint committee meeting where lawmakers spent a few minutes giving a quick overview of the bill's provisions.
When House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams asked to see the fiscal models used to determine the impact of the tax changes, Rep. Mickey Channell, R-Greensboro, curtly responded, "We don't have that available right now."
"The winter's rains are over, frosts are slain and flowers begotten….
Blossom by blossom, the spring begins."
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Though I'll always miss the lilacs, lady's slippers and shorter allergy season of my native New England, there's no place I'd rather be on the first day of spring than in the South. For as author Henry Van Dyke observes, "The first day of spring is not always the same as the first spring day."
It's difficult to be an honest person in today's General Assembly.
One of the lawmakers who has learned that is Rep. Jay Powell, R-Camilla, an attorney who had the radical idea that the Legislature should actually spend the taxpayers' money as state law says it should be spent.
Powell tried to make the General Assembly be honest about the way it spends money when he introduced HB 811. This bill would have ended the practice of taking funds that are collected to pay for a specific government program and using those dollars for an entirely different purpose.
Two men struggled to pedal a twin-seat bicycle up a steep hill. When they finally reached the top, the lead rider exclaimed, "Whew! I wasn't sure we were going to make it!" "Yeah," replied the other, "if I hadn't been standing on the brake the whole way we might have rolled back down."
A legislative session during an election year can seem an awful lot like the experience of those cyclists. Despite the natural "brake" on activity that even-numbered years often bring, we can still point to forward movement on a number of issues.
There were obviously some very irritated legislators under the gold dome of the Georgia Legislature last week.
Every time I looked up, it seemed like lawmakers were passing another bill intended to crack down on this group or punish that group for some transgression.
While it may have been the Lord who declared that "Vengeance is mine," vengeance also seemed to be on the minds of our elected representatives at the state capitol. There was scarcely a group anywhere that was not the object of their wrath.
No one ever thinks that they will have a brain injury. Yet have you ever had a concussion from being tackled while playing sports? Have you ever suffered a head injury from a car accident or bicycle fall? Do you know someone who has had a stroke or aneurysm?
People who have had brain injuries are around us every day, and we might never know it. Often referred to as a "hidden injury" because its effects are not typically physical, brain injury or traumatic brain injury affects more than 2.5 million people every year in the U.S. alone.
The Georgia House of Representatives recently debated a bill that would make it illegal for registered sex offenders to obtain a commercial driver's license.
The author's intent in sponsoring the measure was to prevent sex offenders from being hired as school bus drivers.
I was sitting outside on my deck the other day, wondering why there are so many things in this world we don't quite understand.
First of all, the sun was shining full blast but it was as cold as the dickens (whatever that means). How can that be? When I think of sunshine, I think of bright warm places, like the beach or the Caribbean. The sun can't possibly be putting out "cold rays." Of course, I'm not a meteorologist, and I'm sure they have a perfectly scientific explanation, but not one I would understand.
As my first anniversary approaches as Columbia County's Recreation and Events manager, I thought it might be helpful to give a quick update and address some of the frequently asked questions regarding our recreational programs.
What sports are available to the public?
The majority of Georgia's legislators are a conservative group of politicians, as you would expect in a conservative state such as ours.
One of the tenets I have often heard my conservative friends avow is the right of a person to do as he or she pleases with the property they own. Property rights, I've been told, are one of the bedrock rights of people living in our free society.
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"I'm trying to focus on a lot of the little things that kids my age don't tend to focus on," Brown said. "Everybody is working out and lifting weights, which I'm obviously doing. But I'm also trying to eat well and visualize what I'm doing on the football field.
"We were a little up and down as a team this past year, but I thought I played well individually and I credit a lot of that to my preparation."
It's safe to say that coaches have been impressed by Brown's play during his junior season.
"Not a lot has changed recruiting wise in the past few months," Brown said. "I got an offer from Ohio State and Northwestern, but I'm completely open and hearing good things from quite a few schools."
The in-state schools have made Brown a priority recruit.
"I like what's going on at Arizona and Arizona State," Brown said. "The new coaching staffs have good track records and have done a nice job recruiting me.
"I was down at Arizona a while back and everything was great. I got to see some of the school and talk with the coaching staff. Coach Rodriguez told me he sees me making an impact at wide receiver or defensive back."
The recruiting battle for Brown's signature figures to carry on for a long time.
"Honestly, I plan on holding off on making a decision until the end," Brown said. "I don't want to make a hasty decision and regret it later. I would imagine I will probably decide my senior season."


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A pair of very old covers from the days of independent publishers like 4 Wall 8 Windows who parented these titles. I really enjoy working with violent or otherwise harsh imagery, and there's a lot to be said for shock value in properly distributed doses. Being so intrinsic to our society we had to constantly come up with new ways to present violence because it was never going to go away. So here's an example of violence as something fun and playful and cool, which neutralizes the reality of two people beating the hell out of each other.
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ok, so here's the deal, I went to the parts store and bought a new thermostat so i could replace the old one. well, i started on it tonight, got the old one out and was gettin ready to put the new one in til i realized they dont look anything alike. The diameter of them is the same and it seems that the new one will fit in the thermo housing, but the spring assembly itself is so much smaller then the one i took out, and its too late to go back to the store cuz they are closed.
Has anyone ever come across this? will the new one i bought work still?
i will put pics of the new and old one up in just a second.
thanks in advance for any info/help.


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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.
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Am I so old and not know the definition of aphrodisiac, and its historical definition being based on Aphrodite, that her name came from the African drugs that Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans used for sexual enhancement? Dhu! Aphrodite, ancient Greek…Continue
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Anyone here ever run onto an apologist by the name of Ravi Zacharias? I've seen his name dropped multiple times on YouTube as supposedly being THE ONE APOLOGIST that no atheist wants to cross swords with, because of his facility with christian…Continue
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Before Aron Ra and Matt Dillahunty, before Dawkins or Dennett or Harris or even Hitchens, there was Madalyn Murray O'Hair. In the midst of an America where Christianity was being flaunted as a defense against the godless communists of the Soviet…Continue
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As some of you may or may not know, my daughter is a television news producer, currently working in Nashville, Tennessee. Her assignment is the morning news, which means she blasts herself up at umpti-ump in the morning to organize and prepare a…Continue
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Ruth, when I first went online (2001), I found an Atheist/Agnostic forum that was kinda fun, but they never asked anybody who wanted to come in if they were non-believers or not. You just registered, and that was it. For about a year or two it was really neat; I "met" a couple of people who have become solid friends...we're still in touch, e-mail almost daily, talk on the phone sometimes, etc.
But then xian trolls started registering using fake names, and all they usually did was keep pastiing buybull verses into all the threads...over and over and over. Or they'd sermonize, and do the same thing....paste the same sermon all over the place. When we yelled at them, got hostile, told them to eff-off, the moderator told US to "play nicely" with our guests.
We went elsewhere.
A good description of the tea party, Sk8eycat!
And I like your sort of trolling Ruth!
Nobody suggested it here. I was just reading the rules at Reddit and thought blog-spam sounded a lot like 95% of what I do. I haven't posted anything but comments at Reddit.
Thanks for the reassurance, all.
Ruth, I think of "Hang With Friends" as just that - a place to relax and share thoughts, jokes, things we think others would be interested to see.
That's what you and all the rest of us do in here, isn't it? Who brought up the subject of trolling? And why?
Fugeddabahdit! Dis here is r clubhouse...everbuddy welcame. Have fun, stretch the mind, meet new friends.
Ya dun gud. Don't change anything! Okay? {{{{Ruth}}}}
Love, Felaine
Ruth, I like the way you post, whether it is a link to an article, a copy, or a summary. Your posts always contain information in which I am interested. I also like your clarity on what you like and don't like, or suggestions to improve the comment. So, it may be "spam" or "trolling" and I benefit by what ever it is called. Thanks.
Ruth, I agree with Steph. I LIKE what you put up, here and other places on the Nexus. Were friends, with (mostly) similar tastes. So why shouldn't we share with one another? Just keep it up. It makes you, and us, happy.
Tony I love that pumpkin carving and the lion picture with the Lion King song on it- how very cool!
And booklover those are great lolcats - I am collecting all sorts of great pics here today.
sk8eycat I like the teaparty pic.
Great stuff
Well It's dinner time - going eat and be back here.
Your contributions are not spam Ruth. I always enjoy your postings and discussions.
Interesting images, booklover. I keep going back to the cat-covered-guy, over and over. It's like replacing hair with cats. Black cat magnetism to clean white laundry?
On another topic, I'm thinking that much of what I do borders on trolling, based on this definition. (from Reddit)
Blog-spam (blog entries that lift content from other sources without adding significant value).
I often post images here without adding significant value. But, gee, I enjoy images you share with me. Images don't usually need more than to be shared, do they? I also post links to news articles in relevant groups with barely an introduction. Sometimes all I do is extract the key points. I thought this was useful, to share news. Now I question my contributions. I never heard the practice called spam before. *sigh*
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On Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:00:05 AM UTC-4, qcade... at gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone know how to skip elements using the mathematica sum? e.g.
> take the sum of all i, where i not equal to j.
mySum[expr_,min_,max_,excl_] := Block[
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where "expr" is a function representing the argument of the sum, "min" is the minimum value of the index, "max" is the maximum value of the index, and "excl" is the list of indices to exclude from the sum.
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This temperature sensor, also known as a thermistor, is used for refrigerators and freezers. The sensor sends the temperature reading of the refrigerator towards the control board. If your refrigerator or freezer runs too long, is too warm, will not defrost, or has sections that are too cold, replacing this part is the solution. Before replacing the temperature sensor, make sure to unplug the fridge for safety. The tools needed for this repair are a nut driver, wire crimper, and wire splice connectors. Search your model number to ensure the correct part is ordered and refer to model specific diagrams/owners manual for the exact instructions.
This part works with the following brands: General Electric, Hotpoint.
This part works with the following products: Refrigerator.
This part fixes the following symptoms:
Noticed the problem in November 2009. Replaced Hi Limit Sesor for Defrost thinking it was the freezor temperature sensor. Did not fix the problem. Replaced Motherboard. Did not fix the problem. Called Sears Repair. They mis-diagnosed the problem and told me it was the sealed system. I doubted them and sent them home. Replaced the correct freezer temperature sensor that connects to the motherboard. FIXED.Removed a panel, cut two wires, soldered and insulated two wries, reinstalled panel.
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No self defrost. Measured heater coil with ohm meter which was OK (not open). Ordered 2 temp sensors (there are 2 in freezer, 2 in fresh food sections). The original and the new all meaured ~150 ohms. Replaced one by one. This did not fix problem. Ordered defrost thermostat. Original measured ~150 ohms - new one was ~100 ohms. Unpluged refridgerator. Removed coil panel (4 nut screws) in freezer and light cover (1 small phillips screw). Locate defrost thermostat clipped to top of coils (orange / pink wires). Cut wires and unclipped thermostat. Stripped insulation off of wires and reconnect using wire nuts. Clipped thermostat back to coils. Ran refridgerator without panel on coils to see if coils frosted up again and listend for fans/compressor to stop ( took hours). Opened freezer and viewed glow of defrost heater. Problem resolved.
My refrigerator's initial problem was as follows:1. Freezer fan stopped circulating the cooled air. Causing food to thaw at the top of the freezer, and freeze solid at the bottom. Ice in the icemaker thawed.2. Water dripped from the freezer door gasket when the freezer was in defrost mode & water dispenser would not dispense water.--FIX (the easy one first..):2. I removed the inner freezer door panel and found ice filling every void of the freezer door panel-approx 5 lbs of ice dammed in the panel. I thawed the insulation and removed the ice. Also there is a styrofoam insulating surround around the inside of the dispenser panel. The styrofoam had become saturated with water and was freezing, allowing the drinking water tube to freeze, not allowing the refrigerator to dispense water...THE CAUSE:2. Overflowing of water from the in-door ice/water dispenser compartment reservoir (just under the grill where your glass sits, when it's dispensing water) was draining into the freezer door panel.PREVENTION:2. Check the reservoir more frequently to make sure water does not build up and overflow into the door.FIX (now the trickier one..)1. I initially thought it was the main circuit board. I replaced the board. Access is by removing the 3 hex nut screws holding door in place at the rear of the freezer. Disconnect connectors & using a needle nose pliers, squeezed the plastic catches that hold the board in place. Connect the new board (being careful not to touch the components or traces on the board) to the connectors, then snap into place using the white plastic catches.Close everything up. NOTE: This may, may not have contributed to the problem, but my refrigerator light went out. I replaced it with a small flouresent bulb. That bulb did not last, and became inop. Shortly afterward, the freezer started malfunctioning. I replaced the board, and the freezer was still somewhat intermittent. I replaced the bulb with an appliance 60 watt. The freezer has been perfect since... Note: I first ordered the main circuit board, when that didn't immediately fix the problem, I ordered the above parts. I did not need the parts and am returning them. The web page is forcing me to select at least one of the parts needed for the repair, when I used neither.
Unplugged the refrigerator and removed inside back panel from the freezer compartment and left doors open to allow all ice to thaw. I chose not to use a hair dryer and speed up the process as this could possibly cause more damage if not done with caution. After all ice was melted i took both screws from heat element assembly and followed the simple instructions that came with the new part. Since meters an i dont really work well together and since defrost thermostat and temp sensor were so inexpensive. I opted to purchase those as well in my initial order. They were as simple to replace as a lightbulb. Unscrew the wire nuts from existing sensors and screw wire nuts back on to the new sensors. Buy purchasing all three items at once i felt it just ensured the fiz was complete and the unit has been operating for 7 days like new. One thing i would pass on. If it is the heating element that is burned out, the glass tuve on mine was very black and charred looking. Also when you take it out of the assembly the element was actually in two pieces. Did something cause the element to stay on until it burned out or just old age i dont know. Again, for less than 20 bucks i purchased the additional parts that would seem most obvious to replace and i would recommebd the same. Part select saved us a lot of money not only in parts but in allowing someone with no considerable knowledge in this areato make repairs without hiring an expensive repairman.
On the PartSelect website, I chose the 'refridgerator is too warm' problem choice. The site sugested replacing the sensors so I purchased them. The drain trough on the refrigerator side was leaking and it and the defrost thermostat were not too expensive so I bought them too. Once the parts arrived I installed them. I had already disassembled the inside of the freezer. The sensors and thermostat had to be connected electrically. So I cut off the old parts and stripped their wires. (the new parts' wires were already stripped.) I then used wire nuts to connect the new wires to the old and stuffed the wire back into its compartment and installed its cover. The defrost Thermostat has to be clipped to the refrigeration line. So after attaching its wires I had to work it into its place. I then reassembled the inside of the freezer and let it sit for an hour before turning it back on. Once it was turned on it seemed to work well, but after only 3 or 4 days the coils began freezing over again.
took back panel off in freezer.unpluged unit then cut wire to sensor tie in new one wire nut them up and taped.on the heater strip took off two screws and unpluged two wires put the new in same way as taking old one off.I am pleased that the parts from part select came as fast as they did I would for sure buy from them again and prices were very fair.Thank you very much for your service.
I am a 45 year old woman who is pretty handy but with no prior knowledge about appliance repair. I do have the attitude that if someone else can do it, so can I, which is helpful. I was able to watch a video on this website that showed me exactly how to replace one of the three parts that I replaced. It totally made it easy so that I knew what to do with the wiring. So far, my side by side is working great. I'm the champion! This repair cost me about $75. Who knows how much a repair man would have charged just to look at it.
Replaced defrost thermostat along with temp sensor watched the video on this page simple fix
Thanks to the very fine posts on this site, and availablity of parts, I didn't have to call in a repair man. Due to the near-10 year age of unit, I first ordered a new fridge for the kitchen and moved the GE to the garage. Let it manually defrost. Figured based upon comments posted here I was dealing with the defrost system problem so ordered the temperature sensors for top and botton, the defrost thermostat, and the defrost heater. As a wise poster said, if I am going to pull the damn thing apart, I'm going to make sure I have all three parts in case I need a particular one. Do not have the skill or gauges to troubleshoot electrical components. Parts arrived from Parts Select in great time, and excellent packaging protection. Parts Select also has great diagrams of the unit, although I could not find written repair instructions anywhere. At first I was going to wait for the parts to arrive and replace everything, but since there was a dely in getting the new fridge in, and the freezer section of the old fridge worked fine, once I had defrosted the old fridge, and cleaned up a few of the rusted over connections, I put everything back together, to await new fridge and receipt of parts for old fridge. Well, as is the story of my Karmic life, once fridge defrosted, and I put everything back together, plugged old unit in inside garage, everything came back up working perfectly on the recommended settings for both freezer and fridge sections. Has continued to maintain correct temps for over a week now. Also have new fridge. Don't recommend the top freezer Maytag one for about $700, as construction is cheap, and temps fluctuate all over the place. Had Home Depot exchange out for the LG $740 top freezer model, and am really impressed with its construction and performance so far. (Both units are recommended buys by ConsumerRepots.Org) Not sure how long old unit will keep running correctly, nor what caused it to come back to life after the defrost. Perhaps a simple clogged drain tube, or shorted out rusted electrical connections that I cleaned. Anyway, am keeping Part Select parts on hand for possible future breakdown, and enjoying having both fridges running. We needed additional freezer space, and got the peace of mind of a new unit for the kitchen.
1 opened door 2. pryed cover off from cieling 3.cut and stripped wires on 4. sodered wires from old wires to new sensor. 5 insulated conection.6 put cover back on. This did not fix the problem it was the control moduel.
Replaced Defrost Thermostat. Tricky removal of light fixture cover and evaporator cover. Light cover screw removal is not intuiitive and the eveaporator cover tabs are not easy AT ALL to remove.Once they are removed, simply 2 screw removal of rear panel. Had to unscrew screws holding cooling coils to gain access to thermostat mounted on a coil in rear. Simkple matter to cut wires, remove old thermostat and splice replacement back on. Found it simpler to re-mount thermostat on top coil greatly simplifying process.(Why didn't they place the original unit in this much more accesible place?)Re-attach coils to rear wall replace rear panel, light fixture cover and evaporator cover. Refrigerator has been running fine this past week.Received parts NEXT DAY! FANTASTIC!
Removed back wall cover over coil. Defrost all ice with a hair dryer. Cut white wires and replaced Temperature Sensor. It has been working for a week and no trouble at this time. If you have this system on your GE refrigerator do this before replacing the motherboard. I must admit I was thinking that was the trouble. Motherboard was replaced after 5 years old now 5 years later my thinking is this a 5 year problem. So try the Temperature Sensor.
I watched the video online and it said there were three sensors in the refrigerator, two in the freezer and one in the refrigerator. I only ordered one sensor and was going to try the one in the refrigerator first. He said the upper one in the freezer is the most difficult, but is usually the problem. So, I replaced the upper sensor and tried restarting the unit. Everything went well and it fixed the problem.
Remove one nut top of ice box cut wire and replace temperature sensor in freezer part remove two nuts on back panel and cut wire and add temperature sensor then remove defrost thermostat cut orange and pink wire and twist together new sensor and tape up and one more temperature sensor add bottom of freezer cut and replace and tape up all wire and replace back cover simple easy job
As per the video , I unplugged the appliance and defrosted the freezer . Then removed the shelves and back from the freezer. Located and removed the old parts and installed the new ones which took about 20 minutes. Reassembled the appliance, plugged it in and it was cold within a few hours. Thanks for all the help
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