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focus estate 1800i year 2000
chumley posted a topic in Ford Focus Clubbearing in mind my on going probs....ie Battery light comoing on.....followed by when engine is hot ie stuck in traffic my guages keep rebooting on pulling away again......after a 13 mile journey hot eemed overly hot under the bonnet and smelly .....later at home engine cool again had another look under the hood.....looked at the fans ...turned on the engine....no movement from either fan..........and come to think of it have not heard the fan running on as it did in the summer after a long trip......SHOULD THE FAN START ON IGNITION ? I DID NOT CHECK THIS MORNING WHEN THE CAR WAS HOT TO SEE IF IT WAS RUNNING DID NOT THINK ABOUT THAT TILL LATER.......AND IF THE FAN IS NOT WORKING COULD THIS BE A CONTRIBUTARY FACTOR TO MY PROBS ...I AM RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS.
what is the maf sensor ?......thanks for the info so far
wel done skip I reckon you got an excellant deal...good luck
be very careful i was done big time £453 they warned me cos my car was a high miler they may have to drop gearbox...which of course they did.....my local garage would have done it for less but the chappie had been put off by doing one that was a pig...and recomended fords...so get the price first.
ford of basildon it was...took it in 8am they warned me of worse case scenario..ie it being seized.....called me a 4pm said as expected they would have to drop the ger box put on the bench and let the part soak overnight (their words) called me at 2pm next day telling me the what a bad job it had been....and the cost will be £453.25......what could i say...I knew they were doing me...I had to pay....best bit was when I did pay the chap said "one good thing is .you get nectar points) must admit to losing itn a bit then.....hence why i will not go to fords again.
chumley posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubHi been playing with this cow of a car today trying to find anything visibly wrong......extracted a couple of codes from the odo .....first came a word ....BULB...then some numbers 9317.... L254....P103... Please help if you can but please do not send me to fords. reminder of my problem. battery light up first jurney of the day....start again hour or so later engine warm.....pulling away in first ..gauges reboot alarm bell chimes once then all normal till i stop at lights or slow down for roundabout then same thing happens revs drop reboots again get up to speed all is well .....new vss last year...also new alterator... trouble is the car still looks good but is a mare with this prob. :(
chumley replied to stef123's topic in Ford Focus Clubsaw one on ebay £29.95 cos ithink i have a like problem.....but i bet mine is worse than yours !! not sure of the quality of these ebays ones though
I do not intend giving fords any more cash....I will get rid of the car first.
I have had the car for four years high miler when i bought it first year kept blowing fuse on the fuel pump and ford faulted it...so replaced it year later speedo started playing up local garage said speed sense but would not touch it as they can be a pig to do (his words) so fords did it and had to drop gear box (they said ) job done... cost £450 ...year later red battery light up all the experts said alternator...so had it replaced..and battery tested.....months after red battery light back ...lights flickering....revs dipping.....re.boots of the odo thingy......hence desperation just looked at her out front and am tempted to take a baseball bat to her.....taking some vallium instead.
chumley replied to chumley's topic in Ford Focus ClubTHANKS SKIP......WISHED I STILL HAD MY ESCORT
chumley posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubMY FOCUS ESTATE 1800I ZETEC YEAR 2000. REPLACED FUEL PUMP...SPEED SENSER REPLACED....REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TESTED OK.LOTS SPENT AT FORDS ..BUT I STILL GET A RED BATTERY LIGHT COME ON AT THE START OF THE DAY...LATER AT AT LIGHTS OR ROUNDABOUTS REVS DIP ALMOST STALL.....THEN PICKS UP AND MY SPEEDO GO HAYWIRE OVER AND BACK AND AN ALARM BELL SOUNDS ONCE ..IT SEEMS TO REBOOT THEN PICKS UP FINE....ALSO LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING...STUPID CAR SEEMS OK SOME DAYS....AFTER A JOURNEY VERY HOT SMELL FROM UNDER BONNET LIKE SOMETHING OVERHEATING...COULD OLD CODES IN SYSTEM BE CAUSING ANY PROBS AS I WRITE THAT I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID...BUT I AM DESPERATE TO SORT THIS OUT.....OR THE CAR MUST GO.
chumley posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubREAD A REFERENCE TO CLEANING A ICV....I AM STALLING ALMOST SOMETIMES AND REVS DIPPING.....WHAT IS A ICV AND HOW DO I GET TO IT. PLEASE FORGIVE IGNORANCE/


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The Bengals are coming off one of the most impressive opening wins in their history, a 23-16 win in Baltimore that ended with Andy Dalton and A.J. Green connecting for a 77-yard touchdown and the defense sacking Flacco twice to end it.
A win over the Falcons at Paul Brown Stadium would stamp them as one of the NFL's top teams out of the gate. They haven't opened a season 2-0 since 2006. They're trying to reach the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, something they've never done.
The Falcons are trying to get as much as they can out of an offense that's their best hope for a quick turnaround. They went 4-12 last year — their first losing season since 2007 — despite their impressive array of receivers. The offensive line couldn't protect Matt Ryan, the running game finished last in the league, and receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White were hurt.
It came together nicely in the season opener, a 37-34 win over New Orleans in overtime at the Georgia Dome. No better way to get a team thinking the worst is behind it.
"It was a good start for us," Ryan said. "We played pretty good last week. I think we can play better, but it's just a start."

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Patrick Wayne Swayze
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Patrick Wayne Swayze August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his roles as romantic leading men in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. Swayze had pancreatic cancer. He continued acting until, in 2009, he became too ill to do so. Later the same year he died from the disease.
Patrick Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas the second child of Patricia "Patsy" Yvonne Helen (née Karnes; born 1927), a choreographer. dance instructor, and dancer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman. He had two younger brothers, actor Don (born 1958) and Sean Kyle (born 1962), and two sisters, Vickie Lynn (1949–1994) and Bambi (who was adopted).Swayze was a sixth cousin once removed of commentator John Cameron Swayze and a relative of noted Texas Revolution soldier Henry Karnes.
Until the age of twenty, Swayze lived in the Oak Forest neighborhood of Houston, where he attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Oak Forest Elementary School,Black Middle School, and Waltrip High School. During this time, he also pursued multiple artistic and athletic skills, such as ice skating, classical ballet, and acting in school plays. He studied gymnastics at nearby San Jacinto College for two years.
In 1972, he moved to New York City to complete his formal dance training at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey ballet schools.
By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Writer Christy Lemire, Ap Movie Writer – Tue Sep 15, 7:28 am ET
LOS ANGELES – Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" to the way he carried himself in his long fight with pancreatic cancer. Swayze died from the illness on Monday in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 57.
"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," Annett Wolf said in a statement Monday evening. She declined to give details.
Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from an especially deadly form of cancer. He continued working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting "The Beast," an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot.
Swayze said he chose not to use painkillers while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. The show drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran this year, but A&E said it reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.
When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that. Swayze acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.
"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking," Swayze told ABC's Barbara Walters in early 2009. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it."
And that's exactly what he did. In February, Swayze wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post titled, "I'm Battling Cancer. How About Some Help, Congress?" in which he urged senators and representatives to vote for the maximum funding for the National Institutes of Health to fight cancer as part of the economic stimulus package.
He also appeared in the September 2008 live television event "Stand Up to Cancer," where he pleaded: "I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, a life not lived in the shadow of cancer, but in the light. ... I dream that the word `cure' will no longer be followed by the words `is impossible.'"
Celebrities and fans inspired by Swayze's struggle poured out their condolences, including C. Thomas Howell, who costarred with Swayze in "The Outsiders," "Grandview U.S.A." and "Red Dawn."
"I have always had a special place in my heart for Patrick," he said. "While I was fortunate enough to work with him in three films, it was our passion for horses that forged a friendship between us that I treasure to this day."
Others used Twitter to express their sadness, and "Dirty Dancing" was a top trending topic Monday night, trailed by other Swayze films.
Demi Moore, who played Swayze's fiancee in "Ghost," wrote: "Patrick you are loved by so many and your light will forever shine in all of our lives." Moore's husband, Ashton Kutcher, tweeted: "RIP P Swayze" and linked to a YouTube clip of the actor poking fun at himself in a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch, in which he played a wannabe Chippendales dancer alongside the corpulent — and frighteningly shirtless — Chris Farley.
Larry King wrote: "Patrick Swayze was a wonderful actor & a terrific guy. He put his heart in everything. He was an extraordinary fighter in his battle w Cancer." King added that he'd do a tribute to Swayze on his CNN program Tuesday night.
A three-time Golden Globe nominee, Swayze became a star with his performance as the misunderstood bad boy Johnny Castle in "Dirty Dancing." As the son of a choreographer who began his career in musical theater, he seemed a natural to play the role.
A coming-of-age romance starring Jennifer Grey as an idealistic young woman on vacation with her family and Swayze as the Catskills resort's sexy (and much older) dance instructor, the film made use of both his grace on his feet and his muscular physique.
It became an international phenomenon in the summer of 1987, spawning albums, an Oscar-winning hit song in "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," stage productions and a sequel, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," in which he made a cameo.
Swayze performed and co-wrote a song on the soundtrack, the ballad "She's Like the Wind," inspired by his wife, Lisa Niemi. The film also gave him the chance to utter the now-classic line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
Swayze followed up with the 1989 action flick "Road House," in which he played a bouncer at a rowdy bar. But it was his performance in 1990's "Ghost" that showed his vulnerable, sensitive side. He starred as a murdered man trying to communicate with his fiancee, with great frustration and longing, through a psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg.
"Ghost" provided yet another indelible musical moment: Swayze and Moore sensually molding pottery together to the strains of the Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody." It also earned a best-picture nomination and a supporting-actress Oscar for Goldberg, who said she wouldn't have won if it weren't for Swayze.
"When I won my Academy Award, the only person I really thanked was Patrick," Goldberg said in March 2008 on the ABC daytime talk show "The View."
Swayze himself earned three Golden Globe nominations, for "Dirty Dancing," "Ghost" and 1995's "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," which allowed him to toy with his masculine image. The role called for him to play a drag queen on a cross-country road trip alongside Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo.
His heartthrob status almost kept him from being considered for the role of Vida Boheme.
"I couldn't get seen on it because everyone viewed me as terminally heterosexually masculine-macho," he told The Associated Press then. But he transformed himself so completely that when his screen test was sent to Steven Spielberg, whose Amblin pictures produced "To Wong Foo," the director didn't recognize him.
Among his earlier films, Swayze was part of the star-studded lineup in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders," alongside Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Emilio Estevez and Diane Lane. Other '80s films included "Red Dawn," "Grandview U.S.A." and "Youngblood," once more with Lowe, as Canadian hockey teammates.
In the '90s, he made such eclectic films as "Point Break" (1991) in which he played the leader of a band of bank-robbing surfers, and the family Western "Tall Tale" (1995) in which he starred as Pecos Bill. He appeared on the cover of People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991, but his career tapered off toward the end of the 1990s, when he went to rehab for alcohol abuse. In 2001, he appeared in the cult favorite "Donnie Darko," and in 2003 he returned to the New York stage with "Chicago"; 2006 found him in the musical "Guys and Dolls" in London.
Swayze was born in 1952 in Houston, the son of Jesse Swayze and choreographer Patsy Swayze, whose films include "Urban Cowboy."
He played football but also was drawn to dance and theater, performing with the Feld, Joffrey and Harkness Ballets and appearing on Broadway as Danny Zuko in "Grease." He turned to acting in 1978 after a series of injuries.
Within a couple years of moving to Los Angeles, he made his debut in the roller-disco movie "Skatetown, U.S.A." The eclectic cast included Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormack and Billy Barty.
Off-screen, he was an avid conservationist who was moved by his time in Africa to shine a light on "man's greed and absolute unwillingness to operate according to Mother Nature's laws," he told the AP in 2004.
Swayze was married since 1975 to Niemi, a fellow dancer who took lessons with his mother; they met when he was 19 and she was 15. A licensed pilot, Niemi would fly her husband from Los Angeles to Northern California for treatment at Stanford University Medical Center.


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The turkchetta was brining. The cranberry sauce was made. The booze was bought. It was less than 24 hours until my Friendsgiving and things were looking good.
And then I pulled my pumpkin pie crust out of the oven after its blind bake and proceeded to smash it on the floor. Le crap.
I took about three and a half minutes of self-indulgent whining and then moved onto plan B: cook the pie filling in a baking dish. Growing up, my mom always baked any extra filling in little ramekins for us to snack on. Why not bake the whole thing like that? I thought. It's worth a shot.
Into the baking dish it went, and fifty minutes later out of the oven it came, perfectly set and pumpkin pie-like. It was exactly the same as pumpkin pie, just...unframed. I went to bed satisfied.
But in the morning I couldn't get past this nagging feeling that even with its spices and sweetness and notes of orange (my pumpkin pie secret ingredient) the custard would be missing something. But what?
It hit me when I was at the store buying the heavy cream for the freshly whipped cream I planned to serve on the pie: make a cookie crust, crumble it up, and serve it on top. It would actually be similar to plating that I've seen at restaurants thanks to the whole desconstruct-it trend.
So I bought a package of Anna's Ginger Thins, which I like for their intense ginger flavor and scent of citrus. Back home, I crushed the cookies lightly—I wanted the crumble to be more like a crumb topping than an actual cookie crust, so I kept them in approximately 1/4-inch pieces—and mixed them with dark brown sugar and melted butter to make a cookie crust. I even baked it in a pie dish (I still had a metal one intact) and after it cooled, broke it into large shards.
I served everyone a little rectangle of pumpkin custard topped with some of the sweet, gingery crumble and a cloud of freshly whipped cream. It was a total hit. (In fact I don't think I would have got half as much praise with the original pie.)
About the author: Carrie Vasios Mullins is the editor of Serious Eats: Sweets. She likes to peruse her large collection of cookbooks while eating jam from the jar. You can follow her on Twitter @carrievasios


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The tanks get to have a break! This fight is DPS and heals having to do all the thinking - it's back to the old taunt-tank-spank business here.
Gara'jal is a troll shaman with a ton of health. Everyone stacks on the boss, and he does some interesting things.
- The first is Voodoo doll where 3 people get affected and they take 70% of the damage taken by the tank. So as a healer, you gotta heal these people BIG TIME. Tanks can make it easier for us poor healers by trying to mitigate some of that damage - hey that 150k hit may not be much to you with your 550k health but for us with 330k it can start building up real quick!
- The second thing is that he makes a totem that DPS have to kill and it sends 3 people standing within it into the spirit world. Sounds like a scary place to be with spirits and ghosts and severed souls and stuff, but it's actually a cool place to be. First scary thing - everyone goes to 30% health in there. If you ask me it seems more like 20% health or even less. So, a healer always has to go in. You can't get out until you're healed to full, and then a little button will appear which lets you get of the spirit world. If you don't get out by 30 seconds... bang you're dead! So the DPS go down into the spirit world to hit all those nasty spirits down there who are hitting us in the real world and making us take damage. And, the other important thing that healers have to do is heal as much as possible because it gives nice buffs to everone - more DPS for DPS, and more mana regen for healers. So going down there with dregs of mana is good because you're gonna be top dog for mana when you get out.
- Tanks also get to go down and kill a severed soul which is supposed to be easy to kill. So when they go down into the spirit world, the other tank has to pick up the boss.
We hit enrage and we still had a fair way to go. We had hiccups with me not being able to heal enough with crappy double Voodoos so I couldn't get in to get mana. Fortunately we have an extra tranquility if I symbiose Priestietute so she can use that in a pinch. We had tanks not killing their add or being unable to target it inside. We had DPS coming out too early so they didn't get the full benefits of the DPS buff, and people staying in too long and dying (I did that first go!). But it was a really interesting fight, but we really need to pick our dps up a bit. With Sabre going BM because we have no bloodlust, it's a bit crappy and I don't know if his DPS takes a hit because of that, but we will have to look at that this week when we try it again.
I had fun playing with my Leap of Faith (which is what I get from Priestie from Symbiosis) for a bit just to be an idiot, and I healed my guts out with lots of rejuvenat


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West Somerset League Division 5
Trull 161-5 beat Mark 160 by five wickets
MARK slipped to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Trull in Saturday's Somerset Cricket League Division Five clash.
Sam Tinklin was the anchor of the Mark innings with a well crafted 54, but he lacked any real support from the top order, with only Tim Cattermole (21) chipping in, as they were all out for 160.
Defending a small total, Lee Tinklin (2-42) and Sam Mason (1-22) made early breakthroughs for Mark, but Trull's middle-order fired and number six Dan Parsons kept his cool to guide his side home with five overs to spare.
Sam Tinklin (1-21) and Tim Moxey (1-36) also chipped in with a wicket apiece, but it wasn't enough for the hosts.
Mark captain Stuart Blake was disappointed to finish on the losing side, but pleased to see his side's youngsters taking leading roles.
He said: "We probably were a bit short with the bat and lost our momentum in the middle overs.
"But for me, it was great to see our younger lads coming through and playing so well.
"We opened the bowling with a 16 and 17 year-old, so it's good to see and bodes well for the future.
"Also, a thank you to Trull for being such great opponents – they play the game in the right way and never go too far, it's a pleasure to play against them."
Trull captain Wayne Parsons praised the efforts of both sides and hailed Dan Parsons' return to form.
He said: "We survived a couple of close scares but Dan Parsons finally found some form with the bat as he hit some booming shots. An enjoyable game against a fun, sporting Mark side, games like this are what makes Saturday league cricket what it should be."
Ollerenshaw was the first man to go for Mark when he lobbed a catch to a grateful Wayne Parsons at mid off, before Moxey was clean bowled for 11.
Thowferk was a run out just eight to leave the score on 87-4 – and from here Mark collapsed from 100-8 giving Trull hopes of chasing a low total on what was looking like an awkward batting track.
But Mark introduced the rear guard of Bev Gowan (2) who hung around to support a now free swinging Tinklin and the pair allowed Mark to race to 128-9.
Tinklin continued to swing though and a few more lusty blows carried Mark to competitive 160.
Nat Slack's superb opening spell reduced Trull to 29-3, but Jonty Hedges and Graham Miller set about rebuilding the early damage.
The pair took the score to 93-3 before both fell in quick succession – but Parsons was in no mood to panic and a sterling display with the bat saw Trull cruise to their target.


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BARBERTON, Ohio (AP) -- Bonds of $10 million each have been set for brothers arrested in a New Year's Eve robbery-shooting that left a father and his two children dead in northeast Ohio.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1cxvobK ) a visiting judge set the bonds Saturday.
The brothers, 22-year-old Michael Hendon and 30-year-old Eric Hendon, both of Akron, were each charged with three counts of aggravated murder.
Their arrests came Friday, hours after 42-year-old John Kohler died at an Akron hospital. Authorities said his children -- 18-year-old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year-old David Kohler-Carpenter -- died in the shooting. John Kohler's girlfriend, 38-year-old Ronda Blankenship, also was shot. The newspaper reported she was recovering at an area hospital.
The shootings happened at John Kohler's home, where the teens were visiting for New Year's Eve.
Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com


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GARDEN GROVE – Investigators have scheduled a public viewing of property believed to have been stolen by a man Garden Grove authorities describe as "one of the most prolific vehicle burglars" they have ever encountered.
Police are asking potential burglary victims to stop by the Garden Grove Community Center, 11300 Stanford Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday to view property believed to have been stolen during a series of car burglaries throughout 2011 and 2012.
The southwest portion of the city has been hit with nearly 250 reported vehicle burglaries since January 2011, Garden Grove police Lt. Jeff Nightengale indicated in a written release.
A white Range Rover reportedly was seen in the area of several of the burglaries, and one victim reportedly was able to provide police with a license-plate number of the vehicle.
On Oct. 12, Garden Grove investigators carried out a search warrant at a home associated with the Range Rover, finding several hundred pieces of property believed to have been taken during the vehicle burglaries, as well as a handgun, a Taser, 119 California driver licenses, 241 credit cards, nearly $100,000 in cash, and several hundred purses, wallets, backpacks and suitcases, the statement said.
Julio Cesar Pachas, 41, and an underage girl were detained as they tried to leave the home. The minor acknowledged that she had been dating Pachas, police said, and nude photos of her were found on his cellphone.
Pachas was charged and pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen felony counts, including second-degree burglary, possession of a firearm and unlawful sexual intercourse, Orange County Superior Court records show.
After Pachas was released on bond, investigators suspected he was involved in other car burglaries, and on Nov. 20 carried out a second search warrant at a storage unit, where additional suspected stolen property was found, police said.
The investigators found Pachas and his girlfriend, Michella Ann Fuquay, 20, at his sister's home and arrested them on suspicion of possession of stolen property.
Nightengale said an "astounding" amount of stolen property was found in the home. So far, police say they have located victims from Garden Grove, Westminster, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Buena Park and Los Angeles County.
Along with the public-property viewing, police have also set up an information line for those affected by the burglaries at 714-563-6052.
Contact the writer: 714-796-7939 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Saint Leo University men's soccer team was selected to finish sixth in the latest Sunshine State Conference Preseason Poll, it was announced Wednesday.
Finishing the 2011 year fourth in the SSC with a 4-4 record (9-5-1 overall), the Lions finished six points behind Tampa for the fifth spot.
Losing only two seniors from last year's group, the Lions welcome 13 new players to the team, in addition to returning 17 letter winners and eight starters.
The Fighting Knights took the top spot collecting 192 points, received 16 first-place votes, the highest total possible since each school's voters do not rank their own squad.
Barry, which tied for fourth in the 2011 league standings, was selected to place second. The Buccaneers gathered 158 points to narrowly edge Rollins, which was slated to finish third with 157 points. The Tars, who ranked third in last fall's standings, also received the two remaining first-place votes.
Florida Tech was tabbed to finish fourth with 120 points. Tampa appeared in the fifth spot with 100 points.
Eckerd (73), Nova Southeastern (41), and Florida Southern (37) rounded out the preseason poll.
The preseason poll was conducted among SSC head coaches and sports information directors.
Rank – Team, Points (1st Place Votes)
1 – Lynn, 192 (16)
2 – Barry, 158
3 – Rollins, 157 (2)
4 – Florida Tech, 120
5 – Tampa, 100
6 – Saint Leo, 94
7 – Eckerd, 73
8 – Nova Southeastern, 41
9 – Florida Southern, 37


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A FILM production company from Rawtenstall has landed a deal to shoot a promotional video for one of Canada's biggest tourism companies.
Bigtank Productions, based at Loop Photography studio in New Hall Hey Business Park, has won a 'substantial contract' with Ontario-based cruise organiser Journeys by Jerry Van Dyke.
Helmshore brothers Rob and Brad Hallam, who founded the company in 2005, will spend 17 days next month travelling along the Danube river with cameraman Alex Dove to capture footage.
Bigtank, which has previously produced films for Hilton Hotels, American Airlines and TV chef Marco Pierre White, was recommended to Journeys by Golden Eagle Luxury Trains boss Tim Littler.
Rob Hallam, 42, said: "We shot a promo called Moscow to Mongolia for Tim last year and he bumped into Jerry Van Dyke at a business fair in America.
"Jerry mentioned he was looking for someone to shoot a film and Tim told him to look no further because he was delighted with our work.
"When we got the email from Canada we thought it was spam, but we phoned them up and got on instantly.
"To have them come to us is very humbling and we're very proud to be doing this from little old Rawtenstall."
Bigtank's brief involves producing a three-minute clip for Journeys' website, as well as a more detailed 20-minute segment going into more detail about its cruises, which can cost up to £20,000 per guest.
Mr Hallam, a former student at Woodhey High School, in Ramsbottom, said his firm was proud of its Rossendale roots.
He said: "We have recently finished a new marketing film for Rossendale Hospice, who we feel do an amazing job, and we were only too proud to help them get their word out.
"It shows you don't necessarily have to be in Manchester or London to be known globally."


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Got this laptop 2 years ago. Had to replace the battery after 3 months but otherwise it has been a very good machine....
Dell Latitude E6400 2.4GHz 160GB 14.1" Laptop (Refurbished)
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- Included items: Dell Latitude E6400, AC Adapter and Power Cord
- Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.2 x 9.37
- Weight: 4.3 lbs
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|CPU Type
|Core 2 Duo
|Computer Memory
|Hard Drive Capacity
|Operating System
|Windows 7 Professional
|Screen Size
|14 - 16 Inches
|Graphics Memory VRAM
|Hard Drive Memory Type
|Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
|Installed RAM
|Laptop Weight
|2.6 to 5 lbs.
|Networking Capability
|Wireless (Infrared)
|Processor Brand
|Core 2 Duo
|Speaker Type Included
|Total FireWire Port
|See Details
|90 day Distributor
|Model Number
|E6400 Notebook
|Country of Origin
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Never ever purchase this product
I suggested this product to my wife. First, the image given on the link did not matched with actual product and as per my thought this is cheating. I purchased so many refurbished product in the past and this has happen first time. Laptop screen is broken at the left top corner from outside. Keyboard mouse pointer is broken. In the image, it is showing camera and finger print scanner while in actual product this is not present. This product is in extremely poor condition and is not clean at all. I simply put my money in the drain. Never Ever Ever Ever purchase this product. Battery condition is very poor as it drain out quickly.Read More
Was a mess. Didn't work, Sent back
It was a HUGE mistake to purchae this. I thouht this would be totally refurbished - and cleaned up/checked out. However started it up and blue screened immediately. (It was supposed to boot up with Windows 7 on it.) Thank goodness I tried this before Christmas because it was "main" gift for daughter. Had to run to *** and buy new laptop day before holiday so Xmas wasn't ruined for my daughter. This laptop was dirty, had crumbs in keyboard, didn't work - was AWEFUL. Clearly had not been refurbished.Read More
Exactly what I needed
Just needed 2 basic computers. These worked perfectRead More
This computer is just what the doctor orderd!!!!
I can't believe that I got this computer at such a great price and free ship! Saved hundreds of $$$. My daughter who is a geet, said it was a very good computer .Read More
Most Recent
Got this laptop 2 years ago. Had to replace the battery after 3 months but otherwise it has been a very good machine.Read More
It is a GAMBLE-Multiple Problems
This is a real headache and time waster for me. If this laptop was as stated it would be great. If you buy this you are taking a gamble. However my laptop was damaged on arrival and more than mere cosmetics. Here are some but not all of the issues: It appeared the technician ate lunch or a snack and failed to clean it off. There was what looked like chocolate on the left speaker and crumbs in the keyboard. Clearly some type of quality issue. Not sure if they are not given lunches or what. The logo was partially chipped off. Okay so maybe that is trivial I proceeded because it is a big let down but not something that is too bad. The screen resolution on this one was foggy and way below standard. The laptop crashed within one hour and had to be rebooted. I I called to try to get support and could not get a person sent e-mails and phone calls. Had purchased warranty and went with warranty tech support since I could not get the help from the vendor. Had done some type of static removal thing and it worked! Yes, for seven hours or so! I was so happy except the foggy screen. I loaded in my norton anti virus started doing my school work added in my word 2010 professional, added adobe etc. The computer took a while to update when shut it off that night. When went to start it next morning took over 15 minutes to boot up updating etc. Finally on and about an hour into it the whole thing went black again! Okay so this is three times. I got an e-mail response a few days later from the vendor saying they can't help me unless I furnish and invoice but they never sent one! ( not one of my voicemails were responded to) I emailed back for clarification have not heard back it is a full day later and the weekend is here. I called Dell at a previous call with overstock telling me to call them and they said there was an issue that needed to be cleared on my service tag. Also pop ups from windows came with error messages about a video and I wrote the numbers down in case tech support calls back. I Called overstock who promised if one in stock to replace and ship back at their expense. If I ship this other one back I am holding my breath as it worked another four hours and crashed again. I sent the invoice to the vendor and am not satisfied yet. Also they say they shipped when all the do is print a label do not expect delivery immediately etc. Another problem is the shipping packing materials-very flimsy and easily damaged in transit. HP packs their tech support items better. It may have been damaged in shipping the way these carriers throw things around it is hard to say but all that was protecting this from damage was a clear rubber seal around a piece of cardboard in cardboard. Hardly shock resistant. Maybe it was damaged in shipping. I do not know-of course the food in it and the chipped of logo etc that is clearly the vendors issue. I guess it boils down to you get what you pay for. This is an economic used product that is refurbished. They are not giving the best customer service and their quality control is limited. It is a gamble but if you are on a low budget with your back against the wall please think twice before taking a risk on a headache that could cost you countless hours of time trying to resolve. So Dell is an excellent product new but refurbished it is only as good as the product support that you get.Read More
Terrible Refurbishment
Went through two of these before I called it quits. Both models that were sent to me were very defective. They basically both went into hibernation mode several times an hour. Very hard to do work. Pick out another model! Save yourself time and trouble.Read More
Got what we ordered, on time & as expected
We purchased a name-brand refurbished laptop. We think we received good value, it was delivered on time and was in excellent condition.Read More
Questions & Answers
Hello coavsgrl, the Dell Latitude E6400 2.4GHz 160GB 14.1" Laptop (Refurbished) has wifi capable. Please feel free to contact us again with any further questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
"Do you have the original dell docking station for sale and available for this laptop? If so how much extra for the package."
Unfortunately, we do not have the docking station available for this item. Thank you for your interest.
"Is the Windows 7 professional operating system included with this laptop come with a 32 Bit or 64 Bit system?"
Windows 7 has 64 bit included with this notebook. Thank you for your interest.
"Is there a webcam?"
Yes this laptop does have a webcam.
"does this computer have office pro, or works installed?"
It does not.
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I really am on a roll with this rebatched soap! It's a good thing too, because my soap inventory is running extremely low and these just might be available before Christmas! I'm waiting to see how long it takes for the extra water to evaporate and will keep you posted.
Yesterday's batches were an experiment in adding color to the base of the soap. The first batch started out as a not-so-pretty brown, so I decided to darken it up with some new moon black mica. As soon as the soap was mostly melted, I added half a tablespoon of mica mixed* with a bit of water to the entire batch. Then I added as many colorful shreds as I could find (I soon realized that my color choices were very limited!) and a vanilla buttercream fragrance that is out of this world! Now, this soap really looks like granite:
The next soap was a combination of Lavender Meadows and Bye Bye Bugs scraps. The base was rather light in color, so I figured I could add some purple mica to liven it up. Again, just half of a tablespoon mixed in some water seemed to do the trick! When it was finished, I stirred in some white soap chunks. Since it already had a bit of lavender and citrus scent to it, I just added more lavender, some lime, and a hint of orange essential oils. Such a clean, fresh scent! I believe I'll call it Lavender Lime.
I haven't made any more rebatched soap today – yet. But the day isn't over! Let me know if you have suggestions for naming the Vanilla one!
*Micas really aren't hydrophilic, so they tend to resist being mixed with water. However, I think the water helps disperse the mica, so I do it anyway!