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Huntington Beach, CA – Huntington Beach's Brett Simpson goes ballistic
in the final to take home the inaugural Vans Pro Championship. Running in
conjunction with the men's event, the Lost Pro Junior and O'Neill
Women's Pro crowned Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach) and Karina
Petroni (Atlantic Beach) as their respective champs.
Sunday morning saw clean three to four-foot peaks gracing the site of the
Association of Surfing Professional (ASP) WQS two-star Vans Pro. With a
$25,000 prize purse on offer, competitors in the men's division blitzed
through the quarters and semis en route to the final.
San Clemente's Nathan Yeomans looked to be the form surfer of the event
taking out both his quarter-final and semi-final heats.
"I'm psyched I got two waves at the beginning. I really couldn't
hear the scores out there, but Micah (Byrne) paddled out and filled me
in," Yeomans said of his semi-final heat.
Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach) and Jason Collins (Santa Cruz) quietly
worked their ways through heats on their own paths to the finals –
Byrne drawing his powerful lines and Collins with his aerial mastery.
Although the thousands of spectators on the beach were treated to a
stacked final, it was HB's Simpson who dominated by posting the highest
wave and heat score of the event. Simpson opened up his finals account by
posting an excellent 9.25 score out of a possible 10 with a massive aerial
followed by a series of turns.
1 – 19.10 Brett Simpson (USA) $5,000
2 – 13.00 Nathan Yeomans (USA) $2,500
3 – 9.50 Micah Byrne (USA) $2,000
4 – 8.65 Jason Collins (USA) $1,500
The other finalists scrambled before Simpson shut the door with a huge,
semi-inverted 360 air to rack up a devastating 9.85 out of 10. With a
combined heat score of 19.10 out of a possible 20, Simpson took home the
Vans Pro Championship, the $5,000 first place check, as well as valuable
ratings points for the ASP WQS.
Atlantic Beach's Karina Petroni scalped the ASP WQS one-star O'Neill
Pro title in a high-scoring shootout with Julia Christian (Carlsbad).
Christian is North America's sole World Championship Tour (WCT)
representative, and her experience at the elite level showed today as she
threw down some big scores in the final to log in a 14.75 out of a
possible 20.
Although Christian surfed brilliantly, it was Petroni who logged in an
8.00 wave score out of a possible 10 with just five minutes left to
capture the O'Neill Women's Pro. In addition to valuable ratings
points towards her ASP WQS ranking, Petroni also grabs the $2,000 first
place check.
Rounding out the event was the Lost Pro Junior which featured some of the
best up-and-coming surfers in North America. With several surfers
competing in both the men's and junior's events, the final at the
Lost Pro Junior was an exhibition in phenomenal surfing.
Nick Rozsa (Oxnard) surfed heroically winning his quarter-final heat and
finishing runner-up in his semi-final despite nursing a severely-injured
"I decided to surf the day before the competition, and I surfed in front
of my house, and I injured my foot pretty badly. I air-dropped inside the
barrel and landed on my board, and it compressed against my foot. My big
toe ended up bending all the way over to the side of my foot. I tore a
couple of ligaments and the cartilage – it's just really hard to
surf," Rozsa said.
Cory Arrambide (Ventura) and Dylan Graves (Puerto Rico) both surfed well
beyond their young years and looked poised to win the final. However, it
was New Smyrna Beach's Eric Geiselman who surfed brilliantly to claim
the Lost Pro Junior title.
Thanks to all our competitors and event sponsors for such an amazing
contest. The next event on the ASP North American tour will be the
four-star Body Glove Surfbout beginning at Lower Trestles on April 25.
See you there.
ASP WQS Two-Star Vans Pro – Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Finals
Quarter-final 1: 15.75 Heath Walker (AUS), 12.00 Tanner Gudauskas (USA),
10.65 Asher Nolan (USA), 7.90 Kyle Knox (USA)
Quarter-final 2: 13.25 Nathan Yeomans (USA), 12.55 Micah Byrne (USA),
10.00 Anthony Petruso (USA), 5.65 Dane Gudauskas (USA)
Quarter-final 3: 10.00 Killian Garland (USA), 9.25 Matt Keenan (USA), 7.15
Pat O'Connell, 4.15 Jason Miller (USA)
Quarter-final 4: 15.00 Brett Simpson (USA), 9.50 Jason Collins (USA), 8.60
Eric Geiselman (USA), 8.10 Jesse Evans (USA)
Semi-finals 1: 17.25 Nathan Yeomans (USA), Micah Byrne (USA), 10.50 Tanner
Gudauskas (USA), 10.00 Heath Walker (AUS)
Semi-final 2: 17.75 Brett Simpson (USA), 9.60 Jason Collins (USA), 9.55
Killian Garland (USA), 8.15 Matt Keenan (USA)
1 – 19.10 Brett Simpson (USA) $5,000
2 – 13.00 Nathan Yeomans (USA) $2,500
3 – 9.50 Micah Byrne (USA) $2,000
4 – 8.65 Jason Collins (USA) $1,500
ASP Grade-Two Lost Pro Junior – Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Finals
Quarter-final 1: 15.25 Nick Rozsa (USA), 9.50 Killian Garland (USA), 9.25
Kevin Sullivan (USA), 7.35 Logan Strook (USA)
Quarter-final 2: 15.25 Eric Geiselman (USA), 11.90 Hank Gaskell (HAW),
10.75 Chris Waring (USA), 5.50 Eddie Guilbeau (USA)
Quarter-final 3: 10.30 Dylan Graves (PRI), 10.30 Sterling Spencer (USA),
9.50 Nico Becerra (PER), 8.50 Brandon Ragenovich (USA)
Quarter-final 4: 15.75 Tanner Gudauskas (USA), 14.00 Cory Arrambide (USA),
9.25 Jesse Heilman (USA), 6.65 Ian Ekberg (USA)
Semi-final 1: 14.75 Eric Geiselman (USA), 14.10 Nick Rozsa (USA), 9.85
Hank Gaskell (HAW), 8.10 Killian Garland (USA)
Semi-final 2: 16.75 Cory Arrambide (USA), 12.25 Dylan Graves (PRI), 8.75
Tanner Gudauskas (USA), 6.95 Sterling Spencer (USA)
1 – 12.25 Eric Geiselman (USA) $2,000
2 – 11.85 Nick Rozsa (USA) $900
3 – 10.00 Cory Arrambide (USA) $600
4 – 7.90 Dylan Graves $500
ASP WQS One-Star O'Neill Women's Pro
1 – 15.25 Karina Petroni (USA) $2,000
2 – 14.75 Julia Christian (USA) $900
3 – 7.35 Lindsey Baldwin (USA) $600
4 – 6.20 Tammy Smith (ZAF) $500


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Diwali is a festival that has more than one story behind its origin. No wonder it holds such a unique significance to Indians around the world. The legends and fables that make up this luminous festival were sourced from old Hindu scriptures called the Puranas. Of course, the versions tend to vary from region to region but the essence of each remains the same – the celebration of victory over evil. Its numerous legends only tell us that victory did and will always belong to the good. We give you five of the best known stories that give us a reason to enjoy the festival of lights year after year.
The Victory of Lord Rama
This is the most accepted and popular story behind the celebrations. Hindu mythology tells us about the virtuous Lord Rama, the son of Dasharath (the king of Ayodhya). Rama was heir to the throne but this was something that his step-mother didn't approve of. Under her influence, the king sent away his beloved son to the forest in exile. Rama was accompanied by his beautiful wife Sita and loyal brother Laxman. It was during this period of exile, the last year to be precise, that Sita was taken captive by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana. With the help of the monkey god Hanuman and his army, Rama went to Lanka, fought a war against the evil Ravana and returned home victorious to his family and kingdom Ayodhya after 14 years. This return of Rama brought joyous celebrations to the town of Ayodhya and people welcomed him back with lights, lamps and by bursting firecrackers. Diwali is celebrated in the memory of that famous victory.
Lord Krishna and Narakasur
Hindu mythology is full of stories about the gods slaying the demons or, in other words, the triumph of good over bad. Another famous legend revolves around the story of Lord Krishna and his defeat of the demon Narakasur. Narakasur kidnapped beautiful women and forced them to live with him.
A curse was put on Narakasur predicting his death by his own mother. Lord Krishna enabled his wife Satyabhama to reincarnate into Narakasur's mother and she was made to drive the chariot to battle with Narakasur. Opportunity struck and Satyabhama killed Narakasur with Krishna's bow and arrow. Narakasur's mother declared that the death of her son should not be a day of gloom but that of joy. This event led to a celebration that we call Diwali.
Lord Krishna and the mountain
The third popular legend also relates to Lord Krishna. According to it, Krishna dissuaded the people of his village Gokul from worshipping the king of gods, Indra. Hearing this, Indra was very angry and he sought revenge by sending thunder and rain to drown the people. The villagers were scared but they reposed their faith in Krishna to protect them. And guess how he did it? He simply held up a mountain with a finger and the people took shelter under it until the storm passed away. As a symbol of showing their gratitude, Diwali is celebrated, say some.
King Bali and the dwarf
Another myth deals with King Bali, whose mighty powers started to become a threat to the other gods. In order to curb his powers, Lord Vishnu (one of the three main gods in the Hindu triumvirate including Brahma and Shiva) appeared in the form of a little boy and asked King Bali for land he could cover in three steps. For all his faults, Bali was known to be generous. And he didn't hesitate to grant the 'little boy' his wish.
Lord Vishnu took one step to cover the entire heaven, one to cover the earth and when he asked Bali where to place his third step, the king, having understood who he was dealing with, offered his head. With that, Vishnu pushed Bali into the underworld with his foot. Vishnu's compassion, however, allows Bali to visit earth once a year to light lamps to drive away darkness and spread love. And that, old-timers say, is Diwali.
Goddess Lakshmi emerges
Legend says Goddess Lakshmi emerged in an ocean of milk as demons and deities were churning the ocean to obtain the 'drink of immortality; the festival is celebrated to commemorate that. Known as the goddess of wealth, it is believed that Lakshmi brings wealth, good fortune and prosperity into the homes of her devotees.

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St Luke's continues to divert emergency room services
The emergency department of the St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale will continue to divert patients while they clean up following a water main break that flooded the lower levels of the hospital.
The radiology department also remains closed until further notice.
Most hospital-based outpatient services, including respiratory, cardiology and oncology reopened yesterday.
The laboratory is limited to blood draws and is open between 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patients who need x-rays, laboratory services and who have non-emergent illnesses and conditions may visit St. Luke's Urgent Care Center on 1104 North St. in Jim Thorpe until 11 p.m. The hours were extended to handle patient volume.
Hospital officials have reinstated patient visitations yesterday afternoon. All patients and visitors are asked to enter the hospital via the Emergency Department entrance on the ground floor. Updates will continue to be provided as they become available.
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In this detailed exposition of Paul's letters to the Colossians and Philemon, noted scholar James Dunn gives you a dynamic picture of the life of the early church and, in particular, Paul's mission to the Colossians as he provides detailed expositions of the text of Paul's letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. Verse-by-verse commentary and extensive introductions that discuss authorship, dating, and structure; and an examination of the "trouble" at Colossae show you how faith in Christ shaped a community of believers.
The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon
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This is the highest volcano of the volcanic range (Aag, Arik, Korjakskij, Avachinskaja, Kozelskij) situated north-east from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij. Korjakskij is a typical stratovolcano with the regular ribbonated conus.
The last period of higher volcanic activity was noticed in 1956, only small furmaroles can be seen on the higher parts of couloirs and stone ribbons. The summit is partly cutted off to the west. Relative heights are from the north 2300 m and from the south 3300 m. Two glaciers of the length 1 km and 4,2 km lead from the summit to the north-east. Small rests of former crater, that is opened to the south, with radius 90-110 m is on the west part of the summit. The walls of crater have remained up to 20-30 m. The stepness of slopes started at about 15-20 deg at the bottom, and raised up to 45-50 deg in several highest parts of couloirs.
Getting There
Flights to Kamchatka are described at the pages for Viljuchinskij volcano and at Klyuchevskaja sopka page. From Elizovo airport you can take the bus 106 to the junction at the beginning of "Suchaja recka", then about five km on dirty stone road, and about 16-17 km through the riverbed of "Suchaja recka" to the hut base. Another possibility is taking a taxi from Elizovo to the end of dirty road, so that only 16-17 km remains for you. The last possibility for lazy people is ordering an off-road 4WD car that take you directly to the hut base. Also, if there is a lot of snow in spring and winter, the second half of the route can be done on snowmobiles.
Red Tape
Similar to other volcanos at Kamchatka. You need valid tourist Russian visa, registration at OVIR for all foreigners within three days after you fly in Kamchatka. Moreover, a special permit for Avacha national park (also called National park of three volcanos) including permit for border zone is necessary. All of it can be managed through several Kamchatka's travel agencies.
When To Climb
Korjakskij volcano is accessible over the whole year.
You can sleep in huts "domiki" for USD 10-15 per person. You can set up a tent somewhere around.
Mountain Conditions
According to scheme introduced by Vladimir Kopylov (scheme of Korjakskij, Avachinskaja, and Kozelskij), there are four classical routes on Korjakskij volcano graded 2b and 3a of the Russian scale (see Johan Heersink pages for explanation of this grade system). Majority of people try to ascend volcano by classical route 4 that leads on the south-east rib or modification of this route through the left from rib couloir. The same route is used for descending, or in case of bad windy weather it is much faster to descend via the zig-zag more to left placed couloir with rocky walls on both sides
Korjakskij is famous for skiing and snowboarding both for extreme and upper-intermediate athletes. Be careful with possibility of slab avalanches on the highest part of the classical route. Quality of snow can change significantly with different altitudes, orientation of slopes, and theirs influencing by wind. In lower parts of slopes there can be many free small stones on snow that annoy skiing or snowboarding.
Several maps of Kamchatka are accessible at:
Map server
Vladimir Kopylov's map
Info about ski-alpinism at Kamchatka's volcanos is at:
Kamchatka's skiing 2002
Spravocnik turista, published by RIO-KOT, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij 1994, ISBN 5-85857-013-5
You need crampoons, axes, and helmet as free stones fall down on ribs and colouirs all over the year. It is better to use rope, ice-screws, and snow anchors in the highest part of climb. For snow climbs, skiing and snowboarding, it is necessary to carry avalanche transceiver, snow showel, and snow probe.


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Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego Maintenance & Repair
I thought Ford extended the warranty on the rear brakes. Do a search and I think you'll find plenty of discussion on the topic. You're not the only one. The Five Hundred has a real issue with pre-mature brake wear in the rears. I had the same problem. Took it to my mechanic (it was beyond even the extended warranty) and had the problem taken care of. I think they did pads (a good set of after-market pads) and turned the rotors. That was about 25,000 miles ago. The problem with premature wear should not recur. The problem with heavy brake dust build-up on the rear wheels is also eliminated. Unless noone is taking their cars back to your Ford dealer, he should be well aware of the problem with these cars. You can also Google "Ford Five Hundred rear brakes", and probably find the Tech Service Bulletins issued by Ford about the problem. Get the brakes fixed and I think you'll fall in love with the car again. I love mine. (2007 Limited)
I had same problem with my '07 Ltd. Was lucky it happened just before warranty expired. Dealer replaced the Drivers seat bottom heater and the Heater module.
I love my '07 Ltd despite the issue with the rear brakes and problem w/ heated seat. Both have been resolved. I have 64,000 miles on mine and hope to go to 200,000 or more. (249,000 miles on my Sable, which my daughter is now driving) I love the interior, especially the rear seat leg room. One thing I wish it had tho is better performance at highway speeds. It is underpowered and downshifts way too easily. Drove the new Taurus and loved the performance, ride, and handling. But, I would have to give up all that great back seat leg room. If you get the 500, I think you can also expect faster than average depreciation, which is why I will probably keep mine to 200,000 or so. (If I didn't need a roomy car for 4 adults, I also liked the Ford Fusion and Merc Milan with the V6)
I just read your message and i hope yur dad bought the car. It seamed like a real fair price. I have a 2005 ltd awd and i love it! I've never heard of the car ever "bucking" I bought mine a few years ago with 31k on it and i commute and i have now 86k knock on wood the only problems i've had has been changing tires and brakes! o yeah finding a good dealership to do the cvt service. other than that it's a great buy!
just wondering if anyone out there has changed the plugs on their 500 yet? I was told I have to buy new replacement seals.
You know I would love to get a little more kick out of my ltd also mine is a 05 with 86k all highway. I have just tested on 2 other cars and one of em is a ford escape is those bosh plugs with the 2 prongs. Both of the vehicles 1 is a dodge caliber and the escape both are commuters and both drivers tell me they deffinitely feel and see a big difference in power and fuel. There is another plug that bosh makes that is a 4 prong witch i was concidering but, the prices for the 2 prong bosh plus the replacement seal package costs about 77 bucks and i think for the 4 prong add about another 10 to 15 bucks (thats with the seals)! Gotta love the LTD'S! I have also installed a k&n air filter that i saw a proven difference, my friend has an 06 ltd and we went head 2 head and i was able to get em off the line easier. Plus it gives a little somethin on the highway when passing. I am like you though when it come to the depreciation i'm gonna be in it for a while but it doesn't mean we can't have some fun in comfort! :shades:
I have a 2005 LTD... I bought it new (bought the extended warranty since it was a new model year but haven't had to use it)...
With all the recent rebates, I wondered about getting a new vehicle and went shopping... Thankfully I live in a smaller town (about 60,000) and the people at our Ford Dealership here they are very honest and straight forward...
I asked the sales person about trading this car and getting something for about the same payment (I've got another year of payments)... of course he asked me what I wanted and after thinking things through, it turns our I want pretty much what I've got... my car has all the bells and whistles (sun roof, heated seats, leather interior, it goes on and on)... I added Blue Tooth and GPS after I bought the car, I put on beautiful chrome wheels, a spoiler (that changes the look of the car greatly, from a plain sedan to a sporty car) tinted the windows, put on a billet grill (again, it goes on and on)...
My dealer was very honest with me... he told me, I should keep what I've got... he said this engine should get me 200,000 to 250,000 miles and the transmission (CVT) shouldn't have any problems...
I took his advice, put $150 into having it detailed (it was brought up to "show room" new) and I couldn't be happier...
I've had the the brakes changed (note the rear break recall earlier on) and I did have a problem with the driver side seat heater - it tried to burn up my seat (literally)... they replaced that (I had about 5,000 miles on the car at the time)... that's it !!!!
This had been a great car and I don't regret buying it... I intend to keep it until I drive the wheels off of it...
My two cents... anyone considering buying a Five Hundred... just because they don't make it, don't let that stop you... in fact, take advantage of the fact that the price is so low (and that's ONLY because they stopped using the name Five Hundred - it's now Taurus)
Still lovin' my Five Hundred...
BTW, I've got just shy of 56,000 miles on my car and keep up the maintenance religously...
I expect my car to last another 15 years minimum... and I'm completely "ok" with that...
well last night I was searching through google looking up ways to find if there was any recalls on my 05 LTD that my dealership just never told me about. Well I found one! The site is called ALLDATAdiy.com I couldn't believe all of the info that I found. Yes it's one of those pay sites but, I didn't spend dime one to print out all of the recall notices which include the recall dates! Well tommorrow i'm gonna have a little talk with my dealership and bring this list with me. I will post another message with my outcome.
anyone out there changed the spark plugs on there 500 ltd yet? I can see that it looks like a pain!! I've been told that you have to not only get the new plugs of course but also get new gaskets. I was just wondering while im at it should i change the wires in the back? Im not planning on getting rid of this car any time soon. I really wish that ford didn't screw up with the names of these cars maybe they would be worth the money that we owners who love em believe they should be worth!!! :shades:
dale64 Posts: 1After a diagnostic at the dealer, I replaced the EGR & fuel filter. The car will not shift unless the gas pedal is released. Another mechanic said it could be the EGR coil, what is this? This car has a CVT transmission that was serviced in 09/09.
swarfer Posts: 1I bought the car new and just had a rear brake issue occur at 29500 miles. Having read the postings prior to bringing the car in to the dealer, I knew what to expect. My vehicle was made in January 2008, the pad material was changed late in 2007. I first noticed a scraping sound during braking at very low speed in reverse similar to worn out brake metal to metal contact. The braking of the car felt "different" with the pedal going down a half inch more than originally with a definite two stage effect. Also the the car seemed to nose dive more than originally in high speed heavy braking situations. The parking brake would no longer hold on a steep driveway. The rear rotors were scored and the visible pads seemed worn down. Like everyone else, my experience is 3 to 4 front brake jobs for every rear.
My dealer, Cogswell Motors, Russellville, AR, did an excellent job of working thru the problem. With new pads and machined rotors, braking is fully restored to original. I examined the old pads. The outside pads were 50% worn, the inside pads less so. Apparently Ford setup the 500 with extra rear brake bias to reduce dose dive which it does very well until rear brake job time. My front brake pads and rotors are still in excellent condition. There was no metal to metal contact, just sounds like it. Bottom line: Instead of replacing front brakes more often than rear, its simply the other way around. When the rear bakes wear and become less effective, more braking is shifted to the front which is really normal with most cars. Little or no braking is actually lost, just feels like it. Now that I understand what is going on, I don't see this as a big problem.
Overall, I really like the 500. Its big, roomy, lots of glass and gets decent gas milage (last trip 26.5 mpg @ 75 mph with some mountain driving and 10% alcohol gas). For what I paid, it was and is a real bargain. I can hear the car salesman when your trying to trade your 500, "Gee whiz buddy, you got a reeel brake problem there, I'm gonna have to offer ya $1500 less than you think she's worth. I'm taken a chance here, ya know brake problems are reeel tricky."
51yrsgm Posts: 2I have all the exact problems you have , on my 07 500 I also purchaced very high quality, expensive touring tires didn't help at all.
nan1947 Posts: 1i purchased a 2007 ford500 limited about a month ago....
i drove to mpls mn which is about 90 miles west of where i live...
while in mpls a message comes on stating the quality of oil is at
1 % and should change oil soon....the sticker in the window stated that the oil should be due for changing about the time i came back home...my question is can i drive the car until i get my oil changed a week from today...???? what exactly is the message saying....
bruneau1 Posts: 468The message has nothing to do with the quality of the oil. It is timed for six months or 5000 miles. if you left it in the driveway for six months, the message would still appear.
elastin Posts: 1Ive got almost 90k miles on a 06 500. Almost time for the major service. Does anybody know when the timing belt has to be changed. Or is there a timing chain?
Only problem that Ive had with this was a broken motor mount (the middle one) at 75k miles
tictoc1 Posts: 1I have the same problem. Did you ever find a solution to this? It is very scary.
mikew2214 Posts: 1i have a 2006 fivehundred SEL and I have a little issue when im in gear and just lightly tap on the gas and under thousand RPM my car hesitates do anybody have any suggestions as to why this could be? Im just over the 100k mark and i have had the 100k tune-up so i have no idea what to do :confuse:
dbgobbler Posts: 1had 22000 mi. on the ol'500 when i changed the back brakes, but instead of using the normal stuff i went with aftermarket, EBC brake pads and slotted,vented rotors, now at 55000 mi, i still have a good chunk of pad left, paid under $500 to have them installed, and no rusty rotors, vibrations, or problems check them out at EBC brakes website, pep boys also does the ordreing and installation but they are expensive. on the other hand it beats having to change the pads every 10-20000 mi
spikeenix Posts: 1i got my five hundred last year but anyway my dad works on cars and i have a timeing belt look where u fill up your oil that is the chain inthere the car should never have to be timed
rodermann Posts: 1I have a 2005 Montego, same thing... dash says nothing except that the driver side airbag light is the only thing on, which means the airbag does not work. Weeks went by and all of the sudden it worked. Few days later... same thing, all dash quit working and the reverse lights stuck on. Thought it was mice. Just heard from the repair shop and was told that the car had a "brain jam" and had to be reset. We'll see how long this lasts. I did find a posting online that this was addressed in a ford service bulletin 662. link title. Also had to replace rear rotors at 15,000 miles and pads and calipers. Love the car, but this is not right... Also we have the problem of using the one touch lowering of the driver window actually makes the window go up which is very dangerous.
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I feel I need to update my post. Car was repaired. Loose bolts on the drivers side wheel arm. Is that not scary? I have owned many cars and never had anything like that.
I am experiencing the increased jolting (accleration) that others are mentioning. Nearly kissed a brick wall.
The latest has been the service at the dealer. I can tell you about choice. My next vehicle can be the biggest piece of crap out there but I BETTER get GOOD dealer service. Yes, I want someone to call me to let me know my car is ready so I don't have to find out that it has been ready for two days and someone neglected to call me. In addition, let me know that parts are available for the car in the first few hours. Don't make me call three days later to find out parts are on order.
The latest is the car just went dead on the freeway in heavy traffic. Was able to coast to the side of the road. No idea what this is. I am having flash backs to the '89 Thunderbirds that just went dead for no real reason. I am afraid Ford still has that bug circulating around. I will update on this one as soon as I have a solution.
Ford has so much potential and they blow it at the dealerships.
As for the resale value. I have always been happy that I could go get a great used that cost $25k new for around $3500. One that is less that five years old. My mistake. I bought one new. Boo hoo for me. I will drive this one if it still runs until I have to put in a 1968 V-8 and replace the vin number to a pre smog car. The body and frame are fine. There is something else amiss in the mechanics.
Good luck to you lucky ones who got the Tuesday through Thursday cars off the assembly line.
bobbisan Posts: 1Bought my 500 nwe in 2006.
Had the rear brake pad issue at 22K miles.
Now, 46K miles, and I'm getting the sudden acceleration/bolting now. VERY SCARY! Had it to dealer, and they "re-timed the transmission" 500 miles ago, but still doing it.
Anyone have a fix for this?????
It started after the dealer had to replace the A/C compressor (extended warranty, fortunately).
Any info would be greatly appreciated....
jrwolf Posts: 2Had the surging problem for 3+ years and dealer could never figure out what was wrong; I finally found out that Ford has a problem with the throttle body, so much so that the part was on back order for 3 months. If you're having sudden accelerations, have them check the throttle body, if you're taking it to a Ford Dealer make sure you tell them there is a TSB, (Technical Service Bulletin) on it.
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vols44 Posts: 3I'm in the bad compressor boat as well. Your lucky your dealer had the part. I'm one of five people since Friday in SW Missouri at one specific dealer who's called about a faulty compressor. The other dealer had the same warehouse out, manufacturer back order situation. Anybody know if Motorcraft is having issues or a factory recall is on the horizon?
wbbraun Posts: 2Over the past week, on several occassions I lose the dash function and air conditioning. A tap/bang on the dash and function resumes. Local dealerships say they haven't seen this before. Like the car but this is unusual. Anybody experienced anything like this before. Is it a short?
ronsmith38 Posts: 228Sounds more like an intermittent "open" probably caused by a loose or dirty connection.
john_r2112 Posts: 1My 05 Montego has a similar problem. Back-up lights stay when started on and the oil and brake light in the instrument cluster stay on. Also, blinker arrows on instrument not working and can't lock doors via pwr lock. Started out intermittent, but happens always now. Has anyone else had these same symptoms? I'm guessing that this is probably a bad instrument cluster too.
j2jbrown Posts: 1Mark
Poor argument, and I hate it when "car" people use it. My car cost $28K and my new computer $550, which I expect to replace every couple of years. Not so with my car. When I can buy a new car for $550, then tell me to expect less than I deserve.


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Fame has not gone to Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron's head but to his heart.
Oscar nominee Cuaron, whose movies include critical hit "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and box office smash "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is using his new prestige to support younger filmmakers by acting as a producer of their movies.
He says its keeps him close to cutting-edge talent making fresh and relevant movies, and for the filmmakers, putting his name and his company, Esperanto Films, above a title gives it a world-class seal of approval which lures fans to theaters.
Cuaron's latest show of support is for fellow Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke's comedy "Duck Season," which opens on Friday in U.S. theaters. The film covers one afternoon in the lives of two Mexican teen-agers spending the day at home.
"I'm reaching an age," begins the 44-year-old Cuaron, "and I've been following and trying to emulate the old masters for all my life. And there's a moment in which you need to push the energy of a new generation, and the questioning of a new generation and the times that a new generation is absorbing."
Cuaron is backing up-and-coming talents like Eimbcke, who has yet to make a name for himself on the world stage as Cuaron did. "Duck Season" is 35-year-old Eimbcke's first feature-length film. It has won numerous awards including 11 Ariels, Mexico's top movie honors given by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas. The movie is planned for release in some 30 countries eventually.
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What sets "Duck Season" apart is Eimbcke's vision. In many movies, the director's vision becomes secondary to the movie's plot, characters and dialogue, but in "Duck Season," those elements are married together in service of Eimbcke's idea of what the movie should be, Cuaron said.
"The narrative is hostage to the cinematic vision, and when that happens, poetry springs out," Cuaron said.
Like most boys at home on a day away from school, Flama and Moko, both 14, spend time playing video games, but when the electricity goes off in their apartment, they are forced to find other ways to occupy their day.
The pair time a pizza delivery, and when it comes 11 seconds beyond the promised 30 minutes, Flama demands a free meal. A neighbor Rita, 16, comes over to bake a cake, and sexual tension develops between her and Moko.
It all seems harmless, but what audiences learn is the kids are largely ignored by their parents, causing them to be resentful and angry. The pizza delivery man, who stays through the day, feels as if his life has been a failure.
Much of what is revealed comes not through plot or dialogue, but in the characters' actions as when the boys fire pellets at decorations Flama's mother has put on shelves.
Eimbcke filmed the movie in black-and-white to give it a simple and natural look that offsets the complex emotions of the characters.
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Cuaron said there are lessons to be learned for all world cultures -- not just Mexico -- in the day's adventures for Flama, Moko, Rita and the pizza delivery man.
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And he is looking even further down the road at younger filmmakers, saying that people in their late teens and early 20s possess a "fearless" attitude about filmmaking because computers and technology have evolved to a point where they can easily make short movies.
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|August 13, 2012, 07:22 PM
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Demilled M14 bolts
Has anybody heard anything about reactivating "demilled" M14 bolts that have had their firing pin holes welded shut? Has anybody tried it? Has anybody heard of any failures among those who have redrilled the firing pin holes? I've got an M14/M1A with a bolt thats got an eroded bolt face (the prior owner apparently let some brass go long enough to let gas back around the primer to cut the bolt face) and what with the prices of bolts these days, I'm wondering if these might be the way to go for maybe 1/10th the cost. (found a source that's offering 4/$50)
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When the bolt face was welded, the bolt locking lugs would have almost certainly have had the heat treating ruined.
Not safe.
Also, you don't just buy a new bolt, stick it in and go shooting.
All rifles need to have the head space checked with head space gages.
This is especially the case where you have a commercial receiver in which you're installing a military bolt.
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I'll second what Dfariswheel has said. Bolts, and not just M1A/M14 bolts, are heat-treated to increase the yield strength of the bolt lugs and increase hardness to decrease deformation of the lugs under recoil.
But the M14 (later M1A) bolt was one of the most troublesome parts of the M14 design. There were several failures of the bolts in the late 50's, and the heat treatment of the bolt's steel underwent several revisions from 1960 clear up to 1992.
Typical of the heat treatment of the M14 bolt is that the surface case was 0.012 to 0.018 deep, and the surface hardness was in the 54 to 60 Rockwell C range, with the inner core being 33 to 42 Rockwell C. To accomplish this type of hardening treatment would require a furnace with a carburizing atmosphere, then a quench, then tempering to probably no more than the 425F to 450F level.
Translation: Even if you're quite skilled at heat treating steel, you're probably not going to replicate the mil-spec heat treatment of the bolt without some sacrificial bolts so that you can experiment to get the time period for the casing to achieve the correct depth of case.
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Bolt? I will have to start with "Once upon a time" or "You are not going to believe this" etc., etc..
The bolt was not the only part that was "demilled", anti-gun types had pistols and rifles demilled, some were cut, others were sheared, cut was good, sheared without support fractured, parts were sold for scrap. 45 ACP became 45 ACPs with long slides/barrels, M14s became M14s, Problem!, a proud owner of a M14 was at a firing range when someone came over and ask him about his rifle, during the conversation it was decided the serial number of the receiver was among receivers that were cut up as in destroyed, the shooter and proud owner was instructed he was going to be given time to strip all the parts from the receiver for future use but the receiver had to be returned to the Government for destruction.
The M14 rifle was built in such a manner as to prevent it from being shot in a full auto. There was nothing suspect about the safety of the rifle.
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So if I understand things correctly, the concern is about the heat treating of the bolt lugs still being proper? And wyop--could you cite your source for the case hardness being 54-60 Rc?
I'm familiar with steel fabrication and heat treat specs, and I hesitate to believe that simply spot welding the face of the bolt would have such a wide heat affected zone as to temper the locking lugs--But it's easy enough to check.
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It's on the DOD engineering drawings for the parts of the weapon. In this case, look for drawing 7790185. You can find drawing numbers in the back of TM 9-1005-223-34.
You can also find reference to the heat treatment protocol in a book on the M14:
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certainly brightened up my day, thanks for sharing
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More action from James and his trike
I like it when he reverses into his brother
Ah the joy of cycling brought home to us all
Can I tweet it to our gang as the 'fun friday slot'..?
Of course. Go for it
Saw the original post - now we have two fab videos!
Reminds me that I really need to get started on oversize balance bike no.2 for another fine chap off here. I'll post a new thread once things get rolling.
Great stuff!
"Right, I'm going to stick the camera down here. I want you to pedal as fast as you can down this massive hill and i'll catch it all on video. Don't worry, nothing can go wrong"
"oh sheeeeeeeee........phew"
that would have taken a bit of explaining to mum!
that would have taken a bit of explaining to mum!
Always in total control
You have me captivated, the look of pure joy on your lads face has me blubbing like the soft idiot I am.
Just showed it to my mother who is here on holiday with us and she just gave her nearly 50 year old son a hug and said "thanks for being there for me"
I must explain she has is in remission from breast cancer but things like this reinforce the basic caring nature in us all.
Take a bow stilltortoise you are a top bloke
love it!
keep them coming.
Great video, smiles say it all
Can I ask a question about the trike, my 6 year old daughter has special needs and we are struggling to find a trike for her, this one looks like it could be suitable. My email is in my profile if you want to post me direct.
@ski, just in case you don't get a reply I think it comes from here http://www.theraplay.co.uk/ (from the other thread)
@ski, check your mail
If anyone else would like to know more about these trikes, let me know. Email in profile
only echo what others have said, what a totally 'kin fabulous ray of sunshine that had me smiling from ear to ear early this morning as I nursed a coffee and prepared for the ride to work.
Smiles, legs going like the clappers, laughing, reversing into brother, doing stuff with brother, "that" DH catch... all brilliant.
A doff of the cap to you sire!
good gracious, just watched the first video now I am sat at work, I've never had such a lump in my throat. Phew.
Thank you will read more when I clock off
What a great little couple of boys you have..Keep them coming.
It won't be long before he's putting the audi drivers to shame..
Brilliant. Just watched the first video too.
I like the bit where he's giving his bro a 'backie'!!
Keep them coming, inspirational stuff, makes me want to get out myself.
Two of the best videos I've seen in a long while. Fantastic!
I fear with the slow realisation of inevitability that it will rain at the 24/12 this year, even though I am doing daily dances to the sun God...!
When I am trudging round cursing the mud, the rain, my grindy gears, my squeaky brakes, my leaking waterproof & my lack of fitness I will remember that video & I will stop cursing it all.....! And I will enjoy riding, whatever the conditions!
Thanks. Great vid!
what a great video, brought back some great memories for me. For 8 months of 2008 I worked as a sales rep for a company who sold specialist cycles for the less able, mainly dutch ones from a company called Van Raam. Despite the fact it was my least paid job and doing 40,000 miles in 8 months, I got more job satisfaction in those 8 months than the rest of my entire career. I'm 39.
To see the enjoyment cycles bring to children, adults and their families is immense. I've had kids who spend all day in wheelchairs out on bikes, riding, extending their legs, smiling and feeling totally included with kids in the street.
I've left many a mother in tears as I've driven off as they've seen their kids in a totally different light. Sorry to the OP if this is a bit heavy but some great memories have come back..
Fab. Still grinning here
good catch!
Amazing! He's really going for it with so much energy. Is it possible to top that amount of happiness? Surely it cannot possible, he is fantastic.
Although I now have ideas for an independent rear suspension trike (with rear camber for stability) and a fat-trike in my head now.....
Sorry to the OP if this is a bit heavy but some great memories have come back..
Nothing to apologise for. This last week has been a tremendous experience for us and it's been good to share it. I can totally imagine how much satisfaction your job must have given you
Late to the party but those two videos are why I ride bikes. The thrill of your first independence in those two clips.
Has James got a sister whose jeans he can "borrow" for fixie riding!
great videos
James managed to roll his trike at the weekend on a left hander through the trees. I was relieved to find him grinning from ear-to-ear when I picked him out of the undergrowth. *Phew* Hopefully he now understands what off-camber means, because he's not that easy to keep up with
Glad he's o.k.
Brilliant! Having seen the videos several times I can just imagine the grin
On last night's ride James and Toby pretended to be Gee Atherton and Steve Peat, bless them. We managed a ride without rolling the trike, but James has now learnt that rolling a fixie backwards down a hill then stomping on the pedals causes a little wheelie. Perhaps I should be showing the boys some more Chris Akrigg videos
He certainly shows he has plenty of power in his peddaling, I said before it looks like you could even up the gearing, I think the weelie proves this. But then you have the issue of keeping up!!
Top updates, stilltortoise!
Have to ask - has anyone put (both) vids up for Midweek Mini Movies- If stilltortoise agrees - these really need a bigger airing - lessons in life, let alone cycling?
Have to ask - has anyone put (both) vids up for Midweek Mini Movies- If stilltortoise agrees - these really need a bigger airing - lessons in life, let alone cycling?
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Two years after Edinburgh City Council put the £500,000 project in doubt by refusing transport giant Stagecoach planning permission to upgrade a terminal at Portobello on the city's east coast, councillors were blind-sided on Friday by the discovery that East Lothian Council is investing in a plan that would effectively poach the funding by running a service from North Berwick instead.
Boating tours company Maid of the Forth, with backing from the South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran), which was involved with the Stagecoach project, is aiming to seduce tourists and residents on both sides of the Forth with attractions that take hours to reach by car.
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Those on the North Berwick side can look forward to the charms of the East Neuk of Fife and golfing trips to St Andrews, while those in Fife will be tempted with the North Berwick Seabird Centre and the Bass Rock.
The 57-passenger boat would cover the 10-mile stretch with twice-daily trips that would take half an hour.
The scheme is a far cry from Brian Souter's original plan for a Portobello-Kirkcaldy hovercraft. When the city turned him down over concerns about noise and the design of the ramp, it urged him to instead consider running a route between Granton on its north coast and Burntisland in Fife. This route that had been recommended as the most commercially viable in a study by Hyder Consulting a few years earlier, even though a previous attempt to run a commercial service in the 1990s collapsed after a year.
Stagecoach commissioned specialists to scope the route, but last year decided it was not workable. This prompted SEStran to look for new partners
According to project manager Ian Mathie, it made several attempts to contact Pentland Ferries, an Orkney-based company which had also announced last year that it was interested in running a route over the Forth.
He claims to have not received a reply. It instead began talking to Maid of the Forth, which operates out of South Queensferry and North Berwick, providing tours to places like the Bass Rock, the Isle of May and Inchcolm.
The company, which was already planning to buy a circa £400,000 boat to extend its Bass Rock service, saw running to Anstruther as a way of getting European assistance.
It intends to start running to the Fife fishing village only at weekends and still use the boat to run to the Bass Rock on other days.
The plan has become fully viable after East Lothian Council agreed to come onboard a few weeks ago.
It has agreed to invest a "substantial" sum to improve an outlying pier that would be necessary for the service.
The consortium has applied for permission from the North Sea Secretariat of the European Regional Development Fund to switch the £250,000 funding and expects to receive a positive response before the end of this month. It hopes to start running the ferry later this year.
Lesley Hinds, convener of the Edinburgh City Council transport committee and a board member of SEStran, said she had not heard about the plan and would look into it.
She said: "If this is for tourism, you have to question how this funding can be transferred over in this way when it was supposed to be coming from Europe to help Edinburgh and Fife invest in public transport."
Hinds's Labour administration was not in power when the decision was taken to reject the Portobello project.
A source familiar with the new project countered that the European money was intended to help communities in remote locations, and questioned whether that could be applied to Portobello, Granton, Burntisland or Kirkcaldy.
Andrew Banks, head of Pentland Ferries, said: "Initially it looked quite good, but we couldn't find suitable second-hand boats. We needed new boats and then the figures didn't stack up. We talked to SEStran, but they said there was no funding available."
Banks did not return calls to respond to suggestions that SEStran had previously tried unsuccessfully to contact him.
Colin Aston, head of Maid of the Forth, said the project was a "work in progress" and was not ready to be discussed publicly.


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Rite Aid's Loss Narrows on Improved Margins
Rite Aid Corp.'s fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed as the drug-store company saw a continued increase in same-store sales and improved margins.
Shares of the drug-store chain, which narrowed its outlook for the year, rose 7.7% to $1.26 during in midday trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, as the latest quarterly results exceeded Wall Street's expectations.
The No. 3 U.S. drug-store chain behind Walgreen Co. and...


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In 2017 the Breeders' Cup will make its debut at another iconic racing venue: Del Mar, where the turf meets the surf! We are delighted to be offering packages to San Diego where you can enjoy the many attractions the coastal city offers whilst basking in the Southern Californian sunshine.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships, thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event, annually attracts the best horses from around the world. It is the richest prize-money event in sports, consisting of 13 championship races and purses totalling $26 million.
2016 saw the 33rd running of the two-day thoroughbred extravaganza that is the Breeders' Cup with records crowds of just over 70,000. The Breeders' Cup Classic saw battle between reigning champion California Chrome and young buck Arrogate from the stable of Bob Baffert. Odds on favourite California Chrome was run down in deep stretch by Arrogate giving Baffert a third consecutive victory in the Classic, an unprecedented achievement at the World Championships. The Breeders' Cup Turf was won by Highland Reel who gained a huge lead on the run down the backstretch and held off favourite Flintshire by 1¾ lengths. Defending champion, and victor of the Arc 2016, Found, came home in third.
5 nights Manchester Grand Hyatt from £3,295 per person *SOLD OUT*
5 nights Marriott Marquis Marina San Diego from £3,295 per person
5 nights Hotel Del Coronado from £3,495 per person
5 nights US Grant from £3,795 per person
5 nights Manchester Grand Hyatt & 4 Nights Bellagio Las Vegas from £3,770 per person
Tuesday 31 October
Depart: London Heathrow Flight BA273 13:45 hrs
Arrive: San Diego 18:00 hrs
On arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to your chosen hotel where accommodation has been reserved for five nights on a room only basis.
Wednesday 01 November
Tonight enjoy Welcome Drinks with your Host and Fellow Travellers.
Thursday 02 November
Day at leisure to relax and acclimatise.
Friday 03 November
Racing at Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup
Saturday 04 November
Racing at Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup
Sunday 05 November
Day at leisure until an afternoon transfer to the airport for your homeward flight.
Depart: San Diego Flight BA272 19:30 hrs
Monday 06 November
Arrive: London Heathrow 14:00 hrs
For those who would like to combine the Breeders' Cup with a short visit to Las Vegas, we can offer 4 nights on a room only basis at the famous Hotel Bellagio in Las Vegas. On Sunday 05 November a deluxe coach will transfer you from San Diego to Las Vegas. You then can enjoy all that Las Vegas has to offer until your departure on Thursday 09 November.
Sunday 05 November
Mid-morning departure by luxury air-conditioned coach from San Diego to the Bellagio, Las Vegas. The journey will take approximately 6 hours, including a stop en-route.
Accommodation has been arranged at the Hotel Bellagio for four nights on a room only basis.
Monday 06 - Wednesday 08 November
Days at leisure to enjoy the spectacle of this fairytale city.
Thursday 09 November
Depart: Las Vegas Flight BA274 20:40 hrs
Friday 10 November
Arrive: London Heathrow 14:35 hrs
Flight Upgrades, subject to availability:
World Traveller Plus from: £470
Club Class from: £2,750
Included in the price of the tour is the transfer from San Diego to the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas – a "door-to-door" service. This deluxe coach transfer avoids check-in times, flight delays and baggage handling. The coach is equipped with WC and DVD player, on which a racing film will be shown.
However, should you wish to fly to Las Vegas the supplementary cost, to include private car transfer from your San Diego Hotel to San Diego Airport, would be approx £150.00 per person. Please note: you should make your own way by taxi from Las Vegas airport to the Bellagio Hotel.
Manchester Grand Hyatt - *SOLD OUT*
Ideally situated on San Diego Bay between the convention Centre and the Seaport Village, the hotel offers a spectacular waterfront setting complete with restaurants, shopping and bars all around. The hotel is located in the heart of Downtown and only a short walk to the ever popular Gaslamp Quarter. The Top of the Hyatt bar situated on the 40th floor offers panoramic views of the city and is the perfect location for a nightcap. The standard rooms we have secured are spacious and well equipped and offer stunning views of the city.
Accommodation is on a room only basis
Single room supplement £160 per night
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
The Downtown Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina is located adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center and steps from the Gaslamp Quarter. Also close-by are Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, Seaport Village, SeaWorld® San Diego & LEGOLAND® California. During your stay you have access to many dining options, a resort-style pool with cabanas and a bar, spa and state-of-the-art fitness center. Relax at the end of the day in well-appointed guest rooms featuring plush bedding, the latest technology and breathtaking views of San Diego City or Bay.
Accommodation is on a room only basis
Single room supplement £160 per night
US Grant
A national icon since 1910, the US Grant is sure to deliver a memorable stay! Situated in the heart of the city within walking distance of the Gaslamp Quarter guests can easily experience the wide array of restaurants on offer right on the doorstep. The light and bright rooms offer a classic design with contemporary furnishings. The Grant Grill Lounge provide an oasis of calm after a busy days racing and serves a tantalising selection of cocktails.
Accommodation is on a room only basis
Single room supplement: £300 per room per night
Hotel Del Coronado
Situated on the beach, the Hotel Del Coronado is ideally situated along California's Pacific coastline and offers luxurious accommodation in a charming Victorian-style. The rooms have a classic-yet-modern style which reflect the beachfront setting. A plethora of restaurants and bars are located at the hotel with many more situated nearby. Downtown San Diego is a 15-minute cab ride away.
Accommodation is on a room only basis
Single room supplement: £240 per room per night
Bellagio, Las Vegas
This beautiful Italian renaissance style 5* property is an oasis of sheer elegance with state of the art comfort throughout. The Bellagio nestles alongside a magnificent lake adorned with spectacular fountains and surrounded by lush gardens. The fountains are enhanced at night by colour, light & classical music. The hotel offers a grand Casino, elegant shopping promenade, fine dining establishments and a theatre reminiscent of the Paris Opera House. Each guest room is elegantly appointed with European style furnishings, art & antiquities yet complemented with every modern day convenience; satellite T.V., stereo, room safe, telephone and en-suite marble bathroom.
Accommodation is on a room only basis
Single room supplement: £100 per room per night
Tour Highlights
Del Mar
Del Mar Racetrack is the second largest horse racing venue in the western United States, after Santa Anita. Situated on the 340-acre Del Mar Fairgrounds site located just 20 miles north of San Diego, Del Mar has a permanent seating capacity of nearly 15,000 with a total capacity nearer 35,000. Del Mar Racetrack, built in 1937 by a partnership including Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper and Oliver Hardy, quickly became a summer playground of Hollywood stars during the 1940's. The track famously played host to the match-race between Seabiscuit and Ligaroti in 1938.
San Diego
Downtown San Diego has a vibrant evening atmosphere which, combined with the beautiful beaches overlooking the Pacific, just oozes Southern Californian charm. If exploring is more your thing, why not try a Trolley Tour around the Old Town or take a stroll around the museums within Balboa Park? Of course no visit would be complete without taking a trip to the USS Midway Museum to learn about the rich naval heritage of the city. When sightseeing becomes too much we'd suggest a visit to the many craft beer breweries. With San Diego the craft beer capital of America, it would seem wrong to return home without sampling the many spoils on offer! Then there's always San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld…..
The Races
Friday 03 November 2017 – the following races will be run: $½ million Marathon , $1 million Juvenile Turf, $1 million Dirt Mile, $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf, $2 million Distaff and 5 other supporting races.
Saturday 04 November 2017 – the most prestigious day of the Championship – the following races will be run: $2 million Juvenile Fillies, $2 million Filly & Mare Turf, $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint, $1 million Turf Sprint, $2 million Juvenile, $3 million Turf, $1½ million Xpressbet Sprint, $2 million Mile, $5 million Classic and 3 other supporting races.
Clubhouse Terrace Restaurant
Clubhouse guests will enjoy shaded outdoor dining, luncheon included, with excellent views of racing from the Clubhouse turn. Situated just past the finish line are five floors of Clubhouse seating and dining offering excellent views of racing. A large video board is placed opposite these sections for added viewing of the stretch run and finish line. All seats are conveniently located to wagering facilities, restrooms and concessions.
Clubhouse Reserved Seats
Located on the 2nd floor level of the Clubhouse guests will enjoy shaded, open-air reserved stadium-style seating. Situated just past the finish line guests will enjoy commanding views of racing! Conveniently located to concessions, wagering and restrooms.
Should you choose to take Clubhouse Reserved Seats instead of Clubhouse Terrace Restaurant, a reduction of £500 per person applies to your tour price.
Additional Info
The featured Breeders' Cup tours to Los Angeles and Las Vegas are fully escorted and have our Horse Racing Abroad representatives on site. If you wish to extend your visit to the USA before or after The Breeders' Cup we should be delighted to assist with your arrangements, which would be unescorted. Maybe go shopping in New York, visit the vineyards of California or enjoy the sunshine of Florida, Mexico or the Caribbean. Please contact our reservations department for further details.
Price Includes
• Return scheduled flights by British Airways • 5 nights room only accommodation based on twin/double occupancy at your chosen hotel • Transfers throughout by air-conditioned coaches • Clubhouse Terrace Restaurant OR Clubhouse Reserved Seats at Del Mar for Breeders' Cup Days • Assistance of our representatives throughout


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POLICE in Eastleigh are advising tradesmen to remove items from vans after tools worth more than £5,000 were stolen in a spate of thefts.
The raids happened overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday last week when two vans were broken into in West End.
A Mercedes Vito van, parked in Charmwen Crescent, had items stolen that included a De Walt drill and chisel, an electrical jack hammer and an Ex SEB 10,000-volt tester.
Tools were also stolen from a Citroen Berlingo in Sharon Road.
Items missing include a Bosch hammer drill and a Makita angle drill.
Anyone with information should contact Hedge End police station on 101 or the Crimestoppers charity line anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Public Policy Polling just released the exciting results of their latest 2012 poll in New Hampshire:
Mitt Romney continues to look like an overwhelming early favorite for the 2012 New Hampshire primary but the most surprising thing about our newest set of numbers there may be that Ron Paul's in third place, outpolling Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin (albeit by small margins.)
Romney leads the way with 31% to 14% for Newt Gingrich, 13% for Paul, 12% for Huckabee, 9% for Palin, 3% for Tim Pawlenty, and 1% for Mitch Daniels.[…]
Ron Paul's numbers challenge the general assumptions about his support a little bit. With voters who identify themselves as Tea Partiers he's in fifth place with only 9%. With voters who don't identify themselves as such he's in second place with 15%. His son, Rand Paul, has been to some extent the poster child for the Tea Party on the national level but that's not equating to support from that quarter for his dad. Paul's numbers also suggest some appeal to the anti-Palin wing of the party. With GOP primary voters who consider a Palin endorsement to be a negative he's running almost even, getting 23% to Romney's 25%. But he polls at only 6% with people for whom Palin support is a plus.
Download the full results [pdf]


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Tess Cacciatore: Co-Founder & Co-Chair Person
Tess is an award-winning producer for the past 20+ years in the areas of entertainment, technology and philanthropy.
Tess has dedicated her life to advocating for peace, justice, and equality around the globe. She has traveled the United States and abroad as a humanitarian documentary producer and activist, while conducting empowerment and mentorship programs to empower people and to eradicate unjust systems that are a plight to humans, animals and the environment. Tess uses her voice as a vehicle to bring awareness and activate people to take a stand for making changes in the world.
Tess's career as a producer in the entertainment and technology industries drives the global productions of GWEN and now her 20 year vision of a global online television network of empowerment has launched under the umbrella of GWEN. Check out GWENNetwork TV.
Throughout her life, Tess has spoken regularly at international platforms on behalf of children and the imperative use of media and technology to bridge cultures of the world. She has addressed thousands of people through conferences, workshops, and festivals, and millions through radio and TV appearances. Cacciatore's media appearances include: "The Today Show", "Prime Time with John Stossel", The Manny Alvarez Show (FOX) and local TV news in cities such as: Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Dallas, Austin, New York. Tess has appeared as a guest on numerous global radio programs, as well as hosted her own radio show (now webseries GWEN Talks).
Tess has brought her story to many publications such as: Family Circle, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Des Moines Register, and Parenting Magazine. In 2003 Cacciatore was awarded the Fete d'Excellence from Sub-Commission for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland for her work in educational entertainment and continues to use her voice to speak out and produce events in conjunction with the United Nations from 2000 to present day. Her passion is to reach the "powers that be" to change local and international laws to protect women and children globally.
Some of her more notable efforts include raising funds to feed 1.3 million children annually through social media and micro donations (FEED 333 from 2004-2007) building 38 homes in Sri Lanka after the 2005 Tsunami, creating the YOUR VOICE YOUR CHOICE global campaign to assist young leaders in Africa, along with humanitarian collaborations that include delivering safe drinking water filters, music instruments for students, beds and nets to protect children from malaria, and humanitarian relief in United States, Thailand, Vietnam, El Salvador, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Congo, South Africa, and more.
Prior to co-founding the Global Women's Empowerment Network, Cacciatore was founder and executive director of the World Trust Foundation, an organization mentoring youth to become future leaders working together towards a sustainable world. Over the past decade, Cacciatore has traveled the globe connecting youth-focused nonprofit organizations and inspiring youth to take action towards positive changes in their lives, local communities, and global community.
Terrah Bennett Smith: Youth Director
Terrah, a Native New Yorker, has enjoyed a rich and multi- faceted career in the entertainment industry having worked as a director, producer, actress, singer/songwriter and screenwriter.
Terrah made her feature film directorial debut with the independent feature film "Flip The Script," starring Robin Givens and Miguel Nunez. The film was selected as a featured film at the Black Filmmakers/BMW 2005 filmmaker series and aired on the big screen as well as Network Television. Terrah recently completed the film, The Descent, which will hit the festival circuit later 2013. She has also produced the feature film entitled, "Contradictions Of The Heart", which starred, Vanessa Williams, Lisa Raye, Clifton Powell and Michael De Lorenzo," and is scheduled to direct the feature film/romantic comedy, "Basic Ingredients. Currently Terrah is Executive Producer, and director of "The Remington Show", a teen talk show coming to the GWENNetwork, as well as, Co-exec. producer & director of the teen musical web series, "The Garage". Terrah has directed two pilot presentations, a documentary on women comedians, several music videos as well as an HIV-AIDS commercial featuring African American celebrities.
Terrah has over fifteen stage directing & producing credits in including such the critically lauded musical, "Dick and Don's Fabulous 60's Rock and Soul Spectacular," which she also created, the riveting musical, "This Is My Story, This Is My Song," a semi-autobiographical musical based on the life of recording artist Brenda Lee Eager, and Miss Eager's one woman show entitled, "Grace".
As an actress, Terrah has performed on Broadway, in such musicals as "Runaways," as well as the Los Angeles premiere of "Signature," by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Beth Henley. A few of her television acting credits include E.R., a talk show pilot for Fox Television entitled, "All About You", & "recurring roles on "General Hospital. Terrah is also an accomplished singer/songwriter having toured as one of three singers in the pop group "Altitude for RCA records. Also an ASCAP songwriter, several of Terrah's songs have been recorded by celebrity music artists, as well as, featured on sound tracks for both film and television." Terrah is also CEO of Royal One Entertainment, LLC, a management/production company, which handles actors and music artists, as well as producing film, TV, new media, and stage projects
Terrah recently partnered with Janis A Powell, of Wild Orchid Industries, LLC., to form LeMilan Industries, producing empowering seminars for parents with children in the entertainment industry.


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Welcome to Judi Sutherland's writing site.
I'm a poet and novelist living in beautiful Teesdale, county Durham. After taking redundancy in 2011, I studied for an MA in Poetry at Royal Holloway, University of London. In 2014 I relocated from Oxfordshire to Barnard Castle, County Durham, with my husband, Frank (who works for a pharma company) and two Battersea rescue cats, Socks and Zoe.
I'm a town councillor in Barnard Castle. I'm also the proprietor of The Stare's Nest, a webzine of poetry with a political and social conscience.
My poems have been published in a range of magazines and also appear in Black Light Engine Room's Dark Matter VI chapbook, which I share with Lancastrian poet, Jim Burns.