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if you have a fan hooked to the water pump the fan clutch is bad
if only have elictric fan then have fan moter that is going bad
crsher2002 Posts: 21Ok, I realize your post has been up for awhile, but I had the same problem. Constant ticking at any givent time, turning, bumps, low speed, etc. After several trips to the dealer, and "tightening all suspension and column" the finally replaced the steering column. This was 4 months ago, and it is now starting again.
sarah81 Posts: 1Hi, boys. I don't know why but the radio on my Jeep just went kaput. (I have an old, but reliable!) Jeep grand Cherokee Laredo. It's a 95 and the radio still lights up and I can dial the stations but the antannae won't go up and no sound comes out from the speakers. I took it to my mechanic and he said he couldn't figure it out and suggested I go to a radio specialist. I even looked in the fuse box fuses are all fine too!
Who can help a girl out and save me from spending money I don't have?
tidester Posts: 10,059My first guess would be that the motor that extends the antenna is shot.
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I put a new headlight switch in the car today, and the headlights still don't turn on. Again, the high beams work fine, but the regular head lights don't work.
How should I begin troubleshooting?
jeeep Posts: 5Hi I have a 03 GCL V8, low 29,100 miles on it I'm the 2nd owner. 1st when at a stop light the idle is at 600RPM then it will drop to 400 or 300RPM like it ready to die. it doesn't do it all the time but most and when shifting from park to N the RPMs will go down to 400rpm then right back up to 600 and stay there. when trying to keep it at a 1000rpm with foot on the gas it goes up then back down with foot still on the gas, then when I let my foot of the gas the rpm go down to 300 then back up to 600. I have taken to the shop they replaced the throttle position sensor still dose it does any one have an idea ????????????? one more my string feels like I have bad bearings in the top part of the collem I hear popping sounds as well, doesn't feel smooth sometimes ruff and feel the steering wheal likes it loose ??? the shop said nothing was wrong,they like to take your money to tell you all is ok..
idel sounds as if have vacuem leak try and pintch the hose thatgoes to the brake booster and see fi idel smothes out as for the stearing you shoult take to a place that rebuilds stearing coloums (find in yellow pages) have them check it out
My 97 Jeep is older and 4.0L I6, but your problem sounds similar to mine. Fixing these problems at a repair shop is all about finding the right person.
Due to my vehicle age I decide to troubleshoot myself or tow to junk yard. Doing your own work involves risk and buying tools, but if repair $ not getting results ??
Get a haynes manual. Buy/borrow a vacuum gauge. Follow their instructions. If gauge OK, read on. Otherwise your problem is probably different than mine.
Here's my story: Service ignition if overdue. Otherwise, just inspect spark plugs. Mine looked OK. My throttle has a sensor and control valve. Take picture of throttle area, then remove throttle and clean spotless. My control valve was very dirty. I replaced it. Engine ran better, but not fixed.
Bought fuel pressure gauge. My spec is 45 psi. At idle, gauge was vibrating between 35-42. Bingo !
My initial conclusion: Insufficient fuel pressure, steady or intermittent, threatens to stall the engine. Engine computer detects low rpm and tries to compensate, but can only do so much. Dirty throttle and/or controls just make it even worse.
Due to age of vehicle, I am pretty certain it's fuel pump, but first I plan to look for other possible causes. Replace fuel pump is big $ and probably too difficult for me.
Hope this helps. I didn't know any of this until I started doing my own research and troubleshooting.
1. Test gauges: harborfreight.com
2. Safety: follow haynes. Safety goggles a must.
3. If you let car sit overnight and get cold, you may not have to relieve fuel pressure because it may have dwindled to 0.
4. Electrical connectors are fragile.
5. So far, all parts have been available at Autozone
6. You may need tamper proof torx bits to disassemble throttle
7. My engine has test ports on fuel rail and manifold. Hope you are this fortunate.
8. Costs: manual($20), iginition parts($100), gauges($35), intake cleaner($5), control valve($40), torx bits($10).
rgzilg Posts: 1How do you adjust the tension on a 2001 jeep Gran cherokee 's side mirrors? Mine are loose and fold very easily. I actually failed state inspection for it, the inspection agent said that there is some way to adjust the tension to make them stiffer.
I have a 1997 and maybe I can help.
First, buy a haynes manual and review their procedures. Here is how I would approach it.
1. Digital volt meter
2. Long black wire (about 15 feet) with a clip on one end and a plug on the other.
3.Red test probe with long thin point
4.Get pinout info on headlamp connector (haynes or alldatadiy.com
Clip one end of the black wire to the (-) of the battery and plug the other into Common/Ground on the meter. Unless you have a good ground, your meter readings may be erroneous. 15 feet should reach anywhere. Now, both hands are free to mainpulate the test probe. Set meter to 20 volt scale
I disagree with haynes about back probing connectors. I like to pull the connector off and directly observe my probe.
Anyway, disconnect the headlamp bulb by first removing the retainer clip. Haynes manual should have details on this.
Turn on lights and probe the 3 contacts on the connector. One is ground, One is hibeam. Meter should read battery voltage when on. Because hibeam is working I expect it to measure OK. Hibeam and lowbeam share the ground circuit. If hibeam is OK, ground circuit should be OK.
If lowbeam voltage OK and bulb is new, it should work. If not, consult a shop. The rest of this discussion assumes that lowbeam does not have correct voltage.
You will have to try and pinpoint the problem with your meter. haynes manual has some wiring diagrams or subscribe to alldatadiy.com
The problem could be a fuse, relay, connector, wire or some combination. The ground wire of any control component (e.g. relay) is also a potential suspect.
To check a ground wire, configure meter for resistance, disconnect (-) cable of battery and measure resistance between the wire and the END of the (-) battery cable. It should be zero ohms or close to it.
The body control module (BCM) is part of the headlight controls. I'd be surprised if it could interfere with normal operation of low beams because headlight is so essential to safety. I guess it's possible. Only the dealer can test the BCM.
Note: Probe carefully. If you short 2 contacts with your test probe, you will blow a fuse or worse.
I recently had misfiring of the 3rd and 5th cylinder. I had the coil pack, spark plugs, fuel filter, and air filter changed on the jeep. Still the misfiring appeared until my car died out and got stuck. I had the fuel pump changed and now it cranks but won't start right away. I got super octane gas thinking it will resolve and at the gas station it started on the third crank with the check engine light on. I check for the code by turning my key and it came back P0340. Went out an got a cam sensor after reading on the forum. I hope this will resolve the issue. Another issue is after stopping on the light giving it gas to take off and it appears to be pretty slow. It's aabout 103 degrees outside and my ac was on high. Any help on this trouble will be appreciated greatly. :confuse:
According to my book p0340, is no CAM signal at PCM. It means the engine is getting no signal from the sensor that gives it the camshaft position. Did you clear the code and did it come back? Where I live we have Autozone and they will read and clear your codes for free. If code did come back, sensor may not be getting its 5V supply, or the ground wire is not connected, etc. See the haynes manual or subscribe to alldatadiy.com.
With your vehicle's age get a vacuum and fuel pressure gauges. My jeep has test ports for both. If you don't, you'll have to improvise. If you let it sit overnight, you may not have to relieve fuel pressure to connect the fuel gauge My fuel gauge leaks unless I put teflon tape on the threads. See harborfreight.com for good prices on gauges.If you want to go all the way, do a cylinder compression test, but I haven't done that one yet.
Come to find out I had the fuel pump changed yesterday and things looked to be good. Then the same thing started happening starting the car up. There was no pressure in the gas line and the ground and relay was tested. The fuel pump defective from Autozone. The worker said that it did not have the air pressure filture with the pump. Round two. getting a new one put in today. Hopefully the issues will resolve. If not the cam sensor was not changed yestrday so that will be the final step. I hope. If not then I can ask to have the compression of the cylinders tested on the car. :sick:
#2164 dadsboxer - My wipers also stopped working just on the intermittent settings (works on low, high and washer). Did you ever get an answer to fix yours? If so what was the outcome. Thanks for your reply in advance.
osh3 Posts: 2I thought I would return and post the conclusion. tuggajb was exactly correct, the rear wheel bearing had a bad roller!! For good measure, I also replaced the bearing on the other side as long as I was dirty and all geared up. I ended up using an old can of freeze spray on the race of the bearing to remove it. It took the whole pint can to get the job done. With a slide hammer type bearing puller, I was not able to budge it. After the spray it took three good shots and "pop" out it came. Thanks for the response.
el kabong - I now have basically the same problem with my 95 jeep (except a little different). Wipers work on Low, High and Wash but not delay. Any suggestions on where to start looking. I hear there's something called a "Pulse Wiper Module", and of course the wiper switch and motor. Don't know which part to replace first. Thanks for any advice.
If the wiper motor has no special connections for delay mode, it must be your module and/or switch (unless it's a wire). Maybe a haynes manual can help you troubleshoot. Even if you can use a voltmeter, access may be difficult. If I had to guess, I am much more suspicious of the switch, because it depends on mechanical motion to mate 2 electrical contacts. The delay module has no moving parts. I had a problem with rear wiper on my 97 JGC. The control switch on dashboard AND liftgate ajar switches were faulty.
jeepgrcherokee Posts: 1My 94 Jeep Gr Cherokee occasionally missfires after driving on the highway. It is fine until I get off the hwy and slow down. Then it misses/hesitates for a few seconds. After that, it is OK. I checked for stored codes, changed plugs and wires and tried dry gas. The problem started after a transmission rebuild, not sure if is related. Any ideas? Thank you
I have 97 JGC, 4.0L I6 with 168K. Believe it or not, it still rides and steers great, AC works, etc. but engine idle is very rough. Once you accelerate and cruise it's OK. The following actions improved idle condition: serviced ignition, cleaned throttle spotless, replaced idle air control valve.
Following tests are in my garage, wheels chocked. All unecessary vacuum ports plugged (evap, brake, speed control) plus the park brake Off. Fuel pressure and vacuum gauge attached to test ports.
Making extensive use of haynes manual plus I have Chrysler shop manual (all 2,200 pages).
Vacuum: At idle it is OK (about 20). Snap the throttle open then release. Appears to respond OK
Fuel pressure: At idle, its 45psi, but within specs. Gauge needle vibrates a little.
Measured fuel pump relay. Voltage is battery & steady. Replaced relay as precaution anyway because engine heat may have affected it. Only $10.
Measured ASD relay. Looks OK.
Engine coolant and air intake temperature sensors test OK. Camshaft, MAP and throttle position sensors are getting 5V, but I can't probe without risk of damaging connector so exact status is ?
No unusual engine noise. Inpsected fuel line. Looks OK.
Fuel injector: Probed injector 1 with a fluke meter that measures freq and duty cycle. Pulse width gets longer as you open throttle.
I can't compare it to specifications, but the engine does respond.
Have not done compression test, but I will this week.
Now, here it fails: Put transmission in D with foot on brake. Engine roughness really increases. Fuel pressure drops to avg of about 40psi and jumps all over between 45 and 35. Vacuum goes down to about 5.
If it's clogged injectors, why would fuel pressure drop? Fuel pressure not controlled by PCM. If it's fuel pump and/or line leak why does it accelerate and cruise so well. Why does pump have capacity to accelerate and cruise 70 mph, but not work when stopped at a light?
Would love to understand what's going on. Or should I be looking at something other than the fuel system ?
Thanks in advance.
i assuem that you left the vac to brake boster unhooked.when you did last test
For garage test, unecessary vacuum disconnected. Last night connected everything....Put small hose clamps on so all vacuum so all is tight...Replaced evap purge solenoid that was causing another problem...Test drove....Solenoid problem fixed, but rough idle remains. Accelerates and cruises OK....Will probe MAP and throttle sensors tonight with jumper wires and do compression test....I read that oxygen sensor not used in cold warmup and I have problem cold and warm.....Thanks
My 1996 JGC with 97k on it has recently started stalling out when coming to a stop at a light or stop sign.
I thought it might be the Idle Air Controller valve, so I replaced it but it is still happening.
Could it be a dirty fuel injector? What else should I check?
wvhjb44 Posts: 1water leak under the glovebox..floor on passenger side is soaking wet what can cause this there is no smell to it i need some help. my daughter just got this 2002 grand jeep cherokee ltm on thursday please help
I had a similar problem with a 1996 JGC. It was a clog in the air conditioning condensate drain.
Your jeep is much newer, I would think they would have addressed the problem by now, but maybe not.
Response to my original posting and what was done to the Jeep GC. The code never re-appeared but the fuel pump was changed with a manufacturer defect. That was changed out with a good fuel pump the very next day. Also, I had the fuel pump regulator that made the original troubles go away. The Jeep starts and drives good now. Just a bit of shaking at a stop and an existing rattle noise under the car (maybe the convertor cover). Otherwise all is okay for now. Thanks for the input you provided to me. :blush:
I have a 97.
If you haven't done so, make sure the throttle is clean, especially the cylinder where the piston travels. I don't know why, but you need a "tamper-proof" torx bit to disassemble the throttle so you can clean it
I have rough idle and it almost stalls. Replacing my evap purge solenoid solved the stall problem.
Try disconnecting the vacuum line from maninfold to evap purge solenoid. It's for emission control. See haynes manual for more info. Plug the fitting on the manifold. Disconnect wire from the solenoid so that engine computer cannot enable it or plug the line. Disconnecting wire may cause a "check engine" light.
If you have problem in Park, you can do it in your garage with hood open. If not, make your road test as short as possible.
Make sure engine has warmed up. The engine computer won't enable the solenoid until it warms up
If it runs better, replace the solenoid and any vacuum hose that looks dry or rotted. My almost stall problem went away.
Note: If you do this yourself don't make my mistake. It's easy to pull the line off the canister which means the canister is evaporating all the time and is not controlled by the solenoid. The canister is under the bumper. You have to remove the air filter housing to access it and even then it is difficult.
I am going to take a wild guess. Excuse me if I am way off.
The line that drains condensation from your air conditioner has become partially or completely plugged so the water backs up and eventually has to go somewhere.
Run your air conditioner on a hot muggy day at least 30 minutes and see how much water comes dripping out underneath the car. The drain should be close to the a/c coil that is integrated with your air ducts on the dash. It should be clear water if the drain is not dirty. No water is an obvious indication.
Take it to a shop if it looks suspicious. I never did this one. I believe you need compressed air to clean the line.
This is same 97 JGC i posted before, 4.0L I6....The story continues but has taken a turn....All vacuum issues resolved....Engine still idles rough but with a very consistent vibration. All the chopping is gone.
Did compression test...Bingo!...All the cylinders were 145-150 psi except cylinder 2. It usually peaked at 120. Squirted in some oil. Went to 150 like the other ones.
Spending big $ on engine a problem because I will need it for transmission....Local shops don't want to do repairs...They want to swap for used engine....Swaps have a much better $/effort ratio...Nobody wants to scrape a gasket anymore...They might replace my 160K engine with a 140K engine.
Is repairing engines a secret nobody wants to get out?
If we can put a man on the moon, we can repair a cylinder.
What are my options ? What tools will I need ? What is best approach ? What suppliers are rated best ?
Thanks for any input.
could have compression ring frozen in ring land
i would try and get some SEA FOAM from pep boys checker and squirt some in the cyl and let soak for a while then run it some for a few days with some in crank case then change oil see if dont get better small price to pay if works as if you didnt over heat the bugger could be stuck from carbon deposits and sea foam should take care of that
jeepowner96 Posts: 1The air conditioner in my 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee is not working properly. When I add freon, all of it is gone within 3 weeks. I know I have a leak somewhere but my mechanic has been unable to find it. Also, the floor board on the passenger side used to get soaking wet whenever I ran the air. Has anyone else had this problem and how can it be resolved?


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Legoland, which takes its theme from the plastic building blocks, is mainly geared toward 2- to 12-year-olds. That's not typically the core market for water parks, which usually seek to impress thrill-seeking teenagers, Ronchetti said.
Within the new park, toddlers have their own water play area with three small slides and a "kid creek" ---- a miniature version of an inner tube ride.
Park officials said that the $12 million Legoland Water Park is the biggest addition to their 128-acre Legoland California complex since 1999, when the amusement park opened in central Carlsbad off Palomar Airport Road.
Teenagers in the Promises 2 Kids group pronounced the Twin Chasers ride as the best attraction in the 5.5-acre water park. It's great, 17-year-old Lerontae said, "because you don't know where you're going" until you come out at the end.
The other big water slides are half-pipes, so people can see the sky and the surrounding landscape as they careen through the tubes.
While older kids immediately gravitated toward the slides, the younger ones started putting toes into the water splash ponds.
Legoland officials clustered around the Joker Soaker, a clock towerlike structure that regularly dumps water into a shallow pool. They exchanged smiles when little kids shrieked with delight.
"My whole team is watching here to see how the people react," Ronchetti said. "It's really interesting to see the children in particular, seeing what they run to."
Not everything was ready to go Friday as the water park headed into the busy Memorial Day weekend. A giant waterfall attached to the park's signature 45-foot-tall tower wasn't operational because a few parts haven't arrived yet, Legoland spokeswoman Beth Downing Chee said.
"It'll be done in the new few days," she promised.
Also delayed were the "build-a-raft" tubes that allow kids to customize their inner tubes before floating down a giant river that wraps around the water slides. Until those arrive, kids will use regular tubes, Chee said.
None of the kids appeared to mind the omissions on Friday morning. Their biggest problem was that they couldn't stop running from place to place within the new park.
Lifeguards could be heard repeatedly giving friendly warnings to "please, walk."
Those newly minted lifeguards at the facility said their first day on the job was going well. Nineteen-year-old Chelsea Vallier of Vista said she and her 17-year-old sister Ashley both got jobs at the park.
This is the first paying summer job she has ever had, Vallier said, adding that it's going to be hard to top it.
Admission to the new water park is a $10 charge on top of the regular Legoland admission. Single-day regular admission to Legoland California costs $67 for adults, and $57 for children age 3 to 12. Children younger than 3 get in free, and senior citizens pay the kids' ticket price.
What: Legoland Water Park
Where: The north end of Legoland California, adjacent to the Fun Town area
Cost: Admission:$10 per person, in addition to the regular Legoland California admission price of $67 for adults, or $57 for children age 3 to 12.
---- Orange Rush, a family tube slide where up to four people can use a single raft to go down a 312-foot track
---- Twin Chasers, two enclosed tubes that stretch nearly 130 feet
---- Splash Out, an open-topped, 240-foot water slide
---- Build-A-Raft River, a "lazy river" where people float in inner tubes


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The Lewisville City Council is considering moving to once-a-week trash collection.
The move, which was discussed in a work session Monday, is under consideration as part of contract renewal negotiations with Waste Management Inc. The 10-year contract with the trash hauling company expires Dec. 31.
Residents currently have twice-weekly trash and weekly recycling collection. The monthly cost for residents is $12.57, with discounts for senior citizens.
Officials say fuel costs have escalated since the contract was negotiated in 2004. The council reviewed several options, including a continuation of twice-a-week collections. That would have increased residential rates by as much as $5.16 a month.
Under the plan favored by most council members, residential garbage and recyclables would be collected once a week. Residential costs would be reduced by $1.11 to a monthly cost of $11.46.


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Performance Tracking
You value progress and one of the benefits of Herd Testing is the ability to use the Herd Test results to track and monitor progress.
Performance of herd
Herd performance can be measured from test to test and from season to season using average milk solids, Production Worth and Breeding Worth.
Performance of individual animals
You are not interested in only seeing the 'good news' in terms of gains on your progress, but also the performance rankings related to your worst performing stock as these are the animals that are of concern in maintaining profitability and development goals.
Your own progress
You want to know the extent to which your management strategies have paid off in terms of how you choose to mate, feed, cull and treat your herd.
Staff management
In addition to the other benefits mentioned earlier, Herd Testing information can also be used as a staff management measure. Key performance indicators can be put in place around individual or bulk somatic cell counts and staff assessed on achieving those targets. Drying off decisions and culling decisions can also be monitored and staff trained with the help of this information.


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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by BigO, Nov 3, 2011.
What city you say is the Hot Rod capital?
Right here on the H.A.M.B.!
I'd have to say Indianapolis, IN. there is a whole bunch of us here, just ask anyone who lives here. HAHAHA
Has to be Pomona Calif the history in the area
Good answer, didn't see that one coming. HAHAHA
So-Cal without a dought
Anytown ....
On any given weekend - in any given town
I have seen a dozen rods parked at the local diner
in a town of less than 100 people ....
Wendover, Nevada... For one week every August!
Never been there....yet but Austin, TX.
Western Washington.
Pomona sounds good to me, maybe Southern California may have started it. There have always been somebody changing something to go faster all over this great country, from the big industrial cities to the hill of the moonshiners.
It sure ain't Berryville, if'n i ever get one of this done we'll have a grand total of 1
I would say So-Cal.
Without a doubt, So Cal...
The number of collector cars in Michigan will surprise you. Statistics don't lie.
Southern California....
If you were to look up the circulation of HOT ROD, CAR CRAFT, ROD & CUSTOM etc., by region, the midwest has always been at the top of the heap since the late fifties according to STANDARD RATE & DATA. This coming from a guy that grew up in the fifties in SOCAL.
I second indy
...the best kept secret in the u.s.a. ....southern oregon....
well i look at it this way..............
the early magazines that came out came from southern california.
car craft, hotrod, rod&custom, and many, many more.
folks like barris, winfield, roth, and many, many more all cut their teeth in california.
now the creators of the performance parts that blossomed into what there is today that were created by the names of;
iskenderian, arias, edlebrock, bell safety equipment, simpson, ed pink, keith black, dean moon, and many, many more.
drag racing and crusing and surfing and a lot more came from southern california.
but today all that has spread world wide, but the originators and the manufacturers are still MADE IN AMERICA.
When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's , if you were into hotrods & kustoms , you found them in Southern California the most of anyplace around at that time . They were all over the USA back then but you read and heard about most of them coming from that area the most . California was the big place for hotrods and drag racing back in the day !
Just my opinion !
Retro Jim
Where ever your car is............!
was asking for a City - narrowing down to one depends on a lot of stuff. I would say L.A., because it covers a lot of territory in SoCal
Los Angeles....
So Cal.
I think Southern California too, BUT....the "Honorary" title HAS to be Detroit, doesn't it? I mean, c'mon!
Gotta be Pomona...or I'm moving!
Pomona??!! SoCal yes, but Pomona is like T.J. and I do my best to avoid it as much as possible since I only live a couple miles from Pomona.
Yea man!!
I raised this question once before and it turned into a pissing competion as it will do every time I guess.I am sure some location will be famous for some stuff and others for a different style.
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An employee who is watering plants leaves her hose sprawled across the greenhouse floor. Another worker who is moving large pots trips over a cart that wasn't put away. Still another employee in a rush to assist a customer slips and falls in a pool of water that wasn't marked off with "caution" signs or safety cones.
These are just three of the many ways slip, trip and fall injuries commonly occur in greenhouses throughout the country. These injuries, which could just as easily happen to a customer as to an employee, can result in high costs to greenhouse growers.
"With an employee injury of this nature, the cost to the greenhouse owner will vary. It could range from a percentage or two increase in your workers' compensation premium rates to a 20 percent increase and possibly even more," says Jeff Graham of LaPorte & Associates, a Portland, Ore.-based insurance agency that insures green industry companies nationwide. "Depending on your company's loss record, one more serious incident could take you out of qualifying for standard rates and push you into your state's risk pool. When this happens, I have seen a company's insurance rates increase by more than 50 percent."
"If a customer were to have a slip and fall accident on your premises," Graham continues, "your insurance rates could certainly increase, but even more than that, competition for your policy could decrease, meaning fewer insurance companies may be willing to insure you. When this happens, those companies that are willing to insure the risk are very likely to ask for higher premiums."
The potential costs to a greenhouse owner for serious slip, trip and fall injuries go beyond increases in insurance rates. These include:
• Lengthy workers' compensation claims (particularly for such injuries as back injuries, which often recur).
• The costs associated with recruiting, hiring and training replacement workers.
• Decreased production, while a new worker learns the job of the injured employee.
• Negative publicity and the potential loss of good customers (should, for example, an older adult customer slip, fall and break a leg, arm or his or her back).
• Potential legal fees and/or OSHA citations and fines.
• Poor employee morale and the potential loss of good workers (especially if steps aren't taken to prevent these injuries from recurring).
The Hazards
One of the best and easiest ways to determine potential slip, trip and fall hazards in your greenhouses and on your outdoor property is to take a walk-through yourself. Take a notebook with you and write down what you see. Among the many hazards you may find are:
• Evidence of "poor housekeeping" – carts, ladders, large pots and numerous other supplies not put back where they belong.
• Wet or otherwise slick (from algae, etc.) floors that weren't immediately mopped up.
• Failure to use "Caution-Wet Floor" or similar signage and safety cones to mark off wet areas.
• Boxes, pots and other materials stored on stairs.
• Ladders leaning against high shelves, rather than being properly set up for workers to use (a potentially very serious fall hazard).
• Tripping hazards in offices (desk drawers or cabinet doors left open, coffee spills that weren't cleaned up, boxes left in aisles).
• Hoses that aren't properly rolled up.
• Inadequate lighting, both indoors and in parking lots.
• Failure by employees to wear shoes or boots with non-slip soles.
• Uneven carpeting, mats or runners.
Unfortunately, this list could go on and on. If you think of each slip, trip and fall hazard as the potential loss of a good customer or a good employee, in addition to lengthy and costly insurance claims and/or OSHA penalties and legal fees, you will see the importance of taking steps to reduce the risk of these injuries.
What To Do
The Safety Department at Bachman's in Minneapolis, Minn., trains its greenhouse, retail garden center and landscape managers in how to prepare for potential customer and employee injuries that may result in liability. Preventing slip and fall injuries is a major part of the issues that are covered. Here is some helpful information from Bachman's:
The natural properties of any surface can substantially change when people track in mud, snow, dirt and water. Water-absorbent mats, runners or rugs are designed to reduce such hazards. Floor maintenance requires special attention to eliminate the hazard of torn or curled up floor coverings. Floors, stairs and other walking surfaces should be kept non-slippery, clear and in good repair.
Poor lighting can also cause falls. Light values at floor level should be uniform with no glare or shadow. Also, there should be no sudden shifts in light levels between floor areas, such as from bright sunlight outside the entrance to a dimly lit interior area.
Some other factors are customer-related: age, illness, emotional disturbances, fatigue, lack of familiarity with the environment and poor vision. Because these factors cannot be readily controlled, it becomes doubly important to make walking surfaces as safe as possible.
What else can you do to reduce your risk of slip, trip and fall injuries? Here are a few more suggestions:
Regularly check your greenhouses, parking lots and other property for the presence of slip, trip and fall hazards. Hold supervisors/managers accountable for eliminating or reducing the risk of these hazards. Make sure daily checks are made, and that written documentation is kept on when and how hazardous conditions are corrected.
Conduct regular safety training on slip, trip and fall prevention with your employees. (See Preventing Injuries.)
Enforce "good housekeeping" rules and set an example. If your employees see your office in disarray (empty boxes and other debris stored on the floor, drawers left open, etc.), it is unlikely that they will take you seriously.
Have written rules that prohibit employees from jumping on and off of equipment.
Keep all entrances to your greenhouse, parking areas and steps used to get on and off of equipment free of mud and debris (and free of snow and ice during the winter months).
Require the use of proper footwear: sturdy shoes or boots with non-slip soles that have good traction.


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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The militant Islamic Jihad said Friday it will not attack American targets to retaliate for the U.S. arrest of four alleged members and the indictment of four others on terrorism-related charges.
Shuttle Disaster: More e-mails show concern raised during shuttle mission
WASHINGTON -- A NASA safety engineer warned two days before Columbia broke apart that the shuttle might be in "marginal" condition and that others in the space agency weren't adequately considering the danger of a breach near its left wheels, according to internal e-mails NASA disclosed Friday.
Bad news continues for transplant patient
After doctors' errors and two heart-lung transplants, the teen is left with brain damage.
Nightclub inferno claims at least 96
Flames tear through a Rhode Island concert hall minutes after a rock band begins its show with fireworks. Nearly 200 are hurt.
Fighting terror: Kenya links embassy, Mombasa attacks
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Investigators have found evidence suggesting that some of the same al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa may have helped carry out the November attack on a Kenyan resort.
Fighting terror: Protests expected over troops
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine leaders battled Friday to quell growing political turmoil triggered by Washington's disclosure that hundreds of U.S. special operations troops are on the way to fight alongside the Philippine military against ruthless Abu Sayyaf rebels.
Dean fires up Democrats on first day of winter session
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidates clashed Friday over U.S. policy toward Iraq, with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean igniting a meeting of party activists by telling them to "stand for something" or fall again to President Bush.
Story on safety sent cameraman into club
A TV cameraman who captured images of a tragic fire at a music club was there working on a piece about nightclub safety.
Hell rose from the stage and it wasn't an act
WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- The flames slithering across the ceiling, the churning black smoke that devoured the air in minutes, the burning hair and flesh -- he can't forget any of it. But John Dimeo is tormented more than anything by the shrieks of people trapped inside.
Nation in brief: National do-not-call list work to begin within days
WASHINGTON -- The government will begin within days building a national do-not-call list intended to help people block unwanted telemarketing calls, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris said Friday.
Activists ask eBay to remove items
Activists on Friday asked the Internet auction giant eBay to stop listing items they say are racially offensive and demeaning to blacks.
Baghdad offers dialogue with U.S.
Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan offered a "dialogue" with the United States, saying in an interview that his country was ready to talk if Washington abandons "aggression" and ceases "interference in internal affairs."
Powell seeks support from Security Council
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell reached out for support Friday from the foreign ministers of four U.N. Security Council nations as American and British diplomats crafted a new resolution on disarming Iraq.
U.N. tells Iraq: Destroy missiles
UNITED NATIONS -- Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix ordered Iraq on Friday to destroy dozens of its missiles with ranges that violate U.N. limits, and gave Baghdad a March 1 deadline to begin the demolition.
World in brief: Bush sends more troops to Colombia
President Bush this week used his authority to exceed congressional limits on the number of U.S. military personnel allowed to be in Colombia, sending as many as 150 additional specialized troops to assist in the rescue of three American civilians believed to be in the hands of guerrillas since their plane crashed in a rebel stronghold last week, the Washington Post reported, quoting unnamed administration officials.
Health: Overuse threatens effectiveness of antibiotic Cipro, study says
CHICAGO -- Cipro, the antibiotic that became a household word during the 2001 anthrax scare, is becoming increasingly ineffective against other dangerous germs because of overuse, a study found.
Health: Study: High coffee consumption can double stillbirth risk
LONDON -- Pregnant women who drink eight or more cups of coffee a day could double their risk of stillbirth compared with pregnant women who do not drink coffee, new research suggests.
Survey identifies teens who are depressed
WASHINGTON -- Researchers are offering a computerized screening tool to high schools for free in hopes of identifying teenagers who are suffering from depression.
Monarchs flutter back from brink, surprising researchers
Cold and rain killed the majority of the butterflies in central Mexico last winter, yet millions have turned up this year.
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If you want to get an idea of just how quickly the malware landscape changes then consider this – over half of all new malware released into the wild only lasts for 24 hours before it disappears or gets modified. That's the finding of Panda Security's research lab PandaLabs.
Malware writers are very keen to stop the security vendors getting hold of their code and protecting users against it; so they tend to release it only for very short periods of time before modifying it to stay one step ahead. This isn't happening on a smal scale either, with PandaLabs handling around 37,000 new detections every day, so roughly 19,000 of those will be gone 24 hours later.
Luis Corrons, Technical Director of PandaLabs commented:
This is a never-ending race which, unfortunately, the hackers are still winning. We have to wait until we get hold of the malware they have created to be able to analyze, classify and combat it. In this race, vendors that work with traditional, manual analysis techniques are too slow to vaccinate clients, as the distribution and infection span is very short. Panda's Collective Intelligence offers almost real-time protection, significantly reducing the risk window.
So next time you see figures that show millions of new malware threats for a year you know why. The malware writers are hard at work modifying their creations on a daily basis in order to remain profitable.
Read more at the Panda Security press release
Matthew's Opinion
What this shows is malware writers are not only taking advantage of vulnerabilities found in the software we use everyday, but ensuring they have a method of modifying the malware they write to not be detected via daily security updates. That way they maximize the usefulness of a vulnerability until it gets patched by the software vendor and can block detection with minor tweaks.
Such a system certainly cuts down on the workload for these people. They can concentrate on a few vulnerabilties and milk them rather than having to search for new ones or write totally new malware regularly. And you have to assume business must be booming for them to continue to do this therefore security efforts just aren't as effective as they need to be.
Hopefully a move to cloud computing solutions will mean new malware can be detected and blcoked more quickly meaning it isn't even 24 hours before malware becomes useless.


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Even my generation ( age 66) gets inspired ith the upbeat presentations and energy generated by these shows. We plan on continuing to enjoy them for yeart o come. Burt Lindner
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G-Framework ToolKit is a system for creating Web applications. It is not a real framework, but a new approach to Web programming. With it Web applications are created 'vertically' : rather than merging multiple languages (e.g. PHP, JavaScript, and HTML) in your pages, each view is designed in XML, and server and client code is stored in a specific place and is linked to the view at runtime. Everything is strongly oriented to let developers focus their efforts only to specific aspects of the project at time: XML for the GUI, RPCs for the data handling. Using XML provides a developers with clear design rules, subviews where injected code is merged in the master view, support for creating new tags, and simple internationalization.
A tool for securing DNS communications between a client and a DNS resolver.
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RI ia a small independent advocacy organization that looks at both forgotten refugee and displaced persons situations as well as the most topical ones, like the Syrian refugee crises today. It brings the voices of the victims of war, discrimination, religious and ethnic persecution to US audiences and to members of the United Nations. Now over 30 years old, it has attraced a diverse and committed group of volunteers nnd professional staff to push against compassion fatigue and business as usual responses by aid organizations to higlight the protection needs of displacd families. The passion and dedication of its staff is truly amazing. Funded entirely by private funds, RI darss to speak truth to power - and has pushed the issue of the world's 12 million stateless people to the agenda of the US government and the United Nations. It is a small organization with big clout in raising the alarm for peopl at risk.
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My friend is going to be living in my apartment coming August and she has fallen in love with bunnies and is thinking about getting a bunny... that means 2 bunnies in my apartment, which, I am totally fine with. But what about the buns? What about play time? There is only one big room and my bun lives in the big room so I am sure if Tipsy was in her home and the new bun went up to her, Tipsy would freak out. But then what if we bonded them? Then we have to separate them for when we go back home to visit my parents and then separate them permanently after the summer of 2013 when we graduate... I am not sure how they would handle that. What are you thoughts? Would this be at all possible? The bun's saftey and sanity are my number one priority.


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I'm a student and i'm doing a seminar on seamless dual-link handover scheme for wireless broadband communication for high speed rail. Can anyone help me or give me some reference about this Matlab program.
I have not seen anyone post code for this here, or indicate that they are working on it here.
I do see some papers indicating that they used MATLAB as a component of their research.
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Introduced in 2006, PGI Unified Binary technology is the ability to generate a single executable file containing code sequences optimized for multiple CPUs and accelerators. PGI Unified Binary technology enables Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and custom applications developers to take advantage of the latest processor innovations while treating x86 as a single platform, maximizing flexibility and eliminating the need to target and optimize for separate processors.
Updated in 2012, with PGI Unified Binary technology, one binary is now able to use GPU accelerators from AMD and NVIDIA when present or default to using multi-core x86 if no GPU is present.
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THE Warriors coaching position has become the most unwanted job in Australasian sport, with NRL-experienced coaches falling over themselves to avoid it.
The role comes with a $400,000-plus salary but is widely regarded as a career killer.
Warriors owners Eric Watson and Owen Glenn are now engaged in a public feud, while captain Simon Mannering is likely to leave the club at the end of the season.
The Warriors were hoping to assemble a hit-list of coaching targets they could negotiate with but there are only three legitimate contenders left.
Gold Coast assistant Neil Henry and Wigan's Shaun Wane are now the front-runners if caretaker coach Andrew McFadden fails to get the club to the top eight.
Broncos assistant and Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney, Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens and St Helens' Nathan Brown have already distanced themselves from the role.
It is understood the Warriors sounded out Brown last month but he is no longer interested.
Sheens yesterday said while he could not rule the Warriors out completely, he was too busy with the Kangaroos and their Four Nations tournament in October to be a contender.
Sheens was also passed over by the Warriors when they hired Elliott for the 2012 season.
"I'm not ruling anything out, but I won't add to speculation,'' Sheens said.
"It's really a beat up and everyone is using my name as a headline," Sheens said.
Former Kiwis captain Kearney, who has long been thought of as the perfect coach for the Warriors, said he was not interested.
"I won't be putting my hand up," he said.
"At this stage, my responsibility is with the Broncos. I really enjoy it here at the club, they are a great footy club with a great group of players here.
"I haven't even thought about the Warriors.''
Kearney, who played 79 games for the Warriors between 1995-98, dismissed suggestions the Auckland club had cultural differences that made them difficult to coach.
"I don't think there is one answer to that,'' he said.
"Ivan Cleary did a fair job with them and he wouldn't have treated them any differently to how he's coaching at the Panthers.''
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It's the start of new blogging goodness here at Stratejoy!
We're bringing back real time stories from real life women.
This time I'm tapping the incredible ladies of my Elevate Mastermind group to share their dreams, fears, successes and failures with the Tribe. Not all of them will be writing (since it's totally not a requirement of Elevate!), but as I found out at our retreat — over half of them identify as writers! And after getting to known their sassy selves and incredible stories over 4 days in Ojai, I knew we'd all benefit from hearing the ups and downs of their year of ELEVATING!
We're going on a introduction binge this week — getting you familiar with with the ladies you'll be hearing from this year.
After that, I'll be writing early in the week and we'll be featuring an Elevate Writer each Thursday.
Please join me in lovingly welcoming each of these brave souls!
They are going to be cracking their hearts wide open for us, to remind our entire Tribe that we are never alone.
Eran, Photographer, Risk-Taker, 2014 Elevate Sister
Upon taking a leap of faith and quitting her "grown-up" job in 2007, Eran has spent the last 7 years conquering fears, exploring options and checking off all the "to-do's" on her life list. A true Renaissance soul, Eran is not satisfied doing just any one thing. Photographer, singer, music-arranger, Sound of Music enthusiast, writer, micro-manager, traveller, French-speaker, dreamer, wine-drinker, risk-taker, and most recently, mama to a gorgeous and giggly little boy – these are just a few of the titles Eran wears on a regular basis. Eran can be found on Twitter @eranjayne.
I still remember the day vividly. I was 27 years old, and curled up on my kitchen floor, uncontrollably bawling my eyes out, spilling my soul onto the tiles, because I couldn't face the fact that my dishwasher needed to be unloaded AGAIN.
You read that right. I was bawling about my dishwasher.
My dishwasher, and the endless stream of clean and dirty dishes that somehow seemed to perfectly personify the meaninglessness, the repetitiveness and the utter emptiness that was my life.
Sure – I looked good on paper. I had a decent job doing something I was really good at. I had a cute little house, an ambitious, handsome and supportive husband, 2 cats and a dishwasher. But I was empty.
I needed change and I needed it fast, before the anxiety and depression that was manifesting inside me finished it's slow and painful, soul-sucking task.
So….I quit.
I quit my comfy full-time job and I jumped into life with both feet. I had no clue what I wanted to do – only that I had billion things I wanted to try and time was ticking away quickly.
After 5 years of intense soul-searching and self-discovery, which culminated in a life-altering, month-long solo trip to Bordeaux, France, I finally got it all figured out.
I rented a quaint French apartment with perfect French windows. I systematically devoured all the self-help books, I became one with my copy of Eat Pray Love, I drank copious amounts of cheap French wine, and ate an embarrassing amount of chocolate croissants. But when I left that gorgeous city, I was so certain of Who I Was. I totally had my shit together, and I was cocky as all get-out about that fact.
Finally! I knew myself inside and out and I had clear idea of what I wanted to do (start a photography business). And now that I had figured out my career, I felt like I was finally ready, at the ripe age of 32, to start Phase 2: Making Babies.
After all, I told myself, I was WAY ahead of my peers, in terms of my self-awareness. There was NO way I was going to become one of those mommies on Facebook who I secretly loathed. The ones who, after baby's arrival, suddenly lost themselves in mamahood, changing their profile pictures to beaming mugs of their drooly infants and writing posts about junior's latest poop fiasco. Heck no – I knew exactly who I was, and I wasn't going to lose any of that to a drooling, pooping, mini-me, no matter how cute he or she turned out to be.
Fast forward to a year later.
To sleepless nights with an infant who was waking 8-10 times a night.
To countless secret bawling sessions in the shower.
To days OBSESSED with nap lengths, video monitors, sleep training and WHY, DEAR GOD, WHY WON'T MY BABY STOP CRYING?
To weeks of staying home, and staying slave to a child that screamed bloody murder whenever a car seat was in sight.
To months of waking up in the morning and not wanting to get out of bed, and instead, wishing I could jump in my car, turn the music up full blast, sing loudly and drive very fast and very, very far away.
Motherhood, and post-partum depression, hit me like a truck. A giant, red, 18-wheeler truck. Head-on. With thunder and lightning bolts. And a soundtrack of depressing, angry, heavy metal music, screaming "YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A MOM"
I was completely unrecognizable. Gone was the girl from Bordeaux with the big plans, and even bigger dreams. Gone was the cockiness and self-awareness.
In its place was a big, smoking, gaping hole. With a cute, frustrated baby in the middle, that just wanted to be loved by his mama.
So, why Elevate?
Because I know that girl with the big plans and big dreams is still in there somewhere. She's confused, and she's hiding, and she's not sure how to reconcile Bordeaux-Eran with the Baby-Mama Eran. But she knows that somewhere, there's a middle ground; that those two people are actually different sides of the same coin. And that there's a cheering squad of 13 other Elevate girls and one fantastic Molly Mahar who are all standing behind her 100%.
That journey that began on my kitchen tiles 7 years ago didn't start with a baby in my arms, but he was there in my heart, tugging on all the little strings that make me a better person, encouraging me to follow my dreams, and set a positive example as we both grow and change together.
And so, we venture forth, me and Baby H, with the Elevate sisters holding our hands.
Big plans, bigger dreams, and hopefully, once again someday, Bordeaux.
Eran, Photographer, Risk-Taker, 2014 Elevate Sister
Upon taking a leap of faith and quitting her "grown-up" job in 2007, Eran has spent the last 7 years conquering fears, exploring options and checking off all the "to-do's" on her life list. A true Renaissance soul, Eran is not satisfied doing just any one thing. Photographer, singer, music-arranger, Sound of Music enthusiast, writer, micro-manager, traveller, French-speaker, dreamer, wine-drinker, risk-taker, and most recently, mama to a gorgeous and giggly little boy – these are just a few of the titles Eran wears on a regular basis. Eran can be found on Twitter @eranjayne.
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Tuesday Link RoundupPosted by John Towers on Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Here are some links from around the web that might be of interest to New Hope readers:
- Housing Landscape 2012: The Center for Housing Policy released a study on the housing cost burden among working households. The study, which used Census data from 2008-2010, highlights the challenges that working families face with housing costs as incomes fall and rental costs rise, finding that 1/4 of working households spend more than 1/2 of their income on housing. (Note: The report is only available as a PDF)
- Home for Good: The New York Times reports on an ambitious program to end chronic homelessness out of Los Angeles. The program follows a "housing first" model that focuses on stabilizing the lives of the homeless individuals they serve before treating their other issues. Over the last year, the shelter found permanent housing for 2,273 chronically homeless individuals and 874 homeless veterans.
- What You Can Do to Increase Homeless Assistance Funding: While the President's budget for 2013 proposes some increases for services for the homeless population, it is not yet law, and can be changed. The National Alliance to End Homelessness is calling on people to send letters to Congress in support of this level of funding for homeless assistance programs. Check out their blog post to find out more about why this is important and how you can get involved.
- Are Schools on Wheels an Answer to Child Homelessness? Mark Horvath has an article up at the Huffington Post about the Indianapolis School on Wheels: program. The program provides educational instruction to homeless children. The article is accompanied by a short video of Horvath visiting with the School on Wheels. Horvath argues that these programs are essential for helping children to overcome the challenges of poverty and urges those who can to support the programs.


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man spent his birthday behind bars after being arrested yesterday.
Oscar Castro, 24, appeared in court today after he was arrested last night on multiple charges including sexual battery.
Police reports say Castro pulled in to the Wimbledon Chase apartment complex, began calling out to two women near the pool and when neither of them came to his vehicle, he got out and grabbed one of the victims' breasts. Reports say after the assault two men came over from the pool to help, before Castro got back in his car and drove off.
After police arrived and began talking with the victims, Castro came back to the parking lot. When police told him to stop, they say Castro cursed at them and kept driving before hitting the back of a patrol car and taking off again.
Officers pursued him toward Varsity Drive, where he finally stopped, but refused to obey verbal commands. Police say Castro continued yelling at them until they tased him and took him into custody.
He made his first appearance today charged with sexual battery, hit and run, failure to stop for blue lights and sirens and resisting arrest.
Castro declined our request for a jailhouse interview.


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Avid Announces Unity ProEncode 1.6New Version Features DV50 and PAL 4:1:1 DV Encoding (October 04, 2001)
The ProEncode system simplifies and speeds up the process of encoding Avid production media into streaming media for distribution. Users of Avid Unity MediaNet systems with Symphony, Media Composer, Avid Xpress, or NewsCutter clients can take advantage of the workflow benefits that ProEncode provides, and can do so even more flexibly with version 1.6.
Adding to the release is the ability to encode PAL 4:1:1 DV25 media, a feature that is highly anticipated in Europe. Another Avid-engineered software codec provides this functionality, ensuring that NewsCutter Effects and NewsCutter XP systems can incorporate this technology to create a finely-tuned Broadcast workflow.
Another new feature introduced with ProEncode version 1.6 is the ability to connect to MediaNet via Avid Unity PortServer, which provides broadcasters with a more cost-effective way to incorporate ProEncode into an Avid Unity for News environment. When used in conjunction with NewsCutter Effects 2.6 or NewsCutter XP 2.1 and PortServer, ProEncode can be connected to MediaNet via inexpensive Ethernet instead of Fibre Channel. "The net result of PortServer support is that our customers can benefit from significant cost savings, especially when connecting multiple ProEncode systems to MediaNet in an encoding cluster," said Claman.
Each advance featured in ProEncode 1.6 further streamlines the process of encoding media, which is typically CPU-intensive and time consuming. ProEncode almost completely automates this process, allowing it to be completed in the background so that the Avid workstation can continue to be used for creative work.
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Avid Unity ProEncode 1.6 is available in conjunction with the Avid Unity shared media network. Pricing depends on configuration, starting at $11,000 USMSRP.
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A couple of weeks ago, someone on Twitter (I can't remember who) mentioned that William Klein's 1966 debut feature Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? was going to be featured as part of Vanity Fair's 2011 Fashion in Film Festival, as part of New York City's semi-annual Fashion Week, held every March and September. Even though I have no attachment to the world of haute couture on any detectable level and the film screened just once on September 9, that tweet served as good enough reason for me to pop in the DVD from Eclipse Series 9: The Delirious Fictions of William Klein and give it a look for this week's column.
Even though this was Klein's first film, made after he'd established a strong reputation as one of the most innovative and influential fashion photographers of his era, I hadn't taken the time to view it prior to seeing his later films in this set: Mr. Freedom (1968) and The Model Couple (1977), both reviewed elsewhere on this site. Of the three, I'd have to go with Mr. Freedom as my favorite, because of the lunatic colors and costumes and especially its over-the-top political satire, but this is arguably Klein's most cohesive film, though I use that word loosely. The movies in this set mostly come to us in shambles, strung together sketches and odd bursts of inspiration that I and others find entertaining for their garish pop sensibilities but many will find frustrating and indulgent.
I've read that Klein went on to become a respected documentarian (on subjects like Muhammad Ali and the French Open tennis tournament), and his keen eye for visual composition undoubtedly made him an asset to just about any project he worked on. But despite my enthusiasm for these films, they come with a disclaimer, that you'll most likely find them meandering and disjointed, period pieces of their times that might have been more effective as part of a sketch-comedy TV format that hadn't quite been invented at the time that Klein was making these movies.
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? provides us with a unique, ironic insiders look behind the scenes of mid-1960s celebrity and modeling culture, using the prop of a low-budget TV talk show that profiles various famous people through shallow interviews, collages of film clips and manipulative voice-overs that give viewers a completely different impression than the person being featured in the program ever intended. In the film, Polly Maggoo is a world-famous supermodel at the height of her popularity, a face and image plastered all over the media but essentially an enigma to the general public (or more precisely, fashion consumers, including trend-obsessed young women and horny/frustrated middle-aged men) who find her so magnetically attractive.
The film begins with a tour de force featuring designer Isidore Ducasse (a curious homage to the 19th century proto-Surrealist poet known as Comte de Lautreamont, author of the spectacularly profane Songs of Maldoror) who wows his audience with his latest line, a series of outfits that wrap models in thin metal sheets, so sharp and angular that they cut the women's skin – such are the demands of fashion, I suppose. We're shuffled through the buzzing dressing rooms, hover over the crowd of awestruck admirers and behold a quasi-religious spectacle that seeks to induce a kind of aesthetic ecstasy. It's an impressive scene, from the glossy visual elements to the frantic energy of the backstage scene, the preposterous claims of how the outfits "redefine woman" and the gullible adoration of the crowd – effectively sublime satire of an environment that Klein knew so well.
After the supermodel apotheosis, we get into the film's ever-so-slight and whimsical narrative, involving Polly's carefree glide through a gauntlet of love(?)struck men in hot pursuit, drawn to her by little more than a fascination with her looks, her vapid persona and apparent unattainability. Polly's demeanor is pleasant enough; she's hardly a diva and actually comes across as fairly well-adjusted, or at least bemused to the point of nonchalance regarding the fame and adoration that falls so easily her way.
Of course, when the cameras come out, she's a total pro and I enjoyed watching her snap into action as she picked up her spoken and unspoken cues. As she goes about telling her life story and providing what little insight she has to share about the person behind the stylish facade, the facts she relates her mean nothing to the men listening in, other than to provide an excuse for them to continue the conversation, if only for the sake of having a reason to remain in her aura. It's embarrassingly funny to watch, but also pretty typical male behavior in the presence of a beautiful yet aloof young woman.
But it's not just the journalists and trendies who are smitten with Polly's effortless allure. There's also a prince from some fictional Eastern European backwater, now subjected to the authority of the Soviet bloc, who is looking for a dream girl to fulfill the overblown fantasies of a now-irrelevant royal marriage. Knowing her only through her pictures in the magazines, the dashing aristocrat spends his time pining away in a lonely bedchamber cluttered with the latest in toys, magic tricks, A/V equipment and other vintage 60s artifacts, including wallpaper that looks like a Byzantine adaptation of cover art for the yet-to-be-released Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Cutting through the illusions of pretentious clothing, compelling looks and manufactured applause, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? never stoops to provide a direct answer to its titular question, choosing instead to simply ramp up and play with the absurdity of a pop culture that, like the models themselves, we know is all surface with very little substance but which compels our skittish, rapidly shifting attention, for a few moments anyway. Near the halfway point of the film, two characters toss off a casual philosophy of media consumption: "TV shows are better than movies. People watch TV absent-mindedly. It's like life. People watch movies too closely. That's bad. There should be gaps. The little screen is one big gap." I'm not sure I agree. Nor am I sure if this is what Klein believes. Or even what he's really trying to say! But it's an interesting thought to ponder in any case.
Is there a core value lurking beneath the absurd glossy sheen of Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? It's hard to say, since the film never really stops posing in a confrontational stance long enough to let down its guard. Klein's ability to connect with an audience is helped quite a bit by Dorothy McGowan, the highly successful real-life model from Brooklyn who played Polly, and whose biography closely resembles what we learn about Miss Maggoo's background. She's clearly built for the part and puts in a winning performance, breezily taking us into her world in front of and behind the camera through a few staged photo shoots that left me shaking my head at the kooky extremes designers will go to in order to create a striking image. This was the only movie she ever made and a role that apparently marked the end of her modeling career as well. One anecdote worth passing along is that one of her brothers was a hostage negotiator whose experience in a bank robbery situation was fictionalized and adapted for the script of Dog Day Afternoon.
Klein's visual artistry went well beyond his work with the camera as well. This video sequence shows his flashy use of animation (a precursor to Monty Python, maybe?) as well as Dorothy/Polly's impressive command and intuitive grasp of the powerful messages sent through seemingly simply facial expressions.
In any case, analysis of the plot developments or personality traits of its main characters is hardly the appropriate approach to a film like Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Even more than the pointed socio-political commentary that drove Mr. Freedom and The Model Couple to their mixed-bag conclusions as cinema, this is a playful exercise in ideas that hides its more serious provocations behind broad and often clumsy farce – an ambitious, indulgent affair with scenes that don't connect all that well with each other as far as continuity is concerned but still retain their power to dazzle any viewer willing to just be taken in by the visual audacity of it all.
After spending the past week considering cinema's relationship to voyeurism in my Criterion Reflections entry on Peeping Tom, it occurs to me that Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? offers up an interesting corrolary on that same topic, though coming at the issue from a decidedly different angle than Michael Powell's sordid tale of an obsessive homicidal misfit with a camera. This anarchic skewering of a fashion culture and industry that Klein helped to create, much lighter in tone on its surface but still wielding a bludgeon every bit as cynical and dismissive of wholesome mainstream tastes, puts us on the other side of the camera, posing its own version of a question that John Lennon would ask a year later in Baby You're A Rich Man: "How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?" Klein, of course, is too savvy to just tell us how it feels, but he clearly has a fun time giving us some delirious imagery to stop and take a good long look at.


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ROCKLEDGE, Fla. - Rockledge police arrested two adults and a teenager who they say led them on a chase after stealing a car and then tried to bribe their way into a girl's home.
The incident started Monday afternoon when three culprits stole a car in Cocoa Beach, authorities said.
Police chased the stolen car into Volusia County before the assailants turned around and drove to Rockledge.
Police said the culprits ditched the car and ran. Officers managed to catch one of them, but the other two managed to get away.
Police said the duo ran to a home where a 16-year-old girl was watching her 3-year-old brother. The teen told Local 6 that one of the culprits tried to bribe her.
"He tried to pay me $100 to hide him, but there was no way," Sunstone said.
The assailants then barged their way into the home, police said. Officers used tear gas to get them to come out and they were arrested.
Sunstone and her brother were not injured.
Officers said they found stolen merchandise inside the stolen car.
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At the western edge of Bozeman, Montana on the road to Big Sky Resort is Gallatin Heights Subdivision. Named after the world famous Gallatin River less than a mile further to the west.
Residents of this 319-acre master-planned community will be surrounded by more than 41 acres of open space, meandering waterways, community landscaping, with pocket playgrounds and picnic areas.
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While slightly condensed this year, the American Lighting Assn. (ALA) seminar lineup for the June Dallas Market packs a powerful punch. All sessions are led by Norm Brown, CLC®, of Norburn Lighting & Bath, and take place in the ALA Seminar Center (WTC 345). For more information, or to register by telephone, call (800) 60-LIGHT, ext. 226.
Friday, June 25
8-9:30 a.m.
Using Today's Light Sources to Satisfy Customer Needs
Credit 1.5
Sponsor: TCP Inc.
4-5:30 p.m.
Modern Applications for Track, Rail and Linear Lighting
Credit: 1.5
Sponsor: Tech Lighting
Saturday, June 26
8-9:30 a.m.
Getting Your Share of the Landscape Lighting Market
Credit: 1.5
Sponsor: Hadco
ALA webinar training sessions are economical and efficient ways for lighting professionals to work on their lighting accreditations.
Webinar participants listen to the course instructor through a conference call while following an online slideshow. Questions may be submitted via a "chat" feature during the hour-long sessions, which earn 1 CLC credit.
Joe Rey-Barreau, AIA, IES, CSI, will lead a timely webinar at 11 a.m. CDT on Thursday, June 17, titled "Are Incandescent and Halogen Lighting Going Away? How to Prepare for an Energy-Efficient Future."
Satco Products Inc. has sponsored this session, which costs $39 per participant for members. For more information, e-mail Nicole Juneau at[email protected] [1]
ALA offers 17 online training courses for members. All of the sessions provide technical lighting training in numerous areas. Each course consists of two practice exams and one final exam. Members who successfully complete the first 12 courses in the list below receive the official designation of Lighting Associate. And each person receiving this designation receives 15 percent off the ALA Residential Lighting Training Manual, which is necessary material for earning Lighting Specialist status.
These online courses may be found on-demand on the ALA website (www.americanlightingassoc.com [2]). Members needing an ID and password to log in should e-mail: [email protected] [3]
1. Chandeliers and Pendants: Selling Decorative Lighting in the Showroom
2. Light Sources: The Basics for the Lighting Salesperson
3. Surface Mounted Fixtures: Selling Decorative Lighting in the Showroom
4. Ceiling Fans: Add Style and Efficiency
5. Track Lighting: Understanding the Basics
6. Recessed Downlighting: Basic Principles for Home Design
7. Dimming Controls: A Real Turn-On in the Home
8. Energy Wise Lighting: Lighting for a Beautiful and Functional Home
9. Outdoor Lighting: Landscape Lighting Design for the Home
10. Lighting the Kitchen: The Home's Central Gathering Spot
11. Lighting the Bath: Adding Elegance to the Bath
12. Lighting Fundamentals for the Showroom Salesperson
13. Lighting the Dining Room
14. Low-Voltage Lighting
15. Working With Builders
16. Control Systems
17. Living Room Lighting
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[2] http://www.americanlightingassoc.com
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Dan Goodspeed wouldn't mind one bit if Mike Kelly is introduced as the new head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week.
The two have a little history that dates back seven years to the renegade league known as the XFL.
Kelly, who spent this past season as the Edmonton Eskimos receivers coach, was the offensive co-ordinator for the XFL's Orlando Rage in 2001. Goodspeed was one of the team's tackles.
And if Orlando starting quarterback Jeff Brohm hadn't gotten hurt, both Kelly and Goodspeed might be brandishing the only championship rings from Vince McMahon's short-lived league.
"I love playing for him, and I would love the opportunity to play for him again next year," Goodspeed said yesterday from his Florida home. "I'm not saying that's different from any other coach, but just knowing who he is, he's a good coach.
"If he comes to Winnipeg, he'll be a great fit. I would love the opportunity to play again for him. I have that much respect for him."
Winnipeg Football Club president and CEO Lyle Bauer was back in Winnipeg last night after spending American Thanksgiving in Utah, and he said an announcement will be made sometime in the "next few days."
Bauer wasn't dishing out much more information last night. He refused to say whether or not a contract has been finalized with the winning candidate.
"If the discussions were over, then I guess we'd probably be moving forward," Bauer said. "It's fair enough to say things aren't quite there yet."
It's believed the press conference will occur tomorrow, and there is nothing to suggest the man stepping to the podium won't be Kelly, who served as the Bombers' offensive co-ordinator between 1992 and 1996 and is good friends with Bauer.
Kelly, who normally responds to text messages from The Sun by saying he can't say anything, didn't answer an interview request yesterday.
Goodspeed isn't the only current Bomber who knows Kelly from their Rage days, as defensive back Kelly Malveaux was a member of the team's secondary. Goodspeed said he and Malveaux both thought enough of their former coach -- seven years later -- to catch up with him after games against Edmonton this season.
"I've kept in contact with him ever since the XFL days," Goodspeed said. "He's just a genuine person. He cares for his players. I've never heard anybody say a bad word about him.
"In the business that we're in, feathers get ruffled every now and again amongst players and coaches, but (not with Kelly)."
Kelly also knows how to coach, according to Goodspeed, who was Winnipeg's lone offensive CFL all-star this season. Coincidentally, Kelly's stint with the Rage was the last time he had coaching role as high up the ladder as offensive co-ordinator.
"He was a great offensive coach for us when we were in the XFL," Goodspeed said. "I like his philosophy on the offensive side of the ball. We did score a lot of points. We moved the ball well."
Points were actually hard to come by in the eight-team XFL, but Orlando's Kelly-led offence put up the second-best mark of 21.3 points per contest.
Goodspeed would love to give it another go with Kelly in Blue and Gold.
"Hopefully they want me back next year," Goodspeed said. "If I'm there or not, he's a great coach."


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Faur Fur Vest: Scotch & Soda
Slipdress: Zara/ Asos
Boots: Isabel Marant
Despite all the wonderful things Los Angeles has to offer, there's something we don't experience very often- the change of seasons. Especially fall. I can't complain about nearly year round perfect weather but when I was in Paris a couple weeks ago it was vibrantly Fall in a way that I've never experienced. Walking through the Jardin de Tuileries the air was crisp, the leaves were falling everywhere, it really was magical. It was also great for me to wear this faux fur vest I've been loving (but not been able to wear in LA!). Since it's so colorful (especially for me) and such a statement piece on its own I wanted to keep it simple and pair it with all black. If you haven't invested in a black slipdress for fall you must, this one on ASOS is a great price! You can easily throw a black sweater over it too like I did here.
Hope everyone is having a gray weekend.
Photos by: Rumi Neely