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Running on their home track on a rainy but warm night, the Mt. Pleasant track and field teams earned 17 automatic bids to the state meet.
The girls' team qualified in 10 events, while the boys' earned a berth in seven. The top two finishers in each event qualify for the state meet, which will be next week Thursday, Friday and Saturday (May 16-18) on the famous blue track at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
"We performed so well under extreme pressure," Girl's Coach Dave Hutchcroft said.
Once again, the Panthers' strongest events were the hurdles, as both shuttle hurdle teams not only qualified, but had a record-breaking time.
Both teams have a lot to live up to, as the Panthers won both the boys' and girls' shuttle hurdle at state last season.
At the qualifier, the Panther boys' team of Cole Phillips, Blake Knudsen, Spencer White and Tommy Thorne ran a time of 57.34 to edge their rival, Ft. Madison.
"That race was awesome!" said Throne, who also qualified for state in the 400-meter hurdles (54.31 seconds). "We all hit our (person al records), and we killed the school record by almost a second. The good thing is, we can go faster."
They're going to need to, in order to repeat as champions in a very deep Class 3A field.
"Last night's time was the fastest in the state that I know of, and it was fast enough to win Drake," Boys' Coach Scot Lamm said. "We'll have to go at least that fast in the state meet, but still, it's good to see."
Not to be outdone, the girls' team of Leslie Taylor, Amy Buckert, Hannah Becker and Kelsi Phipps ran a 1:04.25, faster than both the school record and the time that the Panthers ran to set the Class 3A record at the state meet last season (1:04.60).
"It's really exciting," Phipps said. "We were just trying to be conservative so we could get to state."
"We didn't expect that, to get that much time off — that's a lot, especially in the shuttle," Taylor said. "Hopefully we can keep that time for state."
Phipps and Taylor continued their domination in the 100-meter hurdles, where they placed first and second, finishing just over a tenth of a second apart. Taylor crossed the line in 15.09 seconds, followed by Phipps in 15.21.
"We're teammates," Phipps said. "I'm happy for her and I'm happy for myself. Now we get to run at state, and hopefully we can be (first and second) up there."
Taylor, who took home gold medals from the shuttle hurdle, 100 hurdles and long jump at state last year, will get the chance to defend all three titles this season.
Using just two of her four jumps, Taylor finished first in the long jump at 17-6 1/4 in last night's qualifier.
"I'm excited about it," she said. "I only jumped twice, but I'm satisfied with that; that's good for me."
Another Panther who will be gunning for a couple state medals is Chloe Haffarnan, who anchored the Panthers to a second-place finish in a very close 4x800-meter relay (9:49.98) and then fought off her competition for a win in the open 800 (2:22.56).
"I actually love this kind of weather," Haffarnan said.
Last year, Haffarnan was part of the 4x800 team that finished eighth, bringing home a medal, but she has taken ninth place in the open 800 the last two years, so she'll be looking to finally claim some hardware in that event.
Other state qualifiers for the Panther girls are Elaina Conrad, Taryne Shull and Natalie Myers, who are part of the 4x800 team. Conrad will also make a repeat appearance in the 1,500, in which she placed second at the qualifier (5:08.76). Hannah Becker qualified with her second-place finish in the 400 hurdles (1:08.71 — less than a tenth of a second behind the winner), and Mary Wester swept the field events with a win in shot put (38-1) and discus (113-2) to claim a spot in Des Moines.
Davenport Assumption, which is a heavy favorite to win the state meet, beat out Mt. Pleasant for the team title in the qualifier. Assumption finished with 164 points, followed by the Panthers with 156.
"We won't be (that close) to them in the state meet, but the fact that we hung in there with them means we will be right there, fighting for the second, third or fourth (team) spot," Hutchcroft said.
The boys' team also finished second overall with 105 points, while Ft. Madison won the meet with 134.
Mt. Pleasant's Emmett Wester and Justin Dunn came up with another impressive performance in the throwing events, each placing first once and second once.
Wester won the shot put with a season-best throw of 56-10, a throw that also leads the state. He was followed by Dunn (53-5).
Dunn took first in the discus (166-2) while Wester claimed the silver medal (146-1).
Both will be making return trips to state.
"It feels good to go back," Dunn said. "I think we'll both do pretty well.
"Hopefully I can improve on last year," he added, referring to his fifth-place finish in the discus. "I'm going to try to place in both."
Making his first appearance in Drake Stadium is Logan Mulford, who took second in the long jump
"It felt pretty good," Mulford said. "I didn't jump as well as I'd like, but I'll take the invite to state."
A few events on both the girls' and boys' side are waiting to hear if they'll get the invite to state.
The top eight performances across the state, aside from the automatic qualifiers, will also get a trip to Des Moines, and the Panthers have some athletes on the bubble.
"I would be shocked if these girls didn't make it," Hutchcroft said, listing Haffarnan in the 1,500, Elinor Krieger-Coble in the shot put and the distance medley team of Tasha Vancil, Becker, Laura Hult and Natalie Ita as those he expects to qualify.
Lamm said that he expects to see Thorne and Phillips in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 4x100 team of Paul Holdefer, White, Phillips and Knudsen qualify.
Because of some delays, the athletes likely won't find out who qualified until later than they anticipated — making for a tense afternoon for some.
"I've got a bunch of girls at the high school on pins and needles waiting for me to let them know!" Hutchcroft said.
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Pope Benedict XVI met with 20,000 people in St. Peter's Square Nov. 2, the Commemoration of All Souls' Day. He continued his series of reflections on the psalms and canticles from the Liturgy of the Hours' evening prayer with a teaching on Psalm 112, "The Blessings of the Just."
The Holy Father pointed out that it was an appropriate day to reflect on the meaning of death, but with an attitude of peace and hope.
"According to Scripture, death is not an end but a new birth," he said. "Those who model their life here on earth according to God's word must pass through it in order to attain the fullness of life."
According to Psalm 112, happiness begins with a fear of the Lord.
"It is manifested in docility to God's commandments," Pope Benedict noted. "He who 'greatly delights' in God's commandments, finding in them peace and joy, is proclaimed blessed."
This is also the source of peace of conscience, the Holy Father said. Furthermore, as people experience the value of a life of moral rectitude, they confidently reject the deceitful promises of success that is attained through unjust and immoral means.
The Pope also pointed out that the psalmist clearly states that the generous love of one's neighbor in need is a fundamental trait of those who walk according to God's Word.
"The faithful man is generous," he said. "Responding to the prophets' persistent admonitions, the just man aligns himself with society's outcasts and sustains them with abundant help."
The Holy Father concluded his talk with a passage from Clement of Alexandria, who exhorted Christians to share generously with their neighbors by giving "without regret, distinction or pain."
After celebrating the solemn feast of all the saints of heaven yesterday, today we remember all the faithful departed. The Liturgy invites us to pray for our loved ones who have died and to reflect on the mystery of death — a legacy that all men share.
Enlightened by faith, we look upon the enigma of human death with peace and hope. According to Scripture death is less an end than a new birth. Those who model their life here on Earth according to God's word must pass through it in order to attain the fullness of life.
Fear of the Lord
Psalm 112, a wisdom psalm, presents a portrait of the just, who fear the Lord, acknowledge his transcendence and follow his will with trust and love, in the hope of meeting him after death.
A blessing has been reserved for these faithful people: "Happy are those who fear the Lord" (verse 1). The psalmist immediately makes it clear what this fear consists of: It is shown in docility to God's commandments. He who "greatly delights" in God's commandments, finding in them peace and joy, is proclaimed blessed.
Thus, docility to God is the root of hope and of interior and exterior harmony. The observance of moral law is the source of a deep peace of conscience. Indeed, according to the biblical notion of "retribution," the just are covered with the mantle of God's blessing, marking their endeavors and the endeavors of their descendants with stability and success: "Their descendants shall be mighty in the land, a generation upright and blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in their homes" (verses 2-3; see verse 9). Of course, the bitter observations of the just man, Job, who experiences the mystery of pain and sorrow and feels that he has been unjustly punished and subjected to apparently senseless trials, runs counter to this optimistic notion. It is necessary, therefore, to read this psalm in the wider context of the whole of Revelation, which embraces the reality of human life in all its aspects.
Nevertheless, the trust that the psalmist wishes to transmit to, and to be experienced by those who have chosen to follow the path of morally irreproachable conduct — as opposed to any illusion of success obtained through injustice and immorality — is still valid.
Charity to the Poor
At the core of this faithfulness to God's word is a fundamental choice, namely charity to the poor and needy: "All goes well for those gracious in lending. … Lavishly they give to the poor" (verses 5, 9). The person who is faithful is therefore generous. Respecting the Bible's teaching, he gives loans to his brothers in need without charging interest (see Deuteronomy 15:7-11) and without falling into the scandal of usury, which is devastating in the life of the poor.
Responding to the prophets' persistent admonitions, the just man sides with society's outcasts and provides for them abundant help. "Lavishly they give to the poor," verse 9 says, thereby expressing an extreme generosity that is completely devoid of any self-interest.
Besides the description of the faithful and charitable man who is "gracious, merciful and just," at the end of Psalm 112 a single verse (see verse 10) presents a portrait of the wicked man. Such an individual looks at the success of the just man, and is consumed by rage and envy. This is the torment of the man who has a bad conscience, as opposed to the generous man whose heart is "steadfast" and "tranquil" (verses 7-8).
Clement of Alexandria
Fixing our gaze on the peaceful face of the faithful man "who gives lavishly to the poor," let us by guided in our concluding reflection by the words of Clement of Alexandria, who, commenting on Jesus' invitation to make friends with dishonest wealth (see Luke 16:9) in a piece entitled As a Rich Man He Will Be Saved, made the following observation: With this affirmation, Jesus "declares unjust by nature any possession that one has for one's self as one's own good and does not share in common with those who are in need. But he also declares that from this injustice it is possible to accomplish a work that is just and salutary, by providing relief to one of those little ones who have an eternal dwelling with the Father (see Matthew 10:42; 18:10)" (31,6: Collana di Testi Patristici, CXLVIII, Rome, 1999, pp. 56-57).
Addressing the reader, Clement warns: "Keep in mind, first of all, that he has not commanded you to demand to be asked or to wait to be begged, but to seek out yourself those who are well worthy of being heard, inasmuch as they are disciples of the Savior" (31,7: ibid., p. 57).
Then, citing another text from the Bible, he makes this comment: "Beautiful, therefore, is the apostle's saying: 'God loves a cheerful giver' (2 Corinthians 9:7) — a person who enjoys giving and does not sow sparsely so as not to gather in the same way, but shares without complaint, favoritism or regret. This is truly what it means to do good" (31, 8: ibid.).
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TORONTO - Major league baseball lore is dotted with famous curses and a healthy dose of superstition.
But when life-long Blue Jays fan Rob Ouellette scattered some of his stepbrothers ashes on the field of Rogers Centre during a game Friday, he said he didnt intend to incur the wrath of the baseball gods.
But the 32-year-old Windsor mans tribute nearly had him feeling the wrath of team officials and Toronto Police, he said.
It has also upset some fans who have accused him of putting a hex on the squad as it fights for a playoff spot.
If they dont make the playoffs, I dont want people blaming me, Ouellette told the Toronto Sun. Some people on Twitter said they werent going to make the playoffs because of me. I dont want to be that guy.
Ouellette said the idea came to him at the funeral for his stepbrother Joseph Pazner in February. Pazner, 32, died suddenly a heart attack while working as an oil rig hand in Alberta.
The pair loved the Blue Jays since they were children and Ouellette thought scattering some ashes during a game, especially against the hated Detroit Tigers, would be a fitting tribute.
I didnt realize the hazmat team was going to show up, he said. The whole terrorist thing. It didnt occur to me.
During the seventh inning stretch, Ouellette got out of his seat 20 rows behind the Jays dugout. He walked down to the edge of the field and dumped a sandwich bag full of his step-brothers ashes onto the astro turf. He went back to his seat and noticed a flurry of activity at field level and above him on the concourse.
A few minutes later, security officials removed him from his seat and he was surrounded by police officers.
Ouellette said when it was determined he hadnt released a dangerous substance, police allowed him to return to his seat. Stadium officials, though initially upset, were very courteous about the episode, he said.
It was a little awkward telling them Id just dumped a dead guy on the field, he said. But I think that saved me at the end of the day.
A Toronto Fire Service hazmat team was called in later that night to clean up the remains. Blue Jays spokesman Jay Stenhouse said neither the incident nor the call to the hazmat team delayed the game.
While Ouellette can now see how his actions might have spooked people, he just wanted to honour the memory of his stepbrother, he said.
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Imagine that everyone in your family has met and exceeded all their life's expectations and goals. And you're the one who's lived life by your own standards and still reaching your potential, yet you still want to live up to your family expectations.
I think that's one way of summing it up. But like Liza, it's funny, fabulous, and for anyone who gets that late 20-something angst about where life is going, Seeing Me Naked will resonate.
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1. After taking it easy the last couple of months, it seems like the OU coaches are ready to start hitting the recruiting trail again. The Sooners offered junior college defensive end Randy Gregory (Yuma, Ariz./Arizona Western) on Monday. Gregory is a Purdue commit who signed with the Boilermakers for the 2011 class. Known more as a Midwest product in high school, Gregory said he has enjoyed receiving attention from all over the nation as a juco recruit. He is still committed to Purdue, but he wants to see what happens as the process continues.
2. Is anybody else concerned about tight end? Either Geneo Grissom has made a tremendous leap in learning the position since spring, or the Sooners don't have enough confidence in Brannon Green or Taylor McNamara to let them get the nod. That's not to say McNamara and/or Green cannot develop, but Grissom starting says to me OU needs a quality tight end for its 2013 class. The Sooners have been striking out at the position so far, especially with high school recruits.
3. With the way Bob Stoops essentially cleaned house following the 2011 season, you knew there were going to be a lot of opportunities for true freshmen to play. That's an exciting thing for fans but also a cause for concern and why I think OU is rated too high at No. 4. Young players are going to make young-player mistakes. There is no getting around that. Certainly be interesting to see who can take a positive camp and transition it to success on the field the easiest.
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A Mid Sussex butchers has received the honour of being included in the top 50 foodie places outside of London by a national Sunday newspaper.
Glyn Thomas and Son Ltd, in Lindfield High Street was one of three Sussex places to be featured in the list in the Sunday Telegraph.
The list, which covers all of the UK, focuses on a variety of smaller independent food retailers outside of the capital.
John Cottenham, one of the butchers, said they were incredibly flattered to be included.
"The Telegraph phoned us and said they had seen our website and wanted to talk to us about the store," he said. "We had a few phone interviews talking about the shop, where we source our produce and what we do. Then we got a call to say we had been picked to feature in the list. We are the only butchers in Sussex to be featured."
The butchers sources its meat locally and also cuts and cures its meat on site.
The paper was also impressed with the window display.
The Sunday Telegraph said on its website: "We could gaze all day at this butcher's Acrimboldo-esque window display, an ornate feast of pork shoulders and French-trimmed racks of lamb adorned with fruit and vegetables."
John said: "We try to make our window extra special Monday to Saturday. We use antique plates and platters as well as seasonal fruit and veg to brighten it up."
Since the article was published the butchers has attracted people from far and wide.
"We have people who live nearby come in and say they didn't realise we were here and also calls from people further away," said John.
Established in 1974 the butchers is owned by Ian Thomas and has been in Lindfield for 15 years.


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A pine tree commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
The Lone Pine was the name given to a solitary tree on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, which marked the site of the Battle of Lone Pine in 1915 during World War One and it was the sole survivor of a group of trees that had been cut down by Turkish soldiers who had used the timber and branches to cover their trenches.
The tree was obliterated during the battle; however, pine cones that had remained attached to the cut branches over the trenches were retrieved by two Australian soldiers and brought home to Australia. Private Thomas Keith McDowell, a soldier of the 23rd battalion brought a pine cone from the battle site back to Australia, and many years later seeds from the cone were planted by his wife's aunt Emma Gray of Grassmere, near Warrnambool, Victoria and five seedlings emerged, with four surviving. These seedlings were planted in four different locations in Victoria: Wattle Park (May 8, 1933), the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne (June 11, 1933), the Soldiers Memorial Hall at The Sisters near Terang (June 18, 1933) and Warrnambool Botanic Gardens (January 23, 1934).
Another soldier, Lance Corporal Benjamin Smith from the 3rd Battalion, also retrieved a cone and sent it back to his mother (Mrs McMullen) in Australia, who had lost another son at the battle. Seeds from the cone were planted by Mrs McMullen in 1928, from which two seedlings were raised. One was presented to her home town of Inverell (New South Wales) and the other was forwarded to Canberra where it was planted by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester at the Australian War Memorial in October 1934.
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The CompanyBébénoir is a New York based clothing company founded by Ibrahima Doukoure. Originally from Guinee, West Africa, Ibrahima spent most of this childhood in Senegal and Italy. The idea of Bébénoir emerged in early 2004 over dinner with close friends at an African restaurant in Harlem, New York. When the topic of conversation was focused on goals, dreams, and aspirations, Ibrahima expressed his desire to create a fashion house, a dream he had kept to himself for years. Ibrahima strongly believes Africa must produce necessities for the local market and envisions having Bébénoir products assembled in Africa.
Bébénoir's African HeritageThe influence, depth and richness of the African culture has resounded throughout the world, from the works of Picasso to the unique musical tradition known as American Jazz. Bébénoir's founders, Ibrahima and Fatima Doukoure, are a husband and wife team with a collective African heritage. African textiles represent for them a profound inspiration and a tradition from their homeland which they revere. The very earliest African textiles were cloth fragments and parchment dating from 9th century BCE. African textiles are, as well, a part of the African cultural heritage that was brought to America. This ancient tradition of spinning and weaving also holds spiritual and mythical meaning for Africans. It represents an important part of the cultural heritage Bébénoir wishes to share and express through their designs.
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Bébénoir's MissionBébénoir's mission is to build a successful African-owned fashion house committed to provide trade and economic opportunities for Africa. Our idea is that Africans, by sharing their culture, creativity and traditions can market their talents and become an instrument of change and positive action in the world.
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Jojoba (ho-ho-bah) has been used by the Incas to benefit the skin and body in many ways, from helping to heal burns and wounds to treating skin infections. Today, it is a crucial ingredient for the cosmetics and beauty care industry, used in moisturizers, hair conditioners, body lotions and lip products.
A perennial woody shrub, Jojoba can survive in a harsh desert environment. It contains many important nutrients that benefit the skin and body, including vitamin E, B complex vitamins and minerals. Although Jojoba is often called an oil, it is actually a liquid wax ester. The chemical constituents of Jojoba oil mimic human sebum, an oil our body makes naturally to moisten and protect our skin. Jojoba oil also has the ability to dissolve excess natural oil in the pore, allowing it to be washed away and helping to balance skin's natural oils. One of the best attributes of Jojoba oil is that it moisturizes while at the same time leaving skin with an elegant, nonoily feeling.
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Open your tail gate, there shoud be two screws or bolts, that you remove. They are located near the edge of the lense assembly where your tail gate meets your lense. Your liner might have a lip that covers them. Once those are removed it is just the self locking tabs that hold the whole tail light in. The trick is to pull straight back and not at any type of angle as your pulling. It even sounds like something is sometimes breaking but its not. It just the noise they make when you pull them (tail light) out. Next is just doing the press a twist on the bulb socket to replace what ever bulb. Good luck
replaced harmonic balancer $600., was about 35 deg late.
After 2 days 200 miles.
Showes what a real mech can do.
My other horror story.
THIS ONE TOOK 2 YEARS TO FIND. I drive 50 miles to work at 50 to 70 mph.
Would run eratic (sometimes good or bad), start good go bad, start bad go good.
Clasic computer problem for this time period, (comp good about 3years).
Started carrying digonostic equiptment.
One day noticed the timing was eratic, (patteren not the same) not on #1 but on some of the others.
Replaced sensor (no points). Good for about 20 miles, then problems.
Replaced computer, good for under 40mph.
Replaced carb fuel filter, TWICE, added big filter the third time. (GOOD AT ANY SPEED).
This is a real story, I am giving it as an example of what can happen.
There is another story about a 1989 302, which is on going.
I hope this helps someone, (NOTHING LIKE A REAL MECH).
If I remember right Ford related to it in their maintenance section for much older models. (If necessary, rough or eratic or loss of power).
Being a driver of an F150 302 1995 with 370k miles:
1) get your gas from other than a convience store, (a national gas station).
2) see if there is infomation on gas providers web sites, or and, on
the makers of the injector cleaners.Go to your auto center and find
the names.
3) Personal comment ;
If you realy needed this at 15k, you need a new "motor" at 60k.
4) If I remember right 10 to 15 years ago "CONSUMER REPORTS"
did a thing for 100k miles, all of the big oil passed, (the test was for
carbon deposits, (clean engine).
If your performance had changed????
In other words (HYPE)
I will not question if they did the work, only that it was not necessary at 15k.
I would like the monitor to respond.
flareside65 Posts: 2Much appreciation to mickymouse 2. The process outlined to replace my turn signal/brake light bulb worked like a charm. I had previously called the Ford dealer where I bought the truck and I got a kind of "duh" response.
jfarkwarth Posts: 2Need some help here folks. I have my F150 XLT with a 5.4L V8 at the shop right now. It goes into 4Hi and 4Lo fine, but when I try to take it back to 2Hi it stays in whatever it was in. Unless I stop the truck and back it up. The shop thinks they know the cause is in the axle assembly and the warranty company is making them take it all apart to identify the failed part before they will agree to pay for it. The shop checked the transfer case and all of the electrical engaging units and ruled all them out. Does anyone have any idea what this may be or if it is something that may be covered under a warranty for having 73K. Any help is appreciated to save me about $900 if the problem is not with the axel assembly!!
fradelva Posts: 2Hi,
Can anyone please give me any heads up on purchasing this Ford Truck, I have had my eye on it for awhile but was told the the Ford F150 has much trouble with the engine and tranny. The truck has 48,000 miles on it and the dealer is giving me 6 months warranty on the engine and tranny. I like the body because it has a really big bed which is what i need and the truck looks just great! Please let me know if there is any know problems with this year and type of truck and if there is how to avoid any serious damage or repairs. Here is a link to the truck http://www.sunshineautosalesltd.net/f1502006.html Please help!!!
I would never ever ever ever ever ever ever.....purchase a vehicle from a dealer that did not provide VINS on their website. Are they trying to prevent you from running a Carfax? What do they have to hide? Also, all those after market accessories are just going to cause you problems. 24 inch wheels? They probably knock about 1,000 pounds off of your towing capacity.
The main thing with the F-150 is to get the service records. You need to know if the trans service was done at 30k.
I'm a mechanic and while all manufacturers have their problems with certain models, I haven't heard any on your year. There have been some complaints of the head gaskets leaking on the 99-01 F150, but the numbers to me are not significant enough. Fuel pumps have a tendancy to go bad early if the fuel tank is below a 1/4 tank of gas all the time. Remember, the fuel in the tank is the only thing that keeps that electric pump cool. Just a tip. Enjoy your truck, and Merry Xmass.
Just a note. There is a lot of liability in printed advertisement of vin#. If your one charactor off by a type-o, depending on the state, Dealerships are opening themselves up for a law suit. As for Carfax, omg. Carfax is not all knowing. It only has information that is reported to insurance companies, DMV, smog check amoung other sources. I'm a certified technician and I have found numerous vehicles that pass a carfax, and have major problems with them. If a vehicle was un insured and involved in an accident and repaired in a persons garrage, or in mexico, carfax would have no record of it. Carfax is over rated. The best check on a used vehicle is by a qualified technician.
I have an 88 f150 xlt Lariat with a 5.0l in mint condition with only 84, 000 on it. I have replaced and upgraded just about everything on this motor, from intake to fuel system.
I recently found oil in my coolant. the truck is still running great no pings, no knocks. Do I need to replace the head gasket?
Don't tear the engine down just yet. First verify where the oil is coming from. You didn't specify if it was Automatic/manual Trans. If it is a stick shift skip the first parragraph.
A common mistake by even fellow mechanics is a leak in the oil cooler for the transmission. Transmission fluid looks just like engine oil when aggitated and mixed with coolant. Here is a simple test; disconect both transmission lines to the radiator. Hold your finger over one of the holes and put some compressed air through the other port for about five minuts. During this test, look for some small air bubbles coming up into the radiator. This test can be inconclusive, the leak may only occur when hot. If no bubbles, I would still install an after market oil cooler for the transmission, blow out excess fluid from the internal cooler, and drain/flush the radiator and fill it with water. Then run the engine for a good amount of time and look for any oil in the radiator.
After all this testing if there is still oil getting into radiator, I would suspect a leak in the lower manifold gasket first, and not the head gaskets, (more common with the 5.0). While head gaskets can introduce oil into the cooling system, it is very rare. I would be very interested in what you find out on a repost. Good luck.
I don't know if it's a "scam", but I *do* know that I just got a letter from Ford referring to my 2005 F150 Lariat Crew Cab with the 5.4 triton V8. Here's what it said:
"In the interest of customer satisfaction, Ford Motor Company is extending the limited warranty on the Fuel Injectors to a total of 11 years or 120,000 miles from the warranty start date, whichever occurs first. Coverage is automatically transferred to subsequent owners. This coverage exceeds the original warranty coverage provisions of your vehicle for this part"
They say, "This is customer satisfaction program 07M08 which is being extended to owners of certain 2005 Model year F150, F Super Duty, Expedition, and Navigator Vehicles equipped with 5.4L 3Valve Engines."
So, I think Ford has discovered a problem where injectors from a certain supplier stick in the open or closed position on some vehicles, so perhaps your dealer is trying to prevent the problem by proactively using injector cleaner...
BTW, I've had zero problems with my injectors over the last 38,000 miles. I get 14 to 16 mpg city, and 17 to 19 mpg highway. :shades:
Maybe I jumped the gun a little. Here is the lowdown on the specs and history.
1988 f150 XLT Lariat
50.l Auto 3 speed with overdrive
fully loaded.
It seems to me that this happened after i got stuck in the snow and almost overheated the motor. When this happened my temp gauge went up close to the redline and a litle dark blue smoke came up from the passenger side of the hood. I shut it down right away and waited about 20 minutes. The truck started up fine and seemed ok. This was two weeks after I put in a new water pump and radiator. I drove the truck for about a week when I decided to check the fluids, this is when I noticed oil floating at the top of my coolant tank. I checked the radiator and sure enough same thing. My oil pressure is a little lower than it should be but not much, my temp is good too. When I had the waterpump off the coolant was clean. I brought it home and parked it until I get it sorted out.
Hope this helps.
Sorry, just saw your message. If it were me, and I could wait a little while, I'd wait until the middle of 2008, when Ford comes out with their 2009 models. I am reading that Ford will be coming out with a DIESEL F150 in their 2009 lineup. That, for me, would be the perfect vehicle to do what you are wanting to do. You don't need all the xtra weight of a superduty to pull a 7500# trailer, but you would LOVE to have a diesel engine to do it, because of the higher torque, and the ability, if you wish, to use Biodiesel, wich is about to get pretty cheap.
In addition, you can get the new cool backup-video-in-the-rear-view-mirror option that Ford is coming out with this year. Check it out here:
Good luck!
There may have just been some packing oil inside the radiator or water pump you installed or something may have just got into the cooling system when the water pump was replaced. Flush it out and see if it returns. If it does, do what I suggested to find out what is causing it. Just because the engine got hot, don't assume that the heads are now bad. I have even had brand new radiators have a leak in the internal oil cooler. Someone screwed up at the factory. The puff of smoke on the drivers side could have been anything; snow melting on something hot and oily, who knows.
Any advice on how to go about flushing the oil out of my cooling system?
Autozone has a flushing tee you can buy. Cost is 1.00 or a flush kit that is about 4.00. There are only 3 size heater hoses. The kit has all 3 and female to female connector to attach your hose to the tee. Here is a helpful hint. Turn your garden hose on slowly until you see how fast the water is coming out what ever opening you made,(radiator cap). Turning your garden hose on full blast might drench you and your engine compartment. You want it coming out fast, just not so it makes a mess.
You cut one of your heater hoses and put the tee in there at the cut with hose clamps. Unscrew the cap on the tee and connect your garden hose to it. Take your radiator cap off. Turn your garden hose on to desired flow. Start the engine and turn on your heater. Everything will flush out through your radiator cap you removed. Run the engine and your garden hose until crystal clear water is coming out of the radiator. Here's a hint. Turn your heater on full blast to clear that out also. If you have done your own water pump and radiator, you will breez through this. Connecting the tee take about 2 minuts. Run the car at least 10-15 minuts during the flush. When your all done, don't forget to put the cap back on the tee you installed, and the cap on the radiator. The flush kit has a deflector nossle that sticks into the opening of your radiator cap. This helps control the direction of the flow of water away from eloectrical components and the fan. Driving arround with just water for a while isn't going to hurt anything, your doing your test for the oil thing. You can add coolant later by draining the petcock or removing the lower hose. Drive it for a while and see if the oil comes back. If it does, repeat flush and bypass the oil cooler with an after market air cooled oil cooler.
Thanks for the help. I will let you know how I made out.
Quick question. I cannot find a reference to an oil cooler in my haynes manual, my rad did not have one attached, just the upper lower rad hoses and the tranny lines. Is there somewhere else I should be looking or my model doesn't have one. I find reference to 7.5l and 5.8l lightning only.
The oil cooler on most vehicles is inside the radiator, thats why the trans lines connect there. Even the ones that are external are sometimes just an added inline cooler to the system, to help keep that trany oil cool. I'm not surprised about no mention in auto books. There is a lot that is not mentioned in auto manuals.
Almost forgot a tidbit of info. The external oil coolers are usally intended for added cooling of the trans oil for the tow package thing, or the manufactor found that the system needed extra cooling. They are also found(oil coolers) on power steering systems also, and for engine oil cooling also for those off road guys mostly. Just a little info to file away somewhere. Good luck!
Thanks for the info. Just a quick couple of questions. If it was oil in my coolant wouldn't it look like chocolat milk? If it was a gasket wouldn't it go both ways by having coolant in my oil as well. I ran the truck yesterday just to see how it is operating and I noticed that I am not losing any oil pressure. I was a little happy with the gasket sealer I put on the waterpump now that I am running through it in my mind. Would that material float on top of the coolant.
am going to do the flush today and see how it goes.
Good news. I have been running the truck for a few days and nothing in my coolant. Clean as a whistle! Thanks for the help, I almost ripped the top of my motor apart for no reason.
Glad to be of help.
I would just like to post a thank you to mickeymouse2 for helping me with a recent issue with my vehicle. He saved me alot of time and money.
I have been working on my 1988 f150 xlt lariat for quite sometime now and have big plans to turn this truck into a speed demon in the the spring. I am primarily concentrating on the motor at the moment. I have upgraded to a dual intake with seperate k&n filters (lucky this model's throttle body has seperate ports for intake tubes) I have installed bosch ultimate and Accel spiro high temp wires. I installed a throttle body spacer, new rad, water pump, hoses, egr valve, o2 sensor, starter, alternator, solenoid, upgraded to true dual 3' exhaust with magnaflow cats and cherry bomb mufflers (not to happy with these, not the sound I was expecting) custom made tailpipes 4 feet long at 3.5" diametre, cut to 45' at the tip. I have flushed and cleaned every system that has fuid in it. I switched to castrol syntec.
The truck moves pretty good now from when I pulled it out of a 15 year storage.
I am not getting the thottle response I would like of the line and if I catch 3rd gear in a lower rpm while coasting through town it sounds like an old farm truck. When I stomp on it it screams though. I have noticed the old crappy gas pedal is not very good and seems to stick a little. I have heard that I could install an aftermarket gas pedal and flip it upside down to get a little more response out of the old girl.
I am planning on having the computer, heads, headers, and possibly a MAF conversion done in the spring, if I am brave enough to tackle it. Are there any other tricks I could try to get more throttle response out of my lower gears at lower rpms?
summitracing.com sells horsepower upgrades. You listed just about everything except maybe headers. Try checking them out or calling them for other suggestions. If my memory is correct, there is a performance control modual that adds about 90 horse power to the rear end for your yaer truck.
havehadit3 Posts: 2I had an independent look at it. It's the clock spring. This is the second one I've replaced.
I will shop around for one. Thanks. I was thinking of installing an intake plenum spacer. Do these do anything? If so what is the difference between the 3/8 and 1" spacers? I have to remove my rocker covers to deal with a little oil leak on the passenger side, wich requires removing the plenum. I thought I would install a spacer while i'm in there, they come with the gaskets anyway.
When I installed my throttle body spacer I noticed gunk on the inside of the plenum what would you suggest using to clean and maybe polish up the upper intake? I might as well do everything while i'm in there.
Use carburetor cleaner spray, B12 berrymans is the best. Any type of cleaner will work though, even brake cleaner spray. B12 just takes that "coke" its called right off and quick. Just remember aluminum is a soft metal. Don't use any type of power wire wheel or anything. It might remove some of the metal and change the shape.
As for the spacers. Yes they do work. In a nut shell it increases the velocity and volume of air going into the manifold. Some will add turbulence to the air so when it is addimised with fuel and drawn into a cylinder, you get a more complete burn or combustion. The makers have it down to a science as to which size you should use. Sometimes it depends what other applications you have added or are planning to add. Even if your not going to get one through summit racing, at least talk with them about it, they are very helpful about it.
I dont know how far you want to go with your upgrades. One thing would be to replace your radiator fan with an electric one. That adds about 3-5 extra horses. Heck, some people even replace their water pump with an electric driven one to add extra horse power.
He is checking for the smell of anti-freeze which indicates a blown head gasket.


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RAFAH, Gaza, June 27 (UPI) -- Saturdays opening of the Rafah border crossing allowed about 5,000 Palestinians to travel from Gaza into Egypt for food and other supplies, Hamas officials say.
The heavy line of people and vehicles crossing the border also included ambulances carrying patients from Gaza into Egypt for medical treatment.
Egypt plans to leave the border crossing open for three days, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh told The Jerusalem Post. Egypt has opened the crossing just several times since Hamas gained control of Gaza two years ago.
"We still believe that closing the (crossing) was a mistake from both an international and pan-Arab perspective because the suffering of Gaza residents is extreme -- words cannot describe it," Haniyeh said.
The future of the Rafah crossing is to be discussed in Cairo next month when Hamas and Fatah officials meet to discuss a reconciliation of the rival Palestinian factions, Haniyeh said.


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I liked your pink confection. Thank you.
Don't be such a cry baby!!! BRAT!!! Neener, neener, neener...Kirsten is a braaaaat!!! LOLOLOL
Waaaah, she called me a brat!! Waaaaaah!!!
Next time I think I'm just going to hold firm. I'll teach you brats!! :DDD
Woah! That was easier than I expected!! LOL
Okay, it's a Painted Pony...Are you guys happy now???
I WILL NOT :))) LOL Just what did you blend here Deborah? Pretty please!!
I'm sure Rob will listen. I heard her say the other day how much she liked it! Truly I did! So winge to her. She'll enjoy it. LOL
But Kirsten, you're the only one who'll listen to me complain! I gotta gripe to someone! :DDD And I'm glad you liked it!
Hee, hee! I did it again! LOL Sowwy. NOT!!
And jeez, I don't know why you're complaining about ME! Look at Mandy and Lesley. They ALWAYS beat me. I'm positively slow compared to them!! And then there's franc, camelot, abolvig etc - the Jigidi kaleido speed demons. I'm just often one of the first to solve, 'cos I happen to be here when you post.
So now we have THAT out the way - this was really nice! Thanks. :)))
Unless of course, it was a critter. In which case - YIKES!! LOL
You're welcome, Monza!
Rob, glad you liked it...and it's pretty easy to beat my times, especially on my own puzzles! :))))
I definitely see masks too - & I beat your time Deborah:))) Nice one...Thanks.
Well, I see masked black cats around the edges, with little pink tongues sticking out. Thanks Jawz
Already deleted it...and I finally beat someone's time! Kirsten kicks my butt every time (and probably yours)! LOLOLOL She beats me on my own puzzles!! That girl has a LOT of nerve..LOLOLOLOL!!!!! But I think we'll both forgive her....hmmmmm...:DDDDDDDD
You always seem to beat me by about 20 seconds. No fair!
I sent you an email a while ago at the other address before I saw your message to send to another one. I just resent it to you at the one you listed. You can go and erase your email address from my puzzle.
Gail, check your puzzles for comments.
Will be waiting, Gail!
Well hello, fellow night owl! I see we're usually posting at the same time every night.
I'll be sending you an email soon.


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True Crime: New York City is an action game for the Xbox and was released in 2005 and is the sequel to True Crime: Streets of LA.
You play as ex gangster turned police officer Marcus Reed, after your mentor Terry Higgins
is killed in an explosion and you have to try to hunt down his killer you can do it either as a good cop or by a bad cop using and abusing your authority.
There is plenty of mini missions in the game as well for you to play, as in the previous game the missions are pretty open ended and you can go pretty much where you want to in order to complete your mission most of it is free roaming with plenty of buildings and even subways to explore.
There is a variety of weapons to choose from and you can pretty much use anything you want to as a weapon if you wish.
Controls/Graphics -
The controls are fairly easy to use and learn. The graphics are pretty decent and fairly good with a decent soundtrack with plenty of good songs.
The game is not really that hard to complete at all but makes up for it with a decent plot and being fairly long.
Value for Money -
A fun game to play which is well written and although not hard and has no multiplayer is worth playing as the plot is pretty good and there is plenty for you to do and lots of missions and mini missions to play.
My rating 8 out of 10
New Crime. New City. Developed by Activison-owned Luxoflux, True Crime: New York City will follow another policeman through the meticulously re-created streets of a real-life metropolitan area. However, instead of the wisecracking LAPD detective Nick Kang, gamers will now play as Marcus Reed, a former gang member turned NYPD officer. Though few details about TC:NYC have been revealed, it will presumably have a similar moral-ambiguity system where Marcus can be either a good or a (very) bad cop.


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As an Interiorscaper you love working with live plants. Yes, they are touchy, need lots of attention, and can drive you crazy. In spite of the challenges, you work hard to keep them looking perfect. However, clients are often clueless about what you have to do to keep them looking great. The problem is even more ludicrous when it comes to "flowers", orchids; what we in the trade call "COLOR". Live floral product is short lived and, worst of all, expensive. Keeping mums or the like is a 3 week affair. Clients think of their garden and just don't get it.
BUT, here comes the Interior Plantscaper on his or her white horse to the rescue. Check out the Autograph on-line catalogue, www.autofol.com. Fire Retardant Flowering- pages 26 to 27, Bromeliads - pages 228-229 and The orchid section - pages 233 to 240 for color plants. These replica are substitutes for the real thing in appropriate sizes, often fire retarded to meet local and national fire codes, and last for years with the only labor involved are for shaping and installation. One and Done. One Time Sale equals happy you. Beautiful, realistic color equals happy client!!
In years past the technology just wasn't there. Colors were off, leaves were poorly attached and the real look just wasn't there. Not with the Autograph product. We've made certain that colors are perfect, attachments accurate. Check us out and have fun, peace of mind, expand your design options and please your clients!


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From Susan...Thanks and more thanks!
I have truly enjoyed my year as Chapter Council Chair and want to thank you for the opportunity. I learned a great deal by attending AALL Board meetings and it was an honor to represent you there. It was a pleasure to meet so may of you in Boston and put names and faces together. Next year should be an interesting and busy one, as AALL and the chapters respond to the report done by the Career Development Task Force. I am very hopeful that together you will find improved means of providing education to your members. I know that Diana Jaque will serve you well as guide and advocate.
As my last word, let me thank the people that went out of their way to provide you with training during the Annual Meeting: Phyllis Marion, Caren Luckie, Tory Trotta, Mary Alice Baish, Ann Fessenden, Frank Houdek, Cindy Spohr, Susan Siebers, Steve Ligda, Elizabeth Le Doux, Sally Holterhoff and Diana Jaque. AALL is successful because it has so many willing volunteers. And that includes YOU!
Susan Goldner
Strategic Plan
AALL will soon embark on a set of strategic conversations that will culminate in a new strategic vision statement for the association in mid-2005. Watch for an opportunity to voice your opinion when the association hosts an electronic bulletin board on the topic this fall. Merle Slyhoff is heading up this process and has asked me to determine which chapters have strategic plans. If your chapter has a strategic plan, please contact me ASAP.
Chapter Rosters
The inimitable Kim Rundle has requested that the chapters update their current officer roster. Please check your chapter roster, within your chapter profile and send any changes to Kim Rundle. She would like all chapters to reply to her directly by August 6, 2004.
Call for Volunteers: Council Education Commitee
As many of you heard at the Chapter Leadership training, the Council will now be responsible for planning the Chapter Leadership Professional Roundtable that is held the Saturday prior to the annual meeting. I'd love to have volunteers for a council education committee to help put together the program for next year. While we're at it, this is a good time to re-examine the other Chapter Leadership Roundtables and see if we should continue as is or change some of the topics. This is another topic for consideration by the education committee volunteers. To this end, I ask each of you to please consider volunteering for the education committee. Regardless of whether or not you can volunteer, please complete the attached survey concerning the chapter training and chapter roundtables. For further information contact me.
Annual Meeting Chapter VIPs: Follow-up
For those chapters who sent VIPs to the annual meeting, please share your VIPs experience. At least one of the chapter VIPs enthusiastically joined AALL, but I'd love to hear your chapter's experience. Please email me and I'll share them with the Council in a future Chapter Council Chat.
Council Business Meeting Minutes
If you did not get a chance to attend the Council Business Meeting on July 10, 2004, you missed some exciting new developments. The attached minutes relay all of the issues we discussed, please take a look and forward any questions or corrections to me.
On the Horizon: Chapter Visit Forms
Kim Rundle is working on a quick update of the Executive Board Visitor Forms for chapters. The forms will be ready after August 1, 2004 via the following link http://www.aall.org/chapter/chapter_visit_policy.asp
That's it for now. Enjoy the last few fleeting weeks of summer! it for now. Enjoy the last few fleeting weeks of summer!
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"These threats are real, ... but the increased probability of a terrorist attack does not increase the risks to any single individual."
"In spite of numerous successful hunts for terrorists, the terrorist threat situation has eased only superficially. The bomb attacks in Madrid and London are clear evidence that Europe is no longer just a recruitment and financing area but has become a target of Islamic terrorism."
"I'm absolutely convinced that the threat we face now, the idea of a terrorist in the middle of one of our cities with a nuclear weapon, is very real and that we have to use extraordinary measures to deal with it."
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** Attention Scrapbookers and Card Makers! **
Come join us on Saturday, April 6th, in West Des Moines from 9am to 9pm, for a fun filled day of scrapbooking at our JDRF Fundraiser, "Cropping Out T1 Diabetes"!
If you would like to attend the Cropping Out T1 Diabetes Scrapbook Event, you will need to register online. For location and event details or to register for the event, go to:
Click on Buy Tickets and then complete the prompted information. You will each be able to reserve and pay for your registration online. Since seats are limited to 30 so register soon!
Some things you should know about the event:
• 100% of proceeds are going to JDRF
• Plenty of Parking Available
• Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Coffee and Water are provided
• Comfy, padded chairs in the scrap area
• You are welcome to bring your own beverage in a container with a sealable lid (to avoid spills)
• No alcoholic beverages allowed
• Adults only
• Gift Bag of Scrapbooking Goodies for every attendee
• Raffles for Prizes
• Silent Auction
• At the end of day, volunteers will be available to help you load your supplies into your car
• Hamilton's has been very gracious and donated their facilities to us for this event. Please note, the location on Westown is a Family and Counseling type facility and is host to many business meetings, family events, and even wedding receptions. I just wanted to clarify in case some of you looked them up on the web. This particular location is NOT a funeral home.
We are also looking for prize donations. If you have any scrapbooking or pampering items you would like to donate, please PM me. In return for donations, we will list your business on a "thank you sponsors" card given to all attendees, that will include your business name and contact information.
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After getting dirty last year, Scion decided to start its second full rally season with a brand new xD in the Rally America National Championship.
The car will go against the clock with Andrew Comrie-Picard behind its wheel, who will have a better chance of winning thanks to the new suspension and improved weight distribution, while more horsepower and a dog-leg transmission will let him accelerate out of the slow corners faster than before.
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Junior doctors' 'HIV ignorance'
Two out of three doctors may be at extra risk of catching HIV from patients because they do not know about drugs which could protect them.
HIV scares are far from rare in busy hospitals - often "needlestick" injuries with needles used on HIV-positive patients.
After being exposed to HIV, "post-exposure prophylaxis" (PEP) treatment with a combination of drugs can reduce the risk of infection.
All but 7% had heard of PEP, but only 8% could actually name all the drugs used in treatments, and only three-quarters of the juniors realised the drugs could reduce the chance of transmission.
Naming even one drug was a problem for 43% of those who returned the survey.
Three-quarters 'exposed'
The level of ignorance was surprising - particularly because three-quarters of the juniors said they had been exposed to "high-risk" potentially infective material at some point.
Significantly, 18% had actually sought out advice about drug protection after being exposed to HIV.
The authors of the study wrote: "We feel that it is of great importance to improve the level of knowledge about occupational exposure to HIV among junior hospital doctors.
"This should include education on how to prevent exposure, as well as information on first aid, who to contact, and the urgency with which advice on PEP needs to be sought."
Up until the end of 1997, there were 95 definite and 191 possible cases of work-acquired HIV infection among healthcare workers worldwide - most in developed countries.
A spokesman for the Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV/Aids charity, said: "These findings are very concerning, especially as health care workers are far more at risk from a patient with HIV than vice versa.
"All health care workers should know how to protect themselves against HIV infection in the event of an unavoidable needlestick injury.
"It should be part of basic training for all clinical staff, including nurses."
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introduced and does not canvass subsequent amendments.
This Digest was available from 19 September 1996.
States Grants (General Purposes) Amendment Bill
Date Introduced: 11 September 1996
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Treasury
Commencement: Royal Assent
To provide for general revenue assistance to the States and
Territories for 1996-97. The Bill also makes financial assistance
grants conditional on payments towards the Commonwealth's deficit
reduction programme and provides the formula for Commonwealth
payments to the States and Territories in 1997-98 for
implementation of the National Competition Policy.
As a result of the Commonwealth's dominant position in raising
revenue through income tax, the provision of financial assistance
to the States and the Territories through grants is an important
element in the financial relationship between governments.
1996 Premiers Conference
This Bill gives effect to certain of the arrangements agreed to
at the 1996 Premiers' Conference. Decisions taken by the 1996
Premier's Conference included:
General Revenue Assistance
This Bill deals with general revenue assistance to the States
and Territories for 1996-97. This assistance is the principal
source of funds for States and Territories. Other types of
assistance, such as specific purpose grants, are directed toward
particular areas of service delivery or capital spending and are
provided for in separate Bills.
General revenue assistance is broken down into three
General revenue assistance to the States and Territories is
estimated to total $16 324.3 million in 1996-97. This compares with
a total of $15 777.3 million in 1995-96.(2)
FAGs account for the bulk of general revenue assistance and are
estimated to total $15 459.7 million in 1996-97. This compares with
a total of $14921.3 million in 1995-96.(3)
Special revenue assistance grants include Medicare guarantee
payments and special and transitional allowances for the Australian
Capital Territory and Northern Territory. Medicare guarantee
payments are estimated to total $428 million in 1996-97 ($188.4
million for Victoria and $240.0 million for New South Wales). This
compares with a total of $413.9 million in 1995-96 ($182.0 million
for Victoria and $231.9 million for New South Wales).(4)
In June 1992, the then Prime Minister indicated that the
Commonwealth would untie $350 million of arterial roads funding
from 1 January 1994. The central features of the arrangements
Identified road grants are estimated to total $384.0 million in
1996-97. This compares with a total of $371.0 million in
1995-96.(5) The bulk of identified road grants in 1996-97 are to go
to New South Wales, an estimated total of $113.6 million.(6)
Contributions of States and Territories to Reduction of
Commonwealth Deficit
It was agreed at the 1996 Premiers' Conference that the States
and Territories would make payments to the Commonwealth for the
period 1996-99 as a contribution to the Commonwealth's deficit
reduction programme. The Government states in Budget Paper No.
3 that:
The method of payment is expected to vary among the States and
to be by direct weekly payments to the Commonwealth, weekly
deductions from general revenue assistance or reductions in the
Commonwealth's contribution to a specific purpose payment (SPP).
Where the last approach is taken, any conditions attaching to the
SPP, including the level of the States matching commitments prior
to the reduction, will continue unchanged.(7)
Figure 1 below shows the estimated contribution of each State
and Territory for the period 1996-99.
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
NSW $209.5m $216.3m $101.3m
VIC $153.4m $158.1m $73.8m
QLD $114.0m $118.9m $56.1m
WA $59.8m $62.2m $29.3m
SA $49.9m $51.2m $23.8m
TAS $15.9m $16.3m $7.6m
ACT $10.4m $10.8m $5.1m
NT $6.0m $6.3m $3.0m
TOTAL $619.0m $640.0m $300m (8)
The contributions were agreed to as part of a compromise where
the Commonwealth dropped plans to remove the sales tax exemption
for States and Territories.
National Competition Policy Payments
The Commonwealth, States and Territories agreed at the Council
of Australian Government (COAG) meeting of 11 April 1995 to a
program for the implementation of the National Competition Policy
and related financial arrangements.
The Commonwealth agreed to make additional general purpose
payments to the States and Territories in the form of a series of
Competition Payments. It was agreed that:
1997-98 Commonwealth payments are conditional on each State and
1999-2000 Commonwealth payments are conditional on each State
and Territory:
2001-02 Commonwealth payments are conditional on each State and
Item 1 of Schedule 1 of the Bill inserts a
new section 12A in the States Grants (General
Purposes) Act 1994 (the Principal Act) which gives the
Treasurer a discretionary power to make Competition Policy payments
to the States and Territories for 1997-98.
Item 2 of Schedule 1 of the Bill inserts a
new section 15A in the Principal Act which makes
financial assistance grants to the States and Territories for
1996-97 conditional on payment of an amount of fiscal contribution
(ie. towards the Commonwealth's deficit reduction programme).
Item 3 of Schedule 1 of the Bill inserts
new Schedules 3 and 4 in the Principal Act.
Proposed Schedule 3 sets out:
Proposed Schedule 4 contains the formula for Commonwealth
payments to the States and Territories in 1997-98 for
implementation of the National Competition Policy. The formula is
based on an indexed amount divided by the States and Territories
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After working on five books as an editor or co-author, Lou Rosenfeld became disenchanted with the traditional book publishing model. So, in late 2005, he founded Rosenfeld Media, a new publishing house that develops short, practical, useful books on user experience design. Rosenfeld Media published their first book, Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior, in early 2008. I recently had the opportunity to interview Lou—along with Liz Danzico, Senior Development Editor at Rosenfeld Media—about starting a new publishing house and "eating their own dog food."
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The state of Canadian soccer is in a bad place -- something we already knew.
We just didn't expect it to be this tedious.
In its first competitive match since exiting World Cup qualifying in embarrassing fashion in Honduras last October, Canada fell to tiny Martinique 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in its opening Gold Cup match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
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i am a student of mbbs&i have given my final year papers in january the result of which was declared on 9 feb. according to the result i have a score of 20 out of 60 which is the lowest in class in my medicine paper two. For passing i need a score of 30. l have submitted my form for revaluation and verification of the paper but the reval result comes after 2 months. But i am quite confident that i cannot secure so low marks as some of the weaker students have more marks than me. So i wanted to know that is there any provision by which i can see my specific answer book because i am not satisfied with the university officials.
Also i have to start my internship before march 31 as i want to appear for my all india pg entrance which states that interns completing their internship before 31 march can apply. So is there any provision that i can view my answer book early than the normal time limit of 30 days as i am quite confident that i should pass.