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~ Chapter 57: The downfall of a greedy merchant (Part 1) ~
Upon arriving at the coliseum, we found out we couldn't go inside until Deroak or someone representing him arrived and told the guards who we were. If we wanted to pay for the show, it was only two silverettes, but since we wanted to fight, it was another matter.
We waited at the entrance until Deroak arrived with his two guards and a skinny man in his twenties by his side. The slaves he brought for this fight were in the back of a carriage who was bound to arrive shortly after. The skinny man would take care of the procedures, so while he did this, I followed Deroak together with Tamara to our seats. Nanya, Shanteya, and Ayuseya were shown by one of the employers at the coliseum to the waiting area for the fighters.
The first thing to catch my attention was the way this entire building was constructed. It strongly reminded me of a typical stadium from Earth with a retractable roof. The only difference was the materials these people used and the fact that the roof remained open all the time. A complicated wooden rib structure kept it from falling on top of our heads. It almost looked like modern engineering with a bit of magic added to it.
There were four rows for the normal population, and the fighting area in the middle was slightly elliptic, but the ring itself was a circle of flattened stones just ten centimeters off the ground. The seats for the nobility and royalty were located on the opposite sides of the major axis. The king and his family had a special seat which no one else was allowed to use. On the minor axis, the rich merchants and the slave merchants had their own separate areas as well. The division between the two was given by the fact that the latter brought the entertainment, or so I was told when I asked one of the men working here.
Usually, there wasn't a day passing by without a battle or two taking place here, but the big events were reserved and programmed properly. In our case, it was going to be considered as a minor event that didn't need any announcing.
"I take it you already spoke with your fighters about who will go first?" Deroak asked me as he leaned back in his chair.
I was sitting next to him and Tamara in front of me, looking curiously over the edge at the big ring in the middle. Her tail swayed slowly from left to right.
"Yes. We can begin any time." I smiled.
The merchant snapped his fingers, and one of the big guards rushed out of here, most likely to let the people working at this coliseum know they could start the show.
Although this place had a capacity of almost 500 people, there were only about 50 to witness the battles of my girls. Maybe they were regulars or a more interesting battle was about to take place after this?
"My esteemed guests!" someone shouted in the middle of the ring, catching everyone's attention.
He was a man of around 40 years old, with a long pony tail and dressed in white clothes from head to bottom. There were no special markings or embroideries on them, being as simple as they could possibly be.
"For the following match, we will witness a battle between a draconian warrior and one of Deroak's slaves! The owner of the draconian and the slave merchant Deroak have agreed upon a small bet, the one who manages to accumulate three wins in total will be declared the winner of their friendly bet! Without further ado, let the battle begin!" he raised his arms to the sky and then lowered them fast.
Two gates opened and from one side, and Ayuseya walked out carrying the sword I made for her, while on the other side, a brawny looking man made his appearance, carrying a big hammer and showing us a big grin on his face. Thanks to that, I knew he was missing a couple of teeth.
After the announcer walked out, the two warriors stepped forward, well… the princess and the slave.
"This will be interesting, I hope your woman won't fall too fast." Deroak grinned.
"I hope so too, she is the strongest among all of them!" I showed him a confident smile.
"The strongest? You are starting in full force, aren't you?" he laughed.
"Of course! When in a battle, you don't waste time with small attacks, you hit your enemy fast and without mercy!" I declared and flexed my biceps like a regular adventurer.
"Oh? Is that so?" the merchant looked satisfied about something.
I could guess what his grin was about. In his eyes, I was taking the image of a brawny idiot with a greed just as big as his. This meant that I could be swayed by the shiny coins he would dangle before me. Unless, of course, he was a master actor and a genius of some sort who already saw through my little scheme.
The battle started with the slave attacking my Ayuseya. The man tried to land a hit, and it connected. Thanks to my enhanced senses, I could see that it didn't even touch the dragoness. Her Magic Armor was simply too thick. There was a moment of pause while he figured out what happened, but the draconian didn't let him and kicked him in the stomach, unfortunately, she stumbled on her dress and fell on her back.
"Ahahaha!" the merchant laughed and so did a bunch others.
Stop laughing at my wife! I'll kill you all! I growled in my mind.
"Hm? Are you upset of this perhaps?" the merchant grinned.
"No, of course not… this battle is just getting interesting!" I laughed as awkwardly as I could.
Ayuseya got up just in time to block the attack of the warrior. She pushed him back and then gave him a slap over the face. It was so powerful it sent him flying out of the ring and right into the wall. He was knocked out and lost the rest of his teeth.
"Huh?" Deroak was surprised by this sudden turn of events.
"And we have a winner! The draconian!" the announcer shouted, scaring the hell out of me.
That man has some powerful lungs! I thought while trying to calm my fast beating heart, even Tamara was covering her ears.
"She is quite strong that one." Deroak said rubbing his chin, most likely making an assessment about how much he could sell her for.
"As I said, she is the strongest in my team." I smiled.
After the slave was taken out of there, the second one followed up. This time it was a weak looking fellow, a bit skinny in my eyes, but he felt stronger than the last one. As soon as the battle started, this guy started to cast some spells. It took him a bit to channel the Magic Energy, but Ayuseya didn't let him. She jumped forward and struck him with the hilt of her sword right in his stomach. Coughing, the man collapsed on his knees and glared at her, but a punch to the face settled this match as well. The slave, a mage, was knocked out.
"And we have a winner! The draconian! This lady can sure give a punch!" he shouted.
"Not bad, don't you think?" I smirked and tossed a gaze from the corners of my eyes at the merchant.
Deroak didn't seem too pleased about it, but I hoped those weren't his strongest ones. If Ayuseya lost to a weakling, it would be quite suspicious of her.
"I wonder if the next battle will be the same?" he said and then looked back at me with a change in his eyes.
So he placed them in ascending order according to their strengths? The last one must be quite strong… I told myself as I looked back at the ring.
Ayuseya looked back at me in that moment, and I nodded once, letting her know that it was alright for her to lose now.
The next battle was about to start. The announcer came forward to the middle of the ring and announced the next fighter, another one of Deroak's slaves, this time, an el'doraw man. He was about the same size as Shanteya, but not too bad looking either. He had an athletic build and very few scars on his body as far as I could see. The weapons of choice for him were two curved daggers, but he was also a booster like Nanya, enhancing his physical abilities with magic.
When the battle started, he dashed forward at an incredible speed. He was at least ten times faster than the other two, but way too slow when compared with my wife. The first hit connected, but didn't go past the Magic Armor. Ayuseya was pushed back a few steps, but she maintained her balance.
"What?" I said, acting all surprised.
Tamara perked her ears up and looked back at me. Even she didn't see the man to be a threat for the dragoness.
"Hehe! My slaves are quite strong, you know?" he smirked.
Looking back at him, I noticed he wasn't worried at all about losing this bet. On the contrary, I could say that he was about to win it. Still, I had nothing to worry about. Unless he brought out a Supreme, there was no way he could defeat Nanya and even then it was doubtful.
"Maybe, but I did win so far, I'm sure my woman will win again." I smirked, showing to be quite confident in her prowess.
The battle was getting more intense with each passing moment. Ayuseya pretended not to be able to either counter attack or keep up with his speed. Little by little, she was pushed back towards the edge of the ring. Meanwhile, I showed to be annoyed at the way the situation was developing, tapping my foot and grinding my teeth.
"The draconian is out of the ring! Deroak's slave wins!" shouted the announcer.
The battle ceased, and Ayuseya walked away with her head down.
Afterwards came Shanteya, but at the same time, her opponent, the el'doraw slave was replaced by a human one.
"What's this? Why did you change him?" I asked surprised.
"Of course I did! I never said I would keep them after each battle. What, are you afraid you will lose?" he asked me with a smirk.
"NEVER! I would even bet you right here and right now another 10 goldiettes that my slave will win!" I declared and placed the coins on the small table between us.
"Very well! I accept!" he smirked.
I sat down in my chair and watched as the battle started.
Shanteya pulled out her dagger and rushed towards her enemy, showing the same level of speed as an Advanced Ranked Adventurer would. Unlike Ayuseya, she was very skilled at controlling her strength, and her acting was far better than mine. So well, in fact, that the battle displayed before us appeared to be a terribly difficult one. Shanteya was having a hard time landing hits or dodging them.
"She is quite skilled…" said Deroak as he watched her battle.
"I know, I've bought her from a very skilled trainer… ugh, but why can't she win already?" I mumbled the last words with a low enough voice for the merchant to barely hear me.
"When this is over, I would like to know who that trainer is. I might desire to employ his services." he told me.
"Huh? Maybe…" I said and appeared to be completely focused on the battle.
"Should we increase the bet to 20 goldiettes?" he asked me.
"Huh? Sure…" I waved him off.
"Very well." he smirked greedily.
The battle between Shanteya and the slave was taking quite a long time, but in the end, she allowed a hit to slip through her defense and send her out of the ring, guaranteeing her loss. When I saw this, I sat up.
"Are you getting worried now? Do not worry, I will add these coins to the final bet. Or… would you like to bet more?" he asked me.
I cringed and looked back at him.
"No… that will be fine…" I muttered and then sat down.
"Too bad, your loss." he appeared to be satisfied, but on the inside I was squealing with joy.
My plan was going perfect! This stupid merchant actually believed I was going to lose!
"Now! For the final battle! On this side, a beautiful human adventurer!" the announcer shouted and pointed to his left "And on this side, Groatak, the most prized slave of Dreotak!" he pointed to his right.
This guy was quite tall, almost 2 meters in height, with lots of scars and well shaped muscles. He looked like the typical brute you would see in the role of a powerful villain who could snap a man in half.
"What?! What does he mean by that?!" I pointed at him and glared at the merchant.
"Relax my friend, as I said, I'm just replacing an injured slave with another. Nothing against the rules of our bet, right?" he showed me a cunning smile.
So this was your plan all along, huh? I thought as I sat back down in the chair.
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ABE VIGODA has been dead so long he's learned to live with it.
The mix-up started in 1982, when People magazine prematurely interred the jowly, sunken-eyed grinch of the TV show ''Barney Miller'' by prefacing his name with the phrase ''the late.'' Since then, Mr. Vigoda says, the confusion has never stopped. Just a month ago, he says, a salesman at Bloomingdale's did a double take, then stammered: ''You look like Abe Vigoda. But you can't be Abe Vigoda, because he's dead. Wait, are you Abe Vigoda? You can't be!''
He can and he is -- the same Abe Vigoda, hale at 75, who takes daily jogs around the reservoir in Central Park and watches one or two runners turn vaguely pale as they pass him, as if they have spotted an apparition. Such is the nature of life among the nearly dead, who have merely departed to the periphery of the public's radar screen.
Mr. Vigoda, by dint of name recognition, belongs to that breed of aged entertainers, politicians and others about whom one can never quite be sure: Are they still alive? Or did I miss the obituary?
The existence of such a tribe was highlighted in a trailer for the movie ''Mother,'' in which the director Albert Brooks, play-acting one side of a phone conversation, bragged that he had cast ''the legendary Debbie Reynolds'' in the title role, then, after a pause, protested, ''She's not dead.''
Now there is actually a resource to consult. It's an Internet site called the Dead People Server, and it's a cheeky, irreverent compendium of all those personages whose fleeting tangos with fame gave way to a more enduring celebrity limbo.Continue reading the main story
The cyber-equivalent of an E.K.G., it offers the reassurance that Charo has not departed for that koochie-koo kingdom in the sky, and reminds that Minnie Pearl now wears her price-tag tassel in what is assuredly a grander, older opry. Buddy Hackett is still among us, albeit sighted less often than Bigfoot, while Joan Hackett, sadly, is not.
Tasteless? Absolutely. Useless? Certainly not. The Dead People Server and the celebrity malingerers it documents are arguably the ultimate proof, and inevitable consequence, of a Warholian world in which 15 minutes of attention give way to a yawning, seemingly interminable passage of neglect.
Listing people who are truly dead as opposed to just doing a convincing imitation addresses a real, if not exactly pressing, problem of these celebrity-obsessed times: With so many putatively famous people knocking around, it is downright impossible to keep track of where they are, let alone whether they are breathing.
''Celebrity has really taken over the culture of the media, and the news is more than ever celebrity news, so it makes for a very crowded field, and a lot of people get squeezed off,'' says Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of media studies at Johns Hopkins University. Moreover, Mr. Miller says, the squeezing ''seems to have accelerated.''
The Captain Is Here
Bob Keeshan, for the record, is alive and well and writing books and departing for speaking tours from a home base in Norwich, Vt. If his name does not ring a bell, that of his alter ego -- Captain Kangaroo -- should rattle a xylophone. (The man who played Mr. Green Jeans, Hugh ''Lumpy'' Brannum, alas, is dead.)
Mr. Keeshan gets prickly about the notion of being mistaken for dead, insisting it never happens. But a publicist at Fairview Press, Mr. Keeshan's publisher, cited that erroneous assumption as an obstacle in marketing his books. Mr. Keeshan's agent also said that people are sometimes surprised to learn that Mr. Keeshan is alive.
And Mr. Keeshan, 69, ends a telephone interview by saying, in a tone of strained mirth, ''Do I need to send you a notarized statement saying I'm alive, so you know you're not talking to a recording?''
Nonetheless, his mention on the Dead People Server is at least logical. The appearance of others seems a bit like overkill. While it may surprise some people that Fats Domino is still alive, it will be a revelation only to cave dwellers that Kurt Cobain is not. And while it will unshutter some eyes to discover that the politician Carl Albert is still with us, is there anyone who doesn't know that Bella Abzug is still blustering on?
''I remain very active!'' bellows Ms. Abzug, 76, upon learning of her place on the list. ''I was in the press after the Democratic National Convention. I'm a member of the Democratic National Committee.
''I've been in Newsweek, I've been in Time, I've been in New York magazine just a couple of weeks ago,'' Ms. Abzug goes on. ''I'm working around the clock. I travel around the world. Right now, I'm leaving to go to the White House -- this very moment.''
For entertainers, the means for artificial celebrity life support seem to have diminished. ''The Love Boat,'' which reliably gave these wayward souls a reprieve of shuffleboard on the Lido Deck, docked long ago. Similarly, the plane that whisked them to and from ''Fantasy Island'' crashed. ''Hollywood Squares,'' which may go down as the most aptly titled show in the history of television, stopped offering leases to otherwise homeless celebrities years ago.
So what's an Abe Vigoda to do? He says he makes frequent appearances on Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show in part to dispel the greatly exaggerated rumors of his death. And he laughs at the confusion.
A producer actually called Mr. Vigoda's agent looking for ''an Abe Vigoda type.'' And last June, a gossip column in the New York Post recounted a heated conversation about Mr. Vigoda on America Online. One person claimed to have seen Mr. Vigoda in a Nordstrom's store in Escondido, Calif. Another fired back: ''You need glasses. Abe's no longer with us.'' Yet another entered the electronic fray, writing: ''I've seen Abe in person. He only looks dead.''Continue reading the main story

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- With all these awesome freebies your hard drive might start to get a bit cluttered. Here are some tips.
- * Make a folder on your desktop called "New needs extracted".
- * Make a folder in your My Documents folder titled Scrapbooking
- * Make a folder in your Scrapbooking folder that is titled "New needs organized".
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- * Open ExtractNow, on the bottom left there is a settings tab. Open settings and go to Destination- Check to box to "Automatically extract archives into" Then browse to select the folder you just made titled "New needs organized". To get to it go to My Documents> Scrapbooking> New needs organized.
- * I like to have each download extract into it's own folder so I check the box that says, "Extract archives into their own name folder".
- * I use ExtractNow for all my downloads- it works for every file type I have ever needed. If you go to the Explorer tab in settings you can check the boxes you want to in File Type Associations. I check all of them.
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- * Open the folder on your desktop "New needs extracted"
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- * In the "New needs extracted" folder go to Edit> Select all
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- * Now you can go to you Scrapbooking folder and organize them however you want. I have many folders within my Scrapbooking folder for all my goodies. Here is what I have-
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- * TIP- I have a notepad document with the file locations I need to go to install all Extras. I have it saved in the "Extras" folder. Then when I get a new extra I can copy and paste the location into the Run box on my computer. And it will take me right where I need to go, I right-click the new extra then copy and past it right into the proper location within PhotoShop. This has saved me a lot of time looking and trying to remember where to go to install extras. (Look in the "Locations of Extras" box bellow to see the location paths of my extras. This will be helpful if you are trying to find location paths and you use PSE6 and have the same operating system as I do. If you use something else it will not help you.)
- * I think that covers it. If you have any questions leave me a comment and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I use a PC with Windows XP and I use Adobe PhotoShop Elements 6. I might not be of any help if you are using different programs but I will offer whatever info I can.
- * Have fun scrapping!!
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Organize Scrapbooking downloads
*Update*- I do my organizing a but differently now, because I am a Mac girl now :) But this is still a great tutorial for all you PC users :)
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4 comments:
- ckmom12673 said...
Thanks for this!! I am always forgetting where I put stuff that I downloaded! What a great tool you have given me!! Appreciate you!!
- May 20, 2008 at 6:49 PM
- Joanne said...
see I read all the way to the start of your blog..smiles..ty for the organizing tips..I should read all before I write..smiles..
- May 25, 2008 at 12:52 AM
- GrannyNKy said...
Great tips-thanks!!
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- MomTo4Girls (aka Kim) said...
Oh My Gosh! Even my husband didn't know you could extract more than one file at a time. Do you know how much time you are going to save me???!!! I just started digital scrapbooking and have soooo much to unzip!Thanks so much. Off to get that now!
I'll be putting your blinkie on my blog! (That's how I found your site...I was searching for the code to post blinkies and have them link to the sites). THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!
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"You are genuine. You are capable. You are worthy." For Anna Grace Tribble, these words served as a mantra that reinforced an idea she learned from her experiences at Wake Forest — that she is capable of achieving more than she ever thought possible. After graduation, Anna Grace plans to study biocultural anthropology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Q: How have you changed since arriving on campus?
A: One of the things I've learned most in college is becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable intellectually. Math was never my strong suit, and now I'm a statistics minor. I realized I had to understand math to understand a lot of facets of what I want to do even if those aren't my favorite things. Multi-varied stats with Dr. Berenhaut challenged me. It creates ties across spaces I'm not even thinking about. I found that when I studied, I did really well on tests, so that was the biggest confidence boost for understanding what I was capable of doing. That course is really going to stick with me for showing me what I can do.
Q: Explain your research in Nepal.
A: I did my anthropology honors thesis research in Nepal during the summer of my junior year. I interviewed female community health volunteers about tuberculosis. I was looking to see if there were any stigmas and if national statistics have any relevance to how the rest of world thinks Nepal's relationship with tuberculosis looks. I surveyed their communities to see if the chain of communication between everyone matched up or if we need to reevaluate those communication networks.
Q: What shared values do you think unite the Wake Forest community?
A: We're thoughtful. We think. When you move out of college, there's not as much of that, the thinking, challenging, mulling over ideas and opinions. In the classroom, in our personal lives, there's value in fact that we are a thinking community.
Q: How do you plan to use what you've learned at Wake Forest in your life and career?
A: Wake Forest as a school and a community fosters a sense of Pro Humanitate, for humanity, that I didn't come in with. I've made friends who don't volunteer for their resume; they volunteer because that's something they value as who they are. Wake Forest is intentional in creating spaces where volunteerism is an opportunity, and I see that translating into my career. I want to work with people in south Asia, so living a life in an area that won't always be the most comfortable serving people is exactly what I'm taking away from Wake Forest, that idea of for humanity.
Q: Tell us about your study abroad experience.
A: I studied in Venice, but that didn't stop me from exploring all parts of the world. On breaks, I would go to different parts of Europe with friends. I even used a few days to go all the way to Jordan by myself; riding camels and traveling through the city with Arabic phrases written phonetically on paper.
Q: Where is the one place on campus you will miss most and why?
A: I felt so at home in a class called Gender, Health and Development with Karin Friederic. I could voice all my opinions about public health, all these things I held to be so important in the world. People would validate and affirm my perspectives, but none are afraid to call me on things and disagree. When we get into these upper-level classes at Wake Forest that is where I think we find communities.
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Recent studies by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI) indicate the total number of TV sets in homes is on the rise, and many of these are winding up in kids' bedrooms.
SRI's 1996 Television Ownership Survey found that 48 percent of households with children under the age of 18 own three or more TV sets. That's more than double the 1981 survey result of 22 percent.
Two separate studies, the Children's Lifestyles Study and the Home Technology Study, both carried out in 1995, found that just over a third of children under 12 have TVs in their bedrooms. Fifty-three percent of households with teens reported sets in kids' bedrooms.
The studies identify two factors as influencing whether kids have bedroom TV sets. First, kids are twice as likely to have a set in their room if their household also owns a video game system. Second, the studies suggest an inverse relationship between household education level and TV sets in kids' rooms: In households where the highest level of education was at least a college degree, kids were about half as likely to have their own TV sets as their counterparts in households with lower levels of education, though this discrepancy was less marked for teens.
Kids also have greater private access to TV-related technology. One-fifth of homes with a child under 12 and one-third of homes with a teen reported a video game system in a child's bedroom. In addition, about one-fifth of kids have access to cable or a VCR. Perhaps surprisingly, the number of homes in which TV sets and computers are both present in children's rooms was small only three and five percent for kids under 12 and teens, respectively.
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The Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines star was arrested Thursday, Dec. 27, for allegedly committing a lewd act at a porn paraphernalia and movie shop in Los Angeles, TMZ reports.
According to the site, LAPD undercover vice officers were conducting a routine check of the store when they discovered Stahl, 33, "touching himself" in a private booth. Law enforcement promptly took him into custody and charged him with lewd conduct, a misdemeanor.
Leaving the police station alone a few hours later, the star told reporters that the whole thing had been a "misunderstanding."
In any case, the incident caps an already-bizarre year for the actor. In May, he was reported missing by his wife, Rose Murphy, after he dropped off the grid for several days, reportedly to check himself into rehab. A month later, upon leaving the treatment program against doctors' advice, he vanished a second time, resurfacing again in July.
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Re-examining the Albany fire of 1793 and three slaves hanged for it
Panel talk Thursday, vignettes on Saturday are meant to educate
A group of scholars and historic re-enactors will re-examine the clouded facts surrounding a massive 1793 fire in Albany that destroyed much of the city, followed by the controversial hangings of three teenage slaves, two girls and one boy, who were convicted of arson despite insufficient evidence and Gov. DeWitt Clinton's unsuccessful attempts at stays of execution for them.
The two-part Black History Month event will reclaim a long-neglected shard of history with a panel discussion Thursday at the Howe Library, followed on Saturday by a series of dramatic vignettes from multiple viewpoints in rooms of the Schuyler Mansion, after which there will be tours of the historic home.
An incontrovertible fact is that in the middle of the night on Nov. 17, 1793, residents in Albany's downtown were roused by shouts of "Fire!" A conflagration that began on lower State Street near Maiden Lane at the mansion of Leonard Gansevoort, a wealthy Dutch merchant and state senator, quickly spread by gusts of wind. It destroyed several blocks of buildings in the city's business center, along with 26 homes. Damage was estimated at more than $250,000. There were no casualties, but it was one of the largest fires in the city's history.
Arson was suspected, but the evidence was not clear-cut and theories of how the fire started ranged from a political dispute between anti-Federalists and the outspoken Federalist Gansevoort or payback from a jilted boyfriend of a daughter of Gansevoort who enticed the three slaves to set the fire in exchange for a pocket watch.
"Our goal is to familiarize people with the 1793 fire and to look at it from different perspectives, from the eyes of a wealthy white landowner to enslaved people at Schuyler Mansion to free blacks as well," said Heidi Hill, historic site manager at Schuyler Mansion. The red brick Georgian-styled home was built in 1763 for Revolutionary War Gen. Philip J. Schuyler, his wife, Catharine Van Rensselaer, and their eight children. They owned several slaves who took care of domestic duties and tended the Schuylers' 80-acre farm and orchard.
"We want to tell of the fire and its aftermath as broadly as possible in order to illuminate the issues surrounding slavery in Colonial Albany," Hill said. "I don't think we'll ever know all the facts in the case that led to the hangings. We prefer to leave it open-ended and to examine all sides." The 1793 fire is a case study in the tensions between wealthy Dutch landowners in Colonial Albany and their slaves. The city had a population of about 3,500 in 1790, including 572 slaves and 26 free people of color, according to the census.
In this era, slave owners in Albany were buffeted by waves of paranoia that swept through the state following a slave uprising and arson spree in New York City in 1741 and a prolonged, bloody slave rebellion in Haiti in 1791, according to panelist Oscar Williams, associate professor of Africana Studies at the University at Albany.
"There was a lot of apprehension in the air at that time and the laws in Albany in 1793 were very severe toward slaves and free blacks and greatly restricted their mobility," Williams said. Full abolishment of slavery in the state came in 1827.
Facts of the alleged arson in 1793 remain murky despite newspaper accounts.
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What: Free panel discussion on the 1793 Albany fire and the three slaves hanged for it.
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Howe Library, 105 Schuyler St., Albany
What: "The Accused: Slavery & the Albany Fire of 1793," a series of dramatic vignettes featuring 10 historic re-enactors in period clothing.
Where: Schuyler Mansion, 32 Catherine St., Albany.
When: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday
Info: $7 adults, $6 seniors and students, $3 children 12 and under. Reservations, 434-0834.
The prevailing version was that Pompey, a teenage male slave nicknamed Pomp and owned by Matthew Visscher, was approached by two white men with a grudge against Gansevoort, possibly an angry former boyfriend of Gansevoort's daughter. The men offered a watch in exchange for Pomp setting fire to Gansevoort's house and adjoining shop. According to this narrative, Pomp enlisted the help of two teenage slave girls he knew — Dinah, known as Dean, owned by Volkert Douw, and Philip Van Rensselaer's slave Bet — to fetch him some hot coals.
Bet allegedly signed a confession a week after the fire that implicated Pomp.
Bet and Dean were persuaded to plead guilty as accomplices and to throw themselves on the mercy of the court. Pomp pleaded not guilty and took his case to trial. All three were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. The two white men were never identified, apparently never investigated and never charged.
An upshot of the 1793 fire was that the Albany Common Council moved swiftly to pass an ordinance that banned any black or mulatto person, slave or free, from walking in the streets past 9 p.m., punishable by a day in jail.
Gov. DeWitt Clinton argued for stays of execution for the three teenagers, but was rebuffed by the courts. The two girls, who were under the age of 14, were hanged on March 14, 1794, followed by Pomp's execution on April 11. Large, boisterous, drunken crowds gathered to watch, according to accounts.
Panel member Richard Bader, an attorney and teacher of the New Visions law and government high school program, views the hangings through the prism of a fierce philosophical debate between Federalists who supported a strong federal government and anti-Federalists.
"Gov. Clinton was the most prominent anti-Federalist in New York and his involvement in a local law enforcement matter urging stays of execution is very curious and highly unusual," Bader said. "Gansevoort was a major Federalist and he was outspoken in a very political town."
Both Gansevoort and Clinton owned slaves.
Panelist Frankie Bailey, associate professor of criminal justice at UAlbany, will draw parallels with the Salem witch trials and the notion of coerced confessions in contemporary society. "If you intimidate and interrogate anyone long enough, they will say whatever they think will help them," Bailey said. "I'm not saying these were false confessions, but it's an intriguing case because there are so many unanswered questions and the evidence is so spotty." "We'll let the audience ask questions and draw their own conclusions," said the fourth panelist, Jennifer Dorsey, associate professor of history at Siena College.
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1999 - Date Leave of Absence at Elsectronic Data System
Medical leave of absence due to chronic illnesses (Arthritis and Fibromyalgia). Due to new medication on the market in 2007, was able to attend Graduate school from 2007 – 2009 to bring skills up to date, earning my Masters in Computer Science at Wayne State university. Further treatments have now enabled me to return to work full time.
1998 - 1999 System Architect - Focus: HOPE
Challenge: Oversee the direction of the systems with a view to the future.
Action: Researched new technologies to increase Internet speed at minimal cost.
Result: Implemented a wireless connection to a new Internet Service Provider that raised the speed by a factor of 7 without an increase in cost.
1997 - 1998 Systems Manager - Focus: HOPE
Challenge: Stabilize the systems to increase reliability without hiring additional staff.
Action: Mentored current staff and new trainees in systems administration an
Result: Increased uptime in Electronic Library by over 700% while stabilizing the backup systems and servers.
Led the Focus: HOPE Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT) Systems Department by the request of the customer, managing the customers staff and their systems. The department consisted of 3 programmers, 3 system admins, and 1 network administrator. Was also responsible for oversight of the work done by the PC departments support of my customers. Major projects included the implementation of a new firewall, web filter, and web and FTP servers; The support for a new line of products involving new manufacturing equipment requiring new tracking and quality software; and the implementation of a number of educational packages developed by our educational partners.
1994 - 1995 GM Electric Vehicle
Challenge: Establish the Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) environment for the new project.
Action: Implemented the ASCENT environment for the project.
Result: Complete CAE environment implemented in 3 months.
Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)/Ascent on-site implementation consultant. Responsible for leading the development of the CAE compute environment strategy for the program, as well as guiding the implementation of the Ascent product configuration and the optimizing of the current CAE environment.
1993 - 1997 Senior Technologist on Loan - Focus: HOPE
Challenge: Establish a partnership between Focus: HOPE and Electronic Data Systems.
Action: Provide expertise in systems to aid in the development and operations of Focus: HOPE's Center for Advanced Technologies.
Result: A long term partnership has been established benefiting both organizations which continues to the present.
Responsible for on-site technical consulting and relationship development. A member of the Coalition for New Manufacturing Engineering's Information Technology committee which sets the technical direction for the coalition, under which the Center for Advanced Technologies is being developed. As the interim Systems Manager for the CAT, responsible for oversight of all aspects of computer support, including hardware, software, implementation projects, staffing, and management interface. Led the Manufacturing Systems Support group from January 1995 through December 1995. Worked closely with the QS9000 implementation team as the leader of the Information Systems team responsible for Module 5: Document and Data Control. Worked as an internal auditor leading audits of other departments. With the account manager, was responsible for working to determine where the opportunities exist which can benefit both EDS and Focus: HOPE. Programmed in C on Unix, mostly Solaris, using X11/Motif.
1992 - 1993 Technical Project Leader - ASCENT project
Challenge: Create an environment on engineering workstations to enable Computer Aided Engineering staff to easily transition from mainframe systems.
Action: Created the ASCENT environment, combining applications, a single graphical interface to access and control the applications, and a three-tier architecture for program execution.
Result: All of General Motors worldwide staff transitioned in under 3 months, with an on-going annual savings of over $10 Million.
Project Leader for Ascent, the integrated CAE workstation product line. Ascent is a Unix, X11/Motif based system written in C. The system integrates internally developed applications and third party applications such as NASTRAN and PATRAN. Responsible for three full-time developers and several others assigned to the project part time from EDS, Hughes Aircraft, and IBM. Coordination with other development groups and the oversight of deliverables from the other groups was also included. Developed the CAE Motif Style Guide as part of the project. Represented the interests of the CAE development community on the Engineering Technical Systems application integration team.
1991 - 1992 Team leader - Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Support
Challenge: Create a consistent interface to access all CAE applications.
Action: Led team to create new interfaces for the applications in ISPF.
Result: A single, consistent application interface, reducing training and increased freedom of assignment for the CAE staff at General Motors.
Technical leader for the CAE software installation group. Led the integration of over 125 CAE applications into a single system on IBM mainframes (including batch access to IBM vector processors and Cray supercomputers). Led the migration of batch processing from an IBM 3090 Vector processor to the Cray Y/MP at the Auburn Hills Information Processing Center. Led a team of CAE developers, support staffs, and accounts in determining the replacement for the DISSPLA graphics package during a legal dispute with Computer Associates. A new tactical product was selected, and a conversion project was subsequently executed.
1987 - 1991 Engineering Systems Engineer at General Motors Advanced Engineering Staff (AES)
Challenge: Improve efficiency at the Advanced Engineering Staff of General Motors while providing on-site support.
Action: Created or modified systems to increase productivity.
Result: Increased productivity by as much as 1000% (40 hours to 4 hours per month) while earning several customer praise letters.
On-Site Technical support for the General Motors Advanced Engineering Staff. Responsible for engineering and some manufacturing application development and installation. Work included installation of CADAM, IGES, and some parts of CGS. The CADAM NC machining package was installed, and a direct NC capability was designed and implemented. Responsible for the maintenance and integration projects for the CAE tools used by the Automotive Gas Turbine project, as well as other engineering systems.
1985 - 1987 Systems Engineer - Saturn
Challenge: Start up Saturn engineering support
Action: Provided support for Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) including application support and data security as well as supporting the General Assembly scheduling.
Result: Saturn CAE was able to analyze the new vehicle on time, and the general assembly system was ready at product launch.
Technical support and project leader positions for the General Motors Saturn Engineering staff. Responsible for system definition of product and manufacturing systems and for CAE support. Project leader for a C-based plant floor operator information station prototype and for the specifications of the plant floor scheduling and broadcast system. Provided support to the Saturn CAE community as their interface to the central CAE support group at the Warren IPC.


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A pavlova is one of those desserts one can whip up in 15 minutes, pop in the oven before dinner guests start arriving, and have for dessert a couple of hours or so later. Or, more often than not in my case, whenever your guests stop feeling so stuffed from dinner and start feeling like they have room in their stomachs for dessert. Or make the meringue ahead and keep it in an airtight container for a day or two (depending on the humidity in your area), and then put it all together just before serving.
My first encounter with Pavlova was, aptly, in Australia. I won't get into the tussle as to where it originates from exactly, but this dish is definitely one loved by many Australians as well as New Zealanders. I had my very first taste of it in a little café somewhere in Melbourne. Granted, the way the café made it wasn't something memorable, but I was immediately struck by the possibilities of the dessert.
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A new Lexus car dealership in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, was voted the best Building of the Month in January 2011 by Lindab Buildings' jury.
The car dealership was constructed by Sakti Plus, an authorized builder from Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Erection time was two months only!
The Customer of the building, Art-Motors company, official importer of Lexus cars in Ukraine, to better serve its Clients, needed a new building that would meet the highest standards of Lexus Retail Concept. Sakti Plus offered an optimal solution for this – Lindab steel building, with short delivery and construction terms, and won the order.
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Subaru Legacy/Outback Transmission Problems
rfloyd56 Posts: 1New posting, simular to ashevileian problem. mine is a 2003 Outback VDC, automatic, bought new. It has always had this problem. runs and shifts great, flatland. But when i go to the mountains, crusing 60mph, get to that point when it needs to downshift, it downshifts with a loud clunk and jerk. My fried says it sounded like the trany was going to fall out. I normally try to downshift myself and that goes smoother. I had taken to the dealership several times when i first bought it and they tried the rebooting, I believe they replaced a chip. Went to the mountains recently and it did it again. before I take it back would like to have an idea.0
I have just purchased a 1994 Legacy wagon that the owner told me needed a clutch. Now I haven't got that far as to look at the clutch just yet. My concern is that the transmission fluid level is very low. The vehicle can be put in any gear with the engine running and without the clutch and nothing happens. When I push the clutch down I can hear the pressure plate moving (maybe release bearing). The clutch obviously not doing anything.
My questions are: Does the low fluid make it not go into gear or drive? What fluid does it use? How much fluid? Is there any way to check whether the transmission is working or faulty? Are there any online Legacy transmission data/ manuals available in case I want to strip it down? Can I convert it easily to automatic?
I know it's a lot of questions but I am optimistic for an answer.
Thanks go to everyone who takes the time to look at my question.
wisalesman Posts: 10I just bought a new 2010 Legacy 3.6R Limited which I absolutely love. This is my first Subaru and this car rocks. I have on question regarding the transmission. When starting from a stop and turning either left or right it feels like the transmission is not smooth/slipping. This does not happen when going straight from a dead stop, so it may be the CV joint. Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced the same thing and if it is just related to the Subaru. Thanks.0
Oh Boy,
Are you sure you want to do this? My Subaru is on order so this is generic info.
Clutch reference means its manual (stick).
If you can move the gear stick between gears without using the clutch and nothing happens (I assume engine running) it sounds like the the selector forks are shot, not good. It might just be adjustment, but more likely a gearbox rebuild is required.
I assume the clutch is hydraulic, if fluid levels are low, top them up (master cylinder) but its irrelevant, you say can hear something happening when you operate the clutch and the gears are not being selected.
Lack of fluid in a manual box can make it hard to select a gear - but above you say you can move gear stick and nothing happens - thats not a clutch fault, its a gearbox fault.
Can you convert to auto - basically no, its a major and $$ job - getting the manual will not be enough.
Are you sure you are describing the problem correctly? Clutches typically fail in the run mode or just slide like crazy. Depending on how the clutch failed, trying to move a (good) gearbox into gear without a clutch will make a lot of noise and maybe result in attempted movement. If failure mode was no drive then it is possible to stir the gearbox with no event.
Can you describe step by step what you doing and having nothing happen?
To replace the clutch you have to split engine and gearbox - sounds like you need to also consider having the gearbox checked or exchanged.
The clutch is not expensive, its the labor to part and mate engine and gearbox - you don't want to pay for that twice, and doing it yourself - you need help the first time.
I assume you had the vehicle towed - since as you described it does not run under its own power.0
legacy36r Posts: 2Hi jbaudet, I know your message is from 2007 but you are the only one I could find who may be having a similar problem. Does/did your car feel like it had a vibration/slip when turning left or right? This is what my car feels like and I am trying to see if I have a transmission issue or if this common to Subaru's. It does not give me this problem when going straight so I think this either a transmission issue or a bad CV joint.0
Thanks for your advice.0
cfj1 Posts: 4I have a noise coming from my tranny "like a gear tooth is chipped or missing". It changes with car speed in all gears, clutch in or out. No noise when stopped.
My trusted mechanic checked it out and said I need a transmission rebuild. About $ 1850. + installation, clutch, bearing, fork and main seal while he's in there. Totaling about $3500.
Does that price sound right? He said the rebuild would not be more than that and probably lower but the rebuild shop wont know until they open it up.
My first thought was to sell the car if I can, it has 147,000miles and use the cash for a down payment on a newer model. I would be lucky to get 4-5k on trade in I think. Any thoughts?
Value if in prime condition for private sale with or without repair (after deducting repair costs), vs trade in.
I think the trade may be better - but you need to do the calculation. .0
aksubaru Posts: 1I have a 2009 Subaru 2.5i I just bought and am having the same sensation during turns. My old 1999 outback was a standard, so I didn't have shifting issues.0
I have a 4-cylinder 2002 Outback with less than 55K miles (yes, that's right) and the transmission has begun slipping. It is most apparent on cool mornings (here in San Francisco that means in the 40s F) just after starting the engine. After putting car into drive and stepping on accelerator, the transmission engages then slips (best way i know how to describe at the moment) - the tachometer shoots up to 3500+rpm pulling out of my driveway.
Based on discussions with two dealers and a transmission shop, the vehicle should not have this issue at such low mileage. I getting a range of repair estimates of $1,400 (simple torque converter replacement) up to nearly $4,000 (subaru remanufactured trans with 12mo/12,000 mile warranty).
I'm trying to handicap the likelihood of coming in at either end of the range above.
(By the way Subaru America is unwilling to help since outside of 5 yr/60,000 mile warranty and I cannot provide service records from a dealer.)
Thoughts, opinions sought. Blue book value $8000-$8500.0
Do you get this once it upshifts into 2nd gear, or is it only a first gear problem? Does it do this all the time from a stop (even when warmed up), or only the very first time you engage drive?
There have been reports of a delayed engagement that sounds like a first gear clutch issue, but this only happens the very first time shifted into first when cold, and doesn't repeat again until the next cold start.0
Thanks for your response.
The issue has occurred only when the car is 'cold' and from a stop. I have tried backing out of my drive, shifting to Drive and then feel it slip. I have stopped and re-started and felt the slip - each time the car has not really warmed up, perhaps running less than 5 minutes.
It is hard for me to tell what gear the car is in when the non-engagement / slippage happens. Given the duration of the slip and the speed (say 5-15, 17 mph) at which I have felt the slippage, I believe the car is in 2nd gear and possibly 3rd.
I had a mechanic put a box to the computer and gotten diagnostic codes P0732 and P0733, which, according to a Subaru manual, indicate incorrect gear ratios for 2nd and 3rd gear. He also took 2 pressure readings (don't know which) that were in the correct range.0
I just read thru theengine diagnostic table for P0732/33 on Page EN-480 of the 2002 shop manual, and it really doesn't help all that much. Just refers you to the tranny flow charts, and it sure gets complicated fast!
Before spending big bucks, find some shop that has a tranny flush machine with solvents and give it a try. Sometimes it is as simple as varnish or dirt in the valve body that is causing a reduction in pressure on a band, allowing slippage.0
Thanks for your time and effort.
I'll see what I can find.0
akakurt Posts: 1In reviewing other posts corresponding to my car's transmission problem I'm not sure if I can find one that matches the problem, so apologies if this is something that has been asked before.
This car had a Japanese replacement transmission installed two years ago ($1600) including a matching differential. It's only gone 16,000 miles since then. A month ago I noticed that tight turns were "binding" and stiff. Also, the "POWER" light in the instrument panel flashed when I turned on the ignition.
I took it to my mechanic (the one who installed the replacement tranny) and we counted the flashes so he could check the code. Sixteen flashes. He said it needed a solenoid (probably) and would be $350-400. No bigee except I replaced the starter 3 months ago ($220) and had the head gasket replaced last May ($1890).
I'm fairly mechanically inclined and willing to do the solenoid IF that's the problem. How doable is this surgery? Thanks!0
sadsubaruowner Posts: 1Has your problem been resolved regarding your 2002 Subaru Outback? I am having a similar issue with a 2003 Subaru Otback with 73,000 miles.0
No, I have not resolved the issue.
It appears I'm going to have to have the transmission cracked open and potentially rebuilt.
Subaru of America has told me the company would not assist in the repair in spite of the low miles on the car / transmission because I do not have adequate service records (i.e. mileage-based recommended service at a Subaru dealer). Save the car having been in an accident shouldn't the transmission be rock solid at only 55,000 miles?0
Were you able to find a shop with a good cocktail of solvents for flushing out a gunked up transmission? Did it help at all?0
krookedmonster Posts: 1i just bought a 2000 legacy outback from a buddy. its got about 174K on it and I need a new transmission im prettty sure its shot. Any ideas where i can get a decently cheap trans??
Any suggestions?0
seedless Posts: 1Changed transmission fluid in my 1996 Subaru Legacy, draining old and refilling to the dose prescribed by the service manual. After completing fluid change, the transmission revs to 1500-2500 rpm before accelerating from a stop. Gears do not register properly.0
Sounds like the fluid level may be low, requiring a "charging" phase in order to build up proper pressure. Have you checked the fluid level since the change to verify it is at the proper level?2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
sparker3 Posts: 2I have a 1999 Legacy outback 2.5L DOHC. Recently needed to replace the transmission and bought a used one, supposedly from Japan, from the supplier my mechanic recommended. The part number off the new transmission is TZ1A2ZAEAA-WX. It doesn't work after installation, and my mechanic says it acts like it is not able to communicate with the computer, suggesting maybe it is the wrong transmission. Original transmission number ended with JEBA. Supplier says it is the right transmission - numbers are different in Japan. I'm thinking of small claims court, assuming that it could be documented that it is not the right transmission for my car. Can anyone point me to a source where I can find out what it really fits? Help much appreciated, since I'm out a whole lot of money.0
I have a 98 Subaru Legacy with 100,000 miles and the rear wheels are binding in turns. Through research, I found this to be the clutch packs and solenoid. I would like to know how to repair it myself or disengage the rear wheels. The FWD fuse under the hood does not disengage it. The AT oil temp light blinks on start-up indicating an electrical failure, the last time the car was run. Any help someone could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you0
The clutch packs are located in the housing for the transaxle (combination of the transmission, front differential, and center differential), so it is a laborious and complicated task to repair.
To "disengage" the rear wheels, if the fuse is not doing the trick, you could disengage the hard link. That would simply involve removing the driveshaft linking the rear differential to the center differential and is a simple, quick job.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
thanks xwesx, I thought about that but if I pull the yoke out of the tranny the fliud will leak out, at least thats what would happen in an older car. I'm thinking about trying to change clutch packs and duty soleniod "c". it don't look to tough just drop the drive shaft, unbolt rear part of tranny case but I have to make some calls to find where to but the mpt clutch and solenoid. thanks for your help.0
My transmission is leaking really, really bad. I have had it towed to two different transmission repair shops.
1ST shop told me they would need to drop the trans. in order to make a diagnosis.
They also told me that my car would not go into first gear.
When the guy told me this my response was " you didn't drive it without transmission fluid in it did you, remember that is why I had it TOWED, because it is leaking really, really bad?"
His reply was a pause.
I got scared and told him to hold off and I would call him back in a few minutes.
So the next day I called the 2ND shop to try to compare prices using the info from shop #1.
Shop #2 made me feel more confident in them so I had car towed from shop 1 to shop 2.
Shop 2 told me well no wonder shop 1 said it wouldn't go into 1ST gear, it was four quarts low in fluid. Shop 2 put fluid in and it shifts fine.
my transmission would not leak for shop 2.
They tried but couldn't get it to leak, so I picked it up and drove it home and there was no leak.
Now about 100 miles later it is leaking like it was before.
It appears to only be leaking when it is turned on.
A constant drip.
The trail going down the road into my driveway has the drops spaced about 3/4 of an inch apart.
The filter and pan gasket had been replaced but that didn't change anything.
Any help/suggestions/ideas/comments are appreciated.0
Can you tell from what area of the housing the leak is coming? That might tell us something. If the transmission is otherwise working fine, then it is likely a housing seal or gasket that has given out. The problem is that there are several of them....2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
The drips are dripping off of the two bolts at the lower rear area of the differential where the differential and trans. meet together. Right in the front center of the trans. oil pan.
The two bolts are tight so I think the leak is coming from somewhere up above them.
I'm not sure what is up there that would leak and my Haynes manual doesn't show any pics.
I don't think that the gasket between the diff. and the trans. is leaking unless it is doing so from the top where I can't see it.
If it is this gasket, appx. how much is too much to pay to have it replaced?
Is this kind of gasket replacement something that can be done at home or is it best left to a trans. repair shop?
I mentioned before that it appears to only leak when the vehicle is running, I just want to add to this that it starts dripping as soon as the car starts. It doesn't need any time to warm up or anything. :confuse: :sick:0
I just want to add to this that it starts dripping as soon as the car starts. It doesn't need any time to warm up or anything.
That is not too surprising, given that an automatic transmission works through hydraulic pressure. As soon as the engine is running, the system pressurizes. I would have to be more familiar with the way that housing is put together to be of any more use to you. If it is coming from the gasket area, that means the center/front differential is a sealed unit with the transmission housing attaching to the back of i, with automatic transmission fluid being in direct contact with the gasket area. If it is a single gasket, replacing it would involve fully separating the two units, probably after removing the entire transaxle from the car.
The leak may be varying in its intensity as result of small debris in the lubricant partially blocking it from time to time. Again, I am only speculating.
A member with the handle "girlcarbuilder" may be able to provide you with good advice on this one.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
pj43 Posts: 9Re: I have a 97 and the light blinks 16 times, and binds in reverse @ a full turn.
its not affected in forward. A mechanic told me its the sellanoids, there is 3 in the valve body, electrical problem, not uncommon. Can fix by pulling the pan down.
Your input is greatly appreciated.0


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