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They Don't Love Nature – They Just Hate Mankind
posted at 3:02 pm on December 15, 2009 by Dafydd ab Hugh
That was my honest, stunned conclusion some years ago about the "environmentalist" movement; if anything, the evidence of anti-human insanity has become even clearer since then:
- The increasingly violent, even murderous tactics of terrorist groups like the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and their enablers — Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Wildlife Fund, and other ostensibly "mainstream" environmentalist organizations;
- The callous disregard of real science in the zeal for "reducing the human footprint" (eventually to zero)… accompanied on the side by mindless chanting, drumming, and puppetry in place of reason, debate, and consensus;
- The rise of modern "Earth religions," which recognize no law but "save the animals — no matter what the cost to people"… a quasi-spiritualism that bears no relation to ancient pagan beliefs (which always recognized not only the friendly but also the malevolent nature of, well, Nature);
- And the obsession on the part of every branch of government, from municipality all the way up to international tribunals, with enforcing environmentalist dogma and propagandizing children with the preservationist catechism, showing literally no concern whatsoever about the enormities inflicted upon individuals and communities by vague laws interpreted into enviro-madness by administrative agencies and judges run amok.
In America, the ultimate enabler of eco-terrorism is the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the entire "green machine" that enforces the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and similar anti-human legislation enacted over the decades. Many of those who supported the Nixon-era ESA were simply soft-hearted, soft-headed conservationists; but they were rolled by environmental extremists who frankly believe that the entire human race should be expunged.
Most of the elite media refuse even to report on how much of our current economic devastation is caused in fact by environmentalism run rampant:
New data from satellites show the vast underground pools feeding faucets and irrigation hoses across California are running low, a worrisome trend federal scientists largely attribute to aggressive agricultural pumping.
The measurements show the amount of water lost in the two main Central Valley river basins within the past six years could almost fill the nation's largest reservoir, Lake Mead in Nevada.
"All that water has been sucked from these river basins. It's gone. It's left the building," said Jay Famiglietti, an earth science professor at the University of California, Irvine, who led the research collaboration. "The data is telling us that this rate of pumping is not sustainable."
Darn those agricultural robber barons! They're despoiling the very water we need to drink, just so they can make their obscene profits. Why are they doing this? Why?
We get only a single, slight hint, two vague words buried in the midst of the story:
Hundreds of farmers have been drilling wells to irrigate their crops, as three years of drought and environmental restrictions on water supplies have withered crops, jobs and profits throughout the San Joaquin Valley, where roughly half of the nation's fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown.
What environmental restrictions are those? The story never elaborates.
Even worse is this piece in Science Daily, which attributes the increased pumping to… well, see if you can guess:
New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California's primary agricultural region — the Central Valley — and its major mountain water source — the Sierra Nevada — have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Mead, America's largest reservoir. The findings, based on satellite data, reflect California's extended drought and increased pumping of groundwater for human uses such as irrigation.
At the American Geophysical Union meeting this week in San Francisco, UC Irvine and NASA scientists detailed the state's groundwater changes and outlined research on other global aquifers conducted via twin satellites called the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment. GRACE monitors tiny month-to-month differences in Earth's gravity field primarily caused by the movement of water in the planet's land, ocean, ice and atmosphere. Its ability to "weigh" changes in water content provides new insights into how climate change is affecting Earth's water cycle.
Ah ha, so all this increased pumping of groundwater wells in the San Joaquin Valley is due to global warming. If only we would agree to Kyoto II, all would be well; just ask Algore.
On the other hand, maybe this has something to do with it:
The Delta smelt issue in California is a prime example how an ESA interpretation has resulted in lost jobs and businesses, Stirling says. The smelt population has declined for decades attributed to the diminished quality of Delta water, predation by other fish, invasive species consuming the smelt's food chain, and pumps that propel Delta water through the Central Valley to Southern California.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a biological opinion in 2005 indicating the smelt decline was caused by several factors including the pumps, Stirling explains. A lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council and other preservationist groups challenged the biological opinion. A judge ordered the pumps shutdown when smelt are young and in the pump vicinity.
The pump shutdown reduced 2008 Delta water deliveries via the California aqueduct and caused a 30 percent reduction of pumped water and a $300 million loss to California's economy, Stirling says. Delta water deliveries in 2009 were reduced by 90 percent in some parts of the Central Valley.
The real reason for most of the increased (and "unsustainable") groundwater pumping in the San Joaquin Valley (a.k.a., the Central Valley) is what AP so obliquely called "environmental restrictions": To protect the Delta smelt, farmers have been cut off from the surface water they formerly used for irrigation; now, the only options they have are (a) pump the groundwater dry, or (b) abandon the farmland that provides nearly half of all American fruits, nuts, and vegetables… let the land become a desert and allow the entire country to go hungry.
But at least we can bask in the knowledge that some thumb-sized fish still survive. After all, what's more important, an endangered fish — or a few measley humans?
Only an enviro-mentalist apparatus that nurses an intstitutional hatred of humanity could possibly enforce the ESA in such a way:
On the ESA loss-of-private-property-rights claim, Stirling points to the case of Paul Fisher whose home in Perdido Bay, Fla., was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Before the Fishers could gain local permits to rebuild, FWS declared Fisher's private property as a critical habitat for the Perdido Key beach mouse.
"The federal government has virtually taken their (Fisher's) property as a nature preserve for the mouse in effect," Stirling said, "but refuses to pay them just compensation under the Constitution's 5th Amendment." PLF is representing Fisher in a lawsuit.
The apotheosis of enviro-mentalism is Globaloney itself, of course; and its synecdoche is found in ClimateGate: erstwhile climate "scientists" became so absolutely certain that human technology is destroying the Earth that when the evidence just wouldn't behave — when other scientists kept asking inconvenient questions and finding confounding and complicating answers — the true believers started falsifying the science, blocking independent investigation, banning publication by the wrong sorts, destroying the careers of "deniers," and ultimately, so utterly politicizing the field of AGCC research (anthropogenic — "man caused" — global climate change) that today we face a mandated energy cut-off that could hurl us back into the Dark Ages.
At the core of enviro-mentalism is an arrogance so intense and narcissistic, it mimics the hubris of classical Greek theater: The AGCC inquisitors literally seem to believe they can remake the Earth by signing a treaty, passing a law, or electing one of the anointed. After all —
This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.
Environmentalism became a religion long before the rise of "global warming;" in fact, even before the earlier exercise in catastrophism, "global cooling." The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was not the beginning, it was just the warning shot that should have been heard round the world, but was ignored. I suspect the First Church of Fundamentalist Enviro-Mentalism was founded in the early 19th century, wrought by the Romantics and their anti-industrialism nature-worship.
But it's finally come to the boiling point today. And unless we find the guts and the will to turn off the heat — and if necessary, identify the lunatics who want to cleanse the planet of pesky humanity and exile them from the halls of science, politics, and the judiciary — we'll all be boiled in our own primordial soup.
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Re: Fuel tank longevity
When you get your new alum. tank I suggest that you take the tank to a place that applies "Rhino coating" to truck beds and have them apply a coating to the bottom of the tank.The stuff is TOUGH and waterproof.
Dianne and Chuck Burke S/V NiftyNickers C37 #139
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Re: Fuel tank longevity
Just an update of "fuel tank longevity". This morning I pulled a .090 walled factory aluminum tank out of a Sabre 34 MKI that was manufactured in 8 of 1983. The tank was properly installed, kept dry and "isolated" from copper fuel fittings.
The owner was concerned due to the age of the tank and wanted it pulled and replaced. After getting it home and cleaning it up the tank looks about as good as the day it was installed. After a couple gallons of Acetone to clean the interior the tank looks like brand new inside and out. I can't find a single sign of corrosion anywhere and I was in there with my scope camera for about 30 minutes.. One of the threaded tank fittings was leaking so I R&R'd all of them and put fresh clean pipe dope on. I will install a new WEMA sending unit and re-install the tank for what may be another 30 years..
Properly installed aluminum tanks, even thin ones (.090), can last a loooooooong time..
Re: Fuel tank longevity
Plan B. After cleaning the scuzzy goo off of the bottom of the tank I found several corroded spots including a deep 3/4 of the way through the alloy corroded spot about 1/4 by 2 inches in the lowest part of the aft end of the tank. I guess I dodged a bullet. Thanks to our discussion my checking the tank saved me a bilge full of fuel halfway to Bermuda. Front Street Shipyard is welding me a new,thicker tank and we are coating it with zinc chromate. It will be about $1100.
Re: Fuel tank longevity
After reading the above comments I decided to yank out my fuel tank for two reasons, to see how much it holds and check for corrosion. ( PC 34 # 286, almost 20 years old)the tank holds 32 gallons and had minor corrosion behind the screws that secure the tabs to the hull. The bottom and sides of the tank had a gray sort of non skid coating of some kind which was peeling on the bottom of the tank. The bare parts were stained by bilge but not corroded. The hull already had a half pipe insert to keep the tank from sagging onto the keel bolts. I plan to get it pellet blasted and coated with truck bed liner. The tank was very easy to remove and lug out of the boat.
Re: Fuel tank longevity
Dear Bob,
A bit late but .... you asked about PVC tanks and all I can say is DON'T!!! The tank on our 1986 PSC 37 was original but weeping slightly and obviously ready to let go. We had a plastic tank "welded" so we'd never have to worry about it again. WRONG. Two years later it sprang leaks in 11 different locations, some from poorly welded seams and some from cracks near corners and other stressed areas.
We just hauled the tank out and got a new one from Pacific Seacraft. It was a perfect fit and about the easiest job I've ever done on a boat (except for cleaning up the bilges, that is).
Jay, enjoying the lack of diesel smell!!!!
PSC #171, Kenlanu currently in Oriental, NC
Re: Fuel tank longevity
I've seen that inspection camera at Costco-thought it would be great for do-it-yourself colonoscopy. Just a thought.
Chuck Burke S/V NiftyNickers
Re: Fuel tank longevity
There is another option for emptying your tank, if you have an electric fuel pump installed. I disconnected the fuel supply line at the mechanical lift pump and added a three foot piece of hose with a double hose barb, which allowed me enough hose to stick into a fuel can. Then you just need to run your electric pump to pump it dry (I pulled the instrument panel audible alarm wire temporarily in order to mute the oil pressure alarm). Most of the Walbro type pumps, pump at around 20 gals/hour, so it isn't fast, but it is easy and effective. The biggest advantage to this is that you are running your fuel through your Racor filter and polishing it in the process. This will also give you an indication of how dirty your fuel is/was by checking your filter afterwards.
Re: Fuel tank longevity
When I looked into the cost of a new aluminum tank for my 31 last year, the prices ranged from about $500 (from the guy who built the original tanks in CA) to about $1,200 in Annapolis.
As to emptying the tank, I found that a cheap pump designed to pump kerosene did the job just fine for about $20. Battery Operated Pump Kerosene Gas w Auotostop Buzzer | eBay
Al Lorman
Re: Fuel tank longevity
Hi Folks,
The PSC 37 tank Bob mentioned is mine (1998) and it was luckily leaking when the boat was on the hard. However, it came as a surprise since when I purchased it 2 years ago the tank had already been leaking and repaired & I figured this would have been adequate.
Mainsail is right about the "production shavings" but in my case it was the saw dust and left over construction materials that were found under the tank in the bilge that kept it damp from below that contributed to the corrosion. I also wonder about boats laid up for the winter with water in the bilge some of which is salt water from the anchor. Sitting for months like this could also contribute to the corrosion. The tank sits on glassed in, half round, pvc pipe covering the keel bolts. You will have to remove the tank to find out about the corrosion since looking at it from above, it looks great.
The repair that was done did not include a primer of any kind and the corrosion was worse in this repair area and near the welds but then it is the lowest area of the tank and most subject to corrosion from the bilge water. Photos are attached.
A new tank from Pacific Seacraft is $1,950 plus shipping. The good news is that they are easy to remove and re-install. Cleaning up the diesel mess and pumping it out was much worse given my lack of experience in doing this. Don't bother trying a siphon.
Curtis Smith
s/v Cilantro
Tubac, AZ
Re: Fuel tank longevity
With the inspection plate off, it's easy to use a handheld or point & shoot type camera to get pictures of the internal tank sections, as Al mentioned. For the external undersides, I use a scope or snake type camera. The one I have is from Costco, and shoots still images and video. It costs around $100 and extends to 3' and is extendable to 6'. It's also water resistant to 9' or so, if memory serves. They can also be found at stores like Home Depot, Lowes, AutoZone, etc. It's proven to be very handy on the boat.
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Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy parroted the Romney campaign's claim that he would create 12 million jobs during his first term in office. However, economic experts say that Romney's plan is not nearly detailed enough to make this claim believable.
On Wednesday, Doocy claimed that we don't know what President Obama's economic plan is, but "Mitt Romney said, if elected, I'll create 12 million jobs."
Doocy's claims about Obama and Romney are both wrong. Obama has released a detailed economic plan as legislation, the American Jobs Act, which economists say would create millions of jobs.
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In fact, nowhere in the 160 page plan could I find a stated job creation number -- 11.5 million is a number Romney has quoted in public appearances, but it does not appear anywhere in his plan. The math doesn't just appear to be fuzzy -- it appears to be nonexistent.
So Romney's plan is really more of a conservative wish list of supply-side policies for stimulating long-term economic growth than a plan to put Americans back to work today or next year (or the year after next). And he relies on assumptions that don't have a whole lot of foundation -- for instance that trickle-down economics works or that it's unhealthy for the federal government to ever run deficits.
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Because Gov. Romney has not specified how he would increase the tax base, it is impossible to determine how the plan would affect federal tax revenues or the distribution of the tax burden. TPC has analyzed instead the effects of the specified proposals in the Romney plan. These estimates provide a guide as to how much the base broadening would need to raise taxes in different income groups to achieve the plan's targets.
To sum up, Obama has a detailed plan that economists say would create millions of jobs and Romney has not released a plan with enough detail for economists not affiliated with the Romney campaign to say what it would do. But Fox would have you believe that the exact opposite is true.
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thatrobert wrote:
Congratulations on winning a Best Loser Award!
This is not SPAM.
Winning a BLA does NOT mean this shirt won't print -- I'm hoping it does.
Your one and only gift is this crappy little badge in your shirt thread. Enjoy.
I'm a beautiful chemical killing machine.
Thank you, I'm honored! Right? This is only my second derby. I'm not exactly sure what's going on here.
Re: The Disappearing Mouse Trick
Thanks for the kind words. :^)
Re: The Storyteller
Best "Live Play" shirt EVER! Nice job!
Re: The wrong rabbit for the show
You know, I've always been a ramy fan, but this is just terrible. I mean, I absolutley love the cute fluffy animals that you usually do but please do something else other then death and bunnies for a bit. Please?
Re: magic lamp
Have to get this for my girlfriend, I hope it's a winner.
ramyb wrote:LOOK at the BONES!!!
so... you find it funny that your design is flawed?
Love it.
Re: fire mage
You captured my MMORPG memories in this shirt.
Re: Shogun's Wizard
Pretty cool shirt!
Re: Tide goes in, tide goes out. MAG(net)IC
While I enjoy the joke on O'Reilly as much as the next guy, what got me to vote was the design itself. I don't even know why I like it so much, considering its simplicity, but maybe that is the reason itself
For what it's worth, yours was the only competing design this week that I would actually wear, and thus the only design that I voted for. Keep submitting!
Thank you both for the feedback. I didn't realize the square mattered so much. As for placement, I think I see what you mean. Little voodoo doll would look great off to a corner. I think it is too late for him, but I will use this for my next derby ideas.
Thanks again.
Re: Good one, Dad!
Nice take on the classic trick! The picture says it all and says it well!
truffleshuffle wrote:A second version. Thanks to Kinzoku for the awesome suggestions
I would punch several small children for a print of this instead of a t-shirt.
Love, love, love this design. I will definitely order one for myself and others if this is a winner. =)
[edit: for a silly typo]
Re: HUGE mistake (V2)
i like this one better
got my vote >.<
MathUhhhSaurus wrote:well...the wizard is holding a wand that the cat is coming out of, so it's safe to assume that the wizard made the cat in hopes to fight the hooded figure. But, the cat isn't helpful at all, hence the wizard's annoyed face. You really don't have to know that the cat is a parody of a "patronus" and the hooded figure is a parody of a "dementor" to get it.
But why would I assume the wizard conjured something up to fight the cloaked figure? My mind did not lead to "there's going to be a fight" at all when I saw this. I get that the wizard made the cat, but the "why" is what was lost on me. For all I know, he made a cat because he thought cloak dude was allergic or just plain didn't like cats, and is annoyed that cloaky dude actually seems to love cats. Guess I'm just dense.
kylemittskus wrote:Kenny is a completely different story.
apparently woot's been blocked at kenny's job, so he's unable to play.
omninull wrote:Same mythos, but they each look DIFFERENT.
Oh, I see. Same crutches, different walking style.
Re: Grimoire Ver 2
the only shirt I'd buy this week.
snowfreeze wrote:Too much zipper. Otherwise pretty cool.
I really like this design! I wish you entered this earlier.
Re: Finders Keepers...
What a talented daughter you have. I do hope to see more from you two!
Re: In magic skies
This is a great drawing of a dragon. I'd love to have seen some more color in the piece, but the line work is great! ^_^
Jolteon, Leafeon, Vaporeon and Flareon?
Re: beard magic!
This is my favourite, in all its beardy awesomeness!
I want one! That bunny is gorgeous.
DoubleHeart wrote:I really like this design! I wish you entered this earlier.
THANKS!!! This is my first derby entry ever and I'm really excited to have gotten 60 votes in 24 hours! :D I would have loved to have been able to enter this earlier…unfortunately I suffered serious head trauma at the gym Monday --> ER --> finishing this design with a major concussion (I'm almost back to 100% now). So I'm just ecstatic about getting to submit it at all!! XD
Im looking at where youre putting the symbols and determining if it can be solved. im nerd like that haha
h0odlamdroid wrote:Im looking at where youre putting the symbols and determining if it can be solved. im nerd like that haha
I spent some time looking at that too, but I gave up.
keithjmc wrote:I didn't see it until I read your post and even then it took me a second to process the scissors.
Agreed. I had no idea what was happening. It's the scissors. Makes more sense now but they don't look enough like scissors.
walmazan wrote:Yay! Thanks so much for all your support, you are the best!
I traveling in México visit my family and I don't have too much access to internet , but I'm so happy about this tee in the fog!
Don't forget to update your sig to this design! I must have this one to add to my shirt woot... I mean walamzan collection!
Josephus wrote:apparently woot's been blocked at kenny's job, so he's unable to play.
Awww man....
That's too bad. I know they were corny and not that good, but I have to say it always gave me a laugh seeing how he'd wedge those pucker lips into almost any situtation.
ekio wrote:What a talented daughter you have. I do hope to see more from you two!
Thank you! I'm really having fun now that I have a grasp on hafltones. Had I understood them for this I could have made it sooo much better. At one point I was ready to quit, but now I'm having too much fun to stop. As long as my daughter keeps drawing, I'll keep entering.
And for every Cthulhu shirt Drakxxx/CD make, there's many they make that don't feature him. Like their two incredible submissions this week that'll probably lose to Ramy's Rabbit Part XXXXXXVI.
Re: Wizard Magic Party
Niiiice! Would certainly buy!
I gotta agree with some of the other comments that it's not completely clear that the magic is coming from the beard, but this is such a sweet design! Great color choices (both design and tee). The dragon is frickin' awesome!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this one is getting printed!! Congrats!
joemail11 wrote:I meant this one.
Thanks for sticking up for me
DoublEE wrote:Oh, I see. Same crutches, different walking style.
Okay, let's play this game.
Of the six designs you mentioned, five have been submitted to Shirt.Woot, and only three have printed (of a total of eighteen), over the course of the artist's career, which, if Shirt.What can be believed, started in September of 2008, and basic investigation shows that none have sold beyond four thousand, if even that much.
Ramy has submitted nine designs since November of 2008 where rabbits were the primary focal point and seven designs where a death character was the focal point, and Grim Optimism alone sold nearly nine thousand units. Six total of these designs have printed, of a total of thirty three prints.
1.) In a shorter amount of time, Ramy has submitted nearly three times the amount of designs (thirteen focusing on a rabbit, death, or both) to Woot than Drakxxx based on the offending material,
2,) Though by only three, Ramy has won more often than Drakxxx with these repeated characters (six to three),
3.) Drakxxx has submitted a shirt using these characters about once every six months; Ramy has submitted one about every nine weeks,
4.) Ramy has, with one shirt, sold more than double most of Drakxxx's sales (and in many cases more than triple), and
5.) in terms of overall derby prints, Ramy has printed nearly double the amount of times Drakxxx has.
Now, I have no vested interest in Ramy printing or not printing, but if you're going to argue that Drakxxx needs to be held to the same level of scrutiny as Ramy, it's important you have all of the numbers to work with, if only for perspective. Enjoy.
Re: Big Bad Voodoo Bunny
I'm so sad this didn't make it! I would buy this shirt in a heartbeat.
IgnatiusRiley wrote:Ramy's Rabbit Part XXXXXXVI.
The discussion is over, so I can be extremely rude:
It's LXVI.
This is fantastic - lots of great entries, love this one though.
Dumb question, but this is the first time I've looked in on a derby - how the heck do you "vote" for your favorites? I can't seem to find a button or link anywhere.
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Prettyman Qualifies for NCAA Championships as Delaware Cross Country Places Eighth at NCAA;Regionals
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Prettyman, who has been the Blue Hens' top runner the last three years but was unable to finish the race at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships two weeks ago, turned in a 20th place finish in a highly competitive field to lead the Blue Hens to their best team finish since the 2009 season. Prettyman covered the six kilometer course in a time of 20:48.
With her finish, Prettyman now qualifies for the NCAA Division I Championships to be held on Nov. 23 at Indiana State's Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. She becomes only the fourth women's runner in UD history to qualify for the NCAA Championships and the first since Kim Mitchell competed at the 1984 meet.
Delaware, ranked 12th in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaches poll, also improved two spots from last year's 10th place finish. Prettyman, who placed 53rd a year ago at the race, became the first Delaware runner to finish in the Top 20 at the regional meet since Colleen O'Brien was 14th in 2005.
"The ladies ran with heart today," said Delaware head coach Wendy McFarlane. "They all had personal best performances. It was such a pleasure to watch the Fightin' Blue Hens as they came across the finish line. We were a team on the course today, everyone exercised confidence and you could see the determination as they closed the gaps for a strong finish.
"Lindsay took her bad moment at the CAA meet and turned it into a incredible moment today," continued McFarlane. " I am so very pleased of everyone's effort and for Lindsay to endure and use her mental and physical strength to prove that hard work and dedication does pay off in the end. I am so very proud. I also want acknowledge (Assistant Coach) Tim Brock for all the work that he put in this season. Having him on the staff has made a huge difference."
In addition to Prettyman, Delaware's Emily Gispert was 50th (21:28), Alyssa Kennedy was 54th (21:29), Katrina Steenkamer was 68th (21:43), Nicole Daly was 78th (21:52), Meredith Steenkamer was 101st (22:16), and Michele Lambert placed 122nd (22:41).
Villanova won the overall team title with 31 points, edging Georgetown by four points for the title. Penn State, West Virginia, Princeton, Penn, Duquesne, Delaware, host Lehigh, and Navy rounded out the top 10. Villanova's Emily Lipari won the individual title, covering the course in a time of 19:53.
Final Team Standings: 1. Villanova - 31; 2. Georgetown - 35; 3. Penn State - 92; 4. West Virginia - 124; 5. Princeton - 135; 6. Penn - 181; 7. Duquesne - 240; 8. Delaware - 270; 9. Lehigh - 277; 10. Navy - 369......29. New Jersety Institute - 868.
Top 10 Finishers: 1. Emily Lipari (Villanova), 19:53; 2. Nicky Akande (Villanova), 19:53; 3. Samantha Nadel (Georgetown), 20:09; 4. Angel Piccirillo (Villanova), 20:10; 5. Megan Curham (Princeton), 20:13; 6. Madeline Chambers (Georgetown), 20:13; 7. Rachel Schneider (Georgetown), 20:15; 8. Stephanie Schappert (Villanova), 20:17; 9. Annamarie Maag (Georgetown), 20:20; 10. Katrina Cogan (Georgetown), 20:21.
Delaware Finishers: 20. Lindsay Prettyman, 20:48; 2. 50. Emily Gispert, 21:28; 54. Alyssa Kennedy, 21:29; 68. Katrina Steenkamer, 21:43; 78. Nicole Daly, 21:52; 101. Meredith Steenkamer, 22:16; 122. Michele Lambert, 22:41.


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Could photovoltaics turn roadways, parking lots and patios into green energy producers?
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If you are fervently hoping that there's a fantastic green energy solution out there that could help us salvage our oil-sotted planet (and who isn't?), you will want to know about SolarRoadways.com.
This project, and the video that shouts about (see "Solar Freakin' Roadways!" below), would pave the world with hard, traction-ready photovoltaic glass hexagons embedded into roads, sidewalks and parking lots.
The plan, baked by Julie and Scott Brusaw (he's an electrical engineer and she's a family therapist) of Sandpoint, Idaho, would harness the everlasting energy of the sun by laying out photovoltaics wherever there's an available roadway or concrete surface just sitting there awaiting a higher purpose.
This massive proposed upcycling project, which raised an impressive $2.2 million on Indiegogo in the crowd funder's biggest campaign ever, would not come cheaply, but it is alluringlymulti-purpose, clean and green. The revamped roadways, parking lots and drive ways would passively capture solar power, melt snow, warn about road hazards, light themselves up, control water runoff and have a space for electric cables tucked below them. These would be really "smart" roads.
In this scenario, we humans could quit stupidly spitting out life-killing greenhouse gases to power our cars and buildings, because it could all be powered by solar. We'd renew our lease on Planet Earth — and this huge feat would be happening right under our feet on a surface we could drive, dance, exercise and stomp on.
And we already own the rights-of-way to this property, so we don't have to gobble up new land, just get our cities, counties and states to buy in.
As elegant and encompassing as this idea is, it does have major pitfalls. First, it could be outrageously costly, and we don't really know how durable these glass lego-like solar "pavement" blocks really work be, installed on bumpy, winding roads. This article was highly skeptical.)
But the Brusaws, who sound more rational than most politicians and not at all like mad scientists, recognize that they'd have to start smaller than say, paving I-70:
We're aware that this won't happen overnight. We'll need to start off small: driveways, bike paths, patios, sidewalks, parking lots, playgrounds, etc. This is where we'll learn our lessons and perfect our system. Once the lessons have been learned and the bugs have all been resolved, we'll plan to move out onto public roads.
Imagine one major fast-food chain retrofitting their parking lots across the nation: an all-electric vehicle (EV) could now recharge in those parking lots when needed. This removes the range limitation for EVs (eliminating their need to be recharged at home every night) and makes them far more practical. People would be more likely to trade in their internal-combustion engine vehicles for all-electric vehicles.
Other businesses would see the advantage of retrofitting their parking lots: they could either go off-grid or put a huge dent in their monthly electric bill. They would also attract more customers, who would eat or shop in their stores as their EVs recharged in their parking lots. As more businesses jump on board, the EVs become more and more practical.
Intoxicating, isn't it?
You just have to look on down (and also at) the road a bit to take in this big vision. But here's where the solar roads' kick-asphalt promo, "Solar Freakin' Roadways!", comes in. It's fun to watch and dream. And maybe we should be dreaming more, and nay-saying less.
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ComicBooked.com Reviews Greyman
Greyman, which was recently released, has been reviewed by ComicBooked.com! CLICK HERE to read the review in full, but below is an excerpt from the review.
Greyman is certainly daring for a graphic novel. It goes places most stories wouldn't dare to go, and it faces even the darkest of possibilities and brings them to light. For readers who want a thrill and don't mind being a little horrified and disturbed at the turn of events, this is definitely a comic worth checking out. It's also worth a read even if you just want to find out whether poor Adam and Sarah will ever be together again — an emotional thread that is surprisingly well maintained throughout the story and brought to a conclusion in the end (though I won't spoil it by saying what conclusion that is).
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DESCRIPTION: Adam Grey, a young anthropology graduate student, becomes an unlikely and reluctant hero as he finds himself mentally linked to an arrogant and irreverent ethereal being and tasked with taking on the role of 'gatekeeper' on the Dead Highway – the 'in-between' zone separating the world of the living from the realm of the dead. Adam's only source of guidance as he searches for the missing soul of his deceased fiancé comes in the form of Elijah, a powerful astral being (masquerading as a human homeless man) who has a strained relationship with 'the entity' with whom Adam now finds himself bonded. Discovering that the majority of human souls fall victim to the ravenous 'Seekers' – leather-clad, motorcycle-riding demons – and never successfully pass through to the afterlife, Adam is shocked to uncover an ongoing war between two very different species of incorporeal beings, with the life force/'soul' material contained within our human bodies as the ultimate prize. Realizing that the fate of humanity itself is at risk as this spiritual war spills into the living world for the first time, Adam slowly comes to terms with his responsibility and must eventually face the fact that the only way to truly save the souls of the human race is to sacrifice his own humanity.


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People Are Asking: Astrological Signs
April 14th, 2011
Do you know your astrological sign? Are you sure? There is an ancient gap between astrology and astronomy that has come to light recently and has spread over the internet faster than Sagittarius could shoot an arrow. Your zodiac sign is determined by the position of the sun relative to the overhead constellation on the day of your birth. A recent Pew survey shows that 25% of Americans believe that your sign determines certain personality traits.
First, the original zodiac included thirteen signs, but the ancient Babylonians rejected Ophiuchus as an astrological sign because they wanted twelve signs divided evenly, each encompassing thirty degrees of the sun's path. This brings us to the second problem with the zodiac. The constellations are not the same size. It would stand to reason that more dates would be associated with a huge system like Pisces and less to the tiny constellation of Cancer, but again they wanted the signs to be divided equally. The International Astronomical Union published an official set of boundaries about sixty years ago bringing this anomaly to light, but the old zodiac hung on and nothing much changed. The third problem was noticed first by Hipparchus around 130BC (BCE) or Aristarchus of Samos (280BC) depending on the source. Either way, astronomers have known that the Earth wobbles like a top when it spins for a long, long time. This wobble takes about 26,000 years to complete but, because of distances involved, makes a big difference in the night skies. Currently, the Earth's North Pole aligns with Polaris, the North Star, but when the pyramids were constructed approximately 4500 year ago, it aligned with Thuban in the constellation Draco. It is predicted that in 12,000 years it will line up with Lyra in the Vega System.
For 86% of us, our sign is perhaps different than what we thought if Ophiuchus is counted as an astrological sign. Here are the new astrological dates containing the "new" super-cool sign Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer [oh-fee-YOO-kuhs]. To read more and watch the "Nightline" video, click here.
CAPRICORN (January 20 to February 16), AQUARIUS (February 16 to March 11), PISCES (March 11 to April 18), ARIES (April 18 to May 13), TAURUS (May 13 to June 21), GEMINI (June 21 to July 20), CANCER (July 20 to August 10), LEO (August 10 to September 16), VIRGO (September 16 to October 30), LIBRA (October 30 to November 23), SCORPIO (November 23 to November 29), OPHIUCHUS (November 29 to December 17), SAGITTARIUS (December 17 to January 20).
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Well, I've been trying to get my hotrod '66 Beetle finished. With my own business, a house remodel and small kids at home it's been kinda tough, so I've been looking around for a nice air-cooler for a while. I ran into another sea sand '66:
She has 58,000 miles on her, the engine has never been apart and you're looking at the original paint. She has a couple of little scrapes here and there and a little rust underneath, but it's a clean, mostly unmolested example of a mid '60s Beetle. My current plans are to leave it alone mechanically and work on getting rid of the rust underneath. There's a little cutting and welding to do, but not much. I figure I'll get the bumper mounts fixed and repair the end plates of the heater channels (the little piece of metal about 6" square at the front of the rear fenders), make 1 little patch just above the running board (which is barely in the visible paint, dammit) and next year put the original floor mats/carpeting in her. I'll have to do something about those wheels, too. They should be 2-tone.
I haven't tinkered with one in about 15 years, so I'm having a ball. I rebuilt the carb, which fixed the off-idle bog that it had and I'll be rebuilding an original style fuel pump. It will be all-original mechanically after that... 6-volt system and all!
It was weird at first. My initial thought after driving it the first time was "damn, these things are tiny, dangerous little tin cans!" I then came to realize that was because being away from them for so long, I could be a little more objective.
It's so nice that I don't know yet what I'm going to do with my 1775cc longblock sitting on my engine stand. I suppose I could finish it and stuff it in there for a while. I'd have the only 6-volt original paint hotrod Beetle(n8r) in the entire tri-state area! [/Doofenshmirtz]
I do plan on making a few modifications, such as dual-ciruit brakes and I have an original Empi camber compensator, but I won't do anything I can't quickly change back and I won't drill any holes. (There's a new dual-curcuit reservoir that goes directly onto the master cylinder, negating the need for mods under the front hood) and I may put my Porsche 'B' brakes up front for added safety as well.
The best part about getting this car? Since it's the same year/model/color as my long-term project, I have almost every part that I could want for it! I have everything from new window scrapers to extra stock parts that are getting hard to find.
Other than some a tune/adjustments and an alignment, It's needing nothing mechanically. It's weird. I've always built these things... I've never just bought one and driven it. Oh well. That's part of being a dad. I figure at some point I'll have to paint it (since I plan on owning it for decades) and if I do, it will be a little easier to make modifications if I wish.
Should I keep my other project and make a hotrod that looks just like my stocker or should I finish it enough to sell it and use that money to fund the '69 Fastback for the wife? (She loves that car) I think the wife will win. She's been very supportive of my finding a car like this that I really like and she gets a kick out of it. She has no idea that they can be fast, so I may have to at least temporarily put the big engine in there. I would love to see the look on her face when I dump the clutch and crack 30 in about 2 seconds!


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201.6. Ventura Port District; possessory interests. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), property that is exclusively devoted to a public purpose and is owned by a nonprofit entity, the property, assets, profits, and net revenues of which are irrevocably dedicated to the Ventura Port District, shall be deemed to be property that is owned by the Ventura Port District.
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Ritchie's Long-Range Success Gains Player of the Week Praise
By Justin Grones (@JustinGrones)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Horizon League office has announced that Green Bay women's basketball senior guard Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week following an incredible performance from behind the arc in two wins last week. In wins over Loyola and Milwaukee, Ritchie went 9-12 for a 75 percent mark from downtown.
In Green Bay's 63-37 win over Loyola in the regular season home finale, she scored 17 points on a 3-6 effort from long range. The senior stat-stuffer also added six rebounds, two assists and two steals while playing 31 minutes. The league's second-best free throw shooter, Ritchie sank all four attempts from the charity stripe in the effort.
On Saturday, Ritchie shot a remarkable 5-6 from 3-point territory-setting a new career high for 3-point field goals made. The De Pere native finished with 19 points, a team-high seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
With the regular season in the books, she finished as the team's leader in points per game (13.6), rebounds per game (5.0), steals per game (2.7) and blocks per game (0.6). In addition, she led the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 2.4 mark, good for the nation's 12th best in that category. She's connected on a team-best 58 shots from behind the arc this season, while shooting 36.7 percent from long range and 44.7 percent overall.
One of the best shooters in program history, Ritchie ranks third in Green Bay women's basketball history with 183 triples for her career. With 507 career attempts from behind the arc, she needs just five to have attempted more than any other player in program history. After joining the 1,000-point club on Nov. 30, she needs 87 points to move into the top-10 in the career scoring column. With 225 career steals, Ritchie stands just four away from cracking the program's top-10 list.
The award marks the third time a Green Bay player has been named Horizon League Player of the week after Megan Lukan (Barrie, Ontario) was recognized on Feb. 25 after a career day against Valparaiso on Feb. 23. Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) was also honored on Nov. 26 following her career day against Richmond in the 2012 Cancun Challenge finale.
Green Bay will open the 2013 Horizon League Tournament at home on Wednesday against the winner of tonight's matchup between No. 8 seed Valparaiso and No. 9 seed UIC.
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Toyota Motor Sales Reports Increase In September Sales
Camry Leads the Way with 38 Percent Increase
TORRANCE, Calif., (Oct. 2, 2012) Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported September 2012 sales results of 171,910 units, an increase of 41.5 percent compared to the same period last year on both a daily selling rate (DSR) and a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 25 selling days in both September 2012 and in September 2011.
The Toyota Division posted September total sales of 151,524 units, an increase of 42.3 percent on a DSR basis from September 2011. On a raw volume basis, Toyota Division sales were also up 42.3 percent from the year-ago month.
American Honda Reports September Sales: Accord 56-Percent Gain Fuels Honda Sales Surge; Acura RDX Sales Up More Than 119 Percent
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda today reported September 2012 U.S. sales of 117,211 units, an increase of 30.9 percent compared with September 2011. The Honda Division posted September 2012 sales of 102,845 units, an increase of 29.3 percent compared with September 2011. Acura's U.S. September sales of 14,366 units increased 43.5 percent compared with September 2011.
Nissan North America Announces September Sales
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported September U.S. sales of 91,907 units versus 92,964 units a year earlier, down 1.1 percent. Nissan Division sales decreased 2.4 percent for the month at 82,462 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles were up 11.4 percent over the prior year, to 9,445 units.
Surprising for them to have a down month.
Hyundai Motor America Reports Record September Sales
- Seventh Straight Month Breaking the 60,000 Mark
- Best-Ever September Sales
- 25th Consecutive Year-Over-Year Monthly Sales Increase
COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America wrapped up the third quarter of 2012 setting multiple sales records including a record 60,025 sales for the month of September. Sales were up 15 percent for the month and up 10 percent for the first nine months of the year versus 2011.
"September was a very encouraging month for Hyundai as we avoided the traditional back-to-school sales decline and began to reap the benefits of a materially improved inventory situation on our core vehicle lines," said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of sales. "We're well positioned for a strong fourth quarter as sales of the newly launched Elantra GT, Elantra Coupe, the all-new Azera and all-new Santa Fe continued at a brisk pace. Our fourth quarter production plan is up nearly 20 percent on a year-over-year basis."
The all-new Azera and the Elantra family saw sales gains of a remarkable 1028 percent and 27 percent, respectively, over last September. The Tucson saw sales gains of 23 percent over the same period a year ago, and Veloster, the three-door coupe now available in both turbo and non-turbo models, continues to impress with a sales gain of 262 percent. Hyundai fleet sales and mix remained low at a nine percent mix for the month and year-to-date, among the lowest in the industry.
Kia Motors America Records Best Third Quarter And 25th Consecutive Monthly Sales Record In September
Annual Sales Up 18.4 Percent for the Fastest-Growing Car Company in the U.S. Over the Last Five Years [1]
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) is the fastest growing car company in the United States and the brand's unprecedented momentum reached new highs in September, achieving a record third quarter and the 25th consecutive month of record sales, reaching 48,105 units, a 35.1-percent increase over the same period in 2011. September once again saw KMA's U.S.-built* vehicles take the top sales honors. The Optima midsize sedan sold 14,304 units and the Sorento CUV enjoyed sales of 10,066 vehicles. The Soul accounted for 9,467 units sold, bolstered by the recent launch of the "Bringing Down the House" advertising campaign featuring the music-loving Kia hamsters and the dance anthem "In My Mind" (Axwell remix).
Mitsubishi Motors Reports Record Outlander Sport Sales
CYPRESS, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported September sales of the Outlander Sport that marked the highest total for a month in the two years the fuel-efficient crossover has been on the market.
Outlander Sport sales were 2,253 for the month, an increase of 49.0 percent compared to September 2011. The previous record monthly sales for Outlander Sport were 1,618 in March of this year.
"The Outlander Sport's combination of fuel-efficiency, performance, and style, as highlighted in the 'Unpretentious' Outlander Sport marketing campaign, is obviously resonating with customers," said MMNA President & CEO Yoichi Yokozawa.
Outlander Sport continues to be Mitsubishi's top seller in the U.S. and began production in Normal, Illinois in July.
Overall Mitsubishi sales were 4,806 units, down 17.2 percent compared to September 2011. "Comparisons to last year's total sales are still being slightly affected by some models that ended their production last year," Yokozawa added. "Obviously, this effect will have a diminishing impact over the next few months."
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Mainstream C-segment and D-segment car rankings (I'll let somebody else do the other segments...):
Camry 34,252
Accord 29,182
Altima 24,448
Sonata 17,332
Optima 14,304
Fusion 12,300
Malibu 11,188
200 9,881
Passat 9,500
Avenger 8,716
Legacy 4,124
6 1,403
Cruze 25,787
Corolla/Matrix 23,026
Civic 21,546
Focus 19,736
Elantra 18,305
Jetta 14,750
3 14,031
Sentra 9,345
Forte 6,912
Impreza 6,071 (incl. WRX)
Dart 5,235
Cruze had its second blockbuster month in a row. Malibu not so much...I'll give it through the end of the calendar year before I'm ready to use the "F" word. The Fusion is in the middle of the 2012/13 changeover, so this month's number probably means nothing for the long term.
The Dart is still struggling...I'll give Chrysler some slack there, because they were starting from zero, rather than replacing an existing, successful model. Part of the problem may also be that the Avenger is a screaming deal right now. People may be going in to look at a Dart, seeing that the Avenger is actually cheaper, and buying that instead.
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Not surprised about the 200 but the Avenger yes, I am surprised.
Currently they show about 33K Malibus in stock nationally (mostly '13s, some '12s left). So, there's plenty of supply. By contrast, there are about 11K Fusions in stock, which means that it's more plausible to argue that the Fusion's number was caused by lack of inventory.
But, I'll give GM a few more months to get their act together. I don't think the Malibu is a fundamentally bad vehicle...it may not be best-in-class, but it should be sellable.
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I really like the 200. If I trusted Chrysler powertrains, I'd kind of want one. Where else can you get a midsize sedan that looks almost like a luxury car, for like $19K?
I'll be interested to see what they do with the replacements for these models. I imagine they're going to do a substantial price hike to get in line with the rest of the segment. If they do that, the cars are going to have to be really good.
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That works out to 1.28 Suzukis sold per US state, per day in September.Originally Posted by PR Newswire
It wasn't really a bad car-reliable, cheap, decent mileage-it was more of an unremarkable, boring and utterly forgettable appliance. A decent appliance, but an appliance.
My wife drives an 05 Malibu, more of the same, and fine for her since she views cars as yep, appliances. If her dad hadn't been a lifelong GM employee, she'd probably drive a Camry.
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Camaro 5,670 (-18.9%)
Corvette 1,351 (+17.8%)
Porsche 911 509 (+1%)
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|I got a problem like yours...code 1235. got this code for almost two months now.It starts fine 80 % of the time even in very cold weather in the north east... 10 deg. I hear some noise like yours tick tick....like its coming from the ignition switch.... when it becomes louder and increasing in frequency that's the time when it starts stall but it never dies. like yours sometimes there's no DING sound when you open the door even if the key is on ignition(my key is permanently in the ignition because it is hard turn the key to start not until you tap the with screwdriver). It is also in this condition when it fails to start ... no light on the dashboard also... again like yours...planning to change the relay which could be the cause of the clicking too but not sure..Were you able to resolve your problem?Planning to change the ignition switch but it could be expensive ... with all he chips in the key tobe program by the dealer ONLY???. I DON'T know if ordinary garage can reprogram it .I' [planning to have a dealer check it and it may turn up very expensive just to have it check. I don't know if I have a choice.... NEED ADVICE
Need help weird p1235 code and more
Almost three years ago I bought an 03 focus hatchback 2.3. Two months in my air bag light started flashing, did that for a few days, then i started hearing a quick like tick tickticktick sound left side dashboard. when this would happen my head lights would flicker with the tick, radio crackle and turn sound off, sometimes around second gear there would be a drop in power, and finally throw an engine code-p1235. Fuel pump control mod. Had it replaced. Fixed the issues for about about a month, keeps coming back. From where I bought the car I had a three year warranty, I had, new battery, two fuel pump control mods, new battery cables, new car ground, new fuse panel, tested the fuel pump, sent to ford for two weeks to be worked on by 20 year ford guy, was fine for about 6 months and now my warranty is gone. Started to days ago, again. Their are all the previous things going on,but now there is a tick that happens every so many seconds in my dash, even with the key just turned forward. Couple of times, I've went to start my car and nothing, no dash lights, no open door ding nothing. Please help
My Fuel Issue
My first issue was the usual one-engine loosing power, shaking, flat spot when accelerating. I replaced the fuel filter, fuel delivery module (FDM) and PVC valve. This didn't fix the problem.
I parked the car and let it sit for several months, and now the engine starts, but immediately dies. The fuel pump primes when the key is turned on, but it's like it quits running when the key is in the "run" position.
I don't know if it is the fuel pump driver, it's circuit, the PCM or what
I charged the battery, and now the car stays running, but of course, it still runs like it did before. The "check engine" light is on, so I'll just hook up a scan tool and read the codes. I know it needs O2 sensors already.
|Just for the record, a cleaned original fuel pump (one with the early issues) can go much longer than the 40,000 miles mentioned higher up. I'm at 100K (total of 180K) on one of mine now, still original pump. Thinking a lot of the trouble was early ethanol fuel which was not filtered as well as now. Once issues started showing up the fuel had to be made cleaner or lawsuit city on the fuelmakers' heads. The cleaned pump now going longer than the original new part........
|^^^ I've got one that I'd send you but it would cost more to ship it than a salvage yard charges. ~$5 usually.
Hello everybody!
So, what happened with Nick Stone's Focus? He said he was gonna say what the problem turned out to be once he got it resolved, but I don't see it even though it's been quite some time ago.
I'm having a similar issue myself with my Focus, although with mine, I think it really IS the driver module.
|I had to replace mine before. Though this was after dropping a SVT pump in. Ran good, went and filled the tank and then it crapped out and of course the tank was full of fuel too. I nursed it back home, drained the tank. Not sure if the SVT pump burned up the FPDM or the other way around? In the end I ended up replacing the whole pump assembly to the newer style and replaced the FPDM.
Nice hole cutting job there.
I have seen one FPCM go out in 7 years according to a FF. This was discovered after replacing the fuel pump and the vehicle still had the symptoms of a bad fuel pump. It is definitely rare. I also remember reading an article about FPCM that were not grounded. I don't remember what situation that caused, but it was repaired by connecting the factory ground to the L-bracket you described.
If you don't we're going to start there.
So lets try and get this no fuel pump priming thing fixed first.
The priming is controlled by the "Power Hold Relay". It's located in the underhood fuse box. When you turn the key to 'Run' power comes from the ignition switch to the PHR, from there it goes to the Fuel Pump Relay, on to the pump:
So we've got 2 relays to check (we know the fuses are good, don't know if power is actually there, but lets assume it is).
The relays are a bear to remove. Every time I try the plastic cover pulls off first.
If the cover pulls off the PHR, push the silver part with your finger (battery connected). You should hear the fuel pump prime. If it does that relay is good, as is the fuel pump relay. And if all that dies happen, it's not a fuel issue.
But lets just hope none of that happens and this is an easier fix.
No fuel pump prime, disconnect the battery and remove the relay. If you look at the part # on it you'll see there are a couple in the box with that same # on them, they are interchangable (still doesn't make them any more fun to remove). Swap a good one in and see what happens.
Hopefully the car runs again. Then it's simply a matter of replacing a relay.
Actually lets backtrack 1 step first. The grounds.
There are 2 to check.
The first is for the PHR. It's the Black/Orange wire on the negative battery terminal. But if this guy is bad you'll notice other things not working. All this stuff:
If any of that is working, the ground is good.
So on to the next, the ground for the FPDM (the real FPDM). It's a solid black wire coming from the module and grounds under the rear seat, flip it up and pull the carpet on the passenger side back. You'll see this box (left of the fuel pump):
The ground is the one on the L bracket. Remove it, clean it with some emery cloth and put it back, just to make sure, you're there so why not.
Turn the key and see what happens.
If nothing them move on to the above relays.
These 2 are what I'm thinking are the issue. There is one more thing that could be the issue with fuel pump power though, the actual ignition switch.
Good luck on fixing your issues. Ive got a doozey going on right now myself. If any one can help walk you thru it, Iminhell can. He's very knowleable and always seems willing to give a hand.
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State Berries: Strawberry and Blueberry
by Steven Case
NC Government & Heritage Library, 2007
In 2001, the General Assembly named the strawberry as the official Red Berry of North Carolina and named the blueberry as the official Blue Berry of the state (Session laws, 2001, c. 488). The same session law declared the Scuppernong grape to be North Carolina's official state fruit.
Strawberries (genus fragaria) are high in Vitamin C and A, and supply 8% of the RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance), for Iron. There are only 60 calories in a cup of fresh berries and zero grams of fat. A cup of blueberries (genus vaccinium) supplies 50% of the RDA for Vitamin C, as well as 22% of the fiber recommended for a healthy diet.
The session law itself explains how important these two berries are to the agricultural economy of the state.
Both berries are grown throughout the state, and consumers can pick their own berries at farms from one end of North Carolina to the other. The NC Department of Agriculture provides a list of pick-your-own farms at NC Farm Fresh.
Whereas, North Carolina's economy originated and developed as an agrarian economy with a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables; and
Whereas, the State takes great pride in its rich heritage of farming; and
Whereas, there are still many families who base their livelihood in farming and who are continuing the North Carolina tradition of producing goods from our land; and
Whereas, one of the main sources of agricultural production in the State is the production of fruits and berries of several varieties; and
Whereas, North Carolina is the home of our nation's first cultivated grape, the Scuppernong; and
Whereas, the Scuppernong grape was named after the Scuppernong River in North Carolina; and
Whereas, British explorers in 1584 and 1585 reported to Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh that the barrier islands of what is now, in part, Roanoke Island were full of grapes and that the soil of the land was "so abounding with sweet trees that bring rich and most pleasant gummes, grapes of such greatness, yet wild, as France, Spain, nor Italy hath not greater…"; and
Whereas, Sir Walter Raleigh's colony discovered the famous Scuppernong "Mother Vineyard" on Roanoke Island, a vine that is now over 400 years old and has a trunk over two feet thick; and
Whereas, the State toast, penned in 1904, references North Carolina as the land "[w]here the scuppernong perfumes the breeze at night,"; and
Whereas, there are over 1,700 acres of strawberries and over 3,600 acres of blueberries harvested in North Carolina each year; and
Whereas, in 2000, strawberry growers in the State produced 23,000,000 pounds of strawberries, yielding $17,325,000 in revenues; and
Whereas, in 2000, blueberry growers in the State produced 17,500,000 pounds of blueberries, resulting in an increase in the State's economy of over $18,000,000 in revenues; and
Whereas, these delicious berries are a good source of vitamins, a number of life?sustaining minerals, and dietary fiber;
Whereas, the blueberry is an antioxidant, which has been proven to reduce cholesterol and lower the risk of heart disease; and
Whereas, each year the Town of Chadbourn in Columbus County hosts the North Carolina Strawberry Festival, which is one of the most celebrated traditions in the State; and
Whereas, the State of North Carolina does not have an official fruit nor an official berry; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Chapter 145 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 145-18. State fruit and State berries.
(a) The official fruit of the State of North Carolina is the Scuppernong grape (Vitis genus).
(b) The official red berry of the State is the strawberry (Fragaria genus).
(c) The official blue berry of the State is the blueberry (Vaccinium genus)."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of December, 2001.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Approved 6:58 p.m. this 16th day of December, 2001
References and additional resources:
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This really helped thx!!!
This really helped thx!!!
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V2 Parts (such as the flat-faced bolt for small-bore paint, dual oring ASA Core, etc.) Are provided to Vapor owners free of charge. Simply Register your marker, and then send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Part 1: Routine Maintenance
99% of problems that I've encountered are caused by silly mistakes and/or user error. That being said, Maintenance should be the largest concern for any owner. Take care of your marker and it'll take care of you.
I've put almost 23 cases of paint through my vapor so far. The last 5 cases have been for testing different lubricants alone. Here are my findings:
Any lube that's thinner than Marmalade, but thicker than Eclipse oil will work just fine. DOW55 isn't my favorite because this marker will perform just fine without having to swell the orings. I prefer to use a thin coat of Monkeypoo, a medium coat of DOW33, or a medium-heavy coat of Hater. GunSav, while silky smooth, gets flung off too quickly. Feel free to use it, but be aware most of it will end up in your barrel after a single round and the increase in friction could cause your marker fire improperly.
Now, on to maintenance.
After every weekend of play: Pull out the drivetrain; unscrew the front can and remove the bolt. Wipe down all orings with a microfiber and then relube with whatever floats your boat. Personally, I take each oring out and clean each oring groove as well as each oring. That way, I know the same amount of pressure is being applied to each part of the oring (IE no globs of lube are deforming the oring, which can cause orings to wear unevenly). Breech orings as well as the can oring are all 017s. I also stretch 017 orings around the outside of the drivetrain to seal against the body instead of using 018s. The power tube should use two 013 orings. The bolt sail should be an 016, with an 015/90 bumper in front of it and the rear bumper should be a 2x14. There's no reason to fiddle with the valve orings unless your efficiency suddenly drops to 5 pods off of a 68/45.
If you break paint: Do the maintenance procedure for every weekend, and then remove the eye covers. Clean the eyes with a q-tip or microfiber, and be sure to clean out the detents to make sure they don't stick. I recommend popping each detent out by pushing the spring/piston out via the access/vent hole. An oring pick fits in there nicely... Also be sure to get all of the paint out of the eye housing area, because your eye covers may not lock fully if there are flakes of shell in there.
Every other month (at least once per season): Unscrew your HPR. Disassemble and check orings and reg seat for wear. Relube and reassemble. Refer to the bottom of this post for the Breakdown Guide if you're confused about what goes where. BE SURE TO USE A PADDED VICE to remove the top part of the reg. You may also use an allen key to remove the top part, but remember that you'll need to make sure to loosen said screw slightly later. If your marker starts acting up after rebuilding the reg, it's most likely because there's a leak within the HPR, see the Troubleshooting Section for more info.
Part 2: Tuning Guide
Tuning the vapor is really simple, thanks to the included APE board. Here's how I go about tuning to get the most consistant performance possible.
** if you're tuning for the first time, I recommend you replace all of the orings on your drivetrain so they all break in together. You should be fine with the included orings, but my OCD gets the better of me sometimes.
~First off, clean and lube your drivetrain (See Routine Maintenance post).
~Once you're absolutely sure your drivetrain is spotless, set your dwell to 15, adjust the feather touch screw to whatever feels best for you, and then chrono your marker to 280 FPS.
~Run Tune Assist. Your marker will most likely dry-fire consistently (but quitely) at around 8-10ms. I recommend you go 1ms higher for consistency (slightly louder shot, but you won't get FSDO)
~Once your dwell is set, your Vapor will dial in the bolt return.
~After your marker restarts, go back into the programming menu.
~Up your Bolt Return by 4-8ms for consistency. (27-35ms?)
~While you're in the programming menu, set your Breech Delay to 5ms, and your Eye Mode to STD. I recommend STD for Eye Process as well, but it's your choice.
~Add paint and re-chrono your marker. You should now have one of the smoothest shooting vapors on the block. You're welcome
Part 3: Troubleshooting/Problem Solving
~HELP! My eye covers are falling off!
My eye-cover fix is at the bottom of this post.
~HELP! My marker is firing randomly and it sounds REALLY loud when it shoots.
Your marker is over-pressurizing. That means that your HPR needs to be rebuilt. Refer to my Breakdown Guide below if you're confused about what goes where. Most likely, there's a leak in one of two places; unscrew the velocity adjustment screw on the bottom of the HPR and ensure that the top oring is in good condition. The other location that could cause this leak is from the hex-screw at the top of the HPR (the screw that is hidden once you screw the reg onto the body). This is connected to a transfer case that routes air through the reg. If this is mis-aligned, it can cause unregulated air to bypass the reg and overpressureize your marker. The fix is to turn the screw as far counter-clockwise as possible, and then turn it clockwise one half of a full turn. If that doesn't work, take the top of the reg off and check to make sure the orings are all intact.
~Ehh....my marker is chopping paint....
First of all, put in a BRAND NEW BATTERY. Then, make sure they both your Eye Mode and Eye Process are set to Standard.
I recommend you increase your bolt delay as well as your breech delay by a few miliseconds. (bolt delay should be between 25 and 35ms, breech delay should be between 4 and 8ms)
Also, check your detents to make sure they move freely. It would also be wise to make sure your barrel is spotless and there's no gunk in your loader's feedneck.
I have a theory as to another chopping issue, but I'm still in the works of proving it; If you tighten the 'feather touch' screw in all the way, the bolt takes too long to return to the idle position, and paintballs can be clipped when the loader pushes them into the breech. Try loosening your feather touch screw by 1 1/2 turns and see if this fixes the issue (and tell me if it works!)
~How the hell do you use an APE board?
APE boards are some of the easiest boards to use. The menu tree is a little big, but for the amount of customization you can do, it's totally worth the price. To enter the programming menu, hold the trigger down while powering the marker on. Once you're in the programming menu, click the trigger quickly to scroll down through the options. To 'select' an option, hold the trigger down for a half-second. To adjust a setting, hit the power button to raise a value, or hit the eye button to lower a value. To go back a branch, click the trigger until you see a little black arrow in the top left. hold the trigger down and it'll go back. If you want to exit out, keep clicking the trigger until you see a small X in the top right of the screen. hold the trigger and your marker will restart.
~Weird....my reg logo is 90* to one side
~My Reg has this huge gap between the Reg and the Frame
This happens when you crank on the reg without air being in the marker. Don't treat your reg like a throttle and it won't happen again!
Now for the fix: unscrew your reg, and put the silver top in a padded vice (or stick an allen key in the hex-hole on top) unscrew the top bonnet by at least 1/2 a turn. (if you used the allen key method, try to turn the small screw back 1 full turn, otherwise your reg might over pressurize) Take the two top orings off and put the reg back on your marker; turn until the logo lines up where you want it to. Wait for the threadlock to set and then put your orings back on. If it REALLY bugs you, take the silver piece all the way off and put a SMALL drop of BLUE threadlock on and it won't budge again.
~AHH! There's a puff of air on my hand every time the marker fires. What's going on?
That's the vent hole for the solenoid. If you want to lessen that puff of air, adjust the 'feather touch' screw under the back cap. It's the smallest silver screw, and it lines up with said vent port. It should be the third screw from the left.
~I'm getting shootdown and/or dropoff! What should I do?
We've heard of some people having trouble with dropoff and shootdown when using a SLP regulator. If your tank output is between 400 and 550 PSI, you should be fine. (I recommend taking most if not all shims out of your standard Ninja reg; that seems to do the trick.) FSDO to +2ms after 2 and dwell +1 always help.
Part 3a: Leak GuideGot a leak? I've got a fix.
Symptom: Leaking from breech/leaking down the barrel
Solution: Check (and/or replace) the rear feedneck oring (017) as well as the front bolt guide oring (013)
Symptom: Leaking from the frame
Solution: Make sure you are using a Low Pressure tank, then check (and/or replace) the two orings that sit between the frame and the body, just behind the trigger (1x3?)
Symptom: Leaking from vent port
Solution: Check the bolt sail oring (016), rear bolt guide oring (013), the external can oring (stretched 017) as well as the first oring behind the can (first oring of the four, closest to the threads. should be an 017) . I also recommend making sure the transfer ports on either side of the FT screw have NOT been touched and are sealed properly with teflon tape and/or a spec of blue threadlock
Symptom: Other
Solution: Contact me! (pm me here so I can keep track of everything)
I'll keep adding to this guide as I come across more info. If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll help you out
So, here's the core next to a 2.0 luxe core
... and stripped down (basic)
Full Strip!
... this is the spring and can (it's a self-sealing valve, like on the clone or droid. this helps with efficiency!)
OH! and here's the reg stripped down...
Here is the marker without the reg and bolt
Grips are thin enough. they extend out about as far as the NXT or EGO grips, but they feel better.
eye covers first. They're the same offset pistons that the luxe uses. BTW the magnets are REPELLING from the body, so they tilt out when you slide the lever backwards. It's IMPOSSIBLE to do this on the field (and they won't come out accidentally) because of how deep the latch slides into the body. That being said, if your eye covers do manage to come off, there's an Eye Cover Fix at the bottom of the page.
You can see I've bent the microswitch lever a little to make the trigger more to my liking
Board and back-plate for the OLED (plastic case to keep the OLED safe from paint and hard knocks)
Feedneck is built into the body
and it strips from this....
to this:
ASA is simple enough
here's the inside of the grip (trigger removal)
and what's left in the body (also note the milling around the magnet to route eye-wires!)
SMC noid breakdown is cake
Note that there's no manifold. It's all milled into the body.
There's really not much to these markers. Not as complex as a luxe strip, and the frame/body is more like a shocker or an ego really. It's super-simple and it's done quite cleanly. No problems taking this guy apart at the field.
Take off your eye cover
Notice that the tab has the flat side facing inwards, towards the body
Push this button
These should come out
Re-assemble with the flat part of the tab facing outwards, away from the body
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Norfolk Wholesale Florist
601 E Brambleton Ave
Norfolk, VA, United States
2 ratings, 2 reviews, 2 weddings
The flowers were absolutely beautiful and they even helped me to put toegther cen...
Flowers At Hilltop
1606 Hilltop West Shopping Center
Virginia Beach, VA, United States
2 ratings, 2 reviews, 2 weddings
Kim was great to work with. She sits down with you and listens to what you'd like...
Bloom the Art of Flowers
4212 Granby Street
Norfolk, virginia 23504, usa
Florists, Coordinators/Plan...
1 rating, 1 review, 2 weddings
My flowers were so pretty. Patrice is an artist with a unique vision.
Village Floris
Virginia Beach, VA, USA
1 rating, 1 review, 1 wedding
Very easy to work with & very very affordable! Better prices on corsages than Wal...
Palette Of Petals
Norfolk, VA, USA
1 rating, 1 review, 1 wedding
GORGEOUS flowers. I wish we had more pictures of them. Incredible job and VERY ...
Fluttering Flowers
Virginia Beach, VA, United States
1 rating, 0 reviews, 1 wedding
Char's Floral Designs
12 Best Square
Norfolk, Virginia 23502, United States
Florists, Decorations
2 ratings, 2 reviews, 2 weddings
Char did a great job on our wedding, the flowers were all beautiful. My orange ce...
Norfolk Nex
Norfolk, VA, USA
1 rating, 1 review, 1 wedding
We worked with Susan at the NEX. She was friendly, offered suggestions and was ve...
Bloom The Art Of Flowers
3921 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23504, USA
0 ratings, 0 reviews, 1 wedding


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The new world of Open Public Services presents valuable opportunities for improvement and innovation, replacing 'top down monopolies' with diverse and dynamic markets of suppliers, competing to deliver the most effective and cost-efficient public services. But for this model to work, multiple barriers must be overcome, requiring more effective collaboration and procurement.
We explore how to address these obstacles in this Pressure Points publication, including innovative models of partnership between the private and not-for-profit sector in order to build the capacity and capability of new, and existing, providers.
The key risk here is that government assumes too much of the market too soon. Politicians and policy makers need to hold their nerve and commissioners should engage the market in the right way, so that new and more diverse public service providers can succeed.