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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – The Texas State Aquarium is excited to announce today the largest expansion in its 24 year history. Bringing the sights, sounds, and vibrant wildlife of the Western Caribbean to the shores of Corpus Christi, this $50,000,000 Caribbean Journey addition – which completes the final two phases of the Aquarium's original master plan – will transform the Texas State Aquarium from a leading regional aquarium to one of the one of the top aquariums in the nation.
In late 2012, the Texas State Aquarium launched the leadership phase of Campaign Caribbean, a capital campaign to raise the necessary funds for construction of the Caribbean Journey wing. Today, continued partner H-E-B announced a lead gift of $3 million to Campaign Caribbean, which has now reached the crucial midway point of the $50 million goal, enabling the Aquarium to commission final construction documents and move forward with groundbreaking scheduled for late this year. Rob Hall, Group Vice President of H-E-B Gulf Coast Region stated, "The Texas State Aquarium is one of the most significant educational resources in our state. H-E-B is pleased to continue our partnership with the aquarium because we believe this investment represents our passion for education and our commitment to the communities we serve."
At 65,000 square feet, the new Caribbean Journey wing will be significantly larger than the original Gulf of Mexico exhibit building. "The new wing will be 50% larger, however, in terms of indoor exhibit space, it will more than double what we currently have," said Aquarium President & CEO Tom Schmid. "This is going to be a multi-level, highly immersive, state-of-the-art experience."
Visit www.texasstateaquarium.org/caribbean to take the Caribbean Journey.
Texas State Aquarium: Connecting people with nature and inspiring conservation of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums
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Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
Well I guess I must be doing something wrong but the failure mode is not consistent. From left to right.
1 Totally dead. It shut down on passage and nothing I did raised a beep or anything on screen.
2 Still works but usually goes to a blank display with a black vertical line after a few minutes. Does not respond to power off button, but unplugging and plugging in will restart it.
3 On connection it powers up without use of the on button and finds satellites and displays a position. Does not respond to any button input.
4 On power up it finds a satellite or two then shuts down.
5 Yup I am crazy I bought number 5 today. So far so good!
PS Yes I do still have a sextant and about once a year I shoot the mid day sun for old times sake and calculate my position.
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you should buy a sextant clearly gps's dont like you. but seriously i carry two handhelds as backup and i have a standard horizon chart plotter. My standard horizon is below deck in my nav station so i can't cmment on how it holds up outdoors, but i will say the handhelds which is all i had before i installed the chart plotter while very waterproof and foolproof run thru alot of batteries, like you should buy stock in duracell if you use one constantly
Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
Originally Posted by BubbleheadMd View Post
You must be rough on your gear.
I have a 72 and a 76 for a while now, and they're still ticking.
I have sailed many thousands of miles with a 72 and before that a 76 (same thing) and only on my very first unit back in probably 1999 one of the buttons broke off which was then a known problem (rubber membrane was too thin) and subsequently modified. My unit was replaced with a new one no questions asked.
Since then I have added two 72 units for redundancy, one is 3 years old and still in it's factory packaging. They never seem to give any problems. But to be fair, mine have an easy life. They only get switched on twice a day when I want to update my position on the paper chart (sorry I still use those ). The rest of the time they're cozy in the chart table.
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Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
I found it best to buy any Garmin product form a large store which has it's own warrantee, as I found Garmin's warrantee quite useless.
Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
Originally Posted by Ishtime Sailor View Post
As far as a surge protector, the answer is yes. It does have one. Any Garmin that uses that particular cigerette plug has a built in surge protector.
wonder if I should refrain from hardwiring it in the meantime? ive had it for 3 years now
Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
It does sound like you are tough on your GPS's. I currently have three Garmin's, two of which are handhelds. The oldest handheld is 16 years old, and the newest handhled is 10 years old. Both of these units have worked reliably. I do keep all three of them out of the sun when not in use, putting them below when on the hook or back at the dock.
I did have a screen go bad on the older unit roughly 16 years ago, and was amazed at Garmin's service on that. They have a 'reconditioning center'. For a fixed fee (something like $40) you can send in your old unit and get a reconditioned unit back. That reconditioned unit has worked for the 16 years since and was just used this fall by a friend who borrowed it for a trip he was making.
My boat came with a Raymarine GPS which I never liked and was delighted to swap out when my boat was hit by lightning a decade ago.
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Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
As far as a surge protector, the answer is yes. It does have one. Any Garmin that uses that particular cigerette plug has a built in surge protector.
|Ishtime Sailor
Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
I have to agree with the other posts. Garmin H/H GPSs are pretty reliable . If it is a low voltage issue, try keeping AA batteries in it. All Garmin GPSs have an internal automatic transfer switch which will use external power if provided but if voltage drops or gets turned off, it will automatically transfer to the batteries. Also, there is a voltage gauge in the data menu, if it reads lower than your house bank's actual voltage, you may have a bad or over crowded ground which will mimic a low voltage problem and turn the unit off. Good luck.
Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
I've gone through 2 Garmins. Hard use over many miles. Think they are excellent kit, but decided to move on to a Furuno GP 32. Fixed mount, large screen. A bit more spendy, will see how it does for a few years.
Re: Am I crazy to buy another Garmin GPS
Originally Posted by fiberglass1 View Post
If you've gone through 4 units served by the same power source then I would be suspicious of the source. Electronics don't like spikes or low voltage.
Have you checked out Garmin's help line via internet? They've been extremely helpful to me and they have a flat fee repair service for non-warranty units. They couldn't fix my 8 year old Fish Finder/GPS unit so they sent me a new one for the price of the repair ($310).
Heck, it would have cost me more than that just to change the hole it came out of (to fit a new, different one) which was a carbon fiber panel!
Does anyone know if the 12 volt Garmin supply lead has built in surge protection?
If not is there a good surge protector around that will last in a marine environment.
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How did you know?
"How did you know Odin wanted to marry you?" is a question I get quite a lot. Often it's asked because people are trying to figure out what a particular god they're involved with wants from them; other times it's simple curiosity--which is understandable, even these days when every other blog I look at seems to have a godspouse behind it. (I sometimes fool myself into thinking that means there are a lot of us, but in actuality we are still a rarity within the whole pagan demographic. What it really means, perhaps, is that I need to branch out and read a more diverse selection of blogs. )
I was 35 years old. My daughter was a teenager and I was in a marriage that was okay at times but felt emotionally abusive at times too. I had been more or less a Wiccanesque pagan since the age of thirteen, but hadn't really had close relationships with any particular gods, except that for my entire life, for as long as I could remember, I'd had the sense that someone was watching over me, that some unseen Person was walking along with me and shaping my path and my life's experiences. I first encountered Him consciously at the age of eight when I met the Wild Hunter—the ancient, raw, savage Power that I discovered hiding behind the mask of Santa Claus that Christmas—and from that moment I knew He was there and had always been there with me.
As time went on, I had names for Him, but none that anyone else would have recognized, and He assumed a few different masks, but none that anyone other than me would have been able to put a name to. He left me some really big clues about His identity as time went on, all of which I only grasped the meaning of in retrospect (such as, at my wedding to my ex, the DJ playing "Ride of the Valkyries" instead of the piece my ex and I had selected, "Ave Maria," for my wedding march).
But it wasn't until I was 35, and my daughter mostly grown, that He chose to fully unmask Himself. I had expected my life to go on as always: work, family, tolerating my husband's lectures and general dissatisfaction with everything I did, etc., but then two things happened: I developed fibromyalgia (which seems to be linked to the chronic fatigue my ex and I had both suffered years before), and a god claimed me. I was in the bookstore with my ex when a book cover called to me from across the room. I went and picked it up; it was American Gods by Neil Gaiman, an author I had never heard of before, but the mention of a coming storm in the blurb was compelling; it spoke to me on a deep level somehow. I bought it and took it home, read it, and suddenly had a name to put to the Power who had stalked me throughout my entire life, and who now wanted a central place in it.
Type "godspouse" into Google now and you'll probably come up with a couple of dozen blogs at least (as I mentioned before), but at the time it was a virtually unknown practice, and I had certainly never heard of the concept beyond the marriage-lwa of Vodoun. But Odin made it very clear to me in a short period of time that He wanted me to be His wife. How did He let me know? How was I so sure? Even though our marriage may have seemed sudden to an outside observer, His courting of me had been a long, gradual, organic process, which I could only look back on and understand after the fact. There were dreams, and a bizarre variety of omens and portents (odd comments both from people I knew but was not close to--such as a college professor--and from strangers, significant music playing on the radio in perfect timing to answer questions or concerns I had, crows always following me when they were not that common in my area (due to West Nile virus)...probably a hundred other little things I journaled about at the time, some of which might not have seemed significant to anyone else than me. I did not have anyone do a divination for me because there were no spirit workers offering such services at that time. But even if it were all happening to me right now, I would avoid asking for divination because whether they mean to be or not, people are unavoidably biased (due to their own filters) in the answers they give regarding this issue, and they often unwittingly give an answer that is more about status and their own desires than the messages they are getting from the gods. This is why I will not perform such divinations myself; I am not holding myself up as being any better.
So, the short answer to the question "How did you know?" is that I was in love and I felt my love returned; it felt deep and true and real, more real than any relationship I had ever had with a human in my life, and really with all of the other signs I was getting and had gotten all through the years that was enough for me; there was no need to look for validation from other people. (I have gotten plenty of it through the years, but I have never looked for it.) I had already developed romantic feelings towards Him in His other guises that He'd assumed throughout my life, and at this point, faced with a clearer view of the magnificence of all that He is than I'd ever been granted before, I could do nothing but say yes. Of course, that "yes" demanded that I completely overhaul my entire life, which I think is why He waited until my daughter was almost grown. It involved my separating from (and eventually divorcing) my then-husband, who could not understand the reality or importance to me of what I was experiencing, but in the end this was probably in his best interests, as asking him to compete for my attention with a god would just not have been fair.
This was the primary crossroads of my life: giving myself utterly to a god, and a god whose path is characterized by sudden, sweeping change, paradoxes, and the continual stalking of oneself in search of power and knowledge. I have not for one moment regretted this decision, even though it made my life extremely difficult for the first few years of adjusting to being without my ex-husband's income and without having a physical man around the house to do the hard work and lifting, and especially adjusting to being without a car. And this adjustment period happened at the same time my fibro (which I got diagnosed with within a year or two afterwards) was getting worse. However, if I had just gone on with my mediocre marriage and not taken this step, I would never have ended up living with my now-partner (who I met online at a pagan discussion board, where we started discussing gods), would never have had the luxury of the time and energy I have been able to devote both to my spiritual life and to my crafting (since my ex was very jealous of my time, especially if I wanted to do anything that didn't involve him), and would never have moved from Philadelphia to Eugene, Oregon, which is such a gorgeous and wonderful place to be with its abundance of happy nature spirits. My vows of sacred marriage to Odin have been the turning point in my life where I finally began to live it for myself (and for Him), rather than for what the other people in my life had expected.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
I don't understand. You divorced yourself from your life to be a Godspouse,yet you have a new partner. How can you devote yourself as a wife, yet be with another. If this is a spiritually only dedication of yourself I understand. Is this what would typically be called an open marriage? I was ready and thinking that you devoted yourself fully to Odin and I understood til the end. Sorry, my brain needs labels and titles. No judgement, I'm just a black and white girl and a little confused by the gray lol.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
I used a bit more shorthand in this post than I should have, perhaps. My partner is also a godspouse and we are not romantically involved with each other. But we have made a life together in order to support one another--financially, emotionally, and spiritually--on a path that can otherwise be a very lonely one. That said, some godspouses do have mortal sexual/marital partners; whether that works out in their situation is a personal matter between them, the mortal partner, and the god in question. in my case, staying with my ex would not have been a possibility because he was hostile towards my path--and we had problems before the situation with Odin arose, regardless.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
Kristy, I'm not sure why you are reading my blog if you feel it's crap; surely there are plenty of other things on the internet that might be of more interest to you. Believe me, I have heard worse from people in the ten years I've been formally wed to Odin; your derision means nothing to me.· Lynn Ness likes this comment.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
I think that this is beautiful! You have described such a beautiful love relationship with Him, and you must keep being devoted to him. Never mind the naysayers, they do not have minds of their own.· Beth Wodandis likes this comment.
Sunday, 29 December 2013
I too have always felt a presence above, below, and around me, though I am not yet given to know what or whom it is. I do know it has a personality, and as a musician, I know I am called to walk the spirit path on behalf of others and contact that plane on behalf of others, though I am still not sure if I am required to speak for the spirits as a shaman would.· Beth Wodandis likes this comment.
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The continuing deterioration in being able to provide individuals protection in war-torn Afghanistan has resulted in some Japanese organizations suspending their relief activities in order to protect personnel. The Basic Human Needs Association which has been active in developing telecommunications systems in that nation have pulled out its personnel after the death of a Japanese man. Kazuya Ito was first kidnapped and then killed by Taliban militants. The Basic Human Needs Association has already told its employees not to go out to eat and has imposed travel restrictions. "If the situation(in Afghanistan) becomes more dangerous, we will have to stop all dispatches of our members" said Masaharu Nonaka.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After getting back on the winning track with a dominating 3-0 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night, the Green Bay volleyball team (10-9, 1-4 HL) will finish out its three-match homestand and the first half of Horizon League play with a pair of contests at the Kress Center this weekend. The Phoenix will host Valparaiso (11-9, 3-2 HL) on Friday at 7 p.m., and close the weekend by hosting Wright State (2-20, 0-5 HL) on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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Green Bay completed a perfect 2-0 sweep over Valparaiso in the 2011 season, including a 3-0 win when the Crusaders last visited the Kress Center. Valparaiso comes to Green Bay after splitting its two home matches last weekend. The Crusaders fell in five sets to Cleveland State before rebounding to beat Youngstown State 3-1. Currently fourth in the Horizon League, the Crusaders have played well at home and at neutral locations, but are just 3-4 on the road this season. Sophomore Morgan Beil paces the Valparaiso attack with a 2.27 kills-per-set average.
Winless since mid-September and without a road win yet this season, the Raiders come to Green Bay in the midst of a five-game losing streak. Wright State was unable to pick up a set in both of its matches last weekend, falling 3-0 to both Youngstown State and Cleveland State. Junior Heidi Splinter leads Wright State with 3.14 kills per set, as well as 237 digs, good for second on the team. The Raiders hold a 27-19 all-time advantage over Green Bay, but the Phoenix has won three of the previous four meetings.
Green Bay improved to 19-0 all-time against Chicago State in a 3-0 rout of the visiting Cougars Oct. 9. With sets of 25-18, 25-10 and 26-24, Green Bay snapped a three-game losing streak and has now won six of its last 10 matches. The Phoenix posted 11 blocks to Chicago State's two while out-hitting the Cougars .301 to .096. Katie Mroczenski (New Berlin, Wis.), Carmen Leitermann Schofield, Wis.) and Leah Van Zeeland (Kaukauna, Wis.) led the Phoenix with nine kills each. All 14 players on Green Bay's roster saw playing time in the match.
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"It was like a light was switched on." That was Martin Keown's assessment of Theo Walcott's incredible hat-trick against Croatia last month. The former Gunner will be an interested spectator when the 19-year-old lines up in Belarus tonight.
Keown talks at length about Walcott's development in the second part of his exclusive interview with Arsenal TV Online. The former Gunner also discusses:
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Prosecution says ex-COCC teacher had 'rape fantasy'
BEND, Ore. - Two Bend women accuse Thomas Bray of raping them, and Tuesday afternoon, his trial on nearly two dozen sexual assault charges began. Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, at the alleged victim's request.
One of the accusers in the case testified, and Portland defense attorney Stephen Houze and Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty both gave their opening arguments to a packed courtroom -- but no jury. Judge Stephen Tiktin will decide Bray's fate.
A 22-year-old woman, who we will not name, told the judge that Bray was her anatomy teacher at COCC. She described a night at Ten Barrel Brew Pub after a mid-term where Bray bought them all drinks, and later she went back to his apartment.
The woman said she was extremely drunk that night and had sex with Bray, but doesn't really remember it because she was so intoxicated.
Days later, she says Bray told her about a "rape fantasy" and asked her to e-mail him what she called a "rape permission slip."
Prosecutors say Bray brutally raped her, spat on her, slapped her and called her names the next time they were together. She told the judge, breaking the handcuffs he put on was her only escape, but later that night they had sex.
Prosecutors say the woman, who is 17 years younger than Bray, repeatedly lied to police, saying the sex was consensual, because she was scared of him and worried about her grades.
Bray's attorney says evidence will prove the woman willingly had consensual sex with him between 30 and 40 times.
There's been talk in court about a video allegedly showing Bray beating his ex-girlfriend who lives in California. On Monday, I spoke with her by phone, and she told me about that video and her relationship with Bray.
Only wanting to be identified by her first name, Bray's ex-girlfriend, Ashley, told me their relationship started online at the dating Website Match.com.
"I searched and I went through all the pictures and I was like, 'Him'," Ashley told me.
Ashley thought Bray was handsome and looked like the guy for her. But he didn't respond when she sent him a message. Not ready to give up, she tried one more time.
"So I winked at him (referring to the winking emoticon), and we sent like one, or two, or three e-mails, and then we met for a drink," said Ashley.
Almost identical to Ashley's first encounters with Bray are those of a young Bend woman. But that woman told police their meeting on Match.com, followed by drinks at a French bistro downtown, turned into hours of sexual abuse at Bray's apartment.
Ashley, who dated Bray for two years, found out over the phone.
"I literally gasped and I go, 'No way -- no, no way'," Ashley recalled.
Ashley knew Bray when he was an anesthesiologist, but a sports injury took the job he loved away from him. Now, she thinks his successful past is what's really bringing out the allegations against him.
"I think that she's trying to extort money," Ashley said, referring to one of his accusers.
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Running rough under load mystery.
ok so background info. its a 1972 chevy c10. rebuilt 350 with a mild cam, hydraulic lifters, roller rockers, edelbrock aluminum e-street heads, performer intake and a 1406 carb.
it used to run just fine, but slowly over the course of a couple months it ran richer and richer. to the point where it was dieseling every time i turned it off. I even changed the jets and metering rods twice to lean it out, but it still ran really rich. I'm currently at the 13 setting on edelbrocks little jetting chart.
most recently i drove it on a 300mile trip and i couldnt put the gas pedal past a gentle cruise without the motor shaking around and stumbling. If i dropped a gear and revved it up it would accelerate slowly but pop and bang out the exhaust like crazy. gas mileage went down the tube on this trip. i originally did the 300 miles on one tank, the way home with it running like this took almost two full tanks.
upon getting home ive done a few things that have helped lesson the symptoms of my problem, but i think the main issue is still there.
- I changed the weights and springs in the HEI distributer. total timing was coming in at 44, with idle at 8. vacuum advance was on ported.
- after the new weights total timing was a proper 36
- I tightened the T-fitting for the brake booster manifold and sealed it more properly
- i redid the intake manifold gaskets, thinking they were leaking, but they were not, same with carb gaskets and anywhere else that uses vacuum. Im 99% sure vacuum leaks are not my problem, I've checked with carb cleaner and ether. nothing found.
- ive disassembled the whole carb, cleaning it with carb cleaner and the compressor. also double checked the floats and needle and seats. cleaning it single handedly made the biggest improvement, but still didn't entirely fix the problem
- i changed the vacuum advance to manifold. definitely runs better, more low end power, a little less rich running.
- gone through and metered out the spark plug wires, all are fine. all are in the correct order.
i still have to get a reading on my fuel pressure and I also want to get a vacuum gauge to make sure i dont have any leaks.
also to describe the sound more clearly. when i'm accelerating hard in second or third, the truck switches back and forth between running great with strong acceleration and a smooth sounding exhaust to running rough with poorer acceleration and a louder crackling exhaust. it goes back and forth every second or two.
my best guesses are a bad coil,
a bad ground (is a solid number 12 awg good enough to ground the block? worked before this issue came up),
possibly a bad spark plug that comes on and then quits.
perhaps a sticky lifter on an exhaust valve (but would that cause the terrible gas mileage?)
sorry for the huge essay, just want to get you guys as informed as possible so that you can have the easiest time helping me figure this crap out.
Wiped cam lobe or lobes? I ran an 8ga. ground wire straight to the pass. side head then 8ga. from the driver side head to the frame, then a 10ga. Wire from each head to the fire wall. I also grounded the HEI dist. at the base. I thought when coils went bad they just died. This sort of sounds like a dist. wire grounding, you said that it runs great then switches to bad, sounds like a bad connection or a loose wire flopping around some where with a bear spot on it an is grounding. I'm just guessing. I had an old points system an the black wire from the coil to the dist. had a bear spot on it an at speed it would cut out then run then cut out again, took forever to figure out. You might also look at the connectors inside the spark plug boots on both ends.
Hope this helps.
it is an edelbrock carb, so no power valve.
also i've gone through the fuel delivery system so much that the only thing it might be is not enough fuel pressure, which i will check today.
other than that its gotta be ignition im thinking.
True Edelbrock doesn't have a power valve...it wasn't mentioned in the original post and both Holley and Edelbrock have the part number 1406...so it was just a thought...One other thing you could check that could cause this if fuel delivery isn't the problem...check your ground cable from the engine to the frame...run a heavy gauge wire from the block to any area of the truck that has a clean ground...see if the engine doesn't perk up. Often these problems can seem overwhelming when they are something very simple...like a ground wire...I know you mentioned it...Have you tried it?
check the vaccuum on the hei dist. mine was going south and was causing engine to act up, especially at speed.
Check your fuel pressure.
IIRC, Edelbrock recommends a maximum of about 6psi for their carbs, but mine ran best when I kept the pressure at about 5.5psi. Any higher and it would behave like yours.
how do i check that? and what exactly goes wrong with it?
i'll check fuel pressure and vacuum pressure tomorrow, I just bought a gauge today. I also bought a heavier gauge wire to ground out the block, see how that works too. wish me luck
and thanks for all your help so far.
I had the same thing happen years ago. It would sometimes even drop a cylinder then pick it back up. Plugs black and no power. Chased my tail for a long time. A simple test proved to be weak spark. Pull a wire, put a piece of metal in the end and look at the spark jumping to the plug. If it short and yellow it is either coil or wires. Should be snapping and blue.
Pay attention to the voltage when it happens, do the head lights dim. You can also connect a digital voltage meter to the aux. fuse at the fuse box (hot side) an see if the voltage drops. To find the hot side turn the key to on, one side will have voltage an the other side won't. If you have a voltage drop then you have a bad/loose connection, then check battery,starter, battery connection wire at HEI. If its intermittent an happens quickly it could only be a voltage problem. Bad module in the dist. I bet.
1) Rich mixture
2) Failing ignition
3) Cam falling out of time
Unfortunately all 3 can make the exhaust appear rich in the first case because it is, in the second and third cases because of failed or incomplete burns.
Happening over time shows a progressive change going on which doesn't eliminate any of the three suspects.
1) Rich mixture:
- Excess pump pressure at the carb to where the float controlled shutoff valve can't
- One or more of the floats is becoming fuel logged then sinks some or completely.
- The vacuum controlled piston that operates the primary metering rods is sticking, or the vacuum isn't applying do to a clog somewhere in the carb or a gasket failure or missing or incorrect type for the carb model, metering rod bent or not in the jet.
- Exhaust plugged
2) Failing ignition:
- Can be the trigger, if points it can be the points themselves or the shaft on the distributor is worn so it wobbles giving a constantly changing dwell, or the condenser can be bad or the voltage from the key switch unstable, points use two circuits from the key, battery voltage while cranking and resistor (usually resistive wire on GM) that supplies 6-9 volts to the coil when running. If an HEI this can be the module or wiring, these use battery voltage all the time , one needs to be careful when introducing HEI to a points vehicle to rewire the "run" circuit with no resistor or resistive wire.
- Certainly the coil could be going out, they fail in a host of ways including almost but not quite. When you demand more power the temperature and pressure in the cylinders goes up, this increases the dielectric strength of the mixture (to say it resists the making of the spark) so this requires a greater effort* on the part of the coil, if it is not receiving sufficient voltage or itself is failing that margin will not be there so when the power demand on the engine goes up the spark misfires or late fires, either of these will make the engine appear to be running rich and in the case of a late fire will appear to be out of time.
*actually the coil has no way to increase its effort based on cylinder pressure, the coil is pretty constant in output, but if voltage or switching time is/are insufficient the output voltage will not be high enough or shaped correctly to sustain jumping the gap in the face of higher pressures.
3) Cam getting out of time.
- One thing that struck me was your redo of the springs in the distributor and stating before advance was 44 degrees and after is 36. First the spring should not be depended upon to regulate the maximum advance; that is the job of stops in the plate that limit the movement of the counterweights with a positive stop.
- A characteristic of the cam getting out of synch with the crank is the need to frequently have to readjust the base advance setting. This is also a characteristic of the distributor gear wearing---to that end you indicated that this is running a hydraulic roller cam which would not be native to a 1972 pickup, roller cams being made from billet steel or CGI iron are not compatible with 1972 distributor gears they wear the old gear fast. The racing community uses bronze or carbon/epoxy composite gears but these wear pretty soon if used on the street. The factory makes a Melonized treated steel gear on roller cams which provides the necessary long term wear for the street. So the question here is what gear is on the bottom of the distributor?
For the cam to be getting out of synch with the crank would be a wear or failure of the timing set, gears and chain. Normal operation can show timing with the light drifting 2 maybe 4 degrees, if you rev the engine and suddenly close the throttle that amount of wander should remain, if it gets more than 4-5 degrees the timing set needs replacement. The cam falling out (retarded because how it rotates demands that outcome, the engine will lose power first and most up in the top RPMs and/or under load, fuel mileage will drop as now the cam events are late regardless of ignition timing settings and the engine will appear to be running rich.
4) Sparkplugs
I'm adding this to say that once the plugs are fouled it only gets worse for them. Even if you fix the problems, they have developed conductive paths on their insulators that allow coil voltage to bleed to ground rather than jumping the gap, so you may need to go through several spark plug replacements before this is settled or that you can even tell the problems are settled.
a few updates from some testing.
ok so I bought a vacuum/fuel pressure gauge. when I connect the gauge in the fuel line, the needle bounces around so fast its impossible to see what the actual pressure is. is that normal? it seems to bounce between 3 and 9, sometimes falling steady for about a milisecond on 5-5.5.
when i hook the vacuum gauge up to the manifold port on the carburator, or the T fitting on the manifold behind the carb, i get a reading of 15Hg at idle. as i rev it up slowly it climbs to about 17, when i let off it jumps to 20 and then remains at 15. its idling pretty rough at the moment too. I'm thinking 15 is too low. the gauge says where the needle is sitting that my timing is too retarded, so i tried bumping it up a bit and it made no difference. and also isn't manifold vacuum supposed to disappear completely when you rev it up? not get stronger?
funny thing too, if i let the manifold remain uncovered, it almost sounded better at idle, but the engine was shaking like crazy, if i reved it up, it seemed to run better than it has before. its hard to tell without a load though, it just sounded nice for once. maybe because it was sucking extra air into the mix and leaning it out.
I swear if there is a vacuum leak it has to be in the carb itself, i've checked every gasket and hose and i can't find a single spot where its leaking, but the carb sounds loud, like a rushing, whooshing. kind of like sipping through a skinny straw really hard. but is that even possible? i need to find another spare carb to try. anyone know anyone in calgary alberta?
another few things about timing.
I replaced the weights and springs because the old ones were rusty and probably not working right, and they had a different shape that i believe allowed them to spin open more for the purposes of propane, that's why i replaced them with stock ones. but here is where i get confused....
with the vacuum disconnected, im idling at 10 degrees. when i rev it up, the weights only bring it up to about 16. when i connect the vacuum to the manifold port, it brings it up to 26. when i rev it up it climbs to a proper 36. is something weird going on here??? or is this all good?
also the HEI condenser tested fine, the coil tested as ok, but that doesnt mean much when its off and cold. but it is just an original Iron cam gear. maybe it is warn and thats why the weights are making it climb very high? i dunno? the rotor didnt seem to have a lot of play in it....
new plugs are definitely in order though, im sure they've fouled a couple. but i think my underlying problem is not the spark plugs.
I'm lost, someone please help!
It should be more stable than that, you may need a regulator in the line which will smooth the pulsations and allow a tighter adjustment on the pressure which should be 4 to 6 psi.
is a mechanical pump without a regulator normally like that? it goes berserk when i rev it up too. im guessing its not abnormal considering its a diaphragm driven pump.
You said it has a mild cam having the specs would help determine if the 15 inches reflects a wilder mild cam or whether the cam is retarded to the crank. What you're seeing is normal the off idle vacuum comes up with no load on the engine, dropped shut the vacuum will jump up then fall back. Here we are talking about the cam being retarded rather than ignition, but changing that should have an effect on idle speed and vacuum.
k cam spec, they dont mean much to me but here it goes:
cam lift intake .281
exhaust .296
valve lift intake .422
exhaust .444
SAE duration: intake 278 exhaust 288
SAE Timing: BTC 27
I hope that tells you something. I remember when putting on the cam and timing chain and everything that i set the cam at 4 degrees advance, they gave a little mark on the gear for it which told me which was what. I'm 100% confident i got that right. and i only have about 4000miles on it since the rebuild. is it possible for the chain to stretch that much to put it out of time?
funny thing too, if i let the manifold remain uncovered,
What does it mean the manifold uncovered?
I mean the T fitting behind the carb, I leave one side of it unplugged to open air, and the truck seemed to sound nicer when i revved it up. but it maybe idled worse.
A vacuum leak would drop idle manifold vaccum but certainly would not cause the engine to run rich unless it was so large as to pull the carbs power enrichment circuit on but that would be a lot lower than 15 inches at idle. Another way of "forcing" a rich mixture is a plugged air filter. I had earlier mentioned a plugged exhaust this keeps burnt gases in the cylinders which slows combustion making the engine appear to be running rich on the carb and retarded in timing. Take a look at the exahust system for crushed pipes, mufflers that collapsed internally, and look at the heat riser damper if it has one to see that it is open (or closed) this thing forces all the exhaust through the exhaust crossover of the intake when the weather is super cold, like what you get in the Great White North.
the exhaust seems to be in fine shape. and these heads don't have the port for the exhaust cross over. so that cant be it. i think it would run noticeably worse if the exhaust was blocked on one side. both pipes sound pretty even.
Propane back to gas OK this makes sense! OK base timing is set without vacuum advance, the centrifugal should be inactive at idle but become active about 1000-1200 RPM and should be all in by 2000 to 3000 depending on the spring choice and where the weights are physically stopped if such stops are on the plate they swing from. If there is no physical stop and the springs are preventing further advance then a softer spring should be used as with 10 degrees base there sould be about 26 to 30 degrees in the centrifugal. The vacuum advance is there to provide advance sensitve to load which affects manifold vacuum. This will be higher with low throttle opening which create high manifold vacuums and will decrease as the throttle is opened, the assumption here is the engine RPMs are going up so the centrifugal will take over. The problem is in mountains where the RPMs may be fairly low and the throttle quite open so the mainfold vacuum is low, this can be a hole in the need for advance, the assumption made by the designers is that in this situation the mixture density will be high which adds speed to the burn naturally. Speed of the burn is what these advance systems are all about. The burn is proportional to the compressed density of the mixture in the cylinder. At low RPMs with a closed or nearly closed throttle the density is low requireing a lot of advance. As the throttle is opened and RPMs rise the cylinder density increases as does the burn speed but under 3000 RPM it is not proportional so systems need to be applied to start the burn early enough for the best cylinder pressure to occur from 20 degrees after top center to about 65 degrees. From 3000 RPM up for some reason mother nature takes over and the burn speed increases on it's own from there on up the RPM band for quite a long time.
k that all makes good sense actually, had to read it about 5 times haha. yeah the weights are really not opening that much. they basically only add about 8 degrees. it doesnt feel sticky though, maybe i'll try a lighter spring and see what that does, but i would think the medium spring would open eventually.
also the HEI condenser tested fine, the coil tested as ok, but that doesnt mean much when its off and cold.
Is HEI original to this truck? If not, was it wired properly to feed it full battery voltage all the time?
yeah im pretty sure they got it right, its been running on hei for 30 years now, im pretty sure i checked when i rebuilt the motor, but i'll double check again.
If you put in a roller cam the original HEI gear if it is GM of that era would not be compatible with the cam's material. Usually the distributor gear wears in this case but sometimes it takes the distributor driving gear of the camshaft with it. Timing would be erratic and lean toward retarded if this is the case. I'd pull the distributor and take a look at its gear. Also how many miles are on the timing set between crankshaft and camshaft?
i had to look up roller vs flat tappet cam, I have a flat tappet cam, so i'm hoping that wont mess with the gears? i had the distributor out a few days ago and didn't notice anything odd about the teeth on the gear, but i'll double check.
thanks so much for all your help, this is helping me narrow it down big time. tomorrow I'm going to;
try lighter springs in the distributor to get a proper advance out of it.
check the spark plugs for a good hot spark
check the gears on the distributor
check voltage at the hei
possibly just replace the plugs and wires
possibly try a fuel pressure regulator.
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Related Media: Overcoming Your Obstacles to Exercising
Managing obesity is mostly about making lifestyle changes, which may be difficult. To maintain your weight, you must burn the same amount of calories you take in when you eat. To lose weight, you have to burn more calories than you take in. Your body burns calories just doing the normal bodily functions that keep you alive along with any extra activity. Exercise, besides burning calories, also builds muscle which in turn increases the amount of calories you use just to be alive. However, your body is a very efficient engine, so it takes a lot more time and energy to burn calories than it does to take them in. Therefore, it is important to both decrease your calorie intake and increase your exercise when treating obesity.
Talk to your doctor about a weight loss program that is right for you. You are more likely to successfully lose weight and keep it off if you participate in a program that is easy to follow and continue forever. A program should include a combination of strategies, like diet, exercise, counseling, and medication. Your doctor can refer you to a dietitian and an athletic trainer for more personalized help.
Dietary Changes
Diet trends may make one type of nutrient seem more important than others when it comes to dieting. This can be seen when you compare the Mediterranean diet , the low-carb diet, or the low-fat diet . However, research has not found one particular diet to be the best. The key to successful weight loss appears to be reducing caloric intake and not in reducing certain nutrients, like carbohydrates. Adhering to the diet is what mattered most. American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends aiming for a lose of about 1-2 pounds/week (0.45-0.91 kg/week) and to lose about 10% of weight by the first 6 months. This can be done by decreasing food intake by 500-1,000 calories every day.
Increasing your dietary protein to 25% of your overall calories in your low calorie diet has also been shown to improve weight loss.
It's challenging to eat fewer calories, though, when the custom in the US is to be served large portions. Another team of researchers found that using special portion-control plates help people who are obese and have type 2 diabetes lose weight and lower their diabetes medications. If you are interested in buying a portion-control plate, you'll find a lot of information online.
While you make dietary changes, also think about the kinds of beverages that you typically choose. For example, if you like to have a 12-ounce can of regular soda with your lunch, this drink adds about 150 calories to your meal. For a healthier option, have a glass of water or a diet soda instead. You can quench your thirst without the extra calories.
Your doctor and a dietitian can help you create a safe and healthy diet that fits your lifestyle.
Physical Activity Changes
Exercise helps you to lose weight and keep the weight off after you've lost it. Participating in a regular exercise program can also reduce the risk of a number of health conditions, like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.
To be safe, check with your doctor before starting a program. You may also want to make an appointment with a certified athletic trainer, who can help you understand what elements of a fitness routine are most effective for you.
There are 3 basic categories of exercise and each provides specific health benefits.
- Aerobic exercise raises your heart rate through repetitive movement of large muscles groups, burns calories, increases endurance, and strengthens your heart. This includes jogging , walking , dancing, biking, or swimming.
- Strength training exercise increases the power, tone, and efficiency of individual muscles by contracting isolated muscles against resistance. Strength training can be done with weights or resistance bands.
- Stretching improves or maintains the flexibility of your muscles. Yoga and tai chi are good examples of ways to improve flexibility.
Regardless of your weight and health status, there is a program that will work for you. If you are interested in working with a trainer, you can find one at a local gym or through a referral from your doctor or a friend.
Lifestyle Changes for Children and Teens
The growing prevalence of overweight children has become a serious health concern. In the US, an estimated 17% of children and young adults aged 2-19 are obese. These children are more likely to have high cholesterol , high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes . There is also some evidence that being overweight or obese during late adolescence may shorten life expectancy as an adult.
If your child is struggling with a weight problem , what can you do? Just as with adults, kids benefit from making diet, exercise, and behavior changes. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) also recommends counseling for kids who are obese.
Be an active participant with your child. Children take their cues from adults, so make healthy eating a family event. In the end, it will benefit everyone if you are all in it together.
The National Institutes of Health offers some positive steps that you can take at home to help your child:
- Encourage healthy eating habits—Make an effort to keep a variety of healthful foods— fruits, vegetables , low-fat dairy products, whole grains , and lean meats—on hand. Practice healthful eating habits, such as eating breakfast everyday, eating fast food less often, and healthy snacking. A dietitian can work with you and your child to create a healthy meal plan.
- Encourage daily physical activity—Help your child get some exercise everyday. When it's safe and feasible, let him walk to school, the store, or a friends' houses. It also helps to encourage physical education in school and participation in extracurricular sports teams or classes. For a more structured routine, a trainer can work with your child to create a fun and safe exercise program.
- Discourage inactive pastimes—Limit the time your child is allowed to watch TV, play video games, and surf the internet. A reasonable rule is no more than 2 hours per day total of screen time.
Another option is a weight-loss camp for your child. At camp, your child will have an opportunity to learn about fitness and nutrition in a fun environment. He may also lose some weight at the camp by exercising more and eating healthier food.
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Posted by James McQuivey on October 20, 2010
I'm in the business of identifying when there's a change in the wind coming that will push us in a new direction. On balance, I've been successful. So much so, that when something I staked my career on becomes commonplace, people are so used to it that they look back and think I was only pointing out the obvious. Like when the most senior faculty member in the advertising department at Syracuse University rejected the "Interactive Advertising" course I proposed to teach in 1996 because online advertising was "just a fad." I took a stand and got to teach the class, over his objections. Fast forward to today and online advertising is so obvious that predicting it is a thankless task.
I say this because I am about to take a stand I want you to remember. Ready? Starting November 4th, Kinect for Xbox 360 will usher us into a new era Forrester has entitled the Era of Experience. This is an era in which we will revolutionize the digital home and everything that goes along with it: TV, internet, interactivity, apps, communication. It will affect just about everything you do in your home. Yes, that, too.
I've just completed a very in-depth report for Forrester that explains in detail why Kinect represents the shape of things to come. I show that Kinect is to multitouch user interfaces what the mouse was to DOS. It is a transformative change in the user experience, the interposition of a new and dramatically natural way to interact -- not just with TV, not just with computers -- but with every machine that we will conceive of in the future. This permits us entry to the Era of Experience, the next phase of human economic development.


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text: There has been a lot of talk about whether following U.S. Nationals, in which Flatt and Nagasu finished 6th & 7th respectively, they should now retire? I think both Flatt and Nagasu can still be successful should they wish to continue. However, there is some hard thinking for both of them to do. Rachael needs to finally find an answer as to how she is going to balance university with skating. Her U.S. Nationals performance was a clear improvement on her grand prix skates, and I think that she can use that as a platform from which to build. Hence, things seem to be going in the right direction. As for Mirai, she has so much inherent talent, that for her to just give up would be a total waste of it. At the moment, she just seems so disenchanted. Accordingly, she needs to work out what the underlying problems are, address them, and resolve them. At the very least, I think she needs to get rid of the crazy commute.


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text: I'm hoping the good folks of FSU might point me in the right direction. An older family member who has a bunch of medical issues has lost significant weight in the past few months, and can't seem to gain it back, or when she puts on a few pounds, she loses them again quickly. My worry is that she needs the weight to fight off her other issues - heart, digestive and stress related - and that her medical doctors don't know enough about nutrition to really help. She's always been thin, so losing even a bit of weight puts her on the brink of seriously underweight and unhealthy. Apparently part of the issue is that she is not absorbing nutrients - food goes right through her without doing much good. Because of her heart issues, she worries about cholesterol and artery clogging fats, so she sticks to low fat foods and margarine, which to me lack in nutrient value. She does eat a lot of veggies and fruit, not too much meat, loves pasta, likely not enough whole grains. At her doctor's recommendation, she drinks a Boost every day. Anyone know of a diet that works? Some tips? An online resource of some kind? Every time I try to search, of course there's tons on *losing* weight, and when you finally find something about gaining weight, it's usually directed at body builders and recommending big tubs of protein supplement.


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'On the topic of who will be in the Sabres net next season, Ruff had this to say. "I don't want to say that just because Ryan Miller played the whole year that he's going to have the advantage. Marty (Biron) has been working hard, he's been training. Mika Noronen had a good year. There are questions but right now I don't think you can put value or discount value."'
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By Rob Kelly
Arsène Wenger insists his side must first ensure they qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League before they worry about winning their group.
Arsenal lie second in Group B as they head into the penultimate round of fixtures, with just two points separating the top three teams.
The Gunners face bottom club Montpellier at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, and Wenger says they must pour all their energy into winning that match.
"We do it step by step. First of all we want to qualify, then try to top the group. Let's just win the game," he said.
"It is important on the back of the Tottenham game that we put in another good performance and show a resolute attitude. If we produce a quality performance then we will win the game.
"[Beating Tottenham] was an important win and it's a good basis to build on and go to the next game with a stronger belief, even more united and more determined to play our game."
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"Lawsuits in the ER" symposium March 22
The Wayne State University Law School's Journal of Law in Society is sponsoring a symposium on March 22, 2007 on the topic of "Lawsuits in the ER: Legislative Changes in Medical Malpractice." The symposium will attempt to ascertain the proper standard of care in
medical malpractice lawsuits involving emergency medical care.
The Symposium will take place from 2-4 p.m. in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer Street, Detroit. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available for $3.50 in Structure #1, across from the Law School.
Among the presenters will be Julia K. McNelis, an attorney with
Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook, P.C. and a former registered nurse. Orlando Blanco, a founding partner with the firm
Blanco Wilczynski, P.C. who has many years experience with insurance law will also present. Gary Benjamin, a public sector attorney will also speak as will Kenneth T. Watkins, a senior shareholder with Sommers Schwartz.
Albert Dib of Dib and Fagan, and an adjunct faculty member of the WSU Law School, will moderate.
In addition to the prepared presentations, the audience will have the opportunity to pose questions to the panel.
For more information on this event, please contact Robin Dortenzio at (313) 577-3934 or email@example.com.


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To the Editor:
I'd like to acknowledge the businesses that contributed to a basket for the family of the first baby of 2011.
We are very grateful for the continued support of local businesses and organizations. Their ongoing support will not be forgotten.
Thank you to: Express Yourself, DeKalb; Tri-County Kiwanis, Sandwich; Castle Bank, Sandwich; BrickHouse Fine Food & Spirits, Sandwich; Laura Towle Photography, Sandwich; Balloons Aloft, Sandwich; Citizens Bank, Sandwich; Walgreens, Sandwich; Sandwich District Library; Somonauk Public Library; the Valley West Community Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers; and the Valley West Maternity Suites.
We'd also like to thank and acknowledge the Gustafson family, which also contributed to the basket. The Gustafsons were the family with the first baby of 2010.
To learn more about Valley West Maternity Suites, call 815-786-3760.
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Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2011
Other Code Provisions
Code of Civil Procedure
CHAPTER 9. Actions to Enforce Real Property and Mobilehome Sales Agreement
Section 1062.10
1062.10. Change-in-ownership statement is prerequisite to court action. No person or legal entity may maintain an action in any court in this state to enforce the terms of an agreement providing for a change in ownership of real property or of a mobilehome subject to local property taxation until the agreement is duly recorded by the county recorder or the change-in-ownership statement required by Section 480 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is filed as provided in that section.
This section shall apply to the enforcement of those agreements which are alleged to have transferred ownership of real property or of a mobilehome subject to property taxation which are entered into after January 1, 1986.
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The news that shocked the hockey world yesterday had nothing to do with the CBA or Bettman or Fehr but rather that the Maple Leafs ownership group decided to make a strangely timed move to remove Brian Burke from his President and General Manager position of the Maple Leafs. I think it is only fair to take a look back at the Burke years and evaluate where the Leafs are after his 4 years at the helm. Let's look at the Leafs position by position starting with the good and heading downhill from there.
Burke made some mistakes on defense (Komisarek, maybe Liles contract and to a lesser extent Beauchemin) but generally speaking defense is the Leafs strong point. Phaneuf and Gunnarsson really developed into a quality top pairing last year capable of playing big minutes in any situation. Jake Gardiner still has lots to learn but has shown flashes of brilliance, particularly as a puck moving offensive defenseman. Cody Franson hasn't been given much of an opportunity in Toronto but there is certainly a decent amount of potential there and at the very least trade value. Morgan Rielly is the Leafs best prospect and has a chance to be a quality NHL defenseman in the not to distant future. Beyond those guys there are some decent depth prospects close to ready like Korbinian Holzer and Jesse Blacker and second tier prospects a year or two away like Stuart Percey and Matt Finn. Even more veteran players like Mike Kostka and reclamation project Paul Ranger provide some nice depth. There is certainly a need for the organization to add another quality shut down defenseman but overall there are a number of quality defensemen on the active roster with good depth in the organization and a number of quality prospects on the way.
At the NHL level Burke has left a nice stable of quality wingers with guys Kessel, Lupul, van Riemsdyk, MacArthur, Kulemin and an emerging player like Matt Frattin. Generally speaking that is a pretty good set of wingers for your top 3 lines and there is also a decent group of role players to fill out the fourth line and depth winger positions. Unlike the defense position, there are not an abundance of quality winger prospects that project to top 2 line duty. There are some prospects like Tyler Biggs, Brad Ross, Greg McKegg, Jerry D'Amigo, Carter Ashton, etc. but they all have significant question marks and in the cases of D'Amigo, Ashton and McKegg poor seasons with the Marlies this year have dropped their status from maybe prospects to not players we can seriously count on. Luckily Burke has done a decent job at putting together some quality wingers who are mostly young or in their NHL primes because there isn't a lot of top talent in the pipe line.
Now we get to Burke's failures. Although not someone Burke brought in, Grabovski has really grown during Burke's tenure and has proven himself to be at least a very good second line center if not a second tier first line guy. But beyond Grabovski the center position is somewhat of a disaster. There are some decent bottom of the line up guys like Steckel and McClement but Burke has failed miserably in finding a center to complement Grabovski on the top 2 lines. Bozak has some skills but is not the guy for the job, maybe in part because he was never properly developed for the job but rather was just thrown to the wolves. Tim Connolly was expected to be a short term fix but so far that has failed miserably. Long term there was hope for Nazem Kadri and while there is still reason for some hope (he is having a decent year with the Marlies) management seemed to have more interest in publicly criticizing Kadri (from everything from his fitness level, to his attitude, to his defensive ability) than properly developing him. The other great hope at center was Joe Colborne who was picked up from Boston in the Kaberle trade. At the time I didn't know much about Colborne but when I looked at his numbers I was underwhelmed but lots of people thought he had a ton of potential so I kept an optimistic view of him. But two years later and he is struggling big time with the Marlies and his status as a prospect center for the top 2 lines is all but gone. The only hope for Colborne now is he can learn to play defense and become a big, strong, defensive third line center not unlike what Manny Malhotra has done with his career but that is probably being too optimistic. And beyond Kadri and Colborne there is very little in terms of center prospects. This is an area that desperately needs attention at both the NHL and at the prospect level.
So the score card so far is the defense situation is good all round, the winger situation is good at the NHL level, a little weak at the prospect level and the center situation needs a fair bit of work at both the NHL level and especially at the prospect level. That leaves the goaltending situation which is a complete and utter mess. The current Leaf goaltending situation has the Leafs with James Reimer as their starter who is really only on anyone's radar because he had a stellar second half of a season with the Leafs in 2010-11. If it weren't for that stretch nobody would have any hope for him because for the several years prior to that he wasn't even a full time starting goalie at either the AHL or ECHL (hadn't played more than 30 games in a year since 2006-07 in WHL). After Reimer there are second (or third) tier prospects like Ben Scrivens, Jussi Rynnas, Mark Owuya and Garret Sparks. Scrivens is having another solid year (not quite as good as last year though) with the Marlies and might be close to at least being a back up at the NHL level but predicting goalies development at the NHL level is extremely difficult. In the end the Maple Leaf goalie situation can best be described as one big question mark with a grand total of 81 NHL games started experience in the entire organization. The goaltending situation was a disaster before Burke got here, was a disaster when he was here, and is still a disaster. Easily the absolute worst and uncertain goalie situation of any NHL franchise.