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Highbridge Springwater is available in this easy to use one gallon size. Fits in the refrigerator and stores well. Keep the bottles out of the direct sun and in an area that does not get overly hot and the storage time is two years. This size is nice to keep on hand for those emergencies, weather and otherwise.
There are six one gallon bottle in a case and is available for delivery by the case with a minimum of four. Also available in many grocery stores including Kroger, Wal-Marts, Meijers, Good Foods Co-Op and others.
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Highbridge Distilled water is steam distilled, the analysis is available on-line. This product comes in the one gallon bottles with 6 bottles in a case. The cases are available for delivery, in our current delivery area, with a four case per order minimum. The one gallon bottles are also available in local grocery stores.
16oz Recyclable Bottles of Highbridge Springwater
This is the size to use for all those drink packets now available is stores. It comes in the easy to carry six pack or in a case of twenty-four singles. The six pack is the product most available in the local stores. The half liter as it is also known is available to add to one's five gallon order or ordered alone with a four case minimum.
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There are three 2.5 gallon bottles in a case and is available for delivery with a four case minimum. This size can be found in most local grocery stores.
Distilled water is available in this size.
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Highbridge is available in the three gallon size. This size fits on all equipment for which a five gallon bottle is used, the advantage is it is lighter.
1 Liter:
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Growing up in Richmond, I was always vaguely aware that the city had once been important. I knew that it had something to do with The Civil War and tobacco. I was reminded of this every time we drove down Monument Avenue and I would see the statues of "some guys that fought in a war". I know that there are still families here in Richmond that have direct ties to the Civil War and the tobacco era of Richmond. Richmonders don't seem to leave. I am proof of that. I was born and raised here, went to college 1 hour away, and came back to Richmond. Its not that I didn't try to leave, but the universe seemed to think I needed to stay in this area. A lot of the people I went to school with and knew when I was growing up here, are still here or have left and come back. I thought that it was an incredibly boring city when I was growing up here, but now that I am older I appreciate it a lot more. It has a lot of history, good schools- both public and private, a lot of national businesses with offices here, good restaurants, good shopping, and its 2 hours from the beach, 1.5 hours from the mountains, and 2 hours from D.C. Even though I see Richmond differently now, I often forget its past even though I have reminders all around me.
For example, I have already mentioned that I work at VCU Medical Center. I used to work in the emergency department full time. When I did that, I would walk from my parking deck to the hospital, and my route would end in the ambulance bay. Every day when I would go to work I would walk by the White House of the Confederacy and barely paid it any notice. It is, literally, surrounded on all 4 sides by VCU Medical Center. If you were standing on the front porch of the White House of the Confederacy and looking towards the street, the library would be across the street; to the left would be the School of Pharmacy; to the right would be the Critical Care tower, and out the back door is the ambulance bay for the emergency department and the main hospital. I remember in the 1990s there had been talk of trying to move the White House of the Confederacy so that it would not be surrounded by VCU Medical Center (then the Medical College of Virginia). That never happened.
The same day we went to the Valentine Museum we went to the White of the Confederacy. They are 2 blocks from each other. The Museum of the Confederacy is next door to the White House. It is a more modern looking building. When we went, I showed them my hospital ID, and I got in free 🙂 You can park in the visitor's deck of the hospital and if you show your parking deck ticket at the Museum of the Confederacy the parking ticket is either free or $2. I can't remember. But, if you go on the weekend the parking deck at the hospital is free anyway, so you wouldn't have to worry about the cost.
The Museum of the Confederacy is a self guided museum. There are 3 floors of artifacts and pictures. They have artifacts from JEB Stuart, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and other prominent figures from the Confederacy/Confederate Army. There were a lot of people there; more than I thought there would be. The admission price includes a guided tour of the White House of the Confederacy. They give you a tour time; you can't pick.Again, you can't take pictures inside the White House of the Confederacy, but you can in the museum.
Our tour guide told us that the house is in its original location and during the Civil War the James River could be seen from the back porch. Jefferson Davis, the first and only President of the Confederacy, lived there with his family from 1861-1865. Two of his children were born there and one of his children died there. The guide said that members of Jefferson Davis' cabinet included men whose families had direct connections to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other important Revolutionary War figures. It is interesting to think that those men, who can be directly linked to the men that were so instrumental in birthing our country, were in a somewhat similar situation. Except this time, one part of the country their grandfathers had helped create was now trying to break free and become its own independent entity. The perceived tyrant was the North, not England. This time, however, victory was not on their side.
Abraham Lincoln spent time on the first floor of the White House of the Confederacy right after Richmond fell, and the Davises had abandoned the house. The tour guide showed us the chair it is believed Abraham Lincoln sat in. I think it is interesting that Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln look like they could have been related.
At the time of this writing, Lincoln, the movie, had just come out in theaters. It is Steven Spielberg's film about Lincoln in the months before the Civil War ended when he was trying to get the 13th amendment to the Constitution passed. The movie was filmed primarily in Richmond and Petersburg. They did a lot of filming at the State Capitol, which is across Broad Street from VCU Medical Center. Often, I could see the lunch trucks and extras walking around in period costumes.

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Lebanon outlines stringent budget
The Lebanese Finance Ministry has drafted a stringent new budget to help tackle the country's debt burden.
The 2003 budget proposes cutting spending by 10% and increasing revenue by 16%.
"This budget is the beginning of the way out of the debt crunch," said prime minister Rafik al-Hariri
The massive public debt burden of $29bn (£19bn) has been eating up most of the government's cash and choking economic growth.
The cost of rebuilding the country after the 1975-1990 civil war has put severe strain on public finances.
Lebanon's public debt has now ballooned to about 170% of its gross domestic product.
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SEAT 2009 is a Success!
On Saturday, March 21, 2009, the energy and excitement in the air were palpable as 34 diverse participants from all over the country arrived at the Carlyle Suites Hotel in Washington, DC, for the fifth annual Sexuality Education Advocacy Training (SEAT). Youth, young adults and adult allies began gathering in the conference room, everyone introduced themselves, shared their reasons for coming, and began to build a network that would, over the course of the training, help them all to become knowledgeable and effective advocates for comprehensive sex education in their public schools and communities.
SEAT brings participants together to discuss sex education as a religious issue and its impact on young people, queer people and people of color. The three and a half day training includes inter-faith sharing, anti-racism and oppression training, community organizing and skill building sessions, lobbying training and lobby visits with Congressional staff. One of its strongest features is that SEAT is not only intergenerational but interfaith as well; drawing participation from Unitarian Universalists, the United Church of Christ, and for the first time this year, Reform Jewish congregations.
The team of staff and organizers included representatives from Advocates for Youth, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), and the United Church of Christ. We were delighted this year to benefit from the skills and resources of the Religious Action Center's staff, who coordinated lobbying efforts and trained participants so that they would feel comfortable and competent during their visits on Capitol Hill.
SEAT participants excelled this year as they worked to build a strong community, shared in interfaith worships, and supported each others' voices while lobbying. Rabbi Michael Namath led a Jewish Havdallah service to open the conference. On Sunday, everyone traveled to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA, to listen to a beautiful bell choir and hear UUA President Rev. William Sinkford's sermon on religion and sex education. Before heading out to lobby on Monday, participants were led in prayer by Sandy Sorenson from the United Church of Christ.
Success stories abounded as everyone came back together after a long day of walking between House and Senate offices. The group asked their congressional representatives to end federal funding for ineffective abstinence-only education programs and to support the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act (H.R.1551; S.611), which would create a federal funding stream for communities that choose to implement comprehensive, age-appropriate and medically accurate sex education.
Two participants from California visited the office of their House Representative Laura Richardson, (CA-37) who had previously supported abstinence-only education. The staff member they spoke to expressed the Congresswoman's dissatisfaction with the results of abstinence-only education as well as her willingness to both co-sponsor the REAL Act and call for an end of federal funding for abstinence-only programs. Many participants felt empowered by their lobbying experiences, and several cited it as their favorite part of SEAT. One added, "I am so thankful that a program like SEAT exists. I can't wait to see the fruits of our labor when the REAL act passes with flying colors!"
Zoe Paddock, a fourteen-year-old Unitarian Universalist from Gloucester, MA, was photographed on her lobby visit and interviewed for an article in the Boston Globe. Of abstinence-only education, Zoe says: "You hear... you have sex, and then you'll get a disease, and then you'll die.... a lot of abstinence[-only education] is based on fear, and I don't think that's the right way to go teaching anyone about anything."
As the training came to a close on Tuesday afternoon, everyone created a plan to take the work they had begun at the conference back to their own communities. One participant described what she got from SEAT: "I realized... how important it is to be a loud voice for comprehensive and inclusive education.... I felt empowered to stand up and speak my truth more often and in more places."
There is no doubt that the participants in SEAT 2009 will remain connected to each other and committed ensuring that the young people in their home communities learn everything they need in order to best care for their own bodies, minds, and spirits.


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- - Stick with my old bindings? (Ride EX vs. xxx?) (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/bindings/49248-stick-my-old-bindings-ride-ex.html)
Stick with my old bindings? (Ride EX vs. xxx?)
I've been riding a pair of Ride EX bindings for the last two seasons and haven't really had any major complaints about them -- the ratchet straps can be a bit of a pain -- and the loosening screws, well, I took care of that with some loctite.
At the end of last season I made the mistake of demo-ing a Never Summer Proto CT. So yesterday I jumped in and ordered one for the coming season (entire chain is only getting one!?)
And now I am wondering if new bindings are necessary.
I ride groomers, sometimes duck into really well spaced out trees and am just beginning to try small jumps off of natural features.
I like the EXs -- I know that I don't like the old Ride SPIs. Beyond that, for me it is guess work and this forum.
The Raiden Phantoms (which I can find for $169) seem amazing. And a number of posters have said good things about the Flux DMCC Lights.
If you like ride and aluminum over plastic you should check out the new ride capo. I got a set last year and they are a super solid rather comfy binding. Good do it all binding and the new chassie has less material on the bottom for more of a natural flex for the board like union has and it's canted witch is awesome.
Don't really have experiance with many other brands I've always loved rides binding and the idea of aluminum over plastic.
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I love the footbed/canting of the Rides.
I've read as much as I can about the Raidens (kinda digging the 'juiced' colour) -- do the Raidens have a similar canting option?
For that matter, does anyone have a similar set up?
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No canting in the Phanomts, the Blackhawks and Machines have it. The Machines are probably too stiff, the Blackhawks while still a great binding do not have aribags.
No canting from Flux at all for 2013.
I realize that at some level I am looking at new bindings from more of an aesthetic angle than a need angle (I'm quite happy with the EXs).
In looking around I've also noticed (some thread mentioned them) the Burton Cartels (in Flamingo to look awesome on the Proto).
Has anyone had any negative experiences with the Burton Re:Flex discs?
Cartels are the most sold binding out and the most used binding by pro's. Burton must be doing something right with them.
Ive never personally rode them but don't think really ever read many if any complaints about them.
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Personally I'd go Malavitas over Cartels for almost anything, they're just a smidge more plyable side to side.
Heh, you sound like you could be my twin, except I bent the hell out of my EX's (and my ribs) on a nasty face plant last year. I jut bent them back and kept riding for the rest of the season, but one is definitely warped, so I am looking to replace. My initial reason for EX was that they fit my size 15 waffle stompers. I am looking at the Capos or the Maestros since I like my current rides. I just want a little lighter binding, and the other options (flux, union) don't seem to fit my size boot. Also the Canted footbed is better for my old ass knees !
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The Utton Center has undertaken a project to design a model water compact to be used as the basis for forging new agreements and for thinking about current compacts that are now outdated. The model water compact, to be created over a three-year period, was launched at the Center's first conference when 70 water experts in law, science, and public policy began a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to transboundary water resource management. For more information please see the Utton Center webpage at: http://uttoncenter.unm.edu/projects.html.
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Mike, the question about budget is a reasonable one. If you have budget, it means you've put some thought into the project.
When a contractor asks you about your budget, he's not always asking to know what it is, sometimes its to gauge how serious you are. You two are going to have to talk money at some point, and leaving him in the dark as to what you think is reasonable is just a game.
Most folks get mad when sales people play games with them. Well, I have news for all the home owners out there, contractors hate to have their chains jerked by tire kickers. So, we ask them some questions to find out if they are really looking for a number to put with their dream, or looking to make their dream come true. Our time and experience is worth something, so we try not to waste it.
"Do you have a budget for this project in mind?"
"When were you planning on starting this project?"
If you don't get asked those two questions, then you might not be dealing with a professional. And if you refuse to answer those questions, don't be surprised to be turned down for a 'free' estimate. You're going to be perceived as someone who is playing games. Not as someone that is willing to sit down as an adult and have a serious conversation about making a genuine investment in your greatest asset, your home.
Some of us out here in this business care about our client's and their dreams enough to really listen to their needs and wishes and then try to make those come true. I'm sorry you're not finding any in your neck of the woods. Good luck.
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Sometimes a customer is bouncing from one thing to another and the price is substantially different, so rather than waste time giving them an estimate for work that's not even in their range I ask what their budget is so I can let them know a ballpark.
Example: Someone is unsure if they want to go with new slab granite countertops or if they should go with 12" granite tiles. There could be a big price difference and if I sense that money is an issue at all in their decision process then it'd be a professional and insightful question for me to ask.
Why waste all of your and my time having you pick a slab for me to price with all the edging, sink, backsplash, etc... details just to find it's way more than you thought. You could just tell me how much you're looking to spend and I'd say yes we can do it in that range or no, go with the 12". Customer service in that situation I'd say and reputable companies won't raise their price just because you might be willing to pay it, at least I never would. I might though if I was unsure about you or your project and you purposefully won't help me by giving me an idea of your budget. That tells me that we're getting off on the wrong foot with a serious trust issue and I'm to busy for those kinds of jobs. Big RED flag.
Just my two cents.
I have to agree with the others. YOU are the common demoninator in this formula of contractor blow-offs and mis-deeds.
Pretty much I do not concern myself with the customer's budget too often, but that's because I don't do major remodels like you are proposing. In that regards I diferr to the masters who do that kind of work very often. However if I were to ask your budget, I would first want to know what you wanted done and certianly if I were to do any kind of remodel the first words out of my mouth are: "Do you already have a set of prints?" If not I might spit a ball park at you and give you the number to an architect.
You see the point I am making is while from the very little I know I have to feel you are to blame I also feel you might not be calling in the best people.
I ask what makes you think your basement is worth $30,000? Why not worth $90,000? What is the basis of your formulating that value? When ever customers tell me my price is high the first thing I always ask is "compared to what?" What are you comparing my price to? If joe down the street got a cheaper basement perhaps thats because he didn't do the whole basement or he went with cheap materials? If you are comparing it to remodeling costs from "back home" perhaps things just cost more where you currently live.
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All of your points are well taken, and yes, some of the "blame" obviously lies with me, however...
-the "tone" of many of your responses are enlightening, first post basically said im probably "an a****** or could be"
and many of the following posts, but not all, had the same tone, sounds like some of you have an extremely adversarial relationship with your customers.
-I do understand that in a tight market supply and demand is king, in terms of material, labor, and availability of quality contractors. You guys have the ability to pick and choose, take the berries, like the guy who says" rehab my house, price is not an issue". You know what fellas?, price is always the issue with normal people. Grumpy wanted to know what makes my basement worth 30k and not 90k?.
The same could be said about a 12k paint job on a beatup old Dodge Dart, would 12k make that car worth at least 12k?. The answer is of course no. Hell, you can throw as much money at a job as you want, but what value does it add?. I valued my rehab at 30k or less, based on many factors, many of them irrelevant to anyone doing my job. IE:neighborhood valuation, current comps in my area, price per sq. foot,etc... and in addition, I have attempted to calculate the cost(labor/material) for most of the project. Labor is obviously subjective, but material cost is not. So far, not to bad.
This budget thing seems to be a sticking point, I agree with Donb1959, "either you can afford me or you cant", thats a straight forward way of doing business. Apparently, Don and I are in the minority. It seems to me that if I say my budget is a maxiumum of 30k, the only thing anyone will hear is 30k. I bet that an estimate with a known budget comes close to that budget. Sorry, but I believe there are more than a few people who would correlate the estimate to the budget. It reminds me too much of buying a car and dealing with the salesman, do you think he has your best interest at heart if you tell him your budget?. I think not. Whether any of you agree or not, business contracts are adversarial in nature. You want the highest price offer, lowest labor cost, lowest material cost, I want lowest bid, best quality work, shortest amount of time. IMHO giving my budget is tantamount to showing my hand, its not a negiotiation if you hold all the cards.
I can definitely see where spending valuable hours on nowhere estimates can be infuriating and costly.
Do any of you charge for your estimating time?, I would be more than willing to pay for a couple hours of your time to estimate jobs. Whether the client hires you or not should be irrelevant as long as you are paid. Most of you must schedule time out for estimating, correct?
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Hey Mike
I'm sorry if my post sounded like I thought you were an a$$ hole or anything rude, I certainly didn't intend that.
I can definitely understand your hesitation to tell the contractors your budget and that is why there was a slew of them at the contractor forum, it is a sticky point.
Of course customers would like the lowest price they can reasonably get and telling people how much you'll pay could be hazardous from the less than noble, but Contractors are different in a lot of ways from car salesmen. If there is something wrong with the car you might take it back to the dealership but not the salesman himself to work on it. I personally will be dealing with all unhappy customers. Plus you know with a new car roughly how much it's going to cost, you might talk them down some, they might talk you into extra features some, but you have a ball park. I've done basement remodels that cost $9,000 and some that cost $125,000. It's still just a basement remodel but that's a huge swing.
With work we do, if it's not ALL done high quality then it's my A$$ and that goes for subcontractors as well. So I use very good subs, who of course, cost more. They are also way busier so if I have them do crap jobs they might not take my jobs next time. GC's can be at the mercy of contractor availability as well.
My employees are very good and I pay them very well to keep them. I don't have to be on site and babysit to make sure things are done the way they should be. All of these things make my labor costs more than a lot of other contractors, but I believe that it's worth the higher price I pay.
The scope and preperation of a job is important. If I come over and you have prints already done then you're in the top 5% of my customers for preparedness and I will assume you already have a ball park $ figure, I wouldn't ask a budget then unless you were unsure about a specific item I'd just assume you were serious because of the prints. If you have no prints, no details, no specs on fixtures, flooring, cabinets, heating system, etc...then your budget might be the only thing that would give me an idea what you want and therefore, what to estimate.
And sadly, yes sometimes we have adversarial customers. Contractors get bad customers as often as customers get bad contractors and usually if someone gets screwed over money it's the customer not making the final payment, not the contractor charging to much. You'd just go with a different contractor in the beginning if the price is too high. I like to avoid these customers because usually it's a bad thing and it makes everything harder. Much better to just go with the customers who truly just want you expertise, quality and are happy you're there. Unfortunately if I felt the need to ask your budget for some idea what scale of project you had and you wouldn't tell me, I'd have the adversarial red flag right there.
Sorry I wrote a book, this has been an issue with me lately, I wasted lots of hours needlessly estimating.
Good luck,
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[quote=wackman;19556]Hey Mike
I'm sorry if my post sounded like I thought you were an a$$ hole or anything rude, I certainly didn't intend that.
Not you Wack, your reply was well thought out and helpful, no need to apologize. Generally speaking, im sure most of you guys that come over to the DIY forum are good guys and not in the same category as the people I have been referring to. Why would you take the time out of your day to respond to DIY'ers?, I think it says alot about the people here.
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Would definitley tell me that you're serious. After that I might just say don't worry about the money and do the estimate despite any reservations I might have initially had.
I know that I and other contractors haven't charged for estimates yet because we don't want to scare off customers. Why pay me for an estimate when X, Y, and Z will do it for free. I'm afraid they'll think "Wack must be WAY expensive, he even charges for an estimate".
I think I probably won't charge just because I'm getting better at telling who is serious and who is just curious.
Good thread!
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I read most of this thread, scanned through a few areas, so forgive me if this has been mentioned already, But I have certain towns that I do not like to work in.
If you have a legitimate contractor, he will pull permits. Some towns treat a basement remodel like new construction, the inspections, delays from the town, the hassles, etc. are sometimes not worth dealing with. If you are adding a bathroom or a bedroom, this may make the permitting process that much more difficult.
My last basement remodel had every inspection a new house would have except for the foundation related inspections. It took a 4 week project out to 4 months. In the end, I had an unhappy client, and a less than profitable project.
30k to remodel a typical basement should be great money, but add the permit process, and you could lose your shirt. The guys you are calling may be avoiding you because of the town you live in.
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As a general contractor, I can tell you I am in agreement with md and others...something is making the contractors shy away....the only difference in how I do business, and the contractors you have talked to and not heard back from, is I say it right up front...usually like this: Thank you for calling me, but I really don't have an open spot in my schedule right now to fit this in....if you don't have any luck finding someone, let me know and we will see if i can get back to you in a few months.
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I spoke with 2 more pro's this week about doing work in my basement.
First guy(window/door pro) was great, spoke to me at length about project but made it very clear he was booked until spring AND he didnt like this type of job, but would do it. Seriously, he spent most of conversation talking smack about local pro's, he being a transplant from Pa. I'd call him back.
Next guy was a builder, nice guy, spent quite a bit of time trying to politely turn me down. That is, until I told him I have plans, seems to have made a huge difference. I am now hiring him as an hourly consultant and possibly to oversee specific parts of project that are beyond my expertise.
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please help ! ignition problems
Newbie here to this forum . Been pulling out my hair tryig to figure out the problem. Hopefully someone can help. 94 2.5 yj. 100k miles. Ran good till one day it died. Towed it home now it does not start
I found no spark so I replaced the whole distributor. Then found that I never had spark to the distributor so I replaced the coil. Still no spark coming from the coil. Read online about a crank sensor so I replaced that as well. Checked all wires grounds and fuses and still no spark from coil. It does throw trouble code 54 which seems to be distributor related but Im not getting spark to the dist..
It cranks and other accessories seem ok so I doubt its the ecu.
Could it be the ignition switch? (How can that be checked)
Are there any under dash fuses connected to ignition?
Any help at all will be great because at this point aside from using a voltmeter on all wires-i have nothunh else to go by. :banghead:
Are you getting fuel at the rail?
You are certain it is spark? I don't know if the terminals are accessible across the primary of the coil but you could try measuring DC voltage there. It won't be battery voltage but it won't be zero either. Depending on duty cycle of the circuit it would be lower than battery voltage.
There is a Ignition fuse under the hood 40 amp by the battery in the power distribution panel (PDP). Also there is a Ignition fuse under the dash 15 amps. Also just saw an Auto Shutdown relay in the PDP not sure what it does but try swapping it out for your horn relay and see if it helps.
Yes I am getting fuel.but no spark from coil. Where would the ignition fuse under dash be at? Ill check that. Didntnget a chance to check tonight since it rained heavy.
It is right above your left foot as you sit in the drivers seat. As you look at the box it's labeled ign/(something else I'm not around the Jeel right now) its the lower right fuse.
Checked fuses. Still no luck. Any other ideas? !
Ignition control module? I don't know if your car has one like my 4.2l
Unplug your CPS, turn the switch on and check the wires coming from the ECM. It should show 5 volts. Their is also a process to check the grounds. Google it. Crank it over with the CPS unplugged, leave the switch on and plug the CPS back in then try to crank it. It worked on mine.
Still no luck after all that. Tried a new ecu and replaced coil plug off the harness. Checking for 5v at crank sensor now.
The right side wire (red ) comes up with -9.40 middle (black prolly ground). 0v and the left side comes up with -4.9
Should these numbers be negative ?
Edit. :: actually my tester must e off. My battery even reads negative. So with that said then I'm
Getting the proper direct voltage to the crank sensor
If that doesn't work all I can tell you is to start at the battery and work your way through the ignition system piece by piece, just check everything
Is there a way to check the ignition switch itself ? Aside from that I feel like I checked everything. This sucks
Still no results. Did find that the light green wire from coil isn't showing proper voltage. I need to trace the wire but surprisingly no diagram in manual. Anyone know the wiring on the coil ? Where does the light green wire run? To ignition module ? Is that under the coolant reservoir on a yj ?
The box that you are referring to is the main computer. I believe that the ignition module is close to the fire wall in the center. My yJ doesn't have an ignition module,
shittybuilt i just had a problem just like you are having
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coil wire diagram also
thanks for the wiring diagram
anyways I know that its the light green wire that runs to the coil is not getting the proper voltage.. the diagram I beleive showed that it runs back to the ecu? Im not the best at reading them and the diagram was tiny and blurred on my computer... I replaced the computer and the line from the coil to the computer seems to be good.. any other ideas ?
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The monied benefactor after whom Rowan University is named said he doesn't want the New Jersey school to lose its namesake if it merges with Rutgers-Camden.
Henry Rowan, 86, gave $100 million to Glassboro State College – the largest single private gift to a university in U.S. history at the time – which changed its name in his honor after receiving the gift in 1992.
Now, Governor Chris Christie is proposing a makeover of New Jersey's higher education system that merges Rutgers-Camden with Rowan University.
The announcement of a Rutgers-Rowan merger has put the spotlight on a South Jersey institution that many residents didn't even know was a state school.
The faculty, students and alumni at Rutgers-Camden want to retain the Rutgers name. But that's something Rowan University can't give up.
"I'd rather that didn't happen," said Henry Rowan, 86, the founder of Inductotherm Industries, which he started in his garage and grew into the world's largest maker of induction heating and melting equipment for both industrial and military uses.
"We started some years ago to form and support the Rowan name for education, and I'm not anxious to change it."
Rowan lives in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., a bucolic town about 30 minutes West of Trenton in a large stucco house that overlooks an expanse of woods and pasture.
The money transformed Glassboro State, and Rowan's vision of establishing a top notch engineering school has come to pass.
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Keeping the Rowan name isn't just about honoring the gift, Cardona said, it's also about keeping independent control and not being dominated by the central campus of Rutgers in New Brunswick.
"We see the problems that lie right now with that relationship between Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-New Brunswick and Rutgers-Newark," Cardona said. "We see there are flaws in that and us depending in South Jersey on North Jersey institutions to invest in South Jersey."
Cardona said the merger would keep more students in state and contribute to economic growth in South Jersey. The region has the fewest number of residents with college degrees in the state, and lower-than average incomes.
But Joni Finney, director of the Institute for Research in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania, said the merger is less about serving the needs of students and more about political deal-making.
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Most Rutgers student and faculty members on campus want to keep the Rutgers name.
"We would not be as strong as we are now," said Ray Solomon, dean of the law school at Rutgers-Camden. "We recruit nationally now and we wouldn't be in a position to do that as well. As least in the short run."
Christie is pushing to get the entire reorganization plan approved by the legislature by July. And he has successfully split the Democratic majority in the legislature because South Jersey Democrats, believing it will crate a bigger, better university for the region, support the Rutgers-Rowan merger.
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Critics say Christie hasn't provided enough details about what the reorganization would cost. And even Rowan's benefactor, Henry Rowan, isn't concerned about expanding the school.
"I don't really care whether they do or not," Rowan said. "I think it will make it a somewhat more powerful college, but I don't think that's necessary to have a good education."
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Oh, and I still get the gelcap with fishoil Omega 3 for my skin in it. Mom poked a hole in it and poured it over my food but the problem is I don't like my food stinking like fish. I didn't eat it. So Mom still pops the gelcap into my mouth really fast while I eat. I'm a good pill-taker says Mom.
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This post was initiated a couple of months back when I wrote an ad about marketing for Kickstarter campaigns… I promised to go a bit more deeply into the subject of using print materials to support promoting a project.
Who Are You Presenting Your Materials To?
Before you even decide what materials you'll need and when to start prepping your print promotions, you might need to do a bit of brainstorming and research to think of places and events where you can promote your Kickstarter campaign. Are there networking events that your audience would be at, where you could pitch your project to interested parties? Maybe there are some watering holes where you could leave postcards or business cards? Perhaps there is a public event related to your project where you could talk to people and gather support.
If you have any connections, consider talking to them about your project to see if they can give you a public endorsement, and if they wouldn't mind if you gave them materials to hand out. Having someone else pitch your project is always more effective, as it shows that others have your support.
We had some opportunities for our roller derby documentary Kickstarter campaign to hand out postcards at local roller derby events. Think about your project and maybe do some Google searching to get inspiration on places you might go or drop off print materials at.
Overall Project Marketing Plan
You should have a tagline or elevator speech prepared for your project that you can use on various materials. You need to be able to get across in a small number of words what your project is about.
Professional imagery and design is also a bonus. You may not be able to afford a graphic designer, but if you can (or have a designer friend you can take out to a nice dinner in return for their help), then it will help sell your audience on how serious you are about your task. If you treat your Kickstarter like a real business endeavor, it will help you stand out.
When Should You Prepare Materials?
I would prepare your print promotions as far in advance as possible, but how soon you can print and put your materials out may be dependent on when your Kickstarter page link is assigned to you. You can also do some trickery to make this a moot point, if you are web clever. (More info about that later.)
Even if you don't do any trickery, I would make sure you have your materials print-ready with everything but the final details as far in advance of the Kickstarter as you can. Or you can follow some tricks that I'll mention later on.
Suggested Promotional Materials and Uses
Business Cards
You could do a double-sided card with the primary site for your business/endeavor, and advertise your Kickstarter on the other side. Or you could use the cards strictly for advertising your Kickstarter. Hand these out at networking events or whenever you are chatting with someone who is showing interest in your project. Next to flyers, these are probably the cheapest form of marketing you can put together, and there are generally a number of public businesses willing to allow the display of business cards. 48hourprint.com has a few good deals on business cards, and their quality is good.
If you have a team on your Kickstarter project, then make sure everyone has a stack of these to hand out. They don't have to be customized for each individual, they just need to get you through the Kickstarter period.
Don't skimp on the layout for your flyers… If you look like you are advertising lawn mowing services, you won't get anyone's attention. You have a little more space on a flyer to go into detail, but refrain from getting overly wordy. Keep it short and sweet. And if you want people to remember you, include tear-offs at the bottom with the web address to your project.
Flyers are a great option, as you can more easily print these out at home or find a friend with a laser printer who can help you produce these at a low cost.
I would save postcards for handing out at events or leaving at stores or businesses that are truly a part of your target demographic. Postcards are costlier, but they give you a bit more real estate to talk about your Kickstarter closing date, display relevant imagery, and give a longer elevator pitch. Again, keep it short and sweet.
Phoenix Media is a local Portland print shop that is my favorite for printing postcards.
Things You Should Include in All Print Promotions
No one is going to want to type out that ridiculously long Kickstarter link. You can use the shortlink that Kickstarter provides, but I recommend using a service like Bitly.com to create your own. This way you can directly track how many clicks you are getting from your ads, as opposed to other methods. Bitly will keep track of how many total clicks the link is getting, and how many are coming from the shortlink directly. Just be sure you only use these Bitly shortlinks in your print materials, because if you start using them elsewhere, it will severely muddy your tracking results.
QR Codes
You've probably seen those blocks on advertising materials that you can scan with a smartphone to go directly to a link… On flyers and postcards it is even more important to include them, to make it easier for users to get to your page while on the go. Incidentally, Bitly also provides a QR code that you can use in your materials. Make sure however you generate the QR code (there are a number of free generators available if you search for them), that it is going to your Bitly link, because that's how you're going to track the success of your materials.
The Obvious Stuff
You also should have:
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- The name of your project
- What your project is/the elevator pitch
- The goal of your Kickstarter
- The end date of your Kickstarter campaign
- Any important rewards (if you have room), or at least mention rewards
- Relevant imagery
- The web site to your main site (less prominently-displayed than your Kickstarter… in case people get the promo after the Kickstarter campaign is over)
Check out our Flat Track Around the World Kickstarter flyer and postcard to see what we did for our project. (I realized too late that I did not include tear-offs on the flyer, but we were using the flyer so little that it didn't end up mattering in the end.)
If You Want to Get Ahead on Print Materials Before Your Kickstarter Launches…
Remember how I said you could get all clever and start promoting things before you get your Kickstarter page? Well, I haven't done this myself, but it would be possible for you to create a page on your own site that is geared toward promoting the upcoming Kickstarter, with all the details and info you can provide, and an opportunity for people to sign up for newsletter updates prior to the date… Then when the Kickstarter launches, you notify all of the signed up users that they can follow the project, and use that as an avenue to keep up with them. Once the Kickstarter begins, you would no longer really need the newsletter sign up, and you could turn that landing page on your site into a redirect to your Kickstarter page. That way you maintain your Bitly shortlink, but make sure your audience is going to the Kickstarter.
You can do this by manually coding a redirect page that points to the Kickstarter, or if you have a WordPress page you could use a plugin like "Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin" to help you out.
I'd still create a Bitly link from the get-go and do some testing before prepping your print materials, in case something doesn't work as planned.
You could also alternatively create materials for a traditional web site in advance of the project, to get more traffic and likes on your site or Facebook page, then make new materials at the time of the Kickstarter to promote the campaign itself. However, that would be a lot of extra work and likely wasted money.
Planning Your Print Budget
You will probably want to calculate your printing budget as a part of your overall Kickstarter budget. Though you will need to be prepared to pay out of pocket in case your Kickstarter doesn't get funded. Be cautious… One print material done well will do you far better than having a bunch of poorly-executed varieties of materials. Make sure you'll also have time to distribute all the materials you've gathered. Kickstarter is time-consuming as it is. You might need to ask some friends to help you leave some things around.
If in doubt about whether it is worth it or your budget will allow it, just create some nice enough flyers to leave at coffee shops or other relevant locations, and call it good.
Staying on People's Good Side
Whenever you can, it's always polite to ask if it's okay to promote your project at events where it's not obvious that promotion is an acceptable practice. And be sure, if you leave cards or flyers, that it's okay for you to leave them and that you are following that business' policy. You don't want to make enemies by not following the rules, and you definitely don't want to waste your money posting something improperly and having it thrown away.
Are Print Promotions Right for Your Kickstarter?
There is no guarantee that you will get funders from your print promotion efforts. However, if you have a gut feeling that it would be the perfect thing for your particular project, and you have the budget and a plan, then go for it. Every little bit helps.
I've also got some ideas for how to use social media and facebook ads to promote your Kickstarter.
Questions? Thoughts? Personal experiences to share? I'd love to hear them in the comments!


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Inside Lacrosse is kicking off the season by previewing the top 40 teams. Here's Five Things to Know About Robert Morris, ranked No. 35 in the Face-Off Yearbook.
The Robert Morris Colonials are a week into spring practice, coming into coach Drew McMinn's second season at the helm off a year in which they went 11-4, won five one- or two-goal games, but lost perhaps the most significant close finish of the year, a 16-15 OT affair vs. Mount St. Mary's in the NEC semifinals.
Now, as the NEC heads into its first season with an NCAA Tournament automatic qualifier, McMinn and his Colonials take a familiar, consistent approach to a preseason that includes issues like reloading star power, sorting out the goalie and perpetuating an identity within the new rules.
The last time the Colonials were in this position was two seasons ago when they had to replace big-time attackmen like Trevor Moore, Patrick Smith and Corbyn Tao-Brambleby. Matisz and Buchanan stepped up and combined for 105 points in their senior seasons.
Now that responsibility falls to senior attackmen Jake Hayes and Dave Morton (who themselves combined for 110 points in '12) to lead the way, and McMinn says he's looking to a combination of new guys and emerging upperclassmen to fill out the next couple of contributors on the scoresheet.
"It's gone well overall," he says. "Between the two factors — brining in new guys who've made a good impact early on throughout the fall, or the guys that are here who haven't had a chance to contribute. We have a couple guys who've made a big jump."
Among those likely candidates is senior attackman Tyler Digby, a 6-3, 225-pounder out of New Westminster, B.C., who doesn't practice in the fall because he plays football, but is likely to benefit from increased reps now that his gridiron career has come to an end.
Taylor Graves, a 5-10, 165-pound middie out of Carlsbad, Calif., and Mitch Wilde, a 6-3, 175-pound middie out of Brooklin, Ont., are redshirt juniors primed to emerge, as is freshman Eric Rankel.
Redshirt senior goalies Dillon Pope and Charles Ruppert combined with sophomore Matt Bukovac for a three-way split for the lion's share of minutes in the crease. Pope led the way with 39% of the minutes, Bukovac had 35% and Ruppert 25%. None topped 49%, all topped 11 goals allowed and combined they defined for McMinn, a goalie himself at Providence, the old adage, "if you have three goalies, it means you don't have one."
And at this point in the preseason, with junior Brian Bohn looking competitive after appearing for roughly 20 minutes last season, the issue has gotten muddier, not clearer.
"The main thing we'd like to see is one guy prominently step forward," McMinn said. "Brian Bohn, who didn't get much time on the field last year, has been extremely competitive throughout the fall and spring. That can be a good thing or a bad thing. At this point, we have four guys that are battling pretty equally."
Part of Robert Morris's defensive and goalkeeping woes (their ranked 56th in the nation in goals allowed average, to go with their top-ranked offense) is a product of their pace. While Matisz's graduation is certainly a factor in how they'll adjust between the lines and in both boxes, the revamped rules — like every other college lacrosse team — may spur the most significant adjustment.
The fact is the Colonials' scoring rate isn't simply a product of offensive efficiency (which may have been argued for the recent Rick Sowell Stony Brook teams that scored at a high clip but didn't push transition as much as they simply scored more than most in settled situations), it's a byproduct of pushing transition. That's what the rule changes are meant to encourage.
"We're definitely excited about the components that speed up the game," McMinn said. "Quick whistles without having the sideline horn, slight change to the deadball whistles, quick restarts — not that we haven't done those things in the past, the rules will just make it more prominent in the way we play. The larger substitution box creates some unique opportunities offensive and defensively. For us, being so transition based, it'll be a big deal."
As for how they'll manage the riskier side of playing fast, McMinn continues, "The main thing that trumps what's going to come against you in an aggressive style, first and foremost, is to still respond by getting back in the hole off turnovers. That's going to eliminate any negative."
"We expect certain things with not being specialized. Last year was the first year we did not have a d-middie on the roster. We told every one of our midfielders that we expected them to be able to play at both ends. If we're doing our jobs well in the recruiting process, we can keep the same system and bring in the personnel that we can continue with the system."
Whether it's because of their location, their perceived upstart-status, the comparative youth of their coaching staff or their real status as giant-killers, Robert Morris has struggled to book games against clear-cut Top 10 and Top 20 out of conference opponents.
After playing Penn State, Ohio State, Virginia and North Carolina in 2010, North Carolina, Bucknell and Colgate in 2011 (and going 3-4 against that slate), RMU's at-large resume lacked a significant win last season and kept them outside the bubble despite being 11-3 heading into Selection Weekend.
For 2013, Robert Morris's marquee out of conference game is hosting preseason No. 19 Drexel or a neutral site game vs. St. John's. A win against either could easily prove valuable at the end of the year, but for an emerging program on the national scene, the Colonials could really benefit an opportunity to knock off a perennial power.
McMinn says the stakes of this season — for the first time, winning the NEC Tournament means a trip to the dance — hasn't affected his staff's approach to
"I think that's pretty unique in our approach. We talk about being consistent in anything we come across — practice, a regular season game, a conference game — and because of the fact that, our message is staying as consistent as we can. Stuff like the AQ isn't brought up too much. Obviously everyone knows it's there, it's something we're excited about. But it would go against our philosophy, so to speak, if we said 'Now there's an AQ, let's change the way we do things.'"
Best Bet: Jake Hayes, Sr., A
Hayes finished only three points behind MLL and NLL draft pick Kiel Matisz on the Colonials' scoring chart, and McMinn sees no reason that he shouldn't continue to emerge as a star this season.
"Jake's production has continued to increase. He's embodied that consistent approach throughout his time here. He started out late in his turn freshman and sophomore year playing behind a 50-goal scorer, then blew up last year. He's definitely a huge part of what we do and one of the main veterans on that side."
Sleeper Pick: Connor Martin, Sr., M
Despite his famous name, this Connor Martin out of St. John's Jesuit in Toledo, Ohio, has yet to make a dramatic impact at RMU, scoring three goals last season while appearing in 12 games. Partly that's due to McMinn's no d-middie philosophy and the limited PT for midfielders outside the top six that results, but heading into 2013 Martin should be ready to make a significant jump on the field.
"He's someone who's made a huge jump since last year," McMinn says.
2012 Record: 11-4
2012 Conference: 5-0
Goals Per Game (Rank): 14.33 (1)
Goals Against Average (Rank): 12.87 (56)


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Or no. Unless maybe you are on an interstate at night, or on a dragstip. Otherwise, you will just give a bad name to imports.
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John Lithgow's kids could make an interesting case study of 'nature vs. nurture'. His oldest son, by his first wife, grew up in New York, and now lives in Los Angeles. His other kids, who grew up in L.A., both live in New York. And Lithgow, who says he "has always been an Upper West Sider" but moved to L.A. for love, has come to embrace the "psychic split" of the two coasts.
On Third Rock from the Sun, Lithgow acted with his son, Ian, who is still an actor. Lithgow's next job is a new sitcom, Twenty Good Years, with Jeffrey Tambor, which starts on NBC in September.
When he lived in New York with Ian, "there was not a square foot of Central Park we didn't explore," he recalls. They were also huge fans of the American Museum of Natural History — and this is in the days of the old Hayden Planetarium. Lithgow has an entertainment empire of children' s books, CDs and roles in popular movies — he voiced the villain in Shrek — and years of starring on Broadway and in television. He became a grandfather last year, but says with a laugh, "She has her favorite books — all not mine."
He says he read books like Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, Where The Wild Things Are and Winnie the Pooh to his kids, but "I never figured I'd write them myself." He had been doing a lot of concerts for kids — he loves to sing — which resulted, inevitably, in a CD of his songs. This led him to present "bigger and bigger" concerts, and he started thinking about how a child would view an orchestra. He wrote a guide to the orchestra, all in rhymed narration, and saw it as a children's book. With a friend who was an illustrator, they had a book "before I realized it," he says. The Remarkable Farkle McBride was the result.
Lithgow says he draws inspiration for odd moments in life. For example, he was doing an outdoor concert at a zoo in Columbus, OH, when there was a huge storm. He sought shelter in the manatee house, and started thinking about rhyming the word 'manatee'. This became a book and CD, I'm a Manatee.
A few years ago, he created The Lithgow Palooza Company, whose mission is to be a resource for parents to inspire their kids in the arts. While he says he is "no expert on parenting," admitting "I've done as many things wrong as I've done right," he says he "put a lot of pressure on himself" to be a fun parent.
Lithgow also recently partnered with Knowledge Adventure (makers of Jumpstart) on a new computer program, Books for You. He guides kids through the creative process, using one of four templates to write a book. Kids can print their books at home, or send them off to be professionally bound and printed.
Lithgow has such a distinctive voice, a child using the Books for You program will likely recognize Lord Farquaad, from Shrek. But his wit and warmth, evident also on his CDs, is what will keep kids engaged in the project.
Lithgow also has a new CD coming out this month, The Sunny Side of the Street. It will feature classic songs like "Getting To Know You" and "Inka Dinka Doo".
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Am I able to legally move out of my parents house at age 17?
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I live in North Dakota and I am 17 years old. Am I able to legally move out because I have a friend and his mom willing to take me?
The age of adulthood, that is the "age of majority" in North Dakota is 18. Until then you are legally under your parent's control. In order to move out you would need your parent's permission.
Some states have what is known as an "emancipation" statue. This is a law spelling out how a minor can legally obtain the rights of adulthood. Unfortunately, ND has no such statute. Your state does allow certain adult rights prior to the age 18, for example, the right to contract, receipt of emergency services, and the right to sue for a civil wrong. Other then that, for example moving out, it does not specifically allow for.
If, however, there is abuse or neglect going on in the home, then contact your state's social services department. They can arrange for your removal.


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New job is new and shiny and distracting me from most everything else.
- Keep your peanut butter out of my chocolate - An argument that the way we do views in most web frameworks is broken. I'm not convinced, but it's an interesting read.
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- gerbil - Minimalistic testing framework for JavaScript. There's also Gerbil::Rails to integrate it into the Rails 3.1 asset pipeline.
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- The Little Redis Book - Free short ebook from Karl Seguin.
- BitNami Cloud Tools now supports DynamoDB - That was fast.
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