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1. Re: Soft return ?[Jongware] Feb 26, 2009 3:55 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)InDesign calls it a "Soft Line Break" -- Shift+Enter.
Use with extreme discretion. If you need a new paragraph, but without indenting/spacing above/below of the current one, create a new paragraph style. If you need to keep two or more words together, use non-breaking spaces or the No Break text attribute. If you want to manually tailor hyphenation/line breaks, use the Single-line Composer instead of the Paragraph Composer, in combination with No Break and/or hard spaces.
[Post-Edit:] ID also offers a
i Discretionary Line Break,
which sort-of combines a few functions. It marks a good line breaking position inside a word
i without
showing a hyphen when broken. Great for URLs.
2. Re: Soft return ?Steve Fairbairn Feb 26, 2009 4:27 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Thanks, found it. What I was looking for is called Type : Insert Break Character : Forced Line Break (Shift+Return).
3. Re: Soft return ?Bob Bringhurst - Adobe Feb 27, 2009 9:47 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Forced Line Break and other break characters are listed here:
4. Re: Soft return ?[Jongware] Feb 27, 2009 1:21 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)I reckoned it worthwhile to add the advice. I never use a soft return.
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6. Re: Soft return ?(Dave_Saunders) Feb 28, 2009 1:33 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore
7. Re: Soft return ?Al Ferrari Feb 28, 2009 3:29 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)<G>

Thanks Dave. Good to have a context for that.

Al
8. Re: Soft return ?[Jongware] Feb 28, 2009 5:02 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn):-D1 person found this helpful
I was just waiting for an opportunity to insert that snippet.
9. Re: Soft return ?(Frozen_Tundra) Mar 1, 2009 11:34 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)I always appreciate an obscure reference. Here is a
little background if anyone is interested.
10. Re: Soft return ?cts_graphics Mar 2, 2009 1:09 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Soft returns have their place.
It's when people overuse them and use them for things like creating extra space between paragraphs when you run into trouble.
11. Re: Soft return ?Steve Fairbairn Mar 4, 2009 2:31 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Like when some people enter endless tabs to produce a line break. Reckon it must be a hangover from typewriter days. I don´t know how often I have reprimanded my wife for doing it :-) But soft returns shouldn't be a problem with professionals who know what they're doing. basically it's a question of keeping your typography squeaky clean.
And by the way, long live Gilbert and Sullivan - totally brilliant! I thought they were thoroughly "out" and am very surprised that anyone still remembers them :-)
12. Re: Soft return ?(Mal_Ross) Mar 5, 2009 8:37 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)I'm a bit of a soft line-break phobic myself. I've never understood what they're actually *meant* for; surely if you're changing topic, you start a new paragraph? Otherwise, just carry on with the current one, without need for a line break of any kind... right? It's one of those things that really bugs me when I see my colleagues doing it.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some guidelines regarding the use of soft line breaks? I'd really appreciate it.
13. Re: Soft return ?(Mal_Ross) Mar 5, 2009 8:48 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Actually, I've misused the term soft return. I'd better explain. :)
I'm a software developer, not a technical writer or anything like that. The passages of text I write are plain-text prompts, with no inherent concept of paragraphs. Instead, I talk about single carriage returns as soft returns and double carriage returns as paragraph breaks. Hope that's a bit clearer.
What riles me is when I see colleagues writing such messages with some sentences separated by single returns and others separated by double returns. The former just looks a mess to my eye, as the semantics of the single return are unclear in the presence of a more recognisable, double-return paragraph break. Plus, the lack of soothing whitespace in single-returned paragraphs is detrimental to readability, IMHO.
This is now becoming a long shot, but can anyone point me to guidelines that would cover this kind of... well, abomination? :)
14. Re: Soft return ?Vernox Mar 5, 2009 10:10 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Oh my, where to start ;-)
Mal, I don't think typography applies to what you do, so what should govern your work is what makes it most functionally legible. Just as an example, double carriage returns to add paragraph spacing is (to be mild) frowned upon in typesetting. Which does not mean it is wrong for you to do it, as you are not typesetting. Just keep doing what you are doing and be happy.
If you want to jump into the fine art of typography, however, you can't go wrong by finding yourself a copy of Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style" and giving it a read. There are plenty of other tomes as well, but that one in particular is considered authoritative.
15. Re: Soft return ?NTC Ann Mar 5, 2009 12:37 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Thank you for asking about soft returns!!!!! There is nothing like getting a document from someone and needing to create a new package and instead of using soft returns (shift/return) or just letting the text wrap, the person has used all hard returns or used spaces instead of tabs to align things or used a whole bunch of spaces to move text to the next line. Or getting text that is not linked where every column or every page is it's own text block instead of one continuous text block for the document. Or using extra paragraph returns instead of using space before or space after to allow for extra room in between paragraphs.
Please do use them.... it makes life a lot easier for others if they have to work off your document. Thank you.
16. Re: Soft return ?NTC Ann Mar 5, 2009 12:51 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Actual guidelines? Here are a couple suggestions that might help.
If you want to bring your line of text to the next line without a hard return such as if you have your document set up so that say you have 1p or 1" in between paragraphs and you don't want to have that 1p or 1" space before (or space after) your next line but you want to just continue your text as one block. Or if your paragraph has an awkward rag to one side (say one line really sticks out far and you want to bring a word to the next line so the one side looks better... soft return).
Or if you have a lot of hyphens and you don't want them and you've kerned and it hasn't solved the hyphen problem, then you can use a soft return to put the beginning part of the word on the next line. (Personally I try to avoid all hyphens when ever possible.)
Or if when you've used a clipping path on an object and the text just doesn't sit right and you need to adjust the words in a paragraph so they look better... you can use the soft return in between words so that the rag on that one side looks more attractive.
If you want to line up text under an area on the left where the text doesn't go all the way to the right in a box. Say you have the text 3" in from the right side of the text box but for some reason, you are not using the indent tool.
And say you have a bullet and a space on the L... and then when you run the text to line #2 and below... you want the text to line up under the beginning of the first work instead of under the bullet at the beginning.... never use spaces to line up anything please... use tabs or in this case, after you have soft returned at the end of that 1st line... click in front of the first word after the space and bullet and hit "command and \"... then the text will line up for you under where you want it to line up. But it won't do that if you have done a hard return.
I hope I am clear on explaining some of these uses.
17. Re: Soft return ?BobLevine Mar 5, 2009 1:06 PM (in response to NTC Ann)No no no!
Soft returns should NEVER be used in a paragraph in InDesign especially
if the paragraph composer is on. Use a no break to keep words together.
18. Re: Soft return ?Kath-H Mar 5, 2009 1:34 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)>And say you have a bullet and a space on the L... and then when you run the text to line #2 and below... you want the text to line up under the beginning of the first work instead of under the bullet at the beginning.
Isn't that what hanging indents are for?
19. Re: Soft return ?Michael Gianino Mar 5, 2009 1:39 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Astronauts love soft returns.
20. Re: Soft return ?Nini Tjader Mar 6, 2009 3:22 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)I'm with Kath on this - hanging indents is for that.
21. Re: Soft return ?Steve Fairbairn Mar 6, 2009 3:33 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)The whole point of a soft return (or forced line break) is to move a word down into the next line without creating a new paragraph.
This usually happens if a column of text is aligned left and the right edge is unnecessarily ragged. (Old-school typographers often call this "ragged right" instead of aligned left.) You might have a short word like "in" or "of" that would look better in the next line rather than hanging out at the right end.
Say your paragraph has a first line indent; a soft return will let you carry on in the same paragraph, whereas if you enter a ordinary carriage return you will get an indent where you don't want it.
I disagree with NTC Ann when she talks about using tabs for the front edges of bulleted lists. It's much better to use a combination of paragraph indent and minus value first line indent and save it as a paragraph style. Tabs can be a nuisance if you need to re-flow text.
22. Re: Soft return ?[Jongware] Mar 6, 2009 4:12 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)>You might have a short word like "in" or "of" that would look better in the next line rather than hanging out at the right end. Say your paragraph has a first line indent; a soft return will let you carry on in the same paragraph, whereas if you enter a ordinary carriage return you will get an indent where you don't want it.
But whenever the text is re-formatted (due to text editing, usually), the soft return will
i keep on breaking
at that exact point. In this case I prefer to either insert a non-breaking space between the small word and the next one, or select the small word and (part of) the next word and apply 'No Break'.
You might argue "yeah but that's about the same, innit?" since these texts will not ever be brokenjust as with a Soft Return. It's not the same: if the text re-runs, the fix becomes unnoticeable, and whenever it re-runs
i again
and the joined words come near the margins, they'll keep on sticking together. Just the way you want.
23. Re: Soft return ?Steve Fairbairn Mar 6, 2009 4:57 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Yep, I'll drink to that :-)
24. Re: Soft return ?M Blackburn Mar 6, 2009 5:45 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)> I hope I am clear on explaining some of these uses.
Clear enough but all bad. I'm adding to jongware's comments.
Paragraph spacing should be controlled with paragraph spacing and a new style. Rag is much better controlled with No Break, and even that should be used with discretion. Hyphenation should be controlled with H&J and discretionary hyphens. If text is to be indented, use an indent. And there is absolutely no reason for a soft return after the first line of a bulleted paragraph.
I'm with the Captain, I never (hardly) use soft returns. If I were asked for legitimate uses one would would be to give a contextual break to a headline. Another would be to break lines in an address - sometimes.
25. Re: Soft return ?The Artworker Mar 7, 2009 5:56 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)No Break can be just as bad as a soft return in certain situations. At least with a soft return with invisibles on you can see what is going on when text flow isn't behaving as it should. No Break doesn't show up you can waste several minutes trying to work out why text doesn't appear to be flowing properly because subsequent edits to the copy have made existing No Breaks wrong.
26. Re: Soft return ?M Blackburn Mar 8, 2009 4:57 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)> No Break can be just as bad as a soft return in certain situations.
That would have to be a rather singular situation and/or the result of rather indiscriminate use of No Break.
Many No Breaks, even to shape a rag, are applied to words that could logically stay together under any situation. Generally the worst they can do is make the rag as bad as it was before they were used in the first place and they have to be at the end a line to do even that. Soft returns on the other hand will always cause problems when they come anywhere in the text other than at the end of the line where they were put: they are much more disruptive and several in a row can throw a whole layout out of whack.
Bottom line even if No Break could be a problem in 1 out of 100 times that would make it 1% as bad as using soft returns.
27. Re: Soft return ?MT.Freelance Mar 9, 2009 6:06 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Non Breaking Space does show up with hidden characters visible.
It is not a character attribute that can be inherited by accident (which can result in overset text if a whole paragraph acquires the attribute, for instance) as with the no-break character attribute.
Now, if only there was a Discretionary Non-Breaking Space setting that would apply a non-breaking space before the last word of a paragraph. I wonder if a GREP style would cover that?
28. Re: Soft return ?Harbs. Mar 9, 2009 6:21 AM (in response to MT.Freelance)firstname.lastname@example.com wrote:
> I wonder if a GREP style would cover that?
(or "\S+\s\S+\s?$" depending on what you want...)
29. Re: Soft return ?MT.Freelance Mar 9, 2009 9:03 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Thanks Harbs.
That is all parseltongue to me as I am a total neophyte when it comes to GREP. I've only recently opened the door to what is CS4 at home (being on ID2 prior to that). Although it was ordered at work, it has not yet arrived, so I remain on CS2.
BUT, I will plug it in and give it a go.
What is the difference in the syntax used?
Or, perhaps more importantly, what is a good printed or online resource for all things GREP?
30. Re: Soft return ?M Blackburn Mar 10, 2009 8:21 AM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)I think I prefer the character attribute though the difference may be nominal. It seems a bit easier to apply because your selection can include part of the word, and it is easier to get rid of: simply click Clear Overrides. Granted this is only safe if you're in the (good) habit of using character styles instead of local formatting.
Having a paragraph style that applies No Break could be disconcerting but doesn't seem that likely. Though I should add that I have found occasion to use just such paragraph styles (it has to do with using an Align To Character tab within one character width of the right margin) and that has given me some headaches when I was careless with Based On.
> That is all parseltongue to me
For me as well and that's been keeping me from trying to learn it. There is book by Peter Kahrel that has been recommended in this forum.
31. Re: Soft return ?(Olav_Kvern) Mar 10, 2009 12:13 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Frozen Tundra wrote: "I always appreciate an obscure reference."
Wait..."H.M.S. Pinafore" is obscure...? It's basic cultural knowledge, like knowing how to pronounce "pwn3d" or "Fifty Cent".
If W.S. Gilbert, the greatest writer of comic verse in English, is "obscure," then what in the world has become of us?:-)
32. Re: Soft return ?[Jongware] Mar 10, 2009 2:03 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)>..basic cultural knowledge..
"Parseltongue" seems to be added to basic vocabulary.
Oh -- and my introduction to "Pinafore" was, in fact, through "Star Trek -- Insurrection". But it roused my curiosity enough to delve a bit deeper.
33. Re: Soft return ?Michael Gianino Mar 10, 2009 4:09 PM (in response to Steve Fairbairn)Why didn't you just learn it like the rest of usfrom Sideshow Bob?
34. Re: Soft return ?claidheamdanns Sep 24, 2010 11:06 AM (in response to Michael Gianino)
Grep is total awesomeness. It can be used to take much of the tedium out of typesetting, and allow the designer to concentrate more on the design. When making templates, it also makes the templates more fool-proof for the person who will actually be putting the templates to use.
That being said, I would have to totally disagree with those who think that soft returns are evil. Soft returns are a very powerful typesetting tool, and while yes, they can be used for evil by those who don't understand how they are properly used, they are not evil in and of themselves.
One of the most basic legitimate uses of a soft return is when your editor wants to change the wrap of a paragraph. A soft return is the most logical way to do this, without picking up the before/after space of the paragraph style, while still honoring the keep rules in the paragraph style.
35. Re: Soft return ?BobLevine Sep 24, 2010 11:31 AM (in response to claidheamdanns)
Not correct if you have the paragraph composer in use. A soft return could easily rewrap the entire paragraph and make it look like crap.
36. Re: Soft return ?Joel Cherney Sep 24, 2010 11:41 AM (in response to claidheamdanns)
One of the most basic legitimate uses of a soft return is when your editor wants to change the wrap of a paragraph. A soft return is the most logical way to do this, without picking up the before/after space of the paragraph style, while still honoring the keep rules in the paragraph style.
I wonder if this is actually the most logical way, as you claim, or if it's a matter of preference. I'd assume that nonbreaking spaces and the No Break attribute would be superior ways to affect the wrap of a paragraph, but I deliberately say "superior" instead of "most logical." In my case, No Break is the best, because both the nonbreaking space and the soft return would interfere with my translation memory tool. However, sometimes I use the NBSP and the soft return anyways, because it's the least-bad solution in a given circumstance.
So, if "logical" == "least bad" then I might be willing to agree. However, different people obviously have different ideas of what is "most logical."
37. Re: Soft return ?Peter Spier Sep 24, 2010 11:46 AM (in response to claidheamdanns)
I'm with Jongware on this. The biggest problem with using a forced linebreak anywhere except where you ALWAYS want a line break is that any number of things -- adding or deleting a word or correcting a typo, changing the column width, for example -- can leave you with a line that breaks at the beginning instead of the end. Non-breaking spaces and No Break are less likely to cause this kind of trouble.
38. Re: Soft return ?[Jongware] Sep 24, 2010 2:17 PM (in response to Peter Spier)
Well put.
The soft line break inserts a new line as sure as a paragraph break (regular Hard Return) does. You wouldn't want to insert hard returns and change justification to "Full, all lines", just to avoid a single badly broken word -- even when the result looks the same as with a soft line break!
It's sort of the same as using a tab instead of a single space, somewhere in the middle of a running paragraph. Sure, it might work for that one occurrence, entirely indistinguishable from a "regular" space, but as soon as the text reflows due to editing, the tab will jump out in a most inconvenient way.
39. Re: Soft return ?claidheamdanns Sep 30, 2010 12:09 PM (in response to Peter Spier)
A non-breaking space or changing to non-breaking would do the same thing, if there was change in the paragraph content. So, at this point I think it is just a matter of preference. Personally, I would prefer to just let InDesign do it's thing. But editors always want to tweak something, even if it's not the same way that they tweaked the exact same paragraph last time.


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bridesmaids dress
Added Apr 20, 2010
by elval
Brisbane, Australia
For my sister's wedding. It was fully lined.
Material Notes
Silk chiffon, with a satin underlay
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May 7, 2010, 10.11 PMby domestic-divaonline
It's all in the details, and this one is definitely a gem!
Apr 24, 2010, 04.51 PMby elyzampa
Really nice! :)
Apr 24, 2010, 02.40 PMby alazycalm
I love the dress, I love the color, and I LOVE your hair. Did you do it yourself as well?
Apr 24, 2010, 07.25 AMby galatina
simply… beautiful! Although I imagine not simple to make – great job.
Apr 23, 2010, 12.37 AMby grainline
So pretty and love the color soooo much!
Apr 21, 2010, 03.18 PMby anaalves
it's fantastic the detail is wonderful.Well done!!
Apr 21, 2010, 01.43 PMby keren
It is beautiful. The color, the fabric – so elegant. I love the details of the ruffles and the V-shape at the back. What a pretty dress!! Did you use a pattern? What is a pattern maker…?
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Apr 22, 2010, 10.28 AMby elval
Hi, thanks for the comments. I love the colour too. The pattern maker was the clever lady who looked at the pic and made the pattern in my size.
Apr 20, 2010, 08.13 PMby ichigogirl
I love the back details, and the colour. It's super pretty and not too bridesmaid:ey but very bridesmaid-appropriate, perfect!
Apr 20, 2010, 05.12 PMby messagemug
I agree, the detail on the back is gorgeous! Did you use a pattern?
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Apr 20, 2010, 11.13 PMby elval
I had a pettern maker draw the pattern for me. It's drawn freehand. Not sure how I would go about scanning it and uploading it. Loads of peices too!
Apr 20, 2010, 04.23 PMby tatuswelle
Very Pretty!!! : )
Apr 20, 2010, 11.15 AMby robygiup
Wow! Beautiful dress and beautiful colour!
(sorry, I have no experience with ruching, I cannot help you)
Apr 20, 2010, 10.05 AMby machelefranklin
Apr 20, 2010, 10.03 AMby elval
thanks for all the comments. Has anyone had experience with ruching? I cut all the pieces that needed to be ruched on the bias, but as I was attaching the ruched chiffon to the lining there seemed to be too much fabric and it sagged instead of sitting snug to the lining. I had to remove a lot of chiffon and I think that next time I wouldn't cut it on the bias. Does anyone agree or offer advice?
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Apr 20, 2010, 03.29 PMby corduroycoat
Fabric cut on the bias will usually grow a bit, sometimes up to a couple of inches! Especially with something flowy like chiffon. I would either avoid cutting rouching pieces on the bias, or hang your fabric up on the bias overnight before cutting to allow it to get all the growth out first.
Your dress still turned out beautifully though, all the detailing is really striking! It's very similar to the color my bridesmaids wore :-).
Apr 23, 2010, 12.37 AMby grainline
We do this at lot at work, bias ruching across bodices. We always cut our ruching on the bias or it seldom drapes very well. My boss likes to sort of hand place the ruching across the piece it's being attached to flat on the table and do teeny tiny little invisible stitches to keep the ruching in place against gravity where she wants it.
Apr 20, 2010, 09.37 AMby embaby
This is such a sweet dress, looks amazing on you and I love the colour!
Apr 20, 2010, 08.15 AMby bttn
very beutiful, elegant dress, the back is super cute, well done
Apr 20, 2010, 08.03 AMby nadia42
beautiful! the back is very cool
Apr 20, 2010, 06.23 AMby danniidx
Love it! Detail on the back is amazing.
Apr 20, 2010, 05.29 AMby mahaila
Lovely! really like the back
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(6) Anonymous, January 31, 2013 2:36 AM
So far, no success
My son is a mature 15 yrs. old. He is blessed - he has a good head. He is however chronically lazy, hates school and often walks around aimlessly - has no interest in exploring ways to becoming productive and all together to strive to be a more interesting person. This morning, I said to him 'you are 15 and before you realize, in a snap you'll be 20. I don't see any indication from you of plans for the future.' He thinks life is just one big party. I am also distraught because I don't see any curiosity on his part: a desire to learn about other cultures; history; different ideologies and philosophies - anyhting which will contribute toward a well rounded character and serve him well inthe future. Any suggestions?
Anonymous, January 31, 2013 10:48 PM
Compelling goals!
Avraham, February 1, 2013 2:01 AM
Life is cruel to slackers.
I had a similar experience with my now 16 year old. At the end of 9th grade he had earned 2 Ds in the English studies program(math and science) . For various reasons I told him he could not return to the same High school, where he was very popular and somewhat happy. 3 High schools refused to even interview him, partly because of his grades and because I came to my decision during the last week of the school year. After an agonizing 2 weeks of trying to contact all of his references, one school finallly accepted him. I believe he was awakened by this begging experience that he put us through, and decided to get better grades. This year so far we are seeing excellent grades, he is writing for the school newspaper and occasionally reading from the torah at a teen minyian.
Sarah C, March 16, 2013 12:48 PM
I'm curious, Anonymous. Are cultures, history, ideologies, philosophies necessarily the only factors that would contribute to character? Speaking from personal experience, the lack of obvious curiosity on the part of your child may not be all there is. Growing up, the more curious, mature, outwardly more sparkly, intelligent child was my elder sister. As it turned out later in life, the one that appears to, for the moment, stand out from the crowd in some way is me. I don't know if you have other children. But maybe a more positive approach other than to tell him you see him as going nowhere, would be more effective in achieving your goals. Changing your own perspective might be a good way to start. Are you aware of how many lives out there who had the same advantages as your son who mess up WAY worse than he has so far, if at all. Way I see it, since at times there may seem to be no solid reasons for the things life can throw at a person, the least we can do is to adjust ourselves, look at the positives as well as the negatives, pray for open eyes to catch the gems God may have been throwing our way all along which we fail to see, adjust our own views to better reach out to others and not let good opportunities pass us by, be that teachable, reachable child to God before you require it of your own etc. And above all, someone'd taught that God only has children, no grandchildren. Wouldn't the One who fashioned us in that "reverential" way ( Psalm 139 ) know best the deposits He'd already placed within each of His creation? You could be in for a surprise if you only know how to look.


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LegendsSoccer: Welcome
Saturday, June 16
The West Valley Legends appear in the top 25 of Got Soccer California North rankings, noting their State Cup semi-final appearance.
Saturday, June 16
Manager Andrew Hadidian recently updated the Legends Family on our graduating Seniors college destinations:
Hey Legends,
This is such a great time of the year for some of our daughters and for us parents while we are very proud we are also a little sad! Our seniors are graduating and moving on with the next big step in their lives and the youngers are preparing for their last years of High School!
We were visited recently by one of our alumni, Grace Huang, who was mobbed by her old teammates! Her timing was perfect as she got to celebrate Courtney Sharrah's birthday as well! So I thought I would update everyone on where our current and past graduates are going or headed.
Grace Huang USC
Lauren Hughes San Diego State
Anahita Asefirad UC Irvine
Jamie Dodge Cal Poly
Katie Newton UCSD
Didi Petkiewicz Boston College
Olivia Hadidian UCSD
Nancy Yang UCSB
Also a couple of early retires-
Amanda Richlin San Diego State
Tara Valle Sonoma State
We are so proud of all of them for their accomplishments, both on and off the soccer field, and wish them the best in all that they do! What an impressive list of schools! Ladies you should be as proud as we are!
Saturday, June 16
Congratulations to the Legends for advancing to State Cup Semi-Final play for the first time.
In March the Legends headed into Round 1 of State Cup action. Below are excerpts from Manager Andrew Hadidian's account to team and parents:
Hey Legends,
What an exciting weekend!
Sometimes things just work out. With our first game we played a Napa Elite team that was rusty as well. They got a couple unfortunate early goals before we settled down and controlled the game. We had a great scoring output from Olivia, playing with a painful sprained lower back, she had 4 goals , Anahita added a patented slide tackle strike and Katie added a great bending direct kick that would lead to an even more important goal later! Our second game against our local rival CV Flames was a hard fought contest, we survived a couple early mistakes then Natalie settled down and made some great saves for us. They did get 1 goal late in the second half, which led to Coach Mehdi switch Kaley up to attacking mid, Olivia then connected with Kaley as she took the cross right out of the air and put it in the back of the net. Beautiful goal Kaley! Both sides hung on for the tie.
Our final game was against Heritage Ambush, and it started off very physical. We scored our first goal on an individual effort by Allison taking on a couple defenders and then putting it past the keeper. Our second goal another "Bend it like Katie", came late in the second half on a missed corner attempt that came back to Katie, who building on the confidence of her earlier goal hit another beauty curving into a heavy wind into the goal to seal our win.
Congratulations Ladies and Coach!
Go Legends!
Then, on the weekend of April 22, the Legends advanced for the first time into State Cup Semi-Final competition. Manager Hadidian offerred his concilaitory recap:
Hey Legends,
We could not be prouder of a team than we are of those 11 girls who played so hard Sunday, battling injuries, and no subs, to push the FC Elk Grove team to the very end. Special thanks to Brianna Slater for joining us one more time to give us our 11th player.
The girls overcame an early goal to bounce back, with the help of our stout defense, to take a 2 to 1 lead in to half time, on goals be Anahita and Olivia. The second half started and fairly early we faced a PK that allowed Elk Grove to tie the score inspite of Natalie's correct read of the shot! The score remained tied till less than 5 minutes remained when Elk Grove scored again. The Legends responded immediately with another goal by Anahita, tying the score in less than a minute. Because of a couple injuries in the second half the refs extended play 5 minutes and unfortunately Elk Grove got another goal and that was how it ended 4 to 3 Elk Grove.
Ladies never forget the effort you put out there yesterday, you faced an Elk Grove team that went undefeated this year at the State Premier level and stood toe to toe with them!
It is not often you leave the field with a loss but know that you played like champions!
Congratulations Ladies!
Go Legends!
Monday, November 7
West Valley Legends 93G had a week to remember! Last weekend, Oct 29th/30th, they returned to the Placer Prestige Cup to defend their title. After defeating the MVU United, the # 10 ranked team in Northern California, 1-0 to start the tournament, it did not get any easier. In the Championship game after a disastrous first half, and fortunately only trailing 0-1 to the very strong East Fresno United Fusion team, the girls rallied in the second half, and with no subs they played inspired soccer, scoring two goals to win and retain their title!
This weekend, Nov 5th, we had to play our final game to determine the league championship. The Legends needed their 4 to 2 win over Sunnyvale to win the U18/U19 Girls CCSL Bay Region Gold with a record of 7-1-1 !
Front row: Jamie Dodge Second Row:L Didi Petkiewicz, Anahita Asefirad, Courtney Sharrah, Katya Pchenitchnikova, Katie Newton, Olivia Hadidian Third Row: Mehdi Siadat, Sarah Lynch, Noreen Wauford, Brianna Slater, Allison Hadidian, Kaley Nelsen, Natalie Frost, Jenica Wang, Andrew Hadidian
|The Legends after their championship game
Saturday, July 31
We would like to welcome back Nancy Yang to the Legends.
Welcome also to our 4 new players who come to us from the CV Avalanche and before that the CV Spirit. Coach Albert Serkis, good friend of Coach Mehdi, brought 4 of his long time players over to join the Legends. We would like to welcome Anahita Asefirad, Alex Duquette, Kylie Smith, and Gianna Zamora, as well as their families, to our team. We are looking forward to another very successful season!
Saturday, July 31
With two games left in the NorCal Spring season, the Legends sit in the middle of the standings. One victory separates the three top teams, with the point advantage going to the Union FC. The Legends are scheduled to face the Union FC on Sunday, August 1st (pending schedule verifcation). Our team will play Cap FC in the final game of the season on August 7th. As of Saturday morning, here are the standings:
01. PSV Union FC 93G Gold - 14 pts
02. Cap FC CAP FC93 - 10 pts
03. West Valley YSL WV Legends 93G - 9 pts
04. Alliance FC Devils 93 - 7
05. El Dorado United Eclipse '94 - 0
The Legends have perservered through tough matches, at times playing with no subs due to injuries and summer schedule conflicts. Players, coaches and parents are all to be commended for their efforts in the Legends' first appearance in the NorCal Premier Soccer League.
The West Valley Legends, after advancing to the second round in the CYSA State Cup in April, started their first season in the NorCal Premier Spring League on Saturday, May 22. The Legends traveled to the field of the El Dorado Eclipse, overshadowing the home team with dominant play throughout the game.
The golden foot of Katie Newton provided the only goal of the game. Playing with a different back line, the Legends defenders stepped up and managed to keep the pressure off our keepers. The same could not be said for El Dorado's keeper who faced our daunting forwards and midfielders for the better part of both periods.
The Legends posted a solid team effort in the face of a few key injuries. The entire team rallied in its first victory in a NorCal Premier Soccer League game!
Enjoying a holiday weekend, the Legends will resume play on Saturday, June 5th, when they face the Alliance FC Devils 93. West Valley will host the game at Prospect High School at 3 p.m..
Then, on Sunday, June 6th, the Legends take on the PSV Union FC 93G Gold at Moreland/Castro Middle School. Kickoff is at 10 a.m..
NorCal Premier Soccer League provides opportunities for soccer players with advanced skills to compete with and against others with similar skills and desires.
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|Katie Newton eclipsing an El Dorado player
Tuesday, March 23
The West Valley Legends U16 Girls advanced to the second round of the CYSA State Cup last weekend following three exciting games and a PK shootout tiebreaker.
Heading into preliminary round play March 20-21 in Morgan Hill, the Legends had experienced recent changes in player personnel, as well as being hampered by injuries to key defensive players.
In Saturday's Game 1 against the San Ramon Fusion, Legends player Jamie Dodge perfectly executed Coach Mehdi Siadat's corner set play, which resulted in a 1 to 1 tie.
In the second Saturday game, new team member Lauren Hughes wasted no time in scoring her first "real" goal for the Legends, beating the Diablo FC 93 Blue keeper 1 on 1 and scoring what would be the only goal in a 1 to 0 win!
Starting Sunday morning tied with San Ramon, but holding a 1 less goal allowed advantage, the Legends knew that they needed a win to advance. The Delta Storm started off slow, but a goal for the Storm mid way through the first half energized the team. At half time, with the Legends down 0 to 1, our girls came out and pushed hard. Megan Benham capitalized on a good cross from Kaley Nelsen to tie the score. From that point the Legends seemed to really put the pressure on, but they could not seem to find the net.
Late in the game with only a few minutes remaining, Coach Mehdi moved Jamie Dodge up from Center Back to Midfield, leaving the Defense with just three in the back. With literary no time remaining in the final Game, the Legends put together some of their best passing and communication of the day - setting up a 30 yard strike by Jamie to the back of the net and sealing their 2 to 1 victory!
At that point there was a mad scramble to see what San Ramon had done, and, as it turned out, their 1 to 0 win over Diablo FC was just enough to tie with the Legends through the first 4 tie breakers:
1 - Head to head, tied
2 - Goals for - goals allowed both 4 to 2
3 - Goals Allowed, both 2
4 - Most goals scored, both 4
5 - PK's Off we go!
So after a quick team picture in front of the FC Gold Pride booth, the girls got together and went to an open back field to work on PK's. After tracking down the officials and getting all the scores tallied, they confirmed the Legends were actually going to PK's and using the same field the girls were practicing on. Only 11 players were eligible to participate.
The shooting began with Katie Newton blasting her first shot past their keeper. San Ramon responded with a well place shot to even the score. The next shots were both missed. The next round went to the Legends as Lauren Hughes scored, and the San Ramon shot came right to Legends Keeper Allison Hadidian. In the next round Olivia Hadidian scored, and so did San Ramon despite a diving attempt from Allison to her left.
So with the score 3 -2 in favor of the Legends, Jamie Dodge was up next for the last round. If she made it San Ramon was done; if not, they still needed to score to keep going. Jamie nailed the winning shot! All the Legends Players mobbed Allison, Jamie and one another as they celebrated their first hard earned advance in State Cup!
This was truly a team effort as many girls played out of their normal positions and through injuries and pain to advance. The patchwork back line, pieced together because of injuries, did a great job in the back all weekend. Jamie Dodge and Courtney Sharrah did an awesome job anchoring the back line. Grace Huang and Nancy Yang were solid in center. Katie Newton, Olivia Hadidian, Elena Allen, Karina Mohajerani Sarah Enderby and Selena Xu all contributed all over the field in many different positions. Forwards Megan Benham and Lauren Hughes worked very hard, and each scored a goal. The two new Legends - Lauren Hughes and Danielle Brown - were a great addition as the team dealt with injuries and rehab. Hurry back Didi and Tara!
Congratulations to all of the Legends players and coaching staff for advancing to the second round of State Cup. This was the Legends' third State Cup appearence since the club was formed in 2007. Special thanks to Coach Mehdi for his tireless effort and knowledge of his players and where they should be at the right time to help the team best! A very Happy New Year and hopefully a very Happy 60th Birthday today Coach Mehdi!
The Legends will face the Redwood Peninsula Blast in the second round match at the Morgan Hill OSC North filed on Sunday, April 18 at 11:00 AM
Saturday, November 14
The West Valley Legends won the Abronzino Soccer League Girls U16 Class 1 Division 2 Championship today with unyielding defensive play and two second period goals scored by Katie Newton.
Heading into the weekend, the Legends would need a win or a tie to secure sole possession of first place. Playing the SASC Legacy, the score was 0-0 midway through the game.
Newton's first goal was scored 10 minutes into the second period. Both teams stepped up play knowing what was on the line. The Legends' defense did not waver. Newton's second goal, coming late in the second period, cemented the Legends' victory.
The Legends finished the 10 game season with 8 wins, 1 tie and a loss. Their season total 18 goals for was tops in their division.
Saturday, November 7
|Sarah Enderby blasted the ball to the back of the net for the game's first goal
The West Valley Legends took the turf at Pat Tillman Stadium, Leland High School, on November 7 looking to secure a seventh league win to keep atop the Abronzino U16 Class 1 Division 2 Standings.
Down four players heading into competition, all Legends stepped up and played solidly during the first period. Scoring opportunities just fell short, and the game was scoreless at half.
Sarah Enderby scored the game's first goal, blasting the ball to the back of the net. Megan Benham assisted on the play.
The Legends continued to threaten offensively. A pass from Michelle Keplinger to Elena Allen set up the game's second goal and secured a Legends victory.
The win brings the Legends record to 7-1-1 with one game remaining in their schedule. The Legends will face foe SASC Legacy in their final game on Saturday, November 14, at Prospect High School.
|Elena Allen's shot on goal secured the Legends victory
|Megan Benham congratulates teammate Katie Newton after her direct kick goal.
|Legends' Goalkeeper Allison Hadidian gazes skyward at her penalty kick save.
The West Valley Legends today clashed with league rival SASC United and emerged triumphant, 1-0.
Katie Newton scored on a solid direct kick late in the first half for the game's only goal. Steadfast defensive effort ensued throughout the remainder of the contest by both teams.
Legends' goalkeeper Allison Hadidian came up with a great save in the waning minutes of the second period. Then, with 1 minute left in the game, a Legends' hand-ball-in-the-box-call set the United up to tie the game with a penalty kick. Goalkeeper Hadidian again made a fantastic save, this time diving to her right to slap the launched rocket shot from its trajectory. Legends teammates swarmed Hadidian in celebration.
The win gives the Legends sole possession of first place in Abronzino Class 1 Division 2 League play heading into the final weekend of the fall season.
|Teammates congratulate Goalkeeper Hadidian after her PK save.
Saturday, October 31
On a foggy halloween morning, the West Valley Legends played monster against the visiting San Carlos Crush.
Three goals - scored each by Olivia Hadidian, Amanda Richlin and Megan Benham - gave the team a 3-0 lead halfway through the game. A fourth goal in the second period was tacked on by Katie Newton.
Solid defensive play kept the Crush at bay sending the Legends' opponents back up the peninsula with tricks and no treats.
The win keeps the Legends tied for first with the SASC United who were also victorious today. Both teams face each other in a pivotal match on November 1, the winner taking sole possession of the first place standing.
Legends' parents will be hiding all halloween candy until after the match.
Sunday, October 11
|Megan Benham and Legends players head up field
Heading into League action on October 11, the West Valley Legends were tied for first place with the Sunnyale Alliance Legacy.
Megan Benham scored the Legends' winning goal midway through the first period. Benham's shot was a great turn-and-shoot goal from well outside the top of the box.
The Legends' staunch defense kept the Legacy at bay throughout the second period, even deflecting two late corner kicks with all of the Legacy - keeper included - crowding the Legends' box.
The Legends' victory follows on the heels of a District Cup 4th place performance that yielded two ties and a loss. One of the 0-0 ties was against the Legacy.
Sunday, September 20
|Game winning goal scored by Celeste DiLullo
The Legends battled through another heat wave on the radiating turf at Prospect High School on Saturday, September 19. The team faced the challenge head on, in spite of a limited roster due to injuries sustained by several players.
The match against the Almaden Flames was even at the half.
Legends players continued to push into the offensive third throughout the second period, with scoring attempts just missing.
With less than two minutes to play in the game, a threatening cross in front of a crowded goal was skillfully put in the back of the net by Legends player Celeste DiLullo.
The victory brings the Legends record to 2 - 1. As of this writing, the Legends currently sit in first place, with two other league games yet to be played before District 2 Cup.
The Legends will face four league foes and the Juventus SC Firebrands in the Gold bracket of District 2 Cup over the weekend of October 3rd and 4th.
Monday, September 14
The Fall Season of CYSA Abronzino League Class 1 Division 2 soccer kicked off over the weekend of September 12 and 13.
On Saturday, September 12, the Legends Gold traveled to the home field of the Alpine Sting. The Legends won the game and led throughout both halves with 3 goals, until the Sting scored literally on the last second for a final score of 3 to 1.
On Sunday the Legends Gold met the Sunnyvale Alliance. The Legends battled through well-matched play but were handed a disappointing 1-0 loss.
It was a good showing for the Legends in their first season of Class I Division 2 play.
|The Legends Family at Magic Cup
|Coach Mehdi with a Legends Player
Over the busy summer, the girls continued to train with Coach Mehdi.
On the tournament front, the Legends Gold competed at both the Soccer by the Bay in Foster City and Magic Cup Tournament in Morgan Hill.
The team had strong performances at each tournament in what lived up to its promise of providing top knotch, tough, competitive soccer! Their efforts were impressive, especially at Magic Cup where they played in scorching hot weather of over 100 degrees! Way to go team!
The Legends Gold looks forward to competing at District II Cup during the first weekend of October.
Monday, September 14
|Pounce givin' 5 to Legends Players
|The Legends Gold scrimmage after the game
Monday, June 1
Monday, September 14
|Legends Family BBQ
In June the Legends and their families hosted their end of the Spring season picnic at a local park. With great bbq, a little competitive bad mitten and roasted mashmallows, a good time was had by all! And what a great way to cap off a championship season!
|Coach Mehdi, Manager Andrew and the Legends Gold
Monday, September 14
In July some of the Legends players took part in the Sonoma 6v6 tournament for a bit of extracurricular soccer. This has become an annual excursion for a few years now. The girls and parents had a very fun day.


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Father's Day is very hard. My wife died in an accident three years ago after 37 years of marriage. The Father's Day wishes from my twin daughters are nice, but not having my wife to wish me Happy Father's Day (and not being able to wish her Happy Mother's Day last month) makes these special days hard. If you know someone who has lost their spouse, give them a call today and wish them Happy Father's Day. It will help.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The odds are pretty good the New York Grays 17u won't still be playing at the 17u PG BCS Finals when the first round of the playoffs begin on Thursday, July 18. The Grays 17u, based in the Bronx, N.Y., are not favored to win their pool championship in either end of the two sets of three pool-play games, including the second set that would secure them a playoff berth.
There won't be dozens of scouts gathered behind home plate with radar guns and stopwatches when the Grays are playing. Perfect Game scouts will dutifully document their successes and letdowns, but not very many other people will be much interested in their games.
The New York Grays 17u represent the flipside of a PG national championship, the side of the tracks that the powerhouse national travel teams never visit. The Grays are low budget with relatively low expectations but don't tell any one of the players or coaches they don't belong here.
The New York Grays 17u fill their roster with players from four of New York City's five boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn -- all but Staten Island; there are players from Elmhurst, N.Y. and Englewood, N.J., as well. The roster is split is about 50-50 between 2014s and 2013s, although those 2013s are obviously young for their grade. They are one of nine teams from New York and New Jersey in attendance here this week.
None of the guys are highly ranked. Only outfielder Alex Cruz (2014, Elmhurst, N.Y.) is even ranked as a "high follow" by Perfect Game (although he is the No. 36 top prospect in the state of New York) and only Alexander Dash (2013, New York City) has made a college commitment -- to NCAA Division III Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.
The organization has been around for about seven years and has produced teams that have been successful at Perfect Game tournaments through the years. The first 12u team has alumni that are playing at the NCAA Division I level now and some have been drafted, according to team general manager George Dash.
"This team, we don't have a lot of D-I prospects on this team," Dash told PG on Sunday. "Our guys are a little smaller and mostly D-III prospects, I would say, and maybe a couple of guys that will go to (junior college). But all these guys can play ball, they all love it and they're all here to show what they can do."
Dash and Grays 17u head coach Richard Corbo said they brought the team here for the opportunities and experiences a PG national championship tournament can offer these young players from the country's most populous metropolitan area.
There are the carefully manicured, lush green playing fields such as those the Grays 17u played on Sunday at the Boston Red Sox's sparkling new jetBlue Player Development Complex. There are others at the Red Sox's old Player Development 5-Plex, the Minnesota Twins' Lee County Sport Complex and even historic Terry Park and City of Palms Park near downtown. The Grays don't even have a field they can call their own back in New York.
"The last couple of years we played in a weekday league that was really hard for us because getting the kids out to a game out at Westchester at 5 o'clock in the afternoon on a weekday with rush hour and everything, it was just impossible," Dash said. "This year we're strictly a tournament team; we play in tournaments mostly in Jersey or Long Island and this is our one big trip every year."
And it's an important trip on many levels, according to Dash.
"This is our one big chance for the kids to come down and see this kind of competition and understand what's out there with regard to the really good players," he said. "And they get a chance to kind of hang out with each other at a hotel for a week."
Corbo has taught in New York City public schools for 24 years and has coached baseball at a couple of city schools for the last 15 years, the last six at Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies in the Bronx. He has built programs from the bottom up and he also operates the RPCS (Respect, Pride, Character, Sacrifice) Baseball Academy in Englewood, N.J.
Parents of some of the more promising prospects took notice of what Corbo was doing and began directing their sons toward him and his training facility. Corbo said he has also worked closely with Mike Turo, a well-known and highly respected and successful coach in New York City who also is the head coach of the Long Island Tigers that are here this week. While the two are good friends and have worked on the same high school coaching staffs, they are also rivals in the New York City area.
"He attracts a lot of talent and he's gotten a tremendous amount of accolades," Corbo said. "My challenge as a coach is to be able to survive in that environment ... and we've been a headache as a program for everyone that has been traditionally known for baseball in New York City."
Dash and Corbo try to keep the costs associated with travel ball to a minimum for the families because, for the most part, these are not wealthy families. They are still able to put together a summer schedule of right around 60 games, not counting the games they will get here this week.
"In January we get a gym and every Sunday we do workouts, and out of the workouts I begin to look at the new talent that comes in," Corbo said. "This is how we start to put the team together; some coaches recommend players or friends of players and that's basically how the recruiting process works."
The New York Grays came to this tournament two years ago with a roster of 12 that included only two players that could be identified as primary pitchers and none who considered catcher to be their primary position; the team finished 0-6. They came back last year with what Dash and Corbo considered a slightly better team, and although they were considered more competitive than the previous year, they finished 1-5.
So what will the next three or four days produce?
"This year our team is much better," Dash said. "I don't know what's going to happen, but if we were to go 3 and 3 or 4 and 2, we would be real happy. We're looking to make an improvement every year and, quite frankly, the team that we're here this year is a team that we look at ... that as long as they do what they have to do on the field, they could really play with any of these teams."
The New York Grays 17u opened play Sunday with an 8-1 loss to SCORE International 17u, a team that will be favored to reach the playoffs at this PG national championship. The Grays managed just four hits in the loss, including doubles from Isaiah Nunez (2014, Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Luiny Monegro (2014, Queens, N.Y.). SCORE International, with three 2014 prospects who have made NCAA Division I commitments, was too big, too talented.
"We are not a team that has the type of prospects that you would say would attract a whole bunch of scouts," Corbo said. "We are not a select team or an elite type of operation that imports talent. But the talent we put on the field is well-trained and they know how to play the game."
The New York Grays 17u will be back at Monday, determined to win their remaining five pool-play games. They really have nothing to lose.


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On the first one, I tried to add my image to replace the one about the Albany Washington in GtaIV, but it replaced the Stock Washington instead, and the GTAIV picture turned into text.
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For some reason the only colour scheme for this car when i play it is white but the picture is a different colour, when i put it in a pay n spray the spray piant is different but the car remains white is there any reason for this and btw im playing the xbox version of this game --Master-newport 20:20, November 22, 2009 (UTC)


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Stubborn misfiring continues 91 Legacy (cylindar 3)
Posted 24 May 2010 - 04:10 PM
New NGK spark plugs properly gapped
New spark plug wires
New coil pack
New ignitor
Checked for vacuum leaks
Cleaned MAF sensor
Cleared and pulled ECU codes (only one I'm getting is for the colant temp sensor)
I don't see how the colant temp sensor can cause a misfire, so I figured I'd try and replace the fuel injector. The cylindar is #3 (back passenger)
My question is, how do I replace the fuel injector? I removed the two screws, the electrical connector and the cap, but it won't come out. Do I need a puller of some sort? Can someone PLEASE give me quick, detailed instructions?
Thanks in advance.
Posted 24 May 2010 - 04:17 PM
if you do not depressureize, all the fuel will leak into your cyclinder.
Oh, and to remove the injector, you need to twist on it and pull slightly. one of these works well
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Posted 24 May 2010 - 04:59 PM
Cleared and pulled ECU codes (only one I'm getting is for the colant temp sensor)
I don't see how the colant temp sensor can cause a misfire, so I figured I'd try and replace the fuel injector. The cylindar is #3 (back passenger)
others will know more, but i would address the coolant temp sensor code first, then move on to whatever else. the code is there for a reason. the temp sensor can cause the engine to run too rich.
did you use subaru wires??
Posted 25 May 2010 - 01:30 PM
The injector on 3 is the last in the line of the fuel rail, and it seems to get clogged most often. That makes the cylinder run lean and burn up exhaust valves.
Posted 26 May 2010 - 07:15 AM
I found it easier to pull the entire rail when i changed my injectors (i did all 4 due to misfires on more than one cylinder) - gave me a little more room to work.
the injectors did not come out easily on mine - i had to both pull and pry gently around the edge. (a second pair of hands is always useful here). seems to me I gave each a little shot of PB Blaster to help loosen/lube up the O-rings - would not recommend doing this if the rail is still on the engine...
seating the new injector properly is made a little easier by giving the O-rings a VERY light film of engine oil - helps them slide into the rail without binding up
Good luck
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LOWELL -- Superintendent of Schools Jean Franco told the School Committee on Wednesday night that the Charlotte M. Murkland Elementary School has been designated a Level 1 school by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Communicated in an April 16 letter from Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Chester to Franco, the distinction is especially impressive considering that Murkland School had gone from a Level 4, the lowest level, to a Level 1, the highest-level distinction.
"I commend the district and local union in coming to agreement on continued authorities and flexibilities at the school to ensure that gains in student performance are sustained over time," Chester wrote. "Thank you for your persistent efforts to create academically rich and challenging learning environments for every student, every day at the Charlotte M. Murkland Elementary School."
Committee member Connie Martin was effusive in her praise upon hearing about the Level 1 announcement, complimenting the work of Franco and school officials and students in taking the steps necessary to move the school from a Level 4 to a Level 1.
In other news, the committee voted unanimously to ask Franco to compile a list of all administrators, central-administration staff, principals and all other staff funded by grant and non-grant funding for each of the last 10 years, as well as the student-teacher ratios for each of those years.
Member David Conway asked for the information along with Mayor Rodney Elliott for comparative purposes as the committee enters the budget-preparation process.
"I think it's a good idea to take a look at where the money is being spent," Elliott said. "This year is going to be tight."
The committee also voted, 6-1, with Martin opposed, to move the start time of its meetings from 7 to 6:30 p.m. It was immediately unclear as to when the start time will change, as the committee only has one more meeting in May before entering its summer schedule of monthly meetings in June, July and August.
Conway proposed the earlier start time by saying it would better align with the City Council meeting time of 6:30 p.m. Martin said she was opposed to the change because it would be difficult to leave work early enough for the earlier start time.
The committee voted unanimously to have Franco reach out to Community Teamwork to see if they would have interest in having the Lowell Public Schools Family Resource Center and Community Teamwork Family Resource Center partner at one site.
Deputy School Superintendent Jay Lang said after Wednesday night's meeting that he was unsure whether the two facilities partnering at one site would mean the Family Resource Center had to be within walking distance of other office space the School Department is seeking.
The meeting began with a performance from the cast members of the Lowell High School production of "Hairspray" as well as recognition of the Kathryn Philbin Stoklosa Knowledge Bowl winners from the Robinson School.


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Which is the best LC cheesecake recipe?
I'd like to make a LC cheesecake as one of the dessert choices for my dd's 21st birthday. There are so many LC cheesecake recipes out there that I'd like some suggestions as to which is the best. I'm thinking about making a chocolate cheesecake and would like it to be as close in flavor and texture to a traditional cheesecake as possible. I'm planning on using erythritol and stevia as the sweetener. Thanks for any help!
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I do best with one from Laura Dolson on about.com. It has a pecan crust I don't make, if that helps you find it. it's not chocolate, but all that takes is stirring in cocoa powder and perhaps a bit more sweetener, leaving the vanilla in there, and not using the lemon juice.
I have a big pie plate and use 4 packages of cream cheese and 3 jumbo eggs, with 1/4 cup sour cream. I have been very disappointed in most of the other recipes I have tried.
If you are really concerned about an uncracked top you can drive yourself bonkers. Better to plan on either just saying the cracks are a sign of a perfect cheesecake (which they ARE) or covering it with a sauce!
And of course the key is to make it a full 24 hours ahead and refrigerate it. There is no rushing that texture and eating it too soon is a waste of several thousand calories!
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This is my favorite cheesecake, I also have recipes for a chocolate swirl and a lemon swirl cheesecake if your interested.
Best Ever Sour Cream Cheesecake
2 cups almond flour
1/4-cup Splenda
1/4 cup (half a stick) butter-melted
1-cup sour cream
4 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup Erythritol
1 cup Splenda
3 tablespoons flour (or sub 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch for gluten free)
3 tablespoons lemon juice (I use 1 whole Meyer lemon)
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 large eggs
4 large egg yolks
Preheat oven to 325º
Make crust: In medium bowl, with hands or back of spoon, mix almond flour with Splenda and melted butter until they are well combined. Cut a round piece of parchment for the bottom and collars for the sides of a 9 x 4-inch cake pan. Spray with cooking spray, stick pieces into place and spray again. Press almond flour evenly into the bottom of the pan and bake at 325 for 20 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove from the oven and cool slightly then place into the freezer to finish cooling while you make the filling.
Make the filling: Place the sour cream in the bowl and mix to lube the bowl. With the mixer running add the cream cheese a piece at a time until all the cheese is in the mixer. Add the sweeteners and mix until smooth. Add the flour, lemon juice and vanilla and mix well. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and gently mix the eggs into the batter making sure they are completely mixed in. Pour the batter over the cooled crust and bake at 325 for 1-1/2 hours.
Remove from the oven cool on the counter then refrigerate overnight before serving. To serve carefully remove the parchment collar and then place a clean piece of parchment over the top of the cheesecake and turn the cake out onto your hand and then place a serving dish on the bottom and flip.
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This is my favorite cheesecake recipe. You could make it chocolate by adding about 1/4 to 1/2 cup cocoa or melted sugar free chocolate. I think about 6 to 8 ounces would be good.
1 1/2 cups Ground Pecans
3 tablespoons Butter
1/2 cup Sugar ( I used Xylitol)
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Press the nut mixture firmly into bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate. ( I used a 10" springform pan).
Bake at 325 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until the edge is golden brown.
4 (8 ounce) packages Cream Cheese
1 1/2 cups Sugar ( I used 1 cup Xylitol and 1/2 cup Splenda).
4 eggs
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tsp Glucomannan
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. Place a pan of water on the bottom shelf of the oven, this will ensure the cheesecake comes out creamy. You can also do a water bath, whichever way you prefer. I do the pan because its easier for me.
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate. Mix in sour cream, vanilla and glucomannan just until smooth. Pour filling into prepared crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off, take cheesecake out and run a knife around the outside edge of the cheesecake. Put back in the oven with the door closed for 5 to 6 hours; this prevents cracking. Chill in refrigerator until serving.
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I don't like a crust on my cheesecake, so I always bake mine without. Otherwise I use a regular recipe and use splenda/maltitol for the sweetener. If it's chocolate cheesecake that calls for melted chocolate I use a good quality sugar free chocolate.
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Thanks for the recipes! They all seem to have about the same ratio of cream cheese/eggs/sweetener. That's a good thing!
Ravenrose, I have no issues with a cracked top. I just want it to taste good. I've made a lot of regular cheesecakes and done the whole waterbath thing and I'm over it.
Chicken Lady, that cheesecake looks awesome! I can't do flour or cornstarch, but I'm thinking it would still turn out without those ingredients. I'd love the recipes for the chocolate swirl and lemon.
Ginaaaa, yours looks great, also! I still haven't ordered any glucomannan. I need to do that soon.
greybb1, I'm debating about doing it crustless. Although I'm also tempted by the pecan crusts on the other cheesecakes. How does the texture on the crustless cheesecake work? Do the edges (well, I guess a round pan doesn't have edges, but you know what I mean) turn out dry?
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I use similar recipes to those above...I have made chocolate but you should add something extra for moistness as cocoa powder is dry and will make the finished product a little less moist. I didn't care for the chocolate cheesecake as much as I thought I would...I like it better plain and add cocoa powder to crust and then add a chocolate ganache layer on top or sugar free chocolate chips...you can taste the chocolate better this way IMO...the chocolaty flavor is otherwise lost in the cheesecake ...not as intense.
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Terrebonne's $13 billion federal hurricane-protection system has cleared a major administrative hurdle.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' senior review panel voted Friday to recommend advancing an updated report on the Morganza-to-the-Gulf project.
The report, which reevaluated the system, updating its cost and increasing its scope and hurricane protection standards to post-Hurricane Katrina levels, will now be released to the state of Louisiana and other federal agencies for comment.
Terrebonne Levee Director Reggie Dupre said the approval was the last major hurdle before the corps can release a chief's report to Congress, allowing lawmakers to possibly authorize the long-awaited project for construction.
Officials expect to have a chief's report completed by July, Dupre said.
"Terrebonne and Lafourche parish residents have waited for more than five years for this report to be compiled and finalized. We are pleased to finally see that the end is near and are hopeful that the corps will deliver a chief's report and environmental record of decision by their promised July deadline," said Morganza Action Coalition President Sharon Bergeron.
Morganza is a system of levees, floodgates and a lock on the Houma Navigation Canal. The project has been in development for more than 20 years.
The project was finally authorized by Congress in 2007 but was then kicked back for another study by the corps to bring it up to post-Katrina construction standards and re-estimate the project cost. Morganza was estimated to cost $886 million in 2007, but a draft report released in January increased that cost to nearly $13 billion.
The report inserts 36 additional miles of levees, extending from U.S. 90 in Gibson to La. 1 in Lockport. Morganza would then include 98 miles of levees, a lock on the Houma Navigation Canal, 19 floodgates and 23 water-control structures.
The western extension would follow the south side of Bayou Black Drive to Gibson. The eastern extension will connect with south Lafourche's Larose-to-Golden Meadow levee system below Cut Off and stretch up the eastern side of the Lafourche ridge up to Lockport. The community of Gheens would be left outside the system.
After the chief's report is completed, it must be sent to Congress, the secretary of the Army, and the White House Office of Management and Budget for approval.
Louisiana lawmakers are angling to secure approval this year for the long-awaited Morganza in a water-projects bill called the Water Resources Development Act. U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., recently added language to the bill that authorizes the updated project. Moving forward, Dupre said the biggest obstacle may be the U.S. House. Vitter sat on the committee that authored the Senate Water Resources Development Act bill, but no Louisiana lawmakers sit on the corresponding House committee. Because of the federal budget problems in recent years, lawmakers have banned so-called "earmarks" from bills such as the Water Resources Development Act. Dupre said a lot will be riding on whether House lawmakers consider the reauthorization of a long-standing project to be new construction.
"The Morganza Action Coalition is working closely with our very supportive congressional delegation to ensure that the administration supports Morganza's re�authorization and that the project remains in the WRDA bill as it moves through the Congressional process," Bergeron said.
Dupre said he is also working with U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., to urge the federal administration's approval of the project.
Though authorization of Morganza would be a huge step forward, it is not the end. Local advocates would still need to go back to Congress to secure construction dollars to build it.
In the meantime, the Terrebonne Levee District is working on a scaled-down version of the Morganza project to provide immediate protection in absence of the corps' help. The local Morganza effort aims to build 10-foot levees and 18-foot floodgates from Cut Off to Dularge. The Levee District also plans to build levees in Bayou Black and a floodgate and connecting levees in Falgout Canal in Dularge. The project is being paid for with state and local tax dollars.
"Terrebonne Parish is an economic engine for this entire nation. Protecting us protects significant American energy and seafood resources," Bergeron said. "While our Terrebonne Levee District proceeds with the first lift of levees and floodgates along the Morganza alignment, we continue to demand federal support for this hurricane protection system that our community needs and deserves."
Hurricane-protection project inches forward
Terrebonne's $13 billion federal hurricane-protection system has cleared a major administrative hurdle.