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Types of Arrhythmias
Arrhythmias can be classified as follows (NHLBI 2011a):
Premature (Extra) Beats
Premature extra beats are a very common and mostly harmless type of arrhythmia. Those that occur in the atria are called premature atrial contractions (PACs), while those occurring in the ventricles are called premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) (Hebbar 2002b; Cha 2012). Premature atrial contractions have been linked to excess consumption of caffeine and alcohol, the use of sympathomimetic medications (drugs that mimic the effects of sympathetic nervous system signaling molecules called catecholamines), and are sometimes present in people who have structural heart disease (Hebbar 2002b). Premature ventricular contractions are often seen in the presence of structural heart disease, but they can also appear in the absence of any identifiable heart conditions (Cha 2012).
Premature Ventricular Contractions
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are a transient ventricular arrhythmia that can cause the feeling of a "skipped beat" in the chest; they are typically benign in people without structural heart disease. PVCs are fairly common and are estimated to affect 1-4% of the general population, but they are much more common in the elderly, with a prevalence of 69% in individuals older than 75 (Cha 2012; Adams 2012).
Common causes of PVCs include electrolyte imbalance (eg, low levels of magnesium or potassium), ingestion of stimulants (eg, coffee), alcohol, and/ or exercise (Hebbar 2002a; MayoClinic 2011b). While PVCs are typically asymptomatic, they can sometimes cause signs and symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain, and heart failure. However, in the absence of structural heart diseases, PVCs rarely develop into serious arrhythmias (Hebbar 2002a; Cha 2012; Adams 2012).
- PVC-induced cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart becomes enlarged and unable to pump blood efficiently due to very frequent PVCs. This condition is a diagnosis of exclusion, (ie, any underlying heart disease causing frequent PVCs must first be ruled out). A treatment called catheter ablation is performed in patients with over 10, 000-20, 000 PVCs in a 24-hour period. This procedure involves using electrical impulses or extreme cold to destroy the abnormal heart tissue that is causing the PVCs; the intervention usually stops the PVCs (Lee 2012; MayoClinic 2011a; Adams 2012).
Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Supraventricular arrhythmias start in the atria or in the atrioventricular node. Types of supraventricular arrhythmia include atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome (Hebbar 2002b; MayoClinic 2011a).
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a common type of serious arrhythmia (NHLBI 2011b). The incidence of atrial fibrillation increases with age, with 0.1% of individuals under 55 years and approximately 10% of those over 80 being affected (Schmidt 2011; Go 2001). Post-operative atrial fibrillation, a common form of atrial fibrillation, occurs in 25-40% of patients following cardiac surgery (Gu 2012).
Atrial fibrillation involves the fast and irregular contraction of the atria. In atrial fibrillation, the heart's electrical signals are not initiated in the SA node; instead, they start in another part of the atria or in the nearby pulmonary veins. As the electrical signals do not travel along the normal path, their spread throughout the atria occurs in a rapid and disorganized way. This causes the atria to fibrillate (quiver in an abnormal manner), and blood is not pumped into the ventricles the way it should be (NHLBI 2011b). Atrial fibrillation is usually not life threatening, but can be dangerous if it causes the ventricles to beat very fast (NHLBI 2011b).
Atrial fibrillation has two major potential complications—ischemic stroke and heart failure (NHLBI 2011b; Gutierrez 2011; Knecht 2010).
- Ischemic stroke may develop due to the incomplete emptying of blood from the atria, which facilitates the formation of blood clots within the heart. These clots, if they travel to the brain, may cause an ischemic stroke. Anticoagulant medications (eg, warfarin [Coumadin®]) are typically used as a stroke-prevention strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Heart failure may occur if the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body. This occurs if the ventricles do not completely fill with blood.
Atrial Flutter
Atrial flutter, another common pathological supraventricular tachycardia, occurs much less frequently than atrial fibrillation. Atrial flutter differs from atrial fibrillation in that the electrical signals move through the atria with a fast, but regular rhythm. Symptoms and complications of atrial flutter are similar to those of atrial fibrillation (NHLBI 2011b; Link 2012).
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), the most common supraventricular tachycardia, refers to a fast heart rate that occurs from 'time to time'. Symptoms of PSVT may begin and end suddenly. In PSVT, electrical signals can be transmitted in the reverse direction from the ventricles to the atria, causing extra heartbeats. PSVT may occur as a result of toxicity due to the medication digitalis, or in association with conditions such as Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a type of PSVT wherein the electrical signals travel along an extra pathway from the atria to the ventricles, thereby disrupting the timing of the signals and causing rapid beating of the ventricles. While WPW can be life-threatening, other types of PSVT are typically not life-threatening and can occur without symptoms (Hebbar 2002b; NIH 2012b; Link 2012).
Ventricular Arrhythmias
Ventricular arrhythmias are initiated in the ventricles and represent the most common cause of sudden cardiac death. They can be life-threatening and require emergency medical care. Normally, these arrhythmias occur in patients with structural heart problems, but they may sometimes occur in patients who lack evidence of cardiac disease (Roberts-Thomson 2011).
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia is a fast (greater than 100 beats per minute) but regular beating of the ventricles that can last from a few seconds to much longer. While mild episodes may not be life threatening, continued ventricular tachycardia that lasts for more than a few seconds is dangerous and may evolve into ventricular fibrillation, which can be fatal (Hebbar 2002a; NHLBI 2011b). It is important to keep in mind that individuals with ventricular tachycardia may sometimes have minimal symptoms (Compton 2012; MayoClinic 2011a; Piccini 2012; Hebbar 2002a).
Ventricular Fibrillation
As its name suggests, ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) makes the ventricles quiver due to disorganized electrical signals. When this happens, the heart is unable to pump blood to the body and death may occur within minutes. V-fib is treated by using a machine known as a "defibrillator" to deliver an electrical shock to the heart and restore its normal rhythm (NHLBI 2011b).
Bradyarrhythmia, or slow heart rate, is defined in adults as a heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute. This may cause insufficient blood to reach the brain. Except for certain individuals, such as people who are very physically fit, in whom a slower heart rate can be normal, bradyarrhythmias may occur as a result of serious medical conditions (eg, heart attacks), medication(s) (eg, beta-blockers and calcium-channel blockers), hypothyroidism, and electrolyte imbalances in the blood (NHLBI 2011b).


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Biega is tied for the league lead in playoff goal-scoring (photo courtesy Steve Babineau).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Senior forward Michael Biega has been named ECAC Hockey MLX Skates Player of the Week for his role in the Harvard men's hockey team's road sweep of Clarkson in the first round of the league playoffs.
Biega totaled three points in the two-game sweep of the Golden Knights last weekend, netting the game-winning goal in each contest. His first goal broke a 1-1 tie in the third period of Friday's playoff opener, lifting the Crimson to a 2-1 victory. In Saturday's 6-4 win, Biega assisted on Pier-Olivier Michaud's goal to tie the game at 1-1 in the second period. He scored the eventual game-winner, Harvard's fifth goal, in the third period and finished +2 for the weekend.
The Montreal native has scored in the third period of each of the last three Crimson games. Each of those tallies has held up as the game-winner. Harvard's active career leader in goals (32), assists (47), points (79) and games played (124), Biega ranks third on the Crimson in goals (10), assists (14) and points (24) this season.
It is the third straight week a Harvard player has been honored by ECAC Hockey. Danny Biega, Michael's younger brother, garnered top-player honors Feb. 22, and senior goaltender Ryan Carroll was named Goalie of the Week last week. It is Michael Biega's third ECAC weekly honor. He was twice named ECAC Rookie of the Week during his freshman season of 2007-08.
Harvard, winner of five straight games, visits No. 18 Dartmouth this weekend for a best-of-three ECAC Hockey Championship quarterfinal series. The teams meet Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., if necessary. The winning team will reach the league quarterfinals, being held this season at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., for the first time.


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Spain's Catalonia Region Edges Toward Independence
Upcoming elections in Catalonia could lead to a referendum on independence from Spain for the region, adding a constitutional crisis to the country's economic woes. WSJ's Jonathan House reports.
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Our neighborhood website
We are building a local neighborhood website in the U.S. to help residents connect with one another and communicate more easily. In an effort to promote the website to the neighbors, we would would like to send out an HTML email which includes friendly, but professional-looking, icons.
Our target audience includes homeowners between the ages of 30 - 60. The design needs to work well for both men and women.
The project
Create a set of five icons to help promote a neighborhood website in email. Each icon will be used to enhance one of five marketing messages listed below. Examples of the icon images are included in the attachments (Icon direction.pdf). Designers must build a consistent set of five icons based on the attached icon image examples.
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* Each submission must include all five icons
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I am writing in response to your Dec. 4 article regarding the arraignment of Will Barker on charges of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
I do not know Mr. Barker, but I am a frequent visitor to Kinston where my in-laws live. I was stunned to read your coverage of his court appearance on the morning of Dec. 3. Certainly, covering this story is relevant news, and I do not disagree with the focus of your article. What I find outrageous is the way you chose to end it. There is absolutely no need for you to include the details of each image alleged to have been the property of Mr. Barker. I can�t imagine why you would have chosen to do so.
Are you simply trying to stroke the prurient interests of your readers, or are you trying to enrage a town into jumping to conclusions about the guilt or innocence of a man who will only be able to present his side of the story at trial. Certainly, this kind of irresponsible reporting will make it almost impossible for Mr. Barker to get a fair trial in Lenoir County. You have pre-prejudiced a significant portion of the potential jury pool.
I have seen and read many newspaper articles over the years regarding allegations of wrong doing similar to that with which Mr. Barker has been charged, but I have never, never seen a newspaper include the level of detail that you chose to include in your piece. You have a responsibility to inform the citizens of Lenoir County about the news, but you also have a responsibility to do so in a manner that is fair and reasonable.
Your article crossed the line into territory that even trashy tabloids wouldn�t touch. Shame on you.
Rob Young
City should remember Will Barker's service
I share the view of so many Kinstonians that the unfortunate events which have affected Will Barker�s personal life have not erased the respect we feel for his record of outstanding public service.
As mayor, I often relied upon Will�s views and expertise particularly as they related to City of Kinston�s financial matters. While we may not have agreed on every single item to face the City Council, we all found him to be professional and straightforward in a collegial way throughout his service on the council.
We extend our warmest best wishes to Will and all his family with the hope that this period will soon be behind him.
Buddy Ritch
Deaths of abandoned pets a human failure
Have you ever been to an animal shelter and watched the abandoned creatures on death row? They have done nothing wrong and are there through no fault of their own. They are instinctively aware of the power you hold and will perform their best �pick me� routine in hopes you will rescue them from their gruesome fate. Not even Barry Saunders can bring humor to the killings in Wake County where the technology of slaughter can only accommodate 50 animals per day, 365 days per year � animals that so desperately want to live.
This tragic and complex problem can be solved by charging a fee for unneutered pets and effecting spay/neuter procedures with the proceeds. According to The Week Magazine, the number of pets euthanized in the U.S. has plummeted from some 20 million in 1970 to about 3 million last year. The biggest reason for the change is widespread acceptance of neutering. All too often, the hope for this solution ends at the professional politician�s office door.
A voucher program is a similar solution funded differently. Friends of Man�s Best Friend sells $75 spay/neuter payment vouchers to consumers for $25. When the voucher is presented at a clinic, Friend�s reimburses the clinic $75 against the total spay/neuter costs. Friends receives funds from local donors, an annually sponsored golf tournament and a local business to provide additional funds when donations are not enough. Friends will celebrate its seventh anniversary. Such a program has now begun in Onslow County. (OCPAW)
Wake County should be ashamed. We all should be ashamed.
Lord of all creatures, we offer this prayer�
For the one-eyed, lop-eared, three-legged lame,
The worm-eaten, slab-sided, bare of hair,
For the worn and cast out, wild or tame,
The unbright, unsightly, toothless, knock-kneed,
Stiff jointed, gray-muzzled old, deaf or blind,
For the slack-jawed, splay-footed, worst of breed,
Used up and abused by man unkind,
For the sick and starving that patiently wait
Without whine or whimper to suffer their fate�
Because they all share Creation soul,
In your kingdom, Lord, make them lovely and whole!
� Janet Adkins 1983
Joe Exum, Executive Director
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Not all charities worthy of donations
On Friday Nov. 16, I stopped by Walgreens on North Herritage Street to purchase a few items. There was a guy, wearing a cap that indicated he was a Vietnam veteran, located just outside the door. He was standing by a small table with a bucket asking for donations. A small sign stated the funds were being solicited for an organization named �Veterans Support Organization.�
Inside the store, I saw a friend who asked, �How do you know where the monies collected go?� I told her that sometimes you don�t, you just give on faith. I also told her that she may find information on the Internet and I was making a $5 donation. As I was driving home, I decided I would take my own advice and seek information on the internet.
I found that this particular organization had been investigated by a TV news station in St. Petersburg, Fla. This is some of what the station reported. I wished that I had kept my 5 bucks for one of our local veterans groups.
The news station reported that this organization often negotiates space from malls and other locations during November and December. The report further stated that �recently-submitted IRS documents reveal only 6.6 percent of the group�s $5.7 million in revenues go toward the grants and veteran assistance programs they tout to donors.� The founder of the organization kept $255,698 as a salary. Another $154, 332 went for travel, $71, 860 for uniforms for the solicitors.
(Apparently all of the solicitors are not veterans!) A category of other salaries amounted to $1.1 million.
The station also reported that 30 percent of the daily donation is kept by the solicitors. The reporter calls these people �professional panhandlers.�
I am glad I took my own advice. If you are donating monies to any group or organization, you need to know how the monies are spent. I will do so in the future. It is too late to get my 5 bucks back, but according to this report, 33 cents went to help needy veterans.
This is not meant to be an indictment of Walgreens. Perhaps they were also duped.
Herman McLawhorn
Friends of Homeless thankful for help
The Friends of the Homeless emergency shelter has just completed its 22nd year of operation. The Executive Committee of Friends of the Homeless wants to thank our community for its outstanding support of this critical community ministry since its inception.
Due to the support of the United Way, churches, families, individuals, civic groups and so many others, the shelter has been recognized nationally for its quality operation. The fact that we have operated from Day One on community support and have not had to depend on any governmental funds is rare and an accomplishment we can all take great pride in as a community.
As we enter our 23rd year, the economic climate has increased the demand for services by families so your continued support is very much appreciated.
Special thanks to Jasper Newborn and James Wilkins for their years of leadership at the shelter and to all of our volunteers who help provide a safe haven for so many men, women and families throughout the year.
We are so blessed as a community and the Friends of the Homeless Shelter shines bright as indication of our commitment to all of our citizens. On behalf of our staff and entire Executive Committee, best wishes for a most healthy and prosperous 2013.
Danny Rice, President
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IUCN, Gland, Switzerland (14 January 2005) – SSC is sad to announce that one of its most active and dedicated members, Claus Reuther, has passed away. Claus was Chair of the SSC Otter Specialist Group and dedicated his life to the protection of otters and their habitats.
He created and lead during 25 years the Aktion Fischotterschutz, and later the German Otter-Stiftung. In 1987, he initiated the Otter-Zentrum, which has been visited by more than 1.5 million people. He also undertook a lot of international and regional conservation work.
A passionate otter conservationist, he never lost sight of the importance of human involvement and always promoted human well-being as an integral part of conservation programmes. The President of the Aktion Fischotterschutz, Professor Janssen, summarised the feelings of many when he said "We will all miss Claus very much and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family. The best way we can honour his memory is to continue his admirable work with the same dedication and enthusiasm."
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Hybrid Vehicle Use in the HOT/HOV Lanes
Effective Immediately: CDOT has reached it's quota of 2000 permits issued to hybrid vehicles for the HOT/HOV lanes. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
Reminder: If you no longer own your hybrid vehicle, please contact CDOT at the number provided in the Contact Information located on this page.
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***The HOV Exemption Program will continue, unless there is a change in the Federal regulations. Check the website often to see if there is a change in the status.***
When were approved hybrids allowed access to Colorado 's HOV lanes with a single occupant?
In May 2008 the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) hybrid vehicle program began and allowed owners of qualified Hybrid Vehicles to apply for a permit to use High Occupancy Vehicle ("HOV") lanes and High Occupancy Toll ("HOT") lanes with a single occupant. Qualified and approved vehicles must display the required HOV exemption permit and transponder.
How many permits are going to be issued?
2,000 permits will be issued. CDOT continues to accept applications (although all the permits have been issued) and qualified vehicles will be placed on a waiting list. Applications are accepted online and through the mail. Facilities will be monitored to ensure minimal impacts to high occupancy vehicles and after a period of time will be reevaluated to see if additional permits may be issued. At this time, there are no plans to increase the number of permits to be issued.
What will be required to obtain a permit?
The owner of a hybrid vehicle must submit an application, approved and issued by the CDOT that contains the hybrid vehicle owner's name, the license plate number, the vehicle identification number of the hybrid vehicle and the hybrid vehicle make and year as a condition to obtaining a permit. If you are selected, CDOT will issue an identifying permit and the selected applicants will be required to obtain an EXpressToll transponder and set up the required deposit that allows for the use of qualifying hybrid vehicles in HOV and express lanes. There is no cost to obtain a permit. The EXpressToll transponder account may be utilized to implement tolling upon hybrid vehicles in the event degradation of travel speed occurs in HOV and express lanes. Your EXpressToll transponder account will NOT be charged without advance notice and you will first be given the opportunity to cancel your account and return your transponder. This deposit is also necessary to provide payment for tolls if traveling on E-470 or the Northwest Parkway and will be refunded at the time the account is closed if no travel on either of those roadways occurs. If you already have an EXpressToll account, you must still fill out the hybrid permit application. If selected, your account will be modified to allow for free travel on the I-25 Express Lanes, providing speed degradation does not occur due to the facility being over capacity. You will still be allowed to keep your original transponder.
Why are you only issuing 2,000 permits?
Federal law only allows hybrids in HOV/HOT lanes as long as travel speeds in the HOV/HOT lanes are not degraded. CDOT is allowing a limited number of hybrids in order to monitor the traffic flow. If capacity allows, more hybrids may be permitted as long as HOVs and buses are not impacted. At this time, there are no plans to increase the number of permits to be issued.
Where do I apply?
Applications are accepted online
Or, download the printable application form.
Alternatively, you can stop by in person to get a copy of the form.
The phone number and address are listed below.
Completed applications can be mailed to:
Colorado Department of Transportation
Attn: Hybrid Permits
2829 W Howard Place
Denver , CO 80204
Phone: (303) 757-9539
What types of hybrids will qualify?
Hybrid Vehicle(s)" are light duty vehicles and light duty trucks up to 8500 lbs:
It must be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as low emission vehicles meeting emission standards
The unadjusted city fuel economy of the vehicle must be at least 50 percent higher than the city fuel economy of a comparable gasoline-fueled vehicle
The unadjusted combined city-highway fuel economy of the vehicle must be at least 25 percent higher than the unadjusted combined city-highway fuel economy of a comparable gasoline-fueled vehicle
For Hybrid Vehicles with no similar gasoline counterpart, the Department of Transportation will determine the candidate vehicles by calculating the median unadjusted city fuel economy values for all gasoline vehicles in the same comparable vehicle class as defined in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's annual Fuel Economy Guide, jointly published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department of Transportation will compare the unadjusted city fuel economy value of the candidate Hybrid Vehicle, as determined under 40 CFR 600.207-93, to the median unadjusted city fuel economy for the comparison vehicle in the same vehicle class.
The Environmental Protection Agency has completed a draft list of vehicles that will be used to determine eligibility. For specific types of vehicles, click here.
When will the permits expire?
Federal law currently authorizes use of HOV lanes by qualifying low emission and energy-efficient vehicles. This program will continue until such time that are changes in federal law and/or the lanes become too congested. However, CDOT reserves the right to cancel permits should travel times in any of the corridors as determined by performance monitoring plans.
What highways with HOV lanes will my permit allow me to travel?
I-25 Express Lanes, US 36, Santa Fe Drive and State Highway 82
Hybrids are not be allowed free travel on E-470 or the Northwest Parkway nor are they be allowed to travel on the HOV/diamond ramp lanes that exist along select highways. If travel times degrade, permits may be cancelled or charges may apply if traveling on the I-25 Express Lanes with only one occupant.
Will my hybrid vehicle allow for free travel on E-470 or the Northwest Parkway?
Even with an EXpressToll® transponder, hybrids must still pay tolls if traveling on E-470 or the Northwest Parkway because they are not tax-funded highways. However, a hybrid ExpressToll® account will not be charged if traveling on the I-25 Express Lanes or on other Colorado HOV highways.
Will I still get to keep my permit if I sell my hybrid?
Hybrid permits are nontransferable. Permit decals may not be sold, assigned, used or moved to a vehicle other than the original hybrid vehicle to which the sticker was assigned. Upon transfer of title of the original hybrid vehicle to another owner or expiration of the permit, the decal must be removed from the vehicle and returned to CDOT.
Transponders may not be sold, assigned, used or moved to a vehicle other than the original hybrid vehicle to which the transponder was assigned. Upon transfer of title of the original hybrid vehicle to another owner, the transponder must be returned to ExpressToll® unless you choose to change to a non-hybrid account.
What if I already have an EXpressToll® transponder account?
A hybrid permit application will still be required. If selected, your account will be modified to allow for free travel on the I-25 Express Lanes. You will still be allowed to keep your original transponder.
Why are transponders required?
Transponders will be used for data collection purposes to monitor traffic flow and capacity in the HOV lanes.
What lane should I be in when I pass through the toll collection point on the I-25 Express Lanes?
You may be in either lane but it is preferred that you travel in the lane marked "toll" as there are fewer vehicles in that lane. Additionally, your chances of being pulled over by law enforcement decrease as that is the lane in which vehicles with only one occupant travel.
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landroversucks Posts: 1I have had a 2003 Freelander for 4 months and after drivingit for 9,000 miles I need to replace the engine due to Coolant Ingress in the engine. I think that is crazy. I don't know what to do? Anyone have any suggestions. My extended warranty doesn't want to pay for the new engine. Some one help.....0
Well, my extended LR waruntee tried to wiggle out of paying for my new transmission b/c I got my 60000 mile check at 63000 (I had to wait 3 weeks for an appointment....) I fought, kicked, screamed...really....I would not take NO for an answer....They were trying everything...suggesting I borrow money to fix it....I flipped, told them that I would loose not one, but two jobs..(which was true) and said that it was unacceptable. You need to throw a fit in the dealership.....really....this is a common problem with all Freelanders. Look at all the listings on this forum alone.....this company is horrendous! I think you are part of my list...if not, email me [email protected]
I am in process of speaking with lawyers right now.0
Hi - I had to repalce my engine as well because the head gasket on the coolant burst and leaked into my engine (taking oil with it!) This is a common known problem, landrover UK actually issued a bulletin on this, but I don't think it made it's way to to the US or Canada. Please get on the petition list!0
Can you find or get your hands on the U.K. Bulletin? Thanks, Dave0
It's called [email protected]0
Hey, random question for everyone. Has anyone had issues with the car downshifting on it's own when going down a hill....to almost buck you forward??????? This has been another costant problem with my car and they don't have a clue as to what it is... :lemon:0
Please, please email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
We really want to pursue a class action and need all the names we can get. Thanks.0
stever Posts: 52,462Land Rover Recalls 33,000 Freelander SUVs (Inside Line)0
Hi-I am in the usa my engine same problem. Its at the dealer now. I am still under warrenty and LR has denied me. I have a 2003 freelander 2.5 liter engine coolant has leaked into the oil. I still owe on this car. I am fighting with them. I am going to dress like a lemon and stand out side of the dealer .I so done with LR Talking to lawyers now. I feel like bending over and telling to just get it over with then slowly wish me luck Diana0
ask the certified land rover mechanic to check the radiator and the air flow first. if they refuse then get a lawyer then punch him square in the face.0
I bought my 2002 Freelander early last year (around May) from the local Land Rover dealership. It was a certified pre-owned vehicle, but I went ahead and purchased an extended warranty plan just in case. I'm glad I did. For the past 5-6 months, I've had nothing but problems with my car. 2 weeks ago, I had dropped off my car at the dealership because the brakes seemed weird. They told me I just needed new brake pads. What I thought would take a day at most to do ended up taking 7 days. Apparently one of the techs reported "oil leaking from head gaskets". To be honest, I didn't even know what that meant, but I didn't care as long as it was going to be fixed. But it took forever to get approval from the warranty company. Everything seems ok now, but after reading all of your stories, I'm completely freaked! From electrical problems to gaskets, I don't know how much more I can take. Especially since I'm expecting my first baby in a couple of months, and I don't want to put her life in any kind of danger. I'd love to join y'alls class action suit. My sister also has a 2003 Freelander. We're going to see what we can do about trading our cars in asap.0
congrats boy or girl? I know the 2002 freelanders have lots or trouble and the 2003 are just starting. My car G4 fully loaded bought new. I owe 7000.00 if I have to pay for a new engine I m screwed. but whether I do or not. The day I get my car back. I am trading it in. I am so done. I was doing to get a Jeep Liberty I should of now I will have to recover financially. I might lease . right now I dont even want to go into another dealership. The LR dealer ship where I live is so ghetto0
Thanks! It's a girl.. =)
Yeah, my sister has already been complaining a bit about electrical problems. My parents purchased her car in cash. But I still owe on mine - a little under $10k. So I feel like I'm basically screwed coz I doubt I'll ever find a buyer for this car now. It's still got pretty low mileage (36k). Regardless, I'm just convinced that the car's gonna completely fall apart any day now.. I'm already looking around online for a replacement. I'm considering a Honda Civic (although I REALLY wanna stick with an SUV). But the Civic's SEEM to be pretty safe...0
I just traded mine in this past weekend. It was a 2002 se with 87000 miles on it. I was at the end of my rope (I'm the girl you emailed, fyi), but I went to a Toyota dealership and test drove a few cars. They gave me 7 for mine (i owed 10700)....let me pay what I wanted for a new 2007 corolla sport which is fully loaded..they asked what I could pay..they made me a deal and it was the smoothest thing that I have ever experienced. If you need an suv, get a rav4..the new ones are beautiful....I am just doing more travelling and needed the better fuel economy.....that is my suggestions....I am still going after LR though...those useless sh***. I don't know what state your in, but if it's in MA, email me and I'll give you the details on where to go.0
I agree tiredflr Toyota is the way to go. The rav4 would have plenty of room for a baby. My girlfriend has one no problems. Its a little older now. LR called my husband today with our second denial. It sinks not having a car. Lr for north america wont tell my husband why and he wants to know why there was antifreez in the engine. they say nothing. we know its the head gasket . i need to talk to you. I am glad the other dealer ship went smooth. i am still in shock0
silah Posts: 1I have an '02 Freelander with almost 59000 miles, bought it used in '04 with 33000. Initially I noticed the Drive gear not fully engaging right away and mentioned it to my mechanic. He gave me a referral for transmission service way across town that I have not followed through with yet because of all the other issues I've had to deal with: Brakes serviced sooner than normal (2 times), coolant leaks, radiator serviced at least 3 times, water pump replaced (VERY expensive labor), timing belt replaced, it is STILL overheating and they tell me now that it is due to the Fan Control Module not signalling the fan to come on (?) another very expensive service (parts + labor). I also experience that same 'burning smell' constantly. The electric rear passenger window doesn't work.
I am moving to Texas from Cali this month and am afraid to drive it there. I do not need the engine blowing up on me!! What should I do? Is there a remedy that I can direct my mechanic to look into regarding the overheating issue? could it really be the Fan Control Module? and what is this head gasket/bolts issue and how does it effect the engine/overheating? Please help!! :confuse:0
If your engine is not yet bad (check the coolant for a chocolate color, check the dipstick for brown foam), then trade it in to a car dealer immediately for something else. Whatever they offer for trade, take the loss ..... it will not be nearly the loss of $6000 for a new engine. Yes, the engine is $6000, I just got my THIRD engine at 67,000 miles.
We cannot let LandRover off the hook by selling our cars at a loss.... that is just not an option!!! that is a ridiculous response -- we are consumers and have gotten a BAD APPLE from LandRover--- bottomline, LandRover needs to step up to the plate and take responsibility for their product....0
wdorman Posts: 7Where do we stand in regards to legal action. I was turned down by the BBB Autoline due to the amount of miles on my vehicle. The same holds true for my local Attorney General, however they did say that they would contact my dealership regaqrding the complaint. I am now going to file a small claims case agaist both my dealership, and Land Rover North America.0
arizonaman Posts: 4hey gallovescars, what did you decide on, and how did it work out!
Mr Arizona0
We are not letting them off the hook if we sell our cars....if you are like me and commute 50 miles each way...the decision comes down to safety...in which I was nearly killed twice last month. Every attorney that I have spoken to let me know that we can still pursue legal action even if we no longer have the car...it's just shows how bad they were that we were willing to take a significant loss on our vehicle....because it was such a hazzard and a wallet-sore. We are obviously going after damages and trying to get exposure as much as we can. I am meeting with a lawyer on Thursday to figure out what to do. Also, I have another LR owner who has affiliates in the media who is going to try and break this open. We are still going to pursue this class action..but LR isn't going to do anything until a media storm develops....0
I certainly wasn't aware that we could still sell our vehicles and SUE at the same time. Thank you for setting the record straight. Looking for a buyer now!!!0
nitroboy Posts: 4Does everyone who owns a Freelander owe me money for using my last name?
Richard Freeland0
No, You owe us all money for having such a horrible & costly vehicle named after you.
carl20 Posts: 3Hi all. My rear window regulator has gone out, so that I can't open the door. The dealer wants $700 plus to fix it. The replacement part is about $400, but it seems to me that this should be a matter of having a bad connection, or a faulty electric motor that could be fixed for less. Any suggestions?0
kelesmom Posts: 112003 Freeelander. This is my 3rd LR. I've always been a HUGE fan, it's a driving experience, until now. I purchased, knowing better, a Freelander close to the end of warranty. within the first month, still under warranty it overheated, and was in Louisivlle LR Dealership. Not once, but twice within 3 months, for the same overheating issue. Now my warranty is up, I've driven it cross country, and my engine is blown. I need NEW CYLINDER HEADS. The LR dealership, here in Santa Barbara told myself and my automotive Dept which I took it to (b/c it was out of warranty, AND It was in such bad shape I couldn't afford to drive it 1 hr away to a dealership, it wasn't holding any water, it was smoking etc.) that it's a piece of junk, to get rid of it as quick as possible. I went to LR Corp., they aren't willing to help me out due to the fact that an automative shop worked on it, AFTER WARRANTY. As I've stated, this is my 3rd LR;1 2005 Discovery-loved but ex- husband has it, and a previous Freelander with never a problem. If there is a Class Action Law Suit, I want in. I am now taking it to LR Corp Appeal process, for whatever that's worth. I am attempting to communicate with the dealership I purchased ALL of my LR's from, with no luck so far. VERY discusted. I am making car notes on a car that has no engine, thanks to the crappy quality of workmanship, I am renting a car which I do not have the money to do. My insurance only pays if it was in an accident.
I am discusted, furious and ready to fight! LR NEEDS to stand up like a real Corporation and take responsibility for their products. :mad: :sick:0
busta5 Posts: 9Yes, trade it in for a Honda now while you still have trade in value. This car is a money pit....had one and had, rear window failure like yours, seats that stuck in the folded position in the back, windows that would not work, radio failure, constant brake problems to name just a few within the first two years of owning. Luckily an excellent mechanic gave me heads up on a slow but soon to materialize head gasket problem and got rid of it. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER LAND ROVER. Get used to handing over money to your dealer :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: BIG TIME0
Yes, Steve, I received my recall letter in the mail...unfortunately...I've already spend over $400 with them trying to repair that problem (mine was mostly with the downhill decent control) I'm now two months into my new Corolla sport and I have to say that I have never been happier. I ended up at an independent dealer in South Boston, Bob at Roverland was life-saver. He was about the only person associated with Land Rover that was ever honest with me and didn't try to take me for a ride (no pun intended, of course). I hope that anyone in the Boston area would consider going to him as he helped me through what could have been financially devastating times. We are still pursuing a class action against this company...it's moving slow, but we believe that it will eventually be exposed. Thanks for hosting!0
cmarsh2 Posts: 3join the push for a class action lawsuit. Email Bridget at....
Bridget OR [landrover_lawsuithotmail.com]
to join forces. The more; The better.0
davetc Posts: 1Hi All,
I am sorry to hear that so many people are having issues with their freelanders. I just had a quick question for this forum. I am a long time Land Rover enthusiast and just recently purchased an 2005 freelander 5-door. I guess after reading these posts, my question would be, though I understand a much smaller amount of 04 oand 05 Freelanders were sold, have any owners experienced the same engine or Transmission issues that are occuring with the 02 and 03 freelanders. Thanks for the info.


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Although examination of urine for blood hemoglobin by automated analysis of test strips is a common, precise, and efficient method with a maximum throughput of up to 300 test strips per hour (1), the reference interval for this procedure is uncertain. Most laboratories consider only a negative result as normal, based on findings in referred patients and on population studies showing that urinary tract tumors and other serious diseases are found in those with even trace amounts of blood on test strips (2)(3)(4). In two population studies, test strips were positive for blood in 3% of men of all ages (3) and in 13% of those over 60 years (4). A few patients with blood in their urine were found to have urothelial malignancies, but most had only trace results on initial testing, with re-testing yielding intermittently positive results (3)(4); intermittently positive results may be attributable in part to variations from visual inspection by technicians and by patients themselves which is less sensitive and less precise than semiautomated reflectance readings of urinalysis dipsticks (5).
Our laboratory receives complaints from physicians about the high frequency of hematuria in their patients. We are unaware of previous studies reporting the distribution of results in a healthy population tested by semiautomated reflectance readings. Recent studies using a urine flow cytometer (UF-100) suggest that the number of RBCs in the urine in healthy individuals should be in the range of 10–20 cells/μL with even higher estimated counts on dipsticks, which also measure lysed cells (6)(7)(8). In the present study we analyzed the urine of 1000 men and women of various ages seen consecutively for screening examinations and used automated analysis of the test strips to determine the reference interval.
Midstream urine samples from outpatient clinics arrived and were tested within 4 h of collection at a regional laboratory in northern Israel. Consecutive samples (n = 1000) from occupational medicine clinics that routinely perform urinalysis of asymptomatic workers were tested by use of a Supertron automated analyzer (Roche Diagnostics Ltd.) with Combur-10 S strips (Roche Diagnostics Ltd.). The patients were all actively working without chronic renal failure or symptomatic diseases and had no significant exposure to chemicals or dyes. We have shown previously that the Supertron test for erythrocytes is precise and that samples are stable over a 24-h storage period (1). We tested the accuracy of the assay by adding known numbers of erythrocytes to urine specimens. A logistic regression model was used to adjust for the presence of urinary glucose, nitrite, or protein and to determine the independent influence of age and sex on the risk of having ≥50 erythrocytes/μL on urinalysis.
After excluding those with leukocyturia, glucosuria, proteinuria, or a positive nitrite result, we were left with 580 of the 744 men (78.0%) and 132 of 256 women (51.6%). After these exclusions the distribution of erythrocytes concentrations in urine for males changed little from that for the entire group (results not shown), whereas after the exclusions a lower proportion of females had ≥50 erythrocytes/μL [9 of 132 (6.8%) vs 19 of 124 (15.3%); P <0.05]. The optimum reference interval (95% of the individuals studied, after excluding those with other positive findings on test strips) for erythrocytes in urine for men <40 years of age included values up to 25 cells/μL, whereas for men ≥40 years and for females of all ages, the reference interval included values up to 50 cells/μL (Table 1⇓ ). On logistic regression, after we forced glucosuria (yes/no), nitrite (positive/negative), leukocyte esterase (yes/no), and proteinuria ≥300 mg/L (yes/no) into the model, the odds ratio for ≥50 erythrocytes/μL in females compared with males was 1.90 (1.02–3.55), the odds ratio for individuals with leukocyte esterase vs those without leukocyte esterase was 2.56 (1.35–4.83), and the odds ratio for individuals ≥40 years of age compared with younger individuals was 1.93 (1.08–2.45). We found no significant interaction between age and sex.
We added a known number of erythrocytes (counted on an Advia 120 Hematology System; Bayer) to urine to give a final concentration in the range of 6.25–400 cells/μL. The results by dipstick determination were nearly identical to the expected values [expected (test strip determinations): 0 cells added (12 negative tests by dipstick), 6.25 cells/μL added (0, 10, 10, 0, and 0 cells/μL by test strip); 12.5 cells/μL added (10, 10, 10, 25, and 10 cells/μL by test strip); 25 cells/μL added (25, 25, 25, 25, and 25 cells/μL by test strip); 50 cells/μL added (25, 50, 50, 50, and 50 cells/μL by disptick)]. Test strip results were also highly correlated with final concentrations of 100, 200, and 400 cells/μL (results not shown).
The major finding of this study is that the reference interval for erythrocytes in urine should include positive results. We have also shown that after calibration, test strip results are accurate over various known concentrations of erythrocytes in urine. The reference interval was age dependent, increasing with age, as has been reported previously with a high-power-field methodology (9). Our results can probably be extrapolated to other analyzers that use similar technologies after calibration with known concentrations of erythrocytes, a necessary step because adequate commercial controls are not available.
Our semiquantitative results are consistent with those obtained with a urine flow cytometer in a small number of apparently healthy children and adults. In young men, we found that the upper limit of the reference interval should be 25 cells/μL erythrocytes, whereas Lun et al. (6), using the UF-100 urine flow cytometer, reported that the 95th percentile for erythrocytes in 141 children was 25.9 cells/μL. Regeniter et al. (7) tested 91 healthy individuals (both males and females; age range, 11–63 years) but could not consider subgroups because of the small sample size. They reported 97.5% percentiles of 13.9/μL for erythrocytes and 15.7/μL for eukocytes; they also reported that the overall mean UF-100 erythrocyte and leukocyte counts were somewhat lower than the results obtained with the semiquantitative stick method, suggesting that lysed cells contributed to the higher observed values. Recently, Marimoto et al. (8) reported median erythrocyte counts on a flow cytometer of ∼10 cells/μL in 64 healthy female students 18–20 years of age. The 90th percentile upper limit ranged from 50 to 600, depending on whether the students were menstruating. The 90th percentile range in our females included 50 cells/μL, which is consistent with the results obtained for nonmenstruating students in that study. The automated quantitative urinalysis analyzer (UF-100) cannot be considered a gold standard because the imprecision of the erythrocyte count for this analyzer is high [CV, 18–31% for 5–60 cells/μL (10)]. Furthermore, such testing does not include lysed erythrocytes.
A major strength of our study is the large number of screening tests done in apparently healthy individuals. Although we did not have complete medical histories available to us, it is unlikely that concomitant diseases biased our results. All participants were actively employed and received medical clearance to work. Chronic diseases are more prevalent in those 50–59 years of age compared with those 40–49 years of age, but the frequency distribution of erythrocytes in urine was nearly identical in the two groups. After exclusion of those with glucosuria, proteinuria, leukocyturia, or nitrites in the urine, the reference intervals were unchanged. Finally, because the prevalence of microhematuria is not affected by physical exercise in the 24 h preceding urinalysis in asymptomatic young men (11), leisure physical activity probably did not significantly affect our results.
Standard textbooks do not consider semiquantitative or quantitative urinary erythrocyte analysis but instead continue to recommend that a complete workup be done for any patient with a persistent finding of >3 erythrocytes per high-power field on urinalysis, regardless of the pretest probability of significant urothelial disease (12)(13). Recent recommendations support a repeat urinalysis after 48 h to confirm positive test strip findings and a work-up that includes confirmation of the dipstick results by microscopic urinalysis (14)(15) and identification of dysmorphic erythrocytes (14)(15). This approach decreases the sensitivity for detecting serious urothelial diseases because of the intermittent nature of hematuria in patients with serious urothelial disease (2)(3)(4)(16), the known problems with the precision and accuracy of microscopic urinalysis (2)(17)(18), with intralaboratory CV of 25–50% (8)(19), and with the possibility of concomitant dysmorphic erythrocytes in the urine in the presence of urothelial cancer (20). It has been pointed out that current data are inadequate to support clear-cut recommendations regarding the management of microscopic hematuria (15).
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K.J. Ford seemed to save his best plays for the biggest moments last season.
Ford, a junior defensive tackle for the Bluffton High football team, recorded two of his four 2012 sacks in a first-round playoff game at South Florence. The part-time fullback also scored three of his four touchdowns in the postseason and had a season-high seven tackles in a quarterfinal game at nationally-ranked Goose Creek.
Those performances were enough for North Carolina State to give the 6-foot-1, 280-pound Ford his first scholarship offer in March. Ford, whose cousin Poona is a highly-coveted prospect at Hilton Head Island High, says he also is talking to coaches at Florida State.
With Bluffton getting ready to begin spring practice today, Bluffton Today caught up with Ford for a short question-and-answer session Monday.
Bluffton Today: What has the team been focusing on since the end of last season?
K.J. Ford: (Bluffton coach Ken Cribb) has made sure we get 60 lifts in by May 1, so we've really been working on that - making sure everybody stays really good in the weight room. That's pretty much it right now.
BT: Was there anything you wanted to improve on before spring practice?
Ford: I want to get a lot faster and get my speed up. Actually, I'll be running my 40 today.
BT: Will you approach this spring any differently now that you're a rising senior and many of your teammates are graduating?
Ford: I feel like everybody's going to be looking at me to step up and be that leader on our defense and make sure everything is how it should go.
BT: How much contact have you been having with N.C. State?
Ford: (Running backs coach Des Kitchings) came by this morning to see me. He wants me to come to a camp in June and he said he'll be back next week in practice.
BT: What do you think of N.C. State so far?
Ford: The school is nice, really nice facilities. I really liked it.
BT: Are any other schools talking to you at the moment?
Ford: Florida State is recruiting me hard. I'm going to be there in June.
BT: Are there any schools you really hope give you a scholarship offer soon?
Ford: Pretty much just Florida State right now - and we'll see if any more come.


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Mythology of a Southern Witch
Originally posted to WitchVox December 18, 2011. It's no longer on the site, so has been replicated here.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world. -- Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
I am the Southern Kitchen Witch. I am the stuff of legends and myth, honeysuckle and red-clay dirt. In my small frame, I carry the histories of my people: Celt Irish, Cherokee and African heritages that manifest in small fires, fried okra and the tribal beat of a semi-tropic sunset. My people are both the backbone of a continental history and the brunt of a universal myth that hints at ignorance and simplicity. But history has lied to you before.
My grandmother lived along a country river, just under the Tennessee line, and cooled her milk in a stream. She renamed (or re-spelled) herself in the sixth grade, quit school to pick cotton and came right back to "learnin" out of a deep need to "better" herself and her people. Her own folks were farmers and builders, and from that heritage, she became a self-taught blueprint artist and landowner of her own right. Let's be clear here: my people had goat stews and said "ain't, " spit "chaw" and put the evil eye on you if you weren't right. Somewhere down the line, someone decided that this denoted ignorance. As my dear Grandma once told me: we talk slow so as you can understand us. There's much to say between the lines.
You see, our cadence and diction have little to do with our intellect or spirit other than the sweet, syrupy transference for which it allows. We have spawned several Presidents, dealt harshly with our demons and even held down an army or two in defense of our historical architecture. I was the first in my line to earn a doctorate -- not on account of my ancestor's lack of intelligence, but rather their lack of new money and time away from the fields. There exist within me two voices: one down-home, countrified low-river gal and one highly educated, trans-atlantically published sharp academe. Pick one? Hell, naw. Like any goddess, I refuse fracture. I am all things and one, the tenacious echo of the Divine, myth personified. It is a subject that both "chaps my bum" and "intrigues my sensibilities, " but both are me. I label myself Southern and Witch and Dr. and Mom. Today, these things are Seba. When I am gone? Myth.
But what of this earthly phenomenon? Why this primal need for naming, signification, legend and myth?
Recently, my (Pagan) students and I were waxing long in front of a fire on the subject of myth. It was probably the most exhausting lesson I have ever thrown down on a hearth (literally, fire and all) but was worth every deep breath and three cheap bottles of red. As a Hereditary, I cannot divulge much--but I can note the obvious. Lacanian theory speaks of the signifier and the signified, the psychological need (born of desire) to name that which is illusive, transitory and slippery. [1] As Pagans, I believe that this concept is not one that denotes weakness or ego, but rather is a critical tool in our endeavors to surpass the somewhat rigid boundaries of the physical realm. We, as humans, need this tool--and you can't get it at Lowes. As careful as I am with Christian sensibilities, I will forge into territory that may or may not be offensive. However, there comes a time for truth-telling and unadulterated bravery, so here we go.
30, 000 years ago, a diminutive statue was formed by Paleolithic man. [2] Her name, given by her excavators, is "Venus of Willendorf." While other, larger, statues have been found as far as Siberia, the diminutive stature of most Goddess images have been noted by scholars as intriguing. How could a people emblazon their Holy One in such a small frame? Ah, well. Most of my Christian friends would tell you that they understand their Higher Power as fantastic in size, looming large over their world (usually, not universe) and a bit reserved in His demeanor unless provoked. I have noticed, in my teachings of expatriate Christians, a certain sense of removal from their access to the Divine and have queried that this phenomenon is due, in part, to those early religious sanctions. "He" is all knowing, I remember hearing, easily angered and removed from His people by the hierarchy of a chosen half-human child and a ghost or two. "We" are in a state of terror from birth that there awaits a scathing hell into which we could be cast for loving the wrong flesh, saying the wrong words, or even wearing the wrong t-shirt. "God" is, to use an analogy, THE FORCE. One does not sit down and chat with THE FORCE. In effect, He is unsignifed--and for some of us humans, this breeds terror.
The problem for a large faction of us rebellious souls is our need for a bit more materiality--a little more personal, please, when our souls are on the line. Michel Foucault, a French theorist, wrote that the "rule of materiality that statements necessarily obey is therefore the order of the institution rather than of the spatio-temporal localization; it defines possibilities of reinscription and transcription, " and this, my friends, is what myth exists to do. [3] In layman's terms this means that: what has been named can be co-opted. What has been co-opted can be then reclaimed.
Once upon a time, as Merlin Stone points out in When God Was a Woman, there was a Female Divine. [4] A "barbaric yawp, " as Walt Whitman would put it, sounded through peoples across continents long before Facebook and MTV. [5] She had names, so many they cannot be listed here, and held an interpersonal relationship with her subjects. Sure, there were priests and priestesses, medicine women and soothsayers, but these were the equivalent of wise ones whose purpose were to be the conduit, if you will, rather than the police of spirituality. Foucault's "rule of materiality" applies neatly to ancient understandings of the Great Mother: so expansive, so omnipotent, she allowed herself to be signified in order that her subjects could better reach her, hear her, feel her. There was a time before myth and a place before ours that allowed for the human condition: fallible, faltering and in deep, abiding need for signification. Why was she depicted in such small form? Why, to carry her, my dear. You see, a goddess doesn't need to impress you. You need to impress Her.
Then what of myth? Why have these amalgams, legends and analogies to reach the Great Divine? Ah. Because we are still in this physical realm. We are signifiers, storytellers, history builders and operate in linguistic patterns that our subconscious demands if it is to participate on a higher plane. Let me give you an example:
I create a lesson that explains why we need a "name" for our goddess.
I get confused looks, scuffling feet and scribbling pens.
I turn to an analogy, the cousin of myth (very Southern of me, yes?) that relies upon the movie Men in Black. [6] "The universe is on Orion's bell." How can something that, um, phantastmatically GRAND be so small? (See the Christian upbringing here?)
It's simple, really. Why would "It" be removed from its subjects? The only thing small here, folks, is our mind. Women walk around every day with glorious, little microcosmic moon cycles in their core that wax and wane, go full and go black. Men, it's been proven, have mini-cycles within the course of one day. We have always harbored the universe, grand and omnipotent and strange and beautiful, within us. Why would She mind a little signification? We are Her echo, after all, in bloody, breakable flesh.
I remember a movie from 1991 called The Butcher's Wife. [7] Like any movie that has a reference to Pagan precepts, it did not do well at the box office. Yet, there was this moment, on a rooftop, when Demi Moore explains the existence of the human belly button as the scar of the separation of man from woman. It was riveting. Of course, it also was unscientific, ridiculously impossible and utterly born of myth. I sat and cried for an hour with a bottle of Jim Beam. You see, myth breaks my heart in a way that science does not. I have this theory that science is our own millennial mythology: provable, measurable, crystallized myth. Do I know it's true? Why, yes. Am I primally torn at the fracture of science from its ontology? More. Touch me; I'm real. Cut me, I bleed. Love me . . . I'm legend. Prove that, I dare you. And take note: I'm 5'2 and 124 pounds, soaking wet. See?
I'm as small as a bell around a cat's neck and still throb like a universe. I am signified.
Which brings us 'round to our original musings: why myth? Why signification?
I've always felt that it is the inherent right (or rite) of a soul to signify its own self, rather than exist as the victim of signification. We are untranslatable until we translate ourselves. I cannot imagine a Goddess in need of the same, for She is already, well, everything. Translating her is our need, not the other way around. Indeed, on this plane of existence, we crave myth as the signification of our heritage, of our transcendence and of our paths. Myth is our secret weapon, you see, the Orion's bell around our neck that holds the universe.
And just for good measure and some final signification of all the myth that I embody:
Y'all know that thump in your core that smells like home and sounds like buffalo? Have you felt the way your soul heals right up when you eat butter smeared on homemade bread or nestle yourself under a worn quilt? Seen someone you love smile with the sun laying down on his or her face all gold and worn in the late afternoon? That's the echo of the Divine. That's Southern. And down here, we share myth like it's homemade wine and signify you as kin.
Blessed Be,
Seba (aka Dr. PD)
1. I am particularly working with Lacanian theories of the signifier as it relates to psychoanalytic studies of desire. This theory was originally attributed to Saussure. See: Saussure, Ferdinand de. Course in General Linguistics(trans. Wade Baskin) . London: Fontana/Collins, 1974. Also see: Gates, Henry Louis. African American Literary Criticism, 1773 to 2000. ed. Hazel Arnett Ervin. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1999: 261.
2. I find it altogether fascinating that many, if not most, of found Paleolithic sculptures and drawings of the Goddess had tapered or nonexistent feet. While we, as humans, must "ground" in order to find balance, She is always already embedded in her earth.
3. Foucault, Michel. "The Order of Discourse, " The Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the Present 2nd Ed (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001) , 1458.
4. Stone, Merlin. When God Was a Woman. Florida: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1976.
5. Whitman, Walt. "Song of Myself, " Leaves of Grass. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1900.
6. Men in Black. Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Columbia Pictures, 1997. This particular line was misheard as "Orion's Belt."
7. The Butcher's Wife. Dir. Terry Hughes. Paramount Pictures, 1991.


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Two more empty storefronts in Royersford; two businesses have closed this past week due to the economy. Obama, tell me the economy is improving. It's so sad we have to add more people to the unemployment list. So Obama, is this proof the economy is improving?
I see once again the Pottstown School District is blaming the special education students in their district for the low scores for the under achieving, etc., etc. now that the middle school is also on that list as well as Franklin. Get it together Pottstown. Your teachers aren't that great. They need to start teaching and get all of the kids achieving to where they should.
This is in reference to the borough public works' cleaning of our storm drains in Pottstown. I called the public works on Wednesday before the heavy rain. Over by Maple Street park they cleared out the storm drain but left the leaves piled in the street. I was going to try to remove the leaves myself but they're frozen to the road. The other storm drain across the street was totally clogged. Same thing down the street. I don't get it. Pick the leaves up and take them away.
The person who said they owe a half a million dollars for their doctorate in education is full of it. I'm working on my doctorate of eduction now and it costs $60,000 to $70,000. Stop trying to snow the people over. The Philadelphia School District paid out almost one-tenth of a billion dollars in unused sick, vacation, comp time since 2010. One administrator received a check for $160,000. Another teacher said 'I deserve this money.' This is why the school system is bankrupt.
Now we have gasoline going out of this world and Gov. Corbett might decide to put more taxes on gas which is a great idea. You want to spike it more. Now they want to raise the auto tags. Please stay out of our wallets.
Pennhurst should be reopened to homeless people. Why not have people with mental problems there also? All they want is one or two rooms that they can lock for safety. Also open Alcatraz prison for lifers.
In reference to the U.S. postal service reducing their carrying time and eliminating Saturday deliveries, I have no problem with them going down to five days. I think that may be a good thing. But why don't they use common sense and continue to deliver on Saturday and say eliminate Wednesday? That way you have no more than one day at a time void in receiving your mail which would help a lot of people. I hope it's not the mail carrier unions holding this back.
I'm one of the many fans of 'Downton Abby' on PBS. I look at the grand houses and the lifestyles. Then I look at the big houses in Pottstown, the lifestyle that must have been here at one time. But now we have group homes, rehabs, rooming houses and those beautiful houses chopped into multiple units. What a sad legacy for Pottstown. And at least they didn't have sheets, blankets and pillow cases as window dressings.
A FAN OF DOWNTON ABBY This is for the seven no brainers on the Boyertown School Board. No means no. What part of no don't they understand?
Postmaster General claiming stopping delivery on Saturday. What the public doesn't know is that it's a law and has been for several years. It's like someone robbing a bank and saying they can't pay their bills is OK. He's probably going to be arrested for doing that if he does.
Years ago there was a Million Man March on Washington. Years later there was a Million Women March on Washington. I think it's about time that we have the Million Middle Class March on Washington. America, what went wrong?
To the person who's going to be out of work for five or six months and can't collect Social Security, have you looked into the possibility of collecting Welfare? If you can't, right now I would suggest you go to Mexico, renounce your citizenship and then come back into the country illegally. You'll get everything you want.
CLOSE THE BORDERS NOW We really don't need gun control. What we do need is politician control. They make up the law to lie, cheat, steal and bully. We suffer because of the consequences so we cannot do what they do.
A SENIOR AND VETERAN Prior to 2007, Girl Scout cookies were made with trans fat hydrogenated oil but now most trans fats have been removed. It's great to know that eating a whole box of thin mints is no longer bad for you, well not that bad.


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The worst ever vehicle led terrorist attack since 9/11 in the NYC.
Manhattan: Oct 31; A pickup truck rammed into the recreational corridors early this evening and killed around 8 people. The driver took to the crowded bike path along the Hudson river and started firing. Bikers and other people around were all set for their Halloween celebration when this incident occurred. This is the worst terror attack post 9/11 in New York.
The lone wolf extremist identified as Syfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, a 29 year old Uzbek national cried out "Allahu Akbar" and mowed down cyclists and other people on the bike path as he drove past them. Allahu Akbar is the Arabic for God is great.
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Just a few miles off the WTC memorial, the suspected ISIS extremist shot down the afternoon riders and slammed into a school bus later. Then he jumped off it and ran all over the highway with his pellet gun and paintball gun. He kept shouting "allahu AKbar" until he was downed by NYPD officials with a bullet in his abdomen. He was in critical condition until late Tuesday night.
AT 3:05 pm on Tuesday, Sayfullo who is believd to be 29 year old; drove a rented Home Depot Truck at West St/ Hudson St taken from NJ. Handwritten Arabic notes are discovered from this truck which point towards his allegiance with ISIS but no evidence is obtained so far.
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Mayor Bill De Blasio, at a news conference stated, "Based on information we have at this moment, this was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians"
Five of those killed were Argentinian tourists who traveled for a 30 year school reunion celebration. One of the other killed and 3 injured, are identified as Belgian.
Saipov was on Green Card, which is permanent legal residency and he came in 2010 from Uzbekistan. He lived in Paterson, NJ and Tampa, Fla.
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Sirus Minovi a 14 year old freshman hanging out at the site on the attack, told that people scattered and shouted "gun, shooter, run away". At first they believed it to be a Halloween prank.
No sooner than the investigation began it was clear that Saipov was under the radar for his association with some investigation in the past. He was under an unrelated Federal investigation scrutiny.
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New York and other big cities around the world are already under threats from vehicle bound terrorist attacks. The past year has seen such such heinous crimes in France, Germany and England.
More reports to come in as charges get filed.
The development so far includes:
- President Donald Trump calls it "another attack by a very sick and deranged person" and also tweeting, "We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!"
- Mayor De Blasio calls this incident a "cowardly terror attack"
- A home depot truck was rented at 2:00 pm from NJ
- The extremist drove it into West St pedestrian/ bike path around 3:05 pm
- He fired rounds of shots screaming " Allahu Akbar"
- He then rammed into a parked school bus injuring two adults and 2 children
- The Suspect identified as Syfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, a 29 year old Uzbek national on Green Card in the US
- He then got out and ran all over the highway holding his pellet gun and paintball gun
- NYPD then shot him in his abdomen, where he fell down
- His condition was critical Tuesday night
- 6 died on spot and 2 later at hospital
- Around 11 are injured but non-life threatening injuries
- Bomb squad examined the truck for any suspicious explosives
- Street closures in effect: 14th St, 23rd St, 34th St and West St in both directions
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Our county fair is this week, and I'm showing flowers and vegetables. Our family was also in charge of working the pork producers' food stand one night, so Caroline came home to help. Our oldest son, Nowlan, also came home for a visit and helped me dig and sort potatoes. Here are photos from the week.
Cramming my flower entries into the Prius took some engineering. Nothing got crushed on the way, thanks to Caroline.
My Mandevilla Sun Parasol won a blue ribbon, as did my hybrid tea rose, purple zinnias, gold daylily, and impatiens.
Nowlan sorted all my potatoes by size, shape, and condition (I had a lot of bug holes this year). He did a great job, because I won the white and gold categories.
Competition was fierce in red potatoes this year and mine did not place.
My giant white potatoes won the class.
Working the pork stand. (Caroline never stopped moving.)
The view from the counter.
Speaking of pork, the hog show is the largest ever this year with more than 300 entries. Pigs are three to a pen, but they don't mind.
I'm back in the show!
The funnel cake options are out of control!