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The computer is looking for a temperature of the EGR valve, a go/no-go check if it gets hot enough you don't get a code if it doesn't you do. The code or lack there-of doesn't mean it's operating properly only that it gets hot which means exhaust is flowing through it. It's common when putting headers and or duals on these TBI engines to see the EGR failure code illuminate because the reduced back pressure doesn't feed enough exhaust through the valve to heat it up to the expected temperature.
My bad and thanks for the heads-up reminder.
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EGR? Where is it located?
A friend e-mailed me this thread after my problems with my truck recently. I love my truck but don't have a lot of mechanical experience. I recently had the fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, and fuel filter replaced. Runs good in general, but when I take off periodically it has hesitation, almost like I'm in water. It doesn't happen everyday or all the time. After reading your thread, I'm beginning to think I need to check/change the EGR. My problem is knowing where it's located on my vehicle. When I do find it, can I clean it or is it better to just replace it (new or used). I bought it used last year and it's run great for me until last month. I originally replaced the parts because as I would give it gas it would bog down without quite dying, then I was able to feather my gas pedal back up to speed. Replacing the fuel pump etc. got me back on the road but now I am still having the same problem. PLEASE HELP! I want to try replacing the EGR, I just need to know where to find it and I need to know how to replace it. My truck is a 2000 Chevy C2500 3/4ton.
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Hey everyone,
Im working on a 93 Motorhome with 7.4 TBI. Will not start with MAP sensor plugged in. Unplug it and will run but like crap. Repaired the wiring harness that was damaged by the compressor and replaced MAP so far. THinking the wiring damage shorted the ECM?
You're right There will be a "next guy" with a similar bug. That's what this forum is all about......... That and free speech... I'll keep kicking in a couple of bucks on a regular basis...
I think we got the same muffler guy... Duntov
Exhaust- I think every Chevy truck in my home town has a performance muffler on it, I just couldn't believe it would be my problem (plus a quick chat with my favorite muffler shop that went like this- "blah, blah, blah" (me explaining problem), they said (and I quote) "what a load of *****, look for something else". Gotta love a guy that gets to the point!
As I searched the 'net for answers I found tons of posts in several forums dealing with this kind of problem but I had trouble finding specific testing info and what were good test results and bad test results. So I have tried to be as complete as possible with my descriptions of the problem and the things that were tried in the attempt to figure it out, hoping that it will help out the next guy who has a similar bug.
Thanks again guys!
EGR valve.
I was having problems with my trucks EGR and went to get my emissions test and it didn't pass because of high NOX so I changed out my EGR with a used one and she passed with flying colors but the EGR was from a different year truck and my buddy told me it might have a hesitation because the EGR might have a different orifice size than yours and sure enough it did because it was doing the same thing yours was.
So I replaced it with a new one and she runs super now. I hope this thread helps a lot of people. And yes there is different ones for the weights of trucks.
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This kind of reminds me of mine which is a 92 chevy with a rebuilt 4.3
Upon tear down to get the rebuild process going, I stupidly threw the original EGR valve away. When I bought one when the engine was ready to go back in, I realized the new valve came with a washer restrictor kit that your supposed to match up with the original sized valve, but I had also did a exhaust mod so it was more free flowing so I took a stab at it what size washer to use. After all was said and done, the truck ran like crap. It kept kicking on the code that indicates the MAP sensor was bad. After replacing it with no change, I started disconnecting stuff hoping I could isolate where the problem was. I unplugged the EGR and capped the line. Afterwards it ran great and the MAP sensor code was gone. Ever since then I`ve left it like that. The only time it gets a code now is EGR failure every now and then.
As for your tech buddy, the backpressure type egr valves are more sensitive with more backpressure. Less backpressure and the valve is less sensitive. The magnaflow might cause a code 32 (worst case, not likely as in nearly impossible scenario) but won't cause the valve to work as he described. You've just witnessed a "parts tosser" tech. Thump him for me.
EGR was a surprise. I was betting on Bogie's direction. I've seen the replacement of worn injectors improve idle and overall performance and fuel mileage on that series of truck several times in the last couple of years. Now you can Ebay your extra ECM I've also seen some of those go recently. Should be a market for one, especially with your brief of the recent history on it.
The truck is FINALLY running great, got the stumble/ hesitation figured out. It has been a learning experience to say the least. Before I explain what I found, I want to thank everybody that jumped in to help me with this problem. you're a great bunch of folks!!
I was out of ideas on what to do on the truck so I bit the bullet and had a tech come out to the house and bring his computer/scanner/artificial intelligence thingamabob.
An hour and half later his advice was to replace the ECM and the muffler! He said the ECM wasn't modulating the pulse width on the EGR, it was signalling the solenoid to open and stay open at any throttle position above idle. His exhaust advice was that the Magnaflow muffler (the only non-stock component in the exhaust system) was causing insufficient back-pressure and messing up the EGR valve.
I thanked him, paid him and sent him away. I wasn't convinced of his diagnosis but went to the wrecking yard and picked up a compatible ECM off a running truck that had the top crunched by a fallen tree. I installed it with no change in symptoms. I just could not accept that the muffler was causing my problem so I ignored the 'replace it' advice. After thinking about it for a couple of day, I decided to go talk to my local parts house about EGR valves. The guy looked up my truck and said that there were two available- one for 8500 lbs. GVWR and lower and one for above 8500 lbs. GVWR. He had both in stock and pulled them out to look at them, they were noticeably different in their design. The light bulb came on over my head and I went home and looked at my engine's EGR valve. My truck is a 8500 and lower truck but had the 8500 and above EGR on it. I went to the wrecking yard again and grabbed an EGR off another truck that matched what I needed. I installed it and...... it runs like a top, 50 miles of around town driving without any issues at all!!
The EGR valve was passing all the tests because it was not broken, it was just the wrong one for my application. What an ordeal! But I'm happy- the truck is running like it should and my blood pressure back down to a reasonable level.
I'd start with a couple doses of injector cleaner, if that doesn't improve it, then some rebuilt injectors are in order.
|The next thing to check would be all your wire connections, make sure that all the connectors are completely snapped in place, and that none of the wires have been pushed out, especially at the distributor. Next, I would unplug the EGR valve at the valve and plug the hose with a golf tee or similar and take it for a test drive to isolate that system from your problem, new parts or not. If problem persists, I would attach my timing light, leaving the by-pass hooked up, vary the RPM and confirm that your timing is changing. If I remember correctly, when you hook the by-pass wire back up and recheck timing, it should be sitting on about 10 degrees advance. If the timing is not changing, except for centrifugal at higher RPM's I would suspect the ignition module.
|Yes I did, as I remember it was un-moved. This only my second TBI powered truck, the first one was a '90 1 ton w/ 454. Never had a problem with it so I'm learning as I go here. This one is whuppin' my arse.
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University of St. Thomas alumna Marty Thompson believes character counts. If you make a commitment, you better deliver.
A philosophy she says was reinforced by her faith-based education at UST, Thompson has come to value character in personal, professional and civic life. And her peers have taken notice.
Thompson has been named to the Houston Business Journal's distinguished 40 Under 40 list. The list identifies 40 young, respected Houstonian business leaders who excel in their industries and show dynamic leadership in their communities. Honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony on May 20 at the House of Blues.
Thompson graduated from UST in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in international studies, and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2002. She has practiced as a business litigation attorney at Haynes and Boone LLP since 2002.
Thompson's community leadership roles include serving on the Houston Downtown Alliance board and the NCAA Texas Bowl hospitality committee. For five years, she has volunteered to choreograph the Houston Bar Association's Night Court, an annual all-attorney musical comedy that raises money to support HBA's charitable arm, the Houston Bar Foundation. Thompson said six UST alumni are currently participating in this year's production of Night Court.
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As a UST student, Thompson was the president of the Student Association and helped to found the student volleyball club that later became the varsity Women's Volleyball program. Thompson served on the UST Alumni Association board of directors from 2003 to 2009. She organized the first Alumni Association Garage Sale, raising more than $3,000 and served as emcee for the Alumni Association Fashion Show in 2005. As president of the UST International Studies Alumni Association, she raised money for the Ann Q. Tiller Memorial Scholarship in International Studies.
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How can you quantify your contribution to the business? And do you even want to spend your precious time on this? Based on Forrester's research, the answer is pretty clear: yes. Within the next 3 years, more than half of market insights professionals expect to have to quantify their ROI to the business. Executives are pushing marketing to show its ROI and will soon put pressure on market insights. Are you ready?
Market insights professionals tend to see it as difficult, if not impossible, to quantify the value and ROI of their organization. How do you quantify the impact of an intangible service that is not sold? In researching the answer, I found a couple of smart approaches, like market insights soliciting bids on a project — which they intend to do internally — to determine the fair market value (FMV) of its service. I also found some questionable approaches, like calculating the theoretical opportunity cost of not doing research.
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By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 10/10/12
No one would ever accuse Fred McConnell of being a couch potato.
At 70, the program head and professor of engineering at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) is slim and fit, and plays volleyball three nights a week or more.
So McConnell was not too alarmed at first when his heartburn wouldn't go away.
Even after two months, when the chest discomfort did not respond to medication and his doctor recommended a stress test, McConnell shrugged it off.
"I just had a stress test a couple of years ago," he told his doctor -- who checked his records and countered, "No, it's been seven."
In those seven years, said McConnell, stress tests have changed considerably. His 2005 test was conducted on a treadmill with the physician in the room, monitoring his reaction to exertion.
The 2005 diagnosis? Chronic heartburn.
This time, his stress test was the nuclear version, in which a radioactive dye is injected into the bloodstream to help create images of the heart muscle and valves at work. The pictures showed that one of McConnell's heart chambers wasn't filling up as it should, and he was referred to a cardiologist for a heart catheterization.
Still relatively unfazed, McConnell scheduled the catheterization -- then rescheduled it a week later so that he could play in a volleyball tournament first.
"I was afraid they'd find something," he admits now. And find something they did.
'A real mess'
"I was only half awake," said McConnell, as he recalls coming out of the anesthesia after the catheterization. "But I remember the doctor telling me, 'You have a real mess in there.'"
Later, the cardiologist told McConnell he was surprised he had never had a heart attack -- though he saw signs that there may have been one of the "silent" variety.
McConnell consulted with a surgeon, who drew pictures of the three blockages and scheduled him for surgery two weeks later. Since McConnell was on spring break at the time, he asked the surgeon if it was okay to go back to work.
"That depends," answered the doctor. "Is your job stressful?"
McConnell chuckles as he recalls his answer.
"Not for me -- but maybe for my students!"
Finding a substitute to take over at JSRCC for the rest of the semester, McConnell underwent surgery on March 27. During the operation, a fourth blockage was found.
Nine weeks after his quadruple bypass surgery, McConnell traveled to Salt Lake City and won both silver and bronze medals at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships.
Rum and medals
More than 430 teams from around the world competed in the June championships.
A long-time member of the Richmond Volleyball Club, McConnell earned his silver medal as a member of the GROG-65 Team (pictured above) in one session, and his bronze medal in another session as a member of Team SOTA-70.
Team GROG, he says, takes its name from the acronym for "Greater Richmond Old Guys," but the name hardly fits any more. In addition to the Richmond players, McConnell has GROG teammates hailing from Texas, Colorado and Arkansas.
"Grog also was a rum drink for the British Navy," he adds, "so our uniforms have a rum bottle logo."
Last October, he won a gold medal in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah, on a 65's team that was a blend of RVC and Canadian players. In a couple of weeks, he will head to Utah for this year's Huntsman tournament, and he looks forward to it.
"The weather in Utah is beautiful this time of year," says McConnell. "And it's a well-run tournament -- like a mini-Olympics."
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A native of Gate City, Va., McConnell began playing intramural volleyball when he was a student at Virginia Tech. (The loyal Hokie and season ticket holder is actually a "triple dipper," having gotten his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in civil engineering at Tech.) During grad school, he says, "we would get the gym for an hour and play volleyball instead of basketball. The faculty was really into volleyball."
Moving to Richmond in 1972 to teach at the newly-opened JSRCC, following stints at Germana and Wytheville community colleges, McConnell was invited to play in volleyball leagues that eventually formed the basis of RVC (established in 1980).
"Now it's a second home," the Glen Allen resident says of RVC.
At his other second home, JSRCC, McConnell enjoys frequent visits and contacts from former students -- who, he says with a chuckle, "are often shocked to see I'm still teaching."
His daughter, a freshman at Christopher Newport University, recently told him that she had seen his reviews online on "Rate Your Professor" and noted that the only bad rating he got was for giving too much work.
"But I've never had a student come back and say, 'You worked me too hard,'" says McConnell.
"They say, 'Thank you for kicking my butt. I wouldn't have made it at [the four-year institution attended] if you hadn't."
Not long ago, in fact, McConnell says he got an email from a 1981 graduate of JSRCC who went on to get his bachelor's degree and professional engineer license at other schools.
"He said JSRCC was the best school he attended," recalls McConnell, "with the best professors."
At an age when most people have long ago retired, McConnell has no immediate plans to stop working -- or to stop playing volleyball. In fact, he not only goes to rehab once a week, but also frequently works out on the treadmill at Shady Grove YMCA.
"I don't sit around much. I have to [stay in shape] if I'm going to be competitive," he says.
After competing in the USA Open National Championships every year for 23 years, McConnell says he can't single out any one year as his most memorable -- but admits the 2012 Open is likely to stand out in his memory in years to come.
"Any time you get to the medal stand, that's an accomplishment on its own. But nine weeks after heart surgery?" he exclaims, making it clear that his close call with calamity renders the accomplishment all the sweeter.
And McConnell has a word of advice for anyone suffering from what seems to be chronic heartburn.
"If it doesn't go away, see your doctor," he says emphatically. "Especially if you're not active."
James River Juvenile Detention Center to graduate its largest class
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James River Juvenile Detention Center will celebrate its largest class of high school graduates June 27, as 13 residents receive their high school diploma or GED certificate.
The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the detention center, 3650 Beaumont Road in Powhatan County. The graduates will mark their academic milestone by walking across a stage in a cap and gown before an audience of family members. A reception will follow. > Read more.
The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the detention center, 3650 Beaumont Road in Powhatan County. The graduates will mark their academic milestone by walking across a stage in a cap and gown before an audience of family members. A reception will follow. > Read more.
Henrico School Board selects redistricting Option E
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JUNE 23, 10:30 A.M. – The Henrico County School Board Thursday concluded its latest redistricting process by selecting a plan for middle school redistricting that will impact a number of students in the western and northern parts of the county, as well as a few in Eastern Henrico.
The process sought to reduce overcrowding at Hungary Creek Middle School, create room at Wilder Middle School for a gifted academy and address the poverty level disparity among some middle schools. It will impact about 775 students, according to school system officials. > Read more.
'Senior Cool Care' program to help older adults in Metro Richmond
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For the 27th year, Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging is helping older adults combat summer heat through a program now called "Senior Cool Care" (formerly the Fan Care program) that provides fan and air conditioning units for eligible senior citizens.
The program is available to low-income older adults age 60 and older who reside in the City of Richmond and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan. > Read more.
Cyclist killed in crash was 52-year-old man
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Henrico Police have named the victim killed June 21 when the bicycle he was riding collided with a truck on Mechanicsville Turnpike near I-64 in Eastern Henrico.
Fifty-two year-old Ray J. Freeman, of Richmond, died at a local hospital after being struck. The truck that hit him was traveling south on Mechanicsville Turnpike. > Read more.
Fifty-two year-old Ray J. Freeman, of Richmond, died at a local hospital after being struck. The truck that hit him was traveling south on Mechanicsville Turnpike. > Read more.
Henrico man sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing heroin
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A Henrico man was sentenced June 20 to 10 years in prison for distribution of heroin.
Arlando Harris, 35, pleaded guilty on Dec. 29, 2016. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Henrico Police executed a search warrant at Harris' mother's residence in Henrico on March 16, 2016. > Read more.
Arlando Harris, 35, pleaded guilty on Dec. 29, 2016. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Henrico Police executed a search warrant at Harris' mother's residence in Henrico on March 16, 2016. > Read more.
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Arsenal Ladies are delighted to announce the return of Kelly Smith and Alex Scott to the Club.
The pair, who had been playing their football for Boston Breakers in the Women's Professional Soccer League return to England following the suspension of the 2012 season in the United States.
Smith, now coming into her third spell with Arsenal, is one of the most decorated female players in world football.
Honoured with an MBE in 2008, the 33-year-old forward has featured in the top five of the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year rankings four times in her 18-year career. For England, she has taken in three European Championships and two World Cups, racking up 45 goals in 111 games for her country along the way.
Kelly has enjoyed significant success in the US with the New Jersey Lady Stallions, Philadelphia Charge, New Jersey Wildcats and Boston Breakers but some of her most prolific years came in her last stint in an Arsenal shirt. Between 2005 and 2009 Kelly featured 112 times for the Gunners, scoring 100 goals to help the team to four league titles, three FA Cups and a European title.
Alex Scott, Kelly's team-mate at Boston Breakers, has made an equally impressive contribution to the Arsenal Ladies since first joining the Centre of Excellence in 1992 at the age of eight.
As well as scoring the match-winning goal in the 2007 UEFA Women's Cup final – which confirmed the Gunners as the first-ever British champions of Europe's elite competition, the 27-year-old full-back has helped the side to nine league titles and seven FA Cups in her 172 senior appearances to date.
Like Kelly, an integral part of the England side, Alex has represented her country 87 times, featuring in two European Championships and two World Cups since making her debut in 2004.
Both players will be eligible to play for Arsenal Ladies with immediate effect, and will be available for selection for the Gunners' first home game of the season – Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final clash with Gothenburg.
Arsenal Ladies general manager Vic Akers said: "Kelly and Alex have both grown up with the Club so it feels like they're coming home now and we're delighted to be welcoming them back. They are players of exceptional quality and will be a huge boost to the whole squad ahead of the new season.
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One of the best things about getting older, I've found, is that you start to know, really know what you want. For dinner, as a career, in love — everything. The fog of indecision that surrounded your 20s slowly melts away as you not only give less fucks, but give more fucks to less things.
It's a streamlining of sorts; you reassess where you're focusing your energy, what you're spending time on, and who's getting the majority of your attention.
You stop going to events you don't care about, and even some that you do.
You use less (but more thoughtful) words.
You pick battles more carefully.
You love fewer, but harder.
Life gets curated.
To celebrate the arrival of my next decade, my gift to myself is to enjoy this process.
To not fight it. To embrace it. Even love it.
To be more open at the top of the funnel, but also more selective about what makes it to the bottom.
To stop giving time and energy to people and projects that don't give back equally.
To let things go. To keep perspective.
To make more time for learning, doing and creating.
To cook. To read. To write. To yoga.
To build a world around me that I'm proud to be the center of…
One that, hopefully, touches and inspires many others too.
Here's to a(n awesomely) curated life.
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Opportunity is everything. Chargers running back Ryan Mathews had a lot of opportunities to put up big numbers against the Steelers last week as the team gave him 25 carries. He came away with only 65 yards, but that doesn't mean head coach Norv Turner will stop feeding him the rock, not in the slightest. Chargers beat writer Michael Gehlken reported Friday that Mathews might break or come close to his single-game career high of 28 touches this Sunday against the Panthers. According to Gehlken, the Chargers want to rely on Mathews more since running back Ronnie Brown is trying to get over a hamstring injury.
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Sounds good for Mathews. The Panthers have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to running backs this year while allowing the 10th-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks. Given the matchup and the assumed workload, I think Mathews, despite a poor season for him thus far, is right around being a top-15 RB this week.


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Dept. of Investigation recommended
NEW YORK -- Former Sen. George Mitchell, seeking to strengthen Major League Baseball's Joint Drug and Treatment Policy, offered a bevy of recommendations in his much-heralded report, which was released to the public on Thursday. Mitchell, in warning that "even the best drug testing program, by itself, [is not] sufficient," offered concrete plans to shore up investigation, educational programs and existing testing regimens, as a way of moving the policy forward. "All of them I embrace," Commissioner Bud Selig said on Thursday. "Those recommendations that I can implement independently, I will do so immediately. There are other recommendations that are subject to collective bargaining. I'm also committed to these recommendations. And we will be reaching out to Don Fehr and the Players Association in accepting them and begin a positive dialogue on these matters."
Perhaps, though, the most significant recommendation made by Mitchell is for Selig to establish a department of investigations "led by a senior executive who reports directly to the president of Major League Baseball [Bob DuPuy]," Mitchell wrote on page 288 of his report. "Ideally this senior executive should have experience as a senior leader in law enforcement, with the highest credibility among state and federal law enforcement officials." This recommendation is among 13 involving security and education that don't have to be collectively bargained with the union and would take the onus off the Labor Relations Department and in-house security for having to investigate cases that involve players using performance-enhancing drugs, Mitchell said. The other six involve the regulation and implementation of the testing program, which would have to be negotiated by re-opening the Basic Agreement, which runs through the 2011 season. This was accomplished twice during the 2003-06 agreement and both times punitive measures, the incidence of drug testing -- in and out of season -- and the type of drugs on the banned list were increased. As for as a department of investigations is concerned, Mitchell opined in the report that many of the investigations done by Labor Relations "have not been aggressive or thorough." He also said that MLB's security department, which has been utilized in some of these investigations, has been placed in a compromised position because its "primary function" is to "provide security for the players and the playing environment. "That also places security officials in a difficult situation when they are asked to investigate the very persons they are responsible for protecting," he said.
It was this combination of baseball authorities that recently investigated the involvement of seven current players whose names were floated in the Albany, N.Y., district attorney's investigation of the procurement of performance-enhancing drugs through clinics in the South and pharmacies that do business on the Internet. This past season, the Labor Relations Department also investigated and interviewed Jason Giambi, after USA Today published his comments about his own use of steroids.Creating this new department and hiring the personnel will take a sizeable financial commitment from the Commissioner's Office and MLB's 30 owners. Rich Levin, Selig's spokesman, reiterated on Friday that the Commissioner is willing to do it. "As he said, he's embracing all of the Senator's recommendations," Levin said about Selig. Mitchell further recommended that baseball do some simple things like run background checks on all clubhouse personnel, randomly drug test them, log in all packages sent to players at Major League ballparks, and randomly test top prospects in the First-Year Player Draft as an adjunct to the Minor League Drug and Treatment Policy, which was unilaterally implemented in 2001 and includes testing for so-called "drugs of abuse" like marijuana, alcohol and cocaine. As far as upgrades to the testing program goes, Mitchell said that the current penalties for the use of performance enhancing drugs -- 50 games for the first positive test, 100 for the second and a lifetime ban for the third with the right to apply for reinstatement after two years -- was the toughest in all organized professional sports. But it should be enhanced by having it run independently to avoid the perception of a conflict. "Whatever form they [the owners and union] choose, the independent program administrator should hold exclusive authority over all aspects of the formulation and administration of the program," Mitchell wrote. It should be more transparent, providing, "the public with aggregate data that demonstrates the work of the program and the results achieved by it [but that does not reveal or permit the determination of individual identities]." There should be more "adequate year-round, unannounced testing," which was placed into the program on a limited basis when it was revised for the second time prior to the 2006 season. The program also should be flexible enough to incorporate new and the best practices of testing as they develop, thus modifying it without having to re-open the agreement to collective bargaining each time a significant change needs to be implemented. "This may involve modification of the program as enhanced techniques, new tests and best practices evolve," Mitchell wrote. In conclusion, Mitchell is recommending that MLB and its union take a more holistic approach to its drug policy. "One agency head has concluded that drug testing 'barely scratches the surface,'" Mitchell wrote. "Accordingly, in addition to a vigilant drug-testing program, the Commissioner's Office must also 'focus ... on building detection capability for serious non-analytical anti-doping violations.' "These recommendations are designed to work in combination with one another to create a new environment, one that is more aggressive in deterring the use of performance-enhancing substances."
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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>General Running>Long run done: Taper Time!
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
Which one are you doing and good luck!
OK, don't be thinking about how bad you felt at 18, 19 or 20. Don't be thinking about the "last 6.2". Just think about getting to the next aid station...not beyond it...then the next aid station...not beyond it...right foot, left foot, repeat! You'll be done before you know it!
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I don't have any experience in this field.
but I'm thinking about staying in a monastery as a,what you call, lay person.
What is exactly 'lay person'?
Do they pay for the food,lodging and retreats? If so is the price fixed?
Do they help monks when they work?
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - No. 25 UNC topped Virginia twice on Saturday, winning game one, 5-1 before taking a thrilling game two, 2-1, as the Tar Heels improved to 30-13 overall and 8-3 in conference play.
Lori Spingola earned both wins in the circle for Carolina, and Constance Orr added three hits with two RBI's for the day.
Saturday was Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day at Anderson Stadium. Prior to the game, former Tar Heel and ovarian cancer survivor Jamie Mayberry tossed the first pitch, and a silent auction raised money to be given to UNC's Linerberger Cancer Center.
In the first inning, Virginia's Heidi Velk reached first and then advanced to third on a Tar Heel error. Marcy Bowdren then drew a walk, and a single to center by Megan Harris advanced Bowdren to second and scored Velk to put the Cavaliers on the board first.
The Tar Heels answered in the second with a lead off home run to center by Constance Orr, her 10th of the year.
In the third, Aquilla Mateen singled up the middle, stole second and then advanced to third on a single by Haleigh Dickey. Parrish reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Mateen to give Carolina a 2-1 lead. After a passed ball advanced runners to second and third, Orr singled to left field to drive in Mahon, who was pinch running for Dickey.
Brown drew a walk to start the bottom of the sixth and then advanced to second on a sac bunt by Amy Nece. Jenna Kelly singled, reached second on the throw and then advanced to third on an error while scoring Kristen Brown. Elisha Elliott then doubled to right center to add the fifth run for the Tar Heels.
Spingola fanned seven while pitching the complete game. She gave up just two hits while walking two.
Virginia struck first again in game two, as Velk got things going again with an infield single and advanced on a single up the middle by Bowdren. A double by Alex Skinkis brought in Velk to give Virginia the early lead.
In the second, Nece doubled to left center and advanced to third on a ground out. A single by Satterfield drove in Nece to even the board, which would stay at 1-1 until the bottom of the seventh.
Parrish started the final inning off with a single up the middle. Williams came in to pinch run and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Orr. Williams then advanced to third on a single by Brown to right center. Kelly was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Walker, who reached on a fielder's choice while Williams scored while the Cavaliers committed their second error, ending the game with a final 2-1 mark in favor of the Tar Heels.
Spingola pitched the final three innings, giving up only one hit with four strikeouts. Ashley Bone pitched four, recording one strikeout while giving up seven hits and one walk.
No. 25 Carolina plays Virginia for game three of the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be shown live on ESPN3, and admission is free at Anderson Stadium. Sunday's game is UNC Softball Camper Day at Anderson Stadium, and the team will be holding a post-game clinic.
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Re: Literary fail
In for two if this wins. I gotta get one for my mom - she's the high school librarian
goatcane wrote:Who said anything about controversy? Debating literature is fun, at least for those of us who understand it.
...and I happen to think the design itself is fantastic, thank you very much.
it's ok goatcane. Whether you meant to be sacrilegious or not, I still liked it.
march2867 wrote:If that is what you meant the title to mean, that our brains can trick us into seeing something different from what is really there (the damaged vision), then there is no correlation with reading, unless reading is in fact the cause.
How about "Stories can blur the lines of reality."
Still, I'd vote for it because the shirt doesn't have the title on it. The illusion is baffling. I clicked on the link to wiki and then back to your shirt and actually followed the horizontal lines with my finger. It's like an Escher.
dude, it's just a title! it's not a big deal
Mavyn wrote:Resubmitting is the only way to 'fix' it, and the submission time has closed. Sorry. Great lion, tho!
Oh well.
And Thanks!
Re: I love pop-up books
Who doesn't love Jaws... great idea. GMV
Re: Book Worm of Dune
I like it. +1
Re: Scary Stories
Always like your stuff truffle. +1
wickedjezebel777 wrote:it's ok goatcane. Whether you meant to be sacrilegious or not, I still liked it.
Thank you WickedJ.
Re: The Reading Room
We call it the "Library" in our home!
Nice one, I really like the sign quality! the scratch out looks so home-made, in a good way!
chaosthethird wrote:Huh, and here I thought that was a picture of Twain.
I am a bit surprised to see that no one recognized the sarcasm in your post. For believing that you got trolled, they have all been trolled.
Rage on, cannibal troll.
j5 wrote:-1 for blatant Internet meme
Ahah! That's where it's from!
Memes and pop culture references are popular on woot (whether or not everyone likes them), so it was a smart move on the artist's part.
elthewolfesq wrote:teehee. too bad though. cool design.
I agree, it's a nice design. I'd probably buy it if I saw it somewhere.
Re: too much reading will damage your vision
My first impression: BACON
dwasifar wrote:Two Two Twain.
Murder By Death reference for the win!
Re: Epic Battle
Love, love love this shirt! Need it asap.
I so completely love this shirt. I will be crushed if it doesn't get printed!
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Re: Reading Rocket Ship
Loved the sketch in the pre-derby thread but count me in with others who would have preferred it on navy. I agree with spanchenblow that design seems to boxy on the silver.
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I had never intended to provide a definitive list of solutions. As has already been proposed.
Oh no! I didn't mean to be a party-pooper and spoil the interpretation for others! I'm just super curious, and a tad OCD. (clearly)
I really didn't mean to goad you into revealing answers, but was intending to ask other wooters to share ideas on their interpretations. There are definitely many options for a lot of the images, which is one of my favorite parts of the design. However, some of them were stumping me, and as I said, I'm way curious.
Thank you for replying, though, and letting me/us know if we guessed some correctly!
PixelPants wrote:
For example, while I was thinking of The Little Prince when I drew a rose under the glass, it's exciting to think that it would symbolize Beauty and the Beast to you.
Initially I thought it was TLP, but someone suggested BATB. I've not read the original BATB, so wasn't sure if the rose was under glass (as depicted in the Disney movie). Either way, I like the image.
PixelPants wrote:
Farmer in wheat field? = zzzzz78759 surprised me as that is what I had in mind
Way to go zzzzz78759! I totally missed it, but it makes perfect sense.
PixelPants wrote:
Book w/vines = Jack & The Beanstalk ?? I like your solution. Mine was The Jungle Book
Of course! I can't believe I missed that! I like that it fits for both, though.
PixelPants wrote:
Here's some hints for some that weren't on your list-
Something under the floor.
An eruption near the peach.
A cloudless patch of sky.
A grinning crescent moon.
ohh, now I gotta google a bit to try to figure those out!
zzzzz78759 wrote:Maybe it's "The Red Shoes"
Hans Christian Andersen
ooh, good call! I agree!
cdrewlow wrote:Balloons = "Around the World in Eighty Days"?
That's what I was thinking, but I never read it. Good call!
zzzzz78759 wrote:
In Orange:
Waves = I'm thinking this is still part of the James and the Giant Peach story
Clouds = One (Richard Bach)?
In Yellow:
Farmer in wheat field? = Catcher in the Rye
Biplane = Could be The Little Prince or almost any of the Richard Bach books - Biplane? Illusions? Bridge Across Forever?
Great suggestions!
Love the concept and I too like it much better than some of the fogged shirts.
As crazy as it sounds, my first thought was "I wonder if this would be slenderizing". I'm sure that isn't a word, but I shur thunk it.
Re: Book Pride
What a great idea. It reminded me of how house cats will sit on a book you are reading to let you know that it is time to pay attention to The Cat.
Please make this shirt! I have to have it! It is absolutely hilarious!
Re: The Grammarian
do you do this by hand or on the computer?
Re: I Love Books
do you do this by hand or on the computer?
do you do this by hand or on the computer?
do people do this by hand or on the computer?
Re: oddesey
Nice work. +1
aroomadoomie wrote:do you do this by hand or on the computer?
I do most all my work directly on the computer nowadays, it helps speed the process. I flip flop between Illustrator and Photoshop but I do use a Wacom Intuos pad in both programs especially since Illustrator CS4 and beyond employ some brush functions similar to Photoshop and make freehand drawing much easier directly into that program. I used to do things on paper, scan them in then redraw them in vector or raster, but have since moved away from that (though I still like sketching in pencil when I get the chance). This piece was done in Illustrator, mainly with the mouse.
Thanks for all the support on this one guys, I had another more complex piece planned but couldn't finish it in time. Also for those with reservations about the color, I understand, there's colors I gravitate towards or away from but I also try to give all colors a fair shake and hopefully you will too. At least it's not heather or beige For the colors used on this piece sky blue seemed the most appropiate and looked the best (to my eye) so there you go :S Thanks again and on to the next derby!
PixelPants wrote:Here's some hints for some that weren't on your list-
Something under the floor.
An eruption near the peach.
A cloudless patch of sky.
A grinning crescent moon.
Ahh, now I see The Tell-Tale Heart, just south of the strawberry. It's really hiding in there (appropriately). The eruption is maybe a reference to The Twenty-One Balloons or Journey to the Center of the Earth. I recognize the moon, but I can't put a title to it. . . .
Re: A Grimm Tale
Have I told you you should do a children's book before, because you SHOULD do a children's book, and it will be awesome
Insant classic
Re: You Are What You Eat
Really surprised this didn't do better, it was a clever little design. Good job!
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The "World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale" is the signature event for Miles City, and it truly is world famous. The sale is always scheduled on the third weekend of May. In 2015, activities run May 14-17. Through the efforts of many people over the years, Miles City has gained a national, even international reputation as host for this four-day Cowboy Mardi Gras. Activities usually get under way Thursday evening with a concert at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds. This year's headliners are Corb Lund and the Mission Mountain Wood Band. Opening act is the Copper Mountain Band, and music starts at 6 p.m. Friday night is actually reserved for bucking bulls, with some auctioned off immediately after the ride. Between rounds of bull riding, kids can try their luck at Mutton Bustin'. The crowd favorite Wild Horse Race begins and wraps up the evening. Teams of three people have the task of subduing a "wild" horse, saddling it and putting a rider aboard for a lap around the racetrack. With multiple teams and horses going in all directions, it's always entertaining and unpredictable. After the arena action on both Friday and Saturday, most folks head downtown to the people corral on Main Street, inside which live music and dancing can be found on every block. The arena action on Saturday is similar to bareback and saddle bronc events at traditional rodeos, but the cowboys are scored and the horses are sold at auction immediately following their rides. Between rounds of bucking horses, spectators can wager on pari-mutuel horse racing. The first and last event of the day is the Wild Horse Race. The sale is still a noted proving ground for horses, which range from untried stock to some with a couple of trips out the gate to spoiled saddle horses to seasoned bucking stock. The feistiest command high prices and appear in rodeos all over the world. Because the number of horses consigned is usually between 100 and 200 head, the cowboys – and occasionally cowgirls – get lots of chances to ride and win prize money. There's even a tough-guy award for the cowboy who gets on the most horses. All you need is an entry fee, an insurance waiver and some guts to sign up. The Bucking Horse Sale is often a starting point for cowboys, although some high-ranking athletes – both riders and horses – have made appearances here. Sunday offers a Match Bronc Ride that draws the best horses and cowboys from the region. Sunday also has pari-mutuel horse racing and the Wild Horse Race. From Thursday night to Sunday night, locals and visitors also can participate in a whole slate of activities ranging from a parade, Quick Draw Art Auction, western dining, art exhibits, a trade show, live music, mutton busting for the kids, street dances, sheep shearing and much more. The Bucking Horse Sale is often a reunion and rendezvous point for former Miles Citians and all Montanans. The socializing can be easy or strenuous – cowboy hat a plus, but not required. The BHS also is a convention of rodeo stock contractors from all over North America. In its present form, the BHS is over 60 years old, but it has a rich history stretching back even farther. The sale is an outgrowth of an informal gathering of stock contractors who began meeting in Miles City each spring starting in 1914. In recent decades, the Jaycees sponsored the Bucking Horse Sale, and more recently a board of governors organizes and runs it. All the seats on Friday are sold as general admission at $15 for adults. On Saturday and Sunday, reserve seating at $20 as well as general admission will be available. Advance tickets are on sale at the Miles City Area Chamber of Commerce, 406-234-2890, before they become available at the gate. Certain sessions and seating areas sell quickly even in advance of the sale. Tickets can be reserved online by e-mailing email@example.com. Hotel rooms are hard to come by, so book early - up to a year in advance. Additional information is available on the BHS Web page at www.buckinghorsesale.com. The Bucking Horse Sale is synonymous with Miles City and is a celebration of the horse, the cowboy and Western hospitality. It is a defining event for the area and offers something for everyone – young and old, resident and visitor. Welcome, and let 'er buck!


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Trustee Spencer and I moved two motions to be debated at the March 13th board meeting (www.livestream.epsb.ca) that will start the discussion about how we make public education work in established neighborhoods. The school closure moratorium committee has been a very informative process, but looking twenty years down the road we need to figure out how all of the pieces work together, and if options like brand new replacement schools can be part of the mix.
Please read our moratorium committee recommendations to help keep schools open, here. We know we need a new utilization formula that reflects the true use of school space and we know that we need some excess capacity built into the system to incorporate the return of families to established neighborhoods. However, ultimately keeping schools open depends on local kids going to local schools and the demographic changes required to repopulate many of our neighbourhoods (using all statistics available) is going to take much, much, longer than I had anticipated when I was a trustee candidate.
I want to be clear that our board remains committed to the moratorium, which expires in November 2012. Administration continues to review all of our facilities and programs, but as a board we will continue to examine ways to keep schools open and investigate new and collaborative partnerships that might support more of our schools. For instance, I have been pushing for more collaboration with the separate school system (Journal: school boards will consider sharing space.)
What do we do when a school enrollment is dropping to the point where a regular program might have 50 children? What do we do when a choice program is located in a place that isn't serving the local students or community? What do you do when you have two half-empty schools located in the same neighbourhood? What do you do when your budget is stretched further and further, but your costs are growing faster than your revenues?
These motions are informed based on the feedback I have been receiving from school councils and community consultations throughout my campaign and my term in office (What can we do to attract more families back to established neighbourhoods?) It is also a reflection of my learning as a trustee as I've been working with my colleagues to grasp the complexity of our space and infrastructure needs and the changing demographics in our city. While we can (and should) keep the vast majority of our schools open for when our neighbourhoods refill with young families, in the short term there may need to be a few changes in declining areas that have multiple schools– sometimes in the same neighborhood (or under a kilometre away.)
As the moratorium comes to an end, I believe that given our 197 schools in Edmonton, we need to evaluate, if every single one of these schools is best serving their local community and hear from our administration about possible opportunities. As trustees, we need to be willing to hear our options they can bring forward.
Additionally, we need to make sure that the closure cost-savings (estimated at a million per closure by administration) follow the children to the receiving school so instead of them just being inconvenienced by change, they can be offered something better.
Trustee Spencer and I put these motions on the table to start the conversation with our board on March 13th.
What do we do when the moratorium expires?
- Did we get the suggested numbers right?
- Are there other criteria we might be overlooking?
- Are there other short-term opportunities to support schools?
- "It's not what you take away, it's what you leave behind." What should we focus on leaving behind?
Please review these motions and provide your feedback. Please sign up for my newsletter on the right hand side of this page so I can email you information as it comes forward. You can always email me email@example.com on this or any issue.
Trustee Spencer: 1. Building on the Elevate Report recommendations, that the District develop a 20-year infrastructure plan, in conjunction with communities, other levels of government and school boards, to enrich life-long learning opportunities and provide supports for children and families, and which may include renewal of existing facilities, modernizations, consolidations, replacement schools, cross-district partnerships, expansions, right-sizing and new school construction. The plan should include some small schools in the spirit of the District's commitment to offering choice for families. Trustees will contribute to creating effective public engagement around this work, with the Moratorium Committee providing oversight, and its terms of reference shall be considered amended to include this function.
Trustee Janz: 2. Planning in the District shall continue to emphasize the importance of providing excellent educational opportunities experiences for all children and supporting neighbourhood schools to serve children and communities. The Board shall continue to advocate at the municipal level for urban renewal through new family-friendly housing and at the provincial level for adequate maintenance and infrastructure funding.
Leading up to the expiration of the Moratorium in November 2012, the Administration shall work with stakeholders, including students, parents, community members, tenants and other levels of government, to bring forward recommendations in December 2012 to take effect September 2013 for consolidation, expansions, right-sizing schools, space sharing with other districts, or replacement schools, including the possibility of school closure, using the following criteria:
a. Consider schools that are located in the same city neighbourhood as, or less than 700 meters from another EPSB school and where there is comfortably enough space to bring together students in one facility while continuing to offer the existing range of grades and programming options.
b. Consider schools which do not offer regular programming and which have an enrolment of less than 100 students.
c. Consider schools which draw from an attendance area where there are less than 80 EPSB students residing at the elementary or junior high levels.
The Administration shall also conduct programming fit reviews at schools where a regular or alternative programming stream has enrollment of less than 80 students.
This work shall be informed by the District Priorities, with an emphasis on equity and healthy transportation, as well as the work of the Moratorium Committee, previous public consultation processes, and the recommendations included in the Elevate report to support strong schools and strong communities.
To fully examine the work we are doing to try and support schools, and our growing infrastructure pressures, please take a few minutes and read the research done through our school closure moratorium committee process. To see the information reports on the causes of closures, check out presentations on:
- 1. Urban Growth Patterns
- 2.Aging School Buildings and Infrastructure Deficit
- 3. Instructional and PO&M Funding
- 4. District Enrolment Trends
- 5. Space Utilization
- 6. Alternative Programs and Open Boundaries
- 7. Leasing
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- http://www.epsb.ca/trustees/ClosureMoratorium.shtml
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Chewing is a sign of a boredom, unless she chews because she cannot stand being left alone (you don't describe the circumstances). I agree - she needs a work to focus on. It is good that you exercise her properly, high energy needs to find some way to escape, but that is not enough. She needs something which will drain her emotionally. I suggest you to look for Schutzhund club. Exhausting tracking, emotional bite play and Schutzhund obedience course would definitely change her. She would start to wait for it. And, you don't have to commit yourself to Schutzhund, you may continue at something very different. But you will meet people there who will help you to recognize your dog's special talents.
Meanwhile - provide her with raw beef bones, really large ones like the whole thigh bone. It is good for her teeth and stomach anyway.
What about give the dog a job? I heard gsd are working dogs, and if they don't feel like they have a job they can act out by chewing things up, or dig holes, even act bad. Just a suggestion. I only have a pup, so I haven't been there. It might help.
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You have to make the bad behaviour a miserable experience, apparently a brief corrections is not getting the point across? Maybe a long stay and down will?
you cannot scold a dog out of chewing things at this stage
well at any stage really
but you can redirect and supervise and prevent things from happening
all dogs of all breeds enjoy chewing and destroying or ripping things up
this does not change or go away
one must modify the environment instead
it is far easier to teach a dog what to do than what not to do
op since what you are doing is not working than do something different
rather than perpetually scold her all day
supervision supervision supervision and redirection and more supervision
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Something went wrong, somewhere? Not a big fan of "they will grow out of it" myself.
Maybe if you catch here doing "something bad again" snatch it "BAD DOG" and a Down and Stay for 15 minutes??
You have to make the bad behaviour a miserable experience, apparently a brief corrections is not getting the point across? Maybe a long stay and down will?
Hone it !
Our 18 week pup likes some digging in the yard. I let her have some fun, I'll fill the holes in later on. She likes to shred paper some too, minor.
The bottom line is provide the chew toys and crate when you have to step away. Our dog mostly knows what she's allowed to chew on. It may be about impossible to remove all the puppy behavior from a pup.
Something went wrong, somewhere? Not a big fan of "they will grow out of it" myself.
Maybe if you catch here doing "something bad again" snatch it "BAD DOG" and a Down and Stay for 15 minutes??
You have to make the bad behaviour a miserable experience, apparently a brief corrections is not getting the point across? Maybe a long stay and down will?
Provide her with a variety of chewable items that will massage her teeth in different ways.
But gutting stuffed animals, especially when they have a squeaker seems to be the object of this awesome game. Don't leave the stuffed animals laying around at this point. One day I told Cujo, if you chew it up, I will have to throw it in the garbage can. And that did it, he kept that stuffed toy intact.
You can try toys without stuffing.
Go back to puppy monitoring 101. When you are in the house with her, tether her to your side with a 6 foot lead or gate her in a limited space with you (in the living room while you are watching TV, in the kitchen while you wash dishes, etc.) When you cannot either tether her or gate her to keep an eye on her, crate her. The annoyance of having to work on limiting her options is worth keeping her from practicing those bad behaviors. It will be much easier to keep her from practicing bad habits now than it will be to try to break them later. Keep up your exercise and obedience routine.
If you don't already, try portioning her day's worth of food into a bag and having her work for it in small sessions throughout the day. It will help keep her engaged with you, give her an incentive to stop practicing those bad behaviors, and give you a quick way to reward good behaviors.
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My 7 month old west working line black German shepherd, Nayru, has turned into quite a naughty dog in the past couple of weeks. She has never been bad with chewing or destroying things but it seems like as of late she will literally destroy everything at any opportunity she gets. Her favorite thing is to shred paper, but she will also chew pens, dig up the yard, destroy stuffed animals and get stuffing everywhere, and eat my daughters toys. She is very active and runs 2 miles every day with me, we also go hiking on the weekends, the dog park for 1 hour every Saturday, plays fetch, and participates in obedience training. She listens to commands well and we have corrected her every time she destroys something. She always acts extremely guilty and remorseful when she is scolded, and we have tried bitter apple spray and have bought her tons of toys to play with as an alternative but thus far nothing has worked. The vet said this is something she will grow out of and at this point I can't wait for that day to come. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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The two-year-old was the first of two Sid Attard-trained Ontario-breds to record added-money victories on the card, which also featured the Labeeb Stakes.
A gelded son of Smoke Glacken, Utterly Cool won the 72nd edition of the Cup & Saucer by 10 1/4 lengths, traveling 1 1/16 miles in a spiffy 1:44.62 over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course's yielding terrain.
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The Sid Attard trainee collared Ice Bear two jumps from the finish line, recording a neck score over Ice Bear, under Emma-Jayne Wilson. Shadowless was third.
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A seven-year-old gelding owned by Tucci Stables, Just Rushing broke a touch slow from post one, but quickly advanced on the inside to contest the lead.
Heading into the turn, the son of Wild Rush dropped back while third-place finisher Shadowless engaged front-running Ice Bear. By the quarter-pole, the Play the King winner was two lengths off the pace and under a furious Wilson drive to get back into the hunt.
After a stretch-long drive, Just Rushing put his nose in front late to garner his 14th lifetime victory from 31 starts. The tally increased his earnings to $958,019.
Just Rushing, who was third in the Woodbine Mile, returned $7.20, $4 and $2.90, combining with Ice Bear ($3.60, $2.80) for a $26.90 exactor. Shadowless ($5.20) rounded out a triactor worth $144.40. Fourth-place finisher French Beret completed a $1 superfecta worth $276.40.
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are there any teams in the SLT area that are looking for a new player. i have been playing paintball for 6 years and i have my own car, gear, and a job.
Looking for a team in the STL area
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Just moved here. Looking for play every weekend. Gonna try out Wacky tomorrow. Get at me if you want to get a team going.
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1. Some Glocks squeak when new, some do not. If yours does, it'll go away eventually.
2. No upgrades are really NEEDED, but I prefer night sights (Meprolight first, Trijicon second), so I upgrade my sights fairly soon after purchase. The fiber-optic/light-tube sights look cool, but they are more prone to impact damage (more fragile) than solid sights. They also seem to encourage using the dots to aim in normal lighting conditions, which reduces the practical accuracy of the weapon. I'd recommend using the rear notch and the top of the front and rear sights as your aiming devices unless it is too dark to see the edges of the sights against the target; if so, THEN you can move to using the dots. Normal sight alignment is: top of the front sight even/level with the top of the rear sight; front sight centered in the rear sight notch (equal bar of light on both sides); eye focused on the front sight (let the target blur slightly if you must). Once the sights are aligned, place the top of the front sight wherever you want the bullet to hit on the target (while keeping the front and rear sights aligned). Consistent front/rear alignment is more important than location of the front sight on target. If the sights are aligned properly, but the front sight is slightly off-center on target, you'll still hit the target. If the front and rear sights are mis-aligned, nobody knows exactly where that bullet is going. Concentrate hard on a gentle squeeze (or press) on the trigger, straight to the rear, without moving the weapon or the sights. DON'T squeeze part-way, and then jerk/slap at the end of the squeeze; squeeze smoothly (gentle increase in pressure) all the way through 'til it fires.
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4. There is no "magic bullet". Get whatever major brand factory hollowpoint load you can find locally, or buy in bulk online. You will need to check that your weapon functions properly with your defensive load, and be able to practice with it occasionally. If the load you choose is too expensive or only available in small quantities, you won't shoot enough of it to have confidence in your weapon's reliability/accuracy or your own performance. I've used or tried most of the popular defensive ammo at one time or another, but your skill as a shooter is much more important in defending your life than any particular fancy ammunition. Right now, depending on caliber, my mags are filled with Speer Gold Dots, Winchester Ranger-Ts, or Federal HSTs or Hydra-Shoks.