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Many courts now require parties to a lawsuit to participate in a mediation. Through this program, our students receive training to become a mediator, which gives them a better understanding of the mediation process. In collaboration with the Oklahoma Supreme Court Early Settlement Program, students qualify for certification by the Supreme Court as a volunteer mediator and conduct mediations in Cleveland County and Norman Municipal Courts.
Student comments:
"I learned very much through the mediation experience. The training helped us learn the skills we needed to conduct our own mediations. I found it especially helpful to shadow experienced mediators before conducting our own mediations. We were able to see, first hand, mediations and their possible problems and outcomes, and how to resolve the problems and achieve successful outcomes. Conducting mediations on my own helped me feel more comfortable speaking with strangers and being the "authority" in legal proceedings. I became more of a leader in the mediation room because I was the only one with authority to move mediations along and attempt to reach a settlement agreement. The outcome relied solely on my mediation skills, which caused me to always improve my mediation skills to achieve more successful mediations than unsuccessful ones. I also improved my listening and speaking skills through listening to both sides and rephrasing their statements in a beneficial way so the other side could effectively respond. I now know how to speak with clients and understand their wishes and rephrase them in a legally effective way. I also learned how an attorney acts during mediations. It was a great experience and I recommend it to everyone."
"My experience with the OU/ Early Settlement Mediation Program has been top-notch from day one. The information provided during the basic mediation training and family and divorce mediation training has fully prepared me to conduct mediations in a variety of situations, covering a broad range of issues. The hands-on experience obtained during the training gave me the confidence to enter a room with unknown parties, at odds over an unknown issue, and not only guide the parties to an agreeable resolution, but also help the parties rebuild damaged relationships. As a practicing attorney, the skills and experiences I have learned through my involvement with the mediation program have proven absolutely invaluable. From my first day of practice, the skills I learned from the mediation program have enhanced my client interactions and representation at every step. From the initial intake interview to the final client counseling session, I am better prepared to communicate with my client. I am also much more adept at determining what the 'real issue' is from both my client's perspective as well as the perspective of the opposing party. My involvement with the mediation program - from my initial externship during law school to my continued volunteer work - has given me an advantage over my peers."


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Friday Night Lights dimmed by lightning
(Columbus) - The forecast for high school football includes showers and thunderstorms around Ohio. It could cause some big problems with games, which have to be halted when lightning or thunder is detected.
"The players must leave the field and play is halted for 30 minutes and every time that another lightning strike is seen or thunder is heard that 30 minute clock restarts," said Ohio High School Athletics Association spokesman Tim Stried.
That can make for a long night in some cases. Giving up on the game or calling it off altogether isn't an option.
"In varsity football the games that are scheduled do have to be played. It's crucial especially because of the computer ratings that determine who makes the playoffs," Stried said.
Some games could be moved to Saturday, but even Sunday is an option.
While the OHSAA regulates what happens to the game during a storm, there is no regulation in place for dealing with fans. Stried says that's up to each school's policy, but part of the recommended announcement includes a request for fans to go to their vehicles or seek shelter during a storm delay.
"Rain or snow won't halt a game, but even in the NFL's case thunder and lightning can certainly halt a game," said Stried.
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Brevard, N.C.- The Brevard College women's basketball team fell 65-55 to the Newberry Wolves in South Atlantic Conference Action in Boshamer Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
The Tornados effectively applied pressure to Newberry ball handlers all night, forcing the Wolves into 20 turnovers. Asheley Watkins led the way with a career-high seven steals.
The Tornados, however, couldn't keep Newberry from establishing their presence in the paint. The Wolves scored 32 of their 65 points in the paint, and held a 46-24 advantage on the glass.
Haylee Lepaio tallied a 17-point, 16 rebound double-double to lead the the Wolves to a 5-2 start in league play. The 6'2" sophomore shot 7-of-15 from the floor on the night.
Samantha Creed, at 5-foot-10, also had success offensively for the Wolves. The redshirt freshman had a team-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists.
Brevard freshman Tuccoa Brackett led all scorers with 23 points, but the Tornados struggled to get in a rhythm offensively. No other Tornado scored in double figures.
The Tornados continue their three-game home stand as they host the Anderson University Trojans on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Newberry, meanwhile, will host the Tusculum Pioneers on Saturday.


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Feminism | Posted by Julie Z on 05/17/2011
Looking Back: Advice For Teenage Feminists
Technically, I am done with high school. My classes are over. My AP tests have been taken (just barely…I pity the person grading my Stats AP). I am just a few weeks and random final presentations away from the day I actually graduate. My high school experience was less than ideal (and, really, whose isn't?) but a funny thing happens when you reach this point in time (or, at least, a funny thing is happening to me). You start to feel nostalgic and sentimental anyway.
Maybe it's the constant stream of slide shows consisting of childhood pictures that are presented. Maybe it was the bonding our senior class experience while planning senior pranks. Maybe it was the realization, every time I talked with somebody, that, "…


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Mass Effect 3 Latest News
E3 2015: Mass Effect Andromeda opens EA's E3 conference, due Holiday 2016
The next Mass Effect has been named as Mass Effect Andromeda and is being released in Holiday 2016. This is being worked on by BioWare and will be a sequel to the original trilogy with Commander Shepard.
Teasing snaps of Mass Effect Andromeda were shown including a very fancy way to explore the new sections of the Milky Way we'll be travelling to. Sadly there's no solid gameplay or details yet.
BioWare "not quite done" with new story content for Dragon Age: Inquisition
There's more trouble only an Inquisition can solve on the way from BioWare, as creative director Mike Laidlaw confirms they're not moving on from Dragon Age: Inquisition yet. Sadly there'll be no Hero of Ferelden dropping by.
Our original Dragon Age character "will not be appearing" in the Inquisition in person. The Jaws of Hakkon was the first major new story content from BioWare and looked to the Avvar tribes.
EA's 'Live to Play' conference at E3 2015 starts June 15th @ 1:00pm PDT
Publishing juggernaut Electronic Arts will begin their E3 2015 press conference on June 15th, and it will run for an hour and a half. It begins 1.00pm PDT / 9.00pm GMT+1 in Shrine Auditorium. What's expected up on stage?
So far they haven't revealed what's in their E3 line-up but almost certainly it will have Star Wars: Battlefront, MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, DLC offerings for Battlefield: Hardline and hopefully the next Mass Effect.
BioWare looking for producer to "shape online for the next Mass Effect"
It's pretty much a done deal that the new Mass Effect - which BioWare stubbornly won't call Mass Effect '4' - will have an online multiplayer side of things. This is hardly surprising since Mass Effect 3 introduced a successful formula.
The multiplayer wasn't directly connected to Mass Effect 3's main campaign, although it could have a slight impact on 'readiness'. The same sort of online component cropped up in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Dragon Age: Inquisition began life as a multiplayer project
It may be currently winning plaudits for its expansive singleplayer campaign, but Dragon Age: Inquisition had something of an unorthodox beginning.
Talking to Gamesindustry.biz, Bioware's Mark Darrah revealed that the game started out as a multiplayer prototype some time before the release of Dragon Age 2.


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Well... Its been a while since I've posted this and was hoping for at least something on this matter. Is there anywhere anybody knows that I may be able to go and find the answers to these questions?
I've already read all kinds of papers on the internet on this, google searches, etc..., most point to the paper on milw0rm about smashing the stack for fun and profit. I've found this paper outside of milw0rm also but it was hard to tell which was the original.


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Plant Biology Lab Remembers Founding Scientist Chris Lamb
The scientific community was saddened this summer when Chris Lamb, the founding scientist and director of the Salk Institute's Plant Biology Laboratory, died suddenly at age 59 in Norwich, England.
A world-renowned researcher who pioneered studies in the molecular mechanisms that underlie how plants defend themselves against pathogens, Lamb was recruited by former Salk President Frederic de Hoffmann from Oxford in 1983 to establish what would become an extraordinary Plant Biology program at the Institute.
In an interview last year for an Inside Salk cover story (Oct. '08 issue) in celebration of the Plant Biology Laboratory's 25th anniversary, Lamb recalled his thoughts in deciding to take de Hoffmann up on the offer to establish a lab at the Salk.
"This seemed a fantastic, if somewhat risky, opportunity," Lamb said. "Fantastic because of Salk's great prestige and reputation in biomedicine and neurobiology. Risky, but exciting, because I would be starting something from ground zero."
Lamb left Oxford and headed for La Jolla, where he spent the next 15 years conducting some of the groundbreaking work that led him to become one of the most respected leaders in plant biology research.
"Chris had a good sense of the big picture," said Joanne Chory, professor and director of Salk's Plant Biology Lab, who was recruited to the Institute by Lamb in 1988. "He was focused and analytical, and always knew how to move things forward.
"Lamb had a real sense of the beauty of plant biology," she said. "Beyond his superb science, he will be remembered as the founding faculty member of the Salk program and as an international voice for the discipline."
Lamb returned to England in 1998 to lead the John Innes Centre, one of the world's leading institutions of plant research. He promoted a culture of excellence there, and was recently named a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his scientific achievements.
In 2000 Lamb returned to Salk for a visit, saying he'd come back to California "for a dose of optimism." Chory said he remained very fond of the Salk and spoke of how it had influenced him.
Likewise, Lamb influenced the San Diego research landscape. Today, there are 16 Plant Biology principal investigators across the mesa (Salk, UCSD and Scripps), seven of whom are members of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Chris' legacy in La Jolla is not just his own science, but the scientists he identified and mentored who have made La Jolla one of the top places for plant science in the world," Chory said. "We are deeply saddened by this loss."


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At the age of 80, the British Professor Antony Flew, the intellectual standard-bearer of atheism, finally announced that he now believed in God. This statement by Flew, formerly a professor of philosophy at Reading University, shocked and stunned the atheists of the world. His statements were covered by such major international publications as the Washington Times. The Turkish daily Vatan told its readers of Flew's views to the effect that "the complex structure of DNA and research show the existence of a divine presence behind creation".
The report went on to quote Flew's own words: Biologists" investigation of DNA has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce [life], that intelligence must have been involved... As people have certainly been influenced by me, I want to try and correct the enormous damage I may have done.."* Flew concluded by saying that scientific discoveries proved that there was a divine force behind the creation of the universe.
*Stuart Wavell and Will Iredale, The Sunday Times, "Sorry, Says Atheist-in-Chief, I Do Believe in God After All," Dec 12, 2004)


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Changing shape of physical activity topic of Vernberg Lecture
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Physical activity in the Far East can mean something totally different in the Midwest. Factor in cultural norms and shifting attitudes over decades, and the topic can take on as many shapes as the human body can morph into.
The topic of physical activity over time and around the globe is the subject of this year's Winona B. Vernberg Distinguished Lecture Series, which will be delivered Nov. 30 by Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, director of the Emory Global Health Institute and vice president for global health at Emory University.
Koplan's talk ,which is sponsored by USC's Arnold School of Public Health, is set for noon in USC's Russell House Theater. Koplan is a co-founder and president of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI).
A former director (1998 - 2002) and 26-year veteran of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Koplan began his public health career in the early 1970s as a member of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. He has worked on many major public health issues, including infectious diseases such as smallpox and HIV/AIDS; environmental issues such as the Bhopal chemical disaster; and the health toll of tobacco, obesity and chronic diseases around the globe.
He is a graduate of Yale College, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and a member of the U.S. Institute of Medicine.
Koplan has written more than 210 scientific papers and is a trustee of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the China Medical Board and the Marcus Family Foundation. He is chair of the Visiting Committee to the School of Public Health of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and the Wellcome Trust Population and Public Health Expert Review Group, U.K.
The Vernberg Lecture is named for the late Winona B. Vernberg, who was dean of the School of Public Health from 1980 – 1998. Under her leadership, the school grew to more than 1,000 students, six academic departments, and 77 full-time faculty.
A reception will take place in the Russell House lobby after the lecture.
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CNBC's Dennis Miller on Iraqi prisoner abuse photos: "I like to trade them with friends"
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In the opening "Daily Rorschach" segment of CNBC's June 8 edition of Dennis Miller, host and executive producer Dennis Miller said of the Iraqi prisoner abuse photos, "I like to trade them with friends."
From the June 8 edition of CNBC's Dennis Miller:
MILLER: I'm sorry, those pictures from the Abu Ghraib. At first, they, like infuriated me, I was sad. Then like, a couple days later, after they cut the guy's [Nick Berg] head off, they didn't seem like much. And now, I like to trade them with friends.
Miller's comments echoed radio host Rush Limbaugh's May 21 comments: "The media ought to start making some money off these pictures and videos, not just publishing them free. We need some prison torture, you know, bubble gum cards ... you know, like I say, we got baseball cards and bubble gum. Now let's have terror cards -- only let's show our prison abuse photos instead of the terrorists and who they are and what they do."
According to CNBC's Dennis Miller website, "The program highlights current events with a 'Daily Rorschach,' a high-speed blitz of monologue jokes, news photos and videotape clips."
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So Nice Contest: $5K to Make the World a Better Place
We interrupt this stream of amazing conference news to alert you to a pretty cool contest from So Nice. They're looking for green ideas, and we're sure you guys have plenty. From now through December 31, 2010, So Nice is collecting ideas for how you would make the world a more organic place. The top 10 most-voted-for ideas will head to the judges to see who will win $5,000 to put their plan in action!
While they're at it, So Nice is giving away $100 product vouchers on the 15th of each month to the entries with the most votes. And anyone who votes receives a $1 off coupon. Win-win-win.
The contest is running strictly through their Facebook page, so you have to "Like" them to enter or vote. (This is our page, while you're at it!) Click here to get started.
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First off, thanks very much for bringing in this skin to us; I see a lot of potentials. Just started using this, so bear with me with my silly question.
First thing I noticed, this skin follows the "default behavior" for the shutdown function (just like the others), which defined in the "Settings", i.e. either shutdown or suspend at any given time. What I was trying to do is to put XBMC/HTPC in the sleep/suspend mode after a certain amount of inactivity and when I press "Shutdown" button in the the shutdown menu (s on keyboard), I'd like to do a proper shutdown of the machine, like when I go to bed at night. To do that, I looked in the "DialogButtonMenu.xml" and found that 4 times XBMC.ShutDown() have been called as "Shutdown Button".
[email protected]: PAL16x9$ grep -n ">XBMC.ShutDown()<" DialogButtonMenu.xml
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My second question is: How can I add/delete item to/from the individual sub-menu on the Home screen? e.g.when on the homescreen, if I select "Music" and then pres "down arrow" on the remote, a little submenu slides down. What is the file that makes that submenu? Cheers!!


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University announces 5 Fulbright Scholars
The University of South Carolina will be represented abroad by five Fulbright Scholars who will conduct research, study and serve as English teaching assistants.
This year's scholars and the countries where they will work are Tasneem Akil Anjarwalla, Turkey; Karla Hoppmann Buru, Romania; Julia Anna Grasso, Germany; Juliana Elyse Jordan, Russia; and Matthew C. Risher, Germany.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to heighten understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Participants, who are chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential, have the opportunity to study, teach or conduct research in more than 155 countries. Fulbright scholars at USC this past academic year represented Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Lesotho, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal, Spain, and Turkey.


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America's romance with sprawl may be over
America's romance with sprawl may not be completely over, but it's definitely on the rocks.
Almost three years after the official end of a recession that kept people from moving and devastated new suburban subdivisions, people continue to avoid counties on the farthest edge of metropolitan areas, according to Census estimates out today.
The financial and foreclosure crisis forced more people to rent. Soaring gas prices made long commutes less appealing. And high unemployment drew more people to big job centers. As the nation crawls out of the downturn, cities and older suburbs are leading the way.
Population growth in fringe counties nearly screeched to a halt in the year that ended July 1, 2011. By comparison, counties at the core of metro areas are growing faster than the nation as a whole.
"There's a pall being cast on the outer edges," says John McIlwain, senior fellow for housing at the Urban Land Institute, a non-profit development group that promotes sustainability. "The foreclosures, the vacancies, the uncompleted roads. It's uncomfortable out there. The glitz is off."
A USA TODAY analysis shows:
• All but two of the 39 counties with 1 million-plus people — Michigan's Wayne (Detroit) and Ohio's Cuyahoga (Cleveland) — grew from 2010 to 2011.
• Twenty-eight of the big counties gained faster than the nation, which grew at the slowest rate since the Great Depression (0.73%). The counties' median growth rate was 1.3% (half grew faster, half slower).
Those 28 — including California's Alameda and Contra Costa counties, Florida's Broward and Hillsborough, Texas' Harris and Dallas — generated more than a third of the USA's growth. Before the recession and housing bust, when people flocked to new development on farmland, they contributed just 27%.
"It shows the locational advantage of being in the biggest cities," says Robert Lang, professor of urban affairs at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and author of Megapolitan America. "The core is what's left of our competitiveness as a country."
•Central metro counties accounted for 94% of U.S. growth, compared with 85% just before the recession.
"This could be the end of the exurb as a place where people aspire to go when they're starting their families," says William Frey, demographer at the Brookings Institution. "So many people have been burned by this. … First-time home buyers, immigrants and minorities took a real big hit."
During the '70s gas shortage and the '80s savings and loan industry crisis, some predicted the end of suburban sprawl. It didn't happen then, but current trends could change the nation's growth patterns permanently.
Aging Baby Boomers, who have begun to retire, and Millennials, who are mostly in their teens and 20s, are more inclined to live in urban areas, McIlwain says.
"I'm not sure we're going to see outward sprawl even if the urge to sprawl continues," he says. "Counties are getting to the point that they don't have the money to maintain the roads, water, sewer. … This is a century of urbanization."
Maybe, Lang says, "sprawl is the Freddy Krueger of American development. It's always pronounced dead and yet somehow springs back to life."
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Kaskade to release Redux EP
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Last year, Kaskade set out on his Redux tour - a tour dedicated to intimate shows with a deeper sound. Now, the Grammy-nominated producer/DJ is preparing to release a new Redux EP.
In the true spirit of #Redux, I will be releasing some new music. Have you guys ever actually touched a record?
— Kaskade (@kaskade) April 9, 2014
Dust off your record players. While revealing the cover art, Kaskade told fans via Twitter that the EP will be released exclusively on vinyl "in the true spirit of #Redux."
The vinyl release arrives just in time for Record Store Day the following week (April 19th), which celebrates the culture of the independently-owned record store.
Check out the cover art below:
#REDUX EP available next week - exclusively on vinyl. Cover Art: http://t.co/C3ABP7jaIs
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Topic: Mum - 74 yrs old given 6 months last July 05
I am grateful for any site that offers some insite to what we as a family are going through.
My mum has been ill with pains for over 4 years now, and after numerous tests they finally decided that it was gall bladder pain. I was in no doubt of this as 4 years ago I, at the age of 22, had to have mine removed after going through a year of pain - so I understand exactly what the pain is like.
Once they operated last July, they found cancer all over the gall bladder. We have since found out that it is also in the liver, surrounding lymph nodes, also spotting in the lungs. They estimated an average of 6 months life span. I know this is always vague and happy to say my mum is still doing well.
She has lost some weight over the last month and her appetite has gone a little also, she occasionally feels sickly (but not often). My mum has decided not to have chemo as she feels there would be no great benefit from this for her and is worried that she wants to feel as well as she can, for as long as she can.
I am very proud of my mum for her bravery, I never realised what a strong women she is. Through her bravery she has provided us with just the same sort of attitude.
I do get very scared at times, I really worry about the time when things will get worse and this has been praying on my mind more and more now. She is getting a little slower in walking and I notice that her hands shake a lot as well.
I work, and I really am battling with myself on whether I should be taking time out to be with her. The place where I work have been really good with me and I can take time out whenever I want. Because they are so good I feel really guilty in letting them down, but then again I know I only have 1 mum.
I don't know how long we have and would be grateful for anyone who has been in this situation to advise how things progress.
Many thanks for this website.


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NCAA National Championships - November 20th
The team headed out to Waverly, Iowa to run at the National Championships on Wartburg College's course. The women's team qualified for the meet while Will Yochum qualified as an individual, and all got a good look at the course during their runs on Thursday - a very flat grass course that combined a major loop on the perimeter that the women did once while Will would do twice, and an inner loop that was done by both two times. There are not a lot of courses in New England that have nothing in the way of hills and run as quick as this one would, and the prospect of fast times were definitely real. At race time, the temperatures hovered around the freezing mark with a chilly wind that would lower those even further but the thousands of crazy fans lining the course would help to provide a buffer form the wind. The men's race got the day started, and Will went through the first mile just under 5 minutes and found himself in around 45th place and than moved up to about 30th by the 2nd mile, maintaining the pace. At the three mile mark, there was still a big pack and Will was about 30th, going through 3m in 15:00 - about 10 seconds off the front group. The race started to pick up a lot shortly after that and things got strung out, and after falling back to about 45th shortly after the 4m mark, Will struggled in the final mile but was still able to finish in 25:20 and finishes as the only male runner in Amherst history to run at NCAA's all four of his years.
The women got started at 12:00, and after an initial recall due to a group of fallen runners, the race went off again - unfortunately when Angie went down in a pile of runners, the race continued. Ali got out like a shot, and was in the main group at the front while Melissa was a few seconds off that main pack but out quickly. Eliza, Tori, Christina and Hallie were strung out about equidistance from each other while Angie was valiantly trying to move up through the ranks despite a badly banged up knee from her fall. The mile was hit in roughly 5:35 at the front for Ali and a about 5 seconds back to Melissa while the rest went through closer to 6:00 minutes. The race broke up shortly after as a group of four runners opened up, while Ali was in the chase pack with Sully running around 35 or so. After they did the outer perimeter and came back into the inner loop for the 2nd time, Ali was battling a group of runners who were in the mid-teens placing wise, while Sully was right on the fringes of All-American placing (Top 35). Tori and Liza were working well together and had opened up a gap on Hallie and Christina as all were racing very well with less then a mile to go. At approximately 400m to go, after they had crossed back from the main part of the course and were now headed into the final stretch, Ali was in 17th with a small gap to the closest two runners and a bigger gap to those in the Top 15 but threw down a huge kick that carried her all the way to a 12th place finish in 21:28 and earned the sophomore her first (of many to come) All-American honor. Sully came up just shy of All-American as she placed 38th, but had a super race and would be 22nd in the scoring race (individuals not on teams are removed from the scoring), and the great 1-2 finish would help the team in the standing. Tori, competing in her first National Championship had another great race as she placed 3rd for the team, running 22:28 - just missing breaking the century mark as she placed 105, while Liza would come in 9 seconds behind her, placing 128th. Hallie would close up the scoring for the team as she cam across the line in 22:49 to finish 155th overall, and 108th with the scoring, while fellow senior captain Christina would run 23:01 and Angie - despite the fall and nagging knee pain, would come across in 23:12. The team had come in ranked 10th nationally - moving up from the high teens where they had been for the majority of the season - and when the scores were posted, they moved up to 8th in the standings (their best finish since winning the Title in 2007). With the top four runners all returning for next year, along with Angie - combined with a couple of other runners who have some National experience, and looking to build on this success throughout the year, the team will be looking to come back even stronger next year at the NCAA's and shoot for a podium finish. For now, a small break from training before a return to focusing on the indoor season.


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Just thought I would get a thread started so we have somewhere to post.
We have only had 2 people weigh in so I thought it best not to start the new thread.
I havent been able to access the old boards at all to even read them.
Wendy~ I do have the thread templete so if you need it or need me to start the thread let me know.
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Price Reduced! These lovely Red Wing English Garden candle holders were made in the 1920's and '30's. They could also be used as bud vases. Their surface has a light brown wash which accents the pattern. No chips, cracks or other imperfections. They are 6 in. tall and about 2 1/2 in, at the base. Have seen elsewhere for $85+. Passing on a good deal to you, our price WAS $60, NOW $40 for the pair or $25 for one, plus shipping and insurance. Need zip for shipping cost.


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Meredith Williams, a student in the MD/MBA program at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University, has been elected to the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees.
She is the only medical student on the 21-member board, which makes decisions for the AMA's quarter-of-a-million physician and medical student members. The association's mission is to help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues as they shape the future of medicine.
Williams was elected by representatives of the nearly 50,000 members of the AMA-Medical Student Section, which she will represent on the board. The AMA-MSS is the nation's most influential organization of medical students, and Williams said she intends to serve as a "connector" to make the AMA aware of what is important to the students and to advise the students about the AMA's priorities.
"The Medical Student Section is dedicated to improving medical education and promoting activism for the health of America," Williams said. "Students benefit from having a representative on the board who can help explain the many moving parts of a large complex organization like the AMA. Likewise, the AMA trustees benefit from knowing what the students are trying to do."
Williams said her experience as a trustee for the Texas Medical Association (TMA) last year helped give her the confidence to run for a position on the national board. As a member of the TMA board, she spearheaded a campaign that raised $70,000 for medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston who suffered losses from Hurricane Ike.
She hopes more medical students will realize the importance of getting involved with professional societies like the AMA. "You can learn a lot about medicine outside the classroom and clinical experience by talking to people in organized medicine," she said. "And this is one of the most exciting times to be a part of the AMA because the association is so heavily involved with discussions on what's going on with health care reform."
Starting in April 2010, Williams will serve as an invited observer on the AMA board. Her one-year position as a trustee with voting privileges will begin in June.
A native of Oakland, Calif., Williams has a B.A. from Yale University, where she graduated magna cum laude with honors in history. She entered Baylor in fall 2006 and completed the first two years of medical school. She then entered the MBA program at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business, where she will complete her coursework this semester. Williams will continue her medical education at Baylor in January as a third-year student. She is scheduled to graduate with an MD/MBA in 2011. She hopes to do a residency in emergency medicine and then enter a clinical practice that will also enable her to apply her business school training, possibly in hospital administration, health insurance, patient safety or health care reform.
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This weeks round-up of landscape news and views from around the web
Landscape architects shape city's green spaces | Sharon Litwin | NOLA.com
"Today landscape architecture projects can range from those as modest as private garden designs to those addressing issues of such huge scale as coastal erosion or managing environmental disasters."
New York's High Line project should inspire Ann Arbor to create its own urban parks | Will Hathaway & Marc Ross | AnnArbor.com
"The level of interest here in Ann Arbor was palpable in the near capacity Michigan Theater audience. Ann Arborites were enthusiastic about this story of reclaiming underutilized space for use as an urban public park."
With city's help, fans of Tampa's Kiley Garden aim for a comeback | Richard Danielson | Tampa Bay Times
The City Council will look for funds to help complete an ambitious restoration of (Dan)Kiley Garden, often forgotten by locals but admired internationally by landscape architects.
Landscape Optimism: An Interview with Chris Reed | Quilian Riano | Design Observer
An interview with Chris Reed from Stoss Landscape Urbanism
New Urbanism not as simple as once thought, expert says | Blake Aued | Online Athens
Blake reports some interesting Andres Duany statements "He now favors a compromise, ecological urbanism. Pave over creeks and get rid of expensive green building standards in very dense areas, he said, because people who live on top of each other are doing the environment a favor by taking up less space."
"Extreme Beauty and Extreme Vulgarity": Rem Koolhaas Shares His Thoughts on Japanese Metabolist Architecture | Janelle Zara | Artinfo
"I was friends already with some of them and therefore there was an issue of accessibility," Koolhaas said. "I was particularly interested to look at the first non-western avant-garde. We are currently living in a situation where a lot of initiatives are no longer ours…"
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Is "handicap" a bad word?
(Columbus) - Two state lawmakers want to remove the word "handicap" from Ohio state law.
The bill would replace the word with phrases like "person with a disability" or "access/accessible/accessibility." One example would be handicap parking spaces. They would be known as "accessible parking" or "disability parking."
Franklin and Hamilton County currently have similar laws on the books. While it calls for signs to be changed, it would not require existing signs be immediately replaced. The idea is being pushed by advocacy groups.
"They really felt that word handicapped provided negative connotations," said State Rep. Michael Stinziano, a Columbus Democrat. He's joined on the bill by Rep. Cheryl Grossman, a Republican from Grove City.
This is not the first time a term that's deemed offensive has been removed from state laws.
In 2007 lawmakers pulled words like idiot, lunatic, and insane. The words "mental retardation" were deleted from agencies in 2009. Those agencies are now known simply as departments of developmental disabilities.
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With LSU's 14 seniors being honored on the field before Saturday's kickoff against Ole Miss (2:30 p.m., CBS), LSU coach Les Miles was asked to reflect on his own Senior Day game back in 1975 against archrival Ohio State.
While Miles recounted a few details — though he said he couldn't remember that the Wolverines played (and lost to) the Buckeyes — he said his final game in January 1976 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma made the biggest impression.
"For me, it really was the last game," Miles said Wednesday. "That carried more emotion with it than the last time I played in my home stadium. The recognition of the likelihood of a 6-foot, quarter-inch offensive guard (not) playing any more football, that last snap was really the last snap.
"Some guys have that in high school and it catches them after the high school year. Me, it got me right on the field."
Miles was in at left guard at game's end with Michigan trailing 14-6, when Wolverines quarterback Rick Leach threw an interception to Oklahoma strong safety Scott Hill.
On film, Miles can be seen getting within about 5 yards from Hill, hoping to make a tackle as Hill returned the interception. But Hill slid to a stop as time expired on the game and Miles' playing career.
"I knew I was going to go down there and separate the safety from the ball, and we were going to get the ball and have a chance to win the game," Miles said. "I was running down there and the safety slid. The game was over. I was like, 'Oh.' That really was kind of the end for me. People were taking flash pictures of the game and I said, 'That's it.' That was really kind of a pointed time."
As for the juniors ...
Miles brushed aside talk of any juniors who will turn pro, saving that until after the Tigers have played their bowl game.
But, Miles said, he already has a "plan" for when he discusses the future with players like Sam Montgomery, Barkevious Mingo, Eric Reid and Spencer Ware.
"After the season, I'm going to gather up those very talented guys and have a quality discussion with them," Miles said. "Or beg. Either of those two will work."
Steady progress
While LSU's passing game has made what looks like rapid strides the past two weeks, to Miles' eye, quarterback Zach Mettenberger and the offense have been gradually improving week after week.
"I really think he's had it for some time," Miles said of Mettenberger, "but he and the receivers are in the right spots now. The speed of practice is where it should be. I think you're just seeing better execution based on how they've performed over time."
Mettenberger has thrown for 571 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions the past two games, completing 43 of 65 passes.
The Alabama game marked the first time since the 2010 Auburn game that LSU had 30 or more pass attempts. The Tigers had 30 or more pass attempts in back-to-back games for the first time since the Alabama, Troy and Ole Miss games in 2008.
LSU the Magazine
ESPN the Magazine brought a staff of nearly 50 people to Baton Rouge to cover the Nov. 3 LSU-Alabama game, a game which will make up the entire content of the publication's Nov. 26 issue.
Miles hadn't seen an advance copy of the magazine as of Wednesday, though some features have already appeared on ESPN.com.
Miles, who opened up his office, home and locker room to the magazine for the issue, said the exposure for LSU and LSU football is invaluable.
"Any time somebody wants to look inside the program and do a story, it's a great slice of college football," he said. "How wonderful it is that it is also reflective of our program.
"Those times are good for the public and tremendous for LSU. It gives us a premier spot, which is how we kind of see it anyway."
LSU-Ole Miss series
The Tigers and Rebels will meet Saturday for the 101st time, with LSU holding a 57-39-4 series lead. The Tigers are 5-2 against Ole Miss under Miles, with the teams splitting the last four meetings.
Most of the games in this series have been played in Baton Rouge — the teams played in Tiger Stadium all but four times from 1936-64 — with LSU holding a 37-23-1 edge. LSU won a 43-36 shootout here in 2010 and routed the Rebels 53-2 in Oxford, Miss., last season.
This will be the fifth year the game is designated as the Magnolia Bowl.
Sign of the times
It's not "Go to hell, Ole Miss!" but a sign Thursday in front of a restaurant on the north side of LSU's campus read:
The sign is a reference to the fact that in 2010, Ole Miss replaced its longstanding "Colonel Reb" mascot with a "Rebel Black Bear."


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Designer Rachel Roy got her start in the fashion world as a magazine and music video stylist, and quickly made her mark with her rich color palettes and combinations of textures. Since launching her namesake collection of women's clothing and accessories in 2005, she's consistently demonstrated her flair for crafting dresses, shoes, jewelry, and handbags that balance boldness and personality with subtlety and sophistication. Contemporary silhouettes have become Roy's signature: Demure, refined, and a bit mysterious, her cropped herringbone trousers, sultry silk blouses, curve-skimming sheaths, and other designs are for modern, urban women. Raised in California and now based in New York City, Roy is of Dutch and Indian descent. Her fan base includes none other than First Lady Michelle Obama, who has worn Roy's dresses to conferences, interviews with Barbara Walters, and even to the State of the Union address.
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The live webcast, is available at hrtv.com, and is slated to begin at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Visitors to HRTV's revamped, enhanced website will also have the opportunity to sign-up for an hrtv.com subscription, with the first month free, upon usage of a promo code available on the webcast viewing page.
This prestigious event will also be aired on HRTV's broadcast channel later in April.
The HITS Ocala Winter Classic is the longest-running HITS Circuit and is a qualifier for the Pfizer Million. The class will attract equestrians from all corners of the globe, including 2011 Pfizer Million Champion Andre Thieme of Germany, who uses the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit as his home-base for qualifying for the world's richest Grand Prix.
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Update: On October 26, police located Christopher Hilliard in Precinct 12/North Point. Hilliard, a registered sex offender, was arrested on the open warrant for failing to report to Baltimore City Police on October 8, as required by law.
Baltimore County Police are asking for the public's help locating Christopher Hilliard, 33, of the 1500 block of Charlotte Avenue, 21224.
He was last seen on July 26 by a family member, but he was not reported missing until September 17. He is a resident of Baltimore City but was reported missing in Baltimore County.
Now Has Open Warrant
He is a registered sex offender, and also failed to report to the Baltimore City Police Department as required on October 8. There is now a warrant for his arrest for failing to register. Detectives have been unable to locate him, and are asking for the public's help.
Christopher Hilliard is a white male, 33 years old, 5'7" tall, 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a tear drop tattoo by his left eye.
Baltimore County Police are asking anyone with information regarding his whereabouts to call 410-307-2020.
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About Other New Zealand
A few other New Zealand areas include the region of Auckland, high up on the North Island, Nelson, sitting to the west of Marlborough, and Canterbury, just under Waipara on the South Island. Most wines in New Zealand will come from a designated area and say so on the label.
Notable FactsAuckland was one of the first wine growing regions of the country, but now produces very little of New Zealand's wine. It's pretty wet up there so vineyards are planted in the driest spots possible – reds are most popular here. Nelson is the only region along the west coast of the country, producing Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Canterbury's chilly climate is best suited for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
About New Zealand
The country of New Zealand is about 1000 miles from the coast of Australia. It consists of two long islands, end to end, that are approximately the same length as California. Most of the country's climate is maritime due to the abundant coastline. The northern island is warmer and wetter, while the southern island is cooler and dryer. The most popular grapes of New Zealand are Sauvignon Blanc (made most famous by the bright, crisp wines coming out of Marlborough), Chardonnay and the ever-growing Pinot Noir.


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Officials look for possible lemurs in Sanibel
Published: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 9:42 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 9:42 a.m.
SANIBEL, Fla. — Florida's Sanibel may now have something more in common with Madagascar than just being an island. Lemurs.
Wildlife officials say they have received three recent reports of two ring-tailed lemurs scurrying around Sanibel, an island off southwest Florida.
The News-Press reported Tuesday that after the first two reports, officials thought the witnesses had mistaken two skinny raccoons for lemurs, tiny primates that are native to the African island of Madagascar.
But then Ken Kelly spotted them. Kelly visits the lemurs at Fort Myers' Pet Kingdom and is certain of what he saw.
Officials think that if the animals are lemurs, either someone released them or they are escaped pets, although none have been reported. If the animals are lemurs, officials will likely try to catch them and move them.
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Daniel Alfredsson will return to the Ottawa Senators for a 17th season in the NHL.
The franchise leader in games played (1,131), points (1,082) assists (666) and goals (416) scored 27 goals with 35 assists at age 39 last season. He was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, recognizing the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice.
Alfredsson said he took time to speak with friends and family about his future and the right-winger had the full support of his inner circle.
"I'm excited to get ready for another season," Alfredsson said. "I've been training for about a month and a half, and my body feels a lot further ahead of where it was last year at this point. I expect to come into camp stronger and fitter than I did last year."
Alfredsson was drafted in 1994 by the Senators in the sixth round and won the Calder Trophy (rookie of the year) in 1996. He's been team captain since 1999 and is a six-time NHL All-Star.


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Jorge L. Sanchez had been arguing with the victim. Sanchez pointed the gun at the victim, who defended himself and took the gun away from the attacker, according to records.
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Bond was set for Sanchez at $10,000.
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'"We play right to the buzzer," Roy said. "We were down a couple times, and the leaders on our team brought us back. Lindy said we still had a chance, and we go out on that last shift and score a goal. It just proves all the character on this team."'
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Lainy, that's a good one. I have honestly never heard that!! And I do get the disability discount now so it's half price.
BTW, thanks everyone for all your support. I don't know how I would have made it through the past 2 years without you!
My mom and I will be thinking of you tomorrow Kris. Here's sending you the best thoughts and prayers.
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Good reaction, great arm action, low head . . . but slow speed in 100.
Still good lean, high knees and . . . low speed on way to 14.08.
Rounding turn in 200 prelims and Stone beating the Estonian!
Still beating Estonian on way to 29.58, legal season PR.
Chatting with American-based high jumper Kimiko Nakatake of Japan.
We three foto friends: Ken, Doug Smith and Lesley Richardson.
Doug, Lesley, me and Britain's Tom Phillips, a great M55 sprinter.
Beating Australia and Germany on anchor leg of 4x100 relay.
Still beating Aussies and Germans!
Losing only to Brits anchored by world champ Steve Peters (and Finns).
Realizing I'm going to anchor Team USA to bronze!
Leaning at the finish in case anyone snuck up on me.
Astonished that I had won a bronze in the world championships!
Still in shock over winning a medal in Lahti, Finland.
Our team is introduced on medal stand.
Thad Wilson receives his bronze medal.
I'm last to get medal after Thad, Jim Broun and Rick Easley.
I'm wearing a loaner shirt from Rick (so as not to clash with blue top).
Showing off bronze medal, which looks pretty close to gold.
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Monitoring the integrity of heavy-use infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, is critical to maintaining a resilient built environment. But managing extensive systems in real-time can be a challenge. To address the issue, researchers have been at work on integrated sensors and skins that obtain qualitative information about the physical health of a building or a component. For example, the University of Michigan's Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Technologies created thin films with wireless sensors that can be attached to structures, while MIT engineers crafted patches of flexible, titanium oxide–infused plastic for placement atop problem areas.
Last month, researchers from North Carolina State University (N.C. State) and the University of Eastern Finland announced the development of a more thorough and reliable method to detect weak spots in concrete structures. Their "sensing skin" turns a static building element into an active one through the application of a single-layer coating—comprising powdered metal, such as copper, and a liquid paint binder—to new and existing concrete surfaces upon which a series of electrodes have been installed. The coating and electrodes use alterations in conductivity to root out surface-level defects. Unlike earlier solutions that apply films and patches episodically, this coating, which cures in about one hour, covers the entire surface and its analysis provides quantitative imaging of the damage.
The goal is to better spot and address defects before they escalate into significant structural issues, says Mohammad Pour-Ghaz, an assistant professor in N.C. State's department of civil, construction, and environmental engineering.
Here's how it works: Similar to the human nervous system, the sensing skin has two fundamental components: local nerves and a remote brain. Electrodes—the nerves—send electric pulses through the conductive coating to an integrated measuring tool that transmits the data wirelessly to a computer—the brain—that monitors the system's voltage. A crack in the concrete ruptures the coating, decreasing conductivity in that zone. Detecting the loss, the computer creates an image of the surface with the location and severity of the cracks shown in bright red (below).
Pour-Ghaz's team developed two algorithms to identify defects. The first detects problem areas and provides basic feedback in less than one second. The second reports the precise location and severity of the damage and takes a few minutes to process. The team recommends that the two programs be run in sequence: If and when the first algorithm signals trouble, the second can jump in to provide more specific information.
The number and distribution of the electrodes depend on the size and shape of the structure. Complex geometries require computational analysis to determine the appropriate quantity and placement, Pour-Ghaz says. If the electrodes are spaced too far apart, the algorithm won't be able to determine the cracks' precise locations. If the spacing is too tight, he says, the electrodes won't be able to get a clear read due to instrumental noise.
The skin is only a surface treatment so the method usually does not detect damage beyond superficial cracks. "If we have internal micro-cracking, the sensing skin will not detect it," Pour-Ghaz says. "However, if the extent of internal cracking becomes high enough and starts to affect the surface and results in surface cracking, then it can be detected."
Still, the system is straightforward and versatile enough to be deployed widely for the task of monitoring structural and envelope components in new and existing buildings. Though implementing the system would impose an additional charge not typically included in construction bids, Pour-Ghaz claims it is less expensive than peer technologies. Further testing is required to determine the longevity of the skin and whether contact-based current leaks might cause erroneous readings in cases such as buildings that house high-voltage electrical equipment. However, given the low-level of electrical current employed—within the range of that used in medical imaging—this advantageous technology suggests a future in which coatings might become an active, rather than a passive, surface treatment.
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Male narwhals can weigh nearly two tons, with bodies up to 16 feet long.
But it's their tusks that make them weird among whales. The tusk is actually a single gigantic tooth that can reach 10 feet in length.
But why swing such a big sword?  Scientists aren't exactly sure.
Narwhals are an animal of misinformation and mystery, dating back to the Middle Ages when their tusks were fobbed off to royalty as unicorn horns.
Is it used to impale their prey?  No!
Narwhals can dive more than a half mile down to the ocean floor to feast on cod, squid and cuttlefish. No stabbing or goring required.
Is it used to poke around on that dark ocean floor? Possible, but improbable.  Narwhals, like their dolphin cousins, use sonar to guide them through the depths.  The tusk is jam-packed with nerve endings.
Some scientists argue it acts as some kind of sensor, that would be one insightful incisor.
But it's the males who predominantly sport the tusks.
If the tusks had a survival advantage, the females would also be long in the tooth.
Some scientists believe this means the tusk serves the same function as a deer's antlers or a teenager's hotrod: a way to show who's the fittest male around.
Males occasionally cross swords. That's tickling the ivories.  But whether it's a joust or a jaw session is anybody's guess.
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WATCH: 'Twerk Your Turkey'
The word "Twerk" has been one of the words of the year. While Miley Cyrus had much to do with making the dance move famous, twerking has been around for a while. And now it has made its way to your Thanksgiving table this year.
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Rotterdam man sentenced to at least 45 years for double murder
Brice Rivenburgh is headed to prison for at least the next 45 years.
The 28-year-old Rivenburgh pleaded guilty last month in the murders of former girlfriend Jessica McCormack and her mother, Tammy. Prosecutors say Rivenburgh set fire to the McCormick home after strangling the two women back in early April.
Relatives of the two victims filled the courtroom. Son and brother Brad McCormack told the court "emotionally, it will never go away."
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Has anyone used Seafoam or K44 on their high mileage E34? If so where you able to see any change in performance or mileage? I heard that Seafoam clears out the built up carbon. And K44 cleans out built up gunk. I'd like any first hand accounts prior to trying them myself. I plan on doing a compression check before and after.
I don't have an account for either product when used from the can as directed. However, from first-hand experience breaking down an M30 motor, I can't determine how much benefit that style of treatment would be for our in-line six package.
The lion's share of engine contamination was a thick, filthy coating along the entire inner surface of the intake manifold with significant buildup near, but not on, the injector pintle caps. This was all from crankcase emission recovery. I had the manifold cleaned ultrasonically.
The other mess was a very stubborn crusty desposit that had built up on the piston crowns and around the valve seats. With the head removed, the pistons were soaked with GM top-end cleaner over night, and the heads scraped with an old credit card and touched-up with Amrep carb cleaner.
As to be expected, I don't see either of these products attaining this level of cleanliness without removing specific components. I've never done the "soak-from-a-can" process because frankly I've never owned a vehicle that ran crappy enough to warrant it's use without requiring some other form of major maintenance. I had awesome results with the top-end cleaner, but I was clearly not using the product as directed. Sea Foam and especially the GM top-end cleaner do have a solid lineage of good press none the less.
P.S.- The last pic is of the #1 and #2 piston tops. #1 was clean, and yes, #2 is so contaminated you can't even see it in the picture from the exposure. All of the cylinders were like this. The engine would ping quite a bit during full throttle roll-ons. I could clearly see why.
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I used seafoam on my 89 535i w/ 221xxx miles and I definetly saw imrpovemnt from better idleing to mpg. Good stuff
both are great for decarboning the combustion chambers, and removing intake deposits. i have used both via a vacuum bleed and actual shop set ups (when i was a tech).
as for engine sludge buildup in the crankcase, it may remove the buildup, but nothing will repair the damage caused from the neglect of infrequent oil changes/abuse. once the oil rings are gone, it's teardown time.
How were you using the GM top end cleaner? Please give us full exhaustive details.
I've used STP carb cleaner through the brake booster line. I've also done decarbonisation with water (5 quarts at a time), and decarbonisation with a 50/50 mix of water and methanol....these were through a long clear plastic tube (the kind used in fish tanks) inserted into a jerry can of the stuff, at 1500rpm. [ 2 small holes were cut at different points of the long plastic tube to ensure that plenty of air gets mixed with the water being sucked in - this way there's no need to fast dip and remove the tube from the water which is very bothersome.] I've also done direct carb cleaning of the intake valves using a carb cleaner when my intake manifold was removed.
2 weeks ago, I did a piston soak using marvel mystery oil over 24 hours. Last year, i did a piston soak with carb cleaner and ethanol over 3 hours.
My verdict?
1. The first time you do this intensively, it helps, especially the carb cleaner/water decarb through the brake booster fitting. Engine feels more responsive. After that there's no real improvement.
2. Any water that gets into the engine through blowback gases while doing water decarb will be naturally vapourised and expelled through the EGR system over the course of 1 hour's total driving. This can be at one instance or over a few days. Yellow emulsion-like oil will turn back to black/brown. There's no risk to the system. While the water is in the system, the engine will feel artificially smoother, this is a false positive.
3. From what I've read and pondered over, I don't think these methods are practical to remove thick layers of piston-top carbon, at least with the chemicals mentioned above. ANd, i don't think water decarb results in steam cleaning of the combustion chamber as there's probably too litle sustained steam at high pressure. HOWEVER, following a top overhaul, these methods are EXCELLENT ways to keep the piston tops clean (especially the overnight piston soak) if done regularly i.e. once every 6 months. This removes carbon when its thin enough to be dislodged easily by these on-engine methods.
4. The next thing to try would be to use high pressure compressed air or a water jet injected through the spark plug holes after piston soaking has been done. This would dislodge alot more of the loosened carbon. Merely restarting the engine may cause some loose specks to bake onto the piston top yet again due to the high heat. Unfortunately i neither have shop air or a water jet to try this with at the present time.
Let me know what you'd like to do. Its certainly worth a try.
Last edited by robertobaggio20; 09-26-2010 at 12:47 AM.
Sure thing...it's a technique I picked up from other mechanics online.
With the cylinder head removed from the engine block, I parked the pistons so that they were all somewhere down into their bores a bit. I then poured enough Top-End Cleaner (TEC) into each cylinder to just cover the tops of the pistons.
Then I just let it sit for about 24 hours. Every 4 hours or so, I'd check up on progress and give the solution a stir with an acid brush. The next day I gave one good last swish with the acid brush to make sure I got the valve relief cut-outs cleaned, then I sucked out all the nasty solution and floating chunks of garbage with a large syringe.
Next I would place the piston at bottom dead center. I then took my syrnige, and squirted fresh motor oil around the perimeter of the piston (not a whole lot, just an even bead enough to get down into the rings). I then slowly brought the piston to top dead center, then back down again. This would deposit the crap-load of junk from the rings, now entrapped in the oil, along the upper surface of the cylinder walls.
You'd be impressed just how much junk can fit in between the piston and the cylinder. So then I'd wipe that off, and repeat the process a couple more times until no more significant deposits were evident, then I moved onto the next cylinder.
This technique involves very little effort in comparison to trying to decarb the pistons with spray cleaner and a rag.
As for the cylinder heads. If found I could literally chisel off the encrusted deposits around the combustion chamber with the corner of an old credit card. Anything left behind was easily dissolved with the wipe of some carb cleaner and a rag. The intake port crud was also wiped out with just a rag soaked in carb cleaner. The deposits were the worst along the lower surfaces of the ports.
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Thanks Radian. Now, I would like you to guess how the GM Top engine cleaner + oil method you used above can be adapted to on-engine cleaning, without the head removed. Please give it a try conceptually and lets see how that might look like. If you come up with something workable, then you've done us all (and yourself too) a big favour.
Secondly, would you say the GM's top engine cleaner is just the same as any other carburetor cleaner? Would you mind have a look at the lable and seeing if the same chemicals are used in both ? Thanks.
Well, to answer the second question carb cleaner and the GM TEC product are entirely two different animals.
The TEC is freaking pungent stuff and a dark cloudy grey in color right from the bottle. It doesn't evaporate and is more viscous than carb cleaner. It's also considerably more expensive. FYI - The bottle pictured below has been superseded by a newer product called Upper Engine & Fuel Injector Cleaner. GM claims to have made some improvements to the formula. If so, that's gotta be some pretty effective cleaner.
As for developing an on-engine procedure...I think following the directions on the product is about as good as it's gonna get without dissecting the engine. The location of our sparkplug holes and the slanted block don't lend themselves well to pouring the stuff into the cylinder and getting it back out again. In addition, the treatment wouldn't touch the valve seats, intake ports, or the vast interior of the plenum this way. Given the nature of the deposits and where they occur, there's only so much one could hope to do in terms solvent cleaning and sending the junk out the exhaust pipe.
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seafoam: Just bought it, tried it and it works. I was a skeptic. my car runs smoother
It it possible that the seafoam was blown into the crankcase and thinned the oil when it mixed into it?
Try water decarb, or use denatured alcohol (at least 1 quart there), through the same brake booster. See if there's any difference.
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I've heard that i0n1c is working on the iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak, so all should be good if that is true.
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A logical move for Apple to make is to open up widget development for the notifications window and more importantly, enable a customizable quick toggles widget. If they did that then 50% of why I jailbreak would be taken care of.
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