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A milestone for construction of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building
(Cleveland) On time and under budget. There was a lot to celebrate on Monday during the topping off ceremony at the new Cuyahoga County Administration Building. The building, located at the corner of East 9th and Prospect Avenue and is expected to open in July. The county headquarters will be the new office for 750 county employees which will lead to the revitalization of it's neighborhood.
County Executive Ed Fitzgerald signs the final beam
The final beam that was hoisted into place on Monday was signed by several of the people who helped make this project become a reality including Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald, Cuyahoga County Council President C. Ellen Connelly, and Fred Geis of Geis Companies. The beam was decorated with a tree to symbolize growth and an American flag.
The administration building is part of Cuyahoga County's property consolidation project which is estimated to provide significant savings to taxpayers. In addition to savings for taxpayers, the property consolidation project has allowed the site of the old Administration Building to be home to the Cleveland Convention Center headquarters hotel. Hilton Worldwide plans to operate the 600-650 room hotel, creating an additional 450-500 new full-time jobs in downtown Cleveland.
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One dead after Folly Beach motorcycle accident
From our News Partners at WCBD-TV:
At around 6:00 Saturday, Charleston County Traffic deputies received a request from the Folly Beach Department of Public Safety about a motorcycle accident near East Cooper Avenue at East 2nd Street.
"Preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed driving recklessly in the area and struck the rear of a parked SUV. The Operator of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet and sustained fatal injuries as a result of the accident," Charleston County Sheriff's Office representative Jim Brady said.
"Prior to the collision several calls about the motorcycle driving reckless were received by Folly Beach Public Safety Dispatch," Brady continued.
The Charleston County Coroner's office has identified the victim as 26-year-old Jonathan Irvin. The Coroner said he died as a result of his injuries at MUSC.
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Walter Collins tapped to be USC Lancaster dean
By Peggy Binette, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-7704
Walter P. Collins III has been named dean of the University of South Carolina Lancaster, where he has served as assistant dean of student affairs since 2011.
His appointment was announced Friday (March 29) by South Carolina Palmetto College Chancellor Susan Elkins, who said Collins' success as a collaborative leader coupled with his campus and community experience make him the ideal choice to succeed John Catalano, who retired after 11 years as dean at USCL.
"Dr. Collins is a dynamic leader who will no doubt continue and deepen his commitment and dedication to USC Lancaster and the community through his service as campus dean," said Elkins, who, as chancellor, directs the university's four regional campuses at Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter and Union that comprise part of Palmetto College.
She said Collins will play a vital role in ensuring the success of Palmetto College.
"Dr. Collins will foster the continued growth and success of the quality associate's degree programs available to students on the Lancaster campus," Elkins said. "His leadership also will be vital to the new Palmetto College offerings that will make bachelor's degrees available to students in the Lancaster service area through online programs beginning this fall. Dean Collins will provide leadership for the institution and the community as Palmetto College both strengthens the current role of the regional campus and brings new accessible, affordable and flexible bachelor's degrees to students in the Lancaster area."
Collins, 43, said he is pleased to have been selected to lead USC Lancaster, where he has taught since 2002.
"I'm honored to serve as dean of this great campus," Collins said. "USC Lancaster benefits from strong and deep ties to the university community and the community at large. I believe in those strong bonds, and I am confident that they will continue to sustain the campus and help faculty, professional staff and administrators meet the educational needs of our students."
Collins said in the past 10 years he has seen the USCL campus experience tremendous growth, transforming into a "vibrant and dynamic place to study, learn and grow" and that he looks forward to guiding its future.
"I welcome the opportunity as dean of USC Lancaster to help reshape higher education opportunities in South Carolina through the implementation and launch of Palmetto College and find new and innovative ways to support faculty in their teaching and research and students in their studies."
Collins served as acting assistant dean of student affairs since 2008 before being named to the position in 2011. As assistant dean of student affairs at USCL, he has overseen program development for athletics, student life and orientation programs, law enforcement and security and counseling services and coordinates University 101, USC Connect and travel study. During his tenure at USCL he has served on numerous committees including ones for faculty tenure and promotion, athletics, commencement, scholarship, assessment and student affairs.
His commitment to USCL extends to the Lancaster community, where he serves on the boards of directors of Lancaster County's Communities in Schools, Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International.
As an African literature scholar, Collins has written extensively, including his book "Tracing Personal Expansion: Reading Selected Novels as Modern African Bildungsromane," and "Emerging African Voices," which he edited in 2010.
He began his academic career in 1999 as an instructor of French at the University of South Carolina, where he taught for two years before teaching French and English as an associate professor at USCL. He is actively involved in a number of professional associations including the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Southern Comparative Literature Association and the South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers Association.
A first-generation college student, Collins earned his bachelor and master's degrees in French literature from Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively, and his doctorate in philosophy from the University of South Carolina.
"I chose French literature because French culture fascinated me. I chose a career in higher education because I wanted to help students achieve their academic and professional goals. As a first-generation college student, I find it particularly rewarding to witness the success of today's first-generation college students."
A native of Clinton, N.C., Collins and his wife, Ashley, have four children, Jack, Abby, Caroline and Ellie. His appointment will become effective May 1.
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Yesterday morning, a group of college students from Hampton University's Multicultural Students at Sea Together (MAST) program came to our office to learn about the Bay Program. We the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) staffers are generally only a few years removed from our Bachelor's degrees, making us perfect candidates to represent CBP for this particular group.
As the group approached the Fish Shack, I couldn't help but think they looked very clean and well put-together to have been sailing the Chesapeake for close to two weeks!
Everything about this group varied: one was a graduate student and another will be starting college as a freshman this coming semester. Majors ranged from marine biology to women's studies and political science. English is not the first language of several of the students, and they allowed me to use my Spanish with them as we continued discussing CBP during the break. The students in this program create a fun and enthusiastic group — once they started talking, you could tell that they would continue talking about the summer of 2008 for a lifetime.
I and the rest of the CRC staffers were able to share with the group many of the opportunities afforded us by working here through the CRC Career Development Program: projects we have played a role in, people we have met, and volunteer activities we've completed. In addition to information about the subcommittees we support, we shared things from our own college experiences such as internships, research projects, study abroad…even ID pictures and school spirit. It was definitely a different feeling standing in the Fish Shack as the "seasoned veteran" passing on words of wisdom.
The world's a pretty big place. So when a group of water resource experts from different parts of the world come together, and all describe the same problems (though seen through different lenses of geography, culture, and language), that's a notable thing.
That's what happened at the 2008 World Water Expo in Zaragoza, Spain, where water resource experts from across the globe — including Australia, Israel, Jordan, Spain, South Africa, and the United States — participated in a scientific symposium as a kick-off to the Expo. All invited speakers there spoke of problems with growth, water supply, water quality, and climate disruption. The water resource conditions in the various countries were as varied as the languages spoken, but the underlying problems were the same. Jordan, for example, is arid with a developing economy, whereas Australia is arid with a post-industrial economy — yet both face the same challenges of growth, water supply, water quality, and climate disruption.
Where does the Bay Program fit into this picture? As an invited participant, the Bay Program described our approach of integrating models, monitoring, and research for restoration of the Chesapeake. Our presentation of the linked airshed, watershed, estuarine, and living resource models, along with the supporting and corroborating monitoring observations and research was well-received, and was seen as a world-class example of the information systems needed to support water resources under pressure from population growth, climate change, and past environmental degradation.
All of the invited speakers spoke to problems of growth and water quality. In the Chesapeake, we've been working a long time to restore water quality despite growth pressures in our watershed, so these are issues we're familiar with. But just like in other parts of the world, the issues of providing an adequate water supply and climate disruption are also emerging issues for the Chesapeake. Last year, the city of Fredrick, Maryland, had to curtail construction permits due to concerns over the sufficiency of water supply. This may be a harbinger, because our Chesapeake water supply infrastructure is designed for average annual flows different from the decreased annual flows we may see with future climate change, as the Bay Program has described in presentations at the 2007 American Water Resources Society and the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation.
At the World Water Expo we saw that the challenges of growth, adequate water supply, water quality, and climate disruption were ubiquitous. The world's a big place and a watery place. How ironic that we're all in the same boat.
The Bay Program's integrated models, monitoring and research used for Chesapeake restoration were featured at a scientific symposium for the 2008 World Water Expo in Zaragoza, Spain, in mid-May.
The presentation detailed the Bay Program's linked airshed, watershed, estuarine and living resource models, along with supporting and corroborating monitoring observations and research. The well-received presentation was seen as a world-class example of the information systems needed to support water resources under pressure from population growth, climate change and past environmental degradation.
A paper on the Bay Program's presentation will be included in a peer-reviewed book of scientific papers associated with the Expo, to be published later this year.
Water resource experts from across the globe -- including Australia, Israel, Jordan, South Africa and the United States -- participated in the scientific symposium, a kick-off event to the Water Expo. The theme of this year's Water Expo, which will run from June 14 to September 14, is "Water and Sustainable Development."
For more information about the 2008 World Water Expo, read this short article from the New York Times.
Bernie Fowler saw his white sneakers through 26 inches of water during his annual wade-in on the Patuxent River on Sunday, June 8. While it was an increase from last year's measurement of 21 inches and a vast improvement from the 8 inches recorded 20 years ago in 1988, this year's measurement did not come close to the estimated 50-plus inches he could see through in the 1960s.
About 100 people braved the heat and humidity for Fowler's 21st annual wade-in, ranging from schoolchildren to community residents to politicians and environmental leaders, including U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Maryland Secretary of the Environment Shari Wilson.
While the measurement -- called the "Sneaker Index" -- did not reach historically high levels, enthusiasm for the Bay's future did, as speakers pointed out the significant increases in funding during the past year for the Chesapeake restoration effort.
Fowler, a retired Maryland state senator, hosts a wade-in at Broomes Island on the second Sunday of June each year to draw attention to declining water quality in the Patuxent and larger Chesapeake watershed. He speaks of the days of his youth when he could wade up to his shoulders in his beloved Patuxent and still see the river's bottom, teeming with crabs and fish swimming among the grasses and oyster shells.
Since Fowler's first wade-in, others have sprung up on tributaries across the state, becoming popular springtime community events.
View video from this year's Bernie Fowler wade-in from WTOP.


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technically (not technologically) speaking, ed stastny (id OED) is the primary maintainer/coordinator/braintrust/janitor. i do a lot of the programming and share some of the day-to-day stuff with ed. there are lots of other sitoans who have (and do) volunteered time to help out in many ways.
ed and i are portland oregon, the server lives in omaha; but sito comes from the hearts and brains of many artists and helpers! (ok, thats a little cheesy.)
when i really think about it, it all seems a little tenuous ... so thats probably why i dont think about it much.
aside: this would probably make a good bullet point for the non-existent sito faq. or, at minimum, should be in the help files somewhere.
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Six spots in Long Beach will get a lot of tender loving care on Saturday.
That's California Coastal Cleanup Day - the largest volunteer event in the state, according to the California Coastal Commission.
The Long Beach cleanup sites are Alamitos Beach at Ocean Boulevard at Alamitos Avenue; Alamitos Bay Marina, 255 N. Marina Drive; Belmont Plaza Pool, 4000 E. Olympic Plaza; Bluff Park at Ocean Boulevard and Coronado Avenue; Mother's Beach, East Appian Way under the Second Street bridge; and Pierpoint Landing, 200 Aquarium Way.
"The California Coastal Cleanup Day is a fun and easy way to help keep Long Beach clean," Mayor Bob Foster said.
El Dorado Nature Center staff and volunteers are organizing the Long Beach event. The cleanup chores begin at 9a.m.
Participants under 18 must have a parent/guardian's signature. Forms will be available at each cleanup site, or at www.longbeach.gov/naturecenter.
Community activist Justin Rudd is hosting a 30-minute beach cleanup at 1 Granada Avenue between 9:35 and 10a.m. Volunteers must sign in before 10 a.m., and cleanup wraps up at 10:30. Organizers provide door prizes, refreshments, candy, bags, gloves, and free parking. All ages, and groups welcome.
It will be Rudd's 160th consecutive monthly 30-minute beach cleanup. Details can be found at www.Beach Cleanup.org or email Justin@Justin Rudd.com.
The Nature Center has been coordinating Coastal Cleanups for more than 10 years. Volunteers should bring sun protection, shoes and drinking water, organizers said.
Bring a reusable bag or bucket and an old pair of gardening or work gloves to pick up trash. Children can bring their sand pails and shovels.
For more information, visit www.longbeach.gov/naturecenter and click on "California Coastal Clean Up," or contact Brooke Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 562-570-4876.
Sub veterans stay active
The number of World War II veterans is rapidly diminishing.
And the national organization of WWII Submarine Veterans has decided to close its operations, including at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, where the Los Angeles Chapter of U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII has been holding monthly meetings.
Their local group, currently about 22 WWII veterans, will become members of the United States Submarines Veterans Inc. (USSVI).
There will be a brief ceremony at noon Saturday in Building No. 6 to mark the transition, according to Ed Barwick, memorial director of the WWII National Submarine Memorial- West.
During its years of service, the chapter, among other things, built the WWII National Submarine Memorial- West. It was the site on the Memorial Day "Tolling the Boats" ceremony.
The veterans want to develop a self- guiding tour at the memorial, and there are long-range plans for a library and museum, according to Barwick.
Oyster restoration
Danielle Zacherl will host a Saturday workshop on restoring oysters to Alamitos Bay.
The workshop, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, will be at the Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 E. Appian Way.
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Post the syntax you are using in hydra and the make of your router.
im using backtrack 4 final
im able to telnet to my router and i can access using my username and password
im trying with hytraGTK if it does find my password
the password list im using is /pentest/passwords/jtr/password.lst with number of tasks of 128
it didnot find the password, so i thought the password im using is not in the password.lst
so i added the password as the 3rd password in password.lst
still it didnot find the password
but i can see it doest [ATTEMPT] with correct password
but in 23[Telnet] i cant see its tryin with correct password, and then it ends
then i created test.lst with one password, and hydra does show the password
why hydra doesnt detect the password in password.lst?
Post the syntax you are using in hydra and the make of your router.
what do you mean by 'make of router'
in the ACL service, i have telnet enabled, and i am able to telnet to the router from console, and i am able to login
hydra 192.168.1.1 telnet -s 23 -V -l admin -P /pentest/passwords/jtr/password.lst -t 128 -w 59 -f
with that command hydra doesnt find the password, but i have added my router password to the password.lst
Error: Child with pid 24554 terminating, can not connect
the command below, with password1.lst it has 2 password, one wrong one and one correct password, hydra doest ind the password
hydra 192.168.1.1 telnet -s 23 -V -l admin -P /pentest/passwords/jtr/password1.lst -t 128 -w 59 -f
when i try with medusa, both password.lst and password1.lst it shows the password
I've the same problem with hydra, I'm going to try Medusa now. I used
It gives me wrong password and different one each time, but when i use the format:Code:hydra -l admin -P Documents/passsword.txt 192.168.1.2 telnet
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Show your pride in WSU and support the general WSU Scholarship Fund! In addition to the regular registration fee, the cost of a WSU Collegiate plate is $35.00 per year with $25.00 going to the general scholarship fund (may be tax deductible).
Affinity plates, which display a personalized word or phrase, are not part of the collegiate program and do not generate funds for WSU. However, many have chosen to have the affinity option, for example, there's the WSUFAN plate and the ALUMN plate and the 4 WSU plate.
After downloading and installing the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download the application (213 Kb) required to order WSU plates.
General information on how to apply for special plates can be found here. Specific information on collegiate plates can be found here. You can also call any deputy registrar or 1-888-PLATES3 (888-752-8373).


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Ticket Scalpers Nabbed At CWS
Five people were arrested this past weekend for allegedly trying to scalp tickets at the College World Series.
One suspect allegedly tried to sell 35-dollar tickets to undercover officers at more than double their value. It is illegal in Omaha to sell event tickets at more than face value.
The suspects face misdemeanor scalping charges.


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So You Got an eReader for the Holidays…
December 27th, 2012
Reading is one of your pastimes and everyone knows it. So, this holiday season, someone who loves you thought it would be a brilliant idea to buy you an eReader. You opened it and tried to force a smile, but inside, you panicked….
Does this description fit you to a T? If so, take a deep breath and let us introduce you to some of the great benefits of eReaders.
As you set up your new eReader, smartphone, tablet, or other device, you'll probably discover that it's easy to rack up charges. However, Cecil County Public Library offers great free options for downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks. Search your device's app store for "Overdrive" and "OneClickDigital" to download free, easy apps, or visit our site to learn more. Using your library card number, you'll get access to a large catalog of free downloadables.
People often ask how to return eBooks. The beauty of downloading CCPL's free digital content is that you don't need to return anything! You won't get fines, ever, because the eBook disappears once your lending period is up.
When it comes to managing physical items you check out from our branches, there's an app for that, too! For Apple and Droid device users, BookMyne is a fantastic app that lets you access your account with Cecil County Public Library. You can see what you have checked out, place holds, renew items, and even set alarms to remind you when items are due.
By reading on a device, you have a wealth of resources a tap away. Don't know the definition of a word? Many eReaders let you tap any word to look it up in the dictionary. Not familiar with a place? Do a quick internet search to read up on it or to consult an online map.Many devices also let you highlight sections, take notes, or even share quotes with friends.
Ereaders also make figuring out what to read next easy. With sites like GoodReads, you can see what your friends are reading, get suggestions, and read reviews. Our Staff Recommendations page also features fantastic reviews of books hand-picked by our talented staff.
Perhaps the best feature of eReaders and other modern devices is that you can carry the library with you, no matter where you are. Stuck waiting in a doctor's office? Download an eBook. Going on a trip? Load up your device with several titles that won't add a single pound to your suitcase.
Did you get a new eReader or device this holiday season?
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Searchers continue hunt for missing following mudslide
(Oso, WA) -- Searchers in Washington state are continuing their hunt for those still missing after a weekend mudslide that killed 14 people. Reporter Greg Adams says the search is complicated by the threat of even more mudslides.
The debris field is proving particularly tough to access, with some searchers actually needing to be rescued themselves due to quicksand-like conditions. Adams says 176 people are currently listed as missing, though officials are not sure all of them were actually in the mudslide area when the disaster happened. Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency for the area where the slide occurred, which lets National Guard troops take part in the search and rescue effort.


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Leonard exemplified these traits in his essay where he states he "eats, drinks, and sleeps hockey." A sled hockey player, Leonard has skated on the Sabres home ice in the past, where he described the experience as being a "Great Feeling". A true fan, Leonard has a room full of Sabres related items including blankets, pillows, books, cups, keychains, a clock and hockey sticks. Plus a large collection of jerseys.
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Autumn Winter 2011 is set to be the season of total knits, with heavily layered looks contrasting with ultra feminine and elegant shapes. Chunky, natural, soft wool and alpaca blends feature alongside beautiful colour rich wool twists and silk and mohair blends, hinting of floral and alpine inspiration. These trends are reflecting perfectly in the stories; Wildwood which features time worn florals and heritage country pieces, Classically understated, Finesse which showcases sleek and lean knits heavily shaped by retro influences and Winter Essentials that translates catwalk looks translates them into simplified, easy to wear styles. Key fabric trends of bobbles, heritage cables and Nordic stitch patterning all feature in an uncomplicated, yet modern, way.
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WASHINGTON -- Vagabond Vending announced the beta release of its 2.0 Web interface for its mobile vending operations toolset. According to the company, the introduction of the Web components offers full-featured vending operations management for larger customers.
The new Vagabond 2.0 Web interface is designed to provide a complete solution for operators managing from 1 to 2,500 machines. Features added to the new version include multiple route organization, the ability to pack for many machines at once and faster route mapping. Exporting and printing of pick lists and reports also have been upgraded.
New in the Vagabond Web product is a visually appealing "dashboard" that presents a snapshot of the business's financial and operational status. The operator can instantly view the most and least efficient products, the best- and worst-netting machines, route performance trends and other metrics providing comprehensive visibility of the operation's performance. The dashboard also offers a view of how other operators are doing, and which products are selling most efficiently across all users.
"Our goal for the new 2.0 Web interface is to give managers access to the data and information that encourages them to make decisions that increase revenue and reduce cost," said Vagabond president Juan Jorquera.
Vagabond has invested in product development since its initial release. Michael Lovett, chairman of Vagabond Vending's parent company DTG Holdings, explained that "Vagabond's 2.0 release marks our entry into the market for larger operators. In an industry dominated by traditional operators, too many drivers are carrying too much inventory blindly around their territories. Vagabond offers a solution to those who want to reduce the cost and pain associated with operating routes.
"If your vending business is not operating at net incomes of 12% to 15%, you're leaving money on the table," Lovett said.
Vagabond's cloud-based vending management software is currently available for devices running under Apple's iOS operating system, including the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad, and for smartphones and tablets running under Google's Android operating system.
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Meal for 2 people
- Weekday (Mon - Fri) meal for $218 (rrp. $528)
- Weekend (Sat - Sun) meal for $238 (rrp. $528)
Meal for 4 people
- Weekday (Mon - Fri) meal for $418 (rrp. $1,056)
- Weekend (Sat - Sun) meal for $448 (rrp. $1,056)
Each group of 2 people gets
- Baked garlic bread with Italian tomato
- Salad with tomato, spring egg, and bacon salad in golden sesame sauce
Soup (choose 2):
- Italian minestrone
- Pumpkin soup
Main course
- German trotter with black pepper and honey sauce
Dessert (choose 2):
- Snow dream
- Honey bread pudding
Drinks (choose 2):
- Italian golden coffee
- Spiced tea
- French red wine
- French white wine
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Tucked within the Tai Po vicinity, Cafe de Country Art 藝程雅聚 stands awash in colourful hues decked in mural art. The funky cafe welcomes diners to its painted interiors or canopied gardens for comforting dishes of baked garlic bread, blue mussels in tomato sauce, green salads, pizzas, pastas, and more. Main courses of pan-fried barramundi fillet in a lemon butter sauce, German trotter in a peach and white wine sauce, and whole Indian lobsters with a white truffle and mushroom sauce delights the palate, while desserts of creme brulee and chocolate pudding offer a sweet ending to meals.


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Jada Pinkett Smith returns to television in 'Gotham'
For all of us who loved 'Hawthorne' and hated to see if go in 2011, get ready for a new dose of Jada Pinkett Smith on your television screen. And this time she's coming back as a badass!
Fox's Batman prequel Gotham has signed Jada Pinkett Smith to its cast, as Catwoman? Harley Quinn? A gender twist on The Riddler or Joker, perhaps?
Nope! Jada is coming back as Fish Mooney, a sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner, she's got the street smarts and almost extra-sensory abilities to read people like an open book. Imposing and hotheaded, she's not one to be crossed. Fish Mooney also the boss of a young psycho named Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), who eventually becomes The Penguin. Snap! This sounds like such a great role for Jada.
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I think there are about 9 or 10 different varieties of dates grown here in Israel. Dates were always an exotic treat for me as a kid. My father made a delicious apple and date cake, and I would always sneak some of the dates to munch on. My favourite variety of dates is Medjoul, they are luscious pieces of caramel in your mouth. They are so rich that I can only eat a couple at a time.
Babkas are dime a dozen here because of the Eastern European influence on baked goods, but this is the Middle East and there is definitely a twist on things. For example, I don't think you would find a Babka filled with date filling in Russia or Poland, at least not thirty or forty years ago. Here you find them filled with halva and chocolate, date, chocolate, hazelnut or walnut filling.
This recipe produces a moist and not too sweet babka. I glazed this babka with orange syrup that I had from making candied orange peel. It was a nice added touch to the cake.
Adapted from The Book of New Israeli Food: A Culinary Journey by Janna Gur
4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup, less one tablespoon milk or water
50g fresh yeast
1/2 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1 egg
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100g (3-1/2oz) butter, softened or margarine
1 cup date filling
(if you can't buy pre-prepared date filling, see below)
Grated zest of 1 medium orange
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Place all of the ingredients except the butter in a mixer fitted with a kneading hook and knead for seven minutes or mix and knead by hand. Add butter and continue kneading for five minutes. The dough should be shiny and very soft. Transfer to an oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise to twice the original size.
Meanwhile mix the date filling and grated zest together and set aside.
Divide the dough in half and roll one piece on a well-floured surface to 20x30cm (9x12 inches) rectangle. Spread half of date filling on the dough and then sprinkle half of the walnuts on top of the date filling.
Roll the dough into a tight log, pinching either end of the log. Slice the log lengthwise and braid the two pieces together. Line a loaf pan with baking paper and tuck in the ends of cake so it fits snugly into the pan. Repeat the process with the second piece of dough.
Allow to rise until doubled. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Bake the cakes for 35-40 minutes until deep golden brown.
While the cakes are baking, bring the water and sugar to a boil, and simmer for 20 minutes. Brush the hot cakes with the syrup. They will keep fresh wrapped in foil for 3-4 days or you can freeze them.
1 cup chopped, pitted dates
6 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Combine both ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat about five minutes or until thick. Let cool before using.


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getting back to your old body
hi mums! i'm 7months pregnant but i'm already conscious about how i would gain back my old body. do you know any remedy for stretchmarks brought by pregnancy? and what would be the easiest way to gain back to my body before i got pregnant? Your reply would really be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi soontobemum
Not everyone gets stretch marks, which start off as fine, red lines on your abdomen and sometimes on your breasts, hips and buttocks. Most women get one or two stretch marks while some women get a lot. Unfortunately there is no way to prevent stretch marks. Rapid or excessive weight gain and certain skin types can increase your chance of getting stretch marks.
There is no evidence that the oils and creams that are advertised as offering magic results, can prevent stretch marks. However they can ease the itching you sometimes get as your skin stretches or where your clothes rub. They will also help to keep dry skin in good condition. The good news is after the pregnancy ends stretch marks fade to faint, silvery white lines.
As for getting your shape back it is important to be aware that human bodies are not meant to 'bounce back' after birth. A great article to read on this is: Bouncing Back Postpartum
30th September 2013 06:56 AM #3
Hi soontobemum,
Breastfeeding is a great way to regain your pre-pregnancy weight and figure (as well as the countless health and emotional benefits which I talked about in your previous post).
Babywearing can also help you to stay active with a small baby and go on walks and meet up with friends etc
Remember that it takes 9 months for your body to grow your beautiful baby so you should expect it to take at least this long to return to your pre-pregnancy figure. Post-pregnancy bodies are beautiful; they show that we have carried our children. Please don't put too much pressure on yourself to quickly 'slim down' - your body needs time to get used to giving birth, breastfeeding, having a new baby etc.
In terms of stretch marks, rubbing both almond oil and coconut oil gently into your tummy and thighs daily can help with this.
Warm wishes,
5th October 2013 06:51 AM #4
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Stretched Marks or Scratched Marks?
Hello, I just want to know if the marks that I have in my tummy was because I scratched it during pregnancy? or no matter how I avoided scratching, still it will really leave marks because it was stretched? Is there a way to get rid of it or perhaps to lighten it up? my marks are really dark
6th October 2013 06:27 AM #5
Hi Joyce,
I think these will be stretch marks.
Your skin can sometimes feel itchy during pregnancy because your body is growing to accommodate your beautiful baby. However, if the itchiness is intense, frequent and in other parts of your body and you are pregnant then you should check this with your doctor as it could be a condition called cholestasis. I know you are not currently pregnant but I just wanted to comment on this for anyone else following this thread.
Most stretch marks do fade with time but unfortunately some will always remain. Are you able to think of these marks as marks of carrying our precious babies? Post-pregnancy bodies are, of course, different to our bodies before we had children but they are beautiful too.
Warm wishes,
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7th October 2013 05:37 AM #7
Everyone is different. Some women's bodies do not show stretch marks or they may fade quickly.
Rubbing a rich oil into the skin during pregnancy can help to reduce stretch marks, such as almond oil or coconut oil. Women that do this each day (from the second trimester onward) are thought to have less stretch marks.
The degree of your stretch marks also depends on factors such as; the size of your baby and the position they were in at the end of pregnancy, the amount of fluid you carried in pregnancy and your skin type.
Warm wishes,


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Feminism, Pop-Culture | Posted by YingYing S on 09/14/2012
Skin Is Just An Organ – But Insecurity Sells
I am not white.
Yeah, I know, stating the obvious, but in fact, even for someone of Chinese ethnicity, I am decidedly not on the pale end of the spectrum. And every time I flip open a fashion magazine here in America or visit my home city of Beijing, decked out with all its skin-lightening billboards, I am reminded that because of my skin tone, the world wants me to change.
Previously referenced as "the Snow White complex," the pressure to be white has overtaken most of the world as an indisputable standard of beauty, despite the fact that every standard of beauty we try to mold ourselves to is culturally constructed.
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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Eight Lindsey Wilson
College students are heading to Atlanta next week to show off their
entrepreneurial acumen. The students are competing at the Atlanta
Regional Competition on April 1-2. The event is one of 10 regional
competitions being held across the United States in March and
Formerly known as Students in Free Enterprise, Enactus is a private
organization supported by several dozen U.S. corporations and
designed to encourage budding entrepreneurs among college students.
Participating students use business concepts to develop community
outreach projects, transform lives and shape a more sustainable
The LWC Enactus team includes: Calab Bogard of
Glasgow, Ky.; Robert Ferguson of Columbia;
Curtis Hockersmith of Bowling Green, Ky.;
Austin Howell of Bowling Green, Ky.;
Morgan Johnson of Allons, Tenn.; Dina
Jusufovic of Danville, Ky.; Mikayla Lyman
of Boise, Idaho; and Jacob Pilling of Edmonton,
"We are very excited to bring Lindsey Wilson College's team of
young entrepreneurs to Atlanta," said Jusufovic, LWC's captain. "We
hope to showcase our team's focus on working today to make a better
The LWC will showcase four projects in the competition, including
Ferguson's "Glasscrete Project," which keeps glass out of Adair
County's landfill by using it as an aggregate in concrete for
walkways, paving stones and patios. Ferguson has worked with
several area businesses to collect glass for the
"I love how we are reducing waste and using things that were being
just thrown away to make new things that people can use," LWC team
member Bogard said. "All the support we got from the businesses in
town really show that we are making a difference."
The team who wins at the Atlanta competition will advance to the
2013 Enactus U.S. National Exposition, held May 21-23 in Kansas
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I have another copyright-related question that I think deserves its own thread. Some companies that sell public domain art that they've scanned warn that their images are protected by "invisible watermarks."
I just wondered how useful this would be for protecting my images. Is it easy to create invisible watermarks? More important, is there a way they can be used to remotely track down pirated images, or would you have to spot a suspect image first, then visually inspect it for an invisible watermark?
Oh yeah, man. It's real easy to create an invisible watermark. See, take a look at this image.
See the invisible watermark? See it? Wait...you don't see it? Why not???
Wow, that's really, incredibly funny.
If you're being sarcastic, I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that invisible watermark...um...doesn't make any sense?
Really the point of a watermark is to make it visible. That way, whenever it's used, the watermark is there.
Wouldn't an invisible one kind of defeat the purpose?
Although I'll admit that was my first thought, for the web it makes sense to provide a watermark that is not visible. Much like the special 'marks' included in US paper money. With the right equipment the watermark can be detected and proves the origin of the work.It seems so prevalent for images on the web to be scraped, copied, cropped, hotlinked a technology to protect the image copyright holder would be quite valuable.The real problem comes in the enforcement and prosecution of offenders!!
And while that would be great for tracking down people who use them, it doesn't stop them from using it, which to me, seems the most important thing to do.
One form of invisible watermark that does make sense is the digital watermarking that some file formats allow. The copyright notice is stored digitally in the image in a way that doesn't display in the image at all but which still forms a part of the file content that can be accessed with the right program.
If someone steals such an image then it can be proved that it was your image that was stolen because of this identifying content that can only be viewed using the right program.
Presumably the actual display of the image is also tied to this text in some way so that the image will not display correctly if the digital watermark is changed.
From what I've learned about "invisible watermarks" so far, it sounds like they could be very effective - IF you happen to discover a stolen image. Of course, that could be difficult given the size of the Internet, especially if the image is altered. I would imagine there are many ways to mark an image and many ways to get around those marks.
Getty Images does something like this. If you try to edit their image in Photoshop (me? Tried? nooooo.), it's unable to be done. Of course, this is easily circumvented (in a way that won't be explained )
You are absolutely correct, @TehYoyo;And any watermarked image (visible or not) can be reproduced for use on the web quite simply; circumventing even the 'digital signature'.
There needs to be a technology that encodes the image content in a uniquely-discernable manner. When I invent that I will be able to retire wealthy!
I feel so special!
I imagine that it would be placed in the metadata.
Visible watermarks are the most effective, IMO. Especially for photographs as they're a pain to get off (if you want to). For "invisible" ones, screenshots are always accessible to anyone.
That the digital watermark prevents the image from being edited normally doesn't surprise me - that's the sort of functionality I'd expect it to have - that's part of what makes it a useful complement to visual watermarks.
That there are ways to circumvent it also doesn't surprise me. There's nothing that computers do that can't be bypassed with sufficient knowledge - just as long as those who know keep it to themselves then the "protection" will work. Personally I only tell people how to bypass so called protection that is trivial to bypass (eg. $200+ HTML encryption programs that can be bypassed with a small piece of JavaScript).
Wait, you can't edit the picture in Photoshop? I've never had that problem in my entire life.
Some you can't edit, if they're specially protected. Like I said, Getty Images previews have this protection. But again, easily editable if you think about it.
I found that those who use watermarks on their photos are still useless. You can easily grab them and edit the watermark off the photo. some dont even erase the watermarks and post them again.
Personally, I find it mindnumbingly dull, tedious, and annoying to edit watermarks (not that I do). Especially in high-quality photographs, I imagine it'd be painstaking to find the exact shade of red and to paint over the watermark.
The concept of invisible watermark is really good but i am thinking how would anyone get to see those watermarks if they are invisible?
Well, you see, as I mentioned in my first post, that's why invisible watermarks defeat their own purpose.
Invisible = not seen...yeah?
The biggest issue with images online is commercial images that are copied and used without payment. Chances are most of the people who want to rip you off are going to find a way to do it. Unless you are able to devote time and money to tracking these people down who are making money off of your work (by re-selling) then it can be counter-productive (ie a GIANT waste of time and energy). All of the images I've seen protected in some manner I've been able to use or edit. So far nothing has prevented me (this I say as an interesting exercise in seeing how strong protection methods are NOT that I routinely rip off others work for my benefit). With the massive proliferation of image libraries and accessibility to digital cameras, images are easy to acquire legitimately. Where once large libraries charged hundreds for an image available for print size, you can get Joe Bloggs for $15 at iStockphoto with something just as good. Even the premium libraries have been forced to acknowledge their dominance is over by dropping their prices.
Most people who are going to pay are happy to pay to licence images. Make it easy to get paid and clear what the restrictions are and enjoy your digital content going out into the interwebz. Digital files are easily copied and don't actually cost you anything other than a few bucks for hosting, so unless you want to spend your time in enforcement mode, just make it easy to get paid and let the good honest people pay you. It is likely that is all you were going to get in the first place.
Photoshop has allowed the reading of Digimarc invisible watermarks for as long as I can remember, but embedding them is a commercial option, the problem I think with invisible watermarking of images is that it would require image viewers / players, browsers etc to display the owner of the content that it is currently displaying otherwise as others have written the watermak has little use / benefit over embedding xmp/iptc metadata. The idea of scrapeing the internet for infirnging images is better done just through pure image recognition (tineye or picscout.com etc)


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TMZ: Justin Bieber to be charged with criminal assault
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(TMZ) - Justin Bieber will be charged with CRIMINAL ASSAULT for allegedly attacking a limousine driver ... TMZ has learned.
Justin took a limo in Toronto in December and got into some sort of skirmish. At the time it was reported that a member of his entourage was being investigated for roughing up the driver.
But the investigation took a turn ... TMZ reports Toronto cops wanted to talk to Justin but he didn't come in for an interview and they got annoyed. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Justin is now in Toronto and in the next hour will go to the police station.
TMZ reports Justin will be booked for assault, given a citation and released on his own recognizance.
Sources also tell TMZ 3 other witnesses were interviewed yesterday and at least some of their account incriminated Justin.
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Britney Spears rep denies Vegas lipsyncing rumors
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A rep for Britney Spears is fending off rumors that the star will be lipsyncing her way through her recently announced two-year Las Vegas residency.
Responding to new rumors from the "New York Daily News," a rep has confirmed to the paper that "Britney will be singing" and that she has been in vocal training "for months" to prepare.
But sources tell the paper the pop star "does not sing" and is "being paid lots of money" by Planet Hollywood to deliver a "disingenuous" performance. They claim Britney has been out of practice for singing live for years and that there could be "an uproar" if fans feel they've been cheated. She is reportedly being paid $15 million per year for the gig.
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If you know someone in the market for a job, a Community Job Fair is going on until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
State Representative Lori Berman tells us she is sponsoring the event at the Lantana Road branch public library, featuring more than 30 employers.
It's a diverse group, including Macy's, Target, the Palm Beach County School Board, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts and several others.
The lawmaker says a majority of these jobs are full time. She says to bring plenty of resumes and dress to impress.
Also a piece of advice from Berman: Don't only speak to the larger employers, but speak to everyone taking part. There are a lot of smaller employers who may be willing to hire you.
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Hello forum, I have some questions regarding knock sensors and their corresponding codes. I had scanned my 97 540i with a peake reader and had recieved a bunch of codes related to multiple cylinder misfires and fuel trim. Now i have torn the intake mani out to do the valley pan job as well as replace a bunch of gaskets etc. The code I got was this: "D5 knock sensor Cyl. 7-8" My question is: Does this mean that my sensor is bad?? OR does it mean that the computer registered a knock/ping from this sensor on these cylinders?? I dont know if I should just replace the bugger while im in there. Thanks in advance gang.
Also it looks as if the wire insulation that goes from the sensor to the connector is smashed/warped a little like it was caught between something. Has anybody else had this problem before?
The wire normally used for knock sensors is a shielded wire, so in short if it is bare at all you need to replace it. Shielding prevents the wire from hearing electrical interference given off from the alternator and a few other electrical components that contain motors. When the codes go off and it says the knock sensor is bad then it probably is. The factory knock sensors attach to the side of the block and listen to a certain frequency to interpret as pinging in the engine. When it hears this pinging it will pull timing to the motor as an effort to lower cylinder pressures which relieves stress on the engine. When you reduce timing it fires the plugs sooner meaning the compression stroke is not quite complete but this relieves stress on the engine. I would make sure everything else is up to snuff. Also, I would pull your plugs and 'read' them. You need to look at the tips and look for little specs of metal looking similar to pepper on the plug. This indicates pre-ignition of the cylinder which=knock.
I thought knock sensors feel the vibration cased by the flame front igniting the gas "too fast" because the bulk of the explosion occurred while the piston was still moving up on the compression stroke. I had thought that retarding the timing merely moved the point of ignition later in the compression stroke so that maximum pressure occurs when the piston is at top dead center.
My point is that I always thought the compression was the same (it's a mechanical thing ... how can it 'not' always be the same?) whether or not the timing was retarded.
Anyway, I looked in the bestlinks for an explanation of how the knock sensors worked but nobody put a reference link there.
Searching for "knock sensors", I find a few that might have more information for the OP:
Last edited by bluebee; 05-31-2011 at 09:36 PM.
From BMW's WDS - description of knock control
Knock Control
Tasks of the knock control system
Operation of an engine with knocking combustion over a prolonged period can lead to serious damage. Knocking tendency is increased by:
Increased compression ratio
High cylinder charge
Poor fuel quality (RON/MON)
High intake air and engine temperatures
The compression ratio can also reach excessively high values due to deposits or production-related scatter.
On engines without knock control, these unfavourable influences must be taken into consideration in the ignition design by providing a safety distance to the knock limit. However, this results in unavoidable losses in efficiency in the upper load range.
The knock control can prevent knocking engine operation. For this purpose, if there is an imminent risk of knocking, the control retards the ignition timing of the corresponding cylinder(s) (cylinder-selective) as far as necessary. This makes it possible to adapt the ignition characteristic map to the consumption-optimum values without having to take the knock limit into consideration. A safety distance is no longer necessary.
The knock control system carries out all knock-related corrections to the ignition timing and enables perfect operation also with regular grade fuel (minimum RON 91).
The knock control provides:
Protection against knocking damage also under unfavourable conditions
High efficiency due to optimum utilization of the fuel quality and consideration of the relevant engine status
Logistics advantages with regard to fuel availability
Lower consumption and higher torque over the entire upper load range (corresponding to the fuel quality used).
Design of knock control system
The M54, the M52 and the M43 are equipped with a cylinder bank-selective, adaptive knock control system. A double knock sensor detects combustion knock. The sensor signals are evaluated in the DME control unit.
The knock sensor is a piezo-electric structure-borne noise microphone. It picks up the structure-borne noise and converts it into voltage signals.
Function of the knock control system
If knocking occurs, the ignition is retarded for a certain number of working cycles and then gradually approaches the original value. The retard setting can be controlled individually for each cylinder bank (cylinder bank selective).
In the event of the knock sensor failing, a fault code is entered in the fault code memory of the DME control unit. In the case of fault, the engine is protected by constant retard setting of the ignition timing.
Installation Locations/Conditions
The double knock sensor is secured by means of an 8 mm screw on the water jacket of the engine block between both cylinder banks. It is arranged such that each sensor monitors one cylinder bank.
Only screw locking compound may be used to lock the screws. Washers, spring washers or serrated lock washers must under no circumstances be used.
Self-diagnosis and emergency operation of the knock control system
Self-diagnosis of the knock control system includes following checks:
Check for sensor signal interference/line break, plug connector defective etc.
Self-test of entire evaluation circuit
Check of basic engine noise level detected by the knock sensor
The knock control system is switched off if a fault is found during the course of one of these checks. The emergency program adopts the task of controlling the ignition timing. At the same time, a defect code is stored in the defect code memory. The emergency program ensures damage-free operation as from minimum RON 91. It depends on the engine load, speed and temperature.
I'll add this to the bestlinks.
BTW, notice it didn't say anything about retarding the timing reducing compression. The only statements about compression are the typical ones for what causes knocking in the first place (which is a different thing).
"If the spark occurs too retarded relative to the piston position, maximum cylinder pressure will occur after the piston is already traveling too far down the cylinder. This results in lost power, high emissions, and unburned fuel."~Wikipeda
Like I said the pulling of timing reduces cylinder pressures lowering stress on the motor so that it will stop knocking. As the poster above me and I previously said the sensor interprets a certain frequency as knock and retards timing. If your car is throwing the code it has been reading knock so often that it no longer assumes it to be cause by bad fuel, vacuum leaks, or any other problem but rather lies in the sensor itself. Like I said just to double check that it is the fact that some of the shielding is damaged causing the bad reading I would read the plugs that will tell you if the cylinder is pre igniting. I have been using stand alone computers to tune modified engines for a number of years and am quite familiar with knock sensors and such. Also on extremely modified engines the sound that represents knock can change as your piston surfaces change to machined forged aluminum and cams change to aggressive cuts. So that is one reason why we use stand alone systems on extremely modified engines because factory knock sensors will kill timing on a built motor in some cases.
Below are some links about the shielded wire on knock sensors. Like I said in my first post in short Yes wire damage even insignificant will cause interference.
How to read plugs http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/spkplghnbook.htm
Last edited by 96 GGM 528I; 05-20-2011 at 07:32 AM.
I don't equate 'compression' with 'maximum cylinder pressure' because the former is mechanical (measured without any spark plugs or spark involved - but with valve timing a key component) while the latter is due to the result of flame front dynamics inside the cylinder (where both spark & valve timing are involved).
Last edited by bluebee; 05-20-2011 at 08:53 AM.
"When it hears this pinging it will pull timing to the motor as an effort to lower cylinder pressures which relieves stress on the engine." ~Quoted from my first post
Sorry for the confusion and I will try to be more clear in my post. Sometimes I get all wrapped up thinking about it and it comes out poorley. I am a Mechanical Engineer and our college curriculum had Technical Report Writing instead of a normal writing class and they defiantly didn't focus to much on sentence structure but rather report material. Again I apologize for any confusion.
Last edited by 96 GGM 528I; 05-20-2011 at 09:36 AM.
Thanks guys for all of the input/help. This forum is an great asset. However, nobody seems to have answered my question. Does the knock sensor code appear due to a faulty knock sensor OR does it appear when/if the knock sensor has registered a ping and then store this as a code?
"If your car is throwing the code it has been reading knock so often that it no longer assumes it to be cause by bad fuel, vacuum leaks, or any other problem but rather lies in the sensor itself. Like I said just to double check that it is the fact that some of the shielding is damaged causing the bad reading I would read the plugs that will tell you if the cylinder is pre igniting." ~Quoted from above
Thought that would answer it for you. If your car reads knock it does not throw a CEL. It throws the CEL because the resistance in the wire is high (Due to damage or corrosion inside the casing) causing it to always hear a minute amount of knock. It also could get a bad signal because if you followed my links the wire has a steel mesh wrapped around the copper core. The steel mesh is there to capture noise from various electrical components. That mesh should be grounded on only one side of the sensor so that the noise it is hearing does not become harmonic and grow when transfered through the casing. But like I said above READ UR PLUGS TO BE SURE. follow the link and look for salt and pepper on the plugs.
Last edited by 96 GGM 528I; 05-20-2011 at 10:49 AM.
I've been using 87AKI Costco gas since I bought my 2002 525i and I'm sure the knock sensors are going crazy as the DME retards my timing ... yet there is no fault code.
I have a car with a stand alone computer and it allows me to set it to illuminate the light when it sees over 5 deg of knock. On most cars 3deg of knock and below the computer quites advancing timing and leaves it where it is. Above 5 Deg it starts to retard timing. On my race car when the CEL does come on due to knock it goes off as soon as the knock goes away.
The key point is that at a critical level of pressure and temperature, the mixture of air & gasoline will ignite spontaneously - without any spark or flame being present. The entire volume of mixture burns intantaneously like an explosion, with a bang => knock.
When the piston comes up on the compression stroke the air/fuel mixture rises in temp and pressure due to this compression. Once the spark ignites the mixture, usually before TDC, a flame front progresses throught the mixture, releases heat energy which increases temp and pressure futher. We then have a race between the rising temp and pressure due to further compression and the additional heat from combustion against either:
- the flame front burning all the mixture before TDC
- the piston passing TDC, allowing the gases to expand which reduces temp and pressure.
If conditions lead to some of the unburned mixture reaching the critical temp and pressure that remaining volume goes bang. If it is a small volume we get a ping, if a large amount knock.
The solution to this problem is to retard the timing, i.e. make the spark a little later on the next cycle. Not necessarily to after TDC, but enough that the flame front wins the race on the next cycle and there is no unburned mixture by the time the flame burns itself out with all the fuel consumed.
Interestingly, many engine designs walk to the edge of ping/knock and normally run with a small amount of ping, usually inaudible. The reason for this is that thermodynamic laws tell us that the higher the max temp and pressure, the higher the thermal efficiency. Higher thermal efficiency give us better fuel ecomomy and higher power from a smaller engine. So the designer makes the engine parts strong enough to tolerate the little bit of shock from a ping, and puts in controls to ensure that heavier, damaging knock is avoided.
Compression ratio is not the be all and end all of ping/knock. The gases in the combustion chamber don't know what the compression ratio is; they only know temp and pressure. If one fills the cylinder with less mass (fewer molecules) for instance at 10,000 ft versus sea level, compression temp and pressure will be lower and no ping. This explains why an engine can run happily at light throttle but knock badly at WOT. Light throttle mimics high altitude (thin air), WOT lets lots of air/fuel mass into the cylinder. Conversely, turbocharging packs the cylinder "fuller" than possible with normal asperation with pre-compressed air/fuel. Therefore they need to run lower compression ratios so that the critical temp and pressure is not reached.
Similarly, the race between the flame front racing against the piston passing TDC explains why knock is more common at low RPM with WOT. At WOT lots of air/fuel gets into the cylinder and compression results in high temp and pressure before the spark. The flame front progesses at (nearly) constant speed, but if the piston is slow, the critical temp and pressure is achieved and we get the bang => knock. At high RPM, the piston wins the race and no knock.
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Generally, a fault code listing a specific component indicates that that component is faulty, i.e. values being reported are inconsistent with a properly functioning part. Symptoms from apparently good sensors are reported as such. E.g.
Component => HO2S Heater Control Circuit (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
Symptom (from sensor) => System Too Lean (Bank 1)
Combined with your description of a damaged wiring harness, the sensible conclusion is that the fault is reporting a bad component. But, this is a conclusion based on an inference, not definite knowledge.
To give you an idea of what it looks like if you pull the outer insulation. As you can see there is still some yellow insulation, which is very brittle, left towards the plug, but as you get closer to the sensor, it literally turns into dust as you pull the outer shell off.
Wow, thank you very much to all who posted here. This thread is valuable in the discussion of knock sensors, maybe place in best links?
So I lost everything I had added about knock sensors. Sigh.
I finished rebuilding my sensors over the weekend. Wasn't too bad, the first one took the longest time while I was trying to figure out the best technique. Below are some photos of the process and what they look like now. On the first two photos you can see what happens to the original internal insulation when you pull the outer shell. Resistance on all sensors actually gone up slightly, now it's about 4.98 MOhm, which I think shows that the original insulation already was beginning to conduct.
Wow, good work Mr. 540Alex. I really love this forum, I never cease to be surprised by the stuff you guys do! I am dumb when it comes to wiring/electronics so I shy away from this type of stuff, but maybe I could learn...
see... people who do work like this... deserve a standing applause.... big up's (that means respect for you older crew) sir
keep in mind that the threshold of the sensor reading is critical to the computers function
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