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Thread: Engine problems from spain
07-17-2012, 05:54 PM #31Junior Member
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I've just sent an email to Indmar, let's see what do they say.
Looks like the boat won't pas 1500 rpm when hot hard to tell from video.
If you have a water strainer be sure the fittings don't twist it will pull in air .
This is what happen to my LS2012 Mobius LSV
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08-17-2012, 05:44 PM #34Junior Member
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Please, I am a serious person, i have a 40 years old, i only ask for help for repairs my boat.
I do not speak English.
Here in Spain, Moomba Boat buyers have no support technical.
Por favor, yo soy una persona seria, tengo 40 años, solo pido ayuda para arreglar mi barco.
Puede usted intentar abrir este fichero?
Yo no hablo ingles.
Aquí en españa los compradores de barcos Moomba no tenemos soporte técnico.
08-17-2012, 06:00 PM #35Junior Member
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I try to read it all but it's hard for me.
Please slow down.
Intento leerlo todo pero es complicado para mi.
Por favor , más despacio.
So it has been tested:
I need you to do another recording, this time do it in a specific manner. Turn the key on with the engine off and start recording with Diacom. After 30 seconds, (with the engine still off) move the throttle handle from the idle position slowly to the wide open throttle position then back to the idle position. The whole movement from idle to wide open throttle and back should take about 30 seconds.
Now start the engine and let it run at idle RPM for about 30 seconds. Shift the engine into gear and let it idle in gear for about 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, increase the rpm to 1000 RPM and leave it there for 30 seconds then increase the RPM to 1500 for 30 seconds. Continue this process increasing the RPM in 500 RPM increments till the engine either misbehaves or reaches wide open throttle. If the engine does misbehave and the RPM drops, do not move the throttle handle back to the idle or any lower position for at least 30 seconds. Send me a copy of that recording and I may be able to better tell what the problem is.
Thanks to recover post
08-18-2012, 12:05 AM #36Senior Member
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When you turn the key "on" does the check engine light come on? Not starting the boat, just turning the key on? With the key on move the throttle stick. Does the butterfly valve move also?
There is a manual throttle body setup for.that intake. Could be an option
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08-19-2012, 06:17 AM #38Junior Member
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Yes, i turn the key "on" does the check engine light come on but after the light come off. I move the pedal position and the butterfly valve mode also.
Thanks NateHasKovec.
The Diacom problem give me this problem:
SPN: 65618 Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Return Fault.
We disassemble this piece, is this?
This piece is behind the pedal position (Throttle stick).
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Sounds like you need a new throttle position sensor (tps) maybe????
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The problem sounds to be in the throttle body. Butterfly not opening and closing properly.
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Ipswich: Hotel bosses guilty of five-figure VAT fiddle
PUBLISHED: 16:27 03 December 2012
THE manager and a director of an Ipswich hotel accused of dishonestly trying to claim £14,500 in VAT repayments have been found guilty by a jury.
Colin Frost and Edward Roberts submitted forged invoices for refurbishment work at the former Station Hotel, opposite Ipswich railway station.
Frost, 49, of Burrell Road, Ipswich, and Roberts, 46, of Brickfield Close, Ipswich, had both denied taking steps with a view to the fraudulent evasion of VAT between June 2011 and January 2012.
A jury at Ipswich Crown Court found Frost guilty unanimously but found Roberts guilty by an 11-1 majority verdict.
Judge John Devaux adjourned sentence on both men until the middle of December and warned them that all sentencing options would be open.
During the trial the court heard that Frost, who was manager and financial director at hotel in Burrell Road told investigators he had employed a man called Dave Robinson to carry out improvement work at the hotel and had paid invoices for work carried out at the end of each month.
He said he had only realised there was something wrong with the invoices when a VAT officer noticed they didn't have a VAT number on them.
Frost said Mr Robinson told him he would get the number for him but after that he had been unable to get in touch with him.
When Frost got in touch with the company on the letterhead on the invoices he was told the people who had been doing work at the hotel weren't anything to do with the company.
Frost said Mr Robinson had brought in an electrical company to help with refurbishment work at the hotel and it was only after he had submitted the electrical company's invoices to reclaim VAT that he discovered that a VAT number he had been given for the company was for a business in Cornwall which had never done any work in Suffolk.
At the time the defendants were running the Station Hotel which was leased from Punch Taverns by a company of which Roberts was the sole director and shareholder, and Frost had been the manager and financial director of the hotel.
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Editor's Column: Credit Union Wallflowers and Media Mongers
As the credit union community watches the evolving situation in North Carolina, no matter which side of the issue you're on, you're witnessing organizations that know how to grab attention.
With his folksy and outspoken personality, Jim Blaine grabs headlines frequently. He said what's on his mind and, minus the GAC banker-brothel debate debacle of 2004 when he garnered attention he did not relish, he always has substance behind what he says whether you agree with his opinion or not. For those who say, "You always quote, so-and-so," there's a reason.
Beyond grabbing attention, Blaine is always available and willing to talk to the press for the record. He once returned a call to me while he was out on bereavement leave. That might be a bit much, but it is one example that demonstrates his dedication to the credit union community.
Creating a public, industry-wide debate in a national forum such as Credit Union Times airs the issues and educates the community about what's going on around them. How are CAMEL codes calculated? How subjective are they? Why shouldn't a solid credit union be able to demonstrate that with its CAMEL when there are several ratings agencies already putting out essentially the same thing? Making his credit union the example to generate a national debate on the NCUA's oversight took guts, which Blaine obviously has, and shines a little more light on the regulator.
The question of whether the agency is retaliatory is no longer up for debate. The NCUA's overtly bullying response requires all state-chartered credit unions to submit to a federal examination in addition to the state's each year. Despite its testaments in support of a dual chartering system, this action demonstrates exactly the opposite. It lays bare that the NCUA believes it knows what's best and the North Carolina regulator can't keep its house in order but the NCUA can.
The NCUA was established to regulate credit unions and not the state regulators. A variety of alternative solutions exist that wouldn't penalize dozens of state-chartered credit unions that were following the rules. Such draconian behavior as punishing all of the state-chartered credit unions in North Carolina for the actions of one is costly to all.
More importantly, it takes credit unions' eyes off bigger and more important issues, like return to the membership and quality strategic planning. These are two things that SECU does exceptionally well.
In a conveniently timed yet coincidental public relations move, the NCUA board announced last week that it was canceling its February board meeting because it did not have any pressing issues to consider.
Chairman Matz stated, "We understand that many credit union officials are feeling overwhelmed by a large number of proposed and final regulations, many of which are mandated by statute and issued by several different agencies. As part of my regulatory modernization initiative, we are carefully evaluating which NCUA rules need to be streamlined, eliminated or clarified in 2012. We have concluded that there are no essential board action items to publicly consider at this time and, therefore, no need for an open board meeting this month."
I applaud the cancelation of any meeting that wastes more time than it's worth and believe the world would be a better place with fewer meetings. The chairman has vowed to cancel more meetings if they are deemed unnecessary.
But canceling an NCUA board meeting does not mean there are no regulations coming from the NCUA or any other regulator. It does not even mean that examiners aren't out there waving their big sticks at this moment, following central office's lead in North Carolina. It doesn't negate the repeal of certain RegFlex provisions–though the agency has proposed expanding the pool of eligible credit unions–and it doesn't mean there won't be a new CUSO reg, albeit possibly less all-encompassing than the original proposal. Not holding a board meeting also means that promised regulatory streamlining and elimination isn't getting put in place yet either.
Still it got attention because it is not in the usual order of business and that is another way to attract attention, which is something that credit unions need to do better. Some, like SECU and others, do a great job at grabbing interest and being consistent. Every credit union could adapt that model to scale. Knowing how to grab attention is part of the reason credit unions like SECU have consistent membership and loan growth.
This month's Trailblazer 40 Below, Nathan Anderson (see story, page 6), said of his sales philosophy, "You're still not serving them unless you help them." Help your members and potential members by selling them on your credit union.


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The Field of Honor reminds veterans they are not forgotten as Warrior's Weekend starts up
May 20, 2011 at 12:20 a.m.
Cheers exploded from the crowd as the wounded veterans walked past them into the sanctuary of Faith Family Church.
"Thank you! Thank you for your service," a man called from the crowd.
The fifth annual Warrior's Weekend, a weekend of fishing for wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, kicked off with the Field of Honor ceremony at Faith Family Church on Friday afternoon.
Pulling into the parking lot, the veterans saw more than 2,100 flags, billowing in the Field of Honor next to the church.
Juan Carrasco, a soldier from Fort Drum, was almost speechless after seeing the way people reacted to them.
"Words can't describe what I'm feeling," he said.
Ron Kocian, the president of Warrior's Weekend, said they start off the weekend with the Field of Honor ceremony to show the veterans they are remembered and honored for their service.
"They think that people have forgotten what they did, what they gave up for us. We have to keep reminding them that they are not forgotten. Here in South Texas we have not forgotten," Kocian said.
The sanctuary of Faith Family Church filled with flashing lights while the steady drive of Queen's "We Will Rock You" reverberated in the walls as the veterans marched in.
"This is crazy," a veteran said, grinning and turning his head to take in the cheering audience that sprang to its feet as he and the others walked down the aisle to take their seats for the ceremony.
Gen. Henry Viccellio Jr., a Victoria native and four-star general who flew 235 combat missions in Southeast Asia, gave the address. Viccellio encouraged the audience and the veterans to value and strive for morality and integrity, becasue these virtues are what make a good country.
"The surest way for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing," Viccellio said, quoting famed 18th century British politician Edmund Burke.
The audience gave him a standing ovation, led by the veterans.
Earlier, police had escorted the Warrior's Weekend buses from Houston on Friday morning. More than 300 motorcyclists joined the group in Hillje creating a convoy a mile-and-a-half long.
Crowds gathered all along the parade route, cheering and waving to the buses.
Edna resident Gilford Roberson and his wife JoAnn waited almost two hours to see the veterans.
"This is such a great thing they do for them," Roberson said. "It wasn't like this when we were in Vietnam, when I was in the service," he said.
Roberson waived his flag vigorously back and forth, smiling at the buses full of veterans as the parade moved through Ganado.
The veterans, wearing the white shirts with the Warrior's Weekend logo embroidered on the left side, walked a path between crowds to enter the church.
Victoria resident Connie Brown wiped away tears even as she cheered for the soldiers.
"I'm just so glad we're doing something like this for them, letting them know that people really do care and really do appreciate the things they've done," Brown said.
After the ceremony, the veterans walked out to see the Field of Honor before boarding a bus bound for Port O'Connor.
Matt Lewellen looked at the field for a long time.
"I've never experienced anything like this before. It feels awesome. It's nice to know that there are people out there that remember."


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ARLINGTON — For years, Argyle was considered one of the state's best 3A programs.
After two previous state championship game losses, the Eagles finally have the hardware to merit their ranking among the state's elite.
Argyle held off the Fairfield Eagles for a 38-33 victory in the Class 3A Division II state championship game at Arlington's AT&T Stadium on Friday. The win gives Argyle its first football state championship in school history.
Top-ranked Argyle finishes the season with a spotless 16-0 record, while sixth-ranked Fairfield finishes at 15-1.
Afterwards, Argyle head coach Todd Rodgers said it was a fun game to watch. Coaching the game, however, didn't produce the same effects.
"From a head coach's position, I wouldn't describe it as fun," Rodgers said. "I would describe it as nauseating and anxiety-ridden. But it's a good, old-fashioned football game with a lot of lead changes. It's one for the ages. To win a game like that is really fun."
In a game full of captivating scoring runs, it was only fitting that Argyle senior Ian Sadler scored the game's final points. Sadler scored on a 3-yard run with 6:54 left in the game, and Argyle's defense stonewalled Fairfield and star running back Larry Rose to preserve the win.
Sadler, a Texas Tech pledge, finished the game with 19 carries for 109 yards and three touchdowns. He also had four catches for 73 yards, and a key 65-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Sadler was named the Offensive MVP, while Argyle senior linebacker Colton Hinnrichs was named the Defensive MVP. Hinnrichs finished the game with 15 tackles.
The Argyle faction of the 22,701 people in attendance collectively watched as Rose ran down the field late in the fourth quarter. Rose gashed Argyle's defense like he had all day. But this time, he was knocked out of bounds by Argyle senior defensive back Colten Katzen after a 64-yard run.
Rose, like many of the other Fairfield players, played both offense and defense throughout the game.
"I was pretty gassed, but I knew my team needed me to stay in the game," Rose said. "So I had to suck it up, and like coach [John Bachtel] always says, you can rest tomorrow."
Fairfield needed 17 yards and six points to take the lead, and if it scored, Argyle wouldn't have a lot of time to answer with a score of its own. But Rose was stopped 2 yards short of a first down by senior defensive lineman Micah Capra and junior Nick Ralston, and Argyle took over with 1:14 left.
The game — and the state title — belonged to Argyle.
"We didn't break down or anything," Hinnrichs said of the final drive. "We didn't struggle. We just came together as a team. We knew that was the last drive and we had to stop them there. Otherwise it could have ended bad for us."
Rose, The Associated Press Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year, finished with 26 carries for 206 yards and two touchdowns. But it wasn't enough for Fairfield in its first state championship game appearance.
Early on, it looked as if Fairfield was going to shake off a rough start.
For the first time this season, Argyle had to figure out how to erase a halftime deficit. After Argyle jumped out to a 17-3 lead behind two interceptions, Fairfield scored 21 straight points to enter halftime with a 24-17 lead.
At the end of the first half, Fairfield appeared to score on a halfback pass on fourth-and-18. But the play was negated because of a penalty, and the ball was moved back 5 yards.
On the next play, senior wide receiver Alex Ward hauled in a 39-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the first half to give the Central Texas team a 24-17 halftime lead.
"It was devastating right there at halftime," Rodgers said. "Everybody was anxious and arguing with each other. Tempers were flaring. They really didn't know who they were mad at. They were just upset that things had gone that way."
But Sadler responded with all three of Argyle's second-half touchdowns to seal the win.
After the final play of the game, Sadler took his helmet off and pointed toward the closed roof at AT&T Stadium. Fairfield made its way across the field to shake hands with Argyle. Instead, Argyle's players made its way toward Sadler, standing near one of the end zones.
Finally, Argyle's dreams were fulfilled.
"I don't know how to explain it," Sadler said of the game's final moments. "It was breathtaking. I was so happy."
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Argyle 38, Fairfield 33
A — Ian Sadler 13 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
F — Erick Rodriguez-Reyes 30 FG
A — Connor Wilson 7 run (Hedlund kick)
A — Hedlund 44 FG
F — Larry Rose 31 run (Rodriguez-Reyes kick)
F — Chris Lide 69 pass from Jacob Gallegos (Rodriguez-Reyes kick)
F — Alex Ward 39 pass from Gallegos (Rodriguez-Reyes kick)
A — Sadler 4 run (Hedlund kick)
A — Sadler 65 punt return (Hedlund kick)
F — Safety, ball carrier tackled in endzone
F — Rose 54 run (Rodriguez-Reyes kick)
A — Sadler 3 run (Hedlund kick)
First Downs
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Rushing — A: Ian Sadler 19-109, Nick Ralston 16-70, Connor Wilson 3-12, Hunter Treadwell 1-3, Jon Pucciarello 1-0, Brandon Boyzuick 1-(-5), TEAM 2-(-30). F: Larry Rose 26-260, Bryson Gates 8-43, Jacob Gallegos 8-21, Charles Oliver 1-2.
Passing — A: Brandon Boyzuick 6-12-1-94. F: Jacob Gallegos 7-16-2-179.
Receiving — A: Ian Sadler 4-73, J.C. Chalk 1-15, Jon Pucciarello 1-6. F: Chris Lide 2-99, Alex Ward 3-65, Larry Rose 1-15, Colby Minze 1-0.


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I think the bottle in your left hand made you think nothing happened. or you just can't remember, or you blocking the memory....whatever the case there is nothing to report....
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Glad to see nothing happening here. starting to worry there might have been something.....
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Visilinc: IP and Analog Video Conferencing
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Company Name: Visilinc
Established: 2010
President: Greg Grant
Employees: 35 full-time
Phone: (877) 268-3700
Web: www.visilinc.com
Visilinc, which provides video visitation and video arraignment solutions between jails, courthouses, and other remote locations via high speed internet to facilitate inmate visitation and arraignment without moving the inmate from secure detention, wouldn't be around today if another company hadn't gone out of business.
Jim Miller, who works as Visilinc's combination product manager-salesperson-engineer and is constantly brainstorming ideas to improve the product, previously worked for Cramer, which produced a similar video conferencing product called Prison Vision. When Cramer closed its doors a year ago, a firm called Gross Automation, which manufactured sub-assembles and enclosures for Prison Vision's video visitation equipment, bought Cramer's integration technology, hired a few of its key people – including Miller – and combined the two companies' functions and expertise to create Visilinc.
Cramer's Prison Vision system was analog, and it was developing an IP version when it went out of business. As a result, Visilinc offers both versions, which Miller says differentiates it from the competition. "Lots of facilities can't maintain IP so they have an analog system," he said. "We can provide equipment to both [types of facilities], we're able to accommodate both parts of that world. A Lot of competitors can't provide both."
Visilinc's video visitation function offers several options: sequential monitoring, which allows staff to rotate through current visitations two at a time and actively monitor or communicate with a selected visit; visitation scheduling, which allows staff to schedule visits, check for scheduling conflicts, and manage visitation lists; off-site visitation, in which the arraignment module allows an inmate to visit with an off-site professional while in secure detention; and recording and playback, in which visitations can be recorded and viewed by staff at a later time, which and allows staff to find a visitation based on multiple search criteria.
Miller says Visilinc's capacity to allow probation, parole, and attorneys to take care of simple matters from their offices through video visitation is helping the product catch on. He also says that private attorneys, who generally start out viewing Visilinc with suspicion due to their fears of being monitored, "jump on board" once they reach a point where they believe they are, in fact, not being monitored. Inmates are also able to connect with other agencies that they may need to visit with, such as immigration and various federal agencies that house their inmates in a particular facility.
Visilinc has also begun offering offsite video visitation to the public. An inmate's loved ones can connect into the system from their home computer instead of having to come to the facility for their video visitation session by logging into a website that loads a client onto the visitor's computer for the duration of the visit, bypassing the need for the public to buy proprietary software.
"The only limitation is the visitor's bandwidth and the quality of their computer," said Miller.
The login is secure, says Miller, and doesn't pose any sort of security threat to the facility or to the Visilinc system. "You're only as good as your firewall," Miller said. "Most facilities are pretty well structured so I don't see a concern there. Since the person at home is logging into a server at the facility, they're not providing access for anyone to jump in," Miller said in reference to hackers.
Video visitation that takes place at the facility can cut operational costs, improve visitation efficiency, increase secure, and eliminate contraband, according to the company. The product connects the visitor and inmate housing areas, allowing visitation without removing the inmate from a secure area and separating the public from direct contact with the inmate.
Visilinc's also allows for arraignment without moving the inmate from secure detention, saving money in reduced transportation costs and increased efficiency, according to the company.
Several additional uses come with the arraignment feature: professional consultation, which allows inmates to communicate with their counsel without leaving their cell block; expert testimony, which the company says reduces costs and danger to witnesses by offering remote testimony; and staff video conferencing, which allows for communication throughout a facility via the video conferencing feature.
Each video visitation or arraignment station's equipment is housed in a VICE enclosure to ensure that the equipment is protected. The enclosures come in three lines: the V1 Enclosure line, which features a sloped top that prevents liquids from resting on top and which features hidden hinges for increased security and protection of internal components; the V2 Enclosure line, which shares all of the standard features of the V1 line, but features a flat top design and comes with several additional accessories; and the VX Enclosure line, which features completely custom enclosures.
Typically, all visits are recorded, and if an incident occurs during a visit, the staff person monitoring the visit can intervene. In cases where there have been previous problems with a particular inmate or visitor, staff usually monitors those visits more closely, said Miller. If certain information pertaining to a crime comes to light during a visit, "action is taken," he added.
"I have several customers who have said they wouldn't give [Visilinc] up," said Miller. "They don't want to give up that extra set of eyes and ears."
Visilinc currently serves a several departments of corrections, ranging from small jails with only two on-site video visitation stations to behemoth facilities with 150 on-site stations. The company plans to add a feature that scans a visitor's driver's license in order to identify them, as well as biometric identification, although it is still determining whether it will add a palm reader, an iris scanner, or a thumb scanner.
It also plans to offer keyword monitoring in which the system will scan for certain red-flag words or phrases and alert staff.
"In this world it's a never-ending improvement in features to make it smoother for the jail and less complicated," said Miller.


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Effort to Match Seized New York Horses, Owners Continues
- Oct 30, 2008
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Eight weeks after seizing 85 allegedly malnourished Thoroughbred horses from a Troupsburg, N.Y., breeding farm, authorities with the Finger Lakes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) are still trying to match the horses with their rightful owners.
SPCA Investigators seized the horses from Norcrest/Middle Creek Farm, operated by Geraldine Trupia, on Aug. 29 and 30. Since then, five horses had to be euthanized, and one was returned to its owner. The remaining horses are receiving foster care in private homes.
Trupia pleaded guilty Oct. 1 to two counts of Class A misdemeanor animal cruelty under a plea agreement. According to the deal, she would serve two 3-year supervised probation terms to run concurrently, be prohibited from working around domestic or companion animals, and submit to twice-monthly visits from SPCA investigators and a probation officer. Her formal sentencing is slated for Nov. 12 in Troupsburg Town Court.
Trupia also relinquished ownership of the seized horses that belonged to her. But authorities believe several horses were at the farm on breeding leases to Trupia from out-of-state owners. Trupia held the leased horses' Jockey Club registration papers, but the documents were not found among Trupia's farm records, which were seized.
One of the horses seized from Norcrest Farm.
Mosgrove said the horses are thriving, but their care is costly. The agency has spent $24,768 for medical care, feed, and supplies since the seizure. Donations are helping to defray ongoing costs, bolstered by an emergency equine grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and a Maryland Hay Angels contribution for hay purchases.
Owners of horses that were on lease to Trupia at the time of the seizure should call the SPCA at 607/776-3039. Proof of legal ownership is required to claim a horse.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:36 AM
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Prostitute at Pleasanton hotel calls police about early morning robbery attempt
Original post made on Feb 21, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:36 AM
a resident of Castlewood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 8:48 am
(Post removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff as innuendo, hearsay or specific accusatory information unsupported by facts.)
a resident of Valley Trails
on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:11 am
(Post removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff as innuendo, hearsay or specific accusatory information unsupported by facts.)
a resident of Castlewood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:40 am
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a resident of Country Fair
on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:51 am
This protitute that got robbed ae Motel..she get's what she deserves, only her " John " beat her to the punch. What is this girl
doing dirtying up our neighborhoods by sellinr body in our town ??
Let's get these types of bad apples out of our territory. If she was there foe sex then she should have been arrested by the Officer in question. Did she wink at him and give him a sexy smile and he set her free on her way to commit more prostitution ??? What's up with that ???
a resident of Castlewood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:59 am
Wow is all I can say
Under questioning, the woman admitted she was there to engage in prostitution, according to Pleasanton police Sgt. Kurt Schlehuber. No arrest was made.
a resident of Valley Trails
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:06 am
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a resident of Ironwood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:10 am
(Post removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff as irrelevant to this thread.)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:12 am
Perhaps the officers on the scene realized that there's no difference between selling one's body to a John and selling one's body to an employer. Workers within the capitalist system are all wage slaves, forced to prostitute themselves as a condition of survival. That some here would criticize this woman for doing what most of us do reflects how unthinking so many of us are.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:28 am
If you look at all the Crime in this city and Dublin.. the ones being arrested do not even LIVE in Pleasanton or Dublin!!! so it is NOT about Low Income!!! EVERYONE Deserves to live in a peaceful beautiful place, not just the RICH.. get off your high horse and actually Read the newspapers especially where they state where the criminal comes from!! the majority are not from around here!!
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:35 am
I thought prostitution was a crime? Maybe laws are different in Pleasanton than the rest of the state?
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:38 am
Prostitution Research and Education:
Web Link
Trafficking in women and children is quite common in the world, not just Plutonia. I strongly recommend that if info about a prostitute is going to be made public, then similar info about the "john" also be published.
sorry to be the one to inform you josh but life is not always fair...
as for Plutonian Resident...grow up miss primitive...tee hee
a resident of Valley Trails
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:42 am
This is so hilarious. The PATCH needs to shut down. It is so UNAWARE of what they've already reported. THIS article has MANY topics, not just the Prostitute. It listed many different things around town. Perhaps the editor should go back and read what they posted and take down all the other "around town" happenings since they do NOT pertain to this Prostitute Topic.
The PATCH use to be a decent online means of rhetoric around town. Now they are so pathetic with their reports. They RARELY get things correct and constantly have to to send out corrections. Isn't it easier to do it right the first time rather than having to waste so much time correcting errors that didn't need to be made if they knew what they were doing in the first place.
The PATCH is a poor excuse for an editor trying to find a name for themselves.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:59 am
@sue, a resident of Valley Trails. Why do you keep refering to "the PATCH" when we are all reading the Weekly? Do you not know what online site you are on?
a resident of Valley Trails
on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Nancy S, it's all "your latest news Powered by Patch" That is what it shows on the top of the "Latest News."
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 21, 2013 at 3:55 pm
what if we don't read the patch? I imagine the same topics are covered in both Pleasanton periodicals. But this is the same with the Tri-Valley Herald and Valley Times, and The SF Chronicle and the SF Examiner.
The Patch is an online only media source, whereas the Weekly is delieverd. For those that prefer the get hard copy, that is the only way they will see it.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Feb 21, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Regardless of what a persons job title is, no one deserves to be robbed or threatened at gunpoint. A prostitute was killed in the Sacramento area not long ago by some nut job.
Post a "Gun Toting John robbery attempt" topic and reference a pic or description of possible suspects to the "Street action" section of Myredbook.com, so at least the ladies can be on the lookout.
Cowards like this have even been known to impersonate law enforcement while raping, robbing and terrorizing young naive prostitutes. This guy may have tried this with several people already. Too bad she didn't have a gun to law waste to his carcass.
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 22, 2013 at 8:31 am
Don't you people know that on almost any given day in Pleasanton there are plenty of prostitutes present at local hotels. I used to do audits for a few local hotels here. I think the PPD should make they're presence felt at Motel 6, and especially at the Best Western.
a resident of Birdland
on Feb 22, 2013 at 8:45 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Frederick, I loved your post...hilarious! You stick it to the man, Freddie...it's all a right wing conspiracy...lol. Now, back onto the streets, john.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:05 am
My post was less than 3 lines long and that's what the lumphead comes away with? That it's all a right wing conspiracy? The level of intelligence on these posts is difficult to fathom. And after the union takes it's rightful place in the now settled strike, we'll have this soon to be unemployed, unskilled, part-time bartender expressing more of his sickness because he's unable to find an employer to sell his labor (body) to.
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:35 am
I don't agree that prostitutes should be arrested.
The names of the "johns" should be published so that families know that they are not safe.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Feb 25, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Guess what people, woman who work in the sex trade have civil rights too. The police should be pursuing the bigger crime. If she was not caught in the act of selling sex than what right do they have to arrest her? Robbery is a more serious crime and that is what should be investigated. Women would not be here in the hotels if there wasn't business for them either and what right does the government have to make laws based on religious morality against people making willing transactions?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 26, 2013 at 2:38 pm
BearPaw is a registered user.
What does the suspect's description?
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:41 am
I do not support legalized prostitution.
Prostitutes, male, female, and children are NOT evil creatures. They are human SLAVES.
There is a huge body of research available. It's important to understand how somebody becomes a prostitute and how difficult it is to leave the sex industry.
Human beings are deserving of respect.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Feb 27, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Cholo sex slavery and independent sex work are two different things. Slavery is evil and is illegal as it should be. Woman who are pimped and trafficked are not prostitutes, they are slaves. However there are many people who choose to engage in sex work on their own terms and they have been doing this since the beginning of time and it is legal in many countries. What do we benefit from putting them in jail and wasting our money and their lives. It can be regulated, it can be zoned but there is nothing to gain from confusing willing and unwilling sex work. I'd rather have my tax money go to education.


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And if you are going to say something have the courage to put a name to your spite.
I heckled him because he was wrong, so wrong that it wasn't possible for me not to. For all I know, this person is you. I wrote much of and keep the CPAN and search.cpan FAQs, I run the box, I keep it running, and we answer and address feedback as time and patience allow. When some guy starts bitching about how 'this page has no links' or 'this has no FAQ', etc. when that person hasn't sent email to said effect, he's lucky
He was a tool. You were just culling the herd!
And how, praythee, is either search.cpan.org or CPAN supposed to be offering a module-specific FAQ if there isn't any...? (If there are other doc files available, like for example HTML files at the top level of the module, search.cpan.org does list them, try for example distribution 'CGI.pm'.)
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ST. LOUIS -- Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw has done many things since making his Major League debut in the 2008, but his stolen base Sunday was a first.
Kershaw stole second base in the fourth inning against the Cardinals, the first theft of his career.
After reaching on a fielder's choice, Kershaw took off for second on a 1-1 pitch to Dee Gordon. The pitch went into the dirt and there was no throw to second base. He advanced to third on Gordon's single but was stranded when Adrian Gonzalez flied out with the bases loaded to end the inning.
"That's not something we want to do a lot of ... unless they're just going to give it to us," manager Don Mattingly said during an in-game interview on ESPN.
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"After this work, Left 4 Dead 2 is running at 315 [frames per second, or FPS] on Linux," the team wrote on its blog. "That the Linux version runs faster than the Windows version (270.6 [FPS]) seems a little counter-intuitive, given the greater amount of time we have spent on the Windows version. However, it does speak to the underlying efficiency of the kernel and OpenGL.
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A college basketball payer went on a naked rampage, assaulting women and carjacking a cop after learning he'd been cut from his team, police said.
Leonard Young was charged with carjacking, resisting arrest, vandalism, harming a police dog and being under the influence of a controlled substance after the spree, which was triggered by his getting kicked off the Fresno Pacific University basketball team, according to the Fresno Bee. The six-foot guard had transferred from Coppin State, in Maryland.
Young's former teammates told cops he trashed his apartment after getting dropped, then ran out into the streets of Fresno naked. He assaulted two women in the parking lot of a gas station, according to witnesses, then shoved a cop out of his way and jumped into his squad car. With Officer Brian Sturgeon hanging on and grappling with Young while trying to hit the brakes, Young allegedly drove the car a short distance before other police arrived.
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Socceroos have it all to do in Hong Kong
Holger Osieck's inexperienced Socceroos must chase goals in big numbers at the East Asia Cup qualifying tournament after being held to a 1-1 draw by main rival North Korea.
The Koreans had already posted two comprehensive wins - 6-1 over Taiwan and 5-0 over Guam - before meeting the Socceroos in the tournament's marquee match at Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday night (Thursday AEDT).
The Socceroos must attempt to better North Korea's vastly-superior goal difference in their final two matches against Guam and Taiwan, as they chase the one available spot in next year's showpiece against South Korea, Japan and China.
And they'll be hoping Hong Kong put up as big a fight as they did in their 1-0 loss to Australia when they meet the Koreans on Sunday.
In a squad full of tyros, the Socceroos needed another veteran to put them in front against North Korea, with Archie Thompson scoring in the fifth minute following on from Brett Emerton's late match-winner against the host nation on Monday.
But the well-organised Koreans levelled in the second half through J-League star An Yong Hak.
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"We were hoping for the three points and now it leaves it all ahead of us in the last two matches.
"Not only do we have to get a result but we have to score some goals as well."
Impressive young Central Coast goalkeeper Mathew Ryan earned his maiden cap against North Korea in place of Eugene Galekovic.
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Central Coast's teen playmaker Tomas Rogic was brought on as a 65th-minute substitute and again impressed, quickly creating chances and attempting a couple of strikes himself.
Despite the match being only Rogic's third time in a Socceroo jersey, Osieck clearly has a high opinion of the 19-year-old.
"But the youngest player who is already in an advanced position (Rogic) played tonight. He came on earlier (than against Hong Kong).
"He did what I expected of him. I know what he can do. I know his qualities and I ask him to just put all of those qualities into our game and that is what he did.
"Whatever he does makes sense. It's quality."
He added: "It is definitely the situation that the young boys who haven't played until now will get the opportunity."
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(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes has been suspended one game without pay for striking Greg Stiemsma of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the neck, the NBA said on Friday.
The incident occurred during the second quarter of the Clippers' 96-90 victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Barnes will serve his suspension on Friday night when the Clippers visit the Toronto Raptors.
Reporting by Steve Ginsburg in New Orleans; editing by Gene Cherry


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Fall is full of apples, and apple orchards, and fresh-pressed cider, and hot apple cider donuts and fresh apple fritters.
For most of the country, at least.
The closest I can get is store-bought apple cider… and this apple cider donut cake, which is delicious, and not deep-fried, and still super full of fall flavors.
The original recipe calls for cooking sliced granny smiths in cider, and pureeing them, and adding that to the cake. Since my stores apple selection could be described as dismal at best, I decided to replace the fresh pureed apples with applesauce, which also means you make this any time of the year, in any part of the world, because I'm pretty sure that even if you don't have fresh apples readily available, you will still be able to find some applesauce.
I also added buttermilk to give it a nice, tender crumb, since anyone who may have tried to substitute applesauce in a recipe may know it can make things a little on the "chewy" side.
This cake is like a fresh cider donut, and since it has "donut" in the name that means you are allowed to eat it for breakfast. And any recipe that allows me to sneak cake into my breakfast regimen is considered a win in my book, especially if you then cover that cake in a layer of sweet cinnamon-sugar.
This cake would be the perfect brunch item, providing you and your guests something to snack on while they wait for your turkey to roast, or it would make a delightful alternative as a Thanksgiving dessert for those of you who don't care for pumpkin, I know you're out there.
Apple Cider Donut Cake
- 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room-temperature, cubed
- ½ cup applesauce
- ¾ cup apple cider
- ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ? teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ? teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare bundt pan with butter or spray.
- Put applesauce in liquid measuring cup. Fill with apple cider to 1 cup mark. Stir to combine. Add buttermilk and vanilla to cider mixture and stir to combine again.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition. Add oil and continue beating until incorporated.
- Decrease mixer speed to low and add flour mixture alternating with apple mixture (flour-cider-flour-cider-flour), scraping down the bowl as needed. Remember to scrape up from the bottom too to catch any flour pockets that may be hiding down there.
- Scrape batter into greased bundt pan and bake 35-45 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto rack, coat with cinnamon sugar mixture (I sprinkled it over the top, then poured into my hand and rubbed onto the sides), leave on rack until it has cooled completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
[ Adapted from Serious Eats ]


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I just bought a Saffire 9750 OC card and wanted to be sure about the mobo I buy. I'm thinking about a Asrock Z77 Pro4-M 1155 mATX board and wanted to be sure the card will fit in it. I'm going to buy the 3570k proc with the mobo.
I've read that some cards have problems fitting on a mobo in the past because of their size and I'm not sure how to check if this card will fit without any problems on a mATX mobo.
Does anyone know what I should be looking for ?


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>General Running>Pooped your pants while running?
Thats rad
Has anybody shat, shit, pooped, crapped, hershey squirts, or diarrhead their pants while running? Feel free to post your most hilarious stories you have to offer.
P.S. No need to be shy, it's the internet.
Wandering Wally
Nope. Came close. But I learned early on to never never never trust a fart.
Run! Just Run!
Trail Runner Nation Podcast
2/3rds training
Almost did the other night running home from work. Was eyeing up bushes and fallen leaves but made it home, had to cut the planned run a few miles short though.
My not-entirely-running-related 'Gram
Not a dude
Nope, but I came close in my HM a couple of weeks ago. Miles 9-13 were interesting. I might have stopped to use the port-a-potty, but there were lines every time I went by one. I didn't want to stop and miss my goal time so I kept going and hoped for the best. I crossed the finish line without incident, but I paid for it the rest of the day.
^^^fussy biatch
I've come much closer to up-chucking than shitting while on a run.
I've come much closer to up-chucking than shitting while on a run.
I've managed both simultaneously.
The shit is bananas.
Sometimes literally.
I've managed both simultaneously.
The shit is bananas.
Sometimes literally.
I'm in fucking stitches right now. Nicely done!
One day at a time
Yep. Ended up having to get a ride in an ambulance to the finish line. We trailed the last "runner" of the race. It took 2 hours and 18 minutes (gun time) to go 10K. I should have just walked.
The sad part is that was not one of my jokes. I'm serious.
Only once for me. I Planned on going about 6 miles, but on mile 4 I started getting real gassy. I said I would do this last neighborhood (an extra .5 miles) then turn back for home. About 3/4 of the way home It felt like a train had just driven strait from my colon and plowed head on into my butthole. I then started to penguin waddle, hoping I could make it home....Didn't happen. .5 miles from home after 15 rounds of Mohammad Ali in my colon, I just couldn't hold on anymore. Once a little slipped out, I lost some of my will to keep my sphincter closed, and I payed for it. I left my boxers and a giant pile of diarrhea on the road in front of someones house, and walked in shame the rest of the way home.
Luckily it was night-time so I wasn't seen by any passing persons (hopefully)
I will never again eat mexican food 30 minutes before a run. Never. Ever. Again.
Whoaaaahhhh, mega-gross. After reading this thread, I don't think I am going to attempt a run longer than 5k ever again...
Who hasn't?
Let's just say that I was glad a) I was wearing underwear under black shorts, and b) that the parks department provides plastic bags for dog owners to clean up after their dogs. Evidence bagged and buried deep in park trash can.
Prince of Fatness
not while running, no.
delicate flower
Who hasn't?
*raises hand*
With any luck, my day will come.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. DR08-1910 Division: 58 SUMMER A. MYERS, PETITIONER, VS. JOSEPH C. MYERS, RESPONDENT. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: JOSEPH C. MYERS (RESIDENCE UNKNOWN) YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the petitioner, whose name and address, SUMMER A. MYERS, 6527 WHITE BLOSSOM CIRCLE JACKSONVILLE, FL 32258 on or before DECEMBER 29, 2008, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on plaintiff or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on NOVEMBER 23, 2008. (OFFICIAL SEAL) CHERYL STRICKLAND As the Clerk of the Court CARLA P. CHASE Deputy Clerk L3464-8 Nov 25, Dec 2, 9, 16, 2008
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The agenda and materials for the Code Streamlining and Updates Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2013, are available on the City's web site. Use the link below to learn more.
The purpose of this meeting is to review the first draft of Clear and Objective Housing Code Amendments. The Code Streamlining and Mixed Use Barriers work is not part of this agenda; it will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee on April 11.


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How did you pick your screen name?
I've used this named for ages now, in all different places. I think I originally got it from Charmed
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite?
Finding Twilight, for me, was a beautiful accident
I was on a board for this other book, The Bronze Horseman, my all time favourite book. And someone suggested Henry Cavill to play Alexander Belov, if a movie were ever made. So I looked him up on youtube, and found this fan video of Twilight. It had him as Edward and Emily Browning as Bella, of course.
It had quotes from the books in the video and manipulations, and I was intrigued. So I googled Twilight, found the first chapter online somewhere, read that.... And I've been obsessed ever since
My favourite out of the four... Breaking Dawn *smiles contentedly* ♥
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob?
Jacob. I love thee Jacob.
But that's not to say I don't completely adore Edward, how can anyone not? I have enough love for both, lol.
And of course Bella completey rocks!
But Jacob gets top billing in my head
Who is your favorite minor character?
Seth! How much do I love Seth!! And Alice! Oh gawd, so hard to choose just one.
Can I have those two? And maybe alittle Jazz on the side...
What are your hobbies?
Reading, painting, Going to the movies to see Mamma Mia ridiculous amounts of times....
Where are you from?
I was raised in a little town in the South Island of New Zealand, called Lyttelton. But I moved to Perth, Australia a couple years back. I'll move back home eventually though, I love NZ too much to stay way for long
How old are you?
I'll be 23 in about 2 weeks
Anything else you would like to share.
I've converted 4 girls at work into Twilightaholics!!
Karen apparently asked Jess the other day "Is it normal to be this obsessed!?" To which Jess replied: "Completely normal!"
Oh oh!! And any Jacob fans... check out my signature, the RDP looks lonely


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Diagnosing Breathing Problems
- Oct 1, 2002
- Topics:
Many of you are familiar with the respiratory condition known as "heaves," also termed recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). Primarily caused by chronic exposure to dusts and molds in hay and bedding, heaves can cripple the function of a horse's lungs, making it difficult for him to breathe at rest, let alone during physical exertion. In horses with severe heaves, the breathing rate is much higher than normal, the nostrils flare with each breath, there is noticeable chest movement during breathing (inspiration and expiration), and there often is a persistent cough. These signs make a diagnosis of heaves fairly straightforward. Fortunately, a number of drugs and changes in management will bring some relief to horses with this condition.
But heaves is the tip of the iceberg of respiratory ailments that can affect performance. For many of these conditions, the clinical signs are much more subtle, and thus diagnosis is considerably more challenging. In this article, we consider some common respiratory ailments that affect athletic horses and the steps a veterinarian might take to diagnose them.
Form and Function
The respiratory system has two main components--upper and lower. The upper respiratory tract includes the nostrils, nasal passages, pharynx and larynx (throat), and the trachea (windpipe). (See "Anatomy of the Upper Respiratory System" on page 71.) The lower respiratory system is everything beyond the windpipe--the trachea splits into left and right bronchi that supply air to the left and right lungs. Each lung contains a massive branching network of smaller airways, each of which terminates in a small air sac. These air sacs, called alveoli, are in close contact with the bloodstream. This alveoli-blood vessel unit is the site of gas exchange--with each breath, oxygen crosses into the blood while carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the alveoli and is expelled from the body during expiration.
This exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is fundamental to life and exercise. Specialized areas in the brain sense levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. When the supply of oxygen is inadequate or blood carbon dioxide levels are too high, the brain directs the respiratory system to increase the breathing rate in an attempt to correct these problems. Respiratory rate increases during physical exertion in proportion with work rate. The demand for oxygen increases dramatically as muscles contract, and the respiratory system responds by "pulling" more oxygen into the body.
As an owner or trainer, you should be familiar with the normal pattern of respiration in your horses at rest and during and after exercise. In the barn, watch your horse while he stands in his stall and pay particular attention to the flanks. You should see shallow, rhythmic movements of the rib cage during inspiration (breathing in) and expiration (breathing out). The normal respiration rate for a horse at rest is slow--eight to 16 breaths per minute.
Don't panic if your horse's breathing rate is higher than normal for short periods. Factors such as excitement and hot ambient conditions can result in an increased resting respiratory rate. The respiratory system is also used for evaporative cooling, so when it's hot, the respiration rate goes up to try to keep the body cool. However, a persistent elevation in breathing rate can mean respiratory difficulties, perhaps caused by heaves or inflammatory airway disease (IAD).
Respiration is markedly increased right after exercise. Early in the post-exercise period, the respiratory rate can be 80-120 breaths per minute depending on the duration and intensity of exercise. The rate will gradually decline in the 30 minutes after exercise, but can remain elevated longer in hot conditions--again reflecting use of the respiratory system for heat loss.
There also is a pronounced flaring of the nostrils. This is one of the strategies the horse uses to increase the rate of airflow during exercise. In fact, the diameter of the entire upper airway increases, along with the volume of air per breath. These strategies help the horse supply much-needed oxygen to contracting muscles.
On the flip side is something peculiar to four-footed animals. When galloping, respiratory rate is coupled to stride rate--one stride, one breath. While this is an efficient system, limitations to maximum stride rate during very hard exercise might prevent breathing rate (and therefore oxygen supply to the body) from keeping pace with oxygen demands. As a result, the oxygen content in blood decreases during very hard exercise.
Problems in Athletic Horses
Respiratory disorders are classified as upper or lower airway problems. The common upper respiratory disorders include laryngeal hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the larynx, also termed "roaring"), dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP), epiglottic entrapment, and dynamic collapse of the pharynx (when the airway just in front of the throat collapses during exercise). It has been estimated that up to 15% of horses examined for poor performance problems have one of these upper airway obstructive disorders.
Lower airway disorders include recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, or heaves), inflammatory airway disease, and exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH). The significance of EIPH to exercise performance continues to be debated. Some view it as an inevitable consequence of intense exertion and believe that it doesn't alter performance. Others view severe EIPH as a definite limitation of performance in racehorses. Similarly, the contribution of inflammatory airway disease to poor performance is debated among veterinarians and researchers. In part, uncertainty regarding how EIPH and inflammatory airway disease affect performance reflects the lack of good tests for assessment of lung function during exercise (more on this later).
Although these upper and lower airway conditions differ greatly in terms of their location and underlying cause, there is one common feature--they result in some degree of airflow obstruction during exercise. As a result, less air reaches the lungs and the normal exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is impaired. In short, the horse's body becomes starved for oxygen during exercise and he tires easily.
The impact of this obstruction is particularly dramatic for upper airway problems. The horse is an obligate nasal breather--little, if any, air can reach the lungs through his mouth. This is very different from humans--we can enhance airflow by mouth breathing. With conditions such as DDSP or laryngeal hemiplegia, more than half of the horse's airway can be blocked, with a devastating effect on performance.
With inflammatory airway disease and heaves, bronchoconstriction (narrowing of the airway due to muscle contraction) and inflammation narrow the small airways in the lung. Because these conditions can involve much of the lung, the obstruction can be as dramatic as that associated with an upper airway problem, with the same devastating effect on performance.
Diagnosing Breathing Problems
When a veterinarian is presented with a horse with a history of poor performance (or a sudden decrease in performance), problems involving the musculoskeletal and/or respiratory systems are usually high on the list of potential diagnoses. Concerning the respiratory system, three major questions arise. First, does the horse have a respiratory problem? Second, can the problem be localized to the upper or lower airway? And third, is the respiratory ailment a likely explanation for the horse's poor exercise performance?
The first step is to get a medical history. Your observations as the owner can be helpful in localizing the problem. For example, you might notice coughing during warm-up exercise or head tossing during collection, both of which could be associated with lower airway problems. Alternatively, an abnormal noise from the upper airway might be audible during galloping, which usually is a sign that there is something amiss with the upper airway.
The diagnostic approach will vary with the suspected location of the problem (upper vs. lower airway), its severity, and the availability of specialized testing facilities. Beyond a thorough physical examination, diagnostic tests might include airway endoscopy, blood gas analysis (to check blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels), treadmill exercise testing (with endoscopy of the upper airway), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and tests of lung function.
Endoscopic examination of the upper airway is routinely used in equine practice. This procedure allows direct visualization of the throat and windpipe. However, a "resting" examination of the upper airway can be misleading. Low-grade laryngeal hemiplegia is often evident at rest. But in 50% or more of these horses, laryngeal function is normal during exercise, and surgical treatment is not warranted. Conversely, the absence of an abnormality at rest does not rule out the possibility of an obstruction during exercise.
For this reason, using an endoscope to view the throat during treadmill exercise has greatly improved the veterinarian's ability to diagnose upper airway abnormalities. For this examination, the horse must run at or near his maximum exercise capacity. This is because many of the abnormalities of the upper airway, such as laryngeal hemiplegia and displacement of the soft palate, only occur when the ventilation (movement of air in and out of the lung) of the horse is at maximum. The running speeds necessary to achieve maximum effort on the treadmill will vary among horses. Typically, the horse will undergo a thorough warm-up, after which the endoscope will be positioned in one nostril. Then, the treadmill speed is increased in a stepwise fashion--the highest speed (often 27-31 mph or 12-14 meters per second) will be maintained for a distance of about one mile. Problems with upper airway function often occur when the horse tires, and the endoscopic examination will be continued as the treadmill speed is gradually reduced at the end of the test.
Treadmill endoscopy isn't a fail-safe way to diagnose upper airway problems. One of the concerns is that treadmill exercise stress is different from that experienced by a horse exercising in his normal environment. As a result, it can be hard to "induce" the upper airway problem when the horse is tested on a treadmill. Another limitation of treadmills is that they are very expensive, thus limiting the availability of this testing procedure. For these reasons, researchers continue to look for better means of diagnosing obstructive upper airway problems in athletic horses--in particular, tests that do not require the horse to run on a treadmill.
Work at Michigan State University1 has focused on developing a device for recording respiratory sounds in exercising horses. The researchers first characterized respiratory sounds in normal horses during exercise, then recorded sounds in horses with experimentally induced roaring and DDSP. This test is easy to perform and well tolerated by horses. They also found that most horses with laryngeal hemiplegia and DDSP produced unique sound patterns. More work is needed before use of this technique becomes widespread, but it could be a useful addition to the diagnostic arsenal.
When it comes to lower airway problems such as inflammatory airway disease, diagnosis is heavily reliant on examination of airway secretions collected by BAL or trans-tracheal wash. As with upper airway endoscopy, these procedures are often done in horses with a history of poor performance and/or when a lower airway condition is suspected. For BAL, an endoscope or a specially designed flexible rubber tube is positioned in one of the lower airways. Then, a small volume of fluid is instilled and aspirated through the endoscope or tube. In essence, a portion of the lung is "washed." This sample is analyzed in a manner similar to that for a blood sample--the number of red and white blood cells is counted and the sample is examined under a microscope.
Evidence of inflammation in the BAL sample points to a diagnosis of inflammatory airway disease (or heaves), and it is often assumed that this inflammation is the cause of poor exercise performance. Logically, horses with a chronic cough and evidence of severe lower airway inflammation will have some impairment to gas exchange and performance during exercise.
A more common scenario is the horse with a history of poor performance and evidence of mild airway inflammation on BAL, but no obvious clinical signs of a respiratory problem. Currently, it is not known whether this low degree of inflammation adversely affects lung function and performance during exercise. So, although the BAL is a useful tool for assessing lung health, we need other tests to measure actual function of the respiratory system.
Lung function testing is widespread in human medicine and is considered indispensable in the diagnosis and monitoring of humans with respiratory disease. Unfortunately, equine medicine hasn't reached this level of diagnostic sophistication. One of the major stumbling blocks is that it is not possible to ask the horse to perform the various breathing maneuvers used in humans during lung function testing.
Currently, only a few research laboratories and referral veterinary (university) hospitals do any pulmonary function testing in horses. With these tests, a horse wears a tight-fitting face mask and several measures of lung function are recorded. Lung function can also be measured during a histamine provocation test. This test, also used in human asthmatics, is a means for assessing airway reactivity--the tendency of the airways to constrict when exposed to aerosolized histamine. The histamine provocation test can be a valuable tool in assessing respiratory health in horses with a history of poor exercise performance.2
Measuring lung function during exercise is even more challenging. Again, several researchers have used air flow and lung function to evaluate exercising horses. However, none of these procedures have been widely used for clinical evaluation of horses. Academic and industry researchers are continuing to work in this area, and in the future it is likely that the veterinarian will have easy-to-use systems for the evaluation of lung function in horses, both at rest and during exercise.
1 Derksen, F.J.; Holcombe, S.J.; Hartmann, W.; et al. Spectrum analysis of respiratory sounds in exercising horses with experimentally induced laryngeal hemiplegia or dorsal displacement of the soft palate. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 62, 659-664, 2001.
2 Hoffman, A.M.; Mazan, M.R.; Ellenberg, S. Association between bronchoalveolar lavage cytologic features and airway reactivity in horses with a history of exercise intolerance. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 59, 176-181, 1998.
5 TIPS: Lung Function
- The normal respiration rate for a resting horse is eight to 16 breaths per minute.
- When blood oxygen levels are low or carbon dioxide levels are high, the brain directs the respiratory system to increase the breathing rate in an attempt to correct these problems.
- A persistent elevation in breathing rate can be an indication of respiratory difficulties, perhaps caused by heaves or inflammatory airway disease (IAD).
- Many upper airway abnormalities, such as laryngeal hemiplegia and displacement of the soft palate, only occur when ventilation (air movement through the lungs) is at maximum.
- For lower airway problems such as inflammatory airway disease, diagnosis is heavily reliant on examination of airway secretions collected by bronchoalveolar lavage or trans-tracheal wash.
About the Author
Ray Geor, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Ray Geor, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, is professor and chairperson of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University
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text: Yes, it was nuTrek I had in mind, and the Cult of Youth. I actually prefer they stick to ages that make sense, esp in the context of real world people in those ranks. Mid 40s to very early 50s is typical for Captain/Colonel. So the Trek casting has actually been ok, at least until they decide to keep them at that rank for much too long. The 60's Picard of Nemesis should long since have been promoted and moved out of that job. Once in a blue moon someone makes that rank in their late 30s in the real world. Its not unheard of. So I can buy TOS Kirk. NuKirk was a joke. But maybe their laughing all the way to the bank with that joke, so I wouldnt be surprised to see it again. Although it should be noted that Faran Tahir and Bruce Greenwood were fine. Greenwood was actually one the oldest actors at the time of first casting we've seen for a Captian. I dont think Shatner was that old until ST II-III.