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USFWS National Digital Library
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Listing a Species as
Threatened or Endangered
Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended, is one of the most far-reaching
wildlife conservation laws
ever enacted by any nation. Congress,
on behalf of the American people,
passed the ESA to prevent extinctions
facing many species of fish, wildlife and
plants. The purpose of the ESA is to
conserve endangered and threatened
species and the ecosystems on which
they depend as key components of
America's heritage. To implement
the ESA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service works in cooperation with the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), other Federal, State, and local
agencies, Tribes, non-governmental
organizations, and private citizens.
Before a plant or animal species can
receive the protection provided by
the ESA, it must first be added to
the Federal lists of threatened and
endangered wildlife and plants. The
List of Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife (50 CFR 17.11) and the List
of Endangered and Threatened Plants
(50 CFR 17.12) contain the names of
all species of mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians, fishes, insects, plants,
and other creatures that have been
determined by us and NMFS (for most
marine life) to be in the greatest need
of Federal protection.
What does "endangered" mean?
What does "threatened" mean?
A species is listed under one of
two categories, endangered or
threatened, depending on its status
and the degree of threat it faces. An
"endangered species" is one that is in
danger of extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
A "threatened species" is one that is
likely to become endangered in the
foreseeable future throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
To help conserve genetic diversity,
the ESA defines "species" broadly
to include subspecies and (for
vertebrates) distinct populations.
What are the criteria for deciding whether
to add a species to the list?
A species is added to the list when
it is determined to be endangered
or threatened because of any of the
following factors:
n the present or threatened
destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range;
n overutilization for commercial,
recreational, scientific, or educational
n disease or predation;
n the inadequacy of existing regulatory
n other natural or manmade factors
affecting its survival.
What steps are involved in listing a
We follow a strict legal process known
as a rulemaking (or regulatory)
procedure. Federal agencies follow
this procedure to propose and adopt
regulations that have the effect of law
and apply to all persons and agencies
under U.S. jurisdiction.
As a first step in assessing the status
of species, we publish notices of review
that identify species that we believe
meet the definition of threatened
or endangered. We refer to these
species as "candidates" for listing.
Through notices of review, we seek
biological information that will help
us to complete the status reviews for
these candidate species. We publish
notices in the Federal Register, a daily
Federal Government publication.
Our latest Candidate Notice of
Review is also available on our Web
site http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/
How do we decide which species to list?
Because of the number of candidates
and the time required to list a
species, we developed a priority
system designed to direct our efforts
toward the plants and animals in the
greatest need. In our priority system,
the degree or magnitude of threat
is the highest criterion, followed
by the immediacy of the threat and
the taxonomic distinctiveness of
the species (monotypic genus, then
species, then subspecies, variety, or
vertebrate population). The ESA gives
no preference to popular species or so-called
"higher life forms."
We strive to conserve candidate
species to prevent the need for listing.
Candidate Conservation Agreements
are partnerships involving the Service
Susanne Miller, USFWS
Listed in 2008 as threatened because of the decline in sea ice habitat, the polar bear may
spend time on land during fall months, waiting for ice to return.
and States or U.S. Territories, Federal
agencies, private agencies, and you
or your neighbor to reduce or remove
the threats to species on the brink of
How can you comment on a listing
We or the NMFS (for most marine
species) publishes listing proposals in
the Federal Register. We sometimes
publish multi-species proposals when
several candidate species share a
common ecosystem. At this stage,
any interested person can comment
and provide additional information
on the proposal -- generally during a
60-day comment period -- and submit
statements at any public hearings that
may be held.
To promote awareness of a proposal,
we issue news releases, conduct special
mailings, and inform the scientific
community and other Federal and
State agencies. In addition, we publish
a summary of any proposal as a legal
notice in newspapers serving each area
in which the species is believed to occur.
We may hold public hearings in cases of
high public interest or if an interested
party asks us to do so within 45 days of
the proposal.
What do we do with comments and
biological information?
In our final rulemaking, we analyze
information received in public
comments and testimony. Within one
year of a listing proposal, we may:
1) publish a final listing rule as
originally proposed or later revised
because the best available biological
data support it;
2) withdraw the proposal because the
biological information does not support
the listing; or
3) extend the proposal if there is
substantial disagreement within the
scientific community concerning the
biological appropriateness of the
listing. After a six-month extension, we
are required to make a decision on the
basis of the best scientific information
A final listing rule generally becomes
effective 30 days after publication in
the Federal Register.
Can you nominate a species for listing?
Although we may initiate listing
proposals, we also may start the
listing process with a petition
from any member of the public.
However, petitions need the support
of biological data. We consider any
information submitted on the biology,
distribution, or threats to the species
when making our decisions.
What are petitions for listing?
Petitions are formal requests to list
a species. The ESA requires that we
make and publish specific findings on
a petition. We or the NMFS (for most
marine species) is required to make
a finding within 90 days of receiving
a petition (to the extent practicable)
as to whether there is "substantial
information" indicating that the
petitioned action may be warranted.
If this preliminary finding is positive,
we conduct a status review. Within
one year of receipt of the petition,
we must make a finding whether the
listing is warranted. A positive 12-
month finding may be incorporated
into a proposed listing. However, if
a prompt proposal is precluded by
higher priority listing activities, we
may defer the proposal. Then the
species becomes a candidate for
listing and is added to our candidates
list. These "warranted but precluded"
findings require subsequent 12-
month findings on each succeeding
anniversary of the petition until we
either undertake a proposal or make
a "not warranted" finding.
What does "listing" mean for a species?
Once we add an animal or plant to
the List, protective measures apply.
These measures include protection
from adverse effects of Federal
activities (through consultations under
section 7 of the ESA); restrictions
on taking, transporting, or selling a
species; authority for us to develop
and carry out recovery plans;
authority to purchase important
habitat; and Federal aid to State and
Commonwealth wildlife agencies that
have cooperative agreements with us.
These efforts contribute to species'
survival and assist in achieving the
ultimate goals — conserving plants and
animals and maintaining their natural
diversity and the ecosystems upon
which they depend.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Program
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420
Arlington, VA 22203
June 2011
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Tympanometry is a test used to detect problems in the middle ear.
How is the Test Performed?
Before the test, your health care provider will look inside your ear to make sure nothing is blocking the eardrum.
Next, a device is placed into your ear. This device changes the air pressure in your ear and makes the eardrum move back and forth. A machine records the results on graphs called tympanograms.
Preparation for the Test
You should not move, speak, or swallow during the test. Such movements can change the pressure in the middle ear and give incorrect test results.
The sounds heard during the test may be loud. This may be startling. You will need to try very hard to stay calm and not get startled during the test. If your child is to have this test done, it may be helpful to show how the test is done using a doll. The more your child knows what to expect and why the test is done, the less nervous your child will be.
How the Test will Feel
There may be some discomfort while the probe is in the ear, but no harm will result. You will hear a loud tone and feel pressure in your ear as the measurements are taken.
Why is the Test Performed?
This test measures how your ear reacts to sound and different pressures.
Normal Results for Tympanometry
The pressure inside the middle ear can vary by a very small amount. The eardrum should look smooth.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Tympanometry may reveal any of the following:
- A tumor in the middle ear
- Fluid in the middle ear
- Impacted ear wax
- Lack of contact between the conduction bones of the middle ear
- Perforated eardrum
- Scarring of the tympanic membrane
Lieberthal AS, Carroll AE, Chonmaitree T. Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media. Pediatrics. 2013;131(3):e964-e999.
Kerschner JE. Otitis media. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 632.
Casselbrant ML, Mandel EM. Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. In: Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund LJ, et al, eds. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 194.
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While bans on pitbulls are increasingly common, Saskatoon has become the first city in the world to ban dogs under 5 pounds (2.27 kg) because they are "noisy, annoying and not really dogs."
In a split-vote decision, City Council passed the by-law to shut the city gates to a long list of dogs that are commonly referred to as "Purse Dogs" because they fit in a handbag, or "Dinky Doo Doo Doggies" because their pooies are the size of Raisinettes.
"Saskatooners are not New Yorkers. We have big dogs," said Mayor Don Atchison, sitting in his office where his stuffed Alsatian stands guard beside his desk. The taxidermied and snarling former family pet, Potash, was run over and killed while chasing a Dickie Dee Ice Cream van last summer. ("Potash hated that Greensleeves song but loved Butterscotch Brickle," says the Mayor softly.)
In addition to banning any dog with "Teacup", "Miniature", or "L'il" in its name, the City of 240,000 has issued a list of dogs now illegal to own within City limits:
- Bichu Frise
- Shit-Tsu
- Chihuahaa
- Lhaso Apso
- Maltese
- Rat Terrier
- Pug, Pugg, or Pugglet
- Pekinese
- Japanese Chin
- Pomengranate.
The Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) has filed notice they will appeal the by-law.
"The actual by-law bans any dog with a bowel movement under 50 grams (1.7637 oz.)," says Elaine Pinscher, SSPCA Vice-President of Spaying, Neutering and De-Worming. "So dogs are being banned because they don't shit big enough? Hell, a Newfoundlander can plop a small one now and again."
Heiress Paris Hilton is discredited with making "Purse Dogs" a fashion must for twentysomething A-listers, being photographed thousands of times with miniature pooches peeking out of her name-brand bags. TMZ Celebrity News ran seven clips (December 15, 2012) of Hilton being unable to remember the name of her Purse Dog, and it is reported she leases the Teacup Rescue Doggettes by the half dozen.
Other cities reported to have so-called "Weeny Dog Ban" bylaws in the works include Victoria, Spokane, Hamilton, Providence, and Dallas.
Visitors to Saskatoon are allowed to bring their small dogs into the City with an "Undersized Canine Temporary Licence" permit available at www.saskatoon.ca.
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STOCKTON - Two people were wounded in separate shootings about a mile apart over a span of 20 minutes Monday night, police said.
STOCKTON - Two people were wounded in separate shootings about a mile apart over a span of 20 minutes Monday night, police said.
A 35-year-old woman told authorities she was inside her home with her brother and children in the 2600 block of Clearfield Drive at 9:28 p.m. when they heard gunshots, officers said. The woman was struck by gunfire and had to be taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening wound, police said. There was no description of the gunman.
Twenty minutes later, a 24-year-old man was walking into his home in the 2200 block of Scribner Street when he heard several gunshots and realized he had been shot, police said. The man was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Again, there was no description of the shooter.
FRENCH CAMP - San Joaquin County sheriff's deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery and other crimes shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
Deputies were called to the 8100 block of South El Dorado Street on a report of a robbery. When they arrived, they learned that the boy entered a store, forced the clerk to the floor at gunpoint and stole an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing on foot, authorities said.
The person who reported the crime attempted to follow the robber in his car, but the boy turned and fired five shots at the vehicle, striking the car five times, including two shots through the windshield, deputies said. The victim was not shot but sustained minor cuts to his face when gunshots shattered his windshield, authorities said.
Deputies apprehended the boy near the Interstate 5 onramp at West Mathews Road. They found the gun and the stolen money in his possession, authorities said.
STOCKTON - California Highway Patrol officers found a man in possession of drugs and an illegal cane sword during a traffic stop shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said.
Officers stopped the man after observing a 2003 Mercedes-Benz that was failing to stay in its lane near East Alpine Avenue and North Wilson Way, the CHP said. When they stopped the car, they noticed the man putting something down his pants, officers said.
Officers searched the man and found black tar heroin, approximately a half-ounce of suspected crystal methamphetamine and a sword that was made to look like a cane, authorities said. Officers arrested Ernie Juarez, 53, on suspicion of drug possession, possession of drugs for sale and possession of an illegal weapon, the CHP said.
STOCKTON - Officers arrested a man who stole a car, fled from police and crashed into a parked car shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, the California Highway Patrol said.
Officers attempted to stop Roberto Arruiza, 20, who was driving a 1999 Ford Mustang near East Fremont and D streets, authorities said. Arruiza failed to stop and led officers on a pursuit that reached speeds of 50 mph before he struck a parked car, the CHP said.
Officers determined Arruiza had just stolen the vehicle, authorities said. He was arrested on suspicion of evading police, grand theft auto, possession of stolen property and driving without a license, officers said. He was also arrested for a no-bail parole warrant from Arkansas.
STOCKTON - The California Highway Patrol arrested a 16-year-old boy who tried to flee on foot after officers spotted him in a stolen car early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Officers spotted the boy driving a stolen Honda Accord near Tiffany and East 11th streets about 12:20 a.m., the CHP said. Officers were waiting for backup to arrive before initiating a vehicle stop, but the Honda pulled over on Ida Avenue. The driver and another boy got out and ran into a nearby apartment complex, but officers apprehended the driver a short distance away, police said.
The driver was taken to juvenile hall after being arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto and possession of stolen property, the CHP said.


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The double blind, placebo-controlled study, lasting five years, looked at 1,460 women aged 70 or older who were supplemented with two 600 mg doses per day of calcium carbonate or placebo. During the study period, 16.1 percent of patients sustained one or more clinical osteoporotic fractures, with no reduction of fracture risk seen between the calcium and placebo groups. However, among the 830 patients who took 80 percent or more of their tablets, there was a significant reduction of fracture risk and improved bone structure and strength compared to placebo.
These results support the already strong body of evidence demonstrating calcium's benefits in strengthening bones, preventing fractures and fighting osteoporosis. Most recently, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a long-term government-sponsored study, reported results that on the surface appeared negative, but closer examination of the details revealed that these results, too, support the conventional wisdom that calcium helps strengthen bones—when the supplements are actually taken. In the WHI, only 59 percent of the participants were consistently taking their pills (either supplements or placebo). The results showed that the women who did take their pills regularly and had not been taking calcium before the study had a 29 percent lower risk of hip fracture.
"We are pleased to see that people are digging deeper into these studies and looking at compliance and other confounding factors," said Andrew Shao, Ph.D., vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). "The preponderance of scientific evidence reinforces the benefits of calcium supplementation."
In addition to the AIM study, WHI, and a host of other data, an October 2004 Surgeon General's report on bone health and osteoporosis noted that getting adequate levels of calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients like phosphate and magnesium, supports the body's ability to build strong bones. The report also stated that 75 percent of Americans fall short of the recommended intake for calcium.
Says Dr. Shao, "Osteoporosis is a serious health risk, for both older men and women, and it's encouraging to see more and more research supporting the valuable benefits of calcium supplementation. What we know is that calcium supplements are good for you—but you need to actually take them to reap the benefits."


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December 3, 2012
From left—Sarah (William & Mary), Sophia (junior, Westfield High School), Kamran (fifth grader, Cub Run), Robin and Bob Zahory.
Stories this photo appears in:
Building a Better Life
An Afghan immigrant's story: From Soviet war to American Dream.
"Personally, I never think anyone is better than me, and I never think I'm better than anyone," Bob Zahory of Centreville chuckles as he offers up another pomegranate lemonade.
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Thanks for all your great comments on the ideal art quilt mag; wish I had the wherewithal to start one.
But it's nice to dream, isn't it? Maybe some deep-pocketed publisher will read my blog and decide we are onto something. (and if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you).
In the meantime, hope springs eternal.


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News: House of Lungula to be available on BUNI.TV on pay-per-view from May 4 2014
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HOUSE OF LUNGULA, will be exclusively available at www.buni.tv/lungula from May 4, 2014.
HOUSE OF LUNGULA caused a stir when it was released in cinemas last February to packed audiences in Nairobi and Mombasa. The local blockbuster, which stars Ian Mbugua, Lizz Njagah, Gerald Langiri and Sarah Hassan and is directed by Alexandros Konstantaras, is a sexy, laugh-out-loud comedy in the vein of big Hollywood hits like THE HANGOVER or AMERICAN PIE – and a first of its kind in Kenya.
But the limited theater run and great word-of-mouth left a lot more Kenyans – especially in the diaspora – eager to see the movie. From May 4, viewers worldwide will finally be able to satisfy their curiosity!
With HOUSE OF LUNGULA, Buni.tv will be piloting a pay-per-view option for new movie releases, in addition to its usual subscription model. For 150ksh ($3.99 for the diaspora), users will be able to rent the film and watch it at their convenience during a 3-day period, and without having to subscribe to Buni.tv's monthly premium service Buni+. After the initial exclusive release period of a couple weeks, the film will become available to Buni+ subscribers at no extra cost to them.
"We have been overwhelmed by the amount of people outside Kenya requesting to watch HOUSE OF LUNGULA," said director Alex Konstantaras. "Buni.tv created the avenue that we were looking for in order to reach those people around the world."
Read the HOUSE OF LUNGULA review here
About Buni.tv and Buni Media
Launched in April 2012, leading African VOD service Buni.tv is a service of Buni Media (www.bunimedia.com), a multi-media company with offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Los Angeles, California. Buni Media is the production outlet behind The XYZ Show, Africa's first political satire program featuring life-size latex puppets.
The XYZ Show (www.xyzshow.com) reaches an audience of more than 10 million people every month through its various platforms.
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Forumwarz is the first "Massively Single-Player" online RPG completely built around Internet culture.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- A woman is accused of practicing dentistry without a license in the living room of her Waukesha home.
Police say the 35-year-old woman was operating an illegal dental office and fitting children and adults with orthodontic braces at a cut-rate price. A search warrant says she charged about $1,000. She tells WISN-TV she was just trying to help people.
Orthodontist Dr. Michael Bubon, of Waukesha, treated some of the people that used the woman's services. Bubon says those patients suffered problems with bleeding gums, tooth pain and bone loss. He says some of the problems are irreversible.
The woman has not been formally charged.


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Girls Aloud are pretty much national treasures over here right? But our pals over the pond just don't seem to 'get' our favourite ladies - or more specifically, their accents.
Nearly a year after whole Cheryl Cole and the US X Factor debacle, thick accented Nadine Coyle has tried her luck at trying to win over the US public by appearing as a guest on America's Next Top Model.
But as her ill-fated solo career already proved, anything Cheryl does, Nadine can't do better, as she was subtitled so US viewers could understand her.
Admittedly even we have trouble understanding what comes out of her mouth half the time - which is perhaps what inspired this amazing parody Twitter account - so we probably shouldn't be so surprised. It still made us LOL though.
However, we're not even going to mention the fact that Nadine was credited as a 'former member of Girls Aloud', as that would just send the reunion rumour mill into overdrive...


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Why so happy?Californias state song will soon be changed from "California, Here I Come!" to "California, There It Goes!" An American icon, the Campbell Soup Company, is closing its plant in Sacramento, leaving 700 people without jobs. The plant was built in 1947, and some of its workers have worked there for forty years or more.
Most of the items produced in Sacramento will be transferred to Campbells plants in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio. Another plant in South Plainfield, New Jersey is being closed as well. Mark Alexander, the president of Campbell North America, said:
We recognize this is difficult news for employees in Sacramento and South Plainfield. Campbell is committed to helping them work through this transition. We expect the steps were announcing today to improve our competitiveness and performance by increasing our asset utilization, lowering our total delivered costs and enhancing the flexibility of our manufacturing network. These actions also will eliminate the capital investments needed to maintain the Sacramento plant.
Campbells isnt the only big business to flee Californias oppressive business climate this week. Comcast announced two days ago that it will close all three of its call centers in Northern California, including one in Sacramento. 1,000 Comcast employees, including 300 in Sacramento, will have to pull up stakes.
It used to be that people pulled up stakes to move to California; now the only stakes involved are the stakes driven through the dying states businesses collective hearts. hahaha!!!!!!!!!


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This is the only proposal I have to date. He is the only guy who ran Manual J. I did not think to ask for the load print out, but he ran it on a laptop in my living room & I hope he saved it. I got sidetracked when he started explaining a possible zone conversion.
He said he had to go with the 100,000 BTU furnace to get the airflow needed for the heat pump, not for the heat load. Does this sound right?
The house is about 1700 sq ft, 2 story, single system in Atlanta. The current A/C is 3 Tons & the 23-year old furnace is 100,000 BTU.
I would appreciate a critique of his spec. No other bids will come in until Monday.
Thanks in advance. This forum is a gold mine of information.
Trane 4TWX4042*100* 3.5 Ton R-410A Heat Pump
Trane TUD100R9V5* 100,000 BTU2 Stage Variable Speed Gas Furnace 21
Trane RXC054S3HP* R-410A Coil 21 Wide
7/8 x 3/8 Line set LS4-50
Outdoor thermostat
Honeywell Touch Screen Thermostat
Dual Fuel Kit
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BROOMFIELD — It's a moment in time that is etched into Mike Gabriel's mind and one he won't soon forget.
Holy Family's football season came to a stunning end at home last November in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs, a 42-41 defeat at the hands of Delta in overtime.
Delta. A word, a team, that serves as motivation for the 2014 edition of the Tigers.
"When?" asked Weston Dinsmore when asked to play word association with the word Delta.
Said offensive lineman Jack White: "Passion."
And finally Gabriel himself: "Heartbreak."
Most teams would choose to wipe the slate clean and leave the past ... well, in the past. But not Gabriel, who has watched the tape several times, and instead will let that moment in time serve as a reminder that every little thing you do, be it in practice or in a game, is the difference between winning and losing.
"We've gone back to preaching the little things," said Gabriel, who enters his seventh season as head coach of the Tigers with a 46-18 record over that stretch. "Every second counts, every inch counts, and we just kind of reevaluated how we did things last year.
"It is something I do every year to see what I can do better and we as coaches can do better to help the kids."
The process to get better started last month in summer drills, including 7-on-7 camps and trips to Pueblo. The Tigers are loaded with talent and a plethora of senior leadership that is not about to let something like that happen again.
"It's one of out team goals is to win every day and reset the record," said White, a senior who anchors a fantastic offensive line with center Zach Mollendor, Willy Clements and Matt Griggs. "We have to forget the past because this is a brand new season, a brand new week every week, but we are remembering and we are going to learn from it."
The hard work starts at quarterback. The job of filling David Sommers' shoes falls to junior Chris Helbig, who will move over from his wide receiver position to the Tigers' primary signal caller.
"Chris brings different thing to the table an he has great command of the offense, knows what he is doing and the kids believe in him," Gabriel said. "And they trust him. Beyond that, I don't know what else you need."
Helbig will have plenty of targets at his disposal to attack the new-look Northern League. Joining him in the backfield is running back Ryan Younggreen. A quartet of receivers, led by Dinsmore and including Bryce Buderus, Chanson Segeth and sophomore Joey Golter will have defenses having to pick their poison.
"I feel good about this team and I still know we have a lot of work to do," said Dinsmore, who is drawing interest from the likes of Utah State and Washington, just to name a few. "Chris and I are great friends and we have worked together a lot in the offseason."
A tough nonleague schedule begins on Aug. 29 in Loveland against Mountain View and then back-to-back home dates with 3A heavyweights Discovery Canyon and Palisade.
"I designed it that way for a reason," Gabriel said.
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Following KOTTER, Hegyes appeared on CAGNEY & LACEY, then continued to act on television, mostly in guest-starring roles including NEWSRADIO, DIAGNOSIS MURDER and THE DREW CAREY SHOW. He made occasional films, including Bob Roberts with Tim Robbins.
In 1985 he played one of the Vipers (Pete's gang) on DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
A longtime resident of Venice, California, he brought the city to the internet in the web series THE VENICE WALK.
Hegyes also taught at Brooks College of Long Beach and wrote screenplays. Peter Loewy, who runs the Forum Theatre Arts Center in Metuchen, says he planned to work with Hegyes on a one-man show a year or so ago, but Hegyes' health problems -- he needed a hip replacement, among other things -- put it on hold indefinitely. "He was a gentle guy," Loewy remembers. "He had, ironically, a big heart."
Below is a photo from the WELCOME BACK KOTTER reunion at the TV Land Awards in March 2011.


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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Illinois: One Last Look
Based on the emails we received, it seems the vast majority of Michigan fans in attendance were treated well. Of course, there were the already-stale "Appalachian State" chants and tees. Gee, you'd think folks who scream or wear that sort of stuff might want to wait until after the game. You know, in case their team LOSES to the team that lost to Appalachian State.
However, this email from U-M student JW was disheartening to read:
"I went to the game yesterday. While most of the fans were just obnoxious, my friends and I heard a fair amount of racist and anti-semitic remarks directed our way. We were sitting next to the student section, and yes I expect some jeering and the occasional bottle being thrown, but nothing so blatantly wrong. A good number of the fans were very nice, but enough were ignorant enough to completely ruin any benevolent image I had of Illinois. I guess they need to learn how to handle the immense joy of winning 5 games in a season. I really enjoy the blog."
Actually, no college football fan should EVER expect "the occasional bottle being thrown." Ever. There's no excuse for this. As mentioned, while this was the only completely negative email like this that we received, even one is too many.
Sorry, folks. I know I get "soapboxy" about stuff like this but this sort of thing toward any fan of any school disgusts me. I love college football and college football Saturdays. And such treatment has no place in the game and atmosphere surrounding the sport we all love so much.
Now, as a counterpoint JW's abuse above, I must share a very cool email I got from Wayne, an Illinois alum and former football player who is the inventor and founder behind RivalsFlag.com. Last week, before the game, he was kind enough to email and offer me a ticket to the big showdown.
Unfortunately I couldn't make it, but the gesture was most appreciated. Sure is a shame JW and his friends couldn't have been sitting near classy Illini fans such as Wayne.
(Pic HT: JRJ)
16 comments:
- Dezzi said...
I'm quite sure that using any taunt regarding the App. State v. Michigan game jumped the shark after our victory over Penn State. Like it has been said before, (insert team name here) should wait until AFTER they play Michigan to use it.
Rhetorical question: How long ago has it been that Michigan lost to Illinois in THEIR stadium?
The list keeps on growing... teams beaten by the ranked team that lost to a 1-AA team. Maybe that should be the student shirt next year...
If Bill Martin is reading this blog ... please don't schedule GA Southern, Wofford, or Elon anytime soon!
- October 23, 2007 6:06 AM
- tabithasaysgoblue said...
I will say having visited many a campus as we travel to watch the Maize and Blue, Champaign has definetely been the rudest and raunchiest place yet...most definetely NOT a family outing...
- October 23, 2007 7:53 AM
- Matt said...
Racist and anti-Semitic remarks?! WTF? Illinois isn't such a bad school. They should know better.
If Michigan played App State this weekend, it wouldn't even be close. Our D has gotten so much better since then. They were just so inexperienced that first weekend. We see now that App St is good in its use of the spread, but once you learn how to defend it, it becomes like any other offense. Different, but not necessarily better.
(Although I must say that it takes certain skill to be able to run it effectively, and it has helped out struggling programs in HS and college.)
- October 23, 2007 8:44 AM
- Matthew said...
While it baffles me that some fans (young and old) can be so pathetically obnoxious, I disagree that these kinds of fans have no place in College Football.
For without a common stream of fans such as these rooting for programs such as tOSU, we wouldn't truly appreciate how much more fantastic gameday can be in places like A2.
- October 23, 2007 8:48 AM
- WingRG said...
this isn't a post about OSU fans, it's about classless peaces of shit who think they're better than others b/c they were born to a different (race-wise) set of parents than you. There's no place for racism/anti-semitism in college football or anywhere else in the world.
I'm sorry, Yost, but i find this a lot more serious than your powedered doughnut story from last year (or even an occasional beer bottle mentioned in the story). If i ever hear anything remotely anti-semitic, the common sense gets put away, and the angry fists come out. I didn't have relatives die in camps all over Poland, Ukraine, and Germany to listen to idiots who can't even start to comprehend how far their life would be in the toilet if it wasn't for the Jewish people.
- October 23, 2007 9:26 AM
- Da Vest said...
I hate Illinois Nazis.
- October 23, 2007 9:49 AM
- ChicagoWolverine said...
racist, sexist, religious slurs are just results of the weak mind. I would have expected a lot more from the Illini. I wasn't at the game, but i heard from friends sitting in the michigan section that pregame everything was really good - tailgating and everything with the illini. Post game was a different story. With a history of losing like Illinois, you'd think the fans would be able to handle it.
The Muck Fichigan and Ann Arbor is a Whore shirts -- kinda funny -- but so is the Indian Shocker Pope.
- October 23, 2007 9:52 AM
- J. Lichty said...
Perhaps the racist/jew-hating Illinois fans were actually English soccer fans sent over to fill that piece of shit stadium.
That kind of stuff is common over there.
- October 23, 2007 11:02 AM
- Hemlock Philosopher said...
I had the pleasure of traveling to lovely Champaign for the game. We were treated kindly, for the most part, by our Illini Hosts. But, as JW noted, it's the one bad apple that ruins the bag.
After the game, an over-sized Illinois fan tried to pick a fight with us because we were singing the Victors on the way back to Lot B. His wife realized he was in way over his head and put him in check. It put me in a Russel Crowe mood, but only temporarily :-)
Nothing is sweeter than a road victory at night (except beating OSU, MSU and ND).
- October 23, 2007 12:02 PM
- al said...
Attended game w/ Illini friends & 1 Blue, did not encounter single f*ck Michigan or Michigan sucks, though saw alot of the now tired "Muck Fichigan" t-shirts. We were sitting in heart of Illini season ticket holder territory, encountered a couple d*cks but all-in-all a very enjoyable outing. Quite a contrast to Madison, e.g.
- October 23, 2007 9:45 PM
- Jennifer said...
not addressing the serious issues, but i actually CONTINUED to hear appalachian state jokes AFTER the game. the illinois fans near me turned and started chanting "appalachian state! appalachian state!" right after the game ended... i was like, "uhh, you know you just lost to the team that lost to appalachian state?" (believing myself to be stating the obvious), and their faces crumbled and they left looking deflated... then i felt bad. oops.
- October 23, 2007 10:30 PM
- Jennifer said...
oh, also, aside from getting grabbed at by a couple of drunks, i found the illini pretty good-natured... booing and hissing, but willing to share their beer and pose for pictures. ;)
- October 23, 2007 10:31 PM
- Mikoyan said...
I went to a Tigers game in Cleveland (the 3rd of the Three game sweeps) and as I was in the bathroom I heard some doofus outside saying "Appalachian State" every few second. I presume to everyone wearing a Tigers hat as if the entire state of Michigan is affected by how well or poorly the University does. I felt like asking him what that has to do with the Tigers but then I realized I was in Ohio and any sort of thinking might cause his head to explode. While that may have been cool, I didn't really want to see what happens when so much compressed air explodes.
Anyways, if Michigan can manage to run the table, maybe that will stop the Appalachian State taunts.
- October 24, 2007 12:25 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Mikoyan... I'm afraid the App State taunts will go on for a couple of generations... I STILL hear about Kordell Stewart out here in Colorado. And that's from mediocre fans that could really give 2 shits about supporting the Buffs.
The best comeback for B10ers running their mouths about the App State loss is when their team (e.g., Illinois and Penn State) loses to the team that lost to App State!
- October 24, 2007 7:08 PM
- god of the whoppers said...
I just finished watching the game since i missed all but the the last field goal on Saturday. most of the fans seemed very enthusiastic, even making fun of the michigan key play jingle before kick off. saw a little to many muck fichigan shirts, though, i thought the only rival they had was osu (something about a turtle and peace pipe). saw some accidental camera pans to a kid wearing that Muck fichigan shirt and even a fan near some michigan fans flicking off the camera after his thumbs down. pretty classless, enthuzed, but classless
- October 24, 2007 8:34 PM
- Mikoyan said...
It's not really a taunt at a baseball game though. Especially when you're wearing an Eastern Michigan (my alma mater) t-shirt.
I guess Ohio folks can only recognize "Michigan" and are otherwise illiterate.
- October 25, 2007 6:48 AM


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Il Finlandese (suomen kieli) è parlato in Finlandia, e dai Finlandesi in altre zone, soprattutto in Scandinavia. La Finlandia ha due lingue ufficiali: il finlandese e lo svedese, e molti Finlandesi imparano tutte e due le lungue. Al contrario, pochissimi Svedesi e ancor meno stranieri imparano il Finlandese.
Il finlandese è una lingua ugro-finnica e, quindi, del tutto estranea a quasi tutte le lingue parlate tra l'Irlanda e India. (In particolare, il Finlandese non ha niente in comune con lo Svedese, il Norvegese, il Danese o qualsiasi altra lingua scandinava, nè con il Russo, ad eccezione di parole prese in prestito da queste lingue. Le origini di questa lingua risalgono a 5000 anni dai popoli nomadi dei monti urali in russia migrati verso l'europa occidentale. Proprio di fronte al Golfo di Finlandia, si parla il parente più prossimo moderno alla lingua finlandese, l'Estone. Altre lingue simili sono il Sami, parlato in Lapponia e nella penisola di Murmansk, ae più lontano, l'ungherese.
Il Finlandese è abbastanza semplice da pronunciare: it has one of the most phonetic writing systems in the world, with only a small number of simple consonants and relatively few vowel sounds. Native English speakers tend to have the most problems with vowel length and the distinction between the front vowels (ä, ö, y) and back vowels (a, o, u). English does make the same distiction — consider the "a" sounds of father (back) and cat (front), or the difference in the "i" sound for bit (short) and beat (long) — but you will need to pay extra attention to it in Finnish.
In Finnish, all vowels are single sounds (or "pure" vowels). All diphthongs retain the individual sounds of its vowels but are slightly blended together to be pronounced in one "beat". Doubled letters are simply pronounced longer, but it's important to differentiate between short and long sounds. Example:
The basic Finnish alphabet consists of the following letters:
Additionally the letters š and ž appear in a small number of loanwords and are pronounced like English sh and as s in treasure, respectively. The letter w also occurs infrequently in some proper names and is treated identically to v. Lastly, the letter å occurs in some Swedish proper names and is pronounced "o", but the beginning learner need not worry about these minutiae.
Long vowels are indicated simply by doubling the vowel in question.
If a Finnish consonant is doubled, it should be pronounced with a brief glottal stop, meaning that your mouth is ready to say it but pauses for a moment. Hence mato (worm) is "MAto", but matto (carpet) is "MA'to".
Stress and tone
Word stress is always on the first syllable. There is no tone whatsoever in Finnish speech, just a long strings of monotone sounds. Foreigners tend to think this makes the language sound rather depressing; Finns, on the other hand, wonder why everybody else's languages sound so sing-songy.
Finnish grammar is radically different from English (or any other Indo-European language), making Finnish a rather difficult language to master, and Finns love to regale foreigners with horror stories of compound words a mile long and verbs with seventeen suffixes tacked on. Basically, everything in a sentence (nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns) conjugates to indicate who is doing what, why, when and in what way, so constructing even a simple sentence requires lots of tweaking about:
Nouns can be conjugated in 14 different cases and there is a whole assortment of additional suffixes, leading to improbable but entirely grammatical monsters like talo ("house") → taloissammekinkohan ("also in our houses, perhaps?") or kala ("fish") → kalastajamaisuudettomuudellansakaan ("even by using his non-fisherman-likeness").
The good news is that most of these monstrosities are limited to formal written Finnish, and it's possible to "speak like Tarzan" (without conjugating anything) in subject-verb-object order like English and still be more or less understood. Minä mennä kauppa, minä nopea ostaa leipä (I go shop, I quick buy bread) will get you a zero in Finnish class, but it gets the message across.
And there are some minor consolations for the aspiring student: Finnish has no articles and no grammatical gender. Rules for conjugation are often complex, but at least they are very regular.
Phrase list
Phrases in the following phrase list use the informal singular (sinuttelu), which is by far the most common form in modern Finnish and appropriate for almost all situations a traveller might encounter.
Note: Due to the ease, specificity and regularity of Finnish pronunciation, the difficulty of transcribing long vowels, and the general inaccuracy of English-based phoneticizations, it is highly recommended you take a few minutes to learn the alphabet instead of relying on the phoneticizations. That being said, however, Finns are often quite excited to hear a foreigner attempt to speak the language and tend to be very forgiving of pronunciation blunders.
You should note that in Finland you're not entitled to a phonecall, a search warrant, or to be set free on bail. However, the authorities must allow you to find a lawyer.
Learning more
While in Finland
The University of Helsinki offers a highly popular Finnish for Foreigners program in six different skill levels, ranging from absolute beginner to advanced courses ending with language certification. Spring and Fall classes are offered in standard 1 unit (3 hrs/wk, 135 â¬) and intensive 2 unit (8 hrs/wk, 310 â¬) versions.
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Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war.
The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus stops and outdoor markets, with a total of 130 people killed since Wednesday.
Scenes of bodies sprawled across a street outside a mosque and mourners killed during a funeral procession were reminiscent of some of the worst days of retaliatory warfare between the Islamic sects that peaked in 2006-2007 as US forces battled extremists on both sides.
Tensions have been intensifying since Sunnis began protesting what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government, including random detentions and neglect. The protests, which began in December last year, have largely been peaceful, but the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on April 23.
Majority Shiites control the levers of power in Iraq following the death of president Saddam Hussein. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to open warfare, they have largely restrained their militias in the past five years or so as Sunni extremist groups such as al-Qaeda have frequently targeted them with large-scale attacks.
Nobody claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks, but the fact they occurred in mainly Sunni areas raised suspicion that Shiite militants were involved.
The bombs also were largely planted in the areas, as opposed to the car bombings and suicide attacks that al-Qaeda in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents are known to use.
The areas hit on Friday were all former Sunni insurgent strongholds that saw some of the fiercest fighting of the US-led war as sectarian rivalries nearly tore the country apart.
The deadliest blast struck worshipers as they were leaving the main Sunni mosque in Baqubah, 60km northeast of Baghdad. Another explosion went off shortly afterward as people gathered to help the wounded, leaving 41 dead and 56 wounded, according to police and hospital officials.
Baqubah was the site of some of the fiercest fighting between US forces and insurgents. Al-Qaeda in Iraq essentially controlled the area for years, defying numerous US offensives aimed at restoring control. It also is the capital of Diyala Province, a religiously mixed area that saw some of the worst atrocities as Shiite militias battled Sunni insurgents for control.
A roadside bomb exploded later on Friday during a Sunni funeral procession in Madain, about 20km south of Baghdad, killing eight mourners and wounding 11, police said. Two medical officials confirmed the casualties.
Another blast struck a cafe in Fallujah, 65km west of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding nine, according to police and hospital officials.
In Baghdad, a bomb exploded near a shopping center during the evening rush hour in the mainly Sunni neighborhood of Amariyah, killing 21 people and wounding 32. That was followed by another bomb in a commercial district in Dora, another Sunni neighborhood, which killed four people and wounded 22, according to officials.
It was the deadliest day since Sept. 9 last year, when 92 people were killed, according to an Associated Press tally.


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In 2007, South Africa's new Children's Act came into effect, granting children 12 years and older a host of rights relating to reproductive health, including the right to access condoms. But current policies allow individual schools to decide whether or not to give out condomspolicies that two researchers, writing in this week's PLoS Medicine, say could damage the health of the country's youth.
Juliana Han (Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA) and Michael Bennish (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA), both affiliated with the South African nongovernmental health organization Mpilonhle (www.mpilonhle.org), say that the rights afforded by the act reflect growing concern over the need to prevent HIV in the country's youth. South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world. Those aged 15 years account for 34% of all new HIV infections and have an HIV prevalence of 10.3%.
"Despite the high incidence of HIV in adolescents," say Han and Bennish, "and the efficacy of condoms in preventing HIV transmission, condom use rates among adolescents remain low, due at least in part to limited access." One way to increase condom access for this group would be to make condoms available in schools.
The Children's Act, together with South African government policies, allows individual schools to decide whether to distribute condoms. Most school staff, say the authors, are unaware of South African policy and regulations governing condom provision in schools. "Because of confusing and contradictory government policies and public pronouncements regarding provision of condoms in public schools, few schools have undertaken to provide condoms, leaving students, especially in rural areas, with few options for obtaining them."
The authors acknowledge that making condoms available in schools is a socially divisive issue. Critics believe that making contraception available encourages sexual activity. But proponents cite the early age of sexual debut and the futility of HIV prevention education that encourages condom use but fails to actually provide condoms.
The researchers' own work with Mpilonhle, in which they interviewed teachers, parents, and students in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, the province with the highest HIV prevalence, suggests there is generally support for the distribution of condoms in schools but confusion about governmental policy.
Condom access for adolescents in South Africa is also restricted by some of the funding agencies that support HIV prevention efforts. The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS (PEPFAR), for example, which allocated US$398 million to South African HIV/AIDS programs in 2007, prohibits use of these funds for distributing condoms in schools or for providing condom information to youth aged 14 years and under. PEPFAR's policy conflicts with South African law.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas girl who has been recovering from a rare and often-fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba went swimming at a hospital pool today.
That marks a milestone for 12-year-old Kali Hardig, who health officials believe got sick because of a trip to a now-shuttered water park.
The amoeba that caused Kali's infection is often found in warm bodies of freshwater. Called Naegleria fowleri, it typically enters the body through a swimmer's nose, where it can then travel to the brain and cause a devastating infection like the one Kali had.
"She was fearful of water because that's how she got sick, and so to get over that fear, they took her swimming in the therapeutic pool," one of Kali's doctors, Dr. Esther Tompkins, said. "After she got over her initial hesitancy, she even started going underwater."
The fact that Kali is alive, let alone able to swim, speak, eat and walk, is remarkable. There were 128 such infections reported in the United States from 1962 through 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Before Kali, doctors could only point to one known survivor in the U.S. and another in Mexico.
Doctors say Kali's success is due in large part to experimental treatment and early detection and diagnosis.
Kali's mother, Traci Hardig, brought her to Arkansas Children's Hospital with a nasty fever on July 19.
Doctors cooled Kali's body down to try to reduce swelling associated with the infection, and they won clearance to treat her with a breast cancer drug.
Tests have since shown no sign of the parasite in her system.
Kali is expected to be released from Arkansas Children's Hospital later this month.
In the meantime, she will continue with her recovery. She's gone from being hooked up to a ventilator to breathing on her own and relearning to speak, walk and eat.
Kali's trip to the pool comes a day after her doctors allowed her to leave the hospital to attend a fundraiser at a steakhouse, where she had filet mignon, a baked potato, salad and a roll.
"She couldn't eat it all, but she ate some of each one of them," her mother said. "Her stomach is still so small that she fills up quick."


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I'm really liking it with the lp jacos on there. Should be alot more stable considering no ballooning and the added width of the tire. With your skill set I'm sure you could add some carbon fiber Accents to make them look just as good (if not better) than the ones they already sell. I'm anxiously awaiting the video of this thing screaming by at 100+ mph. As a cheap alternative to make the tires a little more tacky, the guys at the local track SWEAR by grape juice in a spray bottle. Iv even seen a few add extra sugar for more "tackiness." BTW, the backdrop in you new pics looks great also..
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Thanks Baltimore. I like the look of em too.. Plus, They will be less wobbly. The GRPs balloon barely, but they are fully belted, and only do so because of the MONSTER power... Enough to make these blow up at the same RPM off the ground.
Thats pretty wild about the Grape juice. Have u asked em how it comares to traction compound?
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When I say not 1 guy prefers the traction compound over the grape juice I'm not exaggerating, the guy at my lhs that gave me the gyro said he feels it actually works better than the traction compound. Didn't think to ask was he being cheap or did it actually stick better,lol. Everyone swears by it, I thought it was a joke until I actually seen someone doing it. When they used to hold the drag races in the parking lot outside the hobbyshop they would spray it all over the blacktop at the starting line also. I'm about to google it and see if anyone else actually does this or if it's just a "local" thing.
Just googled it and found Beer, root beer, grape soda and grape juice have all been used before,lol.
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The guy who runs one of the local on road tracks and traveling on road race clubs swears by using the syrup concentrate for grape soda as a traction compound. He busy it buy the gallons and uses a bug spray to spray the track down before every race.
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Crazy, am I to assume that you guys should not have been there and that's why you had your lights off?As for the Salt Flats... Ive driven on em..(friend driving) At night, pitch black at about 70mph with the headlights turned off, without being able to see a thing... Its NUTZ! but there is so much room, and its all the way flat. Its impossible to hit anything. Well, except for the one big island in the middle, Other than that.. Nada Its intense ! And Massive too...
I meant "scratch building" on how all the guys that used to build crawlers before any commercially available chassis or any crawler specific off the shelf parts were available. 80% of the truck was made from raw materials, by hand.
Also with the scale builds, all the accessories were made by hand. You would make the scale stuff by hand: dashboards, interiors, a shovel, winch, beer cooler, crowbar, instrument clusters, 3 point seatbelts, A DEER strapped to the hood... You would be great at that stuff in the way you take pride in what you cook up. In fact you may also be good on Heels Kitchen lol... Thats what I mean.
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that is one of the nicest rustlers i have seem man great work , dont forget the vid
Thanks for the compliments btw!
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Our local street track guy sprays cheap cola all over the track hours before racing. Makes it way tackier.
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wow that car is a beast I want it its so cool good job
"Brakes? Who needs them? They only slow you down"
A little off topic but I remember seeing some local Police carrying it in there trunks to help clean up Oil/Blood/other crud off street surfaces when they come into an accident.
But anywho VIDS ! Weekend is here
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What? Cops clean up blood with cola?
And yeah, vids I'd love to see this thing break the 100MPH barrier.
I can only imagine the things you could come up with if you were left alone in a room with free run of a cnc or water jet unit and some bulk materials. 😜
Keep up the good work brotha!
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Anyways. I was talking to a buddy of mine yesterday and he said they spray that on their track to. I was like never heard of that being used until on here and talked to him.
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Coke also works on Getting OIL out of concrete, and works for polishing Chrome, along with aluminum foil! Not to mention all the stuff we have all heard, which are all true.. (seen on mythbusters) Tooth gone in 24 hours in a coke can, and desolving a penny and all... And we drink the stuff... eeekk... I have one from time to time, its delicious with a good dinner meal.
But then again, I drink WAY to much RedBull, and moutain dew... My early schedule (waking up at 5:30 am) coupeled with my going to bed at 1:00 am cuz I am wrenching away every night, and always loose track of schedule. lol.
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As fun as perpetuating the urban myths of Coke can be, it has less cirtic acid by volume than most orange juice & trace elements of phosphoric acid - not enough of either to cause the human body any harm. Gastric acid makes sure of that & Mythbusters came to different conclusions than the myths
Have you run your Rustler yet? how fast have you managed??
First run vid!!!! 68.3mph..Read on
The place I had in mind, turned out not to be so great. . So I drove up the road and we ended up finding this small stretch of road, that was a dead end, Would have been PERFECT, except it was narrow, and worse of all had a curb on one side. Which needless to say scared me half way to sunday. . To wrech my vehicle really bad on first day, without acheiving my goal yet would have not been cool... I did come the way of the curb, but my some miracle the car flipped over the curb! Unfortunatly my lady stopped filming before that happened, but u can see the results on the vid.
Im REAL happy with the outcome anyways. Im still scouting for a good place to drive, but in the mean time I wasnt about to go home without doing so. Oh... and there was all kinds of dust on the road, making it very SOAP like. lol That and I bypassed my Gyro, and It was hard work keeping it straight... Any little adjustments at 50 + was a big adjustment on the steering wheel... Over all, very happy and here it is on vid. Sorry for the low quality vid, my camera went out and it had to be taken on our phones... Enough to enjoy however. Check it out!
100mph, HERE I COME!
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Very well done Keep it up
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Hey loot, I can't tell from the pictures... But what did you do about the hole that the antenna is supposed to come out of? Did you fill it or leave it there?
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Baltimore: I really dislike that, that antenna hole is there.... I placed a white sticker on the inside of the body, to help fool the eye.... Never see it,unless one looks out for it.
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In my Bandit body, I put a grommet in the hole and the black tip of the antenna tube in the grommet. It looks like a sleek antenna... I'm just not sure it would withstand the 150mph winds lol
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I was thinking about doing some tape on the inside then trying to get just enough shoe goo in there to make it even with the body. Looks really good tho Loot, can barely tell its even there. Good job on your first run man, hopefully the next one will be in the triple digits....good luck!!
Wax paper does not stick to the shoogoo. Great way to smooth it out.
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Hey loot, have you tried running the xo-1 wheels and tires yet? If you haven't and still plan to, then be careful cuz they don't really work well on anything other than the xo-1. I tried running them on my speedrunner truck as well as the HR P2de xl, and it was like running the truck on a sheet of ice. The xo-1 tires rely solely on the larger amount of downforce that the xo-1 has at higher speed, which makes them virtually useless on a 2wd truck.. Even on my heavy HR pede the rears break loose at any speed sending the truck spinning and sliding down the road. Heck, even at low speeds (and fairly often at high speeds if not extremely gentle with the throttle) on the xo-1 they spin the car out constantly, making the car an absolute displeasure to drive on anything but a sticky track.
I see that your beast has a large amount of outward toe on the front and little to no toe-in on the rear. Is this the way 100mph+ guys are setup as well? I was just curious cuz I've tried outward toe on my fronts and the truck wants to wander, so I changed to a small degree of toe-in on the front and the protrac toe-in on the rear and the truck runs straight every time now. I'm just starting to get into doing lots of speed runs now that I'm running the et-3s and et-2400 combo in my HR pede xl so I'm trying to get all the info I can for a solid setup for speed running. Good to see some video of ur beast running, good luck in hitting 100 brotha!
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Interesting points, Baldy. I always wondered why the XO-1 wheels would work well. They dont show very grippy by just looking at them.
For just high speed running I think you have to put the wheels as straight as possible. Front toe out doesn't help at all keeping it straight and gives all kind of unwanted stress on the suspension.
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As for Toe in/out. Im Running Zero of both my friend.. Alot of people have thought that, and I probably should have fixed that image on the video, but in pictures its depth perception. As we all learned in 5th grade art class, And in the vid, its the way the car sat when I put it down. the steering went a bit to the left, and the right wheel was disconnected.. So it went to the right..... Theres absolutly no To in, or out. Trust me on that one, I know
Im running it dead straight guys..... See
In this pic, looks I have Toe in on the front (thatd be silly..) Again, Depth perseption
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U guys should know me better than that Thanks for all the positive comments guys..
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There's a few people who use 1 degree of toe in on the front for speed run cars. I'm not one but just saying
I would highly recommend some rear toe in though, especially with Jacos
The short answer is - rear toe in creates stability as does front toe in. Especially good for speed run vehicles where corners are effectively non existent. The Jacos are jittery & the more you can adjust to mitigate the better off you will be
http://users.telenet.be/elvo/ page 3 of "Alignments" explains it much better than I can
"At the rear of the car there's some toe-in. This will also create two opposing forces, but this time it's a stable system. If for whatever reason one force would become greater than the other, the car will be steered in the direction that causes weight transfer onto the tire that was losing weight in the first place. So the tire which was losing grip ends up with more weight, and hence more grip. The system stabilises itself, this is also called negative feedback.
Toe-in causes stability: it will create an effect that steers the car straight ahead. It's mostly used at the rear, where it will prevent the rear from 'stepping out' when the tires are constantly brought to the edges of the traction circle, and any bump can make them lose grip. To the driver it will feels as is the rear is really 'locked in', as if there's some invisible force keeping the rear on track. There's a downside to this too: in corners, especially low-speed ones, this can take away a lot of steering. The effect can be so big the gripping power of the front tires is hardly sufficient to turn the car. In other words, excessive rear toe-in makes a car understeer.
Toe-in at the front does basically the same thing: it stabilises the front. This can be a nice effect if you want to calm down the front of your car while accellerating. It will also make you lose a little steering; turn-in will be far less aggressive."
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MoMA retrospective Tim Burton
The MoMA retrospective honoring the art of acclaimed director Tim Burton explores the full range of his creative work, from early childhood artwork to his contemporary work in film. The gallery exhibition of more than seven hundred drawings, paintings, photographs, moving image works, storyboards, puppets and costumes is accompanied by screenings of Burton's features and shorts in the museum's theaters. Both run from November 22, 2009 through April 26, 2010. The exhibition reveals that Burton's dark, quirky, Pop-surrealist themes in film carry over to his rarely-seen drawings as well, all personal marks of the man's distinctive viewpoint.
Burton's first feature, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, was released in 1985, after which he went on to direct and produce a number of Academy Award-winning films, including Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and, most recently, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Frequent collaborators are friend and actor Johnny Depp, partner and actor Helena Bonham Carter, composer Danny Elfman, costume designer Colleen Atwood and production designer Rick Heinrichs, all an integral part in the creation of the unmistakable, beloved characters Burton has brought to life through film.
A series of events honoring the filmmaker were held as the retrospective opened at the museum, including the Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit, branded this year as a tribute to the director. A custom 2010 weekly planner was published by Moleskine in a limited run. The books, featuring Tim Burton's signature and the MoMA logo embossed on the cover, were given out to event VIPs. The unique paperband features the names of several of Burton's films, set atop images of one of Burton's earliest characters, Vincent, the star of a 1982 short film created in collaboration with Rick Heinrichs. The film's narrator introduces the boy as a seven year-old who is "always polite and does what he's told / For a boy his age, he's considerate and nice / But he wants to be just like Vincent Price," who, incidentally, is the man behind the voice-over narration, and one of Burton's heroes.


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The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit Take two Americana singer-songwriters, an indie-rock veteran of a drummer, country-born bassist, and metal-bred pedal steel player, and what do you get: the rough-hewn yet driftwood-smooth; rebel-headed, but heart-of-gold sound of The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit. The outfit includes singer-songwriters Willy Taylor and Chris Doud, drums and art Aaron Burtch, Taylor Webster Bass and vocals, and Multi-instrumentalists, Matt "the Gambler's Prayer" Cordano and Chandler Pratt. Any Outfit member may tell you that it's plenty just to be at the pinnacle of a local music scene embracing roots and Americana music, but, as one recent convert put it, "the rest of America needs to hear this noise." Likened to anything from Old Crow Medicine Show and The Avett Bros. to Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills and even Neil Young (depending on which live set you happen to catch) they most often defy categorization, usually settling for some hybrid of Americana, folk, rock, bluegrass, and that sweet, old country & western. They describe their efforts as trying to make good, honest, insightful music, that's not afraid of a good time and a little fun, that people will move their feet to, and that also goes real well with a straight road and a long drive. The Preservation The Preservation is a blend of harmonies, driving guitars, bouncy pianos and an amalgam of American music that has come to define Austin bands in the past decade. With a repertoire that is clearly influenced by early 60's girl groups and chamber pop as well as the psych and garage rock from that era, the band also focuses on composition and songwriting that creates a modern sound. The band has released two LPs since their formation in 2009. The self-titled "The Preservation" recorded in a home studio in 2010 and "Two Sisters" recorded in 2011 at Public Hi-Fi in Austin, a studio built by Spoon drummer/producer Jim Eno. A forth coming EP recorded at producer Danny Reisch's (The Bright Light Social Hour, White Denim, Shearwater) East Austin studio is due for release this Spring
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Yet here comes bistiza, the attention whore extraordinaire, trying to engage bad_luck to resume their slap fight.
Posted by bad_luck on 2/19/2013 10:19:00 AM (view original):Posted by MikeT23 on 2/19/2013 9:59:00 AM (view original):Don't pretend badluck won't ask "Where's your proof or a young earth, biz?" as soon as he checks in. Peas in a pod, they are.What's this "they" bullshit? That should be "we."
Posted by MikeT23 on 2/19/2013 9:59:00 AM (view original):Don't pretend badluck won't ask "Where's your proof or a young earth, biz?" as soon as he checks in. Peas in a pod, they are.
Posted by bad_luck on 2/19/2013 10:57:00 AM (view original):Is that the third or fourth time you've said that?
Once again, should be "we."
It's worth noting.
As I said, the only real difference is I know, or at least feel, there is an ending point to every discussion. You two can carry on the "young vs. old earth" discussion until the "young" earth would actually be "old". Assuming neither of you die first.
Posted by MikeT23 on 2/19/2013 11:19:00 AM (view original):It only has to be worth noting to one person. Me. So, yes, it absolutely is. Might help someone else realize that you're worse than a hungry dog with a bone. You can't let go of anything and move on.
The first and second laws of thermodynamics.
The fact that carbon-14 should break down to virtually nothing past a certain point in terms of dates and yet it is difficult to find carbon without carbon-14, which with an old earth model should be virtually non-existent much of the time.
The fossil record shows many strata of rock which are thought to be formed over "millions of years" can actually form quite quickly. Sometimes there are fossils, including petrified trees, which span straight through several layers indicating they may have formed quite suddenly.
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Seasoned travel photographer Rick Sammon sits down with Derrick Story in the O'Reilly Media booth at PhotoPlus Expo '07 in New York City. In this podcast, Rick draws upon his experiences to offer good advice for photographers on the go.
Rick Sammon shares some of his favorite travel tips during this podcast interview with Derrick Story. Photo by Colleen Wheeler
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I have read a lot of threads and haven't been able to figure out how to do this, I would like to adjust the cell spacing to provide some white space between products in the product listing, I have 1 product per row and I don't like the way the product images have no space between rows, the images run up against each other vertically. I used firebug for fire fox to find the code, but was unable to find the file it was contained in. I am using 1.3.9e and the Sage Template.
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An Homage to Buddha
More so than most other religions, Buddhism seems to revel in the unorthodox, a belief that apparently holds true even when it comes to depictions of Lord Buddha himself.
Across the landscapes of Southeast Asia, statues of Buddha are everywhere, not just in wats and spirit houses, but carved into alley walls and chiseled from the sides of mountains, super-glued to taxicab dashboards and cast in concrete 10 meters high.
They are as varied as the people who commission them, some massive and majestic, others bordering on bizarre.
In "A Blues for Buddha," at the FCC Angkor from June 2 to June 23, Dutch photographer Eric de Vries pays homage to such sculptures with black-and-white photography documenting the many varied forms of Buddha's found in Cambodia and Thailand.
"Two years ago I went to this so called 'Buddha statue factory' in Phnom Penh," de Vries says. I saw men and women working 12 hours a day with full passion … making and mixing the cement, shaping the sculptures and finishing their artwork with different colors of paint, not forgetting the last details."
While he had traveled the region for years, the experience gave him a new appreciation of the labor and dedication involved in carving even the simplest forms.
It also crystallized his understanding of the individuality inherent in not just the statues, but the religion itself.
That individuality no doubt contributes to Buddha's many incarnations, and de Vries delights in showings us the less-traditional totems that he finds.
In one photograph de Vries crops tight to the face of Buddha, showing impossibly symmetric eyebrows above narrow, cartoonish eyes. Another shows the outstretched hand of Buddha with an inexplicable spool in his palm. In probably the most unusual, de Vries captures Buddha with a Fu Manchu goatee and what looks like a Jimi Hendrix afro circa 1970.
While Buddha is the central subject of de Vries' collection, at least one other deity makes an appearance. Vishnu, leaning at an unnatural angle underneath a dark and trippy sky, radiates with a surreal quality that adds to the power of the photograph's incongruent perspectives.
These kinds of statues have long been a source of inspiration for de Vries, influencing both his photography and his paintings. He says "A Blues for Buddha," with shots from only Cambodia and Thailand, is just part one. He is already working on part two of the series, which will focus on Buddhist statues in Laos.
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Ran 8.0 miles @ 8:57/mile pace.
Paved roads.
Pretty flat.
Weather: Upper 60s, rain.
My father, brother and I went out for an easy Christmas run in Gainesville. The route went from my father's current house to the old house where I grew up and back. I added a little more just to round up to nearest mile. Easy pace and a good fun run.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ Students in a fifth-grade classroom in Wichita don't sit down or keep still most of the day. And that's the way the teacher, Patty Daman, wants it.
Daman used a $5,000 grant from a private organization to install stand-up desks, with ``foot fidgets'' _ a bouncy foot rest.
Students in Daman's class at Kensler Elementary are encouraged to stand at least 75 percent of the time during her class.
She says being able to stand and fidget helps her students concentrate and reduces distracting behavior. And a side benefit is that standing helps the students burn some calories.
Daman says some parents complained but most support the idea.
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SPRING CITY — The State Retirees of Subchapter 8806 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees of Council 13 held their regular monthly meeting at the Zion Lutheran Church, Route 724.
President Mary Jane Hegedus conducted the meeting welcoming 25 members and reminded everyone to vote in November.
Reports were given on the annual convention which was held in Grantville on Sept. 23 and 24. Delegates attending were Mary Jane Hegedes, Mildred Yeary, Jack Walters and Arlene Walters.
Plans for the annual Christmas lunch were made for Limerick Diner at noon on Dec. 10. Reservations must be made by calling Jack Walters at 610-948-6170.
Bingo will be played at the November meeting.