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Metalworking shops face a dizzying array of issues--many of which only indirectly impact the main business of cutting metal. One of those issues is proper finishing of workpieces by blackening.
For years, the only blackening option open to shops required running a hot oxide line. Tightening of environmental regulations and increased concern for operator safety caused many shops to abandon in-house blackening in favor of sending the work out.
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Now, in an effort to satisfy customer demands for quick delivery, zero-defect quality standards and to qualify for process certification programs such as ISO 9000, many shops are bringing previously out-sourced operations (like blackening) back in-house to maintain control.
We contacted Birchwood Casey (Minneapolis, Minnesota) to look at their cold blackening process. According to Mark Ruhland, vice president of Birchwood Casey, cold blackening often becomes the system of choice for many shops for in-house blackening operations.
Companies that have established blackening lines using the cold process find the system safe and regulation compliant. Bringing the process in has allowed these shops to take direct control over part delivery schedules and the finishing process.
Here's how cold blackening works, and why it has been able to overcome the two major objections to in-house blackening: worker safety and environmental-regulation compliance.
What Is Blackening?
Blackening is a finishing operation that chemically coats the surface of ferrous materials. It creates a strong barrier against humidity and corrosion. Blackening is usually done in a batch operation. Generally, it is less expensive than other finishing options such as painting and plating.
Blackening uses a chemical compound that clings to the surface of machined metal (in all the nooks and crannies). It creates a porous base that bonds chemically with the workpiece surface. In cold blackening, that chemical compound is copper/selenium (CuSe).
Aside from aesthetics--it does make parts look nice--the black deposit on the workpiece is actually a means to hold a sealant, which is the business end of blackening.
The sealant (usually oil) finds its way into the pores of the black oxide coating where it is held in close contact with the metal substrate. It's the oil that prevents corrosion from reaching the workpiece surface. Corrosion protection is a prime reason for blackening a workpiece. The black oxide finish that we see keeps the oil in place so the workpiece doesn't rust.
Why Do It?
In general, metalworking applications that use blackening are parts exposed to corrosion, high accuracy parts, and parts that "show." Blackening is a less expensive process for corrosion resistance than plating and painting.
Another key benefit of blackening for metalworkers is virtually zero dimensional impact of the coating on a workpiece surface. Thickness of the black coating is 0.000030 inch--that's 30 millionths (about a micron). For most workpieces, that additional thickness is negligible. Coverage of the material is uniform over the workpiece surface because the chemical bond between the blackening coat and metal is only a few atoms thick.
Because plating and paint finishes often have non-uniform or excessive thickness, they are not suitable for parts that are dimensionally critical--bearings, gears, drives, cutting tools and so on. For these parts, blackening is the coating of choice. It can withstand temperatures of 1000oF.
Wearability, though not equivalent to titanium nitride and other very tough coatings, is sufficient to stand up to component break-in periods.
Cosmetics is another reason why many part makers use blackening. It makes the workpiece look better. Many applications that use blackening are internal but just as many are parts that are seen on the exterior of a product. Tooling manufacturers use blackening to protect toolholders from corrosion. The fact that the holder looks better is a bonus.
Why Do Blackening Yourself?
Let's assume your shop has a need to blacken parts. It may be for protection from corrosion, to coat a finished surface but maintain dimensional accuracy, or simply to make the part look good.
There are two alternatives for applying black oxide to workpieces--out-source or in-house. Going out to get blackening done has some obvious advantages, namely not having to fool with it. On the down side, at your local blackening shop, you become only as important as everyone else that vendor does business with.
Control is the problem. Many contract blackening shops accumulate large batches of work in order to maximize equipment utilization. It's more profitable. Because most commercial blackening shops use the hot oxide process, larger batches make running the line more efficient. The problem for you is that delivery of your workpieces may take days or even weeks, depending on where your jobs fall in the vendor's schedule.
It's tough for a shop to meet its delivery schedule if the delivery schedule for work sent out is variable. That's a big reason why shops are looking to bring black oxide finishing inside, says Mr. Ruhland. They feel the need to take control of the process to meet the JIT demands of their customers.
How Is It Done?
There are two general methods used in metalworking to apply black oxide. The oldest and most common is a hot oxide process. It's been around for 50 years or more, says Mr. Ruhland. Cold blackening is the second method and, as the name implies, works at room temperature.
These processes are chemically different but performance characteristics for the two are identical, says Mr. Ruhland. Both protect ferrous materials equally. This is determined by standard tests that subject a black oxide finish to 200 hours of neutral salt spray or several hundred hours of humidity.
Basically, the blackening process choice for shops is hot or cold. Hot oxide uses a caustic soda bath operating at 285 to 290oF. Generally, these tanks are gas fired to keep the caustic soda solution at a boil. Obviously, working around these tanks is unpleasant, which is one reason why many shops with hot lines opted to remove them and sent the work out.
Cold blackening, on the other hand, has its roots in the energy crisis of the 1970s. To save money on energy (rather than fire up the hot tanks), shops started applying room-temperature activated gunbluing chemicals to small batches of parts.
Mr. Ruhland says at that time Birchwood Casey made much of the gunbluing chemicals used by these shops. When it was discovered that machine shops were using the bluing in place of hot blackening, the company developed a line of products specifically for metalworking shops.
The cold black oxide works at room temperature. An attractive advantage for shops using the cold process is safety for the operators. Gloves and eye protection are required but the danger from boiling hot caustic soda splashing onto a worker is eliminated by the cold process.
Moving work through either process consists basically of taking a dip in five to six tanks for hot oxide or six to eight tanks for cold blackening. These tanks contain, in order, alkaline cleaner, water, blackening compound and sealant. This can be done with automated parts carriers or simply dipping baskets from one tank to the next. Hot blackening takes approximately ten to 30 minutes to complete a batch. Cold is faster, because cold batches require approximately ten to 15 minutes to get through the line.
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Few shops can escape the vagaries of local sewer discharge regulations. What's okay to discharge today may change tomorrow. According to Mr. Ruhland, "generally speaking the rinse water discharge from cold blackening lines is within local guidelines."
"But," he continues, "metalworking shops prefer not to deal with sewer districts and effluent regulations at all. These people cut metal for a living. Testing water is non-value added activity."
For a cold blackening line, the only sure way to eliminate pollution concerns is not to discharge any effluent at all. Ion exchange is the secret to making this possible on a cold blackening line. It's an option. You don't have to use ion exchange to run a cold blackening line. But, it does allow a shop to disconnect from the drain.
In the blackening process, ion exchange is used to filter the cleaning and rinse water that is used before and after dipping workpieces in the activation and blackening tanks. Chemicals dragged out into the rinse must be removed from the rinse water periodically to keep it clean.
Because one cannot dump the water down the drain in most areas of the country, it must be treated prior to disposal or filtered in such a way that the water is in compliance. Ion exchange does the latter. It's not a new process. It is used in EDM applications and others. According to Mr. Ruhland, Birchwood Casey is the first to apply it to the cold black oxide process.
How Does That Work?
The ion exchange unit consists of two tanks, sized commensurately with the blackening line capacity. Plastic resin in the tanks removes different ions from the rinse water that is continuously pumped through the tanks. The resin particles are small plastic beads that are electrostatically charged to attract and remove dissolved ions.
Positively charged beads attract molecules of copper, iron and sodium and exchange them with hydrogen atoms. Negative beads attract the alkaline residue from the wash station and exchange hydroxide for it. Put the hydroxide molecule (OH) together with the hydrogen atom (H) and you get H2O, water. It works well.
This system discharges nothing down the drain. The blackening line can be located anywhere in the plant that's convenient to workflow, instead of convenient to a monitored drain.
When the media in the ion exchange canisters are saturated (this is indicated by a sensor), the canisters are exchanged for a fresh set. The saturated canisters are sent out to be regenerated. The cost to regenerate the tanks is approximately $110, and turnaround is usually two to three weeks, says Mr. Ruhland. Depending on use, ion exchange tanks need regeneration from once to several times a year.
Some Cold Facts
Cold black oxide works on all ferrous materials except stainless steel. However, the best results come from low carbon steels--cast and ductile iron and powdered metal. Medium carbon steel, 4130 and heat treatable alloys may require some additional time in the activation tank or a stronger mix of blackening chemicals to effectively bond with the material. This is the case on HSS such as A2 and D2 tool steels.
Another consideration for shops, says Mr. Ruhland, is the quantity and shape of workpieces being run through the cold line. Because the immersion time is very short for cold process, flat or overlapping parts may not be completely coated. In some cases racks may be needed to arrange workpieces in ways that ensure complete coverage. This may slow throughput.
Comfort Zone
Room temperature blackening systems are becoming more attractive to shops because of their relatively safe operation and lessened environmental impact. But it's the need for control of the manufacturing process in light of increasingly narrow delivery windows that's driving shops to explore alternatives.
Making blackening of workpieces an in-house process has many advantages, particularly if a shop experiences delivery problems with outside vendors. Today's machine shop business depends on keeping promises to customers. Getting control of process variables is key to keeping those promises.


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Badminton/Basketball at CDNIS
Our Vice-chairperson and Badminton Coordinator, Gloria Choy, is responsible for this program to provide our members a chance to keep fit.
Particulars of the event are:
(1) Dates : Every Wednesday (7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.) Every Sunday (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
(2) Place : At the gym of CDNIS.
The gym at CDNIS is good venue for the game; so don't miss the event.
For information, please call Gloria at 9301-1268 or email to her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dozens of rights activists and members of the Masiha Millat Party (MMP) on Wednesday organized a protest manifestation against police for disappointment on their failure to arrest the culprits in demolishing an under construction church in Chak 3/4-L, Okara.
The Protesters started a rally from St James Catholic Church to Okara Press Club and demanded that the culprits be instantly arrested.
MMP leader Aslam Pervaiz Sahotra, speaking on the occasion condemned the attack on the Christian worship place.
"The disrespect to the Holy verses and the Holy cross is condemnable," Aslam Pervaiz Sahotra
Sahotra alleged that some police representatives in Okara were helping those who had molested the church.
Sharing Life Ministry of Pakistan leader Yousaf Kamran, Human Liberation Commission Secretary Coordinator Aftab Gul, Punjab MMP President William Javed, Okara MMP president Javed Iqbal and Christian Labour Party Chairman Zulfiqar Sindhu also spoke on the occasion.
Christians of Chak 3/4-L, Okara, had started to build a church on, what they claimed as their land. They had built a wall and installed a cross and engraved some Biblical verses. On March 9, approximately 20 people had demolished the structure and ploughed the land.


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|Characterization of a Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B from Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and Its Protecting Role in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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|In the present study, we isolated a methionine sulfoxide reductase B gene, termed SlMSRB1, from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). In the organ-specific analysis, high expression levels of SlMSRB1 were detected in red mature fruits, leaves and flowers while low transcriptional levels of SlMSRB1 mRNA were observed in stems and roots. In the green fluorescence analysis of SlMSRB1- overexpressed Arabidopsis, signal corresponding to SlMSRB1 was merely detected in chloroplast, suggesting that tomato MSRB1 is a chloroplastial localization protein. Substrate specificity analysis of recombinant SlMSRB1 showed that the enzyme was only targeted to the R epimer of methionine sulfoxide (MetSO) and was able to convert both free and protein-bound MetSO back to methionine in the presence of dithithreitol (DTT). In addition, SlMSRB1 exhibited no activity in thioredoxin dependent system or the substitution of cysteine at position 181 in the DTT-dependent reduction system. Finally, overexpression of SlMSRB1 in yeast revealed that the SlMSRB1 gene might play a critical role in protecting Saccharomyces cerevisiae against oxidative stress.
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Even bikes in a dystopian future require secure storage it seems! One of our colleagues was very surprised to see a familiar face (so to speak) whilst playing a PC game – Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
It's fair to say we are quite flattered to see our Streetpods brought to life in the virtual world, we hope they perform as well there as they do in real life.


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One of my favorite jewelers, Jewelry of Chardavogne
Handcrafted gold and silver jewelry by Jacques Hemsi
Beautiful hand wrought gold and silver jewelry by Jacques Hemsi
Geometry necklace
Shown in 14k with moonstones. Simple, modern lines make this necklace easy to wear
Over Labor Day weekend, stars of the contemporary art scene are showcased on the sparkling bay shores of Sausalito, California's Mediterranean-like seaside village!
The Paradise City Arts Festivals are a trio of events featuring fine art and contemporary craft design.
Over 1,000 fine artists and craftspeople from 47 states and 2 countries were juried for inclusion in our 2000 show. Only 200 - the best of the best - were selected to spend Labor Day Weekend in Lancaster County.
Michael and Shelly's Sculpture "Goddess" was recently featured on the cover of Jody M. Wright's "The Positive Side of Art"
Wright's Stained Glass Gallery
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Alice Stripe Button Down Kint Top : Wine/Off White
$9.99 $33.00
This Alice Stripe Button Down Kint Top is the single, effortless garment you can throw on for an all-day chic and casual
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Merchandise may be returned for ONLINE STORE CREDIT (no exceptions) within 14 days of delivery.
Exchanges: We DO NOT accept exchange of merchandise.
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Hoi An is one of the world's cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO. It is also known as the shopping paradise for most of the tourists in the world. That's why we supply you some shopping tips in Hoi An for your trip.
Along the alleyways of the old town and the streets outside, Hoi An makes tourists overwhelmed with clothing stores, apparel, footwear, jewelry, furniture made from coconut or bamboo.
Woman can freely choose from ready-made garments to the fabrics and luxurious design. Most of men choose vest, suit or shirt, even pajamas. Depending on the type of fabric and design of each dress, the shopkeeper will offer the prices. A dress will cost from 150,000VND to 500,000VND. You should not pay more for a dress here. In Hoi An, the tailor can sew you a new suit within 24 hours. If you do not have enough time to take it, they will bring it to your hotel. This service is very convenient for most of the tourists.
Besides clothing, some stores in Hoi An sell silk scarves with the price from VND 40,000VND to 60,000VND. Leather shoes are also very various. The tailors can make for you a pair of shoes according to your size with all materials and styles from sandals, high heels, sandals or boots. You also should not ignore the leather handbags shop. All of them have very reasonable price.
If you're a fan of housework or interested in decorating the dining table, Hoi An is the right place for you. You will easily find a lot of store selling items for the table such as cups, spoons, plates. Alll of them are hand-made or made of bamboo. To buy a gift for mom, you can choose the cup and chopsticks which are made of coconut shell, exquisite lacquer and so rustic.
Around this ancient town, you will always come across some images of bamboo lanterns. All of them are very classically decorative objects. Most of houses in Hoi An hang two lanterns in front of the main door. We think this is a very unique beauty, a very ancient Hoi An.
If you prefer antiques , Hoi An is also a paradise for you. Some stores sell the stock or other animal statues in bronze, stone which are looked very dignified. Besides, you really impress when you walk into a shop selling souvenirs as ship. They have all kinds of size. They make by hand very meticulously .
Shopping tips in Hoi An is quite fun and interesting. I know that you always have to think how much that you should bargain. According to personal experience, I always bargain about half of the price and pay a little bit if I really love this item. The majority of sellers are very happy and friendly whether you can buy from them or not. Only a few stores accept card payments, so you should prepare a little cash while shopping in here
In a word, there are a lot of shopping tips in Hoi An. In one article, we can not supply you all. We just recommend some important things for you. Hope it will help you in one day.
Find out some information at: Shopping in Hoi An-a lot of things for you to buy part 1


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Eryn & Ken's beautiful Lacuna Lofts wedding
This sweet. stylish couple really knew how to throw a party. We started at the Palmer House Hilton to get ready, made some gorgeous wedding portraits at the hotel and the Bean (Cloud Gate) statue and at the Chicago Theatre and then we headed to the Lacuna Lofts. Drone, steady-cam, pro-audio, low-light and beautiful direction. It's all here in our best film ever. Credit goes to this fantastic couple for providing the sweetest tear makingest day we've ever witnessed and thank you for choosing us. We love you and hope to be your family photographer for years to come.


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Not So Fast: Photographer Lamar Odom Went Batisht Crazy On Plans To Press Charges
Isht is about to get real Lamar.
Photographer Seeks Charges Against Lamar Odom
Lamar has money most ninjas can only dream of and instead of chilling with a new swirl piece, he's breaking cameras. He's on that ninja isht.
According to TMZ
One of the L.A. photogs Lamar Odom went nuts on this week has lawyered up, law enforcement sources tell TMZ … and we're told the man plans to press charges against the NBA star.
According to sources, detectives are still investigating the incident — when Lamar flipped on two photogs in Hollywood, damaging equipment and allegedly smashing one of their cars — but the case will most likely be forwarded to the L.A. City Attorney soon for criminal prosecution.
It's unclear which photog is pursuing legal recourse … but we're told one DEFINITELY wants to see Lamar go down for what he did.
As we reported, it appears Lamar snapped because a photog asked questions about Khloe Kardashian … namely about Lamar's alleged extramarital affair with a stripper.
Attempts to reach the photogs involved, as well as Lamar, were unsuccessful.
You know what's next Lamar…ole boy is coming for those coins…..lawsuit. Could you imagine Lamar and Kanye spazzing out on the paparazzi together? Lawd help us.
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Some proactive tips to prevent or limit the problems that may arise when your children goes back to school.
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How to Use Data Driven Marketing with Customer Data and Search Engines
When it comes to using data driven marketing analytics to serve up web content, search engine sites are at the top of the heap. This is their bread and butter. Many of the browsing sessions initiated on your website come from a search engine page.
This means it's extremely important for you to make sure that your website gets displayed prominently when potential customers are searching for information related to something you sell. Search engine optimization, or SEO, as this process is called, is a subject unto itself. Most medium to large companies have a team dedicated to doing nothing else. But your customer database plays a role.
In its simplest form, SEO involves identifying keywords you think are relevant to your product offerings. If you own a resort hotel, for example, you would want your website to appear in searches that include words and phrases like vacation and spring break in addition to searches of your company name.
In the good old days, search results were primarily based on search history. The search engine looked at where users went after doing a similar search and served up the websites in order of popularity. Search engines now take into account the customer profiles of their users. Search results are informed by an individual's previous searches as well as other past web browsing behavior.
More and more of the screen space on the results pages of many search engines reflects sponsored search results. There is an ongoing bidding war for sponsored search engine placement. And by ongoing, this mean continuous. Your website can appear at the top of the list for a given search one day and disappear from the first page of results the next.
Search engines do a great deal of customer profiling based on search behavior. When your search optimization team is bidding for prime real estate on a results page, they have the opportunity to bid on particular customer segments as defined by the search engine profile.
Here's where you come in. You too have a great deal of customer profile information and profiling customers and creating customer segments. The customer segments you create from your data can be mapped to search engine profiles. This allows your optimization team to focus their bidding efforts on the right customers.


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Risport Excellence Boot
The Risport Excellence Boot is designed for double and triple jumps. It features a Risport stiffness index rating of 40.
Skates are extremely difficult to fit online, even with the use of a sizing chart as different model skates differ from one another in thier fit. To save you time and expense dealing with returns, contact us in order to receive a Remote Fitting prior to purchasing this product.
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text: Tempo Hammer Hit resembles its regular counterpart, Twisted Tempo 145WD but features a blue opaque variant of Horogium, while it's Face Bolt is an opaque dark blue with a printed, white Horogium motif. Its Fusion Wheel resembles Twisted but with two square-like holes at its sides to accommodate its "blue hidden hammers" that deploy during battle "to punch out and smash opponents", this can cause huge damage to an opposing beys stamina. It also seems to have blue protrusions under it, these protrusions are what trigger the hidden hammer mechanism. When hit, the "hammers" deploy. However, it's tiny peformance tip resembling a clear-blue WD wobbles, allowing the metal at the bottom to scrape the stadium floor, reducing it's stamina a lot. Sometimes, the hammers completely backfire, resulting in an embaressing self-destruction or a stunning tie.


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- Why do you have to wear makeup everyday? Well, how is that even bothering anyone else other than the person wearing it!? We wear it because it makes us 'feel' pretty and we like it this way. Also, why do you even care? Go and ask yourself why don't you wear it!
- That must take you forever to do. We've been applying makeup since long and now it hardly takes 15 minutes but a little longer for some extra glam. But how does that even bother you because it's not like we're taking your time?
- Are you actually sick or tired or you aren't wearing any makeup today? Nope, neither sick nor tired. At times, the alarm clock doesn't go off and we run short on time to cover eye bags and brighten up our eyes. But whatever, thanks for making us feel like crap about our natural face. Also, we are aware of the fact that we do look 'different' without makeup.
- You don't need makeup. Yes, we know. We know that very well. Makeup is a form of art and we should all be aware of this fact. Hence, creating different looks and trying new products gives us satisfaction. Yes, we do love ourselves in our skin and we are not insecure about it, rather we wear makeup because it is our passion.
- You're wearing too much makeup. For us there's less of makeup but never more of it. After all, it's my face and my makeup that I used. "You're not wearing enough though," should be the perfect comeback.
- Didn't you've acne? Well you dumbo, those weird lumps on my skin that are covered in foundation is acne. And yes, we are aware that makeup isn't a solution to acne, but at least appreciate how flawlessly we cover that acne!
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ACH Origination Services
Community Credit Union offers ACH Origination Service for payroll and other ACH credit files.
Please note that CCU does not offer payroll preparation; we simply process your ACH credits using your file. You can prepare your file using your own payroll system or CCU's ACH software application (currently ProfitStars®).
We offer ACH Credit services only at this time. We are not able to originate ACH debits (debit another financial institution, charge a customer's account, etc).
Same-day ACH service is available at an increase per-transaction cost. Please contact CCU for file submission requirements.
- Must have CCU business membership with a CCU Business Checking account. We will not process from a personal account.
- Funds must be available in your CCU account two business days prior to settlement date.
For-profit businesses:
- Monthly charge of $25.00 in addition to the per-transaction charge:
- $0.15 per transaction (Same-day service: $0.25 per transaction)
Not-for-profit organizations:
- Monthly charge of $10.00 in addition to the per-transaction charge:
- $0.15 per transaction (Same-day service: $0.25 per transaction)
Additional Fees*:
- ACH Set up and Training Fee - $75
- Retrieval Fee for items older than 90 days - $15 per item
- Notice of Change $2
- Return $2
Contact Community Credit Union at 321.690.2328 (outside Brevard, 1.800.690.2338) or contact CCU Business Services at firstname.lastname@example.com
*Costs subject to change. Applicable monthly fees will be charged on the first day of each month through the ProfitStars system.
Transaction, Notice of change, and Returns will be charged on a daily basis through ProfitStars.


text: Alvin Lucier (born May 14, 1931) is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma. Much of his work is influenced by science and explores the physical properties of sound itself: resonance of spaces, phase interference between closely-tuned pitches, and the transmission of sound through physical media.


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Hi welcome to Plastic Zombie, a blog for gaming in the All Things Zombie worlds created by Ed Teixeira of Two Hour Wargames (and other bits and pieces, most hobby related, some not so much.)
Sunday, 18 May 2014
Birthday Post
So happy birthday Plastic Zombie.
And happy birthday to me! (54)
Sorry to all you guys that have been posting but I have not been studying the web of late. But Monday sees the resumption of normal service.
Take care out there.
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Articles tagged with: immigrant rights
"Be the Help" Campaign & Black Disappearance among the Multiracial Left
One day a friend and I were talking about "Black disappearance" as a phenomenon. She spoke of it in regards to the new film about Joyce Carol Vincent, a Black woman whose dead body was "discovered" decomposing on the couch in her London apartment nearly three years after she went missing.
The Wages of Non-Blackness: Contemporary Immigrant Rights and Discourses of Character, Productivity, and Value
I have an article in the latest issue of InTensions, "(De) Fatalizing the Present and Creating Radical Alternatives," guest edited by Anna M. Agathangelou and Kyle D. Killian. The special issue also features new articles …
"Race, Illegality, and Detention": My Remarks at Imprisoned, Forgotten, and Deported
In October I presented on a panel that examined how race and notions of illegality intersected at the conference "Imprisoned, Forgotten, and Deported: Immigration Detention, Advocacy, and the Faith Community." Below are my remarks.
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you cannot use an Arduino Uno as an ISP programmer ... Is this still true?
Thanks for the help ... Woo-hoo it works!
I used a 28-pin chip holder with the pin1 leg cut off for reset disable.
Someone with sufficient editing privileges should add this to the Arduino ISP page


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Kip Bradley
Savannah, GA
J. Kip Bradley (B.F.A., painting, 1996) has 16 years of community based arts experience working with Savannah's underserved and at need populations. Kip worked as Visual art Coordinator for the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs from 1988-2003. He worked as Adjunct Faculty of Foundations and Painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design for 6 years before joining the Telfair Museum Staff as Studio Programs Manager. Bradley is especially committed to community-based programs incorporating social outreach with the power of art. He exhibits artwork regionally and nationally. He describes his work as established conflicts between what is intuitively known and optically perceived, creating a destabilizing image.


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Islamic Cultural Center of New York
The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a mosque and a Islamic cultural center in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is located at 1711 Third Avenue, between East 96th and 97th Streets. The Islamic Cultural Center was one of the first mosques built in New York City. The mosque's older dwelling in a townhouse at 1 Riverside Drive, is still in continual prayer use as a satellite location.
|Islamic Cultural Center of New York
Exterior view (2008)
|1711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10029
United States
|Geographic coordinates
|40°47′7″N 73°56′55″W / 40.78528°N 73.94861°WCoordinates: 40°47′7″N 73°56′55″W / 40.78528°N 73.94861°W
|Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
|Construction cost
|$14 million
|Direction of façade
|Main prayer hall: 1,000
|Dome height (outer)
|90 feet (27 m)
|Minaret height
|130 feet (40 m)
|Steel, concrete, marble, glass
Design and historyEdit
Plans for a large Islamic center in New York were originally drawn up in the late 1960s as the first cultural center occupied a location at 1 Riverside Drive by 72nd Street.[1] The first Islamic Center started functioning on a small scale from a modest townhouse at that address. However, the board of trustees later aspired to build a new larger center in a way suiting its prestigious position in the community, and to be one of the landmarks of New York City.[1] Later, an overall project comprising a mosque, a school, a library, a museum, and a lecture hall, were planned out. After years of delays which included raising funds from Muslim countries, a prolonged process of relocating tenants, and the eventual demolition of the buildings on the site; construction of the Islamic Cultural Center began in October 1984.[2] Construction of the associated mosque began on May 28, 1987, the day which corresponded to the end of Ramadan.[3] The cornerstone of the minaret was laid on September 26, 1988.[4]
Construction was delayed during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and the First Gulf War.[5] The mosque opened on April 15, 1991, for the feast of Eid ul-Fitr.[6] In the end, more than 46 Muslim countries made contributions toward the $17 million construction cost of the mosque.[7]
Today, like most mosques, the mosque at the Islamic Cultural Center of New York is oriented toward Mecca at a heading of 58°.[8] Consequently, the building is rotated 29° from Manhattan's north-south street grid,[9] which in turn is rotated 29° from due north-south. The precise calculation of the direction from New York to Mecca was based on the great circle that produces the shortest distance between the two cities.[8] As with many mosques, the direction of Mecca is marked inside by a niche on the wall, known as the mihrab.[10][failed verification] Placed in the center of the large room, the mihrab is ornamented with a large design. Additionally, next to the mihrab is the minbar, which is a staircase from which the imam leads prayer.[citation needed]
Imam Abu-Namous engaged in a series of interfaith dialogues with prominent Muslim leaders and rabbis.[11] Abu-Namous's successor as imam, Mohammed Shamsi Ali, continued the meetings.[12] Due to political differences, Ali was fired from his post in 2011.[13] Ali was replaced with Abdul Razzaq E. Al Amiri.
Two imams (spiritual leaders) of the Islamic Cultural Center have made controversial statements.
The first, Sheik Muhammad Gemeaha, a week after his resignation, stated he had received death threats which partially explained his reason to return to Egypt.[14] He also stated however that "only the Jews" were capable of the September 11 attacks and "if it became known to the American people, they would have done to Jews what Hitler did."[15][16] He also stated that as "Allah described it," Jews "disseminate corruption in the land" and are responsible for the spread of "heresy, homosexuality, alcoholism, and drugs.".[17] These statements were immediately disowned by the Islamic Cultural Center.[18]
Gemeaha's replacement, Omar Saleem Abu-Namous, condemned the September 11 attacks, but argued there was no "conclusive evidence" that Muslims were responsible.[19]
See alsoEdit
- Islam in the United States
- Islamic architecture
- List of mosques in the United States
- Park51, canceled mosque in the World Trade Center area
- ^ a b "Islamic Cultural Center NY Background". Islamic Cultural Center of New York. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Goodman, George W. (October 28, 1984). "Ground Broken for Islamic Center". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Williams, Winston (May 29, 1987). "Amid Rejoicing, Work Begins on Mosque". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Lewis, Paul (September 26, 1988). "Mosque Rising Is a First in New York". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Goldman, Ari L. (December 9, 1990). "Persian Gulf Crisis Slows New York Mosque Project". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Steinfels, Peter (April 16, 1991). "For New York Muslims, a Soaring Dome Is Ready". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (April 26, 1992). "A New Mosque for Manhattan, for the 21st Century". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ a b Tyson, Neil deGrasse. "Islamic Cultural Center of New York". Natural History. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Schneider, Daniel B. (October 5, 1997). "The Islamic Angle". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jews, Christians, Muslims : a comparative introduction to monotheistic religions. Denny, Frederick Mathewson., Eire, Carlos M. N., Jaffee, Martin S., Corrigan, John, 1952- (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. 2012. ISBN 9780205018253. OCLC 695390082.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Perelman, Marc (November 16, 2007). "With Certain Topics Kept off Table, Rabbis and Imams Find Common Ground". The Forward. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Ruby, Walter (April 2, 2008). "Imam Seeks 'Real Connections'". The Jewish Week. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Shamsi Ali: The rise and fall of a New York imam". BBC News. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ Goodstein, Laurie (October 23, 2001). "New York Cleric's Departure From Mosque Leaves Mystery". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rosen, Jonathan (November 4, 2001). "The Uncomfortable question of Anti-Semitism". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Lipsy, Seth (Oct 24, 2001). "A Fair Sheik?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Terror in America". Middle East Media Research Institute. Oct 21, 2001. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Nation Challenged Imam New York Cleric's Departure from Mosque Leaves Mystery". The New York Times. October 23, 2001. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ Wakin, Daniel J. (November 2, 2001). "New Head of Mosque Wants Proof". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
Further readingEdit
- "Mohammedans Now Have a Place of Worship Here" (PDF). The Sun. February 25, 1912.
External linksEdit
- Official website
- Islamic Cultural Center of New York at New York Architecture Images
- Islamic Cultural Center of New York at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill


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280z 2+2 resto mod
Whitley_280z_2+2 posted a topic in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280zThis is a build thread to document the progress on a 1977 Datsun 280z 2+2. The previous owner had started stripping the car with intentions of restoring it but it ended up just sitting in a storage container. Before that, the car sat in someone's yard because of a lien against it and eventually a tree fell on the back portion busting out the rear glass and leaving a nice dent. Because the car has been sitting for so long, it has a bit of rust but nothing structural, like the frame rails, is damaged. We've never done any car restoration work before so any pointers would be appreciated. The long term goal is to swap a LS v8 engine (probably a 5.3L or 4.8L), upgrade the suspension and brakes, and have a solid daily drivable Datsun. Below is a list of what we have done to the car already: -Stripped the interior and exterior -removed the sound dampening material with some freeze spray and an air chisel -removed the engine, transmission, and engine bay wiring -misc metal work (cutting out the usual Z rust and welding in patch panels) -coated all internal frame rails and cavities with east-woods internal frame rail coating or POR-15 Here is what we started with. Inspiration / Goals Pulling the engine - relatively easy. When you don't have a load leveler, you just use screw drivers to make sure the chain doesn't slide! Hopefully, the steering rack will be salvageable. Cutting out the rust (floor pans, battery tray, and a big spot in the bumper area) Here's some of the welding / patch panels. We used weld through primer so the the welds won't rust through. Battery Compartment The front nose area - patched on both sides driver's side floorpan (not nearly as bad as passenger side just one patch panel near the seat mount). Passenger floorpan - we fabricated a floorpan that was mainly plug welded in place and also replaced a rusty spot in the trans tunnel. a shot of some POR-15 rust convertor work underneath the cowl panel. That brings the project up to present time, lots of work to do still.
Starting RB Swap
juliarosario posted a topic in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280zHey all! I am new to these forums, also new to Datsuns!! I am 20 years old, currently going to college and working two jobs, and working on my new baby in the meantime! About two months ago I bought a 1975 280z. It came from South Carolina, so I had to get it brought all the way up to Connecticut for me. I searched all around for a Z for about two months before that but had no luck finding any car that wasn't overrun by rust. The northeast is terrible! Alas, I found my car in South Carolina and just had to have it. It has some dents and some paint chips, a rusty passenger frame rail, and a damn sexy body! It ran pretty crappy when I first got it back but I was not too worried because I knew one of the first steps would be to engine swap! The car sat in the shop for the past month, took it out a couple times, replaced the headlights (previous owner gave me lots of spare parts ), but mostly did LOTS research on engines to swap into my new baby. I decided to swap in an rb20det. It seems like it fits my minor power goals, sounds pretty sick, and seems fairly within my mechanical expertise, with lots of help from my family . Yesterday, we started disconnecting and unscrewing, and draining, and more disconnecting, getting ready to pull the engine and doing as much as I could before I had to get to work. Today we are gonna pull the engine and tranny. After it's out, the frame rail is being replaced, just bought a replacement from BAD DOGS this morning, hoping to get it by the weekend! Any undercarriage rust is getting tended to along with that god-awful undercoating that seems to overtake the entirety of the underneath of my car. It is gonna get done up real nice within the next month, while I save a little more to purchase the actual rb20det engine. I already have researched and lined up the rear sump oil pan, walbro fuel pump, throttle cable, intercooler, downpipe that I have planned to purchase. Aftermarket exhaust manifold, and intake manifold will be replaced next summer, along with a turbo upgrade. but not worrying about that yet. I just wanna get this engine in and running! Now, I do have some questions regarding this engine swap maybe some of you all could help me with. Do you have any radiator suggestions? Any body have any good recommendations as to where to purchase the RB? Right now I am vigorously searching through eBay. Car is an automatic right now, swapping it to manual with the new RB, any pedal sets or advice at all that you recommend! ANY ADVICE OR INFO YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE? Next summer, I am planning to do the bodywork, get some wide body fenders on my baby, fender mirrors, thick tires, a rear spoiler, racing seats, full harness, upgraded interior, gauges, dash and get a good paint job! This summer, my goal is to successfully swap the engine, and get my baby running nice and good. It is gonna be a busy summer! Along with my Datsun project, in my family's shop, we are in the finishing stages of a Factory Five 818C kit car, which looks SICK. It's running an ej207 engine, weighs just about 2100 pounds right now and is pulling about 400hp without a tune yet! It is scary fast but a lot of fun! We have a 69' camaro drag car always in and out of the shop, holding the 632 outlaw world speed records right now, and another 2002 camaro drag car getting finished up. My family is very excited to help me through this project and hopefully I can expand my mechanical mind through my Datsun project! I can't wait to keep you guys updated!! I post all the pictures and updates on an instagram page, specifically for my datsun. You can all checkout the progress and updates through there if you're interested! https://www.instagram.com/dirty_ddatsun/ Thanks for reading!! -Julia
Toronto Japanese Engine Store/Engine Import to Toronto
notWes posted a topic in Nissan RB ForumHey there, My name actually is Wesley despite my username, I've loved the Z series for an underwhelming 10 or so years. I'm new to the forum and I've dabbled in Classic Z Car forums for lotsa stock parts and rebuild resourcing. Recently I've been hunting and comparing prices on an RB25DET Series 2 (eng and trans) for my '72 240z who is lacking a working heart. I was recommend to this forum at a car event in Toronto, supposedly this is the hot spot for resto-mod and aftermarket Z builds! I don't believe this is the correct place for an introduction so i'll ask away. Has anyone purchased a used engine from a Toronto locale engine store, and what were your thoughts on service and product reliability? Additionally I am wondering if anyone has had good experiences with overseas JDM imports. I'm mostly concerned with accuracy of described product, product knowledge, and some form of warranty or guarantee. I've seen a 30-day limited warranty everywhere I've visited, and to be quite honest I will likely take the whole month to do the swap. That said, I may not be able to run the engine for testing before my warranty's up! Thanks so much for the read, and a quick thanks to every poster in the RB series forum. SO MUCH INFORMATION Wes
VG stanza swap wiring issue
grim369 posted a topic in Miscellaneous Techi am swapping a vg into a 1991 nissan stanza, the harness im using is from a 1994 maxima, this image is from the 94 maxima FSM i need to know what these two plugs actually do and where the wires in them go. the plugs between the stanza body harness and the maxima engine harness are different (stanza body harness is a 4 pin, maxima engine harness is a 6 with 2 pins jumped for some reason) i have the stanza engine harness which i plan to steal the 4 pin plug from and mate that to the maxima engine harness to connect the two together. i have managed to find some wiring diagrams (both appear to be engine harness/ECU pinout diagrams) that may or may not be of any use from the google machine. i am not sure what the plug might be labeled in them and i dont know if the plug has a traditional name that im missing, while im pretty familiar with wiring diagrams im having trouble finding the plug here (if its even accounted for) i know the plugs contain a power connection that i definitely need to complete in order for the ECU and the distributor, tps, etc. to get power. if i cant get any information while i wait ill probably just complete the power connection and see what else isnt working while i go through the car. of course my multimeter has to crap out on me a week before i get into this harness work so ill be buying a new one of those but in the mean time i thought i would seek out the help of some experts. here is a link to my build thread to maybe lend some insight into what im trying to accomplish: https://maxima.org/forums/3rd-generation-maxima-1989-1994/695655-turbo-vg-swapped-stanza.html
Apple Slicer's 1972 240z Build
appleslicer posted a topic in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280zAbout me I don't want to go too in depth and bore anyone, so feel free to skip. lol My name is Kyle. I'm from Oregon City, Oregon. I'm in the USAF so that's why I am in CA. My current car is a 2008 Honda Accord V6 Manual 6 speed. It's a fantastic and very reliable car. Nice interior and sleek looking exterior. Just a good all around daily. And its the first car I have driven with a stick, and boy did I love it! I have spent a couple years with it, but after increasing its power steadily, I realized the limits and problems with a forward driven car. Not to mention the absolute BS that is California smog. I was at the point of either spend the money on a power adder, or a new car. I decided it wasn't worth pouring more money into a car that had such limitations. Especially in size and weight, she just wasn't very good in the twisties and back roads, so I decided I wanted a Rear driven pre- 1975 car. After a length of time searching, I couldn't believe what an awesome find a 240z was! A small, lightweight, Japanese car, pre- 75, endless parts, huge forum support, the list goes on! I was sold! The Car While on leave back in Oregon for a week, after 3 months of searching for a good deal on a 240z, one popped up for sale for $3,500. Super cheap! It was a 1972 240z with a Chevy small block V8, with a 3 speed automatic. A lot of people had interest, so decided I was done searching, and ready to start building; I bought her outright. Here is the AD: The Good -V8 Swap -The Trunk area, engine bay, and I (hope) under fenders were sprayed with bedliner -Body panels are straight -Badge and side marker light delete -Its a 240z The Bad (As I have quickly, or slowly discovered) -The paint is awful, and needs to be redone (Huge amount peeling) -The windshield wiper doesn't work -The heater doesn't work -The Air Blower doesn't work -The dash was cracked in multiple places -The passenger door was missing the interior panel -The engine, differential, and transmission were pissing oil -The hatch strut was blown -The lights were all extremely dim -The car got less than 8 MPG -Seats are cheap aftermarket ones. Fit nice though actually -You have to SLAM. And I mean SLAM the doors to get them to shut. I'm scared I'll shatter the glass! -The passenger window won't roll down -Probably a lot more I'm forgetting So yes, the car needed work. A lot of it. Was it awesome to drive and own a V8 car? Yes. Yes it was. I only had a few days of leave left, and I sadly realized I couldn't take her with me. Especially with the gas mileage at aircraft carrier fuel consumption rates. On the last night, I took my friend out for a spin, and very soon after leaving the driveway we could smell something burning. It was too foggy to drive fast, so we turned around and went home. I ended up leaving the car at my friends garage, which happens to live only a couple houses down from my dads. Here is the car next to his yellow V6 Mustang: We pulled the windshield wiper motor, the dashboard, the heater blower assembly, cut out random disconnected (and unsafe) wires and taped them up, and cleaned and vacuumed any debris. I loaded the dashboard and wire harness into my car to take back to Cali so I could be somewhat productive for the next 6+ months. Later my friend discovered that the wire harness caught fire in the engine bay! And the harness I had, was melted in multiple places. I decided to scrap it. I will need an entirely new wire harness. What I have been doing Research. Researching like a crazy person. I have also been buying parts like crazy and shipping them to Oregon. Since I'm stuck here, I: -Fixed the Dash Cracks / Sanded / Painted -New Vents -New glove box setup and badge -Autometer gauges -Realized the wire harness I had was hopeless after attempting repair My Friend has been inspecting parts that I send him, and tinkering on the car. -Sold Engine / Tranny / Radiator / exhaust for 750.00 -Sold Bumper -Sold Fuel tank Has a total of 1k. So the car as a roller was 2,500. Even cheaper! What Happens Now I am taking 30 days of leave starting on 20July2016. I plan to: -Sell the Honda -Engine Swap the Z to an LS motor. -Make the 240z my new DD. Here is the car as it is today. My friend installed the $420.00 Fender Mirrors, and there is the photo of the horrible quality Retro-Spec spoiler sitting on the hatch just to see what it looks like: That's it for now. Later I will post shots of my excel sheet of costs, future plans, ect.
5.7L LT1 280z for sale
Marine1342 posted a topic in Cars for SaleWell time the time has come. Life is happening and decisions must be made. First off, I want to make this clear to everyone interested; I am not in a situation where I am being forced to sell the Z. I still very much enjoy working on her and taking her out for a drive. So why am I selling it? The direction I want to go in life is going to have me away from the world of cars for a bit, and I do intend to return back to the addiction that is Z cars, but until then she needs a good partner. Having been through a couple of Zs before, I wanted to take a different approach with this one. Not a restoration, but more of a reliable mild tune car for just fun cruising and possibly a daily driver. Plus, if I wanted to increase the power later I would have the ability to. I had heard about the V-8 swaps that were popular back in the day and so decided to go that route. Ford vs Chevy? Based on the information I found and hours of research I settled on a small block Chevy. With the Jags that Run guide, decided on what is seems to be a strong, reliable engine, the 5.7L LT1. This is a 1976 280z that has been modified based off the Jags that Run handbook, to now house a 1995 LT1 drivetrain. So what we're talking about here is a 5.7 liter (a true 350 Z haha…) LT1 from a 1995 Corvette, a T56 Transmission and custom drive shaft to fit it all in her. The differential is a R200 differential which would be sufficient for me wants and needs. What this also meant was that incase anything required more work that I could do, or had time for, I would be able to take it to a Chevy dealership and they would be able to work on it from engine up to the differential. Now time for the actual build and changes made to the Z! Exterior Keeping in the front of the Z, headlights were upgraded to Dapper Lighting's HID retrofit. Decided this time around to go with their new (at the time) larger projector lights with the 5000k lighting. Most of the driving I did was during the day anyways, but there's probably 30 hours of run time on the bulbs. So basically new. Suspension, went with new shocks and new springs, dropped the car about an inch. Sits low enough that it looks nice but doesn't affect suspension or other geometry on the car i.e. tires don't bottom out. Gauges were replaced with speedhut gauges. The Speedo and Tach have been fit into the original housing sleeve to have a stock/modern look to it. Current gauges that are in there consist of a speedometer/tachometer on the steering column. Center stack consists of oil pressure, fuel gauge and temperature gauge. Cut out a hole for mounting a speaker in the storage compartments behind the seats. Just nice to have some tunes running in the background sometimes while driving. Car has enough power to run an amp and be able to push better/louder speakers, but at the time this was not much of a concern of mine. Moving on to the rear of the car, fuel door was removed/welded shut and blended in with the rest of the car to have a clean look. Gas tank and rear spare tire area was cut out and a 16 gallon fuel cell was installed. Tires I had on it during the build where some American Racing wheels. Didn't look good on her at all, but did the job while moving and building. Those have been replaced with Konig Rewinds 16 x 7 in the silver/chrome color. The tires I decided to go with were the BF Goodrich G-Force Sport Comp 2. I bought these through Discount Tire since they had the best price for everything, had them install the matching tire stems and all 4 tires have their refund/replacement certificate warranty. I would need to see if this is transferrable to a new owner. I also purchased a locking lug kit for the tires. Since the mounting of the wheels I have driven a little under a thousand miles on them…so brand new really. Windshield developed a crack, so had it replaced with a new one. Was able to get one with the small blue tint strip up at the top, which the previous one had turned brown after 40 years. All doors and windows have new seals and strips. Windshield doesn't leak in the corners. Wipers still work, speeds consisting of slow and less slow, not that they were ever used but still. Front and rear bumper were removed, with the rear area being blended away, and the front still has the indents from it. Front airdam was installed to complete the lines of the car. Bushing were all replaced on the car. Steering has no slack/dead spot, and car corners and drives on rails. Very nice feel overall. Breaks are stock setup, with discs in front and drums in back. I don't drive it hard to the point I needed the extra stopping power, plus with the cost of doing a conversion, I was going to leave that for after the interior was done to my liking. I painted the car a blue hue, official name is Daytona Blue Pearl. Car was sanded and smoothed to create as flat as a surface as possible. Car was then primed and about 6 coats of paint and 4 coats of clear where laid down. Is it a 100 point car? Nope. Has its minor imperfections, but you would not notice them unless you were up close and specifically looking for them. Door jambs where painted as well as the engine compartment and underneath the hood. Only part that was not sprayed was underneath the inspection lids. Wheel wells and area behind the grill were sprayed with rubber coating to blacken and cover the areas. Grill was never added, was looking for a suitable style, but left it open for now. Did notice that there is a crack/dent in the paint on the rear passenger quarter panel, nickel/penny size. Doesn't bother me much, its not a garage queen, but its there. Interior Interior of the car was next on the list of things to do, but did start with a minor refresh. Carpet and trunk carpet is new. Radio/speakers, gauges and A/C unit are aftermarket. New panels were bought and installed to replace cracked/worn ones. What was remaining was the door panels and center console. The center console is not in a bad condition, but the plastic is getting old and brittle, and if you're going to make it look sleek, best to change it out. Dashboard has a cap, so I am assuming it is cracked. Oil pressure gauge is not reading. The gauge works, but the sender unit from the motor does not seem to be working. Would need to be checked out and replaced. Fuel gauge is not reading correctly. Reads Empty when cell is full, reads Full as cell empties. Though signal was backwards, tested wires to see, was not able to correct the issue. Left it as is for now but problem might be in the sender unit. I know I get about 200 miles to the tank, so I use that to gauge gas. I accidently over calculated the amount of dynomat I thought I would need, so instead of letting it go to waste, in a bout of military genius, I went ahead and dynomatted the entire interior. Definetly cut down on the noise and heat transfer. At the cost of some extra weight sure, but it's a 5.7 V8…not much of a concern there… Engine Engine was rebuilt, with the pistons being replaced with forged ones for reliability and incase I would decide to push the motor at a later point in time. EFI and wiring system was all removed and replaced with a Holley 4 barrel (4160). Installed MSD distributor. Transmission was also rebuilt, to make sure that engine and tranny would be as solid as possible. Adapter bracket was fitted so that I could also run an A/C system in the Z. Certain things I could forgo but A/C was not one of them. A/C system also now has a modern electric heater, good for defrosting the front on those cool spring or fall days. Alternator is also a slightly upgraded model than what JTR recommended. Necessary? Probably not, but it was the same price as the recommended one. Memory fails me, but want to say from a later year Camaro? Electric fan is mounted on the radiator. Never had any problems with her overheating, even when sitting in traffic with the A/C running in the summer. This was in DC this summer, and last year in the summer. Quite hot if anyone was around there then. Dual exhaust was installed and the rear end was modified to create a clean look with the bottom edge tucking in under the car a bit. Mufflers stick out about an inch, nothing crazy. They are straight pipes, so no cats. Means the growl is louder and the smell is stronger. Can't tell with the windows closed and the A/C running, but like a true Z, open the windows and you'll have a nice smell flow back in. So that's what has been done to the car, as best as I can remember. The car has not been tracked or drag raced. . Again, the Z was worked on to make it as reliable of a driver as possible. I enjoy working on cars, but I enjoy driving them more. Decided to put it all to test by driving it from Virginia to Illinois and back. Zero issues there and back, and the drive and ride itself was an absolute blast. This was done on the old tires and rims. I helped a friend move from Virginia to Ohio, where I hauled the Z to. From there, with the Konigs and Sport Comps, I drove it from Ohio to Illinois. That was the most mileage put on those tires, the rest has simply been local driving around town. What will be included with the sale, will be everything Z related that I own and have acquired over the years. I could probably sell the extra parts separately but time and convenience is the biggest factor for me right now. Reference List Rebuilt 5.7L LT1 with forged pistons Holley carb installed in place of EFI Rebuilt T56 Transmission Custom driveshaft A/C and heater fitment New/Fresh paint with clear, Daytona Blue Pearl New bushings Dual exhaust, straight pipe (no cat) New shocks and coils, lowered 1 inch HID headlight upgrade Shaved gas door Shaved and blended rear end 16 gallon fuel cell New door seals Speedhut gauges Konig Rewinds 16 x 7, silver with matching stems Locking lugnuts GForce Sport Comps 2 (less than 1000 miles on them) MSD dizzy Included with sale: 1 quart paint for touchup or recoatings Fiberglass hood Fiberglass hatch, with glass installed Set of 4 American Racing rims and tires with lugs. Tires need to be replaced. Various set of original gauges and gauge housings. Left and right door windows Left and right quarter windows Right passenger seat in white vinyl, pretty good condition, from a '77 Taillight trim and panels from '77 Z, good condition. There is more in a couple of boxes that is in storage in Ohio which I will be picking up here soon, but some of the stuff that I remember off the top of my head: Holly rebuild kit and various carb parts, manuals and paperwork for A/C unit, various component boxes and paperwork, speaker parts, glove box liner and door, various weather stripping and seals, bushing kits I will be updating this thread with the stuff that is in the boxes as soon as I can get my eyes on them again. Updated pictures will be included as well, weather hasn't been cooperating much here to allow a cleaning and pictures. In the mean time, I have uploaded pictures of the car when it was done being painted (note the stylish American Racing rims....haha) and the various parts in the car All of the hard work has been done, with only minor bits and pieces that need to be completed. I have contact information for a guy on the forum that makes fiberglass door panels, I can put you in contact with him if interested. Since the engine build up until now, there are almost 3000 miles done on it. I have done synthetic oil in all my cars, this was is no different. Initial oil change was done at 500 miles for any metal burns that might be in there, and I just changed the oil again, with 5W-20 synthetic. Oil filter is Royal Purple. Serious inquiries only please! No tire kickers, no joy rides. Any questions feel free to PM me. You can post it on here, but I may not respond to it right away. 1976 Datsun 280z with 5.7L LT1 v8 from a 1995 Corvette Approximate miles on build: 3,000 miles $16,000
Ls1 in a 280z??
krispy0101 posted a topic in The Tool ShedHello! i have seen multiple videos where people have engine swapped a 280z with an Ls1 from a corvette! If i were to buy an engine and transmission from ebay or craigslist, how hard is this swap to do and what parts are essential? i have looked on other forums and haven't found much on the topic. Thanks for any replies!
240z L28ET motor swap.. where to buy?
krispy0101 posted a topic in Other EnginesHowdy! anyone know where i can buy a new or secondhand L28ET motor for my 240z? Ive heard this is an easy swap that is very beneficial. Thanks!
71 240z lots of questions
pnoland posted a topic in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280zok I am going to blow through a lot of questions here I have a 1971 240Z i upgraded the alternator and now my dash and running lights stay on anytime the key is on what could cause this? Second last monday i swaped a 79 280 f54block n42 head with the biggest cam you can get without going to larger valve springs i bought the motor this way i put my brand new ztherapy 4 screw su carbs on it with the msa 6to1 header and the orignal bosch distributer and e12-80 module but it wont run right it backfires through the carbs when you rev it I did get it to run the other day long enough to set the valves at .012 exhaust .010 intake but Im not sure the coil is right it has a pretronix 3.0 ohm coil from the kit I put on the 240 motor when i got it i also tried a crane cam lx91 and it got worse so I switched back to the pretronix my plug gap is .042 i just need a starting place iv done everything i know how to do to no avail. what am I not seeing?
looking for complete l28et swap (p90) No trans please.
nissun1 posted a topic in Parts WantedHey guys I'm looking for a complete turbo swap for my 240z. What I'm looking for is the engine forward (no trans)..preferably a p90'd complete engine w/everything etc. I have prepped my 240sx tranny to mate with a earlier series engine. As for location, I'm out of Monterey, California. Reply with pictures preferred. (415) four seven zero- 8674
Hello everybody, I was wondering if it would be possible and cost effective to swap out the engine in my 1978 280 for a 5.7L L98 engine out of a 1990 iroc-z Camaro? Is this possible? Would it be worth the money it would cost or would buying a new LS1 crate engine be more cost effective? I ask because I need a car for this summer and this Camaro is for sale with 50k miles on it for under 4000$. So i was wondering if I could kill two birds with one stone by getting both a cheap car in good condition and an engine for my Z. Is this a good idea or am I crazy? Thanks in advance for any input you guys have.


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TitleAndrew Chen and Son Jacob on Walk-Through Computer at TCM Boston
Catalog Number102747899
TypeStill image
Dateca. 1992
PublisherThe Computer Museum
Place of PublicationBoston, MA
DescriptionHand-written text from slide - "Andrew Chen and Son Jacob Relax on keyboard of The Walk-Through Computer"
On reverse - "Child 750205 5.53.92b The Computer Museum. Front"
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DevOps: Project management and leadership that align IT and business
In a recent conversation with Shlomo Swidler, prominent consultant and founder of Orchestratus, he discussed the merits of strong project leaders and team builders in the DevOps environment.
Swidler offered a historical perspective on DevOps and said that it is another step in the continuing evolution of the IT service delivery model. In the past teams were divided, operations was typically only involved in hardware and developers were typically only involved in software.
"As the two roles started to converge, because software began to take on more and more responsibility for high availability, those roles also merged. That's really what DevOps is. The closer alignment of development and operations, or the functions within the organization that know how to build the software and the functions that know how to deliver the software," he explained. This alignment is more and more common in companies today, and there is more awareness of this convergence.
"In and of itself, DevOps does not help organizations build software that is more in tune with what the users want…What DevOps can do is help, once you understand what the users' needs are, to develop applications more quickly, and in such a way that once they are deployed, they will be more reliable," he said.
In any environment, the role of the project manager is to make sure the team has all the skills it needs to develop an application that is correct and serviceable in the field to meet desired reliability, according to Swidler. He explained that in DevOps, the project manager must ensure that both the development and operations sides understand what the other side needs, and make sure that interactions and "cross-functional germination" take place.
There is a cultural gap between developers and operations—as developers push through change readily, and operations people tend to want to minimize risk, he explained. Their performance is measured by two very different criteria. However, good team builders and project managers create a "team-wide incentive alignment" so that the two sides can work together effectively.
"Culture is created by leaders. Whatever the leader's behavior expresses, that is what the organization is going to rally around," Swidler explained.
He went on to say, "It's the leader's responsibility to make sure that the team is managed or structured or governed in such a way that everybody's success or failure is mutually dependent." Ultimately, this is how to go about aligning IT teams with business objectives.
For other recent SSQ stories on DevOps, see:
DevOps as an Agile practice: Delivering quality
Release management: How DevOps facilitates collaboration
HP announces new applications offerings that support DevOps


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Todd Buchholz "lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit," says the Associated Press. He recently jousted with James Carville and Ben Stein, and Successful Meetings Magazine named him one of the "21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century." His editorials in the Wall Street Journal and commentaries on PBS correctly forecast the 2001 slowdown in the U.S., the 2008 pop in commodity prices, and the downgrade of the U.S. debt rating. The New York Times has turned to him to decipher terrorist threats and the job market. Business Week raved about his book Market Shock, which warned of the quicksand facing the stock market. Buchholz entertains his audiences and shows them how to thrive in a challenging economy, while gearing up for future prosperity.
From White House to Wall Street. A former director of economic policy at the White House, a managing director of the $15 billion Tiger hedge fund, and an award-winning economics teacher at Harvard, Buchholz targets his entertaining remarks to the cutting edge of economics, finance, and business strategy. He has advised President Bush, and is a frequent commentator on ABC News, PBS, and CBS, and recently hosted his own special on CNBC. Buchholz has debated such luminaries as Lester Thurow and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz. He is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Two Oceans Management, LLC and was a fellow at Cambridge University in 2009.
He has authored numerous books that have been translated into a dozen languages and are used in universities worldwide, the likes of which include Harvard, Duke, and Princeton. Market Shock: 9 Economic and Social Upheavals that Will Shake Our Financial Future, was released to rave reviews and dubbed "outstanding" by the Wall Street Journal. Buchholz is also author of the best-selling New Ideas from Dead Economists, New Ideas from Dead CEOs, From Here to Economy, and Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office, which were lavishly praised by the New York Times and Financial Times. His newest book Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race has been named by Publishers Weekly as a "top ten" book for 2011, and has been praised by the Financial Times, Toronto Globe & Mail, L.A. Times, and the BBC, among many others.
Buchholz is a contributing editor at Worth magazine, where he writes the "Global Markets" column, and he has penned articles for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Reader's Digest. He delivered a lecture at the White House entitled "Clarity, Honesty and Modesty in Economics," and has been a keynote speaker before such groups as Microsoft, IBM, Goldman Sachs, and the US Chamber of Commerce.
Before joining Tiger in 1996, Buchholz was President of the G7 Group, Inc., an international consulting firm, whose clientele included many of the top securities firms, investment banks and money managers in New York, London, and Tokyo. From 1989 to 1992 he served at the White House as a Director for Economic Policy. Buchholz won the Allyn Young Teaching Prize at Harvard and holds advanced degrees in economics and law from Cambridge and Harvard. He also holds several engineering and design patents and is a co-producer of the Broadway smash "Jersey Boys."
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For somebody who really likes prawns, the best way to eat them is plain with just lemon and olive oil. A kind of sauce can be made on the side just in case someone wants to dip his prawn in it.
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Three years ago, you were employed by your agency to run a portfolio of 150 properties and had the title "Property Manager" on your business card. Many people were looking to change this title to "asset manager", "people manager", "counselor" but we still referred to it as Property Manager.
As times have changed, many agencies have resorted to outsourcing their administration tasks.
These tasks include the following:
- Lease renewals
- Arrears
- Application processing
- Reference checks
- Scheduling of inspections and sending appropriate forms
- Entering and arranging maintenance
- Compliance (smoke alarms, pool management)
- Arranging open homes including uploading to websites.
- Sending lease documents and welcome packs
- Email liaising
- Client marketing
- Social media posts
- Trust accounting
What is left for the "Property Manager" to do? The only true gap that I see is routine inspections, leasing or viewings and tenant and landlord signups for those who prefer face to face.
If an office was to hire a routine inspection officer or outsource one and a Business Development Manager who could in fact, perform the signups and viewings, this would make the role of the Property Manager obsolete.
I hear a lot of Property Managers complain that they do not get paid enough for the highly stressful job and I concur.
However, if an agency appoints the outsource team and a BDM what will happen to the current annual salary of a Property Manager?
If this were to happen, a Principal has every right to greatly reduce the role and salary of a Property Manager or make them redundant.
Outsourcing is like religion – everyone has an opinion. As the Managing Director of an outsourcing business specialising in trust accounting and temporary recruitment, I have spent a lot of time especially of late writing a "pros and cons" list.
A Principal will LOVE outsourcing if they do not have a strong relationship with their team and sees them purely as an expense. That may sound harsh but not all employers respect the employee and value the face- to- face concept of their input in the business.
By contracting the services of an offshore Virtual Assistant, they only pay $7 per hour to perform the above tasks compared to $25 per hour for a regular employee.
In some instances, they do not have to pay GST to the contracted worker as the company is owned and operated overseas. They also do not have to pay super or work cover to the VA.
However, they must make sure their Professional Indemnity Insurance covers the VA. Based on a 38-hour work week, this is a cost savings of $684 in wages plus $65 in super. This is almost a savings of $39,000 annually!
In a portfolio of 150 properties the Property Manager will generally have an assistant or a routine inspection officer to assist them. Therefore in the above instance, the Property Manager would be made redundant, the routine inspection officer would keep their job and the business would be better off by $39k but what happens to customer service?
The Principal that likes good old fashion customer service, face- to- face conversations and walk- ins will NOT like outsourcing. But they can see the benefit of paying an additional $39K in wages because they have built a brand and a reputation. Therefore the business should be making up for that $39K and more with new management and growth.
One final negative in offshore outsourcing is the language barrier. The time spent initially outlining and training the VA in procedures and tasks is consuming.
But I can tell you from firsthand experience that if you are fortunate to have a VA that fits your business mould, the initial training is worth it. We use a VA for our administration tasks but she is restricted from calling our clients due to the language barrier.
Property Managers however will LOVE outsourcing if it makes their life easier and they keep their job. Therefore, the type of outsourcing suitable for this is a routine inspection officer and/or a trust account specialist.
If the idea of a VA interests you but you are worried about the language barrier, it is possible to outsource to Australian companies. However, you will pay more than $7 per hour due to Australian minimum clerical award but this will assist the smaller offices who may only want a part time employee to work from home. The training will also be much easier.
I have the best of both worlds. I have a VA in the Philippines for our admin and at Real Strategix, we outsource Australian staff to perform inspections, provide in office temporary recruitment and trust account outsourcing.
Therefore my view as presented above is completely impartial.
Lauren Kropp
Managing Director – Real Strategix


text: A stock order is a request placed by an investor to buy or sell stock according to certain specifications. Most investors use only a few of the many types of orders available. The three most widely used orders are market orders, limit orders, and stop orders. Market OrderAn order to buy or sell stock immediately at the best available market price. With this order, the investor would specify the stock and number of shares, but would not specify the time or price. It will be executed promptly, meaning within the next few minutes.Limit OrderAn order to buy stock at a specified price or lower. Or an order to sell stock at a specified price or higher. Here, the investor specifies the price at which to execute the order. The limit price is never the same as the market's current price.Buy Limit OrderThis type is used to buy stock at a price that is below the current market price. This type of order is placed when the investor feels that the price will decline within the next few weeks before bouncing back.Sell Limit OrderThis order is used to sell stock at a price that is higher than the current market price. The skill in this order is determining how far away from the market price to set the order.Stop OrderThis is an order that becomes a market order to buy or to sell when the stock trades at a specified price. It is used primarily to limit losses on profitable stock positions. When the stock's market price reaches the order's stop price, a stop order automatically becomes a market order and is then executed at the security's market price at the time.Sell Stop OrderAn order that is used to protect profits on a long stock position, or when the investor owns the stock. Thus, when the stock is held by the shareholder and the market value rapidly increases, to protect from any losses from an equally rapid decline, a sell stop order will sell at any indication of a drop.Buy Stop OrderA buy stop order is used to protect profits on a short stock position. Concerned that a price rise might cause the investor to lose the gain, placing a buy stop order at a certain level above the market price will ensure against this.American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)These are negotiable securities representing ownership of the common or preferred stock of a foreign company that are being held in trust. These are the easiest way for U.S. residents to invest directly in the stock of foreign companies. It is not common stock, but it is backed by those common shares of foreign company held for this purpose in trust by a bank in the corporations' home country. One ADR does not always represent one share of the common stock held in trust.ADRs are divided into two groups: sponsored and unsponsored.An ADR is sponsored if the foreign company is directly involved in its issuance in the U.S. markets. It is unsponsored if the foreign company is not directly involved in the issuance.


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There is no rule saying, "work has to always be serious." In fact, many companies put a special emphasis on workplace moral, but positivity and fun do not have to be trickled down from leadership; you can start it, too! Here are tips for have more fun at work:
Greet Everyone
Something as simple as a cheery "hello" can set the tone for a great day! If you get in the habit of walking in with a smile and a warm greeting, it will become contagious among your teammates, and mornings will become more enjoyable.
Play Music
Music is a great pick-me-up, so find a radio and tune into your team's favorite station. Be sure to ask your neighbors if they mind first!
Organize a Team Outing
Get together outside of the office with your coworkers for a happy hour. Sometimes coordinating with everyone's schedules can be difficult due to other obligations, so consider a team lunch if a happy hour isn't possible.
Avoid Gossip
Nothing hurts the moral of a team quite as much as office gossip, so try to set an example by avoiding the gossip. You will build trust with your coworkers, because nobody wants to be talked about.
Give Cheers
Did IT fix another Internet issue? What about your coworker who cleaned out the office fridge? Dish out the shout outs! Everyone likes to be recognized and appreciated, so kind words to highlight your teammates will be a great boost!
Adding fun into the work day can be incredibly simple, so let Fun at Work Day be your inspiration to boost your coworkers' moral!
Got other ideas on how to add more fun to the office? Please leave a comment!


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Its a well known fact, that Delhi sleeps late. Maggi, Popcorn, Sandwiches always come to rescue at 2 am. Then there are times when you get tired of cooking and want to order from a near by restaurant. That's when late night delivery outlets come handy.
One such popular late night delivery outlet - Owl is Well! Delivering delicious Burgers, Fast Food, Italian, Pizza's and American cuisines till 4:30 am.
Menu is designed smartly and decadently. With various Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian dishes. Don't just stop at Pizzas and Burgers, their Shakes and Dessert items are also neatly packed to deliver at your doorstep.
Some of the items that we ordered from their menu consisted of 3 different Pizza's, Pasta, Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, An assorted Bucket, Burger and a Dessert.
Food Talk --
Biba Boys, Brooklyn Hipster & California Calling Pizza - If we had to rate the best, we would suggest you to go for Brooklyn Hipster and California Calling. Brooklyn was full of Spinach, Jalapeno, Olives, Onions with roasted garlic and chili drizzle whereas, California had lots of English Zucchini, Bell-peppers, Pimentos, Broccoli, Olives, Onion and Jalapenos.
Hasta La Vista - Loaded with Bean Patty, Fajita styled vegetables, Red jalapenos, sun-dried tomatoes with their in house salsa and sour cream. This Burger was huge and a meal in itself. The box contains French fries and their in house dips in two separate boxes packed together. I was even told why I asked for just one burger. But when the box was opened, everyone calmed down. Its a complete meal and two people can gorge on this super delicious burger.
Arrabiatta Pasta & Spaghetti Agli Olio - Classic Red sauce pasta with basil and Chili flakes, is I believe, every girl's favourite. Owl is well, will not let you down on this one. It will be a good recommendation if you love red sauce pasta. As for the Spaghetti, we found too much use of olive oil.
Big Bites - Farmers Bucket - The bucket consisted of French fries, Onion rings, Tartertots with their in house made sour cream and dip. Goes well, if your on Netflix and need munching.
Oreo Cheesecake - Filled in a glass jar, we were not so satisfied, it tasted more like a souffle.
Overall, a fantastic experience with Owl is Well! The next time I am awake at odd hours, watching Netflix, American Soaps on my Laptop and hungry, I know I can rely on them. So what are you all waiting for? Call and give them a try. I am sure you will add them on your speed dial!
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Katanas & Trenchcoats Initial Financial Overview, Part 1
Last month, the Katanas & Trenchcoats Kickstarter campaign closed. It did pretty well, getting 328% of the initial goal! In fact, if you go to the campaign's site, you'll see: 895 backers pledged $32,766 to help bring this project to life. Calculating the Project's Budget I'm rolling in money, right? HAHAHAHAHAH. Let's get into a breakdown.


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August is BOOMERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE month, and this message is dedicated to those of you born between 1946 and 1964, ranging in age from 71- 53. You've been around for a minute, made lots of mistakes, learned lots of good stuff, seen huge paradigm shifts, know what IDK means, witnessed the evolution of telephones and with some of you, had no idea you could love your grands so doggone much!
You've lost close family and friends; you've survived major illnesses that 20 years earlier might have taken you out. You're on the other side of the mountain. But wait!!! Remember that though your body may be aging, your spirit is ageless. And you still have TODAY!
So I pose this question to you, as you find yourself in a really kind of different stage of your life…
How are you using your gifts, your wisdom, and your knowledge? What seeds are you sowing? Where are you focusing your energy? How are you taking care of you in order to make the difference?
It's time to stop blaming government, leaders, media, family, friends, millennials, age and anything else keeping you from taking responsibility for your life. You create your own reality based on how you think and what you say.
Boomers! There's so much life still to live, the minute you decide there is. You have much to offer and the planet is waiting for you to contribute. It's a new season. What have you always wanted to do? It doesn't matter how crazy it sounds. It's your journey and no one else even begins to have your vision or your gifts.
Make a difference beginning today, so next August, you can share not only that you're a proud boomer, but that you are making a difference.
Contact me at https://speaktoyourspirit.com/contact-us/ and let's talk some more!
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