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Joanne combines her love of colour with metal to create small-scale sculpture and vessels.Using traditional metalwork techniques taught by her father Joanne forms and planishes copper and then hot fuses vitreous enamel at 800 degrees to create unique designs. The enamel design and colours are intuitive, of the moment and unique.Each piece is individual with its form and design being considered at every stage. The work is finished with a bronze patina on the outer side and elevated on wood bases.Joanne's main influence comes from living on Exmoor, and the study of land and sea scape, this has inspired her to create pieces of work that preserve memories, of colours, intricate designs for example of a butterfly wing and the lines that have been ploughed onto a field.
Holly trained as a designer jeweller at Loughborough College of Art and Design, graduating in 1978. She lives and works on the beautiful Somerset Levels in the hamlet of Thorney where she produces an eclectic mix of hand made jewellery, mostly in gold and silver and often incorporating semi precious stones.
Venue: John Leach Gallery & Muchelney Pottery
Address: Muchelney Pottery, nr Langport, Somerset, UK, TA10 0DW.
Telephone: +44 (0)1458 250324
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Open: Monday – Saturday, 9-1, 2-5
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Dates: 03 Nov 2018 to: 05 Feb 2019
- Makers at this event include (Members in Bold)
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Daily routines are easy to create, but challenging to follow. They require discipline and repetition -and they generate results ranging from checking off the items on your big and little "to-do" lists to improved general satisfaction and wellbeing. That said, if you've been consistent about a routine and it's not working for you then there's a reason. It's time to re-examine your routine. Rather than being committed to a plan that's proven itself obsolete or wrong, it's from the lessons of what we've already tried that we find new ways to thrive.
The United States Marines (one of the most regimented institutions in existence) have a guideline – AIO ("Adapt," "Improvise," "Overcome"). We would never know what we were made of if we didn't have to deal with the occasional wrench in our plans. Perhaps that's the reason why people who implement routines are not just more likely to succeed and report happiness, but they're more likely to grow as well. Because as much as routines provide a framework and keep us on track, one of the best things about them is they're meant to help us evolve.

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Many dog trainers use the term, management, to describe ways in which we can change the environment and structure while living with our dog's different personalities. Rather than trying to change the dog's behavior sometimes the best solution is to find a ways to manage the problem. Management refers to looking at the situation and finding ways to change it.
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Exercise: Many behavior problems' are simply the result of too little exercise. Dogs who are constantly in motion, who chew, bark, jump, or dig excessively may be helped by providing more exercise. Many dogs need much more exercise than they are getting. Certain breeds (especially Sporting or Herding dogs) require a large amount of exercise daily. Be aware of your dog's exercise needs. We always say that, "A tired dog is a good dog."
Walking is a great exercise for most dogs. Be careful with your puppies and larger breeds that you don't over-exercise them on hard surfaces such as roads or sidewalks. This can put too much stress on the joints. Walking in grass is much better. Many dogs love to run or jog, but need to build up to more vigorous exercise over time.
Play sessions with other nice dogs are a wonderful way to exercise your dog. Check with your friends and neighbors to set up 'play dates.' This also has the added bonus of helping your dog learn how to get along well with other canines. However, be careful that you watch for warning signs of growling or snapping. While play can sometimes be quite rough and physical, none of the dogs should seem unhappy or upset by the activity.
Many dogs learn how to play 'fetch' very quickly. This is a great way to wear out the dog without much effort on the owner's part. Try tennis balls, Kong toys, canvas or plastic bumpers, or rubber balls. If your dog chases the toy but doesn't bring it back or give it up, have two identical toys. Once he picks up one you can show him the other and throw it in a different direction. He'll usually drop the first to chase the second. You can hit tennis balls with a tennis racket across your yard to give your dog a good workout. Some dogs love to chase a large, hard soccer ball. These types of balls are usually sold under the name of Boomer Balls.
Mental stimulation: In addition to physical exercise, dogs need mental exercise as well. Dogs are very curious and intelligent creatures, and they can get bored by an unchanging routine or a lack of excitement. A bored dog will usually try to make his own fun and you may not like the results!
There are a few toys available that make your dog work for his food. One is called a Buster Cube. It is a hard plastic cube that has an opening in which you load your dog's dry food. Once you shake the cube the food is distributed inside into a number of different compartments. Your dog can only get the food by rolling the cube around on the ground. The food comes out randomly. Many dogs love this toy and will become quite excited about using it. The Buster Cube should only be used by one dog at a time to avoid skirmishes, and is safest if used outside in a fenced yard.
A Kong toy is a hard rubber toy that is hollow in the center. You can stuff the Kong with peanut butter, cheese, and dry food. Most dogs love trying to get all the goodies out of the Kong, and will chew on it for hours. You can also fill the Kong with canned dog food or other yummy treats, then freeze it. Your dog will love his 'pup-sickle,' especially on hot summer days.
For a fun summer exercise, you might consider buying a kiddie pool and filling it with water so your dog can 'swim.' Toss favorite toys and treats in the pool and encourage your dog to go after them. Don't force your dog into the water if he's unsure, give him some time to discover and explore it on his own.
Some dogs, especially diggers, appreciate a sandbox. Bury goodies, toys, and sterilized bones for your dog to find. This will also encourage him to direct his digging urges to an appropriate place.
You can keep your dog busy and active by taking him with you on short errands. Be sure that the weather is not too hot. Short trips are usually interesting and enjoyable for your dog. You can combine your errands with quick walks or training sessions in different locations. A change of scenery is as interesting for a dog as it is for a person.
With a little bit of creative thought, you can probably come up with lots of ways to keep your dog busy and happy. JUST HAVE FUN WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND!!!


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Garnish: crushed peppermint candy, whole candy cane
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Elder and Sister Sutterfield will be going home to Park City next week to rest from their hard labors of the mission field.
They were the office couple who solved the problems of the whole mission and we have appreciated them more than words can tell. Not many people would sign up to have 'headaches' every day but they were courageous and true to the end. Watch out for them on the slopes this winter.
Elder and Sister Thayn have been our friends ever since we went to Israel together in 1981. They are such kind and good people, we love to be around them. In fact, when we go to Kampala they graciously let us stay in their spare bedroom and feed us their precious yogurt and granola. He is one of the best Priesthood leadership trainers in the church as he has made a lifetime study of the principles on which the priesthood functions. This mission is blessed to have them as they serve in the PEF program, leadership training, keyboard instruction and where ever they see a need or are assigned. We want to be like them!!
The Frost's decided that they wanted a real adventure with us as they heard we were accepting a call to Uganda. They have jumped in with both feet serving in Gulu and surrounding areas, training branch leaders, teaching whole congregations of investigators, preparing people to go to the temple and are now living in Kampala so they can travel into Southern Sudan to teach the people that are hungering for the gospel there. They do a wonderful job wherever they go because they love the Lord and his work.
Elder and Sister Shipley, on the right, were diligent during their service in Jinja. They kept the place in line and well cared for. They have returned to their home in Canada to enjoy a new grand baby and the rest of their family. We will miss playing games, enjoying her cooking and his dry wit.
The couple in the middle of this last picture, the Harris', have also become dear friends. She is the mission medical adviser and you can believe her phone rings any time, day or night, with health problems which she is very capable in handling. He is a man of many trades who can fix any maintenance problem the mission throws at him. We love having them come stay with us as the doors swing better, the lights shine brighter, the desk drawer doesn't fall out anymore and they beat us at games to keep us humble.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Great people
Posted by Kris and Terry at 1:37 AM
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Wonderful photos of great people, and that includes Elder and Sister Rix. We are grateful for all of you.
- October 13, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Cara said...
It's so wonderful to read about good people doing great things in the world. You are all part of God's Army. We love you!
- October 14, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Grandma F said...
Hi Rix,
This is Sister Foley from Canada. It is so fun to read your blog and see what we are missing. We were disappointed we weren't able to join you in Africa but we know we are where the Lord wanted us to be. That doesn't mean we still don't get just a little envious of the great things we see you and others doing in that part of the world.
We are very excited about Miles and Heather's new baby and so glad Vicky could be there to help.
- October 14, 2011 at 6:34 PM
- Lincoln Farrell and Marilyn Barlow said...
Miss you
- October 15, 2011 at 9:49 PM
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|August 11th, 2019 08:13 PM
Always new shit.
Sliced my hands to ribbons changing up the boost reference lines to the wastegates. Rather than 5psi pre-throttle they're set to 15psi at the manifold. And to make sure I taped a known good pressure gauge to the column to see what it would do with the configuration.
Well hot damn does it make 15psi now. Didn't get to see how fast it was with keeping my eyes on the pressure gauge and wideband, but it sure performs. Didn't get video of it just yet.
The shutdown didn't go quite as well. After letting out the wideband gave me an error, and the engine sounded like dogshit. Uh oh. As the car slowed down it sounded awful, and loud. I had a bad feeling, but there was no smoke, no faults, no vibration, and with how it sounded I had a feeling it was an exhaust leak. Either way, I cut the testing session short and limped it back home, getting dirty looks the whole way for this car that sounds like...well, a straight piped V6. I figured one of the wastegates or something came loose, something that I touched yesterday, but when I parked it, it was pretty obvious where the issue was, and wasn't something I messed with.
Just one of the slip fit connections at the downpipe popped out. And pretty significantly. Happy it's a pretty easy fix, but surprised it blew it out that bad.
After that debacle I'm kind of glad I'm not dumping the exhaust out the bumpers. It would sound absolutely terrible. Not just volume wise, but tone. I guess that's what you get when there's a turbo four cylinder sticking out each side. :
|August 7th, 2019 10:41 PM
Switched around the bypass valve reference. Seemed to help a little, but not a ton. Easier to break the tires loose in 1st. One blip of the throttle did it at one point. Then today I rolled into it, and when the turbos lit, it knocked them loose. Still not seeing the full 15psi on the gauge I want, but it does hit pretty hard.
I'm going to switch the wastegate references. Right now they're set at 5psi and relying on the blower's 1.56 pressure ratio to get to the full 15. I thought it would better keep me from overboosting, but it might be holding me back. I checked with another guy running a similar compound setup and he's referencing the manifold. It looks like I'm going to try that route and see if it gets me the full 15 I want.
But here's the juicy stuff, even if it was only 3/4 throttle and not making full boost. Still sounds pretty decent, even if it doesn't capture how it felt.
|July 28th, 2019 09:48 PM
I need to do a better job of uploading pictures and video.
Went to a car show last week. Due to the heat there was about 30 cars...and more than 30 trophies. Thought I had a good shot. There were 4 cars in my class, and they gave trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Guess who went home empty handed, losing out to a stock 1985 Silverado? Even got shit talked by the judges about the exterior and broken trunk struts. At least I got 3 points for having a fire extinguisher, 1 point for being a daily driver, 1 point for interior, and 1 point for the engine for a grand total of 6 points, including a 0 for the exterior. I didn't see any other cars get a 0 for anything. So...par for the course on the car I guess. They don't call it a dumpsterfire for nothing.
On to the more fun stuff. Romped on it some more. She pulls hard, but not as hard as I'd like. This time giving it 75% throttle I made 10psi at 4000 RPM, still short of what it should be making. Airflow and load data match up to what I saw; still short of what it should be making, maybe around 425hp, 1.45 load vs the 500hp and 1.9X load it should see. I also did a quick 1st-2nd pull. It pulled hard, enough to lock up the seat belts and pop some of the gauges out, but didn't even register boost. I doubt the 300hp NA version would do that.
I know the turbos are making their 5psi by 2500 RPM at 50% throttle from the previous test. Boost climbs with RPM. It should spike up to 8psi from the blower right away and then climb like a rocket as the turbos spool. The question is why. Could the blower have an issue with achieving its pressure ratio? Is it just not behaving like an ideal compressor? I don't think it's completely off since the turbos light way faster than they should on their own, and it makes more than 5psi total. Is the boost gauge off? You know I calibrated it before.
I've got plenty of levers to crank the boost up if need be. Going to a smaller pulley will do it, but will create more heat. I could switch the boost reference for the wastegates to the manifold and command them to 15psi regardless of what the blower does. Just a matter of turning her up if need be.
I'll try to get some pictures and video up this week, even if it isn't at full power.
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|Very cool! Glad to see you've got it working!
|June 23rd, 2019 09:32 PM
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Over the moon with it. Smooth as silk. After taking the no load rev data and a little extrapolation I updated the MAF transfer function. It drives like a dream. It's incredible. No hesitation, no bucking, no breaking up, no stalling. I made more progress in a week with this hardware than I did in two years. I've got it up about as fast as I can get around town and it's all on the money. +/-3% everywhere, +/-1% in a lot of areas. For what it's worth most tuners say being within 5% is about all you can ask for, and you'll be chasing your tail to get it perfect. If I wasn't polling all the data all the time you wouldn't even know. I can actually get even more aggressive with the dashpot and DFSO functions now if I wanted, rather than using them as a bandaid to make it behave better.
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This whole setup is pretty trick. I've got TunerPro RT and my wideband function loaded. Now everything is working as it should. You can run it and run through whatever duty cycle you need. You start off with the no load revs. Just sitting in neutral, bring it up from idle little by little, let it stabilize at each step for a bit, and keep creeping it up and up in 500 or 1000 RPM increments.
Now once you do that, you can see how much deviation there is using a histogram function. It's really the same as LiveLink in that regard too. I find it works best as a "running average". In the simplest way, you can plot your STFTs versus your MAF signal. With the more sophisticated approach of fuel error (as built in to the efidynotuning adx file, but you can do the same with an equation in LiveLink), you find a total delta combining both the STFT and the wideband reading.
I'm sure I lost a lot of you there, so here's an example.
Let's say at 130 counts you have a STFT of 0.75 and a wideband reading of 16 (1.136 lambda for E10 gasoline, or AFR actual/AFR stoichiometric, in this case 16/14.08). That means the ECU is adding 25% fuel, and it's still 13.6% lean, so your total error is 25+13.6=38.6%. You multiply that airflow point by 1.386, and it should be right on the money.
If you have a Quarterhorse, you can do that on the fly! Though honestly I like to run my points, finish, look at the data, adjust things, and reload the tune. But that's still a 5 minute or less process rather than a 30-45 minute process with the SCT software. I highly recommend it.
Now you can do that throughout the whole range. The histogram tells you which cells are off and by how much. You multiply accordingly. If it's in between MAF points, you may have to interpolate. For the higher end ones, you'll have to extrapolate. For instance if your free rev only goes up to 200 counts, and you multiply the 200 count point by 1.3, you also multiply everything above 200 by 1.3.
Once you have all that done, you can repeat the process on the road. It can get a little tricky here. Lots of jumping around with shifting or DFSO can throw your data off, so the more of it that's just a nice steady drive and lugging up, the better your data will be. Then you run it through the same process and update accordingly.
The only exception is where commanded lambda is <1, normally as you approach full load and/or boost. In this case you're usually in open loop so your STFTs are 1 anyway, and you just need to make sure the AFR matches the one in your stabilized fuel map based on RPM and load. It can get to be a bit of a pain if your map varies a lot based on RPM and load. But once you do a good WOT pull, that will get most of the curve populated, as long as you don't zip through it too quick.
|June 16th, 2019 08:32 PM
Well I know I wanted to get some video, but mother nature had other plans. Too busy not getting blown away to Oz. This motivational poster seems all too fitting with the weather and this project.
The current tune is pretty awesome under power, or anything above 45mph. But puttering around town at 30mph? Still bugging me. I'm attributing it largely to the non-linear part of the MAF function. Hot idle is waaaaay low. Higher load does ok, and is a lot more air. At very light load, with all the variation, it can cross over between the two regions. I'm thinking that is part of the issue.
So me being me, I have to fix things until they're broken. I took it out in the one hour of rain free time, took the car out, got a log, and warmed it up some. Then ripped apart the intake and put the MAF screen in again.
Everyone right now, reading this (ok, maybe the two people that have followed this thread and are still reading it):
But hear my dumb ass out now. My issue is largely the signal variation. I'm seeing the MAF signal fluctuate by 60+ counts at a pretty high frequency. That coupled with the non linear step area of the MAF curve is making things really difficult. I need a way to even things out.
"But you already tried the screen, you fucking moron!"
Yes, yes I did. And it ran rich and surged like a motherfucker. But I only tried it once, and that was back when I was using SCT, where revisions took 30 minutes. Now that I can change on the fly with TunerPro, it's another matter.
I threw it in and fired the car up. Pig rich again, a faint surge. But with the ability to change on the fly, I took some rough chops at the airflow. And I had to make some big adjustments. I'm talking reducing airflow by over 50% in the transfer function. And then I'm in the ballpark! It can even smoothly rev with no load without breaking up which it couldn't before. MAF count variation is down to 6. That's a 90% reduction. The whole transfer function needs to be rescaled, but I've got a good feeling this shitbox might get some much, much better street manners.
Now we just need the weather to cooperate.
|June 12th, 2019 02:55 PM
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Great wright up, I just wish I better understood how this whole tuning thing works. I really haven't gotten into tuning myself yet. I'm very interested in it and love reading about it. Just not sure if I will ever trust myself to do it.
1.) Read book on tuning. Everyone tells you that you only have to tune MAF curve, borderline knock spark, injector hi/lo slope and breakpoint, and maybe your fuel table. Easy peasy, right?
2.) Tune those parameters.
3.) Car runs like shit.
4.) Discover there's another table that no one will tell you about.
5.) Tune that table.
6.) Try again, feeling optimistic you fixed it.
7.) Car still runs like shit.
8.) Repeat steps 4-7 ad nauseum.
9.) ???
10.) Throw money at tuner/buy standalone/sell car
Although if you go with throwing money at a tuner in step 10, you might get worse results. After seeing some of the stuff my previous tuner did...No thank you.
I'm far from the most knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff. I know just enough to be dangerous. There's some guys out there I'm still in awe of. If you want a remote tune, efidynotuning is a whiz at this stuff. I haven't caved and handed it off to him, but his write ups are invaluable.
|June 12th, 2019 11:25 AM
|I don't understand tuning either. I had my supercharger installed when handheld tuners were just beginning to have more functionality. My tune is on a chip. I couldn't change it if I wanted to.
|June 12th, 2019 09:59 AM
|Great wright up, I just wish I better understood how this whole tuning thing works. I really haven't gotten into tuning myself yet. I'm very interested in it and love reading about it. Just not sure if I will ever trust myself to do it.
|June 12th, 2019 09:43 AM
Haven't been updating this since no one goes on forums anymore. Do I have to move to the gram like all the cool kids did 3 years ago?
I've got a 2.5 gallon reservoir and the pump mounted in the trunk now. Totally trick. Between that, the battery shutoff, and the quick disconnect bumper, it's getting into racecar territory.
Took me awhile, but I'm up to speed with TunerPro RT. Pretty neat software. Figured out how to change values on the fly, compare tunes, set up a dashboard for it, etc.. Pretty fun.
While collecting data the one day I noticed it was tough getting the boost gauge to move. So what do I do? Strap a pressure gauge to a windshield wiper with the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape, that's tied in to the turbos. I get on it a little and see the boost come up to 4psi out of the 5 that the gates are set at by 3000 RPM. Main (2nd stage) boost gauge still shows 0, and I know that one works. Hmm. Let's go to the tapes. Or rather the log files. Even when I was getting into it, or so I thought, I wasn't even touching half throttle. I did a few sweeps to confirm pedal travel and I can max it out, but there's a whole lot more travel than I thought. I guess that's good news, in that it's functioning, and that the turbos are lit by half throttle, even with that puny 281 feeding them. It's only that pesky throttle blade in the way.
Now going through those log files I found something else that was interesting. Or at least interesting to anyone tuning.
When I was looking at those pulls, it was showing load as 86%. That didn't seem right, with the turbos trying to cram 4psi into it. I hand calculate the actual load at that point, and it was anywhere from 96-110%, but reported load (aka perload) was flat lining. How could this be?
In the software, there's a feature called the perload switch. There's three different ways it can be set.
If it's set to 2, as is the default, it uses alpha-N (or throttle position and RPM) to estimate load for the fueling tables rather than actual load. This is also known as the load with failed MAF (LWFM) table. You know, that table tuners tell you isn't even used on 02 and earlier cars, who needs it? I dive in to that table, and what would you know, it flat lines at 86% just like the values I was seeing. Needless to say, with 2 power adders on a 4V it's not going to look remotely like a 2V stock table. I'll eventually get back to recalibrating it to my engine after a whole lot of data collection, but in the meantime I dumped the 03 Cobra values in there and...
...when you set it to 1, perload = load. Simple as that. That's how it's currently set. Sure it has some drawbacks, less resolution especially at lower RPM where VE is lower, and isn't as accurate with altitude changes, but this will work until I can get enough data to populate the other tables.
Now if you're really ambitious, you can set it to 0. This brings in another table (and isn't supported in all strategies), which basically tells the ECU what your VE curve looks like with MAP = 1 atm and that becomes the reference that your current VE is divided by. For instance, say your engine only hits 80% VE at 1000 RPM when MAP = 1 atm. That's your value for 1000 RPM in that table. With the switch set to 0, if you're at 40% VE at 1000 RPM, your load is 50% (80/40 = 0.5) That gives you better resolution, and a better idea of how to adjust things based on boost.
Now here's the big mindfuck: all those spark tables? Yeah they don't use perload or these tables for calculations. For them load is load. Simple right?
Thus concludes wicked's tuning corner for the week, teaching you things I wish I knew off the bat.
Now with all that nonsense out of the way, I hoped to get a few pulls in last weekend and get some video. Several inches of rain put a damper on that. I did get it out for a cruise night this week. Idle is behaving much better, to the point I can start getting more aggressive with dashpot that was being used as a bandaid before. The drastic shift in load tables is going to require some drastic rescaling of the MAF curve at high load though; for now it's pretty rich. Nothing that can't be fixed.
Another perk of TunerPro is it wouldn't be too hard to run it off a tablet. I might pick up a cheap one and mount it in the car to make tuning even easier, as well as letting me see tons of values and indicators while driving. A whole lot cheaper than the expensive race dashes out there.
And of course, since you kids clamor for media these days, get some video, hopefully beyond half throttle.
|April 7th, 2019 08:35 PM
One step forward, two steps back.
Put the sight tube and new pressure cap on the intercooler reservoir. That goes well. But then it starts leaking from a seam. Instead of trying to dick around with that and try to epoxy it up, I figure I'll just throw the old reservoir in to make some pulls in the time being until I can get or make a new tank.
I put the old reservoir in, and due to its small size and the flow rate of the new pump, it just aerates the shit out of the coolant. Once it gets aerated and shut down, it air locks the pump the next time you start it. Fuckin' great.
Well, no better time to go to a big boy trunk mounted tank because racecar, right?
|April 1st, 2019 10:33 PM
Changed the oil to some nicer synthetic. Oil wasn't glittery.
Still need to add the sight glass but I have it disassembled and drained for it.
I was looking at the washer reservoir and the chances of modifying it look slim. I might just remote mount it in the trunk. Which begs the question of what to do. Let's hear some input. Do I...
1.) Do things the right way and buy a $13 universal reservoir and pump
2.) In the true spirit of the build go digging at the junkyard for something to stuff in the back.
3.) Keep things sketchy and install a pump into a plastic ammo can.
Forecast is looking good for the weekend. Should be a fine time to get the car out, maybe get a little pictures and video.
|March 28th, 2019 04:41 PM
Weather cooperated. Mostly. Only got a short run before rain set in, but I got it out. Got the data I was looking for, despite Livelink malfunctioning at every turn it seemed like. Not perfect but it's doing what I expect. It transitions to the "idle" portion of the idle speed mode sooner when coming to a stop, rather than remaining in "dashpot" mode. What I didn't expect is that it still has dashpot control, but with idle feedback. Kind of strange, but that's how Ford programmed it. Basically I just need to crank down the dashpot decay rate in the region I got data for...a lot. I've already reduced it to a fraction of what the base calibration for a 2V is (CVAF1), and it needs to be lower. From what I've heard this is expected, and given how little rotational inertia it has, it isn't a surprise either.
Now once you have a stupid car like this out on the road, everything is going well, and you got the data you need, you just have to play with it, right? I indulged myself and did a few little pulls just to get a feel for it. I got it rolling around 10mph in 1st, and gave it about 3/4 throttle up to 5000 RPM. Lots of turbo noise. Pulls up the nose pretty good, but not violently. AFR seems pretty well in check. It picks up about 30mph pretty quick in that little pull, but doesn't feel that fast. It makes me feel like some ricer in a Honda making all this turbo noise but not feeling like I'm going that fast. It could be deceiving, I don't know. I made a few part throttle pulls last year targeting 5-8psi, getting into the low 400s and they felt slow as hell.
Now I'll be curious to get some data on those hits, see what estimate for power I'm making, and get a look at the boost gauge to see if it's making as much as I expect. Whatever it is I want more. I don't want to put more timing to it. If it's making 15psi I don't want to put more boost to it either...
Weather is going to be a bitch this weekend so I doubt I'll get any more action on it. Might as well get some minor work in like putting in a new sight tube for the IC reservoir, and making a washer fluid reservoir that fits, since it's previous real estate has been claimed by a giant air filter. This is a 100% street car and I won't be giving that up.
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- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Lisbon, Lisbon District, PT
- Currency USD
- Founded April 2012
- Employees 2
- Website wannaplayer.com
Company Summary
WannaPlayer is a powerful tool that acts as a Matching Platform alloing Agents, Scouts and Clubs, search, identify and contact the best young talent they want to hire or represent. On the other hand allows Players, Coaches and other professionals to promote themselves, develop relationships and show their full potential, through detailed information and videos with highlights. The Fans have the opportunity to connect, vote and follow their idols.
Hugo CamposCTO
CTO Systems Group - Instituto Superior Técnico
Nuno MarquesCFO
Master Sports Management pela Faculdade Morticidade Humana.
Football Coach - S.L.Benfica Youth Schools
João CabralCEO
Master Sports Science Faculdade Motricidade Humana.
Ex-Professional Basketball Player, Coach and PE Teacher
Founder of Roseiral, Condominium Management 2001-2013
António Lucena FariaPartner
CEO & Founder Fábrica de Startups Methodus Group SGPS
Tiago AlmeidaWeb Designer
Designer & Illustrator Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa
Action4 - Ativism, RAY GUN | Creativity Worldwide, Companhia das Letras
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Roland Blues Cube Stage 60 Watt Combo Amplifiervia Roland
Roland Blues Cube Stage 60 Watt Combo Amplifier
Roland is not your bedroom practice amplifier any more. They are now ready for live playing. The Blues Cube Stage is equipped with 60 watts of power, plus a custom 12-inch speaker that's been specially designed for maximum tonal response with Tube Logic. The open-back cabinet features poplar plywood construction, which offers acoustically vibrant tone for solo or group performances. The blonde vintage look and sound you'd expect from an old school single 12" blues tube amplifier but with solid state electronics. Also equipped with a USB output for computer recording.
- Roland Blues Cube 60 Stage Amplifier
- 60-watt combo guitar amplifier
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- including preamp and output tube distortion
- Two Independent Channels, Clean and Crunch
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- Four-way Power Control (0.5 W, 15 W, 45 W, Max) allows for cranked-amp tones at any volume
- Reverb
- Open-back design with custom 12-inch speaker and poplar cabinet for enhanced presence on stage
- USB output for direct computer recording
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- 30 Lbs
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After a couple of rather stressful weeks, which included a minor car accident, I was more than ready to go on leave, and as I am sure you have figured out by the title of this post – I am in Tokyo! When I was last in London, you may remember my London Diaries series. It was essentially a series of mini restaurant reviews. I have decided to do something similar for my time in Japan, but the posts will incorporate the food I eat as well as some of the interesting spots I have visited along the way.
I've been to Japan once before two years ago. You see a good university friend of mine (Joe) has lived here for over three years now, so it's the perfect excuse to jump on a plane. But it's further away than you think. Well than I thought, anyway. I thought that being all "central" in Dubai, Tokyo would be a mere hop skip and a jump away. It's not. It's a nine hour flight!
The great thing about visiting friends abroad is that you end up experiencing places you may not have ever found on your own. Joe's good friend from home, Sam, lives here too, so while Joe was at work she "baby-sat" me (supplied me with food and wine!). So, since sharing is caring and all that jazz, let's get started shall we?
Between consuming far too much Sake in a quirky little bar in Yoyogi-Uehara (代々木上原) on my first night and having a body clock five hours behind, I didn't end up waking up the following morning until about 11am!
We met for lunch at Château Mercian in Roppongi-itchōme Station. It sounds french, but the restaurant is actually an off-shoot of one of Japan's largest and most famous wineries in Yamanashi. We were there during the business lunch, which consisted of a range of set-menu options. We all chose a bowl of Japanese-style bolognese and rice (the Japanese have a strange obsession with Italian food), a cold glass of Rose wine from the vineyard, and a bowl of steaming hot miso soup. From what I actually ate, it was enjoyable. Joe hoovering up my leftovers indicated a reasonable level of deliciousness, though. Sake-infused Harry wasn't quite ready to consume anything yet.
Knowing full-well that all I needed was to sit down, Joe begrudgingly headed back to work for the afternoon, while Sam and I decided to go and drink wine in a bookshop in Daikanyama. If I tried to do that in the UK, I would probably end up with an ASBO, but fear-not – it was in fact a cafe/restaurant-style affair. I love bookshops. I have spent HOURS in the three story Waterstones at the end of Gower Street in London, and Kinikuniya Book Store in Dubai Mall is arguably one of my favourite spots in Dubai. So you can only imagine my excitement when I found out that I was going to be able to combine two of my favourite things – wine and bookshops – into one glorious experience.
I found what I thought was a rather adorable 2D dog statue outside. But after posing with him and seeing the picture, realised that the chap really should have been wearing a pair of knickers. He was definitely male, if you know what I mean.
We sunk down into the large brown leather sofas of Anjin Library & Lounge with a glass of red wine in hand, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling shelves of vintage magazines. The only obvious next addition to the equation was a cheese board. Cheese is somewhat pricey on these shores, and the Japanese like to keep portions small. So, while entirely delicious, the cheese board only supplied us with about four mouthfuls per person. We both agreed that we would have been capable of tackling at least four more boards. Each. But we refrained from the ridiculous notion, and instead ordered another glass of wine. Excellent alternative, don't you think?
The evening drew in rather quickly – funny how that happens when wine is your primary activity. For dinner, we headed to Izakayaism in Shimokitazawa. I think that deserves its own post entirely, though. The food was amazing. So watch this space for that post in the not too distant future. I am now going to sit on the door step with an ice-cold Asahi, and watch the thunder storm. There's nothing better than rain with an agenda. None of that pathetic British drizzle. Proper, street river-forming downpour! Over and out, amigos.
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Agrokor and Ardo invest €50mio in Vinka production plant
Jun 08, 2016
Agrokor and Ardo signed a Joint Venture agreement that will enable Vinka to become a leading manufacturing plant of frozen fruits and vegetables in Eastern Europe
The Croatian Agrokor Group and the Belgian Ardo Group signed an agreement on mutual cooperation and a joint venture contract at the Vinka processing plant in Vinkovci today. The agreement was signed by Ivica Todorić, President of the Agrokor Group and Bernard Haspeslagh, Ardo's Chief Operations Officer, in the presence of Domagoj Franić, Director of Vinka, Vladimir Džaja, Director of PIK Vinkovci, Božo Galić, Prefect of Vukovar-Srijem County and Mladen Karlić, the Mayor of Vinkovci, as well as Vinka's agricultural subcontractors and numerous other guests.
Through the signing of the contract, which is worth €50mio, both companies will become equal owners of the Vinka d.d. company. This joint venture cooperation will result in Vinka becoming a leading manufacturing plant of frozen fruits and vegetables in Eastern Europe. This will be achieved through strong investment and through the consolidation of agricultural, industrial and market knowledge of both groups, creating economies of scale. With significant investments to increase the production capacity, volume will quadruple in the upcoming period and will increase from the existing 15.000 tons to 60.000 tons of frozen fruits and vegetables. This significant increase in the production capacity will also create a large number of new jobs.
For Ardo, this contract represents a further development of business in Central and Eastern Europe. With this joint venture, Vinka will be part of Ardo's industrial network ensuring a firm manufacturing base with a strong and reputable local partner. On the occasion of the signing of the Joint Venture Contract, Bernard Haspeslagh, Ardo Chief Operations Officer commented: "Thanks to this joint venture we are realizing a long-term partnership within which we can exchange and develop knowledge in the production and processing of frozen fruits and vegetables in a growing market. Agrokor's agricultural potential combined with Ardo's industrial knowledge will create a leading production in Eastern Europe. We strongly believe in the agricultural potential of the Danube valley. The combination of the productions of both the Vinka facility and Ardo's existing Austrian facility in this fertile valley, will create a complementary product range for the Eastern European market"
Ivica Todorić, President of Agrokor Group pointed out: "Agrokor has so far invested nearly €25mio in Vinka. We have financially and operationally improved the company. Agrokor has chosen Ardo as a strategic partner to increase the current production volumes from 15.000 tons to 60.000 tons. Together with our partner Ardo, we will increase the production and employment through the creation of over 100 jobs.
It is especially important to note that this increase in production will result in the export of Croatian products to more than 60 different markets worldwide where Ardo is present. This is a great opportunity for our domestic production and for our subcontractors enabling them to enter new markets. Thanks to these investments, the current number of cooperation partners will grow from 80 to over 300 subcontractors, who will realize their production on thousand hectares of land."
This cooperation was also praised by the Prefect of Vukovar– Srijem County, Božo Galić, who said: "Vinka has been government owned for a long time and after several failed business initiatives of different companies, Agrokor managed in a short period to revive the company through significant investment, resulting in a big potential for our county. I am glad that this potential was also identified by the Belgian Ardo Group as a foreign investor and I am sure that today's signing will be a milestone in the development and the operations of the Vinka plant. At the same time this investment will open new opportunities for our farmers, boosting all other economic activities, which will also increase the total employment in our county."


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So the IRS is under fire for delaying action for tax exempt status requests from conservative groups, with Speaker of the House John Boehner claiming he doesn't just want resignations but wants to know "Who is going to jail?"
Now it does seem certain IRS employees did focus unfairly on right wing groups asking for tax exempt status, a list that grew exponentially after the Citizens United 2010 Supreme Court decision. But the whole issue is as phony as the Soviet military capacity was during the height of the cold war. Because the IRS shouldn't even be considering tax exempt status for any of these political organizations, liberal or conservative, under the original 501 (c) 4 law as written by Congress. That law states emphatically
that such tax exempt status be limited to:
"civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare."
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell has been discussing the real scandal all week, and hardly anyone else seems to have noticed it, including Nancy Pelosi who today called for a new law to limit tax exempt status to non-political social welfare organizations. That law is already in place, it is the original wording of that section of the Tax Code.
Proving that the IRS has been guilty of doing stupid things for many years, back in 1959 some idiot there changed the wording to read "primarily" instead of "exclusively" for social welfare groups. This opened up the law to its fuzzy current status, where many IRS bureaucrats don't really know how to evaluate these tax exempt requests. No new law is needed, it only requires that the law as originally enacted be enforced. This would eliminate from tax exempt status any and all groups engaged in political activity at any and all times.
The lack of knowledge about this egregious change of wording by the IRS proves two big things. First, that a single word can mean a world of difference. Second, how really stupid most politicians are and how ill-informed, as we hear all the rants about how the IRS delayed consideration of tax exempt status for groups that never should have been considered for such status at all. And every such group, liberal or conservative, which now has this tax exempt status should have it revoked. It's the law and the U.S. is supposed to be a country of laws.
'Nuff said.
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Powerschool Single Sign-on
Dear Hillview Parent or Guardian,
In order to monitor your child's progress, PowerSchool has what they call the "Single Sign-on" feature. With this, you will be able to use one log-on to access information on all your students in MPCSD.
Because middle school is a time when we want students to be taking more responsibility for their own growth and learning, we recommend that you not be the sole monitor of progress. This may message to your student that he or she is not the one responsibile for progress monitoring, and instead it is you, the parent. Instead, set up a weekly time where you sit down with your child and he or she will sign on to PowerSchool and narrate what the previous week entailed. This is a great opportunity for you to ask questions and provide support, advice, and encouragement.
In order to activate PowerSchool Single Sign-on, you will first need to know each of your students' Access IDs and Passwords. Please call the Hillview front office to get this information.
Once you have this information, you are ready to create your account. Here's how to do it:
- Go to the Parent and Student Portal: https://mpcsd.powerschool.com/public
- Click on the tab that reads "Create Account."
- Notice in the bottom right-hand corner the "Create Account" button. Click on it.
- On the next page, you will be asked to enter several pieces of information
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email address
- Username (Be sure to record this somewhere! You will need it again soon!)
- Password (Be sure to record this somewhere! You will need it again soon!)
- Then scroll down to enter your student's/students' name(s), their respective Access ID(s) and Password(s), and your relationship to him/her/them (note: Hillview can only provide you with Access IDs and Passwords for students enrolled at Hillview; if you want to add elementary school students, which you can do later, you will need to contact those schools directly). You can enter up to seven (7) students.
- Click the "Enter" at the bottom of the page; your account is created! Log back in to the Parent Portal using your newly created username and password.
- Navigate through the Parent Portal using the left-hand pane to access such features as Grades and Attendance, Attendance History, Notifications (you can ask PowerSchool to send you emails at certain intervals of time), Class Registration, and Account. Preferences.
If you have any questions or need assistance with this process, please contact the
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The husband of an Arnold nightclub owner who was shot to death in the driveway of her home in 1993 filed a $10 million suit yesterday against the gun shop where police say the murder weapon was stolen.
Vincent N. Valentine filed suit in Anne Arundel Circuit Court against On Target, of the 2600 block of Annapolis Road, Severn, alleging that the store's negligence in allowing a handgun to be stolen on July 17, 1993, contributed to the death of his wife.
Joanne Shuey Valentine, 47, was killed in the driveway of her home in the 500 block of Broadwater Road on Sept. 26, 1993 after closing the Rumblefish restaurant in the 7900 block of Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd. in Pasadena.
The couple also owned A.L. Gators in the 8500 block of Fort Smallwood Road in Riviera Beach.
Police said ballistics tests established that the .38-caliber Taurus handgun confiscated from a shoplifting suspect about a month later was the weapon used in the killing.
Police discovered the gun in the trunk of a car driven by Edward W. McLeod, 45, of the 1800 block of Division St., after he was arrested Oct. 1, 1993, on a theft charge.
Mr. McLeod was charged in Mrs. Valentine's death on two separate occasions, but the charges were dropped both times.
State's Attorney Frank Weathersbee dropped the charges Feb. 7, 1994, after saying there was insufficient evidence to try the case and again March 30 after records showed a co-defendant, identified by a prosecution witness as being at the scene of the killing, was in jail at the time.
The couple's two children, Vincent Nicholas Valentine II, 17, and Nicholas Paul Valentine, 15, and Mrs. Valentine's parents, George William Shuey and Margaret Jane Shuey, both of Baltimore, are also plaintiffs in the suit.
The suit alleges that the Odenton gun shop was negligent in failing to train employees in theft prevention and in failing to secure the guns to prevent thefts.
Clarence M. Thomas, president of On Target Inc., which owns the shop, declined to be interviewed yesterday, but said in a prepared statement that he had not seen the suit, that the theft was reported promptly and that in 13 years of operation, he has always complied with the law.
"We regret the tragedy experienced by the Valentine family, however we do not bear any legal or moral responsibility for the acts of the criminal in this case," the statement said.


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As a rapidly growing business sector, e-commerce continues to open up new avenues for exploring, comparing and purchasing products worldwide. Spl.yt, a smart contract protocol, aims improve the e-commerce system for buyers and sellers by automating functions currently performed by "middlemen" marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and Alibaba.
Such popular online platforms have no doubt transformed the way in which we shop and live. Access, convenience, low prices and the availability of a large selection of products are among the many benefits these platforms deliver to consumers. But such benefits provided by centralized corporations come at a cost — increased prices, process inefficiencies and aggressive marketing using huge amounts of personal data.


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Safety tips for back to school
2019 start dates
• Paramount Unified School District – Wednesday, August 21
Drivers and students need to take care as Lakewood's school districts open their doors again for the new school year.
Suggested Route to School maps are at lakewoodcity.org/backtoschool.
The maps show the location of traffic signals, stop signs and crossing guards. Lakewood is fortunate to have experienced crossing guards, some of whom have been working for the city for over 20 years.
Parents should spend time going over the route with their children, pointing out the crosswalks and intersections they'll encounter on the way to school. Even better, parents should walk the route with their children.
Safety tips for children:
• Always stop, look all four ways and listen before crossing the street.
• Always wait for a crossing guard to control traffic before starting to cross the street.
• Cross the street only at corners and crosswalks, not between parked cars.
• Walk/ride with a group; there is safety in numbers.
• When walking on sidewalks, look out for cars pulling out of driveways.
• Bicycles must be ridden on the right side of the road, in the direction of traffic. Bicyclists must also follow the same rules of the road as motorists.
• Wear a secure-fitting, safety-approved helmet when riding a bicycle, skateboard, scooter or skates. It's for your safety…and it's the law for children under 18!
Safety tips for drivers:
• Do not let your children exit a car on the traffic side of your vehicle. Be aware that drivers can be cited for unsafely loading or unloading children near schools.
• Double parking for a quick drop-off is very hazardous for small children, who are invisible behind an SUV or van until they dart in front of oncoming traffic.
• The only safe way to drop off your youngsters is to pull up to the curb in front of the school or at a safe location where youngsters can walk to the end of the block and cross to school through an intersection controlled by a stop sign, signal or crossing guard.
• Reduce vehicle speed to 25 mph or slower when driving in school zone.
• Watch for crossing guards at crosswalks within school zones. Come to a complete stop while the crossing guard has their stop sign displayed and until all pedestrians have safely exited the crosswalk.
• Pass a bicyclist as you would a slow-moving vehicle. Pass with caution, and only when safe. Do not squeeze the bicyclist off the road. By law, you must allow clearance of at least three feet when passing a bicyclist. If less is available, drivers must slow down before passing.
• Look carefully for bicyclists before opening doors next to moving traffic.
• Do not overtake a bicyclist just before making a turn. Merge first, then turn.


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Like many veteran bloggers, I abandoned my blogroll ages ago. It was too time-consuming to maintain, particularly as the number of blogs I followed increased. But now my trusty Google Reader has come up with a way for me to automate my blogroll in a completely painless way. It even makes it useful in a novel way: if you click on the "read more" link at the bottom of the blogroll, you'll see the same river of news that I see in my Google Reader.
I didn't include every feed I follow in the blogroll: that would be overkill. I made what I thought was a judicious selection of the best.


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In "The Bones Will Speak" forensic artist Gwen Marcey is thrown into tracking down a serial killer.when her dog brings home a human skull, it leads her to a cabin in the woods, where a young girl is found clinging to life,and nearby a grave with dead bodies buried. Gwen realises there is a serial killer loose in their community and it soon becomes apparent that the killer has a score to settle. In her search for the serial killer , she is led back in time to a neo-Nazi bombing in Washington state, a bombing with only one connection to Montana and its Gwen! What's the connection? Gwen finds herself in a battle against time, she will have to use all of her forensic skills to find the killer before he can carry out his threat to destroy her and her daughter.
Gwen our heroine is not your typical "kick ass" character, she is in remission from cancer, raising a teenage daughter on her own after her divorce, as well as bing pre menopausal, but this makes her more believable. The author of the bones will speak was also a forensic artist so the detail surrounding the crime scenes is very believable and well described from the opening chapter.the first few chapters dragged me in and then the pace seem to slow down to over midway when it picked up the pace again, although I enjoyed The bones will speak, I found it a mediocre read,I like a book to remain fast paced throughout, also there was a little too much religion and quoting of scriptures for me. I received this advanced copy from netgalley in return for an honest review
3 ☕☕☕ Out of 5 from me