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Reconditioning a Singer 15-30 - Part 1: Disassembly
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The machine above is a Singer 15-30 manufactured on January 6, 1920. At some point in its nearly 100-year life, the machine was "electrified" with a motor and a light. Throughout this series, we'll re-beautify the machine and convert it to a hand crank.
I'm going to show you how I break this machine down for general reconditioning - something a lot of collectors call a "spa day." The plan is for this tutorial to be very accessible to a beginner. We're not going to remove any components that might leave a "newbie" struggling to reassemble them. In fact, the bobbin winder will be the most challenging part.
The older Singer 15 models have fewer features than later model 15s, so while your 15 might have a more elaborate stitch regulator, dropping feed dogs, or reverse, we're nonetheless going to cover principles and techniques that will help you when working on the more common 15-90 or 15-91.
Get Acquainted with Part Names
This diagram will help you become familiar with parts and general areas of the machine.
Choosing Screwdrivers
When choosing a screwdriver, use one that fits the screw head slot snugly while seating itself flush to the bottom of the slot. If too loose, you may strip the slot of the screw, widening the slot so that a screwdriver tip will not fit it properly. Likewise, if the screwdriver tip is too large without fitting flush to the bottom of the slot, it can slip loose and also damage the screw head. The Vintage Singer Sewing Machine Blog has an excellent guide for choosing the correct screw driver tip, but if you cannot match the quality of the hollow-ground tips shown in the guide, simply choose the best-fitting household screwdriver you have for each screw you remove. If a screw is stuck, you must use penetrating fluid such as Bluecreeper and heat to avoid stripping the screw. More on this throughout the tutorial.
Photographing and Grouping Your Parts
If you are not 100% certain that you will remember what a part or area of your machine should look like after reassembly, take abundant photos. If you're new to this, you will be very thankful for grouping your parts in small plastic containers or sandwich bags. You can use masking tape to "tag" even small screws and parts.
External Motor?
Our essential steps here will be similar to working on an electric 15-90, which also has an external motor. If you are fortunate enough to own a 15-91 with a potted motor, you have a very different (and desirable) direct-drive motor. If you wish to delve into your potted motor you will want to read this series of posts at The Vintage Singer Sewing Machine Blog. Sadly, that blog hasn't been active since 2013, but the existing information is excellent.
Make certain your machine is unplugged for disassembly. I know it sounds like common sense, but please take great care with electricity.
The wiring on my 15-30 has already been cut away from the motor. We must remove a single bolt or heavy screw (depending on your machine) where the motor bracket attaches to the motor "boss" mount. The belt is then easily slipped off the balance wheel with the motor removed. In the case of this particular 15-30, I will not use the removed motor for reassembly since I intend to complete the machine as a hand crank.
If maintaining your machine as an electric model, inspect your motor for frayed or cracked wiring. Please don't give it just a quick once-over. Inspect every inch of the electrical cords! If your motor is good or salvageable, set it aside in a safe place for now.
Electric Light
On our 15-30, we need to also remove the electric light. The black cover plate shown below - behind my finger - serves as a bracket for the light as well as a cover plate. Notice the cracked wiring on the light as well. The light will not be used on reassembly for a hand crank machine.
Your 15 may have an original Singer light that is wired directly to the motor and attached to the machine differently than mine, but it will still be easy to remove. Remove the thumb screw to remove the cover plate as well as any screw holding the light assembly into place.
If the thumb screw is seized and too tight for your fingers, use a thick piece of leather or comparable material to protect the thumb screw as you loosen it with pliers. The padding ensures that you don't unnecessarily blemish the grooved area. It sounds minor, but when the thumbscrew is polished later, it will look nicer without signs of pliers having marred the surface. Small details will lend themselves to an overall more beautiful machine when complete.
With the cover plate removed from the back of the upright pillar, we can see the internal mechanism.
The Balance Wheel (Hand Wheel)
Fortunately my 15-30 already moves freely when I turn the balance wheel. However, if a machine is seized and the wheel does not turn easily, I recommend that you lubricate and heat the rotating cams, linkages, and moving areas of the machine until the balance wheel moves freely, causing the needle bar to move up and down normally.
Liberal use of a high-grade penetrating fluid such as Bluecreeper, combined with heat and patience will loosen most parts. A hair dryer can generate adequate heat, but a heat gun or carefully used butane torch may work faster. Keep in mind that heated metal becomes, well, hot. Allow metal to cool to avoid burns.
With a free-moving machine, you can remove the balance wheel knowing that you'll easily continue your work. Remove the set screw on the stop motion wheel. It is the shiny (or perhaps rusty) knob with the grooved edge intended to provide a good grip when properly loosened by hand.
With the screw removed, you can typically loosen and remove the shiny (or rusty) stop motion wheel by either holding the balance wheel in place with your other hand, or the needle bar, as you loosen the stop motion wheel.
Beneath the wheel you will find a tabbed stop motion lock washer.
With the tabbed washer removed, your balance wheel should slide off. If it feels stuck, try a firm pull. If necessary, apply penetrating fluid and heat. Take great caution if you attempt to tap the wheel off the shaft, because the shaft can break from overzealous tapping which will actually apply abrupt pressure against the shaft. I've seen cracked shafts. I recommend that you patiently work with penetrating fluid and heat to remove a stuck balance wheel.
The Balance Wheel Cover
There is a single screw holding the balance wheel cover in place. On many Singer models, the bobbin winder is attached to the cover as seen below. You may find that you prefer to first remove the bobbin winder from the cover, depending on the position and angle of the screws. With my 15-30, I chose to remove the cover first.
The Bobbin Winder Assembly
The bobbin winder is comprised of many small parts, including springs. For a beginner, it will likely be the most challenging part to reassemble later. I want you to believe that you can manage to do it successfully, because once you have conquered one, you will have much greater confidence with your mechanical ability. The machines you work on in the future will be less intimidating.
Take many photos of your bobbin winder assembly from multiple angles before and after it is removed from the machine.
If you're absolutely terrified by this mechanism, you could certainly clean it without further disassembly. It will be difficult to polish all the shiny metal effectively, and it is a less than thorough job unless your machine's bobbin winder is already in great shape.
Having detached the bobbin winder from the balance wheel cover, I photograph and take notice of every detail, like the position of the tip of the spring below.
As you remove springs, inspect them for broken tabs. Without the tabs, the spring won't work correctly.
Work patiently on your bobbin winder, taking great care to continue photographing it at each step of disassembly. Below I've taken notice of the thin washer's position. Upon reassembly, without an understanding of how washers integrate with an assembly properly, you might have difficulty. Photos, photos, photos!
Another spring is revealed:
We're seeing just how dirty and corroded this bobbin winder is between all of it's moving parts. So sure, we could have liberally injected penetrant or sewing machine oil into the assembly repeatedly to improve its condition, but for an assembly as neglected as mine, I want to know that it is thoroughly clean.
The bobbin tire was so hardened that I had to break it off with pliers. If you find yourself doing the same, just be careful not to press your pliers against the bobbin tire pulley.
On the section of the bobbin winder shown below, I'm choosing to not remove the screw for disassembly. I can see that I'll be able to clean and polish this section easily, and I'm comfortable leaving it intact.
With the bobbin winder disassembled, be sure to keep the parts grouped together so that you don't have to figure out which screws it requires later.
Thread Tension Assembly
A dirty or neglected machine can almost always benefit from a thorough disassembly and cleaning of the thread tension assembly. Mine is looking pretty rough below.
I've decided to remove the face plate before removing the tensioner. I remove the two screws that hold the assembly in place and allow adjustment.
Pay attention to the order of the parts as they are disassembled. The tension regulating thumb nut:
The tension spring removed:
The tension release disc and two tension discs removed:
The tension release pin removed:
The inner barrel is stuck within the outer barrel, and here I'm using Bluecreeper penetrating fluid to begin loosening the seized parts:
The Bluecreeper was enough. I didn't require heat. My fully disassembled tensioner:
This 15-30 tension assembly is much like what you will find on Singer model 66s and 99s.
The Newer Model 15 Tension Assembly
These diagrams will help you to disassemble and reassemble the tensioner on a more modern model 15-90 or 15-91:
Also, we have an article here that might be helpful:
The Needle & Shuttle Areas
Remove the hook slide cover plate by rotating it a bit so that the underside clips will release.
If you find that your throat plate screws are stuck, use your penetrant and heat.
A long screwdriver with an appropriate tip can often provide better leverage than a short screwdriver for challenging screws.
Sometimes a ratcheting wrench with a screwdriver bit can provide the required leverage for a stubborn screw. Remember: patient use of penetrant and heat will accomplish more than fighting the screw with the screwdriver.
Remove the thumb screw that will allow the presser foot to be detached:
Remove the thread guide and needle clamp:
Remove the feed dogs:
Remove the shuttle race body by removing the two large screws:
Remove the screw that holds the shuttle hook retainer in place:
Remove the shuttle race cap. This is definitely optional if you find yourself struggling with the small screws, but I prefer to remove it for cleaning. As always - penetrant, heat, and the proper sized screwdriver!
Presser Bar & Face Area
If you've accomplished the preceding steps, the area beneath the face plate shouldn't intimidate you at all. We have two screws to remove here: 1) the screw holding the presser bar lifter in place; 2) the screw that holds the presser bar guide in place. See below:
The presser bar lifter will likely be easy to remove. Encourage it with penetrant and heat if necessary.
Meanwhile, my pressure regulator thumb screw wouldn't turn by hand, and my presser bar was frozen to the guide. I applied Bluecreeper and heat:
I used the leather and pliers to remove the pressure regulator thumb screw:
My presser bar was really stuck. I carefully tapped it downward to jar it past the stuck point. I left the pressure regulator thumb screw extended but still mounted to serve as a "channel" for my tapping punch to travel downward.
Driving the presser bar downward ultimately releases it from the presser bar guide:
I must also point out that beneath the pressure regulator thumb screw, you will find a washer. Once the pressure regulator is removed, you can also easily lift out the long spring.
I'm left with an area beneath the face plate that will be easy to clean, but without disassembling the mechanism that drives the needle bar. In the next part of this series, we'll easily clean the needle bar in place. This is appropriate for a beginner.
The Underside
Due to the stark nature of the mechanisms beneath the bed of the Singer 15, a beginner should not feel that they have to disassemble this area. We can clean the rocking shafts and linkages easily in the next part of this series.
The Breakdown
If you accomplish the steps above, you will be left with about 70 separate parts. My photo looks a bit intimidating to the inexperienced - but your parts are all grouped and labeled, right?
Part 2: Cleaning and Polishing is now available!
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Thank you for showing all the parts in detail. My husband got me a 15-30 for Christmas and when I tried to wind the bobbin last night it would not work. We took it apart and now I see from your pictures that mine is missing the domed washer from inside the bobbin winder.


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Downloadable resources from the Retreat Association
The RA website has lots of helpful resources, including leaflets on various types of retreat, quiet days, personality profiles, prayer, spiritual exercises etc. Click here to see their list
They have just released some new guidelines for Spiritual Direction – for more information and to download them, click here
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Courses in Spiritual Direction, Leading Retreats and Quiet Days etc are also listed on the RA website.
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The BURG Bursary Fund can assist with the cost of training. Contact the treasurer, Bill Carpenter.
Introductory Spiritual Direction
At the end of June, seventeen students successfully completed the Introductory Spiritual Direction Course run by the Spiritual Direction (SpiDir) Network, which is an independent peer-led group that is financially self-supporting. The course took place at Douai Abbey, and as always we were grateful for their warm Benedictine hospitality.
The primary focus of the SpiDir Network is to make spiritual direction widely available within Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. We maintain a List of about 90 spiritual directors; they come from a range of Christian denominations and each has supervision. We run regular introductory courses for spiritual directors and for supervisors; in addition we organise three workshop-style event days per year for people interested in exploring spirituality.
On the SpiDir website (www.soulfriend.org.uk), you can find details of events and training opportunities available at any time, as well as how to get the current list of spiritual directors.


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British police investigating the death of former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko have said traces of a deadly radioactive substance had been found at the offices of self-exiled Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, the DPA news agency reports.
Traces of radiation have been found at several more sites in London, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.
Besides Alexander Litvinenko's home and a hotel and restaurant he visited on the day he fell ill with radiation poisoning, "several other premises" also have the indications of radiation. But Reid didn't give the names of the places and said there was no need for public alarm.
Litvinenko's friend, Alexander Goldfarb, however, told Sky News television that they included the offices of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky — Litvinenko's friend and patron and a bitter critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Another address was the offices of Erinys, a security and risk management company, the firm confirmed in a statement.
Erinys said it had received a visit from Litvinenko "on a matter totally unrelated to issues now being investigated by the police." It did not specify the date of the visit.
Police said both addresses were in the exclusive Mayfair district in London's West End.
Health officials have said Polonium 210 is dangerous only if it is swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through a wound.
Reid's comments deepened the mystery over how and where Litvinenko ingested the poison.


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Ordinary Moments. Becoming Extraordinary Moments.
Just a normal everyday activity can become something more. I don't know why this happens at some times but not others. Maybe it is the state of our heart. Maybe there are moments when our hearts and eyes and ears are open to more. Moments when we see beyond the meaningless into the meaningful. And a moment becomes full of meaning.
Like last night. I was in another room doing the usual mundane tasks of keeping house. I could hear my husband reading our littlest one a book. Not just any book. A favorite book. A book we read over and over and over. So many times that we read it from memory, no longer paying attention to the words. Just mindlessly saying it once again. He was reading it with his usual dramatics. Making her laugh and scream in all the right spots. And I was just listening because there was nothing else to hear at that moment. Listening because I had no other choice.
And then I started to hear the words in a new way. It is a simple book. I'm sure you have read it too. Maybe even sung it, I imagine. It's the story of a family going on a bear hunt. Ringing a bell? They face all kinds of obstacles; tall grass, water, mud, snow... you remember now? And each time they say these words...
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh, no!
We've got to go through it!
As I listened to my husband reading these words over and over throughout the story something happened in my heart. They spoke to me. I realized that all these years I have been on my own bear hunt of sorts.
I am not hunting for a bear. But, in my heart I am searching for something just as elusive. Happiness, contentment, acceptance, peace. I set out each day on my search for these things and something or someone stands in my path.
And what do I do?
I stand there. Trying to figure out how to get over it, or under it, or around it maybe. Anything but going through it. I don't want to do the hard stuff. I want a way out. And so I stand there. Thinking. Analyzing. Wasting time. Maybe even contemplating giving up or turning back.
Because going through it looks scary. Impossible even. I don't believe I can do it. But, in the end, I realize going through it is the only way to the other side. I have to take the step forward into the unknown and just go through it.
I'm so grateful, though, that I don't go through it alone. I have One who is with me. Guiding me. Making my path straight. Holding me up. Picking me up. Believing in me. Every step. Every day.
So when the obstacles come, and they will, I will remember an ordinary evening. Listening to an ordinary story. But learning an extraordinary lesson.
I can't go over it.
I can't go under it.
Thank, God!
I will go though it!


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Let's Try to Make Sense of DC's Deafening Climate Silence (Videos)
The debates are over, and we can assume campaign messaging is pretty much locked in as we head down the home stretch. And, as you're well aware by now, talk of climate is nowhere to be found. For the first time since the 80s, the issue didn't even come up in the debates. After a year of record heat and drought, nobody is going to discuss climate change.
So, at this point, it's worth sussing out why. Chris Hayes has a pretty sharp take:
So does the Climate Desk's Chris Mooney:
The causes of this glaring omission are complex, and it's not as though one group alone is responsible. First, there are the journalists who have moderated the debates, and who have been repeatedly lobbied to talk about climate—to no avail. Their presumed attitudes are perhaps best captured in the words of debate two moderator Candy Crowley, who relegated climate to the status of a kind of groupie issue when she afterwards remarked, "I had that question for all of you climate change people." She just didn't have time to get to it, she explained.And finally, PBS offers this commentary in a teaser for its longer investigation into the issue, Climate of Doubt:
But then, neither did the candidates, despite their regular on-air clashes over energy policy ... In truth, the attitudes of the candidates' strategists towards the climate issue, and towards science policy in general, may be quite similar to those of moderators Crowley, Lehrer, and Schieffer. "I've talked to political operatives, and they think science is a boutique issue, like changing to the metric system or something," says Shawn Otto, the CEO of the nonprofit group ScienceDebate.org, which focuses on trying to inject discussions of science-based issues into presidential and other campaigns. "They don't see votes in it."
Watch John Hockenberry on How Skeptics Changed the Politics of Climate Change on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Each of the explanations for the climate silence this election cover similar territory:
1. Politicians, pundits, and operatives view climate change as a boutique issue—one that engages just a small subset of voters, and one that can be written off without any great political consequence.
2. Climate has effectively been driven to that status by the conservative elements of the Republican party, who have cast climate change itself as a liberal, tax-increasing phenomenon.
Spurred on by fossil fuel interests and a skeptical rightwing punditry, they've created an environment where even so much as acknowledging the problem can get a congressman shouted down by Limbaugh or attacked by Fox News or booted out of his job. Climate has long become a strictly Democratic concern, and even then, the intensity of the opposition is enough to make pols think twice before wading in.
Now, many more people believe in climate change than don't—it's just that the political and financial power is concentrated on the wrong side of the equation; oil and coal execs, talk radio hosts, Fox News and fossil fuel company lobbyists carry more weight on the Hill than the Sierra Club, student activist groups, and the fact that a majority of the nation has an ambiguous desire to somehow tackle global warming.
Finally, there are still plenty of coal miners in swing states like Ohio who view climate change as something of an existential threat.
All that being the case, Obama was plenty happy to stay mum and to ruffle fewer feathers; Romney was practically obligated to, lest he beckon another round of tongue-lashings as he did when he admitted climate change existed during the primaries.
But ultimately, I see climate silence as a failure of the mainstream media; a politico-media complex too enthralled by the story lines pitched to them by the campaigns to force either to address an infinitely pressing issue that falls outside its comfort zone. There were no efforts at all to examine the candidates' positions on climate policy in light of the record drought and heat temps, to press either for substantive answers. Climate silence is a product of failed leadership, to be sure, but also of our professional information gatherers and storytellers.


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Why I am waiting:Title: The Angels' ShareAuthor: J.R. WardSeries: The Bourbon Kings #2Release Date: July 26th, 2016In Charlemont, Kentucky, the Bradford family is the crème de la crème of high society—just like their exclusive brand of bourbon. And their complicated lives and vast estate are run by a discrete staff who inevitably become embroiled in their affairs. This is especially true now, when the apparent suicide of the family patriarch is starting to look more and more like murder…
No one is above suspicion—especially the eldest Bradford son, Edward. The bad blood between him and his father is known far and wide, and he is aware that he could be named a suspect. As the investigation into the death intensifies, he keeps himself busy at the bottom of a bottle—as well as with his former horse trainer's daughter. Meanwhile, the family's financial future lies in the perfectly manicured hands of a business rival, a woman who wants Edward all to herself.
Everything has consequences; everybody has secrets. And few can be trusted. Then, at the very brink of the family's demise, someone thought lost to them forever returns to the fold. Maxwell Bradford has come home. But is he a savior...or the worst of all the sinners?
This series sounds really interesting. I think I'll wait to see a few reviews of this one before I go buy it, though. Let me know if you've read this one or book one and enjoyed!
What book are you waiting on this week?


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In a market where junior mining executives run the gamut from gloomy to cautious, Ken Cunningham is an ebullient exception. The President/CEO of Miranda Gold (V.MAD) is bullish on Nevada, bullish on Colombia and bullish on his company's prospect-generator, joint-venture business model.
"My vision for this company is to make a discovery," Cunningham declares. "I'm a geologist, and I have over 35 years of mineral exploration worldwide under my belt. We think we've positioned ourselves with a portfolio of projects that are in the right geological jurisdictions where hopefully a big deposit will ultimately reward our efforts. That's what I look forward to."
Miranda has one project in Alaska (Ester Dome), two in Colombia (Cajamarca, Pavo Real), six in Nevada outside the Cortez Trend (Angel Wing, Big Blue, East Spruce, Iron Point, PPM, Redich) and seven within the Cortez Trend (Coal Canyon, Fuse, HOG, Red Canyon, Red Hill, Rook, Taz).
A full plate for most juniors, but Cunningham wants more. "Oh, yeah!" he exclaims. "We've got four properties targeted in Nevada. We'll be closing on one, I believe, by the end of this month. It has drill intercepts that haven't been followed up, and it's quite attractive. We've got claims on another property that we're in the process of perfecting. We're also negotiating for a third property. And we've got the same thing going on in Colombia. We'll be making offers on those properties perhaps under the umbrella of the Agnico-Eagle(T.AEM) alliance."
Miranda was already partnered with Agnico at Ester Dome, when the major announced July 25 it was expanding its collaboration. The Colombia partnership calls for Agnico to spend a minimum of $1 million annually in exploration for three years. "It's probably the most significant thing we've done this year," Cunningham says. "It will be exactly what we do right now, prospect generation, and so they will be funding 70% of our Colombian exploration. That will bring our burn rate down, and it will make us more aggressive. It will give us a big name behind us, and so we'll see more properties come to our direction.
"If we do acquire properties, Agnico has the first right to elect that property into a joint-venture, whereby they would solely fund exploration to different stages to earn anything between a 51% and 70%, with the 70% interest coming after completion of a feasibility study."
Colombia's geology is first rate, but security concerns have dogged its reputation. Cunningham sees great potential there. He explains, "For the last 10 years, Colombia has shown itself to be very stable, democratic and receptive to outside investments. My caution is that mining is new to them. They haven't participated in modern exploration over the last 40 years or so, and their mining law is in a state of flux. But they have realized their problems and have just formed a new agency. My hope is that they take care of some of the problems that make it difficult to secure title."
Cajamarca and Pavo Real are two of Miranda's JVs, with Red Eagle Mining V.RD holding 70% of each. Its Chairman, Ian Slater, who sits on Miranda's board, shares Cunningham's enthusiasm about Colombia, and last year investors demonstrated their agreement by subscribing $25 million for Red Eagle's IPO.
Victoria Gold (V.VIT) President/CEO John McConnell told Resources Wire last week that "Nevada is becoming very bureaucratic in terms of its permitting process…and it really drags out." Cunningham concurs but adds, "In almost every jurisdiction, permitting processes are taking longer and have become more expensive. The plus about Nevada is that you know you can still permit and what hoops you have to jump through. You can be fairly certain, if you make a discovery, it will go into production."
In other words, reward trumps risk. Cunningham says, "I see more companies getting interested in Nevada both for political safety and because there have been a couple of significant discoveries in the last five years. The AuEx Long Canyon discovery that ultimately became a $1.2-billion acquisition by Newmont (T.NMC). You've got Gold Standard Ventures (V.GSV) getting a lot of press in the southern end of the Carlin Trend and you have Barrick (T.ABX) with a brand new discovery [Goldrush] in the Cortez Trend that's already announced seven million ounces. My guess is that will be a 15-million-ounce discovery."
Of all Miranda's Nevada properties, Cunningham is sweetest on Red Hill and Angel Wing. Red Hill is "due southeast of Goldrush, and we know we have a gold system there. We've got a drillhole with 13 metres of 8 grams. It's deep, but it's the real deal. It's the best drill intercept that I'm aware of outside of the Barrick holdings in Cortez. Unfortunately, it's an expensive one to follow up on. Our partner [NuLegacy Gold (V.NUG)] got one deep hole on the property this year, and while we saw some things we liked, we didn't catch the actual target because of the drifting of the drill bit. It's just a matter of getting enough drillholes into it to find out if it is another really big Cortez deposit or something smaller and structurally controlled."
Cunningham says of Angel Wing, "We just announced that our partner there, [Ramelius Resources], a mid-tier producer out of Australia, had some pretty good success in the last round of drilling with five-foot intercept of 14 grams.
Gold assays from Angel Wing released August 30 include:
0.61 grams per tonne over 60.9 metres
(including 1.6 g/t over 16.7 metres)
(including 14.15 g/t over 1.5 metres)
0.65 g/t over 27.4 metres
(including 2.09 g/t over 6.1 metres)
Cunningham reports, "I met with [Ramelius'] VP about 10 days ago, and they're quite excited about it. We know they will come back aggressively."
Cunningham was involved in the discovery of two Nevada gold projects with over five million ounces total (Nike and Ren). Should he hit another big strike, he fully expects Miranda to be taken out. He's not particularly worried that it will be got for cheap. "We have a lot of market awareness and big names as shareholders: Lukas Lundin [Chairman, Lundin Mining Corp (T.LUN)], Adrian Day [President, Adrian Day Asset Management], the Global Sprott guys. Almost 50% of our stock is held by people that like our business model."
The great virtue of which is that the exploration is paid by with other companies' money. Cunningham says, "Since 2004, we haven't spent a nickel of shareholder money drilling a project on our own. We've been successful in bringing in Newmont, Barrick, Placer Dome, Newcrest and Agnico-Eagle, as well as a number of juniors as partners.
"We have a $5-million treasury, which is essentially a two-year treasury right now. Partner expenditure builds every year. It's now up to $2.6 million. In a rough market, the prospect-generator model is the one you want, if you have an appetite for risk. Our treasury stays intact, and dilution is less of an issue.
Cunningham concludes, "I saw a statistic in John Kaiser's [Canaccord] newsletter a month or so ago — 80% of the junior companies had less than a million dollars in the till." Many of these companies won't survive, but Cunningham is confident Miranda will. "Our model works in this market, but it takes patience."
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Detection of a potential or confirmed breach of the property perimeter provides time for police or guard forces to intercept a threat before the loss of property or harm to staff. Facilities with perimeter detection in place range from remote petrochemical or cellular sites to vehicle processing or storage facilities to critical infrastructure.
There are many things to consider when evaluating your current or new perimeter detection strategy.
Deter: A fortified site is the optimal deterrent to attackers. Commonly, perimeter fences / barriers, plus other visible mechanisms such as perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS), lighting and cameras serve as deterrents to a would-be attacker.
Detect: Implementation of detection sensors enhance the ability to identify intruders and stave off an attack. It is recommended to introduce at minimum a single layer of PIDS technology to detect intruders at the outer perimeter. Often, a dual-layer approach is called for to protect a facility with higher security requirements (i.e. potential theft or damage to higher value assets). Layering complementary technologies, such as fence sensors plus video analytics, allows reinforcement of the perimeter layer. For the highest security applications (i.e. where threat to critical infrastructure or human life is present), a multi-layered system incorporating a range of technologies further adds to the level of protection.
Delay: It's critical to maximize the time span from ingress to attackable asset, to allow the security team time to respond. Physical barriers at the perimeter, PIDS on and inside the perimeter fence, internal barriers (ideally with PIDS), and the distance between barriers and attackable asset are all delay mechanisms that slow an attacker.
Assess: Introduce an integrated system that includes alarm communication and CCTV/Video assessment of intrusions. Operators need to see what the system has detected.
Respond: Design scenarios and deployment of your response force to stop a threat / attack or intruder.
Intelligent System Characteristics
Key components of an intelligent perimeter detection system:
Design Considerations
Creating short fence or buried cable detection zones increases your ability to identify a threat by using your video surveillance system more effectively.
Plus, the DORI concept is particularly critical for protecting perimeters. Be sure to consider your viewing expectations in terms of Detection, Observation, Recognition, Identifiation (DORI). More details on DORI here.
Integration Options for Perimeter Detection
Common ways to integrate 3rd party systems like video management and access control with perimeter detection systems includes thge use of contact closures and programming using a Software Development Kit (SDK) .
A site survey is necessary in order to properly evaluate the perimeter. Below is a link to Site Survey: Perimeter Detection to get you started down the path to an effective perimeter detection solution. The site survey will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to set their expectations and will narrow down the best solution for the application.
Various technologies can be used to detect organized motion, shock, vibration, and heat signature. These technologies include thermal imaging cameras, buried cable, fence mounted cable, infrared beam, stereo Doppler microwave, and radar in military or airport applications.
Thermal imaging cameras provide the opportunity to detect a human or other heat signature producing body at or before a perimeter. This technology allows monitoring stations to eliminate the possibility of cloaking by using shrubbery or camouflage clothing. Cameras that can see visible light are often used to verify a heat signature detected by a thermal camera since the resolution of a thermal imager is much lower than that of today's high definition visible imagers. In many cases, lights will be turned on at the alarm site. Another option to provide light for the visible camera imager is to utilize infrared illumination which allows the camera to see a monochrome image of the scene with no visible light present.
Thermal imaging cameras are available in many form factors. Most often a fixed camera is used, however, there are high end solutions which allow for pan tile zoom functionality. At the highest end of the camera capability range are thermal cameras with a second visible light sensor. This allows the operator to quickly switch between the thermal image and the visible image to quickly identify the potential threat.
Intelligent video analytics (IVA) are often deployed in conjunction with thermal camera sensors. The use of IVA allows for the facility owner to determine more specifically when a violation is occurring since the image from the sensor is not as detailed as that of a visible camera imager.
A fence detection system is used to detect cut or climb attempts by intruders attempting to gain site access. The detection cable, which is easily affixed to fence fabric or wire topper using cable ties, is connected to a processor module that analyzes vibration activity on the cable. A properly functioning fence detection system should alarm on intrusion attempts, but ignore environmental disturbances.
To ensure high probability of detection (Pd) and a low nuisance alarm rate (NAR), choose a fence detection system that may be calibrated in software on installation to account for variations in fence fabric or tension to ensure uniform detection sensitivity along the protected fence line. The system should also employ advanced digital signal processing capabilities that differentiate fence cut / climb attacks from harmless disturbances such as wind, rain or vehicle traffic, to successfully detect intrusions while preventing the nuisance alarms that plague other technologies. Insist on a system that precisely locates intrusion attempts to within 3m (10 ft) and that features software-controlled detection zone assignment (Free-Format Zoning™) to keep hardware costs low and maximize flexibility as needs change.
Unique Fence Sensor Applications
More about fence detection systems here
A buried cable detection system provides volumetric (RF-based) detection of walking, running or crawling intruders. Designed for applications where covert protection is essential, cables are buried on the secure side of an existing physical barrier to prevent detection of animals or patrol officers, outside the barrier as an 'early warning' mechanism, or in place of a barrier if esthetics are of concern. RF energy couples between Tx and Rx cables to create an invisible RF-based detection field.
When evaluating buried technologies, select a system that requires minimal trenching for cable installation and no special ground preparation or graded cables that could result in increased cost or service time. Identify a system that may be calibrated in software on installation to properly address variations in ground composition or site conditions and achieve uniform detection along the protected area. Ensure that the system offers flexible, software-controlled detection zone assignment to cost-effectively address your site's unique requirements, to successfully detect intrusions while preventing the nuisance alarms that plague other technologies. Most critically, look for advanced Digital Signal Processing capabilities that enable precise location of intruders to within 3m (10ft) but prevent harmless disturbances caused by small animals or environmental factors such as wind, rain or snow.
Microwave sensors, also known as Radar, RF or Doppler sensors, detect walking, running or crawling human targets in an outdoor environment.
Microwave sensors generate an electromagnetic (RF) field between transmitter and receiver, creating an invisible volumetric detection zone. When an intruder enters the detection zone, changes to the field are registered and an alarm occurs.
Microwave sensors are often easy to install, provide high probability of detection, low nuisance alarms and resistance to rain, fog, wind, dust, falling snow and temperature extremes. Most operate at K-Band frequency, maximizing detection performance and minimizing interference from external radar sources.
More about microwave sensors here
Camera systems can be deployed that use the information they "see" to alert authorities of very specific behavior violations such as line crossing in a specific direction as well as dozens of additional behaviors.
In the video below, we discuss the use video analytics and other systems to detect an intrusion into a secure area during a partner demonstration.
Active infrared technology employs a two-column sensor for detection of intruders. The transmitter unit emits invisible active infrared beams. The receiver unit receives and analyses the beams and detects intruders passing between the two columns.
With passive infrared technology, intrusions are detected by sensing temperature (heat radiation) contrast between an intruder moving through the detection pattern and the background environment. Rugged construction, integrated heaters and self-adapting technology assure the reliable operation and constant detection capacity under changing environmental conditions or temperature extremes.
Dual technology motion sensors offer the unique combination of Doppler Microwave and passive infrared technology to provide volumetric protection for a variety of outdoor applications.
These sensors are configured for "And Gate" operation; both technology elements must activate simultaneously for the sensor to alarm. The microwave portion must detect motion of an intruder, while the passive infrared portion must detect infrared (heat) radiation emitted by an intruder.
Dual technology sensors feature a 15 m x 12 m (50 ft x 40 ft) detection pattern, and are specified for the protection of specific assets, strategic areas or as a gap-filler in conjunction with other detection systems such as fence or buried cable perimeter intrusion detection system, microwave links, or transceivers.
More about dual-technology motion detection here
Options include full color graphic map displays detailing precise alarm location and integrating data communications, event reporting and auxiliary security devices, to advanced security management tools incorporating live video and comprehensive assessment and reporting tools for centralized control of perimeter security operations across large or multiple sites.
Perimeter detection technology can significantly reduce nuisance alarms, however the need for alarm verification still exists. For this reason, most sites deploy force protection to an alarm site after verification of the alarm using a visible camera system. Most often this is accomplished using a pan tilt zoom camera system. PTZ cameras allow an operator to investigate a specific alarm zone along the perimeter without having to leave the command desk. By assessing the threat in advance, proper response can be deployed. The response may be a single guard or police officer who responds from a different site or from within the facility. These alarms may also be monitored by a 3rd party monitoring service located at a central monitoring station. The central monitoring station will then assess the alarm and activate an appropriate response.
In this video we see how a video management system can receive alarms from other systems, in this case a pull-station alarm, to cause an alert for an officer to react to instantly.
Outdoor perimeter security is a facility's first line of defense against attack, sabotage, property theft or harm to personnel, calling for great care in selecting an appropriate detection solution. A perimeter security system from Southwest Microwave ensures that your front line and critical inner perimeter elements are protected by proven, trusted technologies that deliver these industry-leading benefits:
Southwest Microwave's pledge to provide world-class customer care is backed by extensive technical service capabilities. The system configuration and support experts in their Technical Services Group can handle your complete system needs – from design to implementation and beyond.
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Unique digital signal processing capabilities. Scalable networking and control options. User-friendly installation tools. Whether your goal is reliable intrusion detection, seamless integration or ease of deployment, INTREPID™ smart sensors offer best-in-class performance to handle the most challenging high-security applications in the harshest environmental conditions. INTREPID™ technologies are recognized to provide the highest probability of detection and lowest nuisance alarm rates, ensuring that your front line and critical inner perimeter elements are protected by proven, trusted technologies that evolve with your security needs.
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These high-performance sensors incorporate advanced, proprietary digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities to optimize discrimination between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances - mitigating risk of site compromise while effectively preventing nuisance alarms.


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it's easy to shit on this kid...his parents effed him up but putting him in that misery factory called show bizz...so he had a little help becoming a "douche" which is a little unfair given the context of his life
it's easy to shit on this kid...his parents effed him up but putting him in that misery factory called show bizz...so he had a little help becoming a "douche" which is a little unfair given the context of his life
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the
road. H.W. Beecher
Get rid of the Michael Jackson look. That video on youtube from way back when where you could call the Coreys had a clip of Feldman in full regalia and dancing and one person said it looked like a combination of Freddy Kruger and Michael Jackson. That person hit the nail right on the head. It was hilarious.
Favorite. Thread. Ever.
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I am too lazy to read this thread but didn't I get into it with someone for calling Corey Feldman a douchebag? or rather someone took me to task for calling him one. or something. I'll probably just re-read it now.
OK, I guess it wasn't me specifically but I am very sad now that I had to re-read and therefore re-think of that horrible horrible moment when Corey F. sang to his wife. I wish I could erase that from my memory forever and ever.
I think the most annoying thing about Feldman is that he takes himself so damn seriously. I think that's why a lot of people find him douchey. I mean, the guy obviously had some talent as a kid but then he got too up in his own stuff as a teen and never really came back down to earth. When he was on The Simple Life (I think that's what it was called), he was insufferable and bratty. If something wasn't about him, he MADE it about him.
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Loved you on Larry King Rat-tail! Another part of my childhood destroyed....
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Cory has a new tattoo!
"Corey Feldman has bought a memorial tattoo featuring his recently deceased best friend Corey Haim.
According to People, the Lost Boys actor paid a visit to a Los Angeles tattoo shop as his former co-star was being laid to rest in Toronto.
The emblem on his arm is of the number 222 alongside an elaborate illustration depicting a hot air balloon being lifted into the clouds featuring the name of his son Zen.
The basket portion of the hot air balloon is a peace sign, which was a conversion previously done to cover his ex-wife's name.
"It was a cover-up," Feldman said. "The basket's got my son's name in it. And then I'm putting his eyes underneath it, so it's kind of like his eyes are lifting up the basket which is going into the clouds."
The number is a tribute to Haim, who had '222' tattooed on his body when he was alive.
"On the day of his funeral I felt like I should mark him on my body forever," he added. "Now we're matching.""
How special!
He named his son ZEN??? Is his middle name Garden? Zen Garden Feldman.Originally Posted by STsFirstmate
And that tattoo explanation...well, at least it has meaning to him. But why advertise it to the world?
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I'm the one who got called out for calling Feldman a Douche on this thread and I am not ashamed by it...as someone pointed out what makes him such a Douche is the fact he takes himself waaaaaaaaay too seriously, he seems like he's a sleazy opportunistic tabloid fodder mess and I don't care for the guy...to me and MY opinion he's a Douche and the Douchiest of Douches I've ever seen...no one else comes close to meeting his Douchieness and I'm sure the offended poster will make it a point to point out my appearence again and get away with it again but that's his opinion and he wanted to make it personal...if you like Corey Feldman I mean no offence to you for liking him...but there is something about the guy that skeeves me and has ever since he took on the MJ persona...he was GREAT in Stand By Me and I won't take that away from him...but currently, especially since Corey Haim's death, he's submitting himself for ridicule and speculation about his sincerity when every other day if not twice a day there's another "press release" from him about losing his "best friend" If he stayed away from the funeral because of the media what was he doing WITH the media the day of the funeral? If Haim's mother's wishes were to not have any sort of circus connected to the death of her boy...why does it seem that Feldman is the ring leader?
I simply do not like the guy and I don't even know him...yes that's judgmental and doesn't really matter at all...I simply have shared my opinion of him just as everyone shares their opinion of anyone in the spotlight...good...or bad.
Me too
Plus,probably will sound as if I am judging-I am merely just stating how I feel.
I feel it was in bad taste to dress like Michael Jackson and look that was at Michael's funeral.
Or at least something that could be seen as ackward to be around at the funeral. I don't know-something a bit like something he should of thought about some more before doing that.
Oh-forgot-I read a comment on another site by someone who went to the same dentist as
Feldman and Haim(supposedly)
They said Haim seemed pretty nice but Feldman not so much.
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Corey Feldman (39)
"So, what, no fuckin' ziti now?"
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and it is just me, or does the lady dressed (such as it is) in turquoise look like a tranny Brit-Brit?
I have to agree the guy is one big joke after another but no matter what I will forever have a crush on him. It's kinda scary but my husband looks like he could be his long lost brother, no joke. Y'all c him on celebrity ghost stories last night? it was kinda touching. I like the name Zen, it's just neat.
Corey wants to be the new Hugh Hefner. Calls his condo the Feldmansion now. He's even got a bunch of chicks running around that he calls Corey's Angels. White lipstick abounds, natch:
Bleah: http://statigr.am/tag/feldmansion
And eww: https://twitter.com/CoreysAngels
Also just found this. Apparently he's got a new,overly autotuned single out. Check out his links of weirdness too:
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wow all i could think was a Charlie Sheen wannabe lol
Too much bleach & fake boobs.
Everyone is doing the duckface.
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Yeah, waaaay too much duckface and Charlie Sheen action happenin' there. And the logos on the website look like lottle penises with wings, complete with balls.
I've always found him icky but wasn't sure why. Good to know my ickymeter is working.
ya know... Becoming one of "Corey's Angels" might be a step up and a real game changer for Courtney Stodden!
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Gross. I suppose this is Feldman's way of coping with his childhood experiences of being molested by Hollywood bigwigs?...
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Wouldn't he and Dustin Diamond make a fine business duo?
I'm still mad at Dustin Diamond for ruining Celebrity Fit Club for me.
I will always feel sad for him, he never had a chance at being normal.
I disagree. There are a lot of well-adjusted people who had even more horrific upbringings than he did. There are a lot of child actors who are not in the spotlight anymore and still manage to survive and live good lives without being a rat-tailed, whiny, MJ dressing, posing, primping, pompous little fucktard.
When you look at someone like the kid from the Christmas Story movie-Peter Billingsley? Good lookin dude- has a good life, good friends and finds most of his success behind the scenes. He's not marrying his fans, trying to be Charlie Sheen or Hugh Hefner, releasing solo albums that are so heinous that you can't help by say "bless your heart" when you hear it.
I used to have a major thing for Corey Feldman- watched his movies over and over, posters all over the place- he was the MAN to me and my best friend. Now he is just a joke who doesn't get he is a joke. It's a shame- he is still really handsome- if he would have played his cards right and not been such a prat- he could have had a major career comeback. Now he is relegated to the ranks of has been reality show star. There's no coming back from that.
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The worst of this I saw was a woman named Kerry Lee (sp?) he was with in the 80's. He required her to have public sex with him (I saw her giving him oral sex on a massage table while a masseuse worked on her in a very public place and other instances). He tired of her within a year and tossed her out. She then went on the Carson Show and spilled it all. She was in such a state that it came off as neurotic. She wasn't lying though as I'd seen it with my own eyes.
Feldman is a dipshit for following in those same footsteps. He's also a grown man now. So he has chances and choices just like the rest of us do when it comes to deciding what kind of person we want to be.
Im not saying I agree with what he's doing, but everyone reacts to a bad childhood differently. We are all entitled to our own opinion.
I think that's a tick past duck face. More platypus face. I wonder if he lays down in that suit and lets the "girls" play twister on him. In heels.
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Corey's not done trying to be Michael Jackson...
...and trying to be Charlie Sheen...
From Huffington Post 8/27/13: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3824077.html
The Corey Feldman-hosted orgies of your dreams will never live up to their nightmarish realities.
Since the release of his terrifying music video (see above), "Ascension Millennium," the former Goonie hasn't had the best summer. First Vice confirmed that his birthday party was the most depressing and disturbing Los Angeles event of the year. Then Defamer came out with a first-hand account from a drug-fueled sex party at his home.
I always thought he was a good-looking kid and a decent actor. Liked him way better than Haim. Plus he's aged really well; still an attractive guy (although in recent photos he looks a bit strung out, probably using drugs again). But every time I would see him in interviews or on his reality show his personality always got on my nerves. Plus his downright embarrassing attempts to be a rock star.
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Whoa! That second photo (sunglasses) has him looking very much like Charlie Sheen. Yikes.
"We've had threads about guys fucking picnic tables, animals and dead bodies. Third boob ain't going to stop a damn thing." - cleanskull
OK- so his autobiography is out. Anyone gonna buy it? Anyone? Bueller?
I have to admit that I'm curious.
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He was asked about his parents stealing all his money (which they appear to have done) and he said you have to read the book! LOL
He did say that he was molested, we have all heard about that.. and he talked a little about Corey Haim and Micheal Jackson.
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Sometimes, Dominants, you will find yourselves behaving in a manner that seems perfectly normal and amicable to you, and someone else will be offended by your words and/or deeds. And sometimes the someone offended will be a person who is or wants to be in charge. It may even be someone with whom you must, for whatever reason, get along amicably. What do you do? Continue reading
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Project August: Day 22 – Just What Is This Libertarianism Anyway?Posted in Anti-libertarianism, Argumentation, Government, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Politics, Project August with tags Anti-libertarianism, common good, good of society, human-rights, individual rights, Libertarianism, liberty, society on August 22, 2013 by Xajow
Yes, I am going to talk about libertarianism again. Why do I talk about it when I could be making sexier posts about Dominance/submission? Talking about D/s and talking about libertarianism really stem from the same place for me. This blog is about expressing support for the liberty of the individual. D/s is part of my understanding of that, as is libertarianism. D/s and libertarianism may seem separate things in your mind, O reader, but they are intertwined in mine. Continue reading
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Racism is not something I talk about much, because addressing racism can make me angry to the point of being enraged. To be clear, I have little tolerance for racism. Those who harbor dislike of other people based on skin color are fools. Already I am having to force myself to breathe slowly to calm myself and focus. Racism makes me angry. There are few things in this world that I would genuinely say I hate, but racism is up at the top of that list. And right next to that on the list is slavery. Continue reading
Thoughts on a Movie D/s Folks Should SeePosted in D/s, Dominance, Movies, Relationships, submission with tags D/s, discipline, dominance, Eliza Doolittle, film, George Bernard Shaw, Henry Higgins, movies, My Fair Lady, Pygmalion, Relationships, society, submission on January 7, 2013 by Xajow
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Progress is often measured in picas in women's volleyball. No one knows that more than Kansas University coach Ray Bechard.
"One little step forward takes great effort," Bechard said, "but it's easy to take two steps back."
Six years ago, Bechard appeared to have turned the corner in his sixth year as the Jayhawks' coach. In 2003, KU compiled a 22-11 overall record and a 13-7 mark in the Big 12 Conference.
But the program has been in decline ever since. KU will begin Bechard's 12th season this weekend hoping to snap a streak of three straight sub-.500 seasons.
"We had a good stretch there for a while," Bechard said, "then we had two or three ACLs. You can slip pretty easily."
Knee injuries played a role in the Jayhawks' 10-19 record in 2006. Since then, KU has posted almost identical win-loss seasons — 13-17 in 2007 and 13-16 in 2008.
Can Kansas climb back over the .500 mark again this year?
Naturally, Bechard is optimistic, saying: "We feel like we're close to getting closer to where we want to be."
Bechard has all but one starter back from last season, so the experience card should improve the Jayhawks' hand. Still, those are the same players who compiled a 7-13 record in conference play, so the returnees obviously will have to take it up a notch.
One who Bechard believes will make a quantum leap is Nicole Tate, who plays the critical setter position and underwent a baptism by fire as a freshman last season.
"It's kind of like having a quarterback or point guard who played as freshmen coming back for their sophomore year," Bechard said. "You're excited about how they'll perform."
As important as the setter is, however, size also plays a large part in volleyball success, and Bechard has eight 6-footers on his roster — two more than women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson, incidentally — and three are freshmen.
"We have four newcomers," Bechard said, "and three are in the 10-foot club, which means they can reach 10 feet when they jump."
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"She's had the best camp," the KU coach said. "The thing that has me excited is how she picks things up. In practice, we haven't had to say it more than once."
Kansas will open this weekend at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational in Murphreesboro, Tenn.
Meanwhile, KU's soccer team will travel farther east into Tennessee to Knoxville, where the Jayhawks will participate in this weekend's Lady Vol Invitational.
Coach Mark Francis' team opened with a 2-0 victory over Drake last Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.
"We feel we still need another week of practice," Francis said, "but it was nice to get a win in the first game."
Francis had hoped to start three true freshmen in that game, but wound up using two after Amy Grow, a forward from Edmond, Okla., suffered an undisclosed injury prior to the opener.
Francis did not disclose the injury, citing privacy concerns, but said Grow is out for the season.
The freshmen who did start were Whitney Berry, a forward from Goddard who scored one of the two goals, and Shelby Williamson, a defender from Colorado Springs.
Meanwhile, Kat Liebetrau, a red-shirt freshman from Centennial, Colo., started in goal ahead of senior Julie Hanley and recorded the shutout.
"She's a good shot stopper," Francis said of Liebetrau. "That's what sets her apart."
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Both the men's and women's teams hope to improve on identical eighth-place finishes in last fall's Big 12 Conference cross country championships.
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Lauren Bonds, a senior from Hutchinson, heads the women's squad. Bonds is one of only two KU women runners to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors.
Top runners on the men's side are Donny Wasinger, a sophomore from Winona, Minn., and Bret Imgrund, a senior out of Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Kansas will open Sept. 5 at the Bob Timmons Classic at Rim Rock Farm.
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