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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/30/14 -- Kazax Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KZX) ("Kazax" or the "Company") is pleased to announce, as a follow-up to its news releases dated April 17, 2014 and April 25, 2014, the filing of the independent National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report in support of the revised resource estimate for the Lomonosovskoye Project on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
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Cloud applications are seeing a deluge of requests to support the exploding advanced analytics market. "Open analytics" is the emerging strategy to deliver that data through an open data access layer, in the cloud, to be directly consumed by external analytics tools and popular programming languages. An increasing number of data engineers and data scientists use a variety of platforms and advanced analytics languages such as SAS, R, Python and Java, as well as frameworks such as Hadoop and Spark...
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A look across the tech landscape at the disruptive technologies that are increasing in prominence and speculate as to which will be most impactful for communications – namely, AI and Cloud Computing. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Curtis Peterson, VP of Operations at RingCentral, highlighted the current challenges of these transformative technologies and shared strategies for preparing your organization for these changes. This "view from the top" outlined the latest trends and developments i...
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"We are a monitoring company. We work with Salesforce, BBC, and quite a few other big logos. We basically provide monitoring for them, structure for their cloud services and we fit into the DevOps world" explained David Gildeh, Co-founder and CEO of Outlyer, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at DevOps Summit at 20th Cloud Expo, held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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'If Hamister's bid goes through, the bankruptcy filing may just be a technicality. But if Hamister doesn't get public money for the Arena and withdraws the bid, it opens the door for an out-of-town investor to sneak in, buy the team and move it. How likely is that? No one knows … and that's the problem.'
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Green Bay Wins Seventh Straight in Rout of Raiders
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After holding the nation's second-leading scorer Shareeta Brown to just eight points in the win against Detroit on Tuesday, Green Bay (12-2, 2-0 HL) locked down another big-name player in a 71-44 win against Wright State (7-8, 1-1 HL) on Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix held Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year Kim Demmings to a career-low three points on 1-13 shooting while winning its seventh consecutive game and improving to 49-3 all-time against the Raiders.
"We played really well, and we have been playing very well. We need to make sure that every game we try to play with this same success rate," head coach Kevin Borseth said.
Wright State scored first to take an early 2-0 lead, but after tying the game at 2-2, Green Bay used three's on three consecutive possessions to build an 11-5 lead at the first media timeout. Senior Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) hit the first three of that streak en route to a game-high 13 first-half points. Eichler finished the game with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting, just two shy of tying her career-high 26 points set against Richmond on Nov. 24. Paced by Eichler, Green Bay made its first four attempts from long range on the day, finishing the game with a 47.1 percent mark from behind the arc.
Green Bay stretched the lead to 28-13 with 8:40 remaining in the first half, but neither team scored for nearly the next four minutes before senior Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) stole the ball and found Eichler in transition for the score. From there, Green Bay closed the half on an 8-2 run, holding the Raiders scoreless for the final 2:56 of the half.
The Phoenix came out of the locker room with a deep three from senior Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.), and built on a 15-0 run that forced a Wright State timeout just two and a half minutes out of the break. With 16:09 remaining, redshirt junior Breannah Ranger (Skokie, Ill.) drove the lane to push the lead to 30 at 47-17, the largest lead of the game to that point. Ranger finished with her first career double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Green Bay led by as many as 34 in a game that allowed all players to see at least five minutes on the court. Paced by Ranger and redshirt senior Jenny Gilberton (Wabasha, Minn.), who finished with seven points and four rebounds, the Phoenix bench contributed 24 points on the afternoon.
The win marks the 10th time this season the Phoenix has held an opponent under 50 points, and the second time this week Green Bay held a high-profile player below their average. Wright State's Demmings, who entered the game averaging 21.1 points per game after scoring 35 at Milwaukee on Thursday, was held to just three points and committed seven turnovers.
Green Bay's dominance in the paint continued as the Phoenix outscored the Raiders 36-8 in the paint. During the seven-game winning streak, Green Bay holds a 242-70 advantage against opponents in the paint.
Green Bay shot 43.3 percent from the field in the win, the sixth straight game the team has shot better than 40 percent. The Phoenix also used 22 assists on 26 field goals while limiting itself to just nine turnovers. Wright State committed 18 turnovers and grabbed just 29 rebounds to Green Bay's 41.
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Gael Clichy prefers to focus on the positive side of picking up a point away in the Champions League after the Gunners conceded a late goal in Alkmaar on Tuesday night.
David Mendes da Silva volleyed home a 93rd-minute equaliser for the Dutch champions after Cesc Fabregas had put the Gunners ahead in the first half.
Despite the goal, Arsenal remain top of Group H with two home games still to come. And Clichy insists there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful about Arsenal's European campaign.
"It is a big disappointment to lose two points in the last seconds," said the French defender.
"But maybe before the game, people would have said 1-1 could have been a good result.
"There are a lot of positives from the game and we have to look [at those] for the next game.
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The British and U.S. defense leaders vowed Saturday to go after the perpetrators of the Algerian terrorist attacks as well as Islamist militants fighting in Northern Mali.
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She's unmistakable around the grill, calling out orders to a crew of cooks and wandering out near the salad bar to chat with customers during the lunch rush at Utah's Capitol.
"What for you, sweetie?" Kenya Coleman asked in a singsong voice to a woman who looked over the offerings in the cafeteria. Cheryl Parkinson, a teacher who came to the Capitol on Friday to lobby for education bills, finally settled on sloppy Joes. So did two Utah Highway Patrol troopers who were sold on Coleman's creation through a confluence of charm, hunger and raving endorsements from a few people lined up in front of them.
"I made that," Coleman said, her voice rising above the slap of spatulas on the grill and the chatter of a crowd milling around a salad bar. She turned and, a few minutes later, was chasing down Bec Rasmussen, an intern for House Minority Leader Jennifer Seelig.
Coleman waved to her with a small object in her hand.
"Hey, mama," Coleman called out. "Did you lose your phone?"
Rasmussen caught her breath, smiled and grabbed the phone.
"You saved my day," she told Coleman.
"Yeah," Coleman replied before dashing into the cooking area to make sure new batches of french fries and tater tots were being prepared for the oncoming crush of diners.
All of that happened in five minutes. For the 37-year-old who starts her day at 3:30 a.m. on a bus from Roy and works until the gates close in the Capitol cafeteria at 2:30 p.m., she'll keep that pace up through three rushes a day, five days a week.
Aaron Lee, a cook for three years at the Capitol, said the kitchen simply doesn't run without her.
"We'd be lost," he said.
Partners • The Salt Lake Community College Culinary Institute and the Utah Capitol have been partners for three years after Utah Capitol Preservation Board Executive Director Allyson Gamble sought to replace Eurest a large, national food-service provider in 2010 after it was determined the annual $80,000 budget to retain its services was too costly.
Gamble said she thought there might be an opportunity to cut the cost by having interns at the institute work toward graduating by working 1,000 hours and getting professional experience. The result of the partnership now in its third year is an exchange in which the students learning the craft get to use the Capitol kitchen rent-free and the Capitol isn't charged for the services provided by the Culinary Institute.
Meghan Krenicky, operations manager for the Capitol Complex at Salt Lake Community College, said to keep the catering and kitchen running, they staff between 32 and 100 students, depending on the volume of orders.
The partnership has worked well enough that the board signed a contract with the institute that runs through 2016.
Lawmakers last week honored the cooking crew in both the House and Senate chambers as they stood in the gallery with Rep. Greg Hughes, R-Draper, singling out Coleman for making "me the best Reuben sandwich known."
Krenicky said it was the first time the cooking crew had ever been honored in the Capitol and wasn't surprised Coleman drew the attention.
"She's got a really fun personality," Krenicky said. "On days she's not here, she is missed desperately. She really gets the team excited and ready to go and gets them moving. She's great with the school kids that come through and knows how to joke around with them. When she's not there, it's just quiet and has a different feel."
On Huntsman's orders • Krenicky said Coleman came as a requirement by then-Gov. Jon Huntsman. She worked for Eurest, but when the state switched contractors, Huntsman said she had to be part of the team.
Coleman smiled at the memory of Huntsman. "I fed him peanut butter sandwiches without the crusts," she said.
Coleman knows the orders for many who roll through the 45-day session. For Dale Cox, president of the Utah AFL-CIO, it's sloppy Joes. Gun lobbyist Clark Aposhian loves the taco salad. She said Gov. Gary Herbert likes mixed tater tots, cheeseburger and fries.
By the time she gets home, Coleman said she's usually asleep by 8 p.m. unless she takes time out to go bowling, her favorite activity.
"Sometimes we have school buses and kids coming in they wear me out so bad, I don't want to take a nap when I get home, but I do," she said with a laugh. "I just sit on the couch and fall right asleep."
But then it's back up and at the Capitol at 5:45 a.m. making sausage and hash browns for the 8 a.m. rush.
Five days a week hard-selling lemon chicken to indecisive faces or joking with lawmakers and smiling. Always smiling.
"I just try to throw out that spirit and spark," she said. "And hope it catches."
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CHAPTER 9. Correlative Rights of Taxing Agencies [Repealed]
[Repealed by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1188, in effect September 30, 1979, operative January 1, 1980.] *
§ 3900. Tax deeds of all agencies to be on a parity. [Repealed.]
§ 3900.5. Tax deeds of certain districts convey title subject to prior rights. [Repealed.]
§ 3901. Alternative procedure provided. [Repealed.]
§ 3902. Procedure to be followed. [Repealed.]
§ 3903. Taxing agencies may perfect title. [Repealed.]
§ 3904. Termination of exclusive rental and sales agency. [Repealed.]
§ 3905. Compensation of agent. [Repealed.]
§ 3906. Duration of agency. [Repealed.]
§ 3907. Leases to be assigned to exclusive agent. [Repealed.]
§ 3908. Termination of right of redemption. [Repealed.]
§ 3909. Notice. [Repealed.]
§ 3910. Leases for more than two years restricted. [Repealed.]
§ 3911. Annual account by exclusive agent. [Repealed.]
§ 3912. "Rental." [Repealed.]
§ 3913. Agreements, certifying and filing. [Repealed.]
* Note.—Section 8 of Stats. 1979, Ch. 1188, provided that notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of this act, any taxing agency which on the effective date of this act, had elected to become the sole leasing or sales agency under the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3900) of Part 6 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, may continue to do so, pursuant to the provisions of such chapter and other provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code as they read prior to their repeal by this act.


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Ignoring Economists, Fox Brushes Aside Sequestration's Impact On Labor Market
Fox Business host Stuart Varney claimed that any signs of a weakening labor market cannot be explained by sequestration. However, economists have linked the expected slowdown in hiring to sequestration, and note that any negative impacts are likely to be temporary.
Reacting to an unexpected rise [1] in weekly jobless claims, America's Newsroom host Bill Hemmer asked Varney if any of the rise was due to sequestration. Varney responded by claiming, "No...There's no seasonal factors, it's not weather, it's not sequester, it's just weakness in the underlying economy."
Economists do not support Varney's insistence that sequestration has had no impact on the job market. An April 3 Associated Press report [2] noted economists' opinions on the link between sequestration and hiring:
Jim O'Sullivan, chief United States economist at High Frequency Economics, now expects just 160,000 net jobs in the March employment report, instead of 215,000. Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said her group had lowered its forecast to 155,000, from 220,000.
Ms. Lee said businesses might have temporarily suspended hiring because they wanted to see the impact of $85 billion in government spending cuts [3], which began on March 1.
Furthermore, while Varney used the rise in weekly jobless claims to paint a thoroughly negative picture of the labor market, the same AP report noted [4] that "most economists say any slowdown is likely to be temporary."
Indeed, when a more stable [5] measure of the labor market is examined - such as the preferred four-week moving average of initial jobless claims - a much less negative picture emerges. While the four-week average rose in the April 4 report, the underlying trend of weekly claims has been positive. Since the beginning of 2013, the trend of initial claims has declined greatly [6], producing four-week averages at levels not seen since 2008.
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I'll second ZZ's comments. I have a relatively lightweight Gill jacket and pants that I got at the boat show for cheap. They were "last year's" colors, but I don't care. They keep me dry without too much additional warmth in the summer.
In the winter, I add a Musto windstopper jacket. Most of the time, I wear it with a sweatshirt underneath and skip the outer jacket since I'm not usually out if it's cold and raining. I have ocassionally worn the sweatshirt and the windstopper and the outer jacket, but then I worry what I'd do if I went overboard. Frankly, if it's that cold and wet, I'll stay home.
|Don't forget your feet! For me - cold/wet feet shut me down quicker than anything else. I suggest over the calf leather boots with gore tex liners built in. You can also get gore tex socks.
HL offshore hi-fit pants and jacket. Pick a set up at a boat shoe and save 300+ bucks.
Foulies don't need to be really warm, they're there to keep your other warm layers dry. Keep your water proof layer light and breathable.
ps - top should be bright, bottoms I chose to go dark. Pants get dirty rather quickly, and if your in the water, no one sees your legs anyway.
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May not be warm enough for the North but it has always kept me dry.
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|The collar and hood are really key to keeping warm and dry. Also, double cuffs on the sleeves are important. Nothing sucks worse than reaching up to adjust something and have water run down your arm and soak you. Good foul weather gear will have an inner cuff that has a rubber, pvc, or neoprene seal that prevents that from happening.
Even some of the companies that carry other fabrics will admit nothing compares to GoreTex, but after 6-8 years of heavy use even the best GoreTex seems to go porous and start leakin gin hevy weather. I've been through this 3-4 times over the last 20 years, the Extreme Wet Weather warranty and all are nice--but sooner or later the stuff sadly fails.
GREAT for the first five years, though.
In humid hot summer months, GoreTex is the only way to survive. In more reasonable weather, I caught some Henry Lloyd gear on sale at the end of season and swear by it. You can pick up raingear from camping and hunting suppliers for a fraction of the "marine" price, but it is harder to find it in "safety" colors that are easy to spot in you go overboard.
Whatever you wind up going for--fit is paramount. Especially, a good collar and hood to keep rain out, and wrist seals of some type. With pants, you are best off with bibs of some type, so that breaking water can't sneak up under your jacket and over low pants.
REI, Campmore, Sierra Trading, all are good camping sources.
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Breathable stuff will leak sooner or later. Rubberized stuff will get you wet with perspiration from the inside. Nothing's perfect - you choose your poison. The wettest I've ever been offshore has been with GoreTex FWG that was more like a sieve than any real protection - admittedly a long time ago but I've been skittish about the material ever since.
The wet you experienced is most likely your own body vapor being trapped by significantly reduced breathability most likely due to "wet out" of the outer fabric.
The pores in the PTFE membrane Gore-tex is made of are physically too small for a water molecule to pass through. If you want to prove this theory simply place a Gore-Tex garment over a dry cereal bowl and depress the garment to make a catch basin. Then pour some water onto the jacket. It will not leak through.
I remember when gore-Tex first came out they had these store displays which were a tall cylinder with a Goretex membrane in the middle. The top of the cylinder was filled with water and the bottom was air with a small pump. You could pump air into the cylinder and watch the bubbles rise up through the water but the membrane never let water in.
Gore-tex is indeed water proof but you sweat and produce much more vapor than you realize and you get wet from the inside not the out.. Also when the fabric wets out and comes in contact with your skin it can actually cause condensation on top of sweat..
Hope that makes sense..
Oh and you can use NikWax TX Direct to re-apply the DWR to any Gore-tex garment if it's wetting out..
There are plus's and minus's to both IMHO. IE the rubber coated you will NOT get wet from the outside. BUT< if you dress too warmly, you will sweat, and get wet from the inside!
The breathables in lighter rain or just say sunny but waves and water splashing on you, windy etc, at least the sweat vapor will evaporate to the outside of the gear for the most part. Not always, but generally speaking. Then usually it will repel water from the outside in, BUT if you sit in a puddle, or it is raining really hard, lots of water from waves spray etc getting on you, the material will leak outside to inside, or if the seams are not properlly sealed etc.
It is one of those you need to figure out how bad it is going to be, what conditions etc. I find at work, I can usually dress for the temp, and the little dampness I get from sweat is easier to deal with than rain soaking into me. Plus when you work in dirt like I do, dirt etc can get into the breathable fabric and cause it not to work, so it leaks, does not breath etc. For active sports I usually do not have issues with breathables, unless skiing I sit on a chairlift with slushy snow on the seat, the boat has standing water on the seats etc, then my butt will get wet really quick, hence why in these conditions, I like rubber bottoms, and a brethable top. Other time with light wetness, not sitting in water etc, the breathable bottoms work fine. This is where I have more issues than not
|Breathable stuff will leak sooner or later. Rubberized stuff will get you wet with perspiration from the inside. Nothing's perfect - you choose your poison. The wettest I've ever been offshore has been with GoreTex FWG that was more like a sieve than any real protection - admittedly a long time ago but I've been skittish about the material ever since. If you really want to stay dry wear something waterproof (rubberized) and some fleece to absorb moisture. On my boat I carry an expensive breathable FWG for when it's mildly wet and some Nova Scotia fisherman's rubber gear for when it's really wet.
|a 30 yr. lobsterman i know uses grundens exclusively. it gets hot in the summer though. not very breathable.
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i know dark-side has a thread going for this, but a few weeks ago i was talking with my guys at the machine shop here in town about doing some of these up as well. no pics yet but they have a program written for it, the tools and metal have been ordered, and everything will be ready to go very soon. i don't want to step on dark-sides toes but these wheels were set in motion around the same time as his were.
pricing: $10 per stud shipped in the US, or $50 for a set of six. $5 more for international shipping for a full set.
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*edit* the plan is for them to come pre-threaded to fit either a 6-32 or 8-32 machine screw (to be determined which size)
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Thanks for the advice, I'll look up the links. I'm thinking of taking the Huntaway to work with me and separating their daily lives.
Carmspack he is from NZ but they're becoming quite popular over here now. I've had him since he was 8 weeks old and brought him over when he was 18mths. He's my first Huntaway and I had no clue what I was getting in to, I thought it would be like having a collie! How wrong was I! He's farm bred and the most intense pup I've ever had. Much harder than our GSD. Anyway, 10yrs on and after masses of research on the breed I've trained him for film and TV, he's been my running and cycling companion and he's a great therapy dog. The way I trained him was to give him his work/training time and his free time. Free time involved allowing his barking when running in fields and it suited us all fine until we got the GSD. In NZ most people thought we were mad having a Huntaway but he has the best temperament I've ever known in a dog. Having said that the next will have a lot more training put in to stopping the barking!
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OMG , a Huntaway , didn't know you had any in Scotland.
Fantastic working dogs primarily in use in New Zealand .
looked into them because of the "genetic obedience" interests and herding ---- very strict "
Bred solely for performance
The NZ Huntaway is one of the few animals that has been selected solely on the basis of 'performance'. Human 'fancy' and silly notions were never involved. If the pups from a mating didn't show any working instinct by about 6 months of age, they were euthanized as nobody wanted them for pets."
Woolshed 1: New Zealand farm working dogs. The NZ Huntaway
although the Huntaway is bred to bark to move the sheep and to help locate the dog who is a distance away , or even over some hill , from the handler, YOU have to teach you dog when and when not to bark.
|It's very possible he could be making her anxious with his barking and quick movements. I have a reactive GSD and do not take her places with my GSD puppy because I don't want him to learn from her. Work them separately and see how that goes.
Double Trouble - is he a bad influence?
We have a Huntaway and a young reactive GSD.
This is my Huntaway - 10yrs old, loves people, dogs and children. Can be over enthusiastic when he sees people and will run up to them with tail wagging. I don't let him do this but we live in a small place and unfortunately people who know him encourage this. Huntaway's very often bark when running or moving forward so when he does run up to people he's usually barking. He's totally non aggressive.
Now add this to my reactive GSD and I think he's causing me a massive problem. I take her out on her own a lot to get her used to people and places and she's much better when he's not there. He seems to make her more anxious. We've moved house recently and he's struggled with the move and panics when left alone. He's also going deaf and I think this is adding to his anxiety.
My husband had said he was going to take over the GSDs training. She responds better and quicker to him and the Huntaway can now come to work with me so it made sense but he works really long hours and it's just not working out.
I'm in need of a bit of friendly advice or comments. Writing it down makes it seem so obvious that he's definitely a problem but has anyone else been in this situation and what have you done?
Rehoming either dog is not an option.
Thanks in advance.
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"The rise is larger than expected considering the modest economic growth we've had," says Jim Dunigan, managing executive of investments for US-based PNC. He notes the US government's Consumer Price Index has risen just two per cent in the 12 months before September.
Thrifty shoppers may find some reasons for cheer. Six items mentioned in the song haven't gone up in price: maids-a-milkin', ladies dancin', lords-a-leapin', colly birds, turtle doves and the partridge. The eight maids-a-milkin' still cost just $US58, because the minimum wage hasn't risen.
Twelve drummers drumming ($US2775.50) and 11 pipers piping ($US2562) might also be considered relative bargains compared to seven swans, which will set you back $US7000. Nine ladies dancing will cost you $US6294.
Dunigan says a drought in the US in 2011 caused the price of some birds to soar, partly because of corn and other feed costs.
"The geese were up 29.6 per cent, and swans were up 11 per cent," Dunigan says, adding that none of the gifts in the song went down in price this year.
The price of a pear tree is $US189.99, an 11.8 per cent jump from last year's $US169.99. Five gold(en) rings jumped 16.3 per cent this year, to $US750, and three French hens are now $US165, instead of $US150.
The $US15 partridge is the cheapest item, and swans the most expensive, at $US1000 each.
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Status of Biological and Physical Resources - Coastal Erosion - Marsh Restoration/Reclamation
Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
Because of its unique location, Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge is one of the most important wildlife areas in the United States. Louisiana's position at the southern terminus of the Mississippi and Central Flyways allows the state to serve as a wintering home for waterfowl from northern nesting grounds. RWR hosts hundreds of thousands of ducks, geese, coots, and numerous shorebirds/wading birds each year with 273 species documented on the refuge (Appendix 2). This includes providing wintering habitat for the federally Threatened Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). The refuge and surrounding chenier "ridges" also serve as critical spring stop-over habitat for many neotropical migratory birds on their journeys to northern breeding grounds, while also serving as a "last stop to fuel" on their fall journeys to Central and South America. Further, the refuge serves as a very important fisheries nursery (including crustaceans) for the southwestern Louisiana coast, and RWR has played a pivotal role in the recovery of the American alligator and its habitat.
Timber or Botanical Resources
Since almost all of the 72,650 acres of RWR encompasses coastal marshes, there is little property that maintains any valuable timber resource. The only trees on the property are located near the headquarters along the chenier and along marsh levees, with primary species including live oak (Quercus virginiana), "hackberry" (Celtis laevigata [sugarberry]), and tallow tree (Triadica sebifera). No current or future forest management plans are anticipated, except possible management of the invasive tallow tree. RWR staff is in the planning stages of a Chenier Restoration Initiative for Cameron and Vermillion parishes due to the ability for the cheniers to mitigate storm surges/damages and for their important wildlife values.
While RWR contains live oaks (Quercus virginiana) and hackberry trees (Celtis laevigata) on the most northern portion of the property along the chenier ridge, the refuge is primarily comprised of four distinct vegetative coastal marsh zones. The salt content of the surface water and the soil properties play a large role in the type of vegetation seen throughout the marsh. The site is comprised of fresh, intermediate, brackish, and salt marshes (Chabreck and Linscombe 1997).
Endangered Species
Mammals.—There are no federally Threatened/Endangered mammal species that occur on the refuge. It is possible that the federally Endangered finback (Balaenoptera physalus), Sei (Balaenoptera borealis), blue (Balaenoptera musculus), and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus) whales occur within the Gulf of Mexico waters bordering the refuge. Other than previous research of furbearers on the refuge (i.e., nutria, muskrat, otter), little is known about the non-game mammal species on the refuge. A comprehensive survey for bats and small mammals on RWR would be a valuable research project to undertake by Rockefeller staff biologists.
Birds.—Only one federally Threatened bird species, the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), occurs on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. Piping Plovers overwinter on the beaches and mudflats of the Gulf of Mexico, including the 26 miles of undisturbed beaches of RWR. The only refuge management practice that benefits Piping Plovers is that RWR beaches are off-limits to public access, which is only possible by gated levee road via Price Lake Road. This practice decreases human disturbance, as well as habitat destruction by motorized vehicles. The number of Piping Plovers that currently utilize RWR beaches during the winter is unknown, but recent preliminary shorebird surveys noted three individuals immediately west of the Price Lake Road beach access levee (W. Selman, pers. obs.).
In addition to Piping Plovers, 48 birds that are Louisiana Species of Special Concern (SSC) have been observed on RWR. Many of these species are shorebirds which inhabit similar environs as the Piping Plover, and therefore, management practices also benefit these species. Other bird SSC that inhabit RWR include several wading birds and five waterfowl species (Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Mottled Duck, Northern Pintail, Redhead). Most of the management activities within the units managed benefit both waterfowl and wading bird species.
Reptiles and Amphibians.—No federally Threatened/Endangered reptile or amphibian species occurs on RWR, but five federally Threatened/Endangered sea turtle species occur in waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Leatherback Sea turtle [Dermochelys coriacea, E], Loggerhead Sea turtle [Caretta caretta, T], Green Sea turtle [Chelonia mydas, E], Atlantic Hawksbill Sea turtle [Eretmochelys imbricata, E], and Kemp's Ridley Sea turtle [Lepidochelys kempii, E]). The only sea turtle species that may use RWR beaches for nesting is the Loggerhead Sea turtle, which has been noted to nest in the eastern part of the state (Breton and Chandeleur Islands); this, however, is an improbable occurrence. Both Loggerhead and Kemp's Ridley carcasses are occasionally found on Rockefeller beaches (W. Selman, pers. obs.).
Outside of alligator documentation, little is known on the distribution of other herpetofaunal species on RWR besides incidental encounters. Louisiana Species of Special Concern that may occur on the refuge/nearby cheniers include the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) and the Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus).
The former is found in saline/brackish marshes and tidal creeks, while the latter is considered "more abundant on the coastal cheniers of Cameron Parish than in any other part of Louisiana" (Dundee and Rossman 1989). A systematic survey of the herpetofauna of RWR and the surrounding coastal cheniers is needed.
Freshwater/Marine Fish.—No federally Threatened/Endangered freshwater or marine fish species are known to occur on RWR. Three SSC have been documented on RWR, including the violet goby (Gobioides broussoneti), gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli), and largescale spinycheek sleeper (Eleotris amblyopsis), with many other species likely occurring within the brackish/saline marshes of RWR. A comprehensive study of the fish assemblage of RWR would be a worthwhile project for Rockefeller staff biologists to undertake since the last comprehensive survey completed was by Perry et al. (1965).
Exotic, Invasive, and Nuisance Species
The impact of exotic, invasive, and nuisance species is estimated to be one of the leading causes of species decline in the United States (Czech et al. 2000). The invasive species that occur on RWR are primarily Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera), water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes), Salvinia sp., roseau cane (Phragmites australis), and nutria (Myocaster coypus). Chinese tallow trees primarily occur along the chenier ridge and levees within the marsh, but there is no current plan to control/eradicate the species on RWR. Infestations of water hyacinth and Salvinia species were common prior to the hurricanes during 2005 (Rita) and 2008 (Ike). These hurricanes brought high levels of salinity to freshwater marshes and effectively eradicated any infestations on the refuge. In the future, it is likely that these species will return and be a problem to the refuge via the freshwater waterways to the north; the outbreaks can be controlled by saltwater introductions into units without compromising the isohaline line in Grand Lake. Infestations of roseau cane have increased within the Price Lake unit and herbicidal applications may be needed in future management of this species. Nutria is considered an exotic species from South America, but it has become naturalized in Louisiana; it was originally introduced into the marshes of Louisiana in 1930s for its then valuable pelt for the fur industry. The presence of this species on the refuge is minimal following the saltwater inundation of the refuge by hurricanes Rita and Ike.
Mineral Resources
The canals dug by early oil exploration in coastal Louisiana (including on RWR) have had lasting impacts on the surrounding landscape; canals allow for the rapid movements of water across the marsh, as well as easier routes for saline encroachment on freshwater marshes. However, RWR is an excellent example of how conscientious mineral development can be compatible with wildlife management. Negative environmental impacts of drilling have been minimized due to a cooperative relationship between wildlife managers and mineral production companies. The importance of the revenues generated from mineral leases on RWR cannot be overstated; they are used for wildlife research, habitat management/enhancement, to purchase/repair refuge equipment, land acquisitions, and salaries. Therefore, the responsible production of new wells is encouraged due to the lasting benefits the revenues will have for conservation on the refuge.
The original discovery of oil/gas within RWR occurred in 1952, with four oil/gas fields being developed since then. Fields that were developed include: Deep Lake (discovered 1952), Little Pecan Lake (1952), Constance Bayou (1953; no longer active), and Price Lake (1962; no longer active), with the Deep Lake Field being the most productive of the four (1.2 trillion ft3 of natural gas were produced between 1952 and 1989). Cumulative peak oil/gas revenues (all fields) for RWR approached 1.2 million dollars per month (14.4 million dollars per year) in 1984. Oil/gas revenues have decreased significantly since 1984 to approximately 2.8 million dollars in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. As of 2009, there were 11 active leases on the refuge that totaled 7,573 acres (~9% of refuge; Fig. 4) and six were under production. Active leases primarily occur in the vicinity of the East End Locks (Units 1, 3, 4), Superior-Deep Lake (Units 5, 6, 8, 10/13), and in the marsh to the southwest of Pecan Island (Unit 15, unmanaged eastern marsh).
Cultural or Archaeological Resources
To the best of our knowledge, no cultural or archeological resources occur on RWR. Interestingly, in 1766, the Spanish ship El Nuevo Constante shipwrecked off of RWR shoreline while carrying supplies and valuables back to Spain. The shipwreck occurred approximately 1,600 feet from the historical shoreline near Big Constance Bayou and a campsite was completed onshore approximately 2 miles from the wreck. However, shoreline erosion of approximately 5,000 feet has occurred in the interim time period, and therefore, it is unclear if the El Nuevo Constante campsite remains. If so, it could occur on RWR.
Physical Facilities
Hurricanes Rita/Ike and their associated storm surge dramatically reshaped the landscape of southwestern Louisiana and the primary facilities of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. Most of the buildings on the refuge have recently been repaired/replaced, are currently being repaired, or are planned to be replaced/repaired.
Restoration Techniques and Mitigation
Coastal Erosion
As previously mentioned, RWR is losing ~ 28.5 ft. per year of coastal wetlands due to coastal erosion (Byrnes et al. 1995). RWR has worked extensively with visiting groups to showcase and discuss the extent of coastal erosion on the refuge. The refuge was also selected for a Coastal Impact Assessment Program (CIAP) project to evaluate different test scenarios for shoreline stabilization. These test scenarios will be evaluated and are planned to be expanded into a larger Coastal Wetland Protection and Restoration Act (CWPRA) project which will extend along the western 9-10 miles of RWR shoreline.
Marsh Restoration/Reclamation
RWR has actively worked to reestablish marsh vegetation in "ponded" areas of the refuge, including within Price Lake and Units 4, 5 via terracing; this improves waterfowl habitat and stabilizes the marsh by reducing wave action. Marsh grasses (primarily Spartina alterniflora) have been planted along the canals within RWR to reduce wave action and associated levee erosion. Further, "marsh creation" mitigation projects have been completed (and are planned) to use dredge spoil to positively impact marsh health. In marshes that have subsided and/or been degraded to open-water conditions, dredge spoil is pumped into marshes in order to bring elevations back to "marsh level." The areas targeted for marsh creation projects include a 4.7 acre site (completed), a 66 acre site near Deep Lake (near completion), and a 100 acre site south of the East End Locks (planned). Other avenues for marsh creation that may be considered in the future would be reclaiming abandoned oil field canals; this would reduce the ability for water to quickly move across the landscape, while also reducing levee mileage and concurrently the amount of maintenance needed on levees. Lastly, RWR has worked with CWPRA to establish a freshwater introduction project, primarily using additional water control structures, on the eastern part of the refuge in order to restore more natural flow conditions south of Hwy 82.
Future Threats
The greatest single threat to the refuge is the persistent problem of coastal erosion. Due to the receded shorelines and lost of vegetative marshes, the refuge has lost over 14,000 acres since it was deeded to the state in 1914 (~150 acres per year). RWR has an imminent need to develop techniques and secure funding to implement projects to lessen this state-wide concern. Recently, RWR was fortunate to be selected for a CIAP project to evaluate different test scenarios for shoreline stabilization. Sponsored by Department of Natural Resources, the $9.3 million project began in June 2009 with construction of a low profile reef breakwater section. This was followed by placement of a section of beach fill constructed of crushed stone and the last test was a rock reef breakwater placed on a lightweight aggregate core.


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When you have lupus, you have periods of disease remission and flares. Remission may seem like the disease is gone, but the reality is it never goes away; it's just quiet. A lupus flare is a period of heightened disease activity which for me, ranges from mild to moderate and to severe. I've had both remission and flares all in the same day. Lupus turns on me that fast. After being diagnosed, I've become very aware of how I am feeling and what my body is telling me. Many times I can tell when I'm about to get a flare, but there are those times it just sneaks up on me. This is why lupus is so unpredictable.
I can tell a flare is coming when I start to feel very lethargic, beyond the normal amount. This gets tricky because chronic fatigue is a big part of lupus. At this point, I consider this a mild flare and I will get extra sleep for a couple of nights or take more rests throughout the day. If I were to keep pushing myself, I'd end up in a moderate flare.
Moderate flares are much more complex and stop me dead in my tracks. These can last from two days to two weeks. I find myself curled up in bed with what feels like the flu. My joints ache, I have zero energy, and I have no appetite. My temperature is high so I spend the day resting with ice packs all over my body. I am exhausted because my body is using all of its energy to fight itself. It hurts to sleep and it hurts to sit. I am completely uncomfortable and in horrible pain. I take many extra medications and I sleep an enormous amount during a flare. My husband, Patrick, takes care of everything that I could normally do for myself. Time, rest, and extra medication are what help me the most out of a flare.
I have had severe flares for which I've ended up in the hospital. These are scary because if I can't stop the mild or moderate flares, it becomes more involved with my organs. I've had many organs affected by a severe flare and I have been admitted for days and weeks at a time. When my body is weakened and my immune system is under attack, I am very susceptible to infection. A flare can snowball quickly out of control which is the number one cause of death among lupus patients. Physically, when I'm in the midst of a flare, I find myself drained but it's also the emotional toll that consumes me.
I'm usually a very positive person and I try not to allow the pain to cloud my outlook but on those flare days I feel defeated, sad, and withdrawn. I tend to withdraw from the world because I'm in too much pain to think clearly. This is one of the darkest aspects of chronic illness. A lupus flare affects me just as much emotionally as it does physically. I have no idea how long a flare will last so it makes planning or following through with plans, very difficult. I'm saddened when I have to cancel an event I've been looking forward to because of a flare. As you may have guessed, these erratic flares make life difficult, but it's in those times I'm grateful for the understanding and support of my family and friends who help me through.
I wake up daily with one goal in particular: to prevent flares by managing this disease the very best I can. Often with lupus, it can strike without warning despite my best efforts. I'm at peace with the fact that as long as I have lupus I'm going to be dealing with flares. I forge ahead and try and stay positive. I cling to a saying we say at church: "before every Easter Sunday, there's a Good Friday," meaning, there is darkness before dawn. This flare shall pass.
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Re: Valentine, I Choose You!
Celebrating the year 1996 and the birth of Pokemon. It was also the year my son was born. This design was his idea, he's a huge Pokemon fan!
Re: Hi...me again. I know you're there. I need my joke
Re: Hamsterdance
I thought I'd give this little guy one more shot. I've tweaked the colors to be a little more unisex, so vote with confidence!
orabbit wrote:I thought I'd give this little guy one more shot. I've tweaked the colors to be a little more unisex, so vote with confidence!
One more shot? This is the third time I've seen this...
Re: Operaria Patronum
Please note that "Patronum" is Latin for "Protector", and not a made up word from a fictional world.
Re: Internet
Act now! This thing is going places!
Linux was first released 5 October 1991 and Braveheart in 1995. A real pleasure to make this collab with Walmazan. He is just great!! Hope you like it!:D
Re: KEEP CALM AND U CAN'T TOUCH THIS
Collab with my buddy Biticol.
Best 90's rapper!
Re: Surf the World Wide Web
The internet has been around for awhile now. But the world wide web itself was developed in the 90's, and for awhile everyone used to always talk about "surfin' the web." Thankfully people don't say such ridiculous things any more.
Of course, this was before it was all cats. Then it was mostly poorly designed geocities pages and dancing hamsters. I'm not sure we've come all that far to tell you the truth.
Oh - and my 90's references:
1) Office Space (1999)
2) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (pub. 1999)
Re: Go Ninja Go
Vanilla Ice in the hizzy!
Re: Fresh to Death
Lemme tell you a lil story...about a boy uprooted from Philly only to become the King of 90's California
Re: The Land Of Ports
haha, I was hoping someone would do this
Re: Kitchen Safety 1999
Spongebob Squarepants (1999)
Re: Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Uh, I think so, but panties.woot doesn't exist (yet).
Re: Chicken… Good…
Though they never directly stated just WHAT the 5th element was, if you followed the subtext, the answer was obvious.
mapinto wrote:One more shot? This is the third time I've seen this...
Right, third time's a charm!
Re: Saved
Nice, but no royal blue this week.
In the 90's so many awesome movies were filmed... I would like to make a design with all of them :D But I came up with this idea about one of my favorite movies and I couldn't help it!:D
Re: 1989 - 1999
Re: laser backdrops
who else had to have this backdrop during school photos!?!?
I'm confused. Flashdance was released in 1983.
You just can't beat the 90's
Re: Sheep Cloning
Hellooooo Dolly!
Re: Classic Grunge
This would work nicely as an argyle.
ChronoSquall14 wrote:I'm confused. Flashdance was released in 1983.
Hampster Dance was released in 1998.
The Hampsterdance website was created in 1998. Surely you remember that little ditty?
ETA - J5, you sneaky dog, you.
Re: Super-Transforming Nostalgia Friends
Hello! I just wanted to make my favorite video game heroes into Power Rangers because... why not? We'll see how it works out, lol.
Now on a proper shirt blank color.
Funny stuff! I had a very similar idea, but couldn't figure out how to make it succinct like you did.
Re: Skate or Die
Inspired by my all time favorite NES game!
orabbit wrote:The Hampsterdance website was created in 1998. Surely you remember that little ditty?
ETA - J5, you sneaky dog, you.
Nice one :-) Glad it should make it through the rejectionator this time!
Re: Grungy Style for Dummies
psst. Disc is spelled with a "c," unless I'm missing some of the joke.
Smells like teen spirit to me...
Nice one :-)
Did people wear leg warmers in the 90s where you lived? IF so, you might have actually been living in the 80s.
This may have come out in '99, but as someone who grew up in the 90's, I can say that spongebob is not 90's. He mave been technically born in the 90's, but culturally speaking, he was all 2000s.
Re: Exclamation of Triumph
Booyah is the Bazinga of the 90's
Re: 90's Zombies
Aww, Now I want to revive my Tamagotchi, lol. Nicely done!
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If you want to make a difference, do the things that will give a significant, measurable improvement- like keeping the quench tight, maintaining good ring seal by torque plate honing the cylinders, maintaining a good valve stem oil clearance which will also keep the seat concentric, a good valve job and cleaning the bowl up, etc.
Edit- Another avenue you might want to explore is the various coatings applied to the piston crowns and combustion chambers that are said to aid heat retention, etc. Not a cheap process, but there might be something to them that goes beyond polishing the chambers.
|I made the mistake of asking about fuels from Sonoco,they faxed me close to 100 pages
You need to do more research. The facts I mentioned were referenced from the head chemist at Sonoco, Jim Wurth. The guy who blends their fuels and even race gases. I would think he would know a thing or two about Octane ratings and burn rates.
I had 4 years of chemisty in college, I'm a nuclear physics major. First year students learn the difference between flash point and burn rate.
Here are a couple articles you may want to read to inform yourself and dispell the "Octane Myth". It is hydrocarbon content that determines burn rate once ignition takes place, Octane has nothing to do with it anymore.
Sunoco Race Fuels | Beyond Octane
From Sonoco's own site:
"Naturally aspirated race motors with large combustion chambers spinning at high RPMs really like high-octane, fast burning fuels. They need the octane to prevent uncontrolled combustion, and they need a fast-burning fuel so that the flame front can span the large bore of the combustion chamber quickly. If youre not sure which fuel burns faster than others, one indicator is specific gravity. Lighter fuels fuels with a lower specific gravity tend to burn faster because fast burning hydrocarbons are themselves light. Look for a specific gravity close to 0.70 and youll likely find a fast burning fuel. Of course, consult with the fuel producer to verify your assumptions. You might be surprised to learn that some of the highest octane fuels may also be some of the fastest burning fuels!
You might also be surprised to know that fast burning fuels may not need as much timing as their slower burning counterparts. Many times we get calls from individuals who are dialing in new motors on a fast burning fuel but theyre using timing and jetting numbers from their old motor and fuel combo. Retard the timing a couple degrees and see what happens is not the suggestion they expect to hear! With high octane, fast burning fuels, it is easy to dial in too much timing. In such cases, the engine is not detonating, but it is past the point of optimum spark advance, so its just heating things up and making less power. A little less timing may really wake up the motor."
And another great read... but a little more technical.
Octane is not how fast a fuel burns
"Octane ratings are ONLY a measure of a gasoline's tendency to resist detonation. It has nothing to do with deflagration. Octane rating tells us NOTHING about the speed at which the flame front travels across the combustion chamber. AGAIN! Octane rating tells us nothing about flame speed. There are hydrocarbon fuels (gasoline is just a mixture of many hundreds of different hydrocarbon fuels) which burn at exactly the same speed yet have wildly different octane ratings. OK, one more time; octane rating does not correlate with burn speed.
Octane rating tells us one very specific thing----> how resistant the gasoline is to the free radical activity that causes detonation. Actually, if all else was equal, a faster burning (deflagrating) fuel would have a HIGHER octane rating than a slower one. Why? Because the faster deflagration takes place, the less time the gasoline mixture around the edges of the combustion chamber has to get "beat up" by the free radicals which cause detonation. There's a race of sorts going on between the advancing flame front and the free radical activity. The goal is to get all the a/f mixture consumed through deflagration before detonation has a chance to occur."
So please come back with empirical evidence that higher Octane fuels burn slower, and not just "It works for me" or "100 internet threads claim it", or "I heard it at the track".
If you look on the valve cover,the white tag you see is where you would find my name on some of the Cosworth's.
At a 185hp with only 140 c.i. and the first EFI with 12.5 c/r,would outrun any 4 cylinder engine of it's day.Now I'm not saying it wasn't without it's problems,but the factual truth was we fixed that in the later yrs.Had it not been for the car being priced only $600 less than a vett,EPA killing the performance,and a crappy body,the car would have been continued to be produced.These days I'm told the Cosworth's Vega's are a collector's wants.Aside from the dyno tests I ran on them,having driven one,they where far from a turd.At only on the high side only 2,500 lbs,that 185 hp mattered.
Now Barry.Although I am very pleased to see your involvement in Vega's,I got to say .010 is too tight.I'm basing that off all the yrs of building engines,and also building the Cosworth.All I can think of is maybe the measurement is off. That isn't to say you don't know what your doing either.Mistakes are made sometimes by the most experienced engine builders too.
|You said "9 years older then you". Did you mean "9 years older THAN you"? I'll cut you some slack, seeing as how you are 74. :-)
|Landshark928, I'm sorry, but you are just plain wrong about the octane/burn rate. Also, this is a fact that was widely known before the internet was even conceived. Would you mind telling me how old you are? Just curious.
The octane number of a gasoline has little to do with how fast it burns or how much power the engine will make. Octane number is the resistance to detonation (pre-ignition). If the octane number is high enough to prevent detonation, there is no need to use a higher octane gasoline since the engine will not make any additional power. Octane number is not related to flame (burn) speed either. Variations in octane quality are independent of flame speed. There are some high octane gasolines in the marketplace with fast flame speeds and some with slow flame speeds. It depends on how they are put together.
|As far as timing goes, you simply don't get it. The close quench causes a higher turbulence in the combustion chamber. Instead of the flame starting at the plug and traveling across the chamber to the fuel, the fuel actually travels to the flame front. The reason that you set the timing advanced of top dead center is to allow for the lag in time of the fuel burning. You want the maximum cylinder pressure to occur just as the piston is starting down from TDC. Higher octane gas burns slower than lower octane, so the timing can be set slightly more advanced, HOWEVER, unless the engine is in detonation there is no advantage in advancing the timing and running higher octane fuel. It just costs more for gas that will waste itself out the exhaust valve (because of the slower burning). I've already made all these tests that you are recommending. My setup works the best. If you haven't tried it, don't knock it (pun intended).
Cobalt & F-Bird,
Being a novice to engine building, Barry mentioned something that I've never heard of: polishing the head chamber in an effort to get a better/cleaner burn to eliminate detonation. I'm asking how effective this is and if there is a benefit for lower compression, say 9.5 - 10.5 compression when making tuning adjustments for a novice like myself. I ask because I'm going to be changing my head gaskets to get a more desirable quench distance and I could polish the chamber at the same time.
IMHO I have to agree with others that .010 quench seems unrealistic for anything other than engine that is going to be torn down and rebuilt on a regular basis due to alot of factors such as, rod stretch - which is a number that is going to continue to increase as the rods get older and more heat stressed as the number of heat cylcles increase; as the rod bearings and wrist pins wear with normal use; as the valves and guides wear with normal use; carbon build on valve face and piston surface with normal use (especially with a carb setup.) I may be all wet with this, but I would never dare to try a such a low quench for fear of a catastrophic failure.
With that being said, from looking at your pictures how did you manage to get an electric fan on the engine side of the radiator. My son and I have put a sbc into a 77 Astre (Vega lookalike). We are running a swp with an aluminum radiator and we have 3/8" of clearacne between the water pump pulley bolts and the radiator. We mounted an electric fan on the front side of the radiator. The only time it has come close going over 220 is on the 4th run on a rolling dyno (not enough air flow.)
Cobalt, my 1st car was a 73 Vega that I paid $125 for in 1986. It needed a downhill grade to 70 mph and it melted down at 68K. Your right, it was piece of turd!
Trying to go fast without wrecking our engine - Jim
You might notice the poster said "my Vega had the original 90 hp 4 cylinder". Not a Cosworth. Iron coated pistons on an aluminum bore was a bad idea for that engine. One of the biggest turds GM ever made. I owned the only one that I know of that went the distance on the original engine- "the distance" being it ran until the body literally fell off the car during a Rochester winter, the fenders flapped like a drunken seagull whenever the duct tape ripped off at the hoodline.
It ran the whole time I owned it w/a broken head bolt, I could spin it by hand. Don't know why it never blew the HG...
Aaaaa,the Cosworth Vega was a pet project of mine while working at Chevy.You'll find a number of them with my signature on them.
The first yrs they where released before they got DE-tuned where outstanding performers for a 4 cylinders. We resolved the silicone mix so the two center cylinders didn't settle like the foundation of a house on the blocks and because of the Cosworth that problem was resolved totally for the whole Vega line of engines.
To rev the Cosworth engines to 7 grand and alittle beyond was no problem.I know because I built them!!. And we got to test drive one outside of the plant.Was told any tickets where on us!!.
F-Bird.................what do I say??. Well guess more of the same,huh.LOL.A dud??.Nawwww.........!!!.
A couple things...
For a street engine and 99% of competition engines, 0.010" quench is too tight. Besides the obvious problems of having the head and piston hit, there can be clearance problems between the valves and pistons, as well as top ring infringement depending on the piston design into the chamfer at the tops of the cylinders, unless things are closely inspected and corrected as needed.
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Running that hydraulic cam grind to 8000 rpm is well past the power peak, no reason to shift that late; the vehicle will ET better shifting considerably earlier.
Nice looking Vega!
Pistons hitting heads is not theory. Telling folks on an internet board that .010 quench is fine is irresponsible IMO. It have may worked for you. But without knowing the intended viewer's set up, it's dangerous to broadcast to all. I've seen forged pistons rock in the cylinder +0.005". That cuts your 0.010" in half. Then factor in up to a 0.02" rod bearing clearance. Now you're down to 0.03" clearance. Any rod stretch and BAM. Any carbon build up and BAM. Too close for comfort for the typical build. You have to factor in rod bearing clearance, manufactures tested rod stretch at what RPM. Pin clearance, floating or pressed, piston to wall clearance and piston rock. Piston material and any growth from heating.
Not to mention seldom do folks actually measure their clearance for quench. They use a calculator with manufacturer specs. Those specs could be a hair off due to manufacturing tolerances. A couple items off a hair and BAM. A static 0.010" clearance is not a Dynamic clearance of 0.010" once warmed up and running.
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Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly joins Wayne Law faculty
Justice Marilyn Kelly, who served for 16 years on the state's top court, will bring what she has learned over her illustrious career to the halls of her alma mater. She has joined the faculty of Wayne State University Law School as its first "distinguished jurist in residence."
She also participated in a workshop sponsored by Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA), which pools interest from lawyer trust accounts to provide free civil legal aid to the poor and support improvements to the justice system.
"IOLTA provides service to the unrepresented in Michigan courts, and I spoke about the number of people who appear in court without attorneys," Kelly said. "I described how a task force I formed working with the Michigan State Bar Foundation has developed a website and self-help centers to assist those people. I also spoke recently at forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters in Ann Arbor, Lansing, Southfield and Pontiac about "Dark Money in Judicial Selection," exploring serious problems with how Michigan selects judges and Supreme Court justices and proposing reforms. "
In 2010, Kelly was recognized with a WSU Distinguished Alumni Award, having already been granted an honorary doctorate by the Law School, one of three she has received from Michigan universities. The many other recognitions she has received over the years include, to name a few, the Guardian of Justice Award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in 2009 in recognition of her outstanding commitment and dedication to upholding civil rights. In 2003, she was given the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award from the State of Israel Bonds Attorney Division. Last year, in recognition of her retirement from the bench, Michigan Lawyers Weekly named the Justice "Woman Lawyer of the Year." Also, the Michigan Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Chapter of the American Constitution Society, the Michigan Chapter of the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, and the Detroit and Michigan Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild granted her lifetime achievement awards.
Kelly grew up in Detroit, and earned her bachelor's from Eastern Michigan University. She spent a year studying at La Sorbonne, University of Paris, France, and earned her master's from Middlebury College in Vermont. She taught French language and literature in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools, at Albion College and at EMU, before attending Wayne Law. At the time, she was one of six women in a Law School class of 100.
Kelly began her legal career as an associate attorney with Dykema Gossett, and later became a partner with Dudley Patterson Maxwell Smith & Kelly in Bloomfield Hills. She also had her own law firm before her election to the state Court of Appeals in 1988. She was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1996, and retained her seat until her final term expired on Jan. 1, 2013. She was chief justice of the Supreme Court from 2009-11.
She has served a host of professional associations, including as a panel member of the State Attorney Discipline Board, and as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. In 2003, she became a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Association Foundation, which provides grants for civil legal aid to the poor. She has been president of the Women's Bar Association and of the Women Lawyers' Association of Michigan, and has been a member of the Family Law Council for the State Bar.
From 1999-2003, Kelly was co-chair of the Open Justice Commission, an organization of the State Bar devoted to making justice available to all, and she serves on the governing board of the National Consortium for Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts and has been its president.
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