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12 Guys of Christmas: The Outdoorsman
The outdoorsman on your list is easily identifiable: he's rarely home and smells faintly of man sweat and wood smoke when you do catch him between excursions. His particular passion falls within an extensive of range possible pursuits (noodling for catfish, anyone?), but one thing is for certain -- he


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UNC-Georgia Tech Postgame Notes
Postgame Notes
North Carolina 79, Georgia Tech 63
- Carolina is now 13-5 overall and 3-2 in the ACC.
- The Tar Heels are now 27-6 against Georgia Tech in Chapel Hill and 22-4 in the Smith Center.
- Roy Williams is now 688-174 overall, 270-73 at Carolina, 108-41 in ACC play and 340-34 at home.
- Reggie Bullock led Carolina in scoring with 17 points, the fourth time this year he has led UNC. He has scored in double figures in 10 straight games.
- The Tar Heels blocked a season-high 10 shots, led by Desmond Hubert, who swatted a career-high five.
- Hubert also had six rebounds, the most in an ACC game in his career.
- Dexter Strickland had three more steals (seven in the last two games) to up his team lead in that category to 29.
- P.J. Hairston made three three-pointers and had 15 points, his second double-figure scoring effort in ACC play this year.
- Freshman J.P. Tokoto scored eight points and had four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 18 minutes. He had scored a combined seven points in Carolina's first four ACC games.
- The Tar Heels have led at the half in all five ACC games.


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'"We talked about it before the game," veteran Sabres defenceman Jay McKee said afterwards. "We know that we can't be relaxed out there, we can't be comfortable. We know what we're up against … We're very aware that you haven't won a series until you've won four games." And if they weren't fully aware before, they are now.'
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Miley Cyrus "Can't Be Tamed," and neither can her Tweets.
The 20-year-old star took to Twitter on Friday night to announce she had nabbed the top spot on Maxim's forthcoming Hot 100 list - before the magazine released the official news.
"Didn't know this was coming out yet! I'm so happy to be #1 on Maxims HOT 100!" Miley Tweeted, along with a smoldering photo from inside the mag, showing the former Disney star laying on her side in a gold bathing suit. "#myfanskickass #dreamsdocometrue"
PHOTOS: She's Just Bein' Miley! Hot Shots Of Miley Cyrus
Miley takes the Maxim title from Bar Refaeli, who topped the Hot 100 list in 2012.
While Miley apparently holds Maxim's "hottest" crown, she's got some stiff competition when it comes to which star is "most beautiful" and "sexiest."
PHOTOS: The Hottest Beach Bodies -- The Girls
"Iron Man 3" star Gwyneth Paltrow was dubbed People magazine's Most Beautiful Woman last week, while Mila Kunis was named FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World earlier this week.
In related Miley news, the singer now has an Instagram account, in addition to Twitter.
She Tweeted the news on Saturday, writing, "I was bored. So I got Instagram."
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A gambling fraudster jailed for conning friends out of more than £50,000 by pretending he had cancer had even more victims, it has emerged.
Former Tesco customer services manager Neil Jackson – who also claimed his son suffered from cerebral palsy – had tricked another £30,000 out of well-wishers.
The new victims came forward after reading in the South Wales Echo about the six-year jail sentence imposed on him for fraud and theft in May, prosecutor Peter Davies told Cardiff Crown Court.
The sentence was later reduced to 4.5 years.
Heavy gambler Jackson, 31, had taken their money too, taking trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas while saying he needed to spend money on treatment for himself and his child, who was in perfectly good health.
He was still swindling people while on bail having been arrested for the first detected offences.
The victims face a long wait to get their money back.
Jackson, of Mathias Close, Penylan, Cardiff, was brought from prison to court yesterday to face a further eight charges against five more victims, including a duped mother and son.
He pleaded guilty and was given a further 30-month sentence which will run alongside his present term and not extend his time inside.
Judge Neil Bidder QC said although they were "absolutely awful" offences which had seen caring and kind people being cruelly exploited, the total amount of money involved was still inside guidelines recommending a six-year sentence.
So Jackson, whose time behind bars was reduced because he pleaded guilty, would not have been given a longer term even if all the victims had been known about at the time.
The judge ordered a Proceeds of Crime Application hearing to take place in the New Year, when investigations can be made into the callous conman's finances.
If he doesn't have the means to pay back the cash then a nominal award will be made against him, leaving the door open for future claims to be made by those out of pocket.
Judge Bidder told the prosecutor, who had asked for Jackson to spend additional time behind bars to give his other victims justice: "I think that [the proceeds of crime hearing] is the most practical thing I do for them. He may win the lottery one day".
He told Jackson: "Everything you said to these people was a lie – you even forged emails from solicitors – and most of the money was spent on gambling and enjoying yourself.
"It was money they only had through scrimping and saving – for some, their life savings".
Jackson's cheating and lying began in 2009 when he worked in Tesco on Maesycoed Road, Cardiff.
A colleague who regarded him as "a good boss" handed over £18,000 after he confided in her that he had cancer and needed urgent treatment.
Unknown to her, he was telling the same story to another shelf-stacker at the store who advanced him the £28,000 she had received in a pension payout from her previous employer.
He moved jobs, to a sports equipment shop in Wellfield Road, where he stole £11,000 from the safe after staff had a £3,500 whip-round to assist him in taking care of his "sick" child.
Peter Davies, prosecuting at Cardiff Crown Court, said: "He sent them an email saying he was in Newcastle where his child had been rushed for treatment while in fact he was in Las Vegas gambling – it was all based on lies."
Jackson was arrested for those offences in May 2011, was on bail and just weeks from being jailed when he was swindling the others, it was revealed at yesterday's hearing.
He spun some of them a story about Tesco owing him money and was loaned cash while he awaited his "large payout".
One victim who had only £100 he could give Jackson, introduced him to his mother who gave him a total of £8,250 between October last year and February 2012 when he said his mortgaged house was in jeopardy while he waited for the money.
"One can understand how that man feels, involving his mother as he did," Mr Davies told the court.
Another, who had met Jackson when he worked for Vodafone, gave him £11,000 when he convinced him he needed cancer treatment and lied that he was due to have £15,000 from the Marie Curie Foundation which he could use to pay it back.
Mr Davies said: "That man became suspicious when he saw the 'sick' Jackson going to watch Manchester United play and went on trips with him and others to Blackpool and Swansea and saw how heavily he was gambling.
"They all feel like they have been made fools of while acting with the highest humanity. They have been completely betrayed."
Jackson is presently due to be released from prison on June 26, 2014.


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February 29, 2012
Monday night marked the second packed house in a row for the monthly meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences' Anthropology section, hosted as always at the Wenner-Gren offices. This time, the hot topic (no pun intended) was Burning Man, the infamous counter-cultural event which metastasizes for months in the Nevadan desert before evaporating without a trace in the early autumn after a week of come-as-you-are celebrations of free expression.
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I had not heard of this..Being wiped out in the 80s by helicopter delivered insecticide to corn, this is not good news..Bayer probably put a lot of money in the right places to sneek this through..
"It's corporatism, the flip side of fascism," he said. "I'm not against corporations, I think they have a good model. But they're like children -- we have to rein them in or they get out of hand. The EPA's supposed to do that."
Talked to a neighbor this morning he told me his seed corn has been treated with Pancho for the last 4 or 5 years, I guess this was under the conditional clause..Asked if it helped, he could not see any difference in his crop,(
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The bees that are taking syrup from the feeder seem to be mid-sized bees, smaller than the older foragers. Since I still see foragers bringing back some pollen I'm hopeful that it's the house and receiver bees that are pulling from the feeders. I wouldn't want the foragers super distracted with local feeders.But, along that same line of thought. If we ever had an open feeder in the field I imagine it would be 100% forager bees that were gathering the sugar water.
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And yes, I'll be replacing all my shin tools eventually. The ones I have are based on the visual dictionary. Not really my cup of tea either.
EE-3 nearly done. Just need a sling!
I have ordered a small sound board I will try to mount inside the barrel and add a sample from ESB when Boba fires at Luke. If anyone already has that sample I'd appreciate a link to it, or I'll make it myself and upload for the rest of you.
And just another picture of the chest armour for the sake of pictures.
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Dude! Your suit's AWSOME!
Thanks Katzy. You are correct.
I just want to remind others that it's still true that buying a finished costume will almost always be equally time-consuming as starting from scratch. And almost certainly more expensive. Not that I mind a long project or am in lack of money.
This is why I love the Fett, the small things that make the big picture awesome.
Recieved the AM earth plugs from BojaGun today.
I got 4, but am keeping 1 as spare, so I only use 3.
Painted flat black:
Weathered and glue is curing on stock:
Used this picture is reference for the weathering and positioning:
Boba Fett Empire Strikes Back Costume - Carbon Chamber - The Dented Helmet Gallery
That's realy looking good.
Like your wip.
Hope to see this in Billund this year.
I had to redo the weathering because too much paint flaked off. I tried to capture my original look and this time I sealed the paint with some matt clear coat after weathering.
Very good job! congrats
One of the reasons why my Boba Fett is taking so long is because I keep buying found parts to replace things I already have, instead of focusing on getting my jetpack and new gauntlets. But that's fine with me!
Here I've pretty much finished modifying the sonic beam weapon (far left) and it just needs paint. The anti security blade in the middle needs the paddle in wood/plastic and paint. The rods on it are aluminum replicas from Mojo-Fett. The "knife" (far right) just needs paint, then I'll leave as it is.
Quite the difference from the budget shin tools I had before, based on the visual dictionary.
Now I'm on the hunt for the correct scope rings. I bought a scope with almost the right rings that I might use for a while, until I get the real deal.
Those new shin tools are awesome compared to the old ones and I love the idea to not convert the Survival Knife with blade which is not accurate and I have an image to proove that:
Keep up the excellent work!
A bit more progress on the shin tools. I haven't weathered the anti security blade because the misting effect I want requires an airbrush that I don't have. But I intend on getting one so I'm saving the weathering for later. The "knife" got a little physical weathering with a sanding paper though. It mostly took it fine, and where I went too far is only small parts not seen when in the shin pocket.
The "paddle" on the anti security blade is made of 5 mm plywood and is a perfect fit. For the size of it I followed WOF's shin tool templates.
awesome work!
I've been a little slow on the updates recently, but I did some more work on the shin tools. I think I'll redo the electric tape on the sonic beam tool.
Sonic beam and anti-security blade have been lightly sanded with a fine grit paper to add some fine scratches and dull down the gloss from the aluminium paint.
nice work on this, very impressive! what helmet are you using?


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After his advertisers started jumping ship, Rush stepped up and courageously gave a phony apology, proving the old axiom "No man stands taller than when he insincerely apologizes to stop a money drain".
He makes the false equivalency of Bill Maher calling Sarah Palin a cunt and Rush Limbaugh attacking a college student for three days. We explain to Howard that when ridicule is aimed at the powerful it is called "Comedy", when ridicule is aimed at the powerless it is called "Bullying".
Benjamin Netanyahu calls in to let us know that war with Iran is not up to the United States. Just because America doesn't want to go to war again in the Middle east, it really doesn't matter. And if you disagree with BeBe, then you are, of course, and anti-semite!.
Bill Oreilley calls into to defend Rush Limbaugh and impune women everywhere. He tells of how he used to relax with hookers when traveling in asia.
Andrew Breitbart calls in from hell to complain about the inefficiency and laziness of the union bloodsuckers down there.
The hilarious opening song "Oops" was performed by Henry Phillips.
With Frank Conniff, Mike MacRae, Steve Rosenfield, Paul Gilmartin.


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Situated in Heudicourt-Sous-les-Cotes, this hotel is 0 mi (0 km) from Church of Saint Germain of Auxerre and within 12 mi (20 km) of Butte de Montsec Monument and Saint-Mihiel Benedictine Abbey. Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Lacroix-sur-Meuse Great Fountain are also within 12 mi (20 km).
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Along with a restaurant, this hotel has meeting rooms and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Group Purchases & Member Discounts Discussion, AP Racing Big Brake Group Buy in Vendors; Stillen guy...... Yes I know no caddy, but this place is too golden too leave, and besides id rather drive ...
Stillen guy......
Yes I know no caddy, but this place is too golden too leave, and besides id rather drive a caddy anyway......
If I get stuff through you, can you give me some discounts
Hey Stillen Guy, what do you have for the 89-93 Nissan 240SX Coupe? I'm down to either buying a 240SX Coupe or a Miata to have some fun with driving the twisty roads we have out here in the Hill Country.
Hey Guys...
Wes-- As for the Q-Ship, they're great rides, but I understand what you mean about the Caddy...there is just something about a Cadillac! As for discounts on "stuff," depending on what it is I may or may not be able to help out. Best bet is to call me, and I'll see what I can do. Sorry to sound vague, but it's the best I can do.
By the way, so that everyone knows, I don't get any kind of commission on these sales. I just try and let people know what we have and generate interest.
Mad'lac -- As for the 240SX, we have a good number of performance parts, and a few aesthetic components to gussie up your ride. The 240SX is a highly underrated car, falling in the shadow of the 300ZX and (in my opinion) not really well marketed to begin with. Because of that "shadowing," it's a bit rough finding parts for those cars. However, if you're interested in running a few twisties, we offer Front Strut Braces, Adjustible Tension Rods, and (of course) Hi-Performance Brakes.
Strut Braces enhance chassis rigidity by reducing the amount of flex the body may take advantage of in cornering situations. Adjustible Tension Rods replace the factory-appointed rubber-ended units (which wear out very quickly) with all-steel components. Together your 240 will handle much sharper than before. Another way to add to the corner-taming prowess of the 240 is with a Coil Over Suspension Kit.
If you need more power, we offer aluminum flywheels (a really great way to lower your 1/4-mile or 0-60 times), Hi-Flow air intakes, Headers, Plug Wires, rear-section exhausts, and ignition upgrades. If you want some serious alphalt melting performance, order the SR20DET Conversion. This setup will put you close to being an all-out Silvia in Japan.
So there ya go...if you guys want, privately email me with an address or phone number, and I can have the sales department mail you out some catalogs.
Don Weberg
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I am interested in getting an FSTB..... And I know that most of the NICO members are getting 2000+ maxima bars from ebay for $12 and drilling another hole to fit the Q..... Are there any reasons why anyone should spend an extra $130 for the stillen bar (minus the fact that it is already fitted)???
Hola Wes,
While it seems financially logical to go with an aftermarket Maxima bar and simply drill holes in it for proper fitment, there are a few reasons why not to do this.
One...the Maxima bars are designed to control a car weighing roughly 3,500 pounds, while Q45 bars are engineered for a number over 4,000 pounds. The Q's mass puts a lot more pressure on sway bars than a Maxima. This means that if you replace a stock Q bar with an aftermarket Maxima bar you're probably increasing stiffness by about 1 to 2 percent, and running the risk of twisting the bar. Frankly, that's not enough rigidity for the money or the risk of screwing up a bar and who knows what else.
Two...if you do drill an aftermarket bar, and twist, bend, or break it, the warranty is out the window...so, you're out X-amount of dollars and a sway bar. So, you bolt on the stock one again and you're right back where you started, or spend $x for a proper sway bar for the Q. Either way, you're out money and time and your car might be damaged.
Stillen doesn't have a sway bar for the Q. However, if you have a Standard model you can purchase a pretty stiff bar from Infiniti for the Touring Edition. It will bolt right on, and the results are very respectible, especially if you can conjur up some nice urethane bushings to go with them.
The call is obviously yours, but, it's always been my philosophy that anything worth doing at all is worth doing well. If you do it well, the chances of screw up and/or having to do it over are next to none. In the long run you, your car, and your wallet are going to be happy that you didn't "short cut" something.
I hope this helps.
Don Weberg
Marketing Coordinator
Then how much is the stillen bar supposed to stiffen???
Honestly, do you think it is worth the money (because believe me I could find something else to spend 150 on)
lol...I hear you loud and clear about finding something else to spend money on.
Like I said, if you buy a proper bar, like the one from Infiniti, it can make a good deal of differance. If you buy and modifiy a Maxima Bar, I don't know what to tell you. Good luck.
Stillen bars, depending upon application, are engineered to stiffen the suspension by no less than 7 percent, and most of our bars offer adjustibility, which means you can go up to roughly 70 percent more stiffness than factory.
Is it worth it, in my opinion, yes. Sway bars make driving more fun. You can take curves a little harder, feel the road a little better, and basically gain more confidence in your vehicle. However, since Stillen doesn't make a sway bar for the Q, I don't know aside from Infiniti where to get you one. However, what we can help with are springs, shocks/struts, camber arms (if you lower it), and tension rods. All these items can improve the handling ability of your Q.
Another tip that I'd like to offer though is tires.
If you've got good, sticky performance tires, and a sway bar, you're really going to have fun. Tires like the Eagle F1, Parada Spec2, Corsa, and Firehawk (opinions vary on that one) can give you some very good grip, and that's what corenering calls for, grip and balance.
My advice to you is to call the Infiniti dealer and ask for a price on a Touring Sway Bar that will fit your year Q. If it's too much, maybe look into some tires. If you can swing it, do both.
What else did you have in mind for the $150, if you don't mind the question?
Don Weberg
Marketing Coordinator
Well I am going to upgrade to the tockico blues shocks all around, and get all new rubber, busings and gaskets to go along with that..... Along with replacing all the filters, changing the Tstat, fixing the leather seats, and flushing the tranny, I wont have much left.... I may also look into some cross drilled rotors....
Also, I noticed on the stillen.com, it offers new computer upgrades.... How much performance upgrades do they offer......
Wow..yea, you're putting some serious coin into that puppy, which is great!! I'm glad to see it's being maintained.
Your choice of shocks is excellent. I really gained a lot of respect for Tokico when I pulled the factory installed Toks from my Toyota 4x4 and they weren't terrible. 101k miles. I am wondering if the Bilsteins I have on there now will make it that far.
If you're doing the filter, might I suggest getting a Hi-Flow Air Intake unit? They are designed for the Q45 and feature a washable/reuseable filter element, Venturi Ring, and all required attachments. The Hi-Flow not only creates a terrific sound under the hood when pressed, but actually traps more impurities in the air, and increases air flow. Bottom line is more power off-the-cuff. Couple this with the rear-section exhaust, and your Q will be making a lot more power that you will feel from the seat of your pants.
I didn't know anything about the computer upgrade, so I contacted one o the salesmen to learn more. Bottom line, it makes some good power, but it might require a purchase of a new intake depending on the year of the car. The computer is reprogrammed and usually takes a little bit of time for the work to be done.
The man I spoke to is James Phan (pronounced fan), one of my favorite guys to hang with here. Give him a call, or email him, and I'm certain he can give you more info than me, and don't worry, he's not one of those stereotypical pushy guys...I don't hang out with them.
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Yes, I am putting some dough into this, but I do plan on keeping it for many a mile, and I am doing all this stuff myself (minus the shocks), so it shouldnt be too bad.....
I wont be buying an intake kit or exhaust.... On NICO, we have dyno-ed with all stock and with intake/exhaust modified, and it is only about a 5hp difference, and a Q45 technician has said that modifieng the intake is pointless, and it really can mess things up...... Not to mention it just sucks in hot underhood air, which can actually reduce HP regardless of its flow capability...
I'm not trying to talk you into anything here, honestly, but coming from a magazine background, I can safely say OE techs hate modified cars because they don't know how/like to work on them!! =;-)
But, when it comes to Stillen's products, we put a lot of time into the R&D to make certain each component will not impose on the workings of the car itself, only enhance how it works. When the 350Z came out, we were the ones most likely to produce "stuff" for it, and we did. But we were one of the latest to the party because of all the R&D put into each part. Because of that, we learned more about the Z than many competitors, and in that knowledge, we were able to build power building parts that are safe for the car. All of our products are the same way.
Like I said, it's up to you, but if you want more power, you need to do some changes, and sometimes those mods don't show up on the dyno much at all, but you do notice them in the seat of your pants.
Maybe give James a call, and see if he might know about something we don't which might interest you. However, if you're truely not interested in any performance mods, maybe what you need is a facelift. Stillen offers a few body mods for the Q-ship which are nice, subtle yet aggressive touches to the stock look. They don't enhance performance much, but they do give the car a new look.
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Ok, stuff on order. Hal, thanks very much for personally checking those parts out for me. Very much appreciated. I hope I can return the favour some day.
Hal, Sway, on the advice of Ken, over at Hamilton Marine, who was also very helpful, I went with the less-expensive (ok, "cheaper" ) clamps. He was quite emphatic that the more-than-twice-as-expensive clamps were over-kill in this application. He assured me the less expensive hose clamps are all SS, just not as thick as their more expensive counterparts.
Ordered at least a foot more hose than I expect I'll need. Ordered an extra of each of the fittings I'll need. Should end up with four spare hose clamps. All this over-ordering will ensure that: 1. The project will go smoothly and 2. I'll never need any of the spare parts .
I'll let y'all know how it goes
As halekai mentions, not all hose clamps are created equal. When reading the box for any brand one will note that, "stainless steel band" is not the same as saying "all stainless steel". Most clamps use somewhat deceptive marketing to hide their cheapness in quality.
Elbos with one size up for hose fittings are a really good idea if you have to use elbos. Try not to if you can. Sweeping flows better and clogs less. Of course, on a boat, it's not like you have too many options given the space considerations!
|Maine Sail
Here are the part numbers:
Strainer - PKO-493004PLB or the Hamilton stock # 127070
Full Flow 1/2" Barbed Elbow - GRO-FFC500 or stock # 153308
Full Flow 1/2" Straight barb - GRO-FF500 or stock # 150344
PLEASE take note that full flow fittings use the next size up hose. A 1/2" NPT thread "full flow" barb fitting takes a 3/4" hose!!!
The AWAB hose clamps to fit 3/4" hose are:
AWB 19-28 or Hamilton stock number 102618
Once you use an AWAB hose clamp you'll see why they cost more and probably will never go back to using IDEAL clamps..
Sorry no links as this is from my phone..
If I might chime in here with a couple of observations.
The spin-down filter on your well, which I'm hoping is after the pressure tank, doesn't have nearly the job to do that your raw water strainer does-unless you've a particularly old well accompanied by a high mineral content.
NEVER thread a metal fitting (male) into a plastic fitting (female). If you must use plastic and metal fittings together the plastic should always thread into the metal, ie...male plastic with female metal. It usually takes a few other fittings to do things that way but you're much less likely to have a plastic failure (cracking) some time later and end up with a boat or basement full of water! Don't ask me how I know this and, btw, each and every one I've seen fail was "just fine" for months if not a year prior to it's failing and putting 4' of water in the basement.
I understand your desire not to enlarge the hole in the boat for the thru-hull, Jim. What I would do, along with using the wire stiffened hose as this is a suction line, is to use the maximum diameter hose called for by the system. It appears that the strainer has 1" input, I'd run 1" all the way down to the thru-hull and adapt down at that point to 1/2" or 3/8" as necessary. Flow restrictions, otherwise known as suction head, are a function not only of pipe diameter but pipe length as well. Increasing the diameter over a given length makes the flow significantly better, especially going up from 1/2" to 1", even over the relatively short run you have to make.
If you can sweep your flexible hose, versus using a elbo/90 degree bend, you'll be doing much better. Note that while the elbo may be a "full flow" that that rating does not account for the male adapters (hose barbs) which you have to install into the elbo to adapt it to hose, and they're going to produce head loss. It's generally a good practise to use as few elbos as you can get away with, instead sweeping your hose to make the turns.
No matter how tempting, do not ever use those gray plastic hose barbs you see at the hardware store-the ones with thread on one end and an elbo or male adapter on the other-when threading into anything metal. When you go to remove them in a week or a year, you'll have to melt them out, in essence, from where they attach. Those things belong on outdoor sprinkler lines, preferably with a home owner whose nothing better to do than spend his time repairing it.
As you can see, the best route is to not use plastic at all!
The clamps on the other page are likely AWAB hose clamps and they are all I use on my boat. They don't have the perforations in the band but rather stamped gears and as such are much more reliable.
Is your thru-hull 1/2"?
I plan to "standardize" on 1/2" up to the strainer, and on the strainer's output. Then when I decide what to do with/about the impeller/pump, I'll probably address the hose up to that.
I really prefer the "sweep" elbows as in the full flow ones you showed. They are easier to snake and will also plug up less frequently than a regular "tight turn" 90 degree elbow..
It also appears the Groco straight .50" adapter is "full flow," as compared to the alternate straight hose barbs.
If I can get down to Hamilton today, I need to, I will screw some fittings together with the strainer and write down the PN's for you..
I can just imagine receiving a box-o-parts and finding that one bit doesn't fit/match w/the others. Arrrrgh!
The WM just a couple miles down from our boat is expanding. Right now all they have is Groco strainers, and expensive at that. Not a real wide selection of adaptors and so-forth in the store. I'm hoping that they'll have a much wider selection of such things after they expand. They may be a bit (?) more expensive, but they sure are convenient.
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The clamps on the other page are likely AWAB hose clamps and they are all I use on my boat. They don't have the perforations in the band but rather stamped gears and as such are much more reliable. Is your thru-hull 1/2"?
I really prefer the "sweep" elbows as in the full flow ones you showed. They are easier to snake and will also plug up less frequently than a regular "tight turn" 90 degree elbow..
If I can get down to Hamilton today, I need to, I will screw some fittings together with the strainer and write down the PN's for you..
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If I could bother you for some assistance? Here's what I believe I'll need from Hamilton Marine:
This is a lot easier when you can just walk into the store and snag various parts right off the shelves until you get a bunch that all actually fit together .
While the ABYC allows for the use of annealed copper fuel lines they are, and can be, a poor choice on a small boat due to the sever vibrations caused by the small aux diesels.
In short that strainer had a lot of shortcomings.
For the $50.00 more this Perko 1/2" bronze intake strainer is a VERY good value!!!
Now I just have to see if I can find the fittings I want. I'm off to check the places you suggested.
Certainly WM will have the hose I need, right?
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What issue does the EPA have concerning brass fuel lines?
There have been many fuel spills due to work hardened copper fuel lines that broke and then spilled fuel into the bilge which was then pumped into the ocean or lake.. this is where the EPA comes in..
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DigiMorph Staff Profile
Matthew W. ColbertResearch Associate
The University of Texas at Austin
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phone: 512-471-5257
B.A. Paleontology and Zoology, The University of California at Berkeley (1986)
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University (1993)
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin (1999)
DigiMorph Contributions
I have been employed at the UT High-Resolution X-ray CT Facility since the Spring of 1999 as a Research Associate. Most of the animals that appear on this site were scanned by Rich Ketcham and myself. I also have image processed some specimens, and have written a few of the specimen summaries included on the DigiMorph site.
Research Interests
My research primarily involves the use of X-ray computerized tomography to visualize and describe vertebrate cranial morphology. A particular focus of my investigations has been on patterns of evolutionary and ontogenetic variation in the Tapiroidea (Mammalia: Perissodactyla). Other research directions that I have pursued involve establishing methodologies for characterizing and interpreting developmental sequences, and the use of HRXCT to document the taphonomic history of vertebrate skulls.
About Myself
I grew up in New York City, on the lower east side of Manhattan. My father, George, is a cartographer, and my mother, Jeanette, is involved in early childhood education. My grandfather, Edwin H. Colbert, was a paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he primarily studied Mesozoic reptiles. In 1969, he and my grandmother, Margaret, retired to Flagstaff, Arizona - a place where I spent most of my childhood summers. There, when I wasn't goofing off in the woods with my brother Denis, I goofed off at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Sometime in the mid '70s I first met Tim Rowe at the MNA. Tim currently directs this digital library project, and I now have the great pleasure of working with him on this and other CT projects.
After graduating high school, I went on to the University of California at Berkeley. I received my bachelor's degree in 1986 with a double major in Zoology and Paleontology. During my tenure at Berkeley I had the opportunity to do several seasons of Summer fieldwork in Montana, looking for late Cretaceous fossils with crews under the direction of Bill Clemens, Mark Goodwin, and Don Lofgren (then a graduate student). I then moved south to San Diego State University, where I obtained a Master's of Science in Biology in 1993, under the supervision of Dave Archibald. Dave also gave me the chance to do some Summer fieldwork in Utah, Montana, and Colorado. During this period I was also employed as a curator and field associate at the San Diego Natural History Museum, and on a part time basis for Paleoservices, Inc., a salvage paleontology firm. Working with Paleoservices, under the direction of Tom Deméré, gave me my first protracted experiences in Tertiary sediments. It was Tom who is guilty of turning me on to tapirs, by introducing me to some of the fantastic little tapirs they were finding in the Eocene of San Diego County. In 1993, I entered the Department of Geological Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, where I received a Ph.D. in Geology in 1999 under the direction of Tim Rowe and Ernie Lundelius. I am currently employed as a Research Associate at the University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray CT Facility.
Rundle, S.D., J.J. Smirthwaite, M.W Colbert, J.I. Spicer. 2010. Predator cues alter the sequence of developmental events in gastropod embryos. Biological Letters 7:285-287.
Ladavèze, S., C. de Muizon, Matthew Colbert, T. Smith. 2010. 3D computational imaging of the petrosal of a new multituberculate mammal from the Late Cretaceous of China and its paleobiologic inferences. Comptes Rendus Palevol 9:283-287.
Coleman, M.N., R.F. Kay, M.W. Colbert. 2010. Auditory morphology and hearing sensitivity in fossil New World monkeys. The Anatomical Record 293:1711-1721.
Zolensky, M., J. Herrin, T. Mikouchi,K. Ohsumi, J. Friedrich, A. Steele, D. Rumble, M. Fries, S. Sandford, S. Milam, K. Hagiya, H. Takeda, W. Satake, T. Kurihara, M. Colbert, R. Hanna, J. Maisano, R. Ketcham, C. Goodrich, L. Le, G. Robinson, J. Martinez, K. Ross, P. Jenniskens, M.H. Shaddad. 2010. Mineralogy and petrography of the Almahata Sitta ureilite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 45:1618-1637.
Ryan, T.M., M.Colbert, R.A. Ketcham, C.J. Vinyard. 2010. Trabecular bone structure in the mandibular condyles of gouging and nongouging platyrrhine primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 141:583-593.
Coleman, M.N., and M.W. Colbert. 2010. Correlations between auditory structures and hearing sensitivity in non-human primates. Journal of Morphology 271:511-532.
de Jong, I.M.L, M.W. Colbert, F. Wittle, M.K. Richardson. 2009. Polymorphism in developmental timing: intraspecific heterochrony in a Lake Victoria cichlid. Evolution & Development 11:625-635.
Brinkman, D., M.C. Aquillon-Martinez, C. Arturo de Leon Davila, H. Jamniczky, D.A.Eberth, M. Colbert. 2009. Euclastes coahuilaensis sp. nov., a basal cheloniid turtle from the late Campanian Cerro del Pueblo Formation of Coahuila State, Mexico. PaleoBios 28:76-88.
Kay, R.F., J.G. Fleagle, T.R.T. Mitchell, M. Colbert, T. Bown, D.W. Powers. 2008. The anatomy of Dolichocebus gaimanensis, a stem platyrrhine from Argentina. Journal of Human Evolution 54:323-382.
Colbert, M.W. and T. Rowe. 2008. Ontogenetic Sequence Analysis: Using parsimony to characterize developmental sequences and sequence polymorphism. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 310B:398-416
Colbert, M. 2007. New fossil discoveries and the history of Tapirus. Tapir Conservation. The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group 16:12-14.
Bininda-Emonds, O.R.P., J.E. Jeffery, M.R. Sanchez-Villagra, J. Hanken, M.W. Colbert, C. Pieau, L. Selwood, C.J. ten Cate, A. Raynaud, C.K. Osabutey, and M.K. Richardson. 2007. Forelimb-hindlimb developmental timing differences across tetrapod phylogeny. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:182. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/182
Clemens, W.A., M.B. Goodwin, J.H. Hutchison, C.R. Schaff, C.B. Wood, and M.W. Colbert. 2007. First record of a Jurassic mammal (?Peramura) from Ethiopia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52:433-439.
Fajardo, R.J., R. Müller, R.A. Ketcham, M. Colbert. 2007. Nonhuman anthropoid primate femoral neck trabecular architecture and its relationship to locomotor mode. The Anatomical Record 280:422-436.
Coleman, M.N. and M.W. Colbert. 2007. CT thresholding protocols for taking measurements on three-dimensional models. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 133:723-725.
Colbert, M.W. 2006. Hesperaletes (Mammalia, Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the middle Eocene of southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26:697-711.
Colbert, M.W. 2006. Variation and species recognition in Eocene tapirs from southern California. Journal of Veretebrate Paleontology 26:712-719.
Colbert, M.W. 2006. Remembrances of Edwin H. Colbert, Paleontologist. Iguana 13:149-153.
Colbert, M.W. 2006. Ein kurzer Exkurs in die Geschichte der Tapire. In: Die Tapire. S. Todd & U. Ganslosser, Eds. Filander Verlag, Fürth, Germany: 25-45.
Brinkman, D., M. Hart, H. Jamniczky, and M. Colbert. 2006. Nichollsemys baieri gen. et sp. nov, a primitive chelonioid turtle from the late Campanian of North America. Paludicola 5:111-124.
Lipka, T.R., F. Therrien, D.B. Weishampel, H.A. Jamnickzky, W.G. Joyce, M.W. Colbert¸ and D.B. Brinkman. 2006. A new turtle from the Arundel Clay facies (Potomac Formation, Early Cretaceous) of Maryland, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26: 300-307.
Colbert, M. W. 2005. The facial skeleton of the Early Oligocene Colodon (Perissodactyla, Tapiroidea). Palaeontologia Electronica 8: 12A, 27p. 600 KB (http://palaeo-electronica.org/paleo/2005_1/colbert12/issue1_05.htm).
Supplemental material: http://digimorph.org/specimens/colodon_cf_occidentalis/AMNH/
Colbert, M.W., R. Racicot, and T. Rowe. 2005. Anatomy of the cranial endocast of Tursiops truncatus, based on HRXCT. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 12: 197-209. Supplemental material: http://digimorph.org/specimens/Tursiops_truncatus/
Bever, G.S., T. Rowe, E.G. Ekdale, T.E. Macrini, M.W. Colbert, and A.M. Balanoff. 2005. Comment to Independent Origins of Middle Ear bones in Monotremes and Therians. Science 309:1492a.
Kay, R.F., V.M. Campbell, J.B. Rossie, M.W. Colbert, and T.B. Rowe. 2004. Olfactory fossa of Tremacebus harringtoni (Platyrrhini, Early Miocene, Sacanana, Argentina): implications for activity pattern. Anatomical Record, Part A 281A: 1157-1172. Supplemental material: http://digimorph.org/specimens/Tremacebus_harringtoni/
Mickler, P.J., R.A. Ketcham, M.W. Colbert, and J.L. Banner. 2004. Application of high-resolution X-ray computed tomography in determining the suitability of speleothem for use in paleoclimatic, paleohydrologic reconstructions. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 66: 3-8. Supplemental material: http://www.ctlab.geo.utexas.edu/pubs/mickleretal/mickleretal.htm
Carlson, W.D., T. Rowe, R.A. Ketcham, M.W. Colbert. 2003. Geological applications of high-resolution and X-ray computed tomography in petrology, meteorics and palaeontology. In F. Mees, R. Swennen, M. Van Geet, and P. Jacobs, Eds. Applications of X-ray computed tomography in the geosciences 215: 7-22. Geological Society, London.
Stuppy, W. H., J.A. Maisano, M.W. Colbert, P.J. Rudall, and T.B. Rowe. 2003. Three-dimensional analysis of plant structure using high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Trends in Plant Science 8: 2-6.
Tykoski, R.S., T.B. Rowe, R.A. Ketcham, M.W. Colbert. 2002. Calsoyasuchus valliceps, a new crocodyliform from the early Jurassic Kayenta Formation of Arizona. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3): 593-611. Supplemental material: http://digimorph.org/specimens/calsoyasuchusvalliceps/
Rowe, T., R.A. Ketcham, C. Denison, M. Colbert, X. Xu, and P.J. Currie. 2001. Forensic Paleontology: The Archaeoraptor forgery. Nature 410: 540-541.
Bell, C. and M.W. Colbert. 2000. Basic Vertebrate Cranial Osteology. Beta-test version. CD-ROM available on request.
Rowe, T., C.A. Brochu, K. Kishi, J.W. Merck, Jr., M.W. Colbert, E. Saglamer, S. Warren. 1999. Alligator: Digital Atlas of the Skull. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 6. CD-ROM.
Colbert, M.W., and R. M. Schoch. 1998. The Tapiroidea and other moropomorphs. In: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. C. Janis & L. Jacobs, eds. Cambridge University Press:. 569-582.
Janis, C.M., M.W. Colbert, M.C. Coombs, W.D. Lambert, B.J. MacFadden, B.J. Mader, D.R. Prothero, R.M. Schoch, J. Shoshani, and W.P. Wall. 1998. Perissodactyla and Proboscidea. In: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. C. Janis & L. Jacobs, eds. Cambridge University Press: 511-524.
Rowe, T., K. Kishi, J.W. Merck, Jr., and M. Colbert. 1998. The Age of Dinosaurs, 3rd ed. CD-ROM for MacIntosh and PC computers. W. H. Freeman & Co. New York, 179 megabytes.
Chin, K., Colbert, M.W., and Ekdale, A.A. 2011. The application of X-ray computed tomography to analyses of Upper Cretaceous coprolites from Nunavut, Canada: the inside scoop in 3-D. In Haggart, J.W., and Smith, P.L.. [eds.] Canadian Paleontology Conference Proceedings No. 9. Geological Association of Canada publications. P.18.
Colbert, M.. 2009. Ontogenetic Sequence Analysis (OSA) of tooth eruption and suture closure in Tapirus (Mammalia: Perissodactyla): Implications for assessing sequences in fossil samples. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29(3 Supplement), 81A.
Colbert, M., and Racicot, R. 2008. The cranial endocast of a new fossil porpoise (Odontoceti: Phocoenidae) from the Pliocene of San Diego, California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28(3 Supplement), 65A.
Colbert, M.W. 2008. Evolution of the tapiroid skull as revealed by HRXCT. Southeastern Association of Vertebrate Paleontology Proceedings, 1: 17A.
Colbert, M.W., and R.A. Racicot. 2007. Morphology and variation of cranial endocasts in true porpoises (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) based on high-resolution X-ray CT scans. In: Abstracts of the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa.
Colbert, M., and J. Eberle. 2007. The skull of Thuliadanta, a surprisingly derived tapiroid from the Early Eocene (Wasatchian) of the Canadian high arctic, as revealed by high-resolution CT scanning. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3 Supplement):60A.
Bajpai, S., J.G.M. Thewissen, R. Kay, M. Colbert, and V. Kapur. 2007. An overview of terrestrial mammals from Early Eocene Cambay Shale, Vastan lignite mine, Gujarat (Western India) with new taxa and age constraints. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3 Supplement):42A.
Coleman, M.N, R.F. Kay, and M.W. Colbert. 2007. Evaluating hearing sensitivity in Homunculus patagonicus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132 (Supplement to Number 44):89A.
Colbert, M., E. Ekdale, and A. Ekdale. 2006. The vertebrate skull as habitat for invertebrate animals. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3 Supplement):51A.
Kay, R., A. Lincoln, M. Colbert, E. Kirk 2006. Brain size, activity pattern, and visual acuity in Homunculus patagonicus, an Early Miocene stem platyrrhine: the mosaic evolution of brain size and visual acuity in Anthropoidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3 Supplement):83A.
Perry, J., R. Kay, A. Lincoln, M. Colbert. 2006. Tooth root size and chewing muscle leverage in Homunculus, a Miocene primate from Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3 Supplement):110A.
Colbert, M.W. 2005. Taphonomy of the vertebrate skull as revealed by HRXCT. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3 Supplement): 47A.
Colbert, M.W. 2004. Species determination in the fossil record: interpreting patterns of variation in Eocene tapiroids from southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3 Supplement): 47A.
Colbert, M.W. 2004. Using HRXCT to extract unique anatomical data; examples from Tertiary and Recent tapirs (Mammalia: Perissodactyla). 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, Abstract 93-16: 445
Colbert, M.W. 2004. Ontogenetic sequence analysis: a parsimony-based method for characterizing developmental hierarchies. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. New Orleans, LA.
Fajardo, R.J., R. Müller, R.A. Ketcham, and M. Colbert. 2004. A 3D investigation of the mutual associations of trabecular architecture among anthropoid primates: do structural constraints on femoral neck trabecular architecture exist? Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(Supplement to No. 3): 56A.
Goodwin, M., M. Colbert, and T. Rowe. 2004. High-resolution computed tomography of the type Ornatotholus browni (Ornithischia: Pachycephalosauria) confirms its early ontogenetic stage and synonymy with Stegoceras validum. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(3 Supplement): 65A
Racicot, R., M. Colbert, and T.Rowe. 2004. Interpreting neural and circulatory anatomy from a digital endocast of Tursiops truncatus (Mammalia, Odontoceti). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(3 Supplement): 102A
Solounias, N, M.C. Mihlbachler, and M. Colbert. 2004. Meatal diverticulum and conchae of tapirs. Journal of Morphology, 260: 330.
Colbert, M.W. 2003. HRXCT analysis of the skull of Colodon (Perissodactyla: Tapiroidea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 23(3 Supplement): 41A.
Colbert, M.W. 2002. Sinus cavities in fossil and Recent tapirs: CT evidence for evolving cranial architecture. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(supplement to Number 3): 45A.
Gantt, D., J. Kappelman, R. Ketcham, and M. Colbert. 2002. 3d reconstruction of enamel volume in human and gorilla molars. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 117(Supplement to Number 34): 74A.
Colbert, M.W. 2001. Digital visualization of cranial cavities: examples from fossil and recent mammals. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(supplement to Number 3): 41A.
Colbert, M.W. 2001. Ontogenetic sequence analysis: using parsimony to characterize developmental hierarchies. Journal of Morphology 248(3): 218.
Rowe, T., M. Colbert, R. Ketcham, J. Maisano, and P. Owen. 2001. High-resolution X-ray computed tomography in vertebrate morphology. Journal of Morphology 248(3): 277-278.
Runnegar, B., W.A. Dollase, R.A. Ketcham, M. Colbert, and W.D. Carlson. 2001. Early Archean sulfates from western Australia first formed as hydrothermal barites not gypsum evaporates. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 33(6).
Solounias, N. and M.W. Colbert. 2001. Reconstruction of the narial cavity of Merychippus insignis and comparisons with the modern horse, Equus caballus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(supplement to Number 3): 103A.
Colbert, M.W. 1991. A reassessment of tapiroid phylogeny: implications of a new species of Eocene "tapir" from San Diego County, California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(Supplement to Number 3): 23A.
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By Declan Taylor
After both scoring in their farewell game for Arsenal Ladies, Kelly Smith and Alex Scott reflected on an emotion-fuelled evening at Glanford Park.
The pair will join the Boston Breakers in the Women¹s Professional Soccer League next week, but before they departed they made their mark one last time in Arsenal's colours as Vic Akers¹ side beat Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-0 in the League Cup Final.
First Smith hit a typically clinical hat-trick before turning provider with a superb through-ball that Scott lifted delicately over the Doncaster goalkeeper.
After the game, the pair spoke to Arsenal.com about signing off on a high note.
"It's a sad day really," Smith said. "Happy but emotional and sad at the same time.
"It was important that we picked up our first trophy available but I'm delighted to get on the scoresheet and finish on a high.
"It's great for Alex to score as well because she hasn't got on the scoresheet much this season. I'm really happy for her and you can tell that the Club means a lot to her.
"She's grown up here and I know it's been a wrench for her to go abroad because the Club is in her blood as well."
If Smith is remembered for the quality and quantity of her Arsenal goals down the years (103 in 114 appearances since her return to the Club in 2005), Scott's legacy will be one particular strike in Northern Sweden in April 2007.
In the first leg of the Uefa Women's Cup Final, Scott's thunderbolt from 30 yards - one of the most important goals in Arsenal Ladies history - secured Vic Akers' side a slender advantage against Umea.
The Ladies then held the Swedes to a goalless draw on home soil to clinch the Gunners' first and only European trophy.
Scott said: "It's a great way to sign off with a goal and a win in the League Cup Final. I'm leaving a great bunch of girls and I'll miss them dearly.
"I haven't had a good scoring record this season. I don't know what was going through my brain I just made sure I kept it on target. When it went in I got really emotional.
"Knowing this was my last game and the last goal in a final, to remember that will be a great feeling for me."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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NICE...did u paint it Khaki or was the pull that color? Bout to start on my first TK lid
Thanks its a graet helmet to work with if not the best
Painted, (as much as Id like to say other wise) I found a good trick is to paint the back half a bit greener as the real helmets seem to have 2 different colours for the front and back ,
It's a great helmet, if a little thin/flimsy. But I don't have the original to compare so i can't say much to that. Mine will be a display piece anyway. In fact I just finished the Humbrol 14 tube stripes!


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The defense is there, and the offensive line is making blocks. Olympus' run game, led by running backs Jake Jones, Anthony Schoenfeld and Coleman Meier, also is succeeding.
The Titans are making plays and have had no trouble marching downfield against some of the top teams in the state.
"We've done a great job moving the ball between the 20s," Olympus coach Aaron Whitehead said.
Now if they just could finish.
"We just need to stop acting like we're about to score," Schoenfeld said. "We get there and we start to worry. We just need to calm down."
A case of red-zone anxiety has resulted in an 0-3 start for the defending Region 7 champions.
It's far from an ideal way to get the season rolling, but Whitehead said winning early just would have been a bonus.
"There might be some criticism as to how we stacked our schedule," he said. "But it's all about getting the guys ready to play at a higher level."
In fact, the Titans are convinced they are the best 0-3 team in the state, and they're ready to prove it.
"We're feeling more confident than ever," guard Will Christensen said.
Jones, Schoenfeld and Meier have combined for 269 yards on 58 carries and two touchdowns. Quarterback Corbin Anderson has thrown two early touchdowns and is gaining confidence in the pocket. A defense led by Tanner Goates and Ben Seagle has held its own against 5A powers Northridge and Alta two big teams stacked with even bigger linemen.
"These first few games have tested us, but they've also given us a head start," Schoenfeld said. "We're ready to show what we are capable of."
The show started Friday night against Alta.
The Olympus offense was running seven or eight plays a possession in the first half. The running trio of Jones, Schoenfeld and Meier was finding holes.
But the Titans were stuck challenging the end zone but failing to cross the goal line.
"We realized this was Alta, and we'd been able to move the ball on them," Schoenfeld said. "We got ourselves motivated and decided we could compete with them."
The Titans responded in the second half by holding the Hawks scoreless until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
It wasn't enough. Alta won 38-15, but the Titans found hope.
"We gave them a handful," Christensen said. "It made us realize that we're still in this. We're feeling good."
The Titans are ready to build on their lessons learned and defend their region title.
"The Region 7 title will have to go through us," Whitehead said. "We're 0-3, but we have a chance to do something special this year."
Tenacious Titans
Despite an 0-3 start against a tough preseason lineup, the Olympus football team is optimistic about its ability to move the ball and its staunch offensive line, led by senior guard Will Christensen.
Jake Jones leads the Titans run offense with 190 yards on 38 carries.
The defending Region 7 champion Titans have done well moving the ball between the 20-yard lines but have had trouble converting in the red zone.


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It all began over 20 years ago, when Jerry and Flora Komes bought the first vineyard - a vineyard with lots of history, great soils and two ghost wineries. Their retirement project became a lifetime passion for son John Komes and daughter Julie Garvey and their families. John quickly talked the family (including another brother Mike Komes) into making wine. Julie worked side by side with John as the first two years they made the wines. Julie's husband Pat Garvey took over the vineyard side of things. In 1980, Ken Deis was hired as winemaker and he has been part of the family ever since.
Winemaker Ken Deis makes use of every tool at his disposal. First of all, he trusts his senses: The feel of the berry in his fingers, the taste of the fruit and then the wine, the smells during fermentation. A winemaker needs to understand the source of his fruit and Ken has worked closely with vineyard manager Pat Garvey for more than 20 years so that they can anticipate the challenges that each vintage brings. Ken has also adopted the same curiosity that the entire Komes-Garvey family has and it has paid off royally in the quality of his wines. View all Flora Springs Wines
About Napa ValleyView a map of Napa Valley wineries
It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish. They were right. The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Notable FactsWithin the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just granted an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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|jeepers creepers
hey guys, i set the timing about 15* and engine seems to like it, great throttle response and quick revving, problem at WOT still but i would say it's minor so, i went further and installed an A/F ratio with analogic gauge, it's made by Fuelairspark or something like that, anyway, it says 14:1 at WOT wich is too lean i guess and even leaner at idle, it's usually close to 15, the richer value i've seen is 13ish but very rarely.
I spoke with the tech guys at Howell EFI , and he agreed with me to increase fuel pressure to achieve a richer mixture in the all RPM range, i don't know if is a good idea try to modify the TB internal pressure regulator or just put an external one with a gauge, anyone who worked on the Throttle body?
|jeepers creepers
I'm going to do some work tomorrow and try to advance timing, today i took of a spark plug, of the new set , engine ran for about 3 hours, there's a light black powder on ring and electrode even if it's not really "coated" with that because plugs are fairly new, i'll post picture tomorrow ,said that, engine did run pretty good generally speaking, i tried today to put a stock chip that i have instead the custom one Howell made for my TBI and engine runs just horrible, shakes, black smoke and was idleing at 200 rpm, the chip came from an ECM i got years ago from a junkyard so i'm not even sure if is ok, i was just curios to try.
A buddy of mine has an air/fuel mixture gauge, i need to put the sensor in the exhaust pipe e see how is the ratio, i think is a pretty good way to to see what's going on.
I'm looking for infos about TBI chip burners, i'd like to try reprogramming chip and find the best one, i have seen also new ECM without chip that you can tune up while the engine i running with the laptop and a specific software, any suggestion about them?
Thank you.
You want another 10-12 degrees to come from the vacuum advance. That means under light throttle cruise/low engine load conditions you'll see upwards of 46-48 degrees of advance.
A common problem we have is the cam wants a lot of initial timing, but if you give it enough initial timing, the total timing is now too high. The way around this is to limit the mechanical advance to an amount that, when combined w/the initial timing, equals the 36 degrees total timing target. An example would be 18 degrees initial timing, plus 18 degrees mechanical timing. Or any combination of the two that equals 36 degrees. Remember- this is w/o vacuum advance added in. It will be disconnected and the hose to the carb plugged. Only reconnect the vacuum advance after the initial and mechanical is set.
The exact way to go about limiting the mechanical advance depends on what distributor you're using. The following link covers GM-type HEI and MSD distributors: Ignition advance
|jeepers creepers
What a 45* or too much total advance would cause to the engine?
If you have no change when the vacuum advance is disconnected, you're either using ported vacuum or the vacuum advance unit is bad or the advance plate is hanging up. Try hooking it up to a vacuum port that has vacuum at idle (manifold vacuum).
|jeepers creepers
Thank you for the answer, i spoke with the tech support of the EFI kit and i 've been told to try a little thing to see if is a rich mixture problem related or not just by reducing fuel flow using a clamp or vise grip on the pressure hose.
I noticed the 3 bolts of the exhaust flange in between to pipe and headers a little loose, i guess that air can go in and mess up the o2 sensor wich is 2inches above, i guess that is air go in the o2 sensor would make mixture richer by sending a lean signal to the ECM, i need to test the car better.
Timing is now set about 12* (initial), but i will try to get it more advance like you said, tried to disconnect the vacuum hose and there was no difference at all at idle, any suggestion?
thank you.
lean mixture?
Where do you pull these spark plug numbers from? Anyway Edelbrock recommends Champion RC12YC plugs for their heads. Now if you want to crossreference that to a NKG plug it is BKR5E. Another thing about the timing. Always unplug the vacuum line from the distributor while checking or adjusting timing. Loosen the distributor lockdown and set the knob on the back of the timing light to zero. Adjust the initial timing to 10*-12* BTDC. Have someone rev the engine to 3000 rpms and point the light at the scale. If the line on the balancer is past the 0 mark on the scale adjust the knob on the back of the timing until the line aligns with 0 on the scale. What is the reading? Do this again at 3500 rpms to see if it changes or stays the same as for 3000 rpms. The reading should have been close to 35*-37*. This is your total (initial + mechanical advance). Now unplug the vacuum hose and connect it to the distributor. That's it, you can check to see how much vaccum is added by revving the engine to 3500 rpms, zero the timing light and check it by turning the knob on the light until the balancer line aligns with 0. What is the reading? 49*-51*. Good. Take the foam out of the tank. If you have enough fuel in it the pickup will stay wet.
|jeepers creepers
|No way, it's better but problem still...
|jeepers creepers
Did you know that i'm an idiot? I checked today the lenght of the spark plugs hole in the cylinder heads (Edelbrock alu) and it's about double compared to the stock cast iron so the plugs i put on before were reaching just half of that!!!
poor engine...i just put the new NGK BRP6EFS plugs on and i will try them very soon, can't wait to...
Use a lighter spring on one side to see if you can get the timing all in by about 3000 rpm.
|jeepers creepers
i printed out the article yesterday night! thank you.
I checked timing again and did some work on it, by setting the initial advance to 10-12 degrees i get a total of 44 with bith mechanical and vacuum,i thought was too much so i tried to disconnect the vacuum one...result is that mechanical only advances 16-18 degrees so i'm reaching 30ish at 4000 RPM wich is too much.
Reading the article on cranckshaft coalition, they say advance can go up to 45-50 during light throttle cruise with no problem getting a better fuel mileage and a cooler engine, i'm not considering mileage like the goal, i just want to solve this problem and a healthy engine, fuel mileage is a bonus.
I' ve got new spark plugs 10 minutes ago, they're colder than the previous Accel, i hope will help.
Another thing i noticed driving the car is the misfiring happens just if i push down the pedal all the way suddenly but not if i rev up the engine gently, guessing is a good clue for you, i'm thinking about too much fuel and a denser mixture in the combustion chamber coupled with a too hot plug that cause preignition?
Just wondering...
lean mixture?
What is the name brand of your aluminum heads? Also what is the name brand of your distributor? Here are some of the wiki articles from this website to use for information on finding TDC. http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w..._TDC_lines_SBC. Here is another article to help with tuning the advance curve and timing. http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...EI_distributor. Be sure to check out wiki for more useful info.
its lean or it wouldnt be white like that. sensors are prone to be inaccurate, especially if its not a high dollar piece.(guage). either way, just was trying to throw some ideas to help get you headed in the right direction.
maybe if you just red line it for 20 minuts itl fix itself?
|jeepers creepers
As i said before the mark on the balancer wasn't matching the tab on the timing cover so i fixed the damper by machining a new groove in the right position, i didn't degree the cam, i thought was an overkill for a mild motor like mine but now i realize it's a smart thing, i will for sure next time.
I can take off valve cover and check the TDC.
By measuring the voltage coming out from the O2 sensor shouldn't be lean , 800 to 850 MV should be the ball park and mine is going from 800 to 900 MV with peaks of 1000, picture of the spark plug doesn't make justice to me.
You must fix the timing!
You said you built the motor? DId you degree the cam properly? did you use the correct balancer and timing marks? You also need to gap your plugs all around .40. The mixture is way way lean and this is not good at all! If its not fixed pronto, you will be re building very soon. Your plugs should never be that white at all. Just make sure when checking your timing you take all the necessary steps because it will determine whether or not you can calibrate your set up correctly or not. as stated earlier 36 total is a good place to start. unless you have a kit to calibrate your distributor then you wont be able to set initial but if you have a gm distributor with stock settings, then where ever 36 total leaves you will work. At least untill you get everything dialed in a lot closer and then you can experiment with a couple degrees or so one way or another. If you bump up your initial you will have to stop your total exceeding the 36.
I hope you can get her figured out before you melt a piston.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 188, February 4, 2000
ARSC News Briefs
ARSC Employment opportunities:
- We're looking for students to serve as consultants for the viz labs.
- We're also seeking two full-time User Services Consultants.
"Arctic Visions: Supercomputing in the Far North," an informational video about ARSC was awarded "First Place - Video or Film Feature" in the Aurora Awards sponsored annually by the Alaska Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
Congrats to LJ Evans, Roger Edberg, and Jenn Wagaman who produced the film, and others who contributed. A limited number of copies of the video are available for educational purposes upon request to LJ Evans at, email@example.com.
- Tom Baring spoke at the UA-Anchorage ACM student chapter last week, introducing ARSC, supercomputing, and programming the T3E.
- We've given many tours recently, to various groups including cub, girl, and boy scouts, jr and sr high-school classes, UA students, researchers from the State Division of Forestry, forensic experts working in the Balkans, and other VIP visitors.
Coming public events:
- Feb. 17th, The "Crayons" of ARSC will compete again in the Literacy Council of Alaska's annual spelling bee fund-raiser.
- Feb. 26th, Open-house for National Engineering Week in the Duckering Viz Lab.
- June 7th, the first of our regular Wednesday afternoon summer tours.
Comparison of Languages for Multi-Grid Methods
[ This is the first in a two-part series contributed by Brad Chamberlain of the University of Washington. ]
INTRODUCTIONThis past fall, members of the ZPL Parallel Programming Project at the University of Washington conducted a study of language support for dense multigrid-style applications on a few parallel architectures, including the Cray T3E.
The languages compared on the T3E were F90+MPI, Co-Array Fortran (CAF), High Performance Fortran (HPF), and ZPL. The benchmark used for the study was the MG benchmark from the NAS Parallel Benchmark Suite (NPB) v2.3. This benchmark uses a multigrid computation to obtain an approximate solution to a scalar Poisson problem on a discrete 3D grid with periodic boundary conditions. The ARSC T3E was used to conduct the test runs.
THE BENCHMARKSThe spirit of NPB v2 is to measure the performance of a specific algorithmic approach rather than to expend effort being clever about finding new ways to obtain the solution. To this end, versions of the benchmark were sought which (a) followed the NAS implementation of the benchmark as closely as possible, and (b) were written by someone with knowledge of the language in question.
To this end, the F90+MPI code is the original version written by NAS. The CAF version was written by a member of the CAF team and was developed by simply replacing the MPI calls in the F90+MPI version with equivalent CAF statements or subroutines. The HPF version was written at NASA Ames as part of a project to implement the NAS benchmarks as efficiently as possible in HPF. PGI has identified this as the best implementation of MG for the pghpf compiler that they are aware of. The ZPL version was obtained by making a careful translation of the F90+MPI code into ZPL.
Each implementation of the benchmark was evaluated both in terms of its performance and its expressiveness (i.e., its ability to express the MG computation both cleanly and succinctly). The compilers used on the T3E are summarized here:
language compiler version command-line options -------- -------- ------- -------------------- F90+MPI f90 22.214.171.124 -O3 CAF f90 126.96.36.199 -O3 -X 1 -Z <nprocs> HPF pghpf 2.4.4 -O3 -Mautopar -Moverlap=size:1 -Msmp ZPL zc 1.15a cc 18.104.22.168 -O3Note that to achieve portability across numerous platforms, ZPL compiles to ANSI C and then uses the machine's native C compiler (in this case cc) to create the executable.
It should also be noted that the implementations made different assumptions about the execution parameters and when they are bound:
- The F90+MPI and CAF codes fix both the problem size and number of processors into the code, and the number of processors must be a power of 2.
- The HPF code fixes the problem size statically, but leaves the number of processors unspecified, and it can be any number.
- The ZPL code fixes neither the problem size nor the number of processors, and again the number of processors can be any value.
PERFORMANCEFor this article, performance will be summarized by giving speedup numbers using 256 processors. First, we look at MG's Class A size problem, which has 256x256x256 elements at the finest level. Class A requires a minimum of 4 ARSC T3E processors to obtain sufficient memory. All speedups are computed relative to the fastest 4-processor time (12.612 seconds, obtained by CAF); higher numbers are better; and a speedup of 64 would be considered ideal.
Speedup of MG Class A (256 proc time / CAF 4 proc time) --------------------- F90+MPI: 30.91 CAF: 50.65 HPF: 1.01 ZPL: 33.28For Class C, which has 512x512x512 elements at its finest level, a minimum of 16 processors is required to obtain sufficient memory. All speedups are thus computed relative to the fastest 16-processor time (119.20 seconds, obtained by CAF) and a speedup of 16 would be considered ideal.
Speedup of MG Class C (256 proc time / CAF 16 proc time) --------------------- F90+MPI: 10.91 CAF: 14.98 HPF: --.-- ZPL: 11.90Looking at the class C results, these numbers show that CAF achieves the best speedup of ~15. After a sizeable gap, ZPL came in at ~12, and just behind it, the F90+MPI version at ~11. The HPF version was unable to run on 256 processors due to its excessive memory requirements.
The differences in performance between the languages were found to be due largely to three factors (in no particular order):
- Communication Protocol (MPI, SHMEM, or other)
- Stencil Optimizations
- Base Language (Fortran or C)
- As discussed in past T3E newsletters, SHMEM is a faster communication mechanism than MPI on the T3E and can result in significant improvement in execution times. SHMEM has the disadvantage of being trickier and less portable than MPI for programmers to write by hand. However, compilers like zc and pghpf can take advantage of SHMEM and realize these benefits without the user ever being aware of its existence. The CAF compiler is similar, but uses an even lower-level interface than SHMEM, which results in additional benefit. Thus, for this factor, CAF does best, followed by ZPL and HPF, followed by F90+MPI.
- The original F90+MPI code had several hand-coded optimizations that eliminated redundant calculations in MG's 27-point stencils at the cost of obscuring the code's intent somewhat. This optimization was also found in the CAF and HPF versions of the code. Unfortunately, the optimization is not efficiently expressible in ZPL, and therefore was written in the naive form. Since stencil computations are extremely common in ZPL, this optimization is currently being developed for the compiler and improves ZPL's speedup number above to 14.10. Thus, for this factor F90+MPI, CAF, and HPF do best, and ZPL does worse.
F90+MPI, CAF, and HPF all use Fortran as their base language, whereas ZPL uses C as its base language. Fortran has been shown to generally result in more efficient code than C due to its lack of aliasing problems caused by C's pointer arithmetic and lax subscripting. This gives the Fortran-based languages a slight advantage over ZPL.
The summary of these three factors is that CAF's performance advantage is due to its use of Fortran as a base language, its optimized stencil computations, and its use of a lower-level SHMEM-style communication. ZPL suffers primarily from its lack of the stencil optimization and its use of C as a base language. F90+MPI suffers due to its reliance on the MPI interface.
EXPRESSIVENESSExpressiveness of languages was judged both quantitatively and qualitatively. The quantitative evaluation was performed by reducing each implementation to those lines of code which composed the core of the computation. These lines of code were then categorized as being declarations, computation, or communication. The results are summarized below:
language lines decls comp comm -------- ----- --------- --------- --------- F90+MPI 992 168 (16%) 237 (23%) 587 (59%) CAF 1150 243 (21%) 238 (20%) 669 (58%) HPF 433 129 (29%) 304 (70%) 0 ( 0%) ZPL 192 90 (46%) 102 (53%) 0 ( 0%)The first thing to notice is that the languages break into two general camps: Those that provide a local view of the computation, in which the programmer is writing per-node code, and therefore explicitly responsible for expressing the data layout and interprocessor communication of their programs; and those that provide a global view of the computation, in which the programmer essentially writes a sequential computation and the compiler is responsible for issues of distribution and communication. F90+MPI and CAF both require a local view, while HPF and ZPL provide a global view. The result is that global-view codes are 2-6 times shorter than local-view codes.
As can be seen from the figures above, the length of local-view implementations is primarily due to the large amount of code required to specify communication (~60% for this benchmark). CAF tends to require slightly more code than F90+MPI due to the fact that MPI provides high-level communication mechanisms like reductions. In CAF these operations must be written by hand using its co-array indexing syntax. In contrast, the HPF and ZPL programs require far fewer lines since the programmer can ignore details of distribution and communication. ZPL's computation portion is more succinct than HPF due to its use of "regions" which eliminate the need for looping and indexing.
This difference between global and local view is not merely a matter of how much typing one has to do, but also an issue of complexity. The hardest part of coding most parallel algorithms is the correct specification of data distribution and communication while dealing with boundary conditions, race conditions, deadlock situations, etc. Thus, this difference in line counts represents not merely a large portion of the code, but an extremely intricate one that is distracting from the algorithm at hand.
Naturally, line counts alone are not sufficient to evaluate the expressiveness of the programs, so the code was also scrutinized to get a sense for how clear it was. ZPL was deemed best as a description of the algorithm, as it was not obfuscated by data distribution, communication, looping, indexing, and hand optimizations. The claim is that if you want to understand how the MG benchmark works, the ZPL code will be the easiest to read.
The next issue of the T3E Newsletter will contain code samples from the different implementations.
CONCLUSIONSSome conclusions of this experiment:
- (PGI's) HPF is not yet sufficiently advanced to support dense multigrid-style computations. At present, it requires allocating excessive amounts of memory that interfere both with performance and the ability to run large problem sizes.
- CAF can significantly outperform hand-coded F90+MPI. Moreover, converting a F90+MPI program to CAF can be done without extreme effort and the performance benefits will probably make that effort worthwhile.
- ZPL's performance is better than hand-coded F90+MPI due to its use of the SHMEM interface. In future releases, when the compiler optimizes stencils, it should be competitive with CAF as well.
- When writing a parallel algorithm for the first time, F90+MPI and CAF both require the user to manage lots of little details specific to the local view. As a result, a language providing a global view such as ZPL or HPF might be a better first-cut for implementing the algorithm.
- By providing high-level concepts such as regions and a syntax-based performance model, ZPL supports succinct and clear coding without greatly sacrificing performance.
FURTHER INFORMATIONInformation on the four languages is available on-line:
MPI : http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/index.html CAF : http://www.co-array.org/ HPF : http://www.crpc.rice.edu/HPFF/home.html ZPL : http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/zpl/
CONTACT INFORMATIONMany details in these experiments had to be omitted to keep this article at a practical length. For more information on these experiments, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Herman Tieken questions a number of assumptions regarding the Asokan inscriptions, including:
- Does Piyadasse = Asoka?
- Where the inscriptions erected after his death?
See "The Role of the So-called Aśoka Inscriptions in the Attempt to Date the Buddha", Rivista di Studi Sudasiatici, Vol 1, 2006
The date of the Buddha is calculated on the basis of the date of Aśoka's consecration. According to one Buddhist tradition this event took place 100 years after the Buddha's death, according to another tradition 218 later. Aśoka's dates, in turn, are calibrated by those of the certain Greek kings mentioned in Rock Edict xiii. However, in the present article it is argued that the "Aśoka inscriptions" are not necessarily by Aśoka and that the name Aśoka found in some of the inscriptions is a later insertion.
Full article at http://ejour-fup.unifi.it/index.php/rss ... /view/2456


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Home > News & Events > Events Calendar > Careers in International Security: A Conversation with Marisa Porges, International Security Program Fellow
The International Security Professional Interest Council, in
collaboration with the Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs and the Office of Career Advancement, will host a student
seminar with Marisa Porges, International Security Program
Fellow with the Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs. Ms. Porges will speak on how to manage a career
that crosses the divide between government agencies and the
public-private-non-profit sectors, as well as answer questions from
Marisa Porges is a terrorism expert who previously served as a counterterrorism policy adviser in the U.S. Government. She worked at the U.S. Department of Defense, handling detention policy, and at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, crafting strategies to counter terrorist financing and corruption. Porges was also an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and served as an embedded civilian adviser at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. She began her career on active duty in the U.S. Navy, flying the EA-6B Prowler.
Ms. Porges recent research on radicalization, ex-combatant reintegration and reconciliation, and detention operations includes rigorous fieldwork in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and more, interviewing government officials, ex-Taliban and former members of al Qaeda. She is currently working on a book that presents a new approach to evaluating government efforts to rehabilitate terrorists. Ms. Porges holds an A.B. in geophysics from Harvard, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and is a doctoral candidate at King's College London. Her work has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Times, and more.


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Emmy Rossum went shopping yesterday. For juice.
Emma Thompson in her new role on Broadway.
Anne Hathaway in white. That is a good color for her.
Hilary Duff picks up more leggings. She can never have enough leggings.
Ireland Baldwin hopes to extend her 15 minutes by converting to purple.
Jason Bateman and Kathryn Hahn at the premiere of their new movie with
Allison Janney.
Jennifer Garner makes everyone feel good.
Jimmy Fallon and the briefcase of doom. Actually it has a PB&J and a Highlights.
Jodie Foster in a very rare pap photo with her girlfriend.


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