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By Charlene M. Jett
It took a while to get warmed up. But after we got started, our hearts were melting! Our leader on Monday was the Rev. Jim Fackler, and Donna Smith played sweet music to welcome all our friends. Pam Baker made the cookies we used for refreshments. Thanks very much.
We started by singing the "Welcome" song, and we sang "Happy Birthday" to Ruth Ann Scott, Jessie Gordon, Louise Kruenegel, Margaret Penn, Victor Vandre and Lynette Wise.
Matthew 7:21-23 says: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord!' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my father in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name and do many miracles in your name?' Then I will announce to them, 'I never KNEW you! Depart from me, you lawbreakers!'"
VBS next week at First Church of God
First Church of God in Vandalia will host a Vacation Bible School session June 11-14.
Under the theme of "SonWest Roundup," it will run from 6-8 p.m. nightly. The VBS will feature music, games, snacks and activities. For more information, call Monique at 780-0498.
The church is located at the intersection of Lakewood Drive and Thrill Hill Road, northwest of Vandalia.
'Summer Lunches for Kids' is under way
By Sharon Mueller
Mary Crawford, 90 years young, was honored at Evergreen Outreach on Monday with a beautifully decorated birthday cake, provided by her daughter-in-law, Sue Harrison. Mary wore a "spring chicken" apron, and after all had sung "Happy Birthday," she was given a plastic dancing chick by the leader of the day, Beulah Brown. Beulah then had Mary come forward and tell about her early life, which was very interesting. (It was the days when all children had chores before play!)
"Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth." (Psalm 46:10)
Bethel Baptist VBS to be held June 3-7
Bethel Baptist Church will be holding its Vacation Bible School from June 3-7, from 6-8:30 p.m. nightly. Parent night is will be Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m.
The theme for this year's VBS is "Colossal Coaster World."
Bethel Baptist Church is located seven miles northwest of Vandalia on Ill. Route 185. For more information, call the church at 326-7451.
Temple Baptist to hold sale Saturday
Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Vandalia held a confirmation service on Sunday, May 5, for the members of the Confirmation class of 2013
Members of the class are, from left, Emalee Jo Hall, Alec Thomas Schroeder, Emily Ann Rees, the Rev. Jerry D. Bagwell, the Rev. Peter C. Kolb, Mary Ann Elizabeth Kolb, Waylin Allen Meseke and Alexis Miren Beckman.
Recently, I was watching a well-known television preacher. He was speaking on the courage to stand by your convictions.
By Panzi Blackwell
The Brownstown United Methodist Women held its annual Mother's Day breakfast last Thursday in the fellowship hall of the church.
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The Leader Union is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Vandalia, Il, and the surrounding area.


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Solar Geometry 2
Solar Geometry 2 (SG2) is the second generation of library for computing the relative position of the sun and the earth made by MINES ParisTech. Valid over the time period 1980-2030, the algorithm is 20 times faster than the well-know SPA algorithm (Solar Position Algorithm), with an accuracy order of approx. 0.005°. The code is available both in C langage and in Matlab. The present service delivers instantaneous estimates of the topocentric declination and solar elevation above horizon and azimuth angles every "time step" for the requested period (Blanc and Wald 2012).
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement no. 262892 (ENDORSE project).
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LFS's in Lincoln
Well here in Lincoln if you want healthy fish you can either hit Fish World on South Cotner in the Piedmont shopping center (my preferred LFS) or Fish Store on north 48th street (2 blocks north of Vine street). Fish Store has a little more impressive saltwater setup and the store looks nicer, but Fish World has a more knowledgable staff of long time fish keepers. If you go to Fish Store in the evenings your likely to get help from staff that doesn't keep, or haven't kept, fish for a long period.
Neither stocks a great selection of plants, but some of the employees at Fish World have high-tech planted tanks and can share information at least.
I have never been to Fish World, as I've heard from a friend that their fish are not always very healthy. I've had good luck with the Fish Store, but have yet to look into plants (just started my research on planted tanks actually!)
Surprisingly enough, I've had good luck with healthy fish from both Petcos, although the people on up O Street are more knowledgeable (rare, but I know one of the people who works in the fish dept, and has dedicated more room to his fish in his tiny little apartment than living room for himself, haha). The people on 56th are actually pretty ignorant, and it makes me very sad that I have to be 18 to even apply to work there. Lets just say that I race to the customers in the back before the employees can get to them, since I've caught one employee telling a customer that oscars were "peaceful community fish" :icon_roll
I'm definately not suggesting Petco over the Fish World or the Fish Store, but stating my experiences - and warnings! haha... definately NOT the place to go if you are a beginner in the fish hobby... it will turn you off from the hobby, and that would just be sad.
Well I was in Fish Store this past weekend, and probably 20% of their FW tanks had ich, but the fish were still for sale. their marine fish often look starved, distressed, and there was a yellow tank with lesions around its face...again still up for sale.
The owner's the only one who really knows anything. I think he hired some friends, and their girlfriends to help run the place. If there's a girl working when you go there, don't even bother asking them ANY questions...not even "do you carry airline reducers?". That was a 10 minute ordeal until one of the guys came over and had a clue what I was talking about and grabbed them off a shelf under the counter, directly where she had been searching !
Wow, I know this is somewhat unrelated but I live in AZ now and remember goin to the fish store on 48th waaaaayyyy back. I'm talkin like 1993 or something. Good to know it's still open!!
Okay.. well updating 2 years later (wow!), I am now anti Fish World because of the extremely overpriced fish, and the way I am am treated (or rather, not even talked to) every time I have walked into the store.
I'm still a Fish Store loyalist (but shhhh... I work at the PetCo on "O" st). They've hired a couple new people recently, but I find that there is always somebody who is pretty knowledgable about fish.
I just found this old thread and I'd like to say I've been to both and they are both knowledgeable about fish and keep great stores. I keep a 36g bowfront planted and a
10g reef tank right now.
Fish World's stuff is pricier because its a small store with a small customer base sadly. But I would definitely goto them for a straight answer to your needs. Me and the owner had a debate over whether I had brought in a Green Terror Cichlid or a Blue Acara (the only superficial difference was a black spot), which eventually led to him pulling out a huge field guide book and determining the right one, what store owner would be that concerned? And he still remembers me and the exact fish I've sold him to this day.
Fish Store is another great store. I've been told a thing or two on the more "ideal" side by these guys but you can't blame them I mean its a store dedicated to fish, their profit margin is thin enough. They still know a bunch about fish and I still goto them for advice. They have a great saltwater section too.
I've never seen Ich in either stores and I know for a fact that Fish Store has a quarantine tank in their basement. I've also seen them using drip acclimation.
been to all the places in lincoln. Unfortunately like anything, it always depends on who you deal with and what mood they are in. I've had great service from both these locations, and i've also called and hung up thinking these people didn't have a clue. Haven't been to fish world in a while, my brother was a big fan of theirs but last time i was at the fish store their fish were all reasonably priced but they are limited on selection of other items and sometimes i feel they way overcharging on these items. There is only one guy that i like to deal with their, dont' know if he is the owner or not, younger guy around 30 or so, but that dude was super helpful, knew his stuff, and was totally pleasant. I actually felt like he cared about his customers and the tanks.
Downside with Fish Store like others have mentioned, although their tanks usually look pretty nice (and i've never been in a fish store where at least one tank didn't have a sick fish in it) I think everytime i've bought fish from them i've gotten home, put them in the tank and a day later realized they had ich and the tank would have it a day later. here come the salt, the higher temps, and the frequent water changes. One of the main reasons i set up the 10 gallon observation/hospital tank.
But, i'd still rather try and figure out when the one guy i like is working and come in on those days then go to petco.
One a different note, there was another place around here like a big petco but a different name. went in there looking for lighting, bought a dual fixture 24", 48watt t5 ho light for 20 bucks cause someone had incorrectly tagged it from 124 dollars to 24. The register lady looked at me like i was trying to scamm them but it was their official bar code, i thought i was just getting a deal until i looked it up online and saw how much it really was. i think i paid more for the bulbs. I liked that store a lot for a while.
Ok, just a follow up, i just visited the Fish Store today for root tabs and a heater. although the tanks all looked clean and most of the fish looked healthy there were a number of dead ones, about half a dozen just hanging out. I'd say no one bothered with checking or cleaning them out today or yesterday at least cause there was a 5 inch pleco that was obviously there in the open for a while covered in snails.
Also dealt with an underling and when i mentioned that my heater in my hospital tank was toast and would only run on the high setting putting the tank way over the temp, he actually asked if i had tried to adjust the temp! ummm yeah.
Then when i picked up some fert root tabs and asked him how long he felt they were good for (this is after i explained what i was looking for and that the person on the phone i talked to said the instructions said about 4 months) he said, "Umm you could just go by what the instructions say." hhmmmmm.
I've got a real problem when the sales person just assumes all the customers coming in are idiots. reasons like this while people will just go to the big box stores to save a little money, if they aren't going to get decent customer service anyways might as well save a few bucks. and there's a petco 4 blocks away!
My personal favorite is the Fish Store. I've never had a fish with ich from the fish store though. I agree that there are some people working there that don't really know what there doing, go to the some of the older people working there if you want better advice. And the other down side is the fish store does not carry driftwood. Fish World is just a little over priced but they carry driftwood.
IMO The fish Store is the best place in town to buy rare fish, monster fish, great looking, healthy fish that are fully grown or lovely large live plants for a very low prices. Also, great selection of chiclids
PetsMart on North 27th has a the best selection of plants with a fairly knowledgeable crew. When I bought my Baby O they were very quick to make sure that he would be properly housed. They do not have much of a selection when it comes to hard to find fish but if you are looking for something common this is a good place to go as the prices are lower than The Fish Store.
I have only been to Fish World once. They had a nice selection of beautiful full grown discus, healthy looking albino salamanders, and fairly pretty Koi there but the owner seemed know nothing of plants.
PetCo on O street is probably my least favorite place to purchase fish as the staff is fairly undereducated on both plants and fish. They is a large redheaded man who is most unpleasant...I believe he is the manager of the department. I stopped going when I decided to ask about the obviously undernourished Speckled Bichir that they were selling there housed with a bunch of chiclids. I asked about the poor little guy and they told me that the have had him for three months and feed the tanks flake exclusively....meaning that the fish was starving because they did not think about the fact that the speedy chiclids would eat up those flakes before they hit the substrate and even if they did not...flake is not suitable for the fish.
Being from, and currently residing in Lincoln, I figure I'd chip in my two cents.
Fish store is ok. It really depends who's working at the time. Some of their staff knows a good deal, others, not so much. I went in asking if they had a glass CO2 diffuser, not thinking they did but it was worth a shot, and was met with blank stares. I had to actually describe it. He offered me a pack of bubble stones... They have decent plants, some unusual fish. They have a brackish tank that's neat. Their salt water selection is the best in town. One thing I will never forget about this place is once I went in and noticed their glow light and black neon tetras were covered in what can only be described as an major outbreak of ich. When I informed the staff, they seemed not to care.
Fish World is my favorite.. however, recently their selection has gone down hill. The owner is very knowledgeable about fish. Once I noticed they had a green mandarin dragonet. Really pretty. I asked about it for my salt water tank. First question was "What does it eat" His response "Not much of anything. That's the problem. Research the fish and come back. If you still want it, I'll sell it to you" I did just that and found out what it ate and realized I would need a couple of months at least to establish a food source for it. Not many salesmen will talk you out of a sale. Like the Fish Store, when I went in one time and noticed one of the tanks had ich, they started treating them right away and flipped the price signs on that tank to indicate they weren't for sale. As stated, the owner knows nothing of plants and has admitted to me he simply can't keep them alive. Their plant selection is terrible and over priced... however, the 11 dollar anubias I got from them three years ago is still going strong and now dominates almost half of the 55 gallon aquarium I put it in.
PetCo on O street... fish supplies is the only thing I buy there. Their fish always look bad. And typical of most big chains, they often sell terrestrial plants as aquarium plants.
PetCo on S 56th has MUCH better fish. The manager of the fish section knows a good deal and often gets in some more exotic fish. Their plant selection is better than the other PetCo. Looked all over town for a run of the mill amazon sword... this was the only place that had one that wasn't dead or dying.
PetSmart on N 27th.... Fish supplies only for me. Their fish always look sick and their tanks are often littered with dead fish. Their plant selection is ok, however most of them will need serious work to just keep them from dying. They do however carry more plant care products than PetCo. Fish Store still has them beat though.
PetSmart on Pine Lake Road is better. Their tanks generally look better, though the selection is small. Beware what you buy though... When looking at their Pacus (which I strongly disapprove any big chain from selling), I noticed one that looked just a little different... and had very sharp pointy teeth... not to mention several of them had noticeably chewed fins. Selection on supplies is about on par with other big chains.
Side note, parking at The Fish Store is awful. I think there's a total of 7 parking spaces. Parking at Fish World is great... just wish they had a better selection.
I have been keeping planted fish tanks for about 10 years and have been to all of the aquarium and pet supply stores in Lincoln MANY times.
IMO the Fish Store would be a great store except for the fact that within the last 5 years or so the problem with ich has gotten unbareable. I have gotten fish from them about once a year and gotten ich from their fish every time I have gone there. The bigest up side to the fish store is that they can order rare fish and plants and you can pick them up before they introduce them into one of their tanks(avoiding their ich plague). And yes the owner still seems to be the only one who knows anything about the products and livestock in the store.
As for Fish World, I have only been there about 4 or 5 times in the past 3 years or so and found them to have very healthy fish but they are overpriced and the owner as well as the employees don,t seem to have much knowledge of plants what so ever.
Petsmart on 27th is great for all your common freshwater fish and most common freshwater plants. The staff seems fairly knowledgeable about most fish and plants they sell and for the most part their livestock is healthy. Although they do have an occasional outbreak of ich so look before you buy. They also rarely get in some not so common fish but they sell VERY fast so get there on Thursday. Thats when all their fish come in. I also know a couple employees that work there are members of this site. The downside, they cant order any special fish or plants so its wysiwyg.
Petco on "O" St. Their price is a little lower than Petsmart and their fish selection is a little better, but they don't have a great selection of plants and I have only found one knowledgeable employee in the whole store. His name is John and most of his knowledge lies in plants and lighting.
I have found many miss labeled plants, fish, and reptiles in their store. So my advice to you would be: If you shop there KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
The Fish Store and Fish World are open from 10am to 8pm M-F
Petco and Petsmart are open from 9am to 9pm M-F and some hours on Sat. and Sun. too
The Fish Store:(402) 466-7811
Fish World:(402) 489-1277
Petsmart:(402) 438-1133
Petco:(402) 484-7511
These reviews are based on my own personal experience (my opinion) and well everybody has an opinion:icon_smil
Lincoln \ Omaha LFS.... Krib trade, anyone?
my thoughts:
The Fish Store (48 & o): knowledgable staff. Fish healthy enough but not great. Selection is OK, but they will order anything you want.
Fish World (Cotner & A): fish seem very healthy and alert, almost very hungry as they approach you as soon as they see you. selection is good, but it seems like they only stock a few of the more expensive cichlids.
my favorite is Pet World off 120 & Center in Omaha. great selection in good health, but the staff is not very knowledgeable.
Also wanted to see if anyone had been to fish freaks in Omaha? I haven't been there.
Finally - anyone near Lincoln or Omaha want a Kribensis trade? I have 6-8 kribensis in good health. 1/2 are bred and 1/2 were bought new. I am looking for healthy rainbows, giant danios, or possibly apistos or other dwarf cichlids.
my email is nmb01525 (at) creighton (dot) edu
reply here or email if interested
Acquired 27... there were 4 survivors. Shortly after I got them home, they started to develop problems and subsequently started dropping like flies. Treatments with various antibiotics did nothing. I eventually hammered them with a cocktail of anti-parasite meds and managed to save the 4.
On the initial treatment with antibiotics, I did put in some mild parasite meds (malachite green, formalin) that did nothing.
Because of how nasty this illness was, I have concerns about their quarantine practices. The fish went from initial signs of infection to dead in about 3 days. As a result, I am very reluctant to go back.
On the bright side, I love the set up they have. Many exotic and rare african cichlids and they do an excellent job of lighting it just right to show off the colors of the fish. It's pretty much all african cichlids. I don't recall seeing any south american cichlids there. I don't even remember seeing an oscar.
They have an excellent selection and pretty knowledgeable staff.. but definitely quarantine any fish you get there for at least 3 weeks. The fish I acquired all came from the same tank and were going into the same aquarium with no other additions, so it was my QT tank... and I'm thankful it didn't spread to any of my other aquariums.
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Wheels and Dollbaby is a cult contemporary womenswear label that has its own personality with a bag full of adjectives: it's cheeky, kinky, minx-like, sophisticated, classy and luxurious.
The brand opened doors to its small flagship store in Sydney, 25 years ago, and today celebrities like Katy Perry, Courtney Love, Dita Von Teese and Jessie J have taken the label to the limelight, also known as Hollywood.
The mastermind behind the label, designer Melanie Greensmith, had her stylish mother to look up to who was a showgirl in her days of fame and money. At the time, Greensmith surrounded herself with Blondie and Vivien Westwood, and today she has a wardrobe full of Louboutins and a make-up bag filled with YSL palettes. Greensmith believed in living the life you've imagined – and she imagined one oozing with luxury and glamour.
Come August 1, we'll see the anticipated launch of Wheels & Dollbaby's spring / summer 2012/13 collection, titled Butterfield 8.
Hence, Fashionising.com sat down with Melanie to talk about Wheels & Dollbaby, what inspires her and the importance of sex bombs in today's society.
Talking to Melanie Greensmith
What made you start Wheels & Dollbaby?
I started when I was 19. It was my lifestyle – I used to go to watch Rock 'n' roll bands play. I loved fashion and all sorts of glamourous things. I started making things for my girlfriends and then it became a career. It wasn't like I had a business plan or a 5-year plan. We have history and brand intergrity because it isn't made up and it's real.
You have always tagged Wheels & Dollbaby as a 'lifestyle brand,' as opposed to a clothing brand. Why so?
We are all about bodycon dresses and skirts. This brand is sexy, edgy and it encompasses a whole lifestyle. I am as much into antiques as I am into rock music. Wheels & Dollbaby is a theatrical brand with a rock 'n' roll glamour attached to it.
Who is the ideal Wheels & Dollbaby girl?
They are kinky girls who don't just want to wear the trends they are told to follow. They love YSL and Givenchy make-up. They wear Lanvin shoes and they have an edge.
How is Wheels & Dollbaby unique in the fashion industry?
We are unique in the fact that we are very organic. We are made in Australia. We are only a small company and yet we dress some of the biggest celebrities in the world. We don't follow trends and we have our own Wheels & Dollbaby niche market that dresses women from anywhere like 18-year old fans of Reece Mastin's music to Goldie Hawn.
Season-by-season, what keeps your inspiration fire alive?
I love Hollywood old stuff. It's glamourous and a fantasy – the woman is decked and beautiful. She has trapping the man in her charm. I get inspired by a whole lot of things that I roll into one thing – French antique furniture, vintage fabrics and rock music.
Melanie Greensmith, founder of Wheels & Dollbaby
What, according to you, is the role of sex bombs in today's modern society?
We like all different types of women; we don't just dress sex bombs. Sex bombs now have way more power than the olden days. Some brands have an iconic image of a pretty or classic girl, but we just have a 'sex bomb'. I don't take this image thing seriously, because it's fun stuff. If Katy Perry wears your clothes, you can't be serious, right?
Elizabeth Taylor is the inspiration for the new collection, Butterfield 8. Who do you think is an Elizabeth Taylor of today?
Emma Stone, she's my favourite at the moment. I would really like her to be my Wheels & Dollbaby girl. I see her as part of our brand.
When you style and photograph Australian redhead bombshell Tiah Eckhardt for your campaigns, what exactly do you want her to bring out in the photograph?
Animation – Tiah has the same fashion aesthetic as me. So I don't have to instruct her, per se. She wears my stuff, how it should be worn and she looks polished and classically elegant. She still looks a sex bomb.
What about Tiah appeals to you?
We don't like skinny models with no bosoms, so Tiah is perfect! She's got a personality – her audience see that in her. She is larger than life – she could be an actress and anything. She's a little minx!
Future plans for Wheels & Dollbaby?
This year is our 25th year, so we want to expand in England and European market. And just have fun – we're known to do that anyway!
Talking to Tiah Eckhardt
Now that we've got the designer's and the brand's point of view, it only makes sense to talk to the face – the sex bomb, so to speak – of Wheels and Dollbaby, model Tiah Eckhardt.
Tiah's story is a fascinating one – she started in Perth with burlesque and acting lessons, moved to Sydney for a modelling career and today is a household name in the industry. Some credit her vibrant ginger hair, while others are bowled over by her charming personality.
We chat with Tiah on why lingerie modelling appeals to her and what is it like to be a mother of a two-year-old in this industry.
What is it about Wheels and Dollbaby that appealed to you?
I was a big fan of the label, long before I started working with them. Growing up in Perth I fantasised about this glamourous, French/European aesthetic, and old Hollywood movies. Also, in Perth there's not a whole lot to do, so all my friends were in bands. When I moved to Sydney, as a teenager, I was living right around the corner from the Crown St [W&D] store and fell in love with it, it embodied everything I was into.
Wheels & Dollbaby sell luxury and sex via the brand, how do you feel about being an epitome of that ultimate 'sex bomb' image?
I'm very flattered! But I've never actively tried to project that, I'm just kind of um, really honest about who I am. I like sex, food, luxury, beautiful and carnal things and if that gives me [the sex bomb] image, then that's cool because I'm just being myself!
So many women look up to you as more of an idol, than a model; do you feel the pressure?
I'm first and foremost really, really flattered. I feel no pressure at all. If anything I get pressure too often not be that, because obviously as a model you have to be versatile.
Does being a mum of a toddler put any pressure on you?
Who says you can't be a mum and be sexy? Anyone who says otherwise is just enforcing a bullshit Madonna/whore dichotomy and that really bugs me and needs to stop!
Where do the Wheels & Dollbaby campaigns stand with the other work in your model folio?
Wheels & Dollbaby campaigns are probably closer to my personal style than anything else. It's how I dress when I go out and it's how I do my hair and make-up when I need to get dolled up. In fact, in a few of the campaigns I've done my own hair and make-up or helped style little bits and pieces. Mine and Mel's style and interests are so similar she's often said 'Just wear it the way you would wear it yourself' and it tends to be pretty spot on. It's great to be such good friends with a designer and have them trust you to represent their brand like that.
Tiah Eckhardt for Wheels & Dollbaby
Now, we've seen your lingerie review blog – what is it about lingerie modeling that appeals to you the most?
I'm just a big lingerie addict, always have been. I've spent a ridiculous amount of money on it. I love it, nerd out on it, and I have hundreds of sets. I review a different set every day on my blog (thedailyknicker.tumblr.com), so it makes sense that I enjoy getting paid to wear it.
How was it shooting for Wheels & Dollbaby's Spring / Summer 2012 campaign? I believe Elizabeth Taylor was the inspiration for it?
It was great. The collection was inspired by Liz in Butterfield 8, and if you watch the movie you'll see the baby-blue and almost 'powdery' filtered influence that seen throughout the range.
You've done Burlesque in the past, are musicals on the horizon for Tiah Eckhardt?
I actually started doing musical theatre when I was 4. My mum loves telling the story of how I came home from a rehearsal once and had taught myself how to read by matching up my lines to a script I stole. I went on to train in dance, drama and a little bit of singing and this all sort of sparked my interest in burlesque, later on. I'd love to go back to it but oh to find the time between everything else! My life is kind of fun enough anyway.
To view the full spring 2012 campaign from Wheels & Dollbaby, starring Tiah Eckhardt, click on the gallery above.


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Gamecocks practice, The Citadel holds scrimmage
From our News Partners at WCBD-TV:
The University of South Carolina football team worked out at the Bluff Road practice fields for a little over two hours Wednesday morning. It was the squad's final workout before the fall semester begins at the University on Thursday.
There has been much talk about the quick-paced passing attack of the North Carolina offense. "That's the illusion of their offense," said defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward. "They do go hurry up. But they run the football – it's probably 50-50 if you break down their offense. They run it just as much as they throw it. They're going to throw the ball on the perimeter with their screens and things of that nature. That's just a running play to me when a guy catches a screen behind the line of scrimmage. They're going to try to make us get winded early, we understand that," continued Ward. "We played Missouri last year, who was fast-paced. Our offense has done a good job in camp of giving us a hurry-up. I think our guys will be ready."
Coach Ward welcomed senior defensive end Chaz Sutton back to full duty on Wednesday. "He practiced the entire day today. He's back in a white jersey practicing today."
Kadetrix Marcus, who has been sidelined with a left knee sprain, saw limited "no contact" action on Wednesday.
Players who did not practice or wore yellow jerseys were: Devin Washington (concussion), Jerell Adams (ankle), Carlton Heard (hamstring), James King (foot), Gerald Turner (ankle), Kyle Morini (elbow), Bruce Ellington (hamstring), Cedrick Cooper (elbow), Rory "Busta" Anderson (hamstring), Mike Matulis (shoulder) and Cody Gibson (sprained right knee).
The Gamecocks will return to the practice fields on Thursday afternoon at 4:15 p.m.
The first Carolina Calls radio call-in show featuring head coach Steve Spurrier and longtime Gamecocks play-by-play voice Todd Ellis will be held at Wild Wings Café in the Vista on Thursday night beginning at 7 p.m. The show airs on the flagship station of the Gamecocks, WNKT-FM (107.5 FM) and over the internet at www.gamecocksonline.com.
The Citadel football team closed out its second and final team scrimmage on Wednesday night, and its first on the natural grass of Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium, as the offense, defense and special teams practiced situational, game-style action.
The scrimmage, which consisted of over 100 plays on both sides of the ball, allowed the Bulldog coaches and players to prepare for the 2013 opener against Charleston Southern at Johnson Hagood Stadium next Saturday, Aug. 31. The game is slated for 6 p.m.
Head Coach Kevin Higgins, on tonight's scrimmage:
"We tried to get a feel for how the guys will react and we had some great plays and were able to get some kicking situations in as well, so it was a good night."
B-back Darien Robinson, on the team getting out on the natural grass in full pads:
"It's a good feeling having the freshmen out here and getting them acclimated to everything."
"We have been tearing each other up all camp and it is time to focus on our opponent and we are getting excited for game night."
Linebacker Akeem Garnett, on his three turnovers and the team's attitude:
"As a defensive player you always want to get in the end zone and it feels good to get three turnovers and get hyped up. The attitude is great right now and when everything is clicking it can only get better."
"It always feels good to get under the lights and play on the grass. You try to envision what it's like on game day and do everything like you would and the team has a lot of energy when we get to play in this stadium."


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Gabriel's Guacamole
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Cesc Fabregas will not play for Arsenal again this season.
The captain has missed the past three games with a thigh problem and suffered a setback ahead of Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.
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I'm currently looking at options for taking a CELTA at some point next year. The two countries i would like to teach in are Vietnam and Italy. I have done a fair bit of research into Vietnam and now I'm looking at Italy. So inevitably I have some questions I'd like to put to those of you with experience of this market.
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I recently posted a quick article describing some of the Fedora 20 features and strengths. I was in a rush and couldn't get much done in terms of screenshots, but I knew I owed this fantastic release of both Fedora and GNOME Shell a proper show. In the following screenshots I wanted to show mostly GNOME native applications and what it looks like outside the box, perhaps with the exception of a custom icon set and a couple extensions. The desktop continues to be a joy to watch in Fedora 20 GNOME, so clean and uncluttered. The default wallpapers are gorgeous, like the one I am using here. The menus have changed slightly, but I personally believe the visual improvement is significant. With the help of the apps and places extensions, GNOME Shell can feel much more familiar while maintaining its modern look. The former one provides a somewhat classic application menu... ...while the latter helps users access locations easily. The Activities Menu has also been refined further, looking better than ever. The search, just like anything else in the Shell in version 3.10, feels snappier than ever, very responsive. Changing lock and desktop wallpapers is a breeze, intuitive and quite flexible, including wallpapers that change during the day. The Clocks app has a definite iOS vibe to it, but in a good way, works well and looks good. GNOME Tweak Tool has also received some much needed attention and it now offers more options in a much better looking UI. A very interesting little app is Weather, which looks fantastic while offering the usual forecast of one or more locations of your choice. Files continues to be a favorite of mine. Perhaps very advanced users may miss similarly advanced features, but for the activities a vast majority of users deal with, it works like a charm. It looks as clean and uncluttered as it gets, really! The new Software app makes a debut in Fedora 20 and what a welcomed new comer it is. Fedora lacked badly of a proper GUI Software Manager and it finally got one. The list of installed apps is consistent with the Shell approach: simple and intuitive. Updates are shown here when users proactively open the Software app to check, otherwise they'll show up in a notification and popup window. My disappointment is that this upgrade process always asks for a reboot to apply changes, which brings long forgotten nightmares from the days of being frustrated with Windows. The settings app continues to offer more options, but I am one of those who absolutely thinks it should merge with GNOME Tweak Tool. Notifications in GNOME Shell continue to be one of its strengths, delivering just the right information without becoming a distraction. They can easily be configured as shown below.
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|69 widetrack
Your more than welcome John, DT885 is a reducer as you mentioned, used for temperatures 85 degrees and below. It is a slow reducer but, blending solvent would help you in the future to more readily melt in your blends. Try PPG's DX840, it's one of the best blending solvents I've used and I can almost guarantee that your going to get the results you want with less polishing. In a pinch I've tried the really slow reducer route and have always had to polish the blend, with blending solvent on clears and Single Stage solid colors (and of course if it isn't a show vehicle where your color sanding and buffing everything) your requirement to polish and the amount you polish would be substantially less.
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Thanks for the follow up Ray.
|69 widetrack
I take it John that it was painted in a single stage metallic?
When your blending a Single Stage metallic I never color sand...just hand polish, other wise you'll knock the tops off the metallic's and then your going to need to start over. If it's a solid color Single Stage, you can prep your blend area with 800 wet cut you blend off anywhere, let it set up (cure) color sand and machine polish it out, especially if it's the same paint and paint company.
It's those pesky Single Stage metallic's that are the most difficult to blend, air pressure plays a role in the lightness and or darkness of the color and getting the metallic's to lay down properly can be difficult, that's why the Single Stage metallic Imron is virtually impossible to blend and Dupont for the longest time insisted on panel painting any repair on a vehicle that had been painted from the factory with SS metallic Imron, Like the old Peterbuilt's.
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Am I right to assume you want to do as little color sanding as possible to prevent sanding back to a paint line? I wheeled a new deck lid skin for a 41 Packard that had been rear ended. When I blended the body around the deck lid it looked good ( after three tries to get color match) but when I buffed it the paint line became more noticable the more I worked on it. I finally reblended it with another coat and buffed it without color sanding. The end result was good but pretty labor intensive.
|69 widetrack
I should mention again that blending is difficult, blending Single Stage is even more difficult, blending Single Stage metallic's are extremely difficult to do and maintain gloss and not leave a dull or dry edge, especially Acrylic and Poly Urethane's. Getting a gloss on Acrylic Urethane's with metallic's is hard to get, that's why many Single Stage colors that have a gloss, don't have much in the way of metallic's or are solid colors. The OP mentioned that the Burgundy color that needs to be repaired was a low metallic color, however, I don't understand why a painter would do graphics and metallic's in Single Stage when BC/CC was readily available in 1994.
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Blending is almost an art form John, mixed results are very common. I remember the first clear blend I did on a C pillar that I didn't need to polish...I thought I had it mastered...until the next one I did...LOL.
I've had the benefit of working with a number of shops through out my career and unlike working in one shop (which does have benefits as well) I worked with numerous shops and was able to learn from many technicians...and very quickly you learn the good techniques from the bad...there's plenty of them as well.
One shop I dealt with in particular, all they did was spot repairs...and did quite well doing it. If you had a ding in your bumper cover, that would cost about $250, (a body shop would charge between $500 and $600 to repair and paint a cover flat rate)...if you had another ding in your fender and it was the same color, that would cost about $150, they averaged 8 to 10 cars a day, so the painter needed to be damn good at blending clear's and single stage. They used every technique, every piece of equipment that would speed up production like UV Primer that cured in a matter of minutes, fast clears with infrared heat lamps every where...it was quite a sight to see and I will say, I did learn a lot from that painter and the other people working in that shop as well.
OKay, when you use the two gun method the prep is the same, again, reverse masking (I hope I explained that well enough in my previous post) is very important. As with one gun, apply paint over the repaired, primed area (just as before, if it's a scratch that your repairing, dial your gun in so that your fan, volume and air pressure are sufficient to cover the primed area). Once you have coverage with allowing proper flash times between coats, remove 50% of the paint in your gun, replace it with blending solvent and purge the gun. With the other gun, put straight blending solvent into the pot and mist a coat of blending solvent over the prepped area, with the other gun, mist a coat of 50% catalyzed paint/50% blending solvent several inches past the area that you have just achieved coverage...allow some flash time, just enough so that the blending solvent has started to evaporate and you can visually see your prepped edge. Again, mist blending solvent over the entire prepped edge. Leave the 50/50 solution in gun #1 and immediately mist on another coat of the 50/50 solution stepping it just a little further than the last pass, even less flash, repeat a mist coat of blending solvent followed by an immediate pass with the 50/50 solution. The reason I don't add more blending solvent to the material in gun #1 is that I have the extra blending solvent already sitting on my prepped area that I haven't allowed to totally flash. There are instances where I would add more blending solvent to my paint, even with the two gun method, those would be colors with a high metallic content or if I'm blending larger areas, blending solvent flashes a lot slower than any reducer and that way on a large blend I can keep a wet edge). Repeat until the prepped area has been covered (or very close to completely covered...the over spray should melt into the remaining small area). Allow it to cure, hand polish if needed (chances are on Single Stage you will need to hand polish) and the repair should be invisible. I hope I have explained this well enough, if you or anyone else has any questions, just ask and I'll try and be more clear.
One reason I like the two gun method better for Single Stage and clear blends over a large area is that you have more control of the amount of blending solvent, if you have a dry edge you can mist on blending solvent and the dry edge goes away and for the fact that Acrylic Urethane's are a Bear to blend, with pure blending solvent being misted on the prepped area, it makes the substrate more conducent to accepting the freshly applied paint and less chance off peeling back.
The painter in the shop I mentioned earlier would average polishing 3% of his jobs (yes, the shop kept track) and about 8% to 10% of the jobs they did where Single Stage. This is what the painter did all day every day and when it came to blending color and clear, I haven't ever seen anyone better. I didn't sell them a lot of toners, a fair amount of clear...but they sure bought more UV primer than any shop I ever had before.
Yep. he could even do a spray out card with a flattener added to the clear to get the right gloss, or un-gloss.
I really like Ray's post though.
|Pictures would help a lot. I would do the repair in base/clear. This would allow for easy color blending. You could use the graphics to cut it off and find the smallest area to complete the clear blend.
not possible. the car was repainted in 1994. everybody involved has moved on by now.
I think you should call the painter who painted it. Blending a single stage metallic isn't easy, let alone knowing the fact there's graphics right next to it. tell us how it comes out, this one will be interesting.
Most shops do not blend single stage metallics cause it can be difficult and not worth the trouble. That should tell you something there.
|John long
Excellent post Ray. I think a lot of us would be interested in a good explanation of the two gun method if you don't mind.
I have muddled through a couple of blends with mixed results.
thanks for info. I will give it a try. I do have several guns. even a mini gun for blending.
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OK the DX840 is PPG's blending solvent and it's a very good idea to use the blending solvent from the same manufacturer that you get your paint from. Blending solvent is basically a very slow reducer (it does have other properties in it that give the paint more teeth to bite into the existing finish).
If your going to use PPG, the Acrylic Urethane is called Concept (I'm from Canada and I don't know if in the US they called the Acrylic Urethane Deltron Concept or just Concept). As I'm sure you are aware, you will need to first repair the scratch (if you need information on this let me know and I will try and walk you through the steps involved). After you have filled the scratch the trick is to keep your repair area small without any hard masked primer lines. The best way to achieve this is to take a piece of masking paper with masking tape on it and basically lay the masking paper down allowing the paper to cover up the repair and then lift it up so that the repair is exposed (about 2 inches on all sides of the repaired scratch). By reverse masking you will create a soft edge and when you apply 2 coats of primer, there won't be a solid line of primer that you need to sand off. After it's been primed and the primer has cured use a small block and prep the area that has been primed with 400 grit dry or 600 grit wet paper...I prefer 600 grit wet, it's seems to leave a better finish.
Now you have your repair complete reverse mask the graphics about 1 inch away from the graphics (the same way as you did for primer) this, if your scratch was 15 inches away from the graphics, less the 1 inch you reverse masked at the graphics and the 2 inches you applied primer on the scratch, should give you 12 inches to do your blend. Prep the area around the scratch with a white 3M Scotch Brite pad all the way up to the masking paper protecting your graphics and 12 inches below and 12 inches on both sides of the repaired scratch. Mix up a small amount of paint with the proper hardner and reducers outlined in the tech sheets. Now you will need to set up your paint gun to paint a small area, turn your fan in so that you have about a 2 to 2 1/2 inch pattern, also turn your volume of paint down and adjust your air pressure so you are spraying at the recommended pressure. If you have 2 paint guns, that would be a benefit now, one for paint one for blending solvent...if you don't...apply the paint until you have coverage and allow it to flash between coats, immediately after you have achieved hiding, remove about 50% of the paint in your gun and replace it with DX840 blending solvent, stir the paint with the blending solvent thoroughly put it back in the paint gun and purge the gun (you will still have 100% catalyzed paint in the chamber of the gun which you can remove by triggering the gun or purging...just like nitrous). Now open your pattern up so that you have a 3 to 3 2/3 inch fan, check and adjust your air pressure, your volume should remain about the same because with the blending solvent your thinning or lowering the viscosity of the paint and apply this solution around the area you have just painted...again, remove 50% of the paint and blending solution in your gun, replace what you have removed with blending solvent and apply another coat extending each coat past the last and repeat until the entire prepped area has been painted, do not apply paint past the prepped area...it will have a tendency to peel. If you find that any area of the blend is getting dry, apply a coat over that or the entire area to keep it wet and maintain gloss. When the entire prepped area is covered you are done, remove the masking paper and allow it to cure, once it has cured thoroughly you may compound and buff (I prefer to hand polish...less chance of the fresh paint peeling back). If you did everything correctly, you should have an invisible repair.
Now, I do need to mention, doing a blend in clear coat is difficult, doing a blend in Acrylic Enamel can also be very challenging...doing a blend in Acrylic Urethane is even more difficult than either of the other 2 products, it takes a lot of practice and knowing exactly when and how to apply the products and many professionals have trouble blending, let alone a metallic Acrylic Urethane.
I hope this helps, if you need more information, let me know and I'll try and be more clear, or, if you have access to two paint guns, I can outline the two gun method for you (I personally have had more success with the two gun method when blending Acrylic Urethane than with the one gun method).
just found some deltron specific info:
the graphics are about 15 inches from the actual repair but are not involved in the repair. they only enter into the repair by the fact that if I did the whole quarter I would have to destroy them.
I have found some info on a product called Sherwin-Williams products BS10. it is supposed to help blend repairs. don't know how it works though.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Writing my thoughts from bed is not something I have done many times before and is certainly not something I intend to make a habit of!
After a heavy first night in the German city of Bochum this is how you find me this morning, nursing the aftermath of such a night and also looking back to our disappointing day in Manchester.
Even though we don't like it as fans, bad days and defeats are part and parcel of football so this is not the first and certainly won't be the last time I have to write in such a situation.
A lunchtime kick-off in the north of England dictates an extremely early start for those Gooners based in the south but with one of my best mates 'treating' his other half to a night out in Manchester for her birthday (he's so thoughtful that boy!), checking into our hotel in plenty of time to enjoy some pre-match refreshment had us relaxed and ready for our latest encounter with the Red Devils.
We all knew it was going to be a tough game and taking home a point would have been a satisfying haul from the day. For me you need three things when you go to Old Trafford. You need to play well of course, you need a little bit of luck on your side and it is crucial to limit our hosts to as few chances as possible.
By keeping the ball that can be achieved and at some stage I am always confident we will create one or two openings.
The problem for me on Saturday was we simply handed them the lead on a plate. A crucial mistake and desperately disappointing for all of us.
Overall, we didn't play well on the day and deserved to get beaten but when even in performances like that you only lose by one goal, it proves how crucial mistakes can be.
Once again our support was magnificent, even on a bad day, and that pride is something of which we can rightly be proud.
Our travelling fans now descend on Germany and tonight's tough game at Schalke. My second visit to this ground and a game that once again can go either way.
For now I am going to get out of my sack and join our travelling Gooner party to enjoy the pleasures matchday throws up.
Come on you mighty Gooners.
FrankCopyright 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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|Ray Bell
The early days of automatic transmissions are always interesting...
GM-H, when they introduced the Hydramatic into Australia's Holdens in 1961, termed them as a '4-stage' transmission, as first gear had some kind of variation once moving.
The Packard Ultramatic is the most misunderstood transmission ever devised in the US. It's a wonderful transmission, as long as you properly understand it and treat it like it was meant to be treated and not hot rod it. And the best transmission fluid I've found for these transmissions is B&M TrickShift.
As for the engine comments, spot on. They're wonderful engines that are very durable and will give years and years of dependable service if you take care of them. If you put that 327 straight eight in front of an overdrive manual trans, I don't see why you couldn't get 20mpg on the highway if it's maintained properly.
|Ray Bell
A shame, really...
He might never know that the Hemi 6 is now available in the US.
|Not to be a nag or anything but do you guys realize the original post was in 2004? He only posted 4 times so I doubt he ever came back and I bet he doesn't even own the car now.
^^Good advice from Farna! If you a going to upgrade to a modern engine you may as well look for a complete takeout that includes engine-tranny-EFI-confuser...the whole 9 yards. Also...do keep the old engine and everything else you take out of the drivetrain. Somewhere down the road you will be happy that you did.
The only problem with the Aussie Chrysler six is that it's in Australia -- hard to get over here! Domestic choices are the AMC/Jeep 4.0L, Ford 300 (4.9L), and the Chevy 250/292. Personally I'd use the Jeep or Ford six and keep the EFI. The Ford will be easier to find in a light truck with rear drive trans. Jeeps are hard to find in 2WD if you're in or near snow country. The only GM option I'd consider is the recent OHC I-6 or even the I-5. Any of the three would make a good driver getting around 20 mpg with an OD transmission (auto or manual). The Packard will have a LOW final drive gear, so an OD trans is a must. Hmmm... will probably want to change the rear axle out too, the Packard probably uses a torque-tube setup.
I'd definitely make the mods bolt-in and keep the original drivetrain stored. The car would definitely be worth more restored, but driving a car with such an old engine daily isn't for the feint of heart! I've done it (the old Rambler 196... some parts hard to get!) and been stranded for a few days a time or two waiting on parts, luckily only once on a long trip. Head cracked then... was costly to get the car back home!
A universal small block engine crossmember can be modified to fit one of the sixes and bolted in. Just a matter of a few holes drilled in the frame, and they can be easily filled if a later restoration required it.
|Ray Bell
When you look under the hood at a car such as this Packard, you see a foot and a half of clearance between the top of the head and the underside of the hood. The engine is 'right down there!' in all its innocence.
The principle reason for making flathead engines was undoubtedly cost of manufacture. Most things in manufacturing boil down to this. No pushrods, no rockers, no oiling to the cylinder head, so much simpler to contain everything in the block.
Getting to the point, it does seem like the engine in the Packard needs a rebuild... I think this is why the word 'resuscitate' is used in the opening post. That might be an expensive proposition, I guess, and the OP is planning to use the car regularly in everyday traffic (another guess). So I think the idea of going with a more modern inline six of reasonable proportions and putting the original power package in a corner of the garage for posterity is a good idea.
The engine that comes immediately to mind for me is the Hemi 6 that Chrysler Australia built from 1970 to 1980. It came in 215, 245 and 256 cubic inch versions with power among the common varieties ranging from 140hp to 218hp, 200lbs/ft to 273lbs/ft of torque. You can bolt a Torqueflite 727 up to it and it's a simple pushrod engine with all the porting on one side.
An interesting proposition all round. Seeing as there's a Mercury with a 3-litre Nissan (inline or V6?) in the garage already, it's not beyond our OP to look beyond the square.
Packard engine swap
Packard's straight eight was envied by most other auto people at the time for it's large 327 displacement, providing more power than the competition's smaller 250 or 300 cid designs. The inline design was formerly accepted to be the most dependable engine design, whereas the Packard inline eight placed the power of eight cylinders upon a nine main bearing crankshaft design, part of the early history argument against a V8 design was the idea of putting the power of eight cylinders onto a five main bearing crank = not enough bearing area, would wear out faster. This is partly why the early US V8 engine designs were typically considered to be 'overbuilt' and heavy, with comparatively small cid; the early V8s were matching the displacements and weights of the earlier I8 designs, aiming to have the same durability. Flat head inline engines were made to keep the vehicle's center of gravity lower, and to reduce the engine height for a lower profile hoodline, all component parts in the historical evolution of US automobile history. Interestingly enough, most new V8 engine displacements have evolved back to those early inline eight displacement sizes, the more powerful new V8s being somewhere around 327 cid, or 5.4L.
Packard engine swap idea
AMC enthusiasts regularly contend with newcomers who are curious to swap the engine/trans/drivetrain, thinking to 'improve' the vehicle. I'd expect the same scenario with Packard people; the engine swap would decrease the historical authenticity and cause the car to lose favor with other Packard loyals. Packard was an acclaimed engine designer and builder who made engines for many different types of machinery. The 327 Packard straight eight is famous for it's smoothness and durability. As the engine in question still runs, doesn't that create enough respect to increase it's efficiency by giving it a quality rebuild? The Ultramatic trans, not respected either by mainstream merchandisers, (they want you to buy -their- stuff, of course) was an all 'in house' Packard design. Among the very first full automatic transmissions, Packard's featured a torque converter with lock up design in 'high' for better gas mileage. (As did's Studebaker's joint effort with Detroit Gear to create their DG 200 and 250 four speed lock up automatic trans, in '50) (Packard's Ultramatic is a two speed lock up auto having a high and low range, making it a four speed) So the vintage transmission definitely has historical value, whereas Ford had no 'in house' auto trans design and resorted to purchasing 'ford-o-matics' from Borg Warner, finally obtaining the rights the build it 'in house' about '67, seventeen years later. GM's first automatic transmissions called 'hydramatic' in the early fifties did not incorporate a modern type torque converter. In the context of history, the Packard engine and trans are both valuable to the car for their historical contributions. All one need to do is consult with loyal Packard enthusiasts to find the right leads. Kanter, on the web, is a Packard parts supplier, try Packard auto club sites also.
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It's a Packard, stay with the family
The '56 Packard 374" V8 will haul your lead sled around in style. I've got a couple built and ready to go. Send me a PM at firstname.lastname@example.com.
thnx, jack vines
Check with this group, Inliners International at http://www.inliners.org
Perhaps the members may have a few options.
Gerry Dedonis "KSGerry"
One problem you might have is that the engine bay was designed for a straight engine. So the engineers may have put things in that will interfere with exhaust and such on a V-8. But since you seem to have an economical cruiser in mind, I'd look at a modern straight six. There are really only two -- the Chevy Vortec OHC, which is so new it might be a bit expensive, and a Jeep 4.0L. Cherokees are pretty common in salvage yards now and would be a good compromise between power an economy. They are rated at 190 hp and should have enough torque. Finding a 2WD Jeep in the north is pretty tough, but they are common enough down south. Using the OD auto from a 2WD Jeep would be preferred and the easiest to install. The wiring isn't difficult to use the EFI. The stock axle can be used if it's an open driveshaft, but forget trying to convert a torque tube.
Gearing is based on the trans and engine torque at low rpms. Most of those old early 50s engines are ready to pull off idle, and have a low, flat torque curve. Many have low geared rear ends. The eary Ultramatic used the torque multiplication of the torque converter to full advantage. It slipped a lot taking off, but that slipping allowed it to multiply engine torque quickly, with the side affect of creating a lot of heat. Most US torque converters produce a 2:1-3:1 torque multiplication at low speeds, meaning that if an engine puts out say 100 lb/ft at idle, once through the converter it equals 200-300 lb/ft. Then you have the gearing to add to that.
The Packard is about the same weight as a Jeep Cherokee, so you should be able to expect about the same economy with the same drivetrain (4.0L, OD auto, 3.55 gears = low 20s on the highway). I get 22-24 with my stroked 4.0L Jeep six (to 4.6L) in my 63 Rambler wagon (see my album). When I ran a stock 4.0L I got about 2 mpg more (24-26 average cruising on the interstate).
Car I learned to drive on was a 55 Packard Clipper. I can't believe how much power that thing had. Also seems like it had a tranny with an overdrive...at least it had 2 marks either side of the "D" that you could select for town or highway. First car I ever got over 100 (at least on the speedo!!)
I tore apart a late 50's packard V8 with my students just for the Heck of it. Besides the fact it weighed a ton, it looked an awful lot like the engine in my 59 Cad.
I'm willing to bet that you can fit just about any GM engine w/o much modification.
I'm putting a Chevy 350 in a 41 caddy, and I 'm getting the same advice about big blocks, 472/500 Cads, etc. I chose chevy because 1) I already had the engine and 2) parts are plentiful and cheap.
As far as mpg goes, those old beasts weigh a lot. I would suggest an overdrive trans with fuel injected engine to get the best mileage.
Have fun
|I'm assuming you don't care if it's fast or slow, just economical & dependable. The 302 (5.0L) found in the '86-'88 T-birds & '87-'91 Crown Vics was rated 150hp @ 3200RPM & 275lb/ft @ 2000RPM. This is with single exhaust w/catalyst, & relieving that back pressure will wake it up noticeably. Mine ('88 T-bird) was capable of over 28MPG at freeway speed with the overdrive automatic, & in over 176,000 miles, has given me relatively little trouble. The only problems with the fuel injection were a little crud on the throttle blade (sprayed clean maybe 3 times) & the throttle position sensor bit the dust at ~175,000.
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text: Well, at least we have a point guard who can shoot the ball very well from the outside. Other than that, nothing has changed. Still the same coach, who would apparently use five point guards if he had half a chance to. It looks more and more like he just does not understand basketball in the slightest. It is not who you like, or who you think is the best player. It is who can play a needed role. Knight was totally worthless along side Calderon. Singler is the only guy starting who should take an outside shot other than Calderon. Outside shots from Monroe and JMAX were pointless in this game. Further, Monroe tried to force things with nobody out there to actually pass to and the lane all jammed up. How strange to see Bynum out there in crunch time with Calderon and Knight sitting on the bench. And Stuckey, can't shoot a lick, so I feel sorry for Bynum even to have to have had no shooting guard in the game. Monroe, with nothing good to do, did bad, turing it over five times. Stuckey had some good moments, all of which he could have as the backup point. His driving inside is a good thing. Only he needs shooters out there with him to space the floor to make his drives more successful. Defensively, Bynum did not work out in this game. The guards on NY are like trees to him. Still, we made somewhat of a run to cut it to 12 with still just enough time to make a game out of it. Then NY it three consecutive 3's, and that was game. No defense. Singler got pretty much eaten alive by Melo. Singler mind you did not play poorly on defense, Melo is just that good. The guy who we might have liked to try on Melo, Daye, got traded so what choice did we have. First time in a long time, Drummond did not play in the 2nd half. For while there, it looked like coach wanted Monroe to just play the whole game. JJ added some hustle to an otherwise very dull game by the Pistons. From what I can see, we would have been better off not using Calderon as the point at all, but rather as a shooting guard - which the Pistons need desperately. Mind you, we have shooting guards who can play just fine, but coach won't give English nor Middleton any kind of real chance to see what they can do. I am wondering how Calderon is feeling at this point. And I am wondering how long before his every thought is "get me out of here. The season can't end soon enough." Just for the record. Bynum was minus 5, despite the run toward the end of the game. So he has been positive in one game the last month now. Good reason to keep playing him, in Frank's mind. Not in mine. Fix the starting unit: Calderon, English, Middleton, Monroe, Drummond. 2nd unit: Stuckey, Singler, CV at small forward, JMAX, Kravtsov. Knight? No role available at the moment. Use him as an emergency point guard.


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Washington Times chief political correspondent Donald Lambro selectively cited data from a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll to claim that Democrats "aren't doing any better" in the polls than Republicans. In a November 10 column, Lambro argued that the Democratic "attack strategy" will not help the party in the 2006 elections, and cited one piece of data from a Washington Post/ABC News poll indicating Americans believe Republicans have "stronger leaders." However, the single piece of data Lambro cited stands against a preponderance of data in the poll indicating that Americans feel more in touch with Democrats, place more trust in Democrats than Republicans to handle most issues facing the country, and would like to see Democrats assume control of Congress in 2006.
From Lambro's November 10 Washington Times column:
But that was then, this is now -- two months before the start of the 2006 election season when the Democrats think this new and much more aggressive attack strategy will put them back into control of Congress.
But as weak as Mr. Bush and the Republicans may seem now, according to all the polls, the Democrats aren't doing any better.
"The public sees the Democrats as disorganized, lacking in clear ideas or a positive alternative to the GOP agenda, and bereft of appealing leaders," The Washington Post reported Sunday in a story about their latest party preference poll.
When The Post's poll asked which party has stronger leaders, respondents chose Republicans over Democrats by 51-35 percent. That's a convincing reason why the Democrats need to spend more time developing a national security agenda and less time playing political war games.
According to the Post/ABC poll*, conducted October 30-November 2, 53 percent of respondents would vote for the Democratic candidate from their congressional district if elections were held today, versus 36 percent who would vote for the Republican candidate. Overall, 49 percent of respondents trust Democrats "to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years," as opposed to 37 percent who trusted Republicans. With regard to specific issues facing the nation, higher percentages of respondents expressed more trust in Democrats than Republicans on almost every issue (percentage for Democrats listed first): the economy (56-34); Iraq (48-37); education (55-32); Social Security (56-29); gasoline prices (47-26); health care (54-29); taxes (48-38); the federal budget (48-34); and ethics in government (42-36). Democrats and Republicans drew equal support (48 percent each) on "the U.S. campaign against terrorism." The poll data also demonstrated that pluralities of respondents believe that Democrats better represent their own personal values (50 percent); are more concerned with their needs (56 percent); and are more open to the idea of people who are political moderates (60 percent).
* According to the Post: "The margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus 3 percentage points, and plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on the subsample."
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Kurt Schwertsik's new orchestral score Nachtmusiken was premiered by the BBC Philharmonic in January, and his music was celebrated in a Manchester festival series.
Kurt Schwertsik was much in evidence in Manchester in January and February with a world premiere by the BBC Philharmonic and a two-day focus on his music at the Royal Northern College of Music. Nachtmusiken was premiered under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda in the opening concert of Manchester's Mahler festival, in which new commissions were coupled with a cycle of the symphonies shared between the BBC Philharmonic and Hallé Orchestra. Schwertsik describes Mahler as a 'constant presence' for a composer working in Vienna, and the new 25-minute score hints at the atmosphere of the city that would have been familiar to Mahler at the time when he moved there to conduct and compose.
Schwertsik's programme note for Nachtmusiken also explains the nocturnal characteristics of the work, drawing on memories of Vienna in the 1940s. As a child he hid at nighttime from the bombing raids, and after the war loved to wander the streets during the frequent power cuts seeing the candlelight of city dwellers emanating from their houses onto the darkened streets. He writes:
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"Nachtmusiken combines the lofty with the demotic in ways that are Mahlerian in spirit, though not in its muted, spectral tone. Attractively scored, it was played with considerable finesse…"
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The Schwertsik festivities at the Royal Northern College of Music included student ensembles performing the Transformation-Scenes from his fantasy-filled opera Fanferlizzy Sunnyfeet, and the song-cycle shâl-i-mâr which sets surrealist poetry by HC Artmann. The event culminated in a concert by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by friend and fellow Viennese composer HK Gruber. The programme included Schwertsik's recent Divertimento Macchiato with trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger as soloist, and the environmentally conscious Irdische Klänge (Earthly Sounds) cycle, with the title work followed by Five Nature Pieces, Uluru and Mit den Riesenstiefeln (With Heavy Tread).
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