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New MSNBC contributor Crowley already contributing to Social Security confusion
Research ››› ››› ANDREW SEIFTER
During MSNBC's coverage of President Bush's inauguration, radio host and MSNBC contributor and analyst Monica Crowley (formerly of FOX News), made the misleading claim that "people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, are very enthusiastic about the idea of controlling some of their own [Social Security] money and not allowing the government to do it for them." But a Media Matters for America analysis of six recent polls that examine the issue suggests that younger Americans' support for private accounts is not as clear as Crowley claimed: (1) some polls indicate a significant drop in support for privatization among all age groups when the potential realities of such a system -- decreased guaranteed benefits and $2 trillion in transition costs -- are included in the questions; and (2) some polls also show that there is far less support for private accounts among those in their 30s and 40s as compared to workers aged 18-29.
Two recent polls -- a TIME magazine/SRBI poll conducted January 12-13 and a National Annenberg Election Survey conducted January 11-16 -- indicate that initial support for private accounts among younger workers drops significantly when respondents are informed that a diversion of worker taxes into private accounts could cost an estimated $2 trillion over the next decade. According to the TIME/SRBI poll, while 50 percent of respondents aged 18-34 support "changing Social Security to allow people to invest part of [their] Social Security payroll tax in stocks and bonds," only 21 percent favor and 73 percent oppose such a measure "if the government had to borrow up to two trillion dollars in the next ten years to pay for it." Similarly, the Annenberg study noted that while workers aged 18-29 (by 51 percent to 46 percent) and aged 30-44 (by 60 percent to 35 percent) support "[r]educ[ing] both promised benefits and current taxes by allowing workers to invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market," both age groups oppose private accounts (by 62 percent to 37 percent and by 50 percent to 42 percent, respectively) if the government had to borrow "as much as two trillion dollars."
On a related note, a Los Angeles Times poll conducted January 15-17 showed a dramatic decrease in support for private accounts if they involve a reduction in guaranteed Social Security benefits. As Times staff writer Ronald Brownstein noted in a January 18 article detailing the poll's findings, "among all age groups, support fell sharply when adults were asked if they would still endorse creating the accounts if that required reductions in the guaranteed benefits retirees receive from Social Security."
Other polls showed that respondents aged 18-29 supported private accounts at different levels than those in their 30s and 40s. While the Los Angeles Times provided only excerpts of the poll, it indicated that when respondents were asked about private accounts without noting the accompanying reduction in guaranteed benefits of such a plan, "[m]ore than three out of five respondents aged 18 to 29 approved." However, the poll also noted that respondents aged 30-44 "disapproved" of such accounts, even without mentioning reduced guaranteed benefits. A USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll conducted January 7-9 indicated that, while respondents in the 18-29 age group consider private accounts a "good idea" by 54 percent to 42 percent, those aged 30-49 oppose such accounts by 53 percent to 41 percent.
A poll by the Pew Research Center -- conducted January 5-9 -- indicated a conflicting trend in the levels of support within the 20-40 age group for changing Social Security that conflicted with the Times and USA Today/CNN/Gallup polls. While the poll did not specifically examine how support for private accounts differs by age group, it did study the view of different age groups on the need to make significant changes to the Social Security system. According to the poll, 50 percent of respondents aged 18-29 believe only "minor changes" are required, 32 percent feel "major changes" are needed, and 16 percent feel the Social Security system "needs to be rebuilt"; the percentage of 18- to 29-year-old respondents who see only minor changes required was larger than for any other age group except those over 65. For respondents aged 30-44, 40 percent envision "minor changes," 40 percent "major changes," and 17 percent believe the system must be "rebuilt."
Finally, while a Washington Post/ABC News poll showed strong support for private accounts among both those aged 18-30 and those aged 31-44, the poll also indicated strong disapproval of President Bush's handling of Social Security. According to the poll, 71 percent of respondents aged 18-30 support letting "workers put some of their Social Security savings into stocks or bonds" compared to 26 percent who oppose it, with 65 percent supporting such a measure and 32 percent opposing it among respondents aged 30-44. When such a system's corresponding "reduction in the rate of growth in Social Security benefits for future retirees" is factored in, 72 percent of the 18-30 age group and 59 percent of the 31-44 age group either "strongly" or "somewhat" support private accounts.
Yet the same poll shows that those aged 18-29 "disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling Social Security" by 60 percent compared to 33 percent who approve, and those aged 31-44 oppose Bush's handling of the system by 50 percent to 41 percent. Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation joint fellow Ruy Teixeira offers an explanation for why the Washington Post/ABC poll "reports markedly more positive results for that plan [private accounts] than almost all recent polls." He writes that the wording of the Post/ABC poll lends itself to greater support for private accounts: "The change in the guaranteed benefit that is mentioned in the Washington Post/ABC questions is not described as a cut in the guaranteed benefit but rather as 'a reduction in the rate of growth in Social Security benefits for future retirees' -- a question wording that no doubt elicited broad smiles down at the White House and in the offices of congressional Republican leaders."
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Just because I can, and because I think it's useful for google to know about this, I wrote up a doc about handling Microsoft Office Document Scanning TNEF and TIFFs in Linux. Sometimes I get these TIFFs in a TNEF attachment that aren't really TIFFs, they're actually JPEG-in-TIFFs. Apparently some obscure Microsoft software is still generating these, despite the standard having been withdrawn. In any event, I figured out a way to get the JPEG out of the TIFF without too much trouble and made a short little web page about it.
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Utahns will be paying a little less this winter for natural gas but whether bills go up or down compared with last year will depend on how cold it gets in the coming months.
Last winter, Utahns had the best of both worlds in terms of their heating bills unusually mild temperatures combined with low natural gas prices.
This coming winter natural gas prices in Utah will even be a bit lower than last year about 3 percent less, according to Questar Gas Co.
But if the winter is colder than last year temperatures are predicted to be closer to normal Utahns could find their furnaces needing to run a little longer each day to keep the chill at bay.
"Were I to guess, I'd say this coming winter will probably be a little cooler and a little wetter than last year," said Larry Dunn, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City. "Of course, we were so warm and so dry last year that any reversion back toward [normal] will take us in that direction."
Regardless, Utahns should be better off than their counterparts in the rest of the country who also use natural gas to heat their homes and typically pay far higher prices related to a variety of factors that include differences in regional supplies and varying state regulations.
Questar Gas is providing natural gas to its Utah customers for $4.16 per decatherm, which is roughly the heat content found in 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas. And that is 13 cents less than last year and 46 cents, or 10 percent, below the five-year average of $4.62.
"Prices are still down and seem to be pretty stable, so we don't anticipate any increase in the cost of natural gas this coming winter," Questar Gas spokesman Darren Shepherd said.
Natural gas prices are relatively low because of a dramatic increase in domestic natural gas production over the past five years, a result of the increased use of "fracking," a drilling method that has yielded the recovery of vast supplies of previously inaccessible natural gas.
In its latest "Winter Fuels Outlook," the Energy Information Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, projects that U.S. households that use natural gas on average will spend about $89, or 15 percent, more this winter than last winter.
Its projection is for a little less than a "1 percent increase in the average residential price (for natural gas) and a 14 percent increase in consumption" based upon forecasts of a colder winter this year than last.
Households in other parts of the country won't fare so well. Those that use heating oil, mostly in the East, are expected to pay the highest prices ever for the commodity. That will result in record heating bills for the winter, with an average of $2,494. That's nearly $200 more than the previous high, set in the winter of 2010-2011.
Just 6 percent of the nation's households use heating oil, but they tend to be in some of the coldest parts of the country where heating needs are high, mainly in the Northeast. About half use natural gas for heat and 38 percent use electricity. Five percent of households use propane and 2 percent use wood.
Heating oil will hit record prices because it is made from crude oil. Crude is priced globally, and has stayed high because of increasing world demand, worries about supply disruptions in the Middle East, and stimulus programs from central banks around the world that encourage investment in oil and other commodities. Oil has averaged $95.95 per barrel in the U.S. so far this year, up from an average of $94.86 in 2011.
"It's two different worlds. For most families this is still going to be an affordable year, except for those who use oil heat," said Mark Wolfe, the executive director of the National Energy Assistance Director's Association. "For them, it's going to be very difficult."
Twitter: @OberbeckBiz Tips for saving on heating costs
One way to lower your heating bill is to don fluffy slippers and turn down the thermostat. Here are a few others:
Open drapes when you are getting direct sunlight, then close them at night to keep heat from escaping.
Make sure the damper in your fireplace is closed when you aren't using it.
Keep air vents clean and uncovered so heat can easily flow throughout your home.
Shut off kitchen fans and bathroom fans as soon as they are no longer needed.
Lower the temperature of your water heater. That can be done without your shower getting noticeably less steamy.


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hi guys
Not been on for a while due to new job taking up most of my time grrrr..... so anything prop related has been put on hold until the new year.
But the progress of my templates is slow but wanted to ask if members who wanted the templates would want them in a format that you just cut out and put togther like a cardboard model or just 2d template ie front,side, back full scale elevations???.
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A scene from an animated version of a popular Japanese comic book has sparked an outcry int the Muslim world which could become another version of the Danish cartoon wars which raged last year. At issue is a 90 second "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" video segment that depicts Dio Brando, a villain, picking up a Quran from a bookshelf and apparently examining it as he orders the execution of the hero and his friends. The animation is based on the widely popular manga by Hirohiko Araki which appeared weekly from 1987 to 2003. A pirated version of the cartoon seres with Arabic subtitles has been available on the Internet since March, 2007.
Someone posted a still on the Internet and now it has spread all over the Muslim world. Sheikh Abdul Hamd Attrash, chairman of the Fatwa Committee at Al-Azhar, the highest Sunni authority, called the cartoon an insult to Islam. He noted: "This scene depicts Muslims as terrorists, which is not true at all. This is an insult to the religion and the producers would be considered to be enemies of Islam."
The producers of the cartoon admtted it was a simple mistake and said "we applogize for the unpleasantness tthat the cartoon may have caused and will carefully consider how to deal with religious and cultural themes." He said one of the animation authors merely had tried giving the scene a sense of authentcity.
Many Arabic and Muslim web sites are now arousing anger by accusing the Japanese of attacking all Muslims and trying to engender feelings of hate toward the Muslim world. Cries of boycotting Japenese products are now being heard.
It was a mistake, nothing more than that. Of course, the same people who are upset at a cartoon series propogating hate have no problem with Muslim cartoons which depict Jews as evil and urge children to hate them. How about issuing a Fatwa against all forms of hate toward religions which appear on children cartoon programs?


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Hey all,
Not sure how many of you may have seen a Fett film I did many years ago, but for those who have i hope you enjoyed it.
8 years after making it, I can tell you there's a thousand things I'd do differently in retrospect.
Anyway, as a huge Fett fan I've always wanted a helmet but missed out on the MR some years back and wanted to know if anyone was looking at selling theirs?
I know the MR is not the perfect replica but I'm no painter so I wanted to get a "finished product" straight off the bat.


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Torment, thanks for the support and good luck with your upcoming election. I can't imagine too many people having an issue cross-posting to CT.net As you have seen, TDH is all about sharing, and I believe the clones will be no different.
There is a saying in the clone world. Vode an. It means brothers all. I have no issues supporting anything that brings betterment to costuming. I myself an a self imposed perfectionist. I think my work stands testament to that. If anyone wants pics let me know.
The offical detachment serves its purposes. It really is a place for actual 501 issues and its a doorway for new membership. The standards that will be set by the legion will not be the same bar that places like TDH can set. Mostly because the legion is all inclusive. We have parameters there to work in.
Thanks for the nod towards elections. I have a big task infront of me this year IF I win. But as usual I will reach out for what I can to do my job the best I can. I have a lot of obsticles ahead, but with the support of everyone I think I can do some good.
Some great points raised - and all are correct from their own perceptions. HOWEVER, and this may be true of a few members, I am wanting to get my teeth into a Clone for my next costume - for some reason it seems to be the next place I want to go - not TK, not Biker but Clone - is this where the link starts?
So I joined both of the forums I could find, empire and net, and some of the things I encountered were problems with passwords and logging in and generally not very user friendly and harder to navigate than TDH?
Most of this will be my own perception and being so familiar with TDH and the way it works.
Also, although there were a good number of members I knew, basically from here, I was still a new boy - and that is not a nice experience.
Also, I don't get a whole heap of time to surf the web and have to limit myself with just how many forums I can keep up with TDH has been the main place for me for well over a year now and although my Fett is finished (like it will ever be) and I am looking to a clone next - I just don't seem ready to move to another place just yet, and you know there are some great clone guys right here that have given me great advice and I know I can get some if not all the things I want.
Also, I know TDH had some connection with the Star Wars Propaganda site, which is also a great site I just don't seem to have the time?
So on balance, I kinda get where TDH is coming from with this - for me it is pretty much perfect.
I guess time will tell and things will work themselves out - market forces and all that.
Looking forward to seeing how it develops.
i think it's great to see everyone sort of coming together on this! at the end of the day, it just means there will be more awesome clones out there!
once i finish my armor sculpt, i fully intend to have a variety of suits to choose from, so i'll have lots of cloning to do. waaaaaay better than my old idea of doing a collection of Fett suits ;)
I truely hope you mean "Vode an" sincerely Torment. Too many times I've seen the detatchment and our clone forums become a place for bad tidings to be sewn between our SW costuming brethran! 501st and or otherwise. It's all a matter of opinion and costume standards and Lord knows, we all have our own opinions on what LOOKS good or appears RIGHT, but to help a brother(or sister) IMHO means that even if you do not agree or like their work, if they ask for your help brother, you should do all you can to help them. Being in Office especially makes it your resposibility to do so. I've seen alot of costumers start out strong and then go the way of the elitist and I sincerely hope that with you being up for the job, as well as others, this will change! We need someone to Blaze that trail....regardless of whether or not it's within the legion or this esteemed new forum of ours!;) Good luck Torment!
BTW, you have my support.
sincerely, jon
Jon, I trully do. You can ask around. I once worked through the night dremeling, gluing, and doing finish assembly on someones armor to get them ready for the troop. lol It was kinda like that show where you find random stuff around you to accomplish a task. We were using hotel card stock from the room to get it done. I would do it again. I'm currently working with 3 guys across my state in one shape or another to get their suits together. I don't do it because I love giving up my weekends driving and working on other suits when I could be doing mine. I do it cause there really wasn't anyone around when I did mine to help me like I could have used. So I am out there doing what I can for whom I can.
What does "Vode An" mean by comparison to "Vode off!"?
I think Vode off is some sort of harassment activity. I believe it happens between male and female clones. I'm just gathering. I don't claim to be a expert in mando'a
would that have anything to do with Frak? Oh wait, wrong series! ;)


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Posted by Butch on 4/25/2007, 5:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Why the LACR Bilboard was removed.." --Previous Message--
: If the city of palmdale is so concerned about
: image , then why are they sitting idol and
: letting Granite take a historic site like
: LACR and bulldozing it under for profit and
: putting the racers back on the streets .
: There will be a lot of outcry when the
: racers return to the streets , other cities
: are trying to give racers places to race,
: but not up here, this city is more concerend
: about a sign that may distract from the
: beauty of this hellhole. Mark my words ,
: when the racers return to the streets in
: October, when they shut down LACR watch the
: carnage begin. Dont do anything city of
: Palmdale, but dont cry when are police are
: wasting there time and the tax payers money
: trying to run off street racers because one
: of the oldest race tracks in California was
: bulldozed so some company can pad their
: pockets. Just my 2 cents .
: --Previous Message--
: That is exactly why LACR took down their
: sign,
: it was not in compliance with the sign
: ordance, even though the sign had stood
: there for over 20 years. Just another way
: that the City of Palmdale helps bussinesses
: in the community!
: --Previous Message--
: Found this in the newspaper today.. and
: remembered how a while ago people were
: asking why the big LACR Sign was taken
: down..
: PALMDALE - Gas station owner Sam Nowyhed
: says his cooperation with the city's
: pole-sign regulation is strangling his
: business.
: Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford says he may have
: a solution to Nowyhed's problem if other
: members of the City Council agree to dust
: off a plan shelved years ago.
: This past fall, at City Hall's insistence,
: Nowyhed removed a large pole sign that
: alerted freeway motorists to his AM/PM
: minimart-Arco gas station outlet at 411 West
: Palmdale Blvd.
: Under an ordinance adopted in 1990, all
: businesses in Palmdale were supposed to
: remove their pole signs by September 2005,
: but some have not.
: Since losing his pole sign, his store's
: sales have dropped more than 25% and his
: gasoline sales have dropped nearly 50%,
: Nowyhed said.
: "If nothing happens in another few
: months, I'm putting my store up for sale at
: any price and I'm moving out," he said.
: Other business owners have told him they
: have no intention of removing their pole
: signs because of anticipated losses, Nowyhed
: said.
: The sign takedown has already impacted
: freeway-close eateries, which have shown
: drop-offs in business as signs have dropped
: in height and illumination.
: It is unfair for him to follow the rules and
: lose customers if the city is not making
: others take down their signs, Nowyhed said.
: "When people drive on the freeway and
: they see only that the AM/PM sign is down,
: they think I went out of business or that I
: moved out," he said.
: "If all of us remove our freeway signs,
: then the people will understand,"
: Nowyhed said. "It looks like I went out
: of business and everyone else is still
: open."
: After 26 years of business at that location,
: "I know for a fact that most of my
: customers are commuters and travelers, not
: neighborhood residents," he said.
: It is that high transiency of customer base
: that is most affected by lowered visibility.
: Chuck McKaughan, senior code enforcement
: officer for Palmdale, said the Palmdale city
: attorney's office is preparing letters
: advising those with pole-signs still
: standing that they are being taken to court.
: Those who already have complied have saved
: themselves a trip before a judge, McKaughan
: said.
: "Of all of the different signs that
: were identified (as illegal), which was
: about 170, there are only about 20 that have
: yet to come down," he said.
: Per state law, the city gave all businesses
: with such signs 15 years of use before
: requiring removal, McKaughan said.
: "For all of those folks who still have
: nonconforming signs, the city is preparing
: criminal complaints against them," he
: said.
: "You can see the city has been trying
: to give businesses plenty of time to
: comply," McKaughan said.
: "What we are trying to do is get
: voluntary - although sometimes hesitantly -
: compliance" rather than have the city
: obtain the court orders needed to enter a
: business and remove the signs, he said.
: Due to the length of time involved, some
: business owners believe they should be
: allowed to keep their signs, McKaughan
: added.
: Because some still refuse to comply,
: Nowyhed's complaint is a valid one, he said.
: "Compliance by 85% of owners is pretty
: good, but we're not going to stop
: there," McKaughan said. "There are
: some people who are going to delay until
: they go to court. Ultimately, those people
: are going to have to pay (money)" in
: addition to removing their signs.
: Businesses that agree to remove their signs
: without going to court will be given extra
: time to do so because the goal is
: compliance, not punishment, McKaughan said.
: "With all due respect, as a long-time
: businessman, the city should at least help
: those of us who have lost our signs"
: yet must compete against those who are
: flouting the rules, Nowyhed said.
: He suggested the addition of signs like
: those in Acton that advise drivers of food,
: fuel and lodging services at appropriate
: exits.
: Nowyhed said he has spoken with Caltrans
: officials who seemed to be supportive of
: such signs if the city would endorse the
: idea.
: "It has to be at least four or five
: businesses participating, and the city has
: to help," he said.
: According to McKaughan, Palmdale has been
: advised that Caltrans allows such signs only
: at towns and cities with fewer than 50,000
: residents.
: While small businesses are suffering, large
: businesses are allowed to install huge signs
: and erect large towers that are visible to
: freeway motorists, Nowyhed said.
: "We have been here longer than those
: businesses," he said. "I don't
: think that is fair. I think it is
: discrimination. I am really
: frustrated."
: "If we do not make any sound to let the
: customers or the city know about our
: problem, we will disappear," Nowyhed
: said.
: Ledford said the size of business's sign is
: controlled by the size of its building and
: pointed out that large towers are available
: only for shopping centers with hundreds of
: thousands of square feet of retail space.
: Ledford also said that shortly after his
: election to the City Council in 1990, he was
: part of a delegation that sought the state's
: permission for the installation of
: business-related signs on the Antelope
: Valley Freeway signs to compensate for the
: implementation of the new pole-sign
: ordinance.
: That permission was denied, so the city came
: up with a plan to acquire land near freeway
: exits to install its own signs, Ledford
: said.
: "We would work to acquire the
: property" for signs that could be
: erected near off-ramps but outside of the
: state's right-of-way, he said.
: "The idea was to put their logos on the
: signs" advertising the businesses at
: the next exit, Ledford said.
: "I think we had the program ready, and
: it's a matter of resurrecting it" for
: the council's consideration, he said.
: "I think it has a lot of merit and
: would allow fairness for everybody within a
: certain distance of an off-ramp to
: participate - not just the people who can
: afford the biggest pole signs," Ledford
: said.
: "I would be glad to bring that back for
: consideration at an upcoming council
: meeting," he said. "I think the
: need to tell people what's available at the
: next off-ramp is a legitimate issue."
: The plan would allow the city to facilitate
: business advertising "in a much more
: aesthetically pleasing fashion that will get
: them attention," Ledford said.
: Pole signs for individual businesses are not
: the answer, the mayor added.
: "Just imagine every business in the
: Trade and Commerce Center specific plan with
: its own pole sign," Ledford said.
: The mayor was referring to the new shopping
: centers around 10th Street West and Rancho
: Vista Boulevard (Avenue P).
: "That would totally defeat the purpose
: of each business's pole sign," he said.
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|I'm looking at headers, I can only find max collector diameter if 3" I wanted to run 3.5" full exhaust off of headers straight to Mufflers, NO cats. Could I get an adapter from 3" to 3.5"? Or do you guys think 3" would be enough? I plan on a Weiand 6-71 set up.
I'm certainly no blower expert although I did research a lot of different scenarios before building my 354 Hemi with a 6-71.
First you have to decide what you want to accomplish. Do you want Saturday boulevard cruiser that makes noise, idles at 1200 rpm and generally isn't usable for a daily driver? Or do you want a vehicle with tons of low end grunt, decent fuel economy yet with enough HP to smoke a lot of your former friends... you have to decide that first.
Blown engines can be very docile and content in everyday traffic. A good cam along with the proper boost can give you the best of both worlds... tire shredding torque and reasonable economy... 15 to 17 MPG hwy numbers are not unheard of...
And they do not have to be expensive if you shop around, use eBay and attend some swap meets. I paid $20.00 for my core 6-71... took it off a 70's vintage Dodge truck. Rick Dean did the gas conversion for $285.00 plus parts... total was around $450.00. I bought a BBC drive kit with a new front cover from Dyer's Blower Service on an eBay auction for under $300.00.
I found a NOS Cragar intake at an old hot rod shop in Massachusetts... had been laying under the bench since the 50's... $225.00 plus the ride. Bought a couple vintage Cragar pop-off valves from former top fuel driver Darrell Gwinn.
All in I have under $1200.00 in my blower...ready to run.
I had George at Clay Smith Cams grind the cam to specs he and I agreed upon. He had me install it 4 degrees retarded to calm down the idle and give it more grunt and better economy. I have an 850 Edelbrock sitting on top the blower plate.
I put my big $$$ in Venolia pistons... they cost me $650.00 custom made to my deck height and desired compression ration (8-1)... stock replacements would have only been a few hundred dollars less. Venolia even called my machinist to verify the combustion CC's on my cam request... great service IMHO.
If you plan on running a good performing daily driver you can get away with cast pistons and crank... I have seen dozens of these over the years, in both SBC and BBC, give good reliable service. If you plan on pegging the tach to 7k on a regular basis you will need better parts.
You'll also need a good break-in oil when you reassemble that engine... and use the BEST oil you can find when you finally finish it. At a recent oil seminar I attended, the guy doing the event told me the oil company he works for found the engine that would give their oil the ultimate work-out was a BBC at 8500 rpm. If the oil kept that engine alive it would keep anything together...
Blown engines are fun... but your right foot will determine how much that fun will cost.
I believe that change was made when the Gen V engines came out (1990 or so?)-maybe someone else knows better-
You should look at the Blower Shops 250 blower. It's designed to fit under the hood and still give you the big blower look.
The Blower Shop 250 for BBC/
May want to convert the heads to a adjustable valve train
or swap on some 781 oval port heads.
Just a quick question, as I thought I knew BBC's pretty well. When did they stop making BBC heads that had adjustable rocker arms?
|The two things I'd do if I was you, check the crank to see if it's a steel or cast iron ...obviously steel is the way to go, IF your goal is to make serious HP's! The other issue is rod bolts, I'd replace the stock ones with an after the market set that are readily available ...ARP, Milodon, & etc. Stock rod bolts get abit "stretchy" in high RPMs. Good Luck ...BBC are fun!
|Also, would a weiand 6-71 street blower be overkill? Or I'd just have to build stronger?
|I honestly haven't taken the engine even out if the truck yet. I have alot on my plate at the moment. Yeah I'm swapping 4.11's in it to help the tranny, also, what tranny should I run? The omd in it with a 2200ish stahl and shift kit?
|Alright sweet. Thanks alot! Which pistons would you reccomend? I'll go with the Dough Thorley 2.5" headers. And the comp magnum cam(not sure if i can link other sites, but here goes, I appologize if I can't!) ( http://www.compperformancegroupstore...MARKIVCAMHFTBT ), 850 carb (what will I need to do to it?) and the 781 oval port heads. What injectors and fuel pump would you reccomend?
454 blower set up
I have a 1990 chev k1500, 6" Rough Country lift, 35's this summer, recently bought a 454 1ton 1992 Chevy 4x4 for $750, its rotten, but runs like the day it came out if the dealer. I am taking the engine, tranny, rear end, transfer case out of it and putting it in my 1500. My 1500 is clean, no rust, re-painted and under coated(hence why I'm swapping) I have always liked the look and sound of blowers, I've read a bunch of posts about blowing 454's, I was wondering if anyone could help me with the "right" build for my truck, I want it streetable and daily driverable(I know it's not a word) but I can still tow and go mudding occasionally. I also drive this truck in the winter as my primary vehicle in winter. I know with power comes responsibility, and I don't drive stupid. I am a mechanic, but am not familiar with bbc's or blowers(I'm 19) but I have a very good machine shop that my shop deals with, and my father will be helping me along with this. Any and all help will be appreciated, even links to different forums for me to poke around in.
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'Regier has set them up nicely heading into the summer. The door is open to make tremendous upgrades. Regier still has to walk through.'
Archives for February 2012
Sabres Take Positive Step at Deadline
Miller laments the loss of Gaustad
'"Like I've said, we don't make those decisions. That's more proof because if I had any more influence Paul would still be here. I appreciate the way he plays. He's been one of my best friends for a long time there. Obviously, that's going to continue, but it was nice to have him as a teammate and have those other intangibles."'
Deadline day in the NHL was a dud
'Darcy Regier pointed toward prospect Marcus Foligno as a player who played a similar style to Zack Kassian. No arguments here. Foligno is smaller at 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, but he was the more polished player and more mature person coming out of junior. So why wasn't the left winger, terrific for the past month in Rochester, summoned to help the struggling Sabres for more than a game?'
Hodgson arrives in California — well traveled
'The Sabres' new center, acquired from Vancouver with defenseman Alexander Sulzer on Monday, had to fly from the West Coast to Buffalo to file immigration papers and undergo a physical. He completed that Tuesday morning and promptly flew back west to join his new teammates in California.'
Wednesday's Anaheim Coverage
How they match up: Ducks-Sabres (Orange County Register)
Up next for the Ducks: Wednesday vs. Buffalo (Los Angeles Times)
Buffalo (27-27-8) at Anaheim (27-26-10) (AP)
Buffalo Sabres (27-27-8) at Anaheim Ducks (27-26-10) (The Sports Network)
Ducks set to host new-look Sabres (NHL.com)
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Recruits eager to learn, win (Vancouver Province)
Kassian compared to Lucic (Vancouver Province)
Kassian aims to fly under the radar (Vancouver Sun)
Kassian deserves chance to win over doubters (Vancouver Sun)
Sabres Miller angry about Gaustad trade
'"No matter how you view hockey, you have to understand how important players like Paul can be and how long it takes to develop a guy who plays that way at such a high level. Winning those faceoffs is not easy, killing those penalties is not easy and there aren't a lot of guys willing to do those jobs and he was."
Sabres new players get immigration problems settled
'General Manager Darcy Regier said Hodgson being Canadian and coming from a Canadian team had to go through Visa issues. Regier said all has been taken care of and both passed physicals and the new players will be ready to play Wednesday in Anaheim.'
'If I were Adam, I'd be thinking about really working on my defensive game given that there is an immediate opening on the roster created by the departure of Gaustad.'
A Good Day For Darcy
'Regier gets an "A" in the other deal, landing a first round draft pick for Paul Gaustad. I didn't think a third or fourth line center who is a rental player could fetch a first rounder but he did and the Sabres absolutely had to make that deal. Buffalo now has 2 first round selections and 2 second round selections in the June draft giving Regier flexibility. He can keep the picks and bring in more players to develop or he can package the picks to perhaps move up in the draft and get an impact player or package picks and players to make another deal in an attempt to build a roster that will meet Terry Pegula's goal of winning the Stanley Cup.'
Time to move forward
'Ruff on what he might do with Hodgson initially: That's going to be a little bit of trial and error. I think the original thought was to maybe give him Ennis and Stafford, put him in the middle between those two. It'll shake itself out. We'll find something that'll work and we'll run with it.'
Sabres recall forward Tropp from Rochester
'Tropp re-joins the Sabres for his fifth career recall. He has appeared in 15 games for the Sabres this season, collecting two points (1+1) and 15 penalty minutes.'
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Deadline brings good and bad news for Amerks' Rolston (WGR-AM)
amerks bring three-game winning streak into March (Amerks.com)
Amerks assign Fienhage, MacKenzie to Gwinnett (Amerks.com)
Foligno looking to make the 'Jump' (Amerks.com)
Sabres add Hodgson, deal Gaustad in separate deadline trades
'"The center position is the second-most difficult position to fill behind goaltender," Regier said before flying to California for Wednesday's game against Anaheim. "Most teams are struggling to find top-two-line centers. When we started to go through the process of 'where are we going to get centers going forward,' it became a priority."'
Regier chooses to take the long-term outlook
'And there's this simple question: Whom would you trust more to make the proper evaluation at this stage, Canucks GM Mike Gillis or Regier?'


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(Editor's note, March 13: The broadcast described by Bill was filmed by KET. You can watch it below.)
The Eastern Kentucky University FM radio stations (WEKU) and KET combined forces to present a special interactive program discussing the issues and accomplishments of the 2013 Kentucky legislative session. I'll be on the radio with WEKU's Program Director John Hingsbergen for the hour-long program Tuesday morning, March 12 from 11 am ET until noon on WEKU FM stations. The 2013 Legislative Wrap program may include a number of guests depending their availability on the last day of the session.
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Invitations have been sent to Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks. Legislative leaders have also been invited to participate.
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To uncover your New England family history you need to shake off everything (well, almost everything) you've heard about the area and acquire a basic historical background on the six New England states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. As every schoolchild knows, the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 in what's now Massachusetts, and the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's ride helped launch the American Revolution there. But unless you live in New England you may not know much more than these fundamentals.
For instance, not only did much of American history start here, so did many American families. More than a quarter of the people living in the United States today have some New England connection. That means a lot of people need to know how to find genealogical treasure in the area — and you can find it if you know where to look.


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Brand new fully renovated located just minutes from new York city.
Apt is fully equip.
Transportation to new York city is 2 blocks away, buses run 24 hours a day. The area is very safe. Good neighborhood.
The has 1 QUEEN SIZE bed in bedroom, 1 BUNK BED and Big FUTON in the living room. Inflatable bed also available.
This apartment is totally independent and not shared with anyone.
It is easier and faster to commute into the City from Union City than commuting from Brooklyn or Queens.
If you were to stay in the Bronx it would take you 40 min to get to Times Square. If you were to Stay in Brooklyn it would take you the same amount of time as subways in Brooklyn are not direct. If you were to stay in Manhattan you would not find a place as big as this one for this price.
It will take you 10 minutes to be directly in Times Square!!! in the confort of a bus.
We are Located in a quiet and safe area in Union City, New Jersey(away from Manhattan's noisy streets) with bus stop around the corner from the house.
Pets are welcome.
Can accommodate up to 6 People.
The apartment is provided with:
- Sheets
- Towels
- fridge
- flat screen TV with cable
- high speed internet
- cooking utensils
- coffee maker
- Microwave
* Located in Union City, NJ, a very short direct bus ride to Times Square area
* Five blocks from gorgeous Manhattan views (along Hudson River)?
* Buses to Manhattan/Times Square run every minute during day, and every 4 minutes at night. Buses run 24/7.
* Great grocery and wine/liquor stores in the neighborhood; a Bodega around the corner (open until 11pm), pizzeria and the supermarket is just one block away.
* Very safe neighborhood, lots of great restaurants and bakeries but also very quiet at night.
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION: Believe it or NOT – it is possible to be outside of Manhattan and so close to it, yet it's true. Here are some facts about transportation:
1. Apartment is 3 minutes ((3 blocks) from the central bus stop at post office.
2. The jitney bus is very frequent, I rarely wait for it more than 2 to 3 minutes. Most of the time you won't even wait at all. You will get to the bus stop and a bus will be there.
3. Buses are available 24/7 so you can catch them even when you spend the whole evening out.
4. The price of these express buses is $3 on board, and $2.50 if you buy tickets at ticket window #23 at Port Authority Bus Terminal
5. You won't find a timetable or route on the internet for these buses, it's a private bus company that runs many lines in and out of Manhattan
6. City bus #22 runs every 30 minutes into Hoboken, home of the Cake Boss, Birthplace of Frank Sinatra and Baseball (where you can also catch the PATH into Manhattan 33rd Street and/or the World Trade Center) and bus #123 every 15-30 minutes (during commute hours) into Manhattan's Port Authority (42nd Street & 8th Avenue – Times Square)
* Easy city bus access to Jersey Garden Outlet Mall, much closer and as good as Woodbury Commons
Being an urban area, parking is tight. We will provide a visitor pass so you have the same privilege as residence. Please note, that you must not forget to return this pass, otherwise we will need to charge you $25.00. For those who are not familiar with the parking system in the US, you must adhere to the parking rules - ie NO parking in fire zones / handicapped zones; sweep days; parking meters need to be adhered to and if you get a ticket, do not assume that you will not get another one if you don't move your car.
private parking is also available at an extra price.
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Die Unterbringung war zentral gelegen und modern eingerichtet. Einrichtung jedoch schon etwas verwohnt . Speziell im Bad. Auch die Bettwäsche müsste erneuert werden. Neue Toilettenbrille wäre gut. Ansonsten war immer jemand erreichbar.
Kommunikation war gut.
Würde trotz der Mängel wieder dort einkehren
we had a great time and the place was good. The connection to Manhatten was perfect. We took the bus, maximum 10 minutes walking distance from the appartment and costs 6 $ per person - both ways.
The apparment is clean, well equiped kitchen and enough space for a family or a group of visitors. The house and the location are also very clean.
Would book it again if available next time.
Ha sido un viaje increible, además el apartemento es verdaderamente bonito, estaba muy limpio y la cocina està super completa con todos los utensilios más que necesarios, la situación es excelente y con el transporte para manhattan a la vuelta de la esquina.
Además, que decir de Hermann, es un excelente anfitrión, siempre eatá disponible para lo que puedas necesitar, es muy amable al igual que la gente que trabaja con el.
Cuando vuelva a NY, no dudaré en contactar con él.
Muchas gracias Hermann.
Very well furnished apartment / apartment for a budget stay in NY.
The only downside is that you have to go in with the bus to NY. Depending on the time of day that can then ever take up to 1.5 hours.
But other than that I can recommend the apartment very much.
Sehr gut eingerichtete Wohnung/Appartment für einen günstigen Aufenthalt in NY.
Der einzige Nachteil ist, das man mit dem Bus nach NY rein fahren muss. Je nach Tageszeit kann das dann schon einmal bis zu 1,5 Stunden dauern.
Aber abgesehen davon kann ich die Wohnung sehr empfehlen.
Very clean place to stay, conveniently located to Manhattan and Airport. The owner is very friendly and courteous. I recommend further accommodation.
Sehr saubere Unterkunft, Verkehrsgünstig gelegen zu Manhattan und Airport. Der Vermieter ist sehr freundlich und zuvorkommen. Ich empfehle die Unterkunft weiter.
Very nice small apartment/studio with a well equipped kitchen. Nice bathroom. Although the neighbourhood isn't very appealing at first, we were amazed by it's hospitality. There are busses to NYC every 3-4minutes (Paddington local busses). Union city has enough small groceries and dining places. I recommend this place.
We really enjoyed this apartment, very clean and very well located in a very quiet area. The bus is a 5 minute walk away and takes you in 1/4 hour in Times Square. We also enjoyed the warm welcome of the owner.
Nous avons beaucoup apprécié cet appartement, très propre et très bien situé dans un quartier très calme. Le bus est à 5 minutes à pied et vous emmène en 1/4 d'heure à Times Square. Nous avons aussi aimé l'accueil chaleureux du propriétaire.
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - Freshman goalkeeper Kieran Burke made 15 saves, Joey Sankey rang up a four-goal game and Jimmy Bitter chipped in with a five-point effort as #14 North Carolina defeated #1 Maryland 10-8 Saturday afternoon at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.
A crowd of 3,053 fans saw the Tar Heels beat Maryland in the regular-season matchup for the fourth straight year to improve to 5-3 on the season and 1-1 in the ACC. The Terps suffered their first loss of the campaign and are now 6-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
The Tar Heels bolted to a 9-3 lead in the game midway through the third quarter before weathering a late run by the Terrapins, who scored five of the last six goals of the game. But Burke repeatedly came up big in the cage for Carolina, matching his career high for saves, set previously against Notre Dame on March 2. With the Tar Heels holding a four-goal lead heading into the fourth quarter, Burke was at his best. The Terps outshot Carolina 15-4 in the fourth quarter as the Tar Heels struggled to hold on to the ball, committing seven turnovers in the fourth period. But Burke made six fourth-quarter saves and the Tar Heels earned a much-needed win while evening their league record.
Bitter and Sankey led the Tar Heels with five and four-point games, respectively. Bitter scored twice and passed for three assists while Marcus Holman had two goals and a helper. For the second straight game, Sankey scored four goals, matching his career high set last Monday versus Dartmouth. It was the seventh career hat trick for Sankey.
Carolina posted a win over a #1-ranked team for the first time since it beat Johns Hopkins 13-9 on April 1, 2012 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Prior to that win, Carolina had gone 16 years without a win over a #1 team dating back to a 1996 win over Virginia.
Maryland had three different players - Kevin Cooper, Owen Blye and Jake Bernhardt - score two goals apiece in the game.
The Terps finished with a 37-30 edge in shots and a 37-27 margin in ground balls. The Tar Heels had a slight edge at the face-off circle, 11-10. The Tar Heels committed 17 turnovers to only 13 for the Terps. But Burke was the margin of victory for the underdog Tar Heels with his 15 saves. Niko Amato finished with 11 saves for the Terps as Carolina put 22 of 30 shots on cage. The Tar Heels also excelled in the clearing game, being successful on all 18 tries during the game.
Maryland opened the scoring on an Owen Blye goal 47 seconds into the match. Carolina responded in quick manner, notching the next two scores. Chad Tutton scored on an outside bounce shot, with an assist by Jimmy Bitter, with 11:45 to play in the quarter and, just 57 seconds later, Joey Sankey put the Heels up when he converted a fast break off an assist by Greg McBride.
Maryland tied the game at 2-2 on Blye's unassisted goal with 9:30 left in the first quarter. But that would be the Terps' last score for 33:16. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels went on a 6-0 scoring run to go up 8-2 with 10:15 left in the third quarter.
Joey Sankey scored on a wrap around with 8:02 left in the first quarter to put the Heels up for good. The Tar Heels then went up 4-2 as Holman scored from eight yards out on the right side off an assist by Bitter with 4:59 left in the period. Fifty-four seconds later, the Heels made it 5-2 as Spencer Parks dodged out front and found the back of the net from 10 yards out.
The only goal of the second quarter came on a busted play during a timer on situation. The Tar Heels gathered in a loose ball, and with the defense out of position Bitter fed Holman for the second time in the first half. The goal gave UNC a 6-2 lead 8:21 before intermission.
Carolina came out in the second half and scored a pair of goals in the first five minutes, attaining an edge the Terps eventually would not dig out from. Sankey beat two defenders goal line extended to score into the upper right corner at 10:58 left and then 43 seconds later Pat Foster fed a wide open Sankey on a fast break to give the Heels a six-goal cushion.
After Cooper scored for Maryland with 6:14 left in the period, Bitter notched his second goal, converting a fast break with 4:43 to play. Cooper's goal ended a 33:16 scoreless streak in the game for the Terps, the longest of the Joe Breschi coaching era. The last time the Tar Heels had held a team scoreless for that long a period was March 18, 2008 when Carolina held Marist scoreless for the final 34:04 of a 12-3 win at Fetzer Field.
Before the end of the period, Jake Bernhardt scored back-to-back unassisted goals and the Terps had some momentum entering the final period, down 9-5.
Maryland dominated possession for the opening 10 minutes of the final period but only dented the scoreboard at 12:01 on an extra-man tally by Mike Chanenchuk. Bitter responded with a goal on a high, hard shot from the right side with 5:04 to play to restore a four-goal lead. John Haus answered that goal with an extra-man tally at 3:28 and the Terps scored again with Kevin Cooper capitalizing with 26 seconds left. The Terps won the ensuing face-off but Burke notched his 15th save, and the Tar Heels salted away the victory.
The Tar Heels return home next week for a pair of games on ESPNU. Carolina hosts the Brown Bears at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Fetzer Field before taking on Johns Hopkins at 12 Noon on Saturday at Kenan Stadium.


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by HON
Impress your guests with this Basyx Guest Chair from HON. With its four leg base this Basyx chair is easy to move, so that wherever you need it you'll have extra seating. A versatile piece, the Basyx Guest Chair works well any office seating role, and is flexible enough to move between roles as your needs change. And, when not in use, the Basyx Guest Chair can stack up to four high for easy storage. This affordable multi-purpose chair is perfect for any office that is short on space or cash and doesn't want to purchase new seating for every function.
The Basyx Guest Chair features:
- 21.25"W x 32.75"H x 21"D
- seat height: 19"
- stack up to 4 high
- round metal tube construction
- armless design
Materials & Measurements
welded metal base
cushioned seat and back with fabric upholstery
21.25"W x 21"D x 32.75"H
seat height: 19"
seat: 19"W x 17.5"D
About The Manufacturer
HON Office Furniture
Inspired by practicality and invested in understanding the needs of its customers, The HON Company strives to establish meaningful connections resulting in product solutions and customer support that exceed market demands. As a leading designer and manufacturer of workplace furniture including chairs, storage, panel systems, tables and desks, HON's commitment to serving its customers is rooted in reliable performance and a member culture that is approachable, confident, smart and ready to serve. Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, The HON Company has numerous manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout the United States, and markets its products through a nationwide network of loyal dealers and retailers. The HON Company is an operating company of HNI Corporation.
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Product Q&A
The HON Basyx Guest Chair is covered by HON's limited 5-year warranty. HON promises to repair or replace any product or component that is defective in material or workmanship for as long as the original purchaser owns it.
For assistance filing a warranty claim, please give our customer service folks a call at 888-762-7841.


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