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Ok well, that gives me some ideas to start with, thanks for all the posts guys, very helpful. I should be able to put a wrench to it this weekend. Maybe I can figure out a way to get a timing light on her too.
Cobalt- Yes, I'm mindful about fuel pressure. I have a pump that only puts out 6 psi and a gauge on the fuel rail, so I'm pretty confident there.
Fbrid- Yeah I was thinking along those lines too, and although I have more tuning to do it does seem as though the difference between idle in park and idle in drive is vast. I guess that would point to a difference in timing at those two points. Lousy part is my balancer is hidden by the stupid long water pump so I really can't get a good idea about the timing. I set it at 12 and have been going by degrees of distributor movement, where 1=2. I'll look into the timing, but I'm not sure if I could even get it to start without a lot of kickback at 24 degrees initial. Seems like a lot.
|If you want to check to see if the PV is open during idle, turn the idle mixture screws all the way in (count the turns so you can return them after the test). Then start the engine. If the engine won't idle, the power valve is not open.
If the fuel pressure is too high for the needle and seat, the bowls can overfill after the engine is shut off while there's still pressure in the fuel line. If this is happening you should be able to run the engine, shut it off, then wait a few minutes until it starts to seep before remove the sight plugs to see if the fuel level has risen a lot. If you have side hung float bowls connected w/the balance tube, removing just one plug will tell the story.
This doesn't necessarily mean the fuel pressure is too high, just that it may be too high for the needle and seat/float the way things sit. The float might be heavy or the N&S assembly worn or has a spec of dirt, etc. fouling it.
See what that tells you, if anything. If that's not it we'll keep trying.
|I had the same choke problem on a 3310 on a built 350. I pulled the choke assembly apart and ground the cam that the high idle screw is adjusted on to so that I got more rpm with less choke. Basically made the curve flatter. You might need to experiment a bit.
Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I'm not entirely sold on the percolation issue, especially since I get the problem even only running a couple minutes. That said, I certainly do have an insulator I could install and it costs me nothing to at least try it!
I run ported vacuum advance, and have an adjustable can. You never know exactly how much you're getting from that thing, but I set it just under where it was pinging before I took everything apart. Yes, I am running a thermostat too.
Initial timing I have about 14 degrees. I'm hesitant to add more than that, but I guess I could try. My mechanical is limited to I believe 22 or 24 additional degrees (Moroso HEI replacement).
So I'll try adding in a couple of degrees, insulate my carb and give it more fast idle. As I'm driving it really does come alive and I like where its set now. I have to get it down to the strip and play with timing to see where the power is at.
Thanks guys-
Agree also on using an insulator of some sort, but don't unnecessarily lower the float level. This will delay actuation of the various carb circuits.
Be sure the idle mixture screws are adjusted to give the highest idle speed or highest vacuum reading, w/the engine fully warmed up- like after a 15 minute drive.
As for the choke, you need to readjust the fast idle screw so it'll raise the idle more w/o needing to close the choke more. This will keep the engine from loading up from too much choke and will hopefully allow it to go into gear w/o stalling. BUT, there's also a possibility that it's just going to take longer to warm up. You are using a thermostat, right? No 'stat makes the warm up take a lot longer than it should.
Another thing that can help cold drive-off is to give it enough initial timing. If you add initial you'll need to take out some mechanical advance to compensate, otherwise the total timing will be too high.
If you're using ported vacuum for the vacuum advance, switching it to manifold vacuum (and resetting the idle speed and idle mixture screws) can help. In this case the initial and total timing does not need to be changed.
If you're not using a vacuum advance, you should seriously consider using it.
Holley 4160 (3310-S) continuing issues
Here is INSTALLATION, TUNING, AND ADJUSTMENT Manual from Holley. http://www.holley.com/data/Products/...9934-3rev2.pdf Some solutions for fuel leaks after the engine is shutdown. This is usually caused by percolation. This is when the engine is shut off and the engine temperature rises it causes the fuel to boil in the bowl and leak out of the boosters. There are a couple of things you can do to cure this one is make sure the fuel level is not too high. You can also lower the fuel level about 1/8" below the sight plug hole and this will cure it sometimes. The heat from the engine will rise into the carburetor sometimes and will cause the fuel to boil. Installing a phenolic heat spacer between the carburetor and the intake or a heat shield can cure this. These parts will prevent heat from getting to the carburetor and boiling the fuel. To fix your choke you can replace the manual choke with this electric choke conversion kit.Holley Performance Products Choke Conversion Kit*45-223.
Holley 4160 (3310-S) continuing issues
Hey all-
I've had a couple of issues with my Holley for quite some time now, and have really just now gotten around to addressing them. Being that its cold out this way, I'd like to be able to use my (Manual) choke, but it's never given me anything but grief. At a certain point it the linkage travel, it will raise idle and and keep me from having to feather the motor, but it will still die if I try to put it in gear. Any more travel and the motor just loads up, lots of black smoke and chokes itself out. So my only solution is to sit there feathering the thing for probably a good 5-10 minutes until it wants to run.
I have a relatively big cam, 280h comps in a 383. I wonder if I'm dropping so much vacuum that the power valve is dumping during choke? I just rebuilt the carb, so everything is nice and fresh. Really didn't even need it, but this problem has preceded the rebuild.
The other minor issue is that there is a tiny fuel leak which I think is coming from the rear bowl. It doesn't leak while the car is running, but after its off and sits for 30 min to an hour, a very small pool of gas builds up on the passenger side intake, right under the choke linkage. The leak is so slight its almost impossible to trace. The carb gasket is moist only from the point of the leak or so to the back of the carb, not on the front, which makes me think it must be coming from the rear bowl.
Any ideas are appreciated, thanks guys.
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I was just wondering, to add stuff into your distro, do you have to let the zinester know? Or if you have read a zine that you liked a lot, can you just buy a whole lot of it and stock to be distroed? Or can you distro zines you got from trades?
I guess since distroes kind of "filter" zines they stock (i.e. zines that coincide with their distro's vision, theme, etc), is it possible that there are certain zinesters that choose particularly which sorts of distros they want to carry their zines? or maybe zinesters want control over who carry their work?
CLARIFICATION: this isn't a discussion about copyright and/or having your zine illegally photocopied. :) just saying.
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The zinester usually sends the zine over to you and you determine whether or not you carry it on your distro. They have a wholesale/retail price and then you buy your copies accordingly. If you find a zine that you are interested in, simply just contact the writer and then work something out.
I find that a submission guideline for the distro works wonders so the person can know whether or not their zine fits into your distro's theme. Of course, there are those people that don't read those guidelines and you end up with a zine that you don't want to carry, at that point, I usually just donate the zine to a zine library or give it to a friend that might be interested in it.
well i understand the whole thing about disto guidelines for submissions as that is usually how it goes. but are there rare instances where a distro carries zines they didnt directly get from the zinester? i.e. when distros exchange stock, mass trades, or if a closing distro sell their stock in bulk.
i guess i was just wondering if the zinesters like knowing where their zines go, who stocks them, or full control over their zines.
If a zinester sells their zine through wholesalers you can presume that they don't really mind who ends up selling it.
I think it's completely wrong to distro zines when you don't have 'permission' to do so (except in the above example or if it explicitly states in the zine that you can copy and distribute).
Two main reasons spring to mind:
1) Many zinester do like to know where their zines are being sold (for numerous reasons... I've been asked not to sell certain zines to certain people for example, which is only a possibility if zinesters maintain some control over where their zines are sold).
2) Some zinesters would not want to be stocked in a distro with a bad reputation... as it looks as though they have agreed to be stocked there.
i dont mind who ends up with my zine- i wouldnt even mind if someone photocopied it for a friend (as long as its a one off and not en masse) However, personally, I wouldnt like to trade zines with someone and then find out they are selling that zine that ive traded for their own profit - especially whilst its available to buy from me. Mostly this is because usually I lose a lot of money on trades, and barely even break even with sales, so if someone else has made £s from my zine whereas i have LOST money, i would be a little disappointed. However, I wouldnt mind if my zine was put into unwanted trade zine grab-bag trades...


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Part 3: Develop work flow activities using Spring Integration framework
Understanding Spring Integration Components
The Spring Integration uses dependency injection founded in the Spring framework to instantiate the objects required for implementing the work flow. It abstracts several components which interact in tandem to complete the work flow. These components are categorized as
- Message
- Message Channel
- Message Endpoints
Message is the java object that transverse the workflow with information required to complete the tasks. It contains information in the form of header and payload. The header is a name-value pair data structure that holds information required throughout the workflow and is passed from one task to another. Payload on the other hand is the information that is added to the message relevant to the task at hand.
Message Channel
Since Spring integration follows the messaging patter it uses channels to propagate information from one task to another. A channel can be point-to-point where the message from one task(producer) is handed over to another task(consumer) or it can be publish subscribe type where move than one consumer can receive the message.
Message Endpoint
Message endpoints in a work flow encapsulates the implementation of
tasks. These are java classes that contain methods that are invoked to
process the information and complete the task. Based on the different type of
task ideally required in a work flow, Spring Integration has the following
- Gateway
Gateway marks the entry point to
workflow; it provides information of the first task that is to be initiated.
- Filter
Use filter to block the work flow under undesired condition.
For example use filter to stop work
flow if the information being processed is a duplicate of a previously
processed item.
- Router
Use router to choose from mutually exclusive alternate paths.
For example use router to route
work flow to process 1 for type 1 and process 2 for type 2 items.
- Transformer
A transformer is used to transform or augment the payload.
For example the payload may have information in the form of a large comma delimited string, Transformer can be used to convert it to a name value pair map before passing it to subsequent task in the work flow.
- Service Activator
Service activators are used to execute a service for the work flow.
For example a service may be available to
add a new item to inventory system. The
work flow can use Service Activator to reference and execute this service.
- Splitter
Splitter is used to split the work if the payload contains a collection of similar task to be executed.
For example, if payload contains 10 items to be added to inventory, Splitter is used to split the work flow into 10 messages, each containing a single item as payload. Each of these message are then processed independently as a separate message.
- Aggregator
Aggregator is the mirror image of
Splitter. It aggregates the messages back to a single message after the messages split by the Splitter have completed their tasks. It can used as a junction to verify all the messages have successfully completed individual tasks
before continuing the work flow.
In implementation of a workflow, using Spring integration, the individual tasks are implemented as messaging end points (@MessagingEndpoint). Spring Integration provides the following method level annotations, to indicate the messages that are capable of handing Message Objects.
- @Aggregator
- @Filter
- @Router
- @ServiceActivator
- @Splitter
- @Transformer
The information flows as Message object through Channels from one Endpoint to another. The Endpoints and Channels are implemented as POJOs and defined as beans in the Application Context. These beans are created and initialized by Spring using dependency injection.
The Application Context can be declaratively created using a
XML file. This file is used to define the beans that represent the required
channels and messaging endpoints. The elements and end points used by Spring
Integration in this XML file is defined in the schema using namespace
such as xmlns:int="http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration" (See Listing 1)
The schema for which is available at http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/spring-integration.xsd
Listing 1: Schemas used in Application Context xml file
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration http://www.springframework.org/schema/integration/spring-integration-2.1.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/task/spring-task-3.0.xsd" >
The required Channels and Messaging Endpoints are defined in this XML file as beans.For example, a Transformer bean is defined as follows,
Listing 2: Sample Transformer

<int:transformer input-channel="postTransform" output-channel="checkDuplicates" method="transform">
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.NormalizedMapTransformer" />
and the Transformer class is implemented as follows. It contains the @Transformer annotation to define the method that needs to be invoked for transformation. This method contains the implementation required to perform the transformation.
Listing 3: Sample Transformer class implementation
public class NormalizedMapTransformer {
* Transforms a mime message into a ProblemRequest.
public Message<HashMap<String,Object>> transform(Message<MIMEData> message) {
// code to transfor goes here
Thus when a message arrives at the channel "postTransform", specified as the input-channel (see listing 3) the message is processed by method 'transform', specified as method(see listing 3), This method expects that the message payload to be object of type 'MIMEData'. After successfully executing method "transform" the message is passed on to channel 'checkDuplicates', specified as output-channel.
Similarly a Filter can be implemented as follows
Listing 4: Sample Filter

<int:channel id="checkDuplicates"/>
<int:filter input-channel="checkDuplicates" output-channel="accept" discard-channel="cleanup">
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.DuplicateFilter" />
Wherever a message arrives in the 'check duplicates' channel, specified as input-channel (see listing 4), the message is passed to the method 'notDuplicate( )' annotated as @Filter (see listing 5) to determine whether the message contains a duplicate work item in the payload or not.
If the item in the payload is not a duplicate the message is passed to the output channel "accept", otherwise it is filtered out of the work flow and discarded by re-directing the message to discard channel.
Listing 5: Sample Transformer class implementation
public class DuplicateFilter {
* Returns true, if a duplicate was not detected, and the workflow can continue
* @param message
public boolean notDuplicate(Message<HashMap<String,Object>> message) {
// code to determine duplicates
// if duplicate return false else return true
Listing 6 below illustrates how the messaging channels and messaging endpoints are defined and how they are wired to pass information from one end point to another.
Listing 6: Application Context xml file
WorkFlowGateway (work flow entry)
duplicateFilter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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<context:component-scan base-package="com.ibm.eb.workflow"/>
<int:gateway id="appgateway" default-request-channel="parseMime"
<int:channel id="parseMime" />
<int:channel id="postTransform"/>

<int:transformer input-channel="parseMime" output-channel="postTransform"
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.MimeDataTransformer" >
<property name="mimeProperties" ref="ebProps"/>

<int:transformer input-channel="postTransform" output-channel="checkDuplicates"
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.NormalizedMapTransformer" />

<int:channel id="checkDuplicates"/>
<int:filter input-channel="checkDuplicates" output-channel="accept"
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.DuplicateFilter" />
<int:channel id="cleanup"/>
<int:publish-subscribe-channel id="accept" task-executor="taskExecutor" />
<int:publish-subscribe-channel id="toNotesRepository" />
<int:router input-channel="accept">
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.RecordTypeRouter"/>
<int:service-activator input-channel="accept"
ref="nrEndPoint" method="preFtp" />
<int:channel id="toPR"/>
<int:channel id="toISP"/>
<int:channel id="toSRSP"/>
<int:channel id="finalize" />
<int:service-activator input-channel="toPR" output-channel="finalize"
ref="prEndPoint" method="post" />
<int:service-activator input-channel="toISP" output-channel="finalize"
ref="ispEndPoint" method="post" />
<int:service-activator input-channel="toSRSP" output-channel="finalize"
ref="srspEndPoint" method="post" />
<bean id="nrEndPoint" class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.NotesRepositoryServiceActivator" />
<bean id="prEndPoint" class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.PRServiceActivator" />
<bean id="ispEndPoint" class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.InventoryReportServiceActivator" />
<bean id="srspEndPoint" class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.StatusServiceActivator" />
<int-ftp:outbound-channel-adapter id="ftpOutbound"
order="2" />
- Aggregator correlates messages and waits for all messages to arrive
- before releasing to next step.
<int:aggregator input-channel="finalize" method="invoke" output-channel="cleanup" >
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.FinalAggregator" p:syncCount="2"/>
<int:service-activator input-channel="cleanup" method="invoke" >
<bean class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.CleanupServiceActivator" />
- Global Error Channel - receives messages on Exception if error-channel is not provided
<int:channel id="errorChannel" />
<int:service-activator input-channel="errorChannel" ref="errorLogger" />
<bean id="errorLogger" class="com.ibm.eb.workflow.ErrorLogger" >
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Judging from the high percentage of architects who live in remodeled bungalows, this house type holds enduring appeal for the design-conscious. Although different styles populate different parts of the country—Queen Anne in the Northwest, Spanish colonial in Southern California, and Craftsman nearly everywhere—admirers all over list the same attributes: beautiful detailing, strong curb appeal, and, like the foursquare, rock-solid construction. "They've withstood earthquakes," says Georgie Kajer, AIA, of Pasadena, Calif. "There's a difference in how they were built and detailed, compared with homes built after World War II."
For today's daylight-loving public, however, the homes' interiors are entirely too dark. The front porch and deep roof overhangs present in many bungalows can block light from entering the house. And the kitchen, living room, and dining room tend to feel separated from one another, which only compounds the problem. "Opening up the walls inside helps with the darkness, allowing the rooms to share light," says Gerry Cowart, AIA, of Savannah, Ga. "You can use cased openings so you're not taking out the entire wall." Simply widening the openings between rooms appeals to Gary Earl Parsons, AIA, of Berkeley, Calif. "It keeps the basic floor plan intact," he says.
In contrast to the bungalow's cordial street elevation, it can be surprisingly unfriendly to the back yard, with limited exits and views on that side. "When they were built, the Victorian idea that the rear yard was a service space still held," says Parsons. "There are usually issues of connection, so we try to make an outdoor room there." Perforating the rear of the house with windows and doors helps establish a smoother relationship.
Another option for tightening ties to the back yard, a rear addition, also serves as a means to gaining much-craved space. Sometimes, though, the site or budget dictates working within the existing plan. "It's about reallocating space," says Cowart. He recommends eliminating hallways, giving that square footage over to cramped kitchens and baths. Parsons often tops the house off with a full second story, which he'd rather do than add a half-level. "It allows you to re-envision the whole," he says. "But you also have to open up the first-floor rooms to each other, so they stay in proportion with the new building." Adding a second floor also brings with it the danger of overwhelming the original facade. Seattle's Tom Lenchek, AIA, solved this problem in a recent remodel by continuing the existing beveled siding part way up the new portion of the house, cladding the top section with shingles. "It shortened the apparent height of the walls so the addition doesn't look like a full story," he says.
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Jessica De Palo, a former team captain and Patriot League Player of the Year for the Lehigh women's basketball team and former Division I women's basketball assistant coach, was named Columbia's Director of Enrichment Services in August 2011.
De Palo is responsible for all day-to-day operations for Enrichment Services and student-athlete programming, including career development.
"We are thrilled to have Jessica join Columbia Athletics as our Director of Enrichment Services," Jacqueline Blackett, Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator said after De Palo's hire. "Jessica brings a unique combination of experience as a former Division I student-athlete, a Division I assistant coach and as a managing director in the private sector. She will be an outstanding resource for our career services programs and the myriad other daily functions of Enrichment Services."
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The bucket is a DP 97. It came with LEDS in the RF, so that was a massive plus. He loves it and I finally have found a project we can both work on, as he cant use the bandsaw or other powertools when I make guitars. So, this is overly cool.


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-MK5 stock exhaust- downpipe and all, 50 bucks, you come get it.
-MK5 stock suspension- SOLD.
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-MK5 engine cover- center piece is painted and junky, but no cracks- pick it up for 60!
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-Rear window wipers for both a MK4 and MK5, full assemblies as far as i can tell- 20 bucks each. MK4 ONE SOLD
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Updates: Gunner is a food FIEND and is super snappy with commands. He is a very high energy dog, as highlighted by a rainy day without much opportunity to get out and stretch our legs.
He is also a mournful howler when kenneled for long periods (like overnight). It's very soft and not at all annoying, but he does howl. He's 68.7 lbs and a perfect fitness. More updates to come!
Please spread the word, this guy is really an exceptional 'catch' for the right family.
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HIS NAME IS GUNNER! Sorry, wrong military-themed name, my mistake! :P
Anyway, this is the handsome man:
He is between 4-6 years old, although his teeth look much younger. He will be UTD on all shots and HWT/fecal before he goes home. He is excellent with everyone he meets (he met a 3 year old and was a gentleman), not spooky or shy at all, and is great in the house. He has met all my dogs and has no problems at all. He's a very polite dog with other dogs and doesn't make a fool of himself.
He will be bathed and may need to have his ears regularly cleaned for a while to deal with all the dirty buildup.
He hasn't made a peep in his crate and is happy to relax now that he's had some 'real' activity.
This will make someone and exceptional dog. He's very handsome and is much better adjusted than some of my crazy crew!
Columbus, GA - "Ranger" Neutered Adult
My landlords have a large number of dogs and cats. They rescued a GSD from a neighbor who was not taking very good care of him and he has lived with them for years. All their dogs from 9lb mixes all the way to the two mastiffs ran together and one day a bunch of the big dogs killed a little dog. Today they killed a cat. One thinks that Ranger is the Instigator, so they want him out of the house before he 'hurts something else'.
I'm picking up Ranger tomorrow and he'll be staying with me until a home is found. I've spent some time with him previously. He's very affectionate, VERY active, and VERY bored. He spent most of his days in a crate or running loose in their back yard and they are not able to keep up with his exercise needs. He's very responsive, great with dogs (when they're not in pack-attack mode) and people, not food aggressive, crate trained, and house broken. He loves new people and looses his mind over petting and affection. He does jump up because they could not correct him. He does not jump on me, so it's going to be an easy fix for whoever ends up with him.
From the time I've spent with him, all of his issues are very likely due to the fact that they are unable to keep up with his activity level. With a breed-appropriate amount of exercise he's been very calm indoors and is a great boy. When I watched their dogs/house for a week last year I took him on a run in the morning and he had no trouble settling in for a nap when we got home. I'll work with him while he's with me, but I already have six dogs at my house and I don't want him to stay here long. He needs to FINALLY find his own family where he's not just 'another dog'.
He has a physical deformity that does not impact his daily life. His right foreleg is turned out. He has a slightly affected gait but he is not in pain and it never slows him down. No idea if it was genetic or an injury. It happened before they got him. When I pick him up I'll get more info about his shot history as well as pictures. He's blanket black and tan and handsome. More of a working type. To my knowledge he's of no known lineage.
He is totally free to anyone who can give him a great home. He'll be fine with dogs his size, but if you have any prey-sized creatures I'd think twice about this guy. He's OK with them indoors, but the most recent incident happened when one of the cats got loose into the back yard.
Again, I'll post pics and more info as I glean it. Please spread the word; they don't mind him going to a home outside the area. I'm happy to drive to meet up with his new family if need-be. Foster homes also welcome.
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As We all know, good optics are very expensive, which one reason why I have way more firearms than optics to hang on them. Originally I was planning to rob an EoTech off one of my ARs to hang on the Saiga, but decided to look into something else.
Cheap optics are waste of time and money, especially on a shotgun. So I started looking to see if I could find something reasonable that would survive life on a shotty. I don't want to spend Eotech money, but wasn't going to waste my time with one of those $29 specials.
Based on Midways excellent reputation, TruGlo's life time warranty, and the published reviews, I decided to give one of these a try. The price is very reasonable and it is shotgun rated. I've used truglo products in the past (sights not optics) and found them to be a quality product.
I'll let you know my findings after I give it a good work out.
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I would be interested in what you find out. I see these stacked high at a local gun shop.
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I got the 2x model at Dicks last year for around $80. I mounted it on a Browning 22lr sa rifle.It is shotgun rated and holds zero so far.
SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
I have a truglo on a S12 and it has yet to fail me.
O.K. I couldn't wait for the report on this sight, so I ordered one. I'll post back when I try it out.
They shipped it very quickly.
Have been using this red dot for a few now. I have no previous experience with anything else, so I'm far from an expert. But I'd say this thing is worth the price. It's easy to adjust and very accurate. My friends also like it.


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Sounds like it should be a new low-carb breakfast cereal...
Anyways, over the last 5 years, I've been getting regular blood tests. For the most part, everything has been stable except for my resting glucose. Six months ago, it was 103 (between 100 and 130 is considered pre-diabetic), and my most recent test came back at 107. Over the last year, I've probably put on 20lbs (on 1/15/12 I was 211lbs.) All my lifts have been going up gradually so I was willing to overlook the weight gain until I saw my resting glucose numbers.
So, just after X-mas I start doing a ****-ton of research and come to the conclusion that I have some intolerance for carbs. First, my weight really started to ramp higher 9 months ago when I stopped eating bacon, sausage, ham, and eggs for breakfast every morning (for health reasons), and started eating subway sandwiches. Keeping my calories constant, I gained 15 lbs in 9 months (go ahead and reread that if you need to....I've kept track of everything I've eaten as well as macros for a year now). Next, high carbs give me a headache soon after eating. I don't have a sweet tooth, I don't eat desserts for this very reason.
I came across some literature advocating Keto diets for the reversal of prediabetes (as well as full-fledged die-beetus), as well as weight loss, and general health. From wiki: The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet...The diet mimics aspects of starvation by forcing the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fuelling brain function. However, if there is very little carbohydrate in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood [is] a state known as ketosis.
On Jan 15, I changed my macros to %20 protein, %78 fat, and have eaten less than 30 net carbs a day (net carbs are carbs minus insoluble fiber). The first week was tough, I did feel a bit groggy but I found upping my salt intake to 5grams a day helped immensely (low carb diets act as a naturietic causing the body to excrete sodium and water accounting for much of the typical weight loss over the first 2 weeks). A typical breakfast is greek yogurt, ham, and some vegetables. Lunch is salmon, cream cheese, asparagus, and a greek salad, and dinner is just downright awesome. Last night was 2 strips (med rare, salt pepper), with fennel and zucchini. Basically you can eat all the green vegetables you want (or all the green vegetables your intestines can take).
At the beginning of this all, I had a DEXA scan and it bame back at %22 body fat *puke smiley* In another 2 months I'll have another one, and post it up here to compare how the keto diet has worked for me as well as my blood labs. Keep in mind, if I didn't make clear already, I'm keeping my calories the same, only the macros have changed. Activity level won't be identical because there's more opportunity to be outside in March than in December, but my gym workouts will have stayed the same but for the usual progression.
I'll post interesting articles I come across, foods I eat, and try and answer any questions y'all may have as best I can.


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Science and social studies classes could look a little different next year as all New York City schools gradually adapt to a new set of curriculum standards.
The standards, called the Common Core, are expected to be in place at schools across 42 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands by 2014, but New York City is introducing them gradually, increasing each year the extent to which schools must adhere to them.
In a memorandum sent to all public school principals on Tuesday, city officials directed schools to begin ramping up their efforts.
In the 2011-12 school year, city schools are experimenting with the new standards in math and English classes, where teachers are incorporating more nonfiction and, in some math classes, emphasizing depth over breadth.
Next year, schools will bring the new approach into science and social studies classes, and expand it further in math and English.
The goal is to prepare students for college by getting them to think more critically about what they are reading, whether it is a biology research paper or a historical document, and to make them better writers, able to persuade and inform.
In the memo sent to principals, city officials said they expected elementary schools to double the emphasis on the new standards in math classes, covering fewer topics but in greater depth. Elementary school principals can also choose whether to apply the Common Core in English, science or social studies next year.
At the middle- and high-school level, there is less flexibility. Officials are requiring each school to use the standards in two units of study in science, social studies, math and English.
In science and social studies classes, this will not change what students are taught, but how. The chief academic officer for the city's Education Department, Shael Polakow-Suransky, said in an interview on Tuesday that he expected science teachers to ask their students to do more writing next year.
"As they design their units this year, we want them to introduce opportunities to write, opportunities to use what we are calling text-dependent questions, where they're really asking kids not just to summarize a text, but to analyze and to take the information from the text and construct an argument about it," he said.
Next year's state math and English exams, taken by nearly all third through eighth graders, will test students on elements of the Common Core for the first time.
In place of the fiction narratives that dominate the English exam (see: the pineapple and hHare fable) half of next year's test will be composed of nonfiction works and more of the questions will ask students to compare multiple passages. In their classrooms, some English teachers are already moving away from asking students to summarize what they read, asking them to analyze instead.
And because the Common Core standards call for students to learn particular subjects at different grade levels than New York State's own regulations, the math exam will also be different. For example, next year's fifth graders will not be tested on probability or statistics, but they will have to be more familiar with fractions.
None of the Regents exams taken by high school students in order to graduate will be affected next year, but they will in 2014, when the English, Algebra I and Geometry exams will change to meet the new standards.


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Brazilian President Lula de Silva blasted white people in the world as the cause of the current economic crisis which he believes has most impacted poor darker skinned people. He said "white people with blue eyes" are the ones who destroyed the banking system and sent the world into a downward spiral of poverty that now impact millions of innocent dark skinned individuals. "It's not an ideological question–the fact is that once again we find that most of the poor who have not even participated in globalization have been the first victims of the crisis."
This raises questions about white people with dark eyes. Are they at all responsible for what has happened? Perhaps, it is time to check out any white person with blue or dark eyes and find out their exact role in the financial crisis. If it turns out that only blue eyed are devils, we can take off the hook those white people with dark eyes who live in Brazil.
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Per Mertesacker insists Arsenal fans will soon see the best of Lukas Podolski.
The Germany international striker made his competitive debut for the Club in Saturday's goalless draw against Sunderland at Emirates Stadium.
But although Podolski did not add to his pre-season brace against Cologne, his compatriot Mertesacker believes the forward is only just getting started.
"It was tough for him [on Saturday] because it was his first game up front," Mertesacker told Arsenal Player. "I think he will get used to the game, switch on quickly and score a lot for us.
"You have seen that he has a good technique and he is good in possession. We have the players who can pass him the ball. He is a good finisher too and we will see that in a couple of weeks.
"We saw a lot of misunderstandings [against Sunderland], especially in the first half. One guy maybe wanted the one-two, the other in behind. So we need a bit of time, especially with the new players. We had a few new players who were playing their first game over 90 minutes. But I think it is coming."
Mertesacker made his first competitive appearance since suffering an ankle injury that kept him out of action for three months in last season's reverse fixture at the Stadium of Light.
"It was a bit weird [being back] but the pitch was much better than Sunderland away!" he said. "I felt very comfortable so now I just have to go on.
"I did not feel any pain, my ankle is fine and I am looking forward to the next game and the season. It is very important for us to start well and be aware at Stoke."
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Not so much that as every bee book since the late 1800s has praised the Langstroth hive and cursed everything else as unscientific and unhygienic. That's a lot of propaganda to overcome.The main disadvantage is they require more FREQUENT work to keep them from swarming and keep them productive. Those manipulations require less lifting, but if your hives are in an outyard 60 miles away (not uncommon) they are not very practical. On the other hand if they are in your backyard, you'll work less and lift less.
Sorry Finsky, but if you ever try a TBH, the api-bards will sing epic songs about it for decades.
.In your case you may play without foundations but it does not help bees beyond the edge of bees' natural area.Foundation has 100 g wax ( 0,2 lbs). When bees draw the foundation they exrevere wax same measure. For one Langstroth comb they need 200 g wax. Whole box need 2 kg wax. 1 kg wax needs 6-8 kg honey + pollen. To draw combs without foundations needs 15 kg honey (30 lbs). So half is saved if you use foundation.Feeding larvae strains young bees most. Second big effort is to exrecete wax and build combs.
Natural beekeeping is a exertion to bees, it is more expencive than "commercial",
and gives a lot smaller honey yield.
I se no advantage in beekeeping without foundations. But if you feel better when you have "natural beekeeping" in Alaska, it is good for your soul.
No beekeping is natural in Finland or Alaska because bees cannot live here in nature as feral bees. They survive short time and die off. Varroa destroyed all our "natural" bees. But they were merely escaped swarms.
Most wjat I hate now that adult beekeeprs cannot read and cannot find knowledge what is in this wold. They just like to find their own mehtod and explane them with their imagination. Eglish people I wonder because they have knowledge in internet in their own langusage and still they are able to search and learn.I have all my life kept nature as my hobby. I have had all kinds of animals, and I have had orchids and many difficult flowers.I am master in science in biology and studied in university. I have researches education and it teach how to play with facts. I have worked in envinronmental protection. It was awfull. Half of work was dig out information but still you should speakt where you do not believe.I cannot se nothing funny or interesting in TBH hives. They do not satify my need of knowledge. It is just between ears in imagination.If I want to play imagination play I have had hobby 30 years stock investing. Now I have studied it and by the way in the year 2006 my brutto earning rate was 49%.
, what do you think of Michael Bush's horizontal hives with frames and foundation?
40 years old horizontal hive from Finland "turn around hive". Now it is decoration of post box.
And second hive is from Russia. The most beautyfull hive what I have seen. Lets hope that it is top bar hive.
, I'm guessing the top 1/3 is a super and it has frames inside?
If I as bee inspector had meet top bar hives with not changeable frames or frameless combs I had ordered those burnt, because they could not be easily examined for diseases.
Quote from: wff on January 04, 2007, 03:59:24 PM, I'm guessing the top 1/3 is a super and it has frames inside?The the outer cover is deeply telescopic. The line in the middle of hive is bottom edge of cover.Frames were feet x feet . (30 cm x 30 cm)The lowest chest was for 20 frames.Supers were what ever woden box and frames useally lower.
Now queen lays so much there is not enough room for big colony.
What is important it has thick insulation gap inside walls and saw dust there.
I'm not sure I understand. A top bar hive, by definition, has combs attached to bars that can be removed one at a time. If they can be individually lifted and examined, what does it matter whether they have frames around them or not?
if it doesn't hold moist it also doesn't breathe. try imagine living in a cealed of house?Off course horizontal hives aren't new, in fact, they are the oldest manmade wodden hives. http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=6211.0http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=6172.0


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There are 127 Shopping Days Before Christmas
Christmas shopping is probably the last thing on your mind right now, unless you are a buyer who stopped by The New York International Gift Fair, where store owners met their wholesale suppliers this week. For WNYC's Main Street series, reporter Lisa Chow went to the fair with a Brooklyn boutique owner who has a shop on Smith Street. She found that small retailers who have survived the economic shakeout are cautiously optimistic.
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REPORTER: Here's the task for gift store retailers this season: figure out what nonessentials are essential. Charles Branstool owns Exit 9 gift stores—one on Smith Street in Brooklyn and another in the East Village. He went to the Javits Center and walked through thousands of booths to meet wholesalers and check out new products.
BRANSTOOL: Ok, this is our top vendor. They have a lot of really innovative and creative items that are sometimes serious, sometimes playful.
REPORTER: Branstool's Brooklyn store manager, Lexie Zimmerman is holding something that looks like a kitchen utensil—soft stainless steel wires dangling from a handle. Turns out it's a head massager.
ZIMMERMAN: I ordered 720 of these.
BRANSTOOL: 720 units? Can we break that up, maybe into smaller shipments that we stagger?
ZIMMERMAN: No because we're going to run out. And it's a $7 Christmas present. And we're going to sell more than 700. I guarantee it.
BRANSTOOL: Ok.
REPORTER: Zimmerman convinces Branstool to go ahead with the order because in this case, they're buying a product with a track record in their store. With new products, Branstool is more cautious.
BRANSTOOL: We buy a little bit, and then test it in September, October, November. If it hits well, then we got into it deeper.
REPORTER: Branstool's been coming to this show since 1995.He says a few years ago, the trade show was so big, it filled up the Javits Center and three piers near 55th Street and the West Side Highway. This year, there was overflow but only one pier was necessary.
BRANSTOOL: A lot of my vendors have dropped out of the show.
REPORTER: Jules Vertrees is a sales representative at NPW, a UK based vendor.
VERTREES: These shows are incredibly expensive to do. $30 to 40,000 for one show. That's for the actual booth. We have a company that comes in and builds this beautiful display. We have to pay union workers at the Javits Center. We have to fly six of us from London, France, Colorado office. All of our food and cocktails. We're in New York. We're Australian.
REPORTER: Vertrees says that fortunately for NPW, which sells gifts that retail for less than 20 dollars, they made a record number of orders this year, 200 in a day.
BRANSTOOL: They've definitely changed their product to be a cheaper price point. That I've noticed for sure.
REPORTER: Branstool agrees to buy trays of lip balm in mini plastic cupcakes. He also orders small bacci balls, for people to play in their office. But he's not sold on the hand puppet tattoos for kids or the salt shaker on wheels. Branstool has a 10-second rule. If he doesn't get the point of the product within 10 seconds, neither will his customers.
BRANSTOOL: No I don't like that.
REPORTER: Branstool chats with a vendor he's done business with before, Karen Alweil, who's selling kitschy Asian-themed bags, among other things.
BRANSTOOL: Has it been a good show for you?
ALWEIL: The last day and a half have been great.
BRANSTOOL: Yeah.
ALWEIL: Everybody seems to be in a good mood. I don't know what the totals are because I haven't added anything up but the thickness of the pile is big. I'm just like, thank you.
REPORTER: Alweil says in some cases, retailers are actually expanding.
ALWEIL: I heard earlier today from somebody, 'Oh my competitor closed. Now I don't have to worry. I can carry baby in my store.' A couple customers have said to me, 'Oh last man standing. All lines are open to me now.'
REPORTER: Now the question is, can the last man standing stay standing? Branstool says he'll probably know by Christmas whether he has to close his East Village store.
BRANSTOOL: If it's as bad as it was last October, November, that real dive that the economy took, then that might be enough to break us there.
REPORTER: There are 127 shopping days left, before December 25. For WNYC, I'm Lisa Chow.


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Just to add some spice to this thread.
I bought a bunch of the Gamma lids back in 1998-1999. I stored Rice, Beans, spices, etc. in them with the gamma lids. The rice and beans were just left in the 5-10 lb. bags that they came in. The spices were vacuum sealed using a kitchen vacuum unit. Into the pails in 1998-1999 it all went, then into the garage (S. Cal, so never gets over 80f.).
We just finished the last of the rice (we opened these in 2010, so 11 years old by that point), and compared the rice, beans, spices, etc. to "fresh" product. No difference in taste, texture, etc. I think that age helps some beans, like pintos and peas. Just to head everyone off, no O2 absorbers either.
So, the exculpatory statement "This was in So. Cal., the temp and humidity is not that bad here. Your results may differ".
I have decided to keep random gear like batteries and the like in these round 5 gal buckets w/ gamma lids, and move the long term food like rice, beans, etc over to the square buckets. I also plan to buy extra square lids just in case so that the buckets could be re-used if needed. The squares do store in about 25-30% less space, and the bags that you buy the grain in fit pretty good.
I am also moving toward the Whole Nutrition bucketing system, where you pack a bucket with say, rice, beans, canned meats, powdered eggs, oatmeal, vitamins, etc. The idea is that one bucket will last one week for a family of 5. That is just 50% over starvation rations, so about 1800 calories a day. But with little activity, it will suffice. As time goes on, I will add to it to improve the diet to 3600 per day. The initial plan is 2 months, and then extending to 6 months, etc. My biggest fear is water. 1/2 gallon per day is the target, per person, so 2.5 gallons per day, 90 gallons per month. Again, near starvation levels.
Sadly, the recent demise of my sister has provided a monetary boost to assist me in getting things back on track. The sadness is that I would trade it all away for another 10 minutes with her. Even if I had won the big lotto, I would trade that as well. Take a minute, all of you who read this to think on this...And take a few minutes more to tell all of your family and friends how much you love them, and how much you care. Life is too short. Leave nothing unsaid. Leave nothing undone.
I want to give a special shout-out to those who bought stuff from me in the past few months. Because of your kindness, I was able to be with my sister for a day before she passed, and we had a good talk. I am not able to do much right now, but all of you have a chip from me that you can cash at some point in the future if you have need. Thank you.


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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by webz, Sep 29, 2008.
I still want in! But I can't. :(
I have a good friend who wants in on the league. Are there any spots open?
Dre, please confirm whether you still want to play. We have space in the league if you still want in. Confirmed so far: webz ralphi bball jay laimbeer winless linwood roscoe slippy max warthog that's 10. waiting for confirmation from dre and a couple of other past members. if i don't hear anything by the weekend, we'll add people from the waiting list. waiting list: wolfpack marad
From now on, if people want to play, they have to be registered on the forum so they can participate in league discussions and stay updated on info. So your friend is always welcome to join us in fantasy leagues, just get him/her to register please.
webz, none of us seem to have a lot of free time, but I am happy to help if you need anything. Starting next week, I should have a little more time.
He's registered. I'm working on getting him to post. These things take time. Commitment to a forum and fantasy league are no summer romance.
Oh, that's good then.
Webz, I agree to sell my franchise to one of the guys (where's Kimmie?) on the waiting list for one smiley face...no use my teams dominating 2 leagues
Slippy and I have discussed this further, and the Keeper league should be for forum regulars, people we can count on running a franchise from year to year. In this regard, your friend could certainly play in novice, advanced etc but keeper really should be for the people who are "part of the family". I hope that's cool with you.
That's certainly fine with me. I was hoping that the keeper league may encourage my friend to become "part of the family".
After some considerations, we have decided to go with a 10 team League for the first season. Sorry to the new guys who showed interest, but this league will be designed for long-time forum members. If you guys hang around and participate in the forum and get yourselves in on the Novice league this year you can become eligible down the track. As it is only 10 teams, there will be room for expansion teams in the future should anyone decide they would like to join in year 2. I have written up the League Rules which will be emailed to the Owners in the next couple of days. For now, here are the main ones: League Type: Weekly Teams: 10 Scoring Type: Head to Head (Each category) Stat Categories: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3PM, FG%, FT%, TO Roster: 15 - PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, B, B, B, B, B, B, IR Keepers: 3 MAX and LINWOOD, we are only waiting on you guys to sign up. Please do so ASAP!
I need at least 1 more in Novice, and I will take 3 if people from this league are looking for a home to play in.
Allright, I'm in. I will sign up ASAP.
I really want to participate. firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm sorry mate, but as mentioned above this is being run for long-time forum contributors at present. Hang around for a while and you may get a spot in the future. If you aren't already in the Novice league, you should check that out.
I have now posted the Keeper League Rules on the ESPN league homepage. You will find them under the 'Message Board' link. Sign In - ESPN Fantasy Basketball 2009 There is quite a lot of information contained but please read them and make sure you understand them. If you would like a copy of the rules in Word form let me know and I'll email them to you. Also, if you have questions about the rules or require clarification, please post on the Message Board in the 'Questions about the Rules' thread. Thank you!
Do we need to signup again?
No, the the original test league that everyone is currently signed up to has been updated for the correct settings. Just easier this way. If you haven't been to this League homepage for a while I urge everyone to go check it out asap.
Nice job setting up the rules, Webz. Looks like you put a lot of work into it. Thanks!
No probs, I tried to think of every possible scenario and cover that in the rules but I'm sure something will come up. Any feedback is appreciated if you notice something awry or could be improved.
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Salt Lake Tribune editors requested reweighted poll based on partisan split?
posted at 1:02 pm on November 6, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
John Podhoretz is on top of an interesting story involving the Salt Lake Tribune and Mason-Dixon. It seems that the Tribune has admitted requesting that the pollster reweight the results of a poll when the outcome displeased the newspaper, asking to increase the weighting for Democrats, which they felt were undersampled. And this is interesting, because most pollsters dismiss the complaints about partisan splits in their samples from poll critics:
Tribune editor Nancy Conway acknowledged the problem.
"We are as concerned about this as anyone," she said Monday. "As soon as we understood there was a problem we worked to correct it.
"We had no reason to doubt the poll until we saw others conducted over the same period and could see differences in the numbers. That raised questions," Conway said. "We contacted our pollster who did additional research on Salt Lake County demographics and found there was indeed a flaw.
"We knew right then that we needed to correct our mistake and that's what we are doing," Conway said.
John offers up a stinging indictment:
To recap: A newspaper pays for a poll. It doesn't like the look of the results. So it asks the pollster to reexamine them and alter them by changing his "weights." He does so; he may agree with the call (as the Mason Dixon pollster says he does in the story) or he may be simply serving the interests of his paying client.
And it will do so based on the partisan split—the very controversy that is dismissed so cavalierly by media types.
We only know about this one because of the highly unusual circumstances of its revision. The question you have to ask yourself now is: How many times does this happen before a poll is published?
Good question. We may or may not find out today, eh?


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Morning Read: Gold Revisited, MF Global Trustee Sues Corzine
Market check: Index futures point higher, gold loses a fraction to $1,418 per ounce and copper declines 0.7% to $3.11.
Fund watch: Index Universe's Paul Baiocchi chews over the disconnect between financial assets like ETFs linked to gold — which plunged last week — and the action in the physical gold market, where bargain hunters were scooping up the metal at a feverish pace. Beware of the ETF? "The Perth Mint, which refines nearly all of Australia's gold and is the de facto retail source for gold bullion, saw sales double last week. Meanwhile, back here in the United States, our own mint saw gold coin sales surge sevenfold over the same year-earlier period. In keeping with the trend, retail gold sales in India and China, the world's two largest gold markets, also surged." Blame ETFs? Baiocchi says you shouldn't rule it out: "All of this is to say that the sell-off in gold might be traced back to our new friend the ETF, while the true demand for gold seems to be chugging right along, with bargain hunters ready to step in on any correction." It may be consistent to say: Beware financial assets linked to gold, be they ETF or futures, since they don't always reflect the sentiment of, you know, the gold market.
In the news: The trustee overseeing MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s bankruptcy sues three ex-executives including Jon S. Corzine for their role in the brokerage's collapse.
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OaklandClubhouse's Oakland A's Player of the Year
Fan Choice and Staff Choice: Yoenis Cespedes
Runner-Up: Josh Reddick
Excitement was high when the A's announced the signing of free agent Yoenis Cespedes just before the start of spring training. Although the Cuban defector had yet to play an inning of baseball on US soil, he was considered one of the most talented players on the free agent market and the most significant free agent signing made by Oakland in years.
Even the most optimistic fans believed there would be some adjustment period for Cespedes, but the outfielder exceeded all expectations. Despite having to play through a myriad of hand and leg injuries, Cespedes posted a .292/.356/.505 line in 129 games. He hit 23 homers, stole 16 bases and proved to be a quick study defensively, improving his glovework at a new position (left field) as the season wore on. The A's were a much better team when Cespedes was in the line-up. Oakland's record was 82-46 with Cespedes in the game and 12-22 when he was out.
The runner-up for both the fan and staff vote was another newcomer to the club, right-fielder Josh Reddick. Reddick won the AL's Gold Glove award for right-field earlier this week and contributed on both sides of the ball throughout the year. Reddick led the team in WAR (4.5) and was an iron-man on a club that struggled with injuries all year, appearing in a team-high 156 games. Reddick became the first A's player to hit at least 30 homers since Nick Swisher and Frank Thomas did it in 2006 (Reddick finished with 32). He also led the team in the all-important category of most number of teammates and coaches pied in one season.
OaklandClubhouse's Oakland A's Rookie of the Year
Fan Choice: Yoenis Cespedes
Staff Choice and Fan Runner-Up: Jarrod Parker
Cespedes was the runaway choice amongst the fans for A's Rookie of the Year, and certainly he earned the title for all of the reasons mentioned in the Player of the Year write-up. The staff went a slightly different direction with this award. Having named Cespedes Player of the Year, the OaklandClubhouse staff (by a narrow margin) went with Jarrod Parker.
While Cespedes was a rookie in Major League Baseball, he had been a star in the major leagues for Cuba for several years. Parker, on the other hand, was a more traditional rookie, having only two major league appearances coming into this season. Parker overcame struggles during spring training to accumulate a 3.8 WAR season – best among all A's pitchers for 2012.
Parker had Tommy John surgery in 2009 and missed all of the 2010 season, but he managed to throw 181.1 innings during the regular season, second-most on the team. He would then add 12.2 more innings in the post-season as the A's number one starter. During the regular season, Parker went 13-8 with a 3.47 ERA and a 140:63 K:BB ratio. He had the second-lowest homeruns per nine innings rate in the American League and was 10th amongst pitchers in the AL in WAR.
Of course, it would be hard to go wrong with any of the candidates for this award: Cespedes, Parker, AL All-Star Ryan Cook, team innings leader Tom Milone, first-baseman-turned-standout reliever Sean Doolittle, late-season star Josh Donaldson, first-baseman/DH Chris Carter of the 864 OPS and starter 7-1 starter A.J. Griffin.
OaklandClubhouse's Oakland A's MiLB Pitcher of the Year
Fan and Staff Choice: Dan Straily
Runner-Up: A.J. Griffin
Right-hander Dan Straily was the runaway winner in both the fan and staff vote. Straily may have been the top pitcher in all of the minor leagues this season. In 152 innings for Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento, Straily posted a 2.78 ERA. He led all of the minor leagues in strike-outs with 190 and he walked only 42 for a 4.52 K:BB ratio. Straily also did an excellent job keeping the ball in the park, allowing only nine homeruns.
Straily made his major league debut late in the season and made seven starts for the A's. Straily posted a 3.89 ERA. He struggled with the longball (11 in 39.2 innings), but he struck-out 32 and helped the A's overcome a stretch when they were without their three top starters (Brandon McCarthy, Bartolo Colon and Brett Anderson).
Griffin spent less time in the minor leagues than Straily, but he was almost as impressive while he was there. The right-hander posted a 2.82 ERA in 102 innings for Midland and Sacramento. He struck-out 91 and walked only 18. In the big leagues, Griffin posted a 3.06 ERA with a 64:19 K:BB ratio in 82.1 innings.
OaklandClubhouse's Oakland A's MiLB Player of the Year
Fan and Staff Choice: Miles Head
Runner-Up: Addison Russell
The vote was closer both in the fan and staff ballots for minor league player of the year. Ultimately, third baseman Miles Head took home the honor in both votes. The right-handed hitter made his A's organizational debut in 2012. He came over to Oakland in a trade with the Boston Red Sox during the off-season, the same trade that netted the A's Josh Reddick.
Head began his season with High-A Stockton and he was the California League's leading hitter before he was promoted to Double-A at the All-Star break. In 67 games for the Ports, Head posted a .382/.433/.715 line. He hit 18 homeruns, drove-in 56 runs and 23 doubles. Head got off to a slow start after his promotion to Midland, but despite having to recover from concussion symptoms after being beaned with a pitch, Head still managed to put together a solid .272/.338/.404 line in 57 games for the Rockhouds. The 21-year-old's combined minor league line was .333/.391/.577 with 23 homers in 124 games.
Russell was the A's top pick in the 2012 draft. The 18-year-old signed soon after the draft and appeared in 55 games spread over three levels of play (Rookie, short-season A and Low-A). He starred at every level he played, and he posted a .369/.432/.594 line with seven homers and 16 stolen bases. Russell has continued to impress this fall with his play during the A's Instructional League camp.


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Wittenberg Earns Mention In Annual Guide To Green Colleges
Published April 22, 2013
Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University has been named as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada in the recently released edition of the free downloadable book The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges.
The Princeton Review chose schools for the guide based on a 50-question survey conducted in 2012 of administrators of hundreds of four-year colleges. The company analyzed data from the survey about the schools' course offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation to measure their commitment to the environment and to sustainability.
The 215-page guide was published on Tuesday, April 16. It can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide and www.centerforgreenschools.org/greenguide.
"Wittenberg University aims to shape its students into concerned, conscientious and responsible global citizens," reads the Wittenberg entry in the guide. "Fortunately, the administration realizes that, in order to accomplish this feat, it must set a strong example. To that end, the university has certainly picked up the "green" torch and has begun implementing some commendable environmental policies."
The entry goes on to highlight pledges made by the university administration to reduce electricity consumption by 20 percent by the year 2020 as part of a wider sustainability initiative. To do this, Wittenberg is pursuing LEED certification for all new construction and renovations, starting with the opening of Blair Hall in August 2010.
The $5 million construction project resulted in the first LEED certification in Clark County. Blair Hall attained Gold certification through LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, an internationally recognized green building certification system.
LEED promotes sustainable building through an accreditation system registered by the United States Green Building Council and evaluated on a point system covering seven environmental impact areas: sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation and design process, and regional priority credits. The system provides for third-party verification that a building was built or renovated using strategies intended to comply with these standards.
The end result isn't just good for the environment. It makes Wittenberg a safer and cleaner community, and it has a significant potential impact upon the university's budget. Estimated heating, ventilation and air conditioning savings total more than $6,500 per year, while total water use savings are estimated at $140 per year.
Other initiatives mentioned in the entry include a pledge to carefully meter buildings around campus in order to collect data that will be used to influence behavioral modifications and the Eco-House, which offers residence to students who pledge to live an eco-friendly lifestyle that includes maintenance of an on-site garden and compost bin, recycling efforts, the purchase of local and/or organic items, and the usage of energy-efficient appliances.
The Princeton Review created its Guide to 322 Green Colleges in partnership with the Center for Green Schools (www.usgbc.org) at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)), with generous support from United Technologies Corp. (www.utc.com), founding sponsor of the Center for Green Schools.
Founded in 1981, The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) is a privately held education services company headquartered in Framingham, Mass. The company offers test preparation services, tutoring and admissions resources, online courses, and more than 150 print and digital books published by Random House, Inc.
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|The "Ski Center" in DC by American University did some price matching for me last year...
I bought a board, bindings, and boots last year from Ski Chalet's annual event in Chantilly.
The deals are decent, but I wouldn't say that they're any better than the deals you see on clearance items online. If I remember correctly, they do give a small discount on current season boards and stuff, but it's pretty small, maybe only 10 or 15%.
All the stuff I got last year was gear from the previous season so it was pretty decently marked down, but like I said before it wasn't anything significantly beyond what you'd see online. They also don't carry as wide of a selection as online retailers or places out west. I bought a K2 Raygun there last year, but I actually went in there looking for a Rome/Never Summer boards which they don't carry. Of the brands they did have though, there was an okay selection of sizes, but it largely depends on how early you get there when the sale starts. Same goes for clothing and stuff, it's not all XXXXXXXL crap that they're just trying to unload at any cost but you'll have to get there early for prime pickings I'd say.
The big advantage is buying discounted, previous season gear in person and getting to bring it back with you right on the spot. If you're going to buy boots I'd suggest going there since I would never buy boots without trying them on and they're pretty friendly with helping you try on a whole different bunch ones so you can get the feel for them. Don't forget to bring your own riding socks though. Same with gloves and accessories, they have boxes of them just lying around on sale and it's nice to be able to try them all on before buying.
I think going there is definitely worth a look, Willi's in Fairfax also has an annual sale, but I don't remember the date on that but I'd imagine it's somewhat similar. Good luck!
DC/MD/VA Sales/Swaps
Has anyone ever been to any of the annual preseason sales at the local shops? Would be interested in getting some feedback on some of these to see if it's worth the trip (i.e. are there some genuinely good deals or is it just an extra 5-10% off XXXL sizes from last year's gear). One that sticks out in particular that I consistently haven't been able to make is Ski Chalet's "Dilly in Chantilly" (Sept 28th this year, according to their website).
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|Airsanders have their uses but there's other ways you can speed the process. A half round cheesegrater file works fast while the filler is soft and many have used this method for years. Also, you can use a longboard with some 36 grit and hit the filler while it's in the rubbery stage brushing the clogged paper clean with a wire brush as you go. A large area can be roughed in minutes, then let the cure finish and proceed with 80 then 180 or as fine as needed. Guidecoating your filler can also help the eyes see what's going on during the sanding, I use guidecoat often to verify there's no imperfections when sanding with the final grit. Your final grit is determined by what primer will be applied over it.
I agree whole heartedly. Having just finishes some body work myself, I've got some gloss black paint on there that is screaming to me that I didn't spend enough time with the correct process for getting straight panels
but I am a first time beginner and as the learning curve works, I will do better next time
|Good post Pepi. Another tip is to feather-edge the filler into the metal instead of the paint.
Sanding is the art
The art of body work, what did I say? You read right, Sanding is the key and Sanding is the art. I have long been a mechanic and stayed away from bodywork for the same reasons most others do. I thought it was messy and just plain cantankerous generally speaking. But and there is always a but, I got into a truck project for my better half and started with a rusty cab, bed, and doors that I had to actually build from 3 doors. Sounds like a load of body work and you are correct, so here goes and the point of this rant is to hopefully give other beginners a leg up on the theory and application of Sanding.
Over sanding is a common problem and the filler makers love you for it. The purpose of sanding is 3 fold, first is shaping, second is blending, and third and final is smoothing. If you get this order out of order you are wasting time, paper and filler. Do not get me wrong here I have made all the mistakes mention. I will start with shaping; the best tool I find for shaping is some sort of mechanical device. Da, air file that sort of thing, this will allow the user to get a ruffed in contour, a flat panel also has a contour, it is just flat. Now that a shape has been established you run your hand over that area and find it a little high. At this point I turn to a block and with medium to light pressure I work the area some more. I work on the area until I think it appears and feels flat. I use the word appears because that area is still not quite there. When looking at the area there are the outer edges of the filler application that one can see as a defined line between the body (and sometimes another layer of filler), this line is higher then the under area. This is where the art comes to light; this little demon must be blended. Blending this area is best done by hand and light pressure. My way of dealing with this is to get a small block 3x1 inches or so and go around this define line. Sanding in an outward direction from the filler to the line. Sand until it looks like an ocean wave that washes ashore WHAT? No defined line, blended. A line that runs onto and into the lower layer as if the filler just runs on until it gets so thinned out it disappears. At this point the center area of the filler will be a little higher then the edges just blended. They way around this is to go back and use a long block or the old school paint stick and smooth out the entire area until the complete area has become one.
Hope this put some light and added food for thought that can be of use to the boots of this hobby. The pros know the word blending cause they do it all the time. That is what bodywork is all about, blending old with new, wrinkled with smooth, whatever you want to call it ..rant over
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by markie8002000, May 25, 2010.
I should use this as my signature (with the little barfing smilie ).
I agree. Winning those games did NOTHING for a single player in our organization going forward. If we end up having to use our best chip, Tay, to move up a few spots, then while I'll be happy to do that, I'll also know that that shouldn't have been necessary. We should have gotten the player we wanted without using our chip. Tay could have been (then) traded for something else we needed. Now, that said, it's important to remember that at best, you need 9 key guys on your roster. With whoever we draft and trade up for (assuming we do), plus Stuckey, Gordon, Bynum, JJ, Daye and Summers - I count 6 or 7 guys on the roster (will Daye and Summers both work out? will either work out?) who are keepers, plus whoever we get in the 2011 draft and for trading Rip's then excellent nearly expiring contract. But we really need to move up if the guy we really need doesn't otherwise fall to us. We've got to get that young big guy to anchor our front line.
Joe is pissin me off now, and I am a JoeD defender all day long. Defense wasn't our problem last year, our problem was we struggled to score 90pts on any given night, putting together consecutive 20pt qtrs was darn near impossible, so can we just learn how to be a plus .500 team? Defense wins championships, offense wins games, in order to win a championship you fist have to win some games and make the playoffs. Once you start making the playoffs players learn the level of intensity and defensive committment needed to win a championship. Joe go get some guys that can put the ball in the hoop and get us into the playoffs.
I still don't think GM's are going to offer talent for an expiring contract (like Rip) with a lockout looming.
You can't trade $11M salary for a draft pick. There needs to be other pieces involved to bridge the gap. A lottery pick is a guaranteed what, $4-5M in salary? So you need to take back another $5M or so to trade away Prince. Correct?
if the trade is made before the draft, the draft pick has zero value per say.... if i have it right. actually when do they actually have "value" when they actually sign there rookie contract?
I think if both trading teams are under the cap then salaries do not have to match. Not sure if its the receiving team that has to be under after the trade or both teams. Couple of years ago Camby ( 10 mil/yr ) was traded for a 2nd round pick when Denver wanted to cut some salary.
Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying.
When a possession ends with a tayshaun post up, it feels like 6 or 7 hours. On a softness related note, this is the most accurate CV related article I've ever read. Kind of reminds me of this Rasheed article
CV does seem like one of the softest players that I can think of. SoftServ would be a perfect screen name for him. The article was right on, which was pretty uncomfortable to read... just knowing that CV will read it and feel a deep level of embarrassment due to the high truth content.
Villanueva can be a good rebounder and an adequate defender. The first step would be to stop shooting – not completely, but stop looking for shots and having plays called him. Villanueva expends way too much energy on offense. Not sure I see how this would help. Ok, he stops working on the offensive end, gets a few more boards and becomes an adequate defender. Big deal. Why would you play an adequte rebounder and defender who doesn't score? And of course the main thing the Pistons offense needs to to drop out someone who as plays run for them. Especially since only Rip gets plays run for him now. Maybe he should just have them all and they could announce that to the opposition before each game. Maybe hand out some mimeographs of the three plays. CV is far from a perfect player, but taking away the main reason he's on the floor seems kind of silly.
If we rest CAS during the offense so his defense improves we can balance this by resting Wallace during the defense so his offense improves.
You win this thread. :winner_first_h4h:
I agree - hands down.
We need an eraser or two in the middle of our defense in the paint - someone who doesn't need a lot of help against top offensive players and who can make the area a no-fly zone. When that happens, our guards and wing players won't have to cheat as much as they do now. Our only guard who defends well and who keeps guys in front of him - even bigger guys who try and fail to muscle him when he plays SF - is Stuckey. JJ is great at moving his feet - and his agility is incredible. He can become a first rate defender in this league. Daye's length gives him possibilities, but he's not quick footed, so his ability to defend will depend on how smart he is and plays. I think his BB IQ and willingness to mix it up are both quite good. As he gets stronger, I think we're going to love him on this team. And I still think our future would be better with him at SG, JJ at SF. It's PF and C we need to address. Maybe Summers can be the PF - we'll see - the potential is there. That leaves C - currently a humongous black hole on this team.
And the league in general.
Have you seen how high he can put his foot up against a wall?
PF is just as big of a hole. Our current solution is Charlie V, and a future solution does not exist on this roster. I understand Daye isn't bulky and isn't much of a post player so people think he should play SG, but he can't dribble the ball. Guys that tall don't even sniff SG without ball handling skills. T-Mac is around Daye's height, but he can put the ball on the floor. When Daye does it, it's a disaster waiting to happen.
Daye can definitely dribble. He's got very fine handle, and has shown signs of being able to initiate the offense and make plays.
Thank you. Watching Daye dribble up the court is like watching a slow motion train wreck.
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