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Trojans Travel To Face North Carolina, Return Home To Host Cal State Fullerton
Feb. 29, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- The USC baseball team (7-1) is off to their best start since 1988 when the team opened the season 15-0. The Trojans began 2012 with with a three-game sweep of Jacksonville and won a 4-3 contest on the road at Long Beach State. Last weekend USC swept Akron at home to stay unbeaten for the year. USC fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 7-2 loss to Pepperdine on Tuesday.
The Trojans travel to North Carolina for a three-game series against the Tar Heels March 2-4. Friday and Sunday's games can be seen on ESPN 3. USC returns to host Cal state Fullerton at Deadeaux Field on Tuesday March 6 at 6 p.m.
The home games will be broadcast through a live video webcast on usctrojans.com.
North Carolina Notes -- In 2011, North Carolina finished with an overall record of 51-16 and went 20-10 in the ACC. The Tar Heels (6-1) have won their last five games after taking 2-of-3 from Xavier to open the season. They swept Wright State, out scoring their opponent 34-3 in the series. North Carolina, widely ranked in the top-10 teams in the nation, return 18 letterwinners from a 2011 team that finished tied for 5th place at the College World Series. Led by head coach Mike Fox (1,1129-387-5) in 28 years as a head coach, (589-246-1) in 13 years at North Carolina. USC holds a 7-1 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams with the Tar Heels winning last years meeting at Dedeaux Field 11-7.
Cal State Fullerton Notes -- The Titans return 16 letterwinners from last seasons team that finished 41-7 overall and first in the Big West with a 19-5 record. Head coach Rick Vanderhook is in his first season as skipper leads a talented squad. Key returners; INF Derek Legg and RHP Grahamm West will be relied upon heavily. In the all-time series, the Titans hold a 44-37-1 advantage over USC.
TROJANS ON THE NET -- USC baseball games this season will be broadcast live on usctrojans.com with video webcasts for every home game, courtesy of Trojans All-Access. All road games will feature a live audio broadcast.
Fans should note that video webcasts will no longer be archived.
TROJANS PICKED EIGHTH IN PAC-12 -- USC was picked to finish eighth in the Pac-12 Conference, according to the preseason coaches' poll. The Trojans were slotted behind Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Oregon State, California and Oregon and ahead of Washington State, Washington and Utah.
RISING FAST -- USC is ranked No. 21 in the current Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll.
TROJANS IN THE MAJORS -- In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 100 players had made it to the major leagues.
NO EASY WAY OUT -- According to Boyd's World, USC is beginning the 2012 season with the No. 2 toughest schedule in the nation and face seven teams ranked in the preseason Top-25.
TAKING ANOTHER CRUZ -- In August 2010, new USC athletic director Pat Haden installed Frank Cruz as interim head coach for the 2011 season. Cruz is in his second tour of duty at USC after 12 seasons as head coach at Loyola Marymount (1997-2008) and his seventh overall year at USC. Cruz served as assistant coach at USC from 1993-96 under former head coach Mike Gillespie and was a volunteer assistant coach for USC in 2009 and 2010. He was an assistant coach for Team USA in 2000 and served as head coach in 2004, guiding the squad to the program's first-ever gold medal at the FISU World University Championships in Taiwan.
HUBBS JOINS THE CLUB -- Former USC All-American pitcher Dan Hubbs, who was the pitching coach at California the past 12 years, was named the Trojans' pitching coach and associate head coach last July. In his 12-year (2000-11) tenure at Cal, the 40-year-old Hubbs regularly produced team ERAs among the lowest in the Pac-10. Three times, his pitching staff set a school record for season strikeouts, including 475 in 2011 when the Golden Bears--a program that was slated to be discontinued after 2011 due to budget cuts but was saved through fundraising efforts--advanced to the College World Series for the first time since 1992. His 2011 staff was second in the Pac-10 with a 2.90 team ERA, posted 11 shutouts and at one point went 47 innings without allowing an earned run. Hubbs was a 3-year (1991-93) letterman at USC, including as a senior in 1993 when Cruz was in his first year as a USC assistant. He currently is fourth on the Trojans' career saves list (22) and eighth on the career strikeouts per inning chart (9.19). He posted a career record of 19-13 with a 3.58 ERA in 81 appearances (64 in relief).
BACK AT TROY -- Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez enters his second season as assistant coach for the Trojans. Alvarez played at USC as a shortstop from 1993-95 and had a career .338 batting average for the Trojans with 28 home runs and 163 RBI. In 1994, he was a first team All-America pick by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after batting .326 with seven home runs and 51 RBI. He was a second-round selection in the 1995 major league baseball draft by the San Diego Padres and played three seasons in the major leagues (1998-2000).
MULTIPLE MUNSON'S -- Eric Munson (cousin of current Trojan pitcher Matt Munson), a former USC All-American catcher and third overall pick in the 1999 major league baseball draft returned to Troy as an undergraduate assistant coach last summer. Munson, who starred at USC from 1997 to 1999, helped the Trojans to their 12th national title in 1998. During that title run, he batted .476 in the College World Series and was named to the All-CWS team. On USC's career lists, he ranks third in home runs (44), fourth in slugging percentage (.655), sixth in batting average (.356), ninth in RBI (147), tied for ninth in walks (106), and tenth in total bases (364). Munson played for the USA National Team in both the summer of 1997 and 1998. He was also named The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year in 1997 and a first team All-American in 1999. A first round selection of the Detroit Tigers, Munson played five seasons with the organization, including stand-out campaigns in 2003 and 2004 in which he totaled 18 and 19 home runs, respectively. He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres before retiring in 2010.
BROWNIE POINTS -- Jason Brown, a former USC and professional baseball player joined the USC staff as an assistant coach last summer as part of an overhaul that brought an influx of former Trojan players back to Dedeaux Field. Brown saw action as a catcher, first baseman, designated hitter and outfielder at USC from 1994 to 1997, posting a career batting average of .311 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI. He earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors as a senior in 1997, while hitting .368 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI. In 1995, he was a part of the Trojan squad that made its first trip to the College World Series since 1978 as USC reached the national title game. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 1997 and played in the Dodgers' system until 2000. Brown went on to play another eight seasons in the farm systems of the Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos and New York Yankees. Brown made the switch to coaching in 2009 as a varsity assistant coach at his alma mater, Palos Verdes High School. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach of the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League.
CAPTAINS OF CONQUEST -- Seniors Andrew Triggs, Brandon Garcia and Garret Houts were named co-captains of the 2012 squad.
PULL THE TRIGGER -- Senior right-hander Andrew Triggs (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) is 1-0 this season after allowing only two runs on five hits with six strikeouts while holding Jacksonville hitters to a .237 average in the season opener on February 17.
He went 5-4 last season with a 3.67 ERA (90 2/3 IP, 72 SO, 28 BB) and earned Pac-10 Conference All-Academic first team honors for the third time. He struck out a career high 13 batters on April 21 vs. Washington State.
In 2010, he went 2-7 last season with a 3.95 ERA (70 2/3 IP, 71 H, 31 ER, 21 BB, 62 SO, .257 OBA) and earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention.
He was drafted in the 21st round of the 2011 Major League Draft by the San Francisco Giants but chose to return to school and pursue his MBA. He was also drafted in 2010 by the Cleveland Indians in the 24th round.
Triggs threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in the win on April 30, 2010, against No. 19 Arizona.
He took the loss on March 28 at No. 19 Stanford, but allowed only three runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He gave up just two runs (one earned) on five hits with a career-high nine strikeouts on March 5 against New Mexico. He allowed four runs in seven innings with a walk and seven strikeouts in a 9-4 win on Feb. 19 at Cal Poly, the season opener for both teams.
Triggs earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition as a freshman, going 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA (75.0 IP, 79 H, 33 ER, 20 BB, 50 SO, .276 OBA).
He earned the win on April 18, 2009, at No. 14 Oregon State, allowing just two runs in eight innings. On March 22 against UCLA in his second start, he threw seven scoreless innings against the Bruins, allowing just three hits with seven strikeouts for the win. He celebrated his 20th birthday on March 16 with his first collegiate win in his first start against Winthrop (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER). He threw six strong innings in relief on March 7 at Tulane, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
Triggs had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow prior to his senior season of high school, but bounced back after two years on the sidelines.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER -- Senior right-hander Ben Mount (Coto de Caza/Tesoro HS) went steps into the Saturday starter role in 2012 for the Trojans after Coming off a tremendous summer campaign with the Holyoke Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate League. Mount received the Robin Roberts Award, given to the league's top starting pitcher. Mount went 6-1 with a 1.14 ERA in nine appearances for the Blue Sox, including a complete-game playoff victory over Vermont. In 51 1/3 innings, he allowed 36 hits with 16 walks and an impressive 56 strikeouts.
In his first start of the season Mount (0-0) allowed only one run on three hits and struck out five in six innings while holding Jacksonville hitters to a .150 average.
Last season as a junior, Mount posted a 1-2 record with a 5.15 ERA and four saves, making four starts in 22 appearances for the Trojans. In 43 2/3 innings, he allowed 51 hits and 25 earned runs with 22 walks and 30 strikeouts.
DOUBLE THREAT - Senior co-captain Brandon Garcia (Las Vegas, Nev. /Bishop Gorman HS) is off to a blazing start in 2012 and a guiding force for the Trojans. As a designated hitter, Garcia is batting .429 (3-for-7) with two home runs and four RBI while slugging 1.286. He has also posted a .583 on-base percentage with three walks and scored three runs. He homered in back-to-back games February 18-19 in the opening series against Jacksonville.
As a pitcher, Garcia picked up the 4-3 win in his season debut against Long Beach State on February 21. He allowed only two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out four in 5.2 innings of work. He holds a 1.59 ERA after limiting Dirtbags' hitters to a .238 average.
TARPLEY TIME -- Freshman LHP Stephen Tarpley (Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert HS) enters the season as the Sunday starter after an impressive fall camp with the Trojans. He was selected in the 8th round of the 2011 Major League Draft by the Cleveland Indians and was rated as the No. 2 pitcher in the state of Arizona by Perfect Game USA. Tarpley is rated as the No. 37 college freshman in the nation by Baseball America.
Tarpley (0-0) impressed in his collegiate debut allowing only two runs and five hits while fanning nine in 5.2 innings on February 19 vs. Jacksonville.
STUBBS PUB -- Freshman Garrett Stubbs (Del Mar/Torrey Pines HS) is tied for the team lead hitting .438 (7-for-16) and riding a four-game hitting streak to start the season. Stubbs has started all four of the Trojans games this season playing center field, left field, third base and catcher. Along With Stephen Tarpley, he formed an all-freshman battery when he got the start behind the plate on February 19.
YOU SPIN ME ROUND -- Senior catcher Kevin Roundtree (Glendora/Glendora HS) is hitting .400 (6-for-15) with three RBI in four starts to begin the season. Roundtree has started three games behind the plate and mad one appearance at third base for the Trojans.
Last season, he made 53 starts in 55 games last season and batted .308 (64-for-208) with 11 RBI and tied for the team lead with 11 doubles while earning Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition.
In 2010, he made 47 starts in 50 games last season and batted .288 (46-for-160) with one home run and 23 RBI, earning 2010 Pac-10 Conference honorable mention recognition.
In 2009, Roundtree collected five hits in the final two games of the Pacific series (March 20-21). He hit his first collegiate home run on March 14 at Hawai'i and on March 12 in Honolulu, he went 3-for-3 at the plate with two stolen bases while throwing out two runners at second.
RESCUE ME -- Senior infielder Matt Foat (Rescue/Ponderosa HS/Sierra College) enters the 2012 season as the starter at first base after hitting .262 with one home run and 26 RBI last season.
Foat is tied for the team lead hitting .438 (7-for-16) with five runs and three RBI to start the 2012 campaign. He is slugging .563 with an on-base percentage of .526. He had a tem high three hits in the Trojans 4-3 win over Long Beach State on February 21.
In 2010, he earned 2010 Pac-10 Conference honorable mention after batting .275 (50-for-182) with five home runs and 33 RBI.
Foat recorded five RBI on March 21 in a 15-9 win at Pacific, including his fourth homer of the season. He went 8-for-17 (.471) in the four-game series at Hawai'i (March 12-15) with five doubles, one triple, one home runs and six RBI. His key game was March 13 in a 3-1 win, knocking in two runs thanks to a double and triple.
He started his Trojan career in style last season with a 4-for-5 and four RBI night in the season opener on Feb. 19 at Cal Poly. He hit .462 (6-for-13) for the weekend with five RBI.
He earned 2009 All Big-8 Conference first team honors at Sierra College after batting .395 (70-for-177) with 18 doubles, six home runs, 36 RBI and nine stolen bases.
SPARE THE ROD -- Senior outfielder/pitcher Alex Sherrod (Marrieta, Ga./Walton HS) hit .318 (55-for-173) with six home runs (2nd on the team) and 35 RBI (2nd on the team). He led the team with a .486 slugging percentage and tied for 1st with 11 doubles.
In 2011, he batted .315 (41-for-130) with six home runs and 28 RBI.
In 2010, Sherrod had a triple and home run on May 7 against Utah. He hit a home run in the final two games of the series against No. 19 Arizona (May 1-2). He had a career-high five RBI in a 13-8 win on March 26 at No. 19 Stanford, hitting a three-run homer in the third. He went 4-for-6 on March 21 at Pacific. On March 2 at Long Beach State, he hit a three-run homer to start a seven-run third inning during the Trojans' 10-5 win.
He started in 31 games during his 2009 freshman season for the Trojans in right field. He batted .296 (34-for-115) with 11 RBI.
He hit a two-run double in the ninth to help USC defeat No. 14 Oregon State on April 18 in Corvallis and set up a 9-2 double play in the bottom of the ninth on April 19 to send the game into extra innings.
MISTER ROBERTS -- Sophomore shortstop James Roberts (Cupertino/Archbishop Mitty HS) batted .274 (49-for-179) with one home run and 16 RBI while starting all 56 games as a freshman.
He was selected to the 2010 Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game and was a member of the Archbishop Mitty High squad that won the 2010 mythical national championship by finishing first in the RivalsHigh Top 100 High School rankings. He was drafted in the 42nd round of the 2010 major league baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants.
ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA -- Junior infielder Adam Landecker (Calabasas/Calabasas HS) is coming off a tremendous defensive campaign in which made 45 starts last season and committed only 3 errors. He also hit .280 with 16 RBI and enters the season as the Trojans starting third baseman.
Aside from providing stellar defense, Landecker is hitting a .417 (5-for-12) with an on-base percentage of .563 to start the 2012 season.
In 2010, he made 43 starts last season, batting .265 (35-for-132) with one home run and 15 RBI to earn Pac-10 Conference honorable mention.
Landecker hit his first collegiate homer with a two-run shot to left over the "Blue Monster" on March 30, 2010, at Loyola Marymount. He went 0-for-1 in his collegiate debut on Feb. 21 at Cal Poly.
HOUTS IN THE HOUTFIELD -- Senior outfielder Garret Houts (Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS) enter the season as the starter in center field. Last season he made 39 appearances and batted .290.
In 2010, played in 43 games last season, batting .288 (23-for-80) with three home runs and nine RBI.
In 2009, Houts hit home runs in back-to-back games on May 21 and 22 at Washington State. He recorded two doubles in a 3-for-5 game on March 20 at Pacific with one RBI.
He made 19 starts in 33 games in 2009, batting .232 (13-for-56) with one home run and six RBI. Houts recorded his first collegiate home run last year on March 7 at Tulane in a 2-for-4 performance.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE -- The 2012 recruiting class for the USC baseball team was ranked No. 5 in the nation by Baseball America. The 2011 class came in at No. 16.
The incoming class includes: infielder Dante Flores (Norwalk/St. John Bosco HS), RHP/OF Nigel Nootbaar (El Segundo/El Segundo HS), catcher Garrett Stubbs (La Jolla/Torrey Pines HS) and LHP Steven Tarpley (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS).
DEDEAUX FIELD DEDICATIONS -- Prior to the start of the 2011 season, the scoreboard at Dedeaux Field was renamed the Mike Gillespie Scoreboard in honor of former USC player and head coach Mike Gillespie (now the head coach at UC Irvine).
Gillespie, who was a player on USC's 1961 national championship, spent 20 seasons as USC's head coach (1987-2006). He led USC as head coach to the 1998 national championship, as well as four trips to the College World Series during his tenure.
The batting cages were renamed for the Boone Family, in honor of the Boone family that included former USC players Aaron and Bret Boone. The Boone family became the first family in baseball history to send three generations to the major league All-Star Game (grandfather, Ray, and father, Bob). Bret Boone played at USC from 1988-90 while his brother Aaron played at USC from 1992-94. Both played in the 2003 All-Star Game as a total of five former Trojans (Geoff Jenkins, Barry Zito and Mark Prior) participated in the game.
OPERATION: OMAHA -- From 1948 to 1978, USC dominated the world of college baseball with 11 national championships in 17 appearances at the College World Series (the 1948 CWS was held in Kalamazoo, Mich., with the CWS moving to Omaha, Neb., in 1949). After the 1978 season, the Trojans went through a drought and did not return to Omaha until 1995, when Troy reached the national championship game. Since 1995, the Trojans have made four trips to Omaha (1995-1998-2000-2001), winning their 12th CWS title in 1998. USC has the second-most wins (74) at the CWS and is tied for third for most appearances (21).
TROJAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME -- On Feb. 1, 2003, the USC Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public for the first time. The Hall of Fame was the final part of a $4 million Dedeaux Field renovation project that included a new locker room, seating pavilion on the first base side and stadium seating. All 12 national championship trophies are permanently displayed as well as the awards won by former Trojan pitcher Mark Prior during his 2001 national player of the year season. Prior made a sizable donation to help complete the project. The major league uniforms of former Trojans are also on display.
THE "OTHER" HALLS OF FAME -- Former USC pitcher Tom Seaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 with a 98.8% vote, which remains the highest percentage ever for an inducted member. In the summer of 2006, legendary coach Rod Dedeaux (who passed away on January 5, 2006) was a member of the inaugural class for the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas. Another USC addition was made in 2007 when former outfielder Fred Lynn is inducted. He appeared on three consecutive USC national championship squads (1971, 1972 and 1973) and had a career .320 average with 28 home runs and 111 RBI. He also earned 1971 All-College World Series honors for the Trojans.


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Need Advice on intake setup
I have a mildly built 350, inititally built for turbo/blower, but now just 4 barrel intake (couldnt convinve the guy who sold it to me to throw in the supercharger setup.) Want to add a little more power and was wndering which route i should go. I'm looking at either a B&M 144 or an aftermarket Edelbrock Fuel Injection Unit. Daily driver on occasion and a definite road tripper. First, which method of air/fuel delivery? Second, what size carb with that supercharger? Third, How much of a pain is the wiring for the Injection unit? I think that covers it. I can get both for around $2k so costwise, they are both equivalent, except I heard with the fuel injection, I may need those "extra" parts that you dont know about until installation time. Any help would be appreciated, experience would be even better. Thanks.
This has me somewhat confused, if the engine was already set up for a supercharger, and you want to use it natraully asperated it`s going to be a slug due to lack of compression, in most cases blower engines have a blower cam and around 7 to 8:1 compression, remove the blower and replace it with a 4 barrel intake and make no other changes, instant slug.
Im with him. You need to know your compression ratio. After cubic inches, compression is the single most power making factor. In a super/turbocharged engine, the compression is forced, so for idle characteristics and longevity, supercharged engines are built with lower compression than naturally aspirated ones. Turbos dont produce the boost at lower rpms and are also different.
Typically, the fuel injection set up is great up to a certain point. I have never done one but, you can see how well modern engines operate with them. Choosing an intake for a 4bbl should be based on the rpm that the engine is going to make its maximum power. This usually relates to the same range as the cam. In other words, match your cam and intake. Proper combinations are the key.
I screwed that up, sorry. When i bought the car, and he was going to remove the blower setup (which he had a lot of money into), he was also going to swap out the heads (which he also had a lot of money into) to a set of reworked 305 heads for increased compression, and use thinner gaskets. He was a good mechanic and knowledgable, so I'm sure there were also other tricks he used to make it driveable and reliable going to a carb setup without changing the internals. Basically, I came to pick up the car about a month after he agreed to sell it to me and the changes were already done. He told me what they all were, but i was too excited to pay much attention and really only remember the heads and the gaskets. What I'll probably do is pull the heads and measure bore and stroke so I know exactly what I have to work with before i make a decision. Downfall is I dont know what the specs on the cam are. It's not extreme at all, probably somewhere around 220 @ .050", but thats just based on the fact that it has the same idle that my buddys truck with that cam it has. Thanks for the input, if I ever figure it out I'll let you know. Until then, if you have any ideas as to measuring the lift/duration of the cam ( yeah, i know, good luck) let me know.
Posted by decathlete:
"Until then, if you have any ideas as to measuring the lift/duration of the cam ( yeah, i know, good luck) let me know."
It's not really that difficult to measure with the motor assembled, assuming there is enough flat shoulder on the spring retainer to accomodate the plunger of a dial indicator. It is a labor intensive project though.
If you don't have a dial indicator with magnetic base, step up and buy one. It's an inexpensive addition to your tool collection and everyone should own one. Here's an adequate example with 0-1.000" travel. Don't buy one with less than 1" of travel, it will limit you on your projects.....
The other things you will need are a good degree wheel and a piston stop. I've used a Moroso 11" wheel for years and have found it adequate.....
Here's an inexpensive stop that will work......
Also, measure the outside diameter of the harmonic damper ring and buy the appropriate degree tape....
A pointer for the wheel can be made from a piece of clothes hanger wire with a pigtail formed in one end using a needlenose plier in order to mount it on a water pump bolt and the other end sharpened to a point with a file or grinder.
If the motor is in the car, remove the fan, shroud, lower crank pulley and all belts. I also drain the radiator and block of coolant and remove the water pump to make things easier to get to. Use solvent and hot soapy water to clean the harmonic damper so the timing tape will stick well to it. Dry thoroughly. Mount the degree wheel to the crank and the pointer to any close bolt and bend the wire so the end of it is pointing at the edge of the wheel, close to the numbers on the wheel. Remove all spark plugs to make the motor easier to turn over by hand. Remove the inner threaded rod from the piston stop and screw the outer housing only into the #1 spark plug hole (driver's side, closest to radiator) and snug it up. Remove driver's side valve cover.
With a socket and long cheater bar on the damper retaining bolt, rotate the crank clockwise while your buddy holds his thumb over the hole in the piston stop housing. As you rotate the crank, he'll begin feeling air pressure coming out the hole. This tells you that the piston is coming up on the compresssion stroke. Normally, you can watch the TDC notch indicator on the damper ring as it comes closer to the timing tab on the timing cover to see when the piston is at top dead center, but if the ring has slipped very much on the elastomeric material, the mark could be way off. Rotate the crank so that the notch on the damper ring is about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches to the right of the timing tab on the front cover. Loosen the damper retaining bolt and position the degree wheel at 20 degrees ATDC (wire pointer to the left of TDC on the degree wheel). The motor will try to rotate backward as you loosen the damper retaining bolt, so I usually have my buddy crawl under the car, remove the inspection cover and hold a long flat-blade screwdriver into the ring gear teeth and wedge it against the bellhousing while I loosen and tighten the bolt.
Insert the threaded probe into the piston stop housing until the probe meets resistance against the piston crown. Go easy here, just screwing it in by hand until it meets the piston. Rotate the crank nearly one full turn clockwise until the piston comes up against the piston stop again. I'll say this again, GO EASY. If the wire pointer stops at 20 degrees before top dead center on the degree wheel, then the TDC mark on the degree wheel indicates true top dead center when aligned with the wire pointer. If not (yeah, right, what are the chances you nailed it the first time), move the degree wheel radially half the distance of the error. For instance, if the wire lines up at the 30 degree mark BTDC, then you want to rotate the degree wheel COUNTERCLOCKWISE 5 degrees and try it again. If the wire pointer shows, for instance, 10 degrees BTDC, then rotate the degree wheel CLOCKWISE 5 degrees. It's less work at this point if you simply rotate the crank counterclockwise and come up against the piston stop. You can do it if the bolt remains tight in the crank. Bring the piston up against the stop again and note the number of degrees ATDC where the wire pointer is on the degree wheel. Rotate the crank clockwise up against the stop again BTDC and note where the pointer is on the degree wheel. If your patience holds up, you'll eventually get to the point where you have the same number of degrees BTDC and ATDC. When you've done that, remove the piston stop and rotate the crank so that the wire pointer lines up on TDC on the degree wheel and you're at absolute TDC.
Affix the timing tape to the harmonic damper ring with TDC on the tape aligning with the tip of the timing pointer on the timing cover. Now, you'll be able to time the motor later with a timing light and know you are correct.
Mount the dial indicator magnetic base onto the head. Rotate the crank until the exhaust valve is visually fully open (spring compressed). Mount the dial indicator stem on the spring retainer next to the rocker arm tip. Compress the stem into the indicator tool by about 0.100" to pre-load it. Sight with your eye from the side and front of the motor to assure that you have the indicator stem parallel with the exhaust valve.
Remove the piston stop inner plunger from the housing, leaving the housing in place in the spark plug hole. Rotate the crank clockwise with your buddy again holding his thumb over the piston stop housing hole to determine that you are coming up on TDC compression stroke. Zero the dial on your indicator. Rotate past TDC until the exhaust valve just begins to open by watching the dial indicator. This should be somewhere between 50 and 90 degrees BBDC on the power stroke. From the exact point of the valve beginning to move, rotate the crank until the dial indicator shows the valve open 0.075". With a 1.5 rocker, this will be 0.050" tappet lift. Note the reading of the wire pointer on the degree wheel and write it down as "exhaust opens ____ degrees BBDC @ 0.050" tappet lift". Continue rotating the crank until the dial indicator shows max lift. Count the number of degrees from this point to TDC on the degree wheel. Write this down as "exhaust max lift ____ degrees before TDC". Continue rotating the crank clockwise until the dial indicator shows the exhaust valve full closed (spring relaxed). Rotate the crank COUNTERCLOCKWISE until you have opened the valve 0.075". Write this down as "exhaust closes _____ degrees ATDC @ 0.050" tappet lift".
If the cam is a mild grind, the valve may close (measured at 0.050" tappet lift) BEFORE TDC. If so, write it that way. "exhaust closes _____ BTDC @ 0.050" tappet lift"
Now, you have all the information for the cam timing for the exhaust lobe. If the valve closed ATDC @ 0.050", add together the number of degrees from opening to BDC, then add the 180 degrees it was open from BDC to TDC, then add the number of degrees from TDC to close. This will give you the exhaust duration @ 0.050" tappet lift. If it closed BTDC, add the number of degrees from open to BDC to the number of degrees from BDC to close.
Now, move the magnetic base and indicator to the #1 intake valve right next door and do it again to find the intake valve timing.
Having the exhaust max lift point BTDC and the intake max lift
point ATDC will allow you to find the lobe separation angle of the cam. Simply add the two figures together and divide by two.
To determine the 0.050" tappet lift point with 1.6 rockers, open the valve 0.080" from where it just cracks open. To determine it with 1.7 rockers, open the valve 0.085". For 1.72 rockers, 0.086". For 1.75 rockers, .0875".
It has easily been 10 years since I did this, so if I messed anything up, please respond before I post this to Crankshaft Coalition. Thanks for your patience in reading this.
Last edited by techinspector1; 07-10-2007 at 06:31 PM.
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Re: 1978 - First Test Tube Baby Was Born
Was that you? ;)
The test tube baby is older than I am! O.o
Cute shirt, btw.
mihalis aya wrote:But she's our nerd.
Fable, I didn't realize you were younger than me!
I am? Seems I'm the youngin' a lot lately.
@ Adder - Yay! Those songs are catchy.
@ Derek - Oman... Tetris is the devil. I think almost any incarnation they've had, the music always gets stuck in my head too.
@ Jimiyo - Thanks! Hopefully the rejectamatron won't boot it. I need a cream shirt.
Re: Warhol just turned in his grave -1987
wow, great work, zenne! brown was a great choice!
I agree with the others, creepy, but I love it. Another shirt for when I'm sans kiddos! ;) gmv
Re: 1981
I didn't realize I was the same age as the Smurfs. Groovy.
Re: 1979
I love the fish. You have a nice style sokowa.
AdderXYU wrote:Is this loosely inspired by the lillian jackson braun mystery series? If so, hilarious.
Also, YOU PEOPLE ARE SO YOUNG!!!!! I expected Edgar to be like early 30s
I completely agree with Adder. Wow. twitch twitch twitch.
i need to go somewhere that will card me tonight, I'm feeling too old. I would love to have this shirt. Wear it to visit Grandma who has read every freaking book in that series...
Re: '88 Year Of The Dragon
'88 Was the year of the dragon during the lunar calender. Heres a dragon to represent the year of my birthday.
Thanks for your votes.
female wrote:But those shirts were parodies. There's no original content in your design. It's basically just capitalizing on Nintendo's work?
Hearts - Typical pixellated hearts.
Bomb - Old school chinese bombs.
Bottle - Modeled after those little souvenir bottles of sand with the cork in them.
Fairy - Also used by Ne*pets, and countless other businesses.
Wooden Sword - Utilized in many, many video games, as well as in the homes of children (provided their parents aren't crazy about safety).
Gems - Standard cut gem.
1986 Shirt - Priceless.
For everything else there's MasterWoot.
We'll see anyway.
Re: 1983 Fraggle Rock!
I know someone who'd LOVE this. But I think it should be more centered on the shirt so it doesn't get lost in the folds or hidden by purses/briefcases/arms etc.
Never gonna give, never gonna give!
From wikipedia: March 28, 1979
"The Three Mile Island accident was the most significant accident in the history of the American commercial nuclear power generating industry."
Basically these "normal" mutant fish are mesmerized by the oddball fishie
Re: 1969- Great Moon Hoax
Conspiracies! YAY! Love it!
Re: Moon Landing Take 5
Conspiracies! YAY! Well done!
Re: Rickroll'd
This made my day!
mia3mom wrote:great description, dk! sweet pic, too. my husband would love this! (in addition to me) 8)
I don't feel so old now, only 2 years before you.
You made my daughter laugh hysterically at the description. thanks.
Glad you and your daughter got a kick out of it. Thanks for your vote! :-)
Re: 1975 Oh' So Cool
Ahahaha, I was going to do a gremlin entry too. Get rid of the text and resub!
Well shoot. I didn't mean for the preview image to look like that. I assure you the image is cleaner than that!!!
artulo wrote:Ahahaha, I was going to do a gremlin entry too. Get rid of the text and resub!
Oh, and you can only have one shirt color, sorry. Would be nice to give people a choice, tho!
why? they said numbers are okay didn't they? numbers and text are different things no?
2thFairy wrote:Of the two, I like this one best.
Thanks for the feedback
wootvan wrote:...AND I WISH IT HAD TEXT TOO!!!!!
Best line thus far.
SailorButterfly wrote:I'd deal with the fact that an orange shirt would clash with my red hair for this shirt. ^^
sorry about the bad image quality and weird thumbnail.
i put the wrong files on my flash drive, and i'm at work
Re: 1982 the first Jarvic-7!
Cool. Welcome back Anticon. This is one of my favorite unprinted derby shirts of all time!
Turned out great! *votes*
I had to redo the 3 Mile island shirt, I noticed the thumbnail wasn't Identical to the tshirt comp post. Please vote again
This represents the 3 Mile Island nuclear accident.
Re: 1984
Love it. I have a friend who likes pirates and Care Bears, so I am so getting her one of these if it wins!
Re: 1982
"A man can't just sit around," Larry Walters told a reporter in July of '82 after taking a 45 minute flight in a lawn chair, three miles above Long Beach California.
sokowa wrote:I had to redo the 3 Mile island shirt, I noticed the thumbnail wasn't Identical to the tshirt comp post. Please vote again
This represents the 3 Mile Island nuclear accident.
Totally dig it... The fish's expression is priceless
Re: 1987 - The Legend in Diapers
Please don't bash me, I know there's already a Legend of Zelda design up, but my friend convinced me to put it up here after working so long on it. This will probably get rejected for copyright, but I'd like to see how far it gets.
Re: 1968
Hmm...not sure if Woot will print that high on the shoulder. But, stranger things have happened.
Resub. Thumbnail refuses to behave!
Anyone who voted before please do so again
This represents the 3mile island nuclear accident back in 1979
This myth is confirmed! Nice tweaks on the balloons. gmv
Clever, but Woot probably will count this as text and reject it. I'm curious, though...what are the 9 and 6 made of? I can tell the 1 and 8.
Re: 1972
Intel 8008 microprocessor chip, production started in April 1972
nyadolla wrote:why? they said numbers are okay didn't they? numbers and text are different things no?
Nope. =(
Re: 1979: First Highly Detailed Photos of Jupiter
Uhm... wow... I thought this was going to be on a black shirt when I saw the thumbnail but it's navy. You might want to resubmit with a new design detail that seems to be on a navy shirt, otherwise there's a danger of rejection, yes?
Maybe it's just my monitor... does anyone else see a black background on the 240x240 image?
People, stop voting for this.
It's going to get rejected.
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Gold can be used to build highly-targeted methods for delivering drugs into the human body, to create conducting plastics and specialised pigments, or advanced catalysts that can purify water or air.
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Another way which would not be insulated but a screened inner cover and a top with a 12/12 pitch would force the moisture to run down the walls instead of dripping on the bees. I guess you could insulate this but you would have to drill holes through the floor like you said.
There has got to be a way to insulate the hive and keep it dry inside.
I will share my experience and views on the matter. I'm sure you will get more that disagree than agree with me, but it works for me.Why upper ventilation? - To remove moisture (and heat). Now you'll hear that cold doesn't kill bees moisture does. Now although this may be true, my response is warmth makes it easier on them. Just think about it. You could survive winter with your house at 40F, but it wouldn't be as easy as say 65F. You would burn a lot more calories keeping alive.
>>>>How we solve this in out homes is to make sure we have adequate ventilation into and out of our attics so the warm moist air that rises can escape instead of piling up in blocks of ice. <<<<Maybe you should look again. In my house, all attic vents are above the insulation. I have a vapor barrier between living quarters and the attic, with the insulation above the barrier. There is no purposeful heat escape from the living quarters to the attic.I agree with Robo. Hold all the heat in that's possible. If you can vent above the insulation, fine, but not by letting the heat out.
Who's fighting? Who's worked up. I just think you are comparing apples to oranges, rather than realizing the whole picture.Air, and moisture, yes, penetrates insulation, but heat is slowed down drastically. That's why moisture gets above the insulation in an attic and must be ventilated. It is done in a house with a minimum of heat loss, not with a direct opening from the living area.
RoboI have never done a cutout so I obviously have no experience with the nature of them. That said of the ones I have seen pictures of, are in wall cavities between the studs. If this is a typical situation then there is not enough ceiling for condensation to build up and drip on the bees but rather run back down the walls instead. There also is one side that should be nice and warm, right.
"If you only have a handful of hives, 2 7-watt night lights on the bottom board will keep the hive quite dry, assuming you don't pump it full of syrup after October 1st."How do you supply electricity to these, will a 12v battery work? I miss your point to the syrup after October 1st?


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The opening paragraph by Leonard Dolye of an article appearing in The Independent expresses European cynicism of George Bush's attitude toward greenhouse emissions. "For the first time in 16 years a major environment conference opens in Washington hosted by the Bush administration. But no concrete results are expected, and that-say European participants- is the point of this high-level meeting." Britain is not sending any high level diplomat to waste his/her time at a meeting called by the world's worst polluter to undermine UN efforts at protecting the environment. It is politics as usual for Bush who is against the Kyoto agreement, against controls over emissions, and standing fast in protection of a status quo which urges polluters to continue their efforts to increase pollution.
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Between H&K USP .45 and the Sig P226 which do you prefer and why? Do you reccomend any specific model of each one (Elite, compact, etc..)
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Between H&K USP .45 and the Sig P226 which do you prefer and why? Do you reccomend any specific model of each one (Elite, compact, etc..)
I have tried both the HK and Sig lines and prefer the HKs.
The trigger reset of the HK is shorter than the Sig. The placement of the decocker on the Sig is easier to bump while shooting than the HK.
If possible, buy a HK not the HK USP, as I am not too fond of the stock HK USP trigger, but still prefer it over the Sig trigger.
If your pistol is for target pratice, get the Elite. If it is for CCW get the HK Compact or HK USP Compact.
I prefer the HK as well, though the original comparison of HK 45 to Sig 226 is apples to oranges since the Sig 226 doesn't come in .45 ACP. That being said, I like the safety on the HK being in similar proximity and having similar action to a 1911 so mechanics of draw and fire are interchangeable between HK and 1911's. I think the triggers on both are very similar. No advantage.
How about comparing two in the same caliber?!:rolleyes:
Ur right about that......sig does make a 45 model which is the 220....245....229....and of course the 1911's.....so if the 226 doesn't come in a 45 then how come ur comparing it to a hk.......any hoot i'm a sig man i choose the sig 226 which is my EDC.....
I have a P220 on my shelf and a P226 on order. I'd love to have an HK some time, too.:) So many firearms; so little time.:)
HK USP vs. Sig P226????
Dude, thats like asking which is better a blonde hot chick or a brunette hot chick. All that I see is hot chick.
Basically they are both top of the line awesome firearms, I own an HK, if I had to do it again I would get a sig instead, but the grass is always greener
The Sig Sauer P220 in .45 is an excellent gun
Heres what they look like :
Both are excellent guns - I prefer the Sig Sauer - some prefer the HK.
That's why they make Ford's & Chevy's.
You should rent / borrow one of each and shoot them.
You'll know which gun likes you.:mrgreen:
I have a HK compact 9mm usp and a Sig P229 9mm ....the trigger on the HK is not anywhere close to the Sig in DA mode...JJ
The Sig trigger is much better in DA mode...JJ
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I agree
the local shop here has the H&K for cheaper. Went somewhere awhile back that had the H&K in like a .40 with the barrel and stuff to shoot the .357sig in a package deal for $699 (might be wrong on the calibers I can't remember too well right now) I remember it was $100 cheaper than the sig. I don't know if it was just a promo thing or what, but my buddy toyed with the idea of getting it and decided to wait. Then they didn't have it when he went back.


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Watermelon, strawberries and pomegranates grace Josiah Randolph's summertime plate
For greens, he chooses brussels sprouts because "I think they look kinda cool," said Josiah, a Santaquin fifth-grader who likes sketching with colored pencils.
Josiah and students nationwide are gearing up for year two of the school lunch overhaul required by the Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act of 2010. They must now top their lunch trays with more fresh choices: students cannot clear the checkout line without taking a fruit or veggie cup.
The law also trimmed down the portion sizes of meats and grains, shrinking burgers, hoagies and other popular choices.
The changes cost Utah districts in two ways first to buy the healthier fare and deal with more waste, then in lost customers as students opted to pack lunch or pick it up elsewhere.
Buying more produce lowered bottom lines of school districts across Utah, said Luann Elliott, the state child nutrition programs director. But the hit is necessary, she said. "There has to be a place where kids learn what a healthy option looks like."
Still hungry • The mandates are an important step toward good habits, nutrition professionals say, and it takes to transform attitudes from "yuck" to "yum."
But in the first go-around, much of the fresh stuff went onto plates and into the garbage.
Meanwhile, students nationwide complained of afternoon stomach grumbles, citing smaller burgers and halved buns, said Kevin Concannon, undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The first version of last year's revamped lunches simply didn't fill up older students with bigger frames, especially athletes, said Kelly Orton, nutrition director at Salt Lake City schools. "We have one size that does not fit all."
USDA officials relented in January, temporarily lifting limits on grains and proteins. Students were once again allowed to take multiple rolls instead of just one, and cheeseburgers went back on some menus. It's not yet official, but USDA officials now say the change will be permanent.
Students who avoid the fruits and vegetables don't have a real shot at feeling full because they miss out on fiber, points out Sara Harcourt, a Salt Lake City dietitian who plans menus for Head Start programs in Utah.
Lunch should fuel students through the school day, but athletes should plan to nosh on after-school snacks to power through practice and games, Harcourt said.
Unhappy customers • At Jordan School District, raspberries and other produce from local farms have appeared in the cafeteria for the past few years. But "these regulations came down more stringent than we would've ever guessed," said Jana Cruz, the district nutrition director.
Hoagie buns diminished to hot-dog size, dragging down sales of sandwiches, one of the most popular choices. Students balked at sweet potato fries in place of starchy white ones.
The slice of students buying lunch shrank ten percent in Jordan schools and the district went over its meal budget.
Ogden schools also saw a four percent decrease in students buying lunch, about twice the size of previous dips, said nutrition administrator Ken Crawford. Some Salt Lake City students also opted out of school lunch last year, lowering school returns.
In Salt Lake City schools, fresh fruits and vegetables used to make up about 11 percent of the district's food budget. It's now just under 30 percent.
For the most part, Salt Lake City students didn't turn back to school lunch once old favorites returned to the menu, Orton said. It means, he said, that the supposed investment in student health went down the garbage disposal.
The "have to" element miffs students, who are more willing to try it as an optional snack, nutrition directors said. And parents note the scene plays out at kitchen tables nationwide.
"New foods are always hard, whether it's a fruit or a new topping on pizza," Harcourt said.
Through the greatest hurdles? • At Provo schools, fresh pineapple slices now fly off the counter, said nutrition director Jenilee McComb. "Did they love it at first? No."
Pretty foods at the height of their season crunchy, juicy, bright sell well, McComb said. Fresh peaches disappear. Predictably, brittle oranges and bruised apples stay put.
Stocking the buffet with seasonal produce means more planning but also cheaper prices. Students get squash in the fall and pomegranates in December. "I love seeing all these whole fruits and vegetables," said Ashley Cloward, who oversees meals at Timpanogos Elementary. It's worth "peeling carrots, not just opening bags."
Before the new mandates, districts had already begun swapping out iceberg lettuce, white bread and whole milk. Leafy greens and whole grain rolls have caught on, and students now chase them down with nonfat milk.
"I think we are through the greatest hurdles," Cruz said.
But there are limits, she added. Take jicama, a mild Mexican root vegetable served in julienne slices to mimic french fries. "They just won't have it."
Shantil Randolph, Josiah's mom and a personal trainer, likes the changes. But she wants a ban on sugary chocolate milk and more information for families about healthy eating. For example, she said, schools could explain that "celery's like a broom for your stomach."
When she was growing up, "my dad would press" healthy eating, she said, "and it was so irritating. But what you hear sticks with you."
Family support is important, added Orton from Salt Lake City schools. "It's hard when we're giving the good stuff here and they've got the Cheetos and the pop at home."
Fernanda Duron, an incoming eighth-grader at Provo's Dixon Middle School, says for her, the healthy message resonates. She opts for mangoes, tangerines and apples when she wants a sweet treat.
"I don't get it 'cause I have to get it," Duron said. "I get it 'cause I want it." But every once in a while, she added, ice cream wouldn't hurt.
Emmanuel Duron, a third-grader at Timpanogos Elementary, is hoping fish sticks will appear on the menu. He doesn't touch the whole wheat bread his sister likes.
"Have you tried it?" she asked him in July.
Said Emmanuel: "I just leave it."
New school menus
Under tougher federal nutrition standards, the price tag for lunch went up $1.35, to $2.00, in Salt Lake City schools. In Provo schools, lunch went up by a quarter. Jordan District prices stayed the same.
Among the menu changes:
Students must take a half-cup of fruits or vegetables, such as a small sliced apple or cucumber and carrot sticks. Both fruits and vegetables must show up on the lunch line. Fresh, frozen or canned are all OK, but not with added ingredients.
Elementary students get a little over an ounce of grains each day. That's a baseball sized scoop of cooked pasta. Middle and high school students get about 2 ounces each day, or 2 palm-sized bread slices.
At least half the grains in bread must be whole grains.
Flavored milks, such as chocolate and strawberry, must be fat-free. Unflavored milk must be low-fat.
Sodium allowances are being reduced in stages.
Non-meat products, such as beans, tofu, nuts and fish, must be available more often.
Meals for K-5 students contain 550 to 650 calories. Grades 6 to 8 receive 600 to 700 calories. High school students receive 750 to 850 calories.
The health of Utah kids
In 2010, more than 10 percent of Utah high school students were overweight, and over 6 percent were obese.
Almost nine in ten teenagers ate fewer than three vegetables per day.
And seven in ten teens ate fruit less than twice a day.
Source: US Census Bureau.


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Over the past year, we've worked together with the forecast team at Forrester to help eBusiness professionals understand the size of different online retail markets around the globe. Last year we published our first look at the online retail markets in some of the major markets in Asia-Pacific — this year, we've just published our first forecast for two of the largest online retail markets in Latin America, Brazil and Mexico. Some findings from the report include:


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I stongly believe in using a bright Tactical light and Laser for a HD shotgun. The tactical light not only lets you see but needs to be bright enough to blind anyone looking in your direction. Of course the Laser is to get you on your mark as quick as possible regardless of if you have your gun shouldered or are shooting from the hip.
A lot of cheap lights and lasers advertise for shotguns but are really only good for air (airsoft) guns as they do not hold up to the recoil. I have a Mossy 500 with a picatinny rail that bolts to the reciever ($10). I then purchased the osprey 6132 laser rail mount for about $50. There where a number of reviews stating that it handled recoil well but I found it extremely difficult to adjust. When you start tightening an adjusment screw the beam will go one way for a while then start moving in the opposite direction, trying to adjust with the opposite adj screw just makes it worse. After 45 miniutes the best I got was an inch from the bore sight at 30 feet.
For the Tactical light I picked up a firefield model FF21001K which came with a barrel mount for about $40. The light seems very good but the mount is terrible. Finally I got a good Brownells light mount spec'd for a 1" light for $34. The Firefield is listed as 1" but is actually a bit larger so I had to do some mods to make it work. Ok so $134 for something that should hold up. 120 lumens on the light with a red laser adjusted close enough for HD.
Earlier I purchased a shotgun laser for $14 with a barrel mount. the mount was ok and the laser adjusted was not to bad, had it zeroed in about 20 minutes. Later reviews on it said it did not hold up to recoil. Deceided not to bet my life on it.
Let me know what solutions you have come up with for your HD shotgun .


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Rachel Yankey earned her 100th England cap on Thursday evening and celebrated by scoring the opening goal of a 3-0 victory over Turkey.
Fellow Gunner Ellen White scored the second goal of the game and Faye White also started.
Yankey wore the captain's armband and put England ahead in the 22nd minute. Half-time substitute Ellen White doubled the advantage in the 62nd minute and Jess Clarke added a third with 14 minutes to play.
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yea yea ---but how do they move bees if the sun always shines??? RDY-B
Quote from: derekm on December 09, 2012, 02:54:47 PMI own some of those, kept bees in them over winter and and have performed thermal measurements on them.So Derek, how did those Finnish hives compare to your homemade super hive in your thermal measurements?Does their polystyrene have a tough enough surface to prevent wax moths and ants from boring through them?I kind of like the idea of an open screen on the bottom in the winter IF I had snow is piled up around the bottom protecting it from drafts. I did have 1 nuc die off last week that had an open screen bottom and no snow protection.
I own some of those, kept bees in them over winter and and have performed thermal measurements on them.
Quote from: rdy-b on December 09, 2012, 01:16:24 PM yea yea ---but how do they move bees if the sun always shines??? RDY-BI asked my colleagues this question . how Bees behave in the north when it is light 24 hours a day?Do they rest or is it full speed all the time and if so, how does it affect the Bees and harvest.?"The bees in the north are controlled by the temperature more than the light, if it gets a little cool in the evening they go home.But it may be that they draw virtually around the clock when it's warm nights, and it is wonderful.What's more in the north there is a much more diverse flora than in the south, so there are always plants from early spring to late autumn.""they fly as long as it's hot and there's something in it .... During the raspberries flow they fly 22 of 24 hours a really impressive sight ...""Which should mean that sugars are higher in plants in the north compared to the south of Sweden."mvh edward :-P
Hmmmm….. I thought somebody said it doesn't get cold in the UK….Are those 2 hives on the left side of the photo the commercial hives from Finland? I gotta say, that looks like more volume than I would want to winter in with 40mm thick poly hives. I think your hive is a more appropriate volume.
....I have found over and over again that a bottom only entrance is a prescription for disaster in a foam hive. Might not always fail, but it turns the design into a high maintenance problem for many many reasons. Would a bottom only entrance maximize heat retention; obviously yes. But you risk so many other problems when trying to obsess on just the heat retention aspect of bee health. Many home owners discovered unforeseen problems when they tried to super insulate their own homes. There's a point at which things can become unhealthy. A healthy home is more than one dimension. ....
You know, I miss Finski :-D
Bluebee, I always pay close attention on what you share with us regarding foam boxes, heating etc. Let me share what I experince with foam boxes and bees. I use big salmon boxes. They are free and I can obtain tens of them. I did not paint them. I use them as nuc boxes. Some started chewing them some not. I guess if population is high then they start chewing. I thought one reason is that sun light goes through box and inside of the hive is not realy dark. Since you say rven if painted still they chew, then we can eliminate this. In my case then they chew, they chew from the front up, close to lid area. Is this something you also have experienced?as I said I use used foam boxes and some has clear tape on them around. When they chew from inside to outside, they could not chew that clear tape. Do you think if I apply clear tape on all inside surfaces, can I eliminate this prob lem?


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It is not difficult to do just follow the directions carefully. Here is a link that contains instructions as a pdf file attachment near the bottom of the page.
Any one have tips on taking the slide apart? Or shouldn't I attempt it? I have about 500 rounds through mine and at 1000 would like to clean it well.
It is not difficult to do just follow the directions carefully. Here is a link that contains instructions as a pdf file attachment near the bottom of the page.
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
There's some threads on this on the kahrtalk forum and more specifically under Tech Talk there.
I own a PM9 and have put about 500 rounds through it and some reload too (which you should never try...see other Kahr threads here.).
I have detail-stripped my Kahr upper about 4 times and it is not that hard to do. If I shoot it a lot, I will detail-strip and clean it regularly. Here is why: The extractor design works within a channel going to the back of the slide. That channel gets carbon inside of it and stays there. Oil in the channel also holds the carbon. And, carbon gets behind the extractor arm as well. It cannot be cleaned out without removing the rear piece holding the pin that puts tension on the spring in the channel, which in turn pushes up against the extractor arm. In addition, with those pieces removed, it allows me to clean under the extractor arm and the extractor components. While I am at it, I go ahead and clean and lube the firing mechanism as well as the firing pin block, although they don't usually get that dirty.
I have a couple of tips:
1) make sure you have a stable table that has a clean work area and a work tray to prevent the tiny pins and springs from rolling off the table. I use an old cafeteria tray.
2) Have a good magnifier and good light over your work area so you can inspect the small parts, and clean them.
3) Use compressed air very carefully to avoid blowing the small pieces onto the floor.
4) Getting the rear cover/retainer on and off is a bit tricky. Make sure you have a tool with a small enough diameter to push the extractor pin in to take pressure off the cover to get it on and off. I use a flat-blade "greenie" screwdriver. Hold it in place and use your hands to prevent the pins and springs from shooting out.
5) If you can easily push the firing pin block up and down, I wouldn't bother pullng it out.
6) Use a long-lasting oil. I like Militec-1 or G96. I think Shooters Choice is too thick for the area inside the slide. Definitely no grease inside the slide. I have never tried slipstream or dry-lube, but I might try slipstream next time.
7) VERY IMPORTANT: After reassembly, do the safety check of the firing pin as indicated in the manual. If improperly installed (or damaged, etc.), the firing pin may not be retracted and could fire a round when racking the slide.
This is based on my experience, and yes, the spring did roll off the table the first time and I was on my hands and knees with a flashlight to find it.
You will be fine.
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The Illini face Butler (3-1) at 9:00 p.m. (CST) in a nationally televised game on ESPN.
Groce was on Thad Matta's staff at the school in 2001, following Matta to Xavier the following season. Current Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens began his coaching career at Butler following Matta's departure, serving as an assistant under Todd Lickliter -- Groce's high school coach.
The two remained close during their rise through the coaching ranks.
"We talk frequently and shoot ideas off one another," Groce said. "Maybe not quite as much this year until we get to this tournament, but once we get to the tournament, we'll do that. Our families know one another. Brad's got a great family. Brad's a great coach and a great person. He's done a tremendous job. As I had a chance to be on staff with them, it didn't take very long to figure out how bright Brad is. So I'm very proud of what he's accomplished and looking forward to the challenge of competing against his team."
To this point, Illinois (5-0) has dominated the competition in Hawaii. The Illini defeated Chaminade 84-61 Tuesday, a day after beating Southern Cal by 30.
"Obviously, we are excited to compete in such a prestigious tournament and championship game (Wednesday)," Groce said. "Our guys have earned that right with the way they've played and their effort and our execution, I think, continues to get better, which is going to make us a more complete team."
Butler won games against Marquette and North Carolina to reach the title game.
The Bulldogs are led in scoring by guard Rotnei Clarke (16.3 points), who drained a buzzer beater 3 to push past Marquette Monday.
Junior forward Khyle Marshall (13.8) and freshman guard Kellen Dunham (12.5) also average double figures.
"Butler's well-coached. They're tough," Groce said. "They're physical. They don't beat themselves. They execute well. They'll be challenged in a lot of areas, but I know our guys are looking forward to that opportunity."
Given the connections between Groce and Butler and what's at stake, tonight's game is a landmark matchup of sorts -- an early test for Groce in his first season.
"Yeah, it's a great opportunity for our guys," Groce said. "As I mentioned at the outset there, this is a great tournament. We've talked about it. The last several days I've made the comment I watched it when I was younger. Especially the championship game the night before Thanksgiving, the whole country is watching. For us to have an opportunity to play in such a prestigious tournament game, our guys are looking forward to the challenge."


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BALTIMORE – D.J. Comer scored 49 seconds into overtime with a hard rip from the right side to give the No. 20 Loyola University Maryland men's lacrosse team a 7-6 victory over visiting Fairfield University in ECAC Lacrosse League action on Saturday afternoon at Ridley Athletic Complex.
John Schiavone won the overtime face-off, picking up the ground ball himself, and took it into the offensive zone for the Greyhounds (6-3 overall, 3-2 ECAC) to set up a play.
"We had a play for Davis Butts to come around the crease and use his speed," Comer said. "I saw that the defense all started to slide away from me, and I called for it. It was like it was in slow motion from there."
Comer stepped in and buried his shot inside the far post from nearly 25 feet out.
Loyola led 2-0 in the early moments of the first quarter Fairfield rallied to tie the score on three occasions. The Stags (5-5, 2-2) broke through to take the lead, 6-5, on a Max Trunz extra-man goal with four-minutes, 39-seconds left in regulation.
Schiavone won the face-off after Trunz's goal, carried it into the zone for the Greyhounds and shot, but Charlie Cipriano made a save for Fairfield, and the Stags had the ball with an opportunity to push their lead to two.
Brent Adams took a Fairfield shot that was saved by Loyola's Jake Hagelin, and the Greyhounds cleared it quickly to their offensive end.
Chris Palmer took the ball for Loyola dnd set up slightly behind the crease and far to Cipriano's left. Palmer found a seam in the Stags' defense and sprinted to the cage, dove forward and scored without landing in the crease, tying the score at 6-6 with 2:50 to go.
Loyola retained possession after Schiavone won the ensuing face-off to himself, and the Greyhounds ran over a minute off the clock before Head Coach Charley Toomey called a timeout with 1:44 remaining.
Mike Sawyer got free off a screen, but his shot went wide left at 1:33. After the restart, Matt Langan came around the right side of the cage, but Cipriano knocked down his shot attempt, and Fairfield cleared the ball, taking a timeout with 43 ticks left.
The Greyhounds' defense knocked the ball loose from the stick of a Stags' offensive player, but Sam Snow came up with the ground ball and shot underhand in one motion. His attempt went wide right, but Fairfield retained possession. Snow had another look at the cage, but Josh Hawkins checked his shot, causing it to sail well high with less than four seconds in regulation.
Schiavone won 10-of-17 face-offs and had a game-high eight ground balls. Hawkins, Scott Ratliff and Reid Acton all had four ground balls as Loyola enjoyed a 33-22 advantage over the Stags.
"This was another one that makes your heart pump on the sidelines," Toomey said. "I told the guys that they played hard for more than 60 minutes. We played well off the ground, and we were good in the riding game. Luckily, the guy on my right (Schiavone) is on our sideline.
"We knew that we had the chance to get the ball to start overtime with him, and fortunately, the guy on my left (Comer) buried his shot for us. Jake (Hagelin) was like he's been all year, strong in goal. He kept us organized and held us down on defense."
Loyola went up 2-0 in just 2:25 at the start of the game. Sawyer took the ball from goal-line extended and fed a pass to Butts who was curling rolling around the left side of the goal from 'X.' Butts connected on a high-to-high shot from 12 feet out to score first for the Greyhounds.
The Greyhounds made it a two-goal lead at 12:35 in the opening frame when Palmer drove right-to-left from behind the goal and found Sawyer open high on the left side, and Sawyer's shot from 12 yards out found the net.
Fairfield pulled back within a goal, scoring 12 seconds before the end of the quarter. Trunz ran in from near midfield, dodged down the left alley and fed a pass to John Snellman on the left side for a goal from 15 feet out.
Langan scored his first of the game 4:48 into the second quarter to make it a two-goal lead again for Loyola. Comer passed to Chris Basler at the top of the box, and Basler dodged past a defender down the middle. He threaded a pass to Langan through traffic, and Langan scored from the left side of the crease.
The Stags, however, scored less than a minute later on a Brent Adams' shot, and they tied the game at 3-3 with 12:19 left in the third quarter on a Matt Plominski man-up goal.
Fairfield took its first lead of the game with 7:34 to go in the third when Jordan Greenfield scored unassisted, but Loyola responded to tie it again on a Langan goal off a Sawyer assist with 4:10 on the clock.
Comer put Loyola back in front with his first goal of the outing 64 ticks later. He took a pass from Sawyer, fought off checks from threeFairfield defenders and dumped a shot over Cipriano's shoulder.
Snow evened things against, this time at 5-5, with a goal 3:32 into the fourth, setting up the final sequence of events.
Loyola steps out of conference play for a regional contest next Saturday. The Greyhounds travel to Washington, D.C., to face Georgetown at 7 o'clock before returning to Baltimore for their final home game of 2011 on April 23 against Hobart.


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Cannot wait for this fight tomorrow night: Roddy v Reis.
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Ladies host football festival at Meadow Park
More than 200 girls aged seven upwards took part in the FA's free Girls' Football Festival at Meadow Park on Tuesday.
Led by FA coaches and aimed at encouraging girls to get involved in the game, the day was accompanied by visits from several Arsenal Ladies stars including Faye White, Ellen White, Steph Houghton, Jordan Nobbs and Alex Scott.
The stars of the league made an appearance ahead of the launch of the second WSL season on Sunday when Arsenal take on Everton Ladies in their first home match of the campaign (kick-off 1.30pm).
Activities included interactive games and competitions, the ContiWarmUp programme, skills and drills, prizes and goodies for all and digital stations to entertain the girls during breaks from playing.
Participants also had the chance to pose with the FA WSL Continental Cup 2011 trophy and the WSL trophy.
Arsenal Ladies interacted with the kids and a Q&A was held to give the girls an insight into the life of a professional female footballer. They signed autographs, had their photos taken with participants and offered free tickets for both Sunday's curtain raiser and their Champions League semi-final against Frankfurt at Boreham Wood FC (kick-off 3pm) a week later.
"It is nice to see so many young girls participating to a festival just for them," said defender Faye White. "It is very positive to see girls taking part in football for the first time and to play so well at such a young age. I can't wait for the big kick off of the WSL on Sunday and we are very pleased to invite all these girls to come and see us."
Tim Bailey, Communications Manager at Continental Tyres said "It is great to be able to bring The FA Girls' Football Festival to Boreham Wood FC. We hope that today will have provided a taster to the game."
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i got neverwinternights diamond edtion. dont wanna say how i got it lol.
but whats is the total hours of game time for it? between the base game and the xpacks
i am on chapter 2 on the base game and really enjoying it so far. but dont wanna beat it in a few days. so how long is the game?
aslo with never winter nights 2 got the complete edtion how long is that one as well? havent not played to much of this one has spells seem to cause lag for me?
thanks guys. this is a great series and if when ever i get money i will buy both off gog if i can get a prepaid card that is lol