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iddee, you try to convince people of your way of thinking by insulting them? I don't hear anyone explaining how the heck you come up with communists in American govt. Just hurling more insults. Many people don't agree with liberal views. I don't call them idiots or insinuate they're brainless. I "get it" that they just don't agree. This nastiness doesn't help me appreciate the conservative viewpoint and illustrates my earlier comment when I said that I cannot find conservatives who will actually just talk about the issues.
TBeek, I don't think I am trying to make enemies when I don't believe a man when he says he would continue down a path knowing that it would take him into bankruptcy. If he would, then I really think he needs help beyond anything he is going to find on an internet forum.
most of us are closer than WE think, but there are elements that have an interest in keeping us divided. + we tend to believe what we are told rather than doing our own homework. that makes us easy to manipulate.
Iddee, I only wonder about 1 thing concerning this crap---Why is it nobody ever retires and moves NORTH..JPP
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amen to that man... lol
when i get back home ill try playing with the vacuum advance a little more and see if i can get the can set to where it needs to be. or maybe ill just put a stop in the vacuum because it would probably be alot easier to get my inital to 24 with that than mess with my distrubutor.
its not just a question of max power, im all for that, but i dont want the engine to turn into a grenade either
|Nothing wrong with your timing compromise, IMO. Another thing you could try is a 1" 4 hole spacer on top of that manifold. It could clean up the low end/idle a little for cheap. It did on my tunnel ram, anyway. There have been many apples to apples tests that don't support all the hype about single plane manifolds being so terrible on the bottom end/mid range. Besides, for having your fun, it's an easy give away for how hard it pulls from about 3,500 to 6,500. And that's another reason to keep the total advance at 38 or so as, from my own experience, a couple of brews and some good dirt make the foot heavy and the ears deaf.
Here is an example of a dome piston bbc with a set of stock heads requiring 42 degrees of timing for max power.
lol looking at other posts looks like this aint the first time you two haven't agreed on total timing in bbc's. i googled it and this seems to be a common debate.
i do agree though that i would like to run a little more advance at idle, i'm going to mess around with it a little more when i get back home , heading up north to go to work for a couple weeks.
i just reallly dont like the idea of messing around with the distributor, is there a kit to buy to shorten the curve or do i actually have to braze the slots in?
when i get home i plan to take it out in the woods for a little test drive, maybe i can get some more tuning done while im out there actually running it instead of these lousy driveway tests. lol
|Truck & driver sound right at home in Sask , regardless you need more than 20 deg advance at idle IMO.
if i want to get out for a romp on the trail and take er up the hills to my favourite fishing hole thats 40 miles back in the woods, i can.
if theres some trees in my way that need to be politely asked to clear the **** out, the pushbar takes care of that quite nicely
if i want to rip up some mud on the pipeline, she does a pretty good job of that too
and last but not least if i just feel like screwin around on the dirt road goin sideways around any corner i can find, well shes quite perfect for that too
i like to be able to do all this but still take it on the road for when we get those two foot snowfalls, or just feel like drivin my big *** truck through town. lol
i dont do mud drags or competition, the most competion it sees is our local mud runs through the woods once a year and thats just an excuse for us all to get together drink some beers and have some fun haha
ive tried setting it to 38 total and using my vacuum advance to make up the difference, yes i have to adjustable can, just couldnt quite get it working right. im currently not running any vacuum advance.
as 454c10 says i think ill try it with 20 base 40 total, it seems to be pretty good so far was just looking for a second opinion
|yep 2 deg either way is no different
|20 initial and 40 total will work just fine.
Do you have a bogger you call a road truck or a road truck you call a bogger? You could lock the timing at 38 and do your WOT mud pulls and call it a day if its a competition truck.
If you have dual purpose truck then power time it to 38 Deg BTDC @ 4000RPM. Go to idle, adjust idle/carb mixture for max vacuum. Note the base timing, add vacuum advance to manifold vac, re adjust carb. How much vacuum advance?
If vacuum adv is adding more than 12 deg timing then limit it with the street fire vacuum adv limiter if you have that kit or get the crane limiter plate.
dont exceed 50 deg total timing advance
If you have 18 base timing and then add the 12 deg vacuum adv at idle you should be sitting pretty with 30 deg at a 900 idle as long as there is enough hg" vacuum to pull in the vacuum can. As the revs come up the mechanical adv will add advance as the vacuum adv drops out, I dont see many boggers idling at any less than 900 with a 4 spd so 1 stiff curve spring in there to avoid adding mech adv at idle, then change the other spring heavy/lite to get the curve right,,,all in by Xperimentation RPM
hey guys thanks for the advice , unfortunately changing intakes is out of the question right now. and i dont want to change my gears because its a road truck also. if i need more power i can always drop the transfer case to the low side which over cuts my ratios in half (1.00 high side , 2.61, low side)
in first gear on the trans ( not jumbo low , but first which is 16.32 : 1 ) i have absolutely zero trouble ripping the bark off the tires, so in theory i should be able to start off in 3rd or 4th gear in 4 lo , 3rd being a 20.2 : 1 ratio and 4th being 11.9 : 1 ) time will tell i guess. lol
i hit the engine with the vacuum guage and timing light today and it made the most vacuum at 24 degrees inital advance, only problem is my distrubutor ( MSD streetfire 8362 ) comes with 20 * mechanical advance, i tried to go for the happy medium and set it to 20 * initial which gives me 40 total, does anyone think this sounds a bit much? like i said i really cant tell if its detonating or not with the exhaust and all... it sounds alot more responsive though and seems to turn up alot better.
454c10 : it says on the receipt the exhaust valves are ferrea inconel 1.8 exhaust valves , and manley 2.19 intake valves
as always thanks for any advice in advance , my budgets pretty limited atm so just trying to tweak this as best i can with what ive got! lol
or will he need spacers?
Well, he built the engine and doesn't want to push it. When you dyno test an engine, you should keep advancing the timing until no more gains are measured.
The things that cause an engine to need more total ignition timing are the following:
1) big bore (long way for the flame to travel)
2) domes or dished pistons (makes the flame travel around uneven terrain)
3) inefficient combustion chambers (makes the flame travel slow)
A BBC with old style cylinder heads and domes will have all these issues. This is why BBC typically are less toleration to high compression as compared to SBC are most other engines.
I have seen dynos of old bbc requiring up to 42 degrees of total timing to make max power. My 454 runs best with 40.
I think your compression maybe lower than 10.5:1.
-29cc domes
120cc heads
9cc head gasket (0.039" thick felpro)
4cc piston below deck
(899-29+120+9+4)/(-29+120+9+4)= (899+104)/104=9.64:1 cr
I'm assuming 120cc heads and some -deck height.
your exhaust valves should be 1.9's not 1.8's (I think, as 1.72 or 1.9 are the standard issues exhaust valves for bbc's)
Yes, not enough gear for 44's. You are running "an effective" 2.90 gear due the the extra tall tires. Like a 2.90 gear with 28 inch tire.
the only thing im worried about is if i put too much timing, would that hurt the engine any? i know not to let it detonate but he said he wouldnt run any more than 36 on it at the shop... maybe hes just a worry wart? lol
also, is there any easy way to tell if its detonating if you cant hear it? my exhuast is really loud and i do well to hear myself talk when its running lol
should i just hook my vacuum guage up and set the timing to where it has the most vacuum?
i did notice on the dyno that it picked up alot of power as we advanced the timing, i think something like 20 horse per every 2 degrees , we hit the 530 mark when we advanced it to 36 but he got worried about advancing it too far after that and didnt go any further, whats up with that? lol
its all forged internals with a good balance job and clevite main and rod bearings with durabond cam bearings , eagle h beam rods and the srp pistons are forged , as well as the gm forged crank that came in the TD...i thought it sounded pretty tough ? lol
i have the limiter set to 6500 RPM , does that sound a little high?
i really do apologize for all these questions im just totally new to all this aftermarket stuff and im looking for input, dont wanna blow a 10,000 dollar engine lol
thanks again for the replies everyone
yes, low timing.
I would run 25 initial timing at 1000 rpms, 38-40 total mechanical in by 4000 rpms.
and use the vacuum advance if you drive it on the street. Use an adjustable vacuum advance canister set to 10 degrees.
The vacuum advance will not have much vacuum to work with due to the big cam. Will need at least 9 inhg which most likely will not happen that often. Maybe while driving down the highway or revving it up in neutral.
|thanks alot for the reply speedbump. im going to get a timing light and a vcauum gauge from my buddy tommorow and i will definitely try that, i thought it sounded a little low to me too but thats what he set it to on the dyno and i never touched it since
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I am complaining about the over abundance of inappropriate thumbnail images of women – especially when searching for "Christmas Flyers." GR should have more consideration of their business users. Think of your reputation…
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@dekurvajo I know you being sarcastic but you are out of line here. I happened to agree 100% with @kgrisez those images don't make envato look good, on the other hand this problem been discuss before more then ones and envato didn't do anything about it so I guess they're OK with it.
Morality these day's is hard to be found, way to many people can't separate right from wrong, very sad. If only people study history…
Well…try to think about the product a little and on what type of "domain" is it created to be sold on ,I mean is better to have an attractive girl as a model to sell a flyer for example that represents a night club then a girl that doesn't look "good"...it is all about marketing and what sells best ,an attractive lady will catch people attention ,well at least 50% of people,and 50% being men and the rest womens….But I'm not talking about pornagraphy here. Well I don't know what are you talking about or more details but think of what I said as an idea to be considered.
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First of all, i have to say sorry. Yes i became sarcastic and its unfair anyway. But here is my point: What kind of quality we talking here? If its technical then those flyers are match to the criteria. If its about a cultural stuff, values yes i agree. Those posters are on the bottom. And trust me, those author's knows that very well. But in the other hand, those flyers are perfectly in sync with that expectation and demand which is comes from our actual society and its cultural level. Where those transexual Santa Nicolette on the flyer's comes from? Those are not the manifestations of the author's latent bisexuality, its a mere fact, a proof about our f.cked up culture's disorder. But delimination never bring solution for this kind of problems. Probably, Envato should go to the other side, and support those items a bit more which are brings here real quality and values. Even if those items don't generate immediately a truck of money for them. In think those items are seriously raising the generic values and the quality standard. But do Envato ever think about that, "hey… thats a really innovative and unique item. Let's appreciate or recompense this author. Give him 70% instead of 50 for this item, and to others are well who really put valued items on the table. And its generating a serious traffic for us." But until the commission rate strictly depends only on the sales, do not surprise if we see more tamed lust on flyers instead unchained creativity.


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Not sure what I was supposed to see at the 24 second mark. I didn't see anything different. Perhaps good marketing? :-D
Here is what I think of TBH's....
You guys are hilarious!Bjorn--what deaths are you talking about?
Quote from: luvin honey on August 26, 2010, 10:19:29 PMYou guys are hilarious!Bjorn--what deaths are you talking about? Huh? You didn't see the mention of the deaths on the website? It's actually in bold lettering, so maybe in scanning, you just overlooked it. Go back and take another look.
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury lakefront resort in Orlando near theme parks
Popular property highlights
Near convention center
This lakefront resort complex is within 2 miles (3.2 kilomenters) of SeaWorld, 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Universal Studios, and 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) from Walt Disney World Resort.
Plenty to see and do
Amenities at the all-suite Vista Cay Resort include a large, freeform pool with multi-level sundeck, a children's pool, a 2-mile lakeside jogging path, and a clubhouse with a movie theater and game room.
Fully furnished
Vista Cay's European-inspired suites and townhomes come fully furnished. Amenities include large flat-screen TVs, multiple bathrooms, kitchens, and washers, and dryers.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Family-friendly amenities
- Pool
- Helpful staff
Vista Cay Resort by Millenium
Property Amenities
Property Amenities
Vista Cay Resort by Millenium is a luxury vacation resort half a mile from the Orange County Convention Center, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from Aquatica Water Park, less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from Seaworld Adventure Park, 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Universal Studios, and 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) from the entrance to Walt Disney World Resort. The resort is located in a shopping and entertainment district.
Recreation includes a large freeform outdoor pool, multi-level sundeck, children's pool, and a lakeside jogging path. The resort offers discounts for salon and spa services nearby. The clubhouse contains a fitness center, business center, media room, pool tables, and a gift and sundry shop. The resort also features a poolside bar. Self-parking and WiFi access are both complimentary.
Vista Cay Resort by Millenium accepts pets in specific rooms depending on availability. Advance notice is required.
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Grocery/convenience store
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Luggage storage
- ATM/banking
- Concierge services
- Garden
- Elevator/lift
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 4
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 239
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Local Expert Concierge
- Year Built 2007
- Free self parking
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Snack bar/deli
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Grocery/convenience store
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Separate dining area
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- DVD player
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Free long-distance calls
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Oven
- Kitchen
- Separate living room
- Separate dining area
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Cable TV service
- Microwave
- Second bathroom
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
The resort does not have a restaurant on site, but there are delivery services available from several nearby restaurants. An information card with phone and Internet ordering options is found in each guestroom.
Nearby Things to Do
A multi-level sundeck is poised near the spacious outdoor free-form pool and spa tub. Children have their own pool. Within the clubhouse are pool tables, a game room, and a movie theater. Guests will also find a basketball court and a 2-mile jogging path adjacent to a lake.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Basketball on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Property Policies
Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Check-in time ends at 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 5.00 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75.00 per accommodation, per stay, plus a deposit of USD 75.00 per stay
- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 50 lb)
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Cancellations must be done no later than 72 Hours prior to arrival. All cancellations thereafter and no-shows are subject to a 1 night cancellation penalty.
- Deposit: USD 200.00 per stay
- Cleaning fee: USD 50.00 per accommodation, per stay
- Resort fee: USD 11.99 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Beach towels
- Fitness center access
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- Self parking
- Parking
Optional extras
- Pet deposit: USD 75.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 75.00 per accommodation, per stay
- Late check-out fee: USD 50.00
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 5.00 per night
Property Name
- Millenium Vista Cay
- Vista Cay
- Vista Cay Millenium
- Vista Cay Millenium Orlando
- Vista Cay Millenium Resort
- Vista Cay Resort
- Vista Cay Resort Millenium
- Vista Cay Resort Millenium Orlando
- Vista Cay Resort By Millenium Hotel Orlando
We should mention
Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
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Guests must purchase tickets at the Local Expert concierge desk in the lobby. Discount is off the standard rates charged by Local Expert concierge desk. Additional tickets may be purchased at the non-promotional rate. Each Universal Orlando 3 Day Park to Park ticket entitles guest park-to-park admission to Universal Studios Florida®, and Universal's Islands of Adventure®, and access to select club venues in Universal CityWalk® for any 3 days, during a 7 day period - starting from day of first use. Tickets must be purchased between January 18, 2017 and December 31, 2017 from the Local Expert desk in the lobby. Tickets are for the sole use of hotel guests and may not be traded or sold. No refunds for any unused or partially used tickets. Improper use of tickets constitutes fraud. Expedia and its affiliated companies are not liable for any loss, damage, or delay to any person or property in connection with the use of tickets. Full details at check-in. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. Offer subject to availability. Other restrictions may apply.


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Album: Building our Club
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Album: Taking care of our club
Album: Misc. curling pictures
Album: Breakfast League 2004-5
Some pix from the breakfast league
Album: Holiday party 2004
some pix from the holiday party and curling
Album: PCC Presidents
some of our club presidents - does anyone have any other pictures?
Album: Reunion, Feb. 2005
Cabin John curlers, reunited
Album: Building the bar summer 2005
Photos courtesy of Ken Wray
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Nearly 100 Arsenal fans from the Islington community were united in chorus on Thursday, July 5 to revive the musical side of the game as part of the world's biggest all-city sing-along.
Led by Broadcaster and Arsenal fan Tom Watt, members of the Islington community staged a sing-along of Arsenal inspired favourites old and new, as a contribution towards the Sing London campaign.
This family-friendly event celebrated the relationship football and singing have always enjoyed and was staged under the clock near to the South Bridge on the podium at Emirates Stadium. The evening was rounded off with Tom Watt drawing the lucky numbers for an Arsenal prize draw where singers had the chance to win a signed Arsenal item.
Islington resident and Arsenal fan Paul Jones, who attended the event said, "Me and my family had great fun singing all our favourite Arsenal songs here at the stadium. Tom Watt was brilliant and really got everyone involved. If you like a sing-song, it was just a great way to spend an hour on a Thursday evening! We'll definitely be trying to attend another Sing London event in the city over the next couple of weeks."
The Sing Arsenal event, which will supported by BBC London Radio is part of Sing London initiative - an all-city sing-along, which is being held across the capital between June 29 and July 8, with over 100 events taking place to unite the city in song.
Other supporters of Sing London include the Mayor of London, BBC London, The V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum), South Bank Centre, British Museum, Science Museum, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery, Royal Opera House, Mean Fiddler Group, The Roundhouse, London Libraries Development Agency, Museum of London, Museum of Childhood, Imperial War Museum, English National Opera.
For further information regarding Sing London, please visit www.singlondon.orgCopyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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One of my friends studies Buddhism for a world religions class he is taking, and when we were conversing he mentioned Buddhism often pointed to signs of apathy ( lack of feeling or emotion/lack of interest or concern) I said this is not always the case since Buddhism often advocates the virtues of compassion, understanding, and unity. What do you all think of this?
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Chocolate Pecan Pie
We've made this beloved Southern dessert even more tempting by adding dark chocolate. The pie filling puffs up during baking but settles as it cools.
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- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 recipe Basic Pie Crust, rolled and fit into a 9-inch pie plate
- 1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lowest position. In a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water, melt chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes (or melt chocolate in microwave). Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together (do not whisk) eggs, corn syrup, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Stirring constantly, gradually add melted chocolate. Pour filling into prepared crust; place pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet. Arrange pecans in one even layer over filling.
Bake just until set (filling should jiggle slightly when pie plate is tapped), 50 to 60 minutes, rotating halfway through. Let cool completely on a wire rack, at least 4 hours (or up to overnight) before serving.


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We are pleased to present the opening cinematic for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm in full HD glory!
The Queen of Blades is gone. On the hellish planet Char, Jim Raynor harnessed the power of an ancient Xel'Naga artifact in a desperate bid to stop the Zerg Swarm from overrunning the Koprulu sector, and the artifact restored Sarah Kerrigan to her human form. Without their queen to guide and unify them, the Swarm has fractured into several broods scattered throughout the Koprulu sector. One of the greatest threats to the galaxy has been neutralized... or so it seems.
On March 12, 2013, the release of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm will answer many questions for players around the world, but many more questions remain.
Sarah Kerrigan is on the loose. Even without the terrible powers of the Queen of Blades or the might of the Swarm at her command, the former Ghost remains a foe not to be taken lightly. But if the artifact really did set her free, then why is Kerrigan seeking out Zerg broods scattered throughout the Koprulu sector? Is she still pursuing her quest for vengeance, or has her transformation given Kerrigan a new purpose?
We are pleased to present the opening cinematic for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm in full HD glory. Whether you ultimately choose to play as Protoss, Terran, or Zerg, you simply must ask yourself one question:
Who is Sarah Kerrigan?
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm arrives March 12. Avoid the (Zerg) rush on launch day and pre-purchase the game digitally on Battle.net now.
Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of World of Warcraft players around the world who purchased the Cinder Kitten pet, we've raised a total of more than $2.3 million USD to support the American Red Cross's ongoing Superstorm Sandy relief efforts. In December, we announced that for every Cinder Kitten purchased by December 31, 2012, 100% of the adoption fee would be going to assist victims of this disaster -- and the community embraced this fiery feline in droves, helping out a great cause in the process. Thanks again to everyone who helped make a difference.


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We spent two full days in the house this week playing with our new toys. By Tuesday, it was time to get out so I took the kids to the Met. On Wednesday I took them allllll the way out to the Queens County Farm Museum.
Although Queens in part of NYC, it feels so suburban. At least where the farm is located. They have stand alone houses with driveways and yards! One time we even crossed a street without a stoplight! It's been so long since I've seen that. Since we don't own a car, it took us 1.5 hours to get there. Three trains and a bus. It's been over a year since I drove a car. I've said this before-- I really do enjoy the walking/public transportation lifestyle Manhattan has forced me to live. I never realized how isolating a car can be until I moved here. It's not that I'm talking to everyone on the train, but if I wanted to, I could. I like having that option.
It was beautiful grey winter day to visit the farm. The ground was still muddy from Tuesday's downpour. Wednesday was their annual open house so we made crafts, drank hot cider, my boys kept sneaking almost all the cookies (so embarrassing, I owe them a box of cookies . . .), and we fed the goats. There's also cows, alpacas, chicken coops, bee hives, and sheep to check out.
While the farm had a steady crowd of people, my kids felt like they had the place all to themselves. When we walked into the gate Ella shouted, "Wow! We're the first ones here!" I had to explain to her that we weren't. She's so used being packed in with 10 million people at any given moment. Here it wasn't like that. We had space. So much space that my kids started to get uneasy and say, "Mom? I don't think we're aloud back here. Uhhh. Let's go back to the farmhouse." I had to convince them to walk around the farm with me. Bonus: the bathrooms were clean!
Below is a picture of the gift shop. Owen insisted he found a better spot for the picture. Find him? Oscar's holding a purple crayon that he would later use to tag that beautiful red door. I told the shop keeper while Oscar covered his face with his hat. He was so ashamed!
Next year I'm looking forward to their 3 acre maize maze. Ever been to a maize maze? Can you believe there's one in NYC?


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Hi, im building a VR6 for boost so im using all ARP fasteners. After installing the crankshaft i notice a slight quiet scrape noise while spinning the crank. I isolated the noise and found that the washers on main bearing cap number 7 are scraping slightly on the crank positioning plate.
The washers hang over all of the main bearing caps but the only place it is an issue is on cap 7.
Has anyone else experienced this before? what do you guys think? grind the edges of the washers down?
i can get a pic up tomorrow
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In the next few months, I will have finished my CELTA and will be looking for positions in Asia. I am planning on travelling with my girlfriend, and although she will also possess a TEFL course, she has not got a degree.
I was just wondering if anyone else has been in this position before, and what would be your recommendations? Most of the jobs online require a degree, which I have. Does it become easier to get non-degree jobs when you are already in the country?
I was thinking that I could secure a position and support as as needs be, while she looks for a place herself. Would this be a viable plan?
I would preferably be looking at countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, etc. Any other suggestions and advice would be very welcome though. Thank you.


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DuBois, nearby towns flood from rains
DuBOIS (AP) — Heavy rains and powerful winds brought flash flooding, road closures, downed trees and tornado watches across much of Pennsylvania as a wild thunderstorm traveled eastward on Thursday.
Residents in central Pennsylvania are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, causing flooding, damaging homes and forcing evacuations.
No serious injuries were immediately reported from Thursday night's storms. But officials are investigating several reports of possible tornadoes and flooding is still imminent in other areas today. Among the hardest hit were DuBois and other parts of west-central Pennsylvania, after several inches of rain Thursday afternoon followed two days of storms. Officials warned of possible tornadoes in south-central Pennsylvania and funnel clouds were spotted in at least two counties in central Pennsylvania. Jefferson and Clearfield counties each declared disaster emergencies. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said all roads into DuBois in Clearfield County were closed due to the high waters.
As of 8:30 p.m., PPL Electric Utilities reported about 2,400 customers without power, First Energy reported about 2,200 outages and PECO estimated about 1,400 customers were in the dark.
People from 20 to 30 homes in Clearfield County needed rescue because of first-floor flooding, emergency officials said. Some areas received at least 6 inches of rain from the storm, said Elyse Colbert, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College.
"Just a mess. An utter, complete mess," said Edward Tate, owner of Luigi's Ristorante in downtown DuBois. He called it the worst flooding he had seen in his 15 years in the area.
The restaurant was unaffected and remained open because it was on higher ground, though Tate said other businesses nearby may had have up to 5 feet of water. He rushed home to help a neighbor quickly clean up after flooding damaged a newly renovated basement.
One shelter in DuBois had about 20 people, and the American Red Cross set up two other shelters in the area, Executive Director Jason Bange said.
"This is pretty good-sized flooding in the area. A lot of people are affected," Bange said.
Lamar Puyda watched from his porch in DuBois as some of his neighbors received help from emergency responders.
"Scary, because they've never had to be rescued before," Puyda told WJAC-TV from his porch. "I've never seen it this bad."
Sandy Lick Creek and the Tannery Dam overflowed, closing some roads in the area. WJAC showed video of at least one person being rescued by boat.
Tate praised area firefighters for their quick work in the tight-knit community.
"That whole stretch down there along Main Street was significantly affected by this," he said. "The firemen did an amazing job."
Heavy rains fell on already waterlogged ground, Colbert said, though the worst of the rainfall appeared to have left that area by late afternoon.
"There's areas that have gotten 6 inches or more," Colbert said. "So it's a lot of rain in a short period of time."
In Jefferson County, emergency dispatchers reported flooding in and around Sykesville, Reynoldsville and Big Run along the U.S. Route 119 corridor southeast of DuBois. County spokeswoman Karen Lupone said Sykesville appeared to be worst hit, with sandbags deployed to protect from further flooding from the Stump and Mahoning creeks. There were no reported injuries or evacuations from homes in the county, Lupone said, though seven visitors to Clear Creek State Park were evacuated to a shelter in Sigel. Officials were eager to begin the process of evaluating damages, she said.
Flooding forced the closure of a handful of roads in Centre County including Atherton Street, a main thoroughfare through State College bordering Penn State University. Emergency officials received reports of potential tornadoes in Clinton County and Centre County, and teams were dispatched this morning to investigate. County emergency management officials could not be reached, while a trooper at the state police barracks in Lamar said they had not received calls about weather-related damage. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for southwestern Juniata and southwestern Perry counties.


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Pros: Perfect capacity for large canning applications
Cons: Not for 'household' use or putting up a few jars of pickles from the backyard and not for cooking meals
If you plan to put up a large number of Ball or Mason jars of fruits, vegetables, pickles, meats, preserves, relishes, jams, jellies for resale, a large family, or long-term storage - this is the presure cooker you want.
While you need not necessarily have a commercial stove, the conventional 30" kitchen stove, while useable, may not be the most efficient way to employ this cooker. If you have a 5 or 6 burner, 36"-40" unit, you will be amazed at how quickly you can get through flats of jars.
We have a producing farm, and harvest time runs from Spring to hard frost in late Autumn. We use Fagor stainless pressure cookers for certain foods we serve, and will review those cookers separately. The industrial, heavy-duty nature of this all-American Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry cooker prohibits casual use in a household kitchen for dinner prep. That said, if you are considering canning dozens of quarts or pints of food, you want to invest in this cooker. It is a totally heat-efficient cooker, comes to pressure rapidly and is a breeze to clean up. The serious pressure gauge is totally reliable, and the whole cooker is built to last for generations. The time we save was well worth the cost.


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As a string player studying at NEC you have chosen to work with one of the world's most distinguished music faculties. Our strings faculty represent a broad range of professional experience, as soloists, in chamber music, or as orchestra players for the world-renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra.
At the core of your studies is studio instruction. Your studio work is put into practice with performance opportunities in studio class, recitals, chamber music, and orchestra ensembles. Course work in music history and theory gives depth and understanding to your performance repertoire. The liberal arts curriculum is an opportunity to study major academic disciplines as well as cultural, social, intellectual, and political contexts for music.
Find more about the NEC-BSO connection.
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I'm tired of tearing up standard orange vests with shells loops and they seem to bother my neck anyway.
Filson and many others offer game bags- a leather belt with a game bag in the back and shells bags on the side. Filson and many others also offer the strap vests that look like they would be more comfortable than a conventional vest.
Has anyone had experience with either of the alternatives to traditional vests? Could you let me know what you think of your choice and what you like about it?
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When securing credit card data, the imperative to be PCI DSS compliant remains a constant, while the actual solution implemented by merchants can vary depending on the size and nature of an organization. A solution for a small merchant with low transactions will differ from mid-sized retailers with a web presence - from a large merchant with POS & back-office payment infrastructure.
Securosis.com's expert PCI-DSS analyst Adrian Lane, dissects the deployment models with pros and cons of: on-prem vs outsourced models, proxy based tokenization, and format preserving encryption. Adrian covers base tokenization flows for newbies and reflects on detailed cost, pricing, & vendor lock-in concerns for deployments in progress.


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Biology major Angela Peltier cannot wait to have a career raising awareness, researching and tracking shark migration following her graduation from the University of St. Thomas.
"When I look at a shark, I see millions of years of evolution," Peltier said. "There are so many different kinds of sharks and they have adapted so well to their environment."
From the small town of Danbury, Texas, about an hour and a half south of Houston, Peltier's childhood was filled with experiences of marine life.
"I grew up around water," Peltier said. "My family is always at the beach and fishing. Water is so refreshing and diverse."
Peltier never thought when she caught a three-foot shark as child she would want to pursue a career studying them.
"I caught a shark when I was fishing on my dad's boat once," Peltier said. "We threw it back, but it was kind of a scary experience. Now, I want to free dive with sharks and track them. I've come pretty far."
Peltier decided on biology after talking with Dr. Rosemarie Rosell, professor and Cullen-Smith Endowed Chair of Biology, who encouraged her to work with animals.
"Ecological interactions and co-dependent relationships are so interesting to me," Peltier said. "Nature is just so fascinating and Dr. Rosell helped me realize this career path. Wildlife biology is what I want to do."
Peltier took a class in marine biology with Dr. Ruth Ann Bagnall and was hooked on studying marine life.
"Dr. Bagnall inspired me," Peltier said. "I like the way she is passionate and driven about her job. I want to do the things she did."
Peltier graduated with a degree in biology and her family came from Danbury to attend.
Although Peltier had a few challenges getting used to the city and deciding on her major, she initially wanted to be a doctor but changed to medical research, she came to enjoy Houston and UST.
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Although I used to be a KDE fan during the GNOME2 era, I really enjoyed the new Gnome-Shell paradigma since the very beginning! I feel the shell very oriented to a multitasking way to work/enjoy your free time, the access to workspaces and all the windows is very natural, I think you get familiar with this very soon! And the extensions now are very cool! KDE starts to feel a little complicated to master, and a little "heavy", with activity/workspaces "conflict", Akonadi/Nepomuk/Semantic Desktop, and so on. A thing that I really miss in Gtk+ environments are Qt applications, like Gwenview, Okular, K3b, Digikam, etc. They're really powerful, in my opinion Gtk+ equivalents are not so "equivalent" so far!! Waiting to see Qt5 and KDE/Gnome-Shell future!ReplyDelete
PS. Cheers from Italy!
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2013 at 6:21 AM
I want that wallpaper °_°ReplyDeleteReplies
@Chema, what version of Gnome and what distro is this. It looks fantastic!ReplyDeleteReplies
This is Fedora 19, which sports GNOME 3.8. Fedora 20, expected by the end of November should bring GNOME 3.10 with it, so if you are willing to give it a try, I'd suggest you wait since each GNOME version brings significant improvements.Delete
Thanks for all those comments!ReplyDelete
I have to clarify one thing, though: what you see in those screenshots is a somewhat customized take on the default GNOME Shell. The vanilla installation does not look like this, but that was the whole point of it, though, to demonstrate how customizing GNOME Shell is easy and very effective, producing great results!Replies
Just to say that you can pres Enter and Space on the lock screen to login ;)ReplyDelete
This the new fedora? I was always curious about it but, felt intemidated by it's technical learning curve. I thought it was made for administrators specifcally. Is it ever leaning toward thee average userReplyDeleteReplies
Fedora is actually quite easy to use. If you compare it to other true advanced distros out there, it is a piece of cake, really. I would just recommend putting a bit of time down to learn how to use the command line package manager YUM, which is leaps and bounds better than its GUI counterpart.Delete
Other than that, just use one of those "what to do after installing Fedora 19" tutorials to get your codecs and what not, and your set!
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2013 at 8:53 AM
I enjoy using Fedora. Thank you for all these amazing screenshots!ReplyDelete
I was just reading the first two paragraphs and I can't stop thinking why should I feel good that now gnome has the options, tools for customization so it can be what I want it to be, while it is supposed to be that without the need of time, the work and the customization. It used to be like that once, long ago.ReplyDelete
It is like giving me a broken toy and then later on giving me the tools to repair and say "hey, you should be happy now since you got the tools to repair it". Damn, what about giving me a toy years back which doesn't require fixing it in the first place?
I am very sorry, since it is a very old debate and I should have been over it by now (which I thought I did) but the wording, the way you put it made me felt the urge to drop a note.Replies
I strongly disagree.Delete
GNOME was never as stable nor as functional as it is these days. It's customization options were so big that it was simply broken. Compiz was a disaster, and I am yet to find anybody who would run GNOME out of the box, without changing anything. It was that GNOME that was more a toy to play with and modify to death than an actual tool to get things done.
When the new GNOME was released, they covered the foundations and a natural progression and evolution of the shell took over. That's called a mature DE, not a broken DE.
Conceptually and functionally, specially from a productivity, consistency and stability stand point, the new GNOME is light years away from what it ever was. I am using GNOME 3.12 in Fedora 20 and this thing is simply incredible.
If you were %100 correct than the MATE project would have been fade away by time, as gnome matured. On the contrary, MATE got momentum, progressed and reaching more and more users now. And that tells something, doesn't it?Delete
If you are saying that the 3.12 release would change things in the other direction (I highly doubt it) but then you got a point there.
That's really not a valid argument in the world of open source software. If that was true, the projects to keep KDE 3.5 alive wouldn't have got this far, and yet, there they are.Delete
In any case, I have always admitted that the beginning of GNOME 3 and the new Shell paradigm were just like any other beginning: immature, incomplete and with tons of things to improve. That aside, I have always mentioned as well that most people turned their backs on these pieces of software because they didn't spend the necessary 10 minutes to understand how things worked. If they had, as many people are these days, they would have realized the tremendous potential of the Shell and the fantastic ideas the GNOME devs had in mind. Instead, most people complained that they couldn't run the desktop cube effect, which just can't be taken seriously. In that regard, kudos to the GNOME devs who persevered and fought for their vision, which is now becoming a reality in what is, in my opinion, hands down the best DE there is in Linux today.
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About Confucius 孔子
Confucius, or Kong Fuzi, literally "Master Kong", (traditionally 28 September 551 BCE – 479 BCE) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period.
His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism (法家) or Taoism (道家) during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). Confucius' thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家). It was introduced to Europe by the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as "Confucius".
His teachings may be found in the Analects of Confucius (論語), a collection of "brief aphoristic fragments", which was compiled many years after his death. For nearly 2,000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the Five Classics (五經) such as the Classic of Rites (禮記) (editor), and the Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋) (author).
Kong Qiu (孔丘), as Confucius is commonly known, is a combination of his surname (孔) and his given name (丘), and he was also known as Zhong Ni (仲尼), which is his courtesy name. He was born in 551 BCE in the Lu state (This state was in the south of modern-day Shandong Province) in the later days of the Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius was from a warrior family. His father Shulianghe (叔梁紇) was a famous warrior who had military exploits in two battles and owned a fiefdom.
According to the first complete biography of Confucius, the Shiji, his dad, a warlord named Shu Liang He, and his mom, a member of the Yan clan, "came roughly together," indicating either a rape, concubinage, or some other sort of extramarital shenanigan. His low birth, however, didn't stop him from attracting plenty of highborn followers, many of whom protected him when his outspoken manner offended his various employers.
Confucius lost his father when he was three years old, and then his mother Yan Zhengzai (顏徵在) took him and left the fiefdom because as a concubine (妾), she wanted to avoid mistreatment from Shulianghe's formal wife. Thus, Confucius lived in poverty with his mother since childhood. With the support and encouragement of his mother, Confucius was very diligent in his studies. When Confucius was seventeen years old, his mother died as a result of illness and overwork. Three years later, Confucius married a young woman who was from the Qiguan family (亓官氏) of the Song state (宋) . Though he had a mild tempered wife who loved him, he left his family to strive for his ideals. Confucius sought to revive the perfect virtue of Huaxia (Chinese civilization) and the classical properties of the Western Zhou Dynasty to build a great, harmonious and humanistic society.
Philosophy: Confucianism
Disciples and legacy: Disciples of Confucius
Memorial ceremony of Confucius
The Chinese have a tradition of holding spectacular memorial ceremonies of Confucius (祭孔) every year, using ceremonies that supposedly derived from Zhou Li (周禮) as recorded by Confucius, on the date of Confucius' birth. This tradition was interrupted for several decades in mainland China, where the official stance of the Communist Party and the State was that Confucius and Confucianism represented reactionary feudalist beliefs which held that the subservience of the people to the aristocracy is a part of the natural order. All such ceremonies and rites were therefore banned. Only after the 1990s, did the ceremony resume. As it is now considered a veneration of Chinese history and tradition, even Communist Party members may be found in attendance.
In Taiwan, where the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) strongly promoted Confucian beliefs in ethics and behavior, the tradition of the memorial ceremony of Confucius (祭孔) is supported by the government and has continued without interruption. While not a national holiday, it does appear on all printed calendars, much as Father's Day does in the West. Influence in Asia and Europe
Confucius's works are studied by many scholars in many other Asian countries, particularly those in the Sinosphere, such as Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Many of those countries still hold the traditional memorial ceremony every year.
The works of Confucius were translated into European languages through the agency of Jesuit scholars stationed in China. Matteo Ricci started to report on the thoughts of Confucius, and father Prospero Intorcetta published the life and works of Confucius into Latin in 1687. It is thought that such works had considerable importance on European thinkers of the period, particularly among the Deists and other philosophical groups of the Enlightenment who were interested by the integration of the system of morality of Confucius into Western civilization.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes Confucius was a Divine Prophet of God, as was Lao-Tzu and other eminent Chinese personages.
Visual portraits
No contemporary painting or sculpture of Confucius survives, and it was apparently only during the Han Dynasty that he was portrayed visually. Carvings often depict his legendary meeting with Laozi. In 2007 a Han dynasty fresco depicting this meeting was found in Dongping County. Since that time there have been many portraits of Confucius as the ideal philosopher. In former times it was customary to have a portrait in Confucius Temples; however, during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming dynasty it was decided that the only proper portrait of Confucius should be in the temple in his hometown, Qufu. In other temples Confucius is represented by a memorial tablet. In 2006, the China Confucius Foundation commissioned a standard portrait of Confucius based on the Tang dynasty portrait by Wu Daozi.
Home town
Soon after Confucius' death, Qufu, his hometown in the state of Lu and now in present-day Shandong Province, became a place of devotion and remembrance. It is still a major destination for cultural tourism, and many people visit his grave and the surrounding temples. In pan-China cultures, there are many temples where representations of the Buddha, Laozi and Confucius are found together. There are also many temples dedicated to him, which have been used for Confucianist ceremonies.
Confucius' descendants were repeatedly identified and honored by successive imperial governments with titles of nobility and official posts. They were honored with the rank of a marquis thirty-five times since Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and they were promoted to the rank of duke forty-two times from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang first bestowed the title of "Duke Wenxuan" on Kong Suizhi of the 35th generation. In 1055, Emperor Renzong of Song first bestowed the title of "Duke Yansheng" on Kong Zongyuan of the 46th generation.
Despite repeated dynastic change in China, the title of Duke Yansheng was bestowed upon successive generations of descendants until it was abolished by the Nationalist Government in 1935. The last holder of the title, Kung Te-cheng of the 77th generation, was appointed Sacrificial Official to Confucius. Kung Te-cheng was offered the position of puppet Emperor of China in 1937 by the Japanese, but Kung declined the offer. Te-cheng died in October 2008, and his son, Kung Wei-yi, the 78th lineal descendant, had died in 1989. Kung Te-cheng's grandson, Kung Tsui-chang, the 79th lineal descendant, was born in 1975; his great-grandson, Kung Yu-jen, the 80th lineal descendant, was born in Taipei on January 1, 2006. Te-cheng's sister, Kong Demao, lives in mainland China and has written a book about her experiences growing up at the family estate in Qufu. Another sister, Kong Deqi, died as a young woman.
Confucius's family, the Kongs, has the longest recorded extant pedigree in the world today. The father-to-son family tree, now in its 83rd generation, has been recorded since the death of Confucius. According to the Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee, he has 2 million known and registered descendants, and there are an estimated 3 million in all. Of these, several tens of thousands live outside of China. In the 14th century, a Kong descendant went to Korea, where an estimated 34,000 descendants of Confucius live today. One of the main lineages fled from the Kong ancestral home in Qufu during the Chinese Civil War in the 1940s, and eventually settled in Taiwan.
Because of the huge interest in the Confucius family tree, there was a project in China to test the DNA of known family members. Among other things, this would allow scientists to identify a common Y chromosome in male descendants of Confucius. If the descent were truly unbroken, father-to-son, since Confucius's lifetime, the males in the family would all have the same Y chromosome as their direct male ancestor, with slight mutations due to the passage of time. However, in 2009, the family authorities decided not to agree to DNA testing. Bryan Sykes, professor of genetics at Oxford University, understands this decision: "The Confucius family tree has an enormous cultural significance," he said. "It's not just a scientific question." The DNA testing was originally proposed to add new members, many of whose family record books were lost during 20th-century upheavals, to the Confucian family tree.
The fifth and most recent edition of the Confucius genealogy was printed by the Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee (CGCC). It was unveiled in a ceremony at Qufu on September 24, 2009. Women are now included for the first time.
Note that this only deals with those whose lines of descent are documented historically. Using mathematical models, it is easy to demonstrate that people living today have a much more common ancestry than commonly assumed, so it is likely that many more have Confucius as an ancestor.
About 大成至聖先師 孔子 (中文)
子姓 孔氏 名丘 字仲尼 魯國陬邑(今山東曲阜)人
Confucius 孔子's Timeline
October 9, -552
State of Lu, 鲁国, Shandong, China
Age 19
April -479
Age 72
Jining, Shandong, China
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Clutch Masters = not recommended by me.
Exactly what is the problem? Did you try bleeding the slave cylinder? Sometimes new slave cylinders will get a tiny amount of air in them. I had a car that was like that. I could drive it for like 3 months, and then one day- the clutch wouldn't engage. That's when I learned how to gravity bleed. I kept a small bottle of brake fluid with a rag under the hood, and the wrench I needed for the nipple in the glove box. When it wouldn't shift, I'd go out and pop the cap off the clutch master, open the bleeder nipple for a second, and let the air out. Wipe up any fluid, check fluid level (add before you bleed), reinstall the cap, and roll out. This is also when I found out that brake fluid eats paint
Hate to hear you had to learn this lesson on a clutch but this is why service shops mark up their parts. If you had brought the car into the dealer and had them replace the clutch and supply the parts to do it, yes you would have paid more for the parts. But when it died 5K later, you would have got a free replacement and the dealer would have had to eat the labor cost. Trust me the Ford dealer can scream at Ford Parts all they want for losing labor dollars on a early fail on a Ford part, but Ford will not reimburse them for the lost labor even when Ford supplied a defective part. It's a cruel world out there.
I fix computers for a living and I have to explain this to people at least a 3-4 times a month - and I'm selling exclusively to businesses who you would think would know better. Yes, I can see that HP sells the same PC as I'm quoting you for less money than I'm quoting. Yes I'm going to charge you for labor a second time if you buy the Dell and supply it to me and I set it up and it dies a week later. You can assume the risk or I can assume the risk, which do you want?
In your case, you benefited from the cheaper price by sourcing the parts yourself. But in order to obtain that benefit you had to assume more risk. In this case the risk the part might fail. There is no free lunch.
In the long run the parts markup by the dealer ends up paying for the labor lost to the comebacks under warranty, so while it may seem like the service shop is gouging and overcharging on the parts cost, they don't get to keep it, trust me. :-)
|the slave cylinder is just about as labor intensive as the clutch install. I'm guessing there is no haggling with a dealer for the labor rate. You could try a "mom and pop shop" and hope for a better rate. Since it is out of the warranty period, I personally don't think is a CFM problem. Its a bad deal but it sounds like you are going to have to bite the bullet.
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So I have a 2003 Ford Focus SVT, I bought a Clutchmaster kit, supplied Ford with the parts. It has a Ford Clutch Slave Cylinder. Ford wants to charge me the same price as the clutch install and charge me for the part when it went out with less then 5k miles on it. I called C-F-M where I bought the kit, also Clutchmaster but there warrenty is only 90 days. I'm asking is there any way to get this done cheaper without paying full labor and buying a new cylinder?
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Global Dimming and climate models
It is indeed true that the first climate change simulations were predominantly concerned with greenhouse gas forced climate change. Albeit very early papers argue that man-made aerosol changes might cause a cooling (Rasool and Schneider, Science 1971 and Bryson, Science 1974). And already in 1990, J. Hansen and A. Lacis (Science 1990) published a paper where they explicitly discuss the importance of anthropogenic aerosol forcing: "Sun and Dust versus Greenhouse Gas Forcing". The authors list direct effects of increasing concentrations of light scattering sulfate aerosols, light absorbing carbonaceous aerosols like soot and even aerosol effects on cloud properties (indirect aerosol effects). Finally they conclude that "… solar variability will not counteract greenhouse warming and that future observations will need to be made to quantify the role of tropospheric aerosols … ". The surface dimming effect was not yet considered an important climate factor. Back then, state-of-the-art climate models changed the reflectivity at the top of the atmosphere to account for the climate effect of increases in man-made aerosol emissions. Using cloud properties from independent climate simulations and weather forecast models to provide monthly mean water vapor and temperature fields, Kiehl and Briegleb (Science 1993) estimated a top of the atmosphere global mean human-related sulfate aerosol forcing of -0.3 W/m2 in contrast to the a +2.1 W/m2 greenhouse gas forcing. A year later, Jones, Roberts and Slingo (Nature 1994) added the indirect aerosol effect – the impact of increasing sulfate aerosol concentrations on cloud droplet sizes – which make look cloud darker. They used empirical relations to link the number of aerosol particles and number of cloud droplets to cloud droplet radii for their estimates. Other groups as well, started testing new prognostic cloud schemes for general circulation models that were able to capture the microphysical processes of cloud formation (e.g. MPI in Hamburg – Lohmann and Roeckner, Climate Dynamics 1996). These climate-modeling developments were compared (Wild et al., JC 1995) with the then available observational data of the surface solar radiation (incidentally the same data sets were used by Russak (Tellus 1990), Stanhill and Moreshet (Climatic Change 1992) and myself (Liepert et al., Contr. Atm. Physics 1994) to reconstruct the history of global dimming). One conclusion was that then-current models did not include enough aerosol absorbtion in the atmosphere (and Wild and I (GRL, 1998) wrote a paper on the "Excessive Transmission of Solar Radiation Through the Cloud-free Atmosphere in GCMs"). Note that at the end of 1990s these more complex climate models with a more physically based prognostic cloud scheme were run as equilibrium experiments hence transient 20th Century changes could not be used directly for comparison. But is has always been clear that anthropogenic aerosols are so temporally and spatially variable that long-term means are not adequate in assessing the actual aerosol forcing.
Several publications on model validations and improvements based on surface solar radiation records followed and I was involved in two of these studies. We analyzed the simulated multi-decadal changes in the direct tropospheric aerosol forcing in the NASA GISS GCM and utilized global dimming time series of the United States and Germany to assess the temporal change prognosed in the model (Liepert and Tegen, JGR 2002). Ina Tegen's aerosol model was one of the first that added time variations in carbonaceous aerosol components (including black carbon – an absorbing aerosol). We concluded that increasing absorption might actually play a stronger role than expected.
Climate simulations are the primary tools for explaining and understanding observations that might otherwise seem counterintuitive. For instance, how global dimming can go hand in hand with global warming. In 2004, at the MPI in Hamburg my coauthors and I (Liepert et al. GRL 2004) analyzed output data from a brand new version of the ECHAM general circulation model (GCM) that incorporated a fully interactive aerosol module and aerosol-cloud-scheme. This model interactively calculates aerosol chemical transformation, aerosol transport, rainout and fallout processes and even aerosol formation for some species (e.g. sulfate). We showed that, in the model, global warming caused changing rainfall patterns that fed back on aerosol distribution and composition supressing the water cycle (i.e. evaporation) as had been observed. The key to explaining the apparent contradiction was that the surface forcing changes can be very large without affecting the top-of-the-atmosphere radiation as much.
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