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Thanks for the responses everyone! I guess I'll just have to make one of the meets and discuss/drive with some of the locals. I think a tune is one of those things you just have to experience outside a discussion.
Yes, I'm a bit over the top as an mpg geek, but most of the really high mpg vehicles are decidedly not fun to drive. I bought the Focus because of reports that it was a good driving car, the significant aftermarket support and competent forums like FF. I think 40mpg is not out of the question. Even out of the D23.
The quest is on. Thanks guys!
|Most of the time the loss in MPG's is from the driver putting his foot into it more to feel the added power. I do know the drivability went through the roof when I had my car tuned. So much better to drive that I wish I would have done it years ago. I highly recommend getting a tune even if that's the only mod a person does.
Not every tuner or every tune will show gains in MPG or performance , I have a lot of customers that have seen good gains in MPG and performance
A gain in better driveability alone should show gains in MPG because the engine is more efficient
|If you are buying a tune strictly for MPG NOT worth it. If you are buying it for driveability/power worth every penny.
Yep... I know a lot of members say that the tune is their favorite performance upgrade. I have yet to install mine, so I can't say for sure yet, but I know I'd spend the money on the tune as opposed to anything at the dealer. ever. lol
Also, if you can't make the meet, there's next month too! I don't think we're going anywhere anytime soon haha.
I know what a tune will do for most cars so for me a a tune is worth the cost just for the datalogger which you have in another form it sounds like
In most cases the tune helps with idle , cruise , daily driving , performance
I can also cure your issues or find whats causing them with the tune and or datalogging
Thanks matmatician, Felix made me aware of the meet. I will try but things are really busy here. I would so love to actually experience a well set-up car and tune. And take notes.
1turbofocus, that clears up alot. My wifes '89 240 would fuel cut at anything above 1200. It was kind of abrupt in traffic sometimes, kind of an on/off switch at times, but easy to drive around it 99.8% of the time.
As for the a/f at cruise, I understand some mfrs have done this in the past to improve mileage. Chevy used to do this on foreign market ecu's and is/was latent in domestic ecu's. Hondas VX motors went super lean in lean burn mode at low load and rpm which correspond with most highway driving and only one intake valve operation for high swirl. Not sure what lean ratios the D23 will handle well at light loads, you have a much better handle on this than I do.
Lycoming recommended down to as far as 22:1 at WOT high altitude cruise for fuel efficeincy. This resulted in low EGT's after passing through the spike in richer mixtures - but that is a whole 'nother can o' worms (little transitional response needed, constant load, very cold IAT, etc).
My driving cycle will be commuting and an occasional rip through the gears. I may do stock or ST autocross, limiting mods. The future commute will be a combo of a very short hop to a vanpool site or an 80mph 75mile drive one way. Temps will be between 28F and 125F. Will have to pass Calif smog inspections with little effort.
So I'm trying to make this decision: Just get a PCM update (last one was in late '05) at the Ford dealer at about $100 hoping it will clear up the driveability issue and increase MPG. Or get a tuner and hope the $400 will clean up the driveability, add MPG and be able to reset to stock to pass smog tests.
How would you spend your money?
I charge 399.00 and 20.00 for the xcal3 , full custom tune and free tune updates as you add more NA mods , you also get my datalogging services where I can take over your laptop and set up the datalog list and do the first datalog like I was sitting in the car with you showing you how to use everything
Hey Bones!
Tom is the guy to go to with this kind of stuff, his username is 1turbofocus. He's kinda the ECU Guru on here.
If you'd like, we're having a meet and greet at southcenter mall this coming sunday, you're more than welcome to look at my ECU tuner! You can look through all the options and get an idea of what its capable of that way. Also, there will be a member there who has an ST with a tuned ECU, so you can ask him all about it! It definitely sounds like you've done some research on this stuff, so no noobness :P
An ECU tune should help with hanging RPMs and MPG's though. I'm sure thats not out of the question!
Tune to clean up driveability, help MPG?
Hey all. New here and admittedly unfamiliar with tuners and the capabilities of them. I have a Scangauge which provides some basic information but that's it. Originally I thought that tuners opened up the PCM to enable on the fly adjustment on any parameter but it appears that you have to trust someone else to adjust the code to what they think you want from the logs.
I'm considering buying one but need to justify the cost with respect to thier capability. This, for an '05 ST, stealth air cleaner, stock, "70k on motor" I'm told.
I read about the fast idle, rpm hang on shifts, 2000rpm on clutch in coasting etc. and am experiencing this myself. Is it really "normal"? It is really, really annoying. Will an existing tune make the engine behave correctly, you know, like an engine should?
In addition, I'm looking for an MPG optimized tune when out of open loop/WOT mode. The aforementioned engine speed issues adversely affect MPG, also I'm noticing deceleration fuel cut will not start unless the engine is above like 3000rpm, I would like this to start at no higher than 2000rpm and end at 1200 or so.
Lastly, I would like a lean cruise mode where under a certain load like 65% the mixture trim goes lean to like 16 or 17:1 or so. Obviously open loop/WOT would be an optimized, safe mixture.
Please excuse my noobness. I'm just not that familiar with what these tuners can do and the terminology that goes with them - yet.
Any suggestions on how to acheive the above goals, or get close? Thanks in advance!
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Looking across a bountiful American landscape at Thanksgiving, we can see — in a virtual sense with the help of computers and a massive database of geographic names — that the names of many places around the nation remind us of key themes in the Thanksgiving tradition.
Surprisingly, the word "Thanksgiving" itself is found in only a handful of U.S. placenames.
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The word "Turkey" appears on maps of Virginia 83 times; in Missouri 118 times. Oklahoma maps show the name 150 times. Texas is the state with the most "Turkey" placenames at nearly 190.
The word "Pilgrim" is associated with 34 features or structures in Massachusetts, as may seem historically appropriate. But, there are more "Pilgrim" names in Mississippi, 134. Alabama has 112.
"Cranberry" is part of almost 70 water-related feature names in Wisconsin. Maine has 54 placename references to the little red berry; Pennsylvania, 49. California only has one.
"Thanksgiving" in geographic names is comparatively rare. There are two streams in Alaska named Thanksgiving Creek. Their name origins are both tied to prospector discoveries. Only one U.S. lake has the name: Thanksgiving Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine. Thanksgiving Gorge is the name of a valley in Moffat County, Colorado. No towns or cities are named Thanksgiving. (Left: Historical placard indicating Plymouth Rock, Landing Place of the Pilgrims.)
Keeping Track of Place Names
These statistics and locations are the results of queries submitted to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), a national database maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. The GNIS collection of over 2.5 million records provides name and location data that uniquely identifies each of the Nation's communities, rivers, hills, lakes, and other geographic features. Individually, these names can range from predictably generic to amusingly peculiar. Collectively, they mirror the American experience across history and the land. (Right: GNIS screenshot)
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, created in 1890, has authorized the GNIS as the official repository of U.S. geographic names data. The Board, working together with the Secretary of the Interior, has the responsibility for establishing standard geographic names throughout the federal government.
Standardized spellings and locations for geographic names promote greater efficiency throughout government agencies and in the private sector by enabling higher levels of precision in geographically-based databases and computer-driven mapping. You might imagine the difficulty your car's navigation system would have in untangling different names or different spellings for the same place.
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This is very interesting... WORLD MURDER STATISTICS From the World Health Organization:The latest Murder Statistics for the world: Murders per 100,000 citizensHonduras 91.6 (Guess we won't be going there!!)El Salvador 69.2Cote d'lvoire 56.9Jamaica 52.2Venezuela 45.1Belize 41.4US Virgin Islands 39.2Guatemala 38.5Saint Kits and Nevis 38.2Zambia 38.0Uganda 36.3Malawi 36.0Lesotho 35.2Trinidad and Tobago 35.2Colombia 33.4South Africa 31.8Congo 30.8Central African Republic 29.3Bahamas 27.4Puerto Rico 26.2Saint Lucia 25.2Dominican Republic 25.0Tanzania 24.5Sudan 24.2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.9Ethiopia 22.5Guinea 22.5Dominica 22.1Burundi 21.7Democratic Republic of the Congo 21.7Panama 21.6Brazil 21.0Equatorial Guinea 20.7Guinea-Bissau 20.2Kenya 20.1Kyrgyzstan 20.1Cameroon 19.7Montserrat 19.7Greenland 19.2Angola 19.0Guyana 18.6Burkina Faso 18.0Eritrea 17.8Namibia 17.2Rwanda 17.1Mexico 16.9Chad 15.8Ghana 15.7Ecuador 15.2North Korea 15.2Benin 15.1Sierra Leone 14.9Mauritania 14.7Botswana 14.5Zimbabwe 14.3Gabon 13.8Nicaragua 13.6French Guiana 13.3Papua New Guinea 13.0Swaziland 12.9Bermuda 12.3Comoros 12.2Nigeria 12.2Cape Verde 11.6Grenada 11.5Paraguay 11.5Barbados 11.3Togo 10.9Gambia 10.8Peru 10.8Myanmar 10.2Russia 10.2Liberia 10.1Costa Rica 10.0Nauru 9.8Bolivia 8.9Mozambique 8.8Kazakhstan 8.8Senegal 8.7Turks and Caicos Islands 8.7Mongolia 8.7British Virgin Islands 8.6Cayman Islands 8.4Seychelles 8.3Madagascar 8.1Indonesia 8.1Mali 8.0Pakistan 7.8Moldova 7.5Kiribati 7.3Guadeloupe 7.0Haiti 6.9Timor-Leste 6.9Anguilla 6.8Antigua and Barbuda 6.8Lithuania 6.6Uruguay 5.9Philippines 5.4Ukraine 5.2Estonia 5.2Cuba 5.0Belarus 4.9Thailand 4.8Suriname 4.6Laos 4.6Georgia 4.3Martinique 4.2AndThe United States 4.2ALL 107 countries above America have 100% gun bansIt might be of interest to note that Switzerland also has NO MURDER OCCURRENCE. However their law requires that EVERYONE own a gun, maintain marksman qualifications and "carry". Interesting how you never hear about this.
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One company's training program benefits manufacturers throughout Upstate New York. Hyundai WIA announced its support for the program with new machines.
Scott Cummings (left) and David Phillips (middle), both of G.W. Lisk, are seen here with Hyundai WIA's David Barber at the announcement yesterday of the machine tool supplier's support of the Lisk training program.
For solenoid, valve and LVDT maker G.W. Lisk, one of the challenges of offering internal training for skilled manufacturing positions is finding modern equipment to use for training purposes. Open time on the most modern equipment generally has to be devoted to current production.
Machine tool supplier Hyundai WIA will help Lisk with this challenge. The company will lend the Clifton Springs, New York manufacturer the use of two new CNC machine tools, a vertical machining center and a turning center. Hyundai WIA America announced this commitment yesterday at an open house (still underway) at its headquarters in Carlstadt, New Jersey.
Lisk is not just any manufacturer offering on-the-job training. This manufacturer has developed a comprehensive 6-month training program in cooperation with nearby Finger Lakes Community College. The program has so far graduated 25 new CNC machining professionals since it was launched in 2011, all of whom have found manufacturing jobs. Some work for Lisk, while others work for other manufacturers in the area.
Company manufacturing manager Scott Cummings says Lisk realized that it had to do something dramatic to deal with the local shortage of qualified manufacturing employees. The company established its formal training program, which benefits employers throughout the region, primarily for the sake of maintaining an ongoing pipeline of qualified prospects from which Lisk can draw employees as needed. David Phillips, who used to head the company's CNC department, left that position to become Lisk's full-time training manager overseeing this program.
Prospective students are evaluated through a screening process that rejects most applicants. Only 15 of 56 applicants were accepted to the most recent class. Students who are accepted pay tuition of $2,400, a fee which also helps weed out non-committed applicants, but is not enough to cover the company's expense. Lisk's net investment to maintain this pipeline of manufacturing talent comes to about $100,000 per year, Mr. Cummings says.
Machine tool distributor Excel Machine Technologies came to the aid of Lisk's program, communicating its value to manufacturing throughout Upstate New York to Hyundai WIA, which agreed to supply this program with new machines. The vertical machining center to be used in Lisk's program will be an F500 machine, the company says. The turning center is yet to be determined, but likely will be an L2100SY multitasking machine.
A machining center similar to this one (albeit larger) will be one of the machines provided to the Lisk program. Seen here with Mr. Cummings and Mr. Phillips are Hyundai WIA president I.C. Lee and Jeremy Shamp of Excel Machine Technologies.


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Western Kentucky scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to post a 2-1 victory over Canisius Sunday morning on the final day of the Holiday Inn Hilltopper Spring Fling in Bowling Green, Ky. Canisius is now 2-7 on the year.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the bottom of the seventh, Western Kentucky started off the frame with the leadoff single back up the middle. After Western Kentucky moved the runner with a sacrifice bunt to have a runner at second base and one out, Canisius was charged with a fielding error, which allowed pinch runner Tiffany Gooch to score from second and knot the game at 1-1. Later in the inning with two outs and a runner at second, the Canisius infield was again charged with an error, this time allowing Olivia Watkins to score the game winning run for the Lady Hilltoppers. The win improved Western Kentucky to 8-4-1 on the year.
Canisius took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on an RBI-double by Alexis Roman that drove Michelle DelPrince across the plate for the Blue and Gold. Senior Jen Consaul took the tough-luck loss in the circle for the Griffs, as she allowed two runs, both unearned on five hits in 6.2 innings of work. Western Kentucky pitcher Emily Rosseau earned the win for the Lady Hilltoppers, after she went the distance and allowed just one run on three hits while striking out nine.
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Thwarting Terrorism: Lasers and enzymes detect and destroy airborne toxins
Two research groups at Princeton are harnessing the power of lasers to detect airborne dangers, including anthrax and toxic gases. A third program aims to mass produce enzymes that swiftly degrade potentially lethal nerve agents.
The multimillion dollar Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment center, funded by the National Science Foundation and directed by electrical engineering professor Claire Gmachl, is developing state-of-the-art sensors that will detect trace amounts of dangerous substances in the air. Led by Anthony Hoffman, a graduate student in Gmachl's lab, MIRTHE researchers recently invented a new type of material that could be used in very compact sensors that monitor the air in high-risk locations, such as airport terminals.
In 2007, another research group, at Princeton and Texas A&M University, reported in the journal Science a laser technique to detect anthrax in less than a tenth of a second. Using a series of laser pulses, the technique identifies anthrax based on how spores of the dangerous bacteria scatter light and works even in the presence of other substances. "We do our experiments 'on the fly,' so we can get a reading within a tiny fraction of a second," said lead author Marlan Scully, who holds joint appointments in Princeton's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the physics department at Texas A&M. The work was supported by the Welch Foundation, the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
In addition to superior detection capabilities, national security relies on technologies that can destroy bioterrorism agents after they are found. David Wood, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, is designing a process to rapidly and inexpensively produce large quantities of a substance that offers protection from nerve gas.
The protectant—an enzyme that breaks down organophosphate chemical bonds found in nerve agents—can be made by bacteria and yeast, but current techniques to purify the substance are prohibitively expensive. Wood's work, funded by the U.S. Army, aims to link the lifesaving enzyme to a protein "tag" that can be isolated from solution using a series of simple temperature and pH changes. This tag can then be easily cleaved off, leaving behind the purified enzyme.
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EAS 290 - Introduction to China's Silk Road will focus on the geography, history, peoples, economies, religions, and social institutions relevant to Silk Road studies of China today and in the past with particular attention to the western provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the Xinjiang Uigher Autonomous Region. This 4-credit course will meet Wittenberg general education requirements for C, L or S.
EAS 290 – The Silk Road Observer: From Travel Analysis to Cultural Analysis. Both anthropologists and travel writers are good observers. Through a participatory approach to the Chinese Silk Road travel experience, students will learn to translate their observations into travel essays while learning more about the cultural practices of the peoples we encounter on our journey. This 2-credit course will meet Wittenberg general education requirements for A or C.
A Wittenberg 4 credit course meets for the equivalent of 45 class hours (60 minutes each), and students are expected to spend two hours outside of class for every hour in class. Students will meet these credit hour requirements through formal class meetings, site visits, experiential learning activities, reading and writing assignments, and independent learning activities.
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-Seth Stohs has been recapping his weekend at TwinsFest over the last couple days. He had some "inside information" from a conversation with Bill Smith.
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'"I honestly hope somehow the Sabres can find a way to win down the stretch and get into the playoffs–after tonight," Briere said. "I know a lot of those guys and how good they can be. So I understand how frustrating it is when things are not clicking the way they want. Personally I don't like seeing them in that position."'
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Yes!!! finally, I can start finishing up!!!
I'll get my armor pieces from someone else, as I have no material or skills to make a decent set myself.
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I used the trash can idea, and got one of those R2-D2 looking things, my cod looks a little small, but it's attached to the girth, so only a small part of it will be visible.
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text: Hurricane company offers free drug tests to families By The Associated Press September 14, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Steve Patrick sees it all the time: the looks of concerned parents suspecting or struggling with their children's drug use.As the owner of a drug testing business in Hurricane with companies, schools and universities as his primary clients, Patrick said it breaks his heart whenever he has to charge $50 when parents show up seeking answers for their kids' behavior.So he's offering them free tests by appointment Saturday."I personally know friends who have had trouble with their kids," Patrick said. "I think this is a way to give back."Patrick said it's the first time he's offered such an event and he's not sure what the response will be. So far, Patrick hasn't seen many families sign up, but he's hoping the word gets out and that families who know each other band together in a "you take your kid, I'll take mine" approach."I have a feeling there will be some walk-ins," Patrick said. "It's a very difficult thing for parents to do, to say, 'Hey, let's go check you out.' There's a pushback from kids. It's tough."According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Virginia has the nation's second-highest rate of poisoning deaths. Dr. Elizabeth Scharman, head of the West Virginia Poison Center, has said such deaths are predominantly overdoses from prescriptions drugs.And state health officials say substance abuse plays a role in one-fifth of state births.CEO Michael Lotterstein of test kit supplier The Drug Test Consultants of Tarzana, Calif., said Patrick's idea to test children for free is unique. "You don't see if often," Lotterstein said. "I think Steve is an innovator. I think what he's doing is great. Rarely would you see someone offering this."Many websites, including major retailers, already offer U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved home kits ranging from single-drug tests to a dozen illicit and prescription drugs.For families that reserve a spot from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Patrick will test for 10 classes of illicit and prescription drugs at Reliant Drug Test Solutions.They include cocaine; marijuana; amphetamines, including Ecstacy; barbiturates; methamphetamine; opiates such as heroin, morphine, and codeine; PCP, methadone, Xanax and similar benzodiazepines; and oxycodone. Patrick said the parents will learn the results almost immediately because the urine tests are done on site."So when the parents leave, they'll have an understanding of what's going on," Patrick said. "We will not keep any records whatsoever. Even the test will go with the parents." Scharman said Friday if the tests lead to conversations between parents and their children about drug abuse, "that's a great thing."She said parents need to understand the limitations of the tests, which don't detect every drug and in some cases can give false positives. She said parents also need to have a plan going in to deal with potentially bad news."My concern is what information is given to these parents, and what then do they do?" she said. "What support is there for the parent? What's the strategy?"West Virginia already is doing something about the supply side of prescription drug abuse.As part of a crackdown on pill mills and doctor shopping, a new state law limits the amount of pain drugs a doctor or clinic can dispense, speeds up the tracking of prescriptions through a statewide database and increases oversight of pain management clinics as well as methadone treatment centers. It also tightens the purchase limits of cold remedies that can be used to make methamphetamine.Last month, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the state will devote $7.5 million to help set up and expand support services for substance abuse. Federal prosecutors also are cracking down on illegal pill distributions and have promoted drug take-back efforts in which residents dispose of unwanted and expired prescription pills.And a Georgia company that West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw says was a significant distributor of ingredients used to make drugs known as bath salts and synthetic marijuana has agreed not to sell or advertise its chemicals in the state and agreed to turn over a list of West Virginia customers.Patrick said he isn't testing for bath salts. The cost of administering the tests can be expensive, especially if few people show up on Saturday. If there's a solid turnout, "we will add those [bath salt] tests next year," he said.Patrick's background is in human resources. Four years ago, a company he worked for was sold and he was laid off, so he started the drug-testing firm."It was just something I was passionate about," said Patrick, whose children are grown and he now has seven grandchildren."I've probably talked to my grandkids more about drugs than I ever did my kids," he said. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Two killed in I-79 wreck near Clendenin 2 Balzout co-founder Scott Cable dies at 54 3 After losing job to flood, man opens Mexican restaurant in Clendenin 4 Charleston Mayor Danny Jones critical of health care protesters 5 After vote delay, Capito says she opposes current ACA repeal bill Marshall to honor 2 troopers with helmet stickers Previous Story Ex-state teacher found not guilty of sex assault Next Story


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Senator Inhofe on Climate Change
by Michael Mann, Stefan Rahmstorf, Gavin Schmidt, Eric Steig, and William Connolley
Senator James Inhofe (R) of Oklahoma recently provided us with an update of his views on the issue of climate change in a speech given on the opening senate session, January 4, 2005. His speech opened with the statement:
As I said on the Senate floor on July 28, 2003, "much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science." I called the threat of catastrophic global warming the "greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people," a statement that, to put it mildly, was not viewed kindly by environmental extremists and their elitist organizations.
Cutting through much of his polemic, Inhofe's speech contains three lines of scientific argument which, according to him, provide "compelling new scientific evidence" that anthropogenic global warming is not threatening. We here submit his statements to scrutiny.
(1) The Paleoclimate Record
Inhofe relies upon novelist Michael Crichton (see here and here) to support his contention that
"We are also in the midst of a natural warming trend that began about 1850, as we emerged from a 400 year cold spell known as the Little Ice Age."
Scientific studies come to the opposite result. All published scientific investigations of the causes of 20th century warming have consistently found that natural factors alone cannot explain the warming. Model simulations of large-scale temperature changes in past centuries , for one, can only reproduce the post-"Little Ice Age" warming through the inclusion of non-natural, anthropogenic forcing. The IPCC concluded in its 2nd asessment report that "that there is a discernible human influence on global climate", based in fact on a variety of different techniques, including so-called "Detection and Attribution" studies. These studies involve detailed analyses of the spatial patterns of the observed 20th century changes, which differ for different causes of warming (e.g. anthropogenic factors such as increased greenhouse gases or industrial aerosols, or changes in land use, and natural factors such as changes in solar output or explosive volcanism), each of which have their own unique spatial pattern or "fingerprint". Another simple reason that natural causes cannot explain recent warming is that none of the natural factors which could potentially cause warming (e.g., the combined solar+volcanic forcing or even the somewhat more dubious hypothesized forcing by cosmic ray flux changes) show a trend since the mid 20th century.
Inhofe then launches into a slew of criticisms of the "Hockey Stick" reconstruction of past temperature changes in this speech, touching on every one of our documented "myths". Consider, for example, his reference to
"the well-known phenomena of the Medieval Warming [sic] Period–when, by the way, it was warmer than it is today"
All quantitative paleoclimate reconstructions of the past millennium published in the scientific literature have come to the opposite conclusion. They consistently find that late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of at least the last 1000 years for the Northern Hemisphere on the whole. Though certain regions appear to have exhibited mild conditions during the so-called "Medieval Warm Period", there is no credible evidence we are aware of that average temperatures for the Northern Hemisphere or globe were as warm as (let alone warmer than) the late 20th century.
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New York -- Walmart announced Tuesday an ambitious plan to hire more than 100,000 veterans over the next five years. The pledge was part of Walmrt U.S. CEO Bill Simon's Tuesday keynote address at the National Retail Federation's Annual Convention & Expo in New York.
Beginning Memorial Day, Walmart will offer a job to any honorably discharged veteran in his or her first 12 months off active duty. Most of these jobs will be in Walmart stores and its Sam's club locations. Some will be in the company's distribution centers.
"Hiring a veteran can be one of the best business decisions you make," said Simon. "Veterans have a record of performance under pressure. They're quick learners and team players. They are leaders with discipline, training, and a passion for service. There is a seriousness and sense of purpose that the military instills, and we need it today more than ever."
Simon also called on the retail industry to work together to provide greater career opportunities for veterans.
"Imagine what retail could do together," said Simon. "We could leave an incredible legacy as an industry. We can be the ones who step up for our heroes. And we can do this now."
Walmart has already spoken to the White House about its vet-hiring plans. The chain said First Lady's team immediately expressed an interest in working with Walmart and with the entire business community to join forces to build upon this commitment. In the next several weeks, the White House will convene the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and major American employers to encourage businesses to make significant commitments to train and employ America's returning heroes.


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Saturday, 29 December 2012
End of the year show
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Hi Keith, enjoyed watching the video, some great memories for you from your last year, great stuff.ReplyDelete
A great round up. Thanks for all your efforts and here's to an equally successful 2013.ReplyDelete
Thanks Gary. I hope next year is as good. :-)ReplyDelete
Cheers Adrian. A magical 12 months for me.
Super review of the past year Keith. Lots of special moments and some beautiful images, not too sure about that old geezer getting out of breath and struggling to stand up!...lolReplyDelete
And there were a few glimpses of the sun in there somewhere, just goes to show it didn't rain for the whole year, just most of it!!!
Lets hope that next year will be just as good, or even better...I'm looking forward to it already!...[;o)
Thanks Trevor. Had some great moments during the year. Not sure who that bloke was .... lolReplyDelete
happy new year. lets hope for some better light!!ReplyDelete
Cheers Pete; I certainly hope so, and a bit less rain.ReplyDelete
Very good video Keith, good selection off subjects and you even managed some sunlight!ReplyDelete
Look forward to next years,
Happy New Year
For what ever reason I can never seem to watch videos, I tried switching Browsers, I think it's my old Flash Player, I'll try and download new flash player, Great images Kieth, hopefully it might stop raining in 2013..I doubt it though :)ReplyDelete
really enjoyed the video. lots of wonderful moments and laughs and beauty. enjoyed all the bird calls, too.ReplyDelete
sweet jim...
Lovely glimpses into your year Keith! Loved the dancing Common Gull and I never realised that Great Crested Grebes did it underwater! A lovely round-up.ReplyDelete
Wishing you a Happy New Year and let's hope that 2013 is slightly less damp!
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What a very enjoyable compilation Keith and so beautifully put together, you really have had a remarkable wildlife year. I think I spied Trevor enjoying the Lavender! Thank you for including the Heron and that lovely little singing Robin and it was lovely to see Jim enjoying his holiday in Wales too.ReplyDelete
Thanks Bob. Glad you enjoyed it.ReplyDelete
Cheers Doug. Shame you missed the video, I was really pleased with it.
Thank you Theresa. Although I lost Jim this year, his last months in Wales were really good for him. I had to include him. :-)
Thanks John. It's been a good year. Hopefully the next one won't be so wet.
Thanks Jan. Glad you enjoyed it. A very memorable year for me; in lots of ways. Lots of memories of Jim in Wales too.
What a pleasant video you had made, it is full of birds and butterflies. Well done Keith.ReplyDelete
Wonderful set of images and a great video Keith.ReplyDelete
Hope you see plenty in 2013
Great year and great video.. so glad it's been good for you Keith...happy next year too.... :DReplyDelete
I thoroughly enjoyed the 13 minutes of the video having fun. It was a great idea to compile it. Was the emerald green bird which flashed in one of the shots (3:11) a kingfisher?ReplyDelete
Good luck in your new adventures in 2013! :)
Been such a long hard year for me, I hope its all downhill from this point...drama is NOT what I like in my life. WORK has gotten in the way of my travels to other areas, but that wont last forever so I look very forward to that time when IM footloose like you Keith!ReplyDelete
ITS been a great yr of photos tho, Ive enjoyed so much seeing the lake and reading about the silly swans and the Boat People and the floods, and the rats..Fun stuff..and there was some sad news when you lost Jim....we've all had our ups n downs...
BIG Hug for the NEW YR!!
Thank you Bob. Glad you enjoyed the video. It took a while to do, but I think it was worth it.ReplyDelete
Thanks Roy. I can only hope next year will be as good; apart from all the rain lol
Thanks Tricia. And all the best to you too.
Thanks Petra. Yea, the quick flash at that point was a Kingfisher leaving its nest. Sadly it got flooded out a couple of weeks later.
Thanks Sondra. I can thoroughly recommend being footloose lol
I'm glad you've enjoyed sharing my year, and it was sad losing Jim this year; but he had great times in Wales, and I've some lovely memories and video of him.
All the best for next year.
Not to forget the terrific photos you've taken this year Keith, plus all the wonderful clips of animal behaviour.ReplyDelete
Have as great a year in 2013.
Thanks John. All the best to you too. :-)ReplyDelete
Wonderful to watch Keith and I knew Jim would feature in there at some point.ReplyDelete
Looking forward to 2013 which hopefully will be a bit drier.
All the best Andrew.
I enjoyed the video. Looks like you're out in all kinds of weather, and thanks to you I was able to watch from the comfort of my chair. I loved the ritual bird dances.ReplyDelete
Great shots and video - nice to see a lot of birds I don't see any more. Have to say I love the Smew - always was one of my favourite birds.ReplyDelete
Cheers and have a good New Year - Stewart M - Melbourne
Thank you Andrew. Yea, Jim has been a big part of my life; had to include one of his happier moments.ReplyDelete
Thank you JoLynne. I do like to get out when I can. I don't like being indoors much. lol
Thanks Stewart, glad it brought back some memories. The male Smew is a stunning bird.
I guess it's 2013 there now?
A good collection to end the year, Keith. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Choy Wai, thank you.ReplyDelete
All the best to you and your family for the new year.
Fantastic video Keith. Really enjoyed watching that. Have a great new year.ReplyDelete
Thanks Adam, glad you enjoyed it.ReplyDelete
All the best for 2013
Really enjoyed the video, so many beautiful birds. Hope you have a fantastic 2013. From FindlayReplyDelete
Some wonderful photos, and I really enjoyed watching your video. Terrific seeing various bird and animal behaviour ... it was a great idea to pick highlights from your year and sharing them with us. It's already 2013 where you are; we have 7 hours left of the old year still!ReplyDelete
Wishing you a happy and healthy new year, with many photo opps!
Thank you Findlay, glad you enjoyed the video. All the best to you for this new year. May you see lots of birds, and have some great memories.ReplyDelete
Thanks Glo. Hope you have a great new year when it gets to you. It's here now, much like the old one so far, without the rain. :-)


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'The 20- year-old led Ontario Hockey League defensemen in scoring, establishing career highs in points (70), assists (59) and goals (11) in 68 games with the Barrie Colts and Saginaw Spirit. Crawford was named to the OHL's First All-Star Team and was selected as the league's Best Offensive Defenseman in the OHL Coaches Poll. He finished second in voting for OHL Defenseman of the Year.'
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For awhile now I have been toying with doing a Jango but.. the jet pack seemed a major concern. Twice I have almost sold this project but my wife has told me not to. She says what if you don't go into the Army then you will want to keep it. It seems that I am indeed going within the next month so now the race to finish it is on. The cones and nozzles were from asok. I started out with cardboard and some spray plastic.
I have now moved onto bondo and fiberglass to use to mold fill holes and use as glue. Guess this will be one tough pack when I am done.


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I personally would NOT use those pistons in a blown application. If you were talking 4 lbs of boost I would say go for it. Hyperutectic pistons are CAST pistons. If you do your research they DO NOT suggest running cast pistons in blown engines that are being built to make power. You said 10 or 11 lbs of boost. For a roots blower that is going to make a ton of torque and power. Don't confuse that boost with the boost of the turbo cars or centrif blowers. Roots blower will also make more heat and be more prone to detonation if things are not set-up correctly.
Cast pistons are good to maybe 5lbs of boost. You will no doubt break those pistons if you run boost on them.
Before you throw a blower on anything make sure you do lots of research. While it is possible to just slap a blower on an engine and it will make power, there is a right way and lots of wrong ways to do it. If you want to make power and want the engine to live do it right.
I have forged pistons and 8.47:1 compression I run 12lbs of boost on pump gas, that is REALLY pushing the limits on 91 octane. Make sure you check into what boost does to your "effective" compression ratio. If you need help finding this info let me know I will try to post some links. Actually go to www.blowerdriveservice.com and browse the FAQ section, along with the rest of the site. That will not be all the info you need but, it will get you started in the right direction. I also HIGHLY suggest picking up (and reading) a book called "Street Supercharging" by SA Designs. Lots of good info in there to get you started.
Not trying to rain on your parade but, I would hate to see you throw money away.
Check out my site and you can see a little of what it took to build my engine http://community.webshots.com/user/camaroman7d
Hope that helps some.
These pistons got a bad rep when they first came out, and it stuck with them for some time. As chris pointed out you need to pay real close attention to the gap on the top ring. I fit mine .002" or so over the top gap they recommend. All these pistons that i have seen destroyed have been for 2 reasons. The top ring lifted ( because of a small end gap) Or detonation. They will not tolerate any detonation at all.... I'LL REPEAT THEY WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY DETONATION!!!!!!
So if your a good tuner and pay attention to what is going on inside your engine your ok..... if your new at this or don't pay attention i would spend a few extra dollars and get the forged..
If properly set up in the block, yes. The problem is most don't give these pistons enough clearance in the rings and you need to run alot less timing in the engine.
Keith Black 121 pistons
How much BOOST and HORSEPOWER can the KB 121 Dished pistons handle? They are 28cc dished and say they are suitable for blower turbo applications. With 64cc heads they make 8.6 to 1 compression. They are for a 383ci stroker engine with 5.7 full floating rods. Will they handle 10 or 11 lbs of boost? They are hyperutectic. Thanks
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Inspiring Kids To Give Back
3 comments:
- Yllsa said...
This entry makes me feel so happy inside :) It's always a good thing to teach children how to be considerate and thoughtful of those who don't have as much as they do!
By the way, I mentioned your website/blog again yesterday on mine!
Have a nice day!
- December 2, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Brian said...
Our kids have enough stuff. So, at their birthdays, we choose a charity to give some birthday money too and then we donate time there too if we can. This year, my 8 year old chose the local Humane Society- where we spendt the afternoon petting and playing with the animals waiting to be adopted. It was a great afternoon.
- December 2, 2010 at 11:25 PM
- Tesa said...
This is an inspiration and there are kids everywhere wanting to take action and help spread the holiday cheer. Kids are always willing to give back and share, especially for causes that they see locally. There are so many great ways to give back and earn the good karma this holiday season. A simple way is helping out Feeding American and dosomething.org as they tackle hunger this season. Even superstar hip-hop artist Nelly joined in on the fun. Start a canned food drive in your area! It's such a simple way to give back and spread the holiday joy at your school or in your community. Find out how at dosomething.org/tacklehunger!
- December 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM


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10 Exercise Ideas for Families
Being physically active used to easier before the world of cable TV, video games and computers. Now a-days, many families have a more sedentary lifestyle and a lot more health-related problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and depression. Childhood obesity is now epidemic and more than a third of American adults are clinically obese.
So, what can families do to counteract these problems? One is to change the family diet to include healthier foods and fewer fast food meals. Two is to exercise as a family. Theres lots of ways to include physical activity in your daily living and to add new routines that you and your kids can depend on to keep everyone moving.
- Walk to school when possible. If weather and time permit lace up your walking shoes and walk with the kids to school. Older children can walk by themselves, or may want to organize a group of friends to walk together.
- Physical activity video games. Video games have gotten a lot of the blame for keeping kids and adults on the couch instead of actually moving. But there are newer games that are designed to get everyone dancing, exercising, and playing virtual sports. These games can be a lot of fun and exercise for the entire family.
- Build strong bones Bone strengthening exercise is important for all family members. Besides lifting weights (free hand weights are inexpensive compared to a gym membership) there are other activities that get the heart beating, burn calories and build bone such as jumping rope, volleyball and gymnastics. Any weight bearing activity will work.
- Enjoy local parks. If your neighborhood has a park, you can make going a reward for smaller children. A good grade? Lets go to the park! Put away your toys without complaining? Thank you for a job well done. Lets go the park! Its also a great time to talk with and bond with your child.
- Active birthday parties. Way too often birthday parties are spent at Pizza parlors. Make the next birthday an active adventure. Plan a visit to the zoo, skating rink, bowling alley, snow or river tubing, or a game of adults verses kids basketball. A bike is a great present for everyone in the family.
- Playground play. Swinging on the overhead bars, climbing and even tug-of war are great muscle-strengthening exercises..
- Learn a new activity. Take a class together such as martial arts (great muscle building and critical thinking skills), dance and yoga.
- Walk the dog. Its not only good exercise for the dog " but a great way for everyone to get outside, share the days goings on, and do one of the simplest and most beneficial exercises the whole family can participate in.
- Garden. Spring is just a few weeks away, and its gardening time. Planting a vegetable garden not only provides healthier choices for meals, but its a great way to introduce children to a variety of vegetables. Studies have shown that picky eaters are more likely to add new vegetables to their list of likes if they participate in the planting and growing process. Flower gardens are great too " everyone loves beautiful flowers!
10. Take a cue from your kids. If your child shows an interest in a physical activity, follow up and encourage their participation. See if theres an adult version you can join " everyone should be a child some of the time!
Source: Lynn Yoffee http://www.everydayhealth.com/kids-health/exercise-ideas-for-family-fitness.aspx


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Commonly referred to as 'the warm heart of Africa', the small landlocked country of Malawi offers travellers game reserves, national parks remote trekking and the impressive Lake Malawi. The Lake, a beautiful fresh water lake stretching approximately 500km along the country's eastern border is the third largest fresh water lake in Africa and the eighth largest in the world. Whilst Malawi encourages tourism, the relatively small number of visitors has meant infrastructure is basic. Much of the country remains mostly untouched with beautiful lakeshore beaches, highland wilderness areas and some of the friendliest people in Africa.


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why is the institution of 'straight' marriage important to society?
following that line of thought, men should be able to marry boys, multiple marriages should be ok. moms could marry sons, and i could marry my horse....i'd just have to pick mare of gelding....hmmmmm.
i'm not thrilled with drug tests. i would be equally dismayed to find that my childs bus driver was a meth user.
1. i subscribe to the "slippery slope" view.
...historicaly 2 to 5 hundred years is the life expectancy of democracy...
The slippery slope. The more freedoms/rights that are refused now makes it easier to refuse more in the future.
Now on to the gay marriage. Jim marries John and that is wrong. But what if John became Jane through sexual reconstruction would the marriage between Jim and NEW Jane be OK now???? Still the same person, just reconfigured body.
And if you compromise now, which many do, then others will compromise later on. The more the majority demands to limit the minority, the easier it will be later to limit even more.
I still swear that all babies should start being DNA "SWABBED" at birth and a catalog is started which "in a single generation" could greatly reduce crime or at least capture and convict those guilty
everyone quotes TJ as if he were god. i wonder what he would think of us now? i think he'd be wondering why god hadn't struck us all down like sodomites. :lol:
so maybe we started this conversation at the wrong end. we should have defined freedom, before we discussed freedom.


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Regular Season Play Tips off Saturday at UNI
By: Jill Wunrow (@JillWunrow)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - For the 26th consecutive season, the No. RV/25 Green Bay women's basketball team tips off its regular season play with a road trip, compiling a 15-10 during the span. The Phoenix travels to Northern Iowa Saturday, Nov. 10 where it will battle the Panthers at 2:30 p.m. at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Saturday's contest will be the fourth meeting in five seasons between the two teams as Green Bay looks to extend its four-game winning streak against the 2011-12 Women's Basketball Invitational runner-up. Both teams appeared in the same region during the 2010-11 NCAA Tournament. UNI lost to Michigan State in the first round while Green Bay edged the Spartans to advance to the program's first Sweet 16 appearance.
BORSETH IS BACK: Saturday officially tips off the second Kevin Borseth era leading the Phoenix. For the first time in program history, on April 5, Green Bay announced the hiring of a coach from the Big Ten Conference, or any BCS school for that matter when Borseth was introduced as the fourth coach in Green Bay's storied history. Borseth spent his previous five seasons as the head coach at Michigan, compiling an overall record of 87-73.
Prior to Michigan, in 1998 Borseth was hired as the second head coach at Green Bay where he led the Phoenix to an impressive 216-62 record while advancing to the postseason all nine seasons. Under Borseth's leadership, Green Bay is 4-5 in regular season openers.
FABULOUS FRESHMEN: Green Bay's freshman class consists of seven players with five true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen. The class size marks the third time in program history the Phoenix has entered the season with seven freshmen on its roster with the others being the 1985-86 and 2007-08 seasons.
Throughout exhibition play, the freshman class combined for a total of over 130 minutes in exhibition play with Kaili Lukan (Barrie, Ontario) proving she can contribute for the Phoenix immediately, registering a combined seven steals and 18 points in 32 minutes of play during Green Bay's two exhibition games.
STEADY STARTERS: The Phoenix returns four of its five starters this season. Adrian Ritchie (12.3 ppg.), Lydia Bauer (11.1 ppg.), Sarah Eichler (9.9 rpg.) and Megan Lukan (6.6) all started for the Phoenix in 2011-12 while senior Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) led all bench players averaging 6.0 points per game, 2.3 rebounds per game and 12.0 minutes per contest.
PRESEASON CONFERENCE HONORS: Green Bay tips off its 2012-13 season picked to finish first in the Horizon League while UNI was picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference. Green Bay senior Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) is a Preseason Horizon League First Team selection while classmate Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) was a Preseason Second Team pick. UNI senior guard Jacqui Kalin was a preseason All-MVC selection.
LAST MEETING (DEC. 4, 2011): In last season's meeting, Bauer scored 19 points in the 75-67 win while sophomore Megan Lukan (Barrie, Ontario) added 13 points. UNI opened the game with a 13-0 run, holding the Phoenix scoreless until the 15:05 mark. Green Bay battled back in the second half, building its lead to as many as 16, capturing the eventual win.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS: With 1,419 career points at UNI, Kalin is on track to become the all-time leading scorer in Panthers' history. Kalin is also one of 30 candidates for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award. Kalin returns to the court this season for UNI after missing the entire 2011-12 season due to injury.
Last season UNI made history by notching the program's first postseason wins during the Women's Basketball Invitational, winning three games to advance to the finals.
FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE: Fans unable to make the trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa can follow the action live on GreenBayPhoenix.com. A live video stream as well as live stats will be available to track the game.
Individual, full season ticket and Pick 5 packages are on sale now with the Green Bay Athletics Ticket Office. For more information and to order tickets, please call 920.465.2625 or visit the athletics department offices in the Kress Events Center.
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Thread: The Good And The Bad (Week 4)
10-01-2006, 04:30 PM #1Pro Bowl Poster
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The Good And The Bad (Week 4)
The Good:
1. We are 4-0 BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Steve McNair is Mr. Clutch!
3. I haven't had a heart attack with these past two wins.
4. Our defense. While the Chargers were very good on defense, we showed that WE are the number 1 defense in football. Despite being on the field for a long time, our defense created opportunities for us to go ahead in this game.
5. Todd Heap. Made several key catches for us including the game winning TD.
6. Sam Koch. Thus far, he is the Ravens Rookie of the Year. Not only did he have a great day punting, but did you guys see that hit on the Punt Returner? Could that make the Jacked Up reel this week?
The Bad:
1. Our OL. Those guys are going to hurt us if/when we make it to the playoffs. We won't get chances to come back like this each week, but those guys must give McNair a chance to make throws. This issue of the center stepping on the QB's feet must be addressed. We all owe Boller an apology. This coming offseason should be dedicated (in addition to re-signing AD) to the OL. I would set a precedent in drafting OL in every round. (Okay, maybe not).
2. Our offense as a whole must get on the same page. We left 14 points on the field; Mason's wide open miss and that field goal fumble by Wilcox. By the way, why in the heck were we doing something else besides running when we were at the goal line? We should have been driving Jamal until we got in.
3. Our running game. Where is it? Maybe Jamal would answer, "Ask the OL."
All in all, we are 4-0, and we beat a very good football team. It was not luck. Our defense and special teams outplayed their defense and special teams. Despite our sputtering offense which is still trying to gel, we are a very good football team.It's a new season! It's a new day!
Re: The Good And The Bad (Week 4)We are 4-0 BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As long as they win, who gives a shit.
No Doubt, we beat a good team today, Great Defense and Good Offense.
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What a win! It was ugly as hell just like last week, but 4-0 is 4-0!!!
And Bart Scott is becoming one of my new favorite Ravens.
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Re: The Good And The Bad (Week 4)
It is so sad to see how this offensive line holds this offense back.We are so limited in what we do it is ridiculous,and if we dont go in shotgun it is impossible for Mcnair to set up a throw.
The holes arent there for Jamal,McNair has pressure around him constantly and the penalties are from our guys just not being good enough to block the opponents.But..................
WE ARE 4-0 BABY!!!! And we are finding a way to win when we dont have our best stuff and that is what it is all about!!!!!!
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I hope we remain the worst undefeated team in the NFL for a long, long, long, long, long, long time. In fact, I wouldn't mind if the Ravens played like this for the rest of my entire life.
But on a more serious note, those issues you mentioned are all true. You gotta think at some point, McNair Magic will wear off in the 4th quarter. Right?
Also add to "The Good:" We have 3/4ths of the season to figure out how to run and protect the passer.
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Every week, the offense leaves me scratching my head. Last week, it was the reverse on our own 20s with 2 mins remaining. This week, it was the shovel pass at the 2. Totally unacceptable!
That being said, I Think this team should take a good look at itself during the final minutes of the past few games and ask themselves which plan works best.
As for the offensive line, it's... well.... OFFENSIVE... especially Mike Flynn.
At the beginning of the game, the Chargers knew we were gonna stack the line against LT. So what did they do? Throw quick outs, and they were successful. That's what I think we should do, just to get the defense off our running game.
Is that asking too much of Billick?
Re: The Good And The Bad (Week 4)You gotta think at some point, McNair Magic will wear off in the 4th quarter. Right?
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Lost in this: still no 100yd rusher. Tomlinson capped at 98 yds. Icing, I guess :)
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Re: The Good And The Bad (Week 4)
The shovel pass to Wilcox was a good call, the Chargers just made the play. We have seen it work multiple times....I guess I would of like seeing Heap with it but Wilcox normally hangs on to it.
Re: The Good And The Bad (Week 4)
The good this pic.
Put the smile back on your face.This is a 60 minute ball game.
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Beautiful. Heap is a MAN. He won't be denied with the game on the line.
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I actually thought the shovel pass was a good, inventive call, they just didn't execute it. The end result of the play made me want to throw something through my neighbor's TV, but the call wasn't bad. It sure beats the constant Jamal-up-the-middle on practically very first down.
I don't understand why McNair didn't throw to Heap more often. Were they keeping him in to block, or was there some other reason? He's one of the best TEs in the league, so let's throw to him!
Great comeback against what seems to be a really good team -- I was impressed with San Diego. They thoroughly outplayed us in the first half.


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The name "microbe" suggests creatures that are so tiny you need a microscope to see them. For most microbes this is true, but there are some gargantuan microbes that we can actually see with the unaided eye. On this page, you'll read about the biggest of the big in each of the main categories of microbes: viruses, bacteria, protists, fungi and, as an extra added bonus, parasitic worms.
Viruses are super tiny. There's not a single type of virus that can be seen without a microscope and regular light microscopes that allow us to see bacteria and protists aren't powerful enough to view viruses. Scientists use special types of electron microscopes to see viruses.
However, viruses come in a wide range of sizes and there are some biggies among them (big being a very relative term here). The largest of them all are a group called the Filoviridae <fill-oh-vir-ih-dee>. This family includes the Ebola virus, which you might have heard of. Filoviridae are long, thin viruses that look like bent tubes. They can reach up to 1,000 nanometers or 1/10,000th of a centimeter in length. This makes them actually longer than some of the smaller bacteria. However, these long viruses are only about 80 nanometers in diameter.
Filoviridae are big for viruses, but they are mere pipsqueaks next to the largest of the bacteria.
The colossus among bacteria is a single-celled giant that lives in the ocean and is named Thiomargarita namibiensis <thigh-oh-mar-ger-ee-tuh nah-mih-bee-en-sis>, which means "sulfur pearl of Namibia." It was found in the ocean floor off the coast of Namibia in Africa. T. namibiensis's ball-shaped cells can grow to almost 1 millimeter or 1/25th of an inch in diameter. That's about as big as the period at the end of this sentence. Size-wise, the largest T. namibiensis cell is to an ordinary bacterium what a 75-foot (23-meter) blue whale is to a newborn mouse. Wow!
T. namibiensis "eats" sulfur and "breathes" nitrate. It stores these molecules in bubble-like compartments in its cell called vacuoles <vac-you-ohls>. These vacuoles take up 97 percent of the space inside the cell and give the bacterium a pearly, blue-green color. Basically, these vacuoles act like food storage and scuba gear, enabling the bacterium to survive long periods when sulfur and nitrate are scarce without "starving" or "suffocating."
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The biggest single-celled protozoa are ocean dwelling creatures called foraminifera <for-am-an-if-air-uh> or forams for short. While many species of foraminifera don't grow over a single millimeter in diameter, the largest forams can reach sizes of 5 to 6 centimeters (a little over 2 inches) in diameter. (Fossils of ancient forams have reached up to 15 centimeters!) Holy microbe! How can a single cell get that HUGE? It's thanks in part to shells.
Forams build shells called tests that can support the large size that some of these creatures reach. The tests are commonly divided into chambers that are added as the protozoan grows. The foram cell typically occupies all but the one or two most recently added chambers, the last of which opens out to the seawater. In their simplest forms, tests may be little more than hollow balls or open tubes. But some foram tests can take very complex shapes. Depending on the species, foram tests may be made of sand grains, organic compounds, and other particles cemented together, or they may be made of crystalline calcite, the same mineral that sea shells are made of.
The chambers in larger foram tests often serve as a home for algae and cyanobacteria as well. The forams "farm" these microbes for the compounds they produce as they turn sunlight into energy. Forams also eat bacteria, diatoms, other protozoa and even small animals such as copepods. In turn, forams are an important food source for snails, sand dollars, fish and other creatures. Forams move about and catch their food using hairlike extensions of their cell fluid called reticulopodia <reh-tick-you-low-pod-ee-uh> that poke out of their tests (white "threads" in color photo above). These extensions are like the pseudopods <sue-doh-pods>, or oozing "false feet" that amoebas form, only they're much thinner and more numerous.
Ok, so 2-inch wide protozoa are definitely huge on the microbial scale, but forams don't hold a candle to the giants among fungi…
As you may have read on the fungi page of this site, fungi straddle the realms of microbiology and macrobiology. Some species are single-celled creatures that can't be seen without a microscope. Yeast is an example. Other species form the multi-celled structures that we know as mushrooms. Obviously, these can be seen perfectly fine without a microscope.
So you might be thinking that there are lots of big fungi. True. But there's one that's bigger than all the rest, that forms structures that spread for miles and that kills large trees. It's called Armillaria ostoyae <are-mill-are-ee-uh ah-stoy-ee>, known more commonly as the honey mushroom. Read about it in the News section of the site.
A fungus that can cover an area larger than 1,600 football fields definitely takes the prize for biggest of the big. But for pure grossness, nothing beats the colossus among parasites…
Sometimes the human body is invaded by parasitic creatures that steal food from our guts or dine on our blood. Although many of these parasites are multi-celled creatures, microbiologists study them, too, because most species are too small to see easily without a microscope. However, some can get big—VERY big. The king of these parasites is the beef tapeworm, which can easily grow 7½ meters or 25 feet long! Imagine that living in your guts!
Tapeworms have a head called a scolex <skoh-lecks> with suckers or hooks that allow it to attach itself to the walls of its host's guts. Tapeworms don't have stomachs or intestines themselves. Instead they steal digested food passing through the host's digestive tract. They absorb this food through their bodies. The body of a tapeworm is made up of dozens if not hundreds or thousands of segments, each of which can grow into a brand new tapeworm.
You may have heard wild stories that some models or Hollywood starlets have swallowed tapeworms on purpose as a way to stay thin. This is an urban legend, totally untrue. Even if someone wanted to try this, it wouldn't really work too well. Tapeworms don't necessarily go for the fats and sugars. They need useful nutrients so they mainly absorb vitamins and other vital nutrients from the food their hosts eat, depriving their hosts' bodies of these essential things. So all having a tapeworm does is gradually make a person sicker and sicker.
So there you have it: the giants among the microbes. Pretty amazing how big some of these tiny creatures can get. But that just goes to show how diverse, unusual and wonderful life on Earth is.


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They stood on the sidelines Sunday (June 30) at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., the home of the New Jersey Devils. Five young ice hockey players -- J.T. Compher, Michael Downing, Andrew Copp, Tyler Motte and Nolan De Jong -- committed to playing at the University of Michigan but whose professional future lay in the hands of the NHL general managers. Within hours, these five were selected in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
When their names were called, their appearance in those NHL game jerseys gave an indication of the talent they possess and the potential of providing Red Berenson and his U-M staff with players that can be part of a championship program.
The NHL Entry Draft is a peek at the future, and a grade for the college hockey recruiting world.
Unlike football and basketball recruiting, where a cottage industry of subjective evaluators rate incoming recruits, college hockey teams and fans can judge the recruiting class by professionals who grade and then select players for their own team. Professional general managers and scouts make a living by whom they select, and the draft reflects the potential of that year's age group.
As a college program, you always want to be prominent in the draft, and the University of Michigan was just that. Five Wolverines were drafted in the seven rounds. It was the most of any team in the new Big Ten Conference, and it was the fourth time since 1999 that U-M has had more than four players picked in the entry draft.
The professionals also look at what schools are recruiting players when they have an interest. They know most of the draft eligible players need to develop, and when U-M signs a recruit, the NHL teams know the player will have the opportunity and coaching to improve his play. When a student-athlete signs a letter of intent to play at Michigan, their stock increases in the eyes of the National Hockey League.
The NHL teams know Michigan is a great environment for players to develop -- not only on the ice but off the ice too.
While four incoming freshmen were selected in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, one current Wolverine also heard his name called, enforcing the fact Michigan develops talent.
For Copp, it was a particularly big day. The 2012 Entry Draft was a frustrating experience for the Wolverine forward. He was bypassed in the draft, and he knew it wasn't easy for a player to be selected on his second run through.
When the Winnipeg Jets called his name, Copp was euphoric.
He wasn't even a rated scouted player at the start of his freshman year, and yet he emerged as a fourth round pick. It was his improved play in the second half of the season when he tallied 17 of his 21 points that created the buzz. He became one of the go-to guys on the Wolverines. The professional scouting staffs started to 'go to' the phones, calling the U-M coaching staff about the young man's development.
Copp showed the hockey world something when he concentrated on one sport and took advantage the opportunity. What he did in the last half of the season proved he was worthy and capable of playing the sport at a higher level. (Copp, a quarterback at Ann Arbor Skyline High School, was also a recruited football player.)
It is exactly what the professional teams look for when they a draft a prospect -- development.
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft was hockey's way of giving the University of Michigan program a top-notch grade for the incoming recruits, and the character of the young men they bring into the program.
And for Copp, it was even more special. Not only did he overcome the odds of getting back into a position to be drafted, he was selected by the Winnipeg Jets --the same team that selected and signed U-M's freshman All American Jacob Trouba. The two players have been hockey teammates since they were nine years old, and the potential to reconnect at a later date made the day even sweeter.
Indeed, it was a good day to be a Michigan Wolverine in New Jersey.
J.T. Compher, Buffalo Sabres -- Rd. 2 (35)
NHL.com Prospect Page
Selection Video (Sabres.com)
Post-Draft Interview (YouTube)
Sabre prospects know the way to Buffalo (Buffalo News)
Michael Downing, Florida Panthers -- Rd. 4 (97)
Post-Draft Interview (Panthers.com)
Prospect Profile (TheHockeyWriters.com)
Andrew Copp, Winnipeg Jets -- Rd. 4 (104)
Post-Draft Interview (Jets.com)
AnnArbor.com Feature
Tyler Motte, Chicago Blackhawks -- Rd. 4 (121)
Blackhawks.com Interview
Post-Draft Interview (YouTube)
Hockey: Tyler Motte 'comfortable' after NHL Draft (The Times Herald)
Nolan De Jong, Minnesota Wild -- Rd. 7 (197)
Wild.com Draft Pick Profile
The Province Feature